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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-03
Curios Of Oklahoma News

caught lizards and snakes by the thous-
ands. He always brings his game in
front of the Mendenhall castle and
meows until some one comes out and
looks at the game. lie never dcvours
any OF his victims until told 10 do so by
his master or mistress.
Dudes best qualification just now IS
quail catching. He must smell the harm
less birds from a distance. the way he
often runs. sometimes a quarter Of q
mile TO wtreye a fcck is feeding or nov
ing around. Then the cunning feline viii
crouch like . leopard and suddenly
jump right on 70 some Of the birds. He
seldom fails 10 capture one and often two.
Then he takes the bird in front of the
house. and Of course the game is prepared
to sizzle IL the frying pan. Mr.. Men
denhan. who is legal lu.ninary. IS
alarmed, for Came Warden Penn might
arrest the cat for catching quails without
a written permission.
THE IUCKIEST OF USLUCKT MEN.
Perry Erterprise-Times. Mont Barn
ard IS one OF the lucsiest unlucky men
in tie entire territory. Every time 4
man breaks jail or attempts TO escape
from justice after committing crime.
Mont Barnard's stables are rasded ard
horse or so pressed into service. The
prisoners who broke 5sil Sunday night
took two horses from the same stable
and rode them away. Barnard ard Mar
shall Foster drove - Pawnee Monday
but failed to fiad any of the men or
horses. but in the mean tine the horses
had been found at the SLACK Bear
switch. where they had been turned
loose.
This makes FIVE head OF horses that
have been stolen from Barnard IN the
last three years. and al OF them have
been found and returned to him Mighty
good Iuce. that.
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Kansans In Politics

Leavenworth Times: Despite the strenu-
Gus efforts of DR.. Thomas Benton Muir
dock. the Hoch boom died a bornin'. Now
what will the doctor do; take down his
single? 1t is always bad for a new doc
tor to lose his first patient
Hutchinson Bee: Joe Bristow has come
home looking thin to find that his sena
torial boom is still fat
Sedgwick Paragraph: We note that
Senator Long says that since his eleva-
ton to the senate he feels lonesome
1t is safe to say that he didn't feel that
way in the old days when he used to
stump the seventh district with Jerry
Simpson.
Salina Journal: Tho question of what
Claude Duval, Of Hutchinson, wants has
been answered. He wants to be member
OF the Democratic national committee
Everybody knew that Duval wanted
something and his experience in going
after 1T in the past now prompts him to
ask for something within the gift of his
own party.
wellington Mail: Both Bristow and Bur-
ton are in Kansas but it is not recorded
that they have been hitched up in double
harness politically.
that Case Broderick will run forr con-
Gress In the first district has not been
received with the satisfaction that was
expected. The fact is that the politicians
may use man after he has once been
dowred, but they will hardly send him
back to congress. There is something in
the Kansas atmosphere that puts a man
down and out when defeated.
Great Bend Register: Kansas Republic
!. m newspapers are making mistake in
she1r extreme support OF candidate for
Governor. While IL is not known at this
time that Governor Bailey will have any
opposition for a second term a great deal
Is being said derogatory to his action dur
ing his present term of Office that is
doubtless an exaggeration and should not
be said Of him.
Scott County News: Pap Stryker who
college, and later state superintendent Of
public instruction. but now Of the Well
ington Voice married Andy Richards
sister-in-law last week. It's Carrie or
Mary Ellen's turn next.
Kiowa News-Review: General James B.
Weaver has joined Jerry Simpson in his
endorsement of Judge Parker OF New
York. as the Democratic candidate for
the Presidential nomination in 1904 There
are failures OF his candidacy that Judge
Parker must surely regret.
Medicine Lodge Cressett: According TO
the Globe. Capt Bob Painters ward in
Meade county is showing signs OF erup-
tion- *
Troy Chief: Sheffield Ingalls,. son Of
tho late Senator Ingalls,. is said TO be
slated for seat in the next legislature
from one Of the Atchison county districts.
Eismore Enterprise: D d. Britton. we'll
known by ali old-time Allen county pco-
ne, and at one time sheriff OF the county.
n dead. Mr.. Britton filed the sherits
.eolcs At the time OF the columbus Carter
errooflng, and when the old league trou-
cflo was at its worst, and had some thrill
Rng experiences in this part OF the coun-
fly while doing his duty as an Official
] Lawrence Journal: The declination Of
M Hoch as a candidate before the Re
esubIican convention for the nomination
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HERE. TOO.

