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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
tn. small change" Of social Life.

Nobody abuses small talk unless he h. q
norose and selfish person, or a stranger TO its
convenience Small talk is the small change
Of life, and people-society-c0uld not get
along without il. There are times when it Is
folly 20 lie WISE when nonsense is paiatahlc
AMI refreshing, and when seiateness and
gravity are well dispensed with
\ philosopher cuts a sorry figure in ball
room il he carrie, his wisdom and philosophy
with him. II his philosophy does not teach
aim thu; he must make the best Of matters
and take things that he can not control as he
inds them. then indeed has his time been
wastei in the study of philosophy IL should
teach him not TO go TO Rome unless when
there he is willing 'to do a the Romans do,
in a certain sense at least Metaphysics are
As welcome in the midst of the strains Of the
waltz as a skeleton at a wedding feast There
are men who are entirely too lofty for small
talk and regard with a mid contempt tho~e
who indulge in il They are above attempt
ing to make themselves agreeable, above
pleasing. and being pleased They are al
wisdom, all gravity, all dignity. asld al
tsCiiousIesz Philadelphia LelEer.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
DO YOU WANT TO BE BALD,
If Not, This L. the Advice Of a Medi.

If Not. This Is the Advice of Medica,
Journal on the Subject.
1t has been estimated that one-hah the
adult men of American birth living in our
cities are bald-headed The estimate is no.
exaggerated, if it is applied to persons above
the age of 30, and it may be rather under the
mark. If, now, it be conceded that one-half
Of our American business and professional
men are bald at the present time, it would be
interesting to Speculate as to the condition Of
the heads of their descendants some hundreds
of years from now. The probabilities point
toward a race of hairless Americans, for
badness is extremely liable to be propagated
in the male line, and to appear a little earlier
in each generation. The American nation is
threatened with the catastrophe of a univer
sal alopecia
The answer has almost always been that il
Is due to the excessive strain and ceaseless
mental and physical activity in which Ameri-
can methods Of business and modes OF living
conduce From the visitors gallery of the
stock exchange, for example, one views G
mob of shining plates belonging, as a rule, to
rather young men
The sons of prematurely bald fathers should
bear in mind that if they wish to save their
hair it will only be through industrious atten-
ton to their scalp. This much-neglected sur
face should be thoroughly cleansed at certain
intervals. 1t should be carefully and regu-
larly examined, and if It be unhealthy, dry
and scurvy, the proper application should be
made to it. The wearing of unventilated
hats is one of the greatest sources of failure
of nutrition of the hair, and these must be
avoided The beard never falls out. because
it gets plenty of sunlight and air. These are
what the hair of the scalp needs, also Women
are less bald than men, because, for one rea
son. their scalps are better ventilated. In fine,
civilization has made the hair-producing
organs of the scalp delicate and feeble, They
have TO be nursed and cared for, or they
atrophy and disappear. Young Americans
who do not wish TO lose their hair before they
are 10 must begin to look after their scalps
before they are 20-Meiical Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

Iaropi.,; II Z: tho committeeman Il :
Southwestern senator vFclc constituents alc
manly @; . g-a7es-- o,asz 5 la,liso1ss TYP,
-Tfs--g "a .ls>ss construction st1.od "a ofe
COM K -, rl9rn The seHa;oris private
-;.sr.t4ry. who Is an ariels; n tbs ~, o.! -
instrument, yssAs IaboTiogaiy ;EanScTib.z-, h>
Noes with pm ani Ink
Why don't you Use your typs-writ.Fi-
asked
Great Scott he exclaiHl-Sl Il lii.i ~
the thing when the sssia3 first h-s-an, b,It my
constituents, who bad never sen bette.
written on a r-e-writer. Immediately iIfnpel
at the concsusion that | must have IN say
service small force Of printers who were
paid IT government expense 20 answer lcfters
They wrote ne their taxes WIRE ALREADY
heavy enough. without my adding TO tbs
burden by employing 4 Ii % good for Eso;s-
ing supernunernries. Il Was og. cf the gIes
ton trying to explain. 80, yo1 -, / Sas cuin-
pellsi TO abandon the type-y-sssr Il sill -ic-
fansc II l had no. ySu woala never have
s-cn he In congress again w z-szisGt7n Cor.
Chscaco ysrE
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
Talks with the English Workers,

