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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

District of Columbia, Nebraska, New
York. Massachusetts, Mississippi, Kan
sas. Georgia, California. Ohio, Texas,
Michigan. North Carolina, Iowa, Penn
sylvania, Illinois, Maine. West Viz
GINA, Alabama, Indiana. Missouri, Con-
necticut. The addresses are limited
strictly to twenty minutes each. Sew
eral Of the speakers are women. Many
of the delegates bring their wives and
daughters.
The officers are elected for two
years The officers elected at the last
meeting are: President, Hon. b. f.
Clayton, Indianola. Ia: vice president,
Mai. q. NJ. Ryals. Savannah, Ga: sec
rotary. Hon. John N. Stahl, Quincy,
IL: first assistant, Col. w. g. WILDLY,
Atlanta. Ga; second assistant, Capt. 7.
J. Appleyard, Sanford, Fla; treasurer,
Hon. Henry Hayden. Indianola, la.
The character Of the officers Is d suf-
fcient guarantee that the congress
viii be kept up TO the nigh plane that
it occupies. Every officer Is an extcn-
sive, successful farmer. President
Clayton has been secretary for several
wears. and the congress owes more to
him than to anyons else. Maj. Ryals
has been for years one Of the most
prominent members OF the congress.
Both have been trustees of state insti-
tutions. membe Of their state boards
OF agriculture. and members of their
state legislatures. and both have de-
clined political preferment. Secretary
Stahl IS probably the leading agricul-
tural writer OF the country, and has
addressed the last four meetings of the
congress. lie has been prominently
mentioned for secretary of agriculture,
and although a prominent republican,
his appointment has been urged by
every southern agricultural paper, and
by such southerncrs as Henry ". era
dy and Gov. Northen. Col. WILDLY is
secretary of the National Confederate
Veterans association (of which Senator
Gordon is PRESIDENT, secretary Of his
state horticultural society, secretary of
the road improvement association OF
the southern states, elc.
1t is one of the unwritten laws Of the
congress that no officer shall use his
position for political purposes. Two
years ago the then president of the
congress was nominated by the repub-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

OF course every reader of the daily
! papers know that nearly all inventors
are subjected TO the wiles and wicked
ness of swiIrdlers. While it is true
that quite number OF men have ac-
cumulated fortunes out Of the product
of their brains. the ma ority of inven-
tors remain very poor, and go 20 their
graves in the bitterness ot dislppoint-
ment. The very poor Inventors. they
+, who are struggling for a livelihood
upon the farm CT IN the yyUrhC shop. are
subjected to confidence gam : unless
they are very wary. There are some
slick and smooth sWindlers here in
Washington who study thu weekly
Gazette. issued h. the patent Office for
the sole purpose Of ascerta! ming the
names and addresses OF poor inventors
TO whom patents have been granted.
Then they write to each one, saying:
I've see that you have got a good
I. ring. We know certain parties who
" iii pat it on the market, supplying
th, necessary capital. Send twenty
don 9rs 70 cover the cost Of negotia-
tom The inventor perhaps borrOws
the money and forwards IL by mail.
Subse, 1uently he is informed that if
teen de liars more viii be required. and
in this \ way he IS worked rntn nothing
more can be got out Of him Inventors
everywha re should beware Of these
swindlers. The regular Attorneys who
are permit ID to practice before the
interior der artment are reliable men.
The inventor who receives letters. Of
fering to put his device upon the mar
lzet. should re- fer such letters TO some
reputable attd rney. Under no cir
cunstances should money be. sent to
strangers.
The greatest 70, tune known TO have
been accumulated by an inventor in
this country was made by Cyrus Nc
Cormicl,. inventor Of the machine
harvester. He was worth over 500
900. coo when he o6ed. That sum has
never been approIimated by the Bell
telephone. the Westinghouse air brake,
nor by all of the wondes's Of the
wizard who has given us TIE phono-
graph and the electric marvels OF the
century.
If YOU have any intention of be-
coming an inventor" vi the patent
Office examiner, you should invent
toys for children. They invariably
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

