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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
AN ELEPHANTS SPREE.
IT Cost It's Owners an Even Five Hundred
Dollars.

1t Cost Its Owners Even Five Hundred
Dollars.
Herman Reich, the largest importer
of wild animals in this country, tells in
the New York Journal an interesting
story of how Fanchon, his trick baby
elephant, broke up housekeeping for
his trainer while under the influence
one day.
Eve had been teaching the elephant
a lot Of new tricks up at my stable in
East Fifty-seventh street, IN the second
floor of which my colored trainer, his
wife and three little pickaninnies had
their home" said Mr.. Reich. 1.-THE
trainer kept private bottle Of whisky
in little closet at the back OF the sta
bic, near Fanchon's stall, and one morn
ing when we were both away the cute
animal united her halter, stole the bot
tie and drank all the whisky. When
we got back TO the stable we found
Fanchon in the trainers parlor in the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
he HAD NERVE.


sAows ~ the Pat Thst lie Lef = Fat
tier WaSder 90 Via Eosom-
About two weeks ago ras stzrd-
ing with party ou TIE shore of Lake
Enc. not far from AEatAb1ls sz5d a
Eli worker 70 tie Syracuse Standard
Shortly after v~s Rad retired CO
evening I heard = peculiar whirring
sound, which recognized a. once
! here's rattlesnsxs IN camp ex-
claimed 4 an going - gef up.' Hush :
came the word. slowly Kissed ;hrougA
the teeth, from companion lear
ne The snake hAs er4aioz1 s1.o luF
shi-t t5osoua- Tbs 1~as se~v soft.T szass 3
and ~s were A-l-1-. TAr-s1zs- 80
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS.
Bright Young Minds and How They
WrestIe With Given Subjects


As a general thing the girl or boy Of
tender years disIkes writing compost
tons, and the subjects furnished n
many large schools are far from allur-
ing. What, for instance, could very
youthful minds make OF ''Education?'
4 small girl who conscienuously ap-
piled herself to the task finally pro
duced the valuable idea that ''Educa-
ton Is a very good thing, and one which
every child should be taught"
Whale ships" wrote boy. who had
a more congenial subject are large,
and have an hold u which 4 lub5er Is
stored IF Il landlu bier, this Is scarcely
70 be wondered at: but the composition
maker was evidently writing Of blub-
Der under a wrong name. Another
youth sad that Julius Cesar invented
Great Britain. IS &. c." while an equal
y accomplished historian explained
that "Ethelred the Unready was called
that because ne was never ready for the
Danes ne used 10 entice tBeD away
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
SNAKES FOR eEDFELLoWs.
& Naturalist's Startling Adventure In the
Mountains of North Carolina

Mountains of North Carolina.
Talking OF snakes" said to st.
Louis Globe-Democrat man, reminds
me of an experience l had last autumn
among the mountains OF North Caro-
DINA. ! had tramped about all day
making sketches and collecting spec
mems for my herbarium, and night
found me a considerable distance from
my house. The weather was frosty,
and built bIg wood fire, and rolling
myself up IN my overcoat, lay do"n oe-
fore l. Toward morning TIE IRE oled
down and grew chilly and awokc- /
started 70 rise for the purpose Of re-
pleaishinE the FIRE when I found q
large RATHER coiled on M bosom ne
motion awolse him and he raised his
head and put his vicious rattle n no
ton. His head was within ten inches
Of nv face, so I concluded not 70 get Up
Just then l closed my eyes and lay
still as death for what seemed al age.
then cautiously opened them Ills
snaEeship vas asleep WITH sudden
bound I sprang 70 my feet, throwing
nv unyvelcoued visitor among the en-
be-z. Great scott, what rumpus he
did kick up, Instead Of trying - get
out be showed fght and whipped the
Goals and ashes around .; . lively rate
/ didn't enjoy the circus much how
ever. because another snake vas spring
ing his rattle in my immediate neigh
borhood and I couldn't locate him /
jumped here and there and stared about
me, but al 70 no purpose, and began
TO wonder If in nv sleep / had mad
verteatly swallowed q RATHER and he
was getting up IN alarm II ny inter
nal economy. Presently ] caught sight
Of the critter. He was hanging o1se-
third Of his length ont q ny overcoat
pocket and looking for 3 good place 70
u.Aat his poisoa. 1oz lave seen t-s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

lightninG-chanGe artists at variety
shows get out of their toggery? Wen,
they are not marker to the way
shucled that overcoat. l let the snake
have it, and went down the mountain
and sat on a gum stump and shivered
with cold and apprehension until morn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
A FAMOUS SAVANT.
Prof Helmholtz, One OF Germany's Most
Distinguished Scholars.


