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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-28
J. H. Long we're in Moravia on bust

g A Jay
G. H. Long we're in Moravia on bust
ness Thursday.
Miss Maude Lowell left Friday for a
few days visit with relatives and
friends in Unonville.
Mrs. Nora Hicks who has been i'll
for some time has recovered sufficient
ly to be up and around.
F. NJ Dodd was west of town recent.
ly on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Pollard visited
friends here few days ago.
Quite number of young people from
here attended the entertainment in
Moravia last Friday night.
Guy Sharp was hauling corn from
east of this place Friday.
Fred Cottrain and sister Mrs. Laura
Heat, were town visitors Wednesday
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Policeman B. R. King, of VIII
mington, Made 1t.

An ache in the small of the back.
A shooting. coursing pain.
Is an intruder in your system.
Mans the progress Of disease.
Arrest 1t in time.
A Wilmington policeman tells how he
did it.
3. r. King. the wellknown police
man residing at zoe Wooster Eft. saws:
Z had terrible pain in my back
which worked around to my side and in
my stomach. so bad at times that it
laid me up. I used internal medicines
and they did not help me. I put on
plasters and rubbed with linlment. and
none of them helped me at all. Seeing
Doan's Kidney Pills recommended /
got a box Of them at Bellamys drug
store. The next day after commenc-
ing to use them I noticed relief. Since
using two boxes Of them I have not
had an ache or a pain in my back. It
Is with pleasure hat I add my name
to those endorsing the claims made Tor
this remedy"
For sale by all dealers: price SO cents
a box. Foster-Mkburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y, sole agents for the Z. S.
Remember the name-Doans-ano
take no other.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17

Continued from Third Page.)
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Santa Claus and men,hols,ur,.

Any one that knows Their business and
wants the world 20 know the same vii
come % wichita and announce u from
here. II Il has the mark % wichita on
H. everybody gives II attention. 50 has
II proved in the case q Aenthoisium.
the salve that Mr. Hyde manufactures
The Incident involves stcry thai -
good Last week Geo. Israel received a
letter from his brother J n. isrssl. who
laf; wichita for Seattle. Warrington.
some years ago. Hr. II. J. Israel i the
advertising manager % ths Prayer Cloth
ing Company OF Seattle. Last fan h
got ID a contest. Offering prize for the
best letter written % Santa Claus BY he
little fox. Thss vas one q fhs Letters
he received. the one that rsiatrs too me
wichita arfisis.
Charleston. De. 1T. 80
Dear santa cisgs-I can, write % yos
% / srn having ny Papa write this for
ne. only knew NY letters ard eEa
count a little. thirE rn-nthoizsss-n
would be good for your frozen ear.
-art an express usEpn and BOX.
I dts zant = frEsase; bu. arr afraid y
would -zks tn baby ~ its = rev
hshy Ne have and never BAD csrsst-
mas yet zzni a sd. 100. ard stsas
r. al on. ysE. sad scsTf.
SANDY EArEA7
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Sedgwick County Landmark.

In the early history of this county one
of the landmarks was P. H. Massey. He
was sheriff of the county in the early
seventies and he used to keep Winner ard
McNut guarded in one of the upper rooms
now occupied by the Boston store.
Massey was man of wonderful couc-
age and tenacity. He last all his prop
erty and with his second wife went 10
Kingman county and took a claim. His
friends here said the old man was foolish
and that he would die on his claim and
leave his little family destitute.
Massey didn't die on his claim in King
man county. He broke out of his place
and during the winter he gathered buffalo
bones from the prairies and hauled them
to Wichita and sold them, and with the
proceeds. bought provisions and took
them 10 his Kingman county home.
One day Massey came in with a load
Of bones ard his son. Park Massey, now
a police officer in this city. met his Old
father on the corner of Main street and
Douglas avenue The old man was thin
Iy clad. while his son wore a large over
coat with the collar turned up around
his neck Park asked his father if he d.d
not have a warmer coat than that, when
his father said: This coat is warn
enough.
Park Massey did not do a thing but pull
off his overcoat and hand ii to his father.
He turned and walked away and left Ms
old father protesting that he was not an
object of charity TO take his sons coat.
Massey raised his second little family
and he sold his KingNan county farm and
now owns a fine farm in Oklahoma. He
was a grandfather when he moved 81
his claim in Kingman county and ninev-
nine men out of every one hundred woald
have thrown the sponge at Massey's age
when he went TO Kinsman county to r.
trieve his fortune. He is a man of won
derfuI energy and has demonstrated that
southern Kansas never fails TO reward
the faithful and industrious tiller of tn
soil
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
He Needed the Money.

