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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
DOES LEWELLING THINK?

A thoughtful writer has said: 1.-The
state is thing of thousand years, past
and future. constituting a moral which
is to be saved from the caprices of the
people. People change daily, and in
their daily change, filled with novel
hopes and expectations, and urged On
by eager passions and desires, would
easily forego a thousand absolute pos
sessions which no people at any one time
sufficiently values. In truth. it is only
when we tremble ct the onward and
reckless course of majority, that we are
awakened TO the fact that there are some
things which we have no right to
sacrifice"
Although this was written by a sout h.
erner, respecting South Carolina, it
reads as though he had Kansas and the
Populists in his prophetic eye; for does
not Kansas hold Thousand absolute
possessions which the PopulistS. filled
with novel hopes and unreasonable ex.
pectationS and urged on b. eager pas
sions and desires. would not easily forgo
to her infinite damage: The ideal De-
mocracy teaches that the ma ioritv is al
ways right, but this writer with keen
insight, has shown that the complicated
aggregation called state is not to be
sacrificed TO please an ephemeral and
unthinkirg majority.
We inherit the advancement of the
ages. and it is a birthright not TO be
lightly given up. The Populist mess Of
potiage is not a sufficient compensation,
What true kansau, remembering the
glorious history of our young state. does
not blush 10 think what has heen given
up in the last two years, o. our rightfui
Inheritance, which intact properly con-
Stitutes the state of Kansas.
To be proud OF our state is our com
mon and absolute right, and being so. il
is our positive duty To relegate the recre-
ants 10 the desue,ude from which they
emerged only to cover themselves with
infamy.
The state is an Institution Of slow
growth and of vested rights in which the
people have 4 property interest. and
being 50, even a temporary majority
must respect that interest, just as our
constitution respects vested interests
which can be reduced to a money value
and represented by figures. Let the
truly loyal citizens Of all parties reflect
and decide for themselves how soon they
viii sit down upon this foolishness
called Populisnl. which If not maliciou
. n9i olherU $50 10 be classified.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
A CONSCIENTIOUS JUDGE.

To the courts, to the judge on the
bench, after all, and not to iuries of
peers, nor to executive or legislative
powers do the people look for the un-
prejudiced wisdom and the even-handed
Justice which in the hour of peril sus-
tains the fabric of state and decides as
between man and man. Whatever there
may exist of political corruption or of
civic unrest, SO long as the people be-
lieve their courts higher than PARTISAN
ship, their judges to be pure and able,
there will be found a confidence superior
to every threatened disaster.
Judge J. w. Williams of Arkansas,
presiding over the United States district
court, now IN session in this city, seems
to be not only superiority equipped with
legal acumen and judicial experience for
his exalted position, but the possessor Of
such traits of character as enable him to
command the respect of the bar and
their clients, and of all those who con-
stitute such court Of justice
while he is on the bench and
yet holding the admiration Of
these. and that of his fellow citizens gen
orally, for his marked social qualities
and good fellowship. OF imposing pres
ence, solid of head and venerable aspect,
his findings brook no questionings, save
that of the legal exception, and his judg-
ments no equivocation. There is about
the bearing of the man and the tone OF
his voice that which at once inspires con-
fidence,-hope for him whose cause is
just, dread for the guilty, and courage
for opposing forces where the matter is
rendered doubtful from evenly balanced
claims or the close conflict of authori
ties and precedents.
But it was not Of the quail
fcations of the man, his pecul
lar fitness to hold the balances Of justice
as judge, nor yet of his fine social
characteristics which we started out to
speak. 1t is of his conscientious indus
try, his persevering patriotism and con-
sideraiion of the value of the time of
litigants aud the great expense to which
the government Is necessarily put, that
We would speak of and commend. His
exalted position is one for life,
its salary as sure as the life of the
government itself, yet he is holding a
court of onerous duties and great re-
sponsibilities outside Of his own district,
the work of which is extra and addi-
tional to that expected of him, and yet
instead of resting and relaxing after the
exacting duties of long day have been
discharged, we find him holding extra
sessions into the late hours of every
night.
There is but one explanation of such a
sacrifice by such an official, and that
must be found in a patriotic desire to
curtaiI expenses and to favor waiting
litigants. While neither criticism nor
praise can effect or reach a man in
Judge Williams position, still his exam
pie is valuable, and the praise of it may
prove an incentive to others in like
places of power and responsibility.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
FASHIONS IN HANDSHAKiNG
They Arc Variable. Intricate, and Require
Study and Practice.

