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The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
THE OTHER SIDE OF 1T.
Better Temperance Town than Topeka
After All.

As is generally understood the re-
sources of a newspaper surpass those
of all others for obtaining information.
Police patrols and even expert detec-
tives fail of gaining facts where news
papers find no trouble. 1t is because
of the difference of attitude and the diff
ference in the use to be made of the in
forma ton which gives the newspaper
the advantage The Eagle from the
reports made to 1t and from what its
newsgatherer could obtain was con-
WINGED that the sale of liquors and in
toxicants for the past month exceed
the sales of any one in the six preced-
ing months. This paper has not only so
stated, but that there are a greater
number of places outside of drug stores
in which it is sold. To ascertain the
facts a man was detailed to so to head
quarters with the following result
which is unquestionably correct. The
wholesaler has no way of ascertaining
the drug store trade and would give no
definite idea as to its increase or de-
crease, as the druggists do not buy their
liquors very largely of local dealers.
The amount of liquors consumed in the
town for the past month indicates only
q small per cent increase over the aver
age for the past six months. and our
informant, who presumably has more
accurate knowledge of the facts than
any man in the town or in the business,
says that the estimated great increase
ir the number of those selling is err
roneous. A number of places where Ii
auOrs We're sold under government Ii
censes. including the regulated joints
We're closed out, but al this time he as
serts. positively, that there are but
eleven more engaged in the business
than there were under the old commits
SionerS rule, which number added TO
those which took the places of those
closed up would make less than fifty
joints in the town all told, exclusive OF
drug stores and bootleggers. The lat
ter are very few as it is not difficult
enough to procure liquors TO make boot
Logging profitable. In any event and
after all the hue and cry over Wichita's
drunkenness the city has but few
more than half the number of places
where liquor is sold as has Topeka as
shown by the number of government
license issued for that town.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
HIS SHOES WERE STOLEN.
Sheriff ROyse Again Falls a Victim to Rob
bers on q Train.

| Sheriff Royse is out of luck again
Mr.. Royse is one OF the most unfor-
| tunate officers living SO far as being
| the victim OF robbers.
| Last winter when ne went to Topeka
he was robbed of his money on the
train and It is said that upon arriving
there he had to put up his artillery for
his breakfast until he could find some
friend who gave him a loan That is
the story George Walker and Leon De
Bost tell but whether il is a joke or not
the depOnent saith not.
TShere is one thing very sure, how
ever, and that is that Sheriff Royse
was robbed night before last on a Mis-
souri, Pacific train and TO add TO the in
terest of the thing his loss was his shoes
Mr.. Royse was coming from Kansas
City and he told Conductor Speer that
he guessed that he would lay down and
and take snooZe. Billy Speer, who
is a very agreeable gentleman. had no
objection and he told him to go ahead.
That was entirely satisfactory all
round and in a short time the high
sheriff of the great county of Sedgwick
was curled up in a seat like common
man and snoring the hours away with
a velocity of twenty snoreS to the min
ute.
The sun peered through the curtains
Of the night, the barn yards of the hon
est farmers along the road sang with
the clarion voice of the frisky rooster
and still the high sheriff snored.
Finally the spires of Wichita were
seen in the distance and the courteous
gentleman from Africa, aroused Mr..
Royse and informed him that he was
on the very edge Of his bailwick.
Great Scottn yelled the high sheriff,
where are my shoes?" and echo ans
wered where
He turned over seats, looked under
seats, examined the rack. searched his
pockets, but he could see nothing but
the white vamps of his socks. He then
looked at the porter like Spanish in
Quisitor, then at his fellow passengers,
but no shoes could be found or a clue to
the man who stole them.
When he arrived at the depot he dis
mounted from the train and in his stock
ing feet made bee line for hack and
went home.
Stealing shoes is becoming a common
crime on trains but it is not usual that
a sheriff becomes the victim.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
The aaitta naly EAGLE Sunday gHornme September g.

