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He dropped in to tell the

little servic!: He dropped in to tell the
her father, @Go had really reformed.
"Csher isa good young man, "remarked
a neighbor.
"That he is" replied Ruth, with
energy.
One noon Usher called at the house to
say that he was going to New Jersey. He
had been Offered more promising posi-
ton in factory there. Ruth was startled
when he said goodbye, for his voice
trembled, and looking up, she saw his
lip quivering. After he had gone, how
she missed him! A gulf between her and
everybody seemed to widen in every di-
rection. 1t was not easy, that afternoon,
to resume work, and indeed for every
body in "Number Two" work soon came
to very serious halt. 1t was in the base
ment that fire was discovered, in guam
tity of WASTE" and quickly the flames
spread in every direction. They shot
along the oil-saturated floors; with feet
of dazzling gold ran up the stairways
hissed out of the windows, and flying up
the tall elevator, waved flag of awful
menace in every story. Ruth was on the
third floor, and soon learned that the fire
had cut off all chance of escape by the
lower stairway.
"Ladders ladders!" the crowd gather
ing in the street shouted in frenzy.
"Here arc some!" cried voice. Yes,
the fire department had sent its supply,
and they were planted against the walls
"Now, to the rescued" shouted Charlie
Manton boldly, from o position in the
rear. Somebody else, though, had gone
to the front, and was springing from
round to round, aiming at window
where stood Ruth Silver in her imperial
beauty.
"Hurrah!" shouted the excited crowd.
"Hc has got herr"
Yes, Usher Cowan had seized his dear
est treasure in the world, and down the
ladder bore her. No gulf between her
and Usher then.
There were other ladders planted and
other rescucs effected, but none that af-
fected so closely the happiness of Usher
Cowan and Ruth Silver.
GA brave act! You helped save
others" said the mill-corporation's pres.
ident. "We sha'n't let you 60 to New
Jersey. You must stop in town, unless
unless Miss Silver says Nay and will
not let you stay. We will promote you
here. You shall have Charles Manton's
place"
And Ruth Silver-she did not say
"Nay." Indeed, in a very interesting
ceremony, she soon told the parson the
very opposite. e.-FranE Leslie's.
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Prizes for essays on. various subjects
connected with agriculture are offered by
the Society of French Agriculturists, to
be awarded during the session of 1887.
Among the topics are the rotation OF
crops and systems of culture, a better
method of .inoculation with attenuatcd
virus than that now in vogue, the fatten-
ing of animals on pastures, the organiza
tion and working of mutual agricultural
credit associations, treatise Of commerce,
and various diseases of the vine and some
other fruit trees. In 1890 prizes are to
be given for the creation of fruit farms
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he submitted to the operation. The plate
was found and dislodged at distance Of
thirteen and one.halr inches from the in.
cisor teeth-something quite unexampled
in the history of esophagotomy. In car
rying the dissection as near the sternum
as possible the anterior jugular vein was
divided, but it was secured with little
loss of hood and without apparent en-
trance of air. In four weeks the patient
resumed his usual vocation-thst of 6
farmer. But five deaths are recorded
among the thirty-three cases reported in
medical annals. q.
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sroRM-TossED.

o dove, spread your fair, wide'pin
Fly fast o'er tho tossing sea;
Seek not the rest on the foamtng c
OF the pillows wild and free.
The snow on your wing lies heavy,
But speed through the driving spray;
The sea-king's smile is q CHASTITY vile
When he and death are at play.
o dove, spread your dropping pinions,
Lift your eyes so dim with foam,
For clear and far, DER the harbor bar. IS
Shine the welcome lights Of home -
Fly on, though the storm grows wilder,
And beats on your painting breast; 8
Dne struggle more, you will gain the shor
And beyond the wave is rest. f
Anna B. Bense
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vance.

