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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
AS TO RATE Determinations.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
l have read with much interest the
article which appeared in last Sunday 8
EAGLE, written by our mutual friend,
Colonel S. L. Jocelyn, entitled: The
Railroad Rate Problem" The colonel
does not seem to come directly to the
point, but deals at some length in gener-
alities, though finally he arrives at the
conclusion that the roads are stocked at
many times their real value and that
these figures are again doubled by reason
Of their bonds or the mortgage indebted
ness of the roads. and to pay dividends
upon this ''watered stock" and the inter-
est upon their mortgages the roads are
compelled to charge eXOrbitant rates.
Perhaps this statement Is true. We
have certainly heard the charge made
many times during the political cam
paigns of the last five or six years,
though ! have no authoritative figures
before me to determine whether the
! colonels calculation is correct or not. l
/ have been informed, however, that none
of the roads in this state, with the posi-
/ bic exception of the Fort Scott and Gulf,
have paid any dividends within the past
( four years. One thing is very certain,
/ however and that is that business men
/ Of all classes, regardless OF their politi-
/ cal opinions, are almost fully agreed that
! the practice referred TO Is pretty gener-
/ ally INDUCED in by the roads, and par
/ ticularly those of the west II this IS
true, something should undoubtedly be
I done to correct the evil.
/ But Is The coloneIs plan feasible and
practicable? If a trunk line from
I Duluth TO Galveston would be a good
. aud profitable investment for the gov
eminent, why would /, rot a.so be de-
sira5ie investment for private capital
( The colonel, himself. Ia, always been
. regarded as Il public-spIrI,ed. enter
+ prIoing citizen, aud when displaying
( the attractive features and desirabiligv
( Of his suburban los a. an invest
ment for his numerous clients. he
+ has generally met with more than usua!
success in convincing them that there
/ were millions in IT. Vow that real
estate Is rather dull, AMI tit.z capital Is
clam0rIng for desirable railroad and
municipal bonds, commercial paper. and
almost any other class Of choice securi-
f ties, paving from four Per cent. to SIX
! per cent. interest. notwithstanding the
col0nel's claim that fifty millions dollars
/ more money Is needed 70 meet the de-
mauds OF trade II =, ems to me that the
. times are propitious. and the opportun-
( Iiy now at hand. for the colonel TO i'm
+ mortalize himsgli by building this trunk
/ line railroad.
But adhering TO the original subject
+ 81 rate Determinations and excessive
! charges, would il not De better 70 enact
, a law requiring the roads 70 forfeit u
! the state. al earnings beyond eight per
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The territorial legislature will convene
on the sth day of January, and will run
until Feb. g
At least $500. 900 worth of improvements
are being made in the city of HI Reno. ac-
cording to the Eage.
Sheriff-elect w. w Painter of Guthrie
has appointed Captain ". f. Tansey un-
der-sheriff for Logan county.
The Otoe Indians are holding another
ghost dance. and claim that the Messiah
Will be on hand in SIX weeks.
\ dispatch from Quapaw mission an
nouuces that vigorous protest has jus,
been signed and sent 10 Washington by
the chief aud councillors and majority
Guthrie has board OF trade with a mem
bership Of Us. wbo pay regularly into the
/ treasury OF the club SIX dollars per annum.
( beside special assessments. That's bust.
ness.
Jack S:iilweN, the veteran frontiersmaa
says that he does not credit the stories Of
gold or silver. but that there are indIc4-
tioas Of copper and lead, aud thar the
mountain range contains some Of tae mos;
fertile valley he las ever seen IN his long
aud varied exgeri-8r-
Guthrie Leader Hon Dennis FIyUE viii
leave for Washington Immediately after
tHe holidays - Jry uIs hand At bsingiuz
about speedy 0penia- of the reservations
which have 0eea treated Tor by the com
m:ssiousrs The Leader goes o. record a.
saying sEa; Dennis vii accomplish much
for OA.ahona. az hi> vusJling qualities Viii
be appreciated II Washington - tasy axe
, 10 Oklahoma.
Guthrie Capital. Former Drpaty Ca.tei
States Marshal Dick DraAe lis just re
turned from The Greek nation and tells .
story about bow iae Cchs Indians hung q.
white man named Cora The murder VS.
committed seven n les south u Re! FORK
on PolecaI creek. y c& Drake was ia ta@
country, AID found The body of the nan
hAngiu1; 90 "a trer. about two Eni.es from 3
settlement ID tlr woods
Of the QI7pzw trihs O: iadjaDs against tae
passage a. senate bill 3c5o. which passez.
the senate ls-t Monday This BAL pro
v.dss fer TIE allotment u the Qususss
lands, giving them @oo sores PER csp.gs.
with the privilege o. eeIiing forty sores e
wnoDsvsr iEeS please sad The sgEp.a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE FARMERS
OF THE WORLD.

