The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-02-04
KANSAS NOTES

The fire marshal in Lawrence Is per-
picked by the discovery that none OF
the white vests worn by the ushers at
the Bowersock theater Is made Of as
bsstos. M
Arrangements are being made In Sc
dan for an egg social. The egg will
DO negotiated for as soon as a suffl.
cient sum Is guaranteed by popular
subscription.
By way Of introduction, IT should be
explained that "I.afe" Young, who is
to DO the guest Of honor at the Kansas
day feast, Is Prominent back in Des
Moines, Ia.
Belleville's meanest man relates,
over again, the story of the lroQuois
disaster every time his girl manifests
a desire to 60 to an entertainment
where an admission is charged,
In a majority Of the counties the
award Of the county printing was
made last week, and it is painful to
note that more losers than usual are
lifting up their editorial voices in pro.
test.
B. L. Taft was confirmed by the
Senate yesterday to be postmaster at
Parsons. Charges" ha. been filed
against him and delayed the confirma-
ton a month, but they met with a
Troutman finish.
There Is a Lamb school near Burr
Oak an dthe teachers name is Mary. 8
The Atchison man who vowed that
| he would burn no coal until he got 1t
from the Atchison coal mines Is re.
ported to be still saving wood.
| In his petition for divorce, William
Grif' snstein Of Wichita sets forth that
his wife made him do all the cooking
and finally quit him because his best
culinary efforts were unsatisfactory.
The Coffeyville Journal says that
Cashier MARCEL of Highland was IN.
able to lead an automobile life on a
road wagon salary, and draws the les
son that "a little earning is danger
GUS thing"
A desperate Irritation Is reported to
be in progress between the Bachelors
club Of Bushton and the girls We-Go-
It,Alone Club Of Marquette, and there
| Is likelihood that the two may be
merged.
Carrie Nation has quit lie drama
for vaudeville. She is proclaimed in
three.sheet posters as "The only orig
inal Kansas saloon smasher.' 1t is
not necessary to warn the State His.
torlcal Society to beware of imita'
tions.
Sam" Gardenhire, a former Topeka
lawyer now Of New York, has devel.
oped into literary person Of conse-
quence. His new book, LUX Crucis,
| is given q fullpage review in Harpers
Weekly Of January 20. 1t Is "a tale
Of the Great postle"-Paul-and It is
classed with "Ben Hur" in power and
intensity. Mr., Gardenhire was clerk
of the district court Of Shawnee coun'
ty two terms in the early '9Os.
Colonel Jcltz of the Negro Ledger
is becoming piquol and fretful again
In last weeks issue he said: II the
yellow sheets of this state think they
can abuse the best class Of colored
citizens and 60 uninjured by their COW
ardly attacks, all good and well, we
shall investigate. Don't tread
on us we are certainly going after the
scalps of those who are opposing u.s.
we don't care If 1t cost us a trip to
purgatory we are going to have oul
say first. We don't see why you are
larger than we are and if you are we
shall sec.
The Topeka Commercial Club has
sent a memorial to Congress urging
legislation in aid Of the merchant ma
rine. Anything with a subsidy at
tached looks good to Topeka.
A horse that had been driven many
years by Martin Yenson, an express
man in Burlington, died several weeks
ago, and since then he has hltched 0
COW to his wagon.
| Nevertheless, 1t can be said in DO
half Of the Wyandotte county grand
Jury that ten indictments are bettel
than none.
A Chicago man has bought the
Hutchinson street railway, and in re-
turn for a twenty-year franchise he Is
going to attempt the miracle Of chang
ing the mule-power to electricity.
Congressman Curtis lost jackson
county Saturday and the chances are
about even that he may be defeated
Monday. The defeat Of Curtis would
reconcile Governor Bailey and Mr.
Leland to anything the Busters can
possibly do to them.
The culture Of American genseng Ii
getting to be Of considerable impor
lance from a commercial standpoint
1t is unquestionably the greatest
money maker known to the world to
day. A square rod of ginseng will al
most equal, in earning capacity, ar
acre of ordinary farm crops. Try 1t
Seeds and plants for sale by Kansas
City Ginseng Company, 1425 Spruce
avenue, Kansas City, Mo.