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inc wrong except tna' Wnlcn mas pcfpc-
trated it.
Some twenty years ago MIR. KEENAN,
spent two years in Russia in the service
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. lie returned to America believing
that the accounts of cruel treatment of
Siberian eXiles had been exaggerated and
so expressed himself publicly. lii 1854
the editor Of The Century Magazine pro
posed to him to 90 back to Russia and to
Siberia for the purpose of gaining "A per
sonal knowledge Of the condition of po-
litical prisoners. Mr.. KEENAN, made a
preliminary trip, returned and reported
that the statements he had made that he
believed the reports Of cruel treatment of
political eXiles to be exaggerated would
insure him the good will of the Russian
government and free passage into 81
IBERIA. In May, 1886, he started again, in
company with an artist, Mr. George A.
Frost, and upon arriving at St. Peters
| burg, armed with letter from the
minister of the interior, the two departed
| for the northern Wilderness
How the traveller penetrated the heart
of Siberia, his tact, ingenuity, diplomacy
nerve in dealing with Russian officials
securing evidence in the mines and the
prisons, his story of sufferings Of mer
and women whose only crime was that
they were sincerely seeking to obtain
1.-THE of the freedom possessed by Other
European nations, will form one OF The
most remarkable and valuable statements
ever given to the world.
| T. A. MITCHHL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-11
Novelties in JETTBD WRAPS a New Feature

We are headquarters for Gar
ments. Our prices lowest. Our
styles latest. No one can doubt
it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-11

In the basement will be two bowling
alleys. swimming pools and baths On
the first floor will be the reception room,
reading room. parlors and office. There
will also be gymnasium and auditorium.
The latter, with it's gallery, will accom-
modate 1000 persons. The second floor
will be used for class rooms, committee
rooms and library On the third and
fourth floors there will probably be apart
ments to be rented to young men,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-11

people for politi-
cal offcnscs to the
northern wilder
ness, and Of their
sun'erings there,
have come to us
for many years,
dreary AS the wall
of tho wind
through t h c
branches of Is 81
berian forest; and
especially harrow
ing coming with
| the consciousness
of there being no
power to right
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-11

spoke, and devoted his time TO booming
Mr.. Depew for the Republican nomination
When he bought The Mail and Express
he astonished many and amused some by
beginning the publication Of extracts from
the Bible at the head OF his editorial
columns. He declared his intention to
publish paper for gentlemen and ladies,
and his belief that no journalist should
write and no proprietor print anything he
would not feel free TO speak In parlor
He maintains that clean paper will com.
mand respect and win support, and pro
poses to achieve success in that
line or not at all This was oil very
well; but after the first establishment
and amusement subsidized, several very
good people begun to murmur against his
treatment of the Bible, and many more to
shake their heads ominously They said
it had a tendency to bring the sacred
text into contempt When cynical con
temporaries sncered at his missionary
methods he explained in language init
mating that the Bible was news" to
them Criticism was. however confined
to quiet talk until The Mail and Express
referred rather fippantly to Matthew
Arnold's death; then the Rev r Ueber
Newton, of All Souls Church, spoke out
in the pulpit.
This is what he said:
IAN evening paper, which. under the
thin guise of honoring the Bible by print
ing miscellaneous extracts from it at the
head of its editorial columns, is malevo-
lently seeking to bring our sacred Scrip.
lures into cOntempt-an aim to be repro
bated by all pious people who do abhor
such shepherding Of the masses into in
fdelity-coarsely remarked the other day
that Matthew Arnold had ere this found
out whether the God of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob was only u stream of tendency"
The preacher went on to crticse rather
sharply the sytem of using Bible texts
and religious phrases in cheap CONNER
cial fashion. excl ing a keen interest in
his congregation and much discussion out.
doors
On the same day Col Shepard spoke at
the regular Young Mems meeting at As
ISOLATION hall in New York
providence, said Mr. Shepard, lis
simply the evidence of what God has
done God, for instance, caused printing
| to be invented in the early part Of the
Fifteenth century Did any one doubt It'll
| The very first book printed was the Bible
/ Then the Lord, in 1913, had the first tele
! graph line erected between Washington
/ and Baltimore Let the skeptic scott, but
can he gainsay the fact that the very first
message flashed by electrical agency was
What hath God wrought
"Do you not see that God is regning2'
Mr. Shepard continued, triumphantly
1--WE ought to have our conversation in
heaven. and heaven is about us"
A little later he ventured the opinion
that Sunday papers were the work of the
devil to defeat the good designed by
Providence in establishing good papers
Col. Shepard was born in 1888, July 25
in jamestown, N. Y. was graduated from
the New Jersey university in 1866, and
was admitted to the bar in 1853 After
enjoying moderate practice at tho bal
he married Miss Vanderbilt and brancheC
out into politics and literature. He is
very ready and terse writer, and person
ally very genial, pleasant gentleman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-11

