The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-26

A Wichita girl after eating thirty-four inch
es Of corn, as measured on the cob, called for
a caster-bean Leaf to fan herself with. A half
an hour afterwards she strung four copies OF
the Wichita EAGLE on a string for hustle and
started for town. Arriving at kohn's store OPP
posite the EAGLE office, she tainted dead away
at the sight of. what she called, "indecent sx-
posture of ladies' wearing APPAREL ltproved
to be pair OF striped Balbrigon hose, which
kehn was offering for seventy-five cents per
pair while Gardner & Tolle, OF Eldorade. VIII
sell the same for fifty cents aSnat VALLEY
Times.
With one or two unimportant exceptions,
the above is true TO life. She was a Butler
county girl, cause Wichita girls don't wear
bustles and tie-backs both, nor fan themselves
after eating only three nubbins, neither do
they faint. In all other particulars-except
the hose were forty-iive cents instead Of sew
enty-fve cents-the picture is correct. Our
reporter, who was upon the ground and as
sisted in the resuscitating manipulations, WAS
very profoundly impressed with what he saw,
but much more with what he didn't see. The
intensity of the scene is wildly portrayed in
the flight of Lord Ulin's daughter
Come whack her tie-back, Kohn cried with grief,
And stir up her EAGLES sorter,
And I'll give her the Balbrgons cheap
My daughter! oh, my daughter!
In vainl Her wild kicks shook the store,
Dustin hustle and pull-back higgins,
While the boys went wild-we draw it mild
Over the fit OF her new Balbrigons!
TyvaptU of hppn
added to our centennial collection by Or.
Greenlee. Of Gypsum. We didn't think that
so many kinds grew in the Valley, but he in
forms that there are three more varieties
which he will furnish us in due season. They
range in height from one foot to eight feet.
The buffalo and foxtail grasses being the short
est and the blue. joint fhe tailest, excepta kind
of cane, which measures nine feet and ten
inches, Some Of them are very Ornamental
beautifully so-differing from any heretofore
coming under Our notice. The Hay, Wild
Rye, Rcd Top, Slough, TurkeyFoot, Bayonet,
Mosaic, Rush, Needle and Niger Head varie-
ties run from four to five feet in length. The
specimens are splendid and were gathered
with much pains and care and they make our
collection very complete and well worth look
ing at A gentleman from the east, after ex-
aiming the grasses and grains last Monday
morning, remarked that it was the finest col
lection he ever saw, and that if he had itsthc
Centennial Board would have to pay to get it.
But he don't feel the Interest in the country
that we do DR.. Greenee has our thanks for
his pains and trouble.
On Monday some of the boys were wager
ing new hats and boots upon the result of the
relocation of the post Office, leaving it to the
2. NJ. to decide. In the first place there has
been no order issued by the Department for
the relocation of the Wichita post office; in
the second place, if such an order should be
issued the postmaster will be the one to re-
ceive it and not outside parties; in the third
place, il such an order should come it will be
obeyed forthwith without regard to bets or
personal interests. In the fourth |
place, if moved at all it will only be around
the corner. And lastly, if Major Crowell has
made any recommendation in the premises ne
one outside OF the departments knows what
that recommendation is the assertion of all
parties to the contrary, notwithstanding. |
Boys, Wichita and her business men are too |
full Of prosperity and life just now TO raise |
much of feeling upon the subject OF post Office |
and you had better save your money TO build |
with.
We are in receipt of the premium list Of the |
District Fair to held at Emporia, commencing |
September 2lst, and running four days. |
hon of. inn for
IN horses. The premium list covers every
thing, nearly. Sedgwick county has two men /
named on the advisory board of directors
Mr.. E. T. Thompson and fhe editor OF this
paper. As superintendent of ''Class NJ
Honey" we expect to make somebody sour,
1ut will take care TO sweeten up ourselves.
The fair will precede ours by one week, and
Will be big and successful no doubt The OIL
;ers are making every preparation for a spen-
lid exhibition. Over fifteen hundred dollars
will be paid in premiums. Arrangements are
,eins made for daily excursion trains from
Wichita, Topeka, Council Grove and Parsons,
Il very low rates. Let Kansas men support
Kansas Fairs Read the advertisement.
How ar incident, ever so trifing in itself,
at an unusual hour, or in an unex-
,ectsd quarter, will startle and shock persons
lirecty connected or interested. BY the
atching of n small valve. this whole csmmu-
lity was startled from its propriety last Fri
lay noon. The elevaor and mill whistle resu-
lrly enough announced the hour OF dinner,
nut when the engineer attempted to stop its
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