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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
HOW SHE SAVED HER SHOATS.
Bruin Was Caught BY Fire in the Rear
and Had to Succumb.

Bruin Was Caught BY Fire in the Rear
and Had to Succumb.
The spurs and off-shoots of several
little mountain ranges near the village
of Salem, Ark, make the country very
from the fertile valleys. There is no
part of any of the ranges, however,
that is rougher and more forbidden
than the spur known as '"The Devils
Backbone" 1t is appropriately named,
for it seems as if the prehistoric up
heaval which made it what it now is,
had picked out the toughest powders
in natures workshop and thrown them
together. There is only one passable
way over ''the backbone" and it is a
revelation to people who are accustomed
to good roads.
Over on one edge of the backbone
lives the widow Ritchey, who for num-
Der of years has been struggling along
''a-makin' Nv of Twin fer the brats"
She was left by the death Of her hus-
band in possession of the little forty
acre patch which they had cultivated
after the prevailing fashion. She has a
number of children ranging from ? or 3,
to Z OF S years in age, and when her
husband died year or so ago, she found
she hadn't the money to reach her
folks back in Injanny," 50 she stayed
on 1.-THE forty" and was content to raise
bale or two 81 cotton aud a few shoats
for herself. These shoats hardly de-
served n be considered pigs, for they
- ,x~--sLTa 8
the typical Arkansas ''raii-splittcr.
but each particular shoat was the apple
of her eye, and stayed under her cabin
every night
She recently heard something after
them in the night, and concluded it was
the big dog belonging 70 a neighbor
who lives some six or eight miles of,
so she yelled at it. threw chunk of
wood IN that direction and went back
to sleep as the brute numbered of.
Mrs Ritchev has an Old nusxet and
Is not a. all afraid % use il. she is a
pretty fair shot. so next morning she
took il down and decided IL that dog
came back she would load the gun with
salt and burn him we'll Along about
noon she had good FIRE burning out by
the side Of the house where she wa.
making soap, and Tire hot grease and
I've were boiling away, when she heard
q strange grUntIng sound behind her.
Turning, she saw one Of taose repulslve,
sneating black bears tha. still frequent
the Backbone Her first thought was
for her children who were fortunately
ia he house with che door shut Her
next thought was o. self protection, as
she threw a diprsr u boiling grease and
Iye into Bruins tace. sn1 sent him n
pain behind the cabin Then she
though. Of her slloass and real-
ized that this vas the animal after
her Pigs the night before Pee-1uy
around the corner she saw the bear
beginning - crawl under the house,
whittier The uigs IN frszhs had already
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

reiterated ana were now squeaiing Iusti-
ly. She soon saw that tse bear, which had
started in between the two joists, was
too large to get under them, and, as the
pigs were between other joists, the
bear, in order to get at them, would
have to back and tegin over again
Just at this stage of the proceedings the
bear realized this fact. also. and began
to back out. The posi- bilties of the sit
uation struck Mrs JRitchey at once.
Grasping burning hickory, she put
sudden stop to the bears retreat by q
fire in the rear. The bear Jumped for
ward with pronptness IL .vould sat
iSfy the most exacting. his vicious
growls did not alarm Mrs. r.; hey when
she saw how he hated fire, she knew
he couldn't crawl under til, ioists and
they were too close together for him to
turn around. The ca bin was on slant
ing ground, so the bear couldn't get
through the other way, and hence
she had him a prisoner as long as
she could keep up her attack in the
enemy's rear. This was not Diff
cult to do and although the bear
kept repeating his efforts to retreat,
the business end" of that hickory stick
would stop him every time. Mrs.
Ritchey knew this would not continue
forever, though. for burning hickories
would ultimately give out. '.e-71
calling to her oldest boy to bring her
the gun. He finally heard and obeyed
her, and as she instructed him. also
brought the ammunition. Giving the
little fellow the fire brand, he kept the
bear imprisoned while she loaded the
old musket with something better than
salt Stepping to one side then, she pa
tiently waited till the bear backed slow
" out, and, placing the muzzle of the
muslet against his side, put an end to
her visitor.
The nearest neighbors are miles away,
and no one knew anything about the
adventure till Mrs Ritchey's little boy
came in one morning with some fresh
bears meat which his nanny had
sent over" Investigation then brought
out the facts; but in telling how she got
her bears meat Mrs. Ritchey does not
seem to think she has done anything at
all deserving special mention.-Detr
Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
THE COMING FIGHT III KANSAS.

