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Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11
JOHNSON AND The G. a. R.

Colonel Fred Taylor Post, No. 10, G..
A. r.. ef Pl1iladelpi,ia, objects to the re-
cent action of E. D. Baker Post, No s,
of that town, whereby the name of Gen
eral Joseph E. Johnson. was placed on
the roll of contributing friends" and
has appointed committee to bring the
matter b the h6tiee 1T the c61ttt1andsr-
in-chief of the organization. Its conten-
ton is that no one who bore arms against
the government in the late war, whether
now reconstructed or not, can belong to
the Grand Army in any capacity what
W.. i prominent member Of Z. D.
Baker Post expresses the opinion to a
Philadelphia Press reporter that the COM
ladies' of the demonstrating post are max
ing mistake The assistant adJutant
general ef tie, eaiitsaehr salth, svhs Is
well up IN g. A, Il. matters, says there
is nothing for headquarters to pass upon,
since the constitution of the order knows
nothing about contributing friends, OF
''asseeiate members" or anything of the
sort. 1t any rate this settles the qJies-
ton of membership alleged to have been
acted upon by Baker Post. General
Johnston is not even an honorary mem
Der but simply contributing friend. and
t.s this " rseins 10 lis there Is ts zeal
grounds tor objection. At the same
time it must be allowed that if the gen
eral feels that he must contribute some
thing for the benefit of those who suffer
from the effects Of the war, he might
find worthy objeets for his bensfcsnce
among those Of his native Virginia who
followed his lead and shared his COM
mon fate 1t is matter entirely per-
sonal to him, it is true, but these casual
observations are prompted by our idea
of the eternal fitness of things, and this
auegessted by the CONTEXT
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

four times the value Of the calf. and the
calf viii be almost. II not quite, as good.
Corn. hogs and beef have fr,en the RTea:
staples with rs IN this part; and they
hare been great and stiil are bat the
mas ~ Cur farmers must nov add the
creamery and a more thorough and var
led system Of farming Pass this cream
cry and winter cow 1ea around among
yourselves and talk - sTL
During an investigation Of the Cotton
seed OF Trus: a witness was aektsd AZ cot
ton-seed oil was ncs used for tbs Essrp1ss
Of aduiterating lard, and be answered
that il was adIiod 20 THAI coInncdssy 20
improve iis quality. IL tbecompozpd Of
steariue and eottop-seed which 10 sDsd a.
pure refined lard - sasrsrser 70 isrd FOR
cooking purposes. shy do tbs parties "
lcressad Ia De E1ansfacsurs and sale Of
cytsoa ssef OF opfes~ Ieglslatios rsq1r-
irg such compounds 60 be Iabeiis1 70 as
to indicate tie facfs h - evident that.
although cotton seed o. cnay b. - clean
ssd vho3~sons a. lard, tE4 coosunaezs
prefer ths latter; snd knewlsdg. Of fhs
fact that they we're bryiaz for k63d VIA.
was not Isrd would prevent rnAuy from
the compound. The manufactures Of
lard substitutes f-a~ the co1peeiston of
pure lard Farmers end s~f1s fsiszs
are sntsTsssec oecat.se thsss lard snhssi-
tsites lower the prizes 81 ksg frodnc..
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11
BRO. BoTKIN REPLIES.

sos BROADWAY, NEW YORK, May 5. 7
Dear Bro. Murdock:
l have just received a copy Of the
EAGLE of May ., in which | find the fol.
lowing: Brother Botkin may be rery
conscientious man but he amt posted
As an emigrant agent he is dismal
failure, we fear. This world. even IN lis
brightest spots, is not good enough for
some people.
Iconnot imagine what gave rise to the
above unless 1t was squib | saw pub
ished in a Washington paper the other
day which misrepresented a prohibition
speech which l delivered in that city last
week. In the first place was, hot act-
ing as emigrant agent. In the next
place | made no such remarks as were
attributed TO me IN the newspaper re-
ports. l did compare the present adj
vanced position, moral, intellectual and
material, of our beloved Wichita under
prohlbltion with thai OF the early times
when 1t was one Of the wicked cities of
our gate.
snd that Kansas and Wichita are
known throughout the world. An eurs-
san from India. one of the grandest
men IN 3iethodlSnl. told me that the ewes
OF intelligent men IN all India arc ursJy1
our stale. And So with delegates fro,-
all parts of the world
Yours for Wichita first. last and ell
the Tune. j. d. BoIKlxs1
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

