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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
COMING LOCAL. EvkNrs.

A word 20 the wise Is sufficient-Peak
Sisters at the Y. N. c. a. auditorium
tonight.
VIII Ford will give Juvenile Dress
Carnival at Garfield hall Friday night,
March Is. Grand march at $50 p. m
Regular communication of Sunfiower
Lodge No. SIS A. F. and A. NJ. this even>
ing at 7:30. Work In F. c. degree. Fis>
itors welcome.
There will be a meeting Of Peerless
Degree Of Honor. No. IS. at their hall
tonight TO which all members are re-
Quested 10 attend.
Special meeting OF Mount Olivet Com
mandery No. u K. t. this evening for
work in the Temple. Visiting Sir
Knights welcome.
The Modern Woedman Camp held a
special meeting fer the adoption OF new
members, having too much work 10 do
on their regular evening.
The W. c. T. L. will meet a. 9ise
o'clock this fTuesday) afternoon. Sub
ject; Obedience" The directors will
also meet. All are invited.
The Ladies Missionary society ef the
Central Baptist church Will meet with
Mrs. Wood, 232 North Washington,
Wednesday Afternoon at 2;30 o'clock.
Regular meeting OF Wichita Eneamp-
ment No. 20. I. o. o. f, tonight. Work
in Golden Rule. Full attendance de-
sired, Visiting Patriarchs welcome.
There will be a called meet
ing OF the Ladies Unitarian society at
the residence OF Mrs, Sankey, 53S North
Lawrence avenue, at $3.50 p. m. on Fri
day,
There Will be a business meeting OF
the Young Women's Missionary league
this Afternoon at 4 o'clock. at the home
of Miss Garwood. 1903 North Topeka
avenue. All young ladies of the church
are invited to be present.
There are some people in Wichita who
thik that the people were made for the
law. and there are some who think that
the law was made for the people. Both
classes should hear Mrs. Leases lecture
at the auditorium on Wednesday night.
The Sons of Veterans took advantage
Of the presence of a number of their
state officers in the city 10 hold a big
meeting last night at which they ini-
tiated Charles H. Lease. Commander
Morgan Of Hutchinson and Division
Commander Russell. with number Of
the other state officers were present.
The Unitarian lecture at the Crawford
Grand-The continued interest in the
popular services of the Unitarian
church in the grand opera house sug-
gests what men have called a lifelong
want. Sunday evening the vast throng
was there 10 help sing the familiar
hymns. and did * with energy. after
which they listened 10 a musical pro-
gram including a quartet by the choIi, a
popular song by the Childe family. and
at the close a we'll rendered solo by Mr..
Westgate. The lecture was given -
the preachers usual style. On Sunday
night next Mr.. Vail will lecture on the
question, why have men Believed in
Personal Immortality" The lecture
will attempt a popular exposition of
leading lines Of thought on the topic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
HOW TO RAISE KAFFIR
Editor French's Discourse on the Great
African Grain.

African Grain.
Aside from being one of the prominent
newspaper men of western Kansas, F.
R. French, of Lakin, is something Of a
practical agriculturalist of Kearney
county, where the Alfalfa grows so lux
uriently under the stimulating influence
of Arkansas river water by means Of
irriga ton. Talking to a reporter for
the Eagle last night he incidently re-
marked that he was glad TO see the far
mers of eastern Kansas taking a warm
er interest in asking for information in
regard to red Kaffir corn. He says SERGE
tary Coleman of the state board of agri-
culture, had supplied some important
Information on the subject. but that
there was one important fact that had
been overlooked, and another strong as
sertion made about il, by some over
jealous newspaper that was not born
out by stubborn facts. To explain, he
says that Kaffir corn is not frost proof,
or in other words, that a heavy frost
will blight and destroy a field of Kaffir
corn with perfect ease. and if any far
mers have been led to believe that frost
will not hurt il, he hopes they will be
undeceived and take the precaution not
to plant until all fears of frost are past
in the early spring.
The assertion Mr.. French refers to, IL
that it was drouth proof. 1t will stand
a large amount of dry weather he says.
but some enthusiast has gone so far as
to say ii would almost grow without
rain. Such eXtravagant talk on an i'm
pOrtant and valuable grain like the KAT
fir corn is to our farmers is well calcu-
lated TO create suhpicion that will injure
the cultivation and introduction of an
extremely valuable fodder and grain
producing plant. All the good things
said about Kaffir corn, Mr.. French says
can be relied on, and after growing IL
himself for four or five years, and seeing
large acreage planted in Kearney cOun-
~ by the best and most practicable far
mers in that section, he says the farmers
and stockraiserS of Kansas viii not re-
greet its introduction 70 their farms and
Stockfields if they try il this season.
To the eye OF an eastern Kansas far
mer a field Of Indian corn is a crafty
ing sight, especially when 1t comes 10
maturity, but Mr.. French says that q
field of red Kaffir corn is "a thing OF
beauty and a joy forever" because you
can utilize the fodder and the grain
both for fattening purposes.
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Call city Convention.

