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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02
PRESS AND PULPIT.

That there exists a deep, not to say
widespread condemnation Of one phase
of latter day journalism is unquestion-
ed And the disapprobation comes as
strongly from journalists themselves as
from any other profession. But repro
baton nor castigation have any percept-
1ble effect The expostulations of de-
cent publishers. the reprimands of the
pulpit and the deprecations of the pub
lie all go for naught. More than two
hundred ministers met in New York
City the other day for the purpose OF
deVislnS ways and means 10 counteract
the outrages and generally degrading
tendencies and influences of so-called
new Journalism" DIR. Buckley. editor
OF The Christian Advocate. who seemed
TO best voice the meeting, declared that
some of the papers were so low in
moial tone as 10 make their liberation
and success a reproach upon the COM
munlty- True enough. and DR.. Buck
ley and his two hundred confrerees arc
right in condemning these vicious news
papers. whose only mission seems to he
To parder ID the taste of the deprayed.
But these ministers set too high a stand
ard When t2ey demanded that horse
races bail and other sports and games
be not reported or printed. The millen-
mum Is impossible in mirute. Ii NAV
not be necessary 20 have il 10 raise The
lowest 10 the highest, but the lower
stratas must De elevated first. and they
constitute the ma iority in the cities
which support these objectionable news
papers. 4 newspaper NAV be of GEN
eral excellence a. 4 newspaper and still
publish the result o: the horse race and
tae figures os the pool room and of rho
stock exchange. 10 say that sucb no
pers are subsidized or to ultimate sucb
thing is marrow pIejGdlcc. They are
subsidized in 10 ether sense than tho
munster is subsidized ly his salary
The newspaper IS hot published for n
sect denomination nor strictly for a DO
hticIl party. but for all classes, for ev-
erybody. 1t Il the tore % the masses
OF everybody. which must first be Gle.
waited before the ideaI newspaper can
make live of it True. the newspaper
should he an instrument and the most
powerful il such Work as elevation
through enlightenment And il is. what
ever may be neld to the contrary. The
ministerial meeting was commendable
but they went too far when they CLASH
he'd all daily newspapers as objectiona-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02
BROTHER BRYAN's SHEER.

Notwithstanding Mr.. Bryan's sneer il
is very certain that the Republican par
~ is determined to carry out its pledge
of international bimetaIlism. Nearly
two months before the date Of Major
McKinley's Inauguration a trusted
friend of silver, in the person of Unit
ed States senator, crosses the ocean TO
tell the powers of Europe, in quasi
authoritative way, that the new admin
istration is going to earnestly urge in
ternational bimetallism. Not only that,
but Mr.. Wolcott will not fail of inform
ing political leaders and financiers, upon
the other side of the growing silver SEN
timent of this country and 10 point out
that independent action upon the part
of this government cannot long be de-
layed Added 10 these facts, the dis
closures and admissions made in the
United States senate last week. when
the proposition for the raising of sill
Yer commission was under discussion,
and the most radical gold-bug of Wall
street could hardly fail of being con-
WINGED that there is coming a radical
reaSjustment Of the two metals. Sen
ator Hoar's admission that he had
found last summer. while in Europe,
especially in France and England, a
wonderfully strong popular demand for
the reconciliation Of silver, coupled
with the almost unanimous vote of the
senate favoring the resolution for an
international conference. and even Mr..
Bryan might spare us his sneers.
knowing of the growth of the silver |
sentiment in this country and in Ger |
many, France and England, Mr.. Bryan |
and his party at bottom, no doubt, hope !;
for a miscarriage of the Republican eff
fort. He would like to see Senator |
Wolcott snubbed in England and sent
Ack discouraged. Mr.. Bryan and his
party do not want bimetallism at the
hands of the Republican party, and it
may be, not at the hands of any party.
Whether all that they said and did dur
ing the late campaign against interna-
tional bimetallism really meant a de-
sire for silver recommendation or not, his
present sarcastic utterances and refer
ences 10 the efforts being put forth by
the Republican party clearly indicate
a wish that the question may remain
unsettled until the Demo-Pop combina-
ton can grasp the chances Of another
silver campaign.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02
ble 1t would have been more truthful
to have said that all pulpits are not I'M
Objectionable.
SILK PETTICOATs AND JUSTICE.

