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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
For the EAGLE.
MY MERCIES.

Pm summin' up my mercies, wife.
That's come to me this year,
How much have to thank Him Tor,
| How little cause to fear.
| Now, first an foremost in the start,
My faith was rather lean;
l tried to stand in my own stren'th,
| And then my heart want clean
tried to put myself to rights
By a-doin' of good works.
Just like the old Crusaders did,
Who went to fight the Turks;
l tried to make myself believe
That | was doin' of right;
SO every mornin' charged myself,
An credit give each night.
KEEP my book, the Lord KEEP His,
Till after while, you see,
The Lord, He showed me His account,
An | found they didn't agree.
l found the credits I'd give myself,
He had charged the same to me,
A maxim me owe Him twice as much
As ever thought 'twould be.
Where had credited myself with aims,
He had charged me up with pride;
| made sure of church subscription,
He put it on the other side.
Like the mau who tried by his boot straps
To lift himself over the fence,
So | was a-goin' to Heaven
With good works for my defense.
But the parson. he set me thinkin'
He preached from the text which saith,
Cine word was full of the spirit,)
''By grace are We saved through faith. i"
He said you must b'lieve with the doin';;"
By degrees l laid hold of the word;
had made mistake an | knew it,
So l brought my case right to the Lord.
Since then I've been givin, and trustin',
An its been the happiest year o. my life;
I'm Twin in peace with my Maker,
An that peace makes me happy, dear
wife.
My barns have increased with plenty
An I've lost no cattle nor sheep;
I'm trustin in Him, the Good Shepard,
Who giveth His beloved sheep.
I've had more to give to the Lord, wife,
Than ever have had before;
But first had to give him myself
| only wish it had been more.
He gave me my wife and my children,
My home an all possess,
An all II e asks in return for it
Is my heart full OF thank fulness.
Now wife, as the children are sleepin',
And all of the stock is fed,
Perhaps twill be a-doin' US justice,
If We, too, should go to our bed.
Altho' Pm not rich like some folks,
Pm happy the whole O. the day;
The Lord is so rich in His mercy
Dear wife, let US kneel and pray.
JOHN w. BEEBE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
RYAN'S SUCCESSOR.
PEABODY, Kan. April 10, 1889.

PEABODY, Kan, April 10, 1899.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
There appeared In your daily issue Of
the 18th inst. brief statement from
Topeka announcing the withdrawal of
Mr.. Bradford from the conflict as a can
didate for congressional honorS to fill
the vacancy in the Fourth district, oc-
casloned by the appointment of Hon.
Thomas Ryan as minister to Mexico
The sudden retiring of this aspirant
from the field seems a little funny, yet
not more amusing than the perfect non
chalance with which the writer pro-
ceeded to transfer the franchise of the
people of Butler, Morris, Marion and
Lyon to his friend, Mr.. L. Z. Finch, of
Usage county. Now we OF Marion
county happen to know that Mr.. Finch
does not hold our suffrage in the hollow
Of his hand. Our people are solid for
Hon. t. W. Hoch, Of Marion, and ex-
pect to stay by HIM and stick to him;
and we have good reason to believe that
other counties will do the same thing.
We have expressions from numbers of
prominent men in Lyon and other coun-
ties that induce us to believe that we
can depend upon their support of our
candidate, and we are going in to win.
Mr.. Hoch is not railroad man, is not
committed to any trust. company or cor
poration, but he is put forward by the
people at heart, and one whom the peo-
pie can depend on every time and all the
time as faithful and ardent advocate
of their claims and defender of their
rights. We are for Hoch. c.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
KANSAS KCLLARY.

Governor Humphrey has written a
lengthy letter to the Toledo Blade in
support of Kansas prohibition Topeka
Democrat.
The latest rivalry between Kansas
towns Is 10 see who can muster the larg-
est chain gang out of the genus tramp.
TT. Scott has the sinch SO far.
Hugoton has privileged goat and the
Herald says he (he is a he-goap can bark
and ruin young trees faster than a dozen
men can plant them. Anybody knows
that.
Ottawa Republican: After twenty
five years of prayerful meditation the
county commissioners have decide TO
plant shade trees around the court house
square.
The State Journal makes the point
that mo increase of the corn crop need
be expected from the Lawrence shoe fac
tory, as it will not manufacture tooth
pick shoes.
Miss Whituore, sixteen years old, and
very pretty, OF Gypsum City, has disap-
peared with her fathers hired man.
When last heard from they were headed
toward Oklahoma.
The twenty-third annual meeting Of
the State Medical society will be held IN
Representative hau at the state house,
Topeka, beginning Tuesday evening,
May Z, and closing Thursday, May 8.
a Columbus nan returned home the
other night and found a pair OF men
pantaioous where no pantaloons ought
to be. The c. IN. managed 10 bolster up
his phelinx sufficiently 70 introduce d.
vorce proceedings. OF course he did
Mr. Leen Smell and Miss Fife He'll
ingsworth were married ST the residence
of the brides parents last week, IN Usage
City. Miss. EfTie is scsnf-sIoie girl
She wisely concludes that II were better
TO have even that sort than no Smell.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
His Name is Dennis.
Hartford Post.


