The Walnut Eagle from Walnut, Kansas • 2

THE WALNUT EAGLE COSTS YOU NOTHING TO GO TO PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY -w i ei jr i PITTSBURG TO BUY YOUR FALL AND WINTER SUPPLY OF MER- We care nothing to what church you belong, how regular you attend, and how often you pray so long as you work and vote for the devil at every election, you are not a true follower of the meek and lowly Saivor of the world. It is not what a man says but what he does that makes him a christian. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. One Six months Three months. "You can't, close the saloons," that is what the rummies say, Has any county officer in the past sixteen or seventeen years tried to close them? Has any one of them made a single honest effort? Not one.

The fact is that the criminality of the saloonkeeper is no worse than the perjury and perfidy of the officials whose duty it is to enforce the prohibitory law. There would be no trouble to close them if the county attorney would do his duty, the sheriff do his duty and the district judge do his duty. In the days of slavery bloodhounds were used to trail down the poor black slave, who was trying to escape from his master, and they are also used for the purpose of capturing escaped murderers. But there is another kind of bloodhounds in this country. They are men on the track of helpless girls.

It would be far better to be torn in shreds by vicious dogs than become the prey of- these human wolves, these hyenas, the vultures, to be dragged into such a hell as the protected house of ill-fame of Pittsburg consents to be disgraced by its saloons and houses of prostitution. It places the revenue it derives from them above its good name, and it license the very institutions that are destroying many of its boys and girls. What an enormous sin and shame for a city to be guilty of. There are said to be 150 saloons in the county, numerous bawdy houses and many gambling places. Has chivalry become obsolete? Have men become so depraved and such moral cowards that they will will not destroy these infamous places.

Oh, for an hour of Love-joy and John Brown to stir the dry bones into life. TELEPHONE VO. 60 To subdue the saloons is the mission of the Eagle. The saloon is the curse of civilization, the barrier of the church and the enemy of education and good government. Everv saloonkeeper is an emissary of the devil, The gospel is lor the poor man as well as for the rich man.

It is for the degraded and dispised creatures as much as for the saints. If it is not then it is no gospel, The gospel that Jesus Christ taught embraces all mankine.no matter what their conditions in life. It is frequently said that you "can not enforce the prohibitory law. and that revenue from the sa Pittsburg wants an appropriation The Merchant's Association of Pittsburg pay your R. R.

Fare All lines of Merchandise are represented by this Association. You are not required to make all your purshases from one member, but make your purchases from as many different firms who are members of the Association as your needs require. Have each merchant place the amount of your purchase in your Rebate Book, and when you have bought One Dollars worth of goods for each mile traveled coming to Pittsburg the Association will pay your R. R. fare both ways.

Take your Rebate Book to the Owl Drug Store, 401 Broadway and receive your money. Make your purchases of the following firms: Dry Goods Houses: Pittsburg Dry Goods Ramsy Bro Co, Seymour Co, Toves Anderson Co, Hayes Israel Bros Clothing, ouses: Liepman, Degen Co, Beasley, Globe Clothing Co, Hub Clothing Emrich's Merchant Tailors: Tom M. MacFarline. Jewelers: R. V.

Kumm Son, Killam ewlery L. Morrison, C. E. Banta Motion Stores: 99c Store, ard ware Stores: Beasley Miller, Mosteller Clark, Bennett Pittsbug Hardware Co Shoe Stores: Model Shoe Store, The Peerless Shoe Store. Furniture Houses: The Kettler Furniture Carpet Up-o-date Furniture Co.

Carpets and Draperies: F. W. Buehre, Besse, Frank S. Both-T, Evaos. Harness Maker: lair Jenness.

Haberdashers: Geo. Danner, The Boston, Laundry and Dye Works: Cumisky's Steam Laundry and Dye Works Millinery Houses: Madam Mousny. Dentists: Chicago Dental Dr. L. H.

McWhirt. Vehicles and Implements: A. Hood Sons Implement Co Dean Carriage Harness Co. Wall Paper, Paints and Supplies: J. Rogers, Finley and Co.

of $150,000 from the state for a manuel training school, and at the same time its lawyers are standing in the courts defending the 32 nasty The governor is the chtif executive of the state. It is his sworn duty to see that the laws are exi-cuted by subordinate offices. It is just as much his duty to do this as as it is for the county attorney or any other officer to do his sworn duty, and all talk to the contray is nothing Ariveling nonsense. Though your sins be red as scarlet and you are penitent there is hoDe and mercy for you. Some of loons is absolutely necessary for the financial success of a city." The first statement smells of the saloon and the second is like it, and both are as big lies as the devil eyer told.

The American people can do anything they undertake to do. They know no such thing as defeat, saloons it has in the city. The city knows and the lawyers know that these saloonkeepers are notorious scoundrels. For years they have openly defied the law made drunk 11m Never until the law gets the up ards of men, debauched boys mine- ed girls and disgraced the city. permost of the saloons and drives Mr.

Taxpayer do you want the school to go to a city where tbey them beyond the borderline of the state will there be peace. Thi9 is no new thing. The war on the sa have no respect for law and order and where your sons and daughters loon was commenced many long are in danger of being ruined? the best men the world has ever had once were steeped in sin and vice and corruption. Do not become discouraged. Fay no attention to the scorns of the selfright-eous who would keep you down forever, Get up, face the world, be a man and make the best of life.

There are men who often feel like giving up the struggle of life. They make mistakes, meet with misfortunes and become discourag years ago. 1 ne sentiment against it is not only growing in Kansas mn it tne report in tne newspapers but in every state in the Union. It is reliable there are between will be a joyful time when the last oooiooo and 30,000,000 people in saloon has closed its doors for south and southeastern Russia ever. starving to death, while in this country there is an abundance of In the fight against the saloons ed.

