The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-06
IRED HIS LIQUORS
Mrs. Nation Sampled Ali
Kinds of Red Eye.
SHE SAID IT WAS GOOD
But Advised the Druggist to
Pour 1t Into Gutter

Mrs. NaUOu s peculidr INSANITY - Illus
trated in her visit 10 Sims drug stor
Monday. It is related as follows by III
Topeka Journal Mr. Sims is one Of tn
best known and most respectable drug
glsts Of Topeka and is q brother Of Cole
! Sims Of this city. The Noftzger referre
: to is the cousin of Wichita's well KNOW
banker. The Journal says:
Mrs. Nation took possession of B. F
SINS drug store at noon Monday an'
held a seance. She was looking for mem
bens Of the legislature to fan into lie
/ net. as q Dy-play and some Of them fel
/ into The trap.
IL heard the legislature meets here a
/ noon" she repeated several times. IS
: L came here to meet them"
+ She had already taken a fail out @
! Senator Noftzger and was looking 70
more victims.
Are you a legislator was the CUES
/ ton that every new conner had to an
swer. After the seance had been in pro
I gress for some minutes both doors Wer,
I thrown wide open. displaying the crowd
Two representatives, and one senator
| came up u the door SILL but, seeming
| the danger signal backed off undiscerneC
while the crowd KEPT Mrs. Nation busy
Three or four persons were in the store
when Mrs. Nation entered. She shool
hands with them and started for the real
of the store.
''Tm looking for a friend" she an,
nounced with an assumption of inno-
/ cence. "A friend promised to meet ms
here
What you got behind this curtain? .
( she exclaimed. taking a peep without
further ceremony. Then she passed back
Of the counter and behind another cur
tain into a recess with an assortment OF
shelves and bottles of all descriptions
She took up jugs and smelled at the stop
per of each. keeping up a running com
rent.
Finally her eyes fell upon several bar
rels. She wanted to sample every one
and was accommodated. B. F. Sim turn
ed the spigots for her himself. She let
little drip on her fingers and tasted it
AFTER q snifter of California brandy she
tasl 81 two others.
That one over there is not as good
whisky as in this barrel" she declared
judiciousay. pointing out the two.
That's right. Mrs. Nation" acquesred
Sim.
.Ohl I know. Tn from Kentucky and
was brought up alongside the devils own
creatious--the stills"
Then she told Sim how sorry she was
to find liqlAor on his premises.
do you know that not thing in your
store has any rights as property. We
viii have to come i'm here and smash
everything you've got. BY your keeping
fhis stuff here and selling the liquor
makes everything here illegal You've
rot a nice store and I don't want Il
er,..s b il. Do like the iHawatha druggist
ror all these barrels out in the gutter
and empty them"
The proprietor disagreed.
1T is under the law of Kansas this Is
here"
He agreed with Mrs. Nation that he die
not desire this class of business, wher
abe told him he did not lock like a. man
WHO would Zoe wreckinS homes and cruel
fyhg mothers.
A bystander interposed that It went
donw on the prescription books when any
of It was sold.
Two men and a young woman Joined
the party in the rear room.
"This is the friend 1 was looking for, -
Mrs. Nation said.
After lecturing Sim roundly Mrs. Ma
ton remembered her purpose Of looking
/ for legislators and went to the front Of
/ the store again.
/ Senator Tom Noftzser came in. Some
one pulled his coat sleeve. He nodded
and walked nonchalanty by.
Mrs. Nation pounoed on him in q sec
ond.
'"Are You legislator" she asked
! eyes"
'Vyere you coming in to get a drink?'
Before the sstonished senator could
formulate reply she had him by the
butonhole and dragged him into The
cubbyho-e.
"WhatH you have, senator
'No-I-I-." suffered the trapped
statesman.
Come on, now; what'll you have,
Order what you want" pressed Mrs. Ma
ton.
Noftzger shook his head.
'you came in here for a drink. didn't
you?"
"Why. nos he exclaimed. rervously.
"What ala you come In eov2'
81 wanted to get a cigar"
"Nhat's THAI in your hand? You've got
one now"
AIRS. Nation pointed tn blazing stamp
Of half-smoked cigar ia his hand.
"I-I wanted another one"
"spre you wasn't after a drink 81
vhlskye Don't you drink whisi1ye"