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Graham guardian., 1902-10-10
PRECIENCT OFFICERS

We are authorized to announce the name of
Michael McEniry as a candidate for justice of
peace Of Precinct No. !, Stafford.
Graham guardian., 1902-10-10

We are authorized to announce the name of
george shipmen as candidate for constable of
Precinct No /, Stafford.
Graham guardian., 1902-10-10

hereby announce myself as Il democratic
candidate for constable of Stafford, precinct
MOL. -
OSCAR FELTON,.
Graham guardian., 1902-10-10

| hereby announce myself as a Democratic
candidate for constable of Stafford precinct No. l.
GEO. T.. STALE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
FAILURE OF FUSION IN THE BIG SEVENTH.

kfTOm the topeka CapitaL)
IN the Seventh congressional district the democrats
and populiss have come an agreement that popust
shall have the nomination for congress- There will be
no democratic nominee and the contest viii be between
the republicans and popnlsts the democrats pledged
by their convention to vote the Dopulst ticket
This is the upshot of double convention and the de.
hberaons Of joint committee of the two parties which
ended with the retirement of the democrats and the com
pete triumph Of the populists Vernon Rose the noni
nee Of the pODulists is clergyman Newton and de
ciared himself democrat before the democratic conven-
ton. But he is democrat in the Bryan sense or in
other words plain populist The democratic convention
assented o his nomination populist on the popust
ticket only after every compromise proposition had been
stubborny rejected by the popalists and they had de
cared their Intention so independently of their
allies and name their ticket Rather than plunge the
district into bitter SCRAP arrayng the two allied par
ties against each other the democrats made an uncondi
uonal surrender and adjourned
In the last I'VE congressional campaigns in he big
Seventh Congressman Long has been the republican nom
nee and Won in "a, IS and 1900 against solid fusion
opposition It is evident that the situation is ucl i'm
proved Tor republicans by this asco Of the fusion con
ventons There has never been campaign in ten Years
in this district but democrats and populists have had
ticket nominated by the conventions of both parties
In the present campaign the democrats are without
ticket and individual democrats are in no wise bound to
vote for the popust ticket Mr.. Longs majority in No
Tember should be considerably increased by this final col
lapse Of fusion district where it has previously
worked to a charm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

and the Mongolia have been launched and the service
VIII be inaugurated The corporation which is be
ing operated by the Russian government controls feet
Of twenyeight steamers trading in the Yellow sea-
and when the transSiberan railway is finished
will auxiliary for the collection and distrbu-
ton Of freight
With the Philippines trade has hardly yet begun In
addition TO the transport service Of the government
the Pacific Mail has Just inaugurated monthly service
between San Francisco and Manila. new corporation
The Philippine Transportation and Construction company
is arranging for regular monthly service connection
with system Of steam barges plying between Manila
and the islands Of the archipelago The Royal Packet
company Of Java about put one of its big steam
ers between Batavia and the Of the United
States calling at Chinese and japanese ports en- route
Today San Francisco is the second shipping port in
the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
GROWTH OF LONDON Glue Lice

To illustrate the growth OF c1ubland the west end
may be mentioned that when Queen Victoria ascended
the throne there only dozen clubs
Of the coming coronation procession with membership
Of 1880; now there thirtynne with membership
OF $4,000 The Army and Navy club and the Reform club
Pail Mall the first having 240O members and the latter
400 founded in 1897 and have been omitted from
the list Of those in existence when the late queen sue
ceeded to the throne
The oldest club is Whites founded in 1890 and its
records stated to be perfect from 1896 Next come
Bodies 1862; Brooks 1854 and Arthurs 1865 Two
clubs founded in 1892 when the first reform bill
was passed. the Carlton and the City of London.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
0a; e sI. :sss e YoIr
M. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
THEY Will NOW HIKE OUT FOR HOME.

