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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
a STRANGE PET.
The story Of Columbus. Half-Grown
Captive CpossuIn.

The Story OF Columbus, Half Grown
Captive Opossum.
A friend once gave me a halfgrown
opossun that he had captured, and
proceeded with some caution to become
acquainted with my treasure, for SO
| regarded everything in the animal line
that could possibly be petted.
Mr.. PoSsum was very dead during
the introduction, and with much cere-
mony laid him out to await resurrec-
ton. After while a pair of bright
black eyes became visible. and, when |
approached, two rows of shining white
teeth became visible also, and ] con-
Guided to form acquaintance at dis
| lance. | was sure there must be a
/ heart behind such seeming intelligence,
and | tried TO gain access toit by means
of an apple impaled ON a long, sharp
stick. Hours elapsed before hunger
prevailed. and he began TO accept my
overtures of friendship
| bestowed upon him the name of
Columbus, in honor of the donor 4 fter
a few days he took food from nv hand
without fear, but ! could never lay a
finger on him when he was live pos
sum. | was anxious to reach a moro
more familiar footing for | wished 10
examine some peculiarities of bodily
construction, but | could not see my
way clear 10 such proceeding.
He never left his box when anyone
was in sight or hearing, but when |
was absent for some time. would re-
turn to hear wonderful scurryiug
around the room All was silent when
the door opened After search |
would find my pet IN some far corner
under the bed or a chair
1t puzzled me al first to know how to
handle the creature, but | soon solved
the mystery A little tap on the head
with stick and, true to nature, he be-
came Il dead 'possom instantly. Then,
taking hold of the natural handle, his
long, stout tail. which would curl
around my finger as it would around
the limb of a tree, could carry him
fcarlessly anywhere.
Once he came to" prematurelv and
closed his sharp teeth on my hand in a
manner as unpleasant As il was unex-
pected After that always carried the
iIttiS SliCh HI INV QUIET manu. tSliir IL
to remind him that ne was to await my
pleasure in waking up.
Gradually he was allowed more Iiber-
ty and sat in his box on the porch for
hours, ate persimmons and basked in
the sunshine When evening came he
always seemed glad Of shelter and the
warmth of bright hearth FIRE: but one
evening his bcx u-aS tenantfeSs Nv
pet had gone. ! regretted the fact that
our acquaintance had not been more in
innate, our relations more cordial. but
had no chance 10 renew the friend
ship. Nv search among the neigh bor-
ing persimmon trees was uBavaiiing.
For days ! left in the vacant box a
tempting display OF eatables, but my
efforts We're in vain-Coiumb never
returned. Philadelphia Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

An impecunions man stood a. the
corner Of one OF the jersey City cross
streets during the recent bad weather,
watching brakeman as he helped TO
shunt q freight train into one 81 the
great car Yards The roofs Of the cars
were slippery and wet, the brake
wheels looked cold, the brakeman hal
red nose. watery eyes and general
appearance 81 discomfort. and he
looked Is # he had been ont al night
Turning 70 q bystander. who was also
waiting for the train TO pass, the i'm
pecuuIoas one remarked as he looked
up a. the detected and grimy figure:
on the whole, thinl, I'd prefer % DC
a banker"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
HOW TO REACH FREE COINAGE.

70 The Editor OF the Eagle.
The agitation of the silver question TO-
gether with the exports of gold is rapid
IL bringing on a condition Of finance
that may possibly lead up to money
panic with all of its train OF business
disasters. depressed real estate values
and a multitude of trouble we'll known
10 the business world. These things
have been so often recited III the press
that il is idle to rehash them rs every
day our attention is in some way called
TO the possible danger OF losing our
supply Of sold, also the possible danger
OF free coinage Of silver, coming to a
single silver standard. etc. ] have READ
all of these things over and over again.
have also looked for q
suggestion from some one as
to what car be done TO avert he
coming storm. aside from an occasional
recommendation to repeal the sherman
act. increas the size Of the silver dollar
OF sell bonds to buy gold with which IL
purchase mere silver for storare-aIl Of
which appears ike nonsense, excepting.
Of course, the rere8l Of the silver nur-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
He Improved the Opportunity

