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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
THE DEMOCRATIC IDEA.

According to the Brooklyn Standard
Union the Democratic platform for
actual business is as follows:
There seems to be four points on which
Democrats are agreed:
/. The pension list must be cut down.
2. The state banks must provide the
people with paper money.
3. Ali supervision of the national cleo
tons must be through the states.
l. The states that are not consolidated
in the section that has 100 electoral votes
sailed down for the Democracy, are to be
broken up.
Between the solidified Confederacy and
the European cities, and the silver
cranks, and The paper cranks, and the
whisky and water cranks, it is thought
the government can be carried on In a
style quite new.
Meanwhile, tue mugwumps feel that
they are restored to life. They feel that
they have become power. Cleveland
is their ideal and idol.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
THE SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE.
a Large Old Concern. Whose Figures Are
MeII-NI Incom nre he nsibIe.

a Large Old Concern. whose Figures Are
WeII-Nigh ncompreheusibIe.
To form some idea of the largeness Of
this earth one may look upon the land
scape from the top of an ordinary
church steeple and then bear in mind
that one must view goo, 600 similar land
scapes to get an approximately correct
idea of the size of the earth. Place 500
earths like ours side by side, yet Sa-
turns uttermost ring could easily in
close them. Three hundred thousand
earth globes could be stored inside the
sun if hollow. If human eye every
hour was capable OF looking upon a
fresh measure of world material 1900
square kiIometers large that eye would
need So, 600 years TO overlook the sur
face of the sun To reach the nearest
fixed star one must travel 80, 600. o0e, 600
of kilometers, and if the velocity were
equal to that Of a cannon ball it would
require 5000, 600 of years TO travel the
distance.
On a clear night an ordinary human
eye can discover about /, 900 stars in the
northern hemisphere, most of which
send their light from distances which
we cannot measure How large they
must be! Round these / 900 stars circle
80. 900 other stars of various sizes. Be-
sides single stars we know of systems
of stars moving round one another.
Still we are bat short way into space
as vet! Outside our limits Of vision and
Imagination there are, no doubt, still
large spaces.
The Milky Way holds probably at
least %, 1911 900 stars, and as each is a
sun we presume il is encircled by at
least fifty planets. Counting upon
these figures we arrive at the magui-
tude Of 81. 900, 955, 900 stars 4 thousand
million OF stars. Who can comprehend
i,2 STILL this is only part % the uni
verse. The modern telescopes have
discovered more and similar milky
WAYS still further away. We know 81
some 5000 nebuIs which represent
milky ways like ours. Let US count
2 coo Of them as being Of the size Of our
milky way, then ?. Ooox2). Isl. O00--s).-
81, 600, 900 suns, or 2,0l9 100, 900 600
heavenly bodies Supposs these bodies
parading before orr mental eve, one per
minute, II would require 3. $50, 600 years
TO finish the march. in ali Of which
time we would have % look upon them
increasingly. Suppose . human being
migrate from globe 20 globe and spend
ing hftv years on each. he would re-
quire 100. 955, 900, 0o0, 900 years for the
round II he stayed only one hour hs
would save much time. bnt Still need
go, 400, 900 years for the task Yst these
nebuls are only part q The universe.
Outside the nebulaB limits we know q
other nebulas not resolvsbie into staTn-
They appear 20 BE- primitive nsouia.
pure. unused w0rld.stuff matter for
new creation s0t1e Of them occupy
space as large as the orbit II Uranus.
Some are still larger. The one n
Orion j. estimated 20 be :, 20, Coo co.
0o9. 90. 900 times larger than that q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
oKLAHoMA OUTLINES.

