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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
From Harper County.

The Denver Post says: A new era has
dawned for the granger. He now vies
with the bloated capitalist in the pursuit
of luxury. and travels in a special car
He is ace high in the game Of prosperity.
All the past week special trains have
been boubarding Denver, en- route TO the
coast. They have contained school
teachers. physicians. Grand Army men
and governors, travelling incog. and last
but not least. came the granger.
Saturday morning a special car pulled
into the Union depot and anchored on the
tract reserved for the wheeled palaces Of
the rich Those who looked at the ex-
terror of the special said Il must be the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
A Society Item.

Society item in the Hinton Record: Mon
day evening crowd Of friends surprised
Sherman DYKES at his home northwest
of town They had a Jolly good time.
which they viii long remember. They
cleared the dining room and Fin perchcd
up in one corner and started his french
harp going. Feet began gliding in the
mystic nazes Mrs. n enters. She does
not approve OF this and the call became
You know where" The open windows
and doors were where" to many. but
Dock and 'IIarve' were left in the mid
die Of the floor looking belplesSly for an
elevator or a knot hole. We are told that
Harve found a knot hole in the floor first
and dived through and would have been
all right Ii his feet hadn't caught. This
not only held him. but plugged up the hole
and cut OF Docks means Of escape. Mrs.
D.'s wrath turned 10 pity for Harve and
she had Dock help pull him ont After
they had worked while the shoes came
up but no Harve. He hsd slipped OF
his shoes and was outside diggng his
toes In the sand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
a Youthful CRATER.

little girl in Topeka played a neat
game on a number Of the leading gro
Gerry stores. The child, who did not look
TO be more than dozen years old, went
10 a number of places and ordered Is to
s. cents worth OF candy or nuts at each
place. She would order all but nickers
worth Of the stuff sent to a certain num-
Der right away, for they are in an awful
hurry for it, and would take the smaller
amount herself In this Way she accumu-
lated quite a quantity of various goodies
of various kinds. The grocers' wagons
ell arrived at the address where the goods
were to be delivered al about the same
time Nothing had been ordered from
there. and the drivers discovered that
they we're the victims Of a very smooth
fim-fam game worked by a very small
girl.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
]. c. Stairs Scheme.

Representative J. c. Starr. Of Scott
county. is promoting scheme 90 irrisate
that section OF the county. He says by
damming the Beaver river. which always
has running water In II. a lake twenty
miles long can be established. This would
furnish enough water 20 irriease large
area Along with this scheme he wants
a beet sugar factory located there. He
thinks the government should take hosd
of the matter. He has been chosen dele
gate 20 the national irrigation congress
at ogden and will spring his plan on the
meeting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
Rental Values.

The Kingman Journal cites sample of
rental values in Kingman county. II. Il.
Isely of that county after harvest receiv-
ed check for 1888. for his share of the
wheat raised on &c acres of ground. This
is equal to $3.50 per acre. Who can beat
that In eastern states land that sells
from $50 to 800 an acre rents for only
little more per acre than Mr.. Isely re-
ceived for this tract of land which he
would probably sell for $50 per acre.
Notice the difference in the rate per cent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
a Queer Parcel.

A young woman went into Troy store
one day last week and took her dog with
her A sheet of hy-paper had blown to
the floor and, of course. the dog stepped
in it, As he couldn't get off he lay down
and finally rolled over a clerk wrapped
the dog. hy-paper and all. in a sheet of
wrapping paper and the woman car
ried him home. The Chief remarks that
maybe you think it wasn't an all-day job
getting that f1y-paper off.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
THE JAYtIAWKER OF SUNFL OWERDOM

cred that it was impossible TO articulate
and next to impossible 10 breathe.
The editor OF the Ness County News
has been thinking of this matter during
the past few weeks. while the country
has been flooded, and wonders whether
the time has not arrived when the two
nloistures have met" and IL not, how
much water will it require to soak down
10 that point where the lower moisture
is supposed to exist? lie says that time
has been so long coming that he has
almost become a Doubling Thomas. and
if the recent rains and floods do not fix
things so as to make farming country
of this. his faith in the old theory viii
be entirely obliterated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

