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Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

deliver a lecture at Atchison this,
Wednesday, evening and promises 10 u
tale unfold that viii cause the hair ON
somebody's head to rise up in heap.
A member of the Kansas legislature
has called attention to the fact that the
receivers of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas have not established the general
offices in the state, but have pitched
their tent at Sedalia. This is held to be
a violation OF the Kansas law and the
attorney general is requested to look
into the matter.
The Cowley County Poultry associa-
ton was organized at Winfield, Satur-
dav. John c. Snyder, of Constant, was
elected president, and c. ". Farr score
tary. The association will be a perna-
nent institution In the county, and ar
are being made to attend
the state poultry show to be held AT
Wichita, February 20, 1899 This IS the
first organization of the kind in the
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
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PANHANDLE NOTES.
PANHANDLE CITY, Tex, Feb. 10.

PANHANDLE CITY, Tex, Feb. 10.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
lis long time since our daily visitor,
the EAGLE, has brought us news from
the City of the Plains. Some folks
think that like all good things, ''she has
passed away" Not so. She still lives
and today seems to be as full of life as
ever. There has been but one death in
this happy little city, VIZ: the Herald.
1t departed this life about the 18th OF
January.
These days we are having now are
something to be remembered-bright,
warm and sun-shiny. They make one
feel young and like they would prefer
living to be as old as Methusaleh if they
could only be in Panhandle.
We can not discover this fountain of
perpetual youth" but we know it is
here, being assured of that fact by a
genuine waterwitch who spent last week
with us. We saw him day after day
with his switch (baled hay wire) in his
hand, walking with modest eyes down
cast" and that switch went round like
the wheel of bycicle, which proved to
me and all-especially to one-that
there is water, but like the ancient
marines we must exclaim:
Water! Water! Everywhere, nor any
drop to drink"
1t is conclusive evidence that for our
own sakes it is well we are Democrats:
they can exist with very little of natures
''elixir of life.''
Our county court was in session the
past week and his honor, the judge sat
in the new court house which, by the
way, does our county justice. IT'S
neat building and under its caves, shell
tered from every storm, may be seen
the "jail." Tourists visiting the city
and looking at the court house should be
careful lest IN walking around they
should stumble over this retired little
creature. May she never have to be en-
larged. It proves the peaceableness of
our community, the fellowship of its cit
liens.
District court meets this week and we
expect lively time, being the first held
in Carson county. The questions will all
be settled then. You shall know what
takes place next week and also the other
news-if there is any. All is well that
ends we'll. | shall let it be well.
T. II. S.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

After hard trials and great tribulations
the commissioner of agriculture has at
last been invited to come up higher, and
the secretary of agriculture viii hence
forth occupy a seat at the president's
council board. However. in view Of the
very short time in which the new secre-
tary will have to work, should Mr.. Cole
mans nomination to that position be
confirmed by the senate, and the amount
Of work necessary to be done in organic
ing the department, it is probable that
no action will be taken on the nomina-
ton by the senate, but leave the matter
for the incoming administration. The
creation of the new department, or
rather the elevation Of its head to cab
met position, is an act of long delayed
justice. and will be especially gratifying
to that, the most important interest, of
the country at large.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

The bill introduced in the legislature
Monday fixing the compensation of the
officers of Sedgwick county appears to
be fair and equitable one, and as far as
we have been able to learn meets with
general approval here. The most COM
mendable feature of the BILL perhaps, is
the latitude of discretion given the COM
missioners in the matter of employing
and compromising extra assistants as
may be necessary and dispensing with
Same when the emergency is past. 1t
seems to us that this measure might be
made the basis of a general law for the
whole state, and thus put the civil SER
vice of the state, as far as the county
officers are concerned, on definite and
at the same time satisfactory basis. not
only to those in the service but also TO
the people, those who have to foot the
bills.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
a Material Point Gained.

