The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-11
LECTURE ON Fools.
ADMIT ONE.


According to the Wellington Voice a
Cowley county farmer raised field OF pop
corn aud stored it in a barn. The barn
took fire and the corn began to pop and
filed ten-acre field. An old mare in a
neighboring pasture had defective eye
sight, saw the corn, thought it was snow,
and laid down and froze to death.
W. e. Brown, Brown of Harvey" the
man with the masUodonic jaw from New
ton, has opened up law Office in Chicago.
Brown is one of the best feelers in the
country and has an ambition that is i'm
measurable. The first time he was ever
nominated for and Office he happened to
be sitting out in the crowd and when his
name WAS announced as the choice cries
at once went up all over the house for
"W e. Brown" "Hurrah for Brown"
Brown, +" Brown"
The railroad officials who issue passes
suffer from third party politics. 1t simply
means that many more free tickets. Last
winter, during the legislature, 1t some
times happened that the majority OF the
passengers on a train would spring the tai
ismanic card board on the conductor. A
story is told on Hank Marshall, veteran
conductor on the Santa Fe. He was rum
ming into Topeka and had gone through
two of the coaches with deplorable results
rs TO cash tickets. The third car was
crowded and Marshall, with the thought
of the other two coaches, evolved new
method of collection. He stepped to the
front of the car and shoutedi IF there is
anybody in this car who is not travelling
on a pass will he please hold up his hand"
Not hand went up.
Brown of Harvey had never known
happier moment in his life. Here was the
hall echoing with his name, while his fell
low toWnsmen gave cheer upon cheer. He
Strengthened himself in his chair. A
large man just behind him raised the cry
again. "Hurrah for Brown" and then
speech from Brown" and then hun
dred vocal reverberations speech from
Brown" For moment Brown hung his
head in beatific mixture of rapturous
pride and an effort to frame an eloquent
speech, but it was broken. The big man
behind him, the man who had yelled
Brown" and speech from Brown"
leaned over and whispered in the ear of
the nominee: "Say, who in the devil is this
! Brown, any wayr
! C. S. Gleed in biographical sketch of
/ George r. Peck: Mr.. Peck was once re-
turning with a friend to his hotel in Bos-
ton from late public dinner with a coterie
of distinguished fnanciers, scholars and
statesmen. 1t was, of course, full dress
affair aud Mr.. Peck no doubt looked like
a lord-or at least like one of the most
prosperous and complacent of men. His
mind, however, was full of business
troubles, and he doubtless felt, as he often
does how hollow is the rotund body OF
worldly success. Just as his hotel was in
sight, poor ragged devil put out a suppli-
eating hand and asked for quarter Mr..
Peck gave him twain" and then added a
dollar or two with the suggestion that food
and lodging added to the probable liquid
refreshmenJ about to be enjoyed, would be
very beneficial to health and longevity.
! The tramp was touched by Mr.. Peck's gen
erosity, and running after him said: Sir,
| can't help saying, God bless you, and
also that l am not what l seem" That's
/ all right" said Mr.. Peck, Say nothing
about il, but neither am l."