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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-18
FIGURES THAT TALK.

A reporter for the Chicago Inter
Ocean thus describes a recent inter
view with ex-President Harrison: The
other day 1 called on ex-President Har-
rison at the Hawthorn, a beautiful
apartment house overlooking Central
park. The ex-p.esident looded happy
and contented as he held and petted
his beautiful grandchildren, but l could
see feeling of ''sadness come over him
when he spoke OK the hard times which
had come upon U.s.
''On the 1st OF January, 1S93," he
said, 1--WE had IN the treasury Sos, 00o.-
600 in gold. Last year we sold gold
bonds which, with the premium On
them, put S5s. 900, 900 more gold into the
treasury, making S166, 200, 900. OF this
S166, ZOO. 900 we have only $50, 200, COO
left. We have lost in this time s110,
O00.000 1t is not a happy thing to
think Of" and then he sighed and
looked over into the park.
''These gold losses are mere baga-
telles compared to the daily loss of $751;
900, 600 through idle labor" 1 said. The
president listened but did not reply,
but looked at me inquiringly. So I
continued:
Tom Reed, with the census as his
authority, says in good protective tar
if times, when the wheels are all turn
ing, Is, 900, 600 people out of the 10000
600 were at work. Some received $50 a
day, some $40 and some 81. The aver
age was s.. So $50, 900, 900 went into
circulation every day. The boys earned
it and spent it. Now one-third of these
workmen are idle, the mills are stopped,
and $40, 10000 is lost every day. The
10000, 900 people at work have had
their wages reduced % per cent. to
match the Wilson bill. There is 81, 000,-
900 more lost every day. Fourteen mil
lion dollars lost every day'ss what is
bankrupting the nation. The income
tax, losses on sugar, and all the little
one cent vagaries of the democracy are
nothing compared to the labor loss"
The ex-president nodded his head.
''This terrible loss of S45, ZOO, 900 q
month, or, $3.50, 900, 900 a year." con-
tinued, sis what makes the hard times.
it makes the strikes. 1t makes the
Coxey tramps."
Something is doing it," said the ex-
president.
What will change this disaster to
prosperity" 1 asked.
''Why the same protective tariff that
filed the treasury with gold for thirty
three years-the same protective tariff
that enabled the nation to pay OFF
81, 600, 900, 0O0-two billions of our ma
debt in thirty-threa years; the same
protective tariff that kept all the wheels
turning and IL, 900, 900 at work"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-18
CROPS. NOT DIVORCES.

Oklahoma has become 4 repair shop
for broken hearts. Its great divorce
law which enables two hearts that have
been trying to beat as one and failed 10
dissolve partnership in ninty days, IS the
most lenient in this country.
Naturally people who rushed into
marriage are now rushing into Oklaho-
ma to jump out of marriage.
The circumstances of the Boston girl
with gold.rimmed eyeglasses splutterinG
half way across the continent 10 rend the
cord which binds her to a disagreeable
husband may appear very humorous,
The spectacle certainly affords many
people in Oklahoma much enjoyment.
But Il is a great question whether this
divorce law, as lax as 1t IS now, is a
good thing for territory with SO many
resources as Oklahoma.
1t Is a question whether Oklahoma
with its great fruit crops. and wheat and
corn and cotton. can afford to have the
predominating feature of its fame, the
fact that il is an asylum for spawned
affections and lop-sided love.
Dakota is known for this alone. No
one ever hears Dakota mentioned except
In the connection that Lady Luggerhead
was granted divorce from Lord Lug
gerhead.
With her bleak prarIes this may be
well enough for Dakota as matter of
revenue. But Oklahoma is rich in every
natural resource, and 1t is that fact
which should be drummed into the ears
of the people of the United States. The
reputation of that country for its abund-
ant crops and its reputation for live,
men should not be put in
for light, humorous reputa-
ton for easy divorce.
The question Of whether divorces
should be easily Obtained, or with diff
Guilty, is another matter. There are many
points about an easy d.
vorce. But some times, as in the case of
Mrs. Parker at Perry, 1t is abused.
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OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Oklahoma City, according to the Times
Journal, uses loo pounds of creamer y
butter every week.
\ little baby at Enid is just learning to
talk and the first word it could pronounce
was, of course, depot"
Several people are championing the idea
of building large ponds all over the strip
in which to catch water.
Young Beacon of Watonga, it is said, is
not yet of age, but he has a wonderful
speculative head on him.
Receiver Hassler and Register Patter-
son of the Enid land office, are said to be
tearing each others lair.
No one has yet secured the pen with
which Grover Cleveland signed the bill adj
mitting Oklahoma as a state.
Ed Ingle of the Norman Transcript,
talks about a newspaper man having a
comp to a honkatonk." Hush
Oklahoma City is a live town. 1t always
manages to get itself talked about, even if
it has to lose the drill in its oil well.
The Blackwell Eagle calls the Indians "a
hideous, indecent aud barbarIous race :"
This must be slap at Mr.. Blackwell.
There is suspicion abroad that the
editor of the Pond Greek Tribune would
be a better editor if he was less Literary"
The Watouga Republican asks that if
any candidate in the field has not yet told
a lie in the campaign, to please hold up
his hand.
Il can be said for 10 Wisby that he is
neglecting a mighty good law practice to
follow up a mighty poor show for election
to congress
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nu..r Ar,.,l.. fsr -.

