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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-23
OUR DUMB ANIMALS.

An elephant in the funeral procession to a recent Hindoo cremation wore silver collar worth a5,000.
 A citizen of Blossburg, Pa., owns nine dogs, seven cats, monkey, eight canary birds and two white mice. It is unnecessary to say he is poor.
 A girl in Manchester, England, telephoned to her fathers office asking if her dog was there. Curley was there, and his mistress asked the man to hold him up to the tele- phone She whistled and spoke and told him to come home. Curley pricked up his ears, and as soon as he was placed on the floor started for home
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-23
The Body of a Young Man Found in
 New Britain Field.

New Britain Field.
 The body of Frank Booth was found in a field at New Britain yesterday. In his hip pocket was 9 revolver. Beside him lay bottle marked "poison," and an empty chloroform bottle was also found. It was evident that death had resulted from holding a handkerchief saturated with chloroform over his face after having taken some unknown poison. He was at one time clerk in the postoffice and at the time of his disappearance, two weeks ago, had good position in the office of a manufacturing company. No cause is known for the suicide other than that he had appeared Respondent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-23

Special attention is called to our large and extensive stock of Gold and Silver Watches. Call and examine style and quality of Goods before making your pur- chases, D. C. Calender & Go.
 Excellent second hand Upright Pianos, little used, B. Shoninger 6. Co. See adv.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-23
PLAYS AND ACTORS

Annie Oakley intends tarring next season
 Paul Arthur will support Minnie Palmer in England.
 Opera for ten cents will be a summer pleas ure In Philadelphia.
 Ben Teal has been engaged to put on Mag gie Mltchells new play.
 New Orleans is to have an iron theatre with seating capacity of 4,OOO
 Thomas Mast, the caricaturist, is talking of building theatre at Los Angeles.
 Marion Russell and Minnie Radcliff have been engaged by w. J. Florence for next sea- son.
 Lillian Russell has had her tonsils cut out and says that she can sing better without them.
 Patti gave the first performance of her South American tour at Buenos Ayres. April 6. The performance realized $21 GOO.
 Imre Kiralfy has received letter from Chevalier Blondin, in which he says he wants to cross Niagara Falls once more before he dies.
 w. J. Florence has purchased of MT. Palmer the right to play "Heart of Hearts" next sea- son, and will produce the piece as part of his repertoire throughout the country.
 Karl Formes, the famous basso, who lived in America for the past 30 years, has been engaged to sing at the approaching London season of Italian opera. He is 73 years of age.
 At the close of Fanny Davenport's New York season she will leave for the Pacific coast, where she will rest until the last week in May, before she plays s'La Tosca" in San Francisco.
 Lawrence Barretts life is insured for S12,OOO and he will leave a very pretty bank account beside. He and MT. Booth drew over 5000 in two performances in Salt Lake City.
 Salvini will begin his American season in October next. The engagement is for twenty weeks, and but two pieces, 'Othello" and ssThe Gladiator" will be presented. Young Salvini will support his father under A. M. Palmer's management. It is said that when Edwin Booth was a boy in white trousers and black jacket he | appeared at school examination with John | S. Clarke in the quarrel scene between Brutus and Cassius, his father listening, un- observed. In 1851 the future tragedian was an actor, earning S6 a week. | A southern genius is to send out a fleet ot floating theatres. They will draw only a foot and half of water, will be 16O feet long, 40 feet wide, made up in the same way as shore theatres and furnished with stock companies. They will tie up at promising towns, not only along the Mississippi river | but beside the still waters of smaller streams and the manager even hopes to paddle LII north and play along the Platte and Ohio The fleet will leave New Orleans about May 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-23

