The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-15
Along the Kansas Nile.

"Shylock," said a man last Sunday to
another man, who didn't even smile, ''is
the worst character, think, there is in
the Bible
The special session of the Legislature is
to last only thirty days. although strict
" speaking. Governor Leedy will never
hear the last of it.
In the Emporia News of 1852. there is
an advertisement of the stage line be-
tween Lawrence and Emporia, reading:
THE entire trip in one day"
VIII White still receives letters from
people wanting copies of What's the
Matter with Kansas" At one time the
requests amounted TO ten a day and in
many cases the letters contained as high
as IS.
OF course, some day the sun will go
down on the situation wherein Seaton's
friends believe Leland is not seriously for
Hood, and Hoods friends believe that Lee
| land is not seriously for Seaton, for the
last time.
Miss Kelly, the Kansas girl in Klon-
dixie, married Mr.. Watson, a rich man
and a very hard worker. He will make
a good husband, although he does not
earn his bread in the sweat of his brow.
He can't in Klondike.
Judge Mckay denies that he has made
up with Jerry Simpson. Mckay is in the
same position towards Simpson that
Bushnell is towards Hanna. Simpson will
receive no advances from Mckay. He in
tends to crush him down and out.
The managers Of the Partisan exposi-
ton have asked Atchison 10 send a rep
resentative dressed a la Corn carnival TO
the show. An Atchison girl with a red
ear in the Latin Quarter would have to
be chaperoned by the whole French army.
1t has never been solved why. when It
Is so generally conceded that the Kan
sas governorship is 355 tons Of trouble
done up in packages Of tventy-four
pounds each so many men should prance
up 10 the office and want TO touch IL to
see II 1t is hot.
At Emporia recently. a druggist, a man
of standing. in business and social cir
cles, was sent TO jail. convicted OF selling
whisky. He went TO jail and camped in
the sheriff. Office. A local preacher called
and demanded that the druggist be placed
in a cell. The sheriff refused. The day
after the druggis; was liberated. ne at
tended large social function The people
who saw him there say he looked bored.
L IS an eastern Kansas hotel which Is
pIacarded throughout with signs: Don't
spit OF the floor" Don't drop your SHOES
on the floor and disturb guests" Don't
set valises OF the bsd-spread. Don't
nick the chiuaware-" The other day .
travelling man hung over the Office win
dow q big sign reading: Don; breathe
on the atmosphere" L was tao days b.
fore he or anyone else saw X, FOR the pro-
hibitions were so many that people guilt
reading them.
In Kansas hotel the other evening
baid-headed guest said 20 the proprietor.
/ Vow. I don't want any mistake about
this. want TO be called FOR that o'clock
train tomorrow morning Don't forget
it" He vent % bed The ho;ei-keepe-.
dead for sleep but anxious 20 keep his
trade remained Up al night AZ last
half-past three came. He then knocked
at the door. IT'S raining. amt Il p ask
cd the traveller Yes" SAID tie hotel
keeps-- Then. 7 won't 60. said the trav-
/ eler. dropping 20 sleep les. you viii,
you bsId-hesded old idiot; ron BE- you-I
/ 90 sat Up ali night THAI you might 60.
| Get ~ and put your clothes on and &c;
out And there was 50 much murder II
the hosts voice that the guest got Up
and went