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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
IF THE CHINESE. WHY NOT DAGOS?

We are s,raining at gnats and swallow
ing both camels and gnats in some of our
efforts to reform. We are giving undue
prominence TO minor interests and OBJ
iects, and overlooking at least one mat
ter of paramount Importance. We refer
to unrestricted immigration. The evils
growing out of the present system are SO
apparent, not to say threatening and
dangerous, that our indifference is sur
prising. The matter of protecting our
industries against foreign competitors is
a plain duty. This we have done, and
its fruits attest the wisdom Of our course.
We lay duty upon raw materials and
the manufactured article, but with free
immigration we invite competition
with the world in the item of
labor. True, protection justities the
payment of better wages, but 1t
whom? To the native American, the
foreigner, the alien and even the refu-
gee and the socialist. In contract
inc labor we know no distinctions It's
simply matter of buying the greatest
amount of labor and skill for the least
compensation. If the foreigner fills the
bill he is the beneficiary of our protec-
tive system. This is especially detri-
mental TO American interests because
labor is the prime factor in the cost of
all manufactured goods. The cost of
our wearing apparel is i'll wool and
| labor; railroads are built of iron and
labor: houses are built of crude ma
terial and labor; the precious metals are
obtained almost entirely by hard labor
in fact there are few commodities
| in which labor is not the chief item of cost
If this is true, might not w ages
be higher, and might not our own people
enjoy the increase, but for the competi-
tion trom the labor markets of the
world? Citing the example, has the
! American not been displaced by the
Italian who gladly accepts service at cut
raIes? We might 20 further and ask,
where is the benefit of protection to
skilled American labor, and what will
be the end:
Ii requires no keen perception to see
that thousands who would be engaged
in our shops are employed in less legiti,
mate pursuits, q large percentage of oui
people. entitled by birthrisht 10 prefer
ence. would gladly give up a shifting,
unrenumerative business (9 for steady
employment. but for tue preference
given to the foreigner who can live or
starvation wages.
\ still greater objection TO unre.
stricted immigration is, its influences
upon our political and social system
The untutored foreigner. with ballot IL
hand, is capable of irreparable harm IL
our Institutions This free ballot is the
twin evil which gives the immiSran,
unlimited power for harm. Riots. mob,
and secret orders are so common tina
proof of this is superfiuous. If i; i
wisdom on our part 10 perpetrate thi:
order Of things. then is there a priyilec,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
uot., one.s. who WEI No, Eer,t.r.

The average guest a. frst-cIa1s ho-
sel puts his fist on the register and
takes what the lord Of the rooms gives
him rneeBly and uncomplaininRly
There are rooms ard rooms. says the
Washington Post, just as there are
hotels and hotels; and when the hotels
are crowded IL takes an experienced.
and determined man To get the best
1r a woman. No hotel clerk has ever
vet stood up before the onslaught Of a
lovely female bent on having front
room lighted on two sides and not
higher than the third story. Brt there
Is another class Of the dsgsllers ia tents
the men who never register. Every
hotel has them. and Washington hotels
more than any other city. Here !,
means thu fame OF politics The man
who wants an Office, and - afraid his
siysls are going toputup combination
sga;rsst him. will slip into his hotel
and tell the clerk that be does nc.
want 70 be sSen or put on the book.
and the clerk tells him that II IL az
night Ia some cities snch actionY
would re rightly regarded as snspi-
.iosss. but u0t in Washington. The
leading hotels VIII average two dag
turing TIE first year Of ne y asisnip.s
srstlon: after that they drop OF 70 tv.a
wsek. but = s a peesl.srity of Wash
irr-Cr, hotels
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
A TRANSACTION IN MONEY:

