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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
BREAKING 1T TO HIM GENTLY.
From Forest and Stream
In the summer of 1855 was travel

From Forest and Stream.
In the summer of 1855 was travelling
among the back lakes of Ontario and
thought I should like to take home a
good birch canoe. There was half
breed named Trueaxe, who was famous
for his canoes, SO sought him out and
asked him if he could build me one. He
was reclining in the sun by his door
and whiting a stick at the time. He
replied. slowly:
well, I dunno. I'm errble busy;
what size do you want?"
ITO hold two men and hundred
weight of baggage"
We'll dunno; there's terri BILE lot
of work about canoe like that
II know that; don't expect to get it
for nothing"
s'Ye see, it amt like it was twenty
years ago, when / could cut dozen
canoe barks right at the door.
''Of course not said.
"Besides. real good cedar amt SC
plenty as it used to be-"
Il know all that, but what is it to
cost?"
''Then I've seen the time could jes,
step to the swamp with spade and get
all the tamarac ribs l wanted in i've
minutes, but it amt like that now.
suppose ia ha' to go half mile OF
more for 'em-"
II know all that; what 1 want to
know is"
AN maybe you think it's no trick
to git jest the right sort of gum jes,
when We want it for callking."
''Botheration! Are you going to tel
me or not?
"Ancther thing. it amt every mar
you meet can build canoe"
DO you think I'd be here fooline
around if 1 thought it was?'
"Well, / dunno; there's terrible lo
o. work about it; it's near a two weeks
job an wages is away up now. 1t ain
like it was twenty years ago. l tel
you canoe building was cheap then
but ye got to squeal for it nowadays
specially when they is built to order"
'Now, look here" said 1. Pm mo-
beating you down and don't want an,
more explanation. Once for all, wha
would she cost?"
well, l dunno; We crowd mar
when he's busy, ye have to pay for it;
dunno, but guess ye can't git tina
canoe under TO- dollars an l amt par
tic'lar to do it at that even"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
The aalitnia Daily Eagle grday orning aebruary 2 sa4
his steps Such wiggling. such twist
ing and twirling l never before gazed

his steps Such wiggling. such twist
ing and twirling never before gazed
upon.
81 kept saying: You must be very
tired; won't you rest awile" and he al
ways answered: Tired? Well l guess
not! This is just too jolly
''And then of he'd go in mad tangle
of jumps and hops. and all the time he
sang that awful thing about My left
foot is crazy, my right foot is crazy,
now don't be unazy, I'll learn yez to
waltz
After awhile he insisted on my dane
ing with him Well, when I'd start he'd
be puzzling about which foot he should
begin with or else he'd say: Hold on
now till think of something to whist
tie
when we did make Q beginning he
used me for a pivot and raced around
me as If he were tho tire OF whe Ell
and the hub.
20, it was awful! And when we got
all through with the lesson and was
puzzling my brains wondering why il
wasn't more successful it suddenly
dawned on my weak little mind that
had taught him to begin with the same
foot that girls begin with.
$50 suppose I've got to through
the whole thing again the next time be
callsn~
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

TEACHING HIN 10 W ALTZ
From the Boston Glebe.

