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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
Color Blindness and Color Ignorance.
New York Commercial

Color blindness was the topic under dis
cussion. They tell me I'm color blind"
said the lawyer, but / don't believe 1t.
OFTEN, admit l make mistakes in colors
say that pink is red, I say that green is
blue. But 1t is only the names of the
colors l am off in. i am not, insist, color
blind" The oculist who was in the party
nodded approval. Exactly" he said.
These diagnosticians of yours mistake
your case. They take color ignorance for
color blindness. Here they are as wrong
as though they should say music ignorance
was music blindness-as though, 1 mean,
because you could not tell that a certain
struck note was K fat you were dead
to all musical graduations. Some years
ago, when the examination in colors of
railroad men was inaugurated, howl went
up over the amazing amount of color blind
ness in America, and many a good man
lost his job unjustly. These men had been
on In the names of colors, not in the colors
themselves. They could in a day or two
have been taught what they lacked Many
OF them, 1t Is likely, were not color blind
l say this because recently / heard of an
examination of 800 railroad men that was
conducted in the proper way on an English
line. About seventy of these men were
little off regarding color nomenclature
but not single one Of them was color
blind"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
As to Success.
From Letters From.

from Letters FROM.
Boys are constantly writing me for adj
vice about how to succeed and when send
them my receipt they say that l am deal
ing out commonplace generalities. Of
course am, but that's what the receipt
calls for, and If boy will take these COM
monplace generalities and knead them into
his job, the mixturell be cake
once a fellows got the primary business
virtues cemented into his character he's
safe to build on But when a clerk crawls
into the office in the morning like a sick
setter pup. and leaps from his stool at
night with the spring of a tiger, I'm a little
afraid that If sent him to take charge
of branch house he wouldn't always be
around when customers were. He's the
sort OF chap who would hold back the
sun an hour every morning and have it
gain two every afternoon if the Lord would
give him the same discretionary powers
that He gave Joshua. And have noticed
that he's the fellow who invariably takes
timekeeper an insult. He's pretty nu-
merous in business offices; in fact, if the
glance OF the human eye could affect a
clockface in the same way that a mans
country cousins affect their city welcome,
l should have to buy a new timepiece for
the Office every morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
ROosters.

From Letters from Self-Made Merchant.
''Ive heard a good deal I'm my time about
the foolshness OF hens. but when II comes
TO right-down foolishness. give me a rooster
every time. He's always strutting and
stretching and Growing and Dragging about
things with which ne had nothing 10 90.
making all the light instead Of all the
noise: when the farmers wife throws the
scraps in the henyard he crows II he
and asking a blessing on the food:
when he meets another rooster he crows,
and when the other rooster ticks he crows,
and so he keeps IL up straight through the
day. He even walks up during the night
and crows little on general principles
But when you hear from a hen shes laid
an egg. and she don't make q great deal OF
noise about IL. either.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
556.-DECAPITATIoN.

TWO have / heard that Ger the sea
An fslet lies-a Paradise
Where emerald slopes and silyery
streams,
or loneliness seen but in dreams.
Invite the wanderer TO rest.
There gorgeous birds from tree TO tree
Fit at their will. and song-tirds trill
Their notes in liquid melodies.
While ONE and warm from Southern
seas
The gentle zephyrs whisper, Rest"
oh. would that / might ever be
In such a spot. where care would not
Intrude it, hydra-headed form.
Where all is sun with neer. a storm,
And everybody takes resti
AMARANTH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
b53.-LINKED CHARADE.

George Washington, the greatest patriot
named,
Passed one hard winter In FIRST or
Then the stern SECOND of the king pro-
claimed,
"Starve out the rebels till they cannot
rally"
The THIRD host grew in numbers, and in
might,
But Washington led on to victory. The
nation
Deemed all his acts. as President, were
right
In ALL address he babe farewell to
station.
TRANZA.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
S52.-RIDDLE.

We travel by land and by sea,
On errands for Kaisers or cooks;
Though guiltleSs of authorship. we
Have filed some remarkable books.
Illiterate? Hardly; although
All learning we leave to our betters,
Yet all of our family show
The strongest attachment TO letters.
Quite honest, and free from all vice,
And faithful in service, yet /
Must own that each one has his price,
And some of the prices are high.
Retirement we calmly await,
And old age we never depiore,
For when We are quite out of date,
We always are valued the more.
NJ C S.
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5S5.-CHARADE.

