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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
THEY AGREE TO DISAGREE.

The report was sent out from Topeka
Saturday that Jerry Simpson and ". c.
Jones, chairman of the Democratic state
central committee, had thrilling inter
view, anent the legislative contest, dur
ing which Simpson is alleged to have
said to Jones: I'VE want nothing more
to do with your crowd, and that Jones
reioined with: 1--WE are quite ready to
quit YOU" This passage reminds US of
an occurrence that took place way
down south, 'fore de wah. A planter
lad among bis slaves man whose wife
was the slave Of another planter several
mile away. In the course of time the
latter planter bought Every likely fell
low and placed him with the others on
his plantation. In a short time the ac-
uuaintance between the new man and
the woman in the case deepened into
somethngmore,a and finally they conclud-
ed to take up together was no
such thing as marriage and
divorce. The man on the other planta-
ton hearing Of this, sought an early OPP
" COlLnlui4ICdlC Will HIS SlSL-
while wife and learn the truth or falsity
of the statement. Meeting her at an
moment Nose told Jane what
he had heard and asked her if it were
true. She replied by explaining
the situation-how they We're sep
arated by force of circumstances,
and permitted to be together only one
day and night every fortnight, and she
wanted somebody to love that she could
be with all the time, and the new man
being likely man and appearing very
fond of her, she had concluded to"
Here Nose interrupted her with
"Well, OATS all right, Jane; JUS come
to tole yer l dun quit you fus'."
The end Of the unhoIy alliance be-
tween Populists and Democrats has I'M
questionably begun if not already
definitely and finally consummated,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
CARE OF AGED PARENTS.
O1s OF the Most BeauiifuI Claims That
Nature Has to Give.

Ons Of the Most BeauiifuI Claims That
Nature Has to Give.
There IS no more pathetic object in
life than an old, dependent person.
whose life work is finished; who lives
from day TO day with no special pur-
pose or ambition 20 stimulate life,
simply waiting for the grim messenger,
whose certain call is constantly ex-
pectcd By them. Some people seem 20
think that the seusibiIItIes Of such old
people become callous: that they are in
different 10 sights and iuattentioD
that they can PIT up with inferior ac-
commodations and few comforts with
much less Inconvenience than the
younger mem bers Of the family. But
instead. I think the feelings % such
ones become painfully sensitive. Their
dcpeuden : condition IS Qabiny ~ the last
degree II they DO not com plain. IL Is
not from Indifference. but be- aasc they
know CON planning ssoult be uusvas.-
ing. The lessons Of patience they have
learned "a the hard school - life stand
them in good stead IN THIS Auai tr.4L
j. i not enough that Old parzars must
bear the painful cous-Io-1su@zs that life
IS about over: that the once vigorous
body has become feeble and inactive,
the quick mental facBItles daTzened By
a cloud. and the physical beauty that
charmed ire eve has witHere@ az fhe
touch % age Is &, not euouTh taat al
this should be borne w5tno1t De.ng
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
A PROPHET OF EVIL.

James C. Bayles, PHI. D is the latest
prophet of evil in regard to the Col1nl-
biau exposition. In the December issue
of the Engineering Magazine he pub
fishes a long screed predicting an appall-
ing increase in the death rate as one of
the results of the worlds fair. This
mortality, he thinks, will be largely due
to the lack of those comforts in food,
beds and general accommodation which
visitors will leave behind them when
they go to Chicago.
The professor lays much stress on the
peril to old, feeble ard infirm people in
attending the exposition. Exposure,
fatigue and personal imprudence will,
he thinks, play havoc especially
among them. He also pic
lures the fertile typhoid germ flying
about, promiscuous like, seeking whom
it may devour, while contagious and
chronic diseases are distributed or de
veloped, as the case may be.
A great mistake is made in supposing
that the average visitor to any great city
does not fare as well in the matter of
food, drink and lodging as he is accus-
toned to at home. Only the very well
to do leave any of the physical comforts
behind them when they travel, and they
constitute ii very small percentage of
the popular attendance upon any great
exposition. The vast majority never
live as we'll in their lives as when they
go on vacation to see the sights. To all
the excitement and stimulus Of travel,
new sights and new thoughts are more
than enough to counterfeit all the in
furious effect practicable from excessive
fatigue and unaccustomed food and
lodging.
Travel is the great invigorator of man
kind. 1t br0adenS the mind aud
strengthens the body. For the few that
die away from home when abroad on
pleasure bent, there are thousands who
return benefited morally, mentally and
While the hustle and jostle
Of Chicago next summer will not be the
ideal place for invalids and babies under
3 years, it will probably be about as
healthy spot even for them as the aver
age large city of the world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
REMAINS APPEARANCE.
He Looked Like Man without Two
Ideas In His Head

