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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
THE BRAZILIAN PRESS.

President Manuel Deodoro Da FOnseca
and his minister, Manuel Farras De Cam
pos SALES, Of the provisional government
of Brazil in their new decree to the
newspapers of that republic, bring under
the ruling of the decree of December,
1889, all who circulate lying and SANDER
GUS reports to the detriment of the re-
public This of itself is not half bad
idea. It would not be a bad idea to sus-
pend for awhile newspapers everywhere
that circulate false and lying reports,
whether about governments or private
citizens. If this law were enforced in
the republic of the United States, some
newspapers would take a good rest every
few months.
President Da Fonseca is apparently
quite liberal in the freedom he does allow
the Brazilian press. He says that all
criticism Of the government will be per-
mitted, however severe. The decree
reads fairly enough to casual peruser.
There seems nothing on the surface that
indicates the provisional government is
prepared to exercise over the press a
sway as despotic as that of the car Of
Russia. Seven whereases precede the
authoritative therefore" which closes
the document, and which says that the
decree of December shall apply to certain
specified offenders, as follows:
Article Ito the provisions of decree
Of December %. 1889, are subject all
persons who originate or aid in circu-
lating by means of the press or telegraph
or in any other way, in Brazil or in for
eign countries, false reports and alarm
ing rulnors, such as refer, for instance,
to the discipline of the troops, to the sta
bility of the Institutions of the country
and to public order.
From this it would seem that anybody
who shall circulate at home or abroad
alarming rumOrs" may be tried and
punished by military court, that being
among the provisions of the December
decree. 1t makes no difference whether
the alarming rumor be true or false, the
person who gives it publicity shall be
court martialed if caught. The govern
ment can cOnstrue any utterance their
own way. This of course applies to for
eign correspondents as well as newspa-
per men at home. 1t is possible, by
means of this decree, for the provisional
government of Brazil to suppress all ac-
curate information of its condition. An
other crime that will bring the offender
under the hand Of this military despotism
is the following:
Circulating in the army and navy false
and subversive ideas in such a manner as
to excite unfriendly feelings toward the
republic.
Perhaps this is the Brazilian idea of
republican government, but it is enough
to make the people sigh for the days of
good old Dom Pedro. Then they had
liberty in fact, if not in name. A mill
tary despotism under the name of a re-
public is quite possible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
I'VE LATEsT IN LEVELS.

Double hearts Of twisted wires arc usco
for pinning babies bits.
\ new method of using q watch pendant
is toShave it hang from large gold buckle.
Flexible gold wire bracelets are growing
in favor They have the merit Of becom-
ingness.
Sleeve buttons Of chess board dedgn. with
gold and platinum and q diamond SUNK in
the center, are produced for men
Gold hat pins are q desirable addition %
the toilet They are uuprrteliious, the
head icing a knot Ct woven wJos.
Nine. Reca1nier. the Deyonshirs and
other ladies Of history and romance are
used daiutlly set rs sleeve bztt1Ls The
other side Is an oval and chased button.
4 spray Of rlai6en's hair fern il one %
the prettiess fs1cies worked ont ~ dia-
rondz. The form vas RENDERED By a largo
diamond. and a knife edged setting gave
the fern like. indentsd edge
Colored stones are paraIlsis1 by oolorsd
pearls. 4 s1psr5 bracelet expands h three
hoes; one holds = pink pearl the eeuteT
black. the third a white pearl Thee ara
all Of the same siEs and are arranged slant
wise, accom- panied On each side - q large
diamond
Nothing new can he said q diamonds,
but al that has bee1 aid heretofore might
Be REPEATED wYb truth They are 0mui-
pre=sut- II Eeoklacs receut4Y seen from
the single row d large diamonds dspsn9sd
igstoous of diamonds, and ostwe-n ezcb q
these hung 9 s4Jfre emerald - IesLss a half
iIch y c-LnsEs4o1s surrounded By Glz~
Mods.
Morning 3swsl-y IS mulA more varfed,
and Is prsrtler t1z4a 10 gasei 70 De- Ore q
the nerves., deslgnz u ia toe rouud open
worksd brooch esArre.ei VITA black, show
lag out tie tiaIsst sdgs of god and il en-
r.c5s1 b. a-tsszag C-zzlou1s - tus polnts
q Intersection n c1ad black jsuclry
-5thlaE c9l.sg=rss With t,s4- lslsse-3ezs paz4Ty
smith single diamond 2 tAs csater. Jew
x-zrs' Circular.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
sUNFLoWER SIMMER.

