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The Progress., 1892-09-17
Live Stock Points.

To detect for a certainty sheep scab
a magnifying glass is necessary. 1t Is
known to the trade as ''scab glass,
and is not expensive.
In live stock raising one great lack
has been that of attention to small de-
tails of cost. The old time farmer, with
plenty of land and plenty of feed. sell
dom troubled himself to keep account
of the cost Of anything in the rearing
of animals or the production OF crops.
Nine out of every ten merchants in bust
ness would be bankrupted in a few
wears time # they took no more account
of profit and loss than the average farm
er and stock raiser does even now.
The conditions of living have become 80
much harder everywhere that the farm
er must inaugurate the strictest bust
ness methods in his operations or get
left. He should count the cost. taking
in every item, of raising every animal
that he sells, every acre OF crop that he
produces-yns, every pound OF butter
and cheese that is made on his farm
Only thus can he tell what is and what
is not profitable to produce. He must
consider his nearness to market and
what kind of stock is at once best
adapted to his land and his market
Sometimes he can make lucky strike
and create market for some new prod
uct. Then his fortune is made.
Professor Henry places oats at the TOT
of the list as milk producing food for 4
mare with sucking colt.
The sheep scab insect under the mi
croscope looks like an ininitesimal whitt
crab.
The Progress., 1892-09-17

see in your last issue a short notice
Of the use of sour buttermilk Tor
scratches on horses. don't doubt 1t In
the least, for l have used it for several
things and found it good in every case.
/ viii give you q simple and cheap
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
A QUESTION OF ECONOMY.

General Algier told the guests at a
protectionist banquet in Chicago lately:
81 remember, when a boy, working for
my board and clothes upon a farm, that
in the cellar each winter, bin was filled
with apples for family use, and we were
instructed always to select for eating
such as had been struck by decay, SO
year out and yeaI in we ate partially
decayed fruit: and | then vowed that if
| ever became possessed of an apple bin
of my own I would always eat of the
best. Thus little reflection in my boy
hood days has been a great lesson in life
to me" Acting upon the same idea the
writer knows a citizen Of the Happy
Valley who gives his cuisine instructions
just after hog killing time each year to
prepare for the table the choicest pieces
first and pursue that line throughout
By this plan they would enjoy the best
all the time, as long as the meat lasts.
Veterans of the late war will readily
call to mind the directly contrary policy
pursued by the astute commissaries of
subsistence of the army, in the matter
of fresh beef, at least. The thin and
weak cattle was always slaughtered and
issued as rations first, from fear of losing
them; the fat ones could hold out on the
march and live on nothing longer. Hence
the proverblal "bIue beef" rations, the
only sort a soldier'ever received.
This was not quite as bad, however, as
the case related of one of Bragg's SOL
diers in the Confederate army of Ten
nessee. The general saw the soldier up
a persimmon tree, eating of the half-ripe
fruit, and suggested to him that green
persimmons were unwholesome and
unfit to eat. The soldier promptly an
swered: 'Pm not eating 'em because
they are good, general; I'm eating 'em
to draw my stomach up to fit my
rations"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
WHAT WAR MAY COST US.

The uppermost talk among the read
ing people of this country just now is
the probability of war with Chill. Those
who are old enough to remember the eX-
perience this country has had in that
line deprecate the idea of war, if it can
be avoided without sacrificing the good
name and honor of our country. And
while all good citizens will endorse and
uphold the government in whatever &C.
ton it may take in the premises, very
many concur with Secretary Blaine that
we should make haste slowly in declaring
war upon the little South American re-
public. The following from the Law
renee Journal is a conservative view,
and although brief, presents some aspects
of the situation that are worthy of con-
sideration in advance of a formal declar-
alton of hostilities:
"The great United States of America
is not going to have picnic excursion
when she starts out to make Chill apollo
gize. OF course we all know that we
can whip the little republic; even the
secretary of war admits that. But it
must be borne in mind that Chill has
some very swift-sailing war vessels, as
she demonstrated when the United States
tried to catch one of them a little while
ago. And her ships are armed and
equipped with the very latest style of
naval ordinances, and her sailors and her
soldiers have been accustomed to scraps
Of the kind all their lives and will not
mind it little bit And along the
western coast of our great country there
lie cities and towns that could be bonn
barded and destroyed by two or three of
those little men of the sea before one of
our big men of war could get started to
their relief. OF course after they fin
ished the work of destruction the United
States cruisers might run them down
and sink them, bat that would not re-
build the pacific coast cities. OF course
Chill does not amount to much, and of
course we can evidently wipe her out of
eXistance if we want to, but ia the mean
time we are going to be deeply humili-
ated, and we are going to lose some
valuable property as well, that is if war
comes, which now seems possible"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
TO WIN WILL TAKE WORK.
From the Hutchinson News

