The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-25

from Alabama, up to Scorn, and humor-
ously referred to MS efforts in congress
in behalf Of silver legislation. And
there is another great American whom
men call great. The sockless wonder from
the short grass region, the Mars of
America, did great things which entitle
him to be placed in the galaxy Of great
Americas He managed to save $4,000
out Of his $780, salary and put in most
of his time sending garden seeds to the
Kansas farmers when the mercury reg
istered 20 degrees below zero. Among the
greatest feats of this westerner was his
marvellous rise in public affairs. His as
cendancy in public life extends from dog
catcher Of his home town of Medicine
lodge to congressman of his beloved dis
Tict- His pet theme, which he tried to
impress upon congress as a measure of
relief to the people, consisted of a scheme
for the government to make a geological
survey of the Rocky mountains and have
free coinage Of all the gold, silver and
earth. His speech on this pet theme for
relief of the people caused great applause
from the Pop side Of the house" The
speaker did not forget to mention Matt
Quay as another great American, and lie
also gave PETER, the man of the peaked
and bewhiskered chin, a, place among his
Great Americans" He said PETER had
distinguished himself by writing a book
entitled '"The Way Out" and after he got
out he was not satisfied. He said the
great westerner would now probably be-
gin another book entitled 1.-THE Way In
to the next new political party" Mr.
Wallace's speech created profound ap-
plause.
MISS JOHNSTON.
Miss Lizzie Gwendolyn Johnston's ora
ton was on The Beauty of Mathematics"
She spoke of the wonderful beauties of
nature, but said that without the mafh-
ematical precision in the makeup of every
tree, every flower. the mountain heights
and Of the stars and planets, there would
be no beauty in them. The eye may not
detect the measurement and the mind fail
to conceive the symmetry of everything
composing the handiwork of God but the
mind drilled in the science of mathematics
could readily see the beauties in many
things which would never be revealed to
the eye. The ancients saw the beauty and
Importance Of mathematics and the sci
ences give evidence of mathematical
beauty. Suppose the planets lost their
mathematical regularity, would there be
any beauty in them In music this same
mathematical precision IS carried out and
without it there would be no music. Miss
Johnston's Grafton was very instructive
and well spoken.
HARRY WILBUR STANLEY.
Harry Wilbur Stanley spoke on Urea
SON" It was a splendid subject for such
a patriotic young man and in hil welI-gov-
erned voice and splendid style he made the
great crime against nations look more
hfdeous than all other crimes. HIS voice
is precisely the tone and pitch as that of
his father, the governor. and one not see
ing him would not have known but that
It was the governors speech. Mr.. Stan
ley traced through the history Of the great
wars Of the world and pointed out the
traitors TO their respective armies and
traced the overthrow OF great armies 10
the designing of the traitor. Traitors are
the most hated and despjsed OF all men.
The world looks upon the crime as helm
GUS" The successes of this life depend
on faithfulness and fidelity to chosen
cause. The speaker dwelt al length on
the value Of patriotism in the human
breast, and spoke feelngly Of Washington
in this regard. As the greatest and most
despised man in the world he alluded 70
Benedict Arnold and related his sorrowful
and sad end and the black cloud of trea-
son that hung over his life and his dis
hOnOTed character.
MABEL GRACE MUNNS.
In "Quod Vide" Miss NUNS invited the
audience 10 an inspection of the wide diff
ferences IN conditions and results which
existed IN the world purely from the diff
feIent way Of looking at things She