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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
CORN THE IMPERIAL CROF.

The corn crop of the United States in
the last year was the heaviest and most
abundant and the best in quality ever
known. 1t IS such mountain of wealth
that editor and economist have alike fall
len down before it to pay their respects
and homage to it. The Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, in a recent article, saws
in respect of it: ''All the other cereals
bow allegiance to corn. Had the soil of
North America refused to Weld crrn.
Great Britain would still be our sovereign
country. The progress of western civil
ization would be retarded 4 half-century.
Corn has built more miles of railroad,
erected more buildings, clothed and fed
more people than any product of Ameri-
can soil. The Chicago Tribune says:
Corn built Chicago aud when Chicago
was reduced to ashes, rebuilt her. With
prophetic appreciation of a possible Ill
innate existence in liquid form, it does
not like water. If the soil q. be wet and
cold it turns yellow with spleen, and dies
untimely.'
Our corn crop just gathered never be-
before yielded such q bountiful harvest
Nearly 1000, 900, 900 OF bushels were raised
on 1861 20 acres of the finest land in the
world, which Will bring US nearly $780,
0000GO. The train that would be required
to bring this immense yield 10 the sea-
board would be 100000 cars loaded with
G62 bushels each, and nearly 10000 loco
motives, and would reach more than
around the world. So heavily loaded
train travels slowly, and would require a
whole year TO pass through Chicago. Fer
hours the express train whrls past a green
ocean of corn. wherein not a hill is miss
ing. Its towering stalk would afford Sc
cure ambush for An army of i,000.0 900 men,
mounted and foot, artillery, ambulances,
mule trains, and stragglers.
While the whole country is singing
the praises of this sovereign crop, Kan
sas. with its rich, black soil, goes well
up towards the head of the procession as
a state for corn, for last year it raised
16S, 754. 0S7 bushels of corn on 1914. 465
acres of ground. Estimated at the aver
age prices of q cents, this corn crop of
1888 has a commercial value of $3S, el3,-
40. All the gold, silver and lead that
was mined in the United States in 1887
was SS7, 515, 900. The Gazette also esti-
mates it By comparison in the following
way: 1T is almost as large a sum as all
the railroads in the United States paid in
dividends on stocks in that year. 1t is
almost as much as the total net earn
ings of all the national banks in America
and is more than the total dividends
paid by those banks in 1887. 1t gives to
every, man, woman and child in the
state, after reserving seed for 5000, GOO
acres, nearly $4,000 bushels-or five tons
of corn.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
AT LAST.

The first step has been taken looking
to the opening. of the Indian Territory.
The presidents proclamation opening the
Oklahoma district will be found in full
in this mornings EAGLE. The irrepres-
sible American citizen, with ali his con-
victions Of freedom, with his energy, en-
terprise and capital, has won the day
over conservative sentimentallity and its
only a question of a very short time
when he will occupy the whole of the
the Indian Territory, out of which will
be erected great and prosperous state.
Oklahoma will not only fill up but over
flow, and within the briefest period. The
great Cherokee outlet together with all
the other lands contemplated by the
Springer bill will be covered by the
towns and homes of prosperous and
happy people in the very near future.
The great Chinese wall between Kansas
and Texas will go down and southern
Kansas and Oklahoma will be awarded
the fairest spot on the American CONT
nent.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
MIRTHFUL MOMENTS.

Mrs. STIKRUp 10 daughter Has NJ.
| tSwandyke proposed yetf" Miss S-'No;
but / think be viii before long. he asked
me last nlght how iosg a ton Of coal would
run two fires"
Miss KETcHos-'sD.dy you knock At ne door
when you came tonight. GeoTgsI' Ar.
| T1mblety 8ray; why do yoa askf'
/ Mss Ketchoa (shylyl-'I thought perhaps
/ you had couzc with ring"
| GuLr-"PA, Ar. Sksggs has asked ths
( privilege OF paying lis a5cresses % me-
[ The Old nzn--"T don't bsl4avs Re Il do IL
I He has been promising % pay or firm for
/ his last suit Of clothes for ever year, ard
I hasn't done IL ye;"
WHAT in crsatsoa have you &C; al those
cbromos hanging IN :ts garden fori" asked
INC LADY on the house Of her gardener
sure, mum. ;tirn's OUT ~ the seed csf,y-
| logs. an pat 'en IN frost q The seeos
when plant 'ezs, 80 thsy car sss fvh2s kind
az crops they's expected 70 periucs, mum"
TEE oibsr eay teacher IA Bostos
schooi showed lille Fsrl picture q
faa. AID ss&ed Der what q wss- TIE Gii.s
girl slGE. sppe.r 70 krosS. W lat Goes
yoEr r2other 10 - keep her col IN bot
wez:beyff ssse6 tbs ts@cssy ADgizk
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girl
A oEsTLxxas recezny returned fs0 z
drive throsgh tie cosstyy Donss q Sew
YORK asserts that be has pos ysry EsucA
objection g cottage Tia. IL coasls.eatT
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strong .sapz;ay 70 thsss sossSs -ss5 steiT
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of Us xn S.o@ay.
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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
A WOODPECkER'S JOKE.
The Bird Was Very Funny, But Pal
Dearly for His Little Trick.

