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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A Tall Butcher Shop,

Kinsley Mercury.
The Wichita EAGLE of recent date
speaking of butcher shop about to locate
in that city saws: The main or central
building is to be nine stories high
We are something of liar ourseif but
nine stories is just little higher than
we would have ventured on for a
.'feeler.'.
The EAGLE goes on to say that the
plans, cut of which it published few
weeks ago, and which conformed To the
general design of the Kansas City plant,
have been abandoned.
We should say that the cut they pub
lished did conform to the general de-
sign of the Kansas City plant that is if
being an exact reproduction of it can be
called conforming TO the general de-
sign
The Kansas City plans have been
abandoned, however. and nine story
building substituted for two story
building: and vet the EAGLE Is mis-
taken in calling this the loftiest building
west of Chicago, and. really. consider
ing that compositors are only paid
twenty-five cents thousand in Wichita
we are astonished that the EAGLE didn I
add another story or two TO that build
ing Just TO make sure of 1t.
OF course Kinsley and Wichita are
rival towns. running neck and neck for
supremacy in the Arkansas valley, and it
would be in bad form for Us 20 criti-
else their butcher shops: but when we
see them going into exstacies down there
over nine story concern and really i'm
agine that it is ''whopper" we can not
help but smile at the simple tastes and
ambitions of people who are not only
satisfied but jubilant over such, TO Us,
trifiing improvements.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW's GRAFTON

Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New
York, by special invitation, delivered
the Grafton before the Union League
Club of Chicago on the occasion of their
celebration of Washington's birthday.
His address was upon 1.-The Political
Mission Of the United States" The key
note of the Grafton was his reference to
the fact that the first tariff act which
the country had ever had was signed by
George Washington, whose birth the
country was celebrating today. He ar
gued that to the tariff system established
by the wisdom and genius of Washing
ton and Hamilton was due the unexcep-
tional development of our national
wealth. The present chief executive
now proposed directly opposite policy.
1t was fortunate that the issue was
squarely made and the vital question
would have to be squarely met.
The speaker asserted that President
Cleveland anxiety for denomination had
led to an abandonment of the civil service
reform principles upon which the admin
istration had at first insisted. This was
an example of the dangers Of permitting
second presidential terms. The increas-
ing power of the presidential Office made
it advisable that one-term limit should
be made constitutional in order to re-
move temptations to abuse of such power
in securing prolonged terms of Office.
Mr.. Depew said that the political mis-
sion of the United States had thus far
| been wrought out by individuals and
territorial conditions. Four men of I'M
equal genius had dominated the century
and the growth Of the west had revolu-
tionized the republic. The four men
were Hamilton, jefferson, Webster and
Lincoln. Hamilton at the age of 10 had
formulated the principles of government
by the people SO clearly that no succeed
ing publicist had improved on them.
Jefferson feared the bad effects of
Capitalization and he destroyed the
party of Washington and Hamil-
ton and built up one that was dominant
for half century. This party held that
this was not a nation but league of in
dependent states. This was period of
danger which at times checked prosper
ity, paralyzed progress and prevented
expansion. Webster broke the spell by,
at a critical period, delivering speech
unequaled for immediate and lasting
results. 1t created an unouenchable
patriotism and from that date this coun-
try was not a confederation, but nation
with the sentiment Liberty and union,
now and forever, one and inseparable. >
The growth Of the west also defied the
slave power. Lincoln became the great
oracle of these sentiments. He declared
for unrestricted access of the west to
to the sea by the Mississippi and. eman-
cipated the slaves. He killed sectional
ism and left this an undivided nation,
and it advanced by leaps and bounds into
industrial progress.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
FIGURES ON POPULATION.

