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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-17
coUNcIL PRoOEEDlNes.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, !
naa II 1QoS

COUNCIL CHAAEERS,
Dec. il, 1885,
Council met pursuant TO adjourn
ment; present, Mayer Whittlesey and
all the counciImen.
Reading of minutes of last meeting
dispensed with.
MIR. sedguIck presented the following
to the council and asked Its adoption:
WHEREAS. There are a NUMBER of per-
sons DESTROYS OF resisting the tax known
as the special improvement tax which
will necessarily involve q multiplicity
of suits, and
WHEREAS, We believe such contest Is
made in good faith and not tor delay, il
Is desirous that such lItigatIon be car
ried through as speedily and with as lit
tie expense TO either party as il is posi-
Die to make, and be 1t
Res0Iced, That the county treasurer be
and he is hereby requested and instruct
ed to collect said special tax or 10 charge
up any penalty against the same because
of it's non payment provided the parties
desiring to contest shall at once COM
mence and carry through to fual deter
minafion test case testing the validity
of said tax.
Mr.. Bill moved that the same be re-
ferred to the city attorney and j. Jay
Buck, with power to act.
Board of health made q report con-
corning nuisances in second ward, and
the same was received and filed.
Mr.. Bill moved the appointment of a
special committee of three 80 TO inyesti-
gate and report the best remedy to abaie
the nuisances in the Second ward, and
report as soon as practicable.
Motion csrried, and the mayor ap-
pointed as such committee Bill, TorTing-
ton and Raymond.
Committee on streets and alleys made
the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
We, the COMMITTEES to whom was re-
ferred the matter of looking mp the pro-
priety of the city purchasing one OF
Moore's road graders, have talked with
their agent and would beg leave TO report
that to the best of our belief we think il
a very good machine for grading our
streets. ID DAVIS, Chrm-,
FRANK MCCAIN.
VIM. Adds.
Report was adopted.
Committee on gas (Messrs. Mccain
and Davis) reported ia favor of grant
| ing the petition for gas lamps az the
corner of Congress street and Ninth
avenue. Mr. Thatcher presented MIN
ority report that the same be not grant
I'd. Mr Mccain moved that the major
| ity report be adopted. Mr.. Thatcher
moved as an amendment that the min
ority report be adopted. The amend
ment was lost. the vote standing: AYES
Bill, Thatcher, RAYMOND; nays, Tor
rInpton, Mccain. Davis, Watson and
Adds. The msinrity report was then
adopted, all voting for except Thatcher
ana Raymond, who voted nay
On motion of Mr.. Watson, the com
mIttee on gas was instructed to devise
some means of lighting Second and
Third avenues where there are no gas
mains.
An ordinance providing for the paw.
ment of the following claims was intro.
| duced, considered by section under d
suspension of the rules and adopted by
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-17

Roller Patent tor less money than ev-
er before offered Come and see A. s. L,
Americas mills.
Old Gold flour. 81 per sack at Tress-
Ter s. Lowry's.
Freah kiln dried meal and graham
-four at the mill.
DESMOND dyes at Bond's
Halls condition powders at Bonds.
just received car load of -four at
the Americas mills
Wanted-Good. fresh. sweet butter II
TFessler s. L0wry's.
Pure spices and extracts at Bonds.
The h 8. flour Ter Sl.50is unequaIIed
Ia quality, by any brand Of -four sold In
AmeFicua At Tressler q LowTy's-
Bird seed at Bonds.
The New Home sewing machine
best made, very cheap for cash.
TREssLER & LOWRY. Gen. Agts.
Highest grade coal oil ct Bonds.
Go to TressleT 3 Lowry for a good
boot OF shoe.
All kinds of dry goods complete
stock at TTessier s. LowTy's
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-17

An agricultural school for girls has
been established in France.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-17

new BLACKSMITH SHOP.
Il. I. FARNEY,
Late Of the arm Of Kelly 4 O'BrIen Of san
Francisco, Is now permanently located ct
RSad1nEz 4An0201
And Is preper.d TO 90 all kinds OF Black
Emithing and Wood WORK.
PLoW WORK ePEcIALTT.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-17
EMPORIA MARKETS.

