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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10
PROSPERITY BY CONTRACTION.

| How the demonstration of silver
and the consequent appreciation of
| gold has ruined all values seems hard
| to understand by many. Why doesn't
the merchants consult the present
| prices Of the staples on his shelves for
an answer; why doesn't the farmer
| figure on the present price of all he
produces for reply; why doesn't the
| average property owner look into the
| assessment returns on his realty; why
doesn't the laborer find all the work he
wants and remunerative wages? The
shrinkage has been beyond estimate.
There is nothing of value that has not
shrunken from One-third to two-thirds
in price. Millions have been pauper-
lied. Everybody has been made poor.
No, not everybody. The controllers
Of gold have become fabulously
wealthy. Every cent lost by the masses
has turned up in the Golfers of the
classes. The value of everything from
railroad to a jacknife has been cut
in two. The size of this robbery as
shown by the shrinkage Of leading cor
poration stocks of this country, we
will cite further along, and what Mr..
Cleveland and Wall street have had
to do with it
The Sherman act was but a subter
fuge to let decentralization down easy.
An awful and universal crash threat
ened and was imminent But as soon
as Mr. Cleveland was elected, the first
time, and before he was inaugurated,
he commenced to warn congress of the
evil results which must follow the
continued coinage Of $4,000 of sill
yer per month. Congress paid no at
tention to him until 1890 the Bland
bill was repealed, and then the Sher
man let-down-easys act was passed,
which increased the volume Of money
from three to four millions per month.
But as soon as Cleveland was elected
the second time, with his increased
power and prestige, he opened up the
war Of Wall street on silver in earnest, |
bill was the signal for an accelera- |
ton Of the tumble in prices and the |
ruin and disaster which have come to
almost every conceivable American en-
terpriSe. Both houses of congress were
in fact fovaroble to free coinage when
Cleveland convened it in extra SEES |
sion in '93, and it was only after a pro-
tracted fight that the administration
forced his "object lesson" upon the
country.
How much prosperity the repeating
act has restored to the country is with
in the knowledge OF everyone. The
following table shows in round num-
bers the shrinkage Of value in leading
stocks from the high-water mark to the
lowest depression afterward brought
about by the fight upon silver:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Professor Bemis has been bounced
from Rockefeller's Chicago university
because he held that corporations
should be controlled. The millionaires
not only endow colleges TO learn the
young idea how - shoot, but they in
st On loading the guns.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10
PURLOINED PIUMAGE-

There was a time when thought un-
derstood the Indian question" remarked
an army officer while the Indian troubles
in Wyoming were under discussion al
army headquarters Il read books on the
subject. engaged in long talks with phil
authropists Of the east, and actually be-
came so much enthused that iecturet at
a number Of places before large and In
telligent audiences. wisely explaining how
the Indian could be civilized. As years
passed / was sent into the west aud en-
gagged in several hard Indian campaigns.
Ny ideas on the nobe red men were at
first rudeIy shocked. but il gradually
dawned upon me that as IL requires three
generations 70 nlaks a gentleman out OF q
white man. perhaps IL might require ssx
or twelve generations 10 c.villze the cav
age
The following story Is told 20 account
for the late Sir Robert Peers habit Of
wearing his hat al railish angle: Str
Robert while on board steamboat IN
Table bay many years ago. jumped over
board 20 save drowning man, and was
struck on the head by one OF th>s paddle
wheels. The blow left a wound Oh one
side Of the head. ami thereafter SIR Rob
ert never could bear TIRE weight OF any
thing upon the scar. which he carried 70
Tie t-1 OF us NE
Ex-Nsyor o'Br.en Of Boston. who c'et
The other day. was The Only citizen OF
foreign birth vao ever occupied The a-Ss-
est municipal Office in The gft OF Boston
c!tsze1s. With Two exceptions be he'd
the ofsce longer than any Other mayor
s-nce the incorporates Of The city
Il Is sal rhat when EernAaTic plays
Phes5re she cannot get through tie even
ing without fzin;ing al leas. oace- sozns-
times ottensr. and ~ intervals whoa she
u IN her dressing room between acts
silent tears course down her cAeeSs-
Dr. Roots last puhEc APPEARANCE N
Chicago was a. the war so-z concert -
TIE ACdito-toun the rIxht Of ian = He
led in the singing q Rally 'Roua6 IKE
Faig." aad his spy~zrznee was greele1
with The most Tremendous ezthusizsn-
Prince Louis isessn Bou.psr;ss r.
srz-y. a unique pathological ceEecsion Of
= go volumes. for which Ia executors
have more than orce tired 10 Sns = par
chaser a. sco.sss. Il asala offered Cor sale
e1 bloc
The white marble hocks Of George W.
Chiics has - Window. bo<x1es Up ard . T;
saga os For sale GO t. Il - . house tszs1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

