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The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-23

We will sell you G God Calico at
five cents per yard. ID. E. DURRErT.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-23

Best Quinine, 80 cts. per OF. al
Hudson's.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-23

For Drugs, Pants. Oils, Win
dow Glass. Go to Savage ~ En-.
ersOu.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-23

Three Thousand Six Hundred
Matches for % cts. at Hudson's
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-23

Prepared By Dbl q. Aver Co. Lowell. Mas.
Sold By 81 Druggists and Dealers 10 Nedieins.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

The ''com bine," by graceful and effect
i've use of its opportunities, succeeded re-
Gently in advancing the price of coffee
about 90 per cent in a single day. The
free trade gentlemen who are seeking to
lower the duty on raw milk, so as to stamp
out the milk trust, ought to exert their in
fiuence to have some of the custom house
impost on coffee cut Off and thus crush
the coffee pool.-Globe Democrat.
The cream of the foregoing is found in
the whitening sarcasm. We merely
mention this for the benefit of those who
may not be aware or may have forgotten
that there are no imposts on coffee, that
staple article of import being on the free
list for number of years. This fact, it
may be added, has nothing TO do with
the graceful and effective use of its op-
portunities' by the coffee combine, but
ii is a deadener in answer to the vocifer-
Gus asseverations of the free traders that
the tariff is foster father if not the nat
ural parent of trusts and combines and
such like iniquities.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
KANSAS KOLLARY.


The new Swedish Lutheran church at
Salipa, is completed.
A floater was recently found near the
glucose works at Leavenworth.
They have milk-shake at Liberal, and
it is advertised as milk -shake-up.
Downs will celebrate its ninth ami
versary on the twenty seventh Of July.
Great excitement prevails in the social
world in Salina, over the discovery of a
game called croquet.
A party of Topeka newspaper men
and others, will start on Colorado trip
of ten days August 9th. A special car
will be secured for stretchers.
\ tramp rode on the trucks Of a pas
senger train from Atchison 10 Leaven-
worth yesterday. The passengers were
so pleased with his pluck that they paid
for his dinner.
Atchison Globe: This morning we
met man who wanted TO know If it
was hot enough 10 suit US. and tnen
made long complaint to the effect that
there Is nothing original Al the news
papers Of late.
Clara Lundy, a girl Of sixteen sum-
mers, in Sallna county, growing weary
of farm life, packed up her clothes and q
younger brothers, and started out in the
world for herself. No clue 20 her where
abouts can be found.
kingman county will produce more
corn TO the acre than any county west Of
Sedgwick And come 10 think Of il
Sedgwick county VIII have 10 rustic if
she surpasses Kingman, not IN corn
alone, bnt wheat or other grain.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
Grover holds any comparison
To that great man, Gen. Ben HarriSonl

The Dodge City Times says that there
are two thousand vacant houses in Wich-
tia. There are not half dozen cities in
the state of Kansas that can boast two
thousand houses all told. Two thousand
houses are great many, Mr.. Times, a
great many houses, full or empty. Two
thousand empty houses in city the size
of Wichita would simply mean "busted."
There are in fact no more empty houses
in Wichita in proportion than there are
in st. Louis or in Chicago or in Kansas
City. 1t is pretty safe to say that there
are not two dozen empty houses in
Wichita. certainly not many more, let
alone two hundred. AS for two thou
sand the thing is too nonsensical to even
deny,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
SENTIMENT IN LAWS.

