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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-06-17
-EMPORIA NEWS.
WAUSHARA.


EDIroRs NEWS: Having travelled over
a large portion of the STATE, and lately
over considerable portion of Lyon
county, am prepared to say it is the
excelsior county of the State. And
Emporia, with its beautiful situation
and natural advantages, with its schools
and churches, with its railroads, making
it accessible from all parts of the State,
and with its thoroughly wide-awake
and energetic people, does excel, and
will be the excelsior city in this part of
the State. 1 find this county to be well
watered with numerous streams. all
heavily timbered, and Astounding with
rich, broad bottoms, which are settled
and well improved. Lately have been
in the northern part of the county, fol-
lowing the Marais DIES Cygnes towithin
four miles of the north line OF the .coun-
ty. Here the road left the creek and
followed over the upland. / came to
Waushara one-half mile from the coun-
ty line. Here I found the best upland
prairie have seen in the State, thick
Iy settled neighborhood, and a good
frame school house. The last winter
term of school was taught by Miss Mat
tie Nichols; the two former terms had
been taught by Miss Josie Slocum,
both Normal graduates and girls of En-
poria. I understand some of the former
terms were taught by Emporia girls.
This is called the Waushara neighbol :
hood-has partially attained the name
of bachelor neighborhood on account of
its numerous bachelors. There are two
carpenters, one mason, one shoemaker,
one cobbler, and efforts are being made
to secure blacksmith. Miss Mary
Wendell, graduate and teacher of in
strumental music, lives here. She is at
present in Burlingame, teaching. Mr..
and Mrs. Phelps are both accomplished
singers, Mr.. p. having been an old
teacher of music. He has just purchas-
ed an organ costing 1920. He proposes
to give lessons athis house. Mr.. Finn,
a bachelor and chief postmaster, lives
with them. Mr.. Richardson runs a
large dairy. He is one of the first set
tiers, and understand has attained to a
very old age; yet he is able to attend to
his business. Jacob Jones, a bachelor,
lives with him. Jones has set out a
large orchard this spring, and is prepar-
ing to build: He is one of the largest
farmers in the place. hear he raised
between nine and ten hundred bushels
of wheat last season. Mr.. Hathaway, a
bachelor farmer and school teacher, also
boards with Mr.. Richardson.
There is yet good land that can be had
cheap. Those seeking homes are invit-
ed to give this section look.
BADwELL.
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BEEcHER's FIRST SHoT.-Did you
know that the first time that everfired
gun it was at "chippy," and that /
did not hit him? My father it was, that
let me trot behind him, seven or eight
year-old, while he hunted through the
fields. How my nerves screwed up
when he took aim and what crash in
my over-sensitive ear was the report
1t was always painful, and always an
irresistible fascination. And so, one
day, returning home, out ran bold
chipmonk, and coursed along the wall
with trailing tail, then mounting stone,
| tail cooked UP, he said 'fHit me, hit me,
hit me, he, he 7. "Here, Henry, do you
want to shoot?" Eyes, sir-no-yes, j
do" ssGet behind me-let the gun rest
on my shoulder-now take aim-come,
pull the trigger or he'll be of.
shut up one eye in a manner that
carried the other one with it. i opened
| both. The tears came. The squirrel
| seemed six or seven squirrels whirling
around in the air. / took aim, but 1t
would not stay aimed. Somehow,
saw the sky, the stone wall, great
mullen stalk, the squirrel, and twenty
other things, all in q jig. Bang went
the gun. "Chigger-ree-ree" went the
squirrel as he dfved down, laughing, in
to hole.
Well, I've seen many minister do the
same thing with sermon, and feel az
| satisfied as I did. To be sure, I had moi
hit anything, but had made splendid
noise. sifos
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Guadianna River.


