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The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
III

The Methodist conference will take UP
the amusement column. This is where
Sunday baseball gets put out on first.
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Instead OF a war tax, says the japanese
cabinet, issue bonds. And Yet there are
people who doubt the civilization and
enlightenment OF the mikado's domin-
ions. To issue bonds is TO let posterity
pay for the country saved for it.
Which would you rather be-a Russian
or a Japanese war contractor?
The Japs, object to salt monopoly.
There is an attic flavor about yellow civ
ilization.
-l!o()on
Marquis Ito has been decorated with
the Korean order of Plum Blossom He
is welcome TO the blossom-the plum it
self is good enough for an American.
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An English writer says love is a dis
case. That is what some people say about
thirst.
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\ drunken blind beggar fake after an
noying the passengers on a train lately,
by begging. sat down in the chair car
and began TO poke his cane under the
feet of a passenger in front of him. The
brakeman politely asked him to move
into the smoker wheTeupon the beggar
rated him loudly for being abusive 10
a poor blind man. And yet people will
go on giving them money to buy whis-
key.
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Wichitans have only 10 visit some of
the other Kansas towns TO find out how
nice Wichita really is. This is not orig
inal till you try it.
-Uci-)oN
Every dog has his day, and some of
them have the night.
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This is true: Hon J. II. Atwood of
Leavenworth said recently: The Piker's
Lament is a bright addition to the Wich
ita Eagle. That sort of work is worth
while, in the best of papers"
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A Wichita woman visiting in another
town has been asked for photo for pub
lication. She wants Wichita work and
is now importuning the telephone com
pany to invent some way to take pictures
by long distance phone.
1t is said there is nothing original eX-
cept original sin. And that has been inI-
proved and built to till the architecture
Of the first plan is lost TO the present
generation.
Not only is there a tiger in the white
man. but IL frequently comes forth after
he has given three cheers.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

administered economically i should be, and the
extravaganza is tceable always to doors Of congress
men, who get things for the boys 1t time that con-
wake up and get something the people The
boys have had enough The people are tired Of this
legaized stealing by congressman and senator's and the
Bristow report which called the congressman down. and
exposed their misdeeds, the most sensible public
document that has been printed by the government for
long time
There a curious thing about the congressional
abuse CT BTstow: Not man who abused him had an
unknd word for Machen and Beavers two notorious
thieves The thieves ia the government to be stand
ing together 1t win pay the taxpayers think Of these
things It funny that these congressman in passing
might rot have said something about Machen and Beav
ers but they didn't They abused Bristow for two
First because he caught their pals with the goods
them and second because he caught the congressman
themselves.
The thieves in the government are getting mighty
bold Do they think that they have fooled the people
that the people are rabbts?- ?-Enporia Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL GRATING.
VICTOR.

The gentle reader may have noticed that President
Roosevelt is standing by Brstow The papers that we're
going to have Brsow dismissed don't seem to be making
much headway. The congressman who were blowing on
Ike whales calling Brisow viii be given chance
to explain The explaining VIII help those who were
noisy.
The truth about the grating is that there is too much
Of it not merely among coreressnen but all walks Of
politics congressman thinks the peoples taxes are his
to spend. He thinks when he gets raise" for post
master or clerk, that he IS aos something smart The
fact is that in nine ten the Congressman is
stealing When postmaster deserves raise he gets it
when clerk is being underpad there are plenty CT ways
provided that the clerk gets Justice without the
congressman using his Influence influence too often
is sheer graft
The congressman should give the people the benefit
OF the doubt Instead Of standing BY these political work
ers The average congressman makes great talk about
his love for the people and takes the peoples taxes To pay
his political debts at avery opportunity.
Federal taxes high because the government is not
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
VICTOR WRITES HIS UNCLE BENT.

T B. Murdock. who went temporarily blind during the
Republican convention held in this city, reach
ing INDUCED in the expressing of rather
bid reflections his paper the Ell Dorado Daily Republi
can sandwchng his observations with more or less
applicable the Bible the the issues of the
paper containing the declaration Of Christ whose
liveth and helieveth in Me shall never die falling
into the hands Of his nephew Victor Murdoch he wrote
him follows:
My Dear Uncle Bent-I have JUST read @Whosoevor
nveth and beeyeth in Ne shall never die I always
knew that had this in You deeper earnest more
sacredly involate than most men That is the whole
thing To this. and this only will life ADJUST To this
and this only, in the last analysis viii ali the logic all
the knowledge in the world lead any man at last Be
tween the realities and this great urrealy or better be
tween the unreaies and this great reality. there is
ohasm, with bridge span EXCEPT that some great
sorrow great joy dizzy victory or staggering
defeat throws il a single aeatfc OF agonized instant
pathway the feeble mind have never seen the
pathway but sometimes the strains Of music in The
flicker Of twilight in habys smile have found
subtle feeting proof that is there
Goodbye. VICTOR
washington. March IS"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
APPENDICITIS AN EPIDEMIC.