If the estimates of the New York Tri-
bune are approximately correct the popu-
lation of the United States at the present
time is 81, 523, 597. This is an increase OF
Il. 361 .Sl4 since the census of 1850, when
the population was ascertained to be
80. 155. 1873, the gain being 24.6 per cent.
The census of 1870 showed the popula-
ton then to be 3S,55 81. the increase
since 1860 having been 1,115,0 $50, or %. 6
per cent. notwithstanding the civil war.
In 1850 the total population was only
%, 1911 $50, the gain in the ten years to
1860 being S,25l AZ, or 35.5 per cent. If
the gain since 1880 has been 24.6 per
cent. it would III ten years, at the same
rate of increase. be 35.1 In 1890, figur-
ing that way. the number of inhabitants
would be 61.151 go, nearly triple the
population of 1850. and in 1000. a. D..
81. 54O,735. Ten censuses have been
taken. the last in 1880. The first
one was in 1890. and they have fol
lowed every ten years since that date.
They cost the government as follows:
First, $44.3I7.1S: second, 500, 900 Oh;
third, S17S.444.67; fourth, Sos, 525 80;
fifth. 1918, 545.13: sixth, S,33 95:
seventh, 81, 500, 02s53: eighth, 1922
212. 40: ninth, So, 336. 5l1.41; tenth, nearly
S.. 600. 900. In 1870 the census showed
that their We're but six cities in the
United States of 5000 or more, ard the
census of 1880 disclose the fact that there
were thirtv-five of more than $4,000 pop
ulation. This country is growing rapid
ly. but there is, nevertheless, room for all
who may come. Belgium, the most
densely populated state of Europe, has AS
people to the square mile, while the av-
erage for the United States in 1880 was
only 1923 to the square mile. On the
whole American continent there are only
six people to the square mile. Neighbors
are scarce on the island of Australia.
there being two square miles of territory
for every inhabitant.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

from every variety of wine, beer ana
cider. Some pledges. by using only the
general term Intoxicating beverages,
leave room for private Interpretation In
this regard: but our pledge does not.
The form of the National W. {. L. U.
pledge recommended to all others, Is as
follows:
! hereby promise. God helping me- to abstain from
al distilled fermented and malt liquors ncludins
courage the use OF and tratiic in the same.
But many unions insert the words. las
a beverage" while others specifically
pledge against any use of alcoholics as
| medicine or in cooking. The foregoing
national pledge, adopted at Chicago in
1877, and the most sharply defined that
have ever seen, does away with any
| use OF alcoholics in any way. at any
time. But be it remembered that any
| local union is at liberty to insert the
| words, las beverage, and many do so,
! leaving to each members conscience the
decision about the use of intoxicants as a
medicine and in cooking. Our local
unions are, however. strongly advised to
adopt the stronger pledge.
3. "a difficulty of division has come
up in our ranks about finance, rival
leaders, politics. any one OF the multi
tude of causes that goes to prove once
more the ''humanneSS of the saints J
will you advise US what to do, or write
a letter that we can read to the union:
No, beloved. Your general officers
can serve the interests, dear alike to
your hearts and theirs. in better ways
| than by meddling in local difficulties of
! which they can not get an impartial
| knowledge. and in which their interior
ence would but complicate the situa-
ton. You know as well as we do that
"a soft answer is that sovereign. be-
cause the divine method by which to
; turn away wrath. The only method by
which railway trains can avoid running
into each other is for each to give the
other the whole road. When your an
tagonist comes against you don't be
there, l. e., give all the opportunity for
criticism and reproaches to those who
desire to offer them.
awe are yet long way from meeting
the celestial test: by this shall all men
know that We are My disciples because
We love one another" But let us strug-
Gle OF to meet it. with hearts in which
the central movement is prayer to God
and consequent good will toward our
neighbor. Dear, mystical ''neighbor, so
like us in self love, in desire to succeed
in temptation to sin! Because we are
sorry for ourselves: numbered and clog
ged as we are with earthly dross, can we
not be sorry for him, and show little OF
that indulgence toward him which is a
quantity SO constant in our treatment OF
ourselves? FRANCES E. WILLARD.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
OUR AMERICAN SUNDAY,

