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Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
D. NJ. DALE FOR ST. LOUIS.

The EAGLE, though not of the house
hold of the faith of today, ventures to re-
mind the Democratic representatives of
Kansas that Wichita has a son whom
her Democrats unitedly have put for
ward for the honor of representing the
largest city in Kansas in the national
convention at st. Louis in the person of
David NJ. Dale. While Mr. Daie's Dem
ocracy is of undoubted genuineness, he
is, besides, an upright citizen, in whom
there is no guile, and lawyer whose
ability and requirements have given him
legal corps. 1t has been charged that
Wichita is for Wichita, even to the neg
lect of both religion and politics. How
ever that may be, and however response
bic the EAGLE may have been for the
growth of such sentiment, in this case
the convention is assured that Wichita S
preference is based upon the deservings
of her candidate, whose appreciation is
sought at your hands. While we cannot
pledge him to vote for Blaine, he will
vote first. last and all the time for the
man who, unfortunately, beat Blaine
four years ago, but whom we don't be-
lieve can do it again, therefore one ltem
of our interest in NVichita's choice for
the st. Louis convention. But over and
above all, Mr.. Dale is man every way
worthy and fully equipped to creditably
represent the great Sunfower state in
the national Democratic convention.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
Freight Charges or the Tariff?

The Fort Worth Tex. Live Stock
Jonrnal thinks it has discovered the
most potent factor in the destruction of
the sheep industry liz that state. 1t cites
case where two shipments, one Of cat
tie and the other OF sheep, were made TO
a Chicago commission firm and received
ON the same day, the freight and yard
charges ON the cattle amounting 10
S535. 10, and on the sheep to S613.32.
Taking weight as basis, an overciarge
of $232. tS is claimed To have been made
on the sheep, and the following comment
is made: In 1882 the sheep clip of
Texas was fully 34,000,0 600 pounds, and
today the highest estimate placed on
the clip of 1888 is 10000, 900 pounds,
dead loss annually of 100000 pounds
of wool. worth - cents per pound.
Here is : 900. .0G0 knocked sky high out
of the income of Texas and taken from
its general business. AT 81 per hundred
pound for hauling this wool {the lowest
average rate) there Is $4,000 per annum
directly gone and lost from railroad
earnings, say nothing Of the direct loss
of business by reason of the decline III
sheep husbandrY. These facts are known
to be correct, and it is known further
that the latest change made in trans
portation rates by Texas railroads was to
nail into the coffin of the Texas sheep
industry, which is equal to saying that
Texas railroad management Is for ever
following the example of the old lazy
who killed the goose.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
THE OPPOSITION TO FULLER.

The nomination Of Mr.. Fuller for chief
| justice seems to have been hung up in q
| committee room of the senate while his
case is undergoing careful scrutiny.
| Strange to say the most serious charges
against him are said to have been in
spired by Democrats themselves. The
Republican senators in Illinois are under
stood to have assumed the sponsorship
for his ability and character, but certain
Democrats are indignant that Mr.. Cleve-
land should have ignored their advice
are raising objections to Mr.. Euller's
confirmation. The scheme of the Demo
cratic senators was to have Senator
Gray appointed. making a vacancy from
Delaware which it was expected Mr..
Bayard would I'll. This plan failed and
Mr. Bayard is evidently doomed to worry
along till next March at the head of the
state department and then retire without
Job. Had this opening have occurred
he could easily have returned to the
senate, to position in which his talents
would have shone with greater mstre
than they have in his present position.
But now there is no chance to succeed
either Senator Salisbury or Senator
Gray, and the house Of Bayard is soon
likely to have a distinguished representa-
tive in the ranks of private life. because
it is reasonably certain that Mr.. Fuller
will be confirmed despite the opposition
referred to. 1t would be easy enough to
find a more Objectionable Democratthan
AIr. Fuller, while it would be difficult to
find one less so.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
AN ENTERING WEDGE.

