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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
The order OF the Holy Cross.

New YORK, Dec. 27.-In the chapel
of the mission OF the Holy Cross, Pro-
testant Episcopal church, on Sixteenth
street, at a recent private celebration of
the holy communion, Rev. James o.
Huntington, son of Bishop Huntington,
took on himself the VOWS of the order
OF the Holy Cross. One clause OF the
profession runs as follows: ! de-
sire for the love OF Jesus
to devote myself body, soul and
spirit to the service of Almighty God in
the religious life as member of the Or
der of the Holy Cross and to that end
take upon me of my own free will the
vows of religious poverty, chastity and
obedience. Assistant Bishop Henry G.
Potter received the profession and asked
the following questions:
Blshop-Do you solemnly forever
surrender all you possess or of which
even to the last article of personal use
or enjoyment in accordance with the
vow Of religious poverty?
Novice-I do.
BlshoD-WIlI- you diligently serve
God for the remainder Of your life In
virgin state, striving to follow the
example of the perfect purity of our vIr-
gin Lord in all your thoughts, words
and deeds as the VOW of religious chas-
tIty demands
Novice-I will, the Lord being my
helper.
Blshop-Win you shape your life in
accordance with the rule of life OF the
order of the Holy Cross, and will you
give respectful obedience TO all lawful
commands of your superior and all de-
cisions of chapter, submitting your will
to their Cody dsvotiOns and adViceS
Novice-I will, by the help ofGod.
Communion service followed. The
dress of the members of the order con-
sists of black beretta and long, dark,
mOnkish looking gown, confined at the
waist by black cord passed three times
around the body. From q black string
about the neck depends black eruclflx
| The crucIfix worn by Rev. Mr.. Hun
nington was blessed on the altar,
| When he Joined the order he passed
through q novitiase of two years
There are but two members Of the order
| in America. They are Rev. Mr.. Hun.
| tington and Rev. P. s. Dodd. They live
| in plainly furnished house in Thir-
tenth street. Much of the time of the
two members of the order, said clergy
man yesterday. is spent in prayer, in
ldCt prayer Is luelE Ills duG II - IQGlI
theory that right living is continual
prayer. Much of their time is spent in
| doing good among the poor on
the East Side. The order. was founded
in England, but this IS no branch of the
English order of the Holy Cross The
action of Assistant Bishop Potter is
looked at with both doubt and favor and
disiavor by clersymen ofthe the diocese.
To timId or conservative clergym the
assistant bishop seems to have given his
official consent 20 establishing mouastic
orders in the Protestant Episcopal
church Other clergymen be-
lieve the time has passed when such
religious orders can live or thrive at all
in Protestant Episcopal church. The
assistant bishops action smscks, never
less, of high church learning on his part.
OF several clergYmen seen nearly all ssy
that the assistant bishop, whether for
good or bad, virtually sanctioned the
return of the church to outgrown media
yalism
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
POSTOFFICE FACTS

