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LESS HOPEFUL.
Continued from page 1.)

tion and authorized him to take meas
ureS which i'll ordinary times would ne
ces.3itatc the direct intervention of the
Pontiff ''iE recognition of his personal
devotion to the Pontiff and tn" services
he has rendered to the church."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-17

Joseph Trott of Ororo. met with re
culiar and painful accident. Wednesdav Y
afternoon. while fooling with $3.50 rifle.
1he forefnger of his left hand was shot
comnIetelv off by the discharge nf tbe
weapon and it was necessary to amni,taic
the remainder of the stump
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-17
DR.. LapponI's Son Driven Out.

Paris. July 1G.-The Dix Neuviene ST.
ecle correspondent at Rome says that
DR.. Lapponi's son, who spread reports
favorable to Cardinal Rampollo, has
been expelled from the Vatican by or
1ers Of Cardinal Oreliga.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-17
have been involved where there has
been conviction in many years.

been conviction in many years,
Timothy Bronson and John ]. Brown.
both striking teamsters, charged with
assaulting nom union drivers, were each
sentenced to four months in fail.
James Leary, ageu 10 years, a witness
for the State against Brown, told the
Court that Edward Feeney and Nancy
Feeney tried to keep him from going to
court to testify. Judge Robinson i'm
mediately had them arrested on bench
warrants for interfering with the
States witnesses and they were re-
manded under $500 bonds for trial.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-17

will be fairly a conspicuous object in
the evening sky. In fact, ] expect it
to be the brightest comet of the past
ten years"
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Last year the Plymouth egg collecting
station gave the bnst returns OF any OF
the three FISH hatchories maintained by
the government on the New England
coast. the receipts there being more than
both the others together
\ curious freak OF nature was exhibit
ed recently By " +. Harmon OF Warren
Vt. It is e large apple. Ted5ish-Yellow
in color. with the exception % a quarter
section about an inch and cas-half II
width. which Is vivid crimson. Tbs ap-
pie WAS the only ore grown On the tree
and Is quite a curiosity.
\ principal in one or the schools In =
well-krown Connecticut city has lost h 3
position because re could not make tie
girls IN the school pay any attention 70
the rules. They did as they pleased AMI
VIVA: they pleased 'zas zlwsrs what dis
pleased the principal lie sais h ceuis
rot whip them. 50 he got ogt-
Birds. in their CONSTRUCTION e their
nests. almost without exception. avoid
bright-colored materials which might
possibly lead 20 the discovery 81 their
place q abode by an enemy.
The Christian manic q Peter hss never
been fashionable among monarch Eng
land for example. slas never had a non
arch baptized - Peer. ard II c'Aer caun-
tries The Peters have been uuisckT-
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For the Eagle:
It IIdEIN.
THAT 100000 FAD.

From over the Lines" came such deep
toned chimes. tffs
Pealing out with sorrowous sound.
That rumored of gold, and of wealth I'M
told.
In a land where big fads abound.
And learned how some millions were
found;
BY peddling peanuts and pink lemonade.
While Barnums big show, went the
round.
Then others struck 'iIe," ard after a
while,
Were changed to a different race.
And. unless you go to seven-notch row,
With plebeian must rate your pace.
I'm it." and I'm ALL" those must leave
the ball
Who will not make courtesy TO me,
I've won this high seat. by long pulls in
wheat:
You must render homage, you see.
Uncle Sam took his hat and left with
that;
Said "mebhe youth be round some day;
But I'll tell you now. our eagle don't bow,
But swoops on things tending that way"
But no automobile. with whirIing wheel.
WI land him in that blest abode:
Before he'll get in with his gold ard vim,
He'll just have to stop and unload.
Noe girls. lis a rrize; don't close your
sweet eyes,
I'll you weigh that wallet Of dough
It's lovely haze. but might dim your
gaze
Before the dear man would let 60
\ stitch MADE in time. we're told. will
save nine
= rim by the way might prove good.
He better while here. give gold to bring
cheer.
To homeless and those Wanting food
JACK.
A Canadian
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Wichita's 1904 Weather

