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Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

Evidently Senator Evarts is willin' to
.serve his country i'll almost any capacity
he may be called to by our national chief
of police, as the late Capt. White, of
Wichita, was wont to dub the president;
but ordinarily he would not be named
for the English mission, since Brother
Reid of the Tribune goes to sit with the
French. Inasmuch as we are cast upon
extraordinary times in this regard, how
ever, and in view of the lions share that
has been apportioned to York state, it is
competent to expect anything and be
surprised at nothing.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
Testing Seeds

From the Country OeIiAeilsn'
Among perhaps the most practically
nsaFuI division OF work which the agri-
cultural station are engaged in, Is that
of testing garded and field seeds. They
are thus enabled to point out TO the pub
lie the difference between reliable and
unreliable dealers, and purchasers are
Justly entitled to this information. II
thus becomes an important benefit to re-
liable dealers who suffer IN many ways
from counterfeits.
Cultivasors themselves have not al
WAYS given the subject sufficient atten-
ton. They have made hasty and super
| fetal trials of seeds, and have infre-
ouentlv done the seedsmen injustice.
fhev have planted in badly prepared
ground. and sometimes the seeds are
| buried at the dept.i where they can not
crow. and other detective treatment has
rendered success impossible and uncer-
| tain. Instances are too common where
r,riy,st ceus1re has been given &c
| see4srueu on account Of the
pIanters TO give the seeds a good
/ iiDe mellow soil to grow IN and 70 plaoe
them al proper depths, with sufiacifn'
SUNNY of moisture for their termination
II is Of great importance for culiivatoE'
70 know good seed from bad, and also Z
| know whether failure Is 10 De attributed
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The prospect for something of prac-
teal sort being done in the matter of the
deep water harbor on the Texas coast of
the gulf is very encouraging to the
friends OF that movement. The COM
mittee of engineers to make surveys and
report have been named by the general
of the army and will enter upon the
work assigned them in short time. 1t
is hoped the matter will be In shape for
congress when it meets in December to
take steps toward carrying it into opera
ton, that is to provide for the beginning
of work early next year.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The Beaver City. y. S, Advocate as
serts that The Neutral Strip offers great
er inducements TO the cattle, horse and
sheep raiser than any other part of the
world. The grass Is abundant and nu-
tritious, furnishing fine pasturage the
year round. the stock requiring very lit
lie attention even in the worst winter
weather. Water Is also very abundant
and is pure and clear in all the streams
The winters are mild and very brief. los;
of any kind of stock seldom occurring
even with no shelter of any kind saw,
that provided by nature in the shape O
bluffs and canons along the numerou
streams The death-like grip wit.
which the cattle barons hold on to tn,
land down there and the persistence O
the Indians IN asserting an assumed
claim thereto is all the evidence neces
sary to prove the assertion touching tn
desirability Of the said lands 20 be true
Nobody doubts it.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

While Fort Scott may not be any better
off under the new law than it is at present,
vet if the governor thinks he must APP
point board Of police commissioners, we
can probably stand them as well as other
citieS.-Fort Scott Monitor.
And whether you can or not we pre-
sumo you will be compelled to. all the
same. In the estimation of the average
Kansas legislator popular government.
at least for municipalities. is an exploded
idea. and it won't be long befor the cleo
ton of mayor and city councilmen will
be taken from the hands Of the people
and put in those of the appointing power.
The same reasons urged for taking the
police force and police court from the
hands of the people will hold equally
good as to tie mayor whose only power,
as an executive. iuheres in the police.
The last legislature following out this
idea took from the city clerk work
which was performed, satisfactorily, and
entirely so, without cost 10 the people, is
now placed in the hands of a new special
officer who with his clerk. his deputies
his messengers, and what with his othel
powers for renting and providing food
etc, etc, will cost each first-class city II
this state, within five years. from five Il
seven thousand dollars per annum. Yet
SO far IS we have observed, the EAGLE i
the Only Republican paper which has de
nounced these things. which things. i
not cured speedily, viii lead to poltica
revolution III Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
a philosODhic View.