By order OF the Republican City Cen
trail committee. there Will be q mass
meeting Of the Republicans Of the vari-
Gus wards OF the city OF Wichita, Kan
sas. held Saturday evening al o'clock
sharp. March II. 1886. for the purpose
OF nominating a member for the city
council. also q member for the board
Of education. The place OF meeting Of
the various wards being held in the
following places:
First ward-In the police court room
in the city building.
Second ward-In the court room OF
Justice g. W. c. Jones, No. 20S North
Main street
Third ward-In the Eagle barn on
North Topeka avenue.
Fourth ward-In the hall located on
the corner of Oak street and Fifth av-
enue.
Fifth ward-In Sunfiower block cor
ner OF Douglas and Seneca.
Sixth ward-At the corner of Doug
las and Ida avenues.
H T. DERRICK.
SAM JONES, Chairman,
Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

Hicks-It would be a comforting thing
Il the dead could revisit The earth 20 tell
US about the great beyond Wicks-I
don't know about that Why. when 4
man returns from a few weeks IN Europe
he becomes a pestilentiaI bore Tor years
afterwards.-BOston Transcript.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
WITH THE PENCIL LADS
low the Daily Newspaper Correspondents
are Behaving Themselves.


A full corps of daily newspaper cor
,espondents are in the city. Fred Van
iegriff of the Kansas City Star is the
'ather Of them and he carries himself
about in a manner that is highly ex-
.mplary. He permits them 70 smoke
out he will not permit them to look on
he wine when it is red. the chips when
hey are blue or the ladies when they
lre--f1irting.
Fred is 'hot stuff" man and when
.ver he is after a piece of news he in
sists on getting the right-of-way-and
generally gets ii. He knows all the
statesmen in the state from Cy Leland
iown to the most lowly who essays to
play in the game Of politics.
Frank farrell represents the Kansas
Nty Times. Frank is probably the
most popular newspaper correspondent
state capital and has an inside on ev-
srything. He is never in a hurry or
rush but he gets there all the same and
al the end of a political struggle ne
IAN come as near painting the thing
n words as any of the boys. He is
Justly reputed to be the best correspon-
lent the Times has ever had in Topeka.
he gets everything and gets it right.
The handsome man at the press table
that is, the most handsome of the
handsome. is Charlie Barnes of the To-
peka Capital II is not often that an
Adonis is a Horace Greeley or a White
law Reid, but Mr.. Barnes is a notable
exception to the general rule. He
knows exactly where the hot stuff is
and he goes after il. He will give the
Capital a report Of the conventions
that will go 3 long way towards raise
Of salary.
Mr.. Fowler represents the Topeka
Journal and is an up-to-date newspaper
man although he contemplates going
out of the profession 70 enter the min
tstry. This is no joke. He is the young
man who writes the hot roasts for the
Journal and gives some of the politi-
clans taste OF the lake of fire before
going INTO the ministry.
Frank Montgomery of Topeka repre-
sents the Kansas City Journal but to
the regret Of all was absent from the
table yesterday on account of sickness.
II does not make any difference wheth-
er Frank is sick or not the boys are
al his friends and will take care of his
He IS an old time Kansan and is one
Of The best correspondents the Journal
has ever had in Topeka,
VIII Morgan represented the Hutch
inSon News and never quit smiling for
three days. VIII sees sunshine in ev
erything and lots Of il in politics no
matter whether the tide is running
counter 20 his desires or not.
Andy Richards Of the Wellington
Mail was also taking notes at the con-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
WILL TAKE WATER
STATE IRRIGATION SOCIETY HELD
A MEETING YESTERDAY.
hey Declare That the New System Now in
Use Ia Western Kansas Is Making That
Section of the State the Most Prosper
oas Of the Cemmonwealth-By Means OF
Tapping the Under Current the IhIrsty
Earth has Been Made te Bloom as the
Rose Of Sharea-Next Ceaveatioa to be
Held at Great Bend

