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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-07
PERsaNAL AND POLITICAL

The Democratic party is princi pally
tail at present; but Blaine will put a
head on it?
We trust that John Peter st. John is
enjoying the adulation which Is being
served up to him by the "rum-soaked
Democracy"
The man who will bolt Col. John A.
Martin to vote for bourbon like G. W.
Click has q mighty poor claim to the
name of Republican.
: st. John admits that he does not be
lieve that he can be elected. THIS con-
fessiOn would seem to call for contra
diction of the report that the Saint has
more than one gall.
After all Mr.. Beecher prefers eating
roast veal to feeding Democratic swine.
There is still finger-ring, robe and
pair of shoes waiting for Geo Wm. Gus
It's at Republican headquarters.
The New York World pretends to
know something very bad about Mi.
Blaine that it won't print. What the
World knows and doesn't print IS Sr.a-
ing, we apprehend, compared to Ehat
the World prints and doesn't know.
A Boston Herald writer at the Sum-
mer School of Philosophy declares 4hst
the sun always shines when Mrs. julia
Ward Howe visits Concord. From this
it would seem that Mrs. Howe's pres
ence would be eagerly sought at Sunday
school picnics and horse races.
The Boston Globe Iikens Cleveland 10
Andrew Jackson, with the crafty motive.
it Is shrewdlV surmised, of inducing
Democrats who still insist upon voting
for "Old Hickory" to support the Dem.
ocratic nominee for president.
No man can be eleetsd president of
the United States who is unpopular with
the soldiers and the workingmen of the
country. And. We hiay observe. in this
connection, that this is very eligible
locality for sticking in pin.
The three wrongly called tidal wave
governors elected in 1882 were Bepja-
man r. Butler in Massachusetts, Grover
Cleveland Ii New York, and Robert E.
Pattison in Pennsylvania. Patlison has
dropped, Cleveland is dropping and
Butler will drop as soon as something Is
discovered that will penetrate his
cheek.
Thos. Mast and Geo. William Curtis
are doing q great deal of talented keep
still about the personal character of the
Democratic nominee tor president. We
must confess that there are some diff
culties in the way of presenting the re-
cord of such q man as Grover Cleveland
in a paper styling itself the journal of
civilization"
St. John admits.that he doesn't ex-
pect to be elected, and comedies that his
candidacy will do more to hurt the Re-
publIcans than the Democrats. There
are people in Kansas who do not enter
tain an oppressive sense OF the greatness
of the Prohibition candidate for presi-
dent, but it doesn't take very big man
70 betrsS mis- friends.
The following description in an east
ern paper of the prohibition candidate
tor president, justifes the mournful as
sumption that our own st. John has mis-
laid his nitrate of silver:
Ex-Govorner St. John, the prohibition
candidate for the presidency, Is man of
I medium stature, with q head OF thick,
dark hair, snd long mustsche tinged
with gray
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A Re-sabmissIoa ConVention

