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Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
Knickerbocker Nuggets.


About the neatest and most attractive
little Volumes that have reached us are
those published by the Putnams, under
the head of Knickerbocker Nuggets. They
are the 1Gmo form and comprise some
eleven volumes. AS regards, the typo
graphical art, they are model of perfec-
ton. so neat, clear and enticing that one
seems drawn to them by a certain warmth
the charm that used to influence John
son when he visited his friend Cambridge,
and cause him to be seated near the library
where he might lovingly look at the backs
of the books without a studious conjecture
of their contents but a quiet pleasure in
their company. Another feature, and by
no means worthy less favorable COM
ment than the above. are the illus
trations by artists more or less famed
The series is so selected for its title mug
gett''-"a diminutive mass of precious
metal' that the titles of the thirteen
volumes, all so well known Will not be
lost on our readers.
They are: Select Tales from the Costa
Romanorum," translated from the Latin
with preliminary observations and notes
by G. Swan.
''Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey"
by Thomas Love Peacock.
'Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift.
Profusely illustrated, in two volumes.
''Tales from Irving" in two volumes.
Illustrated.
The Book OF British Ballads" edited
by 5. c. Hall. A fac-s imile OF the orr ginal
edition, with illustrations by Creswick,
Gilbert and others.
Adventures of Baron Munchausen,"
represented from the early, complete
edition, very fully illustrated
Letters. Sentences and Msxims," by
Lord Chesterfield. With critical essay
by Sainte-Beuve.
''The Vicar Of Wakefield" by Gold
smith; with thirty-two Illustrations by
William Mulready. r. A.
Lays OF Ancient Rome" by Macaulay.
'Undine and Aslauga..s Knight, by Baron
de la Motto Foque. Illustrated.
We have received two Of the above: one
"The Vicar of Wakefield" that master
piece of a man, whom perhaps we all first
were taught 10 admire through the love to
him OF our own beloved Irving His rash
suppers, his lifelong wan
derings, which Hamerton calls noble
have been consultations TO
many an ambitious but wilful school boy.
The other Is Macaulay's Lays Of Ancient
Rome, " work which f. Z. Hale said
would do more in the coming generations
to commemorate Macaulay's name than
any other thing ne has written.
Again, as we look over this little set of
books 1t cries out 10 Us like Hawthorue's
Town Pump" verltable incorruptible
Poo-Bah: Here is the good liquor; walk
up, walk up, gentlemen, walk mp, walk
40. Here Is the unadulterated ale Of
Iather Adam. better than cognac. Hol-
ands, Jamaica, strong beer or wine Of any
price" and whether we are the old !
man on Tie verge Of the grave |
.imidly abandoning metaphysics on the |
sehool-boy with his "Gil Bias, Quixote |
md occasional Tom Jones'" or the old to- !
Der seething with Darwinal science. what /
.ver we are. we all turn alike 20 this choice 4
little series anf give it hearty. good /
greeting, These volumes may De procured 4
It Hyde * Humbles book store.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

y song in the house is like love be-
tween husband and wife. 1t purifes the
air; it soothes and quiets the troubled
breast; 1t is gentle shower; it is like
benediction after prayer. Let those sing
who can; sing as the day dies, sing songs
of praise at home and join the congrega-
ton in the sanctuary on the glad Sab
bath morning III hymning glad hallelu-
iahs to the Great Benefactor.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Governor Hill of New York appears to
have gotten into torturous way, politl-
cally. Before he had fairly recovered
from the defeat administered to his pres
idential aspirations and had cleverly got
ten himself together and in shape for a
coup upon the gubernatorial nomination.
there appeared formidable adversary
upon his flank and rear in the person of
eX-Mayor Grace of New York city. -Four
months ago a grimmy, repelling Hill
had arisen as if in night before the
very doors of the white house; but it
vanished as suddenly, and now the
highway to the executive mansion at AL
bany, even, leads over dead level and
stands open to ALL
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The roustabouts left in charge of the
editorial department of the EAGLE dur
ing the chiefs absence started out TO
please everybody, and up TO the present
time they have succeeded admirably in
pleasing nobody. The EAGLE SAYS so
many brilliant things that it is difficult to
remember all. Dear American, if the
EAGLE contained the words enclosed by
you in quotations the mind of the pres
ent staff runneth not back TO the time
thereof. However, you might search
the back numbers and see what you can
find. If there is any thing in this world
upon which the EAGLE can complacentlv
rest it is the back files. The EAGLE is
willing 10 be measured by ordinary STAN
dards of Republicanism. such as plat
forms of the party, and records left by
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Arthur. but
il is a little severe when American. at
tempts 10 erect such an immaculate STAN
dard of RepublicaniSm as Samuel j.
Randall. The entire staff in the EAGLE
Office read Americans communication
with more satisfaction than any of the
other 500 recent epistles received telling
how TO run newspaper. There seemed
to De in this case gently inserted between
the lines, the idea that the writer is in
favor of reducing internal revenue taxa
ton. III there is anything on earth that
the EAGLE staff could support enthusiast
tically at this particular time, and under
present circumstances, it would be the
to reduce the surplus bv
drinks. However. great Re
publicans like American and 'SamiveI-
j. Randall are liable To get ahead Of the
EAGLE. bur her broad wings are beating
the air with aineasured stroke, and when
the banner of Repnblicanism is planted
on the highest mountain of ideal states
the old bird viii complacently
fold her wings by its side.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

