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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
RFPUBIICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The voters of Sedgwick county VINO believe IN me
PRINCIPLES of the Republican party are ielueeied 10
assemble in their several townships anu wards ne
tween the hours OF two and seven O'Clock D. N IN
their usual voting places on saturday, April list
1855 and there chose delegates and alterhateS VINO
will meet iu convention the court house IN lc-
ita Wednesday, April 18th. at ii O'Clock a. M 70
chose nine delegates to the seventh toh@r9sslohl
District convention at Garden City on May Isl.
nine delegates TO the state delegate convention az
Wichita on May 9th; and nine delegates 70 the stae
convention at Topeka July 18th, isSs for the noin-
alton of state officers.
The apportlonmept is made Tor one deIegais ana
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

Alexander. erstwhile the reigning
prince of Bulgaria, having had taste of
royalty. wants some more and is willing
to take it any way he can get it, even if
it be only prospective brother-in-law to
a throne. What an appetizer brief tenn
poral power is to human ambition.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

From this 1t IS seen tnat while The
lovai states that furnished the fifteen
million dollars covered by the refunding
bill. the amount embraced in the pro
posed amendment would 60. the bulk of
it. not to southern states but 10 individ-
uals in the south. The attitude Of Nr.
Oates and his co-adiutors, therefore. In
dictates that. instead Of being self-consti-
tuted watch-dogs Of the treasury, are III
fact preparing TO raid the treasury.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The presence Of Mr.. Randall in the
caucus on the tax refunding bill Wednes-
day night was a great surprise to the
democrats, and they have taken the cir
cumstance that Mr.. Randall join them
when the tariff contest comes to a final
issue. There is nothing in his antece-
dents upon which to base such eXpecta-
tons. but he is a Democrat, and you
know what that means.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
s.-aGe n slrnlliss1de.

y -To1 Y l'sIII7s
S,oxiv A., floss nlolagzss IN January
az, IDEAS o.! city mana cement and eIEsri-
disure I,ercolat.. into tbs Skulls q Kansas
municipal gO~f rnnents- Atehison, after
santfu; n Texas for bois q arc blocks
and 10 COLORADO Tor curling % pave her
streets with. has discovered that BRICK
ID siie from the ciav oa which the city
stands. j. tise iv@ss paving material. and
Is.aven y osth IL hn3irZ Cat from Afchi.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

Christian scientists in some places are
kicking vigorously against the indposi-
ton of the municipal tax that is levied
upon their profession. This is all wrong
the kicking, we mean. They should
and we mean no sacrllege in saying it
remember the example of the Great
Healer, (whom they claim to imitate}
under similar circumstances, and go
af;Sbirp
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
But lie Gets There All The Same.

Puck
NO" she said, ~ she leaned back in
the fanteuil and let her Jeweled fingers
tor idly with her lace-edSed n3OuChoir.
Il cannot account for Clarence Bangles
remarkable success with the girls. lie
is not Young. he il not handsome, he -
not rich Ills intelligence Is Of low
and groveling order, and he j. never
borne aloft on the wings Of pOesy and
romance. Msis Il y arrive tout dc
meme.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The friends of the administration that
have been so assiduousiy declaring that
Governor Hill would not be a candidate
against Mr.. Cleveland have had another
set back. Mr.. Hill causes it to be an
nounced through his intimate frienS
that he has not written a letter declining
to be considered a candidate. and that he
would not allow the use of his name
against Mr.. Cleveland. There is A gen
eral impression in New York that Mr..
I'M expects a good part of the delega-
ton OF that state, and hopes, if sufficient
dissatisfaction exists elsewhere with Mr..
Cleveland, TO turn it at the right time to
his own advantage. He is at present
occupying the noncommittal attitude.
ready for lightning if it shall strike. and
ready. also, to miss 1t gracefully if it
doesn't come.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
BED Heals al El1..s Eo-.as

