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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

A nRmber of Kansas people have re-
Gently moved To Florida. in the hope of
lettering their condition. There is but
one place in the universe that beats Kar-
sas, and as It entails heavy funeral expen
ses and other ineonvenient conditions to
get theIe, the emigration from this state
40 the locality IN question is never likely
10 assume the proportions of an exodus.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

A Missouri doctor reports to the Phil
sidelphia Medical and Surgical Repor-
ter the case of farmer who has nine
children, the eldest of whom is 10 and
the youngest 2 years of age. The list
begins with the girl "f 10 years; then
come twins (boy and girl) Of 8 years,
twins girls of 6 years, a giIl Of 4, and
finally lriplris (,li giris) 2 years old
Father, mother and children are all in
rood health.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
rHE SORGHUM INrEREsT.

The Prospect for KanHas Next Season
TOPEKA, Jan. 3.-Mr. 4. J. Decker, n
special agent of the agricultural depart
mept, lately visited this state TO inquire
into the report on the adaptabililiIy OF
our soil for the cultivation of sorghum
and sugar making. He writes as fol-
lows TO gentleman in this city
Replying II your request for informa-
tiJn on the sorghum interests Of the
country, as to the success in the pro-
ducIion of sugar aud the advantages of
Kansas in producing This crop, l am
pleased to answer that during the past
year the obstacles in the way OF making
sugar from sorghum have been greatly
overcome. manufacturers producing
LOCO pounds OF first quality dry SUI
gar to the acre oI cane with
as much certainty a. -four is pre-.
duced from wheat. As TO the adj
vantages of Kansas for growing soF-
ghum, find the soil and climate espec-
tally adopted to this crop. The planting
season commences about the first OF
April and continues until July, giving
q working season of fully ninety days
The dry weather and almost constant
sunshine of the fall season develop a
juice testi ng from 10 degrees b. 10 "A
degrees B.. with an average of about IL
Q0EISeS WulLC tue httIakC Vi Ol1tT
states visited did not exceed an aver-
age of degrees B. This advantage
may be more plainly understood by
statement of the fact that 8 degrees B.
requires ten gallons of juice for one
| gallon of syrup; juice testing 12 de-
grees B. requiring less than six gallons,
and | have taken note OF the largest
WELD per sore and find that j
| w. Chapman, five and q half miles
from Sterling, raised 81 900 pounds
/ OF sorghum on one acre, which
is larger than any yield yet re-
ported TO me. Another great advantage
| is the large quantity of seed and lis
quality. The amounts reported were
| from twenty TO forty bushels per acre
aud sixty pounds per bashel. II was
considered by most persons engaged in
/ the business that the seed was worth as
much as it casts tn raise the cane and
/ deliver il 10 the mills was ASSURED by
the large factories that the cost of pro-
ducing syrup was less than 20 cents q
| gallon. With these natural afvaniages,
| and with the aid of the new develop.
ments in producing sugar from the soF.
gbum. which | understand are 60 Be ar
piled in three of the largest factories in
Kansas this coming season of 1888, /
am satisfied will result far ahead of any
yet shown.
In the near future Kansas cannol
fail to rank high as sugar producing
i state. and when these advantages
become knows there will be = sugar
boom in Kansas that will shake the en-
tire country
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
4 MORAL MFLsTRoK

