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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
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The city council of Kingman has or
dered an election to vote upon the pro-
position to issue s., 900 in bonds to build
market house.
New potatoes in April That is what
we can do in Brown county. Mr.. VIM.
Shirley brought US a nice mess last week
which he raised before the 9th of April.
-Hiawatha World. Raised 'em out Of
a sack, or barrel.
1t is stated that the contract to feed
the inmates of the poor farm of Linn
county was let at the price OF 20 cents
per week. Poor paupers.
Horton Register: ''In Atchison frogs
legs are selling at dollar and half a
dozen" At that price the city ought to
get rid Of its croakers in a short time.
but they don't seem to diminish in num-
bers.
D. Sharp is suing the cable road in
Kansas City No. for damages sustained
by an accident. That's natural, but the
chances are that he will B fat when he
gets through with the litigation.
Ravanna's cheese factory is booming
along in a quiet, steady way. About
fifty pounds of cheese a day is the av-
erage and 1t is of a fine quality. Rec
ord
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

els. She called 1t one or the cry-goods es-
Establishments and selected dress pattern
of terra-cotta silk, style ottoman, with vel
vet trimming TO match, at So per yard.
Her wardrobe IS as extensive as elegant,
comprising innumerable dresses, silk wrap
pers and wraps of all styles and shades
imaginable. the only blight on her lie is
the sting of divorce which hangs over her;
but as the lady was purely rightin this case,
and shows her entire ability 10 take care Of
herself, the world will be charitable in
judging her. After a royal time, in which
she spent more money than dozen men
would earn IN a year, she boarded train
and sped southwark TO the ranch and range
she called home,
Even young girls born and bred in tho
East, who have been nurtured in luxury
and raised amid all the softeniug influence
Of wealth, when they strike he'free, happy
ozone of the Western prairies become
elated and joyful, and loath TO return ID
civilization ana ali that civilization offers.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION.

Referring to railroad consolidation
which seems to be working out certain
destiny, the st. Louis Republic says:
1T is very evident that something of
more than usual importance is taking
place among railroads. A few wears
hence we will all look back to the period
through which we are passing and won
der why we did not see clearly and ap-
preciate the significance of the events
which are now beginning to shape.
The change, however, we are right in
our surmise that change is really in
progress, is of so radical a nature that its
consideration Is rendered extremely diff
ficult, by the popular conviction that free
competition would ultimately solve
and settle any problem of commerce
or industry. The transporta-
ton charges on freight and passengers
constantly tend to lower figures, and the
absorption of the week lines by the
stronger Is going on at rate which can
not be ignored by any man who is able
TO read between the lines of the daily
Geographic dispatches and group the
salient features of railroad news into a
few terse paragraphs which will give
him view of the whole situation.
The railroad men appreciate the situ-
alton bat the public does not seem TO
realize what is taking place. In the
northwest, after years Of fierce rivalry.
which included the building of parallel
lines and ruinous rate wars, the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road is seeking a
closer alliance with the Chicago & North
western. The Atchison system has
been 'soverbuilt.' and desperate ef-
forts are being made in the
east TO do something which viii save the
road. 1t is significant, however, 70 no
tlce, no matter what kidder, Peabody &
Co. Of Boston, may do or may not do
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
HARPER COUNTY FARMERS.
ANTHONY. Nav 2. 1889.

