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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
THE PRICE OF HORSES.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
If any one had predicted a score Of
wears ago that an auction sale of horses
the sum of $4,000 would have been
taken in single day he would have
been set down as a crazy sportsman.
But this was the result of Wednesday s
sale in New York of the Rose-Mead stud.
There are people who have prejudice
against millionaires, but those who
raise the fast horses to sell do not belong
to that class If there were no million
aires horsefesh would rule at far lower
price: for it is the demand from men
who want good horses for their own
use and amusement. rather than for the
sporting track, which keeps up the
price.
1t must have seemed odd to eastern
men to see a Milwaukee purchaser buy
Alcazar at $25, 800, outbidding all com
petitors, but buying the 9-year-old stall
lion for mnch less than ii was supposed
he would bring. But Mr.. BabcOck, of
HOrnellsville, \. Y. who had hoped TO
get Alcazar. took the next best, the bay
2-year-Old Voudoo, having to pay for
him S24 100. perhaps larger price, con
sidering his age, than was paid for Al
cazar The price was less than that pald
last year for Mascot. colt of the same
age. that brought $26,000s
Following these, which were the gems
of the stud, came two more young stall
lions, which brought $4,000 and 5000
respectively, and thirty-nine mares, three
of them trotters, and thirty-siX brood
mares. bringing up the total to S14O,210.
At last years first days sale forty-slx
animals We're sold for an aggregate OF
S117.700. These figures give some idea
of the vale of horses and would have
made our ancestors stare.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

Aprop0s of victU1ls, the statistics which a
clever Freedman has ju4 published concern
Ing the food we eat are interesting and per
haos suggestive. According to MS reckoning
a human being u either sex. who j. a moder-
ate cate. and who lives 20 be- 20 years Old
consumes during 'the DAYS Of the years Of
has life q quantity Of food which would OIL
twenty ordinary railway luggage vans. 4
good eater. however, may require &c many
ar thirty vans % carry tue luggage for tie
inner man. bs, what those people would Pc
quIre who ara always hungry, and whose
stomacls are, g. ali iEtents and pu-P1ses,
bottomlees pits, that the sts;lgtlcIan S. unable
70 indicate.
Another investigator sfirns tnG- women
est much Jess than men. after making allow
unces for difference IN weight and work.
here a u4u eat nineteen dances. a woman
Of the same weight and Of active habits eat
only fourteen or fifteen eluces.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The Kansas supreme court Is now four
years behind the docket In this it is no
worse off than the supreme court of many
of the other states and of the United States
itself There must be a great Increase in
The working force of our higher courts.
soon. Some of the best jUrists in the land
are likely to be killed off 10y overwork at
the present rate.-Srate Journal
From the foregoing statement, which.
of course. must be true, there is nothing
to do but for the legislature to pass an
act creating another auxiliary, or SUI
preme court commission No. >. and 50
ON ad intinitm at stated intervals in the
fuinrh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
WALLS OF CORN.


Smiling and beautiful, heavens dome.
Bends softly over our prairie Tome,
But the wide, wide lands that .tretched away,
Before my eyes IN the days OF Nay,
The rolling prairie's biIIowy swell,
Breezy upland and the tlmbeTed dell,
Stately mansion and hut forIorr.
All are hidden by walls OF corn
All wide the world is narrowed down,
To walls OF corn, now serene and brown
What do they hold-these walls OF corn.
Whose banners toss on the breeze OF morn:
He who questions may soon be told,
a great states wealth these walls entold.
No sentfneIs guard these walls of corn,
Never Is sounded the warders horn
Yet the pillars are hung. with cleaning gold.
Left all unbarred, though,thieves are bold.
Clothes aud food for the tolling poor
Wealth TO heap at the rich mans docT5
Meat for the healthy. and balm for HIM
Who means and losses in chamber din;
Shoes for the barefooted, and pearls TO Irvine
Ia the sented tresses OF ladies fine;
Things Of use for the lowly cot,
Where bless the CORN what c0meth not;
Luxuries rare for the mansion grand,
Gifts OF rich and fertile land;
All these things. and 50 many more,
II would iii a book TO name them Ger,
Are hid and held in these walls Of Of corn,
Whose banners toss on the breeze OF lnOlnf
Open the Atlas conned by rule,
in the Olden days Of the district school
Point to the rich and bounteOus land,
That yields such fruit to the tOiiers hand.
"Treeless desert. - they called it then,
Haunted by beasts and forsaken by men.
Little they knew what wealth untold,
Lay hid where the desOiate prairies rolled.
Who would have dared. with brush or pen,
As this land is now, TO paint IL thent
And how would these wise ones have laughed il
sCQTn
Had prophet foretold these walls of corn,
Whose banners toss in the breeze Of morn?
ELLEN p. ALLERTON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
THE SUGAR TARIFF.

