The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-27
JOHN STANLEY.

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! cate for register Of deeds this fall He
Is an ardent champion of the free coinage
| Of silver and IS opposed to the needless
| liquor prosecutions now being carried on
| in Wichita.
| John Stanley is farmer. He was born
farmer. reared = farmer, and VIII end
| life ae farmer. He loves the work he
was born on farm in Hardin county,
Ohio. in October, 1915. His father was
doctor-a country doctor. That was the
age Of ague in Ohio. 1t was compare
lively new country then. People were
| taken with the shakes-the oid-fasaioned
specimen of individual earthquake. where
the patient would be seized with the
violent malay and go to bed and shake
shake the covers off the bed, the SCOT
down the chimney. ard the mortar loose
in the foundation. The good old doctor
would be called across the country 10
calm the aiEng brother. Late at night
John would hear him coming back. The
spatter and splash of the old gray mare
Fleety's 1ooves IN the muddy road would
call him out to the barn with his lantern,
and he would meet hts father. lift the
precious saddle-box, the "pill-box as the.
boys called it, off the saddle, pat the
faithful old animal on the neck. and when
the good doctor with the ''pill-box" had
gone in the house, John had watered and
fed the Fleety, had clambered up into the
loft and rammed the hay down into the
manager and made her bed. The other
boys were snoozing away in their beds.
They had concluded to be lawyers and
professional men, Professionalism want
ed nothing OF it. His tastes ran to the
farm. to the scent of the fresh-turned
loan, to the long even furrow across the
field with the birds f1uttering behind his
pillow, feeding on the bugs and worms
turned to the light, to the yellow wealth
Of corn bursting the end of the parchment
shuck, to the granares laden with plump
grained wheat to the open sky with the
field of hay to be raked and the stacks
to be built and capped. And that is
why John became a farmer while the
other boys sought the professions, and
that is why he always met his father and
helped the tired doctor from his horse
and handed him the great saddlebags.
Everything about the farm was his par
ticular delight. The kline were his COM
ions and knew his call. The dogs came
quicker to his whistle than to anyone's
else. The chickens were his delight, and
thereby hangs the tale of his first trade:
His first possession was turkey. After
a time that turkey was Joined by a brood
Of ten. The turkeys grew and Johns
pride grew apace. But one day red
headed rooster from a neighboring farm
bent on chivalric adventure, invaded the
farm yard. He was a fighter. and pick
ing the cocks of the walk, all particular
friends of Johns, he proceeded to wipe
up the bosom of the United States of
America with them. Next day he came
again and repeated the assault with like
success. His victorious and insolent
crow, the strut Of this particular ram
functions red-headed alien rooster
hurt Johns feelings and he determined
on action. Another neighbor bred game
chickens. John mounted horse and
visiting the neighbor entered in negOtia-
tons with him. He wanted to trade for
a game cock. That neighbor demurred.
A game cock was a precious thing, he
argued to John. They were rare and
valuable, moreover. That neighbor
doubted very much II John could make
a suitable trade. This was disappoint-
ing. but John boldly offered him the old
turkey for a game cock. 1t was refused.
John bid a turkey and two of the brood.
That was refused. He then bid the Old
turkey and four Of the brood-then six
of the brood-then ten of the broOd-all
his possessions. The neighbor gave in.
John grabbed the game cock and took
him home. He set him down among the
other chickens. The neighbours red
headed fowl. he OF the chivalric adven-
ture, did not appear. But the other
roosters, who had fallen before him, were
around and they sized up the new game
cock One old Dominick who had gone
down in heap, whose head was picked.
and whose eye was jabbed, walked over
with an injured air and took in the game
cock. He didn't like him. He accen
tuated his dislike by jabbing the game
cock in the eye with his spur. The old
Dominick was out for reparation. He
walIoped that game cock all over the
barn yard and left him, PROSTATE and
vanquished and with John. whose first
trade had resulted so disastrously. He
has never made such poor trade since.
He worked away on the farm, the Ohio
farm with its stumps and rocks. and his
shins today show many a scar where
flexible root had sprung back from tho !
plow and knocked his feet out from under |
him. In 1879 John concluded to try Kan |
sas He came to Sedgwick county and !
located in Ohio township. In LISA he !
moved TO Minnesota township. The ma /
ture and characteristics of John Stanley
will be demonstrated when the returns !
come in from Ninnescah township next !
election night. They all know him out
there. know him 10 be great big hearted, !
liberal-minded, splendid specimen Of man !
hood. There is nothing Grabbed or sour
about him. He is always in good num-
our, always honest in his opinions. ready
TO express and to defend them. but never |
willing to descend to blackguardism to de- |
feat the man with whom he diaars. They |
know him in Ninnescah township. They |
know that no farmer has ever asked a
helping hand Of John Stanley and been !
refused. They know that no help was 4
ever needed in the sick room that Jonn /
Stanley was not there orerins h1s aao- I
They know him to be always the same I
good -natured. willing, gentlenaniy neigh /
Dor. rain or shine They know that th<rs
is not a weed on his upland farm. They 4
know that the road in front OF his place
is always in ship-shape. They know that
when John Stanley says he VIII DO . /
thing that thing is as good as done right 1
then and there. That is his repusA&foo /
as a man. II is his reputation - . 1
neiahbor. The very manner OF The man /
sneaks his goodness of heart and honesty /
of purpose. He hasn'. bitter word Tor .
anyone or a sianderous word against Az
man on earth 10 his d.seredit- He b .
IS rmer, one OF the numerous ci~N OF
Kansas farmers, men who love the farm
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