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Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
ReI,e Plaine News: A long-haired

Belle PLANE News: A long-haired
wart exterminator performed Few
sIeight-of- hand tricks in front OF our
office Tuesday. after which he bowed
off little and sold several packages OF
his worm medicine, and left several
loose warts living in the street in front OF
our office. He promised 10 come back
Tuesday night, but when he found out
he would have to put up to the city
marshal he skipped the town. II those
warts raise any disturbance IN front oil
our den we will have 10 request the
owners to come and get them.
The following communication appears
in the Stafford Republican; evidently
somebody is hurt: "How some
newspapers treat new comers-Ihey
publish so-called boom editions
to induce men to come 10 the coun-
try. and when they are settled the same
newspaper will call them duder or ten
derfeet. II the new conner should chance
to express an opinion on any question he
is at once sat down upon because he is a
tenderfoot. Should he aspire to be JUS
tice of the peace or school director, the
same paper calls on all ''old settlers to
prorect themselves from tenderfeet.
Signed, A Tenderfoot.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The coming census will probably be
slightly in excess of this estimate. The
growth of the country will show an in
crease of about -, 900, 900 since 1880.
We assuredly have nothing to fear for
some time to come from this decennial
increase. For century and quarter,
through four genera tons of men TO the
year 1000, our domain is vast enough to
take care of the population of this coun-
try, grow as fast as it may. The first,
and perhaps the only trouble to be
anticipated in that time will come
in the congested districts of our great
cities. New York at the beginning of
the twenty-tirst century will certainly
be as large as London is today. Chicago
will be very nearly as large as New
York. Omaha, Kansas City. st. Paul.
Denver and Wichita will occupy the
place now held by Chicago. They will
each number nearly a million of in
habitants.
The only trouble to be anticipated
from our great cities will arise from the
number of raw immigrants whom they
may attract. It is safe to say that be-
fore they Will become a serious danger
some remedy will be formulated, if not
effectively in public opinion certainly in
legislation, which will restrain or restrict
the coming of immigrants from other
shores. Certainly, the time is near at
hand when stop must be put upon this
movement. Immigrants too poor to
seek their fortunes in the fields of the
great west, forced TO look for an abiding
place in the larger cities of this country,
there to contend with one another for the
unskiiled labor that the cities
afford, VIII be restrained, and
If necessary forbidden. But
the field and the demand for strong men
and women to people the outlying sec
tons of this country will not be closed
for century to come. Kansas, which
now has population of over million
and half, can abundantly support FIVE
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
'REMARKS BY BILL NYE."

The EAGLE is in receipt of book en-
titled Remarks by Bill Nye." published
by F. T. Neeley of Chicago, in half NOR
rocco chat is the book. The writer is
evidently Briton, judging from his
cockney English and his cutting satire
and poltronish attacks on American
manners and life. The work has vein
of humor running through it, that
.sparkles forth here and there quite per-
ceptibly and is really enjoyable. The
author is very vain and there is scarce a
remark in which he does not refer to
himself From what he
says in his preface he has
time ago, notice of which had not reach
ed here before. Here are some extracts
from his poem, which he is pleased to
call Directions" and which show the
style of the man: This book is not
designed specially for any one class of
people. 1t is for all. 1t is universal
repository of thought. Some of my best
thoughts are contained in this book.
Whenever l would think a thought that
l thought had better remain unthought,
| would omit it from this book"
This is the fourth book that I have
published in response to the clamorous
appeals of the public" whenever the
public got to clamoring too loudly for a
new book from me it got so
noisy that I could not ignore it any
more, would issue another volume.
This book is the result Of that hope
and wish. 1t is my greatest and best
book. 1t is the one that will live for
weeks after other books have passed
away. Even to those who cannot read
it will come like benson where there
is no BENSON in the house. To the ig-
norant the picture will be pleasing. The
wise will revel in it's wisdom, and the
housekeeper Will find that with it she
may easily emphasize a statemuet or
kill cockroach.
Il believe there is nothing more
to add except that most heart
lily endorse the book. 1t has been
carefully read over by the proof reader
and myself, so that we do not ask the
public to do anything that we were not
willing to do ourselves"
IN. B.-I cannot be responsible for
the board of orphans whose parents read
this book and leave their children in des-
titute circumstances.
The book will make an attempt to be
sold by subscription, Major belong has
the agency in this city.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

