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Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Choctaw road is the next thing to
strike.
The prairie fires have received decided
check by the recent wet weather.
There is preponderance of babies named
Benjamin Harrison in Oklahoma.
There are no contests on our town" is
the paraphrase of popular slang in Okla
homa.
There is an increase in horse thieves in
Oklahoma, and there is danger of their be-
ing raised point or two in the market.
The first thing introduced By Kansas
senator was petition by Mr.. lagalls: To
enable inhabitants of Oklahoma and No
Mans Land to procure title to town and
city lots.
The razor-backed, wind-splitting, long
nosed variety OF hogs such as are now
plentiful in the Chickasaw and Potta-
wattomie nations may not be very pretty,
but. it is said, they make the finest hams
IN the world.
Oklahoma City Journal relates that
three men came in yesterday from twenty
miles up the river, where they own claims,
with l04 prairie chickens, 220 quails, 2
deer, wild ducks and wild turkey. all
of which they killed since Friday. They
informed US that II 1t were not for the
game they would have been compelled to
leave their homes to seek employment
Guthrie City Capital: Now that Repub-
lican clubs are being organized in all parts
of Oklahoma, let the managers Of those
clubs confer together, aud arrange for the
organization of an Oklahoma league" It
is lamentable fact that as yet no con-
certed action has been secured on the part
OF the people OF the territory, and there
will not be until some organization is
effected. As it has been heretofore one
town would conceive the idea Of holding a
convention. and as all the other towns
were Jealous, no united action could be
had. consequently whatever scheme they
might devise, no matter how worthy, was
ANONYMOUSLY defeated. Let US secure
cooperation throughout the territory-we
must in fact, II we expect to accomplish
any good for Oklahoma as whole
Secretary Noble speaks as follows on the
townsite troubles: But IL addition TO
those from a disregard OF this prohibition
proclamation there arose other difficulties
affecting titles and good government from
the want Of esta blished Elws- These con-
Germ particularly the titles OF town sites
Section Is Of the act Oh March :, lss9, con-
tains the following provision respecting
town sites in Oklahoma: The secretary
OF the interior may. after said proclams-
ton and not before, permit entry Of said
lands Tor tovnsitss under sections =. -.
and 2,;SSS revised statutes United States
but no such entry shall embrace more
than one-half section OF land Inasmnch
as the two sections just mentioned desis-
nate certain town or other officials who
alone can apply 10 MAKE town site entries,
and no territorial or state goysrnm eoe,
having authority 10 provide for such Of
ficis!s exists in the territory, is has been
bed by the commissioner OF tie general
land Office that nc such entries can be
made there until further iegisiatioa
bT congress. The sections last above
referred 10 require that TO effect
. towa site entry the town saau - tAcog.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
A Race with a Car.

II is a common enough thing to see pesles-
TRANS run after cars, but 1t was reserved for
a well known society gentleman % hire u cab
10 overtake car The Olive street. owl was
fastening Westward Ct haIf-past y O'Clock
the other night, and was rolling along down
the hill from Seventesntn street az q lively
rate. When Twentieth street was reached
those On the rear platform noticed a cab
dashing down the hill at a furious rate. The
owl car nsgs were spirited, and covered the
next two blocks in fine style, but toe cab
gained. and was soon within haili1g distance
stop the car" yelled the cab driver
Perhaps there's murderer or high way.
man on the cur, suggested some one
The car was stopped at Twsnty-third
street, the cab driver whirIed alongside. a
handsome young man jumped out, boarded
the car, peid the driver nickel, and, as ths
cab drove OF, he remarked:
Been chasing this car from Eighth street "
Blamed II it isn't Steve Won Phul, shout
ed some one.
Yes" he went on TO explain, the driver
had load, 50 l gave him dollar 70 catch
this car. st. Louis Republic
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER,

The ice swept away the Leavenworth
pontoon bridge, the other day: and now
Ieavenworth will be more ciamorous than
ever for "Resubmission. kansas Chief
That is probably true; but still it seems
ridiculous that the people OF city IN
Kansas will not only walk all the way
across anu pay full price for that which
destroys manhood, but also pay addi-
tional tolls sufficient to support bridge
over the Missouri river, and for no other
purpose. Then there naturally arises
the question-in fact. all of the questions
involving all of the problems of prohibi-
troy and sumptuary laws, human appe-
rites. human passions and human rights.
still leaving the question of the work of
the ice which swept away the pontoon
bridge unsettled. In the meantime il is
suggested by some one that the people of
Leavenworth assemble daily at the scene
of the late pontoon disaster and there
unite in singing: Shall We Gather at
the River =
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
Home-Woman's Realm.

