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Moncia.

Misses Bertha Smith and Lula Shaufelbarger pleas
antly entertained company at the home of the former
on Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs John
Smith have returned from an extended
visit to friends at Cameron, N. w.
About fifty Muncieites witnessed the Booth and Bar
res performance at Indianapolis Friday and Saturday
nights Miss Grace Keiser is home from q winters
left for Allegheny City Pa, where
she will make her future home
Miss Nellie Wilson is visiting friends at New Castle
- Mrs. Jason Wilson, of Marion, is In the citv
visiting her father, Adam Wolff Miss Susie Little
Is the guest of relatives at Chicago.
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woman who il worth $40, 900. Nj
an was Objectionable TO Mrs. Ammo
taken to remove him. In the rnidst
ings. Miss Blann disappeared an
claimed that she went into hiding t. 4
relatives. who wanted TO place hea
To-day the case came up In court.
thus Mrs. Ammon spent six weeks inv
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Peru.

Mrs; ian James Fetler and Miss Alice Dunlap re-
turned Thursday from winters soiourn in and
around Jacksonville. Fla-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Shirk
are visiting in Chicago Miss Florence Powell and
Anna Dickinson, of Wabash, were the guests the
lattsr part of the week, of Misses Lolita Ward and
Elba watkins Mrs. John Mathews of Indianano-
lis, and Mr.. and Mrs. William Mathews. of KendaII
VILE attended the Cofnan- Mathews wedding
Wednesday. remaining over the guest of B. W.
Mathews - William Gilbert is visiting in Chicago
Miss Bessie LaBonta left Thursday for her new
home at Decatur. HID. II. Cain of Kansas is the
guest on relatives here and in attendance upon his
daughter, Mrs. Shanabarger, who is seriously IN =
Episcopal Church services win be conducted Sunday
by 1he Rev. Otway Colvin of indianapolis = Miss
Lulu Parks gave elegant party Tuesday EVENING
the occasion being her eighteenth birthday = MISS
Emma Porter assumes the role of manager of the
telephone exchange ion May 1. succeeding Miss La.
bonSa resigned "A very select and elegant reeep.
ton was given by Mr. and Mrs. ]. o. Cole Tuesday
evening. Ausic and dancing formed the evening"
enter tainment Mr.. and Mrs Louis Fulvvilar an
terts1ned the Reading Club Monday evening - Mrs
A. u Browne, of ville H. is visiting in this
city Dr. and Mrs. J. II. Helm are at The Hot
Springs OF Arkansas Mrs Lacy Brenton i visit
ing m OHIO At 10 A. NJ. Wednesday Miss Carrie
Mathews OF this city, was married to Jos Coffnan
OF Eaton, o. IN the presence OF only intimate friends
and relatives They left the noon train for Ea+o1
their future homo The Ladies' Relief Corus gave
evening. 1ay
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New CastIe.

b. f. and @. p. Moore, who have been spending the
winter in California returned Thursday 9,alIie
Harlan, OF Cincinnati. is visiting his parents near
this Miss Kttie Reed visited friends at Rich
mond Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Callison of
Mrncie, spent Sunday the guests of New Castle
friends -. Mrs. Frank Calm is visiting friends at
Coyington, o. Lew Kinsey Hagerstown spent
several days with friends in this city during the past
week Mrs. Georgia Hadley and Mrs Geo. o. Tay.
Lass week Aaron Waltz was visiting here this
week Col John A. Bridgland. Indianapolis was
Bailey left, Tuesday, for Chattanooga, Tenn The
Misses Vic and Ada Murphy left Wednesday for an
extended trip through the South. MIR. and Mrs A
l. Bowman entertained company of friends at cards
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

