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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
KANSAS ODD FELLOWS

The Odd Fellows grand lodge of Kan
Sas which met last week at Salina, was,
numerically considered, the largest
grand lodge session ever held in this
state. An unusual interest was taken in
the proceedings, which were character
lied by intelligence and earnestness.
Nearly every lodge in the state was rep.
resented. Besides there was an unusual
number of past grands present who
sWelled the total number Of Odd Fellows
in session to about 600 or 700. The ses-
sion lasted two days. The order is in a
fiourishing condition and during the past
year made a wonderful growth, as may
be seen from the following statistics
taken from the grand secretary's report:
''The number of lodges now in actual
existence is $40, fifteen new ones having
been organized during the year
"The number of members for year end
ing June 30, 1883, is 1889, being an in
crease of S23
THE receipts of subordinate lodges for
year ending June 80, 1855, have been Si26,-
ga. St, a jAtrease of $4,03659 Their dis
bursemenUs have been as follows: Ex-
penses, So, 225 81; sick and funeral benefits,
S57 ,53S. 81: showing the expense alone, per
capita, has been S5.97 per member, eleven
cents higher than in 1851"
The number of weeks sickness. for
which benefits have been paid, is 5,6S2 or
thirty seven weeks for each 100 members
over 1851"
Hon. A. P. Riddle was elected grand
master, and Samuel F. Burdette, of Leav-
enworth, was elected grand secretary for
the thirty-first time.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
So Called Indian Shell Mounds.

Mr.. E. T. Dumple, writing IN The Geo
logical Bulletin Of Texas, brings out u
very interesting fact, and one which may
shed some light upon the question Of who
were the builders Of the shell mounds of
the coast regions Of Texas. During the
great storm Of 1896. which so nearly de-
stroyed Sabine Pass, ore Of these shell
mounds, which was near a certain house
on the river bank and the locality of
which was exactly known, was destroyed
or carried away by the violence Of the
waves and rebuilt nearly half mile
further up stream than it formerly stood
1t is, therefore, possible that these 50
called Indian shell mounds, which arc
composed almost entirely of shells. with
fragments OF pottery and sometimes q
crunbling bone or two. ware not built, Us
has been supposed. by Indian tribes who
lived on shell fish, but arc entirely due 10
the action Of the water; and the presence
of the Indian relics may DO easily nc
counted for by remembering that these
mounds are usually found in low ground,
and. being high and dry, would naturally
be selected as camping places by the In
disns in their hunting aud fishing exPe-
ditions. -Science.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
TTo Sets of Glass Ircs.

Common glass eyes. such as are made 81
hospitals, are easily made. and cost about
two dollars each. But fashionable people
are not satisfied with these, ard some
have half dozen eyes manufactured for
them before they arc satisfied. Then
they require at least two sets Of eyes.
one for evening wear, with larger pupils
than the day ones. because the pupl ot
the eye is larger by night Think Of the
ho-rcr Ct the lady whom some accident
has forced to wear glass eye, Oh finding.
after she had entered ball room, that
she had put in the wrong eye. and was
going about with pupils OF different
s.zesl The effect would be as bad Us a
squirt, or even chronic wt1k.-HoUs
Journal
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LOOK AT THIS.

The financial statistician "Mulhall, ''es-
Inmates the annual accumulation of
wealth Of the four great nations of the
earth Us follows:
United States. Observation-Disclosures 15. 600 600
France .......... 375. 900 0OO
Great britain. Observation-Disclosures. 80, 000 COO
Germany. Observation-Disclosures. 200, 0)0, 900
The annual increase in the United
States only lacking $4,000, 900 of being
equal to the other three combined.
In 1860 the wealth of Great Britain
was estimated at $4,000, coo, 600, that of
the United States $4,000. 600, 900. Now
Great Britain has $42, 600. 000, 900, the
United States $50, 600, 000, 900. Great
Britain, under free her trade policy, had
increased 40 per cent, while the United
States increased 2.5 per cent under her
protective policy.
But our free trade friends say that this
is all in the hands Of the few. that the
laboring man has but little of il. If they
Will but examine the assessors books Of
any other city where manufacturing
has gotten foot hold, and find how
many more workingmen own their
homes now in proportion to the num-
Der than then. they VIII find that
they are greatly mistaken. After
looking into these statistics let them turn
their attention TO ''Alerrie Free Trade
England and see how matters stand
there with the workingmen. Let them
see how long it would take them to find
Let them search Europe over and they
viii find many of the cities in this coun-
Try in (which there are more wage
workers living in homes owned by
themselves than in the whole Of Europe.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
4 pra..etia. Asa,ns. nur~ra---

