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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-02
FARMINa LANns.

iii. $40 Acres: $50 acres fenced and Cross
fenced into sig separate iSss; y, W
acres bottom: balance second bottoms run-
ming stock Yater IN gravel-hottom creeks
range first class and permanent: frame mouse
OF one STORY ana four rooms; orchard OF SOC
bearing apple trees. bOo young apple Tree
S5ss GSi Trees and sons small trait; Il les
from Emporia; 81 miles from railroad Sta
ton; mile from school.
IlIs. 16o acres, all fenced. so scres In euIti-
vatlon. sma ali house, permanent stock water.
y mile to r. o. and rail road station, . very
desirable location and good soil, terms easy.
Price IS, 600.
l1So. An Eighty seTe bottom farm.
| ali fenced with hedge: house has seven,
rooms; very large orchard; good location
six mi Is from Empofia-
/ 1lRl. 80 acres all fenced, 90 cultivation 20
acres ti6ber, l60 acres bottom, mile never
| falling running wetesy fair buildings, small
mile, shool mile. Price sT,5o0, % easy
cams
Ii57. $50 acres; 10 acres IN cuitivstson, 81
acEss timber. leo scres bettomi good stock
house, rooms; kood orchard; miles from
Emporia- Price. 80 Per acre.
IIsI. 100 acres, i06 fenced. Sc In cultivation,
good large 2 story stone house Of rooms,
good outb9ildings, good orchard, All kinds Of
FRUIT, good well and ponds, good aofI, Em-
poris Il miles. z. 3. station miles, school
near.
IIs7 $50 acrss; 60 acres fenced and In cuI-
tiVatiOD; good frame house Of rooms; good
4 HA1GE
miles from Emporia- Price, 81 per acre.
1855. A farm Of 10 acres hrst-cIsss bottom
| land, fenced and cross-fencsd with hedge: :
good orchard; good tW0-ssory frame house OF
rooms; COED well and abundance o. stock
| water; miles from Emporfs. Price, so.
| I1S7. A farm of 80 acres drstsclses bottom
| land, fenced and eross-fencod; good orchard;
| . good one snd . half story stone house nm
finished 2 miles from Rmpor18. Price 81 600
| On easy terms
iIs8 A farm of150 acres hrst- class bottom
| land. fenced and cFoss-fenced with hedRe: :
. good new two-stoFy ffGm1 house OF rooms:
Emporia- Price, So Per acre.
IISs, SO acres: $50 acres fenced. $50 acre
In cultivation miles from EnpcE1a.
1870. 30 scxes, All fenced; 60 acres in cultI
walton: good stock water about 50 acres hFgt
class bottom land. about 10 acres timber, bal
anee In meadow; small house Of rooms:
miles from Emporie. Prizes. 81 per acre.
1881. so acres. all fenced and ersss-fanced
/ good stock oorrals; new eEo-stOEy tran,
house. Of rooms; good large barns All u
I improvements are 1r8escia98: 4 miles frT-1
Emporfa- Price, $4,000.
1915 stock ranch Of 57B acre. w.l
| yFatefed and about 100 acres Of Rood MIR
| land thirteen miles from EnDorfa and A,
/ miles from railroad station ensfI go
with fair improvement near EzaporIa nj
/ be taken IN part Pay. $50 per acre.
wall and rest wire. $50 acres IN caIsivafio.,
40 acres bottom, living Wassr = ahunSs1e1
frame house Of rooms, stable for koFess
i young orchard. go6d hog lota. l4 nile frr,r
EmHoKaa. Smiles from railroad eksfioE PRO
80 per acre on easy payments.
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THE PRESIDENT Ar En1PoR1A.

