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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Room for West Side.

Il predict boom for the West Side,
when they get that stone bridge across
the river declared ]. p. Furlong one day
last week to an Eagle representative
Real estate over there now is a mighty
good investment. if that bridge is n
reality That will even up the town for
there will be good business district
across the river then. You see the new
paved street laid and the old steel bridge
done away with viii make il the select
part II is fifteen feet higher over there
than on this side of the river. 1 am
Informed and so it is a great deal more
healthy That difference in altitude isn't
much, but l know a man in this city
who cannot sleep in his own house down
here in town because Of his asthma. yet
he can SLEEP very well on College Hill. -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Colonixina Scheme.

Chas Myers. of this city has been
studying up a scheme. which IL produc-
ing homes for a great many people around
Wichita. His plan is the same as that
which is being followed IN many towns
in both Kansas and oklahoma This 10
the colonization plan. wherein num-
Der of people form a company. get .
grant OF land from Diaz OF Mexico and
move down on It.
Mr.. Myers idea Is 20 form such com
pany Of Wichita people. All the cost
that would be- connected with the eNpe,ii-
ton would be the transportation and
mans expenses TO get tract of land
from the Mexican government
These large tracts OF land are being
taken up rapidly by colonists. but Mr..
Myers believes that he knows Of some
very good agricultural lard not yet occu-
pied The Wichitan has never taken any
active hand In this scheme and does not
know that he Will. but he Is convinced
that Il Is a good scheme.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15

John MYERS. the son OF Chas- Myers
Of this city. has just returned from Las
Vegas. New Mexico. where he has oeen
for eleven months Young MI Myers
saws tire town is a very queer place and
has evidence TO support his statement
That's a great place for c7nsGmptives-
declared he. THE town is just fun OF
them. The place is q health resort for
them il they don't come too late As j Is
a good many die there The town onls
has a population of SEQ. yet there are
four undertaking establishment All 10
ing 2 rlisf,iag business. Then there are
six cemeteries. There are Two Catholic
Jewish a Masonic. IN Elk's and sn old
mission church cemetery
Mr.. Myers drove the carriage in which
tho senators. composing The committee
sent out - investigate relative 20 state
hoo5 rode He knew every part q
The citv and was directed 70 take them
into n, worst quarters He took them
down n the .-iungies" where the Nsxi-
cans i've in their adobe houses There
The senators would set oct - the car
rfsse and 20 into some Of he ill-srne Ing
rlacss. then come out with their noses
in she asr. That day = e though seitiec
state hood for New Mexico.
The queer part q their visit. sait
r. sneaker was tie fact that IRE livery
man has never get his pay FOR n car-
RACES That DAY ~hen we q; back h
asked ne 20 50 aa1 collect Eect ara
tl.- secretary told ne that thsy copld
no- nav re Bat nat the Application would
have 70 70 10 washington Wei when
7 IF, Las VEGAS. the boss had not hard
from Washington and IL looks hke Ae
had lozs out
This wichita toy tel. OF an incident
which shows The tough lie OF hat terri
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Wouldn't FiQht.'Em Of.

One of Wichita's lawyers tackled Cap
tain Hobson at the dinner which was
given for the naval hero at Mrs. Chas
Carey's home about his kissing reputa-
ton.
With an ''umph" and a cough or two
the Wichita man said:
Captain. We do not want to be inquisi-
tive. but we would very much like TO
know about those little affairs with the
ladies which you were reported to have
had. Did they really take place."
The Captain arose and after explain
ing that the newspapers were often like
" 10 exaggerate occurrences he wound
up by saying:
But gentlemen. l could not insult a
lady. and if the proper advances were
made. I think | could see my way clear.
Could you not gentlemen"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15

