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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Our Advocate Abroad.

tfrom London Law Times, Oct 10. 1908 !
bIr. Hannis Taylor. who has just con-
Guided his argument on behalf of the
United States before the Alaska bound
airy commission. is one of the most emf
nent jurists of the present generation.
and has not merely a theoretical but a
practical knowledge of international
practice and equity, as he filed the office
OF minister plenipOtentiary Of the United
states TO Spain. Mr.. Hannis TAYLOR is
the author of a work of monumental
learning which is a standard book of ref
erence and cited as an acknowledged au-
thority before all international tribu-
nals-"The Treatise on International
Public Law" He is. moreover, one of the
most distinguished members of the gen
eral advisory committee of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science
The union, and in the same individual
Of the learned student of Jurisprudence
and the practical man OF affairs is rare
and the appearance OF Mr.. Hannis Tay-
Tor at the Alaska boundary commission.
has, so far as We are aware. its only par
allel in the participation OF the late Right
Hon. Montagu Bernard. professor of in
ternational law at oxford IN the Ala
bama arbitration in the early seventies
of the last century. Mr.. Bernard vas
subsequently offered. as an acknowl-
edgment of his services to the science
Of jurisprudence. q seat on the English
judicial bench, which he declined
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
THE STATEHOOD PROBLEM AGAIN.

It may have been mistake for Oklahoma to have had
the statehood bills omnbused but that step greatly
to the advantage of New Mexico and Arizona The
members of the congressional party who iourneying
through the territories found many things to
prise them but vastly Oklahoma which is state
in everything save NAME big state in popu
laon in wealth and in agricultural development OF
course no che denies that Oklahoma will keep her
rapid pace statehood statehood But she is entitled
to statehood and is abundanty able of her
self
The people of the territories do not wait for admission
into the company before they start the appliances
of civilization Arizona along irrigation that
the people are enabled to gather harvests The
schools are as good are found many states and
the roads are generally excellent
New Mexico is said by many people who have visited
that territory be the garden of the world The soil is
excellent and the climate superb Farm products of all
kinds grow in abundance and there better field for
cattle raising.
There question but that these territories at
present population intelligence superior to the
jory of states when they admitted to the Union
The laws are being enforced strcter than they used
be- cities sprnging up with great rapdity and
building is progressing everywhere
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
1ai1y - 9sas1e
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
WILL KEEP DOWN PRINTING BILLS.

For the writer opposed to the adoption OF the
constitutional which abolished the Old con-
tract system CT printing and made the state printer
state officer elective by the legislature OF course the
printing done under contract was not of that high
grade which being done but it was vast
Iyeheaper state printing for the state of Kansas let
out to the lowest bidder would probably half what
it has been costing for years There is only small per
cent of printing and binding which need be first class
The great bulk of public documents sooner or later lands
on the kindlng pile So pleased to note that the
state board has decided that under circumstances shall
deficiency appropriation be asked of the next legislature
for the next two years The last legislature called
upon to make good s65,ooO deficiency for printing
masses Of stuff of little the state and which the
people The board its last meeting turned
down number of acquisitions from officials Of various
departments institutions stationery and report
printing That right
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

ton his address had been pagarZed from the great
of Massilon Immortality The report I'M
true as l compared the speech ingalls, with the
sermon and though there is similarity in thought
language there evidence that ingalls, guilty
Of plagiarism Indeed, it would be impossible for me TO
believe that any with the marvellous talent of Ingalls,
both thought and dction could be guilty of copying
from great orator Masillon.
81 do not believe that ingalls, malicious bad
hearted He expert in denuncation and could
resist the temptation of exhibiting his wonderful capab
y in that regard to the world He loved poetry music.
painting sculpture and the beautiful in nature His
poem Blue Grass published in Kansas magazine
before he to the United States senate marvel in
Literature, and l glad to know that sentence from
that is to be inscribed the granite boulder which
marks his grave The sentence is in which he eulo
gizes the blue sward beneath which he sleeps
carpet for the infant and blanket for the dead
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
ROOSEVELT A HUMAN SORT OF p MAN

