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Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
PROHIBITION AND TEMPERANCE.

1t is not to be supposed that Frank
Leslic's Illustrated is the organ of the
national administration, but it has ney-
ertheless come out as strong Republi-
can paper with the presidents oldest
son. Russell B. Harrison, as editor, and
therefore probably does not differ mate
rally from the views entertained at the
white house. The issue Of December
contains two editorials on the new DOW
ers in politics. One of these, and
dealing with The question of prohibition
by diyines. we quote in full as follows:
The Church Temperance society,
including all who desire to promote tenn
perance, whether they be prohibitionists
or not, recently held its anniversary
meeting in New York, Bishop 81 c. Pot
ter presiding. Bishops Vincent. of
Ohio. Thomson, of Mississippi, and Cole
man. of Delaware, delivered addresses.
They urged the necessity OF temperance
in eating and drinking Bishop Vincent
III his remarks took issue squarely and
fairly with the prohibitionists by declar-
ing that the Christian has the right
&c take strong drink in moderation, and
vet that this liberty is no excuse for
drunkenness or immoderate drinking.
He urged the Christian duty of abstain
ing on all occasions when the example of
total abstinence might be benefit to
others, and he commended the union of
those who take the partial pledge with
those who take the total abstinence
pledge.
One of the strongest urohibitionists in
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

Juror Culver, of Cronin trial fame,
seemed to be a stouter man than the
other eleven jurors who sat with him in
the trial, but he has diversified himself if
he thinks he can down the Chicago
Herald in a suit for damages for stating
in its columns what everybody was say
ing about him on the streets. Neither
will his action for damages change the
popular estimate of his course during
the celebrated trial. \ man may be
damaged by telling the truth about him,
but 1t does not necessarily follow that he
should be awarded compensation there
for; certainly not if the truths told are
concerning the personal actions of the
complainant, as in this instance.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

The Salina Republican thinks Senator
ingalls, made bad break in introducing
a bill in the senate to divide the state
longitudinally into two federal districts.
1t may be uncharitable to say it, but it is
possible that if one of the three district
courts for the northern district We're To-
Gated at Salina there would be no oppo-
sition to the proposed plan from that
quarter. The EAGLE thinks the plan a
good one and trusts it will be enacted
into law, as a matter of simple justice
and convenience to the people of the en-
tire state.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
INFLUENZA.

The influenza epidemic that has reach
ed this country and is now attracting
the attention of the people, both FROM {
casual interest and as means to adop
preventive measures when necessary
medical authorities inform us, is an cpl
| demic catarrh, an infectious febrile dis
order OF short duration, characterized
specially by catarrh of the respiratory
passages and alimentary canal, and oc
curing mostly as an epidemic.
The symptoms of this disease develop
suddenly, with all the phenomena at
| first there are chills or rigors, which are
soon accompanied with distressing head
ache and tightness across the forehead
and tenderness and watering of the eyes
and sneezing and discharge from the
nostrils. To these succeed soreness
Of the throat, hoarseness, cough and, it
may be, some difficulty of breathing.
The temperature is elevated, the pulse
quick and feeble, and the skin, which
at first was dry, becomes moist, and is
said to exhale peculiar musty odor.
The digestive system participates in the
disturbance and there is loss of appetite
with thirst, vomiting and occasional d.
arrhoea. Rapid loss of strength and re-
markable depression of spirits accom-
pany these various symptoms and are
among the most characteristic features
of the disease. Influenza itself only
lasts two or three days. but general de-
bility resulting from it, or a complica-
ton of inflammatory affections may be
much more serious. Aside from this, it
is not usually very fatal malady, the
mortality being reckoned at per cent,
but even this. in case of a Widespread
epidemic, would cause a considerable
increase in the death rate.
The influenza epidemics have occurred
in the greatest destruction in 1862, 1882,
1887, 1903, 1888, 1887 and 1917, and at
one time it spread over the whole of
Europe in six weeks. 1t originates in
Asia and travels westward and is char
terized by its sudden appearance, rapid
and extensive spread and complete dis
appearance. Wherever it appears the
Whole community suffers to a greater or
less extent. irrespective of age or condi-
ton of life. 1t has occasionally ap-
peared at sea away from all communica-
ton from land. The name ''infuenza"
comes from the fact that the Italians in
the Seventeenth century ascribed it to
the influence Of the stars. The cause of
influenza has baffied all scientific in
quiry and while several theories are
preached the most plausible is, as with
other epidemics, there is some minute
of specific nature, which is not
only distributed over wide areas, but
which when introduced into the bodies
of those attacked, becomes a source of
infection by breath and in this way a
further cause of the spread of the dis
ease.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

