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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12


at is curious" said the doctor, ito Sc,
how trivial a thing will occupy man''
mind AID sometimes crowd out or over
shadow things much more serious.
Some years ago man took book out
OF Loring's circulating library. He has
often had books from the library before
and had always returned them promptly.
but this book the man took with him
on little railway journey, and the train
on which the man Travelled was wrecked
just before ne reached the city and he wa
very badly hurt.
''They brought him to the hospital. anc
he was unconscious Tor long time. WheI
he came to, nothing seemed to give him
the slightest uneasjness except the thought
of the book which he had taken from tnt
circulating library.
"He asked where that book was He in
sisted on having il.
Nobody knew where it was. II had not
been seen since the wreck
1.-The man lay there OF his cot and groan
ed oh, my Godi That book, that book
Lost, and two cents day all the timep
Well, it was plain that the man would
die if the DO K were not found, aud so one
of his relatives went TO the scene Of the
wreck and hunted for 1t. lie discovered
that one OF the men IN the wrecking gang
had found The book IN the clearing away
Of the debris
And 50 the book was returned 70 the
library, bat il was too late. The man in
the hospital died, and 10 the last kept
grooming: Two cents dayi Oh. ny
GOdp
That" said the doctor. is true story
as you will learn If 90 TO the circulating
library and ask. boston Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
HARPER IN GOOD FIX.

BLUFF CITY, Kan, May s, 1892.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
While our people have been in most
excellent spirits they are doubly so now.
Rain began falling yesterday at about
3 o'clock and kept it up necessarily the
remainder of the afternoon and all last
night, giving the earth a good, thorough
soaking.
Many fields of wheat are now heading
out and all of the wheat around us is
looking splendidly. If we should get no
more rain this season, we are now assur-
ed of good fair crop, from early varie-
ties, OF which u large percentage is
sown. Corn is up and an unusual good
stand is reported. Oats are looking I'M
usually well at this season of the year.
We believe that Harper county farm
ers are now, financially in the best fix of
any in the state, and should this years
yield prove to be equal to that of last
years we shall feel that the few years of
bad crops and illegal bond voting have
not been spent wholly in vain. We
have at least been taught lessons of
economy which may prove highly
beneficial. Our little city is making
great, long strides toward greatness this
spring. There has been about fifty lots
purchased of the town company within
the past two months, which are being
built upon and improved. Mr.. w. A.
Miller, our rustling grain merchant, is
building nice, large, commodious
residence on East Tenth street. Mr..
O'Connell, one of our dry goods mer-
chants, and Mr.. Myers, one of our
hardware merchants, have each fine
residence under way on opposite corners
on the same street with Mr.. Miller. E.
S. Willis and c. A. Streator, two other
of our business men, are also building
nice residences.
The N. E. church, which will be when
completed model of neatness and the
pride of our people, will soon be ready
for dedication.
Our merchants are all selling large
quantities of goods. And especially are
our implement men doing land office
business. Dozens of harvesters and
binders have already been sold, and two
cars of Irvine purchased.
Republicans here are delighted with
the nomination of Geoege L. Anthony
for congressman-at-large. And are
awaiting anxiously the nomination of
NJ. NJ. Murdoch for governor. We are
in no way behind the times and propose
to keep up with the procession.
We have two live, healthy subjects
under the treatment of DR.. Keeley's BIZ
chloride of gold, and judging from
present appearances they are likely TO
pull through in good shape.
A. CITIZEN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
PULLMAN WILL PAY.

After fighting their taxes for years.
and having been worsted in all the
courts from the state to the United
States supreme court, the Pullman Car
company has been compelled to pay
taxes on property valued at about
$1,000, 600 in this state, or have their
palace cars levied upon and sold at sher-
ifs sale.
The Topeka Democrat says repre-
sentative of the Pullman company ap-
peared before the state board of railroad
assessors and made the first statement
that has ever been made Of the COM
pany's property in the state. and also
signified the intention of the company to
pay all taxes.
Every twenty-four hours 200 Pullman
cars enter Kansas territory. The state
will realize not only the amount of tax
on this large amount of property, but
the company also agrees to pay its back
taxes, which are due for several years,
and amount to thousands of dollars.
The company has already begun to make
a settlement Of these overdue taxes IN
many of the counties.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
a FARM IN Fifty YEARS.

