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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24
KANSAS LEADING APPLE STATE.

For years. because of the curculio and of other
enemies of fruit it thought that while Kansas
might and probably would prove leader in the produc-
ton of grains and grasses and consequently high
livestock county the results of fruit growing espec-
tally of apples were not little dscouragng All kinds
of fruit trees aourshed but aside a then
unequaled peach crop the specked and other
of deterorated quality But with cultivation and
the changes that with aging civilization
fruit is being from The largest apple orchard in
the United in Kansas, and its grown
past four years the apple shipments
made from Wichita would been thought impossible
ten years ago Kansas is now recognized an apple
state. The Topeka Herald, edtoriay says
The prediction made by Judge welhouse that Kansas
years will be the leading apple in the union
viii true. Kansas excels in everything it under
takes 1t ranks top notcher in wheat and grow
ing. cattle raising and other things. Apple
growing is comparatively industry, but its develop
ment in the last few years has been marvellous
Every enterpsing farmer is increasing his apple orch
and acreage for in apples there is good money Judge
ehouse this year sold $4,000 bushels of apples grown
1000 acres for $4,000 in cash What other business
requires little and yields heavy income? Per
haps The Welhouse crop is referred to only
illustration Few orchards in the country large,
but many are equally good.
The soil ana climate of Kansas just the kind
CURED for apple growing There is scarcely county in
the state where orchards do yield abundanty In the
extreme where irrigation is necessary, particularly
fine apples are grown every year
The people Of know what be done here in
the line Of apple growing but the world has not been in
formed the subject Let there be exhibit at the St
Louis exposition which will show the world that the
Kansas apple has place alongside the Beef Steer and
His Sister and the Helpful Hen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24
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N. 81. MURDOCH. Editor.
A NOT VERY FREE SALVATION.

The Divine Master store by earthly riches. As
healer He charged fees, a teacher accepted no
enumeration His sole for the souls of men
Rnd not for what they wore much they possessed
He went so far advise rich young fellow that he
could not become true Christian until he had sold all he
had and given money the poor While Christ did
bot condemn riches the he assured His FOL
lowers that with his poverty hunger and sores
came out away higher than Dives who was
later found rolled up in purple and fine linen in a
very warm and iceess precinct bowling for water In
another instance the Divine Master made it tight
squeeze for average putocra where He said that it
was easier for camel humps and all to through the
eye Of needle than for any Of trust combine
to get into heaven being admitted that Christ was
the founder Christianity and undsputed fact that
lie urged his apostles go the world preaching
teaching healing without scrip staff and that He
discountenanced the receiving money for acts OF
charity we fail to why the sect cult known
Christian Scientists profess hold specifically
and prominently to the teachings Christ should make
it point TO charge not only services heaers
but to charge big for imparting truth"
by Mrs Eddy This from being poor
woman has amassed wealth is said and thereby curtaled
her own chances by charging big showing
poor seekers after way salvation The
inspiration for these punched facts the Atch
son Globe which announces that people OF that town
are to pay thousand dollars lessons in Christian
Science These ten Achsonian sinners may get their
moneys worth teacher taking big chances
the iceess route Dives or of running his camel up
against the eye Of needle The heather should
verted place viii get than its share of
people fit celestial inhabitants are going to cost $1,000
per dozen Missionaries some times come high, in the
of Stone submit that this Atchison mis-
sonary is bulng the market and in such fassion gives
rise to the suggestion that it would be money saved to
BuIgarans Miss Stone and then forget
o ransom him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24
FAIRS ARE BIG FINANCIAL FAILURES

World expeditions are proving financial failures They
grevous burdens for the cities promoting them not
only but costly to the nations and states contributing to
them public enterprises Chicago was years in recov-
erng from the disenon caused by the Columbia expos
ton France lost her Paris show as did the city
itself per OF individuals largely profit by these
expensive attractions but that is small Buffalo now
comes forward with the admission great loss The great
PanAmercan was dismal financial failure in spite of its
magnificent light tower pretty well understood now es
pecialiy by the creditors of the enterprise.
The directors Of the exposition and number of the
creditors were recently in conference Among other things
1t was learned that the Of exposition was S. eo
1920 The total receipts for admissions after May were
$2fe7oe65S and the receipts from concessions ss0l1
5229 The balance due to first mortgage bondholders is
Sli97e and TO second mortgage bondhoders $500 600
both of which included in the liabilities Of the company
at present to be S2669 net assuming that the assets
Of Sl5645tl5 coneetable at face The company owes
Tor operating expenses and construction work s5779457s
which item is of embodied the figure of total
bIiues
i seems rather regreabe that an enterprise gotten IN
for the benefit of the whole continent could not be made
to pay for itself but such has been the fate of most Of the
great fairs eff the world.
But the enlightenment derived from such an enterprise
IS none the less whoever may pay for it. Those who get
Up great fair do speculation ana if il does not nav
must as society constituted expect to take their chances
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

