davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
THAT INCOME TAX FIX.

The west can well afford to occupy
neutral grounds on the income tax, es-
pecialIy western Republicans. 1t is
Democratic measure, to be supported by
Democratic congress, and as such, no
part of the responsibility attaches to the
minority. From a business standpoint
the west would be the gamer, as the tax
would be paid mostly by people with
large holdings in the trade centers Of the
east. Since public revenues must be
raised, and especially since the
income tax bills most ardent
supporters are southern Democrats,
there is no reason why any western
member of congress or western people
should rend their clothes to defeat it.
The few men whose income exceeds
$4,000 year are not the kind to
grumble or perjure themselves to save a
few dollars tax. That is not the spirit
which prevails with western people.
The class who skin the nickles and
squeeze the dimes never find their way
to the free air of these great plains.
Give us half the income of the eastern
states and We will pay all revenues and
ask no favors.
On its merits there is much
to be said in favor of an income
tax. AS stated before, it would be paid
mostly by the rich, who are made SO
under laws which tolerate monopolies
and trusts. These laws have been
veritable wall of defense to all forms of
corporate plunder. All that is needed
is the combination of influence, backed
by sufficient capital, to control the price
of any article of consumption. We
have seen the baneful influences of this
system all over the country, and suffered
extortions till we ere quite ready to en-
dorse any reasonable device which
will lift share of the burden from the
poor and place it upon those who are able
to bear it. A tax on sugar means more
to the laborer with family to support
than even an exorbitant tax on the yearly
income of those who have surplus.
Great stress is laid upon the point that
it is an incentive to perjury. This would
be amusing were it not puerile on its face.
Primarily it means "don't place tempta-
ton in our way or we will swear to
lie.'' Such rot is like the irony of one
not ashamed of this grade of crime. If
law fosters and builds up monopoly why
not require monopolists to pay for the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
s0cIAL sn@Ms.

The Ostentatiousness Of the Uncultured
People of Means.
As an illustration of the undeveloped
condition of the ostentatious person it
may be well to describe the appearance
lately succeeded to great affluence. 1t
was at pension in Paris: the time.
the eve of her departure for America.
In loud strident tones this very kind
hearted matron detailed the events Of
her shopping expeditions.
''How many bonnets do you think I
am taking back?" she asked. Three
or four? 1 have thirteen, one for each
suit
And forthwith she insisted on bring
ing out some of the handsome goods
she had procured, to the intense amuse-
ment Of the French and English fell
low-boarders and the discontinue OF
her modest American acquaintances
On another occasion these latter
Americans were ordering some suits OF
a dressmaker when a country woman
entered. She had selected silks for her
daughters, still in school, and wished
to confer about the style of making.
Madame listened courteously. Finally
Struggling her shoulders, she burst out
with:
''Meeses, shall it be you wish so much
snowy trimming for re young de-
moiselles? / like not re taste. Have
not ze young ladies time enough after
ward for ze lace, re velvet and re dia-
monds? / call that bad, very bad,
mooch too badl Let ze dress it re age
and ze OCCASION
/ Often and often since have the ex-
ple.ives Of the disguised Frenchwoman
come TO mind on seeing the ostenta-
ton Of the ambitious 1t is not con-
fined to sex or age, but shows nox-
ious growth wherever there is excess
of vanity and deficiency OF culture and
Judgment Though one wears robe
woven of gold and silver at an insult
able time. Il serves only to attract at
tention to the vulgarity or poverty OF
soul of that person whom it Is intended
to adorn. The most agreeable OF all
companions, says Lessing, Is simple,
frank person, one without pretension-
ITO be simple is to be great says
Emerson. and all noble souls are OK
that order which in losing seif-con-
sciousness, also lose ossentation -
Hes ter ". Poole. in Chausauauan-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
A WOMAN ON FEMALE SUFFRAGE

amber the well-known contributor
to the Chicago Herald, whose philo-
sophical writings evince the keenest in-
sight into the political as well as the
social conditions of the times, was re-
Gently pounced upon by a frantic female
suffragist, in the person OF woman,
who demanded that amber" should
WELD her pen in the interest of her own
down trodden sex. amber" replied: Il
have no wrongs to redress, no fault to
fiud with men; the world yields me a
good living and all mankind are my
friends"
The astonished warrior Of the gripsack
screeched back: Don't you claim suf-
frage: don't you work for living and
get less pay than man? You are blind
to your best interests and deaf to the
wall of universal womanEood,
In her reply to this tribute, Amber"
who is not only mother, in middle life,
but who knows wha. ii is to struggle
with the world, referred to Kansas
brilliant example of women in politics.
drawing the following inferences which
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
EDUCATION AND LOVE.
He Decided to Let One Go to Get Il



