The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-03
Along the Kansas Nile,

Ed. Howe doesn't think the war is half
as exciting as 1t was before 1t broke out.
Kansas is getting familiar enough with
| diplomatic terms to call an attache an
'attashay."
If the rainy season in Cuba is as wet
as the rainy season in Kansas. heaven
help the soldiers.
| Curtis is the only man who is fighting
Major Hudson for general of Kansas
| troops. Curtis is fighting for Hughes.
The Kansas volunteers will march to
Leavenworth from Topeka This is
Leedy's idea of getting volunteers ready
quick.
A man said yesterday: THAT mule
which Sampson killed is probably in heav-
en- believing that he didn't kick soon
enough
Topeka should not forget to ask the SOL
diers encamped at Topeka to each con-
tribute something toward building an al
ditorium.
Bowman, editor OF the Populist paper
at Girard,, called the flag a dirty rag on
the end of a stick. The people got rope
Saturday and scared him out of town.
Kansas never does anything without a
row. Kansas is the extreme Of America
And extreme of America is very. very
much like the French, and not at all ike
the English.
Most Kansas prohpehts are out in the
seclusion of the orchard weeping bitterly
that they did not discover single locust
with wv on its wings before this war
commenced
The camp at Topeka where the volu-
teers are collecting is known as Camp
Leedy. The volunteers who had arrived
were soaked nicely Saturday and are get
ting seasoned.
10. Bristow win not have charge Of the
army postoffices In Cuba, although Kan
sas people think he win. and have been
besieging him with letters asking for ap-
pointments. The war department will
control the matter.
Kansans are great people for elimfna-
ton In conversation. When Kansas
man asks another simply: Are you go
mgr? the other understands that he
meansi Are you going TO join the army
and go 10 Cuba 70 fight the Spaniards7''
Governor Leedy tells The national gov
erurnent THAI the Kansas volunteers viii
be ready 10 turn over May 10. They VIII
be turned over no doubt. but they VIII
not be ready. The man VINO takes ths
Kansas volunteers into battle unframed
and undrilled is doing something cTiz1l-
nal
The SaIina Republican tells the story Of
one Of the ladies Of that city who had
gone away on q visit and stayed 80 long
that the old man hadn't a button left on
his shirt and had 20 hitch bis suspeadeTs
on shingle nails for want OF better sup
port. Broad hints 20 his wife didn't touch
her heart, and finally ne hit on the happy
idea OF sending her al OF the lOcs- papers
with 81 item clipped out Of the local col
umns- I: worked 20 a queens taste HIS
wife took the next train for home SAID
she would just find out for herself what
devilmeut John had been tao that he
wanted 10 keep her from knowing
Colonel Fred Funston yesterday pre-
scented an order Oh the stase auditor for
SIE for transportation FOR 'hirasesf 3 sur
geon- and clerk % Kansas CITY. Kan.
from Topeka" Il Eras refused TIE gar
department ordered al kansas t-ooDs 70
mobltzs a. Fort Lsaverw worth, Thaca Is
certainly the proper place Governor Lea
dy ordered them 20 meet a. Topeka As
& result. tie troops are a. SEA Il Re-
Spouse 90 kilograms froza La4venworia.
ne secretary o: wa szys re placs CT
concentration Will Is a. LezzyszSsorta- szo
that tas government w-iI no. pay expenses
r-tE ne troops are mustered n 4; Leav-
suw'ortn. Governor Leedy irsfs-E tAas To-
peka IS the piacs-
- band q dry lcoking gypsiss we're
II town SATURDAY" says the Enterprise
Journal. ard car ped Iesr Grosssr's lgzz-
Der yard Win them wzs a queen q
sor1e cert Wao tod fortunes. A yoUpE
Enterprise rnA1. wAo hzd more 19asy
than sense. paid = S.s round dollar fDT a
few polzte-s OF Ire !gtEFs he SAD re
Eypzis tod hin thAc his girl would zar-
= a farmer soon and leave Tim oeha I'd
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wcgid nei % happy ore ard Re we'd
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aEat vita re Sps1l4r3s u Cuba Sc
also noted thai the Ea- VITA Span Eo1l6
lzsz Eve years. seven months and fearless
days ZEs Cnlted States Su1ss - VIC
tor1ouE. bzzt ozlF altar -Ee long Sch sEs
tod hlE a. fAls. and he tzcl4eafally car
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