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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
A HARD WINTER.

At the earnest solicitation of many of
the ice dealers of Connecticut, Levi
Beebe. the old, reliable weather prophet
of Great harrington, has sent h 5 decree
of what the weather is to be this winter.
Mr.. Beebe SAYS:
''This will be an unusually hard win
ter. Ice Will be abundant, and snow in
New England will be deep, coming on
about Jan. l. and last ne until late in
the spring, giving parts of Connecticut
and Massachusetts about ninety days of
seIghing. There will be much more
snow in both these states than for five
wears previous. and the entire New Eng
land coast will see snow two feet deep
before Feb. /. The winter viii be more
severe on account of high winds. The
mercury will often 90 below zero. Ship
ping on the Atlantic coast will be greatly
imperilled, and steamships coming from
Europe will be especially endangered rs
they approach these shores. The waves
will run higher than they have in many
decades"
A Missouri prognosticatOr, named Eos
ter, has also been making some predictions
for the year. He doesn't say much
about severely cold weather in the west,
saws but there will be an unusual quantity
of rain during the spring and summer
throughout the highlands of the west,
embracing the northern portion of the
Indian territory, Kansas, eastern Colo
RADIO, and Nebraska.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
Points on Etiqnettp for Men.

There are observances needed TO give
grace and finish 10 n mans demeanOr. One
of these is the prompt removal OF the hat,
not only when meeting an acquaintance on
the street or on coming into the house, but
AZ other times-in a horse car, when ten
dering a seat 10 lady and when she &C
knowledges the kindness by how or word,
in an elevator or "a hotel corridor when
woman is present. and when kissing a
woman. be she only ones wife, sister or
daughter.
There ara other things which every man
ought to know-trihes, perhaps, but Of
consequence in making or Tnarring the
ease of others. Among them are the grace
fuI customs Of rising when a lady enters
the room and remaining standing until
she is seated Of opening the door for a
lady and then stepping aside while she en-
ters or leaves the room.
Among the small but unpleasant man
nerisms which vex the housewives soul IS
the custom hosts have Of urging their
guests TO take a second supply by the As
surance, There is plenty more where this
came from" or "Thcre il a great quantity
here" Every house keeper resents this re-
mark az an implication that there has
sometimes been scarcity Of supplies
Harper's BaZar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Pavne Hawk is taking a vacation
during the holidays.
Now that the school election has been
held, let the schools come.
The supreme court Of Oklahoma con-
venes at Guthrie next Monday.
The Oklahoma City Times editorial page
has been picking up wonderfully OF late.
There are always some good people in
Oklahoma 10 get up cantata, when times
are duh
Congressman Perkins Christmas pres
ent was portfolio of Photographic views OF
Oklahoma.
1t is a cold day in Oklahoma City when
there is not row on the old Couch claim
and most of the days are warm there.
The Kingfsher society ladies received
calls Yesterday. A good big slice of the
900 of the territory hive at kingiisher.
When the politicians want the women
of Oklahoma to vote, they better select
some other day than ironing day for cleo
ton
They are twenty-five prisoners in the
county Jail at Oklahoma GUY, and htty
warrants IN the sheriff's hands 70 be
served.
This is the second January the second
=
tomorrow VIII it, however, see its third
January the third.
Mrs. Rock. the historian, lives at Guth-
RE. The thing will never be complete
until kingtisher and an Oklahoma CITY
man writes "A history of Oklahoma
A note Of admonition from the Okla
homa City Times: Don't elect boys to the
school board, whose only object may be To-
get positions for their sweet hearts perhaps
regardless of qualifications
Norman Transcript: Governor Steele
signed the bill locating the state university
at Norman. last Saturday afternoon. The
bill provides hat Norman shall give forty
acres of land as "a site, and the county
$40, coo Every provision Of the blIl vii be-
promptly met and the people OF Norman
aud Cleveland county are TO be cou2ratu-
lated over the fattering prospects OF future
progression.
Oklahoma City journal: In their deCi--
ion in the Beidler case the register and
receiver have hewed TO the line laid down
in all their former decisions, VIZ. That no
one in the territory prior Co the ID Of
April. 1859. i entitled 10 enter q home
stead-no matter in what capacity such
person may have been here They have
allowed no personal wishes or prejudice To
bias their decisions. bat have treated all
alike-rich and poor, white and black.
friend and enemy. They gave this case
especial thought and careful consideration
and thoroughly sifted all the evidence ln
a line with their former decisions there
was no other decision possible than the
one they arrived ar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
Whritis aComptrouer. ,

