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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
a MILLIONAIRE TAKEN in.
He Allowed . Clever Trickster 70 Ride
Behind His %, 900 Team.

He Allowed . Clever Trickster TO Ride
Behind His %. 900 Team.
A Chicago millionaire who had been
exercising his team of bays on Mich
igan boulevard Wednesday morning
was on his way back to his downtown
Office. He was compelled to wait ut
Fortieth street few moments on ae-
count of Lake Shore passenger train
that blocked the highway. A plainly
dressed but businesslike man who had
been standing on the sidewalk came out
to the middle of the road, c..dnined the
horses with somewhat critical eye
and said respectfully:
II beg your pardon, sir but may I
ask if this team and bug y are for
sale?"
81 have not thought of selling the
outfit" answered the man in the buggy,
with an amused smile, but I might.
perhaps, if any body should offer enough
money"
May ask your price for the horses,
harness and buggy. just as they are?"
'Cash down?"
Certainly"
"Why-I hardly know-what do you
say to S., COOP"
The man examined the horses critic
ally again.
''Ill take them at that figure" he
said, but 1 shall have to go to the
First National bank to get the money"
''All right. Climb in. am going in
that direction"
The train had pulled out of the way
by this time. and the next moment the
team was flying down the boulevard
at its best gait, as if bent on show
ing that it was rare bargain even at
S., 900.
On arriving at the bank less than half
an hour later the business-like man got
out of the buggy, went inside the
building and came out again in about
fifteen seconds.
81 am sorry ( ) say" he observed with
much chagrin, ''that the cashier says l
haven't cent in this bank"
''Have you a cent in any other
bank?"
mo, sir. am obliged to confess
that the only hope l had of getting the
money was here. That has failed me.
/ had set my heart on those horses, but
l shall have to give them up. I am
grateful to you, sir, for having brought
me to the city, and / beg your pardon
for the trouble and delay have caused
you. Good morn"
Hold on" exclaimed the millionaire.
"Did you put up this little job on me to
save car fare down town?"
81 hope that you will not think too
hard of me for confessing that I did,
but"
''Then you have saved five cents by
the transaction"
''Yes, sir. That is what it would
have cost me, if had had it, to come in
on the elevated"
eyes, / see. You haven't really beat
me out of any money, my friend, but
you have come out ahead of me, and
you're the first man that has done that
within fifteen years, even to the tune of
Ave cents Here's five-dollar gold
piece for you, and if you will hunt Pot
ter Palmer up some day when he's out
driving and work this same little game
on him I'll give you twenty"
He tossed the coin out on the side |
walk. gave his bays a light touch with |
the whip, and his buggy was soon lost |
to sight in the throng of vehicles going |
north to Dearborn. Tribune. |
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
DUST CLOAKS FOR WOMEN.
A New Garment For the Protection OF
Street Costumes.

New Garment For the Protection OF
Street Costumes.
Dust cloaks are the feature of the
season. They are of shot silk, whose
shimmerirg beauty is pleasure TO the
eye, and are so light that an entire cloak
can almost be folded away in the
pocket A dust cloak recently brought
over from Paris is of lustrous red and
brown changeable silk. 1t is cut like
an immense circle, but with a bias
seam down the back. At the waist
line of the back a band underneath
gathers in the fullness and gives sufi-
its looks without combining in any way
the movements of the wearer. In front
it hangs loose and straight. Around
the neck are two full. fluffy frilis of
the silk, edged with gold braid. This
makes it exceedingly becoming and
does not increase its warmth
s In Paris, where the skirts are all
long, the dust cloak follows the trail 10
its limit, and in walking IL is gathered
up with the skirt, which its lightness
and gathered fullness makes IL easy TO
do. There are other dust cloaks that
have sleeves These are intended for
the street, while circular cloaks are
adapted for travelling. Some
dust cloalSs are lined at the neck with
figured surah or foulsrd This is
turned over and gives the appearance
OF long pointed and frilled revers. The
silks used in the dust eloaks, il should
be added, have the merit of not spotting
If caught in a summer shower, and the
French dust cloaks by some process are
rendered waterproof Y. Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