Few men have served so long and so
brilliantly the cause of scientific inves-
LEGATION as Prof. Hermann Helmholtz,
who recently passed his seventy-frst
birthday. In 1913, when q young man
of twenty-seven, he was appointed pro-
fessor of anatomy in the Academy of
Fine Arts at Berlin and his name has
been prominently before the scientific
world ever since. His works have ref
erence principally to the physiological
conditions of the impressions on the
senses Among those best known are
Con the Preservation of Forces" THE
Manual of Physiological Optics" and
THE Theory of the Impressions of
Sound" His Popular Lectures on
Scientific Subjects, " translated into Eng
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Great Expectations.

Teacher-Your exercise is full of mis-
takes Haven't you got any brother or
sister at home who could help you get
ND your exercises?
Little Fanny haven't got any
brother or sister yet but we are eX-
pecting one pretty soon now.-TeNaS
Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
CoLOMsIA,s PRESIDENT.
DIR. Rafael Sunea aud the Grand Work
Accomplished by Him.

Or. Rafael Nunez. one of the most
distinguished living statesmen Of
Spanish America, has. since his early
youth. been in the front rank as poet,
writer and politician. La Critica
Social" La Reforma Po6tica en- Co
lombia," and a collection Of poems, are
the three works which afford evidence
of his powerful intellect and strength
Of character, which are combined with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

Yong Laey-I seppozs roa ha-v
kaa zone a2rE1vv escapes, L.ruE Lsst,.
away7 Lisut DsstzvTay--Y-s-z-s A..
ia44y aAFFoT escape onee. 81 Jovei
loaug Lacy fbrra,hlesalT LA What
way a-asat IasAaway--vewy near
er@-asa % zrtva se~sl-a. 1a-l's -eh~r-
ieaeV~. Tie uaF earr~ - 81 s4s aesor,
~ es.t2x 1..~E.A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

In 1860 we produced 10000 tons Of pa
per; in 1890 1000, goo tons, or 10000
tons more than the total product of Eu-
ropean paper mills
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

wide knowledge and keen insight into
human affairs. The chief organ of his
opinions is Ell Porvenir of Carthagena,
journal which exercises a decisive in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

and So Sg r b Ta a are furnished odS thus for
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15

at its last meeting in Greens
boro. That was before the
Third party was organized IN
the State. Butler cid not vote
for 1t, but such men as J. ..
Bell did. Hon. s. b. Alexander
and all the officers, said they
endorsed them in toto. SO when
Butler canvassed the State as
elector, he did not advocate a
principle that the North Caro-
lima Alliance had not sanction
ed. And when he and the dele
gates from this State voted for
demands at Memphis, they were
only reiterating the sentiments
of their own State Alliance.
Hence all can see that the
Chronicle is not posted; and
that 1t thinks the Alliance OF
the State are yet fools. It's OBJ
ject is, not only to down Butler
but to create dissensiops in the
Alliance with the hope of get
ting rid of its influence before
another campaign. Alliance
men, will you allow it to do it?
And now as to "duty:" The
Chronicle seems to be laboring
under great mental depression.
We think its first duty is to
stand up and rest its reasoning
powers. It's second duty is to
post itself in Alliance matters
before presuming to advise its
members; third, it should learn
to attend to it's own business.
And last but not least, duty de-
mands that it send for DR.. j.
S. Bell, the Alliance Gideonite
Democrat and get him to dag
nose it's case and tell it how a
man can belong to a "non-par-
tisan agricultural organization"
and at the same time take pub
lie action IN partisan politics,
even when the party antago-
nizes this non-partisan organi
zation.-Hickory Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15
A DUTY.

