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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-16

Been here e. prisoner since the 8fh 81
Jnue. thew feed me vel; Mr.. Watson bit
ne the first day / came. ! say him nit -.
Cleir On the bead s1d knock him down
besrd 81. Clair say be vas not used 20 hard
wort. be st Clsirl vas bit twice IN the
berf-hrt twice IN the same plsce-hif on
fbs hesd and knocked down trics; bit him
In ne back trice and then IN the hesd; saE
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
FORMERLY OF KANSAS.

Dr. Barrows. the great Chicago divine,
who rivals Swing in pure imagery and
Thomas In warmth OF expression, but who
IL n greater orator than either, was a "for-
merry of Kansas" boy. With his father,
mother aud two brothers he lived on the
Marais DIES Cygnes, five miles below where
the sa"ta Fc crosses that stream. John H..
YVES live boy Of concentrated New Eng
land extraction. lie had brother named
Walter who, II be lives. ought TO be made Il
bishop, or something Of that order, for he
was the most spiritual young man with
whom we were ever acquainted. His face
was strikingly OF a high order of spiritual
lily, his great broad white forehead. large
liquid eyes aud light slken girlish hair be-
ing notable features. John III. had in him
the ''git up and git and the editor OF this
paper helped TO get him on the track tor SUI
perintendent of public Instruction of Usage
county. One OF the arguments used by the
opposition against him was that he was n
direct descendant of the witch burners Of
Salem, to which fact he alluded in his won
deriul historical sermon At the first Presby-
terrain Church. last sunday week, in Chi
cago. The father and all three OF his boys
preached and the mother and sister were
both teachers. John u. once got up a lee
ture entitled the ''Scotland's Stone Cutter
in which the trials aud triumphs OF the great
geologist were brought out admirably and
which WAS otherwise replete with beauty
AMI m .fruetian
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
HIeH TREASON.

Topeka, the capital OF the state, the place
OF the Supreme Bench, the fixaiion where
the statutes are enacted and affirmed, seems
In high state Of treason. Following the
common failure TO enforce the prohibitory
law the pros by a proceeding oil quo war
ranto, brought the mayor before the SUI
preme court for dereliction OF duty, and
violation OF his solemn oath Of Office. That
radical step being found not well taken,
another writ taking the whole city before
their Honors was next tried. In the inter-
regnum mass meeting OF leading tax-pay'
ers was held which resolved, among other
things, that the prohibitory law was not
binding. Following all this. and In face oil
the fever heat into which the situation had
been innocently worked by the Capital
aud Commonwealth, the board OF county
commissioners. last Saturday, resolved that
the expenses Of prosecuting vioiators oil
of the prohibitory law were too great. and
that the county attorney had better turn
his attention to something cheaper, unless
complaining witnesses showed willing
ness 20 put up. Thus il seems that a multi
Tying spirit OF treason RACES rampant
through the thoroughfares OF our fair capi-
tai.
In the face OF al! these environments, HE
Excellency Governor Click betrays no dis
position TO call out the militia or write a
proclamation. We don't probably under
stand that the business Of Chief ENecu-
tive IL 10 execute the laws, and that this
is golden opportunity for click to throw
himself crosswise into the breach-but be
don't seem 10 do IL. II can't be that ouI
Governor is opposed to the execution oI
law, or that he is afraid TO stand 10y those
who desire its enforcement.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
ALTON NOTES.