From the ConcOTdia Kansan.
We were in Congressman Victor Murdocks private Of
Ace in Wichita day last week having friendly chat
with the young congressman and his private secretary
Dave Leahy-both gentlemen not yet TO smok-
ing corncob pipes at newspaper mans gabfest. While
there constituent the congressman in just to
shake hands with the he had helped to elect. He
fine old gentleman of IS years of patriotic to
the thoroughly posted in the political history of
his country He said he had always been Democrat until
recently, but hoped to live vote for President Roose
vets reelection Mr.. Murdoch bluntly asked him what
characteristic Of the president attracted him and
manded his admiration. He said L like him because he
IS human sort of public man-one who figures out
what is the best thing and the right thing TO do and then
ahead and does regardless of to him
self" 1t occurred the mans small aul that he
had eptomzed the admirable qualities of the president
which made him popular with the people-"a human
of man is not bad type of to occupy the
exalted Office Of president of the United States That's
what makes Roosevelt winner against all comers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
SENATOR VEST ON JOHN JAMES INGALLS,.

Plumb Vest of Missouri were great per-
Bonal and senatorial crones. But ingalls, after
the heart of the great Missouri In the
rent number of the Saturday Evening Post Senator Vest
expresses his appreciation of late Senator Ingalls,
saying
"Of all the public with whom served John James
ingalls, of Kansas the most original and eccentric He
was living enigma and could never fully understand
his motives and the manysded phases his character
He had strong daring intellect which defed all limita
tons. and eloquent, attractive speaker with
wealth of imagination and dction which inexhaust
bic. He at times cynical and morose. but was
great word painter and could express the elevated
thoughts language beautiful as to fascinate his
hearers. Above all he iconoclast. and nothing
delighted him much startle and shock
said and dignihed by the uerance of opinions
utterly at variance with the settled belief of many CEN
turtles"
The Missouri senator makes mention of number of
instances in which the Kansas displayed his
power of yitrolc oratory He master of satire and
invectye Mr. Vest and he seemed unable 10 resist
the temptation to attack any his colleagues even those
Of his party whose record or character presented
vulnerable point for assault On one occasion saws Vest
when Ingalls, president pro TEN of the senate he
called another senator 10 the chair and gonng down on
the floor made a vicious personal attack upon Senator
Brown of Georgia of the aiable and courteous
members of the senate The venerable Georgian was
sitting quietly committee report when cyclone of
satire and vtuperaon burst upon him without the slight
est notion of its coming The look Of astonhuent on the
amiaole oountenanoe Of the victim as verbs nouns pro
nouns adiectives and epthets filled the air caused rim
pie Of amufsaent through senate but the climax was
reached when ingalls, alluded TO habit Senator RrnDn
had when speaking of rubbing one hand over the other
by quoting Hoods lines:
and then in the fullness CT ;oy and hone
Seemed washing his hands with invisible scan
In inperceptibe water
"ht this critical Senator Brown looked At IN,
offending members inourng Why they had brought
On the volcanic eruption which was blazing about hin,
Senator Vests paper alluded 30 is quite lengthy He
closes his appreciave words Of the kansas statesman
with the two following paragraphs:
story was published soon after ingalls, delivered
his eulogy upon James " Burns in the senate tbst no.,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Ava Courier.

From July 18th to October 18th. the
Farmers Federation at Alva shipped 135,
Oc0 bushels of wheat and paid out little
over $4,000 This amount OF business
was all handled at an actual expense of
$SS5, or about one-half cent per bushel,
There is no question but that the FEEDER
alton has been very instrumental in keep
ing up the price of wheat in Alva. this
year. 1t has averaged from to cents
higher all summer than at other points.
and the very day the farmers began buy
ing, the price of wheat went down one
cent in Kansas City and went up four
cents in Alva. This is only illustrative
of what the farmers can do by organiza-
ton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

K. c. Star: The esteemed Wichita Eagle must be in
in the statement that cinder beetles infes the
streams of southwestern Kansas and pull ducks under
the water before the sportsmen can them Prof
Clnker declares that cinder beetles live under
water. they would corrode to death in few hours
and their weight prevents them from swimming What
the Eagle mistakes for cnder beetles probably either
ash toads or railroad frogs,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Blackwell Times-Record.

