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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

cade OF the last century was over 100 million dollars an
amount second only TO that Of 1901
Although the consumption cotton this country is
greater any other country il the world yet
supplying the home market the South
ported year 80 billion pounds OF cotton worth
s317,000,000.
OF grain and grain products. the export exceeded in
value million dollarsand in the supply of animals,
meats ard meat products the value expectation was
211 million dollars
Discussing the balance of trade the secretary shows
that the balance credit this country
is entirely 10 the farmers The balance Of trade in
products during the last fourteen years
year excepted aggregated 4s06 million dollars prod
ucts other than these CT the farm. during the same
period the balance Ct trade adverse to this country
TO extent SOS mion~d dollars. Our farmers not
only Cancelled this immense obligation but placed 9940
million dollars the credit of the nation when the books
Of international exchange balanced He concludes
that 1T is the farmers who have paid the foreign bond
holders"
Reviewing the magnitude Of agricultural production,
after giving the figures OF the important crops, Mr.
Wilson states that the value of all farm products not fed
live stock for 1909 considerably their
the year, when it given as 3,742 million
dollars.
According to the departments inventory Of farm ami
mails for January 1903 the value Of horses
billion dollars and mules nearly 200 million dollars
The value CT cattle of all kinds considerably exceeded
1900 million Of sheep 16S million and of hogs 365 mil
lien dollars.
He congratuates the country upon the better dstrbu
ton CT agricultural progress since 1890 The distrbu
ton of expansion progress and welfare has been
throughout all the sections Of the country espec
tally in the South.
An increase of nearly 1000 is shown in number
CT places receiving weather by telephone
expense to the government thus securing rapid
tension of weather information among progressive agr
tursts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
A NEW INVENTION BY Mr.. EDISON.

The Philadelphia North American is the authority for
the statement that Mr. Edison is working upon the prob
lem of the cheap generation of electricity solved
it. By Of invention, Mr.. Edison hopes to
put electricity within the of the day laborer
well the wealthy. According interview in the
above paper Mr.. Edison is quoted follows
you wire your house electric bells telephones
from ROOM for anything that electricity will
do the batteries your automobile will operate
The cost? 1t is triing after you provided with
your plant that it is worth mentioning We will
the word fuel for want CT better just present
to apply to the by which it is operated The fuel
used in this machine is that has before been
used for fuel under these conditions
1T has always been of the heights of my ambition
bring the electricity within the reach of of
moderate means"
Commenting editorally, the North American says
with the caution CT a scientist in steady pursuit Of
results rahen than notoriety, NJ. Edison talks
vatively his achievement and the public that
there is much work be done before the harvest
has be reaped.' 1t may be well to heed this
warning in simple justice TO Mr.. Edison.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN IN ENGLAND.

The greatest sngetongued talker that lived is
having the time of his life Merry old England" How
the young spouter of Popocracy won't rip up the
predatory and hereditary pocrats Of Great Britain in
his Democratic campaign speeches. With his political
feats all hebnd him and the will disappointment forget
he is doing himself proud and mpressing Johnny
Bull with American brightness the meanwhile the
he rubs up against royalty the lbers up his
former prejudces. Instead of execration he only
words of praise and commerdaon for his many enter
tainers.
Indeed he has declared that he distinguish diff
ference between the English and the American
women. He has been to the Bank of England, in which
he used think all the financial inqutes originated
he has had a personal interview with the president of
the institution He declared the Thanksgiving
day banquet which he was the guest Ambassador
Choate, that he glad the protectonsts had permit
ted him land in England that the gold bugs had
not deported him instantly after his arrival
There is no doubt that Mr. Bryans European trip will
broaden him. but in will tend to unfit him for
cessfu calamity bowling speaking of his preiudices
he will also shake off his political chances with
of people who take their oaths his
of gold and who imagined that they his
Of thorns.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
THE PIKERS' LAMENT
m


