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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

Harry Duckwell, aged Is years,
choked to death early yesterday
morning at his home, in the presence
of his wife and child. He contracted
a slight cold a few days ago and paid
but little attention to it. Yesterday
morning he was seized with fit OF
coughing which continued for some
time. His wife sent for physician
but before he could arrive, another
coughing spell came on and Duckwell
died from suffocation.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat, Dec. 1, 1901" Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup would have
saved him. 25c,. soc and $1.00.
The Upington Drug Store. dealers
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
Msdicos Leave for Panama.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 27-Some
sixty or seventy -five delegates to the
fourth Pan-American Medical congress
which is to meet in Panama next week.
sailed from baltimore today on the
steamer Athos.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
cROss-EYED MAN A HoODoO.
Story of Caesar Young Hired Him to
Stay Away.

Stay Away.
The resumption of racing at Los
Angeles and the trial of Nan Patterson
in connection with the tragic death of
Caesar Young, the bookmaker, recall
the incident of the ross-eyed man who
caused the bookmaKers such travail of
soul and heavy financial losses on the
coast something more than a week
ago.
1t is said that the somewhat cratic
stare of this cross-eyed man cost Bar
ney Schneider, the st. Louis plunger,
more that $4,000. The same uncertain
gaze cost Caesar Young and other
bookmakers thousands.
The presence of this "hoodoo' is
said to have been responsible for the
disappearance from Oakland of Caesar
Young just prior to his tragic death in
New York.
The man with the bad eye-a pair
of Them in fact-was first discovered
on Christmas day. Things had been
moving along in pleasant pats for the
bookmakers, when very suddenly some-
thing went decidedly wrong. Three
races had been run, and Caesar
Young's book was a heavy loser.
Then the owner of Eonie, winner of
the opening handicap, stopped booking
and called the attention of his crew to
a tall man standing in front of his
book. There was nothing peculiar
about the tall man except that he
seemed to be looking several ways
simultaneously.
Caesar Young Crossed Fingers.
Caesar Young crossed his fingers
and sized up the stranger.
rs he looking at me?' he finally
asked one of his crew.
Il can't make out clearly" responded
the ticket writer. Il believe he is look
ing into his ears
Meanwhile business was entirely
suspended and Young got down and
walked around the man. From every
point and altitude he seemed to cross
the visage~ of the stranger. Try as he
would, he could not get out of the
mans visual range. Finally, in 1es-
peration, he called the stranger. UP to
the block.
HOY h to ho1
a little conversation with you, and
while We are talking want you to look
me directly in the face. Do you catch
that?"
You're on" said the stranger.
That settles it, them said Young.
Nov if you will go over and stand in
front of Barney Schrieber's book for
the remainder of the day 1 will give
you $40 ticket on any horse you may
select in the next race. Is it a bet?'
Its a co. responded the mourn
full stranger, whereupon Young gave
him ticket calling for $50 to $40 on
Kenilworth to beat Gold Money, which
he did. and the stranger cashed in.
Then he ambled over to Schreiber's
stand, but had not been there long I'M
til the st. Louis horse breeder saw
him. Barney began to grow uneasy,
and when the race was over and his
book showed loss Of $500 he practi-
cally lost his reason
The cross-eyed man was not to be
frightened away, however, and even
had the audacity to place a bet in
Schreiber's book. For three weeks
Schrieber could not lose sight of the
cross-eyed hoodoo. Neither could
Caesar Young, for he would invariably
cut in alongside the Schneider Club.
and then the cross-eyed man would
line up just as soon as the betting
commenced.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

Hear you've been specializing. old
man. What did you realize?" IT re-
;aH<ea that l was blamed fool" re-
piled the other man, sorely.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
Pointed Remarks.

Blnks-BJones grew Vandyke
beard while he was away.
Jmks-Well, that's one more point
aga inst him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
THIS IS THE STOMACH AGE.

