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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-30

This wonderful prescription Of the famous Dr.. Bull
always cures 1t has been treasured household remedy
for than fifty years and has saved the lives Of thou
sands Of children. Doctors prescribe this old reliable
remedy for all secondary symptoms of measles because 10
gives immediate relief and thus the parents many
hours OF worry. Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup is pleasant to
the taste and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-30

used DR.. Bulls Cough Syrap With
good results for measles-cough. Ny family
Is just getting over the measles. for which ]
used DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup and it cured
them. II is without doubt the best remedy
on the market to-day and I always keep .
bottle on hand" Mrs. A. A. Shelton. Ines
P. O., Louisa Co., Va.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-30

Mothers your fault your children grow up and have weak
your children when they sick with the measles heavy cold T.
weak which Is the first step consumption The number Of
in this country Don't your children among these uni
Measles attack every child and besides the little red
eruptions appearing the body, there are csrtain
catarrhal conditions always accompanying disease
running and eyes, feyers and q distressing, AS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
THE SCHOOL CENSUS.

70 learn the nationality of every
man. woman and child in Chicago, and
10 count the deaf, the blind, the Grip
pied and the illiteratc, as well aS cv-
cry able bodied person. is the task con
fronting the school census takers who
will start on their house To house can
vaSs of the city on May -. Plans for
the taking of the census We're COM
plctrd in so far as It's scope is con
cerncd. Secretary Lewis T.. Larson
who has charge Of the work, declared
that the next school census will he
the most extensive and comprehensive
ever taken" The board has appropri-
atcd SlT,vo for expenses, and -"o per
sons will be employed as census TAX
crs. They win be selected from the
civil service eligible list. and will each
receive $3.50 u uay.
The work mapped out for this small
army Is not limited 10 counting the
number of Chicago's inhabitants. \
count Is to be taken of all persons u
wears Of age or over, between II and
-, between II and i. between q and
1, aud under 1. The census takers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
Won. RESIDENTS NOT ELIGIBLE.

The failure of the civil Service Com.
mission To withdraw the ccrtiiication
of Charles Il. Ball To the office of
Chief Sanitary Inspector has not con-
stitutcd n complete compliance with
the writ uf maudamus secured 10y
Charles l.. Clarke. according to the
opinion expressed by Judge llanccy.
Attorney addison Blakcly. acting for
MIR. Clarke. had served notice on the
commission that he would ask the
court for rule to show cause why
the members should not lac held for
contempt in failing to comply with
the order. hut when the matter came
up the court held that the evasion was
not Intentional The board will have
another week in which to comply with
the mandamus in the withdrawal Of
Balls certiiication.
Mr.. Blakely stated that the ccrtii.
| cation of Mr.. BALL to Commissioner of
Health Reynolds was made two days
after the petition for mandamus was
filed. and Dr. Reynolds had not been
| instructed to withdraw the appoint
| mcnt since the writ had been served
Assistant Corporation Counsel
| Iloyne declared the civil Service Com.
| mission had not intended to ovadc the
order. but had considered the strik-
| ing of the names of the nonrcsidents
from the list of cligiblps Il compliance
with the writ.
| 1T is the duty of the Civil Service
| Commission" the court said. "to com
| ply. not technically. not informally.
hut to the fullest extent. with the
mandate of the law. 1t isn't neccs.
sary when u command of the court
goes ont to Il sworn officer of the law
for the court to give specific directions
for its compliance. II Is presumed
they will carry 1t out in good faith.
not reluctantly and not partially"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
THE TRACTION QUESTION.