They fingered on the WHOLE, a beau
teous pair,
Sweet Florence Dombey. Paul so frail and
fair.
With tender care she soothed his pain
away,
And watched the waves upon the LAST at
play
what are those wild waves saying, Flor
ence dear?
What words are those that / can almost
hear?''
paul, little brother can hear no words:
It's but the calling Of the water birds!"
ACROSS the FIRST see a shadowy land,
1t beackons me unto a fairer land
"'Tis but the shadow of a passing cloud"
"But listen!" Low In grief the sister
bowed.
at hear the angels voices calling me,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
557.-scRIpTuRE PALIxDRoMEs.

Gill the blanks with words spelled for
ward and backward the same)
/. AS the serpent beguiled go through
his subtiety. 3 / win cause the sun &C go
down at sees. 3. And there was one. 49,
a phrophetess 4. If therefore thine sss
be single thy whole body shall be fun OF
light. 3. And s-s did that which was right
in the eyes of the Lord 6. Let az not love
in word, either in tongue. but In $3.50. 4
And -"'sss prayed. and said. My heart re-
joiceth in the Lord s. The wizards that
"sss and mutter. 9. 1 am against thee. o
sss the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal-
10. He warmeth himself, and saith.
/ am warm. DOROTHEA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
ANSWERS.

5S5.-Ladies admire the looking-glass. exc
ira rings. and nobby fine fellows.
536.-woman's sphere.
537.-Spring-tide.
53s.--Ant. deer, hare. tapir. cygnet. boar
toad, roe. gnu, mite. gorilla, bee. flea. bear
doe, ray. sole.
559.-Polka, pokaL.
800, now, snowy.
5l.-L Hyacinth. q Narcissus. 3 White
rose. 4. Red rose. 5. Lily. 6. Violet. z.
Cornfiower. s. Daisy. 9. Tulip. 10. LOTUS
II. Shamrock. II. Leek. I3. Thistle.
SO Olsander INander
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
5S4.-A NEST OF EGGS.

Example: Homely eggs. Answer: Eggs
plain. explain.)
1. Missionary eggs. 2 Larboard eggs.
3. Squeezed eggs. 4. Sufficient eggs. 8.
Mounted eggs. 6. Twisted eggs z. Bruised
eggs. s. Saucy eggs. 9. Social eggs. TO-
Whispered eggs. IL. Finished eggs. Il.
Stretched eggs. H. Sorrowful eggs. II
Robust eggs. 4. II. PRAY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

Our cook had visions; fancied, dreamed. 80
thought herself more than
Simple maid SIS she had seemed
Now is she as a saint esteemed,
Because Of all that sassas ssw sesfses Wa
sa*sas.
-B. l. b
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''Violetr"
SfCx,rf1fsb


"Cyrilv'
To the outward observer there was moth
ing extraordinary in the exchange of greet
ing. Notwithstanding the use of the Chris
tian names. either might only have been a
somewhat distant acquaintance Of the
other. There was kind of coldness, OF
reserve, sort of standoffishness which
might have been taken to indicate the ex-
istence of strained relationship. Certainly
there was no evidence Of affection.
'Why have you conner" inquired Hem
shaw, CURLY.
''To warn you-to put you on your
guard" was the reply. You are in dan
ger, Cyril; in greater danger than you can
imagine. The Italian has turned up, and
he vows that
"That he will be avenged on me. and all
the rest of it, put in Henshaw. 81 know
the style of staggering braggadicio. Bah!
They're all alike. these hot-blooded, self
opinionated foreigners"
"B-but do be watchful Cyril: don't treat
the affair too lightly" pleaded Violet. II
know full wel' that Antonio means mis-
chief He told me he should seek you out
and would kill YOU
Every obliging and considerable of him,
I'm sure. Thanks for your kindly warning.
l presume there is no Interior motive in
your plan for arranging this interview
A rich crimson color surged into the wom-
ans fair cheeks, and her voice trembled as
she replied:
'No-of course not. Only"
"Only what?'
'Tell me- Cyril, cannot this thing be pre-
vented? Must it go on?''
what, the marriage? Yes, suppose
SOL The young fellows face clouded and a
frown settled on his brow. "You know as
well as do that I'm personally over head
and ears in debt, and my fathers estates
are as heavily encountered as they can
possibly be. OF course. know well enough
that you can put stop to it any minute.
One word from you, and"
al have confession to make, Cyril"
"Then get on with it. suppose it's MOTH
ing very serious"
"Oh, yes it is. Antonio swore that you
had betrayed me, and, to save you from
his vengeance. II told him the truth"
"You-you told him the truth-that you
are my wife, exclaimed Henshaw. 'Then
I am ruined-absolutely ruined.''
''But, Cyril, think. Your second marriage
would not have been legal. You would
have brought yourself within the grasp of
the criminal law. Perhaps it might never
have been found out, and yet
''Well?" he exclaimed, fiercely.
do you think you could be happy with
with the lady, Cyril?"
Happy? No. 1t is for gold-for gold.
that hard, glittering, cruel thing for which
men sell their lives. their souls. their
honor"
"Listen!' Her voice sank to a whisper.
1--WE were married. you and I, quietly, in
an out-of-the-world kind of place. You
took an assumed name: I consented to keep
the affair secret. Then your love grew cool.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