He Looked Like Man without Two
Ideas In His Head.
ColeridRe once m!stook for a philoso-
pher a silent. thoughtful-looking man
who eventually revealed himself a. a
Norfolk farmer BY exclaiming. on tho
appearance of dumping AZ dinner,
'Them's the fcllcrs for me- Renan.
on the other hand, would have been
taken for man without two iti~as ia
his head beyond eating and drinking
The foreigner in Paris. drawn by adj
miration for his talents 70 the stufy
little room at the College de France as
signed 20 the Hebrew lectures. was
stupe6ed at finding burly man with
fla bby face. reminding one OF Luther.
and very pronounced double chin. all
the more marked because close-shAven.
an exterior, Ia short. far from be
speaking the refined writer, the
acute thinker, the greatest stYl->
ist Of his age Discoufsing moreover.
in the csiest conversational tone. he
would Toll back ia his chair. or sprawl
his arms on the table, a.. with shout
ders up to his cars, he stopped n read
a Hebrew text A second glance. IL -
true. showed the sickness OF bis long
brown hair, and the shapcliuess Of
hands which be used very effectively
for emphasis. His forehead, too. was
fairly high though not broad, bis eye.
deep-set behind bushv brow and lash
was foil q animation: and bis voice
was mellow. AZ home o. 10 society hrs
attitude was far frorn i'm posing lie
B..
resting on his knees. or would throw
himself back in bis chair. bis hands
crossed on bis breast In either cas-
his eyes were half closed yet no man
was better listener. Too see him ia
the strerts-bul % late years he walked
only too llffIe for his health.
and he avoided otnnibuses through
aversion 70 this scrz n be for = seat
you were reminded % Or. johnson
sailing down Fleet street IN Prot
cstaut country 40 might have passed
for country parson q lin I'D means.
and equally limited intellect In france
he resea 0led a retired brakeman vsy.-
tatiaz or = small competency. Had 10
d8uacd "a bn4ns Uniform re would
have passed muster a. an average spso-
linen q Jehu; and tsers are aid. In
deed % Be zEfrDek-6 priests Ia tie fra
ferBity lie was IN reality typical
breton priest minus - rco~ Hls %
trrnzI ancestors were Breton fshsrrs~n
all, - ssys- As poor IS Job-ana Re-
nan had inherited thsis physieas. a.
good points c9a btlrts being tss - hls
mother. " DO cans - god f-i8dl@-
class BJ~5sapx family s.-anzs that
such m5zt. with - d.,.~a~y. arut~-
nees and many SD r3nsss. shoa.d aAvs
Erd 30 uBe0a.h "a eabo4isasE--At
l4atsc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
SAVED BY A TURTLE.
A Startling Story Which the Courageou
Author Tells with Great Gusto.