The President of the North
Carolina Alliance was one of the
electors-at-large ofthe Third par
ty. A fundamental principle of
the Alliance is that it is non-par-
tisan. 1t was organized upon
this idea and many good men
joined it because they believed
it to be purely and simply an ag-
ricultural organization. These
men can no longer afford to be
silent when a noted political in
triguer like Marion Butler is COM
hitting the Alliance not only to
politics, but making it part of
secret political society.-1t is a
duty these men owe to them
selves and to the agricultural in
terest of North Carolina to open
ly declare that Marion Butler has
forfeited his claim to the office he
holds by his partisanship, and to
as openly repudiate his authority
to sanction with the names of the
farmers of the State the action of
the present convention at Mem
phis. 1t was the boast of that
convention that it had the sane
ton of the names of many prom
inent Alliancemen throughout
the South for what it did. Shall
Marion Butler and S. Ohio Will
son quote the assent of North
Carolina farmers in defense OF
their cause ? Shall they continue
to claim the defense Of such an
honorable shield? Let the farm.
ers take some action and disown
such men. 1t is duty they owe
the State.-State Chronicle.
The Chronicle, doubtless. i'm.
AGNES it has found a mares nest
and is trying to equal her redic-
ulousness by giving birth to a
squealing worm for behold, how
it travaileth ! Failing to meet and
down Marion Butler as electo,
on the Peoples party ticket, the
Chronicle has become rockies,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15

undreamed of by party leaders.
There may be many cranks and
fools among the leaders OF this
new movement; and many of
their hopes may be idle dreams,
blu, let the leaders of the old par
ties take warning now. These
men have thrown into the arena
OF American politics the real
issues over which parties must
divide in the next decade.
THE SOUTH.
The force bill is now so dead
that even its ghost can never be
used to coniure with in the fu-
ture. When the shadow of the
negro is thus lifted from the
south, what is there to hold the
great southern states, with their
agricultural burdens, from join
ing hands with the revolution
airy west?
Mr.. Cleveland will enter the
White House with less embar-
rassment than any president since
the war The country is safe
in his hands. He has no per-
sonal ambitions to serve; no sec
ond term visions to obscure the
highest principles.
NEW ISSUES.
But after Cleveland-what I!
Then the flood.
Either TIE Democratic or Re-
publican party must take up the
issues presented by the Peoples
party, or one of them must per-
ish. The spell of tradition is now
broken forever. Neither the
west nor the south will again be
found in solid columns. We are
to enter upon supreme era OF
political evolution or revolution
which shall it be ? The leaders
of the old parties will answer in
the next four years, and the peo-
pie in 1896 will accept or reject
that answer.
TAMMANY'S DECLINE.
The man who thinks that Mr..
Cleveland's election is a partisan
triumph is easily consoled. He
was nominated without the aid
Of his party in New York. He
was elected without the aid of
his party in New York. He has
transferred the national contest
from the sewers Of New York
city to the broad fields of the
nation. For this national deliv-
erance we may all devoutly thank
God. Tammany has triumphed
again in the city, but the role of
Tammany in the nation will from
this day grow beautifully less.
New York is no longer the
pivotal state of the Union, and
on this the Union is to be con-
graduated. 1t was an avalanche
entirely too mich of good
thing for the future of Tammay
Hall, and for this promise we
sing "Glory to God!"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15

the evils on which they flourish IS
amazing. The minute man stands
up in this community and . giously
begins the work Of trying 10 save
our young men from he'll and the
life OF our city from debaucllery,
from that instant he is marked
man by the press. They hound
him; they pursue him; they lie
about him; they ridicule, caricature,
SANDER and vilify with all the cum
ming ferocity OF the wolf and the
daring insolence of the devil. Timid
good people are thus silenced-
men who love they feilow-men-
who long to help them flee in ter
ror before this 6endish power that
threatens with hate and scorn and
lives to blacken character and blast
home and happiness.
ooMsTocK, GERRY AND pARKHURsT.
Anthony Comstock is one OF
Gods noblemen. He is a man
among men. He is hero, philan-
thropist, a pioneer and prophet of
nobler life and civilization. Yet
he walks the earth amid the snarls
and Kisses of ours and snakes, for
which we have to thank a black
guard press that speaks his name
only to curse. His whole life is
a living sacrifice to the cause of
humanity, and yet he is hated by
thousands of good men whose
minds have been poisoned by the
ISLANDERS of BLACKBOARD journals.
Commodore Gerry is a man who
gives his life in unselfsh devotion
to the cause of humanity III pro-
tecting weak and defenseless child
hood from brutes. Yet in a GER
tain class of newspapers Mr.. Ger
rvs name is never mentioned save
with a curse. So intense is the ha-
tired manufactured in the minds of
of the ignorant by these black
guards that the agents of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to children are frequently threat
ened with mob violence in the
streets of New York.
Dr. Parkhurst is one of the great
preachers of the age. He is a man
of the highest attainments, of
spotless character, of purest mo-
tive. To his intrinsic greatness Of
character he adds modesty and hui
mility. No man who ever lived
could be further removed in tenn
permanent and habit from tie seek
ing of notoriety. And yet he has
been cursed and lied about and
slandered by a certain BLACKBOARD
newspaper in New York until thou
sands Of people have been led to
impugn his motives and believe
him bad man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15
TOM DIXON ON THE POLITICAL
SITUATION.

