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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08


John r. Mclean Is best known to fame a.
editor Of The Cincinnati Enquirer. He is a
young man of 80, and the only son of Wash
ingtou Mclean, formerly with James }.
Faran. proprietor Of the paper. Mclean
younger was educated thoroughly in America
and Europe. He developed great business
capacity, and few years ago acquired COM
plete control Of the paper. Since then be has
been devoting his attention to politics.
Mclean is u short, heavy set, pretty little
fellow. with blue eyes, fat. chubby face, is
ever nobility dressed, and is gay company.
He sings any sort Of q song, speaks any Ian
guage flucntly, dances an Irish jig or plays
the piano with equal grace. He can mimic
any mar he ever met, tells = dialect story
with charming brogue and caisSrite hum
orolis sketch with the same grace end facility.
He is bachelor, although most men Of his
age and condition in life are fathers Of fam
lies 1t Is said that there is a romance about
his celibacy, and the entire story is We; 10 b.
ended.
However, JOHNNY Mclean has great big
heart for his friends. and especially for his
mother and sisters During his lively expe-
riencss in Columbus recently his sister. Mrs.
Gen. HaDen. WIS thrown from . carriage
in Washington, and with her husband ne
riously hurt. The news Of this came to
John while busy in his political schemes. and
diverted his mind entirely. He was very
anxious until he learned that no serious re-
sults would follow. His love Tor his mother
is even greater. Il Is hid that during the
hot summer nights Mrs xcLean would sis
up at home awaiting the return of her boy
from ths busy scenes of . morning paper Of
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08
THE KITCHEN CLOCK.

CJohn Vance Cheney IN The Century.1
Knitting is the maid O. the kitchen, Mily
Doing nothing, sits the chore-boy, Billy:
Seconds reckOned.
Seconds reckoned;
Every minute,
Sixty in it.
Milly, Billy,
| Billy, Milly,
Tick-tock, tock-tick.
Nick-knock, knock-nick,
Knockety mick, nickety-knocky-
Goes the kitchen clock
Closer to the fire is rosy Milly,
Every whit as close and cory, Billy:
times a-fying.
Worth your tryingi
Pretty MiIly-
Kiss her, Billy!
Milly, Billy,
Billy, Milly,
Tick-tock, tock-tick,
Now-now, quick-Quicki
Knockety-nick, ckety-knockr-
Goes the kitchen clock.
Something's happened; very red is Milly,
Billy boy is looking very silly:
Pretty misses,
Plenty kisses;
Make it twenty,
Take plenty.
Billy, Milly,
Miliy, Billy,
Right-left, left-right,
That's right, all right,
Skippety- nick, rippety- knock
Jumps the kitchen clock.
Night to night they're sitting, Milly, Billy;
Oh, the winter winds are wondrous chilly!
winter weather,
Close together:
Wouldn't tarry,
Better marry.
Milly, Billy,
Billy, Milly,
TwO-One, One-two,
Don't wait, 'twont do,
knockety nick nickety knock
Goes the kitchen clock
Winters two have gone, and where is Millyi
Spring has come again, and where is Billyf
Give me credit,
For did it;
Treat me kindly,
Mind you wind me.
Mr.. Billy.
Mistress Milly,
My-Oh, Oh-my,
By-by, by-by,
Nickety knock, cradle rock
Goes the kitchen clock
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08
Thought He Was Joking.
TSyracuse Herald.l

MY boy, what are you doing with that
cigar in your mouth Throw the filthy
thing away said a clericai-looking man to u
bootblack who stood near the Globe hotel
putting a cigar The urchin looked up at the
man with an injured air, then, shaking his
head said:
Nav yer don't Pm onto that trick
That's what the kids tell me when I'm flush
and smokin' a two-fer, SO they can pick it up
But when lad can't take a smoke without an
old chap like you wantin' him to trow it
away, then there's case for pity"
Reaching into his pocket, the benevolent
boy brought forth 3 cents, saying, as he held
them out to the abashed gentleman:
Here, take them coppers and buy one for
yerself, but don't ask me again"
The dozen or more men and boys who had
collected around the pair shouted derisively
as the minister turned and walked away
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08


