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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
superstitious Negro Coastmen.

No reward could induce the negro surf
men on the North Carolina coast 10 walk
along the beach at night, especially dur
ing storm, when the lightning is fash
ing and the huge white capped breakers
come suffering in on the sandy beach
They imagine they can see in the phos-
phorescent light the forms of sailors who
were lost at sea, riding in astride of the
huge pillows. On account of this super
stition it has been found impossible TO in
duce Negro coastlnen to enter the life
saving service, no matter how well
adapted they may be for the work. The
tedious night patrol along the desolate
seashore is what they object to- The
average seashore negro would almost
rather die than to encounter the vague
form of departed sailor man IN the surf
or on the beach.-Brooklyn Citizen.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
Diet of Strong Men.

Unoer the heading of The Diet Of
Strong Men," you say: The coolie fed on
rice is more active and can endure more
than the negro fed on fat meat"
This is not at all the case in the British
colony of Demerara, on the northeast
coast of South America. There the COO
lies, who are imported from India, are the
least robust of the three races employed
as laborers. They are not at all muscu-
lar, and are employed in hoeing the crops
and in similar light labor. The China
men, who are never called coolies there,
are stronger, and they, too, are employed
in the crops, and also in mechanical and
general labor. But the heavy work, the
digging of bitches, the handling OF heavy
timbers, etc, is always done by negroes.
No planter will employ coolie in such
work, for his muscular strength is not
equal to it, nor to any severe labor.
The coolie does not confine his diet to
rice, nor the negro his to meat. In De-
merara the chief food of the laborer is salt
Goldfish and plantains. The coolie proba-
bly eats more rice and less meat than the
negro, but in other respects their food is
about the same.--G. Robertson In Scien-
tific American
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02

do not think that modern civilization
as it is embodied in city life, is an aid to
longevity. In the country, as people learn
how to live better, it is possible to spin
out longer existence. Because there is
more friction in city life than in country
life, and friction acts upon the human
machine as much as 1t does upon ma
chine of iron and steel. City Life takes
more out of man than country life.
What I call the mechanical features OF
city life affect longevity. For one thing,
we have taller buildings in town than in
country, and there is more going up and
down stairs. There is less repose in the
city. Those who live longest vegetate the
most, and a vegetative existence is posi-
BILE only in the country.-Physlcian IN
Boston Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
Average Population.

Recently published statistics show that
the average population per square kilo-
meter of land is in Europe, 30; in Asia,
10: in Africa, z; in America, ,; in Aus
tralia, 0t5. For the different European
countries the average population per kilo-
meter is as follows: Saxony. 2l2; Bel
GUM, 1913; Holland, 13l; Great Britain
and ireland, 10; Italy, 104; Germany,
81: Prussia, 81; Austria (Cisleithania),
-. France, ~; Switzerland, -; Bavaria,
II: Russian Poland, SO; Denmark. 50;
Hungary, 81; Portugal, 81; Roumania,
al: Servia. 20: Spain, 81; Greece, 81; Bull
garia, 81; Turkey, %; Bosnia, 20: Russia
Exclusive of Poland, 16; Sweden, 10;
and Norway, 6-Publc Opinion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
Spanish Americans In New York.

Latin America is always well repre-
sented in this city, though South America
gives us more permanent residents than
the central American republics. Both
countries send many students to the col
leges here. Medicine, dentistry and en-
cheering are the professions oftenest
chosen by the Spanish speaking scholars.
Business between those countries and this
is growing more active every year. They
send us fruits, hides, fine timber, india
rubber, wood for dyes and sarsaparilla,
muehsimo sarsaparilla. Great quantities
of silver and gold bullion also come from
the rich mines which are now attracting
the attention of the world. From April
until September New York is full Of
Spanish Americans, who come simply for
pleasure or tarry while on their way to
Europe, perhaps. These do not patronize
the Spanish hotels SO much as they do the
most expensive American ones, for which
they have the most unbounded admlra-
tion.-New York Press Every Day
Talk ~
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
The Flat Headed Indiana

