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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02

Last nights shower did not only bene-
ut the farmers but also the teachers, as
was evidenced by the great enthusiasm
with which they entered upon their
work to-day.
Prof. Kirkpatrick conducted his first
recitation in penmanship this morn
ing.
The choir which was organized yes
terday, proves a great improvement to
the opening exercises in the morning.
Mr.. Will III. Haynes acts as leader and
Miss, Lou Taylor does duty at the or
gan.
Mr.. Maurice Clabaugh, of Sedan,
Kansas, was at the institute to-day. He
Is REPRESENTING the Teachers and Stu
dents Library" also the " Manual of Flo
cution." This latter work is especially
adapted for use in county normal insti.
tutes. 1t is u neat little work, prepared by
James T. Bradley and Maurice Clabaugh
OF Sedan, and published by the "Chautau
qua Journal" Mr.. Bradley is an alum.
nus of the State Normal. He is al
present county superintendent of Chau
tauqua county.
Critics were appointed today fol
next week. Miss Matte FIfc will criti
else the A class; Miss Lou Taylor thu
b, and Mr.. Corwin the G class.
Mrs. Buck, Miss May Overstreet ant
Messrs. Mackay, Bishep and Mays reg
istered as visitors to-day. Mr.. Mackal
spoke on particular points in one or tw'
of the classes.
The classes in school Law recite'
for the first time to-day. The study o
this subject will be of great value L
teachers
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Fourth Day

Prof. Davis is on hand to-day He re-
ports the closing Of an enthusiastic and
successful institute at Winfield, Kansas
Prof. Carmichael is opening up a
new field of thought for many of the
teachers, viz mental science, or psychol-
ogy. These lessons in didactlcs are
highly interesting and instructive.
This Is as it should be. Tor of all the
sciences the teacher should be familiaI
with, the science of the mind is one, per.
hsps, of the greatest importance. He
deals with mind continually. and should
know how to handle the instrument
with which he works. The interest II
this class could be considerably Increase(
II the teachers could only procure cop
les of Mental Science" and read up
They would then be enabled TO discus
more intelligently the subjects Jude
consideration.
A new feature in the program is TIA
additional study OF school Law"
The institute was regarded to-day
Prof. Taylor. Mr.. Stone. of the Repuh
lican force and Elder Lott were with u
to-day.
Tomorrow the conductors Will ap
point critics 10 take charge OF the teach
eTs in the several classes.
Prof. Kirkpatrick will take charge :
the class in penmanship.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02
HISTORY OF KANSAS.

Atchlson Champion: There can be
no complaint on the score of quantity
to Andreas' History of Kansas" II
contains 1,51G pages, and in point of the
amount of matter contained, is certainly
one of the largest volumes ever printed
IN the English language. 1t required
the resources OF three of the largest Chi
cago printing establishments to bring il
out on time, and is said TO have cost in
its compilation, printing, binding, etc.
ninety thousand dollars.
The actual "history of Kansas" occu.
pies 800 closely printed pages. The
writer has availed himself of all thai
has been done in the field before him
has given much attention to the prefer
ritorial period. and has produced val
able history. This is followed by coun.
ty hIstor. es, so that the reader gets all
there is to know about Kansas.
The feature of the book which will
be most criticized-and reads the In
ographical, containing sketches long
er or shorter, of Kansas citizens, somt
well known. some too well known, anl
others unknown. But the sketche,
have, many of them, genuine historical
value, and the others are of interest Il
individuals and families, and will hav,
value in the future to the historian, tn
seeker IN the field of genealogy, an,
/ others.
We can say, on examining this book
that 1t is of great value, and in that re
spect, 1t is happy disappointment. l
is sold by subscription, manly, but W
presume can be purchased of the pull
fishers at the subscription price, $12.
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HaudiWORk.
New Haven Register.I

