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where all contracts for oreian advertising will be made, jd where flies of the paper can be seen. S. C. TReaders of the EAOLB when In New Yor City or Chicago can copies of the paper at tha.oface Cf our agent at the address given above, All notices for entertainments of any kind la Which an admittance fee is required will be charged dttho rate of five cenu per line per day; and must classified and will not be run as pure reading The EAOtx has the largest clculatloa of any daily paper la Kansas and covers more territory (than any two Kansas dailies combined: reaching SB towns on the day of publication in Kansas Indian Serrltory.Panhandle of Texas and eastern Colorado fie columns of the Eagle have been tested aad proved to be the best advertising medium In the Southwest. The only daily that reaches all the ter- 1 rliory above nwned on day ot publication.

As an advertising medlpra It Is unexcelled. The Daily Eagle can be found on ale In Kansas City, at the boot store of B. Gllck. 5 ilaln JCetsca Building. PEKSONA1.S.

C. M. Walker, of St. Louis, is at the Occidental. F.

B. Hojt, of El Dorado, was in the city yesterday. Henry Schweiter is reported very ill at his home. L. J.

Elrick, of Clearfield, is at the Metropole. Mrs. Nelson McClees, of Pueblo, Is in the city. D. Atwood, of the Rock Island railroad, Is at the Carey.

J. E. Smith, of Newton, is registered at the Motropole. D. Lewis, of Hutchinson, is stopping at the Manhattan.

E. A. Harriman was down from Hutchinson yesterday. TV, Whitaker and wife, of Dover, are in tho city. F.

A- Bartholomew, of Boston, is registered at the Carey. Mrs. Syl Dunkin is quite ill with la grippe at her home. J. P.

Baden and wife, of "Winfieid, were in the city yesterday. G. E. Robinson, of Kansas Cityis registered at the Manhattan. Mr.

A. H. Grief and Robert Chapman are over from Pittsburg. F. A.

Thompson, of Newton, was in the city on business yesterday. Marion Herrick a prominent banker of Cleveland, is in the city. Cash Taylor, of the Sedgwick Panta-graph, was'in the city last night. James Hicbel and hister, of Carthage, Ma, are registered at the Occidental. Mrs.

P. C. Brady, of Dallas, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

Wouderly. Misa Emma Reed and Miss Shillinglaw, of Mulvane, were in the city yesterday makiDg purchases. Lafe Simpson left for Joplin. last evening on a business trip. He will be away several weeks.

Mrs. J. S. Hixon left over the Missouri Pacific for Kansas City to visit her daughter, Mrs. S.

Crabill. J. T. Mofiatt, of Tacoma, Washington, was in the city yesterday on business and left for Topeka last evening. B.

H. Day and B. B. Phillips, of New York, were looking after some business matters in the city yesterday. J.

W. Irions, of Chicago, representing the Kimball company, wjis in the city yesterday in the interests of the firm. Mrs. Henry Schnitzler and Mrs. Bostick, left for Kingman yesterday afternoon for a week's visit aaioug friends.

J. G. Campbell, editor of tho Wellington Monitor, came up yesterday to meet his mother, who is coming from Boaton to make a visit-Edward W. Frost and wife, of Milwaukee, Miss Caufield.of Manistee, and E. L.

Koon, wife and daughter, of Michigan, are in the city, enroute to Colorado Springs. Mrs. M. B. Cohn entertains this evening.

The brushes of the painters are going at a lively rate in many quarters of the city. Mr. and Mrs. M. R.

Frazer of North Topeka avenue, will entertain this evening. Mr. L. Richt, of North Waco street, is Elowly improving from his long and serious illness. The Kansas Spring Wagon company is doing a fine business at present and are employing ten workmen.

The spaces around the court house are are being sodded and will soon present a very pleasing appearance. J. C. Hanley, of Salt Lake City, is in the city looking over residence properties with view to making Wichita his future home. Rev.

W. S. Payne and his estimable wife called yesterday." Mr. Payne goes to Win-field where ho takes charge of a church and its work. Mr.

and Mrs. Smedley Darlington and daughter are visiting Mrs. S. W. Cooper.

