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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

OUR WoEDERFUL CLIMATE.-Here re
: are inthe midst Of what is entional!y
called winter with roses blooming n
the open air, srra9bsrriss riPsning e. 70
summer. orange trees in blossom where
&C., are any orange trees at all, boqus5ts
- ~ oman air violsts selling at bit on me
Strsats second crop apples that have Ius.
1900 s;asS sTbjbited in market. and grape
L 1;.t i nIVS still plump. plentiful and
WI ss y siI the fruit stands. Gardening
cheap ,. 81 Fl Tie city' With early vegetables
% suP PiR,:,.i,- commenced around the bay,
a "a I Young radishes and green peas can
~. ~ Sow Be boughta At luxurious prices.
Tyjessrf The word should be abolished
f-er, our. vocabulary as suPeEnulty.---
81. Er,,e;sco Bsilkesin. Dec. 29tk, ssss
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

The BEAUTY OF OLD PEoPLE.-Me
and women make their own beauty or
their own ugliness. Sir Edward B6lwer
LYttou speaks in one of his novelso of a
man ''who was Auglier than he had any
business TO be-" and IL he5could but read
it, every human being carries mis- life in
his face, and is good looking or the re
verse as that lie has been good or evil.
On our features the 6ns chisels cfthought
aud emotion are eteFnally at york Beau
ty. is not the monopoly of blooming
young men and Of white aud pick maids.
There is slow growing beauty which
only comes to perfection in old age.
Grace belongs to no period in life, aud
goodness improves the longer It exists.
l have seen eWeeter smiles upon a lip of
seventy than upon lip Of seventeen. 3i
There is the beauty Of youth and there
is also the beauty of holiness beauty
much more seldom mef; and more FREE
quently found ia the arm chair by the
FIRE, with grand children around It's knee,
than IN the ball roomnorI promenade.
Husband and wife. who have fought the
world side by side, who have made com
mon stock of Joy and sorrow. and age to-
gather. are not unfreq uentfy found Curl
oasly alike in personal appearance and in
pitch land tone of syoice--just as; tWin
pebbles on the beach, exposed to the eame
tidal influences, are each others QItey, ego,
He has gained q feminine something
which brings his manhood into futl re-
lief. She has gained masculine some-
thing which aets AZ a foiLsOher woman
hood. se.bl,s ar gw e4
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22
VEGETABLE GARDEN,

Peas may be planted even ia Februa.
~, If the gTo3ad Is unfrozen and ia q
tolerablg dry condition. They ares iIl,le
harmed by the frosts of March aud A ril
They will get strongly rooted even when
the weather is somewhat unfsvorabie for
the Development Of their leaves and
stalks. AT all events they will be ready
TO grow rapidly when the warmtda5s OF
spring come. Plant peas early. sod. "a
Beets likewise are hardy plants, and
may be sowni as soon as the frost is gu {
of the ground. The EARLY BassAno is
some eightsor ten days. earlier tlssn the
EARLY Blood Turnip Beet.sl Fer ssrlE
summsr use these varieties are the best
Be sure TO SOW them they are a fine
table vegetable; they are SO good and SO
easy TO raise. o 5za ea1u3If saa t83
Onions are a 6Ue garden vegetable
They may be sown just as early in the
spring as the ground IS in good working
condition. They require a rich, mellow
soil, and do best by Being planted year
after year IN the same place. Sow 10
drills foot apart and half an inch in
depth, When the plants are three or
four inches high, thin out so as to stand
two inches apart. The Danvers, Large
Red, Silver Skin and Yellow are wen
adapted to the Eastern States, aud we
presume they will do equally well here.
Lettuce grows best in cool, moist
weather. 1t may be sown in sunny
place just as soon as the frost is out of
the ground. If there are indications of
severe frost,oit should be covered up at |
night. A rich soil and quick growth will
make it crisp and tender, The seed is
small, and the ground when sown should
be finely Eu'ver;zsd, and the seed covered
only one fourth of an inch deep. a
Cabbage. early use the seed
should be sown ina hot bed, in Februs-
ry. II Is hardy plant, but win not
stand severe frost. From the hot bed it
can be transplanted 10 May into deep,
rich, loamy soil The Early Sugar Loaf,
Early Wakefield and Early York are
probably the best varieties for early use.
The Caulifower resembles the cabbage,
and can be grown under nearly the same
conditions. It is far richer vegetable
than the cabbage, its texture finer, and
flavor more DELEGATE. lzo
Tomato plants should not be forgotten
or neglected. The seed can be soWn 10
box and placed on the window or in a
warm place the fruit can thus be ripened
some two or three weeks e7rlier than il
could be by planting in the open air.
The hot bed is the place for it to be sown.
But the method indicated above is cheaper
and less difficult. Who viii have foma-
toes in market by the F5th of July
Some one, We doubt not.-->RaDsas Far
ner. e,. -.s-.-nf|. ..r...a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