Kansas has Simply iost her capacity 90
howl Let see. said man seriously.
yesterday was u last ycsr or ibis that
We had that blg corn fHiiurcf
Kansas viii come out strong in favor
~ reciprocity Kansas is willing 20 do
any Old thing for the foreign nation that
Will eat our -four. pork and beef
After man has sung IN church
choir about 40 long ssys Ia Howe Pc
thinks he attracts a larger proportion q
the congregation than the pastor.
An evangelist who r. touring Kansas
Just az present IS laEs9oiug aN kinds ~
popularity hy asserting chat Chrustianity
comprehends the patronage 81 homo mer-
chants.
II is estimated that there ara on Pratt
countvs wheat fields 81 49, transient cat
tie The sfatlstician who figures on a
shortage of beef. doesn't realize how
Kansas Is loaded
Northern Kansas ard southern kan
Gas are in different cline. in the north
ern Tier ar counties a great deal 90
spring wheat is raised it is unknown Ga
southern Kansas
The New York World is roaring on ~
price ~ beef Bot & II proud moment
for Kansas who is sitting in a reserved
scat next the orchestra watching drn1arl
textbook the sunny dayhghta out ~ Oh
Mr. supply
After au ir said and done there VS.
really only one prodigialsiy good Joke ca
Popunsm that vas the uiaht 90 ftrr
first defeat when they claimed fhat f.
Western Union was d1cforiuv roo
tnrug in favor ~ che Republican,
Governor STANLEY I'D "a greet. re.
thing when h- pulled fne IIrs ruf FROM
under ere Board ~ FarfoaH ana far
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Roosevelt viii recommend in his message even more
stringent than existing against the adisson of
Chinese So far Roosevelt is concerned the Yellow
Peril comes it viii in sufficient numbers
once to kick down the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

The Northwestern University Chicago has discovered
that whole lot of advanced pupils can't spell The col
ege turning hundreds of young who take
soap suds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Governor Van SAINT of Minnesota has thrown down the
gauntlet to the railroads Under state law he fOrbds
parallel lines combine The railroads laughing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

The reformers who were elected in Gotham at the
start arrived the conclusion that New York hardly the
right of material to work into imitation
heaven. They viii tolerate SUNDAY beer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24
An EXPLODING Encine.


I am one of the very few persons who
ever saw locomotive blow up" remark
Cd an old railroad man. Generally the
men who witness the explosion Of a steam
engine are so dead when the smoke has
cleared away that they are never able to
give an account of the disaster
Like many other accidents. the one ]
saw was the result OF carelessness-Ioyr
water in the boiler. FOR the engine had
Just come in from the shops and was in
complete repair. II was on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad in West Virginia. a nun
Der OF wears ago 7 was on a locomotive
some distance behind the one which ex-
pioded. and was looking ahead out Of the
cab window, so that the Inflated engine
was Immediately before ny eyes sud
denly / saw the machine rise ia the air.
IT seemed 10 me 70 be about as hish as
the telegraph poles beside the track which
as you doubtless know, are not so high
as telegraph poles in the CITY Then
came a cloud Of dense black smoke and
dust. which hid the engine from view. and
almost simUltan eously heard the roar of
the explosion.
Both the engineer and the fireman
were killed and the locomotive was III
for nothing much but the SCRAP bean
WREN Il fen 70 the ground. The crown
sheet over The frebox had blown OFT.
When Roosevelt Writes.
The only thing thai unnerres President
Roosevelt is literary composition. he
brings 70 the task of writing book tha
same absorbing and uHtiFing energy thar
he cisplayes i1 warfare. the chas=. ana
roiitical campaisuluE- the work Is reres-
sarily coudning. ana prolonged corfne-
uenf and close occupation become INK
some and debhitating 70 a ulsn % robust
oal9 and sangliae fsmrerarnent. acef-s-
toned to being much in the open air. II
siits some people perfectly. ore 7refr-
known author - my acguairf.surs rs.
Gar from seventy years - age works h
his library from Twelve 80 fifteen heer.
aaE. setting ioot outdoors isar once
week. Ter h. Aas never knotr a sas-s
rnen i1 America sesi@afers oeetrl. ton
lersls with h.u De thrlres an 81 Na-
80 TIE president. ser Hlth cha ra-s --.zrf-
Er- b. hes faced tae ersi-4l - author
Ship 90 s-e1 good farp.se rlas a saz1a
works f-oni his ran have r4d~ ssle.~ a.
1=srance witEta tle past nineteen r-ars
AID this tu th~ course 90 ar ar.iaels ...a
.- career covering almost THE -rrire per-
iei ~ ais atersrE arfiF5fs fasS-ra p
su Iaa1iry- Ince Hlr-r-E 500 tha
editor - gre Baaaer ass iorE s-s.ef~ ~
-at bgi-aat. plssU lrlr Sas- Etat
r-r r.- e- an -I4cs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

