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Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
CORN LIES AND CORN FACTS.

The criticism is not infrequent that
Kansas makes full much of her corn
stories, but the EAGLE comes forward
now with complaint in the other direc-
ton and against the man lately made
the recipient of gold medal from Paris,
one Mohler, who through the able efforts
of his clerk has, as secretary of the Kan
sas State Board Of Agriculture. another
misleading myth and humbug, just is
sued report for the months of August
and September, showing by tables.
among other things. his guesses, evil
IDENTIFY, of the productions of grain, ETC.,
by the several counties OF the state.
Yesterday the EAGLE published an edi-
torial item showing the corn acreage of
Sedgwick county and her total number
of bushels for the present year,
as given in the medal mans report.
During the day three members of the
Wichita board of trade and one promi-
nent farmer waited upon US with the
assertion that in their Judgment Mohler
was unfit for his place. Without stop
ping to discuss him or his Importance we
call attention to one table wherein he
makes Sedgwick county the
third corn county In the
state by lowering her average.
He gives Jewell county, with less acre
age planted than Sedgwick, more corn.
He gives Sumner county, with ten thou
sand acres less planted in corn than Sedg-
wick, nearly half million more bushels
Of corn. Reno county, with greater
acreage even than Sedgwick, he gives
nearly two million less than Sedgwick,
and SO on. These last three are adjoin-
ing southwest counties. This one item
of these counties is cited as a specimen
Of the evident Importance O. of Mothers
work. No county in southern Kansas
raised more corn to the acre than did
Sedgwick this year, if indeed in the
state, or in the United States. Many Of
the tests measured, husked and weighed
accurately, have shown from eighty to
ninety bushels to the acre. One man
east of the city. ana on comparatively
high ground, by actual measurement of
land and weight of corn, showed for
one field one hundred and eight bushels
and for another field one hundred and
four bushels to the acre. Sedgwick has,
by the lowest estimate made by our local
societies and board OF trade, not less
than nine million bushels of corn for
1889.
Mr.. Mohler evidently don't know much
about southern Kansas We do not
know, however, that it is necessary that
he should
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
a MATTER OF COMMON OBSERVA
TON.
St. Louis Republic.

ST. Louis Republic
During Jay Gould's short visit on
change Thursday" remarked Mr..
Thomas Booth yesterday to the man
about town, 81 was impressed afresh
with fact that has many times in my
life been brought strongly before my no
tice. That fact is this: How difficult it
would be to pass judgment upon man S
ability or prominence in current events
by his bearing and general manner. !
suppose there is no doubt about Mr..
Gould's position among his fellows. He
is one of the remarkable characters
of the century: but he could haye spent
a whole day on change without anyone
suspecting it. In the first place, his per-
sonal appearance is not at all striking.
Small, plain. not showing in face or fig
ure any sign of the powerful and restless
brain that has put him in the very front
rank of the worlds financiers and rail-
road managers, he has. beside, manner
as simple and unaffected as any farmer
you might meet on a country road. He
is as easy as an old shoe and as natural
as a man working by the day.
81 have, on the other hand, met men
who impressed me with vast ideas of
their ablllty and certain greatness as
soon as knew them. A sort of personal
megnitism. a something in their appear
ance would seem to entitle them to be
ranked above the average. These first
impressions of mine have, in nearly
every instance. been dispelled in time,
and had occasion to wonder that men
l had thought SO big afterwards shrunk
into the very smallest proportions.
81 might, as said, have talked with
Jay Gould month without any startl-
ing discovery of his ability, and as l saw
him on change, a littles unassuming,
ageing man, frail and plain of speech, l
had to pull myself together to realize
that the Sphinx of Wall street, the man
whose lightest words are telegraphed
broadcast and have magic influence on
the markets of the entire world, stood
before me in the flesh.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

Near CambridEe. Ind e e natural curiosity
known Is SEaky niiL Seventy years ago n
pionser srocted h.s cabin On ths hill ana began
a clearing let rs was disturbed by the
occasional and often violent shaking q tbs
earth that be re.nOvSd % another locality.
lie said tie she's we're 10 strong that the
dime. IL TIE cupboard rst;lsd The rocking
Jar or shaking o! shs hil would oaly oocGr al
intervals. sogostiuses several fooEtas bs'ws~r
s;,slls, and always the vert and fooss vio4sss
n damp, heavy. vct SssfEer The hi u
ssh un.nhAb4tsd- = rue Flag
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
70 &C 90 lac Bereat.

