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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-27
THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 81.

THE WAY OF LEAST TRoUBLE.-As
Charles Mathews was one day about step.
ping into his brougham las he never paid
any one he could naturally afford brough.
any, he was stopped by debt collector en-.
ployed by one of his many creditors.
"Mr. Mathews, I believer" inquired the
mau.
"Yeq," replied Mathews, afably.
About that little account, SIR"
Account ?n replied Mathews, With an
expression of supreme surprise; what &C.
count?
"Why, that account I've been after these
four.years."
Dear me, how much is tP" inquired
Mathews, putting his hand in bis pocket.
Seven pounds eight and fourpepce, sir"
SIS that all ? dear me"
"I've called near on thirty times, sir"
Thirty times You don't say SOP"
''And written at least twenty times. Yes,
sir; twenty times. and called thirty times.
Only little matter Of seven pound odd,
and here have l been bothering about it for
nigh on four years WHAT do you think Of
that, sir ?''
81 think" replied Mathews, getting into
bis brougham and driving off, well, L
think thRt it would have been less trouble
to have paid it youFself."-San francisco
Argonam,
The following ingenious doggerel appeared the
other day in the TransrGal Daily Ners:
PLEASE EEMEMBER.
Little drops of printers ink,
4 little type displayed,
Make our merchant princes
And all their big parade.
Little bits of stinginess
Discarding printers ink
Burst the man of business,
And sec his credit sink.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-30
FRO BE CoNTrSCEp1

The sour mucilage used by a Bethle>
hem (Pa.l clerk. who had been tsmpering
with his employers mail matter. led to
the discovery OF his crime.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-30

01E TO $3.50 MONTH CAN BE MADE
PIC working for as; agents preferred who
can furnish horse and give their whole time TO
the business; spare moments may be probably
smployed also; few vacancies IN towns and
cities. B. y. JOHNSON 4 CO., 1909 Main st.,
Richmond, Va.
n b. flsase state age and business sxpe-
Renee Never mind about sending stamp for rs
pl1. b. FL. Co. spl 41n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-30
DUNRAVEN RANCH
A Story of American Frontier
Life.
By Capt CHARLES KING, U.SA.,
author n" The Colonies Daughter. n FROM
the RdnIs,n "The Deserter,p Etc.
copyrighted 1888 BY J. B. Llppincott Company.
Philadelphia, and published by special arrange
ment through the American Press Association
CHAPTER XIII.

GrWITHSTANDING the
fact that there was an at
mosphere of suppressed
excitement over the gar.
rison this Nav day morn
inc Mrs RalL-nap'a hunt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-30

SALESMEN-WE WISH A FEW MEN TO
0sell our goods BY sample 70 the wholesale and
retail trade; on salary; largest manufacturers in
our line; tncloee &c stamp; wages - per day;
permanent position; money advanced for wages
advertising, Etc. CENTENNIAL MFG Co.,
Juno IL Cincinnati, o.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
ARE NOT WORTHLESS.

For one we will take the chances in be-
lieving that the voters know what they
are talking about.-Wichita Eagle.
The lists both for and against are got
ten up in spirit of prejudice and are
therefore practically worthless. -Newton
Republican.
The lists are not practically worthless.
They are of the utmost account. They
are not of Democrats. They are of men
who have heretofore stood squarely
upon the prohibition planks of their
party. They are Republicans, and
whether acting in the spirit of prejudice
or otherwise, their votes count, and
count doubly, SO far as the Republican
party is concerned; count one less for the
party and one more for the opposition,
unless the Republican party affords
them chance to remain in the party.
Sedgwick county, with her two thousand
Republican majority. at the last election
went one thousand the other way. diff
ference of three thousand votes, yet
brought about by change of only
fifteen hundred. These Republican Re-
submission lists are two-edged swords
and not only rip up but cut downwards,
and when they get to twisting about in
the political bowels OF the bosses they
will hurt, and hurt awfully if not NOR
tally
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
TIE PROHIBITION CALM.

