The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-17

my coming here so often may seem
may seem toto smack Of undue per-
sistency" Demur Maiden-"Georye.
your coming here has-has never
smacked OF anything yet"-Boston
Beacon
"New Women Jokes"
Miss Uptodate Ito her sweetheart
And after we'er married, dear We viii
have a nice little cottage"
He-"And will you make me do my
own housework?"
Miss Uptodate proudly)--'Never, /
shall provide the man l love with
servant for that-''-Chicago Record
Reporter-"You say there was yawl
sent out to rescue the drowning sail
ors?"
Native-"Yes"
Reporter-"Who manned it,
Native-"Four women ''-Richmond
Dispatch
Ruskin is reported TO be in excellent
health at Brentwood Coniston IN the
lake country.
Ex-President CasiniT- Perier of
France is planning g visit 10 the Egyp-
tain pyramids. He has prepared for
the journey by shedding a good many
crocodile tears.
Oliver Wendell Holmes library is ap-
praised at only sSo4.50. IL is evident
that the poet went on the principle
that it is enough for 4 man 10 write
books without collecting them
William Dray and Viola Roderick
were married in the vault attached TO
the Recorders office at Kansas City.
During the ceremony a mischievous
clerk turned OFF the electric lights.
". W. Fuller OF Durhanm, n. c.. is
to receive a salary of $4,000 a year as
chief attorney of the American Tobacco
company of New York. He is a son of
Judge T. c. Fuller of the United States
court of private land claims.
W. j. Bird. the new labor commits
sioner Of Kansas. was a newsooy but
a few years back. Now he treads in
clover on the same sort of line as the
first illustrious ex-newsboy, Mr.. w. H.
Smith, the first lord OF the English adj
miralty, the Sir Joseph Porter Of the
Queens Navee."
Galusha A. Grow. for all his three
score years and ten. is one or the stur-
diest and most vigorous men in the
house. He is more regular in his at
tendance than almost any other mem
Der except Reed, and he is as much in
evidence as any of those who are more
than half his age.
General Master Workman Sovereign
continues TO blow the alarm trumpet.
He predicts a serious upheaval in this
country within the next six months.
but is kind enough to say that 1T will
not be accompanied with Winchesters
and Calling guns. Discretion seems to
be overtaking his valor.
The prince Of Wales last year re-
ceived $780, from the duchy of Corn
wall estates. The property has been
we'll managed since Prince Albert took
it in hand fifty years ago, and the in
come from rents and from royalties
from mines has greatly increased.
Over a million dollars has been put by
and invested.
Representative Stone Of Kentucky
and Senator Berry of Arkansas are
known as the twins. They are both OF
about the same build, both dress their
boards alike, and each has lost a leg.
Stones amputated leg is the right.
Berry's the left, and not one observer
in a dozen can ever identify them ex-
cept by keeping in mind the topography
of the missing limb.
Senator Chandler is said 70 have mel
lowed wonderfully OF late, and his sar-
casm IS no longer OF the frosty, killing
kind He says sharp things, but they
are disarmed by his genial laugh He
is keen, but the blade glances where II
used to penetrate TO the bone. His
wit, which bubbles forth a hundred
times a day, Is sugared with the ut
most good humor, and ii amuses and
entertains where once il ranked and
embittered.
". II. Stow died in San Francisco
He was the ablest lobbyist
the Southern Pacofic company had on
the Southern Pacific company had on
thirty years all the legislative business
and if a difficult man was 10 BE- per-
suaded TO agree TO the railroads terms
Stow was the chosen diplomatst 10
undertake this work. He possessed
more damaging secrets CT California
politicians than any other man, but h.
was noted for his reticence- For over
thirty years Stow was the real power
behind conventions which nominated
governors and other state officials. and
every state senator who has
been elected owed his seat 10 Slows
influence.
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s quite cold - Waifer-sfYes. sir but the
chop is 'ot. sir, which think you'll find it'll