1t is estimated that twenty five acres
of grass land are necessary to keep an
animal the year round in Arizona. The
total acreage of the Territory is about
4S,000,000 On this basis, it is easy to
estimate its capacity for cattle-raising.
But serious drawback is water. This
will haveto be supplied by artesian wells,
if at all. AS yet, only about half OF the
grazing area is occupied.
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When a Horse Falls.

When horse falls while draw
/. Jump down and hold the AMI
head, to prevent his dashing it ah|
his own injury.
Q. Loosen the check-rein Gf you
foolish as to use one), and the a
the harness which fasten on the
3. Back the carriage, so as to
shafts and traces clear.
4. Steady and support the
head, as q frightened horse cal
his senses Alright; and excite hi
hand and voice, to rise.
5. When you have got hiTs
encourage him, and see if
or otherwise injured.
6. Let him stand
recover himself,
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Tho Deaf and Dumb in Antiquity.

The ancients had the greatest horror of
all that was feeble and infirm with them
poverty was despAble and suffering a
scandal. 1t is no wonder then that
among the beauty and pleasure-loving
Greeks the deaf mute was looked upon
as disgrace to humanity, and under the
barbarous laws of Lycurgus they were
exposed to die. Nor was highly cultured
Athens less cruel than Sparta toward
these unfortunate creatures. Deaf-mute
children were pitilessly sacrificed with
out.a voice being raised in their behalf.
The first who seems to have seriously oc-
cupied himself with this phenomenon of
deaf-mutism was the philosopher Aristo-
tie, and he declared congenital deaf -mutes
to be incapable of instruction, and this
was the universal opinion of classical an
tiapity. The Romeps NeateS lGhese, ,Yls;
f6Ykunats 3 Ssifh 1h3 saVlc Cruelty as the
Greeks. AS soon as child was found to
pe deaf and dumb it was sacrificed to the
Tiber. Only those escaped whom the
the natural love 81 theiff parents mt II Kept
hidden from the eyes Of the world. Yet
in the centuries Immediately preceding
the Christian era there was q sensible
diminntion in the number of victims of
the barbarous laws, although, about $50
years B. c., the poet Lucretius pro-
nounced himself in favor of Aristotle's
opinion regarding deaf-mutes. But in
the course of time certain rights were
granted to those deaf-mutes who gave
proof of ability, such as had been brought
up secretly by their parents showing
some signs of intellect. This gradually
dissipatcd tho horrible prejudice with
which their brethren in misfortune had
hitherto been regarded. Pliny mentions
a congenital deaf-mute, called Quintus
Pedius, who distinguished himself as an
artist. He was grandson fthe Consul
OF the same name, who fourished in the
reign of Augustus. 1t is also probable
that deaf-mutes were employed as pan
tomimists when pantomime was one of
the favorite amusements of the Romans.
NJ. T. Muller gives to the Egyptians the
credit of first instructing deaf-mutes.
They as we'll as the Persians always re-
spected persons thus afflicted, and their
hieroglyphic mode of writing was espe-
cially suited to their education. 1t is
doubtless something more than mere
coincidence that their better treatment
by the Romans dates from the time of
the incorporation of Egypt as Roman
province.
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A Des Moines Qa.) paper says the
United States Express Company is sell
ling off all its bay horses and replacing
them with grays and sorrels. 1t is
claimed that bays are more liable to dis
ease and injury than horses of any other
color, and that grays and sorrels have
the most immunity. If this be so the
prices of the fortunate colors will ad-
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FIRE IN NUMBER TWO"

