The southern argus., 1891-10-22
WHAT TRE PAPERS SAY.

er flag than the stars and stripes on
American soil, shoot him on the spot
Western Veteran.
1t would take over 500. 600, 900 in cash
to corner the corn crop this year, and
even with that sum at command 1t would
be risky thing to attempt-Atchison
Champion.
Blaine is q man who never sulks.
Though Mckinley will be strong pres
idential possibility provided he should
be elected governor, Blaine Is trying "a
bring about that end.-Arkansas City
Traveller.
A new process for making whisky il
now being tried at Peoria, Ill, A spe
cies of bug that is found on rice is used
for fermenting. in lieu of yeast The
whiskev made by this process would be
literally bug juice.-State Journal.
PETER says Plumb is all right. Il
PETER believes the alliance movement
is going to last. he ought to see that he
is making deadly enemies out OF about
1900 alliance men who want TO go tC
the United States Senate.-Wichita
Eagle.
Internal revenue receipts are larger
HAANAh AdOS HCAC A1Sb ACdAs AOA
On account of the heavy reduction in
customs brought about by the McKin-
ley tariff, the internal taxes become oil
more and more Importance to the coun-
try.-Globe-D emocrat.
There is no calamity in this weeks
Kansas Farmer In the absence of pol
itics an interesting article appears on
Widow Strangling in Fiji" Articles
on such topics will be great relief to
the Farmers readers after PETERS
Way Out. "-Topeka Capital.
The calamity howlers tell US that the
farmers of Kansas have been steadily
losing money for twenty-five years. AS
the majority of farmers came here with
nothing to begin on, what a desperate
condition they must be in by this time,
to be sure.-Lyons republican.
Senator PETER takes the figures and
proves that the farmers of Kansas will
fall short of paying their expenses this
year by from s., 600, 600 to $50, 600, 0OO
The old saying that figures will not lie
was invented before PETERS dexterity
was vered.-Lawrence Journal.
Senator Brice has given uD three
days of his valuable New York time to
the Ohio democratic campaign. Unless
he has given up more OF his cash than
his time, his party friends in Ohio will
begin to wish he had lived in Guinea
instead of New York and Ohio-N. Y.
Press.
Let those who do not owe anything
hold their wheat, and those who are in
debt sell and get out Interest. care
and anxiety will equal the chance there
might be IL any great speculation In
holding it. A mortgage off the farm is
worth a great deal. Kansas City Kan. J
Gazette.
The New York mugwumps are split
this year on account of the ballot re-
form issue, The more sincere and saga
cious supporting Fassett. These men
see that every real and needed reform
secures more aid from the republicans
than it does from the democrats. -
Globe Democrat.
f. 3. Dawes has achieved more news
paper notoriety through Jerry Simp-
sons refusal to debate with him than he
would have obtained under any other
circumstances. 1t may be here observ-
ed that Simpson generally fails to nc
complish what he starts out to do
Salina Republican.
From the vindictiveness with which
the alliance leaders attack the churches
it is natural TO conclude that it is fer
ninst" God, as we'll as feminist" govern
ment. Men who fall into such absurd
doctrines are apt to wind uD with OPP
posing everything that is decent
Minneapolis Messenger.
Mr.. Flowers speech at the democrat
ic club contains new evidence as TO the
reason why the democratic committee
does not arrange a speaking can vass for
him. There is not sentence in it
above the mark of most insipid plati-
tude. Mr.. Flower has been wisely kept
off the stump.-N. Y. Press.
There is but little left of the peoples
party in Atchison county but democrats.
The republicans have returned to the
fold. Even in the city the republican
element of the so called citizens ALI
ance is only Sin it, to keep the enthu
siasm up. leaving the democratic ele
ment to do the voting.
Just as We predicted Jerry Simpson
refuses to meet f. B. Dawes, because,
as he says. Il never heard OF him be-
FORE" Dawes was a congressional pos
sibility in this district long before Jerry
Simpson was even city marshal OF Med |
icine Lodge. And they all with one
consent began to make excuse" They /
are afraid.-Salina Journal.
The action of Secretary Proctor in /
giving the employees OF his department /
a weekly payday instead OF semi /
one will be endorsed. The /
Shylocks of the government offices /
have for years been about the biggest /
nuisance about the capital. Other de- /
partments viii undoubtedly follow the /
ple.-Leavenwo Times.
The population of the state. as shown /
by the returns. is ], 427. 096, an increase /
Of 49,, 900 1927 per cent over 1890. !
These figures refute in very substan- /
tial way many OF the queer stories cir 4
culated about tie depopulation Of Kan /
sas, started by men for political pur- /
poses. and show that. If the depopula- 4
ton continues On the same ratio during 4
the years 70 come, Kansas will ~ 30 4
thickly settled that people will have 4
10 live in balloons.-The Lance.
Geo. 7. Anthony was interrupted in 1
bis speech a. Burr oak Monday by an \
alliance man. and asked why the gov
eminent provides warehouses for whis-
Ky. but rejects the szGD-treasurY. Mr..
promptly silcuced the inter
-ogator, and sent him home with hi i
cap o.. 20. came here
Armed" replied Anthony. Here