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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
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'What 10 the use Of rearing daugh-
/ tersy asked az Intelligent ChiBaman not
/ long ago # an iuquinug Englshman.
when young they are only an expense,
and when grown they marry and 80
/ away Whereas a son
What : world Of difference there is be-
/ tween that sentiment and tLIs OF ~
/ Cradle Song" recent poem by tho
young poet, W. - Yeats, where tho
/ mother addressed her baby thus:
/ / kiss yoa and kIss you. nay arms round my owni
/ All. how slai! d. .ss sou. uly dear. lien yours
grown
To US. in these later times, and with
/ all the sentiments Of Christian civiiiza-
/ tion fostered in Us. It is almost incom-
prehensibie that any grown human being
could have the heart % e1tuguish tho
first struggling life % babies. most Of all
does II seem incompreheusible that tbs
mother, whose nature IS wont % well up
and flow out at the first helpless cry &
her infant, and the father. whose instiucs
is 20 hover over and protect and lead
for" both mother and child ~ their weak
negs. could ever surrender, or with ths.I
own hands destroy. the creature whom
they have brought into the world But
strong 81 ara the natural instincts
stronger still IS many = religions fausti-
cis1n. stronger IS national q tribal ira
dItlOu.
And when we consider that II hAs taken
ages Of CEr1sti2n culture and feeling 20
bTIng Is 70 orr present height Of iLnzarln-
alive syn patty with al forms Of hfs,
till now We are agrsed thst 10 more
beautiful, sacred or divine SIGHT r. - -
seen under the snn thar that 81 . u1othsI
with a child IN her arms. tnsn We ca
understand that. while Il l. al OrtrsRs
q sin and CRIME p destroy 4 c-L4d
among the taught - ChTisisutoH, II 10
bit bidso1s Darbarissl among tSs "a
instructed u heathe8dcLa.-StrsE zAgs,
EaUs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
THE RISING WHEAT MARKET.

Wheat prices are going up Western
holders realize that exporters have put
out large contracts for future delivery,
and are evidently disposed to make
them pay roundly for their confidence
in the bearish influence of the big crop.
SO much of the advancing tendency as
may be due to legitimate influences
will do no harm. Europe will require
a largely increased supply of American
wheat this year, and it is natural, IN
der such conditions, that better prices
should obtain in the worlds markets.
The American grower is entitled to all
that he can get for his wheat under the
stimulus of natural competition among
legitimate buyers. The situation, how
ever, encourages speculation, and there
is considerable of this factor in the pres
ent market for grain. The fitful and
feverish conditions that are generated by
speculation will simply retard business
and work ultimate injury TO the true in
tereSts of farmers. Persons who are de-
pending upon the necessities of import
ing countries TO give permanent support
to advancing prices in the United
States should remember that high
cost breadstuffs imports viii en-
force unusual economies among Euro
pean consumers, and that the after eff
fects of an ill-timed speculation that
might check exports from this country
would be certain to prove disastrous.
1t would be good thing for the gen.
eral business interests of the country if
speculation could be kept in the back
ground this season. But it viii not be.
If the wheat gambler can bag a present
profit from the exporter, or from any
body else, the country's exchanges may
take care of themselves Philadelphia
Record.
The Record tries to discuss the ques-
ton as above in an impartial, disinter-
ested sort of way, though from its refer
ence to conditions and necessities of the
east, especially in Europe, it is evident
that 1t would dissuade the farmer from
holding his wheat, but like innocent
lambs hurry it into market to be devour-
ed by the spectators, who it whacks in
a half patronizing sort of way. The in
dependant farmers of the great grain
producing west will decline the Records
advice with thanks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
The Effects Of Coffee.