Some eminent physician lately declared that man
is IS his stomach; that superior to
dsordered stomach. This says Chicago physician is
the stomach age He bases that opinion upon the
dency of the people to live indoors overwork
and to take newfanged foods irregular
The tremendous sale of for dyspepsia and CT
remedies for Indigestion various forms would
justify the Chicago physician in his opinion It
unusual to hear say nowadays, Il find have 70
be careful eat" What proportion busin
professional today declare with truth that
they bothered by indigestion dyspepsia? Not
in ten. perhaps.
Commenting this phase of fact generally
ognized Cleveland Leader says that this
habit of rapid eating the overwork and worry u
which the average American subjects himself to his lack
physical exercise to his habit of living indoors,
nobody tell absolutely Nevertheless il is fact that
they have stomachs which must be favored.
But the demands Of the stomach age have been met,
apparently device has been perfected by means Of
surgeons may inspect the interior Of the
stomach all its parts watch the processes of ndges
tcn and the Of the muscles without causing dis
person whose interior mechanism is under
inspection The value Importance OF the device will
appreciated when originator declares that will
be possible tell what is the matter with person
without waiting for the autopsy. Surely that must be
garded great stride in surgical and medical progress
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

preparing follow the grounding next
week. It believes the oil is there.
The declares that it to the credit Of
Republicans there have stood for
Burton Burtonism.
Every pupil grade Wellington public
the examination promoted to the high
school All in knee breecbes and short dresses yet
John Powell of lola is dead He lived in county
four years.
Some merchant who is SIN
Advertising New Years presents of his pipe
The Wellington betting Hanna
What. the matter with Chairman Ba5b Of Peoples
the that to fur
nishing the allotted number OF delegates?
There hfty-eght Crawford county
last year. The number of births were 800
small girl frozen the way
week Conway Springs She probably would have saved
both she had turned the other cheek Of the time
A Burnese OF Caldwell is receiving quite
torney Of Sumner county His moderation and sood sense dur
late unpleasantness" him admirers and
friends
Somebody Udan grippe"
Even the grounding has some skeleton in his closet
Conway Springs Star He kind OF
a fake prophet last year
The City Traveller irapatisa,ly
boy been drowned skating the thaw
and he begins skating the holes
skating-rink opening Newton night adver
Clsrks who Ehzzed through Newton the other
night special" received
Kansan- Republican than Bal-y foch combined
ceved in numbers Of "a daily
arrested disturbing peace
unother-ia-lax Arkansas City Thirdly sudge
must an inexperienced hand business
The Republicans OF cOwey county hold Aesr s:a,e DEE
< convention February
AT ArEona company has leased sud
bore fo- GA No fear company
plenty q room . cight-nch
.uca hole II TIRE Of a squseze
It's the medium early hlrr
Dghon Herald whose editor .z,ervfevea IT.
farmers
Jennie Crtss Of Lecompton herself because parents
forbade h@r marrying the chose and sa-
bu;
United District Judge Pollok
que-qae. New Mexico. his nay California
taken down with The grip. his wife Is with hiu-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
IS TIE STAR OF EMPIRE TO COMMENTATOR?

IS THE STAR OF EMPIRE TO coUNTERMARcH?
There is a sufficient number of Cinnamon to eat all
the other world Of a single meal China,
mans stomach equal TO the repast
hundred million of demonstrated. A million men
would constitute the biggest army earth China
would be equal to putting twenty millions of
into her army would only be a question and
food and Chnaman subsst rice. Prof David
Of the Chicago university is with a prediction
that the star of empire is take
According this professor civilization doomed
Is no longer the enete East but the
only to be saved in PARTICLES by taking
staying there for refuge No longer enemies bosom
friends the professor sees the Russian and the Chinese
crossing the seas, cheek by iow walopng the dying
Gaul the evanescent Teuton the enfeebled Latin the
sturdy AngIoSaxon, and sparng the universal
Yankee nation in their for land their
emigration their determination teach the efete
West lesson two what the East do
when it takes hand in earnest That which happened
1000 years ago when the Tartar races overspread West
Europe is to happen again according to the pess
nstic professor Of the oeagnous university. The Chin
first to overcome the workngnen Of England
Germany France the United States in industrial
and then uniting with the Russian Will capture the
land having enfeebed to death and Other.
wise matreated the inhabitants thereof
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE.

