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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
THE LEGEND.

Once upon time. long ago. there lived
q man named Thomas. who had such a
loving heart and did so many kind deeds
that the people in the village where he
lived called him Thomas the Good
As the years went by he grew Ia be very
old and one Christmas morning he awoke
with the thought For the first time in
my life have no little remembrances to
give my friends My hands are now too
feeble TO carve toys for the children. or to
make little useful articles for the mothers.
All. well. can only give them my love
this time. but he felt little sad about il.
Going to the door of his little house. he
looked up at the gray sky and the golden
stars fading away one by one, and he
prayed that only loving thoughts and
Kind deeds should find any room I'm the
world on the Christ-chiid's birthday
As he prayed 10. the stan on which he
leaned suddenly changed into tiny tree
and as he gazed with wondering eyes.
II buGded and then blossomed into the
most wonderful flowers he had ever seen
Oh. was he not happy then, With joy
Gus heart ne broke of every blossom and
filling little basket with them. he went
from house to house. leaving one Of the
beautiful flowers on every doorstep,
The people. when they found them.
cried They are as lovely as the flowers
OF heaven are said to be: Thomas the
Good must have left them and they
cared for them and loved them. calling
them st Thomas roses.'-M. Helen
BecKwith. i'm The Arsosy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

To the World correspondent Mr. Doug
lass said
Il was the least surprised person
among the number who witnesser the
trial of my machine. l was almost posi-
tive, and have been or the past fgfteen
years, that my principles of aerial navi-
CATION were correct. The reason I did not
exploit my machine sooner was that 1
was waiting for the developments of some
high-speed motive power Finding that
electricity would not be suitable for my
machine. i finally decided TO invent an
engine which would furnish me with
the motive power desired, and / have
been successful, as You can yourself
see.
Asked if he believed that airships
would ever be regular passenger carriers.
Mr.. Douglass said:
Aerial navigation will never become
popular. l doubt very much if an air
ship can be constructed TO carry five
persons, and the transportation of pas
sengers would probably prove too costly
to be commercially successful.
But before the year 1894 rolls by, the
city of Kalamazoo will become famous
the world over as the birthplace of the
flying machine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
BRILLIANT COURT FUNCTION.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
Entertain Many Guests

London. Jan. AT Chatswcrth the
seat of the Duke of DeVonshire. in Derby
shire. a brilliant entertainment was given
tonight by King Edward and Queen Alex
andra. the Duke and Duchess of Devon
sh re. Counsel of Duchess Of Manches-
ter. who sat at the Kinks left Premier
and ii large party.
Princess Henry of Pless gave a musi-
cal monoloque and then came a nina
ture pantomine entitled Cinderella" in
which Princess Henry of PieSs Mrs.
Willie James. Miss Muriel Wilson, Sir
Hedworth Will .amson and the author OF
the pantomine. Leo Trevor toop part
Princess Henry and Miss Wilson played
the ugly sisters. Finally Miss Wilson
and Lady Warren joined in the musical
sketches. The Dancing Girl. and the
Idol -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
SCORES ATHLETIC GIRLS.
President Eliot Is Opposed to More
Violent Games.

Boston. Mass. Jan. Professor Eliot
has come out fiat-footed against the more
violent athletics for women. He depiores
for instance the growing practice OF
sprinting aand putting the shot at wo
mems colleges. He objects mildly TO bas-
ketball as especially contributing to race
suicide and condemns it utterly except
ing where the women are fully matured
and of sturdy physique.
1t is most unwomenly," he says for
women to put the shot Woman is not
built physically for such forms of sport.
Had nature intended her to compete in
mans sports she would have been differ
emily constructed anatomically.
Football is primarily a mans game
and a physique ought not be taxed. Row
ing must be INDUCED in only moderately
and contests of strength or endurance
work harm.
Physical culture for women is all right
when followed in moderation. but track
athletics. running. jumping and hurdlinS
must be avoided by the woman who has
due regard for her own future health as
well as the next generation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
Lou DILLON'S RECORD
National Trotting Association
Decides to DiSaI|oW 1t
SHE HAD A FASTER ONE
New Rulings Relative to the
Wind Shields.