1t seems that Senator Plumb's Okla
homa bill don't fill the bill in the estima-
ton of some of the people down there,
at least in the matter of quieting titles
to town lots. The bill does appear to be
somewhat defective, in view of the
peculiar conditions that obtain IN most
of the tows: but, then, it is not presum-
able that such conditions could be sus-
pected by outsiders who have no direct
interest therein, especially by congress
men. There is not much likelihood that
this or any other Oklahoma measure
will be hurried through arbitrarily and
without regard to the wishes of the peo-
pie Immediately interested.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
suNFLowER sHADow1NGs.
Seeds. Sips. seions. Sprouts. Shoots and sIis.

| Seeds, Slips. Seions. Sprouts. Shoots and Sysrs
Sterling has genuine deer park with
| nine young deer.
Senator Ingalls, and his family will board
| during the winter at l40S II street, in the
very center Of swelidom-
At Wilson a local company has been
| drilling for salt. and at depth OF !, 100 feet
found vein go feet thick.
Gold has been found in some rocks taken
from well near Council Grove. Some
body has probably lost their teeth.
Lyons intends to do without electric
lights because they are too expensive. The
council has been petitioned not to renew
the contract.
A petition praying the commissioners OF
Grant county to enforce the herd law pro-
vision in the Kansas laws OF IA has been
signed by 2S4 petitioners.
A Harper county farmer has produced
an ear of corn en- which there are red. white
and blue grains, and it was not his fault
that the stars were not there.
The Newton Republican has found an
admirable feature about wire fence. The
patent medicine man can't paint legend
on it in regard to his liver cure.
Kansas City Star: Topeka is talking
about burying its electric wires, but few
telegraph poles will be left standing to
meet the emergencies OF summary justice.
Cy Leland, the new collector of internal
revenue in Kansas, is worth a couple OF
hundred thousand dollars, aud We now
may expect something on ''avarice" from
Rice.
There is record of one girl being married
in Topeka this winter who didn't wear a
white faille silk. Most of the newspaper
Nnrfo
it when they see il.
The clergymen of Minnesota have band
ed together to destroy all the Sunday
newspapers In the world. The principal
objection to this is that the world is not To-
Gated in Minnesota.
j. r. Burton. in an interview in the Chi
cago Tribune, predicts that the next legis-
lature of Kansas will be filled with Jays. F"
Most people regard this statement Of Mr..
Burton's as sad, very sad.
Every senator and representative in con-
gress from Maine, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, West Virginia, Virginia.
Maryland and North and South Carolina
was born in the state he represents.
George S. Green, of Manhattan. received
a postal card through the .postoffice
Wednesday that was mailed in July, 1857.
There is some relief felt by readers of Dem
ocratic sheets when 1t is remembered that
this was before Wanamaker's time.
The Pekin Gazette, which has been run
ming for thousand years. has had only
1000 of its editors beheaded. Such items
as this are always sure to bring out a
deluge of patriotic paBegyIics on the free
dom of this country from the Kansas news
paper fellows.
Topeka journal: Atchison is going to
have several COW parties on Christmas eve
There is tradition that as the clocks
strike IL on Christmas eve all the cows in
the stables fall on their knees Several
parties of young folks have been made up
to investigate this story and see if it Is
true. This is an age OF iconoclasm. These
Atchison cow parties will only result in
the overthrow of another beautiful legend.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
20 IrtoIerant. - Jus..

From The f.a~reacs gcsrEai
Marsh Murdoch - inclined 20 be intol-
Grant. He says 'tbe management I0f
the university not oaly slaps Kansas IN
the face politically speaking. bot John
+. 81. John, who IL the friend 81 no party
IN Kansas. who for truth u thoroughly
hated BY both parties, - accepted aud
listened 70 as lecturer. and as a lscfaT-
er on political principles. That uf4ivss-
sity Is another institution which the
'n.w deal will Dc compelled 20 reOrzaa-
ize." II was 10: the management Of the
University. but an organization OF law
students. known az the Kent club, which
invited Mr.. ST. John and mads AL tbs
arrangements with him The university
authorities refused the use o. University
hall for the political speech a. they
termed IL. and 81. John spoke IN the
opera house. TIE Kent club 10 sow en-
deavoring 20 get some prominent sdFo-
cate Of protection 20 address Is. and VIII
doubtless succeed. The university has
Just been reorgznized and hardly needs
another turn yet.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
You Bet.

