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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
IMMIGRATION.
Cowley County Counted In.
To the Editor of the Eagle

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Yesterday Mr.. Frank Williams, Rob-
ert Piatt and Hale Cowley dropped into
Winfield for friendly call and just ten
minutes from the time they landed at
Robinson Brothers bank they were met
at the elegant chamber of commerce
rooms fitted up like the headquarters of
a railroad prince by large assemblage
of the representative men of Winfield
fertile with immigration, prominent
among whom were Sam Strong, VIII
Robinson, Captain Huffman, j. G..
Fuller. Hon. John Eaton, Mayor AL
bright, j. w. Kearns, Judge Buck, E.
G. Vanvlete, and many others.
After brief recapitulation of the work
done since the convention and the pro-
posed plans for the future and an in
formal discussion of new features of the
movement, and after very happy ex-
change Of hints and toasts pro and con
on the local matters and people, Judge
Buck, of Winfield, president of the ex-
ecutive board of the Kansas Immigration
bureau, and chairman of the meeting,
offered motion for adjournment to
meet at the city hall at 3 p. M, at which
time citizens meeting was held, which
was characterized by great interest and
earnestness. A county organization was
outlined and the best means of adver
Using and distributing the same. The
meeting then adjourned to meet in mass
convention on Friday night, at which
time execution will be done in Cowley
county unless all signs fail.
The secretary notes the organization
of johnson, Bourbon and Rush counties,
and more have formally come into the
organization. A great meeting Will be
held at Omaha. The advantage of this
meeting will be three-fold; to get rates,
get information and consolidate the
whole state as a unit in the grandest
movement to harmonic and concen-
trate power and renew friendship and
reciprocal interest throughout the state,
and double the population of Kansas to
the benefit of all counties alike.
HALE COWLEY.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
a NEW SILVER BILL.

Senator Cockrell of Missouri has at
last done something to bring himself
into notice. He has introduced a silver
bill. The principal features of the
measure are that it provides for the
coinage of not less than five million dol
lars worth of silver per month, and
directs the issuance of coin certificates
in place of the present silver and gold
articles. This last provision is clear
recognition of the equality of gold and
silver and is designed to compel the
recognition of such equality from the
government. Under the provisions of
the bill the secretary of the treasury
might have power to buy more than the
five million dollars worth of silver per
mouth for coinage. But until there comes
change in the disposition of the secre-
taries of the treasury toward silver no
such power viii be exercised. There is
this objection TO Mr.. Cockrelrs plan, it
IN terms retains the unnatural provision
of compulsory coinage embodied in the
Bland bill,
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
POINTS ON SHAVING.

Never use warm water, which makes the
face lof shavers) tender.
The moment you leave your bed or bath
Is the best time TO shave.
g A piece Of soft plate leather should always
be kept with razors TO w1ps them with
In cold weather place your razor cIosed. OF
course in your pocket OF under your arm 10
warm IT,
Always wipe your razor clean and strop 10
before putting il away and always Pot your
shaving brush away with toe lath>r on It,
Never fail 70 wash your bead with soap
and cold water and to run itdry Immediately
before you apply the lather. Of which the
more you use and TIE thicker Il IL the sazscr
you will shave.
II you only once put away your razor With
out stroppmg IL, or otherwise y--rfecfly clean
ing the edge. you must 10 logger expect -
shave we'll and easy. the reap And damp -
soon rust the ene tee;h and edge.
The razor, being only q fine saw, sssoald 30
moved in a siopsng or saving drectsoo, ard
held ne~riy Eat 70 your face. car. hsssrg tsksa
to draw the SKIN ~ zzht poSslhSs WITH the
and draw cut the beard
Tho p~ac.ics Of pressing on ne edge o. the
razor in stropying sooD rsursds ., TIE pre~s-
ure should De directed 70 tie Lscs, which
should never Dc ralSd from shs strop. II
you shave froxa bssi To p<osns u razor, ssTop
i: from point 70 es-s; bat n you tssrsn VITA
toe pom. In shaviag, tsan strop t. frosr As-l
TO po.Ht--keaiiczl ClsxaoG
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
A SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA.

