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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-22
HowlTzeRs' EXCURSION.

Go with tho Howitzcrs to West POINT
Whit Monday. May %, 1901. Round trip.
80 cents. Boating, Fishing and Dancing
Train leaves Southern depot a. NJ. ne
turning leaves West Point $40 p NJ.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
REGISTER TO-DAY.
REGISTER TODAY.
WICHITA MAN PROVES A HERO
GUS GOERS SAVES LIFE OF MAN
WHO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Guy Kennedy Jumped from Ferry Boat
Into RiVer-Cause Due 10
Love Affair,

Gus 4. Goers of Wichita is the hero Of
q spectacular attempt at suicide on the
part Of young man named Guy Kennedy
at Alton. H.. where Mr.. Goers is at pres
ent visiting friends.
Mr.. GoeTs was standing on the deck OF
ferry boat at Alton when Kennedy
approached him and asked for match
The former had none but proffered the
young man a light from cigar which
he was smoking He returned the cigar
and. pushing a slip OF paper in to the
hand Of Mr.. Goers. sprang from the deck
Of the boat into the river while the for
mer was reading it.
Mr.. Goers picked up a plank and showed
enc end of it over the boat TO the young
man. who had come TO the surface and
who took hold Of the assistance seem
ingly glad TO find help after discovering
how cold the water was
Mr. Goers finally reached out over the
boat and grasped Kennedy by the collar.
the latter then wriggled and fought hard
10 escape his rescuer's clutches. but the
latter being a man of considerable mus
cular prowess. Kennedy's efforts were OF
no avail. Mr.. Goers drew him safe but
III belIdSSItu CDIulLlON TO the deck OF
the boat
Afterward the young man was taken to
police headquarters. There he attempted
To get a razor from his pocket, after re-
covering from his trip in the cold water,
and threatened also to blow his brains
out if his captors would not let him cut
his throat The young mans father was
sent for and he was taken home
Kennedy said if it hadn't been for
thoughts Of his father he would like 10
have drowned. He had recollection OF
his male parent just as ne struck the
water.
on the paper which Kennedy handed
Mr. Goers were the words: Guy Kenne-
dy. 1@15 East Fifth street" The cause
Of the young man attempting suicide was
a love affair r>ennedy's occupa ton is
that of a paper hanger and painter. al
though he had not worked at it for about
six months prior to the attempt to take
his own life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19

The way SteHen makes such delicious
Ice Cream IS 20 use the pest sweet
cream and choicest solid fruits, and
freeze perfectly smooth. ard RiEel de-
uvers il 20 any part OF the city. with
out extra charge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
STRANGE FIND MADE
in ROOM OF BATES
Hotel Proprietor Discovers
Mask and Cartridges
ALSO PIECES OF JEWELRY
Evidence Is Turned Over to
Police.
ALSO PIECES OF JEWELRY

A strange discovery was made by Hen
~ Huffman, proprietor of the Arlington
hotel, yesterday upon visiting the apart
ment formerly occupied by Charles F.
Bates Of Wellington. who viii be taken
to that place shortly where he viii BE-
tried for insanity.
Upon Bates conviction in police court
his wife took charge OF his personal eff
ects from her husbands room at the Ar
IingJon- When Mt Huffman visited the
apartment he found q number of things
which he Immediately turned over to the
police.
Back Of the dresser he first discovered
a mask and three 3s-calibre cartridges
which had been discharged; also several
others which still retained bullets.
The mask was an ordinary piece OF
black goods about three inches wide and
sufficiently long to enable a person To
cover the eyes and a portion of the face.
To either end is attached a string long
enough To fasten in me back. Pasted on
the cloth is quite bunch Of hair fixed
in such "A manner as to cover an addition
81 part Of the wearer's features.
III one u TIC dresser GicHtiS- @ll''A ~
back in a corner and covered with some
scraps Of paper apparently SO that no
body would notice them. were a gold
watch charm and a piece OF a silver
watch chain.
The charm bears the initials E. H"
engraved on one side and the single let
ter j" on the other. Inside the locket IS
8 place for a miniature photograph. al
though none was found in the locket.
The silver chain Is about six inches in
length. 1t appears to be Of the genuine
material and looks as If it had been
broken al either end from Il one time
longer chain.
The police viii retain the find at head
quarters, unless some one claims the
locket or chain as his property. In case
the charge Of insanity brought against
Bates does not hold good it is proba BILE
that an attempt will be made to have
Bates convicted on another.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
TODAY is THE TIME TO REGISTER
WEATHER ONLY COOLER.
Snow Bulletin Sent TO Wrong Station
by Washington.

Forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Cloudy today and probably cooler.
Instead Of cold weather and snow, as
was predicted by the weather cards yes
terday. today viii be cloudy and only
slightly cooler. Weather Observer Todd
explained that the snow cards were is
sued owing TO a mistake made by the
Chicago office in sending out the report.
During the past twenty-four hours the
maximum temperature was 70 degrees
the minimum = degrees.
Partly cloudy and cloudy weather is
generally shown in all sections except
over the extreme southwest Rain was
falling at the morning observation at
Salt Lake City. The precipitation in the
past a hours has been unimportaut. The
Pacific northwest disturbance that was
central over Oregon Thursday morning
has moved TO Wyoming. 1t has caused
general rise in temperature over the
Plateau region and the eastern Rocky
mountain slope. The Alberta area OF high
pressure. with accompanying low temper
atures, has moved TO Manitoba The
temperature this morning ranged from Il
degrees below zero at AIinnedosa 10 81
degrees above at Galveston.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
1T is YOUR DUTY TO REGISTER
BOUQUETS FOR WICHITA.
PaoIa Paper Thinks This City Best il
State

The Miami Republican published al
Paola. has the following 70 say. headed
beautiful w.chita." as convention
city:
Wichita is NOT alone the best conven-
ton town in Kansas. hut Is the most ac-
tive business center and the most beau
,icuI city in the state. Its broad level
avenues. with their archways % over
hanging trees. stretching away as Tar as
the eye can see its magnificent pubic
buildings. splendid business clocks and
beautiful homes. are a delight 20 The visi-
.o- Better than al 5 the broad gagged
liberaiity Of its citizens They &c not
treat convention delegates ard visitor
IS the legitimate prey q their repacsfy
but as their brothers and friends. There
was no attempt al eNtottion. but normal
prices ruled everywhere FOR everything
It Is not hog Town. but IS strictly on
the level IN more than one sense. Every
large convention ever held 10 Kansas
should 80 TO WicAsS-"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
THE OLD SCRATCH"
How the Evil One Came TO Be Popu-
Iarly Known as The Old Scratch"

one Of the many familiar names OF his
Satanic majesty is The Old Scratch %
/, Is undoubtedly true to the fac that
scratching IS 50 disagreeable that people
thought it no worse than the evil one
scalp full OF dandTun keeps one
scratching all the time: not only disa-
greeable but considered very ineiegant
in polite society-as it should be-because
one ought To keep the scalp so clean that
Il would not itch. To cure the scalp ot
danGruT effectively use Newbros Eerpi-
eide. II kills the germ that creates the
dandruT. which is preliminary 70 falling
hair ard. finally. badness No other hair
preparation kills the dandruT germ Hsi-
rici6e also is 4 very delightful and effect
i've hair dressing. sold by leading drug
gisfS Send lec in stamps for sampl. 20
The Hcrpicide Co. Detroit. Mich Moore
Drug Co. special gents
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
TO VOTE YOU MUST REGISTER
REGISTRATION PICKS UP.
More Than Two Hundred Women
Have Redistered

The registration was heavier yesterday
than il has been at any time since the
books were opened. About - men had
their names placed on the books.
The number Of women registering yes
terday was also the largest of any day
since the books were opened.
About 2o0 women have registered to
date. OF which number, forty registered
Yesterday
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19

state convention and the congressional
convention, but. as there is even less
probability Of success for those tickets the
Democrats do not seem at this time TO
be very anxious TO foot their horn with
any degree Of vigor
The polling places are as follows:
First ward-City building
Second ward-Oak street stables.
Third ward-Emporia and Douglas.
Fourth ward-Lawrence and Murdoch.
Fifth ward-West side fire house.
Sixth ward-East Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
Women

VIII md il csci5ediy 10 thsir advant-
age % see our line OF New Spring Nil
urerT-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
DEFENDANT FILES ANSWER.
II. Gibbons Makes Reply to Breach Of
Promise Suit

In the case Of Eudora Wooley versus H
Gibbons. for $1,000 damages for breach
Of promise. the defendant filed his amend
ed answer in the district court yesterday
afternoon
In the answer the defendant denies each
and every allegation made in the plain
tiT's petition. and asks for dismissal and
costs
Adams K Adams are attorneys for the
defendant
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
WANTS CASE OPENED.