ANTHONY, May 2, 1889.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
A farmer and old timer who lives on
one Of the best improved farms in Har-
per county, became dissatisfied with his
lot there about one year ago and thought
to trade or exchange his farm here for
one farther east, Illinois or Missouri. A
gentleman who has farms for trade came
along and proposed to exchange farm
he had in Lawrence county, Illinois, on
basis of $50 per acre each. A trade
was soon agreed on and they both started
for Illinois to see the Lawrence county
farm, and then complete the trade, pro-
vided the Kansan should think well of it
when he saw it and found it as repre-
sented. They arrived there over week
ago, looked the farm over and then the
Harper county man said to his friend: l
don't want your farm. Iwould not give
my Harper comfy farm for four of just
such farms as this. So back he came
and says, hereafter l will not trade my
farm as l think / have the best farm in
America. Why, said he. they are not
through sowing oats yet, and here our
wheat all headed out and as nigh as my
waist. Yes, Harper county is good
enough for me, and shall go home and
pillow my corn. This experience of the
old-timer and what he says about it has
caused thrill of Joy to pass through the
minds and hearts of the old settlers here,
as they know the old-timer to be an ex-
ira good judge of soil and climate. and
all seem happy over the event. Take
this country all in all it is the grandest
country to live and farm in on this green
earth. Yes, we know we have good
country and we are not selfish about it,
either, as we want all the people of the
earth to know it, and when the grand
boom comes which is in store for
Wichita, the Peerless Princess of the
Plains, we hope to catch on, as town
and country must go together. Then we
will exclaim at the top of our voices, all
join hands, yes, and every lady dance.
]. BUCKINGHAM.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
STRANGE RESENTMENT.

A Father who DID Not Speak 10 His
Daughter for Fifty Years.
Fifty years ago James Martin, a well-to-do
farmer living near BaliIetyllle, Pa, refused
to purchase his ffteen-year-old daughter a
dress that she very much coveted, on the
plea that he could rot afford IL 1t was a
few DAYS before ST. Valentines Day. The
daughter was a qufck-tempered girl and
took her fathers refusal % purchase her
the dress much TO heart On ST. Valentines
Day Farmer Martin took from the village
post~office valentine addressed 10 him In
his daughters handwriting. II was a
rough caricature, representing q miser
counting and gloat.ug over his money.
There lived in the neigbb0rhood man Of
that kind. He had a niece whom he treated
brutally. When Farmer Martin LOGGED al
his valentine he showed il 20 his wife, sim.
ply remarxing that be had not expected
such bitter ana u9cailed-for insult from
their child. Dir. Martin took the girl
10 task about il. The daughter a,
once declared that she had not seat the val
entine 20 her father, but On the contrary,
had mailed hlm very complimentary
one, entitled "The Honest Farmer" il
having been her custom since she
was a little child 10 send hin valentine
every year. The old Eiser's Eiece bad OBJ
tanned TIRE valentine Farmer Martin recei we'd
10 send 70 her uncle Farmer Martins
daughter was with her when shs
bought If The two girls had sealed their
valentines al the same time, and the Martin
girl took them beth and addressed them
In doing 80 she got tAsm ulxed. and sers
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In spite Of al explanation, Farmer Martin
could not be broug GIT 20 believe his cgc ghtsrss
story From tha, Gay he never spoke 70
her. She married and lived On 9 farm sd
joining Der fathers. Vita her husband
and her children Farmer Marta sEas on the
kindest and nos; familiar terms, bat be
never noticed bis daughter. Recently be
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
KANSAS KOJLARY.

