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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04

Lawrence Joural: The Emporia Re
publican has been charging that the
nomination of Hon. Jacob Stotler, OF
The News, for repres, NATIVE from the
Sixty-frst district. was fraudulently OBJ
tanned by changing the ballots after they
were cast and before they were counted.
There we're 102 votes cast on the deci-
sive ballot, and Mr., Emory Lanphear
has just published a statement, signed
by tifiy-four delegates who assert that
they voted for MIR. Stotler on the final
ballot, thus proving beyond q doubt that
there was no fraud in the election. The
Republican is not doing very good Re
publican work this wear.
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w. C T. U.

CHICAGO, Aug. % The eleventh an.
nual meeting of the National Christian
Temperance Union will be held at
st. Louis October % to % 1t is expect
ed the states and territories will be rep
resented by delegates from local auxil-
liarIes.
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CINcINNATI. Aug. %

CINcINNATI. Aug. % VIM. Butter
worth. father Of Benz tmIn Buticrworlb,
commissioner of patents, died suddenly
last night at his residence in Warren
county, OhiO ---.-
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The Wheat Crop OF the United States
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29.-S. w. Tai
mage presents the following figures as q
final estimate of the wheat crop of the
United States for 1894. The figures are
based on official reports made within q
few days by the state agricultural de-
partments and statistical agents of differ
ent states and territories. The report
shows the total production OF winter
wheat as $50 ,00O, 900 bushels, and the to-
winter and spring, 3O,OOO 900 bushels.
This makes the total yield of the cOun.
try fully 25,OOO,OO0 bushels more than
ever produced, AZ, O00, 600 more than last
years, and 90 600 COO, more than an av.
erage crop for the past five
years. The departments all
agree In reporting the quality
superior, and where it has been threshed
they say the yield has more tn an met
their calculations. This applies espec-
tally to spring wheat sections. In Iowa,
Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and WIS
cOnsin, the quality of spring wheat
never was better. The spring wheat
harvest has been late, but the weather
has been most favorable, and grain is
being cared for in excellent condition.
Spring wheat in Minnesota, 4l.OOO.-
coo, bushels; Iowa, 80 600, 600; Dakota,
%. DOC, 600; Wisconsin, 81 600, 600. Total
spring wheat, 10000, 900.
In winter wheat the chief yields are
Kansas. $4,000. 600; California, 45,OOO,-
coo; Ohio, 35, 200, 900; Indiana, 5000
600; Missouri, $4,000, 600; Illinois, 49,
100000; Michigan, % 100000; Penn
sylvanIa, %, 500 600; Oregon, Is, 600, 900
New York, 100000; Kentucky, 49,
600, 600.
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Ex-Conpreasman Dead
Died.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.-Ex-Con-
gresham Henry III. Phillips died this
morning, aged 73
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FOREIGN NEWS.
News by Cable from the Old World.
a Valuable CARGO.

News by Cable from the Old World.
a Valuable CARGO.
HAVANA, Aug. S0.-The steamer City
of Merida, which took fire in the har
Dor yesterday, was completely destroyed
with cargo of 400 bales of hemp;
l 800 bars of silver from Vera Cruz; 912
bales OF tobarco and 537 bags of sugar.
COMPRESSED BEEF.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-The government
has ordered 25 600 pounds more OF Chi
cago compressed beef for the Soudan ex-
petition. The man -of-war Kingfisher,
which has just reached England from
the Pacific has been ordered TO be ready
to sail for China.
HARD AFTER THEM.
CAIRO, Aug. 30.-The Staffordshire
and Berkshire regiments are being
pushed rapidly after the Sussex regl-
ment, which has arrived at Waddy Hal
ia, as rapidly as possible. Boats passing
the Semneh cataract are greatly helping
the transportation of troops.
CAIRO, Aug. 30.-Gen. Hood, Col,
Duncan and Major Sandwich with two
companies OF Egyptian troops arrived
at Waddy Halfa.
SUAKIN. Aug. 30.-The three A hoes
captured by the rebels Thursday night
near the harbor and taken south, were
Yesterday overtaken and run ashore.
The rebels, however, escaped.
CHINA.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 80 An the French
have left Canton. 1t is now ascertained
that Admiral Courbett left Min river
with the intention of going to Canton
The Chinese military commanders
everywhere haYe received imperial or.
ders 10 attack all French war ships and
merchant vessels which attempt to enter
the harbors leading to the treaty ports
Those IN the ports are ordered to depart
Immediately. kilograms from the
Chinese government lines are not &C
cepted unless written IN English.
A woMAR's REVENGE.
ODESSA, Aug. 30.-The details of the
attempted shooting a few days ago oil
Col. Katansky. chief of the gend'arms
of1his city, hitherto suppressed, Is now
made public. The motive leading the
young woman, named Marie Kalins
maya, To attempt the desperate deed
was a desire for revenge. Katansky
had sentenced her brother, q member OF
the revolutionary society, 10 penal servi
tude for life and the girl entered Katan
sky's private room and twenty minutes
later drew q revolver and fired point
blank at the officer. The bullet grazed
his ear and before she could fire again
Ratansky seized the weapon and placed
the young woman under arrest
VIEW OF THE PRESS.
PARIS, Aug. 30-The RepubliquC
Franchise says: The mission of Lord
Northbrook and Gen. W olseley, to Egypt
is challenge to Europe. and the as,
sumption Is that England has extensive
power in Egypt. Has England coDsId
cred her strength, the paper asks, before
taking so grave step? Ii is to be no.
ticed that Egypt FORMED the substance
OF q recent conference at Varsien be.
tween Been and baron de COurcll, the
French ambassador to Germany.
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Apsstruet,ue crsIons