A Startling Story Which the Courag eous
Author Tells with Great Gusto.
When l was nine years old l engi-
neered pair Of mules on the Erie canal.
That was fifty years ago. Well, the
swamp, as it was vulgarly called. Well
do l remember when this jungle was
filed with panthers, and how we boys
would hurry up or soldier to avoid
passing the dreaded jungle in the
night.
Once, when it came my turn to pass
the ordeal, braced myself up tor the
occasion, mounted my mule and went
to sleep on her back with big sheep
skin under me. When well into the
jungle l was suddenly awakened
by a scream or roar that made
both mules jump into the canal
the proper name should be
bayou, or something of that sort.
Well when I awoke from my fright
l found myself being carried away by
the panther, one of the largest Of her
species ever found so far in the world,
measuring eight feet from nose to
rump, with tail six feet long. l was
in terrible FIX, and l can imagine the
feelings of the man the British officer
described so wildly, who went over the
cliff with The wounded bear. When I
recovered consciousness, found was
in her den in the jungle, and four
young cubs playing with me-that is,
giving me a rap with their paws, some
thing like kitten playing with a
mouse. was terribly frightened and
thought my last moment had come;
but as the old girl seemed to have
plenty to eat she used me quite well,
and 1 played with the cubs, watching
every opportunity to make my escape.
One night her ladyship went on an
other raid. I the mean time | looked
about for an opening to make my es-
cape, and was Mortified 70 see skeletons
and bones lying around. The panther
could not have picked out a better
place than the one where her den was
located. which was on a small island
about fifty feet in circumference, sur
rounded by black, filthy water. But
as she had gone l thought l would try
to go too, so plunged into the water
on the opposite side from where she
usually came and went, and swan for
dear life, The bayou was much wider
than had anticipated, and I thought
would never get to land again. When
about to give up all hope came 10
some hard substance, and tried
vigorously 70 get on top Of It, but
as soon as I began 10 climb
on 70 the object It commenced moving.
and I began sinking into the mud and
quicksand. I made one desperate effort
for life and was fortunate enough .
catch hold Of a monster turtles tail,
and the way he started for the shore
was a delightful surprise, for ne landed
me in good shape By the way, this
turtle was the largest ever seen in the
jungle bayou, being six feet across the
back Well, after being in the swamp
or jungle for FIVE long days I finally
came ont more dead than alive, and for
six long weeks was under the care OF
a loving mother. who succeeded IN
bringing me around o. K. Every word
OF the above IS true, which can be
proved By any old canaler.-Anerican
Field
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
The Buying Of noek.

OF the buying OF books, / should like
to say that there ought not TO be any
end. Send the book that YOU think is
desired, and not the one which attracts
you because of an heterogeneous bind
ing. A very good plan is to and out
what set OF books your friend would
like, aud then each Christmas send
one of the series. until the entire
list is completed. When books Of poems
are given they should not have tho
name written n, because If your friend
happens TO possess = copy Of the same
writer's work, Sc win then be able.
as the book Is u, marked, 10 exchange
1t for some Other one which she may
desire For young children picture
books are always .esirable. and for the
older ones those telling OF the doings
OF the fairy folS al over the world. or
those giviu@ suitable renditions of his
tory. are - be commended. Ladies
Home Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

General Butler died at his residence in
Washington, d. c.. at 1870 o'clock,
Jan. II.
General Benjamin Franklin Batter
was born in Deerfield, n. H.. on Nov. ),
1913. He was a graduate of Watervile
college, and lawyer by profession.
He was elected to the Massachu-ett
house of representative in 1858 and to
the state senate in 1859. He fought in
the war as brigadier general and major
general. In 1862 he assisted in the cap
ture of New Orleans, Of which he was
made governor. he was relieved of his
command in 1864 Butler was elected
to congress in 1866. and subsequently
several times. In 1882 he was elected
governor of Massachusetts,, and in 1884
was candidate of the Greenback and
anti-Monopolist parties for the presi-
dency of the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
ON SKATES.
The Friesiander ut His Favorite Winter
sport.

The FriesIander ut His Favorite Winter
sport.
The average Dutchman Of the south.
though he can skate very well. looks
rather foolish on the ice. His short
legs and wide breeches are admira bic
adjuncts TO his nose. his thin cooked
beard. and the lumpishness OF his ez-
preston. To be sure. this breadth
makes him look important but Il he
we're less muscular It would De a sad
hindrance % him n battling with the
wind, which IN winter - apt 70 ma ze
skating IN one direction something Of a
trial
The Frieslanier. however, IS taller.
better proportional, and n all respects
a handsome fellow. The yellow bard
he sometimes wears seems % pat bin
al once on q footing q affinity with the
other members q that respects Ole
Anzlo-Saxoa family 20 which re our
selves belong quite as much as hss pro
vincial speech and his blue eyes be Is
q most uas:e-ful creature when once
he has put o. those quaint. cId-fasa-
Toned skates 81 his, and thinks nothing
OF making . score q miles from one vi
laye 70 another before you and ! are
out OF bed As for the cold, what cares
he for it2 he knows he nus; rely IN
that lustv circulation Of MS 20 keep him
from beng beaurn ocd. though he cIo.ne
ever 80 lightly and seems more regard
tal Of bis Eead--wais seals.lin cap
taxes care of-thac g his svel-shaPed
body.
A Erie<lzza canal IN zin.<r = a. ls~-5s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
TALENTS WASTED.
A Tramp Who Didn't Appreciate His Nat
uraI Gifts,

