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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14

Naturahsts are now telling Us that the
opossum does not play postum. ont il
merely paraIyzed with fear for the time
being. Articles are published every day
I IN our pathological papers and maya
zines which 20 20 prove that owls can
see equally as well ug day az by night
l. is stlll an undecided Question whether
snakes "charm" their prey OF not In the
western backwoods these Old stores are
still believed in. thesl gnoraut classes
cling with fouGness to them au1 vii
not learn anything different. aad down
in our own hearts do we not cling g
them, more OF lsssE
Do We not nate 70 give them up, ana
is IL not with little regret that We are
forced 10 acknowledge that the porc1-
pine does not shoot his quilts. that ,-s
bird Of paradise really has feet arc .szs.
and that our national BIRD. tie waite
headed eagle Is Tar fT5-a ,ns noble bid
we once thought hia &C 5s;-Forsst ard
Stream
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14
LITERARY NOTES.

A very valuable supplement will &C
company tho next number of Harper's
Weekly. 1t will be devoted to some
special features of the eleventh census,
and will present in tabulated form such
facts and figures with reference to the
progress, industries, and resources Of the
general interest to the public. 1t will be
worthy of study and preservation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14

everything they possibly can to make a
success of the exhibit, but are unable to
do it all. And they need the assistance
of every farmer and citizen of the state
in the same manner.
Under no circumstances must Wichita
or Sedgwick county fail to prepare for
this, the grandest exposition held in this
country. Wichita, the central city in
the garden of the gods; in the center of
the greatest nation on earth, cannot af-
ford not to be the center of attraction at
Chicago. All that is asked now of the
farmers of Sedgwick county is to save
the best samples of their products. 1t
will not take much time or trouble to do
this. Let the farmers of Sedgwick
county touch the button and Wichita
will do the rest. P.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14

The first instalment of a three-part
story called "Dick of Diamond Rock"
by j. Macdonald Oxley, will appear in
Harper's Young People for July "A.
1t is the story of an English sailor-boY,
a ''midshipmite" in the days of. "Boney"
and Lord Nelson, and it is full of spirited
adventure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14
Wftl}t a15lf
n. ". MURDOCH. Editor.

The Kansas City Journal says: ''To
be party organ-at all hazards-is to
abdicate the highest Office of journal
ISM"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14

Lawrence journal: minister Tevis. of
Kansas City, who was suspended from
the Methodist church the other dav. YES
terday announced his withdrawal from
the church. He viii devote his life and
energies hereafter TO assisting the devil
in his fight against the Methodists. 8"
Isn't that putting it pretty strong: 1t is
stated that Minister Tevis will at once
proceed 10 organize n new church or
sect, which indicates that he has a fol-
lowing and will have willing assistants
IN whatever undertaking he NAV engage.
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\ short time ago a 14-year-old girl in
New York state, so it was alleged. stole a
magazine worth 90 cents: she was tried,
convicted and sentenced to ten DAYS at
hard labor and three months in the re-
formatory. In that state the law for
bids the publication of an account Of an
execution other than the mere mentiono of
the fact that the execution took place.
And yet, in that same state, also. the pub
LEGATION of such literature as the Police
Gazette is sanctioned and encouraged,
even to red ink. y great state is New
Iork-on reforms
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Fashion Note From Texas.

To wear the heavy conventional black
suit such weather as tEis proves one to
be less than half civilized. All the
clothing any one needs is good wide
umbrella,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

