The Globe-republican., 1904-03-17
KANSAS NOTES

SLHIulub paper h6ulheb ~ VA pus ~SS~s
$685., 900 Is probably bona fide.
An Ottawa man guessed within
of the number Of cigars
upon which the government collected
taxes during the month Of November
the total was 57S,157,47O-and has
been notified that he won the capita
prize Of $4,000, which has not yet ar
rived.
The oId.fashioned woman who Dor
rows eggs from her neighbors when
they are thirty cents a dozen, and re-
pays them when eggs are fifteen cents
a dozen, has been spotted in Eureka. 2
The candidacy Of Mr.. Grass OF La
Crosse for state treasurer seems to
have been damaged in the prairie fire
At least be has decided not to be a
candidate.
Hillsboro has citizen who evident
ly wants to become governor. HIS
name Is not known, but he is a SUNDAY
school superintendent who was not
absent Or tardy once during 1903.
Last wear was one Of decided growth
in Manhattan. Its population Is now
4,312; the enrolment at the state agrl'
cultural college increased to LIZA, and
the cemetery was augmented BY
eighty.
One Of the rural correspondents Tor
the Troy Chief writes: mr.. Forbes
as a racounteur cannot be surpassed
His bon mots are universally admired
and repeated. They are chic and d.
zarre. His word painting is wonderful
in its power. A jeu d'esprit Of his has
been known to clear a crowded store,
We are Justly proud of him
BAT" Masterson has been out o.
Dodge City SO long that the people
have become tranquil. The Democrat
protests because he was received cor
daily at the White House.
A national bank in Wichita adver'
tises 100 million dollars Of capital, but
the fault is with the printer, not the
bookkeeper.
The chief feature Of the Late war
News in the patent insides last week
is the ultimate disclosure that there
was no late war news.
1t was taken for granted that Harry
Chestina, whose resort in Leaven'
worth was wrecked, was, OF course an
alien until the admission came that ne
Is a negro.
According to the Concordia kansah
there are lot Of fellows who Will 60
to the Wichita hotels this week and
call loudly for a room with bath, who,
when at home, perform their ablu'
tons in a horse bucket.
A newly completed Congregational
church is the handsomest in McPher'
son. The wonderful part Of it is not
the denomination, but the fact That
the ediflce is all paid for.
Those Industrious statesmen IN
| Wichita who have chosen the name
Drafters for themselves should have
a care. 1t would be easy for a hos,
tile printer to substitute a G.
Those Kingman county farmers VINO
are already blowing for corn are en-
gagged in a more sensible industry than
the Harper county farmers who are
| boring for gas. and the results are
more certain,
The Larned Titled and Toiler has sci
the people to filling and toiling on
this problem: If Ann is "a and has
brother who would have been twice as
old II he had never used tobacco, how
MANY SHOWS will come and 60 before
the Santa Re builds a new depot II
Larned?
A Cofreyville paper got outfits cu'
of Tom Kelly and printed 1t as INV
likeness of Kogoro Takahira
The Kansas Educator, published II
Hutchinson, is a most excellent publ
cation Notwithstanding its "odes."
The Harper Sentinel is thought t'
be the only weekly in the Seventh dis
trict that goes to the trouble Of print
ing an index.
The only complaint made agains
the Goals taken from the new Jewel
county mines is that they make to'
many ashes" but the number is no
stated.
The Pratt Union refers to maj
whose sanity was decided in the mega
tive as lacking in filling in his hat"
When a Salna man goes shopping
his friends are aware, OF course, Una
he means he Is going bucket shop
ping.
According to the Conway Spring
Star a man there lost a greyhoun
pup last week. The pup was ono
kicked by mule and when pl
jaohrabbit jumped up before him h
turned and ran, the rabbit after him
When last seen the pup was ealnlhI
= on the rabbit.
Pretty Birthday Favors.
Pretty favors for a child's BIRTHDAY
4. .l.f. $500.