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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The assessed valuation of Caldwell for
the year 1883 is as follows: Real estate,
S2SS, 80. 90; personal. SIS, 567. 60; railroad.
$42 1858. Total valuation. Si20, 29l. 10.
By the time the press gang of the
state get through applying epithets to
the mayor of Topeka, the vocabulary
will be depleted, the inventive power ex-
hausted. and the perturbed mayor left in
a quandary whether his name is Metsker
or Methusaleh.
Editor Thompson, Of the Harlan En-
terprise, offers to give 500 towards a
college to be founded there. Next 10 a
newspaper. college is the best educator.
and il IS an invaluable TO the successful
journal Very few people who have
never attended school take or read
newspapers.
The east bound train on the Southern
Kansas ran against a large tree which
had fallen across the track Just this side
of Benedict yesterday morning, throw
ing the entire train off the track and
turning the locomotive and one car en-
tirely over. Strange TO say, no ore was
seriously hurt.-Freionia Chronicle: sth.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The Democrats are already preparing
excuses for the defeat that they feel sure
diana. They are giving publicity to the
statement that large number of Repub-
licans will be temporarily transferred
from Kansas to that state to take part in
the election and thus make the result
sure for the Republican ticket, state and
national. Suppose it is true, which it is
not, how much worse would it be for
Kansas Republicans to help their Indi-
ana brethren than for Ohio and Ken
lucky Democrats to do the same thing:
Nobody denies that they have purchased
success by such methods heretofore, and
will do it again if they can.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11
KANSAS EOLLARY.

Kiowa county has fifty-oae organized
school districts.
Two thousand laborers are kept stead
ily employed at Pittsburg. Kan.
The land in Narol township known as
the sand hill region, has stood the dry
weather best.-Pratt Register.
The Free Press says the coal mining
companies az Usage City are all working
full time, some Of them DOUBLING Their
force.
The Sterling syrup works viii COM
mence the SEASONS work Monday, An
gust Is. A preliminary start VIII be
made few DAYS earlier. Some of the
cane Il rIoa ow-lTazetta-
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

1t is said that Rev. j. D. Woods yester-
day afternoon denominated the EAGLE
"a smut machine" Oh, yes, the EAGLE
it a smut machine" 1t kept man all
winter on salary to report the revivals
in the churches last winter, giving them
from ten to twenty dollars Of space every
day besides. Oh yes, the EAGLE is "a
smut machine lis full of filth-but we
Will take pleasure in showing up some of
Rev. Woods real estate transactions of
last year and why the last Wichita cir
cult died.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The prohibitionist lady speaker who
addressed the mothers meeting in this
city the other evening, declared that the
EAGLE was the cleaneSt daily paper
that she had ever read in the course of
her life. Rev. Woods and his co-cranks
denounce 1t as a smut machine. Ne
value the opinion of good, pure women,
yea the opinion Of one true woman.
more highly than the warped ideas and
cranky howlings of all the political
preachers in the country,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11
Curious Freak OF nature.

DR.. Maltz Alsborg (Hunboldt). refe-rirg
to be goat nos living 1t Te1igel4sozamarn,
near Erfurt, which yields milk very similar
TO ordinary goats milk, but rather richer,
remarks tbet both II man AID IL al mann
manila time must have existed VIXEN both
sexes were capable OF yielding mix Boston
Budrst-
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

With the jointists down on the EAGLE
and the Democrats down on the EAGLE,
and the political preachers down on the
EAGLE, it looks a little hard for the
EAGLE. Probably we had better shut
up shop. However. we believe that
Revs. Gates and Tull still hold to their
faith, to their vows, and to the decency
that becomes their high and holy calling,
all honor to them.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

This is the best market in the world.
for our 60,000,000 people are the best
buyers in the world, and they are the best
BUYERS because our working classes receive
the best wages.-Harrisons indianapolis
speech.
This is the keynote of the campaign.
The home market exists because the
tariff protects the manufacturing con-
sumers. The people know where the
bread and butter comes from and are
not likely to give up the engine by which
they are enabled to produce for their
own COnSumptiOn.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The Methodist preachers all at once
seem ohave concluded that the EAGLE
is a very bad paper. My dear sirs we
have been here longer than any of you,
churches IN this section than any of you,
and we will be and remain shining
brother-in-law in that same church when
your names will have been utterly for
gotten by the people who pay for your
bread and butter today.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

