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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-12
MASONRY HIT
lHF|JL BLOW
Reformed" Bank RObber
Found Within the Ranks,
SHAN6 DRAPER'S HISTORY
Reads Like Dime Novel,
MaS0nS Mad.
SHANG DRAPER'S HISTORY

II "Shang' Draper had done nothing
elst to make himself a public characte-
he would at least claim the distinction
OF having caused the greatest sensation
Ia Masonic circles since the Morgan cpl
sode OF more than half a century aso-
Tbs man companion Of the most no
torious crooks ever known in this coun-
Try. member OF Red Learys gang Il
hank robbers. former associate Of Billy
Porter. Jimmy Hope. and Big Frank
MCCOY. on the strength Of having TT
formed 70 such an extent that he did
nothing worse than run gambling house
and act as agent for corrupt police OH
Gals in the collection OF protection
money from the gamblers OF the tender
loin. had the temerity 70 seek member
shin in the NEST powerful and exclusive
secret body in the world
Moreover. ne succeeded in carrying his
point. and had ii not been for his amti
ton to 90 higher IN the Work OF Mason
~ his utilization with the order might
never have been discovered His record
was disclosed when he made application
10 become Royal Arch Mason Now MS
case Is being discussed in the many thou
sands OF lodges throughout the country.
and Nasons everywhere are looking about
them to So II any ether disg -putah'e
characters have mAnsg ed 10 set into TIE
order.
As q result Of the exposure the charter
OF Doric Lodge No. 80. 2. and \ N. OF
which Draper has been a member since
last October has been seized by Grard
Master Ebert Crandan. the lodge forbid
den to celebrate the golden anniversary
of IT'S Institution. ard STEPS taken for ne
immediate expulsion OF Draper rhe
sea naal bids fair TO result in general in
vestigation which VIII not be limited 70
the state OF the nation. bat 10 The Whole
Masonic world.
But II is not surprising that '-Shaug'
Draper got info the Masonic order, for re
man in New York has more powerful and
Influential friends in Official circles. The
tall handsome. well preserved man e
fftv-eight 50 reserved and unasSuning.
looked the part OF Thomas Draper.
broker and gentleman" as h was in
troduced 70 his sponsors. Nothing n his
derneanor suggested association with
criminals. and il was taken Tor granted
that the inquiry always Instituted BY the
order had found nothing in his career
which united him for wearing the white
larr.hsSin OF Doric lodge
one OF the sfrangest features IL the life
Ct this man Draper is the influence be
has been able 10 Weld Long before he
became the collector o. poIice blackua,l.
:ons before he reformed Re- was abb -
bring this influence 10 bear 10 save him
self Although his picture IS n various
rogues' galleries and Re has been arrest
I'd IN connection with many famous
crimes, although II one case AZ least he
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-12
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to Any Address

Of the Carnele Institute VIII direct the
work. which Is 70 BE- done az the express
order Of King Edward. bat Is not Ekely 80
begin Tor several months
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diplodocus requires more time. Professor
Hatcher win use the shops n the palson-
t0loEiCaI section OF the institute. ant
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tract
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
HIS LAST MARCH. .

John Il. Mason, n years old, a vete-
ran of the civil war, was heard during
the night singing "While We Were
Marching Through Georgia." Next
morning he was found lifeless in his
bed, his eyes wide open. A. physician
who was called stated that the old
man must have died about the time the
song was heard by the others in the
house. Local News Items.
Bring the good old bugle, boys, we'll sing
another song!'
He heard the far-off chorus as his COM
rades marched along;
He heard the clank of saber, and the jang-
ling bit and spur,
The rumbling of the cannons, where his
shouting messmates were;
He heard the hurried hoofbeats of the
horses mettlesome,
And high above he saw the flag that beck
oned him: 20, comet"
He saw them swing along the road-not
graybeards, slow and bent.
All, no! He saw the boyish ranks of his
old regiment.
With rhythmic tread 1t held It's line, with
fifers piping shrill;
He saw the ragged colors that were wav-
ing to him still;
And ng-calling-calling, came the
rolling of the drum:
Fall in! Fall in for dress parade! The
ranks are waiting! Gomez
The line wheeled when 1t neared him, and
as in the light of noon
He saw the forms of comrades who across
the south were strewn;
He saw the brave companion who had
battled by his side
The tears welled up again just as they DID
the day he died.
Then, "Haltr' the bugles sounded and he
heard his wartime chief
Call in his kindest, clearest tones: '"This is
the last relief!'
March on" The flag was waving, ant
the soldiers marched away;
| And he went singing with them, far be-
| yond thte Gates of Day.
The bugles pealng gladly and the line will
no more gaps
The bugles singing sweetly in that benisor
of "Taps!'
And flies were mad and merry, and thu
drums were laughing. too,
| For he marched beside the colors as he LEI
the grand review!
w. D. N. in Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

