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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06
The Premium Humbug.

The Prdirie Fdrmer hits the hum
bug system of giving premiums to
catch subscribers, the following good
one, straight from the shoulder:
The time is fast approaching when
he annual subscription to the farm
paper must be renewed. 1t a matter
of more than passing importance that
the best paper should be obtained. and
i fair equivalent for the subscription
price be secured The candidates for
the favor and money of the farmers
are as numerous, about the beginning
of the year, as are fungi after a show
er. Every device which ingenuity can
suggest is used 20 attract attention
and dazzle the superficial observer.
Premiums ranging from plans to PEN
ellis, make great show upon paper,
aud the succulent chrome is used to
bait treps far the unwary. y solitary
sewing machine, rheumatic in its
Joints and wholly unreliable in its
movements will leaven an exceeding
Iy large lump of tin spoons and cast
iron forks. Something for nothing, or
ten cents for nickel, is the puissant
motto uuder which they sail, and the
prize papers always get it--that is the
something and the subscriber gets
nothing"
Why a paper costing as nearly all
that is asked for it as any thing manu-
featured for the market, should have
to be forced upon people through
some lottery scheme T; why publish
er should make a junk-shop and live
stock commission house of his Office,
giving all manner of merchandise and
stock, from pig to piano. to secure
the sale of his journal, IS a mystery
which has always been beyond our
comprehension. If man has a lot of
snide jewelry and cheap, ffteen-cent
chromos OH hand, the lottery system
is probably the best way out of his
trouble; but why publishers should
forsake legitimate methods of doing
business tie sell their paper, can only
be explained upon the theory that the
paper is not worth the money asked
tor it. A very large part of tie work
of the agricultural press should b in
rulcatinp GOOD business Drinciples.
honest, fair and legitimate dealing and
they can well afford to let alone this
fiimsy lottery scheme to secure SUBJ
scriptions.-KanSGs Farmer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06

Nearly every day we read an item
in one of the papers to the effect that
Farmer So-and- Sos barn took fire ano
burned everything up and that thu
fire must have originated by spenta
peous combustion. Packed hay, Of
course, will produce heat, but we al
ways have an idea that the "sponta
neous combustion" originated il
somebody's pipe. Every one who il
so careless as to set hay on fire witt
his pipe is always sure to hide the fac
if he can. Farmers come late at night
from town and think if the boss hi n
self keeps his pipe in his mouth for :
few moments while he puts up tbt
horses and pulls in the wagon no harm
can come. Or a son or the help ma.
have as great an idea of his careful
ness. Every farmer ought to have an
invariable rule not, under any circum
stances, to have pipe or cigar light
cd about the ouibuildings. Hands
should, as far as possible, be prevent
ed from CARVING matches about theI
clothes. They are surc to spill Al
semo time, and, being stepped on b!
man or beast, will, perhaps, destroy b
years labor.-NeU York Herald.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06

The word mule comes from thu
Greek and signifies ''to stop" Like
multiplied by like produces like
Grasshoppers multiplied by grasshop-
pers produce famine, and potato bug
multiplied by potato bugs produce 5
rise in the price of yeast. But when
you try to multiply mules by mules
they don't multiply, and hence tht
word mule. He has no more sense OF
taste than stone jug, and will ear
anything that contains nutriment ,and
he don't care whether it be one pei
cent. or ninety-nine. The mule is $
good worker, but he is liable to strike
and when a mule strikes. human cal
culation fails to find out any rule b,
which to reckon when he will go to
work again. You can never really
tell whether YOU like mule or moi
till Won have heard him sing. | have
been through the New York stock ex-
change, and spent part of day in a
boiler factory, and have been on one
or two Sunday school excursions, but
never knew what noise was till
heard lot of army mules bray. Th,
mule has one more leg than milking
stool, and he can stand on one anc
wave the other three round in a.
many different directions. One of the
dead certainties about mule is thai
he is sure footed, especially with hi'
hind feet. He never misplaces them
If he advertises that his feet will be al
q certain spot at a certain time, with
q sample of mule shoes to which he
would call your attention, you will
always find them there at the ap-
pointed time.-BoSton Globe.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06
The Hessian Fly.

