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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-05

William ii. West, the negro minstrel,
filed in the superior court ST Chicago,
bill of divorce from Fay Templeton.
the actress, she having violated the
ante-nuptial agreement TO leave the
stage forever, although he had $50 goo
to maintain her.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-05

The first wife of Senator-eleci Mitch
ell, of Oregon, washed clothes at Oil
City. Pa, 10 help out her present hus-
band, who is q poorly paid laborer.
She got the divorce.
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MISCELLANEOUS,
Frank !, HoeS.

Private Detective and profes sional stock
hunter; strsyed and stolen stock = specially.
I am connected with professional men in every
tow in scuth- west Kansas The patronage Of
n public respectfully solicited. oi-ce. VAL
ley Centre, Kansas 1l&&Wl2-lms
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RodQen.

STYLES He also carries 1he fnee: assortment
OF picture France in he city. Give him .
frissSly call AND examine sADples- daft
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QrcheStra.

Shaw's orchestra. the one that hiss done ear
IL ali the playing In Wichita the pas; W AZ, An
now better prepared Ia furnish frxt-cl .ss mu-
-ic, having added two Of the beet niue clans ir
the STATE They Are all musicians Of many
years experience. Call on or sddrses
THOMAS SHI.w,
Al shaw 4 Co. : Music store. wichita, Kan.
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ARCHITECTS.
C. W. Kellogg,
Crist 4 Rush
MUSIC TEACHERS.
:. ]. Moore.

Conductor Of Musical Institutes; Teacher OF
voice culture, harmony. pisno and violin For
particulars call a. so y. Msrke;. or address p
o. box less, Wichits. Kan dI&7-lms
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Geo. W. Thompson.

Professional Piano Tuner and Repairer. Ref
erpnces: Cethaline Russell Ald Thomas Shaw
4 Co. All places tuned by the wave system;
the only method that will tune your piano per-
feet and make IL sound charming Work Guar
sn;eed. Leave orders with Thomas shaw 4
Co. music dealers. Douzlse ave.
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DENTISTS.

Surgeon Dentists. Teeth extracted withou
pain Best set artificial teeth. s. 50. Office 81
+. Douglas ave, Wichits Kan dI.2
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vsy spS.p, IN ssnns, es~sf1. ssssAs Al
tAs vsrv esss 81 iss1 Fra ez1
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W. A. kinnick. N. D.,

Home0pathist- ONCE with DR. r. Mathew,
Main ST. Ind stairway north Of Posiofice;
residence l0ls Fourth st. near Union Drpo
Wi-hita
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Or. J. C. Dean,
DENTIST. Opposite the postofice. Teeth ex-
tracteG without pain. l2-5i-
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WANT COLUMN.

,sr,rt;scs,e,s IN IN, column IriH be charged for
ef me rate of five ,tIlts PER- h;ls Per ueeS. no
cfre.fisezac7f token f0r fhcr 25 cent? cad ioiH
NOT be inserted until paid for.
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Mrs Geo, Douglass, =. u Market nt. u.'-".
VIyANTED-A situation in Wichita. in the
w dry goods. grocery or banking business.
for lssj, by q married man. "a years 81 age, OF
year, experience in either Kind OF business
mentioned; can give pest OF recommendations
for further reference apply TO j. n Adam7,
treasurer Colchester savings bsnk: u. IL ira
CIV preceptor Of Bacon &C deny, q. q Wick
wire posrmaster, colchester. Conn or Ill u
Lee " ichita Han. Address W j. Holbrook,
Coichester Conn u'5-ot
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Tor SALE-22O0 acres OF choice land for farm
Il or rancho, in Barber county, Kan; well wa
tered with fine stream: 100 acres in one body
smooth and fine; rough land has timber; for 81
per acre if taken within - days. Howe Nc
Phee, Hazleton, Han. dl0f
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vIvASTED-Girl to cook and DO general house
w work; no washing and ironing. Apply to
Mrs Geo Douglass 2S1 Market ct. dl3-6t'
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TOR RE>T-N large, completely furnished
T house with modern conveniencie-. containing
Is rooms Located in fashionable neighbor-
hood and close TO business For particulars,
apply at Kansas National Bank dlie-t.
TOR RENT-Office rooms in my new brick
buiiding on Douglas ave Also -ooms over
the Bank OF Wichita, for Offices or lodging
rao,pa n N RoyR dsltf
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JNOR RENT-Storage for household goods.
merchandise boxed or loose II you have
any goods TO store, bring them 70 the Wichita
storage Co, No. lie W. Don elas svs. dss-0
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TOR SALE-Or TIade-iO acres Of fine garden
/ land with bOuse and Other impIoyeII eDts or
part of same. situated OF Lawrence arenue; *
miles north Of Douglas. Apply TO owner on the
premises c y. outhan. dg-l2ts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