The EmpoRia Markets are corrected Gsfiy
for TEE EHwe ~ Meesrs. Stone q BooteY,
reliable grocery 1rm OF this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
BAROMETRIC TROUSERS.
Important Discovery Made by a Rising. Young
Journalist.


A rising young journalist of Hartford has
made one of the most important meteorological
discoveries Of the age. On inserting his plump
legs into his trousers the other morning when
|. the sky was clear and the atmosphere dry, he
congratulated himself on the exceeding shape
illness of his outline as revealed by the
garment garments. whichever is
the correct grammatical term. Indeed
as he wendell his way to his desk he very
seriously revolved in his mind the ACCESSIBILITY
of hiring himself out as tailor's dummy" at
an increase of 10 per cent on his journalistic
salary, but the truer emotions of manhood pre-
vailed, and he took mental note of bad gut
ter and its probable effect on the coming
cholera, as a starter for the day. Towards
noon of the same day. the wisdom of his
choice appeared, for as the day advanced
the relative humidity" in the atmos-
phere increased, and the clouds lowered
for rain. The young journalists trousers
wrinkles, and in great profusion They hung
like wilted rags about his ankles; they
failed to conform to the feshy part of the
calf nothing persona), and above the knee
they were capable of as many contortions as
the bellows of a second hand accordion. AS
trousers they answered the purpose still, but
as good-fitting trousers they had suddenly
become passe, and all on account of the
weather and its influence on ''the goods"
from which they were built. Like a true
journalist he did not despair. He made the
best of his only pair OF trousers and formed a
meteorological schedule, which will be his guide
in the future When his trousers fit nicely he
will leave his umbrella av home aud borrow a
spring overcoat when his trousers are limp at
the ankle, bag at the knee and wrinkle on the
handsome part of his leg, he will wear his old
overcoat and borrow silk umbrella. He will
claim the patentability of his discovery and
prosecute all who infringe. He also remembers
that when his trousers pockets are empty it will
be "cod day" but, like an honorable journalist,
he makes no claim to originality for this as o
discovery he merely regards it as an applica
ton of a time-h onored principle.
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THE HOME OF PROHIBITION.
How the Law Works. Rather Fails TO
Work, in the State of Maine.

How the Law Works, Rather Fails TO
Work, in the State of Maine.
Portland Letter in New York Tribune.
In the intervals of leisure from business dur
ing short visit in this city, and in other parts
of the State, have taken particular pains to OBJ
tain accurate information both by personal OBJ
servation and by conversation with thoroughly
trustworthy men-in every case friends of tenn
neranee reform. $50 understand the situation
properly" said resident of Portland, you
must understand that Maine has been temper
ance State for half century. The Washing
tonian movement spread through the State soon
after its inception and in every town of any size
total abstinence societies We're formed In the
days when liquor selling was authorized by law,
licenses were granted with great discretion, and
any person who sold without license was heav-
lily punished. Finally, late in the fortiss. the
Legislature forbade the granting of licenses, and
the old statutes against selling without license
remained in force. Everywhere. except in the
large cities, traffic in liquor became dangerous;
the laws were enforced by justices Of the peace
lin most cases the leading citizens of their sew
eral towns-and they were sustained by all the
best classes of the people. Probably by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
The Benevoience of George W. Childs.

P1ttsburg Chronlcle-Ielegraph.
The benevolence of the millionaire proprietor
of the Ledger is always given in the most unos-
tentatious way. Now and then some one takes
advantage of him. One day a compositor en-
tered Mr. Childs's Office, sufficiently under the
influence of liquor to make crying an easy mat
ter. With tears in his eyes he told pitiful
story Of death in his family. He had lost his
wife, he said, and. having been unfortunate, he
was half crazed to find means to bury her
Without question, Mr. Childs filled in an order
for fifty dollars.
Take this to the cashier, he said.
The willy compostor got the money, and
rushed around the corner to his friend Jim
my's.'
''Where'd y git tn boodler asked Jimmy.
From the governor
"Howl1
"Worked the dead wife racket on him.
Half an hour later the typo was totally and
ingloriously drunk
Three months afterwards the same compositor
entered the Office of the proprietor.
well. STRIP
II am very sorry began the typo, Every sorry.
but my wife is dead, and / don't know, sir,
don I know what shall do sir-unless you give
me an ad-"
Mr.. Childs began to laugh.
my friend he said quietly, isn't your wife
dying very frequently of latei'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
SWEET ANNABEL LEE.
A Queer Story That Is Worthy Of Poe's
Imagination.
Ben d. House,