THE suit of the government against
the bondsmen of F. w. Smith reached a
successful termination Wednesday even
ing last. Up to the moment when the
verdict was rendered, the result was
doubtful and many we're ready to wager
that the government would get the
worst of the battle, or at most be award
ed such moiety as would practically
make the suit nullity. These opin-
ions were based upon the ethics that
the government could not WIN suit IN
Arizona Heretofore such has virtually
been the case. NO~ att iheu q mescal
smuggler has been made to feel the
weight of the law but beyond this moth
ing was done. In the present instance,
the bondsmen of Mr.. Smith were among
the beet citizens of the territory and no
little feeling prevailed that the govern
ment was much better able to bear the
loss caused by the ex-receiver's pecula-
tions, than those who had stood sponsor
for his honesty. Originally the suit was
intended to cover the losses sustained by
the entrymen as well as the government,
but it soon became apparent that the
settlers only recourse was against Smith
individually, and that the government
could recover only such moneys as were
paid on land that had passed to patent
without repayment OF the stolen
money. 1t Was over and around this pro-
position that the legal fight waxed wrcth.
The defense was ably represented by
Judges Barnes and Ainsworth, and the
government no less, by United Staues
Attorney Jeffords. and X. ]. Hartman,
chief of accounts division in the general
land Office. To the ability and untiring
energy OF the latter gentlemen is due
the result of the trial which is con-
eidered satisfactory to the government,
not only so far as il affected the points
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

We are pleased to notice the sign of
prosperity in our contemporary The FL
nancial and Mining Record, of New
York, which is shown by an increase In
size to thirty-two pages, and its hand
some and neat appearance in new type.
This is a weekly publication which
claims to give more complete, and terse-
ly arranged reports of the production,
consumption, and commercial movement
of the money metals than any other
periodical at home or abroad. 1t con-
tains articles Of exceptional value for re-
ference and Of pertinent interest on all
industrial matters, including mining,
pertaining to the development and
growth of the country.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28
SCRAPS OF GOOD THINGS.

A WOMAN seventy years old, who
lives on the island of Monhegan, Me-,
has never seen horse.
An AtchinSon man has had the pleas
ure of reading his own obituary notice.
lie wrote it himself, and has laid it
aside, to be published after his death,
AN Indianapolis man has constructed
a bicycle of steel tubing and aluminium,
which, though exceptionally light, is
claimed to be practically unbreakable.
A PHYSICIAN has compiled some very
elaborate statistics to demonstrate that
men of thought live, on an average,
three years and half loager than men
in the ordinary vocations of life.
A GIRL at Norristown, Pa, attacked
with toothache, left the theater, and
going to a neighboring dentist had the
offending molar extracted, after which
sine returned to see the rest of the play.
TwENTY-FoUR postmen, mounted on
bicycles, daily collect the mails in
Washington, d. c. They are on duty
from a. m, to 9 p. m, in phalanxes of
twelve, so that no man has to work
more than eight hours day.
A LECTURER upon the English Ian
guage has predicted that before long
English grand opera will be permanent
ly established in this country. He says
that the English language can be sung
without in any way disturbing the sus-
tanned legato flow of voice and the
beauty of tone.
A VERY expensive fad is having your
portrait cut as an onyx cameo. The
work is very slow, difficult and labori-
ous The image when done is perman-
ent and will last for centuries. There
are enough people in New York who
enjoy this kind of extravaganza to give
constant employment to five cameo por-
trait carvers.
A wELL-DREssED lady on a Louisville
street-car declined to pay fare for her
little girl, saying that she was ''only
three years old" Whereupon the little
thing broke forth: ''Why, mamma,
don't you know that I'm six years old,
and to-day is my birthday?" The lady,
blqshing like peony, hurriedly gave
the conductor another nickel.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

The time to meet an error is when 1t
FIRST begins to take possession ct the
minds of men. If it is political or eco
nomical error then is the time for states
men to show their courage. Ii they
know the truth it is their business 10
teach it then, and not suppress 1t or
teach false doctrine for the sake of some
momentary personal or party advantage
Popular government must be guided
aud directed by intelligence or it will be
an utter failure and miserable wreck
1t is the business Of the intelligent to
guide, to guide honestly, not fall into
the bowling procession behind every
band wagon of ignorance. folly, fanati-
cism and lunacy that comes along.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

