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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
LETTER FROM KANSAS.

Eds Republican Ledger.
On March IL, with our faces turned
westward, we set sail for "Sunny Kan
sas., We left Indiana clad in 1.-THE
beautiful snow" when we arrived in
| Wichita, two days later, we found the
street sprinkler making its rounds
/ We were made to exclaim, GLOW diff
ferentl How can it be-" Alexander
Campbell, the great evangelist, is said
| to be the author of 1.-The Garden OF
the World" which he applied to Cen
| tral Illinois, but man who has trav-
eled in Kansas during the various
seasons, will not risk his reputation
BIZ eulogizing any state east
of the Mississippi. If you would
see "The Garden of the World'' in all
its variations of upland and valley,
take trip TO southwestern Kansas.
The country is gorgeous with its
wealth of soil and products of grain,
grasses and timber growth. Every
town is on the boom, with Wichita
leading them all. | am still infatuated
with this grand country but my wife
signs for the home we left behind. In
diana people are numerous in this Sec
tances We see John Martin. of No
blesville, every few days. He has a
nice farm and Is cozily fixed for his
olds, have just returned from a trip
to the Far West" in the new county
of Comanche, this state. Settlers
begun to locate there in the
spring of 1884, now every quarter OF
land is taken. On the Sd day of June,
1884, Coldwatcr. the county seat, WAS
plated for a town sitc-it now has
700 inhabitants and is still booming. |
invested in some land in Comauche
county and also built business house
in the town of Rceder. Reeder is To-
Gated between Mule and Kiowa creeks
of farming land. The soil is deep
and from evidence of their present
growing crop, is very productive. The
town plat for Rccder was filed with
the county clerk the first of last month
and Judging from the progress already
made in the way of buildings will
soon be one of the liyclicst towns in
the state.
Ii is grand sight for a .'raw iIoos-
Ter" 10 look over Il ''trceless plain. y
As far "a your eye can reach there Is
nothing To greet your vision bu sod
shanties, prairie grass, antelope, coy
otes, prairie chickens, jack-rabbits, and
last but best of all is to see full
fledged prairie dog town, with hun
drcds of them barking at the same
time.
But am growing tedious. TO par
ties who are asking my advice about
coming 10 Kansas would say. come
and make your own observations,
then You will be better satisfied"
As to crops in this section, corn,
oats and grass afe very promising,
wheat wl!l only be half-crop.
We we very glad TO have our old
friend, Doll Evans, visit us last week.
We would say TO all our friends who
may chance to come this way, do not
forget 10 ring the street car bell'' 227
south Main street. j. n. DooLEY.
WICHITA, Has, July /, 1885.
-Noblesville, Ind. RepublicanLedger.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

could have been used by Capt Almond
to make his opera house q resort for
pleasure seekers. The stage being %
x5O feet and the opening % feet, which
will be appreciated by all first-class
companies. There is no reason why
the best companies cannot appear 10
the best advantage upon this stage,
and all leading troups should make a
note of il.
Capt. Almond is building railroad
to pass over one that is to run from
Halstead down through Kingman
county to the gypsum beds in Bar
bour county, ending in canon not far
from Rube Lake. 1t is understood
that G.. +. Miller is to lay of the town
sites, and a. ID. Holstein is to have ex-
elusive control of the sales of lots.
Capt.'s schemes afford vast amount
of merrimelt to the boys though none
of them have as yet advanced far
enough to call meeting of the direc
tors.
Col. Stafford has a confidential rail-
road that can be started from any
where and run in any direction but
must end at the Salt Plains, where he
proposes to meet the future great city
of The southwest. John p. Jones and
Steve Babcock have each fit scheme
that they nurse SO closely that il is
impossible 10 say where it will end,
except in Oklahoma City west of the
Sac Fox reservation. There is di-
versiiy of opinion where the great
capital of the state of Oklahoma will
be, which this proposed road will
reach. LEON.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