Fort Scott Monitor
The Wichita EAGLE Of Sunday quotes
the Monitor as authority for the state
ment that State Inspector Kellogg has
placed his official stamp on 70. 600 pounds
of sugar manufactured since the works
started. The article from which tho
EAGLE quotes this and other statements
appeared ia the Monitor SIX weeks apo,
and being reproduced ut this time II mis-
leading. fact which the EAGLE no doubt
inadvertently overlooked. Since the fret
publication 81 the statement quoted by
the EAGLE the Parkinson works have
made fully 300, 009 pounds Of sugar. 1t
is hoped that the product OF this
season may reach 400. 600 pounds,
but u may not 90 over that Of
last year, which was 800. 900 pounds.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
THE BOYS AFTER THEM.
~ - These are not wild ~ =
~ geese, but Democratic ~
~ candidates put TO -
~ flight by the Re- -
- publican nomi-
~ nees. They've ~
got 'em scat
- tered.

The cattle men NAV hope to turn the
heads Of the Cherokee Indians by max
ing fabulous offers for the lands claimed
by them In the Territory and thus pre-
vent the consummation of deal with the
commissioners acting for the govern
ment, but they will utterly fail to pre-
vent such deal. The inordinate eager
ness of the cattle men to get hold of the
lands IN question is one of the strongest
arguments for the opening of the lands
to settlement, not only as indicating
their value, but in order to prevent the
lands from falling into the hands of a
few individuals, contrary to the princi-
pies of our republican institutions which
forbid the holding OF vast domain by the
individual
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

Wanted, friend-one who win re
cognize me when | am compelled to
wear patched breeches; who viii take
my hand when ! am sliding down hill,
instead of giving me kick to hasten
my decent: who Will lend me a dollar
without requiring twenty dollars worth
of security: who will come aud see me
when ! am sick; who will pull of his
coat and fight for me when odds are two
to one; who will talk Of me behind nav
back as he talks 10 my face. Such a
friend Is wanted by ten thousand human
beings throughout the whole earth.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
If Not Why Nn.S

The sentence He made d grammatical
error, Is common expression, but 4
wrong one. If sentence be grammat-
zeal it contains no error.-kansas City
Times. Are yau quite sure you are
right: There are two meanings to the
word grammatical; one, pertaining to
grammar, and the other, according to
the rules of grammar We call a mis-
take IN arithmetic mathematical error.
and why should not a mistake in gram
mar be called a grammatical error
Lsavenworth Times.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

IL it should SO turn out that the i'm
possible has again been accomplished by
the invention of machine that will do
during the picking season." it would
mean thousands of millions to the plant
ers of the south and cheaper cotton
textiles to all nations. Such an inven-
ton will prove a godsend to the planters
of that section if the different emigra-
ton schemes on behalf of the colored
people should materialize. Bat we con-
fess to degree of skepticism as to the
truth of any of the things mentioned.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

The announcement made that Missouri
navigation mad closed for the season
seems to have been premature, for the
Kansas City Times yesterday had more
steamers plying the Muddy Wanderer
than have ever stirred its murky swirls
in all its shallow history of bars and
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

Two Georgia couples, dressed in cot
ton bagging, with buttons OF green cot
Farmers Alliance day-at the Piedmont
exposition, in the presence of $4,000 de-
lighted spectators. Such performance
smacks loudly of trusts and combines,
which the alliance was formed to COM
hot
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

Topeka is on the wrong side of the clear
ances for last week, while Wichita shows
up with a handsome increase. Now let
the EAGLE scream.-Kansas City Star.
We see no occasion for straining our
throat over so common place a matter
as that. AT no time since the early
weeks in August has Wichita failed to
show an increase of from ID to 80
per cent. By December first Wich-
tia will show fifty or more per cent aver
age increase in her clearings. If that be
screaming make the most of 1t.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
ST. John is down, lost slandering the
state whose people made him great.

