The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
HERE AND 1RE.

; are the railroads listening In In
: racket
Kerosene is said To be a specific 10
chiggers, but the trouble is there is nj
> remedy tor coal oil.
The Inter Ocean wisely remarks tina
: the man who forsakes the lecture hel'
for the corn field is PUBLIC benefaetoI
Mrs. E. D. n. Southworth has writer
!. sixsy-4ve novels aad Is at work on III
sixty-stxth. Some people never reform
An InmafeDf the Pennsylvania peni
. Tertiary has fallen bsIr to $4,000. w
never did take much stock in the ole
adage that virtuesis its oEn,rsward.
} The rise in railroad rules from Kansas
City TO Chicago ought, TO be gooC
thing for st. Louis, if that old sleepy
town could wake up long enough 10 se'
! it.
Chicago Herald The strongest oppo
nents of woman suffrage are women
The mothers. wives and daughters whe
make home beautiful and life worth Inv
ing have n0 time nE i0cIiRsiian 10 med
die In politics.
A Democrat recently attempted 10 kill
a saloon keeper in Leadville because he
was refused a drink. The announce.
ment that there were no arrests will be
generally regarded in the light Of a
vindicatiOn OF common justice,
The Omaha Republican speaks oi
Dorsey AS 'the Jesse James OF the Re
publican party" The invidious nature
of this comparison is intensified when
we pause to consider Jessess inability 10
defend the honor of his name.
Chicago Tribune: "Woman's Dress, =
the Indian chief, has not yet BEEN AT.
rested. A great many husbands and ia
theirs who have been trying for several
years 10 arrest woman's dress are wait
ing anxiously TO see just how strong
this government is.
An insIdIous purpose to minimize the
influence of John Sherman and Charlie s
Francis Adams as mete geological agen-
cies stands confessed in the announce
ment that the cool summer is the result
of an enormous movement of ice from
the Arctic regions. sa.zar fFt
The announcement that Arab Pnsha
has placed a price upon the head of De
Lesseps, coupled with the startling
resemblance which that gentleman is
said to bear 10 Joe Waters of Topeka,
will not cOnduce To- the latter gentle
mans sense of security and comfort -
At 4 distillers' meeting in Cincinnati
the other day, prominent speaker said
that the distillers made great mistake
in arraying the liquor interest clearly
against the Republican party. Such an
action, he said. would simply result in a
temperance combination that could not
be resisted. - "a. -..
Chicago Tribune: An English paper
says that fractions of penny have never
been paid by The bank of England in
distributing the dividends on the ma
tiOnal debt, and the accumulations of
the unpaid fractions amount to ei3O, 900
A penny stolen appears 10 he a penny
saved in England e 1.2Na
A fountain of natural black ink reeent
ly discovered In Georgia will have a
tendency to greatly cheaper that com
modify, Now if the government will
reduce the rate of letter postage to two
cents, Private Dalzell will be in very
fair shape to make the angels OF Hight
turn green with envy
Thus speaks the Chicago Inter Ocean:
"Kansas Republicans are not afraid or
live issues. They walk up To the lions
in their path like Samson did on has
way down I" Timnath Every issue
| they make and meet has To be met
sooner or later by the Republican parry,
and there is small use of dodg,ng"
Some man who has NO sense-Oi
smell-says that" lump of limburger
cheese tied up in a rag antl placed under
your pillow will prevent mosquitoes
! from disturbing your sIumbers" We
should say SO. We should have very
poor opinion of y mosquito that would
enter room where such an Internal ma
chine was concealed. $780,,
Ayoung man named Day, OF Peoria,
Illinois, who was arrested the other day
by the Chicago police tor obtaining
money under false prttenses, said he
would go to the devil as soon as possi-
BILE. 1t is assuring to know that the
friends of the unfortunate man have ir-
terested themselves IN securing trans
portation for him TO Topeka.
1t is frightful to reflect that altogether
about seven hundred candidates for con-
gress will be nominated this year, and
the returns have only begun 70 come in.
The total number of members
of the next house win he So, sbesides 10
Territorial delegates Add to the Re
publican and Democratic nominees all
the bnshwhacking parties and the aggre-
| gate will be formidable 4 - 3
| A new kind of camp meeting is going
on at Neshaminy, Pa. with great en-
thusiasm. 1t is conducted by Spiritual
lists, who ignore all firms of religious
worship as practiced in, the churches.
except singing and such occasional in
vacations as any one chooses to offer.
Dancing parties Are held every evening
except Sunday, and ON Saturday even
ings, when the grounds are illuminated.
there is generally quite large attend
ance on the dancing floor of parties
81, nd
Trenton and Philadelphia, special trains
being run for their accommodation.
A Saratoga letter says: Thus far the
palm for having the greatest variety OF
dresses possessed by any one lady at
Saratoga is conceded alike 10 each Oi
two Philadelphia ladies-sisters-on
of whom is said to have brought with
her fOrty-two different toilets, and the
other nearly If not quite az many. They
are at the Grand Union hotel. An in
FAINT who promises to rival them when
she grows up Is at the United States
J hotel, and appears alternately at the
morning concerts in pink. white OF blue
satin long robes, entirely covered with q
gown of point lace two yards long. The
baby % under . months Of age, and lies
fiat on asEhite satin pillow in its nurses
arms. IS. she walks to and fro on tbs
: balcony to exhibit the finery. The par
ents are from New York.
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The recent death of Mr.. SteisOn, for
mer lessee of the Aston House, New