The Globe-republican., 1896-04-23

The most Travelled men in sou :hern
Kansas are the fellows who can play
comets well.
The Xrays may be popular, but the
western Kansas farmer still tests an
egg by shaking it.
Judge Foster, of the United States
court. has decided that the Kansas fire
guard tax law is constitutional.
According to the Record over at Rus,
sell 1.-The trees are leaving" The Rec
ord fails to say where they are going.
The state house elevator has beer
ready for operation since February
but as there is no available fund &c
pay man for running ii people must
continue to climb the weary stairways
| until the legislature meets.
It turns out that Eugene Quintoa's
dip into the Santa Fe's remains will
not net him to exceed $500, and his
pass will be limited to the state. In
consequence, j. B. johnson has drop
ped his nose a couple of joints. and
consents to nod when he passes Quinn
ton.
The old subscribers of the Atchisou
Champion, who were SO fond of John
A. Martins rugged English, will rise
mp in protest against the addition OF
the word ''saleslady" to the papers
vocabulary since bis death. If sales
lady, Why not 'salesgentleman," too,
they very naturally ask.
On Tuesday, June 9th, the board OF
directors of the Kansas State peniten-
tiary will receive sealed proposals for
the hiring of the labor of $50 convicts
for a term of six years, beginning Feb.
1, 1897. On the day following, June
10, they will also receceive bids for the
surplus output of the penitentiary coal
mine.
It is just about that time of year
when a young man with steady"
girl will try to think up ways to per-
suade her that ice cream is unhealthy.
There is no rest in Kansas between
the time the oyster season ends and
the ice cream season commences. That
makes pretty hard lines on the young
man with the attenuated pocket book.
The law book that was stolen from
the library in the university at Law
renee and for which Charles Lucas, a
colored law student was dismissed
from the university by the faculty,
has been returned and a blank petit
ton for reinstatement sent to Lucas
by the faculty. This clears Lucas of
the charge SO far as the faculty arc
concerned. Lucas may persist in his
damage suit, however.
The Bourbon county, Kansas, Nor
NAL ASSOCIATION, at Fort Scott. has
served notice on scventy-nine of their
business men, who are claimed to have
been stockholders in the Fort Scott,
Kansas, Normal college, that the first
named company will at once file suit
in the district court to secure judg-
ment against them individually for
the amount of their stock in the COM
nine men who will be made defend
ants in the action subscribed stock in
the Fort Scott, Kansas, Normal college
in amounts ranging from SIS to $500,
involving a total of $1O,2 77.4O.
Homer Davis has this to say of the
Kansas hen: This is good time to
plant your hens. Men and brethren,
| it was the hens that brought us
through the devastation caused by the
hell-roaring hot winds of the last two
| years. If Kansas ever has state flag
| or state postage stamp. as has been
| recently suggested by the postofice
department. it should show a rooster
! rampant on the dexter chief point, a
hen PEASANT, sinister, snealling nnder
the barn to lay an egg, and basket
of eggs in field argent. We may not
be just right in the use of these her
| aldic terms. but we know something
| about the Kansas hen. We are used
to saying Corn is King. but we want
| TO add another maxim"-the Kansas
hen is queen. See to it that there is
enough of them for future emergen-
cies."
A stranger standing on the sidewalk
| in front of the crack hotel of Fort
Scott strolSed his chin. A citizen of
the town instantly threw his head for
ward in the attitude of expectancy.
The stranger noticed the jerk of the
mans head, but thought nothing of
it and, taking toothpick from his
vest pocket began to chew it. The
man smiled in an inviting manner.
The stranger put his hand in his trous-
ers pocket in an abse.t sort of q way
and drew it out empty. The man step
ped forward and. extending his hand,
said: '-Ah, / am looking for you.
Come with me-" With that he rushed
the stranger into the hotel and throw
ing silver upon the counter, said:
ssGive this man some breakfast. He is
a brother, he is hungry, he is q stran-
ger. he has no money" but I have