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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-14
Making a Case.

Arapaho Weekly Chronicle: Judge Chase
had a bit Of experience the other day that
We viii relate. An old lady and her
daughter Mary Ann called on him seeking
advice relative TO a breach of promise
case in which Mary Ann was plaintiff.
The Judge with his suavity asked: What
evidence have you got?"
Mary Ann produce the letters" cpm-
manded the mother. and the girl took
the cover off a willow basket and re
marked that she thought 927 letters would
do 10 begin on. The other 651 would be
produced as soon as the case was fairly
before the court And outside of these
letters?" queried the lawyer. Mary Ann,
produce your uiary" said the mother
Now turn TO the heading of promises
and tell how many times this marriage
business has been talked over" The
footing is two hundred and fourteen
times" answered the girl. Now turn
10 the heading of darling and give Us
the number OF times he has applied this
term to YOU" IF ] have figured it right
the total is 9254 times" ! guess You
counted pretty straight FOR YOU are good
in figures. Now turn TO the heading
OF Woodb:ne Cottage and tell Us how
many times he has talked of such
home for YOU after marriage The
footing is go. Very well this law
yer wants TO be sure that we have got
a case" How many times has Charles
Henry said he would die Cor you?"
Three hundred and fifty. answered the
girl as she turned over a Leaf. How many
times has he called you an angel2'.
over l1.oo0, mamma How about
squeezing hands," over $4,000 squeeZ-
es" And kisses Nearly 1900 -
There IS our case. sir said the mother
as she deposited basket and diary on the
lawyers table. Look over the document
and If you want anything further I can
bring in a dozen neishbors TO swear Ia
facts. We sue for Slooe0 damages and
We don't settle for less than an eighty-
acre farm with buildings in good repair
Wen call aSain next week.
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it took my breath away, and, thinking
l was in a dream, or nightmare, hit and
then pinched and stuck a pin into my
self. and found that l was wide awake
and in my senses. Then it occurred 10
me that they might be ghosts or spirits
Of some kind. 1 had the presence Of
mind to pull out a quart bottle of the
kind of stuff that the state of Kansas
prohibits 10 be manufactured, and, having
respect for age. / held it towards Booth.
who took it, and planting his feet about
three feet apart, he twisted his neck.
coughed, cleared his throat and like
rooster about to crow. he raised HIM
self three times or his toes and then
holding the bottle aloft in one hand. and
the cork in the other. he brought it down
gracefully TO his mouth and the neck
was glued between his lips. and there
he held it until two-thirds OF a pint was
gone. Bulteau at this juncture put in
with. stop. Wilkes. when the first
named let up. and handed the bottle back
TO the writer. with a smile that would
do credit 10 William Jennings Bryan
when accepting a Presidential nOmiua-
ton on 10 to silver platter platform
After rubbing the neck Of the flask with
q silk bandana ] handed It over TO Gui-
teau who took It with a nervous twiuge.
as we said: Hit Il generously, Julius.
but he took what is known as a 'politi-
clans drink. There was considerable
sputtering. tears came TO his eyes. and
expression OF his face was something
like d Kansas Democrat eating q dish II
crow. and handing it back. said: Gosh.
but that warns a fellow when We polite
ly said: Here. Leon. finish II How
ever. there was about two-ffths Of the
liquor remaining. as Guiteau was not IS
steady at the business as Booth, but
Czolzosz raised IL 20 his lips, took a
slight nip and handed il back. leaving a
pretty good sVig. or course. being an
Oillahomsn and finding cut our new CON-
psnious were not hob gobbizs, we we're
careful 10 drain the remainder. Booth.
AZ this junciure. said: sit down. and
We all sat and looking at them. ] re-
marked that I thought / would and therl
il warmer climate. 7 looked Booth
square IN the eye. who answered WEI.
as for myself ] win say. Cllicl them
soldiers who claim 70 have done me- up
IN old Carrots farm never got nearer
than a half mile ~ ne They killed.
Ruddy, stranger. and took Harold rris-
oner and while the officers knew * vas
not ne they insisted that IL wss 10 go
promotions and rewards As n these
other gentlemen they can speak fcr
themselves bat you VIII find out that i
isn't such hard thing 70 fool the pub
lic Here Julius. tel the gentleman hoN
you razzlo-1zzzied the Tuhiic- AZ ;hsse
words Gulteau got u7 and said Wei.
zfter the bIrrest fool trtal that ever
was. and after I Vas sentenced 70 r.
hung just before the execution q crazy
man who had been run into station p
Few days before. ard who happened -
- ny size. and rsseTsb-ed ne a Lite
was got drunk and my friends purchase
those Ga authority and they Just dressed
him Up IN my clothes and swunC hign
OF Tor ne ans 7 Just siippes ont q ial
after night ard zas eivea the stdreSs o;
NJ. Booth and vent 70 Pecss and fsE-d
hsun. Wei Lon SPOKE W Booth. IL
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Not a Thino for Nothing.