The custom of fiattening the heads by
pressure was about universal among the
Puget Sound Indians. 1t was done in in
fancy with a hat made of cedar bark,
beaten, pressed steadily on the forehead.
1t has been so often described by numer-
Gus writers that no further description is
here necessary. School teachers here have
been unable to see any difference between
the intellect of those whose heads have
thus been f1attened and those which are
natural. Some Of the Indians, however,
believe that it has caused numerous head
aches among them in after life. Very few
infants are thus treated now.-American
ANTIQUARIAN.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
SWEET, SHY GIRL.

Oh. sweet. shy girl with roses I'm her heart,
And love light in her face, like those upgrown'
Full of still dreams and thoughts that dreamAks'
start
From fits of solitude when not alonei
Gay dancer over the thresholds Of bright daYs, .
Tears quick to her eyes as laughing to her lips;
A game of hide and seek with time she plays.
Time hiding his eyes from hers in bright ECLIPSE
Oh gentle souled how dear and good she Is,
Blessed by soft dews OF happiness and love,
Graded in tenderest arms Her mothers Kiss
Seals all her good night prayers Her fathers
smile
Brightens her mornings. Through the earth shall
move
Her child sweet soul, not far from heaven the
while, John James Piatt-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
1855 --y----y -
,e curious substance known as ozone.

The curious substance known as ozone,
the nature of whicL was SO long a
mystery, and about which SO many con-
fiicting hypothesis have been devised, is
now becoming well known to US. Ozone
is denser form of oxygen. Its specific
gravity is "a, that of common oxygen be-
ing 16, and that of hydrogen l. 1t is
highlytprobable that its molecules contain
three similar oxygen atoms. In the con-
centrated state it is a powerful irritant
poison, and it is very unstable, decompos-
ing with explosion and with evolution Of
heat, and exerting a most powerful action
on oxidizable materials.-London Lancet,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
'Canada's Indebtedness.

The apathy of public opinion in Canada
Just now is one of the many ominous signs
on the horizon. Take our debt. Throw
ing out the worthless assets, we owe at
the present time about $500, 000. o00, or
$50 per head on the population. This is a
larger burden than that borne by the
Americans, who are richer people, even
including their state debts; moreover,
while their federal debt is being rapidly
diminished, ours is increasing by leaps
and bounds. Nevertheless, the average
citizen does not appear to be in the least
disturbed. Toronto Mail.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
Tobacco in Cuba's Capital.

Every one speaks Spanish here and
every one smokes cigars. Young men and
maidens, old men and children, are SEEM
ingly never seen without long roll of to-
bacco in their mouths. They are an easy,
indolent race, as rule, and between the
Cubans and Spaniards an armed truce
always exists. The latter 90 not nKe
Americans. as a rule, and are not partial
20 their visiting here. The former, on the
other hand, think highly of Americans,
welcome them with open arms, and get
Just as much money out of them as pos
sible.-Havana Cor. New York World.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
ysarapuay's Popular Beverage.

1t is stated that another attempt is be-
ing made in Europe to popularize the
beverage known as 'yerba matey," so
popular in Paraguay and Brazil, 1t is
said to make mountaineering, aromatic
drink, and both as touching its chemical
qualities and physiologic effects is not uI-
like tea and coffee. That is to say, ''yerba
matey'' arrests waste; it does not form
flesh. 1t enables people to go long time
without food, and the inhabitants of Bra
zil and the valley of the River Platte drink
enormous quantities of the beverage for
this very purpose.-New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
A New Use of Electricity.