From the St Paul Pioneer.
Coffee owes its stimulating and re.
freshing qualities to caffeine. 1t also con.
tains gum and sugar, fat. acids, cassein
and wood and fiber. Like tan, it power
fully increases the respiration, but, I'M
like it, does not effect its depth.
BY its use the rate of the pulse is in
creased and the action Of the skin dimin-
ished. 1t lessons the amount of the
blood sent to the organs of the body, dis
tends the veins and contracts the capil-
laries, thus preventing the waste of tissue.
It is a mental stimulus OF high order,
and one that is liable to great abuse.
Carried to excess it produces abnormal
wakefuiness. Indigestion. acidity, heart
burn. irritabilty Of temper, trembling,
irregular pulse. kind of intoxicatiOn
ending in delirium and great injury to
the spinal functions.
Unfortunately there are many coffee
tippIers who depend upon it as drunk
ard upon his dram.
On the other hand. coffee is Of soy
ereign efficiency in tiding over the nerv-
Gus system in emergencies.
Coffee IS also. IN rs place, an excellent
medicine IN typhoid fever its action il
frequently prompt and decisive. 1t Is
indicated in the early stages before local
complications arise.
Coffee dispels stupor and lethargy, Is
an antidote for many kinds OF poison,
and is valuable IN spasmodic asthma,
whooping cough, cholera infantum and
Asiatic cholera.
/; Is also excellent as preventive
against infectious or epidemic diseases.
Ia Districts rife " ith malaria and fever
the drinking of hot coffee before passing
into the open ar has enabled persons
living IA such places % escape contagioa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The county officers at Oklahoma City
| have moved into their new quarters
Oklahoma can take her pick of the crops
but this year it wouldn't be the cotton
| crop.
| People in Oklahoma have already gone
to Boosting about their fine blue grass
lawns.
Governor Steele returns to Oklahoma to-
! morrow. Won't his eyes bulge out when
| he sees the corn?
| There are some stalks of cotton near
! Dead Mans crossing in Oklahoma county
| that are five feet high.
Ledru Guthrie, of Oklahoma City, has
! been made member of the national Re
| publican committee for Oklahoma.
| The base ball clubs in Oklahoma are
! getting onto the fact that the visiting club
| gets the best treatment when it is beaten.
| The highest corn stalk heard from grows
| near Hennessey. Its tassle waves forty
| feet in the air. The hill that 1t grows on
| is thirty-five feet.
The Oklahoma Pirates have done up the
| Saltwater Hawks. The base bali compli-
cation in Oklahoma is getting almost as
| Interesting as the capital fight.
! The papers really ought not to crack any
! jokes at the expense of the deputy mar
/ shals. It encourages the Dalton boys
! And they have had too much fun already
! Prof Halleck, Of the Guthrie Capital, is
/ now summering at Geuda Springs. Il is
! said that most of his time is spent in teach
| ing the young girls how 10 swim IN Lake
| Juauita.
! The Oklahoma Democracy is in couven-
/ tion at FL Reno today. You can expect
something queer for Oklahoma Democ-
racy is entirely different from every other
/ variety.
/ The editor OF the Guthrie News breaks
out in this rhapsodical rhetoric: 'Set like
a triple gem upon a thousand hills. Gutb-
RE captivates all corners that fall within
the magic of her destiny
What makes a good many Oklahoma
| people weep is to have their Kansas reia-
tives keep shipping them boxes OF sample
vegetables when they have already 20;
more than they know what 20 do with
The Cheyenne Indians. under the noted
chief Otonacho. are taking their all9t-
ments as near hingfisher as possible Be
ginning a mile and a BALI frcm the city
they hsve taken sill the good land FOR II
teen miles around
The Shawnee Indians will give grand
war dance the early part OF August near
Shawneetown. The following tribes VIII
participate: Iowas. sac and Fox, hIcka-
poos and Shawnee Indians. THIS Vii Re
the last OF the war dance IN t2ls country.
Oklahoma Tiues-J Journal. NJ. 4 g.
GuYuup. one OF The prosperous farmers
living near Frisco, was II the CIV Teste--
day. and while ae-a be visited the Times
Journal Office. He tells u sglch an extra
ordinary crop Of potatoes ~ raised "a 5
year that his ueEhod q planting ard cal
tiyatiBg are worth notice The ground
was the second plowing OF black losT1,
v-s Moved Swan 5rrheS deer ard thar
ouCh " pulverized. Shallow burrows two
feet spart were Ehen made With a small
s;ubble plow. The potatoes were dropped
IN the burrows six inches apart a1d then
covered ten inches deep with mulehing
OF old hay and straw No ether work was
doDe on the field until re crop was ready
70 gather. From : quarter q 81 asSs ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01