surprised and he thinks every fall and
winter is the most delightful of all of the
Kansas falls and winters.
The first settlers in this county used to
express their ideas of the short winters
in this section " telling the newcomer,
If he did not think the winters We're short
here, just to so and put his note in the
bank on the first day of December. due In
ninety days. Their idea was that winter
never commenced before the first day OF
December and spring arrived the first OF
March
Some PEOPLE viii remember a few years
back what kind of winters We have had:
if there are any who want to know about
the winters away back in the seventies,
and up to the time the weather station
Mas established here. they can hunt oven
the back files of the Wichita Weekly
Eagle and they will find that pretty near
" every year about the first OF February,
the editor was bowling because there was
10 cold weather to make ice. hard
winter is the exception in southern Kan
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Four Representative
New Homes Of Wichita

by IS feet. On the front there will be
large verandas, also on the south and
west, on the front part there VIII be
a reception hall 10 by p feet with large
wide staircase, open hearth, seats, and
the like Connected to this Is a fine Ii
brary room, IA by Is feet, with an open
portiere and large columns connecting
the two rooms.
In the center of the south side of the
building will be a comnodious living
room, which will be 10 by IS feet, and
viii nave fire place.
The north side of the building. direct
iy back of the main hall. there will be
dining room. 14ls by 1872 feet. lighted
by three easement windows. Directly
back of the dining room to the east will
be a den by s1s feet and a pantry 8
by 81 feet: and in the southeast corner
Will be a kitchen y by IA feet
On the second floor are to be five cham
bers, three of which will be lighted by
large Oriel windows. This floor is also
to be fitted with bath room and toilet
There will aslo be a toilet under the
main stairs. This house will be finished
with hard woods and will be very hand
some residence.
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The first part of last week, people in
this city were talking, that such a warm
December was never before known in
southern Kansas. and when some of the
old settlers said they had seen it just as
warm before, the tender-eet looked wise
and said by their actions. that the old
settler in southern Kansas is the monu-
mental liar of the age.
Several old settlers were on the corner
of Main and Douglas the other day, and
they agreed that it was about the year
1870, that the weather all through Decem-
Der and January was good deal like the
forepart of last week They said the
farmers worked about their farms in their
shirt sleeves and never thought Of Put
ting on coat, only lats in the evening
and very early in the morning.
The argument grew warm, and Mr.. Todd
of the weather station was appealed to.
He said the weather station was not es-
tablished in Wichita until the first OF July.
1883. and he had no record of 1870, Mr.
Todd said, however, that this was an I'M
usually cold December up to the 18th of
the month, at which time the accumulat-
ed cold was on an average OF SIX degrees
a day colder than the average for Decem-
Der, but since that time the average up
to Wednesday morning, was four and a
half degrees below the average, but it was
still a cold December.
1t is an old saying that people this year
never care what kind of clothes they Wore
last year The man VINO becomes sud
denly rich sometimes tries to boast of
his former hardships merely to remind
people of what he has now. The great
majority of mankind look forward and
when dark days come, they say the sun Is
shining as brightly as ever beyond the
clouds When we have fine weather peo-
pie forget all about the bad weather and
they think the present is phenomenal
for the time of the year.
Kansas has more sunshine than any
other place in the United States, and 1t is
a very peculiar sunshine. There is some
thing cheering in the Kansas suns hine
and every time it shines people think ii
little bit brighter than ever before. The
result is the Kansas man is always being
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listed man in one OF the regiments OF
United States dragons. After the fall
of the City of Mexico On September "a,
1s47, he was made the bearer Of dispatches
announcing the victory. He rode alone
all the way from the City OF Mexico to
Fort Leavenworth, and from the latter
place the first news OF the surrender was
telegraphed to Washington. Wentz killed
a number of horses during this ride. He
had to dodge bands of Mexican suerrfllas
and tribes of hostile Indians. Where he
could not beg or buy horse. he did rot
hesitate to steal enc. We nave rot at
hard the exact record of time consumed.
but it was and is uneyampled in the an
nails of horseback riding and it filed the
people Of that day with great astonish-
nlent. Congress recognized the faithful
