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Smyrna times., 1891-04-08
WHOLE NO. 1879.

carriage hire cost $1,000. Grants
funeral cost the government consider
BILE over 800, 900, and the country pai d
fortune to bury President Garfield.
AWFUL APPETITE OF MOURNERs.
A Congressman named Allen, who
came from Massachusetts, died and
was buried at the expense of the gov
ernment. His funeral cost between
$1,000 and $4,000, and though he lived
only one days ride from there, the
transportation alone cost 1929, and one
of the lunches cost 1922. One of the
mOnrners lost a hat, and he charged
Uncle Sam $3.50 for it, and among the
lunch items was one of SIG for Apolli.
naris water, $40 for Sandwiches, and
SIS for spring chickens.
Another luncheon during this trim
cost $3.50 and it is probable that the
Congressional Committee fed well. 1t
cost $l343 to bury General Williams in
Detroit during tbs FOrty-sixth Con.
gress, and when General Burnside
died the scarfs used at his funeral cost
$144.
COST OF THE HEARST AFFAIR.
Previous estimates of the Hearst
funeral trip will have to be revised.
Sergeant-at-arms, Valentine, of the
Senate, who had charge of the party of
official mOnrners, says that the cost
will not be more than $4,000. Posi-
bly, the kickers Overestimated the pro.
portion of the wine supply, which was
declared to have been fairly forced up.
on them before they left California.
and for which, of course, no bill will
be rendered to the Government.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-08
Very Expensive to Die.
A MYSTERY AS To HOW PUBLIC FUN.
ERAL. MONEY IS SPENT.

When a Congressional funeral is held
at the Capital, the expenses are usual
ly borne by the government. Uncle
Sam is charged double rates for every
thing. The pall-beaFers and other
dignitaries connected with the cere-
emonies, must each wear white silk
soarfs. which cost as much as dress,
and one of which, leading Congress-
man from Philapelphia says, he gave
to his daughter after the ceremonies
were over at one Of these funerals, and
she made it up into a ball-gOwR. The
cheapest Of these scarfs is Of the best
material, and the same scarf 10 never
used more than once, All the parties
connected with the funeral must have
$3.50 gloves, aud the Washington un.
dertakers run up bills of i've thousand d
dollars and over.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-08
a RoRYuNR To nuRY eARFIELp

There are few caskets bought for
Uncle Sans dead that cost less than
s4O0, and there are few funerals man.
aged under his auspices that cost less
than $1,000 Carriage hire for such an
occasion is double its value, and at
! kaat's funeral in New York, the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

There is an open secret about the new
Indian country.
For the most part the cabbage crop II
Oklahoma Is ahead.
1t is getting about hot enough to hear
from Caddo Springs.
A four-pouud cabbage was on the market
; down at Saltwater last week.
The watermelons have begun 20 crowd
one another down in Oklahoma
Day after tomorrow i the day set for
tie cnu-ging match at Guthrie.
The people of Oklahoma. as 10 some OF
their prosperity, owe 1t TO the oat
One way the Indian police have OF firing
out intruders is 10 ire into them.
Jake Admire addresses his subscribers
as Brother Farmers" That settles 1t.
Oklahoma potatoes are shipped to Colo
rado. Bill Hackney will recognize EN- Of
course.
Congressman Harvey says there is no
equivalent in the Pottawatomie tongue
for Take something"
The editor Of the Yukon Courier has
some peach trees that were planted since
tue opening and are bearing finely
Life might be inclined 20 be t-ihe dull
in saltwater II the editor Of the Gazette
AID Hawk didn't keep poking fun at eaca
other.
The editor Of the Edmood sun publishes
a long account of the hanging Of BeIden.
The Geographic facilities Ia Oklahoma are
not all they should De.
A man was held up in plain day IN the
Panhandle recently After the outlaw
had taken $50 OF MS victim be intEOd uced
himself a. y AeA tie Ripper.
Every town in eastern Oklahoma holds
tie key TO the situation in the pew lands
IL would be great JOKE If Uncle sam
should take l. into his lead 10 change the
lock
Il is good thing that the Fourth o.
July comes on Saturday this year. \ good
many people will want 20 Sleen long the
next morning, AID they viii have Sunday
10 DO IL IN.
Chapters in tie Early History Of Okla
bona, written for the Henressey Clipper
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
AN OHIO EDITOR ON KANSAS PRAI-
RIES,
Z. T. MILLER,
Medicine Lodge, Kah.

