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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
GETTING DOWN TO MINIMUM.
Ameer Of Afqhanistan Has Divorced
All but -Four Wives.

London. March 1+--Mail advices receiv-
ed here from Kahul say the aIileer Of
Afghanistan has divorced all but four Of
his wives The divorced women are al
lowed 10 remarry at their pleasure and
the ameer has promised lifelong support
10 those who do not marry again He has
also directed by beat OF dram that none OF
mis- subjects shall hereafter have more
than four wives. and that all in excess Of
this number must be divorced.
The ameer Is also suppressins evildoers
with an iron hand. In a recent prcClama-
ton he ordered that anyone convicted Of
haunting another on account Of his re-
ligion shall be blown from cannon
mouth. This punishment has already
been inflicted Robbers are placed in
cages. which are hung prominently in the
thorouchfares as warning 70 others
Another proclamation IF the ameer. evil
IDENTIFY aimed against those who attempt
TO corner. grain. DEGREES that everyone
possessing grain n excess Of what IS alb
Solutely necessary for the support q his
family for four months shall sell il X he
fails 70 do So his whole supply VIII be
taken by force
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
PRAYING FOR HIS MOTHER.
Little Prince George. Son Of Princess
Louise. Found After Search.

Dresden. Marcn Little Prince George
eldest son OF Crown Prince Frederick,
was missing from the palace yesterday,
and for several hours his tutors and The
household officials were in CONSERVATION
The fsvorite rumor was that the prince
had been abducted by the agent az his
mother. the former Crown Princess LON
Use The boy was found praying in the
cathedral that his mother might return
The Socialists are using the crown prin-
cess episode fo- political agitation. and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15

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The Transmission q sound waves
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with the apparaEuS. Sut uone esn explain
,hs astounding resi- It's obtained
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15


In the
Dress Goods Section
All Wool CoveTts and oxford Suitings,
Storm Serges and Henriettas, Black
and ColOTed AlbatTos. en-.
etc. per yard ...................OO wv
Pongce Silks. in number of TO-
desira bic shades, yard ......i OC
Japanese and Tafetine Silks in black
and line OF colors. S0,.
Hair Line Check and Striped Silk
Waistings. 7E..
olo
Black Peau de Soire Taffetas Ct m
and Moire Velours, yard. ~'.oo
Wash Goods Items
Scotch Lawns, in white grounds and
coloTed figures. Per &.
HaTd ----.-.-----..------.-S
27-Inch Madras Ginghams, in regular
Per Pee T ya4d ............. 7hC.
15c Corded Madras. 36 inches wide;
very desirable pattern. IND
Yard Neutrality-suspicious.. NV
Other Wash Dress Fabrics at 6f1o
yard 1212c, l5c and up 10 ........ WV
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
FED CHILDREN TO BEARS.
Gypsies in Austria Are Arrested fol
Atr0riNue nAa1S

ACroSiouS DEEDS.
Budapest. March l4.-DisDatcheS from
daiaczka- near the Austrian frontier re-
port the sacrifice Of seven or more human
lives to keep up a gypsy tribes menag-
erie Two woodcutters. noticing that q
gypsy tribe with eight dancing bears en-
toCsd the forest where they worked, Ged
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
INVENTED NEW TELEPHONE

A Paris correspondent q one ot the
London aexsp4yS1 gives a. account c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
OFFICERS

Haley Fiske, Vice President.
James M. Craig, Actuary
Stewart l.. Woodford, Counsel
A. S. Knight, M. D.. Med Dir.
Frank o. Ayres, Asst Man. Ord Dept.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
MY LIFE AND YOURS; BY DR..
PARKaURsT.