Recently there wedding iu q io~H tff -
from Sedgvick county and the ceremony was hast
e-ed a Httlc lecauso. the couple Snee fhe girls
father Wa hos after thcrn Hith better horse ihap
the ono thsv drove
They went 20 t:e court hoUae ahe.e 'he sroom
leaned ont and rushed irto the pe"alta Judge
ONCE secured a license rrd ure enc Judge 20
come ut once 20 tho carra whore tneF we've made
husband and wife tfie a'FeaaF mar o. 80
wa, go the court didn't make them man ana ~if"J
TIE ceremony orsr fhe pa.r started do7u ths
street when ,h,r ra~ ths aid man srmirE So rom
the east a. n stake wiua.rg satt Tho rar touched
his-h3rse With She uhi.. t-ed 90 fsr7 she corner
overturned ~. carriage. feu out. hut re Wife
what a her
Tho old nan came up and faaad her In ,h'
buggy bed
O. O. %
THAT Tow Atkinson over there i1 Engisnf vho
r. astouudiag the scientific vorfd and vho wap 4
have his courfitge1's pisce cre3euce ir hs po~ers
81 = creator Is irg fHe fhiaT Hfii- eco far
1ou u De has sroceeled ia stre-esaE the n"cAa =
some ~ naval cadets over there h~ hae demon
strated but one fact the -orid ard thar - thss
there Be- more In6ls Rubber = gland f th~ s41ara
inch than there s. ~ ,ac vheis ~ the sis,aT s.
= nds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

$500, There is peculiar parallel between the
life and fate of Whitaker Wright and one
|H"0 OF the characters Charles Dickens in
oirEn'' Little Dorrit" In that novel is a banker
of great wealth reputation Merdle, who in
ducs people invest in his schemes which finally come
to naught and suicide ends his career.
Whitaker Wrights career came to : sitting close. He
began life with little or nothing; such wealth
and influence that he coured by the financial polt
icaI and social leaders of the capital of the world he was
sentenced to penal servitude swndng; thanks to
swift and kindly death he cheated the prison
His early experience he gained in OF the best
schools OF the nd-Leadville in the days says tue
New York Evening Post. Coming from England to
America as young man, he drawn to the mining
regions of the west
A temperamental love of gambling attracted him to
the spot where fortunes made in day by lucky
strike the wild risks the huge losses the fabulous
profits touched every dicer's imagination He could
learn only the surprising pleasures and pains
Of mining speculation the thousand tricks Of salt
ing" promoting organizing and unloading"
He saw grave business men, presumably the images
Of conservatism and integrity scrqmbing buy in
credible prices worthless holes in TIE gfcdnd
Fhe mere chance spend money in digging worth
less holes He observed that no claim could be
promising no assay so preposterous prospectus
rs:gby fraudulent that it subscriptions
the pockets of people who seized by the
madness of the mining gambler
These primary lessons mastered, he graduated with
small fortune for his diploma the grammar school
Of Wall street.
The training which Leadville gave severe but
crude Wall street added finishing touches. The exh
were sufficient convince Wright any other that
good name is rather to be chosen than onedolar bill
In New York too he had opportunity to observe
the phenomenon that impressed itself upon inquirins
mind in the westthe eagerness with which, people in
fected with the rabies speculation will buy anything
everything while the higher the price of shares and
the success of the hotation.
This lesson learned, he to London the world
metropolis put practice what he had learned He
foated enterprise after enterprise and nveiged his
net the dollars Of rich and poor alike
the time he lived like king, gambled 10 MS
hearts content but when bubble burst he did
follow the precedent noted in Little Dorrt He waited
until the prison doors to close him in and preferred
aeath to disgrace which seemed terrible to hin.
han that which should have followed the impovershmenr
If widows and orphans
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
ODD IDEAS OF HE LILLE JAP.

Arnold the English author who went 10 live IN the
Flowery Kingdom by the Yellow Sea. maintained that
the japanese women are the most delightful women in
she world and in every way houskeepers as lovers
wives. and mothers with one oyerveening ambition and
that to serve men acceptaby. In the annexation Of
the Philippines many Americans have had opportunity
visit Japan and study people its threat
ened With Of the worlds greatest powers has
Sc talking its, many respects
derfu people Here is specimen paragraph Of inorma-
ticn which undoubtedly is in its truthfulness
Japanese ladies have been known do without stock
ings to maintain the harmony between beautiful French
slippers and magnificent French evening dresses have
been served by japanese hoser who did every
thing he did supply himself-he had shirt collar
and tie ana scarfpn studs but And the
effect CT their absence heightened by his wearing
braces because he sold them The Japanese do not kiss
If japanese girI knows how kiss it is the work Of
foreign Instructor: she does it as an accom- plshment
not as enjoyment. The japanese have pens and
ink but they make very good shift with painting
brush The japanese houses have chinneys and you
are never warm enough Until the house catches fro
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
WEALTH In FRANCE.