TOPEKA, Aug. 2.-The following call
was issued here to-day:
The re-s1bmissiOn pablicans of
Kansas will meet in delegate convention
at Topeka on "Wednesday, the Goth day
of August, at 4 O'Clock p. w., for the
purpose OF consultation, and 10 place q
state ticket in the field if deemed ad-
visable. All Republicans who are in
favor of re-submission of the prohibit
tory amendment to the people, either
directly or by constitutional convention,
are invited TO cooperate with rs.
It il desired that every county in the
state should be represented by delegs-
ton not exceeding seven in number, and
that no delegate shall be interested in
the liquor traffic
We believe the time has come when
the people Of Kansas who are In favor
OF real temperance and good order should
adopt some means 70 put q stop 20 the
increase in the sale of liquors in the
state, and to that laWless and unrestrain
ed traffic which absolute prohibition hal
utterly failed to check. That there
should be . stringent and practical Ian
enacted, laying . firm hand on the liquo
business; q Law competent TO regulate
restrain and control in the interest o
sobriety and good government.
By order Of the general committee.
GEORGE W. VEALE,
GEORGE W. MARFIN,
JOEL HUNTooN,
| Executive Committee.
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GRIEVANCE OF THE HAMPERS.
On the 18th of March, 1888, only a
little more than Il year ago, Mr.. j. W..
Harper, IT., the head of the firm of Har-
per Brothers, wrote to q gentleman in
Washington requesting him to see Bar.
Blaine, on the subject of publishing his
book, assuring him that Harper &
Brothers would be glad to be consider
ed IN the matter"
Mr.. Harper added the following words,
which about this time constitute what
Horace Greeley used to call mighty In
terestln' reading"
with the instinct of a publisher, &C
customed to deal with the people rather
than the privileged classes, Iecog-
niZe that there 10 no man Lying more
closely in sympathy with the people
than Mr.. Blame. keep not untrain-
cd finger on the popular pulse, which,
Ia our vigorous American life. 10 healthy
and am sure il beats strongly in
admiration and affection for the man
who has been absolutely fearless in his
patriotism. Mr.. Weeds Reminiscent
ces will be interesting as the record of
hu ACuNC OOocENCIs Dub all SuEo tudl
Mr.. Blaine's Narrative will hold the
American people because IL will be hu-
man-real flesh and blOOd-the record,
not of Machiavellian observer, but OF
an active partlcipatOr, brave fighter and
gallant leader in the most critical events
IN our nAtion's history.
$50, when II becomes quite convenient
to you, l wish that you would give Mr..
Blaine to understand that while the doors
of franklin Square always stand wide
open to "them literary fellows" such as
scholars and poets and novellsts, essayists
and travellers, the proprietors generally
30 down Ia the sidewalk TO welcome the
historian of his own time, and, with IN
covered heads, reverently help him 20
unload the manuscript from his tri.
umphal car on the elevated railroad
Please intimate all this TO Mr.. Blaine
You know how u do 1t gracefully and
Cffectually"
Mr.. Blame saw 1T to have his book
published elsewhere and now the "jour
nal of civilization" regards the "activ'
paTticipatOr" the "brave fighter" and the
gallant leader" ton corrupt to endors,
as candidate for president.
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There has been q marvellous display
of cowardice in connection with the sp-
pearance of the cholera In France.
Everybody that could get away from
Toulon and Narseilles did so, and the
same scenes have besn enacted at Aries
and other cities where the disease has
male its appearance. Even the officials
fled, and only the physicians, the clergy
and the Sisters of Charity remained at
their posts. In their ignorance and
tear the pOpulace have, in sot1le cases,
attacked the physicians, looking upon
them as agencies IN the dissemination
of the plague. Fear has probably killed
as many ss the cholera itsslf. And all
this results from ignorance and super
stitIor.. Were the people better inform
ed they would remain at home,sclesn up
disiniec,, aud SO help TO stay the
spread OF the Destilence.
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Gov. ST. JoHN's home paper, the
0lathe Mirror Gazette, says, "Nsither
are there any reasons why the people of
Kansas or johnson county should
jeopardize the chances Of the success Of
the Republican party, because one of
our citizens, distinguished and hOnored
though he be, has received the nOmina-
ton for an Office that there is no prospect
oFhis being elected 70 hiI. The Cover
nor has metaphorIcallY taken his old
political assOcistes by the hand and
given utterahce to the sad farewell, and
the Mirror. Gazette, though regretfulIy,
yet Uarnestly, echoes the sid refrain
farewell. The Governor is honest and
sincere In his views and we are Ia ours.
The contest is between Blaine and Cleve-
land. Between the two, we are tor the
former.
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1t will be somewhat interestingto see
the Wichita Eagle man wIggle when he
reads these figures. AS the Winfield
Courier observes, from this comparison,
If Wichita has 1900 Inhabitants EN-
poria should have 1920. The Courier
adds: 1--WE believe that Emporia only
claims about 1900 vet she ranks tier
above Wichita. while Lawrence claim
ing no more population than Wichita
ranks two notches absve her. The nat
ural conclusion from all the above is
that while Wellington beats every other
city in the magnifcance Other liars,
Wichita beats Wellington almost out of
sight and stands unrivalled in that line"
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CHURCH DEDICATION.

Next Sunday the newly built church
edifice Of the Evangelical association in
this city on the corner of South avenue
and Constitution street, will be dedicated.
The services Of Bishop r. Dubs, of
Cleveland, Ohio, have been engaged for
the occasion who will preach On Satur-
day evening and Sunday morning in the
German language, and on Sunday after
noon and evening in the English Ian
guage. Bishop Dubs is one of the most
powerful pulpit orators of the present
time. Those who Will hear him may
expect rich treat IN store for them.
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NO. SCHOOL DIST.
MIILa.

