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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
THE EASTER sun.

He had always thought she was the
sweetest girl in the world. And he told
her so on Ash Wednesday. 1t seemed a
queer day to select, but as he knelt in the
pew Just back of her and heard everybody
call themselves miserable sinners" he felt
that they were doing one woman wrong,
for she was an angel
As they walked home from church to
gether he carried large heart and small
prayer book, and somehow or other he
never did know just how he got up the
courage TO do it, but he asked her TO be hia
wife. He told her how much he loved her
and he got her to confess that she did care
for him little bit After this his heart
felt so light that the prayer book seemed
the heavy part, for be had a decided in
clination TO throw it away and hug her
then and there right in the street. But
better sense prevailing, he waited until he
got into the house. Unlike most other
love stories. there was no cruel parent in
this, and the wedding was set for June.
But" said pretty Nell. every year since
Twas little bit of thing have gotten up
to see the sun dance on Easter morning,
and have always been just few minutes
too late. Now, charge you if you love
me that you either sit up all night or have
yourself awakened by a messenger boy, or
do anything that will result in your send
ing somebody to wake me up; because you
know, dearest, it will be perfectly lovely
for US to see the sun dance together" The
promise was made when the engagement
ring was put on. 1t was sealed with kiss,
and the dearest fellow in the world and the
sweetest girl in the world gloated over the
idea of the charming time they would
have early on Easter morning seeing the
sun dance for very joy, as their eyes and
hearts would.
Now, if the sweetest girl had a fault,
which may be doubted, it was that she
knew when other creatures, mere men.
looked at her with admiration, and her
bright eyes would fash back sort of
THANK you" If the dearest fellow in the
world had a weakness, which may be
doubted, it was that he called this polite
ness flirting, and that he objected to it to
such degree that he actually became
Jealous. 1t was unreasonable in him, but
still it was true. On Good Friday, when
Nelly and he were eating hot cross buns
and drinking coffee. he put down his cup
with great fierceness and said, Nell,
will not permit you to make eyes at that
dark haired man in the corner" Nell
properly enough answered that she didn't
even see there was a man in the corner.
Now, this wasn't quite true. Then the
dearest fellow said that he had at least al
ways thought Nelly was truthful land this
was in a very sorrowful tone), and Nell got
up from the table, and with what she
thought was great dignity, and which
was merely ugly temper, announced she
wouldn't eat a mouthful with the man
who thought she would tell story, and
out she went.
By the time she got home she wished she
was dead. By the next morning she wished
she had never been born. And when she
went to church, and the dearest fellow in
the world was saying his prayers on the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
DOT HAD A GOOD CRY.

expense. He lows that good coffin is
well enough. an says faint so fur TO the
buryin graound but what the bearers kin
walk. Mr. Gregory says he gin in. though.
aoaout the hearse.
The usual y stream Of talk and con-
lecture followed these statements, some
taking Dots side, some Jot's. Some were
heard to make III willed speeches about
both, and there was a great deal OF free
comment.
'Jot, he's mighty close, you know, " said
one. "S'pose thar amt never been a time
when Dot wouldn't give IN, but pears she
'qnted this pretty b4d- T"
And so the news WIS dispersed
40 one ever quite dared 10 speak 70 the
.ynns about their quarrel, as reported by
r. Gregory. Had il been difference On
~ other subject, people would have
;epp4d RIGHT in and tried 20 settle AZ
irs, but this they let alone. In tes
,eelCs' time every body was surprised oy
announcement that the Trynus had
1ned their enants in the. other house
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Il,

