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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

The Saturday Review: Free educa-
ton has far more in common with
socialism than poor law, because it is
distinct recognition of an obligation on
the part of the rich to pay for giving the
poor what is good for them. In the
United States the elementary schools are
really common to the whole community.
People of all classes send their children
to them. 1t follows from this that the
question how the cost shall be borne be-
comes simply one of convenience.
Everybody has his share of the benefit
bachelors, spinsters and childless par
ents being too few TO affect the general
conclusion-and it is n matter of no
moment whether everybody pays his
quote in the shape of school fees or of a
school rate. In England the case is diff
ierent. Elementary schools are, in
truth, schools intended for a particular
class in the community, and if the en-.
tire cost of educating children at them is
transferred from the parents to the rate
payers the community will pay for the
education OF single section of its mem.
hers
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
violent Storm in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June ia Blue
Earth City special says: "The most
violent storm that ever visited this sec
ton began at about four o'clock las
evening. Five inches of water tell in
one hour. Trees were uprooted and
buildings destroyed, but no grear
damage to crops by hail
is reported. Mr.. and Mrs Chaffee, liv
ing in the town of Lura, were killed BY
the blowing down of their house. The
barn of. L. Praber, in the same town
was unrOofed, burying his daughter in
the ruins. She was taken out in an I'm
conscious condition, and her injuries may
prove fatal.
ST. PAUL, June ia Wells dispatch
says: "a heavy wind and rain storm
passed over this section Saturday after
noon between five and six O'Clock, the
storm coming from the east and west
both meeting between Easton and Della
van, and then going in a north-easterly
direction from three to five miles
with the fury of a hurricane
carrying death and destruction in its
path. An old couple named Chafee
were killed and their building blown to
pieces. John R. Evans had his house
and barn wrecked. L. p. Roberts barn
was wrecked and his daughter seriously
injured. Reports continue to arrive and
show the storm to have been very de
structive, seven or eight houses and
barns having been wrecked and a mum
Der of people injured
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
THE DRUGGIsT TEST CASES

The arguments in the druggist test cas-
es, under the prohibition act, were CON-
pletcd in the supreme court yesterday.
They were conducted, in behalf of the
state, by Attorney General johnson and
County Attorney Vance, and on the
part OF the defense by Hon. Geo.
II. Peck and Judge W. G. Webb. The
issues were presented by the counsel en-
ployed with much ability and the court
room was crowded with eager spectators
during the progress of the arguments.
The counsel for the state in referring
to the power conferred by the
temperance act upon probate
judges, submitted the following points:
list. The legislature had the power to
confer such jurisdiction upon the pro-
bate judge.
Cd. That such duty so conferred was
ministerial, and not judicial
3D.. That the legislation combining the
sale of intoxicating liquors to druggists
was not class legislation.
4th. That if the court should be of the
opinion that it was class legislation, the
legislature had the right under the po-
lice power to restrict the sale of intoxi.
eating liquor in such manner as pre-
scribed by the temperance act.
Judge Webb, in his closing argument
for the defense, referred to the recent de-
cision of Judge Crozier, of Leavenworth,
and said he did not agree with some of
his propositions, but that he had read
his opinion carefully and he stood there
to say that the Legislature never did pos
sess the power which it claimed to exer-
else under this act. That body had no
right to confer this judicial power on
the Probate Judge. The duty thus
sought by the law to be conferred was
judicial, not ministerial. OF this there
could be no doubt. Judge Webb, upon
this point, made an extended
argument, quoting from the author
tiles recognized in the law, to show
the important distinction between these
duties. The ministerial officer simply
acted under a higher authority; but I'M
der the provisions of this act, where was
there any higher authority than the
Probate Court? Absolute power, by
this law, was reposed in the Probate
Judge. He could grant Kermit for the
sale of spurious liquors, if he chose,
without regard to the character of the
petition presented; or on the other hand
he could Withhold, if he desired, without
regard to the weight of names, or char
acter of the application. And from this
action, however arbitrary, there could be
no appeal. Not even the power of the
highest court of the state could be in
voked.
These cases have been followed with
absorbing interest not only by the people
of Kansas, but by friends of the temper
ance cause throughout the entire coun-
try, and the early decision of the court
on the issues involved is eagerly await
al
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
OVER THE STATE.