We think congress will make mistake
/ If it repeats or seriously reduces the sugar
tariff. There is every prospect now that
we shall become a great sugar-prOducing
country. Beginning with California, all
the irrigable lands of Nevada, Utah, Col
orado, New Mexico and Arizona may be
made splendid beet raising tracts Of
country. And in many of the states we
have not a doubt that beets may be pro
duced successfully. In Kansas and other
parts of the country sorghum and beets
both can be abundantlv raised, and the
process of extracting its sugar has de
veloped into a complete success. We
believe that even Indiana will soon be
raising thousands of tons Of sugar beets.
The way to reduce the price of sugar Is
to produce it abundantly at home. To
reduce the tariff will not reduce the price
more than a fraction of a cent pound,
if any. It viii merely be making a dona-
ton to wealthy importers and retiners.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
A Big Citv---A Great PAPER

From the Blu6 City Herald
The Wichita Eagle has a new head.
which. besides the outspread eagle, Is
composed of cuts of some OF the noted
buildings Of the city. the whole making
a very handsome and Illustrative picture.
Twenty-one years ago there was only a
little grocery, saloon and blacksmith
shop; where now are those great stone
and brick warehouses, colleges and pack
houses. Now Wichita Is big, busy city.
the Eagle is a great. widely-known pa
per and the history of the two Is the his
tory Of southern Kansas, surprising and
nearly beyond belief as 1t Is.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

Senator Sherman in an able argument
In favor of his bill against trusts said: If
this country viii not endure king in
political power it should not endure a
king over the production, transportation
and sale of the necessaries of life. If it
will not submit to an emperor it should
not submit to an autocrat in trade He
alluded to the Standard Oil company,
ihe Diamond Match company and the
sugar trnst as the kind OF organizations
the measure was aimed at.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
SELF INTEREST, BUT NOT SELFISH
NESS.

The Emporia Republican says: eff we
had a New York or Chicago in Kansas,
the question of markets would be greatly
simplified for our producers" If the
Republican would cast its eye to the
south little by west it would discover
its hearts desire for a city such as 1t
names. in all but size. And if it ct al
Kansans will but extend to that city,
(which it is needless to sayis this cne) the
patronage and support its merits as IA
market and supply point amply warrant
and as state pride abuUdantly justities 1t
will be but a few short years until its
population will be fully commensurate
with the desires of the most ambitious
in this respect. Every help, however
small. lent towards building up a great
trade metropolis is so much contributed
towards the general prosperity of the
state. What would Missouri be today
without Kansas City and st. Louis? Nc
difference how rich a state may be in I'M
developed resources, the large and pros
porous cities it can boast is the feature
that gives it prominence and CONNER
cial prestige. A state that can build such
a city and mart on the territory of
another state as Kansas has done mainly
for Missouri in Kansas City can and will
do as well and better for herself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