From the Atlanta Constitutions
The Boston Transcript is raving over
Browning's poetry. 1t is peculiarly
happy in its quotations. Many thous-
ands, it says, have been comforted by
these two lines:
What | aspired to be,
And was not. comforts mer'
Nothing could be finer-nothing could
be more sensible. Men are not really
thirsting for success in this life. They
may clamor for il, but what they really
want is failure. At least, this is one
construction to be placed upon Brown
ing's lines. We feel tempted 10 express
the idea still more strongly. Why not
say:
The things we fail to get.
We most enjoy. you bet
Now, this has the genuine Browning
flavor 1t may be somewhat crude, but
the world OF sense embodied in it can
not fail to charm the thoughtful Boston
reader. The grea; beauty Of the Boston
style OF poetry, as we minated before,
is not mere rhyme or rhythm-it is the
robust horse sense animating and dom
mating it The examples already given
speak for themselves.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
CATTLE BARONS MUST GO.
rom the Topeka Capital.

tI"ln the Topeka (apit2i
The outlook for the cattle raiser in
Kansas never was SO bright as it is to-
day. The cattle barons of the Indian
territory must go. They compete with
those OF Kansas on unequal terms to our
disadvantage. The beef combine is on
Its lsst legs. 1t also must go. The vast
numbers of cattle that have been sold at
sacrifice have depleted the supply. The
price must rise. If congress viii seize
the monopolies as 1t now promises to do
and break them III pieces, the cattle
raiSers viii Iii a year or two enter new
period of good fortune We hope it
will be so.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

The Leavenworth Times advises the
Republican "Reminiscences to go buck
their heads against wall. That is just
what they are doing. The wall is old
and strongly cemented by many inter
ests, and its only question of the stay
ing qualities of the buffers and the hard
ness of their heads.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
Both Desperate.

From the Chicago Tribune
II am IN no mood for trifiing SIR
sharply exclaimed the msn with the bill.
I've bought papers today from eleven
uewsboys that were yelling Extra! All
about the Crdnin IuTv's verdict" and
Ivu been foo ed Just eleven times. You
settle this account or there Il be a fight
right now
''Been waiting for chance Of this
kind. howled the ether man. hauling
off his coat, I've been taken in sixteen
times on that Mc(,inty SELF
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

The government is asked to pay the
members of congress the money stolen
from them by Silcott, and as congress
has the matter in its own hands of course
the amount will be paid. About the
only difference between this and the act
of 1872, known as the salary grab act, is
that Siicotts grab made a sort of pre-
text for the last act to be passed.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

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Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
The Science of Government

1t is an old Chinese proverb that peo-
pie well governed will never rebel. for
contentment always follows the enact
ment OF righteous laws. No govern
ment can afford to turn deaf ear to its
children, for sooner or later those cries
will be heard and those protests consid-
cred, if need be, at the point of the bav
onet and grim presence or well-manned
batteries
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
be eXpediel

The Wilson County Citizen announces
that Wichita is not bigger than the state
of Kansas. We may be mistaken, but
we believe that we have heard that OBJ
servation at least a thousand times; sc
often, in fact, that we fear that people
will begin to seriously question its cor
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

1t would be good plan for some of our
churches to set men to work to dig along
the sides of creeds and make them broader
Predetermined men must have similar
creeds-Salina Republican.
That's orthodoxy, pure and simple,
but is in odd contrast with your hetro-
dox notions in regard to resubmission.
Ebs
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
40 Wonder /. was geoudiatea

From tSe iowa state Rexce<.
Not even Kansas With its metropolitan
police system, has any such powerful
law as the Clark law. IL has transferred
criminal proceeding 70 the courts Of
equity. Il has ARMED ihe..osicers Of the
law with the powers Of a ear, and given
them authority whose unjust exercise IN
other nations aud IN other tsInss has
sown the dragons teeth OF revolution.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

The confirmation of Judge Brewer as
Justice of the United States supreme
court shows that it pays man to be
guided by his convictions OF right rather
than what NAV seem, in given case, to
be eXpediency.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
A Woman in the Case.

