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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
THE NEW INTERSTATE COMMITS
SiONBRS.

The dispatches this morning announce
the appointment by the president yes
terday, of three members to the va cant
places on the interstate commerce COM
mission. The announcement is some
thing of disappointment to Kansas
since it was hoped and expected that ex-
Governor George I. Anthony would be
named for one of the vacancies. OF the
three named, McDill of Iowa is designed
to represent the great west-the first
time this section has been represented on
the commission since it was created
the central northern states by w. r.
Morrison who succeeds himself. and the
south by William Lindsay of Kentucky
to succeed Commissioner Bragg, deceas-
ed. McDill isn't known outside of his
state, though he may be capable man
for the place. Morrison has been before
the country in one official capacity or
another long enough to be
known by everybody who keeps
posted upon current politics.
Lindsay is a man of some prominence,
llSlf1liS Del fCu IOA a t6L Va biA NGdIo Ol
the bench of the Kentucky court of ap-
peals and part of the time as chief
justice. He is a native of Virginia, and
served four years in the Confederate
army, rising to the rank of captain. He
located in western Kentucky after the
war in what is known as "the Pennyrile
deestrick;" was appointed county attor-
ney for Hickman county, and later
served a term in the state senate. He
was taken up as compromise candidate
for the court of appeals and elected.
Since retiring from the state supreme
court he has had a lucrative practice as
railroad attorney. He was a candidate
for the United States senate against
John G. Carlisle to succeed Senator
oOl-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
For the Eagle.
DECEMBER vIOLETS.
TO A. B. A,


Like a low strain of music, half forgot,
Like old caressing words, once thought so
sweet,
Your yiolets bring back-I know not what,
But, OH the vast background of years so fleet;
Of childish days that lie so far behind,
Of golden mornings in the solitude;
The sway of trees, the whispers of the wind
Its little sweeps and laughs that were so
good.
The hillside flowers pushed their faces
through
Thehumid richness of the brown wood-leaves
decay,
And heralded that spring was come anew,
E'e had the crouching snowbank dripped
away,
Dear little faces, nodding bravely there!
Anemones blushed at the violets
And peeped through fragile fronds of maid
enhair,
From little coigns and tiny parapets.
The shining river necklaced round the hill,
Where stately geese marched down in single
file:
Wild birds few down to bathe and drink,
and trill,
And speckled trout found homes, mile after
mile:
The silver water DER the golden sand,
Slow vending seward, dreamy, cool, and
clear,
Where mid the hush of forests, dark and
grand,
1t mirrored countless herds of bright-eyed
deer,
Twas so familiar then did not know,
This wildwood life of mine was half so dear;
So near the heart of things, my long ago,
SO close to God, and knew not was near.
NAN w HEALY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
THE REAL ESTATE AGENT.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
The successful real estate agent is usu-
ally an individual who has previously
moved in mare humble sphere-among
the worlds plodders-till self-discover
ed genius and ambitious lo1gings urged
him forwerd to higher and broader
sphere of action wherein he would have
scope to indulge unlimited expectations,
and could hope to win more readily
ubiquitous and multicious; being with
multipotent endowments and multipli-
cious acquisitions. He is an adroit tao
tician; the agitator and instigator of
most municipal, ambitious aspirations;
the connecting link between wants, unit
ing them in harmonious agreement,
and the discoverer of latent wants and
undeveloped opportunities. He brings
together capital and natural resources,
and joins the hands of capital and labor
In cooperative and productive grasp.
He is the extender of municipal domains
and the procurer of charitable, beneficent
and industrial establishments. If he has
an object in view he gets to it with
alacrity, and will turn corner and
move along the street at a speed that
will project and maintain his coat
tails at right angle-and folks
then call him a rustler. He is
fertile in resources; he can make
apparent objections assume the appear
ance of alluring recommendations.
He is an optimist; when the dark
clouds of adversely obscure the sunlight
of hope his penetrating vision will
always discover their silvery Innings,
and if you are down" he will talk you
up and Undue you with renewed enter
prise and ambitious courage His touch
is magical; building cities on outlying
deserts, converting deserts into green
and fruitful fields. and building railroads
over preconceived impossible barriers,
thus by his influence civilization adj
vances. He is an adept in adaptation
and a facinating entertainer; he
can interest a lady with polished
grace and decorum, or help ''paint the
town red" in company with q Texas
cowboy. His perennial smile will dispel
the dark yapors of ennui, and his hope
full voice and presence will exercise the
demons of gloomy forebodings. Unob
trusive reticence and modesty are not
among his distinguishing graces; his dis
covered opportunities are unfolded with
confidence and freedom. He is gener-
Gus; he will not let you in on the ground
floor" or perhaps at bed rock" and
may even ''step out himself and let you
have the whole affair-and, if you have |
not the financial genius TO achieve the |
results his accute mind so wildly por
trayed he will be lavish with his-sym-
pathy. Crackers and mossbacks eschew |
his presence. With rust, must, mould |
and dust he is not a congenial associate. |
And when the push and pull of his activ-
ity has worn out his physical machinery |
he will go hence with resignation if only |
assured that he has merrited for his |
epitaph: He was a distinguished rust |
Ter" But prudence here dictates a
pause lest there rests an accusation Of |
eXtravagant delineation. kRATS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.
The Jail at Norman is almost compile

