The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-14
HERE Am THERE.

There is nothing that would be more
gratifying To the country at large than a
prptracied and stubborn strike among
the cabinet makers.
It is scarcely safe to bet ON the ont
come of the senatorial squabble in Neya-
ia without first sizing the silver mines
of the different candidates
Dave Payne is still temporizing with
President Hayes backbone. He says
the colony at Caldwell will move on to
Oklahoma within ten days, and that no
blood will be spilled.
Giobe-D Democrat: 1t is pleasant TO
know that teachers are growing too wise
to take starvation wages. In one coun-
ty IN Kansas there are several schools
unable To secure teachers.
The prospect is that Cocl,erel will be
returned TO the United States senate
from Missouri. II our memory serves
us, Cockerel has u pronounced affinity
for the Democratic party.
Bernhardt is doing Baltimore. We
should suppose n nlagsfist of her Figjd
stripe would feel tribe shaky TO ven
lulC 6O iiEttA w dsltliLNB4 AuflIR Tue otS-H
sion of q Democratic congress.
Colorado politicians want ex, Governor
Routt, OF that state, TO be postmaster
general. 1t seems little strange that as
ambitious a commonwealth as the cen
tennial state should not as pire 10 some
thing higher than II Routt agent.
Since the anxiety entaiied by leap year
has let up on Mr. Tilden, he has grown
so young that il is estimated If the pres
ent process of rejuven alton continues
until 1894 he will be able TO pass for
thirty-ive without any difficulty.
a lightning rod agent down at Wich-
i,a was converted last week at Metho-
dist revival, and Douglas county editor
paid the cash the other day fur So 600
farm Maybe Mother Shipton isn't So
ALFRED wide OF The mark after all.
Globe Democrat: Near Henrietta,
Texas, few days ago. man was
shot and instantly killed 10y another for
declining an invitation 10 drink The
average Texas jury can be relied upon
! for verdict Of justifiublr homicide in
case of this kind.
A good deal has been said of the swim
ish characteristics of Henry Clay Dean,
/ but the late rumor that yopDg lady
| whom he recently kissed at a church
| fair up 10 Iowa, has developed well
! defined symptoms of ttichina, probably
needs confirmation.
The cost of the various pyrotechnic
displays throughout the country within
the past two or three days has aggFegat-
\
vicious tissst tue fire insurance companies
| should be depressed and the mercury
show slight upward tendency.
An Ohio exchange ventures The
prophecy that if the prohibition
amendment is vigorously enforced In
| Kansas, things will be tremendously
hot GA the margin. We shouldn't won-
| der If commerce would be stimulated
ON the Texas and Missouri borders.
a reward of $50 90 was recently offer
ed in Arizona for the apprehension Of a
party who had killed an Ohio man.
| This is IL little better than they do in the
far east, where chrome is awarded 10
the homicide who can produce satisfac-
tory evidence that he has slain Buck
eye.
The ladies of the National capital who
gave Mrs. Chrisiiancy The dead cut''
when she first became the wife of the
senator, are arrogating to themselves an
immense degree of foresight and yirtu-
Gus acumen. The II told you sos are
in specially high feather. over the
scandal.
OF course, there are some objection
able points about Sparks, hut, after all,
considering the fact that the capitol is
constructed manly on the fire-proot
plan, the country need entertain no ap-
prehensions that his presence in congress
viii work irretrieyable damage to the
Republic.
We are not so sure that the American
press has not been trifle premature in
relicitsiing the country upon It's UMPIRE
sympathies upon Ireland and other
afflicted uatiooalitiee. It is probably
not generally known that Anna Dickin,
son is writing.a new play.
There were s54 failures in New York
last year. This showing does not in,
clude the fiasco which attended the
efforts of General Hancock 10 convert
the tariff into local issue. or the high.
I " unsuccessful attempts OF Mr.. IIloeu
TO preserve an air of mournfui decornm
the morning AFTER the presidential cleo
tion.
Dakota has 10000 square miles O
territory. It would make nineteen states
the size Of Massachusetts,, more thar
three Of New York. almost three o
Illinois, and would cut mp into NOR.
patches the size of Rhode Island than /
man will. an ordinary knowledge o
enumeration could conveniently coun
, in week.
Evangelical bodies all over the worlt
offered prayers last Thursday in behalf Q
the press and the conservation Of its In
flnence 30 supplement the efforts O
the pulpit 10 antagonize the cri
{ agencies which are abroad In The worll
: to the serious prejudice of the risins
! generation. Professor TyndaIl, who ha
been much enlisted in the matter g
I. PRAYER tests. will doubtless scan witt
: eager interest The earliest issues of tn
: Kansas City Times. with view to mol
: ing any possible improvement IN il
: moral tone