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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
CENSUS OF INDIA

In view of the interesting results of
our own census, it is worth while to
point out certain results of the census
just taken in India. The population is
stated at 2S6, 5000, 900, an increase of 3d.
100000, or equal to nearly one-half the
population of the United States in ten
years, or, say, about - per cent. The
density of the population may be best
understood by the statement that the
province of Bengal, which is about one
States, contained in 1881, 66,000,000 in
habitants, or 442 per square mile. In
1891 it had increased to 474 per square
mile. As in the United States, the great
est increase of population has been in
the cities, and mainly those situated
along the new lines of railway, some of
which show a growth of from % TO 40
per cent in ten years. Calcutta and
Bombay each contain now about one
million inhabitants.
This rapid growth of population in a
country which has frequently been de-
vastated by famine suggests considera-
ton as to the effect of increased facilities
for travel In preventing the recurrence
of famines. 1t is observed that already
the people in various provinces are dis
tributing themselves, so that the more
productive regions will have the larger
share of population. And. what is more
important, the proportion Of persons in
agriculture and other pursuits is also
changing. As in this country, the sur
plus population is going to the cities.
1t is evident that this movement of
the people and the resulting awakening
of intelligence, which seems destined to
advance more and more rapidly,
will change their character and
habits. For ages they have
been inactive and Indifferent to inn
provement. Naturally quick in intellect
and vigorous in body, they have neither
progressed nor even thought of change
in their condition. Nearly 300, 900, 600
people have been suddenly aroused from
a long sleep, and are now applying their
powers to overtake the nations of the
west in all the arts and appliances of
modern civilization. When they have
become familiar with western ideas, be-
ginning with France and including the
eastern third of the North American
continent, it is safe to predict that the
natural increase" in population will
show marked falling off. Closer OBJ
of the western rules in regard
to the marriage relation, and other no.
lions and practices in that connection,
will have a telling effect upo then ma
tally of the most prolific race.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24

A young man went iodine at the hou8
of friend. Now, this young man does
not profess TO be skilled anatomist, and
says the only way he can tell whether
there are bones in his shad Is by getting
them into his mouth And so when the
fish came he plunged it into his mouth,
without regard to its bony structure.
And when bone revealed its presence
in his mouth he took it out.
Now, he likes shad very much, and he
had set his heart on having second
piece. But he wasn't asked to have any.
After dinner was over his hostess came
and sat down by him. did you want
some more of that fish very much?' she
asked. ''Well. do like shad very much. I"
he admitted.
II saw You wanted some more" shs
said, ''but didn't dare give it to You. I
was afraid you'd die on the premises.
Really, IN courtesy TO your hostess, when
you go out to dine you must bone your
ish before you eat it, and not after. I
was cold with horror all the while you
were eating your fish. for fear you would
choke and die right there, and you SEE
she added naively, ''that would have
been frightful dsmper on the success
of my dinner ty."-New York Even
ing sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
Ex-sEN AToR MCDONALD DEAD.

Ex-senator Joseph E. Mcdonald died
at 11:35 o'clock Sunday night. He pass
ed away peacefully, surrounded by his
family. Mr.. Mcdonald has long been a
leading factor in Indiana politics, the
major portion of his life having been
passed in official station. And notwith-
standing he was an uncompromising
Democrat, he enjoyed the respect and
confidence Of his fellow-citizens regard
less of party utilization and was esteemed
an honest man. His party will feel the
loss of his counsel. The late Senator
Conkling, the great New York COM
moner, had occasion to visit Indianapolis
few years ago when Mr.. Mcdonald was
being talked of as a presidential candi-
date. Some one asked Mr.. Conkiing
what he thought of Joe Mcdonald. He
replied in his slow and measured tones:
81 never have said anything against Mr..
Mcdonald and / never will. There may
be better lawyers than him, but if there
are have never met them. He has the
finest nose for fraud Of any man ever
saw, and yet never heard him utter the
words honor, purity and goodness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
The Ancients Knew the Use Of Tin.