eggs, we can readily convert them to our
use. / have for experiment five varie-
ties Of silk worms, second brood ma
tured and eight more successive brQods
maturing, and have made decided inn
provement in feeding racks.
I get great many letters and inquir-
les asking where best to dispose
of cocoons. I would suggest
to the board of trade that
they buy up the cocoons at
81 pound. Judging from the samples
sent in they are very fine. 1t takes but
three pounds of dry Kansas cocoons to
make a pound of reeled silk, worth IS a
pound. With duty of 80 per cent adj
ded. with our numerous broods, it must
be profitable industry and ought to be
encouraged.
am just in receipt of letter from
party in Covington, KY, with good
Wichita references, that wants propo-
sition for starting silk mill in Wichita.
to employ 100 hands the first year, 200
the second and 800 the third year.
II. E. BDwELL.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
THE IMMENSELY OF CREATION.
Ormsy II. Mitchell.


Light traverses space at the rate of a
million miles minute, yet the
light from the nearest star requires ten
years to reach the earth, and HerscheIs
telescope revealed stars two thousand
three hundred times farther distant.
The great telescope OF Lord Ross pur-
sued these creations of God still deeper
into space, and having resolved the nebu-
la Of the milky way into stars, discov-
cred other systems OF stars-beautlful
diamond points glittering through the
black darkness beyond. When he be-
held this amazing abyss, when he saw
these systems scattered profusely
throughout space-when he reflected
upon the immense distance, the enor-
nous magnitude and the countless mil
lions of worlds that belonged to them
it seemed to him that the wild dream of
the German poet was more than real
lied.
''God called in dreams into the YES
Thule of heaven, saying come hither
and l will show you the glory
of my house. And to the angel who
stood about his throne he. said, Take
him, strip him of his robes of flesh,
cleanse his affections; put new breath
into his nostril; but touch not his
human heart-the heart that fears and
hopes and trembles' A moment and it
was done, and the man stood ready for
his unknown voyage. Under the guild
ance of a mighty angel, with sounds of
flying pinions they sped away from the
battlement of heaven. Some time on
the mighty angels wings, they fled
through Sahara's of darkness-wilder-
ness of death. At length, from dis
lance not counted save in the arithmetic
of heaven, light beamed upon them-a
sleepy flame, as seen through hazy
cloud. They sped on in their
terrible speed, to meet the
light; the light with lesser speed came
to meet them. In a moment the blazing
of suns around them-a moment, the
wheeling of planets; then came long
eternities of twilight; then, again, on
the right hand and the left appeared
more consultations. AT last the man
sank down, crying: CANCEL, can go no
further; let me lie down in the grove
and hide myself from the infinitude of
the universe, for end there is none"
END there is none?" demanded the
angel, and from the glittering that shone
around there came a choral shout, END
there is none." END there is none!"
demanded the angel again, "and is it
this that awes thy soul? I answer end
there is none to the universe of God. Lo,
there is no beginning"
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
A Nervous Tension.

why did you shoot tbs mans dogr aSted
The justice; be says be was perfectly quiet
AID never disturbed any ons-" Wei. Do
the prisoner admitted, II never heard him
howl in al his lie, bat be always looked ~
though Ne was goin' to. Hs como cut Into
too front yard dozen TINES a night, sqaAt
down, look q. the moon IL there SO one.
draw his breath, open BIS mouth, and fx
himself for a howl from here D. Jericho. ard
the, change bis mind and crawl under ths
porch and 90 TO sieep. ! never hsard hisn
howl, but. tAs suspense was KILN me Bur
dct:e in Brooklyn Eagle.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The New York sun says that "a sea
wave rising 100 feet in height above the
ordinary level of the nigh tide would en-
gulf in its deadly flood perhaps the ma
jority of the race, would destroy almost
every one of the worlds great capitals.
and would well nigh obliterate civiliza-
ton. Not to consider other lands, in our
own country Boston, Providence. New
York, Brooklyn, Newark, Philadelphia,
Washington, New Orleans and San
Francisco, with hundreds of other cities
and towns of less Importance, would be
submerged aud destroyed. We shrink
in terror from the ruin caused by the
bursting of dam at the head of noun
tain valley, but what if the foundations
of the deep were moved ever so little"
The old man must have eaten heartily of
mince pie or baken beans, TO have his
Imagination wrought upon like that; but
it was cruel for him to thus play upon
the credulity of the nervous multitudes
that his Sun shines for. 1t is the idlest
speculation. Nobody knows better than
the editor of the Sun that such a thing
is physical impossibility.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
SILK LORE.
The Yearly Appearance Of Bivoltins
Among Annual Eggs Accounted For.