He Decided to Let One Go TO Get the
Other.
Riding along in valley of the Cum
berland mountains one afternoon /
came to schoolhouse built of logs 1t
was evidently for summer scholars
only, as there were wide cracks be-
tween the logs, and the doors and win
dows were merely holes of varying size
sawed out of the solid. The scholars
were having recess and the teacher
was sitting on a stump by the roadside.
evidently in trouble l greeted him
and stopped a moment to ask the way.
He answered SO gloomily that was
alarmed.
What's wrong?" asked; '.are you
sick?"
Il reckon am, mister" he replied;
"but it can't be cured with medicines,
leastways no doctor medicine"
''You must be in love-" l ventured
with half-laugh.
He looked up quickly and his face
flushed
How i'ou know?" he asked. SIS
thar signs Nv it on me?"
''Some few answered confidently,
for knew by the telltale flush what
hurt him.
You've guessed it, mister" he con-
fessed. 81 knowed it nd begin to show
through purity soon"
''How long have you had it?'
''Oh, fer nigh onto six months, but it
only broke out about four days ago"
''And the girl wouldn't have you?"
''You guess closeter enough to make
me kinder reckon you've had it your
self" he said.
''We all do some time" told him a.
m encourager.
'sTain't ketchin', is itT' he asked
nervously.
~Well. should say it was after a
fashion"
''Gals don't seem to ketch it
''They do. just the same"
"Well, by gosh, this one I'm ta1kin'
bout amt cotch it; anyhow not from
me-"
"Wha's the matter? Why doesn't
she?"
''rll be dinged eff know. I reckon
it's eddication what does it."
''Education?" inquired, slightly as
tonished.
''Yes, you see I'm a school teacher,
an have got eddication, an she amt
got enough to know 'rithmetic from
a joggerfy."
"But that shouldn't make any differ
ence"
Reckon it does, though, mister.
Leastaways, when ! fust sot in, we got
along mighty peart, an then / got
kinder stuck up and began to sling ad-
jectives an pronouns an verbs an con-
functions an adverbs an participles
into my language, an four nights ago
let her have a lot of syntax an par
ticipial adverb, an dog my cats ef she
didn't git on a high hoss an amt spoke
to me sence, / reckon that participial
adverb was, the hound that skeered the
rabbit Mister" said he, coming up to
me, hadn't better drap the eddica
tion?"
''Why not drop the girl?" / asked.
Thunder, mister, she's drapped me,
he exclaimed, ''an' it hurts
"But there are other girls" / sug-
gested, ''and there is only one educs
ton"
mo, mister" he said solemnly,
''ther's only one gal in these mountains
fer me. an eff ther's only one eddica
tion it's got to git out of the way fel
the gal Ihet's what was tr1blin' me
when you rid up, an it's settled. It's
time to take up from recess now.
Good-by." and he started toward the
schoolhouse shouting Books. books"
in strong exultant voice.-Detroii
Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
Two Fun Moons in ono Month.

An odd little astronomical fact in
connection with the year 1898, and ono
which has not been noticed, perhaps,
by one person in each 10000 of the en-.
tire population of the country, is this:
Two months Of the year, January and
April, each had two full moons. July.
1890. was equally as well provided for.
but none Of the months of 1891 nor 1se2
exhibit this lunar popularity. In look
ing up some references on the question
find that the year 1851 had two
months, January and March, each hav-
ing two full moons, would like to
ask if any Of the readers of "Notes for
the Curious" know the rule for finding
the months for two full moons, and IL
any Of the years of modern times have
had two such months other than those
cited,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

George Martins over confident Dem
ocratic negro has been done tor by the
present wool wrecking administration.
The Bolivans are to get Moonlight from
Leavenworth instead of the blackness of
an envoy eclipse from Wyandotte. Ex-
traordinary and plenipotentiary.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