Tho beet requires a deep, sandy loan;
should be sown as carly as the ground is
in good working order, and the plants as
soon as well up, should be thinned to
eight or ten inches apart for the early
crop Sowing for the winter crop should
be about July or little earlier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-11
MARY JAMES LETTER.
IT TREATS OF TOPICS UPPERMO5T
IN WASHINGTON.

A woman's idea of the state of Affairs
at the National Capital. Spioed Here
and There with Pieces of Appropriate
Verso.
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ed guests. among
them Gen. Sher
man. Hon. Theo-
d ore Roosevelt
W a s t h @ first
speaker, and dis
cussed the ques
ton as to whether
other than Ameri
can flags should
be displayed in
New York on pub
lie days. Then
Col SbeDard
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-11

Our display of Parasols surpas-
ses all our efforts of former sea
sons. The effects in colorings and
styles are very unique, and prices
to meet anyone's pocket book. We
have many special styles of han
dies on "a and &c line shades,
for rain or sun.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
Gus Whites Smooth scheme.

Gus White. a Galveston Ethiopian,
needed money, but did not have any.
He tried to negotiate loan of a few
dollars from Disconsolate Jones, who
is barber, offering his note to be
shaved. but DisconsOlate told him that
he shaved chins, net notes Finally
things came to that pass that Gus just
had TO have money, so he went once
more to Diseonsolate Jones. This time
he felt sure of success, for he carried
his ivory-bandled pistol with him.
Disconsolate was waiting for Gus
TONER, and after he dressed Gus's wool
and put some hair-oil ON it, the latter
offered tn, sell the barber an ivory
handled pistol.
.'Disconsolate Jones. give me g and
de pistol am yours. said Gus.
..G'way. nisgah; hits agin' de law
to tote pistils," replied Jones.
but you needs IL pistol when you
goes home ut nights to keep de rob
beers off. y
..De man what totes pistil am .
plum ef,waTIl"
Hits wuii $40. but yer can have it
for 81"
..G'way nigg,h.,,,. and just then a
customer came in To have his chin
scrap.d. which ended the negotiations.
Strange to say. that very night, on
his way home, DiseuRsulatc Jones WAS
attacked by an unknown man, who
kicked and Inanled him. robbed him Of
his loose change. an.l hcd in tie dark
ness without uttcring :. word. Next
Morning, before GINS White WAS mp,
he was called on by Discnusolate Jones.
wins told him tie story 81 ass woes.
II done told Yer xcSts rsiay ger mout
be robbed. !" replied CHS.
.Whar's dat pistil Won wanted TO sell
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
she Han Her doubts.

The other day. says the Buena Vista
Patriot, several men were sitting in
front of one of our stores when one of
the men remarked. just as lady with
strawberry blonde hair was passing, that
he was quite hoarse The lady stopped
and placed her arms akimbo, Just as
they always do when they give a fell
low q tongue flashing. and looking him
through as though he was Transparent
as air, remarked:
cit is coming TO a pretty state of
affairs that lady can't walk the streets
without being insulted with that sense
less swhitehorse' racket. wilI1etYou
know, sir. that if have red hair have
temper to resent any aspersions cast
upon it, sir"
81 beg pardon. madam, most hum.
bly, beg pardon. My remark was thai
was quite hoarse.'
The lady passed on. thinking thai
such mistake was natural, but look
ing doubt as to the sincerity of III,
mans apology.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
KelLY-FOx.

