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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
OVER THE COUNTY.

We have talked vita Republicans from
nearly every quarter Of the county about
the prospect. OF Republican victory this
fall, and the almost universal expression Is
that with such n ticket anything else than
a complete victory would be unaecouuta-
BILE. The entire ticket individually an!
collectively. as Republicans, as honest
competent men. and as men who have done
their duty is simply above criticism. They
were nominated only a. Republicans what
ever the Democratic strikers or anybody
else may say They were nominated as
men who would n officers discharge every
sworn duty cheerful, and fearlessly. Their
daily life il above reproach. There is not
n man ON the ticket but what can look any
and every honest man Ia the face and cour,
the most thorough Investigation into his
private life While the convention Nigh,
have equaled the ticket. they could not
have bettered ii. The ticket was the hon.
est work OF one of the largest, strongest
and one Of the best conventions ever herd
IN the county. Every delegate elected ans
wered TO his name, aud the proceedings
throughout were marked 10y GOODNESS, de-
corum and esrnestness. Many attendants
declared IL 10 be the fairest convention they
ever saw. With reference to the trouble
In Union township, IL the committee on
credentials made mistake II was OF the
head or judgement, and we don't believe
either the committee or the convention for
a minute thought OF job in connection
with the report or subsequent action. Every
honest, true Republican in the county,
with an open face and uncovered head, can
vote for the ticket without any fear OF ever
being compelled to regret IL
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
AN OLD COMRADES WORD.

Hon. Beach Taylor, secretary Of the Uni
ted States military committee, an old chum
and comrade of Murray Myers, writes the
following letter to his brother Lee. at Val
ley Centre, which will be read with interest
by many of the old Illinois boys:
CHICAGO, October /, 1883.
BROTHER JIM Your card announcing
the success of Murray is received with de-
light. The first time you see Murray ex.
tend 10 him my hearty congratulations. l
hope You, as well as every good Republican
in Sedgwick county. will turn himself loose
and elect bin by a good round majority.
He is deserving Of it and will make tip
top sheriff. 1t is high time that the Repub-
LEANS Of Sedgwick county put aside their
petty differences and voted the party ticket
straight. You will remember my talking to
you when last in Kansas about your voting
for Click. hope no Republican will re-
fuse to vote for Murray on any such fimsy
pretext as you offered me. No more now.
Send me an EAGLE giving an account of
the convention,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
WAVING THE BLOODY SHIRT.