From the Boston Globe.
Did you ever try to teach a man how
to waltz? If you never have, don't at
tempt it One girl went through such
an ordeal, and this is what she says
about it;
I'm the first place, I stood beside
him, took hold of his hand and tried TO
illustrate how the first steps went
Then told him to do as did, and
he began to sce-saw back and forth
like wild Indian.
when he whirled around both
arms sprung out, sometimes hitting me
in the eyes and occasionally giving me
a whack in the back of the neck
"His feet made themselves into Chi
nese puzzles He invariable toed in,
walked on his own heels, or else
pranced around heel and toe fashion.
'.He said that he had no idea that he
had so little control over his feet.
Il had to sit down every few mo-
ments to collect my thoughts. catch
my breath and refrain from growing
incura bly, cross-eyed trying 10 keep
track OF the wherea bouts VI his shoes
1t was one, two, three, four until my
lips became parched from constant
counting.
You'd have thought that he was
walking through snow-dritts to Eatch
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Is Louis Davis any relation to old jeff?
Pond Creek has a colOred man over 100
years old.
The exodus from Georgia is still in Wig
orous health.
E. R. Hickey is now editor of the Black
we'll Eagle.
The town of Cross is to have a paper
called the Eye"
Where did Mr. Ten Cate of Oklahoma
City get his name:
Ell Reno makes claim to the finest QUOT
pitchers in Oklahoma.
Governor Renfrow says his sympathies
are with the government towns.
Indian Territory is misnomer. 1t
ought to be Squawman Territory.
Twenty-eight carloads of cotton came
into Ardmore on one day last week.
Vincents, the Populists, have broken
into Oklahoma. They were bound to
come.
What they call their "Dago climate" is
doing business at the same old stand in
Oklahoma.
One of Judge Bierer's first cases will be
the murder trial of l. n. Terrill at Chan
dler in February.
Out near Arapahoe hen has been dis
covered with cackle that resembles TIA
Ra Ra Boom-de-ay."
Westward the star of empirs takes its
way All right. but the star of statehood
seems to be a trihe lame.
There was an apparition of George Gar
denhre, president of the first Oklahoma
senate, at Perry the other day.
1t is to be hoped that Malone will like
the climate of his old home, Wisconsin 1t
had got a little too warm for hin in the
strip.
Horace Speed has more cause to talk
than any man in the territory since Ma
lone left but Horace Is not saying any
thing
One of Sam Small's reporters has chal-
leDged 'Curly Spider" the champion OF
South America, to five rounds with soft
gloves.
Oklahoma Times-J Journal: The Times
Journal was the first paper in the territory
to expose the official rotteness in the strip
land offices and at the booths.
Senator Berry writes that he will oppose
the amendment for special elections which
was tackled Oh to the bill requiring rail-
road trains to stop at stations.
Thirty-four teachers were examined for
certificates in Guthrie Wednesday. Nine
teen received certificates, aud fifteen
failed. Susan Smith was the only success
full colored teacher out of thirteen.
1t is more difficult to select original
names for towns than most people think.
The citizens of Pond Greek thought they
had copyright on that name but they
discovered Pond Greek in Ozark county.
Missouri.
The kingfsher Free Press company was
chartered yesterday with $1,000 capital
The incorporators are J. V. Admire. VIM.
Grimes, A. j. Seay. Z. L. Winkier, ". +.
bort, w ". Noffsinger aud James l..
Admire.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
pai.oninr from, Charcoal

A new form Of lead paralysis has sp-
peared in Paris among the hands Of a
chemical charcoal factory. The char
coal was rendered more coIpbu..ibi.
by being treated by nitrate, and thus
better fitted for lighting fires Nitrate
Of soda or potash onght to be used fos
this purpose. bat the factory proprie-
TOR found IL more advantageous to usB
nitrate Of lead. which Increased the
weight OF the product Naturally. the
wo.smen .oon exhibited symptoms ot
lead poisoning. ]; IL proposed 20 pass
. Law forbidding the dangerous procss.
under penalty Of . heavy fine and iuSs
prisonnenL
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
PUMPKIN PIE
yandAl Argues That IT Never Existed
Eat He Has Eaten Ginger Pie.

bdt 1S HAS Ehten 'S-
We find the pumpkin 70 be, aPpar-
emily, the largest Of fruits; but on cut
ting into il il is discovered TO be hoi-
low, the spacious interior being simply
festooned with a clammy variety OF
vegetable cobweb, In which the seeds
are suspended Why the pumpkin
should not grow solid like the orange
is not apparent, unless il - simply 20
gain credit for size of which 1t Is no.
deserving. Such gain Of applause un-
der false pretenses can not tse too Sc
verely condemned The pumpkin
must be set down "a hollow and
hypocritical vegetable, and association
with IL can not but have bad effect on
character.
But we are not. after al. trying the
pumpkin q. fruit, and further consid-
Grafton of IL in . raw state may be
omitted. But we wish 10 raise the
! questions: Does no. some insincerisy
follow the pumpkin into the pie?
! What part does pumpkin play in the
so-called pis7 j. pumpkin food es-
peeially for breakfzst9' In the frst
place, let US note that the best eheusi-
cal analysis Of pumpkin PIE show IL 20
be composed Of ginger and ste@ed
pampxin- with traces OF other minor
sxbs:1ncez Next we are 20 observe
that hardy investigator who hare ex.
! aEninea IL say that stcwsd purnpx.a
Ia It's native or pure state has
bat little taste, and that little - . bad
taste We now come 20 the fact
tEa: what we taste IN pumpkin pc
/ Is ginger BIZ what easv and nnzssssi-
able steps we arrive in the ciexr rxdi-
znce Of the truth that IN the punpxin
PIE The pumpkin i mere tnsaipn for
holding the ginger IN solution. bat
that nevertheless il hzs fastened ia
name upon The pie IL l. - Il lemon
ade should cali i-aslf water What tie
e0untry has b~en eating al these yesrz.
:. breakfast and otherwise. = ginger
pse-
/ We caaaoi ho2s tha, orr crushing
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

