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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-04
AmERICUs NEWS.

OCT. % Miss Lewis Hill gave q musi-
Gale at the parlors of Aunt Lucy yester-
pay afternoon to few invited and inter
ested listeners. The progress of the
young scholars under Miss Hills tuition Is
something remarkable, and speaks vol
umes in her favor as a musical instructor
Some very elegant music was played and
some very difficult pieces were mastered
almost to perfection. This is her first at
tempt of anything of the kind before the
public, but we may hope 1t will not be the
last
Wash. White and DAVID Shelley have
commenced butcher shop and are push
ing it TO speedy completion. They say
they VIII be 10 running order by Monday
morning.
L. A. Wood returned from the west yes
terdaY.
Mrs. F. D. 10y returned yesterday from
visit among friends and relatives In MN
nesota.
o. L. Rondquist had an overcOat stolen
and Charles Carpenter 9 few dollars in
money taken from their roons 10 the SUIT
ton house night before last.
-Four regular trains on the switch st
one time yesterday.
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GIRL WANTED-At LAG Rural street to
do house work. High wages TO q reliable
girl.
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Money loaned on farms
at current rates promptly
and other securities, by
DOYLE & WILLIS.
East Fifth Avenue.
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5. N Lyman and johanna Hsughton of
ElmendaTo township were Thursday united
IN marriage at the office of Judge Fletcher
That worthy functionary officiating.
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A young lady was brought to this CITY
yesterday by the marshal Of Hartford and
placed in confinement alleged TO be In
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The furniture factory on the Cotton
wood river below Commercial street has
shut down. THIS is Occasioned by the low
stage OF the water. There is not enough
water to turn the wheel.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.

EMPoRIA, Nov. l, 1856.
The Board Of Education met in regu-
lar session at the Office OF superintendent.
Members present G. w. Frost, G. W.
Paxton, d. Taylor, W. s. Jay, d. W
Morris, w. f. Ewing, d. Kynaston and
j, @. Burnett. The minutes Of last meet
ing were read and approved. AcOmmu-
nication from the jAnitors In reference to
increase Of salary was on motion referred
to committee on teachers and salaries.
On molten that the services Of John
Rose as janitor be dispensed with from
this date.
On motion that Charles Ashley be en-
plOyed as janitor for Third ward and
Kansas avenue buildings and Sol. West
be transferred TO Central avenue and
Walnut street buildings.
Report Of treasurer for the months OF
August, September and October was re-
ceived and read and approved by finance
committee.
TREAsURER'S REPORT-GENERAL FUND
AUGUST lST, 1856.
To balance from II Sc report, ....... IS OIl Al
ny orders paid TO Oct. 81, sd. IS go IL
Balance on hand ............. la so
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DIED-At Peabody, Kansas, on Friday
night, October 30, 1885. William Earl.
youngest son of Rev. Z. d. and Mrs NJ.
L. Walker, eyed one year and ak moniha.
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VIEHNA. Nov. 7.-The Russian gov
eminent has peasaure Austria tast Rulsla
wiz not occupy Bulgaria,
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All kinds of plasiering material as cheap
as the cheapest for sale by q. 81. Bige-
low.
Boots aud shoes at Glbson's.
Our stock is chuck full of new goods
We are bound TO cell them at reasonable
prices and fair dealing will do It.
FRED HENNTNe.
New clothing al Gibeon's.
Nobby hats aDd caps for fail aud winter
wear at Tresslsr s. LowTy's.
Cones boss overalls, cant rip EN-" 8,
Treesler & Lowry's-
Cotton hsnneIs at Gibson's.
The New Home sewing machine. The
best made. Very cheap for cash.
TRRssLKR & LOWRY. Gen. Agts-
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The vote ON the court house and jail
proposition in this city Tuesday was as
fOllovs:
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q. Jones s. Co. commence work o.
their new foundry building to-day.
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On motion that school be discontinued
tomorrow, November ?, at the Sixth
avenue school, so that the building can
be used for the elections.
On motion, that the supply committee
be instructed to purchase the necessary
number OF seats for the stone building.
On motion, that nonresident pupils
viii be admitted to the schools on pay
ment of tuition fee OF 81 per month In
advance and present receipt Of treasurer
to superintendent before being admitted.
On motion, all bills for supplies for the
several wards, must be signed and ap-
proved by the several members In charge
OF the several buildings in each ward.
On motion, that chairman OF buildings
and grounds be instructed 70 contract for
the necessary stone sidewalk en- the east
side Of the Garfield building and also
cross walks at l6o per foot, payable Jan.
uAry 1st, 1855.
The following bills and accounts were
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BUILDING SUND AUGUST lST, 1886.
To balance irons last report. ....... % E60 II
by orders paid 20 Oct. 81, 49,. SIS SGT "a
Balance on hand, .............. 80 81
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Stvlish hals Al = ID. (l,bson,s

