The People's friend., 1894-06-22

'IduCu.
One of our leading ministers dismiss
ed church Sunday evening at 9:55,
stating that as there would be an inn
portant meeting Monday night, he
would dismiss the congregation much
earlier than usual.
Lewis T. Brown will soon leave on
an extended trip east, he will probably
90 as far east as Eldorado and return
by the way Of Valley Centre, as soon
as the roads get dry enough for "hoof-
ing"
Some Of our young ladies are talking
of organizing cooking club in our city
We have quite an array Of talent in that
line, in fact, some of the young ladies
spoken of have reached such a degree
Of perfection in the culinary art, that
thev can eat a great deal of their own
cooking.
The Rambler is after you so look out,
for he intends to heW to the line, let
the chips fall where they may.
Thos. Gray, the popular young bar
Der, left for lola, Monday to see his
best girl. The ticket agent told him
the track near lola was covered with
water for distance Of nearly two
thousand feet. He said he did not mind
a little thing like that, for hero OF old
swan the Helle's Point to see his best
GIRL, and he did not mind wading
through a quarter of a mile OF water TO
see his intended i: they would only take
him in sight of lola.
Surviving spring chickens note
" ith pleasure the departure OF most
of the cOlored ministers who were in
attendance at the Sunday SchoOl
Convention; but don't crow too soon
Young chicken, there is sufficient
number here yet to do you great
DOully Hal III.
Oliver Jackson, better known as
"Jack the frog catcher", is suffering
from a slight attack of nervous pros
/ tration, alteration of the feet, and
enlargement Of the appetite for frog
legs. Jack, armed with a winches-
ter and footed with pair OF leaky
gum boots, spent nine hours on the
banks Of the little river last Sunday
searching for bull frogs, and his sue
cess was phenomenal; had he sue
ceeded in getting just six more he
would have brought home just ever
half dozen.
Some of our colored pennyweigh
ward heelers, selfstyled leaders, th
controllers of the colOred vote WOult
do we'll to pay up their subscription
think, before they should attemp
to outline the policy Of this paper
If they cannot afford to pay twenty
five cents per month to helpa pape
} they should not swell up in the nee
| like a circus balloon, when the ed
tor refuses to obey their dictates.
+ Two Of Wichita's prominent colol
ed women, a heavy and light weigh
; engaged in a set-to the other day Q
north Water street, wherein jerl
hair tactics were resOrted to, an
MARQUIS of Scratch berry rules gO'
erned. for a few minutes false ha
e and screams permeated the atmo
phere, while sharp finger nails WEI
at a premium. After cessation
3 hostilities, the heavy weight W;
. censured and declared the WHINE
q but was informed that the perform
a ance was nothing to her credit,
:, There seems to be disposition {
!, the part Of some Of our two-kar
:, politicians to antagonize the FRIEN
q because its line of procedure is not
harmony with the fossiljzed ideas
fog horn politicians Of Wichit
ie The mission cf the FRIEND is the ell
D, NaIlOu VI Oul 1dCcy oHta II VII Il
E. stoop to take up the little faction
y fights and petty quarrels Of disgrur
rs led office and public employme
er seekers. When there are many a
Id plications for a position, and the 81
er cessful applicant is competent al
y worthy, the Rambler can see no pr
priety in making fight. Men ma
ing application for positions mt
,o always bear in mind that they m
: be defeated, and gentlemen occur
o. ing seats at the public pie count
e, should always remember that th
Mt are subject to raise at any tin
~ and although they feel deeply hun
: lated by defeat. they should bear
= mind that everybody can not fe
in from the public crib,--and the Ra,
H. bier can not afford to assail the 81
do cessful ones simply to satisfy
selfish desire Of those who are co
pelled to ride the goat of disappOil