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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

1t has been generally reported through
the press that the city of Indianapolis
had refused to make the necessary appro-
priations to entertain the visitors at the
next encampment. Commander Kelly,
who has just returned from the Indiana
capital, says the report is not true.
When indianapolis bid for the encamp-
ment she had already raised $50, 200. and
since then the city council has appropri-
ated $4,000 Now the citizens are en-
gagged in raising subscription purse Of
$4,000 more for the eIcampment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

The state of affairs in the Choctaw
nation presents an anomalous situation,
in that open warfare is being waged
between two factions in that nation, and
because forsooth the nation is distinct
and independent organization the United
States has no Jurisdiction and cannot in
terfere except as mediator, although the
nations reservation is wholly within the
domain of the United States. In the in
terest Of peace for the future, it might
be we'll to encourage the combattants to
prosecute the war to their mutual ex-
termination.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
Woman aad the Church

from The haIsas LIty Ir1ts-
Philosophers say that women are more
conservative than men: hat they have
greater reverence for existing institu-
tions. If the unusually large registra-
ton of women in the Kansss towns this
spring includes proportionate represen-
tation of all PARTIES. il offers hope thai.
the radical Populists will re utterly
swamped in the municipal election
Mrs. Lease has said that she feared
woman suffrage. because woGleB were
too much under the control OF churches
Ii is to be hoped .hat The God.fearIng
women of Kansas hare registered ana
will vote a rehuke 10 tie wild nonsense
that Mrs. Leases friends, vino DO not he
lieve in churches, hsTe carried into the
politics OF the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
BUTLER AS A scHoOLMAsTER.
Why the Boys DID Not Throw Him Into .
6nevdrfft

Why the Boys DID Not Throw Him Into Q
bnsvdrift
When q man dies every body who ever
knew him begins TO remember every
thing that ne ever knew about him.
There are many people just now who
remember enjanin Z. Butler as SOL
der. as a lawyer, as politician, as
yschtsman, and there are 4 few who
renem Der him as a schooIusaster. The
writer IS not prepared &c say how many
times or IN how many places Ben
Butler taught school. but he certainly
did teach school once IN little town
IN Maine. and he made an impression
On the minds of some o. his pupils.
Il was one Of the good oli-fashioned
country schools which gathered to-
gether for > few weeks IL the winter
the half-grown men who worked On
the farms ia The summer. the little
children and the big girls. and tried 60
drive into their heads and rivet Their.
some scraps OF intelligence sEch rs
might seem adapted to tie In
aLyl6uzis- without anY thought
81 Classification OF inseiIeets To.
xlaee 81 IlAsiSr IN srch = schoal x.~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

Although Democratic, in spirit and
utterance, and the production of DEM
Graf of the strictest sect, the memorial
prepared by Hon. David Overmyer and
presented to President Cleveland is a
faithful and accurate statement Of the
case at issue; is a comprehensive and
concise presentation of the political his
tory of the state, as regards the features
of it that it proposes to cover. and will
be accepted as such by all who desire a
fair and unbiased statement of the facts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
ALLITERATIVE NAMES.

'Tbe Magic Mascot of the Meridian" is
! new name for Marsh Murdockville, the
| coinage of the gushing, natural gas imagi-
nation of George Martin.-CapltaL
That shows that even fame no longer
consists of three line notice in news.
paper. The Magic Mascot of the Merid-
ian, the Peerless Princess of the Plains,
the WinningW onder of the Western
World and dozen other such allitera
tive cognomenal appellations were given
to Wichita by the ed. :or Of the EAGLE
years ago. The Peerless Princess, etc,
was first used in 1885, stuck as it seemed
the most euphonious and appropriate.
And so probably Wichita will ever hold
the name Of the Peerless Princess of the
Plains. We are only astonished that
the editor of the Capital should never
before have gotten on to the fact of the
above names which We're quoted over
and over thousands of times.
That reminds us that Wichita got an
other name through envy, which was
invented by the editor of tile EAGLE for
Kansas City, that of the "Windy Won
der of the West" We. We're daily scor-
ing Kansas City as the Windy Won
DER" when Newton editor, named
Lennon, took it up and applied it to
Wichita, and for years it seemed to de.
light the Kansas City papers to apply
this opprobrium of their own town to
Wichita.
As the Capital took much pains in sus-
tanning the metropolis of the Sni Peaks
in its combined theft and meanness, we
were sorry, thousand times, that we
did not first apply the name to Topeka,
as, from the location and composition of
town, it would have stuck, inevitably.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
A Responsibility shifted.