From the Hutchinson News.
The Republicans of Kansas are view
ing the unanimity and good feeling that
exists in the party with great satisfac-
ton. There Is less complaint among
Republican principles and policies than
for many years. The press of the state
is practically harmonious and we dare
saw of the many hundred there will not
be boiling Republican paper next year
In the state of Kansas. Mild and timely
criticism is judicious. for it is by friend
" criticism that the individual or party
of individuals prospers rather than by
unrelentiug and fuisome praise, which
Is, in its tendency, binding. Some Of
the newspapers deem a rebuke of no
force exceDr il be written in Of
fensise language and in a violent
style, in which they make q grave mis-
take. By so doing they only weaken
their partisan individuality and injure
the party by giving the enemy amuni-
ton for It's guns. But the good taste
and common sense which prevades the
Republican press OF Kansas Is a most
hopeful sign Of success.
While the press of Kansas is usually
optimistic in all things. II ) exception
ally 50 in politics. But now from one
end Of the state 10 the other tie voice
Of the press Is TO win will take work.
They have touched tine spot. The day
Of pvrotechnic and emotional cam
paigns, with drums, banners and trans
parsncies II past. They do well
enough IN their place. but viii nat 10
10 rely upon. For party 20 WIN now
it Tanet 20 before THE people Ike .
lawyer before a jury Il mast pro
IAulgate sound principles Of goveTnmeEt.
both state and national Il must zddace
facts and statistics from which logical
deductions must lie made. 1t must con
vince the large percentage OF free think-
ing and free voting men that Il Is right
Then the work OF success IS uasy done II
part. Il iaust organize ats forces
thoroughly and completely b. patient.
sympathetic aud minute lairot. > be
jury. the people. VIII taell vote. TIE
party mast see that the largest possible
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
MISTAKES OF HINTON.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
We see that Colonel" Richard j.
Hinton of the irrigation inquiry, -
Washington, has been making little
speech at the Plumb memorial meeting
held by Kansans i'll that city, in which
he "tells some things not generally
known" about the early history of the
late Senator Plumb. Hinton was one of
the numerous newspaper correspondents
that infested Lawrence in 1861, and
made Mr.. Plumbs acquaintance AS a
correspondent Mr.. Hinton was accused
of drawing largely from imagination.
and of not missing great many oppor-
tunities to relate Mr.. Hinton's important
relations to the struggle then going on
in Kansas. These two characteristics
seem to cling to him, judging from the
carelessness with which he states some
things in connection with Mr..
Plumbs early career in Kansas. We
think Mr. Hinton must have got Plumb's
name mixed TO some extent with the in
cidents connected with some other pio-
neer Kansan. The story of Plumbs ar
rest on his arrival at Leaven worth by
border ruffians we believe to be pure
romance. His first trip was made pure
ly for investigation. and lasted six
weeks. We were well acquainted with
his movements and received frequent
letters from him, some of which we still
have. and this is the first iRtilnation we
ever had Of the arrest related by Hinton.
We are of the opinion that had he met
with such an exciting and dangerous
experience as an arrest and capture he
would have related 1t in his letters to
his friends or personally 10 them after
his return 10 Xenia.
Another mot generally known
thing" related in Hinton's address
we know 10 be entirely without single
fact to substantiate it. We quote from
the address:
When in the early spring Of 1851 the
great immigration came from the north
and east 10 assure the freedom of the
territory. Plumb and myself went 10
Emporia and aided IN laying out the
town lie purchased a printing press
aud outfit therefor, and we set up the
first number Of the Kansas News under
tree on the site of what is now
Emporia.
This is really laugha6le. Ia the first
place there Is not tree or even bush
within 4 mile OF Empogia when the
'hanzas News, as Plumb called his
paper. was started. That tree story has
of several Journals Of tina! day, but Il
won't wash for the News for the rather
important lack Of the tree. We assisted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
THE DISADVANTAGE OF FORTUNE.

