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ss The GAINESVILLE City Times says:
The wool clip Of Muskipgum County The
present year is estimated at 100000
pounds. which win pay the growers about
$4,000. It is thought about so 900
pounds remain yet unsoEd Prices remain
at about the same as last Week-ffty cents
for the best quality.
The same paper says: Mr. Green, Of
Duncan Falls, in this county, on the 10th
day Of April last, by way Of experiment,
sowed small lot Of Odessa spring wheat,
and on the 18th of July, three months
and FIVE days, cut it and found it well ma
tured with round, sound and plump grain,
yielding at the rate of eighteen bushels
to the acre. The quick growth, fair yield
and good quality Of this kind Of fwhoat,
should make it we'll worthy the attention
of our farmers. sSs,eg.ss
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1@ Amasa Walker, Of Mass, who has
been collecting statistics on Ministers
salaries, publishes The result: He has re-.
ceived reports from 1000 ministers of s
different denominations. OF those whose
reports we're exact enough for classifca-
ton, he finds that the average salary in
1860 was $772 So; in 1867it was 1907 %.
From all these returns he deduces the
general fact that since 1860 ministers
salaries have advanced not more than
twenty per cent, while the cost of living
has advanced 100 per cent.
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Qoetrp
BEAUTIFUL nIAUDE.

Beautiful Maude. with the golden hair,
Twisted and plated in meshes rare;
Catching the beams of the shilamering sun,
Like the halo around an annointed one;
Wearing her maidenly bloom, like rose 8
In the flush of its summer beauty shows.
OH moon in the heaven of all fair girls
Is beautiful Maude, with the golden curls.
Beautiful Maude, with the tender eyes,
Wherein such fathemless pity lies, -
That, should she look at you; you must feel
Like as worshipper, ready to kneel. IS
Ihave seen them SO tender in time of need
Sorrow to solace, hunger to feed--
That my eyes have bent down to the suffer
er's prayer,
As if something purer than earth were there
Beautiful Maude, with the exquisite voice,
Thrilling and low. AS the woods rejoice
At its singers, singing on leafy thrones,
So might your heart throb to hear its tones.
The cid people down in the village say
That she talks with the angels, and so they
may; g
For the melody born Of her soft voice seems
Like the melody heard but in heavenly dreams
Beautiful Maude, with the hands SO small, &
As white and as soft as the snow-hakes fail
Folded someekly across her breast, s.
Like two little doves in their mothers nest;
And the pinky and delicate almond nails,
Like shells breathing get of the orient gales.
Oh, surely our Maude of the soft white hand
Is the brightest and best throughout all the
land. s..gs
Beautiful Maude, With the beauty of youth,
The beauty of tenderness, hope, and truth,
Walks not alone in the cooling shade
OF the beech trees down in the silver glade.E
No; and they tell, when the summer days
Faint in the bosom Of autumnal lays,
Our beautiful Maude, with the golden hair,
VIII take some other name, and go some othsi
Il where. -, -
Mercy go with her, shine in her eyes q
With the lambent beamings of paradise;
Crown her with many year Of grace, a-l
That shallsinto each other, like vines, inter
lace;
Over her pathway strew many a flower,
Blooming and fragrant, from joys sweet
bower; =
Crown her with wreaths that shall tremblt
i etiys and shine
In the heart of her love, with love divine
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-27

+ p@- The flag, Of the Republic Of Mica
ragua was displayed in San Francisco on
the 4ih of July, for the first time, side
by side with the flags of the United
States and Mexico. The flag has a blue
stripe above and below on which is rep
volcano surrounded by
smaller mountains, the sunburst appear
ing over the tallestsummlt.
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y nea. There is tannery at Rockford,
Ill, in which the newly patented process
of exhausting the ain from the vat is
employed. Il takes by this process only
twelve hours to complete the tanning
The weight Of leather is Increased ton
percent. over the old process, the cost Of
the work is but ten per cent, that Of the
old; and it is claimed that the leather ID
superior.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-27

A-Luey Stone once dsaid aThere is
cottonin the ears Of maj, and hope in the
bosoms of womep,"" Lucy made nis-
take, and got the cotton in the wrong
place. syb 49, Ia
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ba~A fellow was kicked out Of an ed
itorial room the other day, for impudent-
ly stating that she had seen in Germany
fiddle so large thatit required TIVE her
.ses to draw the bow across the, strings,
which would continue to sound for six
weeks!P
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PoTATo BUGS. lone Of our correspon-
dents writes that if farmers will plant
their potatoes near the house or barn,
where the hens and young chickens can
have free access to them, they will keep
the bugsof lie says he has tried this
plan for two years--last year and this
and has not been troubled with the "var-
mints."
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sa- Aco-operative lager beer room b
to be started in New York. It will 60
into liquidation the first days
AEr Good sense accommodates itself to
the world. Wisdom endeavors to con-
form itself to heaven.
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JOB p RINFING
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THE HUSBANDS REMORSE,
By MADaE.

