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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-16

u ROPOSALS for Stone DormItory--
Department of the Interior, once OF
Indian Affairs. Washington, D. C, April
q. 1850 Sealed proposals. indorsed: Pro
posaIs for brick dormitory, Chilocco
school," and addressed 10 the commits
s.oner of Indian affairs, Washington, d.
c, will be received at The Indian 2, ONCE 20
until l o'clock Q. m. of Tuesday, May. .,
IS99. for furnishing necessary materials
and labor required TO construct and com
pete a stone GormitoTy al the Chllocco
Indian school, Q. T. In strict accordance
with the plans, specifications and instruc,
tons TO bidders. which may be examined
al the Indian office, the Offices OF the
Traveller" Of Arkansas City, Kan; tne
Journal" Of Kansas City, No. me me
Eagle of Wichita. Kan; the Builders
and Traders Exchange. Omaha. Neb.; the
Northwestern Manufacturers association.
St. Paul. MINI; the I. :. Indian ware
house, 1872 State ST., Chicago, and az the
school. For further information apply %
c W. Goodman. superintendent ChiIocco
school. Arkansas City. Kan
". 4. JONES.
1S--fSt Commissioner.
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Personal

PERSONAL-A girl or lady wishing a
home. can secure 4 permanent home IN
small family. take care OF child and
assist n household work. rs :. MAJ
tiaSon West SIDE. ia
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PROPOSALS.

BIDS WANTED-The state Board OF
Charities invites bids for the COnstruc-
ton Of the stone walls of an addition 10
the boiler house to be erected at the
Kansas State Asylum for Idiotic and
Imbecie Youth. Winfield. Kansas.
Specifications may be had by applying
20 Dr.. F. Hovt Pitcher. Winfield, Kan.
Grant Hornaday, President. Fort Scott,
Kan, May TO- 1899. 153-5t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-16

WE are making special prices on refriger-
ators, lawn mowers, ice cream freeZeTs,
screen doors, etc; see us. Rowlee Hard
ware Co., S23 y. Main ST.
154-su-we-fri-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-16

WANTED-Those interested III lie irsrr-
anCe 20 know that the new policy az -
Massachusetts Mutual Life Irsu~s~~s
company VIII pay up in fun in fifteeT
years. J. NJ Knapp. Manager l5y-l5t
ED-SeconG-haud goods. J "
Burton. Gus + Douglas 74q-rs
WANTED-St0ves taken down and stored
az sos +. Douglas. ). ". Burton.
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4 Mark Twain story,

Apropos Of the Portuguese reis (pro.
nounced rays), when Mark Twain Wis.
tied Fayal some years ago one Of his
companions invited him to dine, with
eight others, at the principal hotel ir
that happy island. As soon as the cloth
was removed and the wine placed on
the table the host called for the bill,
which amounted to 21, 700 reis.
go, leave me to my misery, boysr'
CALCULATED the unhappy man. "There
isn't money enough in the ship to pay
that bill. l am a ruined community
Landlord, this IL mean swindle.
Here's $3.50, and it's all yoa'll get I'll
swim in blood before I'll pay a cent
more.
The landlord looked surprised, but
immediately had his little account
translated Unto Il language that a
Christian could understand, when II
was found that. at the rate Of 1,00C
reis to IA dollar, the demand actually
amounted to $21.70 More refreshments
were ordered forthwith. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
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SPRAYING APPARATUS.
POlntH 10 Consider When DuyinE-A
| Homemade Potato SprMycr.

