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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

During every political campaign all
sorts of odd wagers are laid on the re-
snlt, but the oldest, and at the same
time most one-sided of any we have seen
is this: A drummer made this arrange
ment with Tom Campbell. the bus man
of Pratt on Saturday. If Lewelling is
elected governor the drummer is to paw
90 cents for the trip 10 the hotel from
the depot, double fare, and if Smith is
elected, Tom is to haul him for nothing.
The scheme is TO last three years and the
drummer visits Pratt about once a
month, and his saving in bus fare, as
the result of the wager, will amount to
Asssst SO.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
SOUTH AFRICAN DIAMONDS.
Processes of Obtaining the Precious Stones
tho IL In, l,arIx f1sr.uS

Processes of O5taining the Precious Stones
4 at the Kimberly Mines.
The De Beers and the Kimberley
mines are probable the two biggest
holes which greedy man has ever dug
into the earth, the area of the former at
the surface being thirteen acres, " Ii q
depth OF $50 feet, the area and depth of
the latter being even greater. These
mines are no longer worked from the
surface, but from shafts sunk at some
distance from the original holes, and
penetrating to the blue. round by
transverse drivings at De- as varying
from 500 to 1900 feet.
The blue ground, when cytracted, is
carried in small iron trucks TO the
floors" These are made oy removing
the bush and grass from a fairly level
piece of ground; the land is then rolled
and made as hard and as smooth as pos
sible The floors" are about six hun
bred acres in extent They are covered
to the depth of about foot with the
blue ground, which for a time remains
on them without much manipulation
The heat of the sun and moisture soon
have wonderful effect upon it. Large
pieces which were as hard as ordinary
sandstone when taken from the mine,
soon commence to crumb.c
At this stage of the work, the win
nings of the diamonds assumes more
the nature of farming than of mining;
the ground is continually narrowed to
assist pulverization by exposing the
q 70 thu oatsrv, - he.
and rain. The blue ground from Kim
berly mine becomes quite well pulver-
lied in three months. while that from
De Beers requires double that time.
The longer the ground remains exposed,
the better it is for washing" The pro-
cess of exposure being completed, the
blue ground is then carried to very
large, elaborate and costly machines,
in which, by means of the action OF
running water, the diamonds are separ-
ated from the ordinary earth 1t may
be mentioned that in this process one
hundred loads of blue ground are con-
centrated into one load of diamondifer-
ors stuff
Another machine, the ''pulsator,
then separates this latter stuff, which
appears to be mass of blue and dark
pebbles of all shapes, into four different
sizes, which then pass on to the assort-
ers. THE asserting is done on tables,
first while wet by white men, and then
dry by natives" The assorters work
with a kind of trowel, and the accuracy
in detecting and separating the dia-
mond from the eight different kinds of
mineral formations is almost unerring.
Lord Randolph Churchill, in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

ST. Joseph, long the seat of wealth and
its boast that of public enterprise and
progress, seems TO have become SO satia-
ted with opulence as to hare fallen COM
pletely into an iunocuous state. Here is
evidence of such decadence from the
News of that place: AS the new police
commissioners cannot take UP the mat
Ter just yet of keeping the sid ewalks
clear Of snow, they might have the
weeds cut down. Next winter it will
be really too late to enforce this latter
ordinance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
JUST LIKE A STUPID MAN.
He bought His Sweetheart y Baby's BAs-
ket, Not knowing What 10 was.

