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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20
A Picture From Life.

From the Atohlson GLOBE,
A certain farmer took load Of corn
to town to sell, but when told how much
he would receive for it, he howled loudly.
cit is an outrage" he screamed, land i
will not submit to it. | will form an
alliance which viii withhold corn until
the dealers are compelled to pay high
price for it" Whereupon he went out
into the street and called about him
crowd of workingmen who were going
to dinner Il am offered only 40 cents
for my corn when ought TO receive 50.
Join me in an alliance through which j
can get 50 cents. 50 that / can pay my
debts and have money 10 invest In mort
cages" Immediately great round OF
applause went up from the assembled
workingmen, one Of whom shouted:
"Hurrah: We workingruen eat too
much. Bv banding with the farmers
and keeping up the price Of corn 100 per
cent. our corn-dodgers will be reduced
to half their present size. aud we viii al
ways be free from dyspepsia. Wanted
A setter to point a moral 70 the above.
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The Charleston, S. c., World, in its
pungent style, hits the management of
the worlds fair with its tomahawk when
it saws, ''while it is pleasant to know
that General Miles is willing to organize
a parade of Indians for the worlds fair,
it may be questioned whether he would
not do better to organize band of his
beloved red men to kill off and scalp
about one-half of the army of official
deadheads who are 'puttering' around
the show and impeding its progress.
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ing done to promote their interests and
to dispose of their claims as fast IS possi-
bic. The commissioners letter viii
show them how extensive the work OF
the pension bureau has become, and how
easy it is for them to overlook the difi-
Guilty of fastening final action in partic-
ular cases.
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The Fourth of July education the pop
ulace has received makes the rain-mak-
ing explosion highly popular in the To-
calities of the experiments. The Ameri-
can people, too, are always drawn to a
man who succeeds in making a noise in
the world.
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Excited CTtizen-Do yos know that tie
GrAsssll bs5k nss closed ard not a o5eisl
an be f0uudf Do you kuow Ws suspect
sheT have rnn"-
Psnce OaEoer-Y -es. ss know az ahoztik
oh, ycu CO, ed We'll waAt ksgs y0a
5oues"
~Oh. -e're after en- hot Al hssvy-
We've already e@ssE. tks szal.or. ."-Ssw
YORK We<klT.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

In the brief editorial reference to the
personnel of the county Republican tick
ct, in yesterday mornings EAGLE, the
name of Judge S. L. Barrett, candidate
or register of deeds, was omitted. Of
course everybody who reads the EAGLE
and who knows Judge Barrett, knows
that the omission was simply an mad
vertence and in no sense intentional, and
is not half as annoying to even the judge
as it is to the EAGLE. Judge Barrett is
the party's choice for register of deeds
and will receive the same cordial sup
port that will be given the balance of
the ticket that is admitted by all to be
an exceptionally strong one throughout.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20
Stolen Thunder.
From the wichita Arrow.

From the wichita Arrow.
1t is amusing to see an intense parti-
san, who happens to get hold of dollar,
going from one store to another for two
blocks, trying to get it changed and
cursing the Alliance all the time for de-
manding more money per capita. BY
the way, Senator PETER is plaigarist.
He wells from the rostrum: "We must
have more money! BY referring to the
back files of the EAGLE we find that
Marsh Murdock said that last February.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20
The System of Protection.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The American citizen who understands
the subject of the tariff, who has good
business sense and who has a patriotic
regard for the prosperity and happiness
of his country, can not but answer that
he will vote to support the system of
protection, which encourages the invest
nlent of capital in the United States and
gives remunerative employment to labor.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

The Denver Republican very justly
observes that the vacancy in the inter
state commerce comm ssion ought to be
filled by the appointment of man from
west of the Mississippi river. The rail-
road interests from this part of the coun-
try differ in many important respects
from those of the country east of the Mis-
sissippi. Some of the most difficult prob
lens in transportation arise here, and
the interests of the far west demand that
at least one member Of the commission
should be familiar, from personal OBJ
servation and study, with these prob
lens. Surely the president will be con-
strained by these considerations to give
the west one of the two places now va
can't.
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Oklahoma was the child of Kansas.
The Indian country is now the child of
Oklahoma. This makes Kansas a grand
parent. The adjective 'grand" is at
least correct.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

