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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
The Poor Absent Minded Man.

This story was told by an absent minded
mans wife. Before the wedding she re-
marked, my husband said 20 me: Now,
Nell. know very well that when the time
comes for me 20 produce that ring snail
never be able 10 fnd il. II | put it in my
pocket shall never find the pocket, and II
do find the poke, shall never find the
ring. Suppose you take the ring, aud just
at the moment when l need it you can slip
it into my hand
$50 we agreed upon that arrangement.
When the ceremony began be was IA calm
as could be. | held the ring In my hand,
ready TO slip II over 10 him when the prop
er time should come. lie began TO get rest.
less and lost all trace of the service Then
be began to idget, and his hand went into
one pocket after snoyher-surreptitious
Of course. / had 30 idea what was worry
ing him until be whispered 10 me 30 loudly
that every one around us must have heard
us: Nell, where in the world did ! put
that ring? have felt in every pocket and
can't find it, | won't have it when the
time comes
II opened my hand to show him that the
ring was there. Where did you get ftp bs
asked, and just then | had to give ii Ia
him, for the time had come" This story
il not unkind, for every one who knows
this particular man u familiar with his
failing. and no one enjoys telling about
the advertisements which it causes him
more ttaV b" -S"'- York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
FUGITIVE FEATHERS.

Secretary Proctor in Mr.. Edmunds
place would be another case of out OF
sight.
Italy should state exactly what she
wants and be prepared to hear that she
can't get it.
The fierce Italian editor continues to
WOO the fiery eyed maid of smoky war.
But why does he not pull down the
blind?
The Italian war may finally result in a
observation-disclosures between Ru-
DIM and Crispi, and may the best man
win.
Baron Fava's statement before sailing
that he would return to his post at
Washington relieves the anxiety that be-
fore reaching Havre he might throw up
his portfolio.
Editor Scott of Chicago is still firm in
his refusal 10 be president of the worlds
fair. This is unfortunate, as it increases
the chances that the place will go to a
politician.
News from Calcutta confirms the re-
poTU tnaC the uourplnS raJan mas Deen
put to death. The usurping rajah of
Connecticut will not be so harshly dealt
with. Quo warranto proceedings will
probably suffice, and the boiling oil will
be omitted.
Some Of the Italian patriots accuse the
United States, aud particularly the
newspapers, with treating the present
so-called complications in too fippant
vein. Well, there is some evidence that
Brother Jonathan hasn't been exactly
the Monsieur Melancholy in the business.
Mrs. Jesse Mccormack and Mrs. Mary
L. Burton have been elected police
justices in Burr Oak and Jamestown,
Kan, respectively. Mrs. Mccormick is
the widow of man who died victim
of the drink habit, and it is we'll under
stood that she proposes to take it out of
the anti-temperance people who may
come before her, The situation in
circles may be described as
panicky.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28