One day not long ago. Guy Truck walk
ed to the back OF the store and asked ore
of the boys II ne looked white We'll, BY
George. you do What's the matter"
Il was just about scared out Of M
boots" declared Mr.. Truck. You see
that seedy looking fellow In the front Of
the store. Well. he came up TO me little
while ago and said that he had TO have
s. right away wei. my dear sir, said
/. I haven't the money. I'm just a clerk
in this store" He eyed me critically a
moment and then said: Wen that's ali
right ! was told by that man there with
a black mustache that YOU were the fnan-
cial man Of this concern Geo. usraeD
had turned him onto me Tor a joke be
cause he himself didn't want 70 handle
him. The fellow continued with savage
monotone. 7 have got 70 have this Fifty
doliars this morning. Everything depends
on II. NJ fortune and yours VIII depend
on nv getting this fifty this morning
II VIII be too late by this afternoon The
thing viii have gone to smash and you
and will b out Of a fortune You let
me have the money and ! will make you
greater than Pisrpor; Morgan ! haven't
got Il. replied !. We'll have got 20 have
II and have 1t I Will This morning is the
time and must have the money. II you
won't give II to ne. VIII get II Of some
one else The fellow then walked out Of
the store much to my reiief
The man Nr. Truck talked 70 Is wei
known around town - sight Il - SAID
bv one OF the doctors that he II drug
aend.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
a CircuMstanc

There is something strange in the
fact that several persons minds Will en-
terrain the same thought said q Wich-
tia young man. holding an important cler-
zeal position. TO a representative OF the
Eagle the other day.
Il have come TO the conclusion that
an idea VIII be Sc forcibie in one person =
mind that waves. or something else IS
sent out that impress themselves on other
peoples minds. There was an incident
happened last Sunday that convinced M
OF the main theory of thought
In the afternoon it occurred TO me
70 cali on a young lady in the north par,
OF the city. J called at the home an
in thirty minutes after ] got there eight
other young men called There we wee,
nine pictures on the wal. We al saw the
YidiculOusuess OF our position and lef; "
squads There is no doubt in my mind
that I was impressed 50 forcihiy with
the idea Of calling on that Young LADY
that my mind swayed ali the others Ire
same way.
That Young man WIS probably wrong IL.
his philosophy. he said the young lady
was as pretty rs red peach and as good
as she is pretty X never occurred 20
him that the young lady at the very
tire those nine friends made up their
minds 20 call on her she was think,0S
about thea and trying 10 make up her
mind which one OF them would suit her
best and II was her mind that attracted
them 20 her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
To House Door.

The memory of the old street cars will
only pass out of the minds of the people
of Wichita with the incoming of new
generation They were surely the peo-
pies burden and while they were con-
demned hourly, as often as they ran, they
led to a great many funny situations.
and laughs.
The pipe-dream strike was the funniest
of these A resident of the north side in
talking over the times of the old street
cars recalled a very funny incident that
took place one day when the car on North
Main street jumped the track.
I'VE were just sailing along at a ter
rible pace. probably five miles an hour
declared he. when the old car few on
the rails and into the gutter. The motor
man whirled on his brake and tried MS
best TO stop her but she she flew on
only the curbstone itself arrested TIE
cars progress. When the car had come
to a stop. a very well dressed man got CT
and. turning to the motorman, said:
Thank you. you need not 20 any farther.
| can walk the rest of the way.
He then went into the gate and up 10
the house in front of which the car had
run. Well. that fellows jolly nearly
welted that motorman and l have never
seen q madden man than he
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Visited Site of Panama.