j. H. Churchill president OF the Kan
a meeting Of the executive committee
OF the association in the parlors OF the
Manhattan last evening, Those in at
tendance were W. c, Edwards. J, L
Bristow, D NJ Frost. c, N, Beeson, E,
r, Moses and Judge Hutchinson o. the
committee
The rooms were well filed with the
friends Of the irrigation movement
which means so much for the prosperi-
" Of the western part OF the state. The
work OF the association in the last three
years has worked wonders in the Ar
kansas valley, Windmills, individual
irrigation plants meet the eye on every
side.
Three years ago In a scope OF country
west of Hutchinson to the state line
there were only Is plants in operation.
Today in the same section there are
$500 windmills turning IN the Kansas
breeze raising millions Of gallons Of
water hourly from the niexhaustible
underfiow into reservoirs. to be distrib-
uted over the orchard, garden and field
Today there is nc question OF the sue
cess or Irrigation.
Legislators, merchants, professional
men. as well as the farmers are stud
ying and working for the cause and are
in hearty sympathy with the Kansas
Irrigation association in the great work
they have and are doing for western
Kansas
Mr.. Moses presente 10 the commit
tee a proposition and invitation to hold
the anual meeting at Great Bend which
was accepted, and the date OF meeting
was announced for the 18th, 18th and
14th Of November. A committee on pro-
gram will soon be announced, and a
rousing and enthusiastic convention Is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

SAM JONES.
Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
BAND Is A DAISY
Second Regiment Band 10 the Best In the
Stata.

The Second Regiment band loomed
cidental yesterday morning. They gaily
marched down TO the Eagle office where
they saluted the Eagle and its worthy
editor with several fine selections. af-
ter which they proceeded on TO the
Carey.
In the evening they rendered fine.
stirring music az the Murdoch head
quarters IN the carey 20 the delight of
all The band consists of about TWEEN
ty-fve members and Is without doubt
the finest In the state. They Will IN
all proba bility go TO ST. Louis to the
convention and the boys will not have
10 take any back seat II they do.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

How was the bride given away? By
her complex-on.-Chicago Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
HER JOURNEY Is ENDED
Death of Mrs. VI. +. Patterson at Her Resi-
denCe in This CITY,

While the city Of Wichita was in Holt
day attire yesterday and many Of her
citizens were rejoicing over the privilege
which was granted TO them OF meeting
old time friends. bands were playing.
clubs were singing patriotic songs, and
many hearts were made 70 rejoice, there
came a blow OF sadness to the household
of II. Z. Patterson, and by the vista
ton OF the death angel. his beloved
wife laid down the burdens Of life and
gone to the world where trials. cares
and troubles never enter.
This announcement will cause sadness
TO the many friends OF the family. who
will feel for the bereft husband and his
three motherless children in this. their
greatest loss. Time nor kindness can
ever supply the loss OF a mothers care
and solicitude.
Mrs. Patterson was born December
Is. 1862. at Indianapolis. Ind. her maiden
name being Eta NJ. Jolly. The funeral
will be held on Thursday at Harper.
Kansas.
H. H. Lusk OF the Parsons sun is
delegate and working for his man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
BURNED TO DEATH
MRS. 0SBUREE, AN OLD SETTLER,
WAS THE VICTIM OF FIRE

While in Her Room In the shsefer House
Near Goddard Her Clothes Take Fire
and Before Assistance GsaId Come to
to Her She Was Burned to q Crisp-was
seventy-FIve Years Old and An InvaIid-
House Is Saved From the Flames With
Difhc1Ity-victim One of the Pioneers
of the County.
Mrs: Mary Osburne. enc 81 the eldest
and most respected citizens ef this part
of Kansas. was burned TO death Sunday
morning al 10 o'clock. Mrs Osburns
lived at the home of her son-in-law- W.
W. Sbafer.ons mile east OF Goddard, in
this county. She was 75-yeaTs of age,
and was very feeble. About half past
o'clock Sunday morning Airs. shsfsr.
her daughter, had dressed her and p!ao-
ed her on pillow in chair near coal
stove. which was being fed with eobs
from bex near by, Mrs. Shsfsr went
down stairs and in a few minutes the
house was discovered TO be full OF smoke
Shafer forced his way Up stairs and
found Mrs. Osburns in a circle OF flames
He rushed down stairs again for water
and could not get back for the smoke
Just then Mr.. A. J. PiiHger drove up
and he and Mr.. Shafer climbed into the
second story by using ladder, and put
the fire out.
When taken out Of the room the body
of Mrs Osborne presented a horrible
sight. Her clothes were entirely burn
ed from her body and her flesh was char
red 10 a crisp.
II is thought that she caught fire while
placing cobs in the small stove.
Mrs. Osborne was one OF the first wo-
men in Sedgwick county. and In wei
known to all the old timers.
Ollie Pittinger and j. w. Pittinger
brought the news of her death to the
city yesterday. They said that the
Shafer house was saved with difficulty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10
COLLEGE BOYS ALL RIGHT
state University at Lawrence is Ably Rep
resented ut the Convention.