The following figures summarized by
an exchange from the report of the post.
master general contain some statements
in regard to the number of postoffices
and employees, and to appointments and
removals In the service, which will be
scanned with peculiar interest at this
time. The whole number of postoffices
in the country is now 50,017, which is a
net increase of 2, 154 during the year. OF
the postmasters only 1923 are appointed
by the president, and Al, 5O4 by the post
master general. During the year there
has been 1 / ,953 appointments, of which
1906 were made upon designations and
the expiration of commissions, 513 upon
removal and suspension, 234 upon
changes of names and sites, AT upon
deaths OF pOstmasters, and 3,414 upon
the establishment OF new postoffices
The whole number OF places acted upon
during the year was ID s4l, or something
more than g quarter of the whole. The
postal force, including 50,O17 postmas
ters, 4,90S contractors, S,24O clerks il
postof1ees, $500 letter carriers, 1895
railway postal clerks, and 92 postoffict
inspectors, and railway mail superIn
tsndents, is 1871. The whole expens,
of the service was $40, 4O4 800, of which
sum gil, 2S3, $50 was paid TO postmas-
tess. The excess of expenditures over
recaIpts was S. .204, 4s4.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-The grievance
committee of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers held conference with
Mr.. HoxIe to-day, and all questions be-
tween companies and employees were
settled by agreeing to adhere strictly to
the terms of the agreement OF Septem
Der. 1882 The provisions of the
agreement bearing upon the
matter, were, all freight en-.
gineers to be paid cents per nile
100 miles or more to do a days work
all over 100 miles to be paid at the rata
of 30 cents per hour. All passenger
engineer to be paid 80 cents per mile
engineers on short runs, So so per day
If man is delayed less than two hours
he is TO receive nothing for the delay
but If over two hours he is allowed for
all delay over schedule time, including
the first two hours. Switch engineers
receive $50 per month. pushers $50
Twelve hours to be days work al
over time pro rate.
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The ChIea1o FraUJ1.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-About nifty prom
inent citizens met this afternoon to con.
suit in regard 10 the further prosecution
of the Investigation into the recent cleo
ton frauds IN the Eighteenth ward
Numerous speeches urging the necessity
OF pushing inquiry to the utmost limit
were made. A. A. Day of the citizens
subcommittee of five said substantial
progress was being made and
that the committee was then
at work on an important clue. Murray
Nelson said the necessary thing was
money. He would subscribe $500, end
would pledge the last dollar he owned
If necessary. NJ. Z. Stone, editor of the
Daily News, said the committee of i've
had evidence that rendered II certain thai
Gallagher forged the tally sheet, aud
that Gallagher, Mackin and one other
person, who was known, had stuffed the
ballot box with fraudulent bal
lots He could convince any
three of those present, II
desired, that this statement was true
Mr.. Stone went on to say that the pres
ent county grand jury had begun an in
Vestigatioa of these frauds for no other
purpose. he belieYed, than TO defeat the
ends of justice.
The sum of $1,000 was subscribed TO
push the investigation. Resolutions
were passed expressing entire confidence
IN the sub committee of five, thanking
IL for its work 30 far and pedging II sup
port Of money and influence for the flu
ture. It was also decided to retain ] I,
n. Jewett, Writ Dexter and Judge Beck.
with as attorneys.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Mark L. Crawford,
deputed by the Trades Assembly Of Chi
cago to visit the Hooking Valley mines,
reports that the cause of the trouble lies
with imported negroes, Swedes and
Poles, and not with the regular striking
miners. He recommends that money be
collected for them here and be forwarded
them in boots, shoes and like articles OF
use. In view of threats made by social
list leaders and the recent demonstrations
by their followers, the commander of the
First infantry has established q volun-
teer guard to protect the arms and prop
ertY of the regiment stored in the armorV.
Statements are made that four regularly
organized military companies of social
lists are now in existence in the city. two
of which are armed with breech loading
rifles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
Some Food for Reelection.

The age to which we have at present
attained may be stated thus: Compar-
ed with the period 1838-1854 (the ear
lest for which there are trustworthy
records, the average of a mans life
now is 41.3 years instead of 1913, and
of 8 woman's 45.3 instead Of Al. 9years,
an addition of 8 per cent. to the female
life and per cent. to the male. OF
each thousand males born in the pres
emit day, A more will attain the age Of
IS than used to be the case previous to
1871. For the whole of life the esti-
mate now is, that Of 1000 persons
(one-half males and one-half females)
IS survive at the age of forty-fve, 20
at ffty-fve, 9 at sixty-five, 8 at seventy
five, and at eighty-fye. To put the
case in another way, every thousand
persons born since 1870 win live about
300 years longer than before. In
other words, the life of thousand per-
sons is now equal in duration to that of
1,070 persons previously; and 1000
births will now keep up the growth OF
our population as well as 1910 births
used to do. This is equivalent in re-
suit to an increase of our population,
and in the best form, viz, not by more
births but by fewer deaths, which
means fewer maladies and better health.
What is more, nearly 20 per cent. Of
this increase of life takes place Cor is
1ived) in the ''usual period
between the ages of twenty and sixty.
-Cor7lhiI Mdqdzine
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
Favors Territorial Extension.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 20 The Plea
yum, In q double loaded leader speak
lag OF the American policy and the Nj
caraguan treaty. says the country is ripe
for an entirely new departure; one worthy
of our great nation and one that will
stamp itself up the whole history OF
North America. We must adopt the
policy of acquisition and territorial ag-
grandIzement to the southwark. 1t need
not be accomplished by armed invasion
or inaugurated IN blood. The Nicara-
qua treaty Is the opening wedge. Let
Us drive that home and by investing q
huDdred millions in . ship canal there
secure the country. American enter
prise will soon annex the whole of Cen.
trail Amerlca from that base line. II
concludes: Sectional dIscord has hap
pilY ceased. The south is primarily and
deeply interested in the turuiDg tendency
of enterprise and the march of the EN-
pire southwark, and her statesmen by Al
once champIOning bold and brilliant
policy in that direction will open q new
era for the entire country, and map out
q safe and short road to prosperity and
continued national growth, insure tran.
guilty at home and add TO the glory
of our great republic.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
The skating RINK.

