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Wichita eagle., 1886-12-10

largely under the control of the human
will If in anything man should
show his superiority over the brute
creation, it is in the control of his appetite
and passions. Yet to a very great extent
hitherto, society has seemed to act upon
the theory of stimulating the appetites and
passions of men-already overloaded
furnish them every means of qualification,
and then to look on in stupid wonder and
establishment at the fruit of its own doings.
Let us rejoice at any glinmerings of rea-
son which point to a better state of things.
Among the preventable causes of disease
and death we must not fail to notice insult
ticient drainage and sewerage in our cities
and large villages Here is something
which is purely public matter. The ten
dency of the times is towards the aggrega-
ton Of men into cities The problems of
city life are of increasing importance.
| Those diseases which are conceded to arise
from the presence of filth in some form
are alarmingly on the increase. The rem
edy must be sought in the intelligent action
of the community. The let alone policy
will not do. One season of pestilence, like
that which overlook Memphis few years
ago, is sufficient to blight the prospects of
any town. Nature imposes the penalties
of her broken laws with an unsparing
hand, and those penalties, even when
measured by dollars and cents standard
are vastly more expensive than intelligent
and wise measures Of prevention.
| might extend these examples of the
preventable causes of disease and death, but
| have instanced enough for my purpose.
1t is with this whole class of causes that
the public press can most efficiently deal.
Its true province is to help create and keep
up healthy public sentiment which will
stimulate individual action and 'back up
every law which is intended to promote
the public health. | have said that the
press generally reflects public sentiment.
1t is also its high privilege, many times and
on many topics, to lead public sentiment |
This should be its attitude towards the |
great subject of public sanitation. The
controllers of the press are as rule men
of intelligence and public spirit-men &C
customed to labor in many ways for the
public coed from high and disinterested
motives. Let us commend to them the
subject which has called this convention to-
gether and which has already taken shape in
our state in the State Board of Health, as
one eminently worthy of the best efforts of
the press, and of the highest interest to its
readers
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-10
BELLE PLANE, KANSAS.

To the Editor of the Eagle:
Yesterday we voted bonds to the Wieh
tia, Winfield and Fort Smith railway. The
vote stood 254 for the bonds and ninety
four against, The vote in Palestine town
ship was almost unanimous for the bonds,
only six votes being cast against them.
The Fort Smith is the road that the Wei
lingtonites hoodwinked the voters of the
southeastern and northwestern portions Of
Sumner county with by calling it the Fit.
Smith, Wellington and Northwestern, a
scheme to carry the bonds for the Rock
Island They promised the voters much
when they could give them nothing. In
fact the company never had promised
Wellington the Fort Smith railroad. Let
tiers from the company to that effect can
be shown. but still the Wellingtonites
persisted in humbugging the people by
this falsehOod. Now in the last four weeks
the company's charter has been surrendered
or the Santa Fe company has given up
their interest in the Ft. Smith railroad to
the TT. Smith railroad company alone,
which company will build the road, and it
will be one continuous line by the way of
WinfieAl and Belle Palmetto Wichita, EN-.
bracing' the w. & w, in ether words the
w. & W. and Fl. Smith roads will be one
line, managed by one company, and rates
can be had from Belle Plaine to any part
of the United States on any line of railroad
the Santa Fe or D., NJ & \. These rates
L refer to are to be without any
transfer charges, virtually the same as
though these different roads came to our
town. Cannot anyone see the magnificent
advantages that are possible for Belle
Plaine III the near future with three direct
lines of railroad to ship their immense
amount of products to market The W. &
w and FIT. Smith roads will give lis a
unect outlet 10 the southern market, the
very road Wa have long sought We want
their timber their lumber. their coal and
they want our corn, wheat and hogs The
time is coming when Wichita will be our
commercial center as well as the CONNER
cial center of all the country west and south
of us, and no railroad will contribute more
to build up this modern Damascus (Wich-
ita), this Memphis on the American Nile.
than this ". W. Il Fit 5. r. Il.
Situated rs she is in the midst of one of
the most fertile mid countrys in America.
Wichita is bound to become great com
mercial center, and Belle Plaine with her
diverse railroad interests has the very best
possible prospects she ever had Surround
ed with as fine agricultural lands as there
is in the state, it Is wonder some enter
prising man does not start grist mill in
this city, there is no better opening.
Poor Wellington, the greatest kicker of
any old COW city in the state must iog
along with the Santa Fee but good enough
for the princess of evil doors and ringstrr
of chicanery. Say won't YOU spread the
eagle at the head of this letter. and-and
and. a-n-d. can't you make 1T scream.
no, no, no, nor you cant paint a diving
groan either. if YOU could | would have
you paint full grown groan for poor
Wellington. the city that sets in sack cloth
and mourning where the wild blast howls.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-10

