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The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
A POSER FOR ROOSEVELT

An English vicar, in the London Mail, holds
suicide against which Roosevelt protests racial
degeneration inevitable because economic condi-
tlons and OF social demands This vicar that
married without children is points better off
than his cebate brother but married large
family, unless he enjoys lucrative income undergoes
neverending troubles. He is disiked lodger finds
difficulties if occupier in renting house, clerk
he trembles at the of his employer; if curate
he has the delicious prospect of workhouse as his
bourne He is by the grim of sordid pov
erty; he has to surrender all the social pleasures and
amenities Of life.
In these circumstances in thoroughly unbelieving
and materiaistic age, whose idol is social ease and
money he is afraid degeneration only go from bad
to worse
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
PRESIDENT FRANCIS, STRONG POINTS

Alfred Henry Lewis in his estimate of Hon. David r.
Francis as an a[around superiorly equipped of
to that when the Hon. David for
art literature and music, and claims love them that
the declaration and the claim aectatons And yet
distinctly is he of action that it is though
tweveinch gun took into its confidence told
that it too loved art literature music Still one must
not fight record with guess. Francis stands of
his own choice for all that is elevated refined
distilled in the higher social literary musical artistic
life OF his town. By the word of those him-and
they are capable OF udgmenhe is Admiral Crichton
CT the Middle West and they speak of him now for the
Democratic presidential nomination
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
THE FUNNY CLUB WOMAN.

Atchison Globe: The club may not know it.
but she is very funny. The who are meeting in
St Louis, and adopting rules for governing women S
clubs about their work very seriously but thev do not
realize how funny they is always adorable
when acting as woman should, but when she engages
in something she knows nothing about and which offers
no field of usefulness beauty, she is funny
'The General Federation of Womens clubs meeting in
St Louis concluded their ridiculous proceedings yeste
day by adopting andvorce resolutions. STILL trailing
across the country and leaving home husband be-
hind is just the thing that puts notions of divorce into
mans head"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
OLD MAIDS, YOUNG GIRLS AND CATS

AS rule only young girls and old maids are found
avshng their love cats Young girls gush over kit
tens. and old maids direct steady stream of deepdown
affection in the direction of the purring tabby
whether located in the corner chair or beside the
fire place The age of the cat or maid never mars or
discovers the chord of confidence which bind their lives
tnseparably.
Mrs Frances Hodsson Burnett. when child was
very fond of cats The household protested against the
frequency with which she brought friendless and ang
felnes into the for shelter and protection The
family of Mrs Burnett in prosperous circu.
stances having emgrated from England in the hope of
betering their fortunes At crisis in their affairs the
little girl came in day followed as usual hv for
lornlooking kitten. She all excitement and tbe
family on the Qui yve 10 hear the good news which she
announced she had for them waited mpatently her
&c communicate it Good luck has come at last cried
Frances; "a black cat has followed me home This tma
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
GROVER, WILLIAM OR TBEoDoRE

Here is true story about governor says The Tip
OF the Tongue man in the New York Press Some fifty
important appeared before to urge the veto of
certain measure and. after ong peadings il looked
as IL they would win the day 1t apparent he
was weakening The pressure terrific Away over
In corner Of the room stood three socaed statesmen
whose interest had far tagged that they were telling
anecdotes and paving not the slightest attention TO the
proceedings The buzz and hum which drowned their
talk suddenly ceased for moment the voice OF one
was heard to say, political suicide" The phrase was
In his anecdote mind you but rang in the governors
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
M M THE PIKERS LAMENT M


