The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04

to burn the bridges behind It.
The Kansas CITY Evening Star lie APP
parantly In search Of some one 9hoesn
define the position Of that paper on the
presidential question. r r. see, i
There are more than fourteen million
FFeemasons in the world. We ara not
surprised now that .'Old Pom." with
drew IN favor Of Sc John.
Mr.. Hendricks speaks Of the cover.
Whelming" VindIcatiOn of Grover Cleve-
land. Mr.. Headrseks was always more
or less happy in hrs selection and use Of
sdjectIyes. ~. = -. /
There are grave doubts IN the minds
of many leading Democrats whether the
party will be able TO weather he present
canvass .without the appointment Of
conservatUF. 50 e9,.E. isis t.r--seii
Our morning contemporary has found
it necessary TO state, under oath, that it
Is not Incorporation organ. An affidavit
TO the effect that its publisher is not q
Democrat is now n order.
NJ Hendrscks, II ls. sEslcd, cOnscm-
plates making round Of the agriculture.
al falrs and shaking hAnds with The
fsrmeEs. It Is safe 70 assume that he
will nghs shy Of the Sheep-p pens.
Il has BEEN discovered that women
who desire 10 be beautiful must
eat mutton. This item may probably
suggest TO the Wichita butchers the pro-
prlely Of killing sheep at least once or
twice . year.
The Junction City Union is now re-
ceiving numerous and ardent compli-
menis from. the DtmOcEAtic press Of
Kansas. BY beautiful provision Of
justice apOstacy always carries with 1t
It's own penalty. -, I'D. ....,.a5 ~, i
A Florida man reports that he re-
Gently killed an alligator in whose
stomach he found . hen sitting on .
dozen eggs. He has been ordered TO the
Democratic headquarters TO serve dur
ing the csimpaign. Il '''. 81 ri
General Ogles BY wants . man tor pre-
sident Of the United States who knows
what be means when he talks about
commerce. II is quite apparent that
the general expects 70 vote for Blaine.
The editor Of the Savannah News says
that Blaine is in danger of losing Kan
sas- Ii Mr.. ForepsuRh wants smother
tropical idiot to travel with his sWild
Australian Children" here is his oppor-
:upitY. = n.... f,.t H.
The proposition TO change the name OF
Kansas City TO Corriganville will meet
with the hearty endorsement OF every
man who is familiar with the enterprise
and public spirit Of the gentleman who
owns the street car line and the common
council OF that fourishinG trade center.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the reception of Gov. st. John at
Olathe on the 9th ct September, A
presidential candidate should always be
able to arouse moro or less enthusiasm
in the town where he has his washing
done. 'if-p r'f' q - B. ts-tf
Dodge City is very much torn up over
a row in one Of the church choirs of that
city. The people of that pOlIts center
can now smile through the bitter tears
which have been shed over the failure
of the bull fight at that place some weeks
| ago. 80 '-.-.,
Sol Miller, Of the Kansas Chiei, utter
ly repudlates the resubmi ssIon conven-
ton recently held at Topeka in the in
terest OF the Democratic party. Mr..
Miller is an anti-prohibitionist but he
has always been aud still is Republi-
can. an .,...-... .-
| Lawrence Journal: Emporia Pro-
hlbltionists elected delegates TO the
Lawrence convention, Friday night.
Less than half dozen of the voters fav.
ored separate state ticket and only .
few were an favor of st. John electoral
ticket. Emporia ProhibitiOnists appear
to be level headed. '-.'.
| 1t Is profAnelY Intim sted that dancing
was very largely INDUCED in this sum
mer at ChauIauqus. the great s lnday
school resort. But probably the circu-
laiiOn of this rumoI il only q shreWd
device to double the attendance at that
place next season.
Negroes rarely become "hIpped" and
scarcely ever commit suicide. This is
owing to beautiful provision of nature
which crowns the summer with the sue
culent wStermelOn and amelIorates the
severity and gloom Oi winter by the
savorY pOssum.
| A British grammArian has written
q magazine article to prove that . new
personal proaoun is needed IN the En-
glish language. We believe that this
necessity has been very generally recog
nized by the public since the advent Of
Oscar Wilde, who has been variOusly
characterized IS che" "she" and
"it.' ;.5
A. 8. Patterson, business manager oil
of the Chicago Times, has been appoint.
ed conserYator OF the Storey estate, and
Mrs. Storey custodian OF her husband
There is ground for believing that re-
versal of this arrangement would b
highly acceptable 10 the enterprisina
lady in the case.
New York Sun: The Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks says candidate for tht
presidency should be judged by his pub
lie record, and ''not by an old and ex
= pIoded private Islander" This Is true
assuming that the matter under consid-
Grafton is q Islander and is exploded
But suppose it IL true and Is admitted 4
be true by the accused party!
Il An Anti.prOhibitiOn demonstration va
held on Saturday evening at Topeka, p
the residence of Col. c. K. Holiday
candidate for lieutenant governor on th'
Democratic ticket. It may appear 81
peffluous 20 add that il became necessa
ry to utilize the cellar of the family
mansion in providing for the entertain
meHt OF the crowd. *
, The eastern papers contain an accoun
Of . man who laughed himself to deaGl
/ | in New York the other day. The sub
f scribers to Puck were apprehensive o
8 some such result when the current issu'
of that publication appeared with
double page cartoon representing Grove
: Cleveland as 3 eucalyptus tree. witt
leaves for the fesling OF the nation.
n The cry OF both national committees .
q Washington is for money. The Demo
( crata are a. badly on in this respect .
the Republicans; there IL lively skIrm
, ishIng to raise funds. Perhaps Whel
a Ihe canvass Is over it may be discovers
!, that states can be saved without sucI
! extravsgAnt OUTLAWS - have been mad
in previous campaigns. Poverty is salt
TO promote pietv, and possibly politics
virtue may be developed - . force