Medford Pa,riot:-Several or our coun-
try exchanges last week showed The e.
fects or the cold spell. in thar the Ink
worked 50 badly that they were scarcely
legitae. Set a lamp under the iak slab.
boys
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MOZART on HIS MANNER OF COM,
POSING.

hO&lAhI ON Ills -AAHNEt VI 10A-
POSING.
When / am. as it were. completely my
self, entirely alone. and OF good cheer
say travelling in carriage or walking
after good meal. or during the night
when / cannot sleep. II Is on such occa-
sions that my ideas fow best and most
abundantly. Whence and how they come
/ know not. nor can force them. Those
ideas that please NE | retain in my men,
ory. and Am accustomed as l have been
tod, TO hum them to myself II / con-
tinue in this way it soon occurs 70 me
how l may turn this or that rrorsel 10
account, so as 10 make good dish % it
that IS. 20 say agreeabiy 10 the rules OF
counterpart. to the prCu:iGrities OF the
various Instruments. &C. All this fries
my soul. and provided / am not disturbed
my subject enlarges itself. becomes meth
odized and of deflred aad the whole.
though it be long. stands almost complete
end finished in my mind. so ! can survey
IL like fine picture or a beautiful statue
at glance Nor do ! hear IN my magma
ton the parts successfully. bat I hear
them 1t were all at once. What a
delight this is | cannot tell, All this in
venting. this composing takes place in a
lively, pleasant dream. What I have thus
produced | do not easily forget and this
is perhaps the best gift ] have my Divine
Maker 10 thank for. why riy produc-
tons take from my hand that particular
style and form that makes them Mozart
ish, and different from the works 81 other
composers, Is probably owing 20 the same
cause which renders my nose so small
or so large. so aquline. or in short. makes
Il Mo=art's and different from other peo-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-03

The average monthly pay for male
teachers in the public schools is $40 a
month, and of the female teachers. $40:
less than % Per cent OF the teachers are
females
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In addition TO his superb qualities as
statesman, orator. and scholar. Gladstone
VIII be remembered By musicians for his
love Of the art and his frequent utter
ances upon singing and outdoor music.
He once stated before an assembly OF
country folk that AZ one tire he thought
the musical faculty was only possessed by
the few. but experience had taught aim
that II had been only denied to the few.
and that aiE.csS every man. woman and
child could learn 10 sing. Gladstone was
undeniably fond Of Music. though his
tastes Catholic. He had . magnificent
speaking voice. as We 81. know. AID il IS
said that his singing voice was calti-
waited and delightful Gltstone's inter
est in music was continual afternoon
recreation. His observation on the might
OF music deserves u b remembered. he
said, They who think music ranks
amongst the tribes o. existence are n
gross error: because frcm the beginning
OF the world down . The present time IT
has been one of the most forcleIe :nstru-
men;s both for trimming, for arousinE. ard
for governing the mad 81 man. There
was time when ;ellers and civilization
had but begun 10 dawn upon the world.
In that day music was not unknown; or
the contrary. i was 20 Tar fro7a being
mere servant ara hauimai3 CT common
and light amusement that the great ard
noble art of poetry was essentially we'd
ded 10 that OF music. so that there Was
no poet who was not a musician. There
was 70 verse spoken In the early ages CT
the world but thzt music WIS adarted "a
its vehicle. showing thereby the uuiver-
sal consciousness that in that way the
straightest end most eIectual road would
be found 10 ;he heart and affections o.
man. Music London.)
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Scandals On
Peerless Princess

Topeka Capital: At the Christmas en-
tertainment of the Baptist church in
Wichita an admission of one potato was
charged Two barrels were thus secured
which were distributed among the poor
People are willing to Pay any old price
for their Christmas pleasures.
Kansas City Times. 4 deiirious man.
wearing only his night dress. jumped
from the third story of a hospital at
Wichita. To the physicians he made the
plausible explanation that he had be-
iieved he was imprisoned in ST Louis
Arkansas City Traveller: VI ichita is
threatened with sugar famine. owing
10 a freight congestion. and merchants
are limiting their sales to a quarter 5
worth to each customer.
Sedgwick Pantagra ph That actor who
jumped from a second-story window of a
Wichita hotel one evening last week, Is
not versatile. Instead Of denying the
story he should have explained that he
was testing a new flying machine for the
government
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IN PUNCHES.

Custer Courier: There are a few Indian
allotments in Custer county. but they are
always punched. There Is none in the
immediate vicinity OF this city. The In
dams are very indolent. although a few
OF them haul wood TO the towns. which
they sch and purchase 'wsha" (beefl
and coffee.
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AT wAToNGA AND AT TALoGA.

