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Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

| to the dead letter Office. These, together
with 222 ''held for postage" letters and
5000 letters of foreign origin on hand
and undisposed of on July 1, 1887, make
the total number of pieces treated dur
ing the year 6,464.s70. OF the 49,
462 letters received containing mon
ey, postal notes, money orders,
draugts and stamps 19,461 still
remain in the hands of the
department subject to reclamation, look
ing to delivery or awaiting evidence of
delivery. Number of letters and par
GELS containing fruits. .seeds, medicines,
ETC., destroyed 8, 49,, $50 Of the 575, 1903
letters and packages of foreign origin
received at the dead letter office. $40, 395
were returned to sender, the addresses
corrected on 10. 227 pieces that were mis-
directed and forwarded, the remainder.
1924 pieces, remaining in hand under
treatment.
The value of Enclosures in mail matter
restored to owners and in hands of post
masters for restoration was $2S, 1861;
of drafts, notes, checks, money orders
and postal notes restored and in hand
for restoration. 500, 4SS.15. The amount
of revenue derived from dead matter
and delivered for deposit in the treasury
was 0,53479.
During the year 1866 maya
zines, illustrated papers, picture
cards, etc. which could not be
restored to owners were distributed
among the inmates of the hospitals, asy
iums and other charitable institutions in
the District of Columbia as heretofore by
order Of the P. NJ. general
Of the 545, 1895 pieces of mail matter re-
turned to foreign countries through the
dead letter Office 131 sos were sent to
Canada, 113, 1865 to Great Britain. so, 1877
to Germany, 51,490 to Italy, 81, $50 to
Sweden, 27,413 to Austria-Hungary, %,
2S2 to Russia and 1926 to France, The
remainder, from to IA 900 pieces. TO the
other nations and islands of the world.
The superintendent accounts for the
greater increase in ordinary unclaimed
letters and letters mailed in other coun-
tries received at the dead letter office to
the fact that in the revised postal laws
and regulations which went into opera
ton September last a change was made
the time of holding adver-
tised letters from four to two weeks.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
TRAVELLING ISLANDERS.
From the Leavenworth Times.

From the Leavenworth Times.
The readers of eastern papers have
seen the following paragraph in tele-
graphic briefs, in jottings and current
notes during the past month:
In Ness City, DeightOn, Scott City and
many other places not 100 persons will
spend the winter. Already fatal billiards
nave set In and one storm has killed many
cattle. No crops were raised this year and
people are compelled to leave their homes
through fear of starvation, etc.
Those who live in Kansas and saw
and saw this statement know that it is
mainly .false-that the weather has
been mild and that what is
known as blizzard has
not visited the state this sea-
son. The mayor and business men of
Ness City are not disposed to let this
story go unnoticed and accordingly have
issued a circular in which the facts are
given to refute the SANDER. They pre-
sent affidavits showing the blizzard story
Is made out of whole cloth; that go
pupils are extending the public schools;
that no cattle have persisted in storms.
because there has been no severe weather:
that no people are leaving Ness county
for fear of starvation, because the crops
of the county were fairly good and
large amount of wheat has been shipped
to the outside maeket; that the vote
polled at the late election was the largest
in the history of the county; and that
the county of Ness was awarded the first
grand prize of $500 at the exposition in
Kansas City this year for the best county
display of products and resources, Jointly
with Cass county, Missouri.
These facts are sufficient to disprove
the falsehoods which the sensational 60
round paragraph contains. Who is its
author! A man named Bently says the
circular originated in Wichita. Why
was it sent? The Ness City people as
sumo that it was done to build up some
other sections at the expense of Ness
county and the region round about.
More likely it was done to earn dollar
for which the author was in dire distress.
He is blameable but the newspapers that
employ such persons are thousand fold
more blame-worthy because such sensa-
tlonal liars could not do mischief were
they not employed.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
PORTIERS,

POrtterS, POrtierS, TurcomanS
Chenille and novelties in POrtierS
Turcoman POrtiers Sale-425c
for $3.50, 5000 for 42Oc, 600 for
SIS, 65Oc for 545c, 5000 for GOO,
9OOc for 1850, 10000 for $500
11OOc for 91Oc.
Chenille POrtiers Sale-16OOc
for 1880, 17OOc for 148Oc, 19OOc
for 1890, 10000 for 1900. 25OOc
for 225Oc. These are all choice
new goods, purchased especially
for the Holiday sea- On.
"A very large line Of hassocks
and foot rests.
Our immense line Of lace cur
tainS is without parallel. Mott
inghamS, antique Swiss, Brussels
Nett. This sale will commence
Monday, Dec. II.
Just received-A fresh invoice
Of lace bed sets in antique Mott
ingham and novelty patterns.
New curtain poles. New cur
tain poles. Brass, silver, gilt and
the different woods.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
TWO KANSAS RIVERS.

