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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-01
SWAMP ROOT SAVED MI LIFE

I received promptly the sample bottle OF
your kidney remedy Swamp-Koet;
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
Her Letter and Her Answer.

Would you be kind enough to re
turn my photograph" she wrote 7
gave 1t to you in moment Of girlisf
folly, and have since had occasion tt
regret that l was so thoughtless In
such matters"
OF course she pictured that photo
graph framed and hung up in his
room, and was inclined to think that
he would part with it with deep re
greet. Just why she wanted 1t re-
turned Is immaterial Of course he
had offended her In some way, but II
is unnecessary to inquire how.
The answer to her note came the
following day.
II regret" 1t read, that | am I'm.
able at this late day to pick out your
photograph. However, send you my
entire collection, numbering a little
over 500, and would request that you
would return all except your own by
express at my expense.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
II Did Not Matter.

The man in the case was old ant
profoundly in love with a young, beau
tiful and fashionable woman.
Whether she loved him in return i!
not said. 1t is enough to say that sht
permitted his attentlons-nay, more
she encouraged them.
In fact, they were to be married.
Is 1t necessary to state that he was
rich?
my darling" he said to her as he
clasped a magnificent bracelet Of dia
monds about her wrist, q love you
more than | can tell YOU"
He spoke the truth, too, for 1t Is
easy for an old man to love a young
and beautiful woman who smiles upon
him.
"Oh," she laughed, as she tapped
him playfully on his bald head, you
don't have to! Money talks, you
know"
And the old man thought 1t was SO
very bright and funny that he stopped
down and kissed her.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
AN ODD ODD FELLOW.
Paid to Learn the Signs and Was
Kicked Down Stairs,

Pald 10 Learn tne signs ana was
Kicked Down Stairs.
"Of all the mean swindles ever OBJ.
served" said an Odd Fellow, "the
meanest was one down in Texas a
couple of years ago, was living
there at that time, and one of my
neighbors was a little German saloon
keeper. He wanted to join our order
the worst way, but he didn't like put.
ting up the initiation fee,
Zone day while the little fellow was
dealing out beer in his place seedy-
looking individual entered and asked
him if he was an Odd Fellow, The
saloon man said he wasn't, and then
the seedy-looking chap offered to tell
him of all the inner workings of the
order for SIS.
"'You look like a pretty good fel.
low said the visitor, and as long as
| don't attend lodge meetings very
much any more, I'll give you the grip
and all Of the secret passwords, so
that you can attend the next session
held here.
"The saloonkeeper put up the five,
and the seedy-looking man explained
queer grip to him and told him Of
all sorts of queer motions to make
with his hands as soon as he entered
the lodge hall,
well, on our next meeting night up
came the little German, When the
doorkeeper stopped him he grabbed
his hand and began going through all
sorts Of antics, Then he put his
thumbs to his ears and began wiggling
his fingers,
AT this stage in the proceedings
the doorkeeper threw him down stairs.
When he learned how he had been
swindled he swore out John Doe
warrant for the arrest Of the man who
taurht him the signs, but that indi-
via.al never appeared In town again."
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
WATCH SMALL AS A NICKEL.
Triumph Scored by an American
Maker Of Chronometers.

Triumph Scored by an American
Maker Of Chronometers.
The smallest watch yet turned out
in this country has Just been put on
the market, although few are on sale
yet. The new watch Is the size Of a
scent piece. :
The smallest watch which American
watch factories had hitherto succeeded
in making had been as big as quar-
ter, so the new watch Is looked upon
as marking a distinct advance in the
industry in this country, where
watches have only been made for a
little more than half a century. Watch
makers also regard 1t as indicating
that the time Is not far distant when
Americans will soon overtake the old
worlds watchmakers, the Swiss, In
turning out watches Of minute size.
The Swiss still make a watch small.
er than the Americans, but the watch
just put on the market here by both
the Waltham and the Elgin companies,
the two largest Matchmaking concerns
in this country, will have the advant-
age over the Swiss watches that all
the other watches made here have pos
sessed, namely, that Of being turned
out In quantity. Under American
methods the daily output in one fac.
tory Is $500 a day,
The new watch Is the result Of
months Of patient endeavor by the
watchmakers and machinists. For
every new sized watch designed new
machines have to be made, and as
the size Of the watch is reduced, by SO
much more must these machines be
made more delicate
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26