3jr. Darlington is one of the leading men cf Philadelphia. Miss Clarrisse Laurent, the artisthas a painting of a bottle of Budweiser beer in the window of Martin's Art store that is making trade for the joints. The stonework on the city building has been delayed somewhat owing to the contractors being unable to secure the right kind of stone to do the work. Mr.

and Mrs. Wyiieth, of 1359 South Main street, are rejoicing over the Arrivnl of an pound boy last evening. He will be a pedagogue, says the fond papa. i Garrigus, formerly of Winfield, has moved his huusehold goods to this city, nd as soon as he can procure a suitable residence, will move his family here. Postmaster Jewett presented the EAGLE Office with a group picture of the dauntless SS of JS9L, The picture represents tha Alliance legislators including Senator Pffer.

It is a noatly gottea up photo. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. The County Commissioners Hold Their Regular Mectln in the Court House. The commissioners met at the office of the county clerk last Monday morning at 10 o'clock in regular session. Owing to the absence of one of the membera the meeting adjourned to 1:30 p.

m. At 1:30, pursuant to adjournment, the meeting was called to order and the regular order of business proceeded with. Petition of John C. Kincaid to vacate Belmont addition to the city of Wichita was presented end considered. The prayer of the petitioner was granted.

A bridge petition by John Shad, asking for a bridge across the Cowskin, betwen sections S3 and 34, in Salem township, was laid over, the road not being open. Road petition by H. E. Solter. of Parae township, was laid over the same being irregular.

An appropriation of S200 or so much thereof as may be required necessary tor bridgeing the east branch of Chisholm creek on township line between Kechi and Wichita townabip as petitioned for by M. A. Fuller was made. Report of viewers on roads in Mineha township as petitioned for by M. J.

White reported and same accepted and the roads ordered paid. Report of viewers on road in Rockford township petitioned for by Geo. Dickinson was approved and road ordered opened. Report of viewers on road in Attica township petitioned for by Wm. Meis, accepted and road ordered opened.

Petition for bridge for Hillsford across the Ninnescah in Ninnescah township laid over for want of proof of publication. M. D. Newpole, George A. Lyon and J.

W. Vamemamur appointed viewers on road in Illinois township, petitioned for by Ash Prunty et al. J. V. Alexander was appointed as one of the countv examiners of teaching in place of Prof.

Williams. Today the commissioners will open the bids for furnishing coal to the county for the ensuing year and award contract. TO WEI) THIS J10RNIG. I Mr. Charles Carey and Miss Millie Sap-' penfield will be married this morning at 10 o'clock at the St.

John Episcopal church. The couple will start afterwards for Chicago and other eastern points. CITV AITOINXMCNTS. The city nppointment struggle had quieted down considerably yesterday with a general feeling prevalent among the rivals that matters could best take their own course for a day or two. The favorite appointive position seems to bo the post of weighmaster.

Mayor Carey has seventy applicants for that place. AXOTHtU ITALIAN OUTKAUE. Yesterday a horse in a double team trotting along on Main street, slipped on a banana peel and cavorted around and reared up in patriotic Indicnation. He pulled his mate onto the sidewalk, scattering the pedestrians to the four winds and narrowly escaped breaking a big plate glass window in a shoe store. The absence of which accident robbed the affair of all serious circumstance.

MODOC CHIEF. The older horsemen of this city will remember Captain William Tarlton, who brought a fine stud to thi3 city from Kentucky in an early day, and which ho kept here up until the time of his death. Among these horses was Modoc Chief, now owned by E. E. Griffith at Mason, Michigan.

The horse, now called Tarlton, proved to be standard from imported Mambrino, and his owner sends us pedigree. This will interest a number in this county who have his colts. REFUSED THE GRAB. Talking about our reform administration and the cutting down of salaries and a hundred ueies anu unnecessary ex penses, the EAGLE calls to mind that when Capt. John B.

Carey was a member of the city council a few years ago, that body passed sjilnry grab ordinance. Capt. Carey refused that portion of the grab intended for him, and it is a fact that he never drew the increased salary. And that's the kind of an official and the kind of a man Capt. John B.

Carey is. "WHALE SHOW. The whale show is taking a rest. For a week or so the ravishing cadenzas of the steam calliope commingled with the native ozone and the people visited the string of green cars that held the preserved monster of the deep. After a week or so the show closed down and a red flag was stuck in the ground at either end of the outfit as a signal to engineers.

