The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-28
Along the Kansas Nile.

The Atchison case Is peculiar. Why
doesn't the young woman whom the
| preacher kissed come forward and claim
she was wearing an ear of red corn.
The Atchison preacher who has been
fred for kissing a young girl has the
sympathy Of the entire state. Had ne
lived in Topeka he would have charged
backmail.
In a case where man and woman want
to kiss each other, they ought 70 be per-
rnitted 70 do so. The inteTdlct Of mar
rage Is wrong. 1t leads 10 secrecy and
kiss Bookkeeping, which - pad.
OF course none but the poor pay this
war tax. The Union Pacific railroad has
just been notified 10 pay $4,000 revenue
stamps for its mortgages In Kansas
counties. about s.. 900 FOR each county.
The real dictators OF affairs in Kansas
are the old soldiers. They hold meetings,
inylte public men 10 address them. but
will not let them talk politics. People
are very weary of political speeches
A Girard poetess says: 20, would some
kind fairy. could coax time 10 tarry and
keep you forever as sweet as today
Time is no fool and there are no fairies.
or the market would be overstocked with
angels.
The neutrality-suspicious. discussion
goes in waves In Kansas. Nothing seems
to control II. II just surges and sub
sides A big wave IS coming Just ROSY
and the politicians are watching g. r-.l
their heads ducked.
The Kansas City. Kansas. postorlce Is
in rebellion TO Kansas city. Missouri
Sooner or later the whole Of Kansas viii
be insurEent against Kansas city. Mis-
souri, L is a bandit perched on bill az
the principal gateway Of the state.
Here is a funny thing. Al Larued Fri
day. Lawyer Bucher q Newton called
Lawyer Waters 81 Topeka dirty dog"
Waters picked up an ink-staud and sail
ed into Bucher. The Judge adjourned
court. cleared the room. Te-cOnYened couFt
and Bucher apologized.
II is a fact that PETER has become such
a factor IN the race that both Republican
and PopuHst organizations are studying
him. There may be big surprise bun
died up "a the Old mans candidacy Hon
eSty IS almost always dramatically preE-
nant with surprise
Ever since I'd. Little was mustered 81
the government has been Commanding
hiru 80 do Sometimes and then immediate
l. counternaa ndlnE ths order Fg1ston
ard Little VIII rot come back a. 6eroeg,
but the boys Who have stood fhs3r rule
viii have ne profound sympathy q she
state
There are many Populs'a who Eoei8
Ike 70 vote f5elr ticket hst for tarse
thinEs. Il would 3s sending Popuaft
CONGRESSMAN % srnbsrTass McEialey'E sc-
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