When Bohemia decides that American
beer is the best, that should settle it.
Who is better judge of brew than your
Bohemian?
i I....I-!-
A man of worth in politics is like gold
darned hard to find.
-iOJ. .iol-
There is a great deal of water in the
boodling stock at Grand Rapids.
-(o)"(o)-
The next public character,
Winning applause,
Is that famous traveller,
Old Santa Claus.
)G)oe(
Mahomet said the learned mans ink and
the martyrs blood are equally valuable in
the sight of God.
-I:i..l:I-
It is curious that the annual report of
the mint bureau should be such dull read
ing when the product of the mint is so
bright and so eagerly sought
Australia must begin to look good to
Dowie about now.
-. = -
Rot all hope is lost yet. Dowie might
get job in the short grass country irri-
eating with a juGicious use Of his tears.
The daily press of the country is giving
out a new cure for insomnia. 1t is%ery
simple-if you do not go to sleep readily
turn onto your right side draw your legs
up tightly. draw in long, deep breaths and
waggle your toes. As soon as you are
sure that you are sound asleep. pay no
attention to your breathing, it viii take
care of itself, but don't fail to quit wag-
Cling your tOeS-there may be others who
want to sleep.
O-0..O-0
COMMUNICATED.
In regard to the egg problem, I see that
Billy Meyers is working in the interest
Of the old ladys daughters. Now. If the
old lady don't know how to solve this
problem, and the girls do then they will
beat the old lady, TO which | object.
Therefore, / am going to put the old
lady on; then they cannot hold her up
for the difference. Billy's plan might
work in New York City, but not in
Kansas. Now, then. the old lady gave
each of her three daughters eggs to sell
for the same price and bring home the
same amount Of money. To No. !. she
gave ten eggs; to No. =, she gave thirty
eggs; to No. 3, she gave fifty eggs. Eggs
were selling seven for q cent No. ] sold
a cents worth and had l cent and two
eggs; No. sold cents worth and had
cents and two eggs: No. 3 sold cents
worth and had cents and one egg. The
market rose to 3 cents apiece: three eggs
at cents equals 81 cents. splus 1 cent,
equals 10 cents. Two eggs at cents
equals 6 cents. plus cents. equals 10
cents. One egg at cents, plus cents,
equals 10 cents. Therefore. each received
10 cents. Yours. C. II. KNOX.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OFFICIALS.

The United States Fidelity and Trust company is au-
thority for the statement says The Outlook that
the banks of the country lost 81 665 09 defacations
and in 1902 s1,709,301. The editor Of Midland Munich
pates is responsible for the statement the loss
federal county and municipal governments from the same
S12S3055 in 1901 and in 1902 81 O67 7S9 So
that for these two years the employees officers of
banks defauled in the amount of $024569 more than
did all the public officials in the country This is an in
teresng and in ways remarkable showing as the
opinion quite generally prevails that there is dis
honesty in public than private service and especially on
the part of municipal employees. To be sure these
figures do not take into consideration exorbitant
prices which ofme the city nation compelled
10 pay do the others consideration the
profits accrng from watered stock other peculiar
devices for making money They solely the dues
ton Of honesty and show that the average public officer
is as honest the bank officer. As the editor of Mid
land Municipalities" pertnently remarks however the
fact is that neither the bankers the officials are as
class dishonest but the contrary after the inter
ests in their better than the average man
looks after his business With the vast sums handled
each by the officials the banks the amount lost
in defaeations is exceptionally smaso small that when
compared with the whole they hardly worth notice
much less an excuse for general condemnation"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
\

