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Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

by using a hemp Irvine which will cost
for wheat binding about thirty cents per
acre. 1t is a lucky thing for the trusters
that the Brown farmers can't Irvine some
of the hemp around their necks: If they
could they would no doubt jerk them
higher than they yanked up the price Of
the necessary article under discussion.
Kingman ia again without "A daily
paper, the Courier having suspended its
daily issue Monday. kingman IL good
town, and it was not lack Of apprecia-
ton OF Dir. Bays efforts TO give II good
paper. but rather the ability TO stand the
necessary tax TO keep it going. King
man has a corps of excellent week.-Mrs.
aud they appear TO be prosperous. all Of
them, which, with their issue alternately
through the week, viii keep the com
munity well posted as to local happen
lngs. The EAGLE will continue 10 sup
ply the wide awake people there with
the wire and general news Of the day.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
THE WASHINGTON CENTENARY.

Judging from the elaborate prepare
tions being made, the Washington CEN
tennial celebration in New. York next
week will be the most imposing celebra-
ton ever known in this country.
1t will last three days. The first day,
Monday, April 29th, will be devoted to
an imposing naval display. On the sec
ond day great parade of militia from all
states, attachments from the regular
army and military academies, will be
placed in line in the order Of date of the
ratification of the constitution by those
states, and the remainder in the order
in which the several states were admitted
into the union. 1t is expected that this
pageant will be very fine, and include at
least 50, 900 men in line. On the third
and final day, will take place a monster
civic parade, in which will engage all
nationalities, and America will thus show
a spectacle of her great powers of digest
ing and assimilating the human products
of other countries, without an after din
ner pill.
The occasion is worthy of all this elab-
crate fuss and expense, but we think
that were the spirit Of modest George
Washington allowed to give an opinion
it would say ''for the nations honor, not
mine, are these expressions given" The
progress of the century. which this cele-
bration will conclude, is vaster than that
of any other epoch of equal length, and
embraces in its greatness our growth
from colonial system to a nation of the
first magnitude, and whose stride is fast
placing it first and foremost in the
world.
If measured by its past progress and
present greatness, we may anticipate
another century of like growth. 1t will
need Macauley to prophesy its imperial
destiny. There has been a period Of
mighty growth, but with this growth,
from its sheer rapidity, has chung more
or less of the dross of swiftly refined
gold, and there has adhered to it some
Objectionable things.
The next epoch will embody in its
growth, not only physical progress, but
and moral greatness, which
its structure can now better assimilate,
and naturally seeks.
The man born in 1859 will be indeed
fortunate in his surroundings of mental
activity and national greatness. The
of republics and the crum-
blings of dynasties, will be feature of
the Twentieth century, such as no other
age has witnessed. The map of the
world will again be changed.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
LYONS K. RICE REPORTS.

LYONS, Kan, Rice county, April 90.
Does the great reading public of which
the Wichita Daily EAGLE is the intellect
ual focus, understand that Lyons is the
center of Rice county, is the center of
the state of Kansas, is the center Of the
United States, that she is the only city
of the second class there being none of
the first class in Rice county, that she is
the center of the greatest grain and fruit
prospects to be beheld anywhere at this
writing?
If the public does not know these
things they should read the circular is
sued today and addressed to such Okla
homa settlers as have means to in
vest and are crowded out of
that marvellous, Irregular pentagonal
corner surrounded by aboriginal ignol-
ance and infested by frontier barbarity
Why compare it for one minute with
the wealth and civilization of Central
Kansas, of which square Rice county is
Why, should intelligence plant its dollars
the benefits of growing wheat and fruit,
same seed sown in Rice county? Does
this same public know that Lyons, the
county seat and intersection of the
Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific and Frisco
railroads had a city election April
2, 1899; that there was
complete change of administration:
does this same public know that the
Natural Gas, Oil and Mineral company
IF | x Va 70 HIs-
cover the enormity of the great salt de-
posts which underlie all central Kansas,
and that this same company was the last
to develop this salt find? Does it know
that it has recently been discovered that
holes bored latterly or at right angles to
the walls at the bottom of the great CITY
water works have developed any
amount of water supply? The council
of 1887 and 1888 We're wise enough to
have dead arches left at the bottom of
the walls, hoping to have subterranean
tunnels made in imitation of similar
water plants in large cities so soon as
means could be found.
This discovery of large quantities of
water reminds US of Mark Twain's story
of the unfortunate who was thrown into
prison for forty days and forty nights,
and who on the fortieth morning opened
the window and climbed out
The query now is. will Hutchinson
continue to "blate" that LYONS has no
water supply for salt works." We retort
by saying that Lyons water is not aka
line and Will permit pure article of salt
to be manufactured.
The sensation produced by the issue,
just before the last city election, of cir
cular of unknown authorship, entitled:
Special City Council Meeting" has sub
sided, and the author is still unknown
and the city survives.
Rice county has positively the greatest
prospect and greatest acreage of wheat
in her history of fourteen years. She
VIII have abundance of fruit and pros
perity. LYONS *. RICE.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
KANSAS ROLLARY.

