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Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
CONGRESS.

This is body of men who are supposed
to represent the people. They are sup
posed to be patriots and to be about the
peoples business. 1t would naturally be
expected that legislation after having
been tried and shown to be positive in
jury to the business of the country and
the people thereof, would be remedied
at the earliest opportunity. Now what
are the facts: When congress djourlied
one year ago, all parties claimed that
some measure should have been passed
to prevent continued accumulation of
money in the treasury. Only moderate
amount of business sagacity Was re-
quired to see that a policy of that sort,
would eventually cause stagnation in
all business interests of the country.
And it did do that very thing The
warm weather of the summer months
came, and while congressman
rested and recuperated at watering
places and other summer resorts, finan-
ciers all over the country with much
more business sagacity than the average
member of either house of congress, pre-
vented a financial crisis by putting back
bone into the country, by constant as
surance that money was getting more
plenty, and great prosperity was just
ahead of us. This they did with good
off
which had brought about this partial
stagnation and commercial depression
was going steadily on, and is going on
with fatal regularity today: to-wit: The
taking Of money from the channels of
trade by over-taXation, and storing it in
the treasury.
During these summer and fall months
we were told that all we were
required to do would be to tide over until
congress should meet, when all would be
made right. Never before in the history
of this country was a meeting of the
national congress looked forward to with
such interest. In the early fall men
counted the days that would elapse be-
fore congress should meet, and when
deliverance from these evils should ccme
The summer passed. The crops We're
garnered. The fruits were ripened by
autumn suns. The squirrels stored away
their winters supplies, and the goose
bone indicated hard winter. And in
due time December came and with it
congress, and it did what? Nothing.
Nothing. December came with its merry
jingle of sleighbells, its Christmas and
good feeling among men, and congress
took a rest until after the holidays. What
they wanted to rest from the Lord only
knows. But January, with its billiards.
and suffering and death, has come and
gone and congress, like a lump on log,
is still there. And when we say it is
there, we have said all there Is to say.
1t don't do anything else than stay there.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

Zone thing is Supremacy necessary
says Ballard Smith in an article in the
North American on the political effect
of the presidents message, land that is.
protectionist should not again he chair
man of the national Democratic COM
mittee The president has not only given
the party an issue: he has furnished it a
leader, and he and his friends will
doubtless see to it that the party is not
again handicapped by its lieutenants."
Mr.. Smiths opportunities for knowing
the feelings and purposes of the admin
istration, by reason of his intimate &C
quaintance with the dl stinguished Ken
tuckian who stands next to the president,
are such as few others enjoy.
From this it appears that the free traders
are depending more upon buncombe to be
prepared and promulgated by the ma
be used before the people in the presi-
dental campaign, than upon any at
tempt they may make TO fulfill promises
heretofore made and upon which they
bamboozied the people into the expert
ment of entrusting them with power If
a person deceives you once il may be
and most likely is his fault: but if YOU
are deceived a second time by the same
individual it is your own fault. Make
the application.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on manufactures, towit: Messrs.
Breckenridge. Bacon and Hartman, ap-
pointed to make inquiry into the trusts
in vogue throughout the country, have a
very responsible matter on their hands
There is universal desire that the inyesti-
CATION be made thorough and that it in
clude everything akin to the combine
business regardless of its bearing upon
the tariff question. But in making the
investigation the committeeman named
want TO bear in mind that the popular
demand in this matter is for business,
not monkeying, such as usually charac-
terizes the Investigations ordered by
CONGRESS-
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The result of an election does not al
ways reflect the real sentiment of a
people upon the proposition submitted;
it frequently occurs that community is
called to vote upon some measure of
even vital concern to it; but for some
reason or combination of causes the
voters fail to turn out in sufficient mum.
bers to carry it through at the polls
where a majority of the registered vote
is necessary to be cast, even when there
is no manifest opposition to the measure.
This seems to have been the case with
Kansas City in the matter of a new
charter that was proposed for that city
and voted upon Monday. The press of
the city united in urging upon the
citizens the necessity for endorsing the
change in its organic formula. but to
no purpose. Not more than e-fourth
of the city vote was polled, and the mat
ter went by default. However. the press
of the city deem it too important mat
ter to the city's interests to suffer it to
rest there, and are already calling for
another election.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
TEMPERANCE REFORM BY RAIL
ROADS.

