The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-26
HERE AND THERE.


A case is ON record where barber
and his victim we're both happy. The /
former talked on without interruption /
and the latter was deaf.
According to the Picayune in New
Orleans, when there is street shooting
going on no wise person win be ar inno- /
cent spectator. II is the innocent spec
taior who gets hit in the leg.
We have sufficient faith in the good.
ness Of Providence to believe that the
AslatIc cholera will never reach this
country as long as the Hill investiga-
ton Is in progress at Washington.
There has been q good deal of talk,
since the Downing law went into effect
in Missouri, of laying double track for
Sunday traffic, on the street car line be-
tween Kansas City and Wyandoste.
Aichison Globe: Washington upper
crust society viii have twelve important
additions next winter, the star route
Jurors having determined TO set up es-
Adjustments and give receptions.
The Kansas City Tunes. speaking of
the Sunday law in that city, intimates
that 1t was difficult 20 even obtain q
pOst-prandial cigar at that place on last
Sabbath. We have always entertained q
towering admiration for the rare humor
OF that paper.
II Is stated that the thermometer at
Washington. this state, dropped % de-
grees in ten minutes last Friday. We
infer that some man up there must have
refused railroad pass or declined to be-
come q candidate for sheriff about the
TING that this abrupt fall in the mer-
curry occurred.
The fact that an opulent syndicate has
been formed at Kansas City for the man
utacture on an extensive scale Of earth.
en- jugs and pint and quart TASKS, would
} seem to indicate that there is deter.
: minatiOn on the part Of the municIpa
and state authorities to Yindicate tn,
, majesty of the Downing law at tina
: place.
with cheering evidences OF the Puritan
q ical observance Of the Sunday closing
q provirions OF the Downing law, We sp
o prehend that the mercury will subsid
: at least several degrees before any Sab
r bath visitor to that town will mistake
b for Plymouth rock, the beethng crag
,. that rise in gloomy grandeur at tn
l. mouth Of the Kaw.
While visiting the White Mountain
:, last week Mr.. r. T. Barnum went TO th
- top OF Mount Washington. 1t was
). fine day and the scene was UNUSUAL
: impressive, and the famous showma
n gazed about. long. in silent admiratioI
- Then he drew a telegraph blank frol
to his pocket and penciiled this messag
IA 10 friend az am at the top Of Moul
Washington. 1t is the second greats
show Gn earth"
IT The president of an insurance con
ne pany has addressed the following no
Y, TO one of its policy holders: ut hi
a. come TO our knowledge that you ha'
D. written several spring poems with Il
d. intention of offeEii g them tor sale TO Il
Is public press. write this TO say that
K you persist in your purpose il will VOL
a a forfeiture of your policy. You on
pay the ordinary rates, and We alwa!
classify spring poets as extra hazarC
% ous'"
~ At Oakland, Cal, there was fami
% trouble about the children. The fathe
= while drunk, attacked HE mOtheF-i
~ law. His wife. frantic at seeing b
,o mother abused, seized pistol and fri
30 at her husband, missing him and woun
a ing her mother. For this act the wi
~ and her five children Qhe eldest on
ev eight years of age, were locked up
% the city prison. Since then, and with
no few days, all five of the little ones, Il
oh innocent cause OF the family disluE
or ancc, have been carried 20 their grav'
diving of diphtheFia.