AtchiSon Champion: Ex-Gov. Click
returned from Washington yesterday.
While there he extended an invitation to
President Cleveland to visit Kansas dur.
ing the progress of the Bismarck fair in
September, and he confidently believes
the invitation will be accepted. Mr..
Cleveland expressed q strong desire to
make the trip. and Is particularly desIr-
GUS since the return of Secretary BaYard,
who is enthusiastic In his admiration of
the "boundless wesl' In general and the
Kansas portion in particular. If the
president comes he will travel via Chi
cago, entering the state at Atchlson
where he will be received with Jeffer-
sonian pOmp and ceremony. After a
short stay here he will go to Topeka.
thence to Emporia, and perhaps Wich-
Ita, back TO Lawrence and Leavenworth,
and finally to Wyandotte, where he will
be delivered to the Missouri Democracy
at Kansas City.
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THE HoElzAL CATALOGUES.

The Normal catalogues which were
published short time before the close
OF the last term, mention Of which was
madeiD TIE NEWS. are now being mall
ed throughout the state. Accompany
ing the catalogue is q circular letter
which Is enclosed in asepsrats envelope
setting forth the advantages Of the
school. The circular also contains the
facts that the State Normal school en-
rolled sos pupils in all of the depart
ments for the year ending June 18th.
FIfty-five out OF the eighty -four counties
Of the state were represented, and
students from twelve other states and
territories were In attendance. The
average age of the members of the
class for 1885 was nearly twenty -four
years with an average teaching exper-
fence of about three and one third years.
The graduates and non graduates are
filing important posItiens in nearly eV-
cry county IN the state and are receiving
from so to 100 per cent higher salaries
for their services than the average teach
or. This fact alone Is one of the best
which taken In connection with the sue
cessful year just closed gives great prom
Use for the future. Those having in
view the teachers profession, should
avail themselves Of the iacilitieslthe state
supplies in the State Normal school.
Organization, curriculum, apparatus,
methods, are all adapted TO meet the
wants Of the teacher. The following
facts setting forth the school adVanta-
ges are worthy of notice:
1. 1t Is the only school whose diploma
Is q life certificate 70 teach in the schools
of Kansas.
2. A careful comparison shows that
expenses are a. low as at any school OF
similar grade.
8. The only fee is S. per term of twen-
~ weeks for Incidentals. Tuition is
free to regular students. Those who
take the pledge TO teach in the state are
exempt from all fees during the last
year.
4. Holders of first grade certificates
are admitted TO the normal department
without examination.
5. All railroad fare for the round trip
In excess Of SO is refunded to Kansas
students who pay the years incidental
fees. One-half is refunded to those who
| pay for one term only.
The next term opens on September z,
1885.
Persons expecting 10 attend the Nor.
NAL, or desiring other information about
the institution, should address Presi-
dent A. R. Taylor.
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THE EMPORIA DAILY NEWS

IT Is THE FIRST To PUBLISH THE Asse-
cisted Press Dispatches of the Day.
GIVES THE SAME EVENING A LARGE
Portion OF the Important News from
ever The Whole Country for each day
from
TN ELvE TO TwENTY-FoUR Hours
Ahead OF all other papers.
IT Is THE ONLY PAPER IN THE City
Published on Monday.
THIRTY-THREE AND ONE-THIRD PER
Cent the Cheapest Daily for Emporia
people, being delivered by carriers 70
any part of the city at the low and part
ular price of
FIFTY CENTS A MoNTH-LEss THAN
two cent per copy. $3.50 fer three
months.
Has No SUPERIOR AS A LOCAL PAPER
for this Community.
THERE ARE No BETTER ADVERTISING
mediums for reaching the people oil
this community, or better papers for
keeping It's readers informed OF
whats going on" than the Daily and
Weekly News.
The WEEKLY NEWS Is The LARGEST
paper in Lyon county, has ten col
umDs 10 the page, and is by twenty
odd years the Oldest, having been print
ed and published in Emporia since
June, 1857 The subscription price il
$3.50 per year.
TIE ONLY PAPER SOUTH AND WEST Oh
Topeka which publishes the AssocIa
ted Press Telegraph News and Msr
kets of the day OF issue.
THE DAILY NEWS WAS ESTABLISHED
in 1S7S-since which time i has beer
enlarged at five different periods. It
growth has been gradual. steady anC
heslthy-Its size and facilities havins
been increased. and new features
added from time to time, as its pat
r0Dage justified and income permittet
| Call on or address THE NEWS
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3 Abraham ranooln,s BOshoOd. =