The private organ OF the "contemporay
OF Thos. Jefferson with its left tusk seizes
in savage glee the worn banner Of prohibit
ton and waves il nightly under the noses
OF what il CONTEMPORARY terms the Gre
publican saloon vote" and squawks out,
.'Shoo, you snipes, what you doing in the
Sluss and Myers fields: Don't you know all
such game as you, belong TO Amos and
Johnr' But to the unutterable disgust OF
the p. o. the Republican saloon vote" don't
shoe. Thereupon IL reaches forth its other
fang and grips banner on which Is ea,-
blazoncd. Liquor! Liquor,. Liquor ..
and brushes the feathers OF what IL jocOse-
ly calls the police club cranks." and with
squawking, toad-like chirp, II says, "don't
you see the Republican saloon chickens
straying over into the straight ticket pas
ture. Now you old police pullet, just you
get over into the Harris aud Fisher truck
patch and eat green Democratic gravel seed
and find out the kind OF collie them other
ducks had last fall after tasting Click Gu
cumbers." But somehow the prohibition
fowls and the anti-prohibition game cocks
roost serenely in the branches Of the brave
old party tree that has witbstood so many
storms of Democratic hate, and sheltered
the country ION foes within and foes with
out 20 many eycntful years. The trouble is
that neither wing OF the old Republican ar
my can he stampeded this year. Thereto e
the p. o. displays it, fangs, and emits it,
poison, and guaw- the air.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
THE GRADED SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Another professor has run against q
stump. The Fort Scott Monitor published
the EAGLES article on the failure Of the
Kansas graded school system with com.
mandatory comments. Prof. Hudson, OF
the Fort Scott schools, attempted to ans
wer the EAGLES propositions, whereupon
the Neosbo Repubiican intimates that the
Monitor and EAGLE were both cleaned out.
The Monitor answers as follows:
The above is radical mis-statement Of
the article in question. The article was
lengthy, well written article in the Wichita
EAGLE in relation to the subject OF the
present manner of conducting the public
schools. The Fort Scott Houitor copied
the article and endorsed the sentiments II
contained. Prof. Hudson, Of the Fort
Scott public schools, did make a very lame
reply which contained the sentiment EN-.
bodied in the above. But Mr.. Hudson in
stead Of menGiHg the matter mad it worse.
The EAGLE gave, and SO have we hitherto,
given the schools the credit of getting
student through with a course Of instruc-
ton in the elementary branches in ten
years, but according to MIR. Hudson it takes
thirteen years, more than One-half of the
average length of human life.
We know just enough about the subject
TO know that the scholars graduated from
these schools, on an average, are not the
equal in scholarly requirements of those
turned out from the old fashioned schools
who enjoyed an average pupilage of less
m, fnt nrfh In. ftsran md fIsn
amount of expense. Thirteen years Of
pupilage put in almost solid to learn such
rudiments OF education as the law pro-
yides shall be taught in the public schools
Of kansas-it is ut least four times the
length of time needed, and the pupils are
led round and round in a routine OF TOM
fooiery until they get disguised and decide
that the whole thing is nuisance and a
bore. We know enough about it TO know
that the pupils in our schools in knowl-
edge of the rudiments at sixteen, are not
the equals OF ourself at that age with an
average pupilage of less than two months
year during the proceeding ten years.
There is a limit to nearly everything ex-
cept the wisdom aud goodness OF God.
IL farmer should hire man to pillow an
acre Of ground, and said hired man should
claim that he was professional plowman,
and that to do it thoroughly would need
six weeks at two dollars a day, said pro-
fessional would probably leave with an
Impulse from the rear. The necessary
length of time and expense to acquire q
given amount OF learning can as easily be
ascertained, as the time necessary to pillow
a cornfieId. This whole department Is
fraud from foundation stone to the top of
spire on the dome, schools, school books,
school apparatus and everything connect
ed with it. Never you mind, neighbor, the
fool-killer is sometimes tardy, but he will
he around In due time, and then look out,
you will see something.
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All-Hsslilg Bslsam.

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me great pleasure to speak in the highest
terms Of the value Of your All-Healing Bal
sam as n medicine that should be in every
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was induced by your agent, Z. vangundy,
to purchase and try a bottle of your ALL
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
]. A. NELSON FOR COMMISSIONER.

Last week the iuIl proceedings OF the
county and district conventions were pub
lished except that OF the action OF the
ID commissioner district. After the con-
,ention adjourned an inquiry for the pro-
ceedings was answered with the reply that
the full proceedings were left at the office
II seems that they were not. at least they
cannot be found. For the sake OF record
Tor the future We regret their loss. A. to
Al Nelson. no words Of commentator aie
needed from u or any one else. He is
simply u splendid man Tor the position,
square and honest, aud clear of any Of the
tricks Of the politician. A. commissioner
OF this district in 20 and 80 no breath of
suspicion ever attached TO his acts. And
he is not only an honest man, but in every
particular a competent man, who with his
two wears former experience. will make a
valuable commissioner
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
THE "BEACoN'S" NIGHTMARE.

