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Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
An Execution.

An Exception.
Ascum He's particularly pleasant
when yoq. get him in a reminiscent
mood, don't you think?
Borroughs-Not always. He, was in
just such mood the other day and re-
called loan Of SIS he had made to me:
Exchange. |. r.
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Inuuisitive,

''I'd like to know began the little
boy. 3* ,s Sg., ~; IL. .s>s.s i
We'll. what would you like to
known asked his mother, ::yzEg@S.tt..."Sr,
like to know why sweetbreads
haven't any bread in 'em and sweet
meats haven't any meat in 'em.' Bal.
timore American. sss *s.y VI
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K " l1,T . 5,.Y 953j -, 1.l.-- a AZ n
The Continued .Desccnt

The Confined Descent.
De Cadde The family of my brother
sin-law, the prince. is descended from
Julihs Caesar. Il III .$s$ \ s.a:3s. @ MA
!. Fitz Bile--And it hasn' &. finished de-
sscenlding yet, tsa has Il It? - : New Orleans
{ Times Democrat. 545s 5,5$
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
Used to FIJI Up.

Mrs. Billus (after the company had
gone)-Johnny, you shouldn't have eat
en- those preserved fruits. They were
not intended to be eaten: They were
put on the table to fill up.
Johnny Billus-Well, that's what I
used 'em for, mamma. -,
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ExUer1encad

women feel where men think g, !, said
The female with the square chin. MI
4 .s Yes, !, sighed the man who had been
] married three times; that's why men
become BALI L 9 III yre.
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30

Ven yeS seegn ma n clappin' his hands
an, stompin boil feet in de amen co. I.
nah WafcM him de mex N, a HI
q out ~. Il teYs
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
Monuments Of Woe

ibid You notice Mr. Jones' new,
teeth y asked Mrs. Sharpe$e Il never
saw anything.so ghastly. They look
like gravestone tiat i fl: 3
.''Y Z es,' said Miss Sinnie Cal. 81 pre-:
s,nne he had them placed in memory OF
his lost ones. N ewS York Press /. 5''.ss
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
The Better Way,

"shure an I. hate. to be PAWN ye,
Dennis" s'':s :, -'s@. RI, l'j .'.' Z.
'. :"Ach.. Nora. me daelint, | can't bear
the siperation. # we must part let's go:
& tighter" ."-Kaasas City Journal. !, " ,..i
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
A Little Short.

+ -, A Little Short. sa,s;.24
I'D like to know why it, is, =: said
young iArdqpp to his tailor. "that every
time you make a pair of trousers for
me you get them little Short ~.
II suppose, :" replied the knight OF the
featherless goose, its because usual
" find you that way when'I present
my bill.' - S II s,.. .= 4 b. s- H. { -, = q p.
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
Lost on the aFnxnrifa.

!. Jessie was surprised to hear that
young "a andem was So much 81 debt. st,t,
He was sueh general fayorite! 5.5s7
5s ~, lsyy, that's III There's ii lot of
money lost on fayorit ties.
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
An Essential &

rs Would Be Writer N.ha tsdos you con
slider the most imp porf ant qual lifcation
for a beginner II litera atllre1
ss f1lae Hand sInaill Il appeti ite.
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30

III s5 II SisI y useless to attempt to reason u
man out of thing he was never rea
anned into. SWift
Mower County transcript., 1903-12-30
nToo Much j Fer Hf,, .

al-so7s.5S : 400 Much For Him.
s'1Ihey say that after seven re-
heaFsats1 :tr Charley tswimmington actu-
ally stumbled through the wedding
ceremony AL. s. N t5$5. I'D
"'osYertraiaed, ~ q ira i suppose Cleveland
Plain Dealer. ii 81. +: b f55i
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why~They went.