Bishop Huntington, in roasting clergy
mems wives, took foe of his size Any
quantity of preachers dare hit the men,
but it takes real courage 10 criticise
women.
t:p-(:)-()
why is a briek?" For answer, see c.
II. Bracken.
-Iol.- job
That Telluride man who sent a human
finger as warning wasn't a bit original.
From time immemorial a finger has been
used to point the way.
-to). .to)-
He is wise man who courts criticism
(-)..-.0
That canal treaty is at Panama and
the United States cruisers Atlanta, May
flower and Nashville and battleship
Maine and auxiliary cruiser Dixie are also
there. THE TREATY WAS SIGNED
PROMPTLY.
:-:o..o:-:
tn do anything on the paper You
want me to-" said Farmer Doolttle, yes
terday But society" he added in saw
age tones.
-to,. .to,-
That picture of Rockefeller in Nc
Cures should satisfy his bitterest enemy.
-lot. .iol-
Dowies last card isn't played yet.
Watch his next
O-O-0-O
Mrs Dowie should be searched again.
:-t-l--
Those Zionists are going back on the old
man shamefully.
This horse play in regard to Cresceus is
wearying.
When you go to kick a man, be careful
that You don't stub your toe.
-(ol. .(o)-
When Farmer Doolittie read that Mayor
Linden, of Enid. o. T.. had fired two po-
licemen from the force for arresting
Iaw-abiding citizen. beating him with
their guns and taking $50 from his pocket
and reporting only thirty. he remarked;
IF things go on that way. in short
time 4 policeman will not have any more
rights than a common citizen"
-(ol. .(o)--
What has become of the old-fashioned
girl who made soo-goo eyes?
To-. .(o)-
This is told on DR.. Oldham: One of his
patents walked into the office and was
greeted by the doctor. but for the life
of him the physician couldn't recall the
patients name. Everything went along
smooth. however. and when the doctor
wrote out the prescription and started to
credit the man on his books. his opPor-
tunity came He saw how he could get
the name without the patients ever
knowing that he had been undiplo-
matte as To forget IL Opening his ledger
and CHANGING up with pen i'm hand. DR..
Oldham asked. Now, how do you spell
your name?'
'sS-M-L-T-H'
And the silence was awful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

The vocal talent of Snyder under the
protection of Mrs. r. Z. Black is pre-
pairing to give the cantata, Esther, the
Beautiful Queen"
The farm loan agents are located in al
the Oklahoma towns now There have
been a great many wise things said about
not going i'll debt. but rule the man
who goes in debt for farm and ther
works to pay off the debt is the fellow
who keeps ii.
There is one thing in particular that
can be said in favor Of statehood for
Oklahoma. The newspaper fakirs have
quit sending out startling Indian stories
, to the eastern papers.
Isn't the editor Of the Pond Creek vi
dette getting reckless when he gives no
tice that certain little political pismires
are not going 10 control the utterances
of that paper?
The farmers who lease the school lands
in Woods county claim that they have 20
pay about 4 per cent for the value OF the
raw lands and the same per cent in rents
on the value OF their own improvements
put on the land and that it IS too much
Judge Pancoast emDaneled a grand
Jury at Aiva last Tuesday and instructed
il 10 Investigate the county records and
the Jail This Will give some of the dis
satisfied outs a chance 90 deliver the
goods" if they nave them.
The AIva Courier complains that the
Rock Island recently sent out booklet
TO advertise Oklahoma and ignored
Woods county. It might be inferred from
this that the Rock Island does not con-
slider that il owns the Choctaw road.
The lumber for the new Christian
church At Selling Is all on the ground,
and work will be commenced on the
building next week When completed il
viii be one of the best churches in Dewey
county.
Kinsfisher would Ike to make good
showing in railroad tonnage. but the
merchants down there are kicking on the
railroads for making them pay freight
on more pounds than their goods weigh
The Snyder signal star hss bought q
new press and the result Is that L has had
II move To more couulodio Es rooms TIE
editor nou gives notice that people 1say
visit him aad not have 70 stand Up il ore
corner a the room
Cone On with your coous- one was
lilled short tine ago 90 the creek Just
north Ct Porsim-nor that weighed twenty
i've pounds And Il wszn't very good
day for csons. either.
The yTeatherfeTd Democrat rllHs cut
G Jha esIstor gt-l BABY
Tire Woodward News has fssGed 3 spe-
eiai frustrated s1-nter AID s. - 4 beauty.
bst when ore turns 70 page and 500
rhs pictures II m ernployes IL oslT
seems 81 keeping tls1f the number sl-ossls
- fire. iuGees3
The desks O. three sslzw-r.-e teacseTs
looked IKE 3 fTtst etan5 sast Ts-esiagssisT
Their PESTS eousalTssd 20 shaw ho~
hard they loved then
= trll~t dessf@ S sehesiussd fa- nszt
veek ~ weatasrTerd. wees fne frzEt
busters have q Yis
sha7-ns prisoners are cS1a Fszias1E q
;heir fas-i- That Thanksgiving dsy re4I
nade 7 precedent hard 70 fciIor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
EPITAPH.

