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1 VOL I. AGRICOLA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1885. NO. 2 1 i ing fir amusements that require too Miss Esther Thurber, We have the promise that a will be given us as soon as Anderson countv votes. When you hear a man sneeiing at the local apers because they are not as big, cheap and newsy as the other papers, vou can 6afely bet that he does not squander his wealth to assist in making them better, and that generally tbe pppers have done moie for im than he has for them The man who cannot see the benefit arising to a town rem a iewspaper has not the sense of an oyster, and he is about as much value to a town as a delinquent tax list.

Qaeen City Herald. Amusements. Coutinued. Silkvile, Deo. 20, 1885.

Beginning my subject where I left it last week, 1 shall now proceed to discuss lawful and unlawful recreations. Society i equires distinctions, drawn lines. The social law is tho't to be of rather a statutory character you shall not, or you may. I dislike those distinctions because the adjustment of them to the fitting of all circumstances and all persons, is so difficult. It looks like a rehearsal of ihe innocent and forbidden.

The present perplexity largely comes from accepting in a hereditary way, distinctions which may have once necessary but. are so no longer. Our present of society with its intelligence does not require that cast-iron regulations to cleanse it that as once necessary in England under the rule of the stun i ts. We all know from history that vices and degradation had so corrupted the morale tt'at some salutary law, though severe, was necessary to restrain the unbridled passions of generation. This was the work of the Puritans, and their attitude was, "I will will forego nil pleasures till I have crushed out Cavalier vices." It was so skin to religion that it became identified with.

Vices and pleasures were put in tli3 same category. It may have been social economy but it was a mistake to insert this indiscriminate cleansing of society into the fabric of religion. And now the stress that constrained the religion of the Puritans has passed away, leaving set of distinctions as to amuseaieti'ts, all interwoven with religion, btjt forming no essential part of -t, and having no basis of clear thoughtJThis explains the reason that alldwoi'al training in New England has haVJarge negative element; it sign iMs been the not doing certain tigs. we h.ive leui'iied by tho haul much of time, or causes us to neglect our business, our homes, our intellectual ami moral growth, then our moral make-up is out of 'restrictions so exacting should be applied to our caes that will restore our moral equilibrium. Are we in debtt do we oweour fellow-man, then i our time belongs to him until he is paid.

We have no moral right to play billiards all day and late at night while oi creditors and repass the billiard hall every. Are your children well clothed? Has the wife respectable clothing? or is money and time spent with the cues and balls that should be spent in providing for their necessities? While, as has been previously stated, these matters are free for men, yet their honor, manliness and family affection should keep themselves away while they can so ill afford to fritter away God's precious leisure. Tbe time spent in learning to play skililully any game, would, if devoted to studj some art, make one pro ficient in it. While you are learning to play billiards well you could learn to write well, a splendid hand or gain a mastery of book-keeping music, literature, etc. These acquirements lift higher 'in society's scale, instead of lowering you in its estimation, weakening your influence and enervating your power.

I could never marry the young man who habitually frequents billiards. It is not respectable. No young man nor married man who respects himself will loaf there. The occasional visit there to read or to talk to a friend, is no crime. But don't go unless you have such a mas te ry over yourself that you can come away when yenr better judgement tells you to.

Between billiards and roller-skating I make no distinction because none exists. a P. b. 1 aid not think utii my article appeared in print that I had been so severe with the "Dude of die 'Burg, Of course let him -write I do not. wish to monopolize the Eagle's columns.

J. That Sallow Complexion Is caused by acUsim'ered liver and can be relieved at, once by Beggs' Tills, the st laxiitive, in the world. We giiHi'wntee evi-iy In (o give satisfaction Sold by Bonin Fletcher, liichmcud, and Ti Lockwi'OJ, Princtton, Kas. Melt MeMi Ian, Williunisbuig. Trie North And South Road From the Lyndon Journal.

