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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-29

I OsT-A SMALL BI.ACK-AND-TAN TX
IL DOG; answers 90 the name OF -
"le.e" liberal reward will be given II
Canal street. noygW
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
Made Them Work .

While returning from Europe the cap
tain told ne story OF how be once
utilized Hindoo superstition 70 have his
ship worked. He was in command OF
an Indiaman. aud the majority Of ths
crew were H:ndoos AS long ~ the
weather was warm they cheerfully did
their work. p1t when cold storm cams
up they positively SEEMED 10 sbriyei, and
within a short time betosok themselves 10
the hold, FROM which they could not bs
driven BY threats or persuassons. The
captain wass at his wits end. bat sudden
" a bright thought struck him. He re-
nenbered the HEnsioo horror % the pig.
contact with which means loss Of caste.
There h&ppensd 70 be well fed rorser
on board, which he took from its Zen,
tied a rope 70 its beg and lowered 10 into
ths strkers' qa2rserzs The effect was
electrical With Wild yell every rsan
rushed 20 the deck TO AVOID contact with
Re unclsan animal. and there was 10
further difficulty In getting them %
work IN the coolest wss;ber.-Iss@rvssv
in St Louis GlobeDemocr4t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

Entomologists generally concede that
upward OF 100, GOO species of insects have
been recognized and classified; some at
thors even place the number as high sc
80. 600, while it is not az all improbable
that this vast nun Der may not represent
more than ore-tentn OF the numbe &C
tually inhabiting the globe Not less
than one-half ot toe whole number be-
long to the order coleopssera. CT beetles.
which order Il By far the most nu1er-
ously represented OF al. The lepidop-
terra, or butterflies, have thus far yielded
some Ii, coo species, or sbout one-thir-
tenth Of ths total number Goo, COO, esti-
mated by Speyer for the world at large,
and an equal number may perhaps Be
credited 70 the hymenopsers Gees, wasrs,
etc.. the hemipsera (0ugs, and dip;era
flies
The or.hoptgs CT strzzgk; winged IN
secss, which include the loczs.s, grass-
hoppers, etc. ars considerably lees ru-
merous. The species with nested wings
(neuropteral probably Nun Der some place
between 2,o.o and 3, 60, Insects are. Of
course. meet nunerousiv Developed in
the tropics, bat they are not rzr. by arr
means IN the coldezs regions which have
yet been visited by MANS. Lc1is Re-
public,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

many type, for example. As matter
of fact Mr.. Hart is business man of
recognized ability and integrity, holding
positions of great responsibility in Bos-
ton mercantile circles. Let me further
more call your attention to the fact that
his record as mayor is above the sus-
picion of dishonesty.
l am thus at a loss to discover on
what ground Boston's new postmaster
merits your editorial seorn. Perhaps
it is because he is Republican. But
until have determined just what politi-
cal party the EAGLE favors,I must at
tribute the cause not to political preju-
dice, but o your loyalty to the old sol
der who failed OF reappointment. In
any case it seems to me that the cause
of good government and sound public
opinion would be better served by our
press if inapt and slanderous epithets
were vigorously excluded from edi-
torial columns. This may seem small
matter, in no wise concerning the veal Of
Wichita, but surely we cannot be too
jealous of the good name of public SER
wants and we are always justified in de-
Tending high official from thoughtless
aspersions. Truly yours,
EUGENE r. SHIPPEN.
WICHITA. March Z, 1891.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
CoNTEMPTIBLE.

