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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

fashion OF the day, her entire collection be
ing comprised of watches 10 such shapes rs
skulls, cofiins, etc Besides being fashioned
into various uncanny shapes, many of the
collection were provided with panoramic
views Of hell, Ia Daute's Inferno" Col.
lecting watches was not confined to royalty
of continental Europe alone, but was also
great fad among the srist0craey of the Brit
sh isles.
LIKE A SKULL
In 1887 Mary Queen Of Scots presented her
maid, Mary LetoGn, with the famous Me
nlento Mori. silver watch Of rare work
rnauship. shaped ike "a skull This famous
relic is still in existence ana was on exhibi.
bition at the Peterborough England exhi-
bition, which was held IN memory Of the
three bundredth anniversary OF the execgi-
ton and burial Of Mary 4 description 81
the relic can best be given in the Language
of one Of the many letter writers who saw {;
upon the occasion mentioned
The watch" says the writer. bias a silver
casing IN form OF skull. which separates a,
the jaws 20 az 10 expose the dial which Ia
also OF silver, occupying about the position 81
the palate and IS fixed IN golden circle with
the hours ia Eosnau letters. The movement
appropriately occupies the place u the brains.
but is iDciOsed in beB, filing the hollow Of
the skull. which bell IL struck by the hammer
70 sound this hours. The case Is highly orna-
mented with fine engraving, showing on the
front Of the skull, Death, standing between
cottage and a palace in the rear IL Time, de-
voUring ali things; on one aide Of the UPPER
part Of the skull are Adam and Eve ia the
Garden Of Eden, with tho serpent tempting
Eve; on the opposite side the scenes Of the
crucifiriop are represented inside the plate
or lid Is the holy family ia the stable with
the infant Jesus in the rnanger and angels I'D
ruinister!ng 70 him. In tbs distancr are tns
shepherds with their focss, etc" TIE case
and works ara sad 10 bs ia a. good repair
now a. they ~srs 800 years ago, when tas
Queen Of Scot placad it in the hands u hsr
favorits Of the four Marys who were her
maids Of honor.
The invention Of the watch dates but 10
year. before the death Of the Queen IL sco.s,
for Der collection contained many rare exam
ples 81 tie Js~e.ers' skill She had rstcn.s
In tie hds Of her snus and p>rfgrns boIss, ia
the pornroels Of her saddies Ia ths heads q
hair pins and ia vario7s other unlocked fer
plAees
Clzr5es ', after his retirezoea; from tie
throne 20 a monastery became q wstch col
hector ard srent gre&, deal q rs tine ia
vain attempts 20 rr.Axs Eis watches eorrsspoDd
WITH each osber ia tie matter u tirnsksepsng.
monk VITO had entered TIE cell Of CHARTS
70 pay him friendly v.zit aocidsnsaily uy@<:
tie table upon vhsca tHs coaIsctlon WA
ranged whsrezpoo Charles ersrd with DO
light: Aha you hare accomplished that
which have spent years trying T0s have
made then al 70 toZstAsr. JOHN e Wright
IL 81 Louie Repgtile-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
LEAvENWORTH AND WICHITA.

The most serious trouble, the most dis
astrous influence against which Leaven-
worth had to contend for years, and but
for which she might have been what
Kansas City is today, with the last
named town less than what Leaven-
worth now is, was the fact that Leaven-
worth was not in accord with the domi-
nant party of the state. Her Demo-
cratic senators and representatives in
the legislature have always been set
down on. However just their demands
they were looked upon with the suspi-
cion or the fear that politics lay some
where concealed in the move. 1t would
far as the writer is concerned, for having
been member for many years he
knows of what he affirms. They would
now put Wichita in the same attitude so
that in the matter of her United States
courts and permanent federal OIL
GERS, which are to come, our
hands would be tied as to
the congressional delegation, and
as for special and enabling acts, at the
hands of the legislature, we would be
placed just where Leavenworth has been
for much of the time in the past, that is,
in the hands of the Democratic party,
and in an attitude of antagonism to the
balance of the state.
Speaking of this very idea the Leaven-
worth Times, of Sunday, well says:
On the other hands the Democrats
want to talk about resubmission. There
are good many people who want the
saloons open again. The Democrats
don't promise to open them. They know
such promise would be received with
derlsion. But they want the people to
vote their ticket for the moral effect.
What would be the moral effect of
Democratic majority in this county on
the legislature of Kansas. We have
had several years experience of that
kind of moral effect and it hasn't been
very pleasant. 1t has been about like
the moral effect produced on the north
when Fort Sumpter was fired on. The
Democrats can do nothing for us.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
GOULD A BULL.
New York Times,

