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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
TOPEKA'S JIM"

Hon. James A. Troutman of Topeka,
whom everybody halls as Jim" is one
of the bright men of Kansas. He is en-.
dowed with pluck which for GOODNESS
and irresistableness is like the glacier
that is grinding seaward along the face
of mount ST. Elias. There is but one
criticism of ''Jim," and that is more due
his envoirnment, probably, than lnher-
ency. The dominant spirit of Sims"
town tends to altrulstic crankism.
Every fellow is everybody's elses keeper.
We fear that "Jim, in one or two direc-
tons, permits this tendency OF his
townsmen. who so hold to self super
iority and to exalted righteousness, to
influence him. We would not have him
ignore it, for that would be foolish.
From sentimental and like considera-
tions it is proper enough for him to main
tain towards it a deferential attitude
nothing more. Wesay dominant spirit
of his own town, not majority. We are
inclined to believe that majority
of the people Of Topeka, freed
from all social and political
coercion would prove fit constituency
for Troutman, as he naturally would
rather than for such fellows as PETER
upon the one hand, and dickering-
n-Martin upon the other. But we
did not start out to define the rule OF
town that howls prohibition all day and
drinks an hundred kegs of beer and rot
every night, but to refer to one of their
most eminent citizens and to reprint his
estimate or definition of the Populist
party, uttered on Kansas Day, which is
still going the rounds. 1t is too wildly
true to he SO soon lost in the shuttle.
This was how "Jim" put it:
"This party, organized, as it main
tains, to subserve the interests Of the
toiling masses, is dominated by lawyers
without clients, by doctors without pa
tients, by preachers without pulpits, by
teachers without schools, by editors
without papers. by bankers without
money, by financiers without credit, by
moralists without morals, by farmers
without farms, by women without hus-
bands, and by statesmen out of job"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
HOLD ON THERE NOW.

The great judicial terror of the times
is the injunction" Before it all other
writs and processes pale into failure.
1t is the injunction that is now relied
upon By lsigants, lawyers and courts.
No case Of equity, however far reaching;
no suit, however tr:fling, is too big or too
little to escape being held up by this
prohibitory process. "Enloin the
wretch" is the cry of everybody, wheth-
er he be in the clutches of the law, or
she political trouble, from Mary Eliza
beth Lease, who don't want to be kicked
out by the governor of her common
wealth, to the judge of federal court,
who resorts to its restraining powers to
beat a strike that reached from the
lakes to the Pacific ocean. Anybody
and everything can be enjoined these
times, from the president of the United
States or the findings of court,
to the collection of debt due
for peanuts or the negotiation
of note executed to cover the price of
coffin. Public and private corpora
tons of every character have come 10
realize that they aud their servants are
liable to become the victim of this writ
of universal application. The law
student who has mastered the intrica-
cies of this single phase of Jurisprudence
is fully equipped for the practice OF any
court, however supreme or inferior. The
first business of sheriff, marshal or
constable, when receiving writs for ex-
ecution, is not to find the criminal but
to dodge the other sheriff or constable
armed with an injunction. This new
and now popular restraining coup d etat
is the Damoclesian blade that hangs
over the bench of every court in the
land. clogging the wheels of justice and
hindering every conceivable process OF
law and equity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
WE SHALL SEE.

c. Wood Davis has three-column
editorial in Mondays New York Sun
tending to show that the United States
cannot export any food products after
1897. provided crops are of average size
This would mean higher prices. Il IS
hard to make figures lie. From the first
article contributed by Mr.. Davis TO the
EAGLE on the crop products of the world
in juxraposition 10 the increase of popu-
lation We have always believed his
premises and conclusions sound. en-
expected econ omic conditions may TO
some extent afTecs. his conclusions as TO
prices, but his facts, his cold figures
were from the most reliable sources and
their logic inevitable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
A MAN OF GOOD DEEDS
From the New York Press.

