Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-29
sUNFLowER sHADowINas.
Seeds. Slips. s.ion.. Sprouts. Shoots and sIis.


The burning embers in the Kansas fire
place grew originally on stalks.
Senator Ingalls, has the influenza This
is in the nature of q scoop in fashion on j.
Ralph Burton.
Professor Blake has four days yet in
which to verify his prediction of a cold and
stormy December.
The newspapers are asking for well
fiand has sworn of.
The ex-judges of the Kansas supreme
court are going to hold reunion on jan
uary Z, 1890. st Topeka.
The Atchison Globe says: The holly and
Christmas tree today looks very much like
the fire cracker on the 9Th OF July.
Counterfeit $50 gold pieces are in circula-
ton in Atchison, but no great solicitation
is felt on the part of most OF the citizens.
It is always the men who have made
failure of life that believe in fate: the Sue
cessful, in inherent genius and personal
ability.
An exchange says there is one redeem
ing feature about Kansas towns, we don't
need street sweepers, as the wind attends
TO that.
Arkansas CITY is talking of securing
tannery. The facilities in that direction
at that place are at present confined TO the
public schools.
Topeka had fog Friday morning This
was no doubt caused by lowering of the
temperature and the presence OF the gar
rulous educators.
Topeka Journal: The kind of climate we
have in Kansas is shown by the fact that
local toy store sold 100 wagons for Christ
mas presents and only two sleds.
Will White says: ''Some people are
such inveterate kickers that if they should
ever become saints they would kick be-
cause the light from the halo was hard on
their eyes,"
The secretary of state, VIM. Higgins,
was presented with an easy chair by the
clerks in the office CHRISTMAS. The only
thing strange about this is that 1t wasn't
the regulation cane.
mo man." says Sol Miller. sis totally
depraved." 1t is suspected that Sol has re-
ceived remittance from subscriber who
went to California three years in arrears
Emporia Republican.
Cyrus j. Frey, former Great Bend boy,
has been appointed marshal OF South
Dakota. Mr.. Frey represented Barton
county in the leg stature, and was post
master at Great Bend.
Chicago News: Kansas is excited over
ing red, white and blue necAtie in Wash
ington. AS a combined statesman and
barber pole his constituents are sure that
Mr.. ingalls, cannot fail to win fresh laurels
at the capital.
Atchison Patriot: When loving hus-
band presents his gentle wife with rock
ing chair or a pair of overshoes, or a new
dress, it may be of great interest to the
wife, but not to the general public: There
%k.o De- s1N, inc q
list of family Christmas presents.
A man at Larned has recovered judg-
ment against the German Insurance COM
pany for 81, $50 on account of malicious
prosecution. He had his house insured
and it burned down. The company claim
ed he set it on fire, and failing to prove
their charge. the man brought suit as
stated and won the charge.
Kansas City Star: While Kansas and
other western states are preparing to or
ganize societies of "grandsons of veterans"
of the civil war, Vermont has very large
and fourshing society of "sons of the
revolution" The reflection that back in
Vermont a man is not considered in the
full flush and vigor of manhood until he is
so years Old, will account for this remarka-
bic difference.
Some of the Frisco engineers are getting
fair reputation for fast running. Love
pulled out from Wichita with No 9, five
coaches we'll filled, a little late Christmas
night, and landed the train safely at this
point-1O4 miles, including eleven long
stops, in just three hours. The colored
porter was perfectly gray with terror, and
when the train stopped here and changed
engines he heaved long sigh of relief
Neodesha Register.
The house has been proceeding under
general parliamentary rules since its Or
ganization, no rules having been adopted.
Congressman Anderson, of Kansas, is a
great smoker, and has been INDUCING in
the habit while occupying his seat on the
floor. One of Speaker Reeds ambitions is
to preserve thorough order in the house.
and Anderson's cigars annoyed him great
w. Before the adjournment the speaker
told the deputy sergeant-at-arms to ask
Mr.. Anderson to quit smoking while on
the floor. The deputy did as requested,
whereupon Mr.. Anderson blew a cloud of
smoke into the air and inquired. what
objection has the speaker to my smok-
ing?" why, it's against the rules. -
"Well. you 60 back and tell the speaker
that / make the point of order that this
house has no rules, and l shall smoke
where please"