well, he was at this time not
grown. only six feet two inches high
Esaid Dennis T. Hanks, cousin OF Abra-
ham Lincoln1. He was six feet four
and one-half inches when grown-taH
lathy and gangling-not much ap-
pearance, not handsome, not ugly,
but peculiar. This kind of q fellow.
If . man rode up horseback. Abe
would be the first one out. up on the
fence and asking questions. till his
father would give him knock o. the
head; then he'd go and throw at snow
birds or suthin', but ponderin' all the
while"
WAS he active and stronge"
HE was that was ten years
older, but couldn't rassle him down.
His legs was too long for me to throw
him. He would fling one foot upon
my shoulder and make me swing corn
ers swift, and his arms so long and
strongi My, how he would chop! His
ak would flash and bite into 3 sugar
tree or sycamore, and down it would
come. If you heard him fallin' trees
in clearin' you would say there were
three men at work by the way trees
fell But he was never sassy or
quarrelsome. I've seen him walk into
a crowd of sawin' rowdies, and tell
some dron yarn and bust them all up.
1t was the same when he was a lawyer;
there was suthin' peculiarsome about
him"
What did you teach him to write
with?''
Sometimes he would write with a
piece of charcoal, or the pint of q
burnt stick, on the fence or floor. We
got little paper at the country town,
and / made ink out of the briar-root
and put q little copperas IN it. 1t was
black. but the coPperas would eat the
paper after q while. / made his first
Them's good for pens. We had no
geese them DAYS. After he learned to
write, he was scrawlin' his name every
the white sand down by the crick bank,
and leave it till the fresh would blot it
out"
All, Dennis, that name is written
now, not in sand, high on the heroic
roll in Liberty's proud temple, above
the names of all save one. Next to
the name of the immortal Washington
blazes the signature of the blameless
ruler and matchless man, Abraham
Lincoln. That plain name is now 9
kinglier title than is worn on earth.
Yes, that's so, and rightly, too. Not
for his greatness; he was not the
greatest man that ever lived, but he
was the honestest. 1 reckon he never
did q mean act. could see he didn't
know how, an he never learned.
Ibid you have any idea of his future
orreatnesspn
mo; it was a new country and he
was a raw boy; rather a bright and
likely lad. but the big world seemed
far ahead of him. We were all slow
goin' folks, but he had it in him,
though we never suspected il"
'tDid he take to books eagerly?"
''No; we had to hire him first, but
when he got a taste it was the old
story-we had to pull the sow's ears to
get her to the trough and pull her tail
to get her away. He read great
deal and had a wonderful memory
wonderful. Never forgot anything"
What church did Abe attendP"
1.-The Baptist I'll tell you a cir.
cumstance about him. He would comG
home from church and put a box in
the middle of the cabin floor and re
peat the sermint from text to doxology.
I've heard him do it often. Charles
ton Net0S and Courier.
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Selling a Coat for Affection.