to vacare NO one could ind out deli
nitely at first what reason they had for
giving up that much of their income. Jet
worked in the drum shops, Fairway's one
industry aside from farming, and Dot
sewed drum straps at home. They had
fine garden, which furnished their table
and left something to sell besides, so they
got along comfortably and could lay aside
something for their declining years
Presently the village was electrified by
the news that Dot was going to live in the
ether house. The trouble began with the
different wishes about the fathers funeral
Neither brother nor sister could let the
subject alone, and the more words they
had the more the trouble grew. At last
matters came to a crisis.
"'Pears like you don't want I should
stay with you any longer, Jot," said his
sister after some discussion one day.
II don't knows l care" he replied "Ef
I've got to be hectored abaout all the rest of
my days, a pretty life I'll lead"
"It's as much your fault as mine," she
declared. You won't never let me alone
DO more. P'raps we kin git on better sepa-
rate"
jest So" said Jot; ''I'll tell the Blakeses
they'll hev to git out, an one o. US kin live
thar"
''I'l go into the other haouse," offered
Dot timidly. She felt very sorry she had
begun the subject of separation. So did he,
at heart, but neither would say so. You'd
never be able to get it clean, an I've had
my hands into all sech work, you know"
Jest as you like" was Jot's laconic 70
ply.
When the Blakes had gone, the sister
went in to clean the house. 1t was built
exactly like the other one, only everything
was the other way around" 1t was the
same and yet not the same, and she felt
sorry she had offered to be the one to move.
Jot helped her carry in her part of the
things with which the old home was well
filed. Each seemed to strive in little
ways to give in to the other during their
last days together, the only difference
being about the possession of the tall old
clock. Jot insisted ON keeping it.
Il hope it'll alters be a-tickin out your
meanness," Dot said Indignantly. After
the change was made she sat down and had
a good cry.
sure enough, the little man grew uneasy.
Her wish came true at night when he was
busy about the house. "Mean-man,"
'mean-man," he heard very distinctly.
Finally he stopped the clock and felt
meaner than ever to keep it useless.
After they had been separated a week
Dot went into the other house while Jot
was away at work. Each had always made
a point of leaving the back door key under
the rag mat on each back doorstep, ''in
case O. suthin happenin," they said. She
wouldn't go in before, but she did now,
and held up her hands In horror at his IN
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an 10 spare, an the rent rom TINS one w.
kin Law by fur Mabel if she gifts well
Please God she willn'
The child was better when morning
came. and as soon as she could be moved
she was carried into the next house. as
was all the furniture her aunt had been
using. In few days a placard ITO Let"
appeared in a window of the Gsmantled
house. and the village loungers had some
thing more to talk about.
'That air leetle gal / brung them
Twins was right proper Easter gift, fer
peace and good will came with her, said
Hiram when he heard of the reconciliation.
On the first day Mabel was well enough
TO play about the house she stood before
the old clock, which was still silent.
''Why don't it go?" she asked suddenly.
81 stopped it," said her uncle, a little
shamefacedly.
What fur, Jot?" asked Dot.
"Oh, wal, tit bothered me" he replied
Il orter ha' les you hev it, Dot couldn't
a-bear to hear it.
Never mind" she said softly; "we kin
bear it naow."
"Oh, yes, Uncle Jot, make it CO." cried
the child.
He did so, and she stood delightedly lis
tening to it at intervals in her play. II
know what il says" she called out after a
while; your names"
They listened. Sure enough, they heard
it plainly, "Dot-Jot," "Dot-Jot," and
looked happily at each other over the head
of the child who had interpreted its sounds
for them.
'Well all keep together naow," said Jot
slowly; you an me and Mabel an the old
clock There shan't nothin separate US
any more.
And it was SO.
ANNIE ISABEL WILLIS
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REV. LYDIA SEXTON.
6As Lives in Seattle. WASH, and 10 ne
Oldest Woman Preacher.
Especial Corresroadence.l

SEATTLE, March i7.-Rev. Lydia Sex
ton, of this place, Is considered the
Oldest woman preacher in the Unites
States She was horn on April r, i199
in Sussex county, now Rockport. n
J., and has been preaching for nearly
fifty years Of the ninety-three that she has
lived. She Is a cousin of Bishop Matthew
Simpson Her grandfather, Marquis An
thony Cozot, is a prominent character N
the early history OF America He came 20
this country early in the last century,
holding in his possession a grant Of land
taking in the Mississippi valley for five
miles on each side of the stream from the
Gulf of Mexico TO Alaska Lake" When
the territory was ceded to the United
States in 1893. the marquis, who was then
quite old, abandoned his grant because, he
said. st would cost more than il would
come to to keep it." He died in Somerset
county. \. J., leaving nine children.
The descendants Of these children now
number many hundreds, and some Of them
are making efforts TO gather the heirs to
gether and make q united demand upon
the government for at least part Of thu
value Of the grant which their ancestor let
90 50 easily. The name Cozot has long
since been changed by popular usage to
Casad-
Mrs. Sexton was the daughter Of Rev.
Thomas Casad. a Baptist clergyman
Lydia found herself an orphan when she
was nine years old. and four years latershe
lefs her home for the far west" the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
EASTER

