The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-13
EDITORIAL NEWS NOTES.

II
house OchiltEee is the full name Of the
new party.
"This thing OF arranging committees
is not what it's cracked up to be-
Speaker Csrlise.
The share Of Kansas, under Mr..
BlaIne's plan 70 distribaie the whisky
tax, would be $1.743Oe0.
The election Of Mr.. Carlisle a. speak
e. has revived lively interest in the
tariff among rural debating societies.
Oscar Wilde is about to be married.
II IL understood that Worth. the man
milIineF Of Paris. Is 70 make his dresses.
If the conservation Of Carlisle & Co.
continues to grow. they viii be opposed
before the holiday recess. 70 do any
thing.
Something ought TO be done with the
fellows who persist in lacking that ex-
ira -" 10 the end Of Noble Prentis'
name.
The "PoOr ChlIdren's Christmas" Is
an Institution e AtchisOn. We would
like TO see something Of the same kind
in EmpOria.
Answer TO COrrespondeat:-No, ex-
Speaker KelFer and Il. B. Hayes are net
cousins. They are simplY related in 8
generic sense.
The champions of personal liberty"
are hereby notified that T. G. Campbell,
clergyman at Fairhaven, Ohio, has
been suspended for kissing the lambs OF
bis flock.
1t IL said that Edwin Booth will visit
Kansas City during the present winter.
If he does we would advise him not to
play on q commission.
Harriet Beecher Stowe denies that abe
Is writing another novel. 1t ls cheering
to note that her pride has been wounded
by such an accusation.
The mysterious disappearance of all
the attractive young ladies from sc
Louis Is begiUnlpg to tell. There are
ten pulpits in that city now unoccupled.
A bull in q china shop was always
considered the extremity OF Incongruity
until the Widow Samuels attended a
church festival at 81. Joe the other even
ing.
Ben Butler is credited with warm
place In his heart for the newspaper re-
porter, but he never could make the
coupling, SO to speak, with the night
editor.
The Newton Republican, ex-State
Superintendent Lemmon's paper, wants
to make Chancellor Marvin state super
intendent of public instruction. Guess
that would do very we'll.
Senator Ingalls, is one of the two or
three gentlemen who have been spoken
of for president Of the senate. The man
and the state which he represents are
both worthy Of that honor.
Mr.. Carlisle is receiving through the
Democratic press, al extraordinary sup
ply OF good ADVICE. This, as he is
known to be burdened with good inten-
tons. may prove embarrassing.
HardscrAbhle Is the name Of new
town on the Northern Pacific railroad.
We shouldn't suppose the Democrats
would hesitate long in deciding where
to hold their next national convention.
The story that patchwork qnilt was
recently pieced and quilted at Stephens
Vile, Texas, without word being spO-
ken by any Of the ladies engaged in the
work, has been traced to Thomas Porter
house Ochillree.
Mr.. Cowgirl, of the Sterling Gazette,
has been notified that Commissioners
Loring has appointed him IS special
agent to investigate the sorghum indus.
try. The salary is about $500 per
year and expenses.
Madam Nillson is receiving 30 many
invitations to parties in New York that
she is Obliged to decline half OF them.
Patti, Bernhardt and Langtry seem to
understand the art ofsecuring immunity
from all social obligations.
Mr.. Bradford Miller has consented to
have his name used as q candidate fol
mayor of Topeka. Mr.. Miller probably
desires TO know how the man felt who
imposed on himself the penance OF
wearing shirt of hair for two years.
Gov. st. John, 1t is said, will soon re-
move TO his old home at Olathe, and
will be candidate for the state senate
next fall. Politics is q little like the
printing business; when man once getl
into 1t. it seems mighty hard to get out
The Globe says that man in hilar-
ious state Of intoxicatlon drove through
: the streets of AtchisOn on Saturday seat
ed on coffin containing corpse. Il
is urged in extenuAtiOn OF this unseen
lY act that the caskee contained the 70
, mAina Of the Offenders mosher-in.laW.
The Salina Journal complains that thu
= Salina WasheFWoman, unlike the For
: Scott laundress. does not have ''the Sa
! VlOr for . friend" but has habit OF say
; ing she will come next Monday ana
doesn't get around until the week fol
], lowing. and then studies how to max,
, the washing resemble zebra as TO It
{ stripea.
The public will not be surprised L
! learn that Lillian Spencer, the actress
; was formerly a snembeS OF the Rev. Dr
J Phillip Krohn's church when he wa
preaching at Albany, New York. w
: should fancy that 1t would be next to i'm
possible for susceptible young womAi
Q to sit under the ministrations OF III
doctor from week 10 week without BIZ
u coming stage struck.
a Kansas City Times: Sol Miller, says
r current item, has been presented with q
1 eighteen-inch twig OF an apple tree con
q tAinlng seventeen large, fine, ripe an
. well developed apples. It is more tina
probable that Mr.. Miller cut down thu
tWig with his little Ratchet, and laid th
!. deed on his unsuspecsinR friends. II
:, Miller IL not the George Washington {
Kansas except under great end unusui
pFovocatiOn.
le Sterling Gazette: The Kansas Says
V Company vii: greatly enlarge the
8. works for next seasons work. The bulk
q ing viii receive 4Ox6O two-stoFy add
u ton, and IN additloGal cEnsher Will /
~ put In, another mixer, six more cenfr
le fugals, end other appliances TOO hume
Q Gus TO meAtion Will make The works be-
D. the most complete In The country. n
It additional outlay, il is stated, win
ID 100000.
as The friends Of the Hennepin Cans
who We're made discOaeOlate by q
X presideat's failure 20 mention their da
" ling scheme In his annual message. Nj
at be comEOEted 70 know shHs he win co
slider IL and other so-called public n
IN psovements In . special message TO col