them the Battle Cry of Freedom" I"
The voices of the brothers were cleo
trifying, and in trumpet-like tones the
refrain:
"The Union forever! Hurrah, boys. hur-
rah!"
spread as il impelled by some magnet
ic influence, and almost instantly the
grand chorus rose in mighty music
from the vast multitude.
The song struck fire and leaped into
widespread popularity and usefulness.
Only a few days after it was writ
ten monstrous war meeting was held
in Union square, New York. Excite
ment ran high, and the emotion was in
tense. The Hutchinson family sang
the Battle Cry of Freedom" and the
immense throng of listeners were
aroused to the highest pitch of exalta-
tion of soul.
The song was sung again and again,
and the great audience caught up the
refrain, and it proved a resistless fCvce
in swelling the ranks of the army.
No other war song was sung with
bolder patriotism or with more tri-
umphant passion of the soul. 1t seemed
tG me unit up rs if on wings of magic,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
uusr PLAY.

Come on and bring your blocks, and build
them up;
And bring Just all your playthlngs. Eyes
o'-Bue;
Bring "wags" and "Nigger Baby" and
your cup,
And ev'rythlng; and right down here with
I'm going to sprawl right out and roll and
play,
And build your blocks to high pyra-
mid;
Now, this amt peek a-boo, it's not, 1 say:
Now where has that wee mischief gone
and hid?
where can she be7 Well, now she isn't
And not behind the curtains-I-don't
see
oh! peel-a-boo! 1 see you'll declare!
Just sitting right down here plain as
could be!
But, with your hand before your eyes like
How could 1 see you? 1 should like to
know!
Now let's take "wags" in "Nigger Baby's"
hat,
And perch her on the blocks; there now'
just so!
Now. isn't that picture? Cheops did
No work to equal that now, I'll be bound,
When he erected his great pyramid.
Which sits to-day on rods and rods OF
ground,
And isn't even good to make shade;
It's most too pyramiddy, don't you see?
While this-the pyramid that we have
made
Is made for you to wreck with shrieks
of glee!
That's right; get on my foot; and we will
ride
Swift giddap around fancied track;
whats that? You're hid again? Why.
espied
You here just now oh. Blue-Eyes, please
come back!
Come back to dad, or else he's going tc
cry!
Boo-hoo! boo-hoo! You've gone away SC
far
That I'm so lonesome I could almost die
What's that? Why there, you little ras
cal! there you are!
u. NJ. Lewis, in Houston Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.
Design Conceived and Drawn by n
Union Soldier Came to BE
Adopted.

r. 7. Beauregard, of New Orleans,
La, gives the following account of the
design of the confederate flag, says the
Washington Star:
During the battle of Manassas Gen.
Beauregard had observed the difficulty
of distinguishing his own from the en-
emy's colors, and, in order to prevent
all error in the future, had determined
to adopt in his army battle flag distinct
in color and design. He at first sought
to procure a change in the confederate
flag itself, and Col. W. p. Miles, then
chairman of the house military COM
mittee, had caused, at his request,
report to be presented to that effect,
but with no result. In a conference
between the (then) three senior Off
GERS, at Fairfax Court House, in Sep
tember, one of four designs for batx
| tie Rag, one, presented by Gen. Beau
regard, was adopted. 1t was a red
| field with diagonal blue cross, the
latter edged with white and bearing
white stars. To render it more port
able it was made square, instead of
oblong, by order of Gen. Johnson.
"This beautiful design, by a strange
coincidence, had been previously de-
vised by Col. Miles and recommended
for the confederate flag to congress,
then in session at Montgomery, in
March, 1861. 1t had also been proposed
by Mr.. Edward c. Hancock, at the
request of Col. James Is. Walton, at
New Orleans in the month of April.
1t had been offered by Col. Miles to
Gen. Beauregard in substitution for
one nearly similar in emblem and pat
tern, but different in the distribution
of colors suggested to him by Gen.
Beauregard when the latter was SEEK
ing to procure a change in the con-
federate flag. And it was now pro-
posed anew to the general by Col. Wal
ton, who had Mr.. Hancock's design.
"Thus, it will be seen that the de-
sign of the confederate battle flag was
conceived and drawn long before a
union soldier had tried his skill in wa
ter colors' on an original which was
not and could never have reached the
hands of the generals lamented daugh-
ter. For she was little girl who was
in Louisiana durfag the whole of our
unfortunate war, and was seen by her
father only at its clcse."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

