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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
THE PREACHERS AND THE PLAY.

When a minister is found who, instead
of condemning and denouncing the stage
on every occasion as has become the
habit of the cloth, not only refrains from
violent invective but even makes pow
erful defense of the drama, it is apt to
attract attention. Such a minister dis
covered himself recently in Washington,
a Connecticut clergyman descended,
strange to say, from the rigidly orthodox
Furitans, by name, Leonard Woolsey
Bacon.
He declared that he welcomed the
playhouse and the players, if the amuse-
ments to be provided were TO be whole
some and pure. He took the broad view,
which some refuse 10 see, that the
strongest discrimination must be made
between the Innocent and enrolling
characteristics of the drama and the
vicious and degrading features that are
sometimes associated with it. ''For the
church, he said, ''to maintain amid the
changed conditions of modern life.
its old theory of discriminative condem-
nation would not be consistency but
bigoted inconsistency" and in vigorous
terms he declared that the Evolutionary
puritanical attitude of the pulpit toward
the stage is false. untenable and wrong.
The preacher, however, criticized severe
ly one thing about the theatre, but the
best friends of the theatre agree with
him in that as well as in his praise, and
that is that wanton and immoral plays
should not be allowed.
There is one sure way for the stage to
be elevated, and only one; for the best
plays to receive the most patronage, and
if all good people instead of condemning
the stage because, like all things human,
it has its faults, would support the many
things on the stage that are as good
teachers and preachers as the ministers,
they would do more good in putting
down the evil than all the invectives that
the most eloquent critics could hurL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
GIVE US FREE COINAGE.

From the Leavenworth Times
The fight the eastern papers are max
ing against the free coinage bill reminds
one of the fight they made in 1878
against the Bland bill. Then they pro-
tested wildly that the coinage of 81, OOO,-
600 a month of silver would bring dire
calamity upon the country. The country
could absorb $50, 900, 900 of silver, they
said, but as soon as the amount passed
that point there would be danger and
should the amount coined reach $780,
600, 900, then the catastrophe would be
sure to come. Well, the Bland bill
passed in spite of their protests, the
amount of coinage reached 800, 1000, 600
and the republic still lived; it swelled
and swelled, 81 900, 900 being added each
month until now it is 1921, 000,000 and
the starry banner still floats in the
heavens and the goldbugs are even will
ing to admit that if we don't go beyond
81, 500, 900 a month we may continue to
exist yet awhile. There is no more
danger III free coinage than there
was in the Bland bill. The danger
lies in scarcity of money and
not in surfet of 1t. The
men who control the money in the east
VIII always tight anything that VIII
make money plentiful. Their interests
lie in the other direction. But the people
are slowly but surely getting the upper
hand in this government. Their efforts
to control are rather spasmOdic, 1t Is
true, but each spasm has good effect
and they are becoming more frequent.
With 1927, 000,000 of silver coin there
is great difficulty in transacting the bust
ness of the country. What would be
our condition had we taken the advice of
these papers in 1878, when there was no
silver in circulation, or had congress
been governed by Grover Cleveland's adj
vice in 1855, when there was but S175,-
600, 900 of silver coin: Then Mr.. Cleve-
land urged that the coinage Of silver
should be stopped.
Let US have free coinage; and this is
only part of what the people need.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
TIE BEHRrNa SEA DISPUTE
from ne GIohe-pemocrat

rom Oaour-DcllElCE
The only complication Of any import
anCe IN our intercourse with foreign ma
tons is the controversy with Great
Britain over the BehrIng sea matter.
There are some points in the case which
our government Is bound for certain gen
eral results to maintain; but az the same
time il can not afford TO delay settle
ment BY iuterposing technical pleas, or
by refusing 10 accept little less than the
full measure of lis demands Our posi-
ton is oy no means absolutely and thor
oughIy right. We are really claiming
more than bs.ones TO US by a strict inter
probation OF international law. though
not more. perhaps, than IS our due N
equity. The production Of the seal fish
eries i a question OF interest poliilcslly
IS well as commercially. and Il ~iu not
do 70 ooncede that we are practically az
TIE mercy Of another nation u tnls re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
LABORS DEMAND.

The Capital says that the State Fedora
ton of Labor is forming a legislative
committee TO formulate and present to
the legislature bills demanded. This
committee will consist of one member
from each trade and labor union in the
state, a number Of whom have already
been appointed. There are nearly 100
organizations in Kansas. The packers
union of Armourdale, 400 strong, is the
latest and largest.
The clerks union of Topeka has pre-
pared bill on child labor, which will be
presented to the federation for endorse
ment. 1t covers the subject in all its
phases, and embraces the best features
of the New York and Massachusetts,
laws. Organized laber has given a great
deal of attention to child labor. but it is
a subject that has not been largely dis
cussed in public in the west. The feder-
alton will champion the measure before
the legislature and invites criticism aud
discussion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

The Wichita EAGLE tells what has be-
come of the Kansas immigration bu-
reau-it has emigrated. The addresses
of the members ought to be ascertained
and some of the bureaus literature sent
them. Perhaps when they find what a
magnificent state Kansas Is, they VIII
come back.-Emporia Republican.
Probably they emigrated up the back
alleys. You know, one of the old police
commissioners that Humphrey left on
the board when he made his trade with
the joints is making some fuss about
liquor-selling in Wichita.-Leavenworth
Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
A VERY PRETTY STORY.