Marie Brewer Would Get Divorce
from W. 4. Brewer.
Marie Brewer. by her attorneys, Adams
& Adams. filed a motion in the district
court yesterday 10 set aside the entry of
dismissal in the case Of Marie Brewer
". W. \. Brewer. for divorce, and have
the case opened Cor trial.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-19
Trimmed Hats
That You Wish 20 Wear Now
$3.50, SIS and $3.50
Untrimmed Hats

our lire Of Uatrinmed Hats = con
plete We are showing ali The HeN
shapes over 10 styles. and guarantees
the prices 70 De the lowest IN the city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
FIXING CHRISTMAS DAY.
Why the Holiday Is Always Cele-
brated on the Twenty-Fifth
of December.

There are no definite illusions in the
writings Of any CT the disciples OF
Christ as to the date of His birth, MOI
has there ever been produced proof
of any character as to the exact period
in the year when Christ was born
There are, very true. occasional refer
ences to the event in the Scriptures,
indicating that the nativity occurred in
the winter season.
The institution of the anniversary
dates back to the second century OF
Christendom, and it has been since
uniformly celebrated by nearly all
branches of the Christian church with
appropriate rejoicings and ceremonies
The frequent, and somewhat heated,
controversies, however, relative to the
date of Christ's birth early in the
fourth century led Pope julius l. to
order a thorough Investigation of the
subject by the learned theolosians and
historians of that period, which result
ed in an agreement upon December 25
and that decision seemed to have SO
settled all disputes that that date was
universally accepted except by tbs
Greek church, says the American
| Queen. While this date was never
changed, the reckoning of it is made
according to the Gregorian calendar
which was adopted in the latter part
of the sixteenth century, and upon
which computations of time in nearly
all civilized nations have since rested
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23

will tire of It, Another game that ID
less noisy is blindman's wand, In
which the parties playing form circle
blindfolded one has a cane or small
stick, and after the others have circled
about him to the accompaniment of
any we'll known song, he points his
wand at one in the circle and initiates
the noise made by some animal. The
one pointed to must repeat the noise,
disgusting his voice so that he may
not be known. Three times may the
test be repeated, initiating different
animal each time If at the end of the
three tests the blindfolded one is still
undecided as to who he is pointing to-
he may run his wand over him and
find out in that way, if possible. If he
guesses who it is places are exchanged
and the game begins over again.
Christmas candles sound Christ
masy, and will be remembered by the
elders as one OF the pleasures of long
ago. A lighted candle is placed upon
a small table, when one person is
blindfolded and stationed with his
back to the candle, and close to it. H
is then to take four steps forward,
turn around three times and return
and blow out the candle. Simple as
the game is, it will afford amusement
for an hour on Christmas eve.
If grandfather wishes to provide
something especially for the boys, and
has big barn, he can get up series
of races, at which the girls will be in
terested spectators. A threelegged race,
in which the legs of two contes ants
are tied together, will be exceedingly
funny, especially to the onlookers
Another is sack race, in which the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
Mis- S B etty's
Christmas Gift
BY HOPE DARING

Let me see! To-day is-yes, it is the
tenth. Just two weeks from tomorrow
Is Christmas"
Miss Betty Dane, spinster, stood be-
fore calendar which hung on her Sit
ting-room wall. She was plump lit
tie woman, upon whose face a faded
pink flush still fingered. Her brown
eyes were shy, and the brown hair
rolled back from her brow was threaded
with silver.
"Christmas!" she repeated, as she
went back to her rocking chair. 81 sup
pose Christian woman ought not to say
such thing, but l dread the day" and
Miss Betty wiped her eyes.
81 ought to be ashamed. and | am"
she went on, rocking to and fro, "but
It's dreadful never to have Christmas
like folks who have a family. Now I'm
not repining because I'm an old maid,
for never saw the man I'd think of, not
for years, anyway" the dull pink in her
cheeks burned to crimson. 81 haven't
q relative in this part of the country,
and am so shy and bashful that never
get close to people. Sometimes l envy
people, women, mean, who get the
pretty, dainty gifts that love prompts. 4"
She sat few minutes in silence, then
resumed her half-articulate murmur:
"If was poor-I mean needy, for
am not rich-the church would send me
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
HIS CHRISTMAS "NIxIE."
The Experience of a Post Office Clerk
at the Holiday Season.