Every one of them will become resub-
missionist champions at the drop of hat
when the cyclone signal goes up.-Wichita
EAGLE.
But you are compelled to say "when +"
The signal hasn't gone up. That is what
we said. The signs do not point to a cy-
clone of rcsubmission. They point to
the calm of prohibition. Our article was
written to prove this and you acknowl-
edge lt.-Leavenworth Times.
We acknowledge nothing save and ex-
cept the right of the people to demand
another vote on the question, whether
the politicians are in favor of it or not,
and in spite of all who may oppose it.
1.-The calm of prohibition in financial
sense can not be denied. It's awful
calm, and your article proves too much
in that direction. But politically, prohi-
bition has proved anything else than
calm. We pick up this mornings EAGLE
to find in its dispatches a detailed &C
count of a 'calm" racket between the
mayor of Atchison and the police COM
mission with threatened appeal to the
governor, all over the illicit sale of
liquors. In the next column is dispatch
from Leavenworth about another ''calm"
which took place in the joint of the Ma
tional hotel, Of that city, between the
sheriff and proprietors, which propretors
had just paid the city $500 blood money.
On the next page is an account of an
other prohibition ''calm" among the COM
missions of Iowa. Hardly day passes
that we do not read of just some such a
prohibition "calm" in the various cities
of Kansas, not to mention the continued
calm" in our own city of Wichita.
while it is not denied that the real and
actual business calm remains state wide
and exceedingly oppressive.
Colonel. the cyclone signal is up-away
I'D,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
AN INDIAN PARADISE.
The Singular Town OF Imphail In tho Hin
States of Manipur.

Lying between Assam and Burmah Is tbs
remote little hill state of Manipur, which has
obtained some attention since the annexation
Of upper Burmah made the question Of land
routes between Bengal and Burmah Of i'm
portance.
1t has lately been visited by Indian officers,
one Of whom, writing on the forests Of tho
state in Indian Forests, gives an e1traordi-
nary account of Imphail, the capital The
town is situated in what appears dense for
est. Neither spires nor chinneys cut the
blue sky, nor is smoke observed to ascend
from the sylvan scene of the capital. Moth
ing in fact, bespeaks the busy home of so, 900
to 5000 people, and yet hidden away among
these trees is the palace Of the rajah, and
hard by are the houses of his favorites, each
family having a large inclosure around the
homestead.
''Imphail may thus be described as city
Of villages. or, rather, suburban residences,
around the palace. Straight, wide roads, lined
with trees, frequently intersecting each other
at right angles, afford the means Of comrnu-
nication; but neither shop, artisan nor
wheeled conveyance exists in the city. In
dustry and skill occur only in the distant
rural homes" The people Of the capital are
have had assigned TO them plots of ground
near the palace end live by pressing upon tbs
prosecuted agriculturists Of the state.
The capital Of Manipur is a royal residence
dedicated 10 luxury and amusement. All arc
happy. The streets are crowded with snliI-
ing, healthy faces, OF which few bear thu
marks OF toll or labor. There are nc schools
In the state, and court favor and promotion
~ t.
unknown and the men are not allowed TO
trade. Imports and exports, except In csr-
tain articles that yield royal revenue, ara
distant villages repair On certain day 70 the
capital or TO otner recognized centers.
Each carries on her head a neatly made,
square basket. in which has been placed the
surplus stock CT the homestead, the Iat,ors o.
her industrial skill or Of her husbands azvi-
cultural kns~ie6ge On reaching tse sr,ar.
KIT a.-ace tt,s ccr1teae Of tbsse hssA..s ara
exp5sss It'd eLafte-et, WHEN each re.ur-.a
again. 70 her fa=as1, carving OF tie yrocssdA
On market days TEE long. straight rosi from
Bisheapur 70 InpaaH IS crowded. by groups
Of women hurrying 70 and fro. Each wears
an elegantly striped dress in brixa. color,
made Ct silk and cotton In. stripe. run
along TIE length, Aad tie top and b9ssosn
are neatly embroidered
4 long piece Of cloth Is cIsve-iy carried
acTcss tEe breasts ard f1ss under tie srgz-
pits. instead q round Tie waist, and Is firmly
tucked up 50 taas the TOP embroidered edge
falls forward. aiding an additional fosA 70
tbs garment, while tls bottom edge reaches
"a lite beso. tie knses TIE legs End erEzss
are lett exposed; 61t freqDertly . short
green sic sleeveless 5aexes covers the upyer |
part Of the body, reaching down to TIE top |
edge Of TIE Eetsz-- sa-Eeut Tbs women are |
IA. a=l- r-~-i.rx Il .1z2 sl1ls s-z.A
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
BUTA HALF MILEFROM THE WHISKY
LINE

