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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05
AMONG THE MAGAZINES

The Review OF Reviews, N It's November
number, publishes series OF letters on me
,o,.tieai situation in the closing days OF TIE
caunaien in the great states OF the middle
west These letters were written by faT-
minded and trained Observers OF Afne'lcah
ool;tics. and are valuable as giving uetb-
ful mixtures Of one Of the most exciting
presidential contests IN our nanonai rs
tory. Professors Folwell OF the University
~ Minnesota: Ely Of the University O.
Wisconsin: Henry c. Adams OF ths UnlFeT
sity OF Michigan; Dr. Washington Glsl-
dan of Ohio: Mr.. \. o. Nelson Of ST. Louis
and equally competent Observers II lnoi-
ana. Kentucky. Iowa and Nebraska partis-
mate In this symposium TIE Hssie" e's-
cusses the state O. the canvass On the efs
o. The election with the e3itor5sl ea5cci
and pe-s2ioacsty which It's readers have
eoaae 10 expect n such er-s-s-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05
IKE WALTON'S PRAYER

I crave, dear Lord,
No boundless hoard
OF gold and gear
Nor Jewels fine
Nor lands nor kline
Nor treasure heaps Of anything
Let but a little hut be mine
Where at the hearthstone may hear
The cricket sing
And have the shine
OF one glad woman's eyes to make,
For my poor sake,
Our simple home a place divine;
Just the wee cot-the cricket's chirr-
Love, and the smiling face Of her.
/ pray not for
Great riches, nor
For vast estates and castle halls
Give me to hear the bare FOOTBALLS
OF children DER
An oaken floor.
New-rinsed with sunshine, or DeSpreao
With but the tiny coverlet
And pillow for the baby's head;
And pray Thou may
The door stand open and the day
Send ever in a gentle breeze
With fragrance from the locust trees,
Ard drowsy moan of doves and blur
OF robin chirps and drone of bees
With afterhushes OF the str
OF intermingling sounds, and then
The good wife and the smile OF her
Filling the silence again
The cricket's call
And the wee cot,
Dear Lord Of all,
Deny me not.
I pray not that
Mentre mble at
Ny power of place
And lordly sway
7 only pray for simple grace
To look my neighbor in the race
Full honestly from day 10 cay
Yield me his horny palm TO hoid
And I'll not pray
For gold
The tanned face. garlanded with mirtn,
II hath the kingliest smile on EARN
The swart brow, diameaded with sweat
HATH never need OF coronet.
And so reach,
Dear Lord. to Thee,
And do beseech
Thou guest me
The wee co, and the crickets chirr;
Love, and the glad swee, sni-.e % d.,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

In one column the Atchison Glolhe
sageiy observes that "A religious pa
per is safe in making all sorts or pre-
dictians about the future, for the reason
that 70 enc ever finds out. but d politi-
cal paper should be careful. and in the
next boldly declares that Mckinley will
carry Kansas by from seven 10 ten
thousand There has never been any
question of the defeat of the Pcpulisi
state ticket
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

alton, in Lord Berefcrfs opinion, is
very serious The question is one OF
such grave importance that the naval
budget next spring will contain propos-
ais for meeting the emergency Mean
time it is stated that thousands OF me-
chanics are working night and day TO
complete new warships and I'LL up the
magazines and StorehGuSeS-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Those people who carefully made
estimates of the electoral vote and laid
them away are advised 10 speedily for.
get them. If they claim they struck il
exactly their friends viii smile incredu-
lolusly and quit them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Jones and his crowd appear TO be
guilty of fraud in Tennessee But that
day is about gone Another four years
will bring Tennessee fully into the
ITniru
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05
HOW ABOUT
Your Letter Heads
And Envelopes?

