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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18
The Production of Copper.

A recent census bulletin shows the
United States to be the largest producer
of copper in the world, its product for
the year 1889 being 226, $50, 1862 pounds,
or 113, 023 short tons. The total expend-
itures involved in this production were
$12, 062, $50, of which there was paid in
wages, $6,096, OPS; in salaries, $120, 1896;
to contractors, 1894 ,443; for materials
and supplies, $4,067, $40, and for taxes,
rent, ETC., 81 ,442 $40, the total capital
invested being $62, 623, 22S, and the to-
tai employees, exclusive Of Office force,
s,721. The FIVE leading states and
territories in the production Of cop
per are; Montana, Michigan, AM
IONA, New Mexico and Colorado. Since
the tenth census report Arizona and
Montana have made wonderful progress
in the mining and production Of copper,
and today Montana leads all other states
in this production, its product exceeding
that Of Michigan (which has heretofore
been the leading producer) by 10, 100, 16s
pounds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18


Graham marched his men down the slope
OF Fairview crest and up the slope of Hazel
Grove, where the Coufederates stood ready
TO receive them. Hating in belt Of oak
timber at twenty rods from their line,
Graham answered the sharp Confederate
fire with a few volleys, then ordered the
advance resumed. The One Hundred and
Forty-firSt held the right Of the brigade.
The whole line moved forward with a cheer
shat made the woods ring, and the Con
federates gave way and fell back in con
fusion TO 4 ridge behind them, where an
old log fence offered some shelter. With
the logs for a breastwork they made a
stand and poured CALLING fire upon Ora
hams ranks.
Again the advance was sounded and the
brigade attempted 10 carry the works. The
situation OF the One Hundred and Forty
first was most desperate A second log
fence extending forward from the first
named, and at right angles with it. also
offered shelter, which the Confederates
quickly took advantage of, thus forming
two lines. These two lines created an an
gle into the hollow Of which the One Hun
dred and Forty-frst bravely rushed. The
regiment numbered only Al men and a
officers, although this was its first battle.
II struggled calamity to break through
the angle and disrupt the enemy's line,
bat il was overwhelmed. A whole Con
federate division was hurled against Ora
HAMS brigade, and in q short time the One
Hundred and Forty-first was engaged,
front, flank and rear.
= The crisis that tres meu's soldier msttle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

Is, old machinery has suddenly become
worthless, and the cost of the new has
abolished the small farmer in some sec
tons and reduced him to a chronic
debtor IN others.
In recent case in Illinois in the settle
ment of farmers estate the inventory
showed 81 800 worth of farm imple-
ments" for farm of 800 acres All were
comparatively new and warranted as
good as new" yet when put up before a
gathering of farmers three-fourths of the
articles attracted no bids. They were,
IN fact, of no Yalue-the investment was
dead loss. The explanation was simple.
The old reaper had been superseded
by ''selfbinder," and in ike manner
every machine by something invented in
the preceding three years. A compari-
son with other farms and districts showed
that at that very time the farmers of the
states in which grain growing is the
principal industry had in their barr s
implements ''as good as new" yet utter
~ without value, that had within a
few years cost them at least 81 ,2OO, OO0,-
900.
Scientific men tell US that in the slow
progress of man from the lowest savage
ry from the ape if you please) to his
present condition, it has occasionally &C.
Cured that brain capacity developed too
fast, as it were. That is, the man or the
small tribe had more brain than could be
used in conducting that sort of life; but
as good, active brain will be used some
how, these exceptionally advanced fell
lows employed their keenness in pure
deviltry and destruction, just as a smart,
active boy when deprived of his proper
field Of activity becomes terror to the
nervous and menace to all things
breakable. Similarly it has occasionally
occurred that the capacity to invent and
construct far outran the normal growth
of society.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18
Photographer and Bear.