II seems that something's up. The DEVILS
10 pay and things are out Of joint. There's
n howl that horrible roaring up the old
stairway just over the way. The gizzard
Of the Bsacoa is green. Its got a nightmare
bad. slus- is the cause Of it all. He must
be downed. aud TO do il the Bsac0n has
chosen it, old and usual weapons for This
campaign. 1t never opposed any man on
any question except by a resort to personal
abuse, not excepting even the ''cOntempor-
AIRY OF Thos. Jefferson whom il wrote
down bumpiious. vain old ASS. We
appeal 10 the decent Democrats OF Seug-
wick county TO say II they uphold such
methods of political discussion. We ap.
peal 10 Republicans to say If they will per-
init such methods 10 defeat their nominees
We appeal to the people of the county re-
gaFdles, OF party To condemn, by voice and
vote, such deprayed political warfare.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

To the Editor of the Eagle:
The first regular meeting OF the Sedgwick
County Teachers Association was held last
Saturday afternoon at the Fourth ward
school house, with the president. E. A.
Phillips in the choir. The secretary, J. d.
Caldwell. being absent, Mr.. j. C. Herring
was appointed secretary pro tenn.
A committee consisting of Geo. Sioueker.
Laur. Dnnning and j. c. Herring was ap-
pointed to arrange programme for the next
meeting. 1t was then decided by motion to
have but one session per day, beginning at
1890 p. IN. and closing at four, at all subse.
quent meetings, instead OF two sessions per
day as heretofore announced. By consent.
the programme for this meeting. rs prepar-
ed by the committee and published. was laid
aside and the members present all took part
in the discussions. on the following topics
Of general interest to teachers:
/. How shall We keep the children's feet
still during school hours.
The impossibility of perfect success in
this was generally conceded, but that it can
be endurable and largely obyiated by furn-
ishing the pupils interesting work while
they are inside of the school room, and Civ
ing them more time outside Of ii.
9. The primary grade in our country
schools-how much time shall be devoted
to them and what shall their work be.
Some very practical points were made in
the talks on this knotty question.
The balance Of the time of the session was
devoted to discussion of a "working pro-
gramme for our country schools" One of
the members placed programme on the
blackboard giving the branches taught and
the time assigned to each. This brought
out criticisms, and an animated discussion
OF the methods OF teaching the several
branches, especially arithmetic. The old
style of allowing scholar to work for him.
self in arithmetic, only chasing upon gen.
eral principles and rules for blackboard eX-
ercises, and giving each one individual az
tention on the needed points, was presented.
The committee Oh programme reported
the following order of exercises for the
ne xt meeting, which will occur on the first
Saturday in November:
PROGRAMME.
Pneumaiics-Prof. T.. l.. Hallock will il
lustrate with the new high school appara-
tus.
Causes of the failure OF teachers-E. A..
Phillips.
School governmental. ii. Reed.
Methods OF teaching arithmetic to prima-
ny scholars-George A. White.
General rule for the formation Of the pos
sessil plural--J. c. Welch.
School organization-Miss Ella A. Wood.
How to make geography interestins-Miss
Rosa Cox.
Language lessons for the younger pupils
Miss Dora Hays.
Methods Of teaching spelling-Miss Belle
Ebright.
| Primary work-Mss Matte Wood.
Each subject limited TO thirty minutes.
| There were between twenty and twenty.
five teachers in attendance, altogether, and
although not what it might have been ant
not what we expect to make it, yet this first
meeting was a success.
| b. d. HAMMOND,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11

To tie Editor Of tie Eagle:
Please announce ]. L. Moore, o; Delano
township, as an independent candidate for
sheriff Of Sedgwick county, Kansas.
To the Voters Of Sedgssiek Cosafy:
Believing that large majority OF the del
egates elected to the Republican county
convention was favorable to my nomination
for the Office of county treasurer, and that
the votes actually cast gave me a majority,
but in the noise and confusion the tellers
misunderstood the vote and enormously and
worngfully counted me out. Therefore
announce myself as the regularly nominal.
ed candidate Of the Republican party. and
appeal to the voters Of Sedgwiek county to
vindicate my claims at the ballot-box.
I'll. L. TAYLOR.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
WHAT THEY'LL FIND OUT.

