The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-07-08
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m Last night ~ I ct in ~ cottage at hone.
u. Twas happy awhile with ny two prseiou
~ boys,
% Who fresh from . mothers caresses had cone
fe Ny time to beguile With their innocen
is joys, r
10 bliss,
b. No vision more bright could the angels i'm
70 part
1t To man from the mansions above, than WA
= this
'e Brief hour Of deilght to . fond fathers
10 heart.
: Ever changefdi we ind that Lies journey
: il nads,
!. ! How on short turn in the way does there
seem.
Ny boys in their long silent beds have been
y laid.
wake but to learn that my bliss was dream.
wAsHrHcroN. d. c., June 18th. B.
|, During the heavy rain storm last Thursday
= night, sudden and severe gust ofwind came
e up lasting several minutes, which besides
|, breaking down . number ofshade trees along
e the streets, threw down the bell 1t the Cath
. Ollie church which was mounted ON Q scaiEold
9 some forty feet in heigth. This was the finest
: In the city In tone, and weighed SEQ pounds.
! The entire top was broken out.
The "Jsth Of Forty" passed OF Saturday
without incident worthy Of note. The
Fourth Of July on Sunday was celebrated by
three fine addresses from the pulplts OF Vail,
Hewitt and Sparks. The ''Jifth Of Fuly''
was on Monday celebrated with bogus bal
loon ascension, fireworks in the evening, the
6reman's ball at the Opera House. and the
Lotus Club social and picnic at Lake Side.
Will T. Csvsnaugh, assistant Secretary Of
State, brother Of Hon. Thomas Cavapaugh, |
was down paying his sister, Mrs. W. W. |
Hays, visit last week and looking after his |
old farm that he cultivated on the Cowskin |
In the days when he was granger. will /
says We are growing out Of his knowledge in |
this part Of the State, but not out Of his n. |
fections.
There will be . special Sunday School ser
vice in the Presbyterion Church next Sum
day night. 1t 10 to celebrate the completion
OF hundred years OF Sunday School work.
In July, 1850, Robert Rsikes opened bis first
school. Much has been done in the iuterven.
Ing years. There will be one short address
about the origin and development Of Sunday
Schools. The rest Of the evening will be
taken up by the children. All are invited.
Mr. Charles GIeed, whom to know is to
like, spent Saturday in the city. Behind .
fast horse, and beside a friend who values
MIN above all others, he ''toOk In" Wichita
and environs. Charley expressed his aston.
ishment ut the size and appearance Of the
town, and said that, outside of Kansas CITY
and Atchison, Wichita il the busiest and
most prosperous town in the West, not even
excepting Omaha. Charley has Just been {,
appointed general advertising agent for the
Santa Fe road and was out on little getting.
acquainted tour. II
The Sedcos says OF our runaway item chas.
er that she Is . democratic pony How ,
quick We are to recognize congenisl spirits.
"a fellow feeling" etc. We know that the
very. old Harry is in her, and thst she is SO !.
treacherous no one can trust her for . mo.
mept, but il never struck W before what the ,
matter was. II any Democrat has . good !,
honest Trustworthy Republican pony-all real
Republican pony ut that-he can secure an
advantageous trade by calling early. H.
"wichita Charley" home horse, which
has developed good degree Of speed and :,
which has many admirers among those Of !, !.
our people who have watched his develop. :
ment from year to year, was sold few days
since by his owner, T. N. Lane, to Denver
gentleman for the sum Of two thousand dol.
lars. His buyer had heard Of him and SIM
ply wrote to Lane to ship him and Q trusty .
groom on the first train and draw through =
The bank for his money, which he did, and y
Wichita Charley will no more be greeted u
with huxzahs at our county fairs. e'
The wonderful development Of the ordina.
y cultivated grapes and their immense
annual yield has been spoken Of several times
q this paper. The more we talk with grape
'rowers the more are We satisfied that this
fuit and wine product win become AN i'm. Il,
'ortant article Of commerce with the valley. Or
I. L. Nixon says that nearly every year . ne
Arge proportion Of the vines that have been b.
trimmed close puts forth the second flowers "
which in many instances mature before frost. %
would seem from this that vines in the val.
ey should not be pruned 90 close a the rule
rescribed for the ordinary grape growing
ountry. an
r. A. Dorsey's little Eva was buried on Sab. 9"
ath, the services being conducted by Rev. 'n
. ID. Hewitt. The gricf.stricken mother pu
nd Borrowing father have our sympathies. SUI
We are all vOyagers upon the ocean Of life. ms
he sloao -
u the breezes the most gentle. suddenly oc
omes bearing down that ship of doom and
ur barks fall beneath the shadow Of its -.
lack sails. Whether her pennant dies in
siamitous storm or droops In calm It wafts
My death and sorrow.
Death Is the p"rt where all may refuge nnd.
he end Of labor. entry into rest; EFT
cath hath the bounds Of misery confined del
those sanctuary shrouds afaictIon bsst.'' IA
Geo. Kaiser while out riding last week
it'll his wife and another lady and . child, r
srrowly escaped great harm. In crossing la
le lower ChishOlm bridge the outer end Of chi
Re planks broke, precipitating carriage, 1
orses and driver himself and both woman chi
I'd the baby to the bottom OF the creek.
'onderful to relate, beside smashing the
rrisge and hurting one OF the horses, no J
image was done. Neither Of the ladies re. dat
lived . scratch. As the carriage went down lie
It. dragging the horses after It, how the Co,
cupants escaped instant death no one can -
II. The carriage and the team belonged to =
lsley & Leveridge. and was one of the finest
longing to the stable.
The Spring Creek celebration ON SATURDAY tior
It was largely attended, both by patriotic -
liens and plethoric baskets, and Indepen.
nee day was observed In pleasant and v''
hitting manner. The oratiors were very ,''
e. Owing to his wide reputation ~ .
eaker the address Of Mr.. Wall was looked r.
ward to with much anticipation, in fact It rec
V one Of the attractions Of the day. and subj
sudicEce were not disappointed in the tion
st. The other speaker, Major whitenan, -
wichita. being . comparative. stranger
the county, his lofty, patriotic, soul-stir- -
g address made an exceedingly favorable
Il impression upon the large number of Al
rsons who were 20 fortunate - to be pres this
!. The Wichita colored band was in A. pub
'dance and did its part handsomely, elicit PREF
many complimentary remarks from the old 4
isnce, ~ did also the vocal music BY the Tho
e Club under the leadership OF Mr.. J. thei
O..