The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-18
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are on top this fail.
Senator Plumb has been accomplishing
apparently an impossibility. He has been
making the Alliance leaders smart.
Senator Plumb is hard worker. He
says there are lots of back rations of sleep
coming to him if he ever gets them.
George I. Anthony's plan to get the
nomination for governor over Smith and
Morrill, is probably to freeze 'em out.
The Topeka Journal says it is bad taste
to talk politics at G. A r. reunion This
is true The bad taste is in the mouths ol
the Democrats present.
Mrs Lease had photograph taken last
week by the instaneous process. This is
known to be the process because the por-
trait has the mouth closed.
Nobody is quoting Shakespeare on ''Now
is the winter of our discomfort" Every
body is happy this year. Last winter was
when the howl was raised.
The man who is disgusted with Kansas
and is going to move back east to find
something better, will save money by
buying a round fare ticket.
81 am glad to see the farmers of Kansas
waking up" said Colonel Polk, who fol-
lowed Mr.. Willis with a speech The
crowd rubbed its eyes sleepily and looked
trife guilty.
Mum, the colored guard at the Kansas
state penitentiary. who has been there
| twenty-six years, has resigned. During
! mis- term he has shot four prisoners in the
act of making their escape.
1slra oil
When he drinks coffee he takes hold of
| the saucer and lifts it and the cup to-
gether to his lips with one hand. 1t is
quite feat and at an Alliance picnic has
a stunning effect.
Stranger-"Are you in favor of the land
! loan schemes"
| Suburban farmer-"Yes sir"
Stranger-'Thank you. 1 am the ad-
vance agent of the Colossal railroad shows.
We will be much obliged if you lend US
this tract here to exhibit on. Here's a
ticket to the main tent. Good day."
John L. Waller, sent as consul to NADIA
gascar, writes that he arrived at his post
July "A. He was received with great
pomp by the governor in the name of
Queen Ranavanola. After the reception
the governor sent a 3-year-old beef, six
chickens, two ducks and goose for his
dinner. Waller refers to meeting Thomas
I. PTentis, who has been consul at Mavu-
tins for twenty years, and is a cousin of
Noble Prentis. He inquired about old
John Brown, Jim Lane, Mark Parrott,
John Spear and ex-senator Pomeroy, the
latter being the only one he knew person
ally.
"Gosh" said the old farmer, as he
strolled over his front lawn and
stopped at a gravel walk but
amt those pebbles a-disappearing
fast. I've always took a good deal of
pride in that walk, cause its the only
gravel walk in this township, but myl if
it keeps on a going like this won't have
any walk in another week" Then the old
farmer studied deep land long. "What is
becoming of that gravel?" he muttered to
himself "Boys can't be using them in
bean-shooters. cause haint seen bean
shooter in a coon's age" Then he studied
again. Pretty soon he broke into great
laugh. "Drot my SOUL" he finally ex-
claimed, Il know now what everybody in
this township has been wallering around
under their tongues recently. Its my
gravel. That's what get for telling that
story of Demosthenes and the pebble at
the last Alliance meeting"
"Do you know" said one farmer to an
other, that US farmers are coming out
s.. 600 900 short every yeart"
why, no, " said the other, rather fine.
comfortable looking man, Il didn't know
that. To tell the truth, am not much on
big figures. have all 1 can tend TO keep
ing track of my own nickels and dimes
without taking care of the whole states"
But, man alive said the first speaker.
there is a IS, o0O. 600 deficit! Think of i'll
Don't it worry you?"
Il cant say that it does am not much
on figuring on money. l never was given !
that way"
"Ah, dear" said the other. 'if there is
anything / ike, 1t is finances / like to
handle these big amounts and find out
where we are losing. That is the only |
thing that Will bring US farmers out OF
the hole-close study. Now see here. I'll |
explain it to you. Our total agricultural |
profit annually is S9o,oOo,000. 1t takes I
SIC. .o0o. eco for Us 10 live on. That leaves |
ST.. 10000. We have got to pay So, ,Oo0. COO |
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we are 5000. 900 short Don't you see 4
that3'
No sir, to be honest, don't"
We'll, you are a queer fellow. Don't /
take any interest in the money matteTi"
NO sir
And they started OF in opposite diree-
tions when the man who loved finance /
turned back and said: II have been a
little late in moving my crops this year
and came way from home without any
cash this morning Yon couldn't lend me
70 cents or so, could your" Aud he got il.