No matter how seriously we may ap.
proach the subject, the idea of farming
by electricity appears to us in a humor-
GUS light. But we are not particularly
licensed to levity in our prospective sur
veys in that field. We all associate hard
manual labor and wearying toll with the
workings of the farm, and proposal to
do away with those hardships altogether
appeals to our sense of the ridiculous.
Senator PETER recently introduced a
bill in congress which provides for an ex-
perimental station for the purpose of de-
termining if electricity can be profitably
used and applied as a motive power in
the propulsion of farm machinery.
The imaginative conception of Kan
sas farmer sitting in the shade in his coat
sleeves, on the front porch, smoking a
pipe and touching a button which starts
a queer looking pillow over field, and
another button that sets in motion two
other machines in another field which
rakes the meadow and stacks the hay;
or another button which puts a saddle
on a fine horse, an animal rendered en-
tirely useless now except for the pleasure
and exercise all this going on by the
force of the electricity while the farmer
is taking his ease and studying up a
scientific work on the subject.
This appears all very ludicrous to US
now. But for that matter, description
of the threshing machine would have ap-
peared preposterous to the old devotees
of the clumsy threshing- fioor.-and
twenty years ago, the sight of car with
a fishing pole sticking out the top with
out horse in front or mule behind or
steam within gliding along would have
created panic; while now we see them
every day, without giving them pass
ing thought.
II the progress has been so great, why
should we not accept any promise for
the future, however grotesque? The
time is surely coming when the motor
power will be electricity in every thing.
For some years TO come, one man will
have to be with machine on the farm,
as there is today one man with every
car. But the system of transmitting
the direction and propulsion of machines
at distance is not altogether improba-
bic and the picture of the future hus-
bandman taking his ease from the front
porch or in q cushioned watch-tower-
the mere superiority he exercises over
force permitting him to be working in
number of fields at once, this picture
may not be so much of a joke in fifty
years as reality.
1t is a question whether Senator PEI
fer's plan of an experimental station is a
good one or not The government VIII
not hasten the coming of the improve
ment in that way. So far our progress
in those lines has been due 70 individual
rauius
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The measles have broken out in King
fisher.
Oksrche is full-fedged candidate for
the capital.
The Democrats convene az Kingfsher
next Tuesday.
2.4s0 was the last number called al King
fisher Monday.
There is said to be gold and zinc in the
Cherokee strip.
sid Clarke says ,hs military reservation
will DC opened sure
y newspaper row has appropriated the
stage at Fl Reno.
man has discovered petroleum fifteen
miles east OF Tecumseh.
The land Office at Kingfsher IS Still do
ing land Office business.
= hall will be huilt 1T Kingfsasr FOR
the Democrats To meet in
Judge Burford and Horace Speed are in
Beaver county holding court
The rain that = worth thoasaGds II dol
lars 10 Oklahoma has begun 20 appear.
The township trustees OF county b are
bringing in their reports Of assessments.
!: : a poor grand 5ary tina; an Indian
doesn't get 10 appear before as n witness
lie name Q; tae posiolles q. osoe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
THE SITUATION IN MEADE.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
After what is now Meade county was
cleared, principally of Buffalo, the coun-
ty was used largely by stockmen for
grazing. For that purpose the county
was unexcelled. Vasts herds wintered
solely on the range and with the excep-
ton of one or two winters good beeves
could be obtained in midwinter or in the
spring.
Up to 1884 but few people lived here
and they were attempting to farm only
10 very limited extent. They We're
working themselves into stock and doing
WELL
In 1884 the county rapidly filled up
with enterprising settlers. Townsites
were located like to have said by the
score-in most cases with the county
seats in view. These locations were
Chiefly made by men who did not come
to reside permanently but to speculate.
In the winter of 1885 the lines of Meade
county were established and Meade at
tached to Comanche county for judicial
purposes.
In 1885 the town of Meade
Center now Meade) was started
and grew very rapidly. 1t was made
the temporary county seat by Governor
Martin and county board and clerk
were appointed. During the following
winter 1t became the permanent county
seat by respectable majority.
We had a good deal of rain in 1884
and the settlers flattered themselves that
our climatic conditions had changed for
the better. In 1885 good crops were
raised in a portion of the county. Since
then the seasons grew drier and drier
until last year when we had rain in
abundance and tolerably good crops
were raised. They would have been
better if the rainy season had set in two
weeks earlier. This spring people began
to feel little gloomy about the pros
poets of another drought; but we had
good rain about four days ago and it is
raining today with but little prospects
of quitting. Before the rain crops were
not materially suffering.
l think that the most profita-
BILE business that men can en-
gage in here is keeping stock.
Ii we had free range stock would require
but little hay during the winter. The
frost does not destroy or impair the nu-
Al e'O Iltho etoos IL " Z HSS'O
rains to much extent after the grass is
dried up OF killed by the frost, the nutri
ment is in great measure destroyed. l
think that there is no other superior to
buffalo grass for horses; while it does
not contribute as much as other grasses
to fat, it is unequaled for the manufac-
ture of bone and muscle. Horses rang
ing on 1t require but little grain for SER
vice. The climate is very healthy for
horses and well adapted for raising fine
trotterS and roadSterS.
At one time we had eight newspapers
in the county; we now have only three,
two Republican and one Alliance.
| was in Clark county two weeks ago.
The wheat fields were looking fine and
large acreage had been sown and the
farmers were happy. 1t is SO dark today
that write with difficulty.
BROTHER GARDNER.
Meade, May Z, 1892.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
KANSAS HOMES AND FAMILIES.