Riley county will build four new
bridges.
Hutchinson liquor sellers violate the
law on Sunday.
The BARRIERS of Parsons have raised the
price of shaving to Is cents.
Another paper has "gone up the spout
so to speak-the HillsbOrough Phono-
graph.
The female barber of Florence IS
making her third annual round of the
Kansas press.
Work on the sugar factory at Sterling
is progressing, the first story being near
Iy completed.
Jefferson County has ayoung lady over
eighteen years of age who weighs less
than thirty pounds.
Cherryvale has new brass band and
most of the citizens are moving into the
country to spend the summer.
We do not suppose that we shall ever
read the translation of the New Tesla
ment-ParsOns Eclispe.
No, doctor; you seem to be too far
gone for that.
The WIndfield Courier has swallowed
up the Winfield Monitor. Another "loDg
felt want" has gone to rest in the bosom
of a prosperous and legitimate journal.
Contracts for the erection of the new
building for the blind asylum at Wy
andott have been let. The last legisla-
ture appropriated $4,000 for the
purpose.
The State Reform School building at
Topeka was opened on Tuesday with
three inmates-all boys, two white and
one black. Further accessions are an
ticipated when the fruit and melon sea
son fairly opens up.
1t is said that during the recent cy.
clone at Mulvane hail stones as big as a
sugar bowl fell in immense quantities,
and hot wind prevailed, making il
| difficult to breathe and Turning the
leaves of the corn as black as dirt.
Eureka Herald: Mr.. Hardness is
ahead on the heavy fleece business
having ram that yielded thirty pounds
strong This is the heaviest fleece ever
clipped in this county. Last year the
same sheep yielded fleece that weigh
ed twenty-five pounds.
Some idea of the terror inspired by a
Kansas cyclone can be gathered from
the fact that an Usage county man was
driven into the house by one last Sun
day, though he knew his wife was wait
ing for him behind the door with q
rolling pin in her hand.
Chase County Leader. The board Of
district Il, Strong City, formerly Cot
tonwood) let the contract to build the
school house, Tuesday evening, 20 the
following persons: Stone work, Emslie
s. Rcttiger; carpenter work, i. p. Jen,
son; plastering, E w. Brace; cornice
and tin work to an Atchison firm. The
building is % cost $4,7OO and be com.
pleied by October,
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HERE AND THERE.

The man who ''sees sermons in run
ming brooks" is generally addicted to
looking for them on Sundays when bass
are biting.
1t has been discovered that the first
phonetic speller was Cherokee Indian.
We never had any doubt that the system
was relic of barbarism.
We learn from private sources that a
lightning rod agent was killed by the
recent cyclone in the Solomon Valley.
Something happens every once in a
while TO confirm the popular belief in
special proyidences.
In quarrel between two brothers of
Golden, Colorado, over the ownership
of dog, one of the disputants was shot
and instantly killed. The dog is be-
coming a very prominent factor in the
civilization of the great west.
Governor st. John starts this week for
a trip to Colorado and New Mexico,
where he will spend a portion of the
summer. No one save a few of the more
extreme anti-prohibitionists, attach any
special significance to His Excellency's
frequent absence from the state since the
new temperance law went into effect.
The state of Pennsylvania is still
laboring to secure the removal of the
remains of William Penn, from Eng
land, to the commonwealth which bears
hi Te oh otr,.naa1o sl,
plume herself upon the possession of the
most distinguished corpse in the coun-
try, with the possible exception of Mr..
Conkling.
The Democratic party seems to be
finally makinga little tardy PREPARATION
for its persistent efforts during the past
twenty years, to impair the credit of the
nation and to cripple an honest and
judicious administration of the public
finances. 1t is now asserted, upon the
authority of Senator Sherman, that the
tax on whisky will pay the interest on
our national debt.
Lord Sutherland, who passed through
Kansas some weeks ago on his way to
the Pacific coast, is said to be vastly
pleased with his American tour, and it
is reported that he thinks so well of the
country as TO have admitted that it
could not have been improved if an
Englishman had furnished the plans
and specifications for its creation.
A woman in England has just obtained
heavy damages against a railroad for
her nervous System being severely
shocked by the cars being brought to a
standstill, and by being thus thrown
against the side of the carriage, through
the negligence of railroad employe.
1t was argued that damaged goods
would secure indemnity from the CON-
pany, and how much more damaged
persons.
The Eureka Herald says: From what
little study we have been able to give
the revised New Testament we are con-
WINGED that the system of profanity in
common use will have to be revised.
We hope it may be revised out of exist
ence" We infer from the above that
Col. RiZer is the one happy editor in
Kansas whose Office Is never ravaged by
the exchange fiend, and that he alone, of
all his afflicted fraternity, enjoys immu-
nifty from the ubiquitous idiot who is al
ways popping in to tell you of erich
one that he has just thought Of"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