From the New York sun.
The army of colored employees in the
various departments threaten to make a
united protest against the lOng-eStab-
lished custom of compelling them to act
as house servants outside Of office hours.
Nearly every chief Of division has as a
dining room servant a colored employe
of the government. When a colOred
man is appointed to place as a laborer
or messenger it is nearly always nee
essary qualification that he is a good
waiter. In the morning, before the hour
for him to begin work, he goes to the
residence of the official to attend the
furnaces, sweep the steps and serve
breakfast to the family. After this he
reports to the department, where he re-
mains until o'clock, when he again re-
turns 10 his employers residence and
serves dinner. If a man should re-
fuse to be used in this way, and Occa-
sionally one does, he is Immediately
discharged for his INSTRUMENTATION.
There is an official in the treasury de-
partment who has five of the govern
ment's employees to act as servants about
his house before and after hours. He
has sons and daughters in society, and
the little suppers which he often gives
are always served by colored men, who
are messengers and laborers in his de-
partment There is even a cabinet Off
Ger under President Harrison who has
his dinners served every day by mes
senger IN his department of the public
service. The messenger complains bit
terly to his intimate friends about this,
hut he is careful 10 wear a cheerful smile
while doing his household work for fear
of losing the little place he holds at $720
wear. This messenger was once a
member of the legislature of his state,
and lie came on here as leading repub-
lican, deserving well of his party. This
recommendation did not go as far
toward securing him his place as mes
senger as did the fact that he had been
brought up as a waiter in a southern
gentleman's family.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Strange things are done in the name
of religion. The Lee Huy Ses society of
Chung King. China, during a celebration
of the society's patron deity, consulted
its gods as TO whether it would be safe to
plumber the Christians. The answer be-
ing in the affirmative, the brotherhood
made a raid on lumber of Christians
aud carried off a lot of booty, and later
on massacred over twenty of them.
What a time the gods of various peoples
will have on the judgment day answer
ing for things done by their advice
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

The Charleston World, the champion
of Senator-elect lrby in his contest
against Wade Hampton, in speaking Of
Hampton's RELOCATION to private life
says, regretfully that las a great South
Csrolinian, who has helped TO make
history, he passes from official station to
the retirement of private life and as such
there will ever attach an interest 10 his
every utterance and action" To the
southron, no difference what his later
political predictions may be, the fact
that Hampton has been succeeded by a
younger man comes with a shock which
90 premoniuon of the irresistible trend
Of events could possibly soften.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Democratic contemporaries are fond
Of quoting the incident Of alleged inelli-
giblllty of McCune. the Republican mi
nority representative-elect TO the Hi
nois Legislature from the Quincy district,
on account OF lack Of residence oualifi-
cations, and the probable election of a
Democrat in his stead, as evidence OF
Democratic luck. If they think that
luck, what do they think Of the Con-
necticut case wherein a Republican
judge decides the contest for governor OF
that state in favor of the d mocratic
contestant. and along with that, several
other state and local offices he comedies
to the same party; That sort of luck
Y calculated to make republicans weary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Fort Scott Monitor: Hon. George /.
Douglas, of Wichita, has recently drawn
a bill which is published in the Wichita
EAGLE, entitled, IAN Act to Prohibit
the Corrupt Use of Money and Corrupt
Practices at Elections" 1t is evident
from the bill itself that Mr.. Douglas has
taken great pains in preparing it, and
we doubt whether better measure can
be devised. IL ought to, and no doubt
will, become a law this winter"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Juggio, the japanese murderer, may
be insane, as is claimed by his counsel,
but there ought to be more substantial
evidence of it than the mere fact that he
is starving himself. Many man has
deliberately starved himself for less pur-
pose than to escape death. Right there
in New York there is man who for the
past forty-five days has been starving
himself merely for notoriety. \ man
who goes hungry is not necessarily in
zane
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Senator Carlisle, of Kentucky, the
brainiest man in the Democratic party,
says: The Republicans who have joined
the Allan e in Kansas and Nebraska,
Minnesota and elsewhere. are simply
pursuing the usual course of men who
have determined 10 abandon their old
political associates but have not vet fully
determined to unite with their old politi-
cal opponents. They are on the direct
road 10 the Democratic fold
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

