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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-10
The Cowthorpe Oak.

The largest tree in Great Britain,
and one Of the most famous, is the
Cowthorpe oak. in Yorkshire, which
is believed 10 be some fifteen hundred
years old. When Evelyn wrote his
Silva" in the Seventeenth century,
its circumference at the ground was
IS feet, but later earth was banked up
around it. which covered some con-
siderable projections and reduced its
girth. At the beginning of the last
century its branches overslIadowed an
area of half an acre Of ground. The
top. or leading branch fell at some I'M
recorded date, curiously slipping down
into the hollow trunk. where il re
manned. In the last century one of
the main branches which was blown
down proved TO be 80 feet in length
and yielded five tons Of timber. When
carefully measured by DIR. Jessop in
1929 the girth of the tree at the
ground was GO feet, and at a yard
above As feet; the chief remaining
limb was so feet long. and its circum-
ference 8 feet and the height of the
tree was As feet. Il was then hollow
to the top. For many years saplings
raised from this tree were sold in pots
by the villagers for as much as a
guinea apiece. II is now a venerable
ruin, but nost. picturesque in its de-
cay. II stands in a green paddock,
carefully protected from injury, with
its ancient limbs supported by props.
An idea Of its size may be gathered
from the statement that at least forty
persons can stand within its cavity,
and hat its circumference is greater
thar that Of the Eddystone Lighthouse,
which was confessedly designed on
the model Of an oak Garden and
Forest.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-10

A Washington lady who thanks us
for proposing statues for women as
we'll "a Tor men informs US that she
has trained six different servant girls
within this year, and desires TO know
n we do-not think she deserves a mon.
ument We certainly think she does.
Indeed. we are not sure but she ought
TO have one for each Of the six SER
wants. There Ia more real altruism in
training servants for other people 70
enjoy than In servings country at e1S
Q month. Washington Post
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-10
GRAND MONTHLY ORA WING.
Al the Academy Of Music. New Orleans.
Tuesday. Aug. 10. 1899.
CAPITAL PRIZE 100000.

100000 Tickets at Twenty Dollars
Each; Halves SO 90; Quarters s.;
Tenths 81; Twpn,ieths 81.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-10
c-ompa,.t,,. y.lu.. In North Carolina.

The value Of four chickens. or one
turkey, or bushel and a half OF corn,
or ten pounds Of cotton. or q bushel
and a half Of potatoes, will pay for
The Weekly Star one year. Whining
ton Star.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
WHY HE SUCCEEDED.
The Story of 4 Famous Boston Auction
as Told by Himself.

Told by HIMSELF
''Some years ago" he said toa New York
Tribune man, 'Horatio Harris and were
sitting on the piazza of a Newport hotel.
The conversation turned upon the success
of individuals in public life, and that OF
merchants and business men. Harris re
marked: 4 will briefly sketch my own ca
reer. / give it to you as nearly as car
from memory"
The following is Mr.. Harris story: 81
was early in life thrown upon my own re
sources. ! was placed, as a young man,
with Thomas w. Sears, who was neighbor
and friend of my father in South Boston
When / entered his employ, every possible
work of drudgery was imposed upon me. ]
did not complain, as | was determined &c
master the business; and / did, from the
minutest detail upward | saw myself,
through my own industry and persever-
ance advanced from one step 20 another, IN.
til had displaced my seniors. Then was
trusted with what was then known as the
New York consic1ments To the firm. This
was responsible position, and carried II
on to the sattsfac of all parties. Ny an
bition was TO see my name appear as 'bO-
ratio Harris, Auctioneer.' Well, the deaths
of Sears and Robbins placed nae In that po-
sition. was determined 70 do my beat and
act conscientiously up TO what considered
ny duty. The first great sale made wac
the turning point with me, although the re
suit, in che estimation Of my NUMEROUS
friends, would cat short my career. / will
give il to you as ii actusily happened Z
vas cargo sale 6 coffee at the end OF tie
wharf There was afun attendance OF ail
the grocers. The bstfIng was lively but
Al. l.
favor Of Mr. - Joshua Sears stepped
forward and claimed the bid as bis. | told
Mr.. Sears Il was not so; that neither ne
ceived q bid nor nod FROM him during the
sale Sears insisted that tie bid was hrs:
80 did al the grocs-s present, except the
one to whom gave the bsd. The sale was
dismissed a few hours sfterward The
grooers came TO the oos.utiag-room and
said Harris, you have made mistake,
the bid was Sears, and you have los; yvar
best customer I tod them l could net
help il, and that the bid was not his Ali
the rest Of that day and duang the night ]
pcndered the matter oser IN my mind. /
said to myself: TIarris, you have not only
los; powerful friend, but yoa have made
a great enemy; bit, Harris, yo1 were
righa' Early the next morning. as / WAS
standing IL the doorway Of ny store, along
came Josh Sears. his hat cooked On che SIDE
and his hands under the SKIRTS Of lis coat
As be sbufied up 10 ne j SAID 10 myself;
Now an TO catch fit WIG; was ny snr-
prise 10 see hin turn square around and
face ne, and IL his curt Lzng1aze address
ne thus 'EarTs, roo were nghf yesEr-
day and ] vas wrong. Count On TIC Tor
yow friend Wen, be was ny fr1ezc, and
with him came the food de OF r-y soccnsA
HIS money. bis inf1ence and bis cASasAi
were always ~ ny disposal nsEsr Ter
fes:ed has Friendship. his esteem or es ccs-
fideooe, and be made re o1e Of the trustees
Of his large property"
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
OKLAHOMA PROCLAMATION.

