Wichita eagle., 1890-02-07
sUNFLowER sHADowINGs.
Seeds. Slips. seons. Sprouts. Shoots and Silver.

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At Achison they say nine men out OF
every ten are in favor OF resubmissioh.
Pansies are in blossom in Kansas in Feb
ruary. The immigration bureau of adver-
tising should not overlook this.
George T. Anthony is in Missouri MAX
ing Republican speeches. and converting
the Democrats by the wholesale.
It is melancholy truth to tell, but the
American bison seems to get precedence
over the American farmer in Washington.
Something was wrong, and the Atchison
Patriot explains that the big Kansas poll
ticians and Office holders buy their clothes
in England.
The oft reiterated "hard times" the
good people should not permit to worry
them. A Council Grove man has patented
toothpick.
son, where it is reported that the military
company of Midland college corralled
eight stray pigs.
There are over Il, 600 school pupils now
in Sumner county, says the Wellington
Mail. How is that for a record for a nine
teen-year old county?
st. John is in Michigan. With Lakes
Michigan on the west and huron on the
east-almost wholly surrounded by water,
he ought to be satisfied
We learn from Washington that Sena-
tor Plumb is liberal with himself. He
eats a sirloin steak, chafing-dish stew or
a piece of cold roast beef
A daily bulletin should be established to
chronicle the new farmers alliances.
There are now 500 in Kansas, an increase
of 700 over the last report.
The estimated gross earnings of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad for
January, 1890, were 5000. an increase
over the same month last year OF Sl69, 600
Puns have been said to be the lowest
order Of Wit. Then why is it that men
with such enticing names As Reed are
elected to public offices and brought into
public attention.
1t is again rumored on the quiet that
there is hen on in Santa Fe official circles.
From observations it would seem that the
Santa Fe railroad circles haye ever been in
state of perpetual incubation.
The Ulysses Tribune says nearly 100000
scalps have been paid for by Grant county
during the past three months. The
amount paid out of the county treasury
for scalps at the recent January session Of
the board was S4,911.l5.
Among other reforms, purposed we'll but
lily executed. it is demanded now that the
Jim, Pete and Bill style of familiarity be
abandoned. We are hereafter to hear of
Anthony only as Daniel, Hackney as Will
lam and Hudson as Josephus.
The curiosity of the feminine sex is often
augmented by the licenses offered to men
but refused to them. The, women of
Colby, Kan, have petitioned the city
council to compel billiard rooms to remove
the paint from their front windows.
But four states in this nation publish
more papers than Kansas. They are New
Rork, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois.
Kansas list includes SO dailies, 3 semi
lies, no weeklies, semi-monthlies, q
monthlies. 2 bi-monthlies-a total of 797.
The Atchison Champion sees fit to ex-
plain and does so with great lucidity. 1t
says: Several of our esteemed contem-
poraries in this state are somewhat con-
cerned as to the Champions attitude to-
wards Senator ingalls,. In due time their
anxiety will be fully and satisfactorily
relieved"
An ex-candidate, through the ST. Joseph
Herald. proposes that the prospective can
didates for office this spring get together
and resolve to not ''set 'em up" once dur
ing the campaign. The general opinion is
that we would have fairer election if the
candidates would enter into such an
agreement.
The Atchison Globe says that the wood
man lives upon chops; the surveyor,
steaks; abusive editors, roasts. the sultan,
turkey: the barber, hare; the shoemake,
soles; the orator. tongue; the switchman,
frogs; the policeman, beets; the jeweler,
carrots; the writer, cereals; the undertaken,
berries; the botanist, flour; the compositor,
pie.
Kansas City News: Criticism was made
some time ago on statement in the Syra-
cuse Journal concerning the disappearance
of a sand hill in that region. The editor,
in the current issue of the paper, states
that he has lived west since 1875 and has
observed many such phenomena. He says:
''In 1880 what is known as the sunk well,
south of Lakin and Hartland, was formed
in the same manner. There are two others
in that neighborhood, and on Crooked
creek, farther south and east, is another
that has been measured to depth of 400
feet and no bottom found"