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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

One standing any high elevation overhanging a
body of clear water the bottom clearly and
thing in the From a balloon at certain height
the aeronaut is able the bottom OF any ordinary
body water over which he may be floating 4 balloon
once suspended Narragansett bay beautiful
summers day and the navigator sailed from Providence
Newport directly the channel lie able &c
the bottom clearly his hand for the whole dis
and point the harbor commissioners
erai dangerous shadows which the surveys had
vealed.
The French engineer Renaud. IS trying to eS.
plain his government that with balloon he would be
able detect of the marine rocks and
channels along the and 10 photograph dangerous
shadows the surveys have YET
cred How often hear of great ships fetching up
unknown rocks along the coast that of
before. Could the balloon not be thus utilized?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
A scoRcHING VARIETY OF TRUTH.

The Leavenworth Times says that Bent Murdoch says
Roosevelt drafted for vice president and that Hoc
is to be drafted for There is this difference
between the circumstances: Roosevelt drafted
by the spontaneous action people who in the main
his sincere admirers and without thought Of polti
cal spite Hoch is being backed by lot of disappointed
Office seekers dsgruntIed politicians and political insists
who dissatisfied with themselves and the world The
only thing which will satisfy them is to place their lips
the public teat With such backing Hoch will
be nominated to any Office. and the who
trying him fight which he discouraged
will only themselves the greater fools before the
people"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
The FATALITY OF RAILWAY WRECKS.

Congress should hold the question of railroad
equipment. interstate Commerce Commissioner Glenn
ecfs clearly within when he attributes the
frequent appalling railroad disasters of the last
In large degree defective equipment They due,
in fact mainly to the failure railroad companies
to provide strong safe The commissioner does
say equipment is the of the dis
asters contributes disastrous results The
is back of the lightly constructed We must
&C TO the section hands the train men, dispachers
and the division superintendent finally the
sgenent the responsibility of deraments collisions
and misplaced switches.
In nearly every collision where the impact of the
trains is sufficient to telescoping pas
sengers are slaughtered the Trailer and lighter day
coaches while who iii the heavier Pullmans
escape with slight injury This fact has been
pointed frequently. and the railroad have
been urged to provide better and heavier
Congress has not hesitated to laws to protect
trainmen death and injury by providing that cars
shall equipped with arbrskes and automatic couplers
power of congress would be transcribed if
laws also enacted provide for changes in equip
line of greater safety for passengers The
railroads derive their privileges and their right to operate
the people, and the right to regulate them is limited
only the demands Of fair play justice Surely
has the right that railroad company shall
endanger the lives of its patrons by using which
withstand under ordinary circumstances, the
shock collision.
This is question which deserves and should have
the consideration at the present
may require several years to provide the
sary changes equipment for that the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
THAT FAST MAIL GRAFT.

The Eagle few days since, kindly not dsinterest-
eddy suggested Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brisow that he would upon investigation find out and
steal and fat graft in the Kansas City and Newton
Fast Mail job. To this the Leavenworh Times adds the
following observation:
The Wichita Eagle knocks on the fast mail graft
which the Kansas City morning papers have been running
for the past few years Editor Murdoch also posmas
ter and he that he knows what he is talking about
when he that only such mail is diverted to this
train is taken out of Kansas City for the south and west
besides the papers which benefited One OF the chief
why the Kansas City Journal is backing Curtis
in this state and why is opposed ali along the line to
those who opposed TO Curtis is because the Topeka
congressman has stood between its graft and trouble
One of the biggest gratis in the west is that fast mail
service of City for the special benefit of
two papers,"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

