The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

| Gov. Taborss dream of fame is ore.
at can beat Virgins and carry raid =
The Ground hog.
Isn't there little song called Try,
Try Again 81 "-E. Stone Virgins
"Mr. Howgate and myself still seem
to be mlssing."-State Treasurer Vim
cent, -
Nine Nilsson says that no singer can
last beyond the age.of so. The SWed-
ish prima donna still seems to harboF 9
grudge against Clara Louise Kellogg.
"Mr Virgins, 1t seems, was slightly
1 of his base, so to speak. guess can
attend to about ali the business in my
line in the United States and Canada" -
81. Vennor.
/ According to newspaper gossip the
president is "mashed' again-ihis time
! on Miss Beckvith. OF New York. Mr.
Arthur seems to have more flames than
a western hotel
The gossips are already providing fu-
lture employment Tor Senator Window,
and have offered him place IN the cab
met, as well as several other lucrative
business engagements.
The latest form of female enterprise
in New York is the organizations 81 q
co.operative life insurance association
for women only. 1t is stated that the
president will nst be Miss Kate Field.
Virgins, the man whose big storm
failed to come to time yesterday, parts
his name In the middle. It could not
be expected that such q person would
prove much of success even as a wealth
or prophet
Professor Proctor is out gilh mani.
festo TO the effect that sometime during
the coming spring a comet will wlhz
through the atmosphere of this planet
and create such heat as We have never
known before.
Mr.. Beecher ventures the prediction
/, that Ben Butler will one day be presi-
dent of the United States. There seems
to be pleasant consonsnce between the
political acumen of Mr.. Heecher aud
the soundness of his theology.
The statement Is going the rounds of
the press that mule mare gave birth to
colt at Wichita last week. If Mr..
Virgins can secure the address of the
author of that item he will forward him
his belt by the first express train.
1t is-saId that a nineteen year old
daughter of Charles Dickens has deter
mined to make the business of an act
ress her life work. II she can portray
human character on the stage az her
father did with his pen, her success will
be phenomenal.
Ex-senator Eaton, of Connecticut, says
that the Democratic party took out
patent 1tteen years ago for being fools,
and are now busily engaged in trying to
get an extension of time. We didn't
know that patents on natural products
were allowed.
The Washington National Republi-
can speaks of Col. John A. Martin as
the editor of the Atchison (Kan) Con.
stitutIon. The only safety for the editor
of the Republican lies in the fact that
the challenged party always has the
choice of weapons.
The country Is assured upon unques-
tionable authority that both State
Treasurer Polk, of Tennessee, and his
illustriOus compeer, Mr.. Vincent, of Al
ALBANIA. are "elega4t gentlemen 1t
must be admitted that they are both
possessed OF very taking" ways.
Minnesota has made reauisition for
Frank James to answer for the North
field robbery, but Governor CrIttenden,
who evidently regards Frank as one OF
Missouri's things, refuses TO surrender
the distinguished highwaYman until he
has been worked for all that Is in him
in his native state.
Writ Walton is receiving more than
the usual amount of favorable advertis-
ing at the hands Of the Kansas press this
winter. We fancy that Wirt's bonnet,
just at this time. would afford a mod
erately interesting field of research to
the deliver for apiarian knowledge.
Tom Bowen, the new Colorado sena-
tor, announces his kindly intention of
making Hon. Sidney Clarke his private
secretary. Mr.. Bowen is said to have
developed a wonderful penehant for fos-
sils during his mining operations in the
centennial state and this selection abund-
antlY confirms that report
Senator Sluss. Judge W. p Campbell,
9. A. Leonard and Judge Harris are
among the candidates for the judgeship
in the Eighteenth Judicial district. It
is only when there is some office TO fill
that the public gains an accurate con-
ception of the dense population of the
crest and growing southwest.
The publication OF complete edition
of Luther's works Is about to be COM
menced in Germany. Three volumes
year are promised, al which rate it will
take about twelve years to finish the
edition. We should think that when
the great reformer threw his ink stand
at the devil that ought to have satisfied
him.
Iathe tariff discussion in the house
the other day bud Haskell said that
"when tariff duty was put on castor
beans home production began and castor
oil began going down" We question
very much whether the natural descend
ing tendency of the last named CON-
modify could be in the least modified by
any form of legislation
Mrs John Jacob Aston boasts of the
only dinner set of solid gold in this
lcountry. But by beautiful provision
of nature it can impaIt no flavor of
sweetuess-no quality of nourisLment
which is not found in the food that goes
to strengthen and refresh the most hum
BILE laborer There can be no monopoly
of the best things of this life-they are
free to all.
Susan B. Anthony, who is spending a
portion of the winter at Washington. is
said to be one Of the most popular ladies
at the national capital. and is The con-
slant recipient OF handsome and valua-
bic testimonials of regard Miss An
thony is bold disssnter from the popu-
lar fallacy that marital bondage and do
4 nestle drudgerY are the price of won.
ans happiness and success.
Our dispatches contain an account OF
/ an outrage al Paola, which is not equal