The new river and harbor bill gives
the Missouri river 100000, which
prompts the Kansas City, Kan, Gazette
to rise up and proclaim that it is time
congress was doing something to pre-
serve the Kaw. This brings to mind
Senator ingalls, joke, which may or may
not pass into reality rs the government
shall heed the demand of our esteemed
contem In his article on Catfish Arts
tocracy," the senator spoke as follows of
the Kaw river:
Commencing at the general level of the
upland, these tributaries wear deeper and
wider channels through the friable and in
coherent soil. Their gathered volume,
with sluggish momentum, crawls reluct-
antly eastward, forming the Kansas river,
one of the most important af11uents OF the
Missouri. These streams may be properly
characterized as ampnibious, or composed
equally of land and water. They consti-
tute an anomaly in nature, being too shall
low for navigation. too dense for constant
beverage, and too fluid for culture. If the
catfish were permanently expelled, and
proper attention given to subsoil plough
ing and irrigation in dry, seasons, they
would eventually become the garden spot
of the world. This is an appropriate field
for legislative action, and congress should
be Immediately memoraliZed upon the
subject"
This mention likewise reminds US
down here of condition that confronts
us on the same subject. Time was when
the average denizen of the Arkansas
valley had hope that some day under the
magical effects of liberal appropriations
by the government its waters would be-
come available for bearing our surplus
products to the sea, but through the
more seductive influence of the irrigating
ditch whose name is legion that hope is
SO to speak-and our
aristocracy are denied even its wanted
catfish.
But this city. at least, is not one whit
discouraged. She has too much sand" to
show white feather over little thing
like that. Her lost river will come back
TO her in short time in augmented
streams of corn and wheat, sleek cattle
and fat hogs. the result of increased
fro ,ucticn of IN Ian Is brought under the
pructifying influence of the rivers de-
fiected waters.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
KANSAS KOLLARY.

That Kansas White Cap story proved
to be no-such-t thing.
The postofice at Helvetia, Meade
county, has been discontinued.
The Anthony Republican says progress
on the salt plant there is very encour-
aging.
Stanton county claims to have finer
wheat fields this fall than can be pro-
duced in California.
a new postoffice mas been established
at kismet, Seward comfy, with Willis
l.. jackson as postmaster.
The Topeka and Atchison fiambeau
clubs will represent Kansas at the in
aUguration of Gen. Harrison.
a Garfield county farmer is going to
try the experiment of sailing down a
barrel of rabbits for summer use.
Bonds for the Omaha, Dodge City &
Southern railway were carried in Ford
county last Tuesday by 200 majority.
Syracuse is agitating the question OF
constructing an irrigating ditch for the
benefit OF that town and surrounding
country.
Boston Corbett. the man who killed
Booth. who escaped from the Kansas
asylum for the insane, is said 10 be iiv-
ing in Old Mexico.
Another artesian well has been COM
pleted at Coolidge. 1t is on the farm of
Joe II. Borders, is five inches in dame
ter and is go feet deep,
Work has been resumed on the new
college building at Dodge City, and ii is
said that it will now be pushed 10 com
pletion without further delay.
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe are
placing the new Houston heaters IN all Of
the coaches and cn1igrant cars, and have
issued instructions 10 train men for their
management
Farmers say that wherever winter
wheat was s0wn this fall IT came up
nicely, is in excellent condition and
promises an immense crop next year Il
the elements deal kindly with II.
In order TO rid that section OF the var
minis that are said 10 infest II the farm
ers of the southern border Of Harper
county viii institute systematic wolf
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
DISTRIBUTING EARLY SEED.
The Railroads Can Do This Easily and
Probably.
WICHITA, Dec. II.