To tie Editor IF tie Eagle.
In our last letter your compositor made
an objectionable mistake, and made us say
that Il. L. Miller would give music lessons,
when IL should have read X. r. Milbur.
There i, an individual here by the name OF
X. T.. Miller, but he is the last person on
earth To think OF in that capacity, hence the
above correction.
Wheat harvest H. almost over in this vi
crop ready for the cycle.
Mr.. Al Lyman has bought and fenced
80 acres of land.
Miss Oracle Bidwell closed her school at
Clear Creek last Friday, and made it day
of instruction and pleasure long TO be re-
membcred by her pupils. The exercises
Ly the whole school were very good, and
were proof positive that each child had had
proper attention regardless of size, age or
color.
Mr.. q. w. Harry has boss field OF corn,
also George W ashington Harry has a lot of
White Russian oats that are hard TO beat
J. j. Robinson is repairing his threshing
machine, getting ready for business next
week. lIalderman Bros have bought a
new machine; also, NanGieson, Smith and
seven threshing machines in one neighbor-
hood. That shows whether we have any
grain out this way or not.
Typos suggestion is good, we had better
connect Illinois and Alton telephones, and
let it be known as the A. 7. +. Ii. Ii. Co.,
(that is, Attend 10 Everybody's business
COL il might save mule flesh. And We
would say, Typo, that il you expect any
benefit from the ladies' club you will have
TO move over the line, as the Miss Presi-
dent says they will not go out of the town.
ship.
Mr.. Haryey's poultry raising will prove a
success we think.
Some fields of corn ere in silk.
We can show wheat in this township five
feet ard three inches from the ground TO
bottom OF the head, the head five inches
long making il five feet eight inches high.
Who can beat thatr
Mr.. j. ii. Rhoads didn't stop his improv-
ments at building, but gave his house n
thorough inside painting. Jake will keep
up with the growth of the country.
Mr.. Burdick, also Mr.. whitelaw are
building larger granaries.
Mr.. Hank Smith is making improvements
by building.
For the benefit of one Of your readers,
whose good opinions we prize very highly,
and whom we wish TO please, we viii sign
our name, Con AMORE a Co.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
W. W. PAGAN.

W. w. Pagan, formerly assistant super
intendent Of the SAINTS Fe. and who, with
the people, was one OF the most popular
officials the road ever had, has been for
some time superintendent OF the Central
Branch u. +. from Atchison west, WHICH Is
a part OF the Missouri Pacific system. Last
week the Kansas City aud Omaha Division
was also put under his management, max
ing Fix hundred aud twenty-three miles OF
road with headquarters at Atchison, upon
the occasion Of which deserved compliment
the leading citizens of Atchison, headed by
Senator Ingalls, and Governor Click, ten
dered him public reception and banquet.
Fagan. like nearly all great and practical
railroad men, started from the bottom,
commencing n fireman, when a boy OF six
teen. Tor his father, who was an engineer
on the &. }. a. c. X. X. We had hoped he
would be called back TO the Santa Fe, but
we send our congratulations all the same.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
ALL RIGHT.

We print the following as "pointer' for
the editor of Wichita EAGLE: "Ben Deer
ing II editor of newspaper and pastor OF n
church at Carthage. Missouri, manages an
other newspaper and breaches for another
church at Carterville, has still another
church at Webb City, aud is now leading a
camp-meeting by way of recreation. Ben
jamin is from Kentucky and Is Hardshell
Baptist" Cur hearts desire 10 that the
editor Of the EAGLE should reform before
it is eyerlastingly too late. How much bet
ter II would be for him TO quit bloviating
so much about Wichita and Sedgwick coun-
ty; 10 stop stealing editorials from the 6ers
and other good papers. and go to preaching
and holding camp-meetings about the coun-
try Than TO pursue his present willful and
headstropg course. Let him consider well
the example of Ben Deering, and CON-
inence 10 do better Mt onee.-Empo'ia Ns1os.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
An AGRICULTURAL STATE.

Kansas IL one Of the most essentially ag.
riclilturai States on the face OF the whole
earth, and II any one doubts the ability OF
purely agricultural people to rise to the
very highest prosperity, refinement and
culture by agriculture alone. he need only
come to this beautiful State, TO have all
these doubts removed. Here are million
OF people of whom less than ten In hum
slred are engaged I'm manufacturing. Only
thisk OF IL. The valuation Of the property
in Kansas IL. t38e, 9s5, 1851, more than e589
apiece for every man, woman and child in
the State. They have y cow to every two
persons, and Of other cattle they have one
apiece. OF sheep they have one apiece,
and Of swine one and . quarter. They
have six bearing apple trees, ak peach
trees, and Of cherries and plumbs one
apiece. or winter wheat for 1854, they
have u bushels apiece Of oats, "a; Of Irish
potatoes I've bushels, and they had six
gallons Of sorghum 10 esch person 70 sweet
en- II eli. Was there ever such material
prosperity! Was there ever on The face Of
ths sarth In one community million of
people - well -. And Ill this has been
done within half Ne tims allotted - human
lifes-jssajss C6ly DnSsa.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL.