OF the many Republican clubs OF
Kansas, the people have especial rea-
son to be proud of the Kansas Univer-
sity Republican club. At the uniVer-
sity are assembled some of the bright
est young men of the state and it is a
matter Of congra tulation~ to the Repub-
lican party that they have formed a
club containing over 100 members. Nor
do the members take a merely passing
interest in the welfare of their party
but when occasion demands they are
found working at the polls and on the
stump, and many a country school
house rings with the eloquence of a
young university Republican. So high
" appreciated are the services of the
club that the Douglas County Repub-
licans always recognize them and send
some of their members 10 the state and
congressional conventions.
The club has been extremely FORUM
ate this year in selecting Mr.. J. r. Hop
kins, treasurer OF their club, as their
delegate TO the state convention. Mr..
Hopkins is a son of Hon. W. r. Hop
kins who has three times ably repre-
sented the people of Finney county in
the legislature and this year is their
candidate for state senator.
Young Mr.. Hopkins is an ardent ad-
vocate OF Protection and Mckinley. and
is a member of the Mckinley club at
Lawrence. Concerning the universe
~ Republican club, Mr.. Hopkins said:
The club has over one hundred loyal
young Republicans as members. We
have by hard work become quite fac
tor and the county Republicans al
ways recognize our efforts by giving us
representation on the various delega-
tons We take concerted action in
getting out every young Republican
in the university TO vote at the prima-
ries and at election time
las to silver. l am in favor Of free
coinage of the American product,and
heartily endorse the platform upon
which Hon. Chester I. Long was re-
nominated" AS 20 irrigation. Mr..
Hopkins said: The people OF western
Kansas consider the irrigation ques-
ton the most important one for that
portion Of the state. And 1 believe
that il promises be one of the coming
national issues. as with irrigation our
productive capacity would be more
than doubled"
Speaking IF McKinley,he said: There
seems 70 be a remarkable unanimity
among the people Of western Kansas
in favor OF Mckinley as the Repubh-
can standard bearer for &c.
Mr.. Hopkins is an extremely well IN
formed young man and undoubtedly
has a brilliant political future.
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vention. He remained in his seat,
however, as a delegate.
The Newton Republican was repre-
scented by it's editor, John Reynolds,
who took quite an active interest in the
contest in the Seventh district conven-
ton Mr.. Reynolds has a bright newsy
paper and will print IN it a full report
Of both conventions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

H. H. Lusk OF the Parsons Sun is q
elegate and working for his man.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-28

canvasbacks, and lobster, and salads,
and oysters, and jellies and ices! My!
Wasn't 1t fine? And how the whole o.
Gotham turned out to congratulate the
debutante and to send her flowers! Per-
haps she thinks they all came to see her,
but / know better. Nine out of ten of
them came to see me, to observe my cut.
to take note Of my garniture and copy
me il they could. At least so of them
whispered to her: Your coming out
frock is perfect, my dear" She thought
so herself then, for she kissed me very
tenderly after taking me of in the
evening and said to me, ever 20 gently:
"You dear thing! You are a beauty,
and ! will never love any other half 50
wellln
And did the maiden speak the truth?
All, WE'LL You may judge for your
self. That was only five years ago,
md here I am. to-day, in the darkest,
stufaest corner Of her wardrobe. Ny
silk petticoat with its lovely pinked
rufaes went to dress 4 doll for her lit
tie sister three Christmnses ago; NV
spangled bertha Is now . lamp shade,
and my lunches of daisies were given to
different anticipated young men. long
ago.
It's . cruel worldl
Her Arst ball gown! Pink silk, nous
selins de role, little rosebnds md need
psAEas, What . sialop es leyeliReas 7
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-28

