The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
PERSONAL ANp PoLITIGAL.

Kansas streams
Judge Folger is going 10 be married
Defeat has a tendency 10 make some
men terribly reckless.
Mr. and Mrs ScovIIle still continue to
love each other Neither OF them are
likely TO have any rivals.
Witaess Bowen in the Dickson case
forfeited his bail Saturday. He appears
to have done the same thing with his
character long ago.
The only passion play New York will
be permitted to witness is little one ia
single act in which Ssimi Morse con-
stitntes the entire cast.
Who shot Gambeuas is the my stery
that puzzles Paris. Perhaps the man
who assaulted the late William Pauer-
son is travelling abroad.
Fitz John Porier had the pleasure of
taking in Gen. Lagan's review of his
case. Il is a venerable adage that lis.
tcners never hear any good of themselves.
Ex-Gov. Osborn. nos Z S minister
TO Brazil, is at LeavenwoIth. He will
net return 10 his station until March
next having sixty days leave of alb.
sence.
And now Ii is reported that Mrs.
Langtry kissed a Chicago girl The other
day. 1t seems to US that this yillification
of the Jersey Lily has gone about far
enough.
The Marquis of Lorne has sent his
royal mother-ir law a carload OF Cana
dian sheep. It is said that Queen Vic
toria's only vice is an inorlinate indul.
gence in mutton.
Elk Governor Sprague hopes TO enter
public life again. The governor is a
very small man but we doubt il he will
tnd an aperture big enough to again
admit him to popular favor.
IL is theory OF Dr. Tanner that a
diet of ,urnips produces extreme anna
bility Of temper. Gentlemen who are
enjoying visits from their mothers.in-
law will find these vegetables for sale by
all the leading gTccers.
Senator Pendltton, of Ohio, has an
income of at least 100000 year. A
gentleman so we'll fortified against The
| possibility OF ever standing in need of a
| cleTkship can well afford to take high
ground ON the subject of civil service
| reform.
Chicago Tribune: Miss Emily Faith.
ful says it is a mistake TO regard women
as mere machines. Emily is correct. No
machine has yet been invented that can
buy SIS hat for S1137, and have a
chrome of Washington crossing the
Delaware thrown in
The widow of Deiann A Goddard,
LATELY connected with the Boston Adver-
tiser, has declined testimonial Of $685.
900 contributed by friends of her hus-
band. The report that this eccentric
lady is remotely related To General
Grant must be inaccurat,.
Gath in the New York Tribune: Said
t. the Hon. James Richmond, MIR. Bel
den's friend: eWhRt do you think of
the next presideneys9 Democrats are
are to 'se it. They haven't got big
minded man but Pendieton, and they
hate him for reforming anything"
Owing TO the fact that Nine. Nilsson
was afflicted with very sore throst
Manager Abbey Nas obliged to cancel
h,r engagement in ST Joe and the com
peny proceeded at once 10 st Louis.
ropok1 will not feel quite SO chilly now
as SHE did when she WAS left shiyering
alpne in the cold.
Commonwealth: MIR. j. Nj. Spang
Ter, formerly school teacher in Kansas,
and proiege of THE EMPoRIA NEWS,
having sailed as a missionary to the
Sandwich Islands, an exchange cx.
presses the hope that the natives will re-
ceiye him with open nrms and eat him
al tSe first public feast.
Fort Scott Monitor: William Martin
the lucky coiored man who drew the
Sl5 900 from Ia L uisiana Site lottery
has purchased he r dfi, Id property in
the west part = j. Z V. and will take
possession al ti.c ,inc in the spring Dir
Martin nieuds Ia engage in bushes:
and make this Iii. future home
A story Is toll of cool Bostoniar
when undergoing = savage cross-exami
nation. General Butter had badgered
him numerically, and finaliy said, with
mixture Of solcmniry and fierceness
"Can you ln.k me In the eye-snd repeat
.that" The witness louked at him $
moment and asked quietly, (Which
eyer
Rev II N j. Hyatt NTH Tue Brook.
lyn preacher who left the sacred desk
for a seat in = IN -ess has found himself
unable 10 reyoluti1uizs that body. ant
is DESTROYS "i returning u his formel
charge. Tuere are mparaiiv,ly few
men who combine the requisites for {
successful politician aud tru. Chris
tian
The message of q ,vernO- C.ire1deu
mskrs tlirIcen columns of solid nunpa
r,'l in The Kansas City papers III.
legislature of Missouri could 20 rrvis'
the penal code rs IL compel off nder,
against The law - real that documen
the percentage of ori9insldy in tlal
state could be very speedily red uced L
merely nominal figure.
Commonwealth: Dan H immond wa
re-elPcieh chief engineer Of the Elm
poria fire department, Monday. Dan
has put great many "Emporia states
men" uEde, obligations to him in hi
lifetime, and if there is any reciprocit,
in the make up of the proud and stiff
necked people of that shoddy town
they will see to it that Dan is Away
well taken care OF
LeAvenworth Standard: Still n,
valid reasons are offered why Plum
; should not be reelected to the Uniie,
States senate, while ON the other hand
many good reasons are offered why b
should be The practice of prostitutinI
r the office OF United States senator t
speculative purposes is one that shoul
> be heartily condemned, and Kansa
Legislature has an opportunity to sho,
its maniiness and honesty by so doing
: Madame Christine Nilsson warml
!, defends Mrs. Langtry, in whom sh
firmly believes. People in Americ
E like even an artist TO be natural an
without sffeetat'on" She says: M
7 Langtry has beautiful face and nee
like sculpture. This country is note
for handsome ladies, and such is not II
case in England. Mrs. Lsngtry is yer
amiiable, aud / think she has bee