ceded at length to show that the law
providing for the appointment of as
sistant attorney generals was uncOn-
stitutional for the same reasons as
that urged against the law in regard
TO police judge.
When Mr. VermiIion closed his argu-
ment the crowd present was pleased
| and they evidently thought that he
| and Nicholas Bird had torn several
large rents in the prohibitory laws un-
der which Tiger Bill was proceeding
to bankrupt Wichita.
There was a good deal of interest
manifested to see how the assistant at
torney general would meet the argu-
ments OF the opposing counsel and it
did not take long to find out that Tiger
Bill thought he had some hard nuts
to crack.
These points had never been raised
in Kansas court and there were no
supreme court decisions on the points
at issue for Mr.. Campbell to refer to
but he made as good a defense as
probably could have been made.
Mr.. Campbell seems to be particu-
larly disturbed over the point made by
Mr.. Bird in regard to the omission Of
the Murray law in providing for a trial
by jury and the Ohio decisions quoted
that the omission was fatal to the law.
He declared that if his argument
against the conStitutionaity of the
Murray law was sustained that our
laws against murder, larceny, rape and
all the catalogue of crimes would fall
to the ground because they were all
open to the same objection in that they
did not provide for trial by jury. He
claimed that the general jury law ap-
piled to all these crimes.
KaI1ihar o6y,oirfo1
that the jury law would apply to such
offenses then known to the law but it
could not apply to a crime that was
created seven or eight years after that
law was enacted
Mr.. Campbell claimed that the law
giving police judges jurisdiction OF
state cases could properly come under
the title of law for the regulation of
the liquor traffic. He said that what
the law had really done was to Gre
ate another justice of the peace for
Wichita but he failed to show that that
was not a different subject of legisla
ton to that enumerated in the title OF
the law.
Judge Reed said there was serious
question in the case and that the sec
tion of the law in regard to nuisances
did not state whether these cases were
to be tried by the court or by jury.
This was taken by the crowd to mean
that Judge Reed might possibly hold
the law unconstitutional on some of
the points named and that caused a
good deal of satisfaction. But what
the decision will be of course cannot
now even be guessed.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
Reai Estate Transfers.

FURNISHED by the wichita Abstract:
and Land company
Dean Gordon, "a. lot IS Court 81
CITY
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
F.. NJ.

Chief of Police Park Massey yester-
day received a letter from his brother.
Ed Massey from Aspen, Colo. II was
the first word from him in two years.
and his parents and brothers were for a
long time of the opinion that Ed had
been killed in the Cripple Creek riots.
Chief Massey had written TO all the
leading prints in Colorado. but failed TO
hear anything of his missing brother.
but II seems that he has all that time
been in the gold mines near Aspen.
Just as soon as Chief Massey received
the letter he dispatched a man with il
10 his mother, who has been for nearly
two years grieving over her lost boy.
1t seems that Ed Massey is negligent.
and put off writing until one day a
friend in the mines told him that his
brother Tence was dead. That caus-
ed him to write
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
M>@ARUeoqd01bo7,,D

Snap shots at Autumn attractions.
Rich and beautiful goods have manifold mission
One of duties to collect and display them for your
qualification
You only know how that is done by going
through the three stores lesure Few know the store
thoroughly. Such as know it best enjoy it Just
now Dress Goods Silks Wool Goods Carpets Curtains
Novelties suggestions of the interesting things you
may find throughout the store
If you don't want to buy. enjoy them they pass
on to their manifest destiny-somebody's home.
Trilby Crepe Look at the window. Not pattern
but worth 15c yard. Mondays price &C.
An invoice Fall Flannellettes sc yard
Raceland Suitings in beautiful combinations to be
the school dress special this year15c yard worth Soc
Notice arriv us at the Lace counter-New
Lace Collars Collarettes, ETC.. modestly priced.
Wool Remnants Something for every need only
half tells it, something for every fancy nearer it,
and yet the prices are lower than
A goodly number those soc gallon Oil Cans remain
ing at 13c each
Dress Goods-medium priced Elegance coupled
with economy pervades the stock. Richness roams
through the grades from cheapness extravaganza Do
not forget that distributing power is always bar
gain winner. We conquer prices but the public gets
the dividend
Fall and Winter styles those Mermaid Waists that
have been popular with the people If you care for
the felicity of pleasant surprise ook at them before
you note the price.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
manifested a very complimentary in