The father Of family remarked yes
terday in some heat: Last night i
went to the skating rink on upper
Broadway. for the purpose of taking
my daughter home. / had left them
there at o'clock, and had then gone
down to the Hoffman house to elect
somebody. When got back walked
in without their seeing me, and leaned
over the railing gazing at the skaters.
/ was Disguised by the sight that met
my eye. I am 3 liberal man, and
don't believe in coping girl up as
you would 3 rare exotic, or watching
her as you would a criminal. But
made up my mind before got home
that night that it would be Just as well
to keep an eye on the girls as not.
The sight that met my eye was not
an agreeable one. Both of the girls
are young, you know, IL and Is, and
suppose you have observed that they
are pretty. AT any rate, they are
bright and fresh young creatures, full
of life and fun. I send them TO the
park every morning before breakfast on
ponies, they spend six months of every
year in the country playing tennis and
dipping into the ocean, and ] had fiat
tered myself that no nonsense concern
ing young men had entered their heads.
believe the skating rink has undone
In an hour what it has taken me years
to accomplish. You know they employ
as assistants at the rink half a dozen
spruce young fellows, whom am told
are hired solely on account of their
markedly pretty lot of little men.
Their ages are from % to 25 or %, and
each of them has q nice curled mus
tache, carefully banged hair, and gush-
ing manner. They are dressed in uni
forms, and they are the most conspicu-
Gus little crowd of Washers that l have
ever seen. They are actually sieken-
ing.
As ! stood there gazing at three or
four Of these young whipper-snappers
sailing along, clasping the girls hands
in their own and whispering in their
ears, was astounded by seeing my
youngest daughter sail by in the clutch
es of the mashiest masher of them all.
He had hold of both of her hands, and
was leaning against her, whispering in
her ear. His mustache rubbed against
her cheek, his eyes were half closed,
and she was as red as beet and star
ing straight at the floor. I gulped. Be
fore caught my breath deserted sail
ing down the middle of the room an
other masher with my other daughter.
They were even more familiar and af-
fectionate than the first two. what
did you do?' asked, as he stopped to
thump his leg with his open palm.
DOL" he roared. II walked out on
the floor and yanked those girls to the
benches in such short order that pride
myself that l was the center of attrac-
ton for short time anyway. l ex-
pressed few sentiments to the assem-
bled Washers and took the girls home.
/ am given to understand now by the
entire family, except my son, that ]
made COMPOUNDED ass of myself, but
don't believe it. No more skating
Kinks for me. They are too risky
BROOKLYN Eagle.
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APerfect Female Figure.

