The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-24
NOTES AND NOTIONS.

Marion Record: The next man who
commits murder at Cincinnati had bet
ter do it somewhere else.
The Mormon church has recently sent
out eighty-eight additional missionaries
to muster recruits for their brutalizing
religion.
If the people OF Germany are not per-
mitted to eat American hog until after
Bismarck dies or resigns, they'll have
an awful appetite fer spareribs.
Mr.. Barnum has quite gotten away
with Mr.. Morrison in christening his
white elephant. "The Light of Asia'' Is
= muck more suggestive and euphonious
title than Tariff Reform"
Notwithstanding the political canvass
and the Oklahoma craze, Lyon county
will put in bigger acreage of corn and
oats this season than has ever been
planted before in her history.
The Democrats have concluded to let
Fitz john Porter slide until after the
presidential election. The General
seems to be loaded for the first time
since the commencement of the war, in
1861.
Burlington Free Press: y ConDec.i-
cut man buried his mother ln-laW and
his wife's aunt on the same day, and
everybody thought he was to blame be-
cause the choir sang at the grave, go,
| hurry thv sOrrovvs
It is stated that the wives of all the
American humorists are confirmed inval
ids. We must confess that we should
entertain very little respect for woman
of Eli Perkins or Sunset Cox aud enjoy
good health.
A Kansas exchange arises 10 observe
that Senator Plumb is not much or
swallow-tailed coats and patent leather
boots, but adds that when it comes t,
getting government buildings for Kansas
and pension money for his constituent
at the rate of $4,000 a week, he is
yard wide and all wool.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes is notices
to the extent of thIrty-two pages In re
cent number of the proceedings of tn
Literary and Philosophical Society @
: Liverpool, y and the surprising statemen
t is made concerning him that "beside
the professorshIp of Dartmoor, b
founded and carried on medical schoc
D at fremont, and had a large privat
g practice"
: Congressman Hurd's notion that th
tariff is the cause of low prices of graz
is about as sensible as to say that rent
!, are low because there is scarcity {
l houses. Protection creates a home ma
!, ket, which enhances the value of whit
farmers produce. Low wage foreigner
can't pay prices that Thrifty workmen
i this country, under protection of mani
c features, can afford
Globe Democrat: The Massachuset
legislature is about to pass an act pr
hiding that life insurance eompanit
= writing policies in thst state shall L
be allowed to make any distinction {
account OF color. II Mississippi wou
pass such a law. the colored man Al
g brother could hardly fail to find II 1
h advantage in making provision for
B family in case of his sudden deceas
e. but it would be rough on the insuran
n companies. considering the excessi
,e rats of colored mortality Ia that sta
/. about election time.
D. Another appeal has been taken in t
e celebrated case Of Mrs Myra Cha
l. Gaines against the city OF New Orieal
Is which has been before the courts in o
Z shape and another for the psst ii
years a final Judgment was enter'
for the plaintiff recently IN the Unit
It. States circuit court, amounting
er 1900 900, and a writ was ordered to
H. Issued directing the city 10 levy tax
- pay the same; and from this decisi
- the city has appealed I, the s1pTeI
T. court, probably 10 gain time rather th
"a, with any hope OF reversing the jus
II ment.