udu W Ienuiu COliou W e6RiAst, Auey
muif.
.4Goodby, Mr. Preston" said Lucy
when they got outside their own par
tlcular station, and stood together In
the dark road. And she held out the
puppy in both her hands toward him.
II don't know what to do with the
little beggar," he said, helplessly.
TO-" she said, softly. Then why
did you buy him?"
He suddenly took hold Of her hands
puppy and all. Il wanted to give
him toto someone I'm very fond Of;
someone who'll be kind to him be.
cause Of me-someone who"
OF course, you understand that 1t is
absolutely impossible to make intel.
ligent replies to anyone when an ex-
citable puppy Is making soft dabs at
your chin and when you are vainly
striving against him.
But, at all events, Mr.. John Pres.
ton seemed to be quite satisfied and
the puppy went to sleep again, obvi.
ously content that he had put in a
very fair evenings work.-Black and
White.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
Failure.

Not always Is 1t he who wins his way
Through proud achievement to his world.
ly goal,
Upon whose shoulders falls the sacred
stole
OF sweet serenity when wanes life's day
Outlines the weary who beneath the
sway
OF so-called failure would give up his
role,
Has risen through the gloom with
strengthened soul,
And caught the CLEAN Of some divine
ray
Failure, success are terms but relative;
They are not measured In the Mind d.
vine
BY such poor standards as our earthly
are.
Who patient through apparent failure
live
Are like the watcher who, at sun-decllne,
As daylight fades beholds the even star.
Herman Montague Bonner in Lyrics
Of q Finnish Harp"
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he should take absolutely no notice Of
her; indeed, no sooner had the dane.
ing eyes met him, than they were
turned in another direction.
The puppy continued his yelping. 1t
was only when the conductor began to
make kindly inquiries concerning the
breed, and what 1t was fed on, and
other things, that Mr., John Preston
caught up his basket and swung off
the car into the road.
The car passed him as he strobe
along gloomily. He had an idea that
he could see those laughing eyes look.
ing out through the lighted windows at
him.
He told himself recklessly that he
did not mind what she thought, al.
though his heart was bitter enough;
he tried to look forward to basking in
the smiles of Miss Clara Harcourt.
Keep still, you little BEAST" he ex.
claimed, petulantly, as he shook the
basket. 81 wonder If you'll be quieter
if take you out and carry your"
He pulled out the skewer, and
dragged forth the small wriggling an.
imal from the basket. Tossing the
basket into doorway, he tucked the
puppy under one arm and strobe on
again.
But he didn't know that puppy; it
wriggled and wriggled, and kicked
and squirmed, until at last it was &C.
tually hanging by Its head under John
Preston's arm.
Then, as John stopped to gather
him up afresh, the puppy made a dex.
ferrous forward plunge, and shot right
out of his arms.
And with what surprising agility he
moved on those diminutive legs John
Preston whlstled, and called, and
snapped his fingers; the puppy tucked
his small legs under him and went on
at sort Of romping gallop. Sudden.
ly he stopped, however, and John
Preston felt that he had him.
The puppy stopped near a slight,
girllsh figure walking on ahead Of
John Preston; more than that, the
puppy flung himself right in front Of
the feet Of the girl, and "yopped" at
her, and made little forward rushes
at her toes; SO that she had to stop
and stoop down and pick him up.
John Preston, going forward with
raised hat and with thanks on his lips,
stopped in establishment; the girl who
held the puppy was Lucy Minton.
"This is your puppy, think" she
said s
"Y-es," he stammered. "He
slipped out of my arms, Miss Mlnton."
Shall carry him?" she asked, al
most in Whisper and Immediately
added; "Mr. Preston?"
You're very good" he said lamely.
The puppy knew how to manage
himself, thank you; he was perfectly
comfortable. He snuggled down
against Lucy's muff, and-hls mission
accomplishment fast asleep.
She carried that happy puppy all
the way to the depot. There Mr.. John
Preston, with a memory Of his
wrongs, suggested that he would take
the dog himself, and spare her further
trouble.
But the puppy made such q fright.
full business Of II, and kicked and
yelped and howled to such an extent
that, for the sake Of peace, the dog !
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
The Work of the Puppy