Helen Potter. of New York, is in Kan
sas. She has left the lecture field. She
owns land near Kingman.
The portrait of Kansas girl adorns an
article in the Cosmopolitan on ''Side
glances at American beauty"
The original package" store clerk who
asked the customer if he wanted it ground
has gone back to the grocery store.
This is the time of year that people be-
gin to flock to Geuda Springs. Geuda
Springs is the Saratoga of Kansas
The old settlers of Sumner and Sedgwick
counties will hold their second annual re-
union in Bishops grove near Mulvane
this year.
Daniel Anthony should nave shaved
off his beard before he made that
declaration that the old crowd should be
set down upon.
Eugene Ware says he doesn't think
Farmer Funston Will be reelected or re-
nominated. This doesn't rhyme, but it
tells what Gene thinks.
During the present year, eight mortgages
have been cancelled in johnson county
where one new one has been given. 1t is
even so all over the state.
General BouIanger has formally an
nounced that he is out of French politics.
Now let's hear from Emile Firman. Give
the Frenchmen a chance.
The kansas Fool" of Newton, hasn't
made his appearance this week. OF course
the moon wakes full, but this fool is not
the kind the moon effects.
The Sumner county alliance has con-
tracted with Wellington merchant for
100000 pounds of Irvine, ranging IN price
from u to 10 cents pound.
Commencement week at the State Agri-
cultural college begins June Z. The COM
mencement exercises of the State Univer-
sity will be held June to June y lnclu-
sive.
Mr.. Patton, a banker of Garden City,
wants to be deputy comptroller of the
treasury and Judge Peters is pressing him
for the place. The state at large has not
yet been informed OF what relations Mr..
Patton has with Indiana.
At Fort Scott Judge West refused to
grant divorce to a women who claimed
that her husband was religious fanatic.
The judge is probably of the opinion that
religion in no way should be discouraged
in the men of this country.
The woman county superintendent of
Harper has been accused of plagiarism
by a local paper and she is an unmar-
ried girl, too. What she wants is for
some great big man to plagarize her and
as husband sail in and give her accuser
some points in chivalry.
A. B. Campbell has withdrawn his name
for the congressional nomination of the
Fourth district in favor of Judge Vance.
He thinks he should not antagonize as
good a friend as the judge. And why
should antagonize friend like Campbell,
if friendship is to be brought into cOnsid-
Grafton?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
PATRIOTS AND TRAITORS.

The Harper Sentinel of last week.
apropos Of the memorial exercises held
on Decoration day, contained a well
written editorial upon that occasion
which breathed the spirit of unison with
all that the solemn event involves, and
in conclusion made a practical applica-
ticn of the whole to the present and for
the benefit of the future common veal
that is so timely and forceful that we
cannot refrain from reproducing it here
with and commenting it to the thought
full consideration of all:
Patriots and traitors are quite often
thought to belong TO war times only, but
it should be remembered that there are
more traitors in times of peace than in
war. The man who goes forth in battle
is not always a patriot. The man who
wells the loudeSt for the flag IS not always
a patriot. But the man who tries to pre-
serve in peace what was won in battle:
the man who by his conduct and life
tries TO be a good, moral citizen, though
he never smelt the smoke of battle, is
patriot.
There are more men who are willing
10 Ntc ltI liltlI country imam 10 i've Tor
it, and there are times when some men
could not serve their country better than
to go out to some lonely ravine and die.
and would thereby do a more patriotic
act for there country than to lead the life
they do and live.
The father who rearS a family of hon
est, industrious, truthful and intelligent
boys and girls Is a patriot who has done
great deal to preserve his country.
But the man who allows his children to
grow up in idleness. as many are doing.
is a traitor TO his country, no matter
though he sings the ''Star Spangle Ban
ner' until the distant hills reverberate
his voice
The man who needs law to make
him be just to his fellow-man Is a traitor
to his country.
Let us educate the youth of our land
TO be Just, honest, intelligent, truthful.
upright. kind and loving. and we can
then rest assured that the time viii soon
come when the battle-aN and sword viii
be moulded into plow shares and the
sound of war viii no longer be heard in
the land"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