While the discussion of the race ques-
| ton is going on in the senate, move
| ment is likewise going on among the
| negroes in some of the southern states
that may lead to practical solution of
| the question and in shorter time than
| is dreamed of. There are said to be
thousands of colored people leaving por-
tions of the Carolinas and Georgia and
| emigrating to the Mississippi delta, in
| the states of Mississippi, Arkansas and
Louisiana. There is scope of country
five hundred miles long and sixty 70
seventy-fye miles wide, reaching from
near Memphis, Tenn, to the gulf coast,
that is sparsely settled in the main and
which, if protected from overflow and
the portions covered by marsh lands re-
claimed and made habitable, would af-
ford room to accommodate very large
per cent, if not all the colored people in
the balance of the southland these in
the north, too. if they desired to go there.
This extensive scope OF country, much
Of it, will have to be rendered habitable
by the government, if at all; Or rather
when it is done, for it will be done some
time. When thus reclaimed it will con-
sUitute domain especially adapted, by
reason of climate, soil, ETC., for an abode
for the negroes of this country, espe-
cially those of the south. And III view
of the fact that the expense of render
ing this section available and desirable
for permanent residence to anybody
must devolve upon the government; that
much of it already belongs to the public
domain, and that the holdings OF whites
upon it are comparatively few and may
be compensated for, either by purchase
or exchange for lands in other sections,
the scheme of securing it in body and
parceling it out to the negroes for per-
manent homes upon such terms as may
be devised by congress, seems to afford
plausible solution of the long vexed and
still vexatious problem of what to do
with that element of our population.
AS before stated, the negroes of sew
eral of the southern states and districts
are manifesting a disposition TO move
from the localities where they have long
resided, and their bent appears to be- IN
the direction Of the country named,
This indicates a willingness on the part
of the negroes te make such move, but
the fact that no movement has been
made by any Of them from any quarter
northward is an indication equally as
clear that they do not propose to leave
the south.
This proposition may be regarded as
visionary just now, but there are reasons
that could be advanced to show that it
is practicable and that it might be made
to accommodate the present stress that
the subject lays upon the country. If
not, why not?
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
MAJORITY RULE.

The action of Speaker Reed in his rul-
ings on the question of quorum, as
given, with the details of the proceed
ings of the house, III the dispatches NAV
be extraordinary and without precedent,
but the Democrats are responsible for it.
By their obstinacy in refusing to partici-
pate in the business before the house, al
though actually present, they made it
necessary for some decided action to be
taken by the presiding officer. To say
that the Democrats were simply doing
what the Republicans have done under
similar circumstances doesn't make it
right. Under that system the very
genius of republican form of govern
ment, the principles of true democracy
that of majority rule Is subverted and
the minority made masters OF the situa-
ton.
Much as it may be deplored that the
necessity should have arisen for the
assumption of such power by the speaker,
the country cannot but feel sense of
relief that this vexed question has been
settled in favor of majority rule The
controlling party in congress will now
be responsible, in fact as we'll as theo-
retically, TO the country for its action.
If it shall do that that is believed To be
harmful or III any way Objectionable to
the people, or shall fail to comply with
their demands in matters of legislation,
the people have their redress at the polls.
and no law enacted, if it be objection
able to the majority of the people. can
be made operative long enough TO work
very great injury before it may be re-
pealed by a succeeding body chosen by
the people.
As to the point raised by the Demo
Gratis that the action of Speaker Reed in
the premises is the setting up of one
man power, 1t is not well taken. for the
reason that he is sustained 10y the ma
jority party, and he simply does. in his
capacity as presiding officer, what that
party wishes and sustains him in doing.
But suppose the point raised is admitted.
the minority party have no cause Of
complaint, for the speaker has simply
done what they attempted TO do. and if a
minority be entitled TO rule who Is 10
draw the line as 10 numbers, whether it
shall be one, or one less than majority:
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
WEALTH IN CANDIDATES.

