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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-02-15


WICHITA NATIONAL BANK.
WIGHT A 3 A NIX
DIRECTORS:
SOL. II. KOHN, A.W OLIVER, NJ BLOCH,
NJ LEVY
Do General Banking Collecting and Brokerage Business
nd Foreign Exchange bought and soM
" S. Bonds, Of all denominations bought and sold.
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-02-15

HEREAFTER WE SHALL DEVOTE THE WHOLE OF OUR M
IMMENSE ESTA BIIsIIMENT TO
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-02-15

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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20

Of Christ. What it does say In regard
TO His two-fold nature we can easily
understand. What we can not under.
stand is that part of the subject which
the Scriptures make no attempt to re-
veal The difficulty of the doctrine, in
other words, does not lie in what the
Bible says, but entirely in what it does
not say.
So is it with nearly all of what are
called the difficulties of Scriptures. The
difficulty of comprehension does not at
tach to anything which the Bible teach
es. 1t all inheres in that part of the
subject on which the sacred writers say
nothing. 1t is not the revelations of the
Bible that are mysterious. In strict ac-
curacy all the mystery lies in our ina
bility to supply what the Bible has left
unsaid. But is the Bible to be held re-
sponsible for the mysteries which are
born simply of our ignorance? Are the
starry heavens to be censured because
our feeble vision can not pierce their
depths? Are the revelations of science
to be denounced because underneath
every one of its wonderful facts lies an
ocean of mystery which no human plum
met has ever yet fathomed? 1t is one
of the illustrations of the superhuman
wisdom by which the sacred writers
were guided that they did not attempt
to remove the mystery which, to such
minds as ours, must of necessity accom-
pany such facts as they had to reveal
Chicago AdUdnce.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
The ssSleuthh0und.n

About two years ago Mr.. Azariah
Body, of New York, N. j., an enor-
mously rich, retired plumber, on re-
turning from Rome, where he had been
to select really good cash article of
title for himself, was astOnished to find
the front door of his splendid residence
standing open, although he had closed
it securely upon his departure. Pro
ceeding further, he at once perceived
by the empty wine-bottles and costly
viands scattered over the magnificent
satin furniture that the mouse had been
burglarized in his absence. ct seems
strange that burglars should always
scatter costly viands about when they
rob place, but according to the papers
they viii do it). A ponderOus hair
trunk, in which he kept his valuables,
had been opened, and set of shirt
studs and = million-dollar package OF
four per cents removed. 1t was inn
possible to tell exactly when the robbery
occurred, but the excited millionaire at
once started for the Office of the Pre-
feet of Police" as they say in all the
French plays.
On the steps of the Office he encoun-
tered a keas-looking man, with the
eagle nose aud hawk-eye peculiar to do
sectives, who inquired if he wished to
sse the chief.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
Gems OF Thought.

There is no beauty of feature that
is at all comparable to fidelity of life
long love.
The Christian religion, rightly
understood, is the deepest and choicest
piece of philosophy there is.-Sir Z.
Moore.
God compels US to learn many Bit
ter lessons, that By knowing and suffer-
ing we may also know the eternal con-
solations.-Rurleigh.
The greatest happiness of this life
is to be thoroughly resigned to Provi-
dence, a resignation which constitutes
the true reposer of life.-Humbold.
AS transparency on some night
of public rejoicing, seen by common
day, with the lamps from within re-
moved, even such would the Psalms be
to me, uninterrupted by the Gospel
S. T. Coleridge.
There are some who profess to be
workers in the '.garden of the Lord"
who seem to devote themselves exclu-
siyely to the cultivation of pie-plant,
which they serve without sugar, unmit-
igated.-Rev. E. B. Russell.
There are some people in the
world who seem to be skilled in fault
finding. They can not do the work
themselves. but they are adopts at crit
icising. They can tell just what they
ought to do, and what they should leave
undone; but, a. rule, those who can
tell so well what others should do new
er do much themselves Methodist Re
cordcr.
Your pastor, if he is true man,
does not desire to be petted. What he
needs is cordial sympathy and appreci-
alton. If the truth uttered from the
pulpit has helped you, do not be afraid
to tell him of it. Words of this sort.
if they come from the heart, will not
puff up your minister with vanity, but
will encourage him in his work and
cheer him in the midst of toll that is
often depressing and difiicult.-Gotdea
RuLe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
Acting a Lie.