A remarkably T.olssi rock fa,a11s Trough
SAT south America Or -the moving sfore, {"
nzay % seen, says TEe Industrial Word, %
TandI r.ouuta.n ~ B8su0s Ayrss- i ls -
iser high. ~ FEEL lozE and IS fas. vide, cen
tanning over ? 90 ren.c faef and Es gn3ng =
tors. IL - sTrsg84Ar.y coalea4 IN saaTs and
ras.s u-o- a c1ui1aI e1Drrrt al,a p 5ssFtug
ss-ssoe s5ue " ireass Iu elznstey. Tas
rgTe~ = q s.rz. = Ban is saElcs~as 70 osrillass
tfe ea1-llcsF ulasE. sgta-ns sBces3t T. oiissa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The Salina Republican is opposed to a
bounty on sugar. 1t says: eff the plant
YRS in Louisiana are not able to take care
Of themselves by this time they should
transfer their stock to the state lottery.
Kansas wants cheap sugar" True
enough, per Sc, but there are ever so
many other things the same line Of rea-
Eoning may be applied to with equal
force. Your argument is a sort of two
edged cutlas, very dangerous nipple
megt to fool with.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
So 90 EaRle 70.

F0uEa the l2to-i 1focktng Bird
The Wichita EAGLE came out under a
new heading last week. II l. an improve
meHt over the old one. and. in short. We
are rather stuck on both the head and
the paper.
The Wichita EAGLE : now running
from two 20 three columns every oaE o.
interesting reading about kan7sfs. II you
do not take the EAGLE. Won should get
every number containing these articles
and send them 70 some eastern friend
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
Surel Course It Does.

From the LaWrenco JOurnaI.
Congressman Turner's bill TO prevent
the manufacture or sale of adulterated
beer Is gaining him considerable notori-
ETY.. 1t really is a meritous measure: If
men are to drink beer, and for many
years they undoubtedly are, they should
be protected from Unadulterated beer.
The drink IS bad enough without being
made worse by the Introduction of del
eterious substances. Mr.. Turner's bill
imposes a fine on brewers or dealers who
handle the adulterated beer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The Republican state convention, it is
understood, viii be held early in June,
at Topeka of course. The officers TO be
nominated are governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, treasurer, auditor, secretary of
state, attorney general and superintend-
ent Of public instruction. THERE'S prom
Use Of some fun in the political arena in
Kansas this year, and don't you forget it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The Journal, the Lawrence morning pa
Der. has been discontinued. Col. Learnard,
who owns both the Journal and Evening
Tribune, has decided that one paper is
enough to keep afoat such times as
these and will continue the Tribune. The
Journal is Lawrence's oldest paper and
one that is well known over the state.
Its suspension viii be the wiping out of
an old landmark.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
Ge- There Eli

E-r71 -.f -P--rrszr 6e7la.-1aT-
The Wichita EAGLE. the te@t edited
paper IN Kansas. has donned q usw drs-~z
put on 3 new head. tuned up II voice
afre@h. and resumed lis place Al the head
Of the journalistic procession Of kaG4ssss-
The Eagle has an iuimitabie sryle about
tia soEt Of rnagnatic. get there ia
srEAe. which captIvates IT. reasiers-
CcloE4sl Nuriock J. master of the fsber.
and he WEEDS 1t with wisdom
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The report of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington shows an increase
of 73.g09 900 bushels in the wheat crop Of
North America for 1889 as compared
with the previous year. The wheat crops
of the world show a decrease of III $685.
900 bushels for the same period.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The tracks Of the Baltimore & Ohio
road are almost blocked with cars loaded
with corn. An official Of the company
is quoted as saying that they had hardly
began 80 move the crop yet. The new
rates south to tide water from Kansas
will help the b. q 0. out of its difficulty,
it is hoped.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The Missouri state university is in the
same kind Of strait as the Kansas uni
versity: that Is. it is minus a head. Va
cant chanceilorships seem to be hard to
fill. The Kansas and Missouri regents
might do well to put their heads together
and see if the can't untwist the kinks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

It is stated by the Philadelphia North
American that Congressman Samuel j.
Randall is slowly improving in health.
The wish will be well-nigh uniyerssl,
regardless Of politics. that the announce
1nent is based on fact. Mr.. Randall has
had the sympathy of all in his long and
sore personal affliction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The farmers alliance is all right in de
manding free fuX ores. We must all
come to the conclusion that everything not
produced there ought to be admitted free.
-Saiina Republican.
Then, per contra, you admit that
everything that is produced here ought
TO be protected. Better revise your free
sugar argument.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The anthracite coal production from
January 1 to March p was 5,648,l74
tons, against 1888, O63 tons for the same
period last year, a decrease Of 640,o79
tons. This shortage Of output probably
accounts for the threatened hard coal
famine throughout the west Of a month
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