Nine-tenths of the audience ! addressed
werc workingmen I told them they could
all at leisure learn to draw and design, and
apply it to all arts and that it would specially
aid in every department of manufacturing.
was struck by the fact that they appre-
ciated and applauded the idea that 10 true art
work could be made by machinery, and that
a thing is not q work of art, however beauti-
flu, it may be, unless It is really made di-
rectly by mans hanGs and shows his per-
sonal influence. 1t was almost the only audi
ence ever addressed which clearly distin-
guished the fact that minor art work was the
proper preparation for practical or me
chanicai education and adapted to girls as
well as boys.
l have often been told, "It is no prepare
ton for practical life to teach modelling, and
sheet-brass, and wood-carving, and fancy
work Give our boys good practical edr-
cation-set them at carpenters work" This
is all very well; but l have found that al
that Nero boys can really effect at carpen-
ters' work only amounts TO what may be
called the fancy work of tor what is light
and easy. To develop their constructive
ability and prepare them for becoming good
carpenters. design and modelling and The
minor arts are the best and easiest prepare
ton and will take them much further in the
end. found, to my establishment, that the
Bradford operatives thoroughly understood
and admitted this. regret, as an Amer
lean, to find here in England, on the whole,
a much higher or broader view of art e,iuca-
ton for the young than in America.-Le
lands London Letter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
u.r.l,.t Men Collect from.

Nas ~. t.s1 hardest rlcsi To collect from
Why. rirh men; men who are known 70 h
Srfectly good Retail men can no. alTorJ. d
ress collections against this class FOR fear o:
sing their custom, and the people who arr
well-oif, feeling that they are amply good for
-s,se debt they may incur. run large bills from
'scnth TO month and pay only when they fee
Inclined Next TO rich men. the neancst ciass
% coliect from are thc>e who contract bills
deliberately. never expecting TO pay them and
sTas defy the law in collection ConS:an,
.aan;ne is really the only way TO collect any
ming from these, and even this fails MIND
c-1ss oct Of ten
Poor. hari-woTkinS men, mechanics, clerks
and wage-wukers, generally are the BE-,
men 20 get along with. They may get b
airsd-ha-d at TINES. but generally they give
up easily. Saloon mea are hard pcople %
collect from, hecau~e, as Z rule brew.ries
stand behind them ready 10 pcu1cc On What
,hey have ii case the law Is rysortssi 20, and
knowing this they are Indifferent 20 the plead
inss Of the collector. Lawyers are hard men
70 collect from Newspaper me1l Wen. M
sxrcricnce with them has teen very limited
s,sgpc-se !: Is isSau~e nobciy trs;sts theta--
ir:a-yi s.yr with 4 CIV AauaEer
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
c,r-,.,, r,,r, IN Ui. r,es.,.

John. dear saii the young wife, looking
Ip FROM the raJser she WAS reading Il Sc
hat peopic carry chcstnuts in Their pockets l.
cure rheSin,atissn.
YES. dear.
as il customary 10 carry things in the
rocket to cure dissaSsss
Il; depends upna whstaer TIE F-ar~oa af-
iic.ssi Is supe-ssI,ious or nos.
Because WIEN sewing : button on yS'as
vest yesterday discovered 9asEti,y 6
cloves. cosrce-teazs, cariarnoa seeis, flssroo:
and Other things in ono q the pccket4- D.
you carry then rs . renseiyi Is therc any
thing che nlsfter with yoSi. aear
-Yess, my dear said John, stans.lser:lsss
aid turning 2s red a. a boiiei lobster. I'll
think have little hsars trcas.ier
@Poor fellow she said. - The tcars cam<
70 her eyes, -sn! yoa never to3d me uors
s>s--,s T. lsss..ss.s ct,sss
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

Kiowa Town company, informed Us
that his advertisement in the EAGLE
has brought him more returns than
from any other paper he has ever ad-
vertised with.
Messrs. Lovejoy and Glasscock, the
largest merchants here. are also in
terested in the new town known as
Lovejoy Springs, forty miles west of
New Kiowa. 1t is already quite a
booming place, has large hotel and
several business houses, and liberal in
ducements are being offered to those
who desire to build.
Mr.. Joseph Gondolfi, Wichita's
prize caterer, was here last week
looking after his branch establishment.
He Informed us that he would prob
ably build handsome brick business
house in New Kiowa.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

