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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
A GOOD ENDORSEMENT.

HUKLE, Kan, August 10, 1889.
To the Editor of the Eagle
We are much pleased to learn that
from the many aspiraDts for the Office Of
register of deeds Of Sedgwick county
the Republicans have chosen Col. Dam
Murphy as their standard bearer Ger
tainly they could not have nominated a
more worthy citizen. We have known
Mr.. Murphy for thirty two years-have
seen him tried as citizen, soldier and
law-maker in the state of Kentucky, and
in all of these he filled the full measure
of deserving citizen to the entire salts
faction of his fellow citizens. We feel
satisfied the Republicans will have no
reason to regret having put Mr. Murphy
forward-a lifelong Republican, carry
ing rebel bullets in his body, and made a
cripple for life while in defense of our
common country. We have reason to
believe the old soldiers of Sedgwick will
not fail to honor one of their comrades
so very deserving. Respectfully,
R. J. HUKLE,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

They talk Of q mans "sang froid" in Ok
lahoma when he can 60 to church social
and spit tobacco all over the floor


They talk Of mans "sang froid" in Ok
lahoma when he can go to . church social
and spit tobacco all over the floor.
Homesteaders continue to return and
are settling on their claims. Fifty fam
lilies have passed through Saltwater the
past week.
Lincoln, the colored town, is located
twelve miles northeast of Kingfisher, in
what is called the Black Jack country.
and is improving.
Talk about your heather! Here at our
very door is an excellent field for mission
AIRY work. There are over 10000 Indians
in the territory who are members of no
church and can neither read nor write
Oklahoma Standard. Yes. certainly, but
what would the board Of foreign missions
do then, poor thing.
On Tuesday, the 18th day of June, the
Saltwater town site was laid off, and In
the afternoon of the same day the drawing
OF lots took place. Fully 200 people were
present at the drawing of lots and it was
thoroughly understood, and agreed TO, by
all parties concerned. that everyone Secur-
ing business lots should be allowed sixty
days in which TO make good and sub
stantial Improvements" thereon. Ii the
required Improvements were not made in
the time specified the filings would be can
come ''jumpable." A great many people
Immediately after the drawing, as soon as
lumber could be secured, commenced
building, while others merely filed and
left. But everyone thoroughly understood
that unless they made Improvements
within sixty days they forfeited their lot.
Saturday was the last day OF grace. Every
day of last week witnessed the arrival
of lot owners, come 10 build.
The majority of them were business men
from Winfield. Some came by rail to
Wharton, others drove and road overland
any way to get here before the sixty
days expired. saltwater property has in
creased il value considerable since the
l1th of June, and lot was well worth
riding hundred or so miles for. Some
parties came 800 miles. The saw mills
were worked to their utmost capacity and
II. B. Bullen sold thousands of feet Of
lumber. Every one that could handle q
SAW or Ratchet was pressed into service,
and buildings rose as if by magic. From
daylight until dark they worked. and
when Saturday dawned there were few
lots that were '.jumpable." Among them
were several choice ones, but Il half dozen
eager jumpers watched each one closely,
only waiting for the hour to arrive.
Some parties conterded that the sixty
days expired at o'clock Saturday evening,
while others held that time was not up
until midnight. Where owners arrived
Saturday evening and found their lots
jumped the matter was arranged by con-
sideration. As it WAS there was no trouble
and the jumping business was carried on
Quletly the entire night.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
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Tho INTRODUCTION Of beils INTO western Eu-
rope is usually set down 1t about A. b. $50
However, one Cie5nruettl, abbot or, as some
say, bishop Of Waine, Is thought 70 have
used one in his monastery as early as AGO
a D. History records the fact that Bene-
dict, abbot Of WearTnouth. had one which
be obtained in Italy. erected On campanile
near his church in $50 They had been in use
in France more than 100 years at the time
Of Benedlct's euterprising venture. Pope
Sabiniaus who ruled from the year coz 70
the year COZ, A D., first established rules
concerning tee ringing Of bells. His ordi-
nance declared that they shOuld be rung
every hour, q warning to the people 70 be
ready for the hours Of worship. Germany
was almost 800 years behind France IN the
matter Of bells, there being none In that
country prior 70 the beginning o. the Elev-
eutA century The first BEL "a. up In Eng
land was that at Croyland Abbey, Lincoln
shire, in the year 90.
For years after the introduction Of bells
into the British Isles only hand bells Of rude
construction were used ST. Pstr1cks bell
the -an-eadhach.a Phatraic, or ''the bell
Of Patricks viii" is Sal preserved among
other relics Of untold value q; Belfax., Ireland
IL Is hand made, Of co5lrSe. almost sIx inches
IN height and exactly FIRE inches broad AID
four deep IN ths year 1901 Gaze made Of
gold, oliver ard bras vss begun, which vac
rot finished with ia flgres work AID set:1ags
Of gems until ths year 1ios, tie dsltcats wcrk
having occupied tie tire oi tie razksr slz.scst
tourteen years, As shown BY the inscription
on the cass.
Tbs case q almost as crest a. o5ject Il
reverence anong tbs faithfEl as tie TEL Itself.
st Louis Rspab-c.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
CRAZY LIKE BROWN.
from the Kansas City Journal.