Wife-The Swintons are going to-
move out Of this neig!,borhood after
being There year r y. q
<Husband-That's strange! All the
people are just getting to know. them
now. 4:. y Is i. u Fxs f. s s !, sS
. Wife y ! e. Yes. that's. why they are go
ing. s.. sS' 4 EtF7lSSa # d
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~ q ssociety of' NoIasa the 81 cement
xood mann et u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21
KANSAS AND THE coMMIssioNERsHiP

Congressman c. F. Scott, writing from Washington to
his the lola Register has the following: Il notice
in OF the Kansas papers less causc crti
csm of the action taken by members Of the Kansas
delegation in recommending the appointment of Senator
Harris member Of the isthmian canal commission
1t to that with the situation properly under
stood there could be for complaint In the first
place, position this commission is of much import
that with less than national reputation
could expect appointment Senator Harris has gained
such reputation, merely by election the
but particularly in connection with the very question
sthmian canal of which he has been of the fore
most well of the best informed and most intel
ligent advocates There is certainly Republican in
Kansas who could be urged for the position with
possibility of The president recognizes the
sponsbilty that will devolve upon this commission and
he is determined appoint only whom the entire
country knows well enough recognize their fitness for
the place. II is unusual OF course for Republican
gressional delegation ask for the appointment of
Democrat, but it seems to me, and presume my col
leagues influenced by the considerations that
inasmuch the appointment of Kansas Republican
of the question il would be chursh small
refuse what help might be able TO render to a man
who although a Democrat. is yet a kansan, and has
served the state with dignity and decency and
very considerable ability for the past six years. The
law requires that the commission bipartisan
aud since Democrats be appointed and since
Kansas has Republican who aspres the placec. it
would if there could be no complaint of the en-
dorsement Of Senator Harris particularly
derstood that his appointment made will be charged
TO the southwest and not Kansas alone and viii
therefore not prevent any Republican being ap
pointed other place"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21
TO DO YOUR OWN KILLING.

Bale Waggener member of the legislature from Atchi
which is Republican and who is chairman of its judi
ciary committee ETC. have streak of southern
chvary or the like in him. a lawyer an eminent
one, and such would be supposed hold to the rule
that only those should be punished who had been legally
convicted But Waggener to think arise in
which the victim often fails of being avenged by the
law and courts. He has introduced bill which makes
1t lawful for to kill sight anybody
who ISLANDERS crculates lies idle gossip brutal in
situations about the character reputation wife
child. mother any member of the family, and to slay
outright the seducer either OF difficult
under existing laws convict OF murder any for
summary shooting sight the bertine who ruined
his home the life Of a daughter But still such
avengers sometimes convicted Of manslaughter.
Waggeners bill away with the necessity of suits for
damages by the wrorged the prosecuting him for
having avenged his wrong extent of de-
prving the wrongdoer Of his life In other words if
any person tells brutal lie neghbor or gossips
about or any in any manner the shooting
of the gosspper and calumniator will be in order
lawful Bales bill will hardly become law While
penalty prescribed and permitted by such Law would
probably seldom executed fact of It's enact
ment might have restraining effect and very whole
some influence
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21
THE MAN WHO DIGS WINS.

The Leavenworth Times says that: "All through the
senatorial fight Senator Long the friend of the ad
minstraon he stood better than any of the western
with the president and his close advisers Since he
has been elected the this has been
era times General Wood at Topeka Kansas Day
paid him glowing tribute as the close friend of the
president The St Louis Globe Democrat contains the
following which shows how succeeds He made his
dent through hard work.
Administration officials taken more interest in
the senatorial contest waged in the state OF Kansas than
in perhaps other western state There inter
ference nor none charged but because Mr.. Long had
appeared the special champion the administration
during the fight in the house last session for Cuban egs
laton natural that the waverng fight should be
closely watched There man in the war depart
ment who picked Long the winner from the first of
the contest He would give for his answering
belief admitted that he knew absolutely nothing about
Kansas politics. comparatively little Long
but still he had abiding faith in him. Colonel
Clarence Edwards Of the nsular bureau When Long
finally did win in the end Edwards told why he had
picked him winner. when the Cuban reciprocity
fight first came on in the house Of representatives, said
Colonel Edwards Representative Long my Office
and wanted information about the techncaities of the
question He said that he member Of the ways and
committee and ought to be posted He said that
he much in in his desire and told him the
only way for him master the details of relations
with Cuba during military occupation for him to
spend hours day studying the question for three
weeks. Long Immediately declared, I'll do it, and
forthwith settled down at desk here in the department
For three weeks he did nothing study the records
and He entered the building with the first clerks
and left with the last He complied with the depart
mental rules governing clerks and only took the usual
allotment for time for luncheon at noon He went on
floor of the house and made the brilliant fight for Cuban
reciprocity which him national attention.
made up my mind that with such qualities could
not defeated in anything that he set out TO do
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21
BOTH WALK AND RIDE.