r, connecticut Yankee suggests tho use
Of fash hight photography as a means %
protecting bank vauits frozn srrTlars.
lie says: Il would have camera placed
IN q position where Il would command in
the field Of the lens space cf ten feet
square or more Ia frout Of iAe door q! tho
vault. and have tie other apparatus %
arranged that Is soon ~ ta1perrg With
the va1lt door VIZ attempted the whole
would be placed ia opc-atietA Ny plan
would OF course iacla1s retaining tia
burglar alarm connecting with p1llrs
headquarters. As soon as he burg srs
had begun operations the police would bo
alarmed. It'd a. the s&1ne instant pici-
ure Of tie men would ts made b. tee
camera and fash hgb. oos2bDsd. 70 that
even IL ths men escaped the police they
woaId leave bslrind them evidsooe which
wo1ld very probably eventually rssal. n
thetr detectfoa.--Ssv York Sun
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

VIII be held Of the following places:
Valley Center. October st WALL J z Henley.
Colwich October &c Coffin. o G Eckstein.
Manchester october i9-J Henley. w l. Sturde-
want Il A Haste.
Goddard, October 1o-W Stanley. a Rhoer-
baugh.
bouse-H c Sluss, :. Mccoy
Cheney, November Wv Stanley, II l. Gordon.
Clearwater. November III Sluss, o II Bentley,
" : Morris
Valley Center, November 5-W Stanley, C A
MARYLAND
Colwich November &C W c Jones' II L Taylor.
MI Hope November st b Wall, L Callahan.
B. II. DOWNING, chairman.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

A scientific paper says 1.-The posts and
trees used as supports for telegraph wires
in various districts in America are very
sharply marked by bears, which, it is
supposed, are misled by the humming
noises to presume that there are bees
within" a rather equivocal compli-
ment to the line repairers, who make in
dentions in the poles with their climbers
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
An Apt Illustration.

NIrUuUSEUpt.
In recent political speech Mrs. J. Ell
len Foster likened the three parties to
town clocks placed in towers for the
public benefit The Democratic clock is
always tagging behind; the Republican
clock is exactly on time, and the prohi-
bition is ahead of time. For all practical
purposes the clocks that runs away
ahead of time is as much out of order as
the one that drags behind. The people
are best served by the party or clock
that is always right on time,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Neither Mills or Fairchiid could be
coaxed or driven to attack Mr.. Blaine's
public declarations again. The man
from Maine is smooth old chap who
goes right ahead in all his talks, but he
never says anything that he can't prove
iEstanter
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

If the Republican party succeeds in
preventing repeating in the tenement
house wards of New York city slums. it
will have performed a service for the
purity of American politics in future
simply inestimable in moral value.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

One of the notable features of the
campaign is the great number. of He
brew recruits to the Republican party.
In New York city nearly all the leading
Hebrew business mel are going to vote
for Harrison. They can't stand the
Democratic free trade policy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
From Hill and House TOD.

