Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-14
sUNFLowER sHADowINGs.
Seeds. Slips. scioos. Sprouts. Shoots and sliss

Seeds. Slips, scions. Sprouts. Shoots and sys's.
The picture of congeniality itself, are
two gourmonds eating.
Tascott and Silcott. The termination is
the same. But they are notcaught.
It is very popular, but by no means
right, in Kansas to blame everything on
the BOOM
The Cullison Tomahawk says the poor
farm of Pratt county is the poorest farm
in the county.
A canvass of the merchants of Burns,
Marion county. shows two-thirds in favor
OF submission.
Cullison has the smallest men in the
state, and there are several there, too. who
think they are the biggest.
r A man claims to have found gold near
Topeka. If the insane asylum is full there
is no excuse for allowing the poor fellows
to roam around promiscuously.
Mr.. Blake is undergoing reprimand
now from the papers. MI Blake probably
thinks it is possible for even a weather
prophet to prepare little surprise.
The 2-year-old infant of E. B. johnson,
of Arkansas City, sucked peanut kernel
into its windppe last Saturday. and choked
to death before it could be removed.
1t is about time for the professional
punster to point out the similarity of a
poker player raising the stake to dollar
and the surname of our postmaster gen.
eral.
F. T. Becks, of Kansas, has been ap-
pointed messenger III the house postoffice.
Quality and not quantity OF Kansas brain
for assistance seems to be the course of tho
administration.
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Pope's S1OO, O0O, 900 bank, it would not be at
all surprising to hear of trust on stink
pots and boy babies organized by the en-
peror of China.
The state of Kansas has been divided
into four census districts; and the fellows
who have been overlooked by the admin
istration are still hopeful that the Lord
tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Physically, Speaker Reed is the largest
man in the house He weighs as much as
eX-president Cleyeland and is taller. He
is an accomplished French scholar and
reads every new book published in Paris.
The Kinsley cheese factory is still oper-
ating when all others have shut down.
There is great local demand for cheese,
crackers, ct cetera, with brand stamped on
the cork, among our German friends in
Kinsley.
The dearth of cars and't consequential
use and seizure of anything and every
thing, no matter Of what line or color,
makes Kansas grain train look truant
piece of the rainbow skimminS across the
country.
Tears came into the eyes. of Judge
Brewer when he was told Of his appoint
meut. But the trio who are waiting for
the collectorship of internal revenue in the
state of Kansas have not shown any signs
yet of grateful lachrymation.
The bridge over the Arkansas at Dodge
City is to be.completed before New Year.
At Dodge they do not use the bridge for
the purpose Leavenworth does, and it will
consequently not interfere with swearing
off" on the first day of the year.
If, in a warm December day, you see a
pedestrian suddenly dodge, without any
apparent reason, bat the air desperately
with his umbrella and put his body
through all sorts of contortions, don't ad-
judge him insane. He is only meeting a
wasp, that the warm sun has resuscitated.
There are ninety-six buildings in Doug
las county, Kansas, that are used exclu-
sively for church purposes. Twenty of
these are in Lawrence, six in Baldwin
City, SIX in Eudora and four in Lecomp
ton. The rest are in the country. One
would scarce believe this to see the strings
of cat fish brought into town Sunday
evenings.
Number of school buildings in Kansas
Z. 1856 an increase of $50 over last year.
Bonded indebtedness for school districts
May 81, 1888. 81, 351 ,575. There are S. 7715
school districts in Kansas, of which 116
make no report. The average number of
mills levied for all school purposes is 1876.
The average salary for male teachers per
month is s40Ol; females $33 81. There are
$50, 010 persons of school age, that being an
increase of 5,276 over the previous year.
Two thousand five hundred and eighty
five teachers failed in their examinations
last year. On May 81, 1888 there were
1909 teachers granted certificates who
have had no experience in teaching. Value
of school property, including buildings
and grounds, So. COS, 2O2, being an increase
in one year of 5000, 400. Kansas has 1l,3I0
cartifcated teachers, which is IA more
teachers than is required to supply the
schools, and 500 more than the previous
wear.