The moving sidewalk, which first tried at the Chi
cago worlds fair and which shown in perfected
type the Buffalo exposition is be utilized large
scale in New York. The sidewalk will be in strips. the
speed of which increases outward from two and half
five and half to ten miles an hour. No dex
tery will be required step from to the other and
when passenger has reached the swfest strip he
may sit down and ride at the tenmileanhour rate or
walk in the same direction and increase his speed if
he is hurry. The passenger pedestrian who steps
the ten-mleanhour strip by walking in the
direction at gait will be making the average
freight train speed say fourteen miles an hour.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21
MISSOURI AND ITS "JIM CROW" CARS.

"The Wichita Eagle is earnestly requested to reprint
editorial constitutional conventions and Mis-
souri, nfuence"-K c. Journal
Couldn't possibly think of it The screed alluded to
was lacking several elements especially in dynamite.
However Missouri unfang of supply not so
much for unusual interest legitimate entity for
ending criticism Still we adverse to the adms
that could possibly transpre that might
found entertaining optimistic estimate of the
mass Of mankind that goes to make up Missouri than
that chung by editor of the Eagle there be any
such they are gently warned demonsratve
In averring the thing. Poor old Missouri Shades of
Boone and Benton A bill is pending in the Missouri
legislature providing for Jim Crow" cars on all rail
roads and street lines operating within the bound
the There said be good chance for
the bill to become law and it is farther asserted that
in such expected event Dockery the chief
ecutive state will withhold his sigma
ture The newspapers of Arkansaw and Mississippi
greatly and southern statesmen generally
aged the stand taken in this matter by Missouri
And still the Democratic party contemplates the chances
of going into Missouri for candidate for president The
is also made that number of Republican
members are supporting this Jim Crow" measure
Some may conclude this be odd, questionable. But
1t isn't Mssourians are all alike not differing in
degree the question of Jim Crow"
and allied racial issues. they unanimous in their
sympathes such their citizens who in thought
less moment are guilty holding up looting
bank OF course no would be guilty of imagining for
a moment that train robber or bank could
convicted before jury of Missourians But when of
their outside of confines of the
in being apprehended is sent up how the
welcome of the victims home return
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21
Eaalc
m. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
KANSAS NEEDS A FISH HATCHERY.

The Kansas legislature goes on appropriatng PUBIC
monies for all of interests, schemes and nsttu
ticns MANY of which are but local Importance but
year after wear refuses to do anything looking to the
stocking of the many sh of the state which
streams being rapidly depleted of fish The Kansas
black bass for instance, is the best black bass that
swims A fish hatchery would cost comparatively but
small SIM to build and Every part OF the state has
its fish and people in every section OF the
state are DESTROYS of building fish hatchery
Kansas is the only state almost entirely
fail of taking care of this widespread interest bill
providing for fish hatchery in Pratt county was killed
in legislature but the other day. the excuse or oppo
ston being based the proposition that Pratt county
has no water. That proves how little our legislators
know at times of what they talking about We were
talking only yesterday with Dr. Hutcheson of Pratts
most intelligent citizens about the matter He was in
dignant that such assertion should have found be-
in the state The Minnesota river which clear
through the county succession of lakes of living
water from which tons of fish taken annually by
hook and line The waters of Wadock, Cairo, Gantz
and other county lakes also the Ninnescah river
are the natural home the spotted channel cat
and the striped perch More these lakes reach
Wichita markets than from all the other streams of
southwest Kansas combined. There hundred ideal
places along the Minnesota river in Pratt county espe
cay adapted successful propagation of fry for all
the fish streams of Kansas. The house might
better reconsider the by which it sidetracked SO
wise a measure
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

