The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-21
PERsoNAL AND PoLITIcAL.

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the Dewitt Talmage of The legal pro
fession.
The Intelligence is waited from Wash.
ington that Senator Malone never wears
vest. This Is certainly important, If
true.
Judge Tougee is Iecturing ON "A Fam
lily of Fools" We should think the
Wildes would be prompt 70 resent such
fragrant personalities.
Chicago Tribune: Marshal Henry is
still talking. The snake who lived sew
en- days with his head cut of is now
looking for back seat on the top row.
The Leavenworth Times boldly classes
Mrs. Langtry with Madame Rentz and
Alice Oates. Il is pretty evident that
Col. Anthony thinks it about time thai
ne were being shot again.
Mr.. Perry Belmont has expressed his
determination to make further investi-
CATION of Mr. Blaine,s South American
policy. 1t is not often that bu:nt child
AOE IC0-1OL
Mrs. Langtry says she doesn't read the
newspapers. The malignant form of
"big- head" with which that lady is
afflicted would seem to indicate her re-
missness in that direction.
II see by the papers that seven new
Blaine clubs were organized in Penn
sylvania last week. Il must have been
EliPerkins who said the Plumed Knight
was out of politics. Roscoe Conkling.
The statemen, that not less than a
million dollars are annually spent in
this country on Christmas cards 'is
somewhat startling in view of the fact
that they cannot be utilized in playing
poker.
The result of the recent elections
seems to make little Sam Cox buzz
around in the house more confidently
than usual. He is the principal funny
thing about The Democratic delegation
in congress.
Coun; Bismarck is said to be mex
orah!e in bis purpose of maintaining a
strict quarantine against the Amer lean
hog in Germany. 1t looks very much
as if DR.. Bliss would be forced tn give
up his visit TO the Prussian capital.
II is understood that Governor st.
John, after retiring from the executive
department, viii continue to reside in
Topeka, and will devote his time to
lecturing. Defeat can be heroically
borne when sweetened by revenge.
David DAVIS will be candidate for
the position of postmaster of the house
during the next session of the legisla-
ture. 1t may be proper to add that the
gentleman referred to Is not the indie
pendent party, but merely namcsake.
Senator Vance, of North Carolina,
says he does not want TO see the pray
ing force of this country reduced. 1t
is reassuring.to know that there is one
Bourbon statesman at Washington who
is not troubled with the presidential be
in his bonnet.
Clyde is figuring on brass foundry,
It is pleasant to reflect that the recent
defeat of Sam Wood for
congress, win mol seriously impair his
future usefulness if he can be persuaded
TO torswear politics for some less preca-
rIous calling.
Zoe Cock has engaged TO deliver
Twelve Monday lectures at Boston. be
ginning ON the 9th of January, 1888 In
summing up the muItifarious advan-
tag"s II Kansas we should not over look
the important fact that it is several
thousand miles from the ''hub."
The public is again assured, upon the
authority of Hon. john Martin. that
there will be no "heoraw" at the iuaug-
urs,inn Of Gov. Click A swell" demon
stTaticn with all the recherche attach
nlents IS not in harmony with Democrat
ic predictions, and the conventional
methods in which the bubbling emotions
of the great un washed find vent would
be mnuifes,ly violation of good taste
in Il state which boasts Of a:prnhibiinry
amendment to its constitution. Mr.
CLICK has slraddled the, dilemma with
commanding grace.