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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
EASY TO BE A LION tanner.

Not long ago a lion tanner who was eX
hibiting I'm a German circus in Holland
attracted immense crowds at every per-
Torrance by doing what seemed TO be the
most daring OF acts in the lions cage. He
would climb into the cage with great
pieces of meat and throw it to the roaring
beasts. The moment they had leaped
upon it he would spring among them
and put his foot on 1t. The animals would
growI furiously and then. just as the
spectators We're all waiting breathlessly,
expecting that the beasts would tear him
to pieces. they would shring back cowed.
After he had repeated this exciting act
for many DAYS. an Englishman made a
wager with him for a big sum Of money
that he would not dare do il after the
lions had been starved for three days.
The trainer considered for moment and
then accepted the wager. making only the
condition that he be allowed to have three
weeks of preparation.
At the end Of the three weeks the
trainer announced that he was ready. and
the process. Of starving the lions began.
The Englishman kept guards posted
around the cage day and night 10 make
certain to the animals At the expira-
ton of the three days all Amsterdam
rushed 20 the circus The liens were
maddened with hunger. as any one could
see and hear for they roared continually
and their attempts 10 break through the
bars showed how angry they had become.
In the height Of the uproar entered the
cage with an immense piece OF beef IN
his arms He tossed IL on the floor OF
the cage. raised his whip and 10, not
one lion dared approach IT, The mighty
brutes lay crouched. roaring and growing
50 hard that their great frames shook.
and each kept his terrific yellow eyes
fixed hungrily on the meat But not one
Of them stirred
The trainer stopped. lifted the BEEF and
tossed ii - them again and In n moment
the lions were in n great tawuy bali. rend-
ing and snarling and tearing with blood
from the mangled beef. squirting all over
the cage. The EnEiishmman paid his bet
and then tried 20 find out how the lion
tanner had acquired such wonderful con
troll over his beasts At first the man
would not tell but at last ne consented
Ia explain f. During TIE three weeks
tfeEEtaA tf aiIFi alatfl lae Aau alNGks
starved the lions from the very beginning
Then on the fourth day, h would euter
the cage with q piece Of beef which had
been soaked in kerosene oil The lions
would no sooner pounce upon IL than they
would shrink away. sickened by the
stencil. Then he would throw them
fresh ard good niece q beef which they
would deyour n a moment The Ions
became - accustomed 70 expecting that
the first piece Of beef that was thrown
20 thenra was not good that az the end
% the th-ee DAYS they would not even.
move froIa thei- corners whom Tie trainer
threw e m the floor - TIRE case They
would 10. try % eat ANYTHING eVcert
the second niece - III darlng trick bad
q very Simple n--W-ashiagtor
Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
IDEAL JUDGE.

Mr.. Rufus Choate, fifty years ago. in a
speech before the Massachusetts oousti-
tutional convention. said: He shall know
nothing about the parties; everything
about the case. He shall do every thing
for Justice; nothing for himself: nothing
for his friend: nothing for his patron;
nothing for h's sovereign. II On one side
i the executive powe-. the legislature
and the pcople-the sources Of his honoTs.
The eivers OF his daily bread-aud on the
other an individual uameless and odious.
his eve Is 10 see neither great nor small.
attending Only TO the 'JrepidaUocs 81 the
balance II a law : passed by a unani-
nous legislature. clamored for by tn
general voice Of the public, and cause
j. before him on IT, in which the com
r7-unitv is on the one side and an in
dfvidual. nameless o. oaious- en- the
other. aud he believes it 10 b against the
Constitution. he must - declare it-or
there is no Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06

said to be los years old. and the last sur
vivors of our wars have often reached
a much greater age. Sir Joseph Fayrer.
one Of the Kings physicians. has spoken
to a man who fought in the battle OF
Buxar. which took place in 17s4. William
Gillespie, who saved the colors at Pres
ton Pans, and is on the roll OF Chelsea
pensioners, died in Dumfries at 1o2. AMI
the last survivor of the capture of Gibral-
tar lived 10 be rs. Thomas Wimms, who
ded in 1871. near Tuam. in Ireland. had
fought in the battle OF Londonderry IN
17o1. and Phoebe Hessel, the Amazon.
who received a bayonet wound at Fon-
tenoy in 1745. lived to be los, receiving a
pension from the private purse of George
". until his death. A veteran of Gull
loden drew a pension for sixty years.
and died aged loo. and man. whose
horse was shot under him, ar Edgehill in
1912, died. ninety-four years later. aged
113. There is now no survivor OF Water
loo, but Madame Givron, of Viesville.
Hainault. saw the ground drenched with
blood and Napoleon riding las if in a
dream. London Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06