A. w Gregory of the Masonic Home,
reading all the discussion relative to the
construction of the great ship canal. gives
a brief description of the trip he, in COM
pany with three Boon companies made
in the year 1854 He says:
1--WE paid for our tickets, second cabin,
5000. The first land cited was Cuba and
we took coal at Kingston. Jamaica. About
ten or eleven passengers landed at Gray
Town north of St. GohnZ river and went
on shattered draft steamboats, for Lake
Nicaragua When we ran onto the sand
about $50 to 200 men leaped out ana
pushed and soon hooped her up. There
were no natives in sight but birds ana
monkeys in the branches of the trees
could be seen. 1t required about three
DAYS TO reach the old tumble down Cas-
tillion fort at the head of the navigation.
We had TO walk about a half a mile and
help take baggage to our steamboats, On
Lake Nicaragua. We were one day and
night on the lake Here the company had
natives with pack train They loaded
the men on pack mules and ponies and
a few ladies were in carts. This was a
gala ride of only fifteen miles over rolling
land. sloping to the Pacific where our
vessels lay.
And. now let us view the landscape
over to see, notwithstanding the TO much
talk by Senator Morgan. Our statesman
has done wisely by adapting purchase
Of the Panama
Il believe San Wan was the little town
from where the company used 10 handle
their human freight. Here we found
but one vessel had arrived TO carry 20
loads from New York OF some 22D peo-
ule About half expected 10 be left for
about two weeks a notice was posted
that only families would be admitted
srs, on board. Here was a chance for
schan,fnp. We found a man who had
two women. We hired a native TO run
u. all out from an ambush in his skin
We landed ON the gangway and me
crowd behind US crowded Us past the
ticket man so we could only swear as
we passed him.
AFTER spending over six years In north
orn California. We returned By way CT
Panama and landed on the morning OF
the 9Th Of July. 1856. The natives had
tain of fat cars and had their own
sbaaas or awnings and were celebrating n
the good old way as our train rolled mo
Colon. Two men were standing out al
lee. firing sslutes which made the DAY
one long TO be remembered There Were
bu, few buildings. but We say: on. We
bought the OUTFIT FOR s7oco.eoo and it VIII
cost ONLY a few hundred millions to com
plete ana equip s.. but not word ABOUT
/ the cost o. human lives. when We r.
member the terrible death rate while inc
/ French were in charge. But We near
statesmen talk Of its great benefits to
coming generations and to the commerce
Of the world"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Chinese Laundry Gone.

IL not a noticeable. II IL notable
change that has taken place in the nfth
block on east Douglas avenue. The Chit
nese laundry has been moved away. This
2x4 building still stands. Its front has
very much the appearance OF the fact ~
a Chinaman For instance. its windows
are almond-shaped which contortion was
probably caused by twist the shack
must have at one time undergone. This
structure. with it's odd contents has stood
next 10 that tbree-story brick for long
time Though II has had three different
tenants IN that time IL has never changed
it's outward appearance. Everybody VIII
be glad 10 see the place cleaned up
and something decent put up. The lawn
dry has moved around on South Topeka
avenue. Its present quarters are little
dwelling house.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Eedbucs ard Money.

q Y. Robinson vice president n the
National Bank Of wichita. Is net ter
aa-foot in Kansas. He first came to this
CITY from Illinois with a sick brother in
April ISIS.
He was looking for health for his broth
or and a location 10 go into business. AZ
ter StavirE AZ the cid Douglas Avenue
hotel for short time they rode on a
STAGE coach 70 winfield. driven By
Mickey jim. whom al tae olttime-s
kindly remember.
In those GAYS the stage driver was 4
man OF importance and no man car say
hat Mickey Jim ever failed 70 sus-ain
the dignity OF the position WHEN h
drove into the stage station and threW
down the lines the stable nsa had 70 b.
there 70 change the teams, fo- las slowed
hand never touched tug o. 3 hazae-
string or dipped a measure Of oats.
Wen ths present wschfia banker ard
his brother left wichita and arriving AZ
Il Psso-now Derby-shey coBciused -
stay thare ali nigh, They put - ar h.
Cd cotton weed hotsi. called ;he z Pzso
houSe. and Gr. Robsrsan sai6 thst nlEEt
hey wee hsit Tor she hezsouSs- re never
saw 50 rnauy assss-s IN al RS &c BE-
sare re and hss hFe, ~ ke-t -. lamp
burning n the bsitef thzt the pe~sy BE-
bugs hated she IiekL bus they se,a the
sagt. Mr. Eossrzcn aid ~ rzt - marry
al -izAt and smoked ciEars irgir< -
.,..----sr -. N-s-s Frss - sr1-k- = sr5fr
z al rs efforts ne INST have lost zooct
a p3at Of good rel Bad
About tzo weeks later Mr. Retsns51
had al experience ca that sane stage
Line ,h~s almost cxusec E.s las a. stzE-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