Follett-What is the meaning of the term
Fools Paradise!7
The fools paradise is a place where the
fool-killer buries his dead. As fools cannot
be considered as responsible for their acts
they cannot he punished in purgatory, and
yet they cannot be admitted into Heaven.
They are therefore consigned to place fitted
up specially for them. where they can ask
each other, is this cold enough for your
and all such little intellectual sparkle as that
There is where those people go who breathe
in the barrels Of the shotgun or light the
kitchen fire with kerosene
People who enter this paradise enter i,
with great rapidity, and generally in frag-
merits. The outer court is used mainly for
the purpose Of asserting and classifying the
remains
This is also the home of the man who, dur.
ing he, casually sat down on buzz saw &c
think OF a hard word
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08
where the Currents Miusle.

Nothing is more democratic than the aver
age American railway train, for it represents
every class and is no respecter Of persons The
millionaire and the lowest member of the prol
etariat may possibly occupy contiguous seats
People who never by any circumstances are
found together in the same room jostle agains.
each other in the cars and show what thin
partitions divide the various classes in this
democratic country. II that water which is
constantly in motion, and whose particles
come frequently in diverse contact, is always
the freshest and sweetest, why may we not
carry out an analogy from il and say that the
social current also which experiences such
conditions is. in similar way. made the bet
ter for it. 1t should at least be preservative
against decadence and stagnation
New York Star: 1t is time for the law to
declare whether the emotional insanity. self
and voluntarily produced, is TO he barrieI
10 the calm and justice-decreed sanity Of IL
haugrlan.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08
A Mountain OF sun 10 Sycrs,

IChcnKO ImeS.
Wild sunfowers now cover Mount David
son, Nevada, almost from base to summit
The mountain presents the appearance OF
being draped in yellow mantle. Although
the suDfiowers are more or less numerous
every season-there being a few evcrywhere
the old settlers say that every third year
is the big one for tbem-is sunAower year.
1t is probable that the unusual amount of
rain this season has much TO do with tho
great abundance and vigor of wild flowers of
,,xerN variety
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08
Annually ExpcnAed.
TC'hicarp Times

INuVHkU IIIiltS
1t will, perhaps, interest the young man
who contracted to supply his sweetheart at
the seaside with confectionery for the sum
to know that about Sc, 0oo, coo is spent an
nualy in the same way by his unsophisti-
Gated brethren.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

New York Hour.l

The United States can never lay claim to
being a republic, in the best and trusst sense,
until ii ceases to worship vulgarity veneerei
by mere wealth. and recognizes the fact that
q diamond may shine beneath an unpresen-
tious exterior
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08
CAPTURED CANNON.

Becoming scarce Twenty Years After
the Close OF tho War.
At the close Of the civil war the United
States government found itself in the possess
sion of several thousand captured guns, taken
during the course OF the conflict and at its
close. Many Of them were cannon which had
been seized by the Confederates at the out
break Of hostilities in the southern forts and
arsenals, but the majority were Of English
make, and Of the then most approved pattern.
They were Of all sizes and calibers, and were
manufactured from iron, steel and brass
Not quite score of years has elapsed since
the close of the war; and but very few, if any,
of this large number of cannon remain in the
hands of the government. They have been
given away by congress from time to time
for various purposes of a patriotic character,
such as the erection Of statues and bas-reliefs,
erected in honor Of distinguished military or
civic heroes and statesmen, or in commemora-
ton OF some noted historical event
Many Of the brass guns have been used for
medals and badges. The badge of the Grand
Army Of the Republic is composed, to the
extent of 50 per cent, of captured cannon
metal, and only brass cannon are used for
the purpose. Some idea of the amount used
in this way alone can be formed from the
fact that last year the contractor who sup
plies the national headquarters of the organi-
zation with this line of goods furnished $1,000
badges, and has agreed to supply at least
100000 during the present year. A few years
since the contractor was receiving so cent
for each badge he manufactured: he now
gets but 30 cents, but even at this rate he
receives on this one item the sum of $4,000,
which undoubtedly gives him handsome
margin of profit Should the metal continue
to be used in such large quantities it will not
take many years to make guns captured dur
ing the civil war as few and far between as
are the relics of Evolutionary DAYS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08
Growth Of the Milling Industry,