From the New York sun.
There were two of them standing with
their backs against the covered end of
the street entrance to the elevated
stairs The elder of the two, aged
thirteen, held out an open hand, in
which there was a quarter, two dimes
and a nickel, while his companion, aged
eleven, disputed with him. The young
.r was leaning against somewhat
worn shovel, which he turned and
picked up as two other boys Joined
them. Said the bigger of the two new
toners to the boy with the money:
"What yer got, Whitey4'
"Fifty."
"Where'd you git it?"
"Shoveling snow"
''Eh. Did the lady pay yer fore yer
cleared off the snow?"
Nav" with Indignation; ''do yer
;ink I'd stav'd there and worked while
| got legs?"
The other nodded approvingly, and
tsked:
What yer doin. divvyin' up?"
"Yair."
"Yair, added the younger boy. ''he
wants to Civ me half an / got the
shovel an did half the work "
You'd do him dirt, wood'n yer?"
said the non-worker, scornfully.
What have you got to do wild it?"
''fll show yer"
"Air.'
"Air.'
"Weu. I'll give him two cents for de
shovel"
Il want tree" said the little fellow
With spirit
Oats square. said the non-worker.
in opinion which met with the approx
II OF two other new comers
Dat suits me" said the boy with the
money. Turning, he looked over tbs
.rowd with the contempt which riches
and success breed. and added;
''Hev any OF youse fellers change foI
a nickel?'
A unanimous nav"
iii 60 get it said the non-woraer
"Yair. an dat's the last I'll see Of Hls
nickel, said the capitalist
"l'll let yer hold me hat taking Il
! rom his head and handing i 70 the
| other-
After critical exa mination the ha'
/ was returned with:
''Iaiat worth II ="
well. could go home widout hat.
/ Wooden me mother lick me-
| This argument proved conclusive to5
| the capitalist. fie took the hat, IN
| trusted MS FIVE cents. and the eTo5To
waited patiently until the hatless oo7
| returned with the change Then ~
| twenty-eight cents was handed over Z
| the boz with the shovel The other
| worker pocketed his twenty-five, ane
| The boy who had secured the cazIgs
| xSged:
~ hat yer Eoin' 70 buy2
TIE moDevcd men didu' answer. bii
! = ;se 'rH-assSng crowd uc tr7e street
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

home circle. and render you more in.
teresting and interested"
The romantic young lady of course
was not converted to my views, but
careful observation of the world would
compel her to be.
Were a law passed enforcing the abb
sence of mothers from their children
and wives from their husbands at least
twice every year for a limited period
of time, a score of homes which are bat
homes in name to-day, because of the
existence of discord and discomfort in
their midst, would become havens OF
peace and happiness.
One of the most devoted mothers
ever knew prided herself upon never
having passed night away from home
during period of fifteen years. But
the husband and the children of this
woman failed to appreciate her sacri-
fee, regarding it rather as natural
duty on her part, while the woman be-
came irritable and notional in her
ideas of life and found it impossible
to keep pace with the progress of the
world Her husband and children
mixed with the public to greater or
less extent, while she, like horse in
treadmill, went her weary round, and
called it doing her duty" There is
no such thing as doing your duty to
others if you neglect duty to self.
Had this woman taken a month OF
recreation twice year, entirely apart
from the members of her family, she
would have accentuated her value in
their eyes and given herself new food
for thought, new appreciation for the
ties and duties from which she was
temporarily separated. But neither
mother, wife, husband nor father
should prolong these absences beyond
a certain limit.
The fondest, truest and most devoted
hearts in the world are liable to con-
form to habit and to adapt themselves
to existing circumstances after the
first loneliness and wrench of separa-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
INSANE OUTBREAKS.
What Indians Call the bad Heart" Ai,o
Found Among Negroes and W mites.

What Indians Call the bad Heart Al,o
Found Among Negroes and whites.
Down in Colum bia, 5. C." said an
ubiquitous reporter, Il went through
the penitentiarv and found it interest
ing. 1t is walled city by itself, with
market gardens and factories and dor
mitories and dwellings all within the
walls The prisoners. mainly negroes,
seemed well cared for and reasonably
happy, because they nearly all had
work to do. One day, as the men were
forming line to be marched indoors 10
supper. buck negro, who had been an
exemplary prisoner for years, suddenly
stepped out of the line with head up
and broad nostrils dilated
'Get in line, there" said one Of the
guards.
II won't" said the negro: II won't
get in line, an l won't march TO sup
per, an | won't eat no supper, an |
won't do anything"
Asked what was the matter with
him, he said: 81 guess I'm bad. OATS
what's de matter; I'm bad through and
through. My heart has done gone bad "
He had been such well-behsyed
prisoner that the guards warned him
You will only get padded, said they;
why don't you get IN line and be-
have?" But the negro said he knew
he would be padded, and he reckoned
that was what he wanted Padding
is not pleasant diversion for the vic
tim. They put a prisoners hands in
stocks so low down that he has 20 bend
almost double 20 get them in place.
Then they take long black strap an
inch wide, or an inch and half, and a
quarter of an inch thick, and they lash
aim as many times as they are ordered
To. This was the performance in when
the rebellious negro took part and
after Il was over he guessed the bad
nessR had gone out Of his heart
That reminded the reporter Of pro-
'essional visit he once paid 70 the state
prison at Sing Sing. The warden was
showing him through the Buildings,
snd toward the end Of the journey
they passed through the machine shop
0ne prisoner. a brawpT fellow, but de-
cent enough in Looks. eTed the reporter
out Of the sides Of has eyes When the
warden had passed and was ten feet
ahead this prisoner turned around. and
just as the reporter w2s about - pass
sim ne turned and kicked the visitor
s-ith brutal force in one ankle. The
oio;v al but disa bled the reporter
The prisoner stood with his tack % his
work, reckless and defiant The
warden saw MS visstor limpsDg and
showing n h.s face ths pain that hs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
luffered. tie asked what mad hap

