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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE
Examinations srs Ordered for Postal
Clerks snd Mail Carriers

The United States civil service commits
sion has ordered that an examination be
held by its local board in this city on
Saturday, December 5, 1886. commencing
al 9 o'clock a. m. for the grade OF clerk
and carrier in the postal service. Only
citizens Of the United States can be ex-
amined. The age limitations for this ex-
animation are as follows. Clerk, Is years
or over. Carriers, over y years and IN
der 20 years. No application viii be ac-
cepted for this examination unless filed
with the undersigned, OF the proper
blank. before the hour % closing bust
ness Nov. 81. 1896. Applications should
be filed promptly, therefore. in order that
time may remain fo- correction Il neces-
sary.
The commission takes this opportunity
Of stating that the examinations are open
20 al reputable citizens Of the United
States who may desire 20 enter the ser
vice. without regard 70 race or 10 their
political or religious affiliations All such
citizens are Invited 10 apply. They shall
De examined. graded and certified With
equal imparSiaiIty. and wholly without
regard 70 any consideration save their ef-
REGENCY, as shown by the grades they
obtain IN t2e examination.
For application blanks, fun instructions
and Information relative = the duties
and salaries OF the different positions.
supply 10 J. r MCoY.
Secretary beard Of examiners. postal
service. W-chiia- Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
WORD ABOUT MIR. GRIMES
Something About Man Who VII, Make a
Good Officer


There Is not a more important Office
in this county than that of commission
er. Next January Mr.. Webb, Repub-
lican, will yacate that office in the
Southeast district of the county. Mr..
Webb is one of the best commissioners
the county has ever had. Who do the
people want to fill his place? Do they
want Mr.. Grimes or Mr.. Sealock? Mr..
Grimes is a man known 10 almost every
citizen OF this county; Mr.. Seaiock IS
known only in his immediate vicinity
and even there, not a great many peo-
pie know him.
1t is always safe for the people 10 vote
for the man they know. There is not
finer man in this county than George
Grimes. He is a man OF absolute relia-
bility and integrity, he is worthy OF any
trust the people can repose in him, he Is
a thorough business man OF long ex-
perience and the people can feel assured
that he will not be only willing but COM
petent 10 guard their interests. Mr..
Grimes has been farmer and under
stands what that class of citizens need
and don't need. He is a business man
and knows what business men need and
don't need. He knows how taxes burd-
en- both classes and he can be depended
on 20 keep them al minimum. He is
free from every clique and faction. ne is
a man who will do justice 10 all citizens.
He is broad-mirded and liberal. He is a
man Of the people-the plain, everyday,
bread-earning people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28

take care OF silver. Silver Dixon is sure
that he is the silver that is meant He
would like very well 20 be used fon about
four years as a circulating medium be-
tween Uncle sam and his subjects in the
capacity Of United States marshal. II IS
hoped by great many friends that he
will. He is all right. He is living sx-
eInpliication OF the Populist theory that
silver goes up and down with the price
of corn. Mr. Dixon has been buying corn
III his life and when he caught the MAJ
ket high he went up, and when the mar
ket dropped Silver dropped with il. Up
or down he is jolly good fellow.
Lets have a drink" said Silver 10
reporter for the Eagle yesterday, and
while both waited for the bar keeper 70
shake up the lemonade properly NJ. Dix
on proceeded TO give some o. his exper-
fences in life. Eighteen years ago he
started out from western Nebraska for
western Kansas. All ne had in the world
was an OK team, hunk OF bacon. a few
pounds OF flour and z fiddle. When he
became lonesome ne fddled The Girl I
Left Behind Ne" When he felt hungry
ne fiddled Home. Sweet Home" One
day he Travelled a long distance and be-
came very hungry. He could have cook
ed some Of his bacon but he couldn't find
piece OF woow in al the prairie 10 make
a fire. He was nearly starved. Finally
an idea struck him. Why not set the
prairie on fire? He sliced little bacon,
put it in skillet and applied 4 match 10
the grass. He never thought about the
fire travelling. 4 stiff wind was blowing
and the fire moved Ike fury. Mr. Dixon
became warm under the collar but being
a man Of determination he followed the
fire and held the Skillet over the blaze.
When the meat was thoroughly done he
stopped and found himself exactly eight
miles and a half from the point al which
he began his cooking expedition. Silver,
or "Syl," as he is generally called.
voucaes for the truth OF this story.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
SILENT AS A CLAM
MT. BriedenthaI Will Talk ANY Thing But
That Letter

