The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-09-17
Alono the Kansas Nile.

Fresh from Washington. via Topeka
Lit Crum, not Sterne. will be appointed
marshal.
Jo. Bristow win name no more Kansas
postmasters until after the election. There
is too much scrapping within the ranks.
Ed Howe, of Atchison, the other night,
in trying TO find a cold roast apple. took
everything out OF the refrigerator. After
wards it took him three hours 70 get all
the crooks and dishes to fit so they would
all go back.
A little boy walked into a Caldwell store
the other day and up to a keg OF ice
water He upset it. The keg rolled over
on him and knocked him backward into
a basket of eggs. Of which he broke about
six dozen. His folks are still washing
him.
The news has reached Fort Scott that
Jack Harris has c:nch for the Repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination. No one
cares much who is nominated for COVER
ncr. So long as the Prohibition law re-
rains, whoever is nominated may be ex-
pected TO be slaughtered for second term
and reviled all during mis- first.
A Hutchinson jo:ntist moved to Newton
and set up shop. A fine old Kentucky gen.
tleuan came TO town and began TO look
d
invest and everybody set 'em UP. The fine
old Kentucky gentleman steered them for
the Hutchinson mans joint. He was
spotter, and all the big men in Newton
will be witnesses.
Frank Martin of Hutchinson is on a
boat bound for Klondike. Two other Kan
sas men are along. He says the whole
marty IS made UP OF fine men. They are
thoroughly organized into committees, one
on baggage, one On provisions, and so
forth. You bet the committee Idea comes
out when Kansas man IS along. That
boat-load will pass resolutions thanking
the captain before they land.
The advance in illustration makes il pos
sibls for every man at least once IN has
life. in the face OF the prerogatives OF
prominence. TO see his portrait In print In
the good old days these portraits were
exceedingly scarce and when a Kansas
man got one printed he would rush up 10
Topeka and walk up and down Kansas
avenue in order 20 let the state see the
original
A Kansas farmer ended his prayer as
follows: And we return thanks for the
high price Of wheat; for I have paid of
half that mortgage, and while we deploTe
the gr.evous condition OF tae poor OF Eu-
rope who have raised nothing and thus
made our wheat high. Il Is our sincere
wish that they shall no. suffer Give rs
another crop, we pray. next year, and keep
the price up and the whole mortgage will
80. Amen,
Frank Montgomery: P w TGrner says
". p. billiard told him the o-1e- Cay that
he vas getting mighty tired cf remaining
in position where ne had 70 explain and
a snologize about such men as Dsos. and
II the Populists kept ZIP their S-n social
;s;ic racket much longer he would turn
over and become a Republican Aut. -
the course ot tfe same Conversation Mr.
Turner admitted thai ne Was getting very
weary on Ms OWE account.
A Republican farmer on h:s way 10 toxl
with load of wheat saw 4 PopuEst farmer
coming along ,he road The Republican BE-
gan % cry a~fally. WHAT'S TIE mat
teri asked ;he PopuEs;- I'm taxing NY
vhea: % tovn.' said the Republican BOO
hoo,'' The Populls; lookei a, him and sai5.
But what are you crying foTs N0u'n
get dollar a husaei tor Il" The RePCo-
Ecsa cred afr@sh and said "But TIE soi5
standard Is st.ll IN e1is,eace. AMI there-''
Bu; the Pepulis; farmer vaacke9 hss
horse sad drove OF Eckety-sptrtis- Tie
darn Republican" he sasd He wzs 90
.ng 70 tel ne there ~oulSn't BE e1sggA
money 20 handle he wheat"