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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

ing power Of the federal government,
and it should be settled by these repre-
sentatives Of the people in the absence
of any undue pressure upon the part OF
commission. Only by congress, after
thorough discussion, can it be set
tied TO stay settled. The enactment in
to law of the report or findings of any
commission Of bankers and money
dealers will not prove satisfactory TO
the people-will not settle the question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Umbrellas which will fold up in a small
space are soon TO be placed on the market
the RIBS and handle being formed in pointed
sections. easily detached from each other
for folding. but rigid and strong when in
use and easily stolen at all times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20
There was q shat,erng blast a $

There was shat,erns blast scream o.
hurting missiles. a 6slcA q ire tae s1Ige=
OF anal dissolution. the dsatening roar OF
cosrnic collapse TIE deed was done The
s~arthy man. standing II re nsds; o. e.
bad wiped or; The las; letter % evidence
that he had ever lived n Canton. I; was
Thomas Aneerc-ornols Andersen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

This weeks magazines show pictures of
the Grecian retreat with Prince Constan-
tire of az the side of the road sitting by a
campfire. The picture is a true one for
the smoke from the fire is blowing r.gh; IN
Constantine's face.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

VITA Ruizes ard Rive-ias boastsd Amer
cans in Cuba, with al Otero just made gov
Mr. Hhjjuihameha coming 20 congress
from Hawaii. i, s no wonder the Smiths and
jones no longer feel a, home in he Unitst
Stares
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

From DebS minute explanations OF his
new Alturia scheme it seems tia; his colony
resembles the inner complications OF
corn-sheller. But before Debs travels
through !, he viii find ths, i; is much more
rurderoCs than any corn-she!le- ever dared
. h..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

1t is only fair TO say that had Bryan been
ed to let the newspaper men into Bitmore.
Bryan would have taken club and beaten
the building into smithereens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Frank Morris OF Ohio has been appointed
auditor of the navy department. Special
mention is made of Mr.. Morris as this is
the first appointment an Ohio man has re-
ceived since day before yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Outside OF is immense whea; crop Okla
bona 5 Tow attracting attention as ter
r.tory which congress called down for
granting facilities for men to get rid Of
WIVES. and which TOW notifies the Red
Man that he must throw some OF his over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Just now to the average citizen Christi
arity is FURNISHED by the belief that at the
foot of heavens throne the River of Life
is made UP of iced-tea floating with sliced
lemon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

The cold spring was all right, but it is
little tough the way Father Time has grab
bed US by the seat Of the trousers and Dip
ped US into the middle Of summer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

The more one dwells on his statement
that woman is a rag, a bone and a hank
of hair the more apparent it becomes that
Kipl.ng never attended a Seeley dinner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

It is with deep regret that we recall that
Senator Baker evidently I'D no, read in
the newspapers of Kansas that he had de-
clded TO appoint his personal friend Mr.
of Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Poor Mark Twain is very proud. He
says he is not poor at all. Pride never
twisted a face into a smile. II Twain
could drop his pride, his hunger might give
Us something really funny.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

1t is coolly refreshing to remember that
Queen Victoria, lofty as her place is, Is
weakly human enough to swallow every
thing the f1atterers say about her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Mark Hanna won the primaries in Gle
veland, Ohio. over Foraker and he has no
hesitancy in thinking more than ever that
Quay and Platt were dead easy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

II is now reported that Cy Leland will
refuse to take that pension agency. This
joking Tom Anderson, has gone far enough.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

The town Of Council Grove is trying to dis.
tinguish itself by forbidding school teachers
to play cards or dance on penalty Of dis
miSSal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Tom Anderson's sixt-pound petition has
come back from Washington. What's IN
a name? What's in ten thousand names?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

AS soon as they find convenient time to
do so, the people of Kansas will oblige Mr..
Lewelling by removing their feet from his
neck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

There Is evidence that about month ago
Cy Leland and Senator Baker did have
oratorical combat, the attendance at which
was 3
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Judging from Poet Laureate watson's
jubilee poem to the queen, we are led to
infer that in 1887, when the queen was
crowned, the calendar contained a month
called June
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

The next general election in Kansas may
resolve itself into merely a question as 10
which one can rebuke his own party the
harder-Lorenzo Lewelling or Tom Ander-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

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cones for z.s % Sc. Ma1ge. II ez~zt tie
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Yes Fo- vAe- sly tire cores vi
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and st&.l walk or: ;se-e 4r5-sz6"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Boys do not like turnips. but give a boy
a new jack-knife and he will wander away
TO a turnip field. pull turnips up. carefully
peel them. slice them up with the new knife
and eat himself blind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