such polly-wash. II is a very pitiful at
tempt at snnartness. seemingly eminating
from a lot of craniurns containing abou.
as much grey matter as a last year 5
birds nest. have noticed, too. that sew
eral of our best townsmen have been
made the butt OF ridicule which is car
rying the joke too far. One does not
know when il may come his turn. But !
tell you IL they ever joke about me. there
will be some wisdom, as well as dearly
bought experience. pumped into the
"Pikers' Lament
An Irate CITIZEN
-(o1.-fo)-
A FABLE.
Once there was an OK whose owner had
to sell him to the packers trust for $40.
The OK was slaughtered and sold to the
retail butcher for $50. who in turn sold
him 10 the consumer for $40.
The owner of the OK had another one.
and he figured out method OF selling
his OK directly to the butcher for $50.
The butcher retailed him for $40.
The consumer arose in his enthusiasm
and subscribed enough money for the
philanthropist OK owner to slaughter all
his oxen and sell them direct to the
organized beef packer who had ROBBED
them so unscrupulously.
Then the consumer took an account OF
stock and was surprised at the following
result:
To the original greedy packer. $40
To the independent beef grower who res
cued him from the greedy packer:
oonus -.-.-........-------.-..S %
OK eaten .....-..........-....-.-. 20
1otal SlZN
Then he cheered and made himself
hoarse in rejoicing over the defeat OF the
original greedy beef packer.
t..)o-o(..l
1t is said that certain Wichita wo-
man who halls from Missouri is so fond
of explaining her many ills and ailments
TO her friends that she even apologies 10
them when she is looking well.
:-f---,--
''1f the people OF Wichita can only be
gotten to subscribe enough money even
to pipe that gas TO the outskirts of the
city" said j. Giles Smith. then 1t could
be touched off and the effect would GER
tainly be electrifying to the residents
Ill warrant they would dig Up the ball
ance necessary for completing the sys-
tenn. because they never would be sat
isfied until they could get some OF the
gas for their own use
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
The aUiea Haiu Eaale satmraaY goruns gsnarY eo4
GOVERNOR sAlLEY woyLD SUCCEED HIMSELF.

This is the roundabout way the Kansas City Star
asceraned the fact that Governor Bailey desires
dorsement CT himself by the Republicans of Kansas:
while the Boss Busters ard Wos Oils talking
Ed Hoch the long distance telephone ascertain
attitude toward the gubernatoria nomination. William
Allen White called up Governor Bailey see If there
any truth in the report that he candidate for
election Governor Bailey replied Il that x
plus Ky plus ysquare is equal the potency
cf the Wichita convention less the age of don't
see how there be any doubt CT my meaning. l am
exactly where was before where am though OF
course being where was before is reason why !
should not be similarly located 1t seems that
say I have written 342 letters interviews
and lay editorials the subject They convey my
ing clearly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

AS my wife and / looked out over a lawn
There aIighted bird fair as Kansas a.
dawn;
SAID 1 to my wife in tones of startled sur.
prise,
What Rara Avis, dear. has fallen froc
the skies?"
Said my wife unto me in most modest re-
ply,
ut is the stork alights from an annual
high
Our good neighbors are blest by his CON-
ing and blest by his stay.
There is certainly no race suicide over
the way
SELECTED-From a Garbage Can.
P. $50 be applied to any block in
town where applicable.
..-O-O..:
1t is better. though not the pleasantest
for men to be CT them that are prosecuted
than of them that prosecute.
Revenge should be given in homeopathic
doses.
He who cheerfully submits 10 suffering
is nowadays called ''chump.'
The liar is worse than the thief and
hardly ever as we'll off.
t-1--"C-,
Old age is entitled to veneration only
when the gray hairs are marks of stu
dious life.
i. -
Wisdom is like the office today II
never seeks the man.
-g-i''-'i-l-
Can you tell me where I can find an
honest man to employ" inquired a
stranger of J. II. Dillon.
NO. They're all dead" replied the
latter.
(D-(D-fO
The editor-in-chief of the Eagle has re-
ceived the following anonymous letter:
City. Jan. Is. 1904.
Col. NJ. NJ. Murdoch, Editor-in chief of
the Eagle:
Dear Sir: Feeling that as a friend ]
have the right. nay it is my duty, to tell
you that there is one column in the
Eagle that is nonstrous. 1t is disgrace
to the great representative of Wichita.
We, citizens of Wichita. are willing 70
bear with almost anything that the Eagle
may put forward, but this so-called
"Pikers Lament suitable name. in
deed. to the rot contained therein. is too
much. II the powers that be do not wake
up pretty soon and put an end to that
Piker business, there will be something
doing to surprise the man who invented
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
! OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

