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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01
hat We trv our best to make him leave.

that we try our best to make him leave
Suppose we realize for a moment, that
q mule is a great deal cheaper for mere
drudgery than our boy, and thatit may
pay to send our boy to school. Does
the boy find anything anywhere in the
whole common school system of the
country which would tend to foster OF
develop any bent toward farm life
which he may possess? And yet these
schools are just as the farmer wants
them to be.
Kansas needs a mandatory on
every farm, not only for the manu-
facture of beef, pork, butter and eggs
from the crude produce Of the farm,
but for the manufacture of men from
boyhood everywhere found.-I. D.
Graham in the Industrialist.
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THE EVANGELIST BUSINESS.


A couple of tramps were bewailing
their unfortunate lot, when one of them
said: whats the matter with us
tuning evangelists and making stake
out of that racket?'' "Ah," replied
the other despondently. I'VE have not
been vicious enough. We are not ad-
dicted to drink, and have no drunken
experience to narrate. Our only fault
is that we are lazy and would rather
beg than work" ''But," said the 9TH
er, 1--WE aIe tough-lOoking fellows, and
could easily pass for reformed drunk
ards. But we do not necessarily have
to pose of reformed drunkards, but as
reformed tramps. AS such we would
be novelty in the evangelical field.
Imagine me in the pulpit, fer instance.
1 would give out my text, Give us this
day our daily bread, and then would
eye rested upon some sleek-looking dea-
con, when 1 would yell, 'Ha, there,
you cOrn-fed skinflint! Did you ever
think over the text, Give us this day
our daily bread?' While you were
stuffing your paunch with pie and pud-
ding, which you did not need, did you
ever think of the poor widow in the
next block who was vainly crying for a
crust of bread? OF course you
thought of her, you stingy, close-fsted
hypOcrite, but that's all you did do.
You didn't send her loaf of bread or
a stick of wood, although you knew
she was destitute. Bah! How 1 de-
spise you. You are the kind of fellow
we tramps used to shun. There is
doubtless chalk mark on your gate
post which signifies that a starving
man might apply to you in vain. Still
you sit here in the house of the Lord
and look benevolent and sanctimoni-
Gus, and try to make people believe
you are one among ten thousand and
the one altogether lovely. But you
can't fool the Lord. You will never
sup with him. When you appear al
the heavenly gates, st. Peter will give
you hand-out, and tell you to go tC
the other place Flows that for q
sermon? Don't you think it would
take?" ''Well, probably it would, ,
was the reply. Anyway, there is NJ
harm in trying it. Sam Jones was
little better off ten years ago than We
are to-day, and now he is worth hi:
thousands. '-AtchiSOn Globe
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Hor1icnItnrnI Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Lyon
County Horticultural society, was held
at Col. D. Taylor's Office on Wednes-
day, February %. In the absence of
president and vice president, A. G.
White was made president pro tenn.
The subject of Varieties of Fruits