It is impossible 10 fix the date at which
the export trade in tin was commenced
from the British islands, but it is certain
that it existed and was controlled by the
Phoenicians when HerodOtGs wrote his his
tory, $50 B. c. Herodotus refers to the
Cassiterides (rhe Scilly islands) as the
places whence they were then obtaining
their supplies, but neither he nor any other
historian has left us any information as to
when that trade commenced. The Pheni-
clans called this land of tin "Baratauac, :"
and Bochart and other historians attribute
the very origin of the name of Britain to
this work.
After the Fhenicians the trade in tin
with the CassiterideS was taken up by the
Greeks sailing out of Marseilles, the city
of Massila, which was built by colony OF
Greeks 600 B. c. The Phenicians prob
ably sailed straight across from their col
Ony of Gades, or Cadiz, and returned direct
TO that port with their valuable cargoes.
The Greeks, however, appear to have been
accustomed to coast up the English chan
mel, and crossing over from Kent to France,
the tin was conveyed overland on horse
back in thirty days TO the mouth of the
River Rhone.-Boston Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
stairs Were New to Her.

Some Of the immigrants arriving in
this country are wonderfully ignorant OF
the commonest domestic appliances. A
lady who had a fit of economy not long
ago concluded to get fresh arrival from
Castle Garden. hoping by her wise man
agement to train the girl into n capable
servant Biddy arrived, stout and will
ing and rosy, and with mouth wide open
in surprise at the novelties surrounding
her on every side. On being taken to
the stairs 10 90 up to her room she
stopped suddenly. And is il up thin
things that oil have TO go?" she said,
panic stricken.
She explained that it was the first time
that she had ever seen staircase. She
overcame her fear speedily, however, for
the next morning the entire family were
awakened by sound that resemble the
prancing OF war horse. fastening 10
investigate the cause, the irritated mas
ter of the house discovered Blddy racing
up and down the wooden staircase in the
abandonment of her JOY at having dis
covered the chang of it," ''Shure, she
said, cit is an illigant amusement. -
New York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24

Somebody has been looking up the his
tory Of the original use Of canes in f1is
country, and finds that they were for
merly part Of the repsrtOry Of the lead
ers Of the church, being at one time ths
principal badge Of the deacon. The dea-
cons cane was about five feet long. ons
end being embellisbed with big knob,
the other with feathers. When the small
boy got too noisy or rebelled against tho
powers that were be was given a rap on
the head with the uucharitabls end ot
the stick. Ii the head Of the family for
got himself while listening 20 the morn
ing sermon. and lApssd into a blissfuI
dream Of old times in Merry England,
the turkey pluInes on the deaeon's cana
feathersd him into life again.-5t. Louis
Rau4hIfc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
The Eane Of FrIsnd shin.

It runs somewhat in this fashion: "I
have half mind 10 tell you something
heard about you the other day. STILL I
am afraid you would be annoyed, and I
believe will not" OF course you say
that you will not be annoyed, and upon
this assurance your friend proceeds 70
say: "If you are quite sure you will not
be angry viii tell you" Then comes
some unpleasant thing rejecting on your
temper, your tastes or. IL there is a flaw
TO be found, your habits. Sometimes is
comes in the definite form Of an assertion
that you have been guilty Of some atroci-
ty Of which you know yourself 10 DO in
nocent. Very naturally. in tho lat
ter case, you ask whence came the
charge, only 10 find that the calumniator
has extracted a promise that the authors
identity shall not be- revealed So you
are left defenseless You cannot deny
or explain. Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
Lace in the Time of Louis XIV.