To the Editor of the EAGLE.
The following is an extract from let
ter written by an Ohio editor in Col
orado:
ACROSS the prairies of Kansas, in day
light, in Pullman car, l could not but
exclaim to myself how fertile, how
beautiful they are. Along the Kansas
shore we sped, the rivers brim washed
by the high water that kissed the green
grass that overhung it. Here the green
field of corn, and lighter green of prai-
RE grass, and dividing the two the yell
low field of wheat, ready to be cut; the
field not quite ripe with a green and yell
low tint-next field of oats waving in
the breeze, with still another tint of
green. In one enclosure there were four
distinct tints of green grain and three of
yellow-which painter could not lml-
tate. The sameness of $50 miles of pral-
RE would tire the eye, but the signs
of advancing civilization, the evil
dences of thrift and future wealth,
the new broke sod, the herds of cattle,
orchards. and lines of trees, the new
towns, and the elevators new, or newly
painted, preparing for the gain soon to
be marketed, all dispelled the monotony
of prairie and enabled me to pass day
long, long to be remembered. A dozen
times said to myself, l would come
west if was ten years younger Horace
Greeley's go west, young man, go
west" was wisdom. If | should pub
lish what | have observed from Kansas
City to Colorado, I would be denomina-
ted a liar, and accused of being in pay of
a real estate booming syndicate, or rail
way company. No wonder these people
have the big head over the present crop
prospect.
At the lowest estimate placed on the
corn, wheat and oats crop of Kansas this
year, if all the grain was loaded at once,
it would take train of cars from San
Francisco to hold 1t, or, as a railroad
man said to me, it would fill the main
line and side-tracks of the Kansas roads
all over the state, if loaded at once. The
incomprehensible thing to me is how,
with such crops, can Kansas support and
boom its Alliance movement as 1t does
When one realizes that not One-fOurth of
the state is in cultivation, the future of
Kansas cannot be estimated, Only away
from shops aud factories, and looking
over this prairie, can one realize that
agriculture is the real foundation stone
on which rests the glory of American
civilization. ANONYMOUS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

by ]. P Jones, of that city, are very inter
esting reading They portray the explora-
tons of the French hundred years ago.
with interesting notes.
Speaking of the territorial Indians, cor
respondent of the A. c. Dispatch says;
The Pottowatomies are mostly citizens,
having married in Kansas under the laws
OF that state, and for several years many
of them exercised the elective franchise,
and will resume their elective rights as
soon as the reserve is organized. away
back in early times a wise chief OF the
Pottowatomies, seeing that the wnlte 10 Il
prospered in trade, invited healthy, attn
letic white men of good morals TO marry
Indian maidens and become members OF
the tribe Many whites, especially French
men, accepted this invitation, and today IL
is a rare thing to find member OF the CIT
liens band with i preponderance OF IN
dian blood The numerous white men
who have married these Indian girls edu-
Gated at St. Mary's Mission, Kan. taught
to cook, make garments, play the piano
and manage his household affairs credit
ably, are rejoicing in the choice they
have made, for the allotment OF Iand
in severalty their wives and children ior
the second time places them on mucn
better basis financially than the aVerSge
white man in Kansas. Very probably
these citizen PottOwdtOmleS VIII be gwen
patents for their land in year or so, then
their lands will be taxable and allenable,
public schools will be established, the
children educated III the same schools, IN
time the race distinction oblltsrated ana
the name American citizen" take the
place OF white and Indian.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

| do not think that we half realize the
wild grace and beauty of our native vines
until we come Unexpectedly upon some
fine specimen left TO 90 as it will, and COW
ering tree, summer house or rugged fence
with its rich and lovely growth. With a
thought of these vines comes q vision Of an
old homestead whose owner, always caring
most for the wild things of the wood and
field had many gnarled old tree half hid
den by the clinging tendrils of wild grape
vines that came up and spread and made a
grace where none grew before; Of a rustic
arbor back of these, where little children
played beneath the quick shelter Of the
trumpet creeper, whose splendid blossoms
made royal trumpets 20 be blown at will
The great buds, with their deep Threats
hidden until childish fingers opened the
way into flaming color and let loose the
slender stamens, pollen tipped and ready.
All summer climbing bittersweet stole
through the thick foliage Of the oldest Of
the trees about whose thick trunk it twined
an uuobtrusive brown withe, growing
thicker with the years. but 50 much the
color Of the bark itself that IL Was ofttines
UNDECIDED aud more often uDnoticed. But
when the leaves OF the old trees dropped
with the frosts OF late autumn, the fairy
vine remained a thing Of beauty. discern
ible enough now with its brilliant, wax
Ike berrles swinging from ever limb R0d
hanging in rich profusion half the winter
-Vick's Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
A Singular Birthruark.

