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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-15

Who has not had the disheartcnin-
experience of having Il gathering thread
slip off OF the pin on which it had been
fastened, and the nicely. stoked gath
crS escape, and lose all of their elegance
Of appearance?
Many of us, And we know what m
inconvenience it is, especially when the
material rs fine. and every gather has
to be kept i'll place, or mar the beauty
OF the work. | hay suffered many things
at the hands of gathers. or pins. for
they were the primary cause of the
trouble,
At last. however. in my righteous in
dlgnation over the gathers of some mis-
sionary work that | WAS doing-whicb
of course had been released from tho
pin. | suddenly thought of a way ont
of tn" difficulty for all time. and thar
WAY IS a safety pin.
They are made in all sizes. ana Won
can get small slender ones. suitable fnr
tine work, therefore one need ncvor Io.
at the mercy Of gathers any more,
You wrap the thead around tho nj,
just as you do on the other min anI
then fastcn the catch. and tho r.+ha..
are safe until you are reodv to ralnaro
them.
Of course with gathers that one k 90
lhG 70 sew at once. the safety hin Mood
li"t De USED, but for gathered worl, or
rllhtS' that must be put by for f,t,,re
sewing on 1T ave1ts all disasters and
the greatest convenience.
JEt\JE
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-15
ANOTHER EVIL AND IT'S REMEDY

allude to one of the plaques of warm
weather.. the horrible green fly: People
who have re~frigeratorS, or ice boxes, arc
not the prey of these creatures. But
those who are not so fOrtunate-and they
are the great majOrity-are confronted III
summer with the very grave question
of how they are to protect fresh meat.
cooked and u%ncookcd.
| never saw a safe. or a tin bucket
no matter how closely the latters top
fit. that was proof against flies. | never
saw anything that effectually baf1ed
them. and thoroughly protected the meat,
save Il strong. we'll made bag.
They cannot penetrate that. and it is
therefore impossible for them to harm
the contents.
Lay the meat, raw or cooked, on 4
large dish. put over it q dish cover-or
another dish if YOU have III coverslip the
dish of meat into a bag tie up the moutl,
of it tight. and set the dish in a cool
place. Protected thus it is perfectly safe
and comes out of the bag, as it went in:
sans reDroche.
| think this bit Of information will
save many Il woman's hair from turning
gray. That is if she has the proper oh
lection to flies. If she has not | am
sorry for the people she keeps house for
if they have,
a word more, the bag must be well
scwed up with Il not too large stitch
on the machine. for green flies are only
kept out by not being able to get in!
Many n cold fowl. many a piece Of
nice mutton or beef. has been lost be-
cause the housewife did not know how
to defend it from it's inevitable enc
mics. Let her in future arm herself
with clean. whole bags. and use them:
and b.hol instantly will vanish the
crosses. and losses, inflicted by this
odious insect.
| should pcremptOrily refuse to keep
house i'll warm weather if | was robbed
of my treasured bags.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Daily eagle
President McKinIey's Responsibility.
VI. VI. MURDOCH. Editor.

President Cleveland that the American nag
be hauled down the capital of Hawaii ana con-
currently attempted reinstae the deposed queen Oh T
Sandwich Islands throne Neither CeVeIands oi'ei
nor effort the slightest affected the destiny OF either
those islands the UNITED States President NC
Fnlev in due time had the flag permanently restored But
even this act did not probably change the destiny Oh TIE
people of those Pacific islands impart dleret treu "
the future of country. The annexation OF
Islands was foregone conclusion without any reference "
the mistakes Cleveland the desires OF Mchlhley'
future OF the American people their present status can
- .aI1 changed or but little by the policy OF
any president
T2u there are ten millions beings aliens OF the
anpodes many thousands of whom know nothing Oh 's
land or its government and other t1.u
hea I'd the name president of the United STATES
e as people rests distinctivey in the hands OF Pres
cent Mckinley The political material and religious i
gts of these lands also those OF the peoples
e nearer islands Of the gulf largely rest in the MIND Oh the
man who by virtue of authority vested in him as pres
dent Of the United and as commander Oh us '
and navy must the policy and men ana dictate Inc
and conditions Of the political of these peoples who
through the exigences are found without govern
et Of their own and without the foreign control 10
which bev had been slbjugated for generations Inc re-
snonsnitv of choosing who shall compose the
peace commissions defining Of the policies to"ie '
shall adhere and disposal Of all the subsequent
which must arise in the final settlement and dsposion u
the Philippines and Of the West lndla lsIahos' - So
than those which have other president OF tie
United States save washington Lincoln Every move
from This time forward will be oneof perpexy and OF mo-
entos interest Spain her rights and claims dsposeu
Of satisfactorily people otherwise only IN remote
way can touch the problems involved in the FhiPpeS
and the Antilles victories of our navy peen leS
decisive or had the president United States been less
headed America might have herprestige among
tho otions Of the world of having it greatly en-
HANGED as it unquestonably been There is safety IN Oul
one course and standing by the man VINO IN prov
ing equal no the ar-reachin obligations of suddeny-pro
cipitated war VIII not wisely disposng OF its results
however complicated they may prove.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
The Evening of July 3, 1903.