The "NiZie" clerk-the one to whom
goes all mail with insufficient or illeg-
ible adGresses-took from his desk in
a quiet corner of the post Office tiny.
rumpled envelope
Il never came across a Mike that
was addressed to anyone l knew eX-
cept this one. Last Christmas the let
tiers began to pile in as usual, ad-
dressed to Santa Claus. reckon
get hundred every year. On Christ
mas eve was working late, and was
very sad and lonely here in my cor
ner. There was a great rush at the
other windows Of the Office, and the
mails were loaded with Christmas
gifts and greetings. A merry crowd
rushed through the corridors and
laughter sounded all around, but a
great shadow OF sorrow rested over
me, and ny eyes burned as bent over
my work. Finally the messenger
brought me the last few Mikes of the
day, and laid them On my desk. |
took up the first one mechanically.
Attached to it was a note from Carrier
No. "a:
This was given me by little girl
at 302 Walnut street.
"My blood tingled when l read it.
for that was my own home. The en-
velope was a small one, addressed 20
Santa Claus, North Pole | recog-
nized my own little girls cramped
writing. | thought | had right 10
open it, as l was her Santa Claus, al
though she did not know it This is
the letter.
He carefully spread it out, and .-eld
It up so it could be read.
Dear Santa Claus: We are very sad
at our home this year, and don't want
| you to bring ne anything. Little Charlie,
my brother, went up 10 Heaven last week,
and all want you to Go when you come to
my house is to take his toys to him.
| will leave them in the corner by the Chin
ney, his hobby horse, and train. and every
| thing He will be lost up in Heaven with
out them, specially his horse. He always
| enjoys riding it so much. So you just
| lake them to him, and you needn't mind
| leaving anything TO me. If you could give
| papa something that would make him
stop crying all the time; it would be the
| pest EOu CUulu W lOI lllC' I-SelA lAiA4i tS'
| mamma that only eternity could cure him
| Could you give him some Of that? Be sure
| to take TIE things to Charlie. and viii
be your good little girl. MARIAN
In the silence that followed the read
ing of the letter the Mike clerk. pu
the tiny envelope back in his desk
says the Youths Companion. Wher
he did speak there was no sadness il
his voice.
"Well, Santa Claus came and tool
the hobby-horse and the train ant
everything. If he did not take Their
to Charlie, he did the next best thing
he left them with a little fellow will
twisted leg at the Children's hos
| pital Whether old Santa Claus hat
| any eternity to give away or not,
do not know; but l do know that ;
little child gave me some faith tina
| answered just as we'll"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
Doing Great Work.

Florisant, Mo-, Dee. l9th.-(Special.)-
That Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing a
great work in curing the more terrible
forms of Kidney Disease, such as Bright's
Disease, Dropsy and Diabetes, everybody
knows. But it must also be noted that
they are doing still greater work in wip-
ing out thousands of cases OF the earlier
stages of Kidney Disease. Take fol, in
stance Mrs. Peter Barteau, of this place.
She says
Il have been subject to pains in my
back and knees for about three years, but
since | have been taking Dodd's Kidney
Pills | have been entirely cured"
Others here tell similar stories. In fact,
in this part of Missouri there are scores
of people who have cured the early symp-
toms of Kidney Disease with Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. The use of the great American
Kidney Remedy thus saved not only the
lives of Kidney Disease victims, but thou.
sands of other Americans from years of
suiferings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23

