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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
THE KANSAS CORN CROP.

The Eagle, few days since, gave its
readers its owp estimate Of the present
wheat crop Of this state, coupled Nath
| some observations and conclusions. Il
the excessive rains do not C2itSil the
! yield, through the agency of rust, we
believe that the predictions then made
will not only be verified, but exceeded.
| that, in Short the crop will be the
| largest ever harvested in the state.
which would have to be upwards of
| "A, 53S, 9O6 bushels, the measure OF the
yield for 1892 or twenty-odd million more
bushels than that of last Year, which
was a big crop. This estimate was
based on the facts CT a 2S per cent in
crease in acreage, an unusually fine
stand and a favorable season. With
the prospects realized and a good price,
Kansas will have money to throw at
the birds.
Now as to the corn crop there is q
great diversity of opinion. The IS per
cent increase Of wheat acreage will no
doubt cut the corn acreage down by
just about so much. Besides, the spring
has been an excessively wet, cold and
backward one, and in South Kansas
especially a very large per cent of the
corn was listed instead of being regu-
larly planted. The listing was unfor-
tunate, and very much of the corn had
70 ha I
out In fact, much remains to be
planted. The corn crop of last year
was just three times more, in the num-
Der of bushels, than the wheat, or 1872
1888 bushels. 1t was a poor corn
year, and there is little danger of the
crop falling to aggregate that of last
year, at least. Warm days and warm
nights have come at last, and with the
ground thoroughly soaked as it is, the
corn yet to be planted will come for
ward very rapidly and vigorously. The
corn that didn't get drowned out is
promising enough, but so are the
weeds. Only small per cent of the
crop has been plowed owing to the con-
tinuOus wet weather. The fact that
much of the planting will be late does
not argue that the crop will necessarily
be short, for it happens often that the
late-planted makes the superior re-
turns. This year may prove a good
late corn year. Upon the whole, we ex-
pect to see more money realized from
wheat this year than from corn. Still,
with wheat turning out all that is ex-
pected, there will be enough acreage in
corn to yield 2OO,0O0,OOO bushels if the
crop should prove a good average. With
200,00O,000 bushels of corn at 20 cents
we have $50,0OOO0O, and with SO,0GO,00
bushels of wheat at so cents we have
$4,000, 000 or a total probable return of
800 900. 900 to Kansas for these two
leading crops. That will not be enough
money to buy the EARTH" but it would
go a long ways towards it, Taking
everything as it stands today and
with higher probable prices than we
have mentioned to make up for any
shortage in yields, and Kansas for the
coming year promises to be more pros
porous than at any period in hes his
tory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
Personal.

Rear Admiral James z. Jouctt, retired,
says: rs all mistake TO cr.ticlze the
president. l think Wen be fighting IN ar
other week. and while Mr.. McKlnle. has
been patient and anxious FOR peace. I am
confident he'll be found vigorous and right
in front when peace can be longer honor
ably maintained His soldiers ld0llzed
him during the war, and fighting men
don't fancy towards"
Miss Gabrielle d. Clements. who has
charge Of the art department II Brya
Mawr College. is TO decorate the chance!
OF Trinity Episcopal caurch. Towsoz, Nd
The design" says the Baltimore Sun
as submitted BY Miss Clements ~ comps-
tition with half a dozen artists and ear
ried out by her il is permanent form,
VIII be. II IS believed. the first decoration
OF = church 81 Baltimore and vicinity By
a woman II mural painting"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05