While passing through Emporia, Kan.
said Eli Perkins, there was Woman's
Rights convention going on at the opera
house. AS stepped IN heard woman's
voice, full of patho5 and eloQuence,
asking these solemn questions:
rs there man in this audience that
has ever done anything to tighten the
bur Ten resting on his wife's shoulderst
What do men know of woman'5 work
Is there one man here folding her arms
and looking over her audience with
superb scoru} that ever got up in the
morning. leaving his tired WORKOUT
wife to en- Joy her slumbers, went quietly
down stairs. made the fire, cooked. his
own breakfast. sewed the missing but
tons on the Children's clothes, darned
the family stockings, secured the pots
and kettles. cleaned and oiled the lamps.
swept The kitchen, and done al This, If
necessary. day after day without COM
paint: If there Is such man in this
audience, let MIN rise. | should Ike to
see him.
And away back in tie. rear Il the
lecture room a mild-lookiug man in
spectacles timidIy arose. lie was the
husband OF tie eloquent speaker. It
WAS the first chance lie ever had 10 as
sert himself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

the nrst to speak of the paImers, so
called from the palms which they
bought in Jerusalem, in Palmer street,
near the Cathedral of the Holy Sepul-
chre which was then just beginning to
be built on its present plan, being
mainly Norman workman hip through.
out.
Not long after Saewulf. Sigurd, king
of Norway. came To Palestine-in .i07
A D-and, as William of Tyre tells US,
was present at the siege OF Beyroot in
ITO A. ID. The saga describing his adj
ventures does not, however, con tain
much of interest and the travels of the
Russian abbot Daniel (hetween
ffG6 and 1928 A. D.. as variouslv
datedl are more important The Rus
slams had only become Christians about
the close of the tenth century. and pill
grims began 60 come from Russia bout
1922 4. ID. The Abbot Daniel came
from the province of Tchernigov. in
Little Russia, and compares the Jordan
TO the river Snor in that province. lie
was astonished at the ruggedness of the
Syrian mouutains-no doubt as con-
trasted with the plains of southern
Russia
lie was not conspicuous for an accu-
rate knowledge of scripture and makes
several new and curious mistakes. con-
fusing the narrative OF Deuteronomy
and Joshua and making Saul the king
of Judah" lie IS the first 10 mention
the Convent of the Cross, west of Jeru-
salem. the center of ali those famous
legends Of the middle ages. which
traced the cross throughout history
from the time when it. grew out Of
Adams skull from the shoot Of the
tree Of life which Seth brought from
Paradise II appears from this narrative
also that the ceremony 81 the holy Are
was then celebrated by the Latins as
well a. by the Greeks, and he exults
because. on the occasion of his visit II
only lighted Greek lamps and left the
Frankish lamps unignited -Edin burgh
Davfaxy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

Out on the Pacific coast. where the
Chinese are most numerous and, being
Immediately under the influence of the
Six Companies, most determined not to
comply with the terms Of the Geary
law, it is anticipated that If the supreme
court sustains the constltutlonallty OF
the law the Chinese will forcibly resist
its enforcement All the worse for the
Chinese if they do. They need not think
to find asylum in Governor Pennoyers
reioinder to Secretary Gresham. John
will have to sign or get.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
Mistake, Mistaken.

The use of this word seems 20 be ~,
anomalous as 10 need some inquiry and
explanation. ] may be- mistaken, for
continually make mistakes But IS hen
shown to have been mistaken, own
myself in error. Yet. IL ! am mistaken,
Is IT not the error Of him who mistakes
nae? But it may bc that am righ.,
and that he is mistaken. though sup
pose that J ought % take him Alright.
and not mistake him. Nevertheless.
often have 10 say IN argument. You
were quite right I was mistaken. -
Ira word. though he who mistakes
must b. in error. our common use OF
language considers him who Is nis-
taken to be ~. Notes and Queries
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