| w hen the Methodist people at OhIdnOEl1
| City finish their magnificent church they
will have what is said TO be The finest
! church III the territory.
! Judge j. ". Cleyinger councilIor-elect
from the Cheyenne-Arapahes country. has
/ gone To indiana on visit, aud WILL not re-
| turn until about Jan. 1.
| The educational convention OF Indian
school workers. contemplated for the holi-
day season at Okishoma City. has been
| postponed until next year, to convene at
the same place.
Ell Reno Herald Mr. Indian is develop
ing practical horse-sense very rapidly
Our merchants say that they buy fewer
trnkets aud more of the substantlals OF
life than ut former payments.
The Oklahoma Christian Advocate is the
name of IA new paper just started at Guth-
RE, in the interest OF Aethodism in the
territory Revs. w WimberIy aud c. p.
Brewer are its editors and publishers.
The red man seems to have an uncon-
trollable penchaut for fooling with fire
water Marshal Lille brought batch of
thirteen from the Usage country 10 Guth-
RE, charged with Illicit traffic in whisky.
Work will be recommended on the Choc-
taw Coal and Railway company in few
weeks. Mr.. Edwin Chadick, one of its re-
ceivers, WAS interviewed in Little Rock
this week. and the facts set forth by him
can be depended on.-Choctaw Herald
Postmaster Davidson at Chandler ap.
pears to be OF sanguinary temperament
Failing of opportunities to lick as many
stamps as he felt like doing one day last
week, be went out in the back yard and
chopped his foot with an ak, woundiDg
himself seriously
Sixty thousand dollars will be invested
in buildings for the Oklahoma City school
district within the next eighteen months,
and the TimeS-Journal is not a little So
licitous about the matter of the copstruc-
ton of the buildings Confines, ccnveu-
fence and comfort should be consulted, by
ali means.
a party Of capitalists met at Fort Smith
few days ago to discuss the Inter Oceanic
railroad project. They propose TO build ii
line from Memphis to the western state
line near Hartford, Sebastin county, Ar
kansas. The road will be extended along
that parallel west through the territory 10
ico probably, with Pacific coast line.
While on recent hunting expedition in
the strip, George Haycraft found a grave
near the head of Little Bear creek. The
boards placed at the head and foot of the
grave were still standing. The head board
bore this inscription: Died 1864. 5. I.
Bitt!e" The foo. board also bore an in
scription as follows: IS. T. Bittle-Died
April 10, 1864" The grave is about four
teen miles northwest of Stillwater-Still-
water Republican.
Guthrie Leader: A list of delinquent
lessees of school land, who have not paid
their rent for The present year, was made
out in the governors Office yesterday, pre-
paratory to bringing suit. Out OF about
700 leases in old Oklahoma, only seventy
have failed to pay, and some of these have
made part payment, showing less than 10
per cent delinquent. This is not a bad
showing, as the leases were not made
until April, 1891, under Steele's admins
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
ghe aaha DAILY eagle ghuraay zt1ornine eteber r. 1892

Cheatem:-the firm was composed Of L
Ketchum and Z. Chestem.
The people of Kansas can't very well
starye as long as jack rabbits are as plenty
as now. The festive jack is not quite as
toothsome as spring chicken, but he is a
long ways ahead of nothing at all. And
not only so, but he affords more benefit
for the money-three for quarter-shan
any other food animal.
This very pleasing little landscape view
is from the Dighton Journal: The sod
houses and stables are giving way 10 neat
ly built frame houses and comfortable
barns. We cannot help thinking. in rid
ing over the country noting the substan-
tial Improvements, the numberless wheat
and straw stacks and the sleek looking
herds OF horses and cattle, that the west
could feed the world and still have plenty
left. The oppression you bear so much
about has not reached Lane county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
SUNFLO WEIR SILHOUETTES.