Mayor Prettyman has a dog that came
to him unexpectedly this week. While
duck hunting on the Cheyenne bottoms.
he met a Hoisington man who had n
dog that Mr.. PretVman very much adj
mired. 1t would fretrieve dead ducks
equal to 4 water spaniel and was a good
hunter. The fellow told the mayor that
he would give him the dog after that
hunt, but Mr.. Prettyman never gave the
matter a second thought. but the hunter,
true to his word expressed the dog 20
him this week 1t is a thoroughbred.
registered dog, and the mayor values il
very highly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
THREE ANDI ORnC

Each of these landlords walked amidst his farm
Saying: "'Tis mine my childrens and my names.
How sweet the west wind sounds in my trees;
How graceful climb those. shadows my hill:
/ fancy those pure waters and the flags
Know does my dog: sympathize,
And affirm my actions smack OF the soil"
Where are those men? Asleep beneath their grounds
And strangers. fond they their burrows plough.
Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastfu boys
Earth-prOud proud Of the earth which is theirs;
Who steer the plough but can not steer their feet
Clear of the grave Emerson.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Custer Courier.

Some person or persons broke into Ira
Barnes house. on his farm northwest
of town and stole 100 quarts of peaches
and a photograph album full Of cabinet
size photos. The stealing was done about
October 18th, and was discovered by
Barnes soon after. The deed was evil
IDENTIFY done by boys or girls. as no one
else would be apt TO take an album full
of photos Mr. Barnes has offered 500
reward for the arrest and conviction OF
the thief. We are firmly Of the opinion
that there is an organized band Of
thieves working in this locality. and q
little effort on the part Of our officers
viii locate them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
October Day.

CW. J. l.. IN y. Y. Heraidf
Say.
am on October day.
Cool and clear,
With the sky quite near.
in the blue
That makes View
OF me
Across between the SKY ana SEA
Everywhere
nutty favor alIs the air
Unfolding ne
Tskes no the crimson and tn. god.
Tbs frost
Has lost
Th-egrh the cracks - re cid.
And spriakifHE their sheen
on It's fading green
TIL ne vcadE are e Eiery - reicr.
"A ia. 80 ard ths valleys betEsea
hit, ia the Pageant - cTOwrnios
October as Autumn Queer
on, Sal.
It's gay
TO - an octeher Day.
Hail wsy
To zsntar time. and yet
with the deNs = sgTzHsr vet
Ard the smiling sua
Sflu r0t dc1@
shining n tenaef
Sgssnz.oT
on re ear woTl1
seer 20 - fuFiea
ous % szat
u a g-ariie = Eatt4
Gee Whlz.
sen yua whsf = T.
\ d&F - Safas
sEoa Ee-F Ep1s
czfrh ur zftn -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Last Survivor Dead.

prom the y y. Evening PostD
The only known survivor of the bat
tie Of Waterloo has Just died NJ tho
little keutish village Of Rclveaden Mrs
Barbara Moon, who was ni1ety-two
years OF age, was the daughter of q color
sergeant Of the Third Battalion Rife
Brigade. who took part in the battles n
BadajOs. Salamanca, and Waterloo He
died TWO years after Waterloo from thu
effects OF a wound inflicted by n nine
pound shot. Mrs Moon vas born 1t
Gibraltar IN 1sl1. and was baptized at
Malta. She was present az the battles
Of ouatre Bras and Waterloo and. a.
though only four years OF age at the
time, could IL later life RENE Tnber hav-
ing ridden In a wagon with her mother
across the field OF Waterloo after the
hzf-fa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
BRITISH AND AMERICAN woRKMEN.

Says the report of the Mosey commission which last
year visited this country from England:
The American dollars where in England
a man can only two shlings $50 cents)"
No wonder the British workman wants protection,
when he learns that in the United States man can not
only live four times we'll four times as much
he After few years of industrial slavery
and poverty the British workman will sheer desperation
rise up and demand protection manufactured goods
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
PROSPEROUS UNCLE SAM

Although the deficit in the postofce department for
the last fiscal year exceeded $40O0000 yet the
for the year about s1SOeOOOo than the proceed
ing year 1t indeed splendid showing and reflects
than anything else the prosperous condition of the
whole people The fact that the deficit was material
y reduced owing to the larger appropriations made
for the extension of the rural free delivery Uncle
Sam certainly very to the country people,
he can we'll afford to be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Granite ENTERPRISE.

