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The Van Buren press., 1895-05-18
DO Not Be Fooled.

We do not believe that any southern
farmer will be deluded by the recent
increase in the price Of cotton. Ihere
is no good and sufficient reason for the
increase. 1t is simply work OF Wall
street manipulators, and the farmer
who plant large crop of cotton, hop
ing to realize good price therefrom
will find that he has built his hopes
upon sandy foundation. The condi.
tions of the country, both as REGARDS
over-production, and financial depres'
sion, have not changed since last fall.
The crop has now practically passed
out of the hands of the farmers. What
interest can he possibly have in what
cotton brings at the present time? The
price was kept down as long as he had
any of the staple to sell. If it is worth
six cents now it was worth it last fall.
The Wall street manipulation is sharp
trader. He has secured the cotton
from the farmer at a phenominally
low price, He stated that the price
was SO low because of over-production.
The farmer, profiting by the lesson
which he had just learned, went home
and decided to plant cotton as side
issue this year. The manipulation, hav-
ing all the cotton in sight. takes no
chances in advancing the price, If he
can fool the southern farmer and get
him to plant another large crop this
year, he can get it next fall for song.
Therefore we see Accent cotton jump
up to 6A cents just about planting
time. 1t is good scheme, but it won't
work. The farmers Of the south
have been bitten once, and they are not
to be SO easily fooled again. If they
raise cotton this year, it will not be
until after they have planted in abund-
anceall other necessary crops.-South.
ern Farm.
The Van Buren press., 1895-05-18
GLAD HAND, MARBLE HEART.
Two Colioquiat Expressions Now Popular
Among City Politicians. I..I


Among City Politicians I.il
Expressions to be popular among
politicians must usually possess at
least the merit OF conciseness, but an
exception to the rule is the colloquial
phrase now common among city states
men, "the glad hand and the marble
heart" Translated into ordinary Eng
lish the glad hand means the cordial
salutation which it Is always in the
power Of the dispenser Of public offices
and benefits to extend to the office
seeker. The glad hand means cheer
full greeting, which takes usually the
form Of hearty handshake and o
friendly inquiry after the condition Of
the visitors health.
With such a preliminary, says New
York Sun, the visitor is encouraged to
believe that the pathway which leads
to attaining his ambition is clear one,
but he very soon finds that this is not
the case, for the mari BILE heart inter-
venes to prevent. BY this expression
is meant the manifestation OF indiffer-
ence to the hopes of the visitor. The
man who has but recently greeted him
vigorously and effusively takes refuge
under various pretexts and excuses,
and declares that 1t is impossible to dc
as much for his visitor as he would
like, and that while he does not wish
to withhold from the latter the expires.
sion Of his kind wishes, there is, really,
nothing that he can do for him. There
used to be an expression in New York
about 'letting man down easy" the
significance of which was that his re.
sentiment or disappointment should be
mitigated to the greatest extent posi-.
BILE, but in the glad hand and marble
heart this condition is reversed. The
visitor is Thrown down hard"-hard
and unexpectedly.
The Van Buren press., 1895-05-18
INTENSIVE FARMING.
An Alabama Farmers Idea of What Il
Means.