ceiling, when one of them went out into
the world one night with the mark of
Cain upon his forehead, fugitive from
justice.
Then for time the place stood vacant
save for a lean mouse or two which some
times ran along the window sills, no one
willing apparently to risk his money and
prospects under its roof The door was
secured by a huge chain and paddock as
though to bind within its unsavory walls
its secrets of the night. and to shackle
the spirit which from. the beginning had
emptied pockets of cash. bligbted roses
upon fair faces, and wrung lifebloOd from
human hearts
But the spirit is now unclaimed. Again
the house of i'll luck has changed hands
and its portals swing open as it did of
old and the unclean spirit again lies in
waiting for the unwary. And, more than
this, its ribs, as if unable to longer con-
tain the secrets of the past within its
breast has burst in twain. Men looked
upon it one day and 10. its side was
shattered. Then it seemed to grow rest
less like a man of ghost haunted con-
science, and it is now thing of the street
an outcast from among its one time
comrades and It crouches there a shatter
eo wreck Of its former self.
And Furthermore. passers by in the
night aver that strange sounds come from
its cavernous recesses and that its win
dows take on the aspect of human eyes,
haunted. gIaring, and restless staring
back upon a baIeful retrospect. Be that
as il may, people are noe sorry TO see
this tattered relic of Pond Creeks first
days which has sinned away its day OF
grace and beauty. giving place to the
handsome brick which is being erected
by their enterprising tOwnsnan, Chas-
E. Sink But many are the glances which
are cast askance by the passers by at the
building of bad luck, wondering whether
the nemesis with wool shod feet IS creep
ing upon its present occupant.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
WONT HAPPEN AGAIN"
Student Escapes Professors Wrath by
Marryinq

Budapest. May 2.-'Love laughs at
Iocksmiths'' and also at education au-
thorities. This was proved in New York
by the action of the son of President
Palma. of Cuba, who married without
the consent of his father and presumably
without that of Columbia College, and it
has just been proven in the University
of Budapest. where a son of an influential
citizen recently married while still stu
dent in that institution.
The German pedagogues took more
serious view of the young mans trans
erosion that did their brethren Of Co
Iurnbia. for, after solemn consultation.
they decided that he should be expelled.
The student carried his case to the minis
ter of education. vino recommended that
ne be reinstated in his classes, as the
young man had given his word that 1t
should mot happen again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
DR.. HOLMES, ESCAPE.

DR.. Holmes small. upright, animated
figure seemed possessed Of inexhaustible
vitality, but in his advancing years his
public appearances became a severe drain
upon it. and he felt the need OF husband
Ing it for special efforts, as he confided TO
me on more than one occasion. We were
both engaged to deliver poems at the
great Moore festival. given in Boston ~.
May. 1879, in celebration OF the Irish
poets centennial birthday; and I retain
a very vivid recollection of the Auto
Gratis dismay. when we learned that the
guests had been brought together an hour
before the banquet was TO take place
After taking for twenty minutes or so
those who crowded around him. eager TO
catch a word from his lips. he whispered
10 me despairingly. Help mme out of
this; don't let anybody follow
1 said in alarm, You are not going
away
For half an hour he replied Il am
going TO get on to horse car and ride
up and down until the real, honest hour
for the dinner arrives"
I said that I would go with him. only
1 knew he didn't want TO talk.
You must stay" he replied; you can
stand it. But 1 must save my voice for
my poem"
He returned in time to go out fresh
and smiling to the dinner Oh the arm
OF that gifted Irish revoIutionist and
adventurer. Journalist, and poet. Boyle
O'Reilly. while followed with Gen. Col
Inns Csince mayor Of Boston, for an es-
cort. These two noted Irish-Americans
were among the foremost promoters of
the festival. but not. think. responsible
for the too early assembling of the guests;
and ! doubt if either of them knew
what had become of the doctor in that
half-hour interval. He was in a fine voice
for his poem.-J. T. Trowbridge, in the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
TEA IN THE BARN.
Miss Elizabeth Kemp Gives Fashion
able Function in Stable.

