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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

John Reeves. of-Minncha township. SAYS
the prospect for crop of corn in that
township is not ilstterins, that many farm
ers have planted the second time and that
the excessive wet weather has so injured the
late planting that some of them will have to
plant the third time.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

The piscatorial expedition that went out
to the Flint Hills to fish-a queer place to
ish-rcturned home yesterday. but as we
were not remembered, We suppose they met
with the usual luck in catching colds, rheu-
natism and the shakes.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30
Big Mistake

Big Mistake
Which great many make, Is in buying
property before they know what Is for sale
We have $50 acres Of cxt-l, fine land half
mile from Goddard. which we viii offer st 4
bargain FOR short time, also two residence
properties that must be sold soon. Both
good. new houses in north part Of city, and
the best vacant lots for the money in Wich-
iia. Now j the time
BARTHOLOMEW x Co.
dSGs-lm ae4 Main street;
.b;-.,- -. &C.,. ~,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30
Smoke the Mugwump &c cigar.

'-44IO1>o tIIc Mug " .III P DC CI-5hr.
III you want to buy cheap lots in thinner
ly's addition, call on Fred Scbathcr, At city
clerks Office. ,ig2tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

All persons having flowers, wreaths and
other floral tributes for decoration Of sol
dier>' graves. will please send them to the
post room on Main street, Russell halll this
morning, where's committee will be in at
Tendance t. receive them, please send early.
BY order of the Committee
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

Wichita claims that as that town Is the
largest it can furnish more pupils. and
there is entitled to the Methodist college.
We presume they claim the Reformatory
penitentiary on the same grounds.-El Do
RADIO Republican.
Eminently correct again, you must be n
graduate Of a guessing school.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

They always have the finest refreshing
Lemonade, Gunthes Mead ana Soda Wa
ter. Come early before the rush.
d4-5t SwENTZEIL x DOUGLASS.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

Land and Lots for Sale.
If you want to buy cheap land or lots in
Zimmerly's addition for prices and Informal
ton call on South Market street, at thinner
ly's residence, or Fred Schattner. city clerk.
d2SGtf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

The Buckeye Junior Lawn mower excels
every other. l, runs easier, cuts cleaner and
Is cheaper sure as you live. For sale BY
Chstfeld a! 5l6 Douglas avenue. d29l-,f
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

For Sale
Choice pieces of land adjoining the cit,
Most any size,by Henry Schweiter. d279-ti
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

Get there before the rush for lee Cream
Soda. Central Drug Store.
SMENrZEII & DnI-Gr,.s
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

The attention Of the school board is called
to the general get up Of DIR. Blaise's com
munication. which We publish this morning
and which is fac smile Of the original
Perhaps the board could induce him To ac-
ccpt the Job of superintendent
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

Don't fail to call on Miss Rhoads and
Merrill, over Bank Of Commerce for nice
fitting garments. ds-lm
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

Supt. Miller Of the TT. Scott and Wichita
Railroad spent the day in the city yesterday.
The new portion Of the road has had some
strong tests by the late heavy rains but a
trip over the road shows the entire line to be
in very good condition.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

BAKGAINS IN KEAL ESTATE
fine agricultural and stock farm three sn'
one-half miles from city, about I25 acres broke
onc-qua ter section fenced for pasture, plent,
of water and n small house
Also 30 lots In city finely located AMI IL
gvoi neighborhood- Special terms To thos
wishing to make homes.
Also suburban property. For further part!c-
uiars see Chris. Pearce, agent for VIM Greif
fenstein at city ofde dl16-tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

Nav, A. ID. 1885, b. W. ALDRICH,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

The Wichita Stock Yard company have regular
sale days on Saturday of each week, beginning
al one O'Clock p. m Examine their stock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16
An UnaWed freshman.

