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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-14
DANCTNG.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Wethereu's classes in
Dancing Academy. Masonic building Jackson
Etrees, Will open for Children saturday Septem-
Der End, to $3.50 p. N. Adults, M0aday Sep
TENDER ~, 8 20 1csS1 D. N. t,hidrens class I'M
der the direction Of Mrs. Wetharell and Miss
Name Smith. Han for rent for Sehect parties.
For terms call OF address ae Academy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
TALE OF TRAVELLERS.
Commercial Men Transact q Deal Of
Business Besides Eleciing Officers.

St. Louis, Dec, o2-The Western Com
mercial Travellers association held its
seventeenth annual meeting and election
of officers today. President r. W. Shap
leigh officiated as chairman. Secreta-
ry and treasurer II. C. Tatum's annu-
al report showed that the total resour-
ces of the association now on hand
amount to SAG. 2S3.47 The total amount
paid out for death losses since the or
aniZation of the association aggre-
gates 1927 ,S54, of which $500 was paid
out during the past year The total op-
Grating expenses for the past year
amounted TO S4.511.
The amendment to the constitution Of
fered by c. II. Wickland in regard TO
the reinstatement OF members who have
been suspended from the association for
non-payr1ent of dues was carried and
the 40 members who have been sus-
pended during the past year for this
cause will be re-instated upon the pay
ment of small fee
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: George 5. Nc
Crew. president; Thomas ]. Chewing,
Charles F. Weller, John ]. knight, J.
;. Swayne, William s. Bell and Frank
). Draper. vice presidents.
The following members were elected
to serve as a board of directors for
the next two years: William \. Nc
Conkin, John c. Meeks, George P.
Heckel. George A. Roth, J. w. McDon-
aid and Chauncy Ladd, jr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
Catching n Glance,

Mr.. Smaliey. in The FortnigbtIy Re
view, gives an interesting explanation Of
the expression on Bismarck's face in the
last portrait OF him, painted by Lenbach.
the great artist. This look Is full of power
and purpose, atlane with anger and re-
solve, lightning in the eye and the
mouth hard as iron"
20 might be have looked laundering al:
an obstinate majority in the roichstag or
trying TO bend a hostile nation TO his pur-
pose.
But this IS not the explanation Of his
expression. Prince Bismarck loves sing
ing birds and hates the crows, tbeir enc
mics One day he was walking with Her
Lenbach in the woods and caught sight CT
a member of this detssted tribe.
His sudden glanca Of anger arrested tho
attention Of the artist. who Is soon a. he
got home transferred il 10 canvas Thus
il was not the affairs Of nations which
were responsible for the lock, no; the OBJ
stinacy Of his countrymen nor the autsg-
oniSIn OF the French which viii send the
great chancellor's features down 70 poste1-
lily clothed IN tragedy.
y was simply the fact that he caught
sight Of an insignificant bird who has no
.eSeenoe fer the sweet singers Of the
feathered world
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
Women In Italy.

In Italy, writes a correspondent, we
have seen women not only working in the
fields, but carrying bricks and stone and
mortar up ladders for the construction of
buildings. On the railroad from Brindisi
TO Naples, in southern Italy, where tun-
nel was being repaired, we saw some 40
girls carrying on their heads bushel bas-
kets of mortar and stone from a valley on
one side Of the track up a steep stairway
above the tunnel on the other side. The
baskets were llled by men and lifted upon
the heads Of the girls, who thus had by
far the heavier task Of carrying the loads
up an ascent Of 90 feet. Their feet and
arms were bare, their faces brown, but
they looked cheerful, at least those did
who paused in their work 10 stare at the
passing train. Near Paestum gangs OF
women were at field work, with man to
oversee them. cracking long hunting
whip"
AT Amalf we saw old women earring
On their backs loads Of wood up the long,
rocky stairways leading TO the Cappuccini
Monastery hotel The wood was feet
long, and to all Appearances there was
nearly quarter Of cord On each wom-
ans back In several places in southern
Italy we witnessed this almost brutal
scene Of women bent and staggering be-
meath loads Of wood which they were car
rying up the hills. The first feeling uns
has on seeing women thus employed is Of
resentment against some one who has
forced them 10 it. but evidently tie rough
cut Of door toll Is voluntarily assumed, O.
al least accepted as inevitable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
THINK 1T WILL PASS.
Carlisle Has Hopes Of the Bill but Not of
Republican Import.

