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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05
NOTES FROM TEE STATE OFFICERS
REPORTS.

Called By The T Pska IA ritaL
There are S,SS6 miles of railroad in the
sta.e.
The public printing bill of the state
board Of agriculture last year amounted
TO s, 335.
The largest public printing bill last
year was that of the supreme court,
SI4. ass.
The increase in population in Chev-
enne county between 1890 and 1890 was
1874. SO per cent.
Shawnee county's population increased
nearly 10 per cent IN the ten years be-
tween 1850 and 1890.
I. A Milton OF RavanAa, Garfield
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

Mr.. John ID. Rockefeller does not pro-
pose to wait until the Lord shall have
called him hence to dispose of so much
of his vast fortune as he cares to devote
TO charitable uses. Within three years
he has given $4,000 600 toward the
founding and maintenance Of the Uni
versity OF Chicago. Ills latest gift of
100000 was a Christmas offering-the
principal sum 10 be reserved forever as
an endowment, and the income TO be
used In the remuneration of instructors.
Mr.. Rockefeller is not an exception to
the rule Of wealthy men disposing of
their fortunes while living, though his
acts are in striking contrast TO those of
his compeer in wealth, Jay Gould.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05
To Clean Silver FiIizr...

Silver fligree may be frightened by
washing it in ammonia and water. using
a fine brush and CASTLE soap and drying
in the same manner "a diamonds In ca.s
il is very much darkened and the stains
refuse to disappear with ordinary treat
ment. hyposuiphite of soda may succeed.
Hyposulphite Of soda should be PURCHASED
Of a trustworthy druggist and used only
according TO MS al vice
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

1t was not known that any considera-
BILE portion of Iowa's population consist
ed of formerly-of-Kentucky people, but
the simultaneous killings in The two
states, Tuesday, and under similar CIR
cumstances indicate that the Kentucky
spirit, at least, is prevalent in the
Radoar state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

If the frs. four days weather in the
new year may be taken as an index to
weather fer the first four months, ac-
cording to the rabbit-foot theory, the
balance OF the inter will be more like
spring. Hicks demonstration pre-
dicted for the second and third insts.,
came on schedule time, but were very
tame as to degree. And those yet to
come may be likewise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

The Columbia postage stamps will be
on sale within a week, ali Of which re-
minds us that although Columbus was a
very smart fellow any American boy can
get head of him for , cents.-Topeka
Democrat.
Which is a very clever pun, or would
be if it were some 49S cents nearer the
fact. 1t takes Just s. to get a head OF
old Chris from Uncle Sans stamp issues.
By-the-way. who can tell us where and
how Christopher Columbus received that
name? His name was originally Chris
toYal Colon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

The EAGLES suggestion 10 the Popu-
lists TO put up Governor Lewelling, their
Hhlest and best man, for United States
senator. and its recommendation 10 Re
publicans in the legislature TO support
him If he shall be named for that place,
seems 10 have completely befuddled the
Democrats. Seeing at once that il is the
logical and polite thing for the Populists
and Republicans to do, the Democrats
Jump on it and attempt to break the
force of it by every means conceivable.
The Topeka Democrat leads off with
nearly column Of stuff that is distin-
guished only for crawling all over the
subject and finally subsidmg into
"Alack-a-day. whoever would have
thought or believed it,"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05
Collecting Press Comments.

One of Mr. Jay Gould's sons has ordered
from a press-clipping bureau "ail The
comments and accounts about" his father
which appeared, or will appear, in all
the newspapers of the world " II will "a
a costly collection beyond the mere clip
pings, As it will require the employment
of numerous translators to write out IA
our language the extracts from Chinese,
japanese Egyptian, Russian, Turkish,
Spanish, Italian, French, German and
numerous other publications
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05
is isn't politics; it's business.