Teacher am sorry 10 disturb the
pride that a parent naturally feels
in his children. Mr.. bunker, but your
son Johnny is idle. disrespectful. quar-
relsom. and is dull. besides, in his
studies. He viii have 10 be put in a
lower grade next term. You viii par
don me for speaking SO plainly II is
my duty.
Mr. Hunker-I don't blame you a.
ali, Miss Negley. The boy is worthless.
but it's not nv fault lie inherits IL
from mv mothers side of the house
Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

Secretary Mothers recent pessimistic
statement concerning the condition of
the wheat spurred the correspondents of
the agricultural board and from all ever
the state they are firing in contradictions,
and so emphatic and unanimous that
Mohler was constrained to issue another
statement. He now says the wheat crop
of the state at the present Tina promises
an average yield.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

More divorces pc. thousand COUPLES
are granted in the United States an
nualiy than in any other country, ex-
cept Japan. And yet We make broad
our moral phylacteries and delight to
expatiate upon our intellectual advance
ment and Christian standing as nation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

HIS Maternal PARENT am sorry,
Willie lwhackI, 70 have 20 do this II
(whack1 hurts me a grea. deal fwhaek,
whaek1 worse than II hurts you,
Willie fwrigglirg and shriekingl-No
It don't. You've got glove oni-Chieago
T1bune-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
Here is an interesting pointer for
Democrats. Fourth Assistant Post
master General Maxwell said Tuesday:

master General Maxwell said Tuesday:
I don't propose to permit unsuccessful
politicians to dictate appointments. Elk
congressman and men who ran for con-
gress and were defeated, will not control
appointments nnder me. In states where
there is not Democratic senator and the
districts are represented by Republicans
in congress, the state district or county
Democratic committee will be asked 10
make recommendations for postmasters.
We want to deal with live Democrats,
men of influence, not wornout politicians.
The no ex' rule will apply in the selection
of the 50, 900 fourth-class postmasters.
This ruling will make an election of a
postmaster by popular vote absolutely
necessary in Wichita, there being no
Democratic representative Or senator to
direct in the matter, and there being an
irreconcilable divergence in the party as
to the makeup, prerogatives and prob
able choice of the committees, county,
district and state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

The pure silver in the silver dollar in
circulation now is worth 1G}3 cents
Numerous Exs.
Probably that is true: and how much,
pray, is the paper worth Oh which is
printed the bills which Secretary Car
Isle declines to exchange for gold?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Oil Inspectors Assistants

From the Topeka Press.
The new coal oil inspector, H. L. Tey-
lor, has appointed two of the four depu-
ties he is entitled to. They are Arthur
Clark of Leavenworth and j. A. Beck of
Wamego. Both of these gentlemen were
Republicans up to 1891. Mr.. Beck is a
colored man and has wide acquaint
ance with his race in the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
Not NJ the Theatsr.

Employer-Why are you so late this
morning?
Boy-I laid awake SO long las night
couldn't wake up.
"Humpi What kept you awake
'sTryin' to remember all til things
you told me 20 do to-day. food News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

"A BED That wouid Raise corna-
= -as xoinz 20 seA tbs other night ..
my hotel a. Sea Beach. when . ssrssk
II ii1htn.sg cane IN shreaah The wis
dow and s.rsek ny szssrssa What
was ID. efeesy Bent the ngatnisg
ds,, he. ---Sss sssss SeazliaxA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

The first fortnight of Old Probs Nor
toms administration was marked by
snow storms, floods and tornadoes.
But, then, he wanted to let the country
know that there had been change in
the management of the bureau.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
An Ounce of Prevention.