In Kansas next Thursday Thanksgiving should be for
the great wheat yield of 1901 letting the absence of corn
crop and the absence OF cyclone balance the debit side
the hook
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

That Colombian must be very discouraging TO the
cOmbatants The enemy when pursued is apt hide
his army in a barn loft and let by wild goose
chase.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Secretary Hay points that diplomacy different
in that refains from intrigue and cunning and is
and open The fact is up all intrigue
ming in precinct delegate elections.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Princess Sophia Bampa Dhueep Singh has located in
Chicago study the university She is from India
the papers giving her much attention. This
make Mrs Potter Palmer jealous
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Before Kansas closes that contract with Minnesota
destroy all the prairie dogs Kansas he should
be made throw in the extinction Of the owl the
tlesnake
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

you unable see this time of year that it is
more blessed give than to receive you may get
pleasure in knowing that giving loads the obligation
the other fellows shoulders
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Miss Stone is being fed sausage wholly Just the com
Bulgarian uneeda variety of canine sti hard
hearted American public boost the sum over 600
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Without the LibeTsis vith AMI sp.-it. ieav-
ng the government troops in a state q for a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

Dickinson still holds that Bulgaria should arrest the
bandits and Bulgaria SIN holds that Turkey
them and the brigand still holds Miss Stone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

The railroads declare that all passes year Will be
cut on officials viii be compelled pay
utey viii be carried free except OF course h0boes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

IL said Of he New York Evening Post an outsooker
independent paper New York c thar it IS nat af-sf
even ot its friends
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

II claimed in London tha, high sils hats lead q
insanity In some cases insanity has been known n lea
to high SILK hats
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

boy in Syracuse New York has been discovered vh,
has brain that ticks like IL VIII probably vnf
MP 10 dime museum
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

If he thinks lie safely attempt IT, Gus Rubin shout
hunt mp the first suggested To him that he oul
make q puglhst and lilk him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

The season approaches when one is reminded that
Christmas comes year and also g7iD and thar
strip takes on lis things and STAYS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

In New Jersey who married snake charmer asks
divorce because she insists taking snake 10 bed
with her Probably she wanted to her feet on it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24

TIE Philadelphia Record THUS quotes a
business man. Unless a mar has spec
ALLY schooie5 himself memory fs bound r.
Dc rreacherous some tfrnes don trust
mine a. au any NOR ~ has gone back
on me TOO often Besides q postal card
only costs = cent ard always carry
lot - them around with ne ~ frs
~ business calls u1e avav f---n fhe stera
great deal. AID 10 matter where n7v
te-ridilE g1 a street rdr. Walking ~ FRI
ole ~ IRE numerous places - h1esrsee
which J frequeut-1hsu aa idea occurs -
re that requires ~ atffrtier. Z "a
ulemora1d.-rl ~ .t down cn = 11stai car!
address 81 20 ~ seff ard drsp . Sd fer
nearest letter box Some laFs T WI 80
dozen Qaslai cards % zysef ara tfs
next -ucrrirS rhsr are r1 TO lrsa apsit-
irg me 7 have been Gri-r faie - f-o
Or three years. zri 3 fElnf Bee 8 petty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24