Honey oman ) Realm
From the New York Sun
Home is the habit of woman. In the
home all that is Enthusiastically femi-
nine in woman unfolds and hourishes.
Home without woman is a misnomer,
for woman makes the home and home is
what she makes it. If she illiterate her
home partakes of this quality; is she is
immoral her home can not be the abode
of virtue; if she is coarse refinement does
not dwell where she resides. If she is
cultured, pure, refined, these qualities
will characterize the home which she
creates The higher the degree of her
culture, her purity, her refinement, the
more will these qualities characterize the
home of which she is the center. The
self that woman takes with her in her
marriage is real dover. If her dover
can be reckoned in numerals only, no
matter how many they may be, wreck
ed indeed will be her husband, impover-
1shed her children. But if she possesses
industry, gentleness, self-abnegation,
purity, intelligence, combined with cap
ability, she is IN herself a treasure of
treasures.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

II man sets himself 70 iearniDg a Ian
guage with earnestIess and denomination
be win be surprised himself by the rapid
progress which hs wiz make Tee secret les
not only In Studying 10 regularly, bu; IN CIV
ing odd moments 70 10, the time that would
otherwise De wasted When / resolved to
learn VoApuk had really no time at all 10
give 70 the study. bought grammar and
pocket dictionary and oz~riet toth books
In the die pockets Of my coat When rods
m tas street cars glanced az ny tao bo1ks.
IsupPoss that pssssd together 81 hour and
= calf day in tsis manner Ia two u.ontaz
| could rsad volsvak and write f. | h2ys
en acquaintance VINO learned 10 "a tie sarns
way. he was very 6v~y and got IL only
few MINUTES at II each day bat &c "A a tsor-
cugh FClapgk scholar row There Il 10
language tbai cannot Be Learned IN tais way.
pro-idSi Il oourys, taAt TIE Et19snts nss
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
A New Newspaper for Wichita.

From the Geuda Springs Herald.
1t has been whispered around among
some of the narrow-minded cranks with
which Wichita in common with all other
cities is affected, that there is room for
another Republican paper in that city
since Murdoch has declared in favor of
resubmission. While we are not in sym
pathy with the EAGLE in its views upon
resubmission we do not like to see such
crankism on the part of the prohibition
advocates. The EAGLE has done more
for its town than any paper in Kansas,
and its head is level on almost every
issue that comes before the people, and
now because it disagrees with the Pro
hibitionists on the Tesubmission ques-
ton they threaten to withdraw their
patronage and pine for strange champ
ion. Every body cannot see alike in
every respect, and because newspaper
does not always voice your sentiments
it Is no reason why you should withdraw
your support. notwithstanding the
EAGLES stand on resubmission 1t Is a
great and good paper, and should receive
the support of every citizen OF Wichita.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
asted.

