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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-26
NORMAL SCHOOL APPR0PRLA.
TVOR

The following Is the Normal school
bill, which Was placed on
its final passage in the senate "Wednesday
and passed:
An set making appropriations for the
State Normal school.
Be IL enacted by the legislature Of the state
OF Kansas:
Section /. The following sums, or 50
much thereof as may be necessary, be and
the same are hereby appropriated 70 the
State Normal school out OF any money
IN the state treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, 10 be expended under the
direction Of the board Of regents thereof,
as follows:
For the fiscal year ending June 90,
1SS6-For coal, $1,000; for gas, 500;
for water, SIS; for reference books and
periodicals, $500; tor repairs Of heating
fixtures and machinery, $500; for furni-
ture, $500; tor gymnasium, $50; for
mathematical and chemical apparatus,
$500; for flashing and equipping rooms
in the basement, $500; for kindergarten
and model school, 500; for casts fol
designs for the drawing department
5000; for repsirs OF building. $3.50.
For the fiscal year ending June 30
1SS7-For coal, $1,000; for gas, 500 fol
water. $75; for reference books and per-
iodicals, $500; for repairs OF heating tx
lures and machinery, $50; tor furniture
$500; for mathematical and chemical
apparatus, $500; for kindergarten anC
model school, 300; for casts for designI
tor drawing department, 500; for re
pairs of building, $3.50.
Sec. 2. The auditor Of state IL hereby
authorized to issue warrants upon thu
state treasurer in favor Of the parties z
whom any of the funds appropriated II
section one Of this act may be due, upoE
fling with him q detailed statement O
materials furnished. labor or service PEI
formed, duly sworn TO by the part!
claiming the same. and approved by tn
board of regents Of the school.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect anC
be in force from and after its publica
ton in the official state paper.
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RHIRG E0R TEN1


The following rules are gwen e the
ones which govern Catholics IN fasting
during Lent:
A cup OF coffee, tea or thin chocolate,
with q small piece Of bread, or q cracker,
without butter, may be taken IN the
morning.
Flesh meat may be used at every meal
on Sundays, and once day at the prin-
cipal meal on all other days, except
Wednesdays and Fridays and the second
and last Saturdays Of Lent.
Milk, butter, cheese, eggs and nah may
be used at the collation. In the evening,
and the same in the morning by those
who are not obliged to fast. But flesh
meat and fish are not allowed at the
same meal, not even on the Sundays Of
Lent.
Lard, butter OF Other animal fat may
be USED, Instead OF vegetable oil, In pre-
pairing food.
The following are exempt from fast
ing:
/. Persons under the age of 81 years.
2. Those persons whose strength Is i'm
paired by old age. 3. The sick and con-
valescent, and those who are OF debili-
tated constitution, or whose household
CT other duties would suffer by their
| IhSIlnR. 4. romhloo VINO are nursing
infants. 5. Those who are subject TO
hard work. 6. MendicaRts who can not
count on q regular meal.
The following are exempt from alb
stinence:
1. Mendicants may eat what is offered
them. ?. The sick and convalescent.
3. Those whose health 10 impaired by
abstinence, or the duties Of whose call
ing generally suffer by 1t. 4. The poor
who can not procure the other necessar-
les Of life.
Those who are dispensed from fasting
from want OF age, or on account Of adj
vanced age, or by reason Of hard work,
are not, on this account, dispensed from
abstinence. Those who doubt as to
whether they have q legitimate cause Of
exemption from fasting or abstinence
must consult their spiritual director OF
rOntaQaOr
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INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVES
General Grant.