The Bird Was Very Funny, But PAID
Dearly for His Little Trick.
II. B. Parker, of Salem, Ill, relates a good
bird story, which he sends to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat: - was engaged in the
monument and tombstone business" he
writes, ''and made and put up in the Cath
olic cemetery of a Southern Illinois town a
stone imitation Of rustic cross, standing
on pile of rocks. Some few days aeer
set the cross up had some other work to
do in the cemetery, and my attention was
called to 4 large woodpecker of tho yellow
hammer variety very industrigusly tapping
away at my cross. said 70 myself: Odd fell
low, l don't think you will pan out very well
on that stump watched him with some
curiosity. He came TO the same conclusion
apparently IN little while, and few TO a
dead tree that had been left standing about
twenty feet from the cross, tried that
awhile, and then few back 20 the cross,
seemingly puzzled to account for things,
then backward and forward for some little
time, testing the difference apparently,
when all of sudden he left and started for
the timber, about half a mile distant.
81 continued my work, thinking 10 more
of the matter, but in the course of half an
L
some ten or twelve birds over my head max
ing toward the cross. one seemingly IN the
lead, who lit on the cross and commenced
tapping for dear life. Most Of the others lit
on the tree, but finally all got to work on
the cross. / sat down and watched the pro-
ceedings. The origin al woodpecker seemed
TO be running the business, as be would fy
back and forward from tree to cross till he
had Shnrn al r--orLr
did not seem TO be very well satisfied, but
he would, as 1T looked 10 me, encourage
them by seemingly getting something for
his. work By his actions. so judged any
way. AT last he few back on the tree by
himself, w1-ching them, and thought /
could see a CLEAN of fun II his eyes He
then, as they were al busily engaged, gave
one Of his woodpeckerian screeches, and
left for the woods il high glee- The rest
looked az each other, and | came 20 the con-
clusiou that they were settling in their
minds, II they had any, that they were sold
and looked mad; and they ali started hot
foot for the timber.
sit was then about tine for dinner. and
started for home somewhat amused at the
affair.
After dinner / wen: back TO finish ray
work. and had 20 pass the cross On ny way
TO the job was doing, and noticed good
many feathers lying aro1nt in the lot, all
from the yellow-hanner bird / couldn't
account for them, ard went CD 70 the cross
10 examine more closely. when discovered
dead wood pecker lying CT tie rock a: the
foo. Of the cross, every feather picked as
clean as possible and his head az picked 20
pieces. came 70 tie CONCLUSION that i. was
the joker VITO had paid 50 dear for his faa-
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
KANSAS KOLLARY.

Taylor Cook, who brutally murdered
his wife at Stockton last Thursday, la:
surrendered himself to the authorities
He feigns insanity.
Thomas W. Freeman of Seneca died e
day or two since within twenty miles oi
his home, to which he was returning
from trip to Florida.
The Salina Herald comes up smiling
this week, and says it Is not dead or
even sleeping; it has SIMPLY changed
oGners. J. u. Davis having sold out 10 j.
T. Wells.
The second female horse thief known
TO the criminal annals Of Kansas was
captured at Troy. Kan, on the 10th. She
claims to have been in trance whsn the
stealing was committed. The plea is
rather transparent though 1t may b
true.
The Cowley county fair association
will open an educational department in
their annual exhibit this year. The list
of premiums embraces number OF the
leading features pertaining to our com
mon school cirriculum, the sciences end
fine arts. 4 worthy enterprise
A rumor comes from Atchison TO the
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28

