The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-11
sUNFLowER sILHoURTrEs.

The successful merchant doesn't wal
until Christmas eve for stocking up.
1t is hardly possible that John Otis
former connections will enable him, in de
bate, to cow anybody.
If the Alliance caucus at Washington
can borrow another man somewhere, the,
can set up base ball nine.
Jerry Simpson was the first man of tn,
Kansas delegation on his feet on the foo
Of congress. He nominated Watson fol
speaker.
If there was any truth in the old expires
| sion making mouths water" there would
never be a drouth in Kansas. The aggre
| gated mouth is so large.
There are only two times in mans life
that he writes long messages. One is
when he first falls in love, and the other is
when he gets to be president.
1t may finally develop that the New
! Z rk dynamiter was none other but some
! innocent kansan who had a scheme for
making rain by the explosive process.
A. A. Cottrell of Wabaunsee, gradu-
ate of the State Agricultural college, has
! been employed as superintendent of Vice
President Morton's farm near Poughkeep-
| sic, n. Y.
An Atchison woman who lost baby a
| few months ago can't go to sleep at night
unless she has doll in her arms which
she cries herself TO sleep over. 1t is feared
she will lose her mind.
Ethel Ingalls,, the daughter of the ex-
| senator, is writing romance to be called
"The Shadow of a Dream" The Hutch
inson News suggests: Possibly the shad-
ow of her fathers iridescent dream
All the Alliance congressman took seats
on the Democratic side of the house but
Ben Clover. This puts the Republican
papers under the disagreeable necessity of
speaking complimentary word for
Clover
George I. Anthony has consented to de-
liver.an bipartisan address on Our Gov
eminent" at Ottawa The effort causes
some curiosity, and it is generally agreed
that the Republicans in the audience will
do most of the aDplauding.
Kansas will revolutionize politics. The
most disagreeable part of politics, has it
not always been the disappointment of the
defeated candidates.? But in Kansas both
sides are satisfied-the Republicans get
the offices and the Alliance the gains.
The little son of a Wichita minister was
learning to count at school. He got along
bravely up to eleven when he stopped in
confusion and shook his head. Don't
you remember" asked his teacher, what
comes after temp Let me see," he said,
bordering. is it Jack or Queen"
Kansas is appreciative, but if every one
had this state alone to depend upon for
recognition, would not many worthy
person be lost by default? Little Anna
Abbott, the Georgia wonder, is in Lon
don; has had the prince of Wales test his
royal muscles against her mysterious
powers; is to give an exhibition before the
queen, and is making $1,000 a night. Very
fine, indeed. Less than twelve months
ago she broke up in Wellington from play
ing to $40 houses in Kansas.
Literature in Kansas says Eugene
Ware, sis good deal dependent on the
financial prosperity of the people. 1t lit
orally fourishes only in rich soil. Kan
sas will never be literary center, al
though she will always have good writers.
People east don't think much of us here.
Everything literary centers in London.
Indiana people have poor opinion of the
Kansas kind of literature, but New York
writers think it only a second-class sort
that is produced as far west as Indi-
ana, and the London literati regard New
York genius as very crude. So you see
it's a matter of worshiping the east and
everything west"
They were standing in the senate gallery
when a man near by suddenly turned
pale, placed his palm over his mouth and
fed for the open air. He was a Republi-
can from Kansas, and had heard this con-
versatiou from two men in front:
'See that pussy, awkward, lopsided,
dumpy man over there?"
Yes
"Well, that's the chump Kansas sent in
Ingalls, place"
"Well declared So that is PETER And
which is Plumb"
''That tall 1.-THE, soft-eyed man there
with the long beard"
Two Kansas friends met at the Kansas
City Union depot the other day and both
fell to talking about the |
bi-chloride of gold cure.
'I'm cured" said the tall man, "Pm |
Just back from Dwight"
"You don't say So, said the short man.
$50 am l. Just out"
Been to Dwight"
mo; Leavenwcrth. But it is a sure /
cure. Never'll touch another drop, so long
As live"
Same here We should congratulate |
Zach other. tell you. Step in here and |
have drop with me-"
The other laughed. Force of habit is a
wonderful thing" he said. ''You forget
hat we are cured"
Force of habit nothing" exclaimed
he man. You are not on to this gold /
cure"
But you can't drink, can you?"
"Of course l can. 1 was cured of Kansas
ONT whisky and this is Kansas City liz
lor Come along and try it. / want to
ret my flask filled, anyway"