That average Kansas Prohibitionist, "
who over such non de plume. airs him
self in the Kansas City Gazette, is a
pretty specimen Of sobriety to be laying
down the municipal law and political
gospel to Resubmission clubs. He opens
his screed in these words: 81 am pro-
hibitionist, and yet when am in the
"city occasionally takea glass of beer OF
"small drink of red liquor" We should
think very likely, end from the reading
of his temperance lecture there is little
doubt that he had aboard a good load
of both beer and liquor. Further along
this monumental elevation of prohibitory
inebriety and unblushing hypocrisy,
proceeds with the idea that were it not
for the jointistry law and commission
rule he might become a blear-eyed
" bloat and disgrace and affection"
AS for that, his own words disgrace him
and the chances are that with his ac-
knowledged mixing of beer and red
liquor his eyes are already as badly
bleared as his conscience.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Cberokees and their bul!headedness
will shortly take drop, and big one.
The Odd Fellows had their first funeral
at Guthrie Sunday, that or the murdered
DR.. Cheney.
They call United States Marshal r. l.
Walker Dick" in Oklahoma, just as they
do in Kansas.
The city council OF Oklahoma City will
have lis salary curtaiied little. 1t
should be purely honorary.
Guthrie has another cornet band. In
the east this announcement is regarded as
almost as bad as a murder.
Guthrie will not have a ferry OF their
own, but Tweckingham IS very popular
with the leading vocalists down there.
BY tie time Guthrie gets that market
house she will have plenty OF products
grown from suburban additions to I'll it.
Several fellows down in Oklahoma are
sounding the plausibility OF being appoint
ed deputy revenue collector for the Indian
Territory.
a man at Guthrie claims to have killed
two deer at one shot. He perhaps is aware
that the field for a successful liar IS still
open 10 Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City has signal service off,
Ger, and he has announced so many biz
Zards That Qldn come tndL lie ndHSs the
signals in a cistern.
II has now turned out that TO be school
teacher in Guthrie is TO be q public trust.
at beast the school u,aruls have Kos been
paaa for tHelr SERVICES i1 3st1l ct sicGt
The M. E. church at:counci1 Groye. Ok
lahnrna territory, viii be dedicated Sun
day, December -. and all the girls are
ironing their white dresses in anticipation
OF the event.
The Guthrie club has been organized
with I50 members and s., 80 in the
treasury, who will busy themselves for the
commercial AID social promotion OF Guth-
ne They talk of erecting building
The Reno City club on Saturday night
authorized the secretary to invite the pres
idents OF ali the Republican ciubs 10 meet
at Reno City on Saturday. January 4, 20
call a Republican convention
AT Frisco. on Monday last, child OF
Mr.. j. II. Clay fell into q well twenty feet
deep. and was taken ont without seing in
jured. IL tie bottom Of the well was a
barrel sunk, and the child fell into ii.
sliChting upeu its fee-.
The council Of Guthrie has chance now
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
LITERARY NOTE.
up

The Forum for January will contain
an article by ex-Speaker Carlisle on
'How the Tariff Affects the Farmer" in
which the protectionist arguments are
taken up one by one, and statistical
view of the condition of agriculture as
compared with other industries is pre-
sented. Col. Frederick A. Conbling will
contribute an argument TO show that the
veto power opens the way for grave
abuses. $50 far from being a safeguard
to free government it is a standing men
ace to the liberties of the people" He
fortities his argument with an historical
review and with specific instances of the
abuse Of this power by the governors of
New York.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

Internal Revenue Collector Throop. of
the Seventh Indiana district. has ap-
pointed Miss Maud Cotton as deputy col
lector for that district. The duties of the
position will require her to visit the
saloons and the low dives of the towns
and cities where liquors and tobaccos
are sold and see that the government is
properly protected by the possession Of a
license by the keeper. This is a step
below the position OF deputy United
States marshal, which position has been
held by Miss Phoebe Couzins. and which
occasionally calls for the use of the
revolver and handouts 1t may be that
a woman who wants that sort OF JOB
can fill it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
WE MUST PULL TOGETHER.
rom the Salina Republican.