A well known family OF Minneapolis
are distinguished BY singular birthIlark
said 70 have bseu borne by every member
Of the family for the past DO years How
ever this may be it IL certain THAI the marx
Is carried oy all OF them now known II
Is small cash like knife wound a. the
base Of the neck narrowly escaping tue
spinal cord. This cut, which resembles
a fresh stab with raw lips, refuses
70 be healed, and at times bleeds profusely
and even slarnIngly. Il Is about three
inches n length and varies in depth from
quarter OF an ineh % an inch and q hAi.
increasing as the bearer grows Older and
booming more angry AID occASionln z
greater loss Of blood
This peculiar b;rtbrnzrk has been tie
cause Of death 20 neatly al q TIE fam y
possessing i, a. after the see 81 thirty i've
or forty IL assumes al exceedingly InaiiS-
nant nature, dischsrginz pus aud blood
until modification eIsueS n tie chill
dr@n X seldom amounts 70 more than :
very deep scratch. causing but 81 gBt pains,
bat readily in6azed - fever or other III
ness There - attached 20 this peculiATsJy
z romantic story % sc ancestors C0wardl ~
blow 2. = bro-aeT. AID supposed - perpeS-
uste is memory X tals way. bszt Dhyss-
esans pronounce il - be O. canosVous
natare, hereditary zs16 remarkable Ia tae
history % usedicIne--- PAi.zds.Dhl2 TL11es.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
WHEELING NOTES.

The annual meet Of the Kentucky divi.
sion, L. A W., occurs az Louisville Inn.
% and "a
On June q the Kings County wheelmep
will hold their race meet at BROOKLYN.
Hagerstown will be the scene July . &
and OF the Maryland division. 1. A. w.
An interesting tournament viii be held
at Hartford July L
The Illinois division, L. A W., gives i,s
annual meet at Rockford on July and 4.
The crack riders of California division,
L. A W, will show what they can do at
Stockton, July <
Albert Glenn, young bicyclist of Bridge
field, Conn. while making a tour OF the
Southern states. was held up by Virgins
highwayman and relieved OF all his valu-
ables.
f. NJ BarwiSe, winner OF the Pullman
road race, is young drug clerk at Chicago.
He had a heavy handicap and was looked
upon as winner before the race began.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

silver is worth so much less in the
worlds market than gold, and not the
act of congress demonetizing it in 1878.
In fact the act of 1878 had but little in
fiuence on the price of silver for these
reasons: Silver was not used as money
except for fractional coin previous to
1878, and that act did not disturb the
fractional coin. Only about S,045, 200
silver dollars were coined during eighty
years of the countrys' history previous
to 1873, and the year 1872
only 296, 900 silver dollars were
coined. Again the compulsory coinage
act was passed in 1877, and during the
first year of its operations %, 495, 800
silver dollars were coined. which was
nearly three silver dollars coined in one
year, to each one dollar coined in eighty
years of free coinage. The coinage of
silver has increased every year since
until the year ending June 3, 1880. will
show a silver coinage Of over so, 900, 900,
which will give us nearly six silver
dollars to each one coined in eighty years
of free coinage.
Again, in 1872, the act authorizing the
trade dollar was passed or went into
operation, and during that year .225.-
600 trade dollars were coined, and during
the four wears from 1873 to 1877, IN
which the standard dollar was demone-
tized, over 80, 900, 900 trade dollars were
conied, SO that the demand for silver
for money and the amount used created
a demand for silver for coinage far
greater than had been in operation before
the act of 1878 was passed.
Now, what | want to impress upon
the minds of your readers, is this: That
free and unlimited coinage of silver will
not give them as much money as viii
compulsory coinage-that it will not re-
suit in an equality of gold and silver
bullion, or the coinage of both
metals or money-that compulsory
coinage is the only means which
both gold and silver can be kept
at par with each other, and in circula-
ton as money-that the difference in the
relative production of gold, silver and
bullion in this country, and in the world
is such that their bullion value cannot
be kept at par with each other, and
under free coinage, the one of greater
value will go out of circulation, and not
be used as money. Hence if follows
that the free and unlimited coinage of
silver will Immediately drive all the gold
out of circulation; and leave us nothing
but silver as q standard. Compulsory
coinage by purchase of silver bullion at
gold bullion values, enables the secre-
tary of the treasury to put the profit on
its coinage in the treasury and by so do
ing he can redeem the silver in gold and
thus keep gold and silver coin at par
with each other, and that is the only
possible means by which it can be done.
E. p. MILLER,
Medicine Lodge, kah.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
A CHlNAMAN'S TRICK.
he Arrives in Uncle Sans Territory as
Mail Matter.