These are unmisiakable indications
that this, one of the worst insect ram
edies of wheat is steadily moving
south, and to put farmers on the watch
for him, we copy the following from a
late number of the Prairie Farmer.
Late Seeding seems TO be about the
only feasible and at the same time eff
fectual remedy, and the wheat grow
ers of the south, say south of SO de-
grees, are fortunate in being able, if
they need to put of fall wheat seed
ing into the month of November, or
later, and escape all danger from him /:
will give SO much of the habits of
the Hessiau fly as will enable us TO UNI
derstand the reasons for the methods
that should be adopted for its exter-
mination. There are two broods of
flies during the year, the last brood
appearing from August to October. or
even later, though the numbers that
appear later than the early frosts are
not considerable. The eggs are laid
on the blades of young wheat as it
comes up, where they hatch out in a
few DAYS and proceed down the blade
to the tiny stalk where they feed upon
the plant till the maggots are full
grown, when they change to the pupa
or flaxseed state, as it is commonly
called and pass the winter. The warm
DAYS of April aud May that start the
growth of the young wheat, also COM
plete the transformation of the flies,
and they come forth as perfect insects.
These deposit their eggs on the blades
as before, aud when hatched, the young
maggots find their way to the stalk,
follow it down till they reach the joint
when they stop and begin their work.
From the above we see that most of
the insects are in the pupa or faxseed
state when the grain is cut, and If this
could be threshed as soon as dry, the
straw spread over the stubble, and the
straw and stubble both burnt, most of
them would be destroyed. This would
do little good unless a whole commu-
tv would unite in burning not only the
straw and stubble of the wheat after
cutting, but also the straw and stub
BILE of rye and barley as it works in
them enough to continue the pest. But
it is too late now 10 apply this remedy
this year.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06
Meat and Grain.

Tho revolution in the cattle and pro
vision trade which is now upon us
will probably involve the following
results, according to the Graphic:
1. The meat consumed in the North
Atlsnic States will, in the not distant
future, be killed and dressed in illi-
nois, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas and
the other great grazing States and
Territories of the Union.
2. Our meat exports are destined to
become enormous; but the meat sent
abroad, as well as that sold on the Al
lantic slope, will be killed and dressed
in the West, and will be forwarded by
refrigerator ships 10 its destination.
8. The whole business of selling,
killing and preparing beef and pork
for market will be transferred TO the
West, and the cattle dealers. pork and
beef packers, and commission mer-
chants in the eastern and middle States
will be reduced to a minimum.
1. The value of grazing lands in the
West will be greatly enhanced, and To-
cal abaitoires and packing-houses will
be established on the lines of the prin-
cipal railroads.
5. What the East will lose in the
handling of cattle, ahd the preparing
and packing of meat, viii be gained
| by the West in the enhanced value OF
lands and of cattle where they are
grown.
Al these results are the consequent
ces Of the extension OF our railway
system. The first effect of opening
our trunk roads is TO concentrate BUSH
ness in the old center of trade. But
subsequently it leads to dispersion
of business and the opening up of new
local markets. The grain trade will,
| "A the not distant future, be affected
in he same way, and Western dealers
will decline to pay tribute to Chicago,
st. Louis, or Milwaukee. Grain viii
Oe bought by the seaboard merchants
at all the local centers for its disposal,
and will be shipped direct to New
York or other seaboard cities without
stopping at any of the old centers OF
| grain traffic. In time, doubtless, the
English merchants will, by aid of the
telegraph, buy the grain themselves
iirectly from the smaller granaries
throughout the country, and have it
,hipded through from the West to Eu-
rope. 1t is eN ideut that the next de-
ade will see on important change i'll
| our methods of marketing meat and
grain; bnt everything seems 20 point
20 large increase of the business of
the West and the growth of local man.
ufactories at the expense of the eastern
and middle States.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06
Pioneer Farming Without Money.