after. Then it seldom rained oftener
than month or two apart but It de-
luged the country when 1t did and ran
off over the smooth and often CRASHES
sod in great floods, as mention
ed by Mr.. Prentiss, like that of 1874.
OF course, if both wind and
water were more quickly rushed
out of the country, they as quickly fol
lowed the change of temperature In re-
turning from the gulf in company over
an arid samenesS of soil and country. If
no counter current from the cooler
north, or dipping ones from the Rockies
impinged upon them rightly they quickly
shed their vaporS in the regions of the
north IN summer, on the mountains in
winter. But when the cooler currents
were met and the conditions for precip-
itation set in, great floods were the con-
sequences. Then the country did not
have the nice green grass it now has
everywhere, but vast upland tracts were
frequently nearly bare or covered with
hardy grass called buffalo. And the
nearer one got to the mountains the
barer the country and the scarcer the
grass. But, then. the seasons changed
then as now. There were seasons of
good and of bad grass, and
the supply of game followed the grass,
and Indians followed both.
But for thirty odd years man has
been, like Thor. of old, hammering on
these old conditions by great yearly
blows. Millions of acres of this imper-
vious soil are plowed each year; groves
are planted; houses built: millions Of
animals breathe, eat and affect regularly
their surroundings. Radiation is longer
continued because its heat receiving sur
face is enlarging all the time. The soil
and dense tufts of grass absorbs and re-
tainS to slower evaporation the vapOrS.
The trees impede the wind as well as
the radiation of heat from warm plOwed
lands.
All this, and moore than can be ex-
pressed here, varies and breaks up the
old conditions. We have gentle showers
now by dozens where once we had
torrents. We are apter in an increasing
degree to have rains recur everywhere
frequently than formerly, because
the rain all fell in one locality, ran
quickly away from the country and fire.
quently left other places without rain for
a long period, whereas the water Is re-
tanned in the local soil longer, re-evapo-
rated more slowly and tre-precipitated in
the same way nearer by, owing to local
changes of temperature. And if this
theory is true, as the evidences known
prove it to be, mans influences not only
more evenly distributes the old standard
supply of rain but is engaged in increas-
ing the supply by. retaining it on land as
it comes from the sea to meet the exact
requirements of his combined though
unconscious efforts.
With such evidences before us who
can say that man does not regulate and
control nature? And if not exceeding a
half century has wrought such changes,
what will a century or two do for those
states of the plains, when art has held
full sway for that time?
w. E. HUTCHINSON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
Birds That Hide nohar,a Trains.

An engine driver On ole Of ito Scotch
lines reports that AedIas uO1oed thak osr>-
tain hawks of tho snsriln CT 'stone fsbo0n''
species make Uae cf the passins q thseEalaz
for predatory Esfzposes- They ey Gloss DO
hind the TRAN, ussx the eTOuud. partly
hidden By the gZa0ks, tz1s osrstu n y watch
ing for <1e small bir1s, wistoh, fri9hAeDs6
by the train - r rslsases noazInz past, aT
up IA sswiidsFsd shoals Tie rlsrttns tbsn.
while the BstIs birds azc thinking more q
the tram than q lurking foes. sweep %
then from ths sSa6zssh Of the smoke and
strike them eoSn with ease. II tbey MIA
thsT resurn 20 tao sTalsenf skc carriage aid
resC-no tl1sfF fta1t ana ttsstE bzpA ThsT
can, u seems, easily ksop psoowftban1z-
press train and o1itssrfp n Tvi1snshsTpIsa4s
Kew YORK preaz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