The science of electricity, by the way,
has already been pressed into the service
of fashion. When, at a dance or dinner
party, glitteriDg dewdrop seems sud-
denly to sparkle among the flowers on
lady's shoulder, or a diamond light flare
draws attention to her pretty coiffure, the
admiring observer may take it for granted
that the possessor of the dewdrops and
the starry light in her hair is secretly
pressing tiny battery, ingeniously con-
cealed about her person, and by means of
which the electric spark flies up, to the
danger perhaps Of the beholder, if not of
the possessor Pail Mall Gazette.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
Treatment for ChiIhlains

Persons who suffer from chilhlains VIII
doubtless be glad to know that Kansas City
man has discovered sure cure. 1t consists
in pricking the bottom Of the feet with a
needle until considerable blood TUBS cut, the
amount depending on the size of the feet To
the uninitiatssi il would seem As il the sensa-
ton might be almost as pleasan. as that Of
the ehiIhlains CHICAGO Hsrald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02

my dear" said clever woman once,
don't waste your strength and energy, for
YOU viii need il all some day. Save yourself
even the movement of an eyelid or the lift
ing Of finger whenever You cam The
scheme is good and similar 70 electric storage
for lighting purpose; but it is not best for
young woman to have too much stored energy
ON hand II might break out at the wrong
time or leak out friyolously ard never be
really used at an-New Orleans Picayune
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
Daily eagle
RcMt)LA.

a poets vision, clad in the fair guise
OF bright lily, all IN white and gold
Hers not the form for passionate arms to fold;
Sne loves, but loves in such angelic wise
As might some wanderer from the upper skies,
Who wears, with rosy lips of tenderest curve,
The starry purity of sanity eyes,
But II some lofty purpose were to serve,
The fair and delicate figure that would seem
One who could walk, with straight, mistaken
tread,
The flaming city Of the unpardoned dead
CShewn to the Florentine in lurid dream,
Serene and scathess thro' the Internal glow
Nor touch Of fire upon her raiment know.
A. C. Bowers in New Orleans Times Democrat
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

One of the most successful methods
of advertising a town is to mail TO
friends abroad copies of home papers.
The Champion sends hundreds OF sam
pie copies East every week on its own
account. It has q large and steadily
increasing number OF subscribers
in Pennsylvania, New York, West Var
GINA, Ohio and Illinois, through whom
it is IN daily receipt OF orders for sam
pie copies. This method Of advertis-
ing Atchison could be extended indefn-
iteiy If no more than one hundred
citizens should every week send copies
OF The Champion to their friend ia the
East the result would be apparent in
less than ninety days. The people Of
Wichita, hutchinson, Fort Scott, Gar
den City, Topeka. Clay Centre and sew
eral other cities IN Kansas, have adopt
ed this as the principal method of ad-
vertising their respective localities.
Hundreds of thousands of copies of the
Wichita Eagle, the Hutchinson News,
the Garden City Sentinel, the Fort
Scott Monitor, the Topeka Capital and
Commonwealth, and the Clay Centre
Times and Dispatch, have been scatter
ed broadcast throughout the East at
private expense, and the result has am
ply justified the cost. The same thing
might and should be done in AtchisOn
this year.-AJcEisOn Champion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

Last week the Logan Freeman fired
about two columns at Us. Our space
is too limited to reply in more than a
Hcouple of stickfuls or So" Some
time ago the HERALD published an
article entitled "What the HERALD
would like to see" and we laid down
eighteen different planlss. The Free
man endorses all OF them, which con-
vinces US that our Logan contempory
has some good sense vet. But the
Freeman SAYS we ought 10 have favor
ed 1.-the payment of soldiers according
TO contract" ''the government owner
ip Of railroads and the "aboiishine
Of National banks" Now for the sat
isiaction of our Logan neighbor, we
will say we do favor paying the soldiers
according TO contract. We are in fay
or of government control of railroads
now. and in due time, as fast as prac-
ticable, making them what they should
be-public highways-in which the
public have Interests paramount to in
diyiduals- Now as to ab1lishing Ma
uOnal banks. While we believe the
National Banking System Is the best
system ever invented, we do not say
that it cannot be improved 1t has
some features We do not Ike, but be-
fore we favor the utter destruction Of
National Banks we want to know what
is to take their place We remember
the old State Bank, ami "Wld Cat
Banking System - and we don't want
to 60 back to that. Our house may be
not so good as we would desire, but we
do not favor tearing it down till we
know whether or not we are to have d
better one. The most commonly urged
objection 10 the National Banks, is
their power to issue their notes as cur
rency but that power is based upon
their ownership OF government bonds
When the bonds are all paid Gas they
will be in a few years. the basis or au-
thority for issuing currency will be gone,
and with it all the objections of the
Freeman and his kind Of thinkers.
But that will not necessarily destroy
the banks. A wise plan would be to
retain all the good qualities in the sys-
tenn, and drop all the bad ones, just
as a sensible man whose house did not
suit him, would repair it and substitute
good timbers for the detective ones, IN
stead Of becoming angry and burning
the house down and leaving himself
and family shelterless. The HERALD
will exchange the National Bank Sys-
tenn any time for a better one.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24
west Cedar Tens.

