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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Sunday Mornings dispatches an
nounced the arrival, Saturday, at San
Francisco, of a cargo of 400 tons of
sugar, the largest cargo ever landed on
our shores, perhaps. 1t came from
Hawaii; and the circumstance calls to
mind the fact that the people of Hawaii
are complaining because the United
States government does not seem willing
to pay TO them the bounty upon the
sugar they make, and which they claim
to be entitled to under the terms of a
treaty that has given them preference
in this market over all other countries
in regard to sugar. Logically the point
may be well taken, but practically the
claim can hardly be regarded q valid
one. To remit an import duty under one
line of policy is one thing, and
to pay a bounty to home producers
under another and different line, is quite
another. Besides. it is very doubtful
that the bounty system will continue
any length of time, for several reasons
not necessary to mention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

people had red eyes and blue hair; and
gives figures in support of his view.
Prof Goodwin Smith makes the Birchsll
murder text for a discussion
on the relations between religion
and morality. DR.. Gatchell, Of the
University Of Michigan, exposes the
methods of so-called mind-readers, y
and shows that the only honest fsats of
the kind are performed by muscle-read
ing, which he explains at length. Prof.
Newcomb. perhaps the most distinguish
ed OF our astronomers, tells OF the early
disadvantages under which he labored,
and how, in spite of them, he rose to his
present eminence. He gives, in the
course of his narrative, interesting
glipses of rural life III the British prov
inces half a century ago. W. ii. Nal
lock shows how the dream of the uni
versal federation of labor rests on fall
lacy. Other articles in the number are
ON Railway Passenger Rates" by Prof.
4. T. uadiey, who shows among other
things, why the Hungarian zone sys-
tenn" can never be adopted here; The
Flood Plains OF Rivers" by ". j. Nc
Gee, who explains how our cities are
concentrated on those most dangerous
parts of our territory: and Madame de
Staei," by w. f. ii. Lecky, the distin-
guished English historian.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
uyphen..sd P..semos Names

Some of the residents on the shores ot
The Hudson seem TO be especially FESTIVE
under the humiliation of being compelled
10 live in places bearing such common
place and mare Amerscan names "a Irving
ton, Yonkers, Tarrytown. Poughkeepsis.
Newburs. etc, and ina.ft on heading their
note and letter paper with their hyphen-
ised ideas of what their postoffice addresses
ought to be-as "Tarrytovn-on on the-Hud-
con-" and similar dsviations from the
actual names Of their postoffice<
There WAS doubles good reason In Eng
land for such names bestowed In prc-poss-
Office timesl as Weston under. Lizard, Mid
dleton-on-the- Walds Stoke by Maryland and
like compounds, nosdful 90 distinguish
them f.om numerous other Westons Mid
dletons and Stokeses, but In this country,
where there are no two postoffices Of tho
same name name In any state. sueh link
ing on Of useless addsnds is simply one Of
those freaks Of fstuous folly"
The practice is a vexation 90 postoffios
clerks, and often leaais To the miSSending Of
letters; and this fact Is doubtless the rea-
son for the admonition which appears ia
The New York Postoffioe Guide" under
the head of Suggestions 20 the Public"
"Fancitul additions should not TO .siads
10 the names OF posto1icss, rs they are apt
TO misleai and confuse asserting clerks,
and so cause errors. For example. 'Patta-
gumpus. Me, should not be extensed 20
Pattagumpus-on the Penobscot, Nee
York Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
Tie Forum for April

In his article on The Fate Of the
Election Bill, in the April Forum. Sen
atOr Hoar declares that the Republican
party. If il should permanently abandon
that measure. would turn its hack on
the essential principle that has made Re-
publicznisn what ii IL; and be vigorously
scores those northern business men who.
he says. by refusing adherence - the
party, have played into the hands Of the
opponents Of honest money. DR.. W. ).
Rainsford. in noteworthy study Of the
causes Of increasing poverty "a our great
cities. places foremost among these the
unwillingness Of the poor TO help them
selves: and asserts that the inside force
that shall compel them 70 do 50 Hlus; be
furnished by the Christian church.
Roger q. Mills thinks that the recent
census Is as untrIfsf worthy a. II j; Fad an
Eou1ced thAs . certain psoporiloa IL Cur
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
SOME RAILROAD INNOVATIONS.

