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Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

The Boston Globe makes bold TO assert
that there is conspiracy to Fix the
figures of the pending census enumer-
alton touching the industrial interests of
the country in such manner as to inure
to the exclusive advantage OF monopo-
lies The Globe refers 10 an article from
Prof. Daniel DeLeon of Cambridge col
lege in the current number of the Ma
tional Magazine in which lie charges
that such information was omitted from
the last census report, or was so mini
fled and manipulated as 10 render it
worthless for the purpose il was intend
ed TO serve, that Is, 10 give the public an
intelligent idea Of the industrial and
labor status of the country. This Is q
serious matter if rs alleged, and should
have attention from the quarter that
can and should cure the scandalous de-
ficiencv. If the last census had not in
cluded thousand irrelevant and wholly
useless items the work could have been
completed in time Tor It's effects to be
discovered aud provided against before
tie plans for the current report had been
perfected.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
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DOES FARMING PAY.

The Globe Democrat recently sent out
inquiries to large number of farmers
in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois as to
whether there was any money in farm
ing last year at current prices. 1t re-
ceived replies from 10 farmers IN Mis-
souri,, 654 in Illinois. and 262 in Kansas.
As was to be expected, the replies, as
a rule. were not of a very encouraging
character, although they frequently
varied widely in the same localities,
sued. These replies made one fact very
clearly apparent. and that is that there
is more money in diversified crops than
III the main staples, corn and wheat.
1t seemed TO be the general opinion
that corn is an improbable crop for
direct marketing and that it can only be
utilized TO any advantage or profit by
feeding it. As the average cost of rails
ing it is put at 20 cents a bushel, it can
be readily seen that marketing it at
prices which have prevailed during the
past late fall and winter was simply
ruinous to producers.
1t is the general opinion that wheat is
the best paving crop to raise for the
market. but not so much so as corn if
used on the farm for feeding, where it
can be made to realize from % to 40
cents bushel Fruit raising is very
generally reported as paying very hand
somely, and the same Is true of dairy
products when near an accessible mar
ket. Hog raising is considered quite
profitable in Missouri, more SO than cat
tie raising.
In Kansas. despite the low prices of
grain, the condition of the farmers does
not seem 10 be as bad as is generally con-
sidered TO be the case. 4 rather peculiar
feature of the situation Is that the
farmers in the eastern part Of the
state are doing more grumbling than
those in the southern and west
ern portions of the state. Tne reason
for this is not apparent. Indeed
there Is every reason TO believe that the
former are in much better circum-
stances.
\ very general complaint is the lack
of available capital. which forces them
to throw their stuff. at sacrifice. on the
market, whereas if they had little cap
ital they would become purchasers at
present prices rather than sellers.
Taken as u whole. however. the reports
cannot be said to be of an especially dis
couraging character, and the lesson they
teach IN the advantages to be derived
from greater diversification Of crops
should make them valuable TO the agri-
cultural interests of the country.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
Rough on the Rancheros.

From the Atchison Champion.
The fences of certain Kansas statesmen
have been badly damaged this winter
1t is true that the weather has been COM
paratively mild, that there has not been
as much freezing as in former winters,
still the fences are down in number of
places, and they are toppling over right
along. and the chances are that before
the robins come again it will take more
than one car load of wire to put them in
good shape again. If there We're only
two or three places that need repairing
it would be an easy matter to attend to
it, but there are so many, many breaks
in the fence that it is extremely doubtful
whether they can now be repaired in
time to save the crop.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Insurance premiums constitute one of
the heaviest burdens the people of Kan
sas are bearing today. The report of the
state commissioner of insurance shows
that insurance costs the state two mill
lions year. In view of this immense
sum and the possibility of imposition up
on the people by representatives of ire
sponsible concerns, posing as insurance
companies, without the legal restrictions
imposed by the state, The rigid enforce
ment of the laws governing that eco
nomic feature is at once matter of the
first concern. and no more efficient Off
cial has discharged that responsible po-
sltion than the present incumbent, Hon,
D. w. Wilder.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
Reduce. Pending the Rise.

