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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-16
March
ApriI NAV

There is a best time for doing
everything-that is, time when a
thing can be done to the best adj
vantage, most easily and most eff
fectively. Now is the best time
for purifying your blood. Why?
Because your system is now trying
to purify it-you know this by the
pimples and other eruptions that
have come on your face and body.
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CNEPON

This coupon entities any reader Of
the Eagle 10 have the purchase price
Of Ni-o-na refunded in case il does not
Increase the weight and cure stomach
troubles. We assume all the risk, and
Mi-o-na is absolutely free unless II
gives satisfaction.
GEHRING < HIGGTNSON.
WE TAKE ALL RISK.
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Yesterday.
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FURNISHES MONA ON TRIAL.
Gehring & Higginson's Coupon Offer
That Enables All TO Use This
Fiesh-Formino Food Without
Riskinu ! Penny

Anyone who Is suffering from dyspepsia
or who is thin and under normal weight.
IS urged 10 take advantage Of the fol-
lowing coupon offer that Gehring x Hlg-
ginson are making on Mona. the flesh
forming food:
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Hoods Jdrsdpdriiia
and Pills

Are the medicines to take-they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably.
Accept no substitute.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
PRECEDENT ROOSEVELT COM
PEELED 70 MAKE lNRoADs
ON PRIVATE FUNDS.
Salary Too Small to Stand Strain Of
the Many Expensive Social
Gatherings.

WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. H.
President Roosevelt's elaborate enter
tainment at the White House is under
stood to be compelling him to make
deep inroads upon his private fortunes.
The $4,000 he receives as salary from
the government is far too small to
stand the strain of a constant success
sion of receptions, dinners, luncheOns,
musicales and teas.
Few of his predecessors in office
saved anything, and President Roose-
welt has surpassed ali of them in bril-
liancy of the functions which have
made the White House the real center
of Washington social gayety.
President Roosevelt is not an. ex-
ceedingfy wealthy man. When he was
elected governor of New York his for
tune was estimated at $250,000. He
also derived considerable revenue
from the royalties on the sale of his
books, and his elevation to the presi-
dency has since increased their pop
larity.
The president has large family and
he is fond of entertaining his friends.
Scarcely day passes that he does
not have several prominent men from
various parts of the country at lunch
con. The formal dinners at the White
House have always been generous
but last year and this year they have
been given on an unprecedented
scale Of elaborateness.
A week ago the president gave a
dinner for the judiciary, to which was
hidden seventy-eight guests. This
was followed by a dinner at which
twenty four persons were present, and
later in the evening there was mu-
sicale, for which more than 200 invi-
tations were issued. The president
gave another dinner at which the prin-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12