From the Salina Republican.
There is going to be a big immigration
to Kansas in the spring. The restless
ness prevalent in the east makes a fur
Their residence there to many intolerable.
1t is a fact, dislike to admit it as they
may, the eastern farmer is getting
poorer each year and thousands of good
men and true will give up the struggle
this year and come west. This is the
golden opportunity, not only of Salina
but of the entire state. We must first
get the people 70 come to Kansas, and
then after they are once here let every
town pull her strings and may the best
one win. We must pull a common
string to get them here. The emigrants
do not have to come to Kansas They
can go north 10 the Dakotas or Nebraska
south to Texas or Oklahoma, or west
even to the Pacific coast But we want
them here. We want them worse than
they want to come and must act on that
principle. Kansas towns should get to-
gether in this matter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

to negotiate 5000 of the city bonds by
paying ten per cent commission for the
negotiation, which with the interests and
other costs would give them about eighty
three cents on the dollar.
The per capita payment to the Potta-
watomie Indians, that should have been
disbursed couple of months ago, was not
made until yesterday, and the Oklahoma
merchants who court the Indian trade are
happy. 1t came just In time for Christmas
A petition is being circulated asking
congress to appropriate money for the oen-
eft of public schools in Oklahoma. But
petition or no petition the schools will be
supported in Oklahoma as they are IN any
other state, which is surely not directly
out of the national treasury.
Oklahoma Chief: Contest flends in the
shape of jackleg lawyers are as thick IN
Oklahoma as mosquitoes in a Georgia
swamp. and the two are brothers. These
legal mosquitoes are sucking the life blood
of the Oklahoma homesteader. The lack
of courts and legitimate practice in Okla
homa has led some of our lawyers to the
devious paths OF contest blackmail for
livelihood. What is the result? Over
one-ffth OF all the claims filed
on in Oklahoma are under con-
test, some justly, many without the shad-
ow Of a cause. Many poor homesteader
with good bottom claim is harassed to
distraction by these contest sharks. Tke
run OF humanity breads lawyers. The
simple settler, however certain he may be
of clear title to his claim; is afraid Of the
contest lawyer. He makes a bugaboo Of
the lawyers power for harm. He would
rather be bled for s25 or $50 than have the
slightest shadow of contest hanging over
his claim. So he falls an easy prey to un-
principled aud cunning shysters who
haven't the brains to follow legitimate law
practice. These alleged lawyers are doing
Oklahoma great injury, which will re-
tard her growth and development several
years. They are not whit better than
professional lotjumpers or sand-lotters,
and should be held up to the scorn and
contempt of all honest men wherever
found.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

Governor Humphrey has received an
invitation from Governor Robert Taylor.
of Tennessee. to attend the first annual
meeting of the jackson club (non-parti-
SAM TO celebrate, on the Sth of January.
the sixty-fifth anniversary of the great
est military achievement of General
Jackson, the battle of New Orleans. 1t
is particularly appropriate that Kansas
should participate in the celebration of
the memorable event mentioned, mas
much as the larger portion of the state
the portion north of the Arkansas river
was embraced in some measure in the
Issue then and there joined. 80 ~ $50
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

Last Sunday was set apart by a num-
Der of Methodist churches in this state
to celebrate the centennial anniversary
of the Methodist Episcopal book con-
Germ. Very interesting programs were
rendered, in which figures were given
showing that the concern, starting 100
years ago with 5000 borrowed capital,
had grown to be worth $4,000, 900, and
it is now the largest concern in the land,
issuing annually 10000 books. 1t has
been of incalculable advantage as an
auxiliary to church extension for this
most aggressive and progressive eyangel-
ical organization.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
WOMEN IN PRISON.
How the Poor Creatures Crafty the
Tastes That Seem to Be Second Mature.

