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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
HOW no ,SUCCEED

John L. RastaIl of the Burlingsme
Chronicle, tells AN interesting story of
his experience In getting that town
aroused To the pitch of boring for
coal" The town was rapidly dying and
Rastall determined that .one last effort
should be made TO save II. ALI the sur
rounding towns were prospecting on
the coal interest, and Mr.. Rastall be-
lieved BurlingRme could d0 the same.
The result shows that his faith was not
unfounded. Coal was found, another
railroad was built, and four hundred
men were furnished with work in the
mines, and more houses have
since been built than were
put up in dozen years before.
1t took work to raise the money needed
to experiment for coal, and MIR. RsstaIl
met the usual discOuragements and re-
bufTs in his enterprise. His experience
was that uf many men who have under
taken such tasks. He tells at tine dit
ferent classes he met in his efforts TO
raise funds:
He met the town hog, who came ITO
Burlingame without dollar, and had
made u comfortable fortune specializing
on the ignorance, crrdulity, or misfor-
tunes ofthe Inhabitants, OF the financial
embarassmcnts of the municipality, and
who when asked To contribute eighty
five cents to the $l5 dollar fund, said he
had no money to invest in such specu
lations."
He met the small souled chap who re-.
fused to contribute because somebody
else dad not.
He met the lOrdly chap who gave IS
cents, as he said without any expecta-
tion of ever seeing il again, but rs All
act of charity, and to get rid Of the solicit
tor.
He met the aVaricious gentleman who
would not subscribe unless the expert
mental shaft was sunk an his land, and
with the pTOviso thai No other person be
permitted to dig c"al within i've miles
OF him.
He met the lOw-spirited citizen who
told him lac was u fool for trying 10 do
anything "in this town"
He met the fractions bull-head who
was going 10 'buck agin" the project ON
general principles.
He met the nicrIScnpic-eyed party
who was certain that under this plan of
raising fifteen dollars Tiers was dark
scheme to make money for somebody.
He met the large minded man who
was satisfied the experimental boring
would "cost thousands of dollars" and
so was unwilling to contribute to an in
sufficient fund.
He met the little great man, who had
not been approached in the proper man.
ner and by the prnpeF party, and 50
would give nothing. He would rather
the community Ut large would suffer and
the enterprise fail than tn give anything
unless there was some "fursv" made
over him.
He met the man who wanted il an
nounced Ia the papers if he give fifty
cents, and the brass band brought ont il
he condescsuded To besiow his patron.
age on the matter.
But Rastall kept on and triumphed
and saved the old towns bacon.
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Some of the Russian Jews who fed
to this country for protection are now
returning to their homes. They give
their fellow countrymen. characteristic
accounts of their experience In the
United States. They confess themselves
astounded at the average intelligence OF
ourpeople, and were particularly I'M
pressed with the fact that while they
found it easy to get livelihood among
the ignorant, thriitless peasants OF Rus-
STA, they were in danger Of starving IN
the United States. what we here con
slider hard work or good work." said q
Jewish mechanic TO the ST. Petersburg
correspondent OF the New York Sun.
"the American workman would call
child's play, or FOOLS frolic. An Amer
lean mechanic or farmer At his work Is
. sight worth seeing. ! tell you an
American workingman Is worth foul
Russian worlingmen. II the Russians
were as industrious as the Americans
are there would be no richer country In
the world than Russia. Peter the GreaI
used to send HE subjects to Germany
and Holland 10 learn trades. His sue
cesuor you'd now do a great thing BY
ooadIag his subjects To the United Statei
20 lsan kow 70 work"
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OVER THE STATE.