bring a harvest, great or mOdert te, &c
the inventor; or his attorney" He
then referred to the return ball, 3Jut of
which half million dollars were
drawn; also the pigs IN clover, the
planchette, the fifteen, fourteen, six
teen puzzle, and numerous inve ntions
of similar char lcter, as the best
money-making patents grynted sof late
wears. There are hundreds of i'm prove
ments patented for photDgr& phing,
stereotyping and for electric sppli-
a1ces. It is stated that the Bell
Telephone company has Doug ut M
every Improvement which has ever
been patented for the telel rhOne; and
all of these improvements are kept
under guard. IN order TO p revert the
public from using them. That is to
say that. if the patented imp rovements
upon telephony were in pc pular use,
the service would be greatly i'm
proved. but it would cost co nsidera bic
money to equip the teiepho ne service
Of the country. and the pc Dple must
get along with what the.T have; at
least for the time being. 1t Is easier
to pay $1,000 to 5000 TO a poor in
ventor for his invention, tina it would
be to spend thousands of dollars in
manufacturing an improvement which
the people can get along without.
Nevertheless, it does seem as though
humanitarian instincts would prompt
the telephone people TO make 1t easier
for us to say hello" without painful
diaphragmatic contort5ons of inhala-
ton and expansion. SMITH D-.tEY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01
FROM THE FARMS
viii Meet at ParkersbUrg, w. Va,
October 3-6.
Tho Principal Object Of the Organization
L. to Make Rural Life More Attract
iye-ORcered by Men of Ma
tionaI Reputation.
rSneclnI Letter.l

The farmers national congress is
composed Of one delegate from each
congressional district and two at large
from each state, appointed for two
years by the governors Of the several
states, and one delegate from each state
agricultural college. and one from each
state board Of agriculture. Delegates
from one-half the states are appointed
each year, hence at each meeting one
half the delegates have more or less ac-
uuaintance with the work Of the con-
gress. The congress meets in annual
session lasting four days. and has
an executive committee, known as the
national board Of agriculture, for ad
interim action. This board is composed
of one member from each state and
Serritorv.
The governors are requested TO ne
comparison in their appointments, and
nearly all comply. As there are re
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01
DECLINE OF KtnsHlP.
Men No Longer Make a. Much 81 Tibet
Relatives - 81 Sors

Men No Longer Make a. Much Of Theit
Relatives 81 Yors.
In old DAYS the family meant soues
thing; today IL means little or nothing.
The ties of an English family uers
never so strong as those OF Scottish
clan. still. they were much more fgilv
recognized a century ago than they ara
to-day. and the mem Der. of one family
were more careful 20 preserve an atfi-
tude Of loyalty toward a quarter from
which they might expect advantage.
To be the cousin, even once removed.
Of a great man was then 20 possess a
certain claim upon has favOr-H claim
which ne was not unwilling % rrcog.
y ze ia consideration - the services
which he might possibly command IA
return To be the cousin Of q primo
n Minister to-day is not likely % af'0rt
much material advantage either 20
ones cell or the prime minister. ono
would DO loath - contend that mate
riaI advantage was t1- real bottom "A
tne family s1shce. and that when 10
Was knocked oat all fh@ family aTee-
t.oas tumbled through after is. so. %
cannot - denied that Z DID form ola
q the foundations. and possibly 80
mos stable foundation q az
To take "a single i1s-an-~ - -
altered conditions a. tae family. .et -
consider che p-essu. position a. ths
poor relation" Th.a uuf2r-auafS
gentleman has changed rs~y a1-5 -
fas seorse a. far az his material ad-
vautage - Concerned. however much
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01
LIFE OF A CRANK
It Is Not an Existence Of Unal-
loyed Joy and Profit.
The Great Majority End Their Days Il
POverty-Some Notable Except ons-
Fortunes in Little Thin.s-An
Examiners Advice.
Especial Washington letter.

Experienced examiners in the pat
ent Office say that there is more, woe
than Joy in the life of an invent or.
Very few Of the men OF ideas who hs 7e
enriched the world with their discos =
cries have benefited themselves finan.
cially. Nevertheless. the 1vell-knOwn
fact that some inventors have become
millionaires stimulates other delivers in
the field of invention.
One Of the examiners in the patent
Office who was in a reminiscent mood
recently recalled the names of some
of the successful discoveries of this
country. The man who invented
wooden pegs for shoes was B. T. Stur-
tevant. The idea brought him millions
OF dollars. He lived near Boston, and
went crazy later on. The barb wire
fence was worth moro than 81, OOO.O 900
in royalties to its originator. Former
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01
COMEDY BY TIE SEA.
me Forward Foik-GarruIous Aothsrs-
The Conceited Dancer.