manifested a very complimentary in
terest in the Peerless Princess and
while he expressed no opinion on the
prohibitory law he very much regretted
the condition produced. Like all men
competent to see the future as reflected
from surrounding conditions and exist
ing resources. he believes that with
every thing peaceful and. the people in
harmony with one another Wichita
would become a great city and an i'm
mense commercial center.
Mrs. Nickerson and her daughter. a
bright and handsome girs. now merging
into womanhood. were shopping last
night in company with Mrs. Hartman
and the ladies were much pleased with
the fine stores and handsome streets
of Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08

Allen Smith 30 II of lots - so Tex
as ave West Wichita td-.---- 20
Frank Hagerman et 81 trustees
lots in blk Fairview add. 5000
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
HE WANTS REVENGE
PAT MOONEY Exposes A BOLD
WICHITA CONSPIRACY.
Says the Sending Of His Wife to . Lunatic
Asylum was Contrary to the Deelara-
tioo of Independeuce--Hs Boldly De
clsres that Mrs. Mooney has More Sense
than Judge AyAtt--He Incidsatly Re-
fers to tho Repoblican Party and Wants
an Opportunity for Revenge--What He
would Do IL He had Money.

would Do II He had Money.
Francis Mooney. better known TO
Wichita people as Pat Mooney. and
| whose domestic troubles have caused
| some notoriety. has turned up in the
Soldiers Home a, Leavenworth from
where he writes a letter TO the county
! commissioners OF Sedgwick county.
Pat and his better half had a domestic
row last spring. when he threw his hat
in the yard and started toward the
river. There was more than week
elapsed before Pat was heard from. and
his friends ina gined that he had jump
ed into the great Arkansas river and
drowned himself. but in due time he
turned up in Medicine Lodge all right.
Then il was that some of Mrs
Moneys neighbors claimed that she
was insane and her case was enQuired
into by the probate court, and she was
sent to the asylum. Ii Is OF this that
Pat writes TO the county commissioners.
The following is his letter:
Soldiers Home, Leavenworth,
September Z.
To the County Commissioners OF Sedg-
wick County:
Gentiemen-Within your midst there
crimes that should cause a Christian
community to blush with sham@talk
OF China massacres, Armenians out
RACES, Bill Dalton'S train robbery. Yes
history does not record a more infam-
Gus plot than was committed upon
Mrs. Mooney. The Peerless Princess
may boast Of law and her justice.
When ii gave privileges to the West
Side bandits, with the robber. Judge
Myatt, in the lead, to rob a defenseless
female and conSign her to a lunatic asy-
lum. That woman had more intellect
than the judge that condemned her.
Gentlemen, the day may not be far
distant when / will make those con-
cerned in that plot pay for that rob-
berry. / live for revenge on tudor the
essence of prostitution and robbery
Some of his kindred are here in the pen
now. / am respectfully yours,
FRANCIS MOONEY.
+. S.-They have sent her to the asy-
lum under a false name; they have
done everything TO cloak their infam-
Gus plot, but / will yet unearth the
whole proceeding. and it will cost the
county something to destroy my do
mestic relations and rob me of every
thing that / have worked for. and de-
prive my wife of her right under the
constitution-the right OF life, liberty.
and the pursuit of happiness. Revenge
is my motto-the trouble is now that
have no money or / would publish that
outrage in every journal in the state
now the Republican party has robbed
the poor and defenseless female.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-08
HE SUES THE CITY.
MT. Marshal of the Nest Side Brings Up
An Old Claim.

