The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-07
sUNFLowER SKINNER.

An important money question: "HereP
The motto of the Alliance is Ground
under"
Kansas has had prohibition and Kansas
City whisky for ten years.
In the broad accent of Posey countJ
Tim Mccarthy is Harmed" man.
Even the prosecution will admit that
Botkin is good judge-of whisky.
1t is said that the chaplain of the house
is still praying for the last legislature.
| The most popular phrase with the color
ed fraternity just now, Is come OF the
perch"
| ingalls, has gone back to New York. He
has just been home long enough TO study
out new interview.
| Sam Wood never allows the authorities
| to collar him, probably because it is con-
trary to his ideas of dress.
viii Rice has come out for an extra ses-
sion of the legislature and the old man is
really gaining strength again.
| A paper says that Kansas is Queen of
May. Yes and perhaps" and probably
and all other promising phrases.
Judge Botkin. it has been proven, can
get drunk out of the pale of his jurisdic-
ton as well as out pail of whisky.
1t is all right for the Kansas farmer to
be an agitator this time of year, so he agi-
tates the ground between the rows of corn.
1t cost Fortesque $50 to lick Anthony.
This looks like scheme of the court to re-
plenish the city treasury of Leavenworth.
The Emporia Republican objects to the
corn coming out in silk these hard times,
and thinks gingham would answer just as
well.
The last legislature passed an eight-hour
law. What howl there would be If the
cornstalks refused to grow but eight hours
day.
The change was not climacteric: In
gals simply knocked the 'u" out Of
forum" and substituted the vowel "a"
for "o.''
Dan Rice IS going to revive the one ring
circus. but the Fort Scott family gives
every promise of maintaining the dual re-
lations.
Hold up your head" said the corn on
sultry day to the wheat. "I'll try" replied
the wheat. "but this hot air goes against
the grain"
Last month was the wettest April Kan
sas has had in twenty-four years. By
course of reasoning next July would be
the dryest.
Cliff Baker is not of farming inclina-
ton, but he has a big plant on his hands
that it takes something more than sun
shine and water to sustain.
Governor Humphrey wants Funston's
place, and Funston wants Humphreys
place. In this case it takes three to make
the bargain. The people are sin it..
The Russell county bug is smart, there
is no doubt of it. or it would never have
picked out county with name signifi-
cant of getting there to begin operations
in.
The members of the Alliance legislature
call themselves the dauntless ninety
eight. ''Dauntless" is from the Latin and
means Unframed They were wild
lot
E. H. Snow, the new state printer, has
gone into partnership at Topeka with c.
B. Hamilton, and the state printing will
be done by the Hamilton Printing COM
pany.
Sullivan will appear in Topeka. In the
interest of the country's pride, he should
be kept away from the Kansas avenue
joints, to protect his constitution long
enough to wipe up the earth with Slavin.
The people who were present on the
night when it was announced to Elder
that PETER had been chosen for senator by
the caucus can form some idea of what
the explosion of 265 tons OF gunpowder at
Rome was like.