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Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
New Device for AdyertiSiry.

"Talking about advertising Schemes said
a well known boot and shoe merchant in the
heart OF the city, 81 have more of them sub
mitted TO me in a day than l can consider
ately weigh in six months But, say, the
latest thing out for adoption was sprung on
me the other day, and no doubt some ven
turesome chap Will adopt it some time.
When he does therell be "a howl 4 man
walked in here not long ago and introduced
himself as so-and-so, accompanying his card
with the assurance that he had just the thing
I was in search ola novel advertising de
vice. He wanted to sell me the exclusive use
Of it instanter. And truly it was greatl 4
veritable automatic printing press concealed
in the sole Of boot! 1t consisted of a pair
of mems size foot gear, with wooden soles of
light construction. Describing the sole o!
the foot, where the stitches usually appear
on an ordinary boot, was line Of brlstles
about the width Of thread seam, or
little wider These were fastened to small
tube iElaid into the sole. The tube came out
of the back and ran up the leg to small re
servoir attached 20 a circle Of metal at the
top. The reservoir was to be filed with ink,
OF coIored fluid Of some sort, and was in
tended to supply the small tube and eventu-
ally fill the bris,le or brush lines
the scheme was, as be represented 81, 70
put On the boots after he had Inscribed al
'ad' for my house in br1stles inside Of the
lines describing tho sole, then walk down
Michigan boulevard and other a-istocratic
avenues having stone sidewalks Don. you
sec, every step taken would leave IN imprint
On the flags, and a lasting advertisement 70
mained to confront the populace His idea
YVES 70 do the walking az nigh: when bis
tracks would not be noticed until daylight
revealed them. The only reason ! did not 50
into the scheme with him was ttat feared
our high toned citizens would come down On
me for daulagea " ben / suggested this tho
inventor lett 20 consult lawyer as % his
liability in the matter, aud am awaiting lis
report Stencils and Ike devices have been
used in the past for this purpose, tut this
beats anything have ever beard q. IS hat dc
you think Of itf'-Chicago Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
OKLAHOMA.
Atchison Champion.

Atchison Champion.
With all due Difference to the Okla
hOma scheme, it may be stated for the
information of all who have been misled
by the alleged inducements to secure
lands in that section, that Kansas lands,
in every respect superior to the Okla
homa lands-better soil, better located.
more accessible, nearer to the greater
markets and more desirable every way,
can still be had for Il less outlay OF
actual cash than could the Oklahoma
lands at $1.25 per acre. In view of this
fact we are just a trifle curious to know
what Inducements aside from the probe
NAUTICAL commercial advantages to the
towns contiguous, TO town site specula
tors and all of that class, there would be
in having the territory at present thrown
open to settlement. However, we shall
mterpose no serious objection to the
scheme now that there is a strong proba-
bility OF the territory's having a Republi-
can organization. Whatever else it may
lack this feature of it will be something
of a compensation.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
q WoMAN'S WORK AND WAGES.

Among the reports read at the Indian
apolis convention of knights of Labor
day before yesterday there was not one
that was SO full Of pathetic interest as
that presented by Mrs. Barry on the con-
dition OF women and girls in the various
industries which she had visited the last
few months. 1t seems that operatives
are huddled together in sitting back
rooms making ''slop shop" clothing I'M
der conditions that breed misery, shame
and sin to the toilers. These women get
only fifteen cents for making pair of
pants, and many Of the very cheap sorts
only about half that sum. Her picture
of the scenes she witnessed in some of
the industries of Pennsylvania are simply
dreadful in the squalOr and vice Of the
surroundings as well as pitiful as to the
matter Of wages. But she says it is a
fearful undertaking to try and get
remedy for these things, since it is to at
tack a combination of wealth and organ
iZati0n that few people realize.
Again, a writer i'll the Philadelphia
Times says that the women and girls are
gradually being worked in at the iron
mills in that state, several wire factories
employing them regularly. One bolt
manufactury in Pittsburg is almost en-
tirely run by women, and the heavier
and coarser articles made in many other
mills are largely handled by these new
workers. The writer says it looks like
brutal and shameful business, and is en-
tireiy inconsistent with womans nature
and that she is daily taking upon herself
greater burdens and leading a harder
and more hopeless life. They can be
hired at a cheaper rate than men and
they must work even at this sacrifice
of everything delicate or decent Or
starve.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
wICEITA'S WAY OF WINNING.