A handsome maroon colored box wagon
now carries the royal mail between Wind
sor and Detroit. 1t is open only at the rear
end, and the doors which close that end
are kept securely locked. Besides two
postmasters only the customs officials on
each end have key to those doors.
A few weel,s ago William Henry Offut,
the dignifed and garrulous colored official
who sweeps out the Windsor postoffice and
makes up the mails was performing the
latter duty. 1t was evening, and of course
it was dark. William Henry Offut is
naturally timid when, as in this case, ne is
alone in the big postofice at night. His
nervousness was increased when the back
door began to creak and slowly open.
''Mah goodness" chartered William
Henry, "wo-wot's de meanin' O. dat!
Minus be a wa'nin' oh trib'lation, sho'."
Imagine William Henry Offut's relief
and surprise when, instead of come ghostly
visitor, the yellow face of Chinaman ap-
peared.
''G'way FUN dab, you fool yaller man,
g'wayw shouted William Henry, who had
become once more brave.
ooh, goodee blackee man, me goodee.
Me wantee askee you. Me want sleep in
shed. Alice lightee?"
"Ya-as, guess you kin sleep in de shaid,
if yo' don't hurt nothin'."
"Goodee blackee man, me cold. Me
wantee blag. Me givee blag back tomol-
low"
wall, ali guess you kin have de bag
yaller face"
The generous Henry handed out a mail
bag, and the Mongol curled himself up in
the rear of the office and went to sleep-ap-
Darently.
The next day, when the driver of the
mail cart was going through Woodbridge
street, Detroit, he heard a noise in the
wagon.
He turned just in time TO see China
man, who much resembled the one who
had interviewed William Henry the pre-
vious evening, jump from the wagon and
disappear.
The cunning heather had come over in
side the mail bag, and had thus escaped
the vigilance of the United States customs
officers.
The Canadian postoffice authorities were
notified. They determined that no more
contraband humanity should get into I'm
Gle Sans territory in this way. Hence the
brand new locked wagon.-Detroit Jour
nal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

The Australian rain producer who has
been working such wonders in Ohio in
creating rain storms, the dispatches say,
has been invited to Kansas by the gov
eminent to try his experiments. The
interest felt in Kansas welfare is fully
appreciated, but if it is all the same to
the government we would prefer that
the experimentation be deferred in this
state to a more convenient apd oppor
tune season. Meanwhile the expert
menting might go on in localities where
rainfall is actually needed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
DRAMATIC NOTES.

A writer in the Washington Post has dis
covered that although some very good
plays have been written by Americans, no
really good high comedies, except Bronson
Towards Tbs Henrietta" are OF Yankee
parentage.
AT the recent anniversary Of the Actors
FUND OF America, in New York, A. NJ.
Palmer suggested the establishment Of an
asylum for tho orphans of actors. In less
than an hour 81, 800 was subscribed. Mr..
and Mrs Kendall contributing $500. The
Actors Fund has expended for relief.
burials and hospital charges, in nine years,
S1S8 31442. 500 poor actors and actresses
having received burial at the hands Of the
fund.
Edward E. Rice says fairly good lend
ing man can be had for from SO TO sl25 a
week, and that good comedians command
twice that amount. In reality there are
not more than twenty leading men in the
United States who make more than Zoo a
week, but comedians do come high.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

Petersburg, Va, is something of a
curiosity as an urban community.
Besides being the scene of greater
carnage during the late war between the
states and being the home of Gen. Billie
Malone (tbe political phenomenon the
city is not situated in any county, being
sn Independent municipality. 1t is
located where four counties cornered,
all of which claimed jurisdiction over it
for taxing purposes, and in order TO re-
lieve the city from the burdensome and
annoying situation it was given its indie
pendence. the counties surrounding il
having their limit fixed at the city's cor
porate boundary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
The Eagle in the Territory.