The Burlington Independent thinks
| there should be radical reform in the
cost OF the judiciary of tho state. 1t
says:
1.-The coming legislature should reds
trict the Judicial districts. TWENTY-FIVE
judges can do the work easily, and not
be over-worked, that is now being done
by th;rty-seven. This would save the
state $30, 600 in salaries, TO say nothing
Of stenOgraphers' fees. Judge StillwelI
presideS over four average counties, and
he keeps the work I'D nicely. and says
he has plenty of time for rest. In this
district a judge has fully seven
months of idle time each year.
This is a matter which should be
remedied. A great many offices have
been created IN Kansas for purely politi-
cal purposes, and now that 4 party is
soon TO assume the affairs of the state
that was elected on a reform issue, let us
have reform. God knows we need it. If
ever state was cursed with high tuxes
it is Kansas. There is no need of it either.
The reason the Republican party was
turned down in Kansas last November
was on account of extravaganza in the
administration of affairs. The people
are heartily tired of being taxed TO the
last cent in order TO support lot of po-
litical buns"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

This is getting to be hard world for
the place-holders as well as the place
hunters, Owing 10 the partial suspen-
sion OF immigration there is lack of
funds to pay immigrant inspectors,
whose salaries come out Of the revenue
derived from the head tax on immi-
grants. Twenty good men and true are
accordingly out OF job, with little pros
pect of taking other places at the public
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05
Well. Wen See.

From the Emporla Republican
The Wichita EAGLE says Cleveland
dictates senatorship with word. Tie
EAGLE is mistaken. He attempted to
dictate the New York senatorship with a
column interview, but the chances seem
to be decidedly against his success. Hill
is the man who can dictate senatorship
with a word,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

1t is estimated that since 1851 the
government has made $20,000,0OO by the
destruction Of paper money, that mas
never turned up for redemption, which,
Il correct, reduces the volume Of money
in actual circulation by that amount, or
about 30 cents per capita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

Crossing the Andes In carriage IL tbs
latest achievement IN travelling a Span.
ish gentleman. accompanied By bis wife.
haa performed The feat having started
from the Argentine Republic and landed
at Catsma, a distance Of 300 miles. Tue
ys hic!e wa drawn b. three mules
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

The population Of The state in 1890 was
996, O95; in 1890 the population returned
was /, 427, 096, an increase Of 43l, 00O, or
1927 per cent. At that rate OF increase
ior the past two and a half years Kansas
GAS today population of !, 559, Spo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05
NI(lIij gss;a5gle
~ NJ. MURDOCH. Editor

Springfield Democrat: "a st. Joseph
woman sold her daughter into wedlock
for 25 cents. In Kansas City 1t Is the
habit for the father to give the bride
away" Missouri is a pretty cheap state
Inv way you take it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

EDITOR EAGLE:-Wiu you please state
IN the EAGLE what five tribes OF Indians
are known and called the civilized tribes ?
J. B. T.
The Cherokees. the Choctaws. the
Chickasaws, tie Creeks and the Semi
noles, though the latter can hardly be
called distinctive tribe, made up rs it
was from remnants Of broken tribes
Long since extinct.-ED EAGLE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-05
Banana Peel on the Sidewalk.

The street car had passed. but to catch it he
reckoned,
So he ran like deer, and shouted and beck
oped.
Till he planted his heel
On smooth bit of peel
Then he saw half million OF stars in a Sec
Oul
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28
Unnecessary Noise.

