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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
By DAVID D. LEAHY

ruary 22nd, in honor of George of Amer
ica-the man who gave the fifty pounds
was in the room where all this occurred
in the room CT John Carlyle built II
/ 1872. II was in this very house and room
/ that Washington received his first mill
/ tary commission from General Edward
/ Braddock. the Inflated soldier who fel
/ with twenty-five other English officers
| including Lord Halket, in a fight witt
French and Indians near where Pitts
/ burg now stands. In this very house anC
room also met the Colonial governors who
adopted that scheme Of taxation which
twenty years afterwards, resulted in q
revelation and a nation whose wealth is
now no less than eighty Billions of dollars
In this house Washington lodged many .
time Ben Franklin lodged here, too, as
, did Commodore Kepple, Lord Fairfax
Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and
other men Of great note in the affairs OF
their times. The mortar Of this venerable
mansion was made Of sand and burn;
oyster shells, ana l had no easy time in
breaking off IL piece of it in the wine cell
lar.
The other places of interest in AIexan-
dria are the Marshall House where Col.
Ellsworth of the New York ZOUayes was
killed in May 1861. after tearing down the
Confederate fag-the first drop OF blood
spilled in Virginia on account of the civil
war. The story of this tragedy is SO well
known that it would be useless 10 repeat
it here. The Masonic lodge over which
Washington presided as master. the APP
H.
old city hotel where the birth-night balls
were held and where Lafayette used to
lodge; the Lloyd House the Fairfax
house and finally Christs church. In this
are the pews of Washington and Robert
E. Lee. and about it are the graves of
hundreds of revolutionary celebrities,
their wives and children Washngton's
pew remains unaltered and consists Of
two seats facing one another like the
seats of a cab. The worshippers in the
front seats had their backs turned TO the
preacher. a fashion that was all right a
century and d half ago Both Washington
and Lee were vestrymen in this church
Both were fond Of horse racing and cock
fighting and of the Virginia reel. but it
did not require as much circumspection
10 De a NcSlNNndn then as II uOeS TOW.
In the days previous to the revolution the
Episcopal faith was the state and only
religion Of Virginia and the church was
supported by tithes It was the vestTy-
mans duty to see that these tithes were
paid. At that time also financial penal
ties that now so into our police court
went to the church, penalties such as
keeping Il tavern open on Sundays, fishing
on the Lords day and killing out of sea-
son. George Washington was a good col
lector and he got many a five-pound note
for the church from offenders against
both law and morals
Washington was a generous giver to the
church as well as good collector for its
support When the church pews were sold
in 1773 he paid the highest price, thirty
six pounds and ten shilIngs, and paiS
twenty-five dollars year extra for it, in
rent. during his life time He had enough
religion for two churches. for he was also
vestryman of the parish of Pohick where
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
He WAS FIRED

Ponca City Courier; Monday morning
the Courier put on a new reporter and
after being out all day. he showed Up II
the Office late in the evening. dusty and
footsore and turned IN the following
startling news item
Ship Brothers winter circus. which
has been exhibiting at Wichita the pas,
week. passed through this city on is
way To Fort Worth. Texas. When the
train STOPPED a. Bliss on the IL Ranch.
one % the largest and most curious tigers
escaped from is cage. J. r. King. a
Ponca City man, who has served many
years in the British army in Iud.a. ard
knows the habits of the animal. az o2oe
reported the escape TO George Miller. the
secretary Of the Ranch company. who
Immediately saddled his swittest horse
and went in search Of his brother lack
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