The Seeley dinner of nude women
and the extravaganza of Mrs. Bradley
Martins proposed party are still subjects
of lively discussion in New York. The
World newspaper of that city has sci
out TO swamp it. That these episodes
tend to develop and strengthen the So
cialistic tendencies of the times is
doubtless true. Such oStentation and
luxury upon the part Of wealth has a
tremendous influence ON the poor and
less fortunate of the world. and reaction
is logical and to be expected. But a
radical crusade against luxury, how
ever honestly conceived, or whatever
the mitigating circumstances, might IN
doing some good do much more harm.
Crusades for justice and decency, for
humanity and charity, are always right,
but wars inspired by mere sentiment or
by inequalities in life always result in
more or less wrong. There is ever pres
ent the economic considerations. A wo-
mans clubin Brooklyn took up theBrad-
ley-Martin party and other luxurious
extravagances for the purpose of dis
cussing and condemning them, the other
day. One woman declared that Chris
tan women should not wear silk petit
coats while other women are starving,
that other women are kept
from starving by raising the silk worms,
by operating the silk looms and by max
ing those same silk petticoats. The poor
we have always with us, and while the
extravagances of the rich may be both
foolish and inexcusable. such eXtrava-
gance rebounds TO the welfare of the
poor, always and inevitably. With eX-
act justice, there would be more univer-
sal luxury for humanity, not extreme
put comfortable luxury. But exact JUS
ice to one and all has never happened
% the race at any time in history and
nay never happen. Revolutions have
wiped out luxurious civilizations, but
he ideal justice expected was never |
called. The Bradley Martin party |
will come off and the women of New |
FORK will continue to wear silk petit |
oats
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02
PoPULIsF NRPOTIsM AND CHEEK.

When an Office gets out in search Of a
suitable Populist it usually may count
on taking the whole family. The motor
ious practice of Populist officials in ap-
pointing wives, daughters and other rel
atives to office is disgraceful and hog
gish abuse Of the appointing power
The practice of appointing relatives to
Office in Kansas is, under Populist rule,
the most brazen and inexcusable. In
some instances of special fitness it
might be overlooked. though in bad
taste. But it is not a matter Of fitness.
Many good housewives are not compe-
tent to be the clerk of the congressman
from the Big Seventh district of this
state. 1t is not only to the victors be-
long the spells but to the family of the
particular yictors belong the spoils. 1t
would be useless to multiply examples
of this disgusting nepotism. 1t is the
rule and not the exception. With them
public Office is a private, family snap.
With this in view il will be amusing to
note that in local affairs, where these
office grabbers have no show of hogging
everything because in the minority they
are in favor of non-partiSan elections.
If the Populists could prevent it, Re-
publican as brilliant as ingalls, could
not be clerk in police court, yet they
have the cheek to speak of the advisa-
bility of non-partisan elections in Re-
publican localities. If ever the decent
and reasonable rules of civil service
were outraged, it has been by Populists,
and wherever this rapacity can be
checked in Republican localities it
should be done.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

speaking OF The origin of the term 'sher,
erass country" which is disputed. il Is
brought TO mind that it was Mr.. O. O.
Brown Of Wichita who. vehemently. once
sad: Why did God make this long
stretch OF beautiful prairie and then no,
give it drop Of Sin? Why. askg lie.
me meet Him face TO face and ask him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

We down at the bottom OF the heap do
rot realize the poignant sorrovs of some
Of the fellows who are almost 10 the tor
but not just there, who have been waiting
for days and days for the summons to
come 20 Canton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

