The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-22
The Enquirer gives notice that Gin

The Enquirer gives notice that Gin
cinnati is now the Venice of America.
II is not worth while for Republicans
to indulge too much in fruItless specu-
lations ss to 1884; 1888 is the first great
river we come 10, and that must be tri.
umphantly crossed.
The Democratic pTtss of the country
are terribly agitated and alarmed lest the
Republican members of congress- should
succeed In doing something for the good
Of the country before adjournment.
An exchange says that we haye ST.
850, 100000 in the county, 81 .2s3I 0O0. 900
of which is engaged In carrying on It's
business We can account for &l1O of
the balance of $3I6.OOO,OOO.
The bonhres of rejoicing over the
Democratic victory of 1882. are hardly
out. and the people already see the DEM
Ocratic donkey bracIng himself against
the march Of civil service reform and
tariff revision.
The vigorous ID amer in which Col.
ID. II. Anthony Is shrieking for u new
and complete census of Leavenworth,
warrants the Inference that some enter
prising lady Of that town has recently
given birth 10 twins or iriplets.
The Maine senate has adopted the
pr0hibitOSy Constitutional amendment
which classes cider with rum as an in.
toxIcant. Ii is under stood that the adj
vocates of personal liberty" will wear
mourning at least for thirty days.
II is said that large amount OF the
Information which is spread throughout
S)uth Africa is disseminated by means
OF almanacs. There is evidently no
need of Eli Perkins or Tom OchIliree
visiting that country
The Republican press 81 the couniry
are admonishiDg the president that one
half Of the time allotted ham for The ap-
poinimeut of civil service commission
ers has already elapsed aud that no
steps have yet been taken by him IN this
direction.
A late enterprise hos Il ken form in Sedg-
wick county, t. be known as the Wich-
tia Prairie Dog Company, the object of
which will be To buy and ship live prai-
RE dogs. II is rumoTed that Marsh
Murdock aspires 10 the presidency of
the corporation
Paintings of ragged street urchlns
find the readiesI sale IN the New York
picture galleries. A good many people
will admit an object Of charity-On can
vass-to their drawing rooms who would
turn the united beggar away from their
kitchen doors.
Topeka is spreading her plumes over
the organization of Polo club We
have observed that the fish diet of Lent
invariably stimulates the Intellectual
processes OF a community and promotes
the ends of mental culture in its best
and highest forms.
Abiding TO the house debate on pro-
hibitlon, Prentis says in his Aichison
Champion correspondence: The cold
form of ST. John was yesterday yalOr-
ously kicked by men who, when he was
alive and on earth as an active politician,
could not run fast enough t. do his
bidding.
Darcy county, in Arkansas, possesses
only two lawyers, and litigation Is so
rare that neither of them could make a
living OLt of his practice if lie were to
receive all the fees on both sides of every
case. Why the people of that county do
not build line fences and keep pigs is
not stated.
The Commonwealth says it would
prefer a Kansas drouth tn an Ohio flood.
This confession will be readily accepted
by the Kansas people. II there Is any
one question on which the Common
wealth is perslstentlY fearless and un-
swervingly consistent II is its eternal
hostility to water.
: The subject of infant baptism is en-
listing popular attention out in
Cloud county, and the discussion of the
question has elected such large meas
ure of interest that housewives who are
surrounded by near neighbors now
quite frequently walk mile to borrow
) flai-iron or n tablespoonful of sal
eratus.
Homipy was thrown after Terrt
Haute bride the other day under the
impression that it was rice. When the
mistake was discovered she began weep
ing and the bridal tour WAS sad The
suggestion of hog t. her expanding
} fancy was probably the cause of grief
, II il had only been canary seed it nigh
{ have soothed her heaving bosom.
Commonwealth: 1t is stated on rath
| or good authority that our present sen
ate contains five !ndidatee tor governor
ell yen candidates Tor congress. thTe'
d candidates for United Stat y senator
{ aud two tor Judge If the supreme court
while two want To- go abroad. Not mort
l. than seven would serve as railroad
= commissioned under the Kelley bill.
There is danger of the final disap
! pearance of Rhode Island. BY III,
adoption at the border line between
Massachusetts aud the honored foot
! print of Roger Williams. little Rhod'
: loses forty i've acres of her tsriitorY
a Should Connecticut now take a s:miIa
o slice there is no telling, says the Phila
delphia Times. what IA hungry clan
+ might do with the remainder
Ii is said that on the 81 of Februar,
the thermometer at Butte, Montana Tel
ritory. recorded 81 degrees helow zero
It and tnat the quicksilver in the quart
> mills iroz. solid. The authentic char
actcr of this statement seems To be es
d tablisht d by the announcement that o.
e the same day IN Obi" man was deieate'
70 at that place for the Office OF road over
a. seer
The Iowa prohibit Onists show ADM
rable courage aud, II must be admitted
y discretion also. The annuling of tn
ie temperance amendment by the suprem
20 court of the state has apparently onl
y increased their zeal and determinatio
d 70 make it the law of the state. The
IN will doubtless wait for the regular sci
in sion of the legislature to submit h
le amendment to people again, hut meal
IN while they propose to SOW the stat
knee deep with documents" and kee
a public sentiment educated up to Il
10 prohibition standard. They refuse wis
al ~ to allow the question to become pa
K ty issue
Is The Republicans of Indiana have
Oh hard struggle before them if they wou
40 win back the legislature next year al
~ elect Senator Voorhees, successor. tt
Is, task is not, however, hopeless one al
w. they will be aided by the stimulus of
national campaign The man mo