"It the divorce law becomes tabooed, -
sarcasticaIly declares Wichita woman.
there will be more money left to be-
stow on that nice little girl. and not so
much wasted in alimony.'
il(o)-(o)H
'Todd's sick a-bed. threatened with
nervous prostration.'
Why, what's Ahe natter"
well, you see, he predicted 1t would
rain Thursday, and it did. Now he's
worried to death, for he doesn't know
what to expect next"
Rumors from the Orient are hot enough
to re-awaken interest in the alleged war
in those parts.
A father of much experience says:
Wash a baby clean and dress him up
real pretty, and he will resist all ad-
vances with the most superlative cross
ness; but let him eat molasses, ginger
bread and fool around the coal hod for
half an hour. and he will nestle his dear
little dirty face close up to your clean
shirt bosom and be just the lovingest,
cunningest little rascal in the world"
(.D()C)
Said the classical editor, yesterday:
That egg curiosity described in Fridays
Piker column wasn't bit worse deformed
than the doggerel which followed 1t. For
tunately such monstrosities won't hatch"
i.-lo--o(.)
The discussion going on about union of
churches and the race question leads one
to wonder what will happen in the great
future for immortalS. Will there be Jim
Crow cars and quarrelsome pulpits in
Eternity?
lfo)-(o)ll
A dog will bite man, cat will scratch
man. and an insect will sting man,
yet the human race deems itself superior
to the dumb animals.
..o. .lol..
"My mamma told me not to ask you
for any candy, and I'm not going to-
said the little girl who had been sent to
the corner grocery store to make some
purchases, as she looked wistfully at the
glass jars of sweet foods sitting on a
shelf
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
ONE BUSINESS BAROMETER FALLING.

The gross earnings of twenty-five railroads for the
second week in May, according the United
vesto $5791 89S against s99117S for the second
week in May 1903 decrease of s1992S0 Eleven roads
show increases and fourteen decreases Since July l.
the roads referred earned s2S9 an in
crease of sSSSOO94 the $275551216 reported
the corresponding period of last year longer
period eighteen roads show increases seven decreases
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
0KLAnoMA OUTLINES

1t is reported that the city of Prague
has passed an ordinance providing fine
for women who wear trains on the
streets or in public places. The board
of health recommended the measure.
The newspaper issues this week are
devoted mainly to roasts of the interroga-
| ton point editors who went with the
association to st. Louis.
Edmond should arrange it SO that II
can celebrate all at one time, its incor-
poration and Fourth of July.
A tramp appeared on farm near Home
stead, Sunday, and shortly after a watch
and razor disappeared
Medford will vote on $500 school bond
proposition Tuesday.
| Up until this week the Kingfsher pa
pers have treated Charlie Smith pretty
we'll This week, not a single one put
him on the Decoration day program.
There were nine graduates from the
colored grammar schools of Hennessey.
A woman's club entertained the public
! school teachers of Hennessey last Friday
evening Some one is worthy of much
commendation for her thoughtfulness.
| Ex-Delegate ]. Y. Callahan is running
/ the soup house in connection with the
| Oklahoma camp at st. Louis. This camp
| is a plat of ground with tents for rent
| thereon
! Newkirk's Commercial club was a week
| old Thursday. and thriving. Jerre John
| son is secretary.
C. o. Smith has sold the Medford Star
to Frank Bowser. of Waldo. Kan Smith
didn't have the paper long enough to find
out the location of the office towel
Two Dover citizens printed an apology
stick in length over their signatures in
the News this week They ask to he for
given for loud and boisterous talk and
conduct on a certain evening of this
month
Dover has club called the Never
Sweats" 1t can be a very hot num-
ber, surely.
The Catholic church now under con-
struction at Shawnee is TO have spire,
the top of which will be lis feet above
the ground
Ben Lloyd is called "The Cicero OF Hen
nessey-'
Seven additions were made % the
Christian church at Nevkirk last Sunday
at regular services. VIII Oliver brothers
take the hint?
Newktrk Jared as uel! as most other
territorial towns Admiral Schlsy passed
through there.
That Guatemala ant that Is said 20
destroy the boil weevil should be set To
work at once in Okiaho and the other
cotton states This will give the scisnt-
lists a greater field of labor: for. won't
il next De necessary TO fnd something
To rid the country Of the ant when u has
done its work thoroughly
Shawnee News; The depot a, Calvin.
east Of here. on the Choctew. Was robbed
last night = young man about u Ii
suspected OF beng the thief as ne had
been lettering around the place <or se~-
ersi days, bat he escaped The amount
taken ras not large
Everett Purcell calls tire Oklahoma City
okianc-nan -the feattng- Democratic rs-
Per IN the territory. Nos. who Soes
Purcell expect 70 ray for TIE drinks al !
Guthrie after ;hts2
Born-To NJ sad Mr. Jokz Richard j
son. q Woods county. twin boys. VIII I
support Increasing al hcrre fhe zay Il
has in the last six months. Jesse Durr (
can hardly afford 10 r-fuse the DSEo- .
cratic congressional cOm.czstsa
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
WHO OWNS THE WAXS2

