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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
He'd Drink Il.

He was man who had evidently had
more or less sorrow and had tried with
more or less success to drown il. He
struggled into an l. car at a down
town station in the rush hour. and had
the good luck TO find an unclaimed strap
TO hang TO. TANNED in b. the thTong
he had little trouble TO keep on his feet
until the train VS. half way TO Harlem
Then, as the crowd thinned. he swayed as
the car swayed, but he chung with more
or less success to his strap.
Sitting in front Of the swaying man was
a sharp-featured woman of more or less
uncertain age, and evidently perfectly
able to take care of herself AS the train
stopped at a station with the usual jolt
the man swung around on his strap
and came into collision with the woman S
knees.
You're wretch she exclaimed. as
her eyes snapped.
''Yes-um,' gravely answered the sway
ing man.
The train started up. The swaying man
again bumped the woman's knees.
You're a brute she CALCULATED
''Yes-um, was the grave response
The motOrman turned on full speed and
the swaying man swung against the
woman for the third time.
You re drunk the woman snapped
out. and If | Were your wife I'd put
poison in your coffee.
The man who had tried to drown his
sorrow with more or less success stesdied
himself with the strap. looked al the
woman's wrathful cOuntenance and re-
piled in sad tones
"Yes-um-and I'd drink IT,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
ANOTHER KANSAS INTERURRAN LINE.

nterurban railway lines wherever projected IN the
more thickly settled eastern proving both
profitable popular 1t is fact that can ride from
Boston to New York interurban trolley cars simply
by transferring from one line to another Indiana and
Illinois have several lines internkng towns and
communities There is nterlnking the mining towns
Of Missouri and eastern Kansas including Car
thage Joplin Galena other municipalities There is
line of this character Kansas City to Leavenworth
And now that the aoretime scheme OF building
trolley car line between Kansas City, Lawrence and
Topeka has been arranged for The Lawrence Journal
SAYS that the Topeka people have been congratuatng
themselves on the transfer of the street line there to
a syndicate that promised much in the of improve
ment and which has just opened an amusement park
But alarm is now following this ubation. Topeka has
Iust found out What has matter of report
right along the amusement park extension was sim
ply shrewd move get opening into the city for
Kansas CITY suburban electric line. The agents of the
company securing rghtofway from the farm
ers and paid whatever price has been asked for
the privilege of running line through their property
on the route between City and Topeka 1t looks
much as though people of Topeka have been outwed
and that the Kansas CyTopeka company has not only
secured the but has also secured con
troll of the citys own street railway business"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
Daily ~ Eae1e
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
WHAT WASN'T WATER WAS WIND.

During the late Iqudatng watersqueezing perform
ance with Wall Street the wrnger, when the muitS
were pressed until their bulged out anu they 1e he
collapsed balloons making for terra frma, is SAID by
those on the inside that Rockefeller family lost up
ward of 500 600 0OO they worth that mucn
s than they had been estimating That is they found
out that they couldn't hold the hundred million Oh
the fitch that they had deemed as securely cincheo
scbwab who got the busthead the biggest salary
ever paid a Napoleon of finance and who believed ne
could manipulate earth and break the bank at Moho
Carlo in finding out that he wasn't much Of Napoleon
of finance after ALL he couldn't beat the game hor
even hold his own another of the swell contingent WIZ
Is creeping out of the end Of the horn j. P1erpoht
Morgan who thought he had corraled all on the iahu
worth having and proceeding to round up every
thing afoa is another bubble who when prcked 1ouho
himself TO be made up principally OF wind and raihoo"
coIors This who in estimating that wealth. Is only
aggregated values producibe by twist OF the "ris7
who dined with kings hobnobbed with royalty is IN
numbered millions short estimated assets And there
&c the slick aristocratic Whitney the coarsegraned
Gates the astute Keene and thousand more like then
who are being dropped of the tub hatteneo
out most beautifully and dry sun-soaked brick
What wasn't water was wind The wind blew away and
the water leaked their holdings and there Is out
an fnconsderabe grease spot left For these
soheers who sought reap where they had not so"n
and to appropriate which they did not own nation
of honest wealth producers weeping but the tears
are for Joy and brine These shorts On conscience
expected panic that would sweep the land from coast
to coast during which they to make recuperatVe
grab But the panic didn't sweep to alarming extent
It lust anchored in the swirl Of Wall Streets vortex
where ike the milk separator it was kept whriling
for what butter might be left in the watered SUM
they had been selling as pure cream. The worthless
sticks of pyroechnic speculative jamboree are fairly
raining down But it revivying shower These spec
tacuar multimilonaires sailed high for season, but
they are diving depths and will soon be lost
to sight and to memory And it is good thing Tor II is
those who claim to million dollars in day that
are menace 20 the industrial interests and commercial
welfare Of this country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