Among tue notable social events of
the season was the wedding last night
at 924 Union street of Professor D. s.
Kelly, professor of the natural history
in the state Normal. and Mrs. Louisa
Fox, formerly a.ibrarian of the same
institution. The ceremony was per-
formed by Professor ]. H. Hill, afellow
faculty member of the grooms', assist
ed by Rev. A. NJ. Harvout of the
Christian church in the presence of
large number of relatives, intimate
friends and acquaintanceS of the con-
tracing parties, including the Normal
faculty. Professor Penny presided at
the organ, while Prof. A. c. Moss and
Miss Lura Baker, attended the bride
and groom as bridesmaid and grooms-
man. The ceremony was very i'm
pressive. at the conclusion hearty
congratulations were extended by all
those present, after which a very en-
| joyable tray supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly were the recipi-
ents of large number of useful and
valuable presents, among which was a
ulty and students of the Normal. and
a beautiful silver tureen from Prof.
Kelly's class, First Az The bride
and groom are well known in musical
circles in this city, as well as other cir
cles, where they are honored by scores
of friends. All these unite in express
ing TOR the newly welded pair wishes
for as bright and prosperous future
life as possible. They will reside at
the grOom's residence, where the we'd
ding ceremony was performed:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06

HRoNEK, the Chicago anarchist, is
in very close place, with but little
room to turn, or twist, or help himself.
His pals, who are perhaps no better
nor worse than himself, in order to
save their own lives are swearing away
his. There is other testimony, how
ever, than that of the informer, and
well it is so, for the informer is ever
looked on as an odious and forbidding
wretch, whose wages is blood money
and the scorn of mankind. In the case
of Hronek, bombs and dynamite were
found in his house, besides which there
is an alleged confession, made after
his arrest by the prisoner, and now
sworn to by the officers. These two
circumstances make strong prima
facie case against him, which it will be
hard for his attorneys To overcome, es-
pecially when the nature of the crime
contemplated is considered. An an
archist viii get even justice IN this
country. The crime is too great to
fall through the meshes of the law.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
PARTY Politics.

Whether there be much wisdom OF
not in the political maxim which says
that she serves his country best who
serves his party best,'' it is, and per-
haps will always be in high favor with
strong partiGans. Party is the first
consideration with these latter. What
will promote it, serve its interests or
spread and strengthen its influence
with voters, these are the things of pri-
mary Importance with party leaders.
After that comes the country's welfare.
After that come the interests of the
people who, partisans though they be,
have always the good of the country at
heart as the prime reason for believ-
ing as they do.
To acting on this principle, and by
devoting all their energies to its sue
cess may republicans attribute their
success in the late election. By neg
lecting or rather ignoring it, or at least
by making it secondary consideration,
democrats met disaster.
Is IT. expsiient or polite 40. Is it
wise or wholesome is the first Thought
of the shrewd and trained politician.
That was the thought that occurred to
Blaine last December when he read IN
Paris the tariff message of President
Clevand. He saw there, as well as pre-
viously in his civil service policy a
chance to score a point and he did it.
Whatever the merits of the ques-
| ton, it was lot plainly
in the interest of party success that ii
should be emphasized as it was
Neither was it in the interest of party
success that republicans should be re-
tanned in Office, or their removals
effected so exasperatingly slow. These
things may have been unselfish and pa
trlotic, and the party attempting to
carry out such policy may. if success
full, have rendered the country a great
service in the end, but they were mex
pedient, and on that rock the party
stranded.
There are very few democrats who
believe now that if the president had
listened to the advice of those who re
garded, as republicans did, the success
of party as of paramount importance
they would have been successful. II
may be added that many republicans
believe the same.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
The Bog Forgot.