Mr.. John Preston was in dlscon.
tented and uncertain frame of mind.
He told himself a dozen times over
that he had been very badly treated;
that life was blank
M Mr.. John Preston had been land
still was, for the matter Of that hon
estly in love with little Lucy Minton.
But there had come time when
John wanted his way, and Lucy knew
that she meant to have hers, John
Preston had gone off in a rage-and
Y had cooled five minutes aftervard,
when 1t was too late.
u never want to see you again-it
has all been mistake" Miss Minton
had declared 81 sincerely hope, for
your own sake, that you will find
some one who will understand J lou"
There are quite a number Of people
in this world ready to be sympathetic
on an emergency; when the emer.
gency comes you wonder why you
haven't thought Of them, and begin to
see virtues in them they never before
possessed.
There was Miss Clara Harcourt, for
instance True, she was reported to
have temper, but Clara Harcourt
thought well Of him; there was much
in that.
During three days Mr.. John Pres.
ton thrust out of his mind the image
Of Lucy Minton and resolutely held
before him that Of Clara Harcourt. On
that third evening he came out of his
office into the raw air, and thought
for a moment what hideous place
the city was.
He came to long, narrow street,
with various articles hanging outside
the shops for sale, and with other
streets opening from It, Wandering
aimlessly and stopping now and then
Ito look at the shops, he came to one
the window of which was fitted with
small cages holding birds. From in
kide came noise of barking and yelp.
ding, mingled with the twitter of many
birds.
And that was where he saw the
puppy. The puppy was not associated
In any way with ordinary puppies, or
even ordinary dogs; he had cage to
himself. And as John Preston stop.
ped to look at the shop his eyes were
on level with those Of the puppy.
He was nondescript sort of fellow,
that puppy. In word, he may be said
to have been all head, like species
Of hairy tadpole, and to have had no
legs to speak of.
mice dawg for lady, SIR" sug
gested man in his shirt sleeves, who
BOUNCED out through the doorway at
that moment. "'E's a 'andsome dawg
that"
II should scarcely have called him
handsome" said John Preston, with
smile.
/ You take i'm in your 'ands, sir"
urged the man, opening the cage, and
hauling out the puppy unceremonious-
by. Feel is teeth, sir.
Not desiring to appear an amateur,
Mr.. John Preston felt his teeth; and,
incidentally, the puppy, not to be out.
done in courtesy, felt" Mr.. Preston's
finger.
r On the man urging again that this
was really very good dog Mr.. Pres
ton remembered that Miss Clara Har.
court had once said that she loved
dogs; this should be propitiatory gift
AN excuse for calling that night.
So the puppy was bundled uncere.
moniousy into basket, and fastened
down with a skewer, as though he had
been So much meat; the price was
paid aid Mr.. John Preston walked
away fith him, wondering a little,
before he had gone hundred yards,
why he had bought him at all.
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| puppy announced who he was, and
/ where he was, by a series Of yelps that
drowned the rattle Of the wheels. In.
stantly all eyes were turned on Mr..
Preston and he endeavored to sup
press the puppy by pressing him hard
between his knees.
~ don't b'lieve the pore thing can
breathe in there" said an elderly lady
sitting opposite, Come to that,
don't think the law let's yer keep EN-
shut up like that"
Mr.. John Preston looked helplessly
round, and then he observed curious
thing He was looking straight into
eyes that he knew, in a corner of the
car-the eyes of Miss Lucy Minton,
and the eyes were dancing.
OF course, etiquette demanded that
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
MRS. HAROLD stage.
Copyright 1890 and 1901 By Robert Bonners sora

great interest which there is in cleo
tricity at the moment might save them
from falling fiat But am thankful
that have not got to try"
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next half hour, because the puppy
kicked. More than that, he wrlggled
"a blunt little nose out Of one corner
Of the basket and yelped.
\ Finally, in desperation, Mr.. John
Preston boarded q car and there the
real trouble began.
The car had just started, when the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-26
THE LAND OF MAKE.BELlEvE.

