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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
THE KANSAS WHISKY CASE,

TOPEKA Kan, March 5-All the suits
arising under the Kansas prohibitory
liquor law, the Wilson bill and the habeas
corpus proceedings in the United States
circuit court. and the entire litigation
growing out of the original package bust
ness in this state, depend upon the decis-
ion of the United States supreme court in
a test case submitted from Kansas and set
Tor hearing March 10. The attorneys rep
resenting the various interests at issue
have been notified TO appear in Washing
ton next Tuesday to make their final argu-
ments. The state will be represented by
Attorney General Ives, and Shawnee coun-
ty by c. NJ. Welch.
The case Is that of the state of Kansas
VS.. Charles Rahrer, who WAS running an
original package house in Topeka as the
agent of Maynard, Hopkins & Co, of Kan
sas City, Mo, and refused to close up
after the passage of the Wilson bill An
Information was accordingly filed against
him and he was arrested on a warrant is
sued TO John Wilkerson, sheriff. In de-
fault OF bail Rahrer was placed in the
county Jail. Without making any de-
Tense in the state court or asking any re-
lief, he petitioned the circuit court of the
United States for writ of haheas corpus
The facts agreed to were: That Rahrer had
sold four-gallon key of beer aud pint Of
whisky, enclosed in n wooden box, after
the passage of the Wilson bill. Judges
roster and Phillip sat as judges OF the
United States circuit court, and, after
some delay, decided that the prohibitory
laws of the state were imperative as TO
original packages and discharged the pris-
oner. The state appealed the case TO the
supreme coure
On the strength of the Foster and Phil
lps decision, the attorneys for other oriLI-
nal package dealers, who were under ar
rest In the state court, made application
for the removal Of the cases TO the federal
court and these applications are also
pending. The attorneys for Rshre- claim
that the Wilson law Is unconstitutional,
and that, II constitutional. still the laws
OF Kansas are imperative until re-enacted
by the legislature. The state claims ID
that the circuit court has no jurisdiction
TO Interfere with the proceedings of the
state court, 1t having full jurisdiction TO
determine all the issues III the ease; C,)
that the Wilson law is a constitutional ex-
ercise OF the authority of congress, and (3)
that the prohibitory laws of Kansas are
valid and applicable TO the sales of intoxi-
cants made contrary thereto The differ
ent phases OF the prohibitory law. the
rights of citizens under the interstate com
merce law and the general application of
the Wilson bill are all TO be p p4ssed upon
by the supreme court IN the Rahrer case
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
SOUND WORDS TO GIRLS.

A Woman Doctor Tells Them When Ex-
ercise Is and Is Not Helpful.
It is to be remembered that healthy
young girls should not differ greatly from
boys in regard to agility. but only in regard
to endurance and such muscular strength
as involves boxing, wrestling or the lifting
and carrying of weights
A girl should be able to move her own
body swiftly and deftly, but her inferior
muscular force makes it always unadvis-
able and often injurious to impose upon
her tasks which involve moving other bod
les if these have any weight.
In accordance with this simple rule girls
should be encouraged to walk, run, climb,
swim, ride, skate, shoot with the bow and
arrow. A woman expert at firearms is an
anomaly, unless she be compelled to live
in lonely places and requires the know
ledge for her protection.
| Rowing is a most excellent exercise if
| the boat be not too heavy
The exercise of jumping does not seem
| advisable, whether that of excessive rope
| jumping or high leaps at gymnasium.
| This restriction was not always observed,
| for Euripides makes Spartan youth eulo-
gize the girl he admired precisely for her
skill at leaping. The dangers from this
exercise have been exaggerated, yet there
| is an occasional risk of displacing internal
| organs by sudden leap upon the feet.
The valne of the forms of muscular ex-
ercise which have been enumerated has
scarcely been exaggerated in the preserva-
tion of health. For girls who are sickly
and whose bones and muscles have never
been adequately developed the systematic
exercise of each limb, as is obtainabie in a
gymnasium, is requisite.
All exercise must be graduated accord
ing to the previous habits of the girl.
1t is very injurious to start off suddenly
in summer vacations and take walks of
ten and fifteen miles, when previous Gus
tom had not exceeded mile day.
Women entirely unable to walk at all
from hysterical paralysis may be re-edu-
Gated to do so by being encouraged to take
two steps on one day. four steps on the
next day and SO on. This principle of
gradual increase is of course still more
easily applied to well persons.
Its never we'll and sometimes dangerous
to prolong any form of exercise too much
This is especially true of skating Few
girls can skate even an hour, because in
this climate the ice does not usually las,
long enough to allow of the gradual in
crease to period of two hours.
1t should be unnecessary to add that no
exercises can be considered satisfactory
which are performed in light clothing or
corsets- If no girl wore corsets under the
age of 25 the chest would have chance to
acquire its full developement, the habit of
proper breathing would be established and
proper fitting corsets could then be worn
with impunity.-Mary Putnam Jacoby in
New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
Natures Nervine,


