Wichita eagle., 1890-01-04
suNFLowER aHApow1NGs.
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Seeds. Slips. seions. Sprouts. Shoots and sliysrs.
The yule-log of Kansas was the corn
cob.
The Topeka pressed brick works burned
Tuesday night.
Atchison Globe: Snuff quotations are
said to be declining.
Kansas name heads all the rest on the
boom book for 1894
Everybody holds the next number to the
lucky one at the holiday rattle.
| Ben Butler is emulating John Sullivan.
He at present weighs 2l5 pounds.
Whether you have the grip or not, drop
some quinine into the slot. New York
Press.
| There is one paper that hasn't had
write it $780," and that was On account
of typographical error.
! Dick Blue wants to be commander of the
| G. A. r. of Kansas The fellows are in
clined Of late to stick up their nose at Har-
rison.
1t is said that Speaker Reed cordially
dislike President Harrison. Reed is show
| ing his esteem Tor Kansas in more than
one way.
LA Grippe" has almost wholly disap-
peared from Kansas, IL indeed. it ever
really appeared, but the joke about it goes
on forever.
Secretary Noble is said to be "best liver
at the capital. and another lie about baked
beans being the dish of the Ingalls, family
is nailed.
A New York statician has figured out
that hell has population of 175 billion
souls. This is an unkind swoop at Rey-
nolds and Dante.
Susan B. Anthony tells a reporter of the
Washington Star how she came to be
woman suffragist Rawlinson will incor-
porate the statement in the next edition of
his ancient monarchies
The desirability to see Patti in Kansas
has quite faded away, since it is an
nounced that she doesn't sing "Only q
Matter of Taste" with local hits inter-
spersed.
Kate Field is reported to be in favor Of
establishing school of department in
Washington for public meu. This is
thought to be direct slam at Plumb's
process OF expectoration.
General Jubel Early will never except a
national bank note with General Grants
portrait on it. Before the ex-confederates
of Kansas could get this far gone in hatred
they would hope to be blind.
A letter was recently received by Kan
eight special delivery stamps on it. The
writer was evidently trying lavish dis
play OF opulence on the congressman's OBJ
duracy.
The mayor and police commissioners of
AtchisOn are not disposed to carry their
quarrel to any great length; at the recep-
tion given by the mayor last night all the
were invited and two Of
them attended.
In Illinois a criminal who has been
found guilty OF stealing for the third time
is considered irreG!amabIe and sent to the
penitentiary for life. In Kansas he Is
thought to be just approaching eligibility |
to run for the legislature.
John D. Rockefeller, president of the |
Standard Oil company, is said to be worth |
Sl29, 00J, 900. Such statements as these |
make a certain class of people who have |
seen better days, and who hate all in |
aff1uence heartily, burn candles.
Mr.. Labouchere. the editor of London |
Truth, has this year again received 10000 |
new sixpences from the anonymous bene- |
annual Offering to the poor children in the |
London warehouses, workhOuse schools
and infirmaries.
The supreme court of Kansas convenes
on Tuesday next for the January term.
The docket contains fifty civil and fifteen |
criminal cases. Attorney General Kellogg
has finished the work of preparing briefs |
in the criminal cases which, together with |
answering the questions sent in from out
lying districts as to the interpretations of |
the law, constitutes the routine business
of the Office. There is no criminal case of
importance docketed.
Last Thursday Conductor Templeton,
who was running the east bound local, re-
ceived a telegram from Garden City, when
he reached Ingalls, to look out for coal
1t seems that it is the practice of
parties east of here to come as far west as
Piercevilie or Ingalls, on the west bound
passenger and go back on the local freight,
which often carries a great many cars of
coal, and by getting out on these cars the
thieves throw off coal all along the line,
then coming back with teams the next
day to gather it up. The company has
caught onto their scheme and are on the
looEont for than, Moccop0ar