cipal guests were Secretary Root and
Governor Taft.
The White House is seldom without
one Or more '.house guests" and some
times there are half a dozen. The
president himself defrays the bulk of
expenses of his household The pro-
viding for the table comes out of his
pocket. The furniture is purchased
by the government. Provision is made
for the payment of some servants. The
president is allowed a carriage by
law, but he has not awaited himself of
the privilege. He maintains a large
and expensive stable, including sew
eral saddle horses for himself and
Mrs. Roosevelt and ponies for his
children.
Miss Roosevelt, the presidents eld-
est daughter, who made her debut soon
after he entered the White House, is
popular both in Washington and New
York society and in addition to spend
ing considerable time at the most
brilliant social centers, she travels ex-
tensively and conducts quite an ex-
tended series of social functions at
the White House. A large dance is to
be given by her in February.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.. and Kermit,
his brother, are both in an expensive
preparatory school. Ethel. the Sec
ond daughter. attends the fashionable
Cathedral school in this city.
just how much the president spends
outside of his salary each year 1t
would be hard to say, but as an ex-
ample of what less prominent public
men spend can be cited the case of
Secretary Root, who has spent about
$S5, 900 annually in addition to his
salary of $4,000. IA
Governor Odell once said that out
side Of his salary of $4,000 his first
two years at Albany cost $4,000.
President Mckinley after five years
in the White House had saved $15O.000
but he lived with extreme simplicity.
Mrs. Mckinley caring little for socie-
ty President Cleveland's invest
ments were lucky and he retired
wealthy. H
President Grant was the most elab-
crate entertainer before President
Roosevelt, and the next most generous
host was President Hayes.
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.
the New England farmers. In q siuni.
lar hapnsr ne ps@apsrity Of the flr-.
mars aepsnb estfrsly upon tranhrsr-
tation. ~
THE United States has advanced IN
every way" he continued, I'm sdu-
cation. IN manufactures ana ia lana
transportation. and soon believe win
be fully equipped for deep water
transportation. Yet the fact remaina
that in the last one hundred years IL
most nothing has been done to improve
the highways. the country roads. unon
which nearly all the tramc Of our
country must originate; and before it
can 80 to the market It must pay .
tax greater than 1t pays for transpor-
tation over the steam railroad or over
the steamship lines.
:, This nation Is largely one OF unanu-
features and farmers, but not OF tra-
ders. We have no conception of trade.
but 1t Is an established economic fAct
that whatever nation controls the
trade of the Orient controls the trade
81 the svorlt. 10 control that trade
we must piace our products. there at
2 price which the Orientals will pay.
and to do that the cost of Transport
.tation must be cut down to the bone.
The cost of transportation by rail and
water has been closely figured out and
reduced to minimum.
"A similar process must be. carried
out with the cost of transportation on
roads. If railroads find it beneficial
to spend millions Of dollars In aimprov-
ing their road beds and their equip
ment and Strengthening out curves
and doing everything to lessen the cost
of moving a ton mile, why is not
this good theory for the government
to adopt? We expend millions Of dol
lars annually in improving our rivers
and harbOrs for the benefit of trans
pOrtatiOn by water. Why not a few
millions for transportation by land?
It is not what we consume that makes
us rich but it is the surplus product
that we SELL and the farmer Of the
middle west is prosperous today be-
cause his surplus product is sold in
Liverpool and the Orient. Every cent
Of reduction in the cost of moving q
ton mile over the country roads
gives the farmer another cents mar
gin with which to meet competition.
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ARE TO PLAY SHAKESPEARE.

Montana's Labor President Will Tour
State to Aid Colorado Strikers.
BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 12.-In pursu-
ance of plans announced some time
ago, President Mcdonald of the
American Labor Union, has secured the
services of Herr Bandmann, the ia
nous farmer actQr, and his wife, who
gained considerable fame on the stage
several years ago, and will tour the
state with a small company Of anna
tours. presenting "rhe Merchant Of
Venice
Every city Of any size in the state
will be visited and the proceeds will
be forwarded to the striking coal
miners of Colorado. 1t is even rumor-
ed that President Mcdonald will take
role In the cast, and should he do
so the success of the scheme is as
sured in advance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN WAR
WILL MATERIALLY AFFECT
THE EXPORT TRADE.
Oriental importers Will Not Care to
Take Chances Of Shipping Into
Disputed Territory.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-Joh,