In last weeks NATION, Ills., Journal
its editor, a life long Democrat and an
ex-soldier, came out in a lengthy letter
denouncing the Democratic ticket from
top to bottom, and in embracing Repub-
licanism he said it was the only party
loyal to the nation, the old soldier and
the people generally. Mr.. Dunn has
been rather slow in arriving at an intel
iigent conclusion as to the duties and
responsibilities of good citizenship, but
he will no doubt make full amends for
his former dereliction in these matters
now that he is on the right track.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
The aieta Daily Eagle guesdau ornne. September g. 1892.

chattering, jabbering link. The Farmes
Al-lie-ance will be gathered to its fathers
this fall along with the Union Labor
party and the Greenbackers. In the
meantime the Union flag and the banner
with "Epluribus Unum' inscribed upon
it should not decorate their platforms,
but rather let them add another star 20 the
rebel flag in honor of jerry and let their
motto be "Epluribus garlic sic Semper
Dog-abus." DICK DOosENBERRY.
P. 81 forgot to mention that they
passed the hat at the close. ID.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
FREIGHT RATES.

"The time has not come when we can
readiust Kansas rates." says Chairman
Midgley. Five years ago this same
Midgley and four other high salaried
traffic association men were appointed
10 make arbitration rates for the state of
Kansas. This arbitration grew out Of
the fact that Wichita was enjoying the
same rates from Chicago and ST. Louis
that Kansas City had. The arbitration
rates were based as they said upon ton
age. The tonnage theory has long since
been exploded by the sworn testimony
of the freight men of a majority of
western roads. 1t looks now as though
the fate of Kansas depends upon the de-
cision of Midgley. 1t looks to us as
though the roads having large mileage
in Kansas have shown weakness in
excusable in good business men, to
allow themselves to be put in a position
where they cannot develop and build
up the business Of their Kansas lines.
Candid freight men have admitted time
and again that the Determinations exist
ing in Kansas rates were wrong, but that
they were powerless to right them, ow-
ing to their association obligation. They
fear that if they do justice to the Kansas
shipper that they will be boycotted by
the Missouri river shippers and by the
other roads of the association. Like
band of whitecaps, those who disobey or
displease them will get knitted. Kansas
only asks fair treatment. Reasonable
and just rates will develop Kansas and
put her roads upon good paying basis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

Doesn't it strike you as little odd that
Labor Day should be observed as Holt
day by the banks and other "plutocratic"
institutions and interest, while the in
terest to be conserved, that Of labor and
the laboring classes, should pass it by
without apparent concern or care? In
only place or two in the state was yes
terdsy observed as holiday by labor
organizations, the only ones giving the
day any notice being state officers and
the banks,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

Knute Nelson, Republican candidate
Tor Mlnnesota's goverporship, will do
much of his stumping around the state
this campaign in a wagon, furnished
with kitchen, sleeping and general liv-
Ing accessories. Some people may inn
sGine this TO mean that Nelson thinks he
has hard road to travel, but such is not
the case, he appreciates that he has a
picnic IN the election and is going to
make pleasure excursion of the cam
paign.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
All n. Needed.

4 am trving 70 raise a. % send ny
sick family" aid n ragged looking
specimen 10 man waiting for = JrHsr-
son avenue car. "snd II yoa 60 a help ma
. little shall Be greatly ooiigsegT
''YOn don't want nae 20 give you tbs
entire h,e. do you7v asked thr rnAnL
NO. sir: only enough 20 make out ths
Eve I've got D start, SIR"
How much money do yos n.ed7'
The sesdy one pat his hand in his
pocket . moment
''osly ~ %. cir" he said pse~kly. sad
the man broke for the ca. Detroit
Free PrsS&
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Chester !. Long, Republican Candloat
for Congress- in the Big seventh.

