Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

There may be strikes that fail, but the price of coal doesn't fail
 Mayor Susana Madora Salter of Argonia, Kansas, is only twenty-eight years old. May she live long and prosper.
 Those who would like to see Manager Ab- bey make money, and there are many such, may be sorry that little Josef Hofmann's parents have taken him out of public life, but most people will be very glad that the little wonder is not to be tired out before he has a chance to show and to cultivate that which is in him.
 Those who believe in organized charity will have their faith much strengthened by facts and figures given in the last report of the Buffalo charity organization society. Dur ing it's ten years' existence the society has seen pauperism diminish in very nearly the sane proportion that the city's population has increased. At cost of SIS, ,418 to main tain the system the city was saved in expend itures for aid to the poor and for outdoor relief no less than $558, ,037.
 Women are constantly showing their ener- gy and skill A number of women in Los Angeles, California, have formed stock company for the growth and cultivation of trees, shrubs, plants, flowers and seeds. The demand for these articles is very great and increases as homes are established and lawns and gardens are laid out all through the West. The company will be known as the Los Angeles Floral company, with their principal place of business at Inglewood.
 The English investors in Confederate bonds find it hard to give up hope that the United States will pay them sometime. The London Weekly Bulletin says: The American lawyers employed by the committee hold the United States government answerable for the whole Confederate debt because they prevent the South from treating with the creditors about it's settlement. In any case it is worth the while to raise these questions before the courts of law in the United States in order to get them settled one way or another. An opportunity now occurs and the London com mittee is determined to seize it by moving for an injunction.
 A singular effect of gale of ice and snow in the northwest during the recent cold wave was to freeze the eyes shut and then form an ice mask over the face. The wind would drive the fine, hard snow into the eyes, caus- ing them to water. The snow would mix with the water between the eyelids and the cold wind would ct once bind the lids togeth- CT by an ice band The repeated removal of this would indame the eyeballs so that film wonld form, ebscaring the sight. After this film formed the presence of the ice was re- lief to the inflammation. The. eyes would soon be frozen so close that nothing but steady artificial heat would relieve them. An interesting bill is that introduced in the 1 New York assembly requiring the makers of l patent medicines to file with the State board of health sworn statement of the ingredf- ents comprising them and the proportion of each. eff said board of health shall be sat- isfed that said preparation or it's ingredients are not detrimental to public health or calcu-
 lated to deceive the public" the board is to
 give certificate authorizing the sale of the
 preparation It is also required that the formula shall be printed on the wrapper. This bill is of course pleasing to the medical | profession, but the patent medicine makers