Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-30
sUNFLowER sHADowINGs.
Seeds. Slips. soioas. Sprouts. Shoots and siH

Seeds, Slips, Scions, Sprouts Shoots and Siiyefs.
1t is the corn that glows and crackles In
the Kansas freplaces IN some localities.
No weather is cold enough for cloak to
the girl who has Il new dress to snow on.
A single kiss cost an Oswego man 81
He is probably sorry now that ne didn't
bite
The latest development in popular slang
is the ''sure" used in The way OF aSsevera-
ton.
There is man in Atchison who looks
like Campanini, but ne has voice ike a
horse fiddle.
Rats are conspiring to devious the county
records of Marion county. The White
House has set the style.
A very good way to improve the MEM
DRY is to put five dollar gold piece into
ragged pocket and lose IT,
And now comes the hessian hy OF Sum
ner county. Prof. Snow might inoculate
him, too, with chinch-bug cholera.
The Alma doctors have blacklisted those
who never pay doctor, and the people up
there will have to fall back upon sage tea.
Wichita county reports nearly 5000
acres Of wheat and rye sown this fall.
When Wichita county talks, she uses
''fggers."
Occasionally you may find man who
can empty the ash pan OF the parlor stoye
satisfactorily in his wife's eyes, but they
are rare.
Kansas City Star: 1t was probably Cliff
Baker who told the editor OF the Salina
Republican that A. P. Riddle doesn't want
TO be state printer.
There are few towns in western Kansas
that don't want sugar mills, but only from
the fact that they are busy procuring
Touring mill.
There would have been more real
thanksgiving in Kansas if less poor MIN
rods had gone hunting. AS it is the rabbit
and other game are thankful
Kingman Courier: A Missouri drum
mer is quoted by the Hutchinson News as
favoring prohibition, but the News fails TO
state what Kansas City whisky house he
represents.
The fact that Senator Plumb turned
fire plug into drinking fountain at En-
poria has Queried u great many people as
TO just how the senator stands toward re-
submission.
Whist in the social world has been rele-
gated to the afternoon. High five comes
at night, but poker, in its most interesting
stage. is still seen when the morning flush
is in the east.
Pratt has abandoned the old system of
two and two and is eXpediting matri
mony with double weddings. There is
only one trouble, there are TWO mas TO
Cry instead OF one.
1t is said that Mrs. Grant will visit
Leavenworth in the near future to see the
monument erected by the people OF the
Missouri valley to the memory OF hel
illustrious husband.
Four billions of cigars are consumed in
the United States annually. 1t is ma
tional custom; high and low smoke; in
thought and in Incidence, what a great
smoke they raise, all together.
Some men who have been loyal to their
church to great degree forsake all hopes
of heaven when the Christmas tree COM
mittee calls around and requests their one
hope, the pride of their lava, their long
and carefully nutured pine tree.
Cullison Tomahawk: Last week the
Byington family moved TO Newton, and
they left behind them the black and tan
one-eyed dog tina. kept up a yelping
around the house the family vacated for a
night or two that disturbed our peaceful
sumber. Byington always appeared to
think considerable of that old dog, and it
seemed like cruel act to leave him be-
hind without food or shelter
The rest of Dom Pedro's name is Joan
Carlo Leopoldo Salrad or Bibfauo Fran
cisco Xavier da PauIo Leocodio Miguel
Gabriel Rafael Gougaza. Dom Pedro's
parents ar the time OF his christening,
must have been counting on his rich reIa-
tives.
The Leon Indicator is enlarged. which
admits of great deal more fancy work on
the party shelves of that portion of Butler
county-Wichita Eagle.
Fancy work on the party Shelves" is
placing the fodder out OF our reach Speak
a little palmer. colonel.-Indicator. Sup
pose you make 1t ''pantry" instead OF
party" and see If you can breath easier.
Wellington Nail: A Mail reporter hear
ing it freely stated that Hessian flies were
abroad in the land, took it upon himself
this morning to inquire into the matter
and ascertain the true facts in the case
The original report was TO the effect that
100000 acres in the county was affected
by them, but that report was very wild
and not the case. That the Hess an fly is
among US there is no doubt. but his opera
tlons are confined exclusively 10 early
wheat. We interviewed farmers today
from every section of the county, all of
whom confirmed the statement that great
damage WAS being done to wheat by the
insects mentioned. 1t is safe to say that
20 600 acres will suffer in this county, as
that much was sown at very early date
in the season. Everyone agrees that the
wheat sown late Is in good condition and
that in no instance has IT been ascertained
that it has been effected by the Hessian
fly. Que leading farmer stated today that
farmers must quit sowing wheat so early
If they desire it to be harvested. otherwise
the fly" VIII kill every blade OF IL.