Stylish hats al j. ID. GIbsOn's.
Go to Tressler 8 Lnwry's for they sell
-four from two OF the best mills In the
state, the 81. s. and Gold Belt. Come, we
can save you money on one sack or 500
pounds.
Highest grade coal OF. at Bonds.
HennIng sells more goods than ever.
Low prices and good stock does 1t.
Comforts at j. D. Gibson's.
Flour aud Feed-At the Americus mill
you Wlll find feed of all kinds always on
hand. Bran, shorts and flour of all grades
cheap for cash, CT exchange for corn OF
oats. Flour from the celebrated SalIne
mills. guaranteed 70 be equal in quality TO
any on the market. Come. see and be
convinced. j. W. LEsH.
Dress goods at Gibsons.
When you want corn and oats to feed
call on G. II. BigelOw.
Diamond dyes at Bonds.
Halls Condition Powders at Bond's.
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LETTER LIST.

List OF letsars uncaIled Sor and remaining in
the postonace as En- poziA. KanaAs. for the week
ending Nov. 8, 1856. Please give the date OF
advertisement when called for:
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Glass and putty At Bonds.

Glass and putty at Bonds.
Wanted-Good, fresh, sweet butter at
Tressler 8 Lowry's.
No matter what others may say, we
have struck bottom on -four at TressIer s.
LoWry's.
Trunks at j. D. Gibson's
Wall paper at Bonds.
e. H. Bigelow is prepared to handle all
kinds of grain for which he will pay high
est market prices.
Blankets at j. D. Gibson's.
Fresh roasted coffees and peanuts at
Henning's. Hot from the rooster.
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AMERTCUs, Nov. 1.-The new butcher
shop of White 8 Shively will lave COM
menced business tomorrow morning.
They have neat, new shop, erected in 8
weeks time, 20x12, and we bespeak for
them liberal share of the patronage of
the public. They are old hands at the
business.
The Allen creek M. E. church held 8
Jubilee at that edif1ce on Saturday. Revs.
McLain and Davis conductor the forenoon
and afternoon services. During the inter-
mediate time lunch was partaken of at the
church. Communion services were held
on the Sabbath.
Senator P. B. Plumb is expected to ar
rive at 8 80 to-day and talk TO the Ameri-
Gus people.
Tomorrow will close the anxiety OF
the several candidates for Office
Work on the new school house Is still
progressing rapidly.
An account of the meeting on Saturday
night will be found elsewhere.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
A nraatfallan Kantnoklan.


Special to the Gl0be-Democrat
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Mr. Henri
Watterson has gone home to Kentucky
leaving a broad grin behind him, and
at his expense. He did several queer
things. One of these was to repeat In
the presence of Mr.. Nordhoff, Of the
New York Herald. some alleged utter
ances kof Col. William R. Morrison.
These utterances were very severe up
on the administration. They were de-
livered at a late hour Of the night,
when Mr.. Watterson might justly have
been suspicious of his memory. Never
theless, he repeated the alleged utter
ances verbatim. Of curse Mr.. Nord-
hcf published what Mr.. Watterson
told him. Naturally, Col. Morrison
said he had never used such language
Then Mr.. Watterson turned in and
abused Mr.. NOrdhoff for bad faith, all
of which was funny. But the last Of
Mr.. Watterson's exploits took place
just before he departed. The story
goes that late in the afternoon he pre-
sented himself, with a'couple of friends
in the ante-room of the secretary Of
the navy. Now Mr.. Watterson is a
warm admirer of Mr.. Endicott, and
had had no reason to suspect that his
sentiments of regard were not recipro.
Gated by the affable secretary. Ac-
cordingly, when the messenger hest
tated to take his card into the official
presence on account of the lateness Of
the hour, Mr.. Watterson said.
"Oh, you take in the card 1t is all
right the Secretary knows NE and
will be glad to see me-"
Mr.. Watterson, with a smile of ex.
pectation, carelessly seated himself in
the messengers chair and beamed upon
his friends. He had not long to wait,
for the messenger returned almost i'm.
mediately, and with an abrupt manner
and sarcastic if not threatening voice
said
81 will thank you for that chair and
the best thing you can do is to get out
of here. You know the Secretary, dc
you ? He will be glad to see you, will
he? You may think it very funny to
tell that sort of a story, but the Secre-
tary says he does not know you at all,
The best thing you a do is to 60"
Mr.. Watterson was angry, of course.
as well as astonished, but there was
no appeal from the messenger, and SC
with his friends the crestfallen Ken
tuckian departed. 1t is said that Mr.
Endicott has since sent a note of apol,
ogy to Mr.. Watterson, but this unsub
stantiated sequel dosen't stop the
laugh.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