Globe Democrat.
A number of roads in the west and
several in the east issued new rules al
the beginning of the new year, and
among the most important of these new
regulations is one prohibiting the use OF
intoxicating liquor, whether on or off
duty. Employees on lines where this
rule Is now enforced say that it is one of
the best that has ever been promulgated.
Heretofore they have been temperate
while on duty, but no sooner were they
off than they sought the rumshop where
poison of the vilest sort is sold, robbing
them of their senses as well as
their earnings. The new rule
works advantageously IN more ways
than one. But overtowering all the ben
efits which it bestows is the fact that il
makes better men out of them. 1t in
creases their usefulness and adds to their
wealth on the principle that money saved
is money made. A prominent official
remarked yerterday that there was nc
way to estimate the amount of good
which the railroads might accomplish as
instruments fos the incubation of tenn
perance. The pledge given to lodge OF
society did not have the binding force
and effect upon the men that an IRON
clad rule would, throwing them out OF
employment and cutting off their bread
and butter in case of its violation. A
rule of this kind also brought other good
influences to bear upon the empioye.
Oftentimes mother or sister or invalid
brother were dependent upon his earn
ings and his soiicitude for their
welfare would always be restraint upon
his passion for strong drink. .'Suppose, >
continued the official, THAT all the rail
roads of the United States should have
rules against the employment of men ac-
cuStomed to the use of Intoxicating liquor.
and as they employ such a vast army of
people, the restriction must reduce the
sale of liquor millions of dollars every
year.
The rule has been working so success
fully and is received with so much favor
by employees that its general adoption is
only matter of short time. Anything
that improves the efficiency of the work
ing force of road will not be neglected,
aud this test has been made and not found
wanting.
Some roads have decided to go little
further, and have begun war on the
use OF tobacco by their men while on
duty. This reform can not prove as
successful as the others for the simple
reason that the habit does not incapaci-
ate the men for work and endanger the
lives and property of others.
Sixty days ago the management of
the Nandalia issued an order to the
effect that no smoking would be allowed
by trainmen when on duty. At first it
caused a good deal of grumbling; now
the prohibition is considered a good
thing. One of the veteran passenger
conductors says that he knows of three
men on the road who have quit smoking
entirely, al! of whom spent from 20c to
4Oc day for cigars, and it was saving
to him, personally, of from 25c to SOC
per day. He thought the boys, to a
man, were now glad that such an order
had been issued.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

Some Missouri papers never fail to tell
their readers that Kansas day in our pub
lie schools is given entirely to singing
the praises of John Brown. We fail TO
see why Kansas people have not as good
right to respect the memory of John
Brown as the people OF Missouri have to
commemorate the achievements of the
James brothers. These men were repre-
sentative citizons of their times and To-
caIitjeS
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

Florida hotel building has assumed a
new phase since found to be fatally un-
Mr.. Flagler, who has spent a fortune in
building magnificent hotels in that state
says he does it for amusement; Very
amusing, no doubt, but why not come to
Southern Kansas where he can make
money as well as fun in the erection of
elegant hOtelS2
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
Weather in the East.

Hartford Courant.
Ii the weather of the present week
should continue two or three weeks we
should begin to hear that it is an odd
fashioned winter" 1t has its disagree
able featues, but after all, so far as this
section of the country is concerned, it
has been good, healthy, bracing weather,
compared with which the ''isothermal
belt of the northwest has been an Arc
tic circle. 1t is rare to have heavy
snowfall, like that of Wednesday night,
with so low temperature, but the wind
of last night, which showed it all over
again, was much more harmful to the
railroads and other roads.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

Mexico offers TO exempt settlers from
taxation for ten years in order to induce
immigration to that country. The at
tention of the South American Emigra-
ton society is called to this fact An
other point in favor of Mexico is that it
can be reached by rail direct, whereas
several transfers, necessitating, perhaps,
vexatious and expensive delays, would
be met with in shipping to South
America
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The Democrats in congress pose before
the country as the champions of re-
trenchment in public expenditures, and
in order to make show Of sincerity they
cut down the amounts asked for by the
heads of departments as necessary to
meet the expenses of same and in spite
of the recommendations of committees
covering such estimates. The result is
that in every such instance a deficiency
is reported and has to be provided for in
subsequent appropriation. This is the
method they are pleased to characterize
Jeffersonian simplicity. Bah.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
a Healthy Expansion Prevalent.