New York, Jam THE joint committee
of the National Trottin association de-
cided today to disallow Lou Dillon's re-
cord of 2:6 to a high wheeled ball. bear
ing sulky made at Cleveland Septem
Der, r. last. The committee said this
was done because the mare had pre-
viously performed in faster time, which
performance was her record, and preclud-
ed a slower performance being a re-
cord
I'VE also find that the performance
of Maud S. at Cleveland in 1885, was to
a high wheeled. plain axle. according
to rules: that the time. 2:0sa4, WIS not
only her best time, but the best time
ever made up to that date and was
record
In regard to the use of wind shields
the committees findings is as follows:
NO record can be made with a wind
shield other than the ordinary dirt shield
and pacemaker in front.
"A performance with a pacemaker in
front, with first shield shall be record
ed with a distinguishing mark, referring
TO note stating the facts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.

Rochester. y. Y. Jan. THE annual
dinner of the Chamber OF Commerce
was held tonight in Colonial hall. The
principal speaker vas William r. Mer-
RAM of Minnesota
Washington H. =, Jan. Bids were
opened at the interior department today
TO furnish the power canal Tor the great
irrigation dam 10 be built ia The Salt
river valley near Phoenix. Ariz. The work
involves approximately $4,000.
Norfolk Va. Jan. The British steam
ship knight Errant. Capt kendall. pass
cd out the Virginia capes this evening
laden with Ill51 tons of steam coal sun
posed TO be for an importing firm for
Yokohama but it is said 10 Ne for the
Japanese navy. II is said an unusually
high risk was charged
Chicago. IL. Jan Warren Barnhart
the type founder. vice president II Barn
hart Bros and spindler. died today.
aged s. years.
Washington Jan 7-Postmaster Cen
erai Payne has appointed Former Repre-
sentative Eugene r. Loud. OF California
as the United States delegate 10 ~ IN
ternatioaal postal congress - meet H
iAhAif'. AA-4rs tt'.Al Al-r- y
appropriation 81 $50 IS axaiisbi.-. FOR
the expenses oT tire delegate
Paris. Jan IA dispatch % toe Paiiie
from Consiantinop3c says Russia is ue-
gotiating with Turkey to Ie-mi- her
SLACK Sea feet. said 70 consist of seeen-
ty-six sHips. 20 pars through the straits
Of tie DardaHeiles
Bgest France San The Rrs-isn.
cruiser A,amz1. q 2ss5 tons. leaves here
tomorrow for ne FIR asst
jackson Miss Jan THE house to-
day passed the joint hili iustra Ing th-
Anssissipp senators and congressnen 70
sote for the Panama canal greats
Pittsburg. Pa. Jan The snttfe slant
81 the National In Plate company f.
closed dow because ~ he cold weather
Nearly s.e9 men are idie.
Pans Jan The man4geusert ~ fh-
interna tIonaI chess conereea al Monte
Carlo announce that The coutesg wiH -
opened February Z
WasalaeIuf.. Jan. 81 n senate m-
ralttee on foreign rsAsrons toear affthor-
lied q favorable repar1 ~ Sire exfraaiflon
treaty t,stv--en the f'nlted States ac1 th-
Eethc9la17s
London. Jan s-TlUed S.ats ceasu3
General Evans an5 Mrs Evans to14g esa-
t8rkei % the Hsmbl,re-A lrerie ane
stsare- De4sss hland far New York
London Jan THE Tln4es Cair5rsa
oorrssaon6en, says re Japaue 20 ~
r-ers IS rerssr'esl 70 5a.e placed h-aFg er-
3ers for 80 r. Barmah
RFsshIagt Jas 1.e sen 80 tn-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
EXPECTS TO FLY.
Is 6diiding Large Machine on the
Bird Principle.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Jan Work has
been begun here On large airship de-
signed after the model Of the airship in
vented by James Douglass. a farmer of
Texas township. near Kalamazoo, and
which proved entirely successful on its
initial trip i'm this city a few days ago.
The machine will be completed within
three months. and it is the intention
Of the inventor 30 sail it from kals-
mazoo to st. Louis to compete in the air
ship contests in the exposition
The small model tested here last week
proved so successful i'm its operations
that the inventor has the greatest con-
fldence in the new machine he is having
build and has interested a number Of
local capitalists TO finance the project.
Mr.. Douslasss airship is in reality
flying machine as il depends entirely up
on its wings for raising it from the
ground and propelling it. No gas is
used
The airship now being built here is
thirty-six feet in length and viii be con-
structed entirely of thin sheet steel The
body Of the machine is shaped something
like cigar. the deck or upper side being
fiat and is about eighteen inches in
diameter and five feet wide in the wild
est part All the mechanism is placed
on the deck The machine viii be Oper-
ated by two small but powerful turbine
engines using oil for fuel The engines
also are an invention OF Mr. Douglass.
In designing his airship the inventor
has followed the principles Of a bird IL
its flight. 1t is equipped with four sets
OF double wings. which operate in the
same manner a. those Of bird when
flying. When wing Of one set * taking
the downward stroke. the other wing
takes what is termed i dead stroke.
and revoivtS into place to take tie down
ward stroke again when the first wing
starts or the dead stroke consequent
~ one wing in each set : constantly
catching the air and propeiling the ship.
The wings also reVolVe rapidlv enough
10 hold the machine in the air Ths wiags
are connected with q central shaft, which
is revolved by the engines. All connec-
tons are bevei gear.
The steering apparatus i a large sheet
steel fan. composed az several sections
and acts like this tail OF bird. Wh@n
the machine is ready To alight the tai
is set al an angle which causes the sh-p
"a circle around in th4 air aad he Glow
ing of the action OF The wings will allow
il 10 gently rest on four pairs Of strong
steel springs. shus preventing jar
Judging from the speed made 10y his
smaller model Mr Douglass J. lies -
that his new machine All De able TO
make a mile q minute In light wind,
and that il viii carry "a pounds in addi-
ton 70 its own weight
The invention Of Mr. Douglass is the
fruit OF thirty wears - faithful study II
lhe problems OF aerial navigation
Every detail NJ he new machine hiss
been carefully considered and /, i ouly
possible thai the homer ~ beng ms u
make navigation of The alT practicable
may he secured BY a Michigan man Mr..
pougiass-s idea has met with IN. appro-
val Of many of the leading authorities
On aeIi~l navigation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
SALVATION ARMY RECRUIT.
Conscience Stricken, He Confesses to
Crime of Arson.