1t turns out that that police CON-
missioner did really marry widow
with Jersey COW. That is the milk
IN the cocoanut of the charge. Not.
however. in the cow. and the discus
Sion still remains open.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

An Oklahoma paper apologies to a
politician as follows: 1T is our dutv
today to apologize TO him for having
apolosized TO him yesterday for hay-
Ing said that he had run away when
he hadn't. since, as a matter of fact
he has,,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Dennis Flynn of Oklahoma saws. in
an Interview, that Oklahoma will send
q solld Reed delegation to the next
Republican convention. In this con-
nection it should be noted that Mr..
Flynn IS not a man who allows his
mouth To dictate to him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Lsfy-Yoor testimonials are sstsxSsc-
tory and sra wiling - take yoo ~ the
terms yea a1k. namely. 30 to<sns. oniy
! expect that you viii tzcai ny essldrsa
with aEsc<sea
Nursery Ns3d AHscssnai Then
shall sss: . clxlns . Eslazh Extra
Lar YloA-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

No. my son, that stealthful. myster-
ious man is not detective hunting
Tor Holmes. He is just a plain Kan
san. and he has made up his mind TO
puy corn when it gets down TO Is cents
per buShel, and get rich.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

ZIP Wyatt went to sleep while he
was running and fell unconscious on
the ground and was captured. Young
boys contemplating becoming outlaws
should try 10 keep awake twelve DAYS
hand-running before entering the field
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

1t is all right to poke fun at Tiger
Bills mouth, but we should all remem-
Der that Bill is IN American and in the
hour OF need would draw that mouth
in friends defense as quick as any
Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Mrs. William Astor is the owner Of a
lace gown valued at $4,000. Bloom
ers will never become popular until
they can be made to cost something
over 's.s4 with the seat doubly lined"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

That Chicago professor who was
bounced because he taught pupils
against monopolies and excessive
riches, has his theories still. Another
man has his job. The thing is not plea
SAINT TO contemplate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Ben Harrison has taken to smoking
a corn-cob pipe. If Ben expects to
keep before the public as lively
presidential possibility he must do
something more significant than this.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Senator ingalls, is in favor Of female
suffrage, if the women are. This is
diplomatic and indicates that Mr.. In
gals is not testing any ice for amuse-
Inent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Briedenthal still sits securely on his
Job wrapped serenely in the only Pop
ulist howl that ever bluffed the Repub-
lican party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Abilene and Salina are. fussing over
which shall be the new capital Of Kan
sas, but Salina may compromise by al
lowing Abilene to run her joints unmol-
eStad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

PETER is now roaming around over
Texas splitting a lot of his delirious
statistics on the people and getting
them into 4 frame of mind where, If
they have to vote for the Democratic
or Populist ticket, they will attend The
Dallas prize6ght instead.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Topeka is now engaged in egging
Fort Scott into Prohibition wrangle
Topeka is getting pretty frisky for a
town that is located on piece Of It's
sue paper stretched over the top of
chaoS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Some good silver southern Demo
crat who is not afraid to become a
goldbug, would, in Mr.. Cleveland's
eyes, fill the late Justice Jackson's seat
on the supreme bench comfortably.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Those yegetarians of China need a
diet of warm lead and unfermented
grape-shot And the chances are they
will get it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Atchison will please to shove her
hand above the surface and wiggle
her fingers to let us know that she is
still alive
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Mrs. p. T. Barnum has married a
Grecian general. Her husband said
Americans liked to be humbugged.
Mrs Barnum is an American. Has
she been taken in?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

George Dougless insists that he is
an anti-Prohibitionist. Does Prohi-
bition prohibit and does an anti-Pro-
hibitionist anti-prohibit?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

The English missionaries in China
will be ayenged-that is, if England
cares to buckle into Russia just at this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

It is shown that Holmes in his youth
police know his chances for angelic
succession are not nil yet by good
deal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

While the Atlanta exposition will
have no bull-fghts, the Kansas City
Journal noted with ghoulish glee that
it will have a board Of lady managers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10
IocS 70 tho c.+aolyc, po,no,

