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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
First Day. In a Country School.

please remove your hats she said. Each
Of the smaller boys turned toward the
largest and first conner, and, upon seeing
him take of his flop" hat, they very prop
erIy removed their own head coverings Six
mops OF light hair were revealed, and the
row of white heads sat and looked fxedly
and solennly at the teacher. The Oldest boy
presently shifted his position and glanced in
quiringly about the room, and the smaller
white heads also shifted their positions and
rolled their pale eyes about the room with
questioning glanees. With beck, Ivy
JAILED the largest size of the assortment up
lJefore her, and the rest Of the white headed
band rose promptly and ''lined up" beside
their brother He turned stern face toward
them Set down and stay tharp he com
manded. and. without a murnur. they re-
turned to the bench, and gazed at the teacher
and the boy n much the same manner as X
they had expected to see the latter instantly
torn TO pieces by the former.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

The Chicago. Kansas & Nebraska ral|
~ay 80 Joseph 4 Iowa R2llso26 Ca.
iessee, Il he bes. equlgped lie vssf o.
<ue Missouri rysr oar equipment wss
bail, expressly for this LIE. II tie Puis-
nan Palace Car Company, which = gar
antee 70 The travelling p1b!2c that x -
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coaches elegantly unregistered AID very
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

The Missouri Pacific Colorado Short
line; leaving here at COS ?. II, running
through 10 Denver. Colorado, VIA Pueblo
and Colorado Springs, with only che
ch.uce az Ge1eseo. Leaving On this train
you arrive AZ Pueblo next morning az
II.5; Colorado Springs I-io Elegant
new Pullman palace sleeping cars through
wtthoQ. change Remember this Is the
short line and that you make direct coz
nections a. Gsneseo- On your arFlVa4 AZ
C,ens.eo yo71 step from o1se car into tie
either. For further information and res
erva:ioa q bArths call at city ticket Office,
Ia North Main street. Cheap excursion
tickets 70 Colorado points AID SAT- Lake
City.
Z z BIEcELET, Pass. and Tit AZ
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

Througn Car Service. Wichita to Kansas CITY
via the santa Fe Route
The Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe have
now in their night train service leaving
Wichita at $50 p. m, the latest aud most
approved pattern of free reclining chairs
These cars will be run daily. In addition
to this. Pullman service on morning train
from Newton, and through Pullman cars
daily on the $50 p. III. train TO Kansas
City, Atchison and St. Joseph.
w D. MURDOCH.
Pass. and Ticket Agent, ~ North Main
street, Union Depot aud Douglas avenue
station. G3t-u
ATTORNEYS pocket dockets for sale at this
Office. Orders by mail promptly filled
Address all orders to The WICHITA EAGLE,
Wichita, Kan. r. z. Murdoch. Manager.
de3 tt
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.EIIswnrth Short Line "
st. Louis & San Franc SEQ Ry.j

Passengers for ali points in Colorado,
Wyoming. Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada,
Washington territory and Oregon, should
travel via the Ellsworth Short Line. IN.
opening o. this line gives TO the traveller tie
shortest and Quickes. rours- Free family
Sleeping cars Ellsworth 70 tie principal
POINTS in above territories without change.
For full information apply 70 W. Aur-
dock. passenger and ticket agent, ~ North
Main street. II
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
A PARROTS Memoir.

80 parrots ever forget what they have
learredf'
Yes, indeed. Many persons believs tia.
If they get good talking bird it will con-
tinus TO talk well This is mistake. A
parrots memory has TO De refreshed often
4 bird that has been trained 70 talk, whistle
and sing would II left 70 itself, forges 81 10
guired accomplishments and tax. up again
TIE cries and screams OF its Wild s.ase.-Se-
York Press
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
The Price Of Gas in LONDON.