WICHITA, Dec. II.
To the Editor of the EAGLE
The question of how to best and most
thoroughly distribute early seed corn to
all sections of the state, is one which the
recent Farmers convention had under
consideration. That the universal plant
ing of entirely new and earlier seed corn
obtained from some good northern lati-
tude, which will produce a much larger
crop than the late seed now used must
be of inestimabIe benefit to the farmers.
the towns and the entire state, is univer-
sally admitted. 1t is apparent, too, that
no one will be more directly or more
promptly benefited, by such a new de-
parture, than the railways throughout the
state. 1t is also true, that no persons or
organization can SO easily take hold of or
so thoroughly manage this distribution
of earl seed, so as to reach every farmer
in the state, than the railroads them
selves. They can not only do this, but
do it at a profit.
The plan of operation here suggested
may be susceptible of revision, but the
basis for the same is now given. In
order to know how much corn TO buy for
each stations use. the companies could
have printed blank subscription lists, one
for each station agent, the substance of
which would be, that each person sign
ing the same for a certain number of
bushels of early seed corn would obligate
himself to take the same when notified
it had been received at the station. The
price, the mode and time of payment
could be determined by the railways.
These lists could be opened by each
station agent, say as early as January 1st
TO 18th. to be closed not later than March
LIST. BY that time the companies would
know how many cars to send TO each
place A competent buyer to select the
seed, that would be sure to grow and be
of early varieties, could send the corn TO
the local agents along the line. The
agents could then give notice, by postal
or otherwise. that the corn would arrive
by given daY and the subscribers could
then come in. get their quota and settle
with the agents for the same.
This plan is probably not concise
enough, but if the railways will take the
matter up they can make reasonably
handsome profit on the seed, make their
freight earnings somewhat more at the
time and build up business for the en-
suing season that will be simply enor-
nous, in the shipment of corn. hogs,
cattle and stock generally. Even if the
railroads themselves do not care to
transact the business, they can no doubt
interest others whose business will make
it convenient and profitable 70 follow
out such plan. EARLY SEED.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Where is Mrs. Toodles? Now is the
opportunity of her life. The dead letter
office of the government postal depart
ment is having its great clearance sale
of articles accumulated there. The sale
began yesterday and is made at public
auction; terms, cash on delivery. The
list of articles fills up pamphlet of 81
pages and number in the neighborhood
of 100000, embracing almost every
imaginable thing from bunch of tooth
picks to a cluster diamond ring. The
sale takes place in Washington and the
thrifty mesdames of the afore-men-
toned title who would store their cellars
and garrets with the thousands of things
that would be handy to have in the house
will have to hustle to get there in time
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Emcario1a PraTcr.

The story the other day about the pio1.
little boy who tired 20 walk on the water IA
the bath tub recalls another Of an equally
pious little girl She was years Old and
lived in the country. She bad started OLE
day rather late for school With another Little
girl about her own age. On their way they
caught glimpse Of . CLOCK dial through Al
open door; i. lacked Eve minutes of 2.
''Oh, dAzrF exclaimed tie pious little girl,
Its fvs minutes 70 9. and we viii bs late TO
school"
I'm afraid we Will
Jennie" sad ths pious little girl. impress
lively. I'll tell yo1 what we must do: we'll
koeel right down here and prsy tia: We
WON'T b lstee
"HET sid the Other, II guess that we'd
better skin rfgh: along and pray IS we EoF
They xEzn, and 60; thers-DsrArisco.ta
Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

hunt this week to last Ave days. There
is no intimation that the presence of the
two-legged species is suspected there.
! The Butler county court house at Ell
| Dorado had narrow escape from de
| struction by fire Saturday morning. The
fire, which started from the furnace by
which the building is heated, was dis
| covered and put out before much dam
age was done.
The question of caste is still Fostering
| Leavenworth society. A local paper
says: sit is yet to be learned that pay
masters clerk ranks sergeant of the sig
nal service, either in the army or in
society" 1t is hoped solution of the
vexatious problem will be reached p. O.
Thus far there are only sixteen appli-
cants for the Liberal postot1ice. Others
will be heard from before the Fourth Of
March.
The farmers in the vicinity of Leoti,
Wichita county, after canvaSsing the
matter, have concluded that it is not
advisable to undertake to build a sugar
factory by the scheme of voting bonds;
that the direct benefits would be confined
TO too few persons TO warrant such an
undertaking. They will lend encourage
ment to a Touring mill, believing that
would be of more general interest and
benefit.
The tension of public local interest has
been considerably increased by the state
ment of Prof. Blake of the state univar-
sity who made the examination that the
stomach of Lawrences favorite poodle,
Il Ia- -
nounced. contained a large quantity of
strychnine. 1t is sincerely hoped that
the incidents will not be provocative Of
anything like White Cap demonstra-
tons.
OF ike los counties in Kansas, all ex-
cept eight are traversed by one or more
lines of railway. North OF the Union
Pacific line only two counties, Graham
and Sheridan, are without railway faciI-
tiles. Between the lines of the Union
Pacific and Santa Fe companies only one
county, Garfield. is without a railroad /
The other five counties without railroads
are grouped in the extreme southwestern
corner of the state. They are Haskell.
Grant, Stanton. Morton and Stevens. !
Leavenworth is fixing for a big fight
with the Santa Fe railroad. Bonds to
the amount of 80. 900 will be due the (
Santa Fe company from the city within I
thirty DAYS. They were given to help
construct the Leavenworth. Northern & /
Southern railroad. There is good legal /
authority for the statement that they /
were Illegally issued The holders do
not gainsay this, but stand az the ground /.
of being innocent purchasers. The /
Initial step Will probably De- an inJuDc- /
ton to prevent the delivery Of the bonds +
TO test their validity.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Origin of Yellow Fever.

