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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
FIGHTING THE FARMERS.

From the Leayenworth Times.
We do not believe in the Democratic
policy of fighting the agricultural inter-
estS of Kansas. 1t is to the interest of
the farmers that a market for their
productions shall be built up on this
continent. 1t is also plainly to their in
terest that their products should not be
brought into competition, at home, with
the products of farmers of other coun-
tries where farm labor can be obtained
at much lower figures than it can in this
country. And it is also clearly to the
interest of our farmers that, when their
products must be sent abroad to find a
market, they shall not be met at the sea-
shore with tax upon those products.
But it is the policy of the Democrats
to destroy the home market. to destroy
protection to farm products and to Grip
pie the efforts being made by the Repub-
cans to induce foreign governments to
enter into reciprocal relations with our
government, whereby the products of
our farms will be shown favor abroad.
Agriculture is the chief industry of
Kansas. For that matter, it is the chief
industry of the whole country. The in
terests of the farmers should therefore be
considered paramount to all others.
Everything should be done to assist, and
nothing to hinder them. The country
cannot prosper under a policy that
makes war on our farmers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
PROOFS OF PROSPERITY.

The statistics of foreign trade for No
vember are a most gratifying evidence of
American prosperity as well as proof of
the value of the doctrine Of protection.
Never in our history have we sold so
large an amount of our products abroad,
and never has the balance Of trade been
SO Overwhelmingly IN our favor. The
exports exceed the imports for Novem-
Der by over So, Gee. eco. surplus that
would, il maintained throughout the
year. give us nearly $3.50, GOO, 600 in
European gold or American securities.
The exports are IL per cent greater than
in any previous month, while the i'm
ports. though larger than in any Noven-
Der In five years. are but one-half Of
per cent. greater than in November. 1890
Such facts entirely refute the old free
trade maxim that we must buy If we
would sell. They show that products
are bought where they can be secured
cheapest and best and that tie amount
purchased IN return has nothing to do
with the case. Had we not bought I
dollars worth Of goods abroad last
month. Europe would sill have been
compelled to buy cur breadstu.Ts. pro
visions and cotton. IL Is true a small
increase Is TO be noticed in our imports.
but this is nothing more than USUALLY &C
ours when exports are exceptionally
large, and Is due ~ the increased pros-
perity of our people. gust rs man who
has sold more than he expected and has
plenty Of ready money in his pocket
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
AN INTERIOR LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Mr.. Snyder in a speech before the state
board of agriculture goes for the live
stock exchange in manly but crushing
way, showing up their arbitrary dock
age and steals. He quoted the late de-
cision made in the Wichita Union stock
yards case and showed that if the de-
cision is enforced is will give the interior
and south Kansas stock raiser as high a
market at Wichita as at the Missouri
river. Among other things he said:
eff the Kansas City live stock ex-
change has introduced any reforms in
the business of selling live stock since its
Inauguration in 1886, except the hog in
spection, do not know what they are
How long the intelligent citizens of the
great state of Kansas will allow an irres-
ponsible, voluntary organization of less
than 200 men 70 sit down in a public
market and arbitrarily dictate to the
hundreds of thousands of producers Of
live stock the terms and conditions upon
which such live stock shall be sold, and
place a rate of charges which is double
a reasonable compensation for their ser
vices, | cannot tell.
But do know thata combine of COM
mission men and packers (and the live
stock exchange is nothing less is not
necessary to correct abuses nor accom-
plish reforms in the business of selling
or handling live stock. | know that
plying monopoly land the Live Stock ex-
change is that as never known to vol
unfairly let go Its grip on the people.
know that the producers get too little for
their stock, and when they get their
dues they will have some voice in mar
ketiug their products, and not be COM
PEELED TO Internationally surrender the
fruits of their labor into the hands of a
class whose greedy instincts warp their
sense of right and justice.
and, finally, know that the Live
Stock exchanges cannot longer, under
their specious guise of high moral pur
pose, deceive the people as to their true
character. The people know that their
prime purpose is to prevent composition
in the sale of live stock, and 10 prevent
the producer from having any share III
the profits of the business.
AN enlightened and beneticent pub
lie policy dictates that the live stock
markets he made public markets in fact;
and equity and justice demand in
laundering tones that the people be al
lowed free access and use of these mar
kets untrameled by arbitrary rules in
which they have no voice, and whose
iniquitous determinations have been
fully EXPOSED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
TOO SWEEPING.