In the stories told of Kings travelling
in disguise, the humble peasants who
discover them, are always over whelm-
ed with surprise and reverence, to
find themselves in the presence of
royalty. An Irishman, however,
would not be affected in that way.
His lack of reverence or his wit would
save him from confusion. An anus
ing anecdote is told of an Irishman
who was caught disobeying orders,
whose wit and impudence
saved him from a reprimand, and
possibly, still more serious conse~
quences.
The superintendent of New Eng.
land railroad, soon after he had enter
ed upon his duties, set out one day
to walk up the track Of the road on a
tour OF inspection. Just outside the
city he met an Irishman at work on
the track.
"Good morning, STRIP said the
superintendent. you've got a good
job"
Faith it's small pay I get, it is in
dade; and it's moighty lonesome to
worruk wild no comrade but me pipe.
No, sorr, it's not a good jub at all, at
all"
"Isn't it? Well, let me see, arep't
you breaking one Of the company's
rules?"
can what is that, now?"
why, hasn't the new superintend-
ent mace rule that any workman
found smoking while on duty shall be
discharged"
Faith an little harm will it do for
a poor Teller to smoke his pipe whin
hes trampin' ties. Where's the
blame, begorra? And who would be
after telling the superintendent? He
will niver hear Of it at all, I'll war
rant ye!"
Don't be so sure of that, my friend.
I happen to be the superintendent
myselfT
The [rishman looked sharply at the
stranger for few minutes, then with
out removing the pipe from his
mouth, saying, with an air OF indiffer-
ence-
"Weu, sir, Fan ye've a moighty fne
job, anyhow, if yer only smart enough
to kape itp
The superintendent was obliged to
laugh, and went his way, leaving the
old Irishman to smoke his pipe in
peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16
A Fa theirs Foolish Promise.
Boston Globe.

A cent seems of little value, but if
it is only doubled few times it grows
to marvellous sum. A young lady
in Portland caught her father In a
rash promise by a knowledge Of this
fact on her part. She modestly pro-
posed that if her father would only
give her 1 cent one day and double
that amount on each successive day
for just one month, she would pledge
herself never to ask of him another
cent of money as long as she lived.
Not stopping to run over the figures
in his head, and not surprising it
would amount to large sum ne was
glad to accept the offer al once,
thinking it also favorable opportu-
nifty to include possible marriage
dowry In the future. On the 25th
day he became greatly alarmed lest if
he complied with his own acceptance
he might be obliged to be declared q
bankrupt On his own petition" But
on the thirtieth day this young lady
demanded only the pretty little sum
of s, 1913, 7O6. 10. The astonished mer-
chant was only to happy to cancel
the claim by advancing a handsome
cash payment for his folly ia allow
ing himself to give bond-for his
word be considered as good as his
without noticing the considers
alton therein expressed, and by
promising to return to the old custom
of advancing smaller sums daily un
til otherwise ordered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16
Grant and Stephens.

Grants last words before he lost his
voice, several days ago, were the re-
lation OF an anecdote which is not iii
the published excerts Of his history.
Gen. Butler called on him on the
evening" previous TO his speechlessness,
and Immediately after Butler depart
ed he fell asleep, 60 awaken unable to
speak, except for a good-by 10 his
visitors ana a brief order TO his
nurse. He said that when the famous
peace commission called on him and
President Line oln, in Virginia, he
saw Alexander II. Stephens for the
first time. He had often heard much
the southern statesman, and had
supposed him to be very little man
but on seeing him in company with
the other commissioners he thought
him astonishing big. Stephens wore
q huge overcoat, made of some rude
material-coarser, the general said,
than any Canadian cloth he had ever
seen. The collar was more compre~
hensive than any he had come across,
the tails touched the ground, and the
circumference was IN keeping with
the rest of the ample proportions. In
Grants headquarters Stephens took
off the coat, and revealed himself the
slender and In every way diminutive
man he had been represented to be.
It was the garment that had afforded
bulk. The peace commission went up
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16
Publication OF Drinking Water