From the New YORK PreSs
George W. Childs' good deeds would
fill very large book. 1t would be inn
possible to enumerate them all, for
the majority of them will never be
known. A well-known newspaper man
told me of an experience he had with
Mr.. Childs at Long Branch, fifteen
years ago Il had been assigned to
write up the watering places" he said,
land as 1 was new in the business,
and had very limited acquaintance
with prominent men, entered upon
the task with some misgivings. l went
first to Long Branch. Mr.. Childs was
there, and l was fortunate enough to
have letter of Introduction to him.
hunted him up and presented it. Of
course, had heard in a general way
about Mr.. Childs' kindness of heart.
but confess did not take much stock
in it. 1 thought to myself that per-
haps the old man would give me ma
terial for half column or SO, and then
dismiss me with perfunctory tIod
bless you, my boy: this is my busy day.
But soon discovered my mistake. II
i had been his own son he could not
have treated me better than he did
He made me tell him all about myself,
and then said: Now, l am anxious
for you to succeed, and 1 will help you
all can That was not mere phrase,
either. Every one Of my three weeks
stav at the West End hotel, Mr.. Chllds
called on me to give me some news
L IL fall ry1o IF
one who could furnish readable story.
He never missed day, no matter what
the state of the weather was. Often
he would take me in person and intro
duce me to some prominent man. Moth
ing seemed to please him more than
when l succeeded in drawing out
good story from one of his friends He
would settle back in his chair with
look of intense satisfaction and pleas
ure. Mr.. Childs had the newspaper
instinct and he knew what news was.
1 shall always remember him with
grateful heart and bless his memory"
This incident has been related OF Mr..
Childs, and believe it has never been
printed. Stopping one OF his head en-
ploves one dav, Mr.. Childs said: "fou
are not looking well. think you must
be working too hard.
81 am not feeling well. Mr.. Chllds,
that is fact" was the answer. but
guess will be all right in short
time"
How would you like to take trip
to Europe?" said Mr.. Childs, smiling
pleasantly.
well enough, sir. was the response,
''but I cannot afford it
.Yoa can afford it." said Mr.. Childs
taking him by the arm, IF pay your
expenses and pay your salary to your
family while you are gone, can't your
The result was the man spent two
months in Europe. and returned CON-
pletely restored to health
THAT was one of the best invest
ments I ever made chuckled Mr.
ChiIds. when the matter was called to
his attention. why, Mr.. - returned
SO much improved in health that he can
do twice as much work as he could be-
| fore he left. You see was the real
gamer BY the transaction One OF MI.
Childs' characteristics WIS that he
never seemed to take any credit 70 him
| self for doing kind act
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Gen. Emil Frey has been elected Z
The presidency of the. Swiss confeaera-
ion for the year 1894 NJ Frey was
familiar figure at Washington from
1881 TO 1855. during which time he wa
Swiss minister to the United States
But this was not hi. first visit to Amer,
lea At the outbreak Of the eiE5l svaT
d. Frey. who only . short time before
had emigrated from Switzerland Il
this country, enlisted as private ~
The union army. He rose TO the RAM
Of major. bat having been czptureki al
Gettysburg he remained prisoner s'ii
the end Of the war. Although he &c
turned TO his native lard isansed sateiy
pon his release frcsn prison MS patrs-
o,ie services 90 the United States en-
Title him to be gratefully remembered
.-RkilAdnlnkiA. 2Ann<A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
STARTED TOO SOON.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times
She was a shapely chestnut mare
from Kentucky, and the patrician
blood of long line of Blue Grass an
cestors gurgled through her swelling
veins.