After seeming criminal negligence and
inexcusable delay for years the
eastern railroads are now adopting
an automatic coupler and air
brake for their freight cars. The
long delay on the part of the roads to
do this, simply as matter of expedien-
cy and economy, has been, source of
wonderment to great many people,
but it is probably explained by the null
tiplicity of devices that have been in
vented which rendered it difficult for the
roads to adopt one and thus secure uni
formlty, under the prevalent
practice of interchanging cars among
the systems of roads, and the change is
only effected through the Car Builders
association in attaching these appliances
to all new cars now and hereafter to be
constructed. 1t will be only compare
| lively short time now until the new ar
rangement will be of universal applica-
| ton.
And this is not the only gratifying IN
novation proposed by the railroads, that
have long enjoyed the Characterization
of being soulless. The question of the
public health, particularly of that por-
ton of the public that patronize the roads
| as passengers is now concerning the rail
road officials. All physicians seem now
to have agreed upon one point, that in
fictitious and contagious diseases owe
their origin to germs, which may be dis
seminated by the atmosphere, or by the
person, or by the clothing, or bed cover
ing of the persons who are diseased.
Of the hundreds and thousands who
have travelled on the sleeping coaches of
our great railroads, no one knows how
many have left behind these elements of
disease, infinitesimal as far as the eye
can discern, but potential against health.
The companies are now considering
the question of fumigating the seats and
bed-clothing in the sleeping cars. They
are always clean and well swept, but
cleanliness will not destroy the elements
of disease. Without intending to do so,
it is probable that our steam and city
railroads have aided in the propagation
of disease. This movement of the rail
roads is enc in the right direction. If by
fumigation of a kind prescribed by the
ablest physicians they prevent OF lessen
the chances of the transportation of dis
ease, they will lessen the necessity for
guarantees and perform a most valua-
bic service to the public. Railroad
corporations are not altogether without
souls or consideration for the public and
its convent ence
If they are prompted by no higher mo-
tive than self-interest in inaugurating
this sanitary regulation and that for the
protection of the lives and limbs of their
employees, they will yet deserva meas
ure of gratitude.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

The inquiries made from Galveston as
to the present condition and prospects of
Kansas wheat crop seem to have special
significance for US in the matter OF
marketing our cereal crops in future
Heretofore the shipments of grain and
grain products in that direction have
been for the local markets, with but few
exceptions where they were taken TO
make up an export cargo. But it is
evident now that there is going 10 be a
good demand from that direction for all
our surplus crops, and that consider
able portion of the export business of
the country will be transferred from the
North Atlantic ports to the ports of the
gulf. In fact, 1t is very clear that the
volume of this business will grow aud
expand as rapidly and to the extent OF
the facilities provided for accomodat-
ing il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
Too Much "Hawf."

Twenty years ago the energetic Professor
Schwarz was conducting a musical society
ia New Jersey city They were studying
Msndelss0hn's jsh." and had reached
the chorus. Hear us. BAL, hear. mighty
God"
The meas voices were booming OCT
generously, when the conductor cried out:
moi mol de dreadful vowel. Don't say
Bale soften lsetis-giTs de more mn
sloal sound, Bal"
wbsrs1pon the chorus took up the strain
again. Hear rs Bavl-bsar IA Baul." I'm
they quickly realized tie peculiar fitness o,
the sentiment aud broke down 10 laugh
ter, 20 the great amszsnrsnt Of The lstis
German, who never saw tie Joke, bat who
rsiactsatly consented 20 the Old Dfonnn-
cietion- Youths Com pacioa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
Hoosier Philosophy.