The Rev. DR.. Charles HI. Parkburst
preached a sermon on lying last sun
day morning at the Madison Square
Presbyterian church in New York CITY
and In the course of it he said:
1T has to be conceded that we have
learned not to take falsehood too seri-
ously; that lie need be only slightly
disguised to be almost as respectable as
truth; and that the combined influence
of habit and of polite society has taught
us to forget that a white lie differs from
a black one only in not having the cour-
age of its own depravity, a black lie
being an enterprising falsehood, a white
lie sneaking one.
"A deporable Illustration OF the gem
eral apathy upon the matter was at
forded by the easy popular assent ac-
corded to the ignominious treachery
practiced upon the Philippine leader,
Auguinaldo, by our army officers Fun
ston-a treachery ordered and approced
by Gen. Macarthur. The facts in the
case were these: Funston disguised him
self and some of his men in the uniform
worn by Filipinos, crept in upon Aguin-
aldo stealthily under that guise, tricked
him by a forged letter pretending that
they were hungry, made capital out of
the holy rite of hospitality, then flung
Aguinaldo to the ground and made him
captive; violated the laws of war the
laws of hospitality and the law of god.
And the people OF the United States,
with some exceptions, instead of mutiny-
ing against the act of damnable perfidy,
thought it rather a shrewd trick on
Funston,s part; and the Senate pro-
NOTED him. If 1T is replied that that is
only one of the necessary accomplish
ments of war; yes, perhaps SO, among
Christians. But it was a heather gen.
eral, Alexander the Great, / think, who
said, The gods forbid that | should steal
victory in the dark. +"
In his final paragraph the Doctor
spoke for himself and said:
II have not lived to my age without
knowing what internal and Internal lies
sometimes tell myself and how desper
ately hard 1 sometimes work in the eff
fort to fool myself. And / would stake
all / am worth on the assertion that in
this particular you are just like me-
insincere, evasive, part wool and a good
deal cotton; knowing God, sinking off
into the woods with the serpent; fasci-
mated with the face OF Jesus, daubing
His face with an amalgam of just and
higher criticism knowing duty lying out
of it; beholding God, crouching behind
the trees"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10

denomination; and it will not be strange
it the school-house should prove to be the
lcenter which the church is not, and bring
US, despite our varying ereeds, together,
ON the common basis of manhood en-
dowed with intelligence and integrity,
philanthropy and devotion, which are al
ways essentially one, however different
| their forms of expression.
| We do not, indeed, think that the school
house will ever take the place of the
church, as we are quite sure that intellect
ual and industrial education can never
take the place of that inspiration whose
fountain is God, whose Interpretation is
worship. But education will purify and
cleanse the religious life; will direct relig-
lous emotion into channels OF practical
service, and eliminate the mere useless
emotionahsm; will measure PHILOSOPHERS
| by their practical results, and so enamel
pate from the tyranny of traditionalism
and conventionalism; will accustom men
and women to see truths in their right
proportions, and not quarrel about termi-
nologies and formularies while they are
united in love for their Father and their
brethren. In brief the revival of educa-
ton as method of character building
may be expected to recall the Christian
world to the truth that the end of religion
IS also character-building, and thus be
also revival of a religious spirit as free
from hysterical emotionahsm on the
one hand as it is from a dogmatic and dry
Iintellectualism on the other.
We may well hope that the present
Southern educational enthusiasm may
spread to the Northern States whore atl,,
cation is IN danger of becoming somewhat
perfunctory may inspire it with new and
deeper life, and may end by creating
throughout the Nation an educational re-
Vlval. the modern analogue of the evan
geilstlc revivals of a past epoch, and car
rying with it the promise and potency of
a revival of industry, freedom, domestic
life, and purified religious spirit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
A FRIEND IN NEED.