The attorney general is sending out
letters to the county commissioners Of
all counties where county boards of
health have not been organized, inform
ing them that they must perfect such an
organization or he will compel them to
do so by mandamus proceedings. This
action is taken at the suggestion of the
state board of health.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

The first car load of tine Kansas display
for the worlds fair staited for Chic ago
Tuesday over the Rock Island. The Car
contains corn and other agricultural pro-
ducts. which viii be placed in the
national building.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
The state pays $40, 900 year for mill

The state pays $40, 900 year for mill
tary, armory rents and contingent expen.
ses of the companies. If Poppy-cock
General Artz carries his scheme into
effect, that of organizing 100000 militia
as he declares he will, the expense will
be not less than 100000, and possibly
double that,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
Can MIR. Jones Appoint.
from the Topeka Journal

from the Topeka Journal
Sam P. Jones of Harper, the new state
grain inspector who will assume his du-
ties April 1, is in Topeka today. HIS
business here at this time is 10 consul.
with Governor Lewe.Iing in reference 10
the appointment of the assistant grain
inspectors. Jones wants TO know If II
viii be the policy eff the administration
to allow him to select his own deputies,
or if the Kansas City, Kan, board OF
trade is to hold the appointing power as
heretofore.
Jones says he has some Populist
friends in western Kansas who will
make good assistant inspectors, and be
wants to know If he can appoint them.
or if the old plan by which the board Of
trade. through Billy Buchan, controlled
the inspection is TO continue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
sure sign.

wasleish-I guess poor LunS,eigh IS
no, long for this world.
Tagicigh-Way so7i
wagieieh-The doctor sent him u
his k.s Iestsraex.-XEnl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
THE BASS ARE BITING.

The wind is quite inviting.
An it's gittin' down 10 play,
Where the silver bass are bitin'
In the river, east away:
The violet's peepin' from the sod;
The sweetheart's at the gate;
One liars bought fishin' rod
Another a quart o. bait!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

Settles the per CapIter" Statesmen.
From the lola Register
The per capita is the same in Massa-
chusetts that if is here: but interest there
is per cent. This same money power
that exacts s per cent. from the farmers
of Kansas, loans money TO the United
States for per cent. The way to ee;
cheap money is to strengthen our credit.
That cannot be done by making coliec-
tons tedious and expensive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
Why the Scheme Won't Work.

From the st, Paul Pioneer Press
The movement to put canvas over
the state of Kansas and charge regular
admission fee, as in the case OF other
circuses, will probably fall through
owing to the chestnutty flavor of the en-
tertainment. Some new jokes must be
devised to save the whole thing from be-
ing voted bore.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

Farmers in Kansas say there will be a
fair wheat crop this year. Mohlel's guess
TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

-"Wh at made you write an article
on smallpox" Scrstchy~'Td tried
everything else and though this might
catch the editor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
Nitrous.

She frownei on him and called him M,
Because in fun he'd merely kr.,
And then, ir spite.
The following MITE
This naughty Mr.. AE. ST.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30
QtiGura
ReSDlveIlt

A Inland hlosar -iAcr Of ,ncouparah,e parity
n and curative pow > An acknowiedyed specific
os worldwide cs.ehr !. En,.Er,y vegetable, safe.
innocent, and palatsl :. Effects daily more great
cures 81 skir, ecaip, and blood hurors snan 81
cfAer skin and h.o-s remedies before the uef,s.
Sale greater than tf~ combined saIes of al other
blood and skin rerneS :.
sold everywhere. Price, e.. PorTxR Oxra
AND CTEAie-L Cor-eRAryoS. Boston.
en- ecnd for 'sfiaw TO Chr Spring Huno-s
Blood aumcrs, Skin Rnmors. sexlp Hsumors.s
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
This Frog Weighed a Ton.

The labyrinthodon, huge creature re-
sembling a toad or q frog, and which
lived in the earlier periods of our planets
history, has been found in IA surprising
state of preservation in the mari beds of
Huezelweitz, Hungary. All species of
this gigantic frog are now extinct and
are known to the naturalists only through
the investigations of the biologists, who
have often found parts or entire fossils
of the monster in strata of the triassic
portion of the mesozoic period. South
wick mentions it in three line entry in
his "Quizzism and Key" under the head
"a Frog as Large as an On and in
Barnett's Geological Epochs' it is con
sidered in a chapter on Huge Froglike
Creatures of the NIesozoic Age"
The specimen unearthed in the Hun
garian mari bed is entire with the excep-
ton of the left forearm and the lower
jaw. The skull measures Is inches be-
tween the eye sockets and weighs, ex-
elusive of the missing undcriaw, 3l2
pounds. The bones which hay, been dis
covered up to date (and there is still
hopes of finding the missing parts), with
the adhering ,natrix, weigh $50 pounds,
almost ton.-St. Louis Republic.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
The Jury Suited the LAWYER.