Rosa's mother took great pains to
bring up her children to be truthful.
She impressed upon their minds the fact
that person given to lying can never
have the confidence of others. When
ever they did wrong she encouraged
them to come to her and confess what
they had done and be forgiven for it,
rather than conceal it. Sooner or later
it was pretty sure to be found out, and
attempted concealment only added dis
grace when the truth was known. One
day Rosa had a visitor, little girl
about her own age. They were at play
in the parlor. Accidentally Rosa over
turned vase and broke it. "Oh, dear"
she exclaimed, '.what will mother say?
She thought ever so much of that vase,
because Uncle William brought it to her
all the way from China" "Put it back
on the bracket. and don't tell anything
about it." advised Rosa s visitor. ''See,
it will stand up just as it did before, if
it isn't Jared" Rosa hesitated NO.
ment. She knew that it wouldn't be
right to accept such advice. When the
servant busted the vase it would come
apart, and very likely the girl would be
blamed for breaking it. But Rosa de-
cided to take the advice offered so
they put back the broken vase carefully
on the bracket and left the parlor.
The very next day, when the servant
was busting the room, down tumbled
the vase as soon as she touched it with
her buster. ROsa's mother happened to
be in the room at the time. She was
exceedingly sorry that it was broken,
and seeing how she felt about it, the
girl, who really thought she had done
the mischief, was good deal panied.
Mrs. Sprague spoke of the affair several
times during the day, and Rosa knew
that no one dreamed of her as being the
guilty one. But that didn't make her
feel right. Her conscience began to
trouble her. 81 haven't lied about it,"
she argued with herself, '.for l haven't
said word; no one has asked me-"
But that argument didn't satisfy con-
science. "You knew you broke it,
said the accusing voice, land you know
that keeping silent is as much as saying
you know nothing about it. That is
acting lie." Rosa stood it as long as
she could. Then she went to her
mother and told her the truth. Sat
first thought it wouldn't be lying if /
didn't say anything" she said, ''but l
see now that Twas wrong. My actions
lied just the same as words would. l
am sorry, mother, that broke the vase.
and sorry that tried to deceive you
about it,. I'm sorry that the vase
was broken" answered her mother,
''but I'm glad that my little girl con-
cluded to come to me with the truth.
The loss of the vase is nothing compared
with the loss of confidence should have
felt in her if she had kept up the decep-
ton until found out the truth. Con
gregatiOnaliSt.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
Talented Young Men and skepticism.

A correspondent asks us if the reason
why so few college graduates enter the
ministry is not because "mOst of our
talented young men are skeptics-neces-
sarily SOP" This question admits of
two answers. In the first place, we do
not believe it is true that most talented
young collegians are skeptics. We
have known large number of college
men, East and West, and our expert
ence is that fair proportion are Chris
tians, and that those of their number
looking to the ministry outrank, on the
average, those entering other profess
sions. That is our experience. In the
second place, we know of no necessity
for gifted young men to be skeptics.
Rather the reverse is true. Infidelity
has very weak following to-day as
compared with seventy, eighty or ninety
years ago. Compare Yale, Princeton
or Harvard of to-day with the Yale. or
Princeton, or Harvard of those times.
Religion has made great gains. Skep-
ticism has lost much ground in each of
these colleges-notably in Princeton.
Almost every graduate, for years, has
gone out from Princeton Christian
man. The number of Christian young
men in Harvard has steadily risen, and
they average among the best. Take
Josiah Quincy's statements as to Har-
ward life sixty years ago, and the men
of that day, not of this, suffer in COM
parison. II is no sign of genius in a
young man to scorn the religion of his
mother, and rail against the Bible.
The veriest fool can do that.
Go into the grog-shop and you will
often hear as much acumen shown by
some miserable sot in attacking the
Bible and Evangelical religion as among
soft-handed and strong minded young
men. And in how many cases is it
weak attempt to reproduce the objec-
tions of Volney, Voltaire, Hume or
Paine, with no such keen wit as Inger-
soil possesses to make old stale objec-
tons appear bran new. No! our college
young men often labor under the delu-
sion that to doubt is a proof of supe-
rior mind. In some cases it is, but in a
far greater number it is not. Far be il
from us to urge young men, in college
or out, to take religion on trust simply.
But to hold Judgment in allowance ON GER
tain questions not clearly understood is
one thing; to dismiss grave subjects
with fiippant sneer-a too common
practice among a certain class of col
legians-is vastly different thing.
Questions to which many eminent men
have given in their hearty lifelong as.
sent, to which many bitter opponents
have yielded assent in mature life, de-
mand the most serious and thoughtful
consideration. But is that the treat
ment they are likely to receive from
skeptically inclined young men? Are
there many young men in college who
are skepticai because they have patient
ly, candidly investigated both sides OF
these questionsp As to most boys it il
a manly thing to smoke, SO to many
young men it is mark of ability to
doubt, but we deny that it is necessarily
so, or that most of our talented young
men are skeptics.-Golden Rale.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
Religious Miscellany.
A FzTHERS STORY.