Such we beneve the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company has been found to be
by it's policy-holders in the coal regions OF
Pennsylvania.
AS all of our readers know, one of the
most disastrous strikes IN the history OF
this country was inaugurated in the an
thracite coal districts early In May last
and continued until November.
Wages, of course, were stopped, and the
miners could afford only the bare neces-
sites of life Naturally, they were forced
by absolute lack of means to stop pay
ment of premiums on their Industrial poll
cies in the Metropolitan.
What d. .-..s Company do for its 1000
policy in the afflicteu regions?
WHY naturally forfeited all the policies
because premiums were not paid" some
critic says.
Not bit of it. This is what the Metro
politan did. 1t announced:
/. That, during the continuance of the
strike, it would consider every policy
which, by its terms, was lapsed for non
payment of premiums, as being in force
md would as promptly pay claim in the
event of death as though all premiums
mad been promptly paid
Under this concession it has been pay
ing claims almost daily which, by the
terms of the policy contract. were of no
value
2. That policies, lapsed in consequence
Of the strike and without regard to the
condition of health of the insured, could
be revived at any time during the period
Of unemployment, and for sixteen weeks
after the termination OF the strike, with
out any action on the part of the insured
other than to pay the overdue premiums.
No medical examination required, nor
my certificate as to good health.
8. That where the insured could not pay
the arrears in cash, lien for the amount
Of overdue premiums would be accepted
which could be retired at any time by the
pohcy-holder.
Is it anything surprising that the Me-
tropolitan Life Insurance Company claims
Ito be "A Friend in Need?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10

Joseph P. Knapp.
Haley Fiske.
George II. CASTOR.
Stewart l.. Woodford.
Benjamin Def. Curtiss,
Frank III. Major,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10

John r. IIegeman,
Silas b. butcher.
Thomas l.. James,
John NJ. Crane.
Edward C. Wallace.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
LIABILITIES
COMPARISONS, ETC.


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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10

John r. Hegeman, President.
George B. Woodward, Bird Vice Pres.
Thos. FL. Willard. NJ. D., Med. Dir'r.
T. r. Richardson, Asst. Secretary.
Isaac ]. Cahen, Man Ordinary Dept.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
GROWTH IN TEN-YEAR PERIODS

4
N AMER AToD
OF over MILL min dd u pony attest Popularity sofou
millions hia fi dmnhns
its financial stability
Tn Repayment o owe three hudrdD Death Claims hnye Eo egootd
of st a h W publ
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10

George II. CASTOR, End Vice President.
j. ]. Thompson, Cash. and Asst Sec
James s. Roberts, Secretary
w S. Manners, Nd, Asst. Med. Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
Furnishing Headquarters.

French heavy weight fancy Balbriggan underwear,
nice coorings, 81. 90 grades for $1.5O.
Imported German health underwear, double breast
ed, highest quality, at $3.50.
Slkoline underwear in ribs and plain, five color
ngs choice underwear, at 81 SO.
Wright's fieeced underwear, heaviest grade, $1.25
quality at 75cs
200 dozen natural wool underwear, derby ribbed and
plain, canels hair feeces, none shown anywhere
for 81 rs that better, special bargain, at choice
for CSC.
Oneita underwear combination suits, ST. SO quality,
Saxony wool at Csc.
Extra fine combination suits, worsted yarns, silk
finish $500 grades at $3.50.
Silk and wool underwear, most luxurious fine silky
ribs, sells everywhere at So SO, here at $3.50.
Wool and worsted combination underwear, hand
soonest grades glove fitting at $500.
800 dozen imported cashmere hose, 200 dozen fancy
Y Isle French hose, new figures, less than half
their worth Soc and 75c qualities at 25c.
Shaker knit and shaker collared worsted sweaters,
we insist upon this being the greatest value ever
shown at $500.
Manhattan Shirts new beautiful styles, large
range, custom shirt makers materials, interna-
tonal productions, equal to any shirt in the
world, choice at 81 SO.
Palace special shirts, made from imported percales.
scientifically constructed shirts to fit all shapes,
popular new colorings, wonderful value for ST.
California flannel shirts, chemically tested, strictly
all wool, fast colored blues, tans and browns,
famous Eagle make, at 81 SO.
Finest French flannel night robes, Persian patterns
large and roomy, cheerful colorings, at $1.25.
DoInet flannel night robes, extra weight all sizes,
full cut, Toe quality, at $50.
{ All wool silk striped pajamas exceptionally fine
attractive patterns, unusually pleasing at So.
orngs. at e1.OO.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-27
As to Slanderins Missouri.

