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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11
TOLD BY YOUR TEETH.
Getting teeth show rapacitv.

Projecting teeth show rapacity.
Rather long teeth, if evenly set in the head,
denote long life.
Short, small teeth are said to denote weak
ness and short life.
The lower teeth projecting and closing over
the upper range are indicative Of harsh
nature.
When the upper gum shows above the teeth
directly the lips are opefed, it is sign Of a
cold and phlegmatic nature.
Small, retreating teeth, which are rarely
seen unless in laughter, show weakness and
want of physical and moral courage.
The more human teeth in shape and posi-
ton approach to those of the gramnivorous
animals the more placid is the character.
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DESTROYING FEVER.
TIE PRESENT EPIDEMIC CONTRASTED
WITH MANY PREVIOUS ONES.

The yellow fever Is slowly spreading, but
fortunately it came 50 late in the year that
no general epidemic is 10 be dreaded There
viii be no scenes Of wild panic and prolonged
misery like those of Philadelphia In the last
century, Of New York in the early part OF
this, or such as have been noted in all the
Gulf cities at various times; for the disease
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postponement. This is agreed to, since to
hasten the matter might look like a suspicion
THAT something might possibly be wrong.
Mr. Foster goes away, to return in two days
for tho examination, but the next day the
chief clerk concludes to do Some investigat-
ing on his own account, and, taxing some of
the documents to the registers Office, discov-
ers that there has been forgery perpetrated.
1t is quite probable that in the next few
weeks there will be an overhaulirg of mort
cages throughout tho land that will here and
there strike terror in the breasts Of sundry
keepers Of these precious documents. And
os to investors who have long considered
bond and mortgage the next best and safest
security to government bonds, well may they
ask. "YThere ere we to Invest now"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11
Wants to DO Hayti's President.

Wl0tS 70 DO 1t4fs u . 7 INSIN1Of1t'
D. Legitime, whose portrait is here given,
Is a prominent candidate for president Of the
Haytian republic. After the revolution
there which caused the downfall Of Gen.
SaIo-nonIs administration, Gen. Boisrond
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11

Vicksburg, In 1879, the disease was unusually
destructive among the whites, and about COG
deaths had occurred in a population not ex-
ceeding IL, 900 bsfore negroes suffered enough
to alarm them; then came q peculiarly sultry
dav, and that afternoon scores of negroes fell
without warning. IL more than one instance
one of a family would be stricken, and an
other start for medical aid and die on the
way. At ths National cemetery, which is
On q commanding bluff above the city,
where the air seems always pure, and O
stranger would think contasion impossible,
the keepers and employees escaped to the very
last; then several were stricken at once, and
a large and powerful negro who was started
TO tho city for aid, Lag down and died on tho
road. Physicians think this sudden NOR
tality among tho oolored is largely due to
the fact that they abandon all hope as soon
AS they get sick, and at once make up their
minds 70 die. This appears to be pecu-
liarity Of dark races tho world over.
jacksonville, the metropolis of Florida,
which is now the chief seat Of the disease, is
ordinarily lovely city of $1,000 people, full
OF business, wealth aud fashion, the great
winter resort OF northern tourists. But now
its streets are silaut as those Of q cemetery,
End, save nurses, guards and physicians, the
population does not exceed 5000. The rest
have 1ed to the north OF are in the con-
valescsnt camps and hospitals IN the adjacent
woods. The DISEASE appeared there early in
August, but Il IVES near The last Of that
month before tho city was declared in state
of isolation. In the meantime two-thirds Of
tho populstion had fed, but the rest had to
stay. II one escaped the Gordon Of guards
and medical officials be found himself a
pitiable object of dread, and in many places
a regular shotgun quarantine" was estab-
iished without warrant of law. Still, tho
disease effected lodgn,ent at Fernandina,
Gainesvile, Decatur, Ala, jackson. Mss,
and two or three other places. But the sad
deSt, strangrst individual fact was the death
of the noted astronomer, Richard a. Proctor,
IN New York. He left Florida VITA the dis
e-se il lis system and reached New York
before 1t deYelopeI.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11
NELL. MAP OF JACKSON
VILE

1. Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West and Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western depot 2. Florida
G. and W. depot. s. st. Lukes hospital a. Gus
tom house g. Fernandina and Jacksonville
station.
could hardly be called even endemic before
the second week in September. it is not even
yet epidemic, and cooler weather is already
at hand and frost not fer away.
Nevertheless, the disease has wrought havoc
at two or tkree points, and terror at a dozen
more. It Is comparatively mild type Of
the fever, too. Thus far the deaths have been
not quite one in seven Of those attacked.
though this proportion VIII certainly increase
before all the smitten recover, The disease
often presents this peculiar phenomenon,
that having long maintained a mild type,
till the air Is apparently saturated with the
virus, it suddenly assumes a most malignant
form just before its ravages begin to abate.
1t is ct such times that the most woful
sights are witnessed. Men apparently in
good heal b are stricken without warning,
and die In few hours In Savannah, in the
autumn of 1876, instances occurred in which
laborers ON tho wharves complained Of thirst
and weariness, took a cool drink, lay down
to rest on plank or bale of cotton and never
never even moved, and was found to be dead
when called by his comrade. Of course
there is q previously inhened condition Of
the stomach In such osses.
1t is when the disease reaches this type
that it chiefly affects the colored people In
ordinary epidcmics they often escape en-
tirely, and therefore, presuIning on their
supposed immunity, suffer frightfully. In
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Two New York Forgers.

''Stop thief" cry those chasing rogue,
and at once every one who hears, claps his
hand on his pocketbook. There are spurious
mortgages in the hands Of our customers"
soy prominent law firm in New York, and
every concern interested in mortgages begins
an investigation to discover if they are gem
uine Bedell gets away with several hundred
thousand dollars by forging such securities,
and Mr. Alexander Mum, chairman Of the
Produce Exchange grstuity fund, of New
York, orders On investigation OF the funds
mortgages. 1t is simply as a matter of form.
No doubt the mortgages are all right, but it
would be comforting to know that such is
the case.
The order goes to the chief clerk, and
through him Mr. William r. Foster, Jr., the
trustee, is informed of the intended investi-
CATION, the matter being put delicately so as
not to hurt the feelings OF the trusted Foster.
The gentleman pleads fatigue and requests
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11

The sights Of the rev British rifle allow
Tor a. elevation UP TO 2, 800 yards
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Az usua-, the epidemic heightens the con-
Gasts of courage and cowardice Devoted
nurses and physicians go in crowds to the
stricken city, and their almost uniform
exemption from tho disease is another proc
of how much the mind has to do with It DR.
Neal Mitchell, president OF tbs Jacksonvino
board Of health, 10 quite phenomenon In
himself, native ot the city and but 81 years
old Re is a grsdaate q two northern med
ioal cottages, and if be falls ct his post, will
have the honor . true soldier crnves-that Of
dying IA the service Of his people DR.. j.
Fernandez. in charge Of q hospital, Is also
native Of Jacksonville, and took the highest
honor Of the graduating class OF 1870, at the
medical college Of Richmond, Va
Extraordinary stories gre told Of the adj
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solved the chambers and called for an cleo
ton by the people Of constituent assembly.
Legitime was at different times revenue col
lector, minister of commerce and agriculture,
and senator. His chances OF becoming the
permanent president OF Hayti seem 10 be
very good
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11
Green Tomato Pickle.

For pickle OF green tomatoes slice one
peck Of green tomatoes and one dozen onions,
sprinkle with salt and let sraud until next
day to drain They may be drained by tying
IN large cloth and hanging them up. The
next day add one box of ground mustard, one
and one-hsH ounces Of black pepper, one
ounce of mustard seed, one ounce of allpice.
half an ounce Of whole cloves. Put in e
kettle in alternate layers Of tomatoes and
onions Sprinkle over the spice. Put tbs
mustard in the vinegar and put or vinegal
enough to cover the whole Let it boistwents
minutes
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11
Home Remedies

A merry heart doeth good like medicine
and merri1,e,1t as meals is better than peEs-;.
for tse DIGESTION
ironing tia part affected with Cat iron s.
hot as il can be barns, with . fold Of fame
ever it, gives speedy relief IN neuralgia
Rlngworuns VIII yield to a treatment O,
boraI- Wash with a strong solution thres
times day and dust over the fIe, dr.
powder.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
NATURAL MONOPOLIES.