n Trump w mo appreciate his NAT
ural Gifts.
/ was wandering around in Battery
park the other afternoon when / came
upon a dilapidated looking man who
was asleep on one of the benches His
hat was full of holes, his toes out to
the weather and he had used pins and
strings to hold his garments together
and make himself half way present
able to the public. / was noticing how
soundly he slept and wondering how
hard the policeman who found him
would strike when a chap who might
have been a twin brother of the sleep
ing man came around a curve in the
path and stopped to ask:
do you know him?"
mo"
Names Jim. Looks hard, don't
hep
''He does that"
But it's all his own fault Jim
hain't got no sense about him, he
hain't. If had his face and his voice
I'd be boarding at first class hotel. 5"
"liow do you mean"
''Why, when he strikes fellow fur a
stake he kin look the heartbrOkenest
of any galoot l ever saw in the bus
ness. You'd jest naturally say to your
self that he'd lost every friend and re-
lation on earth within the last two
days. And such voice! It's full of
sobs and tears and anguish. Why, sir,
I've known policeman of fifteen years
standing to give Jim a quarter and
pat him on the back in fatherly way"
But how is it his fault?' / asked.
"Hain't got no bizness head on him,
sir. What dye think ne did yesterday?
Went to hotel up here and paid IF
teen cents fur bath-reg'lar bath tub.
with regular towels and soap. Enough
to keep him nigh hull week paid out
fur bath which didn't last him over
half an hour! And look there! He's
got suspenders and cellarlord collar
On, just like a Murray Hill dude!
'Twasn't over four weeks ago when he
lays down twelve cents fur a pair of
socks-reg'lar socks like millionaire
wears! Is it any wonder he's failure?"
And you don't take baths nor wear
suspenders and collars and soclls?"
Me! Mel Look here! hain't even
got a shirt on I'm barefoot in my
shoes. / hain't playin' no Fifth avenue
bizness down here, l hain't. Look at
the top of my head. Is it full of hills
and valleys or is it level? I'm bizness,
/ ann
"Well9'
81 kin prove it, too If Jim was
awake he'd strike you for quarter"
Eyes"
And away It would go fur to git
shirt washed, or TO buy new collar, or
mebbe to ride on a Broadway car and
purtend he owned the hull line. Now,
what l strikes you fur is ten cents.
That's a savin' of fifteen to you, and
lays up nine of it in the bank. see? You
IS man who kin appreciate figgers,
you is. You sees the difference between
economy and extravaganza, you does.
Thank you kindly. sir, and it's great
encouragement to me to feel that my
fggers is recognized as correct"
I halted behind bush al the turn in
the path and looked back. poor Jim"
was wide awake and on his feet. and
the other held up the dime and said.
Jim, its 60, While you sleeps I
talks fggers, and we hits EN- right be
tween the eyes every time."-N. Y. Her
aid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

as anything can be- The ice may not
be very good or Of unquestionable
strength, but no sooner are the boats
penred in and the broken pieces of ice
sufficiently welded to allow him to
skate between them than his sport be-
gins 1t is Z feat of honor 20 De the
first in the district to cross the canal
when the wintry season is in its youth.
The name OF the bold lad is remem bered
for week or two. and have no DOUBT
his pluck stands him in good stead in
the esteem OF the cherry-cheeked dam
sells OF MS province, whose eyes dance
past one so brightly when the ice fes-
tival is IN full swing. and journeying is
all done upon skateS.-Cha n bers' Jour
nal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

The EAGLE finds occasion to again
congratulate the Oklahoma territorial
council upon its promPtness in acting
upon its suggestion that the first ana
most important duty the legislature
could perform was to repeal number
of the acts passed by the former assem-
bly,. Bills to repeal several laws now in
force were introduced Saturday, and
should, aud no doubt will, be passed
without delay. More of the same sort
Of work, and q few laws amended in
their weak points, will be of infinitely
greater value 20 the territory than the
enactment of new laws. The bane of
country is too much legislation. Okla
homa ought TO profit by the mistakes of
the states in this respect, and by the very
Creditable experience the territory had
when 1t was practically without any
written laws.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
CAN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

