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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
PROSPECTS FOR IRELAND FRIGHTENING

The promise of the Dunraven commission and the set
Element of the land question is only of the of
sunshine for the Emerald Isle Ireland has suffered
features the decline of the linen industry
which be drifting towards ruin, the fax
having been declining for the last thirty years and is
not sufficient supply her linen mills, The other
failure last year was the potato But this may
eventually good purpose in teaching the people
not TO depend two staples merely, but to ro-
tate and expand the crop 1t took the civil
teach the south this till finally whipped of the
notion that cotton king" Ireland increased her
grass crop last year by 10000 As result the
ports cattle in 1902 those previous
by 100000 than 50 per cent The increase
of sheep for export than 100000 and OF swine
nearly 10000
Unfortunate is the country that all eggs to
one basket May the continue grow brighter
land The Irish question is ultimately that prosper
ity Evidently the British parliament is about to do
something that will satisfy the people of Ireland The
Irish members in conciliatory mood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION DAY FIXED.

has been decided by the representatives and SEN
aors at Topeka from the Big Seventh by others
interest including the candidates. that the convention for
nominating successor to Chester Long will be held
on the last day of the present MONTH the primaries
county conventions to earlier The election day will
be fixed by proclamation of the governor which must be
for forty days. May 10 will probably the date fixed
for the special election 1t is generally in the
mean time that the Republican nomination will equiv
alent to election As the legislature adjourns
the contest will be on in good earnest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
9anIu - Eaale
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
FIRST CLASS CITIES OF KANSAS,

An organization known as the Kansas Municipal
League prepared BILL in the nature OF charteriaW'
regulating cities of the first class The bill formulated
by this league passed the house and will become the
law 1t much Inc cities of the state more prop
ably than comprehended by the whose votes enacted
the DESIRES preudices and convictions Of the said league
into law The Topeka Capital there has been cOnsid
cradle opposition the bin account OF provision IN
it preventing appeal OF from the police court
by the city. The purpose of this to prevent liquor
cases being higher and protect the saloon
license system various Because its reten
ton endangered the passage of the BILL this provision
was stricken out bill got through with hardly an
opposing vote.
Probably the most important section of the bill is the
one relating to public utilities gives cities the right
to secure the control of works, and electric
light plants and street railways by condemnation proceed
ings in the district
When the time comes if it does, when the first
class cities OF shall under that law acquire by
condemnation purchase works the electrical
lighting plants the street car lines works, etc. re-
spectivey pertaining and turn the operation of
these over to the ward politicians and all around politi
cal FOUNDERS the average property holder will want to
become renter OF course or it presumabe.
the companies ana corporations OWING OPERATING
these utilities realize from fair to good big interest
on money invested but the aggregate of such interest
dividends is very small compared to that of the
expense of running these by the hangerson OF the
local political machines which found dominating
everything Of a public character in every community
Such a contamination would be great victory for our
Pop and Sociastc brethren especially they should
come into the management these interests, of which
there is little likelihood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

except long intervals and because OF our trade
With them. Now they press much closer
While the conferences at Washington about Fene
zuea were going on our asked by nearly
all the Central American governments to afford some sort
CT protection of grave domestic disturbances
which they The tendency will become stronger
for these weaker look TO for protec
ton when they trouble and but for very careful
diplomatic work European governments would as
that government must in some way and under
some conditions time be to some extent re
spoRsbie for them.
1t is delicate task always to maintain our historic
to South Central American countries and
indirectly at least help their credit or standing
and thereby obligations that we have no
thought OF assuming When they get into trouble with
European creditors have set bounds to the actions
Of these creditors We make it difficult for them 10
collect their debts but cannot help them to collect
Them the debtor countries be allowed to
strengthen their credit by for their territory
Theoretically, position under certain condons
impossible one and it will require even greater
diplomatic in the future than it has required IN the
past interfere without interfering this is defn-
tion that was once given of the Monroe Doctrine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
PAUPER's IMMENSE FORTUNE