After a three-mile chase on horseback
! Tuesday, Deputy Constable o. s Lass
well executed an attachment issued from,
Judge MorrOw's court on 4 buggy and
team owned by Anderson Gray. The
/ Graays have been renting a house owned
( by James Ewing in the west part of
town, and moved away the other dsy
without paying the rent. T. ]. Molinari.
act ing as agent. secured q Judgment
before Police Judge Morrow Tuesday af
ternoon for the amount which was some
/ thing like 81 No sooner had the de-
cision OF the court been rendered than
Mr.. Gray jumped into his buggy and
gave his team a hurry-up order TO beat
the execution out OF the county. Olin
Lasswell was hastily deputized and an
execution issued. Lassweii jumped u,
the first saddle horse he came 10 and took
after Mr.. Gray, who had by this time
reached the lower end of Main street and
was whipping his horses into a dead run.
Lasswell managed to head him of a mile
south of ]. A. Affords place and served
the papers. Eye-witnesses say the race
beat anything they saw at the Kiowa
county fair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Fakes aDd Facts
Of OkIabonQa
Waukomjs Hornet.

Waukomis Hornet
The Waukomis kid team went to Hen
Messy Saturday, and the Hennessey
kids knocked the stuffin out of them
= 10 nothing When they got home. Kid
lsbell had an upper lip like an ant-eater.
Kid Wilkinson had been relied out till
he looked like a blonde hair with a nit
on 1t, Inky Kid had carbunkes, contu-
sions, tattoos. abrssions, pock-marks and
liver marks all over him. Kid Morris was
a walking parenthesis and wore a grin
like skull and cross bones, Kid Beard
looked like be had just put a cob under
mules TAFT TO see him break IL. Kids
Dreamer and Rile looked like they had
been chased by an animated sheet
through a graveyard. Had a goood time.
though.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
The Pooe's Msaake

From the y y. Evening POST
The following story u the pope Is told
In the Italian papers = deputsticn of
the monks Of some order had obtained an
Interview with him According te the cti-
quette Of the Vatican onIy cardinals are
allowed 10 sit in the pope s,reszncs. sud
an invitation from him 70 do 50 j. deemed
equivalent 20 the promise q a cardinal
ate Pope Plus y = a plain man Ut
terry Indifferent 10 the etiquette % the
papaI court He therefore begged the
monks 10 take seats They hardly kneE
whether they could venture 20 Do - ard
while they Stecd hesitaIinE BE said 70
them Yea co not I SUI pose expect
ne 70 draw your chairs forward for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

Annie Dggs, who worked the Pops of Kansas for all
that in the party is flying high in Paris This
old defender of the INDECENT writes that France is the
sweetheart of SOUL and dead in love with
Wonder what became Of old Diggs and the rest of
the familY2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Stroud MESSENGER.

Rev. Andrew Bowers, who claims that
he is the only man that preached the
pure gospel since the apostle Paul quit
preaching. sent two more models of his
recent inventions to the patent Office last
week. He had been inventing things or
making improvements on patents ever
since he came out Of the Confederate
army.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

1t is suspected that the Augean stable cleaning
business in the postofice department may have been
strenuous than fair The superintendent the
istry division, Lewis Mempner who says that he
guilty in either letter spirit demands rehearing
the hands of the president.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Dover News,

We failed to get onto the fact last week
that Mr.. and Mrs. Bert HenthOrne were
the proud parents of a big. 1Iiz-pound.
buster of a boy, born Monday night Dc
tober u. Father. mother and child are
doing nicely but Grandpa" HenthOrne.
who is serving on the jury. is so bum
fuzzled that he don't know whether he
is voting for acquittal or conviction half
the time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Chandler News.