They had been engaged for three
days, and she was going abroad. Tho
consequence of this combination, to-
gether with the fact that he was not an
experienced fance, made him long as
he accompanied her on her last shop
ping expedition to buy her all sorts Of
gifts. Gloves and handkerchiefs he
had purchased recklessly and dainty
silver stick-pins But his desire 20 del-
uge her with tokens of affection was
not yet satisfied. In one store sho
babe him wait while she went into an
other departments mysterious region
which she called the linen department.
from which he was excluded. Hs
waited patiently for awhile and then
was seized with the brilliant idea thha
this would be an excellent opportunity
TO buy her another gift-one entirely ot
his own choosing. He wandered about
looking critically at various things,
and finally he saw something which
looked 50 delicately feminine and dain-
~ that he determined 10 get IT, He
mad not clear idea OF It's use, but
thought it was sort of sublimated
hamper, lined with puffs Of rose-colorest
silk under white tulle and fitted with
.ncomprehensible little pads and pock-
cts. So he bought IL from a wondering
saleswoman and ordered IL sent 10 his
.ady's address. Then he waited In
much satisfaction.
BY and by she came from the an
known regions of the linen department,
with gracious apologies for her delay.
He could not keep his secret
''0h, don't mention il, he said. ssriiy.
referring 10 his waiting. ''It gave mo
an opportunity TO get you something"
Thank you, dear" she said, dimp-
ling with pleasure, but with a slight
suggestion Of anxiety in her eyeN
What did you get this time. you ex-
travagant boy7''
lie pointed with his cane 70 the as
sortment Of pretty babies baskets ard
said in an airy manner that his presen.
was one OF those.
by the way" he added. not marking
the curious expression Of bis iady's
eyes, what are they-workbasksts OF
some sort Of toilet thing7'
The angelic girl, WHO was by this
time the observed Of ali the shop girls.
said syvee.ly that they were for holding
toilet odds and ends. and that be was .
dear % get one. bat that hs mustn't 10
surprised not - see IL again. for. %
course. IL would not appear beyond her
dressing-room. And as they left tho
store the blind young man sad.
by the way. Dorothy. did IL strike
ycu that tho@e shop girls stared ~ rs .
Hitler Isn't IL common s0r nan 70 ac-
company his Eznee sfoppins7"
And Dorothy sTnilingly answered that
fl was not very common. tat that shs
thought Il was a charming practioe-
-. i. World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
My girl just dotes upon fce-cream;
" ltfaI she mas ntaTI-
To help me save, she said: Now. Charles,
Do get IL by the quartz

Do get IL By the quartz
Puck.
She Was Not Afraid. -Perdita
(gushingly) THE moment You see my
fance you will fall in love with him
Penelope-''I should think you would
be awfuIly worried then N. Y.
Herald.
-Theater-goer-''Th love scene in
your play isn't half so natural as il
used to be last season The same peo-
pie do II, too" Hanager-'Yes; but
the lovers were married few months
ago '-Tit-Bi
Enthusiastically Briggs tells me that
you were a winner at poker down al
the seashorc the other day" Ringway
Tn enc sense was, but in another
sense I was not Festherstone-''|s nat
do you mean" RiBgway-''The pro
prietor of the hotel was in the game -
Clothier aud Furnisher.
-He-'tThe stars are very beautiful
tonight" She Yes" He - The
moon. however, is more beautiful
she-'Yes7 He-"But you-you are
far more beautiful than either" She
We'll. when have this dress on il you
can't say anything more than that we
may as well break the engagement -
y. T. Herald
Business Is Business 81 tell van.
he said, diseonsolstely. women are al
together too businessliKe nowadays"
What's the natter Il proposed 20
the heiress yesterday" Did size &C
cept your No she took cut her
notebook, wrote my name and address
in Il. and said she would consider Ey
application ~ zshIngton star.
"A man recently from Io~a SAYS that
he sax farmer standing 81 the foot Of
an enormous eornstalk How bag is
your corn asked the stranger. Il
dent know answered the farmer: u
sent one 81 nv boTs up % see little
while ago zad I'm worried 70 death
about hisa How So Cza't he g@s
baclxy' That's the trOa bic The corn
stalks growing Up faster thar he can
ellne down ~ asniagton SsSr, 3
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
WILL DEMOCRATS PLEASE READ.