OF course. as In the life Of human be-
ings. there are tragedies and comedies in
the lives OF animals. The rats and mice
undoubtedly have their share OF troubles
OF which many men never hear. The oncs
he does learn OF are most sad Cfcr the
rat and mousel- Chss. Preston. the
plumber. tells Of another side OF these
animals ;ives which has never yet been
told
The other day In taking pipe out Of a
builcing. Mr.. Preston found one had
pipe used as waste pipe which was
half gone. not lengthwise but sideways.
That is. the pipe looked just as though
some one had taken a dun knife and spist
the pipe from end 20 end. The rats had
eaten away half OF this lead pipe. Ths
marks OF their teeth can be seen on the
remaining piece % pipe.
IL Is something OF a problem as 90 the
reason that these animals take up with
lead pipe. Mr.. Preston suggests that there
is an acid taste In the metal which the
rats like just as the horse and COW like
salt. Another theory advanced IS that
rats being stubborn Qusdrupeds. when
they find Lead pipe In their line %
march. proceed to gnaw through Il.
What are the consequences. laughed
Mr.. Preston. 'when the rats gc up against
n pipe with water IN 10 can only be i'm
agined. should think. by the fellow who
has found himself next 10 live wire. 10
is a funny situation "a imagine. a rat
gnswing on the pipe with all his energy
when IL suddenly spurts stream OF water
into his snout. knocking him over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
TRAGEDY of Errors.

Mrs. Fred Hammers of this city had a
very unusual and funny experience re-
Gently. in which her husband participated
but, however, played second fiddle. Mrs.
Hammers was the plaything of fate for
nearly twelve hours and yet there was
no thirteen connected with the incident,
which is another unusual state of affairs.
There was one thing that was usual in
the incident. Lateness of trains cause
more tragedies and comedies than col
lisions. Mr.. Hammers was down in the
southern part of the state. Mrs. Ham
mers thought it would be a neat little
surprise for her to go down to Conway
Springs and joining her husband there
come home win him. She reached Con-
way Springs all right, but the train bear
ing Mr.. Hammers had just left a few
minutes before. She sat down in the
waiting room of that depot and as every
woman has a mind of her own it is no.
body's business what Mrs. Hammers
thought For four hours she waited and
then caught freight train. Needless to
say it was slow; only seeming the slow
er in comparison with the rate Mrs. Ham,
mer's thoughts were travelling.
IN the UltdUllUlt- MI 1laAiiiiAtlS Aieh0
reached Wichita and telephoning home
was informed as TO the state Of affairs,
but not until after he has scared his
wife's mother pretty badly. lie figured
on his wifes returning on a passenger
train, so a little later in the day when
he saw her walking up the street he was
somewhat surprised. Rushing up behind
her he kissed her. Well, Jack, the Hug
ger would not have met with a more pro-
nounced reception. Mrs. Hammers must
have thought It was the last named fell
low. She gave forth the most terrifying
ecream a mar can imagine. She did not
break down even then. however. and
should be commended for her strength.
AS was said before. what happened on
the street was public property but what
she said to Mr. Hammers or the number
of tears that were shed on the arrival
home after such strain on a woman's
nerves is no ones business. It may be
said in conclusion that she has come to
the conclusion that many have reach
ed. which is to the effect that surprises
don't work successfully unless everybody
knOss what's coming next.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Wichitsns Digging for Cole.

There are perhaps not very many peo-
PIE in Wichita who know that large
section % ground along the west bank
Of the Big Arkansas river between WI
liam and Lewis streets Is being literally
torn I'D for gold. There has been work
enough done there % have graded con-
siderable section OF the orient railroad
Two people are interested in this dix
girg and one had vision IN which he vas
told that TIE Usage Indians had buried
about common wash-tub q gold on
the river bark The ether r. a spiritual
medium and n this person spirits con
eded the sane information.
The land on vhich al tbs work has
been done belongs 70 Charles Payne and
he has given The prOspecto-s liberty ~
dig All they 6esire on the ore condi-
ton that they refill al the holes ihsS
dig
The -au Who Rad the vision - per-
fec,ly honest IL his belief ;hAt ne soie
o.f, = here re dos not va; ~
name given because al the D~orie VIZ
DO not believe e. visions vii cos-ies-
hi- crazy re - certainly rot insane.
although r. nay - wrong in placi1s rs
fsE,h - rs visicn-
AZ forr IS fhese recri@ - 80 fnf
he gold. pecp,s VII iauEh q, ;he1 y
ho=svar souss tsT - feii7T 1ha :
sairz all re 8iExing shouia vresr-h
1s-re aruosat - sd coiu. - vnuie -
once leone the most roE'-iar rzssz %
Eareas ard scssnfls.s al or~r ;se oos'1-
n. would - zsssf-E ERE spr1n Efortss
n errisuzsson e fhe SAILING = IT. Te3-
Low metal Sonns - ths EaT-s fsl3oEf-
lq.. Coronsr MrCoilsf--- vha are 49,
nearly susitsize ;hslr sss-s isuxssnE sso-i
those visions. xe1Id - eating large SO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Partial Victory Unsatisfactory.