The other day the green train was pushed down in the southern end of the yards, where it still remains, in harmless disuse. The manager, it is said, has gone on to New York to collect new attractions for the exhibition, and in due season will return and relieve the town of the presence of tho leviathan. CATCHING CAKl. Yesterday was a good day to fish, and on both sides of the Little Arkansas there was a fisherman every thirty feet Some of them were catching fish and others were not. Two old darkies had the longest strings.

They claimed that their poles were charmed, much to the disgust and chagrin of their less successful companions. The Little River is said to be "chuck full'' of German carp, but it is said to be well nigh impossible to catch them with hook and line They are vegetarians and do not tako readily to meat baits. Some of the fishermen use a prepared douzh for bait and with some success. A few are caught, but not many Col. Woodcock hooked five the other day, one of which weighed four pounds THE WUIGTON WKANGL.E.

Mr. J. D. Share, a prominent business man of Wellington was in the city yesterday. He tells of a peculiar state of affairs in hss town Mr.

Picknell was on election day, after a hard fight, in which the women of that place took an aggressive and successful part, finally chosen mayor. Saturday last, at the application, the present mayor, Thomson, refused to sign Pickuell's certificate of election. He said there were ome mistakes In the count and he had been requested by a number of citizens not to sign Picknell's certificate, and he refused point blank to do it. Picknell's friends are indignant. Sunday Thomson went to the territory ad the condition remains unchanged.

If the council will recognize Mr. Picknell, Thomson will be in spite of himself. Al)A)b' CAE. Adams is ssid to imve received a letter, ady or two ago. offrrwc: L.ra $5,000 if he would relinquish hi right to the Oklahoma lad It dtve ops that his letter in Sunday's Eagle, was mean; as a refusal of that offer.

While Ada'ms seem- to bi crazy on the subject of land, being ready to give up his life seemingly for the land, ,..:1 ir ia l.irr ml that his refusal tO accent anv offers for relinquishment is method- leal madness. It is said that he is appre- hensive that the acceptance of an offer would be used as evidence against him In the land office, which is not at all without the limits of the improbable. Adams, himself, does not believe that he will hnT Ha thinks his enemies ara perse- Ic-tiBS him, and tryicsr to rit him. into relinquishment. His attorneys have hopes of acquittal before the supreme court, as.l leat they feel sure or a com- luuciicioti.

-V iiUDscnpiion lor appeauug the case bing taken in Oklahoma City and is met with success. The penalty ascribed is regarded as entirely too severe. About $10,000 was paid out in the county treasurer's office yesterday in payment of bills against the county. This will explain to the skeptical where the taxes go. George W.

Evans, secretary of the Ocean Grove association of New Jersey, is in the city. He is highly enthused over Wichita and her future prospects, and will remain some time. Harry Bone, a promising young lawyer of Ashland, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Bone was prominent candidate for the auditorship at the Republican state convention last vear.

Yesterday Mr. George Moody, the affi cient head waiter at the Carey, celebrated his thirty-eighth birthday anniversary. The dining-room boys agreeably surprised the gentleman by presenting him -with an elegant silk hat. Col. Murdock, accompanied by Victor, left on the 10 p.

m. train for El Dorado and will spend the day exploring the bass retreatc on the Walnut. "With looks unmoved he hopes the scaly breed XaA eyes the danclTig cork and bending reod." The streets were not so lively yesterday as they were on Saturday and Monday, but the volume of business was reported fair in the retail stores, while the transfer wagons and drays of the jobbing houses seemed busy and on the go all day. Judge Buckner yesterday afternoon in hla office at the court house, performed the ceremony which unites forever, until death or divorce shall put asunder, as man and wife, John W. Rowley, of Chicago, and Amelia Skillman, of this city.

There are at present only forty-two inmates in the county jail. This is less than there have been for several years. Some who belong in the county jail are at present in Oklahoma, on trial, and will return after their cases are disposed of. The G. A.

R. post will hold their last meeting before going to the state encampment, this evening. At this meeting the trustees will be instructed whom to vote for for directors of Garfield Post association. It is important that there be a full attendance. A number of residences have been entered and pillaged by burglars and sneak thieves recently.

Yesterday a house in the south part of town was entered in broad daylight, and a purse and contents stolen while the lady of the house was in an adjoining room. Two men from the territory, H. A. Todd and Mr. Stanley, are in the city for the purpose of purchasing some fine horseflesh.