Appendicitis among other physical ailments has be-
come universally fashionable that it threatens be-
ccme epidemic that each big home will be compelled
to keep its private operator Some the
modern houses in the that is homes of those
who able to indulge in every luxury, provided
with features which recognize the emergencies of this
fast generation Sickness and accidents have been taken
into account and the newly erected palaces include a
real hospital among other innovations. well for
prostratiOn needs absolute rest in the
pital part of the home hospital rest will be had
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

! There is no. longer any doubt that gas
exists at Blackwell. says the News. But
considerable of Blackwelrs light is still
hidden under several bushels
g-:-t.-'5
The New York American, Hearsts pa
per, prints photographs of peoples souls.
Rumor says that the negative of the pro-
prietor's should develop nothing but
yellow spot.
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The Wichita children have revised that
game wherein appears that song about
"Londons bridge" and now it goes this
way: "Wichita's bridge is falling down.
There seems to be no doubt that there
will be -FOUR HUNDRED representa-
tives here to the Methodist conference.
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If Blackwell can add an oil flow TO her
gas odor. John d. Rockefeller's eyes will
soon be on that Baptist college there.
GH-tD-t)
That rule which says that the first
shall be last seems to hold good in re-
gard to the war reports, too.
Why don't the business men of Wichita
take up Landis, the electricians, scheme
of transporting energy from the gas fields
to Wichita. There is proof that it is
big paying proposition. There are large
dividends in it for the stockholders of
the company and millions in Wichita prop
erty which this cheap fuel-getter would
bring out. Let every man who is willing
TO put $100 or more into a proposition
where three-fOurths can be saved on
fuel write a letter declaring the same TO
the Chamber of Commerce? There is
more than the one way of feeling blindly
about in the bowels of the earth for get
ting cheap fuel.
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They say that Judge Dale thinks that
he can be elected governor OF, Kansas
on the Democratic ticker The Piker de-
sires to deny the rumor on Dales past
record as a good judge.
IF there is anything on earth that rec
Onciles me to not possessing $12,60O COO"
said Wichita man yesterday, lit is the
fact that it would buy pound of radium.
Now, l don't want a pound of radum-
ergo, I don't want S12,600,000. See?'
LITERATURE.
If you don't want the magazines
Your secret trades to tell,
Beware the women clerks whose pens
Their modest incomes swell.
&C. T. F.
All Japan desires is to drive Russia
back to barbarian Europe, restore Man
churia 10 China and annex Korea. She
has practically accomplished the last
point already.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

