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Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

Mr.. Editor, that all the excitement
about the Roberts county court house
is in adjacent counties, and not
among its own people. A ranch
owned by foreign barons has land and
cattle in this county, but its headquarters
are in another county. Its managers
have no interests in common with the
general public, and like all other institu-
tons of that kind in Texas or any other
state object to paying taxes. Foreign
land companies holding large bodies of
real estate that were granted to them as
gratuity are also opposed to paying
just and reasonable proportion of the
cost of public improvements. The time
was when these interests controlled
Texas, and some of their creatures still
exercise power in public places, but the
tenure of office of any official who is
subservient to them will expire never to
be renewed at the next election. These
facts, and the spirit of petty jealousy
which animates the smaller fry of rival
towns, among whom is your Canadian
correspondent, accounts for all the ex-
element there Is in Roberts county.
Regretting that a paper like the
EAGLE, representing city so intimate
ly identified with the best interests of
the Pan Handle should have given place
to an unfounded columny, and trusting
that you will do Miami and the people of
Roberts county the justice to publish
this refutation of it, l have the honor to
be J.K. LITTLE, County Judge.
Roberts county, Texas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
For the Eagle.
SCRAPS OF THOUGHT ON MEMORIAL
nAV

This day brings such wealth of thought
OF what they suffered, what they wrough
That every nook is eager sought
To find sweet flowers to deck the grave
Of every gallant man who fought
To keep his country one, to save
It from the raging rebels hand.
Today, through all the peaceful land
AS widow, mother, daughter, son
Bend DER the little plot of ground.
Where fell their hero, tears will fall
And lips the hearts sadness sound,
But when they later look around
And think on what a land the sun
Is SHINING and on what it might
Be shining had he, that they mourn,
And many more not heard the call
OF their imperilled country-when
They think of this land more) ah then
Their grief quick changes into pride
That he for an object died
No more they feel cast down. forlorn.
And those who on our hillside stand
And blossoms strew with lavish hand,
Let them but gaze where prosperous lies
The ''P. erless Princess" meath blue skies
And looking back on time, reflect
Would such city hold erect
Her lovely head had all the dear
Ones stayed at home, too filled with fear
To face the foe? 1t might be so,
And yet vague doubtings whisper mo.
May 20. 49, PONCO.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
BETTER POSTAL SERVICE.

There is great deal to be said about
the inefficiency of our postal service
even when it is administered, as it soor
will be, by competent men. 1t does moi
extend throughout the country with
certainty and with rapidity. There are
many places with only one mail week.
And there is wide difference in the
cities. New York has nineteen carrier
deliveries each day, while Chicago has
only five and Philadelphia only seven.
There are not enough fast mails between
important points, the distribution of the
newspaper and package mail is very
often delayed for hours, sometimes &C
cumulated for days, and there is wide
spread call for more general delivery
service in the rapidly growing villages
and small cities. The pressure from all
sides is for increased mail facilities. AS
to penny postage that will come In its
own good time, but the people of the
country are not complaining of the ex-
cess in passage rates. They are COM
planning of the lack of the service to &C
commodate the business Of the country,
and Postmaster General Wannamaker
will bend his energies toward making
more and better service by mail he will
make more friends than he will by IN
sisting upon cheaper postage.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

! twenty-five old bachelors Of Tribune as
inducement to manageable ladies 10 i'm
! iCrate 10 that flourishiug town.
I The twenty first annual commence
nlent Of the State Agricultural college
begins Sunday. June 8. and closes com
mencement day, June II. President
/ Fairchild delivers the baccalaurate ser
mon on Sunday, June ..
Marshal Dick Walker assumed tho
/ duties of his office at noon Monday. His
| bogdsmen are Governor Humphrey.
Geo. 4. Peck and o. +. Walker. Es-
/ Marshal Jones has gone to his home at
/ lola, and may take trip to Europe this
summer
When male citizens Of SaIina agree 10
| disagree about any private matter mu-
tual friend secures private office and
the three retire .hitber in the most pri-
vate manner conceivable. settle the mat
ter in strictly pugihstic style. II il more
satisfactory TO those Immediately con
cerned and less expensive than going 70
court.
On Sunday afternoon the dead body
Of w. T. Proctor, a bachelor, Wa found
in his farm house in Atchison county.
between Huron and Everest. The man
had evidently been dead several days
when discovered. His throat was cut
from ear To ear, there was knife wound
in his breast and bullet hole ia his left
eye.-Chanpion.
John Davis. editor II the Junction
City Union, has presented the State His
torical society with a misceiIan eOus a.
sortment Of rare old books. Indian and
other relics, geographical specimens and
a brace said 70 be from the belfry q tie
tower IN which hangs the liberty bell.
Ii was not supposed that John YES as old
as ms generous action would seen 70 In
dicate.
Topeka Is in the throes Of Sensational
suicide that occurred Sunday. The VIC
tirn was married woman and mother
Of two children. Statements y tie
husband and discoveries made by tbs
physicians who attended The ~onaan BE-
fore ard after her death indicate that
the act was committed 20 cover up q
shame that must have come 70 light
later.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