\ 'quiet revival is being conducted at
| Ponca City. That tickies the ears,
doesn't it?
! At a Mothers meeting a: Saltwater.
next week. The Old and New Home"
/ will be discussed. The members should
leave this topic to their husbands.
The Enid Eagle is receiving war bull
letins from st. Louis. There are a good
many things on tap III that Missouri
town.
Enid is making as great a hit in the
territory as a convention town as Wichita
is in Kansas.
Newkirk is furnishing stone for several
new railroad stations in southern Okla
homa. 1t hopes to furnish some for one
right at home before long.
Ex-Commssioner William Buckholz, of
Kay county, was offered sso.eoo recently
for his 4eo-acre farm. And, of course.
I he wouldn't take it.
Oklahoma may reap the benefit of COM
petition between the coal fields on the
some such talk.
Every edition of the Shawnee papers
this winter has been boom edition"
Every project has had 10 be treated
conservatively because there have been
so many.
Mark Bingham was arrested al CARRIER
"Wednesday. He is wanted in Jackson
county, Arkansas, on charge of seduc-
ton.
Enid is facing the same trouble that
New York City Is. Its schools are over
crowded.
Would this item from the Curtis Courier
appear anywhere in January but in Okla
homa? "A laprobe was found Tuesday
and left at this office
Complaint comes from Curtis. Wood
ward county. that the leap year men
don't say goodnight the way the regular
fellows 90.
John Queen. OF Perry. is authority for
the statement that cattle all over Okla
homa are selling ~ ard % Per cent
higher than they did six weeks ago.
1roquois theatsr fire spectators are still
worth the top o the column in the Ok
lahoIna papers
There is a postorice near ouialan. IN
Woods county which is called Peace.
Japan and Russian mall DOESN'T stop
there any longer
Hanna. OF course SAYS the Shawne-
Qull, bGt il refers To TIE Ohio seratcr-
ship. and not 20 the White House
Tie house committee On territories will
hear all the statehood arguments and then
ect like z jury and decide the case OF
Dreconceived notions.
II olslAhons. VIA; Katy says Is
Jus; j hii CT railroad gossip
Law;oa wants the peniseniizry in order
70 increase tia population. Some toxns
IS: Louis fo- Instances. need such an
Institution TO prevent an exodus
About The most poDuiar thing II Okla
he.za Just nor- q the Southwestern BASE
ball league. There are three times ~
MANY bids for places a. there sre zae1-
Os.-S hips
Oklahoma city real estate aae3 szT that
rents arc ret excessive The rer who Is
tiiEr5uS deep !Eto his pock.t every thi-ty
days can now rest easy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

AS for the Topeka Herald's spe"Dations To what
would become OF the editor Of the Eagle the
the ascendancy of the Hoch machine reply is that its
editor is not going to lose sleep the Eagle of
its reputation fearless independent Republican paper
ONCE party patronage the absence of these
biased nanaced the Eagle in the degree
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
A DROP OF INK.

One drop of ink-'tis nations fate
A life to save, a message late;
A hope to give Or heart to break;
A herald of JOY, or dire mistake.
But one little drop of ink, / ween,
May rival the wand of fairy queen
If it be tipped with dash Of wit
And thrilled with loves fervor to hasten it.
-Monnie Moore Latham.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
Dali 80 Eagl.e
M. Nj MURDOCH. Editor.