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug 29-At nine
this morning the most destructive hurri-
cane ever seen here broke upon Evans
VILE, destroying not less than $3.50, 600
worth of property 10 the city and vicin
| ity. Houses were blown down, roofs
| carried away, three or four tt,.am boats
| badly injured, thousands OF shade trees
torn up DY the roots and other injury
done. 1t is impossible al this hour to
estimate the damage dont- II will prob
| ably fall short Of the figures given.
Probably the heaviest individual Ioser is
John Fl. Roetker, whose new foundry
was almost wholly demolished. Tie
steamers Josh V. Thrt,op and Silver
Them were badly damaged. The former
was almost wrecked Several churches
suffered severely, also one new school
house.
a pure and simple compound, pleas
ant, effective, containing honey and tar
two ingredients who's virtues are appre-
ciated by all the world, is Coussen's
Honey or Tar, an uneQualed remedy for
coughs, colds and all diseases of throa
aad lungs. Sold BY p. W. Hasncr. (2)
Listen to the vOice If the public, We
olitary scspfic and hesrit pronounce =
blessing on the greAIest cough In-.iicIn-
of the age, CousseL's Honey OF Tar,
which will cure Group. hcarsenees. bron-
chitis and all disras.-S of the throat an
lungs. Sold by D. w. Hainer 90
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECroRs
nIsrRICrrICKE.
cnnnru.z rrrrrnn.

Congressman. Fourth Dist. .THos. RYAN
Judge. Fifth District. 80; e. Il: GRAVE
Representative, 6lst Dist. j JACOB STOrLEE
Representatives, ed Dist. ID. A. HUNTEI
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-17
UnruIed Ambition.

An enthusiastic artist, desiring to
paint storm on the sea, pushed his
boat far out on the deep, and when
last seen was painting the very wave
which cngulfed him. That this man
was fool is self-evident. The means
he employed defeated the end he
sought. He sacrificed his life to q
passion which, if properly restrained
would have been innocent and even
praiseworthy, but which, being inordi-
nate, destroyed him.
Does our Judgment condemn this
painter? Ii it does, it illustrates its
own soundness. But does it not at the
same time censure multitude of living
men? What is this painter but typi-
cal man, illustrating the folly of thous-
andS who have surrendered themselves
to the control of an inOrdinate ambi-
ton to be rich, or to be pre-eminent in
society, or in political or in ecclesiasti-
cal life? What other Interpretation
than that such surrender has been
made by vast numbers can one give
to those illeoitimate methods which
have taken possession of the great
marts of trade, which so largely char
acterize our political elections, and
which in some small degree manifest
themselves in ecclesiastical circles?
Ambition in church or State, when
curbed by Christian principles, may be
innocent and even praiseworthy; but
when it exaltS itself into Il ruling pas
sions. tramples on the claims of God
and humanity and seeks money, honor,
office or power as an end. it becomes a
deadly and dangerous sin, destructive
of character and fatal To its VICTIM, ;
immortal interests. Our painter is the
fitting type, both OF his folly and his
fate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-17
The HohenzOIlern Spook.

