The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
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nomination he found him as ssrrn ne aud piard as a
sumner sra Mr.. Wilrler and Judge NesInith began
TO express their regrets that he did not receive The
nomination, as was expected but as often as the
subject was adyrrted to he would avoid it, till final
ly, when Mr. Wilder introduced il. Mr. Webster
with smile. said: "iIow does gnane work on your
potntoesF
~ The one hundredth anniversary Of baIlooning
Is about TO he celebrated by French aerOnaGtieal
socicty: The properties of hydrogen gas which IL
TIE liitlng power employed In connection with the
aerostat- of to-day. discovered in l766 by Hen
~ cayendish, noted English philosopher and
Rh siest; ~ pnrng the following year Prof Joseph
sirHeiiun, that vessel Of certain dimensions nd
weight. filed with hydrogen, would naturally rise
into the air. The first actual attempt baooning
appears TO have been made June 5. l7s3 when the
Mnnfsnlfier brothers. of Lyons. France sent up a
baIlo"n charged with heated air. Their first expert
mrni with u gas balloon made August - i7sSi
in Paris
= Ex-senator Platt seems to he happy. lie
says: Il would rather be of the glorious 800
who stood firm at Chicago. even after the storm
eams and III" stampede ragged, one of the Spartan
banh who at Albany, last spring and summer. for
many weeks, faced the fury OF crazy press aud pco-
pie. than be SENATOR He has his wish. lie is not
/ a Senator. and he can wear brass medal. We
glad TO notice that he is willing to admit that the
people, Well the press, wefe asninst the Spar
tan band last spring. lie is the first Stalwart to
make that admission.
| ~ There may have been considerable wisdom
shown on the part Of the Oxford student who is
said TO have excused himself from going 20 the res
cue oi ufoN hin2 man. ON the ground that he had
not been introduced to him. In New York. Tues
day. while the cidrrs were falling from the fire in
| Newspaper Row., gentleman somewhat hastily
| removed a burning chip from another grntleman's
hat The latter struck out right and left, and want
/ ed 10 know why any one should touch his hat.
" Anna Dickinson has grievance against the
Lincoln Monument Association of Philadelphia. 1T
| was who proposed the monument" she says 'aand
gave the 81, 600 which cane from lecture TO the
cause IN question. The rest of the fund of $4,000
was made mp in small subscriptions. the greatest
|, who had given twentieth of the fund. not
| even mentioned. The pamphlet which tells of the
! Association allndes to me in no way"
! e The latest flight of Talmage is that Gutcau
is Mormon avenger. Says the sensational div inc
Il suppose Guitcans crime originally started from
revenge because he did not get a Consuship: bur I
secret things revealed il shall be found that he
Was tie paid agent of that old hag Of hell which sits
! making mouths at high heaven between the Rocky
/ Mountains and the Sierra Neyadas
~ The Globe Democrat saws Mr.. Roscoe Conk-
ling is to he returned 10 the Senate. before the close
| Of the Arthur Administration. BY the way. Mr..
| Conklins was member Of the Srnate. once, Has
any one ever been informed why be did not Tennin
| until the close Of HE term Why did the mighty
! man reign i-C CIHoi'.aOG Commercial.
r. Al that is really good in Government policy
has heen absorbed by the Republican party; The
7 finances the tariff and all else that has tended to
hcnet the country and enhance its prosperity. have
formed rant and parcel of that policy. There is,
1 To Patcnt.-Coereiaad Leader
J = The medal Of the Grant Guard should CON
TAIN in some FORM the useful information that only
ten per cent of the 300 from Republican Dis
trct-, and tha; the represented such Republi-
possibilities Missouri Mississippi. Arkansas,
! Alabama. Kentucky, and the Democratic Districts
/ Of Pennsylvania and New iork.-CiaeinHdi Com
prrcai.
! - 4 New jersey Judge has decided that when
n convict escapes from prison and is recaptured he
must out his sentence in full. without allow
ance for lis stolen vacation. 1t has been the prae-
in II
on the day when his term would have expired. if he
had remained in jail.
rS That brass medal is attracting great attention
throughout the country. The Stalwart newspapers
show considerable raspiness, because sacIrd an
emblem is spoken of fppanily, hut they do not
venture upon defence of the manner in which il
was earned, upon a euOgy of the modesty of the
men who bestowed il upon themselves, at tler own
| expense.
: ~ boss with a third-term brass collar Tor
whatever the decoration shall prove bel will have
{" try to live mp To it.-CisriAnai Commercial
J ~ General Hancock is = regular IS a clock in
HE habits, says the AHJnSfd fGd.y CEToHicle Is
| that because he and his party thoroughly
..wnund up, Il year or two ago t-beiOit Post aud
Tribune.