The Minneapolis Northwestern Miller, Of q
late date, presented an interesting exhibit of
the growth Of the milling industry in the
United States from 1860 to 1850, as per census
report. The record of the census in 1870 as
compared with 1860 showed that the number
of mills, the value Of grain used annually
and the capital invested had nearly doubled,
the number of employees had more than
doubled, and the value of the annual product
had nearly doubled.
The growth Of this industry for the next
ten years, from 1870 to 1880, was enormous,
but the percentage of increase was lowered.
During this decade the number of establish
ments increased little less than 1000 there
being 3, 573 in 1870 and "a 33S in 1850. The
capacity Of the new mills, however, averaged
large, so that the increase in capital invested
in plants was over SOS, 0O0,OO0 The number
of hands employed was increased less than
! 900 showing the great difference in this re-
spcct between roller and stone mills, as well
as the rapid improvement in methods Of
handling the grain and its products.
The wages paid in 1900 showed an increase
of about s5,000,00 over 1870, or about 30
per cent. The value of grain used had IN
creased to the extent of about S55, 600, 600,
and the annual product showed an increased
value of $50, 100000.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

"ANTED TO SEIL.-Two moving ma
w. chimes, one hay rake q Foutz hay loader
with complete camp outfit. Will be sold
cheap for chash. WILLIAM Nicely.
ILL
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

NyANTED--Everybody In this town to buy
w buggies Of j. l.. Cooper at Cooper's
stable. where they can buy them at from 20 to
20 per cent. less than Of any other house in the
west J9-tf
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Observation-Disclosures to know that il il
w to their interest to 70 to Garden Plain
cal Estate Agency TO buy lands.
d-5-u TAYLOR 4 PIKE
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pissoIs.iss Notice.

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sho z-szfzes AL s. 30 % tls< 1k.s srgs kpa ~
cesvss as& settles al asiis xzs Asx<sSrts Soa-
issess-i By .iss sad Era
sAEEEH
John EfssS
Wichita. Ezssss. asgzS ,, fs4s ss-5
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

NyANTED-A farm hand one that can do
w all kinds OF work good wages paid
+. j. DKAKE,
CSC 80 miles north of city.
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NTANTED-Land-bu buyers to know that we
. w have made arrangements with the hotels
at Garden Plain to keep them at reduced rates.
d-3-tf TAYLOR Il PIKE
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

NyANTED-A buyer for hotel in Garden
w Plain; rare chance for live man to
make money.
d2S-tf TAYLOR 4 PIKE
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

NyANTED-To rent three unfinished rooms
w In q private family, suitable for light
housekeeping. Address lock box sll, Wichita,
Kansas. G5-6s
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"ANTED-Land-bu buyers to know that We
w have for sale all the best lands near Car
den Plain. TAYLOR a Pike
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who wants to buy,
w sell, rent or trade lots in the town OF
Goddard, or farms in Sedgwick county, to call
on Pyle Bros. 4 Bash, real estate agents, God
dard, Kansas. 33-3ms
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

"ANTED-Everybo to know that am
w now selling my Si60 buggies at $40 and
my Sll0 buggies at $40, TO close out.
59-tf j. l., CooPER.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

CTRAYED-Roan mare pony; white hind
y feet and blaze in face. Information leading
TO its recovery will be suitably rewardedby
S. J. A. WALLACE.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