Kansas towns swarmng with
coal oil promoters These, and other
interested parties, working up as
much excitement over the Kansas
coal Oil and gas field worked up the Beau
mont Texas bubble well enough prob
ably for the plunger and stock Spectator to
ventures on Oil well schemes this class
should not and a rule will not put their money up
properties which they thoroughly looked
For the average business man. laborer farmer
to put his money into coal oil stocks oil schemes in
which is only speculative chances, madness In
s9s out of 1000 their money will have been
thrown The agents and promoters are the fellows
who make the not the stakeholder in the actual
well field The agents of oil companies and
TONS like the representatives bonded gold silver
mines are slick takers. They employed commits
sion partners Of their plausbility
as single-footed takers. No ordinary business
farmer is equal to holding his with these men who
bangle millions before dazzed If their properties
valuable they had better keep item At least the
average farmer mechanic, professional business
afford invest them Ninety-nine cents out
of every dollar goes of Wichita Of any
other Kansas into OF the Kansas oil lands and
oil well schemes one will be received back
The oil fields of Kansas thoroughly explored,
by coal oil experts in the interest of the big oil
bines by whom the best and most profitable fields have
been located and leased Better far invest surplus
money in Wichita property in Sedgwick county FARMS
in anything which has ready market value than take
any chances coal oil investments Better leave
it lying idle bank earning interest than to invest it
in the slick talk of coal oil land agents and oil well and
gas well promoters
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Locked and barred exits in theaters decidedly
worse than They lured many persons to their
death in the terrible Chicago fire. and they must
sarly be of peril anywhere under like condi
tons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
M THE plKERS' LAMENT
Nh


hnuchv Of Esprit
of
happily
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

IT, the Wos Oils claim, Hoch has the state solid.
Baieys county excepted why to the trouble and
expense of convention? Or is it the intention of the
Hoeh machine to down all of the present state Of
fcers?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Perhaps Captain Mahan is right in arguing that Mont
real should the American objective
1872 but for practical he is little late in
making the suggestion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Alexander Forbes of Glasgow wants to exhibit radum
the ST Louis fair and for 100 square feet of space
The discoveries of radium that good sized mup of
it would kill everybody within few yards of it. Per-
haps Mr. Forbes needs all the room he has asked for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

It is remarked in Russia that the crisis occasions
little comment the general public. The
era public in Russia is used to expressing any opin
ion about public matters even when it has any.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The Kansas Pops, what remains of that organiza-
ton, have finally broken with the Democratic party. The
Road Pops will hold state convention in
Topeka April 6. So Topeka will get state convention,
after all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

A French doctor has invented a serum which is
ranted to kill the consumption microbe. The trouble
with the remedy be that while it fails Of
killing the consumption it also kills the patient
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The longer Colombia keeps the peace the less likely
that will be fight the United States, with any
spirit or force.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The diplomatiss Toxic and St. Petersburg haven't
stopped negotiating yet but the warshp Of both Japan
and Russia have their guns already loaded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

In what does the grievance of Colombia against the
United States consist any way? Is it because recog
nized independence Panama? Nearly every power
in the world has done the same thing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

So many children named for Ruth Cleveland that
is interesting to know that she herself named for
Ruth Tappan classmate of Mrs. Cleveland Wells col
ege.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

There is advantage that the Japs will have
in the Of war and that is OF smaaess
The Jap in being q small target will hard 10 hit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Russell Sage The age Of 81 is gradually Withdrawing
from Wall but it is still easy for outsiders
their money there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
KANSAS CURRENTS
Is Ed Hoch an Aries?