The news item of two months ago,
that the New York legislature had
passed and the governor signed bill
substituting electricity for the hang
mans rope as the means of executing
criminals in that state, is still going the
rounds. From the continued discussion
of the subject it is probable that other
states will follow the example set by
New York in this matter. 1t is simply
a question of sentiment; but when you
come to think of it sentiment is the
prompting-forms the basis for no in
considerable portion of the legislation of
the country. AS for the question at is
sue, however. the sentiment, the finer
feeling, is all on one side. The poor
wretch who is doomed to expiate his
crime upon the altar of the offended
law, if there is no mistake as to his
guilt, is Indifferent as to the mode of his
taking off. The question of physical
suffering has no terrOrs for him because
he is insensible to that almost as in
stantly as if the spark of life were
snuffed out by the electric current.
Nor does his conscience suffer
any pangs. ignominy by reason of the
hangman's contumelious cord on his own
account and of course cares nothing for
the name he may perchance leave to
posterity. As for this last the means of
can have but little effect. 1t
is the commission of the offense and the
fact of the visitation of the penalty Of
death that affixes the stain and not SO
much the means employed.
The chief idea in executing criminals
is to remove them from possible contact
with innocent members of society, and
if electricity is to be substituted for the
gallows as a uniform legal method of ex-
ecution, it should likewise be adopted
by Judge Lynch in his extra legal exc
cutions for the sake Of uniformity if for
no other reason. As before stated the
certainty of penalty is more detrible to
the evil inclined than the swiftness or
of its enforcement
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

Siberia seems to be vivid illustration
of the practical working of the Henry
George land theory. The Russian gov
eminent owns the land and lets it out to
those who occupy it. The condition of
even its principle towns, whose streets
are unpaved and after each rain impass-
able seas of soft mud, whose buildings
are shabby and dilapidated, and whose
names are set in barren places without
lawns or shade trees to beautify or shell
ter them from the hot sun of the short
but torrid summer, are sufficient an
swers to those who think it is better to
rent than to own the land they live on.
What man would exchange his own bit
of ground in America, that he may i'm
prove and decorate, knowing that he is
secure in the possession of the results of
his labor, for domain rented from an
emperor and subject, of course, to every
caprice of his will? We doubt whether
the most ardent Georgeite would, if
put to test, be willing to live up to his
convictions.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
BEAUTIFUL KANSAS.

Chas. F. Scott, editor of the lola Regis
ter, who is graduate of the Kansas
State University, and which institution
occupies the crown of Mount Dread,
Lawrence, in concluding his letters on
old Mexico draws the following pretty
picture of fairer land than Mexico:
We reached Topeka on Sunday morning;
In the afternoon was in Lawrence, and
with the spell of old associations strong
upon me climbed to the summit of Mount
Dread. May be it is prejudice. May be 1T
is because man who was born in Kansas
can't, somehow. get over it. But, in my
eyes, the scene that there stretched before
me and all around me. the empowered city,
the winding river. the blue hills hemming
in the pleasant meadows and the waving
grain, made picture by the side OF which
the much trumpted glories of the Valley of
Mexico seem poor and tawdry and OF no
account.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

The present presidential campaign
seems destined to be noted as one of dis
tinctive issues. As between the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties the issue is
clearly drawn on the tariff question; the
third party Prohibitionists so far mani
fest disposition TO make an independ-
ent fight ON its platform, for once; the
labor parties likewise refuse to affiliate
with each other or any other party. So
also the Greenbackers, who have for
years been consorting with first one and
then the other of the leading parties, as
sert themselves and declare their inten-
ton of making straight fight for their
state and congressional tickets. With
such a campaign-with every political
idea and many seni-social points pre-
sented-every voter who is possessed of
a qualmy conscience will surely be en-
abled this year to vote his sentiments.
One good result will follow this free
lance campaign and that is number of
wouli-be Aliases will discover that in
stead of carrying the world on their
shoulders they have been staggering uu-
der the sphere Of a cow-nen beetle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