OTRAYED OR STOLEN-From my residence
- on Water street, q bay mare; 9years old,
Is hands high, narrow hips and shod in front.
6S-tflws NJ. W jerks
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uyANTED-Two young men of good habits
w can obtain board in n private family I;
home comforts ; conveniently located 20 any
part of business streets. Enquire at this Office.
G,-tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

IHOR SALE-A lot Of good secondhand furni-
Il ture. Call at northeast corner Of Topeka
avenue and Second street
5e-u Mrs. J. o DAVIDSON.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-08

7 oST--A silver watch and chain on North
IL Lawrence avenue.
Sc r. 4 NELLY.
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"ANTED-,Everyb to know that we have
w for sale some Of the best lands In Sedg-
wick county, and are prepared to negotiate
sales of town property. Our motto is square
dealing. Give us call
33-Sme PYLE Bios. 4 BASH
Real estate agents, Goddard, Kansas.
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NyANTED-A good girl to do general house,
w work wages IS 90.
J. o. DAVIDSON
35.tf Cor Topeka and Second st
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EHOR SALE-An Empire moving machine,
Il nearly new, NJ bargain. ct Exton's ele-
vator. da4tf-wl6tf
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4 OST--In this city, on July s6th, . pocket
IL book containing papers OF value 70 owner
0oly IL party finding came will leave Il ct post
O1ce box $40. he will be suitably rewarded.
O-o-l0~ts GEoncR II. SrowRIL.
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NANTED-To sell a stock of general mer-
w chandise; good reasons for selling good
location F; will exchange for cattle. Address
T., Eagle ONCE. 45-tf
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"ANTED-Girl for a small family enquire
w Mt this Office. CSC
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w 56-tf A. BAsLEY, City Stables.
WYANTED-A good girl to do general house
w work in small family. Must come well
recommended. Wages s. per week. Apply at
this Office i6-tf
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"ANTED--A room and table board in q
w private family, by young gentleman
will pay $2o month. Address f., this Office.
6--Us
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26
THE COUNTY ADJUSTMENT.

When Judge Murphy made the ad-
iustment of accounts betH cen this
county and Esmeralda according to
the provision of the Statute in case
of failure by the County Commits
81 oners, it seemed to our citizens
that the amount of interest which it
was adjudged that this county should
pay, was too much. Upon closer in
vestigation it appears that the Judge
made as nearly as possible
. fair adjustment, and that if there
is anything overcharged to US which
is doubtful, it is a small amount of
interest, some of this interest on 10
terest. In complicated adjustment
such as the one one under discussion
It is impossible to strike an even bal
ance, and for 80 large an amount
made up Of SO many different sorts
of accounts this adjustment is con-
sidered by experts to be an excellent
one. The grounds upon which the
plea of no jurisdiction 10 made is
that Judge Murphy fixed the date at
April first instead of March first.
The interest on the Indebtedness
in question for this length of time
would amount to but trif1e, and it
would seem the better way to let the
matter stand as it is, as the expense
of litigation would be more than
the gain should the case be won.
There are reasons, also, why Esmer.
aida would not make much of fight
in the matter, one of which is that
should the Supreme Court set aside
Judge Murphy's order the county
line question would have to be gone
over with again, and Esmeralds
would have stronger grounds upon
which to fight the case. Better let
we'll enough alone.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26
SEAL.