Casual observations like this: The
consistency with which the Democracy
whereas and resolve for home rule in
Ireland and then go back to congress
and work hard to keep home rule out of
Dakota is not exactly as apparent as it
might be" show that the next governor
of Kansas has as keen appreciation of
the issues i'll national politics as of local
and state issues. Mr.. Humphrey will be
heard and felt, too, before the close of
the campaign.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The bishops Of the Methodist church
are respectfully notified that if they
can't furnish us ministers who Will keep
ont of politics we shall as Methodists
Withdraw our support and look else
where for our religious instruction. We
get enough politics from the politicians
and the nrcss
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11
ANOTHER TRUST FORMED.

The list of trusts is steadily growing,
and will, no doubt, continue to do 50
until it will have reached more alarming
dimensions. The latest combine Is that
of the preserving establishments through
out the country, east and west. The
work of establishing this trust has been
going on quietly but steadily for several
months. 1t took good deal of persua-
sion and considerable inducement Of a
monetary character to draw i'll many of
the firms, especially those doing a large
| business. 4 st. Louis exchange says
there were six such firms in St. Louis a
month ago, each well equipped, employ
ing quite force Of hands and number
of travelling men. Last Saturday the
last firm holding out against the trust
was persuaded to fall in line, the trust
representative working on the firm for
two days before he could accomplish his
purpose, and as soon as the papers were
signed a number of employees were dis
charged, the fires went out, md the ket
tie and machinery permitted to cool and
rest-the firm receiving SO much per
month until the trust sees fit to let them
resume business. For the present only
two out of the six firms there
will be permitted to run, as the
supply of goods in the market is
considered sufficient for some time to
come. An advance of 20 per cent along
the line will gradually become visible,
CO hn 70 fI,c, TO
enlarge the profits of the combination
A st. Louis man has been made gen
eral manager of the trust with head
quarters at Pittsburg. Ninety per cent
of the establishments thus engaged are
already in, and the remainder will be
led through financial inducements or
forced otherwise into line very soon
The scheme inSures larger profit and
nearly does away with competition, as
the prices will be uniform and the mar
ket will not be overloaded with any arti-
Gle put upon it.
Next to the increased cost to the con-
sumner is most TO be deplored the de-
creased demand for fruit, etc. These es-
Establishments for several years past con-
summed large quantities of apples, plums,
pears, ounces, black aud red raspberries,
strawberries, currantS, etc. Time and
again they cleaned up the market of the
surplus and enabled receivers of such
products to save the market and sustain
prices.
The consumption of fruits and berries.
fresh and preserved, has grown until
that class OF produce is now as much
necessary as meats and vegetables, in
consequence of which fact this new COM
blne becomes at once a matter of no
little concern to the public.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The Republicans in Montgomery
county, in which Governor Humphrey
lives, send greeting to the Republicans Of
all Kansas and invite them to a grand
ratification meeting at Independence
Saturday, August Is. The latch string
is cut and all southern Kansas lines" in
the invitation.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

And so the EAGLE is "a smut ma
chine" i'll the estimation of a class of
men whom we have stood closer by and
said more for than all others put to-
gether. 1t will prove very unpleasant to
us personally, but so far as they are per
Sonally concerned their public declara-
ton shall be fully warranted.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The townships Of Rock ford Parke Valley Center
and Garden Plain, hs wing each two voting pre-
oncts the delegate az large has been given to the
precinct having the largest inexperienced vote.
The central committee recommend that the pri-
mares he held from 10 O'Clock y. IN. At the usual
voting places in each township and in the wards O.
the CITY OF Wichita from TO O'Clock p. m. at the
usual voting places, on Thursday the 25rd day OF
August. A. ID. ISIS.
the 2srd day OF August, A. ID. lsSS, between the
hours above named for holding the primaries for
the county convention, that the primaries for the
several representative districts he also held.
Done by order of the Republican County Central
Committee
WE. HUTCHINSON, Chairman
"
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