INICd-D IIIltf-CNetIH
The period of seasonable dizziness
which naturally follows the excessive
activity of the holidays is nearly over.
and but few unpleasant factors have
been developed in the situation. The
operations of the speculative classes
have been even more restricted than
those of the legitimate producers and
handlers of commodities. Distributive
movements of produce and merchandise
generally show a healthy expansion
since the first DAYS of the calendar year.
but are probably somewhat less active
than wear ago.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

With the Nirginias, Alabama and Ten
nessee protesting against the removal of
the tariff duty on iron, Texas and Mis-
souri, clamoring for the protection of the
wool interest, and North Carolina,
Georgia and Tennessee demanding the
removal of the internal tax on whisky
and tobacco, the Democratic revenue
reformers are not in a fair way to
harmonic to any purpose.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

At Key West, Fla, last Friday, the
mercury registered seventy-nine degrees
above zero. and at the same hour in st.
Vincent, Mimi, it marked forty-two de-
grees below. In sunny southern Kansas
it maintained position at about fifty
above: just a comfortable and wholesome
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

toned the board of trade we will state
that that body consists of seventy-five of
the representative citizens of Scott City
and county. This body is scarcely sur
passed by the building and loan associa
ton that was recently organized and to
which one hundred citizens subscribed
stock. A.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A Dead Give Away.

Atchison Champion
When Mrs. Helen Cougar denies that
Senator ingalls, is very bright man and
characterizes him as IAN old granny" as
she did recently, she furnishes good
reason for suspecting that she is not the
bright and discerning woman she has the
reputation of being.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The Springfield, Mass, Republican, a
Mugwump journal of doubtful sincerity,
says the Blaine platform is too narrow to
hold the Republican party. In this as
sertion the Republican is all wrong as it
usually is where Mr. Blaine is concerned.
There are some Republicans too narrow
to appreciate Blaine's platform would be
nearer the truth
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

If the ground hog comes out tomorrow
and sees his shadow he will go back into
his hole, and there will be six weeks
more of winter. This does not apply to
southern Kansas, because his hogship
does not live here
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The lively manner in which Repub-
lican clubs are being organized all
through the north indicates that the APP
preaching presidential contest is anti
cipated with much interest and con-
fidpnca
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
The Question of Spells.

N
The senate will probably derive much
quiet satisfaction in its solemn proceed,
ing to investigate Mr.. Cleveland's civil
service reform record. Of course. it
will not at all injure Grover with the
Democrats to show up the vast abyss that
yawns between his professions and his
practice in the question of SPOTS, but 1t
will make him and George William Cur
It's squirm a little as they pass each
other with distant bow.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The ST. Louis, Arkansas & Texas
railroad company has been fined by the
government for . not taking the mail
through on time from Cairo, ILL.,, four
times within the last six weeks. The
fine is 500 for each otfenSe. amounting
in ali to S6ao. The people of the section
raversed by that road are lucky not 10
miss their mails more than four times in
six weeks. We do not doubt that the
railroad was culpable in the matter. and
to fine it was all right if the eases were
made out, and we presume they were.
If the government should undertake to
punish such dereliction on the part of
postal officials in Kansas the treasury
surplus would be augmented largely.
But there is little likelihood that any
such thing will take place in this state.
Kansas is hopelessly Republican. The
territory through which the railroai
above named passes is reliably Demo-
cratic. That is the difference.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The men who have been crying aloud
for navy are going for the next best
thing. Congressman Durham, OF Hi
nois, has introduced bill making an ap-
preparation for building balloons.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
Somewhat Mixed,
Sol
A Spen Times.

