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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30
GET OUT OF THE ROAD.

The status of the numerous bicycle as
a vehicle is being fixed by the courts.
AS vehicle it has no right to the side,
walk and must stick to the road, and
rs a vehicle it must be taxed. It's value
is as great as that of horse or of any
ordinary buggy. A Philadelphia judge
has just rendered decision as TO the
right Of a wheel as vehicle on streets
and highways He holds that being
much more quickly and easily managed
it must give the road to ordinary vehi-
cles pulled by horses. The case was
that Of Taylor VS.. the Union Traction
company. one Of whose wagons was be-
ing hauled along a street car track and
IN the opposite direction from the way
the cars were moving. The wheelman
was going in the same direction as the
cars, or rather following them up,
which the law says any vehicle may
do. The judge held that the bicycle
must make concessions to the heavier
NouiCte. duu lil1l a. ioi, elC NhCSiA10 -,
who was knocked over and his wheel
smashed, brought the accident upon
himself by his own folly and that there
was 40 reason why the driver should
leave the car track to give the wheel
man room to continue in a straight
course. 1t is noticeable that the decis.
ion hinges upon the point that the BIZ
cycle is more easily steered and man
aged than the wagon, and the inference
seems to he that whenever q vehicle
not so easily steered or managed as a
bicycle appears upon the highway in
the space not rightfully belonging to 1t,
it is the bicycle and not the transgress-
ing vehicle that must give up the road
to let tho other pass.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30
ABOUT HARD TINES

The ore complaint which al no time
has ever failed Of reiteration since the
dawn of civilization has been that over
the scarcity Of money. II Adam did not
criticiSe the volume of the circulating
medium. his immediate descendants
more than made up for any such ennis
sion Each succeeding century has
added more OF gold and silver 10 the
volume OF the worlds money. and but
little Of il is ever really lost 10 the PEG
pie. yet ever comes this threadbare
complaint. At no time within Sky
years has the growl been broader and
deeper than al present. and yet the
banks and private vaults and depositor-
les OF the country are bursting with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

money, with gold and silver and green
backs, and with every possible repre-
sentative of currency, while interest
rates are lower than ever before and
borrowers fewer. One bank in Chicago
holds $34.OOO.OO0 on deposit and the
savings and other banking Institutions
are burthened with unproductive, un-
profitable money, held in idleness and
at great loss. So far as the market
or demand is concerned, money is a
drug. The merchant nor the manufac-
turer, nor the producer, want it, nor is
there enterprises or investments which
can draw it forth and set it going.
There being no profit in anything, no
money is wanted. The owners of all
these surplus millions, who can not for
ever carry dead capital, worry as much
over the scarcity of money" as the
man who cannot procure profitable Ia
Dor because of such scarcity, which
scarcity is not one of money-existence
but of money-circulation or employ
ment. Such are the conditions at the
present time throughout the country.
and hundreds have been the attempted
explanations. majority Of which
might be summed up in the expression
want of confidence" What that
means would be hard to define, as hun
dreds of other things biEge upon and
are necessary to such a return of con-
fidence as would result in plenty of cir
culation, including demand for products
of every character Of farm and factory,
and Of prices for every conceivable
thing including investments in stocks,
realities. etc. The Pop idea that money
is locked up and being held on the mis-
erly instincts of boarding it away from
the grasp of the world, is childish, to
say the least. There is nothing more
dead or so improbable as boarded
money. Idle money is innate without
the intrinsic value of a handful Of soil.
The distrust of corporations and of
laws, and the lack of confidence in the
times are not the primary causes of
money scarcity. The real cause which
makes hard times produce this very
lack of confidence, this distrust of
everything, and lies back of these. 1t is
combination of conditions wrought by
time and the methods Of man, which
we doubt if any man can make clear.
Money is the measure of these condi-
tons, its metre; its scarcity, so-called,
is result. If money is the primary or
bottom cause, it is only so because its
owners and controllers are finite
human,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

insects have been reported. OF the
health and general good condition of all
live stock there is no question or COM
plaint In short, there is nothing in the
way of discouragement or i'll omens OBJ
securing the sky of Kansas prospects,
and in the main her people are happy
under existing conditions, and hopeful
of better times coming.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30
Mrs. Lease on Victoria
Written for the Eagle.