James Muir, an inmate Of the soldiers
home, Leavenworth. was run over and
cut TO pieces by rel <ht train near the
home early yesterday morning.
The school fund of Brown county
made a big raise this month from its
share of fines and forfeitures Of the dis
trict court. The amount turned over Is
nearly $1,000.
To the credit Of Harvey county be it
said, that we have not heard Of one
farmer that has left his farm 20 20 to
Oklahoma to partake Of the precarious
spoils.-Newton Republican.
The sum Of S222, O52. 80 viii he avail
able after July To pay the citizen Pot
tawatou1ies a certain claim allowed bY
the last congress. The amount due each
member Of the tribe is about Sll1.30.
4 powder factory has been heated in
Cherokee county, four miles north %
Columbus Buildings and machinery
are 10 b. re up without deiay. The
plant ~. ha a capacity Of GO kegs
Of powoeI LAY.
Salina has an even 100. go dogs. The
number Is correct and exact, because the
Republican says the dogs on the streets
haven't cent Of tax on them, and that
if the law was enforced ii would make
the city an income Of over s. go year.
Abilene viii celebrate the fourth Of
July. The driving park and fair associ-
alton Ia connection with other citizens
Of the city has decided 70 have q glorious
old fashioned day Of rejoicing aid
pleasure
An Abilene paper casts this rslect.oa
on habltaes Of tie Smokey river cOan-
try: "a, wedding 10 Saline county
last week the groom charged the guests
fifty cents each FOR supper and sold them
popcorn az I've cents 3 package. sofh-
ing hEe thrift.
OF course Il was Idle 70 talk 2bou;
liquor being sold in Atchlson, bur We
notice from the local psgeFs tfazt the
metropolitan police force made their
long expected rad on The joints q, II
Gibson On Saturday night Nine way
rants were issued % ib@ oEscesz, who
succeeded IN returning seven q thea,
together with TIE victims.
The farmers Of Brown county hare
decided 70 fight the binding iwiEs tFgzs:
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
Tree Planting and it's Benefits.

Baltimore sun.
Thosewho have taken the trouble to
inquire into the matter find that in most
OF the states and territories of this union
tree planting is encouraged by setting
apart one day every spring as ''Arbor
Day." and in South Carolina a whole
week is annually devoted to the praise
worthy object. 1t is also stated that
within the past two years as many as
ten states fell into line by recommend
ing the annual custom through legisla-
tive enactment. In Maryland the legis-
lature of 1894 adopted a resolution di-
recting the governor to designate a day
in April for the planting of forest trees,
to be known as ''Arbor Day." and in
subsequent legislatures attempts were
made to legalize such an occasion as a
fixed holiday, but without success. The
prospect that the day Will be more gen
orally observed in our state this year
than heretofore is likely to so demon
strate the utilitarian as well as the as-
thetic features of the idea as to make the
road easy for full-grown Arbor day cele-
brations hereafter. Gov. jackson, we
have seen, designates the 10th day of
April this year for Maryland "Arbor
day. The governor, IN the manage
ment OF large lumber business, has
had extensive observations of the way in
which the forests have been cleared
away, and ought to be able to assist in
the remedy, both by precept and exam
pie. If every human being In Maryland
were to plant on the 10th of this month
it would add nearly a million trees to
the forest growth of this small state, and
at the same rate il would not be long be-
fore well wooded lands became general
once more. OF course it is out of the
question TO expect any such result, but
even if a very small proportion of the
population take interest In the object of
Arbor day the result in time is bound to
be beneficial. We have here at Baiti-
more in the case of the two streams
the Gunpowder river and Jones falls
which furnish the city supply, an exam
pie OF the effect on streams by stripping
the bordering lands of their wood
ed growth. 4 hundred years ago
or less the volume of both these
water-courses was far greater than it is
today. Tree planting along the margin
OF the streams on lands bought by the
city TO secure the water rights has been
practiced for some time BY the careful
couraging prospects. Our legislature
recommends ali the people of the state,
and especially the parents and teachers
of school children, Ito plant or trans
plant at least one forest shade tree on
Arbor day by the side of a public road or
about their school houses or homes.
We would suggest that inasauch as
school children IN the city are restricted
for ground, the teachers organize plant
ing picnics to help, under proper direc-
ton, the work begun on the Gunpowder.
or contribute their aid TO some other
public ground where trees would be de-
sirable. To make the purpose effective
organized effort is necessary, and we do
not think that those iurrusted with
directing public instruction could do
more useful service than by taking tee
planting in hand with the spirit which
seems TO prevail in New York the super-
Of public instruction prenareS
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
The Orchard and Meadow.


