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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
a GARDEN GROUP.

AVOID the mistake OF sowing seed too
thickly in hot beds, as crowded plants spoil
quickly If not trsnsplanted q; Just the right
time.
IT Is not an easy matter to keep down
strawberry runners. The bed must be ex-
amined frequently. As fast as the run rers
are p.nched OF others VIII appear.
IT is a safe plan, at least, to test al the
garden seeds before planting; st least
much disappointment can be avoided In this
war. A shallow box viii answer 20 SOW
the seeds In, filed with loany soil and KEEP.
WARM
IL applying manure il the garden {. is
very important 20 have II soluble, as il
can not be used unless IL is available. II is
important 20 secure q strong, vigorous
growth, and IL this is done good care must
be taken to have the sol ricn-
BLOSSOMS on potatoes, unnecessary shoots
on vines, maturing seed with others, are
useless, and If these are allowed 70 develop
or nature, 1. is, In a measure, Just TIA:
nrcn taken from tie useful part Of the
psart II the best results wocld be secured
these should be taken OF
OSIoxs should be sown as soon IN tie
spring Is the condition Of tie soil Will sd-
nis- Much OF the results of TIE crop de-
ponds upon the condition Of The sol AID tie
tire Of planting. and t. IL hes: 70 be pre-
pared 70 plan; az the very nrsf opportunity
IA the spring. They viii stand Considerable
ssAla s~trhanf istsrr-
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
Tn a dispatch published in the Journ

In dispatch published in the Journal
last evening appeared the statement that
Judge H. G. Sluss was candidate for the
place of first assistant secretary of the in.
terror" As some Of our readers may have
confused this with the assistant secretary
of the interior" to which Cyrus Bussey. OF
New York, was appointed on Wednesday
last, we will state for their benefit that the
first assistant secretary is the next highest
officer in the department. after the assist
ant secretary.-State Journal.
And we might farther state that ii
was place to which 10 Kansas man as
pired and a place for which no Kansas
man had made any application. 1t is
quite certain that Judge SluSs did not.
Col. j. r. Hallowell was an applicant
for the position of assistant attorney gen.
eral for the interior department, place
three grades below the place in connec-
ton with which Judge Sluss was named.
The first assistant, which is the above
named place, ranks next to cabinet ap-
pointment in power and in pay.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

PARAGRAPHlC POINTERS.

THE death penalty was abolished in Mich
igan previous TO 1850
Book KEEPING was first introduced int
England from Italy By Peele in 1869.
Mu.LARD FILLMORE took the oath OF Office
without delivering an inaugural address.
THE organ was invented by one CesibIus
barber Of Alexandria, about 100 b. G.
THE Japanese have only one swear word
and that is no more expressive than our
"by-gosh."
SIGSALs TO be used at sea were first con-
trived By James II, when he was Duke of
York, in 1855.
HoSa-KoNG was taken from China by the
English under Captain Elliot August %,
1884, and was ceded to Great Britain Janu-
airy %, 1871.
NorARIEs PUEBLO were first appointed By
the fathers of the Church 70 make collec-
ton of the acts of memoirs OF martyrs in the
first century.
A WRITER on ths history of vegetables
says that rhubarb came from China about
1873, and when introduced into England
was called "patlence." Turnip leaves were
first eaten as a salad.
IT is forty years since an additional De.
and thirteen years since State was added
to the Union. But 1889 VIII be memorable
as adding four new States and one Depart
ment in the National Administration
QUopDY HEAD, Ne, is the easternmost
point OF the United States; Alton Islands the
westermost; Point Barrows the norther-
most, and Key West the most southern
Taking these points as the basis for work,
it is found that the geographical center Of
the United States IL about two hundred and
seventy miles west of San Francisco, In the
Pacific Ocean
THE invention OF cannon is ascribed 70 the
Chinese, about els b. c., and mention In
made Of tho use Of q rude nnsket In India
as early as 1858 A. ID. The forerunner OF
the modern hand firearms made lis first
in Perugia, Italy, In 1864; ths
was invented In 1877; the percus-
sion-lock In 1907. but the exact date Of the
invention Of breech-loading firearms La net
known
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
Wichita, February %, 1889.
WICHITA, OMAHA, KANSAS CITY

