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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
HUMAN OsSlFlCATION.
A Case That Is Causing zfuch Caianei
Aiming Medic i Nm.

Case That Is Causing sfuch Comment
Among Medie.ti 9ieB.
There is q case of human oss!Gcat-on here
in tho person Of Mrs Z. Palmer, Of Clinton,
Oneida County, writes a Gien's Falls ~.
Y. } correspondent. Mrs. Palmer fell We
tim to her peculiar disease a gaut eight years
ago. Some three months svo she was
brought here by Rev. 90 e -lIy Tor the
purpose of giving kr iEs. nett Of faith
cure under his own area meat Locally
the c. sc Is known as that Of the petrided
woman, and IL Is causing much comment
among medical men. Al her il nts except
one shou lder are pe-frefiy rg.d. and her
whole body IS as 81 SIS : .9Es. Ter lower
limbs have sr.dcl bent position,
while her arms lie h.. 50, bat as though
al case, by her sides. Der jaws are secure
iy locked. but as some OF Eer teeth are gone
she manages 20 ,ake food aad 70 carry Ga
all necessary conversation. As II 70 agra
vate her condition, she IS totally blind, and
vet she is OF cheerful disposition, aad
especially enjoys having people talk 70 her.
Faith cure in her case has been total fall
ure, although IL has been prscticei upon
her ia all the forms known 10 those who be-
heve IN IL.
Mrs Palmer is thirsy-hye years cd. She
was married some years ago and was then
in good health, but after she became thus
disabled her husband went 70 Connecticut
and procured a divorce. Mrs. P4imef's
mother left small fortune. Her sisters
waived their rights, thus enabling the sf.
flcted woman 70 have every comfort pos
sible 10 her condition. Medical men pro
nounce this as complete a case CT ossifca-
ton as ever came under their notice. Her
mind does rot appear 20 DC ~ al affected.
During the progress Of her disease chs has
taken particular pleasure IN composing
verses, ard her memory Is so tenacious that
she can mentally frame poem snd dictate
il word for word sf,ervsrd This has been
done go often that q collection Of these
verses has been printed. m<k.zg quite an
entertaining volume.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
KANSAS KOLLARY.

\ number of farmers around Ingalls,
will plant small patches Of cotton this
year as a trial, hoping 10 make cotton
raising profitable.
The death OF a pet bull snake, eight
feet long, is lamented BY citizen OF
Salina, who has made companion Of
the ugly reptile for two years
Clay Center Democrat: Jim White,
living three miles south OF town, boasts
of set Of triplet calves, all white he.fers
with red heads and white face. They
are week old, doing well and as much
alike as three black-eyed peas
II nothing interferes Atchison and
Doniphan counties VIII this year harvest
more wheat than in any two years OF
their history put together.-Champion-
Medicine Lodge has creamery In
operation: is building s2o. Gao school
house; will have electric lights by July
18th; is constructing system OF wster-
works; is building q cement and plaster
OF paris factory; has an open water ditch,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

furnishing 150-horse power; Is building
the largest and finest sorghum sugar
planrin the world; is in the center of the
salt belt. A prospect hole will be sunk
this summer.-Index.
The centennial celebration festivities
at Wellington rounded up with the
finest pyrotechnic display ever seen in
that city, says the Standard.
Movers in covered wagons, headed
north. that now throng the public roads.
in reply to the inquiry Which way?'
almost invariably .'Okla-hom-a, with
significant emphasis on the penult.
They will find it in Sunny Southern
Kansas.
The machinery for the Attica sugar
works, or a considerable part of it, is on
the ground.
There is room in this city for few
live real estate men.-Leavenworth Sun.
Over-stocked with dead ones, eh:
Leavenworth is about to introduce
scheme that it is believed will effectually
do away with the metropolitan police in
suppression of the sale of liqnor. The
scheme is to have sample of the liquors
from every joint in the city analysed
and publish the analysis. 1t is
claimed that this will be sufficient to
break the Oldest topper. Mebbe so, but
The session of the grand lodge of the
knights of Pythias, to be held in Leav-
enworth next month, will be the most
noted meeting that has been held in the
state since the organization of the juris-
diction of Kansas The attendance will
be signally large, and many visiting
knights and grand lodge officers will be
here from other states.-Sun.
A man that can ride over southwest
ern Kansas at the present time and see
the magnificent prospects for big crop
without giving a wild, enthusiastic and
prolonged whoop and hurrah for this
glorious, heaven-favored country is a
miserable migrate, without poetry in his
soul, common-sense in his head or syn
patty in his heart.-GardenC City Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
THE SACRIFICE OF EDUCATION.