joaquin Miller on Wall Street: New
YORK is an iron-fronted, and ison-heart
ed town. Typical Of New York en-
tirely is las screaming, screeching, swift
and very crooked elevated railroad.
Iron All iron. Iron and paint
OF course if commerce and money
getting-tbe saying of time for these
two purposes-is the aim aud end of
life. this monstrosity ought 10 be called
success. For it certainly saves time
and is great rest tn those who have
prostrated themselves il arduous and
all-day battle with the many devices and
schemes and gambling games of Wall
street
But when we consider that these same
men never. from one years endi I, the
other, grow SO much as one grain Of
wheat or manufacture so much as one
lueifer match, we doHbt if they deserve
rest
Let us stick pin here and reflect
moment on this fact! This maelsirom
This wall street--that draws To itself
the brain of the land, that engages in
ceaseless battle the best forces of the re-
public. never gives back in return one
biscuit 10 be eaten, one garment to
be worn, or one line to be read. Moth
iDgl
For The thousands of lives spent there
Wall street gives back to US annually
many insane and utterly wrecked men.
Ne have, a. the two or three monstros-
tics: Goplds, Vanderbilts, tic. We
have, set opposite these, many maniacs,
many a ghastly corpse, pistol in hand,
leaning against wall in the dark; TO-
900 ruined homes.
If so short time has wrought all this
what may one not expect in the course
ola century Clearly something must be
done AT this rate some coarse and cru
ell man Will get hold of money enough
to not only damn the public" but The
republic.
Ii occurs 10 me that stock gambling
mus; he made odious; counted low and
vulgar as cards; despised and left to the
habitues of the piize-ring, the pool den,
and the faro table
Something certainly must be- done.
For state il as cold, frozen truth that
any judge of New York, high or low,
member of congress, and, indeed, every
dignitary Us rule, and even some of
the ministers, 'dabble" in Il ,cks.
speak from authority, for l have just
been serving two years IN Wall street
myself.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

A careful perusal OF the editorial
columns of the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat justiaeS the inference
that Captain Henry King, the
the polished editor of the Topeka Capt.
tai. is still an occasIonsl contributor TO
the first.named paper, for which be has
written many handsome articles during
the nast two wears.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

The school population of the United
States aggregates 100000. OF this
number Il. SOC, 900 can read, while the
remainipg I $50 600 are growing up in
total ignorance, as if they we're 81 many
young cattle In few years half OF
these will be voters and half mothers OF
future voters. To neglect the education
of this stupendous mass af ignorance
will be to inyiteihe demise of Republic
can government in this country. Al
ready there are 4.OOaO0O adults in the
United States who cannot xrite their
names and 1900 600 of these are SOW
erelens.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

Tue staIting discovery has Just been
made by an eminent French medical
scientist that the saliva OF II person fast
ing ~ ltapmous und contains parasit IS
which will innocuiat;. Young ladies
~,il easily recognize the necessity OF
exercising great psecauiiun in kissing
COUNTY EDITORS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11


The number Of cases brought in the
supreme court of the state during the
year 1882 was SCI. The number of opin-
ions filed, 300. Every case submitted to
the court prior to January l, 1888, has
been decided and opinions therein filed,
with lhs exception of i've submitted to-
Nsrd the close Of 1882, and which are
held for further consideration. Three
volumes Of reports were issued during
1882, the last volume, No 2e, including
every opinion filed before Decem-
Der l, 1882. The court meeting the first
Tuesday of each month, calls every case
in which issue has been joined on the
first of the prior month. In this man
ner the docket IS kept clear and sll bus.
mess is promptly dispatched.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

A western cattle breeder reports that
the greatest profit is made In the first
year of an animals growth. This is liz.
creased, but less in proportion the sec
ond year. Ifkept year longer not on.
ily Is there no profit but all the clear
gain of the second year is wasted. This
is striking commentary on the advan-
taqe of early maturity.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
THE MISSOURI LEGIsLATURE
Some salient FOInts In Governor Crit
tenden's Message to That Body,

