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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
THE GLORY OF THE DECOY DUCK.

The opportunities of real merit in
America are unquestionably incompar-
able, but they are not surpassed by the
chances for adventures and humbugs.
Ccxey, the horse trainer. three months
ago, was not known outside of his town.
ship, but today men, women and chill
dren, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, a
majority of whom could not call the
names of their respective United States
senators or congressman, daily talk Of
Coxey. Such IS the reward of brass and
humbug.
Mrs. Lease was offered position in a
museum last week, in Chicago, to name
her own price for harangueing a crowd
daily from platform. 1t is not that
she is freak, but it's her cheek.
California Brown possesses neither
wisdom nor prestige, but he has brass.
The possibilities of either humbug
cheek or brass in this land of go-as- you
please freedom are unreasonable. For
tune and fame unfailingly await the
possessor of the three. Who will be
next, or what the occasion, would be
hard to guess. but glory and spondulix
is for he or she who makes the guess and
grasps tie scheme, even if it should be
nothing more than move to depose
Grover and install the black Hawaiian
Lii queen of America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

1t is wonderful how the list of prod
ucts of Kansas soil has increased in the
last decade. In addition to the staple
cereals we have alfalfa, broom corn,
caffir corn. castor beans. every variety
of vegetables common to semi-tropical
climates, fruits without limit and no end
of native and tame grasses. AS new
processes are going forward such as ir-
rigation and the better adaptation OF
crops to the soil and climate it is safe to
say farming in Kansas is yet in its in
fancy. Were it not for reviving a chest
nut somewhat nossgrown with age we
might raraphrase the comment of one
queen of Sheba on her visit 70 King Sol
mons court, and say to intending set
tiers that beggarly small portion of the
story of our resources has been given to
the public.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
JEWE7T STOCK FARM, Cheney, Ks.

the oeautiruI white ana gold exposi-
ton edition of the well-known work:
The National Exposition Souvenir:
What America Owes 20 Women"
-Pietro Sbarbaro. once a member o.
parliament ANU one Of the most remark
able men in Italy, died a few days ago
in the top story OF a Roman tenement
house. The king paid his funeral ex-
penses- Before he was twenty years
old he was famous as an authority on
political and economic subjects. In
1865 he fought for the freedom of Lorn-
hardy. In 1870 he became professor
OF political science aad the philosophy
Of law at Modena- His star began 20
descend soon afterward on account of
the grave and uncslled-for attacks
which he made on public men He got
the idea that 10 was his duty 10 tell the
world everything unworthy which he
could learn OF men in public life. He
spent many years in prison on this sc-
count. lost the places which be had
flled with honor. and died the best
hated man in Italy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Miss Edna Dean Proctor, poetess,
wants to be known as the apostle OF
maize as the national flower. She
considers Indian corn as being tho
most distfnctively American product
The oldest mathematical book in
the world is called the "Papyrus
Rhind." 1t is in manuscript, of course,
and was written by one Ahmes, an
Egyptian, who lived in the year 1000
p. C. The book is now in the British
museum.
Samuel Minturn Peck, the poet
laureate" of Ala bama, lives in a quaint
home on the outskirts of Tuscaloosa
He is handsome, genial and brilliant,
q medical graduate, though he does
not practice. a good pianist, fine
singer, and an entertaining converse
tionalist.
Judge A. B. Norton. the old gentle
man with uDshorn hair and beard,
carrying a cane given him by Henry
Clay, who has been seen at all repub-
Ecan national conventions, died at
Dallas, Tex, recently. lie made a VOW,
In 1874. not to have his .hair cut till
Clay was elected president, and paid no
toll to BARRIERS for the last odd fifty
years
Here is another evidence OF the re-
gard in which the lady who figures IN
der another name in "Dodo" has been
held by her countrymen- The dedica-
ton OF the late John Addipgton Sy-
mond's Essays, Speculative and sug-
gestive," runs as follows: ITO Miss
Msrgot Tenant. in memory of long,
dark winter nights az Davos, made
luminous BY witty conversation"
The late Chief-Justice Stone of Al
ALBANIA was held in high esteem rs
man, as well as in great repute as
iurist He served on the bench for
more than City years. in that time de-
Gliding more than two thousand four
hundred cases Gov. Jones. in an
nouncing his death. said: NO greater
or purer man ever lived or died in Ala
bama. and none whose death was
greater calamity"
May BrookIyn's squandered savings
were q contributary cause TO three sui
cides, those OF the Young woman her
self, of +. 4. Lovecraft and OF a young
Hebrew who was their partner IN
luckless business enterprise The young
Hebrew had the business knowledge
needed sor the undertaking. and he
was reputed homes, and Industrious,
but when be saw the venture must be
. failure he threw himself beneath tas
wheels Of a train
Mrs Lydia HORT Farmer. author
of a Knight Of FziEh." "A Short His
tory OF the French Revolution The
Life Of la Fzyet;e. etc. and editor o.
hzt America Owes 20 Women has
been the recipien; Of note Of thanks
tron QGeen Victoria. 10 whom Mrs
Farnc. reeenilT presented . coax cf !
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
THEY ARE COMING.