Kansas City Gazette.
Debt makes man get up at 6 o'clock
in the morning while the coupon clipper
waits until 8. This going abroad early
is what made Chicago forge ahead OF st:
To,is. and makes Kansas so bright and
chinper while Missouri is so fat and lazy.
That is all there is of it. The man who
has his semi-annual interest to meet Is
compelled to have a quicker step and
Gvelier motion than the man who loans
the money. In this sense, then. the
debt is a blessing. But the debtor horse
should always be ridden without spurs
and with curb bit.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
A JOLLY KANsAN THAT'S GONE.

Prentis in the State formal.
The death of Lewis w. Borton, OF
CLYDE, called all over northern Kansas,
Judge BortOn, removes one OF the
"Poor YorickS' who were wont to set
the Kansas table in a roar. He was
born in one of the billy counties OF
eastern Ohio, and the particular pre-
cipitousnesS of his native region formed
with HIM the subject of hundred funny
illustrations. He drifted to the west
ward in early life, and when the whole
of the present state of Colorado con-
stituted the one county of Arapahoe, he
was its probate judge and thus obtained
a title which lasted his lifetime. He
| came to Clyde at very early day, IN
! fact he once told the writer that he was
attracted to the spot because he noticed
that the buffalo trails all crossed Elm
creek at that point and he had always
| found the buffalo the infallible guide
of the railroad engineer, and so he
settled down in confident expecta-
ton of the coming OF the
iron horse. He was an enormous
man physically, and with humor all
his own. His stories and the stories told
about him will linger long about the
court houses and other gathering places
of leisurely humanity in the Northern
Tier" IL politics he was always Dem
ocrat. and was once the candidate of hi:
party for attorney general. He wa;
elected to the legislature, however, from
the county of Cloud, which is strongly
Republican. He had naturally vigor
Gus mind and was much better reat
man than he had credit for, but was ont
of the great men who probably, Will
wisdom. think it is better to have goo(
time with this old world than to aston
ish. or overawe or control or even en-
tighten it.
In a new country and in hard time b
made the way little brighter for tn
rest, and may his memory be kept greer
, ! for that
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
Died En- Route.

Abl.a2e He-ect0E
A poor woman whose husband had de-
serted her III California was aboard the
noon train bound for Hamilton, Ontarlo,
her old home. Her infant child died on the
cars this side of Saiina. The passenger
took up collection of SIS for her ana
topeka undertaken, j. F. Barkley. being
on board, kindly agreed to take charge OF
the BODY. Some embalming fluid va;
secured here and the remains taken OF q
Topeka. where they viii be inferred 10
night. The mother was almost heart
broken. as well she might be, over h@i
| sorrow.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The Monitor in a kind of feeble way
denies that women are compelled TO
work on the rock pile in Fort Scott, at
least it says there is no compulSlon IN
The matter, but that the rock pile in the
open Jail yard is more desirable place
than in the close rooms of the calabooSe.
But if the Monitors denial is no more
reliable than its assertion in the same
paragraph that the EAGLE is in favor OF
the open saloon the denial was hardly
worth penning.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The man who wrote Beautiful Snow
Is now braking on the LrOad in New York.
He is playing in great luck to be alive
Salina Gazette.
Must be some mistake about this. The
real author of the pome named died
twenty years ago: in fact he lived but a
short time after writing it, circum-
stance that should have served as a
warning to the wooers of the muses. ex-
tant, but it didn't But why spring a
discussion of this vexed and vexatious
question just at this time when every
body is so absorbed in political expect
opry9
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

If the reported interview and coloquy
between the president and the Kansas
delegation actually took place, Tuesday,
as stated, the situation at the capital is
not elucidated as far as Kansas and the
delegation is concerned.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
southern st;

