The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-03
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.


How the Populists use their feet In pol
itics. First it was Jerry Simpson and his
lock OF socks; now 1t is Harris and his
English shoes.
I The Kansas Prohibitionists are saying
nothing about Fdnstoa's jab al the anti
canteen rule. The Prohibitonists are
simply panied.
The DO Right Club" plan Of raising
campaign funds oy the fusion committee
has not PANIED out. ana the state COM
mittee is short OF funds
A contractor at Emporia who stipu-
lated 10 have the court house completed
by October !. or forfeit SO a day there
after until il is finished. is now sweating
a nice. rich variety OF blood. The build
ing is three months from completion.
Last Sunday the pipe organ in the En-
poria Congregational church got out Of
whack and refused 10 so. An expert
from Kansas City was sent for. and ne
came down and removed the organ 5 YER
inform appendix
Here is a dispatch from New York
about Carrie: Mrs. Carrie Nation, OF
Kansas. today paid a visit TO the alco-
holic ward Of Bellevue hospital, and was
greatly shocked by what she saw. IN
the womens department there was great
excitement wren II was Known WHO AIt-E
guest was Thomas Mack, an orderly in
PRODUCED her TO Superintendent Stewart.
who made her known 20 the first room
full OF thirty women. 10 whom the cup
no longer brings remorse. My. my. has
g. come to this? said Mrs Nation.
throwing up her hands in the doorway
and launching into a homiiy on the evils
OF drink. in which green-eyed monsters
were pictured ana temperance orators
wrestling with The corrupt makers Of the
law. Yet. cheer up and the Lord VIII
help you she ended. pointing 70 the
Twenty sixth street pier. "or else the
morgue." IN the men s ward there were
great goings on. and IS the uproar quiet
81 she began her phnipplcs once more
with the sonorous opening. I VIII not
sell damnation; no. even 70 the most de-
graded This being over she opened her
reticuie and fourishinE the blank pledges.
begged all n sign. The ward az once
made a rush and tuTnbied from the beds
% sign. MIS-. Nation didn't see the joke
and was greatly pleased. when she
reached the morgue she met Kce1er
Walker who was smoking a cigar. This
she Immediately snatched from hts rnouta
and dashed 70 the ground She then or
dered Sim 70 show her a corpse of man
who had died from drink. lie did 60
and she fell on her knees before Il and
state and national issues have been
relegated 20 the rear this campaign fn
Harvey county The burning issue is the
hedge law. The question ar 70 whether
hedges along the public roads shalt D.
trimmed. vii be voted upon ~ the rezri-
lar election IN November I-nder TIE uew
la~ u the people q + county vote 81 trim
hedges thea al hedges alolg the high
ways nus be trimmed. The contest fs
hot and fur1ous. Sentiment seerns sbclt
evenly divided Those who wart TIE
hedge fences are unsiEhsly sid thar they
shut OF the vi-d f-ou the hizhwzy l1
the SKINNER tir1e y " Pr1lfF.
farmer. s leading ire ngh; against r-s--
ming hedges. II manifesto f1sr g.
cd among other thirss. ~ says TIE
farmers - Vuls - o. town cfterer e.
tie winter Than In The sumner AID I wfH
leave Il 70 them e. say Whsfher a hFEh
hedge fence o. q cod. raT day IL blsss-
i1s ~ 3 clrss o. the other hsrf zr
travels or roads ucst 81 hot HaafEer1
he pe11lar- ts= h1os- aEsrt re ned
cine ua1 sad to tTsm-. axe 80 fzrru-
s-s 20 oe eozGeil<s4 q drop or Eork
ard Try or bands 81 sa-rr hedre trim
ming fo- tneir here6t ard rn-rfcrf- ~
wat raiue zoni7 s-ch q Ee5-e ~ e. fh-
1-srz<e farmer. anyway ~ rosfF rr
1solsz 70 feel. 70 rrasecti1r fcT rrHus ~
sock. SIMPLY A. e-uamrrf Tad T11 ever
So lDE clt hedge aTe1-- rEeluF
he-e ths STOCK had rz-sz e enf3
iocke1 hks 81 CO srslcret uarn hes
e- fhe tz-s e q ra-ti- q. Lord her
icrE zre We - ~ zr-~e-.fsf tF skrse
ez1r s<ylz- art t-fn tne stase ss
Sez voter. zrt eT1tf 80 s-F rzu
= - has sewer BAD 2 rEsars ~ resr 4
szufF E-l trta 4-rs-irr eefrre $50 uaEs &