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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
THAr cuRFEW BELL.
1t Has Ceased TO Ring at Arkansas
City.

Arkansas City. Kan. July 1s--Does
anyone remember how long il has been
since the curfew bell has been runs?
asks the Traveller. This question was
asked in a crowd the other evening AMI
everyone present gave it up" The coun-
ell passed an ordinance several years ago
providing for the ringing q the bell OF
the city building at regular hours These
were 81 the summer at 2 o'clock and IN
the winter o'clock Immediately folax-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17

This private hospital Is now one OF tns
best equipped institutions III the South
west FOR the treatment % both medical
and surgical eases Special attcntton -
given 10 the various forms 81 stomach
and liver troubles diseases pecui' AZ %
women diseases % the rectum and Ee1,to-
urinary organs. chronic rualarist poison
ing rheumatism. nervous disorders. 3 -
eases Of the throat lungs heart and kia-
neys: goitre and vnricocele cured one
floor Is reserved for maternity depart
ment and IN somfe Instances h0raes q u
be found for children Fs@ n short time
only a ward Will be- set apart Tor tho
treatment Of the morphine opium. CO.
Cai1r and whiskcv habits
Resident physician able medical star.
quiet and heaithful location extensive
grounds with fine shade. home comforts;
terms reasonable. No contagious diseases
admitted. Write FOR particulars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
Both phones 742.

Big reductions in prices on our photos
July and August. Baldwin Photo, lis Z.
Douglas avenue. 4S-Tu-F- SU-24t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17

The German American Building and
Loan Association have for sale several
books Of stock amounting to $50, $780,
$500 and $500 Dues on same from one to
three dollars per week. This stock will
earn you at least eight per cent interest
net and the security is of the very high
est order.
Series ; Common stock now open for
subscription.
G. Gehring, president, 400 East douglas.
o. G. Eckstein, attorney.
J. n. Richardson, treasurer, American
State Bank.
J. +. Knoblauch, secretary. City Clerks
Office. SOFT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
Sealed Bids.
Office of City Clerk,

Wichita, kas-, July 4,IyB.
Sealed bids will be received at this Of
fee until Z o'clock m, July 20. 1903, for
the removal and placing of curbing on
South Emporia avenue. which is not in
accordance with curb lines. as established
by Ordinance 2039. and placing same in
accordance Herewith under the direction
of the city engineer.
Bidders must state price per lineal foot
Certified check IN the sum of SO must ac-
company each bid Mayor and council
reserve the right TO reject any and all
bids.
49-3t J. L. LELAND, City Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17

Now is the time to get cheap pictures,
10 to 20 per cent off on all first class work.
Fred Baldwin, Leading Photo.
s8-Tu- F. Sll-24t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17

First class pictures at reduced prices
July and August at Baldwins Gallery. 118
r. Douglas avenue. 4S-Tu-F- Su-24t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
The THOMAS SANITARIUM

Corner Tenth and ST Francis Avenue.
WICHITA. KANSAS
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
WHO FIRED FIRST SHoT7
GunpOwder Has Been i'm Use for Gem
turies-knOwn to HindOos He
fore Birth of Christ

There is abundant evidence that the
origin OF gunpowder and artillery goes
far back into the dim ages of the past
The Hindoo code. compiled long be-
fore the Christian era, says Stray Sto-
ries. prohibited the making OF war with
cannon and guns or any kind of fire.
arms. Quintus Curtius met with fire
weapons in Asia. and Philostraus says
that AlexandeT's conquests were ar
rested by the use of gunpOwder.
II is also written that those wise men
who lived in the cities of the Ganges
"overshrew their enemies with tenn
pests and thunderbolts shot from The
walls" Julius Africans mentions
shooting powder in the year 275. II was
used in the siege OF COnstantinOple in
Cos, by the Arabs in 600, at Thessalonica
in 9O4. at the siege Of Belgrade in 1913.
by the Greeks in naval battle in zoos.
by the Arabs against the Iberians in
1147. and at Toulouse in 1918.
II appears to have been generally
known throughout civilized Europe in
1900. and soon thereafter it made its way
into England. where it was manufac-
tured during the reign Of Elizabeth; and
we learn that few arms were possessed
by the English in 1910. and that they
were used at the battle of Crecy in 1916.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
AMBITIOUS DUCK.
Fame by Laying Eggs That
Are Black.

