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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

This settles it. That is, the new country.
A German farmer near FL Reno has built
81 600 barn.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands will
make five big counties.
Kingfsher needs a new depot to accom-
modate its increase in business.
Hey, you boomer. Don't forget to set
yonr watch right to the minute.
Now, if some fellow had balloon with
the wind from the west next Tuesday.
One of the Dalton boys has been captur
ed AGAIN There must be an awful big
family of them.
There are no railroads in the new
country. That makes IL different from
the other opening.
1t was funny nobody thought of the
twenty 1t looks like we all should
have guessed it now.
There is more jam on the Oklahoma
streets than there is on Oklahoma bread
and butter just az present.
1t will be a relief not to hear so much
about intruders. You can intrude all you
want after noon, Tuesday.
Tecumseh is the name of the county seat
of Pottawatomie. Captain Baker Of Salina
has been appointed postmaster.
One Sac and Fox family turned up last
week that had not been allotted. The
agent fixed them up all right, however.
Horses are scarce just now. But what's
the matter with mules? 1t was Capt. Ca
hos mules that made the big run in 50.
In Oklahoma corn that was planted on
the wheat stubble, after the wheat was
harvested, is now in roasting ears and
looking fine.
1t will not be sufficient for man TO say
he is an Oklahoma boomer after this.
People will ask him if he is an eighty-niner
or ninety-oner.
Last opening was on Monday. This is
on Tuesday. 1t would be just like the gov
ernment TO open the Cheyenne and Arrap-
ahoe country On Wednesday.
Breakfast will be taken in Oklahoma
proper next Tuesday morning, bnt heaven
only knows if there will be any dinner
eaten at all in that new country.
There is not the skullduggery about this
opening as there was about the last. Pres
i.'nnt Harrison is one of the cleaneSt men
who was ever In the White House
oklahoma Times-Journal: w ID. Rust
and p g. Burns leave this morning with
two corps OF assistants-in all twelve men
to survey and plat the new townsite in
PottawatOmie county, on section 1893
They are given six days to do the work,
and w. r. Asher of Cleaveland county is
in charge of it, The Sac and Fox county
seat is being surveyed under the super
vision of Judge Allison of Guthrie. Sol
diers are guarding the approaches to the
townsites aud will keep everyone off until
the day and the hour of the opening.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
Hope for the Public Servant.

All the present tendencies are in the di-
rection of greater stability in public life.
The man who enters Washington depart
ment through one of the lowest clerkships,
after passing a competitive examination,
can count upon keeping his place indet-
nitely If he continues efficient, with the
prospect of promotion TO higher grades
from time to time. The man who aspires
to congressional career. if he once secures
an election TO the house from a district
controlled by his party, may in most of
states expect a series Of reflections as a
reward of conspicuous merit, with the
chance Of some day changing his seat to
the senate chamber.
The man who would leave name as q
Judge may reasonably hope that, II be
reaches the bench Of an inferior court, he
will not suddenly be turned adrift after n
brief term, but that he will be advanced to
a higher rank as vacancies occur, and so be
able to spend all his active years in the
employment which he would most enjoy.
In short, the republic seems TO be steadily
recovering from it's strange delusion that
public life is the one occupation in the
world where experience is Of no value, and
where the best service is 20 be secured by
the most frequent chauges.-Edward p.
Clark in Forum.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
TEXAS AMENDS HER CONSTITUTION.

The amendments to ene constitution of
Texas, recently adoposd, are eminsntly
practical and sensible, and reflect cred
it upon the good sense of the legislature
and people of that state
Tho first Of the amendments requires
that all popular elections in the state
shall be by ballot, and that the legisla-
ture shall provide for the numbering of
tickets and make such other regulations
as may be necessary to prevent and pun
ish election frauds. 1t also authorizes
legislative provision for the registration
of voters in cities with population of
10, 900 or more.
The second amendment provides for a
permanent school fund, and that no part
of the school fund can be diverted from
its proper purpose.
The third amendment fixes the legal
rate of interest at per cent, and makes
all contracts at higher rate than 10 per
cent usurious.
The fourth requires the legislature to
pass "local option" law in regard to
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
The fifth and last deals with the judi
cial system with a view to expeditlng
the dispatch of business before the ap-
pellate courts. The jurisd 'ction OF the
supreme court is henceforth confined to
civil cases, and the court of criminal ap-
peals is to have exclusive appellate juris-
diction of criminal cases throughout the
entire state,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
Padding q Kayak.