Henry II. Raglan in his travels is alert 10
all opportunities TO catch striking photo
graphs for use In his lectures. While in
Yellowstone Park be undertook the risky
business of photOgraphing d wild bear
He learned from the hotel clerk that the
bear had made its appearance for several
evenings at Z o'clock. IL roamed freely,
for no hunting is allowed in Yellowstone
Park. Mr.. Ragan, accompanied by the
clerk, went with his camera 10 the place
frequented by the bear, dropped piece OF
meat and adjusted his camera with focus
on the meat about forty five feet away.
Upon the sudden disappearance Of the
clerk, Mr.. Raglan for the first time reflected
that though a camera Is an effective
weapon in some respects, IL Is not first
class means of self defense in an encounter
with bear at short range. Besides his
camera be had a pocketknife. However,
he overcame feeling Of growing discom-
fort and waited The clerk soon reap
peared with another man, and they were
stationed behind some bushes near by.
The bear was not long IN making his en-
trance As be saw Mr.. Ragan he broke
from a walk into q trot toward MIN Mr..
Raglan, true to the pleasure Of future au-
diences, stood firm. When about sixty feet
away the bear rose on his hind legs 20 make
a study OF Mr., Raglan and his queer appa-
ratus The lecturer quickly readjusted
the camera and caught Bruin IN this re-
fective attitude. The bear thsn discovered
the meat, and Immediately became more
interested in It, as evidenced by trotting in
that direction.
The cameras focus was again changed,
and the bear was again pietorislly captured
as he rose on his hind legs, the meat
dangling from his mouth, and gave de-
fant look at the photographer. The bear
and the lecturer then parted, both well
satisfied Indianapolis News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

had fallen upon those quiet, sound hearted
Pennsylvanians, and away off in one cor
ner of the great fight at charlottesville
they stood up in the lone woods and fought
like heroes Both the regimental color
bearers were quickly shot down, and the
leader of the color company, Capt. Swart,
was Instantly killed while lifting one of
the fallen flags. One flag was subsequently
carried by the colonel, II. j. Madill, and
the other by the major Lieut.. Col Wat
kins redeemed his pledge most nobly-
Early in the fight his horse had been killed
under him by shell and be himself Sc
verely stunned. Two days before this az
fair the same thing had occurred, and al
though his companions urged him on both
occasions to 20 to the rear he was to the
very front and received a mimic ball
through the breast while urging his men
over the Confederate works. Twelve Of
ficers out of the "a engaged and 234 men
out of All were killed and wounded. The
killed and mortally hurt numbered 81.
Gen. Graham wisely withdrew his men
before their slaughter was complete, and
retired slowly. On reaching the wooded
ridge some distance from the log fence and
where the brigade had begun the fighting,
he ordered the colonies of regiments to re-
form their disordered ranks. Col Madil,
whose smiling face and encouraging words
had animated the regiment throughout
that bloody Sunday morning, fixed the
flagstaff of the One Hundred and Forty
first, which he was still carrying, firmly in
the ground and in loud voice struck up
the familiar camp song:
Rally round the flag, boys.
The men responded heartily, joining in the
singing until the woods that shortly before
resounded with their cheers were echoing
back the notes of music than which no.
bier was never heard on the battlefield,
and with mistaken GOODNESS and resolu-
ton, despite the terrible experiences of the
hour, the unwounded survivors faced the
enemy again with closed up ranks.
Charlottesville was followed by Gettys-
burg, two months later, on Pennsylvania
soil. The story of that fight is too well
known to need rehearsing. The One Hun
dred and Forty-frst was with Graham's
brigade in the front line of the famous
salient angle formed by Sickles in the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

quiet hammered young fellow Of thirty
one, who believes his undertaking per-
fectly feasible. Attached 10 his land
ship, he would have another car con-
tanning provisions and ammunition to
last three years This car would be
proof against the arrows OF hostile ma
tives. and serve az & fort from which 70
repel attacks. He would take with him
several mining experts, doctor, liter
airy man, a photographer and one or two
scientists He thinks there IL money
enough in proposed book descriptive u
the trip 70 pay expenses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18
Lem erY,s Land Shin.

