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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05
NOT BROKEN UP.

FROM tne halfway age
The interstate commerce railway as
sociation has not broken up, as many
people claim, but it is likely that at the
next meeting it will be reorganized upon
| a new agreement. The Union Pacific
and the Chicago & Northwestern com.
panies have given formal notice that un.
der the construction of the existing
agreement by Chairman Walker, given
in his recent decision, pronouncing
against the contract between these two
companies, they cannot properly retain
their membership until the agreement is
modified. At the same time the presi-
dents of both these companies express
their reluctance at proposing to withdraw
and indicate their desire for the mainte-
nance of the association on the basis up
on which all the companies interested
can unite. Chairman Walkers decision
presented to these roads a new principle
which does not seem to have been
before taken into consideration. Presi-
dent Adams expresses it by
saying substantially that, as
he understands the decision, control of
traffic is matter of proprietorship of
lines. and that the existing distribution
of competitive traffic may be affected to
any extent by the construction of new
lines by members of this association or
by leasing lines already existing, but can
not be affected or controlled by contracts
between the lines members of the asso-
citation irrespective of the action of the
association. He says that it is not the
policy Of the Union Pacific company
either to lease lines which are members
of the association (as has been done by
the Northern Pacific in the case of the
Wisconsin CentraD or to construct lines
to affect the distribution of traffic at
competitive points, and as other membe
Of the association have taken these
measures by which the distribution of
competitive traffic is affected, he does not
consider that the Union Pacific should
be considered a transgressor because it
has taken another method of dis
tribution some of its traffic. President
Hughitt, of the Chicago and North
western presents similar reasons for Civ
ing notice of withdrawal from the pres
ent agreement as interpreted.
1t must be confessed that it is difficult
to see where the line can be properly
drawn between companies, some of
which change the conditions of traffic by
new construction, others by leases and
others by traffic contracts, and it is evil
dent that the new agreement will have
to be specific in this point which has
hitherto been left to the Interpretation
of an arbitration. The presidents of the
Union Pacific and Northwestern COM
panIes are among the most earnest ad-
vocates of the establishment of the In
terstate Commerce Railway association,
and we believe that they will be among
the strongest workers for its continuance
on basis reorganized to meet conditions
whose existence was not anticipated at
the start
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The queens partition. which formed Al
ornameuts4 feature Of the Windsor shox.
Ia 70 BE- erected ia tbs grounds at Or
borne. An article IN The Lsnden Stand
ard explains that the queen has been
suffering from rheumatism Of late. AID
her GUNNER practice Of breakfzs3ins In
a teni sPon ihs lawn may have aons
much to encourage this painful naAi>dy.
The pavilion = % be placed upon > basAs
Of hard concrete, 50 that b~r naj-sty
may b ae8s 70 suiey her meal ainss, IN
the open air witaSa. rizk Of damp. Th.
suoosss 81 the pavilion has given al iss-
I,stus . tne Ersac n iron hesaaeA
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

AS an advertising scheme, which it
evidently was, the Parnell damage suit
against the London Times, which that
paper deliberately provoked, has proven
too expensive to leave any profits, so the
Times acknowledged it had lied, paid
its victim what he demanded and thus
put an end to the proceeding. The
Times has not, probably, lost much in
the deal, although the suit has cost it
something like a million dollars. The
Times ulterior object in provoking the
suit was to make money, but it also
coupled with that determination to
deal the Irish cause fatal blow, as 1t
supposed, by crushing its great cham
pion, Parnell. It's failure in this last.
while it does not effect the Times seri-
ously, is yet a great triumph for the
Irish cause and its leader; the settlement
of thesuit in the way it was adds inn
measurably to the moral strength of both.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05
Early Rising Birds.

