The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-06
Along the Kansas Nile.

Festivals are very costly and Topeka
is reported to be thinking of giving hers
up.
A Kansas paper says 1t is not true that
i Nero fiddled as Rome was burning: "a
hot time in the old town tonight.
kansas must learn one thing speedily.
] Let It keep its money at home. Buy every
4 thing in KanSas and let Kansas City
alone
The Emporia people who attended the
! Topeka carnival say it was q great fake.
| An other accounts say It was pretty good
show.
At Fort Scott Judge Simons in the dis
! trict court sentenced twelve liquor men
to pay fines Of from $50 to $500 each, the
total amount aggregating 1880.
Fort Scott ought to get in line and an
nounce a .'Flim-flam Festival" for Rext
year with a motto: IF you don't Ike it
your money back on no consideration.
There is terrible drouth all over the
United States. No mention is made OF It.
The people have simply grown tired Of
cToaking at nature. Nature never cared
any way.
Tom Anderson who has quit prohibition
also announces that he viii have no more
to do VITA fan festivals. Mr.. Anderson
IS fast withdrawing from ell association
With the world.
This week the Agricultural fair begins
at Lawrence and all southern Kansas is
hoping It success. Wichita rather likes
Lawrence. 1t has no earthly use for To-
peka. Even resubmission can not make
them friendly.
The people Of Abilene have resolved to
rake In a few spondulix themselves and
are talking OF giving q Cowboy Carnival
next year a Cowboy Carnival n a pro-
hibition town would be something ike
picnic in morgue.
Judge Randolph's record as a granter OF
iniuncuons has given him a great boom
among the Pops. They are talking OF
making him candidate for Associate jus
tioe Of the Supreme court.
The street sprinkler at Wellington has
suspended. according to the Wellington
Mail, until it ratnag This Is q good
deal like the Arkansas roof. What does
any one want with a street ilrkier ThHn
It has rained? @ss tsi ]
One -1y last year Dick Blue went into
the senate and sat dozsra.-in an empty
chair and turning % a senator said; How
DO look7'' "Fine.T san tiissafisr We'll.
III an one Of these some day said Dick
and his eyes took q far-awsy expression
that reached clear TO Hong Kong.
The mos. independently minded mar
Kansas ever sent 70 Washington Is Sen
ator LUcien Baker. Baker has a feeliag
that No HlAn should be 100 snbseTvieut to
the party whip. When q vote e taken n
the senate the friends Of a bin always
gather about Elm and work wfth nsm
They are never sure shout just how be
may vote.
Frank Montgomery: What delightful ola
humbuEs these PopulistE are, anyway
The MontgoDery eaanty Pop coEvezfOn
passed res1lntfons tn favor Of the referel-
dun and REa.nEt government ~ iu3Enr-
ton. and tbs verT Bsxt dag the CHAIRMAN
of the committee On resoiutions brought
an snfunetion against isSusug bonds q !
build q high school. ghe bonds having been
voted by q large majority & the course 81 /
q 'refereadun 70 the people q Ire
county
The Courier. Of Winfield, relates that ne 1
southwestern part q ihzr town has been
in a state Of great ezgEeEseuf during ne /
past few days sver the performance o. az I
usknoWn mar Eko knoeEs - the deer o. i
houses. and. when t1e housewife appears. ]
gives her one good hug and kiss ana i
TRAN runs nway. But ne mrst singular
csrcunaElazce n rouuecfion Tita M case
Ia the mastery TIE uEknoEr man has oFeT
5aEs A aooa a. - makes rs appearance
tAe aox cease the.r harktsE. hang thsf
hes1s ard run away. The clfszsne kart
armed sheEztlFEs RnE VI shocs the hug
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