The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-05-22
IN KANSAS ONCE MORE.

LAWRENCE KAs., May l3 1879.
Ed. CHIEr:-IIere We are again, in the Head
Centre" of the State. We are in the room where we
have spent most of life during the past two years
the news room of the Journal. The boys are all
sleeping, after their nights work, save one, the
"cub,' who is pulling out like freight train. All,
we are to bid farewell to this room, filed with so
many memories, pleasant and bitter-pleasant for
the boys jolly; bitter, for the toll by lamp
light was tedious, dscouraging. The sample ROOM
has been converted into editorial quarters since We
were here. and the "black bottler lies broken, hu
inflated, in the dusty alley. The south wall Of the
compostOrs' apartment is still decorated with the
wood cuts pasted with such artistic care; and tho
engraving of ID. X Anthony, which was sent to the
editor, land afterward surrepttiousy taken by one
Of the comps and stuck to the wall, head Down
ward,l still creates wonder. and to half
break his neck in order to get proper view Of it;
the smoky stove stands silently in the centre of the
room. its long, rusty pipe winding its angular way to
the chimney, and seeming to say: "rm here, and
here I'LL stay" We suppose it will. 1t is an orna-
ment in summer, and good thing to make ham of
the boys in winter; besides, it keeps the editor
aloof The measuring stick hangs the same nail
by the dirty clock and the ticking of the lat
ter is MS musical in nights gone by; the same
paste-pot is ON the table, the Identical shears the
reaches; the gymnastic rings suspended from the
ceiling hang listlessly, and the boys continue to
stretch their arms, and the Devil from the bindery
is not yet able take the skin of of the tom cat ON
them; the proOfhooks look dsinterested rs the
proofpress; the elevator, which caused one Of the
forms TO pie, last year, has the same lazy obst-
nate appearance, and seems to say it will dunn
another form, at the first opportunity; the shades
are still Undiscovered the lamp-wcks still untrim-
med, and the floor unswept, and covered with vari-
Gus stains The stand, around which the type-stck-
ers were in the habit of marching to the tune of
"Mulligan Guards" played coarse combs, and
the watering can leans against the WALL and looks
like a tramp holding up lamp-post.
Not many changes have occurred in this room,
but the group of merry printers has been broken in
the death, ON March 2sth of Doc. f. Cartwright one
of the joiest and musical Of all. We heard of his
death with the deepest sorrow and can hardly real
ize that We can never have his pleasant companion
ionship again He was frst-eIass printer steady |
reliable aud the newspaper business seemed to have
a charm for him which he eonld not resist Farm |
ing he had tried, but it not in accord with hs
taste, and, although he knew full we'll that standing
at the only aggravated his disease he coptin-
ned to do so until last Fall Mr.. Cartwright was
only in his twenty first year.
Hon. y. Hoysradf. one Of the most prominent MEM
bers Of the Douglas County Bar, died last night af
ter a lingering illness.
Rev. J. s. Brown, formerly pastor of the Fir.t |
Unitarian Society Of Lawrence, is making prepare
tons to visit New York. for his health a. we'll a, to
have chat with Geo. William Curtis, Geo Ripley.
Chas- Dana, and other with whom he used to
be associated i'm the famous Brook Farm combina-
tion.
Lawrence looks ~ she usually does at this season
Of the yeaI- One Pinafore Company has been here,
and the slang Of that play is the lips of all the
classes -aristocratic middle, and street boys The
rrops in good condition, bat would thrive a lit
lie better, should copious rain come within few
lays Business is dull. CARLOS NOGGs