Candidates on the Democratic ticket will
observe that the private organ has sailed in
10 the campaign to do battle only for two of
the gentlemen composing their ticket-judge
and sheriff. Decent members of that party
who suppose ii the duty Of their party or
gan to give the whole ticket fair and equal
support, will wake up after the election and
wonder why any one was nominated except
n candidate Tor sheriff, They will then dis
cover that their party has no organ. Only
private organ whose motto j., business
is business, aud all is pap that comes to our
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
PR0HIBITI0NIST'S VIEW.

: Mr.. Allen b. Lennon, editor OF the New.
ton RepuItican, a very ultra prohibitionist,
speaking OF the effort being made to con-
troll the Republican party OF Harvey coun-
ty, talks this way:
In this connection we desire to enter
our protest against the election OF eXtrem-
lists as delegates to the next county con-
ventiOn. The man who has made up his
mind to support, at the polls, as candidates
for Office none but prohibitionists may be
good citizens, but he is not good Repub-
lican. The same is true of men who refuse
to support candidates just because they are
prohibitionists. The proper course for
men holding these two classes is to go out
Of the old parties and form new organiza-
tions. They are not Republicans, and they
have no business participating in the de-
alterations of the parry.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
e. W. LASSELL'S
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Scalds, burns. Group, kidney-complaint,
cuts, boils, bunions, carbuncles, chapped
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At the earnest solicitation of many friends
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11

The Usage City Free Press and the Rtpab-
ticaA have been consolidated under the
name Of the old paper. and made a joint
stock concern. Capt. Admire remains in
command of the tripod. II the consoiida-
ton will keep out a second paper it was
wise, but IL not then it wasn't. There are
other men, probably, who can see no fur.
Their ahead than the men who started the
R,pubiicdn and who will want to try their
hand. Admire is one of the best editors in
the State and would have come out on top.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
YELLOW FEVER.

For the frst time, We believe, the yellow
fever hes reached n high up the Pacific
coast - Guaymas. For weeks IL has been
ragisg The Ce~mcswesifk.. OF Saturday,
says:
The ravages OF the yellow fever In some
OF the Mexican cities are frightful. Al
HermosilIo l.s0c people are down with il.
and they are dying 1t the rate Of ten and
twenty . day. Half the popuiotiou has
ned to the interior Of Mexico and to Ari-
sona, not more than I, 600 remaing behind,
and they are the class who can mot get
away. Nearly every citizen Of Guaymas
has had the yellow fever, and 40 have
died. All the business houses arc closed.
Twsnty-three American enployes Of the
sosora Limited railway have died. Gov.
Trittse, Of Arisona, advises rtrict quarsn-
tiue ax Tucson.
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APPOINTM EhTS.