The five Bohemian peasants who have inherited 100
of land in Wisconsin, covering of practically
solid iron will be lucky keen lawyers do dip
and mudde things up for them. The land is valued by
experts high 100000 The heirs are relatives OF
Johann Mueller, hermit, who entered the land as gov
claim before its value known then died
pauper in the Duluth poorhouse. The heirs live Bo-
hema and had $500 among them in all their lives
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

What excuse the members of the Kansas house Of
representatives going make their constituents
either of three four perfectly fair bills for redsrictng
the into congressional districts? II papable
violation their oaIhs Of Office and defiance of the
mands of the peOple
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

The whom elect to the legislature defend
against the tentacles of the octopus and enlarge
freedom by rob the people Of their personal pre-
negatives, which in number srow less and fewer
first beer then cigarettes and the eating of
is prohibited Upon these issues governors chosen
MAYORS elected and policies lined UP in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

The Kansas house, by Of 100 g. and the SEN
unanimously passed the resolution
duced by Waggener CT Achison place bust of John
James Ingalls, in the historical gallery of the Capitol
Washington One member objected political grounds
another endeavored substitute the Plumb
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Mae-Why arr yea paurlrr drars
ga-e-Thy. HarTv sad hs balievez3 -
caaia barn 10 love ne
Nza-I dos; Sc anything avid ~ fhsI
gzne-Yes. the lea q azz having %
lezrz--Zxchsngs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Lord Curzon the English swell who married Chi
cago girl for money enough to buy the vceroyalty Of
India refused Americas representative the privilege Of
riding royal elephant the Delhi durbar. How this
snub royal 10 be plscated?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Congress dissolved in and regrets Now let the
Kansas legislature get Itself and eXhale Ike
the morning dew. These dssoutions serio-comedy
for the hghpced actors but the ending Of tragedy for
the occupants down in The taxpayers row.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Thirteen - an unucky number which fact the thiT-
teen Democrats who refused common courtesy 70 Tetr-
ing Speaker Henderson win realize later
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

According 10 Congressman Iittlefeld there 500
trusts with S4 capital But the value Of the
aggregate American makes that tall figure down
from its arithmetica perch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
MOTIF AND sourH AMERICAN INrsREsrs

The further the Venezuelan trouble has gone the
palmer has become that South America is right at our
doors. Even little while ago these countries seemed
somewhat far away They removed from our special
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
MYSTERY IN TRAGIC FARO DEAL

1.-The rumors current regarding brace
dealing and other forms of crooked gam
! bling since the Garfield raid recall ex-
| periences OF the early days of the south
western and bonanza mining camps"
said a man who in his younger days was
a pioner in the western mines. TO a
group discussing the possibilities OF crook
ed dealing at faro without detection
Brace dealing originated in the west
although the men who turn the tricks
now may never have been beyond the
| Mississippi. Connected with the crooked
! play of those days is the memory OF the
killing of Johnnie Keefer. probably one
Of the most sudden and unexpected trag-
edies even for that time of sudden takings
of. At that time broce dealing was a
mighty uncommon thing in those western
camps.
Johnnie Kefer had both the nerve and
the skill, and / naddition he was strong
example of the truth that you can't tell
a bad man by his outward appearance
Johnnie was plump. short. had good ma
tured face and one of the blandest ex-
pressions ever given a man. A stranger
would never have suspected Johnnie of
anything tougher than playing marbles,
and could readily have believed that he
would have been shocked at the idea of
playing even that game for keeps. Yet
in the whole southwest there probably
l
| ter, had faced death oftener, or had
more utter disregard for human life when
in corner. Had it not been for the
treachery OF a woman he probably would
never have been caught and might have
retired with n big stake, although that
was fate which generally awaited few
of the old time professionals.
It's all well enough 10 talk of mechan-
ical devices for dealing brace, but to do
4fcyf,f ola -ar
man behind the little box This was
after we understood his methods it was
god deal of a mystery how he had sue
ceeded so long without detection. In the
back of the box he used was little Slit
or more exactly, two of them, so small
they were scarcely perceptible even to
persons who knew they were there and
were looking for them. Then Johnnie
had made minute marks on the cards.
so that these marks showed on the two
cards below the one exposed on top of
the pack 1t must have taken persistent
practice for him to be able to see these
marks, but he could do it all right. Then
when he dealt a turn Johnnie by some
deXterous sleight of hand could make
the shift so that these two cards came
out, not in their natural order. but in
the order which would be to the advant-
age of the house. When you appreciate
that this shift must have been made right
under the eyes of perhaps two score men
who were watching every motion, it will
be seen what skill was required by
Johnnies methods. OF course, unless the
bank was being hard hit or the play was
very big, Johnnie dealt straight. But he
must have made that little shift of the
cards thousands of times when the least
false move meant instant death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Bale Waggeners bill legalizng the killing of SANDER
ers was killed and editors VIII he permitted 70
doing up politicians without let hindrance as here
tCf0re
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Old Joe Cannon was right his CT the late 81
tuee az United State senate. That body VIII haF
&c be disciplined abolished
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