A. 30 II-slfIfll-
II i seatc1 tlaat three members q tie
raw city cosinc8l II CskAloosa ara 50 r.d
hrsdeo that when trey are All present AZ
meeting ~ tie council the Gas bill is
savei. 81 To- aFst Tns1liag ia. Fzaa,ss
fsAssssi a resflIz son prohibiting whife
horses Appearing OF the stsects alter I.
Uc.ecz - the moaning.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The Nebraska State Journal says that
when the Kansas man goes to heaven he
Will be discontinued because the people
there will not be good enough for him.
That viii depend largely upon whether
he halls from Wichita-K. G. Star.
Wichitans appreciate their excellence,
but are not one jot pulled up over the
fact, and furthermore they are fully
aware that i'll your estimation, as bad as
we are and as good as you are, that as
good as you are and as bad as we are,
we are. as good as you are as bad as we
are. Come to see us.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

phiia6siEha 7irres-
The senate concurred yesterday IN the
hogI-e bill granting Mrs. Dogsn a pension
81 81 .6l0 THIS wili AZ least plaos her
asggre want Whatever fxnlts General
Iog4n may have lad. he did not use hts
position Is senator 20 improve his private
fortune. lie died poor IN consequences,
and congress = justified. ~ vie~ ~ his
Distinguished snrvIcs. bcsh IN var and
peace, in providing fog hss widow.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The papers have much to say about
the alleged marriage of a Washington
lady to Chaska, Sioux Indian. Grave
speculations Were INDUCED Iii as 10 the
plopriety Of the match and as much I'M
portance was made of it as if it were the
union Of two royal dynasties in Europe.
1t was trihe unusual, perhaps, for a
white woman to wed a dusky warrior,
but such cases are not without precedent,
and if the parties themselves are satisfied
the country ct large should not COM
plain. If there are patriotic women who
are willing to take this method of settling
the Indian question, the government can
be spared much expense and anxiety.
After all the discussion, criticism and
comment, both complimentary and
otherwise, it is interesting to note now
that there is report that the whole Incl
dent is myth, gotten up in the mind of
some sensational correspondent. If 1t
sh0ule turn out that there never was a
Mr.. Chaska, and that no such wedding
ever took place, it would spoil good
many sermons and would greatly diSap-
point great many sermonizers, to say
nothing of the disappointment occasioned
readers Of newspaper sensations.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

With the present soaked condition of
the ground in southern Kansas, if we
should have no greater rain fall this
summer than last, immense crops Of
wheat, oats and corn would be harvested
together with big crop of early pota-
toes. The ground has an unusual
amount of moisture this spring.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

Tie Minneapolis Tritzgns's story seogs
the duck doaTn u Ohio With AID .
number q eEss Just before Easter, each
one u which Wss n 9ifsrsaf So8oS. q
equal 70 the r2reat gems from tie psn OF
IL Riter Haggar1
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The voters of Kansas who are in favor Of Tree
and untrammeled vote and a fair count VINO iaNpr
aIrict on fnrce ment of the law: who cherish the de
tenders OF the country and favor liberal pension
10 an who are disabled who favor such laws jls VIII
otert home productions home manufaC lures, ana
home labor who favor tree schools ahd popular
education and who are in favor OF again p5sClitit
The 9overnment in the hands Of those who saved 1t
instead of those who sought its destruction, are CDR
daily invited participate in the primaries county
and state conventions. ,,,,-r,,r,r-r
uFNcRy RP aNDr FY Chairman.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
And give my all to thee.

There has been much talk about Min
lister Phelps being chosen for chief JUS
tice, especially as he Is now on his way
home from England. His friends, how
ever, discount the latter suggestion bv
saying that before leaving he engaged a
return passage for June 18th and expects
to go back to his post as soon as he has
attended TO private business in this
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