Mankota Advocate: We notice that
there are few papers published in the
State that are allowing the st. Louis ex-
position to work them for free adver-
tising It doesn't work with this paper.
We don't care what town gets it up, nor
whether il is a Chautauqua assembly, an
exposition, or a street far or a priests
OF hoo-doo parade the advertising they
get from yours truly will be paid for
in coin of the realm. These big blowouts
are business propositions for the towns
which get them up. The advocate is
a business proposition for the publishers
who have their money invested in ii.
Clay Centre Times: Good for you, Hon
ey. It's a simple business proposition.
If every newspaper would follow this
rule. we would get pay for this work, as
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pous Faithful TO a Wheel.

Arkansas City Traveller: Friday after
noon about O'Clock Craver NIaxey jump
ed on his bicycle and rode 10 Sollitt &
Swarts' drug store. Of course his two
dogs followed him. At the drug store he
placed his wheel against the curb, went
in and attended to some business. came
out, forgot his wheel and walked TO the
lumber yard. The dogs had better
memory than their master; they remained
with the wheel.
That evening Mr. Maxey spend with
some friends, and at II o'clock went home.
On his way he met policeman BradenbeTg
who told him that his two dogs were in
the doorway Of Stollett & Swarts' drug
store and that his wheel was resting
against the curb. The officer said ne had
tried TO get the wheel and take it 10 a
place of safety, but the old dog refused
to permit him 10 toucch it. Mr.. Maxey
went to the drug store, found his wheel
just as he had left it and the two dogs
laying in the doorway, watching the
wheel faithfully as any man ever did
duty as a sentinel
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Missions and a Moral.

Wellington News: One of the churches
took up collection for the food sufferers
Sunday evening. Several persons attend
ed the morning service, thinking that the
flood sufferers would be looked after at
that time, and one such person had rather
a sad experience. He attends church
so seldom that when he got into the lobby
he looked around carefully and, not see
ing what he wanted, asked one of the
ushers TO show him the box-ofice, he
wanted to buy ticket. He was told that
salvation is free, was taken down the
aisle to very front seat, where he passed
through the ordeal of two collections, but
nearly collapsed when informed that the
money for the food sufferers would be
gathered up in the evening. When he put
on his Sunday suit he tucked a silver
dollar away in his change pocket. in
tending to throw it IN the basket in such
a way as to make it sound like a double
eagle. and sailed forth with his wife on
his arm. After the preacher had finished
the sermon, it was announced that broth
er so-and-so would say few words. The
burden of this song was that little
money was needed for local purposes.
Then another brother was called to his
feet to explain that the heather in Tim
buctoo are about out of small change
and dress suits, and it would be necessary
to pour forth a few sheclkles to make
them happy again.
Now our friend was in a stew. He only
had the one piece of money and didn't
dare to pass it both collections. He APP
pealed to his wife-which should ne give
his dollar to. She said, "PatroniZe home
institutions and put your money in the
local collections" No, he wouldn't do it.
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Garden Of Eden QUAKE.