Wichita is out of humor with the legisla-
ture for not giving her a normal school.
Let the pouting princess be consoled.
She still has the privilege of sending her
young men and maidens to Emporia,
where they can enjoy the advantages of
normal training free from the debasing
influence Of joints, bootleggers and carous-
ing nebriates.-Emporia Republican.
Which is not SO, which is mean, which
is outrageous. This county puts up
about one-twentieth of all the money
that goes to support the Normal school
at Emporia and into the state treasury.
Wichita has never had anything from
the state. Having a college building
and property worth $4,000 for which
it had no use it offered the property to
the state. Little, contemplate, jealous
filings such as the above, and such as was
INDUCED in by Warren. the representa-
tive from Emporia, killed the PROPOSE
ton, which we hope the future repre-
sentatives and senators from this county
will remember The school at Emporia
is overcrowded today, it is said. While
the EAGLE was not for the Paramount
and would not advocate it,
yet its editor, for many years, stood by
the Emporia Normal and at times when
it was to his personal and political dis
to do SO. The spirit of
Emporia's newspaper and of its repre-
sentative in this matter is simply con-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
fpoEa Have Drtrrfornfef.

While the grapder sort Of dog has
been morally degraded by being turned
into useless lackey. the breeds that
have happened 20 suit the capricions and
Grant fancies Of animal PETERS have un-
dergone a still deeper deterioration. The
sleek pug. for instance, on whom is often
lavished such u wealth Of feminine fond
ness, has long since become perfectly
aware Of his new function in the house.
He knows be IS the first pet, and he is
perfectly happy in the fact HIS mind
seems untroubled by any recollection Of
a higher estate. He has lost the ancient
desire of the species 10 be- mans loyal
servant. He may. perhaps. If You happen
to call at the house and find him ia eI-
elusive possession Of the drawing room,
make pretcnse Of resisting your In
trusion~ But his Sybaritic habits are too
much for him. and presently he sinks
in voluptuous slufnber on the softest Of
sofa cushions. These spoiled creatures
learn 10 take the foDdlings bestowed on
them as n matter Of course. They are
wholly undemonstratiye and perhaps
the most fatterinz thing that can Be- said
of them is that, mike their rival. the
cat. they do not simulate tenderness If
which their heart is wholly Destitute
Cornhill Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
A KANSAS CYCLONE,

Kate Fields Washington says, under
the editorial caption of "A Kansas Cy-
clone:
1t struck Albaugh's opera heuse on
the night of February Gath in the person
of Mrs. Mary E. Lease. state lecturer for
Kansas. am told that Mrs Lease is an
ugusuaI womrn. | hope she is, for,
however capable she may be as farmer
and bread winner. and however con-
scientiaus she may be in her declaration
of rights and wrongs, her appearance at
the woman's convention did more injury
to her sex than can be undone by many
a Julia Ward Howe or Clara Barton.
We are told that woman suffrage will
purify and refine politics; if Mrs. Lease
is sample of what is in store
for us, heaven help conventions and
everything else. Thrift of CAB, I'M
controlled by reason and delicacy. is
about the most dangerous weapon a
woman can WELD. What sentiment
without Judgment did for France in
1898, no one need be told. Women
wreck more bloodthirsty vengeance than
men; and when Mrs. Lease, speaking for
the Farmers Alliance of Kansas, stated
that women defeated John j. Ingalls,,
called him "a consummate rascal" and
yet resented this gentleman's refusal the
day before to meet her on her own inyi-
tation, she showed to what sort of war
fare even American women will descend
when their brains are undisciplined.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.
From the Leavenworlh Times.

From the Leavenworlh Times
The Wichita EAGLE rejoices that the
Times was making vigorous protest
against the workings of the Metropolitan
police system in this city, but consoles
us with the assurance that it will do no
good.
The EAGLE is evidently not posted. It
hadn't got onto the fact that the police
board against which we protested was
incontinently bounced and board of
sensible business men appointed.
The EAGLE twits US with having sup
ported the Metropolitan police system,
which it terms: "Un-Americar, unre-
publican and undemocratic."
True, we did support that system, as
we still do. 1t is not the system to which
we object, but the abuse OF it. The Met
ropolitan police system has been tried for
years in other states, and found an excel
lent one. 1t removes the police as far as
possible. from the control of politicians,
and it has worked well in almost every in
stances in which it has been tried. In
our neighboring state of Missouri they
have the metropolitan police system and
over there ever thinks of pro-
it un-American, un-Republi
can and un-Democratic.
We have had experience in this city
with police under control of Demo
cratic mayor and with metropolitan
police controlled, by VIGOROUSLY incom-
petent commissioners, and of the two,
the latter, bad as it has been, is greatly
to be preferred.
The metropolitan police system is all
rights in itself. Now and then poor
set of commissioners will make it dis
grace to city, but such mayors as are
elected in Leavenworth would make of
their police tools to DO their dirty politi-
cal work and such system is continu-
ing disgrace to any city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