While Kansas is going off on tangent
of stuffed horned toads and with the
like monopolizing a large amount OF
space in her state building atthe Column
bian exhibition, poor old Missouri is fit
ting up a part of her state building to be
used as the headquarters of the travel
inc men of the world. We would sug-
crest that if Kansas proposes to reap any
benefit from the worlds fair she de-
vote a part Of her space to a headquar-
ters for the farmers of the world, even az
the expense of turning the animals out.
If we are to be represented by species
let the classes be indigenous to the en-
vironment Why not better an exhibit
ton of Kansas freaks: There is no more
ireaky spot for unique specimens to be
found on the cold globe, and but few OF
the samples will be found to be four
legged. practically all being genuine
political pimples and the like, some
with whiskers, some on socks and some
in petticoats.
While we are confident that Kansas
could carry off all the medals and blue
ribbons for products coming under the
head of genuine abnormalities and high
grade and thoroughbred cranks, without
drawing on either the membership the
Women's Suffrage association or the
Calamity party, and while such exhibit
ton would INCIDENTALLY be more sui
generi than all the dead deer5 and stuffed
cats OF various kinds, still we would be
willing to forego all this promising ca
tegory for the chance Of big winning
with worlds headquarters for farm
ers." Stuffed animals nor pumpkins
will hardly hold the multitude for a
solid six months as against the artistic
and mechanical triumphs Of the world,
and when it comes to a profitable hold
ing the farmer is what Kansas should
strive for. Kansas is pre-emineDtly
farming country and her farmers rather
than her freaks and her defunct fauna
are important to her future. Every
body knows the progressive people Of
Kansas 20 be away up in the arts and
sciences, but there will be hundreds Of
acres given up to these things to every
one for the farmer. 1t is the world of
farmers that Kansas wants TO attract
and interest. Outside of such possible
interest there is nothing for Kansas in
all that great congregating Of the worlds
wonders.
Then let the legislature make of the
Kansas building at Chicogo, "the
worlds farmer headquarters" and then
make an adequate appropriation to
render the place attractive, interesting
and comfortable for every farmer who
may visit the exposition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
GOLD At A PREMIUM.

In connection with the shipment oil
coin, the uneasy state of the stock mar
ket, and general fear of a possible
premium OH gold, which would newt
ably precipitate a serious if not disas
trous panic, the fact is being developed
that large per cent of all new and re-
newed mortgages Of record in the west
are made payable in gold. This unex-
pected condition of affairs seems little
understood by people generally and even
by those who are carrying mortgages.
The mandatory law for the purchase of
silver by the treasury seems to have sug-
gested to the money loaners the posi-
bility of a deprecated currency, but
more probably the threats of the ca
lamity party to increase the circulating
medium by untold millions if they
should get into power once, is the real
secret of the sudden and universal
move of money loaners to have incor-
porated in all their mortgages the gold
clause"
No set of men or class are so interested
in having stable and unfuctuating
currency as the farmer. And all the
more so if be IS a borrower. The Wall
street shark, the city broker and banker
nor the merchant or manufacturer are
so concerned. They all do business with
reference to the value of the currency
of the hour.
One cent or one half cent premium on
gold coin will be the signal for its i'm
mediate and sudden disappearance from
the circulation of the country. Any
premium whatever would precipitate a
serious monetary condition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
HOUSEHOLD TRASH.
II Suddenly Assumes Value When Yet
Lake Account of Stock.