"Well, mother, can't help it. 1t is
settled now. I like Ruth Silver, and
she likes me, and 1 am bound to marry
her." That was Charlie Manton's declar-
alton.
1--WE shall see, Charles"
aging doubt.
Charlie Manton was not very deep
headed. He was not decp-hcartcd. In
his dress he showed "style." He wore
eyeglasses, sported on each check a
tuft of soft, brown whiskers, looking
like two little haystacks that had been
stuck there, and twirled long, slender
cane. He had graduated at college, had
brought home little polish, and could
scent his language with the perfumery
of few extracts from the poetry of for
eign authors. He fairly glittercd in the
Sewing Circle at home. 1t was, how
ever, the glitter of glass, not diamonds.
He had not brains enough TO stock an
office in one of the professions. He was
simply an attache in the counting-room
at the big mill, called assistant. and
drawing big salary. Just what assist
ance he rendered, no one could say.
think it would have puzzled Charlie
more than anyone else to say what it
was he did in that counting-room. elm
fluence" put him there, and ''influencc"
threatened to drive him out some day.
Charlie was good-natured, he was good
looking, he had plenty of time for par
ties and picnics, and the girls rather
liked him. At any rate, Charlie liked
Ruth Silver.
Ruth was mill-girl. She worked in
No. Two. She had the softest blue eyes,
like violets that only one dash of dew
had touched. No girl in town had such
glossy, golden curls, such a cunning
mouth, such fairness of complexion, such
grace of form In that little New Eng
land valley town most of the operators
were Americans. Responsibility was not
tarnished as yet because person worked
in the mill. Still there was a little smell
of oil and cotton waste about the term
'tmill-hand" that even admission 10 the
privileges of choir and sewing circle
could not wholly remove. Ruth sang
in one and sew1d in the other. IT was
at the SSHfng Circle that Ruth and
Charlie Net. 1t was from the Sewing
Circle that Ruth and Charlie went home
together Ruth waspleased Wit; Ci41liIss,
Al - L. IL ,N,r
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The Colorado Cattle Growers associa-
ton has 53l members, who own over
IL O.O0O head of cattle and so. 600 head
OF horses, representing $50, 100000.
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! WIS saying. - on have SCTuCR me, DuC
you have not killed me! l defy you, your
family, Jack Linton, and everybody else p
What was it the minister was saying?
There are natures so proud that they
will try to bear up under any strain, al
though they are so exquisite in their SEN
sibilitics that the strain threatens to kill
them. Pity them, pity their tears"
THAT is l." said Ruth, land every
body sees my tearsm Ashamed, mad,
desperate, she rose from her scat, hur-
ried from the choir, and ran out into the
! night. Down the street, past the black
canal carrying mountain-current to the
mill like slave forced to his task ;
through gloomy lane, into the house
like hunted antelope she sped. There
she threw herself upon her chamber
| floor, and did not lift her head until the
big mill bell went boom.-boom-boom
1t was the first bell in the morning Ruth
rose up, stole downstairs, made ready
her fathers breakfast, and then tripped
down-street to the mill. She was defiant as
ever, and seemed to look even prctticr.
How slowly that day went! How slowly
other days went! And yet as they went,
the pain went. Little by little, she could
carry her burden.
All the while Usher Cowan was so
kind and patient, so wise friend He
encouraged Ruth's father and stood by
him as his ally. Everybody at last knew
of Ruth's trouble as the precious news by
chance found its way into the stocking
basket of one of the members of the Sew
ing Circle, and it was given out much
faster than any of the yarn on the blue
and-white balls. Usher, of course, knew,
but he was rs wise and reticcnt about it
rs if he had been trained to this duty.
lie was never in Ruth's way, and yet
never fa- from her way. He rendered
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-16
THE NEW TERRITORY.

There is a proposition, and IFS only
one of many looking to the solution OF
the Indian Territory question, which
proposes to cut the territory III two
north and south. and then move what
few tribes there are in the west, half
over to the east half, where the greater
number of tribes and Indian interests
are located. There may be objections
to The scheme. Kansas City no doubt
will endcavor TO make it appear an
unwise move. That it would be the
most equitable thing for the Indians,
there is little doubt. The west half
would be Immediately filled up and
the result would be, that in three or
four wears the Indians would find
themselves hedged in by civilization.
To cut the territory on the ninety
seventh or ninety eighth meridian and
then include No Mans Land in the
new territory, would make quite a
respectable sized state, especially if
the Pan Handle were added. Wichita
would, in such solution ofthe question
have a grand field open to her trade.
The Anthony branch of the Gould
system would be into the new terri
tory almost before the president could
sign his name to the bill. and all the
territory tapped by such an extension
would be directly tributary TO this
market. The Southern Kansas and
the Caldwell branch of the Santa Fe
also would go down into the new
territory Immediately. Upon the
whole we find no objection to the
scheme
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-16
APPORTIONMENT.