A dozen or more woman advocates of
female suffrage have been gotten to-
gether from all over the country and for
the next twenty-four months every
community in the state, in course. viii
be Systematically subjected to an attack
of tongue. This oratorical contingent
has been divided up in squads of from
four TO six with a view of holding four
meetings every day at as many points
IN the state from now on to the closing
Of the campaign. The first effort will
be TO force a recognition from the Re-
publican party in its platform. The
third party prohibitiouists will undoubt-
edly do so. The Pops are IN doubt.
Tie Wichita series of meetings are
advertised for June goth and 21st, and
are to e addressed by Susan i. An
thony, Rev. Anna Shaw. Rachel |.
Child, Helen L. Kimber and Laura VI.
Johns. The names of two or three of
these women are well known 10 the
..sadiIg public,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
me FUNNY MEN.

Weary wstkins-"yyha. about tia:
story hear. that you got guar. bot
tie OF rum az that last place you wen.
;nto7- Dasty Raggles-''A~, there.
nothin' IN i--So1nerviiie Journal
-'6syboy seemed unusually elated
over a package he received FROM his
tailor's this morning Yes. Il was
his divorce suit He starts for South
Dakota tonight ~--Bufsio Courier
-Autaor-''Iaz trou biea with EzSo-n-
MA ] Ee awake At night, hour after
boar, thinking about ny Literary work =
frjene-"Ehy don't you get M and
read portions Of itT7-grookiyn Life
Mrs EarIe-"Your daughter has
been studying painting. has she nosy-
Nrz Lsmoyn-s'fes; yoa should ses
some OF the sunsets sss paint. There
never was anything Ike them ~. I.
Observer
-sbe-~But ho~ can ron TANK r.
pretty when ny nose surns np s0y~
He-"weil. al I bzvs 20 say Is thz. IL
shows mighty poor taste In backing
away troa s7eh ioTely Hnoash- -
Standard
--soGs.t,edy ecnplisnerted sydney
SaiiA ca . eazz4s1- serEss b kAa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