The winter sun was shining when Mrs.
Balm rose from restless couch. "Latel
very latel'' she repeated; "past our break
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02
COL. WOODS AMENDMENT.

S. N. Wood. the inimitabls, indescrib.
sble, and irrePressible, has offered = con.
stitutiOnal amendment which, in effect
offers the right Of suffrage to all persons
black and white. male and female
who have attained the age of eighteen
years.
Many suppose that this bill, By it.
sweeping character, Is intended to Ihrov
cold water upon the movement for negro
suffrage; but Ne think that il is offered
10 good faith and in earnest. AS to thai
part OF the amendment. its success is 3
fOrsgons conclusion. We are uuquss.
siOnably going to place the ballot in the
hands OF our cOlOred citizens, north and
south. within the next Eve years. 1. il
too late no" to argue the justice or expo.
disucy of this measure; both pOiD,s ar,
universally conceded. ae9
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Dry goods. sI96 900, 900; sugar. $751;
58I.1l7; leather. SIC, AGO. $50; iron,
IS. 100. 1913; lead. Sc 49,. $40: molasses,
IS, l16.l65: eartbenwsre, Sc, 14s, 6Is;
fufss Sc. sos, 1873; steel. 80. Gas. 349. II
is very certain that We have got to check
this kind Of extravagaOcs. in circumslan-
css like ours. or 60 to smash.
Cattle 10 Texas are said TO be in excellent
order. Fine bsevss are selling at from
Sl4 to els each, specie. Sheep are SELF
ing at 81 80 per bead. and pork at ss. so
and i've cents per pound.
On Tuesday of last week. there were
SIXTY I've cars snow bound near Pitts
field. Mass, haviD g on board seven hun
dred cattle, which had not been supplied
with food Or water for twenty four hours
HeFsld's Nsu, Orlerus special says.
Bourse county. Texas. is in revolt. Capt.
Trsmble late of an Illinois regiment,
planting there was recently shot At,
wounded. aud his life lhTeateued- He
came 10 New Orleans aud returned with
twenty cavalry, TO remove his Sanity
He found that his vile aud child hat
been driven from hons into Arkansas
The negroes on his place were manacled
and driven through the streets 10 preseDc'
Of the cavalry. who were forced TO fal
back before three hundred uurscsustracL
ed. Mrs. Tremble died from i'll treatment
and Was buried here yesterday. Gems
Mower, Hatch aud Ksrby. and many
Union officers and members of the Grand
Army Of Abe Republic attended the fun
eFal. The captain is at the point of deatt
from wounds received from the chivalry
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02
REBEL ATTORNEYS EXCLUDED.

The recent decision of the Supreme
Court pronouncing the test oath for rebel
attorneys unconstitutional, made it obi.
gatory upon Congress to do something
in the premises which has been done by the
passage of a bill introduced by ex Gov.
eruor Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, which
excludes from all the courts of the United
States all lawyers who have "been guilty
OF treason, bribery. murder. or other fell
ony, or who has been engaged in any re-
bellion against the Government of the
United States in armed hostility thereto, -
and the above provisions. were made a
rule for all courts of the United States.
We have read the proceedings on this bill,
in the Congressional Globe, with great in
terest. Of course it was fought with great
vehemence by the coPperhead members.
The parliamentary contest was warm and
exciting. The speech of Mr. Boutwell,
was short and pointed, and when he said,
eff a majority Of tie Supreme Court
hAdn't respec: enough to adopt rules ex.
Guiding rebels and traitors from the bar
of that Court, it was time for The legisla-
tive power TO slip in and make rules for
them" the copperheads Kissed, aud de-
clared the Government was going to ru-
in, but the Republican members and the
galleries. answered the sentiment with
hearty applause. The bill was passed by
large majority.
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SPEAKER PLUMB.