A gentleman in Ohio has lately rushed
into print and withdrawn his candidacy
for office bscause he believes that "a
vigorous and growing public opin-
ion exists against men of wealth"
holding Office. The Office he speaks
of is that of senator of the
United States: but if he is right in his
supposition that public sentiment is
against rich men being senators, we may
infer that the sentiment is against them
holding any office.
But is it true? We do not believe
that the people regard wealth in itself
as a disqualification for any office.
The people do object that wealth
alone should be considered as a recon-
mendation for office. In this country
one man is as good as another, and the
rich man as good as the poor man in all
that constitutes a citizen. The rich man
in America has generally been the archi-
tect of his own fortunes; he is a sober,
honest, clear-headed man of business,
the very man to do good service to the
state where such qualities as these
epithets imply are required. To
reject a man because he is rich
is just as absurd as to prefer a
man because he is poor. Poverty and
wealth have nothing to do with qualifi-
cation for Office. The question for the
people is: Is he a fifty qualified man for
the position? Is he an honest man, a
sensible man, a man who will do his
duty? These are the things to look to,
not to his bank account Taking the
very lowest view, the rich man is ex-
empt from many temptations to which
the poorer citizen may be exposed; he
certainly has more leisure, and is accus-
toned to deal with larger interests.
Let US take the fttest man for the
place, be he rich or poor. Whenever the
people shall lay aside prejudice in this
matter, turn deaf ear to the dema-
gogues and apply the rules of reason and
common sense thereto as they do to
common every day business affairs the
country will be shortly rid of many OF
the causes of complaint that now harrass
and annoy, and not until then,
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
LET Us GO TO WORK.

from the IO3 Register.
1t stands written in the Scriptures:
"There is time for all things" That
means there is time to talk and time
to quit talking and work. We have had
our turn at the talk, here in Kansas.
We have expressed our opinion with
considerable freedom Of the beef COM
bine which puts down and keeps down
the price of cattle and hogs. We have
stated our views about the policy of the
railroad companies III taking the hons
share of the profits on the corn and
wheat they carry TO market. We have
intimated our disapproval of the cur
rency contraction which has had its
share in depressing prices all round.
And have given congress very plainly to
understand what we expect it to do in
the premises. And now, men and
brethren, let US quit talking awhile and
go to work.
The immigration convention which
was in session at Wichita recently
is step in the right direction. There
are a million and a half of people
in Kansas. Nobody would be crowd
ed if there Were three millions.
Here in Allen county we have little
over IA, 600. There is room for 80, coo.
Suppose the additional 10000 could be
induced to come here this year: Wouldn't
it make things lively? What would we
care for beef combines or greedy rail
roads or contracted currency If three
thousand new families should come in
here with money 10 pay for feed and
provisions till they could raise crop,
money to pay for lumber to erect houses
and barns and fences and labor to build
them: And why shouldn' they come here:
Quality and easy access to market con-
sldered, land Is cheaper in Allen county
than any other county III Kansas We
have railroads and schools and churches
and good society. Let US make these
things known TO the home seekers Kan
sas used to be in the immigration business
from one years end TO another. Let US re-
sumo business at the old stand. There
are still plenty Of people IN the older
states who want to ''go west, and Kan
sas has more attractions TO offer them
now than she ever had. Let the latch
string be hung on the outside.
While this immigration work promises
the quickest returns there are a good
many other things we might turn our
attention to. both In our collective and
in our Individual capacity. Collectively,
il is time we were beginning 10 realize
that communities as well as individuals
may buy too many whistles and pay too
much for them. \ great many of our
public investments have doubtless paid
well. and We're wisely made. But too
many Kansas communities have been in
the habit OF voting bonds 10 tie tn can
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