compromise which can be made with
them.
But it may be said that the silver people
certainly make II concession, in agreeing
to the suspension of coinage, until there
shall be demand for silver dollars. Per
haps So but the value of the concession
can only be gagged when we have ascer-
tained the capacity Of the silver men, with
the added power given them under the
proposed arrangement, to create fictitious
demand for the silver dollar, whenever it
becomes Tor their interest to have the coin
age resumed. If, however, they can deposit
bullion Mt any time, and get certificates
on an enhanced basis of declared value it
will suit them AS well, and be as bad for
the country, as if the bullion were coined.
1t will make little difference whether the
silver glut be one of bullion, in the treas
ury, or silver dollars in the treasury.
What Mr.. Weaver and the greenbackers
would gain under the scheme, would be
an enormous initiation of the paper cur
rency by the issue of the silver certificates
The leading New York bankers and
business men, it is said, do not approve
the main features of this plan; and it is
not likely to become embodied in stat
ute, without II thorough overhauling.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

The name of Hon. John w. Stewart, NJ
c., has been mentioned in recent publCa-
tions as in the field, or about to be in it, as
a candidate for the L. 5. Senate. 81 have
noticed such statements" said Mr.. Stew
art to representative of the FREE PRESS
a day or two since, land authorize you
to say that | am not nursing any Senate
rial boom and that am not and will not
be candidate for the Senate against Mr.
Edmunds." '"rhe public welfare in my
opinion" added Mr.. Stewart, demands
the retention of Mr.. Edmunds. He is the
most influential man in Congress-the
longest-headed, the most industrious, the
most trusted His long experience, intimate
acquaintance with the legislation OF the
last &ighteen years practical wisdom, ac
knowledged honesty and his strength as
counsellor and a debater, make him a
power at Washington. How influential
he is there, can hardly be understood by
persons who do not visit Washington.
Those who do, know the truth of what
say. 1t would be regarded as Il public
calamity, there and among intelligent men
all over the country, if the people of Yer
mont should fail to return him to
the Senate,-and | do not believe
they will fail to return him. We
have no man who can fill his shoes,
and he would be bold man who should
present himself as Mr.. Edmunds's sue
cessor if he should be defeated Be he
who he may, he would be subjected to
most unfavorable comparisons. The
opinion of the value of Mr.. EdmundS's
services to the public and especially to the
Republican party, to which | allude, is not
confined to personal or even political
friends. 1t is shared by men of our party
who do not like Mr. Edmunds personal
ly; and | have heard intelligent and in
fiuential Democrats say that Mr.. Edmunds
could not be spared from the Senate 1t
is not Il time when the Republican party
can afford to dispense with leaderand sup
porter such as Mr. Edmunds is and if there
are Republicans in Vermont, who do not
care about retaining the position and in
tluence which our State possesses in Con
gress, they should regard the interests of
the party at Washington and at large, and
be careful about taking any false steps, in
a matter of such Importance
Such, in substance, were Mr.. Stewart's
words, and we know that he is not the
only one among the gentlemen named in
the despatch to the Chicago Herald as
probable candidates for the United States
Senate, who holds the same views. Nor
do we find many Republicans anywhere,
who think that the situation is now, or is
likely to be, one in which the Republican
party can afford to throw over its strong
men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

There are two great currents of migra-
ton in this country, running in opposite
directions one largely the reflex of
the other. The first is the current of west
ern migration, the second the return cur
rent setting eastward. The former grows
smaller every year. and the latter con-
stantly increases in volume. 1t is a fact
that, in some parts of the West-the rural
portions of Illinois for lnstance-the popti-
lation is actually smaller than it was six
or seven years ago, while in some parts of
New England the deserted farms are be-
ing taken up again, and the population is
on the increase. 1t is not at all unusual
to see the statements in our New England
papers of farmers who have gone West,
have taken up land and cultivated it for
awhile, and then sold their farms and re-
turned to New England, convinced that
nowhere in the world can they realize 50
good return for their labor and capital
as on the stony hillsides and among the
fertile valleys which their fathers titled.
1t was not long ago that this paper pub
lished Il communication from a Vermont
farmer who had been West and had re
turned East-tO stay; and his advice to
all Green MOuntaineerS, and especially to
the young men, was-"Stay at home -
Farming at the West is not as pro-
fitable as it used to be- for two reasons.
The first is, the increase competition of
the great farming estates of the West, as
they might be called and the second, -
which is of course, largely the result of
the first,-the low money value of the
leading farm products in the available
markets. An acre of land in Illinois,
though perhaps more fertile than an acre of
land IN Vermont or New Hamsphre, is
worth less than half as much in productive
value. Take for instance, corn, which is
one of the staple products of New Eng
land, and compare its market value per
acre in New England with the market
value per acre in Illinois, which is the
greatest corn growing State in the Union.
The following table shows the yield per
acre and market value of corn in New
England and in Illinois.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12
soldiers and Civil Service Reform.

