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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

MAY 1 ask a question:" said Senator
Stewart, the stalwart champion of free
coinage. us it anything about free sill
verP" replied the sarcastic Senator Gray.
mo" retorted the Nevada man, IL am
not going to ask you question about
what you cannot understand" Thus we
see the Senate has its humors and the
tariff adds to the gayety of the Nation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

CALIFORNIA glace fruits, soc lD. TOwnssnGA.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

APresbyterian clergyman in Belfast inserted
clause In his will directing that if his sons
INDUCED In smoking each must pay $25oO of
his legacy to his sisters. The courts declared
this clause invalid
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09
WITH YOUR COFFEE

The other day a ragged newsboy went to the
Postofice and asked the price of box. He
was told it was so much quarter. "Quarter
of yhatT' said he. After the explanation
had been duly made and impressed, the urchin
box. 'sWell," said he "I've writ letter, and
I want box to put it in when the answer
comes. Portland (Me) Argus.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

Seven Democratic Senators-Bacon
Clay, McEnery, McLaurin, Martin. Raw
lins, Tillman and White-voted for pro-
lection to the lumber industry because
their States have large interests of that
kind. They have voted, however against
protection to the industries of other States,
thereby displaying that intense and mar
row sectionalism which is the defect of
Democracy and prevents it from framing
policy suitable 10 the whole Nation.
Senator Morgan's recent statement that
the House cannot constitutionally ad journ
for three days at time when it has not q
quorum has led mem her of the House to
develop the argument thus: "The House
is not in session, therefore Congress is not
in session, therefore the Senate is not in
session, therefore Morgan did not make a
speech in the Senate, therefore he did not
say what be is reported to have said, and
therefore the right of the House to ad.
Journ three days under the circumstances
has never been disputed"
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

EDITORIAL ROOMS;
b17 Clay Street.
Felephone 'MAn-1sN
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09
ou loafing about town ct

Gibbs-What are you loafng about town ct
this time of night for?
Dobbs-'Fraid to go home. Wife told me to
he sure and remember something, and I've
forgotten what it was.
Gibbs-It wasn't groceries, was it2
Dobbs-Ao.
Giobs-Baby food tacks or the ater tickets2
Dobbs-No; but I've thought of it.
Gibbs-What was IL?
Dobbs-She wanted me to remember and
come home early.-Tid- Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

Uncle Ned-Instead of coming to me, why
don't you borrow from your friends?
Dick-Why, because they are my friends,
une.e.-New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

OAKLAND OFFICE:
e0S Broad way.
EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and 80, "a Park Row. New York City
DAVID NJ. FOLTZ, Eastern Manager
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

The handwriting industry which was Or
ganlzed by Lady Arran in County Mayo, to
give employment to her husbands tenants
has proved success financially. Seven thou
sand pairs of stockings were knit last year,
and 5000 spent in wages
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

Lady Naylor Leyland seems TO have recov-
cred her social position, which was quite lost
for time after her husbands desertion of the
British Conservative party. She has been
present at about every reception to royalty at
Cannes or Monte Carlo.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
FATAL PRIZE FIGHTING

The killing of men in the pugilistic
ring is becoming quite common. The
verdict of the world seems TO be but
another brute done for" with which
the matter is not thought Of again. The
votaries Of the prize ring excuse or ex-
plain the murder with the observation
that the victim was not in condition.
therefore unfit TO engage in such yio-
lent exercise. Sometimes it is but the
simple declaration that the unfortunate
was overmatched and he had no bust
ness TO take the risk. These excuses
viii hardly apply, however, to two or
three Of the last death knock-outs. The
last man 10 die was the chamnion
'bantam-weight'' fighter Of England at
The hands Of an American champion of
the same class. Jim Barry of Chicago
killed Walter Coot of Newcastle last
Monday night Both men were in good
condition" and neither had any adj
vantage, yet one was killed. The con-
test was managed by the most promin-
ent club in Great Britain which en-
cages in such questionable amuSements
aS prize fighting. Nobody, therefore.
viii be prosecuted, probably, but man
was publicly murdered nevertheless.
The truth is prize fighting is not only
brutal but more dangerous 70 life and
health than pistol duelling. Ii is called
a "SporJ." but it is scene of torture.
Men Go not come together for tests of
human strength and endurance. but are
hardened 10 punishment which amounts
10 torture, and trained TO kin by rule Il
possible Public and professional puCil-
ism Is disgrace TO the age as now con-
Quoted The sport is cruel and
bloody, often fatsl The bull-rsng is an
innocent pastime in comparison.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