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-John
Fowler, CONSUL general from this coun-
try to Chefoo, China, who has been at
the Palace for two days, awaiting the
departure of the steamship Gaelic for
the Orient, whittier he is bound to re-
sumo his duties. regards with deep Con-
Germ the outbreak of war between ia
pan and Russia. AS to the commercial
said that the United States would lose
a great deal. Upon this subject he
said: 4ft
"Russio and Japan have been buy
ing largely in the American market,
and it is very likely that this trade
will now be shut off. for purchases by
either of the belligerent governments
would be prohibited by the authorities
of this country. We have been doing
a business of about $2O,000,000 with
Northern China, through Niu Chwang,
Chefoo and other ports situated on the
same gulf as Port Arthur.
Through Chefoo alone there passes
annually about $450O,000 worth of
commodities from this country des-
tined for consumption in orthern Chi
ma. 1t is natural to expect that if the
war continues there will be consider
able fighting throughout Manchuria,
and importers of our goods will not
care to take chances of shipping to
various points within the disturbed
territory. Chefoo is likely to figure as
very important in the war, for it will
be through that city that many of the
dispatches will pass.
Il would not like to discuss for pub
LEGATION my views as to what stand
China may take in the event of being
forced to take q hand in the war, but
will state that the Chinese have been
looking forward to the present trouble
for many months, and her statesmen
have no doubt considered. every issue
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-12
and are already prepared to announce
what side the empire win take"
EASTERN FLOUR nlLLs CLOSING
It 10 Said They Cannot Got Enough
Flour.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-Of twen-
ty-seven flour mills drought the
wheat section of Pennsylvania only
four are running at present. The
others state that they would not care
to run as practically no wheat is be-
ing offered them. These mills are shut
down for the reason that they cannot
get wheat. Farmers have a little back
which they are holding until they have
to sell it.
The amount back is small as the
Pennsylvania farmer is generally a
pretty free seller around IS cents per
bushel. Besides this the millers and
farmers in Pennsylvania are in closer
touch than in other communities and
the farmer generally takes his views
from the miller. At his time of year
as rule in Pennsylvania. when roads
are good and no farming can be done
there are heavy deliveries of wheat.
The large mills such as those at, Har-
risburg are now obliged to draw. their
supplies from the west in order to keep
running half time. OF the few mills
that are running the majority are
grinding part Kansas wheat. In north
ern Pennsylvania sections, in Phila-
delphia and also in Reading, mills are
grinding spring wheat, no No. red
being available.
The same conditions apply to Mary
land. Four of the largest mills are
shut down. Conditions in Maryland,
however, are worse than in Pennsyl-
vania because what little wheat is
moving in Pennsylvania is of sound
quality, while much of that coming in
from Maryland is of poor quality and
does not make sound flour.
Flour stocks in resellers' hands have
been practically cleaned up and red
winter flours have risen to about same
price as Kansas flour. Sixty days ago
there was spread of so cents per
barrel between the two. Kansas flours
have not advanced SO much, because
the stock in resellers' hands has not
been entirely absorbed. All other
grades are practically cleaned up.
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Miss De stuffe-How vulgar Miss
Gotrox is! She insists on making her.
self conspicuous on every occasion.
Miss Jingle-Yes; she even stops her
auto when she runs over anybody.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03
Death in Frozen Fog"

One Of the most curious Of the nat.
urai phenomena peculiar TO the
Rocky mountains is the mysterious
storm known to the Indians as the
white death"
Not many years ago party Of three
women ami two men we're crossing
a part Of Colorado IN a wagon during
the month Of February. u vas a
lovely morning. very frosty. but with
brilliant sunshine. and the atmos
phere as clear a. possible
Suddenly one of the women put
hei hands 70 her face and aald that
she had been stunz then other mem
beTs ~ the party did fhe same thing
but 10 insect could Be- seen.
A momshi later fsey noticed mat
The distant mountains we're disaD.
FEARING behind a esoad ~ mist
most un1saai fhihz for ihas time ~
year Thsy sro1s -. and in fee
minutes q 9s1fs rial BEGAN to b'oe
a1l tas az became SIZED aitt fne
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03
Brave Officer IIl-USed

An incident Of interest connected
with the work Of the navy in China
many years ago was related a few
days ago by a shipmate Of Lieut. Rob
ert B. Pegram, who, had he been an
officer Of any foreign navy, would
have been promoted and it might
Lave Influenced him to remain in the
service Of the civil war instead OF
joining the Confederate navy. The
incident alluded to occurred at the
time when the Chinese pirates were
more daring and murderous in their
work than they have been since. II
was in 1855, when. in connection with
an English commander Pegram con
Ceived a. plan for destroying the pir-
atical feet and a boat expedition was
organized for that purpose Pegram.
with about 100 Of the American sail.
ors. and the English captain. with
about sixty Of his men. made an ad-
vance In a harbor where the pirates
made their headquarters. and where
were assembled a large number Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03
The Woman In the CO.


