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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-23
Italian Bandits.

A Sicilian lady told me lately, to my
surprise, that she had never seen ban
dit--they kept mostly to few local.
ties-but she admitted that none of her
family ever ventured far from the
house without an armed escort. She
took that favorable view of brigandage
which is held in the island. There is
nothing extraordinary in it, she said;
''the Government keep up large army,
every man has to serve seven years,
and, as they dislike soldering, they
run away. They cannot then obtain
employment, and they become bandits.
What would you haveP They must
live. Well, they are not so bad as the
Irish. London Society,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-23
Traps OF the Ages.

There is harvest which is always
plentiful. The crop of fools never fails.
AS the unfortunate nobeman anguish
ing in Dartmoor" openly believed,
''some people has plenty of brains and
no money; while others has plenty of
money and no brains" Sir Rogers"
inference is obvious. He would have
deprived the foolish rich of their wealth.
and so left them doubly poor. Rogue
like, he falsely calculated his chances,
and found too late that some people,
had money and brains as well; SO that
all his shallow philosophy and deep
laid scheming ended in a convict fate.
OrtOn's motto, adapted, not originated,
by him, is the scripture of impecunious
rascality; and, by living up to it.
scoundrels have earned dishonest live
lihood in all ages The combat be-
tween cupidity and stupidity no doubt
commenced in prehistoric times, and
will continue to flourish in spite of the
spread of culture. As likely as not,
Athenian sharpers played at thimble-
RIG within the shadow of the Parthe-
nom and that Roman gamblers used
cogged dice has been proved to demon.
SlIdUlOu Nv bllC ulbCONCI1 Vi GnC DIc-'
pared cubes dug up at Pompeii nearly
two thousand years after swindler and
dupe were buried alive in one common
ruin. No amount of preaching, no eX-
posture of the ways of the wicked seem
to be serviceable in guarding the fools
from the effects of their transparent
folly. The genus fool never changes
and never dies. Though he should be
"brayed in a mortar, yet will not his
tfoolishness depart from him." Nearly
three hundred years ago dissolute
poet Greene. a contemporary of Shake
speare-published a book exposing the
street rogueries OF the Elizabethian
period. Therein the ''coney catchers,
cozeners and cross biters" who infested
London in the olden time were held up
to scorn and obloquy. For little
while the author went in danger of his
life from the daggers of the villains
whose secret he first wormed out and
afterwards made q market of. Long
before the rascals were all hanged or
the book was out of print, however. the
same lodges were resorted to by similar
sharpers in London streets and fairs, as
we know from the comedies of Ben JON
son.-Lonoion telegraph.
o
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-23
One of the stone masons at work

One of the stone masons at work
on the Washington monument told a
reporter that the summit of the monu-
ment is terrible place to be during a
thunderstorm. He had seen the light
ming flashing about, above and below
him, while the thunder peals almost
knocked him from his feet. 81 have
seen," he said, ga great flash of light
ming blaze and crackle among the iron
work above my head, and then follow
the girders through the inside to the
ground, brilliantly Illuminating the
dark interior for an instant and filling
the air with sulphurous smell. -
WASHINGTON Posi-.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-23
Corn CObs.

Corn cobs contain "a per cent. of
alkaline salts, of which 40 per cent
are carbonate of potash. They also
contain $50 per cent. of phosphate of
lime, 2.20 per cent. carbonate of lime.
? per cent. sulphate of lime, per
cent. carbonate of magnesia, 20 per
cent. of silica, and over per cent of
carbon. This is a good showing for
corn cobs, and they are consequently
valuable for fertiliziug purposes when
burned and the ashes carefully saved
One ton of ashes is worth about sixty
dollars, and this is high figure com
pared with other fertilizers. Not only
should corn cob ashes be saved, but
everything that is burned in the stove.
We are particular about cob ashes be-
cause they are the most valuable of all,
and are also more generally wasted
than anything else.-F'arns and Fire
side.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-23
1t is stated that in France the ma

