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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Sinolc or Double.

Four little girls were spending the az
tern0on at Ed Walden's home recently
with his little daughter Ruth. They all
had their dolls with them and the wax
babies ranged in size from the rubber doll
to the large dignifed wax lady. II was
decided by the four proud owners OF these
dolls that Il would be beneiting 70 give
them tea party. so accordingly arrange
nlents for the social function OF doll soci-
ETY. were made
The larger dolls were lined UP on one
side while the smaller ones were grouped
on the other side OF the beard used for
e table. Ruth Walden was then in
structsd by one Of the older little girls
that the smaller dolls were the single
women and that the larger were the
married ones She was then informed
that the polite thing TO do was TO in
vite the married women first TO take a
seat at the table All then went out Of
the room. presumably TO let Ruth have
full sway 10 her emotions on inviting such
q concourse TO tes Then IN marched the
Walden baby and walking up to the
small doiis she inquired OF one of them:
Are you single or douele?-'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Girls Sat on the Rox.

!. W. GiddiRgs Of I24S North Wichita
street is enc Of the NEST interesting story
tellers in town IL you can get him started.
He uses his own experiences as mater
iAI and he turns out some finished pro-
ducts.
he was one OF the four hundred or
more that came out to Kansas in the
Sos TO make her free state He was but
sixteen years old and was with his faith
er. Nothing escaped him. however. and
he tells many incidents Of that time that
have never been told.
We got down into Nebraska" began
the speaker and just across the line
we met John Brown He had bunch
OF negroes. taking them out with hin,
The Ernixrsnt Relief Society Of Illinois
had fitted rs out with about forty was-
ons and had given us each a sharpsess
Our company from Illinois WIS command
&c h. 9. : Poneroy. who boarded with
our family While the other was under
!ZI6ridge-s command Governor Geary %
Kansas had given Us a pass into the
states and 80 We marched across the une
into bleeding Kansas We were met BY
Generals Cook and Stbley OF the United
States Dragon who arrested Us as free
men. Capt. Nathaniel Lyons was detail
81 to search our baggage He was with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08

The messenger boy was always al
interesting study The Wichita neszen-
ger boys are Of this csass. There Is FAT
Boy ~Nagyins. "Pocd." Butt II. -
Red Top" Frosty and Pop Cora =
The boys seldom 90 By the name which
was with them AZ birth bat their con-
psnions choose q suitze Die name for them
and II usually sticks FOR nany years after
they 60 out OF the profession Often
there Is a circumstance Il the life q
a messenger boz which leads 10 his being
nicsnerneS. but many cases are sssac-
counted for and the boys themselves CIR
not tell where they reserved their ttles-
Frosty, whose fathers Fame Is Dsi-
zeil. Was christe7ed OF cod winters
day. he had been out into the suburbs
;ae city with . message and she,
he rssurDed to the Office Z zzs ci.coy
cred that his cars were frozen They we're
80 badly frosted that they were cracked
cre1- Prom this Fafrf1s Circumstances
and experience Dslze1 received h.s ne~
name
Pop Germ, also bes his past When ~
frs, struck wichita he ran acres the
rev ssyIei pop corn pepper rzzn By steam
Re had usve- seen the Ike before and 4
struck his fancy exactly So he hang
arcuzd tire machine day after DAP aad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Taste Of Real Thing.

John Swain tells a number OF good
stories which occur daily IN the ranks
of the moving public John j. not de-
void OF n funny side and he sees every
thing that il going on. although sOrrs
OF the small boys that pass the Kansas
News Stand are tempted BY tire fruit
in front to believe that John doesn't see
them
One OF Mr.. Swain g he-. sIlr.'s IL of the
nan who had taken on, 90 may an ire
cigar lighter which hams over tie cf~ar
case The lighter IL Of the gss kind: n
little fame which becomes knife ing
when the lever is pushed mp Tfis =
done when a man goes 70 light his cigar.
This half shot fellow came n and had
q cigar In his mouth which he had tust
about smoked up He vert % Hight =
and in his nervous condition pushed the
lever clear up The long fame shot into
his face. vhereupon he gave one terri
he and agonizing scream and burst out
the front door He diin't come back
80 John was never able 20 End out vheth-
ct the fellow thought Satan rad wanted
him to taste Of fire OF whether he under
stood that the simple mechanical device
was responsible for Ms frenzy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
They Weren't T~ins.

