The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-06

year than the market price Of the entire
1GO acre homestead. Under this condi-
ton of affairs the farmers Of those states
ought 10 be able 10 worry through until |
next summer.
The Capital says the daily paper craze
has struck Topeka like Kansas lorna |
do, and every fellow that can wheedle
an advertisement out of business man
and get out an sx1O sheet is setting up
as publisher. Meanwhile ii is "A source
OF comfort TO learn that the commission
ers of Shawnee county have shown an
intelligent appreciation Of the exigen-
cies of the situation by taking steps for
an immediate enlargement Of the county
infrmary.
The Republicans in convention at
Hon. Henry Alden of that city for dis
trIct judge. The Pacla Republican
made the fight on Judge Stevens, who
was candidate for reelection after serv
ing twelve years, Stevens fought Re-
publican nominating convention, and
| got badly showed under. Mr. Alden is
highly spoken of by those who know
him, and he will undoubtedly be the
next judge of that district
A meeting was recently held at the
opera house at Newton by the ProhiLi-
tory League of Harvey county, in which
strong resolutions were passed in favor
of the strict enforcement of the prohi-
bition law and pledging the members of
the league not 10 vote for any man not
in sympathy with the temperance cause,
or who refuses TO pledge his personal
and official support o: said law. The
argument advanced in favor of this ac-
ton is that the only true way to test a
law is TO rigjdly enforce it, and then If
it proves too harsh to amend it 10 meet
the wants of the people.
The editor of the Howard Courant,
who has been exploring the musty
records of the past, has discovered that
in the history of Kansas, beginning
with 1860, every seventh year has been
more or less unfortunate. That year, he
adds, was the dryest ever known in the
1
state; in 1867, just seven years after
Kansas was visited by both drouth and
grasshoppers; in 1874 similar yisitations
afflicted the country, and the present
year has had its full share of misfortune
and calamity. In obedience to wha
Steinberger recognizes as an established
, law, we presume we may confidently ex
pect in 1888 a revival of Pinafore, no
to speak of fresh agitation of the fe
male suffrage issue and an aggravated
perihelion of Sam Wood and Sic
Clarke.
The state board of education me
Saturday, and passed upon the paper
written last August by candidates fol
state certificates. There were fifteeI
applicants and the following name(
persons were successful: D. f. Lantz
T of. Manhattan, on very crcditable ex
. animation, received life diploma; five
year state certificates were granted A
II. Miller, (brother of Sol. Miller O
White Cloud, and VIM. Crichton, prin
e cipal Of the Topeka high school; a three
D year certificate was granted Jary E
}. Cleveland, Burlingame. These certifi
7 Gates are all high grade and the limitet
D number of successful candidates show
1 the high standard required by the board
r The members of the state board arr
Prof. Marvin, of the State University
{: Prof. Welch, of the State Norma
e school; Prof Fairchild, of the Stat
c Agricultural College, aud H. c. SpeeI
a state superintendent of public instruC
s ton. These learned gentlemen were al
/ present at the meeting yesterday after
Il noon