The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-02
PROF. H. h. MOTION.

this community. A resident of Empo-
ria tor seven years during the early his
tory Of our city aud the initial growth of
our educational institutions his life is In |
conn cted with an importRnt
epoch IN the Sunals OF this portion of
The subject of this sketch wss
indeed one of natures nOhlemen." He Is
as q most scholarly and Gull
Iured gentleman with kind and genial
disposition. A hard student, busy man,
be yet always found time 70 associate
with the realiles of life and the every
day people of the vicinity IN which he
made his home. His friends were Only
limited by hts acquaintance, and he
knew nearly everybody and he had
kindly feeling and interest in every per-
son, no matter IN what station they
dwelled. To the old students OF the
State Normal has memory is held in the
greatest reverence. Prof. Norton was
associate principal of that institution
while Judge Kellogg of this CITY was
principal. The San Jose Republican Of
June % has al obituary article that is 90
trite and true that we append 1t entire,
we'll knowing that the space 1t occupies
could not be better filed than by this no
tice Of n man who was always a strong
friend of Kansas and an intimate
one OF Emporia. He was q man devoted
TO the places where his home was and
where his home had been. He Jeff Em-
poria IN 1875 10 90 to the attitudes OF
California on account of the health
of his wife and that of his own. He
never forgot Kansas however, and his
pleasant associates here, and the pang
caused by the news Of his
lSath Is severe one to
hosts of his old friends in This
community. He received THE NEWS
every week since he left this city and
was an occasional contributor 10 our
columns, always manIfesting q lively
interest in the welfare and prosperity OF
this locality and of the people with
whom he had once made his
home. Several of his form
er students still residing here, met Prof
Norton at the National Teachers meet.
ing last year at Madison, Wisconsin
and speak Of his cordial feeling at thai
time for his old friends here snd in the
state. During an interval Of years be
tween 1870 and 1873 he lived at Arkan
sas City, being one of the founders o.
that town. Before coming TO Kansas hG
was ut one time editor of the Bl OomIng
ton, Illinois, Daily Paragraph. Fol
several years while connected with thu
Normal here. he was associated
as editor of the Kansas Educationa
Journal which was then published il
EUpOrIa. He was a man of yersaiil,
talents, and he wrote years ago one O
the best New Years addresses this pape
ever published. Our readers of thos
days will we'll recollect it. 1t describe,
a poetry machine operated by a myth
cal character supposed to 1--we In rC
mantle spot near this place. In his las
letter TO The News, written in Novem
Der, 1884, he used this expression, whic
indicates the happiness and genera
health he found al his late home: 9Th
rich soil, wonderful scenery, matches
climate and facility of these Santa Cru
plateaus, are fast changing them into
great landscape garden occupied by &C
tive, robust, cultured people" No mol
will his words sound the praises of II
land he loved. A good man is gone frol
earth. The following is the article frol
the Republican of San Jose:
Not only the residents of this con
munity, but OF every city, town an
hamlet throughout the state OF CaIifo
MA, with which Geographic commun
cation Is had, were shocked and grieve
e Yesterday morning by the news OF Il
death OF Prot. Henry Brace Morton
i vice principal of the State Normal scho
located in this city.
c Up 10 within few hours Of the DIRE,
e result, there was no special apprehe
= sion OF his death felt by either the d.
ceased OF his immediate associate
Since the close Of the school Tor vac
% ton, the family have resided at the
mountain home, a beautiful locatio
1 Nndb AIo dGu ma0X DleARa
features, has long since been nam
(. Skyland. Prof. Q. IL. Allen, princiL
OF the Normal school, was visiting Pr
Norton on Thursday of last week and {
J. two were busily engaged in SURVEYS
8. the mountains OF the Santa Cruz ran
Z in the vlciaity of SkYlAnd for the pI
pose OF locating new road. at Ii
time Prot. Norton was in his usU
3 health and in good spirits He oy
"a heated himself during the day, hoWey,
and seating himself in the shade, cool
very suddenly, becoming chilled throuI
During the night following he was
Ie tackled by pleurIsy, and thou
,e no serious importance was attach
TO the event at the time, 1
ie invalid did not leave his h
lie on Friday. In the evening of that d
h. the symptoms became alarming q
/. shortly before midnight congestion
the brain interviewed. inducing uuco
/" seriousness that confused to- the end. |
Ie II. e. Morey of GilrOy, an old and
innate friend of the stricken man, W
Ia telegraphed for, DIR Charles Washbu
m meantime attending the patient. Up
~ arrival DIR. Morey realized that the 1
tack was OF too serious a character [
admit OF any hope for recovery. CONT
uous mental labor OF the most irving d
VI criDtiOn had ceased too late to admit
the physical recuperatiOn so essential
such cases.
, Just as dAV was breaking yesterdi
the fine scholar, the noble and self-sac
ficIug husband, father and friend, 1
truly great man In the best acceptatl.
m of that comprehensive term, found
gentlr, peaceful death the rest that hs
= been here denied him. At his bedsi
during his last hours were his fami
o and several of his best beloved friends.
!. Always ambitious and energetic in q
e requirement of knowledge in all possIt
h directions, Professor Norton's eve
a word and deed gave convincing eviden
of his efforts being prompted by a Wi
to benefit his fellows rather than hiI
L self, TIreless in his efforts. guided Al
v controlled by sound judgment. has
!. upon an extended experience, not on
in literary pursuits, but a close and i
telligent observation of men and even
the good and true man paid the forfl
q of his grand but overtaxinR toll
humanltY's behalf.
A licensed minister of the CongreO
tional church, he contributed frequent
: To the columns of the New York Ind
< pendent articles that found great fay
i, In the literary world. Other promine
: journals anu very many of the be
i known mag zines and periodicals of Il
D country, east and west, were frequent
y recipients OF his BOUNTY, and Will,
c common with their readers, sadly mi
10 the future the facile pen, the usef
infOrmalion ana the kindly thoughts
= eloquentlY expressed.
Articles contributed to the Scien,
Monthly, the CongregAtionalist,a and o
own Overland Monthly have attract,
marked attention and much favorah
J. comment in all quarters.
ri Lecturing, preaching, writing al
teaching. Prof Norton knew but liz
OF idleness; indeed 1t is doubtful If, c
cept during the hours of sleep, his mii
= was ever at rest. Even his Sundays we
zealously devoted to those religious d
u ties that early teaching and strong naIu
al inclination prompted. Three Ss
baths in every month he officiated
= pastor at the Congregational church
Y GllroY, and TO that little circle of his {