The board then took up ordinary
business, and passed the following or
der:
1t is hereby ordered that VIM. BeIhu-
rem be and he is hereby released from
the county Jail until further orders 70
the sheriff.
[SIgned PIG. HALLBERG,
Chairman.
The bid OF s. NJ. Bell, for An assign
mcnt of tax sale certificates on cert ain
lots in Americas, wss accepted.
The report of the t1amIn.rs of the
county treasury were rceived and sp-
proved
Il was ordered that Tomorrow be set
sp RI for considering the subject of or
deriug grand jury and hearing further
evidence in relution to the formation of
B tier tow.. hip
The hoard hen ahj"uru'd till t. NOR
row morning.
Attest: ROLAND LAKIN,
County Clerk.
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READING NEWS
EDITED BIZ l1ARY DK zEAN

READING, Aug. 8, 1854.
The corn In this valley needs rain
soon if We gather good harvest. Still
DR.. J. ]. Swan brought q sample Of fine
corn to the store of Stratton & Plumb
measuring fourteen test snd two inches
high.
Rev. A. L. Scott and family have gone
to GsInett for visit.
The son and daughter of Rev. n.
Henry Smith have left for their new
home IN Ohio.
Colonel A. NJ. Flory, of Emporia,
spoke at the school house before the
Blaine and Logan club last Saturday
night. The house was full. standing
room and all.
The club is being drilled by Captain
j. A. StrsttoD, and the uniforms anC
torches add TO the interest Of the coming
campaign.
After singing by the Glee club. DR.. 7
G.. Biddle introduced to the audi
ence Colonel Flory, who spoke fol
over an hour upon the Fundamental
principles Of the leading political par
ties.
The Republican, party having the Da
tional work - do the past twenty three
years and have done It grandiy
while the Democratic party desire
20 undo IL and to also let into our Ian
| free of duty the manufactured goods c
ali Europe and csush out home indus
tries.
/ The Blaine and Logan club hold
meeting ST the Duck creek school houa
next Saturday night. Dr.. T. c. BIdd
J and others will speak
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BosToN, Aug. 4.-The statement of
the a. T. & s. r. R R. company shows
the gross earnings for June 10 be 81
254 .029. The operating expenses, exclu-
Give of taxes. were $801 .544; net earn
Ings, $452, 495. For the six months end
ed June, 1884, the gross earnings were
81. GAG, S15: operating expenses, "a, 49,
SIS; net earnings. So, SIS .94C
At . meeting of the Mexican Central
railroad directors to-day the resignation
of President NickeEson was formally
presented. The thanks of the company
were voted him NickeFson responded.
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CHICAGO MOUND.

Fine haying weather.
Attend the school on the 18th Inst.
Miss Ida Thompson spent last week
IN EmporIa visiting.
o. E. Miller, of EmporIa, with Miss
Brown, of Ohio, passed through our
pleasant neighborhood last Sunday. We
noticed the admiring look they gave our
school house and grounds. Come again.
Rev. Odell preached last Sunday at II
q. m, also at 8. p. m.
VIM. Addie has sold his fiue ranch of
$50 acres at $15 per acre.
Miss Annie Cupp gave dinner to a
few of her friends last Sunday in honor
of her 21st birth day. A very pleasant
time was had by all.
JIM. Townsend started to the county
institute Monday. WINFIELD.
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We especially invit. n trial by all those
sufferers from Kidney and Liver com
plants who have failed to Obtain relief
from other remedies and from doctors.
Natures great remedy. Kidney Wort,
has effected cures IN many Obst nate
cases. IL acts at once on the Kidney =,
Liver aud Bowels. cleansing the s, stem
at all p pisonous humors ann restoring a
healthy condition to the important or
gans. Do not be discouraged but Try IT.
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Pike Township Sunday School Institute.
The annual Sunday School Institute
for Pike township wall be held near
Patiy's mill, Sunday, August II. If the
weather is pleasant the meeting will be
IN the grove, If NOT in the school house.
Bring your dinners with you so that
time can be spent in work for the Mas
ter. See that You and all your neigh
boTs are there. The programme will be
a good one. with good leaders fos each
tppic- Remember the time and place.
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1t is an indisputAble fact that there
are many articles now In the market
having an extensive sale, which are used
for culinary purposes, that contain sub
stances which are Injurious to health.
Baking powders containing terra alba,
marble dust, alum, ammonia, etc. DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder is known
to be pure and wholesome.
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this from the Albany Times

