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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
A sHRoT.LIvED CRUISER.

The reported decision Of the navy department that the
cruiser Philadelphia is worth the cost Of repairing
and should therefore be stricken of the available list
surprised only those who have followed the history
this vessel which laid down only fourteen years
ago. The Philadelphia has only about ten actual
service to her record. When first in commission she
rolled deep that her original three steel masts with
fighting had to be taken They made her top
heavy, and wooden sticks substituted. The
Philadelphia laid the time when Mr.. Whit
ney at the head of the navy department 1t was
of his ideas that under the necessity OF i'm
porting engine designs.
The designs for the Phadelphias engines were i'm
ported from England and then modified" so that
the responsibility her shortcomings far motive
is concerned be definitely fixed The ship
early in her became the subject Of controversy
in which Theodore Roosevelt made comparisons between
her and the japanese Nanwa very much the dispar
agement of the American craft and Horace See the naval
architect took the cudgels in her behalf Still the
Philadelphia did good service but not enough to
her There ships in the service in act
i've employment like the muchdiscussed Dolphin, that
antedae the Philadelphia, which therefore must be put
down possessing fault Of design construction
fatal to her continued efficiency
Steel ships do not last long either wooden
iron vessels in the natural Of events Iron is
tougher and will stand hard knocks, dentng and
twisting long before it will give way and wooden sailing
vessels often forty years service their credit in
all the rough work Of the merchant service In the old
the wooden vessels with all careful attention they
received sprghty craft when past hreescore The
Constitution when she had been eighty years afoat,
crossed the Atlantic and at good gait The school
ship ST Mary of the fastest sailing vessels of her
class recordbreaker Still in useful service is in
her sixtieth year.
The old sailing vessels escaped the "racking" of en-
gnes which is responsible for the early deterioration of
steamers The work of the best shipwright the
world may be ruined by lack of harmony between engn
eerng and construction Short lived steel vessels may
be- there be something radically wrong in cruiser
whose from laying down the scrap heap
cred in fourteen years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
AN AMERICAN CONDITION

The Springfield Republican shows how people in that
cultured community, all peppered with savings
banks literary clubs etc prefer enjoy as they go
along. keeping appearances The only people appar
entity who make the list Of savings depositors
the well TODD who banker interest ard the
working and women. Our Gbservant and phiIosoph-
ioal contemporary says:
1t is not denied. however. that the mass of people in
these times either prefer commit themselves 10
the possession Of real estate unable to acquire
such possession They choose homes instead OF
owned homes commonly take out some life Insurance as
the sole protection Of the family future and then
proceed TO live their incomes saving little or moth
ing They become permanently identified with no partc
uar neshborhood and frequently change their residence
and the endless devices OF modern civilization 20 catch
the pennies and rckels and dollars OF the people making
what luxury yesterday seeming necessity today
insidiousy draw the average person and family away
from saving and accumulation and render 10 i'm
possible Sui families the rule. ard 10 live up TO
the full standards Of of comfort luxury and
diversion before rendered possible becomes the
supreme consideration. AND ''go the pace" each
IN his little or large way, circumstances admit with
tie thought Of the future intent enjoying the
the present with its and MULTIPLYING satisfscors of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
FOB METHODIST MINISTER'S.