Means.
What is intensive farming?
There is an idea abroad in the land
that intensive farming means some.
thing hifaluting, something on the pa
per collar style, something too big,
high and grand for the comprehension
of the common one and two-horse
farmers. But there never was greater
mistake.
Intensive farming means theory of
the wise deduced to practical use by
the man of good common sense, in
other words, in means the experience
of the ages used in concentrated
form.
An object lesson in intensive farm
ing: In 1892 there lived man in
Dallas county. Ala, by the name of
Bill Webb, who was running a large
cotton plantation on the extensive
plan in the true sense of that term.
But Bill saw that he was on a cold
trial for money hunt, and decided to
sell out everything he had and pay up
what he owed, If he could, which he
proceeded at once to do. After paying
his debts, his once ample means had
all melted away except 5000, good
mule, one-horse wagon and a good
set of farming implements to run a
one-horse farm
He went in the month Of November,
near Mobile, and bought little thir-
teen acre truck farm at $3.50, paying
$3.50 cash, the balance on twelve
months time. --..-..- 3D..
He then bought Jersey COW and q
Berkshire SOW, paying s75 for both.
One acre of the thirteen was occu-
pied by buildings, garden, and orchard,
the other twelve having been planted
in watermelons with row Of unknown
peas between, the peas covering almost
the entire ground; he turned it under
as deep as he could with a six-inch
turn plow letting it lie till first of Feb
ruary, then laid off in rows three feet
apart with ten-inch corn-shovel;
using 1000 pounds Of cotton.seed meal,
900 pounds of phosphate and 400 pounds
of muriate of potash, putting 1,OOC
pounds in drill. and 500 pounds in each
siding furrow in making bed, mixing
well in each furrow with a long bull.
tongue scooter.
He opened the beds on the 18th OF
February, with a 10-inch corn shovel,
running yonder and back in same fur.
row and planted it in early Hebron po-
tatoes, covering with two burrows with
turn plow five days after knocking
them off with a heavy cotton board,
bringing the bed to a general level
when the potatoes first commenced
breaking the ground he run around
them with 6-inch shovel far enough
off not to cover them more than from
to inches deep; when they came ur
second time he let them get inches
high, then plowed them out with IA
inch solid sweep, leaving them on fiat
bed; two weeks after he gave them one
good hoeing and laid them by.
On the Goth day of May he dug
5000 bushels of fine marketing
potatoes which he readily SOLD
at 81 per bushel. He laid off the LAND
again in three-feet rows, running across
old rows, and bedded up for sweet po
tatoes. After bedding the land he
used 600 pounds of phosphate, 4OC
pounds of muriate of potash and 2ot
pounds of cotton-seed meal to the acre
putting the fertilizer in hills thirty
inches apart, mixing it well and max
ing rather fiat hill, and planted il
Dooly yam sweet potatoes one plant to
the hill, cultivating twice with plov
and hoe
The Van Buren press., 1895-05-18

Steele said that 1.-THE Lying Lover"
was the best piece of writing he ever
did. He did not seem to think much Of
his essay work on the spectator. y
Most of it was done very hastily and
went to the printer without revision Of
any kind. lie regarded 1t as too ephem-
eral to be worthy of correction.
The Van Buren press., 1895-05-18

He dug 5000 bushels October ~
which he sold at 66H cents per bushei.
making s., 400. Adding to this hin Irish
potato crop makes grand total OF
81. 900; deducting $1,000 for fertilizers
and barrels, he has $1,000 left.
This beats raising four-cent cotton
on the extensive plan is the opinion OF
Burt Reno, in Southern Farm.
The Van Buren press., 1895-05-18

"'Don't shoot, she said, kinder soft
like. -Four men are going to rob the
stage. heard them planning 1t. They
want to stop you before you git TO the
top Of the grade, but il you hurry
you'll git there first, an maybe can git
away on the down grade. Good-by,
and be quick and she got out Of sight
in twinkling. Done that for me, you
see. We never waited to thank her.
That's one thing l object to in these
here mountains-you've got to sacrifice
politeness sometimes
"well, just gave my horses cut,
an they jumped forward. That plucky
little woman got out Of sight pretty
burned quick-had a horse, ] guess.
Well, we got to the top Of the hill first,
an by Jupiter snupgrass!-ex-cuse me,
always use.strong language when l git
excited-right on the other side was
four masked men a-coming 1t up the
hill as hard as they could tear
There was breathless silence on
the stagecoach. The horses were pull
ing up that very hill, and there was a
possibility that we would be held up,
too. Tennessee was getting a quid OF
tobacco; he kept us hanging breath
less on his words until he had the
morsel well rolled into his cheek.
"The first glimpse they caught Of us
they jumped behind trees an called
'Haltr but we were on the brow OF the
hill, an was prepared. I'd fastened
the reins round my waist, an guided
with one hand, while used the other
for my six-shooter. The messenger
shouted: Let her gor 1t was just
here, ladies-we left two men stretched
out. killed two robbers and wounded
another. The shooting scared the
horses, or think I'd have finished all
four. That burned messepger-ex-cuse
me-was so scared that he shot one OF
my horses Not used to the biz, you
see. OF course the horses stampeded-
it's bad enough to hear the firing with.
out being peppered by an unrespon.
! sible man who is frightened into nsxt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02