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eEice them - hammer more qsAecgy. then
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would onIy change their aoossa-s Thetx,
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gIS1AAs, AID b. tvss.sYorted wiEh for q. ,h.
pTe@I'sct q tEesr departure, entertained
tasEn regzroie=ss Of expense Es 3 fxrrar.sl
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them where they intended 10 80 n, thu,
.sait1ass Wei, sd ons Of teen BE
wso lived On your lefc xrili &c 70 the saslta :
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
TREE PLANNING IN KANSAS.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
In selection of trees for planting choose
good roots in preference to fine top, for
with good roots and knife during
growth in pruning you can make any
kind of top you desire while with
poor roots you cannot make satisfac-
tory tree. This has been a remarkable
spring for ~~setting trees, because
the young trees last season were well
matured and the winter has been kind
in preserving them. The moist ground
has been favorable in which to set them
out, so that everything so far is propi-
tious for their prosperity-but when dry
weather comes you will observe that the
better you have done your part of the
work the more satisfactory they will be
TO you. There is time vet for much TO
be done in the way of cultivation. mulch
ing and pruning. Do not make the COM
mon mistake Of leaving too much top:
preserve the vitality of the tree by
preserving the equilibrium between
the root and top. If the roots have been
shortened IN digging, cut the top back to
correspond. In pruning remember the
prevailing winds during growth are
from the south. which inclines the tree
TO the north; also that in Kansas trees
thrive better with low head, cannot be
pruned up with trunk as in Ohio and
nelghboring states on account of expos
ing the trunk and main limbs to the sun,
which scalds the sap on the south side,
greatly damaging the tree.
In regard 10 fruit trees, the dry sum-
mer last year produced an unusual
amount of fruit buds, and with the fav-
orable winter and spring causes the
trees 10 set more fruit than ought
TO grow for the good Of the trees.
1t is advisable 10 thin the fruit, leaving
the remainder larger and better and give
the trees an opportunity TO prepare fruit
buds for next seasons fruitage. If any
one doubts the propriety of thinning
fruit when in excess let them practice it
on one or more trees and observe the
marked difference between them and
those unthinned. The gain is TO the tree
in producing less seed and no loss to YOU.
as the fruit must all be picked and may
as well be one-half picked now.
II you study the transformation of
wood buds to fruit buds you viii see the
wisdom of the plan proposed and at the
same time comprehend one of the most
beautiful and wonderful laws of pro-
gressive development in the growth and
cultivation Of fruit. II. E. BIDwEL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28

1t is more than probable that Gen.
Butler may down Judge Carpenter in
the final outcome of the personal issue
recently joined between them and in
which the judge gave the general the
G. b. from his court. The New York
Sun calls attention to decision rendered
by Justice Field in the celebrated Gar
land case in 1886, which is of interest to
lawyers, in which the following words
are used:
The attorney and counsellor being By
the solemn judicial act of the court clothed
with his office does not hold it as matter
OF grace or favor. The right which it con-
fers upon him to appear for suitors to
argue causes is some thing more than a
mere indulgence revocable at the pleasure
of the court or at the command of the
Legislature. 1t is right of which he can
only be deprived by the judgment OF a
court for moral or professional delinquency.
According TO this ruling the general
may compel Judge Carpenter to hear him
in open courr. And it would be Just
like him TO do it,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
What You DO when You Blush

When DIR. I. c. Minor was asked jus:
what blush WAS, and how it WAS caused
physiologlcaHy, he laid aside his cigar
pondered deeply for moment and spoke
these wise words, a blush IS a temporary
erythema and calorihc efTuiRence Of the
physiognomy etioiogixed by the perceptive-
ness of the censoriuu when in a predica-
Ineut OF unequiiibrity from sense Of
shame, anger or other cause, eyentuatine
In paresIs Of the vaso-Tnotor nervous hIa-
ments Of the facial capiUaries. whereby, be
ing Invested Of their elasticity, are suT used
with radiant, aersted, compound nutritive
circulating liquid. enauating from an in
undated prsecordla' When the doctor
finished sigh Of relief was heard from bis
audience, and they only recovered their
equIpoise when the doctor asked them 70
20 over 10 the Grand Do;ei aud hear him
make observation-disclosures Co1auercial
Gazette
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
Transportation from Panama In Isss.

Transportation from Panama In ISse.
We paid our money and went on board
the vessel, which was anchored about
three miles from shore We found a
promiscuous crowd from every nation
under heaven, the predominaung type
being that of the American rough. The
deck was so densely packed with men
from stem to stern that we could scarce
ly move. Many were PROSTATE with
sickness, or supported by friends, or
lying in hammocks swung along tho
side rigging. All day long this crowd
of men were seethins, swaying. quar-
|eling and cursing. No food was pro-
vided. and hunger and thirst gave an
edge to the bad passions of the mob.
The captain, a United States naval
officer, had not assumed command be-
cause he was shut off from his men by
the chaotic crowd. AT length, toward
evening, he stood on the quarter deck
and shouted above the angry mutters
and jargon of the crowd that the deck
must be cleared for his men so that they
could raise the anchor / bad conferred
with few of the more respectable look.
ing passengers, and we had concluded
that there were more men on board than
our contract stipulated for. so we replied
to the captain that the anchor could not
be raised until we had had count
The effort TO get the men in order and
to set them in motion so that they could
pass around IN line required two or three
hours, but was at last accomplished, aud
the result showed 40 persons on board
besides the sailors. This attempt Of the
consignee to increase his enormous profits
at the risk and discomfort OF
the passengers excited torrent Of indig-
nation. lnfammatory speeches were
made, and committee WAS appointed
to visit the consignee and adjust the
matter. About 100 men left for the
shore in boats that the natives had In
waiting about the vessel, and those who
remained agreed to keep the ship at an
Choir until they should return.-John Z.
Fremont IN Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
sUNFLowER SIMMER.