At the department 81 agriculture a
Washingtou. hidden away IN an OBJ
scure corner. is ar odd sort - eEhlr !
Of queer food eaten By out-of ths ws =
people. There IL a loaf - bread raca
from roasted leaves % a plant allied -
tho century plant Another KIND =
bread is from . dough q juniper be-'
ries. These are relished By s1'rDs trihsf
OF Indians. while others naarutacturs
cakes out Of different kinds O, bulbs.
The prairie Indians relish dish -
wild turnips which civilized p.opls
would not Be likely % joy a. al u,
the greA. American 1esert tie screw
beaua." which grow on mesquite
bushes are utilized for TODD soaph~r.
rles furnish an agrrenbl. cIst for soTs=
savAges ia tbs eoautrT, vhils n Cali-
foruia the coppsr-coloTed sborigines
do no. Sts6a!u the SEEDS - salt grass.
AIso IN California ths Digger IndlNna
collect plneuuts, which az ~ seeds e
a certain species q pine-aouaetirnes
called yi1sonA~-hT ldrdiiug sr-s
again, the tres. thus causing 80 rzs.a
n fsIl CT q ne conss A. thr szns
time 3 street. yum sxud~s from 80
bar<. serving the Pufposs o. rsgzr.
he tee1s q gour6s are consumed n
the shape @ rsssh b. Indians II Az.
uoaz--H 2shiagtou s.zr
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WIT AND WISDOM.