H. A. Todd is a veteran stage driver in the territory and has seen some excitinc times down there, while Mr. Stanley keeps a livery barn at El Reno. The street car track on South Main street is in a bad condition at present, the low joints causing the car to shake, making it quite uncomfortable for passengers, but it is understood that the same will be repaired and leveled as soon as the company can get their men around to it.

Chicken thieves have gotten to ba very numerous in the southern part of the city of late. Hardly a night passes but that some coops are invaded and robbed of some of the brightest ornaments. Some of these nights a man in company with a shot gun will put a stop to this. The Wichita Light infantry gave their last ball of the series last night in Garfield hall. About forty couples were present and all seemed to enjoy themselves.

About May 1st the boys will give a dress ball and it is the intention to have the governor and staff and other state officers present. The friends of George Bearse, formerly the deputy register of deeds of Sedgwick county, will be pained to learn of the continued ill health of his daughter, Ethel, who has been sick ever since removing to El Dorado. This will compel Mr. Bearse to seek some other habitation as a continued residence in her present home would prove fatal, Postal Clerks Bavin and Post, of the Englewood branch of the Santa Fe, who have been living at Mulvane, have moved their families to this city. This is on account of the change of running the trains on that branch, which change, by the way, 13 receiving the hearty commendation of the people who reside along that line.

James V. Beal, of Eagle township, is the first of the assessors to make returns for this year. Tho amount of personal property in his township amounts to $16,730. The total number of acres in wheat are 97S, in corn 5,901, and in oats 512 acres; 2,795 bushels of old corn and 1,400 bushels of old wheat are in granaries in the township. The population of Eagle township is 623.

To the Editor ot the Eacle. I have embarked in the manufacturing business; pay 5 per cent a month for money to purchase corn and hay to feed horses and manufacture fertilizer. Am looking for two bright young men to put on the road to sell the product; also would take a silent partner with cash capital, guaranteeing the individual that he would never tw troubled. I am doing some trading between times; traded off a grocery store for a pony, then traded the pony for groceries, and'got rid of two hard bargains. Truthfully, Yours, Geo.

Washington Gat. Mr. William Johnson has recently moved to Wichita, coming here from Conway Springs. He is a prominent member of the Dunkard denomination. As is well known the members of that organization are characterized by great industry and economy.

There are a number who own farms in Sedgwick county and their premises and fields are always to be found in the best of order and are a credit to the locality in which they reside. Persons traveling through the county often comment upon the excellent condition their farms are in. This organization will probably hold their annual meeting in 1S22 in this city and from to 50,000 members are expected to attend. From this number Wichita and vicinity will secure as residents at least 5,000. THE LOTUS GLEE CLUB.

The Lotus Glee club entertainment in the opera houe last evening was presented to a crowded house, composed of an appreciative and critical audience. The sincing was superb and the voices line. The readings and impersonations of Miss Marshall whs very frequently applauded. She is possessed of a fine voic, well modulated and her gestures and grace are captivating. The Students, and Massa'3 in de Cold, Cold Ground were render glee club and hearty encored, ihs rendered oy enter tainment taken all the way through was well received and the highest compliments can be bestowed upon that musical organization.

Their appearance will long ba remembered in Wichita, and upon their return next season a hearty welcome will be teadfired them. VAIXEr CETKlt CUIXINGS. To the Editor of the Easle. The pension department has scattered several crumb3 in this direction in the past six weeks. C.

Thompson, Beach and C. F. Bertholf have been added to the list; W. Caughey, S. G.

Acrman and Proper have been increased, the latterquite substantially, reciving about $M00 back Tom Arnold is making improvements on his farm west of town. O. C. Ramlow and J. D.

Emerick are building large barns. These two farmers have lived in this valley for many years, have made what they have here, and are prosperous and contented, as nearly all farmers here might be who would follow their example in being industrious, economical and speculating only in holding their stock and grain for a profitable market. Our city election passed off quietly, the following officers being elected: Mayor, Dr. R. Burns; police judse, J.

Mayall; members of the council, Willis Davis, E. L. Dague, J. Yandesrift, C. P.

Bertholf and J. D. Gilchrist. Ex-Mayor Carr administered the affairs of the city with economy and we trust that his successor may emulate him. With this week our public school closes, and ic has been the most successful and satisfactory in its history.

