Notes Editorial

"Deeds are fruit; words but leaves," .saya a wise one. True. But isn't it astonishing how little fruit 8orae people bear? Out of ten important cities in Missouri holding thcir municipal elcctionthis spring, the republicana have earried nine. There's a ray of light in Kgypt. The much coveted office of railroad commissioner bas been givcn to the Ilon. Wui. Ii. Williams for a third term by Gov. Jerome. There are several disappointed ones. Wm. M. Kvarts, Allen G. Thurman and Timothy O. Howe, corumiasionem appointed to attend the monetary conference at Paris, sailed from New York for Europc recently, in the steamer Arizona. Mrs. Howe, the eight per cent. per month fraud, who started a woman's bank in Boston, agreeing to pay that rate of interest, haa been convicted by the lower court The case will be taken up. David II. Cook, republican, has been chosen state senator from the lOth senatorial district, composed of Barry and Eaton counties, ia place of Senator Durkce, deeeased. The democrats and greenbackers both ran a candidate. The revolutionary battle of the Cowpens will have a centennial oelebratioD on the 1 lth of May, at Sparlansburg, S.C. , where it oceurred. President Garfield and wife and Sec'y Blaine will attend. A statue of Gen. Morgan will be unvciled. The story that the electric light tans the skin, circulated by the gas companies for the purpose of prejudicing the people against the light, is pronounced unqualifiedly false. It looks as though the light would tan the gas companies pretty badly soon. The members of the porkpacking association of Cincinnati, recently presented Chas. B. Murray, of the Cincinnati Price Current, with $1,000 in gold, in reoognition of his services in collecting statistici. He is to go to Europe to patch up his impaired health f possible. Texas seems to have taken a step forward, and by a vote of 54 to 31 her legislature has deelared against the manufacture or importation of alcoholic beverages except wine and beer - in that state, One step in the right direction. They should give the people somethine besides dwlnrutions, however. Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, is credtted with expreísing an opinión that the present session of the sonate would last until the year was conipleted. What bulldogs our senators are ! They hold on like grim death to a " Digger Injun," when there's an office to fight over. But, Mr. Senators, how about tbc business of tbe country tbat you were called upon to transact? The widow and daughter of Old John Brown are said to be living in poverty on a small farm near San José, California. Mrs. Brown is seventy years old and wholly supported by her good daughter, who is obliged to perform the rough fann-work to earn sufficient food. Their property is mortgaged for $1,000, and the payment of the interest is a serious matter to the two lonely women. Substantial help ought to be given to them by those who admire the sturdy hero of Ilarper's Ferry. Governor Jerome has made the following appointments, all of which have been confirmed by the senate : Willard AI. McConnell and Augustus C'. üaldwin, trustees of the eastern anylum for the insano ; Charles Kipp, inspector of state prison ; John J. Grafton, warden of state house of correction and reforinatory ; BelaW.Jenks, member of state board of education, vice V. J. Baxter, resigned to take the secretaryship of the state board of charities, a $2,500 position. The democratie grandmothers, who are in a pitiable condition ualess they have some sort of abugbear to work themselve into a frenzy over, have struck it rich. For years they harped upon the third term movement as being only a step toward making Gen. Grant a king. They said he would refuse to allow a suocessor to be chosen and declare himself king. That littlc bugbear failing to work, they have been for several months entirely at sea for some scarecrow. Now they've LOt it. Gen. Grant has gone to Alexico. He has gone ostensibly to look after railroad business in which himself and eastern capitalista are largely intere.sted. But the old Gidgety Free Press gravely hints that instead of going for that purpose, he is in reality on a fillibustering expedition. That after he gets over thcre he intends to draw bis carbine, fortify himself behind some dug-out, oall upoa bis countrymen to come to bis rescue, and then he is to move forward, conquer the country, and be dcclared king. What silly bosh bystcrically old ladics do conjure up. But then, if such a thing should be done, it would be a grand, good thing for that country. The provisions of the new iiquor tax bill, introduced by Senator Farr - after the failure of the legislature to submit the prohibitory amendment to the people - which has passed the senate already and bids fair to become a law, are as follows: "In all towDsliipi, lítics anl yillages ia tbis state there shall tc paid annually tbc following taz upon the business of selling or keeping for sale by all persons whose business in vrhole or in part consista in selling or in keeping for sale distilled, malt, brewed, fermented or vinous liquors, or mixed liquors, as f'ollows : Upon tbe business of selling or keeping for sale, spirtuous, malt, brewed, fermented or vinous liquors, or mixed liquors, by retail, or any misture or compound oxcept proprietary patent medicines, wbich, in wliole or in part consista of 8pirituous, malt, brewed, fermented or vinous liquors, tbe sum of $300 per annum ; upon tbe business of selling spiritaous, malt, brewed, fermented or vinous liquors at wbolesale or at wholesale and retail, $500."