Evidently they are getting up a state
of case in the Fourth congressional dis
trict, if we may judge from this from
the Emporia Republican: cit is true that
Shawnee will have 80 votes in the con-
gressional convention, but it is also true
that the rest Of the district will have 101.
Shawnee can cast her votes for a Topeka
man if she is determined upon it, but the
district proposes to renominate and re-
elect Harrison Kelley" 1t is to be hoped
not, but the indications now point to a
repetition of the Colby event in the Sixth
district some three weeks ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

roads, in reply to the petition, have as
serted that they do not consider Kansas
local rates excessively high, and that the
reductions prayed for would prove of no
benefit to the farmers in advancingthe
price Of grain. The issue appears to be
the same as that raised several months
ago under the title of an emergency, and
which resulted in no substantial benefit
to the farmers. The matter of adjusting
local and through rates has long been one
of contention and it being two-sided
question it is doubtful that it will be salts
factorily settled rightsoon. Would thatit
might be.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

Difficulties are multiplying in the path
of the PrOhibitionist. Almost contempo-
rary with the original package bomb
shell comes the decision of Washington
City court that laws against intoxica-
ting liquors can not apply to solids. The
point of interest in this decision lies in
the fact that a new and immensely pop
ular kind of rock candy has been ana
lyzed at Washington, and found to besO
saturated with liquor that twenty drops
will have more intoxicating effect than
a number Of drinks of whisky or brandy.
1t looks as if the confectionery shops
would prove to be the worst enemy of
the saloon in Washington and it looks
also as if some entirely new prohibitory
legislation would be in great demand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
The Press Gang u v..eh.ta.

Prom the Herrtc--oa THIN
Eight O'Clock the next morning found
Us IN Wichita. where We were received
by large delegation with carriages, -
corted through the city, where we wit
messed the wonderful growth II what
some people are pleased % term '.Tbe
Windy Wonder. but what we ourself
feel more Ike teTming The Kansas
Giant After the ride 3 reception was
held N the board Of trade room. whore
the mayor On behalf of the cary wei
coined u with words quite betting the
occasion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

A few days ago at Swayzee, Ind, the
residents were catching fish out of the
pools and puddles made by the terrific
rain. Later, when the water sunk into
the ground, sunfish and sinners by the
thousand strewed the ground. There is
no stream within four miles of Swayzee,
and the theory Is that these fish were
caught up by a small tornado and depos-
tied where they were found. Such a
happening is not the first one ever heard
of, but this one is particularly valuable
as it will add to the already large his
torical list Of phenomena in the Hoosier
state during the reign Of Benjamin Har-
rison.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

A sort Of spring fever of crookedness
seems to posses the average jockey at this
season. st. Louis has just gone through
the disciplining process lately found NEG
essary in Kansas City, but unfortunately
for the hackers of the horse, which was
didn't discover the facts until decisions had
been rendered The Kansas City people
nipped the game in the blood, But no one
expects St. Louis to lock a door till the
goods are stolen.-K. G. Times.
1t is none of our funeral, to besure, and
itmay be bit impertinent in US to make
reference to the matter, but really, we
had forgotten the delinquencies of st.
Louis city treasurer who was not allow
ed to resign but was removed from Office.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

The point of the recent decision of the
United States supreme court declaring
unconstitutional the Minnesota law COM
polling inspection of fresh meat on the
hoof, is to be found in the closing words
Of the decision; 'Our duty to maintain
the constitution will not permit us to
shut our eyes to the obvious and neces-
sary results Of the Minnesota statute. If
this legislation does not make such dis
elimination against the products and
business Of other states in favor of the
products and business of Minnesota as
interfere5 with and burdens commerce
among the several states, it would be
difficult to enact legislation that would
have such a result"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
The Census

The census man Is coming soon,
He II ask all sorts Of things
How much You know. how much YOU owe
How much your big corn stinCS
he II ask If ever YOU We're full.
Whether your mind Is sound,
" neither your dad went TO the had,
He'll ask when he comes round.
Now do you own your house and lOts
Now isn't your health quite punys
\ on re- sure your mental state does not
Show that you re getting l0oneys
Now haven Z you some Secret pain2
Disease, acute or CLrOuics
Now don't you take, your pain 10 slake,
Some sort OF patent tonic.
such facts as these, it very plain,
The government must get.
And 20 You must take cane
The census man just yeJ.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

A New York woman recently attempt
red to expound the regulation woman
suffrage theories to a Russian settlement
in Dakota, and so exasperated her hear
ers that they drove her out of town. The
Russians have been an oppressed people
for centuries, but it does seem that they
are at last becoming successful in their
demands for peace and comfort.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

