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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
Indian Logic.

Col Royal, of the army. is one Of
the best known Indian fighters in the
service. He is here now on leave, his
health being much impaired by many
years life on the frontier. Speaking
Of the present disturbances and the
love for murder which every Indian
seems to possess in q greater or less
degree, he said: II once asked q re-
markably intelligent Indian, who was
known to have killed white man some
wears ago, why it was that his race en-
loved so much going on the War-path
and killing people The conversation
which ensued ran somewhat like this,
the Indian beginning:
=. Did y0u ever shoot . rabbitP'
Yes
Did you ever shoot deerP'
:" Yes
:. Didn't you get more fun ont d
killing the deer than the rabbita'
a. Yes. guess so.'
=. Well, there's heap more fun fol
an Indian to Kill 3 man than q deer
That was Indian logic. and pretty
good logic, too. / should say, =" Col
| Royal remarked, and added: my ex.
perience has been that tine minute an
| Indian sheds human blood il seems e
affect the whole tribe in the same way
that the smell of blood would q pack Of
wild beasts 1t intoxicates them They
| become devils They are bereft of 81
reason They must satisfy their lnsi
| for murder, and the settlers on ths
| trail they take become their victims. y
Cor. Aes0 York Tribune
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24

1nere was NOT room IN THE NEWS
last Tuesday to comment at length upon
the proceedings of the Republical coun.
ty convention, that clos d IL lab DTS yo )
terday, and but little spc can be given
to 1t to- lay. HE News will have
something to say of the nomin' of the
convention 1t some iutr-e time, and
strictly In The endsaVor to secure the
greatest good 10 the greatest number;
but II becomes necessary right now to
say that the resolutions adopted at the
convention are not those, f8a whole,
that can be endorsed by THE NEWS.
The affirmatiOns were to a degree out
of place; the congratulations ON the
gubernatOrial condition of things un.
called for, and the endorsement o. past
legislation and the opposition 10 sub
mission III any form were such as in
our opinion does not best con-
serve the interests of the. cause
OF temperance nor The advance.
ment of the party 1t YVES the especial
right and privilege of the convention to
"resolute" in any form 1t might deem
best. but the change that is rapidly tax.
ing place regarding the subjects to
which their resolutions were intended tc
apply should not have been lost upon a
body of men as intelligent as those who
assembled at the rink yesterday. But
the handwriting Is on the wall. and he If
a careless observer who dc not sc. it.
The signs of the times Iudica : u revolu.
tion in public sentiment Tne hest meT
and the best measures 10 evely commu.
nifty must be brought to the .iont, epd
they undoubtedly will be, notwithstaud
ing the obstacles which srbitrFrY sqc
unreasonable methods have throw il
their way. 10, these many years
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
HOPEFUL VIEW OF BUSINESS.

HOPEFUL VIEW OF BUSINESS.
The New York Herald ia its issue of
Sunday lat publishes six columns OF
solid matter, in which it gives inter
views with the leading business firms,
merchants, manufs :turers and dealers of
all CLASSES, including the stores, the fec
tories. the workshops aud the exporters
and importers of that great city; and
deducos from the Information thus Oh
tanned thAt the business outlook for the
coming season is more than usually
hopeful. No branch Of industry seems
to have escaped lthe researches Of the
Herald corps. and the paper points with
a pardonable pride to the lsbors. The
Hereld says further In allud1ng to these
interviews that It will b, seen from them
and 1t must be remembers 4 .hat they
represents the opinion of men who are
the best qualified to give an opinion on
the subject-that in almost all branches
Of trade the indications of . prosp ,rous
season are more favorable than they
have ben for soma time. The demand
for goods is greater, the rise in prices is
more stable, the orders IRON country
districts are more numerous, the crops
are fourishing. extreme cautiousness
has given place to q well advised bold
ness-in one word, distrust sud misfor-
tune have been driven out of the mer.
camille field by confidence and fortune.
The paper treats the subject editorlally
also and winds mp in these hopeful
strains: The unaLimity of the represen-
tatives of leading houses in every branch
Of business upon subject Of such vital
importance is as surprising as 1t is graf
flying. There can be no Gainssying
such an avalanche of expert opinion, and
the readers of the Herald may rest as
sured that SO fer as it is possible tor
human prediction to be accurate ii is
accurate in this instance, and that better
times are ahead"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CoNvEN
TON