The United States steamers, Rush and
Adams, have been ordered to cruise the
Behring waters to keep all poachers off
those preserves. If any bold furriner or
other trespasser be found upon said
waters the commanders of the vessels
aforementioned will thereupon and with
out further notice fire upon the corpus
deficit, section 1856 of the revised stat
utes of the United States, and also the
presidents proclamation of March 81,
1899, all Of which the aforesaid COM
manders are armed with in abundance
If after this sanguinary proceeding, any
material is left to sit upon, the said
material shall be at once, without any
other preliminary, taken into the custody
of the United States, to be dealt with
according to aforesaid revised statutes.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
To Preserve Eggs

The favorite domestic way of packing
eggs, and one that keeps them well for
limited periods, is with salt. Put lay
err of salt two inches deep on the bottom
of stone jar and put in the eggs, end
down (use your own judgment which
end. being careful that the shells do not
touch; fill and cover well with salt and
proceed as before with the next layer.
Another method said to keep eggs per-
fectly for year, is the same as the fore
going, except that each egg before pack
ing is rubbed with piece of fried fat.
a pickle which, it is said, wall keep
eggs perfectly for two years, and which
is successfully used on ships at sea, is
made by adding one pint of fresh slack
ed lime and one-half pint of salt to each
three gallons of water and mix well.
Have the barrel or tub in which they
are to be kept half full of the liquid,
then with dish let the eggs down into
it. tipping the dish after it fills with
water so that they roll out without
cracking the shell, for if the shell Is
cracked the egg will spoil. A piece of
board should be laid over the tops of the
eggs and little lime and salt kept up
on it.
Other methods are, to coat the shells
with thin gum arabic mucilage, with
a thin varnish made by dissolving gum
shellec in alcohol, or with grease, and
packing them in bran, oats, powdered
charcoal or saw dust. Or, make a thin
mixture of fresh Stacked lime and water;
put the eggs in for few moments until
the lime settles into the interstices of the
sheels; take them out and dry them,
then pack in any desired material.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

not pasture much, and if the
meadow is seeded to timothy. don't pas
ture at all, or the meadow will soon
run out" Pasturing will cause June
grass to start and there will soon be no
timithy. / know of meadows ten to
twelve years old that yielded from one
and one-haf to two tons per acre last
year. They were never pastured, last
spring were narrowed, and where thin
new seed was sown. Every two or three
years a quantity of phosphate was sown.
ct the rate of a few dollars worth per
acre. This enrlches the land and gives
a good growth of grass. If the fall is
wet there will be quite growth after
cutting. In spring where this autumn
growth dried it is burnt over. This
warns the ground and gels rid of the
old dead grass, which would otherwise
be raked up and spoil the sale of the hay.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

In a recent interesting lecture entitled
Congress at Work, Ex-Governor Long.
of Massachusetts,, points out that all leg
islation, practically, turns upon the per-
sistent conflict between the two parties.
There are about 10000 bills introduced
in each congress, not one in 100 of which
can ever pass or even have any consid-
Grafton. The power Of the committee Is
absolute over all bills and only three
kinds, be says, can be reasonably ex-
pected to succeed, to-wit: those to which
there is no objection, those to which no
enc dares TO object and those which
have active friends on the inportsRt
committees. lone ef, theIfEstthisgs that
the Fifty-first congress should do is to SO
so revise the rules that business can be
more easily transacted than delayed,
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
HOrnleSS Cattle.