Under the operation Of couneniabl.
law, the price OF gas in London has fallen
kteacaL~. Two weeks ago the directors Of TIE
Gaslish. and Coke company, By far tie
largest OF the metropolitan companies, re-
solved 70 reduce the price on Jan 70 -Nty-
one cents per thousand At TIE sane tine
this company is pairing dividend, q sbos 3
Per ce1r The law permits tie companies 20
ra.sa their dividends IL return for e rsduc-
tlca Of TIE pTlcs 20 cClSune-z
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
Needed improvements in Railway Car

NeS0eo Improvements LII 80 -
The conpulsion used TO dispose Of stores
In railroad coaches has led fromone thing 70
smother, Until now Il Is no longer question
OF safety, bu. Sc sanitation Il is demanded
that - Be SO heated that one passenger
shall ~ be as the mercy Of another, who
wishes . window open that shall let &
draue1D q his neighbcr. The only escape
fres NA ed the fatal colds caught by the
wva0r ~ 0altivs passengers, viii be in a
pasa1i a6op1oa Of the apartment system
M aaEsAl3 demand Ii ascciated with an
etAAr. - ~ tnportant; sAst is the careful
scess~tAn q ~ supply Of water placed in
the sankA TAis . often Of . vile sort, only
uaAblA owing 10 ~ Ia placed IN it; but for
IN sasA se0ros Il poison 20 ali who do use
4. Nor ~ tie closets on many lines de-
Gently CARED for; 50 that, from sanitary
point Of view, they are unsafe for the occ1-
oauts Of the caN-GlobeDeuocr
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Ear ncrkeTz

We can furnish the paper and Enie il 70
order on short notice for printers who
print bar doc&ets- We can I'll orders on
is;cht-kiad used in this county. IS e
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Daily q Eagle
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
THE EDITORIAL BORE DESCRIBED
BY ALEX {. SWEET.
The Various Styles of sancturn Bores-The
Exchange Bore-The Bore Who Talks
All the Time and Always in the First
Person-The Bibulous Bore.
rspAcial Coresponderce

Especial LOrTeSDoCdeEce-
NEW YORK, Nov. Ell have just received
the following epistle from a hebitrdinous
bore Of Chicago. As it covers a large and
Interesting question, which the public is
hankering to learn something about, 1 here
with append i:
CHICAGO. Ills. Nov. %, 1888.
Alexander E Sweet, New YORK City, \. Y:
Ny DEAR SRI can scarcely pick up
newspaper without reading some malicious
fling or would be witty slur st what is called
1.-The Office bore" or 1.-THE sanctum bore"
Now have q dear friend who is not only
an editor, but also gentleman Of culture
and refinement. spend hours every day in
his sanctum, reading his exchanges and chat
ting pleasantly with him am sure that he
does not regard ne in the light Of bore, for
be is glad 20 sea me when | come, and e1-
presses his deep regrets when I leave.
As you are connected with the press, and
are gentleman and scholar, can you not
write good word for the much abused sane
.um boref1 Yours respectfully,
JOSEPH z. WILSON.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

ate. There, too, his
home soon got 70 be
a center Of lively
social intercourse.
Foreign diplomats,
learned men, liter
ates and artist 5
found a hospitable
re C ption IN his
house. It was con-
entirely in
the English fash
ion. Gefcken's wife
is the only daugh-
ter Of Carl I'M
hermann the IA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
PROFESSOR GEFFCKEN.
The Nan Who Published the Diary - ~
Emperor Frederick.


Special CoUespordence.l
BERLIN, Nov. 12.-Prof Henry 0s6eksn,
whose trial for publishing tie diary q eAs
late Emperor Frederick win socn begin, VA
born on the 9th Of December. 1880. IN Ham
burg, and comes from an old patr1ctan family
there. After the conclusion Of bis studies
and extended travels ne, in 1854, became Sec
rotary Of the legation Of the free cities in
Paris In 1855 be was made commissary Of
the Paris worlds exposition. In 1855 be be-
came charge d'afaires IN Berlin In 1889 be
became Hanseatic minister. resident there
After the inauguration Of the North German
Union he came, in the same capacity, to Lon
don, which since has becoms TO be his second
home.
He kept great house there, in which all
eminent English statesmen went In and out,
and be was very loath TO leave there and re-
turn home after his post in the British CAPT
tai had become superfuous.
In Hamburg be was syrdicus Of the SEN
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
Rental AGENCIES.