"Rural, Jr.,v writes thus to the Chi
cago Tribune: at is only mockery
to urge an unemployed man to go OIL
to a piece of land unless he can take
with him at least one thousand dollars
to put up buildings, purchase team.
harness, wagon, tools, ETC., beside'
enough more TO provide clothing and
provisions for bis family for at least
one year"
Whereupon Michigan farmer tells
his experience: 81 am the son of a
man who, with some hundred others,
left the looms and workshops of Scot
land to make themselves homes in the
wilds of America, with little more
than promise from Government that
they would be provided with some
tools to start with, which amounted
TO little more than camp-kettle, with
which to cock, and Ratchet (not an
AK with which to chop down and up
the trees: also seed and some family
supplies, which they were to pay for
a wear after settlement. These sup
plies in the main they had TO toto on
their backs or as best they could on
an Indian trail, through an unbroken
forest. from one to five or more miles
And these men, Mr.. 'Rdral, Jr.,"
knew Just about as much about farm
ing as they did about navigating the
ship they sailed in. They were in the
widest sense of the term rural jul
niors." And what was the outcome?
lam one of eleven children brought
UP under such circumstances, whose
parents lived to see each one of us in
possession not only of something we
could call cur own. but what is better
still, name more respected than city
loungers and idlers.
"Talk about 81, 900 to put up build
ings with. The house that was
born in bore neither the marks of the
miller's saw nor the carpenters plane.
Round logs for walls, split Eastwood
logs for q floor, split hollow bass
wood logs for roof; a chimney built
of sticks and mud; quilt or hlsnk-
ct for temporary door; one or mora
single panss of glass to admit the
light, and little furniture after the
same style made up the mansion in
which first bresthed the pure air of
o nertherly climate, and of which l
am not ashamed to-day. Man is born
with a loftier ambition than to covet
to be poor; but had more of our
American youth of the present day
been rocked in sap trough, and
nursed under such tuition, the match
Of the incendiary and the missile of
the burglar would have come less
often to hinder the progress ofour in
dustries and blacken the page of our
Nations history, than they did in the
late July riots. Surely, the condition
Of our unemployed city population is
not so bad after all, if it be better 10
remain as they are than to brave the
hardships of breaking up a piece Of
land, unless they have the wherewith
20 come out fully-fiedged farmers in
year or two"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06

Patterns of Glass sets, 81 TO 81. IS each.
IL do do Gsblets, 81 so to 81 so per dor
Glass Bowls, open and covered, high or lew.
Bar Glasses, Ale, Beer and Lemonade Glasses.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06
In feeding pigs the question of prof


il has been closely examined by Jo-
seph Harris, not only as 10 the yield
Of pork. but also as 10 the value of the
manure. He considers the manure OF
q corn fed hog worth onc-half cent for
every pound of corn consumed. This
is equivalent to twenty-nine cents a
bushel or ten dollars per ton, as the
manurial value for corn, in addition
to its feeding value. In one of his ex-
perlments, which, from the precision
Of its figures, must have been very ac-
curately performed, he found that
thirty-fve pounds Of feed given TO an
Essex pig in one week cost thirty
seven and one-half cents and produced
manure worth forty-one and three
fourihs cents. Such result as this
is very remarkable, and if confirmed
by future trials, would tend to show
that all our previous conceptions OF
the value of animal dang have been
far below the mark.-Cor. New TorA
World.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06
Corral and Cook Room
The Southern Kansas Institute.

REV. H. wiNsLOW ABBOTT. 4. H.. Prin-
cip;i.
Mas II W ABBOTT. the famous Vocalist.
Teacher of Music.
This Select school for males and females Will
open on the first N0nlay OF september, lslI.
me scholastic year vii De- divided INTO three
terms 0f thirteen weeks zach.
fui,ieu IN tie Literary Department SIS per
IeIIn Tuition in The Musical Department, SIT
per Term Primary pupils not s0iieife,. FOR
IaIiher partcuilrs inquire of
II. NIN>T OW ABBOTT,
" icaitl Kansas.
S0cxtra ch1rge Tor Greek, L4.in, French or
German. ~
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06

The man who puts his silk hat down
on q neighboring seat at a theater, ire :
euently meets with crushing defeat.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06

Cs.iors and Bottles, Plated Ware, Spoons and
Cutlery.
Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Lamps and
Chimnies.
The New York herald., 1877-12-01
DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS.
herald BRANCH OFFICE. I.2ss BRoADwAy.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT FOR IECEPTION OF
ADVERTISEMENTS AND SALES or PAfERS.