lauded the bravery Of the SPANISH
soldiers in Cuba, Dragging of the Won
derful power Of the defenses at Havana
which no American ships dare ap-
proach, he asserts that American yes
sells have been destroyed in fleets by
Spanish forts and that Spanish SOL
diers have repeatedly gained victories
over men-of-war. He does not say
when and where, further than within
three weeks" He approaches the eli
max of his imaginative and romancing
powers when he declares that the peo-
pie of New York City are literally
starving, with bread at % cents per
loaf, while those of Havana have
plenty, no dog going without good
food" He, however, draws his long
bow by calmly asserting, semi-official-
ly, that Spanish soldiers are preparing
to invade the United States when
Spanish armada will lombard Boston,
destroy New York and a thousand SOL
diers win be found surrounding the
palace" of Mckinley to prevent
American assassins from reaching him.
He closes his wild fabrication with the
extravagant peroration and appeal:
Brave Spaniards. we will not be con-
tent with compelling the Yankees to
sue for peace; we will invade their ter
ritory, capture and destroy their towns
and force them into subsection. Span
in the days of old, and we can see in
the near future the proud flag of Spain
again afloat upon every sea and plant
ed again upon the continent of Amer
lea, and once more Spain will rule the
world as she did in the happy days
gone by. Viva Espana Con Honorl"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
KANSAS AT OMAHA.

The Transmississippi Exposition at
Omaha opened more encouragingly
than was expected by many. The war
has robbed every other public enter
prise of its interest and it was feared
that the millions which have been ex-
pended with such a fine effect at
Omaha would prove largely a loss.
That the ensemble is an artistic and
attractive one, the illustrations given
in the eighth-page columns of the
Eagle for the past few days fully at
test. They reflect great credit on the
people of Omaha. 1t was no light un-
dertaking at best, but in face of a war
discouraging, to say the least. The
show will be a historic one, whether
numerously attended or not. The sue
cess Of an exposition depends very
much upon the degree to which it at
tracts public attention. 1t must be
talked about to make people keep it in
mind. 1t was in face of the danger
that the war would interfere with the
enterprise in this respect that the man
ayers Of the exposition undertook to
carry it on and ignore the war. They
have faith in the greatness of the coun-
try, and for this all classes of the popu-
lation should give them full credit.
Kansas is not yet ready with its ex-
hibits, the state building being not Yet
completed, we believe. But we trust it
soon will be, and that the Sunlower
State may make a showing worthy of
her, not only that it would prove profit
able, but because Nebraska is a sister
state and entitled to our good offices.
At least this state should not be be-
hind any other state in its representa-
ton at the exposition. 1t should take
advantage Of the opportunity to show
visitors to the exposition what the re-
sources and industrial achievements of
this state are. The advertising which
Kansas would receive would be of a
value surprising the incidental eX-
penses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
Wiz and Othrrwi.c.

Dorothy goes as nurse x re have
var What experience has she had
Her three brothers are football ruAnsEs. -
Chicago Record
George. there s. one thing vast you
% solerarly bear in mind What Is
j. p There Is = letter 20 mail. ard Con 2
you 50 . war v1ga Z in your pocke.t -
Cleveland PLaindealsr.
There IS oneNA~ that ~ wife never
Fp@aks a cross Eo-3 20 Who Is be-
our pestulsa. zhs has Al idea tasi Z
sire vsKes him she'll never ges another
letter 'f-<chicazo Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
BIsMARK REDIvIDUs

Bismarck's observation that the war
with Spain was brought on by sys-
teinatic provocation which finally be-
came unbearable," is good enough talk
coming from man who has spent his
life in opposing the idea Of represent
ative government, but the ex-Iron
Chancellor should not forget that other
people have memories, no less than
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05

tFTor1 he NeW YORK Herald
A nsE use for the bicycle Il warfare
waz developed during tie Fscsat lombard
uiens = san 5uaa- ~ account q fhs
Gsozao2rdrueu1 :Torz x4thsn fhe city saYs
.aat volunteer eaTps y hscgeiists great
IS z45es ths Spa nssa eoranAnfier ~ aczszE
As ness&zxa-s between Fsss f9Ei2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
To HIow Th~mTp 81 Csur.e.