From the Indianapolis Rams Horn,
Nothing keeps a stingy man from
stealing but the risk of the thing.
No man is ever overcome by his
troubles who faces them one at time.
If nobody had hobby this world
would soon become an awful dull place
God loves every body, but there are a
good many people He does not admire
If the earth were covered with flowers
all the year round, the bees would get
lazy.
Unless man has a character that
won't show dirt he had better not have
much to do with politics.
If tombstones were always reliable the
devil would soon be willing to put out
his fire and quit.
When one dose of religion has lasted d
man forty-seven years it Is well 10 keep
an eve on him in business matters.
The farmer who undertakes to earn
his bread by the sweat of hired mans
brow had better make up his mind to do
without pie.
The man who can drink whisky q
whole lifetime without being hurt by it
is very apt to be not much account for
anything else.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
BISMARCK ON MKINLEYISM.

In recent interview with representa-
tive of the Chicago Tribune, Bismarck.
speaking of the Mckinley bill, said: 81
think, in passing the Mckinley bill the
Republicans made mistake politically
as well as economically which will never
be repaired The excuses which they
committed must result in favor of the
Democrats. l myself am protectionist
and of the opionion always that the
national labor must be protected. In
passing the Mckinley bill the industrial
protectionists have gone too far. They
went so far beyond the mark as to effect
the agricultural interest strongly and
force them over to the opposite side.
Such excuses affect national consumers
far more than foreign importers. 1t is
the task of the state to see thai consum-
ers obtain their rights"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
THE JOKE ON GENERAL RICE.

One of the standard jokes in the corri-
doris of the Washington hotels is in re-
gard to Gen. Rice's attempt on the rev.
enue collectorship. the failure of which
resulted in his estrangement from the
Republican party and his enlightenment
towards the Washington delegation. 1t
was senatorial appointment, and the
old general had a lively time bringing
things around. Both the Kansas sena-
tors assured him that they could get it
for him if it were not for the opposition
of the other. One day the old man re-
ceived in his mail at Fort Scott two let
tiers from Washington. One of them
read: General Rice-I am doing all 1
can for you for the place. Ingalls,, how
ever, is very obstinate. He seems to
have another man for the place. Yours,
P. B. Plumb"
The other letter read: General Rice
/ am doing all l can for you for the
place. Plumb. however, is very OBJ
stinate. He seems to have another man
for the place. Yours, J. j. ingalls,. :"
The old man was thunderstruck, proba-
bly, hurt. Anyhow, he received the last
cruel blow when, after having failed to
secure the appointment, he asked ingalls,
to return the documents and petitions
touching on the case. Ingalls, complied
and gave him note to the department
where they were on file. 1t was here
that the climax was capped. Among
Al ~ n
ingalls, giving orders that under no cir
cumstances was Gen. Rice to receive the
appointment. Was there anything else
to do but for the general" to join the
Alliance?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
KANSAS AND HER CREDITORS.

From the Hartford Comm Daily Times.
George w. Moore & Co., of this city,
dealers in mortgage loans, inform the
public in letter to the Times that the
Kansas legislature did not finally pass
any stay law, but adjourned without
changing the laws of the state in regard
to mortgage loans. Messrs. Moore & Co.
think the farmers of Kansas Intend to
pay their obligations. and if the crops
this year turn out to be as good as they
now promise they will be in condition,
generally, to pay their coupons and their
bonds.
A letter from "W. Dobbins," of La
Crosse, Kan, March 10, defends the
state of Kansas and the Alliance. He
claims that there has been misrepresen-
tation of the people of Kansas and as
sumes that the change in the political
condition of the state will work no harm.
We hope the crops this year will carry
the farmers to good financial footing.
The trouble with investors is at this time
that thousands of their coupons are re-
turned unpaid. IL is a good sign that
the people of that state are really reused
to the condition that confronts them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
vandalia and Pennsylvania Lines.

"Anemone. Glover" and "Crocus.'
Sweet sounding names which have
been given TO three OF the five new Pull
man Sleeping Cars just placed in service
on the Pennsylvania and Vandalia Lines
between ST. Louis and the east. The
flowers are not more beautiful nor at
tractive than their namsskes which are
characterized by elegance of luxurious
appointment, affording facilities for =
most comfortable journey. The other
cars have been christened "Abronia"
and "Azales." They leave ST. Louis
daily at $40 a. M, arriving at Balti-
more, Washington, Philadelphia and
New York early the next afternoon.
This train also carries Vestibule Diuing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
NEEDS NO COMMENT.
From the Atchison Globe.