Mr.. Spurgeon, says London cable OF
Saturday, is making such favorable pro-
gress that today, for the first time in sew
eral months, it was not deemed neces-
sary to issue a medical bulletin.
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wDI Be So All over.

rom the loleSt AAp4tai
4 prominent People party man who
runs a Peoples party paper IN Usage
county made cali on the Capital ana
when asked what the reputable voters
were going 70 do about the disreputable
Peoples party ticket nominated IN
Usage county 'by chicanery and fraud
worse than the old parties ever exhibit
ed. J" replied thar I'VE will have TO vote
the Republican ticket That's what
they viii all come to before 1892
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: True friend.

Brobsou-W hen I can speak well OF q
man ways CO Sc.
Cr K-Yes2
Brobson-Nov, the other day. Ftlkins
said you weren't ft 20 act ss pallbearer
az a pauper wake. and l told him you
vrAre.-TrUth.
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Chicago is said to be wild with enthu-
siam over a fine, new idea. A tower IS
being planned for the words fair which
is to make the Eiffel tower feel dwindled
and lonesome. Hotels and booths are 10
be constructed in it, two or three hun
dred feet from the ground; elevators
will run to the top and down again,
carrying 5000 people back and forth
every hour. A circular railroad away
up near the top, and offices and observa-
tories in the dizzy apex complete the
arrangement. The structure is to cost
only 81 800, 900, and it is expected that
more than S7,00O,00O will flow into the
Golfers of the association as receipts.
Several Chicago men are planning the
enterprise, which may be pushed through.
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4 Remarkable Disclosure.

From the kAzsas City G2Eette-
4 junction City man told Us the other
dav that an old time Republican farmer,
a member Of the Alliance, strongly
urged fusion between the Republicans
and Democrats. 70 beat the Alliance,
because as he said, Of several secret or
ganizasions to which he belonged the
Alliance Is the only one that did not re-
quire of him an obligation 10 support
his country,
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Next Tuesday will witness the first
step of civilizing the Indian, and few
men have the temerity to say that it will
be successful
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20
A Sign of True Conversion.

From the Atlanta Constitution,
Great revivals of religion are going on
in the country districts of Georgia, and
the editors are reaping golden harvest.
One of them says that as soon as you
convert an old delinquent he invariably
settles all his old debts in full.
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Some of the people in Oklahoma are
preparing to make twenty-second run,
but it will take something over twenty
seconds to do it in.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

Reading. Pa, is stirred up over the
superiority of Shakespeare over the BIB
lical Moses. Evidently Reading has
been reading.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

The Oklahoma excitement is making
the country start-not for Oklahoma.
but with surprise.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

Chsppie-I saw yoar daughter ~ houE
ago playing one Of those kissing gansa
Mrs.. De Kasn-Szkes sl.vel What
was II?
Chsppie-BsIiiards believe.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

UfVera Ava is not Diss DeBar, she has
made the police authorities her everlast-
inO enemy,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

One of the signs of the times is PreSl-
dent Harrison's signature on the Okla-
homa proclamation.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

Russell Harrison's present chagrin is
for revenue-cUtter only.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

It isn't natural causes that produced the
farmers revolt and led to the organiza-
tion of the Alliance and which gave IL
such potency at the polls last fall, but
political and economic causes; and since
these still exist the so called calamity
howl" is still justified. d.-Atchison Cham
pion.
Will the Champion please tell US
wherein the material condition of the
people has been so wrought upon during
the past year and half by political
and economic causes" (which have not
been changed for more than two decades)
as to produce or justify, all of sudden.
the hue and cry that has been raised:
Nothing is clearer to our mind than that
but for the unusual hard times, the re-
suit of crop failures mainly, the inde-
pendent political movement that Is rev.
olutionizing q the country would never
have been heard of.
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Fred Harvey's hold on the Santa Fe
eating houses is clinchified by the courts.
1t will remain "Have some steak! Have
some bread? Seventy-five cents please. >"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

The next boomer cry will be: "On to
the Cherokee strip"
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EXCHANGES SHOTS.
First and Foremost.

From The EmpOrla ktpuDIICan
Some years ago the first morning pa
per to reach Wichita was the Emporia
Republican. Now the first morning
paper to reach Emporia is the Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20
REPUBLICAN TICKET.