Sedgwick Paragraph: The rattlesnake
has bad reputation People accuse him
OF great many mean things. and it
cannot be denied that the world would
no doubt be better~ofr If his species were
externinated. Nine times out OF ten his
bite is fatal, and many homes have been
saddened because OF his venomous at
tacks. But a rattlesnake IS 4 gentleman
and a scholar beside some snakes. He is
always giving warning He never fails
to announce his presence when disturbed.
II is the snake that takes you unawares
that hurts the worst. The rattlesnake is
an avowed enemy. and you always know
how to approach him. The most cordial
~ hated snake is the one that comes TO
the guise Of friend, slaps you on the
back and tells you that YOU are the best
friend in the world-then borrows ten
dollars. and then-bites you. Have you
met him?
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is now your time The assassin yawn-
ed, and looking about him, laughed and
said: Well, you see, they wanted 10 be
awful particular with me and kept the
public away as much as possible. but 4
soon seen that II I kept my mouth shut.
that I had a few friends yet. 4 sort OF
a jumping jack "a an automatum man
resembling me in appearance was made
and / was told that II I would put this
man up against the cell door. the two
guards whose duty it would be to lead me
to the electric chair, would take it there
as they understood their business. ana
that all I would have 10 do would be
to lie covered up in bed until dark This
I old. and when darkness came. was
told to 60. the doors were opened and I
went. j was also given the address q
Booth and here I have been since What
the government intends 20 do with Us I
do not know
Then Booth added: Instead Of being
food for worms. have been permitted 70
live. and If 1 have not done much good
10 the public. ] have az least killed my
share Of whiskey. having absorbed sew
eral barrels since / was considered dead
ElfTa fudlaf.tH eGa.. fltlelli+"Atlttf
Booth Wei. then. ho@sheads. repliet
Wilkes. We know there has been stories
about Jesse James Captain KIDD and
the Flying Dutchmsn escaping mlracu-
lousy and even Marshal Sey was sup
posed 10 have escaped To North Carolina
ana there dwelt in ohscurity and why
not the three men who slew our three
good Presidents2 They may have been
ghosts. but ghosts spectres and hob
gobblns don't drink whiskey unless Il IS
the variety that comes from Kansas We
are living now in an age ~ progress.
when queer thines gre done .Ehen ueu
become unllonsires bv twist OF a @
nauciaI sore 5river. that cant be seen.
and the pubIic wonders AZ such financial
lererderlain. and why rot tiacf8re %
5u,Sie-v fri Cur criminal matters q
was not but generation or tw9 seo. but
what such rner - Frank james suS
Cole Younger wrlIa have been beaten no
oH the wheel heheaded or hanged BIT.
instezd or that 10 ere that fheT are
posing before IRE ruaiic ss showraen AM
are doing scrrc GOOD for fhernselvss -
well az others The wogld e. Indeed ruov-
ing az a. autornohlIs csnter .e~peciaIiy
where ar imaginative Oklahoma news
paper man f. allowed &c hs4t the pro
rzrrfrr -f
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Little Dolly Bow LEGS.

New York Sun:How often have we
shouted ioyfully. "Oh, Kansas, thou
brinest all things!" The deviltry of the
tornado and the cyclone in the Kansas
genius. Kansas is a State Of quipis as
well as of cranks The unexpected, the
innocentIy nischievous, the original, flows
spontaneously from Kansas lips and pens.
There was a marriage in Hutchinson
the other day. The editor of the Hutchin
son Herald heard the loud bassoon.
Straightway he blew off, affectionately
the dual changed to singular:
The groom was a widower and stands
over six feet tall; his bride is short, not
over four and one-half feet, and TO her
intimates she has always been known as
Little Dollie Bow Legs"
So breathes the Kansas spirit of good
fellowship, of neighborliness, Of SYM
patty, fraternity and homely humor.
"Reminiscences shades into contrast. In
three lines and half the artist paints
the scene unforgettably. A model Of
style if not of congratulation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-14
The Man Before.

CordeIl Herald sentinel. IN every paper
we pick up We are sure TO find a lot OF
silly gush about the man who is behind.
There's the man behind the counter and
the man behind the gun. the man behind
the buzz saw and the man behind his
son. the man behind the times. the man
behind his rents. the man behind the
plow shares. the man behind the fence,
the man behind the whistle and the man
behind the bars. the man behind the
kodak and the man behind the cars, the
man behind his whiskers ard the man
behind his fist. and everything behind I
thing Is entered on tbs list. But they
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have skipped another fellow of whom
nothing has been said-the fellow who is
even or a little way ahead; who always
pays for what he gets. whose bills are
always signed-he is a blamed sight more
important than the man who is behind.
All we editors and merchants and the
whole commercial clan, are indebted for
existence to this honest, noble man. He
keeps us all in business and his town is
never dead; and so 1 take my hat of to
the man who keeps ahead.
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Court Rusiness nanoerous.

