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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
Blood Poisoning from Files.

most remarkable case is that OF
fisherman living on the Illinois river in
Calhoun county. IL was In the fall Of
1883. when, in consequence of the low
water and other unknown causes, "A gre.s
many fish persisted. They were throws
ashore, filling the air with their stencil
and thousands Of flies Toasted upon them
This man was working on his nets at the
time, barefOoted and barearmed, ~ suck
men generally Go-all around him~Gia
were buzzing, and now and then one wours.
select his bare legs or arms as a suitabs
resting place.
The man occasionally drove them away,
scratched his legs when be felt an itching,
but otherwise paid no attention to them
A few days later hc commenced % feel
very i'll, a number Of boils formed on his
extremitie- and he called in physician,
Out died from blood poisoning ultimately.
DR. Henry Bartius in Halls Journal Of
Health
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.

SPIvEY. Kan, Feb ., 1891.
To The Editor OF the Eagle.
In your issue of yesterday was a com
munication profuse with advice to the
fools BE tells them y hat was dinned
in their ears repeatedly during the cam
paign. To work. work. work. pillow.
pillow, pillow" and we VIII see to the
law making. Further he saws:
Farmers owe no man a dollar. PAY
As Won go and we viii never hear of
hard times.
One would infer from this criticism
either that farmers are the only ones in
debt, or, tt.at If the farmers kept cut of
debt, all OF er people could run a co-as-
you-please race 70 the devil with no base
consequences. Bah, WHY not advise
merchants, railroad president, and
bankers how TO do business: they some
times fail Why: Wall street attended
TO Its fan wheat sowing last fall by Law
me down on its back. kicking up It's
heels, and squawling lusIlv for the
United States treasurer to come and pick
1t Up. and be, like a good and kind father.
stopped digging potatoes long enough 10
do so
But seriously, this constant advice
however cheap it comes 10 farmers as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
TIE OKLAHOMA ELECTION

Tuesdays election in Oklahoma seems
to have been the worst sort of land
side. Although the official vote is not
in from every county in the territory.
the information sent shows that the full
Peoples ticket has been elected in each
county. If there is a single Republ can
elected, the count so far cannot be as
certained
The entire Peoples ticket was elected
by from 200 to 500 majority in King
fisher county. The same is true of Still
water, Cleveland and Oklahoma coun-
ties. Canadian has not been heard from
but, by its former showing, has undoubt-
edly gone with the rest.
In its comments on the result of the
election the Guthrie News saws: "The
cause Of this overwhelming defeat is that
certain gentlemen thought fit to carry
things whether or no, and therefore the
boiling of the Independent Republicans.
who saw that at the very first
election under the law they
had TO walk TO the crack of the
party lash or eat husks. The defeat
should and viii teach the Republican
party a lesson and it will hereafter con-
slider the wishes of larger number of
voters"
The official vote of Logan county as
given by the News, shows a complete
victory for the Peoples party, every man
being elected. The maiorities run from
one to five hundted. The vote for sheriff
is: /. S. DeFord, 1891; John Hixon,
1.527, For clerk: L. H. Laws, ,2Sj; Ii.
III. Bocktinger, 1,4S4 County attorney:
j. II. Hamilton, 1876; Thomas S. Jones,
LAO. Hamilton received the largest
vote on the Republican ticket.
The campaign was long and some
what acrimonious one. and the people of
the territory no doubt feel a sense of re-
lief at the thought that they will not be
disturbed by another political campaign
for nearly two years, which will give
them chance TO devote themselves 10
their material betterment and the devel-
opment of their splendid country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