From the Montreal Star,
The thrush IS audible about $50 in the
morning.
The quail's whistling is heard in the
woods about 8 o'clock.
The black cap turns up at 2:3o on 4
summer morning.
By the backbird makes the woods
resound With his melody.
The house sparrow and tomtit come
last IN the list of our early rising birds
At short intervals after 4:90 the voices
of the robin and wren are heard in the
land.
The greenfinch is the first to rise and
sings as early as 80 on q summer morn
ing.
The lark does not rise until after the
chaf1inch, linnet and number OF other
nedgerow folk have been merrily piping
Tor good while.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

A prophet at Oakland, Cal, predicts
that Chicago will be destroyed inside of
eighty days. This is not incredible, in
view Of the fate of Sodom and Gomor-
rah. But we do not credit the prophecy
unless Chicago fails to get the fair. In
that case the current profanity may be
expected to set fire to all the gas wells,
Fat factories and pork-packing houses,
and the infammatory city generally
may be DESTROYED again.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Old Eickorv's Forgiveness

From the Nashville American.
When jackson was near his death
knowing the asperity and collusions OF
his early public life. DR.. Edgar, his
pastor, asked him: Have you forgiven
all your enemies:" ''Yes," said the old
warrior, Il have forgiven all my enc
mics, but will never forgive the villains
who have slandered my wife" But the
proud spirit that never bent before men
at last yielded obedience to the command
of God. and before he died the old chief
tain was able to utter from his heart that
petition at which many an honest heart
has halted. Forgive US our own tres
passes as we forgive those who trespass
against U.s."
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The electric Ign. Is 20 superscts gas
IN Rome. The motive power viii De de-
rived from tie waterfalls - Tvoli, aed
the s-ation for The distribution of power
viii be Gear Perta Pa kozse does pos
in this e~>e lo>e "a pscturssqusness what
8 gains in nedsrsazssion, for the few
siecsric lights already essAhhShsS-sx.
for instance, Ga :sse Quiyinzl Hin aad in
the PiAzza Cs4onns-lend q slnxrslaYly
ae~ Szd saausfui aspect 10 he ExrnAI
Csiy, a. s<en u the evening frusn ths
nesgsDoriHg hills 81 Frascss aad iks
osissr "C@<seat The spectacle o< Rors,
w'sn IA u2ishfT orerhsnyinx cspolA, IL
laFuafssifsl nT the electric Light, sc-As
she E'as C1toIzsTns, vii 10 reHzrksasA
--1---=--2 Es-.sA
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05
pounds. I5 was magnificent animal and

pounds. I5 was magnificent animal and
beyond doubt the largest beef that has
been slaughtered in Oklahoma since the
opening up to settlement of the country.
Edmond Sun: A wildcat was killed on
the claim of Captain Poynton, two miles
south of this city, last week The animal
was one of the largest of its species, meas
uring five and one-half feet and weighing
sixty pounds. At the opening of this
country these animals were quite plenti-
full, but the foreign and local hunters have
made such big inroads into their numbers
that they are now getting TO be Il rarity.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

We learn that Parnell has been given
$4,000 damages and looks well. AT the
same time we hear that his mother is in
digent and in dire want. As mother
and son are on friendly terms, the latter
had better divide and relieve the country
Of this highly pitiable domestic affair.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

Ex-Governor Gray Of Indiana, has, it
seems, set at rest all talk about rivalry
between himself and Senator Voorhees,
Tor the senatorship by very explicit
declaration of his unwillingness to COM
pete for the place. Those who remem-
Der the "Tall Sycamore's" magnificent
fight for his friend in the st. LOUIS con-
vention can well understand than the
relations between the two eminent
leaders of the Hoosier Democracy are
such as to preclude rivalry between them
for honors at the hands of their party.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The New York Tribune says that farm
ing by irrigation is certainly the scien-
tifc way of carrying on the business.
and ventures the opinion that what is
now called the arid regions of the United
States will some day raise most of the
agricultural products of this country.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The railroad editor of the Iudianapo-
lis journal has this TO say, concerning
the interstate commerce law: At no
time since the interstate commerce act
was passed has there been so much dis
cuSsion OF Its merits as at present. When
The law tirst went into effect the mana
gers OF the roads Were Its bitterest oppo.
nents, and were disposed TO fight it.
while the shippers, almost to a man. fa-
vored the law. Now, directly the reverse
is the case. Many of the shippers are
denouncing the law, while the railroad
companies have reaped such benefits
from it that they would bitterly onnoss
any movement looking to its repeal
That the business of cities located as i
Indianapolis has been injured from its
workings does not admit doubt. as
towns of much less importance are
placed on par with Indianapolis. so far
as rates are concerned.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

A distinguished compliment to Ameri-
can educational systems has been paid by
The French government. French scholars
have been sent to this country from time
to time to examine our public school
system, with view to adopting suitable
features into the government schools of
France. The reports praised Prof. James
McAlister, superintendent of the Phila-
delphia public schools, so highly that the
attention of the French government was
called to him. Thereupon the University
of France conferred on Mr.. McAlister
the degree of "Officier d'Academie."
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05
One Industry Calls for Another.