His Opinion Of C1eveland-The Parties
and the Issues Of the future.
New York. Nov. 2o.-Before
the regular sermon of the morn
ing in Association hall the Rev.
Thomas Dixon, IT,, reviewed
the results of tha presidential
election. He said:
The result of the November
election marks the beginning of
a new era in the history of our
nation.
Party traditions and party
lines have been broken beyond
the power of future readjustment.
1t is evident that new men and
new measures are to make the
history of the next decade.
Such revolutions are the work
of years, not the results of fever
ish campaigns. They are never
anticipated by party managers,
nor are they ever understood by
them.
CLEvELAND's PERSONALITY.
The election of Mr.. Cleveland
by such an overwhelming major
ity is no mere partisan triumph.
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated in
spite OF the party machine. His
| nomination was forced by the
masses OF the people. He was
elected by the same resistless
popular uprising. And with this
result the personality of the man
and his public record had much
to do.
He stood for civil servict re-
form against the spoilsmen of his
party, who hated him with a
venom they made no effort to
conceal. He is a man of opin-
ions, and he has always had the
courage of his convictions. He
has never hesitated to commit
political suicide for the sake OF
a principle. He has forced his
party to stand for principle when
the politicians wished to avoid
| the issues. He has a backbone
double riveted with steel. And
last, but not least, he has always
| conducted himself in such a man
ner as to win the undying hatred
OF the New York Sun. No high
er tribute could be paid to any
mans honesty. The masses OIL
the people believe in him, anc
he has been swept into power or
| the waves of resistless revolu.
ton.
/ THE PEOPLES PARTY.
i Another surprise for the con.
sentative east in this revolution
has been the tremendous vote
cast by the Peoples party. They
have not only carried six or sew.
en- states in the electoral college
but they have elected enough
members of congress in the house
and senate to hold the balance
of power between the two ole
parties. This is wonderful
achievement for a party only two
; years old. 1t shows that the rev.
olution among the masses of the
j people has assumed pronortien,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15
Some Pert,mcn. Question:.

iSiolm rres
credited to an exchange n.
regret We do not know the =. e
thor, as we should liked 70 b,'
given proper credit. The on.'
tons are framed for farmer, -
with slight change they will :,
the case of city workers or ~:
ers, or, for that matter, anv :,
the workers in the great hun,.
hive:
One door in VanderbiI,s M,
cost $4,000. What did Won,
cost?
Don't own any.
Don't own any house
No.
Forty-six years old?
Yes.
Helped your father support
big family till you were twen,v
one !?
Yes.
Then you married and rens:
a farm I?
Yes.
Only two children?
That is all.
Don't use whiskey or beeri
No.
Never loafed around town?
No.
Always been industrious?
Yes.
Worth only $500 or $500?
That's all.
No more sickness than Ii.
average family?
No.
Have done the best yon could.
Yes.
Have raised piles of grain,
hay and stock ?
Yes.
Took all your share to live'
Yes.
Ever expect to have mud
more?
No.
Got rheumatism 7?
Yes.
Wife work hard, too
Yes.
Ever been to Europe,
No.
Ever been to the seashore?
No. Never spent $40 in car.
fare in my life.
Lived high :?
No. Used barrels of sorghum,
What have you done with
your money?
Never had but little.
Got any money at Interest,"
Not a cent.
What is the reason you hm
not done better +?
| suppose it is all on accom-
of the tariff.
What makes you think sol
Because everybody says So
Did you ever do any right
hard thinking why you are DO
better off
No, to confess the truth,
have not. | took it for grsnss
that what everybody said mus
be right.
Did it ever occur to you hh
the man with the $4,000 doc
don't want anything discu,ssd
in this campaign except tariff,
No.
Well, he dosen't; and il b.
can keep the people from saying
anything against the railroads:
he will have a 500, 900 door n
the next house he builds.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15
EXTRACTS FROM TOM DixoS's
SERMONS.
GREAT DAILY sEwspAPERs.