though they still wore swaddling clothes
Is "FauguIng in the extreme Your
correspondent saws in effect that the
farmers are the only ones kicking, but
there Is no 'kick coming from the farm
ers OF Sedgwick and Harvey counties.
they are all happy, out of debt and have
hardly sense enough to vote.
Well, suppose the kick from those
counties Simpsons big vote, etc. comes
from the people in debt, who live in
Wichita and Newton. l suppose they
sent up Capt. Hurt and other fool farm
ers to the legislature.
But still the EAGLE, Judge Sluss, Mr..
Hutchinson and others who are certain
ly orthodox, seem to think the kick is
caused by the shylocks who attended to
their interest and legislation and have
succeeded in making their paper in
crease IN value as the ability to pay of
the workers and business men decreased.
think that Is the general opinion, and L
think legislation will tend to correct
some Of the evils in the future.
| quote from the EAGLE as to the pat
riotism and disinterestedness of the pre-
viouS legislature, just couple of days
ago:
The EAGLE was the only Republican
paper in Kansas that dared tell the peo-
pie the last Legislature was largely made
up of fools, scoundrels and boodlers, who
introduced their Matchmaking schemes
and the fools supported them. The most
important interests of the state We're
bled by this unconscionable crew."
Your correspondent advises the farm
ers to cure such evils as these by simply
blowing.
They, however, thought differently
and only suffered four of unconsci enable
scOundrels to get back to the seats they
had disgraced. Hence these tears"
hence the wall from this disinterested adj
vice giver. Respectfully,
SURE ENOUGH kANSAN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.
Investment OF the Emergency Tund-First 1
Eeulaie Orator

Investment OF the Emergency Iund-First
Female orator.
In obedience 70 the requirements Of the
statutes Of the commonwealth Of Massa-
chusetts the emergency fund has been in
vested in city and town I per cent bonds.
real estate and national hanks, as follows.
Bonds Of city Of Boston. $4,000: Newton.
5000; Brockton. 50 90. Cambridge. S.
90; Lowell, 20 60. Reading. So 90. Lynn,
$1,000; Needham, $1,000; Haverhiu. go
co; Dover, y. H.. 5000. Orange. - 90:
Gloucester, $2,CJJ; total town and city
bonds, 500, 600; premium on bonds 81 80.
interest on the same, 81 .9S)43. total cost
SS23. so g. These bonds will net the order
interest at the rate Of 9-16 per cent. and
have been deposited with the state treas
urer. There is also real estate "a Boston
valued az 81. 600, one assessment held IN
national banks through the country
amounting 20 sfo5. 90. al.9 cash in banks
10 ere.t building. 81 oJ1. total. $1,000
Miss Mary Cary. recently elected orator
Of Garfield Council q >oafn B0.ton. will
have the honor ~ hlug tEe Grt female
com paBion elected % that position since
the institution OF the council
Twelve vrsrs aSo the FIRST council n .te
American Legion q Honor was 0rynuiz.ri
in the Empire state with tw~utv-uiue
charter msubers Today New YORK ha.
u, 40 naeInbers. with the prosperf % .. 90
b. the close % TIE term ending
June 81. ISL There are 2 0ss councils i1
Ne order
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

BY the official census only two cities in
South Carolina have more than Ii. 1000 in
habitatS, and these two are Charleston
and Columbia; Charleston with nearly
30. 0000 and Columbia with over $4,000.
Besides these two, there are only two
cities, the population of which exec DIS
5000, seven cities each contain a popula-
non exceeding 5000, and the rest of the
towns and villages vary from 1900 to
300. Out Of the ISL. 149 inhabitants of
South Carolina, at the most, not more
loJ,OOO reside in the cities, towns and
villages. Here. then, is one exception TO
what has been the rule Of the trend of
population from country 10 city No
explanation Of the exception is offered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
ingalls, simple Life

From the New YORK sun
Ex-senator ingalls, mode of life has
always been an exceedingly simrle one.
He regarded the ostentatious phase Of
entertaining an Washington with anus
ed contempt, and when he ventured into
society his manner was As unpretentious.
easy. and suave as that of an ACCOMPLISH
ed European diplomat. The senator
lived in a boarding house while he was
in Washington. but II was a boarding.
house Of high order Mr. ingalls, kept
two rooms on the second floor. which
were literally over-run with papers.
books. reviews, and pamphlets. In the
smaller Of the two rooms there was an
unpretentious little iron bed. and th,.
whole apartment looked the abode of a
student OF affairs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
4 Kansas Poker PLAYER.