One of the principal wholesale houses
in Chicago, which does large business
in Kansas, has suffered losses in this
state of but one-eighth of one per cent
in ten years, the lowest rate of loss in
any state in which it does business.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Kate Field, after examining st. Gau-
den's naked young man on the medal
says it is entirely unobjecsionable. Not
withstanding that the immodest young
man will have to get his clothes on.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
Chicago is a progressive and assre

Chicago is progressive and aggressive
metropolis. but she is about six years too
late in claiming the first woman lawyer
Wichita enjoys that distinction. if it may
be so esteemed. Mrs. Mary E. Lease was
admitted to the bar as a praciicing at
torney six years ago. and did for time
practice the profession before the courts
of Sedgwick county.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

The difference between the govel nment
and the individual is that the govern
ment is hard up and can borrow money,
while the individual is hard up and can't
borrow money. And still they tell us
that this is government of, for, and by
the people,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

That reference to Mrs. Hayes hus-
band" encircled the earth will all the
lightning swiftness OF the rum, Roman
ism and rebellion flash. Kansas Prince
of India put his foot in it and paralyzed
the world.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Carlisle went to New York, Monday,
and got down on his knees to Wall
street and explained that the bond
issue was legal. Wall street crooks its
fingers and the present administration
comes afiying,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

The indications - are that every
time Cleveland's suspender button
twists around and gouges him in the
back he has visions of Hill with long,
glittering snlckersnee.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Fletcher Meredith, editor of the Hutch
inson Herald, says its hurts him to think
how many mean men and scurrillous
skunks he has in his time supported for
office. Ii Fletcher wants to find out
how mean he himself is let him support
himself in some race for Office.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Ed Smith, the Wichita pugilist. says
he has no doubt but that he can larrup
Corbett. Smith should hunt mp Sullivan
and Mitchell and have little quiet talk
with them.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

A woman recently testified in New
York City that she did not throw coal
shovel at her husbands head and ad-
vanced as proof the fact that she did
hit him
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
A MaSterviece.

Friend-That villain in your new
play is q masterpiece. Where did you
get the character?
Dramatist-I imagined a man pos
sessed of all the varieties of wicked
ness which my wife ascribes to me,
when she gets mad.--Puck.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Bells patent on the telephone expired
yesterday. but the telephone girl still
has an iron bound copyright on the
privilege of tearing your soul out by the
roots with "talking now"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

The Pops in the United States senate
are even going to vote against the Will
son abortion. 1t is also hermaphrodi:e.
being neither the one thing or the other
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Williams action toward Bismarck
suggests that this country feels some
what like recalling Benjamin Harrison
and falling on his neck and weeping.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

All the world has joined in the race
for gold. Even war must step aside for
commerce.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Ada-How is Miss Pzssee?
Ida-Recovering rapidly. She has
been improving ever since she called IN
the new doctor.
Ada-What did he do for her2
Ida--Told her she had youth in her
favor.-Puck.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

1t is not known what the wild waves
are saying, but the cold wave seems to
be talking in a strain that pleases the
coal-dealer.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

!. Governor Mckinley seems to be pos
sessed of all the elements of success save
the one necessary biographical incident
of being formerly of kansas
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

The principal difference between cat
and the Louisiana lottery Is that a cat
has only nine lives.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

s'No more western states for the pres
ent," says the Joss OF Wall street. Gro
yer Cleveland.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

John L. Sullivan is laid up with a
swollen hand. From confirmed practice
Sullivan could stand it betier if il were
his head.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Peckham's case has been postponed a
week. Then David Bennett Hill will
crowd him to the ropes.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
Nnthinc

Nothing succeeds like success and
thanks to Cleveland The country IS find.
ing out that nothing fails like failure,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

It begins to appear that western Penn
sylvania could not get along at all with
out a riot at least once every three
months.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Valiant will soon know great deal
about mysterious borne which he will
not be able to telegraph back.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
co M B IN e =

The Kansas State Medical and
Surgical Institute anu Saniiarium.
DR.. Terrill President, and the Wich
ita Medical and Surgical Institute
and Eye and Ear lnfirmary, DR..
Purdy Proprietor and Surgeon in
chief, have combined the two Insii-
tuticns which will he known here
after as the Terrili-Purdy Medical
and Surgical Institute, and Eye and
Ear lnf1rmarv.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

De Cana probably realizes that two
can play at one Lind OF shell game.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

Admiral Benham's patriotism was
fired. and so were his cannon balls.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01
PHELPS COUGH, COLD AND
GROUP CURE.