Miss Mabel Clement, of Wichita. has
left Lasalle seminary because she took Of
tense at some remarks made by professor
bearing on the poverty of Kansas. If
Kansas girls insist on resenting the teach
iugs of truth in seminaries they will have
to grow up in gnorance.-Carthage, MO-,
Democrat.
Alas. alas. that it should have come to
this, The humiliation of being super
seeded at the throne of political grace by
the unregenerate ninnies of the wooded
creek bottoms of Missoury was well-nigh
unbearable: but to be twitted for the
patriotic impulse and action of our chill
dren from the same source in addition
almost forces the conviction that life is
not worth living. Poor, Inundated
| Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

Gen. Ben Harrison announced that he
would have no southern policy. 1t be-
gins to look like he meant it, as far as
the distribution of offices goes, only
three appointments from the south hav-
ing been made up to yesterday. Won
der if the general don't think Kansas a
southern state?
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The inauguration of President Harri-
SON proved a very costly show for a
thousand or more victims who 1t Is re-
norted are suffering from pneumonia
contracted in that days storm. lhese
cases are confined to Washington CITY
olone several of whom have died.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

1t was the early boast of Cleveland's
supporters when he succeeded to the Of
flee of chief executive that HE was going
to be president, and he was. But, then,
they nor he had any advantage over the
present regime in that matter
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

topeka can't appreciate it, of course,
but the entire state is Inundated by the
disgraceful scramble now going ON In
that CITY over the mayorality. 1t is not
surprising that Kansas has such an I'M
enviable reputation abroad, and that our
nraving president felt forced under the
circumstances to go to Missouri instead
of Kansas for his secretary of the IN
Enr-inr
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Such is Fame.

Kingman Courier.
Milt Reynolds, Kansas newspaper
correspondent, has been in Washington
looking for something. The chances are
that he will be kicking bird" II he
don't get 1t.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

flEIso yd1ng girls 70 Europe Tor vars
.son run IL sieee.oyaEg into regular pro
fesslon. There are Dazy csever women
who depend upon II in sumner, aad sens
vito MAKO il their only eccspas4es the ysas
roasd
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

T. is inst possible that Governor
u LII - yu will wisely decide not to ap-
n n poiiee commissioners for Topeka
Topeka Democrat. o,-;,-
There seems one of two things newt
chile either Governor Humphrey must
plaster on the commission or lomiiilSoi
must agree to keep out Of New Hamp-
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

Az President Harrison was bound 10
give New York two cabinet positions ne
should have chosen Tom Platt as one OF
them. In fact Tom would have given
more satisfaction to that state than poth
Tracey and Window, and could have
held the state for the Republican party
with dozen times the security.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
Well, Guess Not.

| Carthage, NO.. Democrat.
There is nothing new under the sun,
said King Solomon. Sol might have ad-
ded also that there IS nothing for New
under the grandson.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The somewhat conflicting statements
as to the early opening OF the puOiic
lands in the territory to settlement are
perplexing to those who are anxiouSiy
awaiting the word to go. NeVertneiesS
the EAGLE is hopeful that the WORD VIII
he nassed down the lines at an early DAY
of "Up, boys, and at EN-.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The legislature having adjourned t the
members are now being installed IN me
iudgeships and other offices they crea'eu'
Troy Chief
The clerks thereof who were equaily
numerous with the members, and VINO
seemed more successful in getting their
bills for the creation Of new Offices
through, are also stepping forward
claiming their places.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
Truth All round, Thanks.

Kansas City No. 2News,
Kansas stands third among the states
in intelligence. That's due to her many
splendid papers, the best educators on
arrh
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

If Governor Humphrey shall appoint
police commissioners for Topeka. it will
be the authoritative confession that pro-
hibition is not enforced in Topeka.-To-
peka Democrat.
We have never understood from the
Democrat that it was. In fact if we are
not mistaken the editor of that paper has
been down in New Hampshire swearing
that it wasn't enforced, which being the
case it seems to us that he is the last
man that should complain of the proud
endorsement which Governor Humphrey
proposes thus to give him. If Tomlinson
was telling the truth down in New
| Hampshire then Governor Humphrey is
doing the proper thing down in Topeka.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

