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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

After Grover Cleveland had filed all
the offices in the country with Demo
Gratis he issued a proclamation putting
them all under the rules Of the civil SER
vice act so far as the law permitted. Be-
fore this was done herds of Republi-
cans were kicked out. The people who
make the platforms for both political
parties put in them sounding profess
sions of faith in civil service reform
but it goes no farther. The bosses who
run the machines hate civil service re-
form with a confirmed, constant hatred,
except when il can be made useful to
keep their friends in Office and their
foes out. Under such circumstances it
is tOlerable. A plan is on foot IN the
New York legislature to evade the con-
stitutional mandate providing for a
state civil service system by empower
ing officials who have subordinates to
appoint to select their own examiners
TO determine upon the competency of
applicants. The district attorney in
New York City, who wishes to make a
sweep in his Office, is TO be given au-
thority to make his own examinations.
If the courts shall sustain the constitu-
tionality of this action, the way will
have been paved for cutting out the
spine of the state civil service and leav-
ing it limp and helpless to the use of
whatever party may attain to power in
the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Hscks-'"Tsi ne frankly. when snsosh.-
bore gets 70 tsilisE h. army erpsnsncss.
don't you eomstirnes VISA he xzs dead
~icks--~So. t5t / somstirnss vish ire var
had occ1rrs4 nftesn years carrier. boz
ton Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

EBSby-.'Tss. scar yos iook nice II IA:
drsssf e1t y ootf ne hesp Ct sson~y
VIA ffeSa5s, Gear. ~h4t % care Tor
nancy SAsa 4 - question % pleasing
ycuf f-Tls-ssisx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Dshsrs am se tsnss = yah" sal rnsls
Eb>r. when cezh'ty co2nfs. Er man ksa
sh5w e practical Ei9s e - rstsrs By ss{-
En- de fsrnoEsfers ssozs. a. s2ttia' do~ta
e. few rs4iEnrssaeBts e &c esi1 ~sssasr IN
- ehec kboss. ''-wsshisxsen Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

EFsssEe-Sfss-~If yos ssrs . AHs iAzt
TAD issi al rs fsErs=e-eTesS psucy q
lt--sczi1 sea hesitate % carry cat yozar m
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

ne 2 TSssi-Fi-st M.nusscs1-sr-''An,
Improvements Oh the - n18SsiT' Eecen1
asrufsct1fsr-'ira proysrs-niag ! sSeal1
ssT. I've xof 5sTice ihss makes TIE -
mode ISsk dTes1faEly Cd fss5.snsG.--
Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Take Laxative Eronso oslaias T<hssss
A. druggists rsfebe S1s s4c1s, " %
fAl.s - c.xs- -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Poets ans Poetry cf Patagonia way.
n dossns knew anything soost Pzisxo-
MA" '-Sssther 10 The people - whan be
sells his kook."-Celeaxo Hscerd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

The Cubans are in no particular hurry to
conclude the rebellion. The Cubans are a
people who don't eat breakfast until eleven
o'clock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

We feel safe in predicting that If the
Pops edit school-book for Kansas. VIII
Whites What Ais Kansas" will be OBJ
streperously omitted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

That Oklahoma legislature will make a
ridiculous blunder if ii allows itself TO
think that 1t knows what it is trying to do.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

To correspondent: Botkin's bill is en-
titled an act ito increase the tenor singers
of Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

There has not been bright sunny inau-
gural day in Washington since Lincolns
first inauguration. Perhaps even Nature
condemns pomp in republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

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my DOB. go ~ss Il Sat yes. We ss.o~
roth11< &sSss pair tsnx. rax . ser al ar.
ssatief s,1l2.s snsaxn- ysA1nsv~r / Exw
pA,s'irx ~s&ro ass uss@rsr sesesr9 {
stool a11 zs1sd a. y. an4 espfs1sss NJ
A-ss1sf sihSa- TS0zI at asy E4ms 80 as az
"a pet ~-JSsz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

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beat ueesiy s2fsk . aii.osikssxsg hsareh -ssi
slx usea - j ths ether Dag" csff.z~--
'''Tss. AL eight Sea YORK rsrssx esa.rs y
have sAG ssssisi eoTFssSoz3s=ss IL a.
P4C&
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

commit murder, hunt up. Dan Stuart and
let him persuade some state to legalze 1t.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