Rev DR.. Newman of San Francisco,
whose long intimacy with Gen. Grant
makes anything which he has to say
about the general interesting, gives some
facts about Grants troubles which haye
never been published. He said that
Grant would now have a good revenue
from the copyright of BSdeau's Life, ="
If the AppleIou's, who published the
book, had eXerted themselves To push it.
Instead OF this they allowed tito fall flat,
and the result was that Grant, to whom
the copyright had been transferred.
got nothing from il. General Sher-
man's memoirs neit-d him
100000, while the Appletons sold
more Than $4,000 worth OF JEFF Davis
history. Grant thus lost heavily by the
hostility OF publishers, as Bsdeau's book
was as interesting as any history or work
ever published 10 this country. In re
gard to Grants work for the Century
magazine, Newman said, the original
contract was for $500 per month while he
was writing stries When the magGs
zine jumped up 10 such great ciTcula-
tion by the announcement of his articles
the company Voluntarily increased his
monthly allowance to $1,000 New
man added: "Grsnt told me just be-
fore l left the east that he in
tended to wriie a history covering
his military life and civil administra
ton, and that he had already gathered
much material for II p" Newman saId he
hoped the next congress would make
Teparation to Grant and place him On
the retired list. The new senator from
California was warmly IN favor OF
Grants retirement. Should his enemies
continue to oppose him, however, New
man said he knew q fund of 81 900, 00C
could be raised as trust fund to keep
Grant in the station which his great ser.
vices deserved. Without actually men,
tionIng his name, he left it TO be infer
red that Sanford would give this fund
and. surpass Vanderbilt in generosity &c
the old general. .
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GRNERAL srERAR1.


The telegraph Friday bore the sad
tIdIngs to the British of the death of the
favorite general, Sir Hubert Stewart. He
suffered from 9 lingering illness for
nearly four weeks. At the time he was
wounded, about January Goth, ct the bat
tie of Abu KleA. his wound was consider
ed very serious, but later symptoms
seemed to credit the belief that the
injury was not fatal. but would disable
the general for the remainder. of the
present campaign. The advices to-day
however, cay that the surgeons consider
cd his case hopeless from the first.
In the battle in which General Stewart
was wounded, the two newspaper CORES
pondents, Cameron and Post were killed,
and the Arabs loss consisted OF 5000
slain and wounded.
After severe lighting Gen. Stewards
command reached Gubat- When the
queen heard of the battle she sent dis
patch thanking Stewart and his men foI
their bravery, condoling with them fol
their losses and promoted Stewart to the
rank of major general. Since Stewart
was wounded General Wilson has COM
manGed that part Of the British army in
the Soudan.
The sad tidings Of Stewards death
adds another grief to the many cups OF
woe that are now being extended TO the
afflicted nation.
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LnMRER INTEREaTs.

New York Tribune: The review of
the lumber product In the northwest
presents some features of peculiar inter
est. Notwithstanding the dullness Of
business in other branches, the quantity
of white pine cut In 1884 was S,075 $685.
054 feet, an increase over the quantity
cut in 1882 of more than per cent.
There was still larger increase, over IS
percent, in the prod action Of shingles.
Nor does this enormous production APP
pear to have been stimulated by any de-
mand hitherto, for It il stated that there
was on hand at the mills 1885,
957, 416 feet of lumber, which Is
43 per cent of the entire quantity
cut during the past year, and this, with
the lumber at the distributing markets,
makes the total supply on hand nearly
6,000 900, GOO, or three-quarters OF last
years production. The only explana-
ton apparent is that there had been q
general expectation of enormous increase
in building operations early this year,
because of the low rate of wages and the
cheapness of nails, iron and other ma
terials. If the expected activity In build
ing should not arrive, lumber Is likely
to be remarkably cheap also, but mean
while we are destroying the forests with
great rapidity.
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Big Fire at philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10, 10 a. ma
destructive fire is now burning fierceIy
on Chestnut street between Second and
Front streets. The locality is devoted
entirely to large warehouses and bust.
ness houses. Three buildings are now
in flames and several are believed to
have been kil!ed and a number injured.
1915 q. m.-rhe fire on Chestnut
street Is spreading. II now extends from
the corner OF Exchange to LetlIia street.
About half block OF very valuable
buildings, including the Corn Exchange
National bank on the corner of Second
and Chestnut streets, caught fire and are
burning in the upper stories. The
flames have crossed Chestnut street and
many large business houses on the other
side are in danger.
The fire originated in an unknown
manner in a five story brick at No. 125
Chestnut street occupied by Stephenson
Il Co., Getz s. Stratton, Richard A.
Blythe and and Garsede s. Co, dealers
In cotton and wool. After the fire was
discovered and the flames burst from the
windows the front of the three upper
stories fell out and crashed down into
the street. The loud noise thus made
caused the rumor that an explosion had
also occurred, but it is not yet known
whether or not there were any
When the wall fell laborer, John Nc.
Kay, was engaged in removing a safe
from an adjoining building. He was
buried by falling bricks and Instantly
killed. A horse attached to hose cart
standing in front of the building was
also killed. the flames spread rapidly
10 the buildings on the east and Nos
123 and 121 Chestnut street was soon
envelOped in flames. The former build.
ing was occupied by Irvine e. Beatty s.
Co.. dealers in worsted yarns, the latter
by G. Fl. McFadden s. Co. cotton dealers
1875 a. m.-The fourth alarm has
just been sounded. So far as known
now two men were killed at the scene oil
the fire, John Mckay or Mccormick
driver of hose cart, and j. G. BlYer, aged
Is.
11:15 a. m-The firemen are confiden
that they have the fire fully under con-
trCl and that 1t cannot spread further
the losses are very heavy.
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Washi. Eton Notes,