Three hundred acres of melons have
been planted in the vicinity of Sylvia.
The Garden City Herald has revived its
daily edition.
The Washburn college has a class in
Spanish this term. Whether the selec-
ton of the minister to Mexico from this
state had anything to do with this addi-
ton to the curriculum is matter of con-
lecture.
Tisdale correspondence in Winfield
Telegram: Tom Irwin was considerably
shocked few mornings ago by seeing
his two little girls playing drive the
horses with a snake measuring eight
feet in length, one carrying it by the
head and the other by the tail, and ap-
pearing to have a jolly time. The frost
of the previous night had completely
stupetied the serpent or serious results
might have fallen to the little ones.
What has the return of CholIy Scott to
Paola and the simultaneous subsistence
of the Courant got to do with the peace
and good order of that community that
the organization of the young women Of
the town into a military company should
be necessary? Such are the noticeable
coincidence.
The Abilene Reflector has for two
years successfully combatted the fates
that have trodden down daily papers in
Kansas by the score during that period,
and starts into the third years contest
apparently occupying the vantage
ground. May it keep Waring until it
is victor completely.
Western Kansas viii grow alfalfa
grass. Colonel Patrick Donan, who is
of course authority for everything, says
it is better than bank account, and
once starred viii stay by man like
first class mortgage.
An election is TO be held in Kingman
soon for the parpose of voting bonds to
purchase gound for a court house square
and move the county buildings thereon
and deed the property to the county.
They are beginning 70 feel that their
court house and county records have
been kept OH wheels long enough. King
man is able, and it ought 10 have, first
class county building.
The probate judge Of Atchison county
wants q marriage license but is in q
quandary how 10 procure At lie has
some Qualms about issuing II himself TO
himself, and nobody else is authorized
to, according 10 the statutes.
The state board of charities has formal
ly accepted the charge OF the industrial
school at Beloit from the hands OF the ".
c. 7. Z. The institution comes the state
II a splendid condition financially, and
In every way.-PasEios.
The Santa Fe depot at Wichita was
fired the other evening BY incendiaries-
1t would have been a good thing for
Wichita If the building had burned The
old shed used for Santa Fe depot al
that place would be disgrace to an Ar
kansas hauaIec-Prast Republican
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

After an elaborate study CT the chinch
bug during the years 1SS5-SS, Professor
S. A. Forbes, state entomologist of I'LL
nois, arrives at the conclusion, among
others, that 1.-THE general abandonment
of wheat culture is tie best defense
against the chinch bug" If wheat was
the only thing that the chinch could
subsist upon the professors conclusion
would be logical enough, but it is a
demonstrated fact that the little de-
stroyer continues TO exist whether
wheat is grown or not. We still adhere
to our fire theory. Nevertheless, when
all the untitled or pasture land shall be
put to alfalfa the use of the torch will
not be needed and the chinch bug will
disappear. The native grass and weeds
of the unbroken prairie constitute an in
comparable breeder of myriads of insects
of all kinds, and most of them are in
furious TO all cereal crops.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

At dinner in New York, recently.
Senator Evarts told his experience on a
similar occasion in London. 4 promi-
nent Englishman who sat beside him
said: MIR. Evarts, l understand this is
your first visit TO Europe How does
this matter of rank and titles strike you.
when you are without them at homer
Mr.. Evarts replied: 1T makes no great
impression upon me. If we have no
body below US we have the satisfaction
of having nobody above us, and that
seems to equalize the matter pretty
well" We'll" said he, Il mean those
titles of persons in authority" Mr..
Evarts said: You have the same title
here for all your great men that we have
in America" How said he. Why"
said Mr. Evarts, Mr.. Gladstone. and
Mr. DisraeG, and Mr.. Bright, and Mr..
Golden are by all laws the greatest
Englishmen now living" That ended
his difficulties about the want of titles in
this country.-AtchiSon Champion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

Pardon the hardness of the ooserya-
ton, but comparison will show that
the EAGLE contained the fullest and most
complete account of the great centen-
NAL celebration in New York this week
of any paper in the west, not accepting
the great and enterprising Globe-Demo-
crat. The Grafton, the poem, the adj
dresses, the toast responses, all were
given just as they were delivered and
occurred. Nothing was held over from
day to day and nothing was pruned
down or culled, but the readers of the
EAGLE received a full report of every
thing Just as it occurred.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

DR.. Tanner, the crank who gained
considerable notoriety few years ago
by fasting forty days, claims that he has
so disciplined his mind and body that he
can take upon himself at volition a
trance state, which he proposes to do,
and while in that condition will have
himself buried just as dead person is
buried, ordinarily, in secure, regularly
made coffin, placed in a grave five feet
deep, ETC., where he will remain for four
weeks, and then be disinterred and re-
suscitated and fully restored to health
and vigor. If he is permitted to under
take the first part of the performance
there will be no need of the second. He
will never try third craze.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

