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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
AT SECOND HAND.
A Mans Passion for Books snd . Boyes
PA sion of Harter.

"There used To be one man." said thu
second hand man to q Lewiston (Me
Journal reporter, "who came down % SEQ
me very often. He hasn't been around for
q month, and ] think must have moved
away. He was queer chap, and no mis-
take about IL. de worked In the Auburn
shoe factories, and, I've heard said, made
good wages. But he had liking for old
books, aud about every week he visited my
library out there in the corner In search Of
something new that was old. His great
hobby was books pertaining 10 agriculture.
II he could get bold OF any OF those Boa I'd
of Agriculture reports he was just happy.
To me they arc dry reading, but with hia
they were food of keen relish. guess he's
moved of now, out be must have q mighty
collection Of Old books with him He has
bought enough IN my store 10 supply al the
farmers In the State with agricultural sta
tistIcs"
AT this point Ia the conversation . small
boy came in. He had In his hand pair cf
skates. he wanted 10 trade them for .
sled. "Do you know that eyery boy 10
born traderi" a. ked the man Of stories,
after the boy bad gone out "Yes, sir. BY
the time boy Is Eve years old 10 begins 70
trade and decker and swap. It's general
and never saw a boy who waAn't 30 In
clined- They'll dicker any thing. have
chance 70 see something Of IL Before Ice
and snow came they were al orazy,fos
marbles, and they'd swap any thing fos
them. Later IT was siGates ssey wanted.
and now the skating has Konethey're sxyina
10 swap their skates for sleds. So 10 RosA
Every thing In Its season It's fan TO watch
them mancuver. Some Of them ere pretty
bngat fellows snd mako soms shArp
tradAs -
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
FLORIDA ORANGES AGAIN.

To the Editor of the Daily Eagle.
see in yesterday mornings EAGLE a
short editorial on Florida oranges based
upon an article from the Germantown
Telegraph, TO which, with your indul-
gence, l desire TO say few words in re-
ply.
| spent a month recently investigating
the Florida orange business from Palat-
ka on the north TO Polk county on the
south, and l have no hesitancy in saying
that the Telegraph correspondent was
egregiously misinformed or wilfully mis-
stated the facts in the matter 1t is true
that the orange business is new and no
man can state with certainty its future,
but the business is not vet overdone. 4
gentleman who was with me bought a
grove and three weeks ago sold his
oranges at $1.50 per box on the cars
and one of his neighbors
has Just scld $1,000 boxes for S30, ,000and
is holding the balance of his crop, 10000
boxes, for higher market talked
with Mr.. HobSon, one of the leading
commission merchants of Philadelphia.
who is large dealer in Florida oranges,
and has spent ten winters in Florida per-
sonally buying oranges, and he says that
he does not fear the supply outrunning
the demand. This is the opinion of many
intelligent. disinterested men. Oranges
have rotted III the ground extensively
this year, but they were windfalls and
not suitable for shipping.
Fruit has been shipped to England this
year successfully and it has been demon
strated that Florida oranges can more
than compete with those Of Italy and
France in the markets of northern
Europe.
There are but two railroads that reach
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
A LEGAL INCIDENT,
Although 1t Is Ridiculous, 1t Has Really
Serious Moral.
Boston COurierJ