They come to take me Ger the deep. dark
sea-
Anon the shadowy hands and voices passed,
TRANZA-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

were discussing your funeral instead Of
your marriage with beautiful bride. whose
father is going to come down handsomely"
Il thought we agreed" retorted the
younger man. that the affair is TO be con-
sidered strictly one of convenience. 1 want
the money, you want the title for your
daughter: and tell you plainly that. when
the marriage is over. far as I am con-
cerned, the future Countess of Linden
he laid ironical stress on the title-"can go
back again across the Atlantic. and leave
her husband to enjoy the paradoxical con-
dition of being a married bachelor"
"Oh, of course" replied the millionaire.
We've had all that over before. but. you
know, it's part of the contract that my
Maria shall live I'D to her station and
take her place in society,"
IF Maria doesn't mind" suggested Hen
shaw. with significant shrug of his shoul-
ders. I'm prepared to endure her."
"Oh. Maria doesn't mind" said France
mot in the least. She's good girl, only
a bit ambitious, and I'm sure that, with
the education she's had. she'll not discredit
even the noble name and house of the
Earls of Linden
All this, Of course, was distasteful to the
Hon. Cyril, and again a sweet face full of
unuttered reproach and devotion passed be-
fore him.
'I am not quite sure he began, when
ne was interrupted by knock at the door.
A servant handed him a letter. He glanced
at the handwriting on the envelope. and
then, with a corteous, Pardon me, pIease,"
tore 1t open.
This is what he read: "Am waiting at the
end of the road. Please see me. This is
imperative and urgent Your very life de-
ponds on your complying.
For a moment dazed, he stared at the
missive and mechanically read II again.
Then his face paled He crumpled up the
note and thrust 1T into one of his pockets.
bad news, eh?" said France. inquisi-
lively.
mo, no, no." returned Henshaw; ''that
is
"Maria's waiting to speak to her future
husband. Believe me. my girl will get de-
voted to you If you'll only let her."
"Hang Mariar' retorted Henshaw: then
added quickly: "Of course, I didn't mean
that but-but-.well, hardly know what
do mean. only L think we had better finish
this business at some other time
And he abruptly left the room.
well, this is a go!' exclaimed the mil
lionaire. 81 never knew anything like these
young aristocrats. They don't seem to
know when they've got good thing on.
Here's Maria and one hundred thousand
pounds, and yet he don't seem anxious to
close the bargain. All. WELL a few hours'll
make no difference, and George D. France
can rest assured. now that he's hooked an
earl for his Maria"
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OLDEST METHODIST CHURCH.

Il hear the angels voices calling me.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
JESSIE MORRISON CASE.
To BE Tried Over Again for the Third
Time.

Topeka, Kan. April 7.-One of the noted
criminal cases in Kansas history, The
Jessie Morrison case, is set for hearing .jy
the supreme court at its April session. 1t
is on he docket for April 9. This will
be the second hearing by the supreme
court Of this famous case, which has had
three trials in the district court of Butler
county. The first trial, in the November,
1900. term of court. resulted in a hung
jury. The case was taken up again at
the June, 1901, term, and this time a YER
dict of manslaughter in he second degree
was rendered, and Miss Morrison was sem
fenced to five years in he penitentiaIy.
The case was appealed to the supreme
court, where the case was reversed and
remanded. At the next trial, in June. 1892,
a verdict of murder in the second degree
was reached and the penalty fixed at
twenty-five years Imprisonment
The claim is made by the defense thar
the action of the second jury. in convict
ing Miss Morrison of second degree man.
slaughter, acquitted her of the higher de-
grees of murder. and that it was, there
fore. Illegal to try her again on such
charge 1t is also claimed that Judge
Altman, the trial judge at the last trial.
was greatly prejudiced against the de-
PENDANT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
HAS CITY BEEN BIlKED?
Lawyers Now Engaged in Ferreting
Out Facts.