General Skaters report sent in. It gives the
public no new details rather verihcaon of
all the people have read.
Shafter and the American generals generally, under
estimated the fighting ability the Spanish infantry. For
years rowing insurgents had deceived this
try into the belief the Spaniards would not fight
shafter swung against fortified city After
two days advance evening Of July 2 he had been
stopped outside Santiago
History will probably say anything about the stu
Sunday evening, July s. The people expected TO
that Shafter taken the city. When the
o'clock evening that Shafer had settled
down await achievements the public took it to
that he defeated In reality, he contemplating
retreat five miles The first kilograms which out
Washington that night apoogetic. They were
defensive of Shafter Troops put the Of
Chickamauga army had received setback and the
in dumps. i O'clock the Of
SIMPSONS and Schleys victory. The public Immediately
forgot Skaters embarrassing position the dispatches from
Washington ceased apologize and shortly aferward
Spanish surrendered the city and province.
Strictly speaking Shafter did the battle Of
riago. Sampson and Schey
But history which ALL blind details.
VIII give Shafter credit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

department unreasonable The assertion that
regulars greatly but that the volunteers
died off rapidly will not bear investigation IL is not
died because Of inefficient otcers
and of shameful neglect by the government The records
mortality has been about as
among the uars the volunteers Nearly
died the regular army since the beginning
Of the who touced by any Spanish weapon.
of regulars the service since the
began, has been than 10000 Probably SSOO
would be the size Of the regular army The
strength of the volunteers have been about
10000. The of the call mustered into
service until well along in June
generally speaking and neither quota has ever been
quit
Counting 10000 volunteers against 10000 regulars,
mortality nearly from disease alone the regu
lars. equal than 1000 deaths the voun-
teers That number shown by reports which
the death fromshrdluuu
incomplete covering the regular
1t is ndenabe fact that the death rate from
sickness has high in the regular in
the citizen soldery recruited for the period only
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
There Is DANGER Down in Cuba.

The salvation of Cuba under the terms OF Mckinney
declaration will depend the intelligence OF fer
reople largely CT talking about annexation
or an Independent government until reigns and ecur
ity to tn citizen is unquesoned The United States started
out to give Cuba stable government These are Feal-
dent Ncnleys very words. seeking to annex
the island The government socalled is talking too
much through its but three hours sail from
land of the greatest navy uncomfortable army and mex
haustbe resources is pledged to secure
tn island stable government In the mean time SPAN
having been Cuba under the military protection
Of the United be other view maintained
The United States and Cuban junta the Insurg
en government responsible The Spanish Cubans and the
Pacifcos protected until stable government whether
it be an iniependency annexation is secured NOBODY
in the mean time permitted to seize the rens or
presume TO direct There 100000 popl on tn island and
2OO or the men speak for the 2OoO can not
presume dictate Spain carried out her agreement
Of evacuation people Of the United Satesshrduluun
fevacuaton the people Of the island must be given a
reasonable time to decide and such decision and
action must humanitarian lines laid down by
the government of the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Anarchy Is a Mystery Still.

