The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-02-14

And bonnie blooming heather.
He spoke oil Derry's ancient wall,
Still armed in olden style.
And caused the sons of Ulster ALL
To sigh for 'Erin's Isle."
And though he roamed on foreign shores,
Or ..heavsdn on the tempestuous ocean,
His heart aye "Kansan" to the core.
Still chung to her with warm devotion.
Amt this funny world anyhow, and fun
ny people in it (; and don't an editor of Sec
ular paper appreciate the force OF the funny
fact? How easy it is to please everybody
What is a newspaper for but to stand up for
all and bear down on all the rest or course
it is not to give the newsl A friend the 9TH
er day deprecated our idea Of giving so much
space to a report OF the revival OF religion
now in progress in this city. Why not con-
fine ourselves exclusively to secular affairs 2
Why not ? simply because, like our friend.
and like everybody else in this world, we are
for that course which offers the greatest pres
ent happiness and which promises the most
good now ana hereafter to cur selves and to
all with whom we are connected. We can
reason but from what we know, and we have
never discovered any thing in the principles
OF christianity or the bible religion that is
detrimental to the well.beIng of advanced civ
ilization, or mans happiness, slngly or in the
aggregate. There was nothing in our report,
surely, which our friend found to be objec-
tionable family reading. We are not q
preacher, nor yet professor of religion IN
any sense, but eur observati on has taught us
that religious life never made man worse,
that no man ever became better OF more use
full to his fellow-men by renouncing chris
tianity for some patent religion whatsoever
1t enables thousands upon thousands OF tim i'd
men, women and children, and brave ones
too, for that matter, to meet our commo n en-
envy, death, with fortitude and serenity, and
by their own united testimony it renders
them happier in this life. Then why object !?
Even Bob Ingersoll admits tnat much. Char
ity, friend; charity. That should be the
''first-born" of all religions and creeds. In
faith and hope the world may possibly ever
disagree, but how happy we would all be if
faith was made for all certainty. For the
advocates of protoplasms, gemmules, CO.
ordinsting forces, etc, we have no word of
so long as they attempt not to
tear from US the charter Of a present and fu-
ture existence. He who gave the life that
warns you and and all breathing dust holds
us in the hollow OF his hand as common BROTH
ers-chldren all !; and where's the wisdom in
q nding fault with one another, or with those
whom we deem have either more or less light
and happiness than we claim for ourselves.
We care not how or what men may talk, we
know they universally desire happiness
pecislly a happy eternity.
"To live uprightly then, is sure the best
To save ourselves, and not to damn the rest
In fine VIC must continue to run the EAGLE
as our heart and brain dictate, without refer
this or that friend, let his advice come never
so kindly.
ID. p. Alexander made trip to Hemp stead,
Texas, two weeks since in company with
Harry Arrowsmith to look up the advantages
and feasibility of taking contract in connsc-
ton with W. j. Robson, formerly of this
city, to build a single track railroad thirty odd
miles long from the above named point to the
town OF Montgomery. Mr.. Alexander reached
home last week and he Is entirely satisfied
with the outlook, believing, after q careful
examination, that there are no risks in un-
dertaking its construction. The patent Is
known as the "Prismoid Railroad" and con-
slsts OF single iron rail secured TO the apex
Of prism whose base consists OF running
timbers secured to ordinary cross ties by
keying process. The driving wheels are
grooyed and occupy central position under
the locomotive, which is about the same size
OF an ordinary narrow-gauge railway. Upon
each side of the prism run drum wheels
which prevent the cars from tipping over.
There was railroad something like it sue
cessfully operated on the Centennial grounds.
at Philadelphia. Mr.. Alexander exhibited TO
us model Of the track and drawings OF the
machinery. and We detected no failure in the
design. Two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand feet of the timber or timbers had been
sawed out before he left, enough to construct
twelve miles OF the proposed road. Mr.. Al
exander returns in week or two.
When you 60 TO church and arrive during
prayer remain in the vestibule until prayer is
over. Don't get out OF the seat to let some
one in, but slip quietly to the other end. Don't
move the windows or rattle the stove during
prayer. Don't usher four large persons into
a seat with capacity for only three. Don't
object to the seat shown you by the usher.
Don't think because you are in the gallery or
in the back part Of the church that you can
whisper. Don't whisper. Don't turn around
to see who is coming down the aisle with
such noisy trail. Don't think you are en-
titled to a better seat than some one else.
Don't think that you have right to any par
ticular seat. Don't look about during prayer
but kneel or bow your head. Don't put your
hand over your face during prayer and peep
through your fingers. Don't laugh unless
the speaker says something at which he in
tends you to laugh. Don't slam the door,
Don't step heavy. Don't stamp your feet on
the vestbule floor to clean them, scrapers can
be found on the outside. Don't slide your
feet around on the floor while occupying a
pew. Don't pat your foot while singing.
Don't leave the church if different man
rises in the pulpit 10 preach than the one
you came out to hear. Don't laugh at some
sister whose wardrobe is accidently or un'
knowingly disarrapged.
DR.. C. q. Furey received dispatch Satur.
day night informing him OF the death OF Dir.
James Belmainc, his hrother-in-aw, at Kan
sas City. Mr.. Bemaine was cashier Of the
Kansas Pacific road, and the officers In body
attended his funeral, which took place at st
Mary's, Sunday. He was but twenty-five
years OF age, and died of the Same disease
and exactly as did his sister, Mrs. Mamie
Furley. who was SO beloved in this city. DIR
f. was unable TO attend the funeral. He say
Mr.. Belmaine was an upexceptionaby prom
ising young man and that he stood high in thu
confidence of the officers of the ralr DAD
which OF course he did occupying snch a po'
sition Of trust.
Hon. Z. P. Thompson was down from hi
home place on the Little river Monday. III
says wheat is looking fine and that stock ]
dong excellently. Mr.. William NcCullocl
is feeding about two hundred head OF cattl,
for Mayor Hope. Jacobs and others Of hi
neighbors are feeding more or less stock, a
of which are doing finely In this connection
we wish that our friends and correspondent
in different townships would note the mum.
Der of cattle and hogs beng fed and their ger
oral conditiou for these columns We bay