One hears a great deal about the man
who invested his little pile during the
boom, saw il double and quadruple as the
prices vent higher and then hung on just
long enough TO get caught but no men
ton is made of him who took q fair profit
and afterward was sorry that he didn't
stay longer. Edward Phillips was one Of
these He owned forty acres up on
Arkansas avenue, just above seventeenth
street. In s. prices commenced going
up and Mr.. Phillips was offered 5000
for the forty and he took it because he
couldn't see how prices could so any
higher and vet soon after that the forty
acres sold for $500. The queer part OF
the story Is the fact that instead Of being
happy that he sold wh-n he did and did
not wait 10 set caught. Mr.. Phillips eve
has a look Of one who blunders when he
tells the story. II he had II TO do over
again he would probably hold It and I'm
allv lose H.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
String of CharIeys.

You probably never heard of Lee Lung.
but you know the Chinaman on East
Douglts avenue by the name of Charley
Sing. Well, Lee Lung is Charley Sing
as is also a dead Chinaman and Chas.
Shung, a Chinaman who recently came
to Wichita from Hutchinson. The mixed
up state of affairs where three Chinese
are three different men and yet all Chas.
Sing was brought about by their I'M
progressiveness and their fear of making
a change.
The laundry was first owned by the
original Charley Sing. He sold out to Lee
Lung who became Chas. Sing No. 2. Chas.
Sing, No. 1, went south into Mexico with
two or three wives, it is said by the
Cinnamon now in Wichita. and when
they died he grew tired of America and
returned to China where he has recently
passed in his checks
few weeks ago. Chas. Sing No. sold
out to Chas. Shung. who becomes Chas.
Sing No g. He threatens. however, 10
make a grab for progress coat-tails by
changing the name of the laundry to some
American appellation. Chas. Sing, NO :
Is going to put in a restaurant of the
southern kind on North Topeka avenue,
just back OF Behring's drug store. An
Oklahoma Chinaman is coming up TO go
into partnership with him and do the
cooking as Chas. doesn't understand the
art of cooking as well as he does that
of washing. 1t will be remembered by
few that the Eagle some time ago stated
that Charley Sing was going back to
China to wed some fair maiden. He was
asked about it yesterday and this was his
reply: TOO damn far"
In order that the citizens of this city
might know something more about the
new acquisition TO the town, for Chas.
Shung, Chas. Sing. No. 3, considers him
self full hedged Wichitan, his home
life was looked into II was found that
he had been married for nineteen years.
He had a baby girl about three years old.
Both baby and wife are in China. Two
years ago he made a trip back and visited
them at the wifes fathers home where
she is staying The father supports them.
Thus il can be seen that while the China
man is a heather. he has the marriage
racket down pretty fine: no divorces in
his case There's no chance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Protection From ShiftIess.

The postmaster of this city has received
an order from the postoffice department
which declares that all mail matter must
be stamped by the patrons themselves,
and to enable them to do so the rural
route carrier is required to carry supply
of postage stamps. No more mail will
be taken from the boxes unless 1t is
properly stamped. 1t has heretofore been
a great inconvenience for the carriers to
stamp letters, often the sender simply
drops his letters into the mail box with
the proper amount for postage. The mail
mail carrier must stop. take off his gloves
and get the money, a stamp, and stamp
the letter. The carrier also finds an oc-
casional customer who wants the carrier
to pay for the stamp and collect the next
day. Occasionally some one buys a two
cent stamp and offers a ten dollar bill in
change. AS it now rests, the patron must
have the proper change when he buys his
stamps and must put them on himself
The rural route carrier does not have to
put a stamp on a letter even when the
money for the stamp is left in the box
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
How He Was Nicknamed.