world has solved Anarchy The sociologists do
the police understand its motives
ways. sincere tenet. 1t
with the beer hall and the dram shop It's
not directed against form of government
scarcely against government ALL but against title 1t is
present world Garfield and Carter Harrison of
Chicago succumbed its vperish sting Canovas in Spain
victim Carnot in France down beneath its
The Empress of Austria removed" AS a
she fauess ruler away above the average
of European royalty
There is apology for the Anarchist If he be actuaed
by suffered his selection of culpabe
his murderous design fails show it.
If there is explanation of Anarchist it that Is
criminal in the first place degraded by his associates
madness attery and finally driven by stronger
wills gn-induced society has wronged him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Outlines of Oklahoma

There is not an acre of land vacant IN
Garfield county.
The Keaton managers are calling for
campaign funds
Jim Taggart of Enid wears specs 10
keep the cold air out Of his eyes.
Mrs. Mary Meixner of Alva, born in
Darmstadt. Germany. is dead Of typhoid
fever.
Charles E johnson. Rough Rider. was
nominated for register OF deeds OF Noble
county.
John Beebee, a prominent Republican
in Beaver county, who lived there for
years, is dead.
The Editor of the Okeene Eagle declares
he hasn't dunned a man for back sub
scription for two years
]. H. Slane OF Ponca City got from
farmer the other day watermelon which
was the color OF an orange.
Phnosophic expression from the Purcell
Review: Woe unto thee. thou hypo-
critic. for hell is not full"
In Oklahoma there are 1.45o Presbyteri-
ans, 5000 Baptists. 5000 Methodists, $500
Friends. and 1900 Catholics.
In July. 1897. there were sl.4ss.l4s in de-
post in Oklahoma banks; in June, 1895.
there were s2,5s0.4s5 in deposits.
Out in Alva they say that not long ago
Hankins attended q Populist convention
and voted for an endorsement OF kea-
ton.
There is town in Indian Territory call
ed Center, and some men are talking or
starting a rival town and calling II Cir
conference.
The political audiences in Oklahoma are
as small as they are in Kansas. The
same condition of apathy exists all over
the country.
Francis Phillips Of Kildare in the army
called at several houses in Cavite wear
ing his uniform. The people bowed low
and addressed him as "Commandante.
| Lately Oklahoma has centered upon one
| synonym for intoxication. You see moth
| ing else in the papers when drunken men
are referred 10. The monopolistic express
/ sion is: Thanked up
! Kildare Journal: The effort to make
campaign material for the Democrats at
! the expense of Secretary Alger, has tau-
! ed. The old soldiers would not have It.
| and Teddy told the soldier boys 20 bot
! tie up on the baby act.
Mrs. Wetmore of Newkirk could not
hear from her son, Star, Rough Rider.
| She took SICK. Mckinney was asheO dooul
| Star and telegraphed his location and Mrs.
Wetmore at once became well.
Edna Wilson of the Kingfsher Reformer
while n bed the other night was attacked
| by a tarantula which bit her on the in
! side of the middle finger on her left
! hand. Amonia counteracted the poison.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: Rev. j.
| NJ Gross of the NJ. c. church South, of
| this city, went to Shawnee this morning,
where he will wed Miss Matus Blakeney
of that city. Miss Blakeney is the sister
of R. Q. Blakeney of this city. and is well
| known TO our citizens.
Kingf1sher Reformer: Ernest Bradley
| is home on a furlough for few days.
He is just recovering from the fever. and
| looks rather the worse for his Cuban eX-
perience. The wound he received in the
temple while climbing San Juan Hill is
entirely healed UP. Ernest Is chip OF
the old block and bears his honors mod
| estly He is the son of Colonel ]. 7.
| Bradley who received his shoulder straps
as colonel in the old unpleasantness, and
| the son has shown himself no whit the
less courageous than the father.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
The Peace Commission Is Away.