They Arc Variable. Intricate, and Require
Study and Practice.
Nothing is more disconcerting to per-
sons who are not privileged TO closely
follow the changes of fashion than her
vagaries in the way of handshaking.
Just how and when, by what mysteri
eus processes the new handshake is
evolved, the old eliminated, it is diff
cult to determine; but true it IS that
unless you are quite up to date and
know the very latest jerk of the hand,
curve of the wrist and angle Of the
elbow, you might as well be decade
behind the times.
Indeed. those of the elect who assid-
uously practice these muscular feats
and religiously note the slightest
change in fashion, take it upon them
selves to De more personally aggrieved
if one shocks their tender sensibilities
attempt the old pump handle which
has no pretense to modishness- Now
when two Of those whose brilliant fem
mime intellects are focused upon these
great social questions meet they hy a
each other as if they were going to tear
each others eyes out, take firm mold
of hands, which is the only redeemlng
featur of the handshake, lift the hands
bout on a level with the shoulder flast
year il was just an inch below the tip
of the nosel, and with q little sideways
motion and another lingering clasp. il
is over When both understand about
it. of course it works to a charm. but
when somebody blunders the rs,sult Is
disastrous. like handling warships ac-
cording to an independent code Of sig
nails.
The handshake masculine is very
much the same, only the woman be
comes objective instead OF aggressive.
allows her hand to be taken md held
fondly IN deferentai fashion suggest
i've OF the courtly sanitation which
climaxes with kiss Everything but
The kiss Is the same. for the hand is
lifted. the gentleman bows orer II for
a moment. and with fond clasp u -
done. 1t looks easy, but TO the inteili-
gence OK the society swell il Is really
wearing TO keep up with the fsst.aions
etiquette of the eYcr-ehanging ssluts-
ton. N. y. Snn.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
INCREASING BURDEN OF DEBT.

1t would require something like 49,.
600, 900 bushels Of wheat at present
prices to make good the increase in the
public debt for the month of December
alone-and the debt is increasing at that
rate right along. Aud not only so but
the issuing of bonds will perpetuate the
debt as burden upon the country for
not less than ten years-it would become
permanent if the present party control
should be conlinued-which would
further depress prices, not only Of wheat,
but of everything the farmer has to sell,
thus Gripping his ability to bear the in
creased and still increasing burden. 1t
is truly said that agriculture is the basis
of all enterprises and the handspring to
prosperity. With this burdened, as we
have shown, what hope is there for any
other? But for the inherent force and
determination OF the American people
to overcome difficulties and push for
ward the car of progress, which qualities
have ever been equal the emergency, the
outlook would be gloomy indeed for all,
and especially SO for the agriculturist.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

