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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11
FROM BUTLER COUNTY.

Correspondence of the Times and Conservative.
AUGUSTA, Kas., May u, 1863.
Allow me to say few words about
this part of the moral vineyard, through
, the medium of our paper, hoping to en-
courage immigration by letting people
know, especially those seeking homes
in the ''Great West" what beautiful
country we have here. All it requires
is the hand of industry to develop our
soil. and make it the most favored part
! of Kansas. Abundance of hard wood
| timber, and well watered. We have
room enough for all creation. Our mot
to is-forward. Send them this way.
whcre:they can secure good homes, at a
very small cost.
Augusta is small town, just starting
at the confluence of the White river
with the Walnut, IL miles southwest
of Colorado, in Butler county, Kansas
Messrs. James & Co. have erected a
store here. and are doing a good bust
ness. Palmer & Mathews are rum
ming a saw-mill here and doing fine
! business.
To cattle men, we say come this way
| TO buy your cattle. We have about
twelve thousand head of fine fat cattle
in this vicinity fit for market, and
| holders anxious to sell, in order to re-
plcnish their stock, or numbers, by trip
| 10 eAdS.
Farmers are pushing their work
I through this spring with good pros
pect of success. All kinds of grain or
spring crops are looking WE'LL, and bid
fair to compensate for last years failure.
If the swarms of grasshoppers that in
tested this part of the country last sea-
son, will be kind enough to stay away
this year, we shall have no fears of the
result. .t..,tss -
Ten miles below this place is Douglas
Vile, another town just starting up OH
! Lower Walnut, and bids fair to make a
large place at no distant PERIOD Ii is
on or near the great Texas cattle trail.
Mr.. Douglas has store there, and do
ing a fine business. He is q smart, en-
ergetic man, aud bound to make money.
TO merchants, we say come this way
with your goods, where you will find
lquick sales and realize large profits,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

A man from the country invested five
cents in the purchase of an orange, and
preparatory TO getting himself outside
of it, threw the peel on the sidewalk.
Soon after young woman came along,
slipped upon the peel, and fell upon the
walk, breaking her leg. The young
woman was to have been married the
next day, but wasn't. The man who
was to have married her had come from
st. Paul, Minnesota, and was obliged
to return ON account of business, to
await the recovery Of the girl. On his
way back he unfortunately took Q train
on the Erie railroad, which ran of the
track, and his shoulder blade was bros
ken, forcing him to stop at Dunkiri for
repairs. The Travellers Insurance Con.
paDy, in which he was insured, had 90
pay $3.50 in weekly installmenfs before
he recovered. On getting back TO st.
paul, lie found that his forced absence
had upset u business arrangement which
he had expected to complete, At a pecu-
mary loss to him of 5000. Meantime
the injured girl suffered . relapse, which
SO enfeebled her health that her mar
rage was delay ed, which had . bad cf-
feet upon the Young maD, and he finally
broke the engagement and married
widow in Minnesota, With. four small
children. This SO worked upon the
mind of the girl that she is now in the
insane hospital In Middlet0wn.. Her
father, outraged by the conduct OF the
young man, brought suit for breach
Of promise, and has just recovered $1o,-
Coz. The anxiety and expense of the
whole affair thus lar has been enormous.
as anybody can see. Similar cases are
likely to occur so long as people will
persist Ia throwing orange peel around
Ioose.--HartJoTd O0ufaat.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11
DECEIT OF Song WRITER'S.