the grand lodge TO be held in Leaven-
worth the fourth Tuesday In Febru-
airy, 1896.
Resolutions OF thanks 10 the local
press and lodges Of 4. O. I. w, ID. OF
III. and Select knights, thanking them
for the kindly entertainment ana
painstaking consideration shown the
grand lodge and its every member
were introduced by p. G.. VI. George W.
Reed of Topeka, and adopted by the
body by q rising vote.
The officers elected We're then in
stalled by =. G. NJ. W. Reed assisted
by p c.. ". W. Riggs and +. G.. NJ w
Weilep. acting as supreme master
workman. supreme past master and
supreme guide.
on motion, the grand lodge \. o. L.
w for the Kansas jurisdictions was
formally closed until its next regular
session.
Many OF the members Of the grand
lodge left the city by the afternoon and
evening trains, though quite number
remained until this morning. All go
10 their homes bearing with them
most regardful reu1embreances OF their
stay in this city.
DID ITSELF CREDIT.
That valuable auxiliary to the 4. -.
L. W, the Degree of Honor. did itself
great credit during grand lodge week
for the zeal IL manifested in entertAin-
ing the members Of the =. q. L. w.
who were also members of The Degree
Of Honor Meetings were held every
night for the purpose OF exemplifying
the secret work and the greatest in
terest was taken in this work By the
visiting members. At all OF these meet
ings the grand chief OF honor, Airs Rog-
ers, was present, a. also Mrs Richards,
the past grand chief OF honor. The
work was given by both OF these ladies
10 the great satisfaction 81 the large
attendance each night and 70 the edi-
fication OF the visiting members pzrtic-
Ularly. Mrs Rogers Is - woman OF
the highest character and dttzinTaenis-
OF strong sensibilitlss and feeling and a
deep love for the order over which she
has the honor 10 preside. She was
highly pleased with tue zeal displayed
bv Queen CITY lodge No -. who kept
open house during the whole week. and
particularly with the splendid ezhih.-
ton OF the drIH crew. The wonderful
performances. OF this crew ard their per
feet evo!utions challenged the ad-
rniration OF every one Of the FIVE hun
,ir-d persons present at the degree q
honor ball Wednesday evening This
work viii lie KEEP; Up and the crew VII
go TO Kansas city To the session 81
the grand lodge ia May 70 give eXhi-
bitiOn work
Notwithstanding the late hour which
the lsdce adjourned "Wednesday hight
. O'clock he members were ali pres
ent Thursday night - attend = called
meeting for The purpose OF giving Ire
work for rhe benefit CT many grand
lodge representatives who could not De
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02
!, bic dane Of feet. but their beauty was hid

dance Of feet. but their beauty was hid
den by-shan they be called No. lis?
After 'Trilby" Mr.. Haskell, the man
ager. stated that when the cast was
made I'D il was forgotten that gentle
men would be required to present the
cake walk, which was advertised. lie
was very sorry but the last number
would have TO be omitted on this &C
count. Thanking the audience for their
liberal patronage and kind attention,
Nj. Haskell was about Ia retire when
some colored 90 gentleman in the rear
of the house proposed 10 assist the
ladies in the cake walk. This offer was
accepted and soon the cake walk was
in full sway, after which the curtain
went down amid thunders OF applause.
All through the entertainment were
humorous iabs at prominent citizens.
DR.. Carrie Tiffanny, as 'micGlewoman'
was very good. \ Jew OF the young
ladies stated sfterward that they were
embarrassed al having 50 many opera
glasses reading their faces. one very
charming Young lady was heard 10 re-
mark: II was 50 mad l could laugh.
However, none present could be con-
WINGED that there was any eInharrass-
nlent manifested throughout the entire
performance
The entertainment will be repeated
tomorrow night with a few changes ana
no one should miss attending the last
night of a Lady Minstrel snow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02