The field where men for little trophies vie,
The hollow reclamation lightly
Allured him not; he loved the quiet sky,
Wide spaces and the universal sun.
His spirit, native to the mountain air
Stumbled through marshy valleys down to DEATH
Broken in frame he smiled TO cheat despair
And strove to sing with thin mpeded breath.
He lies beneath in life he vainly tried
TO breathe through notes upon flute too slim;
Unuttered raptures filed him till he died:
Pray for his soul; his songs are dead with him.
j. E. Barton in London Saturday Review
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
THE AMERICAN FARMER THE WHOLE THING

The seventh annual report of the present secretary Of
agriculture has been submitted the president 1t opens
with discussion Of the educational requirements Of the
research work Of the department Although the DEPART
en has awaited itself the uest extent Of graduates
CT the agricultural colleges has been necessary IN view
of the rapid development Of the work to secure cope
tent men wherever they could be found In the trimming
OF specialists for its various lines work the department
has become practically post graduate institution Nr
Wilson in Illustration Of this fact reporo the admission
20 the department slice 1897 Students 7aa az these
are still m the department less than 1s2 having
passed into the classified service
Secretary Wilson reviews length ae production and
exports Of American agricultural products The increase
in the exports OF farm products for the half century ended
1901 from IT million to 90 million doars-55o
Per The exports products Tor the closing &c
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
KANSAS CURRENTS

Charley Jesse arrested at Medicine
Lodge for disturbing the peace. defended
himself and demanded a jury. And the
jury found him guilty.
! \ Dighton man who it is reported has
/ struck il rich in the Wichita mountains
/ has gotten much mention in the papers
And it is predicted that is all he will get
Liberal is one of the towns in western
1 Kansas that winter has caught without
a town hall for entertainments.
! Mrs. Sarah Clark. of South Haven. has
1 been judged insane. Since the fire. she
has been under the delusion that her
/ children were burned to death, they hav-
I ing been taken to an orphanage because
OF her i'll health and poverty.
! Between . and 20 bushels Of wheat
were stolen from the elevator at Port
land, Sumner county. Sunday night. and
/ the elevator door smashed in. Such de-
struction Of property is inexcusabie.
/ Chas. CIyne. Democratic nominee for
congress in the Seventh district last fall.
has moved to Denver. His home in Kan
sas WAS at Stafford.
Now tRat every tfliHS H%s HftiA TfAtN
about the Hessian fly. it would be- wei 20
SOW another quarter 10 wheat before the
snow fails.
There are some oid-fashioned people
left yee at Arkansas City who see some
thing pretty about burnt wood bric-a-
orac.
winfeid's oil wen IS 100 feet deep and
perfectly dry. Lots Of people expected as
much
Captain Joe Waters says politics. poker
ard he'll are paved exactly alike Why
don't they give him back his money. II he
feeIs so bad ABOUT III
Butler county is in direct line between
flowing oil well and the oil belt. How
ever. the recpIe viii uot heartiessiy de-
sert Rockefeller in his declining years.
hin. who has rushed the can fo- ihen
oftsn-
THO football eaHles werc scheduled fer
Kiowa and Harper counties last week
ard neither maisrieiized- The result =
tha; fcrty-fonr isofs are well ard sound.
bs.t raiserahly unhapTy,
pr. Patton ard W a rupert have been
elected uot7e grand 2-d yics-grznd re-
sp.eseirsly % re Ctt Fellows lodge q
Arkansas cIgy.
lola has agreed 70 paT xsas 20 te eSs,ut-
81 IA 60 ste =as cad 81 exh3hft at tn
exposition. = = ar advertising e'erss-
Tne eaaI situation e SD - b h~oo--
f.r serious n raarT Yoinfs N The s;zts.
Ara tls derrsa6 sor N5chisa ezuniy
sheT1ns co-tIasss 70 zroE-
John = fEsxhses. q MePhefsea cosntv
= t-egnE TAXED e far Ire state senate
he = q fzr-e-
ssafs- geltr ssrge@ that - VS. srv-s
-hea e1xssd fFon ths oza.teL Al ihe
Cauarag alTs hsre s1tt~a ~ Esca-a5
-o.-a ssn-y RS useE.
"a ofta~a rlffzen =sE sia~s g faS 81
lg.frr hss boy - ease1i hi-szs trv-
sesros. s8oz ~os55 Toa Ike . - fast
t-sazacs- oTIcsTr
PAID = sd 20 be heaE~s for Kzzszs
she ts-.t r14ki1S her gz2rzctses
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03
TOPEKA
is STILL
GROUTY.