Lancaster, N. Y, Mar. 30th.-Postmasten
Remers is still in receipt of many lettera
asking if his cure has held good.
1t will be remembered that some timo
ago the particulars of Mr.. Remers' case
were published in these columns. He had
been very low with Diabetes. Physicians
could do nothing to save him and he grew,
worse and worse till some one recommended,
Dodd's Kidney Pills. "A treatment of this
remedy was begun and when eight boxeA
had been taken Mr.. Remers began to see an
improvement which continued as the treat
ment proceeded till he was completely re-
stored.
He has since enjoyed perfect health and,
is as robust and able man as any in Lancas-
ter. Interviewed the other day he said:
MANY people wrote to me when the story
of my case was first printed and some write
to me yet asking if the cure was only tenn
porary and if the diabetes has returned.
have only one answer to everybody. Three
years ago l was very low with Diabetes. The
best physicians failed to help me and Dodd's 3
Kidney Pills cured me. l Iam well and strong
and have not had the slightest return of the
old trouble"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
CODlDlGt0 External and Internal Treatment

Ba the affected parts with hot and Cuua Soap cleanse
the surface and scales soften the ckened cu Dry
without hard rubbing and apply Cucura Ointment freely aay itching
irritation, and inflammation soothe and heal lastly
Reoven cool and cleanse the blood This complete treatment
affords instant relief permits and sleep the forms of
and other itching burning and a humours the sn scalp
and blood and speedy and economical when
all other remedies and the best physicians fail As evidence the
wonderful curative properties Cuta Remedies and of their world
wide sale quote from
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

and was carried over all the north, and
into all camps where the Stars and
Stripes floated. II was often ordered
to be sung as the men marched into
action, and more than once its strains
rose on the battlefield to stimulate
courage.
There is a stirring illustration of
how this saved battle.
During the terrible battle of the
Wilderness on the 9th of May, 1864, a
brigade of the Ninth army corps, hav-
ing broken the enemy's line by an as
sault, became exposed to flank at
tack, and with heavy loss were driven
back in disorder.
They retreated but a few hundred
yards, however, when, they reformed
and again confronted the enemy. just
then some gallant fellow-an unknown
hero-in the Forty-fifth Pennsylvania,
with a head filled with sense and a
heart full of courage and song, began
to sing:
"We'll rally round the flag, boys,
Rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom"
The refrain was caught up by the
entire regiment, and also by the regi-
ments next in line. The air was filled
with the crackle and smoke of the
burning underbrush; the pitiful cries
of the wounded, the rattle of mus
kerry, and the wild shouts of COM
mand, gave intense excitement to the
scene; but above all, answering the ex-
alted yell of the enemy, rose supreme
the inspiring chorus:
1.-The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hur-
rah!'
Among many incidents connected
with Dr. Roots war songs, the one
which touched him most deeply is re-
lated in his delightful STORY of a
Musical Life"
An Iowa regiment went in one of the
charges during the siege of Vicksburg
500 strong and came out with terri
bic loss of more than half their num-
ber. But the remnant of the regiment
left the battlefield waving their torn
and powder-stained flag, singing:
"Yes, Well rally round the flag, boys"
On the afternoon of July 4, 1896, a
NaSG uultItuue Oh lU,OOU assembled al
the Coliseum, in Chicago, the occasion
being war song festival for the bene-
fit of the George F. Root monument
fund.
1t was a great day for the Battle
Cry of Freedom" Chicago's greatest
singers took the solos and 1000 chill
dren sang in the choruses. Mr.. Jules
Lumbard, the white-haired veteran
who was first to sing that famous bat
tie hymn, 35 years before, sang it al
the Coliseum, and every soul wa!
thrilled by its newborn power.
Luther Latin Mills, that superb ora
tor, delivered the GRAFTON and among
other things said:
"The songs of George F. Root abid,
and will remain in the memories anC
voices of our people, not only as re
minders of the nations heroic strug
gle for self-preservation, but as con
stant, inspiring and educating force il
maintaining and strengthening tn.
lofty sentiment of American patriot
ISM"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
The Hon. MI. Justice FinnenorGS Letter.