Especial praise is due our principal. Prof. V. L. Alexander, who ha3 been untiring in his work, manifesting a personal interest in every pupil under his charge; and has received ieotu tnem in return uot uujr iuc" will and esteem but their best efforts for his and their own success.

L. S. Freeland has charge of the intermediate, and H. M. Hutchison the primary, and both have done good work in their departments.

The total enrollment for the school is 1S1. Grammar department 53 with a daily average of 5J. Intermediate 5S, average 50; primary 65, average 50, making a total daily average of 153. Ot the class who took the county examination ten received diplomas. Tho closins exercises will ba held at the Methodist church on Monday.

April 20. Prof. G. H. Launhlin, of Wichita, will deliver the address and all who have heard him on such occasions know that a treat is in store.

AN.NOL'NCENEST. KNIGHTS TEJIPLAF. DRILL CORPS. Regular drill Thursday evening, April 16, at 8 p. m.

A full attendance desired. Business of importance to each member. W. S. CORBETT, Cant.

Gen. F. W. Able, Sec'y. D.

OF R. Regular meeting of D. of R. tonight at 7:30. A good attendance is desired to make arrangements for celebrating April 25.

Initiation of candidates. Sarah L. Shaw, N. G. Leida H.

Mills, Sec'y. TEERLESS HALL A. O. U. W.

Regular meeting of Peerless Lodge No. 171 tonight. Important matters to consider. Members come. Yisitors welcome.

W. A. MES-ICE, M. W. E.

I. Recorder. THE COURTS. PROBATE. Third accounting of executors of will of A.

J. Brondon, deceased, heard add approved. Four copies of letters of administration on estate of Nelson Davis, deceased, certified. DISTRICT COURT. Valley Center Railroad vs.

John Exton, on trial by jury. COMMON" PLEAS. Nothing of importance. JAUREGUI'S LAST SHOT. A Bandit Leader Wlio Feigned Death la Order to Make One More Victim.

During six months the state of Jalisco, Mexico, was the field of operations for that unscrupulous bandit, Demerlio Tinraim! Thr rtnrVirvriKpt; mndfi TTl.inV I efforts to put a stop to the robberies and muraera wnicn jauregui uu ma wciu Lad been committing, but in spite of these efforts burglaries, abductions and murders by the score were committed by the daring desperado. Things finally came to such a pass that the people of Tn1TnAA Ji i i nnfl ton tnnf uuiiauu grew ucapcirtic, i ucv-itu. m.u a supreme effort must be made to nd the country of Jauregui. Accordingly a company of infantry was put in readiness to pursue Jauregui at a moment's notice and capture him and his band. The soldiers did not have long to wait, for they were informed that Jauregui intended to rob the plantation of El Car-rizo.

The chief of gendarmerie was authorized to station his forces in the vicinity of the plantation and to capture the bandits, alive if possible. While Colonel Jurrea and Lieutenant Celso I Gomez, of the Seventieth infantry, were stationed with their soldiers in tho vicinity of the plantation they saw Jauregrd and his band of six men entering the residence of the owner. The soldiers at once surrounded the house and demanded the surrender oi Jauregui's This demand was answered bv a murderou vollev of bul lets from the repeating rifles of the DanultS. xne soiuiers at. once reiurueu the fire.

The shooting continued till nightfall, when the bandits ceased firing By this time the soldiers, convinced that discretion was the better pan of valor, decided to wait till morning before reopening the battle. The following morning, however, the soldiers, led by Colonel Jurrea, effected an entrance to the house and there found six of the bandits dead. Their leader, on seeing the soldiers, fled to the attic and barricaded the door. He was followed by two soldiers. One of these was killed instantly by a bullet from the pistol of the bandit chief.

The other quickly fired at the port hole from which came the bullet which had killed his companion, and his shot was answered bv a groan which snowed that it had been effective. Thinking that the coast was clear the soldiers made their way to the attic aad found the bandit Mug lying on the floor Kuiioiauw- hanated from loss of blood, bnt he man- behind an old bee lie was nearly ex aired to hold a large revolver in each hand and at once opened fire. Suddenly he fell back apparently unconscious. A soldier "est forward and bent over the old bandit to see if there were any traces of hie, "when, a mighty eort, Jarei raised himself "to a sitting pot tare, shot the soldier tronh the heart and then died. In this battle four soldiers vr era -Sled outright and eleven vrounded, some of them mortally.