W. A Marshall OF the West Side has
sued the city for the sum Of s46i25.
Dad Marshall during the years of
1872 was the janitor OF the police
headquarters and city jail and received
81 so per day for his services. He was
paid that in full long ago but he now
saws that he worked twelve hours each
day and that according 10 law twelve
hours constituted one and one-half
isvS work
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
To Still The Angry Sea.

Fishing nets are said to be more ef-
fective and less wasteful than oil still
ing the troubled waters. The nets are
made with stont twine. and their
weight is about three ounces per
square yard. They are placed in bar
rels on board ship and kept for use in
storm, and, when necessary, cork
hoats are added. When vessel is
scudding before the wind the net is
dragged at the bow and the waves are
sn'led. When she is anchored in a
heavy sea the net is placed to wind
ward with the same result. Baron
hedvenuto d'Alessandro an Italian
gentleman. with whom the idea seems
70 have originated, declares that it is
possible to enlarge harbors by the
SIMPLE device of placing buoys or piles
aere and there and stretching nets
rom one to the other of them,-Popu-
lar Science.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

Horare Greeley once wrote "a note to
a brother editor in New York, VIII ose
writing was illlegible as his own The
recipient of the note, not being able
to read it, sent it back by the same
messenger to MIR. Greeley for elucida-
tion. Supposing it to be the answer
to his own note, Mr. Greeley looked
over it, but likewise was unable to
read it, and said to the boy: go take
it back. What does the damned fool
mean?" "Yes, SIR" said the boy,
that is just what he says"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
words Of Wisdom

~ Is Of human creation
,,sss,y s is not one of the merits o.
Nsmmor II, ],
,dhsbit ,,;sta,,, L,
|, r,nning away from it.
ne.tleman's clothes don't always
! I'M. but they are always paid for
me- mote that is in every human esf
q. ,adnced BY care and prayer.
Y, ID needs no definition Men and
.,, loved long before there were Die
tionaries-
rhe man who said ''it takes q thief to
- thief knew what he was talking
about,
c,od sons usually make good hus-
b,pds, and yet good sons are not always
| good boys.
Espert rhetoricians can make plati
.,dss .npear and sound like the pro-
ioundest sense.
fany man seek for greatness, let him
to,eet greatness and ask for truth and
J he will find both.
There is no bigger fool than the man
who thinks he can get rich by robbine
some one else.
Reason should be able to find better
employment than argument: or dispu-
tstion, with dogmatism.
Y Perhaps the women would save more
money If their husbands would give
1 them more money TO save.
There are promises and contracts
more honorable to break and repndiate
than to keep aud fulfill.
Some people are not satisfied with the
horn Of plenty, but they want the hide,
hoofs and tall0w also.
Every man longs to get rich and then
he puts off until next month his deter.
minatlon to save more money.
Don't be too keenly critical Of other
peoples actions. Their time to laugh
may come sooner than you think.
One way to help your community and
your country is to lend your support
promptly to the best enterprises.
The ignorance man fears to betray
BY asking proper questions is sure to be :
Tray him at the first opportunity.
Many man sets up for public bene-
factor who never thinks it worth while
TO give his wife a word Of encourage
Ment.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
THE HUMAN FACE.

The two sides of the face of man are
never alike, and it has been asserted
that the lack of symmetryiis. asa rule,
not confined alone to the UP. r., assthe
biologists formerly declared. In two
cases out of every rs the eyes are out
OF line, and seven persons ont of 10
measure greater distance from ear
to mouth corner or from eve to chin on
one side than they do on the other.
Popular Science.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MEXICO