The following is a synopsis of the ex-
pected proclamation by the president
opening Oklahoma, and some other in
teresting information on the same sub
ject:
This proclamation, as prepared, de-
clares that on and after thirty days from
the issuance of the proclamation the fol-
lowing lands will be opened to settle
ment: That part of the Indian territory
commonly known as Oklahoma proper,
embracing some two million acres, bor-
dered on the south by the Canadian
river; on the east by the Pottawatomie,
Kickapoo and Iowa reservations; on the
west by the 9Sth meridian, and on the
north by the Cherokee outlet. The
proclamation will also open to settlement
that small tract of country which lies
between the Cimarron river and the
Cherokee outlet in the northwest part of
Oklahoma proper, west Of the 9Sth
meridian.
As soon as the Iowas, Kickapoos and
Pottawatomies can be located under the
severalty act, the surplus lands will be
thrown open to settlement, and when
the Cheyennes and Arapahoes can be
moved, the lands on their reservation
south of the Canadian river (Which will
be done by executive ORDER. then these
lands recently acquired from the Semi
mole and Creek Indians west of the
ninety-eighth meridian VIII also be
opened to settlement and the president
issue his proclamation to that effect.
This being accomplished, between five
and six millions Of acres will be available
for homes for the people.
1t Is we'll for every one contemplating
settlement in Oklahoma to remember
that the Indian appropriation act. by vir-
tue of which the Oklahoma lands are
opened to settlement, contains the follow
ing provision: But until said lands are
opened for settlement by proclamation
of the president no person shall be per-
nitted 10 enter upon and occupy the
same, and no person violating this pro-
vision shall ever be permitted TO enter
any of said lands or acquire any right
thereto.
From this provision it will be seen that
the persons who enter upon and occupy
land anywhere in the country acquired
from the Creeks or SeminoleS will never
be permitted to enter any of the lands or
acquire any right thereto
PERSONS VINO desire 10 make entries OF
homeSteads must keep off the Greek and
Seminole lands, whether in Oklahoma
proper or in the reservations now occu-
pied by the Iowas. Kickapoos. Potta-
watomies, Cheyennes or Arapahoes. The
registers of the land offices which will be
established will be instructed to require
each entry man TO prove, not only that
he entered upon and occupied the land
which he claims. after the time fixed in
the presidents proclamation, but also
that he did not enter upon and occupy
any other lands acquired from the Creeks
ana Seminoies prior 10 that time. 1t is
believed that the army will be ordered to
exempt from the lands all persons who
shall enter prior TO the time fixed by the
proclamation for making settlements
This course will be required in order that
those who viii obey the laws shall have
an equal chance with all others to locate
homestsads in Oklahoma.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
OUR NEW IMMIGRANTS
The PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The governments report of jnlmigra-
ton statistics just furnished for the last
six months of last year, and especially
for December, presents some curious and
interesting features. Only Russia,
France and Poland sent more immi-
grants in the last half of the year than in
the corresponding part of 1887. In most
cases the decrease was considerable and
in some it was heavy. In December the
general tendency toward falling off in
immigration was even more marked, but
France, Germany, Denmark, Switzer-
land and the Netherlands made gains.
The tide of immigration from Bohemia,
Hungary and Italy is clearly ebbing fast.
In December the number of Immigrants
from these countries was little more than
one-half as great as in December, 1887,
and for the last half of the year the fall
ing off was nearly 80 per cent. In both
periods the immigration from these
sources. so much discussed in the last
few years, was almost insignifi-
cant in comparison with that from Great
Britain. Indeed, the chief original source
of immigration to the United States
seems likely TO become again the most
pouring in upon our shores. During the
last half of 1888 more immigrants arriv-
ed from Great Britain than came from
Germany, and so per cent more than the
Irish contingent The British immigra-
ton about equaled the Russian, Italian
and Scandinavian combined. Bohemia.
Hungary and Poland unitedly did not
send us one-fifth as many settlers as the
old mother country. The cause of these
changes are: first, there no longer exists
a superabundant demand for that class
of labor for which the Slavs, Magyars
and Latin races were adapted. Many
immigrants of those nationalities have
had to return home for want of work
and in those countries i'll news travels
fast Again. there are now afforded bet
ter opportunities for the skilled opera
tive and the intelligence of English
speaking people than primitive condi-
ton afforded. The new corners do not
rush far westward to become
pioneers in an untitled land,
they settle in the cities or upon arabic
farming land, investing their hard-earn-
ed savings in new ventures in this land
of promise. There is no reason to fear,
therefore, that the Anglo-Saxon element
in our population will ever be dominated
through excessive numbers or intermar-
riage by the Slav, Magyar, or other I'M
desirable stock of continental Europe.
Our apprehensions are rather from the
turbulent and Anarchistic elements
which recognize no country as peculiarly
theirs, no government except their own
unbridled viii, and no duty except the
qualification of their selfish passions and
msatiate appetites. Against such we
need TO guard at the gsteways and with
in our borders, teaching them that hber-
IL is not license and freedom is not idle
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Billiards in the east along the North
Atlantic coast have, it seems, become
periodic; at least the periods of the
equinox have for some time been the
occasions of disastrous billiards.. The
one that prevailed in New York Sunday
and Monday was just such an one as
brought business to a stand still there
last year almost to day, except that
this last one was not accompanied by
the heavy snow fall as the other. Of
course we of the sunny southwest with
our equible climate cannot sympathize
with them because we have not shared
their experiences, but we do pity them
it their sore misfortunes, and extend
them a cordial invitation to come to
where they will be free from such visi-
tations. Come.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Winfield TELEGRAM.