The London Times is probably doomed
to disappointment in its desire that the
United States should annex Hawaii.
One reason why this annexation will
not take place is that Hawaii does not
want it, but the greater reason is that
the United States doesn't either.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

Secretary Window has one Office I'M
der him that he is very anxious to have
occupied by good Republican, but he
has SO far failed TO find man of the
required qualifications. The position is
commissioner of navigation. and the pay
$4,000 per annum. We could tell the
honorable secretary where he might find
a man to fill the bill, but it's no use.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

AtchiH5-l Globe
Every male Indian over the age Of 81
whe receives An allotment OF land be-
comes a voter. IL Is estimated that over
10 90 Indians will be entitled 10 a vote
in the next presidentiol election. Ac-
cording TO the rates fixed by the Kick
apoo chief Of Muscotah. who for many
years has sold sixteen kickspoos 20
every candidates OF the two tickets, this
means an increase Of 5000 on cam
paign expenses.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
WHITE HOUSE

number Of acres and realize better re-
suits. When farmers learn the results
of the little farm we'll titled idea. the
mortgage will rapidly disappear from
the Kansas farm. One cannot success
fully raise mortgages and suntiowers on
the same land az the same time.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
Mortgages and.sunaowers.

seltaa Republican.
The mistake Inost farmers make Is
trying 10 cultivate too much land. II
they would but realize that there Is
scarcely a limit to the productive capac-
i,y Of an acre OF land. they would mol
attempt 10 cultivate 50 much, but would
do the same amount Of work on half the
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

blows, then it is already as good as de-
termlned that congress this winter will
vote subsidies TO steamship lines from
the United States to South American
countries. And not only that, but the
business will be on such a scale as to
redeem the past and secure the future.
No wonder European powers look with
dismay upon the Pan-American con-
gress. If the southern countries do
their part, there will be trade revolu-
zion worthy the four hundredth centen-
NAL of the discovery of the new world
by Columbus
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

The opening of the Missouri river TO
commerce would extend the trade of Kan
sas City 100 miles further into Missouri
than 1t now reaches and 100 miles further
north. 1t would add TO our field of trade
$1,000 square miles Of territory which is
now tributary TO st. Louis and Chicago
BY rail rates Kansas City cannot penetrate
with her commerce more than fifty miles
into Missouri BY the river she can reach
at least as far as the central part of the
ytate-kansas City Star.
That may be SO, but III view of the
TACT that the Missouri river is paralelled
BY railroads into all the territory pene-
.rated by that stream, we fail to see why
t should. Expedition is as essential to
commercial prosperity these driving.
pushing times as is cheap rates of freight
charges. and the former cannot be Sc
cured by the slow river transportation.
The scheme wont work as clever lever.
even. You'll have 10 try something
else.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

The election is only SIX days off, and
Sedgwick county is to be congratulated
upon the absence of any personal abuse
during the canvas. The Republican
ticket is composed Of good and capable
men, and it has been straight party
fight from the beginning.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

The Wichita EAGLE does not object to
resubmission but it does protest against
Democratic resubmission.-K Kansas City
Times.
That sounds queer. Democratic sub
mission and re-submission have been our
JOY in the past, is our present prayer and
remains our hope for the future. If the
present Democratic candidates would
but submit without fight, and those
Democrats who were elected two years
ago re-submit, we surely would be
happy. Of course we are for resubmis-
sion, and above all Democratic resub-
mission.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
A Scattering Slam.

Law ECANc StA4AA@-
1t is said that Ben Butler will write a
history of the war in which he Will shat
ter most of the military idols of pasri-
Otto people. A little SCATTERING of the
spoon story would be more profitable.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
That's What She Dough.

Geuda SPRINGS Herad.
Girls at Wichita are learning how long
it takes to boil an ordinary hen egg and
the best way to make apple dumping
dough. Wichita keeps trot with the
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
She Can That.

Chicago Tuter-Oceaa-
The foreign prince who has won the
heart and hand OF Miss Huntington, the
fair American. ii Is said, requires $40
0o0. 900 of her money TO pay debts and
start on. Miss Huntington can very ap-
propriatefy address him from the outset
as ''3ly Dear Husband
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
A Conflict in washington.