The paper by Prof. w. G.. Sumner in
the Independent on natural monopolies
is an able contribution to the literature
of an important subject. In all legisla-
tive dealings with certain branches of
business, it should be borne in mind that
they are by the very conditions of their
existence, natural monopolies.
The means of transportation are
natural monopolies. A turnpike. ca
nal or railroad from one point to
another if it could be run on a straight
line would be a complete monopoly, be-
cause there is but one such line. The
building of more railroads does not help
matters. because competition cannot
exist without developing to such an ex-
tent as to destroy the legiti-
mate profits of the stockholders.
Such lines Of railroad will combine for
self protection, and the effect of too
many railroads is to make the public
pay so much for the advantages of their
use that they are in effect put back
where they would have been if there had
been no railroad. This view of the case.
which is undoubtedly the true one, is
not generally the one adopted in attempt
ing to deal with the subject of railroad
regulation.
The transmission of intelligence bv
telegraph is a natural monopoly. So is
mail and express transportation. All
transmission of intelligence by telegraph
or telephone must be monopoly: The
physical difficulties of reduplicating the
apparatus within the limits of space
where it must be used produce this ne
cesSity. The gas and water supply
and the electric light supply of
cities come under the same head and for
the same reasons. The physical condi-
tons Of the space within which the ap-
paratus must lie, make it impossible to
bring competition to bear.
Monopoly is not an invention of man.
least of all modern invention or a pro-
duct of ''capitalistic society" 1t is inter
woven with the whole life of man on
earth in all its forms. and from the
earliest times. 1t is not now at one pole
of society with competition and liberty
at the other. They meet and shade off
into each other at a common boundary.
1t is not reasonable to denounce natural
monopolies, because if they are founded
in the order of nature no one is to blame
for them, and nothing can modify them
but such applications of intelligence as
may change their form or combine their
action with new forces,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
HORIZONTAL BILL WON'T DO.

IL is asserted by those in position to
know something of his ASPIRATIONS that
ex-Congressman William r. Morrison,
better known in Illinois as Horizontal
Bill, formerly of the Eighteenth con-
gressional district of that state, at pres
ent drawing salary as member Of the
interstate commerce commission. wants
to be nominated as the Democratic can
didate for vice-president. Colonel Nor
rison used to be considerable of man
among Illinois Democrats, and repre-
scented his district in congress for many
years. He generally run his campaign
among his constituents on the jolly good
fellow plan, and although the district was
often Republican on a straight party
vote, he managed to pull through for
seven successive terms.
The only man who has ever succeeded
in leaving him at home is Jehu Baker,
the present incumbent of the seat. Ba-
ker beat him once back in the seventies.
but went off on a foreign mission of
some kind and Morrison took the oppor-
tunity to return to congress where he
stayed until Baker came back after
Cleveland'5 election, and was again
nominated to make the race against his
OLD competitor. Baker is rather
cranky, but level-headed sort of man, a
theorist rather than politician, with a
breadth of knowledge which inspires re-
spect, and a fervid eloquence which
never tires.
The battle was joined on the tariff
issue and Morrison went to the
wall. The district is pro-
lection in sentiment and the emf
nent free trader had not been accustomed
in his canvass for election to bring that
issue prominently to the front. When
Baker forced the fighting to that point
Morrison was no match for him.
There is one thing Colonel Morrison
should bear in mind. He will never
stand very high among Democratic poll
ticans again unless he can beat Jehu
Baker for congress. If he should under
take the task this year the struggle
would be watched with interest all over
the country. But he will never be al
lowed to figure as the tail of Mr. Cleve-
lands kite, with the shadow of his de-
feat upon him. Somebody else will be
the Democratic candidate for vice-presi.
dent.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
THE FREIGHT RATE SITUATION.

