The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
F FLIPPANT filings AND CURIOUS
COMMENTS
What the Humorous Pens are saying
about Wichita,

what the Humorot5 EenS are saying
about Wichita,
From the state Journal
As they say in Wichita. Where is Polk
at? n. .B.-The "f' is not silent.
From the Philadelphia Record
A scarcity of empty beer bottles is what
they are complaining OF in Wichita They
are in great demand for eatehup pre-
serving.
From the Kansas City star.
A Wichita man matriculated az the Kee-
lev institute at Leavenworth the other
day.
From the Kansas City Times.
At the Wichita horse trot Niger Baby
came IN fourth. Is the race question to be
permitted to enter racing circles as well as
public schools in ex-Congressman Kelley 5
state?
The United States ceusus shows there
are four million red headed people IN the
United States, or 3, ,999 9y9 without the edl-
tor OF the Wichita EAGLE
From the Kansas City Journal
The number thirteen in Kansas Ism !
what one would call golden mum ber Al
the recent sitting OF the United states
court at Wichita thirteen American citl-
zens were sentenced for terms ia the penl-
IeDLlafE. Inc OuelUGTS 4OS " A@S--7---'f
however, but Of Oklahoma
From the Atchis0n Globe
The farmers in the vicinity Of Downs are
becoming as noted as the Wichita CORE
spondent. One of them claims 10 have
picked $50 bushels OF apples from twenty
five young trees.
From the Clay Center Dispatch.
The Wichita EAGLE said one day last
week that the prettiest girl IN the Town
was fading, and that night every girl in
the city went 10 bed without doing up her
bangs and the next morning Anxiously IL
quired of her mother if she looked faded.
From the Oklahoma City Gazette.
In the midst OF all the plagiarism prac-
ticed in this territory it is sweet to notice
that none of the boys steal the wichita
EAGLES poetry.
From the Peabody Graphic.
The Republican party of Sedgwick, and
especially of Wichita, Is IN great danger;
The Beacon has gone to pralSIng some Oh
the actions OF the party.
From the Lawrence Journal
The EAGLE says that there is joint IN
Wichita that has the word Pull" :" on the
front door Why not2 All the joints there
have pull on the city.
From the Pratt Times.
Wichita has discovered that the Jasperlt te
is not a desirable material for country
roads.
From the Kansas City Journal.
Colonel NJ Stewart cf Wichita has an
article in yesterdays EAGLE about the
"HoC of the Great Central Basin" few
mont hs ago Colonel Stewart had an article
in the EAGLE IN defense OF the "old
crowd" When the colonel gets good
subject he sticks 10 II.
From the Kiowa Signal
Down at Wichita Browns Liquid Glue
is advertised by a middle aged dark COM
Injected man and red-headed girl IN a
novel manner They drive along the
country roads with lips glued so tightly
they never see an approaching team. The
Wichita young men have all sent IN appll-
cations for branch agencies.
From the Atchison Patriot.
People complain of a scarcity Of empty
beer bottles at Wichita During the cat
sup season the demand has got ahead OF
the supply.
From the Atchison Globe.
Most readers of Kansas newspapers have
noticed that many sensational items come
from Wichita. Children fall IN oored
wells down there, and are eaten up by
hogs. The man who sends these stories
out is said to be a very good fellow. The
trouble is, you can't believe anything be
says.
From the Kansas CITY Times.
A Wichita real estate dealer sold three
| farms recently, all within the city limits.
VIII white in the Kansas City Journal.
Kansas has never been partially noted as
a club state; and yet in the larger towns
there are several very prominent cluos-
Perhaps the most elaborate club rooms IN
Kansas are the rooms of the Coronado
club in Wichita. Nothing that upholstery
and tapestry can bring 10 embelIlsh bare
walls floors and windows mas been omitted.
4 very select set of Wichita young men
are members. The Elks' club room at
Topeka rivals, but certainly does not excel,
the Coronado rooms. The rooms are not
SO lavish in decoration and there IS more
prudery in the pictures than IS seen ~
much club room art.
From the Abilene Reflector.
There IS a young lady in Sedgwick
county named Ada Rats. 1t Is wonder
if she is not afraid TO stay in room alone
with her name.
From the Hiawatha World.
A Wichita woman who rides safety
bcycle straps her baby on her back, In
dian fashion, when she goes out for a
spin. The infant enjoys the sport and Will
probably lead a fast life.
From the Kansas City star.
Wichita is dissatisfied with a spiritual
medium because he is drinking man, "
whatever that may mean in Wichita.