The extension of the Wichita and An
thony road to Hazelton and Kiowa, is be
ing pushed in way that makes old rail
readers even open their eyes. Twenty
three car loads of steel rails went forward
in single night this week, and ties accord
ingly. If this weather but holds, New
Years day will find Kiowa and Wichita
tind h1r rnil-
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-10

Last Saturday one of the largest firms of
shoe manufacturers of the country failed.
1t was that of A. p Martin & Co, of Bos-
ton, and they were compelled to stop bust
ness because repeated strikes by employees
for higher wages had not only taken off all
the profits of their business, but had made
it cost more to manufacture shoes than they
could be sold for at Wholesale The CON
Germ was literally crowded to the wall by
the eXactions OF the men whom it EN- ploy-
ed. As consequence, its large factories
are stopped, and hundreds of men with
their families are thrown out of employ
ment just at the commencement Of long
cold, dreary New England winter 1t ap-
pears to be clear case Of killing the
goose that laid the golden egg
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09

1t is rumored in Paris that NJ. Her
bette. French Ambassador at Berlin, has
sent In his resignation.
A California wine circular says the
season has been the most favorable ever
known, both as to quality and quantity
of product. The vintage of the state is
put down at 10. 5O0,OO gallons.
Six generations of the Ross family
were present at the funeral OF George
Ross, one of the old defenders, who was
buried at Baltimore Monday. But three
''old defenders" are now left living In
that city.
Senator Edmunds memorislizes the
senate In favor OF constitutional
amendment empowering congress to
pass uniform laws on marriage and
divorce. Ingall asks for information on
Olemargarine tax and manufacture.
Frye wants copies Of the award against
Hayti. Blair's woman's suffrage bill
came up and WAS advocated by that gen.
tleman. In the house the speaker laid
before that body draft Of a bill for the
issue Of subsidiary coin. The post Office
bill extending free delivery to towns OF
10000 population came up; the electoral
count bill also came up, and both went
over.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
CREMATION IN SAN ANTONIO.

What the Local Association is Doing to
Adopt that Mode of Burial
The San Antonio Cremation society,
consisting of 230 members, located in all
parts OF the state, will meet on Sunday
morning next for the purpose ofdeciding
what action shall be taken as regards
the founding of the San Antonio crema-
tory. Ii is understood that all the neces-
sary funds are subscribed, save $500.
and that is assured.
Messrs. Wahrenberger Il Beckman's.
(the architects plans have been accepted
and the bids reported in the LIGHT.
The highest bid is S5i75, the lowest
$3SS7, but these do not include the incline
rator. The plans provide for a small
Gothic brick chapel and belly; the II Gin
ratOr is placed in the rear Of the
chapel out of slghr. The interior
OF the chapel, reached through
a vestibule. contains the altar for relig-
ious ceremonies when required In all
cases the sarcophagus stands before the
altar, and at the conclusion Of the ser
vice 1t descends and the services are
over. Soon after the next relatives re-
ceive a package Of white, odorless ashes
which are the remains Of the dead
These can be placed in urns In the
houses Of friends, or Inferred az desired
Apropos OF this sanitary mode OF
burial, a local literary man writes:
"Cremations hard on us poor men,"
The workman sadly said,
my living now I've got to earn.
And must urn my dead"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
Hold Him, Scoby.

Editor San Antonio Light
Having read in San Antonio paper
about the expression LET her go, Gal
lagher," reminds me of laughable in
cident that happened In BraZoria county
in the good old days of the republic.
My uncle, who was Kentuekian, had
fine horse who could not be matched in
that county for one mile. His name
was Red Bird. Now, Colonel Random
and a man by the name OF Holt con-
cluded to have jockey race and to win
some money. So Colonel Random, who
was arelative, came down and borrowed
Red Bird for the race.
At the appointed time large crowd
met at the race track, on Bayley's Prai-
rie, and as was expected everyone who
was not in the secret was backing my
uncle's horse. just before the start
Colonel Random came to my uncle and
told him not to bet on Red Bird, as
Hollis horse was sure to win. In q
moment my uncle took in the
situation. He said nothing but
quietly walked down where the
horse stood ready for the race
with his rider, young lad named
Scoby, upon him. He took held OF one OF
the br idle reins and, unperceived, cut Ii
nearly in two, so that the least pull
would break 1t. He then told some six
or eight young men what he had done,
and they ranged themselv 8 along the
track. The word was giver and the
horses started, Hollis horse leading. The
boys then commenced yelling, "Let him
go, Scoby;let him 60 ,Sooby." About this
time SoOby gave hard pull and the
reins snapped In two and Red Bird went
to the front, with the Gro wd, who by this
time had caught on to the matter, yell
ing, "Hold him, Scoby; hold him, Scoby."
Red Bird won the race easily. as his
rider did not dare to pull him from the
track. But for years afterward Col
Random never visited a race track but
what some fellow would yell out, hold
him ScOby. ELLERsLIE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
Don't Catch Cold.r