Washington Correspondents in tho Field.
A number Of the Washington CORE
spondents dictate their dispatches to
shorthand men, and these transcribe them
for the press. S~tenographers are very
cheap here, aud in ordinary times you
a find n who will take down and re-
write a column letter for 81. This is much
cheaper than doing the writing yourself,
as the greatest expenditure OF energy in
writing is in the pushing of the pen. Some
correspondents dictate their letters to the
typewriter, and several know have wives
who can u the typewriter as well as the
most experienced professional.
A leading correspondent of a New York
paper has a wife who can take down a col
umn of correspondence from his dictation
in half an hour. This colmun contains
about 1,5OO words, and she must write at
the rate of fifty words q minute. This is
very fast typewriter work, and it's speed
will be appreciated when it is remembered
that the ordinary longhand writer who
composes does remarkably well if he
writes fifteen words a minute. A few pa
pers keep men at the capital who are ex-
pected to devote themselves to letter-writ-
ing exclusively. These are few, however,
and their letters are devoted to editorials,
descriptive matter, and gossip about men
and measures,
The field of Washington correspondence
seems to me to be widening every year.
There are plenty of bright men in the
business, and of the hundreds here the
great majority are trained men. The
dissipated men among them can be
counted upon your fingers; and as a rule
they are Woodworking, k%een-witted, snob
hating, g%entlemanly fellows.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Roller-skating at It's Zenith.

A st. Louis doctor of divinity says:
"This ro~ller-skating rage seems to be at
it's zenith. The craze once took hold of
England, and ruled all classes for three
years and a half. The lower elements
took to it generally. AS suddenly as it
sprang into favor it collapsed, and within
a year the 1000 Kinks had been converted
into stables and warehouses, or were torn
down. The craze will die in America as
suddenly. Everybody will remember
when every man, woman and child in the
United States was being amused with a
red wooden ball attached to q piece OF
rubber. Who has seen q return-ball for
years?"-Chicago Times.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
UNCLAIMED ESTATES.

How the American PeopleAre Gull
led BY Sharpers on the Other Side
of the Water.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga paper on
the subject Of unclaimed estates in
England, prepared under the direction
of Minister Lowell by Henry White,
one Of the American secretaries of le-
cation, has been sent by the president
to congress with other State papers.
There seems to be no doubt, Mr..
White says, that many are led to be-
lieve themselves heirs to vast estates
in Great Britain by designing persons
on both sides Of the ocean who, with
a view to personal gain. insert notices
in local newspapers in the United
States to the effect that a large proper
ty left by a person of the same name
with that Of some well known family Of
the district or of some exceedingly COM
mon name likely to occur anywhere,
such as Smith or Jones, or who dis
tribute far and wide lists of un-
claimed estates which do not exist.
Large sums are annually thrown away
by the dupes Of these advertisements
and fictitious lists, and a handsome
revenue is made by the agents, as they
call themselves, for the discovery of
lost heirs, and the recovery Of un-
claimed estates. The modus operandi
usually adopted by these agents is to
ask first for a remittance of two or.
three pounds sterling 70 cover the cost
Of copying the will upon which the
claim purports to be based, then a
large sum for the expense Of institute
ing inquiries, and at each successive
stage more black mail is levied, the
correspondence being so cleverly con-
Quoted that several years frequently
elapsed before the fraud is discovered.
None should contribute a dollar to
unknown agents, especially to any
expense connected with establishing
claims to estates in this country until
inquiry has been made Of the counsel
here FIRST as to the existence Of the
estate, and then as the chances of its
recovery.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
LABOR STATISTICS.
Extracts from the Report Of the
Connecticut Commissioner.

