The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-17
TIE EAGLES VALENTINE.
TOPEKA, February u. 1881.

TIE EAGLES vALrNflHE.
TOPEKA, February a. 1881.
Well. here I ain stuck by one OF the wild
est storms that ever swept the plains Of Kan
sas. Il il only too evident that l shall not
reach reach home In time to write up this
weeks EAGLE. Stick In all about the big
floods in Toledo, New Orleans and Washing.
ton with somethinqzsbout Congress and let
her fly, for the probabilities are that nor tnis
communication will reach Wichita by Thurs
day.
What TO write about, don'tkuow. After
disposing Of the business for which came,
two or three days in nosing for news have
been barren Of results. The Legislature is
nothing more than big temperance society.
Day In and out one hears nothing ''except
for mechanical, medicinal or scientific pur-
poses" Both houses are daily crowded with
a lot OF short-haired sisters urging on the
fight until II has grown SO hot that none but
the coolest kind OF cold water man can
stand it. sat, Thursday afternoon, on the
floor of the House listening to the temper
ance debate. Jim Snoddy was advocating
conservative course-an exemption OF cider.
native wines and beer. Right behind me
sat one of the woman managers who, pro-
ceeding upon the supposition that did not
endorse the gentleman who had the floor,
kept up running fire of criticism in my
ears. Seeing that unless I shut her of, !
should not hear the half of the speech, and rs
she was annoying Mrs. II. fully as much,
suddenly turned upon her with: ''See here,
my dear Madam, do you know that You are
talking to first class salOon-kecper and
that's my wite." You ought to have seen
the dear old straggle-haired maid flop back
and give us n rest. Talking Of temperance
reminds me that last evening accepted
Noble Prentis's invitation to visit two noted
organizations both Of which were In full
blast. The first was the soirce at the " OH
ans Temperance Home, and the other the
regular meeting OF the Capital Press Associ-
alton The refreshments at the temperance
rendezvous consisted of a cracker and u
glass of wind. No Maynard young man
who spends one evening among the old
checker boards and corkscrew curls Of the
lovely James who preside over them will ever
desire to enter saloon again, for its strong
probability that he will hang himself. Prem
lis directed our wondering gaze TO the con-
grcgated loneliness and especially to compile
Of angular diyinities leaning upon long
haired specimen OF an apostle. One could
have hung baskets on their sharp hips. OF
all the hat-bosomed, thin-limbed, short-hair-
ed lot Of caricatures upon our dear old
mother Eve, their like has not been seen
since the woman suffrage campaign Of 1863
How different was everything at the conclave
OF brains over at another hall, where the flow
of soul was heightened by a hunk Of dried
beef and bottle OF unmistakable bug juice.
The storm was telling about struck To-
peka about midnight, Thursday. Things
looked SO gloomy that an invitation TO run
down to Kansas City and hear the StrakOsch
and Hess Opera with three prime dome
headed by Marie Roze, was gladly accepted;
and here is where my trouble commenced.
Instead Of starting for home, as any sensible
man would have done and got stuck in n
snow DRIFT for three days and nights ut
Scranton, I went the other way, got stuck
in snow drift in sight of Kansas City and
had to wade mile in the ''bcautiful," knee
deep, through a binding storm of flying
snow. Instead Of getting back that same
night, our party did not get chance TO start
from Kansas City until yesterday morning.
aud for ten mortal hours, the entire Sabbath,
we shoyeled snow, besides getting of the
track twice.
As TO the opera it WAS just like all others
1 ever heard. There were about twenty-five
fellows with as many kinds Of horns, includ-
ing bass drum, bass fiddle, and other base
instruments below the stage, aud twenty-five
fellows and women on the stage. Tho game
is 10 see which party can make the most
noise. The Prima Donna howls, the resi- Of
the women screcch and scream, while all the
men roar til the heels of their boots come
off. In the mean time the first twenty-five
fellows break loose with their machin :.
Every now and then all hands ease up for
breath, and n single individual will carry on
at u terrible rate, but the rest very soon
break out a ain worse than ever. This 10
kept up for three hours, but you get your
fun moneys worth i'm about ten minutes.
In going ont this morning met Col. Jocc-
.yn, Capt. White, Capt. Dick Walker, Sher-
i'll Watt and Ed. Dorsey, all snow bound an'i
all anxious to get home.
I can't give nm estimate of the present Leg
isature aud its work. The subject is beyond
me As to the delegation from Sedswick, il
rather more than averages. It's members
seem to hold their own with the best Of them
If we except the fanatical tendencies of the
two Houses, and can't say that our fellows
are not up even in these respects. One OF
the most important measures brought before
this session, and one that will likely be SUBJ
mtted 10 the people in the way of a Consti-
tutional amendment, is Il joint resolution
proposed by Senator S'uss. This remodels
our judicial system. 1t increases the num-
Der of our Justices of the Supreme Court TO
five; the senior Justice acting rs Chief JUS
tice. II makes the term of District Judges
six years, and creates the Office Of County
Judge, who acts as Probate Judge, and rs
such may try minor causes. lie must be
lawyer admitted to practice in the Supreme
Court Of Kansas. The clause settling the
mattcT vi iutuTe appoVtioutheut IL rs to1oWs.
''The terms OF Offices of District Judges
shall - six years. The Legislature shall, at
its first session after the adoption Of this ar
ticle, divide the state into judicial districts
such districts shall be formed of contiguous
counties, in as nearly compact form and rs
nearly equal rs circumstances will permit,
having due regard TO business, territory and
population. and shall not exceed ono district
for every $4,000 Of population in the State.
New districts may be formed and the bound
aries of districts changed by the Legislature,
under the limitations herein imposed, ut its
session next preceding the time fixed by this
article for the election of District Judges,
and at no other time. When a new county |
Is organized, il shall be attached to the most |
judicial district
l will try and get home onthc first through |
rain. and this In the mean time can serve rs |
the EAGLES valentine from its editor
In FOR IT STRONG.
The General Committee at Washington
lnd the Baltimore aud Ohio bound to make
he inauguration a big thing.
With ITS accustomed spirit aud enterprise
Ia. Il