From the seag1vick Paata graph.
At the Cincinnati exposition just clos
ed, SedgwiCk county carried off goodly
portion OF the first premiums on cotton,
broomcorn, millet. apples. Germ, water
melons and other things. Ii Is just such
enterprise thar has won Sedgwick county
and Wichita a world wide fame. and
placed her IN the van OF all counties ana
cities IN this great state Of OUTS. Her
people are not AFRAID 10 go down deep
into their pockets fer cash 10 pay for lo-
dicious advertising, and the natural re-
suit IS that that city Is beng richly and
handsomely rewarded for their genuine
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
THE MISSOURI PRAIRIE AND CREEK
BOTTOM FIGHT.

The EAGLE has often, in times past,
claimed for the future higher clviliza-
ton for the prairies; distinctive for its
life of enterprise and push over that of
the woods. Today the struggle in Mis-
souri, is one between the prairies and the
wooded bottoms. The open, busy prai-
RE, with its exaitations, is bound to pre-
vail against the Democratic aboriginese
Of the log cebin along the creek banks.
The only counties IN Kansas which will
ever be dominated by benighted Democ-
racy are the counties whose creek bot.
tom and timber inhabitants are in the
majority. The enterprise and wealth of
Illinois were born of her free, open prai-
ries; her ignorance, superstition and
slothfulness alone are to be found in her
southern wooded and bottom sections.
No inhabitant of an open prairie can drone
out his life, as he of the secluded log for
tress, hidden from the rays of the sum
mer's sun and protected from the winters
blast, an integral part of whose family
economy are his dogs and live stock. The
prairie blizzard is provocative of git up
and git" mentally, physically, spiritu-
ally. The man of the hilly country, by
occasionally mounting upward can
widen his horizon, but he OF the prairie
has ever a widening inspiration and life.
The man of the hill country in locking
up may look out. He Of the prairie al
ways looks out. The creek bottom man
can never either look up or out. The
''pent UP Utica" business becomes his
destiny. The New Highlander and mid
die slater scrambles and digs, eternally,
the low bottom man together with him
of the level watery savannah and swamp
exist in innocuous desuetude and finally
rot, while the high open prairie man
ever breadthens. lie can do no less. So
the fight today in Missouri is between
the rapidly settling. but formerly open
prairie, as against the long
occupied river and creek bottoms The
prairie in 1892 will be on top-MiSsouri
will be Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
Driven Insane by Smoking Cigarettes.

Driven Insane by Smoking Cigarettes.
Mrs. Sadie Walters, beautiful woman
% years of age, the wife of CONNER
cial traveller of Chicago, has been adj
judged insane, the effect of smoking
cigarettes. Two years ago she suffered
from hay fever and cubeb cigarettes We're
recommended. Thus she contracted the
cigarette habit and smoked necessarily
during her waking hours. About five
months ago Mrs. Walters lost her mental
balance, but her husband could not in
duce her to give up smoking. She be-
came violent when she could not get
cigarettes, and her husband, to prevent
scenes, let her haye them. She will be
removed at once TO an asylum, and the
physicians think she will not recover.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
Those Bills Again.
Abilene Reflector.

Abilene Reflector.
The Wichita EAGLE gives the text of
two bills which the next legislature will
be asked to pass. One of these author
ICES the deduction of $40 from the tax
the first year and So for subsequent years
10 those who supply by the roadside
without prolonged interruption water
ing trough filed with running water,
IN three sections, unless the bounty be
divided. The other provides for the
payment of Is cents each for trees which
have passed through two summers, and
. cents for each subsequent season, pro-
vIded the trees are ten feet high and not
more frequent than one In fifteen feet.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The Oklahoma convention met at
Wichita yesterday according to program.
Springer, of Illinois, was there and Wea-
yer, OF Iowa, and Congressman Mansur,
of Missouri, to lend significance to the
occasion. S. Dolnan, of Topeka, was
chairman. Senator Plumb. who is en-
gagged at st. Louis on the special senate
committee at present investigating the
beef monopoly, could not be present. A
set of resolutions was adopted setting
forth the wishes of all concerned in
Oklahoma, and urging upon congress to
pass at its next sitting bill similar to
the Oklahoma bill presented at the last
session. A committee was appointed to
go to Washington and lobby for its pas
sage-Emporia News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
More Kansas Enterprises.