preached, TO WHICH tho dIvfne replied:
II believe IL was effective. for old Lady
Cork borrowed sovereign Of a stran-
ger in the pew TO put IN the plate
--Hustler-''Do you carry wztch7"
Languit-"Ah - certainly - All - why
no,?" Hustlsr-"oh. ! just wondered
IL killed as much time as you do I
would be ashamed 10 look a watch In
the face "-fndependence Sentinel
~ don't know whether ike these
pictures or not" said the Young WON
an ''rhey seem rather indistizct"
But yoa must remen Der. madam"
said the willy photographer. tina: your
face Is not a. al plain polls
Journal
One needs both beauty aud dis
eretion 20 get along IN society" said
bed 20 friend who had sesn several
seasonA NO, necessarily. replied sss
latter s~es.ly You'll get along very
well You are really quite d.sercet"-
Pittsburgh Chronicle Dispatch
DO yon know the li,tis boys tia;
live nexs door 20 your Robbss-''Sot
very much. guess mamma wozsidn's
allow me 20 play with than anyway.
she Son's like fcrsignerA Well. ba.
they ar. Americans" Rob5ss-"iFel1
,hsy told re thsy ~zs Baptsssz~
-Nothsr--'''To think that nv r-,sis
Ethel should have spoken 80 irup~--
tnently % papa to-day AZ dinnerl She
never hears ne talk ths. way 20 him
Ethel lstos,Iy5-"wslI. you ehoozed
him, snd / eica'."-Brookiyn LIE.
Men VINO eat beef f~eorns very
heesy.- sad Dawson. and 50 On. Mas
takes OF the attributes Of uhz. be
sasa stop rnorzlszirg. AID order
the lSnch, I" sss6 saprT. "Ali rSgas.
szd Dawson What do you eat.
veai7-- HArper's E@zar.
This szie the sttendan. "a he Led
tae way through the isrursaie Ward.
"a orc OF the worst eaAes we hNvs. he
Was onee . newspaper man "Bs.
waai - his haiIucsnztionT' asked ne
visitor szxioEsiy. He tasnxx he Ia.
noneT.~ answered The attendant .x1iy
-sot = otesssonai-syalkrr Turn.
P.xs--'.I wux readin' IN = pare THE
tso-a' thzs there's swell yourg MAJ
u sev York that always taxes = bah
before satin'~ Willie Werx-snozv
boiler bed BE. Brother Walker. IL hs
had oar 1oAs-Ds,So.: Free Yr.xA- -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
ANARCHIsTIC ANACHRoNlsMs.
There are times in which many unel

There are times in which many unex-
pected existing conditions are revealed
in lights little understood in prosperous
eras. The past year of financial dis
aster and of industrial wrecks has dis
closed that the enterprises of this coun-
try, great and small, have not been for
the most part developed and sustained
by capitalists or money owners, but by
borrowers. The money owner or capt.
talist is lender on security. Personally
he is not a promoter or developer, not
an enterprising optimist but an indus
trial pessimist. So on the advent OF
times of financial distrust, which are
nearly always precipitated by the col
lapse of some great venture, it Is the
corporation, the company and the in
dividual who goes to the wall dragging
everybody down with them, save the
grasping money loaner in the back
ground who will suffer only as his
securities may be effected. 1t is the in
dividual owner and loaner and not the
money employer who escapes taxation.
Even money loaning corporations, like
insurance companies. seldom experience
any great loss by the skrinkage of val
uations, because of the disproportlonate
safety margin demanded and made good
by mortgage. As we indicated in our
editorial Of yesterday morning, COR
porations and companies organic
ed for railway construction, for
factory building and for all characters
of industrial, commercial and banking
enterprises are not the things against
which, in times like these, the protests
of the people ought to be directed,
per Sc, but the possible abuse ofpower by
the representatives of these. Properly
guarded they are, on the other hand, not
only entitled to encouragement, but such
encouragement IS economical wisdom.
Consequently the demand of the social
list and the howl OF the anarchist against
capital thus accumulated for the sole
purpose of developing and sustaining
Industrial. commercial and other cor
porate enterprises, is without sense or
reason. In no other way can reserved
wealth be divided up and scattered with
such universal benefit as through COM
panies and corporations, organized for
the purpose of actively employing capt.
tai for the margins of profit possible to
those who thus secure the money and
take the risk.
Without stopping to discuss the cause,
the whole trouble with this country to-
dav Is not lack of money bI1t the ina
bility or refusal of corporations, COM
panies and individuals to employ the I'M
told millions of capital owned-not by
corporations, but held in idleness by in
dividual capitalists-hid away in deposit |
vaults, in stocking legs and in safes, be-
cause there are none found to borrow
and employ it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
The ealiehta Daily eagle Sunday oruing, aaY s. 1884
a cipher dispatch and a delinquent ia.

