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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
Current Topics.

The City Of Mexico spends more thar
$4,000 a month for light. using 81 arc
lights Of 2,eoo-Candie power ard s8g OF
!, 200-candie power. in addition % a cou-
siderable number Of smaller incardas-
cent lights for some OF the uarrnE
streets ard small squares During tis
month Of March the large arc lights wc-e
burned on an average Of ten hours AID
eighteen minutes per day, at an averl ge
cost OF IL cents an hour. The avers Sc
cost an hour Of the l,2'o-caudle power
lights was 7-4s cents. Both SUNS are
paid IN Mexican silver.
BENJAMIN De Lamos. q prisoner fn the
Columbus Ohio. penitentiary wants 20
attend the annual ercannpment 81 the
Grand Army CT the Republic at Cleve-
land ard has offered 10 give bond IN
si4ae.0 FOR his temperance ~ permitted
% absent himself from the prison Tor p
few DAYS He SAYS se hss never missed
an ercsurr ard does rot wish %
mar his record for regular attendance.
De I.ar1a vas sentenced Tor a technical
violation ~ the pension LAYS. RE vas az
one time a. member u the Aiabasua hoGse
CT representative
The complete remains ~ the mammoth
found in siberia. rew on tie T1T o. S.
Fetersalrs. are ABOUT fhrre times fie
size 81 a blk elephant IRIS ha5r sasr End
are remains a. uu1ss seated food 81 -s
stomach. TIE BlTaio CcrluuFrcfsi tf.irss
thar This - probably The worst carr ~
ir.If rseri-u ou record having l1sted 1t-s
Elk thousand gears
4 Toledo iadFe has iss1ed IN i-3src-
tfoa o. restrain q COX % some lar-v
ducks. oVa tr Laals Gcl.l fr1-r
c1acEirz at rIEhr ~ fhrr wir r1t fs-
rurh ths si-trs - HARRY o. Teal
1e5 en boz - rhe lrcse Ef44l e.srerar1 ~
ill arcfion theT Vii BE p-1ls1a5 Or ca1-
tenEf ~ ccurt-
Civic Erlle sWes trs en of re GO
itor OF IRE Pere lpla-f Etas ~ le cas.1-
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hsslnE h.s sslecl r4lr-a1 ar-h as
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-thsrs foIow sI
TIE mayer - i1asr. lt ser.e 81
f1r ST arrlrl salary - e rer-H. a-s
uaer1as-s II fhe cftT c1urrl 81 hzff &C.
eE rhers Ess aeser bees . feiesr is
ne place fhoggA sa frssent f1e-lz1se1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
A NEBRASKA LAND COMPLICATION.

The title to 10000 acres Of land in Boyd and Knox
counties northern Nebraska been nulifed by
con of the secretary of the interior and trouble is brew
ing The announcement made that children born Of
white citizen of the United States and Indian
woman his WIFE, follow the of the father in the
matter Of citizenship and therefore not entitled to al
otments made their fulbood brothers. In October,
1890 there allotted the Ponca tribe several thous
and in northern Nebraska forming portion of the
Ponca and Sioux reservations Many of the benefcares
were born Of white and Indian woman but no
bar existed under the rule then force These are
threatened with ejectment.
Within the last fOrty-eight hours many homeseekers
have taken advantage Of the decree and twenty-five
tees Of contest have far been filed in the
land Office at ONeilL All the lands Of E. l. Whitney,
wealthy ranchman weknown throughout north Nebraska
with the holdings Of others equally prominent endang
cred Whitney has large family Of children by In
dian WIFE and all have fine aotments from the govern
ment Improvements have been made on the land, and
Whitney defes any interference with his rights He has
been joined by others affected and the contest will be
taken to the courts.
The lands in the best grazing district in the state
inhabitants highly excited the controversy
Nebraska congressman have been appealed and the land
attorneys are doing thriving business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
LIE DECLINE oE FRANCE