car of some financial magnate Of the ef-
fete east Others thought it was the
movable home OF some railway president
or epauIeted captain Of industry.
Then the occupants came forth.
They were farmers. All wore whiskers.
calculated 10 tempt Colorado breezes 70
do their worst and hayseed was in evil
dence in the alfalfa hair and whiskers
Of the crowd.
But they were there with the money
all right Each OF them carried q roll OF
bills big enough 10 choke a cow, and was
ready 10 spend his cash right and left
as long as there was anything in sight
that contributed 70 pleasure or excite
meat.
Us Of fellers may look like we was
from way back in tn kenrry.' said one.
but femme tell Y. we're purity prosp' rous
in the pipin' times O. prosperity. We all
feel like young colts and it's agreed
among tn bunch that travelin> in a spe-
ciaI car is mighty fine"
When the depot hangers-on and report
ers. who saw the gransers issue from the
special. had water dashed in their faces
TO bring them TO after the shock and
surprise. the farmers were asked where
they hailed from.
Were from OF Harper county, Kan
sas." said the spokesman. We're just
travelin' for our health and TO git away
from the worry of lendin money and
clippin' coupons of bonds. We need rec
reation jest as well as Schwsb an Nor
gan an the rest o the bunch. Were
all beoomin' msgnates lately. y know,
since this yere wave o prosperity hit us. !"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
When the Moistures Meet.

Away back in 1879 and 80 and along
those years when it was a common thing
for the hot winds TO set in from the
southwest about the middle of May. and
continue almost without cessation until
it naturally became too cold for that
kind of diversion. and when everything
animate and inanimate was just at the
point of combustion. there was a theory
among the old-timers that the short-grass
country would become a farming country
only when the upper and lower mois-
lures should meet" In those days the
festive cowboy ranged the praries in
their primitive wildness. and to protect
themselves from the fiery blasts of the
southwest winds. wore leather shields
over their mouths, otherwise their lips
would become so parched and dust-cov-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
The Judae.s Entersalnment.

The Howard Conrant reprints this Joke
on s 3. oeeTienaer. formerly q there.
from the Enid Wave.
Judge Oberien5er loves joke as wei
as any nan. some movers oampea enc
night near his farm. lie came up 10
them from direction opposite The house
and sat down 70 talk. They asked him
whose 1eid Of corn snd oats was adjzeent
TO them. The judge said: oh that be
longs 20 sneaSirg oil Scoundrsl rs the
name of obesieaacr. Go Ia and hep year
self He's no good. and besides. h sin't
AZ home You have a wife and little ehg
dren and you need feed CO up 10 the
house and so into that patch. Take a
sack. He has lot Of bacon up shere-
Take = piece Of 1t. The man did so lie
took a couple OF bushels 81 corn and a
piece OF bacon ard asked the Judge %
keep stu about q The judRe said hc
would. me man asked his name. "Why.
my name Is Obericnder ! own this place
The color rcceded from the poor fellow
face. and sweat poured out ard IRE sack
fell 20 the ground he began 20 plead.
ODE broke into commissions Of laughter,
with the wind IN the right Gircciion. ysoa
could have heard him a mile. Why. my
dear fellow. this joke Is worth Ten bushels
Of corn 20 ne. Go and empty that sack
and take some more. and again Ne broke
into that awful laugh and winked she
other eye.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
A FAKE StcN.