Some OF The richest humor can be got
ten out Of situations in which a teacher
OF little children Is placed. Recently ii
taking the enruiinent OF the chart class
in one of the buildings the following was
enacted
The teacher was going about from seat
~ seat and finally came 10 two little
bright-eyed fellows huddled into a sin
gle seat They were cr0vding as close
together as possible. evidently thinking
they would need all might possible TO
undergo the catechism which would be
put to them. The teacher put on her
most fetching smile and asked the one
who seemed to be less excited: Well.
my boy. what's your nane7" James
Tucker he answered We'll. nov tell
me hovs old you are7" went on the
teacher. six years old '-Oh. then 10
this yo=r little brother come 20 visit to-
day said the lady. with faint suspicion
she had caught scrne fond parent in the
act OF pushing a child in school before
he had reached the six-year limit
"Oh. no. said the second boy. Il am
six years old"
Are you tvinsy' came the query.
Stand up ard lef ne see II you are TIE
same size. No. You are certainly rot
twins No" said the younger one"
Jim was six years cid yesterday and
an six years old today On. no. that
could not be. You are too little 70 come
90 school. Il don't care he said doub-
ling UP his Est and stretching ~ 70 his
Fun height 4 can lick James n he ~
the biggest"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08

Todd. the weather man, has even more
SHOWS that so often turn on him. Re-
Gently there has been a man coming 10
his office who insists that Mr. TODD shall
form company with him and 20 into the
rain-making business He believes that
weather department man would lend
dignity to the concern and so ne has been
after the Wichita observer
Il know all about IL" said the man 10
M. Todd Il have studied about il all
my life and often cannot work; the
clouds interest me SO. Why. when l was
little baby l used TO kick OF the covers
and my mother would say: He IS study
Ing the clouds. Yes. even that early.
studied the proposition OF making rain
and today / have the whole matter down
and can make the heavens give forth
their richest blessings"
Mr.. Todd asked the man where he was
born and ne said Nebraska. He recently
came from New Mexico. according TO his
ouw story and wac without work. For
days he Kept coming up to the weather
Office and the observer himself was get
ting a little unsteady in his reason"
AS usual, knight OF the local sheet
saved him. This particular reporter hap
pened in when the rain maker was there.
Mr.. Todd introduced him and said: You
need a good reporter on your stan and
this is your man..
Thereupon the rainraked got up and
said: My ideas are not for publication.
and hurried from the room.
His name is unknown
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Music Teachers Freaks.

One Of Wichitas most accomplished
piano music teachers was struck recently
by a question from an irquisitive one
about the troubles and woes of a teacher
OF music This teacher 10 a woman and
she has gone through experiences with
aspiring youths and ambitious adults.
which would have tried the patience OF
the highest angel In heaven. She was
asked if she had ever had any freaks in
her line Of business, at which she threw
up her hands and cried:
oh. don't mention II. A carriage TRIM
mer once came to me to take lessons. He
had bought a piano and was going to
learn how TO play. He must have worn
a number 10 glove. his hands were so
large He did learn how to play. ! tell
you, and he had a most powerful touch.
At last his wife in desperation. came TO
NE and asked II couldn't soften his
touch.
Another queer case I got hold Of was
a woman whose hands were all twisted
out of shape by paralysis. She had got
1t into her head that since she had
new piano. she must learn how to play
better than she lad been able to teach
herself. She came to ne and I showed
her how TO finger the scale. o. she said.
I have been used 20 doing that this way.
and a more complex method could not be
imagined. She asked ne 10 teach her
how, to play 'Siivery Waves but this
ended in the same trouble and / finally
told her with all the Kindness I could
muster that thought she had better 80
on in her own way. Later. I heard that
she said / wouldn't teach her because
had such q hish-faluttin WAYS and BE-
cause her husband was a barber. ! never
treN she had q husband"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08