From the New York sun.
''There are three or four members of
the house. also, who are almost daily
seated at the senatorial game, and,
strangely enough. two of them have
never been suspected of playing, by their
colleagues. One Of them is member
from Chicago, and, in addition To being
a poker player, it is said that he is a
member of the alleged silver pool. The
third member of the house who belongs
to the senatorial game is the representa-
tive of rural constituency in Kansas,
and there is probably not one man in the
house who has not personal knowledge
on the subject, who would believe for an
instant that this man ever saw a game of
poker. Yet, according to the statement
of one of the constant participants in the
game, this hayseed member is one of the
most expert players who ever opened
jack pot He has face that no man can
read and an appearance of utter childlike
innocence"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
BEFORE THE ELOPEMENT.

Too early yet!
The sun has hardly set,
My love,
In peace all earth reposes
And drinks the balmy dew.
But still ewes glowing roses
Are ling on the blue.
Too early yet, my love!
Have faith in me.
When night sets in we fee,
Ny love,
The birds have ceased their twitter,
The breezeS rest, and soon
The hosts of stars VIII glitter
Around the pale faced moon
Till then good-by, my Lowell
hail thee,
Lovely and beautiful night.
Veil thee,
Moon of the silvery light
Come, We angels, attending on high!
Close in slumber each vigilant eye.
Fade or hide you till morning draws high,
AL ye glittering stars of the sky.
hail thee,
Lovely and beautiful night,
Vel thee,
Noon Of the Silvery light
Come, fear not, my own gentle bride,
Beautiful sweetheart, thy love b. thy guide,
Come thou, my angel. my Joy ard my pride.
Come, love.
John yolk in New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Governor Humphrey Will find that his
dropping Gen. Web Wilder from his adj
ministration was an unpopular move.
Wilder may have had no claims on Gov
ernor Humphrey and the man who gets
his place may have, bUU the Republican
party, the party that made Humphrey
and reposed the said trust in his hands
will be displeased. The only rejoicing
that will be heard will be from the rot
ton companies who for two years have
been demanding Nilder's removal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

A down-east goldite advances an argyll
ment against free coinage that will
knock that proposition into smithereens.
lie asserts positively that free coinage of
silver Will ruin the pawnbrokers. Ii the
impecunieus scion Of responsibility can
take his family plate to the mint and
have 1t made over into cash. free Of
charge, he viii not bother himself with
his esteemed relative AT the Sign Of
the Three Golden Balls" Ii is too had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

A substitute Of the Mansur bill looking
TO the immediate opening Of the Chero-
kee Strip was reported TO the house
committee yesterday. If Car Tom
should feel favorably inclined the bill
will undoubtedly pass.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Two Harlem, New York, doctors have
discovered a lymph that they declare is
better than Koch's. They have tried it
On forty-tive consumptives in a fremont
hospital, and the patients are all doing
well, while those who were inoculated
with the Koch article are languishing.
This is only another proof of the greatness
f America
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

There seems to be nothing in the way
of practical legislation by congress for
the benefit and relief of the country ex-
cept the disinclination TO take hold Of IL.
But that is quite as effective as the most
obstinate opposition and adroit filibuster-
ing. But there they sit, both houses, as
Indifferent and immovable as bumps on
IL, L.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

As to married women working tnsrs
IL a blt % statistics that shows how fsR
married women Do WORK FOX wages. Dat
Of oysr 20 women who had received
training a. professional nurses thirty
FIVE atterwarl married, and only oDe q
these thi-ry-ave ever again worked a.
her prosezsion Of nursing The sex TX
psv.-Eosion Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

The spirit of revolution seems 10 he
abroad. On Saturday there was trouble
1t Oporto, and on Sunday fifty soldiers
left the barracks in Brussels. About the
same time the soldiers of an English
regiment at Kingston, Jamaica. were
having a pitched battle with the con
stables. Now we hear that another
Russian must die on the anniversary of
the death of the late car
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Good, Joshua Good, of Mitchell town
ship, Rice county, is said to have been
She first to suggest w. A. PETER for
United States senator TO succeed Ingalls,
and that he made the suggestion TO the
Kansas Farmer just after the close of
PETERS series of articles on the SWAY
Out Joshua will not lack for a man
tie when his political sire ascends-to
the senate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
A Western Mirage.

