The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04
SOCIETY OF THE UNBIASED.

chair and Professor Idngulai intro
duced the subject of the carnival
IT is a curious illustration the growth Of Ian
guase," he said when hear people in speaking OF
doings have aroused Wichita this week use the
word carnival festival Carnival farewell TO
flesh and festival farewell feasting- Now flesh and
feasing marked the week beyond precedent OF
course easy the word from its origin TO
but that doesn't detract from the real
interest Farewell TO flesh the period that
when in anticipation OF no meat for forty
days being gorges himself In anticipation OF
season of fasting and sacrifice and solemnity the
being to little excess in the matters
must forego time and 50 farewell to JOY really
becomes an occasion the greatest hilarity'
"A pat illustration of your point said Bud Poster
occurred the night Of April 80 ISL The
legislature passed prohibitory law and fixed
May the time should take effect Every resident
of Kansas time who old enough 10 recognize
going viii recall the doings OF that never
tobeforgoen night a farewell to rum and car
nval festival and harity feeble words 10 describe
orgy marked the inauguration of prohibition
Kansas"
We'll" said Parson Billings while 1 remember hear
ing remains fact that prohibition fol-
lowed and it has remained fact since 1t is The
constitutional amendment that cannot be repeaeu
and when repealed propose to leave the state
Where viii the brother go? asked Dr. File
fact" asked General Proddle, has
that orgy ever Hasn't the idea of carnival
farewell joy the mind OF the Kansan ever
since ne anticipation OF possible period OF
real prohibition, kept up his carnival farewell to
rum ever April 80. 1881? 1 told by men who
travel they enter where the law is
partially enforced overwhelming desire to secure
bottle pint of whiskey sezes upon even the
maj is teetotaler home He begins to scheme
His carnival is at hand. Farewell TO rum is written
upon every hotel. drug and lemonade stand in
spirit of carnival takes hold like grim death
and that if this hotel porter is deaf to
dollar, actually signs certificate at the drug
store for every disease which alcohol remedy,
bite being the chief ailment and this especially
Harry McNllans antisnake exhibition law pass
ed winter by the legislature. There is world OF
hun1an in carnival and / glad the
Professor suggested it,
Il didn't intend to precipate whiskey discussion"
the PROFESSOR deny the Generals conclusions
the place the church recognizes the carnival
preceding but tolerate the alleged
which precedes prohibition The man who cannot see
difference the real carnival and drunken
orgy is too prejudiced this society.
Dr. File here broke n with his impartial unbiased
way of speaking. would take their whiskey in
homeopathic three and fourhngered al
lopahic drinks 1T would be better for them Here the
doctor small sugar-covered pill and swallowed
it. 1t contained enough morphine to have killed the
average being in the form of homeopathy, its
aopathc did not hurt accustomed its
insdious effect THE carnival is contrary to the real
principles medical science To get drunk because
must remain sober for a month after is absurd 1t
would the to keep sober month
in order enjoy better at the end of the
sober period. than you want the eve of
day may suit natures but for let fast
all day when banquet is promised at night To ward
against famine is nothing like the pleasure OF gratifying
a parched throat crying for it's fill. Give
me the carnival at the close of Lent
Captain Greenwich had listened faithfully to the dis
cusson thought his hour speak had arrived.
with the consent of the chair. will recite my
ODE TO PROHIBITION.
Before the days of great ST John,
No sooner earned cash than gone;
Abandoned is perditions road,
And this prohibitions owed.
Captain Greenwich" said Parson Billings. you
conrino ont of a that
belongs to all travel the road to perditien. and
what do you by posing beneficiary Of pro-
hibition?"
why Parson" said Captain, when the preacher
has 10 practice all breaches, then the poet will be
forced to he drinks. If through my gift of
rhyme my talent for poetry I induce lead
lives, that enough? Must the both
preach practice? take hat il is enough for
morals-Iet his audience out the pre-
ceps, and vice if behaves well and in
duges in vices, dshonorable deeds he does his
fun duty: let the others 10 preaching. l write
temperance poetry let the hearers take heed and Danish
the flowing BOWL
The best temperance in Wichita this week,
spoke up Corporal Washington the bartenders To
see citys guests do go the size
OF the glass nearly half and the
spirit glass wasn't much bigger than thiInble. You
may preach prohibit until doomsday but for real
temperance incubation to the wichita bar
keeps this week. had expended liquid allowance
Tuesday by and I still had left a most valu-
able thirst Not a barkeep in town would let me get
much"
Speaking of poetry prohibition and the Ike. said
Col Hockington, 4 Will present the following poem which
original and consequently good those Of
poet club 1t is of John G. S1xes
temperance poems and is called The Coldwater Man
is against the bylaws of this club to listen to
any but original poetry" said Capt. Greenwich and
move an adjournment Carried
MR. SIMON SIMPLE Secretary.
The SAKE poem Col Hockington about read. is
follows:
THE COLDwATER MAN.
IT honest fisherman
I knew him passing WELL
And he lived ny a little pond.
Within a little dell
\ grave quiet he
who loved his hook and rod;
So even his line of life
His neighbors thought il odd.
For science and for books. he said
He never had a wish;
No school him worth Sc
Except school Of fish
All day this fisherman would sit
Upon an ancient log
au5r aza into h. wat