The National Federation Of Womans clubs having re
solved in favor Of irrigation and having elected presi
dent adjourned 1t days do these things, but
it must not be forgotten there was eating and dress
ing between times Eight thousand women must have
meant $4,000 eats per diem and then think Of the NUM-
Der Of boxes OF Pozzonf powders that had to be utilized
to modify the flush Of the tcoproonged effort at degu
ton and CAB The dispatches inform that real scrap
was imminent at the conclusion Of the final contest over
the presidency resulting in resolution do the thing
differently hereafter As for the resolve iTgae,
ceeding such struggle unanimity 10 have been
pected Tears have been woman strongest hold On the
world since Eve boohooed her way Of the Garden Of
Eden at the heels Of the man whom she had tempted
into oyerstepping the propreties The moisture which
has saturated the cambria handkerehes CT women since
Ewes federation with the serpent would soak down the
entire arid region between Wichita and Los Angeles
Without doubt the 25S daughters the fearful Eve who
voted for Mrs PlaDecker went out and had good cry
over the mean things who elected Mrs. DimiesDeni
son. While net apprehending that these women have
been seriously missed by their respective families still
our loyalty TO- and admiration for the compes Us to
express the sincere wish that having declared for ga
on and elected president that they may hike out
for home
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
KANSAS MUSICIANS DONE FOR.

Kansas City Mo, has Just enc use for the state Of
Kansas that for just what that city make out
Of the state Having appropriated the name of the state
the citizens OF that held to the absorption
text ever since They dock hogs toll grain and
lay tribute on every other conceivable Kansas thing
on our aesthecal culture say nothing Of human
fraties and nfrnities Their shows, exhibitions and
entertainments are not for the better culture Of Mis-
for the profit possible to squeeze out Of the
suculent Jayhawker That Missouri town has been Civ
ing May musical festivals annually, which Cor the most
part have been rendered attractive by Kansas not Mis-
souri, talent by the chorses clubs and symphony
izatons Of Kansas towns which organizations have been
toted off down there by the offer of prizes made up OF
entrance fees admission prices principally put
by Kansas people The May musical festival for this
year closed night before The principal prize OF
$4,000 was awarded Missouri choral club Of Joplin
and the Kansas crowd, sore over what they claim
palpable injustice held meeting and unanimously
solved that Missouri could hereafter run her own festi
yals and that Kansas would neither patronize
tenance them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
The DEMANos o. THE ORIENT.

More important than these developments is the IN
crease Of the amc between the United states and the
Orient The ships Of She three companies plying be-
tween San Francisco. Yokohama and Hong Koae have
proved insufficient to carry the freight offered ana ssars
has had 70 be contracted Cor eight months in advance
This has led Che Paeidc oia 70 add tive eghJeenkaor
steamships the Korea aui The Siberia to its fleet These
giant vessels lSoo2 IONS register. have both been
launched, and before long VIII De en- The Pacific The
Jaranese line tie Toyo Aisen Kaissa whose steamers
has been extraordinarily successful has lust placed an
order in Japan for Two steamers Of similar oanaetv 10
the Siberia and Korea. with these and The immense
cargo carriers being lut for J. j. Bin At Neg London
already described here and the tramp steamers irrez
laTiy Byins between Inda. Chinese ana Pacific csast
ports the Pacific oaryins trade SHOULD he wen served
Nog does The Development STOP here The East China
Railway company IS building at Trieste Austria four
50ooton sixteenknot steamers. which will carry the
transacidc mails between vadivosock or Port Arthur
ana San Francisco Two Ct these vessels the Manchuria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
The AUTO IN THg MAIL SERVICE.

Some enterprsing New Englanders recently laid their
plans to catch the mail service and sent in
bid of $17190 for carrying the government
mails from San Juan to Ponce But they found them
selves underbid by the Automobile Transportation com
pany of Porto Rico The latter offered do the work
for $4,000 beginning July 1902 awarded the
contract This transaction the interesting ques
ton of how long it viii be before the automobile will sup
plant current methods Of Transporting mails in coun
try districts not well covered by the railroads It has
also important bearing the problem of free delivery
in the country towns throughout the land The auto"
its limitations but would take wonderful prophet
to tell just what they are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
Rur ANorHER coNsoLIpATloN.