\ big rain is predicted by the Enid
Wave Dixie Dunbar came in from the
east Monday.
The bridge that spans the Washita
south of Fort Cobb is nearly completed.
There viii be travel over it in ten days.
What's the matter with the Ledger hos
pital? \ woman makes a public denial
Of the reports that she is dissatisfied
with the treatment given her husband,
although it did not save his life.
The son Of Bruce Burkdoll. a farmer
north Of Ingalls,. had his collar bone torn
away by the accidental discharge OF a
shotgun last week. He may live.
The Ponca City Courier is authority
for the statement that it is generally
agreed that W. c. Teterick of Kay county
viii be one of the six delegates repre-
senting oklahoma at the national Repub-
lican convention.
The Socialists about Stroud are talking
of fusing with the Populists. And the
moor Pops are that weak that they prob-
ably won't be able TO help themselves.
John Donaldson Of Lincoln county is
going TO establish a hog ranch in the
Creek nation. Fat producers are there
sam Humphreys Of FL Reno IS said TO
be the Hearst of oklahoma The Lawton
ENTERPRISE is his latest purchase.
There is a brick Inanufactory at work
at CordeH. The kiln is not yet up, how
ever
The worst yet in the way OF newspaper
ia
ma Oklahoma town charged the editor of
the oppositIon paper with raising the
number 20 he admitted on d pass TO a
cheap show.
Tho Democrats are trying 70 let Edgar
Jones down easy by telling him that the
fact that he atc with q Colored man has
killed his chances for the Democratic
nomination Jones should have protited
more 5y his experience IN the last lesis-
Iative sQeakership fight
Washita county VIII have to have rain
before ploving 10 any extent can he done
The Cor,9eu Herald declares that the
wheat crop is bound to be short
The Eagles OF Guthrie have arranged
FOR an excursion next Sunday TO Il Reno
over the ncw road.
The otter Valley News idealizes Ki-
o.ra county man who i running for o.
ace ard thus has campaign expenses 70
nay because he returned fourteen dollars
that ne found 10 the owner
The 0uinlan Mirror begins a new year
with fsls week 5 issue X has been pub
lished Just hfty-tg0 weeks
Extensions are to made "a the Hobart
telephone lines soon
Blackwell has had another mad dog
scare.
The Worlds Fair Indian band gave
concert at Blackwell last night for the
b.s.seliS OF the commercial club.
The Iawton Democrat IS advertising
f0r : flre-Tzoof safe. Il makes fhe ckls-
hornz CITY okahoraan wonder Tor what
the Democrat ~ants IL
Before E.alfsr Walker of the Temple
T-Ibuue wilI agroe 30 commit hirnsslf OF
or Ia polygausy. he demands ~ krlos how
a Mormon with flvs wives woaiG proceed
10 gs, a aivores from oae c- al os rketa-
There's nothing the matter with his fore
sight
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
STAPLE THAT CAN'T BE coRNERED.

Suly has gone the way of the average specuator It
easy matter buy and sell margin but when you
have buy and hold the goods and then dispose
that at the inflated prices is altogether different
affair In old times Fisk and Gould up the price of
gold, but when the treasury Of the United States
menced to give them real yellow metal the shape of
eagles and double eagles they couldn't the pressure
and more than that the Gould fortune almost gim
mering at that time.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23


menace and benedction to south
or AMI west Kansas, is to be neither in the
future, it seems, according to a
Washington dispatch For years before Colorado dreamed
irrigation years before Colorado state, in fact
at time when most OF Colorado included in the
boundary lines Of Kansas the waters Of the Arkansas
flowed on unimpeded and unapproprated a blessing,
through Kansas, the when Pike meandered its
margins from the Mississippi the foot Of the peak
named in his honor the settlement of the valley
in Kansas, it long before vas evident to the
farmer that the Arkansas was be southwest Kansas
what the Nile had ages to Egypt with this diff
ference that the Nile America valuable because OF
its underfow while Nile of Egypt carried it's blessings
in its overflow course the Arkansas annually INDUCED
in an overflow of greater or less magnitude, but the
waters of such overflow were the immediate
river bottoms The underfow did not cease the year
around spread under wide expanses Of lands
hence the descriptive word or term subrrigation first
appearing in the Eagle in April 1872 and often employed
later by paper protesting against the threat of the
melon and alfalfa growers of Colorado steal waters
to detriment of this great and productive valley
Later on came the sugar beet craze when the water
disappear enirey not only valuable un
derfow for subirrigation but supply and sanitary
agent number very important towns and cities Of
Kansas most of them founded long before those Colorado
ditch companies had commenced sequester the water
of the river their corporate and combined benefit
The dispatch of yesterday morning to which aude.
which appeared these columns is to the effect that
the supreme court has granted the petition Attorney
General Knox who seeks to intervene in the to the
end that the United States shall jurisdiction rather
than either the state Kansas the prior the
state Colorado whose people later found that the
waters could be utilized profaby in reclaimng desert
lands
The Eagle originally was responsible for the claim
that subsequently contention before
the supreme court time its editor first took the
matter personally with our Kansas United States SEN
ators the government had been making appropra
tions for rendering the Arkansas navgable from
Wichita the Mississippi river, government engineers
having determined by actual measurement that the river
sufficient water if confined to channel of rea
sonable width Had the waters remained with steam
boats however small insignificant operating between
this point lower Mississippi millions Of dollars
would have been saved to the people of this section i'll
reduced freight rates Wichita would made
basing point The Colorado scheme Of cheap cante-
oupes therefore not only crcumscrfbad productive
capacity Of valley the river in this
Nile of America the question, utter impossi
bility.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

