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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-23
IN MEMORIAM
OF Arthur q. Wiley who Departed
This Life July lie, 1908. Aged
IA Years.

Dearest Arthur, how we miss thee,
As we see no more thy face,
And how sadly we deplored thee
When borne to thy last resting place.
When thy cheek began to alter
When thy lips grew thin and pale,
Then our hearts began to falter,
Then our hypes began to fail
Oft we asked ourselves the question
Why from us must thou departt
Why the tender life was taken
Which so cheered our every hearts
But the balmy winds of summer
Floating DER thy lonely tomb
Are not needed by thee, Arthur,
For thou hast a heavenly home.
Sleep on Sleep on dearest brother,
All thy sufferings now are DER.
And we know that we may greet thee
On that bright Eternal Shore.
Lines by Mrs. @. w. Fis
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-23

A boon to travellers. DR.. Fowler's
Extract OF Wild Strawberry. Cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, seasickness,
nausea, Pleasant TO take. Perfectly
harmless.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-23
One Thousand Books. I5C

Elsie Vene of Destiny the famous books by Oliver
Wendell Holmes 1t has expensive a
handsome cloth 15c. worth 2Sc
Twelve different books by Mrs Souhwo lot Some Char
lote N. Braeme, Dickens, Scott
New books in this line Mary Holmes Rosamon Maggie Miller
Cousin Maud Dora Deane. Probably you. will like these
Lots of 1enty books for boys.
First Violin hema and Under Two Flags about selling
noveS-c too Black Rock Family Robinson Lame
Black Beauty In His Steps, Cricket the HEARTH Grandfather
Seven Cables House that Grew The mpghe Pilgrims Progress Pillar
FIRE. Professor the Breakfast Table, Robinson Schoenbeg
Gotta Family are books that out to read iSc for Them Nice
cloth binding 1000 books to choose from.
W. l.. BENEDICT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
ELECTRICITY FASTER THAN STEAM.

There is no reason to doubt the reports which come
from Germany to the effect that enormously heavy
electric has been road fitted especially fer
speed trails III miles hour, with fair
prospects for faster pace 1t requires very little know
edge of mechanics or railroad conditions understand
that in principle the electric motor has great adj
speed
The force of the electric may be applied con-
tinuously in rotary motion like that of a grndstone
polishing wheel whereas the cylinder must be
filled emptied fro end and then from the
ether as the piston is driven backward and forward This
reciprocang action in its very is less favorable
TO extreme speed than the simple whrilng of shaft
other gear under the influence Of the electric current
For this reason if cost is not suffered to bar the
way, there is apparent obstacle to the building Of
motors which will faster than any steam locomotive
Given the right tracks and roadbed and sufficiently pow
erul electric currents possible ito make electric
faster than the swftest railroad trains, and,
therefore may happen that in the end the electric rail
roads, which suffer their greatest disadvantage be-
of inferior speed will supass their rivals
most decidedly in that point OF nothing of
that kind happen until the electric railways have
much better roadbeds and heavier bigger they
use at present but all such conditions may be met 1t
depends the question of ways means. It can be
done if it will pay.
The outlook is surely for steadily increasing competi
ton between steam railways and electric lines with the
latter constantly gaining upon their older rivals The
wonderful speed tests made in Germany are only one
many signs pointing in that direction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
FIGURING UP AMONG THE BILLIONS.