hearted American public won't boost the $4,000
The railroads declare that all passes next yea- will be
cut on officials viii be compelled pay Also
utely viii be carried free except course hoboes
In New Jersey who married a snake charmer asks
for divorce because she insists taking bed
Dickinson still holds that Bulgaria should arrest the
bandits. and Bulgaria sim holds that Turkey should arrest
them and the brsand still holds Miss Stone.
The season approaches when reminded that
Christmas comes bur year and also -7ip
strip takes on its things and stays
il he thinks he safely attempt IT, Gus Rubin should
hunt mp the man who first suggested him that
make q pugihst and iek him.
4 boy in Syracuse New YORK has been discovered who
has brain that ticks like watch he VIII probably sind
up dime museum
IT claimed in London tha, high silk hats lead 20
INSANITY In some cases insanity has been known ~ lead
high SILK hats
said Of The Nee York Evening Post an outsooken
independent paper IN New York c thar uot af.aid
even of It's friends
Without The IIbegsis took vith - ana spt-t ieav-
ing the government troops IN state of for
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-19

II letter asking him to send some strych-
nine to kill sparrows." The letter was
dated "Shoreham'' and signed Ida Eos
burg but was not in her writing. The
druggist mailed fifteen grains of the poi
son as directed. He first inclosed it in al
paper wrapper marked Poison and
placed this in one of his business envcl-
opes. The envelope found in Miss Eos
burg's room was not the anne. The mail
for the Jones household was usually
brought by Nelson Jones, the young man
under arrest. 1t is believed that he de-
livered the fatal missivc to Miss Fosburg.
but whether he knew it's contents or not
is the important question. 1t is the thy
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-19
is NO BLOW AT US.


English iserf Order Not intended
rs Il Retaliation.
The BRITISH, war Office confirms the re-
port that 1t is going TO try the experiment
,f supplying the army with only home
grown beef. The experiment will extend
iiN months from June L. Director of Con-
racts Major said TO apress representative:
"The new rule applies only TO refriger-
ted beef, hitherto bought in the open
market in London. IL viii not seriously
affect American trade as the total weekly
supply for the army is only 200. 00o pounds,
which is barely per cent. OF the weekly
imports of refrigerated beef INTO /. gland
from the United States.
"Broderlck'S action was taken long be-
lore the New Orleans proceedings. IL is
quite absurd to suppose any idea OF re-
taliation prompted the order, which is due
to q natural desire to help some of the
home industries.
1.-The difference in price is very tritiing
and we are making that up by givin.
Tommy Atkins frozen mutton TWO days
instead Of once a week. III the plan is sat
istactory our supply problem will he
greatly sinpliGed, for we often have COM
plants and disagreemcIts over refrigcr-
ited beef. We have no prejudice against
American firms and we ion't believe they
will miss this trade To u extent, even IL
t Is decided To continue .he experiment.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-19
INDEPENDENT PARTY
NEW YORK TRADES UNIONS Ex.
PEcT TO FORM ONE.
Laboring Men Say h Politicians
Have Not Stood by Their Promises,
and They Propose to Have IA New
Organization.

for the first time since they were organ
Yea The principal building unions i'll New
York decided Sunday TO go into politics
and to start an independent labor party.
This decision was reached at a meeting
OF delegates from twenty-one unions rep.
resented III the board of walking delegates
ned Sunday afternoon. Philip Meinseu-
mer of the Amalgated Society of Plumbers
ana Gastiiters, presided.
The meeting was called on account oil
4flc recent decisions of the court of appeals
yeclarlng the prevailing rate of wages law
land the state stone dressing law unconsli-
'ntional. These laws, the most radical OF
Their Kind that have yet been passed in the
interest of labor, cost the labor uniona
many thousands Of dollars in carving OF.
'he agitation in their favor, and their an
hnlment is admitted to be IL severe blow
to labor. Those who conducted the agi-
tation nov say that the city officials wln
We're supposed TO be most friendly to labor
did not stand by the labor unions rs they
We're expected TO do, and that their pro-
iessions OF friendship were not carried out
IN practice.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-19