We are informed by a private letter, that at a meeting of the men interested in building- the Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota Railroad, at Garnett last week, that it was definitely understood that the road would not be built to Ottawa; that it would be built to Garnett; that the line runs through Header township, and that it is aquestiou of subsides and cost of trading whether they go to waverly, Mel- vern and Lyndon or via. of Williamsburg and Quenemo, or Williamsburg and Lyndon; that the Williamsburg route had the disadvantage of being circuitous and heavy grades, while the Wnverly route is better grade and no longer, while further advantage of reaching Melvern, Lyndon and Carbondale and a better grade to reach the Wakarusa. A wrong impression has got out regarding the route to Williamsburg. Mr. Bunn our.

county surveyor, says that he can show a way to Williamsburg from Garnett that is of the nicest road beds in the wdio'e country. Far superior to the one from Rfecder township to Waverly. If the company can fiud a survey anywh kbe from Garnett that is worse than the cne from Waverly to Quenemo, this town stands ready to pay the cost of survey. The fact, is, the route is much nearer, goes through a better country, and can be bu easier than any other route that can be selected. Ihen when the road comes, here, it comes to a town that is already made and well established in busines.

She will come to a town and locality rich in coal and other resources. Tbee are not off haad remarks, but are facts that can be proven. If the company wants to go eisewtiere let them nay so, but not fail back behind the excuse that this route is not feasible. Ve are here rady to prove that it is. We want the rond all of us want it, and the people will do their part to get it.

The company has made us fair promises that they will give us a show. That) is hll we ask, a fair cbaacc. WlU-IAJLElKG, KAS. DRESSMAKING la all its forms. CUTTIirG AND FITTING By Frvnvh Sale-Call lit riioms foimery lv Mrs.

G. Baker, iil8y; D5NT1STRY! Dr J. M. Smith, Ariiiic'at t-t'th Tbkth ExtKAiTEi) Without Vun. Cavities clea se wit par by the nw tea htti Boons Overr S.

H. Lucss's Store No. Main St, OTTAWA, KANS JOHK W. RE PKOPRIKTOR STAS2LE, RICHMOND, KANSAS. Good turnouts furnished (it tines.

S. T. R1CKMAN' D. Physician Surgeon, PBIXCETOK, KANSAS. Calls promptly attended day and night.

iss Ford, DEALER IN Drv Gcods, Boots ami Sim r- Groceries, Provisions, Produeelaken in Exchange. Prikcetok, IvAsrsAf JOHNSON Plasterers xPiae Builders Work solicited nsni gvwAid. Also i hand a ood -A '-riou; Jiii F-U wfflilesn.l i if i Willi -u-g. "A Merry Christmas" to you all. Genuine rnapb syrup at Hulett it Song.

13U Go to Hulett Sons for choice buckwheat flour. 19 tf Dock GraveB and family were np froai Burlington this week and remained over Sunday. All persons who arc owing on their paper and w3j0 are handling coal, cn pay their dues in coal if brought right away If you want the highest cash rices" for poultry, take it to J. 11. Jeers's North Side meat market, lh ilso wants all the eggs lie can get.

22 Headquarters for S-mta Claus this ear is at M. Y. IIULE'IT SONS, who are stocked up with a full line of Christmas goods, toys, china-ware, etc. Dolls for little eirls, wagons for the boys, arid something suitable lor everybody. jU and see them before they are picked over.

24 tf Toys! Toys! J. L. Barnett has 'them. Eveiy-thmg novel and nice. Albums, tools, va9es, scrap books, and a thousand other things to delight people and ornament the home.

Sold very cheap to suit hard times.24 Santa Claus's Arrival AT THR OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE OF DR. J. KTJSTER, Where a host of Holiday presents will be found, consisting of PHOTOGRAPH find Al'TOGKAI'H Al.BLMS, Books of Poetry and Fiction, and hundreds of other articles Mutable for CiiriktmabN GiFTfl at very low jirioes. 2.U3 From tbe Waverly News we learn that jt no effort has beeti made by that town to secure the railroad. If WiUiamsbuig loses the railroad, we have the statement from tbe officials that it is because of manifested diffidence ani lack of enemy moi than any other reasons.