An exehangs says that the Lowell
{ MRsss4 corporations whose united caps
ital amounts 10 5000, 00Qs employ the
immense number Of 403. 708 spindles.
OF the operators employed 1913 are
women, ard 4, 697 are men. The num-
Der of looms employed is 1885. and ?
GOO, 900 yards Of goods of every kind are
manufactpred every week. The mills
consume 1904 eco pounds Of cotton and
I6O, 600 pounds Of clean wool every weak.
or Al the rate of more than 81 ,0Oo, 600
pounds OF cotton and 8, OoO. GOO pounds
Of wool per annum.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

ONE THING SErrLRD-A story being
currentthit Mr. Tiitoa and Anna Dickin-
son had matrimonial Intentions u pom each
other. Mr.. TilIon responded to letter of
inquiry on the subject as follows:
OTTAWA, H. JAM 81, 1857.
ny Dear sSir.u In reply TO iyour kind
inquiry whether the story be iEdeed true
that 81 l am TO marry my pleasant friend.
Miss Anna Dickinson, permit me Just 70
mention what must suffice for the pres
eut) that Ih1tbis. as Ia every other impor-
tant matter, l am bound by q rule which
| have observed for now nearly eleven
years : a6dlthat IS not 10 take a eonclu-
siEe aetionlrWithout the advice of Mrs.
Elizabeth, +. Tiitons a very sensible wo-
man aod The wife Of you're truly. ~.
THEODORE TILToN.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22


sRoNANTIcE EPISODE OF THE War Gen,
eEal Sheridan sent, 3 few days. ago. to
Miss Rebecca Wright, of Winchester,
Va, an elegant golduwateh, an exquisite
wrought chain, a brooch, and charms
The brooch is of gold, beautifully
wrought into gauntlet, and set with
pearls. 0ae of the charms, as a CORES.
pondeut Informs us, is sword set with
very. valuable diamonds. Accompany
ing this. magnificent gift was an auto
graph letter from General Sheridan, &C
knowledgipg Miss WrighI's services,
which led TO the Generals success at
Winchester, in the battle Of the f9t6 Sep
temberF 1864. Miss Wright was qua
keress, well known for her faith. 10 a
united palionalily, and understood to be
willing to aid the cause at any sacrifice.
When General Sheridan was in great
doubt how to act he sent a scout to the
lady, who, writing upon slip of paper
which she enclosed in tia foil, directed
the. scout 10 place it in his mouth, thai
it might escape the enemy's search, and
thus furnished the information that en-
sbled the LgenefalItoz achieve his victory
-AeW York ,Sun.aj.isly 1i8is = sse
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22
RAILROADS IN RUSSIA.