c%ompanicd II President on a sightseeing
journey of the United States. When
President Cleveland made his famous
wedding trip fifteen years ago his train
WAS composed of but two cars and his
suite consisted OF his private secretary
and some servants. Ills immediate pred
eccssor. president Arthur. visited the
Yellowstone with Gen. Phil Sheridan aud
Col. Mike Sheridan ANA Huffalo Bill,
but left his cabinet behind him in WASH
inSton to transact official business.
President Mckinley will travel across
the continent surrounded 10y his entire
cabinet, with the single exception of Sec
rotary Gage, who has consented to re-
main in Washington. 1t is proposed to
transact Important business while en-
route. The cabinet officers will keep in
close touch with the heads of bureaus of
the respective departments. The Prcsi-
dent will transact all OF the vast routine
which the chief executive must look after
While i'll Washington. y corps of expert
telegraph operators. representing the two
big telegraph companies. will
the train to handle official messages, and
every telegraph station along the lines
OF HE railroads which are 10 be trayersed
Will be subject to their orders to the eN-
clusioD of all commercial and newspaper
business. Cabinet meetings are to be held
on tuesdays and Fridays, just as they
are now held in Washington, whether the
train is speeding across the deserts of
Arizona or is sidetracked in the railroad
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-19
MARKET QUOTATIONS.


Chicaso-Cattle. common to prime,
$500 TO $3.50; hogs. shipping grades.
$500 to $6.10; sheep. fair to choice, $500
to 500: wheat. No. . red. lie to re;
corn. No. =, 42c to 43c; oats. No. >. Poe
to 2Gc: rye. No. 2. Ace to soc; butter.
choice creamery. Zoe to Zoe; eggs, fresh,
lie to l2c; potatoes. 34c TO 39c per
bnshel.
MISUNDERSTANDING, shipping, $500 10
$500; hogs. choice light. $500 to S6.o5:
sheep, common to prime. $500 to S4.Io:
wheat. No. 2, Csc to Zoe: corn. No. /.
white. ABE to 44c; oats, No. = white.
22sc to 29c:
st. Louis-Cattle. S3.25 to S5.75; hogs.
$500 to 5000: sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat. No. .. Use to 63c: corn, No. ,,
slc to a2c: oats. No. 2. 26c TO 2.c; rye.
No. =, 53c to 54c.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-19
FIGHT VITA pEsPsRaposs.
Two Men Killed and Two Wouusicsi
in Kentucky.

" Men Killed and Two Nouusirsi
in Kentucky.
Two men were killed and two wounded
in a fight between Sheriff John W. Wright
and his deputies on one side and the ,ies-
peradoes who robbed and murdered ; ~.
Mrs. Jemima Hall and h"r son Oh ~.
other. The fight occurred on tie moun-
lain top, between .Boones Fork aud Nile
stone Creek, near Whitesburg, Ky.
Wright and his posse started out several
months ago TO capture the gang w!c
cruelty tortured the aged widow. and aTler
securing her money murdered her aud her
son and bGrned her body with the little
hut in which she lived. Citizens have been
ia!!y expecting toiiear of . pitched battle
between the two crowds, which have al
ready had several small scrimnages.
3ohn and Morgan Reynolds, Isaac and
Creed Potter and George Nawsome were
located by the posse i'll II rendezvous Oh
top of the mountain. Morgan Reynolds,
Newsome and Isaac Potter went away,
and while they We're gone the officers
-udienly confronted Creed Potter and
iolln Reynolds. and all of them, ten in
number, opened fire. The desperadoes re-
piled with rifles and revolvcrs and mere
than 800 shots were exchanged ut Il dis
lance less Than Il dozen PAGES.
John Reynolds received II serious il mo-:
fatal wound in the lett shoulder ami ~
treated, leaving Potter. The %latter's ati-
muni,!on soon case out. and he, too. wen,
into hiding. OF the posse Willie Wright,
aged Is, ami Isaac Millarl, aged u, We're
killed. n third mau named Osborne was
severely wounde! in the right leg.
Young Wright, VINO WAS killed 1T tie
iirst FIRE, joined The posse a mouth ago 10
avenge the murder of his father. ". :.
Wright, whom the gang assassinatei about
.yea ago.