In answer To the conundrum: "What
is the matter with the mails:' the Hart
ford Post says that the postal service is
run by incompetent officials all the way
down from the postmaster general to the
postmaster in Arkansas who waited I'M
til the mail bag was full before he sent
If AWAY
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The Oregon election, which will be
held one week from next Monday-June
a-will be just in time for the Democrat
ic national convention. The news from
Oregon will come while the convention
is in session and the chances are that it
will be received in ominous silence.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The Mills bill retains the enormous tar
if Of seventy-five cents per ton on btu
minous coal, about which there was such
an outcry some time ago. Even this
tariff was originally raised from fifty
cents by Democratic congressman. No
wonder Coal Baron Scott wants the Mills
bill to mass
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
rates to the national conventions.

gates to the national conventions. It
has been two and three weeks respect
lively since the two party conventions
were held in this city, and yet there has
not been new name mentioned for a
state Office on either side, while those
previously announced have for the time
being disappeared from public view
We presume they are in bivouac, so to
speak, preparing for the general and
decisive assaults to be made shortly at
Topeka and Leavenworth.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

One of the alternates in the Kansas
delegation to the Republican national
convention is a colored man, as is one of
the candidates on the electoral ticket.
yet there are those who have so little
regard for veracity that they continu-
ally assert that the Republican party has
no use for the colored man except as
voter on election dav.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The brothers Taylor will not stump
Tennessee this year as rival candidates
for governor. Robert has been renomi-
mated by the Democrats for governor, land
Alfred is the Republican candidate for
congress in his district The fiddling
campaign of two years ago made a SEN
sation, but was trifie ridiculous.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Has Congressman Randall disappeared
as a controlling factor in the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania? 1t looks So His
influence in the Harrisburg convention
was not apparent in either the selection of
de legates or ia the shaping of the policy
or the party.-K. G. Star.
1t was Henry Clay. the great Ken
lucky commoner, who remarked that he
would rather be right than to be presi-
dent, and Mr.. Randall has demonstrated.
by his answering devotion to principle,
even TO the extent of alternating his
party from him, that he is actuated by
the same sentiment. Like Mr.. Clay,
whose name will be retained and cher
ished long after the man who defeated
him viii be thought of only when his
name is seen in the list of those who
occupied the presidential chair, Randall's
name will live in the hearts of true
Americans for ave.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

A ''razzle-dazzle" is described by the
Atchison Patriot as politico-religeo-busi-
nessio argument of things that never ex-
iSfad
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The voters Of Kansas who are in favor of a free
ard untrsmIne led vote and fair count, who favor
strict enforce ment of the law: who cherish the de.
tenders of the country and favor liberal pension
10 ALI who are disabled who favor such laws will
protect home productions, home manufactures, and
home labor, who favor tree schools and popular
education. and who are in favor OF again placing
the government in the hands of those whoSaved 1t
instead of those who sought its destruction cor
daily invited 20 participate in the primaries, county
and state conventions. -
U P.L BONEBRAEE,
HENRY BRANDLFY Chairman.
Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The Hiawatha World, Web Wilder's
paper, has been changed from a weekly
to a semi-weekly, though in reduced
form, being six-column folio. This is
doubtless meant as an initial step to-
wards merging the World into daily.
Success to the enterprise.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
Mason Long. the Converted Gambler.