From the Atchison Globe.
D. C. Miner points with pride to the
fact that Topeka is handled by the po-
lice commissioners, which is an argu-
ment, he is confident, that the other big
towns can be handled. Topeka and all
the big towns are handled alike, as the
daily records of the police courts will
show. The Jail sentence is no longer a
part of prohibition in the metropolitan
cities. The governor, the police COM
missioners and everybody else admits
this. The joints are fined about what
their business will stand. This is right
and proper. The fool law cannot be en-
forced, and the cities ought to regulate
the joints and get a revenue from them.
Topeka, the city that Mr.. Miner holds
up as a model city, is worse than any
other community in the state in he joint
particular. There constables are in the
business, and it is only yesterday that a
postmaster of the county confessed the
error of his ways to the county attorney.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Senator-elect Palmer goes to Chicago
to help pull through the Democratic
ticket at the approaching municipal
election in that city. He goes at the in
stance Of the state central committee Of
his party, but what spectacle he makes
of himself, dragging the toga of the hon
orable United States senator in the per-
lieus of city politics! By SO doing he
incurS the everlasting enmity of that
other Democrat, Carter Harrison, who
the general should know is royal hater
and an ugly one.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
For the Eagle.
BALTIMORE.
Qngalls.)
Oh Plumb just hear that deafening roar
Now coming from the west.
Plumb.)
Oh ingalls,. buy some silica.
That's j. +. Burton's vest. O.
Fort Scott March Goth.

Two feet of snow in Virginia and nearly
as much in Pennsylvania are among the
Easter offerings to our friends eastward.
but out here the Easter bonnet may bloom
without defiance of the weather There is
only one first-class March climate in the
United States. and, did not native modesty
forbid. the Times would not hesitate to
mention where it can be found.-Kansas
City Times.
Oh, yes; your modesty is the most
conspicuous thing about you, when it
comes to telling the plain truth. So are
we modest, but we never let it overcome
us to that extent, therefore we mention
the locality that your bashfulness pre-
vented you from naming, to-wit: Wich-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Men who advertise and need a new
ways the time os inclination to prepare
their advertisements, will find a valuable
assistant in the novel book of ''Ideas for
Advertisers" just published by d. T.
Mallett, New Haven, Conn, and sent on
receipt of 81, post paid. He also pub
fishes tasty pamphlet called "When, y
price % cents treasury of good advice
to business men. Descriptive circulars
of both these new books can be obtained
upon request to the publisher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
Gladstone Invents a Word.

London Letter 20 the sew YORK Tribune.
Last night Mr.. Gladstone talked much
more genially of Disraeli than ! ever
heard him do before His admiration Of
his ability is generally handicapped By
distrust of his moral characteristics md
dislike of his tactics. Last night he wss
unsparing in his praise-even invented e
new word in his honor. He was he
said emphatically, "ths greatest sarcast
that ever spoke in parliament, and
forthwith he ratified ofs half dozen Of
'Dizzy's' phrases, some Of them famous,
but all OF which lie had heard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Senator PETER has written a letter in
which he declares himself strongly in
favor OF electing senators by direct vote
OF the people instead of by the presen;
system. This is not surprising, though
for Mr.. Peffer it is a fortunate thing
that the proposed change in the system
was not in force at the last election. for
II 1t had been, II is extremely doubtful
that the senatorial mantle would have
fallen upon his shoulders. He developed
later.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

From The yrG scrlbasrs
To call right-handedness an instinct
may seem TO some an evasion Of the
question, an explanation which does no,
explain, but this criticism Is not Just.
We call certain phenomena electrical.
though We do 10, know what electricity
Is; and n the same way We may cal!
others instructive. though we must cen
tent ourselves with defining instinct as
an inform impulse % certain actions for
the benefit Of the individual or h,s des-
cendants, depending neither on reason
nor experience. When re understand
instinct, then, and 10 sooner. we may
hope 10 understand right-handedness,
and 20 know Why IL is sometimes re-
versed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

