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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

Merchant Traveler-Belva Lockwood
is the only candidate in the prcsiden-
tial field who is not a father.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph-The
vigilantes are doing solid work for
the Republican cause in Montana.
They have already this season hanged
thirty-three horse thieves.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat-lt is ex-
pected tina, Blaine, Butler and St. John
will all be in Indianapolis on the night
of October I'd. MIR. Hendricks should
restrain his propensity TO travel and
| be at home to do the honors.
Pittsburg Dispatcb--The scarcity,
at the present time, of capitalists de-
sii ing 10 make permanent investments
is eviuced by the very few responses
to the touching appeal of Arthur p.
Gormon for money 10 help the Demo-
cratic party through.
Chicago Times-Political orators are
so thick in Ohio that the farmers are
getting out their shot guns to keep
them from tramping down their crops
and the oratory is so constant and tu-
multuous that even a scolding woman
i'm the obscurest corner of the state
can't get a word in edgewise.
The Christian Advocate remarks
relative to the advent of the circus in
town near New York: "Many pro-
fessors of religion went with the null
titude to do evil and the only pleas
ant fact to note is that the show was
of inferior order, givinga great deal
of dissatisfaction"
That education is making rapid
strides in the south is shown by the
fact that in Florida alone the number
of public schools has increased from
$40 eight years ago to 1,479 at the
present time, while during the same
period the number of pupils in attend
ance has increased over 80 per cent.
A peculiar wedding took place at
Birmingham, KY, few days since.
The Rev. William Nolan was united TO
Miss Aggie Love, the Rev. Kennedy
officiating. The happy groom has
reached his 74th year. while the
smiling bride is but 20 years old, and
is the reverend gentleman's fifth wife.
There are over 1900 men and boys
employed all the year round in the
North Sea fisheries. Ii is said they
are rapidly becoming demoralized by
the presence of "coopers," or floating
grog shops, that accompany the fish
ing fleets, and missionary efforts are
being made to couuteract the growing
evil.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
THE EXPLANATION.

Republicans of this county map now look
out for Campbell and Dorsey. who are go
ing around to explain and to ask others to
place themselves in a situation to make ex-
plantations also. All Republicans should
vote the straight Republican ticket, then no
explanations need be necessary. The ex-
PLANTATION of Dorsey and Campbell's course
is simply they want offices, which they
couldn't get at the hands of the Republican
party. This is the only fact which they
will try TO disguise.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
FEW AND SCATTERING.

Capt. J. B. Johnson's speech covering the
political record of Gov. Click has caused 9
terrible howl among the Democrats Of the
State. All this fuss and feathers is far
fetched. Everybody who lived in Kansas
previous to the war and during that struggle
Of loyal men in this State, know just what
George w. Click was. Republicans who
think more of Clicks personal liberty howl
than they do Of. Republican principles and
traditions and victories will vote for Click,
but they will be few and scattering.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10


The Wichits EAGLE of the 9th
inst. copies outright an article en-
titled, Exodus to Kansas" from the
Sun of the 18th inst. We do NOT
"kick" because the pencil pusher ofthe
EAGLE used this article as his own,
thus giving the Sun no credit for it,
but why should he change the county
from Pratt TO Harper? If the EAGLE
man wants to boom Harper county,
he will please write the articles him.
self, or engage some worthy journal
list from that vicinity TO do it; don't
take the Suns articles written for the
benefit of Pratt county, and apply
them TO another by simply changing
the name of the county.-Saratoga
Sun
The article was cut from the Hsr-
pea Sentinel and not from the Sun, or
At least from one of the Harper pa
pers. We remember of writing the
name of the paper from which it was
clipped but the compositor left it of
The pith of the article was from the
Inter-Ocean, but who stole it first we
won't pretend TO say, any farther than
ii was not us.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