me Forward Foik-GarruIous Aothsrs-
The Conceited Dancer.
It's good fun to sit apart and notice
the people al swell summer hotels,
though sometimes it's a little sad, too,
says an eastern correspondent.
The forward folk. who try to get ac-
Guainted with each newcomer Of pre-
tentioUs appearance, and who gets
dropped as frequently as they are taken
up, are amusing, as the newly rich, who
fancy the ready road to elegance is
gained by assuming a fierce harghti-
ness, the maintaining Of which naSes
them as uncomfortable as it does their
interiors.
The Farrulous mothers who have TO
talk all day long about the charms and
projections Of their daughters are pretty
trying.
Then there are the two OF three
lonely creatures who have drit:ed IN
somehow and are ont Of their element,
and are quite conscious Of the met
They mournfuuy SIT out the concerts
and ca. their meals almost tearfuuy.
There are, as a rule, 50 few mer at
the summer resorts that the few who
linger longer than over Sunday get 20
sweled with their own Importance that
they are unheara bly, saucy.
At the hop the other night I noticed
that the manner Of The dancing men
was as full OF conceit as IS a pudding
CT plums.
They lounEed up % a girl. held out
their arms. smiled = sickly smile, ar
who should say:
''IlI give you turn or two, poor
thing
I'd cling 70 the wall till took root
before Ia dance with them, but Frls
aren't all alike, snd the copceited chaps
had only % drop the handkerchief
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01
Grest T-rpl-. o,Indl,.

Navalipnnm. India. has seven q he
most remarkable temples IL the world,
each q these unique places q worship
having been fashioned from solid
granite powders Some idea q their
size and the task Il caisclinz out the
interior may be CLEANED from the fact
that the smallest Of the seven Is t~en-
tT-flur feet high s.vezteen feet long
and twelve feet vide. Travellers who
ha~e carefully examined them axe o.
the opinion that it took centuries
q work 70 carve those graceful e. 7oek
from native rock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01
Man g. shske the Earth-

A peculiar freak OF nature has ap-
peared in Irishtown. q hsmlet adjOin-
inc Alliance, Q. 1t Is tlte opinion Of
many that the village stands over an
underground lake. During the wet
season the soil presents q spongy ap-
pearance and a man can se'5 a whole
building lot 10 shaking hv simply
stamping his foot IN the ceuter Of 1t.
4 piece of gas pipe driven into the
ground to a depth OF twenty feet pro
duces IN arttlsian well. 4 number Of
these wells have been flowing continu-
ouslv for almost half z ceTstnry'yvith no
noticeable varying in the pressure.
Drv weather does not seem 10 check
their fiow in the least The present
drought, however. has dried up the
soil until large assures, almost a loot
in width and apparently bottornless,
have made their appearance n differ
eut places. As this j. the nrst appear
ance Of these crevasses the residents OF
the village are considerably exercised.
and some Of the more creduSous arc
fearful that the hamlet ike Sodom
and Comorroh, Is about 70 re ds
stroyed-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

agricultural statistics and accurate
crop reports; better supported and
managed agricultural experiment sta
tions; iudicious legislation effective in
stamping ont Infectious livestock
diseases; the rational systematic in
provemcnt Of waterways and such re-
vision Of railway legislation as VIII.
while preventing abuses. ycmovo need
less Interference with proper railway
management.
At each OF the last five meetings Of
the congress more than thirtv-fve
states have been represented. The con-
greSs met in 1850 At MONTGOMERY. Ala;
IL 1890 q; Council Bluffs. Ia: in 1891 II
SedaIia, Mo; IN 1892 Mt Lincoln. Neb.:
and in 1898 n Savannah. Ga. The next
meeting VIII be held At Fa~l5crsbur-.
" Va. October SIS.
Each day several addresses arc made
by prominent farmers, and are thor
oughly discussed bv the delegates.
Resolutions are submitted TO a commit
tee composed of one delegate from each
state chosen by the delegation from
that state; and when tie resolutions
are reported they are vigorously dis
suSsed and adopted o. rejected. The
proceedings OF c4c-l annual ll9,. .lll-, ..4
published IN volume OF 80 TO 200
pages.
The annual meeting are attended bv
hundreds OF farmers not Delegates.
These meetings are not unlike the
meeting OF national farmers iu>tI-
tu:e. TIE range II subjects is WIDE
and the speakers are from every section
OF the country. Those thar are IN de-
liver addresses At the pa-6er= burg
meeting are from the follow -c- states
we give them IN the order IL which
fhex au-a-r on tie official urogramne.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01
YOUR WANTS SUPPLIED
The Peoples Column.
; Cts.