The bosses of the Democratic party for
the slim chance of thus helping Cleve-
land, who, if he should happen to be
elected. is to give to these Democratic
bosses the control Of federal patronage
in Kansas, leaving the Pop-bosses to take
the bind teat or nothing, propose to vote
the calamity ticket. This is no news, for
everybody knows it. But to show what
becomes of Democratic bosses who join
the Peoples party and how they turn
out, we quote Congressman Watson of
Georgia, who was met by a reception
committee on his return home and made
a speech. Watson is Peoples party
man. How do Kansas Democrats like
the following part of his wall:
''Now let's see what the Democrats
did. They went into power abusing the
Republican congress because they eX-
pended billion dollars. AT this session
of congress, | say it and l challenge con-
tradiction, the Democrats spent in the
neighborhood of $40, 900, 900 more than
the Republicans did. How is this for
high? They went into Office pledging
themselves to be honest and careful in
the expenditures of your hard earned
dollars in the treasury. They spent not
only as much as the Republicans spent,
but say expended in the nelghborhood
Of SAC, 900, 900 more than the Republicans
spent. They went into Office foaming at
the mouth at the Mckinley tariff bill.
There was nothing too bad to say about
Mckinley. They dreamed of it at night.
If they did not curse it was becaues pro-
family would not do justice to it. 1t was
nightmare to them. 1t was a calico
tailed hobgoblin, A voice: 'Hurrah for
the Ocala platform They stayed there
for eight months from first to last. Eight
solid months, and from first to last if
didn't attack, it was the Mckinley tariff
act. And yet they haven't had
chance.
Il will tell you what they did do,
though. They introduced little pop-gun
tariff bills and put wool on the free list,
leaving about forty eight on the manu-
featured articles. The first fellow they
hit was the farmer. We have no friends
and therefore when a man wants to
fight the farmer is the first man that is
hit. They passed tin-plate bill and
they also passed jute bagging bill.
These went to the United States senate.
l say it here. and defy contradiction:
The Democratic senators in the United
States senate made no determined
efforts to get this bill to vote, and they
had the power TO do il"
This what Alliance Congressman
Watson of Georgia said. How do you
like it?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Chester I. Long, Republican Candidate
for Congress- in the Zig Seventh.

/. Long, Republican Candidate
for Congress in the Big Seventh.
Thursday. Sept. ], Hutchinson.
Saturday, Sept. 3, Jctmorc
Monday. Sept. ). RaYanpa and Emlnehce'
Tuesday. Sept d, Ingalls, and CImafron.
Wednesday. Sept, !, Santa te.
Thursday, Sept. &, Ulysses.
Friday. Sept 9, Woodsdale and Hugoton.
Saturday, Sept. 10, Richield.
Monday, Sept. II, Johnson City:
Tuesday, Sept IL, Syracuse and Coolidge.
Wednesday, Sept. II. Hartland and LakIn.
Thursday. Sept. Is, Garden City.
Friday, Sept. l6, Dodge City.
Saturday, Sept. IL, Kinsley.
Tuesday. Sept 20, Sterling.
"Wednesday. Sept. p, Nickerson.
Thursday, Sept -, Burton.
Friday, Sept. p, Canton.
Saturday. Sept. "a. Wichita.
Monday Sept 20, La arose..
Tuesday, Sept. p, Horace and Tribune.
"Wednesday, Sept. Is, Leoti:
Thursday. Sept. 20, Scott City.
Friday, Sept 30, Dighton.
Saturday, Oct. !, Ness City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
WHEAT, WHEAT ONLY WHEAT

The most wonderful reports of phe-
nomenal fields of wheat, as shown by
threShing reaches us daily from south
Kansas counties 1t would seem that
the yield of a dozen or twenty counties
in and south of the Arkansas valley will
be nearly double the average given the
state by the secretary of agriculture. All
the local elevators and bins are already
full and not to exceed ten per cent. of
the crops yet threshed, the railroads
are utterly unable 10 haul it out as fast
as offered. AT many stations farmers
are compelled 10 so into camp and wait
for empty cars 70 arrive. Every freight
train going OUT of south Kansas is large
~ made up Of wheat and these trains
are going day aud night, and the corn is
yet 10 come. And by tie way there
have been in the past week many fields
of corn in southern Kansas bought stand
ing in the field, for which from SI2 to
ST an acre has been paid in cash. 1t
will take months to move the oats, the
corn and wheat of south Kansas to
market
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
Mr.. Adlia Stevenson is travelling extern