We find the following complimentary
notice oflhe present Speaker of the House
in the Topeka Daily Tribune. of 9th OF
January:
Col. Plumb served in the army during
the existence of the lIth Reg. *. V. g.
He was the fret Major of this regiment,
and as his senior officers were promoted,
he in turn Sas promoted 20 the L;euten-
ant Colooelcy OF he same. Col. Plumb
won bis. pFomotion By G:eerd fighting, and
Is richly deserving Of this, and even
greater honors, forevery where he acqGit-
Ted himself asa good soldier aud an ac-
conplished and gallant officer. He has
had good degree of Legislative expert
ences he was a member of the House
from his county in 1862. aud served as
ChaiTmeu Of tue Judiciary COMMITTEES
during ths session with marked prom pit.
tude end distinguished ability, So that
now be takesnp the Speakers gavel, for
tined by a record repIele with Legisla-
tive experience. and the career of 3 true
soldier, who won his laurels. Although
young, (sbout thirty,) We predict of bin
that he makes an able, prompt aud i'm !.
partial presiding officer, and we congrat-
ulate the house of representatives. in hay,
ing chosen unto themselves q Speaker.
who possesses, united, the estimabie quail
ties Of prompt business man, an agree.
able gentleman. good lawyer, a gallant
and patriotic soldier and sound Radi
cal Republican.
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ne movement toward IemalS Suffrage
is rapidly gaining ground. Every argu-
msnt which can possibly be sdduced in
favor Of granting this right to black OF
white men. sppliSs with equal fOree to
black and white women. There should
be no taxation without representation
say all Amsricaus: buts women arstaxed
without representation everywhere. "All
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed" says
our Declaration of Independence; there,
fore il is wrong to punish women sOr tbs
infraetion Of laws they had no voice. IN
snacting. That al persons charged with
crime have a right TO be tried by jury
of their peers. is a provision Of common
law and Magma Charta. but who ever
heard of female jury? Some say, very
plausibly, that intelligence and virtue
should be required of. all vosstsa Why
then withhold the ballot from our social
queens. and offer II to unsophisticated
Patrick and Sambo! We all know that
ten feloDies are psrpetrated by men to
one by women, and that, in the cardinal
virtues Of temperance and chastity, the
ladies are far above rs.
The fact is that no sensible Argument
has ever yet been offered 10 the negative.
The talk about "Woman's sphere is
mere nauseaIing tWaddls. Some say tba.
the polls. reeking with tobacco and
whisky. are not a Ct place for ladies; but
nothing can be easier than to have L..
dies entrance TO the ticket Office, "a 81
railroad depots. Is it argued that hus,
band and wife would vote exactly alike
on all questions. thus leaving the result
unchanged? Take the subject of liquor
license. aud hear the protest of every
druOkard's wife against the slanderi
Some sortimsntal young gentlemen
cay that women are too sylPhic and al.
gelic to be mixed up inIhe dirty muddle
Of politics. and that they DOM knc any
thing about the subject. The fact is
that women are simply human beings,
aud prefer to be treated as such. Oh
course they will not be interested in pub.
lie affairs, so long as they remain life long
aliens and minors. but let Sam. Wood s
bill have free course and be gloriied. and
then behold the fate of Cooley aud Nine
DsmoFest!g 80 i.v r-aa z.e. stald
As to the eighteen year clause. there
may be soms difference of opinion; but
inasuuch as the aysIage age of meu does
not exceed thirty three years, We can see
no good reason why each should remain,
in legal phrase. an Infant Tor two 1hirdl
of his life. Most men have good kneWl,
edge Of public affairs at the age oil
eighteen. If this should be establish
ed as the period Of majority. We don'l
think any one will be the worse of for it.
Why can't We have !, really. democratic
Ocial orgauizaliOn.hsre in Kansas? Aud
where, if not 10 Kansas? ~ has aro. i.
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violation falls on the borrowers: that is
on 4Ets very class the Ias0 s0os made to fa-
yOr. Why not enact laws to regulate
wages; laws to regaiatsr rsutsi laws to
regulate prices, andlaws % regulate prof
it's, as well as laws to requisite the inter.
estsof money? When will oaF Legisla-
tors iearuswisdom !? EPsYLeN.s
EuPoRIA. Kansas.
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For The EmPoria News
INTEREST. sv ass