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The New York herald., 1877-12-01


HORSES. CAKKIAGEs. -.
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fkf9SSSue e.si, :s!is T!s s. BAY,
:sss s:;:srs sas
BALE or Coon and Buffalo Robes
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.as :ss ss'fs bsS. s;fs :S. S.s s.
the same .imc; cost $223; made By Trri Of Albany:
cs.sas nGsi Fl DxRk a.po cray combined premium
% sna s ss a
goes every known saddle gait trotin single
af; iseH sG frc ;s.Sa ss
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puIisly trial a4ox with training viii ie fast,
WE'LL @ s.c' and speedy .
ard Tn Ssra s.csa ,.S nqS aSnr Colt w. ss
l5 high years old rot by independent dam BY Ameri
star: hns harness animal: hss trostod In 2:4o
gens; top Pony Phaeons. wat.own Depot and Express
fsa ana Work
"i1jis FULL DESCRIPTION a, sale.
s:'fSs sS :s'suns :.
HEAD Of tho nns. ycans Road and Basnss. Horses and
s4Ss Ss%S
TToS above ri; WI ss y. S6sESSihsT ciAScE
sss s'fd 81. pEi sns GOOD horses
A SEVEN Low PRICED HORSES SUITABLE
hsfor any business No $40 Wost lSth 81. ud.
son.
A -GREATEsT BARGAINs-No CASH OFFER RE-
son sop Pony PSss,on top RosS wsspons ns Hsr
nes,es. Blankets sleshs: Al little used also new pair
large Russian BLACK bear 1 ncsss Inquire for boardsrs
4 VERY FINE BLACK COUPE HORSE. isX HANDS
Ahigh years old; warranted also Brewster Lsndaulet
also Brewster Victoria; great bargain. West 18th -
A FOR SALE, SEVEN HORSES. PROPERTY OF
.Lghtning Rod Company; sold q sacrihce fs6 West
4th a., near Barrow st. inquire In blacksmith shopc
"A two genuine Portland slsxhs, handsomsly uphoI.
stercd also pair sso black bear Robos Blankets
&c Brewster spring Top Wagon Pole ana shafts; all M
tie used sell regardless OF cost Prvaso stable.
FOR SALE. COUPE OR CAKRIA0R HORSE,
~ sblack, 16k very stylish, sound great knee
tion also OF Harness. double set carriage Har
ness two suits OF Livery at sscrhce. f4S West 18th
sst winter; also top Brewster road Wagon, Harness
Blankets &C. Private stable In 18th ss Of
otn nv. opposite Manhattan Club
A CONCORD OR SOME LIKE DELIVERY WAGON
ossow & ssss
cry sts Jer1y CITY.
The New York herald., 1877-12-01

~ -RoYALHAvANA DRAWS DECEMBER 10: FIRST
O.priss 5000 900 dollars e4O $40 $40
e5 81. Louisiana Extraordinary Dsrbution takes place
December capital prize $i0OOO shares $40 S. 81 So
Kentucky single umber draws December whole shares
ei j. CLUTE CO., Bankers
900 broadway.
RIO the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sUCCEssFUL
ft1m rnstsycr csu,s "a \; assured ss the ofce
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-10-10

Six Cinnamon were released from
Alameda county, Cl., jail, under the
United States statute which provides
that any person serving outa sentence
fer non payment Of fine may, at the
expiration Of thirty days, apply for
release from imprisonment, upon a
satisfactory showing to court COM
missioner that ne has no means, not
exempt from execution, sufficient to
pay the fine, and on such showing be
released from custody.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-10-10
Telegraphic Paragraphs.