Serious Moral.
Boston Courier.l
One of the most delicious examples of
just come to light in New York, and not
even the fear of the indignation of the
Womdn's Journal can restrain us from
telling it. a wealthy Englishman who
had married an American wife with whom
he lived in good deai of luxury, lost his
property by unlucky speculations; and
after all sorts of other exped tents had
been tried, his wife mortgaged some very
valuable Paris gowns to q fashionable
friend. Some time after the husband re-
turned to England and the wife obtained
employment, so that at the end of couple
of years she found herself in q position
where she could raise the money to re-
deem her clothes. The possessor, how
ever, declined to part with them. Sne had
a fondness for the sort of lace with which
they were adorned. she found the handi-
work of Worth quite to her taste, and to
oil overtures she returned courteous but
decided negative.
The lady for whom the gorgeous rail-
ment had originally been fabricated, al
though she was by no means in circum-
stances where the wearing of such rail-
ment was appropriate to her condition,
became only the more determined to re-
cover them. She found lawyer willing
10 undertake her case on speculation, and
through him she brought suit to recover
the valuable gowns. The case In due time
came on. Experts testified to the value of
the property, the receipt OF them as a
pledge was no. den ied, the original owner
testified to having proffered principal and
interest for the loan. and the lawyer for
the prosecution closed the case with a |
complacent assurance that be had won bis |
suit
The counsel for the defense simply sub |
mitted to the court a single paper, but this /
was an agreement, drawn at the tine the 4
loan was made, and signed by the bar
rover, that il not redeemed within a year
the gowns should become inalienably tie
property Of the lender. Asked IL she &C.
knowledged the signature TO this docu-
ment, the borrower naively replied that
she ssignei something at the time Of The
hut OF course she did no. sup
pose ii would prevent ker from getting I
back her gowns when she wanted them. |
The incident Is sufficiently luiIczous,
bus it really has . prettT serious moral
The ignorance Of vonankind Of legal
forms and obligations has been cften com
nented upon, br. apparently the sex are
IS rule q ute az far ~ ever frcn apprs-
eating the disastrous consequences which
nay follow from their neglect 20 INTERN
themselves in this direction The lady Ia
question left the court IN tears and her
peculasing counsel retired In blue mist
IT profanity; bit they ieff moral behind
hem which il would be well u Al ronea
, soaid he eed and ponder
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
THE POPE FOR PEACE.
A Fores hadowing Of the Coming Ency-
clical

| From the New York Times.
| The cable announcement of yesterday
| that the pope was about to write an en-
cyclical on the necessity of maintaining
peace has created curiosity In many
! quarters as to the probable scope Of the
letter. Well informed clergymen whom
] the Times reporter interviewed yesterday
! said that the papal encyciical would be
but an amplifcation of the ideas in his
allocution delivered at the consistory
held some days ago. AS he therein briefly
set forth his arguments, their quotation
will give an idea of the recommendations
he will make in his forthcoming epistle
on subject that IS engaging the atten-
ton of men Of various minds who look
at the impending troubles from different
points of view.
IF there ever was a time in which
peace was ardently desired by the people
words peace, tranquility, repOSe are IN
the mouths of ALL" said the pope to his
cardinals. ''The sovereigns and the
rulers of states in Europe protest that
they do not desire anything else, and
that they are laboring for one sole OBJ
ject-the preservation of the blessings of
citizens warmly approve, because in
reality the dislike of the people for war
is more and more apparent from day to
day. 1t Is, moreover, most just aver
sion, for though war may sometimes be
necessary, it never occurs without bring
ing with it a long series OF calamltleS.
How much more disastrous would it be
at the present with large forces, such
progress in military science and SO many
different instruments of destruction and
death! AS often as we think OF these
things we are moved more and more by
love of the Christian nations, and we
can not help trembling for their sake in
view of impending perils.
Therefore nothing is so important as
to avert from Europe all danger of war,
so that whatever is done for the
purpose should be regarded as of
advantage to the public safety.
But mere desire is not enough to assure
peace to the world, and the will to avoid
war is not sufficient safeguard against
its outbreak. And in like manner the
numerhus armies and the endless extent
of military arrangements may for some
time prevent hostilhties breaking out,
but can never produce secure and last
ing peace. Nay, arms menacelngly
welded are more calculated to foment
than to move hatred and suspicion.
They cause the peoplet to live in contin-
ual fear OF the future, and they have the
effect of burdening the people so heavily
as to make it often moot question
whether they are preferable to actual
war. Hence men must seek foundations
for peace which are more solid and more
to nature, for the law of
nature grants that ones rights may be
defended by force and with arms, but is
does not concede that force constitutes
right.
This statement concludes with an ar
gument which aims to show that peace
must be grounded on charity and justice
and that, since the guaIdian Of these, he
says, is the Catholic church, the pope
must be considered as arbiter.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
KANSAS KOLLARY.

