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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
CHRONIC KlcKERS.


"What fools we mortals be-" William OF
Avon-Shakespear- given to US many
truthful. as well SIS beautiful and wonderful
proverbs, sayings and sentiments, none OF
which perhaps is more literally true than
the one quoted above.
| We are full Of self conceit and egotism,
yet the most prejudiced and dullest of us
must realize at times that We are not what
we desire and crave to be, that we are weak
and fiimsy creatures at best and even the
man with the hide of rhinocerous has II
pierced enthusiastically by the brilliant
and convincing idea that he is fool, or, to
draw it mild, crank.
There are great variety of cranks upon
this mundane sphere Of ours, not the
least unreasonable and aggravating of which
is the one who is constantly making odious
comparisons between his former home or
his country and his present place of resi-
dence. We welcome all good people to
this, our new, growing, prosperous and even
in her youth, really great state. We are
glad to see them come and we make special
efforts to make them feel that they are
among good, genial, warm-hearted friends.
We give imperative and unqualified instruc-
tons and orders TO the weather clerk to tenn
per the storm to the shorn limbs and then
to have them complain about the cold
weather and jeer about sunny Kansas,
makes US not only tired, but puts us upon
our mettle.
| Let US make few comparisons and see j!
we truly and literally hav'nt had sunny
Kansas from that standpoint all the winter
and especially OF late. The lowest point TO
which the mercury has here fallen during
the entire winter was somewhere from 10
IA degrees below zero, There was this differ
ence in Thermometers and locations while
from other sections of Inc country there has
come the reports all through the winter OF
! from 20 to so degrees below this interesting
point Recently we have had no snow and
the temperature ranging from ten 10 sixty
above, while in the north, trains have been
blockaded with the beautiful" and the mer-
curry almost concealed with intense. bitter
cold. In parts Of Indiana, now, the snow is
on the level, five feet deep and the hoosier
weather register, shows % to 80 degrees be-
low zero, and last, New Orleans, the far
away crescent city of the extreme south,
comes up smiling with nine inches of snow.
Ladies and gentlemen, newcomers and old
residents, please cease your croaking about
the weather and sunny Kansas" Some
people would kick If they owned the entire
universe and the controlling interest in
heaven, because they could not live without
breathing. If you prefer the circulating
fifty degrees Of Dakota, the FIVE feet of snow
of Indiana. aud or nine inches
of the same at New Or
leans; for any sake, though we love you and
much crave lock of your hair before you
go, do please exercise little judgment and
common sense, and either cease your unjust
ssrcasms on one of the finest climated states
in the union, or else 90 to hsdes-or some
other seaport-where the temperature may
srit YOU better
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
IN MEMMORIAM.

An inscruita5le providence in visiting with
death one of our. fairest households has left in
home, once glad with his presence, the void
and empty chair, and in our fraternity the
silence made doubiy grievious from the loss
of wise counsel, benevolent spirit and untir-
ing energy. Therefore, we have convened
TO give uttersnce TO such ecomiums as our
deceased brother SO richly merited, and We
SO feebly portray in this, that we sustain in
the death of Edwin Hill brother and Off
Ger devoted to the welfare and promotion
of the order be fondly cherished, the loss Of
a goodly knight" whose place cannot be
readily filed again
his profession, a lawyer, profound and dig
nified, and to our business men a citizen
whose influence and intelligence was vslu-
able adjunct TO Wichita. While his family
must bear the greatest infection that is put
upon humanity in this severing, that takes
far beyond their recall, except in thought
the fond and indulgent husband and pa
rent.
Therefore we tender to the stricken family
our heartfelt sympathies, and pledge them
as our fraternity bids us. succor whenever
called upon. or in the time of need.
That copy of these resolutions in memo
rum be presented to the family, and the
charter of Warwick Lodge knights of Py-
thiss be d-aped in mourning for thirty days
as mark of respect for our deceased broth
er. That copy of these resolutions be
sprosd upon the records of the lodge and
published in the EAGLE and Beacon news
papers. FRED A. Sewers,
FRANK DALE,
c. A. VAN Mss,
Committee
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
a FEDERAL BUILDING.

