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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
HERp avn THERE

The London Times, in an elAborase
article on General Booth and the Saliva
ton Army, says il is the most singular
social phenomenon Of this generation.
1t is said that Senator Plumb pro
posed an amendment to the river and
habOr steal for mAcAdamizing the Ar.
kansas river and the MArias des Cygns
A sea-serpent with eyes like lOcomo.
tive headlights and polka dots all over
its body is seen from The hotel piAzzas Of
certain eastern watering places. We
fear the prospect for prohibition in
those localities is NOT very encourag-
ing.
The wearing of jewelry is said to be
going on: of fashion in England, and Il
is becoming vulgar TO display jewels
unless upon some great occasion. Tx
new fashion should strike America hard
beginning ct the watering places On thE
seashore.
The penuiVe @. Wash ChiIds, Of Phil
adelphia, is trying to shake Genera
Grant on the Methodist church for Ii.
purpose Of enticiug him into the Episco
palian organization. But "the old man
seems to think the Methodists are good
enough for him.
A cabIegram says that 100 women
have been arrested at Gross Becskerek
Hungary, Tor poisoning their husbands
It is difficult to underderstand why &C
many women should have been stimuli.
taneously seized with mania fol-
making sponge cake.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The Irish arrears rent bill Is thus ex.
planned by the Cincinnati Commercial,
which paper comments very freely upon
the subject:
The arrears bill secures to the poorest
tenants in Ireland possession of their
holdings. If the tribunal before which
the case comes is satisfied Of the inabil-
ity of the tenant to pay his arrears of
rent which have accrued for the current
year, and if he has paid his rent for the
present year the government steps in,
pays half the outstanding Indebtedness,
not to exceed one years rent, and can
cells the rest. The tenant is thus given
q chance for a new start in life, and can
retain his holding in spite of the land
lords desire to evict him.
It is doubtful whether any other gov
eminent on the face of the earth could
be induced to adopt so generous a poll
cy. Yet it does not satisfy the Irish
agitators or stop the murderous proceed.
upon shooting and assassiaatipg all the
same, seemingly encouraged by the con.
coSsions of the government and anxious
TO multiply the difficulties in the way of
pacIfication.
The patience and forbearance of the
government are almost phenomenal, but
there must be an end even to them. ALI
has been done that can be done in behalf
OF the peasantry in Ireland, and IL they
do not accept the conditions offered, the
whole civilized world will DO convinced
that the complaints about the landlords
and their expressions are but a pretext
under which the agitators are working
for political ends.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

"Wud ony man trid on the tall Az mt
caut ?'-McCabe.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, Of Indiana, de.
clsres that the Democratic party will
oppose prohibition in all its stages.
The Democracy of Iowa, like theiI
brethren In other states, are aggressive
for free rum and pauper wages for work
ing men.
Congressman Jay Hubbel thinks thG
Republican congressional campaign
looks fifty per cent. more promising
now than it did two years ago.
The late Mr.. Hendricks thinks that
the Democrats should base their cam.
paIgn of 1883 on the broad issue of IRE.
form all along the line" Hendricks
has permanently retired from politics.
At the time of the assassination OF
President Garfield, the poverty Of an
only brother Of the president, who lives
In northern Michigan, was brought to
publicity. It appears that he is now
building himself q comfortable house
and in other respects improving his es.
tate with money given him by Mrs
James A. Garfield from the funds re.
ceiVed by heF.
In Manhattan they are engaged in
working up quite boom for ex-senator
Harvey as . candidate for the vacancy
in the state senate. Should the other
two counties disagree with Davis, the
senator would be very acceptable to all
In Davis county. His usefulness in that
position could not be Questioned.7Junc-
tion City UniOn.
Governor Harvey has hundreds OF
friends all over the state who would be
glad to see him again participating
actively in political affairs.
The scandalous charge Of the New
York Times and the Albany Journal
that ex-senator COnkling endeavoEed to
bribe Governor Cornell in the interests
of Jay Gould seems TO have resulted in
the injury OF no one but the governor.
who it has been freely intimatsd, en-
couragsd the belief that the story was
true. The controversy has brought to
light series OF long-cOneealed scandals
involving the governors relations with
Gould in stock speculations, and the
men who have lost money n the deals
are talking very freely to the newspapers.
some OF them going 90 far e. to accuse
the governor Of dishonesty and psrndy.
II the governor really inspired the
charge against Mr.. ConkIing, a. alleged,
in order 10 stimulate condolences in has
own integrity, he has been severely pun
ished, and the result will be 10 ruin his
prospects Of . denomination.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
TIE EARNLNa LNrEREsr