The kaiser's high regard for his
French cook, M. Bernhard, was further
shown on coronation day" On this
anniversary q great number of orders
are conferred upon all classes, and on
this last occasion one OF the honors
went to the cook, who so successfully
tickles the Old emperor's palate.
As all the grand festivals are held in
the old palace, there was II great Stir
thereabOut for the entire week preced-
ing. Thirty cooks and small army
of assistants-women and boys-were
kept busy in relays day and night pre-
pairing the dinner. 1t was the curiosi-
ty of one of these young fellows that
caused the rumor of the ''White La
dy's" temperance. He had heard so
much about the lavish preparations
going on throughout the entire palace
that ut midnight he seized an opportu-
nifty to slip out of the kitchen-an i'm
mense apartment looking out on the
Spree at the back of the palace-and
walked softly about from place TO place
to satisfy himself. As he had on his
white apron and cap, it is no wonder
that in the dim light through which he
was seen moving noiselessly, he was
mistaken for the dread specter whose
appearance, legends says, bodies i'll to
the house OF Hohenz0llern Someone,
however, followed and collared the
boy, frightening him fearfulIy. He
was let off with . severe reprimand.
The truth was not known for several
days, and as the news of the ''Whte
Lady 5" reappearance spread through
the city, next morning there was great
CONSERVATION. Everyone was speculat-
ing as to who of the royal family would
be the victim, for no one seemed to dis
believe in the three-centuries-old super
stitiOn. There were not few who felt
certain that the kaiser was marked for
death, rs he had been suffering with
another severe cold. -Ber!jn Cor. Globe
Democrat
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Girls Book knowledge.

Think Of m undeyeloped brain get
ting up book knowledge on ten differ
ent subjects in one day, and this going
on day after day for several years! 1t
is altogether contrary to the principles
of sound psychology to imagine that
any sort of mental process, worthy of
the name of brain thinking. can take
place in that brain while this is going on.
The natural tendency of good brain
at that age to be inquisitiye and re-
ceptive is glutted to more than safety.
The natural process of building up q
fabric of mental completeness by hay
inc each new fact and observation
looked ut in different ways. and having
it suggest other facts and ideas, and
then settle down rs part of the regu-
lar furniture of the mind, cannot posi-
blv 90 on where new facts are shoveled
in by hundred day by day. The effect
Of this is bad on boys, but it is worse
on girls, because it is more alien to
their mental constitution. : Popular
Science H0Htbly
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Feathered Pu9ilists.

''More care is taken in the training
Of fighting cocks than was ever spent
in getting Slugger Sullivan ready for
match, " said an old chicken fancier,
yesterday, in answer to the query of
reporter The speaker handled the
''birds" in nearly every prominent
main that has been fought in or near
the city. He was one of the few who
escaped arrest at the recent raid upon
cock-fighters at New Hunting park.
Neatly-arranged coOps, containing fine
specimens of the feathered pugilists,
occupy the whole of the third floor OF
his residence When a match is ar
ranged the training begins. and until
the battles are fought the chickens are
constantly under the trainers direc-
ton. The first object is to harden the
flesh and by exercise to increase their
staying powers. This is done by run
ming them back and forward on a
wooden table by the pressure of the hand
After a certain amount of this eXer-
else the chicken is weighed, and if its
flesh has not been reduced enough to
satisfy the trainer it is put through an
other process. The chicken is tossed
several feet into the air, and alights on
a mattress placed upon the table. A
hundred times, possibly, the feathered
fighter goes up and down; when he is
put into q dark but well-ventilated bar
rel. a couple of hours are allowed to
elapse, when he is again brought out,
and two little soft balls fastened to his
spurs Another chicken is equipped in
like manner, and the two indulge in a
sparring match. This continues sever
al minutes, and while they strike each
other viciously no harm can result, IN
less one of the gloves flies off A
feature Of the training is the feed Civ
en-. If the chicken needs q little more
weight he is fed on raw beef. Roasted
corn and the white OF hard-boiled eggs
are the principal articles of diet, with
a loaf of spiced bread, containing eggs,
sugar, rock candy, and variety of
spices, for dessert. The latter is eaten
with relish. The maximum limit of
weight of i fighting chicken is six
pounds, while the minimum weight is
four pounds. The sport OF cock-fght-
ing, according TO the old fancier, has
largely increased in popularity during
the past score of years, and he declar-
ed that not week passes without a
rafting contest in some part of the
city. Philadelphia Record.
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He Was Mistaken.

