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the united States viii sooner or lataR
be compelled to depart from tradition
and settle for AL time the vexed Near
Eastern question by turning out the
Turks and becoming responsible for
the peace Of the I,urkiah States In Eu-
rope. Dreamllke a. this proposition
appears. there are those IN Europe who
have faith in lite Accomplishment. In
the United States the idea has not
even the stability Of Z vision.
Not only is the Dardanelles forti-
lied, but the Bosphorua briatles with
forts In pairs strung out along It's
length at intervals Of two mi.ea. As
the Russian BLACK Sea battleships are
the most heavily armored in the world
Il has been suggested that this was
done for the purpose Of attempting the
passage Of the straits. should necessity
ever arise
rhs shapa oR the fleet.
Two % the Black Sea battieshIpa.
the Knya1 Potemkin and the Trla
Zviatitelia. are very speedy ships for
their class. both being able 70 do sevea
teen knots an hour
In addition to the neet mentioned
two powerful 1900 ton battleahlps--
the ziatoust and tae which
are to have an eighteen-knot speed, are
being bull. and two protected cruisers.
new type for the Black Sea. OF 6645
tona with twenty thrse-k knot speed
are also being built These are to be
named the kagul aud the Otchakow,
and are part Of the new Russian naval
program. which provides for ave lG.-
SOO-ton battleshipa. the largest in the
worid-the largest English battieships
being l6.S50 tons each. and the Con-
necticut eiasa for the United States bur
1900 tons. the nearest approach to
which class are ak French ships Of
l4.602 tons each.
One advantage the Russian BLACK
Sea neet Possesses over those OF other
powers i the ability Of some OF tho
ships TO burn OIL The Caspian oil
fields are not 20 distant that petroleum
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APAN has q history antedauug that 10 Of
'k$N the nations Of Europe existing Its paEen
.kXyN nave been ahut 10 % our ignor-
ance az the Japanese language and literature.
PS&A ut these obstacles the acquialrion Of knowi
kyySSSH sdge gradually being removed and May
interesting aud important facts are coming
light
The subIugasson Of Korea in A. D. u proof that
Japan bad made considerable advancement In maritime
power at early data TIE packhorses aud oxsn
ths spanning OF rivers by bridges esabhent o.
stations at the distance % days journey apart a. far
back ~ St3 A. D. show that domestic eommsrre
and interior means Of Communication that time hal
reached fair state OF Development Feddsrs knoun
- early as All A. h.. while syatemattzei market was
Organized and Law u measurement prices vas en-
acted In TOl and IN GO the monetary metals was
established u the rate o. for gold and silver
and one to q hundred for silver and copper
BY 1910 than 1000 Chinese merchant veanela II IL
aad wsnt yearly to Japan mostly buy silk Prior 70
ths and about t2o the Japan Islands made known
70 European nations by Italian had lived MANY
years Ia China The hrst navigation line Europe 70
Japan was established In 5tt By three Portuguese sr
chants TIE spanish secured few privileges In fStn
and In 1901 the Dutch and began do Arg. bus
ness under the name Of the East India Company
Bot before shortly after these events japan had "a
tablished herself through owu efforts in
che Pacic Ocsan The communication with the phnp,n.
Islands with AMMAN, with slam with India bsgnn ~
fore 1900 and there then than 10 Japnn...
smigranfs living AZ Manila and thousands living In sl,
For short while the Philippine Islands we're under the
control OF Japan- In 1000 William Adams an Envtt.b
shlpwreeked mariner landed Japan was naurnirei
Captain John Smith sent BY James H. In igta In
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on IHE WINGS OF INT wlN0.