Among Annual Eggs Accounted For.
Eighth weekly report OF the experimental silk
station
To the Editor of the Eagle
From time immemorial the natural in
stinct of the silk worm has been warped
and bent to best observe the interests of
mankind. When first created they had
as many successive broods as the season
would admit of, leaving the last laid
eggs in the fall to winter over for the
following season. Unfortunately for
the silk worm and mankind the mulber-
~ leaf was chosen as its natural food
and success always attended the grow
ing up of the first brood, but on account
of the inherent defect in the mulberry
leaf it failed to feed successfully the
succeeding broods, SO that only an an
nual race was wanted to meet its require
ments, which was in time produced,
Those Matching out at the second time
are called bivoltins and were thrown
away as Improbable, and the ANIMALS
preserved. propagated and domesticated.
What Kansas wants to do is 10 reverse
the order. which will not be Difficult: 10
do, in preserving to bivoltins, which will
revert back to the original in very
short time if my theory is correct. /
cannot account for the existence OF
bivoltins in ANIMALS in any other way,
and the fact that my bivoltins were
superior to the ANIMALS last season goes
to prove it. 1 shall preserve them this
season with the greatest of care, and
with the freezing Of the eggs
sion we may look for good results
What we now want is the very best va
riety in existence 10 start with, one hav-
ing the greatest capacity for silk and re-
production, which, of course, includes
perfect health, fertility, and with our
generous osage and abundant sunshine
and ability to control the Matching Of the
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Col. H. C. Rizer, secretary of the state
board of railroad commissioners, has re-
signed, to accept the position OF dlsours,
ing agent of the United States geological
survey. He held this position several
wears ago. Col. Rizer is a capable and
courteous gentleman, and discharges the
duties of any official trust with ability
md iptopritV
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Now that the trlpartite agreement
upon the Samoan question has been
agreed upon ii would seem pity that it
cannot be accepted and ratified by the
governments in interest at once. Its
formal ratification by the upper house
of our congress may be necessary, but it
appears as sort of proforma proceed
ing, and the delay in carrying the terms
of the agreement into operation may re-
suit in multiplying what has been done by
fresh complications that are liable to
arise between this and the meeting of
congress. The president may regard the
matter OF sufficient Importance TO war
rant the calling of an extra session of
the senate to ratify it, but this is hardly
probable.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The people of Seattle are enterprising
citizens, typical Of the restless west,
Already have building operations COM
menced in earnest in the burnt section,
with the determination to make the
Sound city the most substantial and
beautiful of the coming new state OF
Washington. Here's to thee, beautiful,
progressive Seattle.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
Sarcastic, But True.

SdfCxStlC, 0Ut 1TUo-
Salina Republican.
The freight rates will have to be grant
ed to the important Kansas cities the
same as to Wichita, but the smaller fry
will have to take care of themselves. A
town that cannot show cause for action
has no business asking a hearing, The
order of the commissioners was only
meant to mete out justice to Kansas cit
les that are or ought to be wholesaling
points. Cities without hope of being
such do not come under the scope of the
decision.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
Now, Take That.