Mr.. John w. Bredenthal. chairman Of
the Popufist state committee, was in the
city last night, having come down on
business. Mr.. Bredenthal is what The
"boys" would call "a hot tomafa." He
does not look or act or talk like Pop,
but for all that he Is the poppiest Pop
in all Kansas.
Tell me something about that letter."
asked a reporter for the Eagle.
1T was a great better, wasn't it?" was
his reply.
1T was. indeed" said the reporter,
encouragfngly.
'Well, you see" said Mr.. Briedenthal,
that coal deal of Mr.. MorriIFs was"
The reporter insisted that there was
no intimation Of a coal deal in the iet-
ter.
"Ah, see," said the willy statesman,
you don't mean that letter that was
published in the Kansas City World
last night; you mean that other letter.
Well, you see it was this way. Oscar
Bishop of the German league was"
There was no Bishop or German lea
que in the letter either" suggested the
reporter. Il mean your letter to w
d. Vincent, concerning Judge Doster."
The chairman rolled his great big blue
the ceiling Of the Hotel Carey office and
predicted fine weather for election day.
He would not talk about that letter.
There is no use in you trying to inter-
view me-" he continued, because, If
told you anything you fellows wouldn't
believe it, anyway. Wait until the 9th
day of November and 1 will give you a
good interview about the next presi-
dent"
What do you think Of the presidential
election, anyway"
ITO Zoe candid with you, I do not be-
lieve any living man can tell how the
country is going. Mckinley will se.
the east, Bryan will get the west and
south and the central west Is anyman's
country. II will be a landslide either
way. II any of the central states go
for Bryan all of them are liable TO go
that way and vice versa. The condi-
tions that Will make Indiana go one way
will make all the other central states go
that way"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
HIS ELECTION Is CERTAIN
Irwin II Practically = Member OF the Leg
kslafure Already.

One OF the neatest, strongest, most
compact fights ever made in the county
IS that which Charles Irwin is now car
rying on in the Sixty-eighth district This
district is composed OF the Second, Third
and Fourth wards. where all the states
men OF the city live 1t is not an easy
matter to get the nomination in this dis
trict as the aspirants are always mum
erous.
Mr. Irwin was selected over al his COM
petitors by the Republicans and has
since been making a splendid fight He
has been closing up the ranks and get
ting right down to close fighting. seeing
every man in the district and finding out
his exact sentiments. This is year
when a strong personal canvas is worth
scores of votes and in this field of work
Irwin Is, by nature. especially strong
1t is generally conceded by all men
without respect 10 their former political
preferences that Irwin IS pre-eminently
the man for the place The Republicans
To a man believe in his success and the
opposition is not trying much to beat him
his election seems so certain
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28

| was nearly the same weight but the
| heavier was one-half the value, because
| the coinage was unlimited. Not only
could the two kinds of metal now be
| kept in circulation where there Is free
| coinage but never In the history OF the
| world has this been accomplished. Mr..
! Simpson had disputed this fact and
cited an English author who said that
| this had been done in France. but the
French investigating committee had
| said that the two had not circulated and
so the two authorities differed but still
in other countries the two metals had
never circulated together and In our
own country the thing had been tried
and ii had failed. He then cited the his
tory Of our coinage, and by the time he
finished this head there was no doubt
left that the two metals could not cir
culate together as long as there was free
and unlimited coinage Of the two
metals at Is to 1.
AT the beginning OF his campaign he
asked Mexican whether he was in
favor of free coinage Of silver and the
Mexican said, We've had it." About
a month later he asked him the same
question again and he said, We've had
1t, had it, had it,
He referred to the arguments which
were made early in the campaign that
silver varied with wheat. Bryan said
as one went up the other went up, and
as one went down the other went down.
always together. He has ceased to say
so now since silver has dropped 3 cents
an ounce and wheat has gone up 20 cents
a bushel.
He finished by talking on the nations
honor. The reason a silver dollar cir
culated at its face value is because the
government IS back of 1t. When the
war occurred the government issued
bonds and greenbacks. These bonds
and greenbacks were good only because
the government was back Of them, and
the government could have refused to
pay them. There was party which once
wished IL 10 do so but the honor of the
government was at stake and II refused
to do 50. 1t paid that debt off down to
less than 5000. 900, 600 1t paid it off in as
good a money as there was, and during
that time paid off every year another
debt. 1t paid the old soldiers 81 40, 01O, 900
every year. Should IL not continue to pay
off these noble defenders in as good
money as Ii used In paying off the bond
holder! Are not they entitled TO as
good money as those whose wealth car
ried the nation through O war? While
the assusafion Is made that 1882 600, 900
in bonds had TO be sold In order to keep
UP the gold standard. IL is false. That
loan was made in order to supply money
with which TO run the government
Since the Wilson bill went into effect we
have been spending millions more dol
lars than we have received as revenue
and the men who make the statement
know that this is the reason why the
money was borrowed.
Mr.. Long defended his position Of two
years ago and showed his record on the
financial question. He made many 9TH
er 'clinching arguments. Whehn he
closed the president of the Mckinley
club proposed three cheers, which were
given with a will
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
SENATOR HARRY L. GoKDoH
What . Leading Topoka Paper has To Bay
of Him