A medical paper has taken up the
cudgels against unnecessary city
noises. 1t declares steam whistles,
factory bells, the shouts of the hawk.
ers and the rest to be disease produc.
ing, and it presents some startling
figures to prove it. 1t argues that as
an environment these noises must
breed a race mentally stupid or
hyperasthetlcally morbid" How
ever that may be, everybody knows
that the noises of a great city are
nuisance, and that the greater part
Of them are unnecessary. There is
not the slightest occasion for all the
steam whistles on all the factories to
screech four times o day. The cry
Of the hawker Is an impertinence
and breach Of the peace. II none
Of the hawkers were permitted to
yell, each would sell as much as he
does now. Nine-tenths of all the
piano pounding done in any city
ought to be suppressed by a society
for the prevention Of cruelty to
everybody. The love of noise is a
savage instinct. With every step in
civilization we more and more object
to harsh, strong, unnecessary sound.
But while we subdue our voices and
muffle our floors with padded carpets,
we have done next to nothing toward
protecting ourselves against the un!
necessary noises made by other PEG,
Pile. In this matter there is a great
work for the City Improvement So
ciety to do. 1t will secure the abo-
lition of bells and steam whistles
and put a gag into the mouth of the
street vendor, and it will render
blessed service to all sorts and con,
ditions of civilized men. If it will
reduce the sum total of pianoforte
playing-but that must go over foI
the millennium.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28
Old Pharmacies.

The author of Modern Hunting, y
in La Nouvelle Revue, tells a pleas,
ing story Of one of the Oldest and
most celebrated sportsmen Of France,
the Prince de Joinville. The Prince
is perhaps the Senior member" OF
hunting society in his country. He
was hunting in the Chantilly forest,
as the guest of the Due d'Aumale.
His party met another party which
was following a deer in the same for
est, and some disorder resulted. The
Prince lost track of the animal that
he was following, but he took the
disappointment philosophically, and
set out to find the deer again.
On the way he was stopped by an
old white-haired peasant, who told
him that the deer he was following
had passed by there recently. The
son of Louis Philippe asked some
simple question, but as the old peas
ant replied he looked at him keenly,
seeming to pay more attention to
him than to his words. Suddenly he
stopped him.
"Wait it seems to me that l know
you, friend" he exclaimed.
"Yes sir" replied the peasant, In
his old cracked voice, which shook a
little with emotion. "Oh, yes, we
have often eaten cakes at 'Auntie
Adelaide's.
1t was sixty years since they had
been children together, but the varied
experiences of that time had not
made the Prince forget his old play,
mate and servitor, and he delayed his
quest for the lost deer to renew the
acquaintance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28
Our National Hymn.

DR.. Samuel Francis Smith, the
Iuthor Of one of the most inspiring
national hymns in the world, "My
Country, TITS of Thee" told Boston
reporter who visited him recently on
the occasion Of his eighty-hfth birth
day how the famous hymn came to
be written. In 1882 William @.
Woodbridge, friend of DR.. Smiths,
who had been visiting Germany and
the German schools, brought home
with him lot of German music
books. Mr.. Woodbridge gave the
books to Lowell Mason, then the con-
servator Of all church music in Boston,
and Mr.. Mason being unable to read
German turned them over to DR..
Smith and said he would like to have
poetical translation of anything DR..
Smith saw in the book and liked.
Turning over the leaves of the books
one gloomy day in February, 1892, {"
said DR., Smith, Il came across the
air God Save the King liked the
music. l glanced at the German
words at the foot Of the page. Under
the inspiration Of the moment / went
to work and in half an hour Amer
lea was the result. 1t was written
on a scrap of paper picked up from
the table, and the hymn Of to-day is
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28

Christmas In Bethlehem What
memories, what sacred traditions the
words evoked Where else can the
feast Of Christmas be so sublime and
divine? Where else can mortal feel
himself so near to his GOdY
Bethlehem Is always crowded with
strangers from every part OF the world
on Christmas Eve. They come-these
pilgrims of piety or curiosity-along
the romantic and singular route from
Jerusalem, and spend the night In the
holy ceremonials, departing the next
day.
The smart merchant from New York
City elbows the Russian landlord from
the Volga or the Montenegrin with his
belt filed with ancient daggers and
pistols. The Turkish soldiers keep or
der with perfect good humor and with
q certain contemptuous Indifference
which is apt to tell little upon the
nerve of pious Occidentals, when they
observe it for the first time.
The Church OF the Nativity Is the
goal OF all these pilgrims. Certainly
this Is the most interesting place In
Holy Land. There all the divergent
Christian factions meet at common
source, and there they learn tolerance
Of and respect for each other.
The Emperor Hadrian, In the course
Of the second century, is said to have
surrounded the place where stood the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28