The advent of Fourth of July is known
only casually TO the average grown citizen.
The average boy has watched the date for
months. Fourth of July is very sat:sfac-
tory holiday TO them. Curiously the most
enjoyable thing about it to them is the total
cancellation Of ali policemens powers. Moth
ing does boy so much good as TO see
policeman rendered powerless and on the
Fourth OF July when they can audaciously
cut up on the main street of the town their
joy knows no bounds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

A boy will break out into fearful rebellion
if the old cow compels him TO carry more
than two bucketsful OF water at one drink
ing, but he will carry twenty bucketsful OF
water cheerfully across the town for the
sake of satisfying his curiosity as TO
whether a hole he has discovered contains
a gopher or prairie-dog.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Boys will stand for hours and hours eat
ing mulberries off tree without fully max
ing up their minds whether they Ike them
or not.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

Boys Will make hasty tracks before
Stakeholder, the large drason-hy. although
a snake-feeder was never known 10 feed
snakes or TO hurt any one.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

One o; the fool tricks played on boys by
boys is to get one 10 stand and watch
telegraph wire with the expectation OF see
ing message travel along.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20
Kansas Boys and Their Ways.

lief that at dinner dessert should come
first
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
Stepped Il Off.

1t is a commonly accepted theory
that a man steps three feet, alld many
a tract OF land has been stepped off,
instead Of measured with a chain. In
the West they obviate the difficulties
of surveys by the land being divided
into sections, but in Pennsylvania
much Of the property. especially in the
mountains, must still be described by
metes and bounds.
In one Of the counties in western
Pennsylvania are two brothers, ole OF
whom is tall and lana. the other short
and fat. Many years ago they pur.
chased a tract Of morptain land. call
ing for mile square. They divided
the labor5of measuring it, one stepping
off one side. the other the other side.
Then they fenced it in and We're per-
fectiy satisfied until recently, when
suit was brought to recover a consider.
able tract of land. Each brother swore
that he knew the measurement to be
right and told him it had been done.
Then, as the spectators saw the short
legs Of thR one. scarcely long enough
ta~neach the flor when he sat in a
Chair, ap1 The elongated extremities Of
the. other, there was general laugh,
in which the Judge and attorney Joined.
Upon surveying 1t was found that ole
line was mile and a half long and the
other only q little over half mile.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
GATHERING THE RETURNS.
Scenes About New York Police Head
quarters on Election Night.

! The election bureau of the Police
| RIard is the official recipient OF the re-
turns from the voting precincts. This
| bureau furnishes each poll with blanks
for the official record and also with
| four sets Of small blanks for each
Office. AS soon as the count for any
tne is finished the four inspectors sign
all four blanks, and policeman takes
them to Police Headquarters, and
quickly returns for others. Thus the
count goes on until it is completed
sometimes not before midnight.
Meantime there have gathered in q
large room at Police Headquarters all
the commissioners, the superintendent,
ard great number Of newspaper re-
nnrters with pencils sharpened at both
ends. while the walls are lined with
messenger and telephone boys. AS
soon as n report is brought it is read
oul by the superintendent, taken down
by the newspaper men and forwarded
to their editors as rapidly as possible.
BY S o'clock the returns come thick
and fast, and nothing is heard but the
scratching of pencils and the footsteps
of racing messengers. The commits
Soners soon go to their private otfi'
ces. for they know that anxious candi'
dates will speedily be calling to learn
their fate, although very fair idea
has spread abroad by o or 10 o'clock as
to how the state and city have gone
on the principal issue. In the case Of
the election of November, 1894, every
body knew that Tammany was beaten
long before that hour.
But the fun Of the street. which is
now beginning, Is not for that band OF
reporters at Headquarters, nor for
those other bands Of writer's in the
newspaper Offices downtown, who,
with almost superhuman diligence and
endurance. are tabulating and putting
into type and commenting upon these
returns for the lelectaton OF the pub,
lie next molsling.
The tenement -lOuSe districts have
beer alive with people since sundown,
dancing about the fires. They have
learned long ago the outlines Of the re.
suit, and those on the successful side
are rejoicing in their tumultuous way,
sure of the support Of all the boys. AS
the evening advances the excitement
spreads to Broadway and uptown. The
newspapers will issue extras every
hour or 50 from 8 p. m. to i'll the
morning, but they do not hesitate to
give all the news away upon their bull
lctins as fast as they get it.-Century,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
NATCHITOCHES, La, JANUARY 1, 1857

hope you vii not report potr dear un
c.e Ned"
You overheard what said when
was talking to myself::' l asked.
Yes. l couldn't help it," she an
Swered
We'll, do YOU suppose I would dc
your uncle :ny harm under-undel
those circumstances: She did not re-
ply fo. few moments. Then she
said: do you think very much OF her
Perhaps you are engaged to her.
"LcOk." said |. | took the bundle
OF letters and looked through them fol
the renly from Violet to my first let
ter. When | found it | held it up be
fore the pOsimistless pro TEN ANA tor,
ii. unopened. into small pieces, ana
flung them to the breeze.
Are you satisfied now" ! asked her
| am not going to say what her re
Div was. But I'm glad l didn't smash
Jacks motto. 1t hangs in our raro'
to-day.--Truth.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
HOW ne CUT the WOOD.
.Tricka WiIy Tramp pIayea On An unsus'
pecting Lady.