for Lyon County," was taken up and
discussed at length. The ''voted"
fruit list of the Kansas State Horticul-
tural society for 1887, was adopted as
far as the same was considered, which
is as follows:
Apples, summer, best (5) for family
orchard in the order of preference. ~
Early Harvest, (2) Red June, (3l Red
Astracan, AZ Cooper's Early
White, (5) Duchess of Gutenberg.
Fall-(1) Maiden's Blush, (2) Rambo,
tS) Lowell, az Jonathan, (5l Fameuse.
Winter, best ten-(1) Winesap, ~ Ben
Davis, 81 Missouri Pippin, az Jona-
than, t5) Willow Twig, (6) Rawlis Ge-
net, "a Rome Beauty, (Sl White Win
ter Pearmain, (9l Dominic, (10l Grimes
Golden.
For an orchard for market purposes
the following list is recommended in
the order of preference: Summer, best
f1ve-(1) Early Harvest, ~ Red Juno,
(3) Red Astracan, ~ Cooper's Early
White, (5) Duchess of Gutenberg. Fall
IN Maiden's Blush, (2) Rambo, 81
Lowell, az Fameuse, (5) Jonathan.
Winter, ten varieties-C) Ben Davis,
~ Winesap, ~ Missouri Pippin, al
Genet, (5) Jonathan, (6) Willow Twig,
Smiths Cider, (s) Rome Beauty, t9)
Gilpin little Red and Romanitel, (10l
Dominic.
Exception was taken to Rambo and
Missouri Pippin on account of the oc-
casional tenderness of the Rambo, es-
pecially on upland, and the inferior
quality of the fruit of Missouri Pippin,
and the tendency of both kinds to over
Der and the fruit to become so very
small, but with this exception and the
general condemnation of Ben Davis
fruit as inferior and insipid, the list
was allowed to stand as promulgated
by the state.
Pears were then taken up. The list
is as follows: Early-t1) Bartlett, r.
Flemish Beauty, (sl Doyenne de Etc
~ Clapp'S Favorite, (5) Osband's Sum
mer. Medium-t1) Sickel, (2l Bartlett
(3) Duchesse d'Angouleme, t4)Sheldon
| (5) Howell. Lately Vicar of Wink
field, (2) Lawrence, (sl Winter Nelis,
| az Duchesse d'Angouleme, 81 Sickel
The question was proposed by mem
Der as to which was better
dwarfs or standards, which was an
swered that for general go-as-you.
please, hit and miss, culture standards
would stand the greater neglect and
give some returns in spite of the want
of culture and proper care. But for q
village lot, when the space was limited
and the owner had the proper intelli.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE Omaha Herald believes the
country should be supplied with cheap
or salt, and therefore urges congress to
place the article on the free list. Fine
salt which chemists pronounce superior
to the English product can be bought at
Syracuse, New York, for 123 cents per
bushel. Five bushels, together with a
nice new barrel, may be bought for 62}
cents. Could the imported article be
sold any cheaper? 1t is doubtful. Even
if steamships should bring it across the
Atlantic as ballast, the cost of loading
it on the other side, of unloading it on
this, and of transporting it from the
seaboard to the western states would
very probably make its price equal to
that of the home produced article.
Anyway, the difference would be so
slight as to be scarcely appreciable;
and as the consumers would therefore
not be the gamers, it would be unwise
to free list it. American capital and
labor should be permitted to enjoy the
protection which the existing tariff af-
fOrdS them
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