Points to Consider when DuyinE-A
Homemade Potato Sprmycr.
As spraying is hard and dsagreeabl BILE
work at best, in order to do it az eco
nomically and easily as possible the best
OF apparatus will be found none too
good. All working parts Of tho pump
shonld be of brass Of good quality to
insure wear and should be smoothly
fitted, There must also be some ade
qnate arrangement to keep the mixture
thoroughly agitated, and the case with
which the working parts can be got at
for repairs and the facilities for oiling
should be considered.
The thoroughncss and economy Of APP
plication depend very largely on the
nozzle used, and one shonld be chosen
particularly adapted to the work that
is to be done. TO be thoroughly effect
i've nozzle should throw fine mist
like spray, thus covering the plants
with thin film of the mixture with
out using an excessive quantity, and
the nozzle must be so constructed as to
be easily and quickly disgorged and
taken apart fer cleaning,
For close range work, s1ch as spray.
ing POTATOES, tie "vCl n,Olel il excel
lent, as 1t throws a fine cone shaped
spray. Another good one Is the "bor-
deaux," which will throw a fan shaped
spray from any degree of tineness to a
solid stream. Perhaps the cheapest and
most convenint outfit for general use Is
good spray pump, mounted on com.
mon oil or whisky barrel and placed on
strong two wheeled cart. This makes
an efficient outfit for orchard work.
and, by proper arrangement Of noz-
zles to cover two or more rows at once,
Is equally good for spraying potatoes.
The Rhode Island station advances
the foregoing suggestions in a timely
and very valuable bulletin on spraying
and also illustrates homemade potato
sprayer which. according to it's owner,
has given excellent satisfaction. The
cart is arranged from an old tedder, the
seat being left on and a floor laid on
which to place the cask and pump. A
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When the Republicans were about
to nominate somebody to run for gov.
ernor In 1S4A, there were candidates in
all parts of the woois The dny Of tho
convention, however "tncle Dick
went down and, without having present
any semblar,a Ct candidacy other than
his own personality he was nominated
by acclnmult0n,
His brothcrin.Iaw, David 7. Littlef,
was candidate for state treasurer.
He had been to some pains to make hia
candidacy an organized feature OF the
days preceding the convention. When
Oglesby was named for governor, Lit.
tier was put out of the calculations by
reason Of coming from the next county
and was side tracked In consequence.
Although Mrs. Oglesby and Mrs. Lit.
tier were sisters, the houses of Ogleshy
and Littler were fur apart from that
time. The heads were SO completely
estranged that one did not speak to the
other. For ten years they remained
strangers.
Littler lived in Il great old fashioned
mansion in Springfield. Oglesty lived
on his farm near Elkhart One day, TO
the surprise Of the Littler family. ex.
Govcrnor Oglesby walked IN,
"llow are you. D"veT' said the en-
governor.
"How are you, governorY' said Lit.
tier, as he struggled against his aston.
ishment. Then the extended hand Of
the unexpected visitor was cordially
grasped.
~ came to take dinner with you,
Dave.
"Well, I'm glad Of 1t" answered
Littler, as he took the hat and coat Of
his caller.
"1s the whisky bottle in the same
old place, Duve?"
ut Is, and there's whisky In 1t"
And that was how the family feud
ended forever. Chicago Tribune.
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CLEVER MILITARY TRICK.
The Strn tn gem by Which Sir Francis
We're Defeated the Spanish.

The strntngem by Which Sir Francis
We're Defeated the spmnish.
When Philip II debated the question
of coercing with fire and sword the
Dutchman, who did not like the taxes
which they themselves did not vote, the
Duke Of Alva counseled violent meas.
ures for in his eyes the rebels were
only "men Of butter. Nevertheless he
found that these men, go fond OF cows
and hens. could hold his veterans at
bay. finally overcome them in the field.
and after 80 years leuve poor Spain "a
broken backed tiger,
Indeed in time Of war country folk
with baskets Of eggs and butter excited
no suspicion even to alert sentinels
Taking advantage Of this fact, Sir
Francis We're determined to recnpture
from the Spaniards the Zutphen sconces
or forts, by a stratagem. In 1891 he
picked out some lusty and handsome
young soldiers and dressed most Of them
like the Gelderland egg women and the
rest as Beers. With bundles Of vegeta.
bles. baskets Of eggs and butter, but
also with dageers and pistols inside
their clothes. they were ferried across
the river by twos and threes. They sat
near the gate of the fort being already.
at the break Of day, chatting and ges.
ticulating, as II in some tremendous
argument about the rise or fall Of mar.
ket prices
Then, according to arrangement, We're
sent some cavalry forward. as II ap.
preaching, and the pretended country
people ran in feigned terror toward the
fort. The gates were at once thrown
open to receive them. They all streamed
in, threw off their DISCUSSES, and In u
few minutes were in possession OF the
forts of the town. where the gallnnt Sir
Philip Sidney afterward lost his life by
being more rash and less shrewd than
the veteran We're. Harper 3 Bazaar,
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A CheuD Luncheon,