The demands Of other localities and sec
ticnal and political jealousiess and interests,
which such as often arise in like cases, have
combined to retard the appropriation for q
federal binding at Wichita, and also TO cut
down very materially the amount originally
asked. Withou. entering into details, the
formation Of new Judicial district and the
political complexion of its life judge and its
other officers all had no little bearing. From
the time the original bill was introduced un-
til its passage through the house the other
dsy, on the motion of Judge Peters. Our
senators, nor Judge Peters, nor Thos. Ryan
have ever lost an opportunity to impress
upon the committees of either house the
necessity of such an appropriation. Each
and all have conceded that whenever it be-
came necessary to provide new districts that
the location and importance of Wich-
tia would be found such as would
naturally form the location of
both a district and circuit court
at this point Some people become
impatient over the delays Of congressional
action, but no man who ever spent winter
in Washington was heard to complain. Few
people have any idea of the difficulties sur
rounding members who would urge the pas
sage of special bill. The fight to locate
the court here in the first place was splen-
didly handled by the delegation. OF course
$4,000 will not pay for such building as
is needed. 1t will have to be large enough
to provide not only for the United States
courts and its various officers, and the post
Office, but also the United States land Office.
But should the bill become law this session
there are many preliminary steps TO be ia
ken before actual work could be COM
menced. Among other things, it will be
necessary for the Legislature to ccde all jul
risdiction over the ground which the build
ing occupies TO the general government, and
then from three to FIVE years time in which
to build and furnish.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
KEEP YOUR SOULS ON TOP.

Within q fortnight several communica-
tions have been received taking issue with
the editor of the EAGLE touching senti-
ments advanced by him in behalf of Chris
tianity, tine Sabbath and God. These letters
have not been honored with space in our
columns and will not be. To the authors,
two Of whom reside outside of this city, we,
in all kinduess say, keep your souls on top.
That very power employed by you to COM
bat the idea of immortality is not itself NOR
tai, but an attribute of the eternal and d.
vine, the ego whose potentialities sweep be-
yond the seed and growth of all that is mere
material, however evolved. Despite the
fact that you employ these attributes in an
effort of decentralization, they persist in
standing out in hope here, and an aspira-
ton now, for loves and fruitions, with which
this life has never crowned any mar, nor ever
can. Define for Us that single attribute OF
the man, thst which springs eternal, hope,
to become the uneasy worm OF
an hour. When or how or whence or
where or from what springs these aspirations
of the soul, of the man, of the ego. Why
should that within ever be forced to starve
over earth's insufficient feast of this earth
be all' All things here gain their full ma
turity and repleteness save the soul of man
in its eternal longings and illimitable posi-
bilities. We are not here to heap up dust
from year to year only in the end to be re-
solved, ourselves, into dust. Such thought
does violence to the unique completeness
and adaptability of everything about us. 1t
is the immortal within us that makes the
soul recoil back on itself at the suggestion
of humiliation. If this earth were all, then
nature has wronged herself in producing
that which she herself cannot perfect, in
implanting capacities which she has no
means Of power Of satisfying. These gen.
tlemen, one of whom writes from an atheis-
tic stand, another from Bob Ingersol view,
and another as an agnostic, may be all kind
and good individually, but we have no anx-
iety to live in country whose whole people
should believe that this life is all. No,
give US the civilization of christianity, its
churches, its schools, its charities, its Sunday
worship, its good will to man, with all the
mistakes its adherents have made, rather
than that of any people or Of any time of
which history makes record.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY

--
In addition to their contributions to tn
several charitable funds of the city tn
members of the NJ. Z. church have, through
their own special committees and collections
raised fully 500 TO aid in the necessitou
cases, and during the past week clothing fol
twelve men was gathered up by two of the
brethren and given to those in most urgen,
need of the same. Without Dragging, it ],
but due to the people of Wichita to say that
probably the people Of no city in this state
has made such genuine and successful ef
forts or did SO much for the relief of the
poor. Besides the special public efforts
everybody almost have contributed in q
personal way. and this report from the
Methodist society, which We know to be
reliable, indicates how prodical has been the
charity Of the churches.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
SAD NEWS,


