The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
City Regulator
Some Further
Suggestions are Made.

Some Further
Suggestions are Made.
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To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Eighty per cent of the kids that come
down on the business streets and alleys
smoke either cigars, pipes or cigarettes
The latter is the favorite The only diff
ference between your kid and the Cuban
or Philippine scrap in this particular IS
that they smoke pure, unaduIterated To-
baceo. while your kid smokes tobacco
with opium in II. both in the cigarette
already manufactured and in tobacco
II bulk You say: "Oh, well. my kids
don't smoke Don't you believe II. AZ
ter he has been out for Few hours cali
him up and take a good smell Of him
He VIII deny it. but that IS one Of the
characteristics Of the habit-1o lie about
it-and he win tell you that Johnny
Faxon smoked On him. But look at MS
fingers and see the stain on them. an
other test: Give him some cigarette pa
pers and some tobacco and have him roll
a cigarette like johnny Faxor and see
how deity he VIII % the Job. But the
kids father and older brother. his uncle
and Johnny all smoke cabbage leaves.
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eyes heavy. IL is because he smokes. Il
is not because he goes swimming ana is
Ia the sun. You wonder why he gets
extremely nervous at times. 1t is be-
cause he has not had his regular sn.ol-o +
You say 50 per cent is too hig1 an esti-
mate Don't you think IL I know.
Smell your kid.
T -e-.- e.
try rolling down the asphalt rave.nents
when it IS hot and soft. Try and rou
those low places out The spriuklins G,l- .
Ing the low places with water disinte-
CRATES and rots the asphalt.
you have ny permission TO throw the
l. afer into the ditch vh3 VIII mee- .ou
these hot days and turn to the left ana
crowd you our into the sun
There has been something said in the
last few days about things curling up,
but when IL comes 10 postage stamps
curling up and dropping on the envelope.
1 pass please.
What a nice companion piece your one
dollar and twenty-five cent picture that
side OF or following the face OF a man
whose business and lie you loathe il
pictorial wichita
net man on the street the other day
who said he mad not bee in Wichita for
twenty years Ther was but one thing
that he recognized on his return-that
was r Jacks advertising wagon that al
rade Of whatsoever kind. Circus OF what
not. that wagon always brought up the
rear ana reminded him OF the cowboy
days
would have q curfew law for the city
park At 10 clock would make every.
body skip
The Rock Island railroad ought 10 take
advantage OF the situation and run Two
or three excursion trains a week dirt
cheap rate, INTO that new country and
give a lot Of people an opportunity, a trip
and look at the country-people who
won't 90 under any other circumstance. !
Thehook and ladder wagons are too :
heavy for the horses. This hot weather ]
aeats all they possibly can when Jhey
make a run
The board Of health is requested 20 call
3 special session OF that bo1y. and when 7
armed with the necessary dlsirfectaats.
smelling salts. an6 If possible procure q !
Chinese stink pot and go to the corner OF
Meade and Gilbert streets and see if any
II them VIII be able 10 withstand the af-
fects arising from the odor that surrounds 1
that residence. would advise the beard
10 so prepared TO drive By IL a good stln +
trot-
IN laying the new track on Main and Z
Douglas they have left the double rail T
space open. The Street Railway company
is responsible without a Doubt for dam
ages the unfinished condition may bring.
Those trees In the park that lean over :
the bank ought 10 be cribbed OF few {
may be preserved :
saw man tear up one Of the tobog-
gans at the corner Of Main and Douglas 7
the other day and throw into the /
ditch. / vas ia hopes that 1t would end
these nuisances But no. Someone came Z
along this week and built a new one
would repeal that senseless law which Z
requires corporations IN the state u rem +
der statement Of business 70 the state
Of business being done from time To time 6
After awhile some idiot VIII he bobliag up
in tie Kansas legislature. demanding d T
state ment. OF what we eaJ, drink and talk !
about
What this state needs next 70 a rain /
Is a constitutional amendment submitted =
- the voters Of the state. llottlE ouC aI i
The laws that have been enacted in this
state so far 90 take efecr january T. =
1902 and begin n=w aSatD The state VIII !
get along an rieht- The people win take
ere Of themselves until new code is Z
aiopted and al new laws proposed should s
De submitted 70 a vote Of the people be-
fore becoming a law I know this pror1- +
silion would be hard on the lawyers. lut 4
they could move The people would have
g rest in tie meantime,