Helfenstin keeps a clothing store,
and the other day a stranger stopped
to look at a coat hanging by the door.
Helfenstin saw him and rushed out.
'Dot ish a sphlendid arteegle, mine
trent, und so sheep ash noddink, he
said with a smile.
''I reckon I'll go inside and take a
look" said the stranger.
'.Dot ish right. Walk right in unit
look ofer der entire sthock. OAR nod
dink in der city like dose goots.
The visitor came in and, after look
ing around awhile, he remarked:
Il was in here some time ago, but
the place seemed larger than it does
now"
Halfenstin began to sniffie:
'.Ah mine trent. fought knew you
ven you valkt by ter sthOre. Dot time
/ you vas here, mine brudder vas alife,
unit ter sthore vas twice so pig, but he
ish ted now unit ter sthore ish cut down
Won halluf."
at was your brother, reckon, that
1 knew. What's the price of this
coatP" he asked, holding up a gar.
ment
''vat ish your name. my frentP''
SMILED Halfensiin. taking him by the
arm.
'.Wiggins. sir; Mr.. Virgins, of Ken
lucky.
| "Ah, my tear Mr.. Viggins, am fer
ry glat to see you, infect. My poo
brndder sphoke oof you ven he vas ty
ing" and Halfenstin wiped his eyes.
i '1ndeed,'' replied Mr.. Virgins, il
establishment.
Eyes. Mr.. Virgins, ven Moses va
} trawing his lasht breat', he calf me t
his site, unit whispering ferry low, b
salt: My brudder, am koing ava,
: from der cloding pizziness forefer, uni
have bud one rekwvest to make c
, you;' den Moses kasped once or twice
: unit pud my ear kWvite close to hi
! het und caught desc vorts, dot rex
west, my brudder, Is dot ven Meeste
Viggins, oaf kentucky comes to de
sthore, you viii sell him goots at de
; ferry sheepest brices.' Dose we're b
lasht words, Mr. higgins. unit ven
dells you can hat dot goat at ten tolls
+ unit sfxty-fife cents. you VIII know Al
j selling eet for affection, unit nod 70
2 money falue, AIr. Viggins."
Virgins had to take the coat-Dt
s sr0ie Free Press.
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A Famous Character.

Howard, the famous Louisiana Lottery
man, who died recently, had some re-
markable traits of character. He al
ways '.got even" He was blackballed
at a fashionable club to which he
sought entrance, and he took pains to
repay this insult by selling out the
club when it got into difficulties. A
noted instance of the manner in which
he ''got even" with those who refused
to associate with him was afforded in
his treatment of the Metairie Jockey
club. He sought an entrance in the
company of this association, whose
race-course was the most noted in the
South. The club. however, refused to
admit him, and he sWore that he would
buy out their course and turn it into a
graveyard. He bided his time, and
when the opportunity came he did ac-
cording to his oath. The beautiful
Metairie Cemetery took the place of
the Metairie race-course, and a new
course was established by Howard in
its stead. He was also black-balled as
a candidate for the La Varieties Club.
This society owned the theatre of the
same name. Howard, in revenge,
bought up the establishment privately
and obtained control. He was fond oil
going behind the scenes, and when his
lessee denied him this privilege he
turned her and her company out Of
doors and gladly paid the penalty Of
/ damages which the court decreed a
punishment for the within.
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NIP Avn TICK.

Harry Weber and troupe appeared
before well filled house Wednesday and
presented the well known but always
appreciated play Of "Nip and Tuck. n
This Is not the hrst time Mr.. Weber
has appeared in EmDona and it is TO
be hoped Will not be the last. Unlike
most plays that are full of fun, the play
Of "Nip and Tuck" has a well laid
plot. The play opens with g scene in
the office OF the law firm of "Nip 8
Tuck," who conduct everything system
aiically and methodically as ABC. The
next man to appear is Major Tremain,
the murderer of an old friend of Law
yer Nip. Tremain always wears
gloves to hide an ugly scar on the right
hand by which he could be recog-
nized as the criminal. Tremain
IL also London bankrupt, and In order
TO make fortune takes three months
absence from his wife, Francis Dash
leigh, in which to court and marry Lady
Beaufort and her income OF e3O, GOO.
Having made arrangements for the we'd
ding. and also TO secure her fortune in
his own name when she is dead, he ad-
ministers drug 10 Lady Beaufort, who
seems to be dying by the poison. Nip
and Tuck, having suspected the major,
become detectives and unearSh his crook
edness. Each was working on the case
unaware 20 the other, which finally re-
suited In the two lawyers getting on OPP
posite sides ana trying 10 cheat
the other out of the proceeds
Of the firm. As contestants in
the case they furnished an endless
amount Of amusement. The play ended
in the restoration TO health of lady Beau
fort, the suicide of Tremain and the rec
onciliation OF nip and Tuck" Carrie
Weber, little girl OF six years, per-
formed an important part and did If
well. The company is to be congrAtu-
lated on their happy rendition of the
nlav
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THAT WATERING rKoUan.