An eastern exchange gives this conun-
drum and its answe-: What is the differ
ence between p. I. Barnum and Grover
cleveland. One has the greatest show
pm earth, and the other hasn't any show
On earth,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

AS soon as we can get half dozen
packing and railroad interests off our
hands we viii devote few thoughts to
the men and the convention who went
out of their way yesterday TO lie about
the EAGLE and misrepresent its editor.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

We asked four of the preachers who
presented the ''open letter. in reply to
Elder Swartz if they were Republicans.
Every one answered no. OF course they
are not. But even as Democrats they
would hold more securely the respect
and confidence of their Republican con-
gregations if they would keep out of
the muddy pool into which their vain
and swell-head presiding elder has led
them.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

She tat garden party)-Isn't that young
Professor Brainfog coming this way, Mr. De
Sappy,
He-Ya-as, Miss Maude. Shall present
hiuli
She-Ob, dear, no. l think young r.ss1.
with brains, Ar. De Sappy, arc such q bore
The KDoch
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

II Bishop Bowman will re-convene the
conference lie will find plenty of work
for his cabinet. Several churches here
aboutS are in need of pastors who know
more of the words of life" and less of
politics; who frequent the rooms of the
sick and afflicted rather than the curb
stone and convention halls.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

Botkin had better revive his newspa-
per. 1t was thought by some when he
started it that he was more solicitous of
his own personal prominence than he
was of the cause of either lowly Naza-
rine, christianity or the Methodist church.
The only trouble was his organ went
down before he could corral political
nomination. Botkin is boomer. and
now that he has seduced several Of his
own ministers he will sail high.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

There is great danger, in fact it is ab-
solutely certain, that the old fashioned
habit of breeding sheep and growing
wool will become absolute should the
numerous politicians, for pkrely political
purposes, continue to elevate their voices
and shout their free trade doctrines to
the country until, perchance, they shall
finally obtain. Your free trade haranger
Is an aren't knave: in the presence of an
audience he is loud-mouthed, hot-headed,
persistent and apparently in earnest for
his dogma, but will laugh in his sleeve
at the gullibility of silly voters who have
given him a respectable hearing the mo-
ment he is by himself.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The safe arrival of Hon. James G.
Blaine and those who journeyed with
him in New York yesterday was an au-
spicious and felicitous event to them
and to the admiring thousands who had
assembled to bid him welcome His re-
spouse to the address of welcome, though
brief, was most fitting and impressive.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

Last week Secretary Fairchild &C
cepted less than per cent of the bonds
offered him, but Ire lets the national
banks have 100000, 900 Of money with
out interest, and to the particular bank,
the Republic in New York, this loan
without interest has been increased since
April from $685., 900 ON to over So, 000,-
600. Brice, chairman of the Democratic
national campaign committee, is di-
rector and heavy stakeholder in that
bank
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The political preachers yesterday de-
nounced the EAGLE by resolution for
touching up Pretty Botkin, when every
reader knows that we haven't said one
hundredth part as severe things of that
eliptical ecclesiast at did his Presiding
Elder, Mr.. Swarts.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The reports Of To os8sa-s on To A,yhsz
boundary say that tie Is1.za soldiers are
% much laTser t.lzn To I.Eas.En Cu~sesa
cat il wou.d take Io00J e us lasszr -
coltead svl.h ~ 90 i161ars.-- ,sew 4 rs So.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The Kansas City Times states that
John T. Huckle, of Harper's Weekly,
stopping in that city enroute to the
Rocky Mountains, in company with w.
W. Howard and J. G. Foord, also OF Har-
Iers Weekly, offered on Tuesday to bet
800 to $3.50 that Harrison wouh carry
New York; $500 to $40 that he would
sweep West Virginia, and $50 to $50
that he would have walkover in Indi-
ana. The bets were taken by Foord.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The preachers ring which congregated
in this city yesterday expressed surprise
ut the EAGLE. Dear Brethren, the EA-
GLE has on a big fit of pity for you
all
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

1t was W. L. Scott, of the coal ring
and the Democratic national committee.
who said: I've (the capitalists can
rontrol the workingmen only so long as
he eats today what he earns tomorrow. 4"
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