1t seems that the beef trust has resolved test q
strength with the people before the courts The people
are not very strong with the courts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

The internal commerce. Of the United States is est
mated sl,9oo second Great country i
doesn't bust
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
Sets d Good Example.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
In passing IL resolution condemn
ing the bringing of unjust suits
and in other ways narrowing cor
pOrations, the Wilmington Chamber
OF Commerce has set Il good example
We talk about equality before the
law, and yet it has reached the point
in North Carolina when one does not
expect large corporation, especially
if it happens to be IL railroad, to get
justice in the courts A sharp lawyer
can get a verdict in almost any kind
of case, but suppose he should
have-as he has Often-nO ground
whatever to stand on, still the cor
poration is put to the expense of de-
Tending itself. An attorney brings
Il suit for a client on condition that
he get IL portion of the damages Sc
cured. The suit is often instituted
in fOrma pauperis, and no matter
how trivial the case of the plain tiff
the defendant is forced to the neces-
sity of defending it, while plaintiff
and his contingent fee lawyer are at
no expense whatever. 1t is time this
matter were being looked at in it's
true light, and the condemnation by
the Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce of the ''unprofessional practice
of attorney: seeking such litigation
ana accepting same On contingent
fees" is well deserved.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
CANCER CURED BY BLOOD
BALM.
All Skin and Blood Diseases also
Cured.

Mrs. NJ. L. Adams, Fredonia, Ala, took
Botanic Blood Balm which effectually cured
an eating cancer OF the nose and face. The
sores healed up perfectly. Many doctors had
given up her hopeless. Hundreds of
cases of cancer, eating sores, supparating
swellings, etc have been cured by Blood
Balm Among Others, Mrs. B. VI. Guerney,
Warrior Stand, Ala. Her nose and lip we're
raw az beef, with offensive discharge from the
eating sore. Doctors advised cutting, but it
failed. Blood Balm healed the sores. and
Mrs. Guerney is as well as ever. Botanic
Blood Balm also cures eczema, itching
humors. scabs and scales, bone pains, ulcers.
offensive pimp!es, blood poison, carbuncles,
scrofula, risings and bumps on the skin and
all blood troubles. Improves the digestion
strengthens the kidneys. Druggists, 81 pei
large bottle, with complete directions for
home cure. Sample free and prepaid by
writing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Georgia
Describe trouble and special medical advic,
; sent in sealed letter. Sold at Parker's Two
Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
Railroads and Taxation.
PittsborO Record.