Nrssss woopwara, F.xaa = Co. Kansas Ciry. Ne.s
line il, r-ass, t. re u~necc;si effects OF your four
c Reuses.y" 80 fas as am r>onaiiy concerned
a week ago IaSs Tnurs<ia, I waf taken with very
severe attack Of lss grippe aud in = short time
came 50 ho rse cas,I no; spea< above a whisper
con nv led ffse greater part OF sever
al days Havja, iasl gotten up. WAS >ittiES in
the oifsc es fise KIM fisher Hotel being aoou.
nooas wheu Mr.. .. II. Hershb-rgrr. OF the a. m of
}. II. Rick~ecSer Cigar cn- Kansas st J. Mo-. ea,us
in. he beng sr..ecliDg tour anu ensw'nS Esc
asked what WAS matter told hirn aza the
''grip. wh-rec;oa he went to his vaitse ;.nd tcok
cut bcssie Of yousr ~ & Heme.iy' and told me 20
take spooafut of aS IL which did, kS M ssArs x
had reevei him almost Instantly Of the same GEM
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-01

the
M
The Progress., 1894-01-13
A POPULAR ESTABLISHMENT.

Among the hUsiues, enterprises IN
the South which nave beer brought
into prominent notice within very
short period, is the Southern Hard
ware Company of Shreveport.
This institution is scarcely more
than three years old, and ryet it has
already n commercial rating which is
positively flattering.
Nor is this standing confined to
commercial circles. With it's patrons
it is equally popular. The name
Southern Hardware Company is gen
orally spoken among them in tones
of positive friendship. They look
upon this house as part of them
sylves, thas is connected with their
interests. This feeling has been won
without in the least departing from
business principles, or sacrificing the
interests Of the stockholders of the
organization. On the contrary this
part has been carefully looked alter,
so well that stock il now above par
But it has been reached by careful
business management, courteous
department, strict attention TO bus
mess, studying the demands of the
trade, keeping trst-class goods and
selling them at reasonable living
rates.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
NO WONDER.

Our Washington correspondent,
Robert Graves, in our issue of De
cenher 80, stated that President
Cleveland had lost some of his self
reliance and now sought more The
counsel and advice of others.
We don't wonder at Growers get
ting shaky in the regions where his
conscience is supposed to live, for any
man who has violated as many
pledges: as he has, 50 falsely betrayed
peoples confidence is quite apt to
be nervous. And we would suggest
to him very simple remedy for his
irascibility. with which be Is also said
to be badly afflicted Just be a man Of
the people as he was chosen to be Goa
suit the interest of the whole people.
not the money lenders, shylocks and
skim g :, and listen to the counsels of
some others than Gresham, Lamont.
Sherman, the Chambers of Com
merce, Cotton Exchanges, Boards of
Trade and such enemies of the public
veal.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
OVER THE PHONE.

Hello, Fycbanro givo us the
Shravenort Prnarr., /, that Won.
Rrotbar Hicks, Nnl oct neerar the
nhone and lct us vhi,uar in y,ur car
a piocn of ipformatinu Won nrpear to
h, ;yn,rant .r Tn. nam, or tba
S,rat,r wh, wJI H., .I.o,,I - tbo
ao,roacbioo so..ion uf the Io-i.Ia-
tnre hacip, with tae third arJ not
second letter of the ,Irbabet a, Won
imaoine C-a-ff.r.y, y, Won bc,r,
W.I d,u,t civ, # n,yav That. All
eycer, to wish vour hapny now wear
Bv-bv. Trgle, ,iuclc. ting!e. Baton
Rouye TrntL.
D;ooe lin, o.1io, Say cvcLarco,
oiveu rs Trutb ar,in rIo)l,,istLat Won
The Progress., 1894-01-13

Yuo New York Herald claims to be
IN possession of reliable information
to the effect that the wealthy mani
facturers of the North are raising q
fund with which to prevent the pas
;ssge Of the Wilson tariff bill. This
means that efforts will be made to
bribe sufficient number of members
Of the House to thwart the efforts OF
4h. Democratic leaders who favor
tariff reform.-Sugar Planter.
The Congressman who SELLS out is
"A nobler creature than the one who
mislepresents his constituents simply
t. please the President, a. many did
on the silver bill.
The Progress., 1894-01-13