Pascal was once moved to laughter by an eloquent and earnest discourse on the goodness and gentleness of a burn CT of barns.
 It Is with similar risible tendencies that Missourians must have listened to friends of Senator Stone who have accused a club in St. Louis, formed to support Circuit Attorney Folk, as an organiZa ton to islander Missouri" and to raise heii''
 MT. Foll. has responded rather more earnestly, perhaps, than tne case de- manded:
 Did anyone ever claim that the eX- posture and runishmeDt of murder, ar son or other crimes slandered the state . Why are they so sensitive about official thieves being caught in the net of the law? They object to so much hell be- ing raised Hell cannot be raised un- less it is there, and, if it is, 1t is better to raise it than to allow it to remain and rot the state."
 While it is sometimes best to answer a fool according to his folly, MT. Folk has taken the more dignified way of answering his accusers in serious fash ion. In reality, however. the nineteen poodle trials in which MT. Folk acted as prosecutor constitute the most effec- tive answer to MT. Stones friends. 1; adds to the effectiveness of this reply that in every one of these cases settled
Arizona republican., 1903-08-27
CURRENT COMMENT
The Wealthy South,

While many people are deploring the financial crisis, brief review of the in creasing prosperity of the. South is re- the assessed wealth of the Southern States was s5.200, 190,S1S. Then came war and devastation. The cost of that strife to the South. including slaves. is shown when twenty years later, even after reconstruction had been accom- plished, its wealth was two billion dol lars less than in 1860.
 But the last two decades tell a differ ent story, for progress has marked the course of the States in many ways, so that in 1902 the figures read S5, ,916 96O, = 900. These are but the assessment fig ures of the States themselves. As the census for 1890 gave the wealth of the South as more than double the State figures, it is estimated that the actual wealth when given out by the census for 1900, which IS likely to be more uni form, will be at least fourteen billion This almost equals the total wealth of the country just prior to the civil war. These figures give d good idea how the South has been developed. in many instances by Northern capital, which opened mills, aided in establishing steamship lines for the export trade. dug oil wells, etc. When it is consider ed that the South is adding to its as- sesSed wealth at the rate of from $200, 900 900 to s250, ,00O. 900 a year, there need be no fear for it's future welfare.-Bos- ton Globe.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-27
Edison Headed Wrong.

Thomas A. Edison was good enough q day or two ago to tell a reporter of the Times the story of a new internal ma = chine which he Is excogitating. The contrivance consists of a motor and battery of such design as to be readily applied to a four-Wheeled vehicle with view to propellng the same at hign and murderous velocities. MT. Edisor; offers to wager that next year he can take a car of his design, fitted with his motor and battery, and go to Chicago and back in less time than with any other machine in existence. "The trip will be made at an even twenty five miles an hour"
 Very good. If MT. Edison attempts to go to Chicago and back at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. we hope he will be arrested at every town through which he passes and detained so long that his trip to Chicago will consume about four years of solar tune.
 By which we mean that MT. Edison is at work upon the wrong thing and in the wrong way. He is applying his wonderful genius to a futillty. A mo- | tor and battery designed tC propel a vehicle at the speed of twenty five miles an hour along the common high ways of this republic is not q mechani- cal invention of which he ought to be proud. but thing he ought not to in vent at all. If he Is inventing a racing machine for private tracks exclusively devoted to racing let him go ahead. If he thinks he is inventing an automo- bile mechanism for use as a vehicle up Jn the highways. let him pause. No state in this union is going to permit
 
 at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. If MT. Edison can guarantee that. his motor battery will not break down at every crossroads. then he is doing something to advance the art ot passenger transportation But let him put reasonable and safe speed limit upon his machine and talk no more ot twenty-five miles an hour trips to Chl- cago.-New York Times.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-27