There is no country in the world where
there are so many ups and downs in
every day life as in the United States.
Rich today and poor tomorrow. The
instances where great fortunes are
directly transmitted from generation to
generation, are few and far between.
The fever to hoard is not epidemic. The
man who does not care who his grand
father was, is not apt to give much
thought to the future of his own grand
children; nor to make any monetary ar
rangements for their benefit This state
of affairs obtains with men of whom it
is said ''they get an action on their
money" This process surely has one adj
vanatge. 1t gives every man a chance
in the general distribution. A good deal
of this has been brought about by profit
able real estate transactions. In no other
country does like condition of affairs
exist. This fact has been one of the
prime movers in our national advance
ment. The building up of city bene-
fits the immediate surrounding country
greatly, and great many of the colossal
fortunes Of the country got their start in
this wav
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

The Pennsylvania Iron company has
served notice TO quit on all of its en-
2loyes who are not married on the first
Of January. An exchange thinks this
will be far greater boon for infant in
dustries than the Mckinley bill. If so,
the company will not have to serve a
like notice, a year or two hence, upon its
employees who fail to comply with the
biblical Injunction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

After defeating his enemies twice at
the polls in a popular election, through
the medium of a manifesto, lac being alb
sent from the country, through con-
straint, the redoutable Gen. Boulanger
has at last been laid out. Politically the
erstwhile hero may now regard himself
as dead, being without a following
worthy the name.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

That was a most happifying Christmas
gift President Harrison gave Chicago
Yesterday morning, i. e., his proclama-
lion announcing to the world the fact
OF the Columbian exposition to be open
ed in that city in 1898. she ought to be
mighty good and smart, now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
How to Avoid Cold Feet.

From n Shoe Dealer.
When the leather in your shoes be-
comes old and begrimed with backing
YOU will ascertain that the feet will be
cold If you want to keep your boots in
good condition you should use vaseline
on them often. The life will be kept in
the leather. Put it on at night when
taking off the shoes. Castor and like oil
will as well serve the purpose. When
backing commences to cake on the
shoes, wash them with plain water, no
Snan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

The court Of common pleas at Phila-
delphia has decided that trust companies
and other similar financial institutions
cannot be taxed on mortgages, loans and
bonds held by them, and in which they
have invested their capital. But the
court didn't say that the law cannot be
amended so that such institutions can
be legally taxed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

1t Is not often that the execution of a
murderer is accompanied 10y the death
If another and an innocent victim.
Thus it was, however, in Ontario on FRI
day, where the sheriff in charge of
hanging dropped dead half an hour be-
fore the execution, his death being
caused by excitement attending the
affair. There seems to have been big
price TO pay for the murders taking off.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
Christmas Tradition.

An old time Christmas rhyme.
IF Christmas day on Thursday be,
A windy winter We shall see;
Windy weather in each week
And hard tempests, strong and thick,
The summer shall be good and dry,
Corn and beats shall multiply;
That year is good for land and till:
King and princes shall die by skill. y
According to this 1891 will be all right
for Kansas but mighty hard on the royal
nibs of Europe. Kansas can stand it
and the kings will have to.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Advices from the Argentine Republic
state that the general budget for the
forthcoming year provides for reduct-
ion of 100000 in the expenditure.
The chambers have been summoned to
meet in extraordinary special session
next week to discuss new taxation pro-
posals, which will probably be found to
mean a discuss on of the entire fiscal
situation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

The wag of the Boston Transcript an
aounced a short time ago that Mrs.
Henry NJ. Stanley was engaged upon
book TO be entitled "Iow l Found STAN
ley" and since then Mrs. Stanley has
been bored with inquiries about her pro-
jected work from people who accepted
the story as true. The Boston wit should
regard this as a warning that, like DIR.
Holmes, he ought never again to be as
funny as he can.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Sir John Pope Hennessy, who is now
PLAYING a prominent party in Irish poll
tics, is said to be the original of Anthony
Trollope's character of "Phineas Finn, "
the Irish member.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

The Peruvians are enjoying periodic
political eruption. Next to Guatemal-
ans and Salvadorians, the Toltie descend
ants of the Andes-Pacific slope are the
most mercurial of all the American den
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Kansas Cotton.

From the Mound Valley Herald.
Kansas does not make a speciality of
raising cotton. and yet it produced l 200
bales this year, valued at $4,000, all
grown in two Of the southern tier Of
counties
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
Advice in Verse.