We said some days ago that the
New York Herald had given up the
fight. In its issue of October /, it de.
Slares that Blaine has fixed things to
carry New York city, and that practi.
cally settles the contest. This is its
exact language
While we hope that Governor Cleve-
land will be elected president, even il
the state of New York should fail him
and while we believe that the state OF
New York cannot fail him without
such cheating as ought to send every
participation in it TO Sing Sing, yet we
know that Mr.. Blaine's local managers
and Governor Cleveland's local enc
mics are desperate enough to risk
State prison if they can elect Blaine,
and we know also that the way they
expect to cheat is by deal on the
municipal ticket.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

Larnard Chronoscope: The editor OF
a Germa II newspaper published in AT.
Gibson, claiming to be Republican
paper, is travelling over the country
organizing "Glick clubs" after the or
der of still hunt. He disgraced Lar
ned with his presence few days ago,
but meeting with little encourage
ment, took himself to other fields OF
labor. His method is to obtain the
names of those who will agree to vote
for Click and work for the election OF
members TO the Legislature who will
vote to resubmit the prohibitory
clause in our state constitution. 1t is
sort of boycotting scheme, the men,
bers agreeing to boycott any member
violating his agreement.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
KANSAS ONLY A PART OF SEDo
WICK COUNTY.
An Old Correspondent Writes An
other Letter From Illinois.

SKNAcA, H., Oct. 6, 1884.
10 fAs Edisor oftAe Eagle:
It is hard to believe that October is really
here, for, look out upon the landscape
which way We will, there is not a sign OF
autumn's gay banner Of bright hues, and the
meadows are almost as green and velyety as
in June. Late warm rains have kept up a
semblance Of summer SO long that when
slack Frost" puts in an appearance he will
meet with hearty welcome. That SER
mon on Trouble" in recent issue Of the
EAGLE, tempted your correspondent to add
supplement, but IT may be as well to defer
it until we return to the "happy valley
when we may be able to review the multi
plieity of cares as thing Of the past. Per
haps by that time we may have learned to
look upon trouble as does the interested
render" who made comments thereon. -. As
the eventful day draws near, the spirit of
party feeling runs high. Seneca has quite a
number of St. John men, most of whom are
from the ranks of the Republicans. Not n
few Democrats talk prohibition when in COM
pany with Republicans, but when it comes
to the test it is prbable that their
votes will not tell much for st. John. II is
confidently expected, however, despite the
trickery of a certain party, that Blaine and
Logan will carry large majority here.
The "better half of our firm has
received several letters from western points
inquiring about the stock of swine and poul-
try kept by John B. Howe, whose place,
four miles from here, is well known as "yal-
ley Farm. He advertises largely, and ships
stock to parties at a distance. | am told to
advise would-be purchasers to limit their
search for stock to Scdgwick county. The
aforesaid better half afiirms that he has seen
in the pens belonging to o. z. Smith, OF Vi
ola, as fine specimen porkcrs as ever strut
ted or wallowed in the soil of "Valley
Farm Now, as to the merits of Mr.. SIS
swine, | am fully ignorant, but / do know
that if called upon by n COMMITTEE on re-
freshment" to furnish light biscuit and faky
pits iof ~ ptC'irloii, tiidI HIS Skill III
baking would not be surpassed by the most
accomplished housewife. Mr.. II. W.
Adams, Of Peatown, probably has a very
fine stock of poultry by this time. The
progeny of that wonderful bird he bought
in Wichita nearly two years ago go.
A few days since, while going a
short distance on the Rock Island road,
met an old gentleman who was returning to
his home in Newton. He spoke of Wichita
its rapid growth, etc, and referring to the
EAGLE, he said: "While do not favor the
editors political views, 1 greatly admire his
energy and enterprise, and consider that
much of the prosperity of Wichita and
vicinity is due to his efforts. Why" and
here he became ludicrously emphatic.
"Marsh Murdoch would almost make the
average newcomer believe that Kansas is
only a part of Sedgwick county,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
A FEW OF THE REASONS
Why you should not fail to buy your spec.
Iacles of
YOST & BENSON N,