According TO an enumeration re-
Gently completed, Scdgwick county
has population of more than $4,000.
while that of Wichita appears to he
1903. The EAGLE claims that in the
matter of inhabitants Wichita is the
third city in the State, while we think
that fourth place vas certainly Intend
ed. We do net believe that the me
tropolis of the Arkansas valley has
distanced Atchison, Lcavenworth or
Topeka.-l ates Center News.
Which, young man, but evidences
your untitness 10 be an educator TO
the public. In a matter of statistics
never presume 20 dispute the word of
another without using figures 10 do
SO. Mere assertions arraycd against
mathematics are rs sounding brass.
II the towns named have more people
why didn' YOU tell how many?
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
kINGMAN.
kINGNAN. july IL

kINGNAN, July Il.
To the Editor OF the Eagle
The dispatch of to-day contains all
the local news. The Almoud opera
house was duly opened and fully de-
scribed by your correspondent, but by
some seemingly neglect il failed TO APP
pear in the EAGLE. The scenery was
put in place by Chas. IL. Hummen. OF
the firm of Churchill x IIummeH. OF
ST. Joseph. Mo. The scenes consist
of the following: The drop curtain is
n scene on the Rhine. following is the
prairie scenes. the kitchen, the parior.
the plain chamber, the dark wood
light landscape, rocky path and the
prison scene. For far western town
no more expensive nor artistic display
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
The ST. JOHN GAME.

The prohibition candidate for gov
ernor of Ohio. the Rev. Leonard,
made speech in Cleveland, which we
find coined in the Democratic press OF
that city. lie says: Between us and
the goal we strive for are two walls.
The first of these is the Republican
party. the second the Democratic. SC
the first break must he the Republic
can Marty. Ii is war TO the knife and
knife To the hilt." He proceeds TO
say: There is one difference between
me and Judge Foraker, and that is
he wants To be governor aud don't
OF course he don't, but he wants the
Democratic candidate 10 be governor.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
Cape Cod Ship Canal.


Well. / went over the other day to sec the
Cape Cod ship canal and the big drsiging
machine which Is digging it Here. verify.
Is the ninstsenth-century mo1ern-civilizatiuD
progress, mans mastery, AMI perhaps down
right money profit to contractor. canal an!
public. Bsyoni the brown hills OF Sand
wich Neck the drsiSs floats in the canal
basin, eating its way into the blue clay II
Scusset Marshes very giant among ma
chimes, and . very modest one 10 boot
To describe its internal works would b.
very much like photoSraphing q machine
shop. and as it has Often been done need
not atcempt the task. Ii Is sufficient To say
that machines s1msthiny like this viii IN
doubtedly dig the canals Of the whole vorli
Every pound Of sand or clay i; lifts some
ffty-six feet by powerful machinery.
crumbles it into fiuid mui by the action u
water, and then vomits IL forth through
huge s;sel pipes so Or loo feet away A.
need Is !; i worth while 70 climb 20 thfs
turret 10 see toe magnificent lani-oape
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
FROM THE HEADoF NAVIGATION

ARKANSAS CITY. Has, July II.
To she Editor Of t..e Eagle
Since the arrival of the steam tow
boat kansas Miller" heretofore men-
TONED in the EAGLES dispatches, the
citizens OF this place have been enjoy
ing the luxury of boat rides on the
river. So many of the schemes here
tofore devised for the navigation of
the Arkansas have been abandoned
before any practical results were
reached that the people were fully
prepared for disappointment in this
case. But the successful voyage of
the "Kansas Miller" from st Louis to
this place and the subsequent trips she
has made. demonstrates the practical
bility Of navigating the river. The
boat is OF peculiar construction. being
eighty-five feet in length, with sixteen
foot beam and fiat bottomcd. This
enables ii to carry powerful engine
and still maintain a shallow draft.
Upon trip made last
Sunday with 100 people On board, the
boat drew thirteen inches of water.
The speed down the river with 4 rapid
current was abont twelve miles an
hour. For the results 20 lar reached
She people are principally Indebted to
+. :. Nourchcad, Y. NJ. Ayers K Son.
Soaring X Mead, the proprie;o-s Of
the Arkansas City roller mills aud the
proprietors of the canal. The exam
ination of The river WAS made las, fall
by Capt. Moorchead. at a time when
the water WAS unusually low. lie
found a channel of not less than sin
teen inches at the shallowe>t points
between Arkansas CITY and Fort Glib
son, l. T., to which point steamers are
already running from Fort Smith.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
OHIO FUN.