activity the great systems aiming 10 perfect us
connections fiji; up gaps with construction. shorten
distances remove and lower grad IS The Harri
man system reducing the dis incs to the "a
oifc and the Central Pacific by means OF SIN mile tun
other improvements. expects to shorten the time
from Chicago San Francisco to sixty forr hofs Inc
Santa will the length of its route between those
points by two miles Add to these outays the
new money that go into additional equipment On all
lines and it that furnaces ard machine shops
will be kept busy. Some stimulus will be felt also from
that in Canada is estimated that some $780,
spent for betterments to roads and for
new construction by Trunk which has planned
a line the PacInc coast.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21
MHAT AIOT OE MONEY.

The Railway World estimates that not less than
s7COoOooO viii he spent this year for railroad improve
ments The Pennsylvania will spend s7oooOOOO the
New York Central SsooooOOO. the Wabash s2e.OoOOoo
tie Baltimore and Ohio s2OoOoO0o the Union Pacific
and four other lines s1oOooOOO each with small r
EXPENDED various systems in the south
west. Tunnel ana terminal operations will absorb vast
SUMS the treasures of the Pennsylvania and New
York Central West of the Mississippi there is great
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

The Il Dorado Republican Is bowling
fu- ar ordinance compelling people 20
shovel STOW Of their ssdswafks- Such an
s-s.irance would become dead letter fer
want q an opportunity &c enforce T.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

Italys anxiety TO thank the United States for her
part in the Venezuelan matter che 10 believe
maybe she would Ike 10 under cur wing And on
the other hand she would make good coaIing station
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

The pOntif. Pope Leo NIL. head OF the church was
unable TO stop ticket speculation for jubilee II
reasonable believe that the tribe will
menting St Peter himself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

Nine. PATHS contemplated tour of the
United States next season Is certain TO be
one of the most absorbing features of the
musical year, whatever its outcome may
be. The prima donna is now sixty. which
is also the age Of Christine Nilsson. Her
appearances in England for the last ten
years have been few in number. probably
amounting to less than twenty season.
with l.ttle travel necessary. and gcner-
ally separated At intervals of time suffi-
GENTLY long to give her the opportunity
to rest.
The ordeal Of an American tour is
likely to dissipate in a short time the
prima donna vocal savings and will be
a great contrast to her experiences
abroad But the vocal side of this tour
is not really regarded as the most i'm
portant The public will be relied on 10
attend the concerts through its desire TO
see such a famous woman.
Daniel Frohman described II this way:
II should not call it farewell tour. for
there is no novelty about that sort of
trip. 1t is really an exhibition tour with
the most famous singer that ever lived,
to be seen il not heard"
Expensive shOemakers who get the max
inum prices for their wares are no longer
able to persuade their customers that
they alone are able to give them the par
ticuiar last which is the mode OF the
are in nearly every case quite equal in
the matter of form and otherwise 10 the
products of the most expensive shoe
makers. 1t is in this respect that the
greatest advance has been made the last
few years in the low-prived shoes. For
merly it was necessary 10 pay high
price 10 acquire a last not as pointed
a tOOthpick or as broad an arm. But
now the cheap shoe Is as good in this
particular the most expensive. Evil
dence Of this fact Is found in the case
OF New Yorker who had for several
years patronized the same expensive shoe
maker once he wanted pair OF shoes
in a hurry and got them in such very
short time that he was led 10 examine
them carefully. when they began To show
signs OF wear sooner than ne thought
they should. Under the lining he found
lndispUtatle evidence that they had been
made in "A shoe factory and not in the
rear % the New York shop where several
men were always cobbling incustriOusiy.
lie examined some others and found that
they came from the same wholesale
dealer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