Two weeks sEo the newspaper ciippst
z short sto-J from an eastern paper stsf-
ing :hs; the s. Louis exposition suthorf-
tses -ou'8 give trarspor;sioa 20 and fsorn
= Louis - the tire % ths sxpositior
next year far silver Dollar dated iSS4
The article went 81 % say that ;hs gov
eminent Is caiit.g these eo.as la-tha;
i5pa were oofusd IN ;hSt year ard a.
but - we're esIi~s s. and that re SOW
eru1eas was pzTing high premium sor
the serzi1inE oEes
The story WSz started without foEncz-
ton Several pos,r1sstsrs took tbs rat
ter up VIII THE exposition agfnoT1fl~s
Who prcrrotis reosied THAI there var
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
Nothinu in Siuns.

The editor Of the Arkansas City Trav-
eler declares there is nothing in signs.
He says: We used TO believe in them.
but we don't any longer. For years we
have been led to believe that every
time we got a cup Of coffee with lot of
grounds floating around on the top We
were sure 10 set a pile of q oIey. We
have been SEEMING coffee grounds for
week and drinking them. Our left hand
has been itching in the center for a
month and we have always been told
that was a sign that never failed 10 bring
money. Again we reiterate there is moth
ing in signs. We have seen no money. A
man who owed US some gave US the mar
bic hand when we asked him for IL"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
Costly Experience.

The Salina Journal has the following:
fellow went around town one day re-
Gently and solicited advertisements for
a menu which he said was to be used by
the different restaurants. He secured
twelve advertisements from 81 to 500
each. The menus were printed and de-
livered 10 the restaurants. The restaurant
had not been consulted in the matter and
the menu cards could not be used as they
were not of sufficient size. Consequently
they will be Of no service whatever to the
restaurants and the advertisers are out
different amounts. which can be charged
TO experience The merchant has a re-
course if he patronizes home talent, but
there is no recourse in cases of this kind
The fellow is gone and also the money.
Merchants like for the town people to
patronize home institutions and the mer-
chants should do the same.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

hung. Bond Of 500 each was required
for their appearance at the September
term and Patrick and John Kirwan sign
ed the bonds. the Redmonds depositing
with them $500 in cash. But at the Sep
TENDER term the Redmonds did not ap-
pear. and the bonds were forfeited.
Last week a man walked into the Office
of Troy lawyer and said he was one OF
the Redmonds returned from Missouri
related the story and asked the IawyeS
10 see if he couldn't get the 800 back.
The lawyer, according TO the Chief, gave
him the laugh and advised him TO hike
back 10 Missouri. which he did
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
Requirements

Col. Iscnberr. Of Enid is IN need %
hsip. He advertise IN the Wave - fol-
lows.
wanted-An Industrious boz. who has
not already learned All De can iearr. can
find place where he ear earn sefnetSinz
ard learn soneihinE. in this Office. The
boys graduated a. iie Wave Office are
now attracting the attention - The ciri-
lied world IN scleuti5c matters. Any
Of them car convince Tho Sorid that
az vegetable ilfs springs from eahbags.
or cabbage head ~ dcn'i vsnf boz
y hose parents are raislHz him 60 Pc
Like a poodle dog BE- - % ~ earthly
Use. outside q bis fondiinE home. \ boz
thar - fGed ~ natafe and intellect FOR
fhe newspaper -busiEess. and likes fhs
business. car Fet better est'csiion in
~ IA business ~ suT wsi rsEaisfsa re<s-
rsper CREE than ~ ear ls esy oolisss
., Earth p p. TIE wori intellect -
an oversight n ihs ahovs. no istsisrt -
reanlre1. sana a-6 Ffit f1gsKn - =
hungry srs not rrsrnsis About Il. - q
better qtsa1f~rr tfcr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
$ : LIFE IN LAND OF THE FAIR GOD

nothing in IT. Those who have been saw
ing their 1894 dollars. and there arc quite
number Of them in Oklahoma. need
have no further hesitancy in putting
them in circulation. They are worth
just 100 cents Some people were foolish
enough to pay a premium for these coins.
They are wiser now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