Ladies, misses and children merinO
and worsted underwear. Gents under
wear. Gents underwear IN merino and
worsted. The best 80 cents undershirts
l2-5-tf JOSIE BROTHERS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
New Volunteer Officers.

Major-general A. s. Roberts, COM
mandant of the Texas volunteers, has
issued the following list Of his staff off,
GERS:
Assistant acknowledgement, w. p.
Gaines, Of Austin; medical director, b.
Powell, Houston; assistant inspector
general, Tom Scurry, Dallas; division
quartermaster, w. +. Munson, Calves
ton; general ordnance, viii Lambert,
Austin; division chaplain, G. w. Briggs,
Galveston; aides, j. B. Cresson, San
Antonio; J. B. Sloan, Brenham; G.. b.
Gurley, Waco;J. w. Shepard, Austin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
TURNER OPERA HOUSE.
Positively One Night Only, Saturda,
December IL.

Positively One Night Only, Saturday,
December IL.
The most colossal entertainment on
earth. First production In this city of
James Ii. wallick's entirely new and
original spectacular equestrian drama in
five acts. entitled the Cattle King
James I'll. Walliok in his great role Of
Bob Taylor, the American cattle king,
produced with new and startling sensa-
tional and equestrian effects, and intro
ducing In every act the marvellous acting
horses. New and magnificent scenery.
The largest and most powerful dramatic
company travelling. Three great come
dams In the cast. Sunday night, Decem-
Der IL, only performance OF the Bandit
King, as played by James II. Walliok
and this company over 1900 times. Re-
served seats at Sim Harris, 3Sl Com
merce street. 9-3t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
Harmoniously Settled.

The locomotive engineers on the Sun
set road are satisfied and all dangers OF
a strike have been averted by arbitra-
tion and executive wisdom Of the lead
ers. Mr.. Arthur, president Of the loco
motive engineers, went to New Orleans
and had a conversation with the officials
pro and con, and in a very short time all
was arranged amicably to the satlsfsc-
ton of those concerned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
Not So Much Water. Please.

Complaint Is made that the street
sprinkler Is too liberal In his supply Of
water, and that this liberality is pro-
ductive Of two evils. First, it makes the
streets unnecessarily muddy for pedes-
undue wear of the macadam. These
complaints appear to be well founded
and should receive due attention.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
Broke lis Leg.

Conrad Semlinger, the we'll known
milkman, was brought to the city for the
treatment OF one OF his legs which had
been badly broken by an accident. The
injured leg has been properly set and it
Is hoped that in time it will be alright
again.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
Paint Your Roofs.

By having your roofs painted well they vii
last three times as log, aud stops up all the
laws and small holes, thereby preventing
leaks during the storm and rains OF the com.
ing winter months. Orders left with me at
the corner Of Avenue 4 and Houston street
will be promptly and satisfactorily done Also
all kinds of house, sign and carriage painting
Best material used. Charges reasonable.
T. I'm F.PAsCHE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-09
THE BAZAAE.
Second Night of this Unique Entertain
ment at Casino Hall.