DR., Edwin J. Howe, in American Agriculturist
for July.
The average healthy adult man
takes into his system four and half
pounds of water daily, and with IL too
often dangerous quantity of foreign
and disease producing germs. In very
many homes during the summer
months, water that would otherwise
nauseate the drinker is made cold by
ice, and then is hastily swallowed,
the c0ldness masking It's offensive
ness. Unfortunately for the health
of the consumer, the addition of Ice
does not render the impurities in
water innocuous, but often adds to it's
own contribution of disease>germs.
The only safeguard to the consumer
is IN giving his personal attention to
the filtration of the water used In his
household. Water slowly percolated
through crushed vegetable charcoal
will escape from 1t not only cleansed
of particles held in suspension, but
also of organic and other matter. The
cheapness of charcoal is such that it
is obtainable by all classes, and, When
soiled, fresh quantity can be subs
stltuted at a triiing cost. The most
effective filtration is obtained by
placing crushed charcoal ia an earth~
en- vessel, so arranged as to compel
the slow passage of the water through
it, as all efforts at rapid filtration
have proved inefficient. Only wood
en- spigots should be used in drawing
off the water. A reservoir for the
filtered water, with separate ice
chamber, will permit the water to be
sufficiently cooled Fand keep all i'm
purities out. Such continuance re-
quires but very little room, is easily
cleaned, the coal renewed, and is eff
Gent in freeing water from impuri>
ties
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

The Ups and Downs of Mai. Lee
Smith, of Border Fame.

The story Of Mai. Lee Smith, SO
well known in the south aad west, as
gathered at his old home here, writes
a Jonesbor0. Ga, correspondent to
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Is OF
romantic interest. He was a student
at the Georgia Military institute, 10
Marietta, at the outbreak of the late
war. He was then only II years OF
age, but at the first call for volunteers
he entered the 9TH Florida regiment,
and was made FIRST lieutenant. Here
he remained for few months, but
one day ne became engaged IN a diff
Guilty with his captain, which was
ended by his shooting that officer.
Lieut.. Smith rendered his resignation,
procured letters of recommendation
and went at once to the confederate
capital, Richmond, Va. There he
called on the secretary of war and ask
ed for an appointment. The secretary
commissioned him as quartermaster,
with the renk of major, IN which
capacity he served until the end OF
the war. He then returned to Georgia,
to find all his property swept away.
He borrowed q few hundred dollars,
and began business In Atlanta, but
after short career he failed in bust
ness, and the scene ended by bis shoot
ing one of his creditors, Col. William
Lowe. He then Skipped" the cou72
try, and next turned up in New Or
leans, where he found the Q. S. gov
eminent fitting UP a ship to run from
New Orleans TO Central America.
Smith asked for the position of mail
agent on the vessel, which was given
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

on the York River to see Lincoln,
and a few days later the president
came down to meet Grant.
'Did you see Stephens?" Lincoln
asked.
Eyes, SIR" replied Grant.
s'See him in his overcoat?"
Eyes, sir.'
"See him take it off,"
eyes, SIR"
"Well," and Lincoln roared with
laughter, "ain't that the littlest ear
out Of the biggest shock you ever saw
in your Gfe2"
Grant told the story with gusto,
and seemed to especially recall Lin
coins quick sense of the ludicrous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

him. He served in that capacity for
a year, until the ship was wrecke | in
the Gulf of Mexico. All of the crew
were drowned except Smith and
three others, who were picked up by
a Spanish bark and carried to the
island Of Cuba. He then returned to
Atlanta in 1859, called upon Gov.
Bullock, and asked to be pardoned for
the shooting of Col. Lowe, which the
governor granted.
Once more peacefully located in
Atlanta, ne built the celebrated
Bonanza saloon, run 1t for six or seven
years, and sold it out, having made
$4,000. Next we hear of Smith he is
United States marshal in Wyoming
territory, with another Jonesboro boy
as his deputy John Henry Holiday.
He served IN this capacity for about
one year. when Holiday shot and kill
ed three brothers named Urpe. After
this Smith went to Denver City, Col. q,
and built the first dining room and
saloon car ever introduced in the
United States; then made contract
for three years, with a road running
west from Denver, to carry his car
over their line. After running his
car for two months he sold it with his
contract with the road for a profit of
$4,000. Smith then bought up some
gold and silver mines in Colorado.
He then went on TO New York city,
worked up a stock company, and sold
one of his Colorado mines, which cost
him $500 for the snug sum of $S5, 900,
and was elected president of the COM
pany. Two years ago ne went to New
Mexico, bought a mine for 81, 900
worked up a stock company, and sold
two-t thirds interest in it for $65, 900.
He is now in New Mexico superin-
tending that mine. 1t is said he has
made over 100000 since he went
west, is 40 years old, never married,
nor drank, chewed or smoked, but is
ready to fire his pistol at the drop of a
hat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16
A Chinaman Tells How Tea Should be
Made.
Wong Choo Foo, in the Cook.