The opposition papers are having
much to say, in derogatory way, of
the personeln of the state Republican
ticket. Such talk can only come of a
conviction that the ticket is a strong one.
If their belief was on line with their
declarations they would be happier.
The coming fight will be one not for
men but one for principle. 1t will be a
contest involving the credit of Kansas,
and one affecting all her securities. The
defeat of the Republican party in Kan
sas would be inimical TO every business
interest of the state, and every business
man in the state, whether Democrat or
Republican, knows it. 1t will be a
conflict wherein living issues and
progressive ideas will be pitted against
the wild notions and untenable theories
of calmity contingent, and the rusty
traditions of Democratic remnant. 1t
will be fight for financial life and sus
tanned credit against fusion which
hopes only for the spoils incident to the
triumph of confession.
The Republican is party of ideas. 1t
was begotten Of an idea and was born of
Kansas. Wherever the words "Repub-
Hcan-Kansas" are seen linked together
there stands outlined, in mental vision,
the grandest picture that ever illumin-
ated the page of any history. Abraham
lincoln signing the emancipation
proclamation. Whenever and wherever
these names are pronounced together,
there comes the blinking echo of broken
chains and the resounding tread of four
millions of slaves marching to freedom.
Then, the proposed unnatural political
combination of Democrats and PEOPLES
party is one against not only the credit
of the state and its business interests,
but one against the only party which, by
its deeds no less than by its declarations,
has always stood for the personal rights
of the individual, as well as for the
united interests of all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
The fixers OF the Peoples party in the

The fixers Of the Peoples party in the
Omaha convention had deal of trouble
trying to secure the consent of some
available man for their presidential
nominee, and finally failed, for as soon
as the convention got down to business
it pronounced for the champion idiom
and ism chaser of the country, Shuttle
cock Weaver. In view of the utter
hopelessness Of success for that party,
and the certainty that its defeat is the
very best thing that could happen to the
country, what the convention ought to
have done was to endorse one or the
other of the old party nominees. All
they can do possibly is to help either
Cleveland or Harrison, and the conven-
ton should have decided which.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

r. Hatfield. one Of Colonel Murdoch s
most trusted lieutenants, pledged the
colonel and his EAGLE to the support of
Mcpherson county's man for governor
Capital.
Mr.. Hatfield was not authorized to
speak for or pledge the EAGLE and the
colonel did not even know that he had
gone to Mcpherson. Mr.. Hatfield was
not put on the Topeka delegation as a
trusted lieutenant or otherwise by Muir
dock, but was nominated Il delegate by
other parties and for other interests, the
excuse being that Murdoch had named
too many from the city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
4 Delusion of Skept.cs.
From Tie Kansas CI,y star.


Mr.. Powderly said at Omaha what
great many have said before him, that #
Christ were TO come 10 earth now and
enter a fashionable church lie would be
pat behind the organ or IN some ohscare
corner. People who talk that way have
evidently never read the Gospels atte0-
lively and have discovered = style Of
church not visible 70 the naked eyes Of
ordinary church goers. Christ, during
His brief mission. was welcomed by all
classes of society: lie freely entered the
churches Of his time, including the most
fashionable ones. lie dined with the
rulers, and was rsFroacbed by the
strict OF his own people for the freedom
with which He accepted tue Hospitality
of leading unblievers. His personality.
as NAV lie inferred from tie @ sPal
narratives and from tradition. was nosl
winning. Shortly before hts death He
was a great popular hero. met IN his
way bv appiauding rhousAnds- /, Is not
at all likely that a man occupying :
similar position in our tine would be
treated with contempt n church, how
ever fashionable" Churches invite at
tendance. Those who nave sBch eEToEe-
Gus opinions of them as Mr.. Pcwderiy
should go around some Sunday and te-
come enlightened.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
T. c. BIDDLB TIE MAN,

There are times in which it seems
that organization is necessary to success
in anything. This is just as true of par
ty ard personal politics as of anything
else. The man or party who organizes
the details the most thoroughly is the
surest of success. The sentiment of a
convention or OF party cannot stand as
against the organized machine within
which directs and controls
The Republican party of Kansas will
be confronted in the battle this fail with
an organized combine of all possible
oppositions and the hope of success lies
III superior counter-organization
The essential force must be
the Republican state central
committee. A failure to most effective
ly man this directing force might prove
disastrous all around. Its chairman,
secretary and executive committee must
not lack in either experience or in ability.
OF all the men spoken of for chairman,
the EAGLE believes I. c. Biddle of En-
poria to lie the best equipped for the re-
sponsible place. He possesses both ex-
perience and executive ability, the latter
of high order. He is the chairman of
the Republican central committee Of
Lyon county. was a member of the late
state convention and is a member of the
state central committee. His election
would prove most satisfactory to this
section of the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
"a SUMMER THOUGHT"

Mrs. Eugenia Chapman Gillett Of En-.
poria, a notice Of whose uutimely death
since, was most lovable wife aud
mother ard withal woman OF fine
literary taste and artistic culture. She
wrote a number of very bright and
pretty things for the EAGLE in tie past
in both poetry and prose. Her last letter
to us was dated at her home, Red Rocks.
in which she talked enoouragiugly Of
the political outlook, expressing the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
crfrta al tks Rat