1t is estimated that only eghtyve million dol
lars, which is approximately per annual in
come of railways goes foreign investors There
are not far from 100000 railway stocks and
bonds OF the remaining 95 per cent 40S 40
per cent is divided among the of the stocks and
bonds and Go cent among 189315 employees Count
ing the families supported by the holders of securities
and employees 600 people share in the rail-
road earnings.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
KANSAS HISTORY REVEALS THAT


Creek said beleve
have
the Cheyennethty
tabie
H-Ju
a broad ed-room airs u
and
in
the
led
ToDAY:-Thee military
mine E
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

BEWlLDERNG In field products the United States
FARM leads the world of nations without any
FIGURES. reference their greater
claims of higher cultivation The American farmer pro-
duces per farm hand per capita than does the
any other country the question OF aside
In its latest bulletin the Department of Agriculture
gives the total value of farm productsncudng cotton
for 1903 while the total exported farm
products including cotton $87S,479,451, the
highest in eleven years 1901 when they footed
to s651 62S3 That the world is a customer of the
United be supplied well elsewhere,
If anywhere shown by the fact that Europe took II
the cotton crop of 1903 about 150o00o0 bushels
Of corn tobacco the value of s35000O00 3S500O000
pounds of beef 100000 pounds Of lard and 3S50o000
pounds pork cheese products
of the dairy in enormous quantities.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

ear His exceency said he would think the bill and
decide what to do Political suicide political suicde
he repeated mentally all through night early
the morning got up and signed the BILL That governor
afterward became president of the United States
can't guess who he veto would have killed him
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The druggists of Kansas have been holding state
convention il Leavenworth this week Topeka is the
place. par excellence for the meeting drug store men,
What Topeka drug store proprieors don't know about
the most profitable line of liquids to carry in stock are
hardly worth prescribing.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Datto Ali the Moro who permitted his Mindanaos to
waylay and murder American lieutenants and ff-
teen soldiers should be summarily squelched. These
semisavages must be taught that they are not dealing
with Spain but with which makes civilized
and enlightened of them
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Mr.. Schwab, the bulgy-eyed promoter who year ago
was charterng trains and bucking the bank of Monte
Carlo has been gently swabbed of the columns
newspaper and Internationally wiped from the public
eye
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Our exports the nine months fiscal year end
ing March amounted 1sa the largest value
ever recorded in a similar period
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

So far in Kansas this spring has proved unfavorable
for listed Too much standing in the
and too many weeds between them
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The admirer of the dumb sage of Esopus claims that
Parker will be nominated the first ballot. One thing
is certain. if he is will have nothing to
unsay explain
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The United States census bureau has begun the work
OF gathering statistics of special classes of population
including penitentaries almshouses asyums ETC.
Director North has appointed about 1000 special agents
for this purpose
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Mr. Bryan announces that he viii to the St Louis
convention obscure and private citizen. Has his
obscure auson any reference the the horse
which he thinks will win we wonder.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28
THE OLD STORY.
KANSAS CUREEN IS