The proposition to raise fund OF $1,000 0OO the in
be used for INDECENT Methodist cergymen, will
probably upon meeting bishops
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Coming soon after the completion OF the s200oo00o
thanrofering suggestion additional millions
attracted wide attention The $5.O10O00 fund
ceved by the Dr. Edmund Mills secretary of the
thank Offering committee which collected $4,000 600
DR.. Mills labors required him visit every confer
ence from Maine to Oregon and he was greatly i'm
pressed with the sacrifices required of Methodist minis
tiers stationed in sparsely settled communities in the
west
1T is cruelty of the church to abandon who have
given their lives to its service says pub
lie should understand that only do the clergymen
ceve small salaries in the far conferences but
their churches poor that they contribute moth
ing to conference fund for out clergymen. For
university forth his best efforts
from the comforts of civilization $500 year is man
Hesitation OF the highest type of herosm."
Turning to the minutes of the Colorado conference,
which embraces mining. farming and grazing communi-
ties, DR. Mills pointed specific instances of neager
incomes received by clergymen. Some of the salaries
paid by Colorado Methodist churches are as follows:
Brighton, 20 members $3.50; Julesburg 1913 members.
$50 and 500 parsonage; Black Hawk II members $685.
Pleasant View, 40 members 1912; Greeley Circuit %
members $500; Lafayette 80 members $780, Louisville
81 members. $3.50; Walden. % members. sl23; Cripple
Greek Circuit 80 members, 1884; Granada 80 members
$500; Lamar Circuit IL members. $780, Springfield Il
members $500 Alamoca. 81 members, s1t5 Buena VISTA
As members. $40; De Beqre. 80 members. $3.50; Del
Norte. SO members 1850; Plateau Circuit 80 mem
bers. s3C0
At Rife. the Rev Austin Crooks Boston University
graduate. ministers the parishoners for
$500 and $10G parsonage Comparatively speak
ng the Rev Mr. Crooks has desirable berth Al Evans
Cole the Rev D. Crook. graduate of the University
Of Denver and Boston University theological school re-
ceiyes $3.50 and $50 q year rent
The Colorado conference appropriated ss2 to minister
70 the needs CT Pine Grove Methodsts number one
member. nineteen probationers hfty-three Sunday
school pupils The situstion is still open. An oppor-
tunity TO acquire ministerial experience is offered al
Nineland. which has sixtytwo Methcdists and through
the generosity Of the Colorado conference has 500 avail
able for minister.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
A BAPTIST VIEW.

There are some Indications" says the Waterman
Baptist Of Boston, that the efficiency of many of
churches is beginning to be seriously impaired by the
substitution of the educational for the evangesc idea
The notion widely prevails that the Sunday school is
organized according to the approved pedagogical
methods If the minister's preaching is thoughtful and
Instructive if the prayermeeting is devoted largely
the discussion and solution Of Christian problems and il
the members of the church interested and active in
various popular phlanthropie the interests of the king
dom of God advancing in the most practicable ways
To nothing of the fact that this is the ideal that
prevailed in apostolic times it is not the ideal that
vailed among Baptist churches when they were
struggling up, against congregational antagonism into
strength and efficiency Our fathers believed that pri
mary function of the church to lead to per-
scna decision for Christ and that could be trained
in the Christian life far successfully than they
could be trained to it. Possibly they dispaaged unuly
the quiet persuasive generic Christian influences
Possibly of the weaknesses that have appeared
churches be their failure this regard
They did not make nearly enough of the culture the
regenerated life but they magnifcently right
lieving that that life could exist all apart the
personal commitment of the individual heart to Christ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
Da;:.rs. Eaulc
M. M. MusrIcK, Editor.
a eoop-HuMoBEp LEGISLATURE.

Judging from the newspaper accounts and reports
from visitors of the members-elect who have ar
rived Topeka the least bit excited The members
are now arriving large numbers and it was predicted
that great excitement would follow their appearance
The member having arrived is detected through the
weaving strata smoke by the newspaper men,
withdrawn from the buzzng and asked his choice
rs to sneaker and senator surprising number frankly
state their purpose as to both less mystery,
less qualifying whisper less porenous wink less evasive
reticence than evident at the beginning OF
senatorial contest in Kansas for years
There is no evidence Of passion anywhere among the
men who will elect United States George Mar
tin of the Historical society competent testify de-
poses Up to he has caught in the lobby one
fash profanity, thing he records unhesitatpgy as
without precedent the state He should also note for
future reference this hour has been
to grab the left neghbor and heavy secret
into it, dramatically full of the whole gathering
may be passing but they spoken audi
bly, safety for since the old days decorum has grown
and the subtle Of this etiquette makes the alb
and innocent third party halt ten feet away
where he used pause feet away and give facial
imitation of deaf
Judging from this kindly atmosphere, the gods will
have destroying the whom they have made mad,
the active assistance of majority of that legislature
Judging the published interviews of the members
the picturesque fit Topeka has had over Mr..
Prngles candidacy has proved neither endemic epidemic
contagious Clearly Mr. Prngle will be elected The
candidacy with the least promise in it is that Of Charles
Curtis and this candidacy from the first has emitted
the highly coored snorts of Papably is
legislature which is not to be affected by that method
There be question that this business of elect
ing United States Senator will be accomplished with
the good humor and with notable composure The
who loses his temper will speedily feel something
lift beneath him. 1t will be the top end of concealed
toboggan.
This it should be The elements which enter into
legislative equipoise and nationality the ele
ments which will select a for the who viii
be honor to his state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
Is BRYAN RESPONSIBLE

