The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-08
Along the Kansas Nile.

Five places were raided In Empor,a the
other night and in only one place was
beer found. and then only five bottles.
Kansas has more factions than any 9TH
er state in the Union. There are not only
Silver Republicans. there are gold stand
are Democrats and paper money Popu-
lists.
The police judge at Arkansas City is a
gem of purest ray resene. Last month ne
collected and paid to the city 1913 in
fines.
Major Levi Ferguson of Wellington will
walk into the postoffice and embrace II
October %. A. B. Cheever will be his as
sistant.
The Prohibtionists at Emporia tried TO
file ticket by petition. The law required
31S names. The Prohibitionists could ge,
only 257.
Major Hoods campaign for governor Is
just now doing the down-hill SNOWFALL
act and the other fellows are taking to
the pastures.
1t is said that on every police board
in Kansas Governor Leedy has one conf
dental man whose advice and informa ton
he relies upon implicitly.
For the first time in years in Kansas,
the newspaper subscription solicitors are
running across men who say: Il am too
busy 10 read a newspaper"
Already the Prohibitionists are preparing
to force Prohibition planks into the Popu-
list and Republican platforms next year
They will get their necks bent.
The government has closed its mint at
New Orleans and the Kansas legislators
when they meet in session at Topeka, need
now have no fear Of infection.
A writer says that Miss Whtney's face
was Ike the ceas:ng of exquisite music"
This is very beautiful description, far
more beautiful than Miss Whitney is.
The state militia is all right, despite the
way II Is abused. Let an invading army
come into Kansas and see how quick the
people would rush to arms and protect
the state militia from harm.
After her finn fiam-fangled festival, To-
peka discovers that she is $1,000 in the hole.
The price OF cold biscuits will be showed
up slightly at the next session Of the leg
islature in order to wipe out the deficit.
Down in Sumner county. at Milan. a min
lister last Sunday delivered an anti-bicycie
sermon. However, as the day was fine and
as all the cyclist were out cutting up d.
does In the dust of the country roads,
none of them heard 1t.
Mrs. Lease IS still quiet. There is no
public parsonage in the country who has
as keen a regard for public WEAKNESS az
Mrs Lease. In a few weeks more people
VIII be demanding TO hear from her again
She is always bright IN what she says and
she is never .ncessant.
No one seems 20 know how President
Mckinley rebuked 10. Br.stow. This Is
the way II happened: Mckinley said: MIR.
Bristow, in the matter OF Missouri post
offices, you are 10 act on Mr.. kerens' ad-
vice. and. bark ye. on no one else's." The
president fixed his eye on Br!stow. Brls-
tow fixed his eye on the president AM
after a while 10. said: IAN right, Mac.
you're president
Abilene Reflector: This Il not time
when the banker is qualified TO give the
farmer advice. The farmers OF the state
Of Kansas have managed their business
IL the past five years with more acumen
ard with better understanding OF the
conditions under which they nave 5se:i
placed than have the bankers. The farms
OF the state are today better paying insti-
tutions taan are the banks.
Jerry Simpson in NeS York campaign,
Ye gods II an interview Henry George
says: Il am not altogether Tor free 81
yer o. for TIE gci, staaari either. an
mare q g-eer5scksr thsa anything else
All The friends az Bryan are Win ne 81
this Ggh;. Jerry Simpson and others have
offered tae'- services in r. isst few days
I believe in returning . ire doctrines %
Thomas Jefferson. TIE silver question j.
a mere incident. sai I stand for tAe great
principles back CT tie C5icaso platform
\ senator has a sood many things 10
DO Recently a fanny IN eastern Kansas
got TIE idea that they were entitled % :
vast English estate. They wrote 70 Senz-
tor Baker. rs force Al once notified n.
state department Ths state dspaT-m men: 4
with the United States con
sui n that particular part of E-Sizns !
where TIE estate vas focaie1- TIE cozsul (
rcro-fet back that TIE Kansas family has (
10 ts,is OF rEat 20 TIE estate. Ant y@; 4
II. nan who r. ie Baker al that trouble 4
Is probably against hin politically.