Washington, Dec 22-'1 believe that
the Carlisle currency bill will be passed
by the house." said Chairman Springer
OF the house committee on banking and
currency. "As yet no canvass has been
made, but from the general sentiment
among the members l feel that most
Of the objections urged heretofore have
been overcome by the substitute intro
duced last night. 1t is probable. how
ever, that there will be n party oppo-
sition from the Republican side, not
withstanding the changes we have
made. as the minority are not likely to
support any measure unless state banks
are enirly eliminated, and even IL is
doubtful whether they will support
any bill originating with the Democrats
But with the harmonizing of feeling on
the Democratic side, / think we will
have a safe majority for the bill. The
measure in its present form commands
the support of all who are desirious of
securing a sound currency, with the
single exception, perhaps, OF the radi-
cal silver element, which has no faith
in any kind OF currency issuing banks
and will accept nothing but govern
ments of fiat money"
Mr.. Bland Dem., MOI said: "I will
urge the substitution / have already
presented. not withstanding the
change made in the original Carlisle
bill These changes are evidently de-
signed TO overcome objections but they
DO not overcome the one vital obtec-
ton TO putting the currency issues OF
the country in the hands of national
banks"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
RACE FOR A NICK
OKLAHOMA MU DETER PURS UEa
By AN ANGaY PCSSE.
Oliver Jewell Breaks j II A. VOID
war'i and Is Fleeing Over the
Prairie-h For kansas - IL
Was Sentenced to be iluug Soon
But lie Iuok lie. Bail

>r~css' Dispa'cA 20 n osn, 49,.
Woodward. O. T. Dec. ss-The c.tt-
zens OF this city were startled al their
supper sables toniEa; by the announces
naent that Oliver Z. Jewell had cheated
the hangman and had broken jais TIE
announcement rang throughout the city
Ike cry Of IRE and men jumped from
shelr seats 20 give chase to one OF the
most cold olooded murderer thar &C.
cupy place in The criminal annals az
the Cherokee strip. Hundreds ~. ex-
cited men ian 20 the little wooden fail
only 10 hear the report confirmed by
the officer in charge. For some tine
the Jail that held this murderer has
been deemed unsafe as a condning place
for such a noted criminal. but for some
reason there was nothing done 10 az
ford that extra protection from escape
Tor such noted criminal
Immediately a reward Of 5000 was Of
Tered sor the rccapture OF Jewell But
u was hardly necessary as n stimulus
Tor the law abiding people Of this city
as they were perfectly willing 20 make
any sacrifice TO oyertake the murderer
capture him and compel him 10 await
the execution OF the sentence OF death
which would soon take place beyond
any hope or pardon or Communication
At last accounts il was learned that
ug pue ulion sql LoJ pSpVsq SEN tIsnsr
the officers OF southern Kansas haVa
been notified. Jewell was found yuiltv
OF the murder Of James McGinniS ard
a boy named Robert Hurd who was
only l. years old. Both were shot at
the camp OF the former FOR the purpose
OF robbery. IL was cold and cruel
murder and there was some talk OF
lynchtng at the time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23

The man from racing stable In ths
east had gone 20 the southwest 10 get n iob
In n now country. The first per son he
struck was the hotel keeper. who ran n Hv-
cry stable In connection with his house
"Um-m," hesitated the landlord, II
don't know whether I can give you any
thing 20 do or net. You see," eying him
suspiciOusly, II don't know you -
That doesn't make any difference, :"
argued the applicant II know all sbous
handling horses"
That's what want 20 know about"
said the landlord
We'll. I can show you mighty quick
that can handle horses any way any man
In this country can I've got 10 down
tine
The Landlord looked him all over care
fully
Mebbe yoo can and rnebhe you can't.
be said warningly. but let mo tell you as
Q friend n q stranger that there's one way
Of bandiin HOSES down bore II we catch
jon az all the rest you know shout ths
business won't save you n minute That's
a tip you can bet on. and III try you for Q
week o. two. detroit Free Preaz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
THEY PULLED GUNS
OFFICERS HAD THE DROP on THEIR
MEN TILL THEY LOST IT.
Two Men Blow Open Safe and Es-
cape With the Swag-Covered by
Posse They Throw the Money
From q Car Window aud Draw
Their Weapons.