It Is interesting 10 note the stock from
| which heroes spriGs. The Sherman family
came from Susse%, England. One branch
produced Roger Sherman, William NJ.
Evarts and Geor = F. Hoar. Another gave
us the two brothers. Senator John and Gen.
William Tecdmseh Sherman. The father
of these two distinguished men, Charles R.
Sherman, was Il judge of the Ohio supreme
court, and during the war of 1912 had acted
rs commiss;lry of subsistence. Being a
g'eat admirer of the Shawnee chief Te-
cumseh, when the child destined to become
one of the great chieftains of the civil war
was born Judge Sherman gave him for a
second name ''Tecumseh.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born at
Lancaster, O., on the Sth of February, 1890.
His father died when he was years old,
and the boy was taken into the family of
Hon. Thomas Ewing. who always treated
him as a son. At the Lancaster academy
ne studied the ordinary branches, besides
Latin, Greek and French. Mr.. Ewing be
ing United States senator, and having a
cadets appointment at his disposal, noti-
fled the youngster to prepare for West
Point In 1894. however, Sherman was
employed as rod man with the engineers
locating the Hooking Valley canal, receiv
ing :; silver half dollar day for his work.
Leaving Lancaster in the latter part of
May, 1886, he went to Washington to re-
port to Senator Ewing. travelling over the
great National road to Frederick, Nd
There he WAS told that he could take cars
TO Washington. but mot having faith in
the novel and dangerous railroad" he says
in his memoirs, he stuck to the coach. From
Washington he went to Baltimore by rail,
'iicnce by boat % Ilavre dc Grace, thence by
rail to Wilmington. Del. and thence up
the Delaware by boat to Philadelphia,
After few days of delightful sightseeing
he took boat 70 Bordentown, rail to Am
boy, and boat TO New York There he met
William Scott, the husband of one of his
cousins, "a neatly dressed young fellow"
he says, who looked on me as an untamed
animal j;ISs caught in the far west, fit for
gunpOw,;vr' ani nothing else" The steam
er Cornelius Vanderbilt took him to West
Point, where he arrived on June -
Sherman was a good scholar. He stood
sixth in class Of forty-three, and but for
the demerits for his inattention to rules
and regulations would have stood even
higher. Upon graduation he was commits
stoned second lieutenant in the Third
United States artillery, to report at Cover
nor's Island, New York, where he was as
signed to the command of a company of
recruits preparing for service in Florida
In Florida, South Carolina and California.
Gen. Zachary Taylor was then in chief
command in Florida, and Col, afterward
Maj. Gen, Worth commanded the Eighth
infantry al -. Augustine. Sherman went
with his COMPANY to St Au0ustine and
seems to have learned more there about
spearing fish than shedding blood. The
Seminole war was over, the Indians were
and the duties O; the soldiers
were principally hunting up the fragments
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

No DOUBT exists as to the fact that
many deep-sea animals do emit light,
though the precise nature of the
mechanism for its emission is not al
ways certain.
The alga of the ocean, and especially
of highly-saline seas, are in all respects
different from fresh-water alg9. They
constitute two independent orders, one
of which is adapted by its organization
to fresh water, the other to salt water.
THERE are the curious ribbon fish,
with their fins prolonged into feelers
many times as long as the body; and
there are other strange types with
pointed tails and eyeless heads that
look more like Nightmares than actual
productions of matter-of-fact nature.
THE whale is no more fish than the
bat is bird. Its young are born like the
kittens and the puppies, but only one at
a time. The young whale takes its
nourishment at its mothers breast, Just
as the human baby does, and it is just
as carefully watched and guarded by its
parents.
DowN to the depth of two hundred
fathoms, where daylight disappears, the
eyes of a fish grow constantly bigger
and bigger. Beyond that depth small
eyed forms set in, with long feelers de-
veloped to supplement the eyes. Sight,
in fact, is here beginning to atrophy. In
the greatest abysses the fish are mostly
blind.
The Spanish mackerel, with its
smooth, cone-shaped body, is among
the swiftest of fishes, and for speed
only finds a parallel in the dolphin.
There is great similarity in shape be-
tween these two, and both cut the
water like yacht. The first follows
the fastest steamers with the greatest
ease, in its dashes swimming at five
times their speed.
THE method by which the sole
searches for food is peculiar. He taps
the sandy bottom with his head, guided
by scent only; when the
tactile filaments find something edible |
ne immediately seizes it with vigorous
and sudden snap of the lower half of |
the jaws, where the teeth are situated,
but never snaps at any thing not first |
localized by his feelers.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28
ABOUT COPPER.