This is the third time during the last
week OF SO that TIE NEWS has called at
IGNITION 20 the urgent need of q water
trough. 1t is simply dIsgraceiul that
EmporIa with its waterwOrks cannot
provide the farmers with a convenient
and accessible place for watering their
teams. In front of the court house &
suitable trough could be fixed with bat
Q trIfiing expense and the water that now
wastes from the fountain could be easily
conducted To q trough Al the sidewalk
We have no doubt that the council viii
cooperate with the county in making
suitable arrangements of this kind
Good fresh water will be a boon Il
horses this hot season.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.


An Important meeting of the directors
OF the Emporia s. Southwestern railroad
company was held at Kansas City Fri
day, at which 81. n. Jones, of
Des Moines, Iowa was elected
president. and G. Hood, of EN-
poria, secretary and treasurer. 1t
was decided to begin the surveys and
take measures for securing the right
of way August LIST. There are good
grounds for believing that this enter
prise is in some way connected with the
contemplated extension of the Union
Pacific from CarbondAle to Enporia. If
such is fact it is a matter of widest in
terest to Emporia people. Anything
that Will help the Union Pacific into
this city Is certainly TO be desired We
trust when the time comes that Emporia
will be prepared to do the right thing
and not be SO independent about right
of way as she was in the case of the St.
Louis s. Emporia road. Let the Union
Pacific in, If she will come In.
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THE CITIZENS BANK,


: For the first time, money, Thursday,
passed over the counter Of the new Citi-
zens bank on the corner of Sixth avenue
and Commercial In the News block.
The bank would have opened earlier had
it not been delayed by the workmen In
fitting mp the counters and desks. The
bank counter is very neat one finished
in cherry. The room is well lighted and
conveniently situated tor a banking in
stitution.
Mr.. T. F Wright, OF Granville, Ohio,
is president Of the bank, and Mr.. D. l.
Dawes cashier. Both of these gentle
men though they have been residents Of
EmpOria but few months, haYe already
given evidence of excellent business
ability. During their limited residence
here they have won the confidence Of
ali who have been associated with them
and the institution opens with flatter.
ing prospects for success.
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The sandal-wood of Japan.

Passing by shop you see cords OF
wood cut into small blocks about six
inches long. This you learn is nothing
short of shoe-timber. These cords OF
wood will speedily be converted into
shoes of various sizes, at prices rang
mo all the way from to 20 cents.
One feels quite exalted in a pair of 20
cent shoes. The wood is called kiri,
and is very light. The. clogs are still
further lightened by following out the
center. So, in point of fact, there is
little truth in calling the shoes heavy,
although they appear so to the mex
perienced observer. It must be admit
ted, though, that they are unreasona-
blv clumsy. Sometimes the shoes worn
bT the ladies are lacquered, and are
/ fastened by velvet band passing from
either side over the lower part OF the
| instep, and between the first and sec
| ond toes. With this same kind OF wood
| is made bureaus provided with strong
| iron handles, and the whole box is ad'
| Unstable in horizontal sections, ons
| piled above another. Owing 10 the
| fiphtness of the wood these boxes ma.
be filed with clothing and carried OF
on the shoulders Of the coolie In case o
fires. which so often vex the people o
Toxic Cor. Chicago Times.
4
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SberlTs Sale.

