Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-18
KANSAS TOPICS.
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By stripping the face of Chancellor Snow
of some of its refinement and adding a
little flesh. 1t becomes a good image of
Mark Hanna.
Dick Blue authorizes his home paper to
announce him as a candidate for congress-
man at large.
Prof. Frank Nelson. of Lindsborg. is au-
thoritatively announced as a candidate for
state superintendent of public instruction.
So far the most damaging charge laid
against F. d. Coburn as a candidate for
governor is the fact that he wears chin
whiskers.
In Kansas the joy over the election of
Mark Hanna is tempered with sympathy
for the grief of the Hon. Bill Hackney.
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If Corbett and Fitzsimmons ever meet
again the people of Kansas are going to
exact a bond from John ]. ingalls, that he
will not report the fight. His reputation is
still safe. but it will not stand another Car
son episode.
The Syracuse Journal declares that as a
criminal lawyer. Ed Madison is without a
pier" in the state. And Ed is such a fat
man. and needs support. too.
Inc TOpuilSt papers OF the Slxtn OlStTlCt
are jumping on to Congressman McCor-
mick because he has introduced no cur
rency bill. The Pop idea of a statesman
is one who can incubat a currency bill as
often as once a week.
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The Hutchinson News calls attention to
the fact that out of its list of annual pub
locations the PoDulist state administration
has omitted a report of the late legislative
Al IL 1911.
reading, too.
II the tariff is really a tax. there Is a
merchant in Emporia who ought to be sent
to the county Jail for lying. Here is his
advertisement: when wool was free you
could not buy as good a suit as We are now
selling at IS. and the cloth in every thread
is pure WOOL"
The Abilene Reflector gave a fine exhibit
ton of its pull last week when 1t was
awarded the county printing at 60 per cent
of legal rates. out of which 1t must pay 10
per cent to the Chronicle and the News.
For the tax list the Reflector gets so per
cent, and each of the other papers % per
cent.
Just before Mr.. Ofley departed from
Junction City for Alaska the Episcopal
congregation made him a present of a gold
ling, in appreciation of his services in the
choir. Think of giving a gold ring to a
man bound for the Klondike!
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That Wichita darby who challenged
Vanderbilt to a cakewalk instructed his
hacker as follows: Il wish you would see
that my challenge to Vanderbilt is made
mighty strong. 1 think l can skin him."
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The Galena Republican complains that
a picture recently published in this paper
is calculated to deceive the people of the
East. The picture shows a Kansas sor-
ghum field with a beautiful lady standing
between a couple of rows. and the Re-
publican says it will make the Fasteners
believe that sorghum in Kansas produces
a beautiful lady with every row. Well.
why not? Are not sweets a legitimate
production of sorghum?
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All sorts of special trains nave been run
over Kansas railroads. but the oldest one
yet is reported from Fort Scott. 1t ran
over the katy from Parsons to apple
ton City. Mo-. and consisted of one car
and a locomotive. On one of the seats of
the car. under the watchful eye of the
brakeman. rested a small bottle. and 1t
was to convey this bottle that the spe-
cial train was rum. 1t seems that a doc
tor at Appleton City had broken his leg
and lockjaw followed. A certain kind of
medicine was needed which could not be
procured nearer than Parsons, 100 miles
away. and the special train was called to
go in quest of it. The run was made at
a faster rate than a mile a minute.
John Seaton was evidently made the
victim of a typographical error when the
Iapers reported him as being in favor of
n harmony that will redeem our state
from the throes of emo -Populism." What
he meant was a harmony that will protect
our state from the throws of Demo-Popu-
lism.
Miss Emma Kelly writes from the Elon-
like that Il have an escort of twenty-five
men who will not allow me to lift my
hand even with the frying pam" Why
Miss Kelly would want to lift her hand
with the frying pan in a crowd of fellows
who are treating her SO nicely is not clear,
and anywa an ak would be better.
James II. Reeder has gone to the bedside
of his aged mother in Indiana, in response
to that she is very i'll. Less
than a year ago Mr.. Reeder buried his
mothers mother. who had passed the cen.
fury mark.
Steps have been taken which will deter
mine once for all whether or not there are
any angels in skirts in Linz county A
LaCygne merchant has offered SO to every