The Womans' Nationel League has
come to the conclusion that all disburs-
ing agents of the government ought to
be woman, and in support of this
claim alleges that women are never
known to default Now we submit that
there is scarcely defalcation that has
not woman connected with it either
Justly or uniustly,
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

1t is said that the influenza microbes
are transmitted through bank notes and
the prevalence of the ailment among
bank clerks is cites as proof of it. That
settles it for the writer; no fuenzy for
him.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

If Kansas has lost as many inhabitants
as Mothers report shows may she not
lose one of her congressman on the CEN
sus OF next spring, and the apportlon-
ment which must follow?
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
The things we fail to get,
3 Sermon IN FIVE Lines

fFotfl .ile { l1-I hlaal~
IL takes 80 little 20 make child happy
that il is a pity, in world full CT sun
shine and pleasant things. that there
should be any wistfui faces, empty hands
or lonely Young hearts.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21

coyote and the Texas steer. and he may
have worn a sunhower instead 81
"Jackneeno' rose in his buttonhole.
Possibly they discovered that Hr. Martin
said Seezur instead Of KeezaaF.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Senator ingalls, Tariff Idea.

Senator Ingells' Tariff idea
From TIE Boston EerAIa.
Senator Ingalls,, OF Kansas, says he
wants 20 see the tax on whisky and to-
bacco continued. because they are IN
necessary luxuries and because every
dollar raised on them relieves the taxes
on the necessariss OF life. This IL good
sound tariff reform doctrine. but it II
feared Senator ingalls, vision will not
be 50 clear when il comes TO a vote.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
Wrr cnar,ex hcar-.n Fa,Ie,;-

FFoza Tia GlznsaDosAs xassxz.s<.
IL is alleged tha: the cultivated ears Of
the usedid not appreciate the sonorous
richness OF his rosce. which was cult
waited on tbs bounding prairie and at
tuned TO harmony with the cyclone, The
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-21
Daily eagle
MARSHALL NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

Let George Martin alone, he is joined
to his joints.
Evening journal., 1889-09-19

TIE IVES CASE.
The Prosecution Unexpectedly Rests tha
n. -

The Prosecution Unexpectedly Rests tha
Case-ft Il Ives Turn Now.
NEW YoRK, sept 1a--In the prosecutions
Of the Ives cas- ienry d. Mc(iowan, Of the
firm Of Hiim@s McGowan Il Co, 8S Wall
street, testified in regard 70 several loans Of
eos,VO and 100000 respectively, which Ives
got through him, putting up as collaboration
the fint loan 1900 shares Of the common
stock Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton railroad The defense then tried TO show
that the witness was heavily indebted ta
Russell Sage, aud that at that genflenam's
suggestion he went 10 Cincinnati 10 testify
against Ives
Warren l. Sampson, a clerk IN the employ
of Drexei, Morgan & Co, testified to receiv-
ing the common stock Of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton railroad as security
for the loau advanced for R52,O00
Edward Burns, cashier OF the American
Exchange bank, was the next witness. Burns
testified that n 1856 he was assistant cashier
of the American Exchange bank He then
had charge Of the registration of securities
Previous to April IA, 1887, he said, IL had noe
been the custom Of the bank 10 place mark
Of cancellation on the old stock for which
new certificates were issued and registered
The bank since that time has Cancelled all the
old certificates before issuing new ones Dur
ing the latter part Of April 1887, witness
stated that he spoke to Ives about the old
certificates for which the bank had issued
ones. Ives replied that he would got them
as soon as be could
The next time Burns saw Ives he was ak
his Office, April u. Ives endeavored to again
put witness or by saying that it would be an
almost endless job 20 get the old certificates
together Witness insisted, however, saying
that he would stay Ia the bank all night, IL
necessary, Ia order 10 get the stock He then
returned 70 the bank shortly after patches
of old stock began 20 arrive Ives continued
TO send them until o'clock, when an tha
certificates were then in witness hands.
Witness said he compared the old stock with
certificates previously issued, and found them
to be- all right
The usunl MONDAY recess was here taken,
and when the court reconvcned at 2.l5 p. IN
District Attorney Follows announced that
the prosecution would rest
Messrs. Brooke, Fullerton and Wilson, for
the defense then conferred for some te1
minutes, upon the expiration OF which Law
yer Brooke moved that the jury be advised
by the court TO acquit the defendant Rec
order Smytho denied the motion, saying
that lac would leave the case 70 tho jury.
Evening journal., 1889-09-19
ODD FELLOWS PARADE.
Twenty Thousand in Line Grand Sire
underwood's Painful Hlishap