IN 1895 the French statis5cian Jules Bertillon an
nounced that the death rate had oyertaken the
birth rate and that there had actual loss Of popu
laton in France From the beginning of the past cen
fury there steady decline of birth rate in that
country but until there net loss Of numbers dd
the fact make any impression the public mind BERTH
lon pointed that unless the tendency could be checked
France must at last disappear from the map of Europe
He noted that while the French could in 1870 put as many
troops in the field Germany could command in 1885
Germany could mobilize half than France could
gather He showed the influence Of declining bra rate
on the produeveness and therefore en- the export trade
OF the country Even Austria had increased her exports
far more than had France in the twenty-five years follow
ing the Franco Prussian war.
The returns of the recent French census show that the
low birth rate persists In the past FIVE years Germany
has added l20oto to her population Tie United states
have mad increase Of S5Q0oeo3 Crest Britain of soea
Co. Austria Hungary Of 100000 and Italy OF 5285e00 vet
il that time France has shown an increase OF less than
5o9o and that only because the death rate for the
tine hes been exceptionally low in the closing years Of
tie Eighteenth century The birth rate q France was IS
1ooo o. popuatlo. while il barely - At this rate
tho populations would double In $50 years Germany aoi
Co25I4 Der numbers IN ninetyoIsht years PERHAPS the
l9v and declining birth than any ether eansi5er
ten irduced The French abandon idea of taking H.
Germany and winning back the lost provinces IL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
THE PEssIMIsTtc PALMA.

For a person who has been so often mentioned, in
complimentary terms peculiarly adapted to be the first
president Of the Cuban republic, MI T Estrada Palma
seems to be decidedly and demonstratvely pessinistc
In letter published from that gentleman in La Lucia
of Havana he amen the present of affairs in the
island where he asserts confusion and rivalry every
where seen Indeed Senior Palma seems to look at every
prospect in Cuba through buest cored glasses remang
among other things 1T viii be extremely difficult for the
president to do anything but it is be supposed that
opinions in the Cuban congress viii be violent
and mutually opposed than in the political parties the
questions that viii have to be settled such the treaty
relations with the United States reciprocity treaty
the payment Of the army all Of which very important
likely to cause keen differences Of opinion"
Even though T. Estrada Palma VIII play in Cubas
front yard just now however there doubtless Others
less sensitive Of soul who will gladly enter the field for
the first presidency Of Cuba ibre!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
CROSSING the Bar.

Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me-
And may there be 10 moaning Of the bar
When ] put out 70 sea
But such a tide moving seems asleep,
Too fun FOR sound ard foam.
when thar which drew from out the
houndIess deep
Turns again home
Twilight and evening bell.
And after that the derk.
Ard may there be no sadness OF farewell
When ] embark.
For. though from ogt our bourne Of Time
and Place
The food nay bear me faT.
nope 70 see nv pliot face - face
When have crossed the bar.
a Tre--ru-~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
DEATH OF NoRpENsKJoLp.

Baron Nordenskjold, who died Tuesday at Stockholm
mneraogst of international reputation, intrepid
Arctic explorer and noteworthy contributor to
ending and increasing flow OF geographical and scientific
information He the first to demonstrate the posi-
by of navigating the icecovered Arctic Sea north Of
Siberia and Of pentratng the ice barrier Of the eastern
coast of Greenland and his skiul work in accomplish
ing these feats exploration surpassed by
any later adventures this fascinating field of discovery
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Asace and Lorraine. Great efforts have been made by
French rural officials the people of the country
of the danger of fuitless marriages. but Bert
lon sees no hope Of a future for France.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
Aus.rallan Nicknsmes.