WE would respectfully call the atten-
ton of the bloody shirt, red-republican
organs to the very pertinent fact that
243 ,849 more democrats than republi-
cans responded to President Lincoln's
call for volunteer troops during the war
of the rebellion, and still they claim
that the republicans put down seces-
sion.-Beacon.
What in the world ever became of
them all, Mr.. Beacon? Democratic ex-
union soldiers now are as scarce as
hens teeth, Surely they were not all
killed by brother democrats on the
other side. Possibly, however, thevery
fact of fighting for the union made re-
publicans of them.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

REFERRING to the negro exodus
scheme, the Conservation, paper pub
lished by colored men in Chicago, says:
Instead of giving the negroes gratui-
tous advice and devising schemes to
benefit steamship companies, these in
telligent nine-spots can make the race
more valuable to this country by en-
deavoring each of them, individually
to make himself the very best clerk, or
preacher, or porter, to be found in To
peka. There is demand, use and hon
or for the very best men in this coun-
try, be they black or white"
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The Omaha Republican thus D


sents tersely the facts as to wool:
Remove all tax from wool and its
products and the surplus will be re-
duced $1,000, 900, or less than 10 cents
head for the population. There are
now, under the discrimination in favor
OF the foreign product, $4,000. 900
sheep. decrease of 9 per cent. Fol-
low Mr.. Cleyeland's policy and the
sheep in this country Will be raised fer
mutton only. In the meantime $500.
100000 is employed in the wool in
dustry of this country, and the skill
and experience of a million of growers
and dealers are addressed to the de-
yelopment of this great interest.
The mills of the country con-
sumo 3S0,0O0,000 pounds of wool an
nually, of which our flocks furnish 300
100000 pounds. Take off the duty. and
foreign wool will take the place of this
large products and the price of wool and
Its products will go up. There isn't
any question about that. Free trade is
a two-edged sword, and will cut deem
both ways. If you doubt it look at the
facts. With duty, in 1865, the price
OF wool, averaging all qualities, was SO
cents; In 1855, Al cents. With a duty
on in 1859, 50 cents. In 1861 a small
duty was imposed on all wool, which
continued in operation until 1857, when
heavy duty was imposed. In 1865,
with light duty, the average price was
81 cents; in 1868, with heavy duty, As
cents.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE gross earnings of the railroads
of the country were much larger in
1887 than they were in 1886. The reg
ular weekly reports during the year
showed that they would 7be. There
was general opinion, however, that
this increase would be almost if not
quite neutralized by the growth in OPP
Grating expenses. This appears to
have been an error, though. The exact
figures for 104 of the roads. which did
nine-tenths of the transportation bust
ness Of the country, are just made
public, and, making allowances for the
growth in expenses, they show that
the net earnings in 1887 were IS per
cent greater than in 1886. This is 3
somewhat surprising result. but it is
none the less gratifying to the country
on that account. Globe=Democrat.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE difference between buying
abroad and producing at home is very
tersely illustrated by Mr.. Gale, presi-
dent of the Onondaga Salt Works. He
says: Il go to New York with a cargo
of salt, and meet man from Europe
with cargo of salt. He comes into
New York free. We both sell at the
same price. Very well. My cargo has
paid a school tax, highway tax, a
poor tax, a law and order tax, county
and state tax. That mans cargo has
paid nothing. Shall we do by strang-
ers better than we do by our own citi-
Zens, or shall we stop all movement
and progress? The foreigner takes the
money away and improves his sur
roundings. The land that pays one
tenth of the taxes in the town of Salina
through the manufacture of salt, didn't
pay shilling tax fifty years ago. -
Then again., said Gale, ''if we want
cheap salt we must make it at home
English salt sold at this market at
81 .4s per bushel in 1913, while for the
last ten years the price has ranged
from IS cents to IS cents per barrel. -
Newton Republican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

Bob BURDETTE says: 1.-The supreme
court has decided that state has
right to destroy a distiller's business
without a compensation therefor.
Well, maybe that isn't right. AS
rabid prohibitionist am personally in
favor of paying for every distillery,
brewery and saloon that is closed up
ard forced out of business by prohibit
ton. Every dollar of its highest mar
ket value at the time when its BUSH
ness was good. That is only fair and
just and right. Then 1 am in favor of
compelling the distillery, brewery and
saloon to pay one hundred cents on the
dollar for every business that it has
closed up and ruined. That is only
just and right and fair, too. Let us
strike a balance with the distillery,
square up accounts on both sides, and
the fellow who comes out in debt must
agree to pay up like man, no matter
what the supreme court says. My
word for it, the Kansas prohibitionists
are ready and willing to waive the de-
cision and settle on this basis, if the
distillery is. What is sauce for the
goose of the pond is sauce for the worm
of the still. Walk up to the counter,
worm, and SETTLE"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE new wing of the Kansas State
Normal at Emporia has been COM
pleted, and will add greatly to the IA
cilities for work in that rapidly grow
ing institution. 1t is very handsome
improvement and was erected at a cost
of $25, 900. The Normal has had some
severe struggles, but it has triumphed
over all the difficulties that have at
times discouraged its friends, and has
at lenghth gained foothold that fully
establishes it high rank among the in
situations of learning in Kansas. The
present building was erected in 1879
upon the ruins of a splendid structure
which went up in flames one memora-
BILE night which will never be forgotten
by the people of Emporia who wit
messed that fearful confiagration. The
school has always been the pride of the
town, and the city took prompt meas
ures for rebuilding the Normal, which
was done with the aid of appropria-
tions from the state. The new wing.
which is just completed, adds about
one-third to the capacity of the school
and yet the room is scarcely adequate
to the demands of the institution, which
has now 600 students.-Star.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