Twenty Thousand In Line Grand Sire
Underwood's Painful slishap.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept 10 The grand parade
of the l. O. O. +. and Patriarchs Militant
was two aud a half hours in passing, and tho
number Of men in line exceeded "a, 900, be-
ing divided into three divisions. with large
military array, among whom were the
Montgomery lAla.l Grays, the Loyal Legion
600, Louisville, and Toledo cadets. IL was
the grandest demonstration in numbers and
eclat this order ever held in America. The
only event 10 mar the day occurred about
noon, when Grand Sire John G. Underwood
met with a very painful accident, aud only
escaped death by miracle He and his
stah were riding along tho street when the
generals horse slipped and fell He fell un-
der his horse, and while In this position an
other horse, ridden by a member of his staf
struck him about the head with his hoofs
II was at first supposed that his injuries were
fatal, but, though severely hurt, he persisted
IN taking part in the parade, and at night
was on duty the same as ever.
A military reception was given the general
n the senate chamber, after which the cere-
monies Of Decoration Of Chiyalryn took
place at city hall, followed by grand ball
in honor Of Grand Sire Underwood and the
Sovereign Grand lodge
The Daughters Of Rebelsah perfected a ma
tional permanent organization The follow
ing officers were chosen. President, Mrs NJ
y. Rea, Of Missouri; vice president, Louisa
=. Hull, Of Indiana; secretary Julia A. Bur
roughs, Of Massachusetts,; treasurer, Mrs. c.
A. Read, Of Kentucky; warden, Mrs bI j.
Fifer, Of Montana, conductor, Nellie Anton
OF Ohio; guardians, Miss Ernie Page, Of
Washington, d. C., and Mrs Elizabeth Merry
OF Michigan
Evening journal., 1889-09-19
The NEWS IN GRIEF.
Fresh Tips from the wires Carefully
lnllnh.

James W. Burlng, OF Philadelphia has
gone To San Francisco 70 prosecute suit tc
recover S8V,0O0 from the estate Of the late
Susan Sharon, Of California.
The New Jersey State Liquor Dealers as.
Sociation met ia convention at Camden and
passed resolutions asking for just and equi-
table protection 10 their business
There is stated 20 be a difference Of Si9, 600
between the bill presented by Contractors
Mcknight Flynn for clearing up At Johns
town and the slime reports for labor made
by the state timekeepers
DR. Louis Mas, famed in the old world
and the new as a pianist and composer, Is
dead at Jamaica Plains
The pope has solemnly and vigorously pro.
tested against the action Of thu French min
lister OF justice In excluding the French
clergy from participating in tho coming
elections 70 the extent Of influencing sui
frages
Henry b Webb, secretary Of the Demo.
cratic state central committee, and terrific
rial secretary Of Montana under Clevelandt
administration, has been arrested charged
with hayiAg stolen public money In sums 81
from g. up 90 $500 He was released on
5000 hail
The Hon. John IL Starin in long letter
70 Mayor Grant guarantees that tho local
steamboat interests will subscribe $500 900
II the worlds fair is held within New York
citys limits
Empress Frederick, accompanied by her
daughters, hns left Berlin for Copenhagen
Rev. DR.. somerville, "a prominent Scotch
minister, is dead
Mr sexton is preparing a speech which ho
Ill deliver before the parnell commission
when i resumes its Sessions next month II
is expected that the speech will occupy four
days ia it's delivery.
Col. George Floufnoy, we'll known law
yer Of San Francisco, an eS-Confedernte of.
iicer and at one time attorney general Of
Texas is dcnd
The MeNiean consul at Antwerp has com
mitted suicide on account Of financial diff
rulties.
Gresnyille, n. j., is to have new national
bank
a o-year-old daughter Of Daniel Flynn, OF
Orange, n. j., fell into kettle Of boiling
catsup and WAS seaded 10 death
Mrs. J. II, Cuthbeit, wife Of an auditor 10
the Standard oil company's employ, died al
Toledo, O., while on her wedding trip.