CFron the washington Timos)
Australians have scne queer nick
rames for different states ard Tor ere
another The queer ISLANDERS are l1aoed
banana lallers western Australians.
now abbreviated into Nestra4l1rs. ARE
EroWa as sand -craQers. ~ gror=~s
The Westrsl.a-s class ths lc.c . ile
other states ln one group ard call them
20 other side-s Tas-Ta1l1 - much ike
Eugia1d i1 climate and 0tfaer character
sucz is usually REGARDED - iiftls BE-
liri the r.n1es ali REFEREES to Eae
land - sleep lot- an4 - O. Iss-us-
n-ars arr caled IasslHs. also -5ameat-
ar san being one - th~ cilisf I.ro.ilzc-
cons ~ che tsft lltt'e isi1rd Lsszaa-
1la however h4s l1tely 7eas3 Tllrs b.
these satires ay lss-lnE q Esse postage
stamp series. whlch a. 0ce huu5rlsf
s4ss cakes enc maa So bold sad ano,se
40 lek
Joshea-Cv. Z hesrd sou VIZ siTerg
a.lh ghsain dsr.u the I4st tnlaezs
Shower wsat id yce Do
GEr-s--Sf ~ strscs lax. ses1-
WERx Gye Sposs 7 c4a1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Schley is hiring lawyers on all sides The fight Schley
made Santiago viii be il with the one he is going
to put UP before that court of inquiry
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

A held up stage in northern New York Wed
nesday. The thing citizen from Yonkers will
arrive New York city get full OF sheep dip and shoot
up heitOWn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

that the yachts ready for business profound
calm viii in and there VIII be drifting matches. The
wind is contrary thing every boy who made
ELe knows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

just little monotOus that the Filipino generals
who captured and who heard OF before
ways out in the dispatches next in Importance to
AgunadO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Pierpont Morgan is working on scheme to com.
bine Labor Unions and the Steel Trust And that,
If Morgan does plan it, viii work.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Butterflies are raised now for the London Parks and
Chcac0 is talking Of following London's example The
next thing VIII be butterfly farms
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Is Professor Ludwig Marienburger who predicts the
end Of the world His VIII probably IL that
day. fold together scroll.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Fire IS impru5ent element which, as evidenced IN
The Cleveland crib disaster seems 20 delight in showing
water how impotent IL is.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

The House Of Commons Of England decides that it
needs vindicaton. The House OF Commons is Of course
pure as snow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Crescens was named becanse horsemaa couldn't spell
-roe-o- b. u. name ore-eeEs Ike - Lorzs soaz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

New York turned out 15B9o 20 see the big trottug race
ANY Kansas or keut0y city would have turned go zoe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Schley is hiring lawyers on all sides The fight Schley
made at Santiago viii not be in with the he is going
to put UP before that court of inquiry.
Pierpont Morgan IS working on a scheme to com.
bine Labor Unions and the steel Trust And that
if Morgan does plan it, viii not work
Butterflies are raised for the London Parks and
Chicago is talking Of following Londons example. The
next thing viii be butterfly farms
Is Professor Ludwig Marienburger who predicts the
end Of the world soon His name VIII probably. il that
day, fold together as scroll
Fire is en- impru5ent element which as evidenced in
the Cleveland crib disaster delight in showing
water how inpotent IL is
The House Of Commons Of England decides that it
needs yndcaton The House OF Commons is, Of course
as pure as snow.
New York turned out 1900 the big trottiug race
ANY Kansas or entaoy city would have turned out sc zoe
<e
West Indian hurricane can lee expected just So often
ay the gus towns They ought back few miles
The roters are after the PAGERS ard If they can gss
nef less on ~ The tange fast enough VIII vet heat
Crescens was named hecaase horsemau couldn't spell
Croesus Bat The name CTesceus like The horse goes.
with tie new style harness ard the pneumatic suIky
ana youth Aa-1 s. might have done wen
The only thns Tor rnan en- The guil coas, IS 70
have o 5cat IS the foundation for his h0me
sti The Aabot, would not have been vcry SICK horse
II he had wcn-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17

Tile trorars are after the PAGERS and If they can gss
tnei1 Jess oat of The ange fast enough W yet neat
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05
Piagxa Stockings.