The man who wrote HHome,f Sweet
Home," never had a home.-EcchaRge
No, of course not. Ali his folks at
home say he didn't. Nobody who
writes about anything ever has it. If
man is out of anything he immediate
ly goes aud writes, about it. No one
writes so many "headings' as the man
who is out of his head.
Certainly he didn't ever have any
home. The man who wrote 'sOld Arm
Chair" never had an arm chair in his
life. The best he had was an old splint-
bottom chair without any back to it.
+ The auther of ''Take Ne Back to
Switzerland" never was in Switzerland.
The nearest he ever came to il was sit
ting in the Nm. Tell saloon eating
Swiier kase--ka0se why, that was the
best he could do.
Mother, I've Come Home TO Die .
hasn't spoken TO the old woman for
years, and wouldn't go near the house.
Besides, he is one of that class of spirit
ualists who don't believe they ever will
die. His health was never better. His
motheris nothing but a mother-in-law,
and she's dead anyhow.
There is the author of cold Oaken
Bucket, too; there wasn't a bucket on
the whole farm, water being drawn with
tin pail and a cistern pole. -
eff ] had but thousand year
stated privately to his friends that he
that sum, as he was doing chores just
for his board and three months school
ing in the winter.
Thefautllof' OF champagne Charley
never, drank anything but ateH-eent
whisky. ,gI n,,,#sl ~
The man who wrote 't1fary had a lit
tie lamb" knew very well il was moth
ing but attttie ta1,b FRI. 1ii1 sssA
..SbeIIs of the Ocean " is q hJimbHg.
The plaintiye poet who. represents him
t self as wandering one summers eye,
shore, was raised IN the interior of PENN
syIvania. and heveriwas ten miles away
from home ia all his Iife.- "Gathered
Shells" did he /. All the shells he ever
gathered were some egg shells back OF
his mothers Kitchen.
s.Harl<. hear the angels singing
spent all his evenings in concert beer
saloon. Angels, indeed - -.
The man who wrote the "SOng of the
Shirt hadn't shirt to his back, wear
ing a wampunl for the most part.
"Off in the Silly night used TO get
on a spree and make tlisl Silly night
howl till daEbreaks lEAsE ss.fs
The author of I'VE. Met by Chance
knew very well.it was arranged before
hand He had been weeks in contriv-
ing it--and she admired his coBtFiv-
aticp. g a sasif iiei
The author of 1IskRow bank ETC.,
didn't know one where he could get his
note discounted. The only cheek he
ever held was a " hite 'scheck" in faro
bank. He never had 8 red check in al
| his life. sa sftsf
t.. 8 W hat are the wild waves saying 2
knew very well they were reproachine
him for FuBnin9 away from Long
Branch without paying his hotel bill.
- Who viii care for mother noW'l
| Who, indeed I You took the old wo
Imam 20 the poor house just before writ
ing the song, and there is no one hu
the poor~masEeR 90 care fcf her now.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

Hear ma Normal, WAS deaf and
ildumb. He couldn't make his pa hear,
vs0s. ma.
aMyzs Mother Dear used TO thrash
the old woman within an inch Of her
life. .E1A - -
mad because his mother would not have
him, and Whippeal her little bog within
an inch of his life.
al dreampt / dweit In marble halls"
used to cheat at marbles when boy,
and his dream was = horrid. nightmare
brought on by ,remorse 1t the recollec-
ton Offiaduient nsqs,bse hassls. ,4.gl :,
Elm saddsst when sing. was tickled
n1ldtS Times
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The Eureka Herald gives the follow
ing plan for keeping blackbifds out OF
corn fields: taH
Messrs. Dunklin and sweeney being
annoyed BY the blackbir1s which pulled
up their corn about as fast as they could
plant it. set their wits at work, and
finally hit upon the following novel
plan, which proved entirely successful
Procuring quantity of grub worms,
some horse hair and bits of paper, they
tied the grubs on one end of the hair,
and the bits of paper on the other
These were dropped where the birds
could see them, and several of the grubs
were soon swallowd. A panic ensued
among the corn-pulIers. For a short
time they flew about, screaming loudly,
and then left At last accounts there
were no blackbirds to be seen in thai
section of country.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

A father had two sons, one of whom,
Thomas, was an early riser, and the 9TH
err was an incorrigibie sluggard. One
morning the father entered the bed
room of his slothful son. and holding
up q money purse, said I" See what
The half-opened eyes Of the sluggard
surveyed the purse, ne he laziiy drawled
:. But the fellow that lost IL must have
risen earlier than Tom
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

A woman having geen recently IL
censed TO preach in the Methodist
church, il strikes the World this way !:
"a woman speaking In church BY au-
thority of the church, on the belief of
the church, which says that woman
should not speak In church, is certainly
as rare phenomenon as curious age
presents.p
At Greensburg, Indiana, q lawyer
named Ewing, IN arguing 3 case before
Judge Bonner, used language that was
distasteful to the Judge, Whereupon the
latter assaulted the former, ipdicsing
dangerous If not fatal iujpry. The
Judge was arrested, and is now II sail
awaiting the result Of EWing's injuries,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

knows q girl in schuyler ,epnnty, who,
zone night last summer, attended ball,
danced all night, went home in the
morning, got Breakfast, dinner and sup
PEP for. ten harvest hands, did . two
weeks washing and the milking, made
calico dress, praetieed her music Lesson,
went biackberrying. gathered q gallop1
walked to town in the evening TO attend
2 concert, and walked home again De-
fore bedtime
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