Some of the stockmen have never been
able to figure out how William Wallace
has come to be known as Joe B.
There is something remarkable in the
fact. that a nickname will seldom stick
TO man unless there is some pleasantly
connected with it. The great majority
of men will refuse TO recognize a nick
name given in derision. There must be
something in the name that causes the
people to laugh.
Last summer. before the Dold house
was started. the commission men raised
the howl that Cudahy and Armour were
buying the hogs too cheap. They threat
ened all kinds Of war on the buyers.
Mr.. Wallace was doing nothing, only
waiting for the new Dold plant 10
start One day ne came into the yards
and commenced 10 buy hogs.
The buyers for Cudahy and Armour
were somewhat disturbed. They did not
know whether Wallace was buying for
Dold or somebody else. There was big
run Of wagon hogs and the war opened
on them. Wagon hogs Went up fifteen
cents on account OF the competition.
The first bunch OF hogs driven 10 the
scales of WalIace's purchase was sold
by the old veteran, E r. Longnecker-
"Longie." as the boys call him. like a
good many other people born and raised
in foreign countries. sometimes has it en-
tered on the scale book as the purchaser.
Weigh them blank" said Wallace. in
a whisper
What bank?' demanded the seller Of
wagon hogs.
Go on and weigh your hogs" said
Wallace. Have them weighed 10 raw
beef"
When the hogs were on the scales
and Mr.. LonSnecker stepped UP 10 the
scale railing there was crowd OF men
in the scale house TO learn who Mr.
Wallace was buying hoss for. Superin-
tendent Delaney was At the scales and
YOU could have heard a pin drop when
Mr. Delaney asked who Is the buyer
Mr.. Longnecker reflected and looked
up at the skyIght over the scale Office
ard said:
why. Billy he say weigh them 70
Joe Is.
The yelling and uproar that followed
nearly caused the hogs TO trr 10 climb
over the scale rack Now il has come
20 pass that when 4 shipper comes in
and meets the buyer for the Doid pack
ing house. he Invariably says. with q sup
pressed smile: Hello. Joe B, and 1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
INCIDENTS
AND OPINIONS

lions OF mince pie al night and trying
70 dream of hidden treasures.
This is very mysterious world we
are living in and there are great many
things We common mortals do not IN
derstand. There are now a great many
people who believe that Alexander Dowie
has a mission in this world. The same
people, perhaps. laughed at Dowie when
ne first stood before his tent in Chicago
looking like a ragged tramp II takes
success 10 convince people. Dowie has
succeeded in getting rich as well as i'm
pressing his religious beliefs On = great
number of people.
All that is the matter with the people
who are digging for sold along the Ar
kansas river is. that they have no sue
cess 10 convince people. WI.=-. they and
the gold II will all be different and they
will be considered as possessing some
superior powers not committed TO the
common inhabitants OF the sunfovsr
state. There are perhaps not more than
two people In Wichita who believe that
gold viii be found. but stiil that Is no
reason the gold is not there
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Thounht II Was a MutfIer.

a young lawyer went into an Office one
cold day wearing FOR d muller one OF the
new style ascot ties. One Of the clerks
asked him If he did not feel cold wearing
such a lightweight muffler He replied
that il was given him for Christmas
present and he supposed the donor who
gave il 10 him thought that the sunshine
Of Kansas was sufficient 70 keep one
warm and was Just intended for looks.
When IL was suggested 20 him BY the
clerk that it was probably intended 10
be used as an ascot neck-tie the young
LAWYER said fl was too vide. but he was
shown that II was intended to be folded
couple Of times. He IS now wearing
It as a tie and has cold the result OF
having 10 muller
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
MAKING Nature Bob-tail.

Tree-topping has been going on in Wich-
Eta for some time now. An experienced
man in this line says that this is a mis-
take. The time 10 top trees is at the last
moment before the sap starts up. When
this is done. the bugs viii have laid their
eggs. The eggs will all he destroyed. on
the branches that arc chopped down and
burned II the trees are topped now, the
bugs will lay their eggs on so much of the
tree as remains. When the worms hatch
they will swing or crawl to neighborinS
trees If they cannot find leaves where
they are The chief object in topping
trees is to kill the egg crop. 1t is too
early TO do that now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
REGULARS Out-moraIed Militia.

The Wichita militia is said TO be the
best company in the state. One of the
members in talking of the company and
its work at Fort Riley some time ago
declared that it was conceded up there
that the company, as a whole taken in
its different phases, was the best one
there. He says the company would not
trade its captain for any than was present
at Riley. Its morals are especially good.
There was a noticeable thing, that is
brought to mind when you speak of
MORALS declared this young man. There
were twelve of the militia men drunk up
there to one of the regulars"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
ONLY Harmless Germ Existing.