Extracts from the Report Of the
Connecticut Commissioner.
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 26.--Aulhor 1
HadieE, chief Of the newly established
State bureau Of labor statistics, viii
issue his first report tomorrow. The
bureau was established by the last
Legislature and the report covers a
period Of 1--WE months, ending Novem-
Der 30. Mr.. Hadley has found out a
good many things not generalIy known
and the report will create much dis
cussion throughout the State. at is
found" says the report. "that the men
who DO the most physical work, have
the least to show for it, have lit
tie independence Of action and
are frequently victims of evils
and abuses" Mr.. Hadley's
Investigations showed that the ordi-
nary estimates OF wages, even when
most carefully made, almost always
were too light. Employers could not
be- relied on for truthful answers, and
employees who did answer the bureaus
circulars, cannot properly be consid.
cred as representing the average wage
worker" 1t is almost impossible that
trades unions should be judged on
their merits squarely by the public.
They are apt to be made an instru-
ment of agitation, which is an evil
and leads to bad and Intellectual work.
Another thing-the law regards them
with disfavor. A fair investigation
Of trades unions is impossible,
because the statements on both
sides conflict and he is unable to Oh
tain anything beyond voluntary infoT'
nation. He disapproves Of the EN-,
ployment of unskilled labor, Of
children, and the labor Of married
women, which breaks up the home
Foreign cheap labor should not be en-
couraged. French Canadians have s
standard Of living which it would be q
misfortune to American workmen tC
adopt. In this direction, Mr.. Hadley
thinks that matters are slightly i'm.
proving. Still he predicts, if Italian
immigration increases in Connection
for the next five years as it has in thu
past five years;.a very perplexing socia
problem will result. The Italians ex
penses are at a minimum. He bear
infinite crowding by employers and hal
a simple diet. The piece work system
cannot be abolished. Growing out O.
it is the contract system in factories
by which owners let out the privilege o
getting work out of men to a foreman
who makes their wages and superin
tends their work. There is every dan
ger that its effect upon the vast ma
iority of workmen, who are not con.
tractors, will be bad. The ccNtracto
is likely to compromise by crowdinl
down wages to the lowest limit. Tn
demand for weekly payments is e1
tensively made and in many respect
well founded. Holding back part 0
a workmen's pay is deplorable, an
the necessity is not so great as repre-
!, sented. 1t is done to keep a hold 0
. the employees. The report adds; "Di
a trust a man, and you will do much
! make him untrustworthy."
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Incident of Mr.. Hendricks, Boyhood.

A boy, the son of q poor widow, at
tended the seminary. One cold November
morning the boy came to school bare
lot, as he had no shoes. During the
forenoon there was a heavy snowstorm.
At noon the barefoot boy went to the
front door when school was dismissed,
but turned back to re-enter the school
room, as he could not go out in such a
storm in his naked feet, Young Hen
bricks knew all about his poverty, and,
following him into the school-room, in
sisted on taking off his shoes and lending
them to the poor boy to wear home.
"You can send them back by sister Nan
ME, whom will get to go home with
you" The boys accepted the profrered
kindness, and Hendricks sat inthe school
room in his stocking feet till his sister re-
turned with his hoes.-Louisville Conr-
rier journal.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
One Way to Buy Books.

Twas in a book store the other day when
a stout, elderly lady, handsomely dressed,
cam in, accompanied by a stylish young
girl loaded down with velvet and dia-
monds. Mamma, quite exhausted, dropped
into a chair and said: Il am too tired to
do anything more; you go ahead and Sc
lect them books" The daughter went
away with one of the clerks and presently
returned with two two or three beautiful
volumes bound in blue and gold. Mamma
turned them over again and again, and
1ithout looking on the inside said; "That's
II right; now go and pick out some red
and gold ones for the next shelf" This is
q true story.-San Francisco Letter.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
THE timber BOX OF EARLY DAYS.
How Science Came to the Rescue-Evolu.
ton of the Lucifer Match.