of their means to the assistance of the
unfortunates.
Mr.. Arthur Benton, one of our popu-
lar merchants. and Miss Susie Van Fleet,
one of our most estimable young ladies,
We're made one last evening. Rev. Ar.
Payne, of the Congregational church,
officiated. Mr. and Mrs. 3. have the
well wishes of the community. They
were married quietly at the residence of
the brides parents, none but immediate
families of the contracting parties being
present.
The ladies of the Sedgwick dancing
club gave leap year party this Friday
evening.
The G. A. r. post and w. r. c. viii
| install officers this evening.
There was pleasant party at the
home of ice Miles. one mile west of
town, Tuesday evening, where dancing.
eating and pleasant conversation was the
attraction. About twenty couple were
by Miller Bros brass band. of Halstead.
The Congregational people are con-
Quoting series of meetings at their
church III this place.
Old Uncle c. L. Webb is lying very
~" Will luuS leNef DIT tue iioHit VI HIS
daughter. Mrs. V. S. Waugh, on East
Eighth street. Uncle Webb Is one of
the early settlers of the valley. having
located on a claim between the rivers
northwest of Wichita in SO or 20. He
came to this neighborhood about 1872.
and located claim two miles west of
town. He has been quite feeble for
some years, and it is feared he will not
be able to rally from his present sick
ness.
Quite number of our people are at
tending court in Newton this week.
J. I. Congdon has retired from the
hardware firm of Congdon Bros. q
Johnson: have not learned what j. T.
will engage in. 1t is very evident he
will find something to do, as he has too
much energy to lay around idle for any
length of time. III.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
A GREAT MISTAKE.

To the Editor of the Daily Eagle:
That cartoon sent to the EAGLE Office
in which am represented with an ex-
tremely elongated countenance because
of a supposed absence of large surplus
in the United States treasury is compli-
mentary to the author as an artist but
does not speak well for his ability as a
financier or practical economist. A
surplus means over taxation and IT car
ried far enough would bankrupt every
business interest in this country.
Ii it is good thing to create surplus
of one hundred million dollars by
national taxation why would it not
be a good thing for each
state in like manner to create a surplus OF
fifty million, and each county twenty
five million. The first question any
reasonable man would ask, ''What would
you do with the money" Answer: Use
it to corrupt and bribe voters" Most of
the schemes proposed to reduce the sur
plus in the national treasury are nothing
more than that. Your cartoonist en-
deavors to put me outside the Repub-
lican fold because am opposed to pro-
lection. am in favor of a reasonable
tariff. SO adjusted as to protect the
American manufacturer. Now what
is a reasonable revenue for our
government to collect? A sufficient sum
of money to meet all demands of gov
ernment economically administered
The Blaine or bust element of the Re-
publican party answer such arguments
by shouting free trade. Great is pro-
lection! Great is Dianna of the Ephe-
slams while there is much money in the
sale of trinkets. Mr. Editor if this ac-
cumulation of money in the treasury
goes on it's results will be seen in the
unemployment of labor. The holding
of money by the banks to secure depos-
itors, for collections and in consequences
the failures of business enterprises
all over the country. There is not a
man in Kansas with even limited
knowledge of political economy and
finance but knows this to be natural
result of contraction of the circulating
medium. The men who are using this
taxation to create mOnOpolies and rob
the people, will continue to cry for a
high protective tariff, and will be sup
ported by thousands of good people under
the awful delusion that they are pro-
tecting American labor. These states
men who propose to create national
prosperity by taxing the people monthly
more than is needed. and storing
the surplus in the treasury, are set of
quacks who are attempting to restore
vigor and health to the motion by draw
ing a certain amount of blood from the
system each month and feeding it to the
hogs. 1t may tend to debilitate the sys-
tenn, but it will be the making of the
hogs The present high tariff is rather
depressing to the labor and business in
terests of the country, but it is a source
of congratulatiOn to me that it is the
making of the monopolies.
Now, Mr. Editor, am "a Republican
and believe in the inalienable right of a
Republican to kick, and when Mr.. Blaine
proposes to levy an enormous tax on this
country to enable eastern men to keep
monopolies on manufactured goods. and
then give them the surplus to squander
in sea coast defenses. am in favor of
calling halt on .,Jeems."
FARMER DOOLITTLE.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
WICHITA IN 1888.