New York Times.
Jay Gould is to be home tomorrow.
He comes home bull on the stock mar
ket. So far as his outspoken comments
were to be counted on, he was a de-
cided bear when he left home. three or
four weeks ago, for his present extended
tour of inspection over his own and
other railway systems in the west.
In dispatches which MIR. Gould has
been sending to Wall street friends he
records sudden and remarkable changes
in those old opinions. Each mile he
has travelled in the west, he says, has
brought astonishing revelations Of pros
perity. Crops are phenomenally big;
their quality is unprecedented. Bust
ness men are confident; trade and traffic
in every part of the west that he has
been able to visit are booming.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
OATvILLE ITEMS.

OATvILLE, oct. %, 1889.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Farmers are busy gathering their corr
crop.
The wheat through this section is look
ing fine and the prospect for a another
good crop are very encouraging to the
farmers.
Mr. Will Lyon, who has been in Che
ney for a few days, returned yesterday
Mr.. Ross Marquis and Bert Abbott, Of
Wichita, spent Sunday at home.
Allen Kendrick and G.. Q. Bates, stu
dents at Garfield University, spent Sun.
day here.
Mrs. F. Clark, of Peori, ILL.,, is visiting
her brother Mr.. James Scarth, south OF
town.
Miss Ruth Woody. of Wichita, Sun
dayed with friends.
Mr.. Tom Cartwright and family, Mrs.
Mccullough and two daughters, and
Mrs. John York, all of Wichita, attend
ed the funeral yesterday.
An accident occurred yesterday which
might have proved fatal, but luckily did
not. Mr.. John Carroll, a young man
living mile west of here, while loading
a revolver one of the cartridges exploded
and the ball taking effect in
the left hand, causing an ugly
wound. DR.. Cave was despatched for,
and had some little difficulty extracting
the ball. Up to late hour last night
the patient was getting along nicely.
The Republicans had very successful
and gratifying meeting at the school
house Saturday evening. The meeting
was addressed by Hon. P. A. Rohrbaugh,
of Wichita, who spoke at length upon
the issues of the day. The meeting was
a successful one and all the Republicans,
especially, were well pleased. Professor
Rogers furnished some excellent Repub-
blican music.
Leroy G. Critchfield, who was fatally
shot Saturday, October 10, while hand
ling a gun, died Friday morning, Octo-
Der %, aged eleven years and six months.
Funeral services were held at the NJ. E.
church Sunday at II o'clock, Rev. j. N.
Howard officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Critch-
field have the deepest sympathy of their
many friends in this vicinity. UNO.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
The Judge kenigged.