Emporla Republics
The packing house meat question is
one admitting of a variety of arguments,
pro and con. Whatever foundation the
negative side of the controversy may
have in support of its charges of a COM
bine, it is certain that the packers have
scored victory for the cleanliness and
purity Of their products. Saturday the
chairman of the senate investigating
committee reported that the committee
had been to Kansas City and made a
thorough investigation of the packing
houses. They were satisfied as to the
purity and good quality of the dressed
beef sold to the public by these estab-
lishments, but desired to take testimony
of Governor Click and others as to the
existence of the alleged combine. They
were granted further time.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

Now it is Portugal. A New Bedford
Mass, dispatch relates that last October
The Mary Fraser of Edgartown, Martha s
Vineyard, whaling vessel, was boarded,
searched, and lowed into the port of
Fayal by Portuguese gunboat, al
though she had the American flag flying
at the time, and was subsequently fined
$500 by the Portuguese custom authori-
ties. The pretext was that the captain
had been selling tobacco and had also
made out false manifest. The news
has just reached the shores of Vineyard
Sound. Portugal is small power
bigger than Hayti, to be sure, but still
small. Portugal would better look out
1t isn't safe for small powers to fool
with our Mr.. Bayard.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

The Wichita EAGLE denies emphatically
that the metropolitan police system has ac-
comrlished anything for that town in the
matter of enforcing the prohibitory law
We are sorry that it has not, and we are
also sorry that Wichita is so wicked. The
Peerless Princes" should be virtuous and
1t would be happy.-Topeka Capital.
Your commiseration for wicked
Wichita is wasted sympathy, even were
1t meant seriously, but as a decoy duck
1t won't work. We apprehend your so
licitude for us is intensified by the prob
ability that your own community is to
be ravished of its virtue of self control
by the same ruthless power-the metro
politan police law-that outraged this.
But it will do you no good, if even hand
ed justice prevails before the present
legislature, and we think it will. We
shall see.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
Ships.

Mrs. Philkins presented her husband with
a par of mittens Of her own knitting.
"Thank you, my DEAR" said he, but
am afraid one of them is larger than the
other"
''Just ike you to find fault" she retors-
ed. "You ought to be thankful that one
isn't smaller than the other"
Neighbour hear your mother is sick,
Tommy. Nothing serious, hope
Tommy-The doctor says she has got the
new ammonia. / saw her smelling OF the
ammonia bottle the other dag, and i s'pose
she got too strong a sniff
Jones-I hear that Mrs. Fuller - III
Bones-Yes; she is SO sick with liver
complaint that the doctor don't know
whether she viii liver die
People may talk about finding collar but
tons, etc, III boarding-h house hash, bus I
have eaten il for years aad have never
found any thing more valuable than -Tire
hair-pin.
Ike Philkins was discovered By his mother
carrying vessel so f2ll OF milk thai IL was
stopping az every step
Ike, you wasteful thiDgi" she exclaimed.
''what makes you FL that basin 80 fuIlf'
'If didn't start with il that for, +" he 70
torted, II wouldn't have any milk lsft n
the dish by the tine got 70 the calf pen, 10
Stops son 7. World.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
That's What Rattles Everybody.

Epporia Republican.
1t is bit aggravating that Kansas
greatness and her request for cabinet
position should not have inspired the
president-el to commit himself when
the boys called upon him the other day.
1t is somewhat disappointing that his
reception of the delegation was not dis
tinguished in some way from his recep-
ton of delegations from common, ordl-
nary states, but still it is a satisfaction to
know that cur fellows were cordially
received" and that MIR. Harrison listen
ed attentively" to what they had to say.
Mr.. Harrison is building up quite repu-
tation as listener, and that is what
rattles every body and keeps them guess
ing as to what be is going to do. Kan
sas isn't stuck on cabinet position any
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

"Well," said ex-senator Platt of New
York the other evening, mo one has
proposed yet to make me secretary of
agriculture. That is one post for which
am certain am untitled. All l know
about agriculture is that tried to raise
potatoes once in Tioga county, and they
cost mo $50 a bushel. The agricultural
department. couldn't stand that, even
with the government behind it" The
senator's experience is on a par with
that of the late Horace Greedy. Meyer
;heless Mr.. Greedy was reckoned one OF
the besqagricultural writers of his time
In this country.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

the executive departments of power or
trust is dangerous to liberty; a rotation,
therefore. in those departments is one of
the best securities of permanent free
DOM" She also pronounces all gifts for
any religious purpose except of a piece
of land not exceeding five acres for a
place of worship, parsonage or burrying
ground, } to be void, unless sanctioned by
the legislature
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

Mrs. Morbid have called. sar. 70 cfs
some words OF sympathy 70 the unfortunate
wife-u urderer ia cell /, oDL
Prison Official Take chssir, rnsdasa- As
soon as a new block Of si1 . nosGs up. 80
VIII dlsmiss the !adiss vino are ealing Co
hin now. Our oorrttors are very narrow,
Won know Puck
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
WHY HAT. Hacked posn.