William MacKay Porter, a special ex-
aminer of the pension bureau, residing at
I'LL NJ street, Washington. is under ar.
rest in Belfast, Ireland, for obtaining
money under false pretenses. His wife
learned that he sailed on the Umbria and
had written about him, saying that he
was insane. Two or three times before
Porter has been in such condition, and
always takes sea voyage-one time
finding himself at the Sandwich Islands,
having shipped as a common sailor. He
has no recollection of what takes place
while in this condition. In the present
case he had no occasion to go away, and
Consul General New, from whom he
wanted to borrow money, thinks he is
insane.
The books are full, we might say, of
cases like this-the case of Brown, at
Wichita, may yet turn out to be one of
them. There is one thing about all such
cases that we may as we'll accept first as
last-that policeman to arrest, magis-
trate to commit and jury to pass upon
the matter is not the way to examine and
dispose of such cases-neither is an in
sane asylum. 1t is, in fact, almost in
sanity to dispose of things of this nature
that way. Mr.. Porter is man of high
character and special abilities. or he
could not have SO long held the response
BILE place he does. He will come home
again and will go about his business,
while the ignorant will pity him because
he goes crazy.
1t is very strange thing that people
have been telling us for more than fifteen
centuries that some people are subject to
obseSsion by forces or powers outside of
themselves, and that they have been re-
lieved from that condition, vet shut their
eyes to the fact that what may affect a
man in the year l may also in the year
1901, and that they can be relieved at one
time as well as at another. II we had
house of cure for such casss as this OF Mr.
Porter and young Munser, of Chicago.
we spoke of two weeks ago, instead OF so
many jails, penitentiaries snd lunatic
asylums. fully two-thirds of the people
declared and kept insane could be Ne
lieved and cured. All that is needed is
for civilization to believe and act upon
what il teaches
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
DONE BY A POET.

After all its cuteness and enterprise q
in procuring and publishing copy of
the alleged Ingalls-Coney letter, the To-
peka Democrat just stood out on the
common and permitted local poet to
run blind calf over it, SO to speak
That paper, Wednesday evening, pub
lished bit of autumn poetry which
quite lays over anything of the spring
crop Of 1889. 1t was necessary, after all
but two of the carriers had gone out
with their papers, to suppress the whole
issue and get out second edition, but
the Capital secured copy of the original
paper with the poem in and published it
as the Democrat gave it:
INGALLS, LETTER
Suppose you read it up or down,
Sure, the result has stirred the town;
And when he writes a letter bright,
Newspapers get it long fore night.
Although in Forums pages he shows his
wit,
Sure he must watch, or he'll get bit;
II he should write some more he's lost,
Regrets and sore defeat not all the cost.
Fen then poor Ingalls, long shall weep,
Prohibition is fruit that will not keep;
And all admit that Coney acted fair,
Politics makes men strange beds to share.
Surely he will and must this lesson know,
Ingalls, should not have written SO;
Hs was too old and gray rat
To be trapped by the Democrat.
The key to the poem is found by read
ing the first letter of each line from the
bottom up. Poets calling in person to
contribute to the columns Of the Demo-
crat will do well to hereafter wear
sheet iron lining in their unmentiona-
bles.
The only remark the Democrat could
make in the premises was
Seeing am so quickly done for,
wonder what ever begun for
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

c-..t umes. ms rrencn game was pIayed
wiz two white halls, and the play consisted
in hazarGing your adversary's ball aud keep
ing out Of the pocket yourself, just as single
pool Is played nowadays But before the end
OF the century IA third ball was introduced
the red ball-whh,r boro the mysterious
name Of ''carambol and how % hit the
two balls successfully became one Of the
points Of play, and the caram, or cannon.
added d fresh interest 20 the play VIII
this came into existence the English game.
par excellence at which all hazards count
% the striker, except that unfortunate one
known as c coups whore his ball flies into a
pocket without having touched another 90
its pesa ce.-All tue Year Round
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
Getting Jealous, Eh2