To what extent lace was used may be
guessed from the statement that France,
in time of Louis XIV, sent yearly TO Italy
almost as much money for it as would have
maintained her army. No wonder the king
and Colbert passed laws against the for
eign fabric struggled in by Italian lace
makers, and by help Of subsidies set up the
manufacture in dozen French provinces,
where poor sort was already made.
When point de France" rs the home
product was called came to court, the
king was so pleased with it that no courtier
dared approach HIM without triple ruflies
of it at wrist, knee and throat.-New York
Hprald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
Pennla WHO Soil Rnnk.-

Librarians are not the only ones who
complain of persons who habitually soil
books loaned 10 them by thumb stains
and marginal penciling. That habit is
the heaviest cross imposed on dealers in
rare and expensive books. 1t is prac-
tice with such dealers to send such books
out for inspection when requested by
those 10 whom the dealer thinks there is
a chance TO make sale Valuable books
often suffer from the practice. Samuel
J. Tilden. while a good buyer Of books,
was also a great offender in this respect.
He thought nothing of keeping n book
for weeks, making dealers send TO him
for it several times, and finally returning
it thumbed and dog cared, with a mes
sage that he did not want It. On the
whole, booksellers lost nothing through
Mr.. Tilden. for he did not spare money
when a book caught his fancy. and his
library contained many treasures, but as
times his whims were costly and vexa-
tious 10 those who tried TO please him.
Dealers say that there are many men IN
this city now TO whom his habits seem
to have been transmitted. New York
Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24

The American Etcher magazine begins
its second volume with the bi-monthly
number for July-August. Hereafter,
the magazine will be issued bi-monthly,
and the subscription price will be S. a
year Single numbers, 81 each). The
etching in each number will be luxu-
riously printed on the costliest and
heaviest imperial japanese paper; es-
pecially imported from Toxic. The
letter-press accompanying each plate
will be printed on "Court Vellum" Irish
linen, made by Marcus Ward & Co.
The etching in the July-August num-
Der ISSUED the first of july represents
the head of dog. The article tells
"How to Frame an Etching" and is
written by the well-known New York
dealer, Frederick Keppel. publishers:
Geo. F. Kelly & Co., 81 Union square,
New York;.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
OVARIOrS OKLAHOMA

councilman Buckeridge, of this city,
has just been down to Oklahoma, and he
brings back glowing picture of the con-
dition Of things in that fair realm. He
says it is fairness till the eyes stick out,
and happiness and contentment on every
hand Every homestead seemed to have
from forty to fifty acres of wheat each,
which has yielded satisfactory and been
harvested safely. He saw much corn in
tassle, and new potatoes by the wagon
load, being shipped to Wichita. Kansas
City and other points, for which 60 cents a
bushel was paid. He says he can see only
prosperity for the future of that country
and its people. EAGLE.
The above shows conclusively that
Wichita contains a second George Wash
ington, as the facts contained in the
above can be proven by $4,000 honest
settlers in Oklahoma, who are now reap
ing the golden harvest of their labors.
In few more years Oklahoma can sup
ply the world with products of the soil,
and have boquet at the door of every
state in the union in token of the many
kind wishes and favorable expressions
received.
Yes, Oklahoma is shining star to the
world, and when she is placed among
the sisterhood of states, will be one of
the brightest in the constellation on the
star and ripeS.-Guthrie News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
Don't Go Or Church on Monday.

Did you ever make a round OF the city
churches on a Monday morning2 Well,
don't do it. No wonder the clergymen call
1t ''blue Monday" for it is housekeeping
day. The church is cold, cherries and dis
NAL; the chairs piled high in corners, the
cuspidores stacked in the aisles. the organ
loft deserted and dusty; the unsanctiiied
janitor, whistling 'Annie Rooney" trolls
a carpet sweeper in every direction, filing
the air with dirt and a general seeming OF
neglect and decay. Don't go to church on
a Monday. The preacher never does.-St-
Louis Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
Young America l. Practical.

A Lewiston father took his bright eyed
boy of ten years TO see the shell mounds ut
Damariscotta a few days ago, and endeav-
ored to impress a lesson on the youngsJer.
my son." said he, ''see how orderly
these Indians were. They piled all their
shells up in a heap in this one place in
stead of leaving them around loose"
Pa" said the youthful auditor, after a
few moments reflection, II guess know
why they did it."
well, why?"
Because l guess the Indians went bare
footed, and they were afraid the shells
would cut their toes if they left 'em scat
tered over the ground"
Young America is nothing if not prac-
tical, and he thinks for himself.-Lewiston
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
M'KINLEYS EVENING DRIVE.
From the Ohio state Journal.