Since the day when sinful Adam turned
states evidence on Eve
And a illmsy web Of gunt around his
wfey tried 10 weave
Down through all the countless ages time
has left along her trail
Has the female had to suffer for the do
ings OF the male.
Twas the woman Twas the womanf'
rang the cry through Eden's bowers.
Twas the woman" yet we hear Il IN
these modern days Of ours.
As the false bewhiskered sinners dcsper-
atcly try TO place
All tho blame upon the shoulders OF the
woman IN the case
So twill be tlTl time has ended. tiu the
sun la stripped OF light.
And the earth is la the blackness of the
nevor-ending night
TIL the sounding Of the trumpet calls the
dead from earthly sleep
And the heavenly inspectors separate the
goats and sheep.
Even at the bar of judgment when we're
called upon 20 show
The extonuating features OF our SHINING
here below.
There may be fun many towards who
Will stand wi'l hrazcu face
And attribute their tranagrcsslons 10 the
woman IN the case.
James Barton Adams IN Denver Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

partielea Of something that scintll.
lated Ike diamond dust in the sun.
. shine
sun they drove on until they emma
to a cabin. where a man sirnaisa
them 70 stop with his head An mnf.
ned %. be rushed out and handed The
driver a piece Of paper on which was
written.
Come into the house quickly ar
ne storm wii. klil all Of YOU Don't
talk outside here"
No time was lost in getting inside
and putting the horses under cover
but IN less than an hour the whole
party was seized with yicient congbs
and fever and before n.rt moping
one of the women had succumha5
Win al the symptoms o.! pneumonia
ine others managed 10 puf tbrorob
after long illness
Scientists eall ikie phenomena fro
zen fog. but whence it comes has no,
az present been traced
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03
DOUBLED sTAkEs AMp Mcn.
Nerve Of Railroad Superintendent
Fighting q Flood.