Chicago Herald
The latest suggestion concerning the
origin of yellow fever comes from DIR.
Gabier, French physician. H believes
that the disease is analogous to cholera;
that it fourishes only under peculiar
conditions of race, climate and tempera-
ture, and that its first cause is the devel-
opment of microbes in the intestines.
He has received a commission from the
French government to go to Florida and
study the disease
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Caught In . Folding Bed

a Singular accident occurred 81 Grand
Rapids DR.. AcPhsrsos vas hastily sum
rnonsd % tEs resideoes q . Mrs 6mi;h- Her
husband explained that they tad used con
bination folding bc1 for Soros tine and bal
had 10 troG bio with 10 until than- Es had
arisen before his wife IN tie morning srd
lad hardly dressed when hs heard spriDg
snap and the uprigts part Of tAs bed fsiI
over upon Ma Srai:h, completely ssEs.iEg
Ger in he tired % rztse tbs bed, bot oosJd
sot do Il without axsistAnce. When tss too-
0r arrived he foand xrz Smith 10 rress
sSoay. Tbs weigh. q tie bod lad re<-ed
.1:-rsiy upon hsr had, which wa ssvs-s.y
bruised The doctor also found .st3cal-czs
tsa. her spans had besa is.grsd
p~a> Pres
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

The now thoroughly well-advertised
battle in front of Suakim was postponed
again to the last of last week or the first
of this. BY that time General Dormer
was to have received reinforcements from
Suez more valuable in quality than in
numbers. His nominal force is already
largely in excess of that Of the fierce old
Arab slave dealer confronting him; but
the Egyptians who make up the bulk of
it are not very trustworthy material and
the best military opinion in England
seems to be that, after the first rush of
the Arab spearman, the English troops
and the black regiments will find them
selves left to do the fighting. No wonder
that the anxiety among the kinsfolk and
friends at home in England, especially
since Randolph ChurchilPs foreboding
speech in the commons, is very great.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
The Judicious Selection Of Friends and
Social AcquAinfspces

Every woman ought 70 regard her bone,
whether grand or humble, a. her kingdom.
and steadily refuse TO admit within its sacred
portals any but those whom she can az least
know enough about 20 feel s,lro tia. they arc
worthy the confidence Of her acquasntanc.
and the mild form OF friendship which the
relation OF hostess ard guest would seem %
imply.
Such is the counsel q Annie Jennes Miller
on choosing onss friends, ard size add, among
other Suggestions. tie following: Il mus,
confess to feeling ot absolute revolt every
time tia. hear Kan or -ornsn claim a. q
friend anotter about whom they know shso-
luseiy nothing; and ths ceplorabls custom oS
aiding each newly introduced person 20 ones
lis. Of invited, when s~ndtng ozs cards .or
reception, canno; be too severely oeuxlrsd
S1ch . oourse most res7i. in tie gA.berinz
together under oDs's root Of a NOS. he.ero-
gsoeous mss Of humanity
II IL far better for the hostess 20 invite 20
hsr drawing rooas Htsy p~-,ons wAom sts
known 70 belong 20 Der own g-ads q soce.y,
whoss mental, social AID moral Qualities re
caa vo1cA for, than hundr~ds II int2dlc.ou.-
~ selected p,ssBo-s At,ous whom ste knows
nothing, EXCEPT that Grx Dab eu.ertasrs
then ! know Of . vary charming vor.Ar.
WHOSE good uas0rs II responding 70 al k1z1s
Of inpestnen: demands made upoa bar fer
sdsattsAnos &c bar cravtaS room, have rzass
II i-ppo~<sbss tor a rsai!y ss. rsp>csizg per
sDn 70 vtEs there a. all; and yet, IA ksr owa
character a. . woman O: rsenszaAn: sa1 In
;esligsncs. sss Is simply charming
Ary kinAy WOMAN VII gladly give . geo
erozs III &c . struggling gen1o1s K. %
zen.as, ao1 zee, gres: dsscrsz.rs-
r.on mug b rs~1 Cd cszetng VITO u, and
VITO IL nce, vor-e- 81 o<sis soza5~res a-s
pa.o-az..
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
ABOUT DEAD LETTERS.