of Him.
The Topeka Sunflower has the fol-
lowing to say this week about Senator
Harry L. Gordon of this city:
Zone contest which will be decided
next Tuesday at the polls in Wichita is
Of more than usual local interest to To-
peka people because of the fact that is Il
between Ex-Governor l. D. Lewelling
and Hon. Harry l. Gordon, a man promi
nent and highly respected. not only In
Sedgwick county, his own country, but
all over the state OF Kansas.
'Mr. Gordon and Mr.. LeweIling are
running against each other for the Of
fee of state senator in the Twenty-ninth
senatorial district.
at is not necessary to say that Mr..
Gordon, whose picture adorns the front
page OF The Sunfiower, is handsome.
Everyone can see that for themselves.
He Is not only better looking than his
opponent, he is more able, being an ex-
ceedingly brilliant and talented young
lawyer. He is eloquent and shrewd and
Is in the lead in the race for state sem
ator.
"Mr. Gordon and Mr.. O'Bryan. who
represented the Twenty-ninth district
in the state senate two years ago. were
law partners till Senator O'Bryan re-
moved to St Louis.
Mr.. Gordon will be valuable and
valued member of the next senate"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
ANANIAS NOT IN 1T
Dixon OF Mca iniey Corn Train Fame Tells
aOueer Story.

Silver Dixon. the only man in history
who took a Mckinley corn train 20 81.
Louis last June. was in the city yester-
day
Silver has made himself about as scarce
as gold In Wichita. since that time The
fact is ne lost 50 heavily on his patriotic
enterprise that when ne came home he
had TO put on his overals- roll Up his
sleeves and hustle FOR something 70 keep
the wolf away from the door OF Mrs. DIX
on and the babies
Silver. contrary 20 the insinuations and
inusnGcs OF the Pops. did no; see Mark
Hanna. Neither did Mark see him. Il
is said. however. that Mark has tolG
some OF his friends that II Mckinley Is
elected he VIII take care Of Silver. All
public speakers who have come % Kan
sas have also said that Mr.. Mckinley viii
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
NOT ACCORDING TOLAw
Populis's Take Every Advantage Both Fair
and Unfair

The election statutes in the great state
Of Kansas specify that the election judges
in each voting precinct shall be chosen
from the different political parties, no
two Of which shall be from the same
party. Out in Park West township the
polls are 10 be taken charge of by four
Populists and one Republican. This is in
direct opposition 10 the law, but Il is not
half as bad as another case OF like ten
dency. Silas Rutledge, Pdpulist nomi-
nee for representative from the Sixty
ninth district, is 10 be one OF the judges
OF the election in his own precinct APP
parently the Pops are leaving no stone
unturned save the stone at the corner
OF Douglas and Main which has served
50 long and faithfully as a rostrum for
the curbstone politician
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
HE rs FOR INGALLS,
OHAs. W. IRWIN DEFINES his POSI-
TON sQUARELY.
He Never was for Burton aud so States
ment of the People of His District-In-
ainuations Made Against air. Irwin are
Makes . Statement Over His Own Name
Some Other Movements on the Poli;i-
cal Chess Board.

