The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
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Ed Howe of Atchison gets $l2 for page
of the Century Magazine, when he writes
for it.
1t is limited that ingalls, would like to
see Plumb beaten. ingalls, may be sour,
but not so sour as that.
We had Republican summer this year,
and week from Tuesday will prove that
it is followed by an Alliance fall.
The Honorable Thomas Moonlight is
comfortably ensconsed in a position in the
New York Life Insurance company.
Kansas has three distinct political or
ganizations: the Republican party, the
Alliance party, and the Democratic par
tiele.
Extra precaution should be taken by
members of the Calamity party who vote
a vest pocket ticket that they don't cast a
s. bill Instead.
Lnther Challis, the editor Of the Atchi-
son Champion, will walk around four
blocks to miss brass band. His antipathy
is strongly marked.
1t is quite easy to imagine the incred-
ulous, disdaiRful smile on Mrs Leases
face when she heard that an Alliance ora
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brass band.
J. r. Burton and Senator PETER have
fully demonstrated that in a joint debate
before Kansas audience Rays Higher
Arithmetic is not in it with Webster's s
Unabridged Dictionary.
The thought is going to strike a great
part Of the Alliance some day with rude
shock that the next Republican president
is not going to give any postoffices to men
who voted the Alliance ticket.
The women of Hiawatha scraped litho-
graphs of the London Gayety Girls" off
the bill-boards. 1t is a very cold day when
the people of Kansas are not willing to
have their Indignation aroused.
For humanity's sake, it is to be hoped
that sweet little Ruth Cleveland will not
dwindle away and die, as almost every
thing has done that has ever been endorsed
by the Democratic party of Kansas.
Very properly, Peffer's new book recit-
ing the woes of the Kansas farmer. con-
tains in the back a receipt for making
plum pudding, an article on Furnishing
diamonds, and keeping moths out OF seal
skin cloaks.
Governor Humphrey has pardoned a
man out of the penitentiary who was con-
victed of stealing 81 worth of sugar.
Sugar is now so cheap that there will be
no temptation for this man to steal again.
The Mckinley bill is a great moral agent.
Since his return to Topeka, Judge Fos-
ter is very much worse. He is not allowed
to see any one now save his most intimate
friends. and the old friends of Judge Fos-
ter who desire to see him
alive, should not delay it much longer.
His salary was increased to $1,000 year
last July.
"Have you any references?" asked the
manager of the restaurant of an applicant
''No, SIR" came the answer. after a mo-
ment's hesitation.
Have you ever had any experience in
waitingS"
ANY experience in waiting?" cried the
applicant. "Well, mister, should say l
have. 1 waited in the Republican party
for the nomination for coroner for five
years. l waited for the office of county
clerk in the Democratic party for three
years; and l waited in the Alliance all
last year for the nomination for sheriff.
Any experience in waiting? Well, l
should say had"
A yearago Farmer Jones on his way to
the polls looked at his farm; the bins were
empty, the sheds tumbled down, the reap
er growing rickety. the children were out
in the yard, and at glance he knew that
they must have shoes and frocks for the
winter. He felt in his empty pocket, and
his heart sank. There is no mistake about
how he voted A week from next Tues
day Farmer Jones, on his way to the polls,
will look at his farm. The bins are full to
the top. and there is big surplus crop of
corn on the ground; there is new shed in
place of the old, and a new reaper in it,
too; the children are out in the yard play
ing with their new Shetland pony. And
he feels in his bulging pocket and his
heart flutters There is no mistake about
how he will vote.
Binks-"Who was it who said Man
wants but little here below?'"
Jinks-I don't know, but l rather think
it was Kansas Democratic candidate who
was counting on the full support of his
party.
OinCO w III w nitO E5OlC ~ mAlbAnS
for the Kansas City Journal, there is al
most as much poetry as truth in it.
81 suppose your paper will publish the
dispatches from Washington this winter. !"
said the old man to the solicitor of daily
paper.
"Certainly, the dispatches from Wash
ington will be a special feature" politely
returned the agent.
''They will, eh? Have all the speeches
of the Kansas members2"
Every word they utter, with descrip-
ton of the effect it has"
well, guess 1 don't want your pa
per-"
mo? Why not'"
"Well, young fellow. voted the ALI
ance ticket last fall, and don't want to
be reminded all winter of my own jack
assical foolishness. If you know of fell
low who is soliciting for paper that
don't publish the Washington dispatches
send him round"
Hurrah for OL-Ia bouoo Governor