In the first nine months OF 1903 the capitalization
of new corporations in the United States which were
large enough to be noticed by stattcians keeping rec
ordc of such business affairs amounted s44s 900
In the corresponding part of the preceding year the fig
ures were $216l1SS000 and 1901 the record to Sep
TENDER l, less than 81. $50 ,905. 10O
Touching these figures me Cleveland Leader tritey
urges that no who has any knowledge of business
conditions in the United States will be surprised at the
decrease shown in the issue capital and bonds
The wonder is that the change has not been greater
Surely the addition Of almost billion and half to the
capitalization Of American corporations the first nine
months Of the present quite enough of that sort
Of thing after the food of similar securities which has
been poured out in the last FIVE years The fact that the
total onehd less than he figures for the like part of
1902 and but half much record for the first nine
months Of 1901 indicates nothing less than healthy and
natural shrinkage
All such facts have significance as gauges of the
s'lod business Of the country II is wen knavn that
speculative enterprises AID the imitation Of paper wealth
have been sharply checked This year and no one has
reason to regret that fact Indeed the confirmation Of
such conditions as these which existed in 1901 would
probably have caused great disaster before long The
safe course has been followed putting the brakes on
the organisation Of big corporations more or less
essary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
THE TREMENDOUS COST OF WAR

The Mexican Herald quotes high statistical authority
for the belief that the ANIMAL income the people of the
United States amounts to S500000000O annually with
necessary expenditures which leave net balance of
to be added to the accumulated wealth of
the country every year The figures for Great Britain
chow annual income of $1,000 00O and to this may
be added the income of the British colonies raising the
total to about the figures of the United States
menting on these totals the Herald says
But great waste of wealth is going on in both the
British empire and the United States and this is made
plain when the cost of like those in South Africa
and the Philippines is reckoned up probably these two
adventures reaching s10OOO0O0O in South Africa and
100000 in the Philippines. or in ALL drain of
wealth amounting to ST. 700 100000 A prodigious sum-
All this is taken from the national accumuations and
from the storedup wealth of great communities Then
there is the of land ornaments and in
the United States the enormous pension outgo already
over sos 10000 year in excess of the estimate made
by the late President Garfield when he member of
the house of representatives The United States spends
lavishly enough its army and navy and when one
sdde the swollen pension payments that it is as
heavily burdened with military and quasimiitary pay
mens as any of the great European continental powers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Turks misapproprate supplies placed in their naos we
the Roman Catholic Sisters OF mercy III
kew would gladly cooperate with missionaries In the
distribution of relief The appeal OF the missionaries
should arouse both indignation and pity in every heart
lis not necessary believe all Of the terrible tales
concerning the Turkish soldiers to realize the
necessity of demand upon the Sultan by the powers
that he must wage warfare it shall be waged IN con-
eonance with socaled civilized war 1t may be neces-
sary the lives OF those fighting IN opposton
not necessary this day perpetrate such ourages
en- eenseess humanity and show such lack or pity Tor
outraged humanity as characterized the methods Of
the Turk history Nor Turkish atrocities the
work irresponsible bgands and irregular troops as in
the case ourages committed by the
donan bands The Turkish regulars continue to slaughter
the refugees who their former homes at
the invitation of the Sultan who promised them protec
tim
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
1ai1u ~ Eae1e
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
GENERAL MILES ON IRRIGATION.

1t is announced that General Miles is to take plunge
in the Gil fields of Texas Miles much Of the west
He is as soldier western product In encompassihe
the indiana he studied the plains General Miles ap
pears was the pioneer advocating national irrigation
having foreseen its necessity and possibility ionG BE-
this great question had appealed of its prese
advocates As long ago March $780, General Niles
published in the North American Review an article
urging national control irrigation from which the FOL
lowing is extract:
The government Of country has an important mis-
sion TO perform that it has once taken charge Oh
the work and it presumed that it will continue until
time when the whole irrigation system will be under It's
control with one simple governing it alike IN all
,sts and territories Otherwise there is danger OF con-
frsion and clashng interests whether it will be
taken charge of by the federal remains to be
seen The enormous amount of money required to place
the desert lands in productive state would have TO be
furnished by the government would be impossible
for the states territories to complete such system
as is in contemplation and the funds expended Should
by weIlnatured and comprehensive pan revert again
TO the treasury the general government from the sale
Of its lands thus improved"
Hon Geo H. Maxwell, chairman of the executive com
ittee of the National Irrigation association is enthus
asc over the possibilities of irrigation and results he
claims that vast regions be put under water The sub
iec of irrigation receiving serious attention than
ever before because land is getting scarcer every
year and settlers crowng harder and harder on the
arid section There are millions of unclaimed acres
awaiting Development through the processes of irrigation
and the time surely coming when this land will be
necessity support the constantly growing population
One of the speakers at Seattle congress said 1T is
out of the ground that wealth of the surviving nation
must come the that supports the fabric of So
ciety The silver the gold mine will pinch out oil
sands cease ysd their treasure and lumber forests
be devoured by hungry mills the American farm will
stand as long as shall endure Irrigation is
as pyramids and wherever intensive agriculture is
practiced you find the weathiest and eontented
people in the world. But after this what then? When
the is developed the limit of its productive
pacy the ability of the country to domes-
tic products then what? question for states
to deal with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
THE INDIA RUBBER TRADE.