A good story IL told In connection
with the last Ascot meeting, An Amer.
ican. who was used to going into racing
booths in his own country. ordering
luncheon and paying VI, found himself
hungry at the royal meeting, 80 he
walked into the first tent handy and
told the attendant to give him some.
thing to eat. The man put a sumptuous
luncheon before him, to which, as well
az the champagne, the visitor did ample
justice. He then handed the attendant
8 shillings, received his thanks and was
bowed out Of the tent, inwardly con.
gratula ting himself on the moderateness
Of the charge. An English friend whom
he met outside said
"Idid not know you were acquainted
with Lord Fl,
"Neither am l." replied the Bosto.
nian.
"Oh, I beg your pardon, " said the
interrogation. ~ thought you We're, as
you came out Of his tent. London
Tit.Bits.
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Am monia ~ n Fire Extinwuishcr.

Probably the best fire extinguishing
liquid Is aqua ammonia. without any
addition whatever. We have personally
had experience with the almost mar.
velous power Of this substance in this
direction. In one instance. where fire
had originated probably from spon.
taneous combustion, in a pile contain.
ing several tons of cotton seed, and the
interior Of which was almost a solid
body Of live coal, half gallon Of am.
monia completely snnothered the fire.
In another, which occurred at Sa.
venay, France. the vapors OF a tank
containing 80 gallons Of gasoline caught
fire In the linen room Of laundry The
room was instantly mass Of living
fames but gallon and Il half Of am.
monia water thrown into II completely
and almost Immediately extinguishea
the fire The ammonia was in a glass
demiiohn in an apothecary shop next
door to the laundry and was thrown
into the room by the druggist as an ex.
pertinent. So completely was the fire
extinguished that workmen We're en-.
abled TO enter the room almost imme.
diately. where they found the iron tank
Of gasoline intact. National Druggist
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HIGH TONED BOOK AGENTS.
Men who Only Sell Volumes Worth
From $50 to $500.

"Thcre is distinct upper class of
book agents who never come in contact
with the general public" remarked
Mr.. Charles "A. Meyers ~ have been
interested in art publications for a
number Of years und know most OF the
tiptop sales'aen in tie country, They
handle books that range from $40 &c
$500 in price and only call on people
who figure on certain select lists These
lists are the result of the Culings ot
years. and. combined, they rcpresen,
nearly all &C the high class book buyers
Of the United States. Each publishing
house has its own collection Of names,
and they are valued highly.
81 call to mind one firm that failed
and went out Of business several year.
ago and its roster of buyers was consid.
chased for something like 10, 600 The
class Of books handled by the agents tc
whom | refer would greatly astonish
the everyday patron of the shops. They
are printed in very limited editions,
and every refinement of mechanical art
is lavished "a rheiy rrrpNlNi.1n. Some
times the edition nGulptr' Gully % CT
80, and as SION us it is oft the press the
type il taken down and distributed.
TIE illustrations are frequently water
color paintings or artists proofs Of
etchings, and it is quite common fol
the vignette letters to be tinted by hand.
"Such books are never advertised,
but are easily disposed OF to the inner
circle of rich connoisseurs. The agents
who take the orders are the princes OF
the business l know one who makes
easily $40, 900 year, and they are
nearly all well to do They are continu.
ally on the 60 but II YIN were to en-.
counter one Of them at a hotel the
chances are you would never guess his
vocation What are the topics Of the
books they SELL Oh! They range frcnI
Shakespeare comedies to Walton's
complete anHler--a little of every
thing. New Orleans Times-Demo'
crat,
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A Penalty Of Knowledge.

1T seems to me, remarked the high
browed theorist, "that people positively
resent education. A man who Ia more
than ordinarily wise IL usually left to
himself as much as possible.
"Perhaps you are right, answered
Miss Cayenne, "When man knows
such very great deal, he makes one
apprehensiv' There 10 no telling when
he may be going to sit down and try to
tell 1t all, "--Washington Star,
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DrndlnuEh's H's.