ton of Under Sheriff Simmons in his
pocket He also stated that the reSlS-
nation had been accepted but that Mr..
Simmons had not been retired and was
at that time out at Cheney serving
some papers.
Sheriff Royse said he had heard that
Mr.. Simmons intended TO become 2
candidate for sheriff next fall and he
guessed there was something in IL.
But as far as he and Mr.. Simmons hav-
ing had any trouble was concerned.
there was nothing whatever III IL:
We are the best OF friends. SAID
Sheriff Royse, and MIR, Simmons VIII
continue 20 be one of my bondsmen.
In answer TO a question Sheriff Royse
said that the under sheriff could not
legally become bondSnan for the Sher-
iff but that aIr. Sinons had signed ms
bond before he was appointed under
sheriff and he had remained on the
bond after accepting the position OF
under sheriff.
Under Sheriff simmons was seen last
evening after he returned from Cheney
and he said: Yes. ] have resigned, but
Sheriff Royse and ! have not had any
misunderstanding and we are the best
of friends. When he told me that he
would accept my resignation yesterday
Sheriff Royse presented me WIN TINS
ring. which value very highly as
token of his friendship and esteem
Mr.. simmons exhibited large gold
ring on which was the Masonic en-
hlen1 surrounded with diamonds. and
when asked il he and Sheriff RcySe
were both members Of the Masonic or
der. Mr.. simmons said they were.
When asked II he had resigned his
position under Sheriff Royse in order 10
become candidate for sheriff. Slr. Sim
mons denied being governed by any
such motive. but when pressed for an
answer as 10 whether he intended 10
become candidate, ne said he could
not tell now what he might 90 next
fall, but that he was not now candi-
date for sheriff
In regard 10 TIE story about the sell
zure OF the joint, Mr.. Simmons said
that he had gotten the liquors and that
wss all he wanted. He said there was
8 fine bar and counter in the place bUt
they werefa Stoned 70 the building ana
h. did not consider il his duty 70 dam
ge them by tearing them out. re said
that he and Sheriff Royse had no mis-
understanding about that at all.
= successor to Under Sheriff sim
mons has not been named. but the
DEPUTIES all seem 70 understand that
ex-Sheriff Hays Will be the man TO MI
the place. His experience VIII enable
him TO fiji the place with satisfaction To
all concerned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02
HE HAS RESIGNED
CHARLES SIMMONS AND BEN. R0YSE
PART GOOD FRIENDS.
Undersherif Simmons Quits the ONCE and
Sheriff Royse Presents Him With Dia-
mOnd Ring-There are, However. Two
Versions of the Afair-There May be
Politics in 1t After An-Simmens' Poiiti-
cal Friends Tell One story and Men
Working in a Different Line Tell An
other-Simmons VIII Stay on Bond.

The resignation Of Under Sheriff
Charles Simmons was the subject of
discussion all day yesterday among
local politicians and the party workers
were anxious to know what it meant.
y rumor was current night before
last that Under Sheriff Simmons had
rendered his resignation and had de-
manded that his name be stricken from
the list of Sheriff Royse's bondsmen,
and this gave rise to many surmises as
TO the cause Mr.. Simmons having the
run of the business of the office and
making such a move was taken by
many to indicate that something ser
ious must be the matter.
There was rumor yesterday to the
effect that il was the starting OF a
Charley Simmons boom for sheriff That
he had made this move in order 10
unite all the opposition against Sheriff
Royse in his favor for sheriff, and that
he had taken this step in order TO be
able to repudiate any responsibility for
any unpopularity- that might happen
to attach to the Royse administration.
The candidate for Office always looks
out for his boom in its infancy He
nourishes it and is particularly watch
full that il is not nipped by an early
frost or tramped into the earth by the
political cattle belonging to some other
man who is nursing a boomiet. He
watches his fences and sees that the
stakes are firmly set and all the riders
or top rails are securely in their prop
er places.
Some of these other owners of boomS
for the office Of sheriff give this version
of the matter: They say that soma
time ago Under Sheriff Simmons was
given q search and seizure warrant
and ordered to raid a supposed JOINT
on North Main street, and that he ut
terly failed to do his duty IN the mat
ter and because of his negligence every
thing valuable was removed from the
premises before Under Sheriff Sinons
served his warrant.
The men who were repeating this
story claimed that Under Sheriff Sim
ons had been asked to resign by SherlT
Royse for non performance of duty and
that the resignation could in no way
help his boom for sheriff.
Sheriff Royse was seen at his once
Yesterday and he declared that he and
Mr.. Simmons were the best of friends
but admitted that he had the resigna-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02
ARE MAkING GEOLOGICAL TESTS.
Police Department Has Resumed Opera
tons WITH the Rock Pic.

