The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-24
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q Red. Red Rose is California curios-
ity.
With a population Of about 500, OO0.-
600 China has not single insane asy-
lum.
Spiritualists have become SO numer.
Gus at Atlanta that they propose to build
temple.
Roman letters are used by all Chris
tan nations except the Germans, Danes,
and Russians.
A man in Randolph, N. z, has such
passion for old carriages that he has
invested $4,000 in them.
SHOW to be Happy, Though Married"
IS the curious title of what ought to be q
very popular book just published
Every person connected with the Exc
Governor down, is a prohibitionist.
; The system Of selling poor people by
auction still prevails in Nova Scotia.
The lowest bidder gets the pauper.
Atlanta. Ga, was originally called
Marthasville. The first settler, William
McGaughey, is still alive, hale and
hearty.
It has leaked out that Bismarck Is fig
uring for German protectorate over
Mexico, with Diaz as the ostensible head
Of the government.
The lead mines Of England are ceas-
ing to pay. Within a few years 169
mines have been closed and $4,000 men
thrown out of employment.
1t is said that in England one man in
every 5000 takes university course, in
Scotland in every SIP, in Germany in
every 21S, and in America in every
1000.
Mohammedanism has made great
strides in Africa within the last fifty
years, and Christian missionaries freely
say they will soon have to deal with It
rather than with paganism.
A French officer has invented rifle
which can be loaded with seven cart
ridges in ten seconds and discharged in
four. 1t does not have to be removed
from the shoulder until empty.
A japanese inventor has succeeded in
making a good quality of paper from
common seaweed. 1t is thick in text
ure, and so transparent that it can be
substituted for glass in windows.
The hornets of Asia are powerful
creatures. A strong, robust man, bitten
on the neck by one of them, ided in two
hours. The hornets are of medium size,
bright yellow, and striped with black.
Alphonse Daudet says he takes a year
for each novel. Each book is written
out three times. There is only one man
in the world who can read Daudet's
manuscript, and that is his private sec
rotary.
The world has been taught to believe
that the Sandwich Islanders killed Capt
Cook with a club. This tradition has
been exploded by ex-AIinister Daggett,
who says the great circumnavigator was
stabbed to death with wooden dagger.
An ingenious Frenchman has conceived
and carried into effect plan for collect
ing the grease and other matters which
defile the Seine and making them into
soap, glycerine, perfumery, etc. He is
reaping a rich harvest from his shrewd-
ness and enterprise.
When the King of Portugal was in
England Queen Victoria presented Sir
Edwin Landseer to his Majesty as q
painter whose works she had been col
1ecting. ''Ah, Sir Edwin" exclaimed
the King, delighted to make your &C
quaintane. was always very fond of
beasts"
A new block of apartment buildings
in New York covers an area of 201x425
feet and includes eight buildings, each
fire proof. The buildings are so ar
ranged as to have plenty of light and
air. They are ten stories high, with
suits ranging in rental from 1900 to
$1,000 per annum.
The aggregate common sense OF the
masses is often underestimate by schol-
oV.lu In VaaIifu fboT-a favry
questions outside of the most difficult
problems in science that are not con-
stantly discussed by plain working peo-
pie, carpenters, mechanics, sailors, farm
mers, and the general run of undistin-
guished PSttsbaIrg Chronicle Iele-
graph.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has
decided that q man whose mill was fired
by the negligence of railroad company
may recover full damages therefor
from the company, although he may
have been paid for his loss by an insur-
ance company. The court held that a
contrary decision would give the wrong
doer the benefit of an insurance on
which others had paid the premiums.
The steamer Oregon, on a voyage
from Portland, Ore, to San Francisco,
encountered an immense whale, and
struck it with such force that the big
vessel shook from stem to stern. In
some unaccountable way the monsters
head then became wedged in between
the rod of the rudder, and the vessel,
and In that way the whale was carried
along with the steamer for several hours.
A New Jersey pauper has peculiar
disease. No matter in what position
any part of his body may be placed, in
that position it remains until changed.
Stand him up in corner and he viii
remain there until removed. If he is
ordered to fold his arms they ara folded,
and remain SO until separated by force.
II his mouth should be open and full of
flies, he neither notices the flies nor
shuts his mouth until so directed by the
keeper.
Near Walla Walla, W. T.. is colony
of religious enthusiasts who call their
organization the Kingdom of Heaven on
Earth They practice polygamy, believe
/ in the transmigration of souls, and
claim that David, Solomon, Moses, John
| the Baptist and St. Peter have been born
again and are now in the colony, and
| that they will soon commence career
| of conquest and subdue the world. They
| hold property in common. There are
very few Americans among them.
The Rev. John Hall is one of the
wealthiest clergymen in New York. His
| head deacon is Robert Bonner of the
Ledger. DR.. Hall receives a salary Of
$4,000 and many presents. He is paid
| $4,000 a year as Chancellor of the
University of the City of New York, and
receives $4,000 year from the Ledger
for one short article a week. Other
literary work brings his annual income
up to about 800, 900. Seventeen year.
ago the doctor preached in Dublin, Ire
land, at a salary of $500 a year.
Mrs. Baxter, of London, a firm be
lever in faith cure, recently made tbs
following curious statement: ION Ger
tain Monday night found my face al
full of mosquito bites. Several friends
kindly prayed that should be freed o
them by Tuesday morning. When re
tired to my bed Jesus spoke TO me and
said: Would you not go among peopl,
and speak for me with swollen face?
I replied, IF it is Thy viii, viii b
/ Glad to- and that is the reason I cam
here with the swelling in my face l
is the working out Of Divine purpose
II By means of an ingenious machine
! wood intended for paper pulp is shave'
of so finely that it is ready to go a
once into the boiler. The machine take
q log twelve inches in length, which
revolves at 3 speed of LOCO revolution
per minute, and sharp cutter shave
.. of shaving so thin that it would TAX
$50 of them TO make an inch, q nicely G