DR.. Burton and DR.. Gage were ministers Of
two Congregational churches in Hartford,
and e1eeuent frlendz Like many other
clergymen they loved joke. especially al
each others e1pense.
DR.. Gage had Travelled abroad, and since his
return had been delivering course OK lee
lures upon Old World subjects. One Of the
lectures-on Pale=tine-bad been thought no;
so interesting as the others, and on is second
delivery many Of the auditors withdrew be
fore il was finished
Nos long afterward Dr. Cages house wa,
entered by burglar. Dr.. Gage was giving
Or. Burton en- account OF the affair.
Why. doctor, had lin down ia. On Ms
back; held MIN there; ne couldn't move al
inch"
Good" said DR.. Burton; 'fbus what =
splendid Opportunity that was TO have de-
hvsred 70 LIN your lecture On Pales-ne!"-
Youths Companion
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Il Is curious how some q tbs foreign ns
tionsiities II Cafcago fock togstner. This 8
especially true Of the BoheInians, Poles ard
ltaliAus Tns records Of toe slsction co<n-
Missionary offce are curions st0dy n tn
connection Take the BoaeE1ia-G TEsrs
are oaly Bohemian voters IL tks FRS ward,
IN tha Second, In tee Third, 5 IN the
Fourth, - In too FEfta, : in tie SiItA. ) ia
the Elevsnth, Ii tAe TweEta, n TIE TE.r-
tenth ) IN lie Fourteenth, ali hardly sa5
to Sp~sk q n the CHEERS, wife there are
L0sl Of them in tbs Efgr.h, ~ IN tee Eiats
All 1s5 IA the Ieain ~areA
TAare are III Italian voters Il tee First
ward, 80 y tie Siaesesn.a aad A. In ;Aa S<v
eareeufn. COT CO 45i in tie w1cls tesrry-sorr
warts TIE Pci< o-sr the rnes. striking ex-
ample a this ck4ruszhasz~ ca. ot Ala
voters in the -tcis city CT Fciisn hi-sh. /. -
Of than lTs IN tas S.usezth ward
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Kansas City has been laboring under
the impression these months and years
that M1ssouri's senior senator was mis-
fit, SO to speak. 1t now sees the Vest
ment in different light. An appropri-
alton has been a long felt want, and its
erstwhile enemy @ has taken the first
opportunity to move in that direction.
Two and half millions for a public
building will atone for multitude of
past offenses. If the willy senator would
try for as much for navigation purposes
for the same local benefit the city that is
set on hills would revile him nevermore
George G. is pretty smooth; perhaps he
will,
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Evangelist Moody takes more sensi-
bic view of the liquor question than is
entained by a majority of the gentlemen
of the cloth. In Boston the other day he
expressed the opinion that prohibition
is good thing, and wherever it can be
secured those who love law and order
and their fellowmen should stand for it,
but he also opined that where there is
not sufficient sentiment to uphold pro-
hibitoFy law, it means that it will be a
dead law if passed, and no law is better
than a dead one.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

The dispatches inform us that liberal
contributions are still pouring in for the
benefit of Igoe and his companion opera
tor, two OF the victims of the Minneapolis
fire. The spirit of generosity thus mani
Tested is certainly most commendable,
but it appears in strange contrast with
the utter neglect of the commercial edi-
tor of the Tribune who fell victim to
the same fateful circumstances and
whose conduct was as heroic as any on
that dreadful night. Why this discrimi-
nation?
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
The real reason WHY the Republicans i

The real reason why the Republicans in
congress assented to the retention of the
Democratic chaplain seems to be because
he delivers short prayers. The fact that
he is also blind may have had something
to with it. as he is unable to see some of
the unseemly things which frequently
happen on the floor of congress- There
are other important considerations besides
party politics which enter into the choice
of a congressional parson.-k. c. Star.
If the conclusions of the Star are cor
rect it is not very creditable to the Re-
publican members that they chose the
blind parson, and less SO since they fol-
low the precedent set by the Democrats
when they were in control of the house.
(No reflection on the chaplain is meant
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Judge Gresham declares that the stand
ard OF eXceilency in the legal profession is
not so high as IL was TWENTY-FIVE wears
ago, and that the law is drawing less upou
the ablest men OF the nation. The truth
Is, we have too many men for the business
there is TO do, and this fact tends constant
iyto lower rather than elevate the tone of
professional service, and to divert strong
men to other s--Globe-Democrat.
The conclusion of the foregoing sounds
plausible enough at first reading. but
when weighed in the balance of reason
it is at least open to criticism. Does not
the same condition, that of "too MANY
men for the business" obtain in every
other profession: The standard of excel
lence may be lowered, on the AVERAGE
principle, by the rush of mediocres into
the profession, but this does not dispar-
age true merit and should not discourage
the meritorious, for there is always pien-
tt of room at the top.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