Talosa Advocate: At WatoUga they
say the husbands sit at the gambling ia
bic all night Saturday night and their
wives hunt them up Sunday morning in
time to so to church. Taloga has a few
such men. only that their wives can't
make them quit long enough on Sunday
to go to church.
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KING COTTON'S EXCHEQUER.
Manitou Field-Glass: J. NJ. Douglas
has finished marketing his cotton and is
very well satisfied with the returns. He
kept a strict account OF expenses and
finds that after paying for the picking
his cotton nets him SIS per acre. He hired
all the picking and his experiment proves
that you do not have to perform sill the
labor yourself to make cotton crop pay.
Fifteen dollars per acre is all right.
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CANNON ASD THE Conductors.
"Cucie Joe Cannon. speaker 81 the honss
% representative. fln1s ofhsT people CO.
easionsny besides The senators whom -
cannot manage Nor many d4gs sFo ne
WIS riding 20 the caFltei aud ss ~ aT-
preached rs usual place 90 aiizhunE. -
pressed the button on tns ain1o~- easing
beside MIN. ~ e signal % stop. The cars
stop here only 20 th- corners - blocks.
and Tie one the speaker was On hsf
rassed the usual stopping place Tor that
locality ~ shous ter FEET This nafs ~
dsnesenco 70 ~ Caason. ~ wanted -
get or aud derransed q tbs crrsHctor
that ne step tse car The of.eiai r1sds "a
reply again tisc desnard u.s. efHrs2Eixei
81 fhe sreakrra s8selaiiy selected bar
euare. t1t 20 Alteration ~zs paid by fhs
cords-tor pr Cznuoa faea 5umgsf .
the bell fooe. Viies snapped uresr h.s'
perverted ~yanE ard ssii "a coils snsut
ffs isra TIE co7susfer was sraia 81
arcsssd IN large sosgs5laE language. sfai
her rserhzafeS -. polite F~Hfoaza. -
ca All stoo - fhe rrEs cswgs Fgb.
We'll sah NJ Csnnon. y you stsr
earry r.s ffg fhaf eer-~r zFaia. ia se-
port You. sars - BE- atEhtfa - 80
raarired % 8 nssiantssr Yea haze - ak
pretty sharp 90 fbese fsfio~~ onca ~ =
shls.~ al fragsa flsst Niss srni.c - ~
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VIII be very long lived among women
here. ~ the far west and in other parts
OF the country. where horse Is about
the only means Of getting over the sround
there are other reasons 20 be considered
one OF which Is that OF TIRE two 8 mas
saddle f. far easier Tor a horse. espe-
ciaIly wiIen his route - mountainous or
rough. Here q woman only piays ~ rii-
ine Cut west they ride % necssriiY.
Some Of 80 ius, now are playing AZ Ttd-
ing astridc. a lot mere mean 10 have a
try az IL. but probably in the end we shall
All 70 back O. arst principles and rio
Ia the old fashion. As to riding astrsas
being unhealthy Tor rsomen and unsafe.
J think that D. fsify-siory started by
crsuSs
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Cheney Sentinel; Perhaps * wouldn't be
correct to refer to the sugar famine al
Wichita as sweet situation.
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sEMI-sAvAGE QUAIL CATCHING.

Chandler News: Dude, the striped
sem;-ssvage cat OF c. II. MendeIhsii. the
proprietor OF romantic Wildcat valley Is
no dcabt the most expert feline hunter
in Lincoln county. Dg.de has caugh;
rats. sophe-s. cotton-tails. and other
game 90 that order by the hundreds
Dude, who is half wildcat. has also
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OPPORTUNITY FREE.

Ames Enterprise: We need a corrc-
spondent at Lyons, one at Lacey. one at
Lynn, and one az Prudence. We will
thank YOU IL you will suggest some one
for either of these places, or if you viii
act yourself. Corresponding for a paper
is pleasant WORK. 1t develops your think
ing capacity. and learns you 10 express
your thoughts on paper. Come to see Us
when in AmeS
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Lawrence Journal: The declination Of
M. Hoch as a candidate before the Re-
RDubIican convention for the nomination
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Scott County News: Pap Stryker who
used TO be president OF the Great Bend
college, and later state superintendent Of
public instruction. but now Of the Well
ington Voice. married Andy Richards
sister-in-law last week. It's Carrie or
Mary Ellen's turn next
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Kiowa News-Review: General James B.
weaver has joined Jerry Simpson in his
endorsement of Judge Parker OF New
York. as the Democratic candidate for
the Presidential nomination in 1904. There
are failures OF his candidacy that Judge
Parker must surely regret
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Music Is not an independent faculty IN
our nature. hut IS In sympathetic cooper
alton with ali the powers co-insplring
whole. II Is idle therefore 60 speak ef
music as spec,ally.--E. ". Gowen.
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Medicine Lodge Cressett: According TO
the Globe. Capt. Bob Painters ward in
Meade county is showing signs of erup-
ton. x
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Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Hardware,
Flour and Feed, etc.