Woods idea of the duties of minister
seems TO be that a Methodist minister
should know nothing save Christ ana
Him crucitied and the Third party.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

They do say there was no little Chris
tan spirit evinced at the ministers con
vention yesterday. Selah.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11
A short time ago Democrats wer

A short time ago Democrats were
bowling themselves hoarse about the
Republican Senate delaying the business
OF the supreme court, because that body
saw tit to inquire into the fitness of the
appointee for the important position Of
chief justice. But now that Mr.. Fuller
has been confirmed and has begun to
draw his salary he is permitted to delay
the business of the court by declining to
qualify until such time as suits his con-
venience and inclination, and not word
OF criticism from the erstwhile cham
pions of public interest. Bah!
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

Whether we be Democrats or Repubh-
cans we are still Methodists. and we want
our preachers TO be MethodistS and
neither Republicans nor Democrats.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

Politics knocked the wind out of relig-
ion yesterday, and don't you forget it. =
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

1t is said that there was not 1.-THE OF
the spirit of Christ evinced by the
preachers convention yesterday after.
noon.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

After the next election Candidate Bot
kin will still be in the ring of the preach
ers, but he will be powerfully distigured.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

If the EAGLE is such a terrible smut
machine, why bring your grists to it?
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The present outlook appears to be for
a crop of about 1856, geo 900 bushels of
corn, on continuance of favorable condi-
tons, in the opinion Of the Cincinnati
Price Current. Kansas may be safely
set down for one sixth of the amount
named
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

Smut? What is smut? The Woods is
full of it,
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

We publish an open reply the Elder
Swartz who, hike his German prototype,
Martin Luther, does not hesitate 10 slam
an inkstand at the head Of the devil
whenever or wherever seen. This reply
as the concentrated effort of four men is
about the weakest thing that has met
orr notice for some time. 1t Will. no
doubt, go q long ways in harmonizing
the Methodist membership in the South
west Kansas Conference. While we
haven't lived up TO out Christian
privileges" Us brother-in-law to the
Methodist church, and are therefore a
little rusty on the discipline, yet if
Brother Swartz will delegate Us the Job
we will land those four fellows and their
open letter at an altitude never essayed
by Gi!deroy's famous kite.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

In Great Britain, where lands are
high and there is free trade in wool, not
a pound of fine wool is grown, but there
mutton raising is equally as important
as beef raising and the country actually
consumes Just as much mutton as beef.
or more" This is freely quoted by the
free trade papers as an argument for
free wool. 1t only requires a moments
thought to understand it and turn it
against them. The circumscribed area
ana high price of the lands there renders
it impossible for them to raise wool in
sufficient quantity TO meet the worlds
production, while the home market for
mutton renders that product profitable.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

For Secretary of State,
WILLIAM HIGGINS, of Shawnee County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

For Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court,
W. A. JOHNSON, of Ottawa County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

The political preachers prohibition
convention yesterday denounced Gov.
Martin and then asked him TO remove
Hallowell. How do you ike the fruits
of your police commission. governor:
Had the government of this city been
left in the hands of Joe Allen, Its mayor,
there would never have been one-half
the violation of the prohibition law
which there has been. While there
might have been few more fellows in
Jail there would have been thousands of
dollars more in the city treasury. Now,
governor, your pretended hackers and
friends at the first opportunity kick YOU.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11
For Attorney General,
B. KELLOGG, of Linn Count
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

For Superintendent of Public Instructions
GEORGE w. WINANS, of Davis County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

For Treasurer of State,
J. ". HAMILTON, of Sumner County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

For Governor,
LYMAN L. HUMPHREY, of Montgom-
cry County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

For Lieutenant Governor,
A. J. FELT, of Nemaha County.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

OF HARVEY COUNTY.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

FOR CONGRESS, SEVENTH DISTRICT
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-11

For Auditor of State,
TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, of Pawnee
County.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

Captain Samuel ID. Bates, of
Lewisburg, Union county, has been
nominated for the Senate by the
Republicans of the Twenty-seventh
district. Captain Bates has been
prominently identified with the in
dustrial interests of Lewisburg for
II quarter of a century, and is held in
high esteem by his fcllow-citizens,
irrespective of party, He is an old
time Republican, active, able and in
telligent, and thoroughly equipped
for the responsible Legislative duties
devolving upon Senator. He will
be elected beyond doubt, and by
big majority.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
Republican Standing Committee
Meeting

