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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
RAILkoApEa, IN JAPAN.

The railroads OF Japan are soiidly
constructed and carefully run. says the
Philadelphia Telegraph. The gauge
is three feet six inches and the cars
are generally eighteen feet long.
There are first, second and third
classes. and the fares are for several
classes, one, two and three sen fcentsD
mile. The japanese arc g-ea. trav-
elers, and more than nine-teuths of
the travel is of second and third class.
The rate of speed Is uniformly about
twenty miles an hour. The trains
are run on what is known as the
staff" system, and a train IS not al
lowed 10 leave tho station where 10
meets another until the conductor has
received from the conductor OF the
other train q symbol called STAFF
which is his evidence that he il entitled
TO leave.
In the frst-class carriage. which IL
either ono room. like our drawing
room cars, or in three compartments
Nike the English. one fnds cushioned
seats. wash hand bowls and water cloe-
cts, and generally teapot and cups.
with hot water. II this Is lacking, the
passenger can buy on the platform ut
any station a teapot full of tea and
cup for two and ope-half cents The
teapot Is pretty enough TO bring .
quarter in this country, and the cag
would be cheap At ten cents. You buy
the whole outfit" and could carry II
away IL you pleased. As q rule. the
pot and cup are left IN the car and
about sixty per cent OF them are re-
covered by the vender.
The railroads Ia Japan are partl,
owned By the government and partly
By private stockholders. bat the rates
and rules OF the government roads
govern the others also. A. all the
stations are overhead bridges. and
crossing the track at grad. 10 pro-
"a in England The stations
are roony and neat, the platforms
ample, and az both ends Of the plat
form the name OF the station Ia con-
posted The passenger
shows his ticket on eoing through the
gate TO his train. and surren6crs IL at
the gate on leaving. No coDducsoren-
ters the cars We also raiss the faunls-
lar visit OF the entsrprising young
ran who sells newspapers and pop
rlsr books, and who loads our seats al
homo with lozeng.s. photograph al
buns. comic periodicals., vegetable
ivory. matches. chewing grsn and
sther merchandise
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
JUVENILE DEPRavIrY.
Frcrn The New YORK Heraia

Fren The New y0rk Herald
Seems 20 me amt ever goin' TO ne
able to sit down again with real. solid
comfort" said the SMALL boy as he
lowered himself cautiously into a chair.
OUCH There is some folks as can
never take joke nohovs. Yer see, my
mother n sister took il into their he'd.
TO start an herberryum-I guess that's
what they call it At emmy rate they
got big box and had IL painted all up
bright and then they filed il with dirt
and planted seeds
Well tho't I'd put Ia few seeds.
too. So got an ear Of corn AID shelled
it and planted six Of the kernels In the
herberryum along with the other seeds
'Byuby, after the ferns and pansies
and that sort of stsn had begun 70
grow, one day the six green shoots
Poked their way up thro' the dirt, and
wien nv sister she seen them-my.
wasn't she astonishe6: She gas .ic<led
too. as could be, an she went an called
mother TO come an look
Well. they wruz both 50 tickIed THAI
they used 70 watch them shoots every
day aud wonder what made them grow
50 fast They was pleased. zoo. - any
thing, Cause thry sid they m0t be
something rare Mother sid is nas;
- some anssr kind OF fern beeszs< il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

be replaced with the knife bayonet.
which somewhat resembles a butchers
knife, is twelve inches long, with one
edge 1t is quite as effective and much
lighter than the sword bayonet. The
latter is being dispensed with by most
of the European nations in favor of the
knife bayonet The bayonct was a
French invention. In the early days
of firearms soldiers used to carry both
guns and pixies. but tho notion of at
taching the pike TO the gun in such a
manner that both couid be used at the
same time was the beginning of the
idea OF the bayonet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
THE MISSOURI RIVER CONG.
From the Sioux City Journal.