By an extra census bulletin, No. 49,,
just issued, on dwellings and families in
the United States in June, 1890, it ap-
pears that there We're II, 4e3, 31S dwell
ings in the United States as against a
little less than 1000, 000in 1880, 1000, 900
in 1870 and 100000 in 1860. The aver
age number of persons to a dwelling was
). 40 as against $50 in 1880, 5.47 in 1870
and 5.53 in 1890.
The number of dwellings in Kansas in
June, 1890, was 292, 0S6 against 1S9, 432
in $780, II, OF in 1870 and SO, 27s in 1860
and she number of persons to each dwell
ing in the state was 4.S9 as against 5.26
in 1880, 5. 10 in 1870 and 296 in 1860.
The number of families in Kansas was
297. 1853 as against 1915 in 1880, ~, 493
IN 1870 and 81, 957 in 1860; the average
number of people in each family being
4.S0 as against 5.04 in 1880, SOB in 1870
and f. 43 in 1860 This state is emphat-
ically one of homes and perhaps no other
commonwealth in the nation has so large
proportion of its population living in
homes of those occupying them, rather
than as boarders or renters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

A delegate convention of the Republicans Of
Kansas will be held in the city of Topeka On
Thursday, the thirtieth t30thl day OF June.
1892. at the hour of 10 o'clock a. M, Tor the
nomination of candidates for:
Associate justice o. the supreme court
Governor.
Lieutenant governor,
Secretary of state.
Auditor of state.
TREASURER of state.
Attorney general.
SUPERINTENDENT of public instruction.
Delegates 10 the convention mentioned aooSS
shall be elected by county conventions duly
called by tie several county Republican coms
mittees under such rules and regulations as
may be by them prescribed. The basis OF app
poi tionment Of delegates to said state conven-
tion will be one delegate-at-large for each
coul ty of tho state and one delegate for every
200 woes, or faction of 100 or more votes, cast
for George W. Winans for superintendent OF
pnblic instruction IN the election OF 1885, under
which rule delegates are apportioned to the
several counties the same as for the conVen'
tioh called 10 meet at Hutchinson TO choose
delegates to the national convention and al
given in the table of apportionment as above
The secretaries Of the several county convep-
lions are instructed TO forward to the under>
signed secretary at Topeka, Kan, certified
ropy of the credentials of their several dele,
gates, Immediately upon the adjournment OK
the county conventions, said credentials 10 oe
received at Topeka not later than the evening
Of June q. F rom these credentials the Repubil'
can state central committee viii prepare
roster of those entitled TO participate n the
preliminary organization Of the convention.
BY order OF the committee:
w. j. BUCHAE, ChRirpoAn.
JOHN II. SMITH, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
THE PRINTERS HOME.