The dangers Of baliooning. writes
Santos Dumont In MY Air ships, = are
confined usually to the landing. But
the sea Of air presents many kinds OF
dangers. and sometimes the balioonist
encounters more than one on the same
voyage In Nice. IN 1870. he went up
from the Place MassenR In q good
sized balloon. alone. intending 10 drift
q few hours amid the enchanting
scenery Of the mountains and the sea
His experiences were enough 70 sz=ss
most people content with solid earth
The weather was hne, but the bar.
ometer soon fell. which indica ted a
storm. For a time the wind took me
IN the direction OF Clmiez; but as Il
threatened TO carry me out 20 sea. I
threw out ballast abandoned the cur.
rent. and mounted to the height OF
about a mile. Soon I noticed that 1
had ceased descending As had de.
termined to land soon. pulled on the
valve rope and let out more gas. ara
here the terrible experience began.
could not 90 down. / glanced at
the barometer and found that I was
going up. Yet I ought to be descend.
ing. and I felt. by the wind ana every.
thing. that I must be descending. I
discovered only too soon what was
wrong. In spite Of my continuous ap-
parent descent, was. nevertheless.
being lifted by an enormous column OF
air rushing upward
The barometer showed that I had
reached a utIll greater altitude. and I
could now tako account Of the fact By
the way in which the land was disap-
peaTing under me. The upward.rIish-
ing column Of air continued 10 take
me to a height Of almost two milea,
After what seemed long time the
barometer ShoWtd that had begun 70
descend.
When began to see land. threw
cut ballast, not 70 strike the earth too
quickly. Now could perceive ths
trees and shrubbsry. Up In The storm
itaaif I had felt nothing.
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scarlet womHnt Yet no especial %
probriam. nationally speaking. has
been sitaehsd n our naIisnal laxity
Here q trivial sxctlss. SPIDER uesSy
sn it, validity. may serve - = pratext
for separation. Hnt IN Canada Il Il =
much more sarions affair. ouly one
cause. the Scriptural. may b. taken a.
ground for legal separation. and tbsa
the matter Is not left to the indifferent.
Insignificant weighing % local justice
81 the peace. OF sven 10 the courts; u
is made the concern Of Parliament.
both houses Of which must pass ne
btu which Is entered by counsel in b..
bali Of bis client
In addition. = published notice Of In
teniiou TO apply for divorces. giving
name Of applicant and accused with
ground Of accusation. must be insert.
ei for ak months In two newapapera
published IN the applicants residential
town ~ well as In the Canada Casesta.
the ofieial government organ.
A. further bar the cost Of securing
divorce Is 30 high that few people Of
the lower classes can AFFORD Il. me
fee varies according 10 the sminencs
Of the counsel retained. but ths aver
age cost including travelling expenses
for both applicant and accused must
appear az Ottawa. the seat Of govern
menL when the BIN u heard-povern.
ment fee. solicitor and counsel fees
and - on. Il not less than $500. and
oftener reaches 81 600 or more.
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is, on the whole. heavily armored. and
carries batteries OF effective size. The
destroyers are Of the most modern
type. and from the first-ciass torpedo
boats a strong hotilla could be formed
II Is almost Impossible TO entirely
divorce any consideration OF the Rus
sian Black Sea feet and the history Of
the DardaneIIes, for the feet has been
organized and built especially to meet
the conditions. Originally # was con
eeived with the idea OF commanding
the shores Of that immense inland
sea. ard 70 be able II the necessity
should arise. 70 assist any operation
against Turkey.
A Vast Inyand Sea.
The Black Sea Is q very large body
Of inland water Some idea of its size
may best be given By calling to mind
that It's area Is about that Of the Mid
die States and Mississippi combined.
In figures II may be expressed as 1885,
I'll square miles. It's only outlet is
EhrOugh the BOsphorus. the Sea OF
aea0Ea and the Dardanplles into the
AeEe4m Yea. an arm of the Mediter-
ranean. ne Bosphorns and the Oar
daDelles are Two narrow straits. and.
consequently. easily fortified. although
It may be asserted that the Turkish
forts are not GibraItars. by any means.
At its greatest width the BOsphOrus
Il not over two and a quarter miles,
and Its tortuous course il nineteen
r,rfT.a Irpv srha Tka - a y.fg.. 4. . -
Ing body OF water. forty-hye miles
long. and averaging two miles IN
width The latter Is at one point only
s0 yards wide. and here. on the
Aziafic side. are the fortresses Of
Chanak-Kale and Kum-Kaii. and on
the European side sed-il-Bah and
kHlid- Bahr The latter Is generally
spoken Of as THE Key OF the Sea" or
"'The Castle OF Europe" All four forts
have some modern ordnance, the
Asiatic being commanded by 200
Krupp cannon. yet there remain some
ancient brass cannon OF immense size
which are capable Of hurting stoneshot
Of from 20 20 70 inches in diameter,
which are not nearly 80 terrible az
their appearance would suggest.
The fOrty-five miles of the Dardan-
elles. whose shores. although not such
a panorama Of beauty as those Of the
Bosphorus. are still full Of fine pictHr,
sequences. are bordered By rugged
mountains, rising one behind the other
brown and barren on the European
aide, and by low. wooded hills on ths
AHiatie. Important towns Dot the way
Among them. At the sntrancs 10 the
Sea q NarmOrA. are GaIlipoA, ca tn
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FDTTORIALS
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS


eountry and stimulated the study Of geography ana ~
desire for trade aud discovery 20 wth he aauatana
Vivian Adams sehOonera Wera hng Ia tken a
japanese crossed the Pacific and opeHa trade esstens
with Mexico only eighty yeaEs after Columbas discovers
America active the commercial spirit that anrsu
this epoch 100000 japanese emisranta had settle
10 the islands and maitland Of southeFa Asia
Bot in 1888 the Japanese GoyeFnment became afraid
foreign religious Influence aad alarmed aeeount 81 ~
enormous export Of gold: Il issued law shntslnn -
ports eonastIug all ships large enough 80 to asa -
prohibiting aApbuIldihg. ChiHa aud Hoana atons We
allowed 10 eostinus trade relations bat their operaiic
were connnsd 70 port As result % this Law. IA
growing power Of Japan crippled and for syss aN
years abe led practically hsFmiI sXsEsnes-Kanaaa c
Journal
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Black Sea Squadron
Made Ineffective BY
the Treaties Which
Close the Dardanelles


European side. called the sKey 10
COnstantinople;~ Ak-haahi Llman. the
ancient port Of sestOas Ahydoa. Just
opposite the scene Of Lenders swim
ming. and, later. Of Lord Byron'A Be
low this liea Chanak- Kalessi. some
times called Dardanelle&
RuEEed Beauty OF the DardaneIlsa.
As the Dardanelles. the Sea OF Mar
mora and the BOsphurus are ali with
in the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish
Government has always eontended
that no foreign warshlp should be al
lowed at any time to pass through
Owing TO the aame international zeal
ousies which have prolonged the life
OF the Sick Man OF Europe. the Porte
has been able to have its position
strengthened by treaties and by q con
ventiOn Of the European powers. The
various treaties. etc. referring to the
closing OF the straits to foreign ships
Of war may be Summarized as follows.
1909, January 5,-Treay. Great
Britain and Turkey. Dardanelles and
BosphOrus closed to ships Of war OF
foreign states when the Porte ls at
peace.
STANDARDIZATION Turkey. BOs-
Phorus closed to merchant ships Of
POWERS not having treaties.
1895. October treaty. Russia and
Turkey. Trade to be opened to all
friendly powers.
lS2e-September 14-Treaty. Russia
and Turkey. Black Sea and straits
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endeavOr hide their suRengs from the public gaze
In this endeavOr they arrogance or eyncism
genuine OF the bodest nOuers Of critics
and opponents really the sensitive Behind their
contempt they suffer the keenes asonisa
Of sOultoFtuFe.
But the sensitive Is the creative temperament man
that perform lie creative
original The sensitive ahuns pOlemea the give and
take OF contest but In aght he All the great
have been sensitive. The sensitive takes things
seriously The sensitive temperament the temperament
Of the thoroughbred whose pride keepa him from civ
ting II the sensitive that battle for Ideal fo'
principal
ssnsitiveness ~ q symptom OF brains The dull wit Il
protected By thick skin. But the thinker 10 sentative
because he thinks He il sslfaRayteaL lie medltaes
criticism and measures himself BY IT, To the world be
may appear be hard steel and cold cs. but
he feels deeply very Of brains doea Intensity Of
feeling necessary element Of genius and intensity
feeling y possible only the sensitive temperament
Genuine senstvensSS not be mistakes FOE spuFt
senaitveneas which IL very and which IL moth
ing but vanity and conee One Ands people prOcaimnl
themselves sensitive because their vanity Is easily Of
Tended These people quick TO imagine sights wheF'
none intended They expect from the werd defer
70 which they entitled and they fret
this Difference denied The sensitive does not erJ
his hurts He suffers In silence every great sou
does. His feeling Il not shallow vanity a deep NOV
msnt Of the souL-san Francisco BuIlstin.
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RUSSIA'S
HELPLESS FLEET