kA~1A tA< cfouX lily CUfUkk.
The recent survey of the Missouri
river under the direction of the United
States geographical engineering de-
partment resulted in a discovery that
the stream is undergoing q peculiar
transformation During the survey
measurements were made of the vol
ume of water passing between the
banks at various points from Great
Falls. Mont, to Sioux City. 1t was
found that the volume at Great Falls
measured 4,796 cubic feet per second,
while at Fort Benton, twenty-five miles
further down the river. the volume was
but 4,331 cubic feet, q decrease of 455
cubic feet. Owing to the large number
of tributaries emptying into the river
between Fort Benton and Sioux City
gradual increase was noted. until at
the latter point, where the final meas
urement was taken, flow of IA, re
cubic feet per second was reached In
the opinion of some Of the engineers
engaged in the survey the decrease in
the volume between Great Falls and
Fort Benton explains the presence OF
that great subterranean body of water
known as the South Dakota artesian
basin. The discrepancy can only be
accounted for by the presence of an
outlet in the bed of the river some
where between the points mentioned.
Directly below the upper cataract On
the south bank of the river, about half
way between the towns. is a large
pool, in which, If frequent visitors to
the place can be believed, are to be
found eyeless fish of the species said to
inhabit subterranean water courses
In all probability the outlet. if one ex-
lists, is located at this point the al
legged presence of these fish tending to
corroborate the theory. From here, il
this surmise is correct. it would appear
that an underground channel running
in a southeasterly direction carries the
water into basin underlying q large
area of South Dakota, thus forming a
huge subterranean lake, which has re-
Gently been tapped by the numerou.
artesian wells. Another queer discov.
cry is noted in connection with the
survey just completed. In 1873 observa-
tlOnS were tdhcu III
and, unless errors in calculation have
been made, since that year there has
been decrease of fully 20 per cent in
the volume of water in the river. II
no error has been made and the ratio
of decrease continues, before fifty year.
have passed the once majestic Missouri
will have dwindled into an insignifi-
can't rivulet..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
REPUBLICAN CALL.
Fer the State Convention to be Held at
Topeka June 8.

The formal call for the Republican state
convention has been issued signed by the Of
ficers of the state central committee, as fol
lows:
a delegate convention ofthe Republicans Of
Kansas will convene in the city OF Topeka.
Wednesday. the 9Th day of June. ls9i. at ~
O'clock. m for the nomination of candidate
for associate justice of the supreme court,
governor. lieutenant governor. secretary OF
state auditor of state. treasurer of state. at
torpey general. superintendent Of public in
sfrucifon Said convention will also nomin-
ate a candidate for congressman-at-.arge
Delegates 10 this convention shall be elected
by county conventions duly called by the sew
tral county Republican committees under
such rules and regulations as may be by them
prescribed. The basis of appointment OF dele
gates to said state convention VIII be one
delegate Large for each county Of the state
and one delegate for every 200 votes. or frac-
lion of 100 or more vote, cast for ". Z. Ed
wards Ter secretary of state in the election OF
1892. no county TO have less than two dele
gates:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Among the workmen of this country
there is no doubt a feeling that the
orders of Judge Jenkins should be in
CURED into, but the belief that nothing
can be accomplished through a con-
gressional investigation, really has more
weight than mere prediction. There
have been many congressional invsstiga-
tons and none of them has amounted to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

The secretaries of the several county con-
veDtions are requested to forward TO the IN
designed chairman at Topeka, Kansas. a GER
tilted copy of the credentials of the several
delegates Immediately upon the adjournment
of the county conventions, said Credentials TO
be received at Topeka not later than the morn
ing of June 9Th. The credentials should show
The poetoffice address Of each delegate. From
the credentials the Republican state central
committee will prepare roster of those en-
Titled to participate in the preliminary Or
ganization of the convention.
By order of the committee.
RANK l.. Brown, J. III. SIMPSON,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

The doctrines of protection have been
preached in this country for years. The
Republican speakers have told every
man woman and child in every hamlet
in this nation the effect free trade would
have upon the wages of the laboring
man. Now the condition is breaking
upon the country, and while Senator
Lodges speech and others like it are OPP
perfume they convey nothing TO the
workman. He realizes it already.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
MRS. LEASE WAS R.GaT.