Queer Story That Is Worthy of Poe's
Imagination.
Portchester IN. " Journal
About three years ago, the people of Ford
ham determined they would remove the village
graveyard. Few of them knew of Edgar Allan
Poe or his beautiful Annabel. They began to
remove the bones and lay them away pro-
miscuously in a sort of charnel ground, some
distance out in the country. A gentleman in
New York. who knew much of Poe's life, who
loved his poetry and was aware that his
wife was buried at Fordham, heard of the re-
.noval of the graveyard and went out to protect
the bones of sweet Annabel. The grave had al
ready been opened and he came near being too
late. He collected the precious relics, wrapped
them neatly in paper and brought them to his
home in New York, where he kept them for
nearly two years. One day gentleman called
who had known Mrs. Poe, and who was very
fond of the poem Annabel. The conversation
drifted toward these beautiful lines, and
verse after verse was repeated over and
over. Finally the gentleman of the house arose
and said II will show you something" He
then proceeded to unwrap the bones of the poor
heroine. These" said he, ARE the bones of
Annabel'" He then proceeded to tell the sSory,
The bones were soon afterward sent to be inner
red at Baltimore
The above is but a part of as weird and uncar
ny story as any Poe ever wrought out OF his
peculiarly uncanny imagination. This sequel
has but recently Come 70 our knowledge, and
every item in it can be proven much more salts
factoriy than many incidents of Poe's daily
life and habits Names and places are
withheld in this article but can be furnished on
demand. In the same room in which the bones
of sweet Annabel Lee were kept, waiting the
transfer into the hands of relatives in Baltimore,
was also iealously guarded the original manu-
script of 1.-THE Raven" which was destined to a
place in the cornerstone Of the Poe monument.
Late one afternoon, while the window happened
to be opened. a raven flew in and lighted on the
portfolio containing the precious manuscript.
The gentlemen in the room was, as can be
readily conceived, at first much start
led, but upon approaching the bird
and finding it quite tame, explained the
strange coincidence satisfactorily enough
The raven showed no disposition to move, and
the gentleman, having provision for so un-
usual guest. took him to druggist near by,
who kept him for his children, as there was no
advertisement for-him in the daily papers Soon
after, while visiting at the house of a prominent
and wealthy New Yorker, the hostess expressed
to him the desire Tor tame crow Thinking the
raven as worthy of place in that household as
a crow would be, the gentleman in New York
who knew much of Poe's life" induced the drug
gist to return him the raven, which he forthwith
sent to the lady before mentioned, and in whose
home it still unless recently lost or deceased)
lives quiet and uneventful life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12

The recent death of Colonel Vandevelde is a
Empress Charlotte of Mexico, who has been un-
der his care for many years at the Chateau de
Bouchout The Empress was greatly attached
to Colonel Vandevelde and his death has not
been announced to her. She has been told that
he has taken long journey on business for his
brother, the King of the Belgjans She passes
much of her time at the piano and her easel;
but since she began to notice the Colonels alb
sence the Empress has neither played note nor
touched her pencils. One of the characteristics
of her malady, however, is lack of memory and
it is, therefore, hoped that in short time she
will have forgotten her guardian, even as she
seems to have forgotten the whole of her past
existence.
She never speaks of Macmillan or of Mexico
nor even of her father, Leopold l. whose favorite
child she was. Of late years she has become alb
solutely Indifferent to dress, although in the
earlier years of her insanity she was constantly
occupied with her toilet and even while she
was living at the Chateau de Tervueren showed
marked tendency towards coquetry. Some
times she would arrange her smartest dresses
upon the chairs seemingly imagining that she
still the centre of court, and would adj
dress the gowns alternately in three or four diff
ferent languages
when, a little while ago, Maximilans valet
who was with him to the last-himself became
insane, and was taken to Miramar, she fretted
about the poor fellow for few days and then
completely forgot him. The afflicted lady re-
ceives the kindest treatment from all about her,
and is frequently visited by the King and Queen
of the Belglans and the Comte de Flandre."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
"Put Out the Light,