II Suddenly Assumes Value When Yen
Take Account of Stock.
Tim glad we're going 10 move" re-
marked Mrs Higbee 10 her hush the
other morning as they began packing
mp their household goods We've
been living in this house 50 many years
that we have accumulated stacks upon
stacks Of trash shall be glad 70 leave
behind US"
That's So" said Mr.. Higbee. We've
got oceans Of old clothes and furniture
and stuff that is no more use 10 Us than
balloon would be. Let's give lot ot
furniture and books and old dishes and
worn clothing 20 our scrub woman
They'll come in very handy for her
and her family this winter, and besides
it is no more than right that We should
do something for the poor. whom We
have always with rs, and Mr.. Higbee's
bosom swelled with the proud con
sciousness Of a man who assures him
self that his heart is large and warm
and Is in the right place. There's that
old hair-cloth sofa and those old -style
chairs-ve don't want thc-e. do vs2''
he continued.
''To he sure we do. replied MIRA Hig-
bee. Il shall cover the sofa with s0rns
new cloth and paint the chairs white,
and they'll De real mica BY the by,
you'll never wear that gray suitof yours
any more. viii you2"
II certainly shall Il get half a
chance" responded Hr. Hizbee- a
tailor can clean and press il and make
Il about as good as new
Later on. a. MIRA Hizbee was sorting
over her old dresses. she remarked. half
aloud: This gray III have eolored
terra Gotta. and this blue can Be made
over to- school dress for our Sauds.
and this blackwell, is pretty good
yet, and
Ard Mr. Higbes decided that BIS old
-: suit would - good g wear ca fab
ing trips next sumner. and HI next
Oldest would - good % wear about
home when there we're chores % -
done. and when the whole hos bold
Appur:euzuces had been carefully gone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
A PROTEST.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
hope you will be charitable enough
to allow Inc as an humble Republican to
the part of our Republican representa-
tives to aid or assist in any way the
Populists to elect a United States senator
in Kansas.
l have no personal fight to make on
any Peoples party man, but their main
declaration and platforms are irregular,
misleading and revolutionary. There
fore let us stand by and advise our Re-
publican representatives to keep their
hands clean and vote for Senator Per-
kins, or some other good Republican, till
the Gulf of Mexico freezes over before
they 90 i'll with any set of howlers, that
have declared from every town and
school house in Kansas that the
Republican party is set of
thieves and robbers. Now l ask,
would it be principle and
good politics to go in with that kind of
politicians and aid them to elect a
United States senator? [ say no. The
Republican representatives could not
commit more unrighteous act. Let
us stand by our own organization and
Kansas Republicans will come out all
right in the end, and no mistake about
it. This is the opinion of one who al
ways votes the Republican ticket, from
the fact l know the party Is friend to
America and her institutions, and | am
in favor of liking the flint and trying
them again on our Republican record.
Yours, T. L. &.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
The daehia Daily EaoIe FriIau gorno lmber IS 1892.

lands to the highest bidder. Also for the
establishment Of TOWNSHIP (Cayuga) on
lands belonging to the tribe. The Indians
are all anxious TO have their lands allot-
ted. but do not want this bill in IT'S present
shape, as it is entirely in the interest of Il
lot of TOWNSHIP sharks and lawyers, who
ara to receive the extra forty acres of land
from each member OF the tribe aud large
share of the annuity money due the Qua
paws.
A veritable colorado is located at last, As
witness this pen picture from the Okla
homa Times Ournai:
The kickapoo reservation contains
/. 152 qnarter sections, of which the In
diaus will take about $50 Tie valley OF
the Deep Fork and North Canadian con-
tail. the finest land in America. These
valleys contain nearly 500 quarter sec
tons, and the man who receives one OF
them is most fortunate The Indians will
take about 80 quarters. and their present
intention is TO lake their allotments IN II
body in the southeast corner OF the reSer'
walton. taking part valley and part up
land. II they do not change their minds,
over 100 valley claims will oe Iett for white
settlers The upland Is mostly timbered,
and contains "A sandy soil. -Four or five
tributaries of Deep Fork run
almost the entire distance across
the reservation from the south side,
and bordering each is beautiful valley
from one half to three-fourths of mile IN
width The streams i've through the
most prolonged drouth, being fed by nu-
merous fac springs. The timber is good,
the upland hearing four or five varieties OF
OF k. aud hickory aud pecan The timber
bordering on the streams is made up OF
white, red and burr oak, pecan, mulberry,
gum, ash, walnut, hickory, cottonwood
aud many other species. " lid black ber-
ries, straw berries, dewberries, elder Der
res, raspberres and goOseberries grow in
Abundance in the eastern part. The grass
In the valley grows To such height that
AN exact account would not be credited by
those who have not seen it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23

a BRILLIANT SCHEME.