60 ahead when you are sure you
are right, but don't run over every one
else in the road.
Fortune never changes men. Il
only brings out what is already In
them.-Ram's Horn.
-Manicures would starve If some
peoples corns troubled them as little
as their consciences-
-Seasonable Advice.
Always wear your thinking cap;
{ Twill often save you from mishap.
Youths Companion.
No -Spencer-What are the
requirements Of good cook? Fergu-
son-Judging from ours, everything IN
the house.-Puck.
Fond Wife (poutingEYou think
more Of your books than you do of me.
Loving Husband-My darling, l never
have to read the same book twice--N.
y. Herald
-She-What was the subject of your
last poem? He-Didn't have any. She
Well. the central thought? He
Wondering how much I'd get for it
Inter Ocean.
She-Men are as faithless in love as
women ever are. He-I believe you
are right. ! know Miss Hulls father
has Just broken of her engagement TO
Ine.-Harlem Life.
Miss Modderne-There goes the
man I'm going TO marry. Jeanette
Why. l know him well; ne never said
anything 10 me about 1t. Miss Mod
Gerne-0h. he doesn't know II yet hlIn-
self--Tit-B
These Is terrible hard times. said
Mean6erinC Mike You bet they Is,
replied Flooding Pete. A Teller can :
go nowhere lookin' fur work nova
DAYS without hevin' some offered him =
Washington star
Was wei P-o-ected--Gentleman
Ito us intoxicated valetl-Iou unfcr'
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COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republican county and district cohNeh-
lions for The purpose OF nominating candldates
for the following offices TO he filled n the NO
verlher 1894 election. will he held August 2J
The offices o be filed are As follo"s'
first Clerk Of the district court.
Second Probate Judge
Third-COunty attorney.
Observation-Disclosures Of public instruc-
ton.
representative distaict.
Sixth-Three representatives, from the Sixty
seventh. SiXty-eighth ana SlAly-nlnlh dis
tTicts respectively.
The convention VIII he held at the Auditor
ium in this city at IL O'Clock a. m, except the
convention for the purpose OF nominating can
didates for the district offices. which viii be
held a. follows JOwit: TonOmiHate candidate
for commissioner and representative of the
SiXty-cighth district at = o'clock a. m; TO
nominate a candidate for representative of the
SiKty-seventh district at 10 o'clock a. m; and
10 nominate a candidate for representative of
the Slxty-ninth district at ] p, In. in Sunf1ower
block.
Said convention is called by order of the Re-
publiran county central committee, and the
apportiOnment shall be as follows, tOwlt: One
delegate-at-large for each voting precinct in
the county and one at large for each ward IN
the city, and one delegate for each twenty-five
votes and major fraction thereof, cast for
Chester l. Long in the fall of lsg2. which ap
portionment among the scverat wards and
precincts viii entItle them TO the following
representation. t0wlt.
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The central committee gives notice that the
primaries viii be held on the 25d day of Au-
gust IS follows: In the county precincts
from the hours of tot o'clock p. N. at the
usual voting places. In the wards of the city
from the hours OF 10 o'clock .. m. NJ
places o be hereafter designated by the COM
mitteemen of the ward.
The qualification OF voters al said primaries
shall be determined by the follow ing rule:
That all persons who have regularly affill-
lated with The Republican party in the past.
or ali persons who voted the Republican ticket
At the last county election and in addition
thereto announce their intention TO do so in
the future. and all Republican minors who
can VOje at the next election shall be qualified
voters at the Republican primaries, and the
judge of The primaries shall determine the
voters right upon this basis: That the voter
must be a resident of the ward or precinct"
II person offering TO vote Is challenged ar
unqualified 10 vote Dy one OF the judges os
any electOr IL shall be the duty of the judget
10 satisfy themselves as TO his right TO vote as
such Republican primary election within the
rule heretofore adopted. II shall be the further
duty of tne judges 10 write upon the poll list
The mum Der. together with the residence, Civ
ing street and house number OF such person.
offering 60 vote, and shall also indorse the
number on said ballot to correspond with the
poll list number. together with the word
challenged" The poll list containing a COM
nlrte list of the persons voting. together with
The ballots cast. shall be returned TO the
Comfy Republican Central Committee.
Done by order OF the Republican county CEN
tral committee. i. II. MCCALL, Chairman.
\. VI. STURDEYANT. Secretary.
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-or the march As a rule he simply re-
peats again and again the thrust and
recover, through which he gives the
command to play. Expert drum
majors, however, introduce some fancy
movement here. Jorgensen, for in
stance, has pretty way of describing
a circle from the front to the back O.:
his right shoulder, grasping the staff
in the middle and twirling il so that
the head points downward at the mo-
ment the left foot is to advance In
unskilful hands this movement is apt
TO end in disaster, the ferule striking
the drum-major's back or nose-whieh
puts the nose out of joint and the band
out of time.
II Is important that the drum-maj or
should mark the cadence correctly, as
otherwise, not only his own. but all
other regiments following viii march
too slowly or too rapidly. The regular
cadence is 100 steps TO the minute, bu;
in Memorial day parades, when there
are many veterans in the procession
the drum-majors quietly reduce 1t &c
ninety. Another clever trick of the
drum-maior is to seize the ferule be
tween the fore and middle fingers
swing a full circle y It'll it four or five
times, and let go, giving 1t slight
twist as it leaves his fingers.
The drum-major who gets the knach
Of the twist, and knows enough to al
low for the number of steps he will al
vance, can make mis- staff circle high W
in front of him and sail down into his
hand again.
When the band is TO execute ar
oblique movement, the drum-majo I
holds his staff in horizontal position
at the heig ut of his neck, and pointing
the ferule in the direction of the
oblique, extends his arm To its full
length. The prettiest evolution of the
band is the countermarch. The drum
ma jor faces the music" and gives the
signal to march, but instead of turning
remains standing with his face toward
the band. The band marches upon the
drum-major, but on reaching him the
file leaders to the right of him wheel
to the right, those on the left to the
left, the drum-major marching down
through the center. To signal for halt
the tall man in the bearskin cap raises
the staff with both hands in horizon
tai position above his head, and with
arms extended drops it to a horizontal
position at the height of his hips. With
the staff he also indicates TO the field
music what signal it is to play, and
puts the drum-corps through the
manual; for instance, Put up the
drum-sticks," ''DetacA the drums"
Ground the drums
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M cEyFRAI. Interest.