Since the 1st of last July over 125, ,00C
| bushels of grain have been bought and
| shipped from South Haven.
| Atchison has a number of young men
| learning to play on horns and the Pat
riot urges the white caps to do their plain
duty without delay.
Arkansas City school property is val
ued at 100000 and in less than six
months, $4,000 more will be expended
in new work.
The mayor of Arkansas City has re-
ceived letter stating that he will be
murdered in the near future. Must be
soothing information for nervous per-
sons system.
The captain with his whiskers is swap
ping sly glanceS with the Empory girls
this week. The cap'n is a numerous and
conspicuous person in 'PorY just now.
Look out. girls.
A candidate for the postoffice at Sa-
lima ordered suit of clothes from John
Wanamaker's store at Philadelphia this
week. Business is business, and espec-
tally the clothing business.
An ElDorado live stock dealer shipped
Monday, nineteen head of horses to
Pittsburg, Penn, via the Santa Fe. The
horses are intended for the street car
lines at that place.-Times.
A railroad division, a county seat,
waterworks, fine brick court and school
house, new churches, etc. Such are the
things going to make a live western
town, such as Tribune.
The settlers of The west end of the
Neutral strip last week hung three rus
tiers" or cattle and horse thieves. II as
reported that one or two of them were
formerly residents of Stevens county
Hugo Herald.
The Times says Helen Cougars lecture
in Clay Center last Friday evening was
a disappointment to the average listener.
After her career in the east last fall it
would have been surprising if her lee
lures in Kansas were not disappointing.
Saint Francls has been made the per-
manent county seat of Cheyenne county.
The records were moved to that place
without litigation or interruption of bus
mess, and all parties interested cheerful
ly acquiesced in the result. The Incl
dent is respectfully referred.
The Rev. F. 7. Ingalls,, president of
LII uiy COlieSe, dt OPiiliSheio, 4io., 10
spoken of as the possible successor of
Chancellor Lippincott, of the Kansas
State university, who has resigned that
position to take charge of the First
Methodist church at Topeka.
Col. S. n. Wood has sold half inter
est in the Woodsdale Democrat to ID. w.
Walker, who will assume full control.
The name of the paper will be changed
to the Woodsdale Sentinel. and political
ly will be independent for the present.
Meantime keep your eye on Sam.
Twcnty-three thousand seven hundred
and sixteen pensioners were paid at the
Topeka agency last week, ana $S06, ,553 81
was disbursed There yetremains about
Il, 900 pensioners to be paid this month,
who will receive nearly half a million
dollars more.
Apropos of the name of Davis county
being changed to Geary; the Troy Chief
gives the history of an almost forgotten
town in Doniphan county, named thirty
one years ago for Governor Geary. The
place has now gone to decay, the post
Office and voting precinct being about
all that is left of once prosperous little
town,
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

the heart of the orange country and of
these the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key
West does most of the business, so it
transportation facilities are difficult it IS
not very surprising. The orange crop
has been larger than ever before this
year, but the price of oranges has been
by no means correspondingly smaller.
There or some SIX or eight counties in
Florida that are producing oranges
successfully and in these not one acre In
ten is suited for orange raising. The
Germantown correspondent is as unjust
to Florida as many eastern papers are to
Kansas. 1t is not necessary to decry one
community to build up another.
E. B. ROOD.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
Our Carpet Department
boston Adyertiser.1

a clergyman writes that he recently
preached in one of the oldest churches in
the ''old" city of London. AS he entered
the porch he was met by rotund and dig
nifed beadle, who led him to the vestry
room, and, pointing to two decanters,
said: "Will you take sherry or port, sir?"
The parson smiled at, not with, the beadle,
who then explained that about three hum
dred years ago good woman of the par
ish, dying. left a certain sum for the pur-
chase "of wine and sweetcake for the
clergy" and since that time wine and
cakes have been regularly supplied at each
service.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
Dana's.Deceptive Data.
New York Sun.

DR.. Horace Greeley's name is COM
memorated in Kansas by Greeley county
and two towns in it, Horace and Tri-
bune. 1t is painful TO have TO say that
these two towns are not so good as it
becomes towns so named TO be-. Their
bad behavior arises from the fact that
each wants to be the county seat. The
other morning the Tribune people, arm
ed with Winchesters and six-shooters.
made ferocious assault upon the Hor-
ace waterworks, but were driven back.
turther hostlhties are expected. These
continual county seat wars ought TO be
ended. Arbitration has been tried and
found wanting. The proper, and proba-
bly, the sole remedy. is 70 let every town
in Kansas be county seat.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
Up Jumped the Substitutes.

