The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-09-06

Prof. Snow. of the State University nj |
Lawrence, pronounce last month the |
coolest August on the sixteen year 8 rec. |
ord at the Institution. with rainfall, |
cloudineas and wind velocity all below
the average.
"Calamity Jane" is the title of q
drama To be presented at Atchison on |
Thursday night. There is something
sbOnt that name which warrants the as
sumption that there Is no alkali spots
on the box sheet for the entertainment.
II has been observed that while Mr..
Foraker has neglected TO say much of
anything In connection with his canvass
In Ohio, Judge Hoadly las managed TO
say too much. Constipation Is \ cOndl-
ton which never troubles the Demo
cratic mouth.
Ne,O York Tribune: One 81 the speak.
era at the Free!ThInkeT's convention de-
clared that miracles and prOvidences
must go. Yes, miracles, prOvidences
and The Republican party must. But
the trouble Ia inst here they won't, not
one Of them.
An experienced physician has tx
pressed the opinion that there is nothing
Ike raw oyster tn lay upon black
eye. IL must be intensely cnnsoling to
Judge HOadly, of Ohio, To know that
the crop OF biVAlves this year Is unusual
ly large and Of n superior quality.
San Francisco Post A Los Angeles
rancher has raised pumpkin 80 large
that his two children use half each for a
cradle. This may seem very wonderful
in the rural districts, but in this city
three or four full grown policemen have
been found asleep on a single beet.
A Kansas City newspaper cores
pondent, who has travelled extensively
oyer the state expresses the opinion that
Tllden and Hendricks are the choice OF
the Kansas Democrats for president. 1t
seems that the number of spiritualists
In thls state is steadily increasing.
The AtchisOn Globe says that the his
tory OF domestic difficulties shows that
ugly men have the greatest success in
breaking up families. COncedIng the
accuracy OF this proposition, it would
seem that the pictures of Mr.. Beecher
are highly flattering to the original.
The session of the Democratic state
central committee at Topeka on Mon
day was Of strictly executive charac-
ter, but it is shrewdly surmised that none
of the members pledged themselves N
lie awake nights devising ways and
means In insure the election OF John
Martin as Judge of the Third judicial
district.
Noble Prentis, of the AtchisOn Cham
piOn, has been mentioned" as q candi-
date for Secretary of State. Mr.. Prentis
deserves well at the hands Of his party,
and Is abuniantlY qualified for the posi-
tiOn named, but we should regret ex-
ceedingly To sea as good newspaper
man as he is go into politics.
There Is considerable agitation in
Mohamedon circles just now, growing
out of report that the prophet of
Allah has appeared TO the guardian of
his tomb at Mecca and announced that
the sun will soon begin tn rise in the
west. 1t s clearly apparent that
MOhamed has been giving considerable
attention tn Kansas statistics.
1.-THE convention of Free Thinkers at
Rochester, New York, a day or two ago,
Mrs. Susan II. WIxan delivered speech
ON the question. "WilI the Coming WO.
man Attend Church ?" The Chicago
Times remarks: at the coming man is
able 10 buy the coming woman new
spring honnet. tins important question
may be safely answered in the affirma-
| tive"
Ii Is stated that Mary AndersOn's
step father, who accompanied her to
London, has thus far been successful In
holding Al arms length the Prince Of
Wales, whose attentions cannot be en-.
tertAined hy any lady who appreciates
the value Of a spotlsss reputation. II is
! s very cold day when even scion Of
royalty gets the drop on old man Griffin.
President Arthur aud his companions.
who ara now travelling In Yellowstone
park, were severely criticised the other
day by the Wnmen'a Christian Temper
anCe association ST Chicago "ior carrying
the fiery hottie into that grand theAter of
nature" The gentleman who spoke of
rum as the "kindlInE wOo.i Of perditIon"
will please remove 10 a seat on the hack
row.
The American public will be grAtiiied
to learn that Mary Anderson, who has
quite eaptiVated London by her acting,
has been very careful 10 svoid anything
that would look like coming under the
| patronage Of the FRINGE OF Wales. A
woman may be chsste AS ice and pure -
I snoW, and yet Ike unable TO escape the
calRWReY which the attentions of that
royal vOiuptnary inevitably entails.
Gov. Click has dome many things dur
ing his administration that merit CON-
] mendAiiOn, and We will even conce lie
thar he has, in the main. conducted the
| attaiFs Of his office with = very iaiF
measure oi compatibility. Hut there ara
scores ct Republicans who would have
done equally we'll and IR some direc-
lions Improved upon the record Of His
Excellency Mr.. Click ls the first and
will he the last Democratic governor In
] Kansas.
New York Tribune: A satisfactory
piece Of heRs comes from Kaneas. OW-
ing 10 the detTSmiBSiinn of the governor
ARd attorney general al that state to en-
force the laTs against pr.7e. fighting,
the Shade Mitcheil Rlsl,,h has lIesE tls-
clared "ofi" Now II other sIstss will
only follow the excellent example set by
Kansas the hrutalities Of the prize ring
may yot be suppressed. II is not credit
1 slle To n civilized chrisiian cOnhlry that
prize u ghts and slngging mafches are
4 onaY poss'itlG hut popular.
The AssaGiAtta On tor ihe Advancement
Of Woman, Hr which HEs. IRlia Ward
! Howe. Of BOarnn, IA EEssiient. Will bold
IFS eleIenih annual congress in CjliGa 70
on October, Il. IL anil 10. Mrs, Howe
ha< issued cali Enr the congress. in
1 YhIch she says: 1--WE are glad IL feel
that .tits movement anil progress nT ideas
are calling tGiQ existence and action
many associAtinns FfGse aim. like "nr
own, is the adVanceinent ~ women.
considered As essential Ia .tiIe asYatfe-
ment Of the human rare Throughout
the length and breadth of the land Ne
ATE cnnsisnily called nBnn IN take nIte
81 groups nC workers wha are GnIied ia
the hrlIsf that women are bound lag
sacred obligations 10 he the foremost