1t is stated that in France the ma
iority of the church organists are blind.
They have been educated at the Ma
tional Institution for the Blind in Paris.
There are between thirty and forty in
situations for the blind in the United
States, and many printing presses for
the production of books for their use,
the establishments at Boston and Louis
vile being very complete.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

big crowd at the Palmer; but the other
hotels did not appear more tbronged
than usual. The Republican and Dem
ocratic politicians presented some
points of difierence, In clothes there
was a resemblance, but IN physique
the Democratic managers had . cheap
and beefy look. There was a preva-
lent favor of the BOwery and the
'betcher-life" accent was everywhere
heard. There was little attempt at
street decoration. Chicago was not
on Monday last very greatly in love
with the convention. A live and
progressive city could hardly be ex-
pected TO take much interest.
At Chicago a lively quarter OF an
hour was passed with John Z. Crisp, of
Missouri, Col. Crisp said he had come
TO Chicago for the purpose of seeing
who run the Democratic party. He
was himself, he said, for Blaine, be-
cause he wanted a man for president
who had brains, courage and charac-
ter: who was All American, and who
would inaugurate an American policy.
He said the Democracy at Chicago
would blunder; they never did any
thing else but blunder. He had been
travelling in Missouri, Texas, and even
Mexico, and he had found many ex-
Confederatcs, who, like himself, were
for Blaine, because he was a man OF
force; they did not care anything
about his Republicanism, though they
were greatly fatigucd with the De-
mocracy. The Democrats could not
nominate man to beat Blaine: there
was no such man in the Democratic
party. He believed if Blaine had any
thing like fair chance he could carry
Missouri Col. Crisp had his little
boy with him. aud Crisp, the younger,
also hurrahed for Blaine.
A conversation with some personal
! friends of Gen. Grant, in New York,
elected the statement that the general
was earnestly and heartily for Blaine,
and will take an early opportunity 10
say so. Roscoe Conkling was spoken
of as in favor of Blaine's election, but
he is out of active politics and engross'
! ed i'm his law business.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11
GROWING AND GROWING.

The Wichita DAILY EAGLE is grow
ing, growing beyond all expectations.
Ii now reaches Saratoga, Maud, Pratt
Center. Kingman. Goddard. Cheney
Garden Plain, and several other points
on the day of publication and from
eight TO twelve hours in advance of
all other papers containing the dis
pat ches. II also reaches all the towns
south of Wichita. including Harper,
Clearwater, Argcnia, lIaysvillc
and Mortified the same day
of publication. several of them by 10
a. IN. and by II N. On the lines of
the Frisco and the Wichita Il Fort
Scott ioI forty miles the EAGLE
reaches in advance of any other daily
publication This i not brag, but a
simple news item. a. we have not got
the paper TO that point of excellence
yet which IA our judgment would
warrant u in indulging in unnecessary
challenges, although il is a fact that
the EAGLES dispatches of late have
been fuller than those of any daily in
the west, outside of ST. Louis and
Kansas City.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11
LACK OF TRUE DIGNITY.

What will strike the average voter
as the most painfully apparent thing
connected with the Chicago conyen-
ton is is want of dignity, and the
spirit OF the men seeking its indorse-
ment. Over one-half Of the candi-
dates have seats upon the floor of the
convention, are in fact delegates in a
convention whose nomination they
are seeking. Such methods are hui
initiating. No such thing was ever
seen in Republican convention. 1t
looks too much like the man seeking
the Office instead Of the office seeking
the man.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

DIR. Koch. the discoverer of the chol-
era germ in India, dissected the body
of a marine who died Of the cholera in
the Marine hospital at Toulon, after
been sick only two hours, Oh the 9TH,
and pronounced it the scourge Asiauc
cholera. and said the outlook was very
serious, that the disease would spread
throughout Europe against all precau-
lions. He advised strict quaraniining.
The Koch theory is that the cholera
animalculr gathers in the intcstines,
from which they must be promptly ex-
PEELED TO save the patient. The dis
ease is virulently contagious, and may
reach the United States unless great
precautions are observed by our gov
erulucnt
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

