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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

The question of providing a Irvine sup
ply in time for the next harvest, at the
lowest possible figures should be agi-
tated at once. The Kansas Farmer calls
on the Grange and Farmers Alliance to
take up the matter at once. The proba-
bilities of state manufacture in the peni-
tentiaries are slender at present. A
committee of the Minnesota legislature
reported that 1.-The cost of fitting plant
for Irvine manufacture in the prison of
that state would exceed a million dol
lars, not TO mention the erection of a
building suitable for the purpose. which
will require one of great length" They
also found that ''in consequence of the
cost Of raw material. but a small per
centage of the entire price could be
saved by state manufacture" Evidently
the most important thing, 10 them found
by the aforesaid committee was some
agent or representative of the Irvine
combine who helped them to prepare
their report. The idea of plant and
the necessary machinery TO make bind
ing Irvine costing million dollars is too
absurd to talk about. Alas, for the in
terests of the people as against the
monopolists. ii seems that II were next
to impossible TO find men 10 represent
the former, who are above and beyond
the reach of the influence" of the
latter. Doodle, Doodle. Doodle seems to
be the all-pervading Inspiration.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

dition of affairs in Kansas City business
circles? 1t is alleged by some that the
$4,000, 900 spent annually for drink by
its citizens accounts for it. No doubt it
does have something to do with it. but
the chief cause lies elsewhere Kansas,
that has contributed almost exclusively
to the upbuilding of that city has tired
of the expensive and proftless exercise,
and is turning her attention to the de-
veloping of trade marts within her own
borders. And the more she does it the
more she will want to, because of the
proitableness of the change.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
From the Topeka Cspltal.

From the Topeka Capital
Assistant State Superintendent Geo.
". Jones is very busy now making the
semi-annual apportionment TO the differ
INT counties of the state and expects to
send out the warrants about August 20.
The whole amount to be apportioned Is
k255, 316 so: total school population, 531. :
BIO: per capita, 4s cents. Including the
amount apportioned at the beginning OF
the year the total apportionment for this
gear is S5S77, 2ss 10; per capita. Sl.O1.
The total school population in 1888 was
526, 1874; increase in 1889, 5,176. There
Is also slight increase in the fund for
appointment, so that the per capita Is
exactly the same as last year.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
FARM MORTGAGES.

y comparison OF these ngureS shows
that Kansas has but one-third of the
farm debt of Indiana, less than one-half
of Iowa and Michigan, and only about
one-sixth of the debt of Ohio, considered
one of the most prosperous states in the
union. Kansas, it will be observed, does
not suffer by comparison with older and
generally considered more prosperous
states.
Especially is this true when the pres
ent crop yield of Kansas is taken into
consideration. A careful estimate of
the monetary value of the farm crops of
Kansas for 1889, shows total pro-
duct worth $3.50, 900, 000-enough to
wipe out the total farm mort
gage Indebtedness of the state,
Divide the total product by two
and we have Sl25,000, 900 to apply
to farm mortgages, and S125,0 o.
600 to apply in Improvements on the
farm and to use in the discharge of other
obligations.
How striking the contrast presented
by the foregoing facts when placed
alongside the city bearing the states
good name that sits just over the line.
The number of foreclosure suits in the
Kansas City courts is not equalled by
any other city in the country. 1t is a
frequent occurrence for as many
as twenty foreclosure proceedings
to be commenced in one day.
What has brought on this terrible con-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

The McCune Times concludes
lengthy and well written article on the
subject of Kansas situation and relation
toward Kansas City, Mo-, with the fol-
lowing pertinent and suggestive state
ment. "Kansas is independent of Mis-
souri, and Kansas City, and when they
are made to feel it they will begin to
speak more respectfully of our institu-
tions and cease their interferences. A
few more bright fearless papers like the
Wichita EAGLE enlisted on the defensive
and the thing will be accomplished IN
short order"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

his neck and the doctor gave him some
bile beans and other French and Latin
medicines in the old line. The old gentle
man Is better now, but is "a full fiedged
convert 10 the virtue of Bgown-Sequard;
however, he will take no more biily-goat
elixir as it is too vitaliZing for his delicate
constitution to stand, making his youth
ful vigor too strong. Little lamb elixir
will be strong enough for him the next
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

Just think of it! The single county OF
Jewell in Kansas raised more corn last
year than the combined crop of the six
New England states. "What will the
harvest be" this year? Nevertheless, we
dare say that much Of the canned corn
and other vegetables consumed IN jew
ell, as well as other counties in this state,
is imported from New England.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
= g .. e - -