AZ See" sad Mira Smith, that HARD
has backed down.
Backed dosDi" echoed her husband
"Yes John, that's snat tie Newspaper
says Hha, IN tiss world does n meant"
III means, ny dear. tha; tbs Uaste1 States
has 20: is back up ca1exsed ssnitn--Ar-
Goa Record
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

Senator Plumb very courteously de-
clines the honor his friends in Kansas
would do him in procuring for him
place in President Harrison's cabinet.
Of course he appreciates the very high
compliment paid him by his party and
state in the double endorsement recently
accorded him, but he is aware of the fact
that he is able to render his state and
the country greater service where he is
than he could possibly, confined to one
line of action at the bead of depart
ment. A man of less ability as states
man, less patriotism and more selfish
ness might be willing to make the ex-
change.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
A Discordant Note, So to Speak.

a OlScOrdant NOte, 30 20 SpeaK.
Emporia News.
The Kansas City star commiserates the
fate of President Harrison because his
administration will be ''hoodooed" by
the Blaine spectre. Nelson has no re-
spect for Blaine, and says that neither
Sherman nor Allison would enter cab
met that will be dominated by his evil
genius. As Blaine is favorite in Kan
sas, we think Brer Nelson is singing out
of tune
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

President w. B. Strong and First
Nice-president c. w. Smith, of the Santa
Fe, arrived IN this city yesterday in their
special car from tour of the company's
lines in Texas. The speed made by their
special train from Arkansas City 10 To-
peka is the fastest on record, averaging
sixty miles an hour. Between Emporia
and Topeka they made the remarkable
speed OF seventy-fiye miles an hour
Topeka Democrat.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
Gum Chewers, Take Warning.

Gum CheWers, Take Warning.
Pennsylvania paper.
The most remarkable case that has
come under the observation of the med
ical fraternity in Harrisburg for long
time is that of Mary Yountz, aged II
years, who is suffering from facial par
alysis. This affiiction is due to chewing
gum, she having employed the use of
her jaws so constantly during the last
three months that the muscles of her
face are powerless and her nerves are
in a dilapidated condition. Her chin
drops. and it frequently becomes nee
essary to tie a bandage over her head
to keep her lower jaw in the proper
place,
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
1t Looks That Way.
K. c. Gazette

According to our count the fifty days
for the Kansas legislature will be up in
two weeks from today, the 18th of Feb
ruary. That will give the gang eight
days to reach Washington. There viii
have to be an extra session. The boys
cannot pass some necessary bills and the
appropriation bills, and give Legate and
Burton half this time, and make it.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
Good Fortune Came.

From the New York sun.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris came back
to America, says London cable, a
much richer woman than when she left
for England the last time. Her hus-
bands father, who died about two
months ago. made liberal provision in
his will for Mrs. Sartoris and the child
rem. Under certain conditions nearly the
whole of his London property goes TO
them, and also portion of his estate in
the Riviera. The husband is not so well
provided for.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

The friends and acquaintance extant
of Colonel D. R. Anthony sympathlse
with him in the loss by drowning OF his
amiable and accomplished daughter,
Susie. The sad occurrence took place
near Leavenworth Monday and was
briefly told in yesterday mornings dis
potchpc
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

There is a crowning humiliation for To
peka in the idea of a metropolitan ponce
law. 1t is not question who shall be tne
next mayor 1t is not a question OF prohl-
bition or anti-prohlbltion- IL Is queseio nt
of sef-government; whether Uhe voters VI
Topeka are cringing slaves or freemen.
Topeka Democrat.
That is the case, concisely stated; and
if true as to Topeka it is true of every
other city and town of the state. New
ertheless, if it is not removed from one
it must, in justice and fairness, be ap-
nlied to all.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