lNeN maven heBlStefl
The grasp of the human race is in the
hand.
The hand of the baby with its chubbi-
ness, all dimples but the fingers, which
wiggle aimlessly in forty-seven direc-
tons, isn't it innocent and prettyf And
how nicely its wondrous-eyed owner
can spread butter with it.
The hand of the small boy, on three
weeks vacation from the wash-basin, be-
grimed knuckles, mourning fngernails
and rag wound round its sore thumb.
This is the hand that steals cookies, jam
and other goodies one minute and pats
the crust of a mud pie in innocent
mirth the next. We were all small boys
once-with perhaps few feminine ex-
ceptions.
The hand of the young woman of the
day, sparkling with diamonds and other
jewels, mostly other. How its shapely
fingers run up and down the piano key
board, and how daintily does it show its
deftness in embroidery, fancy work, etc.,
aud how seldom is it found in the bread
tray or the wash-tub.
The hand of mother, lovingly lead.
ing us along the pathway of our child
hood. How gratefully we remember its
administration, even when they were
heavy and placed where they would do
the most good.
The hand of the farmer, hard and
knotty, with knuckles like door knobs
fingers all thumbs, unused and unfit for
the dainty occupations of life, it grasps
the prosperity of the country right by
the crop.
The hand of the speculator in every
ones pocket but his own.
The hand of the intelligent compassion,
swinging over his case with rapid regu-
larity, raising the complete "printer's
dsvif' with editorial brain-work and
holding the editor up to the Implying
gaze of the world Us a consummate fool
It is the worst hand played.
The hand of the manageable young
lady always stretched forth, and just as
you think you have got it for life; it
vanishes. IT'S we'll. Only few of this
species are worth having.
The hand of an old friend, as il settles
into yours with one long grateful clasp.
/ Nothing in this world ever starts the
tremors of the nerves from the brain GEN.
ter, and causes thrill SO permeating to
the soul rs its grasp.
The real pretty hand symmetrical in
every finger joint, makes the owner just
vain enough to gracefully rest her face
upon it as often as anybody would be
| likely to look at it.
The hand of the dear old grandmother.
W-inkled with goodness, by age that
has tempered its old-time severity, it
nov is up to the wrist in benelicent and
kindly deeds for the young. All, lucky
Is the young scamp who can depend on
the interference of grandmother's hand.
The hand Of Providence-but 1t viii
| take an eternity f., 'tsizc that mp"
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New RAILROAD project

Chase County Leader: We have every
reason to believe that there is fair pros
pect to secure another railroad at this
point. The projectors of this enterprise
contemplate building from the coal
fields of western Missouri, and proba-
bly, from St. Louis to Colorado. striking
the Cottonwood valley at Emporia anC
running up the south side of the Cotton
wood 10 Eimdale. up Middle creek and
then on in the direction of Colorado, be
tween the Santa Fe and K. P. roads. A
be an important one TO this county and
would undoubtedly receive assistance
from the townships through which il
wOuId run
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ROYAL AMERICANS.
KInRly Descendants in this Republic
Awaiting = Crown.

KInRly Descendants in this Republic
Awaiting = Grown.
II the American republic is not in
danger il Is not because ofany claimants
TO royal descent among its citizens, says
the PAIL Mall Budget. According to an
magnificent looking book which Is be-
ing secretly circulated among
the upper classes in New
York, the descendants OF kings literally
swarm in the Empire city. However
Republican may be the spirit OF the New
Workers in the abstract, many Of them
take intense interest in ascertaining
whether they belong to the Americans
or Royal Descent whose geneology
is given ia q volume with that GttIA
privately published by Mr. Brown
the Conquercr. The little volume,
which is constructed somewhat on the
plan Of railway guide, possesses an air
Of reality and tFuthfnlness, although its
revelGxiOns are of most startling char.
acteE.- Satisfactory as IL may be TO know
that one deecends from poFtiY
Ddtchman who slowed gold In special, :,
sherei is yet q higher tisfactIon-ney,
glory-in the Thought that the stout.
heaEtedness Of q Robert Bruce, the gU0d-
ness of King Alfred ! nd the magnan.
unity Of 9 ChaF1emagne have ali some
thing TO do with the qualities Of the
Van Cortlandts, the Rutherfords, and the
LaWrences of the present time. Van
Cortlandfs, as Browning has discovered.
is g corruption for McCortlandt, and
as only two generations ago q Miss
Barclay marrying q Mr.. Van Cortlandt
brought the royal blood OF James and
Robert Bruce into the family. all the
Van CoTtiandts of New York are
sll lineal descendants Of the hero !
Of Bannoekburn. The family of
Rutherford, after SONIC iBdecisIon |
as TO whether they were sfurds"
or stOrsis,' happily adopted |
the U, which now entities them ~ /
regard themselves as descendants Of |
Charlemagne, 80 say nothing Of /
Scotch kings, English lords and French |
dukes, whose gliuering splendoFs adoFn |
the family tree Of the Otherwise pE0safc /
Rutherford. The LaHgencPs are shown |
20 have descended from Alfred the /
Great, the Clarksons claim descent from |
st. Louis, the Eydes from Edward III. !
qack 70 the husband of Lady GodIva. |
and the LansOns come in . straight lime
from Queen Eleanor. There are so
many s.king's chiIdrea'' In New York
that &c the royal race should die out IN
the ef1ese Old World there would be no
IN supplying the deficient
yield Of ksngg, az Of bfeadstuffs, from
across the Atlantic.
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feRsoNaI mnNTloS.