DandeEon is the coming nervine 70,
women. More than one experienced
physician tells Of its use in cases of nerv.
ous depression and melancholy almosi
suicidal. Hysseria with indigestion il
most successfully treated by dandelior
alone, using a strong decoction Of the
roots. For school girls growing green
and black with overstndy OF bad circula.
ton from any cause, for excitable wo
men and those hysteric subjects who
make their friends lives burden if no,
their own. the simplest remedy is cup
of strong dandehon coffee three times a
day. But it must be strong and from
the roots, fresh as possible, not the dried
stuff sold as dandelion, which is halt
bread crumbs, and the other half any
age with the life roasted out No Off
cinal preparation compares with the de
coction of herbs and roots fresh from
the garden or well kept at first hand
Shirley Dare's Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
a MICTERv.

How the human system ever recovers
from the bad effects of the nauseous med
icinet of9en literally poured into it for the
supposotlve relief of dyspepsia, liver COM
plant, constipation, rheumatism and
other ailments, is mystery. The mis-
chief done by bad medicine is scarcely less
than that caused by disease If they who
are weak, bilious, dyspeptic, constipated,
or rheumatic, would oftener be guided by
the experience of invalds who have thor
oughly tested Hostetter' Stomach Bitters,
they would in every instance obtain the
speediest aid derivable from rational med
ication. This medicine is a searching and
at the same time thoroughly safe rem
edy, derived from vegetable sources. and
possessing, in consequence of its basis of
pure spirits, properties as medicinal
stimulant hot to be found in the fiery local
bitters and stimulants often resorted to by
the debilitated, dyspeptic and languid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
The Absurdity of Mourning Periods.

1t Is seldom that any one who has had a
large circle of acquaintance dies that there
is not considerable, and by no means chari-
table, criticism of the actions of his sur
viving relatives. They are necessarily
watched, that they make no departure
from the forms supposed to be proper
under the circumstances. and the depth of
the mourning of the ladies is rninutely
noted. 1t is known to the day when the
first speck of white or color appears upon
their dresses, and the first evening the
piano is opened the whole set of their
friends raise their hands in horror The
first night they go to the opera or theatre
they do SO trembling
Nor do they escape censure If they dare
too early to take an airing in the park
The front windows of the house must be
kept tightly closed or bowed with ribbons
Of black. The very expression OF their
faces are taken account of; a smile declares
their hearslessness. The wives, and the
mothers, and the daughters, and the SIS
ters must never stir out of doors without
the long, heavy Grape wells hanging down
over their faces, and beneath which they
can scarcely breaShe--Progress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
A Strange Custom.

According to Yorkshire England
notion, a new born infant should always
he placed in the arms OF maiden be
fore it is touched by anyone else; and II
some instances Its right hand Is bound
in cloth during the first day Of its ex-
istence in order that IT may gather
riches when grown to manhood or wo-
manhood estate In many parts OF tns
United States, Germany. France an6
Holland. As well as throughout the Brit
ish Isles. it is considered very important
that an infant should ''go up before Il
goes down in the world. Thus, II child
is born IN the lower story Of house
ii is instantly bundled up By one OF the
old women and carried upstairs: X tns
event occurs IN the upper story the sar1t
old woman Is exDectsd Ia ta<e ina cGllc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
How to Make n Glove Sfenh~r.

