The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-01

il would have been safer for the afore-
said diplomat if the flag had been made
of bullet-proof wool.
ALL ABOUT THE STATE
Lawrence Journal: 1t is believed by
some that Governor Morrill, has made
such a dismal failure as governor that
St John and Pickering and possibly
Jerry Botkin will refuse to support him
next time.
Arkansas City Traveller: In the set
Element of the Noble loss by fire the adj
justers brought into play the plan Of
C. W. Cunningham in regard to insur-
ance. Mr.. Cunningham's is that no one
be allowed to insure more than he is as
sessed. In this way taxes will not be
evaded and the man who insures will
get all he insures for and no dispute.
Girard Press: Henry Steinmeyer has
a little menagerie of his own. a few
days ago he caught small rabbit, and
took it home to give to his house cat,
which IS nursing a family of kittens
Instead of killing it the cat took it I'M
der her motherly care and is giving it a
home in the nest of kittens. 1t nurses
with them, and the mother cat appears
to be as proud of the stranger as she
does of her own offspring.
Atchison Patriot: There is a great
fuss being made because the women are
going to reform and correct the Bible.
Why should they not? If men have
right to remodel the scriptures to suit
their own ideas of what it should be,
why have not the women the same
right. Let them go ahead and pare and
trim and alter and amend until ii is be-
yond recognition if they so desire. Who
has authority to say them nay?
s.
Frankfort Bee: The new soldiers
monument which arrived at Marys-
vile last week was hauled over there
Yesterday. 1t is a piece of fine solid
marble and when placed upon the stone
base will be about twenty-five feet
high. Mr.. Anderson, who built the
substantial stone base, has his derrick
up and the monument will probably be
placed in position today ready for the
unwilling and dedication on Thurcday-
Leavenworth Standard: The order re
Gently promulgated dit the Soldiers
home protesting aginst excursiain par
ties or picnics on the Home grounds
on Sundays, is in reality a precaution-
ary measure of protection aimed at
drunken mobs from Topeka Ever
since last Sundays experience Leav-
enworth has had a holy horror Of To-
peka's tough element. It is probable
the troops will be called out ii preserve
order if the Topeka baseball club ever
visits this city again.
Salina Telephone: Os Lewis says that
he likes to read snake stories, and, as
a starter, tells Of an encounter he had
not long ago. As he was blowing along
there was d quantity Of trash gathered
under the plow beam among which
there was a snake. The reptile on find
ing itself fastened began to strike an
grily infiicting a wound on the plow
beam from which the beam began TO
swell so rapidly that it bursted steel
clevise before he could take it off the
beam. AR. Lewis vouches for the truth
of his story.
MINNEAPOLIS Messenger: A western
editor who secured a sack OF beans out
Of a car OF aid sent from the east
breaks forth into song as follows:
How dear to my heart are the beans
that were sent US, by kind, loving
friends in the last car OF aid. The or
char6. the meadow, the deep tangled
wildwood. were mixed with the beans
and the freight wasn't paid. The rot
ten beans. the worm-eaten beans, the
moss-covered beans. we found them
a sell. so We took Mr.sack and the beans
that were in him and pitched the whole
business down into The well
: Topeka Capital: An old solder
+ writes OF the monument unveiled in To-
/ peka on Decoration Day that a soldiers
affection saw the granite effigy in the
uaquarried ledge and 10 his spoken
thought, his vife's Enavailing wish 70
! contribute the very gems she wore 10
accomplish the suggestion wrought
/ his inspiration out OF the block.
! For all time, let the silent sentinel
/ guard the gateway 20 this eternal camp
I Of sleep. May health and happiness
attend the builder and his wife through
/ the varying scenes OF life, and may they
Z be blsst exceedingly with the sweetest
slumber, an old age could desire, strong
Affection could wish 1or or God could
! give. when they, for sae last time, 60
up that path. full in the face % the
! cornraGe, the pHoudsst OF their joint
/ thought and remembrance.
I
Riley Correspondent in Manhattan
I Nationalist: There is natural curl