Ons q the most extraordinary sp@cts.
clss in the history Of tbs xosl1 wAs Tn
Thousand people standing On N imagtn-
arr line asd waiting for the k-gn4l -
cro.s into the promised land q Oklaho-
ma The scenes which followed tbo 81
ing q the signal gaa. tss mad Fsiaa
scro@s country with teams and On ioFse-
back, the raising % fsuts 10 lis lrss A.
iected citr cf Guthrie. sad the gr~1iAi
growth from dzy 20 dsF. formed = ssf'ss
q striking pictures. These ws.s ptse'i''-
graphed aad described by Mr.. HznsA'oa
G Gcks, fer Tke Cosmopolitan Aass--
xsa@, and his work appears II lie oSP
;smber nugah<x.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
Dirsc.ly and Per- monty Pui-

Eis~s CelzsT siTz2A
AK pour grocer whether be buys from
Kansas City and II hs answers yes. tel
him you propose 20 pay TAI IN Kansas
instead Of Missoar1. and ask Linz 70
ratronizs Rzoszs wbosezaIs rasa. VITA
the reauced rate, WichitA can undsrseI
Kansas CITY, and you waste money n
rysrchaxing from Kansas Cgty. No.
deagers, besides losing 10 the stats the
tax OF the wealth created ~ rosr pat
reuzsg
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

The papers published in the towns that
were represented in the freight rate con-
vention at Atchison the other day are
all loud in proclalming the convention a
grand success. Well, the convention did
succeed in converting and organizing
and passing lot of whereas and resolu-
tons, setting forth the facts that the
Missouri river points are Disseminated
against in the matter basing freight
rates by not being Disseminated in favor
of as against Mississippi river points, but
if any success has attended their efforts
toward accomplishing what they want,
it has been withheld from the public.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

The Omaha World-Herald remarks
whenever vacancy occurs the CABINET
has been trained to ask Of the president,
..Hoosier favorite for this placer
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

The action of the Cheney convention
Friday in renominating Hon. Thomas
III. Randall for his own succession to the
board of county commissioners cannot
fail to receive the cordial support Of
every good citizen of the county. The
conscientious, faithful and efficient man.
ner in which he has discharged the du-
ties of the important and responsible DO
sition, the co-custodians of the county's
business and financial interests, is the
strongest recommendation that could be
presented, and in his case it proves fully
satisfactory to the citizens of the county.
That Commissioner Randall will serve
the county another term goes without
aayinp
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
KANSAS IN COMPARISON

Those persons who have considered
the farm mortgages of Kansas as unpre-
the following figures for several states,
given by the Bankers Monthly:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
Blsss You. Tha... Par ofIs

fsrS<ra borg sisrAl
The movement % boycoit Kansas
City in the interest of Kansas towns =
growing more rapidly than 1urdOcks
rebellion. and - more effective.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18
ExCsAHGE SHOTS
yre Not Bailt Tha: Way.

Alex BstsS Il x c. ear.
Wichita's system Of sewerage doesn't
seem 70 be a success after all 81 least
they have not as yet found any dad
men in tie catch basins
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

The action of the governor of Missis-
sippi in attempting to prevent the recent
prize mill, that has now become cele-
brated, from taking place in that state,
and failing-in this, his pursuit of the
offenders against the dignity and laws of
that state, has served as the butt Of many
jokes, but the matter has passed the
joking point for Sullivan. and is no
doubt regarded very seriously by all the
others in any way connected with the
affair. Even the Indictment of the two
principals was at the time regarded by
many as sort of an effort to look seri-
Gus on the part of the court and jury
that had the case in hands. But YER
dict of guilty and sentence of twelve
months in states prison is an outcome
not In the least expected by any one. 1t
looks like pretty severe penalty no
doubt to those who regard the offense
rather in the light of an honorable dis
tination. Whaever the final outcome of
the matter may be il is safe to say that
Mississippi will not be the favorite battle
ground for pugilistS in future.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-18

Richard Hinton, an. expert on matters
pertaining to irrigation, estimates that it
would cost $5O,OO0,C0O to properly irri
gate our arid regions, and that such land
under irrigation would support 100, OOO,
600 people. The estimate is that it would
cost S16 an acre to irrigate land. This
estimate, however, is understood to be
based upon the dam and ditch method.
A considerable portion Of the arid dis
tricts, SO rated, can be successfully irri-
gated from artesian wells, as has been
demonstrated in the southwestern por-
ton Of this state, and at much less cost
than by the conventional mode. The
same authority asserts that irrigation in
India has paid the British government
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19
Doing AnOther's Duty.