Mason Long, the Converted Gambler.
The above is book by Mason Long the
reformed gambler who has been ia
Wichita for some weeks. and depicts his
life with all his experience or as the a,!-
thor himself sums il up, "a record OF his
experience as white slave: n soldier In
the Union army. a professional gam.
bier patron on the turf; n
variety theater and minstrel manager
ana hnally IA convert TO the Murphy
cause and 70 the gospel OF Christ,
another book by Mr. Long has been re
ceived, entitled save the Girls - a hook
which deals directly with social evils iS
Wei written and 10 the point with thing
left IN obscsrity. The work - entertain.
ing and abeunds in experiences that have
e 80 oireetiy under the observations of
the author. The book IN certain haadS
surely would be great benefactor. and in
All bands will be, at least, harmless.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The aphorism OF there's always
calm before Storm perhaps accounts
for the almost painful silence that has
come over the state since rhemeetiag of
the state conventions 10 appoint dele
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27


The salary of a chief justice Of the Uni
ted States is only $4,000 a year, and yet
the government expects prominent jurists
TO give up practice ranging all the way
from $4,000 TO 100000 year to accept the
chief justiceship. The chief justice of the
state OF New York is paid ST 900 year.
Topeka Journal.
The volume of mans business is not
always correct index of his ability in
business, whether professional or other
wise. That there are lawyers whose
fees amount to as much as stated in the
extract quoted we have no doubt neither
do we doubt for moment that there are
scores and hundreds of just as good law
yers, in every sense, and whose fees do
not aggregate one-fourth the smallest
sum mentioned. We favor liberal sala-
ries, but think the justices get enough.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

A delegate convention of the Republicans or
Kansas will be held in the city of Wichita on the Sh
aay IF Nav 1883 at the hour OF u O'Clock NJ for the
election OF our delegates and four aternates to the
National Republican convention to be held In Chr
caCo June IL, 1888. Also for the nomination OF TWO
Also a delegate convention of the Republicans OF
Kansas viii be held IL the city OF Tooeka on we
35th day OF IUly 1885 at the noHr OIL x O'CLOCK i'
for the nomination OF candidates Tor:
Associate Justice OF the supreme Court
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary OF State.
Auditor Of State
Treasurer OF state
Attorney General.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Delegates to the conventions mentioned ABOVE
elsaI he elected by county conventions duly caileu
by the several county Republican committees IN
6er such rules and regulations as NAV De py IheIH
prescribed. The county conventions 10 oe menu ny
later than May D. 1888 Inc pass OF ap iII h one
desate and one alternate to each 100 votes cast Tor
Ti,n6Eby Mccarthy for auditor OF state, NoyenDef
issS or fraction OF 200 or more votes one osegate
and one alternate each will be allowed 70 all nnor-
ganized counties and counties organized since nov
1ses Delegates are apporticned 10 the seVera
tg-W
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

and edited by Horace White. The writer
treats his subject under the three natural
parts oil the science of finance-public ex-
penditure, derivative public income and
their relations 10 each other The work
evidently il the elimination OF
years Of useful study aud ob-erva.
ton, and deserves the attention of
all those SO Interested II is published l,y
the Putnans, and may be procured In th,s
city at Hyde * Hunble's book stors.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

President Strong, A., T. & S. F. rail-
road-HThat Sedgwick block is fine
building. That would be a credit to any
city in America
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

"We had the biggest rain at Derby last
Wednesday that ever saw" said Cord
Pitman. SIT must have rained five
inches of water, and it was my opinion
that every chintz bug in that part of the
country would be drowned, but l have
examined and l don't think it has hurt
the little nuisances in the least When
you hear anyone talking about rain kill
ing chintz bugs just tell them that it is
mistake.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The Fletcher building in this city is
not only an architectural beauty, but is
considered the finest and most complete
Office building west of the Mississippi
rivar
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The priests of the Catholic churches in
Wichita and many from surrounding
towns are firm in the belief that Father
Casey, of st. Aloysus church, viii be
appointed bishop of the Wichita diocese.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Ex-Councilman Jim Richey: 81 am
In favor or the gravity system of sew
erage and l am IN favor of putting more
OF it IN at once. When | first began to
think of this subject l could think of
nothing but one great big sewer through
the center of the city. Oak Davidson
brought me some reports from eastern
cities on sewerage some time ago that
got that idea all out of my head. The
gravity system is all right
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Sol. II. Kohn, ex-president of the
Wichita National bank. and now of New
York, says the Zimmerly building for
beauty and solidity cannot be beaten in
many cities of this country. He says
there are not very many buildings on
Broadway New York that beats it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