The Ministerial Association of this
city, which association embraces large
majority of the pastors, appear this
morning in an appeal to our business
men on the subject of appropriately OBJ
serving Sunday as day of rest from
secular pursuits. The appeal is couched
in temperate and gentlemanly language.
They evidently have no desire to antag-
onize the feelings of anyone, only to
convince and persuade. We hope all
our business men will read the address
of the committee found elsewhere and
headed, The American Sunday
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
Daily eagle
MARSHALL M. MURDOCH, Editor
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CON.
VENTION,

A delegate convention of the Republi'
cans of the Seventh congressional district
of the state of Kansas is hereby called to
be held in Garden City on Tuesday, Nav
LIST, 1888, at 10 o'clock a. m, for the pllr
pose of nominating candidate for con
gress from said district, and to elect TWO
delegates and two alternates to the Ma
tional Republican convention, to be held
in the city of Chicago, on June 10th, 1893;
also to nominate one presidential elector'
The basis of representation in said con-
vention shall be the vote cast for HON. ,.
r. Peters in 1886, allowing one delegate
and one alternate for each 4o9 'o1es 3i
fraction thereof exceeding 200 Each
county not having a previous record shall
be allowed one delegate and one alternate,
and the following named counties one GEL
egate and one alternate at large to-Wlt;
Haskell, Lane, Wichita, Scott, Greeley,
Gray, Kearney, Garfield, stanton, Grant,
Morton. Stevens, Meade and Clark, max
f.lt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

Mr.. John P. Jones, banker of Cold
water, Comanche county, is said 10 DOS
sess the finest collection of Indian relics
and curiosities in Kansas, and the best
library of books relating to early Kansas
history.
junction City Union: Frank Zum-
hado, a lad about IS years of age. was
found dead in the field, a few rods from
his fathers house on West Sixth street
about $50 o'clock Monday night. He
had been sent out about , O'Clock in the
afternoon TO bring up a pony. Not re-
turning ut supper IL was supposed he had
gone off with the boys, but being still
absent at dark the parents grew uneasy
Several of the neighbors began a search
and in little while he was found living
on his face dead. Ii is supposed that he
attempted TO mount the pony and was
thrown or fell and broke his neck,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
Wei, What's the Natter
Tov CLlet.

AESF A4-SA-
The grand jury Of Sedgwick county re-
turned a true bin against The county stsor
hey, ard the legal question arises. who Is
TO prosecute him. a. be himself J. the at
torney. ana he cannot prosecute himself
Manhattan Nationalist.
What's the matter with the attorney
general doing II: He Just now seems 20
have has paternal eye upon the wnoie
state, especially IN matters connected
with the pTohibitoTY law.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The first time in twenty-five years the
Democratic party will hold their conven-
ton before the time of holding the Re-
publican convention arrives. The ma
nipula!ors of the machine seem to have
thrown the throttle wide open with the
determination TO let it run and take the
chances of the draw" over the tariff
chasm being closed in time to pass over
in safety. 1t is a desperate chance. but
it is the only one they have. Look out
for the crash.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

American Culrivator: Sheep love dry
land. In pastures they will always. IN
summer, sleep on elevated knobs rather
than IN hollows. If the pasture Is ~st
their feet become diseased. What Is
called foot-rot often develops In winter
if the sheep are kept in wet muddy harm
yards or in filthy pens. The true foot-rot
is very contagious. but it is easily cured.
Pare off the diseased hoof down TO that
which is healthy. and apply blue vitrlol
or sulphate of copper. This destroys the
diseased tissues that may have escaped
the knife The blue vitriol is best used
mixed with equal parts of lard. Watch
the Sleeps feet in winter. for if one has
diseased hoof it quickly spreads through
the entire flock,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The Buffalo Express has made misfit
of some epithet and mournfuily records
the fact that lone of the most dishearten-
ing things in newspaper work-to the
workers-is the Immortality of an error
as compared with the fragility and ex-
clllsiyenesS of the truth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
Democrat

Choosing st. Louis as the place for
holding the Democratic convention is a
sort of double intender-meant to save
Missouri is possible, and hold together
the solid south. it is reasonably certain
that they will fail in both.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
STATE ITEMS.