WINFIELD did herself proud by her
warm welcome and hearty reception to
those in attendance at the G.. A. r.
encampment at that place. If En-
poria next year shall do as well-and
we know she will-the old vets. will be
well satisfied.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE boomers claim that law for No
Man's-Land is what is most needed,
and this is their strongest argument in
favor of the Springer bill. But, judg-
ing by the boundaries of the proposed
new territory, it is land more than law
they are after.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

GENERAL REA, the commander-in-
chief of the G. n. r., is satisfied that
President Cleveland will approve the
dependent pension bill. 1t is probable
that it begins to dawn upon our chief
magistrate that the old soldier is more
of power in American politics than
he has heretofore supposed him to be.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

J. L. w. Bell has taken a five years.
lease on the quarry on the Ruggels
farm and has opened the same
For most purposes, this is the best
stone in the State and is especially
adapted to street, bridge and cement
ing work. Mr.. Bell thinks good bus
mess can be worked up and will give
it a trial
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ROBERT MILL1KEN, Sscretar
THE sWITCHMRN's BALL.

A Social Bill Given by Excelsior
Lodge No. SO s. VI a. a. Of N. A.
Last November the switchmen in the
Santa Fe yards at this place met and
organized lodge known as Excelsior
Lodge No. so of the Switchmen's
Mutual Aid Association of North
America" The lodge is an institu-
ton of protection and benefit, and
has been a success from the start.
Last night they give the first public
social time in the shape of a bali in
jays Opera House, and judging
from the number present and the
merry laughter of the throng
it was decided success.
Determined to do everything in the
best manner they secured the services
of a competent decorative artist,
and when the reporter visited the ball
room last evening it was a revelation,
indeed. On the stage was miniature
switch engine with tender filed with
real coal. Back of it were evergreen
trees, aud shining through the branches
of the evergreens were a number of
green and red lanterns. Festooned
above were several white ones giving a
varied shade to the room. The light
was increased by a couple of head
lights and more lanterns swung from
the chandeliers.
On the walls were the charter, the
banner, and numerous emblems and
notices of the lodge, one of which is
.'Benevolence. Hope and Protection
On the north wall were the initials Of
other railroad lodges, such as o. R. c..
o. R. T., B. L. E., B. L. F., and B. R
B. Members of all these different OF
ders being participants in the dance
The windows were decorated in red
white and blue, and festooned from
the chandeliers was the lodges en-
blem bronZed-the link and PIN
At the rear end of the
hall was the word Welcome, :" in large
letters. Added to all this were Japan
ese fans and lanterns and strips of TIT
National colors.
The room began to fill very early
and at 8 O'Clock the grand march wal
struck up, starting the merry dancerl
in the programme of tWenty-six mum
bers, including the march and Home
Sweet Home"
The floor managers. Messrs. W. A
Cooke, C. Hardy and J.. V. Gallagher
deserve especial mention for thu
manner in which they performed thei
part, and in fact everythin,
that could be done was done to maxi
this first annual ball a success in al
particulars.
The music was very good and tn
lovers of Terpsichore were loath toqui
even at the late hour at which the las
number was finished. The lodge ar
deserving of great deal of praise TO
furnishing such social enjoyment t.
their brothers of other lodges an
friends who attended.
Early in the programme the member
of the lodge were called forward an
presented with a handsome banner dc
mated by the wives and lady friends Q
the members. The presentation speec
was made by Frank Romano and thei
chief responded in short speech. Th
banner bears the name, number an
time of organization of the lodge an
the emblem at the top of the standard
It is fine piece of work and the boy
are proud of it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE Presbyterians of the United
States will celebrate, in May, the CEN
tennial existence of that church in this
country. The church was organized
in America in 1888 with sixteen pres
byteries, III ministers, 4l9 churches
and 10000 members. 1t has to-day in
its different branches $3.50 presbyteries
1923 ministers, IL PIP churches or
parishes, and $50, 900 members.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE State school fund is apportion-
ed semi-annually, in February and
August. The February apportion-
ment for this year has just been made,
and shows total for all the counties
of the State of $273, 695.76. The
amount per capita, based upon a school
population of 526, 1888, is % cents. Ly-
on county's share is 81 ,560.92.
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Anoxher Emporian 20 she From.