Already Wichita has taken a promi-
nent place among the manufacturing
cities of the west, although it is but a
short time since the attention of our
people was turned in that direction,
Mention of the many new enterprises
already established here, most of them
in successful operation, has been made
i'm these columns from time to time and
so recently that resume of them is not
necessary. Enough it is to know that
while our manufacturing interests are
rapidly growing into formidable proper
tions. not one has failed, but on the
other hand all have made money from
the very beginning of operations, fact OF
no small significance to those looking for
place for profitable investment The
chief secret of Wichita's success in her
her manufacturing undertakings, as well
as her wonderful commercial prosperity,
is found in the fact that it is the best
place for the establishment of factories
of almost all sorts that can be found in
all this western country. Being so far
from competition of ali kinds the ad-
vantage in freights alone serves for a
good profit. The immense terri
tory that offers itself as market, and
which is being SO rapidly opened UP,
furnishes constantly growing demand
for all manner of ordinary goods.
Our already matchless and constantly
expanding railroad system makes Wich-
ita the natural market for an immense
territory. and here must be erected the
factories that will supply. it. The pro-
gressive manufacturers of the country
are beginning TO appreciate this fact, and
scarcely day goes by that inquiry is
not made in this direction. With the
advantages indicated and others almost
innumerable. it viii be a wonder if
Wichita does not become the first of the
manufacturing centels OF the west, as
she now is the commercial me tropOlis.
The year 1887 was remarkable one III
the growth and general prosperity of the
city, but unless the outlook bellies the
future, 1883 will mark greater progress
than any year in the city's history.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
sEDGwIcg sCINTlLLATIoNs.

The loss by fire yesterday morning
proves greater than at first reporthd. In
addition To the house almost all their
wearing apparel. two beds and other fur
niture. also all the wearing apparel Of
ChaS. Hendrickson. a nephew Of 3irs.
Mueller. except a suit he had on. and
aiSo all of Miss Katie Muelier's summer
clothing, jewelry. two valuable dress
patterns and other valuables were con-
sunled. Tie loss IS probably Sl.5s'. on
which there was an insurance of 800 ON
the house.
Our peQpIe are contributing Literally
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
Refinement of Punishment.

Omaha Republican.
When preparations were making for
the reception of President and Mrs.
Cleveland at ST Paul. ''sassiety'' flew the
track because Mrs. Senator c. X. Davis,
who had been a seamstress before she
was married. was named with fifty other
ladies on committee of reception. Mrs.
Davis withdrew into the background,
and ..sassiety" having vindicated its dig
nifty. the president and first lady were
received in due form. Mrs. Davis
is a lady possessed of beauty
and refinement, and is now at
Washington with her hurband,
the senator. and favorite in social cir
cles. Instead. as she might be excused
for doing, of paying back the debt in
like coin. she is literally heaping Goals of
fire upon the heads Of the ill-inannered
persons who put an indignity upon her
at St Paul, by extending every possible
courtesy to them when they visit the
national capital.
Either Mrs. Davis is 4 most forgiving
lady or she understands the refinement
of punishment. In either event the re-
suit is the same.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
IMPORTANT FINANCIAL INTERESTS

The American Banker.
The newspaper war against the farm
mortgage business has not yet ceased.
Now comes the New York Times with a
letter from Frank Wilkerson. which is
an indiscriminate attack upon all farm
mortgage companies west of the Missouri
river The American Banker has already
sufficiently defended this business against
detraction. but few more facts will
not come amiss. The WilkersOn article
is either the result of a miSsknowledge
or an attack on all institutions engaged
in this business. in an endeavor to strike
at one.
Your correspondent also visited Wicni-
ia. Kan. a town which has enjOved a
healthy boom in real estate and which is
also one of the most wide awake cities
of the west. The S. L. Davidson Mort
gage company. one of the oldest institu-
tions i'm the business, is located here. Mr..
Davidson has been in the western farm
mortgage and security business for over
fifteen years. and in that time has hand
led enormous amounts of money and
trust funds. with loses which. as he says,
scarcely bear MENTIONING OF course en-
tesprises of this character will some
is managed by the most scrupulous and
prudent of men. but in the great
majority of cases the default has al
ways been squarely met. The stock Of
the Davidson Mortgage company Is
owned principally by Mr.. Davidson hIm-
sell and his son, while q considerable
amount is in the hands of reputable east
ern financiers.
Space will not permit a detailed ac-
count of your correspondents interviews
with the principal mortgage companies
of Topeka. Kan. and Kansas City, No.
II is hardly necessary to state that most
of the companies doing business in these
two cities have national reputation for
solidity. Enough has been said to show
thgt an attack. such as that of the VIII
kerson letter is most misleading and, at
best. a confession of ignorance and Ill
WILL
One word more in conclusion. The
question OF proper governmental super
vision of the mortgage business, such
as is accorded the national banks. state
banks and life insurance companies. mas
been advocated by your correspondent
and found favor on all hands. Under
the present circumstances there Is little
redress for the losses OF victims Of un-
scrupulous companies. To place this
business under the supervision of the
law would h. 10 close the doors 10 fraud
and unhealthy speculation, and weed out
such mortgage companies as are dong a
shakv business. As the mortgage loan
business Is one of the most important
financial interests of the country. no
time should be lost in placing 1t upon a
reliable basis.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
His Hearts Right.