rom the topeka journal
1t is little hard to keep up compari-
Sons between kansas City. Kansas. -
and Topeka Kansas City. Kansas IS
really only part of Kansas City proper.
a mere imaginary line dividing them. \
large proportion of the people residing
in kansas City, Kunsas," do business
in in the Missouri city and are Is thor
oughly citizens of Kansas City. No. as
if they lived over the line. ''KUnsns
City, Kansas" is in reality as much a
suburb of Kansas City, Mo. as the town
Of Lake is of Chicngo. It's business dis
trict can not compare with thar Of Tope-
ka, although its population is rs large.
1t has no hotels of note, no opera houses,
no independent street car lines aud only
one daily paper. Like any other suburb
its inhabitants are dependent on the
main city for metropolitan advantage.
Topeka ought not, in fairness. to be
compared with Kansas City, Kansas.
While technically. the latter may lead
all other cities II Kansas in population,
it is, in point OF fact. not entitled 10 bc
as separate city and on
the same plane with the other leading
cities of the state.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

1t was unfortunate that the North Caro-
lima negro who WAS appointed postmaster
should have been arrested for burglary be-
fore the news of his appointment reached
him. Probably he had come to the con-
clusion that there might be some hitch in
the arran cement and wanted TO do some
thing that would make him solid with the
Observation-Disclosures City Times.
If the foregoing aspersion upon the
present administration were founded on
fact and truth of statement it would
still come with exceeding poor grace
from an organ and champion of the last
preceding regime whose record in that
line was a stencil in the nostrils &C every
self-respecting citizen Of the country
who has any sort Of regard for the good
name and reputation of the chief execu-
tive of the nation, regardless of personal
aud partisan bias. The administration
is abundantly able to take care of itself.
but we hate to see the profession of
journalism besmirched in any such
manner without the slightest pretext or
provocatiol, without regard to politics.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
Billiards

King LoI1s XIV was gre4: lover q b.
lizards, and his 2agni9csa; no5sss IL their
grad re-uqscs. a-s rzarEs-aIs I'D rsreEa,s
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into Eag.2sd, a. wEsch t.s.e tie rerszcy IN
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

Fifteen millions is the sum thought to
be necessary 10 put he worlds exhibition
on its feet at New York in 1892. Ii is now
thought that Wichita will not want it
Emporia News.
Probably not; but Wichita will lend
her inflooence and material assistance TO
aid in securing the exposition for the
only city in the west that can do justice
10 the occasion in taking care of the
mulutudes of visitors. besides being
equally accessible to all parts of the
country, towit: ST. Louis. And we
might add, the only city that will raise
anything like the amount of money
necessary to put the undertaking on foot
without depending upon the govern
ment for the bulk of such funds. not
excepting New York.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.
Ilwater is 70 have a single mill.

Saltwater is 70 have a single mill
Oklahoma Standard, saltwater, Payne
county, is the latest
Guthrie has more Detectives than Il has
there's.
Oklahoma City will vote On tie charter
August -.
Water is reached az 8 depth OF forty fee,
at Saltwater.
II Is said the site O. Edmond is the high
est point IN Oklahoma
The estimated population OF the Indian
territory and Oklahoma IS i5ioa.
The biggest thing IL Oklahoma IS po-
liceman's self-im porfsnc=-
All the walters st Oklahoma City part
their hair IN the middle and chew gum
For town only sixty-fvs days old Still
water Is daisy. Her record - an ex-
ample OF what enterprise. energy and hsrSf
work can accomplish sixfy-tve days
hence Saltwater viii have doubled Ter
population and buildings
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

Missouri free trade papers are Dragging
about the outpour of people at the tariff
picnic at Plattsburg Wednesday, esti
mating the number present at 10000,
and cite it as evidence of the lively in
terest on the part of the people generally
in the tariff question. Our apprehension
is that the principal interest of the occa-
sion centered around the barbecue pits
and the boards from which the sayory
viands were served rather than around
the stumps from which the haranguers
poured forth volumes of reform" par
liver
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
The Elixir Tha. Killed Him

IN. Icrla News
Robert Marvel. of Indianapolis, lived
sixty-seven days without food. None
but Hoosier could do thing so mar
velous as that. The hopes of getting an
Office, hopes that I'LL the breast of every
patriotic Hoosier, served as an elixir 10
keep life in the man until 8 Massachu-
sets man was appointed TO an import
ant post in Kansas That was too much
for Mr.. Marvel, who promptly gave up
the ghost.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
Geary County Joins the Crowd.