mffered lie asked what mad hap
oened.
'1 hit my ankle against heavy bar
IF iron" said the reporter lie said 50
because il occurred 20 him that the
poor devil who had hurt him was in a
sufficiently bad fix and was in fran.
Of mind for which, even IL he were halt
insane, there must have been some
good reason. Only the other day.
Tears afterward. the behavior of the
foolish negro in Columbia let in little
light upon the motive the Sing Sing
prisoner had for his behavior. lie bad
got that same thing which the Indians
and the negroes both call a bad
heart" and which seems 10 seize them
mddenly and cause them to do the
most foolhardy deeds, even when in
slant punishment was certain Per
,aps IL Is this sudden insanity that IS
1t the bottom Of the crimes OF the
negroes all over the south.-S. y. sun
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
Written fer the Eagle,
CHRONOLOGICAL GUMPTION.

Jewels which placed upon the forchnger Of Time
will sparkle forever"
No. 5.
VIRTUES heralded abroad in daily con-
versation lead our enemies to hunt up our
vices, noisy virtue and secret vice are twins.
Mems evil manners live in brass.
Their virtues write IN wafer
WISDOM in poor man is like diamond
set in lead; society WON'T use it uutil 1t Is
reset. The folly of the rich is forgotten,
the wisdom of the poor is not rememb bereo.
Champaign is witty. beer is vulgar
YEARS are mile stones marking our
journey; soma travel, and see nothing:
others study peoples soils, landscapes and
resources; each journey Is carefully noted,
its facts remembered, and knowledge Is
the result. 1t is so with life.
ZEAL, backed by ignorance or prejudice
Injuries the cause it would promote. There
is no reformation that has not been re-
tarded, hindered and delayed by the ire
brand zealot whose arguments consisting
in abuse of the opposition have SO poisoned
the cause in mems minds that when real
champions appear to argumentatlyeiy pre-
sent their claims no one can be found TO
listen because of the ill-bred speeches OF
the zealot. Zeal, like fire, must be comm
ed; unconfined it destroys and Greats great
er damage than it is capable OF good; men
prefer cold to fire, unless some means are
provided to control it or put it out. Blind
zeal is hidden fire. 1t may burst forth at
anv momeut. ZoK.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

ton from loved objects has passed
away into philosophical calm.
Then follows the reaching ont after
new pleasures and interests, and the
formation of new habits, dangerous 20
the peace of the old lie.
The woman who goes jaunting about
the world for pleasure during three or
four months of the yea, leaving hus-
band and children to their OWL devices,
is not making her value felt al nome.
Instead she is teaching her family how
TO enjoy life without her. and Il IS very
possible that both husband and chill
dren may find her a bar 10 many pleas
ures when she returns. i IS not thab
the love for mother and wife dies out
in these few months, but that new
habits Of life are formed during such
protracted absence which interfere
with a later return 70 the cid system
Il Is one Of the greatest mistakes pos
sible IN life 20 allow one Ts lore %
learn how 70 get along without Us; ana
this IS exactly what happens when q
protracted separation Of months taxes
place.
Meanwhile the limited absence of q
few weeks feeds the heart with new
fiel and gives each the opportunity 70
miss the others virtues and c0nnone
each others faults
There i no love, 10 tie 70 perfect
that Is not marred 70 some degree ~
;he first. strengthened and PARTED by
the second, aud endangered ~ tss
third. EILA WHEELER WiIICoI-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

or preference due to native born
Americans. If the land is ours by in
are coming, and what their mission.
Progress and reform are well enough IN
their way, but time will prove that
some wholesome restrictions upon this
manner of vote getting will be expedi-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The address TO the people by the ma
ticnal Pop committee Is the merest
folderol as to the statement In regard to
money metals and the metal monies.
That statement to the contrary, the sill
yer dollar is not deprecated one toto in
its purchasing power Or current value
as a medium of exchange, but will buy
just as much of everything as a gold
dollar
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The Notwithstanding investiga-
ton has developed into supremely dis
gushing smut mill. Both sides are thor
oughly blackened and the thing should
be shut off from the public, in the in
terest of decency.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The spectators in the disorderly house
of representatives now have some idea
of how it looks IN Populist convention
when Mrs. Lease rises to a question Of
personal privilege.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Corbett and Mitchell will probably
appear at Jacksonville, Tuesday, by
proxy, in the person of the cash bonds
they put up, and which will be permit
ted to satisfy the demands of the broken
law
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Lit.!e Dick-Paps- dida, yoa tel
mamma we raBst econSs1ize?
Papa did. nv son-
I.it.ge Diek-WelL vss .hirkin
hat II you'd bay me pony sbo1lar'
zcsr ont 80 many pair q t~oot&--
sogz1e
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