The Popular Science Monthly of re-
cent issue, contains an article which, to-
gether with the comments of the editor
of the Monthly upon it, should be read
by every one interested in the cause of
education, more particularly our public
school educators.
In more than one way it is a remark
able document. It is entitled: The
Sacrifice of Education" 1t is protest
reprinted from the Nineteenth Century
against the dangerous mental pressure
and instruction of energies and aims
which are found in nearly all parts of
the English educational system. 1t IS
signed by 400 persons, among whom are
over 100 professors and teachers, about
seventy members of parliament and
by members of the nobility, clergy and
others.
The editor of the Popular Science
monthly SAYS that ''no more timely or
important document has been given to
the world of late years" The evil pro-
tested against probably is more strongly
manifested in England than iii the
United States, but we are by no means
free from it, and it is the duty of all ed
ucators to avoid it, SO far as it may lie in
their power to do so.
This evil is the tendency in colleges
and universities to mould the education
of every pupil and student in accordance
with certain model and to direct their
energies toward the securing of prizes.
This is done by an excessive use of exam
nations. The universities add to the
mischief by offering large pecuniary
prizes as rewards of proficiency tested by
examinations.
To use the language of the editor of
the Monthly: The government helps on
the evil cause by making access to the
public service simple question of
''marks." Teachers obtain their posi-
tons and schools their grants IN the
same way, while the unfortunate pupils
are having their studies continually in
terrupted in order that some one may
grub at the roots of their growing
knowledge for the purpose of sping out
how weak thing it is. and, in doing so,
mahing it still weaker.
This system is radically wrong. 1t inn
pairs the physical and sometimes the
moral health of pupils. In the stress
and pressure of preparation for an exam
ination they do not have TO reflect upon
and digest what they learn from books.
their minds are trained to follow mar
row path, trod by thousands who have
preceded them. The college course is
race along this path. This is of neces-
sity injurious. 1t cannot develop the
power of original thinking. 1t is mere
examining Of the mind of the pupil with
the thoughts of others, without giving
him time or awakening in him an in
clination to inquire as to whether or not
those thoughts are the product OF sound
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

The New York Evening Post says that
Robert P. Porter, who will superintend
the taking of the census in 1880, is a
renegade Englishman." Exactly what
it means by this, is, that Mr.. Porter, born
In a manufacturing district of England,
had an illustration of the beauties Of
English free trade in the ruin of his
fathers business, and coming to this
country warmly and ably espoused the
cause of protection. This is an I'M
pardonable sin in the eyes Of the New
York Evening Post, which most admires
and American free trader and cannot
comprehend an English protectionist.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

The scheme by which it is proposed TO
effect settlement by whites of the unoc-
cupied lands of the Chickasaw nation in
the territory is indeed novel and very
ingenious. If it could be carried into
effect before the arrival of the commits
eioners appointed to negotiate for the re-
linquishment of their claims upon such
lands in favor of the government, there
would be nothing for the commissioners
to do, there being no surplus lands left
TO relinquish. The negotiations being
voluntary as far as the Indians are con-
cerned it is not likely that they may de-
cline any and all offers the government
may make for their lands, in the hope
that the proposed plan Of inducing white
people TO settle on them and become
identified with the nation, preserv-
ing their tribal existence and control~of
all the lands they now possess. What
ever may be the final outcome of the
scheme touching titles to the lands con-
veyed TO white settlers under it. or the
future policy of the government thereto.
the desired end, that of giving the
whites chance to acquire homesteads,
will be accomplished.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