Rockville (Ind.) Tribune.
Congress ought TO change the name OF
Washington territory before it become.
state. Future generations will never
know when they see that somebody has
gone to Washington whether they
went east or west. This will be particu-
larry tough on newspapers whose de
linquent subscribers leave behind such
an ambiguous address.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

The first work of the Pan-American
congress when it gets through junket-
ing and settles down to business-and it
wants to be in a hurry about it, too, if
the reports from Central America are
true-wiH be to adjust the Guatamelan
imbroglio. 1t is not creditable to this
government that lis citizens should be
the instigators of trouble among our
neighbors but such seems to be the case
in this instance as il has been more than
once before. OF course this government
cannot control matters of that sort. but
the coming session of the congress of
representatives from all the countries of
interest Will no doubt be able TO provide
against it in the future.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

There has been so much talk of Bentley's
coming resubmission convention that
Wichita has decided TO establish a barrel
Acknowledgements Republican. a a.
1t is amusing the way the Kansas
papers have gotten the Wichita Bentleys.
Republicanism, resubmission and DEM
ocracy mixed. The Resubmission Bent
ley who is chairman of the Democratic
county central committee is no relation.
politically or otherwise. TO Bentley the
lawyer who is not a Democrat, nor to
Bentley the resubmissionist, who is the
Republican state senator from this
county. Whoop Tomlinson has never
got ii through his wool vet and made a
most ridiculous mistake III his opera
house speech. The Wichita Bentleys
are not all off wrong.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

The cooking mania seems to have
broken out among the women all over
the state. Well, dsbbling in batter and
the like beats dabbling in politics clear
out Of sight, for women: and, then, they
never will have better opportunity for
practice than the present time, when the
land is fairly running over with milk
and honey, shortnin' and the finest of
flour. Good living is essential to good
health, and good health to the enjoy
ment of life, therefore happy is the
household that has competent cuisine
rather than an incorrigible political
economist @ to preside over its destinies.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

A fourth edition of the "Postal Die
tlonary' is nearly ready, embodying all
important rulings of the postoffice de-
partmeut to date. This little 100-page
manual furnishes information as to
postage rates on various articles leach
having its own title in alphabetical
place, requirements for wrapping, regu-
lations concerning money orders, postal
notes, registered letters, missing letters,
special delivery, letter carriers, post
office boxes, etc.: also prices of stamped
envelopes, and explanations of various
postal matters not always understood.
1t is compiled from official sources by
the publisher Of the New York Evening
Post, and is for sale by all booksellers at
10 cents per copy.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30

Winfield is all agog over the trades car
nivai that is to take place in the opera
house In that city Friday night Of this
week
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-30
Remarkao!e Co!nc.dence, Nevertheless

state Journal
Last week the probate court was aston
ished az the cali for the largest number
Of marriage licenses IN It's history. This
week the district court is being aston
ished by the largest number OF appli-
cants for divorce IN lis history. We
hasten to say that they are not The same
r.eerle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01
TIE SALT LAKE HERALD. FRlnAY FEBRUARY l. 1889