What with the automobile and rubber-tre craze the
rubber is growing proportions
More than fifty million pounds of India rubber valued
at than thirty million dollarsf imported Into
the United States last year In 1890 the quantity kas
only hythree million pounds in 1880 sixteen millions
in 1870 nine millions and in 1862 the earliest date
which separately shown in the import statements,
only 212556 pounds This very rapid growth in the
importation Of crude rubber the great
increase in its in manufacturing both rubber
garments shoes. etc, and its in machinery and as
tires for vehicles Over hundred million dollars worth
OF manufactures from India rubber turned out
from the factories of the country every and about
half of this total is in the fern of boots and
is the demand India rubber in manufac-
turing that not only has the importation grown
million pounds in 1862 to fifty millions annually at
the present period but in addition this the forests
the East Indies called upon for several million pounds
annually OF substitute for guta percha known as
"gutta-jooatong, while at the time the highways
and byways of Europe and other countries ransacked
for costo rubber manufactures from which the rubber
is reclaimed" and reused in conjunction with the new
rubber from the of Brazil Africa and the East
Indies
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
AS A LITTLE CHILD.

Oft through the dark my little one
Comes stealing softly to my bed,
To Chamber in and cuddle down
And ON my bosom lay his head:
l hear him whisper coaxingly:
please let ME sleep with you tonight:
And he nestles close to me
His childish fears are put to flight
All, if he know how weak how frail
Am | in whom he puts his trust
How blindly and how oft fail
How oft my face is the dust
he would not rush to me when fear
Comes with her sable wings outspread;
The faith he has when ! am near
Would cease to bring him to my bed.
Some day perchance they'll bring him where
| long have slept. from visions free
And, weeping. they may leave him there
To lie serenely close to me-
o, may hear him, trusting. say
As he is reaching upward then
please, father, l have come to lay
My head upon your breast again.
S. E. Kiser. in Chicago Record Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
Givinq Advice.

What would YOU charge me for advice
in this matter?''
Il you'd charge You s25.''
well, then, l won't ask for it; good
day"
Hold on minute. charge you $40
for advice
'Hows that"
Well if ! hadn't advised you how
much | charged for advice. you would
have asked it. thus enriching me 81.
But ! didn't ask it; you didn't advise
me.
Pardon me. but ! told you how much ]
charged you foT advice. thus advising
you how much charged fer advice"
We'll. what Of that?"
a good deal. charge for advice. and
I gave advice. therefore / present my
bill
But if I hadn't asked you how much
you charged. but Just sought your sd-
vice. would have received II for So.
Just Sc
But | didn't ask your advice. and am
none the wiser, Yet ycu charge me SIC
for telling IRE how much you charged.
Certainly. because answered your
question ana advised you as TO the
charge. / nov charge You SO more for
advising you that the next time you want
advice you had better seek it and net
keep me here an hour advising sou how
20 advise
'9yeIl. III be --.--Piitsb1rg Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
THE INHuMANl7Y OF the TURK