For Judge Of the 18th Judicial District,
c. REED.
For Sheriff,
ISAAC 7. AULT.
For Treasurer,
JOHN A. D0RAN.
For County Clerk,
NJ. A. CARVIN.
For Register Of Deeds,
s. L. BARRETT.
For Surveyor,
Z. A. BAILEY.
For Coroner,
NJ. NJ. McALISTER.
For Commissioner-Seco District,
J. NJ ALLEN.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20
THE DOORS

Of the Arcade Dry
Goods Co., are wide
open and on the inside
Every department IN
the house IS laden with
the newest and latest
novelties of the season.
And we extend to
you ladies a cordial
invitation to call and
examine our Stock be-
fore buying.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-20

For Commissi0ner-Second District,
J. NJ. ALLEN.
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She Was Particular.

A woman who had spent full hour
in one of the stores looking for some
thing for her son." was finally asked if
she was not rather particular for
would-be purchaser who had such a.
choice of Christmas presents.
why, yes, 1 suppose L ann she re-.
piled, ''but tell you need to be-"
"Then your son is also PARTICULAR"
II should say SO! Hardest boy to suit,
you ever saw. Why, he's turned me.
out doors, had fight with his father,
set the house on fire and taken the.
horse off and sold it. And if 1 should
get him anything he didn't happen to
like he'd kick all the furniture out of
the windows, order his father off the
premises and use me for foot-wiper.
Oh, we know Tommy from top to bot,
tom, and we've got to be very particu--
lar and consult his feelings. Detroit,
Free Press.
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been n very busy one to Helen, and a
happy one as well: for hers was one of
those sweet and loving natures that
find joy in the reflected happiness of
others.
She had "caused the widows heart to
sing for joy" and this consciousness
had brought into her own great peace.
All the younger members of the.
family had gone out to some entertain
men. Helen had wanted to have a little.
talk with her father, but a stranger was,
with him, so the servant said, and, with
a lonely feeling in her heart, she went
up to her own room.
DIR. Byrne came up almost Immediate
~. There was a strange light in his.
eyes, and more than usual tenderness
and solemnity in his manner, as he laid
his hand on Helen's head
"How is it with thee tonight, daugh--
ter?"
ut is well, father"
"After night, the morning; after win
ter, the spring. God is often kinder to
us than we can even ask or think"
HE is very good, father"
LII. DJ INC IuC" Ills uduS hGCI dLuu
within his.
''Come into my study, Helen, and get.
your New Years gift. Because you
have forgotten yourself in caring for
others, did you think your old father
is going to forget you?"
''Oh, no, papa; but you gave it to me,
you remember, in money. I didn't ex--
pect nything-indeed, 1 don't think
you ought to give me anything more. -
''Well, well, my child, just come and
look at it. If you don't want it, Or
would prefer its equivalent in money,
you can tell me So
With silent wonder in her heart, not.
unmingled with curiosity, Helen stood
at the half open study door.
The shaded light upon her fathers,
desk revealed the faint outline of a man
who was standing near it, and who adj
vanced eagerly toward her.
Helen looked up, bewildered, into the
face of the man she had mourned as.
dead, and then, with faint cry of joy.
threw herself into the arms that had
opened to receive her.
DIR. Byrne almost regretted his pre-
cipitancy as he looked upon his daugh
ter's pale face. But Joy does not often
kill, and his fears were entirely dissi--
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caught, and now that l am better
man she is a sweeter woman. 1t makes
my heart ache to recall how often she
used at first in this kind year to glance
up at me with surprised and ques-
tioning look, when l spoke gently. l
caught her studying me, curiously, as
if she were wondering if l had secretly
made fortune recently. or had met
with what the minister calls change
of heart, or was growing to be a boy
again. think she decided on the lat
ter, for her eyes grew soft and young,
like the girlish eyes l first loved years
ago. And she began to act young her
self. She resumed the use of the pet
name she gave me long, long ago. new
err let on, 1 just silently kept to my re-
solve: Not one cross word in one kind
year"
The best of all is the decided improve
ment in the dear woman's health.
Now some of you doctors explain that
if you can. My wife eats better, has
more nerve, more vitality every way.
The children do not worry her half as
much as they used to. She gets along
with less fretting at the servants. Can
it be because I worry and fret her less?