.Trcka Willy Tramp Played On An unsus.
pecting Lady.
4 lady residing in the SolEhcasterD
part of the city has All experience with
q tramp the other day which has soured
her On that c.ass of m~ldicin,s. The
fellow came alU,tnl and begged for
some; hiny 10 cat, which was given
him.
Have you sny work that can do:'
he asked, after satisfying his hunger.
well, you might cut tat wood
said the lady, pointing to i piie OF fous
foot stove wood in the yard. "FIow
much do you want for the job"
"Six bits sZ VI
''Wes. 60 ahead she said.
Shortly after that she lad occasion
to go down town. and when she left
the house the tramp, was, ,indrstrio.rsly
at work. Uptl, her rstdrn he had fin,
ishcd. Pointing a5<the wood pile, he
said proudly: ''Nyhat do youFthlnkaof Of
THAT: Ever seen an cd ms,n like ME
who could cut wood rs quick as that?
Oh. I'm lightning striker, ] am
The lady acknowledged that he was
a fast worker, and promptly paid hmm
his money. Shortly after his departure
she went to the wood pile after some
sticks, and was surprised on removing
n fou, rf fhorn t0 find that fi1lv tho ton
layer had been cut. The body Of the
wood pile consisted OF uncut four FOO:
pieces so arranged as to leave large
s.aces between them. 1t was quite
apparent then that considerable Of 't1,c
wood had disappeared. and, THAT ts,u
remaining sticks had been arranged IN
that way 50 as not to show the pile had
shrr,ik.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
some Of the wood had been hidden I'LL.
der sidewalk, while other large sticks
had been concealed in various places
around the yard, and some OF the fuel
taken into the woodshed. Yesterday
the lady chauced to see a gfant stick
On top Of the woodsaed roof. She ex-
poets to happen "a other pieces here
ard there around the premises for tile
next two months. and would not be
wuch surprised to find the tramp had
wedged some of the fuel in the c1im.
neg top.--StocktOn (Cal.) Mail.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
NO.. 20

and they can always quickly determine
its place on the horizon line. But 70
city folks, however, the location OF the
white shaft is Ut an easy mattes.
Thousands Of Washington people ever!
SUI. uer invade that region as summer
noarders. to subsist on fresh milk AMI
fried chicken, and incidentally IN Their
excursions up Oh the mountain to ge'
q sight of Tho monument. On clear days
if IS distinctly visible. especially t"
these who are familiar with It's precise
location. But i; is more easily seen at
sunset than 4, any other hour. as tine
shalp reflection Of the suns rays brings
orf the white surface OF the marble.
One Of tie most singular stories that
may he told about the Washington
monument is hardly credible, yet it
can be vouched for as perfectly true.
There are hundreds Of ladies in Wash
ipytun who wear upon their hfts the
plumaga OF the entire skin OF a bird
which has lost its life flying against
the tall mass of marble III the djIDness
Of twilight or layhrpnk. Every morn
in. one Of the Watcllmen who spends
the night in the monument finds about
it's base quite Il number OF birds who
have lost their lives in this way. This
mortality is nct limited to any one spe-
cies, but includes nearly all the birds
known in this region. Strange to say.
few English sparrows have lost their
lives by flying against the monument.
bui the beautiful golden tinches, cedar
birds, starlings tanagers, yrosbeaks
and many Others OF bright plulnage
and great rarity have been found. The
watchman takes these birds up town TO
Il taxidermist, who stuffs and mounts
| the ra,pr specimens, which are sold for
| good round price to collectors, and
the skins of those less rare are pre-.
pared for the milliner. Hardly Il
morning comes that there are less tbaii
score of dead birds about the base OF
| the shaft.
| AlIOti.tl 4ucSl lilillS ~ NAV" ~US.>'N
| the monument is that its height and
width vary 1t is taller in summer
than in winter, and in the latter season
its width on the south side is about an
inch greater than ON the north, east
or west side. This Is due to expansion
under the heat OF the suns rays. This
phenomenon was determined by Cap
tain Greene during the erection OF the
Shaft. Plumb lines were hung at each
corner of the marble wall, and the
plu,nb "bobs," or plummets, were sus.
pended in pots Of glycerine and mo-
lasses. Across the top Of each pot was
laid a finely graduated steel bar. and
three times a day an army engineer
"took off, the registration thus made
Of the expansion of the walls. II was
held that the plummets moved precise
ly with the points at which the plumb
lines were attached to the top; OF the
shaft, and the glycerine held them
firmly without vibration OF oscillation,
SO that the officer could note any
change of position. All these registra.
tons. twice day every day OF the
gear. we're recorded in 4 book during
the seven years that We're occupied in
finishing the monument Washington
|
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Interesting Facts About tho Tall Shaft o
White Marble.