Five patriots ure willing to serve the
dear people in the capacity of reprrsen-
tntIve from the Lawrence district. II
seems needless To add that Hon. Sidney
Clarke belongs to the quinielte.
Col D. r Anthony, of the Leay, n
worth Times, is said TO be the owner of
splendid farm oE ,140 acres. IL is
MT very often that u Kansas ne6spaIjrr
man is made the hero of II romance
An item is gong the rounds OF the
press Ia the effect that man residing
near Abilene recently dug ifty-twO Po-
tntues and ten-inch MILESTONE all from
one hill. Dickinson county has long
been noted for the fertility of her soIl
and liars. -
The Atchison Champion of the 23d
has very readable editorial on Kan
sas Summer Resorts" It is surprising
how little was known, comparatively,
| Of the natural resources of our glorious
young commonwealth up to the time OF
the recent Republican state convention
at Topeka.
LeayenwOrlh Times: A little child out
10 Clay county, while playing around a
thresher, swallowed pint of oats by
way of diversion. The oats began 10
swell. the youngsier began 10 yell, the
doctor came pell-mel . and for q spell il
WAS hard to tell ~bRi had befcli the hope
full young offspring; but a judicious dis
infectAnt ur something of that kind stop.
ped the trouble 8
] Atchison Champion: II is to be hoped
/ the brutal fool who cut Mr. Welch's
harness to pieces, and shaved his horses
tail, 10 Topeka, will be caught. The
blame of the act is laid on the saloon
keepers, who reply by offering $500 for
the perpetrator of the act. The man
who takes revenge in this way for real
or fancied injury, is capble of any base
ness We should be afraid TO drink at
the saloon Of such q petsSn; he would
be capable of adding To the. native poi.
son of his whisky.
A constitutional amendment prOpOs.
. ing woman suffrage was voted upon IN
this state in 1887 and received {, 070 votes
to 10 S75 against. The state was stump
ed that year by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucy Stone Blackwell, Susan B, Ar
thOny, George Francis Train, Mrs. .Liv
, ermors and many other hOsed advocate.
Of the. Measure. while /. s. Kalloeh
, Judge Sears. C. Y. Eskridge ana other
. spoke against it. - -,-.-,..
: Kansas City journal: As threshinl
{ progresses in the central part OF Kansas
y where most of the wheat of the state il
3 raised, larger yield is shown than wa
J. anticipated by the board of agriculture
5 Twenty -four reports received here frOu
1 farmers in Clay, Saline. Jefferson, Els
: worth, Rice, Russel. Burton, Ellis, Rifle,
and Sheridan counties, run from fitteel
20 fOrty-six bushels per acre, and she's
E an average of twenty eight, The geneI
average of this part of the state is est
{ mated At tWeniylhree bushels, and som
t few counties viii run 10 twenty-five. q
was the case In 1873 "a ss
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HEerrIck ont Of Order

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 95.-In the star
route trials Merrick resumed his argu-
ment for the prosecution this morning.
During Merrick's argument he had 4
sharp discussion with Hinkle, when the
court decided Merrick's remarks were
decidedly Objectionable Merrick con-
tinued his line of argument when Hin
kle again objected
The Court-Mr. Merrick. you are VIC
latIng the rule. You have no right to
say that in this connection.
Merrick said that Dorsey, having
stolen money from the treasury, kept It
back from the sub contractor, deifauding
the government on the one hand and his
employe ON the Other.
The proposition laid down by Secre-
tary Teller that people OF the west were
as much entitled To speedy mail facili-
ties as those of the east, will be regard
ed as The wild fallacy Of man seeking
popularity among his own constituents.
Commercial transactions needed rapid
ty of communication. Wall street must
communicate with all the different parts
OF the United States and the world with
great rapidity. The western farmer
asked not for special rapidity of CON-
municati0n. He was. not entitled to the
same mail facilities that the people of
the east required. Court adjourned un-
til MOnday
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81 q.
The recent death of Mr.. SteisOn, for.
mer Lessee of the Aston House, New
York. recalls that gentleman's relations
with Daniel Webster It was at the
Aator House that Webster metthe south
arm delegates to the Bsltimore conven-
tien 10 which he had expected to be
nominated for president. The southern
delegates had voted against him. When
they called upon him afterwards at the
Aston House il vas only on Mr.. Sietson's
solicitation that he consented to receive
them. Webster greeted them cOldly and
then reproached them with their deser-
ton of him. He said thsy had used and
deserted every other northern man who
had bsea their servant, but be was the
last northern man they would use and
the last northern man they would desert
He closed his speech by saying; Gen
tlemen. my public life is ended. l go
70 Marshaeld to sleep with my fathers.
carrying with me the consciousness Of
duty done, When perilous times come
TO you, as come they will, you will
mourn in bitterness Of spirit your c=axen
cOndGcs and your base ingratnade.
Gentlemen, i bid y0u good zieALp
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THE GREAT REUN1on.
Active wOrI. orths COMMITTEES of Thirty
Eight.