Another freak in the egg-laying line
is just announced. and while the par
ticular bird who is responsible for it does
not allow her fame 10 rest on fecundity.
like Mrs McNally's hen. the variety Of
the eggs that she lays is something new
to these parts. says the Providence Jour
nal. This particular bird is a duck. a
black duck, and she lays black eggs. a
freak Of nature that has never been en-
countered before by the duck raisers of
Rhode Island
1t is an ordinary sized ducks egg and
Is a deep drab in color The color is mot
tied in some places, and the only light
spot on the egg is at the small end. and
there II Is somewhat white This egg
: not freak with the particular duck.
far II is said that she has never laid any
oher kind Of egg. and that she would be
mich surprised If she ever laid a white
on
The egg was brought in by John n
Montgomery. a relative OF Mr. Young
andlhe is authority for the statement
thatthe meat in il is as good as in a
whit, egg
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
GROUSE is A CLEVER BIRD.
u Evades the Hunter by Tricks That
Display Its Intelligence. Even
when Wounded.

The grouse has 100 tricks of defense
says Outing. 1t will sometimes lie
still until the hunter is within a ward
Of it, then soar straight upward i'm his
front. towering like woodcock. again
II will rise 40 yards away. and the
sound of its wings is his only notice of
its presence. IL will cover upon a
branch under which he passes and his
cap will not be more than a foot he
low ii as he goes. and though IL has
seen him approaching. IL will remain
Quiescent in frightful fear until his
back is turned. II will flush then. and
when he has slowed himself hurriedly
around he will catch only glimpse of
a brown, broad wing far away.
Wounded and falling in the open IL
will be found-if it is found at ALL
with the telltale speckles of its breast
against the trunk of some brown tree
against which its feathers are indis-
tinguishable and the black ruff about
the neck OF the male will be laid
against the darkest spot of the bark
Often IL will double like a fox: often
as man draws near. il will spring
noiselessly into some spruce and hide
until he passes. dropping then to the
ground and continuing It's feeding;
often too. il will decline TO take wing
though unhurt, and will run fast for a
half mile-so fast that the most expert
woodsman will be unable to keep pace
with it, This il will do only on Ieafy
ground and never when snow would
betray its tracks
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
rap neirY OF cRIcKErs."
Seems 20 be an Appropriate Name for
San Antonio, Tex. - Insects
Are Plentiful There.

san Antonio ought 10 be called the
city of crickets," said a man who has
inst returned 10 New Orleans from Tex
as. SAYS the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat. for have never found as many
crickets anywhere Oh earth as found out
there II is not simply case oil the
cricket ON the hearth Ii is case of the
cricket everywhere you go have been
irving 10 figure out why II is that these
insects are so plentiful in the Texas town
in question. AT night they swarm
around the electric lights like the bugs
we are familiar with in other places.
Il is impossible TO walk along the streets
without stepping on them. And there is
Just a bit of poetry about the situation
in San Antonio with respect to cricket
life there.
The people generally look upon them
with a feeling of affection. and il is
rare thing to see a citizen show any
sort of indifference TO the members OF
this interesting family. No man would
think of treading on cricket. They
take particular pains not 10 do anything
that would in any way injure the lives
or limbs Of crickets was speaking OF
the poetry of the situation. II is fine
thing 10 hear the crickets grooming
early in the evening They chirp as
cheerfuIly as if they were hidden away
in the weeds OF some romantic hedge
or on the hearth which has been inn
mOrtalized in verse and song Men hurry
along the streets; women brush along
with their musical skirts. and all the
while the crickets keep on grooming
their little love songs. Just as IL the
pulses OF humanity were not heating
about them II is interesting. pictur-
esque. poetic and. If ! had nay way.
would christen San Antonio the City OF
Crickets' think the name would add
color TO a city already romantic in its
rich coloring"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
OLD PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Before Norman Invasion Of Eng
Innd-Boaks We're easily Then