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 19.-The
postoffice appropriation bill, as reported
to the senate. appropriates $50, S19, 900,
an increase of $500, 900 over the bill as
it passed the house, and $3.279, 179 less
than the estimated aggregate. The
amount appropriated is So ,547, 169 in ex-
cess of the evident revenue of the fiscal
year 1886. An increase of $4,000 Is
made IN the appropriation tor
transportation on railroad routes.
A decrease of $150,000 is
made in the appropriation tor the com
pensltion of clerks in postoffices, and a
decrease of $4,000 in appropriation for
the compensation of letter carriers and
expenses of the free delivery system.
All new legislation is striker from the
bill.
Senator Malone to-day reported favor
bly, from the committee on postoffices
p0stroads, an amendment to the postof-
fee appropriation bill, pro.
viding that the reports of
state boards Of education, state superin
tendent of public instruction and all
books, circulars, form and blank relating
to education be transmitted through the
mails as second class matter.
Senator Mcpherson to-day introduced
the following as an amendment to the
Pacific railroad sixty-year funding bill !:
Provided that all bonds, stocks and other
securities now owned by the said rail
road company as part of the assets oil
such company, shall! be deposited with
the secretary of the treasury as part sec
curIty for the payment of principal and
interest of the bonds authorised as dir
rected in section 2 of this act
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MlYHATS IN 4 NAKE p

Although the good deeds OF Washing
ton have been sounded during the whole
century, In prose aRd in poetry, his
achievements IN peace and IN war sung
all over this broad land ever since its in
dependent existence, still there
is yet one measure of credit,
one note of praise that we
think has not been accorded the old
hero, to that extent at least which he de-
serves. Thousands of people in this
great country of ours are indebted to
the immortal G.. w. for their very
these hundreds and hundreds of
men in high stations would cut
wandering about the avenues of life,
with no first names, or at best with the
name of some ordinary mortal, who may
not "lIve forever in the hearts of his
countTYmen." Il Is all very we'll to say,
whats IN name?' and re-
peat that consolatory strain for the
benefit of unfortunate members of a
household who were not the first born
and consequently could not lay claim 10
a cognomen that In itself is d passport
through life.
One George Washington" IN family
is all right and proper, but it will not do
to have q George Washington Jr.
History does not place George, during
his junior days, when he wrestled with
carpenters tools and fruit trees, in that
enviable light which throws that delight
full halo OF grateful homage over his
later days. To be sure he was a boy,
and as boys go he was probably as good
as the average and possibly
somewhat better, still his moth
er used to have to say to
him Come, come, George it is O'Clock
AMI you must go to bed ;" he, too, was
accustomed to ride his mothers favorlte
and blooded horse, with the speed of the
wind and one day neatly killed him; il
is feared too that he played cards in mis-
younger days for during the French war,
it is recorded that Governor Dinwiddie
said to Washington upon one occasion:
play your cards well you will have no
cause to repent of your bargain" If
the governor referred to whist in this
conversation, the matter should
not be placed to the discredit
of George, but history does not
say whist, and We fear the game men,
toned was some other. He had d
fashion, too, as q child, of wandering
away from home through the woods
and getting his feet wet and clothes
torn. and was the occasion of much soil
tude on the part of Lady Washington
But George Washington, he who was
both great and good, natures noblemar
and the worlds hero, has indeed furn
inshed a name of which anyone who
bears it should justly feel proud and
never allow an act or deed to dish0nor
that title whose original hold
| er cherished with an unfailins
devotion to good purposes and dedicated
| to the highest Anne in lie ard the bes
tlnteresls of the country be loved So well
and which so well delights to honor hi
| memory.
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1t is stated that during the SIX months
which ended on December 81, 1884. the
number of postal cards issued was 16S,.
1880, against 194. 64l.O 900 for the cor
responding six months of the preceding
year, a reduction of 10 5 per cent IN the
number issued. To this reduction must
be added the loss of the natural increase
in the issue, which for several years pre-
Yious averaged about 10 per cent annu-
ally. The postofIlce officials regard this
q reduction of practically 80 per cent
taken in connection with the increased
number of two. cent. stamps issued, as
evidence. that the postal cards have been
In a great measure displaced by the two
cent stamps.
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ON THE FArnER OF n1s ooUNrRY.