Suppose way should be discovered to
make calf grow hornless at an expense
of one cent for 100 calves? That is what
we are coming to, and it seems to be
here even now. A scientist says: "a
single application of caustic potash pre-
vents the growth of the horn. Caustic
potash is simply the pure potash. Get a
nickle stick at the drug store and keep it
in bottle so that it will not slack.
When calf makes its arrival, determine
whether you want it to be horned or
hornless. If you have no use for horns
(the calf itself will never have any good
use for horns) then take your stick of
caustic potash, wrapped up IN paper, In
one hand, take the calf between your
knees, wet the hair over the horn spots,
rub the end of the potash well on these
spots and he Will grow up a polled
Jersey, polled Holstein, polled Short
horn, polled whatever it IS.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
RECORD BOOK

Coun.y Superintendent Psnnes ela1s-
isacAtioa register ts tAs Ezas; con-
plets thing OF shs klsf ever pubsisbsa
John McDonAle. editor of the Western
school gouraai. writes: Il sxAuyfosd
Superintendent Psnce's Cla4s.rcsflcra Peg
z.eY, En1 was much pleased wl.h a, a
number Of superiatkndsD.s pruroance 4.
superior 10 any Ozhsg bow before TIE uee-
pie, AID they are q ths oy!nioo TIA. sas
Regts.er should - PLACED ia Cur eoanrY
schools Tosrs Il 10 re&scs uky KAnszs
fnoaeT Should % so1ag 20 dissar; estes
wAsl nc taTe better article IA Cur oua
state Aacrrss r. =. gCxDocK.
Manager EAGEE
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

An enthusiastic real estate agent and
land owner of Antelope valley, Calf.
advertises that sugar beetS have been
grown in that section at the rate of 200
tons to the acre, or in other words 400
600 pounds. The man who owns ranch
of $50 acres in that remarkable valley
could plant 100 acres of it IN sugar beets.
and his crop at this rate would amount
to 10000 pounds, or 10000 tons. 1t
would require four long freight trains of
30 cars each to haul this stuff away.
The beets fairly crowd each other out of
the ground in Antelope valley. Meyer
theleos, Kansas farmers appreciate that
the practical solution of the sugar cues
ton for this country devolves upon them
and their sorghum.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

The officers and detectives of Chicago
are indeed shrewd in their efforts to get
hold of a thread that will unravel the
Cronin mystery, but up to yesterday
their schemes had all failed. There
. seems to be little doubt that Cronin was
removed in accordance with deliberate
purpose and plan, but it is doubtful that
any one connected with the transaction
in any of its details will ever give it
away, without which conviction will be
extremely doubtful.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

William Walter Phelps, who is In Ber-
lin attending the Samoan conference, Is
mentioned as likely successor to the
Berlin mission, vice Thorndyke Rice, de-
ceased, 1t can be SAID in Mr.. Phelps
favor that he is on the ground and is not
without diplomatic experience.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
A LIBEL CASE.

The New York World is winner in a
libel case the circumstances Of which are
of interest. 1t published in 1886 letter
by one Moncton, who wrote friend Civ
ing particulars of his purchase of a
saloon in New York City, in which let
ter he claimed that be was swindled by
one Hodges, of whom he had purchased
the saloon, out of 5000, the sayings of a
life time. 1t was the publication of this
letter which led to Hodges suit against
the World for libel. The defendant
proved no malice, and asserted the truth
Of the publication. In his charge to the
jury Judge Ingraham said:
The Importance of the newspaper in the
detection and prevention of crime cannot
be over-estimated. The schemes to enable
men to obtain dishonesty the savings Of a
life time are numerous, and it is TO the
newspaper almost entirely that we must
look for the detection of these crimes. Ii,
in this case, the defendant can satisfy the
jury that the published story is true sub
Stantially, he has committed no offence
and is entitled to a verdict.
The jury found a verdict for the de-
PENDANT, with an allowance Of 5000 for
counsel fees. Judge Ingraham inputting
the newspaper forward as protection
against the swindling schemes of vii
famous men not only honored it, but told
a very great truth besides.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
suSLowEa soUPCos.