The statesman of Valley Center, Ar
thur Carpenter, said yesterday, Il had
a dream last night. | dreamed that l
was in the Chicago convention, the first
vote was taken and Blaine only got three
votes and Gresham got even two hun,
dred. The second ballot Gresham got
$50, and was nominated on the third
ballot. Now if it turns out that way
you see [ will be an inspired political
prophet.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Capt. John B. Carey, in speaking of
the grape product of California, said:
1--WE get very good quality of wine for
table use at 20 cents per gallon. l have
heard it said that people who use that
sort of wine instead of tea and coffee
were never known to have dyspepsia.
The grape product of California is i'm
mense. You could get just about as
many people out there to favor prohibit
ton of the manufacture of wine as you
could get here to favor prohibition of
raising corn.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Garfield university, it is said by many
people who have travelled extensively.
will be the largest university building
in the world when completed One
wing is now up and a large force of men
are at work on the other wing. The
part now completed cost $1,000
When complete the building will cover
a little more than two and half acres
Of ground. 1t will contain sixty-six
rooms and, Professor Hendryx says, will
be capable of accommodating five thou
sand pupils. Seven hundred students
are now in attendance at the university.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Judge W. P. Campbell said yesterday:
Gust put me down as predicting that
Gresham will be nominated at Chicago.
Sherman is the only man in the Repub-
hcan party that can give Cleveland
good race and make the old man pat the
ground lively, but he will not be nomi-
mated.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
TAXATION: Ia Pr1ncspIes an xe.,,o,..

be atso~e Is The title Of rgry able
treAtise translated from tie SCHEMA
Beiie FiEsssnze'' Of DR.. L1igl Co@xA, pro
lessor Of tie Ialvsrsity Of Pssia. ItAIy.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

= Biography OF Lincoln
Ii the London Spectator recently an able
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

There are more extensive plow works
in existence than the plant in this city,
but the Gilbert works in Wichita are the
largest initial works ever established in
the world. That is the way Wichita
does things. She always starts in well
to the front of the procession, and then
keeps step to the music of progress and
DEVELOPMENT.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Mr.. Lawrence of Oswego, New York, the
great city noted for its productions of
starch, grows eloquent III his praise of
Wichita. Now let me tell you, said
Mr.. Lawrence, ''Oswego has the finest
water works in the world and is grand
town, but Wichita is a marvel TO me.
l viii tell you :what brought me here
was reading the EAGLES account OF
your board of trade banquet. Just as
soon as | read that | wanted TO see Wich-
ia and her people Wichita is reality.
do not like to tell you how much L DO
think of ii for fear you might think me
excited. Make a good town. Wei /
should say so. Say magnificent city
and then you viii hit the mark. The
difference between Wichita and OsweSo
is represented by one hundred per cent.
Wichita is reaching out through her
board Of trade and grasping everything
thai Is in reach that viii benefit her,
while Oswego places an embargo on
everything of the sort by asking enor-
nous prices for sites and locations The
two towns are magnificent illustrations of
how the two plans WORK Wichita IL
the last four or FIVE years has grown
from town of four or five thousand
people to a city Of 10000, while oswego
IN the same time has barely held It's |
own.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

Clay Smith: ''We are going to have
shirt and overall factory at Valley Cen
ter that will start up this week. We are
also going to organize board of trade.
L tell our business men that we might
better join the Wichita board of trade
for the reason that Wichita will soon abb
sorb Valley Center. think we will be
inside the city limits of Wichita inside
CT three years."
The Dickinson press., 1888-04-14