Use china Or porcelain pot. IF
you do use metal let it be tin, new,
bright and clean; never use it when
the tin is worn and the iron exposed.
If you do you are playing chemist
and forming a tannate or tea-ate of
iron.
Use black tea. Green tea when
good is kept at home. What goes
abroad is bad. very bad and horrible.
Beside containing 203 authorizations
the Chinese philanthropist puts up for
the outside barbarian, it is always
pervaded by copper dust from the
dirty curing pans at the growers
Infuse your tea. Don't boil it!
Place one teaspoonful of tea in the pot
and pour over it one and half cups
of boiling water-that is water really
boiling. Ifyour tea Is poor, use more.
1t is cheaper, though, to buy good tea
at the outset. Put your pot on the
back part of the stove, carefully COW
cred, SO that it shall not lose it's heat
and the tea it's buquet. Let it remain
there five nainuter. Then drink it.
Drink your tea plain. Don't add
milk nor sugar. Tea brokers and tea
tasters never do; epicures never do;
the Chinese never do. Milk contains
fibrin, albumen or some other such
stuff, and the tea delicate AMOUNT
of tanning. Mixing the two makes
the liquid turbid. This turpidiGy, if I
remember the cyclopedia Alright, is
tannate of fbrin, or leather. People
who put milk IN tea are. therefore,
drinking boots and shoes In mild dis
guise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16
A PUZZLED POSTMASTER.
The Questions He Asked Were
Promptly but UnsatisfactoriIy
Answered.
Workers Gazette

Yonkers Gazette.
SIS there a letter In the Post Office
for me, mister?"
"Who are you?n
E'I'm Jones' boy"
"And who's Jones?"
"Why, he's my daddy"
eyes, but what's your daddy's
nameW
Didn't just tell you it was Jones9"
"Of course, but [ mean his first
name?"
"Thats the first name he ever had,
I reckon"
mo, but want to know the name
he goes by at home"
''Well, he goes by SO much that he
is never home"
But what do you call him2"
MON calls him 'impy' and SIS
calls him fireworks and | call him
'durn fool"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

During the recent attack by the
rebels on Carthagena the assailing
party got tangled up in several lines
Of barbed wire fence. It Is almost
needless to say that they were badly
mangled.
Fhe number of children in San
Francisco under age, according to the
last census, just completed, is 67,775,
of which 80, S23 are girls. Sixteen
thousand of this namber do not attend
school.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

Two illustrations of how men Will
not ''let well snough alone" are given
in the Arlington (Tex.) World. One
was where plaintiff having secured
s25, 900 verdict against railroad
company was dissatisfied, and got only
6 cents en- the next trial. Tae other
case was that of man who was &C.
Quilted of murder, land went away
the same day and got married"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16
A Smart Woman.
Texas Siftin gs

An insurance agent applied to a
woman in Austin to induce her to get
her husbands life insured.
''Will I be sure TO get the money
if he dies right off,"
Certainly, madam"
"But will you gi7e me any assur-
ance that he will die right OFF,
mo madam, We cannot do that"
"W ell, then, what good will it be
to me to get his life insured, if he
doesn't die? I knew there was some
catch about this insurance business. :"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

Some Monaghan pheasants brought
Consul Denny, from China, and turn
ed loose in Lynn county, Oregon,
have wonderfully multiplied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

American sportsmen have gone to
the lower ST. Lawrence 10 large
numbers to fish.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-18
CONDITIONS.

