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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
OUR JERRY"

The political alexis and aerated news
paper attaches are having great sport
with the supposed idiosyncracies Of
Jerry Simpson who is being made famous
! for the funny things fired off at his ex-
pense. He stands illuminated by pyro-
! technic Examinations. But he is "our
Jerry" all the same, our Jerry by thous-
ands of majority, as sockless as he
may have been made to appear. He
/ represents the biggest, the most populous
as it is the brainiest congressional district
in the United States of America. There
were four Others Of his faith elected in
Kansas to the same position at the same
time, but Jerry is and will be the genius
of the aggregation. There is more OF
the nineteenth century American in him
than in all of the other four. There is
more come out TO him than any man ever
lifted to position from the common walks
of life by the people of Kansas. He will
sooner adapt himself TO his marble hall
surroundings, nd will be sooner at his
ease and at home on the yielding velvets
Of the White House floor than nine out
of ten of the professional men who have
gone to Washington from the realm of
sunflowers. None but n genius could
have exposed his bare ankles to a mixed
crowd and avoided expressions of dis
gust or condemnation. Yet, Jerry did
it. did it artistcally and with dispatch;
did it as an incident of innocency, with
such a telling effect as would have bank
rupted all the sock factories of the united
kingdoms had he had the world for an
audience.
No one has enjoyed more fully the Sar-
castle fulminauons of the Kansas press
at the expense of our Jerry than ourself.
but three bright writers have. possibly.
very distorted notions OF the tout en-
semble of their target. In appearance
"Our Jerry" Is neither a cowboy nor
frontiersman. hayseed nor a roustabout
On the contrary, he has a gentle. intel
leCtual cast of countenauce. wears
glasses, and looks much more
the product of Boston beans than of hog
and homiuy. lie Is not only bright and
witty, taking talker, an incisiye orator.
but he was all too cleverlv cute To deny
the Madison Loge' and other like cam
paign stories Of his illiteracy which not
only made him scores of votes but
cemeuted and solidified the elements
which downed judge Peters fifteen
thousand plurality. Some of the editors
who affect 10 disparsge the idea of Jer
sizing up with the Willets Ct. al in the
senatorial race, have only the estimate
Of correlation Of newspaper punS and
Squlbs, lie Is more than the peer Of
these supposed superiors, and by any
er,n1.r.I
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

From The Kansas CITY Gazstis
the johnson County Cooperative as-
ISOLATION Wa organized in 1876. and ono
Of its first official acts wac - 20 into the
general mercantile business iu Olathe.
4 recent statement made and published
by the manager n the store shows tf>..t
the total sales have amounted 10 g. 1sl -
$40 Fl. and that the net profits. after de-
Quoting all expense. including interest
on stock. amounts 10 SlJl ,sf2if. There
is another business firm IA Oiaths whose
business was always suppossd 90 gross
nearly ~ quite az much ~ that done At
the granger store. yet IL j. safe 81 say
that their profits will not amount ~ ons-
half a. much as that shown - have been
made by this cooperative association
store. il has long since been proven that
alliance and cooperative stores which
live and make money demand and re-
cefve az least ~ large profit On their
goods a. are asked ~ Individuals ~
firms engaged 10 the same line II btiss
ness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
oKLAHoMA 49,

What has become Of The statehood agita-
tious
The cotton gin at Oklahoma Cry wiz Be
rebuilt
The KickapoOs VIII aIlot. They al
ought
Guthrie Is counting on schools = week
from next Monday.
The legislature rubbed OF the dullnsss
o. the days, and how.
Most Of the Oklahoma papers took q "
cation On New Years day.
j. has been SIX mon Ls since any q the
papers called II -grea,' 6uthrle.
This IS another week q announcing
ard Introducing in Oklahoma
The Nulhau Monitor IS ia iavor q wip-
Ing cut the WORK ot the Last Legislature.
The prices A. Norman are doubling MP
Ike boy with a green apple On his inside.
There are few people in Oklahoma
who believe that there - 70 u.c1ey -
POilucs-
Secretary Martin Vas away the ether
dsy and Cal Orusr WAS gOvernor Tor q
little while
The late Irzislstors ara heziuuiuz 20
realize hos much four dollars PER Gay
amounts To-
The Mulhaii Monitor thinks thzs there
j. q chance Tor fhe schools % - dgau ~
work Is January I-Is-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
EMIGRATION COUNTRYWARD.