Chester /. Long, Republican Candidate
for Congress in the Big Seventh,
Thursday, Sept. l, Hutchinson.
Saturday, Sept. 8, JetmOre
Monday, Sept. 5. RavanDa and Emlnence'
Tuesday, Sept. g. ingalls, and Clmarron.
Wednesday, Sept, z, Ulysses.
Thursday, Sept. s, Santa tie
Friday. Sept 9, Woodsdale ard Hugoton'
Saturday, Sept. 10, Richfield;
Monday, Sept. IL, johnson City;
Tuesday, Sept. IL, Syracuse and Coolidge.
Wednesday, Sept. II, Hartland and Lakin.
Thursday, Sept. Is, Garden City.
Friday, Sept. IS, Dodge City.
Saturday, Sept, II, Kinsley.
Tuesday, Sept. ~, Sterling.
Wednesday, Sept. p, Nickerson.
Thursday, Sept. q, Wichita.
Friday, Sept. Is, Lindsburg.
Saturday, Sept. "a, Burton.
Monday, Sept. 26, La arose..
Tuesday, Sept. y, Horace and Tribuns.
Wednesday, Sept. rs, Leoti;
Thursday. Sept. %, Scott CITY.
Friday. Sept. 80, Dighton. p"
Saturday, Oct. !, Ness City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

The Kansas Alliance had $1,000 men,
bers two years ago and less than 5000 of
them now remain in good standing.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat says:
''This shows what beautiful crops and
Mckinley prices have done for the
amelioration of agricultural light-head-
edness in that state"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

In the three years that the salt plant at
Sterling has been operated the output has
been POI, 900 barrels at an outlay of $685.
$50 for labor and S26.S70 for fuel. OF
the brine from the southern Kansas
wells % to 60 gallons viii make bushel
OF salt. or ocean water about 800 gal
Ions are necessary TO yield a bushel.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

Atchison is all agog over the dissaper-
ance of prominent citizen. George w.
Horton, a member of the city school
board, is off aud no one there can tell
anything about him-where he is or how
long he will lie gone. There will be
Developments in a day or two, sensa-
tional or otherwise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

Today Vermont will testify its contin-
ued faith in Republican principles
There is no better Republicanism than
the Vermont brand. Watch the dis
patches for the results of the election.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

Two years ago Kansas took the cham
pionship belt for crankism. This year
she took the agricultural shoot,
and won again. Kansas is bound to lead
"a everything she undertakes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

The suggestion of the Emporia Gazette
that you should not only stand up for
Kansas, but you should remain standing
till you are counted, is good one, and
Republicans will do it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.

COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State Senator 9th District,
o. H. BENTLEY.
Representative 9th District,
A.. J. WEAVER.
Representative 6Sth District,
GEORGE L, DOUGLASS.
Representative 6ath District,
]. II. SHIVEL4.
County Attorney,
JOHN d. DAVIS.
Clerk District Court,
S. n. BRIpGEMAN.
Probate Judge,
LIS. NAFTZGER.
Superintendent Public Instruction,
J. S. CARSON.
County Commissioner,
D, A, MCPHERSON
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

The Kansas farmer is banking on the
plow this year, instead of relying upon
the sub-treasury scheme.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

Kansas is young, and at times little
grisky, but when an experiment proves
failure she soon gets right again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

-Farmer-''why have Tou quit work.
don't ron see there is storm cozuingT
I Boss, / was taught IN my
school days 20 make hay while the sun
shines, and am nos going back On i:
now, vou bet Inter Ocean
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

The late rains have put a dampness
npon the hot winds and drouth party.
1t is surprising how damp Kansas rain
ran be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

-Shears-'I lost a good customer
last week by death" Cutter-"Whai
was the matter with himg' Shear
Had a fit" Cu.ter-"Mercyl Died o.
TIE shock, supposcY NewA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

In the Morning II Vvixf was IN
oyster said Johnny. ''so- then conId
star in bed IN the morning. 4ebby,"
said Fred. doabtfGily; 'fbu:'s likely aos
they'd git re up with pair o tongS -
y. J.. Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

STATE REPUBLICAN, I1ChEI.
For Associate Justice,
D. NJ. VALENTINE.
For Governor,
A, W. SMITH.
For Lieutenant Governor.
r. f. MOORE.
For Secretary of State,
w. C. EDWARDS.
For Auditor,
B. X. BRUCE:
For Treasurer.
J. B. LYNCH.
For Attorney General,
IF. CARVER.
For Superintendent of Instruction.
&c. DAVIS.
For Concentrating,
GEORGE II. ANTHONY.
For Congressman. Seventh District,
CHESTER l. LONG.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

--Mrx Peanigon-"D.d you ever b..
On tho RAGS, xr. Holdsss:Y~ Mrs.
H,-"fes, one when C2saflsy s< 40
Ea.aes pea ". ca nightmare
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
LEWIS ACADEMY i.