Ness City Odd Fellows are building a
handsome temple.
Mortgages are cancelled at the rate of
two day at Salina.
Two new churches, Presbyterian and
Christian, will be dedicated at Harper on
Christmas.
1t is said that Topeka is to have a strong
base ball team for next season. This is an
unexpected concession 90 university people
that the capital citians are not equal TO the
rush.
The Kansas Improved Stock Breeders
association will hold It's annual meeting
in Topeka January 10 The Kansas Swine
Breeders association meeting will be held
at the same time.
Cucumber Jones is entertaining the
superstitious young folk OF Atchison. tell
ing their fortunes. He ought to fuse with
Sweet Potato Smith and enlarge the seance
to include spirit rapping. etc
The Hutchinson News tells Of a calf
born in that city that weighed 90 pouRds
at its birth. Nobody accuses the News Of
hets-ophemy, but nobody accepts It's state
meut a literally true.
F. II. Vincent and family, who left Salins
county nine years ago and went 20 Michi-
gan with the intention Of making that
state their future home, have come 10 the
conclusion that they left better place IN
Kansas, and have returned here
Assistant United States Attorney Soper
has made application in the federal court
20 have the case os Mary RautzAhn nollied.
she was indicted jointly with Benson for
the murder of her mother, Mrs. Mettmau,
at L-avenworth, but was never tried.
Sheriff Chauuoey Flora OF Leaveuworth,
Kan. has been paid $3.50 as his reward for
arresJing Woman Butcher Benson. He
VIII. It is understood divide with the
chief of police Of Camden. y. J., and the
Kansas CIiT postofice clerk who furnished
the clue
Congressman ". a Harris OF Linwood
viii read a paper on What lie Saw in
England aud Scotland, At he meeting *
the stocknen in Topeka IL January. Col
onel Harris : recognized As az authority
on good stock, being largely engaged IL
that industry.
A Mr. Swin3ler runs = store at Burlinc-
ton and Mr.. Chestem Is 4 popular Newton
cashier. II they should form partaeg-
ship the firm name would b. equivalent 20
the Nashville, Tenn, firm Of ketcLum .
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

The Fort Scott Monitor, discussing the
condition of the supreme court saws:
The best system we know or is the one
of the three judges, requiring TO hold
court at four or five Of the different,
prominent cities of the state, Topeka no:
50 be included) with two terms in each
point per year That Is. divide the state
mp into four districts, say with one sit
ting at Fort Scott, one at Wichita, one at
Salina. and one at Kansas City, Kan.
The three judges can go from one of the
three points TO the other, establish rules
for their government, hold court in close
proximity TO the litigants and can dis
patch great deal of business" Such a
plan would effect considerable saving to
litigants, but it Is doubtful that it would
facilitate the business Of the court. The
chances are that such increased facilities
would invite more business for the
court, which would checkmate the OBJ
lect aimed at.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

Souvenir hunters who do not feel
equal to an investment Of $4,000 in a
Columbian so cent coin will have the OPP
portunity, in a few weeks, of securing a
Columbian memento at a cost that will
be within the reach of all. a complete
set of postage stamps, 20 be known as
the Columbian ISSUE" will be issued by
the department early in January, COM
memorative of the 4O0th anniversary of
the discovery of America. The issue will
be unique, and will be on sale only dur
ing the year 1898. The stamps will serve
rs souvenirs of the great fairat Chicago.
The denominations will run from the
cent 10 the So stamp.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

Seventy-hye thousand dollars in good
money Is but poor compensation to the
families Of the United States marines
who were massacred by the Chilians in
The memorable Observation-Disclosures
Rfair-no amount of money would be
but it is infinitely better than TO have i'm
pulsively plunged the two countries into
war. The amount named, which has
been received from the CHILEAN govern
ment, is sufficient guarantee of its good
faith III the settlement of the issue,
which is the consideration demanded by
The government at Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
ELECT a POPULTST.

-
Failing of the requisite strength to
elect Republican successor to P. B.
Plumb, it becomes the plain duty of the
Republican members of the incoming
legislature to aid in the election of a
member of the Populist party to the
United States senate. by not only oppos-
ing every proposition looking to the Sc
lection of a Democrat, but by even, if
if necessary, voting for Peoples party
man.
That this is not the popular opinion of
our party, we are aware; still it is
sound.
The libertine leaders of the Demo-
cratic contingent, followed on by its blind,
hide-bound squad, intrigued getting in
down in the DIRT and filth Of every po-
litical highway and bypath of the state
with Peoples party bawds Of every de-
gree, high or low, that they could with
their hungry, intrusive noses scent out,
pricked on but by a single passion, and
that the defeat of the Republican party.
If for no other reason than that of re-
venge for this defeat of Fusion dregs
and sludge with which they succeeded
in covering us, such a course could only
prove manly.
The Republican party of Kansas can
expect nothing at the hands of that class
of Democrats who, for the sake
of a contemplate "divyy" sunk
manlineSs and all pretended
principle in bargain with the Peoples
party fuglemen for an equal division of
Kansas state, county and city patronage,
at time when they had no expectation
of the election Of Cleveland, and, in fact,
including in their contract that the DEM
ocrats Of Kansas should not even vote
for Cleveland electors, but who, now
that the stuffed prophet has been de-
clared to be on top, turn about and claim
all the federal patronage additional.
And why should Republican-Republi
cans, Of Kansas, do anything to increase
and strengthen the threatenedDemocrati
majority in the United States senate?
In any, il every and in all events it
would be better for the Republican par
ty with its advanced ideas to have a
majority of the United States senate
Popuists rather than Democrats. The
great body of Populists are indoctrinated
with the progressive principles OF the
Republican party and are Republicans
rather than Democrats. The average
Populist of today would rather have
Harrison for president than Cleveland
This being true, wherefore a servile
sycophant of Fusionist, therefore why
not man of such predictions and
principles as could not be made a cats
paw and tool Of these domineering dom
agagues who stole into power under |
false pretenses. While the Republican
party can not hope for very much from
the Populist party, Notwithstanding that
party is so largely made up Of Republi
cans, still, upon the other hand, nothing |
whatever save enmity and double-deal |
ing can be expected from that cohort |
of dickering demogogues who arc at
tempting to steal themselves places in
the name of the people, and riches in
the name of liberty.
For the Republican party there are no
two sides to this question of choice in
4 United States senator for Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