] The st. Paul Pioneer Press takes up
the showing made by the later census
reports of the flow of the tide Of popula-
| ton from country to city and discusses
it at length, citing the causes that have
! led to such condition, being mainly the
effects of education and the desire on
! the part of the young in the rural dis
tricts for the pleasures, real and fancied,
incident to more densely populated COM
munities. The Press Is of opinion.
however, that the depopulating tendency
in the country finds a corresponding
condition existing in the cities, which
only needs the stimulus of opportunity
to develop into an outflow that will
more than make good the countrv's
losses. Speaking to this point the
Pioneer Press says:
The time has probably come when
we NAV begin TO look for a contrary
movement. One difference between the
movement from country to city and
that from city 10 country has been over
looked. The country boy who ventures
TO try his fortune in the city has usually
Z
he troubles himself little about what he
shall do after he gets there That l. 70
be part OF the work of fortune. But
there are thousands of people in the
great cities who have neither the
ability to reach the country nor any
more idea of how To support them
selves after they get there than
an American set down in AlCiers.
L. "a. Il. l.
must remain. verltable prisoners of pow
ertv. 10 live as others live Life IN the
country would be then thing as JOYOUS
a. the maddest whirl Of dissipation IS 70
the boy fresh from the routine Of the
farm. We have a recent illustration of
this in the experience of the New Eng
land states whose farms are being de-
serted By the exodus Citvwarl of the
rising generation. just a. soon a. the
fact became known, Just as soon rs an
effort was made 10 til the vacant places.
it became evident how great was the de-
sire 10 remove from the CITY To the cOuu-
try. In the state Of New Hampshire 300
farms have already been taken: and if
there was room and an assured subSis-
teuce. VuluutaTv movement from the
city woul1 soon restore any disturbed
balance ~ population. Il = the appre-
citation Of TINS fact and the suggestion
that practical application Re made of II
which mas called 50 much attention 20
the plan IF General Booth Of Salvation
Army fame. Il probably needs but
little encouragement and systematic d.
recuon 10 I'LL the waste spaces Of the
country with tired jewellers iu towns. Il
VIII De an immense gam morally and
physically. when the cenrraliZlng tend
eucles of modern civilization snail b.
modified by forces working in the
contrary direction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

with industry and Thrift. ard our streams
turn the wheels of manufactures.
Is all charity charitable? Some people
would like our papa" govern lment to
convert its treasury department. INTO
pawn shop where every needy tlIlz zen
could secure ? per cent loan upot. the
deposit of his goods and chattles. I ne
Alliance must reform and broader
its financial policy If it IS
to be permanent force in
pol tics. \ program intended exclu-
sively for the benefit of the people who
want to borrow money will hardly meet
the requirements of the people of the
whole United States. The same may De
said of the government aid being dis
tributed in Oklahoma. All honest
working and fair minded people consider
it an outrage upon the tax-ridden people.
While the government was distributing
rations regularly during November, not
a cord of " ood could be purchased IN
the town of Hennessey. For nearly
month there Were no ratiOns delivered,
and wood and fence posts became plenty
and merchants enjoyed a good and sub
stantial business, the town full OF teams
and life. One person, a lady, told the
writer last week that she nau written
three letters for colored women that day
to their husbands TO come home that the
government was again giving
out aid and that they need
not work any longer up in
the state where they were employed.
The natural inquiry suggests itself If one
person had written these letters Of this
sort, wha5 proportion has been written
all over the territory. Let the govern
ment call It's aid out of Oklahoma, and
send it TO the Dakotas if need be, where
the frozen snow shoes break their mecca
sin strings, and the skeletons of the own
ers lie bleaching under the snow banks.
Let the New Year blossom as will the
roses in few weeks. Let the lazy and
shiftless seek other chimes and our home
charity will take care Of the needy. Tho
evil is durable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