There Is hardly room at this hour to
comment at length upon the nominations
made Tuesday by the Republican county
convention, but the selection of Mr.
Cavaness Tor county treasurer will, In
our opinion, commend itself to the peo-
pie generally. He has filled Il at most
important office very acceptablY ereto-
fore, and 1t would have been difficult to
have selected better man for the place.
Mr.. Lakin as the nomins for county
clerk is another good selection, and one
that is IN every way commemorate, but
we are constrained to admit that. The
nomination of Mr.. White for sheriff is
weak one that will not n our opinion,
command the full support of the party.
Mr.. Beck wss nominated as register
OF deeds by a majority of one and cen
scarcely be considered as the st selec-
ton that could have been made.
Some of these nominations appear TO
have been decided upon without full
consultation with the party leaders, and
II remalus to be cen what the results of
such an omission will be when the NOM
inees Of the convention are presented for
The sufrsgcs of the people.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
An Athletes Diet.

81 eat," he said the other day, land
/ always have eaten since / was boy,
q plenty of nourishing, generous food,
and am very wide in my choice. eat
ing IS rule any good food that tempts
my appetite, and that is hearty enough
to be easily tempted. For myself am
not specially fond of what you call
made dishes, but prefer food in its
palmer forms. For meats l eat chiefly
mutton or beef, and use a good deal
of bread, of course, being as careful as
l can to get the best. My own idea is
that so long as you have sound, sweet
food it doesn't make as much differ
ence what kind it is as how you eat it.
l am very particular to eat slowly. l
eat three times day. Breakfast is a
light or hearty meal. according to how
feel about it at the time. Lunch in
the middle of the day is always light,
and dinner at $50 or is the principal
meal of the day. / always take an hour
for that. If l haven't an hour to spare
at dinner time, l put off dinner till 1
have the time.
and bread. must have plenty of veg
etables- No man can make any kind
of an athlete without eating plenty of
vegetables. / take all kinds, and pref
~ much OF all fruit. too. Fruits are
good. A man can't stay without that
kind of food. He has no endurance.
Eyes, Pm Scotch, and / believe in
oatmeal; but don't think you ought
to eat too much of it. have it at
breakfast about three times a week.
am fond of milk, too, and am specially
careful to drink it slowly. It's excel
| lent food. but it's very bad to drink il
fast. And it isn't good to take much
liquid any time, especially at meals.
drink very little at my meals. have
habit of always drinking a glass OF
water when first get up; spring water
If can get it don't exactly know
why do it I don't know that it is
very good for me- guess it is because
like il. There's no accounting fol
taste, you know.
'Tea is my greatest stimulant
don't drink much coffee, but do take
considerable tea-black tea always;
never use greenland I take it witt
sugar and milk. and never take it iced.
/ don't believe in iced drinks. dom
mean when say it is my greatest slim
ulant that I never take anything
stronger. very seldom do, but some
| times Just before race, for instance
If I need it, take some brandy; NJ
malt liquor. That's bad, especially
lager. Lager is very bad.
s.In traininge Well, make no diff
ference In my diet in training. l only
try to keep more SECULAR hours. espe
cislly in sleeping. And l take NJ
physic- Physic is bad always Il
training it's fatal The Cook.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24

WASH NGToN. D. e., Sept. 21.-Secre.
tary Endicott returned last night and IL
at his desk t. day.
The president appointed the follow
ing named pr iIdentlal possmastel5: j
F. Cottrell, Fot, Scott, Kansas, vice T
f. Robley, r"sign /; r ofy, Ohio, vice
F. Z. Bishop, resign l.; F. Duuion
BatesviIle, kans. !. vice J. :. aomr :
resigned VIM L., Williams, Malone
Masstchr It's, y.cs Susan Ell amsu. re.
signed; A. Fer Ashlr I'D, Miss, yics
Jas. 81. Jones, dec sc d; E. 4 Pues
chal, Bakersfield, California. Viz. H. G
Wickwsle deces I'd; Oliver l. Vsle
Monticello. Indiana, Vice w. J. Huff
susp Jnded; r. l. Stephens, 5; II,
menf }, California, Vice CHRIS. Grf n
suspend 4. POstmRs' II LaiusbeI. '
Bismarck, Dakotl, hal sent his reslg-
nation the department.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
Love and Deatb.

