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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31

G. r. KEYS returned Wednesday
from the capital, where he has bee"
the past month or two
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31

TIE regular examination OF candi-
dates for teachers certificates will be
held in Cpn,erville Feb. 8, 1890, at
lOoclock A. NJ.
Csc. l.. You've,
Deputy School Sup't.
Jan. "A, 80.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31

Jouy Rrcu,E, Of Boise valley,
Vas in town this week.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31
srofsssioual Cards.
LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL.

r,oruKs cleaned and repaired
MRs. J. w. REEL
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31

Xreasurer's Notice.
The following war; ants will bep aid on
presentation at my office:
ROAD WARRAETe
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31
11Auxn r1nHs

PRAIRIE PLANTERS!
Evergreens, Forest Trees. Ornamental
Trees. Towering Shrubs and Plants, and
hardy Fruit Trees.
Good Stock, Lev Prices.
Send for our e taloguc and see what we
offer you.
PiNhEY 4 LONG, ELLSWORTH, KAN.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31
Sheril'S Sale.

H. s. Coughanour VS.. Alex. Danskin and
John NJ. anskin:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31

Jan. "A, 80.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
tina 1ead;nc town of southern Oklahoma.

the leading town of southern Oklahoma.
Lots are changing hands daily ana are
bringing a good round sum. Several Iots
on Main street have changed owners ia the
past two weeks and IL Is only the opening
of the BOOM When it commences III earn
est you may expect TO hear great things Oh
Norman, as several capitalists are here
now with view of investing largely.
A Democratic club was organized here
last Saturday with membership OF about
200.
We understand Norman is to have 81
coo hotel in the near future, whlch Will
supply long felt want.
A meeting of the farmers OF this vicinity
is TO be held here next Saturday Tor Inc
purpose of voting on the herd law ones
ton. That we should have 4 herd law Is
the general opinion in this section.
We are enjoying splendid weather and
the carpenters saw and hammer can DC
heard in every direction.
That Norman is To be county seat is
an assured fact, and with a county seat
together with the many other advantages
she enjoys Norman will In a short time be
city of prominence.
Norman is out of debt and has money IN
the treasury, which is more than great
MANY towns in Oklahoma can say.
Several brick buildings are To be erected
here in the spring.
There is strong sentiment against a
few mossback kickers in our town who
profess to be working in the Interest OF our
town, but in reality are working against
the interests of Norman. A man that Will
not work for the public enterprises OF his
town should not even be allowed TO hold
the bag" and we don't think he Will be.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
Senator jefferson Davis In 1853.

Though, on his FIRST long speech in the
house Of representatives, SO good judge as
John Quincy Adams had pronounced him
man of infinite promise, his term in tho
house had been too brscf 70 justify the pro
diction; it was left for the senator to fulall
the hope OF the representative. lie WA
tary affairs, in compliment 70 his military
fame; but his most conspicuous function was
the defense OF the doctrine q states riga;z
and southern institutions. Those who re-
member the stormy sesssons Of 1920 and
1ooo-'5l can not have forgotten the force and
the heat with which Senator Davis defended
the doctrines peculiar to his section Of ths
country -Harper's Weekly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

PeopIe are getting 10 think that Okla
homa has dark horse" for governor
The sun rises these days st O'Clock, and
sets at SIS 10 Oklahoma. People are very
exact down there.
Epochsi in Oklahoma's history are In
clined 20 be marked By months II Is 4
land full OF events.
The goFernorship Of Oklahoma is keep
ing lots OF people from repairing their
plow shares-whiCh Il should Dot
A revival is in progress in Oklahoma
City. II Oklahoma tle safety OF the sout
IS just as much importance as your night
70 quarter section Of land.
The cgttlemen have decided 20 vscate the
Cherokee strip voluntarily, and .ary vi.
drive out their herds between now and DC
tober. There is no alternative
The question the Oklahoma Newspaper
man has put 70 him more taAn a8y other
these days j.: Have you heard anything
from " ashiagton;' The answer Is usual
Is IN the negative. The Oklahoma editor
has scarcely rlsea 70 special wire privileges
yes.
Kansas City Times: Oklahoma 3eopls
will rejoice At last they have law
which will settle property dispates-zDd
there is no end q them. Ersn Il the law
does not prove perfect Z IS better t1an 70
isw a. all Ihs property owners viii now
get title from TIE government aid matters
can 20 ahead % a business bass
NOTES YB0M y0Eg4s.
NoENAs. l T., jan. 2. "a
70 re YssstoE q. TIE Ez.1e
Norman Is enioyiag a subs;zatL4! and
unchecked growth AID IS destined % D.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
An Unappreciated Partner.