A telegram was received at the WIGHT,
National bank yesterday noon conveytn.
the sad intelligence that Mr.. Thomas Lloyd
who was one of the old settlers of thi
county. was found dead in his bed al al
hotel in Centralis, Ill.
Mr.. Lloyd, as was announced by th,
EAGLE at the time, started east about thre,
weeks ago in company with bis wife and two
daughters. Mrs. L. and the girls visited il
Illinois and Mr.. L. went on to New Orleans
He was returning to take his family ts
Washington to be present at the inaugera
ton of Cleveland, and had reached Cen
traliai the telegram tells sll the rest that il
known here. No particulars are given. Hi.
son, who lives at Garden Plain wss notified
by wire and left last night for Illinois. Mr.
L. was one Of the solid men of this county
and his sudden death will be regretted BY
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE

The remains of Firman Price were buried
yesterday afternoon with military honors
and salute by the G. A. r. Mr.. Price
who kept market on the Avenue, was up
on the street last Saturday; though not in
good health. The symptoms Of his illness
rapidly developed into type of malsrial
fever which terminated his life very sudden
ly on Wednesday last. The deceased leaves
wife and family. He was born in New
Jersey forty-fve years ago; enlisted on Au-
gust 18th. '6l, in the Third Illinois cavalry
and served with honor throughout the civil
war. Thus the old sythe-bearer, time, ruth
lessly cuts down the pride Of the republic
and the ranks of the boys in blue are being
thinned with greater havoc as the years roll
bye, than when they faced the enemy upon
the fields of battle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
--==-=----
A LIVELY BLAZE.

The Brunswick, billiard hall was the scene
of lively little time for about fifteen min.
utes yesterday morning. In the front part
of the place ir lunch counter behind
which is gasoline stove. About s yester-
day morning the owner of the lunch counter
perceived the retort on top Of the stove &c
be burning, he tried TO extinguish it but in
vain. He then jerked the cork out and the
fame shot up to the ceiling like a fash, run
ming along the window frame, smashing one
of the panes of glass. and running back
nearly half way on the ceiling. The blaze
attracted the attention of business men OPP
posite and crowd rushed to the scene of
the fire, couple of hand grenades were
fred against the wall and the fame extin-
guished with no damage save the pane Of
glass and little scorching.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
the Editor Of the Eagle

DEAR SIR:-During my stay in Topeka
have investigated the matter of crossing the
bridge with double track street car line
measured the bridge at Topeka where the
cars cross and find it 16 feet wide, while our
bridge across the Arkansas is is feet wide in
the clear where wagons pass. l have talked
with large number Of the members OF the
legislature also other gentlemen ana ! have
not been able to find one who has ever hesrd
OF any objection being made to street cars
crossing wagon bridges. OF course in all
cases the contract for such privilege is gov
erned by the county commissioners or by
parties owning the same. In my opinion
after the investigation have made, street
railway company could run cars over our
bridge without damage or hindrance to any
one. r. Z. LAWRENCE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Col r. II. Smith has gone east to pur-
chase goods. He will go to Philadelphia
Boston, Rochester and New York. When
he returns the wholesale as well as the retail
of boots and shoes VIII be inaugurated in
earnest by the firm of Smith & Slower.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

J. b. Kelsey and ID. c. Lewis, both OF Sa'
ratoga, made us call yesterday. They are
two of Saratogas livest men. Mr.. Lewis
was Just returning from the east, where he
had been, Kelsey said, to see bis best girl
As for Mr. X, he was on his way to Mis-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

A prairie schooner with smoke-stacl
attachment sailed through town yesterday
going east The captain and crew were al
on deck and in reply to question the grea
navigator said be came from Great Benz
and was now bending his energies to get Il
Missouri. he said he couldn't raise any
truck out there, and that fright smart" O
the cattle had '-pegged out" during thu
ssfriz -
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
MARE IED.