The fact that Gage, the new secretary OF
the treasury. is a spiritualist does not ac-
count for the slate-writiny trick whereby
his name got on McKinley's.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Party a. Ire 6sor-"Is ;he lady of ~
house a. coSk--'Tn saa q tAlrz. ks.rs .
-Bostca transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Profuse-sze-' h5ps yos we-s poufs u
PAPA. eezs. Es-''Inseea I wzz 7 xsvs
hin eos&-4i lnTsfsss6a 70 make d. 49,
nj hozne- "-De;rolt FREE Pr@sx-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Come 10 think OF it. there is something
like fireworks in the way in which Manley,
Dingley. Boutelle. 10 say nothing of Reed,
are not receiving cabinet positions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

1t was all right for Kansas 20 send an ex-
Confederate 10 the United States senate
CT course. The wsS is over. See the G. A.
Il. men the southern states are sending to
The senate by the score daily. OF course
tie war is over
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

The Kansas legislature is asked to pass
bill prohibiting anyone from wearing the
badge or button of secret society. Good.
Amend it to make vanity misdemeanor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

lCoa,inued On sixta Pare,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

II the Garfield university was a shack
instead Of the finest building IN the state
except one. and was located al Leavea-
worth. there wouh be 10 trouble about ap-
preparations. Kansas has il in for Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

A plan Is on foot to make April so lnau-
surstion day instead of March 4. This plan
would make the short session OF congress
longer. What We want is more OF congress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Jim Corbett says the average barber can't
shave him because the barber tremoles so
with emotion But Fitzsimmons viii walk
up to Cerbett and lay his hands on his Jaw
without CULVER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

If We lived in Pennsylvania. we should
take a spade and do our best helping 10
cover that Harrisburg Fire department
with ignoring and anything else handy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

There IS no danger OF the Kansas iesis-
lsture burning up, but if the state house
should set afire the people would have the
qualification OF seeing that legislature get
"A move on II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06

Woods glared at the woman. the evil
messenger.
Why
We'll. she read 1t in the papers that you
was elected United States senator and she
Just Topped around like a crazy person
Lord, she was so crazy / kept out OF her
way. She cried silent and cried out loud
and tore her hair and took on awfully."
Why
Cause you was elected"
"why?"
You amt Mr.. Pinkerton and I can tell
you. Her business is queer. Mr.. Woods
II she'd be a wife OF a senator she'd be so
prominent it'd all come out some DAY and
ia drive her out OF the country in dis
grace and the senator it'd k;n from mor;i-
fieation. Oh, IL would set the while coun-
try 10 talking
What IS her business. Miller
"Lordi Mr.. Woods, 1 woridI's tel you
for a hundred twenties'
II see. You VIII not tell i Go not want
TO know. Tel Miss Corder when you re-
peat this conversation TO her that / did not
want 70 know"
Law, Mister, You are sharpl How'd
you know I'd tell her all thisg-'
Il know. Tell her that love her stia;
that / will always love her. Poor thing"
Presently the maid returned hnne. VIVA:
was James business- The question came 70
John Woods as legion that night as he
tuulbIei N his berth in the sleeper. What
ever IL Was, Il was a bsrTseF. She was
stained. She could nos be his wife But he
loved her ana Re would rot defsne that
love by an accusing curiosity. Sc he went
out Of The presence Of his seialty forever.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
DID YOU EVER

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
Early Days of kentucky.

Kentucky was formerly a part of Vir'
GINA, and was settled by Virginians
who took with them their slaves, their
agricultural habits and their military
spirit. With the consent of Virginia
Kentucky was separated from that state
and admitted to the union in 1902. The
people of this country have generally
emigrated in pretty straight lines to the
westward. As Virginians broke over the
mountains into Kentucky, so North
Carolinians crossed into the valleys OF
Tennessee. North Carolina gave up her
right to the territory west of the noun
taips soon after the constitution was
formed, and what is now Tennessee was
part Of the Southwestern Territory, I'M
til it was admitted to the union in 1896.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
SAD LITTLE TRAGEDY.
Ardent English Lover Dies in His
Best Girls Arms.