AS an exemplar of what an anti-machine man is like
that Stubs has paraiyzed the old machine
beggared their methods This Stubbs who has been
chosen chairman Of the new machine evidently took
Hanna his pattern carrying his business methods
his politics. which Hanna did.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
KANSAS CURRENTS

Word comes from South Haven that
last weeks sand-storm killed all the
young Hessian flies. The gravel probably
stuck in their throats and chol<ei them
TO death.
Ten thousand dollars have been offered
for one and half acres Of ground In
ChautaUqua county The tract was over
looked by the oil land lessee untn last
week.
The Wheatland Telephone company has
been organized. 1t Will put in line from
Wheatland 70 Conway.
Jetmore is at the waterworks bargain
counter aud is hesitating. thing -atal
10 do in the case Of more than one liquid
and counter proposition
The sugar beet expert has struck Kan
sas again this summer. Sumner ard Cow
ley counties and KAY county. Oklahoma.
are among his first hypnotic subjects
The Baptists have bought out the Chris
tians at Caldwell More specifically
speakin. they have bought the Christians
church building.
! former Harper girl made a hit az
Boston playing Ellen 10 That Man
ard l." Everybody in Harper now claims
that they always did ike beans.
The Atchison Globe is in favor of the
Democrats Instructiug for Senator Harris
Tor president IN hopes that the comrii-
mcnt VIII induce hia % change his mind
and run for governor
The Cheney telephone system has been
sold by Al Hcusel % L. c. Aspey. It's
- Il f- =
Stafford county farmers are making cal
culatious on putting up q farmers eie-
vator al Dillwyn = meeting We held
Saturday at Macksville 10 discuss the pro-
posed Industry.
Kansas has furnished the United States
navy with IL recruits in the past year
That's pretty good for q land where even
the prairie schooner Is seen no more.
The Lawrence Gazette asserts that the
nomination Of Christ Meath for The eoun-
ciI AT IeavenwoTfh comes nearer being
a religious act than anything LszseE-
worth has done IL several years
There Will be a b.sket bail tourasaeat
AZ Newton Tgestlay ~ nexf week The
clerks Of the eity's dinerent establish
nents compose The teams
william Robinson died Sunday AZ C1l-
rer. Saline county FIs f8usht IN both the
Mexican and civl wars
Merchants at Lateral may institate
mail route from there &C. Besrer. o. 2
i is believed that It would be q paying
investment
TIE LIBERAL Meas remarks that fh~
uresent srEress of rev people into fhs
western coaaFry E,F0uises - revive fhe
boom that occurred nineteen yGars aEo+
The nan who Is golHs g Esat g. - sa-
tsrarban rsiiTnaG beEwee1 s. Wlchif1s
Eff1scfsst tssa and %essfua Was orce 1eHa-
rsuer editor ~ Bile PsasuH HrssFer. 4
y is thought The sfock car sst - asE1ss1
= z-fihouE Belle Planes aHssstaare-
The wa-ss suffered 2 i0ss s. IRE deafh
q Charles Esotg,er - Aafhouy sga-sF
lie vas "A opsiGslsi.
Atcklssn Csosse. TheEs e - 6eah1 that
~ Il Hearst has aizirfbEsess q sss e
money II Eans2k ffsx rn1eA &C - g2g
she u3ez xho are kgvll-S .oy Al-z - e.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
KANSAS HISTORY REVEALS THAT

IN ISIS FoTIsx YEARS AGO ToDAYTh Constitutional convention met
Ainneo being called
stood: ~ F CONWAY 81 a Danford IS James Il Lane elected president
warren John Kmban assistant and Richard
s
o opeo of
Ackrs of
to anye evers
by the
VIM W. T
display vfSte by On
by the Chamber of omnerc
found
Of company
TODAYThe Of
National Of
The OF faction
hich the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

The Topeka Capital is authority for the assertion that
the sand storm CT three weeks ago ground up flowed
away and altogether totally annihiated all eggs of
the Hessiah fly which the dry winter had failed addie
But the Capital is published in the wheat belt Any
way the wheat fields hits section did suffer-
drouth this winter in the least
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Wichita reads about Carnege's gifts to Topeka and
wonders why in the world Andy doesn't give the Peerless
Princess ten fifteen thousand with which
auditorium that viii be commensurate to the towns
needs.-Topeka Herald Never worry. Wichita is not
behclden to Andy Carnegie any outside aid nfu
ence She will build auditorium in all good time
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23
WRAlTHS.