On the Both ultimo General Mile.
engaged and defeated the Nez Perces
The Indians lost II killed, including
Looking Glass and Joseph's brother
and three other chiefs, and 40 wound.
ed; also 600 horses, mules and pc.
MES.
Colonel H. r Sibley has been ar
rested for forgery.
The railroad bridge at Atchison
Kansas, is so badly damaged that
travel over it hos been suspended.
Postmaster General KY has APP
proved new plan for second-class
mail matter.
The Patent Off e fire originated
from fire built in the ladies' copy
ing room.
Elk. Congressman Small of South
Carolina has been held to answer for
receiving a bribe when in the Legls-
lature, and ex-Sfate Senator Maxwell,
in default Of bail, was sent to jail.
The United Stat IS Supreme Court
Is in session.
Morrissey and Kelly are going to
Washington, the former in the inter-
est of Randall for Speaker, and the
latter to work for Cox.
The Ell Paso, Texas, uprising is not
of an internatI nal character.
The dispatches of yesterday say
there is considerable excitement East
relative to probable war with
Mexico.
The elections in Ohio and Iowa
passed off qu city, but we have no
news indicating the result.
Gold yesterday, 1924.
General Gourko has taken com
mand of the Russian cavalry in the
rear of Plevna.
The heavy fall of snow and rain
will probably suspend military ope
ratlons in Bulgaria and the Balkans
Gambetta's manifesto has been is
sued, and is applauded by the Re-
publicans and condemned by the
partisans of Mcmahon.
Mexico is ordering munitions of
war.
The Pioneer Land end Loan Bank
of San Francisco has suspended,
caused by the losses of W. T. Dun
can, son Of the manager, in the stock
market.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest IF J. c. Duncan and B. &. Lee
warne, charged with being concerned
in the over issue OF the Safe Deposit
Company's stock.
The failure of w. T. Duncan of
the Pacific Board was announced
Monday. Report says he is about
$4,000 short.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-10-10
GRANGE PLATFORM.

The State Grange of California re-
Gently in session at San Francisco,
adopted a platform, Of which the
following IS an epitome:
1t approves the action of the Ma
tional Grange, at its last session, in
recommending the use of Grange
influence in gaining certain objects
regarded by members of the Order
as essential to their material interest,
among which are the following: A
Department of Agriculture in the
National Government, the head of
which should be member of the
Cabinet; the enactment of laws pro-
viding for the improvement OF natural
water channels; for the improvement
of the patent laws; for the security
OF depositors in banks; for equality
of taxation; for equitable regulations
controlling railroad management;
recommends similar action by all
State Oranges as regards the Legisla-
lures of their respective States, and
by the various county Oranges to Sc
cure county interests; recommends a
steady discussion and action on the
above question, also on the subject OF
industrial education; the reduction
and regulation of salaries and fees
of county and State officers; laws
needed for the effective punishment
and restraint of malfeasance and
bribery in Offices; such notifications
of the financial system as will best
protect and benefit the industrial
classes, and especially such Acts of
Congress as will soonest and most
permanently make each dollar issued
by the Government, and representing
its credit, of equal purchasing power;
declares against Chinese immigra-
ton and labor, including petition
to Congress to so modify the exist
ing treaties, that while they will! Sc
cure even-handed justice, they will
effectually stop this growing evil;
such action of the Interior Depart
ment or Congress as may be necessary
to do justice in the desert land aod
other monopoly bills concerning the
public domain; a tariff for revenue
alone. They also hold that a closer
organization of the industrial classes
is needed; deprecate all strikes and
acts of violence; demand, IN behalf
Of the people, who have so much at
stake, that hereafter any man who
represents US in any legislative body,
or any position of trust, shall bear
we'll before the election and in office
the old-time test of our fathers, as
he honest? Is he faithtul2 Is he ca
pable?" And to this we would add
the test question, peculiarly needed
by the time, "Will he he true friend
OF our industrial interests, rather
than the merest slave of capital or
party 2"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-10-10

The press of Georgia is unani-
nous in advocating the appointment
of Herschel Y. Johnson to the va
cancy in the United States Supreme
Court. If a Southern man is to be
chosen, it would be difficult to
make IA better selection. He has won
the merited approval of all parties
by his impartial conduct on the
bench of Georgia, and has shown
that he can perform the difficult task
of forgetting that he is a politician
when acting as Judge.