This prominent Catholic priest died at
81. Martins. near Cincinnati, on the 4th.
The following obituary is telegraphed:
John Baptist Purcell was born in Mallow,
Ireland. February 26th, 1900, and was con-
sequently aged 50 years. months and
days. lie came TO America when very
young, and received his early theological
education at Mount st. Mary's college, En-
mettsburg, Md, completing his course nj
st. Suiprice, Paris. Was ordained priest
ia Paris in 1876. On his return TO America
he taught theology ut Mount Sc. Mary's,
aud became president OF that college in
1879. He was appointed bishop in Cincin-
natl In 1888 He founded many Important
institution. in the State OF Ohio. lie was
created archbishop in 1860. In 1869 he at
tended the council Of the vatican and voted
against tho opportuneness OF defining Pa
pal infallibility. lie held two notable pub
lie discussions with notable expounders Of
other beliefs, and published many works Of
theology he also edited Kenelm Digby's
.sAgcs OF Fsith" and other similar works
He was most learned prelate, beloved OF
all who knew him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
VALLEY CENTER.

To the Editor IF The Eagle:
In your issue OF June 2Ist, l find The fol.
lowing:
'sThe Meihodists of all branches In the
United States number about 100000,
while the Presbyterians OF all kinds num-
Der about 3,0Oo,000 and thc.Baptisis Of all
kinds number about 100000"
These estimates are certainly erroneous.
Now, the Methodists number at the very
highest estimate not more than $500, 600
The entire membership Of all branches Of
Methodism in the world, according TO the
report of the great "Ecumenical Confer.
ence," aggregates but 4 $50 ,54l. Instead OF
5000, 900 Presbyteriaps, the most liberal es.
timlto warrantable, is 100000.
All Baptists combined number about
!. 800 900. instead of 1900, 900 The "regu-
lar'' Baptists alone number more than 3
OoO. 600.
Again we find this statement: ''The
Roman Catholics are estimated nj about
{, 900, 900, being the most numerous sect In
the country, and about equal 10 the Meth
odists and Baptists combined"
This estimate, in one sense, is true but
in another, untrue. Aud the comparison
instituted between this church and the
foregoing Protestant churches. is erroneous
and misleading. The Roman Catholic pop
ulation in the United States is about G,OoO,'
900. This estimate includes every child oil
Roman Catholic parentage, while the es.
Inmates of these Protestant churches in
clude actual COMMITMENTS only.
Take the Methodist population alone, and
il will about equal that Of the Roman
Catholic. Take the adult membership Of
the Roman Catholic church, and the actual
membership OF either the combined Meth
odsis or the combined Baptists, and 10
man Catholicism must take the third rank
In the United States, the combined Protes
tant churches number 100000 communi
cants, against Roman Catholic population
of 6,Oo0,0Oo; and, on general basis, al
actual membership of 100000.
Jos. NJ. RoMINE,
| Pastor Nj. T.. Church, Valley Center
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
/" DIRTY i'm" AGAIN.

A side from the outrage OF this investiga-
ton of DIR. Knapp, instituted by Gov. Click
for political purposes, there il but one thing
TO do, and that is to point TO the iruculant
conduct of Martin and Maloney of the board.
There was reason why Jim Martin, chair
man Of the board, would not sign thcdecis-
ion of the majority eXculpatipg DIR. Knapp.
Martin Is an ignorant, pig-headed fellow,
who would stick his hand in the fire for his
master. Click. As Martin came through
Topeka, going to Osawatomie to try DIR.
Knapp, he proved what kind Of '.just
Judge" he was. lie had come from Clicks
private Office when he said, ave may not
obtain testimony to convict Knapp. He has
got all the employees under his thumb, and
they will not testify against him, but he is
guilty nevertheless. And then ne took the
train for Osawatomie to try the case. and
when DIR. Knapp refuted every charge ex-
cept one, and that one he fastened on Click
recent appointee, DIR. Tenney, then Martin
said il was no legal trial, and he refused to
vote at all. What burlesque on justice.
and what n reproach to the State and Gov.
Click Is such an official as Jim Martin-sub
servient, ignorant, pig headed and big head
ed-he is wholly unfit for the respet table
position he holds. He has already brought
disgrace upon Kansas by assailIng the char
actcr of the very institution that ii is his
duty 10 fos,er.-Fo,t Scott Monitor.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
The assessed value Of real property in New