sas and here + a dilemma. The Demo
crat presents this dilemma Suppose an
oklahoma commission OF sanity should
disagree with the eminent physicians OF
Kansas and say officially that Mr. Sparks
is not insane. bat on the contrary -
clothed In his right mind, then what shall
We do with Sparks He who has already
made things lively and uncomfortable for
the officials Of 2 state and territory. II
would seem that by the time everybody
gets through with Sparks they will con
cIude that insanity f. indeed and Ia
truth. a hard proposition and that be
cause man is sound in miro in Okl<Ao-
ma f. no positive sign Of his sanity when
he gets over the state line Of Kansas.
which state has always on tsp sur
prise for the res, OF The univerrc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

interest. On eastern land valued at no
more than $50. which is a very low valua-
ton. the rate would be Only little less
than 10 per cent. while the interest on
the money invested in Kansas land Is
more than 20 per cent. While $50 lard
which would not produce any more than
Kansas land would pay an income of not
more than per cent.
This is only one instance OF many in
which big interest has been received and
almost al the farmers have had an ex-
ceedinsly good yield this year and have
received big interest on their investment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
Jet Philosc

The other day a certain woman at Jet.
upon seeing a gathering of ladies. re-
marked that the poor ones who were not
there were catching IT." The News man
says: AS yet the writer is not very well
versed in wOmanoIogy and the lady's as
sertion may be a fact. but we would hate
to think so We are all human and prone
10 mistakes. yet the more those mistakes
are discussed and commented upon by
our fellow beings the larger they appear.
Would not an equal amount of satisfac-
ton result if our neighbors' good points.
instead Of their bad ones. were discussed?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
When the Cats Away.

Lyons is without a pastor and the Rice
County Eagle declares that. of course
ii could not be otherwise than that every
thing should be running at loose ends.
One Sunday recently, some boys broke
into store and on Monday. following.
Frisco freight train was derailed on
the ~ while backing up to the station.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
4 Study.

The following STUDY OF the mule j.
taken from the Fl Reno Democrat:
Hickman has a mule that is the real
article and upon diver occasions he has
demonstrated that fact 10 the entire salts
faction Of every one within the radius OF
his influence which compa sseth man
blocks around and about where he has
circulated
This morning his muleship did himself
proud for about the eleventh time AMI
his little e$Capade upon this occasion
caps the climax and establishes The fat
that he is not reliable EXCEPT for the pr
pose Of making trouble FOR everything
and everybody. and when c. Hook and
Mr.. Campbell hiIched him w with Hick-
mans best PONY. there was trouble irrle-
distely. Campbell cot into tire wagon
got held o. the lres and ell the tine
that mule stood terribly still he never
moved a muscle. he never winked c.
tapped an ear and everybody raIapsed
into hopeful anticipation Of peace and
good VIII. when be started. however. he
went oc Ike shot and Hoch grabbed
him by the bit ana shc mule j1st Ike an
onery raple ran sIdcwi<e j1st az veil as
endwi<e ard he took pony. E-en. wagon
and all. about hslf a block and up
steep bank and over g picket fence. along
tho way Hoes bumped no aEsinst = teie-
phone pole rooted up haf acre o. side
walk ara got mn over ~ tie wagon. bat
Campbell jumped out early f. The same
and escaped unhurt
svhen ire crowd gathered where the
team stopped they found the NIUE On rs
hack IL some fellows From. yard ki-kins
the picketz 81 the fence and when thev
touched him M with i club Re bahbs.s
UT ss-ensiy without scratch CT a hsern-
ISL while TIE pony held MS ground o.
the other side q the fence
During 1he niece tie waEon fs-es bad
~. vhiaetTees broAe one frou; wheel
smashed. front axle sprung. top esmeiish-
cd and the whole outfit rezemhlsS a Jay
hawkers schooner after a cyclone
We went over 20 see brother Hickuan
TO see bow nanch Nr. Hoeh was sE6
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
Must Have Needed the Money