Mrs. Godfrey Clerk told me today at
dinner that when she was in London
last year some one said In her presence,
lit Is strange that Bradlaugh, although
he speaks well, should never be able to
manage the letter H. Sir F. Halliday,
who was sitting by, remarked, "The
reason is obvious; we know that
" TWAS whispered IN heaven,
TWAS mutterod IN hell,
and Brndlaugh will have nothing to
say to either. Sir M. II. Grant Duff'e
Diary
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QUICK CORN PLANTING,

A PuIverlxer For Corn Rows ana u
Convenient Corn Marker.
1t is the custom Of many farmers to
plow for corn and follow with the har-
row, roller or plank drag until tho
ground Is level and fine before the corn
Ia put in with two horse planter But
IL heavy rains come and pack the soil
before planting it must be reworked,
perhaps several times Commenting
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The Paste Didn't Hold.

~ have shown this to a jeweler, ,
said the young woman, tlinging the
engagement ring scornfully at his feet
"Did you think" she asked. with
crushing sarcasm, lyon could cement
our affection with pasteP"
"Sol' hissed the young man, folding
his arms and gazing at her with equal
scorn. "lt's paste, IL III And yet you
are not stuck on itl"--Chicago Trib'
me-
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which a correspondent says: I think 1t
goes ahead Of any Of the things Of the
kind have ever used, and they have
beer many.
II Is a four row marker, but has
hinges on it so 1t will mark on rolling
or uneven ground as we'll as on level
ground. The wings can be turned 80
~ to 60 through narrow gate or
around distractions in a field. ! used
-FOUR 9 inch T hinges and common
buggy tongue. My runners are 81 feet
long. 9 inches wide and . inches thick.
Have wide board on the center. 80 az
10 ride. II you mark by stakes.
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4 Surprise In Potato FsrtiIising.

4 surprise In Potato FsrtiIising.
This surprise awaited the investigator
at the Geneva IN. Y. station in potato
tests with different amount Of potash in
otherwise equivalent fertilizer mix
lures Notwithstanding the large
quantity Of potash taken from the soil
By potato tubers, 90 pounds In 600
bushels, the crops on the four farms In
these tests seemed to find a sufficient
supply Of this element In the natural
aoil, foI the plats receiving only nitro
gen anl phosphoric acid averaged slight'
y u.ors than those receiving one-third
or two thirds the full amount of potash
pw acre and only n fraction Of bushel
len than that receiving the entire 100
poundA "
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A man always rises In his own esti'
Matian when he gets on familiar terms
with a person of whom no enee stood
In awe, -- Atchison Globe,
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Verdict ~ Rendered. 4.

"Gentlemen Of the jury" asked the
clerk Of the court "have you agreed
upon 4 verdictY'
"We have" replied the foreman,
"The verdict Of the jury IL that the
lawyers have mixed this case up 10 that
we don't know anything at all ahout
It. "-Philadelphi North American,
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when lie Was Fond 0s II.

When tie Was FOnd Ot t.
Quinn--Ars You fond Of Welsh rab'
bitF
TopliR-- Before eating. while ! am
eating and for very short time after
b, aton Transcript,
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The goldfish Ia a great coward, and a
tiny fsh with the courage 70 attack II
can frlghten II almost 10 death,
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pULvERlzRR FOR CORN ROWS.

ToN SoON IvVo'
upon the time thus lost in doing extra
work and waiting for the ground to dry
off between the plow and the planter, a
writer in the Ohio Farmer has said: If
instead of narrowing, rolling or drag
ging all this land before planting, each
farmer used an implement that would
pulverize thoroughly the row in which
the corn is to be planted, leaving the
middlers to be rolled, narrowed or
dragged, after planting, as the condi-
tions of weather and soil might indi.
cate. there would be saved an immense
amount Of labor and worry.
We made simple implement that
has saved labor and time and given us
the satisfaction Of planting az soon as
the ground is warm enough. As soon
as the field is plowed, we harrow IL
necessary and then start this pulverizer
ahead Of the planter 1t pulverizes the
tracks for the planter perfectly, leaving
the middle as the harrow left 1t. ready
to be rolled or dragged after the corn
IL planted.
To make the pulverizer we need two
planks 9 feet long, 2 by 10 inches, and
two boards feet long, 2 by inches.
They are bolted together, as shown in
the cut, so that the distance from CEN
ter to center will be the same as the
width Of the planter or distance be.
tween the rows Of corn. We remove
teeth from harrow and insert seven
to nine in the by 10 sides in such a
way that no two teeth follow each other.
The hitch is a chain from scotch
harrow. Two horses attached as to the
harrow or plank drag will do the work
With the driver riding on the pulverizer
II the ground Ia rough enough to re.
qrire ~ much weight The marker can
be taken from the planter and used on
the pulverizer, az the track made by
the pulverizer will be the guide for the
team and driver Of planter.
To tighten the work Of turning at
ends we have used the truck of rid
ing cultivator, and by the chain attach
meant to truck and pulverizer we raise
with foot lever the pulverizer clear of
the ground for convenience in turning
and getting the spacing Of rows accu-
ratsly and easily. The truck and chain
attachment and lifting lever we do not
attempt to show in the cut.
Another device illustrated in the
journal mentioned Is corn marker Of
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Waninv neyOttOn