From the Newton Republican.
There is printed elsewhere in this issue
some questions by the Wichita EAGLE as
to who pays the expenses of a certain
stipendiarian concern known as the State
Board of Agriculture. which runs ex-
cessively to speeches by George W.
Click, ct al, and costly reports" by the
Hon. Martin Mohler. While the matter
cf 15-cent corn is under consideration it
would not be amiss for the people to de-
eide whether it were wise for them to
abolish this and every other department
OF our great Society for the Ventilation
of Cranial Attics and the Distribution of
Public Moneys. We move to reduce ex-
penses, pending the rise in the price of
farm products.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
A Mistake on Purpose.

The New York Star has lesson in
western geography to learn. 1t has an
account of fracas in the Sioux reserva-
ton and heads it ''Bloodshed in Okla
homa. Wichita Eagle.
The mistake was more than likely
made Intentionally on the part of the
New York newspaper. Back east they
take a delight in misrepresenting the
west generally and Oklahoma particu-
larly-Norman Transcript.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

In speaking of recent economic
changes, David A. Wells says: The ex-
perience of different countries in re-
spect to the difference in the retail and
wholesale prices OF staple commodities is
not uniform; the most notable excen
tion, perhaps, being that American beef
-four, bread. butter ana cheese are. as a
rule, sold more cheaply at retail in Lon.
con than in New York This difference
is easy enough explained, though; it is
found IN the fact that the retailers on
the other side are content with smaller
per cent Of prs I'll than those on this side
That IS short statement, but it is all
there is to il.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
llonkeying with the Alliance.


ISnatius Donneny before MINI. Farmers Alliance
| viii tell you story OF how the mon
keys IN Borneo catch crabs. 4 visitor
saw that the monkeys tails were all torn
ard bloody, and determined to find out
the cause. SO he hid himself in the
bushes neer river bank and awaited de-
velopments. The river was full OF crabs.
and their holes were 10 be seen by the
score. Soon monkey came out on a
limb OF a tree orerhsnging the river and
dropped his tail into one OF the crab
holes. He sat there waiting for a bite.
and directly the bite began TO come. But
he was not sure the crab bad got a good
grip, and so he sat little longer with
his face twisted with pain. Suddenly he
gave jump and out came the crab. We
have got good many politicians IN the
state who are playing the same game.
They are dropping their tails down into
the farmers alliance. They don't exact
ly like the sensation: they do not ike 70
come down to the level Of hayseeslers,
but it's necessity They want lis TO
nibbIe a bit, and when We get G good
grip out viii come the alliance.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

English capitalists, it seems, are not to
have all the ''phat takes" printers
phrase) in this country. New York cap
ital has gobbled up the artificial and one
Of the natural gas plants of Indianapolis.
The sum invested is $2.000,000. All that
can be said in favor of the investment of
foreign capital in such enterprises is that
it frees like sum of home capital to be
invested in something else that will
benefit the community.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Pennsylvania seems to have a claim on
the Russian mission. Charles Emory
Smith is the sixth minister from that
state to the court at st. Petersburg, his
predecessors having been Messrs. Bober,
Curtin, Cameron, Dallas and Wilkins.
Editor Thorndyke Rice, who died just on
his departure for Russia, could also be
added to the list.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Bishop Bowman, of the Evangelical
church, has been suspended on various
charges until the next general conference
meets. Until that time his many friends
and admirers throughout the country
will believe him wrongly accused and
rely upon him to thoroughly clear him
self. He has been in the service of the
church over fifty years.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

The youthful Abraham Lincoln was
all patriotism. A short time before he
was taken sick with the malady from
which he never recovered be wrote to
friend in Chicago: "There is no place
like America for me. long for game
of base ball with the boys,
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Marks on taolss. caused bv hot dishes may
be removed By kerosene rubbed Ia well with
a soft cloth, finishing with little cologne
water. rubbed dry with another eioln.
Rub lamp chImnevs with Newspaper oD
which aas been poured bttis kercsene.
This VIII make them rnuch clearer than Il
soap l. ussd: :hsy val also Be less liable &C
crsck.-Ray Joyce IL Good Housekeeping
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Redish blonde hair, which is now the
fashion in Paris, and therefore the thing
everywhere, can be traced back to a
classic, romantic and pictorial source. 1t
was equally fascinating in Rome when
Rome was mistress Of the world, and in
Venice when Venice was queen of the
sea. But a classic, romantic and picto-
rial source of the white horse Is still OBJ
scured in the oblivious past. The source
of this ubiquitous beast is what the red
headed female is the most interested in.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