The British army, when it advanced on Tai
avara and fought that celebrated battle, which
was followed by retreat into the plains, lost
more men by the malarial diseases contracted
on the hanks OF the Guadianna than by the
bullets of the enemy. They died by thousands.
All Europe believed that the invading army
was extirpated. Yet malarial diseases are no
more common in Europe than in our own eoun-
try; they exist throughout the length and
breadth Of our land-everywhere at some time
and in some shape are we made to feel the sick
ening influence Of mIasma. The three great
actors in this equation of disease are solar heat
moisture, and vegetable decomposition. The
trio il separated are harmless, together they
are more potent for evil than any other known
agents; so long as they exist, just so long viii
We have need Of medicine which will over
come their pernicious effects; so long will It be
necessary to have remedy capable Of meeting
and beating the insidious enemy. OF all
known agents for this purpose, none is to CON-
pare with Edtougtl WTIder's Chill Tonic, the
master of every form and variety and grade
and degree of IHalariat disease and Of MAS
matte poison. Try it, all who are suffering
from any form Of ague and fever or chills and
fever, as a cure Is guaranteed in every case.
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(Which makes sleep pain, and turns its balm to
wormwood,A'
is, we all know, the most common of the dis
orders of the stomach. 1t is also the most OBJ
stinate. 1t has been the most written about.
No disease presents such various, contrary,
and Incompatible symptoms. They contradict
all the laws of order, constaney, and ihconsis-
tency, which regulate natural events; they
bother the doctor, and can only be read by him
who is skilled in the book of nature. 1t is self
evident that the different forms of indigestion
are to be met by corresponding methods of
cure. 1t has been said that the perfection of
medical skill is the talent of applying to each
individual case its precise and, as 1t were, its
individual cure. This is the object which ev-
cry conscientious physician pursues unceas-
ingly, and never can rest satisfied until he has
overtaken. Edtcard WIIder's Stomach Bitters,
their body being the purest copper-distilled
whisky, makes this object attalnabIe alike to
all. They are a specific-the disease specify
ing the remedy, not the remedy the disease.
They are combination of substances which
meet the speciality of the disorder by CORE
spending speciality of cure. They should be
kept in every well regulated family; they are
indispensable 20 health.
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TAILORING.
PAINTERS.
BLAcksMITHs.
VIZ ! coNNEn SRYAN.

- Ast CONNER n RYAN. - -
DLACkSMITHS. Commercial Street. North. OF
Id 7th Avenue. viii pay especial attention 10
ironing wagons carriages and buggies. viii at all
times be prepared TO accommodate the public with
any kind OF work in their line Of business Give us
call and we will endcavor TO render satisfaction.
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LET THE CALLED JADE VINCE.

FRIENDS JACOB AND WILLIAM: In
my article ON Extrayagance and Dis
honesty, I had no idea of wounding the
sensibilities of any of thy readers.
wrote in general terms upon evils that
are sapRing the foundation of domestic
virtues and public morals. 1t appears
however, that the shoe pinched some OF
thy book learned granmarian readers
and hence the reply of "A Real Friend
Now, the swriter of this article never
studied grammar a day in his life, and
does not pirate of the wonderful knowl.
edge beat into him ut school. "a little
learning makes us wondrous wise
Will eReal Friend lay this maxim a
heart. and before penning any more re
plies, take a dose of pepper sauce Oh
some other stimulant, to enable him, hsl
or them to brighten up Gf theg hdr'
the0a) some ideas not learned at school
Originality, learned at natures school
is thought by some equal to book learn
ing sown upon barren soil.
Resp,y thine FRIEND.
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How NOTED MEN BECAME Rich BY
CHANCE.-Many years ago a young
Scotch emigrant arrived in New York
penniless. He was mechanic, and Ia
bored at his trade without getting more
than a living. One day he saw a man
selling flowers in the market, and being
passionately fond of them, he bought a
pot for trifle and trudged home with
it. A gentleman who met him was at
tracted by the beauty of the flower and
asked its price. The mechanic named a
small advance, and the gentleman at
once purchased it. The trihing incl
dent led the mechanic to the flower
trade, and he became florist and found
ed seed and gardening establishment,
which has been kept up for sixty years.
Those who are acquainted with his his
tory will recognize in the humble indi-
vidual referred to no less d parsonage
than Grant Thorburn. These instances
are not confined to New York Fair
banks, when keeping a country store,
was obliged to tinker his scales in order
to get correct balance, and this led 10
making new one of his own invention.
From this beginning has grown up the
great establishment at st. Johnsbury,
which now furnishes large part of the
country with the instrument.
To come back to this city, John Jacob
AsIor was led IN similar way TO that
speciality, which made him rich. He
was selling toys, when he met a man
who had some very fine ftIrs. His at
tention was arrested by this article, and
he learned that they conld be purchased
of the Indians at a low rate. He knew
their value in London, and soon com
menced dealing in furs, in which busi-
ness he continued until he controlled
the market on both sides of the ocean.
Had John Jacob Astor followed the
predictions of most of his country
men he would have opened q corner
grocery and sold sugar and soap.-I'rog
Times.
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RIDIcULoUs. The most ridiculous
thing we ever heard of is Transporting at
Lawrence. 1t is SO funny that every
body laughs when thinking of it. 1t is
the moral reform movement OF John
Speer. He is after the thieves, shysters
and Migrants of the Republican party
1--WE must purify the party-we must
stop corruption-we must kick out
thieves cries this great reformer.
A writer IN the Isadependezlt of Octo-
Der, 1868, speaks Of call made upon
John Allen, fThe yickedest man in
New York," surrounded by pimps and
prostitutes. This reformer asked the
Clergyman to drink, and then with hor-
rid oaths and indecent words advised
him to be pure, to be honest, to be vir-
tuous.
Our wickedest man is following this
iIiustrious example, With stolen money
in his pockets, with perjury on his lips,
and coated all over with loathesome
crimes, this fellow comes forward TO
preach purity, to talk against corrup-
| ton, and is very anxious that the party
should clear ont the thieves and shys-
| tiers. - =. tss.s -
Could there be anything more ride
uious than this 2-90peka Record
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HARTFORD.
Ep1roRs NEWS:

E2D1TORS MEMS.
SThe lives of great men all remind
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind us
Footprints in. the sands of time
We are led to quote the above beauti
full and truthful stanza on account of sad
and unfortunate events which have re-
Gently transpired, and which merit the:
attention of the public through the
press, and receives ours with the pro-
foundest pleasure. The career of the
modest and 'humble individual' who
returned year or two since to the
shades of Tennessee, from the lofty po-
sition of President of the United States,
is well known. 1t will be remembered
no doubt that he held every position
within the gift of the people, from AL
derman of his native village to the high
and elevated position just alluded to.
The successful manner in which his I'M
pretending merit won its way to emf
nence, has stimulated others to attempt
the dizzy heights of fame. Our village
boasts of one of these aspiring minds.
In times agone he was a contented dis
ciple of Esculapius, whose widest aim
was pills and powders, whose direst IN
tent the judicious propagation of reason
able fees, and tolerable health. Prac-
tice grew plentiful; his purse plethoric,
But he turned from these. A change
came over the spirit of his dreams. He
yielded up to the siren strains of ambi-
ton, and mentally resolved that nothing
should prevent him from pursuing the
same path the immortal Andrew had
trod. Accordingly he turned the full
strength of his powerful intellect to ac-
cOmplish the object in view. The only
stepping stone that appeared available
was the village postoffice. To accom-
plish this the present incumbent must
be "ousted. A petition TO that effect
| was of no avail, for the s'dear people"
would not sign it.. Hence the necessity
of manipulating the political wires,
Ross, Pomeroy and Clarke were impor-
tuned te intercede in his behalf. In due
time the notification of appointment ar
rived, accompanied with blank bond
which was Endorsed and Immediately
returned 10 Washington. Our M. D.
began to see the dawn of his bright
visions; his fondest hope was about to
be realized. The p. n. was considered
to be a very desirable appendage, and
could soon be applied. But, alas for the
mutability of human expectation. The
best laid plans of ''mice and men" will
sometimes fail. The "dear people," who
had no business to meddie in the affair
forwarded remonstranee to the p. O.
D., with 159 names Since then the
grief of our aspiring NJ. d. is intense
aud he refuses to be comforted. The
sage functionary at the Capital, nc
doubt, while, enjoying the sedatiye
qualities of fragrant Havanna, con
sidered the case of our misguided
townsman, and dismissed it with the
brief but emphatic ejaculation "ShoC
Ayi- - ati.- sa.aasa JUSTICE.
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DIDN'T CATCH THE TRAIN.-The most
difficult thing (says cynical old batch. }
in the world for woman to do is to get
ready to go anywhere. And there is
nothing woman will resent quicker or
more hercely than an intimation that
she may miss the train. Our friend,
Brayfogle, gives as an instance of this.
Mr.. Brayfogle was supposed to take the
ten O'Clock train on the Bee Line, to
visitsome relatives in an interior town.
Having suffered ON previous occasions
for injudicious- suggestions, Brayfogle
thought for once he would let things
take their own course. So he slipped
his coffee and ate his egg on toast, while
madame curled and powdered, and
danced attendance on the looking-giass
and tied her hair on the backof her head.
Then Bray sat by the stove an hour
reading the morning paper, while the
madame still continued to get ready.
At last, Just as he had reached the final
paragraph, madame tied her bonnet
strings under her chin, took one long
| lingering, loving look at the image re-
| fiecfed in the glass, and announced:
EfWell, M dear, I'm ready.
Ready for what?' asked Bray, in
wen affected establishment.
ITO go to the depot, to be sure said
Mrs. Brayfogle, tartly.
aOhi, said Bray. f1'd forgotten
Well. madame" continued he, looking
at his watch, ssthat train has been gone
thirteen minutes. inst keep on yosl
things, and youth be ready for the trail
/ Tomorrow morning.
We draw veil over what followed
We are assured, however, that mex
morning Mrs. B. was ready an hon
ahead of time.
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STEPHENS ON GRAST.-We are indebt-
ed to Zeigler, McCurdy & Co., of ST.
Louis, for advanced sheets of Alex. II.
Stephens forthcoming constitutional
View of the War between the States"
We extract therefrom the following Hes-
innate" of Gen. Grant, which occurs in
Mr.. Stephens account of the celebrated
conference at City Point:
"As to what impression Grant made
upon me, win say, in the first place,
that never was so much disappointed
in my life, in my previously formed
opinions, OF either the personal appear
ance or bearings of any one, about
whom I had read and heard so much.
The disappointment, moreover, was in
every respect favorable and agreeable.
! was instantly struck with the simplic-
ity and perfect hatTiralness of his man
ners, and the entire absence of every
thing like affectation or show, or even
the usual military air or nsfea of men in
his position. He was plainly atfired,
sitting in q small cabin, busiiy writing
on small table, by q kerosene lamp Ii
was night when we arrived. There was
nothing in his appearance or surround
ings which indicated his official rank.
There were neither guards nor aids
about him. Upon Col. Babcock's- rap
ping at his door, the response, stCome
in, - was given by himself, in tone of
voice, and with q cadence which I can
never forget.
His conversation was easy and fluent
without the least effort or restraint. In
this, nothing was SO closely noticed by
me as the point and terseness with which
he expressed whatever he said. He did
not seem either to court or avoid con-
versation, but whenever he did speak,
what he said was directly to the point,
and covered the whole matter in few
words. 1 saw before being with him
long, that he was exceedingly quick in
perception, and direct In purpose, with
vast deal more of brains than tongue,
as ready as that was at his command.
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rHE ruzzLEn cENsus rAKER,
By JOHN g. SAKE.