| It will be remembered that as soon as
! Henry George, that extreme advocate of
free trade, read the presidents message
! to congress he congratulated Mr.. Cleve-
land and pledged him his support, and is
reported to have declared that the presi-
dent was at heart free trader and that
his message was the opening wedge to
! Since the Mills bill has been under dis
cussion Mr.. George has read that batch
! of abs,Irdities, which protects the rice
and sugar of the south and takes the
duty from the chief farm products of
the north, and this is what Mr. George
has to say concerning it;
We real free traders. whose aim is to the
! abolition OF the last shred Of a duty, have,
indeed, good reason to be satisfied with the
work OF the committee and with the eff
cient support the administration has evil
IDENTIFY given it. AS an entering wedge the
Mills bill is good enough.
AS an entering wedge to the millen-
neum of free trade, Mr. George thinks
the Mills bill all right. This is signifi-
cant. Can Mr. Cleveland be elected on
this kind of platform? The probabili-
ties are strongly against it: for the more
the Mills bill is examined and discussed
the more evident it appears that
it is SIMPLY what Mr.. George says
it is-the entering wedge to
free trade. When the people come
to this understanding of the meas
uresand the man who has dictated it
they will vote by a very decided major
ity to retire Mr.. Cleveland to private life.
This country is not yet prepared to ac-
cept the heresies of free-trade, even in
broken doses like the Mills bill.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

The postmaster general has issued an
order relative to the compensation to be
allowed for the transportation of United
States mails on railroads carrying their
whole length an aggregate weight of
less than two hundred pounds per day.
The order. in effect, fixes the minimum
rate of compensation at S4275 per mile
per annum, while the order which it
reScinds, and which was issued by Post
master General Villas January ?. 1897,
fixed a graduated scale of rates for
weights less than two hundred pounds,
the minimum being $24. Don seems TO
be little more liberal in his dealings
with the railroads and with the service
generally than his predecessor.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
A PRIZE ESSAY BY AN ALBANY
PRINTERS DEVIL.

The souvenir dancing of the Albany
Printing Pressmen's Union contains the
following contribution from ''a printer
devil" which is too funny for publlca-
ton in so-called comic papers; at least,
they have such genuine humor. 1t is
entitled ''Prize Essay on newspapers.
Newspapers is called vehicles of infor-
nation.
Reporters is what is called "the staff, .
so many of them being sticks" They
work hard-at refreShment bars.
Proof-readers is men what spoils the
punctuation of compositors. They spell
a word one way today and another to-
morrow. They think they be intelligent
peasons; compositors think different.
CompositOrs is men as sets up the types
and sometimes drinks. Compositors is
very steady men when they is sober
which they very seldom is when they
can help it.
Editors is men what knows everything
in the heavens above and the earth be-
meath. They is writers who doesn't
write anything whatsoever. They Is the
biggest men you ever see.
Managers is men as takes in the tin
ana gives patent medicine ads tops OF
columns next to reading matter thirty
seven columns out of thirty-two.
Proprietors amt anybody. They amt
ever seen.
Printers devils is the most important
persons in printin' Office. They does
the hardest work and gets the least pay.
Pressmen is-well. there wouldn't be
no newspapers. no circus bills, without
pressmen to print EN-.
Feeders is men what feeds on the fat
of the land.
If l ever start a paper of my own III
call it the Umbrella. Everybody viii
take it.
1 heard the foreman tell this funny
story to one of the staff the other day.
1t must have been funny, cause they
both laughed. This is the story: "A
gentleman was promenading the street
with little boy at his side, when the
little fellow cried out, 20. pa, there goes
an editor.' Hush, hush, said the father,
don't make sport of the poor man; God
only knows what you may come TO
yer "
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

"Of all the cant that was ever canted
in this canting world" that of the free
trader about the poor mans blanket is
the most sickly and hypocritical. The
difference between the cost of the En-
glish variety-S4.90 per pair-and the
American product-s5.2 per paris
easily covered by the ocean freightage,
and if the,dutv were taken off no poor
man could save copper cent in his blan-
ket purchases. To accuse the Republi-
can party, therefore, of standing in the
way of the poor man when he wants ex-
ira clothing ON his bed, is to furnish a
great deal of innocent amusement to
the marines.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
"That's how IDo It. "