From the Greedy County Tribune
The mirage Wednesday morning was
very beautiful, especially looking east
from Tribune. The town of Selkirk
twelve miles away, was thrown into the
most fantastic shapes. and a train run
ming between whitelaw and Selkirk car
rled above it an image of the train sew
eral times the size of the original. The
mirage was to be seen in every direction
and was unusually well defined.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

The run made on the First National
bank of Medicine Lodge on January Goth
reacted and turned out to be boom for
the bank. which has more deposits and
is running stronger than ever. 1t be-
came simply a matter of renewed con-
fdence as soon as it was ascertained that
it could not be busted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

The Alliance is undoubtedly devotion
ing strong antagonists. 1t can afford
to do so provided. always. that it is
strictly i'm the right. II it bunders
through prejudice, or shows itself to be
unreasonable, the party will not only be
buried out of sight but its members will
be left in a very unenviable attitude and
at disadvantage. TO be otherwise burd-
ened and victigmatized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Two years ago the senate wouldn't cut
down the extravagant fees of the state
printer, but now when very anxious for
the job they find that the pet of reform
house objects.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

The EAGLE was the only paper in Kan
gas that published the news yesterday
morning of the Botkin impeachment. as
Il was The first paper in the state to pub
fish number Of the interesting details
of the late senatorial contest.
There's nothing of Importance happen
ing at Topeka that the EAGLES readers
AL TO get next morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

William Z. st. John, president of tho
Mercantile National bank, of New York
city, says the country has nothing to
fear and everything to hope for from the
free coinage of silver. lie regards free
coinage as safe and sound finance. 3"
That settles his chances which were
thought 10y some to be good, for the sec
retaryship Of the treasury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

George Martin is warned that he must
let Wichita and her peculiar preiudices
against the police system, severely alone.
Wichita is like no other town or city in
Kansas, for which heaven be prai ed;
not only that, but the EAGLE being so
much farther removed than the Leaven-
worth Times has no such dread of that
red head as Is entertained by Col An
rhony
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
Growing Smaller by Degrees

From the Emporia Republican.
Just after the election it was ella lined
that the Alliance had elected twenty
seven members of the next congress. It
appears however, that the number is
thirteen, to-wlt: Charles L. Moses. l..
+. Livingstone, w. r. Everett and Thos.
+. Winn, of Georgia; S. b. Clover, John
G. Otis, John Davis. VIM. Baker and
jerry Simpson, of Kansas; h. Halversen,
of Minnesota: W. a. McKeigan and o.
NJ. Kern, of Nebraska, and George W.
Shell, of South Carolina.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

If Sam Woods scheme of impeaching
Judge Botl1in sticks, it viii give the SEN
ate an extra session and a big job, which
will cost the state fifty, or maybe one
hundred thousand dollars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

ment will cost the state from 500, 600 to
Sl50,000. This is one of the schemes of
the great reformer, Sam Wood. The
Journal makes the guess that the Al
lance members of the legislature will
draw the line ON Sam just about there
and refuse TO pay out that amount of the
money of the state TO crafty Sans
spite
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Island lodge No 3. RI E-as. Boston as
cu1oyet a year and eight months - m
usual Prossper.fs. and now has isJ mem
bers. with 600 iu the treasury and ssB1 on
depcsst- Tie anlouut whleh has been pad
SICK menlers is e.. 10 and AZ nne>.lnz
held Dec. q G.vidsud e = PEI e&vstA Wa
declared
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
piscontent Among naiIrpad CIerk.