Last week tTentyone American missionaries in Tur.
Key requested the American and British governments 10
SEND Red oross contingent saying that 10 tine should
De ioS' says che Outlook The starving in Macedonia
are eating and grssses and the wounded arc 6in
uneaTed for Pestlenee is threatened II the Red Cross
cannot come the missionaries that pressure be an
pned TO the Sultan 10 obtain permission to distribute
lief This at present is absolutely forbidden while the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
Beneath these stones

Beneath these stones
Under these trees,
Lies the remains of Hiram A. Pease.
The peas are not here,
But only the pods.
The peas has shelled out,
And gone home to God.
And here is a warning for men who
marry at IS:
The earth now covers Ben Adam Grimm,
His chances in the world were always
SLIM
And shortly after he ended his life.
This was the fate of one politician:
Rest was thesfutrehr wTheBtaofwyp
Rest found at last Hans Heinemahn,
The best man of the town.
He stumped the state with E L. Stain.
And spoke his part with great renown,
When all his speeches were not done,
He allied and died before he won.
And this of another:
He tried to brave the campaign blast,
But failed and lived detected;
Ne ran for heaven. and he at last,
Was gloriously elected.
Mr.. McDougald locates this epitaph in
Laurel Hill cemetery, marking the grave
of an old sailor:
l crossed the seas till was tired.
To find some port I long desired.
From rocks and shoals this place seems
clear,
So l in peace have anchored here.
San Francisco Chronicle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

B. L. Winchel. heretofore general manager OF the
Frisco has been made third president and general
manager of the entire Rock Island system now conprs
ing $4,000 miles. The system under its new ownership
embraces the Chicago Rock Island Pacific the Frisco
the Choctaw. and the Louis and Kansas City lines
Winchel is only 43 years old. But he big and old
enough to hold down his stupendous job
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
Freak Trick Played

A heavy rain fell here today ard to-
might This VIII delay corn cuttsns sew
cral days, bat IS very favorable 70 late
crops. Mech sharp lightning sccomps MED
the storm this Afternoon AID = fFezt
~ the erect Of Lightning occurred CT
cur streets A horse vas standing t.c1
20 q rack aid tAe lightning 50 struck Is o.
tn-ox the saddle twenty feet to the ssae
geariES bath S.rtfs sEts strings This wa
witnessed b. q nu-her @ osIr citizens
TIE horse Vas not karzcS.-sSansaa CITY
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

In sixty the annual per capita consumption OF
whisky has gradually decreased from two half to
enc and faurth gallons II forty the consumption
Of beer has increased from less than to than
seventeen gallons per capita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Canada is talking seriously q third transcontinenta
railroad well as the second line the Pacific coast
which quite of construction The dominion
is probably over-smbtous for these times She even
dreams Of annexing some OF the states
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Old Bill White, a Stanley senatorial champion de-
cares in his paper that Governor Bailey is as
under the domination CT the machine vas Governor
STANLEY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

1t is claimed that seats in the New York Stock EE-
change which sold at than $4,000 apiece about
year ago bought for $4,000 Wall street has seen
its palmiest days.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

On all the American mail ships nowadays there is 8
regular postoee in charge of three postal from the
New York posofce who live aboard assert the mails
just upon railway postal cars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
E.ririr. ch,ri.u

He-Aiiss Eleerleish certainly has a very
expressive face
she-Tes. indeed It's the very best
Trorey can buy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Shawnee. Oklahoma. young men Do 40.
dare 70 call on che Young lzs.es f5r fear
4 being held W o. their way ngrze-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

\ woman Is ofsen rzore ssecexs9zl IL
coacssiiag heF age thar Der rzge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
SOME, STRANGE STORIES.