The more that that school board deal
is probed the rottener it looks for the
Pop officials. After all the explanations
there is a margin of s., 600 which went
TO somebody not yet named. There is
that sum of difference between what the
commissioners paid out Of the state treas
ury and the amount received by the
owner of the boEds. Mr.. Hornaday states
that he received 8 per sent. commission.
or sl75 on the s. 0oo which be pero,ia,-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

No question 10 more momenious TO the
west than the disposition of the Amer
lean Indian in the territory. The i'm
portance of the west guarding its sec
tional privileges and gaining greater
privileges through combination makes
il more than ever necessary that as fine
body of land as the Indian Territory
should not be allowed to be uncultivated
and unpopulated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Judge Bradley appears to be the only
one who has made anything out of the
Pollard trial. His conduct has been the
best the people could expect, and his
frequent reprimands of those who were
connected with the case deserved.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

That report that the citizens of Enid
burned Senator Walcott of Colorado in
eftigy can not be true. They may not
have any especial love for the Colorado
senator, but the people of Oklahoma are
not given to the effigy nonsense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Nothing will be gained by the law
yers of Colonel Breckenridge employing
humor in their defense of their client.
Almost any one who has watched the
trial will agree that 1T is not Breckin-
ridges time to be funny.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Judge Bradley did well to remind
Lawyer Thompson that he was not try
ing case on dry goods box in a gro
Gerry store in the mountains of Tennes-
see, and that profanity was out of place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

committees of the several counties select the
time for holding the county conventions to
name delegates and alternates for the con-
gressional convention, and that the names of
all delegates and alternates be certified to the
Secretary OF this committee immediately
thereafter.
committee.
MORGAN CARAwAY, Chairman.
l. Nj. AXLINE, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

II is not likely that the resolutions of
different Democratic organizations ia
Oklahoma consuming Judge Scott for
his action toward editor McMaster will
have any effect, but it viii serve 10 in.
crease the youthful Judges discontinue.
and that Is Ell he las caused McMaster.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

ed. The commissioners paid SO, 900 and
Nj. Crane received $4,000. Mrs. Lease
was undoubtedly correct when she de-
clared the present state administration
of Kansas to be the most corrupt of lis
history. In fact no other administration
was either half SO corrupt or incompe-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

The authorities should go to any end
to avoid clash with any part of Coxey'S
army. Police powers, particularly in
large cities, are much too eager to exert
their power and little forbearance at
this time may save trouble.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Edison should not attempt TO wipe out
the sleep habit in man, as he says he is
likely TO do. Most of us are with
Sancho Panza in his declaration: "God
bless the man who invented sleep"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Chicago is watching the Wichita con-
vention. So is New York. The for
times OF Kansas depend more on COM
mercial movements than political ones,
and the east knows 1t.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Woman has not advanced as much as
she can. Twenty years hence q plain
tiff in Miss Pollard's case will probably
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

There seems to be no doubt that Stan
ley played the part of a cannibal, but
his example is not likely to spread.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

In summing up the causes of the recent
Republican victories it would be little
less than cruelty not TO give one Van
Allen full credit for his share.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

II has been sufficiently proved that if
the railroads want to monkey, they
should pick out some available buzz.
Baw and leave Wichita alone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

The prison guard in Chicago smashed
Prendergast on the nose Tuesday, and
there viii be no great public outcry if
he should do it again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Corbett, the pugilist, has bought a
brown-stone residence in New York.
This will eutitle tie slugger TO the
respect of Ward McAllister.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Phil Thompson is no doub: as bad as
he confesses himself to be in the Breck-
inridge case, but he has no right to thus
measure decent people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

The expenses of a congressman are
large. Among other things a great
many have to contribute 10 the founding
hospitals in Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Mr.. Hoch should at least agree that
while the Office should seek the man. it
Is good idea 10 hit the nomination with
a club the first time you see it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Coxey's army would be much more of
a success IN Switzerland. There they
could go to the capital. kill the president
and get back IN time FOR supper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

Now it Is discovered that the Ameri-
can eagle used by the navy is objection
able and it may be necessary 10 get ST..
Gsudens TO put fig leaf on him,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12

He grspturousiyl-foa accept ne
Then IT'S bargain She tealmlyi-
Certainly. I shouldn't consider i. 4 u
wasr't.-Detroit Tribune
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-22
Smart Young Men.