From the Barber County Index.
The coming season, the sugar works
will probably experiment on what can
be done with the cane pulp. 1t is known
that 1t will make papier mache, and
from this can be manufactured lumber
barrels, buckets and thousand things.
1t is possible that the company may de-
eide to make its own sugar and syrup
barrels and, maybe, experiment in paper
ma kinp
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The taking of the census will require
175 supervisors and 10000 enumerators,
and great many of those gentlemen
who did not get TO go abroad as consuls
will now be actively engaged at home.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

"Pat Grant, railroad laborer," is in
jail. The charge is libel. The pen is a
great deal more expedient in getting a
man in Jail than shovel and a clay
pipe, as Mr.. Grant, railroad laborer,
probably realizes by this time.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

Next Saturday is the anniversary OF
General Sberman's birth. The event
will be celebrated in New York, and by
many G. A. r. posts in various parts OF
the country.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

Mr.. Dana, of the New York Sun,
thinks that prohibition will be kicked
overheard in Kansas. Mr.. Dana has
brother IN Kansas and consequently does
not jump at his conclusions.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The tariff on sugar ought to CO. The
Kansas sugar interests, actual and pros-
pective, are not of sufficient Importance to
Justify any congressman from this state In
opposing removal of the customs duty
on this universal necessity.-Wilson Coun-
ty Citizen.
The tariff, we believe, is not essential
TO the success Of the sugar industry in
this state. We believe it can be and will
be made a great success. even if the
tariff on sugar is removed. But if the
tariff is to be removed simply because
sugar has become a universal neces-
slty," then why not remove it from a
good many other things that are neces-
sites and are likewise produced in this
country? All Kansas asks is for an
equal show for her white alley, and she
is going to have it, or know the reason
why. No turkey to white man and
buzzard to Indian" policy goes.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

a lively time is coming. Nine months
hence $50 congressman will have to be
elected, and seven months hence the
canvass will be under way.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

Secretary Noble has been fairly pros
porous. He is worth $12O,O00 lie Is
not rich, but in Oklahoma he is the most
popular man of the administration.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The South Carolina strawberry. which
was TO have been early and large. has
been frost bitten, and now the price vii
go up to dollar apiece. Counting the
pastry at twenty cents. this will make our
shortcske cost about IA dollar and a
Quarter.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05
Ever Right and Always Leeds.

From the kensingtoa N1rr9r-
Ii the Wichita EAGLE is wrong on re-
submission and rebellion. it certainly Il
not a piodder on the immigration ques-
tlon- That paper has done more TO ad-
gertise Kansas than ali other agencies
combined.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

1t takes live men to make live town.
Dead men are only good to inhabit cem-
eteries. If they are dead-we mean
dead all over-we tenderly lay them
away TO sleep in the tomb, but if thev
are simply dead to all enterprise outside
of the narrow plane of their own inter-
ests, and yet persist in walking around.
moving their dried bones and calloused
hearts and consciences when business is
wont to throb with vigor, they are only
like the drone bees, in the wav until
they are stung TO death and dragged
outside the hive of legitimate industry.
Twenty real live men are worth more TO
town and the public generally than a
round thousand of useless material that
lie around like rubbish in rising stream
that is aching, fretting and foaming to
turn mills and factories Yes, live men
bless, and dead men curse. a town.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

Nellie Bly, brought a monkey home
with her. but no husband. Nellie is
wise girl.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

The Washington correspondent of the
st. Louis Republic now predicts that
there will be no worlds fair.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05

Speaker Reed is being spoken of as a
candidate for the presidency.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
CASH! CASHn CASH!n
FOR FURSi

We will pay New Orleans quota
tons for Furs. Come and see as
We will save You the freight. No
hhmbug; cash down.
+. & S. IsAAcs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01