Wren ycz are cut, reuenoe-
.nas you can &c. STA Wh-ts
Envelope rTi-fed 81 tais o1oe
: 5000 lois, fo- 500 per thcus
znd.
Tr:- IS less than yoz can -
TIE r.ai- Enve.C5e.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05
The Season

The Season
Is here -.
Calling is now the order oil
the day. You can't dc II
properly unless you are equip
ped with engraved cards.
They are artistic; all others
have been relegated to days
OF baroarism. IF you haven
the proper thing, We viii gei
them for you. They cost 10
more than the the chesp
printed OF poorly written ones
and besides, Jon are up with
the times.
II you have a plate We VII.
get you 100 latest cards fc.
ST.oo, OF have your name sE-
eraved al $3.50 per hundred
We have samples sad de
signs IN handsome WedcinT
Invitations, At Home Csrdz
AZ prices tia. vii gel yczs
trade.
THE EAGLE PRESS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Another bad feature Of the bag ballot
in Kansas was that it necessitated so
many men being defeated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Governor Stone Of Missouri is now
running the scale Of calamity with his
mouth Who is Stone, anyway!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

In its dreams last night the American
pubic was pursued relentlessly by four
thousand columns OF jumbled figures
which at last overlook il and pierced it
through.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

A majority OF the people of the Unit
ed States simply did not want to donate
four more years Of the counryis exist
ence to the Democratic party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

The beauty about an American cleo
ton is that everybody usually wins in
side of the first twenty-four hours after
the polls close.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05
It CO. .

Canton ought to step aside now and
let some OF the other good towns in the
United States have a show at the pub
liz awe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Owing to a slight miscalculation the
Populists didn't get the house of repre-
sentatives whether Bryan is elected or
NOT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

The mud that was thrown in the cam
paign was aimed at random and not at
the candidates for president. That, too
is cause for the congratulation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

1t is sad duty to announce to Wieh-
Eta today that owing to circumstances
over which he had no control Rufe
Cone viii not be our next minister to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

To the man who is beaten there liz but
one thing to do. Let him take Eugene
Wares advice: Smooth it over and let
It co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Mckinley is one of natures noblemen.
A majority of the people have so de-
clared him. Time will make all the
people love him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

John G. Carlisle feels possible that
he was not egged in vain. The Coving-
ington toughs helped swell Mckinley $
vote
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Let us pause for moment and de-
mand that Watson'S letter OF accept
anee now be read
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

The Chicago Records postal card
election was indicated. This is the
beauty Of system which elects every
body.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Jerry Simpson will now 90 down to
congress and announce that the people
Of his district want absolute free trade.
This Is not very pleasant.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

1t is with great pleasure now discov-
cred that the fellows who fought Nc
Kinley the hardest knew all along that
he was going to be elected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

The American people are soyereigns.
When they speak it is lava good tar
iff law this time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Kansas should speedily provide some
system of counting the ballots which
will prevent her nerves from pulling
her all over sixteen states.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

There is an awful disparity between
the amount Of sleep nature demands
and the necessity of wakefulness at
American elections.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Mr.. Bryan has, in his quiet, unosten-
tatior4 manner, seen a good deal OF
the country, anyway.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Jones probably feels now that he did
not pull Tillman out Of the campaign
soon enough.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Altgeld has been sent to hs hole and
st ought to be plugged up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Now the Populists and Democrats
win proceed to jolly each others liver
loose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

By the way, it was a terrible rebuke
to our contemporary on the south
Mexico.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

The people Of the United States will
now sigh heavily and plunge into the
municipal campaign for next spring.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

In the language of the other fellow,
s'We were nervous all along"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05

Well, she was a sweeper. 1t was all
day with Bryan
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
TRYING FOR PLACES,
Civil Service Examination Held Here Yesterday.
There Were Number of Aspirants,
One Coming from Florida.