Commonwealth: The committs ui
thirty-eight met last night at the coun-
Gil chamber. President Anderson in the
chair
81. p. Simpson and Mr. LETTERS, OF
Nc. Pherson county. were present.
The commissary committee submitted
the contract and bond of James Glauser,
relating to the supply of rations, which
was approved.
The quartermaster was authorized TO
contract for wood.
The following resolution passed =.
Resolved, That 10 the quarteFmaster
is hereby iiesignated the entIre control
of the camp gT0und-ihe 4snts, their ar
rangements, and full supervision Of the
entire matter, subject only to the orders
of the commander OF the camp and the
committee Ut thlrty-eight. i
Maj. Summers, Of EmporiA, being pres
enI Was appointed u committee of one
to negotiate for terts and report 10 the
corresponding secretary. &C ss
sr.MEi gphR. Martin. chairman ef.tha. cit
liens enipnilsee on; 6nsnse. reported
that $5.I00 so far had been subscribed,
which amount may be increased to 3D.
500.
A.vOLe of thanks was rendered to Hon.
John Martin for valuable services rem
dered, and Dir. Martin and Mr.. Douthitt
were declared honorary members of the
committee of thir,y-eight, with power
IN ar.Fa in
The committee on invitations was in
structed to extend Invitations TO DR.
'Krohn, OF Atchison; Col. Williams, of
Colorado; Col Cloud, of Carthage, Mis-
souri,. and General P. Clayton, OF AR
kansas, TO address the veterans. An in
vitation was also extended TO Mrs. E G.
Chapman, of Girard, Kansas, the wife
of an old soldier. A special Invitation
was also extended by this committee,
through Gen. John 8. Marmaduke, of
ST. Louis, Mo-, TO the ,ex-confederaies of
Missouri. Arkansas and Texas, to attend
the reunion at Topeka, and partake Of
the hospitality with the boys who wore
NC HuoitCImnS1cIs Iu COuJuuCIIOu
with the president and both secretaries,
wss instructed to contract for 900 tents
with Mr. Isbelle
+ The qusrtermaster, Capt. DevendOrf,
Was instructed TO contract for wood, for
camp ground, in such quantities as he
may deem necessary, and TO supply the
band camp, on capital square, with
wood, straw, etc the same as the reun-
ION camp
A committee of three, consisting of
Hamilton, Billingsly and Slocum, was
appointed to devise a plan whereby the
veterans may identify old comrades dur
ing the reunion, -'k-
Col. Moss was directed to act as a
special committee of one, aud in the
name of the committee of 80 invite the
distinguished officials of Secretary Lin
coins party to attend the reunion.
The committee on railroad transporta-
tion reported that the uniform rate of
one cent per mile had now been secured
on the following roads. viz: The A. T.
& S. F. and branches in Kansas: u. p.
road and branches; K. G. s. s. w. also
the TT. Scott s. Gulf; and at the rate of
one fare for the round trip on the Mis-,
souri, Pacific. a1.a ~
On motion, the committee adjourned
until next Wednesday evening.
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Convention of Free-ThInksrs

: WATKINs,N. V, Aug. 25.-There were
100 delegates present at the Free Think
ers' convention 70 day. The following
committee on the establishment of free
thought university was perfected: Col.
IngeTsoli, CORTLAND Palmer, New York
Hon. A. b. Bradford. Pennsylvania !;
Geo. Chainey, Boston; J. Fl. BurRham.
Michigan; g. A. Walser. Missouri.
Eliz 'tIeth Cady Stanton, New Jersey /;
Col. NJ. E. Billings Iowa; Ex-Gov.
Charles Robinson. Kansas; Hon. &. b.
Waite, Illinois; John +. Engle, North
Corolina
G. ii. Walser. founder of the town OF
Siberia, in Missouri, MATE an appeal for
an orphans asylum being established
there
Over $300, 900 have been raised 10 aid
the movement. Addresses have been
made by COurLIaud, Palmer, George
Ghsiney, n. Babcock, Of Michigan, ]
Il. BurnhsIn, Charles Bright, of Austria.
liza. and others. This evening it was
voted unanimUsly that the Free Thinkers
of New York Ia annual convention as,
tembled welcome Herbert Spencer to
America, appreciate his noble service to
free Thought, science and philosophy, re
specI Io his desire for exclusion and rest
and heartily wish him health, long life
and tIrGIspt ritY
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CHARGED FocTGARs.
The origin OF Senator Hills disease,
which resulted in his death, is thus de-
seribed.