chase act, without which nothing prac-
teal can be done.
Now, | desire to make suggestion for
the consideration of whom it may con-
Germ, and especially statesmen. | do
not believe there is great commercial
institution in the world that would bor
row money to redeem its notes when it
had its vaults full of collateral which
1T could throw upon the market and
sell and by this means secure funds
with which to liquidate its Indebtedness.
If this is good business for commercial
institution why not for the government
of the United States:
Why then shond not the United
States treasurer offer all of the silver
bullion III his possession for sale together.
If necessary, with its coined silver and
by this means secure gold with which to
maintain its credit. Such a plan would
force every nation on the face of the
globe to adopt free coinage or become
bankrupt. They might choose which
course they preferred and it would not
take them long 10 decide. We can take
their gold because we have the silver TO
exchange for it. They Will DE forced to buy
1t or destroy the value of all of their sill
yer coin. If our government should lose
something on the start by depreciating
the value of silver, would it not he bet
ter than to pay two or three times rs
much as this loss would amount 10 in
interest. and when our bonds become
due issue new ones with which 10 redeem
the maturing ones.
If it be said that the treasurer has no
power to do this, then let congress dele
gate such power to him as soon as pos
sible.
The situation is one deserving heroic
measures. The sooner we take the bull
by the horns the better O. II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

The great national statistician. Edward
Atkinson, after thorough investigation
knocks the pins from under calamity
howlers and the prejudice out OF eastern
money loaners, by the unqualified de-
claration that the records show that the
farmers of Kansas ere greater creditors
than debtors, and that Kansas is not as
badly mortgaged as many of the eastern
states. PETER, Simpson. ct. al. will.
however, keep up their howl. Its not
only bread and butter fer them but a big
salary additional. And by these men is
Kansas measured
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
LITER AIRY NOTES.

The May New England Magazine con-
tains paper describing the relations Of
phillips Brooks and Harvard Universi-
ty. written by Alexander Mckenzie, an
old friend of Brooks. The article is ac-
companied with illustrations, which
show the familiar haunts OF Brooks
while at Cambridge. \ paper on Nils
ton as an Educator" by Phillips Brooks
is also in this number Celia Thaxter
contributes a poem setting forth the
CLAIMS Of the Indian corn as the national
emblem. Walter G.. Richardson, United
States navy, gives an account of the
Life and Work at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Nd. ," which is fully illus
trated from photographs taken especial
" for the article.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
Kansas Will Not Peter.

From the X. {. star.
The reports Of the United States
weather bureau from Kansas do not
snow as promising crop outlook in
that state as is usual at this season of
the year. It has been too wet in some
localities and too dry in others, and the
late. cold spring has not been favorable
TO vegetation. But it is too early to be-
come discouraged about Kansas Some
of the wheat las been killed by drouth.
but there is plenty of time for oats and
millet and broom corn and rye and
grass and Indian corn. The state is not
dependent upon any one product for
success. Providence and judicious
diversifcation of agriculture can always
be depended upon to pull Kansas
through, aud she is not going TO peter
out" in the worlds fair year,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
FEARS THE UNITED STATES.

The Paris Figaro points out that, while
the war debt of the United States will
soon be eXtinguisbed, the total debt OF
European countries is estimated at $780,
coo, 000, 900 francs. Also, that while the
United States has an army Of only p, 1000
men, Europe keeps peace army Of
$500, 900 soldiers, while the sum for
war preparation has risen from 3,000,-
600, 600 francs in Europe III 1870 to 5000,
600, 600 today, with Germany discussing
still further increase. zone must be
blind not TO see,'' says the Figaro, ''in
these conditions of rapid and progressive
development OF the United States that
Europe is threatened with such COM
petition that there will come a time
when the balance of industrial power
and political influence must be placed to
the profit of the New World"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
HOW DOES TH1s STRIKE YoUq

1t is thought by some that the Demo-
cratic party of Kansas is shattered be-
You'd hope of the present or prospect for
the future. What with Fusion and Stall
wartism, the demagogv of the Martins
and the self-seekings of the Clicks and
Joneses, that the organization is past all
cure. But is it so? For instance, should
the Pops hold to their present socialistic
ideas and expensive and blind partisan
practices, and the Republicans should
put woman suffrage, prohibition, faith
cure and mesmerIc hypnotism all into
thar next state platform, as is proposed,
and then the Democrats should get to-
Sether on male suffrage, anti-sumptu-
airy, broad, conservative platform, in
viting the cooperation of all men OPP
posed to church in state, to women in
public life, TO the family at the polls,
etc, the Democratic vote III November,
1894, might open the eyes of the world,
if it didn't loosen the purse-strings OF
the eastern capitalist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