For bargains either in Pianos or Organs call on B. Shoninger & Go. See adv.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
FROM THE PANHANDLE.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
For three weeks one and all Of us have
been singing the old-time ditty 'Rain,
rain. go to Spain and never come back
again We thought it had gone for the
summer and it would likely make visit
in Portugal at some time. How true is
the saying, "Man proposes but God dis
poses." 1t has rained here this week.
not gentle sizzle sozzle, but genuine
outpour of the elements, wetting every
thing. The plains are once more sea
of emerald-every lake is full and the
cattle seem to realize that they must
''eat. drink and grow fat, for tomorrow
We may go dry" Now is good time to
ship cattle, while thee is plenty of ma
tions beverage around. This, however,
should not prevent cattle from coming
IN. The dry weather does not interfere
with the shipping. Ninety car loads of
cattle left here last week. They were
well treated at the stock yards, being
furnished goodly supply Of fresh
water from the water works. now in use.
though entirely unknown to fame, it
Is AOuHu W DS AACSe III AS
wav, doing the work thoroughly and
Systematically. The well being dug
here by the railroad company is now 100
feet, and the dirt still flies. Work goes
on both night and day. Is not this yexed
question of Deep Water" settled. Gal
weston wants it but Panhandle city viii
get it. The weather here is delightful.
We have spent some summers at many
of the eastern resorts but found no place
as Delightfully."- cool and pleasant as this.
II we only had larger web kept hotel,
race track, base ball ground and some
other amusemenis this would be the
place. How would come the people
from the west and the south-health
seekers. This is surprisingly healthy
country. no chance for doctor to grow
rich even if he can collect his bills. The
toothache is a rare occurrence One
thing that viii surprise you, there is not
cemetery here. 4 few mumified arms
lying around on the plains is ell there is
to prove that I'VE do not live always.
ELIxIs.
Panhandle City, July 90, 1855.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
CONTEMPTIBLE MEANNESS.

| A bill passed the United States senate
| last week to place John G. Fremont on
! the retired list Of the army, with the
rank of major-genersl. Senator Cock
rel, of Missouri. led the opposition, and
in the course of the debate had the bad
grace to refer to the fact that the great
pathfinder was, nearly forty years ago,
made the. victim Of conspiracy among
the regular army officers and subjected
TO a court martial on the charge of
''mutiuy.'
The charges grew out of the conquest
OF California at the commencement of
the Mexican war. Fremont was one Of
the principal actors in that stirring
drama, and in the popular estimation
bore off the lions share Of the honors.
Owing to a misunderstanding growing
out Of the wild and unsettled condi-
ton of the west at that time, he assumed
to act for a short period as governor of
the conquered territory, as it afterwards
turned out, without authority. The
whole affair was an outrageous con-
spiracy, and the findings Of the court
martial were disapproved by the presi-
dent except as to few minor charges.
The president offered Fremont a par
don, which was scornfuliy refused, but
the pathfinder came out of the affair
with increased prestige and augmented
popularity. The contemplate littleness
of the senator from Missouri failed of its
object, but it showed that man may be
a United States senator and still be
very mean nerSOn
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
A KANSAS HARRISON.

From the LaCygne Journal.
The Wichita EAGLE having failed to
learn that the Republican nominee for
president had a relative in Kansas, DIR.
j. Milton WEIGH wrote to that paper,
putting in a proper claim for Ben Har-
risons double cousin, Col. James T. Har-
rison, of La Cygne, of whom the doctor
speaks in the highest terms. The colo
mel Is daily caller at the Journal office,
and is watching the campaign through
the papers with perhaps some special in
terest. The colonel, being highly edu-
Gated and modest and having had a
pretty thorough taste Of life with men
high in political and military circles in
and about the national capital. in Mexico
and in the field in the late war, is TAX
ing his relationship to the next presi-
dent, his cousin, as coolly as consistent
with the properties. The colonel. when
boy, was much with his grandfather,
William Henry Harrison, and was with
him at the white house when he was
president. The colonel is by occupation
surveyor, was formerly county sur
veyor Of Linn county, and is superior in
his chosen calling, his West Point educa-
ton no doubt helping him in his civil as
well as In his military work. He is a
strong Republican and the nomination Of
his relative has not lessened his belief in
Republican supremacy at the polls in No
vember. or in the necessity of wrestling
the country by means Of the ballot from
the party now IN power.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
WOMEN ARE DANGEROUS.

From the Gueda Herald.
Murdoch says Mrs. Norton is to blame
for fooling and flirting with Editor
Moore. and Easily says Moore is to blame,
and moreover that men are generally to
blame in such matters. We are inclined
to agree with Brother Murdoch. He
seems to have the human nature side of
question. There is nothing much about
a man to love, great awkward beast
with red HAIR and shaggy beard. Man
is awkward, coarse and unlovable:
but a woman, whose every grace
is divine. and every movement
angelic, whose voice is aolian music
and from whose eyes shine the
purple light of love, is an irresistible
charmer. A man has to be on his guard
all the time or he will fail, idolize and
worship. Therefore a man should con-
stantly watch to guard and throw off the
secret sallies of the affections, and man
should ever pray to be delivered from the
allurements of the angels. We are in
clined to think that the actress, Mrs.
Norton, is the guilty one and the editor,
Mopre, should be stoned but pitied also.
Editor Murdoch is in the right and Edi-
tor Easley should read up on human
nature before fooling with such things.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
4 SHORT LETTER FROM THE SEA
SIDE