The accusation l wish to bring against
our Legislators is that. they have over
stepped, in many things3 thsirpnoper func,
lions, and in consequence havs done
much harm; though doubtless without
intending harm, The love of exercising
power is so universal that no class OF
men who have possessed power hay .
been able to avoid abusing it. Laws to
maiutaiu order, laws TO protect the weak
from The power of the strong. ,and laws
respecting public health, are shout. the
only services Legislators can fsndef to
The interests Of the people. ''
That these are of much value no one
can deny; and yet it caunot be eald By
even these is civiIiz ,ttou advanced or
the progress of man accelerated. They
only afford the opportunity for progress:
Ibe progress itself depending on other
circumstances. Aud that this Is a sound
view of Legislation. seems evident from
the fact that as knowledgeis being diffns
ed, thus enabling each succeeding gener-
alton to understand the relations of life,
so IN the same proportion are men insist
Jog on the repeal of obnoxious laws, the
enactment of which was to be the great
est triumph of political foresight. i
II would be eaey to show how Legis-
ta;ors, in attempting TO protect come par
ticular interest, or uphold some particu
lar principle, have brought about results
directly opposed to what they proposed.
Lave in favor Of Industry have injured
industry; Laws in favor of religion have
increased hypjcrisy, and laws to secure
trutA have increased perjury. So the
invariable effect Of laws TO regulate usu
ty and put down interest has bean to iu,
crease usury aud Faiss the interest Of
money. For, since no 4ow. however
stringent. can destroy the natural relq
fiOus between supply AMI demand, ii
follows when men Wa0t to borrow money ,
and other men want to tend. both parties
are sure to find means Of avoiding a Law
which interferes with their mutual rights.
If the two parties are Lett to adjust
their own bargain undislurbsd, the inter-
est would depend on the circumstances
Of the loan, such as the amount of the
security aud the chances of repayment.
But this natural arrGngenseRt is interfeE-
ed with by The interference of lsgislatiou
A certain risk being always occurred By
those who disobey the laws. the money
lsEder very properly refuses to lend his
money uuless he Is, compensated for the
danger be is in, and the Law hanging over
him. 10 rma. rs 1zz szssa
This compensation can only be made
by the borrower. Who is thus obliged 20
pay an extra interest-oDs interest for
the natural rick, and another interest 70
the extra risk from the Law.
Such. then. is the position 10 which
our Legislators have placed themselves.
By snactments against usuFy they have
increased what they wished to destroy.
They have passed laws which the impsr
atiVs necessity Of men compel them to
violate. While the whole penalty for such
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

TaKf CASE OF GEN SEGwIck Report
says that case of disobedie1ce of orders
could not be made out against Gen. Sedg-
wick, in the matter of the occupation oil
Malamoras, and hence the order releasing
hlm from arrest aud restoring him 10 his
command. Tue position all along held
by. Gen, SedgWick has beenrh he scted
under v hat he understood 60 be orders of
Gen. Sheridan, one of which was publicly
made by the latter GeUeFalsa ssA3Ft4 time
prior to SsdgWicks's movement across
the river. lt.- .ttes f.l
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

Government has derived over 1918.
600. goo from Internal Revenue IN the SIX
months and a talf Which Lave elapsed
since the commencement of the cure Mt
fiscal year. July I, 1866. This gives q
averages. weekly revesae from excuses
aIone' Of nearly ST, $50. 900. OF equal 10 a
yearly aggregate of about $3.50 900, COO,
hegainst the estimate Of $685., 100000 for
the whole year, made by CommissiOner
Rollins in his last annual report. The
aggregate receipt. of internal revenue for
each of the last three fiscal years were as
folio ": > 1864 Sly I45. 74s So; 865.
1871, go. 529 II; 1866. $50, 9o6. 984-
l8 ~ sf Es -
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VII NOT FRIEEZE,

NHE constant demand we have had for
4 LIQUID DYES has induced US to put up
Plets line Of 40 Shadex, all LIQUID !.
which will recommend themselves to every
enc who has used Liquid Dyes, for their
BriiIlancy Of Color, Simplicity of Uuse,
CeItaIhty Of SafIsfaet on, EeeEomy
OF Time, and FreedOm from ali -
Dust or Dart.
The Mordant and Dye is combined in one
PrePa Fatien. The only Dyessof the kind e yer
invented torssilk, WOolen and fesths.rs that will
give perfect colcr Full directions for use
nnd certificates from Eminent Chemists with
eaeh P1ekage;; Samples actually died with
each OF the eolcrs on silk and wooden. NAV he
seen aad the dyes obtIined at all stores. Price
- cents. If you desire to obtain Satisfactory
Coi'fe IN me shortest time, with the least troub.
lie. inquire for Reeds Liquid DYES and az mo
other kind. -
GEO. H. REED d co Manufacturer.
9ges 0t4 & 5l2 CeInn eial 81. Boston
For sale 6y all Druggists. Trade suDDlied At
Aanufaceartrs' prices by MeYtF Br5s. & c.,
q North Second Street ST Louis. I0-4-Gm
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