CFTgn tzs Kansas Csty T3mrrg
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
strong on the Bean.

lFrom ihe C5evsiard PJais4eatsry
IN re Eay e q playful gsneralltg % nay
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not iassst UPon procss11rE slrscElY 20 ras
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
italian Gorernmrnt Taxe. nicyeIe-

The Italian government Gas srnPas@1 a
tax Of ten Ire CT bicycles. ana iE failure
al machines viii have 70 carr a marx
shoxlug taas the yearly Tax has oss1
pad
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
A FRIENDS ADVICE.
And what it led to.

many a younge. woman. Ever since my
recovery have taken a couple of bottles
of Dr. Ayers Sarsapa.illa each spring, and
am quite satisfied that ! owe my good
health to this II reatment. give this testi-
morial purely in the hope that it may
meet the eye OF some poor suferer."-
MARY LIEGARD, Woodstock, Ont.
DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla has won Its way
to every corner of the world by the praise
of its friends those who have tried it and
who know they were cured by the use of
the remedy. There is nothing so strong
as this personal testim ony. Ii throws all
theories and fancies to the winds and
stands solidly upon the rock Of expert
ence challenging every skeptic with a
positive II knoIr." Ayers Sarsaparilla
with its purifying and vitalizing action on
the blood is radical remedy for every
form of disease that begins in tainted or
impure blood. Hence tumors. sores.
ulcers, boils, eruptions and similar dis
eases yield promptly to this medicine.
Some cases are more stubborn than others,
but persistence with DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla usually results in a complete cure.
Mary Lingard began with a bottle, and
rilla. When she was cured she realized
that a medicine that could cure disease
could also prevent it. So She took couple
OF bottles each spring and kept in perfect
health. There are thousands OF similar
eases on record. Some of these are
gathered into Dr.. Ayers Curebook little
book of 100 pages which is sent free by the
J. G. Aver Co., Lowell. Mass. Write for it.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

handed the operator telegram. He
continued the conversation with the re-
porter while he leisurely perused the
contents of the message. The news
paper man did not notice any change in
the operators demennor, and inquired
ii there was an item of news in the
message. "Oh. yes" said the operator,
handing the reporter the message
which read that certain boat owned
by this operator had lost nearly all her
tow by sin.iing it in the Mississippi
river. The reporter asked about how
much The loss; would be, and the answer
was: about $lO.OOO." The operator
resumed his conversation as though
nothing had happened. 1t was after
ward learned that,the receiving of such
reports Is matter OF such frequent
occurrence in the coal business. Some
men would have tainted at such news.
but the river coal business Is a great
deal Of a hazard. lid one must have
the spirit df the gal rert to engage in II.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

II IL not . common occurrence that a
friendly word should be the means Of CIV
ing nearly forty years of happiness and
health to the person needing the advice i (
carried. This was the case with Mary
Lingard. At twenty-five She was dragging
out her days i'll misery. At sixty-one she
fnds herself so active and strong she can
do work that would shame many younger
woman, and looks back on thirty-six
happy, healthful years Of industry. But
let her tell her story:
"Thirty.six years ago had great trouble
with my liver. The doctors allowed that
there were tumors growing on it, and they
blistered my side in an effort to give me
relief. was at that time earning my
living as tailoress, but for five years,
between the pain in my side and the
blisters I was in constant misery. and
work was drag to me, with no prospect
of relief; fortunately for me, however,
friend advised me to take DR.. Ayers Sar
saparilla, and finally persuaded me totake
regular course of it. When I first com
menced taking the Sarsaparilla my side
was so painful that could not fasten my
dress, and for time did not get any
relief. but my friend advised me to per.
severe and relief was sure to come, and
come it did. This happened, as l say.
thirty-six years ago. My liver has never
troubled me since and during these years
have passed through the most critical
period of a woman's life without any par
ticular trouble, and to-day. at sixty-ore
years of age, I am active and strong, and
able to do days work that would upset
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
COMPREHENSIVE EP1rApH.
Head of q Patriots Grave In .
Vermont Cemetery.