Lots wife.-The sunday-School
Teacher-"What can YOU tell me Of
Lots wife, Msmie?- Mamie promptly
Nothing, Mamma saws We should
never speak Of people behind their
backs Truth
A steel rail costs twice "a much ss
EN- iron one, but the universal use q
the former means millions 20 tho far
rners Of the west II has enabled rail-
roads TO use larger and heavier cars
and the results are cheaper freights
and quicker transportation
No Formalities Necessary. As 70
this case Of yours, my friend said the
lawyer. to be perfectly honest with
Won -" There needn't be any guT
Of that sort between you aad M. in
terrupted the client I'm a horss-
!ockey. Chicago Tribune
There is one thing. said the new
bosrde-, emphatically. that viii have
20 be settled before make up rny mind
20 remain with you" And wha. 3
that inquired the landla1y, anxious
". The new boarder paid high prics
and paid Il promptly. The coffee,
was his response.
Those races Of u1es VINO sre mix
drinkers are The stronses; and most en-
during Ia the world The Arysn folk
are indeed ehAracteristieslly drinkers
a nj : aad userS Of ia product, cheese
and butter i may well - that taeiT
power - IL some measure cue g this
resource
At ? o. m-'whats ths mater
with the baby Mr. Fr-ecrsckcr aid
e1pIosively. There mast be pm
wheel sticking into = soEaeNhsrs. Pop
per slo~Psly replied his VIE. lighting
. Roman candle Why don; roc
rocket thea And with :as&e sTg-'I
Mr Firecrzcler wen. OF % sleep -
Truth
Mrs Nellie Jones. pretty Fit.o-F.
who ~Es employed a. coc. - ~.
Bone County Ind AL. has received
word from Basi0n advising hs- - The
o-a,h Of relative - 10 hsd b-qoeath~e
be- So 90 Sc = the widow - vi
liam Jones. -ho did ITO yssra ago
iesrfnx her destitute eincs thrn shs
h. ezrned living a. . COX
- fa-rous II1a6on vii be4ssash.1
49, nv black and white horS>x- 20
e,-rsain d~vis>~ After "a h-Tsz. AzE
x.zaE.e1 % 1eis.-a-zs =-ztaNz a. "a
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STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM.

Re-af7rrning the Republican national pat
form Of lS92, ..-.o,,, ,otriot-
ism OF our party is III Itself a guaranty " tile
cation TFat the interests OF ITS defenders,
1Leir widows and orphans, WI DC IIOSIdlIE
cared for and we denounce their crueI anu
deliberate bel rayal by the present DenlocfaIlc
administration. A., po,,,,b1icor
4,;, IF ,,,,otection and believe that tarIH
laws shOllj protect the products OF TIC Adi liz
a well as OF the factory. -, TO, ii
Third. The American people favor d.
metaIlism and the iiepupllcah party ue l9
IN ~ of both gold and silver as standard
,,1onev with such restrictions ana under
such provisions. TO I've determined py 4e2lSla-
tior a. will secure the maintenance OF INC
1,arify of W lUes of the two metals, anu Int1
The ,.iIrcbasing and debt paying power Oh tn9
tdIlaT whether OF gold, silver or paper, shall
l,a Al an times equal. The interests OF the
producers of the country It's farmers anu ItS
working men, demand that the mines oe opon-
ed 10 he coinage Of the SILVER Vi the Ilih '3
enact a law levying "A tax on ItnpoI taltol0 ~ ~
foreign silver sufficient 10 1uIy PIoleC' '-o
products OF our own mines. -
EourtlI. We favor national ard state leSis-
lation for the encouI agenehl Oh III isa,i t "a
Fifth: We ,ienounce the present state an
,,,iuisfration for is violation of the laws ana
cont eruuf Of the courts. the corruption anu
inranpeteucy of its officials us gross ms
1nanal,mert Of the state INSTITUTIONS, anu
Tor fEe discredit IL has brought upon the
GOOD raYoe of he state. And we pledge the
ReDublican party and the nominees OF ms
convention to a faithful ana economical us
Charge of all official duties ana 10 a sulcS
observance and an honest enforcement OF uho
laws and to obedience TO the lii"ii'''''eS VI 'H'
courts. c,. :,,o;
sixth: To the maintenance OF these primer
ples we invite the support OF all patrlollc
citizens.
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THAT STRIKE COMMISSION.