What a grand thing it is to be a mus
cular armed, hairy chested, sinewy
plebe. There is no doubt that the
greatest medicine in the world is Judi
cious exposure and inurement to ills in
moderation. The man or woman who,
by necessity or choice, braves the blasts
from childhood with unmuffied nostrils.
unveiled eyes, oren Byronic neck, is he
or she not infinitely stronger, heartier
and more foi midable to rapacious death
than the dollhouse plant germs of hui
mainly who, wrapped III scarfs and
buried i'll furs, must per force, see death
in the least exposure? This has proof in
the fact that children of one family.
where the temperature Is kept exceed
ingly high would almost freeze to death
in a neighbor's home, when the average
temperature in winter IS kept down.
Although the children in the latter home
are just as comfortable as in the former.
The yhave, In common parlance, become
used to il. An observi7~
person will at once notice the changes of
the temperatures in the different houses
in which he calls on single winters
day. While the occupants. each Injured
to his own temperature, are all alike
comfortable. The young woman who
rushes out in the cold, without wraDs
and with uncovered head, we are apt to
term reckless, but the chances are that
it is common practice with her and
not in the least perilous, while 1t would
be sure death TO some other woman.
whose life'S mistake has been over-weeu-
ing care of herself, SO that she must al
ways be burdened with load of pre-
cautions.
On this line. it has been noted under
what serious restrictions the roval fam
lily have been put in the matter of at
tending the Duke of Clarence's funeral
obsequies. They lack the strong sinewy
arms. the harry chest OF the plebe. the
fostered growth of exposure itself, and
they must even forgo their duties to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
WALT wHIqMAN's RELIGION.

81 was content to die" declared Walt
Whitman to an intimate friend, stand
ing at his bedside few days ago, "but
you and the doctors wouldn't let me-
And now that you have me yet alive,
what are you going to do with me-"
The spectacle of the hopeful singer, ly-
| ing thus patiently waiting for the final
summons which shall end the sad, ling
ering struggle with death, has awakened
a public interest to learn what religious
belief bears up the poets soul in this
critical period of suffering and of calm
watching for the cue of exit from the
stage of life. His all-embracng liberal
ity, as evidenced in his works, has caused
many to view the singer of Leaves of
Grass" as a materialist. His well known
friendship for Colonel Robert j. niger
soil has induced some to regard him
even as an atheist.
"Walt Whitman is not by any means
an atheist" emphatically stated one of
his most intimate friends. "He admires
Ingersoll, but he differs from him upon
the question of immortality. IngersoH
himself does not deny the possibility of
Immortality. He simply denies that
there is any evidence sufficient to war
rant one in asserting its truth. Whit
man, on the contrary, Is an ardent be-
lever in universal Immortality. He
feels convinced of an after-state, but
what kind of state that is to be, he
does not pretend to realize.
whitman believes in God. He uses
that term to express the idea, but has
often said, 4 hesitate to use that word,
lest it be interpreted as a Presbyterian,
or Methodist, or other church God His
religious belief is Pantheism; not the
Pantheism of Spinoza, which was math-
ematlcal, but the Pantheism of the poet.
He feels that all creation is submerged,
contained, in God, who is manifest in all
things. He does not resort to logic. His
religion is subtle, omnipotent sympa-
thy with the omnipresence of God. By
the term God, he understands no God of
dogma or creed, but with that the def
milton must rest.
"With Hegel he believes in the uni
versatility of progress, ana that all are
helping to work out the problem of life.
He has found this spirit Of God evo-
luting everywhere, in the Oriental and
Greek as well as the Teutonc races, and
These States are merely to be the SYM
Dol of that Triumphant Democracy
which is to bless the whole world. AL
luding to the Christians doctrine of in
spiration, narrowed to their own Bible,
Whitman has said: why all this talk
about the inspiration of the Scriptures?
Man wrote them, and man can write
more. He has potentiality enough for
any number of Scriptures He has de-
clared that he was always discovering
upon his walks letters dropped by God
not only here and there, but everywhere
and always.
''His religion expresses itself in the
most uncircumscribed, unconditional
love for his fellow-beings. Comrade-
ship is the burden of his song. At a
dinner in his city he declared: eve are
all on shipboard together, and all bound
for one port. Either we will, all to-
gether, arrive at that port or all sink
together
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21