uLLY oue-third OF the Russian
- navy Il imprisoned by treaty In
the Black Sea. Excepting for
four destroyers which were built
ON the Baltic. and were permitted by
the Porte to steam to SebaStOpOl after
their armament had been removed. and
the merchant vessels which are In the
auxiliary and volunteer neets. none OF
the ships has ever passed through the
Dar1anellea The entire Black Sea
feet, including all classes OF ships.
numbers 1853 vessels. and includes s
battleships. cruisers. IL gun vessels.
. auxiliary cruisers. 10 volunteer
steamships. 10 destroyers. % nrst-elass
and IS second-elass torpedo boats. The
tonnage represented by the vessels 10
considerably more than than half OF
the entire Japanese navy. yet, owing
20 the numerous treaties and conven-
tons which have clos~4 the Dar,la-
nelies to all foreign lighting ships. the
Black Sea feet remains inert
Since the time when It became evil
dent that hostilities in the far East
were Inevitable several diplomatic at
fempts to have this powerful feet re-
leased from Its imprisonment were re
ported to have been made by Russia.
Some OF the feet, 1t must be admitted
would be unable to make the long voy-
age TO the far East. and perhaps would
be Of little effect II they did. On the
other hand. the formidable battIeship
squadron. while not OF the latest typA
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'-This order Of poached eggs on toast
doesn't look very nice" said the cranky
guest. Are you sure the ezra werw
fresh laIdT'
SURE replied the waiter; sthey
were laid right on the toast."--Phli-
adelphla Ledger.
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Tie left numerous relatives %
mourn his death"
well. he might az well have taken
them with him; they're net carry IS
out Instructions Orleans
Times- Democrnt
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State AID to Coed Reeds.

1EvKRAL Of tas Raatsga ssatea aFs takinr
~ HpFactteai part road baildnS New Jesaag
Nths nrst 10 make stats appFopgaaftaa, passed ~
law tn 1901 BY whiea the stats Gays eee sakthfs
Of the cost Of Improving the FaeaA w1ahe ceuiS
60 tea furnish the other thiFdA itA to pglr
isEs o. charging = part u thia properties a
the towns In which built FART ne farm
opposed TO the MEASURE bat 10 e0ep@gats wl
II gladly state Commissioner Of Tirh sgya FURNISHES AZ
plana Nearly 1000 ules Of roaas In Sew Jersey hav
been maeudAmitrd since the Nent tate easeG ~
Massachusetts, the meets the tEFe cost bee Feau
tbs eoGnrs 10 pay baek oasfaarth Tbs aatw aEpEsgEa
tons Of S5oUO00 yuar reached total 81 sa1a4An
add. result Massachusetts, has oNiraeted huBats
% miles Of Couusetieut opeA ates ~
aystrm ahd abgFsA gFtmtA9Ra Aaa
dHced 5OO miles Of sxeeIrat roads Oh aaaaller
Maine. NeW Hampshire Ysrmank HhmdjMf tsland sd In
aware assist ia tho bukilhg q guod assaN
by the New foFk PLAZA tie "a - @as hair ths es
Of building reads the eoaatlra peg a. and the
ships 10 per cent Appropriations ehsd tssA. "A
over e2oo0Co0 hast yeaTs lnstalaaruE ts16o1 fs
sylvauia. az the iast fssf sppFo9sa
lump of t1s00uOU Zoe Ey fuade tie state -
twothsis and TIE ard towbsa ai3th aasA
Bot thsFu 10 Be lsspholr in ths ~ ia The nsa
q determining routes. aaA HvaIfy af isatsasY
asghboshoods has pruveatst mneh beads ~ thus far IN
pFinelps Of State ali laprDgri soaas haan nvm
established % The Eroaad that tas aAa P~opAe a.
evested IN the hest Highways that eJgtaeus ahga
bear fair proportion % thrlg cost rr4dy Fsss1
bah this basis In Massachusetts, Nea Vera Nsw yss
sey aad connecfirut prrsalvs a vaisa
Of the god roads uevsasatsl Louis ahs ts.4assaG
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OR comfort It Is better 10 have thick skin.
out for accomplishment that Is worth while
oOwer lies in the sensitive temperament The
sensitive man suffers = good deal on his way
through life. He is Jared by discord and oP-
position. His craving 10 for peace: criticism
stlngs him like a whip. Sensitive men, a. a
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The average yield OF wheat IN Rus.
sia Il less than half that Of the Unit
ed States.
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Occasionally 4 man declines = nomi.
nation for oaies-4f ttaEs 4 ns chance
Ger his alscttoM
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What is there that allly enthusiast
VIII not lead some people 20 DOL
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atty Of the Americas ps0ps but deeper snasnatoa AZ
the 'o7s aide OF our American fs rsvsaia BE- shakm M
uaton that causes anything bat aafrsfarttoa our aevit
has asnnaasd the world at morally ws are rapaiy -
Ing astsra rapidly that aumfauads AZ tA~ sa
traa' after visit to some % the Earepes Re-
hg0n he hnds has very little part cssislsatssa o.
day our home life might - better aad eur psons ars
generally apahste ahoat their spiritual Hswvress Re urh
tas same lntsn bot more specific eoacuasas Of Or
Noys OF bsnts - Disclosed - him May ~ At the ass
Ing OF The Presbyterian assembly a RuYas lie
noted the drift % The people away from lefty sut. -
rom organized Christianity. Il means aonpthsur bs
AKA Of Erafl"-.ffarperss wsekiy
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~ CHARLES CUruHEHr HALL shiasek nj
The moral standard Of TAs Ansrt-aa pespl1nls
dsErnsfatiug Ds. Hail IL president 81 ths
UHiou Theological Seminary 10 New Vera. Is
tbs course % "a address before the RaiiEiaaa
E'da0af'oa Assp.iasioa Ia ChteaEs ~ spoke x
the relatively Rns5sI atatm az Fhs -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-21
Published May 81, 1904.
ORDINANCE NO. 221s