Belford's Monty for May comes to us
IN It's improved caro- and with illustra-
tions far ahead of anything it has pub
lished III that line up to date. One of
the best features Of this rejuvenated
magazine, now really The Western
Magazine, is its Rankings, a series of
spicy editorials on subjects political,
literary, social, etc, etc. \ clever
article on the Chicago Press CLUB, an in
telligent monograph of Carlyle in the
role of lover and another Of Napoleon
as model husband, complete the
serious portion of the magazine. Fiction
Is excellently represented by Angel Pass,
a story of New Mexico pioneer life, by
Ants, a Texan society story. and by
various humoristic sketches. Poetry is
represented by Mrs. Lindon W. Bates,
the coming literary light from the coast.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
GROVER LOVES THEM.

A Washington dispatch to the Phila-
delphia Press says: 1.-The Populist
Martin visited the state depart nent the
other day with the names of Kansas
Democrats whom he considered entitled
to government positions abroad, but the
posed to recognize the Democrats who
were foolish enough to combine with the
Populists in the last election in Kansas.
This turn of affairs is not very pleasing
to Senator Martin or to the third party,
which at one time insisted upon making
Mr.. Gresham their candidate for the
presidency"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

II has been reported that Secretary
Gresham has evolved a scheme whereby
the various consulships shall be dealt
out TO the Democrats. The total Of
TO be divided by the amount paid an
nually in the consular service as the
basis for the proposed distribution. Thai
is, it will require so many Democratic
votes TO be entitled To 500 worth or
81 900 worth Of consular salaries. That
scheme viii as effectually bar Kansas
democrats from foreign appointments
as if it were designed especially for tha.
purpose. Verify Kansas has no part nor
lot in this administration.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

Three hundred thousand visitors in at
tendance at the worlds fair the opening
day was considered very good, all the
conditions considered: but a fall off to
10000 day. which was the attendance
Thursday, must have a rather discourag-
ng effect upon the greedy gang in the
AXE city. The fair will have to do a
deal better than that if Chicago realizes
her $4,000, GOO ont OF ii, to say nothing of
he ten or fifteen millions Uncle Sam
stands for and viii have to make good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
The Are.ie FenuY.

A botanist reports that in the north
ern part of Greenland the arctic poppy
forms one Of the most beautiful features
Ia tie floral scenery. The flowers grow
in immense sheets, giving a golden
character 70 the country, that you'd. IT
Ia said- scarcely he equaied by large
field Of bntsercnps or dsudeiions Pure
white blossoms are not infrequent
among the yellow onca
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
Ta~ Musk OK

Although the rausk ok = stlfs plent3-
sal IA the Arctie regions Il ts3is cont
aeut, i IS ts}iese3 tfsst there are sso1
more tazu Eve or ss< 2no1nts-3 sIse--
mems g ine e~@atl.ne in the as'ea
states s1ae u tlse sates. rs-ss'. vcs- E-s-s
.s~1erel s}.rs=e vaa~s ago. and Tslsasil.s- ST.
.ivere4 after seventeen s11sr1rf3 mites
Z issigiuZ aad = Treas EEafy aslles =
other rrae-l According 81 fhe ne ,
z.asl,or5tje~ 1he essr 9has gives ;s-e nss.24s
ux 81 rape ca7nas ~ t-y1-zl =. = IRE
49,. szze--esse.A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
THE CONNECTICUT LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY. OF HARTFORD.

PAYS IarGer dividends a. compared ,tjth pre-
miurus received. than any oteer Company ia
the [ nited State
II guarantees larger cash surrender values
for life policies than any ether CcmrBuy IN
the United States. whether premiums be linz
itcd OF continnons.
II paws dividend annually, thus doing away
with ali possibility of forfeiture IN case OF
death or lapse.
\ lew agents arc wanted by Che uudersSn-
cd, ia Southern and Western Kansas.
ADDRESS. stating eX peTieuCt. II ANY. ard Civ
ing reference. W ALTER u. GRAVES
t,cueral tgrHt-
40 North Main -. Wichita, kanSas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