Prom TIE Atlanta Constitution
WHY the man who controls one of
the departments of state called the
comptroller general: In other words,
why is his title spelled with an m and
a p instead of an N" said gentle
man Yesterday.
Perhaps the same question has &C
CURED to a great many people \ ref
erence TO the authorities on orthogl Apply
shows that the word is derived from the
French ''Oompte' - ''compier. Ito
count" The derivative ''compt, ard the
equivalent Latin "Comptus, and the
past participle .'comere,' means ITO
take care of. " especially as refers 70 the
combing of the hair. the word ''comb-
being also derivative OF the same root.
The English "compuble7 and the
French compatible. and the Latin
"computabllis' and the Latin ''compu-
tare" all mean 10 take care Of, 70 look
after. or TO control. hence the man who
takes care Of certain state affairs puts a
Franco-Latin M Z. in his title 20 the
confusion Of many Of the unimitated
who pronounce II com-py-troller and
roll the name under their tongues as a
sweet mOTsei
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
A ThiefDetector.

when we started noticed. said one
of n party Of jewellers who had camped
in the wilds of Canada. 'that one Of our
number was incumbered with large
box. The second day in camp two
watches disappeared, and each member
Of the party began 20 look upon the
others with silent suspicion. Finally, as
the thefts were repeated, a meeting was
called, and every man pleaded not guilty.
No one up TO that time suspected tho
honest French Canadian LAD we had en-
gagged as a servant. lie was questioned
and also entered prompt and emphatio
denial We all believed his protestations
of innocence except the man with tbs
box.
Gentlemen, said he, somebody in
the party took those stChcs, and | pro
pose to find out who. have here a thief
detector.' pulling out an electric battery
and winlzing at the crowd IL there -
a thief among US this VIII point him
out. Every man took his turn az tho
battery. The boy watched the perform
ance in wonder lie had never seen
such a queer arrangement before, but "A
everybody who touched the coils escaped
without harm he stepped bravely to tho
front when IL came IT, his turn and took
hold. a sudden change came over him.
The owner of the battery had turned on
Its full force. and the victim gave yell
CT pain and horror. and fell TO the ground
screaming; save me. save me! took
EN-, but I'll never 90 It againr Jew
elers Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
ADARK PROPHESY.

In view of the fact that the majority
of mankind considers the resources of the
United States unlimited and predict for
it a wonderful future Mr.. Otis Mason, Of
the bureau of ethnology Of the national
museum. has deemed it his duty TO tell
deluded mankind that it is all wrong,
and that the resources of the western
hemisphere will in comparatively short
time be exhausted as support for civil
lied man, and will be depopulated ex-
cept by savages Of a very low order.
''In order that this may be under
stood" saws Mr.. Mason, lit is first neces-
sary TO explain that his western part of
the world. known as North and South
America, is from the scientific point of
view an inferior continent as compared
with the land masses of the other heml-
spheres. BY that Is meant that, while
superior to Europe, Asia, or Africa IN
point of vegetable productiveness, 1t Is
less adapted for the support of animal
life. To show that this Is so, make a
little compar son for yourself between
the beasts of this hemisphere and
those Of the other. The elephant of
the old world is represented here by the
tapir. What we have as a substitute for
the camel is the llama, which is just big
enough and strong enough TO carry what
would be a load for a man. The lion
and tiger of Asia and Africa are repre-
scented on this side of the earth 10y little
more than big cats.
But to arrive at the most marked eX-
hibition of this contrast you cannot do
l. Il. 2 Ty.l.
are most highly developed of all beasts,
approaching very nearly to man. What
is there to be found in the Americas TO
correspond with the anthrOpoid apes Of
the old world: The gorilla, which uses a
club, the chimpanZee, which Is easily
taught to wait upon the table and to per-
form other domestic duties, and the our
ang. which presents SO many hkenesses
the human being, are represented on
this side of the world by miserable little
monkeys with tails.
Thus it is that this part of the earth
Is termed an inferior continent, because
it is not able 10 produce or support such
high developments of animal life as are
found in the other part Civilized man
exists here to-day, not as natural prod
uct. but as an importation.
Mr. Mason then continues his gloomy
prediction by telling how state by state
will gradually become uninhabitabie, be
cause Of inability to support popula-
ton, until finally the whole country will
turn into a sort of Sahara.
The state of Nevada will he the first to
suffer from infectious ailment, and the
time Is very close on when it will be I'M
able to support a population. Nevada,
however" he says, ''wiil simply be the
first state to succumb 10 the operation Of
this inevitable law. The outlook Is
melancholy. That is not 10 be denied.
1t is not pleasant TO consider the frame
of mind of the last civilized man on this
continent a few centuries hence. stand
! ing on a sandhill, where once the maize
luxuriously grew, and shedding a silent
tear of affection on the past Of a CONT
nent which is given up 10 savagery ever
more"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
RUSSIAN USURERS