F-c-a ~ Nea~ To-E S-E-
An Invention has been devised fer an
toynaticallv conveying and delivering lee
ierS and small Tarceis from ore glaas -
another ~ means Il 81 electrically pro
PEELED truck or carrier running upon lu-
sllatsd rails IbsTe aye several mes
points about this appliance which invest
L with coTssiderat5e interest ard - r0fn-
rared vgI.h tire pneumatic system Jt 81
evident that grrs; SAVING ~ aFIe4rAfus
and .at.or l. obtained
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

San Francisco is still feeding thous-
ands of unemployed men who found
themselves stranded and strapped in that
city. Business everywhere on the slope
Is overdone and every avenue Of labor is
overcrowded. A Michigan man in
Washington writes: Take fools adj
vice and stay at home"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
Abou. the SIZE Of 1t.

Fron tss saitza Esgshis-aa-
senator Ingalls, Is a product II repubii-
canism in Kansas. He - in accord with
the party on al important questions lie
Is the bad and shoulders q the service
pension movement. Tie FaTEnere ALI
ance 81 kan-a- E making mistake in
fghfiuE MIN Suppo--s thSt he sffo7-i1 r.
defeated. where could Kansas g1 - b.
fsr herself There j. n0t ms equal ga Jise
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
Cbaneeg Only for the Better.

FROM The Coidwater Echo
The Wichita Eagle Is being commenn-
Cd. bv the state pres. on it, change u
head We are glad 70 know that tins
dos not nece-sitate q change Of base
on the editors part. The Eagle : Kan
as paper. and should be in the hands Of
every kansan in this part Of the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

The Topeka paper stick to it that they
have fifty thousand people in that city,
one of the papers claiming tifty-five
thousand. It strikes Us that June, 1890,
is perilouslv near for such talk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
Water Consolation, 10 be Sure.

From the h. c. News.
Speaking of the shortage Of Mary
lands defaulting treasurer, one press re-
port saws that his friends are sure the de-
faIcation cannot exceed 100000. Ii
must also be some consolation to hIe
friends to know that he couldn't swipe
Chesapeake bay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

Wichita must be hard up. One Samuel
shy. of that wild wonder, Is in Washing
ION pushing a financial scheme of gigantic
proportions. He wants the government TO
establish "A big bank with a capital of
$4,000. with a branch in every congress
sional district ana loan money TO farmers
aud laboring men at low rate of interest.
Parsons Journal
With the slight exceptions that Wich-
ija isn't particularly hard up that Mr..
shy isn't in Washington, and that the
capital of the proposed government bank
is placed at SS.Uoo,000 600 instead of the
amount You name, your item is approx
nlatelv correct.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

Western railroads are said to be hold
ing a conference regarding Nebraska
corn. Unless they have better success
than they had with the Kansas emer-
gency the effort VIII be so much labor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
Beats the Goose Bone.

Prom 90 AtCTI-Il HIl0e-
The cat is good weather bureau
When a cat begins to lose It's fur, spring
!, assured. If it sits with Its back To the
fire. look out for a storm, if it lies Curied
up behind the stove. colder weather; If It
lies spread out in front of the fire. pleas
ant weather. followed by rising temPera-
turp.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Cause of the Quake.