The worm has turned again; this time
onto the alfalfa.
An alleged jointist was arrested al Dex-
ter last week. His name was Ammen-
one hundred and sixty-nine boys have
died since July 4. from toy pistol wounds
Wichita furnished one.
ConeyviIle is declared TO be under a
reign of terror. It's automobilists are
learning TO be chaffeurs
II is claimed that Kansas alfalfa is
as old as Babylon. II was probably a
part Of NebuchadnezZars diet
a former Arkansas City baseball player
has failed in the saloon business. such
never happened at Arkansas City. how
ever.
The Brown County World offers re-
ward of FIVE dollars each for the convic-
ton OF a bird destroyer. Cats are not
included.
At Newton, the fines collected from crap
shooters go TO the school fund. II is not
enough yet. however, TO establish sepa-
rate schools
Ford county is paying two people =
board bills less this week Two prison
bipeds last week took passage on the
Santos Dumont air line
Eighteen cases Of beer were destroyed
by the sheriff st Wellington. Saturday
evening A sheriff has some excruciating
duties 20 perform al times
Newton is encouraging German insni-
grafton 3 dry goods store advertises
for two young ladies' ard a young man
who speak with the cultural tone.
Newton is considering damming sand
creek with stone Il has been damned
with very strong words. says the kan
san many tiraes. but would never bold
Butler county wants Interest or The
80 on that L pays into the state treasury
in the way q a state Job Il should ap-
peal 70 that accommodating legislature
The report recently circulated . th@
detriuneut % Dexter thst she bad a Gry
holse was false. Last week very vet
hole ia the wAl was found hy the police
4 iudse n Brosa county has gotten
or as original something about brave
nsn that he has read and TIE local E22eF
publishes Il As fine speciEsen- There -
50 ruuch q this
Complaint - made that grain Doors are
being used <or repairing cars 50 the Ms
sour Pacl1e shoss a. Atchizoa- The lss-
islarLr- might - called 70 :he relset -
ths Missouri Pacific
A1er walking ali TIRE way from Com
Ing lows rnsn AID as =lfs broke lato
8 Wellington nan iarter u - nj re
Hrs- tine fAzt ar ErETrsr1ars.e spseiats
hzs proved = zlza and ESFuans Gown
ri
Al cd uau Ezs r.cset - O. tSs
streets = Erzaasas City z1e & ~ss a.
d-sf supposed ss as ersEy Blt tae -
lsce. relates - Trswsi-r. foal,d fs<t ne
Ess uet a resident q Azzs&s I'D 81;
h.-z r-artk-
A. Arxxzsss CITY g.rl Is tslsgr2Ss %
orator ~ Hz1k7sy Aooorsi-x - tAe cezS-
.z0z belief tes .zct that zc~ cz1 pro-
sor1s s@xt - nofnlzg ex.r.Srsti-sA<y- essf
scs e&n eEz1 -heE-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
KANSAS NEW PENAL LAW,

Warden Jewett the Topeka Capital believes that
the ndetermnate law enacted by the last legs
laure will prove satisfactory He has just returned
from Illinois, where he study the workings of
the law. Illinois has statute about similar to the one
enacted by the legislature last winter and has been in
operation five years.
"The indeterminate sentence law has proved to work
all right in Illinois, said Warden Jewe+t yesterday. "The
only complaint made against is in Chicago The states
attorneys there object to it because it prevents them
from inducing criminal to plead guilty upon promise
of light sentence and thereby compels larger number
of court trials. believe it will operate satisfactorily in
Kansas The board Of directors of the pententiary will
be conservative in enforcing the law and paroles will be
issued only the deserving The will
not affect the prisoners in the penitentiary"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
THE ALcHEmlsT SECRET OUT AT LAST.