Sir Edward Sullivan is publicly advo-
eating the marriage of the oldest son of
the Prince of Wales to an American
girl. Prince Albert Victor is now twen-
ty-tive years Of age. Sir Edward says
that Americans would like to see such a
match, and that thirty-four million
EngiiShmen would welcome with delight
queen of their own blood, breed and
speech. He believes the two great Eng
hsh-speaking people destined to rule the
world, and advocates such a marriage on
international and political grounds. The
New York Tribune's London correspon-
dent says that so strong is the feeling in
England against more Anglo-German
marriages that an Anglo-American aili-
ance might we'll enough be popular for
that, as for many other reasons.-Atchi-
son Champion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

with proxies they have obtained, Wall
street has already made up its mind that
an alliance of some sort between the
Missouri Pacific and the Atchison is de-
sirable and will probably be consumated.
1t is Kismet! says Wall street; the
weaker road must succumb to its
stronger rival, and the Atchison, which
is too great to be annihilated and too
weak TO stand alone, must be taken in
by the Gould roads, and the unification
secured of everything of importance be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific,
and south of st. Louis and San Fran
CISCO"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
For the EAGLE.
HE WENT TO OKLAHOMA.

He went to Oklahoma
To be amused, you know,
Just as the city people
Watch the country at the show.
(And as they watch the people,
II the elephant goes by
They're apt 10 glance up at him,
Tho they couldn't tel you why.
So with most our friends who paid
Full fare to see the fun.
They happened" on an empty lot
Their pilgrimage was done,
They watched the funny boomers
Right from this spot, you see,
Until they got an offer"
Or shotgun Wis Wis.,
His home was Boston city,
And he had never been west,
But he heard Of Oklahoma
And resolved 10 be It's guest.
BE telegraphed ahead
For special suit o. rooms,
Where he could watch the people
Stakin' OF this BOOM OF boolnS.
He didn't just approve the way
They packed the western trains,
But they told him he ID have rope" enough
When once he reached the plains.
And when he landed there,
Three times he whirl'd him round,
Then asked why they were dumped out there
Upon the cole bare ground.
'Where'd you want to go tor"
Conductor quickly said;
oklahoma City
Conductors fears had fed.
"Them's them; it's it,
As the train moved slowly back
And LETT the poor Bostonian
Bewildered on the track.
Then tenderly he moved about,
Like one all out OF place;
At last he saw person with
He thought-an honest face.
He mentioned Boston beaDs,
A BATH good hotel;
The cowboy dropped his sombrero
And gave solemn yell.
Then, cycling him. said: 'Tenderfoot,
Say! Where did you hail FROM"
The man was Oh his dignity
From Boston did / come"
"a pedigree have I. young man,
Which you'd do well 10 boast,
While learning-why, the languages,
They are my special toast.
Out rang three pistol shots
Right Ger his Boston head.
Understand that language"
The funny cowboy said.
"lts the only kind o. lingo
Tonight VIII buy bed.
So sleep on your education;
If your pedigrees soft as your brain
You might use it for pillow.
Good night: it's soin' TO rain"
Back ne flew to the railroad
To walt the car bell chimes
TWAS he wrote oklahoma"
For the Leayenworth Times.
DAVID"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

The woman's convention to be held in
Salina now soon is not for the purpose of
nominating candidates for local offices
to be filled by election, as we were led to
suppose from the mentions made of the
affair-to-be by the local papers and so
stated a few days ago, but it is to be
little ''childs-pay" convention held 'just
for fun" as the Republican puts it. The
sensation the women experienced in par
ticipating in the election recently was
so novel and thrilling that it seems they
want to keen doing it all the time They
will have their practice meetings at
short intervals until the next periodic
election.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