! The Jail at Norman is almost completed.
Norman is soon to have another news
paper,
Jake Admire said it would be Seay right
along
| An Oklahoma man for governor. That's
the stuff.
| 1t was President Harrison's say. And il
was Seay.
Paradise, town in Payne county wants
postoffice.
There is a place near Saltwater called
Shutdown"
Oklahoma prefers the letter IS" First
Steele then Seay.
The next thing Ell Reno would like to
have is land office.
The kingfsher townsite case has been
decided in favor of Fassett.
One of the earlier characters of Hennes-
sey was called Heel Fly Bill"
The FL Reno Democrat issued big
paper of sixteen pages this week.
Southwestern Payne county was swept
by destructive prairie fire, last week.
The assessors of Paine county will meet
next Monday to fix a basis for assessment.
The Saltwater Gazett looks for the
Strip to open before the grass on it is
green.
Julia Clark, the woman who allots lands
to the Indians, has got her picture in the
papers.
Speaking Of climate, Oklahoma's first
snow this winter did not fall until Jan
uary the first.
The Comanche tribe of Indians are
said to have originated the sign language
of the red man.
There are still few house flies left in
Oklahoma, but the next blizzard will
clean them out.
There is loud call on Bill Hackney to
decide on one of the two as his home,
Oklahoma or Kansas.
Everybody in Oklahoma is praising
Santa Claus He did everything but
bring Oklahoma a governor.
A dispatch from Washington says, it
looks like congress would pass an enabl-
ir'- act for statehood for Oklahoma.
1t is reported that a band of Cheyennes
b.4e into the cattle yards at Segar's
colony few days ago and stole twenty
one head of cattle.
More ladies received calls at the little
town of Moore than at any other city in
Oklahoma. Every woman In town re-
ceived calls, New Years day.
Congressman Holman seems TO be some
thing Of u chump. He told an FL Reno
delegation that he did not know of any
such man as Harvey in congress.
Two photographic views of the agricul-
tural school at Saltwater have been taken
and will be filed away to give the people
of the twentieth century some idea of how
it started
The townsite board will be ready to
grant deeds for the east eighty of Nor
mans TOWNSHIP as soon as the government
patent is received. 1t is daily expected
and 9tles to that property Will soon be Sc
cured by the property holders.
The Lexington Leader in its last weeks
issue announced that publication at that
point had ceased and that the plant would
at once be removed TO Norman. Arrange
ments were accordingly made to that eff
feet, but it is said it has been induced to
stay at Lexington.
Ell Reno Democrat: +. J. Simpson re-
turned from Washington City Saturday
and reports Oklahoma matters in good
shape He says the secretary of the in
terror is deeply interested in the early
opening of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
country and will do all that he can to open
it in the early spring.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

ment' to break the pledge which they
find most irksome and respect the one
which meets their personal desires. The
diplomatic battle which has been waged
so unremittingly for months has resulted
in many entangling alliances. Men in
order to win the favor of the factions in
which the party was divided before the
elections found it expedient to pronounce
pledges of fealty to the partisans of both
candidates and these promises are now
most embarrassing. They have post
poned the evil day to the utmost
limit, but the hour of delivery
is at hand. In the vain at
tempt still to wear the shifting masks
of DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde they are
now suggesting that the senatorial ques-
ton should be decided by a secret ballot
in the coming caucus. Should this plan
be carried out they hope to escape the
opprobrium which otherwise will GER
tainly be heaped upon them from the
faction they disappoint.
In this way the knowledge of the final
result is deferred. Meanwhile the pub
lie, which means not only the people liz a
distant state, but also residents within
block of the capitol building of Ohio,
must wait the action of the caucus be-
fore they definitely know anything. In
the interim there is certain unsatisfac-
tory, lean pleasure in listening to the
discordant duet the two factions keep up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06