JrnctIon ttty Z mon.
This year Geary comfy harvested
1866 acres Of winter wheat and has II =
600 acres of corn growing. Our wheat
crop. taking as guide that which has
been threshed. will yield 230, 900 bushels
of as fine grain as ever grew. At So
cents the crop is worth 1928, 600 The
copious rains of this week will place
every field of corn in the county out of
danger and insure us yield which will
surprise the oldest inhabitants. The
most conservative estimates place the
average at 50 bushels per acre, which
will give the enormous crop of 2.S70. 900
bushels of corn for Geary county. At
the low price of 20 cents-it is worth
more than that for feeding purposes-the
crop will be worth Sj14, 900.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

The EAGLE congratulates Leaven-
worth upon the completion of her long
talked of pontoon bridge. Now, then
pardon the mpertinence-you want to
20 to work and duplicate the bridge
against the first boom rise that shall
come down the Big Muddy with its
tornado of drift wood, saw logs and
what not. that will make play thing of
the pontoon, unless, perchance your
have some sort of scheme for making
the bridge play leap-fros with the
devastating debris mentioned.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

The Santa Fe is now engaged in trans
porting over its lines a cargo of tea and
raw silk recently landed at San Francisco
10y steamship City of Pekin. OF the tea
there is 100000 pounds and of the silk,
$4,000 pounds. The Orient seems to
have the scinch on the tea, but with
anything like a fair show of encourage
ment from the government it will not
be many years until the Santa Fe will
have more pounds of silk, raw and man
ufactured, the product of Kansas, TO
haul to market than the cargo mentioned
landed quarterly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
CuDaralleled Gail.

From h. Lag renee Journal.
There are few instances on record OF
more defiant and detestable challenge of
public opinion than that furnished by
the company who own the Conemaugh
fish pond, in their announced intention
to reconstruct the .murderous dam. In
justification OF this purpose to peTpetuate
this menace OF death and destruction
over the lives and property of the valley
below, these gentlemen declare that they
cannot afford to sacrifice $500, 600! And
this sum, paltry in comparison with the
treasure swept away, and not worthy Of
thought in comparison with the loss of
Ii Re. is to be utilized, il the people viii
allow it, IN order that the idle hours OF
these capitalists may find pleasurable
diversion. Every contributor 70 the
fund to benefit the town their criminal
carelessness destroyed should rise in in
dignant protest. Before the dam is re-
built let the ruin Of the food be atOned
for as rar as possible by the wealth Of
these responsible authors Of the disaster.
Something 20 Think and Talk About
From the Lawrence TTibans.
Since the news came that 4 change q
five votes in the Sedgwick county con-
vention. where there were two hundred
and seventy-nine delegates, would have
pledged the Republicans Of that county 70
resubmission, none Of the BOYS have
been heard TO say that there are no r.
submissionists in the Republican party.
The fact that the number who advocate
that measure is large IS Tow apparent 20
all. Even though We say that the pro
portion of resubmissiouists in Sa-dgwick
county is much greater than elsewhere.
vet il must be clear 70 all that should
the resubmission wing Of the Republican
uartv unite with the Democrats and
make the issue on that question. thai
the anti-resub8lissi0n Republicans OF the
state would Re defeated oy Immense
rnaioritIes. This we trust viii not ~
done. but there IS danger Of II. and that
danger we NAV as well fscs with eaudor,
for il will be worse than folly 70 ignore
il. Such course 10 already openly
threatened. and the certainty Of victory
II such an arrangement can be made
renders its advocates irlsolens ard con-
fidenr In q combined attack IN an OF
wear lies the danger 70 TIE Republican
party and 20 prohibition Il can not De
evaded By abuse. Give the members Of
the party who do nos agree with you a
respectful hearing If no more, and avoid
the threatened danger
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

1t is said the sight of water will throw
a person or animal affected with hydro
phobia into convulsions, but the mere
mention of the word Waters in hearing
of the Topeka Democrat will bring on
the rabies instantly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
How the Census is Taken in {

How the Census is Taken in China.
From an Exchange.
In China the inhabitants are counted
every year in a curious manner The
oldest master, of every ten houses, has
to count the families and has to make a
list, which is sent to the imperial tax
house. Last year the whole number
amounted to $40, 3o3, 500 inhabitants
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

The midnight muser declares that
"whether the average human is dlSa-
ereeable or agreeable depends largely on
the condition of his liver" yet the aver
age physician will tell you it were pity
that the average person should ever
learn he has a liver.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

Kansas congratulates Miss Williams,
OF St. Marys, upon her success in win
ming the 20-mile horse race at Sedalia,
No., day or two ago, but commiserates
the ill luck of her competitor, the Mis-
souri, girl, who was thrown from her
horse and sustained serious injuries
during the contest.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

The increase in the number of cattle
in the state from year to year has been
remarkable, and it is thought that the
close of the present year will show
total of 100000 head of other cattle.
The Indian Territory lands being we'll
adapted TO cattle-growing, it is expected
that the same rate Of increase would be
shown
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24

The Minneapolis and st. Paul papers
are setting up an unprecedented cry over
the local inspection meat law passed by
the Minnesota legislature. The law
works as direct tax on the consumer
and proves burthensome to the poor of
the cities. The law is unconstitutional,
AUTOMATICALLY