John RathDaB. the expert saSssss-
maker a. the DoIc Packing hoase. j.
loyal American bat he also haz a warm
feeling f1s .he lSef q hfs maturity cd
Germany.
The other 6aT he bought sorse Srsos-
izz ''weinsrs.~ placed tEem between t~o
slices o( bread re handed oss %
representative q the Eagle ana Kept ere
for himself The tAey sal sssa On
two inverted szp;y ard caar an.s tzike-i
and talked Ek.ie they ate fh> 6tnsaous
'-ueiuers
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08

Mrs Emma Rerrinzer OF this city. has
received a most interesting letter from
Mrs Geueview MARROW. lady wen Known
here. as her hor7e = IN the north part
OF wichita Mr.. Marrow writes CT the
places in Tennessee On which many Row
els OF today are based
she SAYS. The only university of the
Episcopal church iz located here. sexs-
nee il only little village Struggling over
a great deal OF ground bus it has three
divisions In the extreme south where
the lowest grcund Is I've the Bob-t0wp
folk. coming farther north AID 20 higher
ground ve End the village people or
covftes as they are called When T91
reach high ground yot; md the srtst0-
eracy Of The place or Tire SeSare~ POO
pie The Sewzneeites turn - their zoses
az the covstsz and the coyfteS turn -
their noses AZ the Sob-to<r fox These
distinctions extend % black "a vel "a
20 white r. negro comes - work f0r
a sexzresitx she has poor slow e.
POSITION. x SIR hzs ever zcrkes fnT :
co~fte. Our eh.rch and parish hou-e
stand on the divide bstr@ez s-~anee
ara TIE village I 6o-'t k1oT VIA: ss-
Nf-A% rEA aflAA&- tENl@l A~f3-A8Ns 49,
-t<-t,--io-5 Sc - cs>-s-iy 1r.vn that =
q srnpos<seGe % 90 the sewan-eltss -
attend tho x7ze chzTrh with Ire VILLAGE
folk although ta-re T. bat oo@ ca1-rh
here. TNey 70 n TIE university chscei-
rc~. Of them OF cossrs~. rke ore@ Ehs
ssrs--r tie ts<t bod -,zke the bl<E>s:
kick An English lsdT aid - re last
week -Ther surxiT fon-t feei ssr~ -
their post.ioz. That's IRE way 7 f--l
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cur backs - tel p@op5s Ne are I51s-s.
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boarding hozse- ard sh<rs = a <@7~~1i
exodus az p~aSle- Evs-yfhi-g sse-zs -
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and private school osea and ciose ~frh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
He Studied Gas Fields.

Charlie Clayton returned this week
from a trip to his old home in Indiana
He visited Fort Wayne and other places
and declares that the improvements made
n the time he has been gone are won
derfnl. Mr. Clayton has been a resident
of wichita for seventeen years and had
not seen his old hunting grounds or six
teen years.
While back there. he took occasion 10
look into the oil ard gas fields, feeling
q great interest in IL because of Wich-
ita's proposal TO look for the stuff.
He says the fields in Indiana or at least
the ones he saw were on level plains;
that he did not see one that was about
q hill He refutes the Old sayings and
truths along this line. many Of which
have proved to be fakes. One of these
was the statement so long believed. which
stated that oil and gas never were found
together The first hole bored In his
distrie. gave forth both at once and thus
made TO the effect that oil and gas have
never been found where salt was found
There Mr.. Clayton says. they make
the most of the power they have 1t
struck him as pretty neat piece Of econ
cmy and he looked into it. II is this
way There is pumping station The
oil pumped up right at the pumping sta
ton may be used for the fire. while pipes
or rods a. they call them may run to
a dozen different holes and pump oil at
the same time out of all Of them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08

People have very little idea OF the
great number of mules and horses ship
ped from this country TO South Africa
during the Boer war. said C N. Barn
hart one Of Ihe government Inspector
at Dold's packing house.
! was in the employ OF the British
government for about two years II was
NY business 10 give .--e age OF the
mules sold to the British government
a. Kansas City. but I made two trias
with mules from New Orleans to South
Africa-
You cannot begin To imagine the s,sf-
ferfng of the peor dumb animals on the
long voyage The mules actually became
Sea sick when the ocean was very rough
II my last shipment on the steamer
South America ! had 400 mules. Forty
two OK them died on the "trip from over
heat They had TO be crowded close 10
the boilers and the heat was too much
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Julia Woods His Nurse.