The president endorses the civil ser
vice policy. This is another instance
wherein it is shown that statesmanshin
does not compel acquiescence in popular
sentiment. In this case, however, Mr..
Harrison displays keen appreciation of
the exigencies of his environments bv
declaring that sit is not true that incum-
bency is a conclusive argument for a
continuance in Office. Impartialitv.
moderation, fidelity TO public duty and a
good attainment in the discharge of it,
must be added before the argument is
complete"
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

A great deal of rot is INDUCED in
about the majority Prohibitionists being
under any necessity of respecting the
demands of the minority Resubmisson-
lists. Who knows which is the majority
party, and who don't know that the
minority as often holds the reins of gov
eminent as the majority. Wichita is
ruled today by a minority sentiment,
probably as one TO seven, which will be
denied by only small minority if de-
MED at all
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

The report comes from New York that
Grover Cleveland is regarded as fat
failure in the law business III that city,
that as a practitioner he has no standing,
and that his arbitrations do not manifest
any legal ability or display and prfound
ity of judgment. Ia other words, as the
st. Joe News remarks, he is regarded as
an all around failure in the law business.
1t must be allowed, though, that ne does
not fail to hold his grip on his party.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
A Good Fad A'cOming.

From the Lawrence Journal.
The New York Sun says that the house
'parlor" is no more. Hotels, milliners.
BARRIERS, ct cetera, have ''parlors.' but
residences no longer. If this means that
the average Kansas housewife has to
open the blinds and let the good sunlight
stream across the black hair sofa and
play around the legs of the Round Oak
stove, and that the children, can go in
and that the big family bible must be re-
moved to more suitable place than the
"parlor" table, and that this room is to
be really a part of the everyday house.
and not an addendum to the Sunday
clothes, and constant suggestion of the
funeral services once held there, the fad
is good one.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Thirty-six national banks were organ
lied and begun business in Texas during
the year ending October 81; the largest
number of new banks of any state in
She Union. The state of Pennsylvania
has now the largest number of associa-
tons in operation, Massachusetts leads
in point of capital stock, and New York
in respect to deposits and volume of bust
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
SOME AMERICAN EXPLORERS.

The New York Press of recent date
draws parallel between the explora-
tons of Henry N. Stanley in the center
of the dark continent, and Lewis and
Clark through the wilds of North Ameri-
ca, and pays deserved tribute to the
memory Of the men, who for three long
years blazed their way through four
thousand miles of the then unknown
northwest. None the less heroic was
their achievement because it was on our
own soil and in a land now teeming with
millions of people making populous
states and great cities. 1t was in 1903
that these two intrepid travellers set out
on their expedition, eighty-five years
ago. 1t was small party, only Thirty
five men. but it was heroic band. For
three years they traversed the country
westward to the Pacific coast, among
tribes of savage Indians, suffering all
the rigors of almost Arctic winters, sub
sisting on whatever game could be
found along the route, and opening up to
settlement strip of country which is
now the garden spot Of America. The
newspapers of their times did not. per-
haps, give them the due need of praise
for their wonderful achievements. No
expeditions were inaugurated to follow
them into the wilds, public interest was
not, perhaps, kept at the high pitch
which has attended the explorations of
Stanley, but the results of their journey
were not the less beneficial to those
who came after them. They travelled
through country which was needed in
the advance of civilization, and brought
back much information which has been
Of almost incalculable. benefit to those
who have followed the path they blazed
through the country from the mouth of
the Missouri to the Pacific coast. Those
who now live on the land explored by
them eighty-five years ago, can give due
tribute to their heroism and the value of
their explorations and discoveries.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

A worse plague than the old saloon is
the small resubmi5sion Democratic paper
that aff1icts many Kansas towns. Its
effect on the community is something
like that Of leaky sanitary wagon. 1t
only coeeds in poiluting the atmosphere.
Kansas State Journal.
Which would indicate that your opin-
ion had been modified in a wonderful
degree touching the old plague, or other
wise the new plague deserves tar and
feathers and a ride out of town on rail.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