Only one woman witnessed the slug
eing match at Jacksonville. Cora Des-
PLANES of Kansas City. She was in
masculine attire, wearing suit of iron
gray material, in which she looked to
the manner born, but the cap she wore
to cover her hair did not sufficiently
conceal her sex and she was soon the
center of attraction. She sat uneer-
turbed throughout the fight, aud sp-
parently enjoyed the threshing admin
istered to the Brlton. Cora has not an
nouncel her candidacy for political
office, but it is expected that she viii
shortly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
The promoters of the Nicaraguan cana

The promoters of the Nicaraguan cana
are watching the outcome OF the pending
bond issue with deep interest They evi-
IDENTIFY believe that if the government
goes into the bond business again they
will have no difficulty in getting its en-
dorsement of the 500, 600, 600 in bonds
to promote that enterprise, which they
have been striving to secure these MANY
months. Such an endorsement WI
mean the increase of our public debt 10
that extent-the government would sure
have tee debt to pay.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
THE WICHITA OF TO-DAY.

There is such thing as as intrinsic
value in real estate. That is. to put it
differently, real value, and that real
value as truly exists at such times as
when the price it will sell for is double
the real or true value as when the price
it will sell for is only one-half of its true
value This true present value is based
upon the value of the present use of tie
the property. the income it will produce,
and, also, of value its prospective or
future use will give to it. There might
exist barren tract of land surrounded
by q vast extent of rich soil, that when
the whole was wilderness would be of
no value, but if the rich surrounding
country would settle up and a city spring
up on the barren tract-a city supported
by the rich territory-this barren tract,
in itself worthless, would have a value,
its corner lots would be sought for, and
in flush times there would he
boom. Now these prices for lots
might run up to twice the true value OF
The lots, but the true value of lots In a
city of 10000 people must have added to
the present value that part of the in
crease that would properly accrue IN
growth which would find 1000 people
in the city, less the interest and taxes
during the time of the increase of 20, 1000
inhabitants; that is, ii a certain lot Is
worth $1,000-with 10000 people and
the interest and taxes up to the time the
population would become 100, 900 would
be $5O0-and the lot would sell for s., 3,OC0
with the 100000 population, then the
present price ougt to be double S1,OOo
and the speculator can afford to pay
81, 800 instead of $1,000.
There is another condition which we
desire to touch upon, which is that
whereas in a boom property sells tor
much more than its true value, in
the depression it sell for as much less
than its true value.
And while the boom is fatal to the
suckers, the depression is, or should be,
the harvest of the intelligent spectators.
And to come down to our own time and
locality, it happens that in Wichita,
whose importance is incomparably
greater than any eastern city of like
population, it is fact that property can
now be obtained at one-half the price of
any city in the United States of the
same size.
This city today is the metropolis of
country as large and naturally as pro-
ductive as the tributary territory of
Baltimore, San Francisco or Cincinnati
and its growth to the size of any OF
these cities is certain, and it is also GER
tain that it will be done in much less
time than it took either Of these cities,
unless we possibly except San Francisco
Il is within the province OF the local
newspaper to observe these facts and
conditions, as it is our duty to set them
forth.
Our claims show conclusively that the
investigation now given cur city by in
tending investors and jobbers seeking
the best business location, is but natural
and is the forerunner Of the second
growth which is now beginning, and
which period Of growth will not cease
until the profit on real estate above pres
ent bottom prices will foot up larger
than ever realized in any boom any
where.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
A silly Cry.