A correspondent Of the London Times,
writing from Moscow. says -
-" The distances travellers have to per-
form in this country are SO immense and
the weather is frequently so severe, that
the idea of giving a sort of domestic ar
rangement 10 the cars naturally occurI ed
TO a people laboring under snch iisad :
vantages.@ Russian railway carriages are
little houses on wheels. In the first and
also partly in the second class, their in
terror may be described as saloon, with
the necessaries and some of the elegan-
cies of such an apartment. It is furn-
isbed with looking glasses, heated By
porcelain stoves and lit by lamps and
candles. Along the sides soft divans are
ranged; the middle is occupied by a
mahogany table, and double windows,
with red curtains, exclude not only the
touch of the Russian air, but also the
aspect of the winteEy sky. The company
sits or lounges about chatting, reading,
or playing cards, chess or dominoes. The
day passes pleasantly enough, and as night
comes the passengers betake themselves
to rest almost as comfortably as at home
By simple process the divans are made
into beds, and supplied with pillows by
the oficiOns guards. In the first class
the carriages are also provided with sec
ond stories, so to say, reached by an
elegant staircase, and ftteI with conn Iete
beds in the second, if there are too
many passengers to be Accommodated on
the divans, part of them are lodged 10
births. which take the place of the rack
provided in England for hats and caps
At length every one Is snugly ensconced.
the ordinary wishes are exchanged, and
it is night in the car. The guard and
the driver only keep awake.
During the twenty hours a passenger
is wbirling along between st. Petersburg
and Moscow, the train stops at least
twenty times. The stations are elegant
buildings painted red. with broad white
facings round the windows ard along the
caves. Without, the very picture OF
cleanliness, they are well-st6cked recep-
tacles of the good things of this world
within. The passenger enters large
vaulted hall, ecrupu!ously whitewashed
aud paved flags. On long tables stump
tuous repast awaits him, every pla'e over
a lighted lamp to maintain the warmth
equally necessary in this for taste and
wholsomness. The wines and beers OF
every country are represeutedin numerous
bottles,s alternating on the neatly covered
table. with stssming plates, The hall is
in the bare, cold style so often met with
in this country when pomp is not inten-
ded but the viands are good, the walters
ready, and their white gloves sunexcep-l
tionable. l need not say the whole affair
is dear. Sach luxaries as these are still
regarded and paid far as exotic in this
distant latitude. The station is an oasis
Round about the aboriginal race of the
country lives in wooden cottages. inclu-
ding the whole family, and their quadru;-
Pecds, too, in single room -, =,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22


The WINE AND GRAPE CROP IN CALI-
EoREIG.-Rev. DR.. Stone of San Francis
co foFmerlyeof Boston, writes thus of the
position taken by the ministers of. Cali
fornla on wine making and drinking:
The association struck a strong blow
for the temperance cause-declaring in
uEequivoeal terms against the manufac-
tire AMI use of wine. This was point
upon which | will confess had not pre-.
viously clear conviction. l had enter
tanned sort Of hope that the manufac-
ture of pure wines and their introduce
ton into gneral use would crowd out the
gross strong liquor aad diminish intern
perance. I am now fully convinced that
this hope was groundless and delusiye.
1t is in evidence that full two-thirds Of
all the vine manufactured is converted
by TIE manufacturers into brandy. It
also appears that in the wine-growiug
districts, intemperance is ou the increase,
extending even TO the youth of both sex
es. There isno way but to take ground
against the production Of grapes for all
such man ufacture! This touches a very
large and growing pecuniary. interest.
and will provoke strenuous opposition;
but We must save this State, if it can be
done, from such investment of capital
and labor, aud from the unavoidable re-
sult of drunkenness, 4aprohigacy and
crime" .--.s.. .-s,-ltr.-al, -sfl tlofIf
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

: A New Orleans paper has tbe lollow-l'
ing ia reference TO tx Governor Z. o.
Moore, Of Louisiana recently pardoned by
the President; The Governor is now on
his plantation. esfnesiy engaged in the
herculeAn Iask Of repairing the terrible
desoIation 10 which The late war left his s
once beautiful and productive plantation,
some idea OF the extent of this desola-
ton may be formed from an incident
which The Governor related while IN New
Orleans few days ago. On his return
to his plantation be rode over his grounds
aud when passing the site of his once
large sugar house, startled three deer
which were lying in their beds in appar-
emf security. Ia 1850 there were few
more highly cultivated and productive
estates that Governor Moore's. His ia
come from sugar and cotton alone exceed g
ed $3.50. 600 a year. Nothing is lett 81
this SPLENDID estate but the land and the
charTed and blAckened ruins Of the enco
elegant, spacious and cOmfortabis DUN
ings.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22
-EmpOria Water Mil.
W. T, sODEN, Proprietor 3 MANAGER.