The president cabinet have formulated the in
the Paris
commission. which commission leaves for Europe today
These instructions cannot public and dis
yesterday morning indicated the in
failed Of getting inking The main ques
considered will be- course disposition of the
Philippine Islands, from indications the pres
disposed that largely to the discre
Of the commissioners though he has evidently made
known them his desires the subject
be pretty generally assumed that the terms
peace VIII be the of agreement between the
and Spanish commissioners but inclined
believe that the of will be drawn very much
the President Mckinley and his
representatives Of this will not
compelled make concessions to the Spanlards
it will be within the of the
United States ITO the of peace and while
courtesy. the Spanish government is repre-
upon commission the representatives of Spain
Will do much in the way of dictation
The deliberations commission will attract more CT
it is doubtful if the proceed
ngs public very little will probably be known
about until the treaty has been
drawn ready legislative bodies OF both
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Along the Kansas Nile,

Great excitement prevails at Mcpherson
over a report that Jim Simpson is to be
railroad commissioner again.
According to the Arkansas City Trav-
eler, a man in that town who swallowed
a penny was made to cough up two dol
lars by his physician.
It has been a long time since Kan
sas Republican accused a Populist OF
"Utopian dreams" The Populist seems
to have gotten over 'en.
Kimmel, the Arkansas City bank CASH
Ter who disappeared, has not been To-
Gated yet. Thousands of circulars which
describe him have been distributed over
the country.
Ensign T. F. Lands OF Medicine Lodge
on the Monterey, writes from Manila:
THE Germans are not at all friendly and
we may have trouble with them yet,
though I doubt tt
The minute an orator strikes town he
goes and looks at the hall. II the local
committee happens to have picked large
hall the orator goes 20 his room at the
hotel and weeps.
Leavenworth and Emporia both re-
ceived the returning soldiers OF the Twen-
ty-second Kansas with open arms. max
ing up the delinquencies with which To-
peka sent them away.
When Topeka's queen arrives she will
be white scared and trembly. She will
be subject to a perfect fire Of criticism
and ridicule. Her parents were foolish
TO permit her to come.
It is not possible for the Populsts 70
elect a legislature in Kansas this fail
The corruption Of the last legislature was
self-confessed and the American people
| never approve that sort Of thing.
Topeka IS under stipulation with the
fair creature from Hawaii who is 10 act
as queen that her photograph shall not
be used by liquor houses or cigarette
manufacturers as an advertisement.
Where is the Populist meeting to-
night?" asked the stranger IN town. 4
| don't know the name of the hall"
answered the citizen. but It is the small
est in town. II is right over there
| Leedy is unfortunate in having the
/ sleepiest central committee which ever run
/ a campaign in Kansas. He ought 20 stick
Up a motto in the central committee
/ rooms: Don't lean on the counter
A ten-year-oId Clay Center boy climb
/ ed into a refrigerator car 10 see what
/ & looked Ike inside. While there a brake
+ man closed the door. The boys cries could
D
/ Junction City. and there kept on TIRE
1 track two DAYS and two nights. When
/ he car was finally opened the boy was
I found 70 be almost dead.
[ Colonel Jetty Of Topeka. on s!n-kilIer
! Griffin: ''Dr. Griffin. the man who usde
/ CONSERVATION reign ID Topeka FOR few
days by his method II sin-kiiIng. IS no~
/ a Kansas City. the Wh!trasns who we're
+ here 2 few days ago, have Joined hin.
/ II seems that everybody has took % the
/ scheme OF trying 20 make money sass
which we Do rot oppose, but ministers
who have legal charges and are respond
bic are the ones 20 secure the assistance
/ of the public. bat VIXEN new duck sky
! PILOT comes 20 town everybody IN a sense
runs wild over them. and leaves the pooT
3 local minister with a large family and
Z church membranes hanging ever hirn
for the sky pilot ard the weiI-drssse-
sonEstress. the same Of walcn is making
Us eternzIy tired
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Sedgwick County Populists.

