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Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

When asked how she made the crops.
Miss Smith said: Il hired the hoeing done,
and did the blowing myself until | had the
house built Iplowed day after day. None
of Us were ever sick day in our lives, and
never lost a day out of the crop except
when [ was away on business We never
had doctor in the house till this winter,
and he came to see mother, who is now
eighty-two years old.
I'VE raised this year five bales Of cotton,
about two hundred bushels of corn, oats
and fodder, enough for the stock, potatoes,
sorghum strip, hogs and chickens, and
wove the cloth we needed. We don't buy
any thing now but coffee and -four. We
used to raise wheat but there IS so much
trouble to get it threshed that we buy flour
now to save trouble. It is no more trouble
! to raise wheat than it used to be. The
| farmers put their cotton seed all on the cot
ton land, and expect the other land to make
wheat without the seed, and it won't
bring it.
''Some years we don't make so much as
others, but have never lost a crop. ldon't
subsoil the land, and don't use any turn
plow. We just watch the crop and work it,
When | go to the station | see fifty men
standing around doing nothing, and know
most OF them ought TO be at work at home
That is the trouble. 1t takes work to make
crops"
Mrs. Smith, the aged mother of Miss
Jane, brought out an Irish spinning wheel
seventy-twO years old and of a peculiar
pattern. 1t spun more even thread than
the other and worked with treadle
Among her household relics was patch
work quilt made of English caicoes before
the revolutionary war. The was
made with linen warp and printed il
elaborate patterns. The quilt was yellow
with age, and had been hid in a cave with
other goods to keep them out of reach Of
the Tories.
Miss Smith is known throughout Talbot
County, and her independence and success
have won great respect for her among the
neighbors, among whom her history is
quoted as an example. She and her sister
took special pride in showing their handi-
work in the elaborate counterpanes and
other fabrics, as they said they did not wish
people to think that they could not do fine
work because they had done so much farm
work that is usually done hy men.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
THINGS IN GENERAL.

The underground apartments of China
town, San Francisco, are said to contain al
least two thousand Mongols who never come
10 the surface
WHEN Frenchman takes down his tele-
phone, instead of saying Hello, who is
this.' he says: ITO whom have the honor
of speaking!'
\ MARVEL of delicate skill in the manu-
facture Of jewelry is a miniature watch Sc,
in the form Of seal il rings, which are
much worn nowadays.
A BRONZE statue Of William Penn nearly
forty feet high and weighing over thirty
tons. Is being completed for the closk tower
of the new city hall of Philadelphia.
ST. Louis has the first crematory institu-
ton of its kind in the West, and it is said to
be the most complete In the country The
building fund has over four hundred sub
scribers.
THERE were landed at Castle Garden last
year 450S45 foreign immigrants, an increase
over 1886 of 1851, and they represent near
y every known nationality, including las
Icelanders, 29S Maltese and II New Zes-
landers.
AN extract from surgical journal gives
an account OF the preservation of boys
thumb, that had been severed from his
hand, by the simple process of securing il
to the stump and bandaging. The same pa
per declares that in many cases severed
fingers ar needlessly sacrificed.
AMONG the many fashionable fsncies of
the East is late and unique one known as
the rose ball. At this sort of an enter
tainment the presence OF a man is not per
mitted. Fifty ladies comprise the company,
half of whom are required 10 masquerade
as men. except in the matter of trousers, a
neat ball skirt being substituted therefor.
4 NEW ORLEANS lady is in receipt OF
very comfortable income from the writing
OF obituary poetry, for which she is rarely
gifted She has the happy faculty of ex-
pressing other peoples woes IN easy verse
and with graceful nournfulness and de-
lection that is highly satisfactory 70 the
principals. 4 number of barGs better
known 20 fame might be pleased to hear of
this practical mode of turning their imsgin-
AIRY misery 10 substantial account
a NEW society fad OF Baltimore is called
pig party. Every body at party is re-
CURED 10 draw, with pencil on white paper,
two pigs The drawing must be made with
out taking the pencil off the paper The
second drawing must be made with the eyes
blindfolded, after which the paper must be
signed The fun comes when "a comparison
Of the drawing takes place, and the prize in
competition j. given 10 the GraUghtsnan of
the best pig. The person who makes the
worst d-ayxinG il ealsd the niSI
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
When On 60