Winfield Telegram.
Miss Myrtle Weber, who resides at 715
East Fourth avenue met with an acct
dent last night that cost her limb and
may result in her death. In company
with Others she was returning home
from Salvation meeting and at the cross
ing of the Southern Kansas railroad on
LOOMS street found the street blockaded
by long train of freight cars. The
caboose was standing upon the crossing,
and all being quiet two girls mounted
the platform of the cabooSe and at
tempted to cross, but the engine was
backing up some cars which struck the
caboose quite hard. One of the girls
Jumped off, but Myrtle iii attempting to
follow. held to the railing and was
thrown under the car, which ran upon
her, The train men were notI-
fled and tried TO run the car
off the body, but finding that i'm
possible, had to get jack screws and lift
the car After lifting the car once they
had to let it down and get blocks and
lift it again before the girl could be ex-
treated from the wheels. The unfor-
tunate young lady was carried TO her
home where it was ascertalned that one
leg and thigh were horribly crushed. DR..
Emerson was called and the limb was
taken off close to the body. On account
of the nangled condition of the hga-
ments above the amputatlon good flap
could not be made, consequently it will
be a long time in healing. DIR. Emerson
saws the girl was not injured particle
except ON the one limb and today was
doing remarkably well under the cir
cumstances. with fair prospect tor re-
covery Miss Myrtle is about Is years of
age and has a good home and friends
who Will take good care of her.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