No man knows the utter oblivion that
follows life, or can measure its lmmens-
ity. Yet the average Pennsylvania
Democrat has, come nearer total an
Inhalation than anybody else we know
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The white-skin and red-skin schemers
cot in their work at the Muscogee con-
ference in sufficiently good shape to
knock single statehood into the middle
of year-after-next.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

In the language of the weather bureau
man, tue Breckinridge-Pollard case Is
.sfair to warmer; rising temperature and
hot winds
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Prohibition may be knocked out some
day, but it can hardly be said that 1t IS
getting groggy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Lewelling, it is said, has large acci-
dent policy with an insurance company.
1t ought to pay it. Lewelling himself is
the accident.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

During these Democratic times the
laboring people are very much interested
in Rip Van Wrinkles long sleep, What
stumps them, however, is how he man
aged to 90 without food that long.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The decrease il the cleariugs for the
past week were the same as they have
been ever since the Democratic congress
convened.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The Pops are saying just as mean
things about themselves now as they did
about the Republicans and Democrats IN
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Every newspaper that publishes the
Breckenridge Pollard particulars should
furnish pound of disinfectant with
every copy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Everything has dropped so that we
really expect TO see great change In
the bottom of the straw berry box, next
spring.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

A western Kansas boy recently an
nounced TO bis teacher that Topeka was
the per capital OF Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Mr. Bland assumed the role OF MIR.
Bluster. but be didn't do it to the queen 5
taste, and the cuckoos coo-ed.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Il is TO be hoped that the Populists
dramatists will not attempt to use the
Ocala platform for stage.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

4 shorthand writer in Berlin attends
ne iune-als of all prominent PeT$oas
aasl takes down verbatim tAs addresses
Il the officiating cle-gyEeu- lie pre-
oares highly ornamsntesl eopies of
lhsse and sells them % the friends o
The csloSis.d dead lie IS Go.nE roar
tpr trade
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The decorating uproar you hear, my
child, is only the popular protest against
dramatic companies trying Topeka
amateurs on Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

The principal objection TO Artz is thai;
he exists Il would be folly for him 10
try to prove an alb.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

No doubt Cleveland wants peace on
earth; but he wants the earth, as well.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
go. Ia = oan,s.g..

While cutting up cabEags tie osher
lar an Elrood flr6- l4ossse esecpes
..s.us y asys zeysaIss "a u gQ.a, :
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Here lies the body cf Mary An..
Who rests IN the tnso.n % 4 ABRAHAM
rs all very nice fer MAY Ann
BIT its mighty ea12 OF Aoraca1,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

When Democrats disagree then Re-
publicans have lots Of fun.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25
ADVISES THE WIFE.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Tells Them
to Visit.
Depart Twice . Year But Only Remaif
Away . Month or Six Weeks-Ab-
sence Makes the Heart
Grow Fonder.
lcorYRIGHr. lsell

nee upon a time
Iheard a girl say,
who had never
had a home and
who ther e f ore
longed for it as
the only home
less can: IF l
evermarry l will
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

Jewels which placed upon the forchnger Of Tim
will sparkle forever
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

never stir an hours distance from
my house, nor will l let my nus
band be ten minutes out OF my
sight while we both live" Then,
my dear girl, you win certainly
bring up in the divorce court, re-
piled. ''Incompatability will be the
plea. You had far better make firm
resolve to. absent yourself twice year
for a month or six weeks-not longer
That will aud to your value in your
New-York tribune., 1894-04-17
THE WINNERS AT MONTGOMERY PARK.