STUMP into my arms, my darling
cried to my little Ray,
As he stood on the edge Of q tutting roof
Where he had climbed in play;
But whence in fear he was gazing
Some safe descent to find:
He obeyed my call, then laughed in glee
As my neck his arms entwined
With close. warm clasp, rejoicing,
As ! bore him swift along:
81 wasn't afraid, papa" said he. -.
For knew your arms were strougr
o, simple faith of childhood!
Would mine were as firm and grand;
Thro' all the years Of my pilgrimage
From my Fathers bounteous hand.
have seen along my pathway.
His tender care to prove,
Each day the mama of Heavenly grace
The blossoms of Heavenly love;
have felt His arms around me,
A refuge In sore distress,
In darkness and danger His light mas snont
NY guide thro' the wilderness;
On the Hateful field of battle,
When terrible was my need,
With hosts He has come to my defeuee,
To victory to lead.
And vet when some new shadow
About me seems to lower,
ofttimes tremble In sad dismay,
So weak In that trying hour.
Fain would trust that compassion
That has sheltered me all along,
Fain would confide In the darkest hour,
For my Fathers arms are strong"
-Mctd T.. b. 7h0rnc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
How Some Towns are Started.

The town of Ontario, Cal, Is one Ot
numerous speculative ventures which
have been made on the colony plan al
along the fruit region extending from
Los Angeles southwark toward the
desert-dry, treeless, sandy, forbiddine
land, in many places nearly bare, il
others covered with an ugly growth d
sage and similar brush, useless without
artificial irrigation, but producing whef
water is applied the best quality OF
grapes and oranges, as we'll as Other
crops. The founding of colonies or
such lands seems to hare become
recognized branch of the real es-
tate business. A company secure .
site, including sufficient stream on
water, lay out the town. open Streets
construct irrigating works, and then sell
the lots. When Ontario was founded
this last winter, on the western edge OF
SAP Bernardino County, the first enter.
prise of the proprietGrs-before there
were any Housewives to start > news
paper As the town contained nothing
except boundary stakes, the Ontario
Fruit Grocer took board, so t. speak.
at Riverside, where it is still printed
The next improvement was the intro
duction of the telephone; close upon
which followed the cornerstone of an
agricultural college. When saw On
tario. recently, . broad street, called
Euclid Avenue. stretched through the
brush from the railroad two or three
miles back toward Cucamonga Mount
ain. Ahotel and q depot were building.
A shanty and two tents, with, i think. a
house or so in the far background. held
the settlers. Since that time marriage
has been celebrated in the town. and
dare say Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil will be elected before the end OF the
season, for 3 great deal Of land has
been sold.-Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
To Be Continued.