From the Chicago Daily Herald.
If all the fools of the poor houses an(
| all the maniacs of the insane asylum
had consorted to save the nation from
peril, they would have put forth more
sensible program than that of the St
Louis convention of boomers, specula
tors, quacks and kickers which has SCI
a-rolling the ball of state legislation hos
tile to Chicago.
Abandoning even the guise of decen.
cy, these commercial marplots have sci
unblushingly to the task of utter prohi
| bltion. Chicago dressed beef shall not
be sold in the west. Our great packers
IT they desire terms, must move to such
points as the boomers shall permit tc
exist for slaughtering places. The loca1
| taxpayers, meantime, shall be docked
another part of their income, for the
glory of protection and the encourage
ment of trade in corner lots.
AS to the boosted necessity of national
protection against corners, rings, trusts,
that whole mask fell off the face of the
convention. The proprietofs of Wichita
Omaha. Kansas City, care nothing about
trusts, SO long as the trusts shall date
their checks at Wichita, Omaha, Kansas
City. Notice is served on capital to
move westward from Chicago.
1t is to be gratefully recorded that the
delegates of Texas stood out against SO
much rascality The vast state refused
to be a cat's-paw for corner lots at
Wichita. The delegates from Illinois
acted a faithful part. The sharpers did
not empty their lies upon Chicago with
out plenty of response.
Why schould the American people
descend to the scoundrelisn and hypoc-
risy which are today rampant? Why
should the state of Nebraska, the fit and
fatuous victim of Gould's practice. 60
through the mean pretense of Inspection
on the hoof, taxing itself for the salaries
of new officials, when the confessed object
is not inspection but prohibition? The
convention itself was an organized Iie
If the supreme court of the United
own account in the matter of these
Indiana and the boomers of ST. Louis,
the Herald will find itself entirely at sea
IN studying the policy of the American
commonwealth.
The country will perhaps tolerate the
assertion tnat CmcagO IS Stlll mere, the
object of a ludicrous rivalry, the target
of a pitable envy. No railroad has
ceased trying to reach our depots. No
train has slackened its speed. No mar
ket in all the world, or in all the history
of the world, from the time of the
Ph@nician cities, has equaled the mar
ket of Chicago. This mart may hinder
the boom of prairie dog towns, but it is
a marvellous instrument of industry and
profit in the hands of its creator, the
Mississippi valley, whom may it>ever
obediently serve.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
Ehe aa1iehta 1au gagle Sunday aaruine areh 1888
sheIled. The Chicago man shipped

shelled. The Chicago man shipped a
great many car loads of the
corn between the 10th and
18th OF September, and every
car load of it graded No. 2 on the Chica
go market. Of course the sharper got
so cents to $1.00 per bushel for his corn.
That is not all. The parties who handled
the corn say the Chicago man bought
his in the ear, eighty pounds per bushel,
and that car loads of 500 bushels would
shell out as much as $50 bushels. Thus
the Chicago grain man was not only
making "big money" on his corn, but
was getting twelve bushels on every
hundred for nothing. Then, there is one
man who has made money off Of early
corn in Kansas, if he does live in Chioa-
go. The only thing that ruffies the
EAGLES feathers is that the Sumner
county farmers did not make all there
was to be made out of the corn.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
HOW A CHICAGO MAN MADE MONEY
IN SOUTHERN KANSAS,

The EAGLE has on many occasions
called the attention to the necessity of
planting corn of early varieties in this
valley. We have claimed that corn from
more northern sections of the country
and planted here would mature several
weeks earlier than that raised for num-
Der of years in this section. Some of
our best farmers have experimental in
this matter until they have come to the
conclusion that by planting northern
seed a corn crop is sure in this valley.
This subject has been agitated until the
result is that this spring a very large
amount of northern corn will be planted
in Sedgwick and surrounding counties.
Talking of this subject of early corn.
one of our grain buyers yesterday told
how Chicago commission man made
money out of early corn in southern
Kansas in 1884. In 1888 some of the
farmers near Belle PLANE, pro-
cured an early variety Of
Dent corn from northern Iowa
and it gave such good results that the
next year a large section of the
country around Belle Plaine was planted
to the same variety of corn. Ii will be
remembered in September, 1884, the
corn market was cornered in Chicago in
September. the price goingup to so cents,
and few sales were made for one dollar
per bushel. \ grain man in Chicago
who saw the drift of things in August
ana who by some means learned of the
early corn at Belle PLANE, came out
there the last of August and on the plea
OF buying seed corn got large amount
of the corn from the farmers. He COM
menced about the 10th of September
shipping his corn in the ear but stopped
it at the Todd elevator in this city to be
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