We were pleased TO receive call
yesterday from Colonel NJ. NJ MUIR
dock, editor of the WICHITA EAGLE,
who visits our city on account of the
dangerous illness of his mother, thi.
being the home of his parents. He
will probably remain a day or two.
The colonel's name has been very
favorably mentioned Tor governor,
and IS il has been universally demon
strated thst editors make good public
servants the colonel would fill the bill
in every respect. Were il not for the
fact that an editor is governor now,
with every prospect Of a renomina-
ton and reelection. the chances of
Colonel Murdoch wonld be decidedly
IN his favor. We could give him a
most cordial support il we did no,
think that Colonel Msrtin had esrned
an endorsement aud is euti,led 10 are
election Recognizing his fact Colon
Nars!ock declines to be considered
as an aspirant 10 the POSITION NJ ,hi.
time. He rep"rts Wichita ,o be 10 the
most prosperous condition.-Empor.a
Republican.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

Il can't understand what gav'
Wichita spcn a BOOM SANS friend
at our elbow. No ny >t,ry about that.
Listen and we will tell you. Wichita
has probably .he most enierprisins
and progressive class of business men
and citizens ever coparegated together
in one place and they have made the
city boom. The most important fac
tor in the history of the city has been
the EAGLE, which has sounded Wich-
ita's praises in glowing language in
every portion of the union. That city
has no natural advantages over Meade
Center-in fact. we think we have
natural advantages far superior 10
that city, but whether we will ever ri
val her is problem for solution by
our citizens. -Press-D emocrat.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

From 1870 to ISIS the business of the
1atent Office grew rapidly. the yearly issue
If patents averaging .,2Jo In lss5, tho
irst year of excess of fees over expenses. Ia,
81 patents were issued. and the increase has
continued until Cor the year ending June 30
ISL. the applications filed, including reissues.
numbered S5,tS5, upon which :. 2..s patenti
were granted. realizing revenue of sl,0si.-
f+.S5. and involving an expenditure in thu
OF the Office Of s:s4. l23- Ia
1rotit Of over $1,000. This surplus is now
covered into the treasury. As it represents |;
AK upon the inventive genius of the country
{ Should not exist, but the fees for granting
patents should be reduced to a figure thai
would wipe it out. The cost of procuring
patent Is no trifiing sum to a poor inventor,
and n.any are de,errcd for lack Of it from
pushing their discoveries into public notice
and use-W ashington Cor. Glote-Democrat-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

Tbs highest nseasurei ic-t,-ry 81 ~hlzh -
know was one s-ea By Dr.. / L HAYES, q a.
west Greenland coast, being 80 .s-t above
the water, All submerged, as b. estirEsztsi
at.o-. half u1ilc: : great chGnk q icr,
pien;y big enouSh 20 "a. The na,5os1zl cass
q then s. su 90 es1 az the chezv-zt ~bo3.-
sale r1-tes Of irs IN the Ias;ezi States To
icshsrys are quite uurs-ro0s sssoGt the EsI<T
Csreenllrsi coasts zoo. Srore>s3y Erczp1zzs -
n sight fruzn his sap a. COS si--.e, sd TT.
Hays counting - rzzny fr0n liz Ezazbeaii
eEsd thu givInS Up u stesr issFszi-. n
oshsTs fasi-i ss4y II tAr dts-Asns Ia 81
snexrrsczlse c1utsssiaa as 10 esty oozzE;,sssa
ss1=-I-issI. Schx..ka n / 9th : CszzFsasar
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
NEW klOWA.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Our last visit to this thriving little
city on the border of Barber county
developed the fact to us that it had
already become, although but little
over a year old, one of the most am.
bilious and lively cen:ers of trade west
of Harper county. Its business rep
resentation, which fully justities this
prominence as first-class trading
point, includes three large and wei
stocked hardware stores, four extern
sive dry goods and general supply
stores, six large grocery firms, two
first-class hotels and several smaller
houses where the traveller can find ac.
comodation, at more moderate prices
There are .lso two excellent aud reiia-
BIZ banking firms and come tive; " OF
iliriN other business houses. making
a showing v bach is indeed remarkable
for Young city the site of which was
onl1 . irU M n'hs back nothing i,ur a
smoo.h md beautiful stretch OF un-
toH bed prsirie.
The EAGLES correspondent. while
in copy Ration with a nnmber OF The
leading merchants and MEN,
Dcrs OF the town company.
was informed that the people
OF new kIowa were very anXihu to
secure direct communication VIII,
Wichita, rs they would then gain q
shorter and much quicker route 10 The
eastern cities, and also enable them to
buy goods in Wichita al a consider
able less cost of freight. Ii seems 10
the writer that this project is one that
greatly interests Wichita and would
be of more real benefit to her than
any forty or fifty miles of railroad she
will build tins summer. The reasons
fer this connecting link between
Wichita and New kiowa by the way
of either Harper or Attica. will at
once I've seen by a view of the vast
country southwest from this city
through the territory and the Pam
handle of Texas and thence to Albu-
Querque, New Mexico. Ali of this
country, with its fine climate. rich
lands; hundreds of thousands of cat
tie and hors9s: and coal fields the fin
est in the world, is just Us naturally
tributary 10 Wichita. as is western
tern Kansas, south of the Santa Fe
main line; and already this COMPANY
the Santa Fe. is building from New
kiowa over the route indicated, and
in order to hasten the work to a rap.
i'd completion, they are preparing
TO build from the western end and
work both ways. This gap of about
fifty miles from Wichita to Harper or
Attica is through a smooth and level
country, which would make the cost
of building the road a trifling matter
compared 10 the immense advantage
1t must prove TO Wichita, giving her a
direct railroad connection with the
richest portion of southern Kansas
and section that is now attracting
more settlers than any portion of the
state Besides this, il would make s
perfect air line through the territory
to Texas end New Mexico, and also
be in operation much sooner than anv
other road which proposes to build in
that direction.
1hs EAGLE is fast growing in favor
in southwest Kansas, and is ack-
no lie ged the most nea sy and enter
pris ng psper in all of ksnsas; more
than tsen,s-Sye copies are sold here
every day, aud Mr.. shelly, OF the
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