The Topeka Capital announces that
''the centennials are over" Would the
Capital ignore the greatest event of all
the series embraced in the sixteen years
beginning with '7G: The greatest be-
cause but for it, the first and now the
last to be commemorated, the others
could not have been. Although the
fourth centennial celebration of the great
event, the discovery of the continent,
its commemoration to take place three
years hence will lose none of the force
and distinguishing characteristics by
being the last of the series. Without a
Columbus there could have been no
Washington; an historical fact Ameri-
cans cannot ignore if they were SO in
clined. The EAGLE predicts the culmi-
nation of the centennial period in the
United States, to occur in 1892, will be
the grandest and most elaborate of all.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
The Irish Beat the World.

The Irish Beat the World
Brooklyn Eagle.
"Well, if the Irish amt the greatest
people on earth, said the biggest of the
deputy wardens of the Raymond street
Jail to fellow deputy after prolonged
session with a would-be visitor at the
front door of the prison last evening.
whats the matter nOw?'
cold woman out there walked two
miles to give her drunken husband raw
oysters. She had them in pitcher for
him and begged and prayed me to let
her give them to him. 1t nearly
broke her heart when she found she
could not persuade me to go against or
ders. She's SO poor and miserable look
ing you would think there was not a
spark of humanity in her, and she had a
little might of boy with her and they
were both freezing cold. You'd imagine
they'd be thinking about themselves and
not about the man who got drunk and
left them in the lurch.'
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

''The attacks on John Sherman which
are being made by certain Ohio Republic
cans are inexcusable and foolish" says
the Globe Democrat. The Buckeye state
has produced many able, public spirited
and patriotic sons, but it never produced
one who excelled Sherman in any of
these qualities or in a combination of
them. The successive reverses which
Sherman has met with in presidential
nominating conventions were due to the
lukewarmness or treachery of citizens of
his own state to whose support he was
entitled, and which support was pledged
10 him. Now that Sherman is no longer
q presidential possibility his enemies
should cease abusing him, especially as
the abuse cannot hurt him. There is a
point in this that Mr.. Quay, chairman of
the Republican national commit
tee, would do well to consider,
if the report of his remarks
concerning the distinguished Ohio COM
moner be correct. Mr.. Quay is mighty
good man, and true, but that is likewise
the popular estimate of Mr.. Sherman.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

geniously contrived glasses and for ap.
ever. resulting from a severe spine in
jury IN being thrown from chaise-had
been almost intolerable for years, until
he discovered means, which never
afterwards failed him, of commanding
sleep at will. The discovery caused
some stir at the time, and many
eminent persons adopted it and
gave testimonials as to it eff
cacy. Now, however, that it has
dropped almost out OF existence, it may
be boon to have its formula reproduc-
ed. The sufferer who has wooed sleep in
vain is, according to Mr.. Gardner. to be
on his right side, with his head comfort
ably placed Oh the pillow, having his
neck straight so that respiration may not
be impeded. The lips are to be closed
slightly and rather full inspiration
taken, breathing through the nostrils as
much as possible. The full inspiration
taken. the lungs are to be left to their
own action. Attention must now be
fixed upon the respiration. The person
must imagine that he sees the breath
passing from the nostrils in a continuous
stream, and the instant he brings his
mind to conceive this apart from all
other ideas, consciousness leaves him-or
at least, SO says the receipe-and he
falls asleep. If this method
does not at once sue
coed it is to be persevered in, and, if
properly carried out, is believed 10 be in
fallible. 1t is founded on the principle
that monotony, or the influence on the
mind of single idea, induces slumber,
and. as such, is but another form of diff
ferent methods which are familiar to a
great many.
Sir Thomas Brown found it a most eff
fectual soporlfic to repeat some verses on
which the well known Evening Hymn"
was founded. Rabelais tells us of some
monks who, when wakeful, resolutely
set themselves to prayer, and who, be-
fore they had concluded half dozen
leaves or paternosters fell asleep. Franklin
took his air-bath: Sir John Sinclair
counted, whilst Sir John Rem
ME, when engaged on public works,
never went to sleep without previously
having his hair combed at the back of
his head with a fine tooth-comb and
rubbed gently with the palm of the
hand. Combing the hair, brushing the
forehead with soft shaving brush, or
tanning. all are good as sleep-inducers,
and might well be tried on sleepless
children, although perhaps the Spanish
practice of getting babies to sleep by
rubbing the space between the cervical
and lumbar vertebra-that is, between
the neck and waist-with the hand, as
it is reputed never to have failed, would
be a shorter road to the same goal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
FIRST ANNUAL CORNELL BANQUET