The Chase Record man a5sents. in Ian
guage forcible if not strictly elegant, to
the proposition Of a correspondent that
there should be some system of protec-
ton devised by which the young men of
other states can be prevented from car
rying off the beautiful and intelligent
girls of Kansas. There is plenty of way
to prevent it if the inclination was not
lacking. The Kansas young man is
abundantly numerous and capable to
afford all needed protection if he had a
mind to-
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

This year seems to be an off year for
state legislatures all around. Almost
every one that has been in session has
laid itself open for criticism at home as
well as abroad. The San Francisco
Bulletin says there has been a Carnival
of Crime" existing in Sacramento since
the state legislature met there. 1t also
says that the wasteful expenditure will
make the coming two years taxes the
highest ever known. California has
often suffered from wasteful and ex-
travagant legislatures, but with an in
competent governor and criminal legis-
lature the burden is little too much for
meek endurance.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
For the Eagle.
UNITY.
(TuNE AMERIcA)

tTuNE AME6lCA-J
To do our Fathers will,
ana His behests fulfill,
As He makes plain
20 US by impress sweet
On hearts that warmly beat
responsive to the treat,
Is richest gain.
he cometh thus to all,
And calleth great and small
< Of every CLINE,
Give not thy life to sin,
Let kindness rule within,
help others, thou shalt then
Be ever Mine. /"
Then let us hope to see.
Inc time when men shall he
From error free.
Free from the thrall of greed,
Free from the can't Of creed,
When all shall be agreed
For Unity.
That unity of heart,
When each shall choose part
He will perform,
In making burdens light,
In turning wrong to right,
And darkness into light
For those who mourn.
Thus may our race attain
10 the supernal plane
OF love Divine.
Then freed from selfish aims,
From sin, and all that shames,
All earth may sing in strains
Of joy sublime.
Then will the prophets song,
Though tn waiting has been long,
Be verified.
The nations all shall know
The Lord, and to Him bow,
And man to Heaven can show
Earth glorified.
e. P. FORD.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

A stage line from Anthony due south
as the crow fles to the future capital of
Oklahoma is being originated by enter
prising Anthony citizens, and the route
is now being laid out. About twenty
miles of the distance now travelled be-
tween Caldwell and Reno will be saved
and the new road, following an air line
on the divides, misses all but three
streams. Anthony will be the head of a
great travel when the presidents procla-
nation issues.-Anthony Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

An unknown person advertises in
Jefferson City paper for $50 bill which
he lost the other day in the vicinity OF
the state house. There is nothing IN the
advertisement to indicate what kind OF
hand the other fellow held. 1t is hardly
necessary to state that the advertiser Is
member of the Missouri legislature.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

The anniversary of the great New
York blizzard of 1883 was celebrated the
past week with great effect. Bells were
tolled for those who persisted in the
storm and other ceremonies observed
Among these may be mentioned the la
mented Roscoe Conkling, whose terrible
experience in that storm led to his I'M
timely death,
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

Fort Scott has two women on the rock
pile.-Emporia News.
The more the shame for Fort Scott.
The officer who could send a woman to
a rock pile is either brute or an advo-
cate of woman suffrage, probably both.
That man who comprehends in woman
nothing more, nothing higher than mere
female-man, and who would not protect
from brute force a woman even in a
police court, should never be trusted
with any authority where women are
concerned; or, for that matter should
never be either a father or a husband,
and ought never to have had mother,
if indeed he ever really did have one
in the true sense,
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

Some enterprising Sunday school
worker has started the report that Post
master General Wanamaker announced
on assuming his new station, that a diplo-
ma from some Sunday school will be pre-
requisite to an appointment to the postal
service. It is said the increased attend
ance of young men upon Sunday school
services is already very noticeable.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

The real estate men declared yester-
day that there was no boom on. Maybe
there wasn't, but such rush and racket
was never seen in any other city in the
absence of the liveliest kind OF a boom.
II some of that crowd wasn't after
Wichita real estate then the money
drawers of the merchants must have
made a good showing by shutdown.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

While Kansas City is trying to stop the
hole in the bottom of her boom, Wichita
is getting ready to enlarge the rim of
hers. And if she don't hedge it soon it
will be running over the top and spread
ing all over the country. She is full and
boiling over even now in many spots.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
Growing.
Texas Snings