The concensus of opinion of the state
press in relation TO the Stevens county
trouble seems to be in favor of disorgan-
izing the counties composing the Thirty
second judicial district and throwing
them into one body. The chief obstacle
in the way of the scheme is the bonded
Indebtedness of some OF the counties, and
what to do with it. If that were all it
could be disposed of by the state assum-
ing the payment of such obligations. OF
course there would be objections and
protests urged against such policy, but
it would be cheaper to the state In the
end to do this than to sustain the burden
of expense necessary as at present to
suppress these periodic outbreaks and
restore and maintain peace for time,
to say nothing of removing this chronic
source of scandal and disgrace upon the
state; still, the proposition is too sweep
ing in its scope. Some Of the counties, a
majority of them, in that district are as
orderly, peaceable and well governed as
any in the state and should not be made
to suffer for things they are in no way
responsible for and are utterly powerless
to prevent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
{ Lue EaEIe-
THE SOULS PRIVILEGE.

Clothe the soul royalty. Let it not wear
One furnished ornament; let every gem
And priceless amulet be bright as dew,
And many rayed as stars OF summer nights,
And every jewel flame be Understanding.
Choose silver shining robes such as beft
True royalty; with every fold DER strewn
With lucent pearls of Love and Law and Light
Hold in the jewel caskct of the heart,
Thoughts that approach so near divinity,
That there will be no words but are too poor
To speak them in; their hidden radiance
Will shine in charity and kindliness,
And light the way into the depths divine,
OF sympathy for all humanity.
And every effort toward ideal life,
Helps us 10 use the gifts already ours,
And Is the stepping stones to deathless things
So claim the best the universe can give,
Til all thy being thrills in grand response,
And clothe he soul in its own kingly robes,
With jewels all aglow with Understanding.
NAN w. HEALY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

If Colonel Murdoch doesn't want to be
governor, why not make him state printer.
-Atchison Champion.
Worse and worse. Why that pre-
fixed conjunction? Or, if the eff" why
wasn't the word 'people" substituted
for the noun nominative? Blaine is not
secretary of state today because he
didn't want to be president, nor yet be-
cause his party wasn't willing he should
be. We know some fellows, very good
fellows, too, who away down in their
hearts very much desire that when the
mortal coil shuttle ensues they may find
themselves safe inparadise, but the poor
fellows recognize, none the less, that in
spite of all such innocent aspirations, the
other fellow has it in for them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
The us-ervan. " amsa-


"A person who makes 1t a point tl
study srther pecple can form unerring
conclusions remarked the obSeryant
woman TO her companion as they sat IN
the street car.
Indeed replied the latter with in
terest.
Yes, indeed: Now notice the girl
across the aisle. Ordinary people would
see nothing special about her, bat can
tell that she is a convent bred girl"
How can you tell that:"
''By the way she holds her feet on the
floor. You notice her left foot is set
sqUarely down. The right one is at an
lngle to the left. and with the heel
placed midway between the left heel and
toe. Convent girls are always trained
to sit with their feet that way. Now,
I'd be willing TO wager my weeks allow
ance that if You spoke to her she would
open her eyes and say, IF you please
with rising infection. meaning, in
plain English, What is it,"
I'm speak to her." replied the WON
ans companion, land see if you ara
right"
Then she turned to the convent bred
girl and asked:
Il beg your pardon, but if You are &C
quainted with this portion of the city,
Will you tell me how far it is yet II
Franklin street,
The shy creature lifted her eyes TO her
questioner. and in q low, sweet tone, re-
piled:
''What yer soy?''
Then the observant woman said that
the next corner was where she wished
to get of.-New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
WICHITA WAS NOWHERE.