The origin OF Senator Hills disease,
which resulted in his death, Is thus de-
scribed:
EpiihelOma, OF skin cancer, Is entitled
to be classed with the other curcinomeT,
or cancer proper. It's SEA. u Hlwsys- in
the skin, or mucous membrane, or both.
and il may force itself into deeper strJic.
lures, invading Emphatic and other
glands, and inGiltrating the surrounding
tissues. It is essentially q disease OF
middle age, the tendency to ii is gsner-
ally Occasioned by the long continued
or frequently repeated application OF an
irritant, as in the case of Senator Hill,
who had the peculiar habit Of holding 3
cigar almost constantly in his mouth, and
keeping the nicotine coated end against
the LEFT side Of his tOsgue. This wac, no
doubt the exciting cause in his case. II is
well known that the senator inherited a
predispOsition 10 cancer, having lost q
sister several years ago by the same dis
ease. Many instances are on record
where the disease has been traced to a
short stemmed pipe.
Each of the millions of little round
cells is a section of epitheOlma, endowed
with the power of reproduction, and the
cells migrate and cOloniZe and feed up
on the surrounding tissues About
three years ago Senator Hill observed a
little assure on The right side of his
tongue. Aside from slight pain and
occasional Inconvenience nothing WAS
thought OF it. AS it grew worse he con-
suited physician and Was told that il
would soon heal Had SenetRF Hin re-
moved the exciting cause b. removing
the ever present cigar, the chances are
that 1t would have healed kindly. Soon
tissue and life began The diaeaso grew
daily worse. Finally, after a long and
fatal delay, his friends induced him To
VISIT Professor 3. p. Gross, Of this city,
only tai hear the great surgeon pro-
nOunce those Omisous words, abOO late"
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a Dsaxra0sfGi Failure.

: CHICAGO. Aug. 23-The picnic al
OgdeR1s grove to-day for the purpose Of
raising funds 10 build 4 monument in
memory OF John Brown was Disgrace
full failure. About 800 persons were
present, and the expenses practically
consume the receipts. The whole affair
was badly managed. Speakers adver-
tisea il appears had never been commu-
nicatcd with upon the subject. and
rumors of the misrepresentation OF
funds had been raised. Mrs John
Brown appeared on the stand and was
cheered Justify. Speeches were made
by local orators, songs sung and letters
of rsgr.t read from Mrs Luereiia Gar
Geld. President Arthur. Wendell Phil
lips, Senator Piachbeck. Roscoe Conk-
ling, Secretary Lincoln, Gen. Grant, Col
Ingersoll, Senator Hoar, Gen b. r.
Butler, John Brown. JE, Senator Harri-
SON. George William Curtis, Gen. Ne
Clellan, Geo. Swinton, Peter Cooper,
Jason Brown and others. 1t Is stated
that \ number Of citizens are arranging
= method 10 raise money 10 buy Hrs.
Browns homestead
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Eureka Herald: Senator Plumb ar
rived home at Emporia last week and
was received by grand demonstration
by his fellow toWnsmen. From the tone
of the press throughout the state il looks
like Senator Plumb will be his own sue
cessor next winter If he desires. We are
inclined to think that any one who at
tempts TO compete with him will have
an uphill business. It is hardly neces-
sary to state that Greenwood county
will be solid far him. He has, by his
course in the senate during the recent
session, established the fact that he Is 9
capable and successful, as we'll as 9 hard
worker. One of the best things Of the
session was his attack on the dillatOri.
ness of the house in the confederation Of
appropriation bills, etc. He thereby
not only Increased his hold on the
people of this state but gained flatter'
ing reputation throughout the nation a
a man bent on the business he was semi
to do, and not one addicted to foolish
ness.
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Says Our Continent: mo law in mar
viea life Is 6f more positive application
AMI none has been more calmly set
aside, than that which makes the wife
the proper agent of expenditure. The
mans opnIAct with home is not perma-
nent, bat casual. The woman, from her
very position, Is in constant relation TO
It's requirements She can best judge
the relative need and value of anything
to be bought, and. II the chance for any
experience has been allowed her, can
buy with better Judgment and clearer
knowledge. And. IL still she hesitAtes
and draws back. and says. as l have
heard women say, oh. TN such a child
stili-I don't know anything about bust
ness; Charley alwaysattends TO every
thing let Charley himself rouse her &c
a sense OF the situation and do for heI
the work her mother Would have don'
had she. poor soul, had any superhuou'
sense or reason TO use or transmit"
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Texas RssOds.