Rats are natives q Asia and sAeir
raids westward bosong % comparative
II modern tines Prom the tact tia.
they are not mentioned by any Of ths
early EEopeans &; n surunisei they
were unknown wes. Of the Gang-s Ia
ancient times The black RAJ first cams
from AKA 70 Europe Ia the.ixse>sta
century-&i0pg with the plAgue-and
vas f-zt known a. The gr1rerzrd
specter." hecaUsc he pr.ycd % the fesh
If those who died during Tia, sxfal
visitation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

about three more weeks will be required
order
Edmond News: The wheat harvest con
tinues and the farmers are more than sat
isfed. That there will be twice the amount
of wheat this year as last is conceded by
every one. In the northeast and west
part of the county many pieces will yield
thirty bushels to the acre and the average
is put at twenty five
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

Kansas is just now harvesting the
greatest crop of wheat she ever produc-
ed. in quality if not in the aggregate
number of bushels. Flour made from
Kansas wheat is rated higher in the
worlds leading markets than any other.
And yet, by reason of insufficient mill
ing capacity most of the surplus
wheat crop must be shipped out of the
state in bulk to be manufactured into
-four, thus affording large profit to
others that should accrue TO cur own
benefit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
A Terrible Calamity Wall.

A prophet i'll Athens, Ga, predicts
that the crop yield this year throughout
this country will be the largest ever
known. but that beginning with 1893,
and for two years thereafter, there will
be the greatest famine the world has
ever known. During that time rain will
cease to fall, and the streams of the
country will all dry up, vegetation Will
no longer exist, and all ANIMALS viii
surely die. At the beginning of the
famine the land will be infested with
all sorts of vermin, and the living will
suffer untold tortures.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

Kansas City Gazette: The Chicago
Tribune's Kansas advices state THAT
there is regular craze among farmers
TO pay off mortgages, and that seldom
have Kansas affairs been in a more sat
isfactory condition. 1t is no longer
easy to loan money in Kansas at per
cent on first class mortgages" The Re-
publican party thrives on prosperity:
and with the disappearance of agricul-
tural depression the normal Republican
majority of 10000 may be expected in
Kansas next November.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
LoYeioY Day at Alton.

d
Lovejoy Day is celebrated June by
the colored people of Alton, H., and
nelghhoring cities. Lovejoy was the
first martyr to the cause of freeing the
slaves, and his ashes lie in the cemetery
there. 1t has become an annual custom
for the colored folks to observe day to
his memory. There was procession at
Alton Jnne 5, and at the grave appropri-
ate exercises were held. The tomb of
the martyr was hid beneath bank of
flowers,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
Thank You, But once Is Enough.

From the Arkansas City Bulletin.
All through the campaign the Wichita
EAGLE was as silent as tie grave on the
subject of its editor being candidate
for governor. save the quotation now
and then published from state papers.
Mr.. Murdoch is a modest politician and
is to be admired for it. He is the best
man yet for the position Of governor and
VIII not lose one whit of his popularity
and ability for the next two years, when
we hope 70 see him come forward again.
He is entitled TO the honor the office
would give him and TO place him in tie
governors chair would be but a recoSni-
ton of the many noble acts he has done
for the state in which he lives,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

The Atchison Champion, whose most
marked characteristic is charity, declares
that the omission of Kelley cure plank
from the Topeka platform was wholly in
advertent and not intended. As was
likewise a protest against baseball and
lawn tennis. 1t is hoped the explanation
will be accepted, as these lapses have oc-
Casioned some discomfort.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

Kansas is in such good condition this
year that the calamity howlers will re-
ceive no remuneration for their heart
less endeavor TO get success for that
party at the eSpence of the states good
name and material interests. The
howlers can only succeed where there's
some sort of misfortune to croak about.
This is bad year for croakers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

Already there is quite a spirit of rival
ry among Republicans in a number of
states as to which will win the banner
for the largest majority for Harrison
and Reid. Kansas is going to measure
Iances with Pennsylvania, and other
matches will probably be arranged soon.
We don't hear of any contests in the
Democratic column. There is not spirit
enough left 10 get up contest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
For Soc OnH.
For

SO full White Dress Pattern
all beautiful stripes and
plaids, some hem stitched
stripes, some dimity checks
some lace woaves, but the
whole line W II be closed out
for the small price of only
fi.oO for tull dress pattern.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
Jerry of Medicine Lodge.

