The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-15
sUNFLowER s1LHouErTEs.
Stranger: "What is the excitment O.
there? foot ball matchs''

Stranger: "What is the excitment over
there? foot ball match'''
Citizen: ''Oh no. That is only crowd
of Republican politicians telling how it
was done"
The favorite text in Hutchinson is said
to be the story OF Lots wife Hutchinson
never forgets to do homage to salt.
The fake artists last imaginative effort
is quarrel between Governor Humphrey
and McCray, his private secretary,
Jerry Simpson has lost his foothold in
Kansas, for, after all, his hold on the
state was nothing more than bare foot
hold
As a Kansas representative in Washing
ton Jerry Simpson is worthless, but
Clover, Baker, Davis and Otis are worth
less.
1t is just as well for the Republican par
ty in Kansas to keep on campaigning.
They may have the hog cholera to fight
next year.
Wellington boy, it is said, was asked
by his teacher if he spoke the truth" He
replied 'Yes'm little, but not as well
as l do German"
After this, when the Topeka people buy
silk worm eggs they will take the precau-
ton of planting them in warm place to
see if they will sprout.
Senator Plumb refuses a banquet ten
dered him. More than any other Kansas
man ever in public life Plumb's political
methods are as much by abstinence as by
action.
Miss Snow of Cottonwood Falls was the
first pupil of the Olathe deaf and dumb
institution. She is entirely deaf and reads
lips readily. She once carried on a con-
versation several hours with George X.
Peck without his knowledge that she was
not hearing word he said.
A G. Stacey and Dan Anthony have
fused, the former becoming Topeka cor
respondent to the Leavenworth Times.
Both hate each other royalty. The only
time they are congenial is when one or the
other is firing into the state house crowd.
Clusters war horse, Comanche, that died
at Fort Riley the other day, is to be stuffed
and exhibited at the worlds fair.
From all appearances and palpable
preparations, Kansas exhibit at the Col
umbian show is going to be as uninterest-
ing as the tailend of circus procession.
Remenyi, the great violinist, is to visit
Kansas this winter. Once, while in Wich-
tia, local musician performed before Re-
menyi. Afterwards, friend questioned
him as to his opinion of the violinist's
ability. "Oh," said Remenyi, ''he is not
much of vioiinist, but he is pretty good
fiddler"
One of the first Kansas jokes ever perpe-
trated has found its way into an English
compilation of select humor. 1t is this:
Just as traveller was signing his name on
the register of a Leavenworth hotel bed
bug appeared and slowly took its way
across the page. The traveller paused and
said: 81 have been bled by St. Joe feas,
bitten by Kansas City spiders, interview
ed by Fort Scott graybacks; but Pll be
darned If was ever in place before
where the bed-bugs looked over the regis
ter to find out where your room was"
The speaker had struck crowd that did
not believe in his doctrines or in any way
respected his effort. He had met with fire.
quent Interruptions, ard when he reached
the finance portioz of his speech was again
stopped by man in the audience who
arose and crossed his forefingers in saga
cious elaboration. $50 you believe in the
unlimited free coinage of silver?" he in
terrogated.
81 do" said the uneasy orator.
''That is, if man brings foreign silver
to our minis, coin it::''
Eyes, sir"
''If he should bring French silver, coin
that?"
'Yes, SIR"
at he should bring English silver, coin
that?"
''You have the idea"
''Now, gentlemen" said the man, with
a scornful sneer and rapacious leer, Il
want to just show you what fool idea
this is" Then to the orator: You say
that if anybody should bring it, you would
coin English and French silverY'
eyes, sir"
"And l suppose, then. (here he smiled)
if man should bring you German silver
you would coin that, too?"
During great applause from the audi |
ence the orator was carried out in a faint |
inc fit