The EAGLE, in opening up the dis
cussion of the next apportionment,
Claimed for Sedgwick county three
representatives and one senator, at
least. The Commonwealth undertook
to show that the claim was more than
would be conceded by the legislature,
giving in the connection the figures
and its own estimates as to how il
would or must be made. We note
now that many papers are discussing
the question, and all, without single
exception, give Sedgwick three repre-
sentetives. We shall be satisfied with
three if we can't get any more.
Senator Kelly. Of this county, who is
chairman of the apportionment COM
mittee, said to Capital reporter yes
terday:
| have given the subject of appor-
tioument considerable thought.
have collected the views of the news
paper men OF the state and others in
terested in the subject. The Capitals
apportionment bills cotains many good
suggestions, but of course it will not
satisfy everybody. All the suggestions
will be placed before the committee,
and | have no doubt the basis of repre-
sentation will be 125 members and 40
senators. This vii. be the limit placed
by the constitution. Western counties
can then secure representative if they
have the sufficient number of votes to
organize: but | don't think the legisla-
ture will legislate for counties not
organized. So far as l know the west
has been very generously treated and
ought not 10 expect more than the
constitution gives them. The session
promises to be quite interesting.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-16
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

In the course of an article on civil
service reform, printed in the January
number of Lippencort's Magazine,
Gail Hamilton takes occasion 10 say
of woman suffrage:
Woman suffrage is an artificial
cause, and is Just as hard to keep mp
as slavery was to put down. Conven-
ton, discussion, legislation, fail 10
arouse any enthusiasm for woman's
rights, because there is no organized,
insistent, radical woman's wrongs. In
dividual women suffer, and concrete
laws are unjust, but men as a class are
not unjust to women as a class. AS
men increase in refinement and virtue,
women share in the improvement
inevitably, because man is composed OF
men and woman. Whatever women
suffer they suffer from the imperfec-
ton of human society, not from any
combined intentional oppression by
the stronger sex. Woman suffrage
languishes not because men viii. not
grant it, but because women do NOT
wish it, Women cannot be made to
wish it, because they do not suffer
from the lack of it. Whenever they
want it they will have it. There is
more danger that they will have il
without wanting it than that they viii
want il without having it.
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from a seven thousand dollar display,
the best corn. the best -four. the best
one hundred varieties of apples,
and the best of most everything.
with increasing rains and decreasing
winds, with the north and south and
east and west all around her, must be
great state. Lest she should be
pulled up with pride she is being bound
together with bands of railroad iron
aud telegraph wire, and schools and
churches. The prairie schooner first
breaks down .he untrodden grass and
railroad iron comes next.
There are to be more miles of rail-
road built in this state during 1886
than in any previous year.
Our great west. against which there
has been prejudice, ope:;s up grandly
as the people come in by the ten
thousand: and the day is not far dis
tant when the sound of .'Drouthy
Kansas g Bleeding Kansas !" and
''Starving Kansas" will be hushed with
the praises of Kansas, which shall 60
echoing across both mountain chain
and sea
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-16

N Morrill, is placed by Speaker
Carlisle At the head of the Republicans
on the invalid pension committee, and
is given prominent place on the
Mississippi river committee. This
pleases our whole delegation and will
enable Msjor Morrill, to do more for
the soldiers. At the first meeting of
the committee on pensions it was
voted to assign to the different men,
bers all bills introduced from certain
states. Major Morrill, was assigned
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, the
largest assignment made to any
member. Under this rule all private
pension bills introduced by the MEN,
bers of congress from these three
states are referred to Major Morrill,
for examination and report. Missouri
was added to the states assigned to
Major Morrill,, at the earnest request
of the members from that state. They
are Democrats, and they thus paid a
very high compliment to the ability,
fairness and industry of the Kansas
member-Capital.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-16

The Seine is being, stocked With American
salmon.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-16
POLITE AND PLEASANT.