How Science Came to the Rescue-EvoIu.
ton of the Lucifer Match.
Take a single example of how even a
petty manufacture improved by the teach
rs of science affects the comforts and
nlarges the resources of mankind. When
1 was a boy the only way Of obtaining a
light was by a finder box with it's quadru-
pie material, flint and steel, burned rags
or finder, and q sulphur match. II every
thing went well, if the box could be found
and the air was dry, a light could be OBJ
tanned in two minutes; but very often the
time occupied was much longer, and the
process became a great trial to the seren-
ity of temper. The consequence of this
was, that a fire or a burning lamp was
kept alight through the day.
Old Gerard, in his "Herbal, " tells up how
certain fungi were were used to carry fire
from one part of the country to the other.
The finder box long held its position as a
great discovery in the arts. The pyxidi-
cula igniaria of the Roman appears to
have been much the same implement,
though a little ruder than the flint and
steel which Philip the Good put into the
collar of the Golden Fleece in 1929 as a
representation of high knowledge in the
progress of the arts. 1t continued to pre-
vail till 1888, when phosphorus matches
were introduced, though | have been
amused to find that there are a few veneer
able ancients in London who still stick to
the finder box, and for whom a few shops
rep q small supply.
Phosphorus was no new discovery, for
it had been obtained by an Arabian
called Bechel, in the eight century. How
ever, it was forgotten, and was rediscov-
cred by Brandt, who made it out of very
sinking materials in 1869. Other discov-
cries had, however, to be made before it
could be used for lucifer matches. The
science Of combustion was only developed
on the discovery of oxygen a century
later. Time had to elapse before chemi-
cal analysis showed the kind of bodies
which could be addedto phosphorus so as
to make it ignite readily. So it was not
till 1888 that matches became q partial
success.
Intolerably bad they then were, danger
ously inlammablc, horribly poisonous to
the makers and injurious to the lungs of
of the consumers. 1t required another
discovery by Schrotter, in 1915, to change
poisonuS waXy into innocuous red brick
phosphorus in order that these defects
might be remedied and give us the safety
match of the present day.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
A Stream of Lara in Hawaii.

An advancing lava flow makes q consid
siderable ado as it goes on~-especially il
its line of advance is through a jungle OF
forest. The noise accompanying its move.
ment, under these circumstances, resem-
bles the roar of the battlefield. The ears
of the person who visits the scene are
greeted by the cracking of blazing
foliage, the kissing of hot air and steam,
the falling Of trees, and the bursting Of
bombs, all commingled in one tumult.
Traversing a lava stream while it is yet
running, may be compared to traversing
a river in winter by walking on the ice
A pair of thick shoes and stockings is
needed to protect the feet from the heat.
as on the ice to protect them from the
cold. Vent holes, too, will be ever and
anon encountered in the solid crust
covering the liquid stream, down which
the spectator can look and behold the fiery
river below, and fire falls, which are usu-
ally without any covering Of solid lava
over them, just as water falls in winter,
be the weather never so cold or without
any covering of ice.-Overland Monthly.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Fifty Years on the Seas Floor.

The brig Natalia, in which Napoleon es-
capped from Elba, was subsequent to that
event taken to the Pacific coast of Amer
lea in connection with some mission work.
The vessel went ashore at Monterey, and
now, when the tide is out, the lines of the
briggs brown ribs may still be still be seen
from the wharf through the green water.
Sometimes when there has been q storm a
piece of planking is torn away and is
washed ashore, to be seized upon by Gu
riosity hunters. Here is a subject on which
some Frenchman should write a poem.
The Natalia has been on the sea-hoor half
a century, but the wood still holds to-
gether and her outline is distinct.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
History of Two Ponular Songs.

Wellington Guernsey, soldier, war cor
respondent, composer, librettist and jour
nalist, who died suddenly Of paralysis in
London a few days ago, loved to tell the
curious history of his most celebrated
song, "Alice, Where Art Thou?" 1t was
offered to half the music publishers in
London for $25 down, but those wiseacres
refused it. Ultimately Duncan Dawson
agreed to issue it on sharing terme. In
the result the sale of the song, several
years ago, exceeded a total of $4,000 copies.
aNancy Lee" offered for $50, ultimately
paid it's composer, Mr.. Naybrick, $25,OOO.
Chicago Herald.