The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
HERE AND THERE.

, Members of the 5-lGannttte- expesist ssll
seem be almost as numerous IS can
didates for speaker i'll Kansas.
A Chicago barber has an annual in
come of 5000 1t seems that finan-
cially considered, the razor Is mightiel
than the pen
The coroner ana underwriters of Kan
sas City are contemplating with eager
interest the exchange of journalistic
amenities between the miniOn editors
of the Times and Journal.
The town OF Meridian, Nevada, enjoys
the distinction of being without IL law
yer. 1t is very evident that no one ever
accumulates sufficient property there Ia
necessitate the making Of will
The motion to Eabolish compulsory
marriages has been rejected by the Ger
man Bundesrath II is safe to assume
that there will be no falling off in emf
grafton from the Teuton confederation
during the canning year.
A publication of the pension list fsr
the purpose "f revealingi impoat,rs
among the pensioners is urged by news
papers i'll many of the states, and con
gress is advised to pass swiftly i l!w
authorizing the publication.
ST. Louis Post Dispatch: Rufus
Hatch says that lac Is opposed TO the
watering of stock unless he has IA hand
in it himselE-IT is, We. fear, the eX-
tent of the opposition of most people 10
the popular vices of the day. Uncle
Ruius,is badsmoralisi."
The people of Denver are endeavOring
to have Nine. Nilsson cancel her en-
gagement atITopeka and give a second
concert in. the. frsl-named CITY. The
prospects for internecIne strife are not
SO iurid as if these two musical centers
had locked horns over minstrel show.
Philadelphia News: at you would
be truly happy, my deer" SAID one New
York lady to another, ''you will have
neither eyes nor ears when your husband
comes home late from the Club" YES,
l know" answered the other, YEARLY,
but what am to do with my nose:"
A Nebraska woman, after taking snuff
the other day, sne,z d SO hard that she
diSlocated her jaw and was obliged to
sit speechless for long time, with her
mouth open, till medical aid coull be
summoned. And yet there are some IA
3atics who claim that tobacco is as great
an evil .as.whisky.
An Illinois judge has decided that a
woman's lie about her age doesn't vitiate
her insurance policy. The growing
tendency of the courts to recognize the
force of constitutional infrmity as a
palliation for crime. islarresling the at
tenIion of the most distinguished jur-
lists.
The state of Kentucky is said To be
embarrassed by her richness IN great
men. Perhaps the whole country is
troubled in the same way Too many
people are demanding that greatness be
thrust upon them. There is a need fol-
more men who are willing 10 he thought
OF as ordinary fellows engaged in al
honest struggle with the common dIfi
culties Of life.
: The latest instance Of Yankee ingen
uity is the manufacture of artificia
cloves by machinery. The bogus Glove
are made of soft deal wood, pine or pop
lar, stained dark color and soaked in
solution Of essence of cloves 10 Civ
them the required aroma. Alarge ship
/ ment was recently sent to Zanzibar, AM
E we have no doubt but that the same yes
sci carried consignment of Americas
| Bibles for the evangelization Of Ii
: heather.
There is some discussion in IIlinoi
about the proposition 70 deprive Spring
$ | field of the distinction OF being the stat
5 capital. The chief objection to It's adoI
e | ton seems - be that the sisfe has e,
= / pended more than $500, 900 at Sprin,
field toward the construction of cap
tol. Residents of Peoria desire u,
their city should be made the capita
E but it Is widely believed that Chicas
: would be chosen if the capital shoul
be removed from Springfield.