some salient EaOints In Governor Crit
tenden's Message to That Body.
ST. Lotus, Jan. A Post Dispatch,
special from JeffersqR City, says: The
assembly organized to-day by electtng
the caucus nominees reported last night.
Tins afternoon Governor Crittenden sent
his biennial message 10 the legislature.
1t declares the finances of the state TO
be In very satisfactory condition
reviews the Hannibal Sc ST. Joe railroad
litigation aud asks for an appropriation
70 detray the expenses of the further
prosecution of the state commission on
the topic OF outlawTy. After reviewing
the exploits of the James gang and cit.
ing his proclamation offering large
reward for their apprehension, the gov
eIneF says: eThe results which fellow
ed 30 closely upon It's issuance furnish
ample vindication of the policy
which inspired it, In conclusion
he adds: II paid $4,000 in reward 10
various persons for the capture and over
throw OF this band of desperadoes, not
one dollar of which was taken from the
state treasury. It is not probable that
Missouri will be again cursed aud
dIgraced by The presence of
such bands of men, confeIierated togo ther
for desperate purposes. II is fully re
deemed and acquitted of that unwar
ranted appelistiOn of "the robber state. -
The creation of a state board of health
1t recommended, and aid for educational
Institutes or the state is asked
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
Chamnion: In IND

Aichison Champion: In the meteor.
illogical report of Prof. Snow. of the
State University, published int the Cham
pIon few days ago, the very remarka-
bic statement is made that the entire
rain fall during the year 1882, was only
90 90 inches. which is 7.f2 inches below
the annual rainfall for the past fourteen
years. Yet Notwithstanding this small
annual rainfall. the crops of Kansas for
1882 have rarely been exceliCd, either in
quantity or quality. The rainfall came
when il was most needed. II was dis
tributed through the growing season,
while in 1884, when the crops were gen
erully failure, the rsiniall was larger,
but it came when it was not needed, and
severe drouth prevailed during the
growing season.
If there Is anything in the theory
hat wet year follows dry year, the
season of 1888 will be distinguished by
abundant rains
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
Fifteen Americans own $500, 900 600

Fifteen Americans own 1920, 900, 600,
as, for instance: W. II. Vanderbilt. $780,
100000; Jay Gould, 100000, goo; Lee
land Stanford, s1oo 100000; C. P. Hunt
ington, 100000. GOO; Charles Croker,
SCI, 000, 600; Mrs. Hopkins, $50, 900, coo;
Russell Sage, $40,0o0,O 900; James Flood,
$40. 200, COO; J. G. Fair. $40. OO0, 900; J,
G. Machey. $50. OOO. 600; Cyrus w. Field,
$25 600 600; James Keene. $40, GOO. 600;
estate of Thomas Scott, $50. 100000;
John w. Garrett, $4,000, Goo: samuel
Tilden, $l5,0O0.OO0.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
A decision Of interest to members OF

A decision Of interest to members OF
secret societies has just been reported.
A man applied for admission to a lodge,
when one of the members, by his re-
marks. caused him TO be black. balled. A
suit was instituted for Islander, aud
counsel for defendant asked for a nou-
suit on the ground that the Language
was not nsed in public, bat the court
held that words spoken in lodge room
cannot be considered private communi-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
Fatal CasuaItx aI Eurena

EUREKA, Kans, Jan. IA kerosen
lamp exploded last night in a room in
the dwelling of ]. w. Scott, Of this
place. Mrs. Scott, who was in the room
at the time with three children. was so
terribly burned that she died
at al early hour this morning One
of the children, about two years old,
was, il is feared. fatally injured
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

A Christian revival is in progress in
Marion with good results. We have OBJ
served that the appearance of ice on the
stTeams always exeris an energizing in-
flnencc upon thosc evangelical bodies
which entertain pronounced views on
the subject az baptism
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

An exchange says thai every other man
10 Kansas waits stock farm. And We
might add that the remaining half of
Lho male pOPnl of the state Is filled
with patriotic yenining to be placed in
some position where they could be made
available IN promoting the grind work
al Swing the country.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
Shot hv,a Wnn,an

SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-E. j. Bald
win. we'll known capitalist, was shot
by woman in corridor of the Bald
win hotel to-day. The woman's name
is Fanny Baldwin, and she claims TO be
cousin OF Baldwin's, and has been
teaching school on his ranch in Los
Angeles county. She claims that while
there Baldwin committed criminal as
sauit on her. Baldwin says she was
teaching there, but he had discharged
her for misconduct, since which she has
been trying to get money from him.
The woman was arrested with some
difficulty. She threatened the officers,
and seemed under excessive agitation of
mind, even to the verge of dementia.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

The hash houses of Topeka are being
put In order for the incoming legisla-
ture. which meets on the sth. The drug
stores are also beginning TO assume an
expectant attitude which has probably
not escaped the attention of the adv0-
Gates OF prohibition.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

The Kansas City Times has announced
that it will receive no more railroad
passes. Mumford, who Is given TO rash
departures, seems to realize that TO be
virtuous is 10 be eccentric.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
Publication Notice.