A confirmed mIsogynist in Boston has
been jotting down fragments of CONVEX
sation which he has overheard when pass
ing young women on the streets of that
city. His notebook contains 1000 OF
these scraps. Out of that number $50 be.
gin with either "And said to him." or
"IIe said to me-" or "She told me that
he said;" 100 referred to dresses or hats
that were either perfectly lovely" OF
"just splendid" and the remainder were
pretty evenly divided between com,
ments on other girls, who were "horrid,'
or "stuckup and hateful" new novels
studies, the summer vacation, the Greek
play ut Harvard and the latest scientific
discoveries. Now let this enterprising
sta;istician take census of the compli
mcntary remarks made about himself by
those one thousand luckless victims o
his cavesdropping..
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

The Kansas City Times has apparent
Iy failed in its efforts to annihilate, with
its jealous ridIculc, the proposed rail-
road connection between Atchison and
Omaha. At least 1t is fact that arti.
cles of incorporation for the Missouri
Pacific railroad of Kansas have been
filed with the Secretary of State; that
the capital stock of the company is $780,.
600, and the articles of incorporation
state that the purpose of the company is
to build a railroad and telegraph line
beginning at or near the city of Atchi
son, and to run thence in a northerly di
rcction to the northern boundary Of
Brown county, distance of forty miles
and articles of incorporation for the
same company have been filed in Ne
braska, with view TO continuing the
line northwest to Omaha. This Is
bound TO give Atchison new boom
and, employing figure in harmony
with the leading commercial interests
of the towns, we shall now expect to SEE
the bristles fly in a lively manner be
tween Kansas City and its aforesaid Kan
sas rival further up the river.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
PERSONAL AND pOLITIcAL.

Mr.. Conkling, it is said, finds germ
of encouragement in the fact that Gen
Grant refuses to be interviewed on the
subject Of politics.
Mr.. Conkling, it seems, covered thu
whole ground when he declared he
would not return to the United State:
senate without his tail-piece, Mr.. Plat
There is no earthly possibility of the
latter's ever being returned TO the seal
which he resigned without the slightest
warrant.
Tilden is reported as saying that Pres
ident Garfield is right in his contest
with Conkling. For once, Tilden i.
right. He thinks the Democrats should
let the Conkling muss alone, and stay
within their party lines. But then tho
temptation for them to blunder is very
strong.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
Another Emile Ballot.