Notwithstanding the fact that the [.
s. assistant district attorney moved TO
dismiss the case against Mrs. Rautzahu.
the Leavenworth Times still insists that
she Is particjps criminis 10 the
murder of her mother. Mrs. Mettman.
BY Benson. The circumstances Of the
case certainly seemed to imp,icste both
the Rautzahn woman and her father,
the husband OF the murdered woman,
but it is fair to presume that the govern
ment's representative was satisfied that
an action could not be maintained
against them or either of them, or he
would not have moved the court to dis
miss the action against the woman.
The Times may be after some one else,
but finds IT necessary to implicate the
two named in order TO catch the other
or others, lis Z nasty mess, anyway.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

J.F. Donoghue. OF $ewburgh, y. Y,
The American champion amateur skater,
nss left for Minneapolis where re XIII
arrange the preIi1inizTies Of his forth
coming match with a Norerg. tbs
Norwegian champion lie viii also
bring about match with Hagen, al
other Morse crack So-seng IS regarded
Is E-.rupe's fastest sprinter On ice lie
holds the worlds record. E2-Ss a. Zen
miles. while the Americans time a.
.Ezt distance IS s5-5s s-s- So-ssag has
Egur Of = nile IN 2.se, -hich IS 20 20
seconds better ttzu Donozhus's
1925 --5 The match ssill - contested
some tine daring TIE winter az Mime
aPo.A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
EeTssy hunting.
x-t,a~.re MIA

The present age is critical and practj-
cal Il cannot be expected to take Of
its hat and bow 10 its ancestors. II has
an idea that the like OF il has never been
seen and does not feel inclined 70 accept
every thing with childish oredui;y. Il Is
wiihsl fair age and the NCIld believes
that religion Is more safely lntrenched
than ever before.
In this heresy hunting it should be
borne in mind thai the so-calle5 heretics
only attack dogmas and not the funda-
mental ideas 0. belief They question
the msn-made part IN order 20 more
firmly imp.ant the God inspired.
All the heresy there has been 50 far in
religious circles has 0een an alder q the
truth and as such deserves encourage
meui rather than stamping out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

The Democratic state central commit
tee at the late meeting in Topeka unani-
nousiy passed a resolution that ''the
Democracy of Kansas needed daily pa
per in that city, and that j, b. Chapman
of the Fort Scott Tribune, would fill the
bill as editor of the same" This must
be regarded by Charley Holiday as a
very serpents tooth. If there has been
one characteristic in the Topeka Demo-
Crat more marked than another it has
been its intense partisanship. 1t illus.
trates the common thanklessness Of zeal
Gus party service.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

Major J. X. Hudson, editor of the To-
peka Capitol, spent few hours yester-
day morning with the Peerless Princess
of the Nile of America. He was or his
way to Oswego where he delivers his
''John Brown" in behalf of some public
charity. Major Hudson apprehends no
trouble for the future of the Republican
party in Kansas, especially if it is not
unmindful Of late lessons and pointers.
The EAGLE agrees with him with en-
phasis on the proviso.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
gresham.