81 desire give my voluntary testimony the beneficial effects of
Cucura Remedies have suffered time from
acid blood the middle
attack Eczema chiefly the scalp face and neck and
limb for several months under professional but the
remedies prescribed avail and gradually becoming worse
face deady dsged and lost nearly my hair last
wife prevailed the Cucura Remedies and them
atoough trial with satisfactory results The disease
disappear and my hair commenced again. fresh growth
hair covering limb (athough quite
gradually improving My wife thinks highly of remedies that she
has purchasing make presents persons
suffering from similar complaints and President the Bible Womens
Society," has told the Bible should under
her notice when afflicted remedies
be resorted to- ROBERT ISAAC FINNENORF,
UHAe
IooL !
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o. s.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
Queer Pension Claim.

Perhaps the most remarkable PEN
sion application ever presented in con-
gress is that embodied in bill intro
duced by Congf essInan Pearre, OF
MMyland. 1t recites with great gravi-
ty and wealth of circumstantial de-
tail that the applicant, when u child
in arms in 1861, was so frightened by
Yankee invaders in Msryland that he
became paralyzed and has never been
able to do any work.-Indianapolis
News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
How IL Really nnnnnn..

"Johnny," cautiously inquired Mr.. Six
aweek of her little brother, when he called
the other evening-''she" was putting the
finishing touches to her toilet upstairs
have youer, does you-er-do you-er-ever
hear your sister speak OF me!"
you can't pump me" promptly replied
Johnny. IL don't butt into my sisters
business"
Then Johnny picked up a shinny stick
out of the hall rack and went out.
This is the way it happens in 900 cases
out of LOCO, but the funnyists could never
be clubbed into believing it.-Washington
Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
FAMOUS UNION SONGS.
Some That Awoke Patriotism and
Renewed Courage in the Hearts
OF Weary Soldiers.

When President Lincoln issued his
second call for troops in the summer
of 1861 the emergency had come when
the union army needed a battle cry
of freedom, and George F. Root, living
in Chicago, was deeply impressed with
the mighty significance of the procla-
nation, and one afternoon he caught
the spirit of the hour and there began
to evolve in his mind the sentiment of
a rallying song, says the Philadelphia
Press.
In an outburst of patriotic fervor
there came the words and music of
that soul-stirring and pulse-quicken-
ing battle hymn:
Yes, we'll rally round the flag boys.
Well rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
We will rally from the hillside,
We will rally from the plain,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03
CHORUS.

The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hur
rah!
Down with the traitors, up with the
stars,
While We rally round the flag, boys,
Rally once again,
Shoating the battle cry of freedom
The next evening the famous Lum-
bard brothers-Jules and Frank-the
great singers of the war, were to sing
at meeting to be held in the Chicago
courthouse square. Mr.. Root gave
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

"Did you give that woman two good eggs
for her five cents" asked the corner grocer
of the new boy. 81 did, SIR" YOU'RE dis
charged. You should have sold her two
bum eggs, so that she'd come back to kick
and give me chance to sell her a porter
house steak. baltimore News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-04-03

A Convertible believes in the doctrine
of nonresistance." Does he?" "Well, at
any rate, he lets his wife run things. DE
troit Free Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-29
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN Is HAPPY.
Rejected by South Dakota Woman on
Eve Of Marriage, He Ends Another
Nubo Is willinu.

Rejected by South Dakota Woman on
Eve Of Marriage, He Ends Another
Who Is Willing.
An unusual matrimonial incident oc-
Cured in the little town OF Memo foi-
lowing the arrival at that place OF ia
cob Marzhalf, well-to-do resident OF
North Dakota. Prior to going to Men
no Marzhalf had been TO Tyndall,
where he expected to be married to
lady as the result Of courtship which
was carried on by mail. But the lady
had changed her mind and refused to
marry him. Somewhat Disconnected,
but not discouraged. Marzhalf went to
Memo. Accosting citizen OF that
place on the street, he asked him II
he knew Of any woman who wanted
husband.
"Yes," the citizen replied, Just saw
one going to the depot with the inten-
ton of leaving"
The train had not yet departed and
together they proceeded to the depot,
where the citizen introduced the wom-
an. Miss Beck, to the North Dakotan.
After brief conversation livery rig
was procured and soon the couple
were on their way to the county seat,
where they secured a marriage license
and were married, the ceremony being
prformed at o'clock that evening
Upon being questioned after the cere-
mony as to the woman's name, the
bridegroom stated that he had forgot
ten 1t. The bride, however had re-
sided near Memo for some little time
and had quite a wide acquaintance.
Herself and husband have departed
for their future home in North Dakota,
apparently as happy as If their court
ship had extended over the customary
period