mice child, very nice child" Oh
served an Cd gentleman, crossing tie
aisle and addressing the mother of tie
boy who mad just hit him in the eye
with wad of paper. ''HoW old are
you, my son?" ''None of your bust
ness, replied the youngster, taking
smiled the old man, as her parent re-
garded her offspring with pride. ga
remarkably fine boy. What is your
name, my son?' ''Puddin' Tanner
shouted the youngster, giggling at his
own wit. Il thought SO" continued
the old man, pleasantly. eff you had
given me three guesses at it, that
would have been the first one [ would
have struck on. Now, Puddin', you
can blow those things pretty straight
can't yoE?' You bet" squealed the
boy, delighted at the compliment. ''See
me take that old fellow oyer there!'
''No, no!'' exclaimed the old gentle
man hastily. Try it on the old woman
I was sitting with. She has boys of her
own, and she won mind. 'sCan Won
hit the lady for the gentleman, John
nie?" asked the fond parent. Johnnie
drew Il bead and landed the pellet
on the end of the old Woman's nose.
But she did mind it, and rising in her
wrath, scared down on the small boy
like blizzard. She put him over the
line, reversed him, ran him backward
till he didn't know which end of him
was front, and finally dropped him into
the lap of the scared mother, with q
benediction whereof the purport was
that she'd be back in moment and
skin him alive. ''She didn't seem to
like it. Puddin'," smiled the gentle
man, softly. ''She's perfect stranger,
to me, Lut | understand she is 4
matron of truants' home, and [
thought she would like 4 little fun; but
I was mistaken, and the old gentle
man sighed sweetly as he went back to
his seat.-IBe JerScy1ll0R.
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who Turned Dat Hog Loose?"

At certain hotel IL Peoria, where
the meals were not always what they
should be. u merchant traveller, one
day, sat down 10 the table. He put 4
dollar under the tumbIcr, and, calling
q waiter, said
''Do You see that dollar, Jim?"
Yes, sab, )" replied Jim, with grin.
''Well, now, Jim, want you to get
me q real good, 1irst-class dinner. You
understands"
Eyes, sab, " and Jim sat out about
furnishing q feast for q king. He had
no time to see to anybody else He
hunted up new dishes, put numerous
extra touches on everything, and kept
his eye Oh the dollar. Finally the NJ.
T. finished, and, wiping his mouth, he
WiEked ut Jim.
Yes, sah,' grinned the darkey, in
anticipation.
Jim, do you see that dollar?" put
ting his hand on it in generous way.
Yes, sab.
''Well, you will never see it again, !"
and it went into his pocket and out of
the dining-room, while Jim Indignantly
remarked: '.Fo' de Lawd, who turn
dat hog loose in heah?"-Nerc5ant
Traveller.
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Struggling with the Hello Box.

The other day very distinguished
Senator, who thinks he has the right OF
way to the White House, walked up to
the Senate telephone and conducted
the following colloquy:
'.Halloo, central office!" CHE Sena-
tors say "HalIoo!' the Representatives
only say ''HellonO
The central office responded.
Call the office of the Commissioner
of Patents for Senator Blank"
Then there was a long pause. The
Patent Office at last answered. The
Senator shouted at the top of his lungs,
and with his nose fattened against the
hello box, evidently thinking that the
louder he bawled the better the wire
would transmit the message. The cen
trail office kept cutting in on him, and
he couldn't make them understand.
At last ne squared off and shouted
straight into the box with 4 voice like
q fog horn:
I've got EN-. Don't you under
stand? | tell You I've got EN-"
Yes, and got 'em bad, too, sarcas-
tically responded the central office.
The Senator, with 4 very red face,
continued his conversation with the
Commissioner of Patents Washington
Cor. N TsJSun.
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A Fortunate Canadian.