I caught the fragrance of a hidden rose,
A rose never saw. And once l heard
A song that poured itself into my veins
And flows there still o little unknown bird!
O unrecorded rose. with breathlike wine!-
little hand that never lay in mine!
-Zona Gale
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

If China and Korea turn in with Japan, which it is
their plain interest to do the Russian viii be
back home across Siberia with his tail between his legs
performance.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Wichita seems be the victim of nterventions When
ever she asks the interstate commission fo
equitable freight rates Kansas City, Missouri Inter
venes. Now Attorney General Knox intervenes to de.
prye her OF her onca navigable river.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

With Tllman in each end of the capitol Wichita
Eagle that squad of marines be stationed
the rotunda. The Topeka Herald moves to amend by
substituting the word police The Tilmans do rise
above the dignity Of police court characters.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

is announced that President Harper will not be sat
sfed until the endowment of Chicago University will
to $50000000. He expects TO reach this mark
within the next ten years Harper is a good deal OF
blow ard his university great deal of a pretense.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

And if Delaware doesn't reciprocate by sending Ad
dicks the he viii just take the pesky little
lock up in his safe commodity belonging
clusively 90 him by purchase
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

The Democratic state committee Of Nebraska has
tained Mr. Bryan by vote o sixteen 10 fourteen. About
as close 10 sixteen TO one he VIII ever get
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

The last heard of Cy Leland and Mort Albaugh they
sitting the feet of Gamalie stpbbs with their
mouths wide open in wonderment over the way the new
machine was grinding out committee for Hoch.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Ie seems that Wichita is to be knocked out again
with another Intervening This time it is matter
freight rates by Kansas City but of Colorado water by
Attorney General Knox.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

There have been two three disastrous tornadoes
this spring already the last close Missouri
viii rot be long before the eastern press commences
dilate the Kansas cyclone.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Mr. Bryan out in the Conlmoner in strong appeal
for harmony Samples Ct the particular brand viii be fur
nishcd en- application at the sauctRm.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

The unresaned freedom Of the American press Is a
great thing Crookedness survive publicity, and
he CRATER has be cute that escape the scrutiny
Of free ard rncensored press
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

The ruling by Commissioner Of Pensions Ware
regarding age pensions Tl work the advantage OF
applicants fer pensions under the Of % 1890
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Governor Bailey says he win help in the state cam
paisn this fa and the Hoch have replied thai
he shall BE given the best speaking assignments possible
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

The Bafour ministry seems 10 be doomed There i
much dissatisfaction England.and il is cropping ont IL
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

William Robinson died sunday AZ Cal
rer. Saline COUNT Ffe fsusst In both the
Mexican and civtl wars
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Merchants ~ Literal may institute
mail route from there &c Beaver. o. 2
II Is believed that Il would be q paying
investment
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

TIE va-As suffered 2 l7ss s. IRE death
q Charles Bosg:ey - Aafhouy sgas-sy
He vas - opsislEsf
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

TIE LIBERAL Sezs remarks fhat fh~
present. srzress of rev people into thz
western coaufry HF0ulses - revive shs
boom that occurred nineteen yGars aEu+
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

IN 1874. THIRTY AckS
cavalry horses Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Atchlson Gsosse. TAeEs T. - Ssahs that
" Il Hearst has ata3rf5-tess q sef =
n.a7.y N Eausak ffsx rrGea &C - 80
she mex zgso are kgwllzx soy Elz - e.
El.asLzsgseaIlys =.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

There Will be a basket bail fngTns uenf
al Newton Tsest1ay of nexf week The
clerks of the eity's dinerent establish
ments compose rbe teams
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Stafford county farmers are making cal
culatious on putting up q farmers e5e-
vator az DNlwyn = meeting We hsid
Saturday at Macksville 10 discuss the pTo-
posed industry
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

The Lawrence Gazette asserts that the
nomination Of Christ Meath for the coun-
ell AT LeavenwoTfh comes nearer being
a religious act than ansthing Leaseu-
worth has done ln several years
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

Kansas has furnished the United states
navy with f12 recruits in the past year.
That's pretty good for = land whore even
the prairie schooner Is seen no more.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-03-23

sold by Al Heusel q +. G. AsT.ey. It's
lines connect one hundred red phones