The Sixth year OF this Institution
will begin on Monday. September 5,
Lk92. lassical, Scientific and Nor
nal departments equal To the best In
the country.
Pupils admitted 10 the best colleges
in the land from classical Departments
without further examination.
Rest facilities for Music aud Art.
Reasonable rates fsr Board and
Rooms viii be secured for pupil who
apply promptly. j. NJ. NAYLOR.
Principal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
For Vice President,
WHITELAW REID.
For Presidential Electors.
A. Jarce-WIILIAM HAMILTON, Ro-
DOLPH HATFIELD, ID; w. KiNO'
First District-H. NJ. ALEX
second District-B. S. SMITH:
Third District-E. 9. DEWEY;
Fourth pistricty 9 IS s W E9sf1bWELL.
sixth District--A. H. MCGEE.
Seventh District-F. S. LARABEE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

One hundred men lost their lives
in miny disaster at Aberkensfig,
a London, last week.
Marquis de Mores has been
acquitted on a charge of murder foI
killing his man in a duel.
A newspaper OF. Lisbon announces
that a portion of Portugal's colonies
are to be sold under reserve in order
to meet interest on the exterior debt
of the country.
Cholera is spreading all oxer Europe
despite all efforts to prevent it.
Inland English villages are affected.
A strict quarantine has been estab-
lished at New York.
The failure is announced of
Redfern, Alexander Co., Australian
and New Zealand merchants and
bankers of London. Their liabilities
amount to 81, 250, 000.
The guests of a hotel at Ottawa,
Can, sat down to a dinner cooked by
electricity one day last week, for the
first time in the history of the world.
Electricity win be generally intro
duced in Ottawa for heating and
cooking purposes.
An American petition in favor of
the release from prison Of Mrs.
Maybrick, which contain the names
of Mesdames Harrison and Blaine,
has been presented to Queen Victoria
and referred TO Secretary Asquith.
1t is stated that an important
witness in the case is said to have
died recently in Cape Town after
having confessed to committing
perjury at the trial.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
A MIGHTY PEN sTILLED.
Death Cuts Down an Orator and Literary
Genius.

ptbiuS
A remarkable career was termi-
mated in the death of George William
Curtis at his home in Livingston,
S. l., on Wednesday afternoon, Augy
31st.
George William Curtis was born in
Providence, II. l., Feb. "a, 1924. He
was educated at Jamaica Plain, Mass,
and in 1872, with an elder brother,
Joined the community of Brook Farm
in West Roxbury, Mass. In 1916 he
went abroad, returning in 1850, and
soon after became an editorial writer
on the New York Tribune. Heswas
also n of the editors of Putnam's
Monthly during its existence and a
partowner. He sank his private for
tune in the venture and was left bur-
dened with a heavy debt. This debt
he refused TO compromise, but event.
ually paid in full. In 1853 he began
in Harper's Monthly his famous SER
les of papers entitled Editors Easy
Chair" In 1857 he BECAME editor of
Harper's Weekly, which position he
held at the time of his death. He
was a delegate to several national
republican conventions and in 1864
was an unsuccessful candidate for
congress. In 1869 he declined the
republican nomination for secretary
of state of New York. In 1862 he
declined the Office of consul general
TO Egypt rendered him by President
Lincoln. President Grant appointed
him n of a commission TO draft
rules for the regulation of the civil
service. He was elected chairman of
the board, but finally resigned on
account of a difference with the pres
ident in regard to the enforcement of
the rules. He declined a foreign mis-
sion rendered him by President
Hayes. In 1884 he bolted Blaine and
supported Cleveland. He also sup
ported the latter in 1888 and in the
present campaign. Mr.. Curtis was
an author of repute and was generally
esteemed as n of the best writer's of
English living. His most notable
works are mile Notesof a Howadii,"
''The Howadji in Syria" Lotus Eat
ing" and "Potiphar Papers," lie
wrote a novel called "Trumps," which
appeared in Harper's Weekly in
1889.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
happenings Of Note.
Teiegraphic News of the World
Condensed for the Benefit
of Busy Readers.
WASHINGTON NEWS.