Davenport, Ia, Dec. 22.-At $50 this
morning the safe in Medium & Hender-
sons drug store, at West Liberty, Ia,
was blown open and 1920 secured. The
! burglars boarded a west bound Rock
Island train, paying their fare to Iowa
City. Meantime the robbery was dis
covered and the Iowa City police were
telegraphed to watch out for the men.
They however landed in the outskirts
of the town, boarded an east bound
passenger train, payin their fare to
Davenport Conductor Donohue thought
that the men looked suspicious and tel
egraphed to the Davenport police to
meet tn train. At West Liberty the
train was boarded by the marshal
deputy sheriff and deputized citizens
The party asked that the suspicious
passengers be pointed out. The con-
ductor advised that they shadow the
men TO Davenport before attempting
their capture, but the advice was re-
fused. Three officers approached the
pair with revolvers in hand and said
they wanted TO search them. The rob-
bers parleyed till one raised a window
and threw out money and papers. Then
held the officers off. Conductor Dono-
hue ran to the express car for weapons
and on the way tied a knot in the bell
cord, but the robbers managed to pull
it and the train slowed up. The rob-
bers then fired a volley over the heads
Of the passengers. retreated tot he rear
platform and jumped off. One threw a
stick of dynamite which struck the train
midway under the smoking car. The
explosion smashed the windows and
put out the lights in two cars but in
jured no one. They evidently desired
TO derail the train to facilitate their
escape. The men then fled to the tim
Der. The train had run nearly to Mos
cow when they took 10 the woods.
Eight officers We're awaiting the train
at Davenport and five would have
boarded it at the city limits. The mar
shall returned to West Liberty, organ
lied Il pursuing party, and a posse of
fifteen men, armed with WinchesterS
and shotguns. started out. The posse
found the robbers near Moscow, who,
seeing that they We're surrounded and
resistance WAS useless, surrendered.
They We're taken TO West Liberty and
lodged in iail
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
WAGNER AND The DRAMA.
The Highest Expression Of 'Thoushts
Which Lie Too Deep For Human Words.

1t is not essential TO the true disciple Of
the Wagnerian drama that he should
know the science. texture or structure of
the music. No call is made upon him for
this special knowledge, and IL will not
enable him better 10 understand the tray
edy or passion presented TO him, though it
may add TO his admiration for the genius
of the author. AT first the experienced
musician may even find himself at a dis
advantage at Baireuth, as his attention
may easily be too much occupied with the
form, and the first impression Of the
whole may be somewhat weakened by the
study OF the detail.
To some people, who look exclusively
for pleasure ard recreation in music, the
mere mention OF Wagner's name calls up
simply recoliections of clashing insjru-
ments and loud sounding trumpets-use-
less noise, as they are pleased 10 call IL.
Nevertheless, fran purely musical point
of view, the beauties and projections OF
Wagner's composition are thoroughly well
appreciated by the concert going public,
and 1t is unnecessary To dwell On these
qualities which have been fully recognized
for some time past. But il is not yet so
fully recognized why the Baireuth theater
shines like beacon, leading the German
art student TO a truer apprehension of ma
tional life and character and of the infiu-
ence which ar. should have in molding the
future destiny of the race
Ii is the new musical drama which
Wagner has created which Is 10 bo the
highest expression of thoughts which lie
too deep for human words and which
shall show the Light that never was on
sea or land" Those whose chief delight
lies in the ideal rendering of beautiful
music alone may perhaps be dissatisfied
by finding everything here subordinated
TO the dramatic conception. The true in
depreciation of the drama must be sought
In the greatest possible perfection of the
whole through the individual parts, and
slight failings in the scenic effects and
histrionic action or vocal and musical
shortcomings are scarcely perceived by any
one who is wholly absorbed in the reve-
lations made to them by performances OF
such marvellous power.-Ninetcenth Cen
fury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
INSECT VISION.
The Probabilities as to What They Can
See With Their Strange Eyes.