define a good figurer said we'll
known Detroit sculptor. ''Well, good
figure is rarity. There are so many
girls who come to me to pose as models
and so very few who are of the
least usei Their knees are crooked and
their arms bent and their waists pinch
ed in-there is always something
wrong. See that head and trunk? That
is Proserpine. She is shrinking away
from Pluto who is about to carry her
away to the internal regions to be his
wife. Now do you know that it took sit
tings of five different models to make
that one piece.
II did see a good figure once. She
was almost perfect. You know the
Venus de Medici is supposed to be the
perfection of form. Well, this girls fig
ure was almost identical with hers.
Had 1 wished to make a full sized
statue would not have changed her
one iota. She was very wealthy girl
and very indolent. Sitting always in
her room in neglige costume and taking
SO little exercise, she grew to be the
very perfection of grace. Every pose
was study, and every move beautiful.
And do you know that girl laced-terri-
ribly so. She compressed her waist, !
should think, seven inches smaller than
it naturally was. But then she wore
cOrsets for only about three hours each
week, she went out so little. She was
a very attractive girl, but not very
pretty-very good figures seldom are.
I will give you her dimensions. She
was 5 feet Al inches high. Then she
measured 81 inches about the bust, 263
inches about the waist, So inches over
the hips, 9 inches from the armpit to
the waist, III inches around the ball of
the arm, 81 inches around the elbow,
81 inches around the wrist. You see
she tapered Al inches from the bust to
the waist; that is right. Then her hands
and her feet were good and large. An
artist always looks for large extremities.
The feet of this girl were 81 inches
long. What an immense hoofP do
you say. Well, not so very large.
Now, here's a cut of foot not so large,
you will say. Well, it measures 81 In
ches. The fingers of the hand too,
must be long and taper with a curve
backward at the tips. Women have
come to me so proud of their hands.
such tiny hands, and yet perfect de-
formities, with every finger warped
and crooked.
II should have said, of course, that
no figure can be good unless well
rounded and free from angles. 1 must
confess, though, that a fine statuesque
figure would not look well draped in
the present fashion. Yes, I will give
my idea of fine figure in the present
fashion. Bust measure, 80 inches;
waist, "a; 9 inches from armpit to
waist; long arms and long neck. By
neck mean from the collar-bone TO
the chin; and, recollect this, 1 would
far rather see the waist 25 inches than
90. This figure shall be feet A inches
in height. once saw figure adj
mired a good deal, that was "a about
the bust and &c about the waist
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01

Kansas City Journal: An analysis Of
the vote in West Virginia at the presi.
DENTAL election shows that in but five of
the thirty-tour counties of the state
did the Democrats make gains, and
their gains were but GA. The Demo
Gratis vote over the Republican vote in
1880 was 1916. The Democrat vote
over the Republican in 1884 was but
4,s7oi Republican; gain, 1896; net
Democratic loss, 1858. The returns
also show that the Democratic vote was
Increased In four years, 1O,13l, while
the Republican vote in the same time
increased 81. 1877. In 1880 the Democrats
carried forty-twO counties ami the Re
publlcans twelve. In 1884 the Demo-
Gratis carried thirty four counties and the
Republicans carried twenty. AS nearly
as 1t can be ascertained, about 60 per
cent Of the Greenback vote in 1884 wen,
TO the Republican party, and about "a
pr cent TO the Democratic party. Max.
ing the estimate upon this hypothesis,
and giving the Greenbackers the same
relative strength in 1884 as in 1890, the
Democratic gain in four years is 81 pei
cent, and the Republican gain is 3Ol1
per cent.
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New YorkNotea

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-The supreme
court has rendered decision dIssolvine
the Injunction obtained by what il
known as the "Wolfe Board OF Alder.
men, against the board of aldermen re.
ssraIniDg the latter from trsnsactiBg any
business.
The delay In the mails By snow storms
today IL confined to the south and
south west which are one and one-hal
and the western mali on the New York
Central two and one-half hours late.
A dispatch from Charles Francis
Adams, Jr., TO the directors Of the Tn
ion Pacific company has been made pub
lie He says: All stories that the com
Dany are In distress for money will
which 70. meet the January and Februs
~ interest are simply preposterous ant
manufactured out of whole cloth Va
made no application for money any
where and our coupons will be nae
promptly as they mature
ELMIaA. n. 7. Dec 26-One of thu
thirty Thousand barrel oil tanks, sit
uated at West Junction. i've miles from
ElmIFa, exploded al 40 this morning
Both tanks were soon IN flames. The
shock was felt At Elmira, in many case
knocking dishes frGm shelves and break
ing mirrors No one was hurt seriously
although houses near the tanks Wers
badly damaged. The fire is still raging
The loss viii mot fall short Of 500, 200
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
Cowboys FroIIe.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex Dec. 24.-Yester-
day evening as the eastbound train pas
senger train on the Southern Pacific
was nearing the bridge crossing the Pc
cos river a number OF torpedos exploded
ON the track, causing the engineer to
sop the train. Six cowboys boarded
the train with drawn revOlvers and COM
PEELED the conductor to stop at Laugtry
the next small station. At Langtry
twenty more cowboys boarded and took
possession of the train. They were ali
more or less under the influence OF
liquor and amused themselves by shoot
ing out all the window lights and lamps
and terrOrizIng the passengers generally,
As the train passed small stations, the
cowboys would shove their heads out OF
the broken windows and shoot and yell
A passing freight train was saluted in q
similar manner. Several hundred shots
were fired, and the roof of the cars was
riddled. They robbed the train boy Of
his stock OF peanuts and candies, but "a
far a. known NOBODY was shot,
Judge Falon, United States district ct.
tOrney Evans and thesbeFlf were among
passengers, but thought il best not e
make their identity 6nown. The gane
left the train at Uvalde, after riding ovei
sixty miles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
LIST OF LANDS
For Sale by the
NEWS LAND AGENCY.
Below we give partial list OF Real
state placed in our hands
for sale.

