The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-15
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EpIToRTAL NEWs NOTES.

The railroad Law passed Dy the leSlS-
i.,vra seams 10 meet with the general
approval of the press throughout the
state.
An exchange says that thirteen hogs
sold this week AT Wichita for $404.10.
This item was evidently copied from
The Eagle.
Topeka is said u look as deserted as
a Missouri town on the day OF coun-
AIRY dog aght since the adjournnsent of
dhe Legislature.
An exchange observes that the tariff
bears too many marks Of Democratic
construction to be generally satisfactory
40 the country.
Topeka Capital: Empofia wants REP
reseutative on the 'ard of railroad com.
SnissiOners and AS che IA - n large popu-
latiOn of Ohio men Der chances are
certainly good.
"Made specialty of whisky is the
strIking way New York dispatch tells
the story OF New York boxers defal-
cation. The chances are that the woman
was also somewhere urOuuu-
The Illinois legislature is expected to
adjonrn about the All of July. That
will afford the people OF the Sucker
state AN pie grounds for wildly hilar
ious celebration of the natal day If
American Independence.
The culpable neg gence OF. congress ~
failing so pass bankrupt bill is em-
phasized by the fact that the wives of at
nsast 2,00G, eco men Of moderate means
in this country aTs clsmoring for spring
bonnefs and light wraps.
Lawrence has new paper TIE Head
Center. The object OF the new publies-
ton is supposed to be the defeat of the
movement in favor OF locating the pro
posed asylum for the feeble minded at
Winfield instead of at the historic citY."
The latest instance of pois Oning from
wearing colored stockings is that Of u
Reading, PenBGylvania, girl, who died
from that cause last week. But then
women have always held that they may
a. well be out of ihe WcTlJ as out Of
abe fashion.
San Francisco papers say that the
winter OF 1923 was the coolest known
since the state was ssilled. Now some
defoEssting Iunatic will probably arise
aud say that Yankee civilization has
changed the laws Of nature and brought
about this result.
Garden City is rejoicing over the To-
cation of the government land office at
that point. Garden City Is the place
where IL never rains save on the occa-
si0ns of horse races and Sunday school
pienics, and where they raise onions AS
big as q peck measure by meaRs # irri-
cation.
The startling encouragement chat IN
Ohio man was scared Ia death the other
day will doubtless 90 more TO impress
upon the popular mind the mourniul I'M
certainty Of human life than anything
that has ever happened in this country
eInces the foundation Of the American
republic.
Despite all the haHmering away
which the Leavenwofth Times hiss done
on the sidewalks of that city, il is i'm
possible to walk upon them for half
square without having loose board by
up and take the pedestrian somewhere
in the susceptible region Of the bread
stuff belt
One Of the most important bills before
the congress that has just expired was
the oDs providing for the presidential
succession. The bill failed 10 pass the
house, but tue election Of Mr.. Ednunds
a. president of the senate provides for Q
legal succ, ssion To the presidency in
case of ;hc presidents death.
Grip" the publication started by
Abe Steinberger at Kansas City, and
afterward removed To II Joe, Is dead.
The crowded condition of the journals
tic graveyard at 81 Joe would doubtless
brgin 81 excite pnpuiar apprehension
for the health OF the city ir the people
up there had not wholly cschewcd the
use of water rs a beverage.
Virgins, the Canadian weather pro-
phet, could be made useful III politics
Ifimported 70 the states. A sure thing
IN tidal wave about election time
you'd make him indispensable on COM
hittees, and nd could name his own
price. Judging from his disposition TO
clear up the atmosphere and blow away
all then disguisss he must he Repuh-
TO Kansas.
With congress out OF the way the at
tention of politicians will be- turned To
the states that hold Important elections
this year There are thirteen of these,
but only eight OF item choose governors.
These who Vatch carefully the din of
public sentiment IN the year preceding
q national election will, therefore, have
fewer indications than usual from which
10 judge. Both parties are likely to en-
ter the presidential year very much in
the dark.
The total appropriations male 10y the
legislature for two years loot III about
&1,500,000. The taxable valuation of
the. state for this year is put down at
100000, 900, the levy for state purposes
being AZ mills, which would raise
100000 The taxable valuation is set
down at $500, 100000 for the year 1884,
which would give rs $si7 600 for that
year. This include, III, .one.half mill
las for the state house.
ABOUT lhis seas9p of The year many
people are asking what it j. that deter
mines the date of Easter The answer
IL that it is tie moon Of March, which
Tennysnn calls "the roSring moon o.
latiodIls." The old rule is that Easter
shall fall ON the Sunday after the full
moon which comes after the Vernal equi
Hox. That brings Easter lhiS year oil
the s5th of March. In 1918 IT fell oil
the ED of March, the earliest date posi-
BILE. 1t will not fall ups n that day agaiI
In this or the following century.
A desire to win over part of the col
ored vote is evident among the Demo
Gratis in some of the southern states
Steps to accomplish this purpose hav
been visible during the yea,
paat and tho bourbon mini hal
been carefully prepared for ih
change. The party pareFs hav'
been filled with the most enllcing invi
tGiions to the colorod men 10 step acros
the line INTO the Democratic ranks
They doubtless see that an importan
secession Of independent voters from III
Democracy IS soon to take place, an
they are eager u fill ~ the gaps will
the despised coloFed men.
At a recent party in Marshaltowr
Iowa, german was danced With tn
lights turned out. AS many of the pa