John n. Reynolds is engaged in writ
ing book. in which prominent persons
in Atkinson, Leavenworth and the pen
itentiary Will Fl ure. A gentleman of
| Atchinson examined part of the manu-
script and pronounced it red hot.
The Atchison papers have at last
reached decision on the union depot
question. They will lease the present
site, fence 1t with high, tight fence.
and charge an admission fee of five cents
to see the ruins, the proceeds to be en-
ployed III rebuilding a new depot.
An unkind notice from a western
paper: Dawson Smith and wife were
taken suddenly Ill on the night of the
Fourth. Picnic ice cream and a long
ride IN the sun are attributed as the
cause. They are both considerably better
at this time, and possibly little wiser
The Amazon, great irrigating canal.
leaves the Arkansas at Hartland, kear.
ney county, and IS now finished north
eastward distance of thIrty-six miles
1t IS TO be extended nearly across Scott
county. 1t is forty feet wide at the top,
twentysix at the bottom, and flows tive
feet Of water.
Smith Center Pioneer: 4 queer look
ing team passed through the city recent
" composed Of span Of larg. bulls.
They were ordinary animals, but were
harnessed 10 the wagon instead of work
ing IN yoke and bows They had been
driven 100 miles on one trip, and looked
good for 100 miles further.
Atchison Patriot: A father and
mother. accompanied by fifteen children,
took breakfast al lunch house near the
depot this morning. They were from
New Hampshire. and were removing 10
Stevens county, where the father has a
section Of land. The children were all
boys but two. the oldest being twenty
four. The father Is tifty-six.
Kingnnan Courier, Charles johnson.
a youthful sucker OF GAINESVILLE. Wis
consiu. was in Newton yesterday look
ing for his wife, who eloped from Pom
tlac. on June 23rd, with one DR.. q. c.
Clements. Johnson and his runaway
wife had been married bat three months.
she being a prepossessing and willy
widow when their troth was plightef.
and eight years his senior. She claimed
70 be possessed Of a cool go. 900. and
fool like, he was taken III with his
So. 900.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

more saltpetre to help save its spelling
bacon.
1t has been long time since we had,
if we ever did, a general real estate
boom; in consequence, it has been quite
as long since we had general real es
tate depression. But we have it now.
Wichita still stands without rival, the
equal in every present and future pros
pect of the growing cities. A revival
will find her still in the lead. When
Chicago begins to sell again $4,000, 900
per week Of real estate Wichita will be
moving pretty briskly. too, because she
is OF the elect in the opinions of capital
SITS. w. +. HUTCHINSON.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
THE RAIN.

Written for the Eagle
Last evening felt that our prayers were
heard,
For the rainbow of promise was set in
the sky;
Fresh breezes came up through our south
land and stirred
The slender young cottonwood branches
on high.
And dark clouds gathered threateningly
DER us,
The wind swept the streets with fiercer
gust;
Rejoicing we looked at the scene before US,
Yet few lonely raindrops kissed the
dust.
But this evening the black clouds meet
with crash,
And the storm king smiles on the fields
of grain;
He sings sonorous paeans in the light
ning's flash,
And tears of pity descend with the life
giving rain.
And hide myself in that typical shelter
A Kansas ''dug-out"-till the storm goes
'roun'
The old COW bawls as the raindrops pelc
her,
And I almost wish I was back in town.
But when return from my self-exile,
l see what good work the storm king
has done;
Natures face is resplendent with pure,
sweet smile,
More radiant in tears, demure little
nun.
And the green corn signs in utter content,
Stretching forth its parched tongues to
the cooling dew,
And the willowy trees, with heads low
bent,
Sing song of relief and Thanksgiving,
too.
VIOLA ETHEL LAWRENCE.
AndOver, july s. 1858.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

This is the first time since 1876, in New
York city, that mayor, governor and
president are to be voted for together.
The election of mayor comes the same
year as the election for president, but the
election for governor comedies with the
other two only once every twelve years,
though it comedies with the election for
mayor once every six. The presidents
term is four years, the governors three,
and the mayors two. In 1882 a mayor
and governor were elected the same
year. In 1876 the Democrats had big
majority for everybody; in 1884 they had
exceedingly small majorities for any
body. The indications that the tables
will be turned completely in 1888.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
CHICAGO AS THE AMERICAN STAN
DARD OF REALTY.