Mr.. Fred Wanamaker, United States
civil service examiner, was in the city
yesterday conducting an examination for
the railroad mail service, government
printing office and clerk-copiests. The
examinations were held in the circuit
court room of the government building.
There were sixteen examinations for mail
clerks, seven for clerk-copiests, seven for
btenographers and me for composifor.
Only three negroes underwent the ex-
animation, two for railroad clerk and one
for clerk-copiest.
Mr.. Wanamaker was assisted by the
local board of examiners, consisting of w.
o. Bass, chairman; l.. G.. Moorer, secre-
tary, and c. w. Burncy.
These examinations are not made for
immediate appointment" said Mr.. Wanna
maker hut to maintain the register.
When a vacancy occurs the register is re-
sorted to and the place is filled with
competent man, thus preventing any de-
lay or causing any trouble in the train
ing of an Inexperienced man. 1t is like
keeping a stock of goods. Uncle Sam
must have in readiness duplicate for all
important positions. thereby preventing
any delay or trouble"
Are thore any openings for the parties
now being eXamined?
None that / know of. There is good
demand for male stenographers at this
time, and I expect the stenographers, If
they pass examination, will be put to
work at once"
How are these examinations held?"
I'VE hold not less than two examina-
lions in each state; in some states as
many as four. 1t is all owing to the pop
ulation, of course. We have no special
place TO hold the examinations, but gen.
orally select the point most convenient to
the general public. Parties, however,
from any state can attend any of these
examinations. We have one here today
from Florida. When given an appoint
ment they are then designated as coming
from the state in which they live; where
they are examined has nothing to do
with it,"
"Will you give me the names Of the
applicants?"
I'VE never ask for names. The eXami-
nations are written and go by numbers.
The government is not supposed to know
the name of the applicant being exam
ined. The examination is passed on and
registered, and when an opening or a
vacancy occurs they are filled from the
register, according to rating"
Where do you go from here?"
atlanta"
The parties undergoing examination
were all from Alabama except one. There
were only four or five ladies in the num-
Der.
Examiner Wanamaker is quite youth
full in appearance, being only about 25 or
26 years old. He is originally from South
Carolina, and is a second cousin of Mr.
Eli Smith, managing editor of the Bir-
mingham Evening News. Prior tc enter
ing the government service he was con-
nected with the Savannah (Ga) Morning
News, and also had position at one time
on the Charleston Is. CO. News and Cour-
Ter.
The examinations began at 7:30 o'clock
yesterday morning, and it was near 6
O'Clock in the afternoon when the work
was completed.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
OUT OF THE FOG
An Engine Dashed Into Trolley Car-Three
Killed, Two Fatally Hurt,
Score Wounded.

Hazelton, Pa, Oct. H-Three men were
killed, two others were fatally hurt and
a score of other people injured in col
lision between a locomotive and trolley
car here this evening. The dead are:
David ]. Williams of Plymouth, Pa.
William Stapleton, a travelling man of
Milton, Pa.
jefferson Kirschmer, telegraph opera
tor at Hazelton.
The fatally injured are:
Morris Ferry, boy; skull fractured
and internally hurt
Patrick Doud, conductor of trolley car;
skull fractured.
OF the thirty passengers aboard the
trolley car, none escaped injury of some
kind.
The cause of the accident cannot be
stated definitely tonight. The coroner is
investigating, and an exhaustive inquiry
will have to be made to determine it, The
trolley car stopped at the railroad station
to place mail bag in the office before
crossing the railroad track. 1t was night
and heavy fog prevailed. Several men
got aboard the car and the forward end
had just passed over the crossing when
an engine without a headlight dashed
into the car, cutting it in half.
The engine was stopped as soon as pos
sible and the dead and injured were TAX
Ell from the wreck. The greatest excite
ment prevails here tonight, and hundreds
of people are beseeching the officers of
the traction company, inquiring If their
friends and relatives are among the in
iurad
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
CRAWFORD ARRESTED.
The st. Louis Merchant by No Means at the
End of His Troubles.