Bilkins-How is business, Wiikins'
Wnklns--Can't make it so. AT this rata
I'll be bankrupt in another mouth. l dou'i
seem TO have euy head for Business.
Bilkins-No, you have1t; but you have a
good stand, and if you'll promise 20 keep
hands of aad let mo run things, III 80 is
with you partner.
Wiikins-Done. A friend minced is friend
indeed.
Guest of Mr.. wilkins tten years afterl-
What magnificent place you have-every-
thing that wealth could buy or heart wishi
You have been wonderfully prosperous. Mr..
Wilkins
Mr.. Wilkins lSadly}-True, but after all
get only half the profits OF my great esta6-
lishment. i just tell you, my old friend, the
mistake of my life was in taking partner
New York Weekly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
The Cardiff Giant.

The Cardiff giant was noted piece II
trickeTy IN the shape Of colossal statue q
gypsum. diSintsrred at little place called
Cardiff, near Lafayette, n Y. IA October,
1869, and successfully palnled OF upon sosns
Of the most distinguished aut4qtmrie= and
paL1sontoIogists Of America as being either /;
work Of aacieut captures OF, nnoEeI Sably,
a fozihzad rsan. Il WAS carried about TIE
country, aud publicly exhibited 10 great
crowds in all tho principal cites Al laxi
the Tact came out thst Z. La5 b,en cut from
e quarry N Iowa not long before, vruagHt
into shsoe ia Chicago AID bUrsed In Cardiff,
where IL was soon after alleged 20 have teen
accidentally diycovsred
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
BEECHER'S SUCCESSOR.

When Henry Ward Beecher died the
question arose, who will take his
placer The common feeling was that
no living man could fill the vacant pull
pit. that no one could take up the
broken thread of influence and of power
That feeling was natural. The stunned
and bewildered congregation, in blind,
dazed sort of way, looked the world
over for a successor to the great
preacher, the man whom somebody in
his life time called the greatest talker on
this earth. A great man was summoned
from England. But he did not exactly
suit. Then, as a temporary resort. DIR.
Lyman Abbott was invited to fill the
vacant pulpit temporarily. He con-
consented. He preached along, Sabbath
after Sabbath, telling in plain, simple
phrase the story of Gods love and mercy.
He interested and charmed his hearers.
Finally the worried congregation woke
up to realization of the fact that they
actually had with them the man they
wanted. They then called him to the
vacant pastorate. He accepted. In his
acceptance he declared his belief in the
divinity of Christ, and in His power to
perform the miracles attributed to Him,
He also declared mis- belief in chance
for repentance after death. On this SUBJ
ject he said:
I refuse to believe that the accident of
death transmutes Gods mercy and makes
repentance impossible, and SO closes the
door of hope upon the soul forever.
What may be the resources of Gods
mercy in the future | do not know, and
shrink from the dogmatism which at
tempts to define them. l am sure that
when the glad day comes the song of
rejoicing will rise from every creature
in heaven and on earth, and under the
earth, and such as are in the sea. If
there are then any voices not joining IN
that choral Of redeeming love, believe
it will be because they are silent in that
second death from which there is no
resurrection. Endless conscious sin do
not believe in. [ could endure the
thought of endless sufferings, but not of
sin growing even deeper, darker and
more awful. 1t has grown to me I'M
believe it IS unscriptural.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
A SOLUTION.