! When she paused before the ladies'
entrance of the Coates house the other
afternoon she was hooked to a new
buggy, that had just been turned out
of the shop. In that buggy was pink
checked, youngish-looking man, with
yellow flower in his buttonhole. He
got out of the vehicle and fastened
one end of the stout hitching strap
to an iron post. The other end Of the
strap engirdled the arching neck OF
the proud Kentucky mare.
The pin X checked man went into the
hotel.
There was lonely interval Of ten
minutes and then the pink-cheeked
man reappeared on the pavement
With MIN was q maiden in tailor
made gown, with huge cluster OF
roses at her belt The pink-eheeked
man helped the pretty woman into the
carriage. The Kentucky mare never
as much as turned her head.
SIS this love of horse really tame
and safe2" queried the dainty maid, as
she settled in her seat.
''As safe as you are charming. just
watch her step of" replied the pink.
checked man, as he jumped into the
buggy and gathered up the lines.
The maiden smiled and her escort
touched the mares flank with his
whip. And uhen-the mare gave
jump apd the maiden genuine scream.
The man was thrown half way over the
dashboard. II took four men and ten
minutes time to bring order out of the
chaos, but only FIVE lonely seconds for
the maiden TO jump out Of the buggy
and the pink-cheeked man to intoue a
remark that Is too strong for pubiica-
ton.
If you ask Mickie F;nnezan, who wit
messed the performance, what caused
ali the trouble. he will say: "Hully
Gee, der guy wild de boka pinned to hi.
ulster forget ter unite der nag. an him
an his 'lnash'came bloomin' near hyin'
over der Gash board. See7-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Medford will incorporate AZ village to-
day.
Sam Small has gone to Washington to
fight Ross. Is
A map of Oklahoma appears in the latest
Biographies.
Four new councilmen are to be elected in
Ell Reno in April.
There are about $1,000 applicants for
school land leases.
Justice Dale has assigned Judge Biersr
to the Third judicial district
The Young ladies of Guthrie have formed
themselves into an orchestra.
The first copy OF McMaster's new paper
will appear at Norman next week.
An exchange remarks that Alya was en-
tertaiDed by fire one day last week.
Bert Greer has made the horrible discov
cry of an Altrurian traveller in Perry.
Searcy will get the registersbip of the
Guthrie land office. He is from Georgia.
A Saltwater man has invented fire
escape and is waiting for fame to strike
him.
Moore claims he is mayor Of Enid.
Gregg. president of the city council, says
he is not.
One Enid paper accuses another OF print
ing news on the limburger idea-the older
the better.
Mrs. Elizabeth Porter. a colored woman
of Guthrie, says the world will come to an
end today.
A change of venue to Canadian county
has been granted in the Beall case of Okla
homa City.
Governor Renfrow, it is said, will now
try to make the regents OF the Agricultural
college get out.
W. J. Donovan OF Oklahoma City was
elected president of the Democratic edi-
torial association.
Otto Bekemeyer is now tho Guthrie cor
respondent of the Oklahoma City Press
Gazette. Good.
Bon Hutchins is getting along famous
ly iii the strip. Another editor has brand
ed him as liar.
According to Judge Cox il the Indians
happened to go out on the warpath there
would be foreign invasion.
One of the twelve apostles OF the Mis-
souri, branch of the Mormon church,
Thomas James, has claim near Enid.
1t is said to have actually occurred that
man was once arrested in the Usage
country for killing his brother without a
license.
When a newspaper in the Strip wants to
do a mean trick to a rival town it sends a
reporter over there and writes up the
towns dance hall.
Governor Renfrow can f1atter himself
that he has little more power in Okla
homa than Waite has in Colorado. He
didn't have to call out the militia in order
to GUST Parker.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
Manager Daniel Frohnan wa. Wis