Mr.. P. B. Dilday. correspondent of the
Wichita EAGLE, was in town yesterday
and gave the Courier call, Mr.. Dilday
represents the best daily paper that Is
published in Kansas or the Indian terri
tery.-Yankton Courier.
z. B. Dilday one of the travelling rep
resentatives of the Wichita EAGLA,
spent couple of days in the city tins
week, and while here secured large
addition TO that popular metropolitan
daily's already large list of subscribers.
Mr.. Dilday is an old time representative
of the EAGLE and is almost as we'll
known and popular as the daily he rep
resents. The EAGLES oklahoma Out
lines" catch many a subscriber in the
Red Mans Land" and Mr.. Dilday is
kept busy taking them from the lines
that are baited with Victor Murdoch S
most tempting bait.-El Reno Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

The bylaws of the new party prohibits
any member from advising fusion with
the older parties. But it does not
prohibit either of the old parties from
endorsing the Alliance candidates. 1t
remains TO be seen whether the Demo
crgtic party of Kansas has stamina
enough to cast its votes against the
Alliance. Such a provision as this law
is queer one, even among the
curiosities of the new party. Even the
Republican party in Kansas in its
balmiest days, never refused the AID of
another wing of the people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

The remark credited to Senator PETER
short time ago to the effect that the
Alliance lodge lis largely taking the
place of the church" has been regarded
by many conservative people as semi
socriligious and ont Of place, but the
gemark appears very mild and tame in
contrast with the declaration of the
Alliance Tribune, the state organ. that
''if God does not damn Ben Harrison
and Secretary Noble and the party which
supports them He ought 10 be super
seeded" Such declarations as this are
not only impious, they are infamous.
and If they do not provoke the warth of
the Almighty upon the scotfer it is be-
cause of His long suffering and slowness
t. anger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01

Chief Justice Fuller thinks the new
appellate court will be a great relief not
only TO the supreme court, but also TO
litigants. IF" he Is quoted as saying,
1.-The supreme court continues TO dispose
Of cases as rapidly As it now is disposing
of them and the new court decreases
their accumulation as rapidly as I be-
lieve it will. we shall gain on our dock
ct, and in three years, on the outside, be
even with it." 1t is hoped that all the
good in the way of relief anticipated by
the chief justice will be realized. The
creation of the new courts adds consid-
cradle to the governments expense ac-
count
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
The impudent MINNEAPOLIS Journal r

The impudent Minneapolis Journal re-
marks: The Missouri river is cutting a
new channel at st. Joseph, Mo-, in such
& way as to leave the S1,000,O00 bridge
standing over dry spot. One would
not suppose that in Missouri there was a
spot as big as that without a saloon, ="
to which the News replies: well,
there are no blind pigs in st. Joseph. ="
1t is in order for the Journal to Gift the
veil" if it can: the News cleft it on" the
twin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-01
A PERNICIoUs POLICY

The output of whisky from the Ken
lucky distilleries last year amounted to
25,000,000 gallons, nearly eight million
gallons more than the average annual
product. What becomes of all this and
the many millions more of gallons of the
stuff that is produced in this country,
serious as the question is, is matter of
secondary concern in comparison with
the policy of the government in extend
ing to the producers the special benefit
and exclusive privilege of holding the
product of the still in bond for term Of
years if it is so desired without requiring
the producers to pay the tax on it due to
the government, thus loaning them the
credit of the government upon which to
multiply the production, not only, but
by so holding it adding to the value of
the goods from % to $50 per cent, ac-
Cording to the length of time so held.
The Alliance warehouse scheme is not
one whit more extravagant, unwise or
unjust TO all other industrial enterprises.
With that discriminating systematic
bonded warehouse-in active operation
by authority of law, the Alliance fad
cannot be fairly met or consistently de-
MED, except upon the broad moral dec
laration that 1.-TWO wrongs cannot make
a right"