When Mr. Charles W. Irwin was first
nominated for representative trsinua-
tons were made that he favored Burton
in preference to ingalls, for the United
States senate AS the campaign pro-
gressed the insinuations became open
and bold statements. That they were
not 1ustifable can be seen by the fol-
lowing card sent to this Office last night
by Mr.. Irwin:
.eTo the voters Of the Sixty-eighth rep
resentatiye district
1T having been circulated that L am
pledged 10 Hon. j. r. Burton for Unit
ed States senator, which statement BE-
ing wholely false and untrue. L take
this method of notifying one and all
that 1 am and have -lways been for the
Hon. John J. ingalls, for United States
senator. I do this TO make il plain TO
everybody just where I stand on the
senatorial question.
Respectfully, c. NJ. IRWIN.
Nominee Of the regular Republican
representative convention OF the Sixty
eighth representative district"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
GOING TO GET 1T BIG
Judge Pollock has Couley County About
Unanimous.

A gentleman from Arkansas city. not
a Republican. in this city last evening
said that John Pollock was going TO get
a tremendous vote in Cowley county.
He declared that most of the Democ-a -
and Populists of his acquaintance, while
rabid enough on the rest of their tickets,
always reserve the right TO vote for Pol
lock This is SO general in Pollock's
home county that his vote In Cowley vii.
be a thing for Pollock to tell his grand
cbildyep NJ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
PARAMOUNT COLLEGE

The fall term Of Paramount college for
1895 Will open Wednesday morning. Sep
ternber Q. and continue fifteen weeks.
Tuition IN either college or academy
classes tis. payabl In advance. Tuition
for the year at entrance IS. Holders OF
Scholarships must present their certi-
ficates 70 the registrar on entrance IN or
der TO secure remission OF tuition fees
In the academy. three parallel courses
of study, Classical, Latin Scieaiific and
English-nOrmaL In the college prope.,
Classical. Literary and Scientific.
FACULTY:
y. j. Morrison. president. Psychology
and philosophy.
Flora g. ClOugh. dean OF woman's
department. English literature.
Paul Rouiet. mathematics and French
W. IL Isely. history AID political
science.
G. n. Chase. Latin.
BF. Buck. normal traininge nd Eng
iish- language.
A. y. Leonard. Greek and German
John Barlow. biology and natural
science.
w. Adam. director Of school Of Fms
arts.
A. W. sicknsr. director Of schoa OF
music.
Assistant teachers IN all dspa rtrnents.
NEW SPECIAL FEATURES:
l. Organization OF the xouan's de-
partncnf under the coatrnl % n~an
CloBEn. in IT, own quarters, and with
It's own boarding house.
2 Henceforth the thorough p-ofsr-
siouaI training Of teachers. under mo
expert In pedagogy. vii hold q pr07nl-
nent place IN Fzirn0unt ecscaiioBAl
work.
= The new school Of art for .nstrac-
ilons In srl branches 81 painting and
dra wing. Studios a. t7e college and IN
ssGzwlck block. corner FiTs; and Mar
kei streets.
No extra charge fo< norma! fTaininx
Taaign fees Ia arr school very nsos3ersts.
cot above th0Es czztou2zTfy charged
Wichita.
For catalogue Of information cal on
or sierec.
President Falrmoun! College,
WIohita. Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
THEY CORRECT A STATEMENT

United Commercial Travellers Protest
Against Political, Iasinuat lions.
The United Commercial Travellers
have ISSUED the following:
1--WE the undersigned United CONNER
ciai Travellers do hereby express our
disapproval OF having the name of the
United Commercial Travellers brought
onto politics Intentionally orunintentional
~, as the order is not political organ
ization in anywise.
1--WE regret that political speakers
have been advertised as having been
brought here under the auspices OF this
order
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-28
LADIES GREET LONG
THEY MEET HIM AT THE HALL
AT CHENEY.

More Than That They Escort Him to the
Platform and Take Seats Beside
Him-He Makes Another of His Great
Speeches and Sets the Town Wild With
Enthusiesm-FIags and Banners Greet
. the Eye Everywhere-Bands Play Pa
triotic Airs-A Big Parade was q Fea
ture of the Day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-01
HerreshOff the Ship Builder.