The Childs-Drexel Home for Union
printers, at Colorado Springs, which is
to be dedicated today, is located in the
shadows of Pixies Peak, on slope over
looking the Garden of the Gods. 1t will
afford beautiful retreat for disabled
and superannuated members of the
printers craft. The home derives its
name from the generous donors of the
$4,000 contributed, which formed a
nucleus around which the printers of
the country have erected tie building.
On May - IN each year, the anniversary
of the birthday of Mr.. Childs, for a num-
Der of years, the members of the craft
east of the Mississippi contributed the
price of 1000 ems of composition to ward
the fund, and the western members have
done likewise on the anniversary of the
birthday of Mr.. Drexel, Sept. -. The
Home was constructed at a cost of
something like $50, 200; it is of modern
architectural design, ornate and so
planned as to afford the maximum of
comfort to its inmates. 1t will be main
tanned by the fraternity through syste-
matte benefcence, and is an enduring
monument to the phiianthropic spirit
that actuates the membership of the
craft
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
The Campaign Of the Seventh.

Long and Jones are making a very
lively but good natured canvass in the
Seventh district. \ few nights ago
they had a joint meeting in Harvey
county, Jones making a strong speech
on the tariff and Long an allaround
Republican speech. In closing his
speech Jones said: Long Is an able
man and would make a good congress-
man. He is a sound Republican and a
good man every way. He is very
good man and, in fact, the only thing
know against him is that | am going TO
get the nomination for congress" When
Jones closed Long 'came back" as fol-
lows: Jones is mistaken in saying that
| am such an ALFRED good man. The
truth is, Jones doesn't know me as well
as do. Now, Jones is a much better
man than l am, and, in fact, he is too
good a man to send to congress, where
he would be surrounded by temptations
My Judgment is that for Jones sake
the district will have 10 send me to
congress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12

The crop report for April, just issued
by the secretary of the state board of
agriculture, states that while conditions
are unfavorable to the rapid growth of
winter wheat, the cool, wet weather
which prevailed during the month
strengthened the roots Of the plant and
gradually promoted stooling, SO that
correspondents report an improved
wheat condition Of three points over a
month ago. In each of the three belts of
Kansas, improved condition of the plant
is reported. In the eastern belt the con-
dition is reported at 20 per cent; in the
central belt at SO per cent; and in the
western belt at 90 per cent. The condi-
ton of wheat for the state is raised from
So to 50 per cent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
An Easy Way Of norrying She Fire.

aft n fire does not burn well, " says tbs
old household superstition, "and you want
II 70 draw, you should set the poker acres
the top bar Of the CRATE" This il sup
posed 20 placate the guomes, whom il wa
formerly believed were very jealous ii I'd.
robbery Of their underground country q
its coal treasures. and we're very apt Z
take their vengeance out in preventing -,
fire from burning II was the mystic form
Of the cross thus made which was suppose
t. drive them away Nevertheless y
would not do to use the shovel in this
charm, or the ere would be sure % 20 out
Il would De possibly happy thing II Al
bouseksepers who fail 70 make their fir,
burn could attribute il 70 the v.tckes q
the chimney. 10 the gnones q TIE love
world Or 10 some household fairy who La.
east spell over the house. But there a.
DO gnoues. fairies q witches now - inter
ferc with the fre-if Only tse damDers ar
night ard some yudgIaeBt exercised -Sey
York IrlbUne
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12

Isn't it strange that the tariff "reform"
press has quite avoided all mention of
the fact that the Hon. T. Jefferson Cool
idge, who has just been appointed min
lister to France, is great grandson OF
Thomas Jefferson? MIR. Coolidge is an
enthusiastic believer in Jeffersonian
principles of Democracy, and was al
ways member of the Democratic party
until 1888; but in that year Cleveland's
free-trade message drove him over to the
Republicans. Free-trade never did har-
monte with Jeffersonian principles.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
Thinks They Should be DISTINGUISHED.

