The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-09-06
EDITORIAL NEWS NOTES.

The Democratic party is still feeling
its legs to ascertain where 1t stands on
the tariff question.
The Aichison Globe wonders how the
Democratic party would act If it had one
of those Republican things called an
issue.
Marion Record: Lightning struck
the Topeka court house last week.
This is presumed to be good omen for
the sins"
There is about as much call for an
extra session Of the legislature in Kaz-
sas as there ID for another revision of
the new testament
The hyena is a quadruped, and almost
invariably goes upon all fours. We be
lIeVe that Senator Dorsey is the only au-
thentic exception to this rule.
1t may interest David Davis to learn
that the Kansas railway commissioners
have decided that q railroad company is
responsible for the overlooking Of cars.
aft we were called upon to select q
burial place for personal liberty we
should have no hesitation whatever in
deciding upon Kansas. "-Herbert A.
Slade.
"Mr. Dana still seems intent in turn
ing the rascals out. If he will come
over into Ohio and help me for a few
weeks will furnish him fence TO
hang his coat on."-Judge HoadlY.
A Chattanooga, Tenn, dispatch says:
ga bolt of lightning killed twenty
seven hogs simultaneously at Blue
Springs, in this county" Which In
duces Life to remark that Democracy
may be all right, but this looks like q
warning.
Atchison Champion: The city coun-
Gil of Chicago is said to contain fifteen
professional Irishmen. A professional
Irishman is person who keeps q gin
mill, and attracts business thereto by
destroying English rule in Ireland with
his mouth.
Several newspapers in the southwest
among them the Winfield Courier
have ordered new fonts of Aonpareil
with which to set up the announcements
of candidates for county offices. Truly,
the horn of plenty has been poured out
on Kansas this year.
There is a sickening rumor afioat to
the effect that Col. Mike Sheridan. of
the presidential party, who has been
supplying the associated press with fish
and game for the past few weeks, will
invade the lecture field on his return
from the Yellowstone Park.
The color line at Lawrence seems to
be gradually growing more indistinct
The great abundance of the watermelon
crop this year will have Q benehcent
tendency to initiate against the war of
races, by inviting to pursuit OF the arts
OF peace, the Ethiopian forces.
An Oregon journal makes the state
ment that there have been but two In
stances of persons being struck by light
ming in that state within the memory of
the Oldest inhabitant. The extreme
psucity of Ohio settlers is not explained
by the paper furnishing this fact.
A western Kansas editor who went
away from home for three weeks and
left his paper in the hands of his fore
man wants to know if it would be any
Infringement Of the laws of Kansas to
have Mr.. Slade just sit IN his ssnctum
and receive callers for few days.
Since the recent disappearance of Miss
Churchill. pretty silken ropes, of bright
colors, have made their appearance In
fashionable circles at st. Louis. They
ere used t. tie the young ladies of that
city to the posts of the verandas upon
which they hold their vesper sOcials.
The violin, it is said, has remained
unaltered in construction and outward
appearance during period of 400 years,
but it is gratifying to reflect that i'm
pOrtant innovations have been made in
connection with the forms and features
OF q large number of amateur per-
formers on that instrument in the last
four centuries.
A London cable dispatch says that an
American lady well known in society in
Paris created a sensation by appearing
at the ball of foreign count in cos
tune of white kid. fitting like glove,
1t is safe to say that the severe character
of the drapery affected by the weareE
met with the enthusiastic appreciation
Of the elderly gentlemen in attendance
at the party.
New York Sun: Kansas. from pres
ent appearances, is now TO be made as
hot for both Mitchell and Slade as Mis-.
souri, was made for the Maori Since
the governor OF the former state has IN.
dertaken to enforce the law against pre-.
pairing for prize fight, the cOmbatants
and their trainers may have to pick uI
their spOnges and sand bags again and
once more go west.