NationSl StOcEnlan.
These words We're used by a farmer
friend that is at work in the way ou
fathers trOd to add to his broad acres
buying more land, to raise more corn. t.
feed more hogs, to buy more land, etc.
And this is his plan, as he gave 1t TO US,
He keeps few brood sOws-large, strong
ones, of the Poland China breed-and
aims two raise two litters a year. The
tirst Filters are 10 lee farrowed the last OF
February or first # March: the second
the last Of August or first OF September.
The spring pigs he aims TO feed off about
misunderstanding about 32j to $50
pounds The fall pigs he summers over
on clover, and says they make fine
feeders the next fall. Last fall forty
head thirteen TO fourteen months old
when sold weighed 400 pounds, and
brought So. 80 per cwt. at the farm.
Now as to his care and management.
During the winter they have the run OF
a tract of woodland, where they tnd
such shelter as nature gives them; in
summer. the range of the clover fields
The Digs have the skim milk, two or
three bucketfuls day, varying with the
circumstances belonging to the farm
dairy, and shelled corn. They have q
stream OF running water. fed by springs,
to drink from. No mill feed is given,
because it would have TO be bought
This is the plain, Old-fashioned way, but
we know they have regular attention
and good care. The range of pasture
and woods gives them muscular power
The brood sows are kept till about
three years Old. but he does not discard
all the old ones at the same time. He
culls out those deficient and replaces
with young ones, being careful not to
have all young Sows at one time. The
reader Will notice that the younger hogs
are most profitable. The older ones are
Kept three OF four months longer for q
gam of 30 10 - pounds.
The risk Of loss Is more than doubled
by this plan. The fall and spring far
rowings are all on the farm together at
the most dangerous time of cholera, and
the risk is increased by this plan of hog
ging piece of corn to start them, anu
relieving him from care during the busy
part of the fall work. Notwithstanding
the risk taken, he says he has been lucky
so far, but doesn't know how long it
it will last. AS it has been winning
game so far he viii keep 1t up. His kind
of luck belongs to the man that is dill
gent about his business. The increased
risk by hogging corn arises from the
fact that hogs are often turned on the
corn before they have been fed up to a
full feed.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

The Albany Journal says: ''There can
be but little doubt that but for Mr..
Blaine's Florence letter he would have
been nominated at Chicago on the first
ballot and by an overwhelming major
ity. There was, therefore, no necessity
for his having written such a letter if
he did not mean TO stand by it." No
body. unless it be his personal or politi-
cSl enemies, doubts that he meant. and
still means TO stand by it. But seeking
the nomination. and accepting it if ten
dered, unsought, by the unanimous vote
of the convention, voicing the wishes of
the party at large, which now seems
probable 10 say the least. are two diff
ferent propositions, and do not in The
slightest degree affect Mr.. Blaine's SIN
cerity. If ne is nominated and accepts
1t viii be as a party man and patriot,
and not as an office seeker.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

The situation in the Democratic house
hold in Indiana reminds one of the Incl
dent of Samson and the temple. That is
to say ex-senator McDonalds 5 attack up
on Governor Gray, prompted doubtless
by his own defeat before the convention
the other day, has ended the chances of
either 70 secure the vice presidential
nomination of his party. 1t also has in
terfered with the well laid plans at Wash
ington to carry the state on the home
popularity of favorite son. As Barnum
is going to retire from politics and take
his ''seven mules" with him, there is no
hope in that quarter. Judging from all
these facts Mr.. Cleveland may as well
begin to reconcile himself to the idea of
Indiana going Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
CROPS AND STOCK,
Out in Western Kansas.


Mr.. Joseph Mossbacher and Hal Cow
ley just returned from a trip in the west
ern part of the state and are 50 thor
ouglly convinced of the unprecedented
fiattering outlcok that they could not ex-
press their delight. They report the
earth literally soaked with water and the
wheat and oats the thickest and richest
color ever seen and Il very satisfactory
and conspicuous absence Of the ehlnch
bug, farmers all claiming that the young
chinch bug who shelters from the storms
under the tufts of sod or earth perished
during the recent rains, the quantity be-
ing SO great that these clodS of dirt were
dissolved and the insects all drowned.
and the lofty manner in which the wheat,
corn and oats shakes its locks and laughs
IN the sunshine seems to say that the
dark green fields of 1888 in Kansas are
the crowned prince of the plains and the
king complete, and that no chinch or
tater bug need apply. Look out for a
boom OF great oceans of grain; its half
made now and simply discounts any
thing ever seen in the west.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
A Strong Convention.

