The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-08
Along the Kansas Nile.

Bryan's talks in Lindsborg and Salina
last week netted him N,l5o
In the Santa Fe there are 2,a34,s4O shares
OF stock, of which only S41 are owned in
kaEsas.
It is reported that while In Mexico Bry-
an will exchange his 2.4O0 Wichita dollar.
for $500 Mexican dollars.
The Wellington papers would be more
up-to-date if they would advertise to take
rabbit scalps on subscription.
A man can behappy in Kansas. He Is
not compelled to attempt to grow blue
grass lawn. 1t is not compulsory.
1t is now just $50 years since Coronado
came to Kansas and cussed the state be-
cause it wasn't what it was cracked UP
to be.
In Mcpherson county, Frank Slade has
just sold his farm for $500. Thomas Wort
ley. a neighbor of Slade's. sold his for
S32Oo.
The girls who make up a literary CLUB
in Hiawatha, are all SO thin that the young
men have christened 1t "The Spare RIB
Club"
4 genuine black jack rabbit was killed
near South Haven, Sumner county, the
other day. Black jack rabbits are very
scarce.
Among the effects of Upton, the Newton
man whom an irate husband killed last
week, was found a rabbits foot. which he
had carried for years.
A Rice county obituary says Mr. Bank
passed peacefully and willingly away
Sunday morning" The willingly is
strictly new and is not bad
The Fifth congressional district after
after pirouetting on one toe and giving a
war-whoop, announces that it owes Moth
ing to either Leland or Baker.
The farmers Of Rocky Ford, Colorado
have contracted with eastern parties to
ship 400 carloads of melons next year. But
where will they get the water If We get our
deserts?
4 Concordia man who was talking UP
COW which he wanted to sell, went too
far and the prospective buyer went away
sorrowful. Intelligent" exclaimed the
owner. in reply TO a question. Smart?
Why. sir, that cow milks herself"
The Interior Herald at Hutchinson re-
volts against the eastern carieatIres OF
fathers. Inquiry in the east VIII show tha;
the type Of farmer used by artists comes
from New York state. and Is rather true.
The eastern artists. however, have no
right TO brand him as a Kansas farmer.
He is not.
The Democrats OF Texas have fixed up
a good story. 4 travelling man in a pas
senger coach claimed he could tell mans
politics by his looks. That man II 'front.'"
he sad. lis a Populist.'' Right sa'j
the PopuTst This gentleman back Of me
is Democrat" Correct" said the Demo-
crat THAT man over there Is a RepUb-
liean." he went on. Il amt, either" said
ths man. I'm a Democrat I've been
sick, and that's why 1 look that way"
In one OF the school districts of Logan
county the directors employed young wo-
man 20 teach seven months al 80 a month.
Early last fall she had two OF three pu-
pills, but when cold weather came they
quiz attending. and for a month not sin
gle pupil has entered the sehooihsuse. The
young woman tired Of her lonely oceupa-
ton. has offered 70 compromise BY taking
FIVE months salary and closing tss scn1ol
aouss as sooa as s1z shall have e5alDsssef
the three months of the fail Atssxn. Tae
directors agreed 20 compromise and So5R.y
Superintendent HaskiISon wrote "a StA1e
superintendent Striker. asking Il such
COMPROMISE could be legally rla6e- Super
irltsr5enl Stryke- sent the letter 20 Assist
and Attorney General Smelling. vae says
the law makes no provision for such az
arrangement The o1ly remedy LEFT the
teacher i 20 abandon her school and truss
10 the hoard not 20 sue her fer specihc
performance OF contract