Wrap the trunks of your young or
chard trees with newspapers TO keep
them from being knawed by mice, rab-
bits or sheep, tying at top, bottom and
middle, and this simple precautlon Sc
cures absolute safety. The bark under
the paper will be round, smooth and
sorb the heat as does the tarred paper.
and hence the bark is not killed when
a warm day is followed by a cold night.
E. E. Bowlus, east of Pierceville, has
sown seventy-five acres in Alfalfa this
spring, and will SOW twenty-five acres
more, making 100 acres. He had eighty
acres in last year, forty acres Of which
had been sown the year before, and from
this forty acres Air. Bowlus harvested
and sold in hay and seed 81 200 worth of
crops. This land is outside of irrigation.
but is on the bottom lands of the Arkan
sas valley Mr.. Bowlus says that his
neighbors are seeding a large acreage IN
this profitable hay crop.-Garden City
Imprint.
There is stand of alfalfa on Judge
Hamilton S farm east of town that would
repay any one TO visit. 1t is growing on
the flats and stands so closely together
that the ground can not be seen. 1t will
make at least eight tons to the acre.
One very important feature about the
field is the demonstration beyond dis
pute that alfalfa will grow on the high
lands, something which will prove of
vast importance 10 the farmers and be a
source of income to him for the market
and in way of feed for stock.-Meade
Center Press.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
GROWTH OF FREIGHT TRANsPOR-
TATION

Theodore Norhees. n the May scrlbner's-
In the early period of railways in this
country, when they were built chiefly 10
promote local interests, and the move
ment of either freight or passengers over
long distances was comparatively small
portion OF the traffic, it was customary
for all roads to DO their business in their
own cars, transferring any freight des-
tined 10 station on connecting road
at the junction or point OF interchange
OF the two roads. While this system
had the advantage Of keeping at home
the equipment OF each road, il resulted in
a very slow movement ofthe freight. AS
the volume Of traffic grew, and the inter
change Of commodities between distant
points increased. this slow movement be-
came more and more vexatious. Soon
the railway companies found il necessary
TO allow their cars TO run through TO the
destination Of the freight without trans
fer, or they would be deprived OF the bust
ness bv more enterprlsing rivals. 80
that today 2 very large proportion Of the
freight business Of the country Is done
without transfer; the same car taking the
load from the initial point direct 10 des-
The result of this is. however.
that a considerable share o. all the bust
ness OF any railway is done in cars BE-
longing 20 other companies. for which
mileage has 10 be paid: while, II turn,
the cars OF anF one company may be
scattered al over the country from Maine
to California, Winnipeg 70 Mexico.
The problem tnas constantly confropts
the general superintendent Of a railway
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
AN OLD SPINNING WHEEL.
Topeka Capital.