Lie may hold sweetness yet: would not die,
LOT ne might come with smiles upon his lin;
Then from my heart the weary years would
And should greet him with a iovons ,rv
EorRfytng and forgetting all the psst.
= Just Tor the sake Of love come back at last
u NE may yet be sweet; would not die.
Child. Fate has not been kind to YOU and me:
-FOUR Daoy kisses could not ease nv pain.
For signs of what knew could never be-
0Iten drew away your clineing grasp,
=, 10 seek again that cold and careless CLASH.
No' me mas not been kind to you and me.
And Death is coming. All. win Death DO
VIII he some day bring me my truant loye2
~ VI sn9u noat in ether pure above
F4sslonlees, sexless, and not hope to ind
MIN VINO made Life blessing and q c1lrse3
VIII death bring better, happier times, or
Ah' Death is coming fast; viii he be kindp
Love. have you never known one bitter bo,,r7
never looked back with tender, sweet re-
greet
VIC Io that past happy summer when we met,
"nen mist knew my beauty-fatal dowerl-
Had chained your roaming fancy? What a
chainI
woven in madness from despair and pain,
ana ioly worn TO kill an idle hour.
TOT Death takes all, but Love takes fruit
And leaves the worthless husk to rot in
1t takes the crown from life; the weary
Must labor on until Death brings relief.
Hn4 olots out all the WEAKNESS and grief.
an! Love is cruel; mercfful is Death.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24

The Wichita Eagle of Sunia tells us
there were twelve men arrested IN that
city the day before on charge of keeping
notorious "j1ints" for the sale of
liquor. The Eagle adds that the parties
were brought into court and that Justice
Thomas forthwith assessed fine of 800
and costs aud thirty days in Jail. The
costs they paid, the fne they looked at,
the thirty days they wept over. 1t was
arranged after payment of costs that
they should 60 on parole of honor I'M
til thtv could arrange their business af-
fairs when the court sIgnifled that he
would give them q certificate of admis.
SION TO the Hotel de Fisher, stating at
the same time that they must apply in
person to the court for certificate of ad-
mission, as that only would entltle
them 20 the hospitalities of the county.
II appears TO have been a good days
work for everybody except the joint
keepers
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24

The National Sportsmen's convention
is To be held in st Louis on the Doth
inst. and will have for one OF iis princi-
pal objects the devIsing of ways and
means to prevent the wa ite and destruc-
ton of game and fish by unwise and i'm
proper methods. Tue committee of the
convention on invitation aeks the &C OPP
Grafton of all true devotees of The rod
aud gun 10 lend their influence TO the
convention by person presence II pos
sihle, and the committee cay very truly
that "game aud fish are the food of the
poor. The quantity sold annually in
our markets are but a small item ss
compared To that taken and eaten by our
farmers, aud could the value be COM
puted as food, we would fnd the figures
way up IN the millions. With such
facts before us, should not every true
sportsman awake from his lethargy, and
lend n helping hand in having laws en-
acted that will arrest the wanton destruc
u0c ct game and fish in close seasons
and thereby perpetuAte our field and
stream pleasures, as we'll a. secure food
for the farmer and the poorg' II Is Il
be hoped that the convention may he &
genuine success.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
AT LIST INDEED.

For downright consumate, impu-
dence bare-fsced Notwithstanding conf
dence, narrow gauge aud threadbare ar
gument, commend us to the article head
ed "At Last" IN the Republican of
Tuesday. IT. stsr'7 out with the as
,riion that 1t has driven this paper into
corner; winds mp by declaring that
the issue is fairly made up betwee n The
NEWS and the Republican, aud annouu-
ces, as the boy did when confronting the
giant, that the fight is about to begin.
But that is not the Issue. The ques-
ton is not newspapers. 1t is temper
ance; aud the issue is between that and
the lack of it. And on this point the
public desire new thoughts, presented
in Intelligent form and upon which It
can ponder with view to just 3tion
The reproduction of old and thread
bare arguments will do no longer. Give
us something fresh Governor or aban-
don the field. Reprinrug old editorials
is not altogether an original trick 1t
reminds us of the device hit upon by
the good old village minister,
whD sitter preaching his SER
mon esch ST lday dropped
them int barrel, 5ud at the end oflthe
yesr when the barrel was full, he ex.
claimed "at last" and turning The bnrsl
bottom side up commenc / pret ching
them over again. AT last" then, the
labors of the Republican sre over II
has now only to reproduce the labored
articles of the past. confident, like the
ostrich with its eyes buried In the sand
that no one can see its unwieldy body,
aud that the puSlic will be csjoled into
accepting that for argument, which II
has long since learned TO consider chat
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24