1t is always an amusing thing to me 10
watch people as they give their orders in a
restaurant. They have the air of nabobs
III nine cases ont Of ten, even il they only
order beans Most Of them, in some of our
most popular restaurants. never have the
opportunity 10 put on style only as il is
offered them when they take their noon
time lunch.
Bring me DIT Of fried chicken" says a
matronly dame with large paste diamonds
in her ears, and say, suppose OF course
it is spring chicken, Tel them to cook il
extra well for ne so as TO be sure and get
1t tender, and bring me a cup OF real hot
tea. Mind, now, you have it hot, and you
may fetch me some onions If they are nice
andsyoung, and piece Of mnce pie of Just
medium heat; neither hot nor cold"
And the poor waiter reeled from the
table with MS order like ship carving
too much sail. Then there IS the Fat little
woman who sits near me often and mois.
tens her lips ike gentle old tsbby dream
ing of mice. You may bring me side
dish of beans" she murmurs, "aad "a cup
of boiling water; bring the water in a
pitcher and cover it over with a fresh
napkin"
"Oh, DEAR" want 20 say to her, sin the
third rate boarding place where you spend
your leisure time, do they fuss 10 bring
you boiling water in pitcher and all the
etceterasf Not much, my dear, and that
is why yon are so cross with the waiter,
and tell him you will report him for mat
tention when the water be brings doesn' e
crack the pitcher with the high pressure
of its own caloric. Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
Seldom Closes HI. I've.

81 have brother, " said a sporting man,
as he chewed an uulighted cigar reflective
", in the lobby Of one Of the big hotels.
Every one in the group Of his companions
stopped TO hear his story. MY brother
never shuts his eyes when be goes TO sleep, -
continued Mr.. Racetrack, hattered By the
attentiveneSs Of his audience. From boy
hood ne and used 70 room together. lie
wouldn't read. and liked TO. Red 20 %
bed while was buried in Walter Scott's
or FenBimore Cooper's novels, and when
I'd start 70 turn in I'd see him lying there
with his eyes staring wide open. What's
keeping you awakeY asked, the Grst time
! noticed this. lie never answered was
scared. / waved my hand before his eyes,
and il never faxed him. Until this present
day be never has closed his eyes for sleep,
and have watched him for hours, az we
talked, 70 catch him wiuking as you ali do
several times a minute. and / never saw
him wink" Maybe be bypnotizes him
self" suggested one Of the party. We'll.
maybe be does" said Mr. Racetr8ck-
Philadelphia Pres.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

An interesting yarn comes from Asia
which you can believe OF nos ~ ron see 81
that party q explorers in al interior
range Of hliis recently found ar immense
cave which they penetrated Tor a i0ag dis
tancs and suddenly cane upon the rains q
an ancient CITY Of 5~zatifol aspscs. Gold
and silver coins found ieatesi thai the ia
babitsnts bad Aoarishsd 30 TeArs before
the Christian era +; was further stated
ths. the city had been LAID ont WITH 70
particular attention 70 regularity or ETs
TEN. The houses generally were t~o and
three stories hlxs ana e0uts. nezi 8rns. vases
and implements ~ a Foo3 qnsiify r. work
n1zashio. IL il Dor kuosB whether j. -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
oKLAHoMA,s GOVERNOR.

This mornings dispatches announce
the appointment yesterday by the presi-
dent of Judge A. j. Seay of Oklahoma
to be governor of that territory. The
readers of the EAGLE will remember that
it predicted several weeks ago that Judge
Seay would be Ex-Governor Steele's sue
cessor, but the failure of the appoint.
ment at an earlier date caused many to
become skeptical. Nobody will question
the fitness of Judge Seay for the efficient
discharge of the difficult and responsible
position, and whatever the feeling,
locally, in the territory as to personal
favorites, all will be satisfied and graft
fed that the president has given the new
territory territory man for governor.
The Eagle joins Oklahoma in congratu-
lations to Governor Seay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
NOVEL RLECrIoNEERING.