You may ask for piazza stockings and
receive Il gay species that you Will at
once understand can be worn under 4
handsome summer gown upon a sum
mer piazza. In this category can be
mentioned the ribbon trimmed stock
inCs. These are Of the French origin
and. while they are not generally on
sale. can be easily made. The founda-
ton for the ribbon trimmed stocking Is
a plain black stocking. silk or Isle
Bands Of ribbon half an inch wide and
three inches long. each end finished
with little loop, are fastened upon the
stockings in such 4 way thar they form
a gradually widening figure At the
ankle the ribbon bands are side by side
and almost touch. bur NJ the calf. where
they terminate with a small buckle.
they are two or three inches apart
This gives a pretty shape TO the ankle
and makes a fat leg appear round I
most refined Of these ribbon trimmed
stockings are OF fine black Isle trim
med with black satin ribbon The
bands are fastened TO the stockings
with very small safety pins or with
tiny jeveled pinS-
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05

The white marble swimming pool OF
the Chicago Woman's Athletic club is
one of the most largely patronized
places In that town now that warm
weather is approaching During the
morning hours the bath is in constant
use, and here may be seen many of the
leaders of Chicago's swell set. arrayed
In gorgeous spring style bathing gowns
doing aquatic stunts" copied from the
mermaids. The most skillful of all
these fair swimmers is Miss Stella
Amick, the swimming instructor. AT
some time during every morning tha
women nurfts ~-a-.o the euse VI
the pool With their feet hanging in the
water and watch Miss Amick while she
performs tricks which would make
even the fishes stare, if there were any
there.
Among her accomplishments is her
ability To float on her side, which. ii is
said. not one person in a hundred can
do. She can entirely submerge herself
ana walk on the bottom of the pool
one of her diving speeialties is called
1.-THE sea lion" because, instead of
pointing her hands over her head in
the usual manner she keeps her arms
at the side. And when il comes TO
somersaults in the water she can Guido
even the small boy on terra firma.
Among her more humorous perform
ances Is her imitation of n startish.
when her arms and legs revolve in
rapid succession about her body. and
her imitation of a bicycle scorcher.
only the head in strained position be
ing out of the water. while the pedal
ing motions are made by climbing as
il were, through the water.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05

When women have an appointment
to meet down town at a certain place
each fingers in her own apartment un-
til the hour set for the meeting so that
she won't have to wait an unconsciona-
bic time for the other at the rendez-
yous. Femininity is almost invariably
late, even for business engagements.
and any excuse ii offers. however triv-
ial, it thinks should be accepted as
valid.
At catching trains and boats the dila-
tory sex is nevertheless unusually
adept. II is said by those who are fond
of gathering such statistics that one
woman misses a train to about ten
men. Madam. however oblivious she
may be of time in other matters. if she
is going away is sure TO be at the sta
ton bright and early and with 20 min
utes to spare. Whether this proves that
the sex is selfish or merely that it is. in
the language of the times, long head
ed" is question for consideration.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05
VISIT NIAONA LAKE.
An Attractive Summer Haven for Rest.
Recreation. Entertainment.

Winona Lake, Ind on the Penn
sylvania Lines, is an attractive sum
mer haven for persons who desire To
combine devotion, entertainment and
instruction with rest and recreation.
This resort is the site of Winona As
sembly and summer School, and is
annually visited by many persons
who are strengthened in mind by the
excellent faculties for educational
work, aud inyigorated in body b, the
health giving Influences for which
Winona Lake is famous.
The season of 1901 will open May
10. Commencing on that date excur-
sion tickets with fifteen-day limit
will be on sale via Pennsylvania
Lines. They may be obtained dur
ing May, June, July and August The
sale of season excursion tickets Will
also begin May l. and continue daily
until September II Excursion
tickets will be good returning until
September L.
Full information about the attrac
tions at Beautiful Winona. its as
Sembly and summer school, etc, will
be cheerfully furnished all who ad
dress Mr. Sol {. Dickey, secretary
Winona Like Indiana Inquiries
about excursion rates, time of trains
etc should be addressed to passan
ger and ticket agents Of the Pennsyl
vania Lines, or Frank Van Dusen
chief assistant general passenger
| agent, PIttsbGrg. Pa.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05
Women In Pariiamenf.