Nerve Of Railroad Superintendent
Fighting Flood.
Did you ever see man in a poker
game bet every cent be had on three
aces? Well, that Is what W. S. Car
son, superintendent Of the Missouri
Pacific terminals at Kansas City did.
But the stakes we're bigger, probably.
than we're ever played in a poker
game. He bet seven locomotives and
his Job that the Missouri Pacific
bridge wouldn't go out-this In the
face Of the fact that seventeen
bridges across the Kaw had already
gone. And he won. Now the Missouri
Pacific has the only bridge across the
kaw a. that place. When Mr. Carson
saw that bis company's bridge was
likely 10 90 the way the other went
he took q desperate chance. He de-
cided 70 weight the bridge down with
Mogul locomotives. Seven Of them,
representing a value OF s125,0O were
run out on the trembling structure.
He knew, as did everybody else, that
If the bridge went the engines would
20 with It, but he took the chance
and took II alone, for the city was
cut on from communication with the
other heads Of departments, and there
was no one TO consult with Had the
bridge and engines gone, his job
would have gone, and with It a large
share Of his reputation as man Of
sound Judgment But the plan was a
winner and now his stock Is away
above par.-LouIsyille Herald
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their junks, having a hundred or
more guns and more than a thousand
Chinese devils" Most OF the pirates
and their iunks were captured or
destroyed by Pegram and his men.
and the piratical rendezvous was
completely routed The British Of
ficer was promoted for his share In
the work, while Pegrams services
were recognized by the secretary OF
the navy in a letter merely stating
that the correspondence which had
taken place on both ddes viii be
placed on file" Psgram felt that his
daring was worthy OF more than the
letter he received and he chafed
under IT, II he had received the
thanks Of Congress he would nave
been better satisfied. When the civil
war began Pegram was on waiting
orders. but be disappeared. and later
entered the Confederate navy. and Is
now on the records Of the navy de.
partment as dismissed April a7
1861
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fontnued.J
The afm.chaif0. shortly ~ contain
20 much acute anticipation. were
ranged neatly On both eidee " the long
room. Some male0c influence eaueed
tho ofielaliuT teacher ~ appoint Philip
~ lead ebaf VI the circle ~ the
chairs and Naranfha the other. More
than one visitor had been wont 70 re.
Tnark the unanlmliy with which this
ezefciee Wa1 performed. Each child
Tfaepe1 bis little chair BY the arm.
aud holding n before him, carried II
~ nv appointed place ln the circle. 30
well had they learned the maneuyer
thar the piano chords were suficicnt
monitors. aud the three teachers. hay
ing seen the line safely started, gath,
efed around their visitor 10 hear more
Of tho theory
Under what impression Philip la
bored with what malignant power he
had made pact. IL unknown. He had
no appearance 0f planning darby. his
actions seemed the result Of inatsn-
fa4e0us inspiration Standing before
bis chair. rs II about 10 take BIS sent,
be subsidized partially, then. graaping
the arms. bent half over. he waddled
toward tho circle. This natural meth.
og of transportation commended Itself
10 "a twinhling 70 bis Line. and, with.
ons the slightest disturbance or hosi.
taiiDa they Initiated him exacily. TX.
perjence should have taught Maranthn
the futility Of following his example,
but she wne Of an age when expert.
ence appeals but slightly, and defor
mined 10 excel him at the risk Of fail.
ing ~ every step on her alrendy IN.
jnrod nose she bent over 80 far that
The legs Of her chair pointed almost
directly upward Her line followed
her, and wadding. ahunlng, gnomc.
like, they made for che circle. II had
ali tho effect Of q carefully inculcatod
arill, and 10 Mrs X. - M. Smith
the effect was lnexprosslbly indiscreei
rs n possible that you" she IN.
quirod. pointing 10 the advancing chill.
dren. many of whom promptly fell over
backward nndor The sudden onslaught
Of the houincd teachers
Miss Hunt colofed hnRrily. some
thing la the matter with tho school to
day" she eald sharply. II never know
them 70 behave 20 IN my life | can't
see what's come over theml They
always carry their chairs lp front OF
them"
= should hope SO" responded tho |
visitor placdly, nothing could be
worse for thom than that angle
"a last they're safe now" the |
youngest assistant whispered 10 her
fellow teacher. ea the children sat dc.
oofouely attentive IN their chairs, their
faces turned curlously toward tho |
strange lady with tho fascinating
plumca In her bonnet
Nothing Ike animals to bring out
the protective iuatlnct-foebcr de-
pendent on the stronger" she concud.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-03

wonder whore - Fairyland?
Somehow I've lost the way.
| Although ] knew Il well enough
IN quite another day
I knew just whore the clnns played
or drank the dewdrop wine.
And Robin Goodfellow himself
Was then friend Of mine
The brownies played their lrlaks for me
There IA that mystic land.
And Irlxies laughed in hidden dells
or took me BY the hand
And there were giants very tall,
More tall than / can tell
And Jack the Killer, he was there;
knew him very wen.
And Clnderella-you may deem
She's but q tabled lass
But faithl I've met her oftentlmes
Aud seen her shoe OF glass
/ wonder whore Is Falryland2
I left Il once behind
And. though ! seek n far and near.
No more its wales | find
There was a little maid / knew
Who wandered there with me
But, though ] often call her name,
No more her form | see.
Mayhnp- yhnp-f do not know
Beside some sparkling rill,
Deep hid and lost In Falryland,
She's waiting for me stil
/ wonder whore Is Falryland,
or near or far away.
FOR. Oh. tis hard to know II well
And then from Il 20 stray
The little maid. the Brownies all.
The chns still az play
WIN someone tell me where they are2
For oh. i've lost the way
New York Times.