While the army is busily bouncing
boomers and trying to carry out old, in
offensive and would-be settlers from
lands which were surveyed and section
lied as government land sixteen or
seventeen years ago, Mr.. Mansur and his
party from Missouri find no objections
interposed to their wandering around
spying out all the stragetic points. But
Mr.. Mansur it must be remembered lives
in Missouri, is in fact congressman
from that highly favored state, and no
body could expect the United States
army to interfere, and nobody in Kansas
ought to object, because Kansas, and it
seems unfortunately, was the banner
Republican state in November.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

.bou Ben Harrison, of the Indiana t froS oanp
ayoke and found Kansas deep III tne pup
49, D., iainC short on official bologna
Tnld the outilt to go to-oklahomai; hoe,
Zen the dumb e. OVID thought ch ii ra oes''
In fInm Osborne's name led an VIZ i99e'
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

Indiana scores another big place TINS
morning. John c. New gets 'he iaO''''
Mace in the gift of the administrator
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The great success which our
"ONYX' Dyed Hosiery met
with has induced us to make a
further improvement by pro-
ducing the goods from Ingram
Yarns, thus giving greater
strength and wear to the fabrics
and combining at the same time
the excellent qualities of dye
which have been thoroughly
tested and approved in previous
seasons. We guarantee them
not to stain the feet Or garments
and to withstand the effects of
repeated washings as well as
Precipitation, and confidently
recommend them to our Gus
Etomers as the best article for
purity Of dye and wearing quail
tiles ever offered to the public
To more thoroughly introduce
the "ONYX' Fast Black Hos
iery, we offer:
/ IS doz Ladies Hose at 25c a pa
a pair: 40 doz Misses and
| Eaoh 1Daj, warranted
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
The Value of Farmers Institutes.

Farm and Home.
The institute is the farmers college,
where he hears progressive men IN al
ferent branches of agriculture reclte
their views and experiences. Inc sea-
sons hurry being over, we nave Tune 10
study and think. Experiments OF var.
ious kinds are also being conducted, ana
| in increasing numbers each winter, as
well as during the growing seasons: bul
the study and thought and experiment
! of a single season count for but little un-
| less compared with those of others. we
all gain knowledge faster by our eyes
and ears than in any other way. Inc
man who hears thing will remember 1t
longer and it Will appear more real tc
| him than if it were read. The very ac'
of narrating experience or discussing
subject will fix it more indelibly IN the
memory than any amount OF thlnkine
would do. So let us turn out anC
attend the Institutes if they be
held within fifty miles OF home
! Does it take the time? Let 1t
To what better use can time and money
be put than the requirement OF known
edge. which is power, and securing IN
terest in ones occupation, which means
contentment? The man-yes, Or woman
or boy-who does not take an enthusi
astic interest and delight in what ht
does day after day, is only half living
But don't go off alone to the institute
and leave the good wife or the maturln;
son and daughter to the humdrum dutle
on the farm. Take them along-take al
the family to the institute and stay al
day. 1t will be the best outing you o
they can take. Get the young man II
express an opinion. See if he isn't NOR
dignified and better farmer after tina
day. Change of scene and ideas ar
what the women of the farm most suite
for. What can better accomplish, TIN
and also bring respect for the calling
leading them to be more judicious am
Jealous in it? Go to the institute: b.
all means! Don't neglect a single ses
sion under any circumstances,
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The struggle between Kansas and Mis-
souri, for supremacy has been long and
hot one. 1t commenced away back IN
'56, and generation of men have been
buried on both sides. In spite OF famine
and war, in spite of grasshoppers and
drouth, and a thousand discouragements
Kansas for awhile seemed to maintain
her independence, politically and COM
mercially. although all the while all that
she had was strained through the state
of bushwhackers, border ruffians and
pukes. Finally the Sni Hills captured
her commerce, her cattle and her hogs
and her grain, taking, besides, our small
change for their miserable rotgut whisky.
All this was unmurmuringly submitted
to, sustained as we were, by the thought
that politically the great central Sun
flower state was still on top But alas,
that prop was knocked from under us
when Missourian, who seems to have
never heard of Kansas, steps up into Har-
risons cabinet, Let no kansan ever
again say Poor old Missouri"
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
PERTAINING TO THE FARM.
The Department Of Agoiculture-Tn'
Law.