Philadelphia inventor, scientist and ar acknowl
edged electrical expert IS with h claim that he has
discovered the process Ct converting metals into
gold The claimant hardly be humbug for he has
been granted upward 800 patents He declares and he
has demonstrated the satisfaction lot OF capitalists
that silver gold This is William Bryans
opportunity. Silver only knocked precious
gold the monetary standard because the
goldbugs didn't want much real metallic money
ahoat What will become of the price of gold of
standard if all the silver is be gold?
AS silver in viii practically valuable
gold for ounce United treasury and
the banks viii have gold than they handle
Mexican silver dollar Philippine peso win be worth
their face gold But surmises and specuations
later
In event it is that company has been
formed and plant is being built transmuation
of silver into gold right the shadow of the
United States mint Philadelphia into gold Of the re
Quisite hardness fneness and nothing about it
teeit But wait for the drop that in all probability viii
come later.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

sruc and to do continuous duty IN extending
the area of fertility Ten millions of dollars out OF the
fund that has accumulated will be spent 1orthWth
in Montana, Colorado Nevada and Arizona ana II IL
expected that by these works million acres Will De
oddad m the tilIabIe area of these states million
of land thus habitabe will maintain larger popu-
laon as all welrrigated lands do, than the same area
of other land is less waste This s1OOO00OO is
mere comparison with the sum that Will be re-
CURED but the welldrawn law makes it the beginning
Of the notable public works in the world
It had long obvious to the best students OF the
subject that would in some way
time have to take the problem OF redeem
ing arid spaces; for the conflict of jurisdiction and
of the ownership of waterways and other dhculues
could otherwise have been removed is there
fore the beginning of in the development OF
these regions that the now begins and 1t Is
an event of historic Importance many years shall
add to our hababe till the desert becomes part
of the most fertile region Of the continent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
A COUNTESS AND HER coAcHMAN

An English countess married a bogus prince, who
turned out to be commoner and coachman at that
When the revelation there was scene and sep
araon but this is followed by reconciliation By her
willingness to be reconced man. makes it
apparent that after ALL it and the title
that caught her love-
AS Bobbie Burns has said, 'The rank is bat the
guinea's stamp mans a for a that" 1t can not
be thought however that this deceving hus-
band much of a On the face of it he was a
cheat and fraud, but is proverbally forgivng
creature and the likes likes potatoes
served in all sorts ways-and will forgive and
look almost anything when she convinced that it
was all done for love of her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
FIGURES ON THE TWINE PLANT.

Topeka dispatch says that E B. Jewett, warden OF
the penentary has about completed his report on the
binding Irvine used in Kansas this year. When
completed report will show that the wheat growers
the state the neghborhood of 100000 pounds
of twine nearly twice much they purchased from
the any preceding year 1t is estimated that the
pententiary plant supplied nearly onehaf of the Irvine
used in the state this The price received for the
Irvine this year 10 cents pound 100000 for
the output the plant This half cent less pound
than the price last year.
I'VE could have sold more twine," said Mr.. Jewett1
eff had had it We did not the plant as steadily
as could had known hat there going to be
such demand for the wne The plant has been started
again and will be almost continuously until next
harvest when we hope to have nearly three million
pounds of Irvine The plant will be almost to its full
capacity for year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
AT NIGHTFALL.
he Meditation of Troubled spirit1

(The following poem dictated by Pope Leo XII
when he supposed he was on his deathbed 1t re
Gently issued in Rome for the first time Translation
hat follows is by Professor Harry Thurston Peck
Leo the destined hour, Now must thou hence
And, as thy merits, take the endless way.
What lot awaits thee? Heavenly joy thy gifts
Which God hath freely given babe thee hope
But the great Keys, A trust of mighty weight
And borne so long-thou groanest at the thought;
For he who leads in honor all the rest
Must if he fail, the keener suffering bear
Amid thy fears, there comes gentle face
gentler voice speaks comfort to thy heart
"Why does fear shake thee? Why on gazing back
Ger thy long past, should sadness stir thy soul?
The plying Christ is here: He gives his grace
To those that seek Have faith-He beareth all"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
Case Of Green.