der Shaw, coal dealer Of Baltimore.
He is highly spoken of and while not
heretofore prominent in political affairs
is a Republican Of exceptional merit,
one of the kind always counted upon to
promote all good party measures. Next
to Major Shaw stands Judge Lewis E.
McComas, formerly one of the leading
members of congress from Maryland.
1t is believed that the contest lies be-
tween Shaw and McComas. There is
talk of the claims of Governor Lowndes
and of Postmaster-General James A
Gary, but their chances of winning are
not considered good. In fact, unless the
election should be protracted they are
not credited with having any chance at
all. Maryland is a tolerably good Re-
publican state, and is expected TO re-
main Republican for many years TO
come 1t has advanced in manufacture
ing Importance, and the people believe
in protection. Thirty years or more of
Democratic rule in state affairs has
the rejecting men Of Maryland
that their dependence for good govern
ment lies with the Republican party.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
PERU DESIRES RECIPROCITY.

Why the Democratic party should op-
pose reciprocity would be hard to un-
derstand, unless simply because it is a
Republican doctrine. Reciprocity is but
free trade based upon mutual advant-
ages, a free trade which does not rob
Democratic party at the first opportun-
lily wiped out the reciprocity feature of
the Mckinley bill. Peru is now propos-
ing reciprocity with the United States
under the provisions of the Dingley bill.
AS Peru goes so may all Of the South
American countries. The Peruvian
minister at Washington has made out
a schedule of the articles which his
country desires to sell to the people Of
the United States duty free, or under a
reduction. Commissioner Karson is, in
turn, making up schedule Of articles
of American products which are desira-
bic for export to Peru. After this Is
done will follow the negotiations for a
reciprocity treaty between the two
countries. Democratic free trade, upon
the other hand, proposes 10 open our
ports to all foreign goods whether we
make the same goods or not, and with
out reference to the effect on our home
manufacturers, home producers and
home markets, and whether other coun-
tries offer us the like privilege or not
Republican reciprocity reciprocates and
will permit importations free only
where profitable exporting can be de-
pended upon. 1t should be easy for any
body to understand that this is the best
way of extending our foreign trade, and
the only profitable scheme Of free trade
possible. If Peru desires to sell to the
people Of this country articles which we
do not produce in such large quantities
as to constitute of their manufacture
an industry that could be injured by
Peruvian competition, then ii is perfect
ly right and proper for our government
TO remit the duty ON those articles, pro-
.Vided Peru is willing to admit goods of
American manufacture on equally fav-
orable terms. BY means of such reci-
procity both countries will be benefited.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
Longevity aud the Brain,

Speaking of Selkirk on the sth inst, Sir
James Crichton-Browne dwelt on the dam
gers TO health involved in Incidence and
disuse of the brain. The medical profess
sion, he said, adapting itself to the needs
of the times. had felt it incumbent upon
1t during the last decade TO insist mainly
on the evils of misuse of the brain, on
the excessive strain not seldom imposed
on X in these days in the fierce struggle
OF the race to be rich. and more especially
on the over-pressure imposed on it in the
name of education when in an immature
state, but they were not less keenly alive
TO the correlative evils of the d.suse of
the brain.
Elderly persons who gave up business
and professional men who had laid aside
their avocations without having other In
terests or pursuits to which to turn were
in many cases plunged in dependency or
hurried into premature dotage. He did not
know any surer way of inducing premature
mental decay than for man OF active
habits TO retire and do nothing when Just
past the zenith OF life; and. on the other
hand, he did not know any surer way of
enjoying a green old age than to keep on
working at something till the close. It had
been said that one of the rewards or PHI
losophy was length of days, and a striking
list might be presented of men distin-
guished for their intellectual labors which
they had never laid aside, who had far ex-
ceeded the allotted span OF human life
Calico lived TO seventy-eight, Newton to
eighty-five, Franklin TO eighty-five, Button
70 eighty, Fsraday to seventy-six. and
Brewster TO e!ghty-four years. Sir James
Cr,chton-Browne drew special attention TO
the great age generally attained by our
jUdges.-London Lancet
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
9ai1u Eagle
~. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
KANSAS TOWNS