Gossip has it that on one occasion when
delivering local historical address near
Boston Wendell Phillips had drilled a
corps of venerable survivors of the revolu-
ton TO rise when he gave the cue and thus
enable him to bring IN an apostrophe, like
Webster's, with effect But when he gave
The cue with tragic earnestness a row of
little boys started up before his dismayed
face and piped out: "Tbe old gentiemen
were tired, sir, and told US to get up for
them when you wanted 'em and gave the
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

The Youths Companion of March II
contains an article written expressly for
that paper by Archdeacon Farrar, on
Musicians and Their Struggles" The
remarkable destinations which the writ
ings of this author has over readers of
all ages is sgain illustrated in this brief
sketch of some of the great masters in
music and the days Of toll, effort and
painful trial" which they endured in at
tanning eminence.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
The aala DAILY EaoIe aadmesday oru1y areh s. 1889.

to state to his mother, the other day, a
small grievance he had with a playmate.
The mother, thinking it an opportune
time, began at once to teach the doctrine
of returning good for evil, whereupon
the youth exclaimed: "Now, mamma,
was just discussing that matter pleasant
", and here you come hopping along
with tnat old golden rule"
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Editor 90 gentleman Just srr4ved)-
Don't want any poetry" Sentsn2n--
mol" Ediaor-~Eor prose- GcatsnAn
moi" Edi.or-"sor blank vsrSa" 0en-
tleman-ssHow xuald . s1o8ol.ax bir suit
you for q years subscription In s6yssosf.
E3isor-"why. ny dsar ssr. WY DIDN'T yoa
ssy 20 a.Hrs;i TO oc.1 bon Jsnss. give
this gentleman couple Of ohairs and iAs
fo1r 20 ~cSs On
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Western railroads have united upon
new rules in relation TO the transporta-
ton of parties in charge of live stock in
transit, which go into effect on the 18th
inst. One car of stock will entitle one
person to transportation one way; two
cars one man round trip; from four to
seven two men round trip; eight or more
cars, three men round trip. No woman
shall be allowed to accompany a shipper
or to obtain passage by reason of being
in charge of STOCK, unless she is the
owner Of the stock.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
Out OF Politics It's An Right.

State Journal
The Women's Christian Temperance
unions of Kansas have so far enlarged
the original work of the society which
was strictly of a temperance character.
that they now nave eleven departments;
evangelistic, scientific, temperance in
struction in schools; heredity and hy-
giene; legal and petition: young womens
work; jnvenile: mother's meetings; music;
social purity: literature; industrial and
charitable work.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

The cable reports that the French gov
ernment has substituted a new charge
for the original one against the arrested
leaders of the League of Patriots, ''in or
der TO avoid trial by jury" If this
isn't a confession Of conscious weakness,
it certainly isn't suggestive Of conscious
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

The cabinet having been appointed, the
politicians of the empire state are now
girdng up their loins for the usual tus-
sic over the New York cOllectorship.
Here will be another opportunity for
President Harrison to display the good
judgment and tact which put General
Tracy in the navy department.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

The debate on the Panama canal in
the French chamber of deputies Satur-
day may be regarded as one of the first
echoes of President Harrison S inaugural.
Ministers explained that, while the gov
eminent wished the project well and
had all the sympathy in the world for
the shareholders, it couldn't really inter-
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Ex-Attorney General Garland seems to
Oe in bad luck these later months. His
last discontinue was his failure to secure
the 50, 600 he wanted from his state for
alleged services before the supreme court.
The Fort Smith Journal says his Demo
cratic friends failed to see how it could
be done, and refused torespond by vote
Of 56 to 10.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
From Force of Habit.