JaurePs band was cue of the wcrst tt rror visited the stato cf Jalisco. One of the ontkvar- favorite schemes waa to ettrround the house ot a -realtny planter in the middle of tee mgnt and demand large horses, and in fact ssv article that gt of value to the bsndita. If these de- mands were refused the bandits wonld sometimes murder the planter, and at other tfmp thev would rriaVff him. a prisoner and hold him till an exhcrbiraiit 1 riwdCarvCrrdWcrl TBTTANTS ER0M HOME. TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS OF RUNAWAY BOYS IN NEW YORK.

A Plain Matter of Tact Talk from 2few Tarlc'a Chief Inspector Boys Get Their Ideas of tlie City from rid Books A re-or Example from the Kecards. Having already referred ia a general way to the evil effects that usually fall to the lot of a "boy who is so foolish aad headstrong as to run away from home and try his fortunes i the great city, I will cite a few cases of the many with which the records of our police department abound. All teach thesame lesson. In January, a year or two ago, a boy eleven years old left his home in Albany and came to fhfo city, as he afterward said, "to see the As day after day passed and he did not return, his parents, greatly womed, made inquiries for him in many directions. The police of this city were asked to join in the search.

The boy had been absent about three weeks when one day an officer who was patrolling a post in the neighborhood of the docks came upon a boy who staggered as he walked. The officers first impression was that the boy was intoxicated, but upon making a closer examination and questioning him it turned out that he was not intoxicated, but weak from lack of food and from exposure in the wintry weather. The policeman took him to headquarters and gave him a good meal. Afterward it was discovered that he was the boy from Albany whose disappearance had caused so much concern. His parents were promptly communicated with, and he was very glad indeed to go home with his father, who came after him without delay.

A few months after this occurred our police were requested to look for two boys one fifteen years old, the other thirteen who had run away from their homes in a New England city. They had good homes and kind parents, but they had tired of going to school. The idea of wonderful adventures had been put into their heads by the books they had been allowed to read, and they determined to see life for themselves in a larger city than the one where they had been brought up. They wandered about New York for five days, but found life here a sterner reality than they had supposed. The little money they had was soon spent, and at the end of the five days they were glad to give themselves up to the police, and tearfully asked to bo sent back to their homes.

One day a policeman attached to one of the down town precincts saw a boy, evidently a stranger in the city, sitting on the porch of a house, and soon found that he was exhausted from hunger and partially overcome by the heat. The boy was only eleven years of age. He had come here alone from a town in Massachusetts, first because he wished to see what the great city was like, and also because he had an uncle here, and expected to bo hospitably received. He had the address of his uncle, but as he was totally unfamiliar with the city he could not easily find the house. When at last, after much wandering, he did succeed in getting to the street and number, to which he had been so often directed, he was worse off than if he had not found them.

The hope of finding his uncle had been the one thing that cheered him during his journejings through the labyrinth ot streets. nut uurt him But now his uncle reruseu to aid or Giving him a little bread anj tter wrapped, in a paper, lie turneii tjie oy adrift upon the cheerless streets, rjnderour law the uncle was arrested i for inhuman conduct, but lio was discharged in court on his promise to see tjiat -fay -was taken back to his narenta. After the ambition to go west and fight Indians perhaps the desire to go upon the stage is the strongest motive animating boys who take a plunge into the wide world for themselves. More girls than boys are ''stage struck," but the girls do not ai away as tho 003-3 do at least not -when they are so young as most of the runaways of the other sex. No doubt the experience gained in running away frout home is often salutary.

The glamour and glitter that are imagined to surround life in a big city are "speedily seen to havo no existence save in the fancy, and the difficulties in the way of a strange lad in a strange place who is seeking a situation, even of the humblest kind difficulties which amount practically to an insurmount- ablo obstacle are soon deeply impressed ttnrpt tho -te- has gone much further, in most cases a successful search is made for the missing one and he eagerly seeks his father's door again. But this experience is not one that rational parents would choose for their growing boys. The stern realities of life will come all soon enough in the natural course of thingsr As I have already more than in fenated, many years of experience in police work convince me thatscarcely anything worse could happen to a boy reared in the country or in a small town than to be thrown upon his own resources in a busy and bustling city like New York. The 1 chances are all against his ecraing a livelihood, even in an humble W3 and ail in favor of falling into bad company and leading a worthless, if not a pcwi- tively wicked, lif. The alluring pictures of cilv life i which are drawn in certain books and I papers that are widely circulated have no corresponding reality, aad once more I would caution parents to use the nos; care in tne ECiectJoa oi ineiz i children's reading matter.