/. Long experience enables me to order from
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and to have them always on hand. Consequent
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cases. suffer no delays.
g. At our Office you will find all the appli-
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ton Of imperfect vision, Have recently rtceiy-
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proyement In optical Instruments for the de-
lection of the powers of accommodation OF each
eye
3. careful examination is made with in
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corrected.
4. Having the proper lenses Tor glasses ami
fully understand their respective missions We
are able to insert them in bows. OF frames, of
any material desired by the customer, setting
the lenses Tor glasses) at The proper angle Also
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BY having lenses Sor glasses, ~, made Of
structed in shape throughout, afordin2 5ucn
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OF continual loss OF sight, vision actually I'M
selves. Talk with those that have given them
trial. Hear what they have to say. You Will
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only save your money but save your vision,
the value OF which cannot be computed in paltry
dollars. Always at my Office. One OF the best
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goods or answer questions, II You Will take
your turn they do in going TO mill. If your
case Is a desperate one, IL your eyes have been
medically treated or surgicaliy operated on,
after which almost invariably spectacles are
quired. IL is of great importance to you TO
have the proper spectacies, those possessing
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II you are skeptical bring your oculist or sur
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with those that understand business always
sell my improved lenses to the medical fratern-
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spectacles where thoee do that understand the
merits or dement's Of the same.
Main Street, next door north ofPostoffiee
WICHITA, KANSAS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

San francisco Bulletin: 1t has been
stated. and we think there is not much
room for exaggeration in it, that the
success of the Democracy would be
worth $500 ,000, 900 TO foreign manufac-
turers. Lyons and the silk trade in
France would no doubt contribute
literally, if an appeal were made to
them. The using of money to pro-
mote nations interest in another
country is not a novelty in history.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
New York Lost to the Democrats

A leading Democrat of New York, who
has been thought of as candidate for Gov
ernor, says: "My business brings me into
relations with workingmen, great many OF
whom are Irish-Americans. who have always
voted the Democratic ticket,and have care
fully investigated the stories Of defections
from Cleveland. l have become convinced
not only that the stories are true, but tina,
the detection is greater even than the Re
publicans have dared to claim. New York
is already lost to us. would not be sur
prised to see plurality of 5000 for Blaine,
and do not believe it will fall below $4,000
in any event
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
REMEMBER REMEMBER,
Sesooer the 18th has been fixec
Tor the great Rally for the Repub-
means In the Southwest.

iioans In the Southwest.
The day after Ohio shall have spo
Ken will occur the greatest political
meeting ever held in this section o.
Kansas. 1t will probably be the gran.
dest in point of numbers, in elaborate
display and in the number and charac
ter of the speakers who will be pres.
ent.
We suppose the Young Mems Re.
publican Club will take charge of the
matter and look after details. They
can't commence this work too soon
IL will occur one week from to-mor.
row. Invitations should be sent out
to all the clubs of adjoining towns and
every town in Sedgwick county ought
to have marching club or delegation
present. A decorating committee and
committee on reception ought to be
appointed in addition TO the regular
working committees. Every Repub-
iican in the county who can afford to
spend the day ought to be present in
Wichita, old and young, not only in
the interest of their party and it
principles and in honor to the eminent
men who will be here, but lust to
show the fusion mugwamp
gang that are sailing under
the head of Democracy in
this county what they have
got to meet at the polls next month.
by consorting with and patronizing
and nominating sore-head and PLAYED
out Republican officials. and mixing
up with their job little whisky cry,
and little greenbsck cry, and little
anti-monopoly labor cry, they expect
to fill two or three of the prominent
Offices of the county, thus one by one
get control of the country. They
have been misleading good, old-time
Republicans, who should get their
eyes open.
Some oftbe most eminent speakers
of the State arc to be present, among
whom are Hon. j. j. Ingalls,,
Gen. j. C. Caldwell, Hon. Geo. r..
Peek, Col. Jas. r. Hallowell, ex-Gov.
Geo. L. Anthony, Hon. T. ID. Thach-
er, Col. John A. Martin.
1t is sincerely hoped that the Repub-
lican business men of this city will take
some pains to decorate aud display
for this granGest political demonstra-
ton ever attempted in southern Kan
sas.
The demonstration will be made
both during the day and at night.
There will be speaking in halls and on
the street, and there will be music aud
earnestness everywhere.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

