The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-18
Along the Kan sas Nile.

There is only one good thing about the
present torr:d weather. 1t keeps Leedy
out of Texas
In the resolutions passed by Democratic
conventions in an early day in Kansas
BLACK Republicans was a term used Of
Republicans invariably.
One OF the favori,e expressions with old
Kansans is hog wash" In crowd Of
old Kansas politicians you will hear it
tw enty times in an hour.
Jacob Besore, an exclusive and peculiar
German, resident Of Pawnee county. died
last week. He was distantly related to EN-
peror William OF Germany.
AS every Kansas editor is now supplied
with a twig of Siberian crap apple tree
containing forty-seven apples. we will now
all turn ourselves to the corn yield.
A colored man from Boston stood under
the White House windows the other day
and shook his fist at Mckinley. How Milf
Brown would like to shake hands with that
nan.
The atmosphere is clearing at Caldwell
little. Robert Simon congratulates Post
master Nyce on the appointment of VIII
Riddings as deputy. But Simon does hate
Nyce.
Some Messiah might appear before the
police commission OF Kansas City and say:
Let him who is without sin among you
crack the first stone" or something 10 that
effect.
Syly Dixon, Of corn train fame. lived on
81 cents day while he was IN Washing
ton. II was a shame for Mckinley to turn
down a man with an economical vein ike
that in him.
Charles Moreau Harger Of Abilene is writ
ing a parody on James Whitcomb Riley's
when the Green GIFTS Back in the Trees"
Harger's is called when the Hot GIFTS
Back IN the Air.
At SaEna a Kansas farmer being asked
how he was. replied by tapping once on his
head. once on his pants pocket and once
on his heart. He was in good health. good
mind and wealthy.
A jury at Larned during the last week
refused to convict Jo.ntisi Bevard. although
the evidence against him was conclusive.
The people are tired OF liquor prosecutions
and want license system.
The Kansas City police commissioners
will never try TO put another woman on
the rock pile. 1t Is strange that Shakes
peare could have been born before Popu-
office"
John Briedenthal In an annual report
from the bank commissioners office has the
poor taste TO say tina; Kansas prosperity
is not due 10 McKinley's so-csIied prospect
~. A good public officer viii Tot mix Up
politics in his annual report
The worst. dilapidate. cheesy things n
tie state Of Kansas are the steps 10 the
II 10 =
wing are now crumblinz away. Those on
the east wing are not as good today as the
approaches 20 the Parthehon-
Wren Watson Of Reece con- lnitted suicide
al Eureka recently ne left a note demand
ing that Re be buried in c5eaP coffin a
Kansas man who has been modes, all his
Hfe hates 20 make splurss after he Is
dead and can; defend himself
An old spring near Abilene hss been
cleared on, and a Hnehpin o. .ashson used
forty years ago. an Old oayonet and several
whisky bottles we're found. II sz thought
that tbs (. unmlstakabI. evidence that
whisky was used n an early day II this
state.
New York sun dispatch from Washington
Jerry Simpsons oid-tiaae friends VITO knew
him when he was sock;sss would hardly
have recognized hin as he s;ood ieart.x
asa!ns. the gildei SaH OF TIE senate cham
Der Wednesday afternoon while tie -otizx I
vas berg recorded On the passage Q. The |
tariff Bill Jerry hss beer slgatly lane /
lately. as Ire resgl; os q stree. "a, scc!-
dent. and % re carried 4 zane. which aates 1
Somewhat 20 his tu6ssh appearance. He I
was dressed In the stricress Sine-eertz cen /
fury summer style. he voss white duck 4
trousers. rolled U9 Two t-ches a. the 5o-- 4
'cr1 blue sack cos. standing solar and 1
small re. and s.s;.ad CT -ssf wore r. \
regulation summer bel- Some Of ire sers-
ato-s who laTe known siup-o1 ever s.7re
lis entrance info pubic Efs we're compelled 1
20 yak over ss9 soox directly .nto rs "a
before they could believe 4 vas re a
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