Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-20
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Seecsi ShPsp SCiens, sprouts, Saoo1s anu 9hSess.
Attchison Globe: How polite the man
| with curly hair about taking off his hat!
| Atchison Globe: Mince pie will keep a
| man awake longer than guilty conscience.
A new bridge has been built at Baldwin,
and the students aie at present engaged IN
| doing the ''Longfellow act"
1t is thought the thousand mile wide
| blizzard enroute from the north pole, that
| failed to get here got warmed Cp over the
| Cronin verdict.
| They are discussing the justice of the
occupation tax at Atchison. Ii must be a
great deal quieter at Atchison than is
generally supposed.
| 1t is usually the man with the pretty
| girl in the seat behind him at the theatre,
who finds a friend in the back part of the
house SO very interesting.
The nearest woman who processes
specification comes to backsliding. is when
he discovers a better dressed woman in
usurpation of her church pew.
Cardinal Bonaparte is one of the oldest
| members of the Sacred college. He is the
son Of Lucien Bonaparte, brother of
Napoleon |, and is IS years OF age.
The Lawrence Journal has an admoni-
ton as a heading, Look over your bonds.
successfully ever since they were married.
The Santa Fe is stranded almost with
the great demand for cars, and yet there
are several outside additions of Topeka
where corn husking hasn't even COM
menced.
E. w. Payne of Comanche county, has
been allowed by the secretary of the inter
ior 81 $50 in full of claim of 81, 915 for
depredations committed by the Cheyennes
in 1913.
The Springfield Republican says: F. 7.
Becks, "Of Kansas" has been appointed
messenger in the house postoffice. A few
more becks and Kansas will consider her
self recognized.
Rider Haggard has added another men,
Der TO the Quatermain tamily-"Allan
Quatermain's Wife. If the good Lord
spares Rider, the Quatermain family Will
be as large as the Monte Cristos some day.
A water company announces that the
Missouri river water is not eXcelled by any
water in the world when filtered. This
statement Will probably make the great
lakes blue and turn the sea green with
Jealousy.
An Indian chief named Big Head is in
Washington and Will make speech TO the
president. When our chief is announced
at the White House, it is ii matter OF a lit
tie con lecture, which one of the senators
Harrison will think it is.
Maurice Rahden. Mexican vice consul,
claims to have discovered that bogus Mex
lean bonds in large quantities are held IN
Kansas by banks and careless investors,
which, let universal thanks be given,
doesn't include the members OF the news
paper fraternity.
1t is said that the hotel-clerk air of the
I'LL I.a1
promoting temperance. When it comes"
observed man who loves his cups, ITO the
point that man has to ask for Il glass of
beer Us if it were a favor and submit TO a
critical examination as TO his sobrIety by
a bartender, count NE out. Cold water Is
good enough for me"
A writer in the Newton Republican
states that the author of Fate writes her
prophecy in red letters, but who shall read
them" never attended a carnation lunch
con. Proba oly not. People who write
such things don't breathe the inspiration
from fashionable luncheons, although
Johnson is said to have writ en- his "Ras
selas'' on an empty stomach.
Judge Brewer. who was on yesterday
confirmed associate justice. has four dis
tinguished uncles. Cyrus W. Field, Is
millionaire many times aud owns that
great bank at the foot of Broadway that
looms up so high as one approaches the city
from the harbor He is also a great social
force in the metropolis and can control
enormous influences and hosts of distin-
guished friends in congress and out. His
brother, another uncle. is David Dudley
Field. one of the leading lawyers III tue
land and also wealth and wide acQuaiu
lance Another uncle is Justice Stephen
j. Field on the supreme bench, whose in
fiueuce with associates and other members
nf he4 ant N a RAJ ms.
enormous and might be silently exerted.
Aud still another uncle is Rev. DIR. Field,
editor of the Evangelist, one OF the best
known and most influential editors in the
country whose acquaintance is something
mervelous.