The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-27

| Nansen knows that once on terra frma
or rather in an ice hut that the Arctic
circle is a quiet retreat in which to
write book and to get up paying
| lecture. But of what became of An
dree and his balloon, hansen knows
nothing. The chances are that of An
dree nor of his companions, nor of his
balloon. nor of any of all the traps he
| took along, will there ever a trace or
| scrap be found.
| Zolas fault was not in putting his
charges into cold type, for they have lino-
types in Paris, too.
| If Spain had it to do over again she
would PUNK Columbus again into jail for
| discovering America.
1t should not be overlooked that Key
West is willing to fight it out on this
lying if it takes all summer.
Many an American who says a Spaniard
is the most hot-headed and impulsive
man on earth forgets himself.
Blood is spelled blood-not blee-e-ud,
and just at this time there is no sense in
believing the larynx loose with it.
A scientist says that if a flea were as
large as a man. he could jump from Mis-
souri, to Colorado. And he probably
would.
You do not hate piece of yellow cloth
with two red stripes across it, now. But
you may in a few weeks. That is the
Spanish flag.
If Great Britain has raised the British
flag on some of our Alaska, she will have
to raise it. We are busy now arranging
to raise our flag on Cuba.
While warships are dangerous, the aver
age sailor will stand over 300 tons of dyna-
mite and thank heaven he doesn't have to
live on land and sleep in a folding bed.
Amid the rumors kissing hot. fiery sus-
picions and molten theories, pause for a
moment and think if you are registered.
War is uncertain, but therell be a spring
election sure.
While Bryan has little opinion in regard
to the Cuban crisis, he no doubt would
concede that the loss of the Maine. esti-
mated at $4,000, 900, would have been $6,O0O,-
900 under free coinage.
Just as an indication of how thoroughly
Mckinley is impregnated with American
customs. he has recently appointed the
postmaster at Canton-and he appointed
the local Republican editor.
The London Critic says that Walt Whit
man is the one great American poet. As
a matter of fact Whitman's stuff no more
resembles poetry than one-horned COW
resembles an orphaned tape-worm.
Recipe for war: Mash one pint Of boiled
rumor. add tablespoonful of suspicion,
pour over this a quart of hot-headedness,
season with a pinch OF racial prejudice,
and placing on fire, stir vigorously.
1T is not true that America wishes TO
90 10 war" says a sensible Spanish paper.
we have il from an American paper that
there IS only one man there who wants to
fight, a worthless fellow named Legion"
What makes most Americans back down
from war. is not fear, but a knowledge that
IN times of peace it is not necessary TO
go down on your knees in grovelins wor-
ship of some spawned idiot with a uni
form on.
Beatrice Harraden, author OF ships
That Pass in the Night" has selected as
the title for her latest story Il. Too Have
Passed Through Wintry Te-rors.' Why
didn't she call it Billiards" and let Il go
al that?
The interior newspaper rather favor .ha
idea that It was mine which wrecked
the Maine. While The interior knows
nothing about ships. = has plenty OF EVIL
dence where Colorado mines have sunk
whole syndica;es.
II the explosion proves % have been an
accident. Captain Sigsbee will 5e court
nartialed. II malicious design re viii oe
deitied But il must be pleasan; 20 him
20 see how anxious this nation IS 70 50
into the Dedication business.
We have seen only one piece OF Pop1-
list logic IN the whole Maine trouble lie;
Uncle sam dare boosted a Spanish or
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