ness Of the message carrier by voting him
a medal.
In passing, it might be remarked that
Kansas had another record-breake- on
horseback in the person OF the 4ate Tom
Drum, also of Hays City. In 1861. Drum
was rider on the pony express, the hrst
rapid transit system between the Missouri
river and California. The citizens of Sac
ramento dubbed together and Bought a
ieweled watch of the value CT S.Col and
offered it TO the rider who should beat
his schedule time most in bearing the in
augllraI message of Abraham Lincoln
Drum then had a district of 100 miles IN
Utah That is. he rode 100 miles without
stopping save to swing from one horse to
another every ten miles. On the memoir
able ride against time with LincoIn's mes
sage he dashed up to the last station OF
his run only TO find tina, the station had
been raided by Indians and that the men
who was to relieve him on the next distant
was dead and scalped. Catching a loose
pony. Drum mounted and dashed away
for his second 10O-mile run. He not only
rode this out. but on bath of the 1OO-miie
districts he lowered the time more than
any other rider on the. whole route had
been able to do He received the watch
offered by Sacramento. and 1t was his
proudest possession. And next TO the
watch he valued a dim copy OF the Sacra-
mento Union giving an account of his
magnificent ride. as well as thrilling de-
scription of the arrival of the last rider
with Lincoln's message.
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I any moment, and just as soon as he
reaches the next stage Of this sort OF war;
fare-the stage when the victims name is
printed in small type initials and al, we
propose to hike for tail timber. You bet.
Kansas City Journal: The position of
State Senator +. ID. Smith seems to be
that if the voters of the Republican party
vote as they please and nominate Hoch
over Bailey, the whole political organiza-
, ton viii go to pot. Ii is suggestive of Il
story told by n recent writer about some
of the kilograms received by w. J. Bryan
after his last defeat for President One
of them was from Democratic county
chairman in Ohio, and said:
My county has gone for Mckinley by
300 The people are in the minority. God
help us
Salina Journal: Colonel Harris says h
viii not be a candidate for governor.
The colonel doesn't always show good
judgment, but he seems to have lucid
moments
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Wichita has within her borders great
many beautiful homes Among them are
residences of various architectural types,
but few are more elaborate in design than
several now under construct on. or just
finished. The following are representa-
tive of this kind:
CHAS. DAVIDSON'S.
Among the numerous extraordinarily
constructed residences is that of Charles
DavIdson's on North Lawrence. 1t is
a two-story frame built after the colonial
style. The large porch on the front has
isle columns and tiled floor. The stair
ere is Mr.. Davidson's original design
ana has neither moulding. growing, bead
ing I0r panels. 1t has a plain finish, and
resembles an old Dutch staircase of the
sixteenth century. The house has eleven
large and commodious rooms. two labOra-
tories, besides several toilets and bath
rooms. The chandeliers are old style.
something after the fashion Of those used
to hang up on the corners of buildings
in France in an early day. The entire
inside is hard woou snished and IS H"e
Of the finest homes II .2e 1ity. This
residence has been completed several
weeks.
A. S PARKS
Another one worthy Of particular men
ton is the residence Of A. S Parks on
North Lawrence, now under construction,
when completed will cost nearly $4,000.
1t is designed after the colonial style.
i, oil
in building houses shortly after the col
onial wars in the south and east. Large
southern mansions were nearly all built
on this line, and are somewhat after
the classical type. This is a style Of
architecture that has but recently been
revived. Roman brick are being used in
the erection of this house with Carthage
stone trimmings. The roof viii be Of
special high grade tileing made in New
York. This. when finished, will be the
only tiled residence in the city.
The outside residence will be of the fin
est woods and it viii have a large Ionic
porch in front and a veranda on the
south. The portico in front will have
Ionic columns 1919 feet high by % inches
IN diameter. The doors viii be wide and
will lead into a hail % by &c feet, finish
ed with a heavy beamed ceiling, large
mantel feet wide and a broad staircase.
all of which viii be finished in the fin
est of woods. South of the hall viii be
a narlor for living room IS by 90 feet
and west of this will be n living room
which viii be connected with the hail by
a large open portiere with columns.
Directly west of the parlor viii be n
a door to the south opening into large
veranda. Between the dining room and
the kitchen there will be a buffers pantry
81 by ~ feet. fitted up with china
closets. coverts, work boards and but
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ARsENT-MINDEDNEs