Arubaxad LOOMS vs.. Amasa Hathaway.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF an
order of sale issued out of the Fifth Judicial
State OF Kansas, in the above entitled cause
and TO me directed, / will on Saturday, tht
lit day of July, A. ID. 1885. at II o'clocl
a. N. of said day. at the front door OF the cour
house in the city of Emporla, Lyon county
Kansas offer for sale and sell to the highes
bidder at public auction tor cash all the right
title and interest of said defendant IN and 4
the following described real estate. to-Wlt:
Lot No. sixty-nine t69), on Comm ercia
street. in the city of EmpOria, Lyon county
Kansas.
Said real estate to be sold as the property o
said defendant to satisfy said order OF sale.
j. H. WiLHITE,
24t4 Sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas.
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..rEmPTATIoNs OF sE1IrH. >

Make no engagement for Monday
evening. July 9th, except for the "Temp.
tations of Smith," the lecture by Noble
PreDtis, of the Atchison Champion. Mr..
Prentls, it will be remembered, was in
Emporia several months ago as one Of
the judges in the oratorlcal contest, and
then went home and wrote a very sweet
and handsome notice about this city
Emporia people should acknowledge an
appreciation of kind words by giving
Mr.. Prentis full house, and at the same
time listen to an entertaining lecture
which has been received with the
highest favor.
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Cool, damp. fOggy, autumn-like
weather.
No wet worms or cyclones In these
parts.
Wheat scarce, oats good, corn grow
ing, peaches, grapes and apples coming
Single blessedness is growing quit
unpopular; one or TWO weddings ever
week.
The spirit of improvement is maniies
In all directions. Foundations for new
buildings, additions 10 old ones, new
boards, new shingles and fresh paint ar
TO be seen IN ali quarters. Verify, Eu
reka boOmeth. c. B.
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KANSAS PATENTS.


List of patents granted to citizens of
Kansas, for the week ending Tuesday,
June %. 1885. compiled from the official
records of the United States patent Of
fee, expressly for TIE NEWS, by Her.
ring 81 Richmond, solicitors of patents.
No. 637 F street, N. w, Washington,
ID. c., Of whom information may be had.
No. 32062s. T. K. Clark. Germania ;
machine for channeling harness straps.
No. 320.S52. 1. Cruzan and b. F. Car
gay, Pomona; checkrow corn planter.
No. 320,551. II. Z. Gilmore, Spring
Hill; sash lock.
No. $780, +. s. Holcomb, Manhat-
tan; cultlYatOr gearing.
No. 32O,713. G. A. Skene, Westmore-
land impression sheet for making stere-
otype plates.
No. 1905 I. j. Mint, Fort Leav-
enwOrth; riding saddle.
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RESIDENCE PROPERTY.

n42. house of rooms, on two lots. eood
well and cisterD, plenty OF fruit and ansde'
large stable, capacity of cistern 80 bbls.
Price g. 800.
iI5s. A suourban place of So acres, 50
rods from city; new frame house rooms ana
and cellar; young orchard planted; good well
and good soil. Price 81 100.
I14s. Residence property two corner lots,
one block from Commercial street, mouse OF
four room, stable and well.
ITO. A new frame house Of six rooms.
good size, good stable and buggy house. good
well; g corner lot on Commercial street. easy
payments. Price 81 800.
1910 Two east trent lots with house Of four
rooms three blocks from Commercial street.
Price, 81, $50; terms, $3.50 cash, balance on
time at per cent interest.
IaI6, 4 one-story, three room, frame
house. near the Normal Good location and
plenty OF front room 10 add 70. $500.
1919. Il frame house Of six Hpoms, well
finished good cemented cellar, ko0d stable,
two lots, east ana south 'front.', all insgood
condition and nearly new; plenty OF small
fruit; location near the round house. and
very cheap at 81, 800.