The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-09-24
Along the Kansas Nile.

The best illustration OF the inferiority
of the new school books in Kansas are
the illustrations themselves.
Yesterday Atchison had its Corn Carni-
val. Today the town is celebra ting the an
niversary OF last years Bromo-Seltzer fes-
| tival
Senator Harris will stump Kansas this
fall. The people are anxious TO see him.
He Is the finest Virginia gentleman in
| Kansas.
| One trouble about making statues of the
| old Kansans IL that marble Is white and
! correct representation of the primeval
! Kansas shirt front would be impossible.
dorado Taft of Chicago gets 10 make
the bust of Charles Robinson for the State
| house, for which the legislature appropri-
ated $1,000, the only good thing that legis-
| lature did
He was drunk and delegate to the Pop
| ulist convention. He arose and said:
"Whoish resphonsible-hic-for high pri-
cesh weet?' Providence" yelled dozen.
''Thasalright," answered the delegate,
Nominate him for coroner"
Judge McCleverty. of Fort Scott. has
IL down right. He explains fusion by say
Ing that the Democrats stay with II with
the idea that they can convert the Popu-
lists 10 the Democratic faith in the long
run, while the Populists make concessions
with the idea that. by and by. all the
Democrats VIII become converted 20 So
ciAlism.
Newton Kansan: There was torn down
today in the residence OF Mrs. Resier at
80 East Fourth street. a curiosity. l.
was a stove. built in the house, such as is
used extensively in Germany and Russia.
II was a large rectangular concern. 5x5 at
the base and eight feet in height. II was
built of brick and clay entirely. TIE only
other substance used therein being the
iron door. The walls were about nine
inches thick. ard covered on the outside
by squares OF clay with a white enamel
finish. Surmounting the stove was a nm
OF stucco work. of yelIowish color. also
moulded and burned. Grandfather Reg-e-
took notion he wanted one OF the old |
country for this one. The freight alone |
was $50 These stoves give uniform and 1
lasting heat and in this respect are As
good as hard coal burner. The /
materials os the stove Will be saved /
and sometime when some one bankers for /
a remembrance OF the FatheTlant, i VII 4
be rebuilt.
Bear story from the Kiowa Review: IN
IsSp when the buffalo aIi bear roanAd az
WI over the western prairie four men
we-r carnpei o. the Salt oF'rk river. twenty
miles from kiora- They were A I. s81
T P Wilson. George Nay sn3 O. P. 7. !
EweL. L was about % o'clock , n %
December Is. Isfs. as near as The boys can
remember when they were ali aroused from
a sound sleep by cries from one of iheir
party On investigation & vss found that
4 large Rocky mountain black bear had
strayed into camp while they were asleep
sad caugh; George Nay and Tas kUEsing
n Ike a southern 'cOoa' az a cors h1sk-
iHg When TIE boys LILY resEzec sast
Was the trouble they started IA 20 resc0s
;heir con7ade. The wilson boys graS5es
t,rgItn by the hsnG legs snd NJ EweI
caught hold os lis ears. After hgat az
several minutes Coione, Nay requested t1zc
RE BOYS - loose and Il; HIN settle g5s |
h A.. xhich hs 5.5 by choSi7g h.- to
ies-h- The bar was skinned En1 rs hide |
g uox N tae hAii up stairs over re Bank
o. K.owa. where al may see i Eko E-sa !
-. l. speaking o< thei- may escsP>s
= t1e cary days tas gsztsens1 az sSy
.rz1 ths.- bear 5sEt vas ;hs closest cal |
hey ever had 20 passing - tAs4- cSscxz |
,cc TIE happy hunting ground" L,