Medicine Lodge Cresset
The Hutchinson News recently in
Guired. in facetious tone of voice, as to
what had become of Marsh MTdoek' S
boom for governor. We would answer
that. like John Browns soul, it is
marching on While many of the
southwest boys do not approve Of some
of Col. Murdock's idiocyncracies. and
think that his fool Legislature sayings
had better have been left unsaid, still
they recognize in him the true Kansas
push and energy and remember with
pleasure the courtesies he has ever ex-
tended to the struggling new west.
There is not Il man without his faults;
There is not harp without some
melody. Col. Murdock is entirely a
Kansas man and we all know that his
heart is in the right place. Anything he
has ever said or done out of place we
know has been an error OF the head, and
NOT of the hear;
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
What Does Rohrer Say.
A tlal,i LII.


The facts with reference to the Abb
lene Gazette seem to be that Mr..
Rohrer. the owner, wanted to become a
Democrat, so he arranged to get a lot of
free advertising by giving the Democrats
a nominal interest, and announcing that
they had purchased it. Rohrer is still
the owner, and the paper is the same old
chestnut, except that It's proprietor has
been seized with a notion that he can do
better as Democrat than as a Republi-
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

AS is usually the case, the recurrence
of extremely cold weather, such as has
prevailed all over the country the past
three or four days, brings with it a train
Of calamities, such as railroad accidents,
fires, deaths from freezing, etc. Acct
dents caused by the breaking of rail at
such times, such as the one reported yes
terday in Dakota, arenot surprising lit is
more wonderful that catastrophes from
there are no more excuses for collisions
at such times fhan in pleasant weather.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

The statement is made that for the first
time for many years Russia will make a
reduction in the expenses Of the govern
ment and at point where it is least ex'
pected But the car has decided upon
making retrenchment of 100000 000l
roubles in the war budget. This is a
favorable indication in the progress OF
the great empire. AS the Kansas City
Star remarks when Russia spends more
money for schools and less OH the army
there may be fewer nihilists within its
borders
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
Mr.. J. is truly the kind of a merchant

Mr.. j. is truly the kind of merchant
every city needs.
Mr.. E. Johns is another of Burton S
immense feeders. Mr.. j. is feeding over
four hundred head of steers, and he has
the greatest variety of feed of any feeder
we know of anywhere who Is feeding
that number of cattle.
Mr.. Bicken, the EAGLES old time
friend. is still the stock buyer of Burr
ton. Mr.. B. informs us that there is
more stock shipped from Burton than
all the other towns in Reno county. and
now lastly as we are on the feeding ques-
ton our wish is that the bird EAGLE may
long be fed by the citizens of Burton.
Good bye, boys. P. B. d.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
A Washington dispatch saws:

Marsh Murdock, of the Wichita
EAGLE, accompanied by his brother T.
Bent Murdock. of ElDorado. Kansas. ar
rived here last evening from New York,
which city they had visited for the pur-
pose of consulting an eminent oculist as
to the condition of Bents eyes. The
doctors diagnosis of the case did not af-
ford much hope, but Murdock will again
visit New York in few days and re-
main there several weeks for treatment.
return home and resign himself to the in
eyitable,"
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

Experienced salt Inea and capitalist
of Michigan. are Negotiating with the
Ellsworth AininiBg Company to devei-
0p their salt mines
The citizens OF Hays Cify ara working
earnestly Ia secure the building. at an
early date. of the Kansas, Texas * South
western raisTuad
Work was commenced on the machine
shops for the ~ Louis & Frisco rail-
road. IN this city. last week. and il =
now feIng pushed rs fast a. men can d.
iI-ElIswoEth Re,u-ter,
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

Last week some wretch withofI; the
fear of God before his eyes was in Wicf-
ita, working tie generous people Of that
CITY for aid for the destitute OF COM
anche county. An inquirylwas sent to
Prof Steffee. OF this city. IN regard TO
the matter. and the fraud w&s soon
checked in his efforts m swindle the
people. Conlanche county has no one
authorized 10 receive aid, neither has
she anyone in suffering condition
C0fdxVattr Rav-istx-
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
Tell EN- How to Do it.