Silicon Hutchins, q Democrat In
whom there is no alloy. admits that If
the election should take place now
Blaine and Logan would carry New
York and be elected by an oVerwhelm-
ing majority. We may add in this con-
nection that the situation. IS far as the
Democracy Is concerned, is like the
Irishman's pig-It is getting no better
very fast
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Sensible Advice

PITrBURG, Aug. 5.-Tne ninth annual
national convention OF the Amaleamat-
ed association of iron and steel workers
assembled here this morning. Two
hundred delegates were present from
all parts of tue country
After the preliminary organization, Vice
President Heeney, of this city, delivered
an address of welcome. He ad-
vised education as the best ele-
vator of workmen and the soiidifying
of the organization with a view to
contests, but recommended peace when
possible and broad and comprehensIYe
view of The rights of capital President
Weihe's response was in the same con-
servStIve tone
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DR.. Prices Special FlaYoring Extracts
are not made mp from chemical poisoua,
but natural flavors, delicate and CRATE
full u the most cultivated palate The
special recommendatIons of DR.. Prices
Flavors are, that their purity Is perfect.
their strength 80 much greater than any
other extracts. Buy these FIayOFs, they
are the finest made,
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comes recommended In the highest terms of
praise by numerous certificates from the
most eminent physicians, ocultgtR. divines
and most prominent men Of oar country, frem
all the principal cities of United States.
Among those OF Empori6, Kan, are as fol-
lows:
EMPoRIA, Kas., June - 1884.
We have been this day introduced to DR..
Louis II, Matthez. OpticiAn. We have been
shown mum Der Of recommendations from dis
6nRutshed phy1tctans, some OF whom are to
rs personally known, and all Of whom speak in
highest terms Of the professional attachments
and skill Of DE-. MAttheZ- We have no heslta-
ton In expressing the opinion that the Doc
tor is all that is claimed for him asa practical
optician.
J. j. Wright. II. d. J, A. Moore, II. D.
Geo W. Frost. n. d. W. W. Hibben, n. d.
I. D. Jacobs, N. d.
TO THE CITIZENS OF EMPORIA, ETC,
have great pleasure in recommending d..
Louis II. Aatthez. OF Chicago, Is . scientific
and practical opticiAn from the many and
strong letters In his possession Vouching for
his skill, ability and means 70 assist
defects OF the eye, In my own case may
say that for many years after my 6rst use Of
glasses, was totally ignerant Of the real ma
ture Of my eyes until Boston oculist ex-
amined them and atted glasses to them. /
would advise all users OF glasses to eysil
themselves of the opportunity now within
their reach through DR.. Matthez, as they can.
not well be deceived. Respectfully.
II. hACKAY,
Pastor ?. Z. Church
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GanaraI Lo1an

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-General Logan
visited the Republican national CON-
mittee rooms today and had a coufer-
ence with Chairman Jones. It was de-
cIded that the general should not speak
at public meetings until later IN the
campajPn if at all.
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More Gas.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Aug. 5.-A large
gas well in West Moreland county was
struck on the Adams farm three miles
from Irwin Station Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Fuel company
struck gas vein at Homewood, within
the city limits this morning. which it Is
said will equal in pressure the celebrat-
ed Westinghouse we'll.
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Grand remperauce Camp Steet,na

TORONTO Aug. 5.-A Scott Temper
ance act camp meeting will be held at
Hilton, Alton county August 18th to
25th inclusive. Among the orators will
be Elk Governor st. John, Rev. DR..
Roole of New York, DR.. Daniel Dor.
cester of Boston, Hon j. B. Finch and
John r Clark
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CARD.

In accordance with an arrangement
with Messrs. Hosterman and Carver I
shall assist them in the work on their
city directory and shall not publish one
myself this fail as Intended.
]. w. TRUITT.
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DANA ON TIE CBEHE6AND
SHAND4t