Selection of Pollock by the president
$780, vas the result of momentary i'm
I-- pulse" The Capital is talking preju-
dice through its hat The appointment of Judge Pol
lock neither sudden nconsiderate president
had given the characters and abilities of ali the
candidates respectively, close consideration long
the meeting Of congress The names and qualifications
OF only the various candidates openly
those other available Kansans were submitted to
the president early in August there was seem
ing precipitation was the result Of the childish or
frivolous charges formulated at Topeka with
a pretended verifcaton by the irresponsible
Topeka hotel bell boy, who in doubtless impor
tuned coerced The Capital concludes conclusion
with the assertion that ito say the least
less" In trying sit him Topeka did find Pol
lock any phase the fight acess AS for the effort
being made by The Capital coadjutors sympa
thzers to have it that the selection pres
dent mistake and unpopular fall down is newt
able OF all the urged in the connection not
would have given general satisfaction the bar and
people of the state had there been intervention
the anmus of the Topeak fight understood the ap
pointment vindcation of Judge Pollock proved the
most satisfactory and popular thing that the president
could have done in the premises. for anything more
had Topeka been less piggish had she called off
Curtis the would have long since been made two
districts with resident Judge at the Capital In
scheme TO have Judge Hook mp mis- residence
Topeka and the job of Curtis to the bulk federal
litigation to that city Topeka has fallen all herself.
OF the million and half of inhabitans
by the census returns only per cent in To-
peka The great majority of these Kansans live in
Wichita and elsewhere that the political manpua
tors and woudbe of the capital city secmly
slow in getting to. But they will in time
Pollock will not only prove popular judge with the
people satisfactory judge to the bar, but able fear
less and just Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

The house inclined crtcse the senate of the
United States congress. good many good Americans
inclined to the conviction that the United States
is composed of rich old buns and mpecunous hood
lers That body offer possible satisfactory
to the American people for its of the past three
weeks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

prominent Methodist preacher of Boston, who is also
college professor, is trial for heresy in that he
teaches eschatology. Now. doesn't that jar you? We
don't exactly know what all eschatoogy may when
it to general wind up of things but can't man
believe what he likes?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

President Roosevelt was not constitutonally
authorized to convene congress in extra session If he
authorized and empowered then the it
to him. 10 themselves and to the American people
either assepted dssented to Cuban reciprocity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

Kaiser Wilhelm who has been forbidden TO talk by
bis physicians down Tuesday wrote an auto
graph letter to Roosevelt in German Dutch is Roose
veit's best hold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

It is hopeful sign for South Carolina that its public
opinion has forced the murderer Jim Tllman seek
home in state where the assassin will find it difficult
to get the drop on any average editor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

Folks worst handicap is Republican praise and in
dorsement OF course it is natural for Republicans
praise honesty and ability wherever found but Repub-
lcan praise is poison in Missouri
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

1t is piful the way that the increase Of taxes in Kan
hits the mpecunous writer's the Kansas City Jour
raj II something isn't done about it that paper may be
forced into bankruptcy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

Eli oeh concludes that last legislature Of which
he was not member lot Il certainly did fail
zhort Ct his expectations On the state Partnership
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

Kansas City is priding herself on the fact that the
Tber is out CT its banks and the bottoms OF Rome
are under water The unmitigaed conceit Of the Mis-
sourian is immeasurable
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

Lord Stahccna declared IN london speech the ether
day that The Americans VIII next making regulations
for Tie Thames river conservatory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

Judge Pollock has beea, duly confirmed by the Uated
States Senate but he seems in hurry get back
Topeka
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halted Bonan and finally selected carksv
of
souri, published long letter and
fol its
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of
warri
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TwESTY-NINE ToDAY:-The Marys Times
G.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

TWENTY YEARS
chairan Ryan, of Karsa as secretay
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KANSAS HISTORY REVEALS THAT

. TopAY:-J the
sassociat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

"a oita~a clffzen =ss sia~s 3 fas 81
lasfrr hss boy - ease1t ht~ss. tfu-
sseros. ssoa =os55 gou Ike . - fhst
t-s.zacs- orIcs7r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-03

paf.t + sad % be aeaE~s for ks=sas
she ssrt n14kE1S kss gz2rzctses