Plans for testing the feasibility and
legality Of issuing street railway GER
titicates under the Mueller law 10 pay
for Chicago traction lines and also for
testing the power of the city 10 con
denim the property and franchises Of
the traction companies ana for testing
the value Of a franchise We're decided
on by the emergency traction commit
Tee of the municipal ownership cen
trail committee.
To rest the certificate issue the COM
mittec decided 10 urge the acquisition
II the lines Of the Chicago Passenger
Railway, either In toto or simply those
which expire Apri! next, This lin"
was selected, the committee said. be-
cause neither II nor its franchises We're
in any way affected 10y the niuety.ulne
year act, because a large part of it,
franchises expire April II next aud
the last April = 1906, and hrcauS" th"
company i bound 10 remove it, tracks
aud restore the street pavement at the
end Of It's grant.
Many cities all over Illinois hay"
built water, gas and electric light
plants" the committee says in Il state
ment 10 the public and t. pay for
them have issued certificates in excess
of their bond limit. Decisions in many
States specifically uphold ths validity
Of such certificates, as do the legal
principles involved
For the purpos" of testing IN" power
81 the city 10 condemn the property
and franchises Of the street railway
companies ana 10 obtain a ruling as Ia
the value Of a franchise, the commit
zee will urge that suit b" instituted
10 condemn the Clark street Went,
worth avenue line Of the Chicago City
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

will he required also to ascertain the
nativity of persons. The nativity of
adults is divided into two classcs--tlc
foreign born and the native born of
foreign parents. Then. too they must
gather statistics on the blind. deaf.
crippled and illiteratc as already men.
toned.
The law requires the school nuthori-
ties to ascertain the eases of the Hitter
acy of all persons between the ages of
II and IL pears. Secretary Larson has
divided them into two CLASSES. as fol
lows:
Number who can neither read nor
4 write.
Number who can read but cannot
write.
| Further than this the total school
attendance Is to he asccrtaincd. This
will he divided into CLASSES rs follows:
Attending the public schools.
Attending other schools
Not attending any school
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
SCRiBNER,S FOR may.

Scribncr's Magazine for May begins
Il new short serial which will surely
attract wide attention. "Thc Soldier
of the Valley" by Nelson Lloyd. Is II
tale of II beautiful valley in II roman.
tie region. Rarely is there such II com.
bination of humOr and pathOS offered
In II modern story. The quaint charac.
tiers with their wise sayings ami their
amusing views of life are mingled
with the real depth of feeling AMI
Astounding romance of the young hero
the one soldier of the Spanish-Amer.
lean War In that region. The tale
opens with his reception on his return,
Ia the valley. Each inshillment will
he fully illustrated by 4. Il. Frost The
outdoor quality of the tale. and the
rural characters who abound IN II. FUR
nish Mr.. Frost with the very best op.
portunity for his genius.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
THE POLiCY GAVE.

Driven to greater caution by the r..
Der In the Criminal Court. the mana
gers of the policy companies operating
In Chicago have evolved u new plan.
10y which they hope to guard against
danger from the Citizens Association.
Assistant Chief Schuettler and other
ducc the handbook into policy playing.
The credit for the scheme Is said to
belong to the managers of the PheniN
policy and bung.loo concern. the
largest in the city. and owned princi-
pally. it is charged, by South Side Al.
dcrmen.
Within the last few days representa-
tives of the PhcniX company have nm.
nounccd that with the changes In their
system about to he made the concern
would be writing policy in Chicago
after all the members of the Citizens
Association were dead" The PheniX
has about 90 policy shops In the most
desirable part of the city from the
viewpoint of the policy opclTtOr--be-
tween State street ana Wentworth ave
nue. and the river and 18th street. Ow.
ing To the political strength of the
owners the company has been able 10
hold the cream of the policy area
against all corners.
In order 10 minimize the danger
from the authorities, II Is now pro-
posed. il the present crusade Is con.
tlnucd. to abandon as many of the
shops rs may he necessary and regis
ter the bets on the handbook system
rhc man writing the sheet circulating
In his territory instead of having II
fixed location. where he is liable To
arrest. This plan Is expected to give
the game greater elasticity and Ia
serve materially in the defeat of the
police.
The principal headquarters Of the
PhenlX company are over q Clark
street saloon, where the operators are
protected by system of barricades
that Is medieval in its strength and
cunning. Five doors must be passed
before the scene of the semi-daily
drawing is reached. Most of these
doors carry sheet metal protection, and
all hut one of them are manipulated
10y one lever.
Each door is provided with five
heavy bolts. Before each drawing the
i've doors are closed and locked by
the common lever and are so kept I'M
Ill the drawing Is over. To gain en-
trance while II drawing Is in progress
would require II considerable length
of time by the Slcdge-hammcr process
or dynamite.
The company also has several "dum'
my" headquarters, To which operators
can Ice transferred NJ moments no
tlcc in case of interference with any
other headquarters, The building con
tanning the principal headquarters *
one ana Onr-half blocks from the city
Hail.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
AFTER WASHINGTON PARK.