cbf~AA DAlAA seA~''f@~
Col John A. Cockerill, President
~ the New York Press club, has
recently given a most terrific al
raignment Of tie successful sensa-
tional newspapers of the day. Col.
Cockerill, as veteran journalist
and metropolitan editor, speaks on
this subject with supreme author
ity. His message is a confession
as we'll as arraignment. His article
is q genuine contribution to the
cause of humanity. Well does he
say:
ut might be Faithfully declared,
having due regard for the most sue
cessful Of our journals, that news
is any heretofore imprinted occur
renee which involves the violation
OF any one of the ten command
ments. "The Daily Crimes would
be the best name for almost any
sensational newspaper of to-day.
The constant effort made to secure
by telegraph, by special cores
pondence or by indefatigable re-
porters at any cost, and to present
ia the most meretricious form and
at any sacrifice, occurrences which
will catch the curious eye and hold
the morbid fancy has found its best
reward unquestionably in the accu-
mutation Of newspaper millions
and the erection of newspaper
buildings. "Give the people what
they want, and that, too, the very
worst of it, is their principle of
management"
These are fearful assertions, but
no man has dared to dispute their
truth.
A BULwARK OF HE'LL.
The reflex influences of such a
journalism upon the life of COM
munity are terrible.
Such sheets are the hotbeds in
which is bred the prolific genera
ton of criminals whose shadow be-
gins to cover the whole civilization
of our century. 1t is not only the
manufacturer of evil passions, lust
and crime; it is the mightiest bull
wark of hell, behind which vice and
crime entrench themselves to-day.
MODERN JOURNALISM.
I hold in my hand an editorial
from certain newspaper in New
York-issued last Friday-in which
DR.. Parkhurst is cursed and viliied
for not doing the Identical thing he
was cursed for doing six months
ago. Why? Simply because the
sneak of BLACKBOARD journal in
the city-the supreme expressions
of the powers Of hell incarnated in
your daily life--has sworn that any
man, be he black or white, young
orQld, great or small, who dares to
really and seriously in earnest
stand up in this city and face evil
that against his head and heart
and life, all the thunderbolts Of ly-
ing villainy shall be hurled, and
that without mercy.
CONTINENTAL LYING.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15
ONE ENJOYS

ONR ENJOYS
Both the method and results wbsa
Syrup of Figs is taken; it Is pleaaas
and refreshing to the taste, and sea
gently yet promptly on the Kidney
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the 81
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head,
aches and fevers and cures habitnh
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is The
only remedy Of it's kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and %
ceptable to the stomach, prompt %
its action and truly beneficial In 10
effects, prepared only from the mos
healthy and agreeable substances, 10
many excellent qualities commend
to all and have made it the mos
popular remedy known. a
Syrup of Figs is for sale In 6W
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist vn
may not have it on hand will Pro-
cure it promptly for any one vn
wishes to try it. Do not accept an'
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup CO
,o,v., Say kaAScisco. GAL 80
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-12-15
CONTINENTAL LYING.

The capacity of these newspapers
to lie is to me growing miracle.
The limitation to their lying is
never moral; it is purely rhetorical.
1t is simply question of the ca
pacity of language to convey false
hood Their method of lying is
colossal. In many instances it is
continental. They have little SLAM
der mills syndicates that furnish
their hashed villainy to papers out
of town, and sell it for news.
When [ was arrested last June
byKoch, a certain newspaper in
New York described the arrest in
three-quarters of a column. Every
single statement in that description
Except the headlines, which an
nounced the fact of an arrest) was
q lie out of the whole cloth, and
the reporter was not even present
on the alleged occasion, described
with the utmost minuteness.
This same newspaper during last
summer published a statement and
description of an alleged row in
this church, every word of which
was a lie, without single fact on
which to hang it. For the past two
years these BLACKBOARD sheets have
singled me out as a special mark
for SANDER, vilifcation, ridicule and
abuse.
THE TOWER To BULLY.
The power of such blackguard
press to browbeat, bully and intim-
idate the man who dares to fight