Il was up in Vermont not long ago"
said New Yorker, "and, being in the
vicinity of the old Guilford cemetery,
! paid 1t a visit. This cemetery has,
from neglect, grown to be somewhat OF
miniature wilderness, and the inscrip-
tious on many of the ancient grave
stones are past all deciphering. On one
stone that stands. in picturesque OBJ
liquity ut the head of sUnken and
overgrown grave managed to decipher
what had been inscribed there genera
tons ago and copitd it. This is what
the inscription says:
"'sacred to the memory of Hon.
Benjamon Carpenter, Esq. Born in
Reheboth, Mass, \. d. 1928. A public
teacher of Righteousness, an able ad-
vocate lost for democracy and the equal
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

rights of men. Removed to this town
A. D. 1910. Was field officer in the
revolutionary war. A founder of the
first constitution and government of
Vermont. A councillor of censors in A.
d. 1883. 4 member of the council and
lieutenant governor OF the state in A.
D. 1910. A firm professor in Christian
ity in the Baptist church for SO years.
Left this world and 146 persons of
lineal posterity March 20, 1904, aged IS
years. 10 months and l2 days. with Il
strong mind and full faith of more
glorious state hereafter. Stature about
six feet. weight 200. Death had no
terror
IF there are any of those 146 persons
of lineal posterity left, think it would
be something to their credit if they
would drop along up that way some
day and fix up that old patriots and
statesman grave little"
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
COMMODORE GEORGE DEWEY.

he was saying, "is sensation produced
by the action Of very minute waves upon
the nervous substance of the retina,
When these waves have length OF
about 1-39,0OOth of an inch they pro-
duce the sensation which we call red,
When they have"
The statesman stopped in the midst
of his remarks to see what his friend
was doing or going to do with tape
measure he had taken from his pocket,
"Go on, don't mind me-" expostulated
the friend. lin just making little
side calculation to determine whether
the waves aren't about that size be.
tween the end Of your nose and ths
northeast corner of The rctina Of my
eye. That's all. Go on with your
theory; I'm calculating on practice
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
THE WAVE THEORY.
A. 1t Was Elucidated by o BibUlOua
Scientist and States.
man.

It does not matter, SO far as the true
science of this chronicle is concerned,
whether the statesman mentioned here
i'll is senator or mere representative,
or whether he halls from the near east
or the far west. Suffice it that he is in
learning much superior to his fellow
statesmen. and he is much more of a
scientist than he is warrior. lie IS
also more of a bibulist than he is tenn
perancst, and one particular friend Of
his is constantly on his trail with per-
suasions of all kinds against this grow
ing habit. Not long ago the two men
were at the statesman's apartments and
the host was expatating on the wave
theory of light, says the Washington
Star.
Color, you know. my dear major"
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

put it in!" His reply took Inc by sur.
prise; for, jumping up, he said: "There
is man i'll in the village, and he must
die soon; III 60 and hurry him up!"
And, sure enough, he hustled them all
SO much that an hour later my sketch
was complete and the man safely In
TERED! And believe that the bereaved
family considered themselves especial
ly honored by my interest in the cere.
mOnv!
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
The sDnnish Throne Room.

The throne room Of Spain is a mag
nifice mt apartment Of crimson and gold
with colossal mirrors md chandelier
cf rock crystal that is considered the
finest example Of the kind in the world
Under the gorgeous canopy are twe
large chairs, handsomely carved and
rilded and upholstered in crimson bro
cade. These are the thrones OF Spain.
where the boy king and the queen re-
gent sit on occasions OF ceremony
Sometimes the daughters stand beside
their mother. when II Is proper Tor sl'
the royal family to receive the court.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
Accom- me dating MOurners.

Here is an instance Of his willingness
to oblige: l was making a sketch Of
the village cemetery and wanted only
funeral procession to complete my
study. l remarked to the old man:
what a pity there Goes not happen to
be funeral going on, SO that might
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
Hens Not Feeling Well.