From the Kansas City star.
The great howl about the new mort
gage law that is supposed to be driving
capital from Kansas is nonsense. a half
dozen states east Of the Mississippi have
laws that are equally injurious" to
capital. The people Of Kansas are 20
worse because Of their politics today ian
they were ten years ago. when capital
was so anxious to get into the state. The
same people are there now who were
there then. IL the eastern investors are
awakening to their fooiishness about
Kansas and are coming back to the har-
vest, they are simply showing their good
sense in placing their money where DE-
tura provides the safest security.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
The thirteeath annual encampment Of

The thirteeath annual encampment of
the department of Kansas, Grand Army
of Republic, will convene at the city IF
Newton, Kansas, on the Goth # Febru-
ary, 1894, and will continue from day 10
day until the business OF the encsnnp-
ment Is completed. The railroads OF
Kansas has granted rate OF one fare
for the round trip There Will be a
campfire on the evening of February
20th. which will be held in Wrights
rink, and viii convene promptly at s
O'Clock D. n.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

It is high time Sir Henri Watterson
was mastering his 100000 unarmed
Kentuckians again. Kentucky's Chief
industry and resource for revenue Is
threatened with destruction by the I'M
position of an additional tax of ten
cents gallon on the product, and that,
too, without affording any conlpensa-
ton of time as to the bonded period.
This is certainly sufficient casus belli to
cause the patriotic bosom of the blue
grass denizen to swell with indig Up.
Henri, and at 'em
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
JURISDICTION ONLY ON EARTH

From the Detroit Free Press.
The court house OF a small country
town in Illinois was filed with curl
Gus throng, gathered to witness the
proceedings of divorce case begun by
a young woman whose husband was
town marshal of the place. A string
of legal lights supported the suit on
both sides, which gave evidence of a
long and tedious fight. The judge to
whom the case had been assigned was
enjoying his first term, and his con-
scientious face showed that he would
discharge the duties of his Office with
the greatest care; bnt the town mar
shals suit was one of universal inter-
est in the community, and the worn
look around his Honor's eyes revealed
sleepless nights, which he had spent in
pondering over law books to hit upon a
decision that would make a lasting i'm
preston upon the people. and to show
them that he was ably equipped with
the necessary knowledge of sense and
Justice for the Office to which he had
been elected. The complainant's side
rested. The defendant was then called
to the stand, and the opposing counsel
began to cross-examine him.
where were you married." he was
asked.
Chicago" the defendant answered
bluntly.
How long have you been married."
about four weeks"
"Very we'll" said the lawyer. NOW,
Mr.. Blank, where did you go after the
ceremony"
I'VE came down and visited the
fair"
Game down from where?"
"From the air." he answered with
chuckle.
"How did you manage to get in the
air?" the lawyer asked, surprised
1--WE were married 25s feet above the
earth"
How did that happen?"
"You see,' he explained, Il went to
! Chicago TO meet my wife, and we both
| decided that it would be novel and
| inexpensive wedding tour to take a
| ride on. the Ferris wheel, and to inn
| prove the idea she afterward suggested
that the ceremony be performed on the
trip. I consented, and a minister came
/ with us and we were married at the
highest point in the revolution Of the
/ wheel"
| At this point the rustic naidens
looked longingly at one another IN an
ticipation of such glorious wedding
trip while the judge. with a long
breath, arose TO give his first decision
Gentlemen. . ne said, Il dnd By the
testimony that this case IS beyond my
/ jurisdiction and / am wholly without
| power TO decide In the evidence II
| appears that the couple were married
25s feet above the level OF the ground
! and there IS no authority vested IN me
or this Office by which an given Jurls'
| diction over events transpiring IN TIE
! air. The parties thea, he continued
| as he threw his head back with an all
! OF great Importance. wiH have TO ap-
pear at the court of the district IL
! which the ceremony was performed, o.
! else remarry on solid ami substantial
| earth instead OF Esidair. and Try theI
! case over again"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

The appointment of Professor Sweet
to the position of superintendent of the
Indian school at Lawrence, produces a
nausea in the Gazette that threatens to
make it throw up the whole Democratic
mess with which 1t has been over
loaded. Hear it:
1t is very strange that in all this broad
land there could not have been found one
Democrat with the qualifications neces-
sary to be superintendent OF Haskell Insti-
tute. It is reflection upon the learning g
country.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
THE SONG soRRowFUL.