Aspeh IlIneS.
Italy proposes to furnish 80, 900 troops
to assist Austria in case war breaks out
Italy might in the end he sorry for hav
ing meddled 1t is hard to see just how
she is interested to any such extent, and
Russia has big friend just over the
mountains. who might slap her very
hard if a general melee is started.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

No town in Kansas is so poor as to be
without board of trade. The potato or
watermelon crop may fail occasionally,
but the board of trade, never.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

There are few official stations that are
not environed by hazards to the occu-
pants. And the more exalted the posi-
ton the greater the hazard, as rule.
This fact doubtless gave rise to the
aphorism uneasy rests the head that
wears crown" Crowned heads are
not the only ones that are placed in
jeopardy. Rulers of republics almost as
frequently as emperors and kings ex-
perience an attack upon their person by
some inspired crank. The latest in
cident in this line was the attempt made
a few days ago to remove" President
Carnot of France. Fortunately for
Carnot the crank was denied admission
to his apartments and he thus escaped
the assassin's bullet or blade. Pity It's
that the world cannot rid itself of such
creatures. The assassin is the only being
that needs to be feared, whether the
attack is aimed at the person or good
name of the object.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
congress.

For third of a century the manufac-
turing states have been prospering under
the benehcent effects of our system of
protection. Kansas has stood by the
principle because the material interests
of the people of the whole country were
conserved thereby. Now Kansas is
getting in position to receive the same
benefits by reason of the springing up of
manufactures in our midst. And vet. in
the face of these conditions. Kansas is
asked to repudiate her former actions
and cause to be frittered away whatever
of benefits may accrue to her by sup
porting the enemies OF our protective
system and keep them in position to de-
stroy the nations prosperity. VIII
Kansas Republicans suffer themselves to
be thus hoodwinked and led in opposi-
ton to their personal interests and the
interests of the community? Their stead
fastness in the past is the best answer.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The crop prospect has been greatly
enhanced by the soft weather of the
past few days throughout this section.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
Time for Bent Pins.

Detroit Tribune.
If there was ever time when the
country needed a Republican party OF
Chambers, Mortons. Towards, and Lo-
gans it is now. The Republican party
has convictions. and il must have cour-
age 10 fight for them. Ii has many
brave leaders: its weakness is found in
the ranks of those who are yawning and
stretching their lazy legs under some
Mugwump table or snoring it their easy
chairs while the earnest and watchful
are at work. 1t is time to put bent pins
in those chairs
Mr.. a. A. Cooper of this city has pre-
sented the Tribune with ripe Kansas
grown orange. produced by tree raised
by Mrs. Cooper among her other house
plants. The tree is eight years old and
past and has grown fruit regularly for
several years-in fact Is never without
blossoms and oranges IN VARIOUS stages
deveiopment.-Law Tribune.
Last Sunday Jimmie Greaver. son OF
5. ". Greayer. who lives N Morton
township. was visiting at Mr.. W. D
Browns. While the children were play
ing they knocked down an Old army
nlusket that was standing at the head OF
the bed. Mr.. Browns son pickec 1t up
and IN some way it was discharged into
the brain of Jimmy Greaver. killing Linn
instantly. -Rclrsid leader.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01
THE SIZE OF Fem.
To the Editor of the Daily Eagle.
NEW NI-DnnCE Hon

To the Editor of the Daily Eagle.
New MURDOCH, Kan, Jan. 80.
Please answer through the EAGLE what
is the population Of Leavenworth and To-
peka, also Wichita, and oblige.
A READER.
The population of the cities named as
shown by the census taken last March, is
placed at the following figures:
Leavenworth .. 81 ,210
Topeka ....... 29,973
Wichita SLIGO
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

The words of truth and soberness
uttered by Brother Balm, Sunday after
noon and evening, were but fitting and
appropriate emphasis to the grand work
of Brother Wilson 50 earnestly,
efficiently and successfully carried on
here the past three weeks. Those efforts
of the temperance orator were almost
inestimable in their effects as auxiliary to
labors of the evangelist and his fellow
helpers to the truth. They have
furnished new inspiration and fresh
zeal, the results of which are sure to be
manifested in the ingathering of souls.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-01

A Texas paper has fallen upon novel
scheme to reduce the surplus in the
treasury, i. e. for the government to
adopt a system Of free postage. Some
one raised the objection to it that there
could be no limit to the quantity of mail
matter to be forwarded under such sys-
tenn. lii answer to this the champion of
the plan says there is no reason why
there should be. 1t would employ more
men and thus more effectually reduce
the surplus. The matter received could
be regulated as now-put a heavier price
on all excess. 1t would work beautifully
in brief period and be an undisguised
blessing" As an amendment to the
proposition, we suggest that the proposed
government telegraph scheme be incor-
porated in the free postage faux pas and
made part of it. 1t would be bonanza
to daily newspapers-at the expense of
the public,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-11
4 Ciro for S:lHa,,Icssncss.