The retirement of Senator Dawes,
of Massachusetts, which is announced
at the close of his term, March 4, will
doubtless be a benefit to the north
west. Senator Dawes for a great
many years was chairman of the
importantsenate committee on Indian
affairs. He was an honest, well-mean-
ing man, but he looked at Indian
affairs from the New England rather
than from the practical western
standpoint. For this reason he often
seriously obstructed the progress of
the northwest. The cranks and
sentimentalists got too ready a hear.
ing from him and had altogether too
much influence; Most certainly the
chairman of the committee On Indian
affairs ought to be a western man.
The east complains if the west is
given controlling or large influence in
the committee on naval affairs, an6
with the that same right the west
may complain against eastern control
of Indian affairs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
II

Sam Small is making an active
canvass for election to congress in
Georgia.
1t is said that Harrison, Cleveland,
Weaver and Bidwell are all Presby-
terians.
The World is now the only paper in
New York city that now actively
supports Cleveland.
President Harrison is visiting
Whitelaw Reid at the latter's
country place Ophir farm.
Openings of the campaigns" are
getting numerous just now, and
before the close of September the
country will be undergoing its regular
presidential blizzard OF politics.
Chairman Spalding, of the republi-
can central committee, has received
a telegram from Col. Plummer, who,
it is said, bolted the republican ticket
recently, denying the reports. Plum
mer's telegram TO Spalding said:
Contradict officially all reports of
my boiling or kicking"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
Keen the Bull I'm a Pen.

For some years ! handled my bull
by means of a strong staff, but it vas
a dangerous plan because he was a
"lively" fellow. | accordingly devised
a safety pen and having used it for
nearly four years | can recommend it
as being absolutely safe, with but one
drawback, and that a very slight one.
My pen is made of posts set SO close
together hat the bull a not get his
head between them. | dug a trench
two feet deep on the line of the fence
ard planted the posts in this trench,
they being long enough to reach six
feet above the level of the ground. On
top of the posts | nailed a six-inch
fencing board to keep the posts from
spreading. A partition divides the
pen in the middle with a doorway
next one side of the pen; this doorway
is to be closed by means of bars slid in
from the outside. In each division of
the pen is a door hung ON hinges and
fastened on the outside with a paddock
so that no careless person can let the
bull out. The pen may be 20x30 feet,
or larger if preferred, but just room
enough for the bull To exercise in is all
that is needed. To use this pen slide
the bars in place and the bull is con-
fined to one of the divisions. then turn
the COW into the other pull back the
bars and the bull enters the division the
COW is in.
Now ONE the little drawback |
mentiOned; after the COW has been
served it is necessary to get the bull
into n division and the COW into
another, and it requires one man at
the bars while another coaxes the bull
through the doorway, and sometimes
he Is not easily coaXed, but there is
never much time lost. and if the pen
is not too large you can walk around
on the boards on top of the posts and
with a long dashed whip drive either
bull or o into the other division.
The working of this pen has been so
satisfactory that | would not keep a
bull without a safety pen. The guam
tity of manure a bull will make in one
of these pens is something enormous;
all kinds of rubbish can be thrown in
and he will work it up fine; weeds.
briers, corn stalks, leaves, almost any,
thing that will rot, the bull will grind
up. / have a box stall attached to the
pen so that the bull can go in and out
when he pleases and he is fed and
watered in this stall.
If all bulls were kept in safety pens
like mine we would never hear of fatal
accidents caused by confidence in the
gentleness of bulls. And another good
object would be attained, the cows
would be served to come in when
needed instead of, as in cases where
the bull runs with the herd, coming in
lust when they are not needed. This
alone would pay for the cost of the
pen and the labor of feeding the bull.
Think this over, you men who have
gentle" bulls and improbable dairy
herds.-A. i. Crosby,iH Iationat Stock