Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-09

that is what Ed Henley says.
Observations taken from an elevated
position in tree now reveals the fact that
the railroads instead of being as in years
past, the state of Kansas are now only a
part of said commonwealth.
E. \. Warden says the farmers club of
St. Marks have bought 5000 worth of
twine for binding their wheat this year.
He thinks the farmtrs' club saved 5000 by
thus uniting to purchase their binding
Irvine.
Robert Dean says Sedgwick county will
have the incest court house in the west.
The court house at Denver, Col, he
thinks a magnificent structure. 1t is not
exactly ike ours, yet they look alike. The
Denver house has galvanized iron, where
the Wichita edlfice has carved stone. A
difference Mr.. Dean thinks in favor OF
our building.
One would think after reading some of
the newspapers that all the other cities in
Kansas are in agony for fear that Wichita
will get an even show with Kansas City in
the matter of railroad rates It is my
opinion that the entire people of Kansas,
with the exception OF the paid lackeys of
the railroads, are willing that Wichita
shall have justice in this matter.
The accommodating agent of the A, T.
& S. T. railroad in this city, W. D. Muir
dock, says he built him comfortable
home on the corner of Wabash and Central
avenues, and he will be obliged to desert
it unless the dam in Chisholm creek is re-
moved When the dam is full Of water it
backs up in the ditch on Central avenue to
Wabash, and Mr. Murdoch says the stencil
is almost unbearable.
Charity is great and good thing. 1t
appears to me that real charitable per-
son is sure to reach heaven; but a good
deal of the charity in Wichita may be
illustrated thus: A is unfortunate and
loses his cow, when 3 starts out with a
Subscription paper" and bulldozes all
the other letters of the alphabet to sub
scribe money not only enough to buy
another COW but to pay HIM (B) for his
trouble.
David NJ. Dale-"Well, well, Marsh
Murdoch commenced to hammer on this
rate business years ago, when we all
laughed at him for his efforts, and now we
have gotten there. We ought to give
Marsh medal. Yes, sir, the argument of
the railroad commission is unanswerable.
Glorious Kansas and all honor to the
brave commissioners who have proven
true to their trust in the face OF form
liable opposition"
Henry Williams, of GODDARD. says the
farmers of Attica township estimate their
wheat crop this year at one hundred and
twenty thousand bushels. That is count
ing twenty bushels per acre, and Henry
says the yield will exceed that by ten
bushels. These wheat fields in southern
Kansas represent more than Gold. They
are the budding happiness of mankind,
and in their golden expanse is concealed
the son and benediction Of age and the
Joyous laughter of childhood.
Ex- Mayor George Riley, of Caldwell, is
going to take lessons in bicycle riding, af-
ter which he will once week ride from
Caldwell to kingfisher and return.
Charles Sumner Eby is warm friend of
the ex-mayor, and that is what prompted
him to advise George not to undertake it.
Mr.. Eby says that bicycles are constructed
so that when man takes a header he is
not DETECTED from the line of gravitation.
He thinks, owing to this fact, that his
friend Riley's go pounds avoirdupois
should not take the risk of trip to King
fisher on bicycle.
A man from kiEgman remarked to me
the other day that brains were not in de-
ma1d in Kansas Hs said men of ability
were set aside for mediocres and that he
was at loss how TO account for such
condition of affairs. told him that in my
opinion the world generally sized a man
up for about all he is worth and that
these men whom he called mediocres may
have elements of greatness undiscovered
by him. l advised him if he possessed
any real ability that he should toot his
own horn, for l had always observed that
this cold matter of fact world never dis
commodes itself to discover great men.
l wouldn't invest five cents in a magnify
ing glass for any such purpose.
Levy McLaughlin-"I am of the opinion
that wheat sowed the latter part of August
makes a better winter pasture than blue
grass. c. c. Phillips pastured four horses
and eight cows on eight acres Of wheat all
winter and up to about ten days ago when
he sowed the same ground to millet
L tell you cheap feed for
stock in winter, that is sorghum.
Last summer raised fifteen acres OF sor-
ghum and cut it after the seed was formed.
| stacked it in the field in little hand
stacks and hauled it in by putting rope
around the stacks and hitching a horse to
il. That was a convenient way to get it
in. | wintered fifteen head of horses and
thirty head OF cattle on that sorghum hay
and this spring the cattle were fat enough
for the butcher"
2. NJ. johnson, cattle buyer for the
Dolds, says the great packing house in
this city are nov butchering about three
thousand hogs week, and one hundred
and fifty cattle. Mr.. Johnson says the
matter Of asupply of hogs for the Wichita
packing houses is practically settled
Dold's have paid good prices but a
good many shippers do not like
to come where there is only one
packing house. MIR. johnson thinks that
when the Whitaker plant is ready for
packing the two houses will not be able TO
take care Of the stock that viii be mar
keted here. He gives il as bis opinion that
in very short time Wichita will be the
third great packing center In America and
in less than five years the meat packing
interest here VIII add $4,000 population TO
Wichita
T. o. Hoss-'Yes, look for good deal
OF rain during harvest this year but wheat
in sboct Is NOT Ifkalv IN be i-1iu-ed very