Rome. May 5.-Miss EIizabeth KEMP
ono of this years most prominent Amer
lean visitors. who has attracted much
attention by her unusual musicai sil1s-
a fine horsewoman and passionately de-
voted to all kinds OF equestrian sports
has Just astonished her Italian friends by
entertaining them at Horse Tea, at
her villa near Porta Pia, function sim
liar 10 c. X. G.. Billings horse dinner
in New York.
The tea took place in the handsome
stables attached 10 Miss kemp's estab-
lishment. and all the prominent sportsmen
and women Of the city were her guests
Roman society seems delighted with the
originality az the idea. and similar enter
tainments are promised.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
PICTURES HARM CHILDREN.
Crank of Woman Talks Against Col
ored Newspaper Supplement.

Chicago, May Comic pictures anu
picture stories for children. such as are
seen in some Sunday newspapers, were
severely condemned yesterday in an ad-
dress by Mrs. Ella Adams Moore OF the
University Of Chicago, before the Chicago
Kindergarten Club. at the club rooms OF
the Chicago WOman's Club.
These pictures" she said, almost al
ways turn out in some sort of cruelty
and are generally accompanied by coarse
and low language. One that l remember
seeing lately represented the fan OF a
mash trap, constructed of immense logs
of wood. on a group of children as a
practical joke
The topic of Mrs. Moore's lecture was
THE Price of Literature in Child Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
BIRTHDAYS NO USE.
Grand Duchess Declares She Has No
Chance for Choice.

Vienna. May 5.-Emperor Franz Joseph
paid his FIRST visit since his return from
Budapest to his daughter, Archduchess
Valerie. az villa Hermes. IN the Lainz
Park. Vienna. the other day he was
warmly welcomed b. the seven Give
branches.
BY an odd coincidence. the frst fou-
grandchildren eelebrst their birthdays
OF. the same day OF the ssne month The
Emperor asked The eldest o. The four
little Grand Duchesses shat she would
ike for her birthday gift 70 which she
rsul!ei with an air 81 resignation
What's the use q nv saving what
would Hkee Z always get little brother
or q little sister. anyhow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
SOME INDIAN STORIES.
Stroud Messenger Has Some Good
Ones This Week.

| Guthrie, o. T, May 5.-The Stroud Mes
senger got out fine edition in its last
issue It was full of Indian stories. Here
are some of them:
Some ancient historian of this vicinity
says: The first man I helped bury in this
section was an old corpulent codger. The
coffin was rather small for the remains.
The corpse's son volunteered to saw the
feet off so that the old man would 1T
his wooden overcoat all right" 1t was
objected TO. The corpse was put into the
box but the knees protruded several feet.
Then the son took a large sledge ham
mer and pounded the coffin lid sufficiently
to make his fathers remains fit the box
all right.
They have a grave or soul-sleeping lot
Of Indians on Possum creek, Indian Ter
ritory They believe that the dead In
dams remain in their graves or earthly
houses until the redskin millennium
comes, when they viii appear again on
EARTH but much better than before. after
taking such a long rest Those red
''soul-sleepers" deposit their dead in lit
tie houses, with small windows, so that
the inmates OF lnOSe cnaTUel houses can
occasionally peep through the windows to
see if the glorious millennium has ar
rived outside or not.
The Oklahoma Iowans are still expect
ing about $40 due them, they say. from
the government. Several hundred of them
took a suddenly a notion n the fall of
1868, to emigrate from the Nemaha val
ley. on the Kansas-Nebraska line, to the
Sac and Fox Agency, Oklahoma They
arrived on Deep Fork during the winter,
and would have starved and frozen to
death. If it hadn't been for the good
Sacs and Foxes. They now claim that
the Indian agent near Whitecloud, Kan,
either kept their money or else failed TO
report their sudden exodus.
A richly deserved retOrt was that made
by Sioux girl at the Hampton institute
not long since. A silly visitor to the school
went up to the magnificent red-sknned
belle and said: Are you civilized?" The
Sioux raised her head slowly from her
work-she was fashioning aa breadbOard
at the momentand replied: NO; are
vOU2''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
CANE TO BLOWS.
courie Of Attorneys Of Fort Scott Get
Hostile.