Do You want to- be very poor man
during the year lS94i Plant cotton
Do you want to be- forced 10 bpy
everything you use for 1891? Plant
cotton.
Do You want to borrow money al
old shylock's rates and be forced TO
accept his terms? Plant cotton.
Do you want to feel Ill at ease evev
time you see the sheriff or constable
approaching you2 Plant cotton.
Do you want to work hard live
hard and be clothed in rags and
wretchedness' Plant cotton.
Do you want your master, whom
you have for twenty five years been
so proudly calling my merchant" to
again act a. general superintendent
in shipping your crop? Then We say,
plant cotton.
And if you want to cry bard times,
and feel an all over goneness for
long number Of years to come plant
cOttOn.- The Theoda Independent.
The Progress., 1894-01-13

,veraSe second-claes prize fighter
oGlIy, white or black, i given more
'ree advertising, receives more notice
tud attention from the metropolitan
press than does the member of Con
cre-s who has years ago won the title
pf statesman.
1t is seldom we notice the vile crea-
turcs, but wa make this exception III
order to say amen to the Sugar Plant
rr's utterance5.
The Progress., 1894-01-13
The INN IGRATlON COMMITTEE.

1t seems to us that our development
club has already performed sufficient
labor, and put itself on record plainly
enough to convince all pessimists and
general objector5 that l. is an organi-
zation formed for public good.
President Carter too, in the ap-
pointment of the various committee.
has invariably selected a personnel
for their ability and inclination to
work. and without regard to their
connections or financial standing.
At the meeting held Monday after
noou an Immigration committee was
appointed, composed of Mryor II. I.
Ninson and Messrs. J. Henry Shep-
herd, Il. Il. Bole, j. b. Slattery and
w. B. Jacobs. This Is a collection of
liye, actiye men and will do good for
our parish and town if land owners
who desire to ell,place themselves in
touch with them. 1t must he borne
in mind, and this forms an i'm
portant feature i'll The matter.
that this committee represents
no vast land company formed for the
purpose of making money. but is act
ing for the public, without pay.
Neither This committee nor the clnb
will receive one cent Of pay, will ex-
cept no commission on sales, but as
al association of individuals, who are
willing to contribute their time and
quarterly dues of 1920 for the ad-
vancement of the parish aud city.
But in order to accomplish any good.
property owners mnst fix reasonable
price on their idle, waste lands, keep
them at that price, and give this com
mittee some written obligation to DO
so, 50 it can go before foreign pco-
pie bearing some conclusive, doom
mentary evidence that they are able
to fulfill their promise to sell lands
in Caddo parish at a certain price,
so low that emigants will be induced
to accept the offer OF course ali can
readily see how handicapped this
committee will be if on bringing a
colony of home-seekers here, It Is
confronted with the astounding stu
alton that these land owners have
concluded that a boom was on,
and in consequence. their property
had advanced in price from 80 to 500
per cent. That the prices given the
committee were for times when the
owners were really anxious to sell but
were utterly unable to find buyers.
This committee, as a representative
of the club, will do much good for our
parish if the land owners will join in
with the movement, for as before
stated, we here repeat with emphasis,
it is not working for n commission.
The Progress., 1894-01-13

If Gov. Mitchell, of Florida, will
at once chase the boss bruisers, Cor
bstt and Mitchell, out of the Palmet
to State, tired public will heave a
sigh of relief and tender him vote
of thanks. The conspicuity given
the utterances of these human brutes
and their ex-convict and jail-bird pals
is simply disgusting.-T Sugar
Planter.
We indorse your sentiments con
frere, for it is certainly humiliating,
to Americans of refinement, to note
the prominence given these detest
able bruisers; these oifscourings Of
humanity. these prostituted repre-
sentatives of the human family by
newspapers which would resent as an
insult. the charge that they pander to
a depraved appetite and propagate
beastial instincts 10y the free use Of
their columns to every slang word
and staggering motion INDUCED III
by these brutes. Aud yet 1t Is SO.
We can but lament the fact that the
The Progress., 1894-01-13

We note that several members OF
the State press are bubbling over
with praise of Don Caffrey, hoping tc
secure his election to the Senate. We
entertain very grave doubt as to such
hopes ever being realized. Crowley
Signal h
Well take Blanchard in our'n.-
Sabine Banner
Correct neighbor; Blanchard is the
man for the people, the common peo-
pie, the masses, farmers, laborers aud
in fact for all classes except the gold
bugs and plutocrats.