c. N. Lemery, young machinist of
East Oakland, Cal, has completed work
ing drawings of a land ship, which, he
contends, will climb Mountains, jolt
over logs. travel through forests and
over plains, and, when necessity arises,
skim the surfaces of rivers and lakes.
The body of the proposed land ship is
80 feet long, 10 feet wide and feet high.
1t is to be built mainly Of aluminium
and have motive power enough to carry
it over all obstacles. 1t would accom-
modate twenty men.
Mr.. Lemery's object in designing the
"ship" is to explore darkest Africa, F"
with a view to profit from its undiscov-
cred gold regions and fame in clearing
up its innumerable mysteries. If he can
secure financial backing TO the extent Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

ened or some old investment is put
in danger of being rendered value
less. 1t is the penalty-and very Sc
rious penalty-that the civilized world
must pay for its present extraordinarily
rapid advance.
And every year it grows worse. So
serious are the industrial disturbances of
late that political economists of some
standing maintain that we are really in
state of equilibrio, that the industrial
gain of the last twenty years is only ap-
parent, that the loss by the ruin Of old
industries and the retirement Of old ma
chinery actually balances the gain Sc
cured by the new invention-if indeed it
does not just now exceed it. Trait the
loss in machinery alone would not out
weigh the gain we may well believe, but
there is an enormous loss in what IS of
far more value than machines-in men.
No sooner is an invention apparently
perfected, a "plant" established and
class trained to work that particular
plant" than a new invention renders
the former obsolete and the work must
all be done anew.
A few recent instances are almost
alarming Sir John Fowler, the cele-
brated engineer and railway bridge
builder, bluntly informed the great
Brighton Railway company that every
important bridge on its line is unsafe
and must be replaced by stronger ones.
This aroused immediate inquiry IS to
other roads, and the verdict is the same
nearly all the important railway
bridges in the United Kingdom must be
replaced. They were largely built of
cast iron and adapted to the light roll
ing stock of a few years ago. With that
stock they would have outlasted this
generation, but for the present rolling
stock they must all be replaced with
wrought iron and steel. The Brighton
company has already contracted for the
reconstruction of eighty bridges. The
effect upon the railroad, the iron and
the labor interests of Great Britain may
be imagined.
Almost at the same time the experts
in the United States announce that run
ming cars by electricity is at last per-
feet success. On the street car lines the
great difficulty has been to apply the
electric force proftably on a small scale,
so to speak, and also to make it perfectly
safe. For this latter purpose the trolley
or overhead wire was used, as it was
unsafe to the horses as well as to human
beings to carry the electricity in the
rails. The storage battery was an APP
parent success, but there were two diff
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

We seem to be in such condition
now. The development of our social
organization is unequal. The machinery
for wealth production is better by far
than it ever was; the ability to maintain
a fair distribution of wealth is not one
whit better than it was century ago.
The intellectual culture of the age is
simply marvellous, but those whose bust
ness it is to know tell US that the moral
culture is in no wise improved since this
century opened. And it is much the
same with the men who operate these
new machines-they become specialized,
limited to one sort Of work. The num-
Der of men who could turn their hands
to anything" has rapidly decreased.
And it is on the farm that the heaviest
weight seems to fall. Now and then
grain grower declines to buy the new
machinery on the ground that he can
get along with the old; but he soon finds
that the employees cannot be had to run
the old. The selfbinder is certainly not
anecessity to the farmer with but twenty
or thirty acres of wheat, but the men to
pima aIJer the OlQ nacn1n6 are nec6S-
sity and he cannot get them. In short,
the farmer is in much the same condi-
ton as the horse in the old treadmill-it
is his tramping that makes the thing go,
but if he stops tramping he viii be
choked before the thing can stop.
If the old farmers try to escape this
enormous drain for new machinery, the
new farmers buying in for the first time
will soon be far ahead, and the labor
trained to the new machine either can
not or will not operate the old. And it
is much the same in every other line of
industrial activity. Why cannot soci-
ETY. stop a few years and let its mem
beers grow up to the standard of present
inventions? j. II. BEADLE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

AR meetings in
1862 drew together
less fireworks ma
terial than those
of 1861, and the
instances of anX-
ious recruits "fall-
ing over one an
other" in order to
get their names en-
rolled were rarer,
and per h a p g
scarcely known,
but the war quo
tas were filled,
nevertheless, and
fbavolTInreerS had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18
CRUSHED BY INVENTION
WRECKS SCATTERED ALONG THE
MODERN PATHWAY OF PROGRESS.