a cipher dispatch and delinquent tax
list.
From the South Haven Era.
Wichita, the Peerless Princess, il not in
Wichita county. but in Sedgwick county,
and, confusion worse conf0unded, Sedg-
| wick is not in Sedgwick county. but in
Harvey.
| From Puck.
Dibbs-'If Mrs. Lease were as smart as
some people think she is she would make
! fortune in a year" Bibbs-'How:'
| Dibbs-"By exhibiting Mr.. Lease through
the country"
From the Topeka Press
Wasn'r it a mistake to deny Coxey the
| privilege of getting off bis speech" asks
the Wichita EAGLE. We think it was as
great mistake as to permit the police 70
| get off their base
| From the Topeka Journal.
If there should b. trouble In this coun-
| try. and if Mrs. Lease should die without
being able to participate in it-well, there
would be no living with such u disap-
| pointed person in the hereafter.
From the Peabody Graphic.
At Populist meeting in Wichita Sat
urday evening. a Republican gained the
| floor and gave the followers of Lewelljng
| red hot Republican speech. He was NOS
allowed 10 proceed. The truth hurt
From the Topeka Journal
A man who knew Bill Dalton we'll when
| BOY has been interviewed at Wichita,
| and says the desperate used to go to sun
day school regularly. 1t was probably the
Goliah story that put him on the wrong
road.
From the Eiowa journal.
Coxey, he of commonweai fame. has
closed contract with large tin shop at
,,Ls III L
army with tunnels. This iusures them a
good hviug-by placing the small end in
their mouths aud running against the
wind.
From the Wellington Mall.
Members of the Philomathiau society of
the Wichita university Saturday night de-
bated upon the question, Resolved. that
MIS-. Lease should come home" but not
one of them had nerve enough to go across
lots and ask Mr.. Lease what he thought
about it.
From the Leon Indicator
Two OF the members hung the jury and
defeated Justice In the Doodle case at
Wichita. There Is perhaps not one person
in a thousand who believes that Professor
Barber lied when he swore that he was re-
qured TO pay money To retain his position
In the school,
From the Kansas City Journal.
Rev. Anna II. Shaw and Judge 7. B.
Wall are To publicly debate tae woman
suffrage question at Wichita on the Goth
of June. Rev. Shaw is a lady OF national
reputation, and Judge Wall is one of Kan
sas' most eloquent orators. The discus
sion will be worth trudging miles aud
wading the Arkansas river 10 near.
IRON the augusta Gazette.
The Wichita EAGLE has discovered that
the originals OF NJ. Qaad's famous char
acters, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser, are residents
of that city. Watch factories may col
lapse, packing houses may shut down, Car
works may be moved out and the elements
may wreak vengeance on poor Wichita. but
SO long as the EAGLE shall continue to
scream she will not lack for advertise
ment. We may expect to hear next that
Jack the Ripper has taken up his abode
there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Governor Lewelling, State Treasurer
Biddle. Auditor Prather, Attorney Gen-
eral Little snd Bridenthal. composing
the Pop-state administration, Mrs. Lease
excepted, have secured lease on five
miles square of lead and zinc lands. in
the Cherokee nation, twelve miles south
of Silvan Springs, Ark. These gentle
men having gained power, money and
influence by bowling calamity ara en-
abled 10 catch on and become plutocrats
themselves now. Ii IS said there is no
question as to the immense value of
their territory investment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Five counties, Ellis. Smith, Logan,
Clay and Cloud, held Republican con-
ventions and elected delegates to the
state convention yesterday. Twenty
one counties arc yet to hold their con-
ventions. eleven of which will take
place next week. Butler county is
called for the Sth and Marion for the 9th.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
There is fable somewhere of the man

There is fable somewhere of the man
who held bear by the tail and had to
send for its keeper to help him let go.
We may yet find it necessary to call in
the rain makers O. to assist in stopping
the superhuous downpour of water
which somebody is bringing down. II
human agents can produce it of course
they can stop it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Mrs. Lease is not ill. She is in Indiana raising
the wind and che is not using pair of house
movers jack screws to do it, either.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Coxeys army has been peaceable because it
was made up OF Americans. The Cleveland
and Connellsviiie alien mobs wouldshave had
the foundation of the capitol lined with bombs
by this time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Reports from every section of the
state assure the usual fine fruit crop.
Small fruits OF all kinds, together with
apples. pears and cherries, promise
abundantly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Mr.. Hoch's boom might be more vivacious il
ne would re-assure several bluff Kansans that
it would not hurt his conscience to take the
oath" of office
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Bismarck says he never really cared for
power. The little Incidental accompaniment
of winking the other eye was probably post
poned until Bismarck got OFF somewhere
alma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Since Gladstone went into retirement the
public have heard absolutely nothing from
him. In this country a public man doesn't
tirement
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