| And now the weather man has the
| farmers knocking on nun.
Joseph HOFFMAN. an early settler of
| Leavenworth county, died at the city
| Wednesday. He was born in Prussia.
The salaries of the postmasters al Win
field and Wellington Will be increased
from s2,5OO to 5000. and from s2,D9 To
$3.50 respectively. Guess the campaign
committee would better make = rc-assess-
ment.
Miss Hanna Wetzig was nominated for
county superintendent by the Riley coun-
" Republicans. 1t is pleaded that this
is Riley county Republicans first Of
fense.
The women of Ell Dorado cannot take
their husbands in hand too soon. Only
Wednesday a soda fountain opening was
given in that town.
Eight ended their work In commence
ment at the Halstead High school eXer-
cises last week.
The Reno County Fair association will
offer a prize of two dollars a bushel for
the best twenty-five bushels Of corn and
one dollar for the second best, brought
in.
In citing the great number Of people
at the Hutchinson carnival. the News
says the street cars were crowded Did
you ever see a Hutchinson street car?
The sedgwick Paragraph calls him
"Col VIII Morgan The editor explains
in another paragraph that going to the
Worlds Fair makes q fellow on his re-
turn feel fussy.
one hundred and two children Of the
St Mary's parish at Newton were ad-
ministered the Holy Communion Thurs
day. Bishop Hennessy. of Wichita. con
frmed them
The Conway Springs Star wants the
town flag hung az half mast when the
Japs suffer as they did the first Of the /
week.
Six veterans have died IN Ringmau /
since last Decoration day. II IS the high I
est mortality since the cemetery was
opened
The convention of the Arkansas valley {
branch Of the Young Peoples Christian +
Union of the United Brethren church .
will DC in session next week At Hgtchin- /
son The name OF the doinzs is pretty
long. bat all editors. J5st the sar1e. should .
BE- thankful. Tkink = * were IN Rus-
sian.
Kingnan hopes 70 have 4 rev -four
mill To replace that one destroyed ~ fre
IN tine 70 keep sorns of the wheat hzr-
vested this fsn al homo
An insurance agent at Conway Springs
offers 70 donate (, &c toward the building
OF much needed rev school house. X
the citizens OF that tOxu and vicinity
VIII take ard ray the frsf yearly
n1isrrn On life INSURANCE II his cnnnraur.
policies 70 aggregate ,l0r.ys within foaT
months from date
Conway Sp-fuEs no~ has = 5isno-c
fenced IN and enhsncsd WITH j gras3
stand.
''HzSkinson's Runssas Wen - hess-
.ztesy. koxsre-. McnSsrsoa hasn't sTsz
struck gas sand. ta.s berg cary nosics
y n Candidates csrnpzsgn
WEnEe5d vas after re next meeting -
the Isr-ksr4s national ea1T~zs5gs n1t
tailed - get :: x azs he~n rrsrszsssss
first consideration zhezevs- re West -
"a ar0re<-
The KSuzzs errp q xrzsszztss TITS Y~zT
. izrg&. bat there XII e< roosz - fsss
Faez. aei1x s0- ali Yale sE< Harvard /
Isadents xho zgSiy eaEly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

II the Democrats nominate Judge Parker a conribu-
ton of s0O0000 is promised by August Belmont to the
party fund Colonel Bryan will surely of the
trusts this offer
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The Postonice Department has made special ruling
forbidding the of private mailing cards after July
next The department has authorized posmasters TO ae
cept the cards up to that date at the rates.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The original warrant for the apprehension of John
Bunyan, which led to his being capped in Bedford jail,
where he his Pilgrims Progress been auctioned
off at 81 525
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The late French shareholders in the Panama canal
have gone back to champagne the regular drink in
toasting the financial business integrity of Uncle
Sam.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

4 New York artist has after much research. con-
cluded that Mrs Noah's costume during her voyage
the ark consisted of e macintosh and gum shoes
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Kuropatkn still continues TO do considerable shooting
but it is principally with his mouth which loaded
with Il regret TO report
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

James ]. Hill. the many -rnillionei railway man. has
given s1o0o0o0 for Catholic cathedral ST Paul Min
and Mr.. Hill a Protestant
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

For sound man Parker does precious little sounding
While for unsound mau Bryan sounds continuously
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