potism is that it shall keep order, even at the cost of severity. This the Turk has generally done in the past. h. dividual executions might be numerous. the oppression frightful and the loss of all that makes for the better side or life complete. but an outward order was preserved.
 This has ceased in Macedonia. The territory aflame is about as large as South Carolina and something about the same shape; or, to make a different comparison, as large as New England. outside of Maine. Mountainous, rugged and illprovided with roads. it is not an easy region in which to keep order. But the Turkish troops gathered would be able to do so if the Turkish army had not been wholly demoralized by the present sultan. who has denied his troops pay, uniform and provision un- til the army is worthless.
 Desertions have been frequent, arms have been sold by the troops to insur- gents and the appearance of irregularS shows that the Turkish government it. self is in despair. For season the present disorder may remain. but indi- cations multiply that before long a European force will occupy the three Macedonian vilayets, and Turkish rule in Macedonia will be thing of the past. Philadelphia Press.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-27
Perverse Proper Names.

The pronunciation of English proper names is inscrutable to foreigners. Many funny poems have been made on Gloucester pronounced Gloster but this is easy in comparison with WemysS pronounced Weems, Glamis pronounced Clans, Charteris pronounced Charters, Methuen pronounced Methven and Duchesne pronounced Ducane. The outsider can hardly recognize ChOlmon- defey m Chumley. Majoribanks in Marchbanks, Brougham in Broom, Col quhoun in CohOon, Levison-G -Gower in Luson- Gore, or Bethune in Beeten. We all know that Derby is pronounced Darby and Cowper Cooper but few would expect Coatley to be properly spelled Colclough, or Silleger St. Leger. Other odd accommodations are Mingis for Menzies, Sinjun for St. John, Riven for Ruthven. De Beever for De Belvoir. Beecham for Beauchamp, Air for Eyre and Kar for Ker. The change of to u is noticeable in Ponsonby, pronounced Pursonby; Monson, pronounced Mum son. and Conyngham, pronounced Gun ningham. Americans who admired Baden Powell the hero of Mafeking, were distinctly shocked to find that the orthodox pronunciation of his name is Baden-Pole. The correct rule as to proper names, it is said. is to pronounce them as the owners pronounce them, regardless of the spelling. The rule is probably right enough, but persons not familiar with the Virginia name En- roughly may be excused for being con- trary when members of the family pro
 nounce it Darby.-Baltimore Sun.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-27
The Eminent Mir. Boldt,

When a hotel waiter rises to the
 eminence which attaches to the man who receives "the largest salary in the world" the fact suggests it's own con- ment on MT. Bryan's vail that there is no longer any show for 'the young man. Absalom. The distinction re- ferred to has been reached by MT. George c. Boidt. manager of the Wal f-Astoria hotel in New York. MT. Boldt's salary-made up of fixed sum and a certain percentage of the in- come from the great Astor property is stated to be s5OO,O0o a year. There appears to be no reason for discountinG the statement in any particular. and sc Mr. Boldt was entitled to the honor oi the largest salary" all the time thaI
Arizona republican., 1903-08-27
Too Many Promises.

How many more promises we are to be given by China respecting the open ing of the ports of Manchuria, is becom- erally under. food by the American pub lie that we have treaties with China under which commercial ports can be made available for our commerce al
 ready granted. Furthermore, we have received official assurances that our State Department has succeeded in negotiating arrangements for the open ing of certain porls by special favor of the Chinese government. Then We have been somewhat effusively promised that Russia would not intervene to prevent the opening of the ports for our trade.
 Recently semi-official announcements have been made that Russia would consent to the opening of the ports in six years time after order had been established and pacific conditions as sured. Now we are once more told that. in October next, after Russia has evacuated Manchura, the ports of Moukden and Tatungtao will be made free to ships bearing our flag. All thesc assurances may betoken the distin- guished consideration in which our government is held by China and by Russia, out to practical observation they seem to protest too much. Why all these promises, when no promise | whatever should be necessary ?-Philo- delphia Telegraph Qrd. Rep.).