The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-04
sUNFLowER s1LHoUETTEs.

Give mosquito a chance and he will be
very apt to raise bald-headed mans
bump of self-esteem.
People really ought not to be too hard
on Jerry Simpson. This is the first sum-
| mer he has spent in high linen collars.
The way corn is growing, it begins TO
look like the Kansas coal dealer was going
to have hard time of it again next win
ter.
The world still moves. An Alliance con-
vention in the northern part OF the state
was postponed the other day to go to cir
Gus.
Jerry Simpson will probably demand
credit for getting place vacant and Civ
ing the new party a chance to try their
hand.
There is freedom in being out Of poll
tics. PETER dare not write to convention
of third party editors and intimate a
Waterloo.
There will be an election this fall for the
place of chief justice, and most OF the
third party of the United States wants to
be a candidate.
When the Alliance builds railroad OF
its own, the road will probably be con-
structed of ratings at the Republican
party, laid on fraternal ties.
Gen. Rice's sudden change of front on
the sub-treasury scheme would indicate
that he had been learning the New York
Htyroes' some pointers in poker.
A Shawnee county farmer has made
arrangements with Mr.. Sells, the Topeka
circus man, to borrow his elephants to
bring this springs crop of corn to town.
An Alliance man in Sedgwick county
has a great idea. He wants the govern
ment to loan him money and pay him
commission for putting it in circulation.
Judge Horizons appointment quite does
away with the necessity of any reporters
efforts to discover whether ingalls, last
mission to Washington was successful or
not.
The Kansas militia will attend the
worlds fair in body in '92. The noise
and confusion may distract them for
awhile. but they will probably come
around all right.
When the people of Kansas can borrow
cent, the slots in the street car fare-boxes
w III nave W U0 ulduo lCCStsO
twenty five cent pieces.
1t would be a matter of information if
it were told VINO does the appointing for
Kansas. The senate recommended Gill
lette, and ingalls, did not recommend Hor-
ton. Still Horton got the judgeship.
Charlie Gleed presided at prohibition
meeting at Topeka last Monday night.
Mr.. Gleed must have secured definite in
telligence from Senator Plumb that he
would still be lin it" at the next election.
Apropos of the intimated removal of
Green B. Raum, E. n. Morrill, is men
toned as possibility. President Harri-
son has proven himself of account in
adjoining tale and he may now appoint a
Morrill,
Two young men at Atchison started a
Sunday paper, got out one issue and then
quit. They were bright boys. 1t takes
most men about fifty-one weeks longer
than that before they know they have
enough.
There has been some trouble in Kansas
to catch German carp, but the good people
of the town of Hukle felt like kicking
themselves for not thinking of it before,
when they remembered the fish's nation
atty and baited with llmburger.
A. B. Campbell once came very near suo
ceeding Corporal Tanner as commissioner
of pensions, but Raum got it. Shortly
after this, Campbell took bird's-eye view
of Kansas City. No wonder the president
is chary of Kansas appointments.
1t is said that Attorney General Ives
will be candidate Of the Peoples party
for the place of chief justice. Still it was
only little while ago that he proclaimed
that he owed nothing to the Peoples
party. lie probably wishes to go In debt,
now.
Jason Brown stood with uncovered head
at General Grants tomb and said to a
friend: Gen. Grant finished the work
that my father began. The sons and
daughters and grandchildren of John
Brown have no feelings of hostility against
the south nor the people of the south. Let
the past be buried beside the graves of
Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and
John Brown"
Some years ago Kansas preacher who
was stationed at town in the northern
part of the state did not get on well with
his congregation. To get rid of him the
governor was prevailed upon to appoint
him chaplain of the penitentiary. When
the time came for him to depart he
preached farewell sermon to his congre- |
CATION. There was nothing in the sermon |
at which anybody could take offense, but |
some of the members did not like the text, |
which was: Il go to prepare for you, so
that where l am ye may be also"