The materials required for this useful
and pretty article can be obtained for 4
small amount at almost any fancy good
store. a. follows:
One celluloid OF ivory ring, about two
inches in diameter. one plait or braid o.
assorted thread, one glove meader, one pair
small embroidery scissors, three yards %
No l ribbon, one-half yard Of No. u ribt'on,
tie same color, and a paper o. glove neesilcs
On the cslluloid ring either braid or Il e
with a loop knot about twenty strands Of
the assorted thread Then tie the scaszors
70 the ring b. OLE yard and a half Of toe
narrow ribbon, and With the remainder
fasten the glove mender IN the same
manner
Next tie the wide ribbon on the rfng In
a nest bow. in one end Of which weave
about four Of the needles. AID the nencer
Is cornpleta.
Not only ia is useful for r1ending gloves
but for sewing on nuttora- sad II zaves
many hunt for the proper shade With
which 20 take the provsrb.Al stitch IL
time - -Yo1th's Com npAnion-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
Seed Wheat -Four Thousand Years Old

Has the wheat found in the catacomb bs
OF Egypt ever been known to germinate.
A great many cases are known IL
which the catacomos or mummy
wheat" has sprouted and produced its
kind. The FIRST experiment was made
by the famous Wilkinson about 1910
who planted number of grains taken
from tomb believed to be nearly 4, ,00t
years old. The grains germinated. the
stools producing from fifteen 70 twenty
stalks. The ears were of remarkable
size, some of them exceeding six inche.
in length.
The quality of the wheat produced
was about equal to that known at pres
ent as Egyptian. The extreme drynes,
of the Egyptian climate no doubt con
trlbuted TO the preservation Of vitality
in the grains. but even with this favor
ing circumstance the immense length
of time during which the grains retained
their terminating power renders the cir
cumstance very rema-kable.-St. Louii
Globe-Demecrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06

The Rodent Pnnishes Physician for
Experimenting ON Its Body.
DR.. T. J. Richie, physician of Beaver
Falls, Pa, has had an experience with a
rat which he will not forget. He has
been experimenting on rats, dogs and
cats and other small animals for the
purpose of studying the process of di-
gestion. He would place the animal
under the influence of chloroform, and
then after cutting them open and not
ing the working of the digestive organs
would sew up the wound, anoint it with
healing salve and then let the animal go.
: Saturday he captured large rat and
placed it under the influence of the drug,
when, to his surprise, he discovered that
the animal was one that he had pre-
viously operated upon.
He examined it for second, and then,
just as he turned to his case to get the
necessary instruments to make further
Investigations, the rat revived, jumped
from the table, sprang into the open fire.
place and escaped up the chimney The
doctor, thinking the rat would pop out
of the top Of the chimney, ran out on
the street to see it, but no rat appeared.
That night as he was asleep he was
awakened by sharp pain in his finger,
and opening his eyes he saw rat, which
proved to be the one which had escaped
from him the previous evening, scamper
off the bed and up the chimney again
He examined his finger and found it
badly bitten.
He washed and bound up the wound
and went to sleep. only to be again
awakened by the same rat biting his
nose. He chased it away, but he got
little sleep that night, for the rat kept
returning, and when he attempted &c
kill it the willy little creature always
successfully took refuge IA the chimney
The next night, and for several nights
afterward, the rat disturbed his rest by
its persistent and bloodthirsty attacks.
DR.. Richie couldn't help but be curio1s-
ly interested in the little fellows vel.
fare, even though his experience was
rather unpleasant.
Finally ne stopped up the chimney,
but the rat managed to get out. He
then left the door of his room open,
thinking the rat would seize the chance
to leave the premises. He also set trap
for it, but he didn't catch 1t until Mon
day evening.
When the rat saw the doctor it showed
every sign of terror, and when he put
the tramp on the table and brought out
his bottle of chloroform and sponge, il
gave despairing squeak, tore savagely
at his abdomen with its sharp teeth un-
til the wound, only inperfectly healed
from the previous operation, burst open,
its bowels pushed out. and the poor lit
tie animal rolled over, kicked convul.
sively and died. It had committed sui
eide rather than submit to another opera
tion.-Butler pa Citizen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
THE TRaNSMISSOURI.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March 5-The new
agreement OF the Transmissonri Passenger
association was finally agreed upon this
morning. The agreement has been signed
by all OF the lines. with the exception of
The Memphis Is not party 10 the agree
ment, and Will remain out until the
boundary lines Of the association are
changed. The road refuses TO so into any
ASSOCIATION till the eastern boundary line
OF the Tra1smissouri is extended TO Spring
helo, Mo. 50 as 10 include the mineral
region tapped by the roads in the Trans
missouri territory. The Missouri Pacific
ana Frisco are competitors with the
Memphis, and the latter road objected TO
the change of boundary The matter was
referred 70 toe commissioners Of the West
ern tralhe association Tor adjustment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06