INV rtHCt
Republicanism is now being pre-
claimed in almost every school district
in the country, and from now until No
vember 6, such an onslaught will be
made on the ranks of the free traders
that it will take them month to COM
prehend that their big, fat fetch of the
white house has been set clear down
into the bottom of innocuous desuetude.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

General Harrison has struck manly
blows for protection, American wages
and American homes. lie has steadily
gained in the esteem and confidence Of
the American people. And we think he
will be the next president.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

All over the country the railroad en-
ployes are organizing Harrison and Nor
ton clubs. Railroad men are among the
most intelligent class of American citi-
zens. They are progressive people and
thousands of them know that protected
industries directly affect their monthly
vr-aorac
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
A Point Of Purity,

Purity exist in anything coming from disgusting
source Ammonia has its origin in animal
yet is introduced for eavenng purposes into Baking
Powders fosed upon the public absolutely pure"
Suddenly break open hot biscuit, and quickly smell the
sitting odor OF ammoniaca gas arising thereirom This is
an nfaibe test the absolutely pure baking powders
the supplementary rising power Of which resides in the
harsh and caustc chemical ammonia
DR. Prices Baking Powder free from ammonia
lime, alum and every other injurious substance. ba
made from it smells sweet sweet and will heaa ILL.,
strictest scrutiny from every point OF view.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

The cry that the war tariff is still in
force is bosh. The tariff has been re-
vised several times since the war closed.
1t may need further reduction. If it
does it must lee reduced along protection,
not free trade lines.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

The Union Labor orators are declaring
that the reason Senator Plumb favors
the opening of the Indian Territory is
because he has interests there, while the
Democratic papers declare that he de
feated the opening of it because he
owned cattle down there.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
In q Lucid Interval

Lawrence Journal.
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year:
1t is little too hot for whisky straight
And little too cold for beer.
The above from the Leader, the organ
of the Prohibitionists, looks queer. but
the editor was probably familiar with his
subject.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

1t appears that the Democratic man.
ayers are considerably agitated over the
discovery that our Hebrew fellow citizens
quite generally throughout the country
will support Harrison and Morton. The
Hebrew citizens of the United States are
gentlemen of fine discrimination and
good business sense, hence their support
Of the Republican nominees.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
Circumstances Alter Cases

Recent fires in Fort Scott are attrib-
uted to tramps. The Monitor says that
while it is opposed on general principles
to mob violence of all sorts, little salu-
tary hanging might not go amiss if peo-
pie can't protect their property in any
other way.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
a Paraylzing Condition.

Kansas City Gazette.
The increased registration of Kansas
City, Mo-, is the condition which con.
fronts and demoralizes the Democratic
politicians of that part of the city. 1t has
mare than local significance. 1t bears
on the state ticket and on the congress
sional result. The total registration in
Kansas City in 1884 was IA, 800. In 1856
the registration had increased to $4,000.
Last week closed with over %, 600 names
on the books and with the prospect of a
registration of 1000 when the reGistra.
ton ends tonight tuesday.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Mrs. Langtry on her way to Wichita
has consented 10 stop over for one night
at Topeka, and from the papers of that
place we should think social upheaval
imminent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

The registration of voters in New
York city will show an increase of
nearly $4,000 over 1884. Therein lies
tie Democrats greatest cause of alarm.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Aypenstocks made OF mahogany, with
silver plate on the top for the name Of the
owner. arc rather eItravagant means of
assistance 70 mountain climbing.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

a writer in the Boston Transcript de-
plores the amount OF space that newspa-
perS give to base bell, and believes that
it is uncalled for. But he is entirely
wrong. The only paper in the country
that publishes no base ball news is the
Congressional Record, and its publishers
are obliged to give it away. But the
transcripts critique reserved Its crit
cism too late; the ball season is over for
this year, except the worlds champion
ship series, and that paper will print
those games in full.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

A recent poll of the state of Indiana
by the Republican state committee indi-
cates a Republican victory by about
600
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Last Thursday there went into opera
ton in the northern part of California a
factory for the manufacture of sugar
from beets. It's capacity is about 5000
tons Of sugar, but SO promising has the
outlook been that contracts have been
let to double its producing capacity next
year. The farmers are to receive five
dollars per ton for beets having fourteen
per cent sugar, and "a pro rata increase
according to the percentage of sacchar-
rine. The San Francisco Bulletin the
other day stated that one farmers crop
of beets yielded twenty-five per cent
sugar. This means eight dollars per ton
for beets or 1920 per acre, net. With
such prospects as the foregoing in Cali
fornia and the results accomplished IN
Kansas from experiments with sorghum
cane it is altogether probable that this
country will in a few years produce all
the sugar it requires fsr home consump-
tiOO
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

The railroad bridges in this country II
placed contin 1ously would reach from
New York 20 Liverpool
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Our Matchless Candidate.