Mrs. E. Blown and her daughter
Maud started FRIDAY - ohio
Rev A a. L4clsey. Of Peabody. gave
The News pleasant cali Friday
Messrs. Ftancts and VIM Brogan, Of
Hartford were in the city Saturday.
Mrs. " p. Herring is spending some
weeks a; Sdrat''g a. the popular watering
place
Uaele Bobby Best. OF Forty-rwo
creek. was in iown today shaking hands
with old friends.
II. V Bnhdrein Thursday shippt a
span Of by horses to Walter Thompson.
Clarksvlile. Texas. for which he re
ceived 1925
The wife Of Commissioner Jones, o:
Neosho Rapids. passed through ErnPoria
Friday On her way TO Dunbar. Nebraska,
10 visit her sister
ID. 5. Kelly. principal Of the defer
sonville ,chaals, Indiana. and brother
are IN The city having come west during
vacation % look At the country.
w are pleased 10 learn thai Tom De-
Iauty has accepted position II the
store Of Tanner Bros & Heed This il
a gond hing for b'th ps.ties To the con
tract.
c ( Gibson, al Did graduate Of th'
NoFnsl. aho las hgen teaching at Ell
c,rtou. johns..n county. has retufnet
home, ard reports the Johnson COUNTY
corn crop IN excellent condition.
Chas O'ReeGe. better kn0Vn amonI
the railrc ad boysfas "Pinkie," has re
turned 30 This place from Wichita, an,
will take charge Of freight runnin
out OF Eniroria. We are glad to see hin
back -
Dunlap Reporter; j. w. 10y, {
: Amefcus, has purchased $50 acres {
i land-thc Hudson brothers farm-o
CahoI4 creek, few miles from Dunbar
! II is an excellent track OF land, and NJ
. 10y will make G stock farm of it
Tom Morgan, the blind broom mani
e faciurer, came il on the Ftiday's trai
? from Wales, after an absence IF abol
4 two months Mr.. Morgan became Tire
;. of the old country. and leaving the tw
gcntlem, n Who accompanied him, r
y turned home alone
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02
THE WELCOME RAIN

The rain which set in Thursday even.
ing al about O'Clock continued To fall
till long after midnigh. and the ground
was thoroughly Saturated with water The
raih seems to haye heen quite general in
this section and LEARN from farmers
from different paris al the county, WIN
were in town /, day that the refreshing
and YitAlizlug influences at the shower
have bCen felt IN all directions. The
corn un the uplands was suffering great.
~ for want of moisture and II is tosted
that tie rain came i.Ai lSie Ia sew. much
If the crop on the high pr-iries. BIT
the yield on the b,t'om lands viii Nv
be assured by the rain of last night, and
will be one of the most abundant in the
history of Lyon county.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02
OUR BoNDs KEFUKDEb.
The Commissioners OF the state sehoO
Fund Invest $500 900 In Lyon