North, east. south CT west, be sure you
make no mistake The oldest line IS tie
best. Giant locomotives: elegant cars. in
Guiding free Reclining Chair and Pullman
Palace Sleeping coaches: steel rails: rock
ballast: iron bridges: commod3cus station
houses; the finest railway eating houses n
TIE world; gentleulanly employees: train
conductors and train cashiers, 10 insure
both safety of the train and ample atEeu-
ton TO passen gers the mos perfect sys-
TEN Of train diSpatching and baggage
checking kuowu-these arr some OF the
features which warrant those who travel
in going via the Atchisoa. Topeka s. Santa
Re railroad For the fullest possible in
formation as 20 routes. rates. dates and
distances. call On w ID. MCEDoCE,
Passenger and Ticket Agent, IN North
Main 81, Union Depo; and Douglas avenue
staten dis Il
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
n meridian in the Indian

4
TERRITORY: which last described two
acres are hereby reserved for government
use and controD, will at and after the hour
Of twelve O'Clock noon, Of the twenty-sec-
ond day of April next, and not before. be
open for settlement, under the terms OF
and subject TO, all the conditions, hmlta-
tons and restrictions contained IN sald
act Of congress approved March second,
eighteen hundred and eighty mine, and the
laws of the United States applicable there
to.
And it is hereby expressly declared and
made known that no other parts or por-
tons of the land embraced within the ln-
dian Territory than those herein specl1-
cally described. and declared to be open TO
settlement at the time above named ana
fixed, are to be considered as open to set
Element under this proclamation or the act
of March second, eighteen hundred ana
eighty aforesaid; and
Warning is hereby again expressly gwen
that no person entering upon and occupy
ing said lands before said hour OF twelve
o'clock noon, of the twenty-second day OF
April, A. ID. eighteen hundred and eighty
nine, hereinbefore fixed. will ever be per-
mitted TO enter any of said lands or ac-
quire any rights thereto, and that the OF
ficers of the United States viii be required
to strictly enforce the provision of the act
of Congress TO the above effect.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed
Done at the City of Washington, this
twenty-third day of March, in
the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty
fsEALl nine, and of the Independence OF
the United States the one hun
dred and thirteenth.
BENZ. HARRISON.
By the President:
JAMES 6. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
Frisco Line to 81, Louis and the East.

frisco Line TO 81 LOUIS Anu tHs East.
The St. Louis Sc San Francisco railway
is now the only line running Pullman
Palace sleeping cars from Wichita to st.
Louis without change; and In addition TO
this service they also run elegant free re-
Ginning chair cars and handsome Gay
coaches between the two mentioned cities
The Frisco line is the shortest and
quickest line under one management be-
tween Wichita and st. Louis, and has for
years furnished TO its patrons an unsur
passed through train service, not being
dependent upon connecting lines TO make
a through route as is the case with other
lines, consequently the delays so ve1atious
to travellers are not encountered. Only
che change of cars to Boston, New York
and other principal intermediate cities.
Trains leave Oak street union depot at
1910 a. N. and 10 P. m
For lowest rates. maps, time tables and
any other general information call upon or
address w d. Murdoch, passenger and
ticket agent, No, IL y. Main st.
d. WIsHABT,
Genl Pass. Agt., st. Louis No
W c. MELVILLE
Travelling Pass. Agt., st. Louis, No.
d. II
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
WICHITA. KANSAS
EVERYDAY Takes

The Chicago, Kansas g. Nebraska rail-
way tSt. Joseph e. Iowa Railroad Co.,
iessee), is the best equipped line west OF
fhe Missouri river Our equipment was
built expressly for this line by the Pull
man Palace Car Company, which is guar
antee to the travelling public that 1t Is
strictly first class You Will find all Of our
coaches elegantly upholstered and very
comfortable in every particular II you
are going to any part Of Kansas or Nebras.
ka. or to any point east, remember you will
never regret having started right, by TAX
ing tie Chicago, Kansas Sc Nebraska rail-
way. (Rock Island Route. For further
particulars address Jno. Sebastian. g. T. s.
P. A, Topeka. Kan. 6oI
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

Ren. registers for sale a. this oEce.
Orders b. mail viii receive prompt atfsa
ton address the Wichita EAGLE. Wica-
iia, Kan- s5u
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
Look Here.