To I.cora g Weston: You are hereby noti-
fed that you have been sue5l in the district
court OF Lyon county. state Of Kansas. by
Isaac 81. Weston: that tlIs name, of the PAR
ties to the suit are Isaac NJ. Weston. plaintiff,
and Leora q, Weston, defendant: that the pc
tition of said plaintiff is file ia said court
ard that you must answer the said petition on
or before Friday, February 9Th. 4. ID. 1888,
or he said petition will he taken IA true and
judgment rendered accordingly. granting to
salt plaintiff a divorce from you, and decree
ing to him the care ana custody OF Leslie
SpTagne Weston. Iainor-ehiId at plaintiff aistl
defendant. l.. Il. Il j. NJ KELLOGG.
w-5al3 Attorneys for Plaintiff
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
Real winter wes,her

New YORK, Jan "a snow about
three inches deep has fallen and the
storm continues. In the northern part
OF the state the thermometer Is 10 10
degrees below zero, and at Qaebcc 10
helOw
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

The pawnbroker's shop which was
burglArized At high noon at Topeka the
other day, belonged to the city marshal:
When we first resd Of The robbery we
interred, irpm The fearless manner in
which the thieves proceeded 20 rifle the
place. that ii most be a sort of render.
yous Tor the city police force.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

Ohio Is about 10 build another insane
asylum. II will be remembered that
number of government employees from
that state were recently 'let out" by
President Arthur.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
-PPORTING TlIE I.nnR
Acaafften

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.-Allcr the pre-
liminary examination Addie Ayers was
to day acquitted Of the charge Of The
murder of Jacob Bli'z the orchestra
leader. on New Years day. The queS-
ton was as 10 whether Bliiz shot HIM
self or was killed
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

The annual meeting Of the Kansas
Wwl Growers and Sheep Breeders
Association yin be ND at Topeka on
The 18Th inst.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

BurgIaries are now effected with per-
feet ease and safety at Topeka in broad
day light. One OF the most highly
metropolitan features Of the state cap
Iial IL her police force.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

The prevalence OF smallpox at Oua-
wa caused u lecturer on China To cancel
his engagement IN that city. II is
mighty dark cloud that hasn't silver
linfnO
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

Chicago Tribune: A New York trade
Journal says that dried apples are being
adulterated this year. II is gratifying
TO learn that method of improving
dried apples has been discovered.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

A giant is puzzIing the celebritIes IF
the medical profession in Paris. The
man, who is now 10 years and 6 six
months of age, had nothing at all the
matter with him when at the age OF II.
He seemed 10 have finished growing at
the respectable, but not extraordinary
height of six feet five inches. On the
18th of May, 1881, he measured him elf
and found that he was good inch taller
than he had been few weeks before.
His curiosity being naturally aroused,
he continued to take regular measure
ments every week, aud found that his
gro wing powers had actually made a
fresh start. by the beginning of the
following September he had gained
about three inches more. At the same
time he experienced peculiar aching
pains 10 his bones, but the rate at
which his statute increased seemed
rapidly. so that in the beginning
of the present year be had gained
four inches more, and stood over sevt n
feet without his boots. AnoIher quar-
ter of year found him full five inches
taller and without any signs of nature
having exhausted her energies Only
Ia June last cid the growth of his body
Cease, and since that time his legs have
still been growing longer and thinner
till he has NOW reached the height, or
rather the lsngth-for lie can no longer
stand uprig ht-of seven feet ten iuchcs
He feet are described as each about
twenty inches inng; but he has no use
for them, rs his fee bIeness is too great
for any exercise whsIever. He slin
shows symptoms al consumption. and
the doctors d. not suppose that h. can
live long In fact. i, may be SAID of him
with more emphasis than perhaps in
any recorded. case, thst he has ''out-
grown himself" though Why lac should
have done so is a mystery which sll the
doctors of the Sorbonne have not YET
been able - explain
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