in hauling the materials for the News
from Leavenworth and Quindaro to
Lawrence and then to Emporia. We
laid the cases and setup the Washington
hand press in what was known as the
town company's hotel building, laying
down loose boards to work on.
We set the type for the first issue of
the paper almost alone. Hinton did not
set line of it, nor was he in Emporia
during the preparations for our issue of
the first paper. This story being made
purely from Imagination we take it the
story of Mr.. Plumb's arrest is of the
same stripe. These stories by Hinton
may not be considered of much import
ance, but as they were published in the
Capital, and we know them to be wholly
false, 1t is thought best to deny them be-
fore they come to be taken as historical
facts. JACOB SToTLER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
Ctilizatioo OF Niagara.

It is quite likely that the first large
contract the company which is to sup
ply power from Niagara Falls viii take
for the delivery of power at distance
from its central station VIII be TO light
the city of Buffalo. This will require
5000 horse power. The present value Of
a horse power generated from steam in
Buffalo is $35 per annum. The com
pany is now willing to contract to fur
nish on Its grounds at Niagara Falls
horse power per annum Of twenty-fOur
hour days at these rates: For 5000
horse power, SO per horse power; for
$500, SO 30; for 1000, $l1; and so on
down to 800 horse power. for which there
will be charged $21 per horse power per
annum.
If there be not a very great loss of
power in the transmission TO Buffalo, IL
seems very likely that the company viii
have no difficulty In undertaking any
concern now using steam as the motive
power for the electric lights, as the loss
by transmission Is considerably less than
90 per cent. About the use Of water power
Of the great falls in Buffalo within a year
or so there can be no doubt. When 1t
shall be brought TO New York is another
matter, but about that there are not 80
many elements Of improbability as to
excite men to scof, for power has al
ready been transmitted electrically a
great distance. and that, too, with rea-
Sonable economy. -Harper's Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
The First Of the Season.
SPECIAL SALE toby
-OF-
EMBROIDERIES
O-AND-O
ENGLISH L0NGCL0TH

The Arcade" has selected
about 200 pieces extra fine En-.
broideries, suitable for ladies' un.
derwesr, and will offer them al
special sale prices tomorrow morn
ing. There Is no low grades in
this lot, but fine work fine at
common prices.
20 pieces, full yard wide, gen
uine English Shrunk Longcloth.
usually sold for about is to 20
cts, but they viii be sold In this
sale for only II cents yard
Ladies often complain that
common muslin is too heavy, and
cambria too thin for underwear,
and indeed there is some plausi-
bility in their objections, the
Arcade" selected this lot of
English Shrunk Longeloth, and
believe, it is the most elegant
cloth ever offered to the ladies' of
Wichita for less than % cents per
yard but the sale prices viii be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
wICHIrA,s WAY.

The Kansas City papers are not the
only ones that seem to think that Wich-
tia boasts a wonderfully harmonious and
united people. Representative men and
communities generally throughout the
state are mostly convinced and believe
that when it comes to any interest or
enterprise touching the material welfare
or local. pride of the city that Wichita
people are a unit; that no scisms, sects
or politics are permitted to stand in the
way when her people once make up
their minds. 1t may be that the notion
is somewhat exaggerated, but it is a
fact that there is much truth in this
impression which has so widely obtained
and it is equally true that in this unity
of purpose many Of her emphasized VIC
tories are attributable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21

the dead in subservience to their own
frailty. The queen cannot attend
her favorite princes funeral, because of
fear of exposure. The same of Prince
George.
Royalty, in its heavy wear, its guarded
necks and ears and mouth, is slave to
the elements. The influenza has in
vaded the papal mansion at Rome and
fears for the pope are entertained. So,
the Graded and fondled few of the world
are not, then, so enviable, and their own
fortune, often is their enemy. For
which, added to the troubles that beset a
crowned head, and the crazy bomb
throwers and pensioners that infest the
modern Croesus. the plebe should be
thankful. 1t is great favor to be pos
sessed of physical projections and be a
man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
wICH1TAs UNITY AND ENTHUSIASM