When Point Barrow Eskimo Is simply
travelling along and does not care TO make
any great speed, he uses an ordinary
paddle with one blade, like those used in
the umiak, bus somewhat lighter. As he
has to sit in the very middle of the boat, he
cannot use this as an Indian would, wholly
on one side, driving the boat ahead with
straight strokes and overcoming the ten
dency of the canoe 10 go of to one side by
feathering his paddle in the water or by an
outward sweer Of the blade.
First he makes three or four strokes, say
on the right side, and then as the boat
begins to sheer off to the left, he lifts the
paddle out Of the water and makes three
or four strokes on the left side till she be
gins to sheer to the right, and so on. They
do this pretty skillfully, so that the boat
makes a tolerably straight wake" and
goes through the water at a pretty fair
rate, but Of course can make no great
speed.
When the time comes for hurry, out is
drawn from under the deck the double
bladed paddle, such as we are all familiar
with from the writings Of Captain Ross
and Captain Parry, DIR. Kane and all the
explorers who have visited the Eskimos OF
the eastern regions. This Is about six feet
long and has at each end a broad, oval
blade, far more serviceabls than the mar
row oar blades of the eastern kayak
paddles. The man grasps this by the
middle and dips each blade alternately,
regulating the force of his strokes so that
the canoe goes straight through the water
without veering to right or left. With the
double paddle the kayak can be made 20
fairly fly through the water.-John Muir
doch in Popular Science Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
III. arateh w.nt Ont.

A Frenchunan and a German in plain
garb happened 20 occupy adjoining seats
under the shadow ot one Of the Brooklyn
bridge towers Sunday. The German hsld
an uDlightsd pipe iB his hand. and tbs
FreDchman a cigar that gas no. burning
IN his. They were EiarinK eercsly - each
other when q Yankee came sloS'iy along,
and stopping near them pulled q eigarstfs
from a box and then began searching BIZ
pockets for = match "A be rummagef
frat ia one and tken another be notlo-ei
that the two foreigners had oeased 20 ~
gard each ether % look 20 him eagerly. a
moment later. IN the last pocket. be fouEa
one match. The look q interest ca "a.
faces Of the German and FrenehuiAn : \.
not 70 Re nnlatGken-
The Yankee bowed % each Of them. hc,lA-
ing I'D the match. Both arose and s4,h
bows and smiles stepped 70 bis side. 2. "a
&C iustsd has tobacco % k.s mouth and
looked srDsc;ant while ths Yankee Lighted
ths ma;eh ca bis trousers. ezBzhs tha
fame bst-rsen his hAnds. bowed oEes mors,
smiled and extssdsd the nans midway -
tween the cigar and ths p.pa Then . Kust
Of wind cane ar0Bad . corner % ths sovar
and aztizsulshsd tbs match The intsr-
national psaos oonninsioa was fA4lnrA-
New York Treih-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21

The whole body Of water IS as the same
time cooled 70 beiow the freezing point,
and the substances az the bottom-tne
stones and gravel Of the river or lake bed-
serve a. a poiat OF oongelation or crystal
hZation for the water.
Ground ice mAy be the lowest stratum
OF theonce completely frozen mass Of Wa
ter, retained az the bottom by the natural
cohesion 70 the rough substances Of the
river bed during the thswing and melting
o. the ice on the surface or u may eFen be
formed under favorable conditions beneath
briskly Towing water, probably by ths
Action Of eddlss, which draws the surface
water down through the warmer but
derser liquid. thus cooling the rocks az the
bottom. forming base for is formation.
This remarkable SPECIES of ice usually
gathers On clear, cold night. when the
surface OF TIE water il not fTozsn.-St
LOUIS Republic
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
THE PENSION SYSTEM.
From ana Globe-Democrat.