From the Kansas CITY Star.
BY way of ameliorating the disaffec-
ton which will be created throughout
the Southwest by the defeat of Murdoch
for governor, the Republican Kansas
state convention placed two men on the
ticket from the big seventh-Smith and
Edwards-a precaution, by the way,
which is no small compliment to Jerry
Simpson of Medicine Lodge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

The only rivalry among Democrats in
Kansas, in the different counties and
districts, is to see which can catch the
populsts' attention first to make uncon-
ditional surrender. Thus far Sedgwick
county appears to be in the lead, though
there are several close contestants for
the distinguished consideration.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
No Bad Taste Here.
From the Lawrence Journal.

From the LawrenCe JOURNAL.
The first thing Marsh Murdoch did
when he got home was to write out
carefully the Republican state ticket
and put it at the head of the EAGLES
columns. 1t takes heroism to swallow
bitter medicine and declare you like it.
but Marsh is a hero.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
Mutual Regard.
III q UflI AtOE III u
From the Garden City Herald.

From the Garden City Herald.
No wonder that Marsh Murdoch fov~e
Wichita, for its citizens love him. No
such enthusiasm was ever seen III any
convention as that exhibited at Topeka
last week by the hundreds of citizens of
Wichita in fa7or of their favorite son.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
One Last Hope,

From the Lawrence World.
When the chinch bugs failed TO put in
good work for the Peoples party these
fellows pinned their faith on rust. The
wheat is being harvested in good time
and it is III splendid condition. The only
reliance now is in hail storm knocking
down all the corn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
EARNEST desire for our personal success.

warmest desire for our personal success.
The July number of Outing reaches our
table with a poem from her pen entitled
"a Summer Thought, in which she,
consciously or otherwise, seems to have
foreshadowed the unexpected but the
hoped for of her own Immortality. The
last two lines of the poem are:
"Ahl ever in that other clime
How sweet must be the summer timer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
Never Happier in Our Life.

From the AtchisOn Globe.
Bent Murdoch is in town, and says
that he don't care. and that his brother
Marsh don't care. We don't believe
either one of them. Morrill, says he
don't care, either, but we have private
information to the effect that his heart
is broken into four pieces. When a man
runs for an office, and don't get it, he
is all broken up, and don't you forget it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
Out Of Funds.

From the Washington Post.
The Worlds Columbian commission is
clean out of money-not even postage
stamp in its till. Congress should hurry
up with its souvenir half dollars or
"Uncle Sam" will have to crawl under
the canvas to get into his own show.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
Whers Ra VIII Get Left,

From the Jacksonville Journal.
If Adlai Stevenson was put on the
ticket with the hope of strengthening
the Democratic ticket, we fear the De-
mocracy will get left. He cannot carry
his own town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
1892 to Be a Record-Breaker.

From the EmpOrla KepubIican.
Kansas has raised some pretty big
crops, but the railroads never before
found it necessary 10 make cheap ex-
curslon rates in order to get enough
harvest hands. 1892 will be record
breaker.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
HaYa Had Enough of It.
From the Atchison Champion.


Marsh Murdoch has great reason to be
proud of his splendid race in the state
convention. His name was the signal
for unstinted and spontaneous enthu-
siasm, and he was stronger at the
close of the convention than at its open
ing. The convention had determined
from the beginning to nominate Smith.
1t will be Governor Murdoch though, not
many wears hence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

The first day that Victor Murdoch
worked for the Chicago Inter Ocean his
''stuff'' was accepted to the exclusion of
that of several seasoned men on the force
who worked on the same assignment.
Kansas always gets there.-kansas City
Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
A Specious Theory.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Perhaps it was the quality of Cali
foruia wine that drove General Bidweli
to prohibition,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

The English Of l. -Hsrry-Vyhere's
ChoIIe these days2 Fred-oh, he's
taken position N swaggsr tailor
shop as q cutter. Harry-Wky. hs
doesn't know he FIRST thing about
cutting a suit Of clothes 20 TT Fred -
OF course he doesn't That's how he
got the place The tailor wants %
make a reputation for turning OFT siits
Of genuine English 81, don't yoa kDo7v.
detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
&c Thursday &c

The way to unload goods
IS to sell cheap. On next
Thursday we will offer 96
doz Fancy Border Hem
stitched Pure Lawn Hand
kerchiefs at the low price
of only 4 cents each. Rec
olect, Thursday only.
P. S.-See big show win
dOwS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.

COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State Senator 18th District,
O. II. BENTLEY.
Representative 9th District,
Representative 6Sth District,
GEORGE l., DOUGLASS.
Representative Goth District,
/. II. SHlFELY.
County Attorney,
JOHN d. DAVIS.
Clerk District Court,
S. y. BRIDGEMAN.
Probate Judge,
l.. s. NAFTZGER.
Superintendent Public Instruction,
J. s. CARSON.
County Commissioner.
ID. A. MCPHERSON
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07

1t makes no difference how Ii.tle q
boy is, when his mother scolds him she
always says: You ought 70 be ashamed
Of yourself-a biz boy Ike you.~-
Atch tsou GIob@