plicable, and more so, TO this county and
section as any other portion of the state.
He says:
When our farmers turn eur summer
COWS into winter COWS. and give their az
tention ts dairy farming. they viii be-
gin 10 get rich. There isn't better place
IN the world than Washington county 10
make dairy farming profitable. The inn
mense quantities Of butter, cheese and
condensed milk that are shipped TO the
mountains from the east right pass our
poor could Just as well be made here at a
Tar less expense than II IL On lands Of the
EAST that cost FIVE times As much, and are
not half as productive. Thee IL every
reason for our farmers 70 gIho. attention.
10 dairy farming, and not oDGADason why
they should not. There are hundreds Of
men IN Washington county from locaii-
ties where tins industry has bs.a carried
on with great profit. and any one q
whom would " glad to give any desired
information. As soon a. our people pre-
pare their cows to give tie proper II
ducemerts 70 crsamsries. they whi lie
estab Ilshed The winter a. = wei
known, il the time when The most money
can be made but OK dairy produCts. and
the fact that there are - few winter
COWS Is all that has kept us from having
creameries long $50. Every Effort 70
start a creamery h&s shown thera are
any number Of frs: class summer cow,
and Ga. winter cows are very scarce.
This is the time fox cur farmer friends
10 consider this suggestion ard act upon
Il. II i hzsiness. Let Is suggest tia,
you DO this changing Of s1Rrner cows
Into winter cows al ,ehs eariisst psssai-
bic date. Get yo1r ora little
creamery outfit and operate i sla tn.
large creamenss are startel- Good
house made creanay products are tu,t
IS saiahls IS tbs factory article. II We
can only have eE-Sagh Of them. of
course il vill take 3 Title more work
than Il does 70 let the calves do tbs mix
izs, bEt The Iscat frsza tee COW VIII te
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

That was a rather unique proceeding
had by the American Medical association
at its meeting III Cincinnati "Wednesday.
Il seems that the profession is getting
distressingly full of new members, and
in order to check the tide the association
felt constrained to invoke legislative
interference. They want in the first
place fewer graduates; md 10 compass
this end demand a longer term of tuition
and "a seemingly contradictory PROPOSE
tom larger number of maticulates.
The purpose of this last demand is of
course to kill off the smaller medical
schools and close that departments lit-
erary and mixed sehoUls: The chief OBJ
ject should be, it seems to us, to raise
the standard Of excellence. To do this,
and enforce it and live up to it, would
undoubtedly accomplish the purpose the
association appeared to have for its main
object. In this, as in every either pro
fession and calling, il should be a ques-
ton Of the survival of the fittest.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

A convention of lawyers will be held
in Washington, ID. c. on the 22nd OF this
month. The object is to form a perma-
nent organization of the profession, to be
composed of representatives from every
bar association in the country. One lead
ing purpose of the organization, when
formed, will be to bring about uniform
ity in the legislation of the states in re-
gard to bills Of exchange and promis-
sorry notes, and commercial transactions
generally, formalities Of conFeyanciiig,
the execution of wills, legal procedure.
marriage and divorce, and other sub
iects as to which the present hetero-
geneous system produses endless confu-
sion
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

Mrs. Cora Belle Fellows-Chasta IS re-
ceiving in good measure what she bar
gained for when she welded the lubberly
Sioux Indian, i. e., cheap notoriety. She
saws she married Chasta because she
loved him. Perhaps she did: cupid Is
such capricious little cuss that there is
no accounting for his capers. Cora Belle
seems to possess something of business
turn and it may be that the venture will
bring her fortune as well as notorlety.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

Chicago is ,gain reveling in the SEN
sual delights Of disgusting to decent
people, sensational divorce suit scandal.
The notorious Dixie case i'll London a
year ago was not more notorious for
obscenity. Such matter should be inter
dicted by the Associated press. 1t is
not beneficial to any, while it is harmful
to all who read it.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

In the postofice at Concord, New
Hampshire, the postmaster found a pouch
the other day which had been lost nine
teen years, and which contained 11S let
tiers for that city. There were three reg
istered letters with money in them, and
their non-receipt had upset half dozen
nfiicas
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