The municipal association organized
Some five years ago, of officials of the
cities of the first class in Kansas, for the
purpose of annually considering the
uest means of conducting the public
affairs of such municipalities and the
making of recommendations TO the leg
!slature, held meeting in Atchison the
uther day. Among other things, this
meeting of officials unanimously re-
Solved that a law should be enacted
compelling police commissioners to re-
bort to the mayor and council on the
first day OF each month an itemlZed ac-
count of all collections made by them
for the previous month and to pay into
the city treasury the amounts so col
lected. the salaries Of the patrolmen 10
be paid by warrants on the city treas
urer This policy would conform more
to the idea and demand of the people
for home rule. But upon the heels of
this resolve the association resolved in
favor of the repeal of the metropolitan
police law. Among other good recon-
mendations was one asking for the en-
actment of law empowering cities of
the first class to pass an ordinance COM
pelling property owners to keep streets,
alleys and vacant lots free from weeds
and accumulating trash, or otherwise
10 tax the cost Of such necessary labor
up against the property; also that law
he enacted compelling every person |
keeping a horse or cow to erect a crib |
in the alley as a receptacle for stable |
refuse. In addition to these recon- |
mendations, it was resolved that city |
bridges should be treated and paid for |
as county bridges. The municipal own
ership of water works, electric light |
plants and street railway systems was
discussed at length but no recommenda-
tons were formally made.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
Along the Kansas Nile.

NJ. Carriger of South Haven township.
Sumner county, has a coal shaft down TO
80 feet.
Chester Long recently bought the Harper
Sentinel. Jerry Simpson IS trying to buy
the Anthony Bulletin.
Sheesley. the man who killed ex-senator
NcTaggart. Of Independence, Is on trial
He sets UP the insanity plea.
II billiard resigns as railroad comm,s-
sioner, the state executive board should
name Judge Mckay of Harper.
The Increase in population at Kiowa has
been so great in the last month that one
doctor claims he sleeps in his plug hat.
Since June 10 last one man at Arkansas
CITY has shipped so car loads Of building
sans, taken from the bed OF the Arkansas
river.
Prosperity? The farm Of T. J. White
deceased. sold al auction n Cowley coun-
ty Monday, for $50. The farm has 400
acres.
c. W. Ruby. of Arkansas City. polishee
cow horns and makes them into nat racks.
He recently bought so horns a. one pur-
erase.
While in a southern Kansas town Tom
Keene. the actor. received . request 70 le;
up on Richard III and play Hank the
Eighth OF England
In defense OF Bryan's mercenary vein,
the Kiowa Review says that Abraham L4H-
coin received 800 for speech ne made IN
Cooper Hail. New York City.
Topeka is now busy working up a boom
Bu. 4 viii rot stay a. the JOB long. The
only thing Topeka is persistent IN is IN be-
ebuse OF Wichita and other Kansas :uvn.
SUmrer county Is going 20 compel Cow
ley county 10 brand al her rabbits behind
the ears 80 that hunters car rot gst money
for scalps taken from CoSley county rzb-
bits.
Mckinley Is worrying over thai tariff de-
felt great deaf more than the Kacsas
Republicans. Since prosperity came down
tie Kansas Republicans think TIA: Nc
Ktnley can 90 most anything.
81. trrnps were arrested at Arkansas
City for burning railroad ties They we're
b-oEh: INTO court One Of the traznI.s
was a lawyer He rolled I'D his s.eeves
pulled down Ire sts-u-ss aEd cleared A.n-
sell anE h.s companions. -1e county s;fo--
nsy coIaps.ag.
A country scAooi na'a-n- who teaches
northeast Of Enpor.z- hss adopted aovel
method 20 brig her literary productions
before TIE pabsfc- She Writes Ter o~n
poetry ana ccnp>.s tire poo- ca.scre- 90
recs,. = before ,he school The trustees
CO lct knew anything sbog; j.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
LETTER CARRIERS AND THEIR WORK