| ~ $50
ment at Casino Hall
The second night OF the Bazaar wa.
eSen more suecess,ut anu wen at.enueu
s snan ,ne opening n,sn., me cLomu war war
SIMPLY crush Oh oah antonios pes,
society ana was exoeedlngly good
.h , anu piou'sa ~ mu1n ~ ana.
WIG ie0eip.s MeIo IaI aneau VI s .uo his'
n'sp., "non auVun.eu VI oseI ~ A.,
,; os 'ne oPens KAN " .f, o VI ,ne
na.ions' apty Ieu W mss i-,,Iau ofu ,,i
a.in VIC vapanS y, aa,sy,s "I n.e
R E, meh'Ionea ~ yesserua hiGaI,
ineu "auane 1arley wax VOTES were
tphaso t.no,s neiIac,Ions ., "a, oonnn,a ~
,ho pan,nt"I.. ns ,ho snanSnn o ia ,ba
ane ,ea,nuer 4l ,ne evening d anu 'n u,
the large audience. A short description
OF these figures Is here given:
Mrs. Jarley-Miss Jessie Bell attend
ants, win Rote, John Tobin and Lille
Jones.
HISTORICAL CHAMBER.
Martha Wasbinpton-Miss Lee Wash
ington.
George Washlngtoh-mr. Dan bash'
alekAnuer the 1reat-Mr. moAuoo.
JOIN Oh Afo-Mrs, Leonard. AZ,
II IoSnon0ntAs anu Sapta1m olhIth-mIss
I'D Roo NJ Lanes Sinns"n
CHAMBER OF BEAUTY
Cleopatra-Mrs. Ed Stoves.
Sleeping Beauty-Miss Camilla How
ard.
Prlnce-Mr. Goodwin Mitchell.
Priscilla-Miss Kate Aubrey.
John Alden-Mr. Dan Bash.
Golden Locks Miss sarah King.
P pepeooa- M,ss W Wanie , ~
Aion1o tho Rraya"Nr u Rain
brid0e
tmoos,a-Miss Eiscber
SiCnorina SnnailiniNMrs Jos Mad.
,,oy
Rsstrioe Cenci-Mj.s Lana Cpm,ns
MISCELLANEOUS
Red Riding Hood-Miss Beatrice
Hahn.
Contraband-Mr. Cliff Lane.
Mrs. Winslow-Mrs. Varga.
The Mermaid-Miss Sarah King.
The Dwarf-Mr. white Caldwell.
sHAKEsPEAREAN CHAMBER.
Richard JI-Mr Harry Arnold.
Onhelia-Miss r. Lager.
.J,tIIet~Miss Kate Anbrev
cp.uppp or uoSop
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Snihese EIan'M NJ "a M m. onooh'
Salner iineEm Is I Iu. teliey'
SMsage-s,t vi. palng yIk
m msluen N,t nea'L,oe nanh' d.,
p, DIue N'he'een'n 'en'ury-"r au'
ri Sasa:,, po,. U..b
C Ct ~ oieseoi Ey DID,
Eap.aln n sis III Leu piauoh'
n nctn-Miss may 2oH
due oearu-husn H. iouhg' 'r'
ANTIQUE CHAMBER.
Hebe-Miss Cora Ogden.
Juno-Miss Alma Ogden.
Minerva-Miss MOllie Ogden.
Vesta-Miss Kate Aubrey.
Jupiter-Mr. McAdoo.
In the flower booth, in charge Of Mrs.
william Maverick, she was ably as
sisted by the Misses Helena Jones, Liz
zie Frye, Lizzie Reed and Miss Blanche
Eager.
A noticeable feature Of the bazaar is
the art gallery, presided over by Mrs.
Sam Maverick. This is the most artisti-
oally decorated and prettiest Of the
booths. Prof. Onderdonk, the well
known artist, has donated his valuable
time In attending this booth and assist
Ing Mrs. Maverick. With his colors.
brushes and palette he sits In the mar
row little space reserved as a studio and
bearing unflinchingly the gaze and COM
ments Of the sight-seers, sketches
your portrait and paints 1t while
you wait. He also occupies his
time In producing rapid little
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Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-22

4 1be est the gardsn-ways, d.
s sT 1r'a i1;on porticos Of our ''ns
t sts'g'9 ,'es along our bords r '1
and any 4 tbn the aovsrpg' ,n
GALA s!,G '1 dav tar a. nagnoli's. They I IN.
our nr' a uay At IL the capitol this vs,I ''
they had prizes, but they u ,nsn' W
7e,;y handsome prizes. were na
Then the vegetables. r,,..
some 50 very fine specimen, '' ,,, !, !.
:, Field d. who has made a grest , 'n.
this line, was rewarded for b pa'',,
spirit In BY some copies of the P,r, ql
n V0rzn'0n and Arfau,ou z,a.,
ool' Essex offered very valuable ,e', :.
mum, a set of Chambers EncvcIo,.Il
s. volumes. Mr.. Branty also osrl
mat handsome volume Of Dou,;,l
Fruit Fl and Fruit Trees Of America. 81
VIM. Davis also offered a fine h
saddle. Other good premiums Of mon,
tive dollars by Mr.. Watt Wortben.
o. B. Field five dollars.
The Horticultural Society is an orr,
lzation of which Arkansas sboua
proud. Its future is a fine one, NJ
let a liberal spirit prevade theState. /,
let premiums be offered that are worth
years method and forethought toobaial
Thus will our farmers and gardenes5
come emulous to excel, and foresighH
enough to plan for a future exhibit
their skill.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-22