From a circular published by X. u
Dunn & Co., it is shown that the fail
ures i'm the United States for the first
half of 1884 gre 5,5l9 in number, an
increase of S73 over the same period
in 1884. The liabilities however for
1884 show large increase over those
of 1883, there being in round numbers
1924 .O0O, 900 for the former compared
with $66, 10000 for the latter.
The circular in concluding its review
of the present outlook says:
"Taking it all together, the first half
of 1884 has been a period of greater
strain upon the commercial fabric OF
the country than almost any proceed
ing six months in its history. In the
past there have been periods where
for brief space, the suddenness and
intensity of disasters have tested the
strength of financial institu-
tions, and attacked the solidIty of
the best concerns. But it has rarely
been the ill-fortune of the commercial
community to haye so steady strain
which events of such startling magni-
tude have occurred, accompanied by
depreciation in values and disap-
pearance of wealth So sudden ahd1r-
revocable. Reviewing the six months
from purely financial point of view,
as exempliiicd by the operations in
Wall street and their possible eff
tects outside, the disasters which have
occurred TO legitimate commercial en-
terprises have been surprisingly few.
II is true that pr, minent financiers,
great promoters, and men in high po-
sitions have been forced to succumb;
il is equally true that the shrnkagc in
the wealth of many rich men has been
very great. But il is fact that, to a
great extent. the disasters of The
year have been confined to the
wealthy class. and with but little in
reference with legitimate traders IN
moderate circumstances. The panic
which we have passed through has been
well described as 1.-The rich mans pam
ic." 1t is a matter of significant mo
ment that, considering all the violent
fluctuations that have occurred, the
enormous shrinkage in values, aud the
severe restrictions which monetary in
situations have found it necessary to
10 enforce, that failures have
not been more numerous.
SO that. instead of being de-
pressed by the figures which We here
with present, indicating, as they do, a
large increase in casualties, and an
enormous growth i'm liabilities, there
is yet comfort to be found in the fact
that the rank and file of legitimate
business men have withstood shock
so severe. They have not only been
able to respond to their obligations
promptly, but are in shape to take
advantage Of a revival of trade, which
must Ger tainly soon follow"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

A New York Tribune correspond
en!, under the above heading, presents
several senators and among them
INGALLS,. OF KANSAS.
Notably one of the rising men OF The
body is Ingalls,. of Kansas. A quarter
Of century ago he stepped out of
Williams college. and in his gradua-
ton year. a burning Abolitionist al
ready, leaving Massachusetts. he pitch
ed his fortunes in the western terri
tory in its Storm and stress period.
The friend of John Brown, with con-
victions 10 serve, fighting his resolute
way at the bar, on the stump, in
the nelecs of border rufiian-
ism. and. when the need came, at the
editorial desk, through all the fierce
epoch while Kansas was the advance
battle ground of the coming national
conflict, he fairly won at last the best
esteem of the state. Nearly a dozen
years ago the mantle of Christian
craftsmanship, pulled from Pomeroy's
shoulders, fell more worthily on his,
and he has worn it here TO worthier
purposes ever since. An intellectual,
keen man, alert with almost French
cleverness. he has steadily moved up
through couple of terms in the
senate as he moved up through
a dozen preceding years in
his state He is fertile and
nimble of wit, and is one of the very
few men in the senate with strong
literary dash in his faculties. He has,
Furthermore. found the rare art of adj |
iusting the conceits of his fancy to ex- /
temporaneous rhetoric, and il has
made him one of the most capable and /
feared debators in the body. As re- /
suit. presumably, of some of his later /
forensic triumphs, &c lecture agent,
recently offered Senator Ing ais $500 |
n night to make engagements for the \
coming season-an oficr, it is said. /
which was courtcously declined. |
Coming through the senate door
way to where yesterday encountered
him in the lobby, the Kansas senator
said:
Il will talk with YOU rs l,ng as YOU 1
like, there is nothing am more pro-
foundry disinierested in than the cam- /
paicn oratory inside"
What do YOU gentlemen from as
far west ~ Kansas think of the Re- !
publican nominations nj Chicago" | /
asked.
kansas is sound on any Republi- /
can ticket" Mr. Ingalls, replied: but
in my belief there has not been in the !
history of the party any such feliei'ous 4
nomination rs this one. TIE enthusi- +
asm for il will become III" greatest
possible East and west of the state Of
New York il makes everything GER I
tain. But we in the west are espec- 4
iallv pleased There is something in
Blaine. an elan. a spirit, yigor. TO /
which the spirit of the west directly /
responds. The states west of the Mis-
sissippi have been waiting for him for
wears. There has never been such ar /
dor for any candidate"
"What about the election of your I
senatorial successor. which occurs, 1
believe. next winter
mo formidable candidate against 1
me has been developed ssyet. Ponds
rostrum business might pay better
than politics. possibly. but | think
shall stand TO succeed myself. the state
of Kansas not Directing" I
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11
For The Eagle.
2 Eagle.
DlsEMcHANTMEMT.