Is there anything to that old sore about
a man being 1.-The head of the family?"
If so, why, when the head goes wrong
the whole body is sick, eh? Exactly.
I'd rather have any kind of an ache
than an ache in my head-piece. Now
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he sat down and the two talked over
the events of their boyhood. They had
sat together in school; together they
had climbed the hills and hunted SPUR
rels, gathered nuts and rowed their
boats on the broad Hudson.
AS the talk went on a suspicion grew
upon Mrs. Oakley of the manner in
which Santa Claus happened to send
the presents. But the visitor gave no
clew to the mystery, nor did she see
through it until Margaret had told her
the whole story of her letter to Santa
Claus.-American Agriculturist.
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l presume / have been about the same
sort of fellow as for many years. But
to my faithful wife 1 have not spoken
one fretful or cross or complaining
word, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, for twelve months last past.
have not made much money this year,
but l have made one heart glad.
Now let me tell you how difficult this
was. Did you ever stand by running
stream and think how smooth as oil its
swift flow was? Then you thrust your
hand in the water, and 10. it was a mill
race. The waters boiled and Spattered
about your hand till you could hardly
hold it there.
Well, now l never realized the force
of my snappy, scolding habit to that
woman till my new VOW began to check
it. l found that had been in the con-
slant habit of playing the coward-that
is, scOlding a good woman. A dozen
times each week the fretful words
sprang to my lips. | shut my mouth
tightly, and my! how the bitter stuff
bubbled and boiled against nv teeth on
IllS IhHANtS' L SAl lAlSlt Dul. dCludI-
ly, had to chew the words NY wife.
quite Il lady for proprieties, used to ex-
claim: "Harkley, do wish you would
not chew that spruce gum as YOU leave
the door. How it looks on the street."
Which generally made me laugh as l
kissed her good morning. Dear heart,
it was far better that l chew my spleen
than her gentle spirit with biting words,
this one kind year.
have noticed an increased fondness
in my wife, this one kind year She
draws near to me oftener, she confides
in me more, she has lost that I'm
afraid-of-you'' look that half the time
she used to wear. We consult now
about family matters; before we used
to telephone to each other, as it were.
Her spirit has improved. The irrita-
ton that l had inflicted, it seems she
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if it is true that by cheerful kindness
have saved my wife's nerves and turned
the doctor out of doors, ought 1 not to
give her present of the amount of her
usual doctors bills? Jupiter! That's
an idea, and 1 will! 1t is good way to
round up this one kind year.
1t is curious how smiles furnish a
house. l presume you know what it is
to have your wife beg you to buy a new
chair, or picture, or some other thing.
Our things get worn out. Well, my
wife hasn't asked me such thing all
this one kind year. Yet somehow say
the old home looks better furnished
than it did year ago. Maybe it's the
sunshine on the old things. Sunshine
can do almost anything.
l have been surprised by my own in
creased appetite for breakfast and din
ner. A fellow can't eat and scold too.
Now breakfast was my favorite time
for scolding dinner at night
for take my lunch down town. Let
me see: that makes every meal at home
a GROWERS feast. Well that was about
so. My lunch was my best meal, for
ate alone, and there was nobody to fret
at. Now all is changed. Meals at
home, like them. There are no salt
tears on the bread. God forgive me!
How often l used to make somebody
cry, wife or one of the two children, at
table. All is now changed in this one
kind year.
In fact, the thing has gone with me to
the store. have gradually got in the
habit of being first civil, then kind, to
the boys. 1t is like oil down there the
last few months. 1t is queer, but every
body hates to be scolded; even do. A
kind word is better than whip with a
Yankee clerk. Now l am going on one
kind year more. l don't make any very
loud pretensions, hut 1 think there's a
deal of gratitude to the Almighty in be-
ing kind to His creatures. Perhaps it
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81 know how uugrateful it must
seem, papa, when have so many bless
ings remaining. But could not help
thinking how lie was with us year
ago, so strong and full of life, and
now"
Here the sobs again chobed her utter
ance.
The good doctor was strongly affect
ed, for Robert Tracy had been as dear