On yesterday afternoon by Rev. w. +.
Harper at the home of the bride, on North
Fourth avenue, Mr.. Edward Kitching, Of
Newton, and Miss Artie Suits, of this city.
A quie, wedding was had and amid best
wishes of many friends, the young couple
took the evening train for Newton, their
future home. May the cup of happiness
..,-.r he hriu, full
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Hon. r. L. Walker, our Dick, arrived
home yesterday from Topeka, followed by
the Commonwealth with an amount Of
crookedness which i'll COMFORTS with the
eulogy reproduced by the EAGLE the Other
day from the pen of Hon. d. w. Wilder
oh Dick
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

DR.. L. ]. Jones is off for Flemingsburg
Kentucky, for months visit among old
friends and amidst old scenes and associs-
tons, to which point the Daily EAGLE has
been ordered. We, with his many other
friends, wish the genial doctor pleasant
time ard safe return
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Mr.. Chris Kimrnerle will accept our
thanks for illustrated copies OF the New Or
leans paper. The illustrations are of the
mardigras in colors and are very attractive.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Maj. A. H. Proctor, real estate agent OF
Clearwater, will attend the convention 81
Eureka to-day for the purpose of forming
an emigration society committee with tho
Fort Scott 4 Wichita railroad and the Ar
kansas and Minnesota valleys. Success &c
the enterprise.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

The diamonds exhibited by Davis didn't
belong to him and were in the custody of a
New York firms agent. The ones he wore
at night were bogus. Davis himself is but q
bogus imitstion of Den Thompson.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Governor Glenn is off this morning for q
brief visit to Springfield, Illinois, whence
after the transaction of some business, he
will move Washingtonward for the purpose
OF witnessing the inaugural ceremonies
What happy day the 4th Of March will be
for our Democratic friends
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Dodge & Hughes recently put DIP fine
large sign at their grocery in the union
block, and are now having the front win
dows engraved in the same way.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
ARKANSAS REFUGEE.

tBy VIM. Ross, of Clearwater.
A refugee from Kansas hence,
Cried, "Oh. conductor, tarry,
will thee fully recompence
Me on thy train to carry"
"Who be We who hail car
This blowy, dusty weather."
"A settler from the Minnesota,
Ny wife and me together;
And fast behind your train we've run
A half mile, or farther.
And ifyou fail to take US on
In dust we'll surely smother.
We sold our last and only hoss;
We left our claim and cussed it.
I'll tell you what's the matter, Boss,
We're nigh onto bein' busted"
am stop the tr ain, so climb aboard,
And by the hand I'll shake you;
Ii is not for your paltry hoard,
But out OF love III take you"
The wind came howlug from the south,
The engine snorting, reeking,
The dust it came and filed their mouths,
When they attempted speaking.
Then cred this refugee aloud,
THE land may go to Frances,
I'll never live in such cloud
OF dust, in 'Drouthy Kansas I"
The train sped fast along the track,
Past cities, towns and stations;
He thanked the Lord he'd soon be back
Amongst his wife's relations.
Twas wears ago since this took place
Our bins and cribs were empty,
But Kansas, foremost in the race,
Is now land of plenty.
For drawer ones still did remain,
To develop her resources,
Their homes are dotted Ger the plain.
And long her water courses
While back again with his wife's folks,
Our refugees neglected,
Mid floods, and SHOWS and mud. and rocks
Its not what be expected.
And never more is he content
To rent" and take the chances,
But one fire day he comes hell-bent
Straight back to "Drouthy Kansas"
And riding on adown the plain,
His hopes begin to rally
When from the csrs he views again
The great Arkansas valley.
The wealth he spies on every side,
His Utmost thoughts have captured.
A panorama far and wide,
He feels like one enraptured.
And careless of the smiling crowd,
Onto his feet his prances,
He waves his hat, and sings aloud:
"0h Kansas, Bonnie Kansas
Next came song by Miss Hattie Oberis
and Will Collins, with banjo accompani
ment by Al Clark and Hi Alden. Next wa
the Grafton of the day by G. w. c. Jone.
which wss ably delivered and ELECTED ap
plause.
A song @The Regular Army o" was mex
given by Prof Arbuckle in a comic syls
which ELECTED loud applause and called fol
an en- core. He then recited poem @Tht
old flag at Frederick City," in humorcu.
German style, which was well received; il
didn't quite bring down the house, but il
knocked big chunks Of plastering off the
walls.
Next the following original poem was
read by Mr.. Patrick Mcdonald which was
loudly spplauded:
HAIL, sEDGwIcK COUNTY.
lBy Patrick McDonald.l
Hail, Sedgwick county, love to raise
Nv feeble voice TO proclaim thy praise,
Thy wales and uplands, scenes of true joys,
Gave US foretaste of paradise.
The savage Indians, bedaubed with paint
Our lovely valleys no longer faint,
But in their place we have cultured men,
Great chiefs whose weapons are the press
and pen
The Great Arkansas is to us the Nile,
VVhose turb;d waters enrich our soil
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

