The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-15
THURSDAY. MARCH Is, 1888.
EDTTORIAL NEWs NOTES.

49, UScIcO0-
Winter begins to manifest symptoms
Of spinal meningitis.
The blizzard industry should close
down now for repairs.
The name Of the candidate for railroad
commissioner Is Legion.
The total interest debt OF the United
States March 1, was 81 1854, s95, 75O.
A new reading by the Boston Tran
script: "Every man for himself, and
the devil take the Herr Most"
Cucumbers are selling in New Orleans
for GEMS apiece. But a small quantity
Of cucumber goes a great way.
THE NEWS would like TO see Lieu
tenant Governor Finney appointed to
the board Of railroad commissioners.
By very natural coincidence the Bap-
lists are very strong at Wetmore. II
seems that there Is something IN a name
after all.
Fresh evidence Of the proverblal sa-
gacity OF the opossum is furnished in
the fact that large numbers Of these ami
malls are emigrating from Missouri to
Kansas.
Nobody seems to be DESTROYS Of being
elected mayor OF Atchison. A Kansas
town with population of 10000 with
out single Ohio man is one of the
anomalies Of western civilization.
The silver ore of the Nevaia mines is
90 intimately associated with Lad that
nearly onehalf Of the miners who han.
de IL become afflicted sooner or later
with wrist drop, palsy, or half paralysis.
Connecticut has 1865 clergyman and
1,160 bar-tenders. We may add in this
connection that 1t Is always a mighty
sight safer to bet on Democratic than a
Republican, majority in the Wooden
Nutmeg state.
Buffalo Bill. DR.. Carver, three Indians,
Q prize fighter and professional female
beauty have already taken the road this
spring. And yet psychologists are rack
ing their brains to determine the cause
Of the alarming increase of suicide In
this country.
The next senate will be composed of
50 Republicans, SO Democrats and Re-
adjusters, who always vote with the Re-
publicans. SO the senate will continue
aRepublican body for the next two years
The house will be Democratic by about
fiifty majority.
The pathway is now open for the ad-
vent Of another Democratic congress.
The remarkable performances of the last
congress of this political complexion
made such an impression upon the coun-
try that the new one will naturally be
regarded with suspicion.
The Head Center, the new daily paper
which has blossomed forth at Lawrence,
assures the public that 1t "has come TO
stay" The futility of specializing upon
the longevity OF journal which starts
out with such an announcement, is too
obvious to merit comment.
The Italians have a prayer which
reads: al pray that 1 may never be
married. But if marry pray that l
may never be deceived. But If / am
deceived, 1 pray may not know it.
But If / know It, I pray that may be
able to laugh at the whole affair"
The pension law passed by the late
congress applies only to persons
already on the pension rolls, or who
may hereafter be granted pensions. 1t
gives pension of $24 month to those
who lost hand or foot IN the service,
and $50 q month to those who lost an
arm or leg In the service.
The virtuous village of FIT. Scott,
which repudiated pretty Fay Templeton
and her operatic co-adjutors, has be
come intensely absorbed in the decorous
pastime of the broom brigade. Every
body TO their taste, as the landlady said
when her boarder refused chicken and
waffies and called for salt pork and stale
bread.
When the entcrprising editor of the
Leavenworth Times started in some
days ago to publish list of all the as
pirants to congressional honors in Kan
sas, he probably hal no idea that the &C
curate and successful prosecution of that
work would involve the ruInous expense
Of attaching to the Times Office type
foundry and paper mill.
An Arkansas editor in retiring from
the editorial control of a newspaper,
said: at IL with feelings of sadness
that we retire from the active control OF
this paper; but we leave our journal
with q gentleman who is ADLER titan we
are, financially, to handle 1t. The gen.
tleman 10 we'll known in this commun-
ity. BE is the sheriff"
The new five cent nickel will be with.
drawn from circulation. There being
nothing to indicate the value of the coin
but the letter V, it is often being gold
plated and passed Off on unsuspecting
persons as So gold piece. Besides,
the law requires that the word Gents
shAll also be on the coin. 1t is strange
that such blunder should be made.
The Forty seventh congress appropIi.
ated the gross amount of 1924, 1897, 150-
Of which the larger part, 1895, 509,G39,
was appropriated at the first or "long''
session, and $229 ,S27 ,511 during the ses-
sion Just now closed. 1t should be borne
In mind, however, that the handsome
amount OF SIS, 73s, S72 for river and har-
Dor purposes was included in last years
appropriations, and that a similar bill,
designed to draw $S,047, 900 from the
treasury. failed this year.
The laws Of Kansas now provide that
"lf any person shalt be drunk in any
highway or street, or in any public place
or building; OF if any person shall be
drunk In his own house, or any private
building or place, disturbing his family
or others, he shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding twenty five dollars or by im-
prisonment in the county Jail for peri
I'd not exceeding thirty days." Prose
cution under this act. however. must be
made within thirty days.
The latest achievement in telephony
II the carrying on of conversation be-
tween Cleveland and New York, dis
lance Of some 700 miles as the wires run.
This has been accomplished over the
new lines Of the Postaf Telegraph Com
panY, which are unusually well adapted
20 telephone uses. Not many months
ago conversation between places fifty
miles apart was considered great
achievement, and the years within
which the telephone has had any prac-
tical value may be counted on few fin
gsrs. After this, what prediction of fu-
ture scientific achievements can be
thought rashf
Mary Clemmer, with whose graceful