DIR. Leonard, the prohibition candi-
date for governor of Ohio, does not
seem able TO deliver the Methodist
church over to ST. John, of Kansas.
His own church at Springfield has 500
members, and not more than twenty
will vote for him, and among the
twelve officers of the church. all but
one have declared in favor of Foraker.
Foraker is about As much of a Metho-
dist as Leonard, and man of much
better principle, and the Methodist
know IL.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

The postmaster general has refused
to appoint one janice p. Ryan post.
master IT Appleton, Wis, ON the
grounds that he published a Demo
cratic newspaper that was very 'sPar-
tiSan.' He SAYS that he cannot justify
himself in removing Il partisan liermb-
lican and appoint a partisan Democrat.
Dodge City Times.
We VIII wager 4 pair of Mexican
mules that the true reason was not
given in the above case.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

The charter was filed Monday for 4
new and independent line of railroad
which. if built, will give Sedgw ick
county direct line 10 Chicago. The
proposed line starts at Wichita ard
runs via Peabody, Marion Center. A. b.
ilcne. Clay Center, and continuing
no Inward viii connect with the b.
and NJ at some point not Yet deter
mined. This will give rs competing
line direct to Chicago, which win be
of vast Importance not only to Sedg-
wick, but 10 all those counties through
which il passes. As the scheme is
originated and backed up by the solid
men of the above towns. we predict
that the preliminary steps will soon be
completed and the road made a fixed
fact.-N alley Center News.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15


1874. Quarter section Q e OF Cheney sS miles,
living wster Inv Ninnrsesh Pric, A. .sl
1896. Onarter section : E of wichita miios
upjmproyed but snirndii land: = cash Price
2,0Oo
l6s2 IGo Acres Of unimproye, land northwest
of Garden Plain Z miies Price A. sn1
Iss9 Quarter section " Of Garden Plain, 90
miles west OF wichita. all good land with Iiv-
ing water. fhce ~ ,"O,
ISL 50 acre tract adjoining the Jewett stock
lssi. Quarter section east OF Derby. a rail-
road town on the 4. Il ;. b. railroad: all
good land Price q. 40.
BUSINESS PROPERTY.
M saa Yin. hust,... ,,r...r,x n, >,,,h
Main sfra., P.vs 49, -, vi"
No SIS Vacant lot On Main street, A. 400
nue.. brick baiIding lIo H.,
No. COS. Three lo;, on North Em,oria ave-
nne east Cont ssoo v"
49, H., nm, hnS,J,,,, ~, ..., .,,. ., Mai,
s,rsc, 90, hu.ina." pm srs a. Iii
pr,.. z. ~" "'' f''f''' S "'
Al nns;n.ss In, .na s-s,orv ,r,ct ,,ttu,,
&, ds.,r.hi. To- a., ~ Nsia -. 80, ,..id
pr;cs aio 80 U" ''"'" ''"'S "'''
a3i ,-.tarv h,i,dipv on Mali, .,ya.t nm. nj
m. he.t loc,,j.ns an tavn cnrn.r Iot Ana o.,
No. 10. fine business proper,y on douglas
avenne. oil, hni,.ling I'm, vsrv rb.,n AZ se.S
iss One .crs Iot IN FSr.t street anal, hons,
Of or 4 rnams 80 1000. vonna tr.as
N snS WV P''' ''
~, w,r.bor.a an, h.r,, ON v,t.r ,r..t
,oi ox,io sse. A. 9a ""
Sei sin. hus;n.s. h,o..l m, Mai, s,r..,. will
nav good interest on The Iayestmens az ss
Ne RI CIV io,. on noreis. .y.n,. s....n
as' On .s."a
hLSiDENCE rhofE"ii.
No. COL House AMI four lots On North Main
street, $500
NJ tJ. Large corner lot on East Douglas
avenue, o.. 500.
No. so. Three tenement houses, down town,
large corner lot; n choice iuve-tment, 81. O10
No. 5.J. Two lots In West " ichita. $50.
No. .3s. House, rvoms, ON ichita street,
81, go,
No Jas. Good house ON North Emporia ave
nue., rooms. fine fruit aud shsde, -,
nue. 81 $50
No soD. Large lot and new house on Ezst
Douglas avenue, very cheap; -, j0D.
No. 5Sf. Cheap house, rooms. on Mead av-
enue, $40.
No. 5sS. Small house In 6arrison's addition;
price. eS5.
No 5.s. Large house on North Emporia sv-
enue, lot - feet front, all cobvenience-, -. fS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

IL is feared that the present admin
istration will have 10 turn itself out
of office for violating the civil service
act. Our dispatches yesterday gives
some hopes that Cleveland proposes TO
put stop 10 the antics of his strikers.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

The ohio branch of the Woman
Temperance union threatens TO 90 to
pieces over the gubernatorial fight. a
2oodly portion of the women declare
they don't want nor wont have any
Democracy in theirs.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

y connection with . reo=n. baak failure
it 4 said that tro young ladies, daughter.
Of the hank officials, advised their lover.
iost before the institution closed IT. doors 4
take GU; their deposits The young men
h>eisd tie injunction AMI thus kavei them
ssives from financial loss
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