AT Salina, the headquarters of the fe-
male suffrage move, $50 women register
ed for the pending municipal election.
OF these, fifty-five were colored women.
The total registration of the city was
l,SSo, the largest ever had there. The
number Of female voters is also the
largest, In proportion TO the total regis
tratlon, OF any city in the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

j. j. ingalls, carries in his pocket, as a
souvenir, l0-cent piece. which he says
is the last dime the government paid
him, the very last piece of money re-
ceived in the final payment of his salary.
lt is safe to say that PETER is not Juggling
the first dime he received from the gov
eminent around.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Frs-s tks Lss~.r-c-zh T'=sst.
The Fort Scott Tribune mss &c. around
TO X IL publishes the list Of iron manu-
fscturers that hare reduced the wages Of
employees since tee passage Il the Nc
kinley bill TIE Is: has besa going
The r9unds Of the free trade press FOR
several weeks. They publish II as al
evidence that tbs Mckinley ball does nc;
keep wages up. They are right--eo far
a. the iron industry f. concerned. IL
wa. not expected thz. the Mckinley ball
would keep Wages up N tbs different
branches q thls industry. The tall
nssss considerable reductions IL tbs
iron schedule. and therefore the drop 10
wages only proves tbs pTose.1tion theory
q be the correct Ons-ihzt h8zh tariffs
make high Wages. All . E4zi8ctsoa q
tariffs reduces wages.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Harper's Young People has something
attractive TO offer TO young gardeners IN
the way of Cotton Contest" II pro-
poses to give one hundred prizes 10 those
who prove 20 be the best cotton plant
ers. Anybody may compete whether
subscribers or not, and schools are es-
pecially invited to do so. Cotton, II is
said. viii grow in the north II properly
cared for.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

The Kansas City Gazette pays the new
railroad commissioner, Mitchell, the equi-
vocal compliment Of saying that he has
heretofore learned his bread by regular
daily work as brakeman, fireman.
basgageman and conductor" Does the
Gazette mean to insinuate that the COM
missioner has now attained to a sinecure
and Will eat unearned bread?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Ex-senator Ingalls, has some strange
little superstitions. 1t is tint of such
that prompts him to carry particular
dime. He is afraid of Friday. His most
reasonable CROCHET is his antipathy to a
certain letter in the alphabet. We all
know what that letter is. 1t is Eek"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

1t would be difficult proposition to
determine whether the Republican or the
Democratic papers are the most vehe-
ment in their denunciation of Mr.. Ingalls,.
while the Alliance papers seem to have
little use for him. This is considered an
age of political tolerance, but is it:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

This microbe or baccili theory that has
obtained such hold upon medical
science promises to give wide field of
operation for inventors and discoveries
of preventives and cures. So far, how
ever, progress in this new field has been
very slow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
HORRIBLE Dictu.

From the Kansas City star.
Mr.. Kittleman has sued the Detroit
News for $50, 900 damages because 1t
spoke of him as crooked sprinter who
has at various times been ID schemes
which have Melted him handsome
amounts through his failure to win races
after being heavily backed by some rich
du Pc" This dastardly attempt to injure
Mr. Kittleman in his business will excite
a cry of horror in Kansas City and
vicinity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
An UNPARALLELED Record.

From the Kansas City Gazette
1t is authoritatively stated that the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott and Memphis rail
road. with its thousand miles of track.
has never had passenger killed on its
line in the twenty years of its existence
This record, it is thought, is unequaled
by any other railroad in the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31
An Impressive Spectacle.

From the New York Recorder.
Senator PETER, in his great role as
savior of the nation through the free
coinage of copper, forms the most i'm
pressive spectacle which the world has
seen since the disappearance of Sidney
Smiths patriotic cobbler who used to cit
up ali night guarding the British consti
tuition,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-31

Some OF the papers are suggesting that
the state distribute its direct tax fund,
lately received from the general govern
ment, TO the destitute on the western
border. Kansas will want that $50. 991
to pay the foolish expenses contracted by
the Alliance legislature.