Written for the Eagle.
Hail, Ruler Of the British Isles,
Empress Of midas broad domain,
Thou daughter Of robber race.
We love thy name.
We laud thy high exalted state,
Thy virtues all transparent shine;
By robbery and right Of birth
The throne is thine.
Great thy fame. as mother. Oh Victoria.
Yet a mothers greatness in her children
shine;
Thou didst NOT dover the Prince OF Wales
With traits and character sublime.
Undimmed thy virtues as wife:
Thy wifeiy virtues bore no test;
Misfortunes never beat upon thy head.
And adverse winds reached not the royal
nest.
Respondent genius marked the years
Which make illustr.ous thy long reign.
The genius was not thine, Victoria;
Thy heritage a crown, not brain.
Genius has no title no successor
But Brita;n's royal crown,
May fall to idiots or knaves.
To debauchee, or clown.
We love thee for thy brood and blood. Vic
toria,
A kindred nation DER the sea
Would kiss the Christening hand Of Guelph,
And crook the servile knee.
Sixty years the cry Of Ireland's woe
Has plead and echoed round thy throne,
Filling the centuries with tears.
But thou, o! Queen, were pitiless as
stone.
Live on, great ruler. live on forever.
The Fungi of this Yankee nation
Best flourish in the shadow Of a throne;
In snobbocrat:c adulat:on.
Should evil hour ever come
When death thy term of life assails,
Decree the world, il you can,
At least Columbia, TO the Prince OF
Wales.
Mary Elizabeth Lease.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

TAs Customary Rsssf-'-T5srs > Erss
es4I q sai-sos.sY = 80 saFeD fzss s@E-
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Are - Ssl;an's ~isss azsrfs.;1r7- -
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et.ssas sre-ssssszl ss~sst ssT szs.zs sases
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

Before making q speech MF. Gage said
he called on Mckinley ard asked i rs
could say ina; the country wanted a s5uad
system OF currency. Mckinley sad AZ.
Gage could he probably also tod Xr.
Gage TIA; he could say that .ee was eoii
o. summer 10; or anything harmless
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

Il Is generally supposed n fs-s country
TIA; General Niles : foolish .1 go-Es 20
Greece after re war has ceased. A. q
matter - fact Il shows rs good sense. L
re war Was stu OF. people would Re 100
ersy hgafiaE 70 5aaans, Ian
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

e. Pasc. Texas. like those towns In the
Mississippi valley al once dispatch word
20 the government; for aid as result o.
fcod- Guthrie. Oklahoma. Immediately
after Ter recent disaster notified the coun-
Try tina, she expected TO aid Oklahoma
Is the youngest territory n the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

T4e-e are Indications ira, .ave % pros-
ps-.;y ]. really approaching All AZ a resto-
-z-.ve 20 TIE PoP1Esfs :; should - state
IA. Il Z dos gone a5ozi bali re RssEb-
Leans n ihs lad are gonS &c y as nzcz
surprised as &zy s-e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30
RriedenthaI ard Lesdy are now having

Briedenthal and Leedy are now having
a dispute about something but no Kansas
Popul.st knows what il is about. There
have been so many PoPuitst qusrreis In
Topeka that the only time farmer Will
listen TO Topeka news Is when he 5 assured
that some two Populsts have agreed o.
,rua.hfrc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

For old school mates who as boys were
ves.ibuled like Siamese twins in intimacy i
does seem that Mckinley is an intermina
bic time giving Tom Anderson something
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