To the Editor Of the Eagle:
The following is the report Of the station
ing committee of the NJ. +. conference sit
ting at Fowler's Chapel near Emporia:
President, J. ii. Luse.
Andover mission, Unsupplied.
Belvue circuit, DIR. G. w. Sutton.
Coffey county mission, J. W. Ellsworth.
Cherryvale circuit, to be supplied-
Chalk Mound circuit, ID. Worley.
Cherokee circuit, b. F. McPhersoD.
Cowley circuit, to be supplied.
Fairview circuit, Riley Brown.
Fancy Creek circuit. w. S. Mardock.
Haddam circuit, Sullivan Clark.
Harlan circuit, E. Il. Slai.
Moran circuit, Daniel Young.
Mound City circuit, n X. shrimp.
Emporia circuit, l.. Faulkner.
Onaga circuit, w. A. Limbocker.
ottawa station, q. w. Lane.
PawDee circuit, unsupplied.
Newland circuit, TO be supplied.
Golden Gate circuit, to be supplied
Rockville circuit, s. s. Parsell.
Decatur mission, W. w. Morrow.
Sedgwick circuit, c. NJ. Lane.
South Mound circuit, j. Y. McAdsrns.
Spring Hin circuit, James NJ. Frame.
Spring Greek circuit, w. Nj. Woodward.
Uuniontown circuit, John Eastwood.
Sumner county mission, A. Prescott.
systematically. McCoin, ID. Wilson,
W. $. Rice, j. Nichols. S. T. Roach.
Left without work at their own request
NJ. C. johnson, A. johnson. W. ID. Lukens,
A. A. McMurry.
Left in the hands of the President-F.
rurney, W. II. Paine, T. j. Hacker, X.
Freeman, 1. NJ. McKessin.
J. c. Woodward, professor in Moline
schools.
WE. Woodward, professor in Sedan school
Transferred to the unstatioued list-John
NeAllister, n. Burgess.
Received letters-D. II. Walker, p. NJ.
Grant.
Transferred to Mission Conferepce-T. J.
Pulliam.
Deceased-W l.. Griffith.
Withdrawn under charges-P. W. Mar
indale, ii. b. Supple.
Not heard from-H. 7. Lennon.
j. &. WOODWARD,
~
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JUST so.

The kingman Republican of last week
contains these two items:
Hon. J. l.. Dyer, Receiver of the U. 5.
Land Office at Wichita, was in town this
morning, on business; and OF course, called
at the Republiean office. Col. Dyer, has
been in that Office for 10 these many years
and it would be superflHous to say, that he
is one Of the most popular and efficient Of
icers i'm the United States service.
Wichita is the most prosperous town in
Kansas. 1t produces the best newspapers,
supports the greatest multitude Of real es-
tate firms, has more rustiing business men,
than any town Of the size under the sun.
1t viii be happy days Tor Kingman when it
shall be connected by rail with the metrop-
oils of Southern Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11

A terrible affair happened at Fort Scott
last Friday. Ii was the last day of the fair,
which had been Il great success. A drunk.
en- negro attacked another negro who was
rubbing down one Of the race horses. A
scufiie eusued in which the drunken negro
tried TO shoot the ether. He missed his aim
but the ball went through building killing
Judge S. 5. Brinkerhoff, u prominent law
yer OF Fort Scott, who was a man highly re-
spected by everybody. The negro who was
attacked then wrenehed the revolver from
his opponent and shot him dead.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
JEALOUSY.

The following items from the Emporta
NsSs show TO what depths Of everlasting
infamy an attack Of jecslousy will drag a
man:
'sThe Wichita EAGLE has an article this
week on ''rhe Berkshire Interest," which
seems to be very timely In connection with
the political canvass in Sedgwick county"
"Having successfully located Judge Bill
Campbell at Carthage, Missouri, the Kansas
press has tackled the enterprise Of moving
big Jim Steele from Wichita 70 the Pacific
coast
About the only thing that Kansas needs
now to make her the peer In all respects Of
any State in the Union 10 mammoth cave
and u natural bridge, and she will have
these in due courpe Of time IL the editor OF
the Wichita EAGLE keeps his hcslth-and
jmaeinatiouo
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11

DIR. +. 5. McCabe was elected by the Kan
sas synod, president OF the new Presbyte-
rian college lately located at Emporia. The
doctor declined the honor on account OF his
i'll health. We are sorry that it is so. lie
would have, OF all other men In the church,
filed the position to the satisfaction of ev-
erybody without reference to their religious
beliefs, making the college more of State
than a UNCONVENTIONAL institution, so far as
popular favor would be concerned
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-11
A HARD FROST.

PORT JARVIS. n. Y, October 5.-Last
night was the coolest night Of the season.
The thermometer was 26 this morning,
formed half an inch thick. All the crops
not killed by the September frosts are now
destroyed. A great many grapes in the
Delaware Valley were frosted: The buck
wheat and corn are a total failure. The
drought made them late and the frost has
destroyed them.