Edwin Rossback. young architect and
/ Miss Hedwig Abel e. beautiful young
/ gil. planned surprise for their par
ents. in jersey City last evening. After
witnessing performance in the theate-
they went in company with Rossbsek s
brother and Miss Lena Mullen. 10 the
home of Justice Malls TO be married
The justice was summoned into the
vestbule- Upon being Informed Of the
guest. he put his finger to his lips and
/ whispered to the bridegroom-si elect:
Your dads inside. He and I have
been playing 'sket' for the last three
hours :
At that moment the elder Mr.. Rossbach
appeared upon the sce=e- He had heard
his sons voice and his request. Sa, natu-
rally, he was interested. He surveyed
the party for moment. Then ne sug-
Gested that all so into Justice Macs par
/ Tor.
Go ahead and get married said Mr.
Rossbach. I'm take the place of the
young lady's father and give the bride
away
The brides groom is at No s. Charles
streei.-New York World.
Harvey Miller, farm hand. working
for J. Z. Reynolds. a prosperous farmer
at Cedar Point. a few miles west OF here
was spanked almost to death by ma
Cnlne OF MS own c0ntTtN2lce-
Miller, who is an inventor. discovered
a mother help" machine. II consists OF
a series of monographs TO be set in each
room OF the house. On pressing a button
any one of the photographs desired will
call out, Stop that, Robert, and be a
good boy" Or will cal out. IF you aren't
a good boy barlma will whip you" The
device is worked by electricity and is sup
posed 10 relieve the mother of much
l
and 10 make the latter behave
Miller has also graduated spanking
attachment. The person to be spanked
is strapped fat down on board. while a
strong hardwood paddle operated by an
electric motor does the work. Two diais
control the mechanism. On the dial are
printed ages from two TO sixteen, so that
the force of the blows can be regulated
according to the age. On the other are
the words. Fair, good, hard. serious. 70
correspondent with the offense for which
punishment is to be inflicted.
Miller had finished the mechanism last
night, and after vainly attempting TO Sc
cure a friend to try it had himself
strapped down On board while a number
padding was started at age two. slw. 8
Of friends operated the works The pad
ding was started at age two, slight, and
gradually turned or until age sixteen. Sc
rious. was reached.
Miller was by this time roaring for
mercy and promising TO be good. while
the on-lookers were rolling on the floor
doubling up in laughter, not knowing
that Miller, the inventor, had been terri
bly, punished.
Millers strength was rapidly failing
when his friends noted his condition, hut
not being familiar with the machine, were
unable to make it stop.
Miller had lost consciousness when some
one released the buckles of the straps
which held him down and rescued him.
Miller's first act on regaining his senses
was to destroy the mothers help."-Chi-
cago American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Mrs Montgomery Sears Butler, a Bos-
ton bride, spent the first night of her
honeymoon on a fire escape at the Vic
toria hotel.
Montgomery Sears Butler. the husband
spent the night roaming the streets in
the hotel corridor. wandering through the
hotel halls-in fact, everywhere save in
the bridal chamber.
The bridegroom was willing to give his
wife the best when they arrived at the
Victoria hotel last night.
THE finest suite in the house, he said
to Clerk McHenry. 1t was about II o'clck
when the bridegroom and wife left the
lobby. An hour later the bridegroom re-
turned to the clerk.
Have you seen my wife," he queried
No" answered the clerk.
she must be found,.' cried Butler
Maybe she has been kidnapped. ~
All the bell boys were called. They went
along the halls shouting her name. Guests
were awakened and asked if they had seen
her Sympathizing women Joined in the
hunt. For an hour the hotel was crowd
ed by amateur detectives. But no trace
of the bride was found Then the search
extended to the streets. Van Buren,
street and Michigan boulevard were thor
oughly gone over for a distance of four
blocks.
Along toward morning a beer wagon
stopped at the hotel. 4 few moments
later the driver was whispering in CieTk
McHenry's ear. McHenry rushed out into
the street He saw a woman in flowing
night drapery asleep on the last round
OF the fire escape.
1t was Mrs. Butler. Her husband shout
ed instructions to her. but they were IN
necessary. When she saw the crowd
gathering below and then her nightgown
she got away quickly enough.
She explained TO her husband afterward
that she walked in her sleep and that she
probably left her room and stepped down
on the fire-escape. When she came to the
last round and could go no farther she sat
Inquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

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