There is pleasing little anecdote in
connection with the carnival, of
trenchman's getting erich in day.
a fact almost unparalleled in the his
tory of Province Of Quebec Frcnchmen.
Baptiste Laporte lives in a story and a
half. gray, slate plastered house near
the Bonsecour market, where he kept
a small retail fur store. Here he has
lived for the past fifty years, on the hill
overlooking the old BOnsecour church,
the oldest sacred cdificc in Canada,
being built 100 years ago Baptiste was
poor, for though his furs were always
of the best quality and 1.-the finest in
the world, " his establishment was COM
paratively unknown, and consequently
little patronized.
Things went on pretty much the same
for Baptiste for IS years. He left with
his dog, gun and snow shoes every fall
and returned home in the spring to his
Maria with his tobOggan we'll packed
with precious and valuable fnrs TO be
old for the next season. He generally
did not manage to sell more than half
his stock out from year to year, but by
an ingenious plan his wife managed to
time came for BaptiSte to summon up
all his enterprise and attract custom
ers to his shop, they were in as perfect
order as if he had just stretched them
on his little pine twigs to cure after
shooting the animals in the bush. Bap-
tiSte concluded to stay at home this
winter to enjoy the carnival. He did
not wish to take advantage of the OPP
pOrtunity to make money. like toe
many tradespeople, but merely to en-
Joy himself. However, q happy thought
struck him and he advertised his furs
in al the local papers.
1t grew very cold a day or two after
the opening of the carnival, and as an
American gentleman said, 1.-The mercu-
ry having got so high up in the glass
during the first part of the week that
it almost took two thermometers spliced
together to gauge it, was now to be
found knocking the bottom out of the
concern" This change persuaded the
American visitors who had come here
unprotected against the frost further
than by plug hat and silk hand
kerchief to ''go in for'' furs, and Bap-
tiste'S was soon found to be the cheap
est place in the city. LII two days his
whole stock was sold with the excep-.
ton of half u dozen red fox skins and
half rs many silver fox skins, the latter
bringing him in the pelt $3.50 for the
lot. Baptiste was yesterday q poor
French Canadian furrier. To-day he
is, thanks to the carnival. worth $780,
900. He had several daughters who
were always employed evenings max
ing up the furs he brought home. -BoS-
ton Courier
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Count Won Moltke.

Moltke's life is passed in busy regu-
Iarlty; for, Notwithstanding his adj
vanced age, he does not abate his
laoors in the least. His time is divid-
ed between Berlin and his home at
hrelsau. At Berlin he occupies wing
OF the General Staff building. q fine,
roomy dwelling that LOOKS out upon
the monument commemorating the
three wars whose extraordinary sue
cesseS were mainly due to Moltke.
his time is marked out with military
exactitude, never broken except when
he attends the sittings of the Reichs-
military debate. Moltke is 4 Staunch
conservative, but not an ardent politi-
clan. That department of the German
Empire he leaves with absolute conf
dence in the hands of his colleague,
Bismarck.
Winter and summer Moltke enters
his study at the stroke of seven A. NJ.
Here he drinks his morning coffee,
smokes q cigar, and writes until the
stroke of nine, when his business let
tiers are brought to him, which he
reads and dispatches. He then eX-
changes his dressing gown for his uni
form, and is ready at eleven to receive
his adjutants, to hear their reports and
issue his orders. While at work he
partakes of a simple lunch, and when
his adjutants are gone resumes his
writing until the stroke of two, when
the work is pushed aside. He then re-
ceiyes the higher officers of the staff
and 70 I.oy 4
ed, which may be longer or shorter
according to circumstances, Moltke
goes for walk l. is no unfrequent
thing to encounter him in the busy
streets OF Berlin, peeping into the shop
windows which appear to have an at
traction for him. At four he takes 4
frugal dinner in company with his
family, and the hour of dinner is for
them the happiest of the day. Then
the taciturn man becomes loGuaciOus,
and delights his hearers with his
charming. cheerful talk. From five to
seven he again deVOtes himself to
writing; from seven to eight the news
papers arc pcrusad. At eight he once
more rejoins his family ut the tea table,
after which follows game of whist, in
'Ai4SiA ti4C SCA HbISS 4oG ID llltllI Ill
proficient. The game over the even
lngis generally ended with music. to
which Moltke is devoted. At eleven
he rotires 10 rest
Moltke is the ideal impersonation of
a German officer. in his recitude, his
unqucStioning devotion TO his SOW
erelgn, his narrow visioned patriotism,
his want Of Imagination. his self mega
ton, his stern, unbending, unelastic
devotion to his profession and the du-
ties it entails; a man who, taken rs a
whole, IS rather the representative of
IN Older day, when life was more inim-
zeal, before that advance had been
made toward q fuItlIment of the angel
ic greeting, peace on earth, good
will to men," toward which we fondly
hope mankind IS tending. But, Judged
from the elder platform. he 5 u SPLEEN
did figure. Century.