II have been making geological tests
said an able bodied tra mp al police head
quarters yesterday. The man had just
been brought in from the rock pie and
his remarks seemed 10 cheer the sorry
looking crowd who had been pegginS
away a the rock pile all morning
There seems to have been an army or
frar,1ps arrived IN the city within the
rast ten DAYS and the police have es-
tablished the rock pile as a means OF
Iesseniug the number. These knights
of the road have a constitutional dislike
Tor work and they usually avoid the
town that furnishes them an opportuni-
" 10 earn their bread.
Edward Dorm. 4 hoy II year old re-
ported TO police headquarters this morn
ing that some trasnps had built fire in
a Rock Island freight car ihat stood on
the Santa Pc switch near the Gilbert
street crossing. The car Was set on
fire but the people in that neighborhood
carried water an9 put the Ere out. but
not until hole Was burned through
the floor OF the car
The tramp problem Is taxing the IN
genuity OF the police force 10 solve a.
There we're even thirty - headquarters
night before last but .he number MAS
considerably reduced LAST night and At
/ O'Clock this morning three had report
ed for lodging.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02
DID NOT Kill. HIM.
Ed. Flynn, the Man Accused Of Killing VII.
lard stark Adiudged Insane.

Ed. Flynn. the Man Accused of Killing Will
lard stark Adjudsed Insane
Ed. Flynn. who was adjudged insane
by a jury day before yesterday. is the
man who was arrested for the murder
Of Willard Stark at the Oak street de-
pot last August.
Stark was hit on the heard with a
car coupling pin and when found was
unable to give any account of the af-
fair. he having died withous returning
TO consciousness.
The murder was supposed to have
been the work of tramps and Flynn
was found with a number Of blood
stains on his shirt and was arrested for
the murder.
A short time after he was put in the
county jail the officers discovered that
Flynn would at times seem to be in
sane and he was considered dangerous.
At other times he appeared TO be ra-
tional.
When Flynn was brought before the
probate court. while taking very little
interest in the proceedings, he was not
very far off his balance.
He was questioned by Judge Nc
CanlesS and gave a fair account OF
himself. He said he was born in Ire
in this country about seven years and
thought he had worked about three
years Of that time.
McCanless asked him what he would
do if he were turned loose, and he said
he would leave town and try 10 earn
some money. and when asked if he
would get drunk when he got the mon
ey, Flynn blandly answered that he
guessed he would.
Flynn said he had been about the
depots but did not know whether he
had ever seen Willard Stark. He had
never killed anybody he said. There
was certainly no effort on F'lynn's part
TO conceal anything. When asked
what he thought about his own case,
Flynn answered that he thought he
was perfectly sane. When he follow
ed the deputy sheriff back to the jail
Flynn's walk and manner was that OF
a person of unsound mind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02
WORK is FINISHED
AOU.W. GRAND LODGE ADJ0U RNED
AT NOON YESTERDAY.
Everybody Felt Gocd--The Departure of
the City's Guests-Closing Business-The
Degree Of Honor Did Itself Great Credit
COMMITTEE Makes Their Final Re-
ports--The Per Capita Fee Will be One
Dollar--Special Legislative Committee
is --Prominent A. .. L, w
Men Visit the Eagle in . Body.

The grand lodge A. o. L. W. finished
it's work at noon yesterday ana very
satisfactory il proved TO be-
The people OF Wichita did their level
best to welcome and entertain the
grand lodge, and that was an easy
thing TO do. The city's visitors were
q fine body of manly men and lovely
bright women, and such people are
easily entertained.
The people OF Wichita were more
than pleased with their visitors. and
the cheerful faces of their visitors at
tested their satisfaction at being here.
All along the streets yesterday were
groups of men wearing the A O. L.
w. badge holding little farewell meet
ings. Hands were grasped with BROTH
erly affection and brothers with hands
on each others shoulders, eyes looked
into eyes that were the windows of
souls that never knew treachery-
Members OF local lodges seemed
10th to let their visiting brothers go,
and they followed them to the hotels
and trains. and in some instances the
same men said good bye half a dozen
times.
The A o. L. w. grand lodge dele
gates and their friends seemed to have
come to Wichita to have a good time
and by their cheerful kindly actions
they made the people OF this city feel
that ii was an honor to entetain them.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
The grand lodge A. o. L. W held its
last session for the 1895 term yesterday
forenoon, reaching final adjournment
at a little after L o'clock.
The committee on the state OF the
order made supplemental report, which
received proper consideration.
The grand trustees made report of
their official doings, which was APP
proved.
The per capita tax was fixed at IL
for the next year.
Grand Master Wallace. p. G. Nj.
Webb McNall, p. G.. Nj. a. p. Riddle,
j. III. Order and II. S. Turner were APP
pointed special legislative commit
tee.
Salaries of officers were ordered
continued at the same figures as last
year.
A resolution looking to the holding
of biennial sessions instead of an
nual was introduced but action there
on was deferred to the next session OF