There are more politicians to the square
yard in Wichita today than the people of
that town ever saw collected together be-
fore. The "boys are all there, while the
candidates are as thick as bees.-Capital.
Yes, they were here just like that; but
there was room for as many more with
out crowding. Wichita rs like MissisS-
ippi river steamer; its carrying capacity
is amazing.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

AS if to add insult to the injury of
neglect some Democrat has proposed
that the party place Hon. Allen G. Thur
man, of Ohio, on the tail end of the
CleYeland ticket. That would be kan
CARGO ticket, indeed-as far as moral and
intellectual worth is concerned a case Of
the tail wagging the dog. Nobody is
simple enough to suppose Judge Thu
man would agree TO such scheme
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

AT the present rate OF offering of bonds,
If the whole or even half were accepted
by the secretary of the treasury and paid
off, the question of the treasury surplus
would be disposed OF in short time, and
at once relieve the stress that has been
upon the money market. at least upon
the current volume of circulation. But
for reasons best known to himself the
honorable secretary has SO far made pur
chase of but a comparatively small por-
ton of the offerings-scarcely enough
to cover the amount of surplus accumu-
lation.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

The voters Of Kansas who in favor Of a free
and untranlneled vote and a fair count, who favor
astrtx enforce ment of the law who cherish the de-
tenders of the country and favor liberal peilse Z
to 1Srwho are disabled, who favor such laws as vii.
protect home productions, home manufactures, and
home labor, who favor tree schools and popular
education. and who in favor OF again placing
the government in the hands Of those who saved II
instead Of those who sought its destruction cor
daily invited to participate in the primaries, county
and state conventions. .
P. l. BONEBRAKE,
HENRY BRANDLEY, Chairman
Secretary.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

The Atchison Champion, Governor
Martins paper, goes right on ad ertioing
that abonaination and iniquity, the Louis
lama Lottery, and publishing statements
of the so called monthly drawings. Well.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11
DAIRY FARMING IN KANSAS.

4 correspondent Of the Washington,
Kan, Republican furnishes that paper
with the following sensible suggestions
in regard TO this very important depart
meat of agriculture and winch are 40 aD-
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

The work OF organizing Republican
clubs is going on with great zeal and
rapidity throughout the state. The late
convention Will give great impetus to
the work, and many clubs will be organ
ized forthwith. One gratifying feature
Of this club movement is the way in
which the young men are. taking hold
Of it. 1t would be AN excellent result ii
the greater part of the membership of
these clubs Were composed OF young
men. They can do work in the cam
paign which the old wheel horses cannot
do: and unless their services are enlisted
m this way they are quite likely TO re-
main apathetic and indifferent TO the re-
suit. Get the young men interested in
the clubs and they will be interested in
the campaign in a way that will insure
. sweeping victory. The large number
Of young men at the convention showed
the interest already taken. They should
be urged to organize clubs and take the
Responsibility or their success. and iffhay
do the Republican party in Kansas will
|hase such fighting force 10 lead it Is
|jt has never known before.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11
STATE CONVENTION

delegate sosyentien Of the ReI1bc am q
- ~ NAV isSS at the hour o. II o'clock b., for the
eection Of hour delegates and four to nhe
Esfional Republican convention TO be held in Cni-
cscn June ri 1886 Also for the nomination OF TWO
Also a delegate convention of tae Republicans OF
Vansss will be held in thecity OF Topeka on the
Esh day of July 1855, at the hour of L O'Clock A.,
{or the Nomination Of candidates for:
Associate Justice Of the supreme Court
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of state.
Auditor Of State.
Treasurer OF State.
Attorney General.
e,IperinJendenJ. of Public instruction.
Deyarates TO the conventions mentioned a DUsS
.hST - elected by county conventions duly calieu
~ the several county Republican conni'btessb I'm
1sr euch rules and regulations as NAV pc uS n1
rrsecrifed The county conventions TO De neu 10 ~
tsser than Nav s. 1888 The basis OF apport
SeSerstes to said state conventlons VIII De, De, 90 To
SsieeaSe and one alternate TO each scO vot cda aoi
S9rsfhy Mccarthy fer auditor or siate Nos
ina or fraction of 20 more votes one
snS ors ernate each VIII he owed 10 a. ~
,sniSed cou mites and counties orgaciLeu me
3 issS Delegates spportlone0 10 Inc sc 'ei~ a.
nount1es as follows, to-Wlt;
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