Announcement is made that the
historic Revolutionary camp ground
of Valley Forge, in Chester county,
Pa, will soon be sole by its present
owners in the shape Of building lots.
The tract comprises the entire site
occupied by Gen. George Washing
ton and the Continental Army dur.
inf the winter of l777.78. 1t ooyers
100 acres of beautiful rolling mead.
ow land, broken up here and there
with abrupt wooded hills. The
whole localitp is rich with patriotic
mementos, and every rod of the
ground is eloquent with suggestions
OF the past. In that camp, as every
well informed American schoolboy
knows, was passed the gtoomiest and
seddest period Of the war for indie.
pendeDce. Under these circums.
tonces, therefore, many public spirit.
ed citizens Of Norristown are regret.
ting that any attempt should be
made to cut up the tract, aud are
advocating its purchase entire by
the State of Pennsylvania as a pub.
lie park or military cemetary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
The Arizona Kicker.

Detroit Free Press W. extract
the following items from the last
number of the Arizona Kicker
APoLoGET1cAL.-We must apollo.
gize to our readers this week for
any lack Of interesting matter in
the Kicker. Monday morning as
We were busy at the editorial table
that parsonage known d Kansas
Joe" entered the Office and fred
both barrels of a shotgun at us from
a distance of eighteen feet. One of
the shot raked our scalp while the
rest passed above our head into the
wall. In another thirty seconds
Joseph was dead. We pulled on
him with q revolver under the smoke
and dropped him with a single bull
let. Scores.of our leading citizens
pronounce it the finest shot they
have ever known.
There vas the usual inquest, bur.
iaf, etc, occupying 50 much Of our
time that we could not give the
paper the attention it deserved.
Next week, unless we have to Kill.
Tennessee Bill, the Kicker will again
be fally up to the mark.
HAPPENS THAT wAY.-Friday af
ternoon we approached Henry
Smith, of the dry goods firm Of
Smith Bros, and suggested that he
advertise his business 10 the Kicker.
He c%ourteously replied that he would
see us in the hu~ckleberry country
wherever that is-before he wouId
do business with US. One word
brought on another, and the result
vas that he knocked US down, pick
ed up our half conscious body, and
moppedi it around until he began To-
sweat his collar, and we were then
out Of the door into the sand.
We can't and don't expect to lick
everybody we bump against ia the
country. We have chawed up seven
for every time we hive been done
up, ard every body says that It is d
record to boast Of. As for Henry
while we owe him no grudge,
.e deen it our daty p find out
where he is wanted by The police,
md we'll bet a barrel Of sugar he
jumps town in two weeks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
&ivEng Your Photographic

Learn to say no.. There is in thai
little word much that will protect
you from evil tongues. Learn to
think that your face is too sacred &c
decorate the apartment Of Tom.
Dick or Harry, no matter if each
one Of tie three is one Of the pleas.
ATTEST fellows 10 the world. When
the sun imprinted, in black and
white, just how sweet and how
dainty you leok, it did not mean
that the picture should have incense
in shape of tobacco smoke, or dubi-
Gus praise 10 the forntaf a discussion
of your points rendered to it. Give
away your picture with discretion.
Remember that some day will come
along Prince Charming, who will
have q right, the right owned by the
master Of the heart, to ask for the
counterfeit presentment Of yourself
after be knows that he is going to
have the reai'girI for his Think
how mortified you would be if he
should discover that the giving
away of yonr photograph has been
almost as general as the invitations.
to your New Years party. Think
how he will feel if he sees your face
looking over the mantel shelf in
room-Dick whom he knows
to be a braggart, and a man for
whom lie has the utmost contempt !
Then just learn TO say no. Don't
display yonr photographs to your
men friends, and you will rot have
unpleasant task; but il you
do it, and have not the cour
age to say the little moonsylla bic
be wise and refer them to papa
Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
Igaannie.

Ramie is more productive than
any other plant
Ramie is much superior to cotton,
stronger than fax and next to silk.
Ramie once planted is easy Of
cultivation.
Ramie propagates rapidly.
Ramie is in great demand for
Europe.
Ramie will give 500 pounds Of
fibre per acre per crop and two
drops year,n.
Ramie is p~erfectle adapted to the
to the climate and soil Of the South,
erp States.
Ramie gives its fibre fc the green
state, without rotting.
Ramie cut in the field in the morn.
ing can be woven in the evening.
Ramie does not require much out.
lay for eultiqation. With SO for
a thousand roots, a planter can beg.
10 the propagation Of a field.
Ramie isa perennial plant, which
can be planted at any time.
Ramie, as cloths, last longer than
any tissue.
Ramie is SO fine that it furnishes
o thread Of $500 yards per pound.
Ramie will establish the prosperi-
ty Of the South - Chronicle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
Cou1.t Items.