Mr.. Millington, editor of the Win
field Courier, takes the stand in thu
last issue of his excellent paper, and
gives his own recollections and expert
ences, showing how life and industry
have been affected in the country by
the various tariffs.
Mr.. Wilmington was born in the
spring of 1928, about the middle OF the
last term of James Monroe. He re-
members, therefore, the notification
measures melted by John &. Calhoun
and the agitation which led to the
sliding scale" tariff growing lower
every year, from 1883 TO 1884. He re.
members how, from year &c year, the
prices of labor, wheat corn, potatoes,
beef, pork, everything which the
farmer produced, went down also
And how, in the midst of these
wretched years, came the crash OF
1887.
1--WE were raised" says Mr.. Milling.
ton. Gin Rutland county, Vermont
Our father was q Wing, q warm adyo-
cate of a protective tariff and a farm
err. From 1887 to 1872 We were IA to
10 wears old and can remember well
the situation of those times. The
country where we lived was an old
country as compared with what Cow
ley county, Kansas, is now. The farm
ers had large orchards with plenty OF
first-class fruit, but they sold best graft
apples at IL l-2 to 18 ga cents a bushel,
when ;hey could sell at all. They
made cider ami could only get about
81 90 per barrel. They raised plenty
of potatoes and cold at 10 to IL IL
cents per buslIel. Corn was worth 70
cents and wheat 80 cents per bushei'
They made maple sugar and sold 1t al
the next town at 6 Ia cents a pound
Pork was worth Sc 90 TO 500 per bar
rel and fiue wool rs cents per pound.
Everything else which the farmer had
to sell was in similar proportion
People who have poor memories, or
are incapable of continuous reflection,
speak of these as the good old tines
They were times, as Mr.. Millington
truly porlrays them, when farmers
were in the fields at hard and unre-
hitting work from six o'lock in the
morning to seven O'Clock at night, and
in having lime from five O'Clock in the
morning 10 eight o'clock at night, and
when able-bodied men hired out TO
do this kind of toll for 500 a year.
The women worked as hard and more
hours than the men, and if a young
woman sought relief from this sort OF
drudgery in school teaching She re-
ceiyed rs cents % week.
In 1912, when protective tariff was
enated. MIR. Millington goes on to say,
a new era dawned upon Vermont,
and hundreds of Vermont girls left
their rs per cent. per week house
work or school tenching and went to
Lowell and other factory towns, to
work for three to six dollars a week !,
and more when they become experts.
In the course of four years prices of
farmers prouduce, and of labor had
on an average doubled. Wool went
up to rs cents per pound for fine Me-
rino fieeces, -four to ten dollars per
barrel, potatoes to rs cents per bushel
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

said a prominent Enterprise Demo
crat on last Friday evening, "The
Lord save me from Click! | heard
him speak at Solomon on Tuesday,
and more egotism was never exhibited
by any man." The rank and file and
solid citizens of this section are drop
ping Click like a hot potato. Click
makes votes for Martin wherever he
speaks,-Abilene Gazette.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

The Cleveland, Ohio, correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press says: "Col.
c. w. Moulton, of New York. broth
er-in-law of John Sherman, has been
making speeches in Ohio. He tells me
that he was an attorney in the Little
Rock & Fort Smith railroad suits. The
secret said he, of Mr.. Blaine's abil-
iiy TO dispose of those bonds at such
good prices has never been disclosed,
SO far as / know. The fact is Blaine
personally endorsed every enc of the
bonds before he sold them and thus
became personally responsible for the
principal and interest. He relied on
the statements of Caldwell and Fisher
that they were valuable, and that is
where he failed to connect. This item
of fact about his endorsement will
supply a missing link in the story.
have seen the bonds SO endorsed"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

The Democrats called Lincoln q
baboon. Grant drunkard. Garfield 8
perjuror aud bride taker, and Blame
corrupt official, political jobber in
railroad stocks. They lied regarding
the first three, and it follows as a
reasonable conclusion, that they are
lying touching the last.-McPherson
Freeman
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
THE SLUSH FUND.