It Is well to wander sometimes In the land Of Believe
Through Its eversmng gardens where the may gieve
Where the beds with and the paths with gold
And hopes like soaring their mercua wings unfold
Let all be little children for awhile and make way
Through the sunny meadow land Of Believe to-day
There's Queen within abor where she rules in high
With lily for sceDer and wreath for crown,
love and laughter for they there
Never hate pain enter in her kingdom fair.
sing the the children play the games they play
As wander in the golden land of MakeBelieve to-day
;.sa,sa.lfS]2@Ny#M@g1.H;ss+~,
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-01
DROWNED in THE HARBOR
THREE MICHIGAN CITY BOYS LOST
INA SINGLE AFTERNOON.
Two Were Brothers and Went Down
Latcr-Other Serious Accidents.
Special to the 1ndianapoli. Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, June 30.-John
and Felix Day, aged eleven and eight years.
sons of August Day, and Louis S. Ritenour,
aged ten, son OF Samuel Ritenour, found
watery graves here this afternoon. To-
night Martin Pavolock, aged thirty-four.
drowned near the same place.
The younger Day boy, after wading about
in shallow water in the basin at the upper
end of the harbor plunged into water that
was beyond his depth. He began to strug-
gle and his brother John tried to help him
and plunged into the deep hole after him.
After rising once each locked in the en-
brace of the other, they sank to death to-
gether. The father watched the opera tions
of the life-saving crew in bringing the bod
les TO the surface.
Young Ritenour drowned several hours
later in the upper basin of the harbor. He
made a plunge into deep water and, with
a cry for help, sank, his body becoming
entangled in weeds. He was taken from
the water by the life-saving crew, but could
not be revived.
Martin Pavolock, aged thirty-four years.
drowned tonight near where the Day
brothers found watery graves this after
noon Pavolock was bathing and stepped
into deep hole. Being unable TO swim he
sank before assistance could reach him. His
body has not been recovered. A wife and
four children survive.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-01
DRAKE MURDER HEARING
STATE CALLS TEN WITNESSES
AGAINST THE ACCUSED WOMAN.
DIR. Hurty Testfnes to the Ffnding OF
Poison I'm brakes Stomach-What
the State Expects 10 Prove.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind, June 3o.-The second
day Of the trial of Mrs. Elmira Drake for
the murder of her husband, Robert Drake.
like the opening day. was before a crowded
house. Yesterdays session OF the court was
devoted to the securing OF jury and the
other preliminaries.
This morning counsel made their state
ments of what is expected TO be proved.
The State assumes that her crime was pre-
medtated murder; that she was q fortune
hunter. and when she married Drake re-
ceived a large sum of money. 1t will be
shown that she was guilty of criminal
practice and that her husband threatened
to expose her. 1t will be shown that Drake
on one occasion ate poisoned meat, but
was saved by taking an emetic promptly,
though he was sick for two weeks there
after. He was found once by the doctor in
a stupor and Mrs. Drake said it. was
caused by taking patent medicines and the
use of sulphate of zine TO gargie his throat.
Drake bought poison and will admit that
Drake bought sugar OF lead and sulphate
OF zinc.
The defense expects to prove that Drake
died of gastritis. cholera morbus and
alcoholism. 1t will seek to prove that he
had trouble with feminine fortune hunter
. from Chicago.
The State called ten witnesses to-day.
chief of whom was DR.. ]. N. Hurry. of In-
dianapolis, who analysed brakes stomach.
He testified as TO the finding OF poison in
the stomach and outlined the tests made
for sulphate OF zinc. Professor Clark. OF
Westport. Conn.,. testified as to the compo-
sition of embalming fluid, which he man.
ufactures, and whose product was used on
analysis of his digestive organs. Other
witnesses were of little Importance.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-01
PASS TO new COMPANY
LINES OF UNION TRACTION COMPANY
LEASED TO INDIANA COMPANY.
Stockholders at Anderson Order the
Transfer by Unanimous VOte-Divi-
dend ON Union Traction stock.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 30.-Eighty-three
thousand five hundred and ten and six
tenths shares were represented this after
noon at the meeting of the stockholders
of the Union Traction Company of Indiana
in the companys new offices in the Union
block, in this city. The meeting was held
in accordance with the call issued some
time ago to pass on the proposition of the
Indiana Union Traction Company to lease
the lines of the Union Traction Company of
Indiana and the lines of the Indianapolis
Northern. The representation of the share
holders In the meeting was nearly unani-
nous, and after a careful consideration Of
the proposition the question of acceptance
was put to a vote. 1t was supported by the
entire S3,510.6 shares represented in the
meeting. The threatened opposition to the
leasing of the lines to the new company
did not develop, and all those present
seemed to think the lease good business
move.
Before the adoption of the lease propo-
sition a dividend of / per cent was de-
clared on all stock of the Union Trac-
ton Company of Indiana.
The operation of the leased lines will
pass into the hands of the Indiana Union
Traction Company at once. The new COM
pany will at present make no change in
the methods of operating the Union Trac-
tion Company and it Is a question If the
present policy could be materially i'm
proved, as was put in evidence by the ex-
preston of confidence made in the passage
of a resolution by a unanimous vote thank
ing Mr.. McCulloch for the success which
his management has achieved in the Union
Traction Company.
Those present at the meeting were Ferdi-
nand Winter, r. C.. Light, George P. Mar
rott, John d. Thompson, Henry d. Peirce,
A. r. Thompson, William A. Bosson and
George +. McCulloch, of Indianapolis; A.
L. Drumm Arthur w. Brady, G.. W. Nc
CURE. William c. Sampson, Harry F. Guth-
rie, Ellis c. Carpenter and j. A. Van Osdol,
of this city.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-01
BOYS PRAYED FOR TICKETS.
Cleveland Youths Yearned for Home
One Attempted Suicide.