FREEPoRT, Penn, March 5-Expert
burglars made an attempt to rob the Free
port bank and were partially successful
during last night. They got through the
vault as far as the steel safe inside. The
lock to the safe was broken, and 1t has
not yet been opened The safes contents
are probably all right and $4,000 or SIS, coo
of the banks money is safe. There was
over $3.50, 600 in money, bonds and other
valuables in the vault. The burglars got
all of this.
FREEPoRT, Pa, March 5.-Reports of
the bank robbery are greatly exaggerated.
In all about 81 800 in cash and about IS, coo
in bonds and stocks were taken.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
WEATHER BULLETIN.
UNITED STATES SIGNAL OFFICE,
WICHITA. KAN, March 5, 1891.

UNITED STATES SIGNAL OFFICE,
WICHITA, KAN, March 5, 1891. J
The highest temperature was 49,. ana
the lowest 2Oo, and the mean 32S
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Snow or rain, little change In tempera-
ture.
Last year on March 5 the maximum tenn
perature was 29a, minimum %, mean S6S
Two years ago the corresponding tenn
peratures were 620, 4os 43'.
3. L. WALDRoN, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. T.,
March S, p. m.-Foreeast until s p. m.
Friday.
For Kansas-Rain or snow, colder by
Saturday, northerly winds.
For Missouri-Rain, warm, soutberly
winds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
Ny BABY.

FW thy dear sake, my little one,
stifle many bitter sigh.
For thy sweet life count il gain
Ny cherished wishes to deny.
Oh, sacred trust. my baby fair.
How cam count thy worth 10 me?
Salvation 70 my erring soul
In thy clear eyes daily see.
Dear little arms that cling and twine
Around thy mothers lonely heart;
Dear little hands laid in my own.
God grant that we may never part.
Sweet little voice, and broken words
More eloquent than songs of love,
A spell is in thy lowest tones
That lifts me into realms above.
Annie Russell in New York Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

TOPEKA. Kan, Mar 5.-During the de-
bate in the senate this morning on the ir-
rlgatioa bill, Senator Hardness made a
vigorous attack upon Judge Gregory
Seua- or Harkness read from a morning
paper an interview with Judge Gregory.
and said that il be had seen this article be
lore the senate went into committee Of
the whole, he would have moved. and
asked the senate TO support the motion.
that this party should be removed from
tue senate chamber. He denounced
Gregory as being the agent Of Souie the
Younger, and the paid attorney of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06

WASHINGTON, March 5.-An ap-
proximate statement of the appropria-
tions made at both sessions of the Fifty
first congress, prepared by the clerk of the
senate committee, shows grand total OF
1889, 700, 900. Mr.. Sayers, Of Texas, the
leader of the Democratic minority on the
house appropriation committee, has pre-
pared statement of the appropriations
during the Fifty-first congress, rs COM
pared with the appropriations during the
Fiftieth congress. which shows that the
total appropriations made during the
congress just closed were Sl,0O6, 27O, All,
against Ss17. 1868 $50 during the preceding
congress. These amounts include the
permanent annual appropriations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
THE MARYI AND ALLIANCE.