To the Editor of the EAGLE
The seaside summer girl wears straw
hat. mans style-narrow brim with
transverse blue and white stripes, a
plain blue sailor shir: with striped blue
and white collar covering the shoulders,
loose SKIRT matching the collar, blue
hosiery with white anchors taereon and
russell leather shoes.
The seaside summer young man a
white flannel suit, hat as 5. S. g., also
shoes.
1t seems as though more interest is
shown here in the presidential campaign
than was four years ago, and one of the
largest manufacturing concerns in its
line In the world notices an unprece-
dented sale of flags. 1t seems to be the
American flag, American wages. Ameri-
can opportunities to get ahead in the
world against bandana handkerchiefs
free trade. foreign wages for the Ameri-
can factory hand or the closing through
bankruptcy of New Englands mills.
Eastern people seem to have erroneous
ideas regarding our city. They believe
these who tell of the rapid increase in
population there are, not to mince mat
tiers, deliberately lying. Yours,
BREyIs.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
HARRISON'S MASCOT.
from the Minneapolis Journal.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
When General Benjamin Harrison was
nominated the Journal called attention
to the fact that eight seemed 10 be a
lucky number with him. Each of his
names has eight letters. The first letter
of his surname is the eighth letter OF the
alphabet. He was nominated on the
eighth ballot as the Republican candi-
date in 1888. If he serves eight years,
his second election viii be the eighth Re-
publican presidential victory. This all
seemed very strange at the tire, but now
we haye the secret of the whole mys-
ferrous business. General Harrison has
been discovered to be the eighth great
grandson of Pocahontas, the romantic
Indian maiden of sweet memory.
Talk about men of destiny and ''Cleve-
land luck" 1t is not among the posi-
bllities thatany mere creature of accident
should knock out man with a cabalistic
mascot like this one OF Harrison's. The
next place in which this mysterious
mineral may be expected to show itself
will be in his vote in Indiana. 1t may
may be taken as sure sign that he Will
carry Indiana by 5000 majority.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
DEMOCRATIC D1cKER1NG.

The Kansas Democracy are having a
hard time of it this year in getting their
state ticket fixed up. Their effort at
ticket making seems to lack the essen
tial quality of adhesion. At any rate
they fail to get all their nominees to
stick. First, their nominee for ieuten-
ant governor discovered shortly after his
nomination that his private business (of
a public nature, the duties Of metropol-
itan police commissioner for Leaven-
WORTH would not admit of his accepting
the position (of nomiuee) so he declined
With thanks. Now Mr.. Professor Cole,
the nominee for superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, steps down and Off the
ticket without so much as assigning
reason. Despairing of getting the make
up of the ticket finally adjusted satisfac-
toriIy to all concerned and on a win
ming basis" and with the hope of gain
ing something of the additional strength
they recognize to be essential TO even
fighting chance, the local party organ.
the Beacon, openly pronounces IN favor
of a coalition with the U Mon Labor
party, and as bait to that following in
sists that they shall name the person for
the position on the Democratic ticket
made vacant by Mr.. Cole. The chances
are that if the overtures made by the
Democratic spokesman to the Union La
boritesis taken into consideration by the
latter, there will be some more vacancies
made to order on the Democratic ticket.
THERE'S no party principles worthy to
stand in the way ola dicker when there IS
q prospect Of catching a few votes.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24

