The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-24
sUNFLOWER SILHOUETTEs,

The Chicago Herald refers to him as
John J. ex-Ingalls.
Eugene Ware says the Mexican war
gave us California and the Cocktail.
Times have never been so hard in Kan
sas that the spring chickens couldn't
shell out.
1t is little singular that the Alliance
never got on to it, but the word Protestant
is a synonym for kicker.
1t is cut and dried that Congressman
John Davis is to have second place on the
third party national ticket.
There is growing demand in Kansas
for reporters who can write up social
event, without declaring that a pleasant
time was had"
Il don't care" said a frank citizen yes
terday, ''if they do close the worlds fair
on Sunday. What l object to is closing it
on the spectators.
The contest between Clover, old man
Baker and John Davis as to which shall
say the least at this session of congress is
becoming thrillingly close.
It must be troublesome to have an in
Guisitive mind like Ed Howe. He now
wants TO know if, when man with a
cork leg dies, they bury it with him.
Jerry Simpsons bad spelling is telling
against him. Mr.. Simpson is not the first
public man to make the mistake of trying
TO be as smart as his private secretary.
The old song Hail Columbia" rang out
all over the land on Washington's birth
day. But it is a good thing Columbia
didn't Think of the tender peach buds.
Several Kansas statesmen who are now
riding on railroad passes, by this time
next year, will have discoved that when
man is politically dead all over, he is no
longer able to be dead-head.
ingalls, was made member Of the G. A.
T. last Saturday night, and fellow citi-
zen of Atchison thereupon remarked:
We'll, well, so John ingalls, has gone and
Joined the army, thirty years after the
war"
1t is a little early for predictions for the
coming winter, but Hicks says there will
be big snow on the fonrth OF November
next. And, in all likelihood the Demo-
Gratis aud the Peoples party will be
under it.
On March the Republicans at the state
league meeting will fire the first guu of
the campaign. Later on they will turn
their attention to our delegation in con-
gress and fire several sOns-of-guns. 1t
promises to be noisy campaign
1t has been discovered that Jerry Simp-
son is a great eater and has the reputation
at Washington Of being able TO select a
fine dinner This is not at sill surprising.
as the country long ago discovered that
Jerry's best qualifications center in his
mouth.
\ recent writer says that on the center |
table of every literary man ; home In Kan I
sas. can always be found Holy Bible aud /
Il copy of Ironquill's poems, the latter a
good deal more thumb-marked than the |
former. This seeming neglect of the good |
book is excused by the explanation that |
lronquiil is q home production, while the 1
other Is OF foreign make.
IF you viii wait minute" said Mrs. |
Simpson to her husband the other morn /
ing in Washington, Il win go down to the /
house with you. l want 70 dust the fur /
aiture little and right things
Don't" calculated Jerry with a pain I
tul expression on his face. don't write 1
anything, Mrs. Simpson. II it has to be
done lie; my private secretary, Hebbard, /.
do IL. The papers have made fun enough /
Of my spelling already, heaven knows