The United States consul at Rheims, in France. re-
Gently reported the department that the French
the only people he world who able to
lay up money small incomes.
This requires great economy and selfsdensl but
result property rs much widely distributed in
France than In England The records of the two
that while there settled in England last
year 1898 estates netting 900 there were
settled in France 3es S12 estates netting $9s442o201
While the fortunes England 50 per cent great
er in value than in France there than five
times as many persons leaving property to heirs France
than in England
A comparison with other nations says Consul Pickett,
shows that there is country the world where
erty is so widely distributed among the people is in
France
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
SERVING,

The sweetest lives those to duty wed,
Whose deeds, both great and small.
Are close-knt strands Of unknown thread,
Where love epnobes all
The world may sound trumpets, ring no bells.
The book of life the shining record tells.
Thy love shall chant its own beatitudes
After its life working child's kiss
Set on thy signing lips shall make thee glad
A sick helped by thee shall make thee strong.
Thou shalt be served myself in every sense
OF service which thou renderist.
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

! King Cotton s getting hilarious.
car. of thanks from the fisherman VIII Wells
very appropriate thing now. VIII broke hole
in for them, going in up to his arm pits
Petitions were circulated Woods county,
against the Alva court house deal Iey
literally signed.
The teephone company at Jet elected its
E S. Thrals made president
The Kinghsher Times asks its readers
send the free of charge to any one
who is poor to pay for it.
TIL. Times relates some queer things that happened
Kinghsher. c. w Stewart picked up doll
baby the street ". B. Leech jerked
the street and laid down
George wadsworh tore the fixtures out Of the postoce be-
got within blocks of the building and A
c. Aborn held a crowd of arguing scripture
Judge Bllups is said to have hook
the next legislature.
Some of the wheat sown land in washita county
powed up prevented termination and
died back"
putting in station FIVE miles
shouldn't forget that injunction proceedings
always in order.
Has Hobart Society of Reds" The following warning
appeared Wednesday, IF certain parties
not cease saying Shy" party,
funeral town"
L. Hoover has severed his connection City
Record He leaves it in splendid condition
A telephone system is being agitated at Hinton
being held a Shawnee. Thi.
is January 81.
ITO wiggle your appendicitis" the latest FL
II to put effort
joined Isenbergs forces and Nose Ander
surrender discretion.
Golden Spike Thursday is ordinary railroad
spike covered pold plating 1t
placed the arch:eves of FL
Reno.
Farmers about Guymon the Herald
form Cantaloupe Institution. Indiana firm makes
proposition to buy a melons raised.
they have already commenced 70 discuss the
strawberry
Eli Knnison knocked the explosion of radi
aor in thought that he
one fully the force OF radio
activity, read much about.
Four subscribed for in the Tom
proposition The capacity of the proposed
house is hundred seats.
The joists flooring the
buildings be soaked in brine 1t declares that this
them from burning
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

The Portland Oregonian (Rep) up the elements
that form the Democratic party today and concludes
that the Democrats utterly without any upon
which they go before the country with the slightest
hope Of Their party is divided on Panama
the Philippines There is currency issue and the
Democrats always divided into two hostile
the tariff The Democrats have substantial fighting
chance"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
ge aasieita 1ag EasIe Sunday ur,1e january

The Japanese have beef and mutton: the Chinese
have mutton and beef Japanese bells like Japanese
bellies have tongues japanese have poison
but selection Of seventy useful deograms 10 dispense
with the $4,000 in ordinary by the Chinese.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

Senator Quay predicts that President Roosevelt will
be nominated unanimously and will be elected by an
emphatic majority, he deserves to be- The Pennsyl
vania many important conferences at the
White House
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