Here ia one avenue of discontent that can easily bs closed up. or, rather, never opened. Moreover, the hard and bitter experiences of boys Tvfco have attempted to seek their fortunes in the great city, and the gladness vnth vrnch they vr elcome an opportunity to get back -within the ghado-r of the roof tree from -which they had lately fled, teach thoroughly the lesson that "to stay -thocvis bs" nois 3yies in Vle of gUi Perfarats. Over 43,000 -rorth perfumed Fpinta, fats and essential oils are imtcrted mto this country ertry year, upon which a duty of lGs. Gd.

pr gallon Lj levied, rep- resenting a payment upon CO.wO gallons valne the S3is number of pmmds htur. To this may be 3ded sn eqel cuantirr sd value of born rafct- cre, making in gallons of perfumery, valced at 2,000.000, used in this co-y every yar. London Ti i WANTED To Buy Gas Fixtures For an Eight or Ten Room House. Any one with good fixtures can sell them by calling today at 130 and 132 Main. SPECIAL SALE BIG DISCOUNT TODAY ON STIFF HATS.

"JOE 149 one Anno; 5sny. "Do you believe in fater" he asked. "I dunno," said the lawyer. "Wnyr I do. JEons before you and I were born somebody, somewhere, carved out our lives and fortunes." "Pshaw exclaimed the lawyer.

"Don't you believe it." That's right. You hear what I'm telling you. We're the creatures of destiny. At least I am. I don't know about you." "What makes you think soT 'Tvebeen looking back over my life, and through its warp and woof I can see the same thread running from, the beginning to tne present time.

I can see it plainly. I know it." "How's that?" "My mission in life is to always be tho last man. There's always a long row of men before me every time. Sometimes it's longer and sometimes it's shorter, but I'm always the last of the lot." "What do you mean?" "Take dogs. When a dog is born somebody wants him and gets him.

Then somebody else wants him and gets him. Then somebody else and eo on through the chain until it comes to me. Of courso I want him, and get him. Now, you'd naturally suppose that somebody else would want him and get him, just as all the rest of us did. But no.

Fin tho last man. He's the same dog he was before, exactly as good and all that, and every time he changed hands his price got bigger. But I can't give him away. I'mlho end of the chain. I'm the last man.

Nobody wants liim any more," "Hard luck," said tho Lawyer sympathetically. "It's the same way with everything. I buy real estate, for instance. Hundreds of men have wanted that identical piece of ground before me, and every one of them has got it. That's the trouble.

Every ono of them. I'm the last man again. I'm tho only man left in all the world who wanted that real estate. I'm the end of the chain. I'm the last man.

It's tough, but I have to stand it. The fates had a grudge against somebody when they were measuring up my string, and they took it oat on me. I know it." Chicago Post Magnitude of Truck Farrnlnc. Truck farming is distinct from market gardening. It is carried on at a distance from market, water and rail transportation being necessary.

Upward of i3 invested in this industry, the products reaching a value of $76,507,155 on farms after paying freights and commissions, and realized upon 534,440 acres of land. There are employed this industry 216,765 men, 9.254 women and 14,874 children, aided by horses and mules, and 3,971,208.70 worth of implements. The Norfolk district, embracing 15.375 acres. cWr-wl Wt vn1nd at S7.ftQ2.S59: i fouth Atlantic distru 111.741 acre, products -f 1SMS3.516; MiasiripTrt valley, US. 10 acres, products ft ,970,733.