Capitalists are establishing gypsum
works at Medicine Lodge. The deposit
there Is very Tine and pure and IS known
as one OF the best IN the United States.
The preliminary work on q large factory
has been begun. and it viii be carried
forward as Lapidly as possible. Fifty
thousand dollars Will be put into build
ings and machinery an. the plant viii
have a capacity that viii require from
$50 10 500 men. Water power will be
used for crushing the rock, and as that
town has plenty of both water and gTp-
sum. it looks as if II would be success
In tue vicinity of Arkansas City ara
mammoth gypsum beds. as fine as there
are at Medicine Lodge.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
Thinks Them Over-Confdsnt.

htpAIlNa1
Three congressman attended the Okla
homa convention at Wichita-Springer
of Illinois. author of the springer
Oklahoma BILL Weaver, of Iowa, and
Mansur, of Missouri All three congress
men stated that they had the Springer
bill on the calendar of the house of rep
resentatives in such a position that it
lead all other business, and that it
would have to be taken up and disposed
of the first thing on the opening of con
gress December 3. The members stated
positively that the bin would pass the
house. and they predicted the opening
of Oklahoma by the LIST of January
next. We think they are over-contident.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
Practically Unanimous.

or scott MUNIIOT.
Judge Parkinson, who came in from
Wichita yesterday, where he had been
in attendance at the Oklahoma conven-
ton, states that great enthusiasm pre-
vailed at the meeting, and that very gen
eral confidence was expressed that the
territory would be thrown upon to set
tiement by the next congress. Many of
those present declared that the Kansas
delegation favored this move, and nearly
all the western congressman would sup
port it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
The Rage for Display.


This country viii haye to get into
uniform before long" said the bartender
of the Hoffman house yesterday. "The
love of the American citizen for gew-
gaws, badges, emblelns, buttons, cloaks
and the like is passing all bounds.
Nothing makes a man feel so proud and
causes him to blow off to his friends and
pouf stuff into himself SO rapidly as the
proud conscsouiness that he is wearing
the ensign of some organization, politi-
cal or otherwise"
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
Making Boats from Tents.

\ Russian sergeant OF the SemonovSky
regiment has invented a method for tho
rapid construction OF boats from tents. Upon
experiment. In thirty minutes, u1esr the do
signer's direction, a detachment Of men
chosen By haphazard. inprovised several
hany' boats with the aid 81 green wood from
. neighbo-fug grove. Each boat readily sup
ported four 70 SIX fully equipped soldierA--
New YORK Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The final official count of the full vote
of the state reduces the estimated he
publican majority slightly, but shows it
large enough to place the state in the
lead. 1t was a close race between the
Grasshopper and the Bucktail, but the
hopper over-leaped buck by even eighty
points-79, 63f to 1851.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
Colonel watterson,s PRAYER.

From the Louisville Courier-Jourual.
Let us hope that, in his own good
time, God will raise us leader adequate
to the needs of conflict as irrepreSsible
and as one-sided as was that between
freedom and slavery, free labor and
slave labor, and that, raising us such
leader. he viii point out the way to the
ultimate triumph Of the masses over the
classes, in the pouring down upon the
heads of the just and the unjust, even as
the dews of heaven, equally the blessings
and the burdens of government. This is
the issue of issues.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
The Oklahoma Sentiment Crystalized.
Winfield Courier.

The Oklahoma convention which con-
vened In Wichita Tuesday was attended
by thousands OF delegates from all over
Kansas and adjoining states. The EA-
Giles extensive proceedings of the meet
ing indicate that Kansas is almost unan-
imous for the opening of Oklahoma
This sentiment has crystalized within
the last year. Southern Kansas. which
should get the first benefits of the ire
mendous overflow. is. of course, most
enthusiastic, but tits generally conceded
that the opening of Oklahoma territory
would vastly benefit all of Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Shadow Of a Straw,

LaWrenCe JOurIiiI.
A prominent Democrat was heard to
say Yesterday: The reason we fellows
are so anxious to have the Oklahoma
country opened. up for settlement is be-
cause we expected between $4,000 and
$4,000 Kansas Republicans will remove
into that district, III which event the
state could be easily carried by we fell
lows four years hence. Do you see?"
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