deny themselves the advantages of for
eign travel for the sake of keeping the
balance of trade on the right side OF the
international account!
The answer to these questions depends,
of course, on the amount of benefit that
accrues from sojourn in foreign lands.
If the travellers get $50, 600, 900 worth of
intellectual gain or moral or physical
recuperation from the expenditure of
that sum abroad, the nation as whole
cannot charge them with incivism. But
competitive examination of the travel
ers on their return might make it very
optimistic view of figure that foreign
travel pays its cost in actual improve
ment.
The truth about this going to Europe
every summer on the part of many peo-
pie Of wealth and leisure is the simple
fact that it is fashionable to do SO. The
majority go neither for health nor intel
lectual gain. They merely go as others
do to fashionable home watering places
because it's the thing to do. Fashion
has decreed. Many of these travellers
have not seen all of their own country.
They know nothing from actual ooserVa-
ton of its extent, resources and recreat-
AHe5 Liabilities 4uey are CilhAAiAaAig -
norant of their native or adopted land.
1t would, however, evidence the posses
sion of more sense ito do TIE United
States first before doing" Europe: but,
alas, fashion; whose cringing, fawning
devotees they are, has decided otherwise,
and they cheerfully submit. So they go
to Europe: spend their money sight
seeing and what not; and, much as we
criticise-them for their lack of taste and
consistency, and great as we may de-
plore the loss of the gold which it in
wolves, go they will, and 60 they do.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
The History Of Written Almanac..

The history of written almanacs dates
back to the Second century of the Chris
tian era. The AleXandrian Greeks in the
time of Ptolemy. A. ID. 100-160, used alma
macs. Prior TO the written almanacs of tho
Greeks there were calendars or primitive
almanacs. The Roman fasti sacri were
similar TO modern almanacs. knowledge
of the calendar was at first confined TO the
priests, whom the people had to consult
not only about the dates of the festivals,
but also concerning the proper times for
instituting various legal proceedings. But
about 800 B. G. one Cneius Flavius the
secretary of Appius Claudius. learned the
secret, either by the stealthy use of the
documents in his masters possession, or,
according to Pliny, by repeatedly consult
ing the authorities aud by collating the in
formation he obtained. 1t was really pub
fishing an almanac when, as Livy relates,
be exhibited the fasti on white tablets
around the Forum.
From this time tablets containing the
calendar, the festivals, astronomical phe-
nomena, and sometimes historical notices,
seem TO have been common Research has
brought to light numerous calendars cut
on stone. One was found at Pompeii, cut
upon a square block OF marble, upon each
side of which three months were regis
tered in perpendicular columns, each head
ed by the proper sign of the zodiac.
Whether the word almanac" be from al
and manah, to count, or al and men,
months, is not agreed; some authorities
give it a Teutonic etymOlogy. from the
words al and mona, the moon. Each of
these cOnjectures Is plausible. Tables rep
resenting almanacs were used by the Arabs
at an early date, mainly rs Astronomical
guides. aud it is highly probable that both
the thing and the name originated with
them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS.

The more the Wichita-New Orleans
sugar freight rate is considered, the
more outrageous it appears. The policy
of the Kansas lines in compelling the
Wichita jobbers to pay such an exhorbi-
tant rate of freight from New Orleans,
forces the jobber to buy his sugar In
New York, from which point the rate is
lower, although the distance is twice as
great, and the jobber viii have to wait
twice as long for his goods to be deliv-
cred to him. Of course there is a reason
for this manipulation: On the New
York sugar the Kansas lines receive the
long haul, while from New Orleans their
proportion is not near SO great What
was the inter state commerce law passed
for, anyhow?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01

The estimated large increase in the
governments expense account that will
result from the adoption OF the policy of
free coinage Will not deter the advocates
of that policy from pressing it as an issue.
The issuing of any form of currency by
the government unavoidablv incurs ex-
pense, but it Is all but universally agreed
that considerable increase in the vol
ume of the circulating medium is neces-
sary. The present capacity of the minis
is about 100000 ounces Of silver a
month. and it is not at all likely that the
demands upon the minis, even under free
and unlimited coinage, would be
greater than that, as large
part of the bullion offered would
be paid for in certificates. Anti
free-coinage VIII not he helped by gov
eminent officials iuveighing against free
coinage, as in the case referred to.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
To Keep Insects OF from Trees.