Mr.. Adlja Stevenson is travelling extern
siyely in the south this year. L : more
comfortable travelling GOWN there uow
than il was IN fS62-Emporia Republican.
Aren'. YOU slightly of In that If tue
information we have concerning the
gentleman's loyalty TO the Union In the
early sixties is correct he would have
been just as safe and made just as com
Portable down there then as COW. There
hnxx.rar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

The barber WA addicted 70 kAhlss
Of inteTrperznce. 20 that on tsis occs-
sion his hand was very nnztea<iy a. his
work. II shaving tls- minister hs IN
fitted cut soGicsentIy deep 70 eover
the lover part Of TIA face vita blood
The minister turned % shs barber and
sad, II = tone Of solemn severity. Yea
see. Thomas. via. comes 81 taking 20
much drink" Yes. sir replied
Thomas. 80 DO make the aka very tss-
ceE."-h- q PiesyznA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

The Lawrence Record compliments
George Martins Kansas City Gazette by
criticisng it in this mild way, and which
compliment and criticism will be en-
dorsed unanimously by the press of the
state: 'The only fault we have 10 find
with the best evening paper in Kansas,
is that IT reaches US in blocks Of from
three TO FIVE"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

The Wichita EAGLE want to know,
"What is to become of the Democratic
party in Kansas" Is not the Democratic
party Of Kansas rsther small thing for a
big paper like the EAGLE TO be worry ing
about.-Lawrence Journal
Bless your honest soul, the EAGLE isn't
worrying. only it misses the presence of
that ancient and once honorable and
formidable foe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
REFUSES TO SUPPORT SIMPSON.

The Hutchinson Times, J. 3. Crouch's
paper. the leading Democratic weekly in
the Seventh district, contains formal
editorial announcement that it viii not
support the candidacy Of Jerry Simpson
this year, and gives It's reasons therefor:
tie princinai ones we give below md
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

Messrs. COunse and Van Wyck, the
nominees of the Republican and Peoples
parties respectively for governor of Ne
braska, will make Joint canvass of the
state, such an arrangement having been
agreed upon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
NJ. Guernay de Beaurepaire. procureur-

NJ. Guernay de Beaurepaire, procureur-
general of France, famous for his prom
inence in connection with the trial Of
the Anarchist Ravachol, and with the
case of General Boulanger a few years
ago. is the author OF the new novel 1.-The
Woodman," which has been translated
into English by Mrs. John Simpson, and
will soon be published by Harper &
Brothers. The story has been exceed
ingIy popular in France, having gone to
several editions within few weeks after
publication. NJ. de Beaurepaire's pen
name is Jules de GIouvet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

l. NJ. Axline, secretary of the Repub-
hcan congressional central committee,
sends us a neat campaign button con-
tanning a fine picture of Chester l. Long
and bearing the motto, Stand up for
Kansas" 1t will be a cold day when the
Big Seventh is found anywhere but at
the head OF the procession,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
The August number of the Illustrated

The August number of the Illustrated
Worlds Fair contains leading article,
with portrait, by Lyman j. Gage, the
eminent financier; an article, with por
trait, by Promoter-G General Handy; a
beautiful sketch by Z. Hough, with his
portrait; a large portrait of George
Schneider; the poem ON which Franklin
E. Denton has been engaged for nearly a
year; an entertaining article, ''From
Oklahoma to Paris" by Hamilton S.
Wicks, with his portrait; an unusual
number of jokes, rhymes, poems, illus
trated articles, and collection of abso-
lutely unrivaled pictures of the fair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

A new-electrical campaign device has
been placed in front of the First ward
Republican clubhouse, Philadelphia,
consisting of 1877 incandescent globes of
red, white and blue, so placed as 70 form
the words, Harrison, Reid and
NicInrY.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

Mr. Jonss-'Ny boy has begu. r.
take music iexzons" Mr. Brown
What's ne taking music lessons fer
Mr.. Jones-.'For dollar ard a half al
bogr. mostly. ~ least. can't dAscesss
60 ythIng else II -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

If any colored man should hesitate as
TO how he should vote, let him look at
Mississippi, the whites of which state by
q constitutional process have just dis
franchiseS Us. $50
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
LITERARY NOTES.