In All Branches of Advancement the New
Succeeds the Old at an Enormous Cost
in the Sacrifice OF acknowledgements
able Examples.
copyright. 1891, by American Press Associa-
ton.
Every month and almost every day
brings from some part of the world the
announcement that a new enterprise is
projected, coupled often with the state
ment that there is serious conflict
because some old industry is threat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18
To nepopuIats Iceland.

Dr.. Ludwig Won Dolcke, Of Detroit, L.
the originator OF scheme for transport
ing the entire population Of Iceland 70
Alaska BE Is a native Of Iceland. The
population is about 4, 900, and the people
zre supposed TO De under the dominion
Of Denmark. though they are permitted
to govern themselves about as they
please. he SAYS ,nzt ths removal viii
cost a million dollars. and ths people ara
ready % 50 at any time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

Il Is announced that beet sugar Is rap
idly outstrippiag cane sugar IN the mar
Eets Of the world. Tie estimated crop
soy this year az each Is; Cane, z,3io 90
.ozsi bet, 3. soo. go ss1A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18
Wl(lll .;5l]lf
PENNSYLVANIA GRIT.
FIGHTING RECORD OF COL. MA.
DlLL'S GALLANT REGIMENT.

The One Hundred and Forty-first Penn
syIvania Had Its Own Bloody Angles
at Charlottesville and at Gettysburg.
Its Exceptionally Heavy Losses.
copyright, 1891, by American Press Associa-
ton. Book rights reserved.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

Gladstone is said to average 81 600 for
every newspaper or magazine article he
writes, and the money comes handy too.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

d. W. LEVY Pres 4. y. OLrvER. Vice Prs
c. A. walker. Cashier II. I kramer. Asst Casl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-18

PAID UP CAPITAL. ts5O.oOO
SURPLUS. $4,000
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T. r, POWELL Pr-'st ow. LABfaNE '. Pres !
L. h. FHA1K. Asst Ca<h4sE
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
school Directors. be Cautious.

Some stranger is canvassing this
county, selling sets of something to
be used in the public schools, we
know not what, probably books,
however. Three sets are required
for the system and the price is $3.50.
The proposition is to sell on time and
take an order on the County Trustee
in the form of a note bearing per
cent. interest. Two of these orders,
or notes, one from district No. 3 ard
one from some other district, were
offered for sale here yesterday at a
heavy discount. The school direc-
tors have no authority to draw such
orders on the County Trustee, and
will have to pay these notes out of
their own pockets, and may get into
hot water besides. School directors
had better know what they are doing
when they draw warrants on the
county treasury.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
From yellow Creek.


To the Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle,
If any one wished to lead life o
quiet seclusion, away from the hun
OF city and free from fashionable
dissipation, no more desirable nook
could be found than on the line be-
tween Montgomery and Houston
counties. Long years ago these lands
were owned by wealthy, Influential
men, but the war came on, The
blacks were freed, farms were neg
lected, iron works and furnaces of all
grades were discontinued, and dis
tilleries, in great measure
took the lead in indus
tries, society went down and
has had hard struggle to rise
against a strong tide of opposition
but truth, tho crushed to the earth,
will rise again." so this section OF
country along Yellow creek is rapid
ly coming forward in the lire of pro
gress. Extensive, well improved
farms border on this broad, clear,
mis-named stream, which ripples and
laughs-we suppose-as loyously as
did Tennyson's brook of poetic re.
nown; beautiful meadows and en-
chanting giens are found, where
fishing is enjoyed in the spring and
summer months.
Esq. Dunbar, Meadows, Ussery and
other good citizens are pleasantly To-
Gated on the portion known as the
West lands. Generally this land is
smooth or undulating and produces
we'll. Fletcher & Allen seem to be
the moving spirits about Shiloh.
The four-mile law was the greatest
blessing ever poured out upon the
people in rural districts. "PoOr Bette
and the babies" could now afford
material more comfortable and sub
stantial than cotton cloth if only the
other half would not indulge so free,
ly in expensive luxuries purchased
with the proceeds of the little black
patch in our cities and towns.
Dynamite is still sounding the toe
sin of war against the rocks on the
Mineral road. Perchance not many
months will roll by before the whis-
tie of the locomotive will reverberate
in these hills and holloWs, where in,
Vulnerable germs of wealth are
stored away and lie dormant for the
want of proper keys to unlock them.
Can't you hurry up that free bridge
across the Cumberland If a
long, strong pull were made with
success GAINESVILLE would be a city
worth Boosting about.
TRAVFT EP
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
Looking to the South.