Mary Anderson is so years of age, and has
been on the stage fourteen years
Ouida, it is said, has made more money by
her labors than any woman Of the century
except Patti
Jennie June, the noted newspaper writer
and correspondent, is 20 years old, although
size looks much younger.
The widow of Schuyler Colfax lives very
quietly at South Bend, Ind, with son,
Schuyler, Jr., who absolutely idolizes her.
Mrs Custer, widow of the great cavalry
leader, spends most of her time in New Y ork,
earning her living by writing for the news
papers.
Anna Katharine Greene, or Mrs. Rohlfs,
has an income of 5000 year from her writ
ings, but she is more interested in her babies
than she is in her books.
The Oldest woman in Vienna is Frau Mag
dalena PonZa, who celebrated her 1l4th
birthday last Christmas. She is cared for by
her SO-year-old daughter.
Mime. Boyd, Belgium woman, has ar
ranged for talking contest, open to women
only, in which prizes are to be awarded to the
competitor who says most in given time.
Sarah Bernhardt finally decided to play
"Joan of Arc" when she received q letter
from the mother of two daughters who had
longed to see her act, but had never been able
on account of the nature of her roles.
g, The Duchess of Fife and her husband are
seen about London continually unattended,
and they generally sit in the stalls when at
the theatre. They recently declined Bar
NUNS offer of the royal box at the circus,
preferring the shilling seats, which they took.
Nine Carnot, wife of the French presi-
dent, made 400 poor children happy on
Christmas day. There was Punch and
Judy show, Christmas trees loaded with toys
and sweetmeats and a savings bank book
with deposit of SO for each child.
The wife of Calvin S. Brice was before her
marriage Miss Olivia Nelly, a teacher in the
public schools of Terre Haute, Ind She
began her career as teacher at the close of
the war, and held her position in school
No. s of Terre Haute for five years.
Mrs Sallie JOY White, of The Boston Her
aid, claims the distinction of being the first
woman journalist to have a position upon a
Boston newspaper. Mrs. White began her
journalistic career in 1869, and has been
steadily at work ever since, stopping only
long enough to get married.
DR.. Alice Bennett, resident physician at
the Pennsylvania State Hospital for the In
sane, at Norristown, Pa, has been elected
president of the Montgomery County Pa-)
Medical society. 1t is not known that
woman physician has ever before held this
office in medical society composed almost
exclusively of men
Mrs. P. Van Rensselaer,, Of New York, de-
clares it impossible TO do any reading or
learn anything in society" And so she buys
the books that please her fancy, collects
manuscripts and magazines, has them packed
away, and when the strain becomes unbear-
able goes abroad, takes villa and reads day
and night to make up for lost time.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01

to the tail of every stray dog that came
around. 1t furnishes little diversion
and excitement at the time, doubtless,
but when the day Of reckoning comes
there is nothing to laugh about.
Individually, it is time we were get
ting our business down to business prin-
ciples. Not in farming alone, but in
every other business, we have acted long
enough on the theory that all Kansas
needed to laugh with harvest was to be
tickled with hoe. 1t was a pleasing
fancy, but it hasn't panned out as a cold
fact. Business success in Kansas means
what business success elsewhere means,
and that is prudence, economy, good
management and hard work. We should
be satisfied with the happy assurance
that the converse of this proposition is
also true. that prudence, economy. good
management and hard work always
mean business success in Kansas.
Congress can help US very materially
if it does its duty, and we hope and be-
lieve it will. But after all mere legisla-
ton cannot do everything. No "be-it-
enacted can help US half so much as
we can help ourselves. Let US go to
work
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
LONG DISTANCE SOUNDS.