A New York telegram announces that
Prof. Koch has rival in New York
whose liquid is being used instead of the
lymph in cases Of phthisis with most en-
couraging results. Gold is one of the
principal componeats in this remedy. it
looks exactly like Koch's lymph, has the
tame consistency, and produces the
same marked reaction upon patients
Inflicted with phthisis. As far back as
three and a half centuries ago gold prep
Rrations were found to be efiicacious in
the treatment of ubercular and scrof-
ulous diseases. To DR.. J. Blake White,
of the medical board Of Charity hospital,
however, is due the credit for again re-
wing the gold remedy and for apply ing
it hypodermicallv.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
WHITTIER HAVE THEY FLoWNP

George Martini Will you kindly inform
us what has become of the fleet of mud
scows about which Kansas City was max
ing so much fuss some months ago? There
has been no report from them for good
many weeks. Are they stuck so early III
their career?-Leavenwort Times.
The mudscows are only brought out
at times to compel the railroads to give
up portion of their rates to the Kansas
City commission men so they can exist.
As soon as the railways stop dividing
their earnings with Kansas City, then
the mudscow5 will be brought out to
play their part.
As long as the railways are scared into
making low rates for the toll-gate city
over the carcass of a mudscow or fiat
boat, just so long will Kansas suffer and
the railways show decreased earnings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

A gentleman from Oregon (his loca-
lion gives special force to his statement
mas informed Chicago paper that Sec
rotary Blaine told him positively that he
is not in the presidential race and would
not be: that he intends to devote himself
after the expiration of his present official
term, 10 his reciprocity scheme. OF
course snch a statement had to be made
sometime, and only its nervousness and
the source from which il comes will
cause anything akin to surprise. But
Mr.. Blaine has not said that he viii not
accept the presidency if given him un-
sought, and we don't believe he will
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

Assistant Secretary Spaulding, of the
United States treasury, has made bold
Did for notorietv, regardless of business
IF his ruling. lie has decided in the
question of the natural gas introduced
into Buffalo from Canada, that it ''is a
merchantable commodity which can be
measured as readily as liquids and other
gases and that 1.-THE proper rate Of in
terest would seem to be that prescribed
for unenumerated manufactured ar
ticles.' Natural gas under the head of
''unenumerated manufactured articles, "
IS equal to Tom Norton's free trade (reci-
procity) notions as being the true pro-
lection idea.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
The Gnllic,s Eagle Fr..

Orders have been given by the French
minister of war for tho construction 81
irou-c al light towers for Use in the fort
res,es along the banks Of the Maas. Tho
light will he supplied by n powerful arc
lamp with fixed focus. and the approach
j. thus rendered impracticable. The dy-
and the cupola II the towers will be ~
made that instantaneous elevation ~ de-
preston can he effected from different
points Of the fort. Tho projectors A
well az the men working them viii b.
protected by steel armor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

The rain and snow storms in the noun
tain region of eastern Ohio, West Nir-
ginia and Pennsylvania that occurred
Wednesday, have had the effect Of caus-
ing a rapid rise in the streams tributary
to the Ohio river, and some apprehension
is felt along the upper portion Of that
stream. 1t is hoped there will not be a
repetition this year Of the several disas-
trous floods in the streams mentioned OF
the past few years, that have become to
be almost a regular periodic visitation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
The weather for 1901.

Prof W. T. Foster one Of the most
successful weather prophets this country
has ever known, Il ont with the good
news that Kansas, especially southwest
ern Kansas, viii this year raise better
crops than for several years past Ho
saws: "The increase 81 rainfall next
July and August. the time when crops
are made or ruined. viii be greater i'm
southwestern Kansas and southeastern
Colorado than IN any other locality.
lie also states that we may not expect
much cold weather until about the mid
die Of this month, and that our coolest
will be in February.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

The mania among American women to
marry titled foreigners, without regard
20 nationality, social, moral and imam
cial standing, seems not to abate one
whit, with the almost universal expert
ence of those who have tried it to their
everlasting sorrow. The latest freak Of
this sort was the marriage of a Philadel-
phia belle to an alleged royal and
wealthy Jap. Strange infatuation.
They merit no sympathy, but are objects
Of pity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
Queer Florida Fish.