The distance at which the monument
is visible has always been matter Of
debatable interest with Washington
people. Not a train approaches the
city, or boat speeds up or down the
Potomac, but carries group of people
anxious to see at just what point they
can last see the white marble against
the sky as they depart or first find 1t
as they return.
Probably the greatest distance at
which the monument is seen is from the
summit of tile Blue Ridge at Smokers S
Gap, a distance Of about forty.tbrae
miles in an air line. The c.evatio1
there is 1000 feet above the Potomac.
The mounta ineers gears age with their
keen eyes trained 10 long aud sharp
Sigh! In the mountains. detected the
..,ntxo orc% ,pI.,o y,,iy,0 an fho hnwl0nY,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
Royalty Uses the Teiephons.

Telephone communications have
been recently laid between Balmoral
and London, a private wire having
been ruiz from the castle to the Gov
ernment trunk cable WHICH connects
Aberdeen with London. Queen Vic
toria is also having a telephone placed
connect ing her With the various Scot.
tish seats at present occupied by the
various members Of the royal family.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01

Receut discussion ca the duya:ics, Of
sunshine in European countries las
evoked the information thai Spain
heads tl.c.lI with 5000 hours q year:
Italy has 2.300 hours. Germany 1900
orA Enciar MI 1(ltl
The Louisiana populist., 1897-01-01
MARJORY.

Margaret is prim and wise,
Madge Is fair to see;
Narjory has laughing eyes,
Marjoly for me!
Margaret doth naught amiss,
Madge is fancy free;
Marjory is sweet to kiss
Marjory for mel:
Margaret demure and cold,
Madge must formal be:
Marjory, when kissed, will scol1,-
Yet
Marlory for me!
Albert Lee, in Harper's Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-16

amount mined and taken from single
claim does not exceed $500 per week. And
in case the amount mined and taken from
any single claim exceeds SOU per week
there shall be levied and collected roy
atty OF 10 per cent upon the amount so
taken out UP to $780, and upon the excess
over $500 per week taken from any single
claim shall be levied and collected roy
atty OF 20 per cent, such royalty to form
part of the consolidated revenue and be
accounted for by the officers who collect
the same in due course.
"That the times and manner IN which
such royalty shall be collected ana the
persons who shall collect the same snail
be provided for by regulations to be made
by the GOLD com missioner; and that the
gold commissioner be and is hereby
given authority to make such regLia-
tions and rules accordingly. Tnat
default in payment OF such royalty, II
continued for ten days after notice has
been posted upon claim on which it is
demanded or in the vicinity such claim
bv the gold commissioner or his agent
shall be followed by the cancellation OF
the claim.
That any attempt to defraud the
Crown by Withholding any part of the
revenue thus provided for by making
false statements of the amount taken out,
nav be punished by cancellation OF the
claim in respect of which fraud or false
statements have been col mitted or made;
and that in respect OF facts as to such
fraud or false statement or nonpayment
of royalty the decision OF the gold COM
missioner shall be fin al"
The regulations governing the disposal
of placer mining claims along the Yukon
and tributaries were amended so an entry
can only be granted for alternate claims
known as creek claims, bench claims, bar
diggings and dry diggings, and that other
alternate claims reserved for the crown
are to be disposed of by public auction or
in such manner as may be decided by the
Minister OF the Interior.
The penalty for trespassing upon a
claim reserved for the crown is imnie-
diate cancellation by the Gold Commits
sioner of any entry or entries which the
person tres passing may have obtained,
whether by original entry or purchase
for mining claim, and refusal by the
Gold Com missioner of the acceptance of
any application which toe person tres
passing may at any time make for claims;
and that in addition to such penalty the
mounted police, upon requisition from
the Cold Commissioner to that effect, may
take the necessary steps to eject the tres
passer.
A clause in the former equations, pro-
viding that discoverer of a new mine is
entitled to the claim ana shall be granted
a claim for "bar digglngs" 100 feet in
length, has been amended SO that the
grant may apply to creek and river claims
instead of Char diggings."