Though IT is the popular idea that pub
lie libraries are OF modern origin. there
IS proof that the Anglo-SaXon kings OF
England were disposed TO erect them.
and works were brought from Ireland
where sciences had been much earlier
cultivated than In Great Britain But
the invasion of the NOrmans says he
Chicago Daily News. stopped the spread
of libraries and the first in England after
the conquest was established Al oxford.
in Durham (nOw Trinitv) college. in the
thirteenth century by Richard de Bury
who purchased from 30 10 40 volumes
OF the abbot OF ST Alhan's for so pounds
weight Of silver Before that time books
were kept In chests and not in a room
STYLED a library AT the end ofthe seven
teenth century there were only six public
libraries in Great Britain The first cir
culating library was founded by Allan
Ramsay in 1928. whence he diffused
plays and works of fiction among the
people OF Edinburgh. So successful were
Ramsay's efforts. that il is said that
within 40 years nearly every town and
large village possessed a library The
first in London was started by Rotho a
bookseller. in 1740 Birmingham OBJ
tanned its first circulating library in 1851
The next step was the free library. Man
chester possessing the first in 1850. being
quickly followed by Liverpool Birming-
ham and other large towns
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
THE HUNTERS MONTH.
Loads ot large Game BeiHe shipped
TO the Citie>-FriendIy Cameras
Protect Wild Lie.

For a great part OF the country the
hunting season has opened. In little
while one will begin TO see in The papers
figures setting forth the amount of
game shipped from each station on Ger
tain railroads which reach the big
woods
To sensitive persons, says the Youth
Companion. the numbers are appalling.
and the sights In the baggage cars would
be still more repuguanL The carcases
of deer and of an occasional moose are
piled one above another almost 20 the
roof, and among them are many does
and fawns Yet before the passage OF
adequate game laws the conditions were
worse. Deer were shipped by the
schooner load from Maine TO Boston. and
birds by the barrel There are still too
many-far too many--killed but the
number is leSsening
Nature study in the schools and the
manufacture of good cameras. which
can be sold AT a low price. have done
much TO protect the lives Of animals
Those stories OF the woods which give
wild animals the attributes and feelings
OF human beings NAV be doubtless are.
poor science hut they are not bad NOR
ais They do N least foster sympathy
and encourage an altruistic magma
tion To know the woOdchuck intimate
ly robS one of the desire 10 make tar
get Of him. and a stump or an empty can
does duty instead The camera gratities
that love of the chase which is inherent
in healthy Young boys and men. and
fosters II without tho pain Of killing.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
SECRET OF RADIuM HEAT.
Lord Kelvin Suggests IL May he sups
piled BY Ethereal WaNes-JIlss-
trates his Theory.

What Prof. c. v Boys termed "tbe
miracle OF radium" has naturally re-
ceiyed much attention in London scien-
tific circles. At recent meeting Of the
science branch OF the British associa-
ton Lord Kelvin. in d paper which be
read, made an Interesting suggestion in
connection with its perpetual emission
Of heat at. according TO NJ Curie's cal
culation, rate Of about 30 centigrade
calOrics per gramme per hour.
He said that If the emission OF heat az
this rate went on for 10000 hours there
would be as much heat as would raise
the temperature Of 100000 grammes OF
water one degree centigrade. II seemed
utterly impossible to Lord Kelvin that
this would come from the store OF en-
ergy lost out OF a gramme OF radium in
10000 hours
IL seemed. therefore. absolutely Ger
tain that the energy must somehow be
supplied from without He suggested
that ethereal waves might in some way
supply energy to radium while il was
emitting heat TO matter around il.
Lord Kelvin illustrated his theory bv
the following comparison: Suppose A
piece OF white and piece of black cloth.
Dramatically sealed in similar glass
cases. We're submerged in similar glass
vessels of water and exposed to the sun.
The water in the vessel containing the
black cloth would be kept very sensi-
bly, warmer than that containing the
white cloth
Here the thermal energy was COM
municated TO the black clSth by waves
Of sunlight and was given out as Their
mometric heat to the water in the glass
around il.
Thus through the water there was ac-
tually an energy travelling inward in
virtue Of the waves of light and outward
through the same space in virtue OF
thermal conductiOn.
Lord Kelvin suggested that expert
ments be made comparing the heat
emission from radium wholly surround
ed with thick lead with that found in
the surroundings heretofore used.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06