delegate convention of the Republicans an; q, 81 =
Kansas Will be held in the city of Wichita on ne stl
nav - Nav 1855 at the hour of Il o'clock NJ Tor the
election OF fcur delegates and four aternaIeS 70 @
National Republican convention to be heId IN III ~
capo June IL 1888. Also Tor the nomination ol t"O
presidential electors. -, r-,,.,ioane of
Also a delegate convention of the Republicans ol
Kansas will be held in city OF Iopeka oIl N
5ssb dav 81 Jnly 1855 at the hour OF Il O'Clock NJ
for the nomination of candidates Tor:
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Governor.
lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of state.
Auditor of state.
Treasurer of State.
Attorney General. - .to
SUPERINTENDENT OF Public Insfructloh'
Delegates TO the conventions mentioned arr ,Iad
sboH he elected hv county conventions duI! caileu
nv the several county Republican com t 81 I'll,
der such rules and regulations as NAV Ne ~ ~
nrescribed The county conventions 70 . ~ 80 ~
faterthan MAY s. 1855 The basis OF app %
delegates 10 said state conventonS, VII - Sn
deieyate and one alternate 70 eac iyy Yos cast III
I;stbv WcCartbv for auditor Of state, NoyeinDef,
iss; or fraction of 2Ol or more votes. Cil' ~ -.
and ono alternate each viii be allowed 10 an n a
1anized counties and counties otzalil.eu 5idi ,i
5 iSs.; Delegates are apportloned 10 the se'ei1i
counties as follows. tO-N4-.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The legislature of Massachusetts has
Just passed law which drives all of the
anti-temperance people nearly wild with
indignation. 1t is what is called the one
per cent bill and prohibits the sale OF any
liquid as a beverage which contains one
per cent or more of alcohol: that Is, all
LIQUIDS above this limit have to be treated
the same as Intoxicating liquors and be
subject to the same regulations. The
present legal limit in Massachusetts Is
three per cent and under that there has
been evasion of law. and intoxicating
liquors have been sold without license on
the ground that they were harmless and
mountaineering drinks. The legislature
proposes TO cut off that practice by max
ing the limit so low that Intoxicating
liquors cannot be Struggled opon the
public under cover of it. That Is taken
by some as pointer to the drift of tenn
perance sentiment in the east, but it
looks like clubbing over very small
point, as child's play.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

It's earnestly hoped that the Republicans of the
conunty viii see that we have thoroughly repre-
sentative convention. w. +, HUTCHlNSON.
Chairman Republican Central Committee.
J.'R KING, Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The Englewcod Chief, published By
Gresham e Watts. IS a new paper.
The Carbondale Record isa bright new
paper published at Carbondale.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

John r. Mclean, proprietor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, has purchased a
controlling interest in the New York
Star, the late Mr.. Dorsheimer'S paper.
and, it is said. will undertake to push
that paper to the front as 4 metropoli-
tan rival of the World. The Star has
heretofore been the accredited organ of
the Tammany Democracy and has not
aspired to the position of a great journal.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

Writing from Washington last week,
the Louisville Courier-JournaIs CORES
pendent reported that only seven Demo
Gratis in the house were still openly
advertising their hostility to the Mills
bill, and that the Democratic leaders
had reason to believe that four of the
seven would not vote against it if it were
once formally adopted in party caucus
as a party measure. This is decidedly
important if true, but it will bear the
decisive confirmation OF events.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

1t looks as if Ella Wheeler Wilcox
would be compelled to take back seat
as the ''poetess of passion A new sub
ject of afiiatus has bloomed out in Ella S
roll as follows:
A wicked, wild desire
Doth oft come over me
To fall within thy arms, love,
And give nv all to thee.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

Some one VINO has taken the trouble
to figure it out has discovered that a
farmer who puts in and attends forty
acres OF corn has to walk 700 miles be-
sides gathering the crop. In the light Of
these figures il is no wonder that riding
cultivators, reapers, mowers, sulky rakeS
and such like implements are growing
in popularity SO rapidly in the agricul-
tural community. If anybody thinks
the thrifty farmer doesn't use his brain
as well as his hands he is fooled.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

Esrssa csFT sz@s.
John -pser thinks that Jina LArs was
the only pedestrian candidate zho sAs
s-vsr elected ~ The United States sssrz..s.
The -'grirn caS@ftsans dsSnt have The
IaoaeY 20 MAKE the nszEs -
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

Differences n vernacl.a-.

He stains the town lncaTnaf.4r.e,
The Bosom maiden sad
The yxe.te~r maiden remarked. You mean
he uairts the whole town red
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
On His own Petard.

l5seton Rem. b. CAN
: funny doctor IN Clay Center sent ?
Young man ont on a ''snlpe hunt and n
return the sIips hunter sent the funny
doctor out three miles IA tie country oa
bogus professional Tlsls. row To-
funny doctor sues ms deceiFer for 80
We hor-. he uon's get It. a doctor
should be prepared u take bis oFn med
icine.
This is Walt Nason's latest poem;
Taken p the county taI
BY C.1r.o1s set ~ chances.
Is the druzg SIS doiefui vail
in Che pro}slJ STATE q kansas
r4zSeera~-s ~ Ee~uzCt-.z-.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13

The German emperor's English wife.
it seems, is about TO get away with the
redogbtable Prince BiSmark. His threat
TO resign in certain contingency didn't
lntimidate the empress worth cent; and
1t is observed that the princes resigna-
ton has not been presented TO the reich
stag. The stern old premier seems not to
have learned that
When woman viii she viii, and YOU may DEPEND
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
LADIES HANDKERCHIEFS
IN CURTAIN DEPARTMENT

We will give benefit on 50 pairs New
Tycoon Curtains at 73c pair. They are
cheap at $500.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
DEATH IN LIFE.
BY MADELINE s. BRIDGES.