/ y Once in a while, day arrives when none of
the ''3D6' get anything. Then day when
ali goes merry church ralie-in the few church
es where ratfrs sill prcvaiL-SgTdcHse Standard.
- The DrcaIrers are a new Minnesota sect. who
believe that dreams revelations of Divinity, aud
only need correct Interpretation tn Is guides
to holy living: Their leader profrsses peculiar
prricnccs IN This rrgar and his followers report all
their dreams fo him, 10 he interpreted,
! II Blaine isn't SAFE lie was the clrarcst-
headed man at Gariicld's bedside. and during the
| trying months following the assassn's shot made
I mistakes. He was the Republican leader in Com
grrss for many years, and his work stands. Still.
his makes a Stalwart's teeth chatter and
his brass medal rattle.
! - OF the PENNSYLVANIA contingent which went
to max" up the famous :06 at Chicago. nearly all
/ have been well bestowed by a grateful boss and a
complacent Ad,ainistTntion-ChieagoT Times.
| ~ John Bull thinks Blaine isn't safe" The
fact is Blaine is friendly to John, hut not sentimen-
/ tai. John dotes on sentiment in dplomacy-On the
/ other side.
/ ~ How Grant Club get up a Conkling
/ boom Perhaps the scheme is to make Conk ling
/ Governor. and Grant President. That would be
what the Southerners call a right smart job.
~ Chorus Of the uItried-Blaine isn't safe.
~ When IA votes himself medal and pays
for It, it is toerably evident that he has hope of
anybody else doing the service for him.
- Ii is early TO he talkin. about Presidential
candidates for 1884, but the name of Blaine would
( arouse an enthusiasm in these parts that other
name could call forth.
- Not enough Of the 3O6 third-term memento
medals will lie worn by New England Republicans
/ to form very imposing spectacle in procession
! ETchdnge. The most of them go TO the strongest
Democratic districts in the country.
II 1t will not serve TO popularize the policy Of
Secretary FrelnghuyseD in S0uth American affairs
TO have it warmly applauded by the English pa
pers. The London Times declares that Ensli.hmcn
regard Mr. FrCnghuysen's policy with sincere
good will as if devised on their special behalf"
~ Ryan can vote himself medal weighing two
pounds
.F'7 Which has the most summers, the maple
sugar the valentine blossoming in the show
window
~ There are two things which modern Bourbon
ism viii never learn to tolerate. One il, the holding
Of Office by any save themselves; and the other is.
opposition to their political News.-Sta""ioH Iaii,y
IDgiHida.
II The time has clearly arrived for JEFF. Davis
TO subsidr. The Snnth joins the North in writing
him down public nuisance. He may well
clasp his beloved sleeping cause in his arms and
waltz away into permanent obseurity.
70 The braSs-mcdalists 10 be shrinking from
the public gaze. Have they found at last that
the third term scheme was slightly unpopular
~ II is noticeable that the immortal 36G" were
Obliged TO purchase their own brass medals. No
grateful constituency rose mp spontaneously, 9th
erwise. to do it. Giving yourself medal is II new
invention.
- The curtain rises on Roscoe Conkling, adorned
with 3G6 brass medal, and posing the Abiest
Man of this Century. As Mr.. Piait would say, that
ought to inocnlate' the public. We believe it will.
r-Ey- Tie Queen's speech is silent on Elaine and
his assumption that the Monroe doctrine is not a
mere Whit of ancient dust.
- Has any voaTer Of 900 brass mfalal been
fused office yet We throw ont the question in
the interest of pul'ic information.
~ The Detroit Post md Tribune remarks ms one
good iniGcemcut for the purchase of Confederate
bonds that thieves viii hreak through and steal
them.
= poser for Ingerso: If there is no hell. viii |
Colonel In.ersoi he kind af TO tell where chi
teau viii spend eternity ~ y. CoR,moreiai idra'
tiNsr.
- Senator Lamar thinks Conkling will not ar- /
ccpt n Cabinet portfolio, berause he would never
consent to held any power the tenure Of which de-
pends upon another mans will"
3 II is no; surprising that the colored of /
South Carolina, particularly of the ungodly Edge
field district should desire remove to other
State where liberty and civil rights something /
more than au empty name.-iiarttorri Courunt
II Oscar Wilde talks with a rhythmic chant ae- /
centing every fourth syllable thus: Il came from
England herause | GsHghi America the best |
place to see
- jumping Blaine" is favorite pastime
with certain newspaper editors. just There j.
particular harm in IL. since il TO please the
editors. aud II certainly doesn't hurt Blane.-N n.
Palladium.
- VIM. l. Scott. Of Erie. Pa, -. Goa. 600 mill
ionaire and energetic man in business aud in
Democratic politics. was page in Congress in 1916.
~ There is little risk in prophesying that the
,ay is not far distant WHEN Mr.. Blaine will he again
called upon bear the burdens of high public trust
Bal iLIericdn.