Topeka Democrat.
The Democratic state convention, which
convenes at Wichita next Thursday
promises to be an animated .as'-.well as
notable gathering. In the personnel oi
its members it viii be brilliant beyond
any Democratic state convention ever
before held in Kansas.
Leayenworth will send General Blair,
Mayor Neely. Col. Tom Fenlon and I'd
Carroll. brainy and influential quar-
tette. whose influence viii be powerfully
felt IN that convention.
Douglas county will send Hons. J. S.
Emery, Joe Riggs and others; Bourbon
county will have Col. A a. Harris. Hon.
Jno. ". Galloway, Judge Sallee and
other prominent Democrats; Hon Joe
Lowe, of Washington county, Hon John
Malloy, of Morris, Col Mcclure, Of
Davis county, Hon. John Martin. OF this
city-the latter host IN himSelf-with
scores of other influential Democrats,
viii be In the convention.
Set it down that the Wichita Demo-
cratic state convention viii bes first
class attraction. and viii so down to his
tory as the beginning of new deal in
the Democratic party in this state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
It is a Little Singular.


Is it not marvellous, when one comes
to think of it, that an Infamous monop-
olv should exist i'll this country, a pIonop-
oily that is sapping the life out of one of
the largest and the wealthiest of its en-
terpriseS, an enterprise in which is in
voived three times the amount of money
invested in banking: is it not marvellous
that such monopoly should exist. tax
ing sixty millions of people double for
all the meat they buy, and the United
States be unable to find the brains 10
make the laws to stop il:
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

If strangers are treated kindly in a
community they will see and remember
the best features of the country: Ii they
are treated with chilling hospitality they
will see and remember the worst features
of the country. The citizens of Wichita
will remember this today while the men,
bers of the Democratic state convention
and their friends visit the city.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
Preparing to Flop.


The Democratic editors of Kansas
have been called to meet at Wichita to-
morrow The object of the meeting is
not stated in the call, but it is presumable
that they are preparing for a, united
and harmonious hop back to the kepubli-
can party on the day after the presi-
dental election. Democratic pudding
will be mighty scarce in Kansas on and
after March 4. 1889
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

If assurance We're virtue the New
York Democrats would be entitled to
the highest plaudits. The assertion that
every promise and pledge made by that
party during the campaign of 1884 has
been fulfilled is an evidence OF the char
acteristic modesty of the claimants
But. seriously, if a single promise worth
the naming has been kept we fail TO call
1t TO mind.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

An effort was made last week by the
woman suffragists of Wichita to sweeten
the editor of the EAGLE with a basket of
cake and 4 buckettul of ice cream.-kan
sas City Star.
1t was an experiment in homeopathy
''similia simihbus curantur," hke like
cures, but il soured.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Salt seems to be the most popular can
didate that can be named in Kansas Just
now. Almost any amount of financial
aid is voted in any community for a
campaign in that interest just for the
nSkino
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Senator Ingalls, home having been to-
tally destroyed by fire, his wife and
family will spend the summer at Ston-
ington, Conn, at the home of an uncle
of Mrs. ingalls,.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
EXCHANGE SaOTS.
Shiny on Your Own Side.

The disposition manifested by our
Methodist brethern at New York. to tres
pass upon the province;of congress, by
lobbying, is hardly fair, iii as
much as congress never tres
passes in any way upon the province
of the brethern
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

News has just reached California that
''an effort is being made in Kansas to
have the capital removed from Topeka. s"
BY the fourth of July the news will
reach there that the effort has been a
fnillrra
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
The Proverbial English Joke.

Chicago JOURNAL.
The London papers are making great
many jokes at the expense of Mr. Don
nelly and his cipher. AS soon as a cryp-
togram is discovered by which those
jokes may be deciphered, the entire
world Will burst into a tit of laughter.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Wiggins, the prophet. is again on deck
with the prediction that an earthquake
will occur in California sometime be
tween now and October. But the citro-
graphers don't scare worth q cent.
The Pasadena Union says: 1--WE are
used to them and are willing TO stake
our reputation rs a prophet that there
viii be at least two tremblers between
now and October.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

1t strikes us that the fellow who tries
to keep up with the Topeka Democrat in
its political gyrations has pretty lively
job on his hands. You think it is easy
enough to put your finger on it IN the
matter of federal officials intermeddling
in political meetings and conventions
and elections, because it is part of its
daily labor TO show UP Boss Click in his
attempts to run his party. its local and
state conventions and all, but just when
you think you have got it, for sure, then
you haven't, for 10. it bobs up III another
place vigorously grooming another fed
eral official for prominent political
preferment Gt is urging Pension Com.
missioner Black for nomination for vice
president). But. then, Click lives in
Kansas while Black claims his home in
Illinois.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Arlington, in Reno county, has the
most recent discovery of 1.-The purest salt
deposit in the state, and in eneXhaust-
able supply Kansas is safe beyond
nuestiOn
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
Mich Cows Need Good Water.