There appears to be no end to cabinet
making by the newspapers. This is a
harmless amusement and gives the OPP
purtunity for many alleged statesmen to
get mentioned something peculiarly
gratifying to the average citizen who es-
says a public career. The very latest
rumor from New York is to the effect
that most Of the Republican leaders agree
that Mr.. Blaine will be the premier Of
the new administration.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The Divine declaration that "a prophet
is not without honor save in his own
country and among his own people" Is
about to find notification in the case OF
General Grant. II is said that the
Japanese viii erect monument at Toxic
in honor OF the great American hero and
rhieftain. Meanwhile the proposed mon
ument in the leading city of this country
remains in statu quo for lack Of popular
appreciation of the undertaking.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

Aa Austrian Fonpe!i h@s 1IiS- hee- I'D
earthed near Za-a- cara Is ths capital Of tie
Austrian province ot DalEsa.ia Thousands
O. coins Of toe Diociet.au period G1d CT ctaer
early tines, rare specimens c. Greci2n I'D
Roman sculpture and Byzantine architecture
were discovered sloGas the DaA1aa2an shores
ArIphisAea.-es, tsu1psas, czt1oEnbs aid
other ev:dences q busy and highly civil
ized community were uos4-t1ed
In cleaning CT. tae lo~e- levels Of tHe
caves a: Dortsogae. il F-r-cr, a.o1s SIta
s11.e Of tb~ rac=s r2alze.1ary Eso-e 2rrow-
beais JET d1scoTerxd were fond grss.
many oysser skzslls rased II SCH rssaEae- az
e show thzt the Nean6S-teEl r-an r-sed tse
Gvzlve as 8 coCrsaa ax-2cse CT loo1 -
oysssr Is thus do1ors.rssed - b@ TIE caaess
dc-zsStiea.sa 6e.iczcy known 20 ZEE These
rsiics s-s ex.lEstsd 20 he cver q. 90 yeasz
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

An accoant Of the late Margaret Veley's
attempt az weighing a cat Is a new story by
her biographer. ''Thonas Claadius, cat Of
imperial size and PRIDE, weighed one violent
s.Timmage, one scratch u had that, ono
scale Kicked oct Of - placs and Gathering Ia
the silence OF the night, one tenpastuous 1e-
parture through the doorssy. Chicago
ixsrrid
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The Richmond Wing says: $50 far
as the Democratic party is concerned, all
the mistakes OF Moses were utterly in
significant in comparison with the one
mistake Grover Cleveland made when
ne wrote the tariff message" which is
solid Democratic confession.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

This year the Kansas legislature will
convene six days before the Inaugural
ton of the state officers elect. The leg
islature will meet on January s, while
the new officers viii assume charge on
January II.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The total product of sugar for the four
factories of Kansas this year is zoe. 900
pounds, while the southern product is
goo geo. COO and that not one-tenth part
of the total amount which our people
consume With such a showing for
1888, it will require rapid expansion of
The sugar industry both south and north
tn supply the home demand by the year
1900. The Kansas Farmer figures that
there is great room for sugar raising in
Kansas. To produce as much sugar as
the southern states now do, Kansas must
increase her present product 2,S57 per
cent; that is, the present output must be
multiplied by 1857 before it will equal
the present southern product. and then
the two products viii be equal to only
four-elevenths of the amount which the
country now uses in one year.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The New Orleans Times Democrat
howls and roars and rants about what
Harrison must DO and must not do so far
as the south Is concerned. 1t declares
that the Republican party dare not pass
the senate tariff bill, that if dare not in
terfere with the ballot box of the south
or with the race relations existing there
and SO on and so on. The Times-Demo-
crat might better keep It's shirt on. The
Republican party was not reinStated by
the south or by any portion of it. Har-
rison says that the negro shall have an
opportunity to vote in the absence of any
intimidation and that his vote shall be
counted. If the white race is to rule the
south it shall rule 1t by honest and
equitable methods and no bowling of the
Times-Democrat will have any effect.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The Atchison Champion regrets that II
is unable to see a prospect OF getting
more than three Kansas men INTO freSi-
dent Harrison's cabinet, owing TO the
selfshness and hoggishneSs OF other
sfafpS
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

Democrats have finally abandoned all
hope of organizing the F1fty-hrSt CON
gress. The Republican majority IN the
lower house will not be less than fve-a
safe working majority,
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