There Is nothing in being elected 10 the
lower house of congress unless you feei
that it is a great boon to display abiect
docility TO the caprice of Thomas Bracket
Reed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

Along with the Illuminating thought Ia:
Jerry Simpson represents US n congress
we have also tie glad assurance that we are
represented by a MAJ who IS oStect.nz 70
the spezkerss oa;land-sa and unlawful an
;oc-acy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

Fortunately for him, King George has
been able to get behind bars in order 10
keep away from the Grecian moos. 1t is
lucky for him he is not Havemeyer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

In this mornings Eagle Mrs Lease al
tacks Queen Victoria We expect a card
from the London pos;ofice announcing
that the queen has refused 10 take hs-
Eagle out Of The box by the last Q. tAss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

O-ts So--1s hzs heated = H9fczz1ss-
ez1 81 no~ tsks czzrEs % Res7 co1-tf
Politically. TAis caves sSsy Rschkrz =
absolute ar sos< 3szsssE<-S 81 sszae.
coz.sy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

If at Athens, when Greek meets Greek.
the thing for King George to do is 10
grasp mis- annual, fast in one hand, and
scoot for the union depot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30
auoyc; THOSE PRESENT vrRy

AMONG THOSE PRESENT WERE -
Tbs q = phrase used n al Kansas soci-
ely reports. Il "a very valuable phrase
II The arst place Il PEecsdes tae total emu
z1eza:on o, NAMES q al re guests %,
20 ire person Who -ss not i7yitsS 4 ;r-
cicstes that . great many rsors l-es3ss
thai thA 3u1oe- named ze-e p-sEsns.
1hsca makes hey feel szv.o8s AID si<o
assures her Tat other people ~il Ink
TIA; MT al tas gDssta we're printed Il
the pzpe-. an tat SEE was AMONG :5cs<
zho Ser@ omitted Hostssses So-neis1sss
Use tA.s phrase. IN hzz+szg in reports. -
cause they have p0rpcsssy omitted some 9:
TIE guests. ost sa-f % z~ore fn5<r "a
eliminated against thst = .ss .5assoss-a-s
fo- re newspaper 20 secure a eozyss.<
~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

There is no doubt that Topeka made a
mistake by turning too soon on her open
saloon. II il had existed a couple OF weeks
more IL would have been possible 10 have
had land cherry"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

SURPRISE PARTY.-This Is the mos;
frequent social function n the vast In
some communities u is supreme II consists
II making hostess OF a woman Who re-
fuses 20 become one Of her CAN free I'll
She IS never surprised. Il = not intend
81 that she shall be Certain people de-
eide 20 have a party. They pick cut
v,s;im and notify her that they WI az
meet a. John Fox's house Thursday ever
Ing ard VII then sweep down IL a body
OF her home. She then r1shss home an1
cries sngrily about bei-g forced iato enter
tanning. BIZ. arTaages the house and Nasa
the party arrives acts Gu; surprise 1hlca
does not deceive any one
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

II Andree should return from the Arctic
ocean with proof positive that he had seen
the North Pole, the contest would 60 on
Just as fiercely as ever TO see who should
be the first 10 touch it,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

Ireland Will refuse 10 join IN the celebra-
ton of the queens jubilee. Ireland was
licked hundred Of years ago by England
and Ike Corbett she has been begging ever
since for another chance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

II Is nothing wonderful 20 know whsi
Trllman does. AL you have to do TO Of
fend the United States senate is TO throw
of few tons OF dignity and talk just Like
YOU 90 in your back yard az home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