Secretary Blaine is not without sense
OF sarcastic humor. a reverend gentle
man named Dennis is anxious to be con-
sui at Jerusalem, urging in behalf of his
desire that as he was a converted He
brew it would be good policy for the
government to send him TO the holy land
TO preach to the Jews. Mr.. Blaine con-
sidered the recommendation and en-
dorsed the application: "As the state
department is not an evangelical institu-
ton. the points herein made why this
appointment shoald be made are not well
taken" Church and state are not one
in this country, and Mr.. Dennis will
have to convert the Jews at his own
expense.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
Is Marriage a Failure?

From the Youths Companion,
Marriage failure? / should say not"
remarked an Oregon farmer, whose opin-
Ion was desired on one of the great ques-
lions of the day.
why, there's Lucindy gets up in the
mornin, milks six cows, gifts breakfas',
starts four children to skewl, looks after
the other three, feeds the hens, likewise
the hogs, likewise some motherless sheep,
skins twenty pans o milk, washes the
clothes, gifts dinner, eft cetery. ct cetery.
Think | could hire anybody to do it for
what she gifts? Not much. Marriage,
sir, is a success, sir; great success"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

1t now looks like an extra session o.
the Indiana legislature is necessary IN
order to keep the machinery of the state
government agoing. With no money in
the treasury and the measure passed at
the late session of the Legislature to raise
necessary funds declared unconstitu-
tional and void, the ships propeller is
liable to stop revolving any day. This
year seems to be peculiarly bad one for
state legislatures generally. Not one
has held session so far that hasn't done
something or omitted something that has
rendered it notorious.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

In the course of his sermon last SUD
day morning Rev. j. T. Roberts, of the
Unitarian church, Kansas City, took &C.
cason to rebuke the folly of Legislators
i'll acting in accordance with a popular
clamor on any subject instead of the
merits of the case and upon deliberate
Judgment, and cited as case in point
the local inspection craze that swept
over the country of late. He said:
There is folly and futility in the legis-
lative interference with the dressed beef
production. Those wise men of the ma
ton and some of the states proceed upon
the assumption that railroads are dishon-
est and beef packers are worse than
knaves and sell diseased meat" There
are some persons, perhaps, who are ready
TO criticise ministers of the gospel for
discussing secular matters from the sa-
cred desk, but such persons lose sight Of
the fact that the press, the pulpit and
the forum are the three great conserva-
tors of popular rights and defenders of
the liberties of the people, and if either
were suppressed it would be a sorry dav
for the people of this country. 1t is not
only the right and privilege of the clergy
to condemn ''wickedneSS in high places. y
hut it is their bounden duty to do so,
whether it be in legislative halls or exec
utive offices.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
The Beef on the Eoof" East.

From the Connecticut Post.
The ''beef ON the hoof'' measure which
has attracted so much attention in other
states was rejected by the house yester-
day. This measure is a blow at the
the dressed beef industry, inasmuch as it
provides that all beef shall be inspected
Ion the hoof'' in the state where it is
sold. The New York assembly has or
dered the same bill to a third reading,
and there will be Emusic if the bill
should finally pass and New York people
find their beef supply lessened in quaint
ty and increased in price.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
Passage OF the Saxton Bill.

NeW luIA EApIt>s-
The passage of the Saxion ballot re-
form bill is unquestionably the most i'm
portant work which the legislature has
thus far accomplished: and the friends
OF honest balloting and fair counting in
every state ought to be pleased with the
result. This bill is bound TO become a
law. If Governor Hill vetoes it now it
viii probably be enacted By the requisite
vote, for the people Of New YORK have
decided that they viii not De ruled long
er under conditions of suffrage which
make frauds easy and profitable.
Ballot reform is inevitable.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

The EAGLES war correspondent is on
the grounds and if he can reach a wire
will be heard from in this issue and
again tomorrow. A second deputy
screecher was dispatched last evening
with instructions to get away from tele-
graph lines and railroads and it is hard
to tell when OF what our readers will
hear of him-maybe of his proud death
and triumphant burial on the banks OF
the raging Red river or in the curves OF
tbs classic Cimarron.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
With Becoming ModeSty.