A door keeper of the house of repre-
sentatives. who is evidently a success
full student of human nature in a posi-.
ton where he has abundant OppOrtu-
mites for the cultivation of this study,
has the following compliment about
the Kansas members, whom he daily
admits to their seats: SIN Demo.
crat, of course; but If had to pics;
out the slate which had the most pc.
lite and pleasant delegation in the
house, I'd have to say Kansas. You
take 'em all Ryan. Anderson, Nor.
rin. Hanback,, Peters, Funston and
Perkins and you have got some con.
gressmen who arc always polite and
accommodating to visitors. I've been
at the door where the Kansas men GO
in for two sessions, and don't think
| ever saw one of them arrive without
q pleasant greeting or 60 out to
answer card with an expression OF
bad temper. 1t is something remark
able, and | think the other door.
keepers will bear me out. The Kan.
sas men are gentlemen"
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NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.
WELLINGTON, Kan, Jan. L;

w ELLINGTON, han., Jan. 10.
To the Editor of the Eagle:
The merchants here report an im-
provement in business over last years
showing of the same date, which does
not argue well for the predictions Of
fered by the president in his last mes
sage.
Since our last visit the Arlington
house has changed proprietors and
under the management of Mess. Speed
and Crenshaw everything is much i'm
proved. One of the guests at the Ar
lington. Mr.. A. ID. Mercer. travelling
man from Kansas City met with a
painful accident at the hotel last week /:
owing 10 carelessness the door lead
ing TO the elevator was left unlocked
and he not knowing it as such. fell
through the opening 10 the ground, 4
distance of over twenty feet, breaking
an arm and severely injuring one of
his wrists.
The Adelaide Moore theatrical
troupe met with fine reception here
on Tuesday night, raking in the
shekels, and from all accounts, fully
satisfying large and appreciative
audience. The Madison Square COM
pany now hold the boards for four
successive evenings, and, Judging from
the plays they offer, il ought TO be a
high up troupe. The writer left here
yesterday for Sharon by way of the
newly opened road TO Medicine Lodge.
From Attica west the freight train
undertakes to accommodate the
passenger travel as well and on Thurs
day there were eighty people on the
train who enjoyed the trip packed in
a caboose and box car; but it beat
staging all to pieces.
Everywhere | find the energy and
enterprise of the EAGLE most highly
praised, and it is already regarded
without peer in southwest Kansas,
and is also well worthy of the best
support in this the first section of our
great state. S. w.
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A GREAT STATE.

Under the above heading a CORES
pondent of the Chicago Standard
writes of Kansas. The writer's i'm
pressions are the same as those who
have preceded him. He very truth
fully states the position Kansas occu
pies to-day among the states of the
union in the following choice Ian
guage:
Kansas, with as many million Of
acres as there are weeks in the veal
with a people of eastern education and
social training, and heroic pluck
enough to 60 out in search Of a home
with her New Orleans prestige OF
eixty-flve first and second premiums
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-16

land from the encroachments of civili-
cation, is to-day being claimed and
settled upon with rapidity never be-
fore witnessed in the state. Thou
sands have crossed the "dead line"
and the frontier of Kansas is rapidly
disappearing from the map of the
state. Men have pitched their tents,
the army is in the field, and battle
with the elements has begun. 1t sue
cessful, land success has always
crowned the efforts of the resOlute
pioneer of Kansas,) when another de-
cade shall have passed, Kansas will be
the home of two and quarter mil
lions of prosperous people.-McPher-
son Freemen.