a Chicago attorney, somewhat noted
for his sharp practice, sent his client one
day to watch the case. Word came to
him that his case was next on the docket,
and he hurried over to find the opposing
counsel already beginning. In vain he
looked for his client. He was nowhere
to be seen. In vain he asked for DELAY,
but the court told him that the careless
ness of client would not allow such a
thing. AT last he glanced into the Jury
box and saw his client there
The stupid man had thought he heard
his name called and had marched in
with the rest. The opposing counsel was
so anxious TO hurry the case along that
he neglected to examine the jury. See
ing the thing was III his own hands, the
Chicago attorney turned to the court.
Il withdraw all objection" he said. az
have my client where l want him.
Green Bag.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
No Bogus Italinn Counts.

American heiresses need have little
fear of bogus Italian counts for the same
reason that there is no imitation Italian
wine-the real article is too cheap. The
possession of Il title i'll Palermo gives
nothing great of itself, but its indispen-
sable accompaniment sa carriage, horses
and driver in livery. To maintain these
on an income of next to nothing year
1t Is often necessary to eat nacaroni
and thick soup fer regular diet, do a
great part of ones homework in gloomy,
faded apartments and sit about in old
clothes all day long to await the magic
hour of 3 p. IN. Then mother and daugh-
ter don their finery, the carriage is driv-
Ell to the door and it begins-tho long,
ceremonious drive to La Favorita and
the Giardino nglese.-Stirling Heilig's
Letter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
TO-, Much Hay.

Farm horses almost invariably eat toe
much hay. Many farmers have no regu-
lar ration for their horses, but throw
down II forkful of hay almost every time
they enter the barn. AS y result many
of these horses are eating from morning
till night, to the manifest disadvantage
Of the haymow ard the manifest disad
vantage also of the horses, whose bodies
become distended, skins dry and coats
rough, while the digestive organs a:
thrown out of gear. so that the animal
whole system becomes impaired. Amer
lean Agriculturist.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
TIE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Miss Sarah Poulson, OF Onancock, Va,
is visiting the family Of E. II. Cump-
ston on Broad street.
The conservative order OF Roanoke
county Dunkards will hold their annual
meeting at Green Ridge Church next
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Demarus Irwin, of Allegheny
county, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Judge
Blair, on Main street.
Rev. c. A. Miller has returned from
the Worlds Fair.
Miss Ada Walden has recently rec
turned from visit to Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. J. R. Moffest and family, Of
North Danville, are visiting Judge w.
w. Moffett on Broad street.
Miss May Smith Is home again, after
visit to friends in Tazewell county.
Mrs. D. c. Stovor is i'll at her home
on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph billiard, of BIS.
toll, are visiting the family Of DR.. Dill
lard.
Mrs. Edith Hurt and three children,
of Nottoway county, are visiting the
family Of Col. R. II. Logan.
Professor Crabtree, of Graham, is in
town on business. He will return short.
~ SO as to be present at the opening Of
the Wartburg Seminary next Monday
Mrs. H. Boon, while returning from
the missionary lecture Wednesday
night, fell at the crossing at corner of
College avenue and Moon street, and
sustained several severe bruises.
1t is currently reported that Lieut.. D.
c. ShaBks will shortly lead to the altar
Miss Mamie w. Chapman, the beautf-
full and accomplished daughter of Mr.. J..
G. Chapman.
There was q meeting last night Of the
Salem Local Option Club in the Odd
Fellows hall.
Mr.. A. B. Leet, of Roanoke, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Wednesday night about IL o'clock
Ed. Marshall WAS awakened by noise
in his yard near his chicken coop.
Hastily arising, he seized his revolver
and went to the window. All, in the
meantime, having become quiet, he
fred once to scare away the thieves.
The enrolment at the public schools
are: White, 297; colored. 227.
8. f. Clements has returned from tt 9
Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs.
Everette Strouse Is the recipient of a
very handsome 14karat gold watch, a
present from his father on his 2lst
birthday. The watch is of the latest
make and strikes the hours.
Mrs. Pat McCaul and family, of Lynch
burg, who have been visiting the family
of Walter Baskerville, left last week for
Pulaski City.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Wood6n, OF Hampton,
Va, is visiting relatives in this place.
For long time parties have been
prospecting for gold in sections of Rock
creek and Bent Mountain, and have al
ways maintained that gold was to be
found there in large quantities. Within
the last few days options have been
taken by responsible parties on the fol-
lowing farms in the above named named
sections: Boland Ferguson, $50, 900;
Dan Kittinger's, $40, 900; Jas. McCray's,
200; Lake Sears, SIS, 900. This looks
as If there had been some rich vein de-
veloped.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
He Was Not I'm Exception.