| Relating to the control and management
of destitute and friendless children.
Be enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kan
Sas:
Section l. That any corporation here
tofore organized under the laws of the
state of Kansas having for its purpose
the establishment and maintenance of a
children's home for the control and man
agement Of destitute and friendless
C ildren, is hereby authorized and EN-.
lowered to receive and retain such
children, and provide them with homes
until they reach their majority, upon
such terms as the board of directors of
such corporation may determine.
Sec. 2. Any parent or parents unable
to provide for their children or furnish
them the necessary support. may relin-
quish to such corporation, in writing, the
control and management of such chill
dren; and if the board of directors of said
corporation, or the president thereof,
shall accept such control and manage
ment, such corporation shall thereupon
be vested with the custody and manage
ment of such children as provided in Sec
ton of this act.
Sec. 8. Such corporation shall have
have heretofore been received into such
home, or as shall hereafter be COM
mitted to it by the legal or natural guard
ian or guardians of such children, or
by any magistrate of any county in
which such home is located, with the
consent Of the board of directors of such
home; and in any of the above cases such
corporation, through its directors OF
president, shall have and possess over
such children all the rights appertaining
to the natural or legal guardians; and
the board of directors of such corpora
ton may in their discretion make any
suitable or proper provision for the care
and custody of such children for a term
of years, or until such children reach
their ma ority; and the president of the
board of directors of any such corpora
ton may appear in the probate court of
any county where such home or asylum
is located, without the !consent of either
parent or guardian, and consent to the
adoption of such children, conformable
to the laws of the state concerning ap-
prentices.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be lawful for such cor
poration to receive donations and be-
quests and to apply the same to the sup
port of said home, and the proper au-
thorities of any city or county having a
population of more than thirty thousand
are hereby authorized and empowered to
make such appropriation for the benefit
of such home as they shall from time to
time deem expedient.
Sec. 5. SAID corporation shall have
the power to purchase and sell such real
and personal property as the board of
directors may deem TO be for the interest
of the corporation.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
Published March, 1899.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
THE HOME AND FARM.
Plant Trees.

To the Edi-or Of the Eagle.
This is very favorable time to plant
trees. Arbor day in Kansas should cover
the month of April, or every cloudy day
in the spring. The sooner the trees are
set out, if the weather is favorable, the
better Plant trees for orn ament, shade
wind brake, fruit, wood and for oul
health. A plain home is more beautiful
half hid with trees than one adorned
with architectural drapery. Climbing
vines furnish decoration superior tC
gilded trimming. Chinese Wisteria is
Just at home here and wild cucumber
equally delights in our sunshine; but
for finished excellence our climbing roses
are superior TO all.
For street and grove the soft maple
and cottonwood are the most natural
and quickly make stately tree. For
usefulness more than beauty the black
walnut and catalpa must not
be overlooked, and for a fence,
wind brake or screen with superior
quality in wood and great value in its
leaves plant DOSAGE and mulberry. The
trees of mulberry that line the roads in
France and Italy are a source of great
wealth to the people, and will be much
more so to Kansas as we learn and ap-
preciate their usefulness for silk culture
The facilities we now have for procuring
seed and young trees makes success with
in the reach of all.
We ought to gladly avail ourselves of
the benefits to be derived by growing
trees. Set out few each year and YOU
viii soon have grove or hedge to bless
you which will increase in value as time
passes on. A grove or orchard will can
eel mortgage on farm at compound
interest, because it increases in the same
proportion when once started. and it is
the only thing on the farm that can do it
with as little labor. But for the benefit
to be derived to Kansas give US the grove
in preference to the mortgage.
Trees perform an important Office in
the preservation of our health. While
we inhale oxygen to support animal life
we throw off carbonic acid gas. which is
then poisonous to us, but the tree comes
to our relief and gathers it up in the leaf
with light by uniting the carbon of the
carbonic acid with the water of the sap
to make cellulose to build up the plant.
of which the whole vegetable world is
composed, with its product of starch
and sugar in endless compound mixtures
as food for men and animals.
Thus it is the vegetable world supports
the animal, including man. and when l
see man cutting down tree without
good cause, remember the injunction
of my father. When a lad | was going
to chop down native shade tree for
fun. He said with great solemnity:
That is one of Gods trees. He created
it for your use and not abuse Since
then have reverenced trees.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
For the Eagle.
1T SEEMS MUST BE DREAMING.