Dear, if you stood by my cofin head, sad and silent as mourners stand Who look for the last time on theIr dead, Would you fold rose in my quiet hand, And drop tear and 8 whispered prayer For the poor tired heart that was resting
 there?
 Love, would you shrink from the solemn
 sight
 Of evelids frozen and bosom stilled: The darkness of death is warmth and light, To the weary life that is hurt and chilled; And the gate that opens for souls release Is the gate that leads into endless peace. Nav. poor darlingi who planes you much? For little while you loved me welt. Love went as it came, Id smtie. touch, A tear, a whi sper. An, who can tell? For no one, dear, in Gods world may know why love must come, and why love must gol Yet if were dead, would you weep and say A little prayer that my soul might rest? But, darling, pray for me now pray, prayi And weep for me- llying-the dead are blest. Oh weep for the life that goes on and on When loye's dear treasure IS lost and gone!
 -ErchdnQe
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
The Editor Angry.

We little imagined when, In our guileless innocence, last week, we chronicled the fact that snake had been captured and killed in our office, that so much unwarranted and ungen- erous comment would be made upon the circumstance. The reptile in ques- tion lay on our desk for hours, and was afterward nailed on the front door as living, or rather desunc., rebuke to the ironical messages ofsym- pathy which arrived from all parts of the city. This was surely bad enough, but when our exchanges take up the cry, and dare to hint as to press con- ventions, singular coincidences, etc., 1t is high time for us to get mad.
 We have, therefore, got mad. We fail to sec how, beyond the fact that t is somewhat unusual for a snake to venture into a newspaper office, this matter in any way concerns our con- temporaries. Had it been mosquito, or hornet, or a common, ordinary wasp, we should never have been troubled. As it is, we are a perse- cuted person, and henceforth the smile of incredulity awaits the report of any out-of-the-way occurrences that may transpire fin our sanctum. On recent social occasion our modest and strictly yeracious reference to a famous hunt wherein we contrived to chase a fox up live oak tree was &C., tually received with palpable and in- uendous hesitancy.
 Under these mortifyiDg conditions we hereby give notice that stories of birds, beasts, insects, fishes or other creatures will be religiously excluded from our colums whenever their authenticity depends in any degree whatsoever upon the fpso rfta of any member of our staff. A polar bear, 6 tsrantuia, or 6 boa constrictor may roam and prowl at leisure through our office, but an unjust public will never know of 1t until the funeral cards are sent out. We are dumb.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21

"The Crystal Slipper; or Prince Prettiwitz and Little Cinderella" at the Chicago opera house has become the strongest theatrical card ever pre- scented by 8 Chicago manager. For four weeks the ''standing room" sign has been displayed at the entrance shortly after the beginning of each performance, and the gross receipts have been nearly $50,000. The pro- duction is by long odds the most elaborate ever seen in Chicago, and the weekly running expenses are very heavy. Last Sunday night what the management styles "the second edi- tion" of the piece was given. The term "second edition" in this instance, is merely applied to indicate several improvements and additions made to the long list of novelties presented. "The Dolls Quadrille," with light dancers, was introduced. It is almost impossible to describe the enthusiasm with which the revival of this popu- lar dance was received. Little Tich, as one of the dolls, was irresistibly cOinlCdl, auu HIS gTocs1uc noNetheHts elicited shouts of laughter. The others in the dance, Mile. Dorst, Mons. Oreste, and Miss Alice Stod- dard, Miss Lee, etc., were well re- ceived. A number of changes have been made in the ballet. The last act, too, has been materially altered, both in dialogue and "business." The sere- made, by Tony Reifr, of New York, in- troduced by the Prince and pages, is one of the most tuneful numbers in the piece. Little Tich appeared in a new speciality entitled "The Seasick Sailor" It is, if possible, even more humorous than the big-shoe act of that wonderful little artist. Mile. Dorst and Mons. Oreste, in the Nurs- cry Rhymes Ballet appeared in "The Tartar Dance," one of the most at- tractive in their repertoire. The sale of seats for the next two weeks is very large and every thing indicates that an enormous patronage will con- tinue to be enjoyed by "The Crystal Slipper"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
Interesting to Travellers South.