To-day we viii all weave gaslands
To lay on our hero's grayei
To-day We'n sing anew the praise
OF the bFavest Of the brave.
The SHOWS OF eighty six winters
Have dPIfted Ger his tomb,
And the nagefs Of eiRhty-slx SUMMERS
Have svEned IL 'rouad with bloom.
The lesson. in every country,
OF his life mas been read we'll
Ard to-day, the old, forever
To the young, his fame shall tell.
To-day forever and ever
Shall appear to us that face.
With its lines OF matchless courage,
With its cold and co1Ftly grace.
We look back on q new born nation,
Rocked in its cradle of strife.
And towering up beside her
This man who saved her life.
To day that tiny nation
Is second 70 none on earth,
And she owes ner life TO her sponsor
Who guarded her troubled birth.
Not ia our annals only,
But in rolls of every land
We And engraved in Lying light
The name Of our hero grand.
Not in our own hearts only
Shall his memory endure.
But in every hear that chertsheS
The brave, the good, the pure.
ENFoEIA. Kan, Feb. q. 1856.
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Mrs Iowell Dead

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Mrs. James Russell
Lowell died at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
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Marching on Gubat.

LONDON, Feb. ga dispatch from
Korti states that Ell Mahdi has ordered
all the tribes on the east bank of the
Eile 10 assemble opposite Gubat.
FEARS FOR woLsKLEY.
Grave fears are now entertained for
the safety of the commands under VOL.
scley and il Is feared that General Butler
will meet the fate of Gordon unless he
speedily receives succor Gen. Butler
is retreatlng from Gubat and Ell Mahdi
is collecting q large army outside OF
Khartoum preparing for an advance
on the English az Gubat.
FL Mshdi's men are now gathering in
large hordes on the heels of Butler, who
will have 10 receive heavy reiniorce.
men's from Gen Walseley or suffer
ITest loss
CoNCERSIN6 KHARHOUM
II Is now sad that when Mahdi heard
the result Of the battle at Abu Klea. he
at once proclaimed it as his victory, in
stead If that of the Britieh. The aarri.
son was short Of rations and the words
of Mahdi caused q revolt from Gordon
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Refore the dawn of tae century whose
eysntfui years will SION have faded ipfo
the past, when death had but lately
robbed this republic OF Its most beloved
and ilIustrious citizen. the congress of
the United States pledged the faith of
the nation that in this city. bearing his
bonored name, apd then IS now the
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-26
MARDI GRAs-