As the boat put in at James Land
ing, Ark, we saw four steers tied to 4
fence, and every passenger at once car
ried his chair over to the port side to
see the fun. If there is any fun about
steamboating it is to load num-
Der of stout steers, with wild eyes,
long horns and handy legs. They don't
accept circumstances and they have M
romantic notions about sailing up or
down the Father of Waters. As soon
as the plank was lowered the mate and
a dozen darkies started for the cattle.
the officer singing out:
''LOok alive, you niggers! On with
'em now-what are you doing?"
With great deal of hooking, and
prancing, and shouting and kicking the
first steer was pushed aboard. When
the second was tackled he braeed his
legs, held down his head and six msn
could not bulge him. The mate w.at
around behind to twist his tail. and rs
he gave twirl at that useful append. e
he shouted out:
SHOW, then, every Niger break SIS
back! Up with him. BooSt-boOst-f'
At that instant the steer heels ttck
. shoot out behind and the mate rolled
over the grass. Some Of the men wynt
to him and called him fond names and
unbuttoned his vest and stole mis- pi1g
of tobacco, but he was dead. When the
cattle were loaded we took him on ard
laid him out on some sacks of corn, and
as the boat steamed away we all spoke
well of the dead. Some said he had a
kind heart for all his bluster, and others
affirmed that if ever steamboat MN
went to Heaven this one surely slipped
in for his charity towards the poor. We
were about to draw up resolutions of
sympathy to present to his widow and
to make up a purse for embalming lis
body. when the miserable sinner sud-
denly sat up gasped once or twice. aud
continued:
60 him up higher than Gilderoy's
kite! Now with him! Now up! Why,
you niggers, I'll murder the whole pack
Of YET"
When he found out that he had been
dead for half an hour he was dumb
founded. The idea that the mate of a
steamboat should succumb to anything
less than blow-up annoyed him so tina:
he sat down on pile of bacon and
vept.-DesroI Fres Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20

soul Of science lie in its exactness and
thoroughness. A scientific experiment,
TO be worth anything, must be thorough:
You tried an experiment half way, and
then jumped to q conclusion"
Mother" said Margaret, show do
you sweep the dirt out?
81 take it up on the dust-pan. Mag
gle dear" said her mother, smiling
Jane Egglcston Zimmerman, in 81.
Nicholas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20
A corres,,,,dent Of tho Nebr.,

"A correspondent of the Nebraska
State Journal, describing railroad he
travelled on in Oregon, says: my fell
low passenger raised an umbrella when
we got on board, and said l had better
raise mine. He was right. The putting.
wheezy old engine sent SCOT and water
over as in perfect shower (the cars
were open). We got along, however,
very well, and would have made the
trip quite as quickly as we could have
walked it if the train had not stopped
when we were about half way apd
waited half an hour for passenger who
wanted to finish bis supper.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20

The New York Times recommends
that sleeping car porters be directed to
wake up the snorers whose snorts make
night ON q sleeping car . season OF
horror. The advice of the Times is
timely, but more silent and effeetual
mode would be to fill the porter's peck,
cts with clothes pins, one Of which
quietly strided upon q sonorous bugla
would silence its clarion notes forever.
Detroit Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20

The New York fashion authorities
say it is now the fashion for ladies to
wear very little jewelry of any kind in
public places or when travelling. Among
sensible people this has been the fashion
always. Chicago journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20

The cap-stone of Bunker Hill Mon
ument was placed in position forty years
ago. 1t is 221 feet high, and nearly
thirty thousand people visited it last
year.-B0ston Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-20

No lady can fan herself without
giving herself airs.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-21
strange Things In "Cuby.r


"An' then" said the old settler OF Pike
county, Pennsylvania, "look to the hemis-
pear lays OF TO the south Of us. Look
at Cuby. Look at any o. them countries
down dar. The only way they kin tell New
YEARS. and Christmas day apart in them
countries is because New Years is a notch or
two warmer than Christmas day. an they's
q lestle bigger passel o. flowers in Janiwary.
The frost never ketches the buckwhit down
thar, an IL they want to, b. gosh, they kin
set a ruisin' o. new crop batter ev'ry month
In the year. Things jist grows, an grows,
an grows, an gifts ripe ez often ez they durn
please, an folks jist gathers 'em an eats 'em,
or ships 'em away to get rid of 'em. Why,
durn It, things can't help CROWN in Cuby!
You kin graft a slip of'n a bannlner tree
onter a fence post down thar, on in half a
day you kin go out an eat bananners ofrn it
till you think you must surely be from Jersey,
an In town on circus day. They tell me that
they don't hev to bey no nub on the bottom o.
the th'mom'ters In Cuby, cause they amt no
use fur it. but that they put the mob on top,
causs the degrees always climbs up'ards in
that pushin' climate"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-21