Kansas City Times.
The speeches of Gen. Harrison are a
source of continual and gratifying sur
prise. They serve not only to demon
strate his familiarity with all questions
of Importance, but also to display fer
tility of argument and illustration on his
part which is truly remarkable. He sur
passes Greeley, Garfield and Blaine in
point of variety, of originality and OF
sustained interest and excellence.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Wheat and flour are playing at the
game of teeter: flour goes up as wheat
comeS down.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Look which way you will, you dis
rover the progressive man to be Re-
publican.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

The Abilene Reflector confesses that
the Fifth district is doubtful-that it is
doubtful if anybody gets any votes ex-
cept John \. Anderson. That ought TO
be the same state of the case, practically,
In every other district in the state, and
would be if every Republican would
stand up ike man and do his duty TO
MS party and country. Four years ago
Kansas gave the Republican presidential
ticket nearly sixty-five thousand major
ity. with citizen of this state q an
opposition candidate. With the practi-
cal effects and results Of four years Of
Republican control Of state affairs and
the large increase in population, and the
practical demonstration of Democratic
mismanagement of national affairs at
present depressing the people, 20 stinu-
late them 10 action, the majority should
be largely increased at the approaching
election. The Republicans of Kansas
have every incentive 10 stimulate them
20 action and duty and that is all that l.
necessary 10 make the victory over
whelmlng and lasting.
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Ine Deerss AnflerA

An Eagiishcaan who has made c special
study Of deer, says that TIE ehief Use Ct
their antle-s Is not SO much fer fighting
as tor facilitating the progress OF the AMI
maj through the eroods- By throwing Up
the head, thereby placing The horns along
the bark they are enabled 20 60 forward
with great -7S1irT.-Chicazo Herald
oi-e OF Il --e-@esI I1s1gs Il zaas = ocs
With smelling bottle IA the stick. AID IL
tie smelling bottle Et;.s vxY s.ssaz
aED
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

General Harrisons idea that $50 600, 900
of the surplus might be righteously and
benefcially applied to the repayment of
the direct tax paid by the loyal states for
the prosecution of the war is manifestly
sound and practical one. And the people
of those states should bear the fact care
fully in mind that such a step would
have been taken by congress but for the
revolutionary opposition of tie Demo-
Gratis, who pretend to be so much dis
tressed by the fact that the government
has more money than it needs for ordi-
nary uses.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

@4SSMLI
pai11 eagle
MARSHALL NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
! IS !; :
+ " " \
For President,
BENJAMIN HARRISON
of Indiana.
For Vice President,
LEVI P. MORTON,
of New York.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
JOHN l.. WALLER,
At Large EUGENE F. WARE.
First District-A. w. ROBINSON.
Second District-FRANK r. OGG.
Third District-T. p. ANDERSON.
Fourth District-JOHN MADDEN.
Fifth District-D. A. VALENTINE.
Sixth District. b. 1lCGONlGAL.
Seventh District-W. G.. EMERSON.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS, SEVENTH DISTRICT
SAMUEL r. PETERS
OF HARVEY COUNTY.
For Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court,
W. A. JOHNSTON, of Ottawa County.
For Governor,
LYMAN L. HUMPHREY, of Montgom-
cry County
For Lieutenant Governor,
A. J. FELT of Nemaha County.
For Secretary of State,
WILLIAM HIGGINS, of Shawnee County
For Treasurer of State,
j. W. HAMILTON, of Sumner County.
For Auditor of State,
TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, of Pawnee
County.
For Attorney General,
+. 3. KELLOGG, of Lyon County.
For Superintendent of Public Instructions,
GEORGE ". WINANS, of Davis County.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
TICKET.
For Senator goth District
o. II. BENTLEY.
For Representative, SD District,
GEO. l.. DOUGLASS.
For Representative SD District,
Z. w. PHILLIPS.
For Representative, S4th District,
II. c. BOYLE.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
For District Clerk,
CHAS. II. LULING.
For County Attorney,
w. 5. MORRIS.
For Probate Judge,
w. 7. BUCkNER.
For Superintendent Public Instruction,
ID. S. PENCE.
For Commissioner I'd District,
c. A. NANNESS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Whatever of excuse heretofore set up
by the Democrats in congress for oppo-
sing the admission of Dakota into the
union as state, the report of the gov
ernor to the department at Washington
of its present population, resources and
development, leaves the opposition with
out a particle of ground to stand upon.
Nothing but the rankest partisanship
has kept that territory out of the benefits
of statehood for several years, and to ex-
clude its citizens from such advantages
longer in the face of Governor Church
ills report would be such a palpable out
rage upon justice and decency that we
don't believe the people of the country
at large will longer submit to it, but
will give voice to 4 sentiment in favor of
the admission of Dakota that will drive
the opposition thereto out of existence.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