nous weights without crushing Now
1t is only necessary that the stone shall
be handsome in appearance and o.
moderate strength, as il is used only AT
facing in the tall buildings.
1t is the application of the truss prin
ciple to the framing of buildings. in
deed, that renders the fifteen ane
twenty-story commercial and indus
trial towers of to-day practica bic for
to make the walls thick enough in the
lower courses to stand the weight OF
some of the high structures nowaday,
put on narrow lots in many cases woule
be to use up half the area devoted u
the building with foundation walls.
The strongest stone known TO Amer
lean builders viii bear a pressure o.
"a, 900 pounds to the cubic inch. Tn.
trap rocks of New Jersey and the dol
erite of Staten island will both take
this weight, which j. some what in ex
cess of the capa biiities of the GRANTEES
Thus the granite of Rhode IsIanc
crushes when the pressure reaches more
than II, $50 pounds 70 the cubic inch
that of Virginia will bear 81 $50 pounds
and that of Maryland 10 $50 pounds
The strength of the GRANTEES Of Maine
New Hampshire and Vermont varies
somewhat. but not greatly. from these
figures, and the strength Of granite has
been the quality that has most recon
mended it in the past
The strongest marbles IN the work.
are from. American qusrries and come
from Lee Mass. They will bear the
weight of IS, $40 pounds 10 the cubic
inch The marble Of Tuckahoe, y. Y.
will bear II. $50 pounds 20 the inch zne
this IS in excess Of the strength 0.
some of the Fundy red grsuites, which
are capable of bearing only li.si5
pounds The stataary marbles % Car
rara will bear onl7 e,72a. The strong
est limestone will support u. 900 pounds
70 the cubic inch and Il IS 9u&rrisd IL
the vicinity of Kingston. y Y. The
Empire state "a especially r.ch ia ,i4ae
are greatly valued f0r their grea; va
risty Of color. That of Glens Fails Is
jet-blaek and viii take on Z hfVt
polish. the stone of Medina Albtos
and LocIxpor. u of VARIOUS gray shades.
and there are cream aud dove-isn tee
stones found n other portions os TIA
state So1ae of the hnnasosn.st BZht,
shaded limestone II found in FloY.ds
and the Bermu9as
The Ohio iimestones are quite The
e4GAl Of any IN America asd are favor.
ties II Cincinnati. Cleveland and "a,
lumhu. A nos. valuable property os
the Ohio Ansstones - tA.ir pO~es oi
resisting Ere. . quality shared By ths
Ernss;oDes q no-thera Indiana and
Illinois. The-~ stones are qnArriea in
slabs and 3; one time sE the zesleyleaI
histo~y o. tEe earth formed q pzrf a
the teach or bottom Of th- sras os tas
AizgxrS period
Americas ar much 1gore lsv.ss. In
the use ~ erighs-eossJ--d bril9laz
ssesss isaa tee ESgA4a Q. az siass
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
Foolishness Coming Home.

From the Toledo Blade.
Secretary Morton's foolishness is al
ready coming home to him. In his en-
deavors to discredit the work of bluff old
Jerry Rusk, his predecessor. he de-
nounced the inspection of meats for ex-
port AS a fraud and sham. said the
money 1T cost brought no adequate re-
turn. and therefore he stopped the work
of the mea, inspection bureau. Now
comes the news from Germany that in
Berlin a newly imported American ham
was found full of trchin4, aud the
whole Importation had been contiscated.
Il viii not take many such occurrences
to again bar all American pork out OF
Germany-and France. too, for that
matter. And then the farmers will have
another proof of the lack of practical
business sense in the present Democratic
administration
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

And the villain is still pursued. Late
dispatches state that the Hon. Lew
elling is trying to make his escape
TO California with car load of bad eggs
as accessories, but the futiiity of the
effort is shown in the statement that the
Hon. N. E. Lease is contemplating a
trip to the land-of-fruit-and climate.
The lady's motto evidently is ''let no
guilty man escape" Although Cali
forn,a does not love US as Jonathan
loved David, yet our resentment would
not take such an unrelenting shape as
that. While we do not grieve to lose
these two prominent citizens we are
merciful enough to not infiict them upon
any one state, even as large as Cali
fornia,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The annual report of the secretary of
the State Historical society, made to the
society at its meeting in Topeka this
week, shows the total of the library at
the present time, not including the
manuscripts and miscellaneous library
objects, is as follows, namely: Fifteen
thousand one hundred and twenty three
bound volumes; "a. 239 unbound volumes
and pamphlets; 13, $50 bound newspaper
files and volumes of magazines; in all
"A. 1872 volumes. OF the 1877 bound
volumes of newspapers added to the
library during the year, S12 are of Kan
sas and $50 of other states. The society
held memorial services in Representa-
tlyes hall in the state capitol Wednes-
day afternoon in honor Of its former
president, Hon. W. A. Phillips, recently
deceased.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The Kansas City Star is in tears. It's
ideal has been marred. it's idol snubbed.
In a lachry NOSE strain it wants to know
who is running this government any
how. Our pathetic reply must be that
Cleveland is not. He was short time
since trying to run two governments,
one of which has been hopelessly lost
amid the pillows of the Pacific. The
wreck of the other seems to be trying to
run itself with an occasional boost upon
the part of the senate,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

forty years ago By a titled English
visitor to this country. who. in a letter
TO a British periodical, drew parallel
between the cheerful aspect presented
by American facadcs AMI the sombcr
appearance of the English fronts. to
the decided disadvantage of The latter.
philadelphia North American.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
The Eagle AlwaySRigh