There Is hardly any trouble among the
csaSes. They are 4 very peaceful people
Tow, although az one time they were anon <
the best fighting Indian tribes in America
The frateTnsl feeling that exists among
the fuii hoods Is simply vonderfuL What
ever devilmsnt Is done IN the nation can b.
traced directly 10 the white resident AID
the whittier one + the more devil there Is n
him When Il IS remembered that ih~
lands are held n common among the To-
dams 4 as hard for an outsider % ,srsd~--
stand how they can farm n extensively
ard AVOID having a scrap nov and ther
This can Be explained oy the fact that the
laws prevent every man from encrozcbEnS
On any ground within quarter Of q me-. O,
the Improvements % another man IN ctS-
er words the Ines that separate the he'd
!ngs OF the people are about 10 f~-i wide
and tbs Intervening Land i called tse pub
nc domain Any citizen can travel Or hsui
over this Izni. but they are torhss5en 10
occupy CT improve -
DAVID y. LEAHY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

Relatively speaking, Judge Doster is max
ing success as chief justice. He already
has four of them in minor places.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

Mrs. Lease is criticizing Mrs. Bradley
Martins $4,000 ball. We know what ais
Mrs. Lease. She didn't get an invitation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

Despite rumors to the contrary we be
heve that Colonel Jocelyn VIII be able 70
find enough men to take those vacant Do
sitions OF policemen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

Populism should have some settled prin-
cipal and quit webbing around ike the
coach just in front on very fast train.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

1t may be the young cars idea to die a
natural death and thus get the best Of the
Nihilists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

AUX armes Les Infantes de Ia Populism,
Mrs. Senator Harris has appeared at a re-.
Ception covered with diamonds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

1t IS too early 10 give up the normal schoo,
Lewelling promised two things. One was TO
set railroad commissioner for Wichita
and normal school. He must have time
10 SET the latter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

John Sherman was talking war hard
when he was selected for secretary Of
state. Then he shut up like a man who re-
GREETING that he hasn't a weapon with
which to protect the innocent is suddenly
handed a gun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02
To cuHE a com N oxx nav

Take Laxative Baono Qulni-e Tzb.<.s
AL druggists refund the noEey II i:
fails 20 cure &c
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

A fool and HIS money may be soon part
ed, but the fool and the money question,
never.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

We expect Sam Bolts OF Kansas 20 siep
INTO that front parlor at Canton soon and
yeIl; Il want the postoffice al Torreyto-
have seen Major Mckinley. He says
TO get Cy Leland and Baker ana I'm ali
right Eow scoot for home"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

II is hardly possible to save the mind o.
that Populist who brooding over the wa,
Pop1lis- officials bestow Offices en- their
wives, thanked God we do not nave poly
samy in Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

Any white man can marry an Usage ro-
man IL the latter is willing and the former
has 80 TO contribute to the national treas,
ury- When the white man makes the deal
With h-s Indian maiden all he has 10 do Is
70 90 up 10 the secretary OF The courc'l
plank down SO for license. marry TIE
girl and be taken into the tribe as k.ni
Of sisp-brother.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02

The Usage council is a legislative body
consisting of fourteen members, who are
elected every two years. The elections
are held something after the mannr of the
election held in Kansas, except in this. that
the Indians use no printed ballots, but
walk right up to the polling place and tell
the judges and clerks the names of those
whom they wish to vote for. The clerks
record their will and a, night the whole
matter Is easily summed up.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-24
CONFEDERATE VETERANS INVITED

To Attend dwelling Of Statue of General
John A. Logan Mt Chicago.
The following address was issued
from Atlanta, Ca, Tuesday by Gen.
Gordon to the camps Of United Con-
federate Veterans:
The Logan Monument commission
Of Chicago extend to you, through me
as oommander-in. chief, most cordial
invitation to participate in the cere-
monies incident to the unwilling, on
the 22nd instant, Of the monument TO
General John A. Logan, erected in
that city by the state Of Illinois.
Hon. VIM. H. Harper, chairman Of
arrangements, in his letter TO me, says:
1--WE cordially invite you, and through
you, the members OF the United Confederate
Veterans Association, to be present and
participate In the unwilling ceremonies.
win you, as comman der-in-ohief, kindly is
sue such orders as may be necessary to give
this invitation to all bodies In your organi.
zation, and promise them upon behalf Of the
committee having this matter In charge, a
hospitable reception II they come to Chicago
at that time"
As commander-in-chief, have as
sured the committee that the Confed-
crate veterans would appreciate most
fully the courtesy and cordiality of
this invitation. j. b. GORDON.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-24
THEY TALKED OF B|METAL|SM
UNCLE SANS COMMISSION MEETS
ENGLAND's REPRESENTATIVES,.
Ro1HsCHlLD is TO Be CONSULTED.
British Statesmen Give No Infimsaon -
Yet indicating Their Intentions
Regardfns tho Matter.