1t is said that Capt. Toney BRUINS firing
squad viii meet for drill every moonlight
night from now on. This carpenter work is
all done on Cleveland's cabinet.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

The thoughfless individual who makes
light of the ground hog barks up the wrong
tree. His hogship is solid meat and his
shadow more tangible weather indicator
than an entire weather bureau.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Upon our table lies copy of the frs
issue Of the Western School journal, print.
ed al Topeka. Kansas, aud which in form
STYLE and matter is the first paper Of the
kind ever published in the state worthy Of
name. To the teachers of the southwest the
EAGLE most cordially recommends this nev
journal Send to II. c. Speer, manager, for
a sample copy, mentioning the EAGLE, and
our word for it you viii say with us that il
is the most complete and attractive teachers
paper published anywhere
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Cheney Journal: The members of the
C.S. L. S. have subscribed for the Wichits
Dany4aAGIE. "They must upward still
and onward, who would keep abreast Of
TRUTH
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Hon. Robert +. Lawrence, who came
down to attend the sold settlers, having
never missed an annual meeting, remains
over to-day. He SAYS that he and Hatfield
did all in their power to secure resubmis-
sion of the prohibition question to the peo-
pie, but that nothing could be done farther
than to amend and make more effective the
present law. Mr.. Lawrence looks well and
as il life at the capital agreed with him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

The Wichita cracker company have go,
new delivery wagon and it is dandy.
Mr. Mckenzie is the builder,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

The revival Of trade is becoming NOR
and more apparent every day as the spring
approaches Grain Is coming in now quite
freely. Every hotel and boarding house il
the city is fall Of guests Our dry goods and
cloibing houses are all marking down theii
winter stock TO make room for spring goods
consequently everybody is taking advantage
Of cheap goods to lay in supply, and thai
is the sensible thing to do.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

The passenger train from the west on the
For Scott road met with slight accident
just before reaching the depot in this city.
The yard engine had switched some freight
cars upon the main track just AROUND the
curve near the sand house where they stood
when the train came around the curve at a
pretty good speed and before it could be
stopped 1t ran into the cars, smashing the
pilot Of the engine considerably as well as
one Of the freight cars, the draw head and
end of which were broken. Had ii not been
that man at the end of the bridge had
tagged the train and caused it TO slow up it
would have knocked the freight car galley
west and would probably have sent the
splinters flying through the sand house and
probably played sad havoc among the in-
habitants of that hang-out. Another line of
cars on the inside of the curve on a side
track bid these from the engineer. 50 that Il
was impossible for him to discover those
on the main track until be was right upon
them. Fortunately little damage was done
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

The EAGLE said the other day that all in
dicaiions pointed to big season for Wich-
tia the coming summer. Appointment brick
layer and mason said to US yesterday that he
had contracts already secured which would
take one million and half of brick to fill.
If one firm Of masons are to lay million
and half of brick in Wichita the coming
summer Wichits viii evidently loom up and
spread out in no small way.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Mr. NJ Ellsworth. commissioner Of labor
and statistics in Fuller's store, who lives on
North Fourth avenue, was painting red
border on the horizon yesterday, as
token Of esteem for the wretch who
poisoned his dog night before. He offers
SIS reward for the conviction of that dog
nihilist. Judging from Mrs. Tittsworth'f
looks chr dynamite editor wouldn't like to
plead guilty and claim the SIS.