Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-07
is MARRIAGE A FAILURE?

is MARRIAGE A FAILURE?
An after-breakfast colloquy between newly
married couple sitting by the coy sitting-room
fire. Husband chewing tobacco and trying his
skill as an artistic expectorator, firing at the
nice China cuspdor; young wife cycling the
operation askance, showing some nervousness.
At last finding her voice, she said
chubby, do you love me?"
Hubby, opening his eyes very wide: 'Why,
yes, Goose; of course do! (sniling at his
beautiful young wife-who, by the way, keeps
no servants). Why do you ask?"
ooh, cannot tell youl (sobbing now as
though her heart would break). But if you
only knew how unhappy am at times' (still
eyeirg the offending cuspidor).
Hubby, observing this, is wondering what it
can mean, SO presses his wife to explain, and
soon learns that the cleansing of this cuspidor
has caused her to lose many a breakfast, and,
as loving husband, he promises to relieve her
of this unpleasant duty, and, being man of
energy, started at once to carry out his resolu-
ton. In due time, he returns looking very
pale, and evidently in very unhappy mood,
but at last makes clean breast of it. He,
too, had lost his breakfast; but, by the time he
had relieved his mind of the confession, he
had recovered his nerves, and, taking his wife
in his arms, promised to relinquish the habit
that had SO nearly wrecked their happiness
AN English editorial commenting on the
earnestness of American statesmen on the Mon
roe doctrine squabble, says: cit is impossible
to believe either Cleveland or Americas states
men are earnest about this matter 1t is a
known fact that money can buy American
statesmen ascon purchases wheat Patriotism
is not failing i'll American statesmen. THE
Road, Denver.
SENATOR TILLMAN evidently provided him
self with variety of weapons before going to
Washington. Having used his pitchfork on
Cleveland, he now announces that he has
brick in his pocket for Hill, and will throw it
at the first opportunity. He would have done
so at the time of making his great speech if
the New York senator had said anything
Topeka State Journal (Rcp.)
There is another thing about this Snow Hud-
son supreme court decision. The writer be-
lieves that the Popuists would have had can
dinate for chief justice last fall, but for the eff
forts of two men, and is of the opinion that
Ed Snow is one of them Some folks tho't
'non-partisan" judge would be just the caper,
and isn't it ?-Industrial Advocate, FL Dorado
Kas.
SENATOR BAKER put himself on record yes
terday on the free coinage issue and in so doing
has the warm support of his constituents. Kan
sas is done with Populisn in all its variegated
forms.-Topeka Capital, Feb. 2.
So the Capital admits, you see, that Populists
are the only free-coinage folks.
A FEW days ago it was stated that the east
ern and western boundry lines of Kansas are
too far west 1t is now stated that the southern
line is too far south, and that Chetopa and Cot
feyvlle really belong to the Indian Territory.
REV. JOHN A. BROOKS, candidate for vice
president on the Prohibition ticket when Gin
ton B. Fske ran for president, has been called
to the West End Tabernacle, London-the
largest christian church in Europe
Pauline Lewelling, daughter of the ex-
governor, is earning her way through the state
university She attended the institution
year ago, but quit to teach school a.team near
Arkansas City.-K. c. Star.