The publication of facts regarding the
disabilities imposed uTon the Jews Of
Russia, which remind one of NaCauley :
remarks on the treatment Of noucon-
furmist ministers during the reign Of
Charles the Second of England, has been
well supplemented by 1lr. Adler. a
leading Jewish minister. with argument
and some other facts for comparison. In
answer 10 the charge that the Jews eat
up the Russian peasantry by uSuriOus
loans. he saws that usury and uSurers
flourish In the greatest degree in those
gubernia governmental districtsl in
which jews are not permitted 70 dwell,
and that in those places usUrers are
more iapaciOus than the Jewish money
lenders in the pole Of settlement, where,
owing 10 composition. the rate Of IN
terest charged Is tar less than in Russia
proper He further saws that IN the
provinces outside the pale Of Jewish
settlement. where there are 10 Jewish
money lenders, the Insurers are retired
shopkeepers. retired OF dismissed Of
ficials. and sometimes even cleTEymen.
He adds that the trade Of money lend
ing l. disappearing among the Jews IN
those countries in which other trades
and professions are open 10 them: thst
thev engage IN u IN Russia 80 largely
because they are not allowed 10 do any
thing else. A. may lie perceived, II l.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

The Armenian houses If Armenia
proper are by no means comfortable.
The poorer classes have homes thag
would hardly be considered TT for cows
in America, and IN fact the COW lives
with tho family. The floors are below
the level Of the roadway, and there are
little windows about the size Of port
holes Most Of the houses ara Of ono
etory, and 10 Is not uncommon 20 build a
house against the side q q hiyl, so that
there will be- no back wall Stepping
down into the house you find the cow
stable on one side and on the other ths
kitchen and the private apartments Of
tine family.
Each room has stone fireplace. and
all the cooking Is done with COW dung
mixed with straw. There are no tables
and few chairs, and IL is a curious thing
that a large part Of the heat Of the room
comes from the animal heat produced
by the cattle IN the stable which adj0ns
the kitchen The houses d the wealthy
and middle class Of ArIueuians arc more
comfortable. and in the big Turkish cit
les you VIII find Armenians occupying
palaces. In the country, however. they
have few or tLe comforts ~ Christen-
dom. and the chief furniture consists q
dIvan running arauud three sides q
the room covered with Persian rugs
and resting on carpet II gray felt
Frank g. Carpenter in National lub.
uIg
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
The Pocketboox steal.

II was a neat trick A man standing in
a wagon was selling two dollar bills Ia a
new p0cketbOok for s.. the pockcfbook
thrown in. a few Of them went 20 the AZ
sistauts and a Jew more 10 genuine buyers
After three or four of the latter sort bad
been sold FIVE dollar bill was put into an
exceptionally fine wallet and offered for
sale for s.. 4 man bought DO.
"NOw. you put that in your pocket aud
walk across the street before you open ~, ~
said the veuder.
The buyer, stupid fellow. did nothing
Of the sort He opened it ~ once and 81
course found it empty. Then be raised a
hue and CRY.
ION, here your money Is'' explained The
fakir. with q mirth.ess iauVh- Il must
have made mistake. Give me the pocket
book and I'll put it in
The book was returned
Vow. " he continued. sitting down and
taking the bin in his hand. do yJu zee
this''
Eyes. -" replied the deceived.
well. you Il never see d again. Get pp.
POKE And the k0r-e almost ran over a
fat banker who had Stopped 20 see the fun.
and the r1g disappeared around che corner
fox the day.-Eew York Telegram.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
suNFLowER SKINNER.