The middle of another month almost
come again and yet no government for
Oklahoma. But the last month has been
less irksome than the preceding ones,
owing to little advertisement, gotten
up by coterie of scheming politicians
and utopian-ideaed individuals.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

a Georgia man aspires to the govern
orship on the ground that he is the pro-
ducer of choice variety Of watermel-
ons. He must be in favor of a free
ballot for the negroes, and with that he
would have certainty of election.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

3 If the New Hampshire senator and
some other members of the American
house OF lords are as anxious to have
their effusions appear in the newspapers
as they appear to be, let them deyote a
modicum of their towering talents to
preparing something catchy-an exege-
BIS on snakes, for instance: there is al
ways demand for snake stories.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
What i Dos Want.

Oklahoma City has no candidate for
governor. but she probably has an eye
upon something else.-Wichita EAGLE.
Just so-0kiahoma City has in reser-
vation must beautiful locatlon for the
state house and capitol hiIl Will in few
years be ornamented with Oklahoua's
capitol building. City Iiues.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

An unheard of event happened lately.
The old Sioux Indian chief Big Head
was found one day at Standing Rock.
y. D., hanging from tree with a rope
around his neck and an empty cracker
box kicked from under him. He was
cut down only in time to save his life.
lie tried to commit suicide because his
grandchildren had died and he was
lonely and unhappy. An Indian was
hardly ever known to commit suicide, a
Sioux never before, 1t is said.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Senator Dolph's special committee to
discover the executive session leaks, hav-
ing exhausted the newspaper cores
pondents without discovering anything,
has now commenced on the senators
themselves. taking them alphabetically.
So far none have been found who have
ever told anything. But suppose an of
fender is found, what will be done with
him: Will he be hung: Or will he be
let off with expulsion from the august
and outraged BODY?
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

The Sacramento Bee had the good
luck, as such things go, to get itself sued for
$25. .0O9 on an alleged libel, but before
the case came to trial it had the better
luck to get the suit dismissed. There's S
nothing like luck @.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Some people in these United States are
somewhat solicitous that the male line
OF the Lincoln family is to become ex-
tinct. 1t is time to ask, "What is the
matter with Robert I. Lincoln"'
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Brazil, by its DEGREES enforcing citizen
ship on all foreigners residing within
its domain, has excited the wrath of some
Of the big European powers. Ii will be
well for Brazil's reply simply to be an
udmonition to the European powers ''to
mind their own business" and from the
summary and independent policy evil
denced by the republic since its incep-
lion, it probably will so retort.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
Whether one goes in for woman snf-

Whether one goes in for woman suf-
frage or not, he willregret the departure
from America of that fine old gentlewo-
man, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with her
snowy, statesmanlike head, her logical
mind and ringing voice. Mrs. Stanton
will hereafter live in Europe. mostly
in England, with her daughter, Harriet
Stanton Balch. Her son Theodore lives
in Paris. In a speech before the Wo-
said that American woman were tecom-
ing lamentably conservative and that
England was a quarter of century
ahead of America in social and labor
matters.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
Protection in Free Trade.

For the reason that the Champion IA
vors protection 10 home Industries and
the securing by that means a good mar
ket for its home products-not now
accessible-it strongly urges the adulis-
sion OF Mexican fiux ores free Of duty.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

The Wichita EAGLE is little late in pro-
Tossing to want native born kansan sent
to congress. We lived in that congress
sional district for three years, and the
EAGLE meyer as much as limited that we
would make good timber.-Salina Repub-
lican.
OF course 1t didn't. 1t could say why,
but-that's enough, don't you think:
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

The reports of Siberian outrages may
fail to come to the ears of the public
once in a while, but the faith cure out
RACES, never. The faith cure took oil
another victim in New York last week.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

Corporal Tanner is said to be now
making from $50, 600 to $4,000 year
by prosecuting pension claims and keep
ing still. Thought something was the
matter with him.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11

improvements are going steadily for
wand 4. the great government post ~ Fort
Riley. The furniture Tor the moIr1ota
mess hall has arrived. Il will contain
eighty-two tables and l.tso stools TIE
food will be transported fro;a The kitchen
IL small ears A whole regiment IA TN
forms dining al cnce IN single room viii
he = striking sight. soca 20 tse w..4sS-ee
81 Fort E{sey
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
Daily EAGLE
MARSHALL NJ. MURDOCK. Editor.

