The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-09
EDITORIAL NEWS NOTES.


the intestinal lighting that Is now going /
on in the grand old Democratic party of
Ohio is-not likely TO make many more
cats.
The increasing evidence of vitality |
among the Knights of Labor in Kansas
warrant the prediction of an early reviv-
al among politicians of the fashion OF |
wearing hay-seed in the hair and gum
DO on the boots.
The crop reports still continue favor
able, and we have not picked up state
exchange in six weeks that contained an
editorial on "The Danger Of the Hour"
We are very proud of Kansas this sea-
son.
If there - case Of watsryey eyed jour
naiistic Im6ecility In the state 1t Is the
FIT. Scott Monitor.-Topeka Capital.
This really seems 10 be IN the nature
of call for General Rice.
Abe Steinbergtr has nude another
move with "Grip"-this time back To
bis old amping ground at Howard
The migratory tendencies Of that journ-
al seem TO emphasize the Significance of
its name.
There are 10000 persons IN Kentucky
who can't write their own names. Fall
ing of log is an herculean achieve
ment compared with the facility with
which state Of that kind can roll up
Democratic majority of $1,000.
Persons of elegant leisure at Ellis, ac-
cordlng TO the Headlight, find agreeable
diversion in catching little pigs 'Just 70
see what the old SOW will do" We
haYe always understood that there was
a great deal Of culture in that town.
Jumbo, as pictured ON circus adver-
tisments is big enough TO let coach
and four, with driver high on the front
seat, roll under his belly. Mr.. Barnum
still seems 70 hold his own with the
Democratic press of the country.
1t is becoming pretty generally un.
derstood throughout the Missouri val
ley that an invitation TO play lawn ten
mis- at Fort Leavenworth endows the
recipient with a social prestige which is
rarely enjoyed under Republican
form of government
Ono hundred and tour warrants were
issued yesterday by the prosecuting at
torney at b. Louis against violators Of
the Downing Sunday law. We are fear
full that Joe McCuilagh's tOw-line, view
cd IN the light of great moral force,
is beginning to show symptoms OF gran.
ulAtion.
The Topeka Commonwealth looked
more like its old self this morning than
at any time since the form OF that paper
was changed from q folio to q quarto
We think 1t was that personal about
Del Valentine, of the Clay Center Dis
patch that did the business.
A profane rumor is afloat to the effect
that Fort Scott man is diminishing
around for supplies To start a dance
house at that place. 1t is plainly time
for good General Rice-who has allow.
ed himself TO become somewhat dismem.
bercd over Governor Clicks admins
tration--to pull himself together.
An Illinois woman was converted
some weeks ago, since which time she
has refused 10 work or give any attention
whatever to her household duties. Such
evidences OF regeneration are quite com,
mon in every community, especially
among women who are born with mis-
sion and young ladies who are fitting
themselves for becoming the wives oil
impecunious husbands,
Ii has just been discovered that sim
ulIaneous with the recent terrible earth
quake on the Island of Ischia, David
Davis performed the picturesque feat OF
diving from spring board at Long
Branch. And yet there are people who
employ the past tense in speaking of the
Independent party.
The annual meeting of the American
Society of Microscopists began at Chi.
} cago thls morning and will last four
days. II is understood that one of the
most interesting features Of the session
will be a test of the possibilities OF
} microscopy in connection with the CUB.
ernatorial boom of A. Jetmore, of this
state.
An Atchison man who recorded q
solemn VOW two years ago to attend nc
more theatrical performances in thai
town until a new place of amusemea,
was erected, entertains such conscIen
tious views regarding the sancitity of ar
oath that he will not even allow himself
the mild diversion of going to hear Rev
Phillip KrOhn, Of the NJ. Z. church
preach,
The keen evidences of ozone in thu
! minion columns of the Kansas City
/ Times yesterday warrant the assump
ton that Rose Field has returned tron
r Colorado and has resumed the tripod
/ His many admirers will be pleased Il
see him back ON the fourth page Of the
. great religious daily Of the Missouri
/ valley.
' The pro TEN widowers of Arlington, I
/. small village in the yicinage of Atchi
e son, are, according TO the Globe, abou
/ to organize q club 10 amuse themselves
: during the absence of their wives. WI
5 regard it entirely safe to-predict that thu
t absent ladies, upon their return, viii
}. lose no time in providing for the delec
y tation Of their lords by the employment
? Of similar agency. We are at leas
8 prepared to hear of an carly corner II
: rolling pins at Arlington.
c Kansas City Times: And now the east
ern papers are speaking regrctfully o
the "cruel hoax concerning the Crane
Army excursion in Colorado" Tn,
cruel hoax, so called. is directly due u
, the position taken by the railroads in al
. CAGES of accident. II the railroad com
> panies were not quite so particular IL
sappressing ais the details of calamitiee
their utterances would have moro weigh
with the press. AS il is. the Newspaper,
are forced to cry "woli" on every occa
sion. and between the railroads and {
iaWp- post, they strike II right nine time!
+ out OF ten.
y A band of genuinely savage Apache:
were shown at the recent Santa Fe fair
, 1t was a hard matter to get thea 10 &c
there. They had seen few white faces
except behind raised pusket. Wher
the wagons were ready To start severa
of the foremost braves, who had been al
most persuaded 70 make the trip. refused
. TO go along. The sight of railroad
, train awed the Indians into eEclama
tons OF "De sa rata-ra" (wOnderiub
many times repeated with whispered
breath. These barre breasted fellows
who woald lace bear empty. handed
I were afraid to sep into the cars. and the
, squAws cringed behind their trembling
LORDS. AT last they suffered thams+Ives