81 have no idea, for didn't 20 I'M.
der the table" was tie answer of a
husband To his wifc's questions: Glow
were The ladies dressed al that sw ell
New York dinner you went to-"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

St john vouchcs for the social and
political civilization of Copiah county,
Mississippi. But even Il Democratic
president takes no stock in St. John
since his elerIiOn.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

We have some choice residence lots for
sale in the south part of the city ST bar
gain: Located on the street railway. Cans
will be running by them in fifteen DAYS. Call
at once before prices advance.
dlsu II. f. FRIEND, McBEE & Co.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

According TO 10 the Wichita EAGLE
the late census of that city shows {
population of 16,0l9 Tally one for
Wichita Howard Democrat.
One is too few nei@hbor: we have
already tailed several.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

The Democratic cry in the Ohio
campaign Is down with the civil SER
vice huubug-wc want the offices
and free whisky.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

Pupils IN Chicago pahlic school. aS
taught practical Dooseary trassac:ioas IA .
Practical vay. real srssohach AM diver
eoia hsiag provided By tas CITY fer sasr
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

The mugwumps are fixing up to go
back to the Republican party. They
are sick at the stomach. We don't
want them or their puke.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
New Proe... 4, Making Gi.ssv.->

new process for making pres-et Eias--
ware has bsea perfected which Is destined,
Il Is said. to s1psroeds the cd press far al
purpo~es From tee 10 tventy rseces can
Be turnet cut By 1: per minute
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

Tammany is real hot again. Indian
outbreaks in the Tammany reserya-
ton are bloodless but terrible
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15
HERE WE ARE AGAIN
And as Always With Prices Lower than Others Can
or Dare Make Them.

Men, Kip Boots. solid. only sl.76
Mems N. K Calf Boots, all solid, only 400
Mems Kip Shoes, all solid. . working shoe, 100
Mems Fine Dress Shoes all styles, 100
Women q worked holes. LAG
Women Fine Button Goat Shoes, worked holes, las
Womens Kid Shoes. holes. lac
Childrens Tipped School button 9 &C
Tipped button sisea TO H. &c
Children Tipped School button sses g. .7C
It 10 strange how do IL, do and
chuck full equally acknoWl-
edge competition excellence Of
and styles. and also low prices the Red Front
A. ALLEN
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

might never see them more. Aud frisciiii
stood like Idly among the lilies, the winC
blowing her pale hair about her slenie
white throat Then went hack and kisse.
her
What followed after did always seem a
though it hal not befallcn me, Persis Care v
but some other more gracious body. when
think of IL. il doth seem like some sad and
beautiful dream.
hurried along through the tall grass. tha
reached T. ms knees. and up little slope b.
a iisUsai path % the wears rosa garden.
Never had been there since the PAL. LADY
filled nv hands with roses, yet we'll remen,
bered each step If tue way All the door,
OF the great house were open Not a foot
step but miue own could b. heard. and II
made such ghostly noise on the s.cna stair.
and aiowa the empty halls that felt al
slone IN 4 VIDE, hollow world
Presently came To- a door that stood hall
open; | entered, and found him whom
sought He looked UP at me and spoke a
though re were both little Children one
more. and had never kaovn our older care
and troubles
Thou hast been a long time away. Persis.
AMI stretched out his .nis 10 ma. After
ward his wit waIier-i. re was back in BIZ
tree climbing days, AMI he looked from out
the top OF the POplars AMI espiei ma below
IN rny fathers meadows; or be searchei 70,
me Up AID down, and there was on the
hay-riek, shouting. Always was !, with
him, AMI never Josephine
Ii tie mid Of the afternoon be fell asi>ep
S,ole-s;iu | sat ami watched him. There
were many bees in tho sunshine, and oft
fs~. Masking sweet mcs:c through the
darkznsi window. When they ceAsed
coming. knew that a soft dusk was set
ling over the Suib=-y rnssdo~s, and tn.
tops OF the tres we're turning yeilos.
-Persis,- Re caIlsi ne
knelt down by bis side. and pilloved his
hesd upon my heart he KEEP: smiling up
at me, and his eyes were very clear and
beautiful Then knew L too. that death
stood in ths doorway. Srea. solemn
happiness came over me; NY lore VA
nearer 70 ne than hs bad ever been before.
SslH smiling family. with his had On uy
heart, his life w-as on. with the sun se:;iaS.
Tins shey found Us together, aat though: /.
too. was dead
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