jerry Simpson calls it the ''Congrega-
tional Record"
Senator Ingalls, says the street car is the
chariot of the poor.
Next week is the time selected for SEN
ator ingalls, set speech
Nobody ever explained what the Leaven-
worth Sun came 10 life again for.
The Farmers Alliance is old enough TO
to have a ring" out not in its nose
sam Wood compares Jerry Simpson to
Abraham Lincoln. Sam Wood ought 10
try to say something pleasant.
Mrs. Lease is out for Frank Doster for
senator. and Mrs. Lease wants To be set
down a. prophecies in politics.
The thing that astonishes Senator In
gals the most is TO hear the Republicans
of Kansas call it the force" bill
The New York World ought TO come
out with its Kodak and take the Farmers
Alliance in twenty-eight different posi-
lions.
Ten wears ago a wheelbarrow cost S2.25.
Now you can buy one for Sl.65. People
who do not buy wheelbarrows are losing a
great bargain.
The Pratt County Register has been
moved to Arkansas. Kansas and Arkan-
sas can both afford to have Sunhower
papers transferred TO that state.
Senator Plumb warmly congratulated
Senator Wolcott at the conclusion or the
latter's strong speech in the senate Tues
day afternoon in opposition 10 the force
bill
Dick Walker and Senator ingalls, walked
down Kansas avenue in Topeka the other
evening together and their presence com
pletely broke up the Salvation Army meet
ing on the corner.
Secretary Blaine says: senator ingalls,
is the ablest man and the readiest, As
well as the bravest man on the Republican
side of the senate today. say this while
not being especially personal friend OF
ingalls, either. 1t is simply truth 10 say
he is a central figure in American history
today"
sam Peters: The house of representa-
tives of learning which differs III some re-
spects from many of our colleges In the
country. but akin TO those institutions IN
many other features in this house we have
a postgraduate class. a senior class, a
iunior-class, sophomore class, and
freshman class. and we also have members
OF a preparatory course. mike other IN
situations of learning, the member VINO
comes here for the first time must enter
the preparatory class. However strong ne
may be intellectually, however large and
extensive his knowledge of public affairs
may be, there is peculiar class OF knowl-
edge in connection wish legislative routine
that can only be acquired here under the
tutelage of the teacher known as ''exper-
/ fence -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02


The Ney myth comes to the front once
more, and this time it is deliberately set
forth in a book written by Rev. James
a. Weston, of Hickory, \. c. Mr..
Weston is an Episcopal clergyman, a
scholarly gentleman, and ne is firmly
convinced that the Peter Stuart Ney
who taught school and died in Rowan
county, North Carolina, in 1916, was the
veritable Michael Ney, the marshal of
France, who was called by Napoleon the
bravest of the brave. The myth is that
instead of being executed as history
records Michael NeY escaped, made his
way to America and located in North
Carolina, assuming the role and profess
sion of school teacher. That such
person as Ney, a school teacher. did ap-
pear and reside in that state about the
time of the incidents OF history men,
toned is undoubtedly true, and also
that he encouraged the suspicion that
his personal resemblance so the great
field marshal created; but the real
identity of person has many times been
disproved by indisputable facts. How
ever, it affords a clever theme for read
able novel, in the hands of a competent
writer of romance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

From the tenor Of the dispatches the
the past day or two from the scene of
the Indian trouble in the northwest it Is
evident that unless the weather shall be-
come and continue severe enough TO pre-
vent ii. there Will be general uprising
of the Indians and a very serious state
of affairs before the trouble Is finally set
tied. The Sioux have never been more
thoroughly worked up and hostile than
now: even those regarded as friendly
have taken the warpath. many Of them.
If the miserable villains who are reSpon-
sible for the trouble could have been
made TO suffer the consequences of their
infamous acts instead of the innocent
soldiers who have been killed and others
who viii be, doubtless, il would have
been cause for much less regret than Is
now felt But, the war being on its
hands, the government cannot but prose
cute it TO such conclusion as it can ac-
cent as the victor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