President Ripley OF the Santa re system who passed
through Kansas Thursday, his way to California to
New York when questioned to what effect the pur-
chase Of Chootaw road by the Rock Island system
would have en- the Santa Fe replied that it would not
be detrimental in The least He said he thought the pur
chase would prove the better for all concerned and that
he was glad the Rock Island made the purchase be
cause the chocaw as an independent line proved dis
turbng factor in the transportation Of the southwest
These not his words but his meaning. evil
IDENTITY. Touching the recent immense oil developments
in Texas and California, he expressed himself be
heyng that these fields would prove Of great Importance
TO the states which include them but that they would
never have important influence in Kansas as coal
fuel could be handled more effectively and probably
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
ALASKA AS AN AGRICULTURAL STATE.

For the past three years the department Of agriculture
has been exploring Alaska with view to ascertainng
its farming possibilities This may seem strange pro
jeot to people who only think OF that territory
frozen But Prof Georgeson under whose super
vision the experiments have been conducted returned
10 Washington with some remarkable surprises. Instead
Of the frozen Alaskan desert that people have usually
conceived of TOLD that the is hot over vast
that the moisten and enrich the earth while
there are many fertile valleys in which wheat corn oats
barley buchwbeat naxsoed and considerable variety Of
vegetables be successfully grown Professor George
son assures the pablo that Alaska is capable Of sustain
ing in pentT and even in comparative luxury an aericul-
tura population Of upward of 8oe0o00 people The ex-
perments at several stations show eoucusvey thai the
harder grains be raised there More than lo00o 00
acres of good farming land be found in the terri
tory ana three times large IN is suitable Ger graz
Ing purposes 1t is not 10 be forgotten that Alaska is
likely yet 10 be fuldedsed state and that not many
years hence And what state tee fer VIII he almost
Is aree rs The whole country east Of the Mississippi
1t offers style OF forming which may make poor men
independent in large numbers aud develop class Of
thrifty Industrious ard seeant citizens the best thai
ever made mp the dber Of any state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10
JUST LIKE SOUTH CAROLINA.

Senator McLaurin. the colleague OF the unspeakabe
Tiilman from the bellgerant commonwealth Of South
Carolina has practically repadiated the democratic party
He is for expansion and protection gold standard
and is little short Of republican But he is having
Die over the aspirations Of Of his Lynch law con
sttuents. while ago McLaurin secured the nomination
Of George c. Rooster for internal revenue collector in his
state but it has not been confirmed by the senate Koes
ter IS journalist OF Columbia, s C, who once took
prominent part in lynching bee both as newspaper
reporter and executoner. He shot the negro who
the object of the vengeance OF the mob and gave
for his act that he fred pity as the
mob would else have burnt the victim the This
reason be satisfactory President Roosevelt but
there some republican senators who decidedly demur
to the confirmation for important federal Office of
man who was active member of the court of Judge
Lynch What confirms them in their opposition the
Of numerous petitions coored republican
citizens protesting against the confirmation of Koeser
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

Last week Rev p T. Boiler Of Cleveland was hurt by
fell from bicycle His wife took mis- place in the nul-
pit sunday and preached such good sermon that the
conservation doesn't want her husband baeE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

The New York Central VIII 2 regular train be-
tween Chicago and New York in eighteen hours It viii
run a an average Of 5 mles hour 1t viii be safer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

Governor Davis Of Arkansas has sentenced negro 10
i've IN Massachusetts, The Arkansas STYLE Of Joke is
the And where the joker laughs louder than the rest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

Il iae way Of agh price The straw0errief seem 70 10
dols very Well w3thout trust
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

Every dag Mrs Roosevelt gathers flowers from the
White House conservatory and expresses them Mrs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

The house leaders are unfavorabIe 10 statehood but
snow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

A1onzo Of spain VIII wear 8fty uniforms during the
progress of his coronation How General Niles would
like 10 be there
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

The formation e soap trust yrin be viewed viii
magnificent eeuaninity By Herr Most
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