Al the trial OF one Peter Smith Tor the
murder nj John Hsnnnn, a night watS h.
mau IA New YORK. aad which has just
opened, there was -velopsd anong the
ciuzens an una ,countable aversion for
becoming members OF the jury. The
list bee tme exhausted and three panels
Ut t,lesmtn of fitty each were summon
ell ard at that point only eight ju-Ymen
hal beeu seiecied. Other panels OF
lalesmen were summoned. hut this only
increased the difficulty, Ms they failed to
make their appearance. The court was
at siandstIll for a day or two. but was
fully equal 70 the occasion Recorder
SmY,h was on Il e bench, and be began
fini.s the delinq tents for not appearing
IN obedience a. the mandates ut the
caurt. In Two days nc had run the fine,
Up Ia the snug sum of $l2,50O. aud "a,
The nrxt day decreased the amount son,
- 500 more, netting the sum OF $l6,0Ot
,ihe county, aud causing the taTdy cIti
zsns TO rush Ia his court and beg in
mercy. The panel was filled and lh
trial has just begun
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
The New Boy was Firm.


Four boys seated on a line fence di-
vidinp two houses on John & street
attracted the attention of a pedestrian
Yesterday, and he halted and asked
what they were looking at
s.New family moving in there to-
day." replied one
s.Wen. what of it?''
They've got boy about as big as
u.s.
well. what of thatf"
Nothing. only we was trying him. ="
At that moment the new boy ap-
peared on the grass about twenty feet
away. One of the boys on the fence
made up 8 face at him. He promptly
responded. Then another boy threw
. stone at him. He hurled it back
Say. I'll lick your called the big.
gsst boy.
.sYou can't-do iti''
The four boys made as if they would
jump over the fence. but the new boz
stood firm
..I'n dare you up herer
sI'n dare you down herers
Hes ali right-he's game. saiC
the big boy to the pedestrian. ..lf b
was . coward we was going 20 ici
him, but now Wen 60 over and let hin
have Whit on our cigar stub. DE
tr0st Free Eress.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
Napoleon m. and America

NJ. Houssaye in his memoirs" gives
some interesting accounts of Napol-
cons admiration for American genius.
Napoleon III. admired American
genius because it is creative genius;
he grew indignant over French char
acter that humi!iates itself more and
more in order that man may become
State official, whether a minister or a
stone breaker On the highways. Turn
ing toward King Jerome and Prince
Murat he said: j am sure you have
not come to St. Cloud this morning
solely to drink Suresnes wine, you
must have, as usual, your pockets fill
ed with requests-one for a decoration,
one for license to sell tobacco. one
for Senatorship. What pity! Why
do not those people make fortune?
That is true liberty, instead of striving
to enter the service of the State and
spend their lives in slavery. Ameri-
cans grated upon Englishmen are real
freemen; they are the masters of the
universe because they are their own
masters. For example, when l was in
New York 1 dined at a table d'hote
beside poor devil who had no shirt
to his back, but who fascinated me by
the daring of his schemes. 1t was ex-
travagant, but sublime. That high
toned, penniless fellow, who in France
would have died q tax-collector or q
quill-driver in an administrative de-
partment, possessed. one year later,
$12, 600, 900 in cash. And he had not
stolen the money, either. One day he
was an hour late at the table d'hote,
SO he said to US by way of an apology:
You see, have made q fortune As
we looked at him rather obviously, for
he had not yet bought a shirt, he
spread upon the table roll of paper
upon which he had drawn the plan of
e city of 1900 inhabitants, with
churches, fountains. squares and mon
uments-a stock exchange not being
forgotten. of course. All this was
fairy-like, but reasoned out to perfec-
ton; it was q real city of the future,
such as we shall have some day in
France. My man had not confined
himself to designing the town, but had
purchased the ground upon which to
build it, and made his contracts with
masons and gardeners. They were
about to lay the foundations and make
the streets. And your city will rise
like Thebes, when Amphion played
upon the Tyre? Yes, and they will
not build as in Europe, one house 3t a
time; all will be commenced on The
same day and completed at the same
time And, after a pause, What I
tell you now, continued Napoleon Ill.
sounds like tale, but our fellow-diner
was in earnest; he had secured the
refusal of the site, and shown the con-
tracts to bankers, who perceived that
there was fortune in the affair for
themselves as well SIS for him; all OF
them took the bit in their teeth. and
thus the country reckoned an addi-
tional state. On that day promised
myself that on my return to Paris-a
thing never doubted should re-
build the capital of capitals, and this /
shall do with Gods help"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
AREMAREAp1Ecpo p