About the only tune Judge Kelley, of
St.poseph. ever found it unpleasant to
be addressed as Judge" was the other
night, when burglars visited him. After
robbing the house of $500 IN watches,
money and jewelry, one OF the burglars
picked up the judges coat and COM
menced going through the pockets.
Running across lot of letters drdcted
to Judge Henry S. Kelley, one of the
robbers remarked: ''You are a Judge,
are you? Well, l will kill
you for being one" The judge ex-
planned that he had been judge during
his time but that his term of office had
expired and he was just plain ordinary
citizen, and as such scarcely worth kill
ing. The robber let him off.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Ordinarily campaign is dealt with in
very raw prose, but down at Wichita when
it gets as hot as the home of sulphur
fumes, it is then the editor Of the EAGLE
iapses into rhyme and 1.-The poets eye in
fine phrenzy" rolls. 1t is novel and nice
to see the opposition knocked out with a
distlch instead of with common club
Newton Republican.
A choice OF weapons to the fellow who
bic advantage, but it takes the shrewd
discerner to make judicious selections
every time. See:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The Fort Scott Monitor confirms the
Champions recent statement that the
sugar works in that city made more sugar
last year than all the other plants in the
state combined. The Monitor produces
the figures. 1t shows that the Parkinson
mill made 356, 00o pounds as against IS, 600
pounds made at Conway Springs. Will
the Wichita EAGLE acknowledge its mis-
take.-Champion.
Ii the Champion had quoted what the
EAGLE said on the sugar question it
would probably have less occasion to go
off ~ a tangent. What we said was a
denial of Mr.. Prentis' statement that the
Fort Scott mill was making more sugar
THIS year than all the other mills in the
state combined. The EAGLE said and
still says the statement is not true; that
the mill at Conway alone has made as
much sugar as the mill at Fort Scott.
We said nothing about last year.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Miss Pennyquick-Say. ma, don't believe
the Gu Fsys are 50 very rich, after all
Mrs PsaDyGuick-Why not, Alniry,
Miss P.-Cause. when was coming b.
their house 1gs. now locked IN the window
and saw Alice actually sitting in TIE roor-
with an old apron On painting picture II ]
couldn't afford 10 have artists paias al The
pictures wanted, I'd pall down the shadss T.
ne rc11 xeszs I EG working. saysAI1
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
A Brilliant Woman.

A-crx TIE cisTer Ca.aorziars "a view
York, engaged 10 literary vosk, b Ma
Anrss To.zod- she u writing fo< Q eA-S
dozen ssw York payers. I'D u oo~r~poztac.
Il several II saa Fran1.scs. Mr. Tolasd
Leld distinctive pos.ssDa u ssa Trssc4soo.
e. Tie ars: q California; ar-s:<ur yzA1.sA
Her uzxcal gsrt< are spas- rs<nAsksbseL eas
IL also ons O. rtO~s pez~oss<-Al EsxzSe oes
os-ez hsArs q. ~. seiao<E fso~A skse can
ob.alz ssGcseas na<:sry ovz . ner l.n-
guags II two weeks q xanxasss sroza il. sod
speaA AID writes fw~aa. Dsnsa. srAn.h,
Pr@rh, Gsrz.1An AID fsHlsAa- L. sdsl.Ao. 20
her Journalistic -ork ~ h sazsges gpoz .
ehfits bo1k-C-r~zs LssrssurS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

A Chicago paper has discovered the
fact that Governor Hill, of New York. is
an ochlocrat. OF course this knocks his
chances for the presidency in the head.
for what elector would ever vote for an
ochlocrat? 1t is but fair to observe. how
ever. that the remark is pure gratuity
On the part of the paper quoted, for the
governor announced distinctly a few
days ago that he had no cyclopedia,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Some women have peculiar ideas of
what constitutes desertion and what
comprises sufficient material for legal
divorce. \ Boston woman left her hus-
band and event back to mother" be-
cause her brute of husband would al
low her but $4,000 year for personal
expenses. The young creature is said to
be quite pretty, Though, and you know
what influence a pretty face in tears has
upon the stouteSt heart, even the con-
science of an obdurate court.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Bob Ford, the murderer of Jesse James,
had dropped out of sight for long time,
but now comes into sight again by shoot
ing a cowboy in Colorado dance house. -
Numerous EX's.
If the incident above mentioned is
true, then the reported suicide of Ford
several years ago was untrue. In neither
case is the miserable wretch worthy of
the notice taken of his escapades.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The eagerness OF the Wichita EAGLE to
prove that the Democratic party OF Sedg-
wick county is not the resubmission party
is pretty good resubmission straw.-KC.
Times.
The eagerness of the Kansas City
Times to prove that the Democratic
party is for whisky is, we resubmit, a
work of supererogation.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The trouble with w. w. Thompson,
who was recently dismissed from the SER
vice as pension examiner, seems to have
been the same that cost the late pension
commissioner his official head, i. e., too
great volubility of mouth. The gift of
CAB is one of those good things that too
much of is bad thing to have.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The agricultural report for September
shows that Kansas reports two hundred
thousand hogs more this year than last,
or one million six hundred and ninety
one thousand nine hundred and fiftyfive.
Next year an increase of half a million
may be expected.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The only salvation for Kansas and Kan
sas towns is high license.-Topeka Demo-
GRAFT.
If that be true then Kansas and Kan
sas towns might be set down as doomed
for thel demnition bow-wows; but we
don't believe a word of it-drunkenness
is not conducive to salvation in any
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The boast of the boss and ring party
of Sedgwick county that if the Republi-
cans would elect the Democratic nomi-
nees the Republican party would bring
about resubmission, has become stand
ing Joke.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Mrs. Hudson, the wife of Major j. K.
Hudson, editor of the Capital, is writing
serial story which will shortly appear.
in installments in the Sunday morning
issues of that paper. Mrs. Hudson has
written much for the press and contrib
uted one book to the literature of the
country.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
The Problem solved.