The Wichita EAGLE has been waging
vigorous warfare against that notorious
anti-kansas combine, the TransmissOuri
freight trust.-Champion.
This is the equitable combine whose
rate sheets located interior Nebraska
towns on the navigable(0 Missouri, and
shifted the interior towns of Kansas three
hundred miles east of that river for all
California freight, and a thousand miles
west when the freights We're coming to
them from the other direction. The
Santa Fe's Galveston line runs slam
through the middle Of Wichita, but when
Wichita wanted a barrel of sugar from
the Gulf the town was found to be To-
Gated eighteen miles west of the track,
somewhere out on the lonesome prairie,
about half way between the Cowskin
and the Ninnescah. When Wichita
wanted to send train load OF packing
house products either west, south or
north it would take all of the extra clerks
and traffic managers of the Santa Fe,
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island and San
Francisco railway systems from one to
three weeks TO locate the place satisfac-
torily to themselves as n whole and to
each respectively, aud when found they
never failed TO add on about tw enty
miles of wagon-rate transportation. For
salt and coal purposes Hutchinson lay
anywhere from fifty to one hundred and
fifty miles east of Wichita, but for ordin-
arv freightS Wichita was proudly given
an altitude of 5000 feet above the sea
level out near the foot of Nomansland,
nearly zoo miles west of Kansas City,
Missouri, if you know where that is.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
The greatest money princes Of history

The greatest money princes Of history
were the doges of Venice. In 100
years, jay Covld viii be looked back
upon, probably. as the greatest and
shrewdest monev-gelter. the world has
ever produced. just now he has the mem
hers of the Western Traffic association
bv the ears and he Is dancing them
around in great inward glee. Every once
in q while. the press Of the country has
jay Gould dead or dying. but he always
revivcs enough to set the financial or
railroad world aiire with his acute deci-
sions or sudden checkmates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
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AS WISE AS PATRIOTIC.

The Atchison Champion, ignoring the
fact that Atchison is situated on the
margin Of the great navigable stream
where Regis Loisel moored his bateau at
the foot of block seventeen, unselfshly
declares:
1t will be grand thing for all Kansas if
the recent attempt to break up the Trans
Missouri freight trust results in doing
away with the Missouri river Us d basing
line. Under the cover of this arbitrary
and senseless arrangement on the part of
traffic managers great outrages in the way
OF determinations against Kansas ship
pers have been perpetrated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

Jerry Simpson is skimping along in
Washington and saving as much money
as he possibly can. All the money he
saves will, of course, come back to Kan
sas. This is Jerrys humble and unpre-
tentious way of bringing eastern capital
into the state. The Atchison Globe. by
the-bye, suggests that the people of Kan
sas quit grumbling at the poor line of
dramatic troupes that show right along
in this state. The Globe CLAIMS it is in
creasing our circulation. a good show
takes money away from the state, while
u poor one leaves its cash with Us.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

The question is, fight or no fight-Gen-
eral Ben has an opportunity the like of
which is not liable to occur again in
many years. Our country has been in
suited and American citizens cowardly
murdered and by power that we can
wipe up with our new cruisers in great
shape. Upon the one hand is offended
dignity, an approaching election and a
new navy, upon the other, humanity
made up of an ancient but an ignorant
and insolent people. For ouroelf we
don't like the idea of unnecessary blood,
nor yet the laugh which would be on us
for attacking such an outfit, but it
wouldn't cost much to scare the little
South American bumptionness out of its
boots and the demonstration would not
be lost as to others.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

Now that pretty much everybody has
agreed that Judge Botkin's suggestion
that he resign his position as judge of
the district court is the proper thing, it
is in order for him to reconsider the
proposition and modify it, to the extent
at least of holding on to the position I'M
til the batch of suspects now in hoe
shall have been disposed of. But for
the thought that to relinquish his official
position and quit the country looks like
running in front of the enemy, the judge
might seriously consider the idea. He
is of the sort that never shows the
''hack"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

People yawn at the platitude that Hor-
ace gave expression to, two thousand
years ago. that death knocks at the door
Of the peasants hut and the kings pal
ace alike. II Is hackneyed enough, TO
look at it in one way, but in another, not
so much. When we reflect that, from 4
physiological standpoint, Albert Victor
had every garment and shelter TO pre-
serve his health and strengthen has con-
stitution. we wonder that his chance
for longevity We're not better than il
was. Death seems TO ignore hygienic
precautions, with a rudeness sometimes
that is startling. There IS nothing so
strange about death visiting the aged
and in6rm in any station, high or low,
but he assumes ms most tyraunical form
when he snatches life from the midst
81 every precautionary attention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
Just What Republicans Want.

