The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-24

If grasshopper can jump twenty
feet, how Gar shuold Il man jump in
proportion to his size, and it figures
just eighty miles four and half inch
es."
well, YOU insane impudent yag-
rant, what of III" said we, LET me
go, or I'll kick you"
"This is what OF it," said he, The
the thought struck me. shat if | could
extract the oil from The shaDks of
those 9rasshoppers, and apply it TO
the points of men, | could revolution
ize the world, and annihilate space"
"Hold on. :" said |, folks don't
want 20 hear anything more about
gra5shoppers, they are played out"
But, my beautiful child" said he,
you must hear | began with half
bushel, or so, Of shanks, distilled and
rcctilicd the oil by the vinegar bit:ers
process, applied a little to my own
limbs and jumped into a fortune at
once. The demand was immense. !
sent to South America for iIumboldt's
fifteen hundred able bodied men who
were gathering Buchu, and set them TO
catching hoppers. AT first they were
two slow, but applied the oil 10 their
joints, and away they all hoped over
and under, hitler and thiiher, bring
ing in shanks by tons Hear this from
a clergyman.
go away with YOU" said | in a
rage, "Any clergyman that win sign
any certificate of this kind is fraud,
sells his own dignity and manhood.
sells his master, and makes a consUm-
mated ass of himself"
NO matter" said he, ''the world
likes them kind, and you must hear
it,"
"Liclspittle Parsonage, April lst,
1874. This certifics that | used one
atom Of Tumblities Gymnastic EX-"
and Immediately jumped at the CON
clusion that all men would finally be
saved.
Said /, "You be id" as he'd let 90
my coat.
"No, sir, you unmitigated bore. No
of any standing or character
viii ever prostitute his profession so
far as 10 give the least sanction to
quackery, and wont hear it."
"Policc! Police.'' | cried.
Said he in a whisper, Give us 4
quarter and I'll quit"
We did it and got away.
Then we went Down the beautiful
valley Of Nerdigris and through that
grand cotnty of Labettc, eXccllcd only
10y our own valley of Arkansas and
of Scdgwick and sumner, and
found most pleasant stopping place
with the Delaware tribe of Indians
some fifty miles south of Chetopa, and
ia the Cherokee nation.
This little tribe left their rescrya-
ton in Wyandottc county about six
years ago, numbering twelve hundred,
but the change of climate, poor houses
&c, reduced Them 10 eight hundred in
Two wears. Now they are doing well,
nave good church with organ, two
and sixty members, Sabbath
school largely attended. Some of the
cading men. such as the Johnny cakes,
laxe good farms, good houses, and |
i've quite comfortable. Yet on going |
yut q few miles alone. where the Indian |
luts were scattered here and there in |
he dense and wild forests, we found |
hat they were Indians still, and there !
seemed very little change of christian I
ever doing much for them /
ndolent, dirty, poor, not hope of /
.ycr being anything but Indians. But
III. what delightful country. Such /
ovely valleys and grand forests.
streams Of pure water and most de
ightful climate. God said: Multi
,ly and replenish the. EARTH" These
Minify and improvish
he earth. \ government which il
'urlcsquc and travesly on all govern
nent inside the domain of the United
states, vet no United States court, 10
no revenue. The heart
1 4 grca: nation with millions OF fer
lie acres occupied by about one semi
arbarian to every four miles of land.
'oiling white frcemen denied all ac-
css and taxed TO feed aud maintain
hose lazy lawless greasy wretches
ihi,e the land means and signs for
ulture and Improvement. Why not
reat them Just As Won would 4 white?
.rc they any better? Why not give
ach a quarter section of land aud 'ake
he ~orth of it from their anruitv.
nd let them work or die. Make
lem the subjects of law: open the
lrplus lands for settlement and send
lilroads and telegraphs hGnming oil
yer that glorious garden.
Wei. we have been over much of
lc state. Have seen suffering men.
omen and children. poverty and dis
'ess. but when il is known there will
clip come. There are things that
ave such an incisivc penetrating
,rce as TO cut through all our selfish
,ss and prejudice. and we forget sect.
ationality. caste. and hear nothing,
NJ the wall Of SORROW. the cry fer
In. And there is enough, even in
ansas. conld ii be properly distribu-
d. to relieve the needy. The people !
e striving in this direction, and I,
anks are due largely 10 syInpathiz- ]
. and generous press. Brother Muir I
,ck tell the people again to hurry up |
it'll their help. so as no; TO miss hear :
= il said: "lnasmuch as he did it TO !
.e OF these, We did tito me. I
The organis, who used 10 turn the e
ark. and grind out music FOR YOU in {
INNER county is now enjoying the :
undance Of good things, in old 5
-ayndotte, and may be we VIII give :