gre talked of what the year had brought.
OF changes time had wrought;
OF fond hopes deferred ana that which deterre
Us from doing that which was seeming
Right we should do or say.
She said it seems must be dreaming,
And shall wake some day.
We talked Of when we men and where,
And OF each others care;
OF saddest sorrow which like an arrow.
Had pierced our hearts and left us screaming
In anguish Ivy the way.
She said it seems must be dreaming,
And shall wake some day.
We talked of nesr and desr ones gone,
Where there returneth none
OF parting5 so sad and meetings so glad
And always one perpleXed thought cleaning;
From her eyes seemed to say.
What next? 1t seems must be dreaming,
And shall wake some day.
JAS. II. LEWIS.
Wichita. Mar n 90 1889.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28

effect that John n. Reynolds win pur-
chase the Patriot print plant. The Patriot
is advertised for sale: REYNOLDS announces
that he will commence the publication of
paper in Atchison forthwith. Put the
two together and draw.
The city of Saiina knows on which side
her bread is buttered. Her citizens have
lust closed a contract with the Daily
Gazette for one page advertisement
to be run for the next two months. Copies
will be sent throughout the east for the
purpose Of inducing immigration and In
nestment.
Because Lawrence is about to elect a
barb-wire manufacturer mayor, is sub
sidized and venal press justified in claim
ing it is for the purpose Of fencing itself
cheaply?-Journal. At this distance 1t
is hard to tell, but simple query will
scarcely be considered a complete de-
Tense against the mild imputation.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
TOPEKA LOUSY WITH JOINTS.

One is over Lewis clothing store; one is
near J. G. Slonecker's law office in the
building just north of the Windsor; we
will not go into details as to the rooms in
the Windsor, Marshall Carter or most any
OF the avenue policemen, who are great
'winkers," can give our neighbor their To-
cation; one is on Fourth street, one is over
the Ryan blacksmith shop on Sixth street,
between Jackson and Van Buren,; one is
near the corner of Curtis and Kansas ave-
nue., another Is across the street; another is
not far away on Railroad street between
Jackson street and Kansas avenue. but we
have not time for more. The develop
ments of this grand jury show the utter
worthlessness of Metsker's efforts. On the
disreputable Joint" has been for months.
Metskers police have gone in there and
become drunk.-Topeka Journal.
And this is the town which for years
has been held up to Wichita as an ex-
ample of complete prohibition. Topeka
didn't get the police commission any too
quick. Wichita hangs her head in very
shame over this high handed, open and no.
toriouS defiance of law by the capital city
of the state. The wild, reckless legisla-
ton of last winter is plainly enough ac-
counted for now, and we say it in sor-
row and with humiliation. Every other
stairway and scuttle hole in that modern
Babylon seems to be the rendezvous Of
the devils emisaries where liquid dam
nation is dealt out to unsuspecting vic
TINS who happen to have business at the
capital. Shades of st. John and Brad
ford adown, and We self-sacrificing spirit
of Tomhnson defend and save us. From
the aroma of her streets we had suspect
ed the presence of a few dozen illicit
whisky holes in Topeka, but until this
reeking revelation we had no conception
of the way the place was swimming in
that soul-destroying essence of perdition.
Excuse these tears, but the agony of the
contemplation wrings the brine from I'M
willing eyes until our paper has become
blurred and our pillow workable salt
depository. The feet of Wichita may
have well nigh slipped up but.-but this
Holy Topeka has irretrievably gone
down into the soup.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
Miscellaneous Notes.

Next meeting of the Kansas Butter
and Cheese manufacturers association
will be held at Salina, beginning April 10
next. An interesting program is an
nounced.
Illinois has 900, 900 mich cows, and
they earned last year with their little
udders, S7SS.000,0o0 In the northern
nalf of the state the average in milk
products were $40 TO the cow.
The dairy interests of the United States
represent more than 5000, oO0. 900.
The number OF mich cows is estimated
at 81 900 eco. which give an aggregate
milk production of 1850. 0oo. 900 gallons.
-Four billion gallons are used for butter,
700. 600, O000 for cheese, and the balance
for general purposes. The annual pro-
duction OF butter is /, $50. coo. 900 pounds.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
2UMORED OF ROYALTY.