!. On election day there were sew
eral young men who sought to in
veigle their unsuspecting friends
into making bet that Gov. Mel
son would not secure five hundred
majority. There we're several who
bit and consequently the young
men wore broad smiles, thinking
Of course that Nelson's plurality
would not run over thirty five
thousand. Their faces, wreathed
in smiles, changed to an. elongated
form however as Nelson's votes
kept creeping up toward the ma
jority mark and finally reached
sixteen hundred IN that column.
They paid the bets but. will not
play for fish another year. =
O2y0tO2a420 .]O2b1Y10Z.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-22
i.1IWiilI'1NNEs5la4AI
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.
NUMBER rs.

ter look this matter up for our
neighbors are threatening to boy
colt US and know We not, that many
dollars are going to Book that are
by rights yours.
We accidentally learned the
other day Of a little secret which
will have considerable effect not
for the best upon Milaca if al
lowed to be carried out. Several
parties knowing that the Milaca
Times is not very we'll patronized
at home have set move on foot to
have the paper moved to Foreston.
Some very tempting inducements
are being offered, and though Bro.
Warner is noncommittal, if some
thing is not done, we need not won
der if the sun shines into vacant
Times office some fine morning.
Your correspondent, few days
ago, took a trip to Mora and
five mile drive into the country
east Of that town. To say he was
surprised at the great increase of
settlers all through both counties
is meagre description. One who
has been over the route only a few
months ago can not realize that
now the whole country is dotted
with new farm houses ssthe
woods is full Of them'- hardy:
sons and daughters Of honest
labor, that happiest of all condi-
tions on earth. Here they are
subjugating this great soil which
every year will recompense them
one hundred fold with vegetables,
hay and grain. Hay comes spon-
taneously everywhere, the timber
is cleared off and as there are no
diseases among stock, it is the
. best place in the temperate climate
for raising fine horses and sheep.
These are times when the country
is developing ahead Of the villages
and when the harvest comes there
!, will be no dearth Of trade. This
lis the tidal wave which for the
next few years will lead our PEG.
pie on to fortune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-22
School Notes.

On account of the bad weather
there has been a large amount of
absence during the past week.
Miss Huse is glad to have upon
the walls of her room an attractive
pencil drawing, the gift of Mrs.
Brady.
Some of our school friends have
been seriously sick, but we hope
they may soon be able to be with
us again.
December 7th has been fixed as
the date for the declamatory con-
test mentioned last week. Every
one should decide to attend.
Miss Meta Wheeler came down
from Foreston last Friday to at
tend the lecture by Prof. Sanford.
She hopes to come back to the
high school before long.
!! Our clock, which was never very
prompt but often tardy, has been
absent several days. We cast in
curing glances at his seat "a ten
/ D naiD then sigh and wonder if It
| is not nearly dinner time.
The lecture on Whittier given
last Friday evening was well at
tended and very enjoyable eve
ming was spent. We were sorry
| not to see all the high school pu.
pile present. a lecturer Of Miss
| Sanford's ability is a rarity In
/ Princeton and no one can afford te
miss her lectures.
We are all beginning to wonder
LIE our school really amounts t.
! very much in the minds Of oul
! townsmen. The visits Of our kin
dred are 50 very few and far be
i tween that we are almost fright
ened to see face appear for feal
that some terrible thing has hap
pened and we are to blame for it
I'VE wish that they would prov
tour fears groundless.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-22