mr. u. j. Griffith, The proprietor OF
tue Los Feliz Rancho. vest. rdsy exhib-
II d some specimens of Alfalfa that show
surprising growth. The specimens
shown US ere 301S inches In lene h, are
~ days old and n pal of the sixth crop
since last New Year, leaving room for
thr more crops in 1885. Lest wear
there were eleven crops cut from the
same land, the two extra crops IN 1SS (
was caused by the excess of rainfall dur
ing that year.
This land produces these wonderful
crops without irrigation and lie on the
border OF the city. If any other coun-
Try can equal this land, for dairy farm
ing or hog raising It is a / stter land than
hs3 been heretofore mentioned.
A crop of alfalfa from an acre of land
when turned into milk, butter, che ese or
beet nine times year, will pay al in-
terest on $1,000 per annum.
Col Whitley, who is a special friend
OF the Mr.. Griffith above mentioned, in
forms us that that gentleman came TO
this country from Wales when a boy
that he found his way to California. and
worked with such indomitable pluck
and energy as T. take front rank with
bis fellows until he hnds himself now,
at % years of age, the possessor of more
than million of dollars. He still con-
tinues in business, having finely cult
waited ranch of six thousand acres situa-
ted between Sepulveda Station and the
city of Los Angeles, and in addition
thereto has thousands of acres of pastur.
age which he rents out for pastUrage Of
horses, mules, mich COWS, etc.
Mr.. Griffith is not, of course, obliged
to farm it; but finds the care of his
ranch, his crops and his thoroughbred
stock. the most genial and agreeable Of
occupations. The News is pleased &c
chronicle his great success.
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PROHIBITION VERSUS HIGH
LICENSE


Il has been reg satedly stated In THE
news that the great question now be-
lore the people, Of Temperance versus
incompetence, was the one whicL it was
endeavoring to discuss IN tbs hope of
arriving at the best means of copsnyInR
the one and represslng the other. And
1t VIII state again, that this is the only
purpose 1t has In view and that IL does
not intend to be side-tracked in It's W.
dertaking.
We have thus far said nothing a. TO
local option; have drawn no lines be
tween the drug store and the saloon :
nor alluded TO the public tsaatics who
are running on the kill or cure plan !:
nor have we mentioned boardiug-house
butter as factor III the great cause
under dircussion.
we VIII concede that the old lady
with whom the Governor boarded knew
her guests. and are willing 70 believe
that the butter balls alluded TO were
quite as slippery as the statements with
which the Republican confronis us: and
and are fully satisfied on that point go
long as we have good butter az our
boarding house. We will even 90 far.
ther and say that we are ready to enter
into an argument on the subject of but
Ter and oleomargeriBe, and suelue, and
ouilerine, at the proper time; but we
are not on the butter question.
We are inst non, q. a.. ~. -.
king pertinent inquiries. Is the EN-
poria Rtpublican a prohibitionist or
gan or Republican journals If the
former, 1t should at once and vigorously
take mp the cudgeI for the alleged "third
party in politics" which is now in the
hands of the doctors and requiring the
most careful nursing TO have II live long
enough to DO christened If the latter
then we commend it 10 a calm review of
the past, that it may see what it YVES that
led To the defeat Of the Republican party
the last campaign. Under the exist
Ing condition of things in the state of
Kansas another quei ! arises, more peril.
nent and Of greater imI Oh lance than the
nrst, aud that is, whether in the light of
our experience with prohibition and the
failures which appear to he the result of
that experience, 1t is not better to try
something less fanaticsl. less extreme
aud arbitrary, and from which some
thing really practical and good may be
derived.
In other words, whether ii Is not bet
ter to resubmit the matterto the people
and test the public voice on the question
OF high license system that can be en-
forced, rs against prohibition which ex.
pArIenee has demonstrated ceunot be
enforced.