Mrs. Ferhosite wanted a package Of
yeast powder tie other day.
''Oh, dear she sighed, Il shall have
to send Willie after that yeast. and he
has such bad memory! l do declare
/ never SAW such forgetful child in
my life. He tormenis the soul out OF
me; every time ! send him tn the store
he brings back something didn't send
him for
Tlaen raising her voice. she called:
..WiIiiei''
Yes, ma.
You come here this minute; I'm in
p great hurry. ! want Yeast cake
down tn the store. and / don't want
you to forget what send you for.
don't want baking powder. same as
had Yesterday, but a yeast cake. One
of them tin-foil cakes-Willie.'
YES. MAJ
did yOm hear what said?''
'sNo. ma"
'.oh. yon do try my patience so.
Come here this minute
The bog appears.
Nav | want yeast cake-hoW
came that mud on your coat? You've
been piaying in the dirt again; I'll
tell Your faIhcr when he gets home.
It's rot baking powder want. Turn
your coat collar down. Now don't ; ou
come home with nutmegs. like you did
YESTERDAY. nor with cinnamon, like you
did ihe dag before. when you were
told to get ,-isr al. Your coat is but
toned wrong. Don't You forget now. y
The boy escaped to the street, when
the anxious and painstaking matron
called aHt from the window:
New ia,s't yen stop Ia play with
those Interchangeable beys ike ron did
last week, and keep ont of Freneh's
back yard-do you hear? It's yeast
veiI'Fe going for: YEAST. not turnips
nor cs,rrats. nor any kind of vegetables
II :.us them this morning., you know.
Remember, you've got a bad memory.
agd don ~
Isat the hoy WAS out of hearing.
lie larons.h; back a can of preserved
peaches
He had bad memory
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
Long-Winded Oratory.

Long speeches are commons,
A Philadelphia lawyer will frequent
ly extend his remarks through three OF
four days.
In the Georgia legislature, when the
question of expelling the negro menu
bers was up, Aaron Alpeoria Bradley
spoke four days.
The Tichb rne trial brought DIR.
Kenealey to the front with speech
running through 40 hours.
But these speakers did not talk con-
tinuously. Adjournmentsf for dinner,
and over night, and for Sunday made
their work easy.
The longest speech on record is prob
ably the one made by Mr.. De Cosmos,
a member of the legislature of British
Columbia, some time ago, says the
Atlanta Constitution. A bill was pend
ing which, if passed, would deprive
many settlers of their lands, and the
temper of the majority made it certain
that it would pass. The Legislature
was within a day and half of the
hour of its final adjournment and the
vote was about to be taken.
At this juncture De Cosmos rose to
address the body. 1t was 10 o'clock in
the morning. and the members thought
that he would finish in an hour or two.
The clock struck IL, u, and 1, but the
speaker kept right on.
How long would he speak? The
members in spirit of fun. omitted to
adjourn for dinner, but De Cosmos
spoke on without break. At E
o'clock he was still on the floor. He
was forced by the speaker to stick tC
| the question, and was not allowed to
pause except to take a drink of water.
The majority decided To continue
the session through the night, slipping
out in small parties to eat and steep
Still. without faltering, the orator
| poured forth his torrent of words
| This was the situation ut midnight; ana
also wliea the morning sun flooded tht
hail with line ligi.t- nf day.
AS the. hour hand of the clock point
| ed To IL the limit prescribed by law fol
the session had arrived, aud the legis
latHre stood adjourned sine die. A
| the last stroke of II the brave De Cos
mos stopped in the middle of sentence
and fell fainting in his seat.
lie had spoken, standing on his feet
twenty-six hours. His eyes were
blcared and red. and his parched lip
| were cracked and running blood. HI
| was nearly dead, but he had prevented
| the bill from becoming a law, and haC
saved the settlers their homes.
De Casinos may never be hearC
again as an orator. but this single
speech is enough to make him famous
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
Mrs. Humphrey Ward.