Only s23 round trip 10 Denver. Pueblo
and Colorado Springs. and 50 5oround trip
TO Salt Lake and Ogden, via the Missouri
Pacific railway, the new short line Pull
man sleepers run through l2o-t
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

Wedding and Party Invitations, en-
grayed CT printed, .. the Wichita EAGLE
ofEea asz Il
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

Blank charters and al kinds q leza
blanks for sale BY
TEE WICHITA EAGLE.
d7It = Wichita, kansA1
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

Engraved CALLING cards az tie
Wichita EAGLE 5fice, cSS e
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
LA w Y e r S.
- r E a L e S T A T E -
A G. IN T S.

We carry com plete line Of all kinds Of Books
and Blanks such as are used by Real Estate Agents
consisting OF Deeds Mortgages. Abstracts. Receips
Books. Note Books. Rent registers, Notary Public
Records and Blanks Contract Books. Pocket Real
Estate Books for Farm and City property. etc. Or.
ders by mail promptly attended 20. Address
THE WICHITA EAGLE,
WICHITA KANSAS
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
Notice TO stockholders
GENERAL OFFICES OF
The DENVER, MEMPHIS &

AILANIIL hAILWAI %.
WINFIELD, Kan, March II. lsS9 J
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Denver. Memphis & Atlantic Rail-
way company for the election of officers
for the ensuing year and for the traDsac-
ton Of such other business as may come
before the meeting, will be held 81 the
Office Of said company in the city Of Win
field, Kan, on Wednesday, the 3-d day Of
April next. a. d. Is9e. at 10 O'Clock a. m,
or az any hour thereafter that quorum
may be present The stock books Of said
company were closed March ], lss9.
GEO J. GoCLD, President
GEO. c. SMITH, Secretary. dl0o l9t
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

Take the new short Ene, c. K & y.
Rock Island route, TO Kansas City, st
Joseph, Chicago aud St Louis U<S
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
CszrsrR.

Engraved CALLING cards-a. the
W ichita EAGLE Office d53 Il
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

al long said line to a point where the same
iutersects the west line of the lands set
apart as a reservation for the Pawnee In
dians by act of congress April tenth, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-slX, being the
range line between ranges four and five
east OF the Indian meridian; thence south
on same line TO point where the same
intersects the middle of the main channel
OF the Cimarrou river; thence up said river
along the middle of the channel Thereof, TO
a point where the same intersects the
range line between range one east and
range one west being the Indian merchant
which line forms the western boundary of
the reservation set apart respectively for
the Iowa and kickapoo Indians, By execu-
tive orders dated respectively, August
fifteenth, eighteen hgEdred and eighty
three; thence south along said range line
or meridian to point where the same III
tersects the right bank of the north fork
Of the Canadian river: thence up
said river, along the right bank thereof, to
a point where the same is interseeted by
the west line Of the reservation occupied
by the Citizen band of Pottawatomies and
the absent Shawnee Indians, set apart IN
Ger the provisions of the treaty of FebTu-
airy -, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
between the United States and the Potta-
watomie tribe OF Indians. and referred to
in the act OF congress approved May TWEEN
ty-three, eighteen hundred and seventy
two: thence south along the said west line
of the aforesaid reservation TO a point
where the same intersects the middle Of
the main channel OF the Canadian river:
thence up said river. along the middle OF
the main chsnnel thereof, 10 a point oppo-
site the place OF beginning and thence
north 10 the place of beginning Saving
aud excepting one acre of land in square
form IN the northwest corner of section
nine. in township sixteen north, range two
west. Of the Indian meridian IN Indian
Territory; and also one acre of land IL the
southeast corner OF the northwest quarter
OF section fifteen, township sixteen north,
range seven west. Of the In
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04

dus
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

to the representative Of the Law. Let me
remind you Of it"
~ do not know by what right you Ques-
ton me upon what passes IN my house, and
I find your i~nQuisitiveness offensive"
"There can be no offense in the exercise
OF . legal mission, I invite you to answer
me and to do it politely"
"Set me the example by not mixing your
self in my affairs without being asked"
81 am obliged to mix myself in your A.
Airs, answered the prosecutor. becoming
impatient; "before going farther in this A.
fair l had a wish to talk with you in the
hope that the explanations that you might
. given me would put me In q position
to calm the anxiety Of . justly alarmed
family; but your answers justify all sup
positions"
What suggestions do you allude tof"
asked Gustave Brownlow.
You have killed your wife,"
You are %impudent, SIR"
"Take care, sir; you insult me-"
at was you who insulted me first by
throwing in my face an allegation unbe-
coming among well-bred people. Name two
Of your friends; I will put them in relation
with my own and to them we will submit
our difference"
"What! A challenged! You may retire,
sir. Ishall find . way TO make you speak"
at was not worth while to disturb me il
you had nothing else to tell me-"
The two interlocutors coldly separated.
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07
FARM I'M