To the Editor of the EAGLE
l notice an elaborate report of the
sales of real estate in Chicago during the
week ending July 7, in the Times of that
city. The curious wording of the report
is that it is for an area within seven
miles Of the court house, comprising 157
square miles of territory. Within that
territory there are fully 100000 souls,
engaged in all of the varied pursuits of a
cosmopolitan population in the most
cosmopolitan and progressive nation on
the earth. Chicago Is the synonym of
enterprise and progress. Yet in that
weekly report of realty transactions
there are only PSI transfers for city
north, south and west of city limits The
total amount of sales are 81 ,0Sj. 900, as
against nearly S2,000.000 for same week
last year. OF course fully fifty per cent,
it is fair to infer from my recent per-
sonal experience, of this amount is from
trades and exchanges of various kinds
The Times report Is supplemented by
two columns OF articles headed, The
condition of the Chicago market like
other localities, Is dull and unlnterest-
ing" Architects, despite the quiet sum
mer season. are planning for future I'M
provements in the city.
] notice the above articles and report
ed condition, because Chicago represents
now as 1t has in the past, more Of an ap-
Proclamation of the real estate standard
OF valuation and activity than every
city in the country. When it is dull in
Chicago realty we will find il dull in
every place that is influenced by a normal
development. Where there Is an ex-
ception to this it viii be found that there
is a ''boom," arising from abnormal
causes. that is TO be short lived. Only
two years ago there was In progress a
general realty boom in all of those
towns and cities that occupied legiti-
mate natural positions. In places like
this values developed Of a permanent
kind. But there are places that were
doomed by individuals whose values are
fictitious in consequence of want Of
natural selection and which now must
be sustained by artificial means
Wichita has one or more seif-consti-
tuted rivals Of this kind. who not
only trv TO move Heaven ard
earth to sustain themselves, but they bur-
den the press with the wonderful local
feats of subsidies raised 70 do it,with- This
reminds one Of the fable Of the frog,
which in swelling 70 the dimensions Of
the OK II wished to describe, bursted Itself
wide open.
Il should be borne IN mind that tbs
greater the subsidy raised by I country
town in Kansas. AZ time when Chicago
sells, trades and harteTs only 81 600, 90
in two hundred square miles Of territory
in one week, the greater IL the Jim
Crow character Of the enterprise secur- /
ed and the more disastrous the afterclsp I
viii bs 10 the same town. II Is vel 4
that such place has plenty Of salt III rs /
swa s.ncs i; can more readily buy al tie
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

Mayor Hewitt, of New York, is curt if
not courteous in his manners and ex-
pressions. When questioned as to
whether he would accept the nomina-
ton for president recently rendered him
by the new American party he replied:
Il am sixty-five years old, and have
made fool of myself great many
times during that long period. but 1 am
not going to make such fool of myself
as to accept nomination for the presi-
dency." Mr.. Hewitt seems to appreci-
ate the fact that no party that is able to
elect president would be fool enough to
nominate him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

Another danger threatens the Demo-
cratic majority in Missouri. The Chinese
are taking out naturalization papers and
preparing to organize Harrison clubs. Let
US reason with our pagan fellow citizens
Times.
That is very cute. not to say e1cru-
ciatingly sarcastic, announcement; but
if the party for which the esteemed
Times assumes and presumes to speak
isn't strangled with the oriental pig tail
of which it SO facetiousiy asseverates,
we shall confess that our fellow-citizens
at large are more paganish than we are
prepared to admit or believe just now.
Remember the fate of Hannah.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The Republican county convention for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the following
once to be filled by election this fall, to-wft
Probate Judge.
County Attorney.
Clerk of the District Court.
Superintendent Of Public instruction.
State Senator.
Win be held at the court house in the city Of Wch
tia the 25th day OF August A D. 1855 at II O'Clock
a.
There will alsoIbe held at the same place acdllmme.
diately after the adjournment OF the Republican
county convention, a convention te nominate can
Cdate for representative for the EighJydrst repre-
sentative district
There will also be held at the same place and i'm
meiiately after the adjournment OF the Republican
county convention. a convention to nominate a can
date fol- Representative for the Eightysecond rep
resentative district and for the purpose OF noni-
mating candidate for the oice OF county commits
eioner for the Second commissioner district.
There will also be held in The city Of Wichita, on
the West Side, at O'Clock D. M, on the Ath day or
August. A. d. 1ssS, convention to nominate a cam
ddate for representative for the Eightythird repre-
NATIVE district.
said conventions are called by order OF the Repub-
lican county central committee, and the townships
and wards will be entitled TO the following number
of delegates and alternates in said convention, to-
wit: delegate at large for each township and
ward and delegate for each twenty five
votes. and major portion thereof, cast for
Timothy McCarty lin fail : OF 1856. which ap
portioned among tho seyera, townships and wards
would enttle them tn the following representation,
x.h ii In ne del Ia a
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