a bill is well on its way through the
Massachusetts Legislature, eXempting
veterans of the war for the Union, APP
plying for positions in the State service,
from the examinations prescribed by the
civil service rules Of that State. Strange
to say, the bill gets its chief support from
Democrats. Why this should be so has
not been very clearly apparent on the sur
face. Many veterans have protested
against an exemption, which they take as
an implication that they are deficient in
intelligence and the interests of the
veterans, who are commonly Republicans,
have not commonly been matter of
much concern to the Democrats OF that
or any other State. OF course there is
some hidden motive; and it is probably
found in purpose to use the public re-
gard for the soldiers, as means of break
ing down the system of civil service rules
in the Bay State.
1t is unjust to the soldiers, say these
new friends of the boys in blue, to sub
jject the veteran, who is often an unetter-
ed man, and who, perhaps let go his only
chance for obtaining an education to de-
vote himself to the defense of his country,
q
of the school-bred youth has him at great
disadvantage.
This sounds plausible and, were the
motive what it should be, and the facts of
the case as represented, the consideration
should have all the weight which patriot
ism and gratitude can give it, But both
the motive and the facts, in this instance,
are .misrepresented. The motive is not
one of unsel1ish regard for the soldier,
but of base and hypocritical self-seeking
All that the spoilsmen care for the soldier is
to use him for catspaw to get their
cheStnutS off the Goals with. AS for the
facts, at present under the existing civil
service rules, other things being equal,
the eX-soldier is given the preference in
all competitive examinations And as for
the difficulty of the test, in the lower
branches of the State police service, for
instance, the principal requirement made
of the applicant is to put sentence of
his own into writing which can be read
Applicants for higher duty are required,
beyond this qualification, to state a few of
the duties of the positions for which they
have applied, together with simple ques-
tions upon general subjects which any
man of respectable intelligence ought to
be able to answer. The matter arouses
considerable attention in Massachusetts.
The Republican papers almost without
exception oppose the BILL while the Dem
ocratic Globe strongly favors it. If the
bill passes and results in a practical multi
fcaton of the civil service rules in that
State, it will be remembered who is re-
sponsble for the measure. 1t is not I'M
likely that the next three years will wit
ness an entire breaking down of both Ma
tional and State civil service rules, by
Democratic influence and action.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

Mr. j. Q. A, Wards new bronze statue
of The Puritan, in the New York Central
Park, represents typical pilgrim stand
ing in easy pose, his right hand resting on
the muzzle of an old Dutch musket, clad
in leatnetn jerkin, knee breeches, wide
top turnover boots, with belt to which are
attached powder horn and cartridge cases,
whilelunder -brimmed hat appears a
closely shaver face, expressing IN its lines
strong conviction and stern determina-
ton. In both design and execution the
statue is appropriate to the subject and an
honor to the sculptor, the New England
Society and the city of New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

The Washington story that Rev. DR..
Sunderland, pastor of the Washington
church attended by President Cleveland,
has refused to preach if Fred Douglass is
to be one of his congregation is to the
last degree improbable. DR.. Sunderland
comes of good Vermont stock. He was
born and brought up among common
sense Green Mountain farmers and we
venture the assertion that he has never
taken the position that he would not
preach the gospel to any man, white or
black. That he would object to the pre-
sence of an intelligent gentleman like
Frederick Douglass, among his hearers, is
inconceivable.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12
The Sevcntccn-Ycar Locusts.

Prof. Riley-the entomologist of the
Agricultural Department at Washington
contributes to Hdrper's Weekly an ar
ticle on the expected appearance, this
year, of both the seventeen-year and
thirteen-year locusts in various parts of
the country, The fact that the seventeen
year locusts require seventeen years for
their underground development, is, he
says, well established. The appearances
of this variety of cicada have been record
ed for ten successive periods, beginning in
l'l5, Its last appearance was in 1865, and
among the places where it appeared was
Rutland county, VT, and the adjoining
portion of New York State. 1t will also
appear in Central New York, around
Rochester, on Long Island, in Ohio, In
diana and Michigan, in southern Pennsyl-
vania and the States south of Pennsyl-
vania to the border of Georgia. The
thirteen-year variety will appear at vari-
GUS points in the South and West. The
seventeen-year locusts appear early in
June, the males usually several days III
advance Of the females. The male has
musical organs, like drumheads, with
which 1t makes succession of shrill
rafting sounds. The female is mute
This kind of locusts does not devoYr vege-
tation, being without mandibles, and
feeding only by suction. The only injury
it inhicts is done by puncturing the twigs
OF trees, in order to deposit in them its
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