St. Louis, Oct. 14.--At noon today, on
the application of Attorney holland on
behalf of the state democratic committee
warrant was issued for the arrest of
D. G. Crawford on a charge of violating
the election laws. Mr.. Crawford is the
proprietor of large department store on
Broadway and last Saturday discharged
twelve of his clerks because they declared
they would vote for Bryan.
Mr.. Crawford was notified by telephone
that warrant was out for his arrest
and he arranged to surrender himself to
Sheriff Trott at 3 o'clock. Mr.. Crawford
called at the sheriff's Office at the hour
agreed upon. Deputy Sheriff Hale served
the warrant. and Judge Murphy of the
court of criminal correction, who had
gone to the sheriffs Office In order that
Mr.. Crawford might not be put to unnec-
essary annoyance, accepted bond for Mr..
Crawford's appearance in court.
The warrant charged Mr.. Crawford
with attempting to influence an elector
in giving his vote and attempting to him
der and prevent a qualified voter from
freely exercising the right of suffrage.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
TRADE BALANCE OUR WAY.
Interesting Figures from the Report of the
Bureau of Statistics.

Interesting Figures from the Report of the
Bureau of Statistics.
Washington, Oct. H--Chief Ford of the
bureau of statistics reports that the total
value of exports of merchandise from the
United States during September. 1896 and
during the nine months ended September
80, 1896. as compared with similar ex-
ports during the corresponding periods
of the preceding year, were as follows:
September, 1886, Ss5. 09S.5gi nine months
ended September 80, 1895, 1886 .029, 1856; Sep
tember 1895, $5S. 500 063; nine months end
ed September 30, 1895, 1857 .927. 466.
In September last the exports exceeded
the imports by 1874 .272, $3.50. In September,
1895, the excess of imports over exports
was $6,765,257. During the nine months
ended September so the excess of exports
over imports was $143.97 .242 and the ex-
cess of imports for the corresponding pc
Rod of 1895 was 43115673.
In September. 1896. the imports OF gold
exceeded the exports s34 OBS, $50, and dur
ing the nine months the excess of inn
ports over exports was se,31s, 1856.
The excess OF experts of silver over i'm
ports during the nine months was $751;
9S6, 404.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA.
First Annual Meeting Of the Reorganized
CompanY-Interesting Proceedings.


Savannah, Ga, Oct. 13.-The first an
nual meeting of the directors of the Cen
trail OF Georgia Railway company was
held here today. 1t was decided to post
pone the annual meeting Of the stock
holders to November 10, at which time
three directors will probably be elected
to fill the places of three temporary di-
rectors now serving on the board.
The directors passed "a resolution under
which all holders of securities Of the Cen
trail Railroad and Banking Company of
Georgia, the old company, who did not
deposit them under the plan of reorgani-
cation, will be allowed to deposit them up
same class of securities as those given to
the security holders who deposited their
securities at the time the plan was an
nounced.
President TT. M. Conner read to the dl-
rectors the annual report, but 1t VIII not
be given out for publication for several
days yet He also stated to the board
the status of the Georgia railroad lease.
an Interesting subject now In view Of the
fact that the Louisville and Nashville Is
said to have seooped the entire lease at
time when the Central was unable to pay
promptly its part Of the rental.
A director said however. that every
necessary step to protect the interests OF
the old Central Railroad and Banking
company in the Georgia railroad lease
had been taken. and ne had no doubt that
the matter would be settled satisfactorily
and amicably without any unfriendly lit
igation between the Louisville and NASH
Vile and the Central. The lease of the
Savannah and Atlantic railroad TO Mr.. j.
T. McDonough for the winter months was
ratified and confirmed
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
A CROOKED WALKING STICK
With Fange at the End Of the Crook Re-
sembleS the Route of Mr., Bryan
in Michigan Yesterday.