Mrs. Shields. the police matron. tells
story which illustrates very well the
saying that the world Is not so wide
after all.
She recently was called to Alva, Okla
homa, on business connected with her
work and while down there put up at a
hotel, kept by two young men and their
wives. Both the young men before they
were married had been soldiers in the
Philippines. With one OF them she be-
came talkative in the evening and he told
her Of his experiences in the Philippines
during the war.
And there is one thing that Will never
forget, which happened down In that
country" said the young man. Il was
taken down sick and sent TO the hospital
There l was put irf the hands Of a nurse
and / don't believe l viii ever see her
like. She was Just Ike an angel to me.
One day. I remember that she came run
ming down the hall of the hospital ward
just like. a child and as she neared my
couch. she cried In real JOY IL seemed to
me: Here is a letter from your mother
She had read the return address on the
envelope and knowing that | would be
tickled to receive the missive from my
mother. she shared in the happiness and
made 1t a greater JOY for me- / tell you
just loved that young woman"
what was her name?" asked the lis
tener.
why. let me see. II was Woods. Yes.
Woods"
Julia woods asked Mrs. Shields.
Yes. that is her name. Do you know
her. I would go miles TO just see her"
"She is away now" replied the police
matron. but her home is within a run
dred miles OF here for she lives at Wieh-
tia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Successful wichita Miner.

When seEse Dickens OF Cooper wants
to write q thrilling romance be can End
the material for IL In Wichita During
the past ten years is people have been
scattered over every part Of the earth.
and engaged in every kind Of business
Six hundred miles 70 the scurhves, IA
New Mexico Is the little mining village
of Parsons n which a number OF wtch-
tia people are interested One % WIch-
fta-s early music teachers. nov Mrs. Gzrss
lives there. also a Mr. Rice. formerly .
building contractor Of this city But the
one who can give TIE romance CT Par
sons i. its. founder Xr z s. Parsons.
now living At - South Market Thovs-
anes Of nea have gone 20 the gold ard
silver mines Of the xprid- and few have
ever returned with a fortune Mr. Par
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Only Ore Of III Kind.

There is something of interest that few
have noticed on entering the north door
Of the City building On one OF the Pill
lars at the entrance there IL carved In the
stone likeness of John 3. Carey. There
is a tale connected with that carving as
it is the only one of its kind about the
building. The pillar Of stone on which
1t is became dishsursd in shipment. Some
one suggested to the architect that he
put head to cover the Disagreement
The head of Carey was decided on and the
stonemason being handy with his tools.
cut out the head Those who knew Mr..
Carey say it is a very good likeness TO
him. So, by a mere accident, men got
their heads in the hall of fame IL would
be useless to speculate on what that
silent head might tell OF the dark do
ings and plots that have been Matched
right under ITS nose, should IL set lips
ever in speech.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
She Entertained Grant.