Three of the contests for seats in the
house have been settled, and there are
fourteen yet to be acted on.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
encouragement Better than Complaint

encouragement Better than Complaint.
From the Bluff City Herald.
The editor of the Wichita EAGLE has
been sick for two or three weeks, but we
think he must be again at work. In last
Sundays EAGLE, 'The Conditions that
Confront us" sound like the good sensi-
BILE philosophy of the man that thinks it
more useful to the state and community
to show the part of good than to exag-
gerate the bad.
Wichita eagle., 1890-03-11
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Successful emergency" Rate

The Successful Emergency" Rate.
From the Peabody Gazatte.
The successful emergency rate is the
rate at which corn is stored up for an
advance in price. A western man who
bought 10000 or $4,000 bushels at IA
cents has already been offered 10 cents,
but he is holding on for 25 cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-04
He Surprised Eliza.

John Roberts of North East is a
farmer we'll enough to do, but he had
always been eccentric about his clothes,
says a Salamanca letter to the n. Y.
Sun. Until a week or so ago he had
not been known to buy Il new suit of
clothes for Year The ones he wore
had been so often patched and re-
patched that no bit of the original
warp and wool was visible. This per-
sonal slovenliness on the part of her
husband was a source of constant an
noyance to Mrs. Roberts. who is a
woman of exceptional neatness. She
long ago became so ashamed of his APP
pearauce that she would no longer ac-
company him to town to do her trad
ing. This singular characteristic of
the farmer was not owing to penurious-
ness, for he is liberal man in his deal
ings.
A few days ago he went to town to
do little trading. and, to the utter
establishment of the town.he purchased
new suit of clothes for himself. HIS
new clothes were done up in a pack
age, and he placed the package on the
wagon seat beside him when he started
home that night. Farmer Roberts had
got half way home when brilliant
idea struck Elm. He stopped his horse
on bridge where the road crosses the
branch.
III do it. by gumm he said. I'll
do it and surprise Elizar'
Thereupon the farmer rose up in the
wagon and began to take off the patched
and repatched clothes he had worn so
long. AS he removed garment he
tossed it into the creek until he had
tossed them all in and had nothing on
but his shirt.
Great apple sassn he exclaimed.
But won't Eliza be surprised"
Then Farmer Roberts reached for the
package that had his new clothes in.
1t wasn't on the seat. Farmer Roberts
got down aud reached under the seat
The package wasn't there. Then he
felt all over the bottom of the wagon.
The package wasn't anywhere on the
bottom. Farmer Roberts rose up in
the wagon and looked back along the
pitch-dark road.
Then he climbed back in his seat and
away the horses went for home. The
night was chilly and there was three
miles to go. When Farmer Roberts
reached home and climbed out of his
wagon he paused.
The hull idee didn't work" said
he, but Eli bet 50 that l surprise
Eizam
That he did no one doubts, but when
he got up in the morning and went
out to the barn. clad in the hired man s
overalls. and saw his package of new
clotheA hanging by its string on the
brake-handle at the side of the wagon
he was little surprised himself.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-04
Rudyard Kipling.