Marquette, Mich, Oct. 1.-THE throng
that had assembled a Escanaba, another
of Mr. Hannas shipping ports, was so
large that the Bryan special was held
there twenty-five minutes in order to give
the democratic candidate more time to
make an address. Fully 5000 people were
gathered in an open field near the rail-
way station when the train arrived at
Ais.
At Ishpeming, where the train arrived
at $3.50 o'clock, Mr.. Bryan addressed 5000
people from the porch of hotel. He was
followed by Ex-Congressman Tarsney
and Mayor Andrews, and the speaking
was just over when procession of Nc
Kinley and Hobart clubs marched past
the hotel, the band playing loudly and
the followers cheering for their candl-
dates. No clash occurred.
Another large audience, numbering
probably 5000, was at Negaunee, and the
democratic national nominee was heart
lily received. He made short address,
and at o'clock the train pulled out Tor
Marquette, where 1t arrived at 500
The lines of crooked walking STICK
with a fiange at the end of the crook re-
sembles in shape the route taken by Will
liam J. Bryan today in his progress
through the upper peninsular of Mlchl-
gan. His course lay partly along a re-
gion interesting in it's desolation past
miles and miles of forest laid bare by
lumbermen, by fire and storm, through
towns and hamlets supported by the iron
and coal interests of the section.
From the time he left Duluth late last
night until he reached Marquette the
candidate travelled 400 miles, and at 10
o'clock he left Marquette for another all
night run to Mackinaw City, where his
second day of campaigning IN the
Wolverine state will begin.
Between the commencement OF his
Ia. Jpn cd T. n
morning, until he called halt on the
days work at Marquette, Mr.. Bryan had
made dozen addresses. He talked pr1n-
cipally for the benefit of the mining peo-
pie. The region traversed is the strongest
In the state in allegiance to the republi-
can party, and the itinerary provided for
a thorough canvass of it by Mr.. Bryan
His audiences were OF, good size and some
of them showed considerable enthusiasm
The largest crowds were in Iron Noun
tain, Escanaba, Ishpeming, Negaunee
and Marquette.
Mr.. Bryan spoke here for an hour to-
night to an audience of about 5000 people
assembled in front of the railway depot.
Palmer and Buckner at Pulaski.
Pulaski, Tenn, Oct. IA committee
of twenty, with brass bands, went to Co,
lumbia to meet Generals Palmer ana
Buekner, the gold democratic caholuaai;e a1
for the presidency. They met cordial
welcome when they reached the city ana
| the opera house, where they spoke, was
| crowded with possibly 900 people, who I'D
orally applauded the speakers.
Mayor King opened the meeting, Wei WEI.
coming the city's guests, saying that
while many differed with them POLITICAL
| Iy, all We're glad to welcome them.
General Palmer was introduced by Hon.
| Tourney Rivers gold democrat, anu
spoke for an hour. General Bucknef mas
MANY personal friends here, having once
\, M General IN.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
BUY CORONA COAL.
John K. Warren, Manager
Telephone 1920.
THE RACES.
Results at Latonia.
6-5-tf

Latonia, Oct 14.-Bromo was the only
winning favorite today, the other WIN
ners being at long prices The sport was
without feature except in the hurdle race,
where st. Jacob, the favorite, turned a
somersault in taking the last jump. His
Jockey, Martinius, escaped with few
bruises. Weather pleasant; attendance
good track slow. Results:
First race, six ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 81
(Burns), to l, won; Judith C second,
Matte Lee third. Time, 1:20.
Second race, five furlongs-Bromo, 100
Reiff), 5 to 2, won; GraylMg second, Red
third. Time, 1:06.
Third race, one mile-Sir Vassar, 103
EveretD, 6 to l. won; Jamborea second,
Ida Pickwick third. Time, 1:49A.
Fourth race, five furlongs-Rachael, 100
EveretD, to /, won; FL Are second, Top
sy third. Time, LOO.
Fifth race one mile and a half, hurdles
-Sheers, 155 (Gibson), 20 to l, won; On
dague second, Zaldiver third. Time, 1907