From the Argentine Republic.
Times are hard, and money is very
close, said prominent Republican citi-
zen last Tuesday.
Have you any theory why it is so:"
questioned the reporter.
Eyes, | have. Kansas ought to con-
troll her own markets instead of buying
and selling everything in Missouri.
Down in my old county, Miami, corn is
IS cents per bushel, the farmers have
plenty of fat cattle, and the pens are full
of hogs so fat they can scarcely get up
when they lay down, and yet they can
get no price for anything they have to
sell. 1t is my humble opinion that if
the great state of Kansas would take a
tumble to her interests outside of poll
tics, she would be the veritable land Of
promise, flowing with milk and honey.
What about the tariff:
''Oh, the tariff be blanled, When the
citizens of Kansas take any interest in
their own state and stop buying and sell
ing everything in Kansas City, Mo, to
the detriment of our own cities, then
we can expect the biggest and healthiest
COON for Kansas that ever doomed.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
Jiuluie's Opinions.

Interested fathers and mothers sre often
anxious TO see their children's school reports,
but possibly they might gain a deeper krso=l-
edge Of the childish mind If they alSo psrVsed
Tomrny'S or DicIsy's examination papers.
Ono child brought two Of his papers hons
for inspection, because, as he indignantly do
ciared, 10 saw the teacher laugh wien size
was correcting 'en1.
II knew they were mine, he protested,
sbecanse both times she looked at me and
said: o Jimmie, Jimmie, what shall we DO
with youT Now, you hook at 'eFn, ma, and
tell me whats the raatterf'
Ma" iooized and made two choice extracts,
over which she herself could not forbear
smiling.
mountains have a great effect on the rain
fall They are very useful az ssIcb times, be-
Cause when it rains people can take 70 ths
mountains for shelter"
1.-THE reason you cant boil eggs a. high
altitude Is because there Is not enough pres
sure Of the atmosphere u harden the yolk."
Did you uadergtand exactly what you
meant By thcss anzwersf' asked his mother,
nIlCiy.
'fF'raps not, said Jimmie with sn air #
indifference 'but that's what the book sasd,
anyway p oSlth' Cosupanaou-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
SUFFERING CONGRESSMAN.

The members of congress who are
temporarily embarrassed through Mr.
Siicott's little irregularity, have COM
menced TO sue the government to deter
mine the question as to whether they or
the national treasury shall be the ulti-
mate victims. The pure question of law
is 10 whether the government is liable is
to be submitted to the Court of Claims.
II that tribunal rules in favor of the
governments liability, the members OF
congress will, doubtless, have the moral
courage 10 appropriate money enough 10
make up all the embarrassing shortage.
They Will scarcely think it necessary TO
carry the matter to the Supreme Court.
And no one viii be specially interested
in appealing in behalf of the suffering
treasury and dwindling surplus. II will
certainly be easier for the people Of the
whole country collectively to bear the
loss than for the congressman. individ-
ually, TO sustain il. OF course il will.
The EAGLE predicted. when the defal-
cation first came to light. that the gov
eminent would be required to make good
the money stolen, and it still holds to
that belief.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25

The interview with Mcbride, the spec
ial agent OF the interior department sent
TO Oklahoma to investigate certain mat
tiers pertaining to the land Office business
there. which interview was sent out from
Kansas City and appeared in the dis
patches wednesday morning, whether
designedly or not, does Hon. John j.
Ollie, the land agent at Guthrie. an in
justice, inaSmuch as it places him in a
false attitude in regard to the points al
legged, which is shown by the letter.
that appears elsewhere, written to the
secretary of the interior by Mr.. Ollie on
the 9th of May, 1889, IN answer to the
secretary's inquiries touching the points
raised. The EAGLE has no personal or
partlson interest in the controversy, but
having given one side hearing and TO
the injury of the other Though unwit-
tingly on its partl, it cheerfully gives
space to the letter referred to as matter
of right and simple justice.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
Railway Mileage.