Thinks They Should be DISTINGUISHED.
From the Argentine Republic.
The Republic is in favor of enacting a
law that will compel every citizen in the
United States 10 register and vote or dis
franchise them forever Usually after
each election there is nothing but com
plants about dishonest men in office, )"
when nine times out of ten
those who do the most grumbling
are the sole cause of the result
by failing to come out and vote The
goody goody people failing TO do their
duty as American citizens-then posing
as Christian martyrs because bad men
are elected-is the most disgusting
feature of political life, and is getting
too thin to wash. 1t is not the man who
votes against me on election day that
makes me hot under the collar. but the
lazy, sleek fellow who comes sauntering
slowly up to the polls and don't really
know whether he wants to vote" and
waits for some man who has not been in
the county one year to hand him a
ticket. Peace hath her victories no
less renowned than war;" and the peace
full victories are won at the polls on cleo
ton day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
The American Economist dubs Con-

The American Economist dubs Con-
parceners in the house, "5-cent patri-
lots" The reason for this clubbing was
the opposition of the aforementioned to
an appropriation for some measure of
national importance that would amount
to 5-cents per capita of the population
of the country. The Economist is ex-
travagant in its valuation. Several in
stances are on record where cuts on need
full appropriations have been equal to
less than 1-cent per capita. A more &C
curate estimate, therefore, would be
penny patriots"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12

ernor Seay swears that within three weeks
Bland had bought up every bull in the
district owned by Republican, and the
country was afiame with Bland enthu-
siasm. The future ruler of Oklahoma
realized that the game was up and that he
was absolutely not in it any longer. The
bull racket had saved the day for the
cause of free silver, and the Republican
party was TO suffer another Bull Run
Governor Seay laughs at his inglorious de-
feat now. but when it occurred he got so
mad that he moved out of the district
never to return"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
If Chairman Dumbauld of the People's


party speaks advisedly of the sentiment
of his party Attorney General Ives will
be their nominee for governor, unless
the fellows who have lightning rods up
for their own benefit can manage to de-
fleet the current. And if Ives should
receive the nomination from that party
no Democrat need apply to his party for
the nomination for the same office
Ives is good enough Democrat still to
satisfy the average Democrat, notwith
standing his desertion of that party for
the new faith. The Democrats will
cooperate with the Peoples party in
spite of anything the latter may do or
say if Ives is the choice of the P. p.
They will all crowd into the thorough
fare. At least that is the way it looks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12

Young Erving who testified against
one of the fast women indicted at the in
stigation of DR.. Parkhurst, was taken of
acute mania few minutes later and
had to be bound. The public is left with
illimitable grounds to surmise the cause
of this mental anguish. AS DR.. Park
hurst and Erving are widely separated
in point of years, the age and callous of
conscience may have something to do
with it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12

Ed Greer says that he was defeated
for congressman-at-large because the
delegates from the Second district who
were opposed to the nomination of
Funston neutralized their defeat by
nominating another congressman from
that district. He claims that this
element controlled forty-six votes, and
changed the result.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12

The dissolution Of the Triple Alliance
with Germany and AustriaHungary
will be money in the pockets of the
Italian people. AT the same time the
Italians have no serious cause of appre-
hension from a substantial reduction of
their standing army and vast military
expenditures. Disarmament appears to
be the only effective means by which a
measure of prosperity may be restored
to the impoverished masses of continent
al Europe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12

The proeess q cutting zizss tubes -
electricity appears 70 nave met with au1
cssz, acoortlEs 81 Popular ssisaos SeEk
Tas tabs f. surrounded rffA hns wires,
and the eztrsFaitlaa q tie latter ars pot lE
oofz humiliation with sos5 &c # electricity.
Z brig slso neeesszTT. q cozrss, that the
wire sdhsres 70 TIE Es,lss cio-@ly. Wien =
current i p4E.e3 through the Etr% ,hs lat
'sr become red kaa. hsst AZ The glass BE-
Death Il. ard single drop q ~stsr d.
pa@itsd ca the hss.sd pi2es Nil cause q
e.sSn hrsskse-e e TIE glass AZ that Dotut-