Lyon, this 26th d
of our Lord one I
eighty-three.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26

THE Carson correspondent OF
the Silver State makes a vigorous
complaint against the custom which
the Carson papers have of advertis'
ing the places of resort. Monte
Christie don't seem to know that
newspapers are conducted for an
object, and the object usually to get
money. The saloons pay for their
notices and get them; the business
men engaged in quieter occupations
don't pay so much and consequently
don't get so much Of the newspaper
mans goods.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26
UNwRITTEN HISTORY,

In the debate on the FitZ John
Porter case, on Friday, Jan. 18th,
Gen. Slocum of New York, who
commanded one wing of oherman's
army in the march to the sea, made
the first speech. 1t was rather pa
thet;c than argumentative, but con-
tanned one statement entirely new.
In detailing how Gen. Porter was
robbed of his hard earned reputation
by the military parasites who sur
rounded President Lincoln, Gen.
slucum said just such an attempt was
made on Gen. Sherman after he had
abandoned bis base and started on
his march to the sea. At the instance
ofHallock, Slocum said an order was
projected in 1864 tor the invasion of
Northern Tennessee. the commander
of the invading army TO disregard
Sherman's treaty with Joe johnson.
This, somehow, got to Sherman's ears,
and in Gen. Slocum's presence he
declared that if i: was attempted he
would uphold the treaty with tue full
force at his command. Seeing that
Sherman meant business, the schem.
ers at Washington abandoned their
project. Slocum characterized this
% an attempt to serve Gen. Sherman
as Porter was served after the second
battle of Bull RIM in 1869, and he
said he saw Gen Sherman afterwards
refuse to shake hands with Hsllock at
an army reveiw in Pennsylvania ave
nue..
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26

In the speculative history OF tne
country there has been, per-
haps, no one thing which, at the
preient time, is subject to more ridl'
Guile and wholesale condemnation as
far as value IS concerned, than min
ing stocks. In the present condition
of public opinion, the real value of
the property upon which stocks are
based appears to have no effect upon
the universal verdict which is pro-
nounced against securities OF this
class. While it is true there has
been some reason for this condition
of affairs, it might be we'll to question
whether it is just and right to indis-
criminately condemn all classes and
characters of mining stocks on &C
count of the worthlessness aud the
shortcomings of apart. Tie amount
value and of ore produced from the
working mines of the country and
distributed in dividends to stock
holders, will bear favorable COM
parison with the same investment in
any other business in the country, all
of which, without exception, are con-
Quoted under more favorable con
ditions and surroundings. The de
velopment of the mining industry so
far has been by private enterprises
and capital without aid or assistance
from any source whatever, and yet
its product during the past year will
aggregate more than 00,000,000.
While there are classes of stocks
which never had any substantial
basis, and never could have shown
shy vitality it fair business tests had
been applied to prove their worth,
there 10 and still remains a large
number of good securities based up.
on regularly producing mines, which
will maintain tn cir value SO that the
real loss or shrinkage in vaae is in
large sense more apparent than real.
In comparison with this, the leading
railroad stocks of the country have
shown, during the past two years,
depreciation which amounted to
S39S, 544, 200. Railroads, it is well
understood, usually receive consider.
able assistance in the way of sub.
scriptlons from interested parties,
and from land grants, so that the
stockholders have a substantial value
outside of the material itself, yet as
favorably situated and as we'll sup.
ported by local and governm ,nt in
dorsements. and the assistance this
class of enterprise has received, the
enormous loss of nearly $500, 900
has been sustained by the owners OF
railway stock during the past two
years. In view of these facts, it
might we'll be asked if 3 little wider
investigation of the condition OF
other securities msy not well be
made before the whole burden of
absolute condemnation is placed up
on mining stocks alone, which In
comparison will make a creditable
ahowinp Mining Review
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26
MY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE
DISEASES OF MAN.

26h Kearney Street, san Francisco, Ga
Office hours, 0 to daily. 9 to 8 evening.
Sundays, Q to ~ only,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26

In the District Court of the Third Judicial
District, of the State OF Nevada, in and for
the county Of Lyon.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26
THE Nye county Commissio

-THE Nye county COmmIssIoh'
srs are shaking ur the county off
GERS. They have declared the Clerks
bond insufficient, and asked him to
file a new bond. The Sheriff and
Auditor are are offering new sureties
also. Just what the trouble is all
about, the proceedings don't show, but
one would infer that trouble 10 brew.
iPg.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-01-26
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