From The Cheney Herald.
Tie decision Ct the supreme court Sat
urtiay, dissolving tie SINS Injunction
suit, which has been under investigation
for some time. and which colnpsls the
railroads 20 give Wichita and other in
terror cities the same rates on freights. i
a just decision that viii result in great
good 70 the wholesale, as We'll as to the
retail. dealers aid their patrons through
out Kansas. This viii lead 10 the oner,-
ing up OF many wholesale houses in
Wichita. the salt industry at kingmaa.
and is a direct benefit to every man,
woman and child in Kansas It will
cheaper the freight on many classes of
goods, thereby enabling the retail mer-
chant 10 sell goods CORES poniiusly
cheaper. Wichita, and especially the
EAGLE, IS happy. The EAGLE has fought
long and hard 10 win this case. and has
wen. That paper is senerailr right on
all questions where the interests OF the
.eJple .re al stake,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The police census which shows that
there are 100000 destitute persons in
New York City evidently places the
number too low. There are more than
900 unemployed men in the city and
these represent an average OF four
persons each. This brings the number
of destitute persons up to 400, 600. What
a commentary this showing is upon the
times and the economic system under
which we live, taken in connection
with The 500, 900 the local banks
hold in excess of the legal reserve. In
the language Of Pioneer Chet Thomas.
Its coo bad, toe bad, too burned bad"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

Unless Secretary Carlisle sets the mints
to work at once and causes to be coin
ed the silver bullion he holds, and for
which coin notes are outstanding, the
chances are that the present gold reserve
will be exhausted by demands for it in
exchange for the coin notes MENTIONED
before he receives any OF the proceeds of
his bonds, and he will find himself in a
worse fix than he is now. The more the
secretary tries to unwind the financial
skein the worse he gets it tangled.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20


1t is probable that the thunder of Rus
sian cannon VIII wake the echoes in the
Grecian archipelago shortly. If the
Greek government refuses the Russian
demand for an open sesame TO neu-
tral naval station on the island Paros the
latter will undoubtedly undertake 10
force its way thereto. If the demand is
acceded to it will mean the bottling up
Of the sick man on the BoSphorus. and
this will lead to hostilities into which all
Europe will be drawn. sooner or later
The white car Is as audaciouS as ne i
grasping for territorial acquisitions
With Turkey added 10 his domain be
would be practically master Of the Med
iterranean, which would facilitate III
mastery of Europe. This may be imag-
NATIVE, but il is possble-it is probable.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
Already Ready.

The little coterie OF Pop officials who
sought to defeat the will Of the people
of Sedgwick county by contesting the
election of Commissioner Webb III the
interest of carpet-bagger kies, have
been righteously defeated the court de-
Gliding that Webb was legally elected.
Sedgwick is getting ready 10 spew oIt
the Pop gang that has been roosting like
bats III her public offices
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
REVOLUTION IN BUILDING.
efeei Frames Make wider Range O
stsHe ArzfiAhs~

he modern systenz Of construction
oy which weights ot the tall oaiIdinys
now 80 great a feature Of Escs. Amer
lcan cities are Transferred FROM The
walls 20 the steel oS iron truss framing,
has brought about cE-Eogs change q.
70 toe qualities demanded u huildins
stone Formerly ii was essential that
the stone % the walls OF high build
IN. should 5e sl.. q. pesr.nS eaae
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The army of unemployed in the Prus-
sian capital is about equal in number to
hat in New York city. in the neighbor-
hood of 100, 600. But the conditions are
he results of quite different causes.
They have had no change of administra-
lion recently, or of policy of government
o cause widespread loss of confidence
over there as there has been on this side.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The Wichita EAGLE contains a double
loaded editorial under the heading IAN
Honest Populist" When one of them
things" is found. it deserves to be record
ed in type loaded with plea slugs. and
With display heading.-Sol Niller's
Chief.
You would have found an ample ex-
planation for the heading had You read
The body of the double-leadder. He had
Just renounced the party of Jerry, Mollie
and Granny Peffer and Joined the Re-
publican party.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The National Dairy union has de-
clsred interminabIe warfare upon oleo-
margarine. That is their own fight: but
we would suggest that better, surer
and quicker way TO knock marcy out,
than through legislative interference,
would be TO produce more and better
oufter.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