The tying Of piece of wool round a
tree stem to keep down the bugs and
vermin is poor idea, because it Is based
on the supposition that all these nui-
sances ascend from the ground, whereas
in most instances, the eggs are laid IN
the foliage above the supposed guard.
The only actual preventive involves a
delicate operation. which, however can
be successfully performed by man with
a steady hand. 1t consists in boring a
small hole in the tree near the ground
and filing it with sulphur. The sap
carries this over the tree and there will
be few insects settle or crawl On any
part Of it. The spring Is the best tine
TO do this, but with q siroDg healthy tree
il can be done now vita perfect safety
st Louis Glooe-DeuOcTat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
AN gMPeRoR,s MANNERS.
The Habits and Tastes or Napoleon Bona
parte-His Rudeness to Ladies'

The most characteristic of Napoleol'a
habits was unremitting and most success
full industry. Few such intense workers
have ever been seen. and yet his physical
strength was never great, and he could not
do without large amount of sleep-a pc
culiarity which had something 70 do with
his failure 70 trace Butcher on the 18th of
June, 1878. Bourrienne tells US: His or
ders were that | should call him every
morning at 4 was therefore the first 20
enter his chamber, but very frequently
when | awoke him he would turn himself
and say, All, BourTienne, let me lie little
longer He in general slept seven hours
out of the twenty-four, besides taking a
short nap in the afternoon.
''Napoleon's general manner was brusque
and abrupt, but when he tried 70 please he
could almost fascinate. His conversation
was full of strong sense and occasionally
rich with original thought; but when he
became familiar he was often vulgar, made
bad Jokes and used coarse expressions. He
was not respectful or courteous to women,
and the sex has furnished his most bitter
critics.
'He seldom said anything agreeable TO
females, and ne frequently addressed to
them the rudese and most extraordinary
remarks. To one he would say, Heavens,
how red your elbows areP To another,
What an ugly headdress you have got?
He said one day TO the beautiful Duchess
de Chevreuse, in the presence of all the
circle of the Tuileries, All that's drOll
enough; your hair is red Perhaps it is,
SIRE replied the lady, but this is the first
time a man ever told me So
NanlaOu's natural taste in dress was sim
pie; in his proper sphere at the head of his
troops. the historic gray coat and the plain
uniform of an officer OF the Chasseurs of the
Guard were in marked contrast with the
gold lace and plumes of the generals and
brilliant staff around him. His attire on
state occasions was, however, gaudy, and
the imperial mantle and splendid court
dress, it must be confessed, sat i'll on him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01

From the Newton kansan.
A mathematician of this city has figur-
ed out that it would require corn crib
10 feet wide, 10 feet high and y miles
long. to hold the corn now growing in
Harvey county. Estimating the yield Of
this county as an average of that in each
of the 105 counties in the state, it would
require a crib IONIC feet by 79j miles
long-twice the length of the state-to
hold Kansas crop. In view of the pos
sible erection, by the government, of a
building sufficiently large to hold this
corn, under the Alliance sub-treasury
scheme. A local dealer is figuring to
ascertain the value of the lumber neces-
sary to build it, and will put in a bid
when the government asks for proposals.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
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AS TO THE HOG CROP.

The prevailing good prices for hogs
and light offerings on the markets would
seem to indicate a short crop of hogs in
the country, but that is not necessarily
the case. 1t is true that the comparative
iy short corn crop of last year caused a
good many farmers to reduce their
stock of hogs intended for the market
last winter and spring, but the hog is q
prolific animal and a rapid grower, and
within year at any time the stock can
be increased to almost any amount de-
sired. The present has been a most
suspicious season for all live stock, and
the fiattering prospects for large corn
crop from the beginning of the crop sea
son has encouraged farmers to largely
increase their stocks of hogs.
There is at present every prospect for
a lively hog market the coming fall and
winter. Prices will undoubtedly be
high enough to afford the raiser a fair
profit on his investment and labor, and
there is little doubt that the supply will
be sufficient to meet any but an extra
ordinary demand, while the quality will
be the very best possible to produce in
this, the best hog raising country on the
continent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
In The Mater Of Precedent.

Mrs. j. X. Mckee and Mrs.. Rcssell Hsr
rison, daughter and daughter ia-lsw o. tne
president. are uOw ~ Eag.and and enjoy
iny thenseivss hugely by a. accoubts-
The 4 mericau rea4ac IS inclined - smile
AZ the cabIegran 20 the effect IAas oar
diplomats abroad are greatly sIni1Arra-ssss,i,
as -'tbe case is unprecedented q ladies' al
Official rank visiting he Old world alone. "
bat IN lands where precedent and ofhclal
et5qustte ara 90 important It Is DO laugh
ing mater TEz iad.ss w.l vssIt Paris
Hnd Berlin also. ard 20 matter what osrs,-
rnoay : Ch@erved there -. a. Abraham
Lincoln used 70 say 10 dozDt but ge
sasIl be aide 70 keep E81se-"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01