Elmer ingalls,, of Wichita, spent Sun
day and Monday in Kingman, looking
after his interests here. Elmer wishes
it understood that he is not son of Kan
sas' senior senator, as some of our ex-
changes have called him, but that he is
simply telegraph editor of the best paper
in the state-the EAGLE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Long and the Short of l,

The Long and the Short of 1t.
Canadian. Tex, Crescent
The legislature repented and adjourned
without day last Saturday. What a
brief one is the record of what was ac-
complished and what an elongated one
is the list of all the important legislation
which was neglected.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

The Connecticut Post, OF Hartford.
finds morsel of consolation in this line
of moralizing: ''The moral OF the result
in the Chicago election is, that while the
people will accept a very moderately
good government from the Democratic
party, they expect that the Republican
party will give them the best possible,
and when it does not they will turn 1t
out. The Republican standard is high,
but it must be lived up to"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
Making History and Wealth Rapidly.

Eighteen years is not very long time
in the life of state, but it is plenty long
enough to develope some wonderful
changes. In 1870 Kansas had popula-
ton of 365, 1899; in 1888 it had 1, 513, 552
people, an average yearly increase of
$3.50. According to the first assessment
in 1870 the value of property in the STATE
was $24, 739, 459; in 1888 it had increased
to 1858 237 1913. an average annual in
crease of more than twenty-four mil
lions,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

A Mormon bishop who is serving out a
term of imprisonment for polygamy
writes from jail a condemnation of the
plural wife system, and says that unless
it is abolished and abandoned the
Mormon church can not maintain its
existence much longer. 1t has long been
evident that the Mormon leaders would,
rather than lose their hold on their fol
lowers and their chance to found an in
dependent government, abandon po-
lygamy. Revolving as it is, polygamy is
not the chief crime of the Mormons.
Treason is the foundation stone of their
church.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

A shortage of 10000, as seems to be
the case with the st. Louis suicide, Jack
son. is calculated to cause man to lose
his mental equipoise, no difference how
well balanced he may have been. The
public will regard him with less dlsdaIn,
perhaps, than if he had emigrated with
that amount of others money, but that
is nothing 70 compare with the awful
attitude, morally, he has placed himself
in. Poor man.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
Practical Civil Service Reform.

EmpOria Republican.
whenever we find an inefficient
Democrat" says Secretary Noble, 1--WE
are going to discharge him and fill the
place with an efficient Republican +"
This means by the end of the present
year, Democratic officials in the interior
department are going to be as scare as
hen teeth. Secretary Noble is giving
unmistabable signs of being civil SER
vice refOrmer
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

Mr.. Wanamaker is understood to have
said that the green stamp must 60 The
Chicago Herald says that the Democratic
postmaster is greener than the stamp if
he has any idea that he won't go, too.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
Black Surah Silk Sale.

Quality % at 90 cents Quality IS a. IS cents.
Quality "a At SIS cents.
Each one q gem bargain, worth 50, IS
and lis cents.
Figured India Silks for children, % inches,
IS and So cents.
Fancy sSura Silk for children 80 cents,
worth IS cents
50pieces India Cashmere at o cents, sold In
dress patterns only, worth Is cents q yard.
O1e case Sofia cloth, plain and fancy
cloth at IS cents yard, worth 25 cents.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

The question that still agitates the
local politicians of Atchison is was the
female vote for Wagner Corset was.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

The brutality of the prize ring is one
of those self evident matters that it
seems an act of supererogation for pro-
fessional prize fighter to publicly en-
dorse this view of it. But here comes
BILLY" Meyer who was referee of an
Indiana prize fight with this frank &C
acknowledgements: 1t is all right to talk
of humanity, but when a man enters the
ring he must make brute of himself"
1t is thoroughly in accord with public
sentiment and within the legislative
province to prevent men from making
brutes of themselves. The revival of
the ''manly art'' SO far as it may refer to
the prize ring should be checked. In
terest in this matter is revived and the
popular protest reiterated and empha-
sized by the announcement in the dis
patches that mill is about to be agreed
upon between Sullivan and Mitchell. the
worlds bulllest bruisers.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

General Clinton B. Fisk, who will be
remembered as an alleged candidate for
the presidency, makes public the inter-
esting information that "both General
Sherman and myself feel happier all day
long and sleep more soundly every night
because our old Corinth comrade, Ben
Harrison, sleeps tonight in the white
house." Strange inconsistency. If New
York state had cast its electoral vote for
Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Fisk's candidacy
would undoubtedly have been the chief
cause, and yet he is rejoiced at Harri
sons election. There is nothing quite SO
queer in political life as third party
prohibitionist.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17

pieces colored Surahs at As cents. All
shades, splendid for sashes.
New Fabric. Ask for Poplines, plain and
fancy.
The new and correct thing is India Chal-
lie in stripes and plaids, figures are ''way
off" Examine our line.
Ombre stripe Mohairs, also plain to match.
very popular and stylish
so pieces wool dress goods. plain, plaid
and stripe 90 cents yard. We viii sell but
one pattern to each person.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23
4 "Pizenous" Man.