An OrdinanceFixing the Salaries of Ger
tain Named Officers OF the City of Wich-
ita. and Repeating Sections and 10 OF
Ordinance No. 1852
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen OF the City of Wichita:
Section l. The salary of the fire mar
shall shall be S.320-00 per annum. payable
in monthly installments of $1,000 at the
end of each month.
Sec. 3 The members of the fire, hose,
hook and ladder companies appointed by
the mayor ard council shall be classed
as follows:
First-class firemen, those who have
served in the department continuously
for three years or more; second class
firemen. those who have served in the de-
partment more than one year and less
than three years: third-class firemen
those who have served in the department
one year or less
The salaries of first-class fremen shall
be $500 each per month; the salary of
second-class firemen shall be $50 30 each
per month; the salary of thrd-class fire
men shall be 1880 each per month: the
salary of the assistant fire marshal shall
be $3.50 per month: the salary of fore
of the city electrician shall be $3.50 per
month the several salaries above men
toned, payable at the end of each month
and to date from May !. 1904
Sec 3. That sections and 10 of ordi-
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Notice.

| Notice is hereby given that the under
! signed appraisers have been appointed by
/ the mayor. by and with the consent OF
! the council of the city of Wichita. Kan
sas, TO designate the benefit district and
assess the damages and benefits TO prop
erty owners for the extension of Es'ella
avenue in the city of Wichita. Kansas.
from the end thereof TO First street Said
appraisers will meet in the Office of the
city clerk of said city on the 18th day OF
May, 1904. at 200 o'clock p m. for the
purpose OF assessing the damages and
benefits in the district reported by them.
and established and bounded as follows.
towit:
Commencing al the intersection OF Mar
tinson avenue and Second street thence
east on Second street TO Chester avenue.
south on Chester avenue to the first alley
south OF Second street. west 10 alley
running north and south between volutla
avenue and Chester avenue. thence
south on said alley to first alley north
OF First street. thence east on said alley
to Chester avenue, thence south to the
northeast corner Of lot twenty-six (2s).
Merrirs. subdivision. thence west To
rprth and south alley between VoIutia
avenue ard Erie street thence south 20
first alley north OF Douglas avenue on
alley aforesaid. thence east to Erie
street thence south TO Douglas avenue.
thence west 70 Poplar street thence north
on Poplar street To first alley north OF
Douglas avenue. thence east on said alley
To north ana south alley between Poplar
street and Green street. thence north on
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PILES! PILES!
500 Names for Reference.

see the papers full of ads of pile
salves and medicine to cure piles. Now.
while 1 have no money to throw away.
yet / will give one hundred dollars to
anyone who will cure a case Of piles with
any of the advertised medicine.
/ will also give one hundred dollars for
q case of piles l cannot cure, and with
out knife or ligature or caustic. and you
need not pay me dollar until the cure
IL completed. No deposits asked. Come
and be cured; pay when you can
DIP. CLEVELAND, Anthony. Kan
VIII be at the Baltimore Hotel, Wichita.
every Friday. 64-sat-u
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ARE YOU GOING TO BUlLD2

If so, before buying your stone look at
sill the jobs we furnished in Wichita of
our celebrated Carthage White Lime
stone. then judge for yourself. We make
our prices within reach of all. There are
numerous importers in the field SO in
order to get the genuine Carthage Stone,
send your orders to E. c. Thym, Car
thage, No. or consult Joe W. Salmon,
east end second floor, Oldham Bldg.
Wichita, Kan.
Reference: We furnished National Bank
of Commerce, Missouri Pacific depot st.
Pauls Methodist church. Dr.. Minnick's
vault and many other jobs here in
Wichita. 156-Tu. -Th-Sat-l3t