Of late years there has been a great
deal OF discussion about the character
c. Ulyssis Grant, once President OF the
United States. Many books have been
published making him out a virtuous
hero. while others have not been so kind.
Mrs. s. T. Hendrickson, long a resi-
dent of Wichita and a teacher of music.
knows probably more about this man $
real character than a ma iority of the
book compilers. While her brother, Col
onel Bryan vas IN charge Of the fort
at Salt Lake, the fort was visited by
Mr. Grant. who was still President Col
onel Bryan was unmarried at that time
&C Mrs. Reudrickson was asked TO be
the hostess of the occasion
When asked TO give her opinion OF ex-
President Grant from what she saw Of
him she said:
He came to the fort during the latter
part of his term and from what 1 saw
Of him. he was a very quiet fellow. He
was not brilliant in any way and always
seemed 10 be In a deep study He ap-
peared just as countryman. There has
been a great deal Of discussion about
his army life and his resignation. My
latner was al that time IN the army anu
/ known to an absolute certainty that
Mr.. Grant was given 10 understand that
unless he resigned he would be discharg
ed.
There is another interesting incident
about Mr. Grant that can tell YOU We
lived In St Louis and many is the tine
that Grant drove in a load OF wood 70
Sell. He was a shhtiess sort of fell
low and was drinking hard when he
married Colonel Dents daughter. The
colonel was never in favor of the mar
rage and when Grant. his son-in-lsw.
used to come to him and ask him for
a loan Of money, the colonel would tell
him to go out in the back yard and
saw up some wood. take il to town and
cell It. So Grant would come driving into
St. Louis with the wood and often father
hiss told Of the sprees he would get on.
Ny father was In a position to help him,
for he was sheriff and whenever Grant
would show UP in town without job.
father instructed his deputy to get him
q place on the jury
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
No. Like the Pioneers.

During the early part of ths legislative
work at Topeka, J. r Meade went up
and was introduced to the majority OF
the Law maker. Of iss- He was asked
what he thought OF them His answer
was far from the likeness OF eoquet-
We'll" said Mr.. Meade. Il may be
partial to the old SET. but the men which
/ saw and was introduced TO at Topeka
as representatives AMI senators DO not
compare with the legislators OF the earlier
day tell you the men who used to make
the laws Of Kansas were h-ainy men
They came from the eass and were of
good families. Many. IN fact, mos; were
the oes, men In Kansas at that time"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08

There has been a story started on q.
Gehr!nz. the druxgis; and u = - July
airy looSing or its face. tha, Mr. Sehr-
ing has never bern asked % deny x. Tho
story il 70 the erect that Mr.. Getrins
attends 20 bore FOR of ans gas os RS own
- his oETn company. the story So-s. ard
Y he aads anything ali profits vii acrue
to him and II n doezas snd suythlEs.
NOBODY viii be the loser out himself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Or. Prats's Story On Mac.

The old soldiers are telling n good
one which Doctor Pratt Used on Coroner
McCollister while he was running against
him for county coroner. Mac" has 4
partly pa-alyzed arm. caused from a
wound which he received during the war
The story DR. Pratt told was 70 the ef-
feet that "OId Mae as n calls him. got
his arm hurt while he was fleeing from
the enemy. The doctor declared he VS.
on horseback and his horse fell on him,
McCoIlister never did deny the story. IL
tickiec him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
WAY az topeka icemen.

One Of wichita's little misses OF the
short skirt age visited Topeka last sum-
mer Her name we viii not give for fear
that Topeka may hold the following
assertion of hers against her when she
grows to be a woman One day while Wis.,
iting her relatives with her mother. the
ice man went by. She ran out and after
following the wagon for about half
block she returned and said:
We'll. these are the stingiest people
ever saw in this town. They even saw
their ice so as not TO give US any"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
Last Sion of Him.

There was some little comment occa-
stoned last WEEK by the tearing down
OF the east wall OF the Davidson Ttru'.k-
morton building on the Conner OF lia'sslas
and Market stree. = <.Sa which had
hardly been noticed before was brought
into permanent view and brought back
the memory OF a most unique and eccen-
trio resident Of Wichita. The sign read:
Herbert Stimson; Attorney At Law
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
How Prisoners Got Tobacco.

W. P. Cleveland drifted back into war
times one day last week and introducing
his story with the best of prefaces, .
laugh. he said:
Those were great times. The soldier
had many resources for carrying out his
designs as history shows One particular
Incident 1 remember well. 1t was the
day that a great number OF Us were
marched into Lynchburg as prisoners.
We had been captured at Winchester.
The Southerners at that time rolled their
tobacco up and put it out on step ladders
along in front of their houses to dry.
There was a lot of this tobacco along the
street that we were being taken. One of Us
prisoners when passing a lot of IL would
throw out his foot and upset the step
ladder. This would cause the tobacco to
roll out into the street under us and each
man would dive down, snatching up
couple of rolls. stuff it under his blouse
and thus supply his immediate wants
for some time 20 come"