The annual report of Superintendent
Baird of the dead letter Office of the
post office department. Just issued. pre-
sents some interesting facts. There were
received during the year 6.217.S16
pieces OF original dead mail matter, an
increase or sSe,5l3 pieces. or about Is
per cent over the preceding year. There
were 23, 500 letters returned TO writers.
but failing of delivery. were acaln sent
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
The Easiest Thing Imaginable.

a. c. Traveller.
Many persons wonder how it is some
hunters get into the city with their
game from Oklahoma. 1t is easy ex-
planned. The soldiers do not disturb any,
one who hat no guns, ammunition or
game, but allow them to oass. The
hunters ship their arms to some station
south Of the soldiers and go thete from
here, get their goods, have their hunt
and express their guns and game to this
city and then come home as they went.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
The More the Better.

Ness County News.
Wichita had her farmers convention
last Tuesday, with very fair attend
ance. The discussion took wide range.
covering most topics of interest to the
farming community in general, and the
result will certainly benefit a large num-
Der of persons. If there were more
farmers conventions and less number
of political conventions, the material
prosperity of the state would be greatly
advanced.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

T5s y.e1surs which Coolies Ct novel xho<A
10 yhyxsc4L I: ssoah pst tbs rssc<r In .
state Of tsnzsoa sgE,cs<ns 20 oscss &C svSc.~
tioa Of fsoc.es Which wffhoas sAAs inSDeros
would dsoltrs 70 spp>ar. Ths sssker VITO
aerc-s hs r,&asr - 81 s@sy oeaas cos NAY
u eonfor-:ng - s@sy ehAirs ar, b. te1s
c71na Al hogr ~ssa ss "a r.seEHssd - tss
gzrre. Tie Ara dssy Il no~ss,s; . % frrs-
tate Zoe rss1er. Ths ssroEa tzsy b 10 -
ale 70 Lo1s lie dsrrso>ssY - rsa6liy - .
cezs toxssx bird "a. tsssd duty b Be Aavs
ersc1orz, AID 70 - - trOs1ps II Ssenfr4ng
toer- tat tss ssa4~- ss2res .AxS s1aeA
Bg., paramount q -. - ssocie ~ 10 vxk
r. sroxn hlra ia: does res insesl so<ns i0,ra.
AID rraxs sc&z, A.1 -cz<n loo. IL bst:ar
and lie ~i,sr IL. k4s r-o-~-E4xas salsD u
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Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Leavenworth is discussing the wisdom
and feasibility of an occupation tax. a
move of that kind generally indicates
that in that particular town the prohIbl-
ton law is being enforced, in fact it is
kind of whiskometer.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Some of the Boston comments on the
Boston election are interesting. The
Daily Advertiser sees in Mr.. Harris cleo
lion to the mayoralty proof that the
Boston voters, once The issue is squareIv
made, can be relied upon to put the in
terests of the city above the claims of
party" The Journal remarks that Bos-
ton was drifting straight to Tweedism. :"
and that the people have mterfered and
headed the old town the other way. In
Its Judgment, no more decisive or i'm
portant triumph over corruption and
ring rule in municipal affairs has ever
been won IN any great American CITY.
The partisan machine entrenched in the
city hall has been smashed. Ii is not a
Republican victory, in any narrow sense.
but rather victory for good govern
ment Mr.. Hart was backed by the
business men OF Boston without
distinction of party or creed" The
Herald reminds Mayor O'Brien that it
admonlshed HIM a year ago he was los
ing his personal grip. but thinks it was
not so much the man who was beaten
Tuesday as the system of partisan con-
troll which he represented. The Demo-
cratic Post concurS in this view. MIR.
Hart was elected by the independent
voters who wanted non partisan govern
ment, il SAYS, in the belief that he would
give Boston business administration
divorced from politics. The Globe re-
marks that there We're many influences
at work to shake the allegiance of
weakened Democrats. What the
Transcript particularly rejoices in is
1.-THE overwhelming and memorable re-
buke of priestly intermeddling with our
public schools" The Traveller likes the
school part of it, too, but insists that it
was not Protestant victory-rather
victory for American ideas and good
local government.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Judge William A, Woods, very close
friend Of General Harrison, tells the New
York World correspondent that this, he
believes, will be the new cabinet:
James G.. Blaine, secretary of state.
Senator Allison, secretary of the treas
ury.
General Alger, secretary of war.
Nathan Golf, of West Virginia, secretary
of the navy.
John L. Swift, of California, secretary of
the interior.
General Malone, postmaster general.
W. II. IL. Miller, attorney general.