The black sheep is rarely IS al@ck as the one in The
Ford family proved TO be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-10

Last week rev p T. Boiler Of Cleveland was hurt by
fell from bicycle His wife took mis- place in the nul-
pit Sunday and preached such good sermon that the
congregation doesn't want her husband back
The New York Central win run e regular train be-
tween Chicago and New York in eighteen hours It VIII
run at an average Of 5stt miles hour viii be safer
walking
Governor Davis Of Arkansas has sentenced negro to
hive in Massachusetts The Arkansas STYLE Of Joke is
the Kind where the joker laughs louder than ali the rest
AGonzo Of spain VIII wear RTty uniforms during the
progress of his coronation How General Niles would
lke 70 be there.
Every day Mrs Roosevelt gathers flowers from the
White House conservatory ana expresses them 10 Mrs
Mckinley
-ss---
The house leaders are unfavorabe 10 statehood but
50 far as their arguments so they making poor
The brewers q the eoaatry are to raise The rce az
peer vale the retailer l the height oE The foam
The formation q soap trust wiu be viewed --ith
magnificent eeeaninity BY Herr Most
The REBATE system Of the railroads IS liable n Be
scorchea in tha-'becf trust inquiry.
Il 5le way aigh price the straw6errief seem 70 &c
doias very Well vsthout trust
The black sheep is rarely IS 8ak as the one in The
Fcrd family proved 70 be
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-24
Ruskin's TOYS.

The home rule of RuSkin's mother
was we'll nigh Puritanic in severity.
His toys were few and his source Of
amusement limited. He says:
For toys l had bunch Of keys to
play with so long as was capable of
pleasure in what glittered and jingled,
as grew older had cart and ball
and when l was six years old two
boxes of well cut wooden bricks.
With these modest but l still think
entirely sufficient possessions. and be-
ing always summary whipped if l
cried. did not do as | was bid or tum-
bled on the stairs. soon attained Sc
rene and secure methods of life and
motion and could pass my days con-
tentedly in tracing the squares and
comparing the colors of my carpet, eX-
aiming the knots in the wood of the
floor or counting the bricks in the op-
posite houses. .
There were also intervals of raptur-
GUS excitement during the, filling of
the water cart through it's leathern
pipe from the dripping iron post at the
pavement edge or the still more adj
mirable proceedings of the turncock
when he turned and turned until
fountain sprang up in the middle of
the street. ....~g
But the carpet and what patterns
could find, in bed covers. dresses or
wall papers to be examined were my
chief resources.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-24
How a Dog Told of His Needs.

Ben was our faithful, jolly old bull
terrier. For ten years he was men,
Der of the family. Perhaps Ben had
one bad trait; he would fight at the
drop Of the hat" This necessitated
keeping him on a chain most of the
time, although l confess deep admira-
ton for his ability as scrapper. | love
a fighter that fights fair, and Ben was
that kind. never saw him tackle
dog smaller than himself, but have
Seen him whip CANNES apparently
large enough to eat him. When on the
chain. Ben had ways of his own Of no
tifying us of his wants. A steady sue
cession Of low barks. with a short inter
val between each bark, indicated that
it was his mealtime. A quick. sharp
bark. with long intervals between
each bark, accompanied with low
whining, indicated thirst. Loud. steady
barking Informed us that some one was
coming, and spasmodic, choking bark
ing was his way of letting us know
dog was near and that he was anxious
to mix with him. At home we are all
of the opinion that If the human mem
bers Of the family can reason, then SO
could Ben.-Forest and Stream.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-24

An irish widow with quick wit one
dry received eali from sheriff who
had writ 10 serve ON her. According
to tho story. the widow saved the day
by come rapid fire counting which took
the sheriff by surprise when he called
at her house and began In formal fash
ion:
Madam, have an attachment for
you"
"My dear SIR" she said. blushing,
"your attachment is refrigerated"
"You don't understand me. You must
proceed to court" said the sheriff.
"Well, know tits leap year. but I
prefer to let you do the counting your
SELF Men are much better at that than
women"
MRS. Phe!an, this is no time for fool
ing. The justice is waiting"
1.-THE justice waiting! Well, then,
suppose must go. but the thing is SO
sudden, and besides I'd prefer priest
to do it."
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-24
Criticising a Portrait.