BY JOHN G. SAKE.
i scot any beys" the Marshal said
To lady from over the Rhine;
And the lady shook her haXen head.
And ciyilly answered ssSEIN!'
''Got any girlsf'' the Marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine;
And again the lady shook her head,
And eiyilly answered 'sNEIN!" q
"But some are dead?" the Marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine;
And again she shook her head,
And civilly answered ''NEIN!"
'1Husband, of coursef'' the Marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine;
And again she shook her flaXen head,
And civilly answered "EEINr'
''Tlle ID you havet' the Marshal said
To the lady FROM over the Rhine;
And again she shook her fiaXen head
And eiyilly. answered ''NEINw
Now what do you mean by shaking you
head
And always answering 'sNEIN?'
''Ich kann nieht English" eivilly said
The lady from over the Rhine.
*'sNein," pronounced ''Nine,'' is the German
1r SsNo.''
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aen RewoI.sl.

rel mule; has a brand on both shoulders; the
left hind foot has been broken, and is very
crooked; name and tail shaved. Any one who
will return the above animal to the subscriber
will receive reward Of $25, or any one giving
information leading to the recovery OF the same
will be literally rewarded.
JONAS ECKDALL,
Cor. Sixth avenue and State St., EmpOria.
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Lime! Linae!!

'"AVING erected Lime Kiln near Council
IL Grove, and having secured a switch from
the railroad company, in order to facilitate the
shipping, am prepared TO furnish the best
qualitysof pure Magnetism Lime, almost chalk
white, at very low rates. To parties wishing
Lime, near the line Of the railroad, I offer spe-
cial Inducements. For further particulars, adj
dress the undersigned, ut Council Grove. Kas.
I7-6mos w BRADFORD.
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Stray Cow.

-CTRAYED from the subscriber, I'm Emporia,
- large brindle Cow, lined back, the ends
Of her horns were sawed of, and the bushy
part Of her tail was off. She Is about years
old, and probably has a young calf. Any one
giving me Information where she is, or deliver
ing her To me, will receive at least 81 reward.