Enid Wave: A man in Garfield county
recently had his first encounter with court
business in this territory. He brought
action to recover a debt Of about 81. but
the creditor settled with him before the
case came to trial. When the man who
sued went to pay the costs he found
that they amounted to over 500. which
he paid with a check and on the corner
Of the check he wrote the word Expert
ence." The man is wondering now how
much it would have cost him TO collect
the bill. If he had gone 10 trial. He
says the next time he has trouble with
a debtor he will pay the latter a liberal
premium TO accept a receipted bill. and
then he viii be ahead OF the court.
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skinned MiIk Fed HOGS.

Cunningham clipper: Here Is Sod
illustration OF What the Kansas COW VIII
do for the kingnan county farmer
Charley Cooleys check for cream last
month amounted 20 s5oaf. and on saturday
he sold So.S worth 81 hogs. which were
fattened on the SKINNED milk alcHe.
not being Ted a grain II corn lie pur~
chased a cream separator and has paid
for % IN two months The cream sepasA-
tor has rcvoiutioulxed the dairy business
IN this section. the farmers getting aior-s
with two or three trips % the Creamery
a week instead OF six. as Heretofore.
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A Touching Scene.

washita Chronicle: Last Friday we sat
in our beautiful sanctum. feasting our
optics upon the beautiful landscape sur
rounding the city of Washita Junction.
While we were thus mus.ng. surry
halted IN front Of our ofsce. We al
once recognized the driver. as the no less
parsonage than z. :. Watts who. with
his usual dignity. greeted Us with a cor
dial shake OF the hand. Sitting By his
side was ''three-vote Rynum-' OF Arapa-
hee. and what astonished Us was the
cadaverous far-away look depicted upon
his physiognomy. When we spoke to him
his voice was low and husky. Sitting BE-
hind him Was 'uSury Cole" OF the same
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ceiIino Driven Into Tree.

Lindsborg News: y. G. Johnson, Of
Wonderly. was showing a curiosity 10
some Of the people here the other day. IL
was the limb of an apple tree picked up
near the Olson place at Assaria. which
was visited by a cyclone Wednesday Of
last week The limb was about two and
a half inches in diameter and through it
was piece Of ceiling inches wide. one
half inch thick and about four feet long,
the piece Of lumber having been driven
through the limb by the terrific force
of the wind. Mr.. Johnson will give this
interesting piece Of an apple tree to the
Bethany College Museum.
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place. 1 at once noticed that he had
been weeping bitterly, and when we spoke
TO him he simply bowed and didn't
speak. But at this juncture of affairs
some one behind a heavy laprobe cried
out, '.Hello," Judge whom we recognized
as Mr.. L. Z. Slocum, right-of-way man
of the Orient. This explained the whole
matter. He had pulled the poor old Arap-
ahoe grafters' legs for $4,000, and now
had the aforesaid three-vote and usury
by the ear and was forcing them TO
put up eight miles of right-of-way. It is
a wonder that they looked so deserving
of nitY.
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Married Man Out Of Place.

Troy Chief: Again it has been fully
demonstrated that a married man Is ont
OF place when in the Wood yard for the
purpose Of splitting wood for his wife 70
use in the gasoline stove. Il Is not right.
\ man should not be compelled 10 split
wood. For example, "Wednesday ;. NJ.
Brewster was sent 20 his wood pile TO
split stick or wood; he grappled with
the axe and lifted IL on high and with
a well aimed blow let il fsll-not en- the
wood. for he missed it-and changed
the channel OF a creek in his back SO
today he cannot leave his cot What
further evidence DO you want as proof Of
the aforesaid argument.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-14
Short Grass Baseball Scores.

Scott City News: We cannot Sc why
Eastern baseball magnates worry along
with teams which make only from to
10 scores in a game, when they can Sc
cure plenty of men i'm Western Kansas
who can make more than that by them
selves. The Scott City colts went up to
Healey Saturday and got troUnced 80 to
q But the record game of the season
was played at Tribune last Saturday
week, when Leoti rolled up the magnifi-
cent total of 90 scores, while the best
that Horace-Tribune could do was %
measly taIlies.
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Young Lady ard a BUS Man.