REASONS FOR PEACE
Here are few proverbs and sayings current
among the Japanese:
Beware OF beautiful women as you would OF RED
pepper
wife's tongue three inches long, kill man
six feet high.
Rubbing salt into a wound IS adding insult to
injury.
zThose who know the ropes do most hauling.
Habit has more weight than instruction.
Before argument. proof.
Live under you hat
1t is proper to speak Of a very rich man as
''Radiot.'
OF course the American people have nothing
against JOHN D. Rockefeller They have reason
TO have anything against him. Through him. they
have been enabled lay aside the candle and dis
card expensive coal for gasoline that at times has
made promotions to glory. which, in the ordinary
course of events it would have taken years TO &C
compsh We make this explanation. fearing that
what about to say might be taken as show
ing ungratefulness on The part Of the people for
what Mr. Rockefeller has done for them We want
Mr. Rockefeller arrested. 1t would De his salvation
and thus might the people again rejoice in his
restoration Any pententiary would do for his in
generation but II left - VIII be the Kansas
institution. Ed Jewett is authority for the state
ment that there is only fo- a man who mas
lost his stomach 10 recapture il and that is TO
join the peaitentiary bays and eat regular diet
regularly. Thus our solicitation FOR friend
Johns arrest.
XIX
SOME MODERN IFS"
If you in fnarcial straits and need money,
go 10 strangers
If you are in doubt as 10 how to spend your
surplus coin, go friends
If you don't anything 90 TO your relatives.
If woman tells you she is just twenty-one how
far will she "
IL a husband promises his wife that he viii go
right straight the lodge hail and come right back
as soon rs it is over" ard then doesn't come m
until the wee hours Of morning, what kind Of a
II the Judgment Day we're 70 be tomorrow how
many there who waud perjure Themselves in
order get the inside
Why is widow Ike a cyclone? Because she
always gets what she goes AFTER.
. .
How many times, if ever. Pill. have you lied
during the past week?
Great Scott, Man; you mean TO say that / liee''
III take cigars, Bill That's ore on you"
word IN the mouth is worth two in The air
Two tramps sat on a stump together cO1versing
the vicissitudes OF the human race said one.
The who's got the cough in his Jeans keeps
his mouth shut about the matter
Yes replied the Other dscousol steiy. but
notice you Just keep right on jabbering away"
What's tho difference between a poor man ard
an automobile
Il IS safe 20 say At least 900
TOASTE AND HASH-REHASHED
A. G. A 2. banquet IN this city last faii one oi
the men offered the following toast
The ladics-our arms arc their defense
Their arms our recomPcase.
Fan In.
Here IS The tavorite teas, a travelling mans
banquet
our wives and sweethea-ts-rnay they never
meet
At banquet gwen by carpet uarufae-'rrrs 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

Danish mobiles opposing the cession of the Daui9h
West Indies While the United States would like the
islands it must be conceded that it is noble to cling 10
territory That is would be ignobe for the United
States to let go any of its wpossessons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

The Minnesota supreme court has let Mayor Ames
go free In meaning what it says law is getting to
resemble diplomacy and every day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

A railroad president in Oklahoma has been fined for
swearing a negro Nobody will convince Senator
Tillman that territory in which such outrages toll
Grated is fit become state, comments the Detroit
Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

So far as editorverict Of the paperiury Of Chi
cago and New York concerned Senator Burton stands
already convicted. Why not hear Burons side before
executing him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

The United national commssionership Of rail
ways be filed that General Longstreet is
dead II carried a $4,000 salary and snecure kept
UP for the gallant exConfederate general and nobody
grudged the expense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

\ Topeka paper editorialy declares that what that
town needs IS few rstclass licensed saloons and fewer
Joints cessation Of the unerdng city marshal fight
The chances that editor quoted will be probateo
ard sent 10 the insane asylum.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

The Royal opera house in Vienna since the holocaust
1852. kept up arrangement Of real utility in
case OF fire At every stairs and the exits
candles placed behind glass screens and burn
throughout the whole performance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

We cannot answer for the politicians and statesmen
Of Oklahoma. but such Of the people down there as
really desire statehood must hold anything but favor
able opinion OF certain eminent United