Walter Dean, ST.. once hired an artist
to paint his portrait, with the stipula-
ton that the picture would not be ac-
cepted and paid for unless it looked
like himself. When the portrait was
completed. it was sent to Mr.. Dean.
who did not recognize himself and alb
solutely refused to pay the painter.
The painter sued. and Joe Strong. the
artist. was called in to give an expert
opinion.
"You see the portrait of Mr.. DeanY'
the lawyer asked.
mo" said Mr.. Strong, II do not"
"There it is" said the lawyer, point
ing to the big canvas.
II don't call that portrait. call
that a map of Mr.. Dean" said Mr..
Strong.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-24
OLD ACE.
Here e 4 Way To Help Make Fathers and
Msihers HAPPY In Their Declining Years.

We would like to remind everybody In
this toygn who has an aging father or
mother. Of one duty they owe to them.
Make their last years happy and pleas
ant ones. There is no way of doing this
batter than keeping our dear old friends
and relatives strong, healthy and robust
Wewish everyone who feels that they
have passed the turning point In life
would call ON MS and let us explain every
thing that vINOL will do.
We know surely that this Is great TO
builder, flesh maker and strength creator.
We have posted ourselves thoroughly ON
the reasons at to why it is the greatest
tonic in the world. Here Is letter thas
viii interest all who are growing old or
who need q tonic. 1t reads as follows:
amy mother is over eighty years OF
sge. Her strength was very much de-
pleted and her appetite left her. Inc
doctors said we must get her good tonic,
40 We decided to try VINOL. 1t proved
40 be lust the medicine my mother needed
Tor II built her up wonderfully. G. A.
TALBOT, Bangor, Maine.
We indorse VINOL and stand prepared
Ia prove all the claims that we make for
this tonic, and will gladly refund to any
enc who buys VINOL of us the money
that they have paid for it, If they are nos
satisfied with what it does.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-24

the disreputable Shorty who looked up
into the rector's face.
.Unbutton ME coat" lie gasped.
The rector obeyed and with IN ex-
.Iamation or surprise caught tile silver
plate. He lifted It wonderingiy. and
Shorty struggled to his feet
"Feel In me pockets, NJ hands ~
burnt" The rector hurriedly pulled
forth the envelopes and started to
speak.
"Ouickv' ordered shorty. There wns
a rush Of feet, and huff dozen lire-
men dashed In beurlng Il hose. Where
there were firemen there would nlso be
police.
"Got 1t ail?'' he yelled ut the wonder
ing rector. The latter nodded.
"You must come with me. I'm afraid
YOU are badly burned" he murmured
confusedly.
Shorty shook his head and started
for the door,.
cts nothin'," he said. II did It fer
the kids, SOS their Christmas wouldn't
be spoiled. S'long." And he pushed bis
way through the crowd and vanished
Some hours later the pain OF his
burns drove him to the dispensary,
where he told plausible taie Ut an
overturned lamp and was promptly
and properly bandaged. Walking down
street, he met friend In the same ltRe
Of business as himself The obvious
impossibility OF doing any remunera'
tive work with hands like boxing
gloves appealed to the friend and Sc
cured Shorty loan of So Then he
went to bed
The next morning Shorty read an
account of the fire and also public
acknowledgment by the rector Of the
bravery of an unknown man who at
risk Of his own life had saved the
children's Offering. amounting to near
~ $500. The rector expressed his de-
sire to meet personally the brave fell
low If the latter would communicate,
etc. Shorty began to feel proud Of him
self. This was genuine responsibility.
For one gladstone week he gave him
self over to reading and responsibility,
but he did not communicate his ad-
dress. Then the week and the $40
came to an end simultaneously. and
Shorty was forced to take another
walk up town with a view to studying
balconies and unbarred windows.