Jacob Klein, a runaway boy from Cleve-
land. o.. made several unsuccessful at
tempts to commit suicide in the county
jail yesterday afternoon. His reason for
the attempt was that he was homesick.
Several days ago Klein and Calvin
Bruner. another Cleveland lad. were ar
rested here and held until their parents
in Cleveland could be notified OF their
whereabouts and send transportation for
them back TO their homes. Bruner n.
ceived letter from his father early yester.
day morning and left for Cleveland at noon
When Klein found himself alone IN jail he
became frantic and attempted TO choke
himself with towel. but was prevented
by Sheriff Metzger, who happened 10 be in
the ward whers the boys We're confined. He
later tried TO kill himself by striking hia
head against the iron grating of the cells
His ticket from here TO Cleveland arrived
last night and he was sent home on the
first train.
During the confinement OF the boys In
che county Jail they had been praying
every night for tickets 10 take them home
They asked Turnkey Kimbalf 10 pray with
them on Monday night and ne says the
boys would have been here yet II he had
not bended his knee for few moments with
them when they requested IT,
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-01

Wednesday and Thursday:
Indiana-Fair in south, showers in north
portion on Wednesday. Thursday showers,
cooler In south portion: fresh 70 brisk south
winds becoming variable.
Ohio--Fair I'm south. showers and cooler
In north portion on Wednesday. Thursday
partly cloudy, probably showers; cooler in
south portion fresh TO brisk winds, most
~ southwest
1llinois-Falr In south. showers in north
portion on Wednesday. Thursday showers.
cooler in central and south portion; fresn
% brisk south winds.
Lower Michigan-Showers on Wednesday
cooler in east portion Thursday snowers'
fresh to brisk winds, mostly southwest
Kentucky-Fair and continued warm on
"Wednesday. Thursday partly CLOUDY; proo-
ably showers and cooler.
Wisconsin-Showers on Wednesday; cool
er in north and west portions. Thursday
fair: warmer in west. showers in east por-
ton: fresh TO brisk south winds, becoming
variable
Minnesota-Showers on Wednesday; cool
er In west and south portions. THURSDAY
fair: warmer; variable winds.
Iowa-Showers and cooler on wednesday.
Thursday fair in west, probably showers
I'm east portion.
Nebraska Fair in west. showers and
cooler in east portion on Wednesday.
Thursday fair.
Kansas = Fair and continued warm on
Wednesday and Thursday, probably pre-
ceded by showers Wednesday In northeast
portion.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-01
WAS THROWN INTO PRISON.
Experience of an Indiana Mine Owner
i'm Nicaragua.
Al TO the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, June 30.-In 1888 George
B. Jackson, aged about nineteen years,
left his home in Jackson county for the
West and trace of him was kept up to
about 1892, when all communications be-
tween him and his family ceased On the
18th of this month his brother, Henry s.
Williams, of this city, received letter
from him written at Buffers Salvador
Times, at Santa Rosa, Salvador, having
the date of May 26. In this he states that
he left San Bernadino. Cal. in 1890 for
Guatemala, where he followed railroading
for a time, and after various vicissitudes
went to Nicaragua to take possession of a
gold mine, then recently acquired by him.
On his arrival in Nicaragua, he says, he
was thrown into prison, where. for the
space of three months, he was beaten and
otherwise abused to force him to relinquish
his mine to the government officials, who
had just learned its value. He was re-
leased by the Intervention of the minister at
Nicaragua, but was banshed and returned
to his former employment with the Buffers
in Salvador. He has filed a claim for
heavy damages against the Nicaraguan
government.