Fredonia Citizen: A Neodesha young
lady who is attending the normal institute
in FredOnia, claims the 'busman charged
her double fare to ride down town the
other day. The story goes that a year
ago she, while attending the institute
here was called up by phone one day by
this same 'busman, who asked her to ac-
company him to an entertainment OF some
sort in town that night. The Neodesha
girl abruptly replied: mo, thank you,
grandpa" and then hung up the receiver.
Now the girl alleges the 'busman is try
ing to play even with her rebuff of a
year ago by overcharging her for ride.
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will probably be put to more or less bother
and expense AS Bradstreet, Dun and
other commercial agencies had his false
stories and they are not slow. OF course.
they will right the lie. but in the mean
time some merchants may experience
q good deal of annoyance.
The resident agent of Bradstreet re-
ceived the following letter this week:
las soon as possible send Us a correct
list of all merchants and business men
who have either died, or suffered severe
loss by reason Of food. giving an estimate
OF the loss and probability of business
being resumed 1t is best 10 think twice
before sending cut stories to the Eastern
newspapers.
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Section Hand q Hero.

Mt. Hope Mentor: Our section hands
were taken up to Lyons to help on a
bride where the water was about TO carry
it away, and John Burnett one of them
rescued a young man who had fallen
in and was drowning. There was big
crowd Of men who saw it all, but none
of the others had the courage to plunge
into ten feet Of swift running water to
save him. The young man is the son of
the station agent near the scene. and a
stranger to Mr.. Burnett, which makes the
act more praiseworthy. John was the
hero of the day
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Elinch- Pro and Con.

Industrial Advocate: The siniest and the
most useless Of the new games is Finch.
1t is played with cards and has no merits
upon which 10 base a claim for public
favor. Many OF our young people pro
Tossing to be Christians and whose names
are upon the church roll of membership.
have been led away so FAR as to organize
clubs to promote the game and the in
fuence thus engendered is not only dan
gerous but degrading Give IT up young
friends, drop II as you would an unclean
thing and turn your attention TO some
thing better
Burns Marion Co. Citizen: Is ii wrong
for the young people 10 meet and play
'F1inch2' The above Is one mans opin-
ion and advise Is IL wrong to have card
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The Shawnee News gives 4 novel rem
eiy Tor the drink habit OR. rather. for
enabling those who have sworn OF 20
remain "on the water cart" u cou-
sists Of ice water drunk through a raw
potato. Peel the potato and cHt down
one end Of il until g. can 30 easily inse rt-
"a into the mouth Dip the potato IN
the fee water ard suck t every time a
craving for strong drrS comes o. u
SIS claimed that this treatment Wil ef-
feet an absolute csre- The ~hy and
wherefore are rot stated but the pro
cess g. such p simple orc that there car
be 20 harm 81 irving g % any one b
a17ictes wl'h a thirst which De really
desires 10 Jose
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An Oklahoma Fish Story.

Benton Shollenbarger OF Selling: As
it has been published and proven to the
satisfaction of the publishers OF Okla
homa that J. wilkes Booth, the assassin
of Lincoln. died IN Enid some time since.
it is not out of place for the writer, who
is an Oklahoma newspaper man 80 add .
chunk OF his testimony TO this interest
ing subject
Last summer the writer spent a week
or he banks OF The North Canadian river
near Fort supply. in that glorious pas
time that candidates for the Presidency
arc noted for IS vel as common people.
and that is fishing. and one day going up
stream a little from our camp. We csGicd
three gentlemen. one apart from the other
two. and. as the single one was nearest
Us. We sauntered ny with that important
journalistic air that only an Okla oua
qutli-driver can assume. when about IN
tackle 4 free lrnch. After presenting the
gentleman with my card he bowed, and
wrote upon it. J. Wilkes Booth ana
handed It back. I looked az it and was
astonished. but lifted my Panama with
as much Cheserfeldian grace as possible
but said nothing lie said: Let me in
tr3duce YOU 70 my friends 7 slightly
inclined my head as an accertsnce- and
then We went where they were and ~
Booth said. This Is Mr.. Charles J Gui-
teau; and, here Is Leon Czolsosz. both
gentlemen you have heard o.
This almost pars,y-ed me. hut then I
looked al the three men and ! VII ad-
nit they had all the appearance q be-
ing the men as represented OF course.
Booth and Guiteau were a little Older.
but Leon Czolsosz could readily BE- rec
osnized. While ! was not particularly
afraid to Re in an unfrequented SPOT with
men whose regulations for using The der
niger with fataI effect vet / admit that