An insurance agent st Conway Spr.rEs
offers 70 donate 8 .esss toward the building
OF a much needed rev school h0s1Es X
the citizens OF that tOzn and vicinity
VIII take and ray the frsf yearly
rsiurn On life fnszrsuce II his COMPANY.
policies 20 aggregate ,afSress within fosr
months froEs date
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The Eagles cub reporter came near
striking Thursday afternoon when he was
assigned the job of walking through the
heavy rain to the weather offices in the
Sedgwick block for the purpose of get
ting the forecast for the morrow.
0..i--i..D
The cub reporter is responsible for the
statement that if he had found that 81 ,oo9
in currency lost by the express messen-
ger he would have buried it. About two
months later he would purchase an auto
mobile and quit his job.
- -
ANCIENT MODERN
TATTLE VERSION.
Xenocrates, t h e. Two philosophers
philosopher. attend of different schools
ed lecture where-> h,d , dfso,ss;on ~
sc,,rriIons,v ahussd which the first
both himself and : abused the second
his opinions Asked The latter replied.
why he made no giving back as good
reply, he said: rs as he Got. They
often repent speech, still scrap whenever
but never silence."S they meet.
A certain young lady in this city is still
wearing her seal-skin coat. Her friends
..o. .ol..
say that she is doing so in order to keep
it free from moths during the summer
months.
THE OLD STORY.
Can you change five-dollar bill for
me?" asked a young woman in North
Main street store one day this week.
r'I am Sorry, but 1 cannot answered
the clerk
Very WELL" sweetly replied his Gus
TONER and after a few minutes spent in
thought, she purchased package of five
cent envelopes and offered the bill in
payment. The Disguised clerk took the
bill and stepped out next door to get
the change. When he returned he handed
the young lady the money in very un-
gracious manner.
so sorry to have troubled you.' she
as she left the store with her
$4 95 in change.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Kingman hopes 20 have 4 new -four
mill to replace that one destroyed ~ ere
IL tirse 70 keep so-ne of the wheat hzr-
vested this fall al hone
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The convention of the Arkansas valley
branch of the Young Peoples Christian
Union of the United Brethren church
will be in session next week At Hgtchin-
son The name Of the doinxs Sc pretty
long. ba, ali editors. t5st the saTne. should
b. thankful. Tsink !f K were IN Rus-
sian
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Conway Springs TOW has = 55sro-c
fenced IN and enhsncsd wffh i gras3
stand.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

One hundred and two children Of the
St Mary's parish at Newton were sd-
ministered the Holy Communion Thurs
day Bishop Hennessy. OF Wichita. con-
firmed them
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

"HzSkfnsor'x RG1siaE Wen - bess-
lire IN . NcPh<-Noa psper. Tzafort =
r.zt~sy. kcxere-. AcaSs-Soa hasn't evsz
struck gas sand. fh.s berg cary nozies
os Candidates csmpzsGn
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The Conway Springs Star wants the
town flag hung az half mast when the
Japs suffer as they did the first OF the
week
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

winreSd xaa after re next meeting -
the Isu-ksF1s' national ca1x~1fs@s ngt
failed "a get :; x ass he~n rrprsizsss
first consideration zheu@ve- fase West 10
favored
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Six veterans have died IN Kingmsu
since last Decoration dsy. II IS the high
est mortality since the cemetery was
opened
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The ESrzz. crcp q Erzsss&t~s TITS T@zT
II izrg&. bat there XII h< rsozs - fsss
waez. aeh1x f0r ali Yale s1< Harvard
st1derts xho zvpiy early.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

The Sedgwick Paragraph calls him
Col. VIII Morgan" The editor explains
in another paragraph that going to the
turn fesl fussy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

ToDAY-Three military
troubles
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Everett Purcell calls tire Oklahoma City
okiano-nan the leading pesBoc-zftc rss-
PER IN the territory. Nos who does
Purcell expect 70 ray for the drinks al
Guthrie after ;his2
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

That Guatemala ant that IS said 10
destroy the boil weevil should be set to
work at once in Oklahoma and the other
cotton states. This viii give the scisat
lists a greater field OF labor: for. won't
it next be necessary TO fnd something
To rid the country Of the ant when IL has
done its WORK thoronghly9
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Shawnee News The depot a, Calvin.
east Of here. on the Choctew. Was robbed
last night = Young r1aH about u II
suspected OF beng the thief as he had
been lettering around the place sor se=-
erai days. hat he escaped The amount
taken Tas not large
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

IN 1884, TWENTY YEARS AGO ToDAY:-The Democratic
Topeka
ice-pres
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

In citing the great number Of people
at the Hutchinson carnival. the News
says the street cars were crowded. Did
you ever see a Hutchinson street carr
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Born-To M sad Mr. JokG Richard
son. q Woods county. twin boys. With
support Increasing al hcrre the way Il
has in thu last SIX r,cat1s. Jesse D11r
can hardly afford 30 refuse the DeEo-
cratic congressional 1cmsazstco
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

YEARS TODAY:-Chas Saunders,
North Mai
Ramsey posse friends
of town
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-28

Newktrk Jared as vel! as most other
territorial towns Admiral Schlsy passed
through there.