ferred to the influence of the hymn
upon soldiers he had met, and said
not only on the battlefield and the
march but in the hospitals and bar
racks sometimes one would start "My
country, it's Of thee" and it would be
taken up from man to man until the
entire company joined in the grand
hymn. America" met the hearts Of
the people who sang it with great
enthusiasm during the war. 1t was
sung on special days-days of en-
couragement and days of darkness,
and as it was sung by the brave sol
der boys they felt they were more
than paid for their suffering by hay
ing country to suffer for.
Mr.. Smith began public life as pas
tor of the village church at Water
Vile, Me-, and at the same time he
became Professor of Modern Ian
guages in Waterville College, now
known as Colby University. This
was ia 1894. Eight years later he
was editor of the Christian Review,
and until July, 1854, he was pastor
of the Bautist Church at Newton
Center. He then became connected
with the foreign missionary work of
the church and served in the Secre-
Uary's department for fifteen years,
during which time he contributed by
pen, voice and money to the advance
ment Of the interests Of this impOr-
tant branch of Christian activity
His knowledge of the languages of
the world proved valuable help to
his missionary work, and to his Ia
bors in translation the church is in
debted for many advances in the do
main of intelligent investigation.
He is man of broad culture and en-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28

Places and of the Oriental Catnoncs,
and all governments In France care
fully keep it up This privilege was
confirmed to France in 1882 by the Con-
gress Of Berlin. The old ceremonial,
established br ordinances of Louis XIV,
has been strictly maintained. The To-
cal clergy pays royal honors to the
Consul OF France. When he is in
stalled TIE Deum is chanted.
In the professions at Bethlehem, at
the Holy Sepulchre and elsewhere the
blue cushion on which he is to kneel is
carried before the Consul. On Christ
mas Eve the French Consul comes from
Jerusalem to Bethlehem to take part
in the ceremonies Of the sacred festi-
val. The Turkish authorities place at
his disposition detachment of caval-
ry and two officers, who escort him with
drawn swords. Surrounded by his
eight cavosses, on horseback, in their
handsome Levantine costumes, and by
his consular staff, and accompanied by
the superiors of the converts and by
the pilgrims, he makes asensation as
he arrives on the esplanade. The
sheiks of Bethlehem go out to meet
him, fourishing their guns, and well
come him in. There is a reception at
convent, and the Turkish band some
times play the "Marseillaisew
The Latin patriarch then arrives, and
at 10 o'clock at night pontifioal mass
is celebrated In the church. The
sumptuous ornaments worn by the pa
triarch and his assistants on these oc-
casions We're presented by the late
Marshal MacMahon, in the name OF
the French Republic.
The first ceremony ends at midnight
A long procession, brilliant with ia
pers, then descends into the grotto Of
the Nativity. The patriarch carries
in his arms waxen image of the child
Jesus, reclining upon pink silken cush'
ions embroidered in gold.
Before the niche Of the manger the
patriarch hands the "bambino" to one
of his deacons and then recites the
Evangel of the Nativity according x
st. Luke. Until two in the morning
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28
Won by Praise.