The French papers have been flied with
stores more OF less apochryphal about TIA,
late Mr. Vanderbilt and his rurchases il
Paris One tale Is TO the effect tina: on one
occasion. looking al superb exhibit OF orna-
mental iron work shown az the palace OF IN
,ius;rv at an annual fair be inquired the p-ies
Of tie lot The whole Is worth Sl.oso francs
if i: is worth penny, proudly SAID ths
owner I'm take IL said Vanderbilt; de
liver il 10 me after the exhibition 5 over And
he went away. The dealer plucked At the
Sleeve Of the gentleman accompanying Van
ierbilt and inquired in whisper: rs your
friend all right in the eadl-Paris Letter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

Cholera has made it appearance in
Italy, and the Indications are that
there will be another year of anxiet,
in Europe and q demand for incress-
lug watcbfulness at ali American
ports. 1t will be another good year
for Americans TO stay at home aud see
their own country. After all there is
nothing in sill Europe more interest
ing than can he found in the Yellow
stone country, in Colorado and Cali
fornia. II these grand scenes in our
country were located in some
Mikado's empire the fashionable
world would never rest until they
took them al, in.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
Nye ANSWERS A CORRESPONDENT.
How Celluloid Is Made-A Complex Pro-
ccss-Other Interesting Notes.

HOW CeuuiO10 Is n8Ge-A OOmpAcx IhO-
ccss-Other Interesting Notes.
LUcRErIA McTwoMBLEY-L Celluloid l.
made mostly of ingredients. Take about
equal parts of ingredients and foreign sub
stances and unite them at given tempera-
ture and they will harden under certain
pressure so that they Will become celluloid.
The process, dare say, is less complex than
you had at first supposed
Celluloid is used in the construction of va
rious articles of trade, such as combs, knife
handles, billiard balls, poker chips, etc, etc.
but it has distinguished itself mole in late
years in the collar-and-cuf line than else
where. The celluloid collar Of commerce has
a tired and time-stained hue even in youth,
and in age it is sicklied DER with the pale cast
of thought.
am now engaged in perfecting a celluloid
garment, to consist Of a pair Of cuffs to be
fastened inside the sleeve Of the coat
in such manner as to be independent
of the Endorsement of the shirt A
standing collar with o Rhine stone button
and buckskin scarf, so made as to spring
around the neck as set forth in designs &c
companying application for patent, and held
down by weights in such a manner as to pre-
Nelib HUH CliiuDuiS oNcA hCnAA, WIZ NC
used at the same time Both collars and cuffs
will be made with buttonholes, so that a
shirt may be buttoneo on while N use-h 1t
can be borrowed. These garments will be
worn by American authors in case an inter
national copyright law should be deemed in
advisable. European authors VIII have to
economize also, but whether they will squan-
der their royalty on sucn gaudy trapplngs as
collars and bread remains to be seen. A
literary friend of mine, writing from Eng
land. says that unless speedy justice is done
to authors on his side OF the Atlantic his
costume hereafter will consist of q small
haversack of snuff to throw in the eyes of the
police.
But forget, Lucretia, that you were not
in1uisitive about celluloid only.
3 You can bleach your hair by exposing it
to the night air. You may also produce the
same effect by getting yourself scared to
death. These things may be carried to ex-
cess, however.
3 Pare it down as much as you dare to and
then put on n few drops of kerosene.
Nye in Chicago News.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

MEETING.