Frank Patten has killed several
deer this fall.
Miss Kerrick, Of Book, was in
town over Sunday.
Charley Hoyt, Of Blue Hill, is
stopping with Dr.. Cook and going
to school.
Mrs. Young, Of Princeton, was
visiting her daughter and sisters in
Milaca the first of the week.
Rev. Mr.. Dougherty is. giving
very good satisfaction. He.is fine
speaker, is having a large attend
ance at church and also getting
the lukewarm ones interested.
Have the people any rights
which the railroad company is
bound to respect2 No! They hold
trains on the only crossing we
have for half an hour at a time.
For a week they have had a ditch
eight feet deep through the village
with never light hung at night to
worn travellers of premature
! grave. Oh, We corporation gods,
what more can the people, your
serfs, do to humble and belittle
themselves before you and serve
you?
How is it that the one mile Of
road east Of the village in this
township never receives a stroke
Of work? The people in the mex
!. town are constantly W rking theil
] roads so a team can make gooc
time to Book after leaving oul
stones, stumps and corduroys.
Merchants Of Milaca, you had bet
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-22
PRINCETON
Iyerson, Finn and Molander.

| Iyerson, Finn and MOlander.
a special from ST. Paul to the
Duluth Herozd, under date Of Nov
18th, concludes as follows:
Only one Of the newly selected
officials has made any attempt to
fill the subordinate places in the
offices yet, and, if the rest Of the
appointments are as strong as
those announced by Hon. r. G.
Dunn last evening, there will be
no room for complaint as to the
capacity Of the new clericals in the
capitol.
Mr.. Dunn has selected Sam
Iverson, deputy State treasurer at
present, for his deputy. Mr.. Iyer-
sonis known through the length
and breadth Of the State, and they
don't make any more popular Of
fcials than he is. The place next
in Importance to the deputyship
in the auditors office will be filled
by George "A. Finn, assistant
city editor Of the Pioneer Press,
who will be land clerk. Mr.. Finn
was a very active factor in the late
campaign and had practical charge
Of: the political news columns Of
the: Pioneer Press during the cam
paign. Whether or no he did eff
fectiye work is perhaps best shown
in the result and the tremendous
majority piled up for his friend
Bob Dunn. He is one of the
brightest newspaper men in the
|State and his friends of the fratern
ity are overwhelming Mr.. Flinr
with congratulations on escaping
from the harness intoa good thing
The third selection made is that o:
.ISwan B. Molander, auditor o:
| Kanabec county, for a clerkship
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-22

Local merchants report business
as fair since election.
Tim Davis is the new clerk be-
hind the counter in the Dean store.
Rev. George Barnes was shak-
ing hands with old friends here
Monday. ss
Lewis Bowen is no better. The
doctor and nurses have little hope
Of his recovery.
Andrew Speeder's new house is
quite an improvement to the west
end oflour village.
Our new minister, Rev. F. M.
Dougherty, is an energetic young
man and will soon become a
general favorite. " u
''Down on the Old Plantation
by the Ideal Concert Theatre com
pany at Malone's . Opera House
tomorrow evening.
/ A huge panther was seen north
Of the village recently. Several
have mistaken it's cries for those Of
a#human being in distress. -
! A Swede woman and little boy
came into town Monday and re-
ported that they had had nothing
to eat for two days. Their wants
were provided for temporarily.
Mr.. p. D. Wheeler and his gooc
| wife' are maintaining the reputa.
ton Of the Mallette House. Ever
chronic grumblers can find nc
fault with the accommodation
provided at this excellent hosiery
Quite large delegation O:
Foreston people attended the wed
ding Of Charley Grow and Mis-
Hattie Blair in Greenbush. Their,
was a grand wedding ball in homo
Of the young couple in Malone
hall last Thursday evening.
! Our people are greatly inter
j ested in having road opened u
from here to Pages. It is hope'
f that the county commissioners viii
see fit to aid the project, and W
expect Representative MaFlette t
secure q liberal appropriation fror
the State. :.