The many citizens of Emporia who
have the pleasure of the acquaintance
of Mr.. Frank A. Burgess will be pleased
to learn that he has been promoted to
the responsible position of division su-
perintendent of the Santa Fe road for
the division east from Emporia, in
GLIDING the roads from this point as
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01
Children Cry for Pitchers CastOria.
When Baby was sick, we gave her CsstoriA
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Mis-. she chung 70 CastOria,
When shshad Children, she gavethsm CaAoEsA.


Married, at the residence Of Mr..
Weesner, near Plymouth, Lyon county,
Kas., Feb. IS, 1888. by Rev. H. A.
Cook, Mr.. Robert Coate, of Nevada.
Indiana, and Mrs. Abigail Ballantine,
of Lyon county. Kas. This happy
couple were aged respectively II and
SO years, and yet have prospect of q
long married life. G.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

James 81. Pheanis, who has just
returned from California, is well
pleased with the climate of that state.
and with the exception of an occasion
al terrific wind storm and an Arctic
wave that blows and freezes the semi
tropical fruit bearing trees and flower
ing shrubs to the ground, he thinks
the country would be about all that
could be desired.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

WE notice that large number of
congressman are introducing buncombe
bills, to make themselves solid with
their constituents for reelection,
such as granting extraordinary favors
to such industries as their constituents
are especially engaged in. Several of
the Kansas congressman have in bills
of this character. If a congressman
does the best he can during his entire
term, his constituents will find it out,
and it will not be necessary for him to
resort to buncombe during the last ses
sion before an election.-Troy Chief.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

ALL the patriotic days of this year,
including Memorial Day and the
Fourth of July, will happen on We'd
nesday. The anniversary of Washing
toms birthday was the first of the
aariaa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THEY say no one in the world knows
the Hon. Robert L. Lincoln well
enough to address him as Bob" 1t
is true, too, that while his father was
fond of jokes and one of the people,
no one ever got familiar enough with
him to speak to him as ABE"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE fund started by the Omaha Bee
for the relief of the teachers who suf-
fered so severely in the late billiards
in Nebraska and Dakota, now amounts
to nearly $40, 900, and the contributions
ara still coming in.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

THE climate of Texas is illustrated
by the case of the man one of whose
oxen died of heat, and while he was
skinning it norther froze the other
one to death,
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Electric LIghta.
COMMERCIAL STREET.

Yesterday morning the committee
on gas decided in favor of locating
electric lights in the city as follows:
COMMERCIAL STREET.
On Commercial street at Twelfth,
Ninth, seventh, Sixth, Fifth, Fourth,
Second and South avenues, and on
Cottonwood and Sixth between Second
and Fourth wards.
FIRST WARD.
Corner Constitution and Tenth ave-
nue..
Corner Congress and Seventh.
Corner State and Eleventh.
Corner Rural and Tenth.
Corner West and Eighth.
FOURTH WARD.
Corner Union and Eleventh.
Corner Exchange and Ninth.
Corner Sylvan and Eighth.
THIRD WARD.
Corner Merchants and Third.
Corner Constitution and Second.
Corner Congress and COpley.
Corner Neosho and Second.
Corner Rural and Fifth.
Corner Rural and South.
Corner Central avenue and Walnut
Corner Oak and Lambert.
SECOND WARD.
Corner Market and Copley.
Corner Exchange and Third.
Corner Exchange and Norton ave-
nue..
Corner Cottonwood and First.
Corner Sylvan and Fourth.
Lights in other localities will I'M
doubtedly be supplied from time
to time, the object of the
committee, for the present, being
to place them at points over
the city not now supplied with gas. ex-
cept so far as Commercial street is
concerned, where, in case of the ac-
ceptance of the all-night lights, the gas
for street purposes viii be cut OF.
The question as to whether the all
night lights or the midnight lights
shall be used is not yet settled.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

A lot of harness. wagons, horses,
mules and various articles, were sold
at auction on Fifth avenue Saturday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

CHIEF BUsHYHEAD will do every
thing to prevent the opening of the In
dian Territory.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-01

Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar to its
elf and superior to all other prepare
tions in strength, economy, and me-
dicinal merit.