Cove, Logan, Thomas, RawIius, Sherman
Fifth Divsion--T VI. Fellows, of Nc
Pherson, commander; counties OF McPher
son, Harvey, Sedgwick, SUMMER, Harper
kingmar, Reno, Rice, Barton, stafford
Pratt, Barber.
Sixth Divi5ion-C. W. Averill, OF Dodge
City, commander; counties of Comanche
Klowa, Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Ness
Hodgeman, Ford, Clarke, Meade. Gray
Garfield. Lane, Scott. Finney. Haskell.
Seward, Stevens, Grant, kearney, Wichita,
Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Morton
Division commanders of the second corps
are appointed as follows:
First Division-George Trout, of Wa
mego commander; counties of Nemaha.
Brown, Doniphan, Pottawatomie, Jack
son, Atchison. jefferson Leavenworth.
Second Division-Colonel l.. X. Birch. OF
Olathe, commander; counties of Douglas,
Franklin, Anderson, Allen, Wyandotte,
johnson, Miami, Linn, Bourbon.
Third Division-R. 2. McGregg, Of Bax-
ter Springs, commander: counties of Cow
ley. Elk, Chautauqua, Wilson. Montgom-
cry, Neosho, Labette, Crawford, Cherokee.
Fourth Division-L. L. Webb, of Tope-
ka, commander; counties OF Shawnee,
Usage, Coffey. Woodson, Wabunsee, Lyon,
Greenwood, Morris. Chase, Marion But
Ter
1t is expected that division command
ers will apportion their respective com
mands into brigades and regiments. If
this work is thoroughly done it will
greatly strengthen the order.
Medical Director w. II. Lemon. Of
Winchester, has issued circular 70 the
surgeons of posts calling attention TO the
order of the surgeon general to the effect
that all destitute comrades who are sick
be cared for and medicine be provided
for them. Or Lemon urges post sur
geons TO see that this work Of charity is
done and reports of such cases be made.
His circular ends with the following
timely sentiment:
Comrades ours, in a pecuniary sense. Is
a labor of love Let us look after our
needy and disabled comrades The medi-
cal director feels, with the surgeon gen
erai, that while the infirmities Of our cd
comrades in arms must increase as the
years roll round, there will he found none
so able or willing 70 pour oil and wine
upon their sores" or comfort them In their
afiiicL.ons as the good and conscientious
post surgeon
Commander-in-Ch Rae has issued an
order and Commander Feighan has pro-
mulgated it, cautioning the members Of
the Grand Army not TO attempt to Use
the organization for political purposes.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24

Department Commander Feighan, for
the puopose of effecting a more perfect
organization Of the Department for re-
union purposes has just issued an order
dividing the state into two corps; the
first beng composed of the Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh congressional districts with
Vice Commander Henry Booth as COM
mander, and the second of the rest Of
the state with Junior Vice Commander
". H Young il command. Upon re-
commentator of the corps commanders,
the following divisions have been made
and the commanders appointed:
First Div!sion-First corps, W. Fl. Cald-
wall, Of Beloit, commander, counties Of
Cloud, Republic, Mitchell, Jewell, Phil
lips. Smith. Osborne, Rocks
Second Divisioa-H- II. Shepherd. of
Nanhatsan. commander, counties Of Mar
shall. Washington, Clay Riley, Decker
son. Davis
Third Divssian-w. 4 Ge5aarat. OF
Ellsworth, cognranlieS. counties Of Saline,
Ellsworth, Lincoln. Russell, Ottawa
Fourth DivSion-CaptzIn George K
Spencer. OF Cove City. commander: coun-
ties of Ellis. Trsgo. Graham Norton,
Cheyeaoe. Wallace Decs'U. Sheridan
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
KANS AS KOLLARY.


Leavenworth -four is solid in Minnea-
polls
Beioit is soon TO have a system Of water
works.
The run on Jamaica ginger has com
menced.
Lindsborg will soon open up a new
brick hotel.
The young ladies Of latham are organ
izing an operate club
Harvey county comes to tho front
with a rattlesnake bite.
The Globe says there is pair Of twins
in every house IN West Atchison.
The corn stalk in Comache county is
now eleven feet four inches in height
The Kansas state fair will open at To-
peka September II and continue ono
week.
An effort is being made TO secure the
old fort at Dodge City, Kan, for a sol
diers home.
The man who did the shooting AZ
Genda Springs on the Fourth is now
valued at $500.
There is not pound Of sugar in Cold
Water. to the detrimeDt of the lemonade
trade, tea-bibbers and flies.
Somebody says Il is becoming almost
as easy now 10 sell farms in Kansas as it
IS to get up fight OF politics.
John Walruff has sold his brewery and
other property at Lawrence. Kansas, for
$4,000. The original cost was So, 900.
The demand for apple butter this year
is TO be anticipated by the establishment
Of $4,000 pottery at Saline, says ar
exchange.
a bible used at ths burial service Of
John Draper, at Atchison the other day.
had been used By the deceased for over
sixty years.
a little girl in North Atchisop recently
went out 70 the barn 10 see the COW
MIXED. and on her return said that the
COW chewed gum al! tho time.
Fifty young unmarried men Of Dodge
City have formed a trust Whenever
one Of them gets married each of tho
others chips IN ten dollars, and make a
comfortable sum Of $500. % for the bene-
dict 70 start housekeeping with.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