IL seems strange TO think that tobacco
was used as money in this country, in
Maryland, AS late as lSlS.-Atchison Cham
pion.
1t doesn't seem as strange that such
should have been the case way back
there, when money was very scarce
commodity, as it does, in this advanced
age with its advantages in the science
of governmental economies, that butter
and eggs and other readily convertible
light crops as well as tobacco and cot
ton, should be used as mediums Of COM
mercial exchange, but so it is and all
over the land were such crops are pro-
duced. There are very few creditors or
tradesmen in the country but viii accept
marketable produce in payment Of debt
or the purchase of goods. 1t might be
different IL the country had an adequate
volume Of money 10 accommodate lis
commercial and industrial needs, but it
hasn't
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

The Missouri legislature, having in
mind, no doubt, the sorry spectacle that
state presented at the centennial exhibit
ton in 1876 by reason of the niggardly
appropriation made for that purpose,
passed a bill appropriating S150,0 900 10
have the state properly represented at
the worlds fair in 1898. The Kansas
legislature seemed to have the notion
that little of Kansas will go further
than ever so much of the states around
us-Nebraska, Colorado. Texas and Mis-
souri-every one of which viii spend
three TO five times as much as Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
RESUBMISSION THROUGH 4 NEW
CONSTITUTION.

The Topeka Capital is not pleased with
the action of the legislature submitting
the proposition for a new constitution to
the people Of Kansas, and one Of the
reasons given for its chagrin is tho belief
that the action is satisfactory to the Re-
submissionists. We presume that that
element of the party may view it as half
chance, but we don't believe they had
anything to do with bringing it around.
They wanted, they demanded vote Of
the people direct, and not this round
about, far-off dodge which involves
three distinct and unnecessary cam
paigns, and from four to six years Of
time. But political cowardice, fear
of the people, prevented an affirmative
voice from the bosses. We doubt very
much If the "Reminiscences will at
tempt to reach conclusion by carrying
the state for the convention which
would have to be followed up by the
election of a majority to the convention
ton of the instrument, with the party
machinery opposing them all the
the way through. 1t would be
cheaper, quicker and more satisfactory to
encompass their desires by electing
men to the state, judicial and legislative
offices to carry out their convictions.
Had the resubmissionists last fall, in
state convention assembled, pledged the
Alliance rather than the Democrats and
then endorsed the Alliance nominees,
they would have swept the platter and
the people of the state would have had
an opportunity to vote on a subject
which very large minority, to say the
least, are convinced involves the welfare
of the state.
The Capitals Indignation at the EAGLE
over our jocular squib might grieve us
were we not convinced that it was pre-
tense on which to base its editorial As
for the rest, we agree that there is little
hope of the people voting "0r new con-
stitution. The way to I,..ch it is too
long, too uncertain and too expensive,
for which reasons they have voted the
same proposition down in the past more
than once
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

In South Dakota submission promises
TO be as great deadlock as the election
Of senator was. Both sides are more
confident than ever. II may lie that the
fate of the question hangs on the recov-
cry of Senator Clark, who had a relapse,
and 1t IS doubtful if he viii be out again
this session. Clark would vote for SUI
mission (Which is the same as our resub-
mission), and, it is claimed. make the
twenty-third man. Asst stands now the
merry war goes Oh, and row that the
senators have taken q stand, their con-
stituents are on hand. making it very in
teresting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