Say, Marsh Murdoch, we all know you
are enthusiastic for Harrison, and we are
all mighty glad of it; but say, couldn't
you work Off that enthusiasm in plain
prose? That poetry you know is-well,
its pretty tough on Harrison.-Iola Regis
ter.
Produce something more worthy the
eloquence of the grand occasion or cease
your yawping. No doubt the Levites sat
around in squads upon the banks of the
Jordan and abused old David without
once attempting to improve on his sweet
psalms. The singer of Isreal, like the
poet of the Nile, had an eye on the future
generation. Say, do you really think
that
Grover holds any comparison
10 that M Ien Rel HarriSnn2
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

Ex-PoStmaster General James ex-
pressed his opinion day or two ago
concerning the proposed reduction of
letter postage to one cent. He is opposed
to the reduction and thinks any excess
OF revenue that may be derived from the
present rate can be advantageously em-
pioyed In giving the public a better
postal Service. If the needed improve
ment cannot be had any other way.
then Mr.. James idea is correct. but we
believe that under Republican control of
that department and of the government.
both propositions may be accomplished,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

The townships OF Rockford. Parke. Valley Center
and Garden Plain, having each two voting pre-
cncts. the delegate at large has been given to the
precinct having the largest unrepresented vote.
The central committee recommend that the pri-
rDares be held from to O'Clock p. at the usual
voting places III each township and in the wards OF
the city OF Wichita from to O'Clock p m, at the
usual voting places, Thursday the 23rd day of
August, A. D. 1855.
The central committee also recommends that on
the 23rd day OF August, A. ID. 1855 between the
hours above named for holding the primaries for
the county convention, that the primaries for the
several representative districts be also held.
Done by Order Of the Republican County Central
Committee.
WE. HUTCHINSON, Chairman.
j. r. II. KING, Secretary
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

A notable change from 1910 to 1888 is
in the way the multitudes are fed. In
the former year it was heavy eating and
hard cider accompaniment, while today
all the crowd finds in the barrels upon
General Harrison's lawn when they come
to pay their respects is pure ice water.
Who shall say that this is not better?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

Mrs. Oscar Wilde is woman of sense.
whatever vagaries her husband may in
dulge in. She is said to have the cour-
age to wear the same "best" dress
through an entire season-'.a white
clinging silk, embroidered down the
front in gold, and adorned around the
neck with high standing ruff Ia
Oueen Bess,"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

c. S. Bowman of Newton is out in a
circular, signed by large number of his
fellow citizens, announcing his candi-
dacy for the nomination Of attorney
general by the Republican party. The
circular says:
He is an original Republican, served
four years in the union army of the war of
the rebellion. and we know him TO be a
man of sterling integrity, untiring and
faithful 20 the interests of his clients and
we cheerfully recommend him as a suita-
BILE person for the position to which he
aSoires.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

The Evening Bulletin at Sterling
throws up the 81 onge with the declara-
tioh that it succumbs to the dullness of
the times and the lack of patronage. 1t
will appear as a weekly for the future.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

The Abilene Reflector rings change
on the rhyning of Harrison's name. 1t
finds that by spelling his name back
wards, by syllables, that it will correctly
answer TO the query, "Will Cleveland be
elected" to-wit: mo sir, 'rah. In its
political prescience our valued cotem-
porary is tolorable accurate mirror.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

They that know but little, should say
but little, or, in other words, keep their
chest locked. Not for fear any one
would steal anything out, but for fear
they might look in, and see that there
was nothing there. ANONYMOUS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-11

The Winfield Courier criticises the
EAGLES pictures of the Republican NOM
inees. Our special artist considers them
daisies, regular triumphs of portraiture
in the engraving art. If Harrison and
Morton are still better looking then the
ticket for beauty surely enough stands
unrivaled.