The oil cake. the product Of the Leav-
enwor1h hrss@si oil mil. Il shipped direct
from here 70 Liverpool, Eng. Three cars
win be shfppsf this ~eok--sun.
The editor Of the Atchssou Pstrio. has
taken a concensus Of the fashions in la
dies hats and fcss that the prevailing
style Is tbs cce, that Is different from
eyeTy otbss. :. -~r $.
The Greeley County EnteEprl@e 81 he
9Th irs.. contains 4 fne write a1 q
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

a curious illustration of the treasures
of the soil, often overlooked for long
time, is the discovery of the mineral wax
in Utah. 1t was discovered three years
ago on the line of the Denver s. Rio
Grand railroad, covering an area of $50
acres. Over 1000 tons year are secur-
ed. 1t looks like the wax that is made
by bees and can be used for the same
purposes 1t is mixed with paraffine in
making candles, and is used in the inSu-
lation of electric wires. 1t needs no re-
filming for ordinary uses.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

Some of the rich men of this country
know what to do with their wealth.
Henry w. Sage, of Ithaca, New York, is
one of those who know. He has given
to Cornell University 100000 for Ii
brary. If the McGraw-Fiske suit goes
against the institution he will give $780,
900 more, making in all ronnd sum of
100000. Rockefeller proposes as lib
eral benefaction to the Baptists of Chi
cago for educational purposes. Such
actions are monuments that stand for
something.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

The German emperor in speech Mon
day, said that he hoped God would per-
nit him to lead the fatherland in the
way of peace to which the policy of his
grandfather pointed. Yet it was only
the other day that he told the strikers il
Westphalia that he would personally
lead his troops against them if they did
not return to work peacably. Evidently
he believes in that quality of peace
which is obtained by fighting for it.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

Probably the greatest, if not the only,
objection to the appointment of Hon.
Nathan Golf, of West Virginia, to the
position of attorney general to succeed
Mr.. Miller, should he go on the supreme
bench. as is suggested as successor to
Justice Matthews, is that it would with
draw Mr.. Golf from the contest for gov
ernor of West Verginia, in which it is
virtually conceded he is winner,
and abandon that important position
and issue to the enemy.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

Since the application of the civil SER
vice law to the railway hail service can
didates for positions therein, from sup
erintendent to messenger, must pass an
examination on the following subjects:
Orthography. penmanship, copying,
arithmetic - fundamental rules, frac-
tions and percentage, letter writing, the
geography of the United States, and es-
pecially of the state or railway mail di-
vision in which the applicant resides;
the railway system of his state or divi-
sion as above; reading addresses. Ordi-
nary applicants must obtain a marking
Of 20 per cent; soldiers and sailors. dis
abled in the service, Of 65 per cent. Ap-
plicants who pass the examination will
be placed upon a register of eligibles for
appointment and VIII wait their turn to
be called 10 Office. When vacancy is
TO be filled from state the names of
three persons graded soldiers
and sailors being given the preference
are filed by the commission with the APP
pointlye power, and from themthe selec-
-tina Is t.ahde. dr wilb be we'll for ali who
contemplate making application for APP
pointments IN this branch of the service
TO make note Of these points.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
Beats the Australian sds-era

William Elliott Griifs. in explanation
Of the new constitutional government Of
japan, IN the june Forum, tells Of the
system of voting which leaves little
chance for fraud. Each voter must
write his own name and the name of the
candidate On the ballot, and stamp Il
with his own seal.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

Kansas hasn't been much given to
cyclones for several years, having turned
over that freak Of weather to the eastern
states. Now anu then she takes q whIrl
at that pastime, that made her famous
years ago, just to keep in mind how the
thing is done, so to speak. Tuesdays
events in that line in the central and
northern parts of the state show that she
hasn't forgot how, much to everybody's
Taprpt
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
Eay-Making and Care Of Meadows.

American Agrtc1ltgrist for j ne-
In making hay farmers are apt to be-
come too much hurried with drawing it
in, so that they do not give the hay time
enough TO cure and sweat; hence it be-
comes mowburnt, nusty and discolored.
1t has been my observation that the best
way 10 harvest hay Is to cut it early, 50
as to secure a good green color. Let.the
hay lie and have plenty time to dry:--us
the tedder. and then rake and cock t.
Loading from the windrow Is a bad
practice. The hay may appea dry
after the hot rays of the sun have
poured upon it FIVE or six hours, but 1t
is so only on the outside. Ii should be
cooked up and have time 10 sweat be-
fore. Il Is put in larger masses. The
markets demand hay Of good color, and
If pays well to use extra efforts TO secure
such, Hay that is cut early viii bring
two dollars per ton more than hay cut
later and allowed to become yeliowish-
Though hay-makipg is important, the
carr OF the neaaow Is easially If no.
more 50. II Is bestt 70 seed viii, fal
crops, at the time OF sowing
OF IN the ensuing spring, Do
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
Woman Too.