NJ Edmond Thery of Paris is evidently Bryanite
who has the courage of his very foolish convictions.
Early 1891 after the 16 theory the relative
value of geld and silver had gone down in defeatte-
porary defeat" Mr.. Bryan called TN Thery san
suine enough wager 1000 francs and breakfast with
Yves Guyot that by December 81 1902 to ratio
would be definitely established and that ko in gold
would be the equivalent in value sixteen kos sill
NJ Thery's faith in Bryan has not been justified.
the value of silver has steadily decIred and 80
would be robbing the of the gold Therefore, NJ
Guyot has called on NJ Thery to redeem his promise
William J. Bryan is reputed to be 4 rich
richer than would have been if the people OF the
United States had followed his leadership Does it rot
reasonable and proper that he should help his
French disciple the which his faith in
Organism has led him, by paying the bet?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
His Sympathetic Nature.
rr-ro-, The PhlzaeIuhsz Press.

IFrCn iae EnlIaIs I'D fssss-F
wei. I'm CAD this rsg-tirne mrsic Is
getting out % date. remarked the orsi-
ness ran I'm sure - gave ne iadi-
ctst or.
Non sense
Fact Tha orchestrs a. the restaurant
where / take ny 31lc5 si~ays piE7-et y
end couldn't helm KEEPING tine Sltn
ny jaws
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
Surely Not.
G7rou the Philadelphia Press)

(Tr0m The Phladeirhia PTessl
Ascum-Doa't YOU think it would be in
tereztfnE n know how and when ou-
pIo-erbs were FIRST used
Rrnrle-Wef. 70 Ike 70 know zho the
idiot vas who originated Its never too
late - mend
: scum-Nhve
By-n.le-I'T bet e never put on 4 hired
bathing suit and didn't discover TN he
got into the ssrf tlat IL VAS ripped
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
\ Practical Use for u


tF7oza ine Chic5So Irlou1e-t
Il hare aivazs thonE71s. sad Go-1srey
Scerjef. thai 3so-azt5e--e Bysrnson
=ogla - the rirhl mar g UNDERTAKE At
expedition - the North POE * d c7Sss
get within Is OF - DEGREES % TIE poe
xfts rs dogs and zse5-e< Ne coEid Use
rs rarre for coEEse CT sl<ees and side
r. r-Es rso 1872
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

Pierpont Morgan after the quarterly meeting Of
the Steel the other day when declared dividend
Perpont has been sttin NIGHTS with that Steel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

fFEo71 ief A1scA<o fcs't
What j. = ro1s;lriz--~ zsset 80 by
a pcistfcizn. replied sts ,ste~T t-i-
terry That "a a Ezcc-<sssl ssoiitsrszn, q
: r-zx Eho can eTats rs pror-,ises ~iin-
ct seeming . trezk ~ vcrc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

Ii England, Beresford says she should, would come
only the Monroe doctrine but declere thaS
she would flight for it, would be under such obga
tons we would have to quiz aguring on Canada.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

wants that multiply with the means Of satisfying and
thus giving the life that feverish and selfish
needless cast which is the remark of all who ever
stop long enough to observe"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

The contingent which in laundering for another fight
insisting that Jack Munroe CT Butte. the dscov-
cry whale the sunshine of Jefries, is growing
large
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