If a letter carrier wants TO hold his
job now, he will have to be very care
ful not TO work more than eight hours
each day. Uncle Sam has sent the or
der down the line by the first assistant
postmaster general, and any one who
violates the order will be dismissed
from the service
There was time when ambition and
a willingness 10 work long hours were
considered qualifications to hold Of
fice but that was before the man from
Utah was heard from. He had worked
overtime for years climbing back stairs
and ringing front door bells until one
day it occurred TO him that Uncle Sam
was rich and that he might as well be
paid for all this extra work. So he
sent polire note incIosing a bill to
Washington with the postscript,
'Please remit
That caused all the trouble. When
the Utah man conceived the idea of
shaking a few extra dollars from his
Uncle Samuers pockets every other
carrier in the country who had ever
worked a moment after the whistles
blew sent in a bill for overtime. Bills
futtered in from all over the United
States until the rooms of the postmaster
general looked like the Office of con-
fdence man whose creditors feared
that he was going to leave the town.
In the aggregate they amount to some
thing over 100000.
The Utah man won his case in court
and the government is fighting the
others. But litigation is expensive and
the postofice department desires 10
avoid that sort of thing in future. So
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath has issued an order forbidding
any CARRIER TO work more than eight
hours each day under pain of dismissal
if discovered.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
Southern Kansas Business Men

J. 8. Mann, clothier of Winfield, says:
Investigation proves our claim Of prices
and quality
| A small advertisement changed often has
more readers than a large advertisement
no: changed at all.
W. H. Pottle. the dry goods man at Ar
kansas City. is an active member OF the
| local G. a. r. post.
Jacob Engle's store at wellington was
closed all day yesterday. His force Is pre-
pairing for big Christmas sale.
The Newman Dry Goods company of Ar
kansas City insist that they must sell all
their dress patterns before January !.
A F. Dauber & Co., Of Winfield. are try
ing half page advertisements on Christmas
shoppers. They will find that 1t will pay.
The Hustler Furnishing company Of Ar
kansas City announce that after January
next they will do strictly a cash bust
ness.
Roser, jeweler az Wellington. says: I'VE
shall esteem IL favor II any resident OF
sumne. county VIII come and look at our
display"
The Rock Island-company at Wellington
which sells coal. says this: 'Our scales
have been tested recently and We know
they are correct"
Parry, Reynolds & Co. Arkansas City.
asseverate that we are the only ones ,n
the city actually closing out every article
OF dry goods inthehouse."
The scheme OF the Curtis Mercantile COM
pany at Wellington, which consists OF
printing a new price list daily, headed,
''Today's bargains" - good one.
Maxey Bros. & CO. use a store phrase
In this way: 1--WE have chinagare and
QUeeHsware enough 10 supply you row. bu;
the next time you call that pretty little
dish may be sold
Note OF a shoe advertiser: DO not buy
shoes with heels until child Is s or even
10 years OF age. II order TO walk Eel ard
comfortably the ankle must be wei sup
ported and the toes not crsnped-
IL enumsTating the qualities of their
clozks W H Squisrs & Co. Arkansas City.
say: ours are the correct kind Ours are
the kind that a. Ours are ;he up-to-dats
kind. Ours are IRE 'noches,nut' kind"
There = something nea. ana respectful
about this line from Frank SIX. 3swsisr
az welIir gton: My goods are arriving
daily and I would be pleased 20 have yoo
cali and Inspect my stock as Il Is %
superior quality
TIE Bonton Bakery 81 Arkansas City
uses tals: Are you ro.ng 20 en.e-.a.n7
We cza help yoa make your parties
success BY furnishing she-ber-s. ICE cream
II bricks . bGlk. pocket-5ook rois. mac
czrooas. lazy fingers ard fancy oakss-'
George 2 Hopper. receiver os IKE A.
kansas City zzter-<s-ks. carries regular
advertising space n -ss Arkansas City
Trzvese- through Tasch hs rssfides tas pa
t-c-s o. ;sings % Co. Fer instance. his
Ates; = this "FsK your hy5r1Ets- ses |
fhzt they are VEL d-slasd@
A writer & ere of tas trade soa--zi, /
szys- i 6cz't tsizk s-zrnn.sr = more m !
pcrfznt r5z1 e-ec.tvs-szs A<xe-rxi-x /
.sn'l gt.rz1rss it's business" b; h=Ef-
zsss eenan5s precizs0n- TSe people Eass i
slea-. ce<2r-te ssaseze5o. they Ike tie .
sorI rA-=s 5 to-~stsI ~ - SsEzpte.rT. - 4
Il. -1a<szS cf s1ch stztszz<zss - zss -
srEr9-c. zzA; = i;7
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
Emergency Doctors In Paris.