The growth in the farming interest of
the country for the past few years has
been noticed by every observer. This
growth is manifested not only in the
large increase in the number of new
farms opened each year, but in the in
creased intelligence and enthusiasm with
which the business of tilling the soil is
engaged in. The methods, too, have IN
dergone a vast change for the better. and
the business is yearly becoming more
profitable. The preliminary census
bulletins are presenting some interest
ing facts in relation to the growth Of the
farming interest in the country. The
total number of farms returned in the
United States by the last census is 1905
907 as compared with 1855, 1856 in 1870 /;
2,O44, OFT in 1860, and !, 449,073 in 1850.
The increase in the last decade is thus
for the whole country 81 per cent. in
1S60-7G it was 80 per cent. in $4,000,
As per cent. The rate Of increase the
last ten years, it will be noticed, ap-
proaches double that of the preceding
ten.
The bulletins tabulate the States, Civ.
ing the number of farms in each for sue
cessive decades; also the absolute in
crease, and the rate of increase. In seY.
en- Of the states the rate of increase has
been over 100 per cent. during the past
ten years. Dakota, the youngest wheat
state, leads the list with an increase OF
914 per cent. Nebraska comes next
with an increase of AIS per cent. The
third Is Kansas. whose increase Is 263
per cent; the fourth, Texas, increase
1856 per cent; fifth. Florida, increase
100 per cent; sixth, Oregon, increase,
ia per cent. ; seventh, Alabama, increase,
102 per cent.
Grouping the states as New England
Eastern Middle, Western Middle, Yves
tern, Southern and Pacific, The record OF
increase in the number Of farms is 80
per cent. for the Wcst-i. g. the great,
far West; So per cent. for the South; GO
for the Pacific; so for the Western Mid
die; 25 for the Eastern Middle and Is
for New England. In this classihca-
ton New York, New Jersey, PennsyL
vania, Delaware, Maryland and the tWo
Virginias are reckoned as the Eastern
Middle; Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Ken
lucky, Michigan and Wisconsin a. the
Western Middle; all the sea board
States from North Carolina down, and
also Tennessee and Arkansas are reck-
oned as the Southern, while the great
West includes all the other states be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific
slope.
Not the least surprising nor the least
agreeable exhibit OF this classification
and the accompanying statistics. is the
good showing they make for the south.
ern states. If it be true, as it undoubt-
eddy is, that agriculture must be the ba-
sis Of all real prosperity then SO per
cent. increase in ten years in the number
of farms in that section speaks volumes.
Certainly that part of the Union is to be
congratulated upon the strides it is max
ing in the direction of true and substaR-
tial prosperity.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

or Annie Surratt a correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial says: San
ME Surratt, the poor girl who suffered
so terribly as to make her old while yet
young in years, lives near her brother
John. She is the wife of Prof. Tonry.
who Is now the leading chemist of Bal
timore. After her mother had been
hanged, and her own mental faculties
were shattered by the agonies she had
undergone, the innocent girl was Ostra-
clsed and prosecuted to an extent that is
9 disgrace to our so-called christian
civilization. Years after, when Mr..
Tonry-then a government clerk-dared
to marry her, he was dismissed from of
fee. For time they were very poor,
but being turned out of the government
grind proved to be the making of him
after all. They are now prosperous
enough In a worldly point of view, but
the once blithe and beautiful Annie is a
wreck, both mentally and physically,
with hair as white as the driven snow,
though but little more than 80 years of
age. She never recovered from the
shock Of that awful day, the last of her
mothers life, and is subject to fits of
extreme nervousness, bordering upon
delIrum."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
Ottaws's Big Boon