mer gathering for notwithstanding, reere-
alton, life in the open air, and learning
withal, is to be novel feature in the oc-
cupation of summer tourist. Amid the
mountains of. Tennessee, two hundred
feet above the sea, the handsome park is
situated There are fine walks and
drives, pretty bits of water, rustic bridg-
es, an amphitheatre where thousands of
people can be seated, and lectures heard
upon all topics. It is said, also, that board
is reasonable here. So we fancy our
Southern people can find but little to
complain ofin so delightful a place.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-22

AND this is the way street-car oI
ductor in New York city views pref
women:
"Just as soon as | get pretty vonI
aboard, this car begins to fill \
Two pretty women will fill a car a11
where from the Battery to Harlem
two minutes notice. Peep can talk
they please about New York men II
rude to ladies it isn'tS 50. Why "l
shudder when | get near ashoPPnS'I
trict. 1t doesn't make any difference
every seat in my car is empty u u, \
skip some good-looking girl, and ''.|
| get two blocks further on a 'lV's ~
be standing up holalns VI
because there is not room en0uSD
them all to sit down. DellS,' .' !
a regiment Of men on BF 'n.n f: id
have no other programme 'n'.' l.. -
into cars where pretty women ~ ~ ,,Il
thew are not men who nlSn' . !,
.mashers ; they don't stare a l:1snrs
Of ro1ntenance or show lnPlo .bs,
~ sort. 1t seems only tn'n WITH r;+s|
a+,t ne near a handsome women as, 's
ever intending or hoping N.Y. but 90
tention. It's a queer 'i' : h. disp.qI
"trip shows how sure ,,s. !. !, d econplp'
1t would pay the str ',onen folks 70 1
hire good-looking ~ We. fDr pnsscnss,1
around-just as a pa, would be III
YOU see. Every ca
down.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-22

THE festival of the State Horticultu-
raj Society, which was inaugurated in
this city this week at the State capital
building, was in every way a success.
During the three days of the week that
the society opened its doors to the pub
lie, a large throng passed through their
rooms, viewing, admlrlng and com
mentlng upon the energy and public
spirit displayed by the officers and their
able assistants. There were strawber-
RES, charming in color and magnificent
as to proportions, Strawberries of every
size and depths of shading; raspberries
and choice blackberries. There were
flowers. All the flowers of Little Rock,
row their wondrous and subtle odor per-
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-22

THE evils of Ireland's burdens, that is
land of brave people governed as a con-
CURED province, has brought to her res
cue in England one of the most wonder
full men of our age, even the great hero
of the Commons, William E. Gladstone.
Witness his utterances before his Midlo-
THAN constituents He appeals to the
people in the name OF right and justice,
and he challenges the titled classes of
England, and the absent landlords of
Ireland, while he staunchly battles for
the gallant "Green Isle of the Sea-"
This man is seventy-fve years old, but
the years have so steadied and mellowed
the thoughts of his great brain that he
stands as a great Judge in the land. He
has never the rudeness OF speech or the
lack of courtly bearing toward those who
oppose him, that the common politician
might adopt, He has not the careless
language of demagogue appealing to
coarse taste or rude Jest to point his
meaning. But he stands the image of
justice and craftsmanship; long tried
friend of the oppressed, advocating their
cause without impairing it by one hasty
word or thoughtless action; a man to
whom titles are as nothing, yet very
courtly and reverent to man, whether
titled or untitled. With the years that
would burden most men into complete
conservatism, Mr.. Gladstone, on the
contrary, stands to-day in the van of the
great popular rights movement, the digni-
fled, the astute, the courageous states
man OF true Democracy.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-22

Blackbird! with SO clear a note
Hidden in thy dusky throat,
Sing thy sweetest; flowers of May
All too quickly pass away.
Blackbird! little carest thou
If they go, or when, or how;
IT'S for man to live corroding
Present pleasures with forboding.
Let me, then, be taught of thee
Anxious care and thought to flee;
He who dreadeth each tomorrow
Must perforce have double sorrow.