The Washington Post tells how John
c. Kyle, the new member from the Sec
ond Minnesota district, secured his cleo
ton. He made the rounds in buggy,
with big stout negro to drive him. He
went right to the fields of the white
voters, and, driving up to where the
sovereign was blowing, he would in
troduce himself and then would make
the negro take hold of the pillow and turn
many furrow while he and the farmer
took a smoke under a shade tree and
talked over the situation. 1t worked
like a charm, and though Mr.. Morgan
tried to hold on through the Farmers
Alliance he was mot in it, at all when
it came to ''show down" Kyle and
his swarthy travelling pillow hand had
captured the horny-handed voters
This was novel mode of electioneer-
ing, it must be allowed; but the idea
was doubtless borrowed from the ex-
perience of colored voter down south
An experience he had in a dream. He
said he dreamt he died, and by mistake
took the wrong road which landed him
in sheol. The first thing that attracted
his attention was the large number of
Democrats there, and the next was that
every Democrat had darkey holding
him between himself and the fire.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

ton & Quincy, 5000: Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific, $1,000; Norfolk & West
ern, $4,000: New York, Lake Erie 6
Western, 20, 000; Big Four, $1,000; Gin
cinnati Southern. 5000, and many 9TH
ers. At recent meeting of rail manu-
facturers it was definitely stated that the
orders already placed among the differ
ent mills OF the country aggregate near
IL 800. 900 tons. At $50, which contin-
tinues to be the current rate. this means
the disbursement of SIS, 200. 600 for "A
single article of railroad consumption,
and the amount of rails named is equiva-
lent to 5000 miles of new or renewed
track of sixty four pound rail. The year
of 1892 Is to be one o. great activity and
prosperity in the iron industry, and
hence In all other industries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
The Fastest Time Yer.

Another phenomenal run was made
with the Empire state express on the
New YoTE, Central last week. The train
left New York on time, but lost thirty
three minutes on the Hudson river
division on account of freight wreck.
Engineer Chase, with engine No. SO.
took the train from Albany, leaving that
city twenty-five minutes behind time.
The run from Albany 10 Utica. a distance
Of ninetv-four miles. was made in exact
Is one hundred minutes without a stop
Prom Utica 10 Syracuse. Gfty-tFree
miles. occupied fifty-seven minutes
Charley Hogan drew the express from
Syracuse 10 Rochester with engine 70
s94, making the run Of eisbty-0ns miles
in sevsnty--sseH minutes. an eight mile
squirt between Mscedon and Fairp0rt BE-
ing covered in SIX minutes and fifteen
seconds The train reached Buffalo On
tirne The three engines usei were al
Of one type. turned out from the com
pany's own shops, built for this especial
tram
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

Georgia Alliance have declared against
4 third party. This viii be IN the nature
Of a knock down 70 the Kansas Alliauce.
as il had foudly hoped that Georgia w0nid
remain true 70 the fsifh.-Lawrence Jour
mai
Why, bless your susceptible soul. that
is just what the Georgia Alliance has
done. l. e, remained true 10 the faith
the original faith of Democracy; just Is
that following viii do IN all the southern
states when il comes 10 endorsing tie
proposed third party as an Independent
political movement
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

Few visitors % the Clover cIub dinners,
when called upon % speak, have tho sarys
20 stand up against tbs fusiiiAds Of Wit
and side remarks without losing their com
p0sure Bot a. dinner the cisYsrssa nss
their match ia George Holland. the actor.
Mr.. Holland vas called upon By the chair
to say sonnet hing. No sooner bad be risen
70 bis feet than The fan began. All sorts
Of funHy remarks were haired a. bin, baI
without having TIE slightest eject. Tbs
members wefs amazed a. h.s evident Ia
difference. bat they determined not 20 -
hAljisd, aud rssioubied thsi ? Efforts 20 break
IL upoe ths SPEAKER. again they we're us.
successful
The sDsafsr continued the even tenor sf
BIS way untlI sarough with bls remarks.
wren bs took bic ssat with bot even .
hasr rEfssd- TIE psHt day a FAD who had
ben al Interested sltasss approached Mr.
Holland a5d asksd hfu aos be Managed
70 Keep bis nerve. 'Thsy esdn't sDpe&r -
rattle you very Hauez lat uizht." - sald.
"HDT did you work ~" Tas ca sst1r
bent forward VITA Is hAsd % bis sas.
''Y0sH hAvs 70 talk loR6sf." Re sad
u "a - deaf - rs0stf -P6listssphia Heo
ard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
The Wegtern Kansas way