This total loss to the stocks named
Of 1881 100000, is but a drop in the
bucket to the sum total of shrinkage
borne by the people of the United
States, but an index of the awful rob-
berry in which seventy millions of peo-
pie were 'held up" The combined
armies of the world could not have ac-
complished the deed through the force
Of arms. 1t was done by 'law' of
congress, or laws Of successive ses-
sions in the interest of q gigantic con-
spiracy to impOyerish the many in the
interest Of the few. So Frustrated is
everything that for the past month
Mr.. Cleyeland's own administration
shows a deficit of upwards of nine mil
lions of dollars for current expenses.
And last month was the first of the
fiscal year. The fiscal year closing
on the Both day Of June showed a de-
felt Of upwards of forty millions
Add to this calamitous showing the
sale Of the millions Of gold bonds to
a European syndicate, which bonds are
now being sent back and sold to the
American end of the conspiracy, and
the proceeds taken to again deplete
the treasury of its gold.
The theory of Mr. Cleveland.
whether honestly or dishonesty urged
as a policy that prosperity can come
Of contraction of the currency, or that
solidity can be gained by the destruc-
ton of real money, goes to the wind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Answer to correspondent: The TWEEN
tieth century will begin Jan. 1, 1901
No. we will not debate it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Perhaps the capital removal agita-
ton is a joke Look out for jokes in
Kansas. The legislature will pass a
Joke every time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Reports are current that George
Douglass is now thinking a deep var
iety of thought that Fuckers up his
brain like piece Of tripe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Max Nordau's real name is Simon
Sudfeld If this isn't degeneration,
there is no such thing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Is that police commissioners wife's
Jersey COW assessed at its full value:
Enforce the lawi
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Leayenworth is still inclined to bank
on the belief that her joints Will not
be closed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Babb Is the name Of the Democratic
candidate in Iowa When only that
much Of the alphabet is used, the Dem
ecrats ought to master it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Prince Louis I.szcsen Bo1zperte's u
srz-y. a unique pathological cefs>csion Of
= go volumes. for which Ia executors
have more than ozce tired 20 Snt par
chaser a. sco.sss. il asala offered fsr sale
e. bloc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

The white marble hocss Of George W.
ChiIcs has - wsrdox. bo<s1>s Up ss.t .
ssga os .-Fos sale o1 t. Il - . house tszs
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
General Markets.

NEw YORK, Oct. e.-FLOUR = State ard western quiet, but steady; city mills patents S.2004.45; winter patents, $3.5063.70; city mills clears, $4d4.l0; winter ,traights, $3.25@ $40.
 WHEAT-No. 2 red ruled stronger on unex. pectedly higher cables. combined with good foreign buying; May. Usss0 0s5sc.; December, 0554Q66Hc.
 CORNING. 2 quiet and steady with wheat, May. 345sc.; October, 35}ac.
 OATS-No. dull and featureless; track. white state, 24G3Oc.; track, white western. 2ig S0c.
 PoRK-Dull; new mess, sIo9lo25; family Sla9l2.60.
 LARD-Steady; prime western steam. $6-S asked.
 BUTTER-Firm: state dairy, ls92lc.; state creamery, 22lf6p23c-
 CHEESE Steady; state, large. eGsS4c.; small. U34del4c.
 EGGS-Firn; state and Pennsylvania. deD 20c.; western l5ac.
 SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining, 31<GSssc.; centrifugal 96 test. 39sc.; refined firm; crushed, bA6t5 7-16c.: powdered. S2sG5 l-lbc-
 TURPENTINE -Frmer. ss14GesSs4c-
 MGLASSES-S- eady; New Orleans. se132c. RICE-Steady; domestic, s5s0G1sc.: JapaG, Sss q 35sc.
 TALLOw-D Duh; city, 4sse.; country, 4Ifc. HAf-Firrn: shipping, 6517Vc. good to choice, S0ueoc.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
CANAAN CONN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER lo
THE OLD TIME FRIENDS.

1T like to meet the old time friends" tho speaker said, "for, ohl The best part of our lives is in the days of long agoi And memory's sun upon the past in mellowed light descends. want to see the scenes of old and meet the old time friendsl "Sweet memory wears them in her crown her brightest diadem, I stretch my arms and fain would share my heart-my all with theml And on their love that trusting heart with tenderest love depends. The dearest friends earth holds for me are still the old time friendsl' Then one walked weeping from the crowd and no one sought to check, He grasped the speaker by the hand and fell upon his neck, And said: tI'm Jones' the grocery man though changed and broken so I wish you'd add a twenty to that bill of long agoi" Then the speaker changed the Jubject, and he seized hickory stick And shouted to the audience, 'Here's a raving lunatici' And they trounced him, and they bounced him, and they hustled him. and, ohl They sent him up for thirty days-that friend of long agoi
 Atlanta Constitution.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10


 Ing with the St. George Cricket club of New York when but 15 years of age.
 He commenced to play baseball in 1857, when he was center fielder for the famous Knickerbockers of New York. In 1866 he went to Cincinnati and helped to organic tho famous Cincinnati Red Stockings. During the season of 1869 the Red Stock. lngs travelled all oves the United States without losing a game. It was while member of this club that Harry Wright, ip game at Newport, Ky, June 2e, 1867, made seven home runs, the record to this day. In 1871 he was engaged to play cen ter field and captain tho Boston club. After the National League was organized Harrys Boston team won the champion ship of that organization during the sea. sons of 1877 and 1878. He remained witt the Boston club until the end of the sea. son of 1881.
 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.-The funeral oi Harry Wright, the veteran baseball man. ager and chief of the National League staff of umpires, who died last Thursday. took place here.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
COAL MINES RECLAIMED.
After Being Flooded For Eight Years th>
 Water Is Drawn On

