The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-14

/ Parsons will vote $4,000 bonds TO aid
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway
in establishing the general Offices of the
COMPANY in that city The company prom
Uses TO build -. O00 Offices.
The editor of the Mulvare Record sold
a colt last week for $500 in cold Cash and
he is proud of the transaction. Ii i Boi
known whether he took ne colt in on sub
scription or whether ne printed horse bills
for it.
A fool out west drank quart of whisky
and il killed him. A woman in New YORK
/ drank seven cups of tea and the result WIS
death A man in our own state drank If
teen glasses of water and died Whatever
you drink be moderate.
The Globe says a cranky depositor Of
the Peoples Savings bank ia Atchison
| wants to hire hearse. and have a mock
funeral of the directors of the bank. IL
/ Is, indeed, a grave question, viewed from
the depositor's standpoint
! The Topeka Lance thinks that the only
way 10 get Senator-elect PETER 10 trim ms
4 whiskers is for some one to give him, a
diamond shirt stud. But it Is doubtful If
that would avail, as it would necessitate
an occasional change of linen.
Atchison Globe: The charge of rape
against q. ". ) Gray, Clyde preacher,
|
I dence, and the people of the county are
considerably excited about it. The rev
/ erend sinner Is IN Jail IN default OF g, 500
/ bail
1 The Leavenworth Times is authority for
/ the statement that the Missouri river near
that city is shifting its channel way TO the
east. this having beeu caused by the slate
from the coal mine just north of that town
being dumped into the river in large quau-
titles.
Sumner county people are practicing
great deal of economy. Some or the poorer
people are raising ana using chocolate seed
as a substitute for coffee. The Chocolate
seeds now grows readily and when ground
and boiled IN water make ii beverage
which is said 10 be but little inferior TO
that made from the prepared chocolate
sold by grocers .-Wellngton Standard.
Regent Caldwell. of the State Normal.
has resigned, and Hon. ;. II. Dodge. of Be
lott, has been appointed IN his stead Mr.
Caldwell has been a member of the board
for about i've Years, and has taken deep
interest in the work and growth of the
school. His successor, Mr. Dodge. is be
editor of the BeIoit Gazette. aud is well
known throughout the state man Of
high personal character and of advanced
views on on.-Iudustrialist
A bill which prohibits the issuance Of a
school teachers certificate to any one who
uses tobacco in any form or INDUCES n
profanity. was introduced in the legisla-
ture on Friday. The bill was prepared ut
the instance of the State Teachers Insti-
tute held in December What is the mat
ter with Miss Chewiugun, who uses slang.
takes snuff and fiirts. We move to amend
the bill, so as 10 take ia the gum chew
ers.-Cimarron New West
The figures of the 553 students of the
present enrolment of the State Agricul-
tural college ar Manhattan have jus been
made out, and show from families of
FARMERS ..-..--......... .,1O per cent
BUSINESS men. -...............F4 per cent
mechanics ..-----....-.s..-...- \ per cent
IrOieSSlOnal ......-...-.......-.O per ccnt
MISCELLANEOUS. .....-.-...s per cent
1t is believed that no other agricultural
college in the country can make As good n
showing as to attendance from industrial
classes.
The horticultural department of the
State Agricultural college i in receipt of
Il small quantity Of : uart's pap she'll"
pecans. grown by w K. Stuart d Co,
Ocean Springs Miss. They are large nuts,
measuring about two inches i'm length and
three inches in circumstance, aud the
kernels have delicious flavor The price
alone-SiXty cents per dozen-bars their
general intro Ou.-Indusfrialist.