considerable claims or professional
misconduct, and that they would prob.
ably be permitted to offer no proof on
any of the allegations of the petition
except the single one of the receiver
having failed to take possession of
certain property that he could
have taken possession of, and
in view of the situation, thus deemed it
necessary, in courtesy and Difference to
the court and in justice to themselves,
to state to the court their Re asons for
declining to proceed; that their state
ments made in the paper which they
submitted to the court. so far as they
are statements of legal conclusions,
were made upon the advice given to
them by their solicitors; that they were
advised by their solicitors that they
could offer proof under this order only
Off charge for oompensations that are
n .Uh fraudulent and unconscionsble
They were further advised that the
allegation that the claim of the receiver
was grossly e1 orbltant, excessive aud
unconscionable, was not charge of q
fraudulent and uncOnscionable claim,
because there was distinction between
fraudulent and unconselonable claim
and an excessive, exorbitant and I'M
consci nahle 81 aim, and that they there
fore, oonld offer no proof Whatever on
the subject of compensation.
Your petitioners further represent
that they have acted in the best or
faith throughout the whole proceeding;
that they have trie to the best of their
ability to do their duty aad con 1ciously
have made no attempt to trihe
with the cout; that they be-
lieved the statements made by
them to the court to be Il u $; that they
did not think, nor believe nor had they
the slightest conception that those
statements were scurrilous. dlsrespect-
full, iDsolent or contemptuous in any
particular; that nothing was further
from their minds than the making of
any insinuation or CHI rye .ainst the
court, or of stating anything that would
be considered contemptuous by the
court.
Wherefore, your respondents, having
shown cause why they should not be
punished for contempt. pray that they
may go home dismissed; and YOUR re-
spondents further desire to Represent to
the court that the Information which
they have collected at great trouble and
costs, is of nature that should come
under the notice of the court. and that
information and the names of the wit
nesses they will be glad to su omit to
the court. RUDOLPH ALFF,
j.. MILLsPAUGH,
T. G. BAILEY,
l.. U. CvLBATd.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01
Battered by a Bartender.

There was bad battery case on trial
in the Police Court yesterday afternoon,
resulting from a row in the National
Beer Hall. The defendant was one
James Arnold and the complaining
witness was Charles Csrdwell.
Cardwell went into court with one OF
THE WORST LOOKING FACES
that ever resulted from an ordinary
battery. Both eyes were blackened
aud were so swollen that he could
barely see out of them; his forehead
was cut and bruised, and his cheeks
were so enlarged that his big nose sank
into insigui6cance between them. His
whole face looked mushy and sore, and
a big patch of blood on his shirt bosom
helped out in telling the story of how he
had been abused. Cardwell's version
of his trouble was about as follows
He went into the saloon Wednesday
evening, and after while ran against
Arnold and started to play friendly
game of cribbsge with him. While the
fourth game was in progress,
DISPUTE AROSE
upon some point in the game. and bel
of 81 was made on the question. They
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01

sent up stairs for an expert, bat as he
did not obey the summons, Arnold
threw Cardwell back his money and
objected he wanted the So or none at
all. He refused to accept the 81, and
while protesting against calling the bet
on. Arnold came from behind the bar
and knocked him down. He got up
again and was again knocked down.
and this process was kept up until he
could rise no more. This occurred at IL
O'Clock Wednesday night, and defend
ant was unconscious from that time IN
til O'Clock yesterday morning, when
he found himself lying in pool of blood
at the foot of the stairs. He then got
up and washed the blood off his face
and left the saloon
THE DEFENDANT
told practically the same story with q
few diversions in his favor. He claimed
That Cardwell was very abusive and
that the latter struck the first blow.
ALMOST CONTEMPT.
During the proceeding Attorney
Watrous made a motion to dismiss the
case, alleging that the prosecuting Wit
ness ought to be in the chain gang and
that the smuggling he got was not half
that he deserved.
The court checked Watrous up on
short order and said that while he did
not ike to send him up for contempt
he felt almost compelled to do so.
Watrous subsidized and after the court
had given him thorough raking over
the case was proceeded with.
TIE SENTENCE.
The judge held that there was no evil
dence to prove justification of the ac-
ton Of the defendant and as the case
was very bad one he placed the de-
fendant's fine at $l00. which was paid.
There was some talk of an appeal, but
Mr.. Arnold will doubtless think b tier
OF this proposition later on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01
CHI ZAP HOMES.
In the Great San Luis Valley, Can
clos County, Colorado.

The Empire Land 6 Canal Company
are offering TO sell land and water for
TEN DOLLARS AN ACRE,
ia tracts to suit the purchaser.
The terms OF sale to actual settlers
are one-6itth or one-tenth cash, the
balance in five or ten years, annual
payments at 8 per cent. Will also lease
for three or five years on easy terms.
Our canal takes its water from the
great Rio Grande River, and is the
oldest and best CONSTRUCTED canal in the
valley, which makes our water sare,
with absolutely 40 failures.
For further information call on or
address US for ten days at Continental
Hotel, Salt Lake City, or address at aDy
time, NJ. B. Colt, Caneios County, Col.
N. B. Colt.
January 81, 1889.