Alexandria, Va, Feb. PA century
and a half ago this city was the frontier
metropolis of the jamestown settlement
the Dodge City of the Colony Of Virginia.
Measured by the events encompassed,
and 10 one who has seen a capital and
several splendid commercial cities built in
day-and matured in decade-l50 years
seem to bore their way far and deep into
the past.
When Wichita viii De as old not one of
the citizens ROW living within her ample
borders will be bothered with the tooth
ache. nor with appendicitis nor gall stones.
People from the newer irrigated plains
Of Kansas. oklahoma and the Panhandle
of Texas viii be picking mortar out of
the cracks OF the City Building and car
tying it away as souvenir.
How many OF the people now prorni-
uent in the affairs Of the city will be re-
iembered in local tradition? The depO-
cent sayeth not. Whose church pew viii
be Of the most historic interest? 1t may
be Sam Amidons or Doc" Caves or
Senator Bentley's. 1t may be Paul
Browns or James Conley's or Judge Stan
ley's 1t may be that of some boy now
5 going to Miss Shuts kindergarten or that
81 some one not yet born or Of some one
whose parents are not born
What houses and buildings will be Of
historic interest? VIII it be the house in
which was planned the escape of John
Dunn; the building in which Jake Allen
completed negotiations for the gold brick;
OF the one IN which was written the story
Of the child and the bored well? 1t may
be where the halt was called - where
the five ancient fathers Of the town played
that famous game OF poker with "A deck
fixed up IN such a way, by Whitley
Rupp" that each of the gentlemen got
-FOUR aces. The landmark may not be, af-
ter all. Schweiters building on the cor
ner.
All these things are outside the range Of
sane guess work and all we can do is to
live IS long as we can. die when we can't
help it and let the fifth generation hence
select their own heroes and their own
landmarks according TO the tastes or fan
cies of their time What they do will not
hurt our feelings.
Alexandra was FIRST known as Belle
Haven and in its youth was a town
something likeWichita was in lS79-a great
1t was on tide water and ships tarding
with England and the West Indies an
chored at its wharves The country round
about was dotted with manor houses and
broad fields and stout slaves made it
place of opulance. From a rich COM
merce grew an elaborate social develop
rnent OF which Belle Haven was the cen
ter. The birth-nght balls held there were
the events Of the continent. They were
given in honor Of the Georges Of Eng
land, but one day fine young fellow rode
IN over the Williamsburg road-that ia
nous thoroughfare which was afterwards
Travelled by Sherman and his army re
turning from the sea-and at a public
meeting rose TO his feet. and declared
himself a patron Of sedition by subscrib-
ing fifty pounds sterling to support a
revolution against the expressions Of the
mother country Since then the birth
night balls are given annually. on Feb
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Wednesday his wife filed suit for divorce
and asked for $1,000 al.mony. She al
ieges that her husband attempted TO XIII
here After the ceremony Monday Jones
went out and tanked UP on Wichita fire.
water 10 such an extent that he forgot
not only the name of his wife but his
own. When he returned 10 the hotel there
was a stormy scene and the divorce suit
followed As usual, Jones pays the
freight.
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Scandals on
Peerless Princess