Ardent English Lover Dies in His
Best Girls Arms.
A sad little tragedy in real life was
unfolded before the coroner at Lime
house, England. The deceased was a
painter named Trickett, aged 81, and he
had been keeping company with Ro.
setta Hackett, sponge trimmer.
She told the coroner that on Satur.
day her lover called upon her in the
evening and they had tea together, after
which they went for ride on an omni-
bus. On returning home they had some
music and singing in the parlor. Trick
EFT then sat with her on the couch.
The Coroner-What happened?
Witness-He died in my arms.
The Coroner-What was he doing just
before that?
Witness-He was singing There's
only one girl in this world for me-"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
CALLING FOR HELP.

pose, as the horse only seemed to sink
deeper. The carriage had by this time
settled so that the water was coming
in over the bottom. Afraid to jump out
into the sticky mass around them, and
being too far off to reach the shore,
they began calling for help.
Their cries attracted attention from
the stockade and four conyicts came to
their assistance with ropes. These
were flung to them, and in frantic haste
they fastened themselves and were res
cued just in time to see the top of the
carriage and their horses head going
down into the quick silvery mass.
On investigation it was found that
at this point large amount of phos-
phate had washed and the lighter par
ticles formed a bed some 30 or 40 feet
in depth. tt is almost like quicksilver
to the touch, and any article thrown
upon it will sink out of sight.
Many cattle have been mired there
and several narrow escapes have been
reported of persons who were caught
One convict was caughtin this treach-
erous slough three months ago while
trying to escape from the stockade and
was drawn down to his death in view
of his comrades, his shrieks filing the
air as the waters closed over him.
The county commissioners have been
requested to have the place bridged
over, as so many have encountered its
perils that lives are likely to be lost II
the spot is not carefully guarded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
THERE is NOTHING so GOOD.

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25

and he took hold of me and said: "You
are my only girl, aren't your" and 1 re-
piled: "Of course am" He then said:
"Give me kiss" and kissed him two
or three times. Then he turned funny
color, and thought he had tainted,
but when the doctor arrived he said my
Fred was dead.
The witness here broke down and
sobbed bitterly. She was taken out of
court screaming Historically: LET me
see him; o my Fred"
DIR. Allen stated that death was due
to rupture of the aorta, causing laeera-
ton of the lung and syncope. The jury
returned verdict of natural death"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
smothered by Fly Paper.

ny oPths
There is danger in many apparently
harmless articles, and fly paper seems
10 be one of these A family, having
been greatly troubled with flies, dis
tributed lot of sticky fly papers around
the house. The next day, little boy
just learning to walk, while at play,
tripped and fell, his face sticking on a
piece of the fly paper. The parents
were out of the room, and the little one,
in trying to remove the paper, only
succeeded in getting it tightly sealed
around his mouth and nostrils, thus
shutting off his breath. By the merest
chance the mother happened in and
saved the child from suffocation. Even
then it was necessary to cut holes in the
paper hurriedly,to allow breathing until
the paper could be soaked off.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25

was what was pumped into Willie. The
gas has acted as soporific, keeping
the baby sleeping most of the time, but
10 evidences of poisoning are notice.
able.
Under the direction of the attending
physician Willie has been weighted into
his cradle. This was done to avoid the
possibility of the child floating out OF
its cradle by reason of its buoyant in
fiation. Willie is only a year old, but
was a strong, healthy child before he
was inflated.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT
NORTHERN.