There is found on the coast of Brit
ish Columbia, Russian America, and
larger than smelt, clad IN 9liftering
arinor, which is fat almost beyond con-
ception. Its scientific name is snllRos
etcfgcats-populariy called the candle
fish. It Is next 20 impossible to broil
or fry them, for they melt completely
to oil. They are SO maFvelOusIy fat
that the natives use them for lighting
their lodges. For this purpose the
dried fish are perforated from head TO
tail by piece Of rush pifh; by means
Of long needle made Of hard wood.
The wick is then lighted. and the fish
burns steadily, with sufficiently good
Tight 20 read BY.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

Mrs. Vernon, among other resolH-
tons presented to the late Woman
Rights Convention, freed her vigorous
mind in the following: ftfi -
Iesolred, That to forever secure
peace between men and women, no
woman shall be left dependent upon
one man, in such case conferring the
power to become a tyrant, but let all
men hasten to the support of all women.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11
There Is a vel Of perpetual lee in

There is a well of perpetual ice in
Brandon, VT. 1t was dug twelve years
ago, in the autumn, and at fIe depth of
fifteen or twenty feet they came TO fro
zen ground. This well Is forty feet
deep, and in winter the water is so fro
zen That il has often TO be broken and
through the summer the sides of the
well, near the water. are iRcased with
ice, and the water and air that come mp
from the well are intensely cold As
the whole reunion shows evidence of
stupendous upheayings in the past ages,
some think an iceberg may have been
buried there. - .
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11
ELDRID GE HOUS Sc.

r. "A: SMITH; Proprietor.
The only fifst-elass house In the CITY. I5v-
cry and Feed Stable connected with the house.
I" Prices reasonable; L-i
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11

TVTOULD announce to the public that he has
w opened Tailor Shop mt the store of G.
w. Frederick, in EmpOria, where he Will at
all times be ready to walt upon those who may
favor him with their patronage. Clothing re-
paired and renovated. Clothing cut for others
to make, u speciality.
nccembeP AZ 1853 80. rrfrHff II.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29
Moral Reform at the South.

WASHINGTON, April I9.-This af-
ternoOn delegation of Quakers, from
various parts of the country, headed
by Samuel W. Janncy, Of Virginis,
waited upon the President by invita-,
tiOn and had half an hours interview
upon the subject OfmOraI reformation
at the South. 1t is proposed by them
to appoint Superintendent, whose
duty it shall be to visit the sect in all
the Southern States, and endeavor to
work some Improvement in the con-
ditiOn Of the people in that section.
The President received them cordially,
and the interview was a very pleasant
one.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29
True independence.

Some persons at Cleveland, OF
very small means, have adopted a
plan for securing homes, Independence,
and good society, and carrying it into
successful practice. They organized
an emigrant association for the pur-
pose of combining their small means
and purchasing and settling tract
Of Western lands. They have secured
10000 acres-nearly a whole town
ship-in Saline County, Kansas, and
the first detachment Of the association
left Cleveland the other day to COM
mence settlement. The women were
chiefly left behind until shelters should
be provided and some crops should
give promise ef something to eat.
Another detachment will go forward
in May. This is one Of the best enter
prises in which the wOrking-glass can
engage.
The Association admits none but
those of good character, and of course
they will have the best society and the
best schools Of the whole country. The
tract the Cleveland boys have pur-
chased would give 100 acres to each Of
1000 families, or 500 acres to each Of
400 families. In the former ca the
land would be worth at least $50 per
acre in ten years, so that each of the
2, 2,000 families would have their own
homes, worth $3,O0O-a v.ry eomfor-
table independence in the country,
with no rent to pay and with full
supply out of the land culti-
waited by moderate labor. Besides
the 1000 farms there would be a vii
lage as "the CENTER" containing 500,
and the people all being intelligent,
would have libraries, literary socie-
ties, lectures, &c.-enough to supply
all the social and intellectual wants of
the settlement.-TIrontOn Jour.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29
Miscellaneous.
Answer to PrnKer.
ALICE CARY.