Cheney Sentinel: Wichita police are
slow This week cracksmen carried a safe
two and half miles on wheelbarrow.
and then robbed it at their leisure. The
police say the robbers are novices. Won
der what opinion the robbers have OF the
police.
FL Dorado Republican: Filipino girls
are employed in Wichita as housemaids
and are said to give satisfaction. They
are bright and smart. like 10 work and
soon become good cooks as well as ex-
cellenr housekeepers
Sterling Journal: \ man named Bohr
and his three sons have made applica-
ton to have their names changed. Their
nest is at Wichita.
Kansas City star: Colonel Tom Fitch of
Wichita is unable to see any prospect OF
Democratic success in Kansas this year.
and no frost has formed on his windows
either.
Topeka Capital: 4 Mr. Bohr and his
three sons Of Wichita have gone into the
district court TO have heir names
changed. No judge on earth would re
fuse such pot shot.
Kansas City Star: During the recent
cold SNAPS in Wichita Simon Freese was
arrested for stabhing a school teacher.
Topeka Journal: \ Wichita man seeks
divorce simply because his wife threw hot
coffee on him. BOWED him over with q
mustard mug. and jabbed him with
butcher knife
Topeka Capital: There is doubtless some
excuse for an indoor circus, but it ought
to be a mighty good one.
Ottawa Herald: It Is claimed that the
EIks' circus at Wichita played 70 the
largest houses that ever turned cut 70
any amusement in wichita There were
three performances given
Topeka Journal: \ Wichita hunter SCI
EMMY avers that h killed a horned rab-
hit Delegates In the Republican state
convention should carry their own whisky
Lawrence Gazette: The Wellington man
Who paid 5000 Tor sod brick IT Wicn-
its. demardad that the police restore his
property 20 hirn IS the brick Is worth
about fourteen dollars. no one csn blame
the ver5art wellington man. Besides he
may want j; &C hit the fellow who sold
g; - him - h should happen % see hin
again.
IDLE Boy r. Hutchinson Bee; Ny idea e
irony 3 FOR Wichita 10 be pointing fingers
q seem al Leavenworth-
e Dorado Republican. s;ii~eI5 and his
Tcpolohampo people vii have dianer
81 Wichita Wednesday evening Plates
VII D. set fo- 80 peorle and = lot = wizd
work for the road Ei9i result
Topeka Herald. = Haschirson preacher
who PLAYS eols recently 81 a asU rsco-z
sor The Wal I:a Inks be Scored forts
Strikes Cle uaturatly wonders whss .
preacher vho PLAYS golf wouid d 70 q
country scaeoi house fuH ~ sinners.
Topeka Czpiisl: W Il. Jcnex. a rsch
catiie-nea Of Anthony on Monday. Vas
married 81 Wichita en- Monday and o.
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Mans good stories afe teid - Sir wal
ter Parmtt the master ~ King Edwaris
music Here IS ono Illustrative - hi-
cztra9rIinary mcrafI given - London
Tit-Hits some cleht &C. ten men wers
assembled oue evening ln orc ~ 80
lodges attached fr So Mlehaels caiioEs.
Tenhufy sir walter Isrratt and Herr
Won Hoist played ln flrs upon 'h~ pare
such rruefr ar vas lesrl ff Thia went
o1 Tor somo tiroe. vstd af laTt ~ chess
board was brought oat. SIP Walter ihss
Proposed 20 p'ay fso u1ru - chers IN
couvgItati1u. rtlif rruaialeg 20 the rlsrc
ard playing from ueIorr Uhat vas 81
uaaded. either from Hach BesihosT1-
Mozsrt. CHOPIN. ~ Herfeirsehn. with
ost even giaa-e at 90 cHsssbeara ne
so1 the game la al frur
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Curios Of Oklahoma News

AN OKLAHOMA FAMILY TREE.
Kingfisher Free Press: When Attorney
Simons Of Pond Creek was appointed
attorney general by Governor Ferguson
a great many thought that he had passed
KinEhsher up encrcly, but such is net
the case. The present attorney generals
father was at one time resident of the
city. having started the F~,e Press in the
carly DAYS This may seem rather re-
mote. but who Knows but that the older
Simons had much to do with the appoint
ment Of his son - the position. beiaS true
to his early training in the territory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

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4 BARNUN STORY.

TFe late r = EarCun1 vas kEoTr ~
AZ IDEAL host ard next ~ rs interest
r. the greatest show q sarfh.'' sn5oye4
nothing better THAI ezteTta3ni-E MS
frsenss al bis heuse ard tsbte. Says s.c-
cesE
Among these who visited him zost IRE
auent.y - I-Iaeeucron or ~aice-
mere a-5 vho gave TIE usse - re
last rrsi5eaos @as Jce1 B~utoa. wha
so1ess=nrs calls ssnssf '4afho- - grpse
EnE vor
Il e "a peculisTf1y % iris aafbor fhas
with ere sAzht excertl7r. - sa;s asigAer
butter nor rzEk- and nose q, the ortl-ayy
nezfs. ri Tor arr hysiszie - s.f.siosoah
iczl reasoa. hzt slzEly Because tssy are
elsiaactIy Uzpzlzszsse % hisz- OF oas o.
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Kansar1s in Politics