The section of the south attracting by it's wonderful development and prosperity the attention of the whole world is traversed by the Queen X Crescent Route Cincinnati Southern and associate roads). Express trains, the fastest in the south, leave Cincin- nati daily at 7:55 a. m. and p. m. for Chattanooga, Birmingham. At lanta, Decatur, Gadsden, Tuskaloosa, etc. When going south do not fail to procure frofn your nearest agent tickets which read via Cincinnati and the Queen & Crescent Route. In- quiries promptly responded to by H. Collbran, general passenger agent, Cincinnati.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21

Moors for the first time would, per- haps, be astonished and a little fright ened by seeing one of them riding at full gallop towards him, as if he were intending to execute a cavalry charge. His fears might perhaps be increased when this horseman, when almost close to his apparent victim. suddenly refined up and discharged pistol over his head. Recovering from his astonishment, however. he would find that this is the Moorish way of well coming stranger. Natives of the Gold Coast have still another mode oi salutation. They lower their robe from the left shoulder with the right hand, and gracefully bow, though if it is great man they salute, and when they wish to be particularly re- spectful, the whole robeis removed, exposing the breast.
 Egyptians greet one another with a remark peculiar to their country, "How goes the perspiration?" The military salute required in all civil ized countries is nearly the same. Perhaps in Germany, however, the regulations are more stringent. A soldier, on meeting the emperor, has to stand still, face about, and remain with hand raised for from twelve to twenty paces before his majesty ap. breaches to the same distance after he has passed. In Belgium an officer has to do the same thing for the king, and the subalterns for generals, although ten paces are required for the latter case. Soldiers carrying anything so that their hands are occupied salute with their eyes-that is, they turn their heads in the direction of the person coming and going. French officers raise their caps to each other, but the privates do as the privates in other armies do.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
A Soldiers Story. San Rranciaen RxamInar,

The night of December Si, 1888, wSs an exceedingly cold ono in the vicinity of Murfrecsboro, Tom. The first lay's battle at Stone River had been fought, resulting In disaster to tho Federal army, which had been driven from it's original ground at every point except its extreme left.
 Tho weary troops at this point lay behind railway embankment, which hati served tiein SsarsaE :A.ee !!sssss !sssss a!.ears of the fight as breastwork to repel repeated charges of tho enemy.
 Behind the line tho ground was open and rocky. Great bow lders lay about every where, and among them lay many Of the Federal dead, where they had been carried out of the way.
 Before the embankmcnt tho dead of both armies lay greatly thicker, but they were not molestcd. It was not very dark night, being clear.
 Among tho dead in the bow ldcrs lay one whom nobody knew--a Federal sergeant. shot directly in the center of the forehead. One of our surgeons, from idle curiosity, or. possibly, with view to the amusement of. group ot officers during lull in the engage ment (we needed something to divert our minds), had dropped his probe clean through tho head.
 Tho body lay on Its back. It's chin In the air, and with strAigh.cncd llmbs, as rigid as steel frost on It's white face and It's beard and hair. Some Chris tisn soul had covered 1t with blan- ket, but when the night became pretty sharp A companion of the writer TO- moved this, and we lay beneath 1t our- selves.
 With the exception of our pickets, which had been posted well In front of the cmbankmcnt, every man lay silent
 Conversation was forbidden to have made fire or even struck match to light a pipe would nave been grave offence Stamping horses, moaning wounded everything that made n noise had been sent to the rear the si- lence was absolute.
 Those whom tho chill prevented from sleeping nevertheless reclined AS they shiverei or sat with their heads on their arms, suffering, but making no sign. Every one had lost friends, and all expected death on tho morrow These matters are mentioned to show the improbabiiity of any ono going about during these solemn hours to commit ghastly practical joke.
 When the dawn broke the sky was still clear. "Wc shall have warm day" the writer's companion whis- pered, as we rose In the gray light i; "let's give back the poor devil his blanket"
 The scrgeant's body lay in tho same place, two yards away. But not In the same attitude. IL was upon It's right side. The knees were drawn up nearly to the breast, both hands thrust to the wrist between tho buttons of the jacket, the collar of which was turned up, conccallng the ears. The shoulders were elevated, the head was retracted, the chin rested on the col lar bone. The posture was that of one suffering from intense cold.
 But for what had been previously observed but for the ghastly evidence of the bullet hole----one would have sworn the man had frozen to death.