The western and northwestern roads
having agreed to issue notices of an adj
vance in freight rates, to take effect
March 26, an effort will be made to in
duce the southwestern roads to take
similar action. Chairman Midgley has
communicated with the managers of
these roads in regard to a date for a
meeting and also touching the advisable
ity of an advance. Most of the roads
express a willingness to give notice of a
restoration of rates, but so far neither
the ST. Louis & San Francisco nor the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf has been
heard from, and it is quite possible that
the whole scheme, so far as the south
west is concerned, may be negatived by
the inaction of these roads. The
plan of the managers con-
templates taking no account
of the fact that there is such road as
the Burlington, with some 5000 miles
Of track reaching all points in the south
west, west and northwest.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17

The Chicago Mail calls attention to the
possibly portentious quietude of the All
koond of Swat. We agree with the
Mail that the Ahkoond ought to be in
terviewed and made to announce his in
tehtions He has not been heard Of for
so long that the world is entitled to an
explanation. He may be laying for a
chance to come out of his mountain fast
nesses and strike terror, or spread de-
struction, or mop up the earth with his
neighbors in some way equally terrific
and extraordinary. When the Ahloond
gets ready he never stops to send any
note to the great powers. He just
wades in like an Illinois cyclone. He
is a bloodthirty bruiser and loves
gore. His rapacity is equal to
that of Los Angeles real es-
tate agent, and he depopulates a
county worse than a Dakota blizzard.
He ought to be looked after but not
stirred up. If any friend of the Ahkoond
thinks this article does that potentate an
injustice. he will be allowed the use of
our columns for a reply at regular rates.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
THE PRESS AND PRINCESS.
Impressions and Observations Of the Board
Of Trade Guests.
WICHITA.
How She Entertains-Board Of Trade
Banquet.

Winfield Telegram.
The board of trade of the city Of
Wichita took formal possession OF their
new hall, in the Sedgwick block, on the
evening of the 18th inst.
The hall is on the second floor 4IxS5
feet with light from the north, commit
tee and cloak rooms adjoining nicely
fitted up, making the finest board of
trade headquarters in the state, located
in the finest brick block IN the state. The
presidents desk is in the south end of
the hall. with the reporters conveniences
adjoining. The secretary s working quar-
tiers are in the northeast corner of the
hall, and the freight and transportation
bureau in the northwest corner.
Soon after Z o'clock the guests began
to arrive, until the hail showed an
assembly of about 400 persons. An
address of welcome was delivered in an
able manner by W. S. Morris which was
humorously responded to by 7. a. Nc
Neal, of Medicine Lodge.
After these speeches the guests were
invited to the banquet hall which was on
the ground floor of the magnificent
building. The spread was sumptuous,
grand, magnificent. The hall brilliantly
lighted up and the tables groaning under
a heavy load of delicacies. The menu
shows the spread was elegant and in fine
taste for the occasion.
After partaking of the feast to full
ness that was painful, a halt was called,
and while the company sat back enjoy
ing their cigars they were entertained
with responses to dry toasts. which were
varied in character and covered many
subjects. In short. without attempting
detailed description of all that was
done, we can say that the affair was a
grand success in every particular, there
not being hitch or jar Of any kind in
the whole program.
The people of Wichita should be
proud of the men who constitute the
membership of the board of trade. 1t
is these men who are doing the great
work for the city; it is they who spare
neither time nor money in fostering
any enterprise that will tend to benefit
their city, it is they who have built the
city of today and it is they who Will
build the future great metropolis of
Kansas. Their enterprising spirit, their
faith in their town. their firm determina-
ton to build and build well, and the
unanimity with which they all work to-
gether in matters of public concern are
traits of character which we hold up to
the people of some other fiourishing
towns for emulation. 1t is the man that
builds the town and in payment thereof
the town builds the man. Wichita is a
success. She is wonder, a queen.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
TARIFF DEDUCTIONS.
MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. March /