From the Oklahoma City Gazette.
The Wichita EAGLE very elegantly re-
fers to Senator ID. b. Hill as Dead Beat
Hill. Aside from showing the impossI-
biIity of expecting an expression of de-
cency toward a political opponent, by a
Kansas editor, the value of the express
sion lies in the fear of Hills candidacy,
which it displays. 1t is now an almost
assured fact that Mr.. Hill will be the
next Democratic nominee for the presi-
dency, and Republicans already show
their fear of him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
WICHITA BOOK co
rs East Douglas Avenue,
INCORPORATED
A proce.. for Making Tin.

Heretofore it has been impossible 70
get lead TO adhere 10 iron without thu
aid Of tin. This can now be done by tina
following means: First, pickle the plates
IN bath 10 remove tho scale, weak
electric current being sent through tho
bath. Remove the plates 10 a bath OF
lime water and thence 10 one Of fresh
water From this place them IN bath
consisting Of a neutral solution o. emo
and stannic chloridcs. thence 70 a drying
chamber heated by steam. When dry
place them in bath Of molten lead 3d.
Per cent. pare. New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16


The following Is a selection from some
Of the best definitions known:
The bachelors horror. the mother
treasure and the despotic tyrant OF the
most republican household.
\ human flower untouched By the fin
ger Of care.
the morning caller, MONDAY crawler,
midnight brawler.
TIE only precious possession that never
excites envy.
The latest edition Of humanity Of
which every couple think they posses
the finest copy.
4 native Of al countries who speaks
the language Of none.
The unconscious mediator between
father aal mother, aHd tie focus o.
lheir hearts.
About twenty-five iEches Il COO ard
wizgIe. wrltlTe and scream. flied ia
suction and testing Apparatus for milk.
and automatic alarm y regulate supply.
4 quair1 little craft called inEo-e - &C
laden vi;Il simplicity aHd inye-
4 curious bad 81 uncertain blossom
= snsnz We ere expected - klss ana
look As II we eujove8 j.
Tire sgnarfest iItfie craft sac2t IN
homes delightful tav.
a mite Of fuulsu5fv ts4at EssA CRY rs
hzFarT II q pin = siscs sEfa hsrl tflsn Do
VII II the car sre.s4 & !er ifYn poll Her fSsi.
= little sgraa-rF with free Tsss ~
tic heagTs lsss ag.eciioaS
Tg1as wiaicii nsakes iloaae harper. love
stronger, paElsrce greater. haais t5slsz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
Rev. Fosters Real Position.

From the Kansas City Journal.
An Alliance man writes this Office to
say that the Kansas papers are lying, as
usual about the colored Alliance man
Foster. whom the papers allege has been
appointed spittoon cleaner at Washing
ton. Mr.. Foster was the Alliance can
didate for auditor in 1890; and the
Kansas correspondent writes to say that
The gent eman has been given a
position in keeping with his dignity.
By no means is he a spittoon cleaner.
He has been appointed to the office Of
third assistant supervisor of the reno
vator of the cuspidors. / hope YOU will
make the correction and place Mr..
Foster IN the right light. The correc-
tion IS made Kansas papers should see
to it that MIR. Foster is placed right be-
fore the people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
Not stimulating TO tn. Liver.

