The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-20
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.


To the Editor of the Eagle.
wonder why the railroad companies
from Maine TO California and from the
Lakes to the Gulf persist in publishing
a time table they cannot and don't meet
In their eagerness TO beat the other
fellow they run over themselves The
passenger agents ought to get together
and call all the time tables off and give
the public something they depend
upon.
You can make your Christmas doubly
pleasant and happy IL you will send
something to the United Charities at
the court house on the oath, the day
before Christmas. Take or send your
contributions at once TO the Kings
Daughters at the county building.
There are no kickers in the Glory
Land. They are all in that other place. |
Which shall it be- The dyke business
has resolved itself into dyking all that
the park commissioners have asked for /
or the removal Of the dam. The beauty
OF the stream destroyed. allowed to re- I
turn to its original low, Shiny. green I
scum covered creek. VIII the property /
owners cut off their own noses to spite /
their facesas 1t is enough for the city to +
build and maintain the dyke without /
purchasing the land +
The last argument offered against paved
streets Is that eight nine months in I
the year we have dry streets and we /
can afford TO wade in mud the balance /
OF the time.
1t is fact. you will occasionally go !
TO the telephone in answer 20 a ring and /
be accosted with: who is this talking?"
. IT has been several days since We have
had rain; running fountains and lawn
gprinkling has been stopped. There is no I
chance for the squirrels to get water.
Water the squirrels.
In speaking Of paving. the government
has recently put down some pavement
on the government lot. First a Geep 1
layer of crushed stone and cement, then
q layer of sand, on which were placed /
vitrified brick, which were Ieveled by a /
mauling process. A thin mixture OF
water and cement was poured over the
pavement unit. the creva ces were all
filed. The government IS no doubt act
ing from practical experience
Suppose Kansas wins her suit against
Colorado in the water case ana Colorado
restrained from diyerting the water from
the Arkansas river what Will Wichita do
with a spring raise? or even a two OF
three-days rain. with the river cut Gown /
one-half IN width If me big river had /
not been flied up there would not have
occurred the overflow and expense tia,
the city suffered last year.
Daddie what is a morganatic wife? |
A morganatic wife, in countries where
there are kings or sovereigrs. is defined
by Webster as left handed marriage
between a man of superior ard woman
OF inferior rank, in which the wife Eor
the children enjoys the rank nor inheli
the possessions of her husband. In this
country congressman find places in The
departments for women; that is called
mortgage and is supposed to be one Of
the pincipaI reasons, why consress don't
fire Reed Smoot.
If 1 owned the street ear line 1 would
take advantage of the sanitary laws and
ordinances, put detectives on the cars
and arrest every MAJ that expecterated
IL The car 1t is an absolute shame wi n
what Indifference some men VIII plaster
the floor with their nastiness
What have you prepared for the home
of poverty for Christmas? FIJI easyet
with good things and send one of your
fedslinss with tiff you are so fortunate
rs to have one; and if not. borrow one Of
your neighbor who is more fortunate,
and maybe the stori viii have comras-
sion on you in your forlorn condition and
pay you q visit In tbs act you make
whole family happy. yourself happy, ne
little fellow or miss That carri-s IL al o.
You are teaching the little PEOPLE acts
CT charity If you are not acquainted with
any poor family telephone Mrs. Couch.
She will tell you. She will make no mis-
take.
I see that new railroad coupany has
been organized. Wichita, Oklahoma AM
Indian territory railroad company. The
very name augers success. The TIVE terli-4
tories with Kansas embraces the fest
piece of country In the United States.
with Their products OF cattle. hogs. wheat.
com. fruit. cotton ana alfalfa The
w, O.. & l. r. railroad. beg ming in
the coal fields. running through that part
of the country with her busy young
cities that reed the coal ard an incfsas-
ing demand daily. These same tfwas
want the lumber also. Almost every
projected in the territories snds
up with Denver as their objective paint.
The iacorporators OF the ". o. & ]. T
road. projected wei. for \ road from FIT.
Smith northwest VIII occupy q field re
culiarly unique missing Guthrie and Ok
lohoma City. making it free frcn ea-
tanGling alliances. And when the road
reaches Wichita it finds ra-roads lesdieg
to au points of the compass yith wh'eh
81 can connect TO distribute IFS ccal and
lumber That is the road we have bean
begging for these many years. The Clubs
should take UP the slogan. ". Q. & /
z. r. r. Wichita ven. fo'ow L up
with vigorous work until the road Is IN
operation. CITY REGC LAISR
ST. PETERs6UR0's FLOODS.