The prospective early collapse of the
copper trust is but additional proof of
the practical impossibility of any set of
men, however large their wealth, to long
control any one article of general pro-
duction. The world is too large and its
resources too great for this. The efforts
made from time to time to get control of
corn, wheat, lard or other product of
diversified growth, have in almost every
instance brought little but ruin upon
their promoters, until it now seems that
none save the most daring and skillful,
as well as the most powerful in wealth.
would attempt such manipulation. Such
failures meet with no sympathy from
consumers. The organizers have nothing
IN view but an increase i'll prices and an
enlarged bank account. Their success
only means more expensive living 10 the
masses of the people.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
a Lesson for the Gossfps.

From the Baltimore American
Last week very funny incident oc-
CURED in one of the street cars. Several
ladies were taking in rather loud man
ner about preachers and their wives.
After indulging in this sport FOR some
time, they finally came TO speak of the
wife of prominent pastor of one of the
Methodist churches. All kinds OF things
were said-some truthful, others the
boidest inlaginations. All said they had
never seen the LADY, but they had heard
she was a blonde, and all said they
would like TO see her. All III the car en-
loved the talk, none more 80 than the
lady talked about, who happened 20 Be
sitting opposite them. When she ar
rived at her destination, she pulled the
bell 10 stop the car, and, having sense
of the ludlcrous. went 10 the gossgpers
and said: Ladies, you have expressed
a desire to see me. Here am. Let me
give yon piece of advice. When next
you gossip Ia q street car don't do il in
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

The extra session of the senate has SO
far done but little except confirm the
members of the cabinet, but they are
likely to be buster this week, as the an
nouncement has been made, semi-of-
ficially, that all the nominations of the
assistant cabinet officials would be sent
in, and Postmaster-G General Wananaker
says he expects to select names for all
the vancies in presidential postoffices in
Guiding all the Cleveland nominations
which failed to be confirmed by the SEN
ata
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

1t is not generally known that Levi P.
Morton was president of the United
States for the few moments that elapsed
from the time Senator Sherman admin
istered the oath to him as vice-president
until Gen. Harrison kissed the bible on
the east front of the capitol. He had no
time, however, to appoint a cabinet or
give his attention to the host of willin,
Barkises who stood agape expecting an
official plum to drop into their mouths.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

For paving streets, India rubber threat
ems 10 enter into competition with as
phalt. This new pavement. according
to the Engineering and Building Record,
is the invention of Herr Busse, of Lin
den, Prussia, who has introduced it in
Hanover. He used it first in the sum-
mer Of 1887 for paving the Goethe Bridge,
which has a surface of 1000 square met
ers, or 10,164 square feet. The new pave
ment, it is stated, proved so satisfactory
that 1900 square meters. (16,14 square
feet of ordinary carriage way in the city
were paved with it last summer. The
Berlin corporation, being favorably i'm
pressed with the new pavement, has had
d large area paved with India rubber as
an experiment.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

The Gazette started out to remove car
buncles from the bottom of ships. The
Wichita EAGLE followed with an limo
walton to Congressman Perkins should
he visit that place. Now the boys have
got old Sol Miller, of the White Cloud
Chief in the soup for dividing quarter
sections of land into sections.
CITY Gazette.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
An Iowa Mans Luck.

A man ii Davenport, Ia, recently slipped
down IN she street, and . handful Of loose
silver which be carried was scattered.
FIRST picking himself up. he then proceeded
70 psca up tErs silver, and found tbs. he had
n,soaly recovered /: al. but bad an extra
dollar, wkich Doubtless socse csc Else bad
previously dropped
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
FAITH AND BRAINS WILL WIN.