Water Is Drawn on.
 HAZLEToN. Pa, Oct. 7.-The famous Jeddo tunnel is completed, and for the first time since being flooded with water, eight years ago, the Ebervale mines were entered by man. The explorers wer. Messrs. Markley and Dunkerly of Jeddo This marks the success of the greatest piece of mine engineering ever attempted in this country.
 The Harleigh mines are not as deep as the Ebervale workings. The pillars be- tween the two places are quite narrow, and ten years ago, upon the advice of the mine inspector, the two places were con nected by borehofes. Eight years age the creek broke into Harleiah mines and flooded that opening. Shortly afterward the same stream broke into the Ebervale colliery. The valley being practically U swamp, the inflow became so heavy that it was soon found impossible to keep the mines clear, and they were abandoned.
 The coal vein here measures from 60 tG 100 feet in thickness and is considered the finest in the region. It was this which prompted the Union Improvement oom. pany to accept the suggestion of piercing the Milnesville mountain with a waterway and to expend s3, 500, 900 to carry 1t out. Three years were consumed in completing the Jeddo tunnel
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
CaDaries.

Sometimes a canary's coat gets pale, sickly yellow. Give him half an ounce of ground red pepper such as is used on your table, and let the bird eat it as he likes. In week he'll turn a beautiful orange color. Bird lice are troublesome at times A pinch of powdered saffron put under the wings will drive away the pests. Gravel in the cage every day and . dish of tepid water for bath every other day are indispensable to the sing er's health and happiness. Boston Ad- verl ser
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
WAR ON PRIZE FIGHTERS.
Managers and Athletic Club oficials Ar
 rested In Texaa.

DALLAS, Oct. 9.-A puzzling turn wal taken by Governor Culberson and his ad ministration, which created some surprise not only at the headquarters of the Flori da Athletic club, but among the people generally who heard it. It looks as if the glove contest affair has reached the war to the knife stage so far as Governor Culber son and Attorney General Crane are con cerned.
 Attachment papers wore received by Sheriff Cable from Austin to be served on w. K. Wheelook. secretary of the Flori da Athletic club; ". A. Brady, manager of James J. Corbett; Mertin A. Julian, manager of Bob Fitzsimmons, and Jos Vendig. These parties are summoned as witnesses before the Travis county grand iury tl1
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
The Drought In rsnn.yivan.m.

PHILADKLPHIA, Dot b.-Reports re coived from different parts of casterr Pennsylvania and New Jersey indicate that the country is suffering from drought of largo proportions. In some places there is almost famine because of the scarcity of water. Farmers complain everywhere of tho backwardncss of crops and in numerous instances are compelled to carry water distance of miles for the cattle But little rain of any consequence has fallen since July l.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
Mammoth Street Railway Combine.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8. = After two months or deliberation the big traction amalgamation was consummated, when tho three extensive local street railway systems-the Philadelphia, Electric and People's--were joined together under the name of the Union Traction company. The deal represents about 420 miles of road and a combined capitalization of more than $lO8, 900, 900.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
Convention of oaassmsn Called.

SyRAcusE Dot. s.--A convention oi canalmon of tho stato has bcen called to meet In the city hall. Syracuse. on the morning of Oct 3l, with mass meeting i'm the evening. It is to take measures for the enactment of the sp, 900, oo0 appropri. ation for tho maintenanco of the canals to be voted for nt the coming election.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
Murder and Suicide on tho street.

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 9.-Edward P.
 Roach shot his wifs Fannie on the street here and then shot himself He died in- stantly, and the woman was taken to the Lackawanna hospital, where the surgeons say she cannot recover. Letters found in the husbands pocket indicate that he came from Hyde Park, Mass, and she from Brockville, N. Y. They had lived here about a year. and, 1t is said, were of unsayory reputation. I..
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
Connenticnt Elections.

HARTFORD, Oct. 8.-Eleotions in this part of the state passed off quietly, the interest largely centering in the license vote because of the unusual efforts of the temperance people. The large places went for license, as usual Rockville elected the entire Republican ticket by majorities of from 250 to 346 and went for license by. 323. New Britain, Democratic strong hold, went Republican by majorities of between 100 and 300.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
The Alexnudrite.

Don't think that your knowledge of wonder gems is complete till you have seen an "alexandrite, green by day and red by night. And such green olive bronze, with potent suggestion that red is there. Green when held in the sunlight In darkened room with artificial light ruby where the emerald was a moment before-a tawny wine red of exquisite tone. Edmund Rus sell