BUyLAY. the nfywly- crowned King OF an,
man, is only ten years Of age.
TIE late Crown Prince Rudolph. Of Aus
tria. left debts amounting to S, 550, 90 marks
EMPEROR WILLIAM refuses 70 order has
dinner from a menu printed II the French
+ language.
II is said that Queen Victoria saves more
than $4,000 per a1num from the civil lis;
alone.
THE Prince Of Wales was for the fiftietb
time installed as grand master Of FREQ
masons in England.
EMPEROR WuLIAM II. is the first Russian
speaking King Of Prussia Prince Bismarck
speaks Russian huently-
NINE CARSoT is said 70 look not more than
TWENTY-FIVE" The Empress Of Austria
"can not be over thlrty-fiye,' say impartial
observers.
QUEEN CHRISTINA, Regen. Of Spain, made
her debut as a singer ~ a concert given by
herself and the ladies OF her court. Her
voice is described as a strong nczzo-
soprano
THE Duke Of Edinburg, who is noted for
his stinginess, is in the hsbit OF having his
frock coats made with removable buttons 50
that the same coat can be used either FOR
Uniform or civilian dress
The German Empress appeared IN a gown
Of white silk, with train several yards
long. embroidered with god and silver. The
material cost $500. The embroidery re-
euired tie WORK OF twelve girls for two
months
QrEEx VICTORIA Is fond Of straw hats.
She recently had photograph taken Ct Ter
self as she So; a. breakfast surrounded By
her family On her head was q most &c
markzble straw hat, the uost striking o.
Jet in the picture.
The new heir Of the Austrian Emperor,
besides being = descendant Of tic Czsars,
will be King Of rIne countries. wear eighteen
titles Is Duke, oze As Arch6uze, tTo 80
Grand Duke, four a. Nsrgrsvs AID So ca %
the le.@l naXcer Of ff;y four
TEE Gar Of Russia - sad % DO much
more work than any Of his N!ais;srs, szd
can be found .: Us desk a. almost azy hoar
OF the day. He rises before any q his kcsss-
bod, attends Eass every Eor2isg asd 10
scrgDulozs.y eract IN TIE perfoTz=asee o. al
lis re.sEsocs dzties-
KrSs ErxxrET 10 far from striking "a as
personal spPexrznce- Re ie'oks r-zach Ike
pain every day nAa q nosessy sEd 6igzSty
He Is OF medium hssght. rather sparely
built, OF dark oSz plszsca, with . rDgad
head ard proEsSsst features, ard al,soaga
crIy IN his forty-fSsrfe year h.s hair Is
qzt;e gray
Sr,cE Tie Queen LETT osScrne. her kzf-
essy's h7rses snd Carriages hzFe been 70
moved 70 Windsor Ta--c are sf:y-sevea
horses and tzTeaiy- GIT carriages zzd vz-s
Fc.r steamers were required % cosTey'
then freEa Ess. Csres 70 g,oa.szgrfoa-
rrczz TIA, pom: th-y were tzkea 20 wird-
scE bT t~o specs2i srzsrs
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
Rather Blue Business,


Jay Gonio,
The railroad situation is worse than
I've seen in thirty years. Hostile legis-
lation in Iowa alarmed railroads and
killed railroad building. The stock
holders in railroads ought to take more
active share in the management; then
there would not be. so many receivers.
Railroads are built in advance of
the necessities of the country
Texas is the worst state in the
Union for railroad earnings. Missouri
seems to be the best state in the west
just now. The presidents agreement
has improved the railroad situation.
The scheme adopted by the general
managers here last week is feasible l
am in favor of the plan and the agree
ment | want to see the interstate law
enforced. The amendment making the
shipper responsible with the official who
cuts the rate is right, and puts the re-
sponsibilitv where it bsiongs. didn't
draw up the first presidents agreement
The financial situation is weak. Our
exports create a trade balance against
us, so that l would not be surprised 20
see shipments of specie commence. Be-
sides, we know nothing Of the financial
policy of the new administration.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
Uhars Ia Names

An exchange says: we are, indeed, a
happy, elegant, moral. irsascen6ent PEG
PIE We have no masters. they are al
principals; 10 saopneu, theP are al assist
ants; no shcPs, they are ali establish
uezts: 10 servants, they are al keips:' 10
!ailers, they are ali ToTerrcrs; nobody Is
logged IN prison. be merely recesves .ae
correction Of tie house: nobody - ever
unable TO pap bis debts. Re Is ossy unable 20
meet his engagements: nobody is azyry,
heis ouly excited: nobody IS crpss. ss is
only nervous; lastly. nobody is crunk-tec
very utmost fest yo1 can assert IS THAI sae
has taken his r1rAIu