Ed. HEEALD: I VIII zeuda few items from thi.
part OF the county.
Yesterday the farmers We're about ready TO com
mence spring work. but last night old Boras came
down from Nebraska on douJIe quick and pul
his veto on further farming at present
Mr. Levi Heaton has a young daughter at Lis
house and Levi is real smart. Also John Corna-
dy has new daughter al his house They was l
going 10 let Jud have all the girls.
The people around here are aI in usual good
health
was down 10 Agra the Other day. Business
was oHs- boom a man from EuPouee, Neb. is
there buying hogsi he bought over one hundred
in one day Row is thar for the town that conld
not hurt Eiruin. The farmers had got tired OF
taking hogs to Kirwiu, FOR them TO throw up a
copper TO see who should get the hogs Agra is
also supplying EirwiR with coal, a= Agra sells
coal for So 90 per ton Poor old Elr'Fin has lost
her grip on the country north Of it.
Wen, Sir. Editor, ] see tie papers begin TO talk
Of Republican President As I ann of that faith
/ should advise the leaders to NOT go back four
years aud dig mp "a man that was buried at that
time but take "a uelF man FFIoz5 hands NOS fun
OF sEb=ide railroad bonds. Give us Robert IT,
Lincoln or little PM sheridan The people Would
not De ashamed % throw mp LlelE hats In any
crowd for such men as Lincoln OF Sheridan. lido
not believe the majority of tie people want Blaine
or sherman OLD SUBSCRIBER,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

PHILIPPE burg, the county seat OF Phillips County
IS IocatcE in the geographical center OF said
county is go mile= west OF Atehison
and ls5 allies east OF Colorado line; is oeauu-
fully located; is ON the main line Of the C.
K 81 n. Crock -IsiaudJ now being built. IL is
both a freight and passenger division and the
shops and round house OF said rDad are To-
Gated here. and 40 an early date branch con-
structed from Sliiua % PHlilipsbuIs. Philips
County Be-. according TO agricultural reports, the
second best county in Kansas on grain per acre,
it is in the northern tier of counties, is wen
,gatered by "a living streams; it- soil l- unsur-
passed. &c has plenty of good building stone ana
considerable timber Only one sixth OF ITS --lus
are yet ia cultivation t is 80 miles square and has
I5.OOJ inhabitants. 10 d. good county % come To-
For full particulars OF the ldyautaee- offered the
emigraut In FLillp-bur2 ana Phillips county
write for q cicular is=ucl by the Board of Trade.
Address 10. s.. DAGUE, Secretary
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

