The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09
HERE AND THERE.


About n million different distinguish
ed rebels "lired the nrst gun on Sum-
ter'
No wonder there is so much coauu-
bal infelicity, when it is known that
American men eat three millions of dol
lars worth Of peanuts in year aud their
wives have to sweep up the bulls.
Barnes, the revivalisis. says his mis-
sion on earth is twofold, ito glorify God
and worry the devil'' The Philadelphia
Press IS glad - hclr this assurance that
Brother Barnes votes a straight Repub-
licsn ticket.
The manager OF Fan IN Boarding.
House has let his company In New
Orleans and gone north with the funds.
1t is TO be supposed that the members or
the company are now having lots of fun
with their landladies.
Tie Chinese mission in New York in
charge of Rev. j. jackson, formerly a
missionary 10 Canton, is bigbly success
full. In the Sunday schools of that city
aud Brooklyn there are 610 Chinese, and
40 are professors OF religion.
Matthew Arnold says that the great
want OF the French is morality; the
great want of the Germans, civil cour-
age; and Of the Eaglish, lucidity. Why
didn't he add that the great wan, of
Americans IS fewer syndicatos.
an English brewer, observing one of
his men weari ig the total-atstin3 nee
blue ribbon, suggested that it seemed
somew hat inconsistent with his line of
business. well, sir" be sale you see
il makes folks like TO tempt me, sud
then succumbe"
Philadelphia News "a convict says
lie was sent TO PRISON for being dishonest
and yet he is compelled every day to
cut out pieces OF Dashboard which are
put between tie soles Of the cheap shoes
made there, and palned OF on the ipuo-
cent public for leather
The railroads carried a million per-
sons into Philadelphia during the weeS
Of the p, mn celebration; but teade was
almost at stand-s;ill, neither visitors
nor resieeots buying much while the
show was going on. The hotels and
theaters made money out of the crowds,
but the merchants lost heavily.
The Kansas State Teachers Associa-
ton viii meet at Topeka, December &c,
% aud as. The program is ready and
will be an interesting and profitable
one to all who may attend. Lectures
will be given by DIR. Cordley, of En-
poria; j. w. Gleed, of the State Uni
versity; and others. Hon. Geo. Il. Peck,
of Topeka, will make the opening ad-
dress. Railway fares will be reduced at
least one and fourth fires for the
round trip on all roads. An attendance
of from 700 to 500 teachers is expected.
\ Mempn's magistrate had before
him, one mo- liug last week, you IS
man who at a ma kcd ball the night be-
fore had figured as Geo;ge Washington,
to whom, however, his resemblance was
So ealirel-' sop q .lcisl that he became
drunk or abusive before the night was
over. The magistrate pronounced sen
tenoe IN the following homely but en-
phatic LANGUAGE: "Now, IL YOU had got
drunk as private citizen, and he'd cuss-
ed and ripped around as SUCH, should
have fined you S.; but inasmuch. as
you appeared at the masked bali and
the ofFense while persona,ing
the character Of George Washington, the
reve.sd father { his country, 1 will
have 10 gently stick you for $50.
Won't heve this patriotism ba siness
brought into dis,epc;e."
The folio wing gentlemen were drawn
yesterday 10 serve as jurors in tine u S.
circuit court, 10 be holden ia Laaven-
worth the last of this month:
Henry A. Rogers, Lawrence; II. C. |
Lindsey, Topeka; Fred Baxter, Leland
VIM. Martin, Elinor; J. c. Henry, Ben
ton; S. S. Riddle, Wichita; Thos. Wheel
ing, Clay Center; Ira A. Flood, Clay |
Center; J. Z. Rolston. Towanda; Uriah |
Coy, Elk City; Pat Fisher. Marion;
Thomas Bronson, ChesryYale; samuel
Smith, Hallowell; Job Gray, Virgil ; |
John Bawning, Lyndon; w. t. Jewell,
Wichita; j. G, Shockley, Clsy Center;
81. B. Williams. wichita; 7. n Watts,
Alma, D. G. Wilson, Bingham; G. W,
White, Atehison; W. L. Richardson,
Eidorado; n. A. English, Wichita; I. |
q. Marshall, Usage City; J. T. Steven
son, Council Grove; s. Bennett, Elinor;
NJ. Oswald, Topeka. l