The thing monopoly feeds upon most is the railroad
rebate And Attorney General Knox has the idea that ii
can't be broken up by clubbing it with a feather
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
FITTING
THE EYES

With the proper glasses iH quite an art
and understood by very few persons.
Your eyes can be benefited In a very
short time IL you Will only get them
properly fitted. Your eyes can be injured
in very short time with the wrong ones.
Trof samuels. who IL located al nJ
North Main street. - being recognized as
the greatest expert IN this line. and when
you are fitted by him you are sure net
TO run any risk in having your eyesiEht
ruined. 10 costs you 40 more with him
than with thoss that have no experience.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

Russia has run four torpedo boats through the Oar
danees and the European cloud is getting ready q
make show for the first tine il a year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

The individual will have be protected by the gov
errrlen whole lot than Mr Knox thinks neces
sary now. before he win buck into a trust
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

Lord Beresford knew what was talking about when
he said the American business man knew more about
business than the En- lish lord did
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

The new secretary Of commerce. with the questions
of trusts and transportation all the time win have his
hands full Of politics
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

Some day. perhaps. the national lawmakers viii
after railroad Determinations in earnest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

Il is about time for one CT Emperor Williams adnlras
do something ashy and ndiscreet down in Venezuela
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

The greatest power the trusts Is taxation
orc in CONGRESS ever talks Of usias that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

This the period Of the year when the states retire
within themselves AID elect United states senators
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

Two three names ike Kalaniackle have alread
the Hawaiian cable and it IS still intact
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

The proposition Mr.. Knox makes Is. briefly thar all
industries created free and equal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08

The trusts can stand lot Of congressional talk-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-14
Food Adulternnta.

A queer idea of what people are put
ting into their stomachs is conveyed
by various bills on food adulteration
pending in the Missouri legislature.
IT, is to be inferred that candy is COM
posed in part of terra alba, barytes,
tale, lampblack, chrome yellow and
various mineral salts and acids; that
milk contains boracic acid, salicylic
acid, salicylate of soda and formalde-
hyde; that some food preparations are
compounded with arsenic, calomel, bis
muth and ammonia as ingredients, and
that jellies, spices, condiments, teas
and coffees are not what they seem.
European laws against the adultera-
ton of food are far more effective than
any yet put in force in the United
States.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-14
WOODS GREAT TASK.
He 10 Going TO the Philippines to
"Clean Them Up"
THE Twin Relies OF barbarian, Poiygamy
and Slavery. Iuherited from spain
-Four Years Ago. Will Be
Wiped Out

Washington, March 10.-The twin
relics" of barbarism, slavery and
polygamy, which we annexed with a
lot Of other things when we retired
Spain from her Pacific colonies in
1899, are now to be wiped out in the
Asiatic United States, as they have
been in the United States of North
America. That is the real purpose
of the assignment of Gen. Leonard
Wood to duty in the Philippines. In
all the official reference to his new
duties, the impression has been con-
veyed that he was to go into the Moro
country to "clean it up and put
things of more wholesome civic and
hygienic basis, us he did in Santiago
after the close of the Cuban war; and
it is further known that his ultimate
destiny is the supreme command in
the Philippines, which his friends
hope he will be able to make the step
ping stone to the head of the army
at home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-14
VICTIMS OF AN EXPLOSION.
oil Tanks Catch Fire Through an Accident
and Explode, killing and Injuring
Many Persons.

Bradford, Pa, March 1o.-Last
night an extra freight train on the
Erie road broke in two in the Clean,
n. Y, yards. The detached part
crashed together and six tank cars
contrasting oil caught fire. A large
crowd of spectators gathered about
the place to look at the flames
when an explosion occurred in one
of the tanks. Burning oil was
buried over the crowd and the con-
Stunning heat enmcshed many VIC
Tins. The exact number is at pres
ent unknown because the intense
heat renders it impossible to reach
the bodies, which are being inciner-
ated. One estimate is 20 dead and
twice that number burned seriously.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-14
EAT TONS OF pRUNEs.
Train Reaching from Chicago
to Buffalo.