Mr.. John B. HerreshOff, senior member
of the firm of Herreshoff Bros. of Bristol,
r. l., was born with the full use of both
eyes. From the time he was old enough
to know the use of n jackknife he began
whiting out boats. In his fifteenth year
he built good size craft for sailing on the
bay. Then he lost his sight. A film gradu-
ally came over his eyes and finally shut
off forever the last dim glimpse of Bristol
and her boats. But he went on building
just the same--not, of course, as If moth
ing had happened, for his methods of per-
ception had to be radically changed. In
stead of studying the grace and strength
of lines by the eye, the matter became to
Herreshotf at once more abstract study
"a mental calculation. He had the task
before. him of carrying in his mind the
models he worked upon. The objects he
had seen with his eyes in the first l . years
of his life he could summon up into his
mind again. His sense of touch also de-
yeloped to a wonderful sensitiveness.
All the models of vessels to be built in
the mandatory are submitted to him.
His brother Nat invariably has tiny
model made on the lines to be pursued in
the construction of new craft, and this
model is given to the elder brother. If the
work is of extreme Importance, the elder
Herreshotf sometimes sits for days rubbing
his hands lightly over the model thus get
ting perfect picture of the lines of the
boat in his mind. Many changes suggest
themselves to him, and he works them out
with mathematical precision. In short,
he seems to have converted his misfortune
into positive advantage. New York Her
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-01
An Old Time New Woman,

Women who pride themselves today up
on their all around ability and knowledge
of everything must sit in humility before
the accomplishments recorded of Mrs.
Hannah Woolley, who, governess in the
reign of Charles II, was moved to write
"a Guide to the Female Sex"
In the volume her own education was
thus summarized: THE things pretend
greatest skill in are all works wrought
with a needle, all transparent works, shell
work, moss work; also cutting of prints
and adorning rooms or cabinets or stands
with them, all kinds of beugle works upon
wyres, all manner Of pretty toyes, rocks
made with shells or in sweets, frames for
looking glasses, feathers of crewe for the
corners of beds, preserving all kinds of
sweetmeats wet or dry, setting out of ban
quets, making of salves, oyntments, wa
tiers, cordals, healing any wounds not des-
perately dangerous. knowledge in discern
ing the symptoms of most diseases and
giving such remedies as are fit, all manner
of cookery, writing and arithmetic, wash
ing black or white sarsenets, making
sweet powders for the hair or to lay among
linen"
Nor was this all. Mrs. Woolley knew
French and italian and Latin, which she
counseled her sex to study, 'since it may
hence appear, ladies, that you have no
Pygmean souls, but as capable of gigantick
growth as your male opponents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-01

Steward r. Lyman Brown, appeared and
distributed the gifts. There were over
1000 packages, In addition to which 1,gOO
bags of candy and fruit were distributed
among the patients.
The announcement that President Cleve-
land would, on January /, issue the procla.
nation admitting Utah as a state was te.
ceived at Salt Lake City with general salts
faction, end arrangements for properly cell
ebrating the event were at once started. As
soon as the news OF the signing of the proc
lamation is received at Salt Lake grand
celebration will take place The exercises
will be held in the Mormon Tabernacle,
where ChiefJustce Merritt will administer
the oath of office to the incoming state Of
fcers.
HE Kentucky tobacco markets have been
bordering on panic during the past week.
In Henderson considerable excitement was
caused by the receipt of several cable dis.
patches. Henderson is the l"rgest strip to.
bacco market in the world, and most of the
product, amounting to 30,000,000 pounds
annually, Is shipped to England. The dis
patches were from partners of local hand.
lers, advising them not to buy any more
tobacco until further notice. AS the product
is now being bought at very low figure, it
is believed that the English tobacco men
are afraid Of the Venezuelan complications.
A war with England would damage this
section of the United States severely before
it would touch anywhere else, on account
of the tobacco exports. Prices on all grades
Of tobacco are demoralized, and unless the
situation soon improves business will come
to a standstill.
WIFE" Here's an account OF man who
shot himself rather than suffer the pangs Of
indigestion" Husband" The fool Why
didn't he take De Wits Little Early
Risers? 1 used to suffer as bad as he did
before l commenced taking these little
pills" W. E Terrill & Co.. Montpelier. Vt.