GALVESTON. August ga News,
Dallas. special says: No through trains
on the Texas & Pacific railroad since
Wednesday Another Wsshous fhia
morning as Grand Prairie has cut OF
communication with Dallas and Fort
Worth.
! a News, Concho. special says: Heavy
rains from 8 p. m. yesterday until D.
N. to-day, Alling north and main Concho
and inundatiDg the towns Of San Ange-
les and Ben1cklln, washing away houses,
hotels and stores The losses, l. lie esti-
mated, will run up into thQusapda No
loss OF life lie reported yet, The people
have all mad 10 tbs aoiOfning hiIls,
awaiting the s45sidence q the water.
The river ls pow slowly falling. Among
the buildings washed away in San An.
geles are Mrs. LAckey's iine hotel. Pat
feEsOu q Longwet's tin shop. Vick'l
warehouse, Miller & Vick's livery stable
four dwellings, also engine house THE
1oss At Benfickliu has not been ascer
tainsd- Heavy damages are apprehend
ed below these points.
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Atchison Champion: The Chicago
Times attributes the adoption OF the
prohibition in Kansas Ia the preponder-
ance of the New England element. This
Is very common mistake made in re-
gard To Kansas. II arises from the
prominehce at the New England Emil
grant Aid Society in our early history,
aud the part the Yankee town of Law
renee bore In .'the troubles" The truth
is, that Kansas is settled largely from
the older western states, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa, especially the two
last named, The influence of New
England ideas extends everywhere; but
numerically her sons are in a small mi
nority In Kansas. We believe not a
governor IN Kansas, since Charles Rob
inson, has been native of New Eng
land, and very few of the slate officers
have hailed from that section.
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Tie foIlowibR from the New York
Star, D 'ss 'KeIiey's organ, is remarka-
lie chiefly Tor its frank acknowledge
ment of the corn:
There are to-day no great absorbing
political issues before the country Ia d.
VIde~citizens into parties and range them
Ia rival cauips. fhe session of Congress
Just closed after an eight muhths' dis
grace, showed thar the old dividing
lines were virtually eff Iced, and that NO
new ones had been drawn. On the tariff
question neither party is unit. On the
currency question both parties are di-
Vided Aud in the matter of Jobs Meth
er party can condemn the other, in view
OF this alacrity with which Democrats
voted for the 500. coo. 600 pension enor-
nifty and the $lS.7OO.OOO river and
harbor steal.
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WIN RobInson Accant

LAWRENCE. Kas., August 25.-This
morning delegation consisting of p. p.
Elder, chairman of the state Greenback
convention, Lyon GOcord. Snow, of Otta-
way, Nugent and others called upon
ex Governor Robinson at his home north
of che city, known as soak RIDGE farm,
for the purpose of ascertaining if he
would accept the position rendered him
for governor by the Greenback party of
Kansas. They found the governor. at
home, but learned but little, for the
reason that he had not had time to con-
slider the situation. Your correspond.
ent saw him today and he declined to
say at present whether he would accept
the nomination or not, for the reason
he had not been officially notified, and
had not considered the matter.
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The Lawrence Regatta

LAWRENCE, August ga picked
four from the world renowned HillsdaIe,
Michigan has been entered for the regatta
which takes place at Lawrence on the
18th and Goth Of September. This crew
will be from the club of the Hillsdale
four now in England. The four coming
here will meet at the Lawrence regatta
the Pawtuckets of Rhode Island, who
were organized expressly to challenge
the Hillsdale's crew now in England.
The Lawrence regatta promises to be the
most interesting of anything held in
America This year.
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We simply rise tn inquire what IL
will take to satisfy our neighbors OF
Newton. wlro are inauguratiug what they
think is Ihnnderbolt on St. John, and
T., ak IL her Republicans are not cutting
off lille mnre than they can masticate.
Two years ago they had one of the presi-
dentIai electors; also six years ago. This
year the Republicans of the southwest
and from all parts of the state gave LeT
one az the congressmen-4t-large. II
would seem Ia reasonable people that
Newton had been well treated by the
Republican party and had as little ex
cuse for making AN organized bolt as
any town in the state. We hope the
boys will cool off and take their medi'
cine
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The nomination of Charles Robinson,
die leadiag opponent Of prohibition,
and the fact that the platform straddles
the temperance question, will let half
the Greenbackers out. and they will sup
port St John. II the Democrats pursue
the same policy, which they are likely
60 de-. 10 will give 81. John at least one
third Of the Democratic vote ofIhe state.
II really looks now as though the dis
satisfied Republicans can so IL they
inai-t nm IN
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Kansas City Journal: Abe Steinberg-
or, publisher Of the Grip, submitted his
case. tn the judge yesterday without
jury, trial or argument. the question AT
issue being simply, "Were the articles
and paragraphs obscene" Judge
Jones. afler glanciDg over the two last
Issues for q space Of five minutes, fined
Steinberger $500. The fun extent Of the