New York Cor. Hartford Times.1
There hns rarely been a busier time among
builders in New York thnn the present. The
statistics of building operations from january
l tn September 1 show an outlay Of over
IA, 0OO, 600 ON new structures of various kinds
First class buildings, including large business
houses, absorbed SIP, 669, 0O1. The outlay
upon flats was close on $I0,0 OO, 600. On
tenements and tenement stores it was IS, 7sO,-
900. 1t was thought n few years ago that the
fat craze had been overdone, but that seems
to have been n mistake. The $40, 900, 900 al
ready put into it this year is mostly for very
large flats, such as accommodate u dozen to a
score of families each, very high buildings
chiefly, which dwarf and generally darken
all their surroundings.
The first flats put up in New York were
four stories high. After u while the height
was increased TO six stories. Then, as elevat-
orx came into use ono or two more stories
were added. When eight-story buildings
were put up 1t was thought that the limit as
t. height had been r.athsd. But the upward
tendency kept on. The buildings of sight
stories were followed by ones of nine stories,
and those in turn by ten-story buildings,
which looked simply titanic. But the ad-
vance skyward did not stop there. Eleven
story buildings came next, and now l hear
there are some prodigious piles projected
which shall be twelve and thirteen stories
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-21
WHOLESALE HOUSEKEEPING.
Pies on Tap. Coffee by the 8ogshead
and n Telephone TO Blow Up the Cook
with,

New York Evening Postl
A suggestion comes from Philadelphia for
the application of cooperative principles TO
family cooking. The idea Is TO AVE meals
supplied to houses through pipes, like gas
and steam The jewellers in q block are r-
commended TO combine, and erect in tho
centre OF their square a common kitchen Of
sufficient capacity TO supply all their wanta
This kitchen Is to be connected with each
house by covered steam pipes large enough
10 admit for passage a covered and
heated car In which the food can be
placed BY means Of the telephone a house,
keeper can order the kind Of dinner desired,
and when the Inner hour arrives all she will
have to do will be to turn a stop-cock and
have the food shot, piping hot, right upon
the table. This would dispense with Bridgetis
services in the kitchen, and would afford
many other reliefs which nave long been de-
sired In every household II the head of tho
house objected to the breakfast coffee, or to
the cooking OF the dinner, instead of making
himself disagreeable about it in the family
circle, he could step to tho telephone and
elbow up the cook. The fact that the cook
was at a distance would add to the relief thus
afforded, for it Is much easier to call a per-
son disagreeable names through a telephone
than In his Immediate presence.
But the most welcome gain of all would DO
the respite from household cares which the
system would bring TO the woman of the
house. She would not have to go to market,
and would DO spared the periodic struggles
with the cook for the control of her own
premises. This is where the proposed reform
Is likely to secure Its greatest favor. The
want Of the period is a system OF house
keeping which has no burdens of any kind.
Hotel life does not meet 1t, because, while 1t
saves relief from household cares, 1t does
not furnish any OF the blessings of home
life. The great apartment houses, with res.
taurnnts attached, come nearer to it, but
there arc defects in their system Why
should not the Philadelphia idea be enlarged
and applied TO all the principal demands of
housekeeping II meals can DO sent through
pipes, why stop therel The block kitchen
might be enlarged into a central reservoir. II
Il fire of Goals was wanted. a pipe might be
connected with the back Of the CRATE, and a
r~eady-made fire might be dumped into 1t in a
%twinkling, with none OF The usual concomi-
tants OF shavings, kindling wood and dust.
BY another pipe the ashes might be returned
by simply touching a spring. SO, also, in the
matter of servants. A supply could always
DO kept on hand at the reservoir, and a ring
of a bell might bring a chambermaid, a por-
ter, or a waitress. Housekeeping would thus
be reduced to a system of pipes and electric
bells.