AN AWFUL EARTHQUAKE!-Ma-
drid. December 90, ,'84.-According to
the official news Of the earthquake up to
midnight GIG persons were killed in the
province Of Granada. and 100 in Malaga.
At Albania over $50 bodies are already
recovered. At Perians, a village in
Andalusia, about 80 miles from Malaga.
great damage was done and many lives
lost. Sixty bodies 50 far have been re-
covered Many persons died of fright.
The convicts in the State prison at
Seville took advantage Of the excitement
occasioned by the earthquake to create
mutiny with the hope of escaping.
The disturbance was quelled however.
MADRID, Dec. 29.-Reports received
here to-day from Andalusia continue to
increase the number of fatalities by the
earthquakes and show that they were
more severe than the dispatches Of last
evening Indicated. At Albuemala the
number of dead is now placed at | 600
while other points also report an increase
in the number Of persons killed. A
mountain near Periana has entirely dis
appeared.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

How TO SAVE A CoRD OF WooD =
The cost of wood to family in winter,
exclusive of cooking purposes, is simply
the price of warmth. Few Northern
families use as much fuel as we do: al
though the climate is much more severe.
They have warmer houses, and pay more
attention to stopping the cracks. and keep
ing the door shut. There is probably
not one North Carolina family which has
not used. at least cord of wood more
than was necessary the past month.
Why? Because they could have kept
just as comfortable without that extra
cord simply by stuffing the window cracks
and tacking a strip of thick listing to IL
fitting doors, and keeping the doors
shut. II half cord will keep room
warm, why use an whole cord. and leave
The doors open?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

STRANGE STORIES TOLD ABOUT THE
Warm SPRINGS HOTEL FIRE. Warm
Springs y. c.. Dec. o9.-The excite
ment here is uuabated. The shoulder
ing ruins OF the once grand and popular
Saratoga of the South loom up dark and
sombre. Many are the theories that are
advanced as to the origin of the fire. By
some it ia contended that it was acci-
dental BY others incendiarism. and by
a few to supernatural agency. 4 lone
lier and more ghastly-looking pile than
the late hotel in midwinter. surrounded
as it is by gloomy mountains on all
sides. no guests and only few servant.
and watchmen to look after the vast
building. could not be easily imagined,
and to substantiate the ghostly theory,
Immediately before the fire was noticed
the electric bell rang registered room
28l. The room is situated in part Of
the building which has not been opened
since September The watchman who
answered the call insist that on the steps
between the second and third floors he
met a man whom he did not know COM
inc down that he brushed hurredly
past him and disappeared before he could
get together his scattered wits enough
to speak to him. The door of 2Sl was
found locked. The watchman returned
breathless and frightened to the office to
find the southeastern wing in flames. In
less than five minutes from the first
alarm the entire roof of the structure,
which covers three acres, was in flames.
Room 2Sl is on the third floor Of the
old wing, and is the room in which a
young Mr. Shegog came to an untimely
end some years since. Many and wild
are the stories told by the servants OF
the nightly orgies carried on in the wing
during the winter. The 13 white pillars
which supported the main promenade.
and were built to represent the l3 origi-
nal colonies, stand out grim and ghostly
in the pale, cold moonlight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
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Elizabeth City Economist: Senators
Vance and Beck are shooting in Curri-
tuck .ound.-Good luck, Some of our
citizens are making up party to visit
the Exposition at New Orleans.-
There is current rum or upon the streets
that Mr.. James Parker, representative
in the Senate, was stopped on the road
in Gates county by two colored high
waymen, Mr.. Parker gave up his m oney.
about $50. and then turning upon them
shot the two assailauts. killing one anC
the other badly wounding. The rumol
has general currency.
Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden has eng agec
quart tiers at Wizards for the inaugura
ton. He is expected to arrive March
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
Caught by an Octopus,

\ diver who was trying to lind pearl.
off the Alaska coast, found none, but
found himself, all Of sudden. in tho
grasp Of an ugly octopus with arm. TWEEN
ty-seven feet long Such au experience
is rare; but there are thousand OF people
who are caught by dyspepsia. which /,
puite as bad. An octopus hates to lei
90. SO does dyspepsia. Browns Iron
Bitters settles dyspepsia, and makes i
loose its cruel grip. Mr. Schmidt anc
her daughter. Of 36 Conway street Balti
more, were both cured of dyspepsia b,
the use Of Browns Iron Bitters.