HERE are those who favor 4 change
in location for tine new bridge. while
others believe ii should h" rebuilt
at the old Crossing. The question
Will colne up iii the special injecting
of the board and the lucmhers sliuultl
locate ii where ii viii accommodate
the largest numrrr and with IL view
To the future. The interests OF New
England City and especially I.ant,orn
the new town Ia tr started south ul
here. should lr tiArl! into runSi,iria.
ton. as we'll as the rost of culIstllIc.
ton. and Wa trlicNc the commissions
eIs will investigate the matter and do
that Which they find is TO the Jest in,
terest5 of the ruhiir III large.
The Dickinson press., 1888-04-14
The Dakota Club.

y Mayl!,orH. Mass. paper contains
the following account ul IL iccvnl
meeting ut the DlNotl Cluo Which i,
Of interest To our readers her.l!l,r the
settlement is IN he mad" in Stalk
county.
The first settlers have decided To
start lur iilAula Oh April 10th ANA
make all ready for the reception %!
settlers.
The secretary read minutes of last
meeting as follows:
Meeting was called tu ur'lcr with
President Talbot ia the chair.
\ motion wa, made To have the
club buy the Town sit" and have il
cover one section of railroad land: This
was adopted hy the club. The follow
ing named members siSniiicd Their
Willingness to form II syndicate of the
club to buy the t"wnsitt: l.. Il. Tai.
bot. Frank Erpel, Edmund Lynch.
Charles Roe. J.. G. NcNton. ID. G.. Nor.
san. Leon %JalIqnitll. III. NJ. Dufrl,
Joseph Clabot. j. y. Quinn. Other
names were mentioned: and ii Was
thought best TO make the members
up to twenty. 1t WAS talked over and
Il motion was made and seconded To
nominate Il committee to draw up Il
plan that would locate the town site.
decide where and how many town lots
should be given 10 each settler. and
how long this offer shall remain open;
10 decide what number of lots should
he drawn ly members and amy other
questions that may colne before the
committee.
Following is the report of the COM
mlttee of five on arrangements:
Mr.. Dryden unable 10 attend. J.. b.
Talbot was chosen chairman. 1t was
desired to have members of the club
buy II section of railroad land and
pay one.siNth of the amount down,
this section to he the town site. Let
every member of this club who so de-
.5lres make a payment Of S25 for one
twentieth part of said town site. and
III case there are not members enough
to make IL" twenty shares to divide
the balance among the members de.
string it.
Decided to take quarter sections of
government land nearest the town
site. the sections were chosen for
twenty me.nl,ers and the following
seventeen drew as follows: l.. E.. New.
ton. JOS. Cabot, Chas. Roe. ID. {. Nor.
gan, John Boggs, Fred. G. Erpel, L.
Z. Morgan, o. Eigeant, l.. b. Talbot
Jas. y. Boyd, IL. NJ. Dufur, l.. l.. ia
quith, E. Lynch, l. j. Whitman. w
z. Duf"r. a. J. Quinn. $. Is. Pratt.
Decided to give 10 lots to each on,
of the first forty families as settler,
and five lots to the next twenty fami
lies.
Decided to give 10 lots on each ON,
of the five centre streets to each set
tier being Il member of the club IA
this date, April ,, 1888. The lot
were chosen Ivy drawing.
Decided to have IL. NJ. Dufur an,
d. G. Morgan assign ~ lots to eacl
member from No. / to No. 90 to b.
divided equally, giving each membe
2 lots OH each of the first five centr,
streets.
The committee submitted tire
lists of town lots which We're accept
ed. A drawing took place. The TO.
lowing list of names were voted !,
members Of the club. John Bugg:
Oveles Yigeant, y. j. Quinn, 5. l
Pratt, JAS. a. Boyd. l. j. Whitman.
3UU cards have been sent to peopl
signi1ying their intention to 90 Yves
with All invitation to join the colon,
The Dickinson press., 1888-04-14
The new "i:ierpl>,


THE direct tiN hill. Mt Grmorali!
understood. and llIe consideration of
which has caused Il dead lock ia the
lower nous" OF congress iur the past
week is Il proposition I" Trtat" I" thu
states taNcs collected !ron, titc'n 10y
the government ia ts6l iui ti:t l,r"s,.
cution of the war. With Il lalsr sun
plus in the national Treasury ii s,riips
that this wott!,j hm ii iosi Way nj ~.
duci.g it and imlrnniIyiMg TN" States
for money furnished the government
in time ut need.