Whenever you find a man whose
mouth takes up SO much room in his
head that it leaves no room for brains,
sas Republican.-St. Louis Republic.
And whenever you find a man whose
ears are driven through the roof of his
mouth and clinched, and are silked out
at the ends, and who "Iards the lean
earth as be walks with the highwines
of dog leg tobacco, you may rest as
sured that you have met up with Mis-
souri, Democrat-Lawrence Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The troubles at Hayti bid fair to prove
as importantas those of Samoa. Bayard
tried his fine Italian hand at diplomacy
there, but it met with ignominious fail
IRE. We will now see what Blaine can
do. The last news from there is calcu-
lated to excite rather than allay appre-
hension for the peace of the little
Ior,ipiOn
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The opening of the Pennsylvania rail
road through the flooded district-the
line was completely destroyed, road bed
and all, for many miles-will greatly IA
cilitate the work of relief to the desti-
tute and repairing the damage to prop
erty. The prompt and generous actions
Of that corporation in affording succor
to the distressed has warmed the popu-
degree that nothing else could, and goes
far towards dispelling the common no.
ton that corporations are soulless. 1t
has at least proven that there is one eK-
ception to the rule if it be still held as
true,
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The vote on the prohibitory amend
r,ant TO the constitution in Pennsylvania
takes place next Tuesday, the 18th.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

We have no desire to be offensive, but
we fear that the good and growing town of
Wichita has not acted toward the Johns
town sufferers with her wonted generosity.
Wichita Is said to be prosperous and
booming, and is therefore abundantly
able to give bountifully.-K. c. Times.
We have no disposition to be imperti-
nent, but we cannot suppress expression
of the fear we feel lest our all but too
generous rival across the line Will bank
rupt herself by the munificence of her
bounty to the sufferers. But, really,
there is nothing smallabout Kansas City,
No, when it comes to advertising her
self, and in appreciation Of that com
mendable quality we chip in this much,
gratis.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat, declar-
ing that both Reed and Mckinley feel
confident of securing the speakership of
the next house, and that Cannon is by
no means discouraged over his own
prospects, says: lone of the PECULIAR
ties of the coming contest is that who
ever is elected the house will have one
of the ablest and most accomplished pre-
siding officers it has ever secured" IN
view of which the country witnesses the
contest with a degree Of satisfied IN
forest
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Kansas last year raised one-fifth OF
the whole United States product OF SIX
cocoons. This years crop will probably
amount to one-third.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Kansas City is getting to be so exceed
ingly Frenchy in her tastes that the I'M
mense frog supply from the prolific Mis-
souri, river bottoms is inadequate to the
demand. X. C. has lots Of spare cash
and any number of enterprising men to
manipulate 1t; why don't some of the
latter jump at the opportunity for ac-
quiring fortune by opening a frog farm
near the city? There's millions it it.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
A Now Savonarola has arisen in Ital

A new Savonarola has arisen In Italy.
A Franciscan monk is creating ire
mendous furore by his eloquence and
freedom of language, among the thou
sands who crowd his church to hear HIM
preach. He is said to be splendid ora
tor and sways his vast audience by the
magic Of his voice. A romantic story
also adds to the interest aroused IN this
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Hillman has been heard from @ again,
this time at Los Animas, Cal. The last
time the detective in charge of the fugi-
tive was heard from he was at Albu-
querque, n. NJ, en- route to Kansas with
his man; now he is California, some
thousand miles or more further off, but
still headed this way, This is like get
ting out Of well by climbing up two
feet and slipping back four, and our no
ton is HIllman will reach Kansas about
the same time the fellow gets out of the
well, or words to that effect.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Don't fear that General Kelley will set
the eagle screaming when congress meets.
He will be as dumb as an oyster. Men of
Kelley's calibre are seldom heard from in
congress or anywhere ten miles from their
township, if there is anybody at hand to
reply.-k. G. Times.
Everybody who knows General Kelley
personally have undoubtedly remarked
his plain, outspoken manner, and it has
been generally supposed that his elocu-
tionary powers were sufficient for him
to be heard anywhere-they certainly
were at Fort Smith, not only by those
present on that notable occasion but
about everybody throughout the coun-
try. However, if a man must be able to
make himself heard ten miles away,
guess the general will fail of his seat,
and with him some three hundred and
twenty-four others.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