| Is Ed Hoch an Aries?
| The reports on the wheat in day are
almost as much a variance as those OF
the Japan-Russian trouble in a week
This is the way it will be with the pro-
busters before long. as far as they con
was still intact up 10 the time of going
to press.
Newton is laying out an addition TO its
cemetery. 1t will be remembered that
Newton is great railroad town.
VIII E. Borah. formerly OF Rice county,
has been retained by Senator Smoot as
| counsel. Those Hormons realize from
our district court records that Kansans
understand the situation pretty well.
The entire business section on one side
OF the street at Raymond. Rice county,
was burned out Tuesday. The loss
amounts to more than sSeo.
A panic In nearly every household at
Newton was narrowly avertei Thursday
morning by the ringing OF the Methodist
church bell at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing. IT turned out to &c nothing more
than the cali TO a daylight prayer meet
ing.
The lola Register Is advocating for
euphony's sake that the two political fac
tons of the Republican party he called
Boss Busters and Boss Boosters
Ed Howe is worrying. It seems to Us
than the Russian-Japal diplomats them
selves.
1t Is said that the boss busters cannot
carry their own counties II was thai
trouble in past years that il causing the
run now.
Those Lawrence editors and their Uni
verslty School OF Journalism are not
so many" Editor Mass. OF the Ash
land Clipper. Clark coraty made an i'd
dress Monday before the debating 90
ciety OF the High school.
Ashland has an Anti-Profanify league
The bylaws and constitution bar every
thing be.cw dog goue-it"
Two machines arrived a. Ottawa
Thursday. Both were for Axia' up the
fences. but neither political
-Four hundred Y ~ G A dsie~z.ss
are coming 70 Newton the Tart week ~
this month II there are Any cd raids
in Harvey county after January e. f.
vii De- Eobody's fault but their owl
Mere Clothing Wanted Is an sarer-
tiseIent = tEe Kzzza ar Republican.
They are probably going 30 start q paper
factoTy up there
The Topeka capl;8l would better car
hack Cooper Jackson so-se tsno-1-rss
OF that paper 1Gioss3 Saline ccuazs-s r.
d0Ts~Hnszst Il Governor Bailey - sip
through Ire editorial rcc1s.
Thers vere - covers lad ~ she Con-
rne.esAl club banquet al Arx4Esss CITY
Thursday sTeriag- Geofzs HARLEY acted
as foaxtrzzsts-
Tk- PspnilEts VII h3l1 tsels eoaTsa-
ti0n Aprl y az Tcresa. Tbs v.ll b.
fitting c@rsuaory - break II Topeka ,
rrx auditorium.
: card q thanks sseuai - vcs~6 ;sss
Topeka Cz4.si ~ tie ~noB4 sfsts. Thzs
paper. after pasEstzkiar resezEsis. hss ~
sasf dsseeverc. tEss 1Es.oz Is az 81
end
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

w al
OF
Of Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The feudists Of Breathitt county. Kentucky. ar
threatening that they going cunning again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Senator Burton IS ported 10 have made with the
president Stubbs Hoch's boomer. has taken
Burton's Jerusalem show OF his hands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

IN
in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The ice man and the eoal and the overcoat mar
cannot why TIE people have liked weather
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n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The astrologers proclaim that the humping
trouble the year 1904
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

IN
H. H. Richards j. H s Corbett
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Ed Howe is worrying. It seems to us.
more over the Russisn-Japan situation
than the Russian-Japaa diplomats them
selves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Those lawrence editors and their Uni
versity School OF Journalism are not
so many" Editor Mass. OF the Ash
land Clipper. Clark county. made an i'd
dress Monday before the debating 90
ciety OF the High school.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

-Four hundred =. ~ @ A delegates
are coming 70 Newton tse Tart zsek ~
this month II there are ary cd rrs.ds
in Harvey county after January e. f.
vii De- Eobodys fault but their owl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16
KANSAS HISTORY REVEALS THAT

IN 1@s FoRTY-FIvE YEARS ToDAy-coene
command
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

1t Is said that the boss busters canno.
carry their OWN counties 1t was THAI
trouble in past years that is causing the
run now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The Topeka Capital would better car
back CooEer Jackson SoT,r fsno-a-ruE
OF that paper aliosa3 Saline ccuazg-s r.
d0Ts.Enssss 4 Governor Bailey u sip
fhre-gh Ire editorial rooms
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Two machines arrived a. Ottawa
Thursday. Both were for hxia' up the
fences. but neither political
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Tk> PspnfiEt~ VII hs51 thelr eoavsz-
tor Aprl i. az Topeka. Tais v.ll b g
fIfsf1g c~rsEoug - brsak in Tos-s..'s
rrx auditorium.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

''4fcr. Clothing Wanted Is an sarer-
tissHert = TIE K4zsa = sslsAs ssc.aa.
They are probably going 10 start q paper
factory up there-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Thers we're - covers lad ~ sh~ c1-n-
refesal club banquet az Arx8rsss CITY
Thursday sTeriag- Geofzs HARLEY acted
as tozxtr-zstsr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

Ashland has an Anti-Profanity league
The bylaws and constitution bar every
thing be.cw dog goue-it~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-16

The lola Register Is advocating for
euphony's sake that the Two political fac
tons of the Republican party he called
Boss Busters and Boss Boosters"