PittsborO Record.
The railroad companies will pay
a large part of the taxes in this State
this year. The total valuation of
this property; as recently assessed
by our Corporation Commission,
is the large sum of S7O,716,273.32.
Robson county has the largest
valuation OF railroads of all the
counties in the State, being $685.
536.63, besides being the largest
county in the State. The Seaboard
Air Line traverses the entire length
of Robson and the Atlantic Coast
Line runs across it from North to
South. There are several local rail-
roads in Robson
In several counties the valuation
OF the railroads is almost as much
as all the real and personal property,
and in five counties the valuation of
the railroads is more than all the
real and personal property. There
is no railroad in only seven of our
AIIeghhaHy, Ashe, Clay, Graham, Tyr
rell, Watauga and Yadkin.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
new HOPE IN THE SOUTH.
In the Immensity of Her Resources
and Ability to Use it.
Baltimore Herald.

Recently we have heard considera-
BILE of the progress farming is max
ing in the South Still more recently
we have had renewed assurances of
the South's abundant prosperity.
That the latter report should follow
closely upon the former is obvious.
The South's great gain, commercial
and otherwise, in the past decade is
due primarily to the fact that her
agricultural pursuits are being con-
Quoted on scientific plan. Her
landowners and soii-tillers are work
ing after improved methods. The
industrious. up-tO-date Southern
farmer regards farming as business
and attends to it as assiduOusly as
if he were managing grocery store
or manufacturing plant. There is
no idling or trusting to luck. Every
thing connected with it is put on a
practical scale. The result is the av-
erage Southern farm is a market the
year around.
The indications are that the South
will eventually Outrank i'll agricul-
ture the North and the West. 1t is
an ideal country for farming, com
bining as it does Il climate and soil
favorable not only to theprOduction
of all fruits and cereals indigenous to
north temperate latitudes, but to
most of those of the tropic belt.
This diversity of production places
the Southern farmer at the head of
the market. He is invincible
Prosperity the like Of which she has
never dreamed of awaits the South.
Already statistics show that the per
cent. of increase of her population is
greater than that of any other part
of the United States. Her sons are
becoming expert agriculturists-
which is the wedge that cleaves to
commercial greatness.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
MORE "HOG AND HOMINY."
How Tobacco Farmers May Avert the
Calamity of Low Prices.
Rocky Mount Motor.

Rocky Mount Motor.
The good business Judgment of the
country is that the tobacco growing
belt will not suffer absolute bank
ruptcy because of the eXactiOns OF
the American Tobacco Co. The
public is coming to believe (and what
better tonic than belief that a
brighter day is cOming?) that tobac-
co will rise to Il price above the cost
of production, SO that when at the
close of the year our farmer friends
come to add up profit and loss, they
will find the former to much exceed
the latter on the whole transaction.
1t is believed, also, that some good
and very valuable lessons will be
learned from the experiences of this
year. If we shall learn enough from
trust methods to DIsTRUsT the sup
port and aid they give, onot depend
on Chicago meat packers to furnish
the meat, or raisers of timothy, etc,
in different parts of the country to
supply feed. along with the great
corn farms OF the West and Middle
West for our teams, in a word raise
on the farm what is needed there, we
shall profit immensely by the severe
scare we have had this year. This is
old doctrine many times preached by
the wise men of the country, and
those men who have practiced it are
in no fear of the sheriff at this time,
the poor tobacco crop, the trust and
many other things to the contrary
notwithstanding. We have no love
for the trust We readily credit them
with the most perfect and single
minded purpose to get all they can
for the least money. in fact Others
known as ''trust busters are of the
same mind. The business manage
ment of the country some time ago
adopted in practice the we'll worn
rule, leach man for himself and the
! devil take the hindmOst.' The soon
er farmers, mechanics, carpenters
and all the professions learn this and
act accordingly the better it will be
for them. The way to do this is tC
have the means of subsistence, aye
for Il long siege, at our command
and our farmer friends are in Il posi-
ton to do this better than any Other
class. We sympathize with them
we hope great and good results from
the organization they have perfected
but have not hesitated to say mucl
present trouble might have beer
saved by a closer adheranee to Dos
sey Battles old rule: ''More hos
and hominy"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17