OTTAWA, KAs.. Aug. 28.-Gov. Elder,
Of this city, chairman of the late state
Greenback convention, today received q
letter Of acceptance of the nomination
for governor from Hon. Charles Robin
son, Of Lawrence. Robinson is well
known as the old war governor, having
been the first governor of Kansas.
Next Monday our fine new opera
house will be formally opened with the
Emma Leland combination on the
boards.
The railroads centering here have
offered TO assist in improving our park.
The council have levied three mill
tax for that purpose.
The Missouri Pacific railroad is taking
the preliminary steps toward extending
its road TO Burlingame and is working
up the desired subsidies. They ask
$40 600 from this city.
Hon. Joseph ingalls,, of Iowa, is can.
wasting this county for the Greenback'
ere
The democrats hold their county nom
mating convention next Saturday, and
the republicans one week later. There
will be three full tickets in the field, the
greenbackers seeming TO push the fight
ing.
The building boom keeps up, four
plate glass fronts, store buildings, now
being in course of erection. and some
fifteen other buildings.
Crops Ofall kinds are extraordinary,
corn included.
Quite Sn excitement prevails here
over the desertion of an aged husband
by 9 young wife, who managed to get il
possession of the family home, notes
and quite sum of money, and departed
for parts unknown last Saturday. The
woman 10 about twenty and the man
about seventy. The loss of both wife
and property is q severe blow TO the old
gentleman.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

ain all his life Ben Hill never did u
more graceful thing" said Geo. Evans
In his funeral Grafton over the late sena-
tor from Georgia, "than when he made
his last visit to the portrait of his mother
which hung in one Of his rooms. When
President Garfield placed his manly arm
around the venerable mother in the pres
ence Of the vast multitudes that witness
ed his Inauguration and kissed her with
lips fresh from pronouncing the obliga-
ton of the presidential Office he drew IN
TO himself the warm heart of American
motherhood forever. So when the great
Senator went as q child TO gaze upon his
mothers pictured face, and murmured,
Il will soon see her. he left the sons of
this state and the Union a lesson OF i'll
lial love they should never forget. The
portrait shows dear, old, good face
we'll traced with marks of intelligence
The wrinkles are there, the stoop ofage,
and other signs Of falling life. Long
since she went away. But the wasted
statesman became boy again In feeling,
gazed with true. adoring love upon
the portrait, and then above the faded
picture looked with eyes that saw Home
and Heaven and Mother all IN one vision
Of transcendent glory"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31


The difFerential passenger rates final
ly agreed upon differ in some respects
from those reported last week to have
been adopted. AS now arranged the
hrst-class fares from st. Louis to New
York by the various routes will be as
follows AFTER September /: By the Chi
cago and Alton and Lake Erie and West.
ern, or the Ohio and Mississippi and
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio,
$20.75; by the Wabash or Bee Line and
Erie, or the Ohio and Mississippi and
Baltimore and Ohio, see; by the Wa
bash or Bee Line and New York Cen.
trail, $685., and by the Vandalia and
Pennsylvania, $2425. Predictions vary
as to how long this schedule will remain
In force. 1t is a manifest concession to
the public, since by three popular routes
the fare is reduced from 81 to $2.25, and
the roads with the cheaper rates will IN
doubleday be the gamers. The only line
that seems to be "leit" is the Pennsylva-
mia, and we venture the prediction that
there will be no permanent peace under
the new scheme until the Pennsylvania
route is put on plane with the New
York Central.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The tariff commission have closed
their session at Long Branch, and from
the Yoluminous printed reports received,
il would seem that every body wants the
tariff raised on their own special pro.
ducts, while the other fellows do not
Among the late recommendations are
That articles made in foreign countries
on American patent machines without
license from the inventors, be prohibited
and confscated; against the proposed
increase OF duty on Sumatra tobacco to
place on the free list fax and other raw
materials used in the manufacture oil
linen; To make the duty on artificial
flowers uniform; to put anAlino dies
gypsum, salts, etc, on the free list. The
Commission circus is on the move and
will show at Detroit, Friday, LIST OF
September; indianapolis, Saturday, I'd
OF September; Cincinnati, Monday and
Tnesoay, 4th and 9Th of September
Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 9Th
Of September; Chicago, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. It'll. 9Th, and 9th OF
September.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31