TNHIS Mills now in good running ord
u and the proprietor takes pleashFe in
noun cling to the fqlmers aud people thathe
ready TO grind Wheatand Ccrn for their use
the shortest possible notice, aud in large
email Quantities and on reasonable terms B
parties wanting figuring or grinding done
selling purposes are requested TO mEise ,speei
contract, for / ca mot reiterate, and TilI. as
what disposition they intend to make of the
flour.
yChoiee wheat bought at the. highest cash
prices, and Flour, Corn Meal, Hominy and
Bran, kept constantly on hand, -;
FlOurfor sale, at o 81 SO los 500 per hun
dred, by retail, % tso TT l' T
Fo'Parties Purchasing by the quantity OF fer
retail trade, very large dsduetion viii b
made su--.,.ag .aN
pay $I5O for spring wheat, and g. 90 for
+" s,a2tf ". T. soDEN.
SagE 81 81 szaso -. Ia % g ssssq iiiE
isFsssa sigiL1 7
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

PorATo PLAETIaG-Mr. Brown, of
Long Island, has recently published an
interesting experiment touching the butt
ends and seed ends of potatoes. Last
spring ne planted four rows of equal
length, Of TWO varieties of potatoes! In
one Eowo With each variety he planted
only the .'ssed ends" Of the potato; on
the other. the opposite, or ''butt ends. :"
These we're the pink eyes and the peach
bloRss The yield was as follows: Pink
eyes, butt ends, GIT pounds; pink eyes,
seed ends, 10 pounds; peach blOWs, bait
ends, go pounds; peach blows seed ends,
i1T9 pounds.
TIE potatoes raised from the butt ends
vera much larger than those from the
seed endss and appeared to be from = week
to ten days earlier. Had the Whols held
been planted With bnst ends, the gleiid
would have been mere than 800. pgs1els
/ TO the acre. &c., -.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

2 A MILLIoN PERsON5 STARVED TO DEATH.
A Caleutta. correspondent of the Lon,
don Times. December, 7th, gives some
painful details of the recent famine ia the
District of Orissa. A Government
Commissioner has prepared a repcrs, of
which il is said: a-zst sa5i5 go
"a picture more of rending facts more
hideous, could not be given. The Com
missioner estimates the deaths in Orissa
alone at 500, 1000 to soc. goo. and IN some
places he admits that three-fourths of the
population have been carried of. 0Fissa
had five millions. Add the mortality of
Midnapore, which was as severely visit
ed; of CANAAN and 0hoto Nagpore, which
was terribly yet more mildly dealt with;
Of Calcutta, whose hospitals still tell 80
sad q tale; and of the other districts,
where the sequ6le, at least of starvation,
carried off so many, and remember that
the deaths are still going on at the rate of
a hundred day, aud you will agree With
the rough estimate generally accepted
here that the number Of victims will not
be'undera million. In 1899, when as
little was done for relief as in 1866, the
mortality in the Jumma Doab was 800,
600. But. the tale of victims in this
Orissa visitation. mouRts higher than even
that, as high as the greatest of all record
ed famines in India-that Of I779.'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22
a MANma MIrI.IoN.


r Mr. Boecher related the SOllo6ibg incl
dent in one OF his sermons:
Not long ago a gentiemah whowas en-
gagged "a tie oil business hsd made some
twelve or fifteen thuesand dollars, and he
concluded that be had made enough-sx-
traordlnary as It may seem--and that he
would wind up his affairs and come home
| do not believe one of you would have
done II Fifteen thousand COLLARS Why
that is just enough 40 bait the trap Of
mammop. Wei, he wound mp his affairs,
and was on the point of lesviegs when he
was met by young man of his scquain-
lance, { l belieVe they both reside in New
York, who had inVe sled e1k sbousand
dollars all be bad, in an sbeFmsnlai
we'll. and had been, boring end bofing
until he mad given out In discourage
ment, and comiog to this mas he said:
II shallalose six 4housaEd dollars if I am
Obliged to. take up my interest in that
we'll, - and begged him TO takeit off his
hands. Il am selling out and not taking
on" says he man.
But the J6uDg man plead with him,
Every well. willtake it.'' Entwo days
they struck vein in this veil, and it
was an immensely fruitful WE'LL and be
sold his share for two hundred thousand
dollars. TIE young man was present,
aud saw the check drawn on Nsw York
for the amount, and he fsltlike death,
and mourned and said: elsie always
my luck I am always IIttla too late. "
And The man said: you may take ten
thousand of it if you want.p The young
man thought he was jestiPg, but he as
sured him be was not, and Said: al
will make il twenty, Thousand. if it will
do you any good." 80, said he. 81
will make it fifty thousaDd Well"
said he, stake the whole of Il I do not
want it. Give meIthe six thonsaud, and
you may have the advantage oGthe good
luck" And so be gave the Fonng man
the advantage Of the two hundred thou
sand dollars. All of you that would
have done that may rise3uP s e
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