The Farmers Alliance of st. Joseph,
Mo-, have a large contract. They have
to bull the wheat market.
They propose to build great elevator,
ill it with wheat and keep the grain
there till it reaches a dollar a bushel.
The plan seems all right if it viii only
1UorL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

The burning of the Spring Palace at
Ft Worth, Texas, last Friday night, was
a. serious and lamentable mishap. Still
it was fortunate that it did not occur
until the eve Of the close of the season.
As it was all who desired 10 visit 1t had
done so, and both the enterprise and the
city had already received all the benefit
the exposition could afford. The Spring
Palace has been a big thing forFt Worth.
The city has made the most, in a sub
stantial and business way, of the noto-
riety the novel enterprise gave it from
the beginning nearly two years ago. and
while the estimated loss of 500, 000 as a
result of the fire IS in sense a heavy
one, it is still but trifing as compared 10
the immense benefit it has been 10 the
city of TT Worth and that portion Of the
state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

The sugar trust put something like
fS100, 600 into the Democratic campaign
of 1883. 1t viii probably increase its
contribution this year in the effort to get
revenge on the Republicans for passing
the new tariff bill; that is, if the new
bill is passed in that shape
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

The Democratic press and leaders in
Georgia, headed by the governor, are max
ing friendly Overtures to the Farmers
alliance in that state, inviting it TO use
their party machinery. Georgia Demo
Gratis do not propose to forfeit their control
of the state legislature or representation
in congress through a split in the party-a
danger against which Republican leaders
and newspapers in Kansas apparently do
not consider ii necessary to take precau-
tiOns. Georgia Democrats could give Kan
sas Republicans points in party manage
ment.-Emporia Republican
That sounds very well from the stand
point it was evidently meant for. but to
alter the figure just little it would APP
ply as aptly and forcibly 10 the Alliance
people of the two states named. with the
Kansas crowd holding the points. Eli:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

Mr.. c. Wood Davis article on "The
Exhaustion of the Arabic Lands" appears
in the June Forum according to promise
and will be widely read. The article is
in line with the last article he furnished
the EAGLE on the same subject, only the
Forum article is much more exhaustive
than the one we published, containing
rmuch more statistical data presented in
tabular form The chief point of inter-
est in the article tothe agricultural COM
munIty is the assurance it contains for
better prices for all food products in the
near future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
DOES NOT BxTENU 8 HARDMAN.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Captain Garrety, of the Seventeenth
Infantry, L. S. A., writes to the Tribune
from his post at Fort d. 4. Russell,
Wyo., as follows:
As an old reader and subscriber to the
Tribune since 1854, when stationed with
my company at Camp Douglas (vour
city, guarding prisoners of war, l take
the liberty of sending you the enclosed
piece of oak taken from the door of the
tomb of General Grant by Private Hard
man, of my company, who was at the
time sergeant in Captain Fessenden's bat
terry of the Fifth United States artillery,
said battery being detailed at the time to
guard the tomb during its erection. At
tached to this piece of wood you will see
how strangely Private Hardman connects
the life of General Grant with the figure
s.
The piece of wood is a Jagged looking
chip about three inches in length and
nearly an inch wide, and bears evidences
of having been hacked off in great haste,
as if Private Hartman might have been
apprehensive he would get caught in the
act. Pasted to the fragment is a piece
Of paper with the following inscription:
Gen. L. s, Grant, ex-President of the
United States of America
Was s years president.
Hour S o'clock when he died
At 8 minutes past the hour.
Was 5 August when he was buried.
Was month in year.
Bars s to door Of his tomb.
Vent. s in walls of tomb.
sat. day Of week when buried.
Total, SO years old when he died.
This Is ali curious. but it does not ex-.
tenu-S Private Hardman's vandalism in
mutilating tomb he was stationed to
guard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03

Sam Jones has a most substantial rea-
bson for preaching the Gospel. 1t pays him
on an average of 5000 per week--heY.
! Krohn's Champion.
That is a very narrow and sordld view
to take of the subject, in view of the
Divine estimate of the value of a soul.
Tut. tut. doctor.