That was quite Demo-Pop scrap as detailed IN 'ne
Eagle yesterday morning Such rackets cannot De ~
whenever there attempato override CONVICTIONS TOT e
sLe Of office 81 shaken up together lndeleiy
will separate. 1t has been as much iid'lei -
amusement establishment the way the Pops OF Is
county have pernitted the Democratic junto of this city 20
run things The Democrats always manage to get the turkey
and the Pops must swallow buzzard hungry Every
Office which Fusion has been for either Demo-
cr or for the individual been Democrat from the
Judge district court down The exceptions are Ie"
and far between to name names Nr cite tns
record the Pops kicking and protesting finally 1narch
IN, m the oIs and vote for the bottom more
opposed to the principles Ponusm than is the Repuoca
party The Dems are or the Pops or otherwise
Pop prejudice is something inconcevable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

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press - Austria. who vas ssaaSslza.e3
yes;er1sy-
Tnls IS Tot fairy ts!e. but ths anso-
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Dave ass tod re sto-y Atzn6rsSs = tines
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Ii Was the Climate.

Tropical diseases all dream The Spanish army
suffered and thousands died troubles ouban
climate. No blame of the department. criticism
officers in the field away with the fact
life IN Cuba is disastrous the health men
The immunes called battles had been
fought and the hardships past are suffering
climate Twenyone Of the division Porto
Rico The sick list died. Before
the final termination Of the establishment
permanent peace hundreds Of volunteers and Of regulars will
fail victims tropical climate Some critics Of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

Chile and Argentina undoubtedly most pro-
gresve of the South American republics They divided
by natural mountain boundary; but they
the precise place where the line should drawn
Argentina is too confident either of the rghtfuness
wrOngfulness of claim submit arbitration
quite probable that result altogether
that there would follow deporable setback for advancing
civilization n South America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

In statement published apparently with his consent
and approval Admiral Cervera shifts the blame
strucon Of his feet the Captain
Blanco who it claimed had successfully bring
the fleet under his with
the world If this be true is the time, the
only in which the mischievous
distant superior officer has wrought untold
plans fighter a or those of a
general facing enemy in the field
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
Firty Cesar.in a Lady's Hat

At Harwich yesterday. says the West
minister Gazette a foreign lady. who gave
her name as Marie NerbeT. and an ad-
dress at Hyde Park mansions. London.
was fined e las Cd for smuggling three
pounds Of cigars She was Passenger
on q boat from Rotterdam 10 Harwlca,
and on being asked to declare whether she
had any tobacco. cigars or spirits she
replied mo" When searched. however.
the cIwars were found in her possession,
80 OF them being II The crown Of her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

There has been an interesting prize con-
pet,tton at Weymouth. inaugurated by
he MAYOR. There we're three prizes for
the best built sand castle, 70 b erected
by not more than four children under
the aEe % - From a sympathetic &C
count OF the proceedings IN ne London
Daily Mali & appears that the borough
surveyor was the Judge Altogether. the
scheme vas a great success Al exter-
sion OF the competition Is hoped for next
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

The successful of the ceocked shpwrecked
whalers of Point Barrow officers the
cutter Bear achievement in Arctic adventure
intrepid and skful could be imagined The land exped-
ton for the relief OF the whaers had failed but
gaantry and untrng of Captain futile and mis-
shpwrecked would have persisted mseraby
frozen north.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
What the Transvaal Treasury Chest
Held

CFrom London Financial News)
Frequently the statement has been made
that when the treasury chest in the
Transvaal was opened in 1877 il was found
to contain only Us. Cd. Mr.. H Rider
Haggard. the novelist. has corrected this
statement. He is almost certain that the
sole coin found there was three-penry
bit He says that the postmasters had
20 help themselves 70 their own salaries
in stamps. Mr. Haggard ought TO know
for he was one OF the officials who took
n,-.- thn traa Silly chest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

It predicted that the volunteers who did
battle laughed when they home. Nobody
laughing II hard to stay camp ~ IS to
fight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

Gomez, Garcia, Masso and Capote candidates for
presidency Cuba The three who defeated
probably with postofces internal
colectorshps if they get
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

that the in which the president
our nation today become permanent
favor all presidents. We bully-rag chief
officer too much.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

compromise between free liquor and liquor at
christening the bateshps high-license
system may yet adopted concliae the moraiss
and The degsnerates
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17

sentiment absolute independence IS be-
coming Somebody be circulating PopUlst
papers giving the people wrong impression
Of our nation.