From the Emporia Republican.
George W. Martin thinks there is
something wrong with the theory that
everything is going to the devil in Kan
sas for want of little whisky. George
is right. The only thing that is going to
the devil III Kansas is the fellows who
advance that theory.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

From the report for August and Sep
tenn of the state secretary of agriculture
it is learned that the Sunfiower state
produced 216,541, 1873 bushels of corn
this year. Jewell was the banner
county, with a product of $751;
bushels; Sumner is second with S,S23. 436
bushels: Sedgwick third with 2, 452, sos
bushels: Marshall fourth with 7,313. 500
bushels; Republic next with 1883, 900
bushels; and then come Cloud. Cowlev.
Dickinson, Brown. Butler and other coun-
ties which have almost as large a pro-
duct,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The only hope of Democratic success
in Sedgwick county is a division in the
Republican ranks. No division exists
this year, Democratic hopes have, there
fore, gone glimmering.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
Family Pride.

From the Neodesha Register.
Marsh Murdoch, the gentleman who
pilots the EAGLE, of Wichita, through
its dizzy career, has been assaulted an all
sides for his complimentary (:) notices of
the meeting of the woman suffragists in
Wichita. Even Col. Anthony. of the
Leavenworth Times, paused long enough
in his mad chase after the Leavenworth
Democracy to give him shot III the
ribs.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

In speaking of the irrigation question
as TO Southwest Kansas the State
Journal says: Judge Gregory's plan to
utilize the underfiow which extends be-
low the surface for several miles on each
side the Arkansas may yet prove feast
BILE" to which the Garden City Sentinel,
Judge Gregory's paper, replies: May
Yet prove feasible. is not good. 1t al
ready has proven feasible. Here at Gar
den City, near Dodge City, and at a
place recently called TO orr attention in
Hamilton county, any doubter may have
his doubts swept away by seeing the
water running in the way proposed.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Some alarmists are inclined to be
skepucal as to the results, the effects.
upon the future financial and industrial
interests of this country of the large in
vestments of foreign capital here. There
is 10 ground for alarm The money
once invested here will remain and the
purchases cannot be taken away. If
they undertake to advance the price of
the products, whether of mine or fac
tory, it would have the effect of stimu-
lating competition that would keep the
price to the home consumer down to the
normal We can use a deal more for
eign capital to good advantage. Let it
come.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Imagination Can't Grasp It

Fort Wayne Sentinel.
A thousand and ffty-two millions.
This good round sum, so large that the
human imagination can scarcely COM
pass it, is the total of disbursements
made by the United States of America
since 1861 on account of pensions.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
Qualitative Analysis, So to Speak.

Newton Republican.
Some papers manifest too much pride
in the fact that a premium was awarded
to our agricultural report at the Paris
exposition. The report is a prize book,
to be sure, but had Kansas wanted to
show what she might do by trying. Paris
and all sojourners therein would have
looked upon our herd book and have
been agog.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
ANNlhllNTlON.