From the Kansas City journal.
Speaking of farmers, if the nominating con-
vention had been held last May instead of this.
it is not at all unlikely that Farmer" Bob
Moore of Benton would have been the guber-
Material nominee. The papers were full OF no.
tees OF him. He is rough, unkempt; big
hearted, shrewd. willy, innocent looking Nir-
glnlan- He presided at the state Republican
convention in 1885, and is well known all over
Kansas. He was chairman of the Republican
executive committee in that campaign. and is
a protege of Judge Ben Simpson, whose meth
DDS of political warfare he has adopted. But
the day of Moore is past The latest planet to
rise on the gubernatorial horizon is the star of
Marshall NJ. Murdoch of Wichita. For fOnr
months Mr.. Murdoch has been toying with the
crown. Saturday he concluded to cross CHS
holm creek and make the fight for ii. He is
really sure enough candidate, with no coy ifs
nor ands about it. He is after the Office and
proposes to get it. His weakness will come
from the a-Prohibitionists, who think that
because Murdoch is from Wichita he is a
whisky man, though he has never supported
anything but straight Republican prohlbi-
ton ticket, not barring the st. John episode.
Another element of weakness Will be his en-
nifty to the Topeka politicians. His strength
lies in the Seventh district and the wonderful
enthusiasm Wichita delegation can bring to
a convention. Mr.. Murdoch has never held
Office, save postoffice, which cost more than
1t came 20; state senatorShip and Il parade
inspector of a naval drill at Annapolis, whence
his title, "Commodore;' He is well fixed
financially, and can afford to make a thorough
campaign. But it is long time before the
convention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21

In the famous IVES; Philadelphia Bar
tram Botanical gardens there hOurishe.
al enormous Florida swamp cedar. TIE
trunk q which Il fully six feet in Al
aIDes@r- Tuis tres was planted under
VERY peculiar rcurnst4nces. well worth,
q narration One day. many year As,1.
the great Ba-traEn ssas rlding through
the Etafs q marines and alligator. aud
the beast Re besfrode was q very Roc.
rLau'e. %. % accelerate IN joarFry. hs
flsrnOuutsa a. rss1ghfsrznz swamp ard
cut switch. wlia which be belsbOrsd
70 good Effect he lem AID h1nsry s:ssd-
The sFIscs al szch god s~yvsoe apou
this occasion thss hs prsssVFsd IA. and
mon hfs rsturn - PfEi@aeiphia planted
y IA his garden. and TIE hags REaEas
cedar Is ths switeh.--Phil@d4lph1A 30
ccyd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21
KIND NEIGHBoRs ENDORSEMENT.

From the Winfield Daily Courier.
1t begins to look as though Colonel Marsh
Murdock's declarations that he is not and will
not be gubernational candidate will not have
the effect to prevent boom for him. Colonel
Murdoch has never asked for an office, but a
man who can do as much as Marsh Murdoch
has done through his Wichita EAGLE, for his
own city and section Of the state, is a man
who must receive the recognition his ability
merits Colonel Murdock's political enemies
admire his feaI lessness; members of his politi-
cal faith accord to him sincerity and fidelity
to principle, while all the people of the south
west have for him a warm place in their hearts.
If Colonel Murdock's boom gets to going no
one but himself can "call q halt"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-21

Newton Republican. The Kansas
City Journal rejoices that its tig!iit against
acknowledgement and negligence in city
officials is beginnihg..to bear fruit. 1t saws
that last Sunday was the cleanest Sab
bath day that Kansas City has had for
many months There is a chance for
Kansas City even vet for it viii be re-
membered that Nineveh was saved from
destruction because of the repentance of
her people" There is this difference be-
tween the reformation in the two Nine
vehs, ancient and modern; The former
was voluntary and consequently sincere
and acceptable, while that of the latter is
constrained and W wanting in the essential
quality to make it acceptable and effect
i've. Nevertheless, it is hoped that the
fate of the modern aggr egation Of trans
stateline wickednesS may not be that of
the cities that are supposed TO have oc-
sapied the site Of the Dead sea.