MI forms of race track gambling
look alike to Herman +. Schucttlcr.
assistant chief of police. For five or
six weeks he has been attacking the
evil wherever he found it. and James
DI.cnry and Patsy" King have been
caught in nets along with the smallest
buokmakcr
Wednesday he made u remark that
Indicated that bookmaking in Wash
ington Park next summer would be
treated just as bookmaking in Tcnncs'
places in the springtimc.
II cannot tell what we may do in a
few weeks" said the assistant chief.
II can only say that where there is
gambling In Chicago we will stop IT,.
There Is no reason to believe that We
will permit gambling ut Washington
Park when we have stopped il else
where"
An entirely distinct gambling dc.
tail is to be organized to he used at
Washington Park. While the assist.
ant chief would not tell of his plans in
detail. he admitted that gambling prob
ably would he stopped entirely AZ the
track.
Men from Schuettlcr's office are not
only securing evidence that will lead
to the conviction of all bOokmakcrs In
Chicago but IN u short time he will
ask that the licenses of all saloon.
Keepers against whom he has positive
evidence of gambling he revoked. II
Is thought that u list of AT least IWl
saloon.kecpcrs' ndnes will he placed
| In the hands of the Mayor within I,
few weeks. With the list will he posi-
tiv" evidence against the men AMI II
| demand that their licenses he revoked
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Railway. The City Railway was So
lcctcd because lit is thoroughly sol
vent aud Il powerful Chicago concern.
with very strong Influence through
out the city" The committee says the
clark street Wentworth avenue line
raises most, ii not all, the questions
to he raised concerning condemnation.
the passage of II police power license
ordinance and Improvement of the SER
vice under the police power, aud more
especially negotiations for the pur-
rlHsc of all lines.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

that thousands of people are drawn
into the .maelstrom. Beginning in Il
small way with their speculations. they
continue to enlarge their operations rs
the success Of their leader grows.
When the ultimate crash comes they
are wrecked ana thousands of women
and children who have had no part In
the mad game are fatcd to suffer. per-
haps for life. with them. The unfor-
tunate leader becomes odious to those
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Star.Spanglcd Banner" Is to he played
Oh shipbonrd at both morning and
evening colors. Possibly II II just as
we'll to abolish "llail. Columbia" for
official purposes. In view Of the recent
events the name Is unpleasantly sug.
gcstive and. while the sentiment of the
old song Is inspiring. the air. which Is
particularly adapted TO II funeral
march. Is depressing. Hail. Columbia.
hail and farewell. What Is needed now
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Is Il national anthem to take the place
OF 1.-THE Star.Spangled Banner"
~eN
When Bunyan's Christian learns
that he was only II "cad" after all, he
will Hop down all In II heap and eX-
claim: What's the use:"
In all the corners, or attempted cor
ners. the melancholy feature Is the fact
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