The Hon. Chauncey F. Black, of Penn
sylvania, has written for the September
Forum a frank review of the trouble at
Homestead in which he makes an effort
to point out remedy for such conflicts.
He proposes the incorporation of labor
organizations on the same plan and
plane with organizations of capital.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State Senator 9th District,
O. II. BENTLEY.
Representative 9Th District,
Al. WEAVER.
Representative GSth District,
GEORGE /, DOUGLASS.
Representative 69th District,
I. Il. SHIYELY.
County Attorney.
JOHN j.. DAVIS.
Clerk District Court,
:. y. BRIC GEMAN.
Probate Judge,
/. 3. NAFTZGER.
Superintendent Public Instruction
J, :. CARSON.
County Commissioner.
D. A. NICKERSON
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

Mr.. Cleveland was tried for four years
by an American people who refused him
3 second term on his record. Why does
he expect that thew have reconsidered?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

The business men of the country dis
trust the Democratic platform-they
know that Harrison is sound.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

Mrs Hogan-"Phat is yure mon
Pat doin' now. Mis- Gilligan? Oi don't
say him wild Moike an the byes wurruIS-
in on de road any more, Mis- GflliVan?'
Mrs Gilligan-'Of1l how ye onderstond.
Mis- Hogan, thot Mister GiliiFan don't
wurrik on de strate any more, he do
how a new avycashuu-" Mrs H-"An'
phat moight thot be. Mis- Gilligau?"
Mrs Gle be literary mon now,
Mis- Hogan Ars. H-"An' plat IL
thot. Mis- GiliiganT Mrs Gle
swapes up de papers 10 . nsvspap per
offs now, His Hogan. ~ ulon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
Ba. little Rest.

care you busy asked the Mug Of
the GROWER.
Busy is no name for IL, replied the
Growler; I'm rushed "-Puc&-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

America has now had thirty years of
craftsmanship save four years of the
stuffed prophet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

Harrison is for national honor and
national interests; Cleveland for Eng
land and free trade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24
Mrs. Harrisou,s Painting.

1t may not be known to everyone that
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison is one of the
best of American flower painters. Since
she has occupied her position of lady of
the White House, however, her public
duties have largely prevented the exer-
else of her artistic genius; but in that
period she has found leisure to paint one
of the loveliest representations of flower
life that ever came from an artists brush
"a magnificent group of orc bids on a
porcelain panel. With that broad and
kindly spirit which has marked her
career, she has presented this single pro-
duction of her scant leisure to the pub
lie, and Demorest's Magazine has the
honor of being the medium through
which this painting is offered to the
mothers, wives and daughters of Amer
lea, to whom it is lovingly dedicated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

How can a Kansas ex-Union pen
stoned soldier ever vote for Weaver
which is a vote for Cleveland?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

The Mckinley law, with Its Blaine re-
siprocity, has not made a single free
trader.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

Hon. John R. Lynch of the treasury
department has an able article under the
caption, "Should the Coio-ed Vote Di-
vide:' The question ''Should we give
Mr.. Cleveland a Second TERM" is an
swered in a most comprehensive article
by the editor, Francis B. ID. Curtis, who
reviews the ex-president's promises and
non-fulfillment as we'll as the records of
the several executive departments OF the
government during Mr.. Cleveland's term
of office. The communications in this
numter are unusually interesting, while
several pages of crisp editorial para
graphs and miscellaneous matters close
the number. We are glad to know that
Republican Magazine is meeting with
great success. TIE subscription price is
s. per year, single copies % cents. Pub
LEGATION Office No. 10 Fifth avenue New
York.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

Harrison can be elected without New
York; Cleveland cannot be.