Live Stock Indicator.
Why shall the butcher be forever COM
PEELED to cut and throw aside large
chunks of tallow from the choicest cuts
of beef, thus making the meat cost more
than it properly ought to: If we will
learn to fatten our beeves more evenly,
they will not only bring better price on
foot, but be of much greater profit to
the butcher and consumer. "A streak
of lean and streak of fat" is the great
thing desired III other beef or pork.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

The estimate Of the acreage. product
and value of the cereals for 1887. as ure.
pared by the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture shows that the area
of corn harvested. excluding abandoned
or worthless acreage, was about - COO
600 acres: the product. 1866. .Oo0. OU0
bushels; the value. S646. .000. 600. The
area of wheat was 3..400. 600 acres: the
product. 456.000.00 bushels: value.
S3O9, 100000. The area in oats was
nearly 26.000.000 acres: the product.
659, 1000, 600 bushels: the value. $3.50. 600. :
600. The reports of winter wheat do
not show much decrease of area. In
Texas there is considerable increase
and slight increase in some other states.
The average cecline appears to lie be-
tween and per cent. In Kentucky it
Is 81. IN Ohio 80. in Michigan IS. in Indi =
ana 100. IN Illinois 9S. in Missouri 10. in
Kansas 9S. The condition is somewhat
affected by The seed-bed in the district
that suffered from drouth. delaying seed
ing, germin2tion and growth. The late
rains greatly improved the situation.
The average condition is 81. ranging in
the principal states from 80 TO 9S. The
condition of winter. rye comedies very
closely with that Of winter wheat.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
If Not, Why Not?

Atchison Champion
With a Kansas senator president of the
United States senate-Ingalls; and an
other senator on two Of the most i'm
portant committees of the senate
Plumb; with recent decision IN the
United States supreme court relative 10
an important phase of prohibitions with
third largest railway system Of any state
in the Union: with the majority Of the
railway trains crossing the continent
from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific oceans
traversing the state from east 10 west:
with nearly nine hundred newspaper
dailies and notwithstanding continu-
ally for Kansas. the state Is coming to be
the best known commonwealth IN
America.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

The temperature in this latitude has
run unusually low the past few days and
there are. no doubt. some who have
suffered from the severe cold. not being
as well provided with clothing, shelter
and fuel as needful for comfort. but
when we think of forty-five degrees be-
low zero, the point reached up in Da-
kota and Minnesota. we cannot but re-
gard our section as fortunate. Another
point largely in our favor is the compar-
ative short duration of these cold snaps,
never lasting more than day or two.
while to the north of us they continue
for weeks. Ours is, indeed. a favored
land, in which all should feel grateful
that they have place of abode.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

The Democrat is the only daily paper
published in Kansas whose editorials are
frequently reprinted in the leading metro
politan daily papers in the east.-kansas
Democrat.
We don't know about that: but we be-
lieve the Democrat is the only daily
paper published in Kansas whose editor
has the gall to ask metropolitan papers
in the east to copy its editorials.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

The defeat of what is known as Morri-
sons horizontal bill for the reduction of
the tariff by the forty-eighth congress
was the result of womans planning
Mrs. Belford. of Denver. Who will
prove to be the Daborah to the fiftieth
congress in its contest with the same
enemy, though under different guise:
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Better Give it Up.

The Topeka Capital has commenced the
new year on the same old leaf, crowding
Smith and crushing ingalls,, as IN the
year 1881. Better give up carrying a
hot potato in each hand, Major.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

During the past seven years more than
two hundred thousand acres OF land IN
England have gone out of cultivation,
which means loss, it is estimated, OF
three hundred million pounds sterling to
the land owners and farmers. This con-
dition is traceable directly to the effects
of free trade in vogue in the kingdom.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-15

The Wichita EAGLE has arrived at the
conclusion that the only trust that can
be relied upon without danger of loss is
trust in God. When Kansas editor comes
that near to being religious he ought to
take some powdered sulphur to keep it
from striking ink. &. Star.
There is no likelihood Of there spring
ing up a demand for any sort of sulphur
as auxiliary to religion in Kansas City.
Joe Jones tried the heating process and
it didn't rouse them. And Sam SAYS
sulphur fumes would not arouse them,
or words to that effect As to the editors
of that town except the real pious editor
of the Tines they have Ephriam written
in large letters on their phylacterles.