cards with the stenographer. Just think
/ what that means Frank Grimes, of all
men.
Anthony Republican: Grant Harrington
/ of Hiawatha, says the Democrats propose
to draft Senator Harris into the race for
/ Governor this year. The Democrats who
remember Harringtons recent Populisn
! resent his claims. but admit Harris is
their strongest man, and that they would
like to see him the nominee, even if there
is but little chance OF landing the b.
Kiowa News Review: The Olathe Mir
ror wants the Democrats to nominate
Judge Burris for governor The Mirror. in
the same sentence. declares the nomina-
ton 10 he an empty honor. Query: Is the
Mirror a friend of Judge Burris?
Belle Plain Defender: Editor Cline of
the Conway Springs Star. says it takes
brains to play "Finch" right.
Greeley County Republican: 1t must be
admitted that Senator Burton is up
against a hard proposition.
Topeka Herald: one of the young men
who is coming out of this campaign with
many friends and mucn credit II himself
is Clyde Miller. secretary of the Boss
Busters League Mr. Miller is a very
courteous ana capable gentleman and
counts his friends in all divisions or the
aati-machine wing of the party
Kansas City Star: At the teachers ex-
aminations in Brown county recently one
Of the questions was; Name five men
now dead who PLAYED an important part
in Kansas history" one Of the teachers
enormously inlluded cyrus Leland in her
list.
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s Loo1on rias goer. uho bad drIns
deeri as DIE elmer apparel 80 ths h0x-
oTre ~ eae ~ th- rr!1rig4i 'Hssfs~s.
ard E-t down a rggrreizn. assiaz for 80
hssf seat ln ere hoase Iils c11Gitiea
Gree r1lltslF L-rUass ~ sa8 hifa = u-k-
- ~Hhsfs e-afisre-- drrze1fd the aS-
7l.eart Ehar- zaftrT ~ifh rzsT- We'll.
- ro1 realty Vzsf o. k~ow Frsgsoss'sssf
the ticset sr1sr. grars drssk M
fraakaers - if.s fffly bad rather -
brrirT lfe--e slra go p'sTz2~r 10
rssherrs ag rhr F9rs-ffT sifh 6iEnlsT.
~Cf re.-ee In freE h sai3. 81 vos+i
Hot CORE fa zee rt.s ftaf D Z were saier.
urud
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They chased the ravenous beast dis
lance Of oightee uand one-haif miles.
overtaking him Just as he had killed a
steer and vas about 10 devour L. Riding
boldly forward. they grabbed tho enor-
uiuos brutethe tiger. not the S-ser-hy the
vail ard returned with & &c Bliss. having
accomplished The feat in exactly twelve
and one-half minutes The Shipp brothers
were greatly pleased with she result. as
wei they E-isht be-. ana gladly st ~ the
cigars
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oNE woMAN-s REASON

Princes Maihilde End Cerome. re AIT
iz1. were once invited - dizuer AZ ire
same house The r nCs=s arrived pG7c-
tuaiiy. ire painter tsrried uosii me guests
became impatient ~ lsst The prucess
suddenly said WIZ. I nea-Iy forgot
Only fhls morning received telegram
from Ger1rne. Eh7 IS IL Spain lie is ~
able u come tonight. Bot why did yo1
not tell - before. r-irce-sF~ crled IRE
guests together. Because 1Fss not ys-
hanEry
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\ EENTI-CkY -.

Now there are plenty II kinds os
whisky said Representative Ollie James.
If Kentucky. but the people N our state
contend that our bourbon j. the hes; ia
the world We sell 70 outsiders all that
does nc; pass our test" What IS the
teste" asked Representative Beidler. q
Ohio why said Mr. Same. we In
tect one drop of il into the veins ~
rabbit. and 4 after that the rabbit ~in
not fight a bulldog the whisky IS no
Eoaf.-
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HOwELLs RETORT-

W. u Hovelis. the novelist. seldom
fails. when any one has ~nimadveretd on
his c0rpulence, 70 come out with neat
retort When Mr. HOwelis was consul at
Venice "A very lean and long American
said 70 him. one day. joooscly: Il we're
as fat as you. d 90 and hang myself"
We'll" said Mr. HoweIls. If I ever take
your advice III use you for a rope"
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"HIS IDEE."

One Of Benjamin Franklin Stevens rel
atives. Uncle Sol, had the habit Of ex-
temporary prayer. in which. however, he
was more persistent than fluent When
his inspiration became too great for
words he would tide over the difficulty
with such interjections as: Understand,
o Lord? Understand? Take my idee.
d e? Take my idee?'
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INDIAN METHOD or HURsrx