Unconscious self betrayal is the most pow.
eriu witness in determining social rank.
The true lady shows her training in every
word and gesture, but the pretenderisto too often
found mapping. A little girl, shopping with
her mother one day, was sitting contentedIy
on counter stool, and watching the people
as they came and went,
Presently she saw lady elegantly dressed,
who stopped at their counter and handed
waterproof aud umbrella to the young girl
in charge.
Take care of the things till | call for
them" she said, in an autocratc tone, and
sailed away.
The bright eyes of the child followed her.
The little face wore look of distress.
"Why, mamma" she whispered, "she didn't
even say please"
Sooner than she had expected, the lady re-
turned.
~ will take my things" shc said.
There was some little delay 10 finding
them.
81 hope you haven't lost or misplaced
them, " she said to the young girl, in a severe
tone.
Neither misfortune had happened; the ar
tCcs were found, and taking them without
n word the lady walked away. This was
more than the child could bear. Leaning over
SO that her sweet face came close to that of the
clerk, she said, graceously, "Thank you"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19

However one may admire Wordsworth,
his egotism occasionally rubs up very rough
ly against our scnsibilities. He told Lamb
one day in the course of conversation that he
considered Shakespeare greatly overrated
There is," said he, ian immensely oftrick
in all Shakespeare wrote, and people are
taken by it. Now, il had mind | could
write exactly like Shakespeare"
"Yes," suffered Lamb in reply: at is
only the mind that is wanting.
He once asked Mrs. Alarc Watts what she
thought the finest elegiac composition in the
English language, and when she timidly
suggested "Lycidas" he replied: "You are
not far from wrong. 1t may, think, be
affirmed that Millions Lycdas' and my
Iaodsmia' are twin immortals. "
How very different was Lambs expressed
estimate of himself! Calling on Wordsworth
one day, he said MIR. Wordsworth, allow
me to introduce to You my only admirer."
1t was also a great pity that Wordsworth
was so very full of shop" on all occasions.
If he had been little more nggardly in
pouring out his productions before his visi-
tors it would have been better for his re-
putatiOn.
Enough is as good as a FEAST Dumas
knew the hapIy mean. and, although such a
charming story teller, saw when to draw the
rein. One evening at party his hostess 80
wearied him with requests to exhibit his
powers in this direction that at last, unable
endure it longer he quietly said;
Every one to his trade, madam The
gentleman who entered your drawing room
just before me is a distinguished artillery
officer. Let him bring a cannon here and
fire it; then | will tell one of my little
stories"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19
Gnrtiral,
THE OLD HOUSE on THE HILL
IA JULIA ERECKINRIDGE.

~ 81 IN hNh' hINhlb"t'
'TiS silent and deserted no,y tI,. Il hans, an, ,h,
hill w. 80"
And thruI-h its hail nurp hrI,,It and ,,,,,. ,I,,r
ShrickS The night wind shrill. 7'''' '''
Upon the lnnrly h,,Tth gt even thrr, IL, mn bl,yrc
Hr, ~ " ~ - " 7
There is mo yoire IA breathe , snny ma hand IN
touch the lyr r" "''"'''' " ''''S Nv nam" u
The trees arc stiiI ys hrrht and nrr,.n tin. birds
I'm, ,,I VIZ N, ,h anu IRE ,r,,,
''' ~ , -, w M"iIl "''I 'hI' II'lT EItthM"u
,,J Ill.,, ma'''i I'm, 70 see: ,..,,.,, , .i,,,. .,
'N''" W." N',ti rmry /" N'''''r i'W "''hll 'he
AL ,nh,.Hl.,,i sui ,,...,.
NV" WI" ,''''i HE, 'hS' one ''"''Ih upon U'"" House
u" ''c NM
There's not a room that ,Intn uut hror "A Stnrv nf
its own.
There's moi "A .rnt that dnth rnt tell nf i,ys mr. snr.
rows ilown. '' ''' ' W '''
Here many :, heart hath ..,rrd I'm lnut and many
hcarr hath br"kr. ''"' ''''" many
And Who can trl tIr words uf hiss tI. yu,II, r.
here Irh Sn"kr@ '''''' Wv ''''''- ~ '''
And there the grcy-hairrd sire hath knrlt among
E,.r.iH th,. i,r,,. gG KY ,,. ,r, ,,, ,,r
''"'T'il w l"iE VI" Si""""! ut'> uI' H"tllHr
All n "n,M nj rhm,o, tho holt. ,ro damn, md
All "Uult'i'n 'a'H'I-r w nuns "i' """P anu
And .iI,t ,',,,' t,. ii ,,,'' t, lJ tt,
a., In. IIiii ''F' '''''' !" '''" Wv ''' ''''''
v" wv ''''
The hill above the river stood AZ midnight We
might hear
The flowing uf the randi stream distinct and Inv
and clear:
And when thr moon rose nm i'm heaven brurath
hrrplarid beam
We might have seen fine Inuir bri,Iur like a white
oath in th,. stream
The mountains blur stretched far ornuud-,s far
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19
4 NEW MRS. PARTINGTON.
ShiIIRber's Famous Character in Real
Life in massachusetts Town.