The darkness fees; from eastward streams
A scftened ray Of golden light,
Like sharp edged swords the morning beam
Beat back the forces of the night.
Until across the arching skies
No shadow Of the midnight lies.
The nly's shapely cup unfolds,
The petals as strong wings outspread,
And like q tear the center holds
A dewdrop that the night has shed;
But, as ell tears on Easter Gay,
The drop reflects the davn's bright ray.
The northbound focks of song birds rest
A moment in their gentle fight,
With carols joyful, unrepreseed,
They greet the dawn of golden light
And ere again on wing they start
The song finds echo in mans heart.
From deathlike sleep the world awakes
And throws aside stern winters chains;
From slavery all Nature breaks
To greet the Day Of Spring which reigns,
And Deaths dark gates are opened wide
By the eternal Eastertide.
FLAvEL Scorz MINES.
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A Rondeau of Easter,
And it was S


At Easter time ! feel the thrill
Responsive 10 bonnet bill,
Which cometh in masked, unsought-
The aftermath Of bonnets bought,
And other things which lightly I'll
The wish Of woman, and her will
To keep 1t up until-until
rip and swear, because I'm caught
At Easter time.
The holy rest. the gladstone still.
Which gently as purling riH
Should soothe my soul and calm my
thought,
Are busted as they hadn't ought
To be by this same bonnet bill
At Easter time
WILL J. LAMrToH.
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81 wonder how she manages 70 have such
lovely complexion al the time
'-She keeps her heart filed with sweet
charity and the rIiIk OF human kindness.
and il tiIctGres her face from. within -
New Yozk Press.
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Tie golden rzle. DO unto others xs ys
wourd that they should do unTo you. was
written IA letters ~ gold over the door q
the palace Of the EmpesvT Marcus AEre-
liza
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She latter the Easter servioel-Did you
see me in the c1oir this morning
He-Why, no / wondered who Wa
making eli th-1 noise.
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LITTLE man and
a little woman
were talking in
low tones one
Easter eve in the
darkened sitting
room of a house
beside whose front
door rusty Grape
streamers fiut-
tered. They were
-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

Ms. wintertioo.n- Didn't you think
Miss PinkerleY's Easter solo remarkably
fine efforts
Ms. Van Wicker-Pozsibiy so, bat ] an
afraid | didn'g appreciate Il You see
live next door T. leF and have heard Der
practice On Il for the past month
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
AN EASTER PACKAGE.

copyright, 1882. All rights reservsd.i
The morning call., 1892-12-23
A KN0TTY PROBLEM.

Tree silver coinage contemporary SAYS:
The silver dollar and the silver certificates,
when are Issued TO represent them and the
treasury certificates Issued TO purchase silver
bullion, aie each aud all legal tender for the pay
ment OF all debts, public aud private except
where specific contract provides for some
other kind of currency.
The letter Of the law is as herein
stated But the policy Of the Government
has been 10 maintain all silver money and all
representatives of silver money at par with
gold. While the treasury is not under obi
cations TO give gold for silver. dollar for
dollar, it is under obligations to receive the
silver dollar as the equivalent with gold for
all Government dues. Our contemporary
adds to its statement of facts the advice
that the Secretary Of the Treasury pay Fed
eral salaries, from the President down, In
silver, and assumes that no office-hOlder
would be the worse off in consequence
The assumption is not so well grounded as
we wish il were. The general use of silver
in payment of current Obligations might
constitute the break TO the silver basis, which
is so much dreaded. All Government debts
are by law payable in silver. except when
the obligation to pay in some other currency
is expressed In the bond. Greenbacks are
payable in coin, which includes silver, but
no one will contend that the Government
could pay legI tender in silver. when gold
was preferred, without sending gold to
premium. The financial condition created
br long continuance In paying in gold oD-
legations tlat we're payable IN either Roio
The morning call., 1892-12-23
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