An important conference was held
at the foreign Office ct London Mon
day between Senator Wolcott, former
Vice President Stevenson and General
Paine, the members Of the United
States bimetallic commission, and Am.
bassador Hay and Lord Salisbury, Sir
Michael Hicks.Beseh, chancellor OF
the excheqner, Arthur Balfour, first
lord of the treasury, and Lord George
Hamilton, secretary Of state for India.
The conference, which lasted an
hour, was preliminary to the carrying
ouref further negotiations on the sub
ject of international bimetallism.
The Americans did most Of the talk
ing. foi
Lord Salisbury inquired what were
the powers OF the American commits
sioners and was informed that they
stand authorized to make arrange
ments' for the holding Of an interna-
tional conference to negotiate treaty
Of international bimetallism which
they might submit to their govern
ment for ratification. t El- g..
II WAS stated also that France was
ready to cooperate with the United
States, Great Britain and Germany in
reaching an agreement for interns-
tionsl bimetallism.
The British representatives present
made no statement indicating their in-
tentions in the matter.
Rothschild Called In.
Consultations of high British OFF,
Gals will be held before another meet
ing with the American commissioners,
and in the meantime the latter will
privately discuss the question with
Baron de Rothschild and other fnan-
ciers and endeavor to secure their
support.
Lord Salisbury accompanied Messrs.
Wolcott, Stevenson and Payne to lunch
con ct Windsor on Saturday, where
they were received by the queen and
presented to her majesty their COM
missions Is special ENJOYS.
The reception was entirely formal.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-24
SOUTHERN PRoaBEss.
New IndustrIes Established In the South
During tins Past Week.

N.v Industries Established In the South
DurInG tins Past Week.
Southern correspondents report an
encouraging volume Of trade for the
time Of year.
Iron operators notice slight de.
crease in the demand, bnt feel no un-
easiness, as some dullness is expected
At this season. Prices are being
maintained and shipments continue
good.
The strike among the coal miners
ia not general in the south and has
not been seriously felt as yet. In the
Birmingham district it is expected
that an agreement will be reached
this week, with a probable cut in
wages Of 2t cents per ton.
The textile industry shows improve
ment. Orders for fall delivery are
coming in steadily and both cotton
and wooden mills report increased &C.
tivity.
Among the most important new in
dustries reported for the past week are
the following: A thirty barrel Touring
mill at Jonesvile, Va; fifty-ton ice
factory at Mobile, Ala, and another
at Wilmington, N. c., to cost $50, 900.
The Virginia Mining and Reduction
company, capital $3.50 Alexandria,
Va; the HALEY Mining company,
capital $500, 900, Hatton, Ark; the
Bristol Marble company, Charleston,
W. Va, capital $50, 900; the North
American Oil company, capital $780,
600, Parkersburg, W. Va. the Paint
ers' Oil aud Mill company, capital
s75, 900, Alvarado, Tex, and the Dixie
Oil company, capital 800, 900. Atlanta,
Ga. The Elmwood Manufacturing
company, capital 100000, has been
chartered to build cotton mill at
Columbia, 8. c., and 10,00O-spindle
mill will be built at Waxhaw, 8. c.,
by the Rodman- Heath Manufacturing
company. Woodworking plants will
be established at Plat City, Fla,
Lake Charles and Vivian, La, and
Newberry, s. C.-Tradesman (Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-24
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Lord Kelvin, the great British scien'
fist. declares that the earth is 30, 00O,-
900 years old.
The New York University purposes
10 establish station in Bermuda for
the study Of marine life.
Notwithstanding the rapidly increas
ing use Of electricity there is no di-
lminution, but rather an increase, in
the use of.gas in Germany. Last year
1913, 900, 900 cubic metres OF gas were
manufactured.
A complete cure in case OF lockjaw
Is reported from the German Hospital,
San Francisco. The case was treated
by an injection of tetanus anti-toxino
similar in its source to that used in
sases Of diphtheria.
An Austrian Lieutenant named
Schimatzel has made an important
military invention. 1t is cover,
made Of leather, canvas, OF rubber, for
teeping out dust Of moisture from the
breech mechanism of gun. II ca1
be rapidly opened, and when closed it
has the further use Of preventing the
gun from going of accidentally.
The latest enumeration Of the
Asteroids, or small planets, circling
the sun between the orbits Of Mars
and Jupiter, shows that up to the
close of 1896 no less than 429 had been
discovered. The number Of new ones
found last year was twenty, but some
times il turns out that the supposed
discovery of another asteroid is really
only the rediscovery of one that had
been seen before. They cannot be
identified by their appearance, since,
except few Of the larger ones, they
are mere specks OF light, and the only
way to keep track Of them is by study
Ing the orbits in which they travel.
Pretty soon after the cricket frog
appears the cry Of the pepper is heard.
Much erroneous information has been
published about this tiny young fellow.
Many persons believe the cry to be
made by the young Of other frogs. As
q matter of fact, the pepper is distinct
variety, and very curious little fellow
at that. He is not more than FIVE
eighths Of an inch long. The peppers
hibernate under sod and in such
places few inches beneath the sur
face, and when they come out in the
spring are of a grayish yellow color, or
q reddish brown, During the summer
they are nearly white, but at all times
they bear upon their backs well-de-
fined tx" mark in brownish bands,
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-24
Clever Blind People.