hung a shadow and a fear" MIR. Braden,
for whom the town and a river IL
named, lived in it like a prince until the
Indians drove him from it. For a long
time he and his family and the slaves
successfully defended it by firing from
every window, but they carried OIL
everything he had outside, and he was
forced to abandon his beautiful and
costly homestead. How little do we
know of the brave deeds, the sufferings
and perils of the pioneers of Florida!
If tradition is to be believed, there is
not a county Or a township in all This
region, from Pensacola to Charlotte
harbor, that is not consecrated by the
blood of the early settlers. 1t took $780,
100000 of money and 10000 soldiers
first and last to subdue 5000 Indians,
under the lead of Osceola and other
chiefs.
Ba. 1 must leave fair Florida for a
time and go home to comfort the better
half of the family. 1t is hard on us old
people to have to u after the children,
but it won't last much longer-our time
is almost out, our journeys will soon be
ended, and we will nave to trust them to
the keeping of a parent who doeth all
things well.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Con-
stitutioD.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-28
I'll MANY DAYS.

sit beside the flying loom,
1 toss the shuttle to and fro;
The sunlight floods the quiet room,
Making the pattern CLEAN and glow.
Without, autumnal glories shine:
Through warp n wool rich shadows
play
Would God it were more fair and fine.
This web that groweth day by day!
weave and weave till day is done
But who will bleach the linen white,
BY alchemy Of rail- and sun,
Hot summer moons and dewy night1
And who its shining length will wear?
Under its folds what heart will hid
Its stress Of passion, or of prayer.
or worldless bliss, or love denied?
[ plant a tree beside my gate:
Slowly it rises, fair and tall;
With prophecy OF royal state
1t towers above the old gray waNl
Gut who will see 1t in its prime?
What lovers seek it's leafy ways?
What bard unborn, with song and rhyme.
Wed its green boughs to deathless lays?
build a mansion wide and fair;
rear its towers of fretted stone;
But who shall breathe its happy air?
Who call its she1tering roof his own?
What guests shall throng its chambers
flne?
Wnat rect youth > joyous measures tIedu
When I have drained life's last RED wine,
And grass grows green above my head?
Onthe soft air I lose a song;
d om pole to pole it drifteth far;
It bateth fast, 1t floateth long.
hconsequent as breezes are!
But who will hear 1t as it files
Through shadowy spaces, vast n dim.
And lure 1t from the lonely skies,
When l have done with song and hymn?
Julia c. r. Dorr, in N. Y. Independent.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-28
WHIPPED BY LINCOLN.
Lively Wrestle That Occurred Before
Clary's Grove Boys.

Lively Wrestle That Occurred Before
Clary's Grove Boys.
Denton Cfutt, Lincoln's employer,
vas just the man to love to boast be-
fore such q crowd. He seemed to
think that L~incoln's physical prowess
shed glory On himself, and he declared
the country over that his clerk could
lift more, throw farther, run faster,
jump higher and wrestle better than
any man in Sangamon county. The
Clary's Grove boys, of course, felt in
honor bound to prove this false, and
they appointed their best man, one
Jack Armstrong, to throw Abe"
Jack Armstrong was, according to
the testimony of all who remember
him, a powerful twister," square
built and as strong as an OK" 1.-THE best
made man that vel 1ived;' and every
body knew the contest would be close.
Lincoln did not like to "tussle and
scufie;" he objected to "woolling and
pulling" but Offut had gone SO far
that it became necessary to yield.
The match was held on the ground
near the grocery. Clary's Grove and
New Salem turned out generally to
witness the bout, and betting on the
results ran high, the community as a
whole stalking their jacknives, tobacco
plugs and "treats" on Armstrong.
The two men had scarcely taken hold
of each other before it was evident Chat
Clary's Grove champion had met a
match. The two men wrestled long
and hard, but both kept their feet.
Neither could throw the other, and
Armstrong, convinced of this, tried g
foul" Lincoln NO sooner realized the
game Of his antagonist than, furi>us
with indignation, he caught him w
the throat, and holding him out at
arms length, he "shook him like a
child" Armstrong; friends rushed
to his aid, and for a moment it looked
as If Lincoln would be routed by sheer
force OF numbers, but he held his W
so bravely that the "boys,'' in spite of
their sympathies, were filled with adj
iniration. What bid fair to be a gem
eral fight ended in a general hand
shake, even Jack Armstrong declaring
that Lincoln was the "best fellow who
ever broke into the camp,'-AcClpre's
Magazine,