The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03

ADDITION 10 furnish OLD IdSnlOned III
lanterns. with one tallow candle power,
placed at each corner where the electric
blinkers are hanging, so the public will
know where they are located.
We go rafting along. Indifferent Of the
fact that We are going TO die. While it
is not very pleasant subject to dwell
upon. just count up, if you can, how
many deaths have occurred within one
thousand feet of where you live since
occupying your present habitation.
I would require all parties who cut up
the asphalt pavement for water. gas or
telephone to Immediately repair it and
not compel the suffering public TO go
limping along the streets like they were
riding on an Indiana corduroy road.
There is one good, kind old lady in the
city, who, during these hot days. places
on her porch at the time of the arrival
of the mail carrier a pitcher of nice.
cool water, so that ne can cool his
parched tongue. No matter whether he
has an mail for that home or not, he
is sure of a good drink of water
I would not have the readers of the
Eagle think 1 did not get corn last week.
for evidence of the fact stands in front
of the Eagle office-stalks of corn four
teen feet high and three ears on a stalk
Also shorter stalks. bearing two fun.
matured ears fourteen inches long
wishes a few parties would bring to the
Eagle office for display the tallest stalk
of corn and the taIlest stalk of broom
corn and the tallest sunfower.
1t is a mistake for parents to let their
children drive down on the business
streets. With the rush and business they
are constantly in danger
I would have a board of examiners and
would require every child that applied fo-
admission to the public schools undergo
physical examination, and, failing OF
a good standard, l would not allow them
to attend school all day, five days in a
week, but would restrict them to hours.
and keep a careful watch over them.
and as they grow stronger lengthen the
hours or lessen, as occasion demands, the
There are scores of children in this city
that are sent to school. some by their
parents, to have them taken care of.
while others are ambitious of the ad-
vancement of their children and allow
them or urge them on beyond their ner-
vous force, and the consequence is that
a lot Of children have their nervous CON
stitutions wrecked for life. Teachers are
to cut them all out the same.
regardless of their physical or mental
capacity. l would rather my child would
be eight gears going through the public
year to school and one year
out and come out with good, strong
nerves, and healthy-than to pass in four !
years and come out with shattered nerves.
weak eyes and tired mind. The school |
is for the children and not the children |
for the school
1 imagine some Of the fathers and |
mothers would feel rather uncomfortable |
if they would step into some of the soda |
fountain establishments and see what |
their kids are sucking through straw |
under the head of soda water
i
are laid to bring natural gas into the |
city. would send out searching party |
In a balloon to find 1t. as they say it is
II the air.
I would secure the passage of bill in
he legislature that would empower the
,ity council to pass an ordinance COM
1eling owners of vacant property to keep
t clean from weeds, and falling to do So
he city could do so and charge it up TO
he property in taxes. 1t can be done by
,lock kept clean and handsome save one
7acant lot belonging TO some one holding
for big price, and it would be a dis
grace TO String Town. No amount of
persuasion will induce the owner TO clean
I up and keep ii SO. Some of the most
handsome blocks in the city are in that
TX. know Of parties rather than have
he unsightly premises adjoining them,
20 to the expense OF keeping it clean
such property owners ought to be made
o do
1 would tear out the lumber on the
Douglas avenue bridge. build a new base
nd lay it in asphalt and end the wig
ling. rattle and noise and nails. and save
he expense of repairing every few
months and abandon that foolinsh idea
I not driving faster than walk.
If it was the last thing I ever did; il !
caused my Punishment from this coun-
ry-I would remove the signs from the
dge of the sidewalks and forbid the ,
itching of horses along the edge of the
Talks. There are men who drive their !
orses down town OF mornings and tie
hem to post or sign or pole and the
COR brute stands on cement and fights ,
les until noon and repeats the same
hing In the afternoon from day TO day. /
eek in and week out They prevent +,
eople who wish 70 drive up 10 get out i
, trade az the stores. they annoy the $
ierchants. shops annoy the professional ]
eople and the occupants Of the upper \
1oms. It is cruelty TO animals and Z
Mould be stopped Who Will be the :
loses to take this Missouri country I
,wn by the throat and throttle it?
I would bring the president vice-pres-
lent. general manager and the directors T
, the Santa Fe Railway company 10 c
-ichifa and stand them in a room beside
le depo,, report on the bulletin board :
train on time but would make the :