ETA great scheme has been proposed by
a labor union of Cincinnati for the set.
Element of such strikes as that at Home
stead. 1t is suggested that when strike
occurs all workingmen shall withhold
their money from circulation, cause a
striugency and depression eff business,
and thus force a settlement. In other
words, the workingmen are expected to
buy no food Or clothing while big
strike is on.
This is equal to the brilliant idea of
the 1rishman in the fable. A full moon
was seen reflected on the water in a well
and Pat took it to be large lump of
silver He had no rope or other means
of getting down in the well, but in order
to secure the rich prize he evolved the
scheme of making rope of men. Call
ing in his neighbors he made known his
plan: he was to clasp his hands around a
beam above the well, the others to swing
down, one below another, each holding
on 10 the feet of the one above. When
half dozen were thus swinging Pat
felt his hold slipping and cried out,
Hold on below white | spit on my
hands" The result was a mass of man
gled humanity at the bottom of the
we'll.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
KANSAS IS ALL RIGHT.

Senator 7. B. Murdoch of Butler county
was in Topeka the first Of the week. and
is quoted by the Democrat as saying to a
party of gentlemen with whom he was
spending the evening at the Copeland:
kansas is all right. All this growl-
ing and grumbling about hard times is
nonsense. There has never been time
when the people in any section were
making SO much money. Seven or eight
years ago, during boom times. there was
an abundance of money, but much of it
was borrowed and a great deal came
from fortunate land speculationS. There
is just as much money in our country
now as then, and the best of it is that
the money now Is made in Legitimate
business. The farmers are building more
good houses and barns and improving
their farms more than they ever did, and
debts are decreasing with rapidity that
is wonderful"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
HOW TO GO TO SLEEP.
You Can HYPnotirs Yourself and Cure Ia
somnia

You Can HTpnotiEs Yourself and Cure Ia
sOmnia-
One Of the technical words us~d in
scientific descriptions Of the phenom-
enOn Of hvpnotisn IS "traushxion.
This relates 70 the position Of the eyes
just before hypnotic sleep comes on.
and it is believed. though not yet fully
explained, that in adjusting the eyes
20 4his position some nerve center %
the brain is affected. producing an
effect like switching OF electricity from
a keyboard, and Inconsistencies fol-
lows almost instantly.
II is n common observation among
nurses that babies get cross-yed Just
before they fall asleep. aad this can -
easily verified wherever there ia baby
In The house by closel v watching the sv~s
OF the little one "a they a.. closing a
sleep Almost invariably the eyes ara
directed inward and generally down
ward. Though sometimes upward. Trua
hypnotic sleep. u undistuTbed By suT-
gestiou, soon turns into what we czIi
natural" sleep as IS shown ~ the
slesper's awakening refreshed as from
natural sleep.
4 writer who vas formerly afiietsd
with chronic insornn Ma effected per-
nnauent cure By means - which 70
terms the hypnotic method. and gives
his recipe with illustrations for tha
benefi, % The many Sufferers from re
torturss II prolonged Wskefulncss. its
worth may Be- easily tested by anyone
with strong VIII power. That many
eminent men Napoleon. Horace Gree.
ley. william r. Seward. for sxAnple--
pos.essed the secret Of going % sleep
a. will - well known.
IN using The following direction. ths
only caution necsssayv - hat hefors
THE hypnotic sleep ue-g~s int natural
sluraber the sleeper IS apt 20 as.-sv
uncoDs-iousiy zay question that nay
b gently asked, sBd thereby rer-zi -
cTets that might perhaps cause dornes-
need bav, 10 fears lie or your rlgha
slds. elo~s vour eyes gently Forges
that me Ids are barriers 90 sesing aai
turn your ey~s iasszrd and down rsrd.
40 that v0u can So roar breath =. y -
were vspor issvinT the no-t-1.s ard
e1rilag - ~ the air Tarn ~Htch ~
return - ths uostrlls And tasu ga
again. Cone~ntrsts Tour powers a
vision until yoa seem actually - 80
th4s-thsn you &rs sslsep.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
LOOKS e LITTLE THIN.