Doctor Johnson was very susceptt
BILE to flattery. Gilbert Stuart, the
American portrait painter, learned
his art in the English home of Ben,
jamin West. One day he met Doc
tor Johnson, whose dislike for the
American colonies was notorious
%Sir," demanded Johnson of young
Stuart, "where did you learn En-
glish?" "Out of your dictionary, sir,
replied the quiCk-witted artist. The
old man became gentle. Doctor Johu
Ewing, provost Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, while visiting in Lon
don, dined with Doctor johnson.
He had been cautioned not to contra,
dict the great men, and he saw from
the silence that fell upon the COM
pany when Johnson entered the room
that he was regarded as a literary
despot, whose opinions were to be re,
ceived and not criticized. Johnson
attended to nothing but his plate,
Having eaten voraciously he survey,
ed the guests for the first time. The
conversation turned upon America,
and Ewing defended the colonies,
What do you know, sir, on the sub.
ject?" exclaimed johnson. 4Sir," he
Numbered on, "what do you know in
America? You never read books
there" Pardon me, sir" blandly
replied Ewing. "We have read the
Rambler. :" The compliment to the
author pacifled the enemy Of the
colonies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28

stable Of the nativity with wood So
cred to Adonis, and even had the wor-
ship Of Venus publicly celebrated
ghere. Two centuries later the pious
HelenN raised church, and OF the an
oient stable of course nothing abso-
lutely authentic remains.
Nothing is more singular In Holy
Land than the entrance to the sanctu-
airy OF the Nativity. At the end of
the struggling hamlet the street spreads
out into an obi0ng square which opens
off an esplanade covered with great
stone flags. This Is the "atrium" OF
che ancient basilica, in the middle of
which stood the baptismal cisterns for
She additions which the Christians OF
old were required to practise before
entering church. A mass of white
tombs walls In one side OF the es-
planade; on the other arises high
wall which might belong to convent or
prison. A few windows dot the wall
here and there. But there are no
signs of any door,
After little search one finds black
hole, like the entrance to cavern, and
presently he sees people creeping into
II, almost on all tours. Now and then
Rhe gallant Oriental on guard will offer
MS hand to lady to help her down.
That is the principal entrance to the
sanctuary Of the Nativity. Doors were
suppressed in the dayswhen Mahom-
medan intolerance was greater than 1t
Is now, and when 1t was necessary to
wall up doors and to allow communica-
ton only with the upper stories, as the
monks in Mount Sinai do nowadays.
Gradually there grew up around this
basilica colony composed Of the three
principal sects, the orthodox Catholics,
the Greeks, and the yArmenians, and
converts were built in such numbers
that they overshadowed the church.
The interior, however, still reserves
Its ancient form. Once out of the
gloomy entrance, one finds himself in
o great hall traversed by four colon
nades and surmounted by modern
roof, the beams of which appear.
Here and there, at the bases OF huge
red monoliths, crowned with Corin-
THAN capitals, in framework of old
nosaics on gold background, people
are kneeling or sitting squatted on
their launches; soldiers of the Sultan
are peacefully patching their shabby
uniforms, women are nursing their
babes, Franciscan and Greek monks
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-28
Substantially as it was written that

substantially as it was written that
day"
DIR. Smith still has the original
draft of the poem. He has been
urged many times to give it up. They
would like to have it in Washington
for preservation, and it would, Of
course, be priced and safely cared for
in Boston, but he has thus far de-
clined to part with it. DR.. Smith
made copy OF it for D. Lothrop &
Co., the Boston publishers, and this
CODY was in their exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. The paper on which
the poem was originally written is
yellow with age, but the writing is
perfectly legible. The paper is about
six inches long by three inches wide,
and has only three erasures in the
page. On the back are some stray
lines, the remnants Of some transla-
tion from German work.
When it became "the national
hymn" is not known. 1t was never
adopted as such formally and officially
by the Government, but it seems to
have been adopted by the people, and
for more than sixty years in school
and church, and in nearly every
patriotic gathering, the singing of
any Country, IT'S of Thee" has
aroused the people in patriotism as
no other hymn has been able to do.
1t matters not whether the hymn
has been officially" sanctioned by
the Government, says the Boston
Traveller. 1t has been taken to the
hearts Of the people-they love it for
its sentiment and for its melody-and
they will continue, as long as time
shall endure, to sing the poetic
prayer of their own patriotic hymn;