st. Louis. Jan. Apparently conscience
stricken and mis- mind i'll at ease, William
Wilson. aged 81 Salvation Army re-
cruit. walked into police headquarters to-
day and confessed that in July, 1901. he
had set fire TO the Occidental hotel, in
Forsythe. Rosebud county. Montana,
and injury TO twenty.
Wilson declared that another man is
in the penitentiary serving sentence
for the deed and il was to ease his own
conscience and give this man his freedom
that he surrendered himself
Wilson said that he did not fire the
hotel intentionally but that he accident
ally dropped a burning match in the hall
way, and when he saw the flames spring
up he ran instead of raising an alarm.
He fled straight to St. Louis. and later
learned that another man had been sem
fenced TO the penitentiary on circumstan-
tial evidence, and recently. while attend
ing a Salvation Army meeting. he broke
down and confessed TO an army captain.
Two Salvation Army officers accom-
panied Wilson 10 the police station. He
is being held by the police and notifica-
ton has been sent to the Montana au-
thorities
Forsyth Mont. Jan. THE Occidental
hotel was destroyed on the night of July
., Jacob Braun, whose home was in
North Dakota, losing his life. Over thirty
guests jumped from the second and third
stories and saved their lives. Ten were
injured. A young man arrested in Mis-
soula admitted having set fire to The
building. He stated that man named
Wilson or Williamson was 'tramping
with him and that they had been refused
food at the house. The man was given
hearing but as he appeared 10 be
mentally deranged he was turned loose.
The Occidental hotel was q barn-like
structure and within fifteen minutes after
the fire had been discovered had burned to
the ground
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
Sunday Excursions on the X. c., M. 4
O, r. r.

Every Sunday the X. c., NJ & Q. rail-
way will sell from Wichita tickets at
one fare for the round trip to all points
on its line except Anthony. Kan. These
tickets will be available for passage on
The regular train leaving Wichita ut 80
o. m. and will be limited for return to
the same day. No baggage checked on
Sunday excursion tickets. Trains arrive
and depart from the Missouri Pacific
depot, corner Wichita and Douglas ave-
nue., Wichita. Kan. /. r. SHERWIN.
Passenger and Ticket Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
OPENING THE RESERVATION.
That Matter Was Before the Indian
Committee.

