The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-13
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

Ed Greer thinks that Lyman Nausle pub
| fishes the best Pop paper in Kansas.
An Olathe man is advertising for 10 cents
the knowledge of how to make whisky with
| out still.
Ed Howe says that you can always please
! a woman after she has passed forty by say
| ing she is slender.
Thewife of the late Judge Dundy loaned
| the money with which the first press OF the
Atchison Globe was purchased.
The Prohibitionists over the state are
warming up. Mr.. Leedy might as well bare
his neck and grope around for the block.
MortAlhaugh thinks that personally it is
a good thing for both ingalls, and Burton
that they cannot so to the United States
senate.
The Kansas Agora has gone into the
hands of receiver. Kansas is literary. but
the people outside the state are its writers
best customers.
Sol Miller points out to the Populists that
the State University is extravagant and
ought to be called doyn. 1t will do no
good Leedy is stuck on the University.
Some of the papers are complaining be-
cause Professor Dyche makes money on the
side. If the papers have some sense they
will leave Dyche alone. He deserves all he
can get.
T fakir struck Kingrnan the other day
selling tooth-wash. He would throw out a
long rope and ask everybody in the crowd
TO take hold. and he would give them an
electric shock. When everybody had hold
he would yell: This is the biggest line OF
suckers I ever caught" A Kingman man
got hold of the rope and took it away fromo
the fakir in revenge.
Kansas City Star: Practical men who go
about he state house one day following an
other have come to the conclusion that the
legislature must find something for the gov
ernor's executive clerk to do. or abolish the
office IL is a position that could be made
useful. and i'm former days patriots who
fell into it made some show o. work, but in
recent times the little odds ard ends Of duty
have been showed of upon the patient and
long-suffering stenographers until there Is
now nothing left TO II but the appointment
record. and even that IS neglected. great
many duties have been suggested "a
means OF raising the position to the dignity
Of work. Some wise men suggest that the
executive clerk be made the governors par
don clerk. and that the board % pardons be
abolished. This Is no, bad suggestion. as
II would have the double effect Of making
work for the clerk and Of keeping murder
ers in the penitentisry. Another suggestion
Is tnat the duties OF adjufs1t general be
edded 10 the executive clerks Httie lcsd and
the expense CT that department with al is
tin swords and tin lace be abolished The
time was when the executive clerk Was the
adfutsnt general. back in St Johns day.
when Peter & Noble was called general"
S-H another wise man puts IN with
scheme 10 add twenty minutes extra ~ork
day 10 the executive clerk By giving him
the responsibility now hsaPei upon ne "a
Dor commissioner Another thinks tae e1-
ecutive clerk would 70, BE- compelled - loss
any sleep By performing also the duties ..
re state fish warden and nat he even
night sit a, his 1esk and ''L1spect-' coal oss
al over the state without sAortsning rsezi
hours The Coolidge Ezte-prsse thinks on
occasions Of a rzsa of v1ziiors 20 the state
houss TIE executive clerk eoasd vtsA0ssf
ssc-sfiee % the pabsic ssrSios szsf as 6ssi<
ana ft4t4 Rts@ l-~sAtDfr ~l..--- 49, s-@--7 80
h@czuse there Is 10 Appropriated Tas ~
terprise : also % Ire op.nsoD rat hs Esizat
try h.s hard AT l.c<zr1nz 20 visitors On the
stupid paintings IN TIE bah OF ta~ hozss ot
Representatives. ,-r5e man s lead E5o p1s
fhose dsuhs or tke zzlis. ard sozssso.y
o.<s: 20 post hlrsea for TIE eaI Ixa:ezEa<.s;
Of gaping ara s~e-strseks1 b--1si ee9ples
"a o.ee-s NO sssster stx;e house sr1psoysz
zsrh fsss qs<ssscaz Hho coSsS 90 fh.S sse.-
ter has fa> executive c5erk7 Tsese z-e
bsss Esfss tzxszarnszf OF dates szxxszfea
for fns Executive clerk and ts<y are Asrs-
- -ssers<3 70 .h< cozzztsse@ et tas zsrse-