In this state he Will travel the most
dusty roads, his tongue hanging dry from
his mouth and which. however. there
are no drops of foam. His course is not
straight How could it be since it is
doubtful whether at this period he sees
at all? His desire is TO journey I'M
noticed. If no one notices him at all he
viii gladly pass them by. IT, on the con-
trary. any one opposes his progress, he
will. as is by impulse. snap. as man IN
a similar state would strike and tel
the person Ito get out of his way"
We may take his way across a field in
which there are a flock of sheep. Could
these creatures stand motionless, the deg
would pass on, and leave them unin-
jured. but they begin 10 run at the
sound: the dog picks up his ears,
his whole aspect changes. Rage takes the
possession Of him. What made that no'Sa2
He pursues it with all The energy OF mad
ness. he flies at one, then another. He
does not mangle, but snaps then rushes
onward. til fairly exhausted and una bic
longer 10 follow. he sinks down. and the
sheep pass forward 10 be no more modest
ed He may have bitten twenty or thirty
in his mad onslaughter. and would have
worried more had his strength lasted.
He may be slain while on these excur-
sicns. but il he escapes. he returns home
and seeks the darkness Of his former
abode. His thirst increases. but with IT,
comes also the the swelling of his throat.
He will plunge his head into the water
so ravenous is his desire. but not a drip
of the LIQUID can he swallow though lis
-r~n f,--f.f H. 50,
quence Of the efforts he makes TO swal-
low the smallest quantity.
The throat IS enlarged 70 that extent Il
will permit nothing 10 pass; his state Of
suffering is most pitiful. lie has lost ali
self-reliance. all feeling is gone: he flies
al and pulls TO pieces everything in ms
reach. one animal. In this condition. con-
fined near fire. few at the burning mass,
pulled out the live Goals and. n his fury
runched them. He enits the most hid
eous cries a2d the noise he makes is most
peculiar: it begins d a bark and is quick
" changed 10 a howl which is suddenly
cut short in the middle and so the poor
wretch at last falls fairly worn out by
the terrible, disease.
We know that rabies is a nervous dis
ease. why the whole course OF the dis
order declares it. or, II that be rat
thought sufficient. the dog at one stage
very distinctly announces II. He may
be sitting down. ar unwilling listener =
his masters voice. when the brute's eyes
will wander. and AT length. fix them ~
some object in the distance, crouching
down at the horror it seems. 10 the excited
brain Of the poor dog. 10 draw near until
having apparenfiv come within bounds
the hateful presence IS no longer 70 80
endured. and the vision haunted animal
dashes forward with a howl of excel
ton. as il to seize. and tear the terrible
spectre. This action being perforInei
and the dog biting the air. ne stands 70
moment. shivers. looks stupidly around
him. and strikes hack. What Is this bu-
a power Of seeing visions. depending upon
q disordered brain. or 4 dumb creature
nd the same psntouline the deg may 20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
INCIDENTS
AND OPINIONS

creek We intercepted them at the guIch
on the divide between Salt Fork and the
Cimmarron. where Red Horse. White
Horse and Greenieaf and Eagle Chief
all lived II Is steep divide and a very
rough country. Red and White Horse
Creeks running nearly south the others
is just large enough for one man at n
time to squeeze through by going slow
and being very careful. When they came
there we were ixed and fred on them
They then turned north and went 10 the
Salt Fork, before they could cross the
canyons
They never committed any depreda-
tons until they got into Comanche coon-
~. Kansas. at Col. Coicord's ranch There
and near there they killed one cowboy,
but never got inside Of the ranch house.
Mrs Colcord. brave woman that she was.
stood them Of until they got scared at the
sight OF the buffalo hunters and cow
boys coming in: then they pulled out I'D
Cavalry creek and were finally captured
up northwest somewhere and brought
back. The only thing that we got ont
OF our fight was one OUTFIT consisting of
ponies. a new Smith and Wesson revol-
YER saddle with blankets. piece Of
buffalo robe and a fine ornamented bei.-
We sold the pony and revolver 10 Oliver
EweiI. now Of Kiowa. Kansas. We were
on the range all that fail and never found
the dead Indian until the next fail.
The only grave caused by the Indian muir
der was on Cavalry creek. but no scalp
ing was done. The cowboys buried THAI
man at Coloord ranch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Some Political Buncomb.