If Chief Justice Fuller has any designs
on the Democratic presidential nomination
he should resign and give some of those
who are ambitious TO fill his place a
chance. Champion.
The chief Justices name has been
mentioned in that connection quite fire.
quently, but the idea seems to us to pre-
suppose the eminent justice to have lost
his mental equipoise. He occupies the
highest position in the government in
the line of his profession, and one good
for life, and it is idiotic to suppose he
would relinquish such a position for a
doubtful chance of securing another no
higher and no better in any way except
as to salary. Besides, Fuller is Demo
crat, and who ever heard of Democrat
resigning an office: They never do, and
seldom die.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01

Molasses used the same az II IL were soap
IS said 70 remove grass stains from cali
drens clothinG-
Some people put a spoonful q horse
rad.sl into pan o. mix . Keep i sSess.
but the borsersd.sh taste i apt 70 De & -
azreeabiy apparent If the mix Is used IL
tea or coffee
L il claimed that Gil q sassatras XII
keep Iit,.e red ants OH q sugar asd cake
boxes. ice boxes. safes. cap5oag-s and ether
places where foo3 - kept
Vinegar and SAT- removes vine stains
To remove sylsshes % paint froro zir
dow gi-.ss melt some soda a vary BOT VA
ter and wash the glass with t. using sof
flannel
Lemon Juice vii whits1 frostiaz. ersu
barry or strawberry i.5ce WI! co3or u pax
and the grated rI11 O. az Grange strzlErs
through a cloth xiil eclor i yellow
n making custzEa. pumpkin or lerrou
pes Il j. better 20 parity bake tie crusi
before adding TIE z1ix1zrs. 20 tE4s i Ezzs
IA. - .k4Enr-sS6 GE IA EaNSzs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01

In view of the earthquake shocks
which shook Evansville on Sunday 10 an
extent that made the people feel ''scary,
the Journal furnishes its readers with
the cheerful intelligence that ex-Gov-
enor Charles Anderson, OF Kuttawa,
Ky, has theory that the crust of the
earth is fractured in the region of New
Madrid, Mo-. and Reel Foot Lake, Tenn
and that the fracture extends northeast
wardly, passing near Evansville; thence
onward to the petroleum and natural gas
regions. Here, he argues, may be ex-
pected earthquakes. and herein may be
found oil, natural gas, coal and valua-
bic mineral products. After setting forth
these facts the Journal complacently
concludes: "Well, we can stand an Oc-
casional earthquake shock for the sake
of discoveries of natures products that
will tend to make the community rich. "
That is the true spirit Of the thrifty and
adventurous Eankey nature. 1t is the
get there spirit that has developed
this Country's resources until it is al
ready the wonder and envy of the world
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
THE FOREIGN Travel ACCOUNT.

From the Atchison Champion.
There is quite dispute pending in the
New York papers as TO the amount of
gold taken out of the country by the an
nual summer hegira TO Europe. The
New York Sun places the amount at
500, 900. GOO estimating the travel - be
that of 100, 600 persons at $1,000 apiece.
But the New York Advertiser points out
that this Is s.. GO for 80, 600 people, and
Is 1t considers the latter number large
estimate it believe the tOta! Of SiO0, COO,
GOO an extravagant estimate.
There seems TO be no dispute, however,
that the sums taken ont Of the conn
try by foreign travel aggregate from
$50, 900. coo 10 SI09 000. co yearly.
Judged exclusively IN Its economic bear
ing. 1t is evident that the smaller sum
is enough 10 turn the balance OF trade
against Us, or In other words, II it were
not spent IN that way, TO keep the
exchange IN our favor. But can
we expect people who are able
TO travel 70 stay at home simply 10
keep the coin in this country? Are we
TO conclude even that it would not be
better for the nation 10 have these people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-01
How Thew Do 1t in Missouri,

From the Fairbury (Neb) Enterprise.
Treasurer holland of Missouri has been
convicted of stealing $50, 600 from the
state. On the first trial no verdict was
rendered. This time he was sentenced
to two years imprisonment. holland
ought to have taken more, and then he
would have been acquitted and given
the title of colon ]. In Missouri they
have a reward of merit system. One
who steals a hog goes to the coal mines
for ten years; if he steals cow or horse
he is hanged; $4,000 and he goes up for
ten years; S50, 900 entities him to an
acquittal; let him get away with 500, 600
or kill man and he will become one Of
the first citizens.