The New York Sun tDemocralicJ has
been disposed to regard the charges
against Mr.. Cleveland with silence. so as
to afford him time 10 explain or deny.
No statement OF any kind being forth
coming, the Sun has lest patience aud
writes the following which, if applied to
Clevelsnd's case, would 1T Yott nicely.
Says the Sun:
fla man is immoral in his life. If he
has deceived and betrayed women, or
abandoned his illeRiumAte children, he
Is wretch who ought hot TO be lolerat-
ed, much less promoted to stations Of
official trust. If the facts are establish
ed that q candidate has been guilty of
these things, no decent citizen ought TO
give HIM his suffrage, no matter how
great his political ability or how sue
cessful he may have been in performing
the duties of any public post
And again:
There is another consideration TO
which we attach very little importance
An experienced politician said the 9TH
or day that if men should become con-
Yinced that such stories we're true, the
effect would be 10 make them vote tor
the inculpated candidates. In other
words, man OF licentious life is more
likely to be popular than q decent and
upright man. This seems to us q totally
mistaken judgment. We don't believe
IL.
And in the same Issns the Sun reprints
this from the Albany Times:
The Democratic campaign opens TO-
night in this city. There is one job on
hand that grows no less BY delaying it,
that 10 stamping otit what 10 known as
the Buffalo Telegraph scandal. 1t is
spreading like q dry rot into every state
and county and township in the Union,
and wherever it goes. and SO long as 1t
goes, uncontradIcted 1t withers and
scorches and shrivels the prospects of
Mr. cleveland
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MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

There will be meeting of the Lyon
County Republican central committee
held Saturday. August 10Th. 1884, al
halt past O'Clock p m a, the Office of
Buck Il FeighaO, Elnporia. II Is desir-
able that every member OF the commit
C. be present, AS business of importance
will br presc nted tor consideration.
j. j. WRIGHT.
Chairman
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Australian ChryStal Glass SpeGtaCIGS

Superior to any other in use, constructed in
accordance with the science and philosophy
Of nature. admirable adapted to the organs of
fording altogether the best artificial help to
the human vision ever invented.
/. THEY CAN BE WORN WITH PER
FEET EASE for any length OF time at one
sitting, giving astonishing clearneSs OF Wis
ion by candle or other ARTIFICIAL light, COM
fort to the spectacale Wearer hitherto un-
known.
HOW TO SELECT GLASSES. It requires
professional guidance, even when Q good ar
ticie ID offered. DR.. AattheZ not only has the
best glasses that can be found in the market,
but carefully examines the eyes OF the pa
tient, and gives Indispensable edvice TO the
proper selection OF them. HIS specially be
ing the proper adoption Of spectacles In all
cases where glasses are used.
Lenses properly adopted 70 the most DIM
cult cases in varied forms Of Presby0pia (old
sight-far sightl asthinopia. AyopiA Tor near
pound and mixed Astigmatism, Diplopia,
Tor double Tisionl. ETC.. etc.
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Important De cisIon on the Iowa PrOhi-
billion Law.

MUsCATINE, Iowa. Aug. 5.-Judse
Hatch, of the Seventh lows judicial dis
trict. has rendered an important decIs-
ion as to the jurisdiction of justices Of
the peace under the Iowa prohibition
liquor law. The judge says he holds
that justices have no jurisdiction 70 try.
determine or pass judgment upon cases
under this law other than to hold pre-
limInATy trial aId bind the defendants
over TO district court The decision ID
based upon the opinion that the penal
ties OF the new Law exceed
the jurisdiction OF justices. By this de-
cision all liquor cases commenced here
unoeF the new Law are dismissed. The
question Is one of great importance and
will be appealed to the supreme court
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The Position for the formation Of BIZ
ler township wa rejected to-day by the
county commissioners.
J.E. Klo 4. county superintendent. ne.
turned this morning FROM the esst,
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rHE BOARD OF EDUcArIou.
Proceedings OF ths Meeting 81 that Body
last ETeaing.

EPoRIA, August 4, 1884.
The board Of education met IN regular
session in the Office of the superintend-
ent. Present-Messrs. Morris, Martin,
Frost, Kellogg, Holmes. Paxton, Ewing
and Traylor.
The minutes OF the special meeting
were read and approved.
Professor J. II. johnson was present
and was invited to address the board on
the subject Of music and penmsnship.
He presented himself as an applicant to
teach those subjects. He came highly
recommended and guaranteed satistac-
ton If employed. No action was taken.
On motion the chairman on finance
and taxation was authorized to pay the
freight bill of the furniture for the Gen.
trail avenue building.
On motion Mr.. Martin was authoriz ed
TO put down the seats and desks in the
Central avenue building under the direc-
ton OF the superintendent.
The commiItee on finance and taxation
made the following report:
Financial statement OF District No. /, for the
year ending June % 1SeS.