a man named Doane has been arrested
In Chicago for docking his horses tails.
At the last session Of the Illinois Legisla-
ture special statute was passed forbidding
this form Of cruelty 10 animals, and the
Humane Society proposes 90 see that it is
carried out. We have no such statute in
this State, but we ought 10 have one. and
there would be no difficulty In getting a
1udicious bill on the subject through the
Legislature. The tail was bestowed on the
horse by nature to enable him 70 free him
self from the annoyance of flies. To cut il
of is not only 10 put the poor beast to
needless torture, but to deprive him of his
means of protection against insect pests,
Yet it is noticed that quite a number of
horses attached to fine vehicles, and some
fine animals ridden by ladies in the park.
have their tails locked SO that nothing but
short stump remains. 1t is the fashion in
New York and London 30 dock horses tails.
and our fashion ables have hastened to ape
the ways Of the East.
In the old days. when the law implied
the rule of ian eye for an eye. tooth for a
TOOTH" the lady-riders OF horses with
locked tails would probably have lost their
braids at the hands of the hangman. That,
probably. would be deemed cruel and
unusual punishment to-day; but there is no
reason why the riders and drivers of
animals so cruelty mutilatpd should not be
fined or excluded from the park.
There is quite little bit of reputation
sticking out for the AssembIyman who will
take the matter in hand
The morning call., 1892-12-23
COMPULSORY VOTING.

prominent citizen Of Kansas City has
been fined two dollars and a half for neg
lecting to vote at the late municipal cleo
ton. The prosecution was instituted under
a clause in the new city charter making
voting compulsory, except where good
reasons can be shown for non-appearance
at the polls.
1t would not be surprising If the example
Of Kansas City was followed in other locali-
ties. One of the most conspicuous causes
of the failure Of Self-gOYernment in cities
is the neglect Of civic duty by the so-called
respectable class. The ho0dlum and the
bcoder always vote, sometimes early and
often. But the merchant, the lawyer, the
doctor and the clergyman not infreQHently
dodge the voting booth and devote the day
to their private business or to their pleasure.
The consequence is that while the full vote
of the Pblstine class is brought out, a con-
siderable percentage Of the class which can
be relied upon to vote right is missing from
the returns. The net result is failure of
free government in localities whose intelli-
genee should insure its success.
At the,Iate Presidential election ~, OBS, O0S
votes were cast. Allowing for a moderate
increase in population since the last census
was taken, there must be not less than
Is, 500, coo voters. Thus as nearly as pos
sibe 10 per cent of the voters abstained
from visiting the polls. II they had all
voted the result might have been the re-
election of Harrison. 1t is impossible to
say whether Democrats or Republicans
predominant among non-voters; If three
quarters of them are Republicans and one
quarter Democrats. Harrison lost the cleo
ton through the apathy of his friends. The
proportion of voters to citizens is larger
here than abroad, but that is no excuse for
American neglect Of duty. Political intel
ligence is more widely spread in this COM
try than in any nation of Europe. AT the
last election in Italy, out of 9 420. 900 voters,
only ! ,4O7, 000-about -fifths-voted.
Self-goyerBment rests upon the principle
that the people will avail themselves Of the
right of suffrage. Where they do not the
system must fail, just as despotism fails
when tile despot will not take the trouble
to govern. Where the people are too indif-
ferent or too torpid. TO vote, machine politi-
clans have everything their own way. If
the bosses had their will people would gen.
orally abstain from voting; the polls would
be left 10 the henchmen OF the machine 1t
is only when full vote is brought out that
good government has show
The morning call., 1892-12-23
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.