Several Of the large dry goods estab
lishments in New York; have established
a detsctive force, which is empIoydto look
after the clerks. The detsotiVee visit al
sorts of ,plaees0 and If a. clerk is seen.
where he should not be, 3 quiet dismissal
and "sno reasons given" follow ct once.
Hiu 15 lees 5ltsE 6as 4zEEe<i ~
Prentics thinks II Z young lady has
3 thousand ac9ss Of valuable land, the
Young men are apt to conclude that thsEe
are sufficient gFeuaas for attachment.
IS b4sas1 { 1ss9 sso1tssI IL ea4lEsz ear
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-22

BITTER SARcAs M,z-Mr, Sctofsld, Of
Penn -ylyania, in speech il Congress
last week on the Ieutjeet OF reconstruc-
ton took occasion to eraicise the official
acts of Secretary Sc ward win ssuch Use.
verify. We clip the follosins passage
from ths Washington Globe, Il shows
the feeling entertained By Congress and
spectators towards the degsnsTstsd STATES
man:
1.-THE Secretary is clever'ia ot this
kind. An English nobIeman wss Z. one
time exhibiting his kennel 10 "a Atnefi-
can frieba, and passing By Els8s. Of his
shoWiest bl0pds, they came dpoa one That
seemed nearly used up. sThis,' said 1he
nobleman, is the most valuable animal
inzthe pack. although be is7old, blind and
dsaEi Ifow is, this?' inquired the Wis.
itor. The nobleman explained: His ed
ueation was good toobegin with and his
wonderful senss of smell is still unim
paired. sWs.only take him out to catch
the scentand putstde-puppies on the track,
and then return him to the KENNEL" sT7
Do not suppose that intend any com
parison between the Secretary of State
and that veteran hunter. nSdek a. COM
parisOn would be neither digbiGed nor
truthful, because the Eagishnan went on
to say: 81 bayaowned that dog for thir-
teen years, and hard as he looks he new
err b the hand that fed him, nor barked
on a7nfalse trail." Laughter and ap-
plauses on the5foor and in the galleries.
promptly. checked by the Speaker -
g1s would Enquire of the chair if my
time haslexpired.'fc .41rea s,sss D
Fhe9Spgaker. EaIt has not. g o. .1
Me-. Stevens, IN his seasl The chair
called you to order for doing ibjustics to
the dog. II RsneRed lau tier. lAaa 60 80
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-06-13
MT helm lint yaze nj ber admirinclv

not help but gaze at her admiringly.
"White squaw Is brave" he said shortly
''She does not shrink and hide from danger
like the timid deer. She is too brave and
beautiful for the coward palefaces, Only
warrior would be fit mate for herl Peal
sweeps lodge Is lonely and cold! If he
spare her scalp will she 60 with him and
be his squawT'
The Indians face was motionless, but
his voice was eager and earnest. He
drew slowly nearer, and at last paused.
The trap door which led into the cellar
was up and directly behind him. The
ladder which we always used in descending
had been taken away for some purpose or
other. All this Jennie saw at glance,
and in moment her resolution was made.
She drew quietly nearer and then gather
ing all her strength for the effort, gave him
a sudden push Taken thus unawares he
could not save himself He staggered, lost
his balance, and fell back with low cry
INTO the yawning pit behind him.
In moment the trap-door was down
and security fastened. Jennie sank into
chair beside me weak and trembling now
that it was all over, and we mingled our
tears together, but this time they were tears
or joy, for we well knew the Indian could
not escape unassisted from the close quar-
tiers which had so Unexpectedly fallen to
his lot
Two hours later my father returned, and
with him was Richard Lee, Jennie's be-
trothed lover. We felt perfectly at ease
then. / shall never forget how tightly
father drew me to his heart when he had
learned all, nor how proudly Richard look
ed at his promised bride while listening to
the recital of her noble heroism.