Twelve eggs sold by a Brooklyn dairy
man had among them five that were de-
cayed. The purchaser returned them,
saying that he wanted the product OF
healthy hens, "These." said the pur.
chaser. ''must have been laid when tho
hens were not feeling we'll"
Faatest River.
The fastest flowing river in the world
is the Sutley, in British india Its de-
scent is $4,000 feet In $50 miles.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
Costly Coal EuHinpxa.

y short time ago newspaper man
sat in the office of prominent river
coal operator, talking about current
events. A messenger entered and
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
SynOn ymOu

Smith-Yes, Jones; I'm going fishing.
Won't you go along:
Jones No; thanks, old fellow. l amt
drinkin' now.-Judge.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

II don't think that Young man who comes
to see you will ever set any part Of the world
on fire ..Oh. well, you can't tell, papa;
you know he smokes cigarettes. ''-Yonkers
: ut
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
Statesman.

cannot speak too highly Of Piso's Cure
W. W ed St., New York, Oct. 20, 1854. -''
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phia., Pa
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

A horse never gets to the front in race if
lie has been badly reared.-Chcago News.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

There were fought 2,2fl engagements dur.
ing the war of the rebellion.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

Cure your cough with Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Far
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure 25t
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
Don't You Sleepf

Does your Head Ache? Somnif CafFen
rrrcs instantly. All druggists 25 cents. Dr..
Paxton Medical Co., POI River St. Troy, n. Y.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21


Of Commodore Dweys He was forced to abandon flagship the
Ms
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The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21
People Like High Connections.

People will always trace good traits in
their relatives even if they wont the bad
oues.-Washingto (1a.) Democrat.
The Grenada sentinel., 1898-05-21

Platonic love is a sort of prologue to the
real thing Chicago News.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-12
Tho nuaation OF x.nss

In replying 10 the query, "Does
not luck sometimes play a good1y
part in a mans SUGGEST" Edward
w. Box, in The Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, writes:
"Never. Henry Ward Beecher an
swered this question once for all
when he said, No man prospers in
this world by luck, unless it be the
luck of getting up early, working
hard and maintaining honor and in
tegrity.' What 80 often seems to
many young men on the surface
as being luck in mans career is
nothing more than hard work done
at some special time. The idea that
luck is a factor in mans success
has ruined thousands. It has never
helped u single person. A fortunate
chance comes to a young man some
times just at the right moment. And
that some people call luck. But that
chance was given him because he
had at some time demonstrated the
fact that he was the right man for
the chance. That is the only luck
there is. Work hard, demonstrate
your ability and show to others that
if an opportunity comes within your
grasp you are able to use it,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-12
Hannnars.

Hammers are represented ON the
monuments Of Egypt, 20 centuries
before QUE era They greatly resem-
bled the hammer now in use, save
that there were no claws on the
back for the extraction Of nails. The
first hammer was undoubtedly q
Stone heid in the hand. Claw ham,
mers were invented some time dur.
ing the middle ages. Illuminated
manuscripts Of the eleventh century
represent carpenters with claw ham,
mers. Hammers are of all sizes,
from the dainty instruments used
by the jeweler, which weigh less
than half an ounce, to the gigantic
so ton hammer of shipbuilding es-
adjustments, some Of which weigh
as much as SO tons and have fall
ing force of from 90 so 100 Every
trade l,as its own hammer and its
own way of using it.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-12
rhorean at Cans Cod.

In Cape Cod, Thoreau gave his
natural drollery full play--an al
most antinomiRn, liberty, to take o
word out Of those ecclesiastical his
tories with the reading of which
under his umbrella he 80 patiently
enlivened his sandy march from Or
leans to Provinoetown. "As sat on
hill one sultry Sunday afternoon, {"
he says. "the meeting house win
dows being open. my meditations
were interrupted by the noise of a
preacher who shouted like a boat
swain profaning the quiet atmos-
phere, and who, I fancied, must
have taken off his coat. Few things
could have been more disgusting or
disheartening wished the tithing
man would stop him." Charles
Lamb himself could not have bet
tered the delicious, biting absurdity
of that final touch. It was not this
Boanergian minister. but man Of
an earlier generation, of whom we
are told that he wrote Body Of
Divinity, " a book frequently sneer-
ed at, particularly by those who
have read it." The whole Cape, past
and present, was looked at half quiz
zically by it's inland visitor. The
very houses seemed, like mariners
ashore, to have sat right down to
enjoy the firmness Of the land, with
out studying their postures or ha-
biliments"-a description not to be
fully appreciated except oy those
who have seen Cape Cod village,
with its buildings dropped here and
there at haphazard upon the sand.
Atlantic Monthly.