1t might also be remarked that the Seventh
district Republicans wants but little here be-
low, but they want that little Long.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

All the coal men are out On strike, but the
ice men are standing together with an unan-
unity that is almost su blime.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

The Morrill, boom is making as good time as
could be expected with fellows who have
changed their minds tagging it every mile or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

This woman suffrage movement in Kansas
is likely to get everybody at sexes and seven.
before we are through with it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

John L. Sullivan was Kissed off the stage
but perhaps the audience had hopes that he
would get off the stage and lick some body.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

The A. p. A. has decided to have nothing TO
do with ex-priests. But it will continue to
have little use for priests without the Eek"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Waite is so quiet that there is suppositior
that somebody must have given him an orange
"a blood orange, of course.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Some of the Coxeyites became train-siezers,
probably on the principle that Vanderbilt
himself is something of railroad Cesar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

After another spree, John L. Sullivan an
nounces that he will never take another drop
he will go on, a schooner at a time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Coxey may be Don Quixote. but Carl Brown
is not Sancho PanZa. Never. Sancho had a
good deal Of sense at odd moments.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

The main difference between Pennsylvania
and Russia is that Pennsylvania hasn't subj u
gated the Poles yet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

People are losing interest in Coxey, and it
looks as if he would have to drop another
Percheron in the slot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

For the fourth time, in ten days sentence,
those Oklahoma editors are cut of jail again.
The installment plan is growing everywhere
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

That Endorsement of the CO1ey movement
by Lewelling appears TO have been too much
for il. 1t is going to pieces
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Nothing remains for Coxey to do but to e
turn whence he came-Massilon and oblivion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Without intending to be ambiguous. it can
be said that Breckenridge is putting up the
"Dabys plea.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

These daily riots are not the work of Ameri-
cans. The mobs are made up of ignorant for
or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

The way OF the transgressor in some in
stances is to run for congress from Kentucky
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

If Grover would back up Hill he might stand
higher with many Democrats.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

the dentist. ibid that Indian ask You to
get his tooth pulled ,"
The editor told him how the Indian had
acted.
"And you thought he wanted his tooth
pulled?"
''Of course. What else could Think"
"Why, you gibbering idiot, don't you
know"
"No."
He wanted something to eat"
Teacher-"Now, Alfred. can you tell me
what air Isl"
Alfred. Kansas native born,-"Air-just
plain air?"
Eyes"
''Air, latter profound study air is wind
that is standing STILL"
''Among them languages what are
dead" said the Populist orator, ARE
Latin and Greek"
YES" said an old Republican as he
picked up his hat and left the hall. 'and
you are rapidly numbering the English
language"
Just my luckw exclaimed the Kansas
ldH as tlc Cdlli6S0dk6 IL
hasn't been two weeks since l finished the
Keely cure"
1t is said that the Populists will posi-
lively put a dramatic company on the
road during the next campaigp. The
death scene in the last act promises TO be
particularly pathetic.
Some Kansas poet should write 1.-THE
Lay of the Dust" Just now it is so
splendidly laid.
Abraham Lincoln once sat down on two
Kanssns gently bat firmly. He wrote to
Senator Pomeroy In this way:
WASHINGTON, May 12. 1864 Hon. SEN
ator Pomeroy: SIR did not doubt yes
terday that you desired to see me about
the appointment of an assessor in Kansas.
/ wish you and Lane would make a sincere
effort to get out of the mood you are in.
IL does neither of you any good. 1t gives
you the means of tormenting the life out
Of me, aud nothing else. Yours. etc,
A. LINCOLN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

There are good men in every walk" Of lif.
possibly in Coxey's.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Tit-tat-toe. three in a row-Harrison, Nc
Kinley and Reed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

1t is said that the Populists will posi-
lively put dramatic company on the
road during the next campaigp. The
death scene in the last act promises TO be
particularly pathetic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06
HE wanted something to eat. "

Just my luckr' exclaimed the Kansas
man as the rattlesnake nipped him. "Ir
hasn't been two weeks since l finished the
Kelly cure"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

Some Kansas poet should write THE
Lay of the Dust" just now 1t Is so
splendidly laid