Adopting the language of its local con.
temporary, the Democrat, we would
suggest to our occasionally esteemed
contemporary, the Capital, that it stop
beating the bush, and come out square
" and say whether it is in favor OF this
session of the legislature placing Topeka
under the odious and tyrannical metro
nolitan police law!
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
FULLY EQUIPPED FOR SPRING TRADE.
SIOO,OOO-DIy Goods and Carpets -SIO0,0OO.
FRESH, CLEAN and CRISP.

prepared offer customers magnificent
line every department OF immense establishment
atractionSfor large
and Of the choicest selections New Sans New Wash Goods
New GnghamS New EmbrOiderieS. New LaceS New White
Goods New Goods In our Department Table
CottonS, all widthSWe have purchased large lot OF
WeaverS Ends in Towels We viii place them sale Monday
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

Thousands of people from every section
of the country will flock into Oklahoma.
Hundreds of them will be disappointed
and take the back track, and then's
when Kansas is going to getIn. her work
will take them in on the rebound. so to
sneak.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
L A w Y e r s..

Jus, completed and for sale. ATToRNEYs'
Pos KIT DOC 81. car b. uses, IA state and ia
ANY Court. Copyrighted tx he nl',si coiEpieSs
Iies-ket ever published PACED aud With Two To-
dey,--aa ALPHABETICAL and DIARY HEFFit-
EMF fNpEA Arranged Tor iEdskipg eass-s siphs-
bet!caliy and by months and DAYS The bocset =
az 4 convenient sire 70 carry Ga the poke and 3
handsomely bound with nszibie hack. ENDORSED
BY ATTORNEYS E%ElsA WHfkE. Price ~
Docket s. 90 viii De seut postpaid 20 any address
up3n receipt 81 81 %.
Nc also carry "a complete iae of ali kinds % Legal
Blanks Ortcr - mall promptly attended u.
TIE NJlHLtTA ChCIC
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
"A Towel Sale Never EquaIled.-
Listen 10 This

800 yards Crash at cents per yard worth IA cents
80 dozen bleach Huck Towels at pair only.
90 dozen bleach a
Is dozen large Huck Towels only.
% dozen Irish Twill a 27 Only
large fey Danask at soc pair onl,
II dOz fine fancy bleach DamaSk
These worth three times what them We
make the price by the pair less sold.
another chance like this.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

New designs and weaveS in Black Goods, Tamise {
HOrtense Wool Henrettas Amas, Serge Royals, etc.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13

PrieStys Superb Ba SILK Warp Henri cites None
in quality and color Every yard is marked Presty
god on the sevedg don't be deceived by
fetS
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

Total. sl4s,5lasgs .l..Os.4sa,s52 si.ss2ssi.el
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-02

organization, we observe that it is very
different from the peach trees of colder
climes. 1t is a much more symmetrical
tree, it has very many more branches;
we never see them reaching out great
long arms as in the Persian we never
see them broken nor are they split down
at the forks. | have often seen them
headed in after the northern plan; [ have
seen the inside thinned out until, by man,
the growth was driven out farther and
farther then to be headed in again. I
have done this heading in myself in sew
eral instances, in divers sections, and /
have come to this conclusion and have
written it in that chapter, that [ have
never seen it done, or done it myself, but
a careful observation after has convinced
me that it has not been done without
injury to the tree, more or less. A little
thinning out of some branches that may
lOp over near theground, or a little branch
here that may be dead or dying, is about
all | would trim a healthy tree. But if
have gotta sick tree, where the ends of the
limbs have died, needing this heroic
treatment, cut away the diseased wood
in which thesap does not circulate prop
erly, get a new growth Of wood as quickly
as possible, something that will take the
sap the roots are trying to force up, and
if there is life enough left, with thorough
manuring, we will grow an entire new
top, and may be have a healthy, good
tree out of this one which was likely to
die. JAMES MORT.
Orlando Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-02
FoR THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
The Peach Orchard in January.