Our readers will renenber that the
board Of county Commissioners made
SEINE effort to refund our outstanding
railroad bonds, amounting in round
numbers to $4,000, last year Mr..
Holmes, then a member Of tie board,
was sent cast for The purpose of nego-
tiating them The lowest bid he could
get was per cent interest sud the CON-
missioners we've disposed to accept That
offer Some opposition was DEVELOPED
10 the proposition, ~ there was gen.
eral belief ihat Lyoucounty bonds STOOD
il such favor that they ought to be and
could be refunded at 5 per cent Interest
After consultation the three, banks
of this city. th9, Fret National
the Emporia National and the Savings
bank, undertook the work of Jeflnding
these bonds at five per cent, asking and
receiving sufficient tine in which TO &c.
comrlish the object In the SIX per
cent proposition the commissioners
were to pay a commission of $4,000 to
the capitalist who was 10 negotiate the
| sale. and it was agreed that our bankers
have. the same commission. as it would
cost NEST of that sum To pay the expens-
es OF the Negotiation We are glad now
TO state that the negolion is completed
| and that the bonds are to go to the state
school fund. This fund has for the past
few years accumulated rapidly. and
could not be Kept invested owing
to the restrictions of the Old
law Last winter Tie law was chang,
ed so as to allow the guardians
OF this fund TO invest in other than
school and government bonds BylhiS
change the commissioners could invest
in ftrst-class refQndIng bonds. and hence
when the advertisements of The bankers
by circular letter, were seen by the fund
commissioners they resolved to pur.
chase our bonds if everything was found
right upon investigation. For this pur
pose Secretary of STATE, James Smith
and Attorney General johnson arrived
here yesterday, and we may say tha
they find everything 50 satisfactory tha
there Is little if any doubt but that thu
negotiation will be consummated.
The bonds are to be taken at par
They are worth this in the cas.<ru
markets The new bonds are what II
known as ten-thiity bonds, that Il
they will run thirty years, and the
county has the option of redeemine
them within ten years if she desires t.
do 50. We regard this transaction Al
complimentary both to the credit of out
county aud the faith the state has in he
own counties the state thus show,
that she regards the promises tn pay o
her own counties as just about as SAT,
as those OF tie government Ea.tl
BY this transaction the county saves
an annual interest of $4,000. which. il
quite an item, and credit is due on,
bankers fer the speedy and satisfactory
manner III wbIch they have closed NJ
this important Negotiation Thiseieavel
about sol ,OoO-of our old railzoad blnl
outstanding, dnSi it is1he parpoke of
commissioners To levy 4 s1teIl TAX f0i
their payment by The TINS thes are due
which will be some ten yes5 hence.
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A STRANGE STORY.

Mr. S. II. Fish, living in the south
western part of the city, claims to have
recently discovered, through an agent
who was Tansacting some business for
him in Pennsylvania, that he is heir to
an estate of 100000, lett by his father 80
years or more ago in trust for HIM and
his sister, who were adopt, d. at an early
age by an uncle who gave them his
name, lhe sa!pe by which the ltga,ee is
now known. We learn :ha; the real
name Of Mr.. Fish ms he is called here,
is Williams, and that he has strong
hopes Of recovering the fortune left him
by his father in the old Keystone state
over half CENTURY ago.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02
THE FLORENCE SCHOOL HOUSE
BURNED

We regret exceedingly to learn of the
destruction by fire Thursday night of the
large and handsome school house at
Florence We learn from a gentleman
who came from that place Friday that it
was struck by lightning sbou; O'Clock
thst evenin :, and that though very
heavy RAIN was falling it was not long
until nothing but the walls OF the house
were left standing The building was
OF stone. and the eos, of it construction
was about $4,000 1t was & very iln,
posing edifice, and for the size OF The
town in which il was located, was one
OF the most creditabie school houses in
the state We have not been able to
learn whether or not the building was
insured
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Amer Many Yrnr..

Frank Lindsey, who is employ eel at
Barwick's livery stable and is Ss,n-in-
law OF Jacob Genther, received word &C.
day from his parents, whom he has not
seen in twenty i've years. and of whnse
whereabouts he has known n, thing Tor
tiltoen years. They are living in Cali
fornia, having gone TO that state many
years ago from Missouri.
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If any one wants 10 bet that Emnoril
won't raise the $4,000 necessary to sc
cure the synodical college, he had better
be diminishing around for takers before
the soliciting committee do much moro
work.-Emporia News
Thirty-fve thousand dollars is quite 1
sum Of money to- be raised on sub
scriptIon paper, bnt then EmpOria j,
rich and cannot well aifoid To fail. Ii
the meantime THE NEws might inform
us who heads the list and with whs
amount-Commonwealih
With pleasure. Our generous and en-,
terprising townsman. Senator Plumb
leads offwith $4,000. He has fondnes.
for keeping near the band wagon, you
know.
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rRnMorEn

The many Emporia friends of Walter
Lee. OF Kansas City who Formerly resid-
cd here, win be pleased to learn of his
appointment To theluerative and respon-
sible position OF private secretary t. c.
II. Wood, general freight and passenger
agent of the Santa Fc railroad company
Mr.. Lee is a young man who is in every
way deserving of success, and his good
fortune will cause much qualification to
all who know how fully he merits it.
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..nrht rerl,nz ,he rrntn.

