The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-10
HERE AND THERE.

Does the death of Yellow Moon at
Arkansas City, properly come under the
head of u lunar eclipseg
An exchange has an article ON "Esthe-
lie Obstacles" 1t is too lengthy for
careful persual, but we presume it has
reference to red hair and freckles as him
ORANGES to matrlmony.
The engaging idiot who was made to
believe that the moon was made of
green cheese, is respectfully requested
to forward his jack-knife to the address
of DIR. Springfield, Topeka, Kansas.
Tho Hebrew new year, which, to the
orthodox Jew means the beginning of
the year of the world, 5641, was gener-
ally celebrated throughout the country
on Monday of the present week.
An eastern genius has struck a bonan-
"a in the invention of patent appara-
tus for the manufacture of soda water
for medicinal, scientific and mechanical
purposes. 1t is called the st. John
fountain, and is intended exclusively for
the Kansas market.
Globe Democrat: Under Democratic
rule the government paid 12 per cent
interest for money. This was baC
enough, but thank the Lord it didn'
have to borrow from Bill English, or ht
would to-day be owner in fee simple o
all the states and territories.
An exchange says that Chicago il
, completely over-run by gamblers. On
would suppose that even that courageou
class of adventures, at least in any con
; siderable numbers, would sufficiently ap
preciate the perils of starvation to figh
! shy of that astronomical Sahara.
: The New York Herald, which is al
t independent Journal with very decides
t Democratic leanings, epitomizes til
I buoyant properties of Bill English b
s calling him dead weight" 1t is
r wonder that the Hooster Democracy
|, have not thought of utilizing him b
C getting him to sit down on Landers.
l. At a man-horse contest held the othe
u day in Chicago, the medal was carrie
b off in every case by the lords of creation
y bya large majority. This will prov
s encouraging intelligence to DIR. String
, field, of Topeka, who, We understand
IS contemplates competing with ThomI
l. sons colt for the first prize at Bismarc
e Fair
u The Minneapolis Index contains a
account of young woman of Culve
o township who were struck by lightning
and whose clothes was burned from he
body from head to foot, but who is in
proving and is likely to recover. Thi
escape is almost as miraculous as bi
g Jim Steele's close call at the Topek
convention.
: The liberal convention at Bismarc
grove has adjourned just in time to a
low a FACILITATING public a surcease {
e reflection on the minor questions of 18th
l. evolution of thought and the progress {
IT ideas" and to concentrate all their dI
eliminating faculties on the settlemer
q of the respective claims of the TOpek
k and Atchison flambeau clubs.
y The fact that the public prints have col
tanned no accounts of the public hors
J. whipping of the minion editor of til
2. Kansas City Times, has led to the beli'
l. that Miss Sarah Brown, the candidat
n for superintendent of state instructiO
on the Democratic ticket, has no NAL
C relatives who possess the sand to aveng
d an insult upon a defenseless female.
e In case the Democrats of Kansas la
l. Ed Ross ON the shelf, the Republican
should do something in q small way &
'e this deserving and selEsacrificing state
r man. He may have Welded to the pow
Ie er of pecuniary Establishments in a
k evil moment, but it must never be 70
y gotten that his was the sublime patrio
d ism that led him to leave his party ft
Is his party's honor.
re Iowa has gone into the pFoducliOn {
n snakes, and challenges the competitio
% of the remote eastern states by reportin
a sea-serpent twenty-six feet long. Eal
n sas should not be outdone in this impor
3. ant industry, but il the reputation of Il
n state for mammoth products is to be su
lie tanned, il must hasteA and get in i
re work before the passage of the constit
tioEal amendment.
a. The mysterious manner in which Il
Ne main guys Of the Democratic and Gree
w back parties in Kansas are fitting frol
q post to station, has induced the bell
IN among careful observers that hen
D. very ample dimensions is just now {
the political nest in this state We ava
!; developments, but beg to remind Oh
- friends of the opposition that while tn,
- may do the cackling, the Republics
- viii gather the eggs in November, q
- the saRe.
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