Rent registers for sale a. this efHce-
Orders By mail viii receive prompt atten
ton. Address the Wichita EAGLE, NicE-
ia Kan. tS~G
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SEEtl

wonderful thing ia a seed
The one thing deafness Forever!
The one thing chaugeless. utterly true
Forever old and forever new.
And fckle and faithless never.
Plant blessings. and blessings viii bloom;
Ptaut hate and hate viii grow;
You can SOW today-to morrow shall bring
The blossom that proves what sort OF a thing
Is the seed the seed that you SOW.
The Churchmal-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

AZ saw q lovely bonnet in windo~ to
day said Mrs Spite. 1t Just became ne
and -as a real bargain
Did you buy itF
No. let that Miss Fandevater taxa Il,
becauss knsw il would naks her look per
fec. rrfshlr-yew York Sun
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

Yrr- rsellrIrE char cars are n5w TIMING
o. al trains CT The c, X & y railEay.
~Rock Island Ros1rs, oetvesa N.eAl.a
Ter-Sa- KszSxx City. g Jaseca- CAsc4go
- -sat&
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
For Men Chiefly.

When your collars and cuffs rough and rritate your
flesh when you find the fine linen away in spots
displaying the coarse filing this is the cause: They
have been washed with ordinary soap whose cleansing
properties are due caustc soda and elbow grease
either of these will produce the above, and the starch
makes them feel if you had around your neck
Pyle's Pearllne does away with the rubbing, hence
it saves all wear and tear in the wash 1t is harmless
as the finest imported CASTLE soap Linens washed with
it perfectly white and last many times as long as If
washed in the old rubbing. twisting, wrecking way
Pedders and inscriptions grocers
are offering limitations which they claim to
~ be Pearne, or g the Pearlne
HAWQTH It's falSe-they not, and besides are
IL w "a ~ dangerous. PEARLINE is never pedded,
but sold by all good grocers
Manufzc only by JAMES PYLE, New York
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

Geffckea's increasing illness made irregular
activity as professor impossible, SO that al
the close Of 1881 he asked for his dismission,
which was granted him, also the title OF pri-
vate councillor of justice. Since then he has
untiriugly been busy a writer, living as
private person IN his native city. His literary
activity IS Of rare extent and OF surpris-
ing range. His scientific chef-d'1uvre is a
new elaboration of Hetfter's European Inter
national Right. In 1872 there appeared his
book on the Alabama question. Numerous
essays on international right are scattered in
various periodicals III German and also in
English and French, since Gefcken
with equal facility writes in all the three
languages. aud has been especially an es-
teeuled colaborer in several English periodi-
Gals It has not passed unnoticed that particu-
larry there he often gave expression, in a
very bitter wav, to his dissatisfaction with
Bismareks policy. Besides that he wrote
numerous books and essays about the history
Of modern times. \ series Of such political
essays he has written for The Deutsche Rund-
schau, Of which he has been diligent Co
laborer l may add here that be belongs to
the Conservative party. KARL BAER
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

nous writer With the crown prince Of
Prussia Gefcken had long before been init
mate. In Bonn they had become ac-
quainted as students. In London they saw
each other again, and the cultured man soon
gained for himself the sympathies of the
princely couple. whose prediction for Eng
lish customs agreed with theirs, while the pe-
lirical views OF the Hamburg diplomat, in
view Of the tolerance of Frederick towards
those Of q different political belief, could not
shake their friendly relations. To the infu-
ence of the crown prince Geffcken owed it
that in the year 1871 be was called TO regular
professorship in the University of Strasburg-
During the Strasburg period he wrote the
book ''Staat ind Kirche,n which, in very
incisive manner, attacked the Prussian Kul-
turkampf policy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12
4 SURE CURE FOR PILES

Or. Kinks German P le Ointment has cured
Blind. Bleed n and itching Piles. when ali othe
ointment. have failed IL absorbs the tuInOrs. al
vs. tie Itching at o-ce acts as a poutice, gives
.nstaut relief DR.. Kinks German Pfle Ointment
prepared only for Piles and tic ing Of the private
NJ ~r-rinE else. Every box i warranted
Sold BY druggists sent By mail on receipt Of price,
l.. s .,-l uuA- SOLD uy hettluser Bros. ant
a.lreh : Brown wichita. k1n-a-.
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Dot
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-22
eRirdren S Corner.
Hang Up the Baby's Stocking.