Queen Victoria probably would feel horri-
fed al the idea of accepting any article
OF value that had been stolen from Eu-
ropean sovereign (barring the sultan) But
somehow or another. the potentates and ru-
iers of Asia and of Africa seemed 10 her
20 be perfectly fair game. people whom !;
is quite Christian TO plumber and 10 deprive
of their most treasured possessions.
1t is inconsistent and not quite In ac-
cordance with the teachings of the Bible.
but. after all. i, is In keeping with what
her ancestors did before her. for on state
occasions the great sideboard of the Water
leo gallery OF Windsor castle IS weighed
down with the vast quantities of gold and
silver plate. much of which was originally
destined and even used for sacramento
purposes OF the church. and which const!-
tuted part OF the plumber Of those British
buccaneers and pirates Of the Elizaoeth.an
and Stuart era who roamed the seas IN
search of SPANS treasure ships plundsr-
ing and sacking the cities and churches Of
what used 10 be known IL those days az
TIE Spanish MAN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30
Queen Victoria and Her Piunder.


spectacle and the most God-fear.ng OF ali
the rulers of the earth, yet there is no per-
son in the world who receives and retains
under his roof larger amount of stolen
property Windsor castle is filled from cell
lar to garnet with loot and plupder of ev-
cry kind. and the things for which she has
no room there are distributed among her
palaces at Osborne. Balmoral and in Lon
don. European wars and conflicts among
civilized nations are not very profitable in
this respect. and in spite of the firm con-
viction to the contrary, which prevails
among the masses of the French people.
there is not a single looted French clock
to be found in any of the palaces of the
emperor Of Germany, the only bit of plum
der which the old kaiser carried back with
him to Berlin after the close Of the war
Of 1870 being small candlestick belonging
to the palace of Versailles, OF. which he had
made use throughout his stay. and which
in former days had been similarly used by
King Louis XIV, of France. At the time
of the old emperors death in 1883 it was
found on the little table beside his bed
side at Berlin. :
Englands wars during the last sixty
years, however, have been mostly with Ash
strength of the plea that it was necessary
to give the savages lesson which they
would remember Queen Victor:as troops
almost invariably have made it a point OF
sacking the palaces Of TIE enemy's ruler.
and it was lucky indeed Tor him II they
did not burn his domicile to the ground.
In order to avoid any awkward questions
or remonstrances. the pick of the plumber
always has been reserved for the prince
of Wales and for the cabinet ministers Of
the day. -,..
1t is thus that the Queen has come into
possession of the kohinoor diamond. the
most valuable in existence, which formerly
belonged to the rulers OF the Indian king
dom of Pvnjaub. Priceless, porcelain. silks.
jade and other clo.sonne chanel represent
her share in the loot OF the summer palace
of the emperor of China IN 1854. At Wind
sor, too, are TO be found the crown Of En-
peror Theodore Of Abyssinia. taken after
the stormIng of his stronghold Of Magdala,
the gold bracelets, amulets. collar and d:a-
dem of the ewo kings q Ashanti. while
quite recently there have arrived at Wind
sor large quantity Of beautifully carved
elephants tusks, found in and around the
palace of the African king of Benin. when
his capital was captured last spring by an
English expedtionary force under Admiral
Rawson.
India, Of course. Is largely represented
in the collection Of plumber at Windsor cas-
tie. and some of the finest pieces Of plate
and jeweled ornaments, including a su-
perb tigers head. composed entirely of ru-
b,es. sapphires and diamonds. come to her
majesty from the treasure house OF this
or that once powerful oriental potentate,
49, IL 1..rf ,1sr
the course Of her three-score-years' reign.
Queen Victoria probably would feel horri-
fed at the idea of accepting any article
OF value that had been stolen from a Eu-
ring the sliifan \ RIif
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

BOUNCING BABY BOY.-The idiot whe
originated this phrase is not known and de.
servedly his grave is not marked. 1t is
common in Kansas papers and comes .n.
in this wise: Mrs. Smith presented Mr..
Smith with a bouncing baby boy last even
ing" Examination of the newly-born ba-
by would reveal the fact that there was
nothing bouncing about him; that he was
wrapped up so securely that nothing but
his eyes were visible and that he was han
died with as much care as a soap-bubble
upon the preservation of which the hold
er's life depended. Any attempt TO bounce
the baby would result in his immediate
death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