The announcement that paper has been
started in Canada with the avowed object of
advocating annexation to the United States
will be received in England by the Fedora
tionists at least with a feeling of resent
menI. But the mass Of the British people
are quite apathetic on the subject. Canada
is on a footing of independence SO very
broad that it is OF little real benefit to the
mother country. 1t taxes goods from Eng
land just as If they came from foreign
country. 1t may impose restrictions upon
immigration. Except that it has a Governor
General appointed by the Crown Canada is.
to all intents and purposes, republic, and
it would find itself in more harmonious
association with the United States than
with a country beyond the seas. Were Can
ada 10 take a vote on the subject, and TO
show by a strong majority desire 10 join
the United States, the people would IN
doubtedly aequiesce. They certainly would
not go TO war 10 force an unwilling people
to continue their connection with the mother
country. Not a shilling would they spend
20 reduce the refractory Canadians TO 10y
atty.
Three years ago Chauneey NJ. Depew told
a British audience that Canada was plum
ripening TO fall into Uncle Sans mouth.
IL all uepeuuS upon the OdHhQlaDS tN0M-
selves. What they wish when they have
made their minds up they can carry out.
The imperial FederaiiOnists OF England
are eager to weld the whole empire together
in the bonds of common interest.
But although n great deal Of patriotic talk
is INDUCED in. no one has yet suggested a
practicable plan. The Australians will not
be governed by Great Britain any more
than they can help. nor will South Africa
or Canada. Nor will Great Britain allow
these colonies TO intermeddle in her affairs.
Australia looks forward TO the time when
she will have perfected federation of Tie
different colonies, bat it is not her interest
commercially TO be in closer bonds with
Great Britain than with any other Euro
pean country. Her interests should keep
her out of European quarreis Of any kind.
Undoubtedly if Canada were a part of
the United States she would participate in
the general prosperity OF this country. The
few millions OF Canada would be able TO
trade On equal terms with the sixiy-fve
millions Of the United States. 1t is not the
policy of this country, however, To make
oyertures or to intrigue for the acquisition
Of Canada. The matter must be left TO the
initiative of the Canadians themselves, and
thus VIII be avoided any occasion Of quarrel
with Great Britain.
The morning call., 1892-12-23
THE CRAMPS.

1t Is beginning TO be understood that the
Cramps viii Dot willingly reliDquish the
building of one Of The two new warshipS 10
the Union Iron Works. The Philadelphia
firm appears 20 be pursuing policy which
has made several other large business
firms unpopular. They are doing certain
class of work without profit on The eXpeeta-
tion doubtless that when competing firms
are frozen out they will make up their
losses. 1t has been stated frequently that
the Standard Oil trust received exclusive
control Of the market for their product by
selling it at little less than cost in loeali-
ties where there was competition. Smaller
companies and firms were in this way con-
WINGED that it was folly to attempt to CON-
pete with the giant monopoly. One Of the
Cramp firm now argues somewhat as Shy
lock did in the old time; he demands his
pound Of flesh. Perhaps he has the best Of
the legal argument. The bid of the Cramps
was little lower than the bid of the Pacific
Coast firm. But If the advertisements for
the bids contained the phrase Lowest and
BEST" as IS reported, there would seem to
be ground upon which the contract may be
given TO q competing firm.
The morning call., 1892-12-23

CAN SUCH THINGS BE?

During the late campaign the public were
assured that ii Mr. Cleveland was elected
the somewhat numerous trusts OF combina-
tons In the country would gracefully dis
solve into their original elements The
Standard OIL trust would perceive that the
day OF the monopoly was over. and would
invite the little oil refineries to resume
work at the old stand. The coal combine
would be paralyZed at the loss of duty of
70 cents ton On variety Of coal the trust
does not deal in. The sugar trust would
Initiate the processes of the article 1t deals
IN when exposed to warm rain In a
word, trusts would be thing of the past
The fact that Mr.. Cleveland had spoken
dlsparaglngly of trnsts would De considered
Dy them ample notice to quit. But some
now these expectations have not been
reaiized Not only do the old trusts con-
tihue 70 peg away, but new ones are form
ing. The millers' trust will take about
one-haif OF the former earnings of its EN-
pioyes and add it to the profits of en-
pioyefs. The laundry trust Is little less