Entries for all trotting and running stake.
to close July 18th. Entries for Club purse
running races will close at pm. on the
day proceeding the race. ENTRANCE FEE
in all Club purses 10 per cent All Club
purse money will be divided as follows: &c
per cent. to first, so per cent. to second, and
III per cent. TO third. In running races, three
or more to enter and two or more to start
trott1ng races, five or more to enter
ana three or more to start. In all cases the
entries must be enclosed in sealed enyel-
! opes and addressed to the Secretary. and
plainly state name, age, color and sex of the
morse; name OF sire and dam (When KNOWN
aud name of owner
For all races colorS of rider or driver
must be given with the entry No entries
accepted unless accompanied by the money.
ano under no circumstances will they re-
celye any conditional entry. Walk over by
any one horse entities him to half of the
stake money and all of the forfeit money
ana al plate or cup added. Any horse dis
tanclng the Id or ny part thereof will be
entitled to nrst money only. The Assoei
alton claims the right to interlace heats of
dlnerent races whenever they deem il ex-
pedient. They also claim the right to post
pone on account of bad weather Running
races will be governed by the American
Racing rules Of January LIST, 1885, and trot-
ting and pacing races by the rules of the
National Trotting Association All harness
races one mile heats, three in FIVE
The strietest of order will be enforced
s. o. WALKER, PIes't
MATT CULLEN, Vice Prest.
WI. PIcKARD. Treas
T. F. MULLoY, Sec and Man.
P. O. Box 1,16S, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-18

THE FEE fiends managed the Gowans
and Bowen cases SO as to get double
fees out of them for each of the fienGs
before the Grand Jury touches the
business. The cases were taken before
the Commissioner Thursday afternoon,
which made fees all round for that
day, and were again called up on Fri
day and made to yield again. The
Commissioner is getting hungry, as
business has been dull at his shop
lately. The Marshal and District At
torney will milk the government twice
more Gin these cases-once before the
Grand Jury and again on the trial. The
Commissioner can get nothing more
from these cases, but as the other fiends
will have two more whacks at them.
he could consistently ask them to
divide.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-18

plural wifes child he had not held her
out as his wife. 1t was perple8ing, but
the District Attorney and bis fee feud
Commissioner we're equal to the oc-
casion. They fixed another definition
of what constitutes unlawful cohabi-
tation and held the defendant for trial.
In this connection it will be worth
while to ask the public to watch and
wait for the position that His Honor,
the Chief Justice will assume in this
case when it comes before him. 1t will
be remembered that few weeks ago a
man who had been arrested for unlaw-
full consolidation was taken before the
Chief Justice on a writ of ha5eas corpus.
His Honor did what he had no right TO
do in such proceeding, in that he went
behind the papers of commitment and
heard evidence as to the crime charged;
and from this evidence he found that
while the prisoner had a wife and was
the father of child by anot her woman
ne had not been married to the latter
and had not held her out as his wife,
hence he could not be prosecuted for
unlawful cohabitation. the 'holding
out, and not the actual cohabitatiOn
being the offense. The prisoner was
therefore discharged. This is very
similar case, the essential to the crime
charged, the -'holping out" being
entirely absent. There is one important
difference, however, and it is with refer
ence to its effect on the mind OF Judge
Zane that we ask the public to recall the
case when His Henor shall act upon it.
The man discharged on habeas corpus,
though admitting that he was the father 4
of his sister-in-law's child, was pro
nouneed anti-Mermon, while Mr.. Cow
ans. of Tooele, is somewhat prominent
of the Mormon Church.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-18
SWITCHING ABOUT.

1t was close corner into which Law.
yer Kirkpatrick crowded the District
Attorney and the fee fend Commits.
sloner on Friday. In the Gowans
polygamy-unlawful cohabitation case,
the District Attorf sy's witnesses proved
that the statute Of limitations barred
the prosecution for polygamy, and
thus established that the At
torney's. the Chief Justices. and
finally the Supreme Courts definition
of unlawful cohabitation could not APP
ply here; that is to say that While the
defendant was the father OF the alleged