The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-15
HERE AND THERE.

Marion Record; With beef fifteen
cents a pound, the .'ground hog case"
has lost its exceptionality, so to speak.
Up 70 The present date comet 4. 1882.
seems to be very reprehensible case Of
false pretenses. But it may redeem it
self vet.
The mos, alarming feature of the la
Dor agitation is recognized in the fact
that the tramps, thus far, have mani
Tested no disposition to strike.
From New York to San Francisco in
five days is the latest. If this thing
keeps on the latter city will soon become
one of the suburbs of The eastern me
tropolis.
The Marion Record says that some
fool ont in Mcpherson county, writing
for the Freeman, tries To drag the secret
societies into the congressional canvass
in that county.
a news paragraph Announces the
death in the east the other day of a man
who LETT an estate OF So, 100000, but
fails to state whether the deceased was
a plumber or a butcher.
The glucose and grape sugar fellows
will probably succeed in monopolizing
that business unless Sam Wood succeeds
in frustrating their nefarious schemes.
Some fellow, with q keen sense of
humor, has started the report that Fl.
Scott was infested with pick-pockets dur
ing the visit of the Neosho valley editors
to that city.
There is an old lady in Virginia who
has had thirteen husbands. When she
buried the last she remarked to the I'M
dertaker that she had t'drcGie bad luck
with men"
Potatoes are $500 Il bushel at hide
pendence We think we noticed, day
or two ago, that the National Marriage
Aid association had withdrawn its agent
from that place.
Atlanta Constitution: Hotels con-
tinue to feed their boarders on hunks of
stuff known as Tennessee beef. 1t is u
great pity the various beeyes of the
country cannot be sent to the springs for
their health.
The editors probably ayailed them
selves OF the opportunity afforded by
their visit To Lcavcn worth to ascertain
whether the Disregard of The prohibiLory
law in that city is rs fragrant as it has
been represented.
Gossip and personal detraction have
recently cost the Des Moines Baptist
church forty-flve of its best members 1t
is safe to conclude that the sewing cir
cles of that city are in high state of ef-
ficiency this year
4 Chautauqua man saw a snake seven
inches in diameter and thirty-fve feet
long, and the Sedan Times thinks the
druggists will have to sell better ar
ticle of whisky or some of these fellows
will be swallowed alive yet
The meanest church organist lives in
Philadelphia He is ali bent with age,
and the other day, at the wedding of an
antique Philadelphia belle whom lac
knew many years before, he astonished
everybody by playing fantastic on the
air "When You and Were Y Dung"
The country Is safe. The house, by an
overwhelming vote, has decided not to
abolish the duty ON trace chains. and the
man who proposed the measure has been
sat down upon by the doorkeeper. Ali
of which is quite consoling to reflect
upon.
The number of Fourth of July pic
mes in Kansas this year will be unusu-
ally large, but it is reassuring to reflect
that there are sufficient number of
candidates in the field to insure the
proper elevation of the eagle at each
celebration.
A Washington turfman asserts that
horses have reasoning faculties and g.
sense of duty. The announcement that
a lightning rod peddler was killed in
southern Missouri, the other day, by
runaway team-will go great way to-
ward confirming this theory.
The body of Charles Trayers, of Spar
tanburg, Pennsylvania, who was to have
been married last Thursday, but failed
to appear at the time set for the ceremo.
ny, has been found in the weeds, the un-
fortunate man having apparently COM
mitted suicide. Now aud then man
gets stuck for contract that it won't do
to think too much about.
A dispatch from Richmond, Va, states
that colored youth of that city has
been struck dumb, and that the pastor
Of the church which he attended says
the visitation is punishment for lying,
and that all persons who offend in
like manner will be similarly punished
Unless this minister is wrong, states will
be at big premium soon after the fall
political campaign begins.
When Emerson last visited England
he went one Sunday 10 the church in
Stratford-on-AYon, and seated himself
near the monument to Shakespeare.
There was an unusually fine sermon, and
at its conclusion the congregation dis
persed, but Emerson still sat, silent and
absorbed. After little, friend touch
ed his arm and reminded him that the
sermon was over. a1'he sermon ?n ex-
claimed the philosopher, starting from
his reverie. u did not know there had
been one.n
The contributions for the sufferers by
last years fires in Michigan amounted
in value TO $1,000, 900, of which two
thirds were cash. The work of distribu-
ton was so well done that the opening
summer finds the burnt district in a
more favorable condition than there was
reason to expect. There is, of course,
a great difference of condition among
the people, butit is thought to be largely
due to their varying character. Energy
and indGeaee have borne their fruits
there as elsewhere,
The following is the constitutional
amendment which the people of Iowa
will be called upon to vote on on the
27th day of June: mo person shall
manufacture for sale, sell or keep for