Prom TIE nsytonia Messenger.
One Of the most peculiar and interest
ing objects in natural history 10 lie found
anywhere can be seen 70 advantage in
and on the Halifax. Ii Is wine fish. 90
Ii Is about three inches in diameter and
from eight 10 ten inches long. on being
disturbed can color the water for some
distance red wine" color BY exuding
a ilquld, 81 which II seems 10 have a
large supply. II l. said that il can only
be found IN the Halifax ard Hillsboro
rivers,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

Governor Boies Of Iowa, is not cred
tied with a greater amount Of political
or economic acumen than the average
Democrat. but he is eminently correct in
the remark that lit is infinitely better
that this nation should remain poor,
with its poverty, such as it has, distrib-
uted among all its classes, than to be
come the richest on the globe, with Its
wealth concentrated in the hands OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

A Missouri paper says that sit would
have a very awkward look for the farm
ers Of Kansas to send ingalls, back to the
senate after the farmers of South Caro-
lima have refused to send Hampton
back" Are we to understand from this
that Missouri is getting ready, also, to
null down its Vest:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

Trazs - 1sek.ssz CaAz5iez-
RecipsocitT with Great britain. Frsncs
and Germany would give the farmers 4
The wesf = rnarket Tor ~ leas. so 90 RI
90 worth q poFk, beef. what. corn.
-four and other producta EeciVvocity
simply with South American countri@f
benefits easceru manufacturers chiefly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

Since Gould bought the Union Pacific
it has been developed that Charles
Francis Adams had dickered away to
The Rock Island about all the advantages
ever controlled by the Union Pacific.
The result will probably be big fight
between the Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

OF one man. who may establish saloons
only when the business demands them.
After paying his employees. the general
expenses and taking for himself fixed
percentage Of profit on the capital in
vested, the proceeds Of the business g.
to the municipality. The system - said
TO be growing rapidly in favor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

Il tell You. Jerry Simpson Is the Abra-
ham Lincoln of kansas saws sam
Wood. There il but one Simpson IN
the state. Abraham Lincoln was Ian zned
at when helaunched forth A. a politician.
lie was a typical hayseed.7
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

The army has avenged Clusters fool
hardy and hair-brained rush, by killing a
lot of half starved Indians, not sparing
the women and babes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
he oosasnss-y sysss-z

Tr1- faa Nswtaz HsEaEaeaa-
In rlaEy q TIE large cites q sae,ier
The Gofhsnk,erz sF-tem q li-erse ha.
heen the wIth satisfaction. The sale II
la00E - . e.ly u entirely - TIE hands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
EXCHANGE SHOTS


srnuggleF. fhe famous ,rof;ing stallion,
died Saturday night ai the farm u b =.
T Bztcock. his owner. -uug-,er lad q
( record o. 2.l5f. made 40 Cleveland, D..
- r--E
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
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nFIrRnOEE
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. EDITOR

Rev. DIR. Armitage, popular Baptist
preacher, received a $4,000 house near
New York as a Christmas present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03

keeping with growing country. Inc
country Is we'll supplied with stock.
with the exception or hogs and sheep,
and they viii be forthcoming with the
growing OF grain. Some of our town
and farm buildings are modest enter
pri>es and owned by a happy people.
What now can we ask: We welcome Of
those that wiii come. but there Is nothing
living around loose that is worth having
an owner in Oklahoma. II Is not people
we need 50 much as We need capital,
and those who have it can ind prohta-
ble investments. with It delightful
homes The shadow Of an Indian star
Is already among the galaxy upon the
national flag. The state Of Oklahoma
viii In a few wears include the old
bounds Of the Indian territory. No state
west Of the Mississippi VIII surpass
it IN the extent and variety
Of its resources and the general prosper
itv Of is people Cotton, corn and
wheat VIII De the promoters Of Is agTi-
cultural greatness. The mountains and
hills are teemiug with mineral wealth;
gold, silver and lead are among the prec-
i0us metals. Coal and iron n great
quantity. and Of excellent quslIty, VIII
make 1t the Pennsylvania Of the west
In al the resources that 20 % make
great commonwealth. Oklahoma VII b
complete. Important trade centres and
roadways Of commerce wIl spring up
along the old trails and stage roads. u
i hard e ind words To- express the
prophecy that i before thls Young en-
pre-. We are al the very Threshold 81
statehood now. Oklahoma has solved
the Indian problem She w2s the civil
lzer that broke down the last 6arrier and
nothing can retani her irresistible march
until al the hills and valleys shall teen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-08