Concerning the Observation-Disclosures u
DR.. Addison a ballard. formerly PR
fesSor % moral Psychology at Lafayette
college. AMI now q The New York un'-
versity. his story Is told:
one day an eastern bank called up the
professor on the phone snd informed him
that he had overiraSn his account 70
the amount q SIS.
-AH risht." replied the doctor. \ sfli
draw you a check f9r T.
Yes but your account has heen over
drawn persisted the bank CLERK
VERY veil. understand. ! All send
you check for Il right away
In the mornings T,aa Nss the f.otez-
sor's cheek draw On the came bsnk.
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ler's sink. The kitchen is to be 13 by
Is feet. fitted UP with refrigerators, work
tables, sink, etc
On the second floor will be four cham
bers, the principal one to be IA by "a feet,
located in the southeast corner of the
mouse. Connected to this Will be a bath
room, by 10 feet, which will be finished
in tile ana fitted up with the finest of
bath fixtures.
West of this there will be guest cham
Der u by II feet with bath room connect
ed. and which will also be finely fur
nishcd
In the northeast corner will be another
chamber Il by 16 feet and on the north
west corner fill be the servants room.
10 by 10 feet. fitted up with laboratory
and ,oilet The second story will also
be fitted with several large closets. The
designs of this beautiful home were
drawn by Ebert Dumont.
FRANK DIVERS.
+. ". Oliver, who is building on Elev-
enth and Topeka will also have a fine res
idence when it is completed. Mr. Oliver
house will be a somewhat different type
C colonial architecture. The front will
be of a sime-circular plan with a large
vereanda on the south.
The building will be a frame 50 by 80
feet, exclusive of the porches. Both OF
the porches will have peculiarly built
balcony roofs. 1t will have wide colonial
doors. which are TO lead into the recep-
ton hall. size IS by % feet. The stairs
Will be of the platform style. There are
also to be a large open fire place and
several cosy seats. At the right of the
hall on the southwest corner will be a
living room y by IS feet and directly to
the east will be a dining room 10 by %
feet The dining room is to have a cosy
corner on the southeast part with seat
and easement windows. Directly east
of the dining room will be q large pantry
Q by 10 feet, fitted up with refrigerators,
coverts work tables and china closets
The china closet will open into the din
ing room. The kitchen, which is to be
connected to the pantry and through the
pantry TO the dining room will be IS by
Is feet. This viii be fitted with work
tables and sinks. Off from the front of
the hall there will be a closet by G
feet with a gun closet attached.
Oii tiie SecoHu 4oor lIleIe are 10 pe
four chambers and a bath room. The
two chambers on the south will be con-
nected with a passageway in which there
will be a laboratory and toilet.
This residence will probably cost $i0,-
600 by the time it is completed. The plans
were drawn by Ebert Dumont.
MRS. BENNINGHOFFS
The residence of Mrs j. Bennington
Of Leon. which is to be built soon. is an
other one which deserves to be noted
This is to be about $4,000 home and
will be built between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets. 1t will be Il ten room
frame house of the modern type, size 40
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At THE wInows GATE

Medford Star: ~ promtnent business
u,sn had occasion 10 come down to his
place Ct business before daylight one Of
those windy mornings last week. and
thereby hangs tale
When h. arrived OF the main street
corners his hat blew OF. and chase IS
hard IS - could be could not keep IN
sight Of rs hat When he Went home 10
breakfast he found another hat ~ the
front gate OF widow lady. and thinking
himself very lucky he went home SAITH
aei. Soon after scnrise a gentleman
from the other end OF re clty came up
town ard he discovered the tr1snt hat l.
front OF the rss;6e>ee q another widow
lady.
Now. the question Is what inside ihaSe
svo bats stop tust where tney al. ard
who is the owner cf the a-s, che found:
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General Gordon says that. or one ocra-
sio.i during the civil war. a th-esfeaea
attack = Federal tros3s brouEht iosFthsT
& number q C0afestrate oescsrs from
several commands. After q confs sofscs
as q TIE proper dispos.tIsH q trDoFs foF
resisting the expected assault. fhs south
ern officers zifhdrew irse 8 small IeE
hut standing near. ard united "a prayer
% Almighty God tor Ills gui1ssce -
they assembled. ore C TIE sessrsss zas
riding slshia hailaz eis;sncs aas Cen
eral Harry Beth u iElnE corps steIps
- the Soo, - fhe 'ox cabin All eaiied
to hin to cone and cate viii hia I'll
low oelosrs = fs2ysr. TIE r'esffef
general id net unee-stard fh@ SATIRE %
General He-h's iuTf1atioa. an1 rsri ~I.
No thank you. general. 20 snss a.
yrszez:. I've ssfs Rad ere
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4 DOVE STORY