Secretary Carlisle's announcement that
he will issue bonds only as n last resort
TO maintain the credit of the govern
ment seems to have left the eastern
money bags in more perplexing doubt
than ever as TO the line of policy to pur
sue TO force the issue. The incident that
The secretary has kept right on paying
out gold without regard TO the reserve
is what scatters the figures of the calcu-
jatorS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

What with the cattle barons, the
Hoke Smiths, the Dink Bolts and the
Pod Dismukes, the Cherokee strip does
promises to be only land of promise
for some time to come. Sixty odd days
have elapsed since the passage of the
law and the opening seems as far off as
it did the day Cleveland and his cabinet
were sworn in.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

Now that the presidents arduous
duties of reviewing the naval parade
and opening ths worlds fair are over,
the ofiiceseekers fondIy hope that he will
pay little attention TO them. But they
had better avoid all reference to bump
ing headS-even their own heads in the
scramble to get up to the pie counter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
CRUSADiNG DIARIES.
Containing Much That Ia Valuable IA
History.

Containing Mucb mat Il NaIuabl- "a
History.
The earliest Of the crusading diaries
is that of Saewulf in 1923 A u He
was an Anglo-Szxon merchant of Wor-
cester. who in his old age became d
monk in the abbey of Mairnesbury. He
set out from Bari on an unlucIsy, or, as
he calls it. ''au Egyptian day the
18th Of JuIv-and was wrecked, but
finally reached Jafa after passing
Coriuth. Smyrna. Rhodes and Cyprus.
Al this time the seas were fulI Of YES
sells Of war and q trade. -dromunds.
gulafres, cats, and ''Dusses:r and a..
Jaffa be desert BIS terrible storm and
general shipwreck. from which he ee-
caDed by going early on land. lie Is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

Mrs. J. Ellen Foster will not go to
Europe-not just now. She says she
will not and that settles it. Those London
women needn't have been in such a
hurry to snub Ellen, when she never
meant to give them chance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

The broad grin that stretched from the
Pacific to the Atlantic over Governor
Pennoyer's joke on Granny Gresham
hasn't relaxed yet. Grover Cleveland is
the greatest man God ever made, I'M
doubleday and indisputably, but Gresh-
am, who is less than his shadow, should
not have forgotten that he is now a
states rights Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

Chicago's capacity for visitors is some
thing amazing, declares the Record.
There is no denying it. But what will
probably amaze Chicago will be the lack
of capacity for Chicago on the part Of
many visitors and many others who
would but for the first named capacity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

The enteprising westerner is doing a
rushing business at the worlds fair in
selling tamarrinda and other harmless
drinks. The pretty girl walters he has
10 serve his customers are no doubt en-
titled to more credit for the success of
the enterprise than the merits Of lamar
rjpla
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06

The cattle market is responding to the
late advance in hogs. The former now
rules dollar higher than year ago
with good prospect for still further adj
vances. 1t is the opinion of many that
cattle will rule higher for the next year
or more than they have for several years
mast
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-06
THE INCREASE OF THE " HEAT CROP
OF THE WORLD.

TO the Editor o. the Eagle
One reason why wheat brings so low
price in the American market is the
enormous increase that has taken place
III that product during the past four
years. While the total product Of wheat
in the world from 1887 to 1891 had only
increased 101 1926, 800 bushels, the wheat
product in the United States during the
same period has increased over 154 0C0,-
000 bushels. This shows that there has
been an increase Of the wheat produc-
ton in the United States OF 4, J26, 800
bushels more than there has been in the
whole world. The United States has in
creased her wheat product 1914 200, eco
her crop about 19,000 900 bushels. In
most of the European countries the
wheat product between 1879 and 1891
has fallen off. The production IN
Austria has fallen off, 1856, 900 bushels;
i'll Hungary. 21,625. 00v; in Belgium,
5.S12 800; in France, 70, $40, 900; in Great
Britain and Ireland, about 800, 900:
Germany made a gain Of about IS, 301,
coo; Turkey in 1889 was about 5000, 900
less Cham in 1887: India made gain OF
about $1,000, 900; the loss in Australia
during tie four years was about 1000.
coo: the loss in Russia was 100, 00O, 600,
and i'll all other countries the loss was
about 800 900. The wheat crop in
1892 was much greater than in 1891.
DR.. T.. Z. MILLER.