DR.. Z. NJ. Clark, who has just re-
turned from an extensive tour OF
New York and other States East, re-
visiting the scenes of his bOyhOod
and young manhood, says the feeling
there is growing more favorable to
the South every day, and many cap
italists think seriously of withdraw
ing their investments there and rein
vesting in the South. The Doctor
thinks all GAINESVILLE has TO do is TO
make her advantages known to reap
a large harvest from this feeling.
He has started the good work by
mailing numerous copies of the
LEAFC HRONICLE to men Of influ-
enoe and capital in that section. Let
others follow his example in this re-
spect.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
At The Opera House.

A fair audience witnessed the pre-.
sentation of "Mismated" by the
Gibny and Gordon troupe last night
and few performances at the opera
house this season have given more
general satisfaction. The company
is a well-baIanced one, and many
troupes with not near the merit have
drawn big houses here at double the
price charged by this company. The
sold Homestead" a play commend
ed for its high moral tone, as well as
for its dramatic scope, will be pre-
scented te-night.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
Railroad n ews.

The bridge carpenters have beer
engaged for the past week repairing
The Cumberland river bridge at this
place.
1t is understood that the j.. & N
Company will rebuild the iron work
on the bridge here this summer and
make it "mogul proof" as they are
contemplating running their large
eight wheel drivers down this branch
in the near future.
Business is lively around the
freight depot now. The tobacco re-
ceipts are large and the hands kept
pretty busy unloading.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14

State Medical Society in Session.

Special to the Leaf-Chroniele1
NASHVILLE, TENN, April II, '91
The State Medical Society met in
annual session here to day with 8
good attendance. DIR. G. A. Baxter
OF Chattanooga, president of the So
ciety presided. An address was de.
livered by DR.. j. ID. Plunket, o.
Nashville. DIR. j. f. Grant, of Nash
Vile, was elected an honorary life
member
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
Tennessee Doctors in Council.

The Tennessee State Medical So
ciety met in annual session at Nash
vile this morning and its proceed
ings promise to be interesting to
physicians and scientists. Among
those who are on the program for
leading papers on topics ofspecial in
torest to the profession is DIR. G. w.
Beaumont, of this city, who is in at
tendance.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
A Trip Over the Mineral.

Engineer Cobb and a party OF
friends will make trip in few days
over the Mineral railroad line to see
how the work is progressing and see
something of the fine timber and
iron ore in that section. Wednesday
was the day set for the trip, but it
will, owing to circumstances, be post
pOned until Monday.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14

Mrs. Bette Smith, a resident OF
the Fredonia neighborhood, died
this morning at the advanced age OF
ninety years. Her remains will be
buried tomorrow at Bethlehem
church on Meadow. Mrs Smith
left three children-Samuel, and two
sisters, none of whom ever married.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14
State Board of Health.
Special to the Leat-ChronIeIe.l

Special TO the Leaf-Chronicle.1
NASHVILLE, TENN, April IA, '91.
The State Board of Health met
here to day. DR.. Plunket was elect
cd a delegate to the conference OF
national boards of health. DR.. Sims,
of Chattanooga, was nominated to
succeed himself as a member of the
board.