have it from pretty good authority
says a recent traveller in Mexico, that
it is the purpose of the Mexican Gov
ernment, within four or five years to
establish complete system of public
schools, reaching into every corner of
the Republic The teachers therefor
cannot be obtained here, nor for years
to come. This will make a demand
for probably 10000 or $4,000 teachers.
In view of this it will be seen how inn
portant it is for those who have an
idea of teaching to study the Spanish
language, so AS to be able to avail
themselves of the opportunity which
will thus be opened. Kansas City has
already moved in this direction by
making Spanish a part of her common
school course. The students of Mexi-
co are now ahead of us on this ques-
ton. They recognize that English is
the rival language of the continent.
and they go to colleges in the United
States for the sole purpose OF adding
English to their literary stock in trade.
Mexico is de veloping scholars who can
hold their own with any on the conti-
nent. They are delving into every
research and are well read and liberal.
minded. The literature of Mexico lis
now quite extensive. covering the
field Of .history biography, political
economy, science and poetry Chicago
Tribune.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

It's predicted that the bicycles will,
as soon as some of the patents expire.
become as cheap as sewing machines.
Indeed it is said company has been
formed with large capital to manu-
tacture frst-clsss wheels for $40 each.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
Should FirStsCOuSinS Marru?

The impression prevails widely that
first cousins ought not to marry,
though it would be difficult for most
persons to state reason for this be.
lief, and the rule is very often broken.
A very clear and concise statement of
the matter is made in the Hospital Of
March 80, and we quote the principal
part of it below:
"Thc question Of the actual anatomi-
cal and physiological causes Of physi-
cill disabilities in the offspring Of first
cousins is well worthy of the most
thorough investigation. In a complex
vital organism like the human body
one need not be surprised to find oc-
casioDal, even frequent departures
from the normal standard Of physical
and mental perfection. Such depart
ures will naturally vary in kind and
degree in different families. Thus,
one family may have defective lungs,
another feeble hearts. another inactive
livers, another poor eye,sight, another
an inadequate auditory apparatus, and
SO on. IT the members of such families
are fortunate enough to marry persons
who are free from the same class of
anatomical and physiological peculiari-
ties will naturally tend to be diminish
ed, perhaps by Ms much as nalf, in
their offsprings, and in the course of
generations Of physiologically fortu-
nate marriages, they may disappear.
But If, on the other hand, persons of
the same blood and family. such as
first cousins, all of whom must neces-
sarily be more or less similar in struc-
ture and function, marry each other,
then their pecnliarities will tend, not
to he diminished, but to be increased,
perhaps doubled. So that, taking
hearing AS sense which is somewhat
deficient in given family, one would
expect that two first cousins marrying,
whose hearing tended to be imperfect,
would produce offsprings who would
be very likely 10 be deaf, and that
not merely in old age, but in youth,
or even Tin childhood. The same. of
course, is true of all sorts of physical
and mental peculiar,ties as well as of
of hearing. If people would but bear
in mina that the union Of persons who
have similar defects, more especially
If they are blood relations, tends 10
intensity those defects, exactly as pill
ing coal ON bright fire infallably pro-
duces augmented heat, they would
save themselves much bitter remorse,
and avoid the malcdictiOns of class
of imperfect human beings who not
seldom curse the day they were born"
The above is essentially true where
the enumerated defects or Others ex-
ist, hnt on the other hand pari-pasu
where no ailments are encountered
and pure blood and a high order OF
physical and mental developments are
found. the marriage of first cousins
would tend tostrengthen to these physio-
logical conditions. Heredity is as
potent in transmitting defects of per-
sons of alien blood, who each have the
same infirmities as il is in the case of
close blood relations. OF course it is
best for persons Of diseased character
to marty sound persons, but it would
be Still oetter for them not to marry at
all or have no progeny. This would
stamp out iniicmities and give us a
eo,,nd mnuity
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

The mound known as Monks Mound,
near Cahokia. H., is seven hundred
feet long by five hundred wide, ninety
feet long by five hundred wide at the
base. ninety feet high; and contains
twenty million cubic feet of earth 1t
is believed to be of artificial origin.