Winfield, Kan, April THE lawyers
and politicians here are contending over
the question of whether the city has been
swindled out of $4,000 or has paid a fair
price for a first class gas well. Some
time ago the city council offered TO paw
$4,000 TO any person who would bore a 6
well which would flow half million cubic
feet of gas day The offer was accepted
by a firm which makes a business of bor-
ing for gas, and the hole after great
deal of difficulty was bored A strong
flow of gas was struck The council re-
fused to pay the S10,eo0 until ii had expert
opinion on the amount of the flow Pro
fessor Haworth of the state university
was sent for and, after an investigation,
declared that the we'll flowed more than
half million cubic feet d day After the
firm had received the $4,000 another in
vestigatiOn Of the well was made, and now
it is contended that the flow of gas does
not exceed 5000 cubic feet a day and that
the council was swindled as it was agreed
that the city was to pay nothing for the
well il the flow was less than the amount
specified in the contract. The argument
has become very heated and is playing
such an important part in the city politics
that the Representatives of the different
political factions are offering 10 bet on the
flow of the well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
California and Back
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Mr.. J. 81. Charles. ta4s city who-s
son was treated By frsf Samueis FOE
tuberculosis WIS discharged entirely
cured IN two months. under his Eystsza
OF treatment Through uc eyes. His
parents feel very grateful toward hiss
for the restoration q their son ksaita-
Prof Samuels Is also ;rsstlnE ar. Ffsax
Hoa. 81 fremont street, u this csfr,
FOR the same disease. lie was tresss6
for txo years foF this disease Ia Bnoek-
lyn. New York. and s0r six months hs
was treated by UF. kocha. q Bsrfin-
Germany. and al the expiration q ths
six months. he was Worae thar wksn
he began. The Improvement ia shss
mans condition is Just a. wonderful -
that OF SIR. Charles son. Tho@s that
are interested II these great cures skosts
pat aside al pre10asee. sheih4r tbey
are II. D.s Or ether iuelviGusir Tksss
cases arc here ~ this city whsrs they
caa be easily reached ard a. hosssf
Investigation made. wbieh = ga fhat
Prof sasnBeis asks from tbs psbase-
Dff
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
CROP PROSPECT
IS PROMISING
Harvest of Coming Year Will
be Record Smasher.
REPORTS FROM COUNTIES
SedgwIck Wheat Crop Will be
40 per Cent Greater.
REPORTS FROM COUNTIES

Topeka, Kan. April Preparations are
already under way for the harvest of the
coming wheat crop. 7. b. Gerow. state
employment agent, is making his plans
for furnishing harvest hands to every
county that needs them Without giving
any community a surplus of idle men. He
has sent an inquiry 10 the grain dealers
in all of the large wheat producing coun-
tics of the state He has received replies
from twenty-one of these dealers and they
all report the condition of wheat first
class. Two more inquiries viii be sent out
before any information is asked concern
ing The number of men needed to harvest
the crop. The questions which Mr. Gle
row asked the grain dealers in his first
Letter were as follows:
What was the acreage of winter wheat
planted in your county? From present ip
dications how much greater will the crop
be this year than last? What are tie
present conditiens?" The answer from
the grain dealers in Rocks county shows
a wonderful prospect as compared with
a year ago. They report the condition
fine and say the indications are that the
crop will be 800 per cent larger than a
year ago. The other counties replied as
follows:
characterization better than
year ago. Crop will be larger. None
plowed up.
Marshall-Present condition 100 per cent
Crop will be twenty-five per cent larger
than a year ago.
Brown-Acreage twenty uer cent larger
than last year Crop will be double that
OF last year.
Standardization never better. Crop
about the same.
characterization fine. Crop twice as
large as a year ago.
Osage-Condition good.
INSTRUMENTATION good Some plowed
up because of damage from Hessian fly
last fall.
Reno-Stand fine. No change in acreage
from a year ago.
Osborne-Condition perfect. Acreage de-
creased. A crop failure last year.
MISREPRESENTATION very good. Hessian
fly caused 10 per cent of the acreage to
be plOwed up.
Eilis-Acreage increased 10 per cent.
Crop will be twice as large as last year.
Present conditions fine.
Sedgwick- Condition good. Crop will be
40 per cent larger.
MISUNDERSTANDING never better.
STANDARDIZATION good. Crop 60 per
cent greater.
Dickinson-Conditions best possible Crop
so per centgreater
Pratt-Condition excellent. Crop will be
about double that of last year.
Rush-Good stand, large acreage. Crop
win be 80 per cent greater than year
ago.
Cowley-Condition first class. Acreage
the same. Crop large.
Republic-Condition fine. Prospect for
a big crop.
Ottawa-Present condition 100 per cent.
The crop will be SO per cent larger than
a year ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
BADEN BRANCHES OUT.
Produce Company Buys Ranch for
Dairy Farm.

