The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
NOTES AND MOTIONS.

An exchange notices what an excel
lent judgment the average insane muir
derer shows in selecting lawyer to de-
fend him.
Leayenworth is having trouble about
the best plan to refund its Indebtedness.
Come down to Emporia and we will give
you a few lessons.
We wonder what the railroads want,
that some of their strikers are suddenly
becoming so exercised on the temper
ance question in Kansas?
The forbidden and abhorrent forces"
spoken of by Mr.. Conkling upon an &C.
caslon which Is fresh in the minds of
many of cur readers, seem to De dan
gerouslY active this year.
The Boston Transcript wants Mr..
Blaine to withdraw In the interest of
harmony. That movement would be
akin to the policy of removing the loco
motive from the track for the benefit of
the OK.
The new mayor of Youngstown is
blind and can't see saloon open on
Sunday. But his vision in that respect
is quite as good as the average police
officer whose optics are wide open TO
everything else.
1t is rumored that Sam Wood has
been employed to count ties by the rail-
road corporations which unite in form
ing Decline bAtween Topeka and
Washington. If there are any wild en-
gines on that run. now Is their chance.
Mr.. Griffin, of the Manhattan Nation
alist, draws consolation as follows: awe
were we'll aware of the fact, that in nine.
ty-nine cases out a hundred, the pioneers
in great reforms are praised only in
obituaries, while the rewards are diYid-
ed among the converts.'
Remenyi speaks English as she il
spoke" Recently at social gathering
in Washington, after rendering one piect
on the program, he said to a lady who
was congraulating him: "You bet,
done dat piece played up like brick
and ont you forgot it."
The prominence of the silver coinag,
question makes peculiarly timely Ih'
paper on "The Bank of England, )
which Is announced for the May Har
per's. 1t is to give a clear account o
the history, features and functions of tn,
center of the financial world.
Some of the so-called Republican
newspapers of Kansas are beginning t
lay the ropes tor the election of anothe
Democratic governor by rubbing ope
old sores in the Republican party.
great deal of chicanery is committed il
the name of temperance in this state.
A divine of the Church of Euglan
, has written book defending Judas Il
CARROT. There are some things in favo
of Judas; he was not spendthrift, fo
instance.-Springield Republic.
But the strongest point in Judal
: favor is that he went out and hung hin
+. SELF Let that be held up as his leadin
t example of all other Judases.
Senator Plumb telegraphed the editc
, of the Eldorado Republican that theI
, Is no change in the status of affairs i
. regard TO Oklahoma, but that the situ
c ton is the same as 1t has been for year
He says he will introduce bill to ope
some lands to settlement, and hopes
4 Will pass before adjournment, but 1t ms
not
It A person unacquainted with the ant
e prohibition editor of the Atchison Glol
e would be led to infer by reading his p
i. per that he is Obliged to use mad stor
IT every time he catches a glimpse of
i glass of water; whereas, we are authe
" tlcally advised that he refuses to eve
d take syrup in his soda-water. 1t Is I
q markable how widely some men can d
n vorce theory and practice.