"The latest agony" says Jeems. SIS
the way / felt this morning. Ny wife
asked me for Xxx bill-a twenty you
know-and / cut the matter short by
telling her it could not be did, for the
simple reason that / had only matter
of dollar or 50 in my pocket. I knew
you'd tell me that, she said, and rs
ment she added: 4 looked in your pock-
ets last night; I've got the twenty. Oh,
hoys, low I felti but what could ] dor
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02
A COMPTETE 571sTA RLIsuMENr

H. V. Bnndfem, the veteran harness
and ssddlery man of Emporis, has been
building an addition of twentystlve feet
on the rear Of his store at shc corner of
Commercial street and Fifth ayeDne, and
Thursday moved into the new par. a hich
will be occupied as q work shop. This
gives Mr. Bandrem place Of business
25x95 feet, and affords him ample room
for an advantageous display Of his large
and handsome stock Of goods His sale
room is receiving a coat of kslsornine,
and when completed will be one of the
best in Kansas. having a full southern
exposure, which is great desideraium
IN this country. A full corps of skill,
full worklnen will occupy the new par
in the rear, and Mr. Bundrem will now
be in shape to fully meet all the de.
mauds of his large and rapidly growing
trade. He is one of our oldeN and mos
substantial citizens and we are pleased
to note his prosperity.
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Quite a hFge crowd teee the
fair grounds Thufsdiay s. but
on accoapt OF the farsisIte s. ssrle &
the horses. and The hr g. the
running did nut c,inme1es 1871 about
3 o'clock
Tie horses entered fif IIlls &
race were aBasd-facsd MINIS iz,ss.
Prince AliieF, and JaWaaas The
pile horses ~ about fifty feel lss start
and Prince AIbeSf kept he lead far the
first quarter Ouc he last fsalEs Prince
Albert fell back ;sid Bald fsced Minnie
took the lead, closely followed b EsW,
hawker This position was coItl nus .
uuto the IND making HAld as.ed 4 lnnie
th1 w:Euer.
The trolling race was for fhree best
cut FIVE The nurses enle,ei fof this
race were: Light Bird, who took frst
money; Billy Jones, owned by Tom
Fleming; Cow Boy. owned bs au Ohip
man, and Billy Douglass owned by L.
HalIeck. rhe accident to Billy Doug
lass, which was announced last evening,
occurred during the first heat
The best time made at one heat was
2 :4O1<.
TAKING DEaYRR M STORM.
G. W. Paxton setufhtd Thursday from
Denver, where he has bse6 attending
the national ca,npment Of the G A
r., and br aaghi very nstt r.ps accounts
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RETURNED FoR ANOTHRa YEAH

~A~N@N --AAA1A
The many friends of Father Dominic
Meier IN EmporIa VIII be gFaiifi.d t,,
learn that il was decided n the annual
meeting Of The Francisesn Chapter, held
this week 81 Cincinnati, that he should
be continued for a another year a. saps
rioE OF the Franciscan Brothers a; tbs
place The excellent werk which he
has ccomplished here aakrs tits
Ieenenition Of his services
eos especially fiiting ani tn. ac.i "a ..
HE C;haphr viii give gene-s, Satizfs.e-
liaa ,iraageaai this parish. Father
Meier is 10; only esiYy-d ~ tis sssp
pssisaion~rs. but ha et,j " ipsassFe e
c0nfideuce anu esteeIn .niss,,g All eI lsse,
of people here which renders him "a
useful that his removal from this point
would have been universally regretted.
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IarEREsrINe srAslsrIcs.

Annual Report OF County Clerk Ewing
TO the County Superintendent kIock.
To tire bon J. E. Klock, superintendent. Of
PGbfie Instruction. Lyonronnty:
DEAR Sir Below is the yalu,kion of
easil school district in Lyon eo11tY;
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I've never any pity lnr Connected poo.
pie. because ] think they. carry theig
bomfort about with them.-l GeoEgs
Eliot -Asx
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REAL ESTATE rRANsFERs.

WA. E~ISe. Couuty Clerk.
Ji.ly 25th. a ID. 1888