ALBANY, N. Y, June 15.-The john
convention today voted as follows fol-
successor to Conkling: Senate
Jacobs, 8; Conkling. 8; Wheeler, 5;
Rogers, g.; Cornell, I; Lapham. L; Brad
ley, 1; FOlger, 1. Assembly-Jacobs,
a; Conkling, %; Wheeler, 20; Rogers
II; Cornell, o; Lapham, O; Folger, 1;
Tremaine, 8; Crowley, 2. Combined
vote-Jacobs, 40; Conkling, 81; Wheel.
er, %; Rogers, IS; Cornell, 10, Lapham
10; Bradley, /; FOlger, 2; Tremaine, 3;
Crowley, Q. No choice.
The vote for a successor to Plat was
as follows: Senate-Depew, 12; Ker
nan. 6; Plat, z; FOlger, 1; Cornell, 2
Assembly = Depew, AZ; Herman, HI;
Plat, 20; Felger. 2; Cornell, s; Crowley,
4; Lapham, 1 Rogers, L; B. F. Tracey,
1. Combined vote epew, 81, Herman,
50; Plat. "a; Folger. 3; Cornell, 10;
Crowley, 4; Lapham. 1; Rogers, /;
Tracey, L. No choice. The convention
adjourned till tomorrow.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

Lot 202-Ladies' fine brown Balbriggan
hose, embroidered fronts, extra length,
~ cents per PAIR.
Lot 1650-Ladies' fine brown Balbriggan
hose, and full regular, 90 cts. per pair.
Lot 724-Ladies' fine brown Balbriggan
hose, silk klOck and full regular, %
cents per pair.
500 pairs ladies' white cotton hose at 5
cents per pair.
so different styles ladies' colsred cotton
hose, 8 to.15 cents per pair, former price
1215 to % cents.
125 different styles ladies colored cotton
hose, 20 to 70 cents per pair, regular
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

New York Tribune: That Conkling
petitioner, who requested Conkling's
and Platt's reelection 800 times in the
same document, beats the South Carroll.
ma tissue ballot operators away out of
sight. Some of them were known to
have voted $500 times, but they could
not get beyond that point in Il single
day. Mr.. Michael Maloney was indus
irious, but not at all shrewd. 1t is evil
dent that he was not well manipulated"
The petitioners OF the Conkling party,
like its editors, need more skillful
guiding hand than either the primatc or
the vicc-president seems to possess.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

Bradley admitted Tuesday, during
the course of his examination before the
investigating committee on the alleged
bribery cases at Albany, that he had
been an inmate of the state inebriatc asy-
lum nj Binghampton, in 1872, for nine
months. And. come 10 think, there has
been nothing in his testimony thus far
which jars with that confession.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

A stronger temperance sermon will
never be preached than that which an
unfortunate woman of Cape Girardeau.
Mo-, recently delivered before her hus.
band in bar-room. Setting covered
dish, which she had brought with her,
upon the table, she said: "Presuming,
husband, that you were too busy to come
home to dinner, l have brought you
yours" and departed. With forced
laugh he invited his friends TO dine with
him; but on removing the cover from
the dish, found only slip of paper on
which was written: II hope you will
enjoy your meal; it is the same your
family have at home"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
Road Nntica

Notice is hereby eiVen that petition has
been presented to the Board of County Com
for The location of "A county road'as follows
to- wit: Commencing at the northwest corner
of the northeast quarter of section %, town
sbip2l. range 10, thence east on the section
line as near as practicable to the northeast
corner of section IS, township 2i, range 10
thence south on section line as near as prac-
ticable to the southeast corner of the north
east quarter of section %, thence east on hall
TO- one fourth of a mile, thence directly south
one-half mile to south line of section 81
township 81, range 10, thence east on section
line as near as practicable to intersect q road
already established. And upon said pro-
posed road the Board appointed the follow
ing viewers: Daniel Bitter, Freeman
Soule and w. T. Starr to meet at the be-
ginning of said road, on the 9Th day OF
July, A. d. 1881, at 10 O'Clock a m, and in
conjunction with the County Surveyor, to
view, locate and survey said road, and to give
all parties hearing. By order OF the Board
24-25 WIN. T. EWING, County Clerk.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

jeff Davis in his book thinks that
tho fate of armies" in battle depends on
one man. But which one is it? When
one man is killed another takes his
place, dd i9fRitum. The country
thought that when Abraham Lincoln
was murdered there were woes unnum.
bcred in store for us, but even with An
dy johnson following we still lived
The notion that any one man is essen
tIal to our being is one Of our vision
nry fallacies.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