The assessed value of real property iu New
York is 81 019.I30.G69. The richest wards
are the Nineteenth, where the value Is $751;
G93, 54s the Twelfth. where the value is
is Sl03, 43O, s54 the Twen,y-second, where
the value is ::ss5, 0s3, l6a; the Twenty-frst,
where the value is $s7, 0s0. AS. and the First
where the value is S64, 76l ,657. The lowest
valuations are in the Thirteenth and Twen-
ty.fourth, which are held Mt 1921 ,blb and
o., 756, D65 respectively. The total increase
over 1882 is s43, a26, 1853. The valuation Of
personal estates is si97, 546, 49o, decrease
OF S7as, 0s7.ss. The amount appropriated
for the expenses Of the city government for
1883 il S25, GIG, 1919.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

An article was read at the last session Of
the Acadamie de Sciences on the physio-
logical eflccts Of coffee. Experiments have
proved conclusively that coffee does not Ms
sist nor retard digestion, but acts solely on
the brain and vasometer nerves. Too vio-
lent stimulation Of these produces partial
paralysis, consequently many hitherto un.
explained cases OF partial paralysis can be
ascribcd 10 an immoderate use Of coffee.
Taken moderately-tws or three cups
dsy-the effect 10 beneficial, stimulating
gently the brain and nervous system, and
greatly beneflting the brain worker espec-
isllv
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
NOBODY DOES.

The Commonwealth has been very mate
rally enlarged and put into new dress.
IL is extremely metropolitan, but its pro-
iectors made great mistake in making n
quarto of il. In the shape of n ten column
folio IL would have laid IL over any daily in
the west, but now the Cdpitat and dozen
other papers are OF the same style and
make up and stripe. Nobody ever looks in
side OF a quarto daily unless invited 10 do
30 by some local or editorial note.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

The Leavenworth. Topeka a. Southwest.
crn is now doing more business than any
branch the Santa Fe is operating, proper
tionately .-TiDses.
In your minds eye. The Wichita 4
Southwestern is not only to-day, but ever
bigger per mile, than any branch road
owned by the Santa Fe, or than the main
line operated as a whole.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
ALe1rEs FROM OLD MEXICO.

Mr.. w. o. Hammond's brother-in-law,
Jesse Lyon, who is in the employ Of the
Mexican Central Railway Company, writes
from Del FerrOcarril, Central Mexicano,
under date Of May Goth:
Well, ] am here running on the Mexican
Central railroad, aud have very nice run.
1t pays SI25 in Mexican money. l like it
first-rate, but don't like the people and the
Mexicans are down on the American peO.
pie. We don't stroll around town much at
night
III the conductor or engineer has any
trouble, such as n wreck, and any one gets
killed, the first thing Is to put the conduct
or or engineer in Jail. On the 18th an en-
CINE run into washout and the engineer
was killed, and the people were going TO
hang the conductor and he was on the rear
end Of the train. lie skipped for the Unit
ed States.
We had hard time 10 get here. just as
we were ready to leave Galveston the boat
took fire, SO we went back TO Monterey and
came by stage. II took us six days by stage
from Monterey to LOCUS, the end Of the
Mexican Central track. We rode from 80
to 40 miles day by stage and arrived all
right.
We have great time here to Keep the
MeXicans from stealing our links and pins
out Of the cars. had my train cut in two
four times by the Poems. They are just
like the slaves Of the old South. They work
for l21 a day. We have all Mexican brake
men. The company pays them dollar a
day.
This Is nice country. There are all
kinds Of fruit, lots OF oranges, lemons, pine
apples, cherries, bananas, figs, watermelens
and all kinds of plums, grapes. and lots OF
fruit don't know the name of. l bought
dozen oranges for ten cents, as big as your
two fists, and lots Of Strawberries at five
cents quart.
To-day is big holiday. Mexico is a nice
city OF 100000 people, but it is not much
like the cities Of the United States. There
are more poor people in Mexico than ever
saw before. There are thousands who go
with just breech-cloth on, and women
with just a chemise, and the children, as
old as ten years. without any thing on. The
MexIcans come 10 us and beg us TO give
them a penny; they call it "cloker."
They think the conductors own the trains.
We pay Sl.00 day for board and get very
good board.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12