The good people OF the Sac and Fox
agency and vicinity held a box supper for
the benefit OF the under-paid Arlington
preacher. The g nterprise netted 81 =
for the reverend gentleman. who In
cidentally stated that ne was often com
PEELED to preach on an empty stomach.
Mr. Sherwood cake. which SOLD for sie,
was bought for Miss Maude Carson. she
having been voted the best looking girl
at the agency. Mrs SuttOn's cake sold
for 3 cents and was given 10 Jim Case
for being the ugliest gentleman present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

J. Perp Morgan the head representative of the trusts
and combines that he is going fight Roose-
welt Roosevelt enjoys nothing much fight. Nor
Hgan ct al, viii depend their money, Roosevelt on
truth and the right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

Senator Burton is to make speech in Hutchinson next
Wednesday in which he will advocate the storing
waters for irrigation purposes The flood waters the
Arkansas river for years have been fully regularly
stored in Colorado canteloupes and sugar beets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

The Probusters constitute flock OF political ptarmi
gans who change their with every season only their
eyes remaining red from weeping for pie and sour grapes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

The late assurance from Washington mat the land
frauds in the Indian Territory great
pected and that many Of the charges inspired by
spite and for revenge, is satisfactory news.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

The Eagle IS opposed to Canada seeding from Eng
lane The Eagle IS for annexation and against secession
That settles that and will go on with something
else.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

San Antonio which military records show to be the
heathiest military post on the American continent has
number O. yellow cases and is under quarantine
the entire state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

The hero Of crown OF thorns and the cross Of gold
going Europe the resultant proceeds OF that
speech to hobnob with royalty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

European holders Of Steel trust stock dumped it o.
the New York market as soon as they got OF to Ii
merger" methods.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Ouinlan Mirror.

J.. L. Stine. cashier Of the First Ma
tional bank. Of Woodward. was here
Wednesday Of last week with his new
automobile. lie was on his return trip
from Alva. and stopped 10 rest mis- steed
and take in the sights q our flourish
ing little city Mr.. Stine covered the dis
lance from Woodward TO Ava 8 miles.
over a rather rough country. In seven
hours. The trip gave him splendid OPP
portunity 10 see the best farming sec
ton in the country. and his stops gave
the people chance 20 examine the won
darftll machine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

trTerD [a= 2-f.is--fat i-fsfi-le-ef
II Barraah tire Inhabitants have q
aovsl form Of tha spot that elsewhere
is comrcuiy called tsg-2f-wsr In the
Burmese game there IS Taia pSTfV
and q drought parry who p.l ore
agaInst the ether. the v5cterg - esfhar
parzy being considered - have irnEes =
sts results IS regards The Eez tasr Tts
drought paTfy, however. ottall few Fie-
tories for the siEs q weather they rep
r.seaf i eozmonsy ucI - Tgch desired
as rain In THE face. therefore. q =
strong puelie oplaion the rHta parry are
sszsIy zIxzSs allowed 10 viz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

Talk about threatened hard times the Railways Of this
country are earning sl00ceO than they did
last year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

The chiefest ndustryof Wall is the making Of
per day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

Essa an srgisz eguSfa', ar1E go
lad n scEse p9kez saszeA
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-11
Cynical.

Faint heart never won fair lady" quoted the married man.
 Quite true" replied the confirmed bachelor. and that proves that even a faint heart is not an unmitigated evil New York Herald.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-11
J, VERNON WALDER.
- ,.. ue, ,en.rcx.

Babies never get seasick. I have carried thousands of them in my time" said an American line steward, accord. ing to the Philadelphia Record. and fin rough weather l have seen their ia liners, mothers, brothers and sisters keel over like soldiers before a cannon ball; but not so with the babies. Whether it be rough or smooth at sea, a baby is always an excellent sailor-rosy. jolly and with the appe- tite of horse. Do you know the ex- planation of this singular fact? It is as simple as the fact is strange. Ba- bies don't get seasick because they are accustomed 10 the rocking of the era dle. That movement is much like the rocking of a ship. A baby aboard ship, therefore. is merely baby in an un- usually big cradle. and there is nothing odd to him about the rocking, for it is what he has been accustomed to ali his life"