INDIAN METHOD oF NURSING
Red Rock News. Sarah Ely Al Oto
Indian. sister q Claude Ely. who was
killed recently by train. died near Red
Rock on the Is.h Dr. Lovelady. her
physician. had some hope Of her recov-
cry, but she was unVise'y iett alone vitn
sore q the cl1 weslen of the tribe. who.
having desDeire-' OF her ife. made haste
70 put h~s cut = misery = white ladr
a neiChSor who hsd been staying vgf;h
her returned "a find Sarah covered With
blankets. and too nearly s-1othc-ed 70
be saved. Sarah ives well educated and
one % the most promising Young women
OF the tribe.
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The Eagles Studio

b. u-derhan5ci and uuprefessional
means. \ case in point came 20 my knoWl-
edge recently \ female music teacher
II adyissGly do not use the term LADY
meeting q pupil on tbs street addressed
he- With Aren't you ever coming TO me
10 learn something? I thought I should
have had you lonS ago'-aud offered Ter
the first term gratis. IL she would have
her present teacher: whom : personally
know 70 be a faithful and competent in
struciress. Such a proceeding, though OF
course not unheard o. Is beneath all CON-
ment. and II generally known. would 30
FAR. and very Justly. 20 degrade not osiy
the teacher referred to. but her whole pro-
fesSion IL The m.nds % intelligent and
weu-bred people
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Ottawa Herald: Mr. Burton. Of Ohio the
only Republican who is opposing the
house naval bill may ask to be excused
for an unpopular public action on ac-
count Of his name.
Barber County Index: All eyes are now
turned on Judge Dale of Wichita. The
people of Kansas would like to elect him
governor.
Lawrence Gazette: Billy Glenn, who, in
spite of the fact that he lost out on the
lieutenant governorship the last time is
always able to sit mp and notice things,
remarked after he went home from tbs
editorial meeting: There is enc Indian
gin at Haskell with red hair" As next
friend to Mr. Glenn, the Gazette desires
10 inquire If it is against the rules of the
institution To correspond with the girls
without. first obtaining the consent Of
Superintendent PEARS.
Atchiscn Globe: Tho Lawrence Gazette
Of yesterday had another fierce attack on
Senator Long For heavens sake. what
Gid Senator Long do to Charley Finch"
Liberal News: There is a man in the
state pen who claims that he did active
work in the Bailey c1mraisn in the fall
OF 1892. vhe wants to withdraw from the
position he is now in.
lola Register: At least 1t may be said
of the Lawrence Gazette that it trests
'em all alike. 1t roasts Bailey ard his
4. whole force and is already knocking on
snecrs IT J. j. Bowcrsock fiays j. r.
Burton. mass Roosevelt and is now dig
ging at Chester l. Long. The Gazette
needs a course of Abnena water.
Newton Journal: Anyhow. there is moth
ing weak and vaoillatinE' in the declar-
alton 10y Congressman Charlie Scott Of
Kansas to the effect that the distribution
OF seeds by thu government Is a species
Of pstty pateraalism unworthy of the
dignity OF a Sreat government and that
Uncle sam might Is properly distribute
needles ard pins or buttons and spools
Of thread.
WELLINGTON Mail; u F. Herst who used
70 I've I'D Norris township has been NOM
mated by the Harper county Republicans
as their candidate Tor county commission
er from the Third district. No more loyal
Republican. no better man or a more COM
petent one Tor that office ever lived than
p. +. Herst We have known him for
almost q quarter # a century and know
whereof We speak.
Clay Center Times: FIoch. physically,
looks worn. for he IS conducting n siren
uous campaign. though mentally ard
''nerVally.' he seems To he scoring strong.
Medicine Lodge Crosset: The Topeka
Capital and Herald claim that II w.
Grass Of Rush county has written a letter
declining to become Il candidate for state
treasurer. The Ia Crosse Republican of
February 1-ih. published at Mr.. Grass
home. says he IS candidate and viii re-
main IL the race uD-l the contest IS de-
diced AZ Wichita. II is TOO hard lob for
the Topeka organs of the vendetta now
assuming 10 run things 10 give any one
not Identified with their set a fair show
Lawrence World: Frank Grimes Is TT
ting UP 2 private Office in Topeka and
hereafter visitors viii have to leave their /.
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EXTREME INDIFFERENCE.

En:d Wave; Don't make much difference
70 The Wave which way the Presidential
election goes next fail Took another
patent medicine ad contract this morn
ing
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FORE AND AFT.

Mrs Kenyon Cox. the artist. had as
visitor little child Of FIVE. quaint,
old-fashioned youngster. The childs sash
came united. and she asked Mrs cox 10
tie il for her. WHY. can't you tie 1t
yourself asked Mrs. Cox Because
Il in front" was the reply