A man cannot be worthy Of his higher.
Is it love or poetry that ails Luther
Challis?
Most of the politicians in Kansas are
men OF wait"
The ''triaP' part of the Botkin affair
seems to be on the people patience.
An Abilene teacher in an examination
compared Flip thus: eli, worse, dead. !"
1t is the Atchison Champion that speaks
OF the sewer giving forth gutteral sound
OF course the hair on PETERS head is
numbered, but that is saying nothing OF
| his beard.
| There is whale show stranded in Wich
| tia, and the drouth can not be said TO be
! fairly on, either.
1t is a new game among the buns and
| bunco men of New York City to pass Oh
as Jerry Simpson
People in Kansas have forgotten drouths
and that It Is sometimes millions ID pros
poets. but not cent in crops.
A little western Kansas town thinks 1t
would make a packing center because the
wind soughs SO much out there.
An Alliance man said yesterday that he
had heard that Mrs. Lease was writing
book on the lower folks Of Ireland.
Chicago is to have big building erected
during the fair in the shape or an egg.
This might look like submitting to yolk.
ingalls, has probably discovered that
after a man has done hard days piow-
ing he has no time for iridescent dreams
Most of little farmer boys at this season
of the year, when there is lots to do early
III the morning, are Johnny, Jump ups
If Ingalls, doubts that he has any back
bone, he will find his mistake after he has
pulled all the weeds out of a half-acre lot.
There is one feat that Ingalls, can do
that most farmers can not. He can sit on
a barbwire fence. He is so slim that he
can get in between the barbs.
A Topeka man named Slaughter has
been awarded 81 500 in arrearages. 1t Is
understood, then, that Mr.. Slaughter, dur
ing the war, was as good as his name.
Banker Breidenthal, of Chetopa, who
thought he was going to be elected United
States senator last winter, was beaten Tor
mayor in his own town at the late election.
Annie Abbott, the human magnet, who
is now giving exhibitions Of her strength
in Kansas, can not use her power on fish or
any cold-blooded beings. This would ex-
clude George T. Anthony.
Here is something that can only happen
in Kansas. A Kansas farmer stored away
100 bushels of corn. Soon after storing 1t
he sold seventy-five bushels and realized |
81 So A year later he sold fifteen bushels !
and realized $3.50. And last week be ex
changed the remaining ten bushels for
81 IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
you DAMNED REBELS"

President Harrison undoubtedly had a
pleasant experience in Texas. The fact
that he had given their deep water pro-
ject a send-off in his message, no less
than the fact that he was the first presi-
dent Of the United States to make the
Lone Star state formal visit, touched
the average Texan in a very congenial
spot. The Texas papers are still talking
of the things the president said and done.
The Trinity Waterman notes the follow
ing incident
One of the first to grasp President Har-
risOn by the hand the other day was our
old friend, Capt a. j. d. Sapp, who
said: This is President Harrison. I am
Capt. Sapp, of the Confederate army; it
is all over, Mr.. President; the Ratchet is
buried" Eyes. yes" said the president.
The captain. after shaking the presidents
hand, signaled to the crowd and said:
Come up, you id rebels. and shake
hands with the president of the United
States" 1t is needless to state everybody
rushed up and shook hands with the
president.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
THE KANSAS STAPLE AND MARKET

