The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-04-27
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, ISOLATION or life in civilized society. An
: aged lady, ply sically delicate and inlrm,
but intelligent and refined, and one who ha.
: evidently seen better days. called on us Mon
> day, understanding tina, we had facilities fol-
sending her TO her people, which we had not
n The feeble old lady has daughter and son.
in-law in Wichita. and the latter sent her
from his honc, destitute TO live or die. as
the case might be, foroidding her to see her
only friend. This is case for the charita-
f bly, inclined ladies Of the city, or for socie.
ties whose mission it is 10 relieve the dis
tTessed. The aged lady tells a pitiml tale,
y and something should be done for one totter-
ing on the brink OF the grave; for one who
has not only acted out her part in the drama
OF life honorably, bat who most keeniy feels
the humiliation of a pauper's dependency.
and whose heart sinks in view OF the utter
desoiation Of her situation. Her Children are
scattered. but she, hopefully, after her now
dead husband had lost all through security
bond, came to a daughter whom she had low
, ingly nursed upon her breast and whom she
had guarded and gently nurtured up to wo-
manhood. only TO be rudey thrust out by
: that woman's husband into a cold world, Tar
away from the friends of her youth,-out
among strangers,-out to the poor house.
Eleven tramps were picked up in town by
the police and huddled into that dirty, ratty.
sinking calaboose, where they were allowed
one meal at sun-up and another at sun-down
only, and of very plain food. plain as bread
and water could make it They violently de
clared that in all their rounds of at least a
thousand different jails, jugs, lock-ups, tombs
and penitentiaries, they had never been run
into such nasty place. The city marshal
asked them then why they struck this town
Their answer was that they had got under
some hay in a freight car at Newton suppos-
ing they were going on west, but Weakened
up next morning to find they had been
| switched of down here, and they wanted TO
lind lawyer to bring suit against the road
| for damages. They declared if they coule
only get back 10 the main line they would be
happy. So the marshal tumbled them into an
empty stock car on the midnight freight and
they were seen no more. One Of the outfit
was cripple, having lost portion of both
legs. lie said but for his begging the rest of
the crowd would well nigh starve at times.
Sluss. in his old settlers speech. classed
among the ealamities TO which the early oc
cupants of this valley were subjected. .smon-
| ey Mt five per cent, with reasonable CON-
mission But money was essential, and in |
spite of the high rates it commanded many
succeeded in marked degree As an in |
| stance. w. G. Woodmsn, of the First Ar |
kansas Valley Bank, told us the other day |
that some four years ugo new settler Dor. |
rowed $1,000 of him, 800 of which he used |
improving his farm, in, esting the balance in |
live stock. 4 year ago, or year before il |
was due, the man paid the principal and in |
tercst, and last week the same man came into |
his bank with eighteen hundred dollars that |
he had no immediate use for and which he |
desired loaned out to some harder-up fellow
at the usual rate with reasonable commits
sion.
Garfield Post, Grand Army of the Republic,
of Wichita, are making extensive prepare
tons for the National Decoration Day, the
3Oth of May. The Post is fourshing and
the members desire every Old soldier in the
county to become member. for which rea-
son the Initiation fee has been reduced to
nominal sum. From advices from the yari.
Gus townships ii is estimated that five thou
sand people living outside OF the city will
participate in the ceremonies. Mayor Greil-
fenstein will, in accordance with the custom
throughout the country, issue proclama.
ton closing all business houses from l o'clock
till Up. m. The programme will be published
in due season.
very distressing affair was that at the
Catherwood home in which their only child
was bitten 10y mad dog. The boy is bright
little fellow. Because of seeming misfortune
with his children, all of whom died except
this boy, Mr. c. came to Kansas in hopes OF
being able to successfully bring him up to
manhood. The dog passed Mr. {. in the
he'd before reaching the house and mistrust-
ing that something WAS wrong with the ami
NAL etarted himself for the house. but before
reaching it the dog had attacked the boy and
severely bitten him. The father left on the ;
next train in search of medical relief IN lii
nois.
We had a very pleasant call from tlree In I
diana gentlemen on Monday morning. who .
came up with J. 5. Jennings, who is an old I
time acquaintance. The gentlemen were ali ,
from Marion, Grant county-A. NJ. Baldwin. S
John Irvine and II. G. Humber. Mr. Bald- I
win has served two terms as Recorder of q
Grant county. Both be and Mr.. Irvine wer, l.
very pleasant and intelligent gentlemen. and r
both lawyers. we should guess. Mr. BaiG- .
win had made several trips to Kansas. but C
never south OF Usage before. They were de- a
lighted with this great illimitaLie valley and Z
propose to see it all the way down TO the .
Territory before going back. h
Many of the EAGLES lady readers would
no doubt like the secret of the Chinese polish
for shirt fronts. collars, etc. A lady in Wa
teryille, Kansas, writes the Inter Ocean that
she obtained it from reliable source, which
Is as follows, to be used hot or cold. as il
looks best: ~ hite wax 4 ounces: sperma-
ceii, ounces; stearine. ounce; met to-
sether. and rus of into cakes, so as to be Z
Convenient ra5 the polish on the shirt and
hen iron till glossy. y
Pigs sold as high as Ss.Os last week. and
;orn touched eighty cents. Five year. ago a A
imns Of the EAGLE by practical farmers.
ouehing the profit Of corn at ten aud fifteen .
;ents per bushei. We put it down that corn
will never be sold again in Wichita ut eight
bushels for one dollar. Corn at eighty cents l.
5 not only profitable, but big thing: but
,orn at fifty cents would drive out the wheat ?;
interest.
In Tbur.,f..v agtar 80 Ia. Al
Burlington, who lives a half mile southeast
Il Good River postofice, this county, sus- d
aimed 800 loss in the destruction, by fire.
# his stable. cattle sheds, corn, milIet aud 1.
'ther seeds. The fire wa started by a little
10Y, who was playing around the stable with
matches. Mr.. Burlington but recently mov-
d into the county from Illinois. and the loss
ONES especially severe, as he was just get =
ing start
1t is said the country is full OF snide agents.
n some of the central counties of the State.
armers ordered groceries By samples in the
lands of drummer and now 4 wall goes up
hat the goods are not up TO sample and are
hort in weight. Law suits are resulting.
Is rule il won be better 10 buy of men al
on know and can trust. As il is about time
uch operators were reaching this section. III
his word of warning may benefit number p'
{ readers. W
As this is the season for asparagus, that
antiy vegetable. we give our lady friends ID
wo excellent receipts for cooking it: "Wash =,
nd eat in pieces about an inch long; boil in ;.
ist enough water 10 cover it until perfectly !,
ender: let the water boil off, then put in -,