Texas S-Itlhgt
Baby is only one year old.
Fair and sweet as daftodilly:
Hair AS bright as the crioAled gold
Hid in the heart OF water-l.lly.
Baby is only two years cid,
Tongue like piping Bob o. Lincoln,
Trilis more songs than can e'er be told
Or ever birdie would com. TO think On
Baby is only-wao's been stealing
Ont of nv arms and of my knee
Ny babyt The Gypsy years came kneeling
And stole my baby away from nae.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

There must be a good many men at
Winfield going round with holes in their
socks, judging by the interest which the
women of that town are taking in the
municipal election.-K. c. Star.
And the chances are that the holes in
the stockings are quite as numerous as
in the socks. Take a female polling
place and we take it that when it comes
10 the question of their stockings they
would be found to be mighty ragged
Ia
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

The only kind of charity that amounts
to much is charity on the sly. This thing
of organizing societies that meet, dis
cusS, adjourn and meet again is rather
monotonous to the lover of humanity.
Give us more charity of the heart. There
are more people in the world starving
for kind words than our philosophy tells
of. BE charitable in acting. Give q
poor devil hearty hand shake and
make him feel that, although fallen, he
is also human. The thief on the cross
went to heaven, while many far better
appearing persons go to hell. There are
lots of thieves on the cross every day.
and you, dear reader, may be the Good
Samaritan who speaksihe words of COM
fort.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

Ex-Gov. Anthony, in his paper touch
ing the Oklahoma matter, keeps reiterat-
iug Wichita boys better go a little
slow" The governor can choose his
gait, but we are tired of his advice on
this question. Wichita don't know how
to go slow, and she is not going to take
any lessons from anybody at this late
day. Oklahoma is going to be opened
and opened quick.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
Where Ee Draws the Line.


Senator John James ingalls, eulo-
CYSTIC remarks on the late Congressman
Burnes of Missouri are regarded with
some measure of establishment, in view
of the senator's well known opinions
concerning the wickedness of Democrats
generally. 1t is observed. however, that
the Democrats that Ingalls, likes best are
dead Democrats. He draws the line at
live onPS
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

The boom to place Henry Sluss of
Wichita in the interior department re-
calls the fact that the judge is very
modest man. "Modes?" said one of his
Kansas friends one day. why, if the
angel of the Lord came down and told
Henry that he had been appointed to a
good position in heaven. he would de-
cline on the ground that Providence
didn't understand the ituation.-Kansas
City Times.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
No Pent up Ctica, Etc.

Lawrence Journal
DR.. Cornelius A. Logan, who former
ly represented Kansas as minister to
Guatemala, and afterward as minister to
Chill, is a candidate to represent Illinois
at the court of Spain. DIR. Logan is too
vast a statesman to confine his claims to
foreign embassies TO one state.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
You'd Better Watch Wichita.

Harper Sentinel.
One of our compositors made us say in
last weeks issue that Tom McNeal was
chased out of Wichita by "bad boys"
We meant "bed bugs" Now Tom is
angry, and it will take us long time to
fix it I'D with him.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
The Compliment is Appreciated.

Valley Center News
We visited the EAGLE Office few
DAYS since and met N. u. Murdoch in
his den, and although we have known
him for two-fifth of his life and know
that he is criticized by some, petted.
praised and almost idolized by others, he
still remains the same genial, courteous
gentleman he was in the old days, and
continues to give us the best daily paper
west of the Mississippi.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

The st. Louis beef convention having
decided what kind of law Kansas
should pass, now let Frank Gillett issue
his proclamation converting the legisla-
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

General Sherman of late appears TO
have assumed the championship of the
ex-Confederates. Notwithstanding the
many hard things that have been said by
leaders on that side of politics he has
done many kindly acts for the Johnnies.
The last was to make an urgent personal
request of the president TO retain Gen.
Joseph E. Johnson in the position of
railroad commissioner. SO solicitous is
he IN this matter that it is said he prom
ised to ask nothing more of the admins
fration. 1t was to Gen. Sherman that
johnson surrendered with his army in
North Carolina twenty-four years ago
next month. johnson is now quite an
old man and as the Office is largely a
sinecure, and in view of the further fart
that he has not been Extensively partisan.
1t is thought probable that Gen. Sher-
mans request will be granted.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
9ai1y gayle
MARSHALL NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

Now let the Kansas delegation back
down from its feint of ignoring old
barnacles, back down from the pre-
tended effort in behalf of worth.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
The Blunder Of innocence.
Arkansas City Dernocra.