The Liberty, Union county, Indiana
Herald congratulates Gov. St. John up
on his denomination in the following
manner:
We rejoice that Governor John P. St
John has been renOminated for Cover
nor of Kansas. He is one of the grand
est men in the Nation-not, perhaps, 4
great statesman-but one who Is true
TO principle, a practical, straightforward
honorable man, possessed of extTaordin-
airy abilities, good sense and quality OF
mind and heart broad enough TO take in
all mankind and act for their best inter-
ests. All remember his noble action,
when the poor, prosecuted colored PEG
pie were fleeing from outrage, injustice
and mercliess persecution. Still later
they remember his great work in aiding
in securing the passage of the amend
ment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of liquor in Kansas, as also his vim
and pluck in enforcing that law. His
renomlnatioa for a third term to the
governorshIp is a compliment Worthily
bestowed and evidences the esteem in
which he is held by the Republicans of
Kansas. His election is assured. not
Withstanding the threats of the LIQUOR
men and their allies
The Troy Chief, Junction City Union,
Topeka Commonwealth, Wichita Eagle,
Atchison Champion and Eldorado
Times will please copy.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The civilized worlds lunacy about
Polar expeditions ought TO be cured
by some modern Cervantes. The man
who suggests another expedition of the
kind by Americans should be sent to an
asylum for idiots and confined there
during the remainder of his life.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The New York Sun and few other
newspaper jackAls are still claWing at
the coffin Of the martyred Garfield. It
was once the fashion among the ancients
10 take their children to witness the
drunken orgies of poor, fallen creatures
in order that they might be disguised
with the degrading spectacle and steelOd
against the vices that caused Il. Let US
believe that the sickening exhibition Of
the Suns unholy malice will have q
beneficial effect upon every honest,
proud souled American boy.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The late Ralph Waldo Emerson, in
his essay on Civilization, made . re
mark which might have been framed L
meet the political Controversy Of to-day
He said: "What q benefit would the
American government, not yet relieved
Of its extreme need, render to itself, snd
to every city, village and hamlet in thC
states II It would tax whisky and rum
almost To the point of prohibitlon.o
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

This 10 the season OF the yesr when
the political demagoghes and cranks,
and especially that class Of these species
who proclaim their own purity, indie.
psndence and honesty, come 10 the
front. They are IS disgusting Is they
arc impudent. and the less the public
has to do with them the better they are
off
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

Milt Reynolds writes from Washing
ton that Brady and Dorsey place great
reliance in the star route jury for just
verdict. If that is so we should think
these gentlemen would be seized with
an uncomfortable impulse to jump their
-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The ominous intelligence reaches us
that the Caldwell Commercial has bolted
the nominees of the state Republican
convention. We wonder if st. John
don't feel little bit now like throwing
nm the snonOe
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

Commenting on the fact that It costs
the United States $4,000 q year to fire
''sunset guns" at military headquarters,
the Inter Ocean says: at seems to be
pretty expensive nOnsense. The sun
viii go down all the same without shoot
ing. ItdOes NOT pay TO spend % much
of the peoples money when not one in
q million hear the bangs."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

A lease for nine hundred and ninety
nine years has just expired in England,
and the property has reverted to the
original owner who leased il, namely,
the church of England. Il is thus Ie-
gally established that The Anglican
church has had corporate entEty since
the time OF Alfred the Great.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
Grant.. Nephe,r in rrouhle