AMShCL 10 Z EdlTCEs
A correspondent of the New York
Independent, writing from Anderson
vile, the locality made infamous
by The great prison pen of fOrty-thous-
and of the boys in blue, in stockade
where the space allowed to each man
was one foot by six feet, says:
"Many wells still remain, which
were dug by the prisoners, varying
from II to IS feet in depth, now dry,
and said never to contain much water,
At one time they were famishing with
thirst. What could they do? They
hid a great and earnest prayer meet
ing. To God did they cry for water.
Now mark the result. That very
night a terrible rain storm came on,
such as this country sometimes wit
nesses. The wind howled among the
trees, and the rain poured down in tor
rents. Amid the darkness of that
terrible night, to the rebels, many of
our prisoners escaped. The torrents
of water poured deep down yonder
hillside, inside the stOckade. In the
morning a pure spring of water was
running from that excavation; and it
continued to run while the prisoners
abode there. And still this "Provi-
dental Spring" gives. forth its pure,
ever flowing water. have just tasted
of that sacred water. Let skeptics
laugh, if they will; but I choose to be-
lieve that God heard their prayer.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29
COurting schOOI-A New idea

COurfing SchOOI-A New idea.
A young woman in Chicago has in
vented new branch of female useful
ness. She advertises that she will
"give lessons in ettiquete, and the
way of conversing with ladies, to any
young gentleman who does not feel at
ease in the society of the opposite sex.
Tuition to lovers, extra" She has
been quite successful, and makes a
speciality Of proposals in various forms.
A Chicago paper reports that a po-
liceman on passing her school room
one day, and hearing a suspicious
noise inside, unceremoniously entered,
and found young gentleman pdpil,
rapturously kissing the teacher! On
demanding an explanation, he was
coolIy informed by the young Precep-
tress that she had just taken her pupil
through the exercise of proposing
marriage to his Lady Love, in which
he was supposed to have been accept
Cd; and that in his extacy he was car
rying out the programme with her.
The explanation was satisfactory.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29
soldlers orIa1a.

At meeting Of a portion Of the
surviving soldiers Of the war Of 1872,
held at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on the
29th day Of March, 1869, to take into
consideration the subject Of pensions
due such soldiers, the following reso-
lutions were adopted: 4
1st. ResQlUed, That it is lust that
the few soldiers of the war of 1912.
still living, should receive from the
Government in the shape of pensions
such proper recognition Of their servi-
ees as they deserve.
ID. ResOlUed, That our fellow sol
diers residing in the several counties
Of the several States of the Union,
be requested to call public meetings
to be held on the 10th day Of June
next, or on such other day as they
may fix, to procure such action as
they may deem proper to further our
claims before Congress, and to adopt
such other means as they see fit to
procure action By Congress.
Sd. RESOLVED, That all the papers of
the United States berequested to pub
lish these proceedings and to cali at
tentiOn editorialiy, and to favor so
much as possible fill attendance at
such meetings.
4th. BesOlUed, That we recommend
that the proceedings of the several
meetings to be held in the United
States be signed by the members of
such meetings, and that the ages of
the signers be attached to their sigma
lures.
President-John Gray, age rs.
Secretary-Ebenezer Chandler, age
rs.
James Mael, age SO.
James S. Hannah, age IS.
Horace W. Phelps, age rs.
Peter Fisher, age "A.
J. /. Gillis,, age 76.
Abraham Mehafey, age So.
Ford Barnes, age SO.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29
Hints on House Cleaning.
BY MRS. s. o. IoH NsoN.