The gray sea, and the long black land.
And the yellow haf-moon, large and low;
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringiets from their sleep,
As gain the cove with pushing PROV,
And quench its speed IN the slushy sand.
Three fields to cross till a farm appears;
A tap at the pane, the quick, sharp scratch.
And the blue squirt Of lighted match,
And voice less loud, through its joys an
fears
Than the two hearts beating each to each
Robert Browning.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16
Mcs,co's conG-cation Of Church Property.

McN.co's Ccniiscaticn nj Church Property.
The tremendous revolution which Juarez
carried through when he seized for the gov
c.n,rsi5 al the n.cnasteries and magnificent
Moorish cathedral and church buildings
strikes one with wonder The Spaniards not
only established Roman Catholicism, but that
religion had come to superSesie the worship Of
the Aztecs in villages where the Spanish Ian
C,iage was unknown
Yet this corfiscation of all the rich holdings
Of r.lo,t powerful organization is not viewet.
Is an indifferent matter. Catholics would not
buy Gods property" from the state, and
haautifu. churches and large monastic estates
were bid in by men whose sons are thereby
made rich, Public libraries, museums, depots
and even factories find quarters in the old
churches. and pro;estants seeking spiritual
hos.,e are allowed their pick Of church buiid-
Ing, by the government Out of Sn.Vooo
Of property thus unduly seized, the govern
rI.cIit appears to have received but slight adj
vantage. The seizure enriched individuals
rather than assisted in lifting the national
sicb,.-City Of Mexico Letter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-16

i ne QAeSliObs W ht Nhso SS~''SS
port the Town Fully Answered.
To the Editor of the Eagle:
In every attempt to build town
there is one important question which
should be fairly answered: "Will the
county support the town." In this
case it appears the projectors of the
town of Dighton gave due considera-
ton to this question and decided in
the affirmative.
These capitalists do not stand alone
in this decision. OF the many hun
dreds who come here seeking homes
or an opportunity to invest for specu-
lative purposes, not one goes away
with an adverse opinion. 1t is well
known fact, capital is usually timid
and slow to engage in even solid enter
prise, and seldom fever in chimerical
projects. That capital eagerly seeks
investment here is fact which sus-
tains the judgment of the Dighton
Town company and gives brighter
hue to forecasts for the future of the
town.
The beautiful, undulating prairie, in
the midst of which the town of Digh-
ton Is pleasantly located, can not be
too highly extolled. Standing at the
head of Wichita avenue, and looking
toward either Of the four cardinal
poinss of the compass you behold,
stretching away before you as far as
the eve can see, a quiet, shimmering
landscape, more enchanting than any
creation of artists mind. 1t is beau
tiful beyond comparison, and why not
useful? Shall we say nature has done
so Euch for naught: Impossible.
These broad sweeps of prairie land,
with hack. loamy soil from one to
five ct thick: clayey, porous sub
soil followed by limestone formation,
aud an abundance of pnre, soft water
in sand and grave, at an average
depth of sixty feet, are destined to be-
come the blooming fields of successful
agriculture. Soon the click o! the
SICKLE will be heard in the ripening
wheat, aEd the long dark green lines
of waving corn will obstruct the view
from the homes of busy people. The
fruting vine and tree, fragrant clover
field aud lowing kline will tell Of pros
perity. And the neat school house and
tall church spire will mark the on
ward march of enlightened civiliza-
ton. The sum of human experience
in the developement OF new counties
points unerringly TO the near future
for the fulfillment of this phrophecy.
No sane man who has seen the prog
ress of Southern Kansas will say nay.
But a few years since the writer stood
where now stands your own beauti-
full Wichita-and could have
possessed the land almost for the ask
ing and would not Localities then
looked upon IS only fit for the home
of the prairie dog. the coyote and cow
boy, are to-day famous for the excel
lent crops and luscious fruit grown.
History will repeat itself, and Lane
county prove no exception TO the rnle.
The same energy, push and enterprise
that made Wichita commercial GEN.
ter, and placed Sedgwick in the rank
of the foremost counties in Kansas,
will work a similar revolution for
Dighton and Lane county.
RAILROAD.