Cnic,g, is wrestling with Herr Most
and Mrs Langtry. II seems that So
dom and Gomorrah were. comparatively
speaking, lei down tolerably easy after
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
BEN BUFFERS FIRST.
Ben Butler Sends His First Gnbernato-
rial Message to The Massaehu-
setts Legislature

/
BosroN, Jan 4-Governor Butler, in
his inaugural address, presents his views
upon free and equal suffrage at great
length. He suggests a nominal poll
tax for state. purposes, To be assessed
as now on the polls OF citizens, and
then if any citizen chooses 10 pay Il by
voting, let that act be discharge and
payment of such tax lie recommends
a revision OF registration and says that
II should BE- sufficiently guarded 10
prevent frauds, without being an
actual obstruction and burden
upon voters. Regarding a tree ballot
and fair count, he says: why not pro
vide that all votes shall be enclosed in
selt-sealing envelopes of the same size.
quality and color, to be furnished by the
state; then the size and complexion of
the ballot would be immaterial. Tie
law still remains ON the statute buck
that requires an envelope for such rur-
pose, which shall always he furnished
at the polls.
THE LEGAL MACHINERY Is READY,
and to make il effectual a permissivs
clause is only to be made 10 make it
obligatory. The suggestion is made
that law will he passed allowing
women 10 vote under the same feguIa-
tions as men in municipal elections,
which law shall take effect when il shall
have been accepted by majority of the
women voting at the same general cleo
ton. A provision is TO be made obvi-
ating the objection that women may
have to go into ward rooms and voting
places for the purpose OF exercising sufl
frage." The governor recommends that
the election OF city governments take |
place on the same day as the general |
election, and that election day be made |
legal holiday. The law
RESTRICTING NATURALIZATION !
TO the supreme and superior courts
should here be repealed. The labor 4,
question will form subject for a fur |
ther communication. Considerable |
space is devoted to the question of |
crimes, and the legislature is asked to |
pass an act providing that whoever is |
convicted of willfully attempting 10 |
derail a moving railway train shall sui |
fer death. The evils of dealing in fu !
lures and cornering wheat, corn, etc, are |
dwell upon, and the legislature is rec
commended 10 stop the abuse Cansid- |
cradle attention Is given to reformatory, |
correctional and panper institutions, and /
ii is shown that the expense TOR salaries /
and agents are mere than all other eX-
penses for
SUPPORTING TIE POOR
by $4,000 Legislation is suggested, |
looking to an improvement in the dis |
cipline Of prisons and making the in-
stitutlons efficient as TefUrmatery, caus- |
ing the labor. of prisoners to be self, |
supporting, and providing that every
prisoner may work off portion of his |
sentence every month, and the invest |
ment al a certain per cenfage of the (
of the prisoner in fund to he |
given him when discharged 10 start him |
in The world again.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

There is q lawyer in Sedalia,
who has not slept i've minutes IN six
weeks. II il very evident that there are
some men In Missouri who have not read
Governor CriitsndeA's message.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11

The enemies If Senator Malone will
learn, with demoniac gIee, that he has
purchased silver niue.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
burglary 1t Topeka.

ToPEKA, Jan. IA son Of City Mar
shall Cockrane, who keeps \ pawnSrok
eF's shop IN this city, At IL M. to-day
closed his place Of business and went 10
dinner, being absent thirty minutes.
When he returned be found thar the uspIss
had been burst open and some twenty.
i've guild ami silver watches, rings and
chains had been stolen. The vaire res
some 81 900 No clue 10 the thieves.