The Republican Standing Com.
mlttee OF Snyder county met in the
Court house at Middleburgh on
Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock
The following committees were an
pointed by the chairman. Com.
mittee on assessment Of candidates
y. Nj. Steininger, Geo. Brosius and
Charles Specht. Committee ON Res.
j. ID. Boyer and F. S. Simpson. The
assessments of the candidates were
carefully considered and voted on
by the committee. The resolutions
were read and adopted as follows:
Resolyed, That we the members
OF the Standing Committee of Sny-
der county hereby fully endorse the
action of the National Convention at
Chicago and are in hearty accord
with the platform rs adopted, and
pledge ourselves to labor for Har.
rison q Morton, and the entire Re.
publican ticket.
Whereas Snyder county has al
ways been loyal to the interest of
Hon. l.. %. Atkinson, and, belieyeing
that the time has come when Sny-
der county should receive some rec
ognition at his hands AZ well as 9th
er counties in this district, therefore
be it
Resoloed, That we the members
OF the Republican Standing Com
mittee request his support and in
fiuence in behalf of A. w. Potter our
candidate for Congress-providing
that he finds his own nomination
impossible.
Committee will meet at the call of
the chairman.
WILLIAM ROME, Sec.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
clevelands Pension Record.

The Spirit and some of our Demo
cratic friends bubble over with en-
thusiasm at President Cleveland s
liberal pension policy, as display
ed in Commissioner Blacks annual
report. They point with pride to
the fact that the President had ap-
proved l,369 private pension bills up
to the 3Oth of June last, as against
Al for Lincoln, 431 for johnson, 49O
for Grant, 3O3 for Hayes, and 1856 for
Garfield and Arthur. Thus an at
tempt is made to show that Mr..
Cleveland is more friendly to the
soldiers than Republican Presidents
were.
1t is not easy to see how Mr..
Cleveland deserves any credit for the
increased number of private pension
bills passed by Congress and sent to
him for approval. most of which bills
were introduced by Republican
members. The annual average of
such bills passed by Congress in
creased from rs under Hayes to IS4,
or more than twice the number, un-
der Garfield and Arthur. The an
nual average under Cleveland is
about 800, showing that the rate of
increase i'll the number of bills pass.
ed, shown by comparing the Hayes
and Garfield Arthur administrations.
was nearly maintained under Cleve-
land. For this the President was of
course not responsible. He should
be judged by the number vetoed
rather than the number signed.
The following table shows the
number of private pension bills We.
toed by the respective Presidents
since Lincoln, with the percentage
OF such bills to the whole number
acted on:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The surplus Of money in the pub.
lie treasury, over and above all re-
quirements of the government, in
Guiding pensions, debt, notes, sink
ing fund, silver and certificates, etc,
is now $13O.OOO, 600. The surplus is
now fully $S0,0O0,00 a year, or 81,
100000 week, or 5000, 0O5 day or
$4,000 an hour. The Mills bill would
reduce revenues about $4,000, 600 by
free wool. lumber, salt, hemp, etc. F.;
about $50, OOO,O 600 by tariff reductions
on articles, chiefly sugar, and about
$50, 600, 600 by repeal of internal tax
es on tobacco, etc.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

Or Grants eight vetoes five were
IN the interest of the beneficiaries
Cleveland, i'll addition to these di-
rect vetoes, disapproved of 1856 bills
without returning and killed one by
a pocket veto total 2O1, or 30. G1 per
cent. dissapproved, some of them
with ribald and cruel sneers. And
yet he poses in official reports at the
soldiers friend
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The population of England, Scot
land, Wales and Ireland is 81, 100000.
The population of New York, Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, and Con-
"oct; is II, ,OOC yet the amouro
wage-workers, .aving banks in
the seven States named is S715,0OO,-
900, while in Great Britain the
amount in savings banks is but
Sl2s, ZOO, 900; or one American work
man saves as much as twelve British
workmen.