VIII the HERALD please be kind enough 20 as
certain 10 there was AN understanding or agree
the effect that neither would bid higher than one
Per cent year for the use OF county funds.
What does the HERALD think about this combine
uou business any way .--AIrWin Independent.
Both banks claim that they did not
want the money if they had to pay over
one per cent for it and Treasurer Nipp~
Informs US that both banks agree that
If the editor Of the independent will
open a bank in Phillipsburg, and give
the boad required of them that they
viii Voluntarily surrender the funds to
him. We say again as we haye several
times stated, we do not know whether
/ they can or cannot afford to allow over
one per cent Tor the money, and it is
pure presumption for the independent
TO keep calling on the HERALD to ex-
plain all the business in detail of the
Phillipsburg banks. They are institu-
tions We know no more about as to
their resources, the amount of money
&c. under their control than we do
about C.. j Lambs private affairs.
The Independents asks The question 4.
'W hat does the HERALD think about
this combination business any way?'
Wen we are opposed 90 combinations.
trusts and monopolies, generally. One
time the Independent, and three other
papers in this county, combined" and
got the eounty printing at full legal
rates or at SI.O0 per square. The
HERALD is opposed to combinations of
either banks or newspapers, if combina-
tons are for the purpose of taking too
big compensation for services render
al
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

The Fort Scott Monitor takes a very
sensible views OF an important matter
when it says: "a city cannot be built
up by strangers. neither can it gain any
substantial benefits from stream OF
newcomers whose only object Is TO
speculate in real estate. Its, perhaps,
natural that there should always be a
large class in every city vino are great
ly benefited by the energy, enterprise
and expenditures of others, and who do
but little themselves, though abundant
" able to contribute as much as anyone
toward the general prosperity, but such
a condition Of affairs is a very unfair
one. 1t is to be hoped that a sense Of
the incongruity OF their position will
awaken those belonging to this class TO
a realization of their duty and put
them atwork on something that NAV
make up for lost time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

a new corporal ion has been formed
to rebuild the Osceola Narrow Gauge
road and extend it to Kansas City We
are told in the newspapers that its cap
ital stock is to be ten million dollars
1t will be bonded for three or five mix
lion more. Now here is contemplated
prodigious steal and fraud upon the
people of Iowa The road viii not
cost more than three million dollars.
If they 1oat stock and bonds to the
amount Of fifteen millions, then they
will expect TO collect enough off the
people to pay a per cent on that
amount, Where they put in three mil
lions, they intend taking out fifteen
millions. The foundation for such a
gigantic scheme Of fraud could not be
laid in some OF the states Of this union,
and if the legislature Of Iowa now in
session does its duty, it viii no longer
be possible in Osceola (lOwa)
Sentinel
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

In order to give an chance TO test
it, and than be convinced of its won
derful curative powers, Dr. King
New Discovery for Consumption
coughs and colds. will be, for q limited
time, given away. This otIer Is not
only liberal. but shows uHbounded
faith I'm the merits of this great REM
edy. All who suffer from coughs.
colds, c0usUmpti1n asthma, bEon-
chltis, or amy affection o. throat, chest
or lungs, are especially requested TO
call at q. w, Biekiord's drug store,
north side of square, and get a trial
bottle Tree large bottles 81,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

Mr.. Lamb editor OF the KirwiE indie
pendent recently took a trip to Topeka
over the G. X. & n. r. r. In writing
up his trip he says, # the Rock Island ;
"a work has been accomplished hy the cooper
alton of men with Identical Interests There l=
very little difference between cooperation aud
corporate Boo sound and nearly uA corporations
are actually cooperative 4 study and fun reail-
zati0n Of this fact would be OF great advantage 10
others besides railroad buil-er=.
Now there is good deal Of good
sense in the above but who would have
supposed that such q sentiment would
ever have been expressed by Editor
Lamb,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

The Iowa House of Representatives
last week passed the "W. II. Robb
Alien Land Bill, - in q modified form.
1t provides that non resident aliens
holding real estate in Iowa, shall dis
pose Of it within ten years, but may
hold $40 acres or city property TO the
amount Of $40 900, provided such is
placed in actual possession of relatives ,
such relative or occupant to become "a
naturalized citizen within ten years
Mr. Robb the author Of the BIZ is a
member Of the Union Labor party and
an able man. The House that passed
the bill is largely republican.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

NJ. II. johnson of Eirwin win be
urged by his friends as a district dele
gate to Chicago. Mr.. johnson is a
man well fitted by ability, integrity and
experience for that position and would
certainly well represent the district if
elected Oberlin Eye.