/ have thought the best tiiue to trans
plant any tree would beattitat time ewhen
It's season of rest V as about over, rs near
as may be to the time Wnen it is just
ready to start into new liif With the
peach tree, in this section, THAI jiine
comes some time in January
/ think / have written scmethfGs
previous to this of the value of muck,
not only as a source of food supply ii
placed literally under the peach tree aft
planting, but as also in a measure pre-
venting that troublesome pest, root knot,
and planters only can learn of that alue
hy using it, OF trees that are already
out now is the time (and in all this
country it is SO imperative) that we ma
nure all our fruit-bearing trees, and not
with a stingy hand either if we expect
best results; and think the time to be-
gin for that-hes result is, say week or
two bes1re that new life of the tree comes.
AND HOW? WHAT?
This is the subject we hear most said
about in all this land, fertilizers. !"
After we have really found odt that
about all our lands in Florida, instead of
ssVery rich soil, as we SO often see
~yery, very poor, and | will
0li Che elements Of plant
eftea coming
NAat are we to
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-02
Blind for Eleven Days.

Mrs. j. t. Love, of Leesburg, Ga. !,
widow ofan eminent and successful ply
sician, says under date of Sept 20, 1888 !:
My husband in a large and lucrative
practice used Swift's Specific, and with
it restored to health many persons in
whose cases all other medicines prov
ed useless. A young man had been
treated for SIX years for blood poison,
his condition had gradually grown
worse, and got to be- terrible. He was
helpless for twelve months and blind
eleven days. His case seemed incurable
But he was cured sound and we'll by s..
S. S., and today is strong and healthy
man.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-02
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
Brazilian Guava.

SO many inquiries have been made re-
garding the Brazilian Guava | have ad-
vertised in your columns, | desire to
answer all correspondents at once through
the same medium. This guava was sent
here to nomadic Englishman, once liv-
ing here but now in Honduras, from a fell
law conntryman e, e Rr2azziill 2 I'll. Il is large,
salmon colored, quite free from musky
odor, seed compactly in centre, of a rich
adld delicious flavor. Those who have
eaten it, speak in the highest terms of it's
excellence. 1t is believed to be distinct
variety and to bear true from seed.
H. K. CLARKE, M. D.
Ocoee, Orange Co., Fla, Dec %, 1883.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-02

yond the base of the pistil to the en-
kyo in the Ovary and causes 1T In due
me to grow into amature seed. Thisis
q bout all that is known of the mystery
the reproduction of seeds.
No matter how many millions OF pollen
Ains may be sown upon the winds, only
se that are fortunate enough to light
bn the little dot that nature has pre-
red for their reception will ever trans
At their vitality to her future care. Nor
Mill pollen grains of widely different char
acters take root in the same stigma. If
this were not true we might have blended
in the resulting seeds, the apple and the
\orange, the oak and the squash, and all
%her imaginable crosses. Nature has
some bounds, but not bounds to all
\S and genera.
the above explanation may be
\delicate nature Of the operation
call in horticulture "cross-
bn," and that too great care
used in performing it. If the
left exposed for one second to
OF the variety we do not wish
with, then our work is in so
tain of success. Some blooms
shed their pollen before they ex-
hr petals and pollenation may be
lshed before we can see the essen
ans.
those should attempt artificial
of varieties who have a fixed
to take all possible care. Even
e air may carry to the guarded
bne or more of the unseen myriads
germs which are likely to be
about. The statements that
such chance seedlings are cross
In certain named varieties are
1t guesses. We may know the
saved the seed from, but from
pollen came that vitalized it is
uncertain.
DIRECTIONS FOR CROSSING.
te many small, tough paper
very small pair of surgeons
a pair of delicate forceps,
al camel's hair brush, lens
Eh magnifying power, andsr~a,
ing of some~K KIND 90 enclose
operator and the space about the
Iect to be operated upon. An umbrella
better thAn nothing. Examine the
IRE they open and before the an
en- to expose the stigma; clip out
Fstamen, and enclose with a paper
AB5ag and tie it most carefully. When the
stigma is fully developed and the air is
quiet moisten the brush, open the bag
Aldel cover ana apply Cne pOneH lroM Une
other flower with the brush. AT once en-
close as before and await thework of nat
ure Every flower should be labeled with
the dnte of the operation, the variety of
pollen used, and a record made in book.
The additional precaution should be
taken to inclose with bags that are to
produce the pollen, SO that no stray pol
len may be caught by accident.
Such experiments may be depended on
with good degree of certainty to result
liz crosses, but what may be thecharacter
OF the new variety from the seed of the
p4i9n is beyond the ability of anyone to
tell.
H. E. FANDEMAN.
Washington, D. c.