Without the least intention of smirch-
ing the character of the mIlkman. saws
the Practical Farmer, it must be said
that water and milk bear a very close
relation Filthy water, even when alb
sorbed by healthy COW and passed
through her internal arrangement of
filters and purifiers, someti mes comes out
very bad milk.
All mich cows, and especially winter
mich cows, should have good. pure
water, The poor water may be handy,
and It may cost something to provide the
pure. good water, but the latter will be
the cheapest n the long run. How fire.
queDtly we see cattle driven to some
pond hole of staguant water which ooZes
up through the holes cat in the ice in it,
nastiness and pervades she air with such
a stencil that only animals long accus-
toned and actually forced 70 drink or
choke would think Of touching it,
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Nebraska State Journal: The people of
Kansas are showing excellent sense in
one direction. They are unanimous in
the work of booming Noble L. PrentiS
for secretary of state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

The voters OF Kansas who are in favor Of free
md untramme led and a fair count, who favor
a strict enforce ment OF the law: who cherish the de.
tenders OF the country and favor liberal pension
10 All who are disabled who favor such laws viii
protect home productions home manufactures and
home labor, who favor tree schools and popular
education, and who IN favor Of again placing
the government IN the hands Of those who saved it
instead OF those who sought its destruction, cor
daily invited participate in the primaries county
and state conventions. -
p. ]. BONEBRAKE
HENRY BRANDLFY, Chairman.
Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

The great aim of all education ought
to be TO teach students how TO think
not what to think. The mind needs dis
cipline, and when it is thoroughly dis
ciplined the man is educated.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
Will Miss by.a Fool and Half.

If man and half throws boot and
half at a cat and half in a night and
half, how many cats and half will he
hit in a month and half?
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

For president James G. Blaine, of
Maine; for vice president Chauncey NJ.
Depew, of New York. Platform: states
manship and brains.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Maryland. Vermont, Michigan, Ten
nessee and Alabama have all held state
conventions and have all sent Cleveland
delegates to the st. Louis convention.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Now is good time. SAYS the Farmer,
to recall the old story Of everybody s
childhood, lately retold By Prof. Fream
in an excellent farm talk IN an English
exchange: An old man Ia his diving
moments called his sons around him ana
told them that in tie garden treasure
lay hidden. which if they dug diligently
they would find. and dig we are told
they did, as seldom had garden been dug
before, but Of treasure of silver or treas
ure OF gold found they none. 50 that
their disappointment Was great But, In
the fullness of time the earth yielded up
her increase. and when il was seen hoyT
wondrously bountiful was the harvest
from this much worked garden. the
fathers meaning dawnei upon the minds
Of his sons. and they knew then that the
old mans last words were words of Wis
dom.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

Our Democratic brethren are assured
that Wichita water is all right, a fact
they would probably fail to find out if
not told them.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17

How does the name Of Cleveland pass
as synonym for civil service reform.
Let the convention answer today.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-17
The most thoroughly cosmopolitan

The most thoroughly cosmopolitan
gathering, of a political character we
remember to have heard of In this
country is the one in session in Cincin-
natl. Union Labor, United Labor. W.
c. L. O., Greenback, Woman's Suffrage
and what-not, each in turn striving for
the ascendency and to impress It's idioms
upon the whole, yet all uniting in the
abuse of both great parties, all the in
dividual misfortunes and ills OF the COM
munity being charged upon the one or
the other. The contention of the leaders
of the various factions in endeavoring to
obtain supremacy for their peculiar
notions reminds us of remark of the
disgruntled juryman who explained their
failure to return a verdict in the case on
trial, that ''the eleven burned fools
wouldn't agree to nothin'.'