Twas evening, and tie rain was falling
In torrents so it seemed 70 me -
As was plodding home from calling
On her who's ell the world 70 me.
At Least, that's what I'd just been breathing
In language soft into her ear,
And By the smiles her face eDwreathing
knew she felt beid her dear.
All, Just ahead form was fitting
With airy grace the way along,
So I-for what could be more fttingf-
O'ertook this theme OF poets song.
Exposed she was TO the vicious weather.
Umbrella none had she to shield
That costume, topped by fluffy fea ther-
1t was my duty. unconcealed:
preferred her my storm defer
She spoke her thanks In accents low,
Ny kindness seemed she 10 admire
This was very Jolly 20,
We trfpped aloag-I was IN clover
Sweet speech was / 'oous 70 unbar,
When she laughed ous-lny bliss vas over-
why. Harry, how gallant you Arel"
Amazed was I. but closer peer!ag
gazed TITO her merry face,
Half rystihed. jet partly fearing
The de0cei-it was my sister Grace.
-.eorge CHM IL. Sex York sua
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
One Of Its Compromising Blunders.

OI4C y
State journal.
The state of affairs that prevails in the
Shawnee county Jail where the insane
prisoners are chained to the floor, is not
exceptional. Nearly all the jails or poor
houses in the state are taking care of one
or more insane people who ought to be
in an insane asylum where some means
could be taken to cure them, or at least
make them comfortable. The neglect of
the last legislature to build or make
room for the insane was one of the great
est of its blunders.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
o.. OF l.sn pssyu~rs

Ezckie-Wso " tczs ssyl&s resso@ sTef
sae-~i Why, a-as Ia. yous oSo<i
knzekss-Eo, ne id live With s~ sss2
y~.xasy. h; sss e1rsssSsd A-6&sS<s
bssAr.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Sedgwick county under Republican
rule was always prosperous.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
Biggest in the Country.

Kansas City GOZette.
Perhaps less than 500 people in Wyan-
dotte county are aware of the fact that
the smelling and refining works at Ar
gentine is the largest institution of the
kind in the world. Such is the case how
ever. This smelter furnishes one-fifth of
all the silver lead smelted in the United
States. 1t does annually business to the
amount of $10,000,000 This is one and
a half times the assessed valuation of
this county. This plant has in eight
years grown from a very small begin
ming to its present enormous proper
tons Every year additional works and
facilities are added. The wages paid for
its labor are the highest paid anywhere
in the United States, the average wages
being about S2.25 per day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

%Hr k-oR1b % ~" HH3tHR
Igsther here and there PIE,
And here and there a biscuit:
Isna1ch spoon when no ones b.,
1t always pays TO risk Il
1sIeep q: noon where waters Gov
To socth the wea-y coner,
For r,>n may come and NE, nOra
b; 60 o. al summer.
Iri6e ee.sath de- rushing tresys:
From Boston 20 Chicago;
Watch each chance 60 desec-z.e
Tie box Of Wells & Fargo.
fsIEz and whistle Is 60
Noye1h>rr a1si ne loreiy.
Ter In No~e-nh~- falls the snov-
Ixalk n SUMMER ociy.
-ExchaeeA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29
Mrs. Beckwith to Run For Mavo

Mrs. Beckwith to Run For Mayor.
New York Star.
Mrs. Emma Beckwith, of Brooklyn, is
going to run for mayor of that city, but
so far the other candidates for the office
have not expressed any great anxiety as
to the effect of her canvass upon their
respective chances of election. Mrs.
Beckwith nominated herself for the
Office in order to save time, trouble and
expense, and the other ladies of Brook
Ign are apparently just As well satisfied
as if she had hired the academy of
music and brass band and had herself
chosen by mass meeting.
Mrs. Beckwith held a ratification
meeting in her back parlor last evening
and the ticket and platform We're en-
Enthusiastically Endorsed by two other
equal rights ladies and Mrs. Beckwith's
husband.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

Atchison is talking about a receiver
for its pontoon bridge before the first
boat is laid. There is certainly no
Stillings on the other side of the river.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-29

The Republican ticket grows stronger