Two theories of insect vision are extant
the older one that each lens forms a
separate eye, and the more recent one that
insects see as in a mosaic, each lens form
ing part of the total picture. The old view
is supported by the experiment. Of placing
q thin slice of an eye under the microscope,
when the image Of any object reflected
from the mirror is seen TO be transmitted
through each of the hexagonal lenses. A
rough model of an insects eye may be
made by taking glass shade of the form
of a half sphere, say about 10 inches in di-
emeter. Place the eye at the center of the
globe and paint on its surface the picture
of the outC- world as seen through it. II
this painting be divided into squares by
lines scratched at intervals Of oneeighth
inch, there will be %, 600 of them, and the
proportions are roughly those found in the
eye of a dragon fly.
If now, instead Of the details of the pic
ture on each square, a dab of color be
placed on il corresponding TO the general
tone, the effect of the whole will pretty
nearly agree with that of the original
painting. 1t is probably this indistincs
vision that insects actually possess. Math
ematically it may be shown that TO OBJ
tain anything like such perfect vision as
human beings enjoy an eye constructed on
the compound type would lave to be of
most impracticable size. In our eyes the
rays of light passing through single lens
form an image on the concave retina. The
retina is built up of the sensitive termina-
tons of the optic nerve, forming a kind of
tessellated pavement with $4,000, 600
squares 10 the square inch. If our lens
were of perfect shape and the pupil wide
enough, the size of things which might be
seen as distinct objects would be limited
by the distance of the nerve endings of the
retina from one another. In order that
two points may appear separate to the eye,
they must subtend an angle OF about one
minute of arc-that is, for instance, that
fine lines ruled one-twentieth of an inch
apart can be made out to be separate at a
distance of four yards. Beyond this the
whole surface has uniform gray tint.
Calculations clearly show that insects
cannot see nearly as well as this, and their
behavior to distant objects favors this
opinion. But their eyes have this advan-
tage-namely, that there is practically 10
limit to the nearness of objects they can
examine. The details of their own an
tenne probably appear palmer to them
selves than TO us, but objects at the dis
tance of q foot appear 10 them with about
the same minuteness Of detail as would
be attained if they were made of rather
coarse wool work. Beyond this the shades
of light and dark are evident TO them, but
outlines must be blurred and lost.-North
British Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
ADAMS ARMORlAI ENsIGNs.
Heraldic Authorities Ascribe to the Fir
Man Two Coat. of Arms

Heraldic Authorities Ascribe to the First
Man Two Goats Of Arms
Although heraldic authorities have made
no direct attempt TO solve the yeIed ques-
ton,
When Adam delved and Eve span.
Who was then the gentleman,
yet they have assigned 70 Adam two coats
OF arms. The first. which was borne In
Eden before the fall, when he needed
neither coat for covering nor arms for
defense, consisted OF a shield gules, upon
which the arms Of Eve Ia shield Ergent)
were quartered as an escutcheon Of pro
tense, she being an heiress The second
coat borne after the expulsion from the
garden, was "paly tranche divided every
way and tinctured Of every color"
The use Of furs Ia blazonry is, IL has
been solemnly asserted, relic OF the gar
ments Of skins worn by our first parents
The second man who lived upon the
earth, Abel, was we are told, a true gen
tleman, proof that II does not necesss-
rily take three generations TO manufacture
the article. Cain was no gentleman" by
behavior but he was the first man who
desired to have his arms changed so
God set his mark upon him"
the Old Testament have been accredited
with coats Of arms. These are, as a rule,
highly appropriate, except In the Gaze o,
Josepb's heraldic coat, which was merely
black, tinctured with white ohcquy sa-
bic and argent WHEREAS something after
the pattern OF Adam second coat would
surely have been more in keeping with
the youthful Joseph's fsvorfte attire. Gid
con bore arms, sable, fleece argent, .
chief azure quite d'esu; David harp
In field argent, and Samson guies, a
lion cOuchsnt. or within an orle argent,
sernee Of bees sable.
ArInoriGl ensigns are supposed 70 have
received divine sanction. for God, when
Prescribing unto Moses the form .. con
Quoting the Isrselites IN their journey
through the wilderness, expressly com
manded the use Of ArTDorial signs saying,
The children Of Israel shall pitch their
tents every man by bis own camp and sv-
ery man By bis own standard "-Cornh!l
Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
TAKES HIS CHOICE
BRYAN GIVES GROVER THE SHAKE
FOB THOaAS
Financial Doctrine Of the First Demo-
cratic President Would Hold
Water and That OF the Lates'
Will Not-Whole Country Turned
Over to the Bankers.