Fort Scott. kan. Nay &C 2 Cory. a
candidate for c0ugress AID ". ? d.
ls7i ex-rer,her board % rzlro1d con
-n.ssioners had a quarrel hsze today iAa'
resulted n blows While arguing n =
rion Corr male SOM sncozrsii-Ils iziry
remarks about BIS Opponent ar Ar i.ii-
lara retalizted b. chaTxinE Mr.. Corr wifh
eha-upersy. Cory stuTvk a. Df-zsd but
they were separated before any dauzgs
ives dcue-
The attorneys spo1oSfzsd 70 TIE eox-t
and we're not a1ed for coutez1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
CLAIMS SEE DEFENSE.
Lewis Hubbard Arrests5-Ssys Victim
Insultsd His Companion.

Springfield. IN Nay 5--I.evgis Hubbard.
who shot and fEled Con stable Heck %
R.6Sciv Was arrested yesterday.
lie said IIecf ana four o hers msu.1ed a
woman who was with him Hubbard
- /a.ed their words. Vas assaulted and
he hen shot Heck. he says. in self-de-
Tense. ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06
WAR VETERANS.

Il Is not always true that war shortens
lie The sole survivor OF The Greek War
OF independents. who wss hrouEht 70 the
notice OF King George the other day, b
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23
Raseha1I at Webster.

Webster, S. D., Spscial, April 90,
The business men of this city met last
evening for the purpose Of organizing a
baseball team and 81. 900 was pledged by
the merchants to commence the season
promise of more later on. Sam Caimen-
SON Of the Bell Clothing company was
elected manager. Webster expects to
put on the diamond one Of the fastest
ball te,ms in the stale. st. Panl
Pioneer Press.
Tlip above clipping is taken from the
Pioneer Press and shows that Webster's
greatest baseball fame is away from
homo. We congratulate the city upon
che new team.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23
SKINNED.
The Result of the City Election
Against Us.

Tuesday was not quiet day in Web
ster, it was an election day and both
parties We're out and working very
industriously. There was not g aenbt
in anyone's mind as to the result but
there was difference of opinion of
course as to whom would be the winner.
On the ticket supported by the Reporter
and Farmer but five candidates We're
elected Josephus Alley for city justice
David Williams, treasurer, 7. Beachy,
for alderman first ward, j. N. Williams,
police justice of first ward Herman Olson,
alderman, second ward. We cannot
say that we are pleased with the result
but then we are ali satisfied that all
parties elected are men well qualified
for their positions and who will do
everything possible for the city's
advancement. We give below the vote
as it was registered
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23
Adjourned Meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners
Aprs, IS, 1903.

Saturday, April Is, 1908, 9oclock a.
m. The board of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment. Present
Chairman Sletten, Commissioners Tracy
and Goodrich.
The proposition to build cistern and
cess pool in connection with the new
court house was discussed, and at 10
o'clock the board adjourned to meet at
/ 80 o'clock p. m,
1:30 o'clock p. m,
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Chairman Sletter, Com
missioners Tracy, Goodrich and Long.
Moved and seconded that two hum
dred barrel cistern be built below boiler
room of new court house. Carried
On motion the county auditor was
instructed to secure estimates Of the
cost Of such cisterns from brick masons
and contractor and to submit same at
next meeting of the board.
Moved and seconded that cess pool
be constructed said cess pool to be
located on west line of court house
block, connected with court house build
ing by hollow tile eight inches in
diameter; cess pool to be thirty feet
deep and twelve feet wide, stoned up
with boulders and arched over with
brick.
On motion the auditor was instructed
to secure estimates Of the cost of such
cess pool, and to submit same to the
board at their next meeting.
On motion the auditor was instructed
to secure the services Of the county
surveyor to locate center Of court house
block and ate for new court house.
On motion the beard adjourned to-
meet ON Saturday April 10Th 1908, vi
9 o'clock a. IN.
William Egelnnd
County AHdltor.
Oysters in every style md On the
half-shell at Mahaney's, next door
-. ~. - TNt. .,,,Aas13n
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23