lolnbSloIP "pllapns uOH looI lne
recording angel.
~e
the spells.
The cemeteries of some towns hold
out the only Inducements worthy of
mention to permanent residents.
~SA
"a Merchant wants to know II
there is any way he can keep moths
out of his stock. Sure. Advertise.
~eA
It's safe rule that when a woman
refuses to talk back" she is danger.
Gus.
Professor Langley says that with
S2jWDO he could fly. The cashier of
our bank did 1t back in the SOS.
The New York Commissioner of
Health finds that paper currency is
alive with bacteria. Boil your money.
4 New York physician says trolley
cars produce appendicitis. People who
neglect to remove the seeds from their
trolley cars take foolish risks.
Gables announce THAT Russia pro-
poses to use sand bags for defense. In
political contests in this country the
sand bag Is Il weapon of offense.
4 Boston defaulter has been SEN
fenced to fifteen years in the penten'
tlary. 1t must he CALLING to II de-
faulter to he treated as If he We're Il
plain, everyday, ordinary thief.
The Queen of England ate II 9-cent
dinner the other day and the fact
| was cabled around the world. Ii isn't
necessary for queen to do much to
become famous,
\ Denver man has declined to take
| 81, S,v,OOO which was wllled To him by
a rich uncle. Really, he ought to bt
! given an opportunity to address younl
John DIS Bible class.
Schoolboys of Findlay, Ohio, imita
ting the older savages In the colleges
caused the death of 0-year.old DO.
by haHlng. Honestly, now, Is it wOrtl
all this just to be barbarOusly funny
Now the noncOnformists have q
squabble of their own, and, like all
family feuds, il is tritle more bitter
than the ordinary pickering between
sccts,
%6~
Western ralsers Of cattle are still
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
/2S1

In 1908 the United States purchased
43,OO0,OOO pounds of tea from Japan,
an increase of about 80 per cent over
the purchases of the preceding year.
That 100000 pounds was just about
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

who have previously hailed him as
king
~
An Italian marquis who was I'M
married has committed suicide. Ameri'
cun helresses will be sorry to hear that
n splendid title has thus gone to waste.
%e>
Nothing nnnoys chronic kicker like
the refusal of things to 20 wrong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Whether ID. ]. Sully won or lost was
In one sense thing of small cOnsc-
Iuence. but the mischief wrought by
the transient success of such meteoric
gamblers In the commercial world Is
very great ana widespread. Every vii
lage In the country suffers something
hy the example of such men. Suily Is
nothing. but the men dragged down
In the vortex when the Sully ship sinks
are II multitude. The money they have
lost may be small. but the aggregate
Of misery is very great, for It general.
~ means II lost business reputation IL
not II robbed trust fund. That Is the
curse of all this commercial gambling.
whether In stocks or cotton or wheat
OF copper.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

"a Merchant" wants TO know If
there is any way he can keep moths
out of his stock. Sure. Advertise.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

This spring Boston repeated an en-
pertinent which was first made year
ugO-the new voters festival. Young
men who had just become or We're
about to become of age We're invited
10 he present Mt Fanueil Hall. The
mayor presided, and addresses were
made by eminent citizens on subjects
calculated to give the young men Il
Letter idea both of the privileges ana
the responsibilities of the ballot The
Young men present rose and pledged
themselves to exercise their right of
suffrage in such way as to promote
the public veal. Such meeting can,
of course, attract but few of the new
voters, yet If 1t plants n higher ideal
of citizenship in the minds of even Il
dozen young men 1t does n useful ser.
vice; and II such meetings could be
held once year In every city and ev-
cry town, and If instruction Were add
ed to eXhortation, the benefit to citizen
ship would be notable,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Now that the subsistence officers Of
the army have reported that the re.
suit of their experiments with hash
proves that II IL good food for soldiers.
no hoy should longer object TO 1t for
breakfast. Hash has received the APP
prevail of the Senate as well as of the
army. 1t Is made In the Senate's res-
taurant after II recipe obtained from
the late Senator llnnna's cook. which
calls for equal parts Of cOrncd beef
and potatoes. with enough hot water
tc keep 1t moist. SO when foreign Wis.
itors ask on what meat the American
lawmakers feed that they have grown
so great. the waggish guides can an.
swpr, flash"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
eAaLETS.