North-Leaves at $3.50 a. m. and 8 p.
m. Arrives at 7:25 a. m. and 3:15 p. m.
South-Leaves at s:45 a. m. and ar
rives at 1880 p. m.
The Express Special leaves at 1850 g.
m. and arrives at 9:45 p. m.
NJ. K. & T.-Leaves at $3.50 a. m. and
8. D. m, arrives at 7:25 a. m. and 3:15
.. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
East bound trains arrive from Mex
leo and Eagle Pass at 1850 a. m; and
leave at 1910 D. m. and $3.50 y m.
for Houston. Galveston and New Or
teams.
West bound trains arrive from New
Orleans, Houstonand Galveston at :25
q. m. and 4:25 D. m: and leave for
Eagle Pass and Mexico at 4:45 p. m.
st. Louis Limited leaves for Waco.
Fort Worth, Dallas, Kansas City ane
ST. Louis at 7:25 p. m.
Arrives from st. Louis. Kansas City,
Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco at 8:45
O. m.
sAN ANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS.
Trains leave daily for Cuero, Waco,
Houston and Galveston at $3.50 a. m:
for Beeville, Corpus Christi and Rock
port at 1850 p. m; and arrives daily
from the former places at 6:S5 q. m;
and from the latter at 1880 r. m.
For Boerne and Kerrville leaves dali
iy except Saturdays and Sundays at
s:45 D. m. Leaves Saturday at $3.50
o. m. Leaves Sundays at $3.50 a. m.
Arrives in San Antonio from Boerne
and Kerrville daily except Sundays
and Mondays at 10:45 a. m. Arrives
Sundays at p. m. Arrives Mondays
at $3.50 a. m.
SAN ANTONIO & GULF SHORE.
Train leaves San Antonio for Mar
tinez, Sanders, Adkins, Layernia and
Stockdale at $50 a. M, daily except
Sunday.
Arrives at San Antonio at 4:47 p. m.
daily, except Sunday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
HUMAN BICYCLE TIRE.
had BOY InAates His Baby Brother
with Noxious Gases.

had Roy InAates His Baby Brother
with Noxious Gases.
Medical men at Beaver Falls, Pa, have
been greatly puzzled by the case OF
little Willie huffman, whose brother in
fated him with bicycle pump the
other afternoon. All night the doctors
were trying to devise some harmless
method of Debating the child.
Mrs. George huffman, the mother
of the child, was nearly Frustrated
when one of the neighbors suggested
that the baby be punctured. Itappears
that the pump used on Willie by his
brother was an old one, and was made
Of combination Of metals, which, ow'
ing to the fact that it had not been
cleaned lately, generated gas. Thii
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25

is THE DELIVERY OF THE
LIGHT ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY
TO YOU? IF NOT, KINDLY NOTI-
Fly THIS OFFICE AT ONCE BY Pos
tai OR TELEPHONE. CIRCULA-
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
An Exaggeration.

miss Oldun is strictly fin de steele,
isn't she?"
"Oh, 1 hardly think she's as old as
that."-Chicago Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
A Mean Insinuation.

She-I dreamt saw the devil last
night.
He-What was she like?-N. Y. World.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-03-19
Death OF a 3ewisb SOLDIER.

General Frederick Solomon, late of the United
States volunteer army, died in Salt Lake City on
March 9th. At the outbreak of the war he was a
resident of st Louis, and was mustered in as captain
Of the Fifth Missouri cavalry. He was afterward
appointed colonel of the Ninth Wisconsin volunteers,
and promoted brigad er-general in July, 1862. He
was brevetted major-general in 1864.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-03-19
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

The priests thought to themselves: perhaps the
merchant, seeing how anxious we are to pay the
price asked, has changed his mind " and they said to
him, " We are in a hurry to go back to Jerusalem;
show us your sapphire, and if it suits us we will give
you two thousand shekalim for it,
Il know very well that my sapphire will suit you,
and that you will not find one like it any where, but
you could give me, at this moment, all the gold of Je-
rusalen and | would not sh wv it to you. / tell you
my father is asleep, and nothing in the world would
persuade me to disturb his rest
The priests went back to their hosiery to await
the awakening OF Nethina. Two hours later Damah
came to meet them with his marvellous sapphire. The
priests, seeing how magnificent a one it was, wanted
to pay him two thousand shckalim for it but Damab
said ~ sell you my sapphire, but l don't pretend to
sell you my merit in respecting my fathers sleep.
That was no more than my duty, therefore / cannot
accept more than one thousand ~hekalim-thatis my
price
The priests took the sapphire, paid for it, and re-
tired, bles sing the heather in these words: you
have honored your fathar, the Eternal will give you
q happy life in this world and perpetual felicity in the
other"