The Chicago Tin es thinks to restore
the Democratic party by adoptiOg ths
negro suffrage platform. Whenever we
get our stomsehs ready for that dose we
will take it from the Radicals in prefer.
ence to the Democrats. We prefera reg
ular doctor any day to qdack, or one
who has just set up in. busmess.-Rich
aOnd Examiner.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

Mr.. Boutwslrs bill. passed by the
House of Congress on wednesday mo rns
ing, decldres il 10 be rule of ali courts of
the United States that5any person guilty
of treason, nurder. bribery. or other
felony. Dr. who had given aids comfort or
coaneil to the enemies Of the UOited
Stetes, or who had engaged yiu rebslliou
against The Uuited States. shall not be
allowed to practice In said courts. The
judges of the courts are to pass upon all
charges alleging that an attorney Is barred
by the provisions of this act, and TO ex-
clude such persons from practice.
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GOV. CRAWFORD AND THE NORMAL
SCHOOL.

lowing letter from Governor Crawford
So far as he is concerned, nothing more
can be desired by any friend of the Nor
NAL School. The letter speaks for itself
1t was written in answer TO a note fin
quiry which Mr.. Kellogg addressed to the
Governor: ..
III TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. %, 1867.
DEAR 'SIR:-Your favor of the I6.h
inst. is at hand. In reply, permit me tc
say that regret very much to learn tina
portion of my last message was not en-
tirely satisfactory TO some of the friends
of the State Normal School. Their,
was certainly no intention on my part e
do or say anything that would work al
injury TO that or any other of our public
institutions; but on the contrary It ha,
ever been my earnest desire to do all il
my power towards building up and mak
ing them what the friends OF educatior
would have them-second TO those OF nc
other State.
During the past two years I havAla
bored earnestly, not only as a Directo
but as Governor. 10 advance the interest:
of the State Normal School. / have, or
all occasions, spoken of it in the mos
favorable terms; and in my opinion, il
the friends of the institution will examine
carefully the article referred TO, they viii
tnd no real cause for complaint.
have not seen the article referred tc
In the Bulletin, but the one accompany
ing your letter was. in my judgment, un,
wsrrantable. especially when 1 have on
all occasions shown perfect Willingness
70 assist the School in every rightful
way.
have not Intentionally given any per,
son cause for believing that i entertain
suspicious that all things are not as they
should be in regard to the management of
the Normal School, because IL has been
managed to my entire Satisfaction. and so
far as / know TO the satisfaction of the
other Directors. -.
The Board OF Directors have labored
under more than the usual embarassments
experienced 10 building up an institution
of this kind, but now, as you are aware,
they have mostly been overcome. and the
school is hourishiug under the most
favorable auspices; aud assure you that
10 the future as in the past, you can rely
upon my assistance in every measure
that believe to be right. .-,.-
/ am very respectfully. -.g,..... +.
Your obi. Servant.
S. J. CRAWFORD.
/. B. KELLOGG,
Principal, State Normal School.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

We learn from the Lawrence Journ al
that a meeting has been called by the
German ci,izeus of that locality, for tie
purpose of promoting German inmigra
ton. We think the move Altwiss one,
and would counsel it here. -..-,.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

An Isaac Van Verburg. of Philsdsl-
.Phia, has left $45.OOo TO his bsfFolhed,
whose age is Just tWenty-one.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

SAN. WooD's LAST JoKE.-A caucus
of Nsosho Valley members was called al
Topeka a few days since, when motion
was made that all who wers candidates fer
the position of Senator should retire from
the room. Sam. Wood was the FIRST to
retire. A general shuttle snsusd, aud in
two minutes not q single member was
left to caucus.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02

The President returned to the Senate,
on the 98tb. with his veto the bill for the
admission of Colorado. He, vstOss the
bill on the gronnd that the population is
only 90 900. ss51usG ard