Tombstone cpitaphs don't fool the
recording angel.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Western raisers Of cattle are still
complaining bitterly that they are get
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

We have all become familiar In re-
cent years with the statement that the
city has absorbed the country, that
urban life, with its peculiar attractions
and industrial opportunities, has drawn
heavily upon rural life, leaving large
areas that were once peOpled with a
thrifty farming class practically ten
antless and desOlate. \ late census
bulletin. however, shows that re-
action has been In progress during the
past ten years, the effect Of which has
been to return city ana suburban pOpu-
latiOn to It's proper balance. Accord
ing to this evidence 1870 towns, cen
ters of suburban communities. show
IN increase of ~ per cent In ten years.
This Is about the average increase of
the whole country. The gain In pOpu-
lation of cities between 1850 and 1890
was per cent During the decade
following 1t dropped to 30 per cent
This indicates that increase in the pop
ulatlon of cities has not kept pace with
that of the country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
40

It's a safe rule that when a woman
refuses to talk back" she is danger.
Gus.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Now the noncOnformists have a
squabble of their own, and, like all
family feuds, it is a tritle more bitter
than the ordinary pickering between
scots
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
/ll19(AA

Schoolboys of Findlay, Ohio, imita-
ting the older savages In the colleges,
caused the death of 0-year-old boy
by haAlng. Honestly, now, is it worth
all this just to be barbarOusly funny!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
6e

The prime object OF our common
school system Is to furnish ground.
work of rudincntary education. for all
children In the State. That done, the
state could 20 no further without In.
equality and preference, II is not
right to make Nil the taxpayers pay
for the benefits that only part of the
taxpayers can enjoy. The higher c,lu.
cation should be paid for by those
alone who get it. The elementary
schools have dcteriorated In quality ms
Il consequence of the establishment of
higher schools. The money spent for
the establishment of high schools
would give greater resultant advant.
age II 1t were devoted to the improve.
ment Of the common schools In impart-
Ing thorough rudimentary education.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
/llGIl

\ Denver man has declined to take
l,Sv.OOO which was willed to him by
a rich uncle. Really, he ought to he
given IN opportunity to address young
John DIS Bible class.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

The cemeteries of some towns hold
out the only Inducements worthy OF
mention to permanent residents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Hudson BAY is ordinarily associated
in the mind with cold and desolation.
But according to Consul General Cul-
YER. stationed ut London, Canada, not
to speak of the vast amount of grain
AMI grazing land In its ncighborhooti.
the bay In itself Is a great source of
riches. 1t abounds In all kinds of fish.
although the industry will remain I'M.
developed. as will also the oil industry
from the whales and porpoises and
walruses. until 1t is thoroughly nnvi.
gated Dnd thus brought within the lin.
It's of tile commercial world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

The Queen of England ate II 9-cent
dinner the other day ana the fact
was cabled around the world. 1t isn't
necessary for II queen to do much to
become famous.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

An American physician has discov.
cred that the blues are only form of
splanchnic ncurasthcnia due to intra.
abdominal venous congestion. Now II
that doesn't make n patient with the
blues blucr than he was before he
could be jolly with hyperpyrrxia, OF
with mctaplasin of the epithelum.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

ting less money a pound than they re-
ceived Il few years ago. Eastern buy
ers are still wailing because their
steaks and chops are eXtravagant in
cost And the beef trust still smiles.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Professor Langley says that will
$2j,OOO he could fly. The cashier o
our bank did It back in the sos.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

high price often upsets a COOL
theory. The present prices of cotton
will have more influence in turning
Southern farmers away from the pol.
icy of diversifying their crops than the
arguments of II decade have had In the
other direction. The Department of
Agriculture will cndeavor to overcome
this natural tendency, and accordingly
purposes TO maintain In the South some
model farms. the aim of which will he
to show that the miscellaneous small
crops may still he made more profit.
able than corn and cotton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

4 Boston defaultcr has been SEN
fenced to fifteen years in the pcniten'
tIary. 1t must he calling to II de-
faultcr to he treated as If he were a
plain, everyday, ordinary thief.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Until 1895 novel.writing was not re-
gardcd us Il respectable profession In
Japan. but authors of fiction now com.
mand respect in that country and are
OH the high road to prosperity. Per.
haps the historical novel has not yet
reached the land of the MikadO.