Rudyard Kipling has. undoubtedly.
taken literary London by storm. and
wherever went his name was brought
up. Loudoners regard him as the
coming man. and the attention he is
attracting will, unless he has we'll
balanced head, spoil him personally
and in literary way. Kipling is "a
years old. easy going in his ways, and
Is made the center of every group
wherever he goes. He has popular
manners, and, while English women
concede that he is not handsome, they
allow. as one woman confided to me.
that ''he is striking-looking and at
tractive." His eyesight is against him.
He is shortsighted. and at times has
great ocular trouble. He bubbles over
with vivacity.tells an exceedingly good
story. either in parlor or at the club,
and has a 9uickness about him that is
very attractive 10 the listener. He
does not seek especially for the APP
prevail of woman, and prefers the
society OF men. If he were to work
steadily for the next three months
every hour in the day and night it
would be impossible for him to ill his
orders. | know one editor who Of
fered Kipling fl00 $500 for short
Christmas story. and the offer was de-
elined. He writes every day. but does
not allow himself to work more than
five or six hours. Then he goes to the
club, enjoys good dinner, and would
rather take in the theatel :han the
SWEETEST literary reception in London.
Every body in England comedies that
he is clever. The question is: Will he
last? Can he, at "a. stand his success?
-Edarard " Box.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-04
Papa Didn't Whistle.

There was an amusing incident in
one of the cars of local train from
Bryn Mawr yesterday afternoon, oc-
casioned by the peculiar antics of a s.
year-old who was being brought to the
city by his father, a well-known citizen
of that suburban town. The youngster
insisted upon standing on the seat with
his head out of the window, and was in
imminent danger of losing his hat,
which was n little red turban, adorned
with regulation tasSel.
You'll lose your hat if YOU don't
keep your head ill.," said the fond
parent.
',Dess. not" replied the precocious
youngster. as the red turban popped
out of the window again.
The fathers warning was of no avail
so he resorted to little piece of strate-
gy As the little head popped out of
the window again for the tenth time
Mr.. Blank took hold of the tassel, and
by deNterouS movement pulled the
cap under his coat
There, said the father, Il told YOU
to keep your head in or you'd lose your
cap
The youngster began to cry. when
the father gave sharp whistle and
produced the cap with the remark:
There; I've whistled for your cap to
come back. and now be careful"
The child thought it was great sport.
SO this time he deliberately threw the
turban ont OF the window. to the great
astonishment of his father.
Nv histle aden, papa" exclaimed the
child geefully, land see it tum back. ="
Papa didn't whistle. but the whole
car Dad of passengers roared. much to
his -Iscomtitu,s.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-04
"CIImBERS,"
The Very Latest Addition to the vocab
uIary OF Society.

Two fair members of the 400 were
overheard discussing the merits of one
of their sisters in society the other day
to this effect:
Yes dear. she means very we'll
said the elder one but she really
doesn't know how. After all, she is a
climber. don't You know?"
Yes. that is true" assented her
companion.
Climber is the latest addition to
our vocabulary. says the n. 7. Sun
Thus far it has been used only in the
upper ranks of swelldom, but with
such introduction it will undoubtedly
soon be common property. Elbridge
T. Gerry the other day gave this ex-
PLANTATION of its origin:
There are in society" he said, some
newly admitted members who. with
the best intentions imaginable, are
never able to do things in just the
proper style. They are persons OF
wealth, fairly good breeding, and pos
sessed Of desire TO entertain. They
try to establish reputation as hos
pitable people, but they really don't
know how TO entertain. With all the
liidL luz
newspapers indulge in upon this sub
ject, it is nevertheless fact that the
art of entertaining requires deep and
careful study as we'll as natural apti-
tude. Some of the greatest authors
have stated this. even way back to the
early days of Greece. Entertaining is
Il science pure and simple, as my friend
McAllister will tell you.
The new name for those unfortun-
ates who have not learned this, and
still insist in parading their ignorance.
is derived from Sir Walter Raleigh's
remark apropos of Queen Elizabeth.
You will remember it:
''Fain would | climb, yet fear l to
fall
"A typical member of this class re-
Gently gave a dinner to a number OF
persons in society. 1t WAS very dull
affair. There was prodigality in
everything. but no taste and no refine
ment The fellow amused me some
time thereafter by telling me that he
had no difficulty in getting up 4 fine
dinner All that he had to do was to
tell his butler and his chef to get up a
meal for so many persons, and he
found it unnecessary to bother his head
further There are few persons FORUM
ate enough to possess chefs and buffers
of that kind, and his certainly were
not. OF the persons who attended the
dinner nine out of ten were displeased
and will never attend another. 1t
doesn't take long for the thorough
members of society TO know whether a
hnc icn ,,oli+ia1 70 rtaiy
and the climbers always find it diff
cult to secure guests. | think the new
title very fitting one.n