a Detroiter of a very mild and placid
temper had some business attended TO,
or pretended to be attended to, by Cleve.
land firm, and do what he could by let
ter he could not get settlement. Final
ly he went there in person and settled
the matter.
cts the worst ever saw" he said in
parting.
We've attended to g good many peo-
pies business" argued tho head of the
firm.
But not as You have mine"
Yes. quite the same"
''Oh, come off," exclaimed the dis
gusted Detroiter. You can't stuff that
down my throat. II you had treated
very many people as you have treated
me. you would have been killed long
before ever l heard of YOU" and with
that burst of anger lie walked out per.
fectly atisied.-Detroit Free Press. =
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-15
COLONEL PHILLIPS, sPEcTAcLEs.


Hairy Man From tho Prairies.
"The way you Chicago people look at
things reminds me of my old friend,
Colonel John Phillips.
The speaker was q large, hairy man,
with big SLOUGH hat and voice evil
IDENTIFY better adapted to the acoustic
properties of the prairie than the smok-
ing room. He appeared to realize this
as he glanced around and saw every man
in the room looking toward him, some
smiling, some scowling.
""Eell us about your friend, the colo
mel" suggested a real estate agent who
had the hairy giant on the string for o
big cash trade.
why" continued the big man with
the prairie voice, phillips saw every
thing that belonged to him big and ev-
erything belonging to me small"-
THAT'S human nature" the agent
was suggesting, but the prairie man in
terrupted with:
"No, 'twan't no human nature. Twas
spectacles! He got 'em made in this
town. believe you people all wear 'em
too"
"What peculiar properties did your
friends spectacles -1ossess?' asked q Gu
rious listener.
"Just as I've said. They made his
property loom up in regular Chicago
Worlds fair fashion, but squashed other
peoples stuff worse'n Zimri Dwiggins
bank''-
How could he dothis?'
"Why, the blamed lenses worked on
an axis and showed things telescope fash
ion, you know. S'pose there was horse
trade up; he'd let you look at your own
horse through the ordinary little end Of
his glasses, but when you came to look
at his he'd get at his specks again under
some pretext-just Tipping 'em over the
magnifying way-and you'd see mag
nificent animal. 1t was the same way
with houses, tracts of land, wheatfields,
changing money-anything Once you
looked through his glasses ut anything,
you were his victim, for you felt as if
you couldn't live until you'd traded just
as Phillips wanted you to. But he met
his reward. He tried bluff game on
big Buffalo Jones of Arizona, to whom
he had by that specialized jugglery sold
100 jackass rabbits for burrows, and
looked at big Jones' six gun through the
little end of his glasses, trying to put
him down small, you know. But, alas,
it didn't worll'
"What happened:" asked the agent.
big Jones gun went off repeatedly
just as Colonel Phillips was adjusting
his glasses. 1t was as well perhaps"
continued the prairie man. dropping his
voice so low that the believing of tugs
in the river and lake could again be
heard, "for my friend had acquired
such habit of tryingt to talk up to the
magnifying side of these glasses that his
long enjoyed reputation for veracity
was entirely spilled. We buried him at
Big Jones expense, and to prevent re-
currence of such tragedy took pos
session of the spectacles, and"--
Whatever became of them?" asked a
hungry looking man who had gone broke
ON Worlds fair hotel scheme.
II now wear 'em myself" said the
big, hairy prairie man.-Chicago Trib-
upe.