According to census reports the in
crease of the white population of the
south in the last decade has been about
2l.5 per cent, the colored about 1874 per
cent; but in the north and west the gain
of the whites has been about % per cent,
while the gain of the colored may be
shown to be in the neighborhood of 100
per cent. If these figures are correct,
on their face they may give some cause
for uneasiness to those in northern COM
munities who have fear of negro SUI
premacy, but in point of fact there is
nothing in them to disturb the most SEN
sltive. At the rate of increase in the
northern states, aud no increase in the
south, 1t would require twenty years for
the number of colored people in the
north to equal those in the south.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10


For congress TO annually appropriate
thousands OF dollars as il does in the i'm
provement of utterly useless rivers. creeks
and bayous, instead of devoting this
money 10 some such useful purpose as ir.
rigating western Kansas. is about as sensi-
bic and business like as it would be to put
5000 worth of mustard poultices on the
abdomen of the statue Of General Grant
at Fort Leavenworth to excite action and
to stop the water Irom running from its
nose on rainy day.-Atchison Champian.
Eminently correct as to the facts of
the case, but If that were done what
would the average congressman do for
something with which 10 make himself
solid with his constituency: An appro-
priation for the district is about the only
thing big majority Of them have to re-
commend them for an endorsement and
ra-alccsio,,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

The Republican party refuses to under
stand the Alliance III Kansas 1t will dis
cover. after a while, that the Alliance
means Democracy.-Atlanta Constitution
There is where you are fooling your
self. The purposes and objects of the
Alliance have never been a secret to Re-
publicans, sly as the oath-bound secret
order has tried to be about it. It's sole
aim and purpose has been to down the
Republican party, and wherever it has
been the weaker of the two it willingly
played the cats paw for the Democracy,
and vice versa. That's all there is to it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
INSTRUCTION IN PATRIOTISM.
From Harper's weesIr.

From Harpers Weekly
At the close OF the first half-centurv
of the government, when, for instance,
Webster delivered his eulogv of Adams
and Jefferson. or his Grafton at the foun-
dation of the Bunker Hill monument,
there was no necessity OF considering
how to stimulate and deepen the senti-
ment Of nationality. The vast food Of
foreign immigration with which we are
familiar had hardly begun TO rise, and
an appeal 10 American patriotism touch
ed every heart with the same emotion
That day is passed. The necessity and
the consequent duty of instruction in
national history and OF preservation Of
the national traditions are Imperative.
The fundamental truths that there Is no
liberty withou. law, that every form OF
class legislation is anti-repubfican, that
educated intelligence is chief bulwark
OF free Institutions, that individual Wig
lance and activity are the guarantee OF
political progress, must be constantly
ana practically ipculcated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

The evidence in the trial of the Malta,
band of Italian cut-throats at New
Orleans, for the murder of Chief of Po-
lice Hennessy, reveals a terrible condi-
ton of affairs in the Crescent City. For
tunately for the good name of New Or
leans in particular, and all American
cities in general, it is expected that sew
eral of the accused will be convicted and
hanged. The other scoundrels, who did
not happen to be mixed up in this par
ticular assassination, are becoming fear
full lest some of their past misdeeds
should be brought to light, and they have
adopted the most outrageous methods
to bulldoze the witnesses for the state.
threatening them with the same ven
geance that sent brave Hennessy into
eternity. The threats have not worked
in most cases, however, and it is gen.
uine pleasure to learn that the Malta
will, ere long, have ceased to exist, as a
body, il New Orleans
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

The Abilene Reflector thinks Jerry
Simpson is making larger nuisance of
himself in Washington than he did in
Kansas. From the report of his feats
mo allusion to sox) in the divers roles in
which he has appeared in the capital
city, and the distinguished consideration
shown him by the grandees and up-ups,
we are led to infer that he is regarded as
anything but nuisance. 1t isn't fair
for the Reflector to whack Jerry over
the shoulder Of its own districts repre-
sentative
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

Harper's Weekly, mug, in speaking of
the election Of Governor Hill 10 the
United States senate by the New York
legislature, after deprecaIing the news
paper insinuations that the governor
would allow his private advantage TO
determine his public course in accepting
the position or not. saws lit was Re-
publican tradition that Office should seek
the man, and asks: IF the tradition
Should become again practice, would
the public welfare suffer-" In this case
It Is q debatable question. with the
weight OF argument on the affirmative
side.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