IyanhOs illustrated at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 1S.-The /
carnival closed with the grand ball of /
Rex at Artillery hall. the largest in the
city, and that of Homus at the French /
Opera house. and number of others of /
all sorts and descriptions, from the most |
reputable to the most scandalous. To-
day is holy Lent, and the tinseled roll |
lickers and rioters of TO day must take |
their headaches In dust and ashes. The
throngs IN theVarlous balloons were ex-
traordlnarV, and the 5000 people in the
Rex ball maze Jam so overpowerlng
and an atmosphere so indescribable that
many women tainted, and not few we're
crushed out of shape, certainly as to
their clothes To-day the parade of the
pageant of Rex, which represented the
principal events in Sir Walter SCOTS
romance of IGanhoe, in twenty-five tab
leaux, with characters in rich costumes,
all borne on immense cars, passed
through the principal streets from 10 in
in the morning to 3 IN the evening AL
night the parade OF MOmus, in which
fairy myths were presented in eighteen
| tsbleaux were extremely fine, tie
streets being sblsze with cleo
trio lights, while thousands
of torch--bearers earned fam
beaux, and each wagon carrying tab
lesu which carried Calcium lights. The
effect was very fine. No such crowd
has ever been seen here as 10 the past
few days. The king was Sir j. H.
| Maury, cotton merchant, and the queen
was Miss Celeste Stsuffzr, daughter of
| Mr Isaac II. Stsuffer of this city. Miss
Stautfer is one of the social bellies and
her costume as queen was regslly hand
some. II consisted of a petticoat of
duchess satin, covered win three
flouncss of point lace Worn over this
was court mantle of pale blue velvet,
embroidered in seed pearls and lined
with white satin. The cOrSags cut low
also of velvet, was embroidered in pearls,
aud gathered at the waist by jeweled
girdle. With this was worn superb
set of jewels, the annual present of Rex
to his queen, and which this year
were of unusual magnificence. The
crown, esr rings, bracelets, necklace and
scepter were encrusted with diamonds
outlined by rubIes and set most artist.
cally in dull gold. The maids of honor
numbered five young ladies, who wore
white satin gowns en- train, trimmed
with gold. Over these dresses wert
worn the satin sashes of the royal Colors
fastened on the left shoulder by diamond
huckles-all were gifts of the young
queen. The maids of honor were Miss
Nellie Ross Of Mobile, Miss Lula Blaine
of New Orleans, Miss Lucy Greene o.
Alsbams, Miss Breckenridge of Ken
lucky, Miss Lily Violetta, Miss Nc
Henry of Iberia, Miss Mary Robinson
The Knights of Menus gave the hand
| gOmdGt ia hIpQnY 1T Thn n ryaiua
season. The subject illustrated. thu
Legends Beautiful" was inscribed on
transparency which occupied the frs
car IN the procession. There were eigh
teen other cars to illustrate the Legends
} Beautiful"
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The m ,iority of those who intend

The m sjoritY of those who intend at
tending the Inauguration will count the
cost, and 10 them the matter of through
cars other than sleepers-wherein per-
force expense must be incurred 10 the
extent of the accommodations secured
becomes an item not TO be dismissed
without thought The course o. the B.
s. o. management, always progressive
and liberal. puts the fastest time and the
finest accommodation, upon the basis so
eagerly sought, to-wlt: not one cent
extra, and no rule made, as upon other
lines, that passengers shall not 90 upon
certain trains without paving big money
additional. On the b. s o., Inaugural
ton tickets will be good upon all trains,
and no rule made, as upon other lines, to
confine reduced rates TO slow trains and
inferior accommodations.
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New Bank at Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Feb. 19.-For some time
several gentlemen of this city have been
quietly at work organizing company
to start a new bank. Ii Is prepared to
start with a cash capital of 800 600. and
$45, 600 of this amount has already been
subscribed, and from the present indica-
tions il is safe 10 assume that the re-
maibder will be forthcoming in the near
future. Several eastern capitalists have
signified their inLention 10 buy stock.
Those who have studied the situation
carefully say that there is plenty Of room
here for another bank
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An End to Bone scrapIng

Edward Shepard of Harrisburg, III !,
says. Having received 81 much bane
fit from Elpcrrie Biiters, [ feel il aay
duty TO LEI suffering hnmsnity kn9g ~
Have bad running sore Of my leg fof
eight years: my doctnr t..id me rxonIe
have to- have the bare scraped ar frk
ampnta;ed. ! 1s..d. insie,i, mr. . Isss-
tles OF Electric Bttiers and seye hox $
81 BuckIins ) y j n Saige. and riy leg Is
pos souna sad seiI :
Electric B tiers ave 81 at 30 81
bottle aud BuckIenis Afnica SIZE - %
nls per bex by 3 Whel1nn. 81