James Lewis & Son, of Liverpool in
their annual report on copper say: The
value of copper during the comming year
will manly depend upon the extent of
the supplies received from the United
States. We see no REASON why the
consumption of copper during 1891
should be less than during 1890 In
fact, it appears likely to prove greater
with the constantly extending use of
electricity for lightning, motive power,
telephone and teleg:aphic purposes, Il
probable increased consumption Of sui
phate of copper, and an improved demand
from India, which took 1000 tons less
last year than 10 1890 Assuming there
is no increase in the consumption and
taking into account the stock of copper
held on French ACCOUNT in smelters'
works and elsewhere mot returned in
PUBLIC stoek) at the commencement of
1850, asG the transfer of the stock held
in japan to this country, it is evident
ILdb dOOhg OOsOOO bOuo LlOIO NODPCi viii
be required in England and France dur
ing 1891, unless present stocks are to be
corresponding diminished. Allowing for
a reduction in the public stock Of 10000
tons-to a level rather less than the
average of the years 1886, 1887 and 1888
in increased import of 1000 to will be
required.
Judging from the experience Of the
past year, during which the average
price Of G. M. copper was e54 5s per ton,
copper below ESQ is not likely to attract
increased supplies from any other coun-
try but the United States, the large i'm
porters from Japan IN 1890 being chiefly
the stock accumulated and kept back by
the Societe of the high prices OF 1888
and The early part of 1889. Last year
the increased production of the United
"tates was 1900 tons 5000 from Lake
Superior, l,600 from Arizona, 5000 from
Montana and 400 from the other states
but the consumption increased 10000
tons. This was under the influence OF
very high prices, Lake copper ruling for
good part of the year at II cents per
pound, whereas it is now down to 10
cents. difference of e9 los. per ton. 1t
appears that there will be an increased
output of copper in Montana, several
mines being in course of development,
although the quantity of ore in some Of
the elder ones has been greatly dimin-
ished We doubt if there will be much
increase in the Lake Superior output
at the present level of prices, the prin-
oipal part of the increase last year being
from the Calumet and Hecla mines that
of the other being but trlfiing. Allowing
therefore for an increased consumption
in the United States, chiefly in the form
Of cope for electrical purposes (especi.
ally as motive power for tramWRys and
railroads.. there seems little probability
or sufficient copper coming from that
quarter to provide for our estimated
deficiency of 10000 tons, and mountain
English and f. rench Stocks at their nor
NAL level of 5000 tons.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

HoN. w. +. FITZGERALD, formerly as
sociate justice of the supreme court for
Arizona has just been appointed u
preme Court Commissioner of California.
The appointment was made in face of the
fact that a number of the leading legal
lights of the state were applicants for
the position. Judge Fitzgerald prior to
his appointment in this territory served
as district attorney in Mississippi seven
years. He was also candidate in that
state for attorney general and though
beaten ran ahead of his ticket 5000 votes.
He received the united support Of re-
publicans, greenbackers and independ-
ent democrats for the senate against L.
@. c. Lamar, and was powerful factor
ia Mississippi politics. The territory in
general will congratulate Judge Fitz-
gerald on his appointment as Supreme
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28