EAsToN, Nd March 5-The meeting of
the Talbot. Dorchester and Caroline
branches of the Farmers Alliances brought
many people to Eaton today. Hon. Jerry
Simpson, the new member of congress
from Kansas, spoke. He said the Alliance
had fought and succeeded in beating In
gals, the man who had kept the Republi-
cans of Kansas together by pleading sec
tionalism. They had broken up the Re-
publican party so that nothing was left of
it but bung- hole around which
a barrel could not be built. He said there
is not gold enough in the world to fill the
decayed teeth of the people, much less to
furnish an adequate circulating medium,
which should not be less than $50 per
capita. While it may be true that farm
er can buy as much now with gold dol
lar as ever he could, it cost him at least
three times more of his products
to get the dollar than it ever did before
Last year Kansas coru, costing 81 cents q
bushel to raise. sold at 13]6 cents. 1t was
cheaper than coal, although the coal
miners were starving for bread. Mr.
Simpson advocated government control of
railroads. He said the Alliance members
of the Kansas legislature have been offer
ed from 5000 to S20, 900 apiece 10 vote for
ingalls,, but not one of them could be cor
rupted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
RIIRNeD To TIE WATER.

NEW YORK, March 5-Fire broke out at
O'Clock this afternoon on the steamer
City of Richmond OF the Hartford and
New York Transportation line, which lay
at her dock, pier "a, East river, foot of
Beekman street. The fire broke out
amidships. and is supposed to have orig
mated from sparks which fell on some
bales of cotton. 1t spread like lightning
and by the time the engines arrived the
flames were roaring like blast furnace.
The boat and cargo were totally destroyed.
The boat is estimated to have been worth
SIPS, ,OOO There was large and valuable
cargo on board One consignment OF
rubber alone was worth $4,000. The boat
was fully insured.
The body of colored man was found to-
night on the main deck among the debris
of the cargo and was identified. The
vessel sank late tonight and is resting on
the bottom. It will not be known If other
lives have been lost until the hull is raised.
Bradycrotine cured Headaches for b. r.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
AN OLD CHESTNUT,

CHICAGO, March 5-A morning paper
says: 1T is generally believed by the
people of Atlanta, Ga, that the Rev. j. G.
Armstrong, who recently died in that city,
was J. Wilkes Booth. Armstrong; re-
semblance to J. Wilkes Booth was re-
markable,' said an Atlanta man yester-
day. When he was alive the people of
Atlanta discussed the suspicion about the
man. The last time that Edwin Booth
visited Atlanta it is known that Arm
strong was closeted in a room at the hotel
with the actor several times during the
week engagement, and that he made
frequent visits to Mr.. Booths apartments.
Efforts were made to learn the mans
history, but without success. His daughter
created a sensation several years ago by
leaving her husband the day after her
marriage, and subsequently she went on
the stage. Mr.. Armstrong was fond of
attending the theater and was often seen
in public places His resemblance to Lin
coins assassin was certainly remarkable.
He even had a gunshot wound i'll the leg
and the scar On his neck" J."
Crra- xrbila vor vpait- -prastouja nUa ad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
THE FRENCH TARIFF.

PARIS, March 5.-M. A1elina, In the
chamber of deputies today, presented the
report of the tariff committee. The report
affirms the necessity of protecting the ag-
ricultural industries and the manufactures
of France, and argues that such action
would benefit the consumers as well as the
producers. An increase in the tariff, says
the report, would augment the public rev.
enue and develop home trade. ltinstances
the results brought about by protection in
the United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, March 5-Gov
Francis today granted a respite oi
twenty DAYS in the case of Louis Billings,
the St. Joseph, Mo, wife murderer. who
was sentenced to be hanged tomorrow at
Savannah. Billings case is now before
the supreme court
The governor declined to interfere with
the execution of John O. burlington, the
train robber and Cooper county murderer,
and he will be hanged in the Jail yard at
Bonneville tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-06
THE RUSSIAN JEWS.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Mr William f.
Blackstone, of Chicago, today visited the
president, IN company with Secretary
Blaine, and presented memorial in behalf
of the Russian Jews. He explained that
the memorial was the result of a confer
ence OF Christians and Jews recently held
in Chicago, aud called especial attention
70 the fact that it did not antagouize
Russia, but only sought in peacea bic
way 10 give the Jews control OF their
homes in Palestine. In closing he said
that being on such friendly terms with
Russia. and having no complications in
the Orient, it Is most fitting that our gov
erument should initiate the friendly move
ment, TO give the wandering millions of
Israel a settled and permanent home. The
president listened attentively TO Mr.. Black
stones remarks and promised to give the
subject serious consideration.