An esteemed contemporary reminds
the Chicago Times that it was a little
''too previous" in its rejoicing that the
journalists of the United States had re-
Trained from mentioning the story of
the boy and the dykes of Holland in con-
nection with the Johnstown disaster, for
an Omaha paper had done that very
thing. 1t is true; perhaps it is a pity,
but this much may be said in excuse,
that the other papers were working the
Paul Revere ride for all it was worth. 1t
may also be said that eminent orators do
not hesitate, even at this day, to quote
occasionally from Esop's Fables to
point moral and adorn tale. But
even such illusions to the events or the
literature of the past are not quite so
bad as to say, speaking of Aimee, that
'the JUNCTION of her iibes has ceased to
lubricate the soul" Lubricating the
soul is good, very good. 1t is away
ahead of the story of the boy and the
Holland dykes, or that of Paul Reveres
ride,
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

times as many. The same Is true of the
Indian territory and of Texas, which can
support population as large as Ne
braska, Iowa, Kansas and Mlssoui to-
gether. Nearly the same thing is true
Of the two Dakotas, Colorado and New
Mexico. The territories in the Rocky
mountains, and lying along the Pacific
slope to British America, will afford a
field almost equally adapted to the sup
port of large, industrious and enter
prising population. The west-the
whole region between the line of the
Missouri river and the Pacific ocean
still invites. and will for a century to
come, a population of the right variety.
The judiciary of the Chicago press
which is engaged in the trial Of Alexan-
der Sullivan has discovered another
mares nest. It announced, after having
been defeated on the embezzlement
charge, that the papers which were pro-
duced proved that Patrick Egan did not
tell the truth when he denied having
given 100000 to Sullivan in Paris. Egan
did not deny anything of the sort. The
Chicago papers stated that Sullivan went
to Paris and, under threat Of destroy
ing the American branch of the land
league and stopping all contributions,
extorted the money from him. 1t is
this story which Egan declared was
false. There is quite a difference be-
tween the two. This much for the sake
Of truth in history.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Not Necessary.

Washington Post.
1t wasn't necessary that Buffalo Bill
should speak French in order to converse
with his distinguished hostess, the vi
comtesse Chaudon de Briailles, the other
day, for the lady is an American herself,
the granddaughter of the late Commo-
dore Garrison. Her husband is MEM
Der of one of the largest champagne
firms in France, and they have been
married about six years.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16
a Little Child'S Sermon.

Kingston FREEMAN
In Stamford, Conn, two children at
tended service at the church OF which
Rev. Mr.. Vail is pastor. Mr.. Vail re-
peated the words: There is nowhere.
no place that God is not" In an audi
bic whisper Pauline said to her brother:
He don't know about it, does hee But
I'll tell him after church" Just as the
preacher descended the pulpit steps
breathless little figure caught hold of him
and said. pantingly: "You don't know
about God, Mr.. Vail, an l must tell you
He isn't everywhere like you think he is,
cause the Bible says: God is not in the
thoughts of the wicked That's why he
don't always get into me. but I'm going
to try to be very good this week so he'll
come" And as Mr.. Vail took the bright
eyed little one into his arms she added,
naively: 'You don't know everything.
do you, Mr.. Vaily'
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Belle Plaine has no protection from
fire and Is scared.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

The thirteen southern states includ-
ing Kentucky and Missouri have funded
debts aggregating 800, S53, 642, besides
an unfunded debt amounting to $40, OO0,-
600 more. The remaining twenty-five
states, comprising all those of the north,
the northwest and the Pacific slope, owe
less than 4S,000,0 900, funded and unfund-
ed, if the amounts in several sinking
funds are substracted from the nominal
aggregate. 1t appears therefore that
ten southern states are loaded with more
than two-thirds of all the state debts of
the union. Emerging from the great
war that left them practically bankrupt,
the wonder is that they have borne up
under the immense load Of debt as we'll
as they haye. But for the large invest
ments Of northern capital in the various
industries there and development of re-
sources it could not have done SO.
Wichita eagle., 1889-06-16

Ex-Governor Charles w. Robinson, in
an address to the farmers of Douglass
county, a few days ago quoted thereport
of the state agricultural department of
Illinois to the effect that every crop of
corn produced in that state since 1881
was raised at loss. He quoted from
the report of our own board of agricul-
ture the fact that the value of farms in
Kansas was greater in 1877 than in the
following year by $3S, ,S16. The En-
poria News quotes this statement and
makes the pertinent remark that if these
facts be true of the agricultural interests
of these two states, does it not argue
that something is wrong somewhere,
and that while millions are being piled
up by the railroad and manufacturing
the farmer is being crowded
to the wall.