to him as son.
but, Helen, it is not certain that
Robert went down with the ship"
Here Dr. Byrne checked himself, too
wise, as well as honest, to hold out
false hopes.
One morning. few days later, Helen
entered her fathers study.
Papa, would the present you spoke
of buying me cost as much as fifty dol
lars?"
Yes, my dear; all of that, certainly"
Then would you as soon let me have
the money instead?"
Dr. Byrne smiled
what idea has entered your busy
brain now. Helen? Or is it that you are
getting mercenary?"
A faint color came into the pale
cheeks.
ut is not that, papa; but the Widow
Howe-she that has the crippled boy,
you know-thinks that she could sup
port herself and children nicely if she
had a sewing machine, and So"
Il see. l see!'' said the doctor, taking
out his pocketbook, and putting two
fifty-dollar notes in Helens hand.
There is no balm for such wound as
yours, my daughter, like that of minis
tering to the needs and alternating the
sorrows of others
80 begin to find, papa, " said Helen,
with smile that lighted up her face
with more than it's old beauty.
The first day of the New Year had
and was near its close. 1t had
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around the house, and his father, upon
whom the fever had spent its force,
could only sit, wan and pale, in his arm
chair. His little savings were rapidly
melting away and a long winter had
only just begun. Christmas was near
at hand, and who was to fill the chill
dren's stockings and make the day a
merry one for them?
Margaret was thoughtful little girl,
and she pondered long over the matter.
Two days before Christmas she got a
postal card, and sat down and wrote on
it as follows;
DEAR SANTA CLAUs:-We have moved
since last Christmas, and am afraid you won't
know where to find US, so 1 write this. We
live now at No. Sc East Fourth street. Papa
and Robbie have been awfully sick, and papa
isn't well yet. Please bring Robbie ball and
Dick q sled, and would like doll. for lost
mine when we moved Good-by.
MARGARET OAKLEY
She wrote the name of Santa Claus
on the other side of the postal card,
and just then her mother called and di-
rected her to go to the grocery for some
things. So she took her basket and
started, accompanied by Prince, the
dog As she passed the corner she
dropped the card into mail box
which was fastened to lamp post. All
that day and the next Margaret went
singing through the house, in the old
light-hearted way she had shown SO
little since sickness had invaded the
household.
Soon after the postal card was
dropped into the box the postman came
around and threw it, with lot of other
cards, letters and newspapers, into a
bag, which he carried to the post office.
There clerk took the bag, poured the
contents out on table and began sort
ing them over. When he came to Mar
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the things in the hall, he hur-
ried out to his wagon and drove
away, leaving Mrs. Oakley greatly
puzzled. Surely there must be
some mistake, she thought. But no; the
packages were all plainly marked:
James Oakley, No. SO East Fourth
street., and on the sled was neatly
painted: ''Dick Oakley" In the paper
box was French doll with real hair
and eyes that closed when she was laid
down. A little card attached to it was
marked: Margaret" There was also
ball marked Robbie" and such lots
OF candy and pretty things for all. The
stockings were soon filed to the very
tops, and the other things laid out on a
table, where the children found them
the next morning.
There was joyful meeting around
the breakfast table, but Mrs Oakley's
face wore puzzled expression. Finally
she asked: Where could all those
things have come from?"
why, mamma" said Margaret,
Santa Claus sent them l know he
did, cause wrote to him
You wrote to him?'' said her mother.
Eyes, wrote and told him where we
lived"
This made the matter clear enough to
the children, but only deepened the
mystery for the father and mother.
In the afternoon, when full Justice
had been done to the turkey, Margaret
sat holding her beautiful new doll.
Dick was out drawing his sled through
the streets, and Robbie was asleep, a
summons came from the front door.
As Mrs. Oakley went to answer it she
found there Il tall, bearded man. who
inquired for Mr.. Oakley. She led him
to the little sittingroom where her hus-
band sat propped up with pillows in
his armchair. The caller went
straight to HIM, seized his thin hand
and asked: james, don't you know
your old friend Tom Raymond" 1t
was indeed the friend and playmate of
his early days.
But how did you find me?" inquired
Mr.. Oakley.
"Oh, l had it from Santa Claus"
laughingly replied his friend, and then