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 28.-A News
an alleged cousin of ex President Grant
is guilty of defnlcatiOn of funds Of
lodges Of the anti Catholic negro soci
cites.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 2s-A Republican
Dallas special says: 1t is openly charged
on the streets and published here this
evening that VIM. Jesse Grant, q promi
nent Republican and cousin of Gen
Grant. and who has been organizing
lodges of the anti Catholic society II
different parts of the state, particularly
among the negro element, is defaultel
of funds of several lodges, and that the
authorities threaten 20 indict him If thu
detalcatiOn Is not made good.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

Chicago Tribune: Canon Knowles
of this city, has been marrying people
without license, and County CLERK
Klokke, is going to investigate the mat
ter. This is right. Too many safe
guards cannot be thrown around young
men when girls and preachers are &c
abundant
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

MrBlaine is credited with an epigram.
matte dissertation Of Oscar Wilde. the
accuracy of which will be recognized by
all who have met the apostle Of estheti-
cism. He referred to o. w. as "that I'M
done young man."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The Kansas City Times ''gets there
In pretty good shape when it says:
Ideas always outtravel actions; partic-
larry is this so in regard to the temper
ance question in the United States.
This is an issue that may be avoided for
time, but sooner or later the people
will have To face 1t and settle IT,"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
ON THE RAMPAGE

An Anti-st. John Club Organized in
SSdgW1ck County.
WICHITA, Kan, Aug. ga mass
convention from the body Of this county
convened in this city today, for the
purpose OF organizing a campaign
against the Republican nominees for
governor. An antI-St. John club Wss
organized by the adoption Of q constitu.
ton and bylaws, and the election OF
officers. No saloon men took any part
but several very vehement speeches
mare Fmada
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

L.B. Vance. of Jewell county, is OBJ
jected to as candidate for the legiala-
ture for the reason that lie is liberal in
religious Views. The salvation army
SEEMS to have superseded the grasshop-
pers in Kansas this season.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

DR.. Mary Walker was picturesque
feature ofthe Free Thinkers convention
at Watkins, New York. Gatherings of
that description are always more or less
popular with women who are addicted to
| nautal0nna
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

To reduce stock, preparatory to
going east for Fall Goods, have
decided to offer to the people OF
Emporia and Lyon county some
Dry Goods and Shoes at such
prices as they have not before seen
Look at a few figures. Read
and then come and investigate, and
if they are not away below those
Of any other house in the same
line. do not buy.
Please remember that you car
visit our store any time without in
curing the pleading and urging
which prevails in some houses.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The attention of the national board of
health is invited to the fact that Frank
Carpenter, the artist, is trying to revive
the Beecher- Tilton controversy.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
Eishtx-tWo Nov Cases.

BRowNAvILLE, Tex, Aug. 29.-Eigh-
ty.twO new cases of yellow fever were
reported yesterday. There were eight
deaths, six of them Mexican. There
were ak deaths at MatamOrss, but few
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The nomination of business men for
congress in various parts of the country
Is q good indication. There are too
many professional law makers in con-
gress and in legislatures.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

Brother Barnes publicly admits that
his efforts to evangelizc indianapolis
have proved unavailing. It looks lit
tie as If Indiana might go Democratic
again this year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

There is no use for the Greenbackers to
come counting TO the Democratic conven.
ton at Emporia. The great untcrriied
have concluded not to pool on political
assessments this season.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31
Death Of . Noted Educator.

De06h OF . NGGe0 k0ucuIoE
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 29.-Wm.
Hallen, president Of Girard College,
died this morning of general debility and
Bright's disease.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

The announcement that very many
cranks are abroad in the land is az en-
couraging commentary upon the vitality
OF the Greenback party.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-31

1t must be remembered that all our
Egyptian war news comes through
English channels and is somewhat BIZ
ased by English interests.