Joseph wunprecht, of Augsburg,
Germany, was blind from birth, but
kept secondhand book shop so sue
cessfully that he retired. A writer in
Scraps says that his shop often con-
tanned as many as twenty thousand
volumes but so acute was his memory
that if he had once handled book and
placed 1t on the shelf, he could always
6nd it again Immediately it was
wanted. When fresh batch of books
came in, Wunprecht's wife described
them to him, and such was his knowl-
edge Of books that he was able from
this alone to accurately price them.
A blind doctor is certainly rarity,
but blind doctor who practises, and
not only practises, but does SO sue
cessfully, seems an impossibility.
Still, there is an example Of this. DR..
Hugh James, Of Carlisle, WHO only
died in 1859, lost his sight when about
twenty years old. At the time he
was studying surgery, but gave that
up, and took TO medicine. He sue.
oessfully passed his examinations at
Durham, and took the degree Of NJ. D.. 4,
and by his skill soon got large prac-
tice together.
Joseph Strong, a Birmingham me-
chanic, was another blind wonder who
died about the same time as DR.. James.
His special hobby was making musical
instruments, and he built several
organs quite as good IS those made by
seeing men, besides number Of flutes,
violins, ETC., which in tone and finish
were decidedly superior to the majority
Of those imported into this country.
In the latter part of his life Strong
turned his attention to weaving, and
with his own hands, unaided by any
body, constructed q loom which con-
tanned several important improvements
upon those then in use, and some OF
these improvements are in use at the
present day, nobody having been able
to improve upon the invention of q
blind man in that line.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-24
COAL PRICES ADVANCE.
The Strike Arbitrator Hold Meeting In
Ptttsburg.

The Strike Arbitrator Hold Meeting In
Ptttsburg.
A special from Pittsburg says: The
miners strike Is causing the price OF
coal to still advance and Monday ii
was selling at an increase Of $50 per
cent since the commencement Of the
struggle.
The feature in matters pertaining
to the strike was the presence in the
city Of the joint arbitration board, who
are endeavoring by every means pos
sible to bring TO q psaoeable conclu-
sion the strike now in progress.
The board held an informal session,
and in the intervals interviewed quite
number OF operators, the big ma
1 sity Of whom are in favor of arbitra-
Ion, provided oil OF the operators will
abide by the decision rendered.
One OF the dissenters 10 w. p. Dear
mitt, president Of the New York 4
Cleveland Gas Coal Company. He
declares he has nothing to arbitrate,
and says the strike is the result Of the
N ,chinations Of the politicians.