Memphis. April 1.-THE first day OF the second
weeks racing at Montgomery Park was success
Fully 5000 persons were present. The talent did
fairly well on the day. The first race was taken
hv n : TO | shot; the second. by TO favorte
the third the Lassie Stakes ty a 20 . faVorlte'
the fourth by to chance; the httn: ny stc-
oud choice and the sixth. by 90 to shot lhere
are seven vell-fled races on the card Tor to-hor-
row The summaries: IT. ,,t,-. o,,-sa
First race threequsrters OF mill selling: plI puTSe
.iuo oliver. l2l Thorpe). . TO l. won; Schlytkll
O7 Gerklnsl TO /. second; C. L. cox - ''oou-
nurse 800 Sallle Woodforl. ll0 &C. weber, = 70
! nrst: Fertile. 10 (Goodale), to !. second Lazy
NcCann. 40 (Thorpe,. to !. third. Time lV4.a.
Third race the I.assie Stakes for two-year 9id
0lIiei worth silOO to winner-Handpur; 10 CM.
Martini II to 90 won; Kitty scott. ll1 &C.. Neber,
) 10 2 second; Moderocio rs oMaseel TO l. th'ru'
Fourth race one-half mile heats purse purse siTSn sfneo
Susie Neli ~ I'll Wiliiams). . 10 ], Won MIX &,
brown 1913 dMyl, 20 to !. second; Beverly ia
ljuleonl 6 TO ). third. Best time. o1o,s N rt
Tifth race one mile: purse tioomMarcei, " ~;
ViIarnsl ; 70 ? won: Ethel W. 80 g. flsherp ~
TO l. second: Carre H., lo2 &C.. Weber, TO l.
third Time l:ij'g ,, u,. ,,,-sa
sixth race three-Quarters OF mile selhng; pIrsse
-Empera lOi C.. Weber,. 90 10 l. won; ratr,ch'
i67 d.cshl 70 !, second. Elmer f.. lVl (N' FoF-
teri - to l. third. Time liza
New-York tribune., 1894-04-17
CONGRESSMAN QUIGG'S APPOINTNENTS.
HE WILL SELECT CADETS FOR WEST POINT AND
ANNApoLIs BY rlRLIC COMPETITION.

HE WILL SELECT CADETS FOR WEST POINT AND
ANNAPOLIS BY PUBLIC COMPETITION.
Congressman L. e Quigg. OF the XlEth District.
Is emitted to appoint cadet at West Point and
another at Annapolis. The appointments are to be
made within the next thirty days and Mr.. Quigg
has decided TO throw them open to competition 20
the young men of his district who arc qualifel
under the iaw. Applicants must be between seven
teen and twenty-five years old. unmarried at least
i've feet in height and free from all infectious
iireases They must be- Wei verscd In all the
English branches OF study and. for the naval ser
Vice. must understand algebra. Mr. Cniggs dis
;rlct extends from Fifty-second-st, on the West
SIDE. between Seyenth-ave. and the North River
north to Spuyten Duyvi. Creek and on the East
side from Flfty-ninth-st. 10 Seven,y-nnth-s'.' De-
tween Central Park and the East River
Arrangements for the examination have already
been made II will be conducted by John L. y.
Hunt ex-Presldert OF the Board OF f~iuc
Rrotnar BALDWIN o. the ManhatianvHl" CoIeg":
and bv James Goodwin. Henry ". Jameson ana
James Lee. Assistant Superintendents OF
The examination Will take place on ApII - d,
Grammar school No 81. Seventy-seVenih-st. an !
Amsterdam-ave., at $3.50 a. m The examination
spelling, arithmetic. geography. Engish grammar
American history and the American NohS'l'u'oh .,
a medical examination or all app1'an's WIZ
precede the written examination, ana no can, ctnl., !
ia &c will be admitted to the written examination
whose good physical condition has not been ceIti-
should at once forward their Applications 70 "ii,
Hunt No. l37 Broadway, and receive lhsL i t
as 10 where and when 70 present themselves io'
the preliminary examination.
New-York tribune., 1894-04-17
v,1r STUDENTS BROCGHT TO TRIAL.

Ncw-Haven. April 16-Enorts are being 'haue ~
modify the strong stand taken by the Co'''eV
Law and order League againS the "'o ~
who attended the Russcll-Dihoh pri"e "s"' " %
WI" ,,o,, ,birtv students have left town 10
,, orros, and they are afraid to return uh'i'
assurances are given that they Will not be "oS,
cued. Their friends have thus far pleadeu III n,
with the local authorities. who assert ghia ahht The
WI VIZ ,,,II he served ~ as possipIG ,n n
nenaitv for attending prize night is uhues n re al
rrenealed Blue Laws. two years 10 ~ ~ ale men
lowed, and the cnanccs io' ''
The case came up in the CITY court 10 I9' denended
limos, en,rey on the evidence OF one OF tne
,n,on,s who I'm turning states evlocHce hThs
lesthh's. ,ha names OF the participants. i ne
dnlcrilty is in getting witnesses 10 te1 W
Judge Gable reserved his deciS'o" "''' ~