Put out the lightH Not as Othello SAID
Unto his fearful soul, that did not dare
To face the lamps midnight -dispelling glare
That shone on Desdemona's wretched bed,
Whereto his steps through jealousy were led
With heart untouched by her imploring prayer.
Came that soft whisper through the hushed night
air,
From loving lips unto listner sped.
All, well she knew, through every dark would lead
warmer glow thar. falls from summer skies,
And tenderer than when day sows it's seed
OF light within the west, or when arise
Spring suns, and that of light they had no need
Save that which glowed from cut each others
eyes.
Ben d. House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
Dogs and Their Girl Owners.

boston beacon.
The latest ''fad" with society young ladies is
a visiting card for their pet dogs The card is
about an inch long and three-quarters of an inch
wide, and bears the name of the dog with that
of the owner, such as Miss Rs pug Too
dies" or Mr. O-'s poodle Smike." 1 know q
number of dogs that received Christmas and
New Years cards. The fashions for dogs change
with the times A Rembrandt lace collar is now
considered the proper thing for pugs evening
dress, and the silver blue blanket, bound with
gold braid or satin ribbon is the thing to wear
while walking out Nevertheless, 1t looks as if
the mug must go his popularity is on the wane.
and it seems very much as if the black and tan
of Prince Charles would fill the vacancy his de-
parture will leave. The change is not to DO
wondered at; the pug is not the most intelligent
OF dogs-even the common cur of the streets has
more ability to learn; he can only look beauti
fully ugly, learn tricks, and has moody temper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12

ment to fall madly in love with pair of panta-
looms without reference to the quality or charac-
ter of the possessor thereof They are roman
tcally glamoured by man whose face
has no attractions and whose habits are
positively repulsve. worthless brainless
BOBBY, who hasn't even the capacity to earn the
salt for his potatoes, who can't be invited to
your table because he does not know how to be-
have himself and who can't be set up in bust
ness simply because ne is an idiot, will run away
with your only daughter. n beautiful and ac
complished girl. who would order him out of the
house if she knew him better, and who will
leave him with broken heart after six months
of married life. This is one of the problems of
social life which il is hard to understand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12

Letter from Minister Benz amin.

There are two remarkable restrictions in
every Persian city. No Christian is ever per-
mitted to enter one of the public baths. These
baths on the plan of what are called Turkish
baths in America. The women battle in the
morning and the men in the afternoon. After
the bath the bathers lounge in &n outer room
and gossip and smoke. For the women.
especially, the weekly visit to the bath is like
sorting to womans club. They take their
sewing and embroidery, and after tho bath sit
for hours chatting sewing and smoking the
water pipes When the woman returns home
from the bath she is full of the gossip Of the
neighborhood aud has plenty to talk about Tor q
week to come. In Turkey all seets can visit
the bath. but the Persians allow no one TO battle
ProDheA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT WOMEN.
stars that startle.