Neither the Kansas City Journal not the
press Of Kansas published the remarks OF
Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio, in the re-
port Of the centennial proceedings. 1t re-
manned for the Times to rescue that once
eminent Republican leader from the OBJ
livlon into which he has been cast by the
close attention to the hen industry.-Kan-
sas City Times.
The EAGLE had the honor, to say
nothing of the enterprise, of publishing
the remarks of ex-President Hayes on
Tuesday morning.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

1t may be true in some instances that
there is nothing in name, but it is a
fact, nevertheless, that the appearance of
a squad of greenies imported from Gar
den City in Minneapolis, under the
guise of cowboys" to take the place of
strikers on the str ct railways had the
effect of bringing the strike to speedy
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

Sol. Miller is evidently inclined to
nausea when he strikes the average
White house item. The Scott Lords and
baby Mckee and Mrs. Mckee and Rus
sell Harrison and DIR. Scott, Mrs.
Harrison's father, and Mr.. Mckee and
Russell Harrison's wife, make up party
that is about a dozen too many for Soils
Republican simplicity.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
A Pun Worthy of Punch.

Kansas City Journal
Mr.. Frederick Schultz has sued the
landlord of ST. Paul hotel, who, in fit
of playful humor, seized Mr.. Schultz
while occupying bed in the defend
ants hosiery, and painted him from
head to foot with a tenacious red paint.
He then opened the door and exhited
Mr.. Schultz to a crowd of hooking men.
The moral, which we are surprised that
the Minneapolis Tribune has not already
drawn, is, when you go to st. Paul stop
at Minneapolis hotel.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
She Showed Him Stars.

For every shooting star he claimed kiss,
She seeming coy at first demur.ed TO this;
But he, persistiag would not be denied,
When he. AT length, flying meteor spled-
And so. as evening grew apace, their eyes
Gnd VI n n dsrt1f,c az f,anoht eiiher's sight
A sound of kissing broke upon he night
And 80 IL came to pass anon that she
LOok'd fer shooting star a. much as ne.
Nay, if by chance star escaped his view,
She called his @onG rim" fancy to II too
When intervals Seemed long between each mug,
she called him on passing lightning bug;
And, ever taxing her In geniOus mind,
Her ready wit enabled her to find
More shooting stars in three short heetIng honrs
Than would Compose whole meteOric showers.
But when she did her last preteXt exhaust,
And was about 20 yield her cause as lost
She saw a sWitcnman'- lantern circllnS swing
And got the youth down 10 a SIC dy thing
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

The calculation that the opening of
Oklahoma would turn the tide of immi-
grafton to the southwest is being verified
daily and hourly, From all quarters
and states and territories people are still
coming toward the geographical center,
and scores who started to Oklahoma
have found satisfactory locations in
Kansas and will abide with us, we trust
to our mutual benefit.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

Leavenworth is picking up. The trans
fers for the week ending April q, were
SIS. 523. 4.-Lawrence Journal.
If that is called picking up" what
would you say of town where the real
estate transfers average greater sum
than that daily and where they as often
as two or three times week run up to
from $50, 1000 to $4,000. Wichita does
%lo+
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04

f'There seems to be lack of change
in Emporia," remarks the State Journal
The coigne OF advantage, as between the
candidates, appear to have been expend-
ed at the county primaries.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
Good ANY Way You Take It.

Newton Republican.
The Wichita EAGLE was almost en-
tirely given up to an account of the cen
tennial exercises today. 1t was without
editorial matter; but we cannot say, as
was once observed by one paper concern
ing another at sucha time, that cit was
improved" The EAGLE without editor
ial is far from being full-winged.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
purpose.

This is great year for families. At
torney General Kellogg has made his
wife assistant attorney general OF the
state of Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-04
A Pleasant Assurance

Stafford Republican.
When the EAGLE is downed in Wich-
tia or Southwest Kansas, Marsh Muir
dock W i'll be under the cod. The fact is
the EAGLE and Murdoch are a part of
Kansas. and the people will see that the
EAGLE continues to scream.