A lady STOPPED another in a crowded
store Oh Saturday 10 dilaie on her
wretched health. The doctor told rms
! must go out every day and take exer-
else and air. ] went - three funerals
last week; the people were dead stran-
gers 20 zoe, but The cemeteries we're out
of town, and thought tine ride might
stimulate my liver. But don't know
~ | an 4 bat improved. T-Phla1slDtlia
kal..rI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

A little book containing authoritative
scandals on the British nobility, the
prince Of Wales, Lady Brooke. ct al. e.,
has created great sensation in Eng
land. Lord Salisbury is very hot and
called the books in. Only ffty-seven
copies were issued. Fifty-six of these
have been recovered, but the fifty
seventh brochure had been sent to New
York. OF course, it will get into print
in America, Lord Salisbury, notwith-
standing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

Harold Chase of the Topeka Capital
thinks it is a particularly unfortunate
thing for Jerry Simpson that he has at
tackled the department of agriculture. 1t
has brought the fact out publicly that IN
this country there is big Jerry and a
little Jerry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

The elopement of married doctor of
Grenada county, Miss, with young
woman. and the arrest of the couple in
New Orleans. presents rather curious
set OF. circumstances. Under the Mis-
sissippi law, the offense is only INSIDE
meanor and requisition cannot apply;
then the code of which this law is a
part expired January 1. The new code
has not been delivered. and the crime
was committed in the interim.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

Lawrence county,, No. has a citizen
who has spent bis full expectancy of lie
literally obeying the divine injunction TO
our FIRST parents. i. e. 10 multiply and
replenish the earth. lie Is ~ years old
and his youngest scion i Just wear old.
while there have been twentv-eight of
the intervening progeny. II the Old
patriot were citizen ot Fiaace las
us.me wouid BE- on the national pension
roll. TIE name OF lockwood IS IN TO
danger OF losing It's place in the
chronology Of Lawrence county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
Good Point in Farm Economy.

From the Newton Kansan.
Millions of dollars are lost every year
from the farm of tie Kansan because of
the little wastes. A few ears of corn
left lying in the fields; a few hundred
pounds of hay not picked up; machinery
left out a few days after using; manure
thrown where it will leach into the
creek every rain. The Council Grove
Republican urges farmers to look these
matters UP and see If you are not vast
ing something.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

An Oxford sdltor has a number 1t
grains Of corn grown from seed takea
from al ssrthen pot found IN an indiAs
mound N Missouri. 4 Kansas man -
cured eight q The precious grasns aud
planted them Three svrouted and pro-
auced crop The Oxford eaitOr %
wiling % make az Ef51avit that he -
beves the PCT Vas buried by Indians a
Thousand years ago. --KaDsas City star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

The attitude of Chill towards the
United States IN the pending situation
and the explanation she offers for the
offense committed, is very like the
young bully Of Z country school who the
teacher required to make public apology
for an unprovoked offense he had COM
mitted towards fellow pupil. His
apology was: ''If I've done anything
I'm sorry, for I'm glad Of il"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16
SENATOR PERKINS MAKES a
SPEECH,

Senator Perkins, who has been assigned
to the committee on patents, the District
of Columbia and transportation of meat
products made his first speech on Thurs
day in the Senate, which was closely
listened to from the fact that he had
been chairman of the House committee
on Indian affairs. His speech was on
proposition to expedite the adjudica-
ton of Indian depreciation claims,
now before the court of claims. He
gave to the Senate history of the legis-
lation on this subject last session, he
having been member of the joint
committee which framed the bill, for
disposing of the Indian depreciation
claims by giving the court of claims
jurisdiction. He said that the trouble
now was that the department of justice
did not have the assistance necessary { o
conduct these cases. He favored an
appropriation to give the attorney gen
eral assistance for taking up the work,
and if necessary, provide another asSoci-
ate justice to try these cases. He said
a great many people of Kansas held
these claims, some having waited twenty
years or more to get what was due them,
and he hoped that congress would
promptly come to their relief by making
the necessary appropriation to take up
the cases
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-16

Congressman Baker introduced a pc
tition Tuesday demanding legislation as
will place the ''gunholder' on an equal
itv with the "bondhoider." This was
referred to the committe on coinage,
weights and measures. The speaker has
learned by this time when an Alliance
man introduces bill or petition, to refer
It to the coinage committee without
waiting 10 hear what ii is about.