Topeka Capital.
Hon. Lawrence D. Bailey, who was
on October -. 1859. nominated for asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court of
Kansas, and who was elected and served
as such for eight years Immediately fol-
lowing the admission of this state into
the union, yesterday contributed a
unique relic to the collection of the state
historical society. This was an old
fashioned flax spinning wheel. once as
necessary piece of household furniture
as the sewing machine is TODAY. This
wheel together with yarn spinning
wheel, was given 10 Judge Bailev's
mother at her marriage, being the gift
of her mother, who had then used 1t
for exactly quarter of a century.
The judge remembers that all the
clothes he wore up TO the time he was
fifteen years Of age were made from
goods manufactured through these
wheels, which he had never intended
should pass out of the family. except to
this society. He thinks the flax spinning
wheel Is at least l25 years old. vet 1t
looks but little worn and is as bright as
If a particle OF dust had never been
allowed 10 rest on ii a second. He will
endeavor TO get hold Of the other wheel
and give that also 10 the society. The
two wheels were brought 10 Kansas by
the family from Sutton, n H.. about
forty years ago, and by some means
passed into the possession of other par
ties from whom this one has been re-
covered and the other probably viii be-
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

Preparations for the great Inaugural
ton centennial are going on vigorously.
Tie loan collection of portraits, relics
and silverware of Washington and his
time, which will be one OF the pleasant
features of the celebration, was opened
for exhibition in a room of the Metro
politan opera house, New York, on We'd
nesday night last. The portraits of
Washington. which number over fifty.
are hung in three rooms and the exhibit
ton of newspapers by the Fellowcraft
club, silverware and relics occupy two
more. The relics of Washington are
numerous and comprise everything from
his sword and clothing to the trappings
of his horse.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

FoR SALE-25 pieces White Goods cents, worth 10.
For SIE3o pieces White Goods at cents regular II L.
For SALE50 pieces White Goods at cents regular 10
FoR SALEThe greatest line of White Goods shown in
this county, Sheer Lawn Cords Welts Stripes Checks and
Fancy Weaves.
For SALE pieces Black Gros Grain Silk 81 cents worth So
FoR SALE-200 yards Surrah Silk, 90 cents worth So
For SAE250 yards Faile Franchise 66 cents worth 81 CO.
For SALE-50o yards Black Silk Rhodame rs cts worth $50
These all Real Genuine. Simon Pure Bargains.
The cap Sheaf of all offerings yards Surrah Silks
Plain all shades fancy stripes fancy checks all shades and
coors; the thing for chldren As cents worth IS cents
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

is how to improve the time of through
freight, thereby improving the service
and increasing the earnings OF the COM
pany: and at the same time how to Sc
cure the prompt movement of cars be-
longing to the company, getting them
home from other roads, and reducing as
far as possible upon his own line the use
of foreign cars and the consequent pay
ment of mileage therefor.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
PERTAINING TO THE FARM.
The Peoples Money.

At the last session of congress $1,7l6,-
600 was appropriated under the name of
agriculture for expenditure during the
current year. The following are the
items of the appropriation: Experiment
stations, $595.00O; Bureau of Animal In
dustry, $515, 600: seed distribution, s104,-
900: sorghum sugar cane investigation.
100000; collecting statistics; S65, 900:
silk culture. $50, 900: botanical investiga-
lions, $4,000; vegetable pathology, $751;
600; chronological investigations, S20,-
900; food adulteration studies, $1,000:
chemical laboratory, $4,000; bird and
animal Investigations, $4,000; forestry
investigations. s., 900; gardens, museum,
library, etc., 81 900; postage and con-
tingencies, $4,000; salaries. $167, 600
making total of 81, 10000.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

The Topeka Democrat glories over
what it is pleased to interpret as verifi-
cation of the divine axiom that "a
prophet is not without honor save in his
own country" in the overwhelming de-
feat of prohibition in Massachusetts,
Monday. The Democrat attributes the
result of the issue down there to the
presence and efforts of its editor in that
state against the prohibitory amend
ment to the constitution. This reminds
us of an incident that occurred down in
Arkansaw several years ago. a traveller
was passing a settlers ranch followed by
rather good looking hound. The set
tier proposed to buy the dog and ask ed
if it was a good coon dog. The prompt
answer was, Oh, yes, he's capital coon
dog. When asked if he had ever caught
any coons with him, he replied: No, he
had never tried him for coons, but had
tried him far everything else, and as he
was good for nothing else, supposed he
must be good for coons, as he was bound
to be good for something. Politics, that
is local politics, amt w. T. fort.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