Illinois stands at the head of the states
of the union with respect TO railroad
mileage, says the Chicago Times. Il has
1908 miles. Kansas comes next with
s.S15, Texas next with S,49f, Iowa next
with S, 455 and Pennsylvania fifth with
SAT-. Kansas is largely indebted for Its
second position to its great extent from
east to west. and the fact that it is ira
versed BIZ Pacific roads Illinois ranks
in 1890 as it did in 1870. twenty years
ago, though It's mileage has more than
doubled. But Kansas has leaped from
the tenth to the second position and
Texas from the twenty-sixth 10 the
third. Iowa has advanced one notch,
from fifth 70 fourth. But Pennsylvania
has gone back from second 70 fifth, New
York from third to sixth and Ohio from
fourth to seventh Michigan was the
eighth in 1870 as il is IN 1890, but In
diana has dropped from third TO ninth
As a rule and naturally the greatest
growth has been II the west and south
west. though there has been great IN
crease of mileage in al parts Of the
country.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25

st. Louis and was to be delivered at
Guthrie by the 18th or 18th OF April.
Our books, blanks and supplies were sent
to Arkansas City by mail. We were de-
tanned at Arkansas City with our sup
plies until Saturday afternoon, April 20,
by the failure of our furniture to arrive,
and by the failure of the carpenters to
have the office building completed. 1t
was nearly dark Saturday evening before
we arrived at Guthrie. We began work
at once to get the books, plats. blanks
and Office in shape. We have been so
crowded that we have been compelled to
work from early morning until late at
night. and confined almost constantly to
the Office. For these reasons we have
been unable to mingie with the people
and learn the facts. When we arrived
at Guthrie hundreds OF people were here
and from that time on the number IN
creased. Who were of were not ofnclals
we did not know and had no means by
which we could find out. The people as
rule brought their tents with them to
sleep in. They were pitched without any
reference to lots, streets or alleys. The
first few days Guthrie was a city OF
several thousand without street or
alley, and with tents covering almost
every available space OF ground. 1t
was impossible for US, under the circum-
stances, to learn who the persons were
and whether they claimed the ground
upon which their tents were located, eX-
cept for temporary occupancy. Soon
after the 22nd the city authorities made
a survey of the city, located lots, streets,
alleys etc. Several different persons
were frequently on the same lot; many
were in the streets and alleys. The city
authorities compelled those In the streets
and alleys to vacate the premises, and
they all had to seek new locations. The
claimants for each lot have lessened in
number by mutual concessions, abandon
ment, etc. The pressure of our
work, great rush, constant contine-
ment and sickness of myself for
two or three days have made 1t
impossible for me to keep informed
as to the changes, and have not made
any attempt to do so. l have been told
that a number of deputy marshals have
taken homesteads, but as have no list
of such officials can not verify such
statement
l have tried to answer each point men
toned in your letter, and | think | have
done So Should you lind my answers
in any particular not sufficiently explicit
| shall be glad to answer more in detail
and furnish you any information in my
possession.
While I was astonished to receive your
letter, am glad of the opportunity to
tell the facts just as they are.
Your Obedient servant,
JOHN /. Ollie, Register.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
DEFENCE OF THE WEATHER PROPE
EFT.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
Every vocation in life has its difficult
ties and objections, and every individual
engaged therein bis disagreeable points
and backsets. And the scientist is not
without his failures, or the weather
prophet without his mistakes. 1t may
be from proper want of comprehension
of the subject, or from difficult points or
principles from which to reckon. But
somehow he feels that he is right and he
holds to his new trophy of intelligence
till science throws upon it the favored
flash of illumination, and the trophy Is
his.
At the departure of Biela's broken
comet in 1872, to identify this comet it
must be shown that it is at a certain
time (November) near Theta Centanri,
which is in the southern hemisphere, and
invisible. But the northern astronomer
telegraphs to the southern at Madras,
and receives the telegram that Biela is
near the star Theta Centanri, and the
problem is solved, though it took both
hemispheres to do it. So we conceive
from certain scientific conclusions and
phenomena of the development Of GER
tain occurrences, but these occurrences
must bide their own time and conditions.
All the elements, fire and water, earth
and air, heat and cold, are more or less
directly or indirectly influenced by one
another. We see the wonderful infiu-
ence the little moon has upon the earth
how she leads the majestic ocean
around at will, till the mighty electric
ocean tide mounts fifty feet into the air.
Now if the moon has influence. why not
the planets also?
We are disposed to make light of the
weather prophet, but we are, neverthe-
less, careful to plant our potatoes in the
dark of the moon. And this experience
has proven to be wise. And to say the
moon possesses no influence is simply to
say there is no such thing as tide. The
intelligent prognosticatOr informs us
that Jupiter and the greater planets, in
certain orpital positions, affect the solar
heat, thus causing periods of special cold
and drouths. These principles of pre-
diction have been proven both by sci
ence and experience. The fact is the
excessively cold winters of 1867 were
foretold by distinguished weather
prophet ten years ago, as also were the
recent drouths, which were the result of
the approximation Of the greater plan
cts.
OF course an intelligent prognosticator
is meant here and defended in your ex-
cellent columns. A. S. RUSSELL.
Jefferson, a., January %, 1890.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25