Section /. That the department OF agrl-
culture. established at the seat of govern
ment of the United States. snail De an
executive department to be known as
the department of agriculture, under the
supervision and control OF secretary OF
agriculture. who shall be appointed by
the president. by and with the advice
and consent Of the senate; and section
1873. of the revised statutes, Is hereby
amended to include such department,
and the provisions of title 4, Of the re-
vised statutes, including all amendments
thereto, are hereby made apphcaoie 10
said department..
Sec. 2. There shall be in said depart
meut en- assistant secretary of agrlcul-
ture, to be appointed by the president,
by and with the advice and consent OF
the senate who shall perform such duties
as may be required by law or prescribed
by the secretary.
Sec. 3. That the secretary OF agrlcui'
ture shall receive the same salary as Is
paid to the secretary of each OF the other
departments, and the salary OF the as
sistant secretary Of agriculture shall Of
the same as that now paid to the first as
sistant secretary of the department Of
| the inferior.
Sec. 4. That all laws and parts OF laws
relating to the department OF agriculture
now in existence as far as the same arr
applicable, and are not in conflict witt
this act, and only so far, are continued
in full force and effect
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

There is at least one,Canadian, who has
an opinion on the annexation and recip-
rocity questions and has the courage OF
his convictions. if the utterances of Mr..
Cockburn in the parliament touching
those matters may be taken for earnest,
and he evidently meant what he said
Well, it is high time some authoritative
declarationwere forthcoming if the prov
inces did not really mean to come over
and ravish the states with their annex
ton projects, as their gossip in that line
for some time seemed to indicate wa:
their intention. The States has no Sc
rious intentions in the matter just now
but the dominion government would de
well to raise the age of consent on Its
side, or words to that effect.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21
DRESS GOODS.

We show attractive stock comprising the LAT
est styles of fancy well all styles OF plain am
staples
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

Tn Silks Velvets, Dress Trimmings, and Buttons, the
very latest novelties made in Europe and America to choose
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

The great c., B. & @. strike Of last
year was without doubt the most disas-
trous in its effects of any that has ever
occurred. The annual report for the
year, just published, shows decrease OF
over seven and quarter million dollars
in the gross income of the road and the
officers frankly confess that 1t Is due
mainly to the strike on the company S
lines which not only demoralized its own
business but also had the effect OF divert
ing much of its former besiness to COM
peting lines. OF course no account OF
the losses sustained by the striking en-
ployes is taken in the report of the COM
pany's officers, but it Is safe to say that
amount will aggregate as much as that
of the road And nothing was gained
by either side of the contest, nor was any
question of principle decided. Expen-
sive tomfoolery all around, we call 1t.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

Our stock of Ladies Wraps is complete and abounds
in Novelties and attractive bargains
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-21

IS Ladies Hose 5c pair 30 doz Mems 2 Hose at 2oc
pair 40 doz Misses and Boys heavy rib at 15c pair.
Each pair warranted absolutely fast black
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-21
LAST Mondays Statesman chroni-

LAST Mondays Statesman chroni-
cles the death of Col. A. 7. Babbitt,
at Cheyenne, Wyoming, last Sunday
night, and says of him; Col. Babbitt
was distinguished Union officer,
and those who have met the gentle
man will recall his lameness occa-
stoned by serious wound received
in battle. Col. Babbitt was one OF
the large cattle men of the plains,
and was also largely interested in
many enterprises of Importance to
Idaho. He was President of the
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
and manager of the Standard Cattle
company. Col. Babbitt was a gen.
tleman of sterling qualities. He was
largely interested In real estate ven
lures IN Nampa-as also in irrigatine
projects in this neighborhood-anc
his money and his business sagacit,
were pledged to some important en-
terprises, which, if carried out, vii
prove of great benefit to this whole
section of country.