There are numerous descendants OF
these two world renowned men-chil-
dren, grandchildren, and think Mr.
Bunker informed me, great grand
children-living mostly in Surry
county. Feeling grateful for the
privilege of making even Il short visit
to what | felt to be Il noted spot of
earth, | returned to the hotel with
the pleasing consciousness OF having
added something to my store of in
farmation worth preserving.
For the benefit OF the younger
readers OF the Messenger II closing
descriptive paragraph will not be
amiss. Tie Siamese Twins were
known as Eng and Chang, their
bodies united by Il band of flesh
stretching from the ends of their
breasthonts, and enabling them to
stand side by side. They were bought
oi their mother at Mekong. IL city of
Siam. when they were fifteen years of
age. and were brought to America 10y
Captain Coffin and Mr.. Hunter, after
making ii tour of Europe in 1929.
After realizing a competence by their
exhibitions, they married sisters and
purchased separate estates, on which
they erected dwellings,, passing a GER
tain time at each by agreement,
which they were always scrupulous
in observing. They were comfort
able livers and good managers, and
were frequently found by visitors
thrpShinr wheat in the barn and do
ing other farm work.
Their lands were productive, but
the devastation of the Civil War,
paralvzing farming as we'll as every
other industry. straitened them in
circumstances. and in the sixties they
made Il last exhibition tour OF
Europe. When the fatal illness OF
one occurred an effort was made to
save the life of the other by severin2
the ligament binding them together
but they died within an hour of each
OF her
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17

1t has happened to the Raleigh
preacher just as it always happens to
a preacher when he dabbles in things
which do not come within the scope
OF his calling. When a preacher goes
off after matters which cause the
community to lose confidence in him
he makes a mistake which is hard for
him to overcome Unless the pews
are filled by those who have faith in
the preacher, the sermon falls upon
deaf ears.-Lexington Dispatch.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
Stomach Trouble.

Il have been troubled with my stomach for
the past four years" says d. L. Beach, Of
Clover Nook Farm, Greenfield, Mass. A few
Chamb berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
have taken part of them and feel great
deal better If you have any trouble with
your stomach try box of these Tablets.
You are certain to be pleased with the result
Price % cents. For sale at Parker's Two
Drug Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
Distress After Eating Cured.

Judge W. T. Holland. OF Greensburg, La,
who is well and favorably known says: 1.-TWO
years ago l suffered greatly from Indigestion.
After eating great distress would invariably
result, lasting for an hour or so and my
nights were restless. l concluded to try
kOdol Dyspepsia Cure and it cured me
entirely. Now my sleep is refreshing and
digestion perfect Sold at Parker's Two
Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17

They make better and more law
abiding citizens, for the very moment
one becomes a property holder from
that moment also, and in the very
nature of things he is converted from
what might have been a latent spark
of anarchism and communism into a
conservator of. the peace and a con-
servative in his votes and actions.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
Building and Loan Associations.
Some Of the Great Benefits to be Derived
From Them.

Mr. Samuel Wtkowsky President Of the Mechanics Per-
petual Building and Loan Association Charlotte Talks
Ashevile Business Men the Subject and Gives Some In
teresting Facts and No Institution Asso-
ciation Industry Plan Yet Devised by Man Which
Far Reaching in its Benefits Equitable in Dealings,
SO ust and Profitable to all Parties Concerned Proper
ly Conducted Local Building and Loan Association.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17
" hat is Life?

In the last analysis nobody knows but we
do know it is under strict law. Abuse that
law even slightly, pain results. Irregular
living means arrangement of the organs, re-
sulting in Constipation Headache or Liver
trouble Dr. Kings New Life Pills quickly
re-adiusts this. It's gentle. yet thorough.
Only % cents at Melville Dorsey's drug store