The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-06

He KNEW Too MUCH.-Many years
ago one of the wharves ut North End
was used as a coal wharf, the occupant
of which had held it for long time as
such. In his employ, as teamster, was
an Irishman named William b, who
had driven his team so long that it was
n question which owned il. lie was
fixture, and the owner thought he could
not get along without Billy. Now,
said Billy was Il sensible man, who kept
both eyes open, and accordingly picked
up great deal of information. AS
both employer and man were the pos
SCISSORS of more or less Feasibility, fire.
quent were their explosions, and Billy
was discharged at least once a day but
frequently discharged, he never went
off. One day the employer, during one
of these passages, burst out, Its no
sort OF use, Billy. can't learn you any
tAing AZ ati, rld llrve been e.. in.s 80
Years 'N',urt'. n rsl lirT" th'u arm
me wan tNiu-s.' sad Ri :. ~ !r' !.
tGat!' VAS asked. i sal be Z; 1T &"
hear OF anything you've learned
"Shure, sir, yez have Harmed me that tif-
teen hundred makes a ton" Billy knew
too much to be spared.-E1chdnge.
THE WAR AND KID GLovEs.-As an
example of the great branches of in
dustry, which, for the time being, may
be regarded as wholly destroyed in
France, that of the manufacture of kid
gloves may be particularly referred to.
This industry, although having its cen
tire pominally in Paris, is really distrib-
uted over the whole of Northern France,
end affords occupation TO large num-
Der of people in widely distant locali-
ties. Thus, the skins, a large number of
which are imported from Italy, Switzer-
tom 4
dressed at Bcsaucon, Beauvais, Lunc-
vile and multitude of other places,
after being cut TO pattern, are distribu-
ted throughout the provinces TO be sew
ed. 1t is obvious that with all means of
inter-communication and transport bro
ken up or prevented between Paris and
the provinces, this industry must of ne
cessity be brought to u complete stand
still, even though the export demand
continues undated, and the price in
foreign countries becomes greatly aug
mented.-LippiRcott'S Magazine. 1
THE WEATHER SIGNALING CORPs.-lt
is known to many of our readers that
Congress, during the last session, made
an appropriation of fifty thousand dol
lars, in addition to preliminary one of
fifteen thousand, for the purpose of hav-
ing observations made of the weather,
to be communicated by telegraph to the
principal stations on the sea-coast and
the lakes, with the view of furnishing
indications of the approach of storms.
The matter was placed in the charge of
the War Department, and intIusted by
the Secretary to the Corps and several
months were occupied by General Myer,
the head of the corps, i'll selecting and
training observers, and i'll dispatching
them to their positions, as well a IN or
ganiZing the general details of the SER
vice. About the LIST of November the
machinery was put in practical work
ing order; and since that time reports
have been received three times day,
and furnished to such newspapers rs
desired them. We have every reason
to believe that this series of obsorva-
tons is destined 10 be of signal benefit
to the country from its warning of i'm
pending storms.
Spiritualism has received blow from
one of its professors, and that one none
other than the lady who made herself
famous nj Bridgeport, Conn, n week
ago, by predicting the early destruction
of a manufacturing establishment Her
prophecy caused the employees TO va
cate the doomed factory and the owners
of the place TO have the prophecies ar
rested for interfering with their bust
ness. Escaping from the clutches of the
law, she was taken in hand by an eXhib-
itor. She gave public display of her
art TO an immense audience, and, while
unraveling the future for the benefit of
her hearers, her employer left the hall
and the town with the cash proceeds OF
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