Just what mental and moral condition
the man vas IN at the time need not be
given in detail here Suffice IL that he
was not perfectly satisfied with some
one Of the police functions Of the town
and e approached a Broadway patrol
man on the subject and stated his griev-
ance As he was a stranger from over
the river and was not 10 say discr-
derly or a suspicious person. the guar
dian Of the peace hedged-
That's none OF my business. be e1-
planned you Il have To see the police
commissioner about IL
Who's he2" inquired the stranger
critic.
General Greene
What's that hts name Isl" asked the
stranger. cooking his head over 70 one
side 10 improve his hearing
General Greene
oh. General Greene. Is he' he EToWl-
ed Well. I should say he Was par11cu-
larry green. or Re wouldn't stand Tor
anything ike that"
Il would have been lszs majesty for the
policeman 10 laugh. 20 he merely griHaee
gently and told the complainant ne BAD
better 20 somewhere and sleep Il OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

The national law TO reclaim lands in the west is
about be put into effect Eve important irrigation
works the Worlds Work This law il will be re-
called creates an irrigation fund OF the proceeds Of
the sale Of public land in states The money
therefore does come the general funds Of the
treasury and after il has been used TO construct rIs
ton works is be repaid into treasury out of the
income from the irrigated and thus used to con-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

The Emporia grows serious On Saturday
evening a citizen horsewhipped minister, and early
Monday received from Kelley, the Missouri
ing powder agent. in Canada, that William Allen White
an infamous liar whom he will sue for libel as soon as
he gets back TO this country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

King Alexander assassinated to give Peterkaro-
witch crown. Now the latter turn the thing
his 16yearod the young galoot whom experts
denounced degenerate The world has about
cuded that Alexander and Draga better than Seva
deserved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
Hard Lines.

Mrs. Deems-I do think II too bad that
the police department keeps changing the
policemen around so much.
Mrs. FfIlson-Yes; ii does raise the
very old AIRY with ones kitchen. Every
time the green-eyed monster gets to work
lose a cook
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

Kansas City is rapidly getting into hot with the
railroads. grade crossings union depot, wheat en-
barge and the like. The railroads haven't been heard
yet other side hold that had there been
Kansas City there would have been railroads.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

Some of the school boards Of Kansas inserting
their contracts forbdding school from
marrying counting during the school year No board
with bachelor member has been guilty Of this mannhu
manty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

Some the railway companies Of the country are go
ing abandon the pay car" and pay their employees
by checks That's business There any sense
or economy in the pay car"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

But they viii be rescued by the eontemped So
preme Missouri boodlers would land in
the penitentiary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

The only accomplishment the white received
from the Indian smoking for which have taught
the OF everything from whisky 10 divorce
kota
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
wanted Immediate Delivery.

And is this 10 Dc the end % II ALI
gasped the youth with tie noisy tse-
You have SuTTsise6 - answered ne
<air party II tone that was eTiosnty
fresh from Ire refrigerator
~Tr5e my salary : 10, Tesy oo>s--
- veztsref. but aext year ! AZ - set
a raise and
chop :; OF. interrupted TIE human
lcscIe- Tn aS1 dealing u fucur-s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

Corn going up in the market and il Is reported as
having already IN number Of Kansas counties
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

The WAITE ~.Eds rron the so1tn fsl;
the@e Gags are not bet winds. ss s-o~r-
arg supposed Thy a-s ths remnants
% the hot blasts being fred ~ Two
Arkansas CITY pxz<-S ~ sarh otssr.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-05
what the Letter stood For.