A little more than a year ago the
Glenn brothers, resident of this county
just west of the city, cribbed about
/ 800 bushels of corn. The first they
sold, a small LOT, brought 10 cents.
Il little later another sale was made at
26 cents, and still later another at so
cents. Last week a fourth draft was
drawn on the same depository aud the
exchange received was 70 cents. There
is remaining in the crib several hundred
bushels Of the same lot of corn that the
owners expect to get 70 cents for. Many
successful farmers insist that, taking one
season with another, it is the better plan
to sell whatever is raised for the market
as soon as it is ready. AS rule it may
be correct; but there are exceptions to
all rules, and the case mentioned was
one, unqueStionably. And it may be
added that the Glenn brothers CRIB
served them better purpose than gov
ernment warehouse could under the
most favorable circumstances.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
BUT THE BEST CITY IN KANSAS.

From the Kinsley Mercury.
The editor of the Mercury had bust.
ness in Wichita the other day, and, while
he cannot find it in his conservative make
up to grow as enthusiastic over the
Peerless Princess as the presiding genius
of the EAGLE, he has no hesitancy in
pronouncing Wichita the best city in
Kansas. OF course there are still few
places there, just hundred or so, where
beer and other vile decotions are retailed
by the glass, yet there is every reason
for believing that just as soon as bust
ness reaches the stagnation point this
matter will be remedied. By the way, it
is noticeable that our present admirable
prohibitory law stands but little show in
a busting city where every man has his
time fully occupied attending to his own
business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
a PLAGUE OF CONVENTIONS
From the Newton Republican.

From the Newton Republican.
The telegraph conveys to the continent
| the startling announcement that Mrs.
Palmer" of the worlds fair manage
ment, Chicago, exceeded her author
ity." Think of it! think of it! Nothing
so audacious as this has been done since
Nero tiddled at the Roman fire.
This worlds fair business has come to
be more tiresome than a ''reform"
speech. The refusal of the Kansas legis-
lature to make an appropriation for an
exhibit gave a lot of tpavined politicians
an opportunity to call conventions, to DO
appointed on committees" to draft
resolutions, to formulate addresses
to the people, and to get into
print several times a day. The
money business" that has been going
on for sometime is provoking the belief
that the country would be better off
without worlds fair which has to be
secured at the expense of SO much self
respect and through SO much sewing
circle warfare. 1t now looks as though
the sensible thing for Kansas people to
do would be to accept the situation pre-
sented by the retrogressive action of the
legislature, Just as hot wind or any
other calamity would be accepted. The
legislature alone was bad enough the
conventions which it bred should be
suppressed, together with the aspiring
statesmen who convene"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28

The chief objection to the Chinese COM
ing to this country is the fact that only
the males come, and they refuse to be-
come identified with the country in such
a way as TO make good and desirable
citizens. But the Italians are nearly as
bad. 1t is noted by the immigration au-
thorities in New York that the Italians
tc less extent than any other class of
immigrants that are admitted, bring
their wives and children. The man who
goes away from his family and leaves
them to grub as they can for subsistence
is not likely to make a desirable member
of any community. 1t is not q case of
going before to provide the means to
send for the family. He is not likely
even TO so back when he gets the means.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
THE ALLIANCE AND THE NEGRO.

That the Alliance is counting on con-
trolling the negro vote in the south is
shown by the following interview with
representative South Carolina ALI
ance man in attendance at the Waco
convention in Texas last week as given
in the Galveston News:
''Our machine is still in need of i'm
provement," said Hon. Z. T. Stackhouse,
the South Carolina congressman, but, >
he continued, 1--WE will improve it until
it will work perfectly for the delivery of
the people,"
''Do you remark that the Alliance
movement is the solution Of the race
probiem:"
"Yes, SIR" the venerable South Caro-
linian replied. 1.-THE negro is an agri-
culturalist by ma ure. He is the prince
of cotton, rice and sugar laborers They
see in the sub treasury bill relief from
the banks. 1t Is thing they understand
and they are with their white brethren
in this endeavor to wrest from govern
ment recognition of farmers rights. 1t
is ground at last upon which the white
and black man can stand in unity. They
wanted to find such ground and they
have"
The Alliance vote in the national
election coming means the negro vote
nearly solid"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28