A railroad clerk in this city writes:
VIII you oblige many railroad clerks BY
saying that We are the most dissatisfied
class IN business: A railroad clerk Is
seldom advanced on account Of merit
/ know many who have been at the sans
desks and for the same salary for years
and years, and they are Acknowledged
to be valuable and competent TIE men
under whom they work are not - blame
because they are not advanced. Tie
fault Is az the fOuut tain heal The d.
rectOrs Of most companies i've n ths
east and in London ard other European
cities.
Whenever one Of those directors has a
son or nephew, or the son OF nephew q
some influential friend. he sends Tim out
west To take 4 position IN the Office q
the company OF which he Is q director,
and the Young man gets a fat place.
Please understand that we Go not blame
The young man As a rule he Is a gen
tlemanly fellow and does his work 70
the best of hrs ability. aud sorss q them
have done well But il IA poor eneoar-
A-ement 20 an Cd timer 70 go this pm
cip,e n vogue / DO net believe i pre-
walls n auy other line Of business --f,ai-
ca-o TribU2s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Thnss who say that cur soldisrs onst
a. much ~ Germany count the e1peuss
q tbs Tel1sioaers with that q the re~a-
lar Army On the averzgs there IL abozi
ons commissioned c18oer % every twelve
ENLISTED uen II TIE CElse! STATES SrrY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
Leads all the Rest.

From the Lyons Tribune.
OF all the numerous correspondence
from Topeka the most polite and read
able appears in the Wichita EAGLE. The
correspondent is not guilty of such rank
cracks as this; 1.-The calamity chaplain
then made a calamity prayer and earned
s. in minute" Nor is he given to
abuse and billingsgate. but is fair, relia-
bic and industrious in his efforts to get
what the public wants.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Austin ID. Culver, the first settler of
Kingman county, died last Saturday at
his home in that county. His name
was familiar one TO the old time read
ers Of the EAGLE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

The presidents proclamation on Mir.
Blaine's reciprocity scheme for Brazil
has been looked for with unusual inter
est. 1t Is not so much the length of the
step as its direction that invests it with
so much concern Just now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

About the best result of the late election
is the completeness with which resubmis-
sion WAS laid out.-Emporia Republican.
How about the Republican party,
which was laid at the same time?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

The United States senate is going to
fight over the Paddock pure food bill
and the Conger pure lard bill, and in the
end, probably pass neither.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

All Of the first-class cities of the state
desire to be relieved of police commits
sioners. 1t would be money in their
pockets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
What's the Matter With Kansas


From the Lawrence Journal
lhe Abilene Reflector adds further
evidence of the present awful condition
OF the Kansas farmer when il notes that
the Dickinson county treasurers office Is
o'seiged 10y farmers who are paving
their taxes, the treasurer reporting that
the taxes are beng paid nearly twice as
Well aS last year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
& Fatal Indiscretion.

From The Newton Republican.
Speaker Elders mouth promises to be-
come his fatal wound. He now declares
that the Alliance delegates at Ocala
''were SO feted and Toasted that they
were ready to pass any resolution sug-
geSted by their southern brethren As
an aspirant for political honors he should
know that for one TO refer to southern
dictatorship in the Alliance is To bring
out the carrot color OF the Kansas re-
formers hair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

There is a general demand for the pas
sage Of the Torrey bankrupt bill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
rhackeray,s Dros. and Gold.

Thackeray composed and wrote his
novels on long note paper in the most
feminine handwriting The manuscript
he frequently took down to his publisher
in the crown Of his hat, stopping en- route
at the Garrick club TO take lunch. His
habit of composition was methodical.
When writing Philip on His Way
Through the World" he told, with serio-
comic earnestness, Of the necessity he
was under of spinning ont more chapters
because it was necessary TO put another
story on his house at Kensington Gar
dens. and Philip must do the job.
On that occasion he said, do You
know that both Dickens and myself are
imposing en- the public. for We have
worked out our own views very much,
and dig out more dross than ore" Thack-
cray was too sensitive 70 make good
lecturer or take pleasure in appearing
personally before the public, as Dickens
did. He used to say: Hang this lectur-
ing; 1t Is the most unsatisfactory thing
10 me you can imagine II my audience
does not applaud me / feel mortified be-
cause have failed 10 interest them. II
they applaud me. feel like a successful
mountebank; 1t Is equally uncomfortable
10th WAYS. Sheffield telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Another Alliance store keeper in South
Carolina is short $50, 900.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07

Sunday mornings EAGLE will contain
another letter from T)polobampo.