John Howard n The New York Press
II II he true thai men, in the heydey
ef prosperity. should put away some
thing for the inevitable day Of rain, 50
that in the last years Of life they viii not
b compelled 70 lean upon the crutcb d
charity. or 10 borrow the cane II friend
illness, how is il about the woman: How
about the stenographers, the telephone
shouters, the keyboard clickers, the
piano thumpers, the screamers Of cash
and the aeasurers Of dry goods: These
girls are not al going 70 find their
George their Charles, their Albert Ed
ward. Fur from Il. There is no beauti-
ful provision Of nature by which cid
maids dry up and bloF away. On the
contrary the older they grow the more
absolute the necessity for their bread
and butter three times day, 10. 20
mention "a drop Of tea
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

All railroads have made a one cent
fare rate to the National Teachers asso-
citation convention at Nashville, Tenn,
July 10th to Goth. the trip includes a
side trip to the Mammoth Cave in Ken
lucky. Now let the roads do the same
thing for the G. A. R. boys for the ma
tional encampment and everybody will
be happy.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

Since Lord Dunraven's new yacht, the
Valdyke, demonstrated such superior
sailing qualities in the English channel,
it is already talked that it will come
across and contest for the international
cup this summer. The Mayflower, Cal
atea ct al had better begin to scrape the
carbuncles off their bottoms and get
ready for the tack.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
quite well

The idea of sending reporters to the
different insane asylums is getting
popular. If some of them were detained
there indefinitely it would be regarded
as iudicious, by unanimous consent.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

The wreck of the Panama ship canal
scheme is one of the most lamentable Of
all latter day engineering bubbles. John
C. Klein, who has investigated the sub
ject on the ground, sums up the affair
by showing that thousands Of lives have
been sacrificed, that the enterprise is
scarcely one third done, and at the rate
money has been spent the completed
project would cost over $1,000, 1000 900.
Altogether the facts present a striking
picture of gigantic failure such as has
few parallels in history. 1t is to be
hoped that the great American enter
prise of the Nicaragua canal will be
more successful. 1t can be constructed
for less than 800, 100000, and has ''feas-
Utility" written all over it.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

General Ben Butler hasn't destroyed
Admiral Porter for several days. AT
last accounts the Admiral was doing
quite well,
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Hear! Heart

7
Kansas has entirely too many men
with precincts in their vest pockets,
and too few who are big enough to rep
resent the state.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

At the pow-wow of the Young Demo
cracy of New York City the other night
in honor of Mr.. Cleveland, Governor
Hill vas present,-strange tore!ate-and
in his response to ''the Democracy of
the state" spoke in high terms Of the
guest, and in the course of his talk re-
lated how he had become acquainted
with Mr.. Cleveland, saying when they
were nominated together on the state
ticket in 1882 he received the following
telegram:
To David b. Hill, Elnlira, y. Y.
BUFFALO, y. Y, Sept. %, 1SS2.-Accept
my hearty congratulations on your nom
ination for lieutenant governor. Now let
us 90 to work and show people what two
bachelor mayors can do.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Well, the state of New York, and the
the country at large as well, have learn
ed what they can do in their official ca
pacities, and have already dispensed
with the one and viii with the other as
soon as it can be done decently and in
order.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

striking illustration Of the inherent ca
pacity of American citizens OF self
government and their love of public
order. If Oklahoma continues as it has
begun it will soon be entitled TO rank as
one of the most orderly communities in
the country and a locality where both
life and property are exceptionally safe.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-30

Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby is credited
with saying that if prohibition were at
tempted in New York the number OF
saloons would lie increased, and Cardi-
nal Gibbons says high license is more
effective in controlling the liquor traffic
than any other method. 4 mans good
ness nor his intelligence will not always
protect him from being imposed upon,
nor from forming erroneous conclusions
from an exparte standpoint. Neither Of
the eminent divines named has seen the
practical operations Of prohibitory law
honestly enforced, but both base their
comparisons upon the prejudiced state
mentS of those who claim that they
have