There has been considerable talk about
it to the Democratic party and for the cleo
ton of Click and the supreme judges. Al
fist We had little thought that there was
any truth in the matter, but prominent
Democrat yesterday referring to the dem
onstrations made night before last by the
Republicans, said: ''Oh, well, go on with
your hurrahs, the amount it would cost Us
can be utilized at the polls and in the
wards to much better advantage on election
day" To Republicans We say keep YOU
eyes open for there is no doubt that money
is and will be used all over this State and in
an illegitirnate way to secure votes
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
Administrators Notice.
first publication Aug %. lsslJ

tFirst publication Aug. ~, tsei.l
STATE OF KANSAS,
Sedgwick County,
In the Probate Court in and for said county
In the matter Of the estate Of Geo. w NulgS
more deceased
Notice Is hereby given that letters of admin
isiration with the will annexed, have beer
granted 10 the undersigned on the estate of Geo
" Nulgamorr, late OF said county, deceased
by the honorable, the Probate Court Of the
county and state aforesaid, dated the Goth day
Of August, a. ID. 1854. Now. all persons haE-
ing claims against the said estate, are hereby
notified that they must present the same to til,
undfr igGed for allowance within one year from
the ia of said letters, or they may be preclud-
eel from any benefit OF such estate, and that II
such claims lie not exhibited within three years
after date of sneh letters, they shall be forever
barred ELIZAFErH \ NULGAMoRE,
EXecutriN.
With the will annexed Of the estate of Geo.
W. Vugamore, deceased.
WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 2sth. 1881.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

The Rev Merritt Hubbard recently
read a paper before the New York
City Methodist Ministers Association
entitled, "a Preacher in Search of a
Party" in which he argued that it " as
the duty of temperance people to vote
the Republican ticket and not for ST
John. His paper met with general en-
dorsement. "Seek and We shall find, y
and 'blessed are they that know a
good thing when they see it,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

Quite number of our citizens from
the Sedgwick county side attended
the fair in Wichita this week. They
report good show and large crowd
of people. The county that scooped
i'm the premiums at the State fair and
the gold medal at the Cincinnati expo
sition, can get up first class county
fair. -Mulvane Record.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

Georgia is always producing some
thing remarkable. The latest ''Geor.
gia scene" is described by the New
man Herald: 1.-The scene in the grand
jury room Saturday after the jurors
had completed the weeks work was,
we dare say, unparalleled in the coun-
ty. Sending for Judge Harris and
calling in the bailifi, they held an ex-
perienoe meeting. Every member OF
the jury was protested Christian,
only one of which was not a member
Of some church. Each one had a word
10 speak for jesus, and the Oldest
member Of the body led in fervent
prayer
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
THAT'S WHY.

The Beacon wants TO know why the
EAGLE don't publish certain things men,
toned. We are no hog, nor would We de-
prive our contemporary Of all interest. II
we published them then there would be
nothing left for the Beacon, and heaven
knows it's dull enough even with the all
matters which we leave out for its especial
benefit.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

Abilene Gazette The Hon. g. l.
De LaMatyr, of Denver, addressed
the Greenhackers of Abilene and vi
cinity, last Tuesday evening. The
most notable thing that he said in his
speech was that "the monopolists are
growing richer and the farmers are
growing poorer" This he said in
view Of the fact that the "big bugs
capitalists and monopolists" are fail
ing by the hundreds--and right be
fore him were famers who started in
Dickinson county few years ago on
small capital and arc now rich, one Of
whom IL brother George NJ. Living
ston, in whose 5000 residence on
fipe thousand acre farm Rev. De La.
Matyr was handsomely entertained
that blessed day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
COUNTY TICKET


About 2,5Oo, 900 standard silver dol
lars have been deposited in the new
silver vaults Of the treasury depart
ment. The total capacity of these
store rooms is 5000 bags, each con-
tanning $1,000, or $1,000 900 in all.
The vaults when filled viii contain the
coinage of only about twenty months,
and by the expiration Of that period
moro vaults will have to be provided
il the coinage is continued.