Thesending up of self-registering
instruments upon kites at the Blue Hill
observatory. near Boston. has shown
that a passenger during an excursion
into theupper air would need variety
of clothi,g. If ii CHANGED to be normal
summer lay on the ground. with the
temperatGe at - degrees F.. and the
breeze blowing freshly at 20 miles an
hour. he WOULD need to take his furs
and mittenS for by the time he had
reached an Nevation of 1000 feet the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS register nearly 40
degrees lowef and the wind would be
blowing a hurricane
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
s and Conee for soldiers.

The British government has decided
20 no more liberal with its soldiers and
sailors in giving them sugar and coffee.
Among the experts in sueh matters the
belief has been gaining ground for years
that moderate allowances OF sweet
stuff and of the Arabian berry are BEN
eticial TO strong. healthy men who are
called upon to perform heavy tasks and
endure hardships. while the entire med
zeal profession appears TO be inclined to
the theory that weak and feeble men,
women and children should. as rule.
refuse such indulgences.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
MAY DESERT LONELY ISLAND.
Inhabitants of 81. kilda. of Hebrides
Group. Said To BE Planning MI
grafton to south Africa.

That lonely island. st. Kilda, one Of the
Ioneliest of the Hebrides. is likely TO be
left lonelier still in the near future. Its
inhabitants, it is reported, propose de-
sorting the island and emigrating 10
south Africa. This is not much TO be
wondered at. for St Kilda is one of the
most inaccessible islands in the world
only four times year. once month
in June, July. August and September
does a steamer call from Glasgow FOR
the rest of the year the inhabitants are
entirely cut off from the outer world.
Their special mail is in a tin box, INTO
which they put letters, toss it into the
sea and trust to Providence and iaVor-
able winds to carry ii to the shores OF
the outer Hebrides. The population OF
the island has gradually dwindled TO 20.
The last time there was great exodus
was when 80 islanders left in search
for gold in Australia
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
H0LD-UP EASILY FOILED.
With Nnlunhies In Left Hand Protec-
ton L. Perfect-PIan Has Sane
ton of Police.

A man who carries his money and
his watch in his left hand will
never lose a penny nor a time
piece in a hold-up The precaution
which is a perfect one. is SO simple
that few people have thought of II.
Yet IL has the sanction of the police
and its efficacy has been proven in
more than one instance. says the Chi
cago Tribune.
AS soon as the citizen is confronted
by the hold-up man he will. if he has
his money and his watch in his hand.
throw them on the nearest lawn or
into the ditch No highway robber has
time 10 stop and look for either There
is no sense in carrying valuables in
the right hand. because the first move
of every accomplished hold-up man is
10 grab his victim by his right arm
The movement is made 10 prevent the
victim from reaching for a revolver.
The man who tries To draw a revolt
yer while the holc-up man is in front
of him takes his life in his hands. II
citizen carries a revolver at all he
should carry il i'm his right hand while
in dangerous street His money and
his watch should always he in his left
Then after he had thrown them away
and the robber has departed discom-
flied the victim can take his time about
finding his property
This simply plan discounts all the
revolvers. sword canes. slungshnts
and brass knuckles ever invented and
has the added beauty that II can be
employed by woman as well as a
man. To throw the purse or the watch
away takes hut fraction of a second
and that isn't long.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
aouuty for Whit. Labor.

In the interest of making Australia
50 white mans country" a government
hounty is paid for sugar grown by white
labor OF the last years sugar crop OF
ZOO 600 tons seven-tenths was produced
nv Kanaka black labor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
The venesu-lnn Ro.a.

The roads OF Venezuela are not suit
able for American styles of vehicles
and draft animals are rather small for
any ordinary vehicles for freight The
lighter kind of pleasure vehicles could
be used II the roads were not so bad
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06

The lizard-like ptsodactyl. which had
membranous wings. With a spread of 20
feet. is the pattern fosthe airship which
Prof. Langley. of the smithsonian In
stitution. has built al recently tested
unsatisfactory.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
Educatien iniexico.