New York Correspondent Louisville Commercial.
The practice of dispensing with all unneces.
sary articles of lingerie gentlemen can skip all
this lingerie business) is rapidly growing among
our younger actresses. The public sit bllndly
admiring the dirnpled arms and shoulders, the
lovely faces, above all, the handsome dresses,
and think, poor souls! that If by some outward
accident the tiny sleeves or shoulder straps
should suddenly give way, the dainty 'wearers
would still not be too shockingly I'M
you. All on earth that nine out of ten ac-
tresses to-day would have on would adorn
the original fashion plates of Eden. Fact! This
practice of stripping to the skim" as its called
in stage parlance, was INDUCED in to such an
extent by one of the Madison square stars. that
word was sent round by the management that
she must wear corset The lady had a lissom
graceful figure, Shewas unmarried, and she &C
tually had the cheek to go on one night in
satin trained skirt and a white silk jersey guilt
less of even perspiration underneath. The effect
on the audience was-well electrical
A lady who recently made quite stir IN your
city by her beauty and winning manners, stood
on stage of st. Louis theater, turned her
back to the audience and remarked, soto voce,
to a box full of lady friends i've got nothing
under this dress, girls, but my complexion
The audience wondered at the sudden hilarity
in the box, and why Miss Blank turned around
with broad grin on her face, and struggled to
regain her composure. Starched skirts and cor
bad figure. but good one needs as little in the
way of petticoats as possible.
Apropos of actress stockings, fine Isle thread
are much worn, because they will stay up better
than silk ones and not wrinkle around the ankle
Cheap silk are better than expensive ones. and
more worn, because they will show the white
skin of the feet and ankles through thread dem
onstrating beyond doubt their genuineness.
The garters are straight around the-leg sort
of affairs and meant for business.
Every wellrepulated actress ALWAYS stops in the
wings, and just before her cue comes pulls up
her stockings and gives her garters snap, to see
if they're all right. Ask any stage hand in the
country.
know female star of considerable promi
nence who went to the theater one night and for
got to take a pair of stockings that had been
washed for her at the hotel It was too late for
her to go back, and there was no one by to send
for them Her womans wit came to the rescue
in the exigency. What do you think she did,
Tore strips off the top of the only white skirt she
had in her dressing room, wound them round
and round her limbs, ankles and feet went on in
ball dress, pair of white satin slippers, a
fake diamond necklace, and smile of perfect
content
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
A REMARKABLE SIGHT.
Artifcially Hatched Chickens Protected and
Cared for by a Cat.

Artificially Hatched Chickens Protected and
Cared for by Cat.
New York Mail and Express.
A crowd of persons standing in front of base,
ment window on Liberty street, this morning led
a reporter to investigate the cause of the gath
ering The window belonged to a dealer
in incubators, and contained one Of the
machines in operation. But the cause OK
interest was at once to be not
the incubator but the unusual sight of a GOOD
sized black cat lying curled up on the sawdust
underneath the machine, nestled in whose fur
were several little chickens. The chicks were
evidently not over a few days old, and seemed to
be perfectly at home while the cat appeared to be
rather proud of It's charges. The proprietor Of
the place, when asked about this curious in
stance of o. cat taking care of young chickens In
stead of devouriDg them, as is usually the case,
said:
THAT is rare and remarkable thing Al
though I've been in the business long time and
have known of curious things about chickens and
and cats, YET never heard of anything like this
but once. We nave had the cat here about the
place for six months, and although she has never
tried to injure the young chicks she did
not show any such motherly affection
When the chicks were two days old
put them on the sawdust in the window, aud
left them there for the night. The cast was left
in the store rs usual. But the next morning
what was our surprise to find the cat living in the
sawdust, having jumped over the wire netting
which keeps the chicks from getting out, and
smoothing down the tiny feathers Of the chicks
with her tongue Since then she has been
in there continually, and acts toward
them exactly as she would toward young kittens.
If you take up one of the chicks she will cry and
attempt TO stop you. In fact it is a difficult
thing to get her to leave them even to get some
thing to eat AS for the little orphans az
lady in here the other day called the artiicially
Matched chickens. they seem to prefer the cat TO
the regular brooder decidedly Yesterday thero
was crowd of over fifty persons in front Of the
window"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
The Latest washington Fad.

MISS Grundy IN Boston Courier.
Has any lady in aesthetic Boston yet had
KATE Klatch7 If not. Washington is ahead Of
Boston, for the youngest dau9htcr-Miss Lida---
of Justice Miller, of the United States Supreme
Court, has had one for several weeks. 1t is not
a revival of any old style of gown. made of mod
ern materials nor any article Of personal adorn-
ment, nor yet a refined species of malaria con-
tracted in Rome and developed in Paris. Miss
Miller, every Thursday afternoon at o'clock,
entertains those of her friends in the foreign
legations and among Americans who speak
German, and has German black bread, coffee,
and other refreshments usually seen at social
gathering by day in Germany, all cooked and
served in German style. No food or drink not
seen in Germany on such occasions is provided.