As the spring days approach, the
housewife feels her daily eares increase.
Every closet, drawer and piece-bag
must be ransacked, overlooked, and
cleared up for the coming summer.
Carpets must be taken up and shaken.
beds well beaten, and bed-steads
washed in strong brine to destroy all
insects, etc. AS anything that can
lessen the labor ola hOusekeeper is de-
slrable, I venture to contribute my
mite. Save the tea leaves for few
days, then steep them in a tin pail or
pan for half an hour, strain through q
sieve, and use the tea to wash all warm
ished paint. 1t requires very little
rubbing or ''elbow polish, " as the tea
acts as a strong detergent, cleansing
the paint from its impurities, and
making the varnish shine equal to
new. It cleanses window shashes and
oil cloths; indeed, any vanished sur
face is improved by its application.
1t washes window panes and mirrors
much better than soap and water; It is
excellent for cleansing black walnut
picture and looking glass frames. Il
will not do to wash unvarnished paint
with, Whiting is unrqualed for
cleansing white paint. Take small
quantity on a damp flannel, rub
lightly over the surface, and YOU will
be surprised at its effects. Wall pa
Pers are readily. eleansed by tying a
soft cloth over a broom, and sweeping
down the walls carefully. The dust
and ashes Of furnaces and stoves are
deposited in every crack and crevice
Of our rooms, and require vigilaut and
active treatment, for their removal
Carpets absorb great quantities Of
them. All who can afford it will find
it great improvement to use straw
mating In summer, and in autumn
cover them with carpet Iinings or even
common newspapers, then put down
the carpets over them. Cleansing sill
yer is not an easy task the use Of
kerosene will greatly facilitate the 0p-
GRAFTON. Weta flannel cloth in oil,
dip in dry whiting, aud thoroughly
rub the plated or silver ware; throw
it into a dish Of scalding soap suds,
wipe with a soft flannel, and polish
with chamOis skin. Your silver or
plate will look equal to that exhibited
in jewelers. window, and will retain
its brilliancy for six months, if once a
week, when washed, It Is polished
with a chamOis skin. Bright silver
adds much TO the beauty of a table,
and is easily attained by this method.
Some may think it viii iniure the
plate. I have used It spring and fall
for five years, and neither plated att
cles nor silver sustained any injury.
Those who use brass and-.rOns will
find it equally eficacious in restoring
their brightness. Old feather beds
and pillows are greatly improved by
putting them on a clean grass plat
during a heavy shower; let the beds
become thoroughly wetted, turning
them on both sides. Let them lie out
till thoroughly dry, then beat them
with rods this lightens up the feathers
and makes them much more healthfuI
10 sleep upon. 1t removes dust and
the feathers.-CAmerican
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29

The Denver News gives statistics
OF the products of Colorado during the
year 1868. The shipments, not in
cluding reshipments, nor tn ,se by pri-
vate hands, were Of gold, $780, 461;
silver, $197,74; total, s2,1O7, ,235.
The number of acres in cultivation
was IN wheat, 7,440; corn O,834; oats,
barley, &c. 3,7O9i potatoes, l, ,g96; total
23,9l9 acres. The yield averaged %
bushels of wheat, % bushels of cosn,
35 bushels of barley and oats, and 100
bushels of potatoes to the acre. Several
districts are not included in these re-
turns. The value of the agricultural
p o lucts was g, ,t83, 349-exte ding tht
of the shipments OF bullion by half a
million OF dollars.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29
The Night Lamp.

There are many families who use
night lamps, and through inability 10
provide gas, have been in the haiti
o providing kerosene oil, a very good
thing when properly used. A few
words on the subject of its use at
night may Prove interesting to the
general reader. When the light Of
the kerosene lamp is turned down
low the combustion is not perfect, and
the atmosphere Of the room becomes
vitiated by the uncOnsumed oil vapOrs,
by the gas produced by combustion,
and also legitimate particles of smoke
and SCOT thrown of, to be taken into
the lungs of the occupants. Air thus
poisoned is deadly in its effects, and
the wonder is that people are not
Immediately and fatally injured By
breathing it. Its consequences are
the unaecountable and mysterious
headaches, irritation Of throat and
lungs, dizziness ald nausea.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-29

COFFEE FOR FOUL ODOBs.-COffee
is excellent as a deodorizer, for the
neutralizing of foul OdOrs that emanats
rom organic bodies in a state Of decay,
as it can be used to advantage where
other disinfecting agents would be in
admissible. In cases where rats die in
spaces between the floors Of dwellings,
the intOlerable odor arising therefrOnI
can be effectually removed by placing
a pound or two OF freshly burnt coffee
between the floors. For the purifca-
tfon Of a sick room it is far preferable
TO burning rags, as it has a beneficial
chemical action on the atmosphere Of
the room, and gives besides an agree
able perfume. b ...., .-....--