Mrs. Thrifty, an excellent and prosper.
Gus widow woman" who keeps store in
a famous and mvorite Massachusetts town,
has genius in language which would set a
new Mrs. PartiAgtOn up in business. She
used to come to Boston with great regular
ity to make her purchases. Now" she
said not long ago to her city visitor, There
amt much need of my roin' to Boston with
so many of these drummers comm around.
And yet I'm goin' there soon to reiurnish my
stock of dittoes.'
Your stock of what Mrs Thrifty"
"Dttoes. All sorts of things, you know"
ooh, yes"
The visitor could imagine what "dittoes"
were. But it WAS the first time she had
heard them called by that name.
Yes" Mrs. Turiity went on. 81 like to go
to Boston first rate. When | git there the
first thing do is to take one of them ERE
hoodIumo and then drive all around town"
The visitor was about TO faint. lie spec
tacle of the excellent Mrs. Thrifty driving
around Boston with a hoodlum was too
much for her cOmposurc And she looked
so much At q loss to know what was meant
that Mrs. Thrifty explained
"Why, mean one of those new tangled
one horse cab carriages. / want to know if
you don't know what hoOdlum is
"Oh, Mrs. Thrifty, you mean a hcrdic!"
"A-a what? Well, when was there they
called 'em hOOdlums"
Useless to Try to convince her; and no
doubt the next time she comes 10 Boston TO
buy dittoes, she will stand in front of the Old
Colony station and call for hoOdlum.
When her conversation with Mrs. Thrifty
had reached this point the city visitor
thought best to change the subject, and re-
lated her own experience during her last
summers vacation, when she went up the
Hudson river and made tour through the
Adirondacks.
And did you climb the cascades?" asked
Mrs. Thrifty
"I-I-Oh, the cascades were very beauti-
full. Mrs. Thrifty-very beautiful"
The city visitor felt that he had got out of
a scrape with this evasive answer. But she
doesn't know to This day Just what the excel.
lent woman meant by climbing the cas-
Caies'
This lady was not related to the one who,
after looking over the books on the counter
at one of the book stores the other day step
ped up to the clerk and asked
Have you 'cometh ?"
"Cometh, ma'amy don't know of any
book by that name"
ooh, don't you? Well, saw book here
called Goethe and l thought likely there
was companion book by the name, OF
'Cometh ""-BoSt0n Transcript
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19

A large crowd of people attracted my al
tention about o'clock this evening on Main
street, says Il Johnstown letter to the Phila-
delphia Inquirer. On going closer l noticed
that number of men and women were sur
rounding dog, on which each and every
one OF the crowd were anxious to lavish at
tentions and eudearing terms more appropri-
ately bestowed upon II hvOrlte child than
upon an animal.
Come here, Romeo my noble old dog y
said one woman.
Give me a kiss there is dear. All, Ro-
meo,' said another, "it was u pity job nstowu
had not more such noble creatures as you are
aud there would not be so many people dead
here now"
The dog, IL beautiful water spaniel whose
fur was clipped ST. Ms to give him the appear
ance of a miniature lion, stood as quiet and
digniticd among the people as if he under
stood each word addressed to him, taking the
evidences OfappreCiatiOn Ms matters ofcourse
which he had every right to expect. Soon
understood what it all meant.
Romeo belongs to Mrs. e. F. Kress, of
Washington street, Johnstown. The day
the ilOod-gates of the South Fork reservoir
broke loose that lady went to the house of
her sister, Mrs. A. G. Kress, on Main street,
taking the dog with her. While there the
awfully disastrous waters came sweeping
down upon them from Conemaugh, SO that
all the people in the house were compelled to
get upon the roof There were seven in the
party and Romeo made a good eighth.
But soon the terrible waves and floating
debris raised horrible havoc with the build
ings. Suddenly big wave dashed upon the
root. Mrs. CT. kress was knocked off her
place of refuge aud rapidly iloated along with
the wild stream. No human being attcmnt-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19