Washington. Dc. 2e-The feature OF
the debate in the house today on the
currency bill was the brilliant speech
of Mr.. Bryan. of Nebraska. who held
the attention Of the members at the
end Of hstless session, for over two
hours.
Mr.. Bryan attacked the bill and the
administration vigorously, setting off
the opposing financial theories OF JEFF
ferson and Cleveland. the first and last
Democratic presidents, and unhesita-
ungiy taking his stand with Jefferson.
His expressions were literally applaud
ed Mr.. Bowers (Rep. CALI also oppos-
ed the bill.
Mr.. Bryan attacked the administra-
ton for dumping into the committee on
banking and currency, and the house
a hastily considered bill like the one
pending Its weaknss was demonstra-
ted when. after four days of verbal
bombardment, il had been practically
Withdrawn and another measure sub
situated. Mr.. Bryan said that stripped
of its verbage the bill was a simple
proposition TO authorize the govern
ment to loan banks money at a low rate
OF interest or at no rate, to be in turn
loaned by them at whatever rate they
might be able to secure
Mr.. Bryan directed attention TO the
contradictory views of Jefferson and
Cleveland: the first and last Demo-
cratic presidents on this subject.
Mr.. Cleveland thinks" said he,
that the issue of currency is function
Of the banks. Jefferson declared such
an issue is a function of the govern
ment and thought that the banks
should go out of the issuing business.
/ am not ashamed to say that / stand
by Thomas Jefferson and not Grover
Cleveland"
Mr.. Bryan said he had been. and was
now. in favor of gold and silver mon
ey because the amount of money would
depend on the law Of supply and be-
mand.
At the close Of Mr.. Bryan's speech the
house at $40 p. m. adjourned until
January g. 1895
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-23
Thr aiehta Daily EAGLE Sunday 7Hornug 1ecber %, 1884,

| Again, Prince Arnulph, Of Bavaria.
| lieutenant general Of the first division
| of infantry of the Bavarian army and
| a son of the regent of Bavaria Drince
| Luitpold, has declared that he was not
willing to congratulate Emperor Will
| lam on New Years day as has been his
wont.
1t is also noticed that the newspapers
OF Wurtenburg openly comment upon
the friction between the line of Wurt-
empurg and the emperor, and the news
papers OF Baden contained guarded re-
marks upon the same subject. All
this tends to show that the appoint
Inent OF special ENJOYS TO the courts of
munich, Stuttgart and CarlSruhe
means more than the official press was
willing to admit and also that Prince
tohenlohe'S mission to these courts has
completely failed.
The health of Prince Bismarck con-
tlnues to be satisfactory TO his phy-
sicians. He went direct from Varsein
to Frederischruhe yesterday. In &C
cordance with his expressed wish
there was no reception rendered him at
any of the railway stations. The
prince was accompanied on his journey
by Count Herbert Bismarck, Countess
Ranzau, his daughter, and DR..
Schweninger. He was received at the
sttion atFrederichsruhe by the local
y
there was no cheering.
HONORING a SCIENTIST.
Emperor William has started the
idea of erecting a monument to the
memory of the late Professor Herman
Won HelmholtZ. He has promised the
sum of 10000 marks.
According to dispatch from Rromen
the statement that negotiations are
pending between the German steam
ship companies and the English COM
panies TO abolish cheap steerage rates
to America is Incorrect
Reign x Co. of Mannheim. the rep
resentatiVes in this country of the
Russian petroleum magnates, DENY
that negotiations are in progress to
effect joint monopoly between the
Russians and the Standard Oil com
pany.
Adolph Spikermann of Philadelphia,
although born at Charlottenburg and
who was condemned to pay a large
hne here for avoiding military service
succeeded in obtaining a fresh trial this
week and on furnishing proof that his
father and himself were ma turaliZed in
the United States, the court acquitted
his and saddled the government with
the cost OF the proceedings.
Emperor William has dispatched Ma
Jor Won Moltke, his aide de camp. to
the court Of The Hague to convey to
Little Queen Wilhelmina, who was
born in 1889, a Christmas present