Tn is Old-establishe3 house win con.
tinue to pay cash for al Its goods; it
pays no rent; it employs clerk, but
does not have to divide with q partner.
All dividends are made with customers
in the wSy Of reasonable prices.
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shirt collar; bis throat had begun to,
suddenly, ana he felt uncomfortable. @
"Oh," he said, IF that's 1t you're on q
wrong"
Tots had looked round at the sound OF
his voice some moments since, but be had
not noticedoher till then, and then his
voice utterly deserted him, and his eyes
protruded in amazement. He did not ask
any furtaer questions Of Miss Jennings.
The child belonged to Edward Peterson.
He and his wife had the charge OF her
once, and grown tired Of her, and lost her
In a Camberwell back street, where heu-
ben had found her; and Edward Peterson
had discovered her year or so after
ward, and taken her from the Jenniugsesi
but he could not stop to explain THAT
now. A few days ago that child was
at Jackson's button factory, and she
must have come to Sedge Hill with the
news. He was caught In trap again.
He knew Il had not been safe TO return,
but that fool Peterson had persuaded
him.a They knew all, and were getting
him into a line by degrees; everything
might have been discovered, for what he
Knew 10 tne SOhtihtgs AS MuSs NNS -
at any risk.
He went into the passage and closed
the door behiod him. He too& down a
hat from the tree In the hall and put 1t
on. 1t was Reubsnae hat, and went over
his eyes, and was altogether bad ht; but
the sooner he was of the better, and
where he had put his own hat he could
not recollect In the present confusion OF
his faculties.
He went of tiptoe to the front door,
and drew back tle heavy bolts and the
big lock. He opened the door and let
in the wind and rain--and Sarah East
belll
Yes, 1t was his sister, with shawl
over her hair, and her face, white and
wild, peering from It. She had Home
back--she knew all--he was done forl
tom, you vilalnw she shrleked forth,
at first sight Of him.
Thomas Eastbell went down on his
knees at the same moment as Reuben
came from the drawing room.
"Oh, Reubenl take care Of me" Sarah
murmured, as she went fearIessly to the
friendly shelter Of his arms; Il have no
one else"
"Shs could never take care Of herself"
muttered the inhexible Lucy, as she fol-
lowed Reuben Culwlck into the hall.
1t was as Mary Holland had said, and
Sarah Eastbell was back In her own
house.
CTo be contlnued.)
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CuAPTER XyIV.

Reuben Culwiek did not reach Sedge
Hill till o late hour, when the blinds
were down before every window of the
great house. He did not dream Of death
at home while he had been abroad In
thought born of his baiiled search, he
strobe up the broad garden path without
being struck by the blank aspect Of the
mansion.
"How did II occur1 Tell me every
thingf' he asked, as he went Into the
picture gallery, and Hartley followed
him. The story was related, and he list
ened patiently. He heard Of his aunt,
death, and Of Thomas Eastbell's flight
of the suspicion which attached to Thorn
as Eastbell until the doctors arrival, nnC
that gentleman's belief In the natura
termination to the life and cares Of tn,
old lady-of the inquest which must fol
low her decease.
He walked up and eDwn the great pic
ture gallery In his old restless fashion
planning for the morrow, Suddenly HI
quilted the gallery, and went upstairs tC
Aunt Eastbell's room, at the door Of
which Hartley sat, as II the poor old
won n needed protection still.
"Why are you waiting here nowf" b,
asked the servant.
''Tf you please, sir Mr.. Thomas East
bell has come back again. He has beer
looking for you, and for the doctor, h'
says--and thought that would sit her,
as usIal."
where Is the manr
I'm his own room, changing his clothes
which are wet"
I'VE will not disturb him. Have you
my aunt's keysT
There was little lamp upon the brack'
ct. and he passed into his aunts bed
chamber, Hartley remaining at her Post.
II was q solemn moment In his life, which
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Asatasn Rn Corsissiou:

A respectable-lookins man of middle
age applied one night for free lOdg,
ings at one OF the police stations in
Chicago. 'I have tramped all over this
town." he said. "lookipg for work, and
can't find any"
II understand they are shore Of help
at the stock-yards." said the desk ser
geant. "You might get a job there
for a few weeks, anyhow"
at the stock-yardS' exclaimed the
other, On a voice trembling with indig-
nation. 81 wouldn't work there for
fifty dollars a day If l were starving
to deathF' o
"Why notT
Because. sir. I'm a vegetarian"
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Thai dOLD SWEETHEART OF MINE.

seen picture sweetheart
fairer than the worlds
the months seemed aonothng for heard her softly
And her lover in the happy days gone by
And stood there her soul from outer
deathess
All forgotten all past mystic dream;
With the burning and passion supreme
within being seemed string tuned love-
Trembling the music learned from Israel above
AS in mine,
And tired spirit longing oS the days that divine
Slowly area the ship Of evening out into the night
Slowly darkness mem'ry's holy light;
And the ended mem'ry
Through wdeopen windows that
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(To be contlnued.)
coLoMxL TOLD TnG TRvTH.

Got HaIf Pos and Won cass soS th"
Nswvo Who Stole 1t.
"The West has some great lawyers"
said the Missouri colonel to the crowd
that had been discussing rapid-fre
cases In court
"Oh, don't know" said the young
lawyer from Hsckensack; suppose
you name q few of themT
"WelI," replied the colonel, there's
old JEFF Thomson and Zeb Blackburn
and Col. Ike Hilton, all Of Christian
County, Missouri, and any one Of them
can give you Easternsrs every spade
In the deck, except one and then win
Take Col. Ike Hilton, for instance.
Why, sRce when he was both lawyer
and witness. 1t was the fall term Of
court &c the county seat of Christian
County. The first case on the docket
was that of negro charged with
stealing fattenins hog.
"There were not many negroes In
Christian County, for the simple rea-
son that they had to stand for about
everything that happened In the Grim
lnal line, and consequently got consid-
erably thinned out. The one In this
case was the only negro In the town
ship where the man lived who lost the
hog, and when 1t d4sappeared he had
him arrested ON general principles.
That time 1t happened that the negro
was guilty.
"As soon as Link-hls name was
LlncolA Washington, but they called
him Link for sbort--ss soon as Link
was arrested he sent for Co1. Ike, and,
as Link owned a little farm and had
some live stock, Col. Ehs responded
readily.
"'Link,' said Col lie, I sueas you
got that hog
"Link was Silent, fcx be did not
know whether Il weulA be nate to con
fess.
Come, now said Col. IAs, slappins
him on the hack, yea got that ksg,
and II you doa't own up l cant taiks
youR cAss.'
Link squlEnszs uAcasily.
"'Yaas, sab. he said. All sue@ An
has. Col. Ike
That's the stuRg replied Col. 1as,
reassu1Asly Where Is the hog Dowr
"'It Rm hilt an 6rest an er hansln
IN NAH smokehouse.' answered Link.
"'All right Lint; now let me tell
you what to 90, I'm going to set yoa
loose, and as soon as you 30 bonae I
want you to cut that hog exactly In
two and bring ne Aslf Do you hearf
Then you have me Summoned for q
witness
Link heard and agreed, and the
nsst day there was frssh meat at Col.
Ike's house,
when the eese was called Link ap-
pearsd, wearing . serene SmAs, The
court was both surprised and impress
ed to fnd that he had such an iAhuess
tlal witness. Two other witnesses we're
caRed first, for a bfwfi, Aad then Col.
Ike tooA the stand.
In response to the customary QusS,
thon, what 10 you know about this
csser Col. Ike sWors polntblaRk to
Llnh's innocence.
al know he sald. that Link wash
lngton hsFe has no more Of that hog
than l hAvev
"0f course, such testimony was in.
vinclble, ana Link was not only &C.
quilted, but exonersted."
Now" continued the travelling man.
according to the New York Times,
well hear from the East"
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Lun1 Der
Wood,
Posts, Etc.
Davenport Bros.
Lumber CO.

Have opened an Office in Hood River.
Call and get prices and leave orders,
which will be promptly filed.
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His EupIauatIon.

Why are people who buy gold bricks
invariably farmersS" asked the man
who assumes superiority.
81 dunno" answered Mr.. Corntossel,
unless it's because farmers are the
only folks nowadays who have money
enough to make 1t worth while for
sharpers to bothes with 'em. Wash.
lnpton Star.