The first annual banquet of the South
western Cornell association will be held
at the Midland hotel, Kansas City, We'd
nesday evening, May s, 1889. In view
of the fact that fully two hundred Cor
nell men reside in Kansas and adjacent
states, it is expected that this occasion
will be largely attended. Governor Jo-
seph b. Foraker. of Ohio, who is grad
uate and an alumnus trustee of Cornell
university, will be present if his official
duties at that time will permit and re-
spond 20 the toast, Our Alma Mater"
All former Comedians, whether grad
yates or not, are cordially invited to at
tend, and those who expect 10 be present
are requested to Immediately notify f.
A. Wagner. secretary of the Southwest
ern Cornell association, at Topeka.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
NEW PROCESS FOR TREATING FLAX.

From the Kansas City News.
A number of beautiful specimens of
flax treated by a recently discovered
process have been on exhibition to
favored few in one of the rooms of the
exchange building during the week.
The samples are as white as snow with
threads as fine as silk. Nothing of the
kind has ever before been shown in the
west and it is believed by many who
have examined the specimens that the
farmers of Missouri and Kansas will find
in the new invention a source of reve-
nue. which will add incidentally to their
wealth.
Prof. w. L. Woods. of Washington,
D. c.. brought the samples to the city
and has succeeded with little eXertion
in arousing deep interest among CAPT
talists.
what is the object of your VISIT" was
asked
Primarily to attend to private inter
people what is undoubtedly the result
of one of the greatest inventions of the
age. l am prepared to snow that all
fibrous plants, flax, hemp and jute es-
pecIally, may be treated by mechanical
process that actually strengthens the
textile fiber. The product by ordinary
processes may be woven into cloth. rival
ing silk in texture. The most remark
able fact, connected with the process is
that the raw material may be prepared
for the manufacturer within thirtysix
h us after it is taken from the field.
The old processes Of rottng and bleach
ing are thus entirely supplanted."
How does this affect the farmer
sit affects the farmer to the extent
that instead of expanding his labor upon
a crop that yields SIS to $25 per acre he
may receive $500 to $500 per acre. This
applies especially to farmers of the Mis-
souri, valley, where flax and hemp are
almost indigenous to the soil. DIR. Rob
erts, a widely known chemist of Wash
ington city, has devoted his life to an
investigation of flax culture and manu-
facture, and the new process is his work.
The process is bound to revolutionize
the linen industry of the world and to
establish it on a permanent basis in the
United States. A company will be form
ed in Kansas City which will give the
raising of fax new interest throughout
the west. DR.. Roberts will visit the city
IN person at an early day."
Professor Woods explained that the
fax Is prepared for the spinner by de-
corticating or breaking machine and
chemical bath, the invention and dscov-
cry of DR.. Roberts.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Mrs. Cleveland as a Companion.

Mrs. CIeVeIand as COnpauIOu.
New York Tribune.
Mrs. Cleveland is not forgotten by the
children of Washington. Her three
years reign impressed itself upon them,
and they still measure beauty. amiabillty
and power by the ex-president's wife.
The colored children are especially her
admirers. Two of them, little, black,
unkempt creatures were coming down
Fourteenth street the other day and the
younger accused the other of pride.
''Youse proud, you know you is.
The other humblv replied:
IF l had hair so long that l could sit
on it and was as beautiful as Mrs. Cleve-
land | would speak to you.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
HOW TO GET SLEEP.