Train loads of people are already arriv-
ing in central and western Kansas.
The farmers of western and southern
Kansas will put in an immense acreage
of corn this year.
The Cherokee Strip association of cat
tlemen has secured renewal of its lease
on the strip from the Cherokee council
al an annual rental of 1925, 600.
The people of Greensburg have raised
a purse of $500 to buy seed for spring
planting in kcwa county, for such OF
their farmers as are not able TO buy for
Themselves
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The Democratic party is in more
desperate straight than has been gener-
ally supposed. The wild speeches and
statements made in the meetings of the
national committee in Washington this
week indicated great decentralization, but
the act of the committee in changing the
time of holding the convention from
July to June > confirms the worst.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

1t is estimated that the stoppage of
operations by the recent strike in the
mining district of Pennsylvania caused
a loss of four million dollars, and since
the miners resumed work at the rate of
pay they were receiving before the strike
occurred. nobody has been benefited.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
W. T. o. MEMBERSHIP.
To the Editor of the Eagle:

To the Editor of the Eagle:
As the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union is the largest organization of
women in the world and are rapidly be-
coming potent factor in the advanced
christian thought of the times. it will
perhaps be opportune to state what con-
stitutes membership in this body. The
large majority have, through the bene-
fetal culture of doing, become tolerant
in thought and temperate in speech.
gladly lending their influence to all
things that lift humanity to a higher
plane. The remark below from the
Union Signal of December %, 1885, from
the pen of our most beloved Francis Z.
Willard. will be considered authority on
the subject. ANNIE NJ. TAYLOR.
Pres. Wichita w. c. T. L.
/. "What does the word Christian
mean in the name of the w. c. T. u
1t means that the origin, auspices and
control of the society are christian, not
by any specific and arbitrary action,
but by the nature of the case. IL
means that the Bible is our chief
corner stone land that the christian
home, the christian school and the chris
tan church have been our nurseries, our
training schools and our military camps
as soldiers of the cross. 1t means that
we have as our supreme purpose and de-
sire the building up of His kingdom in
the earth whose sway means purity and
peace and universal brotherhood. But
il does not mean creed test. viz: that
thas. who ioin Us as honorary and work
ing members linen coming under the first
and women under the second head shall
be persons willing TO ally themselves with
a movement having such a purpose as l
have described.
,. What is the exact meaning of the
w. c. T. L. pledge:
1t includes. by explicit statement, total
abstinence from all distilled drinks. and
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

1t is said the presidents southern tour
is not the brilliant and continuous ova-
tion his western trip was. Certainly not.
Pine trees and salamander hills couldn' t
be expected to get up much of a demon
stration. and these abound chiefly in the
territory through which most of the trip
was made. And, besides, the southerners
are not enthusing over the president like
thew did few months ago.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

Kansas City Star: An ingenious argu-
ment in favor of cotton seed lard has
been adduced at Chicago to the effect
if that method of helping on the hog
product was not resorted to the specula-
tors could not get enough lard for deliv-
ery to break the corners on the eX-
chances
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
A Little Too Subsequent

hFkaff,a- Nl4F 4EAstier.
II Sir. Cleveiand's hackers are opposed
to holding the national Democratic con-
vention III certain cities for fear Of I'm
friendly demonstrations by the masses.
we would suggest London as a good
pla &C 10 hold the convention, provided
Balfour can repress the Irish.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer telegraphs rumor
that if the Democratic majority in con-
gress fails to pass a tariff bill based on
his message, Cleveland will follow in the
path of Blaine and refuse to allow his
name to go before the Democratic con-
vention. The Enquirer does not profess
to believe the story.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

We have not seen the text of the bill
passed by the senate extending the laws
of the United States over No Mans Land
and establishing the land district of CHM
arron, but infer that it provides for the
settlement of that portion of the terri
tory This is probably as much as will
be done in that direction by the present
congress. and is also probably as much
as the best interests of Kansas require
should be done for the present.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
o the representation as follows:

1t is recommended that the several coun
ties in said district select their delegates
and alternates TO said convention on April
Dist unless otherwise ordered by the chair,
man of the county central committee. BY
order of the Seventh Congressional Dis
trict Central committee.
d. NJ. FROST, Il. IL. CHAPMAN,
Secretary. Chairman.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The Atchison Patriot says that John
Scott, one of the three survivors of the
famous raid to cut the southern railroads
which has been described Of late in many
papers in the story, Daring and Suffer
ing" is living in Atchison in destitute
circumstances He works at day labor
when he is in health, and is also an or
dained minister of the United Brethren
faith He belongs to the G. A. R. and
is receiving some assistance from that
organization. His wife is also IN bad
health, and a little adopted daughter, 10
years old, is all they have to help them
about the house. They are worthy OBJ
jects of considerations and assistance
from any source would be gratefully re-
ceived.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The Kansas City Times announces with
apparent satisfaction that the liquor in
terests in that city controls five thou
sand votes. We suppose this is equiva-
lent to saying that Kansas City is now
Democratic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

That excellent journal, the Kansas
City Times, says j. X. Hudson no sooner
returned from Wichita than he hoists
Blaine's name at the head of the col
umns of the Capital. The distinguished
Topeka editor said few words about
Wichita that the Times seems to have
nrar1nnlal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The Baltimore American is OF the
opinion that the prohibition DILL for the
District of Columbia, which has been
introduced in congress, will pass by
about three-fourths ma iority.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

J. K. Hudson attended the great re-
vival meetings in Wichita last week and
he is now writing some profound artl-
cles for his paper, the Topeka Capital, on
the quality of conversions. Let the good
work rn on
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

Since it is so difficult to determine
where General Sheridan was born 1t has
been suggested that he is the original
Topsy-never was born nowhere, but lies
orOwed ND,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

The Democratic press Of the country
take the circumstance of the departure
of the president from Washington on
the eve of the meeting of the national
committee of his party in that city for
the purpose of selecting the place and
time for holding the national convention
as unmistakable evidence that he does
not desire denomination, and that the
present situation constitutes a striking
instance of the Office seeking the man.
Such conclusions are hastily drawn and
are not borne out by facts or reason.
Mr.. Cleveland is aware that the nomina-
ton is virtually his if he desires it, and
if he didn't want IL he would have said
so before now. The time and place of
holding the convention are matters of
little consequence to the president or his
party. The ceremony of making the
nomination could be had at one place as
well as another, and with the same
effect.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

Chicago and Brooklyn are in trouble.
One can't find a preacher for Beechers
pulpit and the other can't find a crack
pitcher for her ball nine, and the season
right on them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

A well digger at Abilene, this state, at
a depth of sixty-five feet. discovered
what they call white iron, said to be a
sure indication of coal near at hand.
When the drill had penetrated two feet
deeper it threw up small pieces of coal,
but Just at that moment the drill broke
and there the matter stopped. The local
papers are toploftical in their expires
pressions of delight and the assured
success of the find and the magical effect
it will have upon the city.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

Well. there is this about opening up
Oklahoma, and it this" which cam
be disposed of very satisfactorily, the
opening of the territory following such q
poor crop year as was last means no
good for Kansas as a whole. The In
dian territory ought to be opened-must
Sis if that opening was to follow year
Of general prosperity in Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25

Hon. James F. Legate publishes in the
Topeka Commonwealth a column letter
advocating the propriety of nominating
Senator Ingalls, for the presidency. He
takes the ground that ingalls, expressed
sympathy with Irish Americans, who
cast the controlling vote in the doubtful
states, will give him especial strength
with the Irish-American voters. But it
is not this vote alone that he would have
especial strength with. His able and
manly defense of the American idea,
with all it comprehends, draws to him
all who are in sympathy Herewith.
Ingalls, would have as little antagonism
in his own party, and as much in the
opposition, as any man who could be
named