Manager Daniel Frohrnan was Wis
tied not long ago by number of tenn
perance women, who wanted him TO
cut out a corviriaI scene in . play
then running At his theater. when he
told them he would be glad 20 accom-
fnodate them. bnt to cut the scene
would ruin the play and cost him
large SUE. Of money, they LOOKED KIM
in the face and said that they knew
that but tina: they were not trying 70
save plays bat to save souls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
MAY COME TO WICHITA.

The central committee of the Third
Party Prohibitionists meet in Ottawa
next week, and in view of the early
completion of the Wichita auditorium,
they will be invited to hold their state
convention in this city. 1t seems that
the Third party managers cent stand the
loose and incoherent way in which the
traffic is conducted at Topeka, and we
don't blame them. If the internal
essence of debauchery cannot be pre-
vented it should at least be controlled
with strong hand and under continu-
Gus penalties of stringent ordinances. 1t
is certain that neither the sentiments or
convictions of the members of the state
Prohibition convention would be shock
ed by any vulgar display of ranks of
beer barrels up and down the depot
platforms of Wichita as at Topeka, nor
would their sight be offended by exhibi-
tions of beer guzzling unless indeed they
took some pains to hunt it up. Another
objection to the Prohibitionists meeting
in Topeka is the fact that the Bourbon
party of Free Traffic have fixed on To-
peka as being more congenial to them as
convention city than any other town In
the state. No one can mistake the
meaning of that resolve. Their bosses
pretend that il only means fusion, but
alas, the record of the past points unerr-
ingly to the real inducement. The
vigilance aud number of the Wichita
police force, the great capacity of her
cooler together with the difficulty of
procuring approved brands of sour
mash and copper distilled, and all such
conveniences as a big auditorium and
numerous first-class hotels sink into
utter insignifcance as inducements.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Don't Ee Too Sure Of Her.
When you see the sap a-dowin'
From the winters withersd trees.
And an early blossom goin'
On racket with the breeze:
When you hear bird a-singin'
And the lark Is in the loan,
It's joke that they are sprinRint
Keep your fires up at home;
When violet Is peepin'
With its blue eyes at the sun.
And honeysuckles creepin'
Where the rivers love TO run:
When the vines commence their cltn9in'
And the doves begin to roam.
Its joke that they are springin';
Keep your fires up at ho1el
Atlanta Constitution
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
Queer c,.<s.. I. ,.,.~

In an article in Harper's Weekly on
Toxic. Japan, the writer has ever 50
many funny things to tell about thu
dressing of those natives who want To
wear the dress Of the Europeans and
do not know how TO manage ii. Some
times. he says, ono secs . man In Euro
pean boots, . japanese robe, LOOSE
overcoet, an English hat. and holding
a paper umbrella over his head But
once upon a time. at . ball at Kioto,
this is what happened: "A very noble
seignoir appeared. according 10 et,-
quette, in black dress coat, waistcoa9
and trousers. but he also wore sockS
without shoes. and = waistcoAt. cut
very low, left the hairy chest of tho
Daimio exposed to view. This great
man knew nothing about shirts or
patent-leather shoes. and thought ha
was In correct French get-up." Isup-
pose we do things just as funny with
the queer things we bring back from
our travels without knowing how 10
use them. Only, as we do no. SEQ our
selves as others see Us, we never know
how funny we are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Mrs Winks-Td Just like 70 KNOW
why those Minkses have so much more
money than we have.e
Mr.. Winks-Mrs Mink. was born on
Christmas day. and married on Christ
mas day. 50 that the three celebrations
come 81 once. Think of the pile Mr.
Minks has saved en- presents 20 her
n. Y. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

On the quiet breezes gcomes the omi-
nous and weird announcement that an
Oklahoma debating society has decided
that if the Creator, when he came TO the
bovine family, had been up to his bust
ness he would have supplemented the
idea of getting milk from cows, by per-
hitting condensed milk TO come from
calves
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10
COMMANDER CAMPBELL ALL RIGHT.

From the Kansas City Gazette.
Department Commander Campbell of
the G.. A. r. starts in well. That is, he
starts his administration by issuing gen.
eral order No. 1, which makes the cold
chills creep up the back of the Cleve-
land Democracy. The Kansas City
Times calls him "Wild-Eyed Campbell"
ard violently howls something about
the "bloody Shirt but despite all this
denunciation there is something about
the address that has Kansas ring to it,
and Mr.. Campbell will not be greatly
censured by the old soldier boys to
whom the order was issued. They will
think rather that Campbell is all right,
and that they made no mistake in elect
ing him commander.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