Washington. D. c.. Jan THE ques-
ton fopening the Indian reservations.
comprising nearly lo0.00.000 acres was
considered today by the house commit
tee on Indian affairs. The Indian com
missioner was heard at length by the
committee and he took the POSITION tina
to throw these lands open to settlement
was the proper and speediest way TO
elevate the Indian and to settle for all
time the Indian question. He said this
course should be pursued with the CON
sent of the Indians if possible but if not
congress should take the action neces
sary to insure the settlement of the lands
by whites. all property values to be guar
anteed to the Indians who owned the
Ia nj
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
WILL HAVE A GHOST.
Banquet viii BE Held in Haunted
House

New York Jan Edwin Markham.
the author OF The Man With the Hoe
will be the guest Of honor At tn twenty
second anniversary ard ladies dinner ~
the Thirteen club. At the Hotel Savoy
January T. Ike will recite an original
poem written Tor tn occasion.
verifa ole haunted house sa.d 10 have
been transported from remote part -
Long Island. will b. set up ia The gold
room. where the dinner viii oe he'd. and
the ghost has promised TO appear ln j..
toast viii he drunk 10 A-phisto.
Prince % Hades. and lis Satanic Majesty
wil respond 10 il Ia person All the other
auti-sup- rstitiol,s, devices 81 charac-
terisllc Thirteen cis:b all bs IL e.i-
d@r.e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
ORDERED 1T PRINTED.
Testimony in Case of General Wood
Will Be Private

Washington. Jan. THE senate in eN-
ecutive session today ordered the print
ing of the testimony before the military
investigation of the case of Gen Wood
The brief by Senator Forak1 setting
forth the views Of the majority recon-
mending the confirmation If the Bomin-
alton and the views TO be fled by the
minority also viii be printed and one copy
OF each furnished 70 each senator. The
senate decided not TO make the docu-
nents public.
Senator Fairbanks has tended the sen
ate the favorable report Of ihe com
mittee on foreign relations or the treaty
between the United States and The Ne
fherlauds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
SENATE HAS CONFIRMED.
Several Appointments Are Passed on
and Approved.

Washington. D. c.. Jan The senate
today confirmed the following nominal
tons:
John G. Black Illionis, civil service
commissioner: Henry ID. Saylor. Penn
sylyania consul general at Coburg, Ger
many: Lawrence o Murray. Illinois. as
sistant secretary Of commerce OF LaDra-
dor: Luther :. Kelly. New York. agent
for the Indians of the San Carlos agency.
ri1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
DOWN FIRE ESCAPES
Two Incendiary Fires ImperiI-
ed Hundreds of Lives.
FLAMES MAKE HEADWAY
Firemen Garry Half Frozen
Women and Children.

New York Jan. Two incendiary fires
early today imperilled the lives of hun
dreds of persons living in tenement
houses at Seventh avenue and Thirty
first street. In one of the crowded build
ings, the tenants eXtinguished the blaze,
but in the other place the flames got
such Roadway that the firemen had 10
carry fifty half frozen women ana chill
dren down the fire escapes. y supposed
insane man has been arrested on sus-
picion Of having fired the buildings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
NEW ROCKEFELLER HOUSE.
John =. Means the Place for His

New York. Jan. john D. Rockefeller.
it is announced. intends his new mansion
AZ Pocantico Hills as a present for his
son John d Rockefeller. Jr-. and his
wife. who was Miss Aldrich daughter Of
Senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island
Mr. Rockefeller. Jr.. intends 10 keep
string Of coach horses next summer Tor
his wife. who is fond II driving
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
Mrs. WInsIow's SOOTHING SYRUP.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHEs the
CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS
all PAIN.a CURES WIND collie and l.
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA Sold
by druggists in every part Of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