Rev. DR.. Swallow, late prohibition
candidate for several Offices, and not
long since tried for slandering the
late President Mckinley, is bit of
n joker in his way. He tells story
about the nome-de-plume Gath"
used by George Alfred Townsend.
what does that name mean?" a
young lady parishioner asked of DR..
Swallow.
'Th, letters are the authors ini-
tials, q. \. Townsend" answered the
clergyman.
But what does the n stand for?'
persisted the lady.
That's where he's going to when
he dies" said DR.. Swallow.
The lady was Mortified, and asked
timidly, lis he really such bad man
as all that?"
Certainly not. You misapprehend
me" answered Dr. Swallow. "The
n stands for heaven"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-05

The stories told in "the profession"
of Mr. Brookfield's scathing repartee
are endless. On one occasion a
young actor who had lately made a
hit in a small part was regaling a
few friends at great length upon the
splendid notices" he had received
and the various merits of his per-
formance. At last Brookfield quietly
remarked: "But, my dear sir,
you are not really at all good in the
part. l have never seen you do any
thing well, but in this part you are
simply naughty"
'Indeed!" said the young man,
bridling up. Il suppose so distin-
guished a critic as yourself would
deny my being an actor at ALL"
Il certainly should" said Nr.
Brookfield.
"Then what would you call me?"
asked the young man little reck-
lessly.
Well" said Mr.. Broolffeld, with a
sweet. smile, Il think | should de-
scribe you as pardonable error"
Pail Mall Gazette.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-05
Pennsylvania
H RAILROAD.
PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIL RoAp
DIVISION

PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIL RoAD
TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM EASTWARD
10 A. M.--Week days for Sunbury,
Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Hazleton, Pottsvile,
Harrisburg ndintermediatc stations, arriving
at Philadelp liza 623 p. M, New York $50 p. M,
Baltimore 90 =. NJ, Washington 7.15 P. NJ.
Pullman Parlor car from Williamsport to
Philadelphia and dpassengercoaches from Kane
to Philadelphia and Williamsport to Balti-
more and Washington.
1928 p. NJ. emporium Junction. daily for Sun
bury, Harrisburg and principal intermediate
stations, orriving at Philadelphia 1882 p. m;
New York 1923 p. m; Baltimore, 1880 p. M;
Washington, s:35, D. m. Vestibuled Parlor
cars and passenger coaches, Buffalo to Phila-
delphia and Washington.
3 go P. M.-daily for Harrisburg and
phia, 4.25 A. M, New York 713 A. NJ.
Baltimore, 2:30 A. NJ. Washington, 4:o5 A. NJ.
Pullman sleeping cars from Harrisburgto Phil
adelphia and New York. Philadelphia pas
sengerscan remainin sleeper undisturbed un-
as P. M.-Daily for sunbury, Harris.
burg and intermediate stations arriving at
Philadelphia 1922 A. M, New York 9.33 A. NJ,
weekdays, (1O.33 A. NJ. Sunday; Baltimore 7.15
A. M, Washington $50 A. NJ; Pullman sleep
ing cars from Erie, Buffalo and Williamsport to
Philadelphia and Buffalo, Wiliamsport te
Washington. Passenger cars from Erie to
Philadelphia and Williamsport to Baltimore
1901 A. NJ. (Emporiuh. Junction., daily for Sun
bury, Harrisburg and principal intermediate
stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 7;22 a. M;
NeW 1OrK, S:35 a. m week days. tlU:33 sum
days; Baltimore 7:15 a.. m; Washington, $3.50
a. m. Vestibuled Buffet Sleeping Cars and
Passenger coaches. Buffalo to Philadelphia
and Washington.
WESTWARD.
6:10 A. M.-Emporium Junction daily
for Erie Ridgway, and week days for Du-
Bois, Clermont and intermediate stations.
10 80 A. N. daily for Erie and week days
for Dubois andt Intermediate stations.
90 P. M. Week days for Kane and
intermediate stations.
RIDGwAY AND CLEARFIELD R. r. CON-
NECTIONS.
Week days.)