| have been making study OF noses lately,
and really it's astonishing to find how large
proportion of the noses are twisted to one side
or the other Try to find the medan line of
aperson's face by tracing it from the tip of
his nose and see how you come out Many
people who imagine that their noses are
perfectly straight would find by close in
spection that those appendages gee or haw
little-perhaps to their amusement and may
be to their chagrn.
A Portland dentist tells story to the
point. Says he after had fitted set of
false teeth to lady, she exclaimed, Why
you haven't got the middle of the set in the
middle of my face 7"
Il looked again and thought had.
"But just look at my noseH said she.
The middle of the set certainly is not in
line with the middle of my nose
THAT may be-" said |, but your nose
"' Do you mean to tell me that my nose
amt straight
az think you will find that such is the
case
GLOW much is your bill? III pay 1t, and
you can keep your old teeth
She paid the bill, threw down the set, and
tiounced out,'as angry as an angry woman
could be. She went home, her friends told
her how foolish she was, she lay awake all
night, and the next day came back, appolo.
gizied and had her work finished"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19

"Have you got that famous mnce pie re-
cipe of yours, Maria ?"
YES. WhyY It's rather late for mince
pie"
81 was just reading here about burglar
who got into house in New Jersey He
got hold of some mince pie, and the
paper says-here it is: an the morning he
was found seated in the middle of the kitchen
floor, in IL dazed and helpless condition, and
he fell an easy prey to the officers"
"Well, what has"
"Just make some of your mince pies and l
won't buy that burglar alarm"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-19
VARIETIES.

If you could make pudding wi thinkin'
O the batter it 'ud be easy gettin' dinner.
We can do more good in being good than
in any other way.
Mrs. Brnkly says she tells her husband
everything she knows" Then Mrs. Brink
can't Tell him tmuch. He doesn't know any
thing"
-Teacher-"What influence has the moon
upon the tide?" High School Girl-"I don't
know exactly what effect it has on the tide,
but it has tendency to make the united aw-
fu spooney"
Young Husband-"What You are 25
years old to-dayw "Why, yon told me
year ago, just before the wedding, that you
were only 90" Young wife (wearily)-"I
have aged rapidly since married"
Mamma Bobby, notice that your lit
tie sister took the smaller apple. Did you
Bohby-"Yes, told her she could have the
little one or none, and she chose the little
oae."
-"Good-morning, Mr.. Oatcake. What
brings you back to the city so soon ?"
Farmer Oatcake-"Waal, Pm going to
have good many more summer board
ers than expected so you might send me
ten more cases o. canned vegetables ~
We wish the unsatistied boys on the
farms could get clear glimpses Of the young
lawyer wearing ont the window stills of his
office with his heels, vainly wondering when
his first client will come or see the young
doctor eXhausting all of his patience before
The first patient comes
The nsmaller plant is when set out, the
better 1t is, providing it is stocky and well
rooted. The tomato may, however, be ex-
cepted, as, il very long, they can be set near
ly their whole length in the ground, and they
will form roots the length of the stock 80
imbcdded and stand any amount of drought.
-Wife-"Cyrus, am sure young Spoon
amore is becoming serious in his attentions
to Susie" Husband -"Nonsense What
makes you think so ?" "He wears new
necktie every time he comes" do you
think Susie cares anything for him ?" Il
know she does. She hasn't eaten an onion
this spring"
-Angelina-"And now that you have
visited her school, Edwin, what is your de-
cision regarding Madame Francois for our
childrens AS to discipline, does she give
that proper attention." Edwin-"Indeed
she does, my dear. l was there the whole
morning, and the madam seemed to devote
the entire time to preserving order"
"A life without suffering would he like
picture without shade. The pets of Nature,
who do not realize what suffering is can not
realize it, have always a certain rawness, like
foolish landsmen who laugh at the terrors of
the ocean because they have neither expert
ence enough to know what those terrors are,
nor brain enough to imagine them.