In Paris a list OF doctors ready to attend
in case of emergencies occurring in the
night is published for the convenience or
the public. Originally, we learn, a fee OF
ten francs was the standard payment, but
mere recently a pool has been Instituted,
and the result divided quarterly among the
doctors. his system has alienated the bet
ter-class practitioner. and now the employ
ment of the whole class has become endan-
gered by the death OF a patien; treated BY
one of the members who lives on f15 per
annuni. wite stock of instruments as
scenty as his incoms-Loadon Hospital.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
MARYLANp,s SENATOR

The shelving of Boss German has not
exactly settled the senatorial question
In Maryland, farther than that he can
not be Democrat There was no lead
ing Republican light in the campaign
and such leader Is yet 10 be developed.
The candidate most in favor now.
Amoag Republicans. is Major AIexan-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

He came Into a western Kansas tcwr.
HIS coat was 81 threads. HIS hat was
wreck. and his shoes worse. He carried a
E.tle wax roll That ron Is worth S.acc."
ne said. The London Acoussical Society
offered that for = photograph wax roll coz
taia.ng the roar Of q toraaio. have been
Down II Stevens county. ne; TIE cyclone.
20. is rear, and cow al l want Is dol
lar 70 pay NY fare 20 Hutchinson where
I have relatives" II WAS a goof story:
,hey made up the purse. ara sent lin,
AionE
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11
How Il Originated.

DiGgs-"I wonder who first introduced
the custom OF eating FISH or Fr.6ay?''
BSggs-"Robinson Crusoe, believe
risgs-"why. how could that be?''
Digg~"Robinscn and his man Friday
were playing game OF old mad on day,
with the understanding that the loser was
to supply mess OF fish far dinner Rob
irson won the game. so the fish were on
FTidsy y'-Chicago News.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

The bacteria idea has been utilized in
number of stories, and "Ouiis' in her 70
nance, Toxin" actually introduced fictl-
tioas snimalculae as afford;ng new IiaI-
ian mode OF secret poisoning. But the
first really conspicuous use or bacteria
by the fin-6e-s.ecle novelist has been made
by II G Wells in his story. The War Of
the Norlds." In this romance the Marti-
ans. queer people. come 10 the earth &
great SHELLS ard nearly sepopulate the
planet by means OF their fatal heat--ay..
when they themselves are finally all ksllei
by the bacteria OF this mundane atmos-
phere. Another recent tale tells Us % an
anarchist who sought 10 destroy his VIC
tins by means OF Widespread disease
germs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

The Times of India declares that tea
drinking is the curse Of Thibet ''The peo-
Pile" it says. ''have such an Unsuitable
craving for the beverage that they Will sell
their houses. their fiocks. their very chill
dren, to procure 1t. If ever an apostle ap-
pesrs in Thibet 10 regenerats the nation he
VII have 20 preach a crusade in favor OF
habi.ants from the national vice.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

Dr. Nansen appears to be booming the
A:ctic regions as a great health resort. Ac-
cordine TO his testimony, the atmosphere
Of the frozen zone is absolutely free from
bscilh or microbes can survive there. It
Will have 10 be allowed that this IS
handsome recommendation. though as
Boston contemporary points out, It IS some
what hampered by the danger OF freezing
10 dsalb.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

Arrangements have been made to perma-
nsntly preserve the tone of Victoria's voice.
The latest type of phonograph will be sent
to Windsor Castle, and into this instru-
ment Her Majesty has consented 10 speak
a certain message which will be perma-
pently preserved on the cylinder, and kept
in the British Museum.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

Spain IS now conducting her war in Cuba
on lines laid down by America. This con-
sists in permitting the insurgents to kill
Spaniards, but forb:ds Spaniards to hunt
insurgents. Spain is a great fool She
should pick up her skirts and fly for home.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

Wheat day before yesterday jumped to
s1.O9. 1t is all right to have fun with the
Pcpulists, but remember that we are all
brothers and don't be inhuman.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

In the six-day race in New York when
still think they are spinning along. This
is Bryan's case. He thinks he is still run
ming for president.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

The only consolation a Populist can get
out of wheat is that the higher it goes the
longer it must drop when 1t does turn
round.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

The Eagle repeats it. Fate Is not only
trampling upon the Popul:stic prophesy of
40 cent wheat. but is running off with the
skeleton.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

AS a matter of fact the Roman scheme
of feeding Christian to a big gaunt, lean
lion was very little more brutal than that
si:1-day bicycle race in New York. 1t
ought to be stopped
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

mons. Please let Bobby get at Jim Cor
bett again.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

The minister who abused Kansas town
was chased away. The right to abuse peo-
pie in Kansas is exclusively Populistic.