More interest would be taken in the
strike commission which Is now in ses-
sion if it were not for the general public
opinion that the inquiry will develop
nothing new and that it will find no
remedies for strikes.
Debs' strike was iil-adyised. The rail-
roads fought it on this ground. 50 did
the old-line labor organizations. and
recently Debs voiced the same opinion
by declaring that never again would he
engage in a strike.
All parties concerned have according
IL agreed and it i too much 10 hone
that the commission appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland viii be OF any great
benefit 10 any one.
So many investigating committees
aud inquiriug commissions have ended
simply in long report aad nothing
more. that no one has any faith in their
efficiency.
II, however, the strike commissi on, by
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WIGS FoR NEGRoEs.

Frcr- the E2it-lzu-e san
That was q funny and indeed SUI
prisinC scene witnessed IN fashion
able nair-dressing establishment few
days ago. While having her hair dress
ed attention was attracted by . mAscu-
line voice in the next room asking for
& wig A glance through The curtains
showed great, vcolly-hesded Negro
standing ~ the counter. while IRE
Young woman clerk executed TiEur-
Gus search IN The drawers and boxes
under -he show cases for something 70
s-it him. The man was slx feet "a.
with q face - black a. ebony, from
which tw7 beady black eyes looked out
ana tsro thIc. lips p-o,ruded. The girl
selected txo Wl<s frpz..bs. o.9eTz
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I5s North Main Street.

both made of curling black hair, and
! handed them to him for approval. But
he eyed them with great diSfavor, at
the same time running his immense
hand over his own winter grapes which
chung closely TO his skull
u say. missus, I don't exactly like
dat style" at the same time holding
up the wigs on each hand and turning
them around in a critical way. Gimme
less kink, case l admire straight har
de most"
After much trouble the young lady
found a wig made of coarse, straight.
black hair, which looked as if il had
been made of a horses tail. 1t was
black in the shade, but inclined TO a
reddish brown in the light
Oats de wig fur my money. What's
de cost of it?''
Five dollars" was the reply. where
upon the customer asked that it should
be put aside while he went out TO con-
suit with a friend, promising 10 return
in fifteen minutes if he concluded to
take il.
What does it meanr' was asked by
the spectator.
Didn't you know that all colored
people who can afford it wear wigs
nowaday? Yes, some of our best Gus
toners are colored. They are ashamed
of their woody hair, and no longer
copdescend 10 wrap it as they used to.
No matter if their lips are as thicks as
my foot, and their skin as black as eb
ony, they want straight hair. Some of
them have their wool cut off close 10
the scalp and wear wigs altogether!
Many of the women do when they go
out, and it is becoming fashionable
among the men. Nothing is so envied
among the colored people as straight
hair"
do your wigs for colored people
fetch the same price that those made
for white persons do?'
yes. They are from five dollars 20
fifty dollars"
81 shouldn't think that many poor
people could afford them"
Very few poor white people buy
wigs, but l have found that Negroes
get whatever they set their hearts up
on in the way of dress, and the price
does not matter so much 90 them as 1t
does 10 white people OF larger means
For instance, n housemaid will come
here and select what she wants, max
ing one payment and asking that il be-
put aside for her until she can pay the
whole amount. Just as soon as her
wages are due she comes again, and
pretty soon the whole amount is paid
/ have a lady customer who wears wigs
altogether, and always make her two
year, as she keeps one for best and
the other for second best. Her house
maid also wesrsra wig, and upon my
word, don't have as much trouble get
ting my money from the colored maid
as do from the mistress.
"Yes, indeed, colored people are
among my best customers. and you
would be surprised if you saw some Of
the wigs have made for some Of the
colored bellies. There 10 a tall mulatto
who comes here for her wigs, who has
q clear olive skin. dark brown eyes,
curling lashes, delicately curved lips
and perfect teeth. She viii have blond
wigs when she has beautiful carly
black hair, which she seems 70 despise.
1t shows more than anything that
am not a white woman. When have
a blond wig look like a white girl IN
the gaslight,' she says. She paid me
thirty dollars for the last one ! made
her. and when met her on tho street
wearing IL took her for pretty white
Girl -