Hang up the baby's stocking,
Be sure you don't forget
The dear little dimpled darling!
She never saw Christmas yet;
But I've told her all about 1t,
And she opened her big, blue eyes,
And I'm sure she understood 1t,
She looked SO funny and wise.
Dear What tiny stocking!
It doesn't take much to hold
Such little pink toes as baby's
Away from the frost and cold.
But then, for the baby's Christmas
1t will never do at all;
Why, Santa wouldn't be looking
For anything half so small.
| know what will do for the baby,
I've thought of the very best plan
I'll borrow stocking of grandma,
The longest that event. can;
And you'll hang II by mine, dear mother.
Right here in the corner, SO!
And write d letter to Santa,
And fasten 1t ON to the toe.
Write. "This is the baby's stocking
That hangs In the corner here;
You have never seen her, Santa,
For she only came this year;
But she's just the blessedest baby
And now, before you go,
just cram her stocking with goodies,
From the top clean down to the toe"
-[Selected.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-22
Santa Claus in the Pulpit--His
Sermon.

"Never heard me preach before,
did you? No. Talking is not my
trade. But the wise man says there's
time to speak as well as time to
keep silence. | have kept my mouth
shut tight for several hundred years
now I'm going to open it. But my
sermon will be illustrated. See this
curious machine?" and he laid his
hand on the instrument by his side;
otis wonder-box; it will show you
some queer pictures-queerest you
ever saw.
"I've been in this Christmas bust
ness now for great many years, and
I've been watching the way people
take their presents, and what they do
with them, and what effect the giving
and the taking has upon the givers and
takers and | have come to the con-
clusion that Christmas certainly is not
blessing to everybody. OF course
it isn't. Nothing in the world is so
pure and good that somebody does
not pervert it. Here is father-love
and mother-love, the best things out
side of heaven; but some of you
youngsters abuse it by becoming self
ish and greedy, and learning to think
that your fathers and mothers ought
to do all the work and make all the
sacrifices, and leave you nothing to
do but to have good time" e.
$50 the fact that Christmas proves
damage to many is nothing against
Christmas" Santa Claus continued;
"but the fact that some people are
hurt by it more than they are helped,
is fact that you all ought to know.
"There is one thing MORE" said
the preacher, "that l want distinctly
understood. | am not the bringer of
all the Christmas gifts. No; there
are plenty Of presents that people say
were brought by Santa Claus, with
which Santa Claus had nothing at all
to do. There are some givers whose
presents | wouldn't touch they-would
soil my fingers OF burn them. There
are some takers to whom / would give
nothing, because they don't deserve
it, and because everything that is
given to them makes them a little
meaner than they were before. Oh,
no. You mustn't believe all you hear
about Santa Claus lie doesn't do all
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-22