Killing off the Indians as a means of
getting rid of them, appears to be quite
similar in its effects to the same method
of getting rid of flies in summer: for
every one killed a dozen will appear.
After the first fight, that took place at
the attempted disarming of a band OF
one hundred and twenty, men women
and children, it was stated that the band
was practically annihilated. Already
there are upwards of 5000 hostiles in
arms. At this rate the government will
find it necessary to greatly increase Its
army in order to hold its hand against
the red skins.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
Barking OF Dogs.

In writing Of the native dogs Of Cen
trail America Frederick Boyle brings for
ward A theory as 10 how dogs form tho
habit of barking. He was discussing
with an old resident of the country sofns
traits of the coyote" as the native wolf
is called. but which more nearly resem-
bles the dog.
Dogs Will never 60 wild so long ~
they can find a master to serve, and
more especially trained dogs. Thecoyote
never banks, and only galloPs when pur-
sued. In regard To the first Of these
points. SAYS Mr.. Byam. a remark made
by an old Indian struck me
why won't these coyotes bark like
other dogs asked him. pointing To one
/ was trying 10 reclaim, and why do
they only howl and the pups gruntS
His answer was, He won't learn
Not learn" said l. What do you
meant"
No" be replied, mot learn, for If he
were of an honest breed he would bark.
to try and initiate bis master, or at all
events the other dogs, but al barking
proceeds from dogs imitatiL~r their mas
tiers shout. The master shouts tofnghten
away cattle from his maize tield-tho
dog barkS directly; the master shouts To
drive in cattle to the corral, and the dog
barxs also. In fact. the dog initiates his
master when he barks; he tries 10 speak,
but cannot"
/ give this curious observation as tho
only attempt ever heard TO account for
the barking of our tame dogs. No wild
breeds make any noise except bowling
and snarlng, nor under the best cir
cumstances viii they learn 70 bark until
the third or fourth generation, length
Of trial which Mr.. Byam does not APP
pear 10 have given the coyote.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

One II Mr. Go1ld's attorneys went %
him not long ago % explain that come act q
himself and hfs Missouri Paraac board VA
ILLEGAL and had got the company info trou-
be Mr.. Gould. % said he. "lt seems %
me Won should have coasalrs6 y9E- lszai
advisers before doing this Any lawyer
would have toid ron thAt q was illegal A"
Mr Gould hung Ais heed a minute =Ed
then raised Is and sad. Yes. Epow you
would have advi~s-d against =. and that .
the reason didn't consult you But TIE
thing = done and 81 can. b unsione. and
uo,y It's Tor you lawyer. 20 gst rs out q
the scrzpe t8s best way yoc car mar .
what We keep lawyers for .-'t- Aou-s
Gtohs- Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Bulletin says there is no
need OF going south or west to find a
rough neighborhoo] All one has TO do
is to travel on the horse cars rs far as
they viii carry one up in the northern
portion of Hudson county, New Jersey.
Then let him or her take a walk straight
out in any direction. The chances are
that if the pedestrian Is woman. she
viii be in danger of assault, particularly
if it he after nightfall. Iii be a man
who Is SO venturesome as TO stroll upon
this Hounslow heath he will be robbed.
The races attract thither a mob of the
hardest characters that ever struck an
outlying fringe OF great city. Some of
the residents are socialists and anarchists
and there are many Poles, Italians and
Hugarians. with whom regard for
human life Is very slight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02

1t is said that one Of the matters in
which Wall street is taking an interest
nowadays is whether the remainder of
The winter will be severe or not. Num-
erous and heavy snow storms have a de
cided effect on the traffic and earnings
If the railroads i'm the west and north
aest At the same time, severe winter
induces increased consumption of coal.
This tends to benefit the revenues of rail
roads whose freight is largely composed
Of coal. An open winter or its reverse
mas. therefore, considerable influence on
the course of snecnlatinn.