The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-22
Along the Kansas Nils.

The State Teachers association at To-
peka will slam the missiles into Stryker
next week Stryker knows II and is wor-
rying.
If Leedy wants an irrgating canal OF
great length cheap. he can rent the bed
of the Arkansas, which is in pretty good
repair.
A Young woman from Topeka committed
suicide while visiting in teavenworth. She
could not bear the thought of going back
to Topeka to live.
Most everybody in Kansas is now watch
ing the great wheat battle in Chicago. and
praying that young Letter will pinch old
man Armour and force the price up.
Ex-Adjutant General Campbell, who COM
mitted suicide in Indiana yesterday, was
nor of sound mind. He undermined his
morals and his mentality by dissipation.
An Emporia Prohibitionist says a joint
is selling whisky TO his boys. and If he
doesn't quit it, he will go after the joint
ist. Why doesn't ne also go after the
boys?
1s nrosneri.y In Kansas a Republican lie?
Are not times just as hard as ever?
yasr aao the deposits in the First National
bank OF Hutchinson were szSo,oSs'Vi. 10
day they are s5i2. .s2s.06.
The next six months in Kansas are
dead waste. The average Kansan wishes
that July would follow right after 1anu-
arv so ne could see whether the corn IS
going to pan out CT not
The eastern papers are devotng COL
, umrs and columns of editorial comment
70 the city council OF Mankato. Kansas,
which is said 10 have prohibited "A hot
| r-,ma in the Old Town Tonight in that
town.
web McNau has driven the Travellers
insurance company out OF the state. 1t
| would have more public sympathy If insur-
.noe companies generally would pay their
nolic;es and Quit running 10 court with
every case.
One of the measures OF winter in Kan
| cos is the blissful and absolute freedom
from sitting on the front porch watching
n storm blow up, make swipe at the
country. and then pass on without letting
go a single drop of rain.
c.overnor IAs-1y's canal from Montana
| IN the Red River through western Kansas
Will cost only SSOa.co5.OoO. That is not such
a large amount, but Of course 1t looks big
| IN comparison with what is now in the
state treasury of Kansas.
| The Fast Mail hoodoo ran into Pile Of
rock the other night and another wreck
| was narrowly averted The way that train
| pumps along is wreckiug the nerves OF eV-
| erybody on the main line, from the ensl-
neers down 10 the train-boys-
As a candidate for congress Mrs Lease
would make a race that would curl the
/ politicians ha.r. II has been many day
| since a Kansas politician Of moment has
| dared ridicuIe Mrs Lease in way that
/ she might hear OF IT No man in karsa.
! can successfully meet Mrs. Lease On the
| Platform.
| Things travel This is from tAs LONDON
! CHRISTIAN World: The Kansas farmers
/ are in novel relation 10 tse mortgage
| companies whose debtors they have heSn-
So many are paying Of thesr mortgages
xi.h ne cash made plentiful By TIE high
| p-sces of wheat that the companies are
actually resisting payment by issal de-
vices The situation Is Illustrated D
! story ot a farmer who drew q gun on q
bank cashier ard force him 10 eccePt
| rayrnsnt The farmers are 5o~ required
| 10 make sff5avit that The money fersaersd
| ia the bsna-H5s yield cf ire Aant Tee
/ clause fr mortgages which the companies
| rms erpioy 10 ressrd payment Eas ORG
] ;na.ly ir5srzed - prevent tie e5Inpz--sss
| <-c-n fuSassEz eaca sthsT ey taxing ever
! raortgszss al cu; rates Tss saeis s<-z--
illustrates scw ~ faEa%-s we're a-i- -7rr-
| ssntes a. suyycs.f.g &r- EsE1r - $50
! = sxs.;e -syuS--t - t-.sT CO. .
ks-sas farmers Fave pzi1 CT a. tzs Ezsl
e.SA. years a ao1fxzSs debt % S.s3.-
! tsl 80"