A case almost as remarkable us that of
the crazy pensioner, who wanted his pen
sion stopped because he thought the gov
eminent had done enough for him, is that
of the postmaster at Fishertown, Indian
Territory, who has resigned because the
Attorney-Gen has declared Indians in
eligible to hold federal offices, and he is
aware of trace of Indian blood in his
veins. Anxious as the new administration
is to turn out olliceholders, they could not
ask for a more submissive spirit than this.
The postmaster would have done better
to wait and let himself be removed be
cause of his 40" rarentage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

The suicide of young Whipple, in New
York, is another case of mind thrown off
its balance by over-study. He was Med
ical student, and studying very hard in
preparation for an examination for adj
mission as an Army Surgeon. Rev. Dr.
Tompkins, personal friend came into his
room, after he had shot himself and asked
him: MY dear boy, why did you do
this - "Christ can tell. Christ loves me &;
it's all right" Thinking that Whipple
did not understand him, the clergyman
repeated. his question. "Ask-me-not-in-
mournful-numbers," said the young man
family. He closed his eyes and in min
ute was dead.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12


Nevada is the only State in the Union in
which the value of wheat per acre exceeds
the value of the average for New Eng
land so that the value of this product is
seen to be in inverse ratio TO the number of
acres cultiVated-a fact which supports
our assertion that competition is reducing
the value of small farms in the West
New England possesses advantages for
the small farmer vastly greater than the
West can offer at the present time. The
New England farmer has the market,
practically, at his own door. The com
mission dealer readily takes all that he
can produce at the highest market prices,
and without further trouble and anxiety
on the farmers part. a great variety of
farm products can be raised in New Eng
land and the proximity of the great mar
kets ensures an unfailing demand
for all. What are known As
miscellaneous crops are, or may be,
a great source of revenue to the New
England farmer. Tobacco, cranberries,
cabbages, onions and all garden products
and table luxuries, can be raised in most
parts of New England, and are always in
demand at profitable price,. Fruit farm
ing furnishes no small part of the income
of the enterprising New England farmer.
Chittenden and Grand Isle counties in
Vermont are instances of what may be
done in this line. And in all products for
table use, il is remarkable that the great
est demand and the highest prices in
market are Tor those which come from
New England. The Vermont farmer
does not have to advertise or push his but
ter or his maple sugar it goes on its
reputation" and so long as its quality is
maintained, it will be in demand at fair
prices vermont butter'Nermont cheese"
"Vermont maple sugar, sell rapidly over
others perhaps equally good. 1t is doubtless
the fact that the average New England far
mer can purchase both the necessities and
the luxuries OF life, aside from farm pro-
ducts, cheaper than they can be had in
the West
In view Of these facts we can only re
peat the advice which we have so often
given our readers who are engaged in
agricultural pursuits. Stay where you
are. Put your enterprise and your money
into the old farm. If you must have
something new, get some new ideas and
methods. Find out how you can get
the largest returns by liberal outlay
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

Big Bear, the refractory Indian chief,
who still defes the Canadian troops, uses
the following logic to keep his followers
together: eve are doomed, and will be
killed one after another by the whites, so
before we die we must enjoy ourselves as
much as we can" If Big Bear had been
up in his classics, he would have rounded
out his speech with the latin; "Dum
TtUimls, tiUdnus."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

The success of the Saturday half-holi-
day movement for the clerks in New York
city is gratifying. It's advocates have
already secured the consent of the whole
sale merchants, and many of the leading
retail firms have agreed to close their
places of business on Saturday afternoons.
A large number of clerks enjoyed their
first outing last Saturday afternoon. This,
we trust, is but the first step towards Sc
curing at least one half days recreation II
week during the summer for all classes
whose labors confine them indoors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

Mr.. Gladstone is seventy-six years old,
and for over .ftty years he has been prom
inent in English politics. He entered
Parliament when twenty-three years DID,
and at twenty-five held the Office of Junior
Lord of the Treasury. In 1865 he became
prime minister, succeeding Mr. Disraeli
In 1874 he went to the country on prom
Use to repeal the income tax, was defeated,
and Mr.. Disraeli again became premier
Mr. Gladstone's present administration,
which was defeated Monday night, has
lasted five years, having been formed by
him in April 1880.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

The Mahdi, according to late advices
from the Soudan, has again become de
faint, and announces his intention of in
vading both Egypt and Arabia. AT pres
ent there does not appear to be much to
hinder him from so doing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12

The Princess of Wales wants to bring
about meeting between her husband
and the Car of Russia, in the hope that
peace may be thus secured. The women
seem to be taking quite hand in these
European difficulties and some of them
seem to have a remarkable faith in the
docility Of their respective husbands.