FROM the Ohlo state JournaI-
It is said that at the dinner table last
evening Mrs. Governor Campbell, with
a merry twinkle of her eye, addressed
her honored lord thusly; Jimmy, it
would greatly please me to ride out this
evening with the next governor of
Ohio" a puzzled look spread over the
face of the master of the executive man
sion and in a half hesitating way the
governor replied: "Well, dear, your
request is rather ambiguous. You know
| NAV not he-but have the idea now.
I'll ride with you TO the Neil house,
where you can get Mai. Mckinley. Be
tween the two you cannot miss riding
with Ohio's next governor"
The scene changes TO the crowded
street in front of the Neil. Mrs Camp
bell is sitting composedly in the elegant
family carriage refreshing herself with
cred fan. She is attractively
relieved by a hght-colored bonnet. OF
course she is admired by passers-by, and
the climax is reached a moment later
when Governor Campbell appears with
Maj, Mckinley leaning on his arm. 9aj.
Mckinley bows very gracefully 10 the
first lady of the state and shakes her
hand heartily. The next governor Of
Ohio takes his seat by the present gov
ernor's wife, and as the colored coach
man Is turning the span of seal browns.
the present governor is heard TO remark
10 his wife, who is seated by the next
governor: at shows how much conf
dence l have in Maj. Mckinley, to let
ron take him riding The distinguished
chaperon and her guest drive north
amid a ripple OF applause from the
admiring populace: the governor drops
out of sight in the surging crowd and
the curtain drops on one OF the most
pleasing events of the convention
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
WICHITA ALL RIGHT,
, Oklahoma oity Gazette.

From the Oklahoma City Gazette.
William A. Mounts is visiting his son
Harry on California avenue. Mr.. Mounts
lives in Wichita, having been resident
there since 1876. He was all through
the phenomenal speculative boom which
struck that place and continued for sew
eral years. The collapse of the boom
was not without its blighting effects, but
Wichita, he contends, is now at the
opening of a prosperous era which will
result in substantial benefits to the city.
Sedgwick county, he says, will produce
5000, 900 bushels of wheat this year and
farmers are paying off mortgages at the
rate of from three to four thousand dol
lars day as shown by the county
records. Mr.. Mounts is highly pleased
with what he has so far seen of Okla
homa and especially with this city and
before he returns to Wichita will proba-
bly, make some investments.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24

The vital point in the silver question is
not whether the world needs more money.
It's not whether silver ought to be placed
beside gold as the money of the world
The important question is whether this
country can succeed in making silver
money equal to gold money in all respects
IN this country, while other nations con-
slider it an inferior money and refuse 70
accept it as equivalent of gold.-K. C. Star
The question, important as it is made
to appear, and in fact is, is answered
affimatively and emphatically by the
condition of finances as it exists in this
country at the present time; that is
parity of current value between the
coins and paper issues of money. No
body thinks of questioning the value of
any money we have in common circula-
ton. This fact is complete REPUTATION
of the so-called arguments and theories
of the single standard advocates and
leaves no tenable grounds for vassilating
and Quibbling. One such fact is worth
more than all the theories that could be
presented, and it is so patent that any
body can see 1t who is not completely
blinded by prejudice or self interest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
THE OVERHEAD REIN MUST GO.

The bearing-rein on driving horses has
long been felt by the lovers of horses,
both in England and America, to be an
unnecessary cruelty. The opposition to
the common usage has, in the former
country, eliminated in the command OF
the queen to her master of the horse,
which position is occupied by no less ex-
allied a parsonage than the Duke of Port
land, to see that it is no longer used on
any animals harnessed to the royal car
riages. Though the queen has little in
fuence on legislation, and is a mere
figurehead in government, she will, by
her recent order, according to all &C
counts, effect more for the equine race
than laws and parliaments have been
able to do, because she can set the fash
ion. 1t may be assumed that hence
forth the English horse will have in some
measure the comfortable freedom of his
head. Noting this change over there
the Washington Post asks: Chow
is it 10 be in the case of the Ameri-
can driving horse" Why, it will
be the same as with English horse, it
will be discontinued. The fad crigina-
ted with the English cockneys and when
it is dropped by them it will be dropped
by the American apes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
A Joke That Was Lost.