The dispatches from Washington as
sert that the report of the election COM
mittee Of the house of representatives
will be unfavorable to Funston in the
Moore-Funston contest case. Such re-
port will suit Funston TO dot. He
could ask nothing better. But it will
he awful rough on the fellows in the
Second district who aspire to succeed
FOghorn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Victoria viii be paid for her migrate
full treatment of Gladstone. She ex-
pressed no regret upon his retirement.
And she may be sure that she has son
who will not express regret when she
ratires
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10


Awful the shock when the engines met;
All was terror. confusion. din:
None who saw it will e'er forget
The picture that daylight ushered In
Shattered fragments OF iron and steel,
Splintered wood and battered brass
Mingled with broken rod aad wheel
And some ones blood stained the wsysids
grass.
Some ones body, all crushed and torn.
Covered with wounds, bereft OF breath.
Was found meath the wreck the jacket worn
Told how a brakeman had met his death.
Some one wept when the news was borne;
Some one mourned DER the nangled dead,
In line OF duty from some one torn
Yet. 'only brakeman" the papers said
Sadly they buried him meath the sod,
Their took the Grape from the cottage door
Over grave the roses nod
The grave Of brakeman whose run Is DER.
Chicago Dispatch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

That was an interesting dispatch from
The EAGLES foreign correspondents in
yesterdays issue For. according to the
courts. the land of the five civilized
tribes is foreign nation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Before long Breckenridge will grapple
The fact that the power of contrast is not
great enough to make man as white as
lily by painting the woman next to
him black.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

II is recommended that the county central
committees of the several counties select the
time for holding the county conventions 70
eressional Convention, and that the names OF
ali delegates and alternates be certified to the
secretary of this committee Immediately
thereafter.
committee.
L. NJ AxLINE, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

The Kansas Pop members in congress
all voted for the Wilson bill. PETER
saws that if the senate fails to radically
change it that he viii vote against it.
Send for Mrs. Lease
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

The A. z. A. has decided 10 fight shy
of ex-priests- This is another demon
stration that child that sits down on a
red-hot stove is likely to know the color
Of fame tie next time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Queen Victoria sticks to her throne
with deadly persistency. She would
probably hang on if she had to do as
Mrs. Lease did. and get an injunction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

A Texas paper names the Democratic
ticket for 1896: "Hill and Hogg; lam
many and Hominy."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Biscuit formerly meant baked twice.
The opinion had been growing among
many young husbands, that it came
from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning
rock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Howling Hercules! That old John
Willis, Populist, should be fired for
talking too much!'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

The opinion is gaining over the country
that Mrs. Lease should take month of,
and practice up on sober second
thoughts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

It should be made a criminal offense
for anyone to bring that Cronin trial
into the courts again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Grover Cleveland is sleeping with
cooked veto under his pillow. 1t is for
the Bland bill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Governor Waite is probably trying to
figure out what governor is elected for.
If it is for personal beauty, Waite real
ICES that he is in the hole.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Every one will be pleased to learn that
Spain is in her normal condition, and
the whole cabinet has just resigned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

The Republican state central COM
mittee will meet at Topeka Tuesday.
March 10, for the purpose of calling a
state convention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Now war IS proposed on the gradu-
ating essay. What were High schools
established for anyway?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

1t is the senate and not the house
that is the "bear-garden." And the
Rocky mountain grizzly is preferable to
the Wall street depressionist.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

According to the statistics of Mr..
Carroll d. Wright there is one divorce
10 every four hundred and seventy mine
marriages in the United staseA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

If United States meet English troops
in the Mosquito country 1t will be for
blood, but not through an insect pump
ing station.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Horrible! Grover Cleveland threatens
TO respect the stars and stripes!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Those Democratic senators are too
good gamblers to bet on their own cleo
lion next fall.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Lewelling is in deep water. He is,
rather than middle-of-the-road, mid
dle-of-the-stream Populist.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

Talmage's funnel-shaped resignation
has Just completed another engagement
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-10

1t is pointed out as singular that Tur-
key has TO Anarchists. But Turkey is
the home of the famous Turkish bath.