Anything wortn having is worth working bard for. With all our wealth underlying 119 in the chape of coal, we doubt whether an effort has been put forth bv our citizens in an organized way to make railroad managers appreci ate it and see the gieat advantages this town offers railroads. Union City, Indiana, is a town of some 6,000 inhabitants at one side of the county, with not nearly so good country around it as has Wil liamsburg, and no advantages at ail in the way of build iuo: stone or coal, or any other resources yet a few determined mo worked for railroads got them. Now she is of more importance than the county-seat. Another railroad will double our population and business in iess than two years, and the Eagle would like aA'ful well to prove it.

We often think about our help less condition- in case of a fire in this town. Widiamsburg is wholly with out the means of fighting a fire, she be so luckless as to have Oiie. No engine, no hook and lad-' company, not even a public well o'Wf'h-d wiih a pump. Doesn't it like we L-'ave our public woik a done? We now have a good well but no pump. Pr ctically it is of uo use.

We p'iv a rate of i-isur- in -this tov above have to pay if our town was prepared for putting out fires) ent to get 'nickel 8, Udders and a wfcgon. There are plenty of young men here wh would i nn a com- pauv, ifth-y lad the opportunity. Out why talk or write: Hell Dei a hing that this paragraph Mil not i. OtiSe fV'rli ttlttOSll thought. Citizens, friends, neighbors, we ae tired of hav'ngit thrown in our teeth and of seeing it lastly in print that this u)wn is a lifeless hiiur, with no energy nor ambition.

The fact of it is the eliarge is not r.rne. in all cases. We' have seen you build a school house that is worthy of your etlorts. have een your benevolence put to the est. and it never flinched, but re sponded nobly and liberally.

We i. nave seen your priue spurred iui Mie oecasion and it was there of the true kind. But there are some public matters that does seem to us in at need your combined, determined ef fort. But this matter you are not organ'zed. But little can ba dom: without organization.

Now sc.ri-uuslv. candidiv. for. the future and present good of this town, don't you think that we would do better to be. incorporated? Think over se riously.

We had tho ideasure of boinsr shown through Mr. E. II. Corwiu's new art rooms while at Otfawa last week. Thcv are located in the heart of the business portion of town, in Chamberlain's block, be tween Ilaiies Manning's and C.

D. Crane's drv coods stores. The studio will consist of a suit of seven rooms, composed of reception, toilet, two operative, dark, print and stor age rooms, Here is a lioorage ot 2,000 square feet. It has a northern exposure, which is said to be the sofest and most even light of all ex posures. Mr.

Corwin has taken ihese looms years, and will them up in a lavish and taste ful ttylo. His new1 quarters will give him room now to exercise his full and growing abilities in this his chosen art. Ottawa is bo congratulated on this enlarged facilities fordoing artistic work. See Mr. Corwin's card elsewhere.

Sil'tvilic "Joie" waua town Sat-urd a Interesting to Ladles. Our lady readers can hardly fail to have their attention called this week to the latest combination of improvements in that most useful of all domestic implements, the "sewing machine." As we understand it, a machine for family use should meet first of all these requirements: It should be simple in its mechanism; it sh)uld run easily it should do a wide range of work it 6hould be as nearly noiseless as possible it should be light handsome, durable, and as cheap as is consistent with excellence throughout. These conditions the "Light-Running New Home," certainly meets. It has also several very important and useful attachments and notions of its own, which go far to make good its claims to popular The "New Home" specially recommends itself to purchasers on account of its superior mechanical construction, ease of management and reasonable price. Over half a million have been sold in the last three years, all of which are giving universal satisfaction.

This unrivalled machine is manufactured by the NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE Orange, and 30 Union Square New York. The success of "Science," the scientific weekly for general readers, and the increasing quantity of scientific news published by the metropolitan dailies, are indications of the increasing interest of scientific matter to the country at large. When the interest of newspaper readers has once been fairly fixed, we shall no doubt have a scientific daily, perhaps a "Daily Science." Any reader desiring to try ''Scieace," tbe new scientific weekly, will be entitled to the four issues of December on receipt of twenty-five cents by the publishers, 743 Broadway, New York. Magazine. -We have received the January issue of this popular monthly, with its many new improvements.

