The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-09-13

A OAK Ot6 paper learns that Fargo
musician is at Crockston, teaching the
band of that town to toot ON the wild
bazOo."
The Elder Weller evidently under
stood himself when he advised his son
'SamiveP of the value of an alibi. ''-Col.
Frank James.
Strictly confidential. The Knights
Templar band, Of EmpOria, will bring
back the medal which they take with
them to the state fair.
An Ohio man has named his race
horse HoAdlY because it has been dis
tAnced every time it has made its ap-
pearance on the track.
At recent examination of teachers at
the Agricultural College, at Manhattan,
but TWO teachers made the race. There
seems to be no rush for state certificates.
The Times of yesterday makes several
illusions to"Virtuous Kansas City. I'VE
would suggestisn amendment In either
the noun or adjective employed in that
phrase.
The oratorical part of the campaign
In Ohio Is about to begin In earnest all
along the line. If Judge HOadly has
any taste for music he will doubtless en-
joy the canvass.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says: Hav-
ing suppressed the border ruf1ans in its
infancy, Kansas Is able to make short
work Of the ruffiAns of the prize ring in
its vigorous young maturity.
The public ID Asked TO suspend judg-
ment on the question OF the venality of
the Frank James jurors until 1t is asceF-
tanned whether any of them have made
arrangements to build new houses.
The northwestern editor who recently
asserted that the fruit crop was a failure
in Kansas this year. will never know
how big liar he Is unless he goes
through the orchards Of Lyon county.
The Fl. Scott Monitor has an editor
ial on Campaign Expenses" There is
q grave doubt in cur minds whether the
publisher Of . radical prohibition paper
can treat that subject with thorough In
telligence.
A Denver paper says that Remenyi. in
his concerts in Colorado Is using q VIC
lin made for him at Greeley, in that
state. We believe that the great Hun
garian virtuoso could get music out of
horse-fddle.
Frank L. Vandegrift, who has &C
copied the position of city editor on the
Atchison Champion, ID receiving many
fiattering notices from the Kansas press.
His work indicates that these compli-
ments are we'll bestowed.
Mr.. James p. Locke, of Toledo, Ohio,
nephew of Petroleum v. Nasty, has &C
complished the feat of playing on two
comets at one time. Is there positively
no cure for the dreadful scourge which
stands confessed in the "Ohio manr"
The Globe says: "The Atchison sa.
looms are open on Sundays, but out in rip
roaring Dodge City they are closed as
tight as Paddy Browns grip on q dol
lar" This seems to be a proper Occa-
sion to refer TO the Odious nature of CON-
parlsons.
General Rice of the Fl. Scott Mont
tor says that the Martin men "downed''
the Glickites at the recent meeting OF
the Democratic state central cOtnmittes
at Topeka. This seems to afford an un.
commonly fine opening for q card from
Harry Norton.
Jay Gould was before the senate
labor committee in New York yester
day. Mr.. Gould is the gentleman who
carries the telegraph system of this
country around in his pocket. and who
maintains geological garden in Wal
street, New York.
i The New York Tribune prints q dis
patch to the effect that Mr.. Blaine de
clares he IL not q candidate for the pres
idency, has no desire for it, and wants i
SO understood. We lad rather hoped
that Blame would stay out OF the ode
Ginning" business.
The proposition to issue an address u
the public which was discussed at tn
recent meeting Of the Democratic stat
state central committee at Topeka wa
Over-ruled. In the present condition O
the Kansas Democracy discretion is tn,
better part of valor.
The New York Sun is endeavorlng L
persuade itself that the result of the Obi
election in October will have very littl
effect upon the presidential struggle @
"a. Whom il comes to hedging on con
tingencies Mr.. Dana never experience
the slightest difficulty In walking avs
with the bakery.
81 Not much has been made of the poin
+ that Judge Hoadly Is one of the mos
T prominent attorneys of great railroa
: monopolies in Ohio. The other objeC
C tions TO him have been 80 numerous an
Q glarIng that this one has seemed unnet
J, essary. 1t should. however, silence IN
r chronic Democratic howl about "monOI
q oliea."
G Atchison Champion: It is said thi
J. Fox, publisher of the Police Gazette,
making $3.50 900 year out Of his inf
nous paper. This confirms the theoI
Of an old New York editor that "tl
largest fortune In America awaited Il
man who would publish as infamol
and degraded a paper as the poop
would read"
Major WATSON, the defaulting pa
- master from New Mexico, who was I
= Gently deposited in the penitentiary
= LeaVenworth, was relieved the other di
= of his beautiful blonde mustache, whi'
J. has been the object of more or less ed
>, -toriAl comment. The majesty of the Il
:. in Kansas may now be regarded as ha
ing been fully vindicated.
Kansas City Times: The Couri
- Journal has deem interviewing an InC
- ana woman on the political situatiO
: She is for Mcdonald for president a
~ Carlisle for speaker. The singular 81
" Of interviewing an Indiana woman m
be explained by knowledge of the {,
nc that every Indiana man has been int
- viewed a least once, and 1t Is now I
~ propar thing to give the girls 6 sho
~ \, Thus far 1t would appear that eveEybO
e. in Indiana Is for Mcdonald flrst,
and all the time, except Mrn. HOndnc