Just as the country was beginning to
breathe easier over the financial outlook,
comes a statement from the treasury de-
partment, based upon estimated receipts,
and expenditures as made up from the
appropriation bills passed by the present
congress, which shows a condition that
must inevitably ensue, unless something
is done to avert it, that can not fail to
bring distress upon the country. The es-
Inmates referred to place the surplus that
will be in the treasury on the last of
June, 1889, eight months hence, at nearly
two hundred and fifty millions of dollars.
With these figures staring them in the
face, the majority party III the house is
striving to hasten an adjournment in or
der to cut off action on the senate tariff
bill, which, if it could be passed. would
relieve the country to the extent of
about seventy-five millions dollars. The
responsibility of present and prospective
distress is easy to place. and voters will
remember this on election day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

For Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court,
wa. JOHNSTON, of Ottawa County.
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For Superintendent of Public instructions,
GEORGE W. WINANS, of Davis County.
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For Representative, S4th District,
II. c. BOYLE.
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REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
TICKET.
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For Auditor of State,
TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, of Pawnee
County.
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For Representative SD District,
+. w. PHILLIPS.
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For Attorney General,
J.. B. KELLOGG, of Lyon County.
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The fact is developed that the pre-
tended desire of the Democratic leaders
in the Third congressional district for a
Joint debate between their candidate,
Hon. John A. Eaton. and Hon. B. ".
Perkins, the Republican nominee, was
all buncomb. Mr.. Perkins, through the
chairman of the district committee, sig
nified his willingness to divide time at
any or all Of his appointments with Mr..
Eaton, but that gentleman now pleads
previous engagements from which local
committees at the points he claims APP
pointm9nts to speak, refuse to release
him. The truth of the matter is, as be-
fore stated, that at the time the Demo
Gratis were bandying challenges so freely
Mr. Perkins was in Washington, and the Y
had no idea he would be at home in time
TO take part in the campaign, and now
that he Is in his district talking to his
constituency, the Democrats are busy
hunting holes into which they can shove
their champion and thus save him.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

FOR CONGRESS, SEVENTH DISTRICT
SAMUEL Il. PETERS
OF HARVEY COUNTY.
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For Representative. SD District,
GEO. i. DOUGLASS.
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For Senator goth District
o. II. BENTLEY.
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
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For Treasurer of State,
W. HAMILTON, of Sumner County.
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JOHN l.. WALLER,
AZ HaiSe' { EUGENE F. WARE.
First District-A. w. ROBINSON.
Second District-FRANK r. OGG.
Third District-T. p. ANDERSON.
Fourth District-JOHN MADDEN.
Fifth District-D. A. VALENTINE.
Sixth DISTRICT. B. MCGONIGAL.
Seventh District-W. G.. EMERSON.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18

For Secretary of State,
WILLIAM HIGGINS, of Shawnee County