Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-16
SUNFLOWER SHADOWINGS.
Seeds. Slips. soious, Sprouts. Shoots and Silver

Seeds, Slips, Seions, Sprouts. Shoots and Slyefs
| An exchange says that as far as the UNI
| brella is concerned it is always Lent.
| The farmers of southern Kansas have
caught on" and are discussing cotton.
The old settlers of Sedgwick county are
preparing to have grand blow out" on
the I'D.
In February 1855, thirty-five years ago,
Kansas had population of S,60l. How
we do grow.
The Kansas state board of charities save
about $4,000 by purchasing their beef o.
the packing houses.
Hon. Harrison Kelley has introduced a
bill i'll congress providing for federal SD
pervision of railroads.
Solomon Miller doesn't believe in St. Val
entine. Nobody could expect him to. He
is getting too old for that.
There is not pauper in Finney county
and but SO was expended by Logan
county last month in care of the poor.
Another prohibition argument come to
light: n barber IN Melbourne shaves his
customers with pieces OF broken beer
bottles.
There is hope for the girl who is ''horne
girl" Mrs. President Harrison says
Even at this day can go into kitchen
and prepare dinner"
The farmers around Ness City will plant
5000 acres in cane and Loco acres in bects.
The sugar factory Mt that place has guar
anteed il sale for all the product.
A Kansas horse has been sold for s15, 000.
It belonged to Frank OReilIy of junction
City, and was named Ally Russell The
oats that fed this horse only cost ten cents
bushei.
The treasurer Of Mcpherson county died
and his successor has generously agreed TO
donate the net salary 10 the widow Of the
former treasurer. minus the compensation
due deputy.
Item from western exchange: PA"
Smith never said anything about that
baby girl which arrived at his house last
week. Needn't be ashamed Of It Charlie,
it is quite the lad"
Sumner county comes to the front with
a jeck-rabbi; twenty-five inches high.
two feet and eleven inches long, and which
measured thirteen and one-haif inches
from tip OF Que ear to tne tipof the other.
Kansas girl recently returned from Kan
sas City: Yes, ] saw jefferson and Flor
ence play twice"
Friend: Rivals
Kansas glrl: oh no. they played to-
gether."
During the holidays preachers house |
IN II Dorado Yves entered Dy burglars and /,
his watch and al in money siolea. Ar
kansas City people gave him Is new chsrm, /
Towaada 4 new watch and Hutchinson 1
chain.
Kansas blacksniths are busy from morn 4
ing to night Plows, bArrovs and stat. /
enters are being sharpeIsd Why don't 4
lie local poets turn loose Poetry about
is always good. that Is, tie
Intention Is II tine rhyme .sa't.
The aggregate srea devoted 70 field
crops in Kansas in ls-7 was Is, 20 ffsG acres;
Tor I5sS IL was -, SGG, 81, while for 1-19 i
vas l7fla.2T5 acres. showing al increase
% 1sss over iss7 OF Z70. 5II acres, and an in-
,rease ia lssg o. ,tsJ< SIS acres-au zgs,re-
gate increase IA lie last tso years %
90. is9 acrea-
Medicine LodEe Crssset: During the
-eceut term u eourf "a Harper county
ud.e Ellis made a ruling % the sfsct
hat no defaults should Be allowed IN fare
,icsure eases. but that ali such should re-
nain upon calendar Until reached "a rezo-
ar or5eE This practically acts as q stay
IA foreclosure pFOcse4s and viii enable
many farmers % Raise another crop.
We can not undcrs;and. says tie Wash
ngton Post, Juss how exEloasui q. Il J.
Taylor late experience "a ssnass res
ailTaig+ ssAs any 1lFSeS ct%EsA% On TIE race
Question but sTe do eoacss1s thai tue col
red statesman has performed a service
or the nation by demonstrating thzs !. j.
'oss.ble fos Eazn 20 inoglSe N kznaza
iis and i've. II
Joan y. Herman, sch c. ex-senator rrzu-
S hernaa. cf UGsca, aAs been oas q H.
gstl kno1n men 4bDut sowa IA Neg
rork for coBgls az years lie sss-s Ia I
y one % tbs state rs88Tc&d commissioners
{ sz!avv Of x7y5sg i year, 10 wnich /
lace f5oTe~uor Cisvsl4-d appointed hin /
II .as al eflsc8e1t and srrs pyaregc.l ,
nsanE~F Of the board. asd stads~<s tie ia
s1esseSss q tie railroad problem vita .
re&. dsz: ceA. q care. lie do so.artL,uy {