nov the TooI VIZ
Tastes That Seem to Re Second Nature.
Compulsion is the woman convict s
drop Of bitterness. The complete NOR
tifcation Of that harmless sort Of van
ity which fills 50 much Of a woman s
life, makes her durance doubl V vile.
All her fine feathers are sacrificed
ruthlessly Her hair, which she has
apostolic authority for regarding as
ali ornament. Is shorn Of It's last lock
as soon as her cell has been allotted 10
her, and the face which has gsZed with
perfect passiveness, almost 20 rouse a
country's admiration, and the tongue
that has been mute under the finding
OF jury and sentence Of Judge, are
raised to plead pathetically with the
holder Of the scissors. while the CORR
doris sometimes ring again % the
piercing cries for asPsring pity "a the
memorable shearers gather their ha--
. Bat sprz1s returns ana toe basr ras
news Itself szrd tSsf orr tie mort shear
ing DAY the giras grdnbie tha. a
thoughtless administration provides
them with no haIrpIps One woman,
whose hair continued % be suspicious
IL resplenacnt, Is of maca@ar, after
weeks Of incarceration, was an object
OF some woncerusnt, even 70 the chap
lain, until she explained to him Ia
confidence that she allowed her broth
10 cool. and then skinned Of the fAi
70 glitter IN her crown Of glory.
Another giri certainly rougsd, and
rouge tells effectively On the paIlor q
PRISON ooaane raeEt. Great vxs the
enviou. indignation Of her SISTERS IN
scrvi,ude against frivsilty 30 unai-
tsinabl., but greater sill, perhaps,
Tas the curiosity ~ dlscav@~ RSw the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

Hon. Jacob Stotler was in Topeka yes
terday. He is a candidate for state
printer. Probably no man in Kansas
has done SO much for his party and his
state and has got so little reward as Mr.
Stotler. But that don't cut any figure.
If every paper in the state should say
this and endorse Mr.. Stotler for state
printer, nothing would necessarily come
of it. 1t takes more than newspaper talk
to accomplish things politically, and
every time we want to say a kind word
about a man, we feel that it is useless
except for flattery, and often stop.-Fort
Scott Monitor.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

If the admission of the four north
western territories to statehood is what
destroyed, apparently their principal
stock in trade, that is, the freaky biz
zard, the balance of the country will
feel like kicking itself for not letting 'em
in years ago. However, since the Demo-
Gratis of the Montana legislature failed in
their little game of freeze-out we may
expect a change of temperature any day.
That proverbially cold day is bound to
come to portion of Kansas-the anti
resubmsssionists-soo or later, for
they are bound to get left
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

Town lots in Leavenworth are SO
cheap that the Sun is actually offering
to give some away to its subscribers.
This condition can hardly be said to be
the result of the prohibitory amendment,
for they do say that it don't prohibit
there. or at least hasn't heretofore.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

During one of its leisure moments
Kansas City might study the tables of
statistics found in the encyclopedias
showing the overwhelming decline Of
water transportation, inland and coast
wise, since the introduction of railroads
into the great entrepot New Orleans. The
decrease in the number of steamboats, do
ing business at its wharves decreased
from 1858 in 1880 to 1908 in 1887, with
loss in tonnage during the same period of
about 1900 tons. And that in spite of
the millions expended by the govern
ment in improving the navigation of
tributary waters.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

Several of our exchanges are of the
opinion that there will be a large inmi-
grafton 10 Kansas in the spring. but
base their calculations upon the unrest
in the east and consequent disposition
to come west. The condition east is no
doubt as stated, in a large measure. But
the coming to Kansas of the dissatisfied
hundreds depends altogether upon the
efforts put forth by Kansas to induce
them to come here. There are other
states and territories in the west that
can and will offer Inducements. and if
not met with well organized and sys-
tematic effort from Kansas it Is hardly
to be expected that very Iuany will find
their way here.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19

Canada's day as place of refuge for
perpetrators of all considerable crimes is
at an end, and this illaudable imnligra-
ton into that country concluded. The
most accessible place of safety now to
those who contemplate an expedition
in the regions of rascality is Mexico,
which, as regards climate and society is
not as desirable to our froward citizens
as the neighbor on the north. The way
of the transgreSsor is hard, and surely
the lines of transportation are not so
numerous nor so expeditions TO Mexico
as to Canada, which may serve as an ad-
monition TO the evilly inclined to think
twice before shey consent To ieoparti4s
themselves by becoming fusiayes. frenIs
the law.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-19
Circumstances Alter Cases.

From the Salina Republican.
Twenty-Five years ago poor people lost
their all in the Quantrell raid and, al
though constant efforts have been made,
the poor people have not had their losses
made good by congress. Silcott stole the
November salary of the members and
even now they are going to make an
appropriation to pay the loss. These
two things do not go well together The
Quantrell raid claims should have been
paid years ago and should not be made
secondary to one months salary of a
member.