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

T., has hop crop SAID TO be worm
100000.
A shower of small pebbles, that con-
tinued fifteen minutes. fell in WAtseka,
ILL.,, recently.
Mrs. Thomas Payne. the bride of a
Monroe, w. Va, clergyman, is only ell
even years old.
The cotton crop OF Texas Is SO large
that much OF it is going to waste for
want of pickers.
Atlanta's fund for monument to the
late Senator Hill, originally intended TO
be $4,000, is only $500 so lar.
Manila is one place where you can't
get an Ohio man 10 go 9th an appoint
ment. Nor Kansas man either.
Since the organization OF the Odd
Fellows Funeral Aid association in
Kansas $295,52 have been paid to the
heirs OF deceased members.
The New York Post says that ian en-
gagged girl is hap2iesJ when she is tell
ing about it to another girl who is not
engaged and is not likely to be-"
The Hotel Dam" is new tavern
just opened in New York. It's proprie-
tor is named Dam. 1t is believed that
Click and Robinson will stop there ON
their way up salt river next week.
The reduction of the public debt goes
on at the rate of half million dollars a
day. For the month Of October The re-
duction was $15 .629, $50 At this rate
we will soon be out of u national bless
ing.
Hartford Times: Several of our ex-
changes are devoting considerable space
to the importance of cooking girls"
It's no use. We don't want them cook
ed. The law damsel is good enough
for US.
A book agent had the misfortune To-
break his leg at campmeeting in But
Ter, Georgia, the other day, and while
the sympAihiZerS were gathered around
as two surgeons set the limb he sold
three copies of his book.
Japanese editors, when they fintl they
have written inaccuraIcly, lift out the
entire article and leave blank column
for their readers. Some American cdi-
tors reach the same result by leaving
the article in.
The Dayton journal thinks Ben. But
terworth would make lively candidate
for president. The Ben. will do, but the
"Butterworlh" will probably DE stricken
out and that of "Harrison" inserted.
How would that suit you, Brother Bick-
hamg
A charter has been granted for a ma
tional starch company at Chicago with
capital of 100000. Ten starch
companies have pooled their issues to
stop ruinous competition. They want
to stiffen the market and mangle con-
sumers.
The Boston Globe reports that light
ming struck a contribution plate in
western church just as the deacon was
passing it around. This is the first
time anything has struck this plate for
three months" said the deacon thought
fully.
Retributi0n finally comes the beet We
can do. Now it is announced that one
of the benevolent New Workers who
helped Introduce the English sparrows
in this country has lad to remove every
bracket from his house and go to an ex-
pense of 500 for painting.
There were in operation on the Both
of June, 1882, 1921 postofflces in the
United States-an increase of 1,719 dur
ing the year. Free delivery is carried
on in liz cities. employing 3,115 men at
an expense of $685., 900, the average
cost per carrier being $835.75.
A Mr.. Lewis, of Woodstock, Ulster
county, New York, went out TO his cider
mill a few days ago to get a drink of
cider, and while drinking swallowed u
yellowjacket which happened to be in
the cup. The insect stung him in his
windpipe and also in the stomach. But
Mr.. Lewis thinks he did not feel worse
than the kicking Republicans in OHIO
did after the returns of the October cleo
ton were in,
Boston Journal: Most of our profess
sional singers are noted for their
modesty, although, to tell the truth, few
of them are lacking in that modest de-
gree of selfpride which adorns any
character. Thus, when one of them
was recently told by the manager of a
theatre at which she was engaged, that
the last act of the opera then playing
appeared to be rather weak, That's SOL
said the always modest singer, 81 don't
have much to do in that act, do / ~
Attorney General Blair, of Virginia,
has given an opinion that the convic,
ton of negro of felony while slave
does not deprive him now of the right
to vote. When a slave, the attorney
general says, the negro had no citizen
ship, and of course had no franchise or
rights to lose. By the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the constitution,
which makes no exceptions, he has
been habiliteted with the elective fran
chise and all of the rights OF citizen
ship.