The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-10
HERE AND THERE.

An exchange has discovered that when
a bank ''goes up it generally fails TO
''comc down"
Mr.. Walter, OF the London Times,
thinks that New York will some day
draw its water supply from Lake Erie.
The demoralized condition of the New
ark bank would seem TO indicate that
Baldwin, the defauliing cashier, had
been stalking the funds of the institution
against Foxhali.
The immigration into Dakota during
the months of September and October is
sand TO have been unprecedented. 1t
will eventually be great wheat and
stock region.
Fifty thousand three-cent stamps were
recently stolen from the post office at
Kalamazoo, Michigan. Some fellow
must be contemplating rushing" cor
respOndence with his best girl.
The James Boys have been captured
under divers circumstances and at many
different places, but ii is a note worthy
fact that they have never been caught
when they were asleep.
The fact that the safe of the Mechan-
les National bank of Newark is re-
ported among the assets of that institu-
ton justices the inference that it was
securely enclosed in a vault of solid
masonry.
The Capital has made the discovery
that the present is a "side-whiskered ad.
ministratiOn." Conceding the ac-
curacy of this observation, it is reason
able TO predict that full boards will soon
become obsolete in Ohio.
It may prove tardy source of con-
ISOLATION to Senator Bayard to know that
crank of the Guiteau order has turned
up at Washington 10 contest the honors
of the vice presidency with David Davis
at the point OF navy revolver.
Globe Democrat: OF course the cash.
Ter Of the Newark bank "enjoyed in the
highest degree the confidence of his as
sociates." If he didn't he couldn't have
got his work in. A cashier who.is sus-
pected never rObs bank he never gets
chance.
A Chicago Christian temperance wo-
man made a conspicuous exhibition of
philanthropy and stupidity by advanc-
ing 81, 400 An young mans diamonds"
The gems proved as spurious as the party
who left them Sin soak"
The great hit of tie recent congress of
Free Thinkers at Paris was the speech
Of an illustrious orator who, having in
serted his left hand into the breast of his
coat, made passionate gesture with his
| right, and beloved: Gentlemen, am
an atheist-thank GOdw
The Fort Wayne Gazette thus draws
comparisons: ut costs less to govern
the whole vast state of Illinois, includ-
ing general state purposes, school fund,
and military fund, than it does the city
of Chicago alone. The state of Illinois
is under Republican rule, the city of
Chicago under Democratic rule. Com
ment is unnecessary"
Ed. Ross, of fragrant memory, says in
the LeaYenwOrth Standard that the is
sue is prohibition and despOtism or
anti-prohibition and freedom" The
average Democratic editor is ever quick
to catch the shrieks of strangulated
liberty when any restriction of the
liquor traffic IS contemplated.
Mr.. Hecht, who instituted libel suit
against the Chicago Tribune for $4,000,
was awarded damages by the jury in the
sum Of one dollar. The prevailing in
hation in values seems to have affected
all classes of commodities with the pos
sible exceptions of palm leaf fans and
gauze under-shirts.
An old French shoemaker in New
York, who has the best theatrical GUS
tom in the city. says that Jaunaschek
has such an ugly foot that she always
takes good care not TO show il. It would
certainly add to the aesthetic flavor OF
the madame's dramatic performances il
1t were practical TO exercise the same
precautiOn with regard to her face.