A young dry goods salesman in Ar
kansas City, who Is not posted on female
wearing apparel, was called upon by a
rather good looking middle aged lady
who wished to purchase some under
clothing. The young man laid the arti-
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
Room for All.

Room 1Or All.
San Antonio Express
If any one doubts whether he is one
of the ''elect," let him examine the fig
ures that follow, and he will gather en-
couragement and hope;
"And he measusered the city with the
reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The
length, and the breadth, and the height
of it are equal. Rev. 16.-Twelve
thousand fllrlongs-7,9 2o, 600 feet,
which being cubed, gives 495, 793, OSS,-
600, 900. 00O, 900 cubic feet. Half of this
we will reserve for the throne of God
and the court of heaven, and half the
balance for streets, leaving a remainder
of 124, 19e, 272 900, 900, 900, 900 cubic feet.
Divide this by 1905, the cubical feet in a
room of IS feet square, and there
will be 3O,921 .s43, 750,00o,0O0 rooms.
We will now suppose the world
always did and always will contain
900, 600, 900 inhabitants, and that a gen.
Grafton lasts for "a 1-3 years, making in
all 2 $40, 000. 900 every century, and that
the world will stand 5000 years, or
1000 centuries. making in all 1870, 600,
600, 900 inhabitants. Then suppose there
were 100 worlds equal to this in number
of inhabitants and duration of years,
making a total of 297 ,000, 900, DOC. 600
persons, and there would be more than
100 rooms 16 feet square for each per
son"
1t is hardly to be supposed that there is
any need for spare rooms In heaven.
There are no occasional visitors. The
preparations that have been made seem
to indicate that some day all the sons OF
men will be gathered together in the
''house OF many mansions.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

There seems to be an apprehension
that the Kansas delegation NAV in the
hot scramble for Office forget their own
claims and that if a host of other deserv-
ing and unrewarded patriots like Hon.
Tom Osborn for instance. We assure
the uneasy hosts of the G.. 0. p. that
they need lose no sleep. The power Gull
minating from Kansas politics is not
preserved in ignoring the barnacles and
nobody more keenly realizes that than
the members of the Kansas delegation
who combined couldn't have the aver.
age kansan admitted TO the floor of Jim
Blaine's back portico. But, being bar
nacle of undeniable ancient occupancy.
with brass, script and grip, at the end
of journey to Washington, and its not
so much a question of any place as what
place.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

New Mexico is the first to be knocked
out On its dressed beef idiocy, the lnspec-
ton bill passed by the legislature beng
declared unconstitutional. Next.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

Gle down on the counter and concluded
to give them a good send-of by saying:
"You perceive, ma'am, that this is got
ten up in the latest style, having pockets
in the Sides" The lady looked up
sharply, but seeing nothing but inno-
cence in the young mans countenance,
smiled and called for the other garment.
But the clerk was bound to blunder. He
took the articles by the bottoms, and
spreading his arms out at full length, he
quickly threw them down with the re-
mark: .sThese are torn; I'll'get better
pair This was too much for the lady s
gravity, and after a prolonged and
hearty laugh, she said the damage was
nothing, it was the kind she wanted,
paid for them and left the store.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
EXCHANGE SHOTS
a Happy Suggestion.

Newton Republican.
1t has been suggested that Secretary
Rusk furnish the president with a salts
factory plan for farming out the patron
age for the good of the party.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17

The Smith county board of assessors
decided to assess all property at actual
yalue
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
DRESS GOODS.

We show most attractive stock comprising the very lat
est styles OF fancy weaveS as well as all styles of plain and
staples.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-17
IHE poWERS THAT eE.

THE POWERS THAT eE.
AUSTRIA mas L, 900 boilers and 2. 500 loco
motives.
GzHxAxT has 5000 boilsrz, &c. eoo Iouomo-
tiyes and 100 ships' boilers.
FRANCE has q, 600 stsksouary or portsele
boilers, 1900 Locomotives and 100 bos.s'
boilers.
FogEYIyTHs Of The engines COW wsrksne
ia the world have bssn coassrusand Aux.nR
b The lAst tVanfyshse vuass-
THs day afscr Wan4n g.on's 1nasA O.
clock ia The Masonic iotge a AlsxandriA
Va, OF which he was usrocr, was at a
the hour sad minute at his dcnisc. Thss
the clock was stopped, aud 70 has ASvss
been permitted 70 run. nor hare The han1s
been moved since