A Frenchman planted q prune tree
out in California in 1870. 1t was the
only prune tree in the state. All
the prunes used in the United States
at that time came from France. But
now as a result of the prune tree
that M. Pellar planted California
every year ships enormous quantities
Of prunes not only to France but to
all European countries, says the Chi
cago Tribune.
The growth of the prune industry
in California all came from Pellar's
single tree. 1t was found that the
prune, which is species of purple
plum, throve on the Pacific coast,
and that the hot, dry weather of the
country brought out its saccharine
qualities. The first orchard was
planted in the Santa Clara valley,
just south of San Francisco, region
which is now the prune center of the
state. 1t was only ten acres in ex-
tent, and began to yield in 1878
In four years the trees produced
$4,000 worth of fruit.
The size of the prune crop in Cali
fornia is so enormous that the most
cynical boarder in any boarding
house in Chicago would be surprised.
In 1901 the state produced 10000, 900
pounds of prunes, and the total crop
of the year just passed exceeded that
of the preceding year by several
thousand tons. If put into ten-ton
freight cars the California prune
crop of 1902 would fill n train reach
ing from Chicago to Buffalo.
The American prune has found its
way into the European markets for
the reason that it is sweeter and
pleasanter to the taste than the
fruit raised there. The California
prupe, for instance, is dried wholly
out of doors, for the long period of
absolutely rainless weather which
prevails in California from July to
October 1 permits the drying trays
to remain out of doors day and
night. The French and other kinds
of European prunes are dried in
kilns for fear of exposure to rains,
and the artificial heat fails to bring
out all the rich sugar products of the
pulp.
San Jose, the county seat Of Santa
Clara county, is the chief prune CEN
ter of California, and in its noun
tain-encircled valley there are 3,567,-
$40 bearing prune trees. There are,
besides, great orchards of apricot,
cherry. peach and olive trees, so that
in this one county there are about
100000 fruit trees. Fruit raising is
carried on there on such a grand
scale that for some orchards of
prunes 80 acres are required in the
busy season simply as u drying field
for the fruit trays.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-14

II temporarily relieve catarrh
A have been devised from time to
time, such as sprays, snuffs, creams and
other local applications, but, as rule,
the medical profession has little or no
enthusiasm in the treatment of catarrh.
1t is generally pronounced by them
to be incurable.
It therefore created great sensa-
ton in medical circles when DR.. Hart
man announced that he had devised a
compound which would cure catarrh
permanently.
The remedy was named Peruna and
In a short time became known to thou
sands of catarrh sufferers north, south,
east and west.
Letters testifying to the fact that Pc
runa is a radical cure for catarrh began
to pour in from all directions.
in the Office of The Peruna Medicine Co.
Rev. E. Stubenvoll, Pella, Wis.
writes: II feel obliged to extend you
my personal thanks for my complete
restoration. All through the winter I
suffered from throat and lung trouble,
but recovered my entire health by the
use of your excellent remedy. peruna."
The following letter from q prom
inent gentleman Of Los Angeles, is q
case in point:
Mr.. j. W. Fuller, President Of the
Jewellers Association OF Los Angeles.
CAL. has been in business in that city
for seventeen years out ofthe forty-five
that he has been engaged in business.
Concerning his experience with reruna
be says:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-14
Cleveland Out of Politics.

New York, March lO.-Former
President Grover Cleveland denied
yesterday that he had come to New
York city for any political purpose,
ms was rumored. He said: II came
solely for the purpose of the meet
ing in brooklyn. The reports that
/ had a political talk with Edward
NJ. Sheppard are untrue. l am not
in politics. l am out for good"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-14
Cir, Drowned, Lover a Suicide.

Galena, Kan, March 1O.-Because of
the drowning of his sweetheart,
Helen O'Rielly, in Spring river two
years ego, Wilbur Baldridge, son Of
DIR. ]. NJ. Baldridge, shot and killed
himself at his home in Galena yester-
day. Young Baldridge was an eye
witness to Miss O'Rielly''s death. Bal
bridge could not rid his mind of the
scene.