The late General Robert c. Schenck used
TO tell a story showing the English girls 20
be as obtuse as the men. He was going
down the Mersey river with a party, and
the turbid waters Of the stream prompted
bin to let loose to his companion, who was
young duchess, that witticism that is
generally supposed TO have been original
under similar circumstances with Mrs
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Looking down at
the yellow river he remarked
The quality of Mersey is not strained"
isn't itY said the uchess.-Was
ton Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
PLAUSIBLE, EVEN IF UNTRUE.

From the Mound City Clarion.
Here is a story told by an Alliance
farmer a few days ago in town to a few
interested listeners: Eyes, several of
my neighhors and | have decided to quit
the Alliance. A few days ago | was fol-
lowing the pillow around and around the
field thinking in turn of many things
which interest fairly intelligent men,
when all at once the thought entered my
head that there must be quite fund ac-
cumulating in our Alliance treasury. I
made mental calculation and thought
the amount must aggregate several hun
dred dollars. Just then, as luck would
have it, the president of our Alliance rode
by and | hailed him with the question
then uppermost in my mind, as to the
state of the treasury. He replied that it
was about even. This was a great
surprise but persisted in knowing what
had become of the money. He then
said it had gone to pay district deputies,
travelling expenses, officers, etc, ETC., of
like nature But | retorted, cant you
be more explicit and exact; | have a
right to know Finally, when cornered,
he told me squarely 1t was none of my
business; all that | could know was that
it had been in the cruise. As this feature
of the affair unrolled itself and | more
fully understood the amount of money
thus expended and realized what a
blessing it would be right now to the
men who had Clipped it in bit and bit.
made up my mind it was no place for
me. When explained to my neighbors
they saw it the same as l did, so we con-
cluded to quit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24

The docking of horses tail was made
an otfense by the last Illinois legislature,
punishable by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding one year, or
by fine of not less than S25 nor more
shan 5000. A most humane law, which
should be adopted by every other state.
The overhead check-rein should be
put under the legal ban also. With
those two senseless and barbaric prac-
tees done away with the horse will no
doubt be encouraged ito hold his head
up in a manner conformable with his
noble nature
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24

Hutchinson has boy-hero now. Lit
tie 12-year-old Sammy Skein saw boat
capsize with man out in the middle of
a large pond, Sunday, and realizing that
the man would drown in a few minutes
unless assisted, jumped into row boat
and pulled to the rescue. He reached
the man just as he was sinking and
brought him safely ashore. The life
saving service of the government should
award the Skein boy medal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24

There are a few Democrats in the
country who are opposing the nomina-
ton Of ex-President Cleveland for presi-
dent, upon the plea that Republicans are
anxious to have him chosen. the idea
being that he would be the weakest can
didate of any the Democrats could name.
Republicans generally have regarded
Mr. Cleveland as the logical candidate
OF his party and have spoken of his can
dldacy more frequently on that account
alone. As for his being the easiest can
didate 10 defeat, the apprehension is
without foundation of serious concern
among Republicans. On the Republican
SIDE the next national campaign is going
20 be planned with view to success, no
difference who the opposition nominate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-24
JANE.

promised you my love, Jane,
When we were welded young:
Our joys alvin, our hopes were one.
'.'1is sweet 10 love-" we sung.
We trusted life,
Blind to its strife,
When we were welded young.
promised You my care, Jane.
When we were welded true.
You nestled fondly at my side
How strong felt in youi
Care was my life
Through shine and strife,
Because twas care for you.
gave you. love, no jewels
But the plain ring you wear;
No string of pearls nor glittering gems
TO deck your raven hair.
Your native grace
And wholesome face
Excelled such fond repair.
And I'm your lover still, Jane
The ardent pulses spring
AS when pressed your maiden hand;
Your love song still sing.
Sweetheart and vile,
So end with life
Our welded journeying.
n. L. Howard in Springfield Homestead.