Certain hierogiypbs On ancislt Egyptian
monuments srenl 20 ind cate that Tie PEG
PIE who erected these memorials employed
corTnorsnts 10 catch fish for them. q the
Chinese do az tbs daT- IN tsc same nan
her u - known that the cd Eyvyf5ars
found IN the snarI q crDco<I.lss a faFo-its
occupation. Men IA Car bott0uaed boat
covered With palm leaves sedgcsei tie ua-
iBcsy reptiles into shallow water AID
sge2red them there The ar of drying
and curing ilsh- hot discovered ia Euroce
until the Fourteea;h oentGry, wac known
Of old in the Land q the PharaoEs. and pI-,.
urs-s are sial extznt rsprsa=atjns, The van.
Gus stages q TIE process. and ssosvir,
among otasr things how IRE By fish were
oSls IN fsleces before being Dedicated -
" ashington Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28

1t has become to be a generally accept
ed fact that casualties, crimes and other
social and physical phenomena proceed
in epidemic form, or in waves. The
series of disasters of fortnight ago was
followed Immediately by tide of crimes
and social disorders that spread all over
the country. On single day last week
one of the more sensational journals in
New York devoted two entire pages to
an appalling series of murders and sui
cides, the record of the preceding TWEEN
ty-four hours. And several other
cities in other parts of the country ex-
perienced equally as severe visitations in
the same line, in proportion to their pop
ulation. Different theories have been
advanced to account for these coudi-
tons, but to others than the theorists
the matter is inexplicable as yet, though
scientific research may yet discover it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28

Greenville, Tex, has just run a circus
out of the town. The show, it seems.
did not come up to the standard reuuir-
ed by the population of that place. The
tigers were not ringtailed and the ele-
plant was not knee high TO a duck. The
clown could not make them laugh and
they knocked his teeth ont for him. The
people swore early in the day that the
clown should not sing Annie Rooney in
side the corporate limits. They also sent
him an almanac with all the taboCed
joke marked with blue pencil This
left him without any repertoire and led
him TO risk his life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28

Mr.. Mills of Texas viii not go into the
senate as has been suggested might be
the case if Senator Reagan should retire
Mills is still candidate for speaker of
the next house, and that is about as near
that position rs he will get. He un-
quesuonaoly represents his party's posi-
ton on the tariff question more nearly
than either of his competitors for the
speakership, but for that very reason he
will not be selected. His party ALWAYS
acts from policy and not from principle
where party ends can best be served
thereby
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
THE AGE OF SPECIALISTS.
From the New York Truth.

From the New York Truth.
This is an age of specialists. The man
who attempts all around practice of any
profession must meet in every quarter
the belief that only those who are
specially qualified in particular branches
of work should be called in on important
occasions. The amiable, polished, good
natured and benevolent family physician
of the novel or the play will he a tradi-
ton before long. And SO will the friend
ly, old family lawyer, who was called in
to perform all sorts of duties from the
execution of deed to the trial of Grim
inal case and the arrangements for the
marriage settlement of the daughter of
the house. Nowadays If man breaks
his leg he sends for a surgeon without
even consulting his family physician,
and if his wife shows weak
ness of the lungs he goes to some ply
stefan who has won distinction in the
treatment of pulmonary diseases. If his
child complains Of its eyes, he will take
him at once to physician who never
ventures into any other field Of work
than eyes and ears. And so it is with
the law. The big corporations have a
regular attorney whose value lies in his
knowledge of the qualifications of other
lawyers. He never tries case himself,
but his judgment is relied upon by the
company in the selection Of a properly
qualified specialist to handle each sue
ceeding question which comes up. The
system has developed very rapidly, and
there is no telling where it will lead to.
1t does not appear, with all the recently
developed skill of specialists, that the
general health of the human race is
more robust, sickness less general or the
legal affairs of life less complicated than
they were in the olden time.