Nearly 1" pf-r cent, of the truck produced in the United States comes from a belt of country along the Atlantic co3t Ijing east of a line dravrn from Augusta, to Macon, from southern Georgia, Alabama and Florida; alon? I the north and south imes of railroad in the Mississippi valley from the Gulf to Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City, aad from tha eelerv districts of Michigan and Ohio. More or less of the track, however, I produced ia all ths statea. The follow-! mg figures show the total acreage of the leading vegetables grown upon track farms of the Cnifsd States: Asparagu, 87.379; beans string or kale. spinach.

i insa jii i celery, cturambr3, water- melons, other 23,477, ps, ewwt potatoes, to-! maioes, miscellaneou vegetable, 2.501. Washington Cor. Atlanta Co-ctitnuon. Marcli April May AT 5 Ue to y-7 Me I ue tk rit its, ry j- Vi at -ist tie Usod bs Ui '-4 tf-A. tKi to a rt-r -f ai rsrs.

bcJ7 b-r -fi i arwl jji jrta. TVe Ial tt-t Ki-C -tbf zvirj suj zA tfe zhtJU, Uittr Xajti li Ut1 arts aid fca rtie Stt nnaptr.a. March April May paiUTtr 4a94 Si rArf tfxVmz rry prt-i nttJ A Mw-4. a rsl apm, a a hrU-v enb'-y iilsT --2 Hood's Sarsaparilla OF STIFF HATS ATTEND THE SALE. The Hatter and Haberdasher.

Main Wichita, Kan. MILLER HULL, LEAD-XCf We are showing liner line of Suitings, Trouserings and Spring Overcoatings, Than ever. All new goods, desirable styles, do chestnuts, no back numbers worked off on you. CALL AND SEETUEJI Sedgwick Blk. Cor.

1st Market Mozart Music School. Koo formerly occuptol by Prof. J. W. No.

116 Scdr1c Block. bte tho ot Grand I1a.no, Garflrkl 3Iuslo Ubrary sl echal-cou. or riaut. Haul Oynlum. Om halt hour prai-tlve on the Trchnteon ot mors tith-lorallr, tbau two Lours prarttcr on rlatuk.

ill on IZrt. I). liars. Turedajr. Thurmlajr FrVlay, 9 to 12 a.

t. I tair Crc-it plwure In LwvrtUy rwnas mns Sir. Abbln T. tilr-. U.llaj t.i an nirrtlcat of ronilcof l'lano forte and Hanr.oflr.

and mul urt of hlsh inrM. lBtiMsraro ami roniK-traHj la her wori. and fully -ntitlt th Ujmt cnnQ dene of her patroaa nl Iwr rtend, not imly a a parforcicr and ia ctructor of nigh taillnc uu lady 1 the lnift wbo njam fcrr pupils ran bat ba cf th mutt Lorkial al rltrau BAturr. JIrs, IIay haj bm oso of ray Twy hrt pppi; fc-tlnc alrcculy aiwtM-d me la tarfcls. at GarfiM tniTerlty.

tftie li fIly prrjurr to trarS a tva. ten court. I frrf thai In (ban rrrBn-odliut trr 1 oiilj award the credit that ti almdr hrrr. JOHN ilKTCALV Oalfcu Cat llart-b SUt 901 J. R.

HOLLIDAY, WICIETA GBOCERY Bulk Seeds a Specialty. All Goods Warranted. Tel. 295. 217 Y.hkI Douglas.

Shirts to Order. Suits to Order. DIMS FOUTS ii; 31ain" strkkt Ho Shell Arm C1-u1h). Shfl, as popularly call tni, arc prr.apM by nirli3 under th hfjul of rnoUnsks, and in tb ficalo tl lix thy rprewnt th sixth branch of the animal kingdom, folloig ths wornw, thoogh pome natnralistd clatsify tliem duTeratlr. Tho branch divL-k-a Into i clame.

flat we have tho fthrfbi with two aa tho oysU-r, which ia a Lameliibranch, a long word referring the folda in the animal Some of th'jae have siphon- and van havo not. Then we come to the single fchfllkd xnollua, or gasteropoda, tn called becaawo they are bHy footed. Than there are tha hHH-le form, ths air breathing njothjrit, an Foajls. and Saaliy tins squids or c-phalopod, or head footed, ail of which har- thrtz rr-culiaritie. and are wll worth Bpenal ftody if th reader is istsrtd in tbcllx Tbj oysters are the lowes forms of tJb group, the hcmblet yet the nwwt valuable.

A "Wee potat" in a dwrp shftil reprecc-ig a vast industry and del-docs mcTJwL Cor. baa Fraaosce Caros-ide. Zttf-ii on lit rj Dude (who do cot hks a very high coar Th-yj collars teo high Show me something lower. Salesgirl (with igiry Thov; thn cheapest wo haye, r. Ws don't keep tloicrp goods.

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