in his memoirs:
"'Ah,' said Mr.. Lincoln, how are they
getting along down therey / said, They
are getting along swimmingly-they are
preparing for war oh, WELL said he, Il
guess wen manage to keep house was
silenced, said no more to him and soon
left. | was sadly disappointed, and remem-
Der that broke out on John, damning the
politicians generally, and saying: You've
got things in h of fix, and you may
get them out rs best you can,' adding that
the country was sleeping on a volcano
that might burst forth at any minute, but
that WAS going to St. Louis to take care
of my family and would have nothing to
do with it,
TIE apparent cheerfulness and hopeful
ness of the president was doubtless dis
couraging then to many others, who did
not know OF the load behind it. OF all the
eyes that looked into the future none saw
farther than Mr.. Lincoln's-
Sherman was elected president of the
hO. - railroad, and entered upon his duties
april l, 1851 Twelve days after came the
firing on Sumter. Sherman was offered
the chief clerkship in the war department
through Montgomery Blair, with a pros
ycct of being assistant secretary of war,
b,:t declined. He says Frank Blair init
mated 10 him that he would secure his ap-
pointment as brigadier general, and to the
position Lyon afterward held, but that he
declined this Office. For the work to be
done in the field Lyon was perhaps q bet
ter man than Sherman. Lyon was ready
to act in those fermenting times when
there was little or nothing to work with,
while Sherman's strength was only devel-
oped when the means were at hand and
the machinery in fine working order.
Sherman formally offered his services by
letter to the secretary of war on May 8,
1861 Six days later he was appointed
colonel of one of the new regular regi-
ments, the Thirteenth infantry.
Delays and Disasters of '6I.
In June, 1861, he was assigned to the
command of brigade in the Army of the
Potomac, and Bull Run was the first mill
tary contest of any kind that he saw or
took part in-''when," he says, 'for the
first time in my life / saw cannon balls
strike men and crash through the trees
and saplings above and around US, and re-
allied the always sickening confusion as
one approaches u fight from the rear; then
the night march from Centreville, on the
Warrenton road, standing for hours won
dering what was meant; the deployment
along the eds,s of the field thatslopes down
TO Bull Run, and waiting for Hunters sp-
proach on tie other side from the direc-
tion of Sutiley Springs, away of to the
right; the terrible scare of poor negro.
who was caa ght between our lines; the
crossing of Ball Run and the fear lest we
should be fred on by our own men; the
killing OF Ii ut. Col. Hssgerty, which oc-
CURED in I'm sight, and the first scenes
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

By recent decision of United States
district court, capital punishment is
practically abolished by United States
statute passed few years ago. This
gives the condemned in all capital cases
not only right to appeal at all times to
the United States supreme court, but
requires that such appeal shall be
granted. All that a murderer under
sentence of death has TO do 8 to get
some lawyer to make the requisite mo-
tion and repeat the same, thus securing
O stay of proceeding from time to tine
until he dies of old age. OF course such
use of the statute was never intended by
those who framed it. We are sometimes
told that it is necessary to have good
many lawyers as legislators, so that the
laws should be put in proper form. But
it would rather seem necessary to have
as Lawmakers men who have practical
comuon sense, and with it good com
prehension of the English language and
the meaning of words and phrases.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

the streets are muddy. AS the funeral
train crossed the bridge a salute from
the battery announced its approach.
When the train reached the platform
Governor Francis with staff and mem
bers OF the reception committee paid
their respects to General Schofield and
other military officers. Meantime the
military mas moved into possession.
Ihe calsson on which the body was to
be born, was drawn by six. horses, the
riders on which were the men who
worked the hotchkiss gun at the battle
OF Wounded.Knee in the recent Indian
war. The body bearers were eight ser
geants.
In front OF the caison was the twelfth
infantry from Fort Leavenworth. Ran
som Post G. A. r. acted as guard Of
honor.
At 1870 General Merit Chief
Marshall and staff arrived. AS the cas-
ket was placed on the caisson the
twelfth infantry presented arms and the
band played dirge, The veterans and
old commanders of the dead general
could be seen weeping on all sides. Gen
erals Howard and Sloum were so over
come they could not speak for several
minutes The order to march was given
and the twelfth infantry companies
wheeled into line followed by the caison
on either side of which were four hun
dred members Of Sansom Post G. A. r.
Next came members Of the Sherman
family and friends IN carriages.