liz. AE so acre iarm. all fenced. 20 acres
in cultivation, yOung orchard planted, good
stone tagging underneath. soil good, abund-
ance Of wa'er, good range. frame house Of
rooms, good out buildings, ! mile 70 school
house and IL miles from EmportA. Price IL
600.
Ills 100 acres, all fenced, 60 acres IN cuiti-
vatIon, Small house. permanent stock water,
y mile to p. o. and rail road station, verv
desirable location ard good soil, terms easy.
ii0i' A farm of 500 acres, all fenced, $50 in
cultivation, fences hedge. barbed vine, large
fl anne house rooms barn 81 \ 80 well finish
ed, apple and peach orchard, good soil, good
location, miles from Emporia, terms easy
II6i Alarm of $40 acres, all fenced, 100
bottom, never failing water. small orchard,
house Of rooms: near school a =. rs miles from
fenced into six separate lots; 90
acres under cultivation; 10 acres TIMBER 100
acres bottom; balance second bottom, run
ming stock water in gravel-bottom creek ;
range first class and permanent; frame house
Of ONE story ana sr four % ne o. Se
che che y trees and some sas1 iruis; Il nLss
ton; x mile from school.
lI7, a fne s0-aac tract near Plymeeshs
ii6o An Eighty aere bottom eArm,
all fenced with hedge; house has seven.
rooms, very large orchard; good location
ak miles from Emporia.
Il58. Eighty acre farm with bottom land,
timber and water. small house, gcod orchard,
10 miles from EmDoriA.
ITS. 50 acres all fenced. 90 acres in Guilt
walton. 10 acres timber. 30 acres bottom. res
second bottom. water Dow creek and good
well, good range. good stable and correis.
small house, Emporia - miles, railroad sta
tion miles, school miles. Price $S5 per
acre.
HIS farm of $50 acres. 80 fenced, IS
acres in cuitivati, n. so acres IN timber, 100
acres bottom. All fenced into 10 acre lots
fence mostly hedge. farm Is we'll waterod by
two streams, COO bearing apple tees, ,ON
bearing peach and $50 cherry trees, 500 splen-
did grape zines. and an abundance OF sLlaii
fruit. bull Gsngs fair, dis ance from EmporiA .
u...sS raj 1Jad station 10 miles school miles;
ne lCsS.tion and cheap a. sac per acre,
Terms OF s-half cash, balance in I'VE year at
pNr cent Interest.
1851. 40 acres all fenced, so cultivation, so
acres tisE Der, l6O acres bottom. mile never
failing running watee, fair buildings, small
orchard, Emporia miles, railroad station
uiles, school mile. Price 1880, On easy
terms
tracts varying in size, from 40 acres TO 1000
lie sections, well watered and averaging in
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01

Globe Democrat: The tact was form.
ally brought to the attention of the SEN
ate and of the country the other day by
Senator Plumb that the house has COZ.
tracted a habit Of studiously ignoring
bills that originate in the upper body. A
number of important measures passed
by the senate early In the last session
still await action In the house, the soma
tor pointed out, while new house bills
of merely ordinary interest easily secure
attention. Partisan feeling has some
thing to do with 1t, no doubt; but aside
from this, there is msnifestly . growing
and unwholssome disposition on the
part of the house to play first fiddle and
to disparage senatorial dignity and au-
ihoritY, In q general way.