Two Memphis editors have just had a
bloody street fight over a dispute as to
which of the two papers they represent
has the larger circulation. The COM
batants were arrested but the question
over which they fought, unfortunately,
remains unsettled. They had better try
Cor more healthy circulation OF blood.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23


The Leavenworth Standard says:
James F. Legate was elected to the leg
islature because of his pledge to either
wipe out the Metropolitan police law OF
have it apply to all cities Of the first
class. lie should have no trouble in ac-
complishing this, because it is conceded
that law that is good for Leavenworth
must be equally beneficial to Atchi5oh or
Topeka That question did not enter
into the contest in this city or county
though the sentiment of the people
thereon is known not only to the repre-
sentatives elect but to the public, and
the community trusts to their judgment
and the sense of common justice that
viii undoubtedly actuate the next legis-
latUre in its labors for the welfare of the
citizens of the state in its dealing with
this as with all other matters that shall
come before it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

Every time wG read Of 3 railroad horror
we are thankful that tie NaTtkA's vineyard
!nilrosd owus ouly enc train No fe2x q
collision can s-fsict the traveisr On or road
-Marthas Vinsyard Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The EAGLES guess at Humphrey .
vote, made just month before the cleo
ton, was "about 10000" 1t was 49,
96S by the official count.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23
No Danger.

Young 1;othsr-HorTors. Jsnsi ths baby b
trying % swallow a pin
NuFse-Ii's ell right, mum; IT'S . ss<ssy
pin PhiLsdsiyhla Escord.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

Se3Ewick 7zary gave larger frus4iss;loza veis
3hs1 any oshr COMFY n srs-e fhs vote u t1sz
-cznEy be ns - shawnee : ns1- VIE "a a a
Bz-ler e's1 - Prcasb.-sos vgse~-
Ihe lea teS- Unsoa Labor EoSe was II 41AaFtte
Goa =, rhs tocAl he4zx Aslz t0EseS = Aexf " ItA
.-t&a alEt Crawford hks l.-4A
TIE state caasasszEs< board viii -see. neIt MOI
day Al The secFezary % STAKES o1sce- Canvas TIE
G. la s1s.r and .ssse certificates O. e2Scs1o-
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

If the recent national campaign was
not a clean one it was not from any LACK
of ''soap."
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The increase of power granted by the
general assembly. X. Of L., to Master
Workman Powderly in the management
Of the affairs of the order was no doubt
warranted by the exigencies Of its situa-
ton at the present time. as it certainly
was the superior ability heretofore dis
played by him in the capacity of chief
obstreperous agitator, as text upon
which to demagogue the laboring people
of the country in his own interest.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

i canvass Of the ex-speakers of the
house of representatives shows that
there are more men now living who have
held that important position than ever
before in the history of the country. OF
these seven gentlemen the oldest is Rob
ert c. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, who
was speaker of the thirtieth congress,
forty-one years ago. The following is
the list in the or.,or in which they Were
selected: Robert c. Winthrop, Nathan
lei 2. Banks, Galusha \. Grow, James
o. Blaine, Samuel J. Randall, j. Warren
Keifer and John G. Carlisle. S. S. Cox
was chosen speaker pro TEN. on one or
two occasions. Banks Randall. Carlisle
and Cox have been elected members of
the fifty-first congress.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

A small BIZ Q, rel ribbon Is oil the RoGrna-
r1anian infant requires 70 secure il from
barn
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23


Union Labor.
The Republicans carry every county in
state for president and governor except
Leavenworth and Ellis. Leavenworth gives
a plurality of PAT for Cleveland and Ellis
gives plurality of g. for Cleveland.
PROHIBITION AND UNION LABOR
The following is the complete Prohibi-
biton and Union Labor vote of the state:
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The indications are that there will be
more business transacted by the short
session of congress which begins next
Monday week than there was by the last
session, that lasted ten months, and aside
from the appropriations made for the
maintenance OF the government the
business transacted will be of greater
importance to the country.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The London Times is now abusing
Cleveland for Sackvllle's sake.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-23

The Kansas horror has been followed
by an explosion of fire damp in Bel
gian colliery and the death Of thirty-two
men. This sort of slaughter is one of
the things modern science has made it
easy to prevent. The old-fashioned
safety lamp might be left open by a
careless miner, but incandescent electric
lights cannot possibly cause an explo-
sion. y corporation that permits lamps
IN It's coal mines when ii can use electric
lights, simply bets the lives of its men
against the trifling cost of lighting
pant