Kansas City Journal: Kansas topers
boosted Of having killed the effect OF
the temperance law in advance by egg
ing on the trainers of the law until il
was made so stringent that it is practi.
cally imperative. The prospects now
are that they will continue the egging
on prOOOss until the ranks of the prohi.
bitionists will be greatly increased by
those who have heretofore held more
conservative views of the matter. There
is such q thing as too much DEFIANCE.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

The IIalEbreeds should not be toe
rash in consigning Mr.. Plat to eternal
Oblivion and in asserting that the future
has no possibilities for that aimable
gentleman. When Mr.. Conkling estab
fishes himself in law office common
surate with his general magnificence, il
is asseverated upon excellent authority
that the appointments will embrace a
functionary about the size of Mr.. Plat
who
'win clean the windows and sweep the floor
And polish up the handle OF the big front
door
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

The selection Of Emporia as the place
for holding the annual State Sunday
school convention in October is fitting
and pleasant testimonial 10 the highly
moral attributes Of our city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

All the Democratic newspapers of Vir-
ginia are forced to speak well of the an
ti-BourbOn candidate for governor, Col.
Cameron. The only thing they can say
against him is that he has deserted the
Bourbon party. That's pretty bad, but
he is young and will doubtless be able TO
bear up under the burden. We venture
the prediction that he will have plenty
Of congenIal company within very few
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

Let contributions be forwarded TO this
Office and everything be handed over TO
a responsible committee for distribution.
Remember this; there is no time for de.
lay.
The county commissioners should
meet at once, and any reasonable appro.
priation they may make to aid these suf
fering people will be approved by the
county.
We propose to start at once over the
ground, and full particulars of the dam
age and its extent will be published in
the regular edition Of the Free Press
this week.
That Usage county has sustained &
great, sudden, unexpected and incalcul
able misfortune is too true-noY let hel
people be true TO themselves and show
the county that they are ready an(
prompt TO extend the hand of relief K
their suffering feIlow-citizens.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

price soc. to 1925.
100 styles misses and childrens' hose,
all grades, reduced % to 80 per cent.
from regular prices.
A great many broken lots of misses and
childrcns' fine hose at half price.
Our stock of hosiery is very large and
must be reduced. If low prices will
sell goods there should be but a rem
nant of the stock left by Saturday
night. Remember that these are not
poor, cheap goods bought to sell as a
catch penny, but our regular stock OF
first-class goods. Call carly while the
lines are full.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

81 am willing to risk my reputation as
public man." wrote Edward Kinds, of
the Liverpool Mercury, "if the worst
case of small pox cannot be cured in
three days simply by the use of cream
tartar dissolved in one pint of hot water
drank Mt intervals when cold. 1t is a
certain, never failing remedy. 1t has
cured thousands, never leaves mark,
never causes blindness and avoids tedi.
Gus lingering"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 15.-The
Agricultural Department issues the fol-
lowing synopsis of reports for June:
Spring wheat-The area shows large
decline since last year. The area re-
ported to this department is only Sc per
cent of that sown in 1880. The condi-
lions, however. are fully equal to that of
last year at the same time.
Winter Wheat-The condition of this
crop is reported at an average for the
whole country of only rs per cent. The
principal complaints are from Michi-
gan, Indiana and Illinois, laid mostly
to unfavorable weather. There is great
damage from chineh bugs and Hessian
| fly. California reports very low con
dition caused by cold weather and
drought.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

A clear majority of the Republicans of
the New York legislature declare by
their votes that they believe Mr. Depew
is innocent Of the charge against him.
They know Bradley better than the pub
lie can know him, and this answer to his
charge Is of great importance.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

Senator sherman irulhfully says the
platform of the Republican party is
what it has done. Aud yet there are
some men so guileless as TO think that
Roscoe Conkling can kick such an or
ganiZation 10 pieces
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16

The present mission of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat seems to be to defeat
the Republican ticket in Ohio, this fall.
The tow line will find this a bigger con-
tract than PULLING Grant through at
Chicago, or Conkling at Albany. Nc
Cullagh has a harmless idlosyncrssy of
hanging out more than he can wash.