The great hurrah and threatened
furore which is likely to come out Of the
proposed wholesale arrest of supposed
"sooners" in Oklahoma has the seeming
of Job in which the fees of deputy
United States marshals figure up into
the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Whether anybody was convicted or not
Uncle Sam would have the bills to pay.
The warrants ia many if not in most
cases are against poor devils. If the
racket must go ahead why not clap the
process TO suit sooners as General Weaver
late candidate for president and num-
Der of other prominent gentlemen some
of whom live, vote and hold Office in
Kansas,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
CLEVELAND AGAINsr FUSION.

Says Colonel A. a. Harris in an inter
view with Washington reporter:
81 am pleased to know positively what
l never doubted, and that is that under
no circumstances will the incoming adj
ministratlon give aid or comfort to any
man or any set of men who are not
Democrats. Also that the Democratic
party of the east is not going to abandon
or humiliate the Democratic party of the
west. / am assured that the incoming
administration will not favor one of our
enemies more than the other, but if they
should favor one of our enemies 1t will
be the most respectable one of the two.
Perhaps | have said too much. l am so
stating this much"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23

The New York Press has secured the
opinions of two-uhirds of the new con-
gressmen on the tariff. the silver qGes-
tons and an extra session. On the tariff
1914 members favor repeal to the Nc
Kinley law and four are opposed to re-
peal; 134 favor a radical reduction of
tariff duties and thirty-six are opposed;
ninety-four want an extra session Of
congress and fifty-four are opposed; 10l
want a free silver law and forty-seven
do not 1t doesn't necessarily follow,
however, that action on any of these
measures will be in accord with such ex-
pressed sentiment. To declare in favor
of proposition is one thing, but to act
accordingly is another, with Democratic
congressman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
What D. R. Anthony Wants.

From the Kansas Democrat.
Anthony wants to retire from the
newspaper business, and 1t IS understood
that company is being formed to pur-
chase the paper. The dream of his life
has been to be governor Of Kansas, but
ne Is getting old with no chance in sight.
and it is believed that could he round
out his career by being appointed MEM
Der Of the railroad board, more espec-
tally as the successor of his much-hated
cousin. he would be content.
Anthony is wealthy and would care
nothing for the emoluments. The honor
of the position would be something, but
the deep satisfaction would come from
being able to triumph over Inns old
enemy. Had George 7. been elected TO
congress d. r. would have died OF a
broken heart
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
DIRECTORS.

over and The packing Of goods com
pleted, there remained for the scrub
woman pair of superannuated sus-
penders and broken tescup.
These articles Mr.. HiEbee carefully
put aside for her, remarhinG "a he did
SO: The Lord love,h a cheerful civer.
He who giveth TO the poor lendeth to
the Lord"
II You care 10 learn the worth oe
household trash Just ron attempt 10
divorce yourself from it.-Chicago
Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
The Coffey County Case.

From the Topeka Democrat
Shelle barger the Republican who wa;
given a certificate of election from Cot
few comfy over Rice. Populist, the two
having received an equal number OF
votes and the tie having been settled by
lots in Shellabarger's favor, has sub,
mtted proposition to his opponent tc
settle their case in the probate court of
CofTey county. He proposes that each
shall produce his evidence of illegal
votes cast for the other in the probate
court and that they agree that the decl5-
ion of the court shall be final, the loser
to defray all the expenses of the hearing.
This proposition has not yet been agreed
to by Mr.. Rice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
Pleasant as a "Reminiscences Only.
- I'll I'll N-,o,ln 4

John T. Martin of Douglass, is an old
residenter of Butler county, coming
here in 90 and sleeping on the soft side
of slab for many weeks. He tells with
great gusto how nice and soft the bed
was he made from prairie hay cut with
an old dull bush scythe, borrowed from
a neighbor. None of US want TO again
go through the tribulations of pioneer
ing though they are funny enough now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
a Wild-Eyed Puff.

From the Kansas City Gazette
State Auditor Elect Van Prather. OF
Columbus. was in the city yesterday
OF all the wild and visionary dreamers
Ill Kansas, perhaps none of them would
be seriously in it on show down Will
Var Prather. With the exception OF
WiIIitts, Scott and Mrs. Lease none OF
them have made more iron dollars per
capiter" out Of this movement against
the money sharks than this same re
form auditor elect from southern Kan