Tarkio Avalanche.
When Kansas woman who went to
the polls to vote was asked who she in
tended to support, she said: my hus-
band, of course" When reminded of
the fact that he was not candidate she
said that it made no difference, for she
had been supporting him ten years and
there was no use in refusing to do SO
now,
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Divorce reform in Illinois is indefinite
ly postponed, bill to tighten up the law
and practice on the subject having been
summarily killed by the state senate. In
the course of the debate one honorable
senator avowed himself in favor OF max
ing divorce in Illinois ''as free as water. }"
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Hereafter counties in this state are not
liable for costs in criminal cases unless
in cases of conviction, or where the
prosecution has been instituted under
the instruction or with the consent OF
the county attorney.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

1t is said that some Omaha capitalists
have selected site for a town fifteen
miles southwest of Fort Reno, on Six
Mile creek, between the north and south
Canadian rivers, in Oklahoma. As soon
as President Harrison issues his procla
nation opening the country the com
pany will apply for land Office. The
town will be called Thurston.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

That John keenan, and other Ameri-
can rascals now in Canada are lobbying
against the Weldon extradition bill now
pending at Ottawa is likely enough.
But the sensational stories in New York
papers about a 500, 900 corruption fund,
the bribing of members of parliament,
etc, are probably of the stuff that the
sensational specials of those same met
ropolitan contemporaries are made of.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

The new settlers for Oklahoma will be
unable to do anything this season In the
way of crops if President Harrison don't
issue his proclamation by the 10Th Oh
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

A woman named De Greer, the same
who has heretofore fourished. has settled
in Topeka and is running for police judge
as practical exposition of municipal
female suffrage. And still Topeka
dreams of being metropolis.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
Another Curious Find.

Coocordi2 Empire.
W. III. Farber left at this office this
week the jaw of small animal which he
found near the solomon river. 1t Is tri-
angular in shape, about two and half
inches along each side and is closely set
all over with smooth, cylindrical shaped
teeth, fifty in all. arranged in regular
rows varying in size from the thickness
of a small straw toward the outer part
of the jaw to that of a slate pencil to-
ward the center.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Kansas always takes the lead. The
new charter for the city across the Kan
sas line has been finished. In the first
section the corporate name is changed
from ''The City of Kansas" to "Kansas
City, This makes it Kansas City No. 2.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

There will be more prayers and fewer
drunks at the white house for the
next four years. Besides, the private
secretary and the postmaster general are
both Sunday school superintendents.
This administration is on the Lords side,
and the EAGLE. being on the side of both,
believes that the Lord will be found on
the side Of this administration.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
a Pertinent Epigram.

A phrase in a recent funeral addres,
"There are no pockets in shroud, brings
wildly to mind the impossibility OF car
rying anything beyond the grave. Rich
and poor, millionaire and pauper. lay
aside all and put on their final garments
with the same wealth in their possession.
1t is an epigram to remember, There
are no pockets in a shroud."
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

The report in yesterdays dispatches
from Southern California that punctured
the recently inflated gold bubble simply
confirms our impression that it was a
scheme to counteract the Oklahoma
boom. 1t was give-away on its face
from the first. Meanwhile Oklahoma
continues to grow in popular estimation
and universal demand for its early open
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Having reformed the state libel law,
the Arkansas legislature is now tackling
the election laws. A bill making radical
changes passed the senate Wednesday,
q to 8. 1t provides for a secret ballot;
makes the payment of poll tax prere-
quisite for voting; transfers the appoint
ment of election judges from county
judge to county commissioners appoint
ed by a state election board; requires the
election judges to open the polls at g
O'Clock in the morning. to close at sun
down, and to Immediately count the
votes, neither separating nor removing
the ballot box to any other place until
the count is completed. Any election
judge parting with duplicate poll book
within the twelve month after a general
election exposes himself to a fine of $500,
while the minimum penalty for stealing
a ballot box is five years in state prison
and the maximum fifteen years.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

Squire Smalley reports the majority of
the Liberals notany too well pleased with
Parnelrs recent overtures TO the Tories
They are in high spirits over their i'm
proved prospects, they feel sure of hav-
ing things all their own way in the next
parliament. and they want the credit
and profit of settling the Irish question
themselves. Naturally Parneli's speech
has thrown GOODNESS over the meet
ing. Mr.. Gladstone, indeed, has said in
private that Parnell is entirely right, but
the lesser Liberal politicians and the Lib
eral editors maintain a disapproving
silence. For the first time for two or
three years, writes Smalley, they hold
what they think good cards, and thev
have no desire to see a newcomer sit
down and finish the game"
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13
That's the Doctrine.


The outlook for Oklahoma is bright
and growing brighter A little patience
down the border will be duly and amply
rewarded. Don't be in too great hurry.
Give the president a chance.