Exceps the voice wiih It's plantire tons.
That thrilled Ike late lark singing,
The stiffness grew until each alone
10 his own sad thought was clinging.
The tender silence wound us in,
The solacng voice ran sweeter:
o. laughter and tear are 50 akin,
And sorrow makes life completer.
Under the spell of the voice so low.
Was the souls fine sense a-quiver,
The sweet old heart-thousht hurt one 30,
When they sway like swollen river.
Yet songs like these are dearer far.
Than those that are trilled OF gaily.
For they touch the deeps of the things that are
Heart hidden and silent. daily.
When life within seems all gone wrong.
Though neer to the light we bring it.
Then sym pathy comes in the sorrowful song
Cf the one who has soul TO sing it.
NAN W. HEALY
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

The promotion OF A. j. Sweet to the
superintendency of the Haskell Indian
school, TO succeed Superintendent
Meserve. transferred to North Carolina,
is pleasing exception to the usual
operation of the civil service rules. Cen
eral Sears was backed by the strongest
possible Democratic Endorsement for the
position, but civil service rules, which
apply to such positions. gave preference
to Sweet over an inexperienced Demo
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

Mr.. Colby of Nebraska and General
Payne of Washington talk like prac-
ticed attorneys in their plea for the terri
toryIndians against statehood. They may
have earned their fees, but they present
ed no argument in the case.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

The people will let the past slide. They
will forget it if they can surmount the
present difficulties. As the old theolo-
gian said: "It makes no difference to
me whether came from tadpole or a
monkey. How to get out of the scrape
is what bothers me-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

Governor Lewelling returned to Tope
ka, Wednesday, from his western tour.
His first official act on reaching the exc
cutive office was to remit one-half Of
fine and term Of imprisonment, assessed
against a jointest. He is represented as
very much improved in health and ap-
nsar2nceS.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

The Chicago Daily News almanac for
1894 has reached our table. 1t is COM
plete political and financial epitome and
an encyclopedia of information on every
possible subject. In short it is COM
plete mirror Of all the live things Of the
world, a universal ready reference for
all kinds of information which can be
had for the sum of % cents by address
ing the Chicago Daily News.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

The Rio incident is the fiyst time in
many years that the United States has
had occasion to assert the Monroe doc
trine in forcible manner. But it is
noted that the other powers promptly
and unanimously acquiesced in and en-
dorsed Admiral Benham's action.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

The Oklahoma gentlemen who went to
Massachusetts, 10 induce marriageable
girls to come west has returned and saws
that Massachusetts has no girls to spare.
He did not say, however, that it had
none too buxom.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

1t has been discovered that the reason
red excites bull is because red is the
Complementary color of green. When a
bull has been grazing his eyes are
used TO the green of the grass and
when red appears it is with in
creased intensity. The explanation Is
bosh. Red e4cites Anarchists and they
do not eat grass.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

Mrs. Belva Lockwood says she does
not like Mrs. Leases style of speaking.
After this declaration i. is reasonable 10
believe that, when they meet, Belya and
Lewelling will fall into each others
arms
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

The Populist leaders continue to assert
that the people of the country are getting
tired OF the two old parties and are join
ing the Peoples party to seek relief. In
asmuch as the latter shows no increase
in numbers, nor the former any decrease,
the claim sounds, only sounds.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

Nothing will drive man to drink
auicker than boiled salt fish; and the
bottle that has worked the ruin of so
mary bright fellows on further investi-
CATION was found to be filed with ink.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

II the Iowa legislature passes that
bill prohibiting newspapers from pub
fishing accounts OF prize fights the world
will at once become better and purer.
An untamed legislature is a great thing.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
NEW MURDOCH, Kans.

Hk'7DN@Ns
To the Editor of the Eagle.
To settle dispute please give the prop.
er pronunciation of the word ''beggar,' =
as in defying description. d. G.
Pronounced as spclt, short sound Of
e, accent on first syllable.-El EAGLE.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

DIR. Flint, the celebrated kypnotist, has
rival in the art in the person of j. W.
Tincher, a Topeka blacksmith. The lat
ter has given some very interesting tests
in the presence of a private audience,
including that of putting subject in a
cataleptic state.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
A Streak ofL,ghs.

e-orn tie Springfield DeEnccr&t
The appointment Of Tom Moonlight
minister TO Bolivia Is something more
than a political luna event. Thomas i
Democrat from way back. and his pre-
motion lets in q broad streak CT psonls-
ing daylight upon an unpromisinS siiua'
,inr
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

If il had not been for Benham the in.
surgents would never have been shot.
Ii is true, however, that the way in
which they have been carrying on the
war suggests that they were all about
l,olFshor