"Dwiggins IL getting over his bicycle
craze, "
"How do you know"
"He lets his wife clean his wheel for
him, Detroit Free Press
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Chinese, from the viceroy down, wor'
ship lizards, turtles, horses, pigs, bulls
and insects.
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Sow Plenty of Glover Seed.

The farmer who would keep up and
ever be increasing the fertility Of his
land cannot we'll SOW too much clover
seed. In general, early sowing is best,
especially II the ground IL heaved or
honeycombed with frost, as the seed
will be we'll covered and thus protected
from the late spring frosts. II sown
late, the ground should be narrowed,
even II 1t IL In wheat. with a light slope
toothed or common spike toothed har-
row, as both the wheat and the clover
seed will be greatly benefited by the
operation, Sow plenty Of seed -- ten
pounds to the acre is not too much, and
IL you do not harrow 1t will pay to SOW
at different times, some early and some
later, cross sowing 1t, This Ia the ad,
vice Of an Orange Judd correspondent.
who adds Where clover sown last
apring IL much lifted or "spewed, AZ a
great deal Of II Ia this spring, the best
treatment In to reseed the ground heav
lily with a mixture Of red clover and
crimson clover seed, and SOW upon II
some good brand Of commercial ferti.
liser at the rate OF 400 pounds to the
acre
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OMEMADE POTATO sPRAYER.

piece of one-half inch hose extends from
the pump to the rear and is attached to
a three .eighths inch Grass pipe Of suffi-
cient length to reach across the width
between two rows and extend half way
to the next row on either end. An elbow
IL screwed on each end. Into this
short nipple Is inserted, another elbow
screwed on and sufficient pipe inserted
to reach two more rows. Trees are in
serted in both middle and end sections
at the exact distance apart as are the
rows. Into these tees inch pieces Of
pipe are inserted, and to these are at
tached vermorel nozzles Thus it will
cover six rows at a passage, and the nip.
pies and elbows at the ends Of the mid
die section allow the end sections to be
turned up to allow Of its passage
through a narrow place.
Pumps, nozzles and all the necessary
apparatus can be bought, and, with a
little ingenuity and Judgment, fitted up
at home to make practical spraying
outfit.
Alkali Soils.
Authorities in the alkali soils Ct the
west divide them into two classes: The
alkaline carbonates or black alkali
Casually sodium carbonate) is the worst
form. actually dissolving the organic
materials of the soil and corroding and
killing the germinating seed or roots
of plants the white alkalies. the most
common Of which are sodium sulphate.
sodium chloride magnesium sulphate
and magnesium chloride are not In
themselves poisonous to plants, nor do
they attack the substance Of the plant
ROOTS but are injurious when, owing to
their presence in excessive amounts,
they prevent the plants from taking up
their needed food and water supply.
The amount Of soluble salts which
plants can stand depends upon the char.
acter of the SALT the character Of the
soil and the kind Of plant. Hilgard
states that few plants can stand as
much as =. Of 1 per cent Of sodium
carbonate or about $500 pounds per
acre to depth Of one foot; Of sodium
chloride plants can stand about .25 Of
/ per cent and Of sodium sulphate 40
to 80 Of per cent. Plants can stand
less salts in sandy lands than on heav"
clay or gumbo lands. 1t Is a we'll known
fact that crops also differ in their abili-
ty to stand salts and many crops will
grow we'll upon soils on which others