From the Hutchinson News
Judge Botkin tells the News of a man
out in Haskell county, who had only one
mule, dIlapidated old set of harness,
who went TO an enterprising merchant
for assistance, promising two bushels Of
wheat in return, last fall, for each bushel
furnished him by the merchant. The
merchant also loaned him 81 with which
to buy an old, second hand drill. and
s1.5G to pay the blacksmith for repairing
it. He went TO work with a viii,
sowed a large acreage Of wheat. reaped
a bountiful harvest, paid the merchant
back for what he had done for him, owns
a half interest in a threshiug machine,
owns a nice team Of horses. good harness,
etc, and has nearly 81, 900 in the bank.
This, he SAYS, was dope On a Haskell
county farm in little over year by a
man who possesses push and energy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

The anathema. cursed be he who
putteth the bottle TO his neighbor' 8
mouth, seems to have forceful ex-
emplifcation in the conviction of Dr.
Graves in Denver upon the charge of
numbering Mrs. Barnabv. In this case,
as in many others, the defense furnished
the strongest circumstantial evidence OF
the guilt of the accused-first, by trying
TO prove that there was no poison in the
bottle of whisky, and failing III that, by
denying all knowledge Of the bottle.
Liquor is dangerous thing TO fool with;
1t is full CT serpents and adders.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

In Grafton's manual of bis chronicles,
1876, the uniueky days, according 10 the
opinions Of the astronomers. ars named ss
follows: Jan. 1. 2, 4, 3, 10, Is. u and -
are unlucky Feb. %. "a and - pplucky. z.
10 and Il very unluoky; March 10, II aud
% very unlucky; April Z. $, 10 aud % IN
lucky; May 3 and 9 unlueky. Z. Is aud -
very unlucky, June 10 ard - unlucky.
and s very unlucky; Aug. - aud 20 In
lucky, 70 and % very unlgeky; Sep. 3. Z. q
and . unlueky. and very unlueky; Oct.
I, IG and "a unIucky, very uuluokY; Nov.
5. G, - and % unlaeky. = and ~ very un-
lucky; Dec. Is and - uniueky. Q. Z and .
very unlueky - Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06

The announcement sent out Saturday
that the supreme court had decided the
BOYD case from Nebraska in favor Of
Boyd, seems to have been premature
and unauthorized, though it is under
stood that the decision viii be, when
rendered, in Boyd's favor. The point of
interest in the contest is not so much
over possession of the office of governor,
except as to Boyd's personal concern
Thayer claims no right 10 it further than
is implied in his qualification to serve in
that position until his successor should
be elected and qualified-the point of
general interest is the question of an
aliens eligibility to an elective Office.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-06
IT WAS A COLD YEAR.
Temperature During 1891 Lower than
That of the Average Year.

From the Kansas City Star.
From the monthly meteorological
summary for December furnished by
Observer Conner of the weather bureau
here, some interesting facts were shown.
The highest temperature for the month
was December 81 when 81 was regis
tered. The lowest was December 2G
when 10 degrees above zero was regis
tered. The year 1891 was cooler than
the average one. For the year there
was an entire deficiency Of 200 degrees
in temperature. This was on the aver
age less than degree day. There was
also slight deficiency in the total pre-
cipitation of rainfall for the entire year.
The deficiency was eighty-one one hun
dreth of an inch.
The total annual rainfall in Kansas
City Is 81 inches. The deficiency is
therefore slight The precipita-
ton for December, 1891, was one
and fifty-four one hundreths
inches This was the largest for years
here. In December. 1890, 1t was sixty
three, in 1889 fourteen. and in 1883 sew
enty-nine one hundredths of an inch.
One thing that the report showed that
viii remind eastern people who live here
that they are south Of Mason and Dixon's
line was the prevalence Of thunder
storms in what would Re the dead Of
winter" in the northeast There were
thunder storms December ;. and 81.
Another noticeable feature was the great
daily range Of temperature. On Decefn
Der 30 there was a range of 81 degree.
This was the greatest OF the month On
the Goth the range was 10 degrees-the
least Of the month. The mean temPera-
ture for the month was ~ degrees. That
OF 1920 was 81; 1859. &c. and 1853 - de-
gTees