Iieft my home, twas in vale
Where purping shadows from the distant
{ hills
Fell slanting DER the nower-decked dale.
And made more cool the mountain rills.
The stately pines on the summit's crest
Stood guaId-like sentinels around the cot
That nestled in their shadows like dove
at rest.
Sweet silence lowered DER the fairy spot.
No other sound came on the scented air,
Save bum of bee, or wild birds song,
And, whispering melody among the forest
trees,
Eaolian harps had played when time was
young.
Near by email clear river wandered; kiss.
ing
The gnaried trunks Of fragrant birch
That flung their broad green arms earessing
The cool deep baunts OF spotted trout and
and perch.
left this shelf cred green elysium OF child
And became q dweller in far lands; years
pissed
Resistless hurrying, but that home and
wildwood
Had sacred shrine In memory; at last
World worn and weary sought my home,
hills loved,
And gather cowslips from the river mead
Where chiIdhoods feet had roved,
A world of feeling would revive, new life
would come,
Breaihed with the fragrance OF the iores,
void,
Whea morning Ger the mountains poured
Her kindling world Of vapory gold.
Surely the place had changed, there did moi
That shadow in the valleys. upon the
ills that gloom,
Those scenes cannot retune my unstrung
heart,
Nor bring my childhood from its sleeping
tomb.
For those who leave their early scenes. and
after many years,
Seek the restfulness and beauty which u,
morning time they wove,
Bringing heart believed with sorrow and
eyes now dim with tears,
Will find their wandering vain; youth
can return 10 more.
The loved and lost can never come again
Oh! useless signing for the past. Oh
weary search for home.
Fall gently shadowy years Of time
! I've found life's sweetest last illusion
flower.
| MRS. NJ. +. LEASE
| Wichita july IL, 1884.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

Senator Nance told Washington
reportes recently that he longed 10 get
back to North Carolina. and the sooner
congress adjourned the better he
would be suited He said: want
10 wake up in the morning and see the
pine trees, and | want TO smell them
when | 20 to bed, as their perfume
floats into the window and makes me
dream that | am child again. want
TO 90 out into our old fields once more
and see niger blowing with one
eyed mule, with a coffee-sack for a
nloM-linp"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

There are more old Democratic
wheel horses on the ground aud in the
harness this year than ever before.
The boys who were calculating "to ru,'
things" in convention will have to
crawl under the band wagon. r. tax.
shelter in the suffers tent.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

Alabama heads the list of states rep
resented at Chicago, and Leroy Pope
Walker, of Jefl Davis cabinet, heads
the Alabama delegation.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

The congress just dead was specially
noted for its bills. There were 1903
introduced, and Of these over 1900
went dead, and the two Bills, M"rri-
son and Springer, Of Illinois, although
still breathing, will require pensions
as political wrecks.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

Formerly physician and SUI geon to the Louis
vile City and Marine hosl tai, and late health
officer of Springfield, Illinois has located at
No. 10 Main street, opposite the postoiiice
Special attention paid to gynecology and elec-
tro-vapor, electro-sponge and galvanic baths.
Once hours to l0A NJ and To 1 p. NJ, and at
night. d; TT
TERRY 4 DUMONr,
Architects and superintendent. Office in
Roys' block, Wichita, Kansas. 2-tf
ID. SMITH,
DtNrisT Eagle buidi z, Douglas avenur,
Wichitn, Kansas.
HARRIS a HARRIS 4 FIREBAuGE,
Attorneys At Law, Commercial block, ich-
ita. Kansas
j. NJ. 3ALDERSTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Wichita, ssdgwick county
Kansas Office In Centennial Rlock.
STANLEY 4 WALL.
Attorneys at Law, Wichita. Kansas. Offce
over Citizens bank.
E.B RENTZ,
Physician and Surgeon. Office over Fuller 4
Sons grocery.
W. +. WALKER,
Attorney Mt Law. Office over Kansas Ma
tional bank.
l.. Y. SHERWOOD,
Dentist. Office In Terrell Building Oppo, lite
postoffice, Main street, Wichita, Kansas
Teeth extracted without pain by nitrOs oxide
gas.
j. J. CRIST,
Architect and superintendent. Office, Emil
Werner's block. Douglas avenue, between To-
peka avenue and Lawrence ST, wichita, Kan
J. d. HOUSTON, Wv. BENTLEY
HOUSTON \ BENTLEY,
ATTORNEYS nj Law Office over Kansas M
tionsl bank, Wichita, Kan.
SLOWER 4 BACHTEL,
Contractors and builders, on First street, west
of County building.
J. r. LAUCK,
Attorney at Law, wichita, ksnsas.
r C RUGGLES,
Attorney -at-iaw ''fice over No. ~. Main
Street, Wichita, Kansas. 81
e" ID KIRK,
Attorne, at Iaw-Room No. s, U $ Iand
Office building, ichits, Kansas.
J. c. HERRING,
Civil Engineer and Real Estate Agent Tenn
pie block near Postofice, Wichita. Kansas.
DIR. J. c. DEAN,
DENTIST. Rooms In Field building. Main
street, opposite Harding Fishers. l2-5l-
DIR. W l.. DOYLE,
DENTS Office over Barnes & sons drug
store, Centennial block. Wichita. a.
q. ". CoLLINGs, RoRT. PIATr
C0LLINGS L PIATT,
Attorneys at Law. will practice in both state
and Federal courts. Office In Temple block,
Main street, second stairway north OF Post
office. Wichita, Kansas
ROGERS,
The Photographer. Pictures in all sizes and
styles. He also carries the finest assortment
of picture frames in the city. Give him
friendly call and examine samples. daft
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
.-..-
DR " : McRIRNlE