The most useful implement on q
farm Is q level head.
Old ducks never get lice. The oily
nature Of their feathering prevents
vermin.
TO exterminate moths from trunks
and chests, wash well with bora1
water. and after drying use benzina.
Air and sun we'll before using.
always have . nice bunch Of hay
before the cali. to induce her to eat.
thereby expanding the stomach" adj
.vises b cattle breeder.
Select seed carefully. and keep Sc
lecting. Build up. Pedigree in corn
is just as valuable as pedigree in the
shorthorn or P0land-C hina--Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
More sheep die in the spring from
indigestion than from any other cause
whatever. according to the Michigan
Farmer. and this is due generally to
the innutritious food. as straw. poor
hay. ETC.. which they are compelled to
eat to sustain life.
Fried Fish: See that the slices are
cut across the body. if pieces Of a large
fish are used. Wipe dry. Egg and
crumb. as for other fried articles. Fry
in deep fat. which must be smoking
hot. using a frying basket. Set it back
q little after the first, and cook for five
minutes.
Poultry Is generally the most neg
lected of all farm stock, while. in pro-
portion to cost, it cPu be made the
most profitable. Putting . hen at fifty
ceuts, she ought 10 pay a net profit Of
twice her value in a year. and she will
do it easily if given a fair chance.
As the season advances all the ami
mails upon the pasture or range should
be freely supplied with salt Hogs
should have a good supply Of a mix
ture of salt. ashes and charcoal. Also.
an occasional lick of salt and sulphur;
charcoal and ashes aid the digestion.
while sulphur has a tendency to give a
healthy tone to the pores of the skim
Farmer and Stockman.
Don't be afraid of ''burning up
your crop by using too much manure.
It is q myth that ma~terializes.
The only way to ''burn up" q crop is
by neglectiag it. Plenty Of manure,
and the soil kept loose on the surface.
will always give good results. Con-
centrate your work on a small space.
and aim to leave the soil richer after
the removal Of every crop.
1T is very easy to v feed a brood
of young chicks. This produces vari-
W. diseases-dysentery. which de-
stroys SO many; paralysis. which pre-
vents the use of the limbs and causes
the chicks to flutter about helplessly
and perish; apOplexy. which cause
them to fall over and die suddenly,
and others which kill oil fully one half
of them. A chick. or a Young turkey.
or duck requires a little food and often;
q tablespoonful is enough for a dozen
of them. and the food should be given
six times q day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07
"PERxrf NE 10 REMARK 10 YoU, SIR"

are aAoat; but it Is said that for several
days she has been absent from her home.
and they even 90 % far q to accuse you Of
. crime. lido not doubt for . moment that
all these rumors are without foundation.
But If you are willing 70 give me an expla-
nation Of your wife's absence, Ishall then
be able to contradict Ill tho reports which
are allost on her account, reassure public
opinion and calm the fears Of the people"
Mr.. Brownlew rose, and in few words
put an end to the chiefs visit.
Ihave no explanation - give you, SIR"
said he, concerning the disappearance Of
Mrs. Brownlow. Tho fact Of her being alb
sent can not constitute On my part IN in
fraction against the laws or regulations Of
the police, and If ! am accused Of . crime,
it is the business Of the proper authorizes
to fine the proof"
After this the chief Of police had nothing
else 70 do but retire He had gathered NO
information to satisfy public curiosity, but
to put his responsibility at cover he made
out . long report upon al the rumors Of
the quarter, upon the conversation he had
had with the accused, and he gave . cor
rect plan Of the situation OF the house.
This was the drst part Of the brief.
The press could remain silent no longer
upon the event Several journals had 10
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07
ABOUT HOUSEKEEPING.

