The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-20
Alonp the Kansas Nile.

Butler county is going to put piano
in the poor house. The worst fate of the
| poorest isn't bad in Kansas.
Blue Mounds only saloon, called the
"Red Heifer," has been declared a nui-
sance and abolished by the police.
Ed. Howe: A number of Atchison girls
| have formed club known as the U. D.
G. A pretty member admits that U. D.
c. stands for You Darned Chumps."
II is said that since the Meeks boys
| were hanged in Fort Scott the prisoners
in the county Jail have taken to reading
! their Bibles and are listening with great
respect to the ministration Of the Saliva
tion Armv.
Barney Reichert, OF King City town
ship. an old veteran of the war of the
rebellion has not forgotten how to use
! his gun by any means, says the McPher-
! son Freeman. Last week he shot and
| killed coyot at a distance Of 234 yards
| with his Maynard 40-calibre rife. This is
! quite a feat when we take into considera-
| ton that Mr.. Maynard IS over 81 years
/ Of age.
They were talking the other day" says
I the lola Register, about the hard fight
/ ing around Ladysmith, and It reminded
| captain Slower Of the siege Of Peters
/ burg and of a day when after a long de-
| tour the command TO which he belonged
found itself within hailing distance Of the
) rebel trenches in front OF that city. Hi
/ Johnnie shouted one Of our fellows
! how far IS it 10 Petersburg? About four
miles was the answer. And then an
/ other high pitched voice shrilled out:
| But, say. Yank. it's a id poor roadr q"
! A man may live down a good many
/ kinds Of disgrace, but he never gets rid
OF the ignominy n serving a term IN
I prison. James Colean, the Fort Scott
bank cashier. who recently got out of
! prison, after serving q term for wrecking
( his bank has just had another streak Of
/ hard luck, and wil nave just such luck
as long as he lives. After his pardon he
/ left Kansas and went 70 Chicago He
got a Job with On insurance company.
and although ne was doing well he was
/ discharged when the officials learned ne
} had been IN prison.
! Tom McNeaI: 4 horse and a donkey
/ that were travelling together got lost in
{ desert place ard we've without food untu
they both were as empty ss the promises
Of = fusion politician. Finally they came
10 a place Wdere there grew e number
! Of cactus plants and tslstlez Then ths
donkey gave a bray q satisfaction and
began @ M 40 OF f1e vegetables at had
hut the proud horse who couldn't e. that
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