The Republican county convention for the pUr.
pose of nominating candidates for the following
Once 20 be filed by election this iail, to-wit:
Probate Judge.
County Attorney.
Clerk CT the District Court.
Superintendent of Public instruction and.
State Senator
Will be held at the court house in the city of WITCH
ta the 25th day of August; u. l5oo at II O'Clock
a. m.
There will alsoIbe held at the same place and,lmme
diately after the Adjournment CT the Republican,
county convention, conve ntion TO DolapB GAN
didste for representative for tho E!ghtyirs: repre-
sentative district
There viii also be held at the same place and i'm
medietely after the adjournment Of the Hepublicap
county convention. u convention 10 nominate caQ
didate foI representative for tho II. second Fr D.
resentative district And for The p1rS5se OF roll-
mating candidate for the Office 81 county commits
sioner for the Second commissioner district.
There viii also he held III the eitt Of wichita Or
the West Side AZ O'Clock p. m, OH the 2itn DAY OT
August, A. d. 1855. a convention nominate can
didate for representative for The repre-
sentative district.
Said conventions called by order of the Repub-
licaD county central COMMITTEE, and the townsh ps
and wards will be entitled to the following number
o; delegates aud alternates in said conVeptoa,
wit: delegate at large fer each township and
ward and one delegate for esrh twenty five
votes and major fraction thereof, cast for
Timothy McCarty in fail Of 1856 which APP
portioned among the several townships an0 wards
would enttle them TO the following representation
which includes delegate farse:
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
THAT REPUBLICAN LIE.
To the Editor of the EAGLE.

To the Editor of the EAGLE.
AT the Occidental hotel in this city on
Thursday last we met Mr.. C. from
Kansas City-an attache of the Kansas
City Times-whom we had known when
he was connected with the Indianapolis
Sentinel in the years 1877 and 1873, as
one of its city editors. He related to us
the fact of his father-in-law, Mr.. Sam'l
Cutsinger, or Edinburg, Ind.-a life long
Demonstrating determined to vote
the Republican electoral ticket, and cited
this incident TO show the great popularity
of General Harrison in his own state
with the masses, without regard TO poll
tics, which, with the protective tariff is
sue, would certainly elect the Republican
nominees in Indiana next November by
large majority.
The Indianapolis Journal is too high
toned. too well known to need any de-
fence. Should Mr.. Burns, mentioned in
today's Beacon, want my address you
are at liberty to give to him. j. B.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
a RIDICULOUS ATTITUDE.

For the life of US, says the Kansas
by any road, no matter in what manner
blazed out, or by any way. no matter its
crookedness or righteousness, politics and
the tariff can be looked upon as one and
the same question" Taking the term
politics at its primary, legitimate mean
ing, and the tariff as it affects the vital
interests of the government, and for the
life of us it is impossible to see how our
esteemed contemporary can entertain
or enunciate such a proposition. The
tariff question is not a political one as re-
CARDS local scrambles for partisan pre-
cedence, but as the leading issue in the
national contest now on. and as affecting
the national concerns of the country, in
dividual and in general, it is the one
great political question, not only of to-
day but of all time. 1t has been pateut
for some time that the Democrats were
preparing to dodge the issue this year
as they have in every national contest
for the past sixteen years, but we were
hardly prepared to see paper Of the
standing of the Times, in order to carry
weak point resort to the desperate ex-
pedient of changing the import and
meaning of a plain term that every
school boy who has studied spelling and
defining" knows better AS the Times
says, 1.-The ostrich may hide its head
bury it up to its neck in the saud-but
the body is there in plan view and as I'M
calmly as ever" a most apt and force
full illustration of the exploits and atti-
tdue of the Democracy on the great, all
absorbing political issue, the tariff ques-
tion
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24

The two Virginias appear to suffer
more frequently and severely from foods
than almost any other section of the
country. Scarcely season passes but
that the James river in the older state is
visited by destructive overfows, while
the newer state is no more fortunately
situated. The Monongahela, the Great
Kanawha, the upper Ohio and their trib-
utaries, next to indispensable to the min
ing interests of the state, are still con-
slant menace to the industrial and agri-
cultural development, neutralizing their
benefits by the destruction to life and
property by their oft recurring foods.
The losses by the freshets of last week
are now known to be much larger than
has been reported by the dispatches.