From the Globe-Democrat
The letter of Commissioner Raum to
Congressman Enochs is interesting and
instructive in the way of showing the
magnitude of the operations of the pen
sion system. On the 1st day of July, it
seems. there were 523, ,7S7 claimants
prosecuting original cases, and $685.
asking for increase or existing pensions
an aggregate of 929, ,426 pending claims.
These claims are now being adJudlcated
at the rate of 10000 per month. 1t is
easy to imagine what vast amount OF
work this implies, and how many points
of evidence must be scrutlnlZed In order
to carry out the beneficent purpose of
the law and vet not permit any wrong
to be done. The presumption Is always
in favor of the claimant, OF course, and
the claims as a rule are honest
and proper; but 1t IS necessary all
the same to investigate each one IN a
thorough and systematic way. 1t Is not
true, as is sometimes alleged, that favor
iteism is shown in the matter, and that
certificates are issued for other than
legal and appropriate reasons. The fact
is that the officers of the pension bureau
have little or no discretion. They gre
subject to provisions of law which stipu-
late what testimony they shall require
and under what conditions a pension
shall or shall not be granted. Ii Is not
in their power to do as they please in a
given case. Thev must make certain
inquiries and ascertain certain facts be-
fore the law authorizes them 70 issue a
certificate.
Where there are so many claims there
must necessarily be a good deal of delay
and uncertainty: and 1t Is not 70 be
wondered at that claimants frequently
become impatient and permit them
selves TO suspect that dIscrlmina-
ton is practiced. The commis-
noner saws that during the last
fiscal wear he received 1,170,665 letters
from claimants and their friends and
attorneys making inquiry as to the con-
dition of their claims; and in the same
time 154.sl7 communications were
received from members of congress in
regard to such claims. II was not posi-
ole TO hunt up the information desired
in each of these cases and send it 10 the
writer; that would have involved almost
as much labor As the ordinary business
of the Office. So these letters pouring IL
at the rate Of 3 600 70 4,Vyo per day' were
simply acknowledged and referred 70 the
proper division. That was all that could
be done without interfering with the
adjustment OF claims n such
a way as 10 do great injury to
those concerned in their rapid
examination. Tie present policy -
to give preference 10 those who have not
received pensions over those who are
seeking an increase. and the justice Of
this arrangement viii be readily conced-
ed. In cases where claimants are In
such condition physScaily or financially
as 4, render ezrlv action desirable j; IS
CUSTOMARY to expedite them. a. the re
otIeSt Of members Of congress II - nee
essary for the WEEK.-MRS. 10 hate patience.
They lnsy b sure thaE everything 5 bs-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
WE ARE IN 1T.

The old saw, sit never rains but 1t
pours," seems to be having an object ex-
empllfication of more than ordinary clear
ness, both in this country and Europe at
the present time. The abundant harvest
now about secured, which American
fields have produced this year, In con-
nection with the increased demand and
consequent advance in price, is more OF
the good thing than the farmers could
have reasonably asked or hoped to
receive. In addition to this display
of generosity at the hands of
nature, Uncle Sam, through his
agents, has opened up broader market
for American pork the product of King
Corn. Hog raising in the western states
is the most profitable poor mans indus
try, the one which brings the surest,
quickest and largest returns. Anything
which tends to increase the market
value of the staple crop--corn, or its
product, Pork-is a benefactor to the
western farmer. The sudden change
which has thus come, especially to Kan
sas farmers, from almost nothing last
year, to an abundance this, is what in
spired the opening sentence of this arti-
Gle. Exactly the reverse being true of
the old countries makes it equally appli-
cable there, but not in SO pleasant a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
SOME NEGLECTED FARM STATISTICS.
From the Chicago News.