The woman fixes her sponge and goes
ahead with her bread but does the aver
age woman know what makes the sponge
raise. Not many have the least idea why
it does. Their mothers showed them how
10 do ii and their mothers were shown
by their mothers. Why does a woman al
ways put her sponge in warm place
in the winter over night? She doesn't
know in one case out of thousand, and
Vet she knows that ii must be kept there
where it is warm, the principal reason
in her mind being the fact that it would
not make bread if she didn't.
The place where all these questions can
be answered is a yeast factory and Wich-
ita has one It is the Holland Yeast Co,
located on East Murdoch. \ representa-
tive Of the Eagle made a visit to this
factory and he learned more about bread
making than he would learn in ten years
or a lifetime by watching the simple
kitchen process and indeed he believes
that he can tell his mother some pointers
about the bread that mother used to
make
The success of bread-making. in fact,
lies with the yeast The value of the
yeast IS a germ. regular germ that YOU
read about But these germs are of the
harmless kind. the only harmless germ
in existence. Where the first germ came
from is an unanswered question. To make
yeast the maker must always have yeast
10 start with. lie must have the germ.
The germ is vegetable growth. An
idea of its size may he obtained from
the expression of one Of the manufactur-
bax, ~ live
germs are in a cake Of Holland yeast.
He said; oh. as many SIS there are drops
OF water in the ocean" These minute
vegetable lives when wet and in a GER
tain temperature multiply by division.
one Is capable of dividing itself twelve
times before its finish. BY their division.
& Cas called carbonic gas is given of
and this raises the sponge and the bread.
just as sas Ills balloon. Now. when
stored up in dry cake Of Yeast these
germs cease 10 multiply ard only begin
their exhalation OF carb0nic acid gas
when wet and heated up by the house
wife. The germs. unlike most all other
kinds by the way. are very tender little
things and can only stand 10 degrees OF
heat and Will freeze 10 death AT thirty
degrees. Thus. when they have raised
the bread the bread IS showed into the
oven. and the heat curls them up and the
husband only has To eat the charred car
cssses. This germ business is a funny
thing and yet Il is true state Of affairs
An object the manufacturer has in mind
IN makinS yeast. the Nichits firm made
q thousand tests before they got the
best results is % get the greatest NUM-
Der of germs 10 cake. The more germs.
the quicker the bread VIII raise and. the
better the bread
As was said. all yeast is made from
yeast. The Holland Yeast Company got
their first batch from a Dutchman up
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15

wichita Ia 20 have tho usliest dog In
is importing him from France and al
ready has secured a picture Of hin. IL
Is the ugliest picture IN the state 81
Kansas. The dog Is a new breed discov-
cred IN a sequestered province IN northern
China during the time u the occupa
ton" by the aIlied troops a few years
ago The breed was taken 70 France
by some soldiers where IL was discov-
cred that the dog had = very sensitive
nose. making him an admirable bird -dog
when trained. His hair T. ike the bris-
ties Of an Arkansas razor back. and his
tail isn't much above an inch long.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

Of the hole 1t was the common i'm
preston that the larger the hole the
better because in that way the ground
for good distance around could be looS-
ened UP and give the roots a better
chance to spread out. One of the curb
members told of a very unique way of
accomplishing ,his result 1t is done by
placing a small stick OF dynamite in a
hole in the ground. This win loosen the
ground for ten feet down. and for twice
that distance up put in some one else.
well, let me tell you something said
a club visitor. who in his life probably
never planted a tree. Science declares
that there is nothing in that loose theory
That stick of dynamite story is little
too large and it won't go down with US
scientists
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Sure Cure for Loafers.

There is an awning in the third block
on East Douglas avenue, on the south
side of the street that has a number OF
great big holes in it, They were made
there and when the awning was put up
caused a great deal of discussion among
the street car passengers. An awning
with holes it it did not look as though
IT would be much good. Upon investi-
cation, II was found that the holes were
to let a limited amount of sunshine in.
The proprietors declared that as far rs
the awning serving as an umbrella for
loafers during rain. the holes were a
very good preventive.