TIE r-Tsor; II esns,on trsvAM very ss-
b4cs1ss u COMMUNICATES vibration 70 t..s
sol
The noise pTodao-d oy the great ergptto-
q CSsop@Ei, IA 1874, was bard ovvr so
nsieZ
Fraakltn sz~~-s that be heard she s.rlxfp-
togssAer Of two stores Ia ;ks -ster kA-s =
rssis away.
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xaysoos c0aIA ~ lizard =; Tlseecx. ia
IssSes away.
ir tie polar regions E.y John Frarkisa
eonve-sed vita sass a. ezssaos 81 zws
tEsa = n.ls
Wien In $50 tie e4rnou booessd Ia Hsai-
s.2lssa, the s0uad wa bazrc 81 Hanover, .
a2ss@Eos q Isl miles
TIE cAn.Sz.1i2g s. gsorezee wa beard ~
Leghorn, asty-ar nsisss a~sy. nd ikas 50
G~no~ oss- osss sazdrsa asasesL
II. gr.s.<zs assssxee 81 vh1ch srtaarAs.
seanes S-e kso~r % hxys h>vn bessd 49, &c
Dec. 4. isz7, ~hez the esznoa ., Ansssrp
were bard IA :ss Erzgysrgs. 80 zzl.s s4s-
LASf
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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| The Atchison Globe says that the grip
| was almost as fatal as Oklahoma.
! Reports to contrary, hop tea is said to be
free and unmolested IN Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma papers have begun again
on the serenity of Oklahoma atmosphere.
! The people OF Oklahoma have decided to
! let President Harrison appoint the gov
ernor.
There is one class of dealers who never
will regret they went TO Oklahoma-the
| lumber dealers.
The Guthrie Capital says the vigilante
| stories were hoax. 1t were better for
Oklahoma il all such stories are SO.
The townsite bill that was budding so
| beautifully last week doesn't become full
blown as quickly as some would wish 1t.
The colored brethren of Guthrie at
! tempted to organize Republican club
| but for some reason things didn't hitch. "
The Oklahoma City Journal thinks the
next thirty or sixty days will cover crit
! ical period in the history OF Oklahoma
| City.
Oklahoma City is to have brass band
| Special care will be taken TO see that the
bass drum and tuba will be bigger than
| Guthrie's.
| Saltwater has had four months of free
public schools. with ninety-elght pupils
! enrolled, and now has sl6s in the school
treasury and ali bills paid to date.
| The Union City Clipper has registered
among the papers OF Oklahoma. and the
| Clipper is a sprightly sheet, published IN
sprightIy town, Union City, Ia the south
! west corner Of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Journal: In appointing j. w.
Merrifeld, editor of the Saltwater Stand
ard, a member OF the Republican commit
| tee OF Oklahoma the Republican conven-
| ton probably thought a man who gets out
/ as coed paper as The Standard must sure
/ ~ be a Republican.
/ There is a rurnoc that company h VIII
( be transferred from Oklahoma City TO
Montana in few weeks The change
will doubtless be welcomed by that com
paRy, for ia that case they go into old
/ quarters, where there IS much more COM
/ fort than IN the temporary quarters here
I Oklahoma City Times: Oklahoma City
/ badly needs titles 20 lots
Lights on her streets
( 4 live and active fire department
! Fewer 10: Jumpers and less mob violence
! More genuine effort and less wind IN be
1 half OF the city's interest
The Choctaw railroad and a near route
I 10 coal aud lumber, and cheaper rates from
/ the east and noEta.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
OCCUPATIONS OF INDIAN WOMEN.

There are 12i, 400 mercantile women in In
da
The section devoted TO lawyers includes ten
womsei only.
Women as Officers OF the national govern
ment" number 1852.
No fewer than Il, 764 women figure as ''ot-
ficers of municipal local and village govern
ment."
Eight hundred and sixty-fve women are
officers of independent states and govern
ments.
Three thousand four hundred and sixty
four women appear AZ authors and literary
persons.
The respectable total Of o., 25i women APP
pear as clergy. ministers, priests, church and
temple officers.
Twenty-seyen thousand seven hundred and
forty-one women are employed in the con-
struction of houses and other buildings
As physicians, surgeons and druggists
without any possibility Of qualification OF q
mental kind, there are $3.50 women set
down.
There are 35s employed in the building OF
ships, Is, 799 workers in precious metals and
stones, 354 T2l in stone and clay and IA Id
simply classed as ''laborers-s
Five hundred and eighty-four are tabu-
lated as artists, 70, 63l Us musicians, 4,S45 a.
teachers, III as scientific '''persons' aud,
strangest OF all TO the uninitated, 40,3S1 as
actresses.
The wives of specified occupation number
Al, IA exclusive Of is. sG8 726 agricultufstsl,
and "other wives number only 3,32l, 3fsi
Where the balance Of 50. 900, 900 or 40, 0uo.0 900
appear is not 50 far discoverable
Altogether about $1,000, 600 women appear
as engaged ia some description OF classified
work-roughiy. a little less than ouc- third OF
the entire female population. which includes,
OF course, an enormous proportion II infants
aud young girls.-St james CARTE.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-01
Dinna Ye Eear the Sloran2

From the Salina Republican
There Is trouble in store for the Repub-
lican party. During the present en-
campment we have taken pains to inter
view the leading men from different
parts and almost without exception they
have some complaint to make, some
grievance against the party In power
This state OF affairs, so universal, is ap-
palling 70 the friends of the party. There
Is no use 10 try TO cover this up. The
men themselves do not make any secret
of their feelings and the feeling in their
locality. There is going to be a revolu-
ton and it Is coming sooner than ex-
pected. The grumbling has not died
out. 1t Is even louder than last summer.
1t is not cry for free WHISKY, but a
legitimate demand for change.