IF the Farmers Alliance managers
were not so busy fixing the finances of
this nation, arranging to elect themselves
or their friends to political offices and
otherwise fulfilling the great law under
which mankind attends to those things
that it knows the least about, perhaps
they would not deem impertinent sug-
gestion that they devote their time to
urging the improvement of country
roads.
When the great Mr.. Simpson or the
ineffable Mr.. PETER stands before an au-
dience in a public place and rolls under
his tongut statistics relating more or less
remotely to farm mortgages in Kansas
or some othe shrieking commonwealth,
he gives absolutely no figures showing
the average dept of the mud on the
highways. He can tell how far the val
yes of farm lands have fallen within a
certain period, but he is silent in regard
to the distance farmers Wagon sinks
into the earth while hauling a load of
produce to market.
The reason for this discrimination in
subjects is not far to seek. There is no
politics in a bad road.
While the farmer with the mortgage is
abusing the government at Washington
because he is not prosperous, because his
land is not as valuable as he thinks it
should be and because of his lonely and
neglected condition, he should bear in
mind that the wretched road which sepa-
rates him from his market is responsible
for many of his ills. If he and his
neighbors-many of whom probably are
1. e 81 E,r,,,orcS A1lIo,,nn aud
take a deep interest in free silver coin
age and sub-treasury schemes-were to
turn their thoughts homeward and there
construct for themselves good, solid
highways they would raise the value of
their lands more than could be done by
all the acts of congress that Mr.. Simp-
son could suggest in half day.
Prosperity begins at home. If the
farmers wait until it spreads frem Wash
ington to their farms they may find
after long delay that it is roosting in the
towns because it fears to wade
through the muddy roads to the
dwellers in the country. That Ameri-
can roads are desperately bad is beyond
dispute. They add wretchedness TO
country life. That they could be made
good at cost far below that paid by the
farmer for idiotic road-patching and for
teams worn out by dragging heavy loads
through the mire has been shown fire.
quentIy by competent engineers. Those
who desire TO see full discussion of this
subject by an authority should read
Isaac B. Potter's article in the August
number of the Engineering Magazine.
There Mr.. PETER and Mr.. Simpson may
obtain plenty of statistics showing how
farm values may be raised without
knocking the bottom out of the nations
finances.
If the leaders Of the Farmers Alliance
really desire to improve the condition of
the farmer, why do they shut their eyes
TO plain facts which are before them in
order TO grasp at the moon: Either the
leaders are incompetent or else they are
deliberately using the farmers discon-
tent merely to booss themselves iDso poll
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
OMAHA TO GALVESTON.

A dispatch from Beaumont. Tex, to
the Houston Post date Sept. Is. states
that contract had gust been closed at
the first named place calling for 100, ,000.-
600 feet of timber, to supply all of the
ties, bridge timber and all other lumber,
including depots, section-houses and
stock-pens, for the construction of the
great air line from Omaha, Neb., to Gal
weston, Tex. known as the Omaha, Kan
sas Central and Galveston railway, which
company proposes to construct trunk
(air) line from Superior, Neb., to Calves
ton, Tex, a distance of !, 900 miles. The
road will traverse the great grain fields
of the west. the rich mineral sections of
the beautiful Indian Territory, and
through the great cotton belt of Texas to
the proposed deep water harbor Of Gal
weston.
Work has already commenced on the
northern division and the line to Red
river is to be completed before Sept. 20,
1892.
1t is understood that the Chicago, Bur
ilnEtOu anu quincy system II udCh Ol tue
magnificent enterprise and that the
Omaha, Kansas Central and Galveston
l.ne will be but a continuation Of the
chicago. BURLINGTON and Quinty.
1t is known that the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy has been planning for
several years 10 secure a southern exten-
sion of its system directly south through
central Kansas, and the foregoing state
ments bear out the suggestion that its
plans are now finally consummated.
This will be a great enterprise for
Kansas as it viii open 10 the state di-
rectly, by another trunk line, the mar
kets 10 the north and south.
BY reference TO the map of the country
to be traversed by this new air line it
VIII be seen that it must pass through
this city, Wichita being the most
important point ON the line between Su-
perior, Neb., its starting point. and cen
trail Texas. This fact of itself. that is
the importance of Wichita as CONNER
cial center. is enough to insure that the
road will come this way even if it had TO
be detected from straight line to do 20.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
HYDE & Humble Sta Go.
ia North Main.