The terrible evil Of Insomnia has SC
| many different sources that the utmost
we can hope from any single article il
to afford relief from il t:lt!er one special
form. venture to think have hit upon
plan which thus remedies very com
mon mot aggrayated( kind Of sle~piess,
| hess, and, with your permission, viii
| enl.'avor to make Your readers who may
he fellow sufferers, shaTers in my ii:tie
discovery. Il is now, ] believe, gene
rally accepted thas Our conscious. day
| lignt thinking processes arc carried GA il
! the sinister half Of our brairs-i. c., il
the lobe whc! controls the aciio:: Of TIE
right arm AID leg. Ponder;Ig ON the
use of tie dexter half of the lsrs1jn-pos-
siDlc in all unconsciaus eerek:ation, and
in whatsoever may be genuine Of the
mysteries of rianchctte and spirit rep
pirg--I came to the conclusion isla"~d,
no doubt. by ..sany other better qualified!
| inquirersl that we s:reaHi with tbs io' c.
AID that the fantastic, ialmor.l, si,r.to
| like character Of dreams IS, III some way,
traceable to that fact.
Tile practical inference then struck Elc;
to bring back sleep when los, we must
quiet the conscious. thinking, sinister
side of our brains. and bring into activity
Only the dream side, tie dexteglopq. 70
do this. the only plan could devise waa
to compel myself to put aside every
waking thought, even soothing and pleas
ant ones, and every effort OF daylight
memory, such as counting numbers or TIC
repetition OF easy flowing verses, the lal-
ter having been my not wholly uns,lc.
cessfui practice for many years. Instead
of all this, I saw must think Of = dream,
| the more recent the letter, and so over
and over the scene it presented. Armed
with this idea, the next time / found my
self awakening ct or 5 O'Clock in the
morning, instead of merely trying to ban.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-11
FULzH 100000 PEDESTRIANS.
Over Two-fsi5rds of Chicago Cut Off From
tae business Portion of the City.

Over Twu-f3iSrds of Chicago Cut Off From
t1se business Portion of the City.
CFfTCAee, Oct. 11.---By the extension
Of the strife to the West division two
thirds Of t9aeTesident districts of the city,
euntssniifeg in she aggregate fully 600, 600
souls, aEe practically cut off from all
n1taas # Reaching the business section
eAcp~jt By fsot. On the North side the
eEicTt to sTssoznmodate the residents OF
tie e4tSerNe northern sections was re-
su9rsa ssoY O'Clock, cars being started
4iobn Che, Iarrabee and Limits barns.
IS was She case the day before, they
we've ss1rs eot In solid line, preceded by
Q g.atsei wagon packed with officers and
VIA 8 detaa Of ten riding in each car.
Veay Pew Of the public, however, awaited
SS.a,ssxss"es oS the opportunity to get
rierssn scwE, end on the return trip there
~sss b;rs ss~o passengers to twelve cars
Z 30 nna,oaecfpt vehicles, On the other
hand, did . thriving business, while the
eif..sIatss v7ssa packed with people en-
ecntagsa ty the beautiful fall weather tc
wstS 70 ssear places of business. Up tc
sGsoaE no effort had been made tC
stayt COY asss On the West side, and
hlssHssssg sasscns says that unless there
Is 6 essaRss II, bis programme he will lei
reSi seeHeA alone until the North side
t.o3ssa3n hiss tsan adjusted. With vivid
se.santasaos of the riots that attended
the West ss3e car strike of four years
ages tie fkeAe authorities are making
rfsfkaast Is 20 prevent lawlessness at al
Ex.smTs