Representative Black, Cleveland's ex-
commissioner of pensions, has the cour-
age, or rather audacity, of his convic-
lions. He demands that wages in the
United States should be brought down
o the level of wages in China, India and
Egypt Evidently the doughty old
warrior wants to bring the country to
his own condition, i. e. total physical
wreck
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The Democrats are boasting that times
are no harder in this country than they
are in free trade England. 1t has taken
little less than year to place prosper.
Gus republic on a par with an effete
monarchy
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

Curious Old Msn-What brought voa
to your present destitute condition.
Suni7
p Tramp findignantlyt-So. sir Yor
see I yvuz borned lawyer. hrs me
parents unfortunately called me after
George Washington. an I can't rii no
clients ntz--Philaoelphia Record.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
Thraa Sigh-forS.

From the topeka Democrat.
Tom Shilinghan, ther cal estate rustler
and sturdy Democrat figures it up that
George r. Peck, w. H. Rossington and
Mrs. Mary f. Lease are the three recciv-
ers in Kansas appointed respectively Dy
the Republican, Democratic and Populist
DartipS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
a Simple Thing.

Resolved into cold fact the situation
seems an easy one. Kansas needs so
many inches of water on the surface; it
has five times the needed depth within a
few hundred feet of the level plain.
Raising wafer is simple thing; too
simple to discourage a great state in this
age of mechanical ingenuity. Kansas
ought to be equal to her own demands
in this direction
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

Lewelling and Mrs. Lease now have
the Rocky mountains between them.
This is far enough TO keep the electric
sparks from swapping from one the
OF her.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The winter season has been so mild
and spring-li like that farmers in western
Kansas who had not finished their wheat
sowing have kept right on in the good
work up to the present week.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
EXCH NGE EPITOMES.

There was waiter girl,
And she had little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead;
But when she did stoop
IL would fall in the soup,
And the bOarderS SwOre so it was horrid.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The man of destiny often mistakes his
mission. Sometimes when he is moved
to show this country an object lesson on
the one man power act he gets deserv-
edly turned down.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The baby act of the freight agents
who are crawtishing on their agreement
TO the interior jobbers is only in line
with the opinion the people have of
,hem.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
sa. Though. sh. eeaIs.

lie ftenderlyt-Do you think yea
could ever learn ~ lore me-
She confidently oh. yes Why. 7
learned 20 love Tom Barry. Who WA
here las. vseek. in two dzyf-Sparo
Moments
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

1T 10 essimated that there are f0o. -
ooo oco guns 10 TIE world htan aver
age Of sie zach the cos; % IN. worlds
rifles. shotyuns and nu.ksts would
amount 20 gi .coo. scs. eca
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

From the Lawrence World.
Sol. Miller, acting for the fxers,
warns George Martin and Marsh Muir
dock that they must not say anythi ng
against ''de gang" However, both of
these gentlemen continue to assert
themselves and Mr.. Miller may AS well
devote his time to watching for the
ground hog,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

De Mello should sign a truce with
Peixoto and turn his troops into divis-
ion of General Booths Salvation Army.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The issuing of bonds will not only not
avail to save the Democratic party, but
Will prove its certain and everlasting un-
doing. Fiddle away, Grover.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The expenditure for the German
army 10 Isss ~as sis. sse sos. or ssoss:.
elso per man. Of the Aggregate suuI
Al, 500. ooe was for pay. "a ses. 500 for
food and II. zoe. ees for clothing
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

A very rare exception 10 the rule that
Democrats in office seldom die and
never resign is afforded in the with
drawal of General Walthall of Missis-
sippi fIom the United States senate with
seven years lease on the seat in his
possession. No reason is assigned for
his resignation, but il is evident that lie
wants 10 save himself from the impend-
ing collapse of the administrator and
his party, and moves in time.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The recent rains improved the condi-
ton of growing wheat but damaged 'he
price of that commodity.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

Congress seems to be grasping the fact
at last that Cleveland is not division
superintendent of the solar system.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

Mrs. Lease is brave woman If she
locates in California before Lewellings
car of stale eggs are utilized.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

Mrs. Lease my go if she desires. She
is free to come and go any place on the
ear:hs surface-Oh yes, excepting,
Georgia and Russia
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The real aristocrats of this country are
not the bankers, insurance presidents or
railroad magnates, but the receivers.