The peon child OF Mexie may now pass
from his letters TO the ikhest diploma
entirely at government e4ense. and the
government hopes shortlsto make edu-
cation compulsory.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
Italia Immirrnnt.

In 30years l 81 .076 Italians have come
to this country This immigration has
a very peculiar character Until 1890
the percentage oiwomen was less than
10. but now il hasncreased to 80. This
indicates that thu immigration has a
marked tendency d become permanent
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
p.t.to.. ver.u. Education.

Pennsylvania farmers refuse to pay
more than $50 per month for school,
teachers. but are offering 81 day for
men TO dig potatoes
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
x-Ray- in Incande.cen, Ga.rirb,.

NJ Blondlot. member OF the French
Academy of Sciences. discovered. not
long ago. that invisible rays. capable of
penetrating solid substances. are given
of from the incandescent nantes of the
Welsbach light.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
rana. neIonrinr to othrr nank.

The As national banks OF New York
CITY hold from s4OO, 900 900 to $500, O0O.-
600 deposits of other banks.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-11-06
First Prize
A $40 Parlor Suit, consisting of four
February Is, 1904.

beautifully upholstered and eXquy finished 1t the finest that
could be found Fulton and will be useful valuable
and durable the lucky This magnificent first
display mammoth establishment Barrett Shaw
Clinton door to p0stOfce
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
The Sunshine of True Health and
Life After Years of Agony.
Paine'S
Celery Compound
ReScueS a Sufferer Who Had
Given UD All Hope.

The liver. the largest and one of the
most important organs of the body. IS,
to thousands of young and old, a
source of suffering. 1t has been truly
said that a diseased liver means phys
zeal and mental fortunes and dangers.
The common symptoms of liver COM
plant are loss of appetite, nausea,
vomiting, furred tongue, constipation,
impure blood, headache. depression of
spirits and a host of other evils
Are you a victim of liver complaint?
Do you experience any of the symp-
toms noted above? If so. do not fail
to make immediate use of Painc's
Celery Compound the only medicine
that directly strikes the root of the
trouble, and that infuses new life into
every inactive organ. Mr.. c. U. Beau
mont, Memphis. Tenn, gives the fol-
lowing testimony:
For many years / was a sufferer
from liver trouble, and al times en-
dured terrible agonies. My blood was
in bad condition, and headache and
constipation added to my miseries
The doctors were unable to cure me,
and 1 lost all hope, and at times wish
ed for death Upon the advice of a
friend | commenced to use your won
derful Paine's Celery Compound. At
ter taking the medicine for two weeks,
l felt very much improved. l have
taken in all seven bottles, and thank
God. l am to-day healthy and strong.
Paine's Celery Compound truly saved
me from the grave. / shall always
recommend it."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
VERDICT WAS REVERSED
In Case of SnOw-Church Surety Co.
VS.. Beckett a Beckett.

vs. Beckett al beckett
The appealed case of the Snow
Church Surety Company of Chicago,
VS.. Beckett & Beckett of this city, suit
on note, was heard before d jury in
Justice Bevans court yesterday after
noon and verdict was rendered in
favor of the defendant.
The case was heard a few weeks
ago and a decision was rendered by
Justice BeVans in favor of the plain
tiff, the evidence being that Messrs.
Beckett e Beckett, or at least one of
the firm, had entered into a contract
with the surety company to handle all
of its collections here and for which
he was to pay $50. The amount was
secured by notes and $50 had been
paid, but finding the business not as
much as represented it would be at
the time the contract was made Mr..
Beckett refused to pay the balance of
the notes. Suit was brought for the
collection and the plaintiffs were Civ
en- Judgment. An appeal to a jury trial
was asked for.
AT the hearing Messrs. Travis g.
Edwards, representing the defendants
asked for a dismissal of the suit on
the grounds that it had been discov-
cred that the notes given by Mr.
Beckett had been secured in collection
by the parties in whose favor thew
were issued, and which had passed out
Of their hands, thus making the COL
lection impossible. The strange fact of
the case is that this was not discov-
cred at the first hearing The indorse-
ment of the Snow-Church Company
was on the notes, and there was no
alternative but for the court to order
verdict for the defendant