A little later she stood by the dresser.
the shades lowered and her purchases
set out before her. After her usual fash
ion Miss Betty communed with herself:
"You were foolish, Betty Dane, to pay
a dollar and half for china cup anu
saucer when you have more than two
dozen of them now. But it is beauty"
touching the fragile porcelain with a
caressing finger, land there's nothing
nicer to give woman than china. There
are two handkerchiefs. They are the
sheerest, softest linen, and the en-
broidery is beautiful. l am not so sure
about the book. The girl at the store
said The Blue Flower was one OF the
best-selling books of the season. But l
did something worse than buying these
things"
Miss Betty paused. Her eyes spar
killed.. and she trembled with excite"
ment
"You ordered two dozen red carna-
lions sent up to yourself on Christmas
eve. Yes, you did, Betty Dane. Well,
| suppose you had right to, only it's
too bad there is no one else"
With a sigh she commenced her prep
arations for supper. The momentary
depression passed as her mind dwelt
upon her days outing. When she sat
down to her supper Miss Betty was at
peace with all the world.
The table was spread with snowy
linen. glistening silver and pretty china.
There was a quaint. old-fashioned sill
yer teapot of fragrant hyson, bread, a
pat of yellow butter, creamed potatoes,
thin slices of pink ham, dish Of black
berry jam, and a plate of rich dark
fruit cake.
The windows of the dining-room faced
the side street In her abstraction Miss
Betty had forgotten to lower the shades.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
RIGHT NOT RECOGNIZED.
Son of Busy Travelling Man Indignant
at Familiarity Of Scarce
Parent,

The story of the hard worked news
paper man who devoted so much of his
time to his work that he did not recog-
nize the youngest member of his family
when he met the youngster unexpected
ly is not without its parallel. In this
case, says the New York Press, it was the
baby, who, not having sufficient oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with his
proud parent, made remark which led
to resolves of reformation.
A travelling man naturally gets home
but once in each week, sometimes draw
ing two-week trip, and in other cases
being away from his home for even a
longer period. He usually tries to dash
in home for Sunday, and on one of these
dashes, in q certain home, the young
man of the family having acquired that
title some four years previously, was very
bad, indeed, and finally forced the father
to administer the merited, though mild,
punishment. The injured youngster i'm
mediately made a wild dash for his moth
er, wailing at the top of his voice: Moth
er, mother, mother; that man that comes
here on Sunday has been spanking me-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23

In, for, with the horses going at good
string is almost sure to upset and spill
Its occupants into the drifts beside the
road. To be sure, all will want the
honor and excitement of riding on that
last sled, and to avoid controversy
grandfather must have arranged a
schedule so as to give each one a
chance at it, and must try to be i'm
partial in the spilling of them into the
snow drifts.
Another amusement that grandfath-
sr can take charge of might be called
a fox hunt, only there is no fox, and
the trail must be marked by bits of pa
per scattered along. If the snow is
deep it is not practical to make the
trail too long, or into the deep drifts,
but should follow marked paths, but
when the snow is not deep it may go
anywhere about the farm. The hunt
ers must follow the trail by the bits OF
scattered paper, and at the goal there
should be little prize for the winner,
though not one of sufficient value to
make the less fortunate ones feel badly
at not having won.
OF course grandfather and grand
mother will have little presents for ali
the children, and it adds to the interest
to have Christmas tree for them, but
not one of the ordinary sort that is
set up in the parlor. Instead, if the
weather is not too severe, it should be
out of doors, and any orchard or shade
tree that is not too high may serve as
the regulation evergreen. If night /:
chosen as the time for the Christmas
tree festivities, few lanterns may
serve the purpose of candles, and the
children should climb the ladder IL
search of their own presents. O
course the boys, as the better climbers
should be made to climb the highel
limbs for their presents.
For grandmother's part, inside tn
house there are many games in which
all can engage. The games should b.
simple, SO that they may be readil.
understood. The old-fashioned coun
try games are by far the best for sucl
an occasion.
Blindman's bun needs no explana
ton. and is Jolly way in which t
pass an hours time, but cannot b
continued too long. or the childre
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
Save Us from Our Friends.

Once upon time man who had
experienced prosperous year in bust
ness thought it would be a gracious
thing to share his good fortune with
his wife, SO at Christmas he presented
her with the finest diamond necklace
he could purchase. When the leigh
bors saw it they set their heads to-
gether and decided that the man had
made the gift for the purpose of keep.
ing peace in the family. They won
dered what his wife had caught him
at, and each invented bit Of scandal
to fit the case.
Moral-The easiest thing in this
world is to be misunderstood.-J. J
O'Connell, in Town Topics.