IL was in 1888 that Montgolfier sent up She
first balloon In Paris, and the hundredth an.
niversary OF that event has just been cele.
brated. The invention caused a great dea
of excitement. and England suffered scare
from the French affair, that threatened TO
defy sentinels aud set at naught fOrtifica-
tions. Rozier and the Marquis dArlandes
made the ascent with the inventor. A car
toon Of that day represents Montgolfier sit
ti.g in the car of the balloon rapturously
exclaiming:
so, by Gar dis lie de grand invention
Dis will immortalize my king, my country,
and myself. We will declare de war against
our enemie we will make dc English quake
by Gar! We will inspect their camp, we
will intercept their fleet, and we will set
fire to their dockyards, and. by Gar, we
will take Gibraltar in dc air balloon and
when we have conquered de English, den
we conquer de other countrie and make dem
all colonic to de Grand Monarque.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

Inside the Garfield vault in Lake View
Cemetery, Cleveland, is tall silver vase
which Mrs. Garfield keeps filed with fresh
flowers. On the casket lies Mme. Modjeska'-
offering Of immortellcs. Near by is sheaf
OF wheat, and at the foot the large palm
leaf fan that was laid on the casket at Elbe-
ron. ON the fence outside hangs a box ia
which visitors drop contributions to The
monument fund, amounting to about 81 30
n day
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12
WICHITA TOWNSHIP.

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Beginning at sw cor eH swz q 1e;
thence N 100 rods. thence Is rods to
center Little Arkansas river, thence
along the center Of said river to the
line of said A-sec, thence W to begin
ming.
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ginning 20 rods Of NV cor swx ofsE
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thence W 20 rods, thence n 100 rods, TO
ss nea 10 q lie mex Isz p.
swk II "a lie
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$50 n, 80 II, thence W l5o n to be-
Beginning 9n IT and lssO n Of sw
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. $50 n, 800 n, thence " l5o n to be-
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sec = "a lie thence along the high
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sX sex "a "a 10
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OF ne cor OF sec % q 10 thence rs n
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said river 70 . point SIS n OF line OF
said Sec tnencs to beginning.
Lots 1 Z and ex mex and swx
mex and OK sex 50 u IL
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

jenkins Il Nicklin, two Kansas newspa.
per boys, have located at Whatcom, on Pu-
get Sound, from whence they issue the
Reueille. which we have received. The pa
per says that il is big country.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

Henry Ward Beecher, while acknowledge
ing the invitation 70 the Bedford Farmers
Club fruit and flower show (Westchester
county, says, among other things Of his
Peekskill farm, that 'from his patent
hatcher he has secured twenty chickens
from 200 eggs, and five OF them are yet
alive ,,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

Those who are talking Of the Brooklyn
bridge rs the most wonderful work OF the
kind In the world should remember that
China has little affair At Langang, over an
arm Of the China Sea, some i've miles long
(the Brooklyn bridge 10 hardly mile) with
800 arches; over the pillar Of each arch re-
clincs lion, twenty-one feet long, made Of
one block OF marble. The roadway IL sew
enty feet Wide, . generosity Of space quite
In point 70 cities building death-traps on
bridges.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

A man resembles shoe which has to be
heeled when it is run down; but, unlike a
shoe, he cannot have new soul when his
old one has become demoralized.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

''Jenny June" says that if women would
only dress more simply the men would be
tempted to get themselves up more pictur-
esquely. Mrs. June evidently believes in
giving the boys a chance.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

lie rang the doOr-bell of a banker. The
servant tells him. "MOnsieur does not re-
ceive to-day" "That makes nothing to
me. My racket is TO know if he will give
anything. "-French Pdprr,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

The Missouri supreme court has decided
the Downing high license law constitution
al, and that it applies to st. Louis and all
other cities in the Stat. That city will now
raise liquor licenses from $40 to an aver
age of 81 900 per year.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

The Iowa railroad commissioners have
decided that no road is obliged to accept
travelling mems samples on first-class trains
and that when they are carried on passen-
ger trains the rate may be regulated by the
tariff in use for express packages.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-07-12

The United States Mint at Philadelphia is
now turning out about ton of silver day
most of it being in dollars and dimes
About $1,000 worth OF five cent nickles is
coined daily, which amount scarcely sup
plies the demand