Nchen ES% no s. 90 trr IS sssS;
barley easy No. g september Ge'.c Rye nrm no; l.
SO ; S. 1 1sf se TSy' y siSS
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Flour, 5000 bills; wheat 1900 bush.
Minneapolis. Aug. 7:Eeerlpts small and ship, ship,
ments large The marset hoseyer, was slow rree ICES
teld1y 10 Nort6 n soli mainly 81 e5e win some s
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brought 9Gc. T. o. b. Low arlde. duh RECEIPTS, What
20 "G' "a - Asr9.t S5 On trses sc so SeGcrn.
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;shei No 4. 57@e. 0sts aeti.c, hiahr No wmo;
csa59e. Whites arm Vines. 81 Il sglHss 81 %:
RtceptsCorn ~ 900 nn olts 1900 bush Tcc 21sg
S SaS" So 300 90 bush Tig' ry Se'' 1900
rhodph 90 as % marx c sG9' ssf
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et opnsd soSg andr good dand 70 shorts,
frop movement Which Tor -four days chicago ard nine
other centres m over GoI bush as COMPARED Win e
ears as agan. 3Gj actual receipt. today EsrT IN ,n5
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wa le inHairy from F ,sa In eIeyatSs s7sc No
red Angus, and segtaaBr rsj V'' fa Ear lot.
was Irregular and d,s9d gH1T po, so ba 1en
Futures were neglect ted and nominal No2 yellow track
59tGs TO esst og 7s S go Gai m2.d in 2oht es
y9tor 7Otac: 40 mixed August Gsd05e september, W
aG7e; octobrr GSad0'@e NoyrmG, n ~ ept orerpes:
old ungFaded Whit sold at 53e There Mefc no ou 20
white offerings. and Il here they would probably W. W.
54 e adnce On ssrd st t gTS' and 3D.
yenced aie ~ sygPa'y WIN sy < ~ ber al
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ions steady and In tr obbng demand fork mess nss'
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refined nrner and fairly active powdered 41sci srsnn
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Articles unchlnged. Receipts-Four, 700 bbls. oUo
sacks wheat % 200 bush CON- l990o 6u5h Oas,
:; 900 bush oats. 1900 bush.
q 81 Io % [ GS aoey ss % aoa g % rae SS
y 70; choice - sjaS3 20 'amil7 % l0as3 20 Wh.as
tR advanced until lc ADDED 10 the opening hgurs;
r",c,yd and oil down Ad'-c from the top 6nt closfa
g and irs@. s a9S cioag at at s5nc bid sept m,
b,r s5os i,c closing - SIG Ocenb'f SS3Ge3s &c tlo-
s9i4c bid Cora stared hc lower fsIied WIN WD,aS
? cash BE Srptemb.r. 5l'sd52',c. closing at 52l.e
year 39'.dl0r. osng A. - o. oat, quiet, No. eas
rcniasi nav anchanc d. Eran e'sisr sacked Fast
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1000 bush. shipmeuts-Flour 1890 6bs wheat 1900
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gf.s S9 & 60 eoR 81 oat q3 SSSi
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~ 4O Recopt.-Wheat 22i 1893 bush corn 5es7 bush
rye 9io3 bush Shipnents-Flonr, SO bOIs Whcat,
1iGC0 bush; corn, 4o0 ush; oats. 2loO bush; rye
| 3j, 40 bush.