But that is not the worst, in the county and state, the law is of everything. Kansas alone pro When a man commences to go on our side, God is on our side, de down hill everybody is ready, to kick him, and when he gets clear cency is on our side, right and duced last year 03, -292, 980 bushels of wheat and 187', 02 1,2 14 bushels of corn, enough to give to every Photographers: Feguston's Studio, If down to the bottom they will place justice, are on our side, and we man. woman and child in America their foot oh his neck and hold must and will win the battle. The efforts of the business men: the nearly four bushels of grain. The him there.

Oh, the shame of it. perfidity of the officials and the people are eating tamine bread, a So long as there are saloons in ranting of the lawyers will not be combination of chopped straw and 1 able to save these diabolical insti refuse, baked hard, and they this county, so long as there are drunkards, so long as there are tutions of hell. Away with them, are dying from; hunger and the deadly typhus by the thousands broken hearted mothers, so long Forever, away with them. as there are trembling children suf every day. IMH The Liberator published at St fering at the hands of drunken and No.

2 Folding Louis says: Society will not let brutal fathers, so long will the We have seen God's humble the woman escape from the shame fight against the rum traffic be con poor die. There was no display and reproach of her past life. Ev tinued. Enlist in the war. Help en her patrons in sin and vice wil to do something.

Trample it un at the tuneral ihe casket was a plain one. There were no flowers on it and but few to sympathize follow her up and cause her to lose der foot and show to the world Brow nie that you have not lived in vain. with the bereaved in their sorrow. her position by circulating reports concerning her past; and while she But there was a solemnity and rev is branded and sent adrift this same devil in man's attire is welcomed erence that was impressive. You felt that one of God's saints had gone to glory.

And we have seen ''Governor Hoch in his message to the state legislature takes strong grounds in favor of enforcing, the prohibitory law, and we would not into the best of homes." True every word of it is true. Look those in easy going circumstances in life die. The casket was beauti Price, about you and see whether cases be much surprised if many of the county attorneys and sheriffs, who of that kind have not come under ful and costly, A large concourse sav that thev do not have to do of people assembled and there was your own observation, This is desperately wicked old world. their sworn duty, will lose their of' ereat array of carriages. We ricial heads before the end of the have seen the Pharisee, for show, Close the saloons A few years place a wreath of flowers upon the ago if you had said that to a Pittsburg saloonkeeper he would have casket, and we have seen the old first year of his second term.

Bear down hard upon them all along the line. Make them do their duty or stop their salary by impeaching hypocrite shed tears to cover the 1 a 1 1 1 been so surprised at your audacitv, that his eyes would have bulged out many mean things ne naa said them. about his departed brother. There Elder D. M.

Harris is now the is a time coming when the sins of men will find them out, You can out like a jack rabbits, and he would have kicked you out of bis place of business. Today when you tell him the saloons are going pastor of the First Church at Ga not always cover your meanness lena. For the past three or four with a wreath of flowers, with flat vears he was the pastor of the to be closed he gasps for breath, trembles in his boots, bis teeth tering words and with tears. Christian church at Wagoner, In A wonderfully capable and accurate camera built on the Kodak plan. Good enough to satisfy experienced yet so simple that children can use it.

rattle and he involuntarily turns What They Say And Do. and looks whether the back door is open to make his escape and run dian Territory. His work there gaye the best of satisfaction. He is a close student, a good reasoner a fluent speaker and entertaining and instructive in his preaching. like a whipped pup.

Sentiment Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find 50 cents to pay for the Eagle has changed and the saloons are standing in the shadow of defeat. for another year and the Weekly We have known Elder Harris for many years and he has always been Topeka Capital. We appreciate your paper more than ever, and the same christian gentleman. We An appropriation of $150,000 from the state for the manual train wish him unbounded success. wish you many new subscribers for school at Pittsburg.

How does the coming year, Mrs. O. P. Your success in life will depend Weddle, Dayton, New Mexico. that strike the tax payers of Kansas? How would you like to send PICTURES 2V4x3lA inches.

Loads in daylight with film Cartridges. Fitted with meniscus lens, and shutter with iris diaphragm stops. upon your ability and pluck to face the world. If you make mistakes, your sons and daughters to a city to be educated where there are 32 correct them; if you fall, get up and if you meet with disappoint dirty saloons, seven houses of ill-fame, billiard halls, bowling alleys, gambling places, and where the ments over come them. Do your own thinking, keep your own coun cil, and do not go round asking for advice.

If you meet with opposi My Dear Eagle: You are certainly the strongest paper on the temperance question in the state. You have built your nest in the christian homes and your nestlings are beginning to fly in every part of Southeastern Kansas. Let it fly to Galena, Kansas instead of Wagoner, as I have taken up the work here for 1967. This is a great town with great opportunities for good, but every inducement is abroad also for evil. Eld.

D. M. Harris, Galena, Kansas. Full description in Kodak Catalog FREE at any phctcgraphic dealers or by mail. tion roll up your sleeves and work the harder.

You are just as good EASTMAN KODAK city is strongly opposing the Civic League in its efforts to clean up the town and make it a fit place for such an institution? To ask for an appropriation and at the same time oppose the Civic League is placing the city of Pittsburg in a very rediculous light before the people of Kansas, a man as the fellow who is trying to attract attention to himself by Rochester, N. Y. howling you down. Be brave, be honest, be good and you will suc ceed..