The cry that from the people On reading the
of the death eight little children was universal
one The death OF thrice that number Of men does
produce such deep feeling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

II there ere Few Ike Chief Justice Pope Of
South Carolina il looks though Tillnsn would
set his deserts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

There is gastronomc novelty In town
for persons who are either very familiar
with all existing god things to eat. or
take so little interest in the pleasure OF
eating that something especially piquant
is required to appeal to their appetites
The new fashion does not come from
any well known provider nor even from
a part of the city that might be expected
to supply luxury. Its place Of origin
is a bakery far down on the West Side
of the city. There is made the bread used
by many of the Greek residents of the
city. Until the recent demand for this
bread became so large. the clientele of the
shop comprised only the compatriots of its
proprietor. But some of the bread found
its way by chance to the table of a per-
son supposed to be an authority In mat
tiers epicurean. Its fame. once establish
ed. spread over miles of exclusive table
cloths and the Greek baker is still puZ-
lied as to the surprising vogue acquired
by his wares among a public that had
been quite Indifferent to him and TO his
works. In addition to charm of taste.
there are said to be wholesome qualities
about the food which compensate for
some of the peculiarities OF its manufac-
ture ard the tendency of the baker to de-
liver il wrapped in Il newspaper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

That extra session bluff OF Roosevelts works sper
didy. He is. likely to make good il don't
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

Quay Is using tactics and the senator's are watch
ing him like pusilst eyes his antagonist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

Lawyers. IN addressing a jury. single
out one member Of n who 10 them pre-
sents the most intelligent appearance and
To him deliver their eloquent appeals
confident that II they can impress him
his influence viii Be- valuable 81 its e.
, feet upon The other members. II they
make a mistake. rarely do they discover
Il But according &c TIE stenoEraphsr =
2 certain part Il the supreme eourt- this
happened a few days $40. All the tesfl-
rony in a case had been taken. the iaE
yer. fer both sides had summed Up and
the Judge had charged the lury. when up
rose tire intelligent juror whom both
counsel had singled ont - the recipient
q their impass!1ued address, and asked
Of the court some inforn2 ton.
= have been bothered 2 good deal" sad
the juror. about no words the lawyers
use here al the TINE
All what are thoseT~ asked the court.
expecting - - called upo- % sEpourt
RS inter slios scta o. a fgTtiorart q
some other dead ores
why. plaintiff and 'defsrcenat OF
said the Juror. i doat knOw what they
mean
lie was enlightened ard presumably. n
spite C his intelligent spp<srsuce. vzs
IL; chosen 20 BE- foreman
\ recently eiec-ed member = an ex-
elusive Glib zas adrfffe1 - pee1 -
bis name cane Ep. E@ aaFaersc 70
s,ass@z< = name that Eaz b@rn csrsr.c-
1soss 81 III his.1~v = thfs rsfv = sac
his naze ard he hsd a aerf-cs risht 30
L. zfthozEh - zas net even remotely
connected -Ith r. family with shir5
i AS associated Euf = vas re nis-
tzkea hziisf - TIE governor rat -
t-io7Er-i 70 th~ fsr-sfy SAzck carried ki-a
into The crs1rlzztloa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-21

At least one New Yorker experienced
no grief when the Moulin Rouge, resort
beloved of so many good Americans who
go TO Paris. was torn down. He remein-
bered the place with no affection.
Il had invited a young woman / met
there last summer 10 take supper" he
said. and after good but unpreten-
tious meal. | asked the waiter for the
check. II ought TO have been about fifty
francs. 1t wa more than four times that
amount. But the supper we had eaten
was quite distinct from the other charges.
Tha cost what / had supposed it would.
The rest of the check. as the waiter very
promptly explained. was for various sup
pers that my companion had eaten during
the week when there was no generous
American around TO pay for them.
could not quite stand for that. in spite
of the ladys polite suggestion that it
would be easiest TO pay the whole bin
I declined to do that, and l never tried
the Moulin Rouge again for supper. II
seemed to have been organized too ex
clusively for the stranger