1t IS fact seemingly known to yer,
few people that there are actually la
dies who have the right and priyileg,
TO sit in the British parliament, writes
Clement Scott in The Free Lance
There can he no doubt. according Il
many excellent authorities. that those
few people who are .'peeresses in then
own right" can claim TO sit in the house
of lords during any ordinary assembly
of that house.
Such ladies as the Countess of Gro
martie. the Baroness Conyers and the
Baroness Burdett- Coutts might at any
time create n sensation throughout the
empire by appearing in person and
claiming to take their seats in that
house, and If they can sit and vote
there they can certainly take part in
actual debates of the house.
What would happen should any such
lady venture to exercise her peeress'
rights in that direction the lima gination
fails 10 conceive, but it is easily seen
that with the ideas which are at pres
ent in the air with regard TO the ad-
vance OF women we may ere long have
some peerless In her own right or even
more than one who will Insist on these
rights being accorded Then what an
upheayal of parliamentary tradition
and custom there will be,
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05

An ingenious inventor recently no
ticed that housekeepers frequently find
ii very difficult to keep their clothes
lines in proper position. and. investi-
eating further. he learned that all
those who have occasion to use ropes
or cords are often somewhat puzzled
when they are called upon 10 tighten
them or to maintain them in n strained
position.
Consequently he set his brains TO
work and invented an Instrument by
means OF which any rope or cord can
be easily and securely tiChtened and
held in position. The instrument con
sists of an iron rod. at one end of
which are two other small. perpendicu-
lar rods while ut the other end is a
wooden handle, similar to a crank and
which serves the same purpose. The
slack portion of the cord is rolled
around two perpendicular rods, aud
then by simply moving the crank the
rope can be frightened TO any extent
desired. As soon as the crank begins
TO work the rope begins TO wind itself
around the rods, and when il is suffi-
GENTLY tightenei the free end can be
securely fastened by means of Il prop
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05

George. George, mind: your hat viii
be blown off il Won lean SO far out OF
the window exclaimed fond father
to his little son who was travelling Will
him in railway carriage. Quickly
snatching the hat from the head of the
refractory youngster. papa hid it be
hind his back
There, now, the hat has gomez he
cried. pretending to be angry. and
George Immediately set up howl.
After n time the father remarked:
Come, be quiet. f | whistle your
hat viii come back again"
Then he whistled and replaced the
hat ON the boys head. There. it's back
again You see" Afterward. while papa
was talking to mamma. a small, shri.l
voice was heard saying:
Papa, papa, I've thrown my hat ont
of the window Whistle again, will
you?"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-05

lat drawing room held by Queen Vic
toria this blond flower OF tie north
countrie came To kiss her sovereign :
hand, and. dim though the queens eye
sight was, she promptly commented on
the fair loveliness of her youthful sub
Ject. II is said on good authority that
as Lady Henry went by the queen.
turning TO the Princess of Wales. said
smilingly: IF I were young. | would
ask that pretty woman To become
member of my household and have her
portrait painted, as Mary II had knel-
Ter paint her court beauties Ii IS d
delightful thing. my dear, 70 have
sweet women always about one"
Perhaps the present queen bore her
predecessors good advice in mind, for
her court ladies. as chosen so far are
all fair to look upon. and Lady Henry
Bentick has been commanded 10 serve
in the great coronation celebration. In
appearance this lady is a rare and
very exquisite blonde. delicate of fea
ture and possessed of a uniquely per-
feet throat. About her neck she in
yariably wears a string Of wonder
full deeply pink pearls that are heir
looms In the Bentick family. which is
the family name of the enormously
wealthy dukedom of Portland.