\ large orangontang was very much at
tached 10 his master and 10 the baby boy,
who was tAe pet of the whole family. One
day q fire suddenly broke cut in tho houss,
and everybody was running here and theirs
10 put il out, while the little boy in bis nu-.
sery was almost forgotten, and when they
thought of him the staircase was all Ia flames,
What could be donef As they were hooking
up and wondering, a large hairy hand and
arm opened the Windows, and presently tho
monkey appeared with the baby in hs arms,
and carefully climbed down over the porch
and brought the child safely TO his nurso.
Nobody else conld have done il, for a man
cannot climb like monkey, and Is not near
ly so strong You may imagine how tina
faithful creature was praised and potied after
that. This Is a true story, and the child who
was saved was the young Marquis of Kildare,
-kathiawar Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25

A large number of prominent Phila-
delphia ladies have been interviewed and
almost unanimously they take exception
to the opinion of Mrs. Harrison that the
age of the modern bride should be %.
Mrs. Harrison doesn't seem to be any
more successful at striking the popular
idea than her husband, but maybe Mrs.
Harrison has some maidenly sisters yet
unpIucked from the genealogical tree of
the Harrison family, for whom she
speaks. If so, she is to be excused.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25

The Iowa farmer is at present the vic
tim of a host of slaps and sings from
the press because OF a report that forty
thousand farmers went up to Des Moines,
by petition, and asked the Republican
caucus not to renominate Senator ALI
son, and the caucus voted to man for
Allison. If such bombardment keeps
up, within year we may expect to see
the Iowa farmer aroused and Iowa the
banner farmers alliance state of the
union
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25

Senator-elect Brice may have procued
his election by the use of his great
wealth, as has been alleged and as MANY
people believe, but it does not mend the
matter for Thomas, his competitor, to
publicly declare that Brice purchased
away from him supporter TO whom he
had paid or promised $4,000. If Thomas
statement is true it still proves that
Brlce's success was a lucky escape tor
Ohio and the country from what
Thomas election would have brought.
Had he been elected he would unuues-
;ionably have set about reimbursing him.
self for his election expenses as soon as
he got into the position, while Brice has
money enough not to need @ to resort tc
such rascality. He certainly can't dc
any worse.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
A PLAUSIBLE RELIEF SCHEME.

In view of the low prices of all grain
crops and consequent depression of all
business, especially in the agricultural
districts. the Lawrence Journal suggests
to farmers alliances, as a means of pres
ent relief, that the alliances cause to be
built near the railroad stations granaries
Of sufficient capacity to store the grain of
the farmers who must have some money
and advance them an amount equal 20
the present value of the grain thus
stored, charging them rate of interest
for the use of the money to cover the
costs of the transactions. The Journal
thinks that such scheme, arranged on
a safe basis and properly managed,
would afford ample relief and tide the
hard pressed farmers over the present
crisis; that there would be no
difficulty in securing ample capital to
accommodate the alliance and the peo-
pie, and that the grain could be thus
held until such time as it could be sold
at satisfactory prices, the farmer receiv-
ing his share of the advance. The
scheme sounds plausible enough: 1T GER
tainly affords the alliance a method for
affording substantial relief to its worthy
distressed members, at the same time
demonstrating that it is inspired by
something more than sentiment.
The scheme appesrs to be practicable
as well as practical. as to the outcome,
inasmuch as there is no danger of loss to
anybody from further depression of
prices: while there is little doubt that
present prices of corn and oats will be
doubled before another crop is harvested,
no difference what the prospects for
another crop may be.