Christmas present precious, you
know; it comes from your heart and
life, and it touches the heart and
quickens the love of the one to whom
it is given.
Il have a great number of presents
of this sort that should like to show
you if I had time. Here, for in
stance, is a small glass inkstand that
little boy gave his father. 1t is one
of half dozen presents that he made;
it cost only dime or two, and you
think it is not worth much; but now,
when | turn the truth-telling light
upon it, you see what it .is-a vase of
solid crystal, most wonderfully en-
grayed with the richest designs. The
boy did not make this with his own
hands, but he gained every cent that
it cost by patient, faithful, uncom-
planning labor. He begged the priv
lege of earning his Christmas money
in this way, and right honestly he
earned it; leaving his play, whenever
he was summoned for any service,
without word of grumbling, and
taking upon himself many little labors
and cares that would have burdened
his father and mother. When he
took his money and went out to spend
it the day before Christmas, he was
happy and proud, because he could
fairly call it his own money; and the
presents that he bought with it repre-
sented him.
"And now there is only one more
thing that I shall show you, but that
is kind of thing that is common,
only too common I'm afraid. 1t is a
present that was all beautiful and
good enough till it left the hands of
the giyer, but was spoiled by the re-
ceiver. Here it is"
A silver cup, beautifully chased
and lined with gold, now came into
view.
"a boy whom 1 know found this
in his stocking this morning. He was
up bright and early; he pulled the
presents out of his stocking rather
greedily; he wanted to see whether
they had bought for him the things he
had been wishing for and limiting
about. Some of them were there and
some were not; he was almost III
clined to scold, but concluded that he
might better hold his tongue. But
this boy had made no presents at all.
He is one of the sort that takes all he
can get, but never gives anything.
This is what Christmas means to him.
1t is time for getting, not for giving.
And | want you to see how this dain-
ty cup looked, as soon as it got into
his greedy hands,"
Again the revealing light fell upon
the cup and its beauty and shapeli-
ness disappeared, and it was nothing
but common pewter mtg, all tar
nished and marred, and bent out of
form.
"There?' cried the preacher;
"that is the kind of thing most hate
full to me. 1t hurts me to see lovely
things fall into the hands of selfish
people, for such people can see no
real loneliness in them. 1t is love
that makes all things lovely; and he
who has no love in his own heart can
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-12-22

Iaded, leaving what looked like q great
blood-stain in its place; but that, in
its turn shortly disappeared, and the
white screen waited for another pict-
ure.
II have many pictures that are
even more painful than this, o.said the
preacher, "but | am not going to let
you see any more of them. [ only
want you to know how the rewards of
iniquity look in the aonian light
There are few more pictures, less
terrible to see, but some of them will
be little unpleasant for some of you,
l fear. Here is basket of fruit; it
looks very tempting, at first; but let
the true light strike it. There! now
you see it is all decayed and withered.
It is really as bitter and disgusting as
it now looks. 1t was given, this
morning, by a young man to a politi-
clan. The young man wants an office.
A great many so-called Christmas
presents are made for some such rea-
son. Not particle of love goes with
them. They are smeared all over
with selfshness. Christmas presents !
Bah! Is this the spirit of Christmas?
"But here is one of a different
sort.
A pretty crimson toilet-case now
appeared upon the screen.
ELEGANT, is it not? Now see how
it looks to those who live in the aonian
light
The crimson plush slowly changed
to what looked like rather soiled can
ton flannel, and the carved ivory to
clumsily whitfield Eastwood.
"Whatis the matter with this? I
shall not tell you who gave it, nor to
whom it was given; it is no real
wrong-doing on the part Of the giver
that makes the gift poor; it is only
because the gift represents no effort,
no sacrifice, no thoughtful love. In
fact, the one who gave it got the
money to buy it with from the one
who received it. There are a great
many Christmas presents of this sort;
it isn't best to say any hard words
about them; but you see that they
are not really quite so handsome as
they look. Nothing is really beauti-
full for a Christmas present, that does
not prove personal affection, and a
readiness to express it with pains
taking labor and self-denial. Now,
I'm going to show you another, which
will enable you to get the idea.''
1t was a little picture-frame Of
cherry-wood, rather rudely carved,
that now appeared or the screen.
"The boy who made this for his
mother works hard every day in
school, and carries the evening paper
to help with the family expenses; he
carved this at night when he could
gain a little time from his lessons, be-
cause he couldn't afford the money
to buy anything, and because he
thought his mother would be better
pleased with something that he him
self had made. You think it doesn't
amount to much, don't you? Well,
now look %
The transferring light flashed upon
the screen, and the little cherry frame
expanded to great and richly orna-