Tie Want Columns % Daily Paper tell
ECu where r rlvs 20 advertise.
y Won have anything 20 BUY. SELL
THADE or BENT. try these columns.
- Payable strictly in Advance.
Ne advert .serlCnt taken FOR less than lor.
Gre line advertisements charged same
rate two lines.
Prices given under classified heads IN this
column applicable only % locsl advertise
mcnts. No foreign advertisements taken a.
above rates
Answers 70 advertisements sent IN care 81
TIE EACLE Office should BE called for within
NisL rsplys forwarded 70 them stamped euvrl-
oIeS must bes@ur
reference tOTorrHer advert ise5nt uts shOuld
AiN oesCrl pt.uu and date az insertion or COPY
SI .-e advertisement suuu.d tx sent
Not TespOu>i Die FOR advertisements given
~ discontinued by Telephone
tlasslEed ADVERTISEMENTS viii De Scents
ger Inc each Insertion; average seven words
"a EUe. agate 4 -stS --reTnrur
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

ficanS for governor of Kansas, and in
1890 the president of the congress at
that time was nominated by the ''Jef-
ferSOnian democrats Of Alabama for
governor, but both severed their con-
uectiOn with the congress as soon as
their candidacy developed. The action
Of these officers and their political
predictions show the non-partisan,
non-political character of the congress.
This is further shown by the fact that,
while the large majority of delegates
appointed each time are new men, that
the congress may not become in anv
machine" some of the delegates
have been appointed by both republican
and democratic governors. Thus
while President Clayton was being
prominently mentioned as the repub-
ican nominee for governor OF Iowa he
was appointed delegate by Gov. BoieS,
and while secretary Stahl was chair
man OF the republican city central com
mittce of Quincy he was appointed by
GOV. AItgeld. in fact, mans politics
are not considered by the congress.
but his prominence as an aEriculturist
is, and among the active delegates are
Col, Needh2m, president OF the New
England Agricultural society; Judge
Lawrence, president of the National
Wool Growers association; Mr.. Bon
ham. president of the National Swine
Breeders association; Col. Cunningham.
the largest tobacco grower in the
world. and O. T. johnson, Of Chino,
Cal, the pioneer successful beet sugar
producer Of the country.
For the meeting at ParIlersburg the
railways throughout the country have
made s2ecial rates. The hotels. also,
have made reduced figures. and the
citizens Of ParkersburC and the sur
rounding country are already making
extensive preparations to entertain
the congress and those shat may at
tend its sessions. 1t is hoped that
many not delegates viii attend this
national farmers institute. They viii
be given = cordial welcome BIZ both the
congress and the citizens OF Parkers-
burg. Secretary Stahl VIII be glad to
send programme and full particulars
about railway rates. etc, to anyone
desiring TO attend and enclosing stamp.
Secretary Of Agriculture Morton, who
heartily approves Of the congress, has
promised to be present and deliver an
address if ne Is not abroad at the time.
II he cannot come, the assistant secre-
tary viii make an address. Hamlin
Garland i greatly interested in the
congress and viii probably he present.
Two noted governors, Mckinley and
PattiSon. have SHOWN great interest in
the congress. and. II addition TO the
regular delegates, hsve appointed IN
honorary delegate from each county in
their state. They may he present az
the meeting At Parllersburg. and Gov.
McCorkle viii welcome the congress
OF behalf Of Wc-;. N---uia-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

Parry rings" dead patches of
grass usually in a circular form. are
now known 10 be caused by q fungus
which grows IN the grass ard kills il
from The roots up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-01

forks may be made air and water
t.-l- rv keeping them f9r i've minutes
s1rirelg immersed ~ melted Iar41Eus-
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At want this tooth pulled I just
can't stand this any longer.
But. my dear sir. am no; dent
ist
What in thunder are yous
al am an ocuiist. / attend % he
ewes. not the teeth
Well. that's all right. Get % work.
This Is an eye-rooth that's botnerlEg
me Texas >iftiuES.
Freshman Where did these thin-s
come frou2
Exhibitor These. Si-. are instruments
o. torture from the InQui>ition-
Freshman never heard OF that col
Ie-e- Guo~> they haven't any football
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SufesIIftHt.

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HOW ASB.ABY WAS SAVED.

AN INTERESTING STORY FOR
PARENTS.