It appears in new type and a new form for the new year making it one of the handsomest publications in the country, especiaty for the price. It opens with a charming serial story, by Miss Camilia Willian, entitlid, "The Gilberts; or A Double Mistake," intenseU intresting, but not sensational. Also a choice variety of complete stories by the bcrt authors which are entertaining, interestinf and amusing. Illustrations, Poetry, The Housekeper. Our Young Folks' Club, Humorous family reading As the best way to test its merits, send 15 cens to tho publisher, and receive the January issue as sample: then vou can remit 1.35 for the balance of the year, if you wish to continue.

Subecription price fl.30 per year, postpaid. For sale by newsdealers, price 15 cents. Address G. W. Htudley, Publishers, 23 Haw ley Street, lioston, Mass.

Hie Faglo and Ballou.s Magazine will be furnished to subscribers for $7U rer year. SAC VALLEY. Miss Mablo Keys of Pittsburg, was visiting, at Mr. Wiiliam Peddicordsthis week. The old lady Stephens is woreo again this week M.

Harmer shipped a car load of cattle last week. Elmer Lozier and E. Peddieord took in a bunch of hogs thio week. List of letters rctnaininer in IWillinmshnrir Kansas postollioe. November 20.

iKSii. If nnt called for within 30 days will be sent to the Dead letter office. Parties catling for the same will please say advertised Mrs.Eliza Bonner, Allen H. Edward, Mas. Juines, Miss Martoa King, Chas.

T. Kent. Thns. Kendall Mrs. Esther McMellon.

Mrs. T.ih MonrinnVmil Andrew Ontlaw William Simmons Miss Emma Simpson, E. G. Smith, George D. Stattard.

cards 2 Chris Olsore. Ilcwlt Oratk P. M. Notice. I will give 35c per bushel for corn delivered to me at the Eagle office to apply on subscription.

You can pay up arrearages or take the paper and pay in advance at this price. Th! oifcr hold? Tod until further notice. T. W. Fields, tf of modern reason which ultimately regulates such matters, that, our ue-lief or faith is not keyed to such a note, but is a gilt, aiid a spirit that transposes all things.

Our tradition on these matters ami our knowledge hiive couie int.) confiiat One, side says it is wrong to do this and we must abstain because our ancesu-y taught us so. The othei sid-- denies the binding of such logic, and, as always happens when harries are torn town, rushes into the other extreme. On one side is bigotry, on the other side is license. Each are mistakes one in s-pplying the restrictions of religion to things not essentially evil and the other forgetting that innocent things may be used as very bad things. All the grand emphasis of religion, however mistaken, has been on one sioe, all the eagerness of human nature on the unher side.

It is in such a conflicting state that young people generally do a-bou as they please. Truer distinctions will' be made when we fully learn that our belief or faith is non a stem of levtrict-ions, but a biinger-in of higher life; not a rule hut an inspiration. When this order of faith is established the question of amusements will be an easy one practically to settle. It tells us that whatever is not of itself evil, whatever is not in excess, whatever does not minister to vice, are tree. It does not say, however, that it is best to use this liberty to he full, nor that you are to come to the ways of thinking, that shut a- musements out of all power to tempt or injure.

President Cleveland is free to play a game of billiards, but higher considerations may render it unwise to do so; and having weightier matters on band it is not probable that he cares to follow in thatdi-rection. While yet free to engaged in games of this kind, our faith should tench us that if we are endeavoring to make of ourselves all that life will let us and to extract from every day's duty a certain pleasure in meeting that duty and performing it to the very best thst our abilities and nature will let us, melhinks no higher enjoyment can be found. If in our constitutional mnke-up our faculties are not sufficiently hal-nnced, or our past training has been auch that wo are constantly hanker-.