Frof. W. a. Kellerman, Manhattan,
Kan, would be glad to identify flower
ing specimens of plants for any one re-
siding in our state. When suitable for
the purpose, the specimen vii be placed
in the Agricultural college herbarium,
with due credit to the collector. Such
material should be wrapped snugly in
paper and sent by mail rate, cent per
two ounces. The name of the sender
should be both on the inside and outside
of the package.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
After Thirty-fye Years,

From The Atthis0n Cham pIoI
OF the twenty-three ministers who
formed the first annual ". +. conference
Of Kansas and Nebraska. which met in
tent at Lawrence in 1856. but two re-
main-Dr. j. Deni5on and Rev. b. r.
Bowman. These twenty three preachers
received the year previous an average
salary of S255.34 Five meeting
houses" were reported, one at Leaven-
worth. the other four among the Indi-
ans In the same boundaries are now
2,079 ministers, 151, 435 members and
1855 Sunday schools with 100, 78I schol-
ars, which meet in .222 churches val
ued az 81 rs, $50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

places II turning your toes slightly To-
ward the horse the stirrup viii by It's
own weight try to find its place and ship
on your foot. Yhe displaceinenss from
their positions of your body, thighs,
knees, feet and stirrups will be followed
by their involuntary movements accord
ing 10 the law of gravity to fall back
into the places which their weights as
sign TO them
Have your saddle built so that nu
muscular exertion be required to keep
you in its lowest lcentre) part: that your
legs, thighs, knees, feet and sti-rups re-
tain their positions by their own weight,
and you will enjoy that comfort which
you can never find in q fat saddle
with the lowest point back at the
cantle. with the knee puffs too far front,
with the saddle pad raising you several
inches above the horse and with leather
and straining. etc, bulls up high be-
tween your legs. Have the tree open
longitudinally in the center from the
front to the middle, allowing circulation
of air between you and the horse and
you will have more ease 10 yourself and
less sore backs for your horses.
Brossmaon in Philadelphia Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
TENDER TOES TRODDyS
TO the Editor o; the Eagle

To tie Editor OF the Eagle
Your editorial relating to the Boston
postmastershiH, in Sundays issue Of the
EAGLE. does injustice 10 an honorable
public man. You speak Of ex-Mayor
Hart. the new appointee OK the presi-
dents, as party heeler.' Even Mr.
harts political opponents have never
descended to such personalities The
term "heeler'' by common consent IS ap-
Piled TO interruptions dernagogues who
make living Gus Of poi.sscs-.hs Tam
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

The richest man in the next congress
will be John L. Mitchell, Democrat, of
Milwaukee. He is credited with for
tune ofsomething like SAC, 000,0 900, which
he inherited from his father, who was
the protector of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad. 1t is suggested
that he viii turn over his salary as a
congressman to his private secretary, as
a good many other rich congressman do.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

Governor Steele reached Guthrie Sun
day night from Washington. The gov
ernor made a splendid and successful
fight for his people and their interests,
in which he was seconded by Senator
Plumb. One general item of $3.50, 900
is in the miscellaneous appropriation bill
for relief of western districts caught in
the drouth of last year, and an item of
$50, 900 for Oklahoma especially.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

Koch's lymph will join the Brown
Sequard elixir, in the inocuous. A COM
mittee of physicians appointed toinquire
into its merits as healer failed to find a
single case wherein the lymph had eff
fected cure, and accordingly recon-
mended that its use be discontinued.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10

But for the fact that it is about time
for the periodic outbreak Of war rumors
and predictions across the big briney,
the ebullition of anger displayed by the
German emperor over the Paris incident
might be worthy of more serious consid-
Grafton than it seems TO receive over
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
In Big Company.

From the Globe Democrat.
In being refused a vote of thanks by
his political opponents, Tom" Reed is
in big company. Speakers Sedgewick,
Clay, Stevenson and Polk, who were
honored in the same way, were among
the most conspicuous public figures of
their time.