Saturday, Jan. 25.-state vs.
Manuel DeIano, ct. ais, regulators,
Acquitted.
Monday, Jaa. 27.-state IS. ed:
Badon, threats, Acquitted.
Tuesday State W. Polly Rich.
mend, infanticide. Guilty of man
slaughter.i
Wednesday.-State vs.. Edward
Badon, petty Larceny. Guilty.
'Thursday.-State vs.. Peter Wat.
son, shooting at. Guilty.
Friday.-state vs.. Janvier Bowie,
petty larceny. Guilty.
State vs.. Stephen Foreman, lar.
Acquitted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
The Scorer ONT at Last,
WAY Gov. EEfIl Got so Many Lett
ters From the Fair sex.


The story Of a good Joke on Gov.
Hill, OF New York, has just leaked
out. For some time after election
it was noticed that Governors priv
ate mail was growing unusually
bulky. Most If the letters were
from the West, and first it was sup.
posed they were congratulatory
missiyes from new found friends on
the magnificent results, but it vas
noticed that the Governor carefully
destroyed every one 0. them and
particularly wrathfnl If approached
on the subject. The number kept
up and rather seemed to be increas-
ing.
Then it was noticed that all the
addresses were in yarioas styles of
stakably femining handwriting.
reused tie curiosity Of the
There was no suffrage con
senIiou going on that they knew of,
and no particularly bad murderer
who commanded wholesale feminine
influence to secure q reprieve. at
last the seer got out. Some iend
had sent thq ame Of David B. Hill
to a Westeh matrimonial agency
as a candidate for correspondence
with a view Of matrimony. There
was no shutting off the flood, aud
every day brings scores Of tender
missives, photographs and pertinent
inquiries TO harrow up the sensitive
soul Of The bachelor political chief
1t is the best joke Of the season, and
The fun of ii is that the Governor
doesn't know whom to suspect
Philadelphia NoF'h America. !
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
Thirty.nfne Lashes.

In Spartanbarg county last night
a mob Of negroes in masks visited
the house oftJohu Hall. a negro who
was living with a white woman, who
he claims was his W fe, took him cut,
tied him to a tree. and gave him
thirty-nine lashes. Then they turned
him loose and told him tosieave the
country. The white woman was not
molested, but she was simply warned
TO leave The State. The white peo-
pie Of the neighborhood had %inVesti.
gated the case, and had determined
to bring it before the term of
conrt, ~miscegenation being a felony
under the laws of the State. The
colored people. however, took the
law 10 their own hands, and the par
ties have left the Slate.-High
Point II. c., Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
AstOnisEaed.

The world was astonished at the
manifestation OF love and admira
ton that lay deep down irfthe heart
Of the Southern people for their late
leader, Hon. Jefferson Davis.
Though the cause was long since
lost, and they occept IN good faith
the new ordor Of thugs, their love
for this great man was none the
less sincere, and the overwhelming
demonstrations shown on every
hand speak cloqnentig indeed the
sentiments Of millions Of eur best
people. Many now will be glad Of
the opportunity to get the Memorial
Volume. giving a sketch Of his car.
eer ind the Worlds Tribute to
His Memory" Dr.. Jones, "the
fighting chaplain the anthor Of
this great AMI popular book, shares
the royalty with Mrs. Davis. The
publishers, B. F. johnson & Co.
Richmond, Va, desire 10 place it Of
the hands Of every family through
ont land. Write them for particu
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01
NOTICE.

AsBEyiLEE, Jan. Is, 1890.
Tie undersigned giFe notice to
lie public that Eoutirg on their
lands and premises is, heuceforth,
prohibited. Any one tresspassing
on their properties will be prese
cuted TO the full extent of the law
ADRTEN NUNEz,
w. w. KMHL1NG,
81. LEQUEUX.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-01

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