Onedav an old fellow from the Cedar Bluff
ncirhborhood came into the Office Of The
Franklin XVI Patriot and said that he
wanted to see the editor on mighty important
business.
81 am the editor" said man, stepping for
ward
MY name is Albright" the visitor 70
marked: Luke F. Albright"
GLAD to meet YOU, Mr.. Albright What
can do for your
"Wan. | sent here the other day and had
some funeral tickets struck of fur my wife
81 hope the job suited you, sir.
"Wnn. yes. the job was all right, but 1t
turned out that my wife want dead"
"Ahn
eyes. an. had dun paid for the tickets
and was about 10 send them out when the Old
lady come 10. SO you see amt got no use
for the tickets"
"Of course not"
"And lowed that mout get you to take
en- back"
.\Vhv. nv dear sir, | can't do that"
"Wan. but YOU see they amt no use to me.
wouldn't like 10 send out a lot Of funeral
tickets for my wife when she's in far health,
with an average appetite. 1t wouldn't LOOK
exactly right, you know"
That's all very well, but don't want
them"
WAL, send mo yo' paper one year fur
them, anyway"
"No, sir, ! won't do that"
"Wan, Them say six months"
$40, | won't-won't sent it TO you ten min
utes.n
"Now here mister, I'm out Sl4O on you.
tell YOU what, take me to dinner with you
and wen call IL square"
Its square already 50 far as am con
cerned"
81 have seen a good many men, Mister Ed.
tor, but you air the most pizenous fellow
ever struck. Good day. Fl | ever ketch you
out in my ncighborhood I'll waller you. -
Arkausaw Traveller
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23

"Could / get a little information from
voup asked a farmer looking man at the
Third street depot OF Officer Button the other
day
"Yes, sir"
"WelI, want to know how these conf
dence men work"
"In various ways Sometimes they borrow
money and give a worthless check on a
bank"
They DO, chr gasped the man with a sud
den start
"Yes, and again they borrow money and
turn over q check 20 a trunk. When you so
to look for the trunk it is not to be found.'
"By George" muttercd the man.
"Then az Nm they'll sell you bogus bond
or borrow money on it,"
"Sakes alivew
"And they sometimes hire tho victim 10
boss a mill or factory somewhere, and then
borrow money 10 pay freight BILL"
-Four different waysw shouted the man as
be Jumped clear Of the foor.
"Yes.n
"And I'll be hanged if | haven't been taken
IN on every one OF them 10 a ride Of a hun
dred milesi Say, come down and show me-
the riyer-the deepest spot in the river-the
place where can drop in and nobody can
fish uD my dough beaded cadaverI
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23


tain our friends with series Of tableauA
representing the special days in our car
~ndar. They will now be given.
The tableaux should DO arranged be
hind a curtain in rear Of group already
on stage. As the curtain is drawn I'm.
Gle Sans guests NAV express their won.
der in pantomine in different ways. They
should group themselves so rs TO see the
tableaux. but not TO obscure the view o,
audience. As the scenes are being repro
scnted. other guests may enter, if the
number Of those who take part and the
size Of stage will permit. They should
60 up in groups or singly, greet Uncle
Sam and Miss Columbia quietly, and
then step asidc to look at tableaux There
NAV beseveral Italian bOotblacks dressed
ra-gedly. with torn hats, faces darkened
and backing boxes slung over shoulders,
an Italian woman with bundle on hel
Head. a Chinaman with pix tail and tho
usual costume. etc. II other naiionIiities
cannot be represented let more Ger
mans Scotch. etc.. come i'm.
The Nbcaux Of the holidays should be
presented in the order Of their dates, be
ginning with New Year
NEW YEAR "A young lady, elaborate
" dressed, receiving two gentlemen
Table Of refreshments in rear
WAsmlNGTON's BIRTHDAY. - Boy de-
claiming. pointing to picture Of Wash
ington hung with flags.
ALL Fools DAy.-Man with placard
"April Fool" pinned ON back Of coat
Boy pointing TO it and laughing.
ARBoR DAY.-Groupof children plant
ing u young tree.
MAY DAY.-Childrcn with flower gar
lands surrounding one on an elevated
seat, who is being crowned with flowers
by two girls go,
DECORATION DAY. Group of children
with flags and flowers following two
bows who are drawing wagon full of
flowers. The wagon should have tiny
FLAGS at each corner
FOURTH or JULY.-A boy with small
FLAG in buttonholc. firecrckcr IN one
hand, toy pistol IN the other small
cannon near by.
TuANKsGIyNG.-A party OF people
dinner
HARVEST HONE. Group Of boys and
girls carrying fruits and grains.
CHRISTMAS. Santa Claus in the act OF
filing "A row of stockings.
ANNIE l. WILLS.