Mrs #. w. Anderson arrived from
Minneapolis this morning to visit
friends and look after some business
interests Mrs. Anderson says they are
pleasantly located in their new home
and like it aud the surroundings. But
will always have pleasant remam-
brance of Webster where some, of the
happiest days of their lives were spent,
and the many warm friends who they
regret to leave.
Tuesday evening the victorious crowd
of citizens procured carriage, trimmed
it with the national colors, attached
four horses to it, drove to the Fair and
found Mayor-elect Levoy and party in
waiting. 1t was certainly great credit
to our American citizenship that the
carriage party was greeted with cheers
and good wishes by all our citizens even
the most hitter political enemies of a
few hours before joining earnestly and
enthusiastically in the applause. The
band was ont and made some excellent
music and Mr.. Levoy made very tell
ing short talk which was weu received
by all present Hurrah for IT, G, Leyoy,
he is everybody's mayor now.
We see in the Reporter and Farmer
Of April 10th a statement to the effect
that some farmers have had hail insps-
ance written in the st. Paul Mutual
Hail and Cyclone Insurance Company
thinking it to be the st. Paul Fire and
Marine. Iwish to say that | am as
anxious that farmers desiring hail
insurance should thoroughly understand
the difference between the two COM
panies as is The agent for the st. Paul
Fire and Marine. Before taking insur-
ance be sure and look up eur plan and
figure the cost. Respectfully,
ST. Paul Mutual Hail and Cyclone Insur-
ance Company.
@. G. White,
General Agent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


Monday evening.
Talk about spring cleaning, buy your
paints at tho Irwin Pharmacy, the best
there is at dollar a gallon
The Imperial Orchestra is one of the
best musical organizations in the state
Show your appreciation of this fact by
buying ticket to the dance Monday
evening.
ST. Mary's Guild will hold the last of
the series of baking sales Saturday.
Will also have on exhibition and for
sale for the last time the collection of
burnt wood novelties
A good residence, eleven rooms,
cisten, well, windmill, tower, tank,
barn and three lots, also vacant lots
from $25 up, property in desirable
location in the city of Webster. Inquire
of r. A. Fullmer.
If you are going to drill in your corn
for fodder, which You will have to do if
you want a good cheap feedfor all kinds
of stock, call and see the corn at Forbes
Fuel Cos Office Good dry Missouri
corn for sale.
There will be lecture at the Con-
gregational church in this city ON Tues
day, April 20 by Rev. w. S. Hunt for
the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Subject
Ancsent Egypt, amply illustrated by
stereoptician views. General admission
twenty five cents, children fifteen ceLts.
When spring house cleaning begins
you will need wall paper and paint
What you want is paper that just
suits you and You don't want TO pay too
much for it, we have made provision
for your needs and can suit you to a
"T''. Come and see Peabody q Baltic.
1t is reported that parties who are
shipping milk from here to the Minnie
apolis Cold Storage Co., have losta can
of cream. 1t will take the profit of of
several cans to pay the loss of one.
Better send your milk to your home
creamery. Bradley Globe.
A party consisting of Emmett Cham
bers, Chas Wright, Dan Farquhr, Will
Thurman, Arthur Landon and +. O..
Trefethren will leave today for Minot,
N. D., some of the party have home
steads in that vicinity and the Others
intend to file if they can find salts
factory location.
Congressman Chas. H. Burke, stopped
off the evening train Friday and
remained until the morning passenger
enroute to his home in Pierre from
Minneapolis, and his many personal
friends here enjoyed the visit. Mr..
Burke had some matters of Importance
to some of our old soldiers and was also
looking after them.
A subscription paper was circulated
Wednesday and partial canvass of the
town developed enough pledges to insure
a rousing Fourth Of July celebration
this year The pleminary arrangements
will soon be perfected aud everybody
join hands in making this the biggest
celebration in the history of the town.
Bristol Tribune.
FIank G. Trefethren, who has been
in the employ of this Office for about
two years, severed his connection with
us this week and has joined party of
land seekers enroute overland to North
Dakota. He is of the most faithful men
we hare ever met, good printer, an
excellent pressman, courteous, quiet
and efficient office clerk 1t will be
some time before we will be able to find
a man to take his place. We hope he
will be successful and that his lot viii
always be cast in pleasant places.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-23

Oysters in every style and On the
half.shell at Mahaney's, next door
south Of Flagsfad's,