George NJ. Ewing, manager of the Ma
uonal Passenger, paper devoted to rail-
road interests, died of small pox in To-
peka Monday night. He had been res
ldent OF the capital city about four
years. during which time he actively en-
gagged IN the newspaper business in va
rlous capacities, the Passenger being his
latest venture, started only few months
ago. lie possessed many of the ele-
mentS of the successful newspaper man.
conspicuous among them being his in
defatiguable energy and kindly dispose
ton. But he is gone. Peace to his
mortal and gladneSs TO his immortal
part.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

The already famous Halves murder
case is before the court again for hear
ing at Birmingham, Ala. 1t is probable
that this will develop into one of the
most noted criminal proceedings in the
history of the country. The peculiar
atrocity of the crime and subsequent
events growing out of it elected univer-
sal interest and the proceedings of the
trial will be read with eagernesS by all
who feel any concern in such matters.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
W. q Speculat!on.

Barnum; the Snowman.
| will undertake to give bonds for the
fulfillment of contract that If the city
of Philadelphia will stop selling liquor
and give me IS much as was expended
for liquor last year, will pay all the city
expenses, no one shall pay taxes, there
shall be no insurance on property, a good
dress suit shall be given every poor man.
woman, boy and girl, all the educational
expenses shall be paid, a barrel OF -four
shall be given to every NEEDY and worthy
person, and shall clear Il half million
dollars by the operation.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

The shoe factory at Lawrence received
its first orders for shoes yesterday from
Kansas City parties, for $50 dozen shoes.
The Lawrence factory is the first one in
Kapsas.-State Journal.
Such ignorance anywhere in Kansas
outside of Topeka would be remarkable.
With fifty thousand invested in the bust
ness and their factory turning out only
fine styles of ladies' shoes, the Wichita
factory may struggle along, however, in
spite of Topeka chumpery.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

The EAGLE says Wichita will get three
more railroads during the year We
looked for some mention of canal or two
but suppose the editor overlooked the
canal question.-Emporia News.
In matters Of transit no doubt canal
is fair measure of Emporia's idea of
rapidity, but the editor of the News evil
IDENTIFY don't know Wichita, nor the
EAGLE, nor its editor.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

Wanamaker says he will not permit
a postoffice to be kept in connection with
a saloon. Johnny Wanamaker no doubt
never sold whisky in connection with his
clothing business, put Johnny by turn
ing to the postal laws will see that they
explicitly forbid the keeping Of poStof-
flee in any building in which liquors are
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
a GOOD APRIL FOOL.
AUGUSTA. Kan. Anril s

AUGUSTA, Kan, April %.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Dear Sir-I am subscriber of Your
paper and a strong, or faithful, Harri-
son man, but do you not think that the
president has made one great blunder?
1t occurs to me that this opening of the
Oklahoma country should have been
April l. then it could truthfully have
been crowned All Fools day. What say
you? Respectfully,
S. G. HINDNAN.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

San Francisco is in the turene. BY
the faulty wording of the bill making
appropriation of $4,000 asked for
new postoffice building, said bill failed
TO become operative. So Frisky will
haye to worry along with her old rock
cry until congress meets again.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

Harrison Kelly, of Coffey county, is
liable to make good showing for Tom
Ryan's place. There are a number of
mighty good, bright and smart boys who
will be in the race before the Republican
convention, but Kansas can show few
truer, better men than Gen, Harrison
Kelly of Coffey.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
SPECIAL.

There are three blanks preDa--
81 especially By @. Henry ~.
Copp, Of Washington City. for
Oklahoma; which we are selling
az the low price Of so cents per
hundred.
dHutf
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25
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Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

The mayor and council of Kansas
City No. 2 are in a hopeless wrangle over
the official patronage Of the city; mean
while the sanitary condition of the city
is neglected, along with other vital in
terests, and the local papers are begin
ming to call halt on the foolishness of
the fathers
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-25

1t is now said that Secretary of the
Interior Noble, the Missourian, is going
to move the pension office now at Topeka
to st. LOUIS. Of course. All right. Let
her go. The administration of Harrison
has no use for a strong Republican state.