"Iwish,n Col. Marsh Mur1ock was over
heard to remark to the office cat, that l
could wash my hands of this whole blank
ed business i ana getting tired and sick. "
-Enporia Republican.
And the cat yawned as it replied: eff
you are sick, what must be the condition
of the other crowd!'
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Kansas City, Kan. is called by the Ga
zetfe the metropolis of Kansas. How that
will make Wichita roar !-Emporia News.
Wichita formerly bawled and screamed
both, and since she has added to her
bulls and EAGLE the packing interest she
now also saueals, but she never roars.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
Good Medicine, There.
, the B.rber Comfy Index

From the Barber County Index
Medicine Lodge has the most success.
FIJI sorghum sugar plant in the world
She Is building, and will have in opera.
ton IN thirty days, the largest gypsum
works in America. She is supporting a
successful creamery. She is the only
place IN Kansas where sugar beets have
been successfully handled.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

It's a funny thing that state which has
TO build as many corn-cribs as Kansas
should vote for duty on lumber.-Alex.
Butts
And it's just as "funny" that in
state where people have to buy clothes
for their children they would keep on
having babies. Aleck, stick to your
forte and don't NEEDLE with questions
of political economy-Kansas Chief.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

From the food of bills introduced in
the Senate Wednesday it would seem the
honorable senators have spent busy re-
cess. Without another bill Introduced
that body has enough before it now to
keep it at work for three months. Most
of the bills, however, were measures in
troduced in the last congress and failed
nf action
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

But the whisky men are fools
for putting any more money into Kansas.
Kansas City Gazette.
We think SO too, if they hope to de-
feat resubmission thereby.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

By the way, what is the difference be
tween Democrat and resubmissIon he
publican?-Kansas City Star.
The question of resubmission is not
between them, sure.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

President Harrison comes out strongly
for resubmission in his message, and re-
submit the question of reform in the
tariff system of the country.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
Can't Take a Hint.

Can't Take Hint.
From the Emporia Republican.
Topeka is still fighting the packers.
The city council favors a plan to induce
Leavenworth and Atchison to join II
and carry the question to the United
States supreme court. This shows pluck
but it is not good gunlption. Local in
spection has been hit hard enough and
often enough by the courts to know that
there is no relief there for it.
Rebellion an Evidence Of Growth.
From the New York Star.
The Baltimore Sun talks of rebellion
in the west. Certainly. Why not: And
another in the south, too. They are
growing sections and will naturally re-
bel against the conditions that eonfine
them. But they will be peaceful rebel
lions, which will augment the glory of
the republic of republics. We shall not
need, as nation. any blood letting for
fifty years at least. Probably by that
time we shall require another civil war
to get the bad blood out of our systems.
But wars will not retard the progress of
the nation. In fact, it needs one semi
occasionally. Thunder storms are a
very necessary Inconvenience, and we
should be at a loss, indeed, if we had no
lightning.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Ny NeighbOr

The widow, orphan and oppressed;
All forms and states of misery
Reveal neighbor's need to thee.
William h. Palmer.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

These Three; But the Greatest is?
From the Salina Republican.
Now for the agony. congress is in ses-
sion. The only things that can compare
with congress are the Kansas legislature
and the cramp collie.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Malone seems to have been swallowed
by oblivion. How are the mighty
falfeni
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06

Brewer may have another whack at
the Topeka foot inspection ordinance.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-06
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
LattIe Lord FauntIeroy


The announcement of the opening of
the box-sheet for Little Lord Fduntleroy,
which commences at the Grand Opera
house next Monday night, for six even
ings and a Wednesday and Saturday
matinee, brought great crowd to the
theater yesterday morning. Mr.. Conant,
the treasurer, says the sale is the largest
ever known in the history of the theater
for production of the kind. The seats
for the opening night and the Wednes-
day and Saturday matinee are going very
lively. Wallie Eddinger, the talented
little lad who created such Juror as the
Little Lord in New York, will appear in
that role on Monday evening, and on
Tuesday the part will be played by Flos-
sic Ethyl, little miss of eight summers.
Miss Flossie is said to be a very charm
ing and talented little actress, whose
performance of the Little Lord is deeerv'
ing of great praise. Both children have
warm admirers, and large percentage
of the patrons of the theater will see
each one of them in order to satisfy nat
ural curiosity. Everywhere the play has
been presented, the theaters have beer
crowded and the brief engagement here
will no doubt be the most remunerative o.
the season.