The veterans Of the Army of the Ten
nessee will all be gratified to know that
their venerable ex-commander, 'Oid
Rosy" as he was Familiarity called dur
ing the trouble, has so far convalesced
from his recent very serious illness as to
be able to leave his house. A month ago
it was believed that he was rapidly near
inc the end of his life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

strong to steal; it is stronger to want
and 10 wait and manfully deserve
money and power. There is no such
thing as stealing power which comes
with money; you can only steal the
misery, the ruin and the disgrace it
brings. The unfortunate young man in
St. Louis aud hundreds of weak men all
over the world should know this Hon
esty IS not merely the best policy, but
the only successful policy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

It is announced that the McCord- Col
Inns Commercial company viii move
from St. Joe, Mo, to Fort Worth, Tex,
after the first of the year. The firm
evidently want to get nearer a substan-
tial basing line or point than the erratic
Missouri river, which point is Undoubt-
edly at the Gulf tide water-for the west
and southwest, at least.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

It is accepted as an axiom, the state
ment that he who discovers a new arti-
Gle of food for man or beast is a real
benefactor TO animate creation. In this
branch of scientific research the Ger
mans excel. The health authorities of
Germany, finding that the refuse left
after extracting the oil from peanuts
contains four times the nutritive matter
of wheat and rye fours, have used mix
lures of peanuts and peanut refuse with
rye flour for making a very nutritious
bread
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

Jerry Simpson says that the talk OF
Mrs. Lease for senator is like the Simp-
son sock joke. Jerry evidently meant
the remark as bit Of sarcasm, but Mrs.
Lease no doubt wishes it would prove
true. The sock joke made Simpson con
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
The Only Successful Policy.

Prom ths Kansas CITY sg&r
TIE s.. Louis tragedy which Is in to-
days papers points again 10 the certainty
OF tie failure OF dishonesty. 4 son
driven 10 suicide by his own weakness, a
father ruined and disgTaced; these ere
the wages Of Sin. Dishonesty brings no
peace; no happiness. not even pleasure;
only trouble, misery ard dea'k-or
verse. Crime II only weEkE essi y Is uog
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

our sun. Are we coming 20 the utmost
limits? Who dares say yes2 We ara
probably come TO our limita Bat the
future, with new instruments and sci-
entifc devices may push those limits 40
much further out into space -CoPcn-
hagen Nordstjernsn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

The Kansas City Times is authority
for the announcement that Mrs. NJ T.
Lease is in a hospital in that city under
going a surgical operation. Mollie will
be man enough for all her enemies,
whatever the operation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

In the midst of discussion of the i'm
migration question comes the news that
a steamship brought to New York one
dav last week the largest number of i'm
MIGRANTS that ever came on one vessel
. 263 persons.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
The New = pporjionment.

From the Hutchlnson News.
Kansas should have an equitable ap-
poTti nment, without reference to parti-
san effects. upon lines that would an
ticipate the extraordinary increase in
population that Is now in progress ana
will continue in the centra! aud western
portions Of the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
What is Writ Is Writ,

The cattlemen pretend to claim that
Jerry Simpson will keep faith with
them.-Wichita Eagle.
And he will, too. 1t is a great deal
easier for Jerry or any other man to
break verbal promise than to violate
one that he has put in black and white.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A PARKWAY Look

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The trouble about selecting foreign
mission for Carl Schurz is that one can't
be found which will be foreign enough
to suit the prevailing Democratic idea of
fitness in the case.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
Answer his, Who Can,

PROM tne IaylOIl n AID
We desise 10 say once for all to the
fellows VINO are talking ebOur dividing
the ate and sending their newspapers
and literature TO this office that we don't
want to he bothered with their foolish
ness. We don't want tie state divided.
How do they expect to divide John
Brown ana Sam Wood and Mrs. Lease,
we should like 10 ask. lie, Us alone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22

Here is lot of very pleasing intelli-
gence to a very large minority of Kansas
Barkises that we find in the Atchison
Champion: "Mr. Cleveland has fully
determined to recognize Kansas. He is
greatly pleased with the way the Popul-
lists did things. Ex-Governor Click Will
go into the cabinet How the Cham
pion got its information is not known, or
whether it has such real knowledge is no
matter; guess work is as good as any
when il hits.