Whoever does not know his Blooms
bury has but to turn to Robert Els
mere" where we will find the descrip-
ton of Bedford Square, the home of
the Elsmeres, and but two minutes
walk from Mrs. Wards own house.
Rumor now has it that Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward had found for themselves sum-
mer home in Surrey, surely one of the
prettlest counties in all England. The
place they have bought is near Hasle-
mere, where TennysOn lives several
months in the year, and where Mrs.
Gilchrist, the friend of Dante Rossetti
aud Walt Whitman, wrote many of the
letters which have lately been given to
the world.
Mrs. Ward has published two or
three other books, less famous than
Robert Elsmere;" but none appeared
until she had been married for several
years. The first was ''Milly and Oily"
a story for children, illustrated by Mrs.
Alma-Tadema. How strong is her love
for certain parts of England is already
shown in this very simple little tale.
Her child hero and heroine come from
Oxfordshire, and their summer journey,
of which the story is the record, is to
the Lake country where Robert Els
mere first met Catharine. A good deal
of Mrs. Wards personality can be
learned from her books. ''Milly and
Oily" was published in 1881. In 1884
it was followed by her first novel,
''Miss Brethcrton," which made some
talk at the time because the heroine.
an actress, in certain ways suggested
Miss Mary Anderson. There was just
enough similarity to give people a
chance to gossip. Many passages in
Miss Bretherton" clearly reveal Mrs.
| Wards great reverence for and sympa-
/ thy with French genius and French
ideals. 1t was this probably that led
| her to the translation of Amiers
journal Intime," published in 1885.
The journal" is of immense interest
to all who care for psychological pro-
blems and struggles, but it is a book
pre-eminently for the few. Even
| Matthew Arnold's criticism of it in one
of the English magazines could not
make the translation popular. Be-
sides her mastery of the French lam
! gtage, shown by this work, it is said
that Mrs. Ward knows more about
early Spanish literature than almost
any woman Hving.-CSftic.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
ABOUT FARMING.

Here is dogmatic fellow writing |
about the tariff, raw material and wa
ges who calls farm labor ''typically un-
skilled, ordinary and cheap and such |
as make people stupid"
Only a purblind and stupid fellow |
could write such nonsense as that. II
he should hire out for month to
farmer he would hold his place about
one day. He would get his walking
papers at shutdown. Twelve hours
would be enough to show him how
e0regiously mistaken he is in his no
lions about the ''unskiIled'' character
or farm labor. One months experience
on we'll regulated farm would qualify
him for writing a far different story
about it than any he could pen now.
Good farm hands, as every farmer
knows, are scarce, not because they are
not plenty of strong men looking for
employment, but because they are I'M
skilled in the multifarious duties ofthe
farm. There is no avocation that calls
for more intelligence, more adaptable
ty and mechanical skill, as well as gen.
eral knowledge than farming. 1t is
the one place that stupidity and dull
ness should avoid.
A good farm hand has much daily
and hourly use for his head, and per-
haps more so than a laborer in any 9TH
er calling. The better his head the bet
ter his hand. He must know when
and how to prepare the soil, when and
how to SOW seed, both being dependent
on the character of the soil and seasons.
He must know how to handle machin-
cry, and also to mend it when some
thing breaks or gets out of order. He
must know how to handle the saw and
Ratchet, and build barns, cribs, sheds
and fences; to dig and wall wells and
cisterns, to breed and rear stock and
properly care for them.
Merely to follow a plough or guide
q team of horses, or milk the COWS
morning and evening Is nothing.
These are but small matters on farm,
although to the uninitiated they con-
stitute the sum total of farm work.
The worst pest, the greatest nui-
sance on farm is an inexperienced OF
awkward hand. Consequently such
fellows find their level ON the road-bed
of railroad. where anybody with mus
Gle can break rock or dig dirt.
To be a good farm hand, one should
be brought up on form and Injured t.
, it by years of experience. 1t is pro
gressive, like everything else, and call
for greater variety of skill, adapta
bility and enterprise than perhaps an!
, other one calling. 1t is business tina
cannot be learned in day. Years ar
> necessary, and still you are CONSTANT!
| learning something new.
The man that calls farm labor ''un
, skilled or SIMPLIFYING" would dis
tinguish himself, no doubt, if he shoul
. attempt to build stack of wheat, oat
or hay; or alter calf or pig, or max
a and hang a gate.
g He likewise thinks that he under
stands the wage question and the tan
iff. Yes, just as he does farm
I ing. That is, he knows nothing wha
: ever abont either. He is bloomin
literary chump, whose bump of vanit
and self-suficiency entitle, and L
doubt procure for him considerabl
prominence in the community blessed
Il or otherwise, with his presence.