From the Emporia Republican.
An earthquake shock is reported from
New HAMPSHIRE An outburst of pOpu-
lar emotion. probably, on learning that
Senator Blair would not be candidate
for reelection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

That weather proEnose sent out by
Sergeant Dunn of the L. 5. signal serv-
ice two or three days ago in the dis
patches. and in which he predicted dire
calamities for the lower Mississippi river
country, raised the indig, of Gen. Rice
Of the Fort Scott Monitor 10 such a pitch
that he fired a c3lumu-and-a-half at the
head Of the Prognosucator named. The
general thinks the sergeaut's fore
cast Is folly in the extreme; hut really
the subject was hardly worth the effort.
That Il the common estimate. The pub
lie don't pay much attention 10 Dunn'~
forecasts. particularly when old Wig. Is
in the business of furnishing weather.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01


The members of New York church
congregation have adopted "a novel bit Of
financial mechanism 70 relieve the
church OF Its burden of debt BY an ar
rangement with the life insurance com
pany which loaned the money. the lives
of a number of the pillars in the sanctu-
airy are insured for the benefit of the
church. The policies are kept alive by
the contributions of the faithful and
whenever n death occurs in the ranks of
the insured brethren the debt of nature
and the debt of the church are at once
that much liquidated. In this way the
survivors are sent on their way rejoicing,
and looking forward 10 the day when
the insured members and the debt vii
have disappeared altogether.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

A. rso-us grazs ba4i q. -as Hzsisa cozrt
Sal s5s ia1lI.s sJyessat ig esiie si2hoai sHY
staer crlaueas szaa .--arl1E1s. pearls ss4
taa.r oza fszatr Lse empress rsras.f 80
1-eas1- cad 1a..-r1 ga rssslT every dsnos.
me r-~-s is SD te have oe-1 a.s-Fss9sssly
aeaufsfal IKE wats Ts1z. la gee - s..sr
Palace. vtare -le lza res li 81 81 isTEs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

Nou may crush. yo0 may ShGtter the
saloon II you viii, bat they'll 40 to the
drug store ana irris6te sjl!L-Emporia Re
publican
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

In remote sssizs C-Haa sid Frsaeh vi
lagas traffic in bltaEa hair - al reCgEgi asd =
po~-. q t5s errsH4e-re a. tas safe q butter
AID sEEs. aEa ss ~ TIE folaZ paasaUt arlz,
q VERY imFerta1t matter. slFJ grow ttseT
aeir vlta visw ~ -e-uE S. lest tissir
fa-aese ard UrotErra grow te~.r cereals add
rs.ae taet- caste faz f-a sassa pFlrp1se. L.
u-L1r cases. vaere rr~v ars fa-fg.sats suouzb
90 have Sc r. "a r-1 rr7Fsstasle es,er 80
snr ssrt.-e t4ey e fer t1-r uar~ faara
thar tDs.r nsl.s T-.at4E~s rrslI hcEa - clasr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

AIl-fools day! Lonk out for victim,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-01

dlos-lm Firebough Block Wichita, Kan.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-07
Purchases of Sham Jewelry.

Apropos Of the sham iewelry bust.
ness, says a writer in n London jour.
nal, | have inquired who are the larg.
est patrons of il. Americans are good
customers here" said the salesman.
Those big heavy bracelets you see
there are bought chiefly by publicans'
wives. We sell plenty Of wedding
rings at Is. 81. each but marriages
don't occur often; surely people can
afford q few shillings once in a lifetime
to buy a real gold ring!' "Ah, you
don't understand. These wedding
rings arr bought by poor people and
slipped on when the real thing Is at
the pawnbrokers. II is not before the
marriage, but after, when the rainy
day comes, that these rings are bought.
We sell crosses Of them" Who are
your best customersl' "Well. there
are rich women who have their own
jewel sets initiated, Americans, the
profession and Washers, the people
who have come down in the world.
When these latter go away for their
holidays to see their friends, they don't
like to show their poverty. For few
shillings they can get such a stock of
iewelry that in their own towns and
villages they are kings and queens.
Then we sell a good deal to Washers
on bank holidays and during the holt
day season. Here arc some pins, now,
that cost a shilling each. They can
have their choice Of pearls, eorals and
diamonds. \ pin like that would gain
any young man the respectful adni-
ration Of the bank holiday crowds at
Margate or Brighton. The Washers
fayorita jewel. however, is the one
and three penny ring, set with rubies
and diamonds"