Atlanta has had a kirmeSs and the
Constitution declares that lit was am
ideal entertainment. Nothing more ex-
9uisite was ever done, north or south. =
This statement brings the Kansas City
Journal up astandin' with the reioinder:
'.Perhaps nothing moreleXquislte, but we
know of a kirmess which, regarded As a
financial success, puts the Atlanta festi-
val far in the shade. The gross receipts
for three nights in Atlanta We're $4,000.
The net proceeds of the Kansas City
kirmess for four nights was $4,000" But
probably the Atlanta kirmess was not
managed by shrewd and business like
sWomen's exchange
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

-
The Democratic caucus at Washing
ton Wednesday night fixed up-harmo-
niously, of course-a new scheme by
which final action on the pending t;rlft
measure is to be, will be, Indefinitely
deferred. II no amendments were
offered by the Republican members and
they would signify readiness to vote
upon the bill as reported by Mr.. Mills
for majority Of the ways and means
committee it is doubtful if the plans and
purposes of the ,,11jority to kill time
and delay the final disposition of the
measure until after the meeting of the
national conventions would be altered.
OF course the country will have to grim
and endure the infection put urcn it fe.
a time, but the way the people will
waltz the offenders up to the rack In
November will be an everlasting caution
to sinners.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

Some of the ministers, at least. whe
have manifested &C murh interest III the
naattet Of Sunday observance have learn
ed that as far as daily morning news
paper work is concerned, it is the Mon
day morning papers that call for labor
on Sunday and not the Sunday tabe..
Said an 0n,ailat Clergyman in a recent
sefmon: "When we Christian people get
the kind of religion that we ought to have
we will 90 in body to the managers of
our newspapers and beg of them to have
no Monday morning editirte. Men the
city edit55ttao and reporters and printers
could rest at home Sunday, and Sunday
evening they could attend Divine service.
The Monday paper is the one that COM
pels men to break Sunday" The 9n1aha
Republican has met this by offering to
discontinue It's Monday morning edition
if al its local morning contemporaries
will also do SO.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11
Everyone Can Have a Clean White AID
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.

UNLAUNDRIED SHIRT SALE.
We will place sale laundried shirts sizes As
cents these only. There is IS shirt
country that compare with them. Buy them and
money.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

plicable, and more so, TO this county and
section as any other portion of the state.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

Hoods Sarsaparilla
HOODS SarSaparills

Sold by all druggists ST. sixfor s. Prepared only
b. C / HOOD & CO, Apcthecaries. Lowell, Mass
1OO.DoSeS One Dollar.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-11

a5nas s@8 - ssH n ~
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-08

The high hills Of San Domingo are
vast forests Of mahogany. Some Of the
hills are 5000 feet high, but there be-
ing no snow. owing to the tropical To-
cation, and not q railroad in the repub-
lie, they can't get the mahogany down.
So there it is; untold quantities OF it.
worth big money, but bringing moth
ing. These fine forests Of mahogany
are dirt-cheap. Isuppose they can be
bought from the Government for $25
an acre. The time must come ere long
when NO money can buy them. From
other islands of the West Indies q
great deal of mahogany is exported al
a big profit Three-fourths of it goes
to Europe. principally London. while
the other fourth goes to New York. 1t
is largely shipped in the log in sailing
vessels. There isn't single saw-mill
in all San Domingo. The lumber they
do manage to get out is manufactured
by hand. by the slow whip-saw pro-
cess.-San Francisco Examiner.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-08
REcKoNlNo pArEs.