W. C. Smoke received letter last week
from Geo. T. Perry, who is now at van
oouver. In this letter Mr.. Perry recalls
an incident of Seventh district congress
sional history. which is a good one. IL
happened while Perry was chairman OF
the Seventh district congressional com
mittee and Simpson was elected. There
was a man down in Harper county by the
name of Elvin. who was after $500 post
Office He had gotten the endorsement
of every committee in the country and OF
a great number of good men. but there
was one man, a dabbler in politics, who
refused TO give his recommendation. For
the sake of harmony, his signature was
desired and finally after great deal OF
talk it was secured. A few days Laser,
he came 10 Perry ard said: Perry.
wish you would let me have that letter
of recommendation / gave for Elvin.
DO not wish to endorse him." Perry re-
piled: We'll, Dan, I'm awfuliy sorry, but
l sent that letter of yours by special
messenger to Washington and the ap-
pointment has been made. You see. when
they took the letters to President Cleve-
land and told him what was wanted.
Cleveland Immediately asked: Is Dan So
and Sos name there? The messenger
replied: Yes Well said Cleveland. the
appointment is made Dan 30 and so is
good enough for me-
Dan swelled with pride. but he never
forgave himself for giving the recon-
mendation for Elvin, for he would have
tried for the place himself If he had
known he had such a good stand in
with Cleveland
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

street billiard parlor. He said: II viii
tell YOU" and he took one Of the big
easy chairs. and motioned the Eagle man
to another one and continued his story.
when l was e student in the Normal
school at Cape Girardon, l had to do
good deal of fine financiering in order TO
pay my way, because L was thrown on
my own resources. 1 discovered that tnei
We're a great many frogs in the swamIs
near Cape Girardow and that the hotels
were paying a dollar and half a dozen
for them determined TO become frog
catcher and l made success Of it.
Il have waded for hours at time IN
the sloughs and ponds after frogs and
/ used 20 think that ] could slip up on
a frog a little bit nearer than any other
fellow who ever undertook TO pay his
way by catching frogs. You have heard
Abraham Lincoln's story about the EEL
low who had TO get the woodchuck Re
cause he was out OF meat; well 1t was
necessary on my part TO catch the frogs
/ had to have them. / became terribly
intense when ii came to slipping up on a
frog and that habit has affected my walk
even to this day.
~ on see those DAYS was pretty h3A-A
I'D and when | had finished school ana
came here TO Wichita l did not have
money enough to pay weeks board
thought it would never do for young
doctor to hang out a single in that CON
dition. l thought nobody would ever call
a doctor dressed as ! was for, as mat
ter of fact, my clothes were badly worn.
At that time the Green building on West
Douglas was going up and | got posi-
ton of carrying the bod. That was Satur-
day and l was to commence work on Sun
day.
Sunday, ! went out in the country 10
see Jerome Terley and told him mad
taken the Job TO make a raise. He said
/ was Doctor and must not do that ana
he told me to go right down there -
Oatville and hang out my shingle. ms
farmers did not give a cent what KIM
of clothes the doctor wore and L tuln-
bled right into a good practice
The people Of this city know the rest
DR.. Cave Is one of the successful practi-
TONERS of this county. He has plenty CT
money to buy clothes, farms and ba TX
stock now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
sscret Matrimonial Bureau.

One Of Wichitas dentists claims that
there is a matrimonial bureau in this town
that does it's work in very unique but
dangerous manner This dentist is con-
siderable hot air" but in this case it is
believed he knows what he is talking
about.
You see" said he. 1.-The party running
this matrimonial bureau places an adj
vertisement in st. Louis paper, for in
stance, applying for a wife. He represents
that he has the stuff and is a nice man.
so he receives bushels of replies from
longing hearts. In the meantime he has
placed an advertisement for husband
in a Denver paper. This also brings
large number of replies. Now this is
where he is slickwhere he is slick. He has
the two halves and TO make a whole all
he has TO do is to join them together. He
writes to those wanting a mate and offers
to aid them b sending a picture of good
man or fine woman, depending on the
ase, and also a letter of introduction for
three dollars. The picture he has gotten
from the clients by requiring the same
be sent to him on the first writing. This
way he joins them together and makes
some money. His scheme is all right but
If Uncle Sam hears of 1t he may object
to such use of the mails