In the GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Times-Re-
corder, of recent date, we find the fol-
lowing brief interview with Mr.. VIM.
Kirk, prominent citizen of that place
who has visited this city at different
times, in regard to the situation here and
the city's condition as to the future.
Said Mr.. Kirk:
''When you hear any talk about the
boom being busted in Wichita, with the
insinuation that we have boom which
must also bust, you can set it down tina
the fellows who are talking do not know
what they are talking about. Wichita
has men of brains in it, who would
make a city in desert. But you
must not understand that Wichita is
in desert. Desert? Why, l,
myself, had threshed out crop of
oats on land nearly in the corporate linn
its, which yielded not far from hun
bred bushels an acre. 1t is simply show
ing ones ignorance to talk Of Wichita as
is done by many of the eastern papers;
or ones righteousness. Then the publ
cation Of such articles about busted
boonns and all that, insinuating as it
does that we are travelling the same
road, is to say the least unkind. Zanes-
vile has had no boom in the sense in
which that term is used in the west. She
has started to grow naturally, not by any
forcing process. and am glad to know
that there is such faith in her future that
this season will see more building than
last one did. Put me down, will you, as
one having faith in GAINESVILLE, and faith
in brains wherever they may be found,
whether in an Ohio town or in booming
Wichita"
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
The train Is rolling around the berd,
Don't cry, dear Kansas, don't cry.
It's loaded down with Missouri men;
Good bye, dear Kansas. good bye.

The poor Of Washington will have
cause to bless the day that witnessed the
Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison as
president. The proceeds from $4,000
judiciously invested will bring temporal
relief to many an unfortunate and dis
dressed person, not once, but SO long as
that amount (the surplus receipts from
the inaugural ceremonies including the
balD shall be maintained for that pur-
nose.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Italians are focklng to Brazil in great
numbers and the government Is begin
ming to be fearful of the result. This
influx is probably accounted for by the
policy of the government in an
nouncing that two weeks board
wouldbe furnished all immigrants to that
country
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Wichita bank clearings for last week
showed an increase over the same week
of last year of 1913 or practically fifty
per cent. That's all right, but If moth
ing happens we will before the first OF
July next show from rs to 100 per cent
increases. And Wichita's clearings rep
rent only her commercial life.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Governor Humphrey thinks there is
something wrong in the cattle market,
else the price of cattle would be higher, or
that of beef lower. Under the circum-
stances, however, he thinks it would be
unwise to call the legislature together in
extra session, as it undoubtedly would.
-Emporia Republican.
If the governor would take the trouble
to ascertain what the retailers of fresh
meats pay the wholesale slaughterers
for their dressed meats he would find
where the last trouble rests at least.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Senator Ingalls, took dangerous ground
In his observation on the death of the late
Representative Burnes of Missouri, when
be chimera, our pleasures and our pas
sions should be the guides of conduct, and
virtue is indeed a superstition if life ends
at the grave "-Salina Herald.
Instead of being dangerous ground
the declaration quoted is, if we under
stand rhetoric and logic correctly, the
very strongest expression of orthodoxy.
The idea is the same and the language
nearly SO, as that used by the apostle
Paul in one of his epistles on the doc
trine of the resurrection.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Noble, of Missouri, the new secretary
of the interior, is complaining. it is sad,
that he is killing himself in killing on
office hunters from Kansas. On, the
bitterness Of such gall.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Wichita is chuckling because Governor
Humphrey has concluded to give Atchison
and Topeka the Metropolitan police
Gazette, X. c., No. l.
Well, yes: it is a source Of some salts
faction to know that this city is not TO be
Disseminated against in the administra-
ton of the laws of the state. Only this
and nothing more. But say, pard, what
are YOU complaining about?
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

Col. Dan Anthony is running for may
or of Leavenworth to which position he
has been nominated. When he IS elect
ed the police commissioners of that town
will wish that they never had been born.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

The supreme court has decided that
Clark county must issue TO the Southern
and Panhandle Railroad Co. Sl21 900 IN
bonds, voted to the company for the
construction of the road. The county
commissioners refused TO issue the
bonds or the ground that the company
had failed TO comply with Its contract,
but the supreme court has decided 9TH
erwIss,
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20

The people" don't vote the Republican
ticket for the Offices Kansas did not give
5000 Republican majority because she
wanted offices. The people" vote for
principles, not because they want some
politician to have consulshlp.-Iopeka
Journal.
Very true, but how are those princi-
pies to be made effective if the represen-
tatives of such majority are powerless.