Winfield, Kan, April THE ]. P. Baden
Produce company has leased 800 acres Of
land south of town for dairy. One hun
dred first class milk cows have been pur-
chased and put under the care of Johnnie
Cochran, an experienced dairyman. The
object of this step on he part of The
Baden people is twofold, namely: To Oh
tain fresh milk for daily use in the cream
cry department and to experiment with
cows for the purpose of obtaining mere
information on dairy products.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08

TEN developed the fact that the bullet had
ranged forward. An inquest viii be held
today.
The body was discovered by swithcing
crew coming from Usage City to Topeka.
1t is that of a man about 25 years old.
six fest in height, with dark hair and
eyes, and good physique. and was compar-
atively well dressed. The clothing was
such as to lead to the belief that the man
was probably machinist or railroad man.
There was not an article of any kind On
his person. He had no money, no lette s
and no laundry marks on his clothing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08

cut in strips half an inch wide or very
fine. AS this is large quantity half Of
the noodles viii be plenty for a good
sized pudding. Drop in boiling sailed
water and cook for five minutes. stir
them OCCASIONALLY TO prevent their sticking
together. Turn them into a colander and
let cold water run through them. Drain
thoroughly; then stir in four well beaten
eggs. Put layer in well butered
pudding dish. sprinkle with sugar and
some chopped almonds. a little grated
lemon peel and a few raisins. Dot with
few bits Of butter. then add another
layer of noodles. sugar. etc. Fill up the
dish in this way and bake or steam until
theh pudding is set and nicely Drowned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
To Benefit Diaries.

Topeka. Kan, April Prof Ed II.
Webster. special inspector and dairy ex-
rart for Sle United States department of
agriculture. left today for western Kan
sas. Colorado and Nebraska to spend sew
eral weeks upon the territory assigned to
him by the government.
Mr.. Webster will visit all dairy sections
in this region: VIII inspect stations
make experiments in testing. separating
and receiving cream. 1t is the intention
of the government 20 make this work
practical and of direct benefit to the dali
Tymen in this region.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Indian Ground to Pieces Under Wheels
of Frisco Train.

Galena, Kan, April flames Madison, a
full blood Qgapaw Indian, better known
as Indian JIM, was ground into pieces
by this mornings north bound Frisco pas
senger train. The greater part of his
head and face were torn off. and his DO y
horribly rlangled The entire train passed
over the body, and the remains were scat
tered along the track for a distance of
seventy yards.
Madison owned a big tract of land near
Peoria, I. T., fifteen miles south of this
place, that is considered to be rich mining
land
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
ARRESTED FOR PERJURY.
Witness in Coffelt Case Said to Have
Perjured Himself.

Winfield. Kan. April THE Cotelt
murder case is nearing an end. The de-
Tense finished its case this afternoon and
the state is now introducing evidence in
surrebuttal.
One of the defense's witnesses. w. c.
johnson, who was arrested for the murder
of Montgomery shortly after the murde-,
was arrested Immediately after leaving
the witness stand for perjury. He tes;i-
fed that the prosecuting attorney had
pledged TO release him from the charge Il
murder if he would tell what he knew
about the Montgomery murder so as t.
implicate the Miller family OF Im ranch.