Formerly physician and su' geon to the Louis
officer of Springfield, Illinois, has located at
No. 10 Main street, opposite the postoiiice
special attention paid to gynecology and elec-
trO-vapor, electro-sponge and galvanic baths.
Once hours s to 10 and To 1 p. NJ, and at
night Il; TT
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11
TERRY 4 DUNONI

TEKK1 4 Dc NONT,
Architects and superintendent. Office in
Roys' block, Wichita, Kansas. eft
ID. W. SMITH,
Dr>risT Eagle buildi z, Douglas avennr,
Wichita, Kansas.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

j. NJ. 3ALDERSTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Wichita, Sedgwick county
Kansas Office In Centennial Rlock
STANLEY Il WALL,
Attorneys at Law, Wichita, Kansas. Ofice
over Citizens bank
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

Wichita, July IL, 1894.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11

f. Ii RENTZ,
Physician and Surgeon. Office over Fuller 4
SON. grocery
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-11
AN HOUR IN THE SENATE.

A New York Tribune correspond
en!, under the above heading, presents
several senator's and among them
or KANSAS
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-04-05

Northern Wisconsin is the place
where they yank big wet log into a
mill and turn it iuto cash as quick
as q railroad man can draw his sala.
ry out of n pay car.
At one of these mills, not long ago,
man backed up to get away from
the carriage, and thoughtlessly back
ed against large saw that was re-
volving at the rate of about two
hundred times a minute. The saw
took large chew of tobacco from
the plug he had in his pistol pocket,
and then began on him.
Rut there's no use going into de.
tsils. Such things are not cheerful.
They gathered him up out Of the
sawdust and put him in u nail Keg
and carried him away, but he did not
speak again. Life was quite extinct.
Whether it was the nervous shock
that killed him, or the conclusion of
the cold saw against his liver that
killed him, no one ever knew.
The mill shut down couple of
hours, 30 that the head sawyer could
file his saw, and then work was re-
sumed once more.
We should learn from this never to
lean on the buZz-saw when it moveth
itself aright.-Bill Nye.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-04-05
Trichiniasis i'm the wild Hog.

AS yet almost absolutely nothing is
known of the origin of trichiniasis,
or of the extent to which it is spread
over the world. DR., j. Payne, of
New Orleans, says that among the
hogs be has examined those that were
corn ted were mostly trichinous.
But November 25, 1880, a large wild
boar was caught in the sEamps OF
Ell Hulah, on the Jordan c'Vischows
Archiv," Vol. sS). Its flesh, appar-
emily sweet, fat and healthy. was
eaten by the people of the village.
In many cases the meat was hot half
cooked. Not one Of those who thus
ate escaped suffering from trichinia-
sis. OF the 262 afflicted by the dis.
ease 1874 were males, 1903 females,
aud IS we're children. Six died. The
head of the boar was cooked three
times before any of twas eaten, and
not one of those who ate of it was
sick therefrom.