The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-18
EMPORIA NEWS.
Friday, August IS. 1871.
GLRANINGs.

The New York Tammanyites.
Later returns places the republican
majority in North Carolina ut from TO-
600 to 1900.
The L. 5. Circuit Court of Illinois has
decided that National Bank stock can
not be assessed above its par value.
"Why should we celebrate Washing
tons birthday more than mine - asked
teacher. "Because he never told a
Iie," shouted a little boy.
a tough old widower, in response to
a neighbor who addressed words of
comfort to him, replied: oval, YES,
III miss her: she was very expensive
woman
y New York clergyman, recently.
spoke of woman having the pearl
drops of affection hanging and glisten-
laG on her checks He meant to say
that she cried.
The sale of another silver mine in
Utah has been made to English capital-
lists by cable, for SS00,000. The silver
mines of Utah have yielded S25,0OO,OOO
during the past year.
1t is said that the Tammany Ring in
New York is in great trouble over the
expose, and that they do not know
themselves what has become of the
money that has been stolen.
care the jury agreed z" asked a Judge
of court attache, whom he mot on the
stairs with bucket in his hand. eyes"
replied Patrick, "they have agreed to
send ont for half n gallon
A Sunday school teacher asked:
''Why did our fathers call the day Ash
Wednesday" Up spoke All ingenious
but over-confident infant, cause it was
the day they put ashes on their wens."
Somebody adyertises for agents to
sell work entitled "Hymencal In
structor.' The best hymeneal instruct
or we know of is young widow. What
she don't know there's no use in learn
ing.
The British government has finally
issued orders for the withdrawal of its
troops from the Dominion. Hereafter
that colony will be obliged to garrison
with its own soldiers ali forts within its
borders.
Official statistics just completed show
That for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1870, the value of wheat and wheat flour
exported from the United States was
Sol, 40 $50, of which S7,99S, 1922 was
from the Pacific coast.
The story circulating in democratic
quarters that the stamp account of Sec.
rotary Boutwell,, for the time he was
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has
not been settled, and that there was q
deficit, is without the least foundation.
Voltairc, having paid some high com.
piiments to the celebrated Haller, was
told that Halter was not in the habit of
speaking so favorably of him. "AhP'
said voltaire, with an air of philoso-
phic Indulgence, 81 dare say we are
both of us very much mistaken"
Garfield says that while the success
OF the Republican State ticket in Ohio
IS regarded certain by q large majority,
there is danger the Democrats NAV az.
which would give them United States
Senator in place of John Sherman.
Work with a will, and also with your
hands and head. 1t is such that achieve
the great things OF the world. Moth.
ing is easy that has value. Laziness
and sloIh never raised q man above the
grade of monkey. Work does the
thing, the right thing, and the whole
thing.
Propositions of constitutional amend.
ment will be voted upon in Rhode Isl.
and, October 8, viz to abolish the real
estate property test of naturalized yot.
ers; to establish test of ability to read
for all voters; TO establish the registry
tax; and to prohibit State aid for secta.
rian schools. A three-fifths affirmative
lie required.
Many French alarmists are anxiouslv
specializing upon what is called the in.
trigues of Gambetta and General Faid-
hcrOe, with whom some rumors Join
General ChanZy. Some people believe
that thpgR thrpa
snspectinS purpose on the part of the
Assembly 10 overthrow the republic
ana proclaim monarchy, are preparing
TO meet these results with an armed re.
sistancc.
n youth of six summers was taken 10
task by his aunt for some supposed of
Tense, which he persistently denied
Now, Johnny said she. az know Won
arc not telling the truth can see it in
your eye" Pulling down the lower lid
OF the organ which had well nigh be-
trayed his veracity, he exultingIy re-
piled: You can't tell anything about
II, aunt that eye always was q little
strcakcd."
While trudging along one day, all
alone, a rebel soldier met q preacher :
and at once recognized him as such,
but affected ignorance of it. Preacher.
VIZ JOu DClOuR 10
Soldier.-'I belong to the 4th Texas
Regiment, Van Dorn's army. What
army do you belong tor" Preacher
very solemnly. 81 belong to the army
of the Lord Soldier.-SMy friend,
you've got very long way from head
quarters"
The corner stone of the Odd Fellows
new temple, corner of Fourth and Home
streets, Cincinnati. was laid on August
Sth with imposing ceremonies. The
procession consisted of various lodges
Of the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows ofCincinnati, Covington and New
port, with five bands of music. The
stone was laid by Past Grand Sire
Ihomas Sherlock. The Grafton Was by
rast Grand Sire Samuel Craighead, of
Dayton.
CoURTING.-IIere Is a specimen of the
good old-fashioned mode of counting.
as IL was done in Connecticut. Deacon
Marvin, large landowner and most
exemplary man, accomplished his in this
buslness-like way: Having one day
mounted his horse, with a sheepskin for
saddle, he rode in front of the house
where Betty Lee lived, and without dis
mounting, requested Betty to come to
him. lie then told her that the Lord
had sent him to marry her. Betty re-
piled, "The Lords will be DONE"
The VALUE OF ECoNoMY.-Reeent
Savings Tables show that if a Young
man begins to save only three cents q
day from the time he is 81 until he is
three score and ten, or 20 years old, he
will have accumulated, principal and in
terest, nearly $1,000. This saving il a
good deal less than the daily cigar and
lager beer bills of most of our Young
men. Six cents day mounts up to
$1,000. and the daily saving of thirty
cents will reach not less than $4,000, q
nice fortune for anybody. So save your
Titles, boys, and they will amount to a
good deal by the time You will need
them, If you will save while Won are
Young, when you get old you may en-
People who come up from Long
Branch, all tell the same story as to The
unprofitableness of the season there. go
far rs the great hotels are concerned.
The great rush, they say, is invisible
except in the watering place correspon-
dcncc of some of the newspapers. One
hotel has one of its wings wholly clos-
cd, and not more than two can be said
TO be even comfortably filed. 1t was
thought that the races would have been
attraction enough 10 redeem the season,
but that expectation has not been real