BE CONTINUE
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

Miss Parioa Tells Why 1t II - BE Pre-.
ferred to Boarding.
Iismanagement and Incidence In two Of
the great causes Of failure in housekeeping.
People do not always begin in the right
way. They frequently use 80 much money
in the first year as to become disheartened.
Unable or unwilling to economic, they
surrender their house and turn to some
body TO make . home for them where the
expense shall not be 50 great. But they
would rather keep their house, much rath-
err; and. were they courageous enough to
resolve o retrenchment, all might be well
in the end. 1t is the first years that are the
most trying. Estimates Of tho rent, cost of
furnishing, fuel, lights, service and some
few other things can be made, but the little
unexpected expenses are source OF surprise
and encouragement.
When ~retrenchment 10 discussed the Az
srsge husband is apt to urge . reduction
Of the expense of the table, yet he Is quick
to object to any change which viii deprive
him Of the food he likes OF thinks he re-
quires. A concession here BY the husband
and there by the wife, and instead Of fail
ure W. should have success in housekeep-
ing. If either be indolent, however, the
fault must be overcome, or . perfectly
happy home is not to be expected. Some
thing which should be provided or aone to
conduce to the comfort Of the family ID miss
ing or postponed. In time the eyes are
turned toward the beacon set upon the
clearinghouse, and another failure in
housekeeping is to be recorded.
Despite all evidence to the contrary, how
ever, 1 am firm in my belief that housekeep-
ing IN general is not, all things considered,
q RosvsNoA ThA A~a~A ~,r:An - Az A-->A 49,
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07
As HOES.

How q Lessen land Labor In the Perform.
anco Of Farm work.
I have narrowed my potatoes for
twenty years-lOng before I had q
smoothing harrow. Since l have had
the latter implement 1 use it for both
corn and potatoes. As I plant my pota-
toes very early and they are some time
coming up l run the harrow over them
before the vines appear. then again
soon after they are up. lplant in drills.
with the rows two and one-half feet
apart. In about a week o. ten days.
according to the weather. and the
starting Of the weeds, I the Guilt
vator through. and before they start
again l run through with a horseshoe.
I then run through with = double-mold-
board pillow. which will do about all the
killing needed; but il the weeds start
again before the vines are too large. ]
run through with the horseshoe again,
set so as to hill more. II the rows arc
just far enough apart the pillow works
splendidly. With corn. l run the har-
row before the corn is up. and then
follow up with . weeder. unless the
ground is very free from stones. II it il
20, the harrow can be used until the
corn is six inches high. II the ground is
stony, the weeder is better. as it can be
lifted over any distractions. and can
be used until the corn is one foot high.
l then use the hoe rs long as needed.
II these machines have been used at q
proper time-ssy, just as the weeds are
breaking through the gr0und-there
will be NO further trouble with weeds.
I'll do not want to SOW grass seed. /
hill q little, and that covers all the
weeds in the rows. One advantage OF
this system is that I use no hand labor:
which costs too much. Another ad.
Vantage is that M can choose . hot.
dry sunny forenoon and 20 over all
the ground. while il the work Is done
BY hand. rain may overtake him. and
the weeds may get large and grow all
the better for the hoeing. know of
NO soils On which one can not use. at
least, two OF the implements named,
and these used at . proper time and in
proper way will always take the
place Of the hand hoe. One should IL.
ways remember that they must be used
before the wseds get much of q start
they will often help the
weeds along. They can be used in hill
culture a. well - in drill. They can
entirely supplaat hand labor. never
dse the hoe to plant o. cultivate after
the crop is up. As I have said, lido
not believe any farmer can afford to
use hand labor as it is too expensive.
1 man must use his brains il he wants
70 succeed with q machine, A harrow
Or . weeder run overa piece of corn or
potatoes on . hot. dry sunny day At
the proper time, will kill all the weeds;
but il used on q vet day or after the
weeds : up it Is worse than useless.
II W. Curtis, in Rural New Yorkae
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

Cincinnati has the champion absentmind-
ed man. A gentleman living in the suburbs
went in . store on Walnut street 70 make q
few purchases. The only iightin the store
was . candle standing On the counter near
the money-drawer. After making his pur.
chases he handed heproprietor . bin, and
after returning him the change the propri-
etorw walked to the rear Of the store 70 NJ
range something when suddenly he was left
in the dark. He started toward the counter,
and CROPPING around It found, not the candle,
but the change. II struck him then that
probably The man in . 1T Of abseut-minded-
ness, had taken the candle instead Of his
change. Ho started out sitter him, and
catching mp with him saw that he had the
bundle in one hand and the candle in The
other. After a~pologizing for the mistake
the stranger took his change and gave back
the candle.