Nearly every incoming vessel which
reaches this port reports having passed
some derelict tossing about the north At
lantic The popularity Of tho reports les
IN the fact that nearly every one OF tho
wrecked vessels Is reported as floating bot
tom up. The cause that induces a craft
which is built 70 float keel downward. 70
assume the unnatural attitude of pointing
it TO the skies as soon rs abandoned. u y
point on which seafaring people widely
differ.
It n easy enough 20 comprehend how an
abandoned and helpless vessel, drifting as
the mercy OF wind and wave, can be thrown
on her beam ends and even entirely eapsixed
when struck broadside on by an Atlantic
wave. But why subsequent waves do not
send them back TO their normal floating
position appears 20 be a vexed question.
An old sea captain, who Is too modest 20
have his name mentioned, accounts for th0
persisteDcy with which derelicts insist on
floating about bottom up with the reason
that the bottom OK vessels are always wa
tertight When suddenly eapsized. be
thinks that quantity Of sir Is caught In
the vessels hold. and being confined In
that space has a tendency TO keep the craft
In an inverted position
An eminent naval constructor. when
questioned on the subject, explained thas
the phenomenon Is caused by toe vessel
filing with water. and says that any shift
ing cargo changes the center Of gravity of
q vessel and affects its stability Experi-
enee has proved this true In colliers and
grain laden ships. Free water Is said 20 10
worse than either. and it's inhuenes on the
stability Of an abandoned bulk, combined
with excessive rolling in the trough Of the
sea. IS often sufficient TO carry the derelics
beyond the safe angle 90 keel Once beyond
that point. the constructor sayA, it will
never retuTn.-New York TimeA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21

A wear or SO ago n banker was the
most unpopular, not TO say heartily de-
spised. person known to the agricultural
community, or at least TO that portion Of
it that chlmed in with the calamity
howl. But things have changed and
with them the feelings Shd sentiments of
many of the people, especially towards
the banker. This is readily explained,
though. in the mere statement of the
fact that very many farmers have be-
come interested in banks. either as stock
holders or depoakors, their shares or de-
posits representing the profits they have
realized from the generous yields Of
their farmF and orchards and pastures
and herds. As in the fab~., you see it
makes all She differenc whose OK is
gored, or n this instance, >Iho gets the
plum
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21
Hnu WIN Vacation, Anect Edueatienf

do not know that an effect Of summer
migration on the country school is often
observable. Exceptional instances exist,
and cases may be numerous The ineress-
ing disposition Of families to rrolong their
stay in the country beyond the limits OF
the city school vacation suggests that the
time may not be far distant when those
who control the village schools will adjust
the terms and studies 80 as TO enable chill
dren from the city 20 continue work during
q portion Of their stay.
The similarity Of courses in all graded
schools fsvors this transfer. and By pains
taking fair adjustment might Be reached.
This would take away from many city fam
iIiesa chief objection % prolonging their so
journ, and would result 10 a positive bene-
G. 20 the inhabitants. Lacking some such
arrangement, the migratory habit must
soon lead % the establishment Of private
schools in some districts 20 Accommodate
temporary Tssidents- - Edward Hunger
ford IN Century.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21

The Golden Club of London will
throw all tie weight of its wealth and
political and social prestige into the Ohio
campaign. in a desperate effort to defeat
Major Mckinley. American protection
evidently does not suit British free trad
ers, which is the most convincing evi-
dence that it is a good thing for this
country. English manufacturers would
be very clear of fighting Mckinley if
they had the slightest idea that his
famous tariff ideas would injure Ameri-
can trade prospects.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-21

The Charleston, S. c., World, in its
pungent style, hits the management of
the worlds fair with its tomahawk when
it says, ''while it is pleasant to know
that General Miles is willing to organize
a parade of Indians for the worlds fair,
it may be questioned whether he would
not do better TO organize band of his
beloved red men to kill off and scalp
about one-half of the army of official
deadheads who are 'puttering' around
the show and impeding its progress.