The most celebrated and perhaps the
most efficaclous method for procuring
sleep that has been devised was origi-
mated by Mr.. Gardner, who. amongst
other things, had remedies for many
evils such as for aliaying thirst where no
liquid element could Be procured, for
improving the eyesight by various In
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

The case of yellow fever reported at
Sanford, Fla, and which caused such
widespread apprehension of an unusually
early prevalence of the disease as an cpl
demic, is convalescent and quarantine
restrictions have been removed. 1t was
4 sporadic case and no fears are now felt
of an endemic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

kissed II, ana then hurried along the line
The Queen, who is terrible stickler about
matters of etiquette, at first looked angry,
then, catching sight of the amused smile
of the Princess of Wales, she burst into a
pleasant laugh and sent the discounted de-
butante away with few kindly words.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

The two cities at the Kawsmouth, Kan
sas City Nos. 1 and 2, celebrated the
Washington centennial Tuesday by
burying their little hatchets and form
ing a sort of mutual admiration society.
At present they are as docile and anna
bic toward each other as two sucking
doves, or words to that effect.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
He Had watched ns. r.r.nr.

Bobby Whose father is . grocerb-Losk,
"a, what got for ny b.rth1sy--a regular
little grocery store
HIS father 0ndujgenilyj-Oh yes; that's
very nice.
Bobby-Alnt il, iko1ghi Little places
for coffee and sugar. a1d spice. ard. !
say, though, "a there sip 10 sard drawer
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
An arItnmsuexa a1rsnofsy.

Among tie best Of the many sr1:1rssAesl
& gcarii4es IL Tia; OF the 6lshones; ssrvsSt.
BIS Easter had bought thirty-;wo bot;sss Of
wsse which Ia csgssd 70 be plsced n Ia
cellar By tie servsEt IA s2ch way rs 70
Gums Eaine bottles On sTerY saas. eozni2ry
CT lie LIE OF tbs s.css Of t21s b1n, t1zs.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

Six hundred and three houses were built
in Wichita last year according to the as
sessor's returns. Wichita is all right
that is, if she would let 'Topeky" alone
State Journal.
And Topeka would be all right if she
would let Wichita alone.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

Brs the serrzns fz&sagec. despite ials
preczrtsoz, "a ste4i syssTs eotfIss. "a, "a.
four CT tAres sepsrzse eocassoss. szd ys.,
when re eater ooarsed he f01rd .Eas
bottles O. each aste, according 70 has eng
i1zI p!az II dssertszg frz2d sow. low Id
tie IL zerssss tsssf se4Tr@5gs i1s bct;l~s 90
as % s.zzd TIE iastf
lie arranged fes>s Ia tse fol1cStag way:
R~.. r.. s1<4 rssx 49,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

acher. Stop, right now, and fall in.
Help to clean out the joints, and see
what nice town you will have. This is
all that is lacking to make her a ''Peer-
less Princess" indeed.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

The Leavenworth Sun says the city
will resist the mandamus proceedings of
Register of Elections Roberts, begun IN
the supreme court to secure possession OF
the registration books. That's business.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
Cause of His Modification.

The editor of the Liberal Chronicle la
ments because the press made such a
fuss over the rejection of Halstead and
did not say ''durned word" when he
offered his services as postmaster and
was ignominiouly rejected.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

The Butte Inter Mountain says the
record of the Democratic party of Mon
tana during the past twenty-five years
smells like limburger cheese. Doubtless
correct, only more so.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

General Alger, of Michigan, it is al
ready announced, will be candidate
for the presidency in 1892,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

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chaery.T sSys - UnsGa Rsoors sf s.
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

1t is estimated that the centennial pa
rade in New York was seventeen miles
long.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

We take it all back. Ex-Gov. Tom
Moonlight has declined the city treas
uryship of Leavenworth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03

Idaho is moving theoretically for
state government. She'll get it a little
later
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
AS Seen in asSachusetts,

I1USIUH
The date appointed for the defeat of
constitutional prohibition in Pennsyl-
vania is June 10.