From the Chicago Journal
The Farmers Alliance, in its dealings
with the Democratic party, should not
forget the well known but none the less
dreadful tale of the young lady of Niger:
There was young lady of Niger
Went out for a ride with tiger;
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And smile on the face Of the tiger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
The Best Financial Measure.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat-
The best of all financial measures
would be bill to correct the Mckinley
tariff law in accordance with the wishes
of the people as expressed at the Novem-
Der election,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

If congress wants to make the country
nice Christmas gift, let it pass lree
coinage bill.-Emporis Republican.
But it didn't want to, therefore didn't.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Chattanooga leads off in the manufac-
ture of tin plate in this country. The
experiment was made upon ores mined
near that place and prepared by the
bassic process.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

The new Kansas treasurer, Hon. 5. q.
Slower, has taken formal possession OF
his Office. His 81, 100000 bond was APP
proved bv the executive council.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
TIE RURRoWs REWARD.

From the BiFmisgham Age-Herzi6. 2sh-
Yesterday Mr.. J. ID. Carter. one Of the
captOrs Of Rube Burrows, arrived IN the
city from Linden. accompanied by his
attorney. Mr. Anderson. They came 10
arrange the question Of the reward with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26
A Little Too Previous.
From TIE Eureka Hersid.

Fror1 ne kureKa HerkId-
Victor Murdoch, Of the Wichita EAGLE.
has been married only little while and
Is intimating that he Twill shortly b in
position where he cannot avoid giving
cigars svsv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

But Mrs. O'Shea will down Parnell at
last.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-26

Snow fell throughout northern Kansas
the day before Christmas.
The advocate., 1890-05-28
CENrRALIA. KIM. May 16. 1890.

EDITOR ADVOCATED notice In your
issue Of the 1lth instant an article taken
from the Voice entitled "a Plutocrat's
Views" In which he stated Il don't be-
licyc II, howcycr,) that there existed a
bond Of sympathy between the so.called
nobility Of the old world and the would
be nobility Of this, and that the moneyed
class Of the United States could at any
moment bring five millions Of armed men
from Europe to assist in subduing the
common people Of America should they
riso against these wouldbe lords and
masters, Well, lot them do 80; five mill
ion dead Europeans, mixed with the car
casses Of few thousand such men as
Justicus," would greatly enrich the
sterile soil Of the Atlantic coast, and that
is about rs far in the interior as they
would ever get Yours for America,
j. w. SKINNER, JR.
The advocate., 1890-05-28

KlNGMAN, Kan, May n, 1890
EDITOR ADVOCATE. lnclosed find pos
tai note for eight three months trial sub
scribem. Times for money are very close
Just now aud will be until after harvest.
No doubt every member will take your
paper after that time, and they ought to
take II, for it is defending just cause
and should be supported by every mem
Der Of the alliance.
Our lodge is new yet, MS we have but
just fairly started, and every new begin
ming has lis obstacles TO overcome; hut
we are determined 10 make II n success,
and shall stay with the principles Of our
order like mon.
We have two moro alliances in this
township, and It is probable that we may
got every farmer into the order Yours
fratornally CHARLES KENpER,
Secretary Champion Ridge Alliance, No.
2287.
The advocate., 1890-05-28
Llberty Alliance No. 80.
Secretary and Lecturer.

EDITOR ADVOCATES Our alliance Is
thriving and growing. Our members are
willing workers. Yes, we are willing to
work from sun to sun. The number Of
hours we have to work ia not what we are
complaining about, but what wo do want
Is fair pay for our work. We want to be
paid FOR our hard work in as fair proper
tlon as the lawyer the drummer or the
dude is paid for his work,
We want 80 cents per bushel for our
corn, 81 per bushel for our wheat, and a
fair price for our fat cattle and hogs.
Then every farmer can have a Sunday
suit and an easy conveyance TO take him
TO the house Of worship, where he may
thank tho Creator from whom all bless-
ings flow, As things now are we have
all the hard labor, but not the reward,
The farmer must stay at home on Sun
day and wear his work day clothes, or
he must ride TO church In a heavy farm
wagon and drive the tired horses; these
are all he can afford to keep. FaternOlly
yours. VICTORIA VIOLA RANDEI,
Secretary.
The advocate., 1890-05-28
FAwN, Kan, MAY 8. 1890.


EDITOR ADVOCATE; AT the last regu-
lar meeting Of Box Alliance 643, May g.,
1890, a vote was taken upon the sub.
treasury bill. Result: fifteen in favor
and nineteen against It, three not voting;
present, thirty-seyen, A vote was also
taken as to whether this alliance was in
favor Of going into the old parties and
cnacting reforms through them or start
ing new party upon the principles adj
vocated by the alliance. This vote was
by ballot, white balls in favor Of new
party, black in favor Of old parties; pres
ent thirty-seyen, all voters. The ballot
stood, thirty seven white, no black. There
were present about seven old line G.. b.
The balance Of themembers present were
almost equally divided between the re-
publican and democratic parties. Origi-
nally the republican element was the
most pronounced in its advocacy Of
new party, believing by acting with the
old parties we would be divided among
ourselves and insure our own defeat.
Respectfully, W. +. RAYMOND,
Secretary.