VALLEY CENTER, Kan, Jan. Is, '93.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
In Governor dwellings inaugural
address, in which he presents the olive
branch of peace and good viii to the
people of the south by sending to the
national congress a rebellious Conferate
colonel, and adds that change is fore
Swallowed, change is written, did Mary
f. Lease and General James B. Weaver
have the olive branch of peace and good
will presented to them during their So
journ in Dixie, and if so in what way?
4 READER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
The Cherokee strip bill having success

The Cherokee strip bill having success
fully run the gauntlet of the house, and
in very good form, the senate should
pass it without delay, as it undoubtedly
will. The only thing that will then re-
main in the way of the presidents isSu
; ing his proclamation will be tho accept.
ance by the Cherokees of the terms of
payment, And since they are in no inn
mediate need of the money, they will
most likely accept Present appearances
are that the strip may be opened not
dater than March /.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

The two Popuhsts who were post
masters at the tine Of the November
election and held on 10 their offices up
TO the time of the meeting of the legis-
lature are out ell around, and for good.
According to the demands Of their party
they cannot hold their seats in the legis-
lature, and having now resigned their
postoffices they are out in the cold with
no hope of anything in the future. An
illustration of the fable of the dog with
q bone crossing a stream.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

Dictator Cleveland is organizing to
unhorse Henri Watterson as the boss of
Kentucky. Grover regards Henri as
IAN egotistical and erratic editorial ass"
The general estimate of him is about the
same as that Cleveland held of Murphy
of New York, and that seemed to aid
Edward in securing the senatorship from
that state. 1t may have the same effect
an Kentucky. Stranger things have
happened, while the kentucky solons
would make no egregious blunder-from
the standpoint of capabiity-by electing
NIr. Watterson to the senate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

The Democratic situation in New York
is exactly the same as it was with the
Republicans 10 1881 The similarity be-
tween Cleveland and Garfield, Hill and
COnkling, Governor Flower and Governor
Cornell, and Murphy and Cochran, with
Crowley and Platt, the nomination of
Murphy and Platt. are just ike the peas
in one pod. Here is what happened the
Republicans after March 4, 1881, as sum-
married. by the k. c. Gazette, and the
question is will the parallel continue
with the Democrats after March 4, 1893:
Struggle, based on senatorial courtesy,
over patronage, between the president
and the New York senators.
Resignation of Senators Conkling and
Plat.
Bitter division of the party on half
breed-stalwart lines.
Defeat in next national election.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

One Of the famous white oaks Of
New Jersey stands in the presbyterian
churchyard at Basking Ridge. Itmeas-
ures IA feet 1 inches in circum ference
at feet high while the branches shade
circle of rs feet in diameter. 1t has
been famous tree for more than a
century, and it was, no doubt, noble
specimen in 1850, when log church
was built on the ground where the
present one now stands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

The largest undeveloped body of coal
in the state of Kansas is located under
Ia Cygne and the surrounding contig-
nous territory. The La Cvgne Journal
SAYS the Goa. there Is a little more than
100 feet below the surface. 1t therefore
requires shaft mining. The vein is from
thirty-siN TO forty inches in thickness.
has a good rock roof. something very
necessary for successful mining, and is
of excellent quality The coal deposits
that have already been discovered and
developed in the state place it well in the
list of coal producing states, and the
supply Is ample for all the states re-
quirementS, present and prospective, the
only drawback to its more general and
liberal use being the railroad discrimina-
lions in.thes matter of transportation
and rates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

made to feel that there is no welcome
spot or willing care for them in hfe7
The protection of aged parents by their
children is one of the beautiful and just
claims of nature. And the son or
daughter, who through greed and sell
fishneSs, refuses to bestow sucn care
when needed is an ungrateful and IN
natural exception in the human fsmi-
ly.-Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17

The permanent establishment in the
United States by the Vatican of branch
of that body with power vested in its
head, who is the pope's delegate, to de-
eide appeals, will probably put stop to
the movement that has been in quiet
progress for some time to secede the
American church from the parent body
at Rome. This new action will no doubt
have the effect to put q prompt period to
the issue that has recently been raised
between Bishops Corrigan and Ireland.
No power or corporation or interest on
earth equals the Vatican at Rome when
it comes to far-seeing diplomacy AMI
timely action.