STEADY GROWTH-The affection most
western papers have for these two words
is beyond all comprehension. Papers
claim that their towns are having "stea-
dy growth" and deny emphatically that
anything like boom is abroad. These
same papers derogate and cry down booms
as evil However, If one town in the state
should start on a tremendous and unreal
sonable boom, all editors in the towns with
steady growtns would at once break their
necks TO locate in the town with the de-
sp:sed boom.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

very popular phrase IN Kansas. Its mean
ing is that some one after sitting up at
nights with opportunities. requests. pray
ers. petitions and pulls. has succeeded in
getting a weeks trail as a clerk. He
knows reporter and the reporter announ-
ces in the paper that he has accepted
position and when the proprietor comes
in the next morning he dare not LOOK him
in the eye.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

PICNIC-Th.s is an entertainment gver
out-of-doors with cold lunch. hammocks
swings and boating. II is commonly sup
posed TO be most wretched AFFAIR. This
came about from the fac; that smarl
writer years ago attended picnic anc
did not enjoy himself. some other fellow
capturing his girl. and he returned home
and started campaign against pien.cS
which convinced most people that picnics
are frauds. AS matter of fact picnic:
are very enjoyable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30

MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE
DAY-N:ne out of ten society reports hand
ed N to a newspaper conclude with The
guests departed at a late hour wishing their
host many happy returns Of the day" This
is false. They do not wish him anything
of the kind. The next party you attend
stop as you pass out Of the front door and
try to determine whether you have any
such thought in regard TO your host
The times., 1897-09-05
The STOCK MARKET ACTIVE
Total Sales for the Day Were Over
100000 Shares.
St. Paul Common and Northern Pa.
cific Preferred the Chief OBJ
jects OF Interest.

New York, Sept. 4.-The weekly state
Incilt OF averages Of the associated banks
show that the interior is beginning to make
demands upon this center for money 10 move
tl'e crops. The banks have lost S4,2I2,-
o0O in lawful money, nearly all Of it in
legal tenders. During the week the clear
ing house hanks have increased their loans
nearly $500 ,0O0.
Tod Us stock market was an unusually
active one FOR a half holiday. Tie dis
tubuuOE Of business was also phenom-
We're over 300, GOO shares, yet only two
stocks supplied 10 per cent or more OF
tse total transactions. They were st.
Paul common and Northern Pacific pre-
ferred- The revival of interest in Northern
Pacific securities appeared TO come chiefly
from abroad. Northern Pacific preferred
was more active than any other stock anu
melted the greatest advance.
The mar keJ as a whole showed a
great deal OF irregularity, owing to the
closing Of contracts for both accounts
because OF the suspension OF business of
business until next Tuesday morning
Net changes for the day We're unimDort-
ant except "a The few cases already noted
Tie transactions IN bonds was over
three millions par value during the week,
and, as was the case in the stock market,
the tendency has been steadily toward
higher figures
The times., 1897-09-05

Clews & Co. draw from these advancing
figures is that = great process Of re-
cupeIation is setting In that will carry
every interest forward TO s. condition OF
Eounal high prosperity.
These very optimistic prophets, however
acknowledge that there is a pessimistic
clement which does not believe in the
permanency of all this JOY.
The table shows that In every case there
has been an advance in prices.
The average rise has been about IA
points. on eight stocks, the advance has
been below points, and on sixteen stocks
between 3 and 10 points. Considering
Tie great excitement In the market and
the magnitude of the transactions, the
rise thus far realized can hardly be re-
garded as very extraordinary. 1t is GER
tainly far from sufficing to restore values
to the normal level that existed before
the great depression set in; and very far
from corresponding to the great restora-
ton of agriculture, OF industry and Of
commerce upon which the country has now
entered This brief comparison shows that
great recuperation is now in progress"