1T beats ALL declared the stout man.
as he flung the books around ON the mis-
celispeous counter. how these cheap
skates who want 10 write books rush in
the minute any man has done anything
good. and try to initiate il. I'm a lover OF
literature myself. and hate L. sec If
abused this way. The publishers ought TO
have more sense and more decency than
TO help the fakirs along the way they
do Here's some dub by the name OF la
Fontaine who's brought out book %
fables Just because George AIDES made
Q hit in that line You bet Their life
they never get me to buy any of ;heir imi-
tation- stun Chicago Reeord-Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

and Senator Plat. the World an
nounce that Governor Odell will be in
command of the Roosevelt campaign Tor
reelection in New York this year. The
plan has the sanction of both the presi-
dent and Senator Plat and the governor
has accepted the responsibility.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
NEGRO WAS HANGED.
Had Been Convicted of Murder in the
First Dedree

St. Louis. Jan. IA special 10 tn
Republic from New Madrid Mo. says:
Gus Gregory. negro convicted of muir
der in the first degree. was hanged here
today he killed George Marshall al u
negro barbecue near Sikeston
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
RUSH FOR EXITS.
Fire at Chicago Causes Excitement
hmonQ inmates

Chca go. Jan. T. Fire in four-story
building occupied by the Rauch Disk com
pany today caused excitement among the
40 persons working in the building and
there was a rush for the exits. Loss,
S35. 600
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

Attention. Delegates to Building Trades
Council: CAP at 242 North Main. L. VOLTS
for permanent organization. Date Tues
day, January 6, 1904. D. Redicsn, Sec.
3S-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
ADMITS HIS GUILT.
Wanted IN Missouri. He Is Found IN
OREGON

oregon Cty. Or. Jan --Eigah r
Phy,es. eyed = yearS. wanted 81 shan
ron COUNTY. Mo for assault On young
giIi vas appreheadea near ibis place TO-
day ard i being held waiting zora frnm
The Missouri authorities Phyl@s admits
his identify and quit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

Attena Wichita Business College and
Shorthand Institute. 1t is open always
TO persons Of both sexes. Fazel. Adams.
Hibarger and Price. HILLS North Mar.
kst street. Wichita. Kansas O-0
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
kansan Commits Suicide

Kansas City. Jan. Joseph Seagraves,
farmer aged 49 years committed sui
eide by shooting at his farm near Ed
wardsville Kan. Despondent over the
fact that farm was devastated by the
flood last June
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
LEAVES NO HOPE.
Genera. Gordon's illness is of Dan
uerous Character.

Miami. Fla. Jan. 7.-Gensrsl J. r. Cor
don IS critically III at his homo at Bis
cayne Of Inflammation OF the stomach
caused by acute indigestion \ consulta-
ton OF General Gordon's physicians to-
night leaves no hope ~ recovery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

Geo. h Klinkhard, \. NJ, languages
1907 East First street, phone sol. French,
German and Spanish conversational
mefhod) Specialties: Latin and Rhetoric
Abby
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
Statesmen Wanted.

Two good statesmen for Oklahoma; must
begin work January II, 1904. Permanent
position. z. E. MKEE.
1tx Baltimore Hotel, City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
Notice.

The registration books of the city Of
Wichita are now open for the registration
of voters for the year 1904.
z3-1et J. l. LELAND, City Clerk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss sss Of &MZzIu
CASHIER is ARRESTED.
Accused of Forging Notes Aseresaiirg
$4,000

81. JOSEPH Aio.. Jan - +. Marc H..
cashier 81 the hank Of Highlands. Kan
was arrested on q grand Island tgain las,
nigh, al TROY. kan. charged with fors-
ing notes assreeatins Ssiess
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

There are two Republicans in the Ar
kansas Legislature. one IN Florida, three
IN Alabama. four in Georgia none in
South Carolina and Mississippi Louisi-
ara has one anti-orsanization Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
Meeting at Edmond.

Guthrie O. T.. Jan. The board Of
education for normal schools is holding
a meeting at Edmond today.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

Syrscuse. y .sJan. The esrE5sse
and wagon machinery factory ~ I-su. a
Roach MAS destroyed BY are tonight Loss
SiIf~a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08

II 4. not generally known that the new
Dope ts a fine pianist.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
One Fare for the Round TriD

to all points Its line Anthony
available
$50 a. m and will be limited for the day No
baggage checked on Sunday Excursion Tickets.
Trains and depart Railway
station corner Wichita and Douglas Wichita Kan
l. r SHERWIN, p. & T. A.