MEDICINE LODGE, Kan, March 10.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
The subject of tariff will without
doubt assume prominent feature in the
coming presidential campaign. There
will be strong argument pro and con;
new features will be brought forth and
old phases revived. There are many
points of view of the tariff question and
each point has its many phases. Each
phase would in itself, if thoroughly dis
cussed fill volumes, and for that reason
briefness is expected.
An interesting feature it presents is
the relation it has to the public debt.
Some people are continually crying take
off the tariff-reduce the tariff-dispense
with the tariff" But, no; let us con-
slider. The interest of the public debt
that Is hanging over this country is con-
tinually sapping it Of its wealth: reduce
the debt and you reduce the interest.
What inference do we draw from that?
This, at the present rate of high tariff
a surplus of over S100. 100000 is
annually pouring into the treasury; add
to this the $500. 100000 already locked
up in the treasury vaults, and in less
than three years the public debt will be
cancelled: reduce the tariff and we
lengthen the life of the debt: take it off
entirely and we destroy the safest, surest
and quickest way of dispensing with the
Indebtedness of the nation Not until
after the debt has been paid can we with
impunity remove the tariff.
After the public debt has been can
celled and the interest thereon accruing
is stopped, then the tariff can be taken
off and the taxation upon home produc-
tons and revenues will be sufficient to
cancel the running expenses of the ma
ton.
1t Is true the present rate of tariff is
high and importations as consequence
the same way, but the present good the
tariff is working out counteracts the bad
effect produced.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
FRAUDS AND ADULTERATIONS IN
FOOD.

In commenting upon the testimony
taken before the senate committee some
days ago which showed that samples of
lard put up by prominent manufacturers
contain mixtures of beef fat and cotton
seed oil in proportions varying from 40
to 100 per cent, the Atchison Champion
truthfully remarks that ''these great
they are enabled to sell something else
as lard in proportion of two-fifths to the
whole Of their product; or they enable
some one else to do it for them by put
ting up the mixture so as to resemble
lard, and labelling it as lard. 1t is no an
swer to affirm that cotton-seed Oil and
tallow are as wholesome articles of food
as lard. That is not the point at issue
The question is as to the imposition
upon the public, of deceiving them
into the purchase of those articles by the
false representations that they are lard
Whether such cheats can be prevented
by legislation is open to question:; but
there is no doubt that honest business
methods ought to enable any one who
wants cotton-seed oil and tallow to buy
them at the prices Of cotton-seed oil and
tallow, and when lard is wanted to buy
the pure article at the price of lard y
The same points were raised in regard
to the oleomargarine imposition, and
constitute the basis of argument that
led congress to assume to regulate traffic
in that commodity by appropriate lesis-
lation. The person who discovers or
produces an article of food is indeed a
benefactor, but he who is guilty of food
adulteration, or of practicing deception
upon the unsuspecting consumer perpet-
ates crime that deserves to be classed
as felony and to be punished accord
ingly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17

The senate committee has agreed to
port favorably on the bill of Senator
Dolph, of Oregon, appropriating S126,-
31S, 800 for the fertilization of our de-
fenseless sea coast. The expenditure of
the sum named is TO be spread over
eleven years, beginning with Sos, 500, 900
in 1889, and $4,000 900 per annum there
after. This proposition has many advo-
Gates along both the Atlantic and Pacific
seaboards, who find in the large treasury
surplus plausible argument in support
of it. We are opposed to the appropria-
ton of any considerable sum for any
such purpose, for the reason that il would
be almost wholly waste of so much
money. We do not need any such estab-
lishments. If there should at any time
arise necessity for defending our sea
coast against an aggressive foe. which is
not probable and barely possible, such
defense could be promptly and effectively
made and at infinitely less cost by the
use of torpedoes and other modern scien-
tific appliances. We favor liberal appro-
priations for public improvements, such
as will give the country some sort of re-
turn-in the improvement of the water
ways and harbors, public buildings, etc,
not upon a system of coast defenses that
has for its chief merit the getting out of
the. treasury part of the money needlessly
collected and held there. There are too
many other needful and profitable meth
DDS for its employment to make the coast
defense scheme admissible,