The Method Empaoysd By The OlA.1lno
= Darkisa ia the South.
As rule, tho old-time darkies in the
South, those who were slaves. have no
other. method Of reckoning dates. oc-
currences, ETC.. especially births and
marriages. except by cotemporaneous
circumstances and happenings; and 1t
is quite common, at the present day.
to get from them answers about as fol-
lows:
'.How old are you, Aunt Millye"
''Wall. chile, l know you hear'n tell
of der fust earthquake in Norf Caliny.
wall, l wus rite smart size gal den,
an could spin an weave my ten cuts
a day for my ole missus. dat's how ole
lis"
'.How old are you. Uncle Bob!"
"How ole I is? Lemme see, you
know der time der stair fell, well dat's
der year Miss Mary died. an ole massa
glib my ole CONAN one of Miss Mary's
Sunday dresses. an she wore'd it wait
in on de comp'ny der mex year when
ole massa brought he's secon' wife
home from Georgian Dress de Lawd.
she wur purty!'
''But. Uncle Bob, am no wiser than
I was before. you haven't told mo how
old you are"
"Wall, when dem things happen wat
I was q tellin' you bout, my orest gal,
Lindy, was bout der same age IS
massa's new wife, and me an her
daddy wus chillun together, in Georgy,
same time Gin'ul Lafayette came ter
'Gusty, an der sogers all turn out an
beat der drums and shoot off der big
canyuns. o. Lawdy! specs Use nigh
Onter Eundred."
''How old are you, Uncle Pompey?'
'Ole nuff. chile, bin here so long dun
er quit er countin'. Use oIer dan any
railroad in der State. an hope sot dem
tellergraf posses. an 1 was a gran
daddy den. Oler huff tell yer, chile;
SO ole Gln'nl Sherman 'vised mo ter
stay at home, time his raid from Vicks-
burg, eff l couldn't walk no better dan
I could. am he .sed he'd bring er car
rige for me mex time, but he 'spinted
me an he amt come yit-guess der
Gin'nl will 'splain itself when we meet
at Gabel's call in Heben. "-Detroit
Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-08
WHEN widow IL left all for lawn" she
comes naturally by her weeds.-Lfe.
A Secret

A Secret
Of good health Is found in the regular move.
ment Of the bowels and perfect action Of the
nature to remove from the system all inn.
purities. It you are constipated, you offer q
standing invitation" to whole family Of
diseases and Irregularities which will sure.
ly be :" accepted" and you will have guests
unwelcome and determined. All these un-
happy conditions may be averted by the
timely use of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purga-
tive Pellets. Powerful for the efectual reg.
ulation Of the bowels and Liver, establish
ing healthy action of the entire wonderful
organism with which we are created.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-08
BUILDING A CiSTERN.
How 1t Was Done by an Intelligent and
Economical Farmer.

How 1t Was Done by an Intelligent and
Economical Farmer.
Determined to have a cistern, after
much inquiry l learned that nearly
half of those in the neighborhood
leaked more or less. though many OF
them had been stoned and plastered
by professionals. After interviewing
those who l thought ought to know
concluded l could make at least as
good one myself as others could for
me- dug the cistern out of doors;
the soil was hard and firm enough to
stand without caving; so 1 plastered
directly on to the soil without stoning.
lime mixed with sand; the first was
two parts sand to one of cement; the
two last of equal parts by measure OF
sand and cement. This was mixed
thoroughly before water was poured
on, as this can not be SO evenly done
after. / put on all the water the
mixture would absorb. The result will
be more hard and lasting mortar
than if less thoroughly wet Each
coat was given time to dry before an.
other was applied.
The cistern was dug like the inside
of kettle. to dispense with corners.
The thickness of each coat of cement
varied from one-half inch at base to
three-fourths at top of cistern. Over
the cistern put strong timbers and
planks, and on these all the excavated
earth. This. think, is sufficient tG
keep out frost The cistern holds
water and is in every way satisfactory.
If necessary or desirable TO stone a
cistern, do not "point it off" with the
lime-mortar, but put the first coat OF
cement on to the rough wall, other
wise it will soon be apt to crack and
leak. A cistern sometimes leaks from
fine and almost invisible cracks in its
sides The best way to remedy this is
to make wash about the same a
s.whitewash," with simply thin
mixture of cement aud water; apply
nth whitewash brush when the els
tern is dry. This wash viii enter and
fill up the fine thread-like cracks II
bad. washing it over twice may b
necesssry. This wash Is . better pre-
ventive Of leaking than "a additions
1eoat of cement Cor. Bosto~ Gtooe
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-08

An Enemy with tho Rheumatism
May be safely pooh-poohed. He is seldom
active. Look out for him, though, when he
has used Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for .
while, for ten chances to one that benefcent
restorative will make him well enough to
come down upon you like q thousand OF
bricks when you least expect it.: Dyspep-
STA, constipation, neuralgia kidney COM
plants and malarial maladies are among
the bodily af1ictions completely "hocked
out" by the Bitters.