Nearly thirty-six years ago John and
Thomas Redmond, then of Troy. were ar
rested for assaulting a neighbor. Patrick
Maher That was in November. 1867
They were tried in the March term of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

saloon at Enid. relates the Wave. He felt
real weary. having taken on a real good
drowsy jag ard he seated himself. In a
short time peaceful slun.ber overlook
this knight of the road. The help around
the Monarch attempted to Jar the pilgrim
loose from the embrace of morpheus but
ali to no purpose Finally the west end
of the sidewalk hose. connected With 7
hydrant. was pushed down the rear hos
ON of his pants between the suspender
buttons Soon two beautiful streams Of
cool refreshing water came dancing out
out the lower extremity of his pants. fill
ing his shoes. but still the man continued
to sleep and dream. on and on. Finally
he woke up and clutched for the rope
used i'm hosting the awning. believing
that It had something to DO with the
water current. He tugged at the rope
hard when Policeman Thrasher cold
heaTtedIy took him in. II was great fun
for the boys and no doubt the water did
the pilgrim much good. This morning
he was placed al hard labor on the chain
gang cutting weeds to pay his iine for at
tempting TO take a bath on the sidewalk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

The Apachs Review says DF Bs9cisf
informs us that hs hss received wrfd
from President Roosevelt that be s. On
able 20 deeids hefV>en fhs many sxesI-
lent Republicans Sh1 sire candidates for
the possofsce iu Apasbs and hss dsesdei
n give .; - DeseefFnf Tns dsessf
ssys the apToirfns~rt has beer ssHaefea
- sim ard ~ has aeresff1 g. If ssss
sha; when h. q. insfafisa fhs on,ee VII
- con1uete1 IN true Dem0crasie sfFie
The poslnsstrr wiH Appropriate every
thing u value o rs own vac anf sat
everything Ella. 81 a raFFsi win free
grabbing prisis<sss o. TIE seaefaf ratiie
We are RESTING easF zha agrtor sf8
have AZ sfSsorfsnitF - snsr4frifs eng
ihiaE isfrsdes FOR ~ s1ospf taFissis1ns
zhich All begin. Year account 80
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
The Awakening.

An oklahoma summer tourist found
lovely chair in front Of the Monarch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

Of siri IS the oid-fashioaei girl. The girl
who can spend a month al home and
stay in every night without once being
Gun OF bored. The girl who can dara
socks. nx buttons and sdjuSi a patch
who has large heart and a kindly. ami
able nature without being a rirt- She
may be dark OF fair. slender. or well
developed. tail OF shors-tkere Is TO e.
pecisl mark with which % distinguish
her. The only way she nav - known Is
BY the multitude OF those who love her"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30

and ask Tor a donation % samples ~ their
manufactured goods. explains che EHisr-
prise When the collections are ala ia
the ladies viii then place them on sEhihi.
ton Ia their bazaar for saie. giving each
firm credit FOR the particular article do
mated. This indeed. - novel way -
prepare fair or bazaar o8s ~ me
iadiss receives The nrsi reply h the let
ttrs recently mailed which coutaiaed .
check FOR quite 9 gpoiiy sum. The donor
writing "a their goods were handled eK-
tensivsIy In that city. tbey preferred 20
donate the money Instead. 80 the home
agent wosid likeiy place their pfnenes
on exhibition when solicited ~ tsie iadias
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
A Bull Snake Story.

c. c. Rulings OF Caldwell comes 20 the
front with a snake story that the News
declares wears the blue ribbon In south
ern Kansas 20 date He was driving out
in the country the past week when a
woman spoke TO him and said she wanted
70 show him snake she had killed The
snake was under a wash-tgb and much
resembled a bull snake. but where the
white is on that specie. red was on this.
The woman found the snake in the chick
en- house where an Old hen lay dead The
snake measured three feet six inches In
length After looking at the snake Mr.
Rulings told the woman the snake had
also swallowed a chicken and cutting Il
open with his knife. he took out half
grown chicken.