Enid Events: \ noteworthy incident
of the Kersting funeral was the actions
of the dove turned loose at the grave
BY The Redmen. When Sachem Decker
pronounced the words "a let loose the
dove it scared in the air for about 2G
yards. then circled and came back to
the grave. alighting upon the hat of a
sister Of the deceased. And then when
the party started homeward the dove
perched upon the top of the bus and
came home with them. There is no
grave ceremony so inspiring as that of
the Redmen and the peculiar actions of
the released dove created a marked i'm
preston in the minds of those who wit
messed IL
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Curios Of Oklahoma News

ranch there. Bear creek bottom thlckets
were the hiding places for many bears.
Dry Greek was given that name by
cowboy by the name of Jack Dry who.
thinking there was no water in the creek
bed, nearly drowned while crossing 1t on
his pony Salt Creek was so named for
the good reason that the cowboys sailed
the cattle on its banks once every two
weeks. Quapaw Creek got its name from
a bunch OF Quapaws hunting on its banks
who had a little fight with the Sem.noles.
Chuckaho Creek was named after an In
dian of that Dsvil Diver name who was
foreman al the Whistler ranch. a few
miles northeast from Chandler
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LISTS HINT.

Once. so the story goes Emperor Mich
olas of Russia asked List TO play in
lis presence. The musician compiled. but
during the performance the car started
a conversation with an aid-de-camp List
stopped playing at Gree. The car asked
what was the matter. When the emper-
or speaks said List. every one must
be silent" The car smilingly took the
hint. and the playing proceeded.
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evening, SO at must be true, relates the
Newton kansan-Republican:
"A small boy was tried in the probats
court at Hutchinson for some ofsenss,
found guilty. and sentenced 70 the state
refornatory, which is located IN The
southeast part OF town. The boy Was kept
in jail that night ard the next morning
the sheriff took the lad. boarded one Of
Hutchinson's rapid transit mule cars.
and started for the refcrmatory. When
he finally arrived at the institution. and
handed the superintendent the order for
the boys admission. he was astonished
when the official said we canont accept
the prisoner. The term for which the boy
was sentenced has expired
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wHACK AT GEARY.

Hinton Record: \ young society man
of Gearv recently went 10 oklahoma City
to visit some former neishbors, the real
cause of the visit being a kind Of tender
feeling he had for ore Of the girls.
During the evening. as the family was
preparing 70 retire. me eldest boy re-
Numbering that our hero had brought
no baggage. proffered the loan of g night
shirt. whereupon the cavalier, noticing
his slightly soiled shirt. blushed and re
Piled that he guessed he wouldn't need
it. not row anyhow 4 am going 10 bed
right away. you see SCI e
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AILIN THE FIELD.

Guyuon Herald: Y c. Traphagen made
a rough estimate OF the distance from
his place to town and fixed it ut three
quarters OF a mile and walked the DIS
tonce with case and pleasure 50 long
as the Issuance remained fixed in his
rnind ct three-qrarters Of mile. A
few days ago Trap. got Dr. Langston and
the Herald editor - figure the distance
and it was made one and three-quart"-s.
ara while Trap. is il doubt about his
place OF residence being THAI f2r-trora
town. he has al least concluded thar
il IS too far 20 walk and he Tow rides
10 town
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- IS Hls LArRELs

The ate clrsiav Won Noser. TIE success-
ful CseTrrnn author q cOr1s5ses. Wh1ze
name b. bset reTzssrlters-I n I'll. cogr-
~. II connection with The Private &C.
rstsrv. rssa 10 show Re sfie-ds q nf;ie
crystal fsrr T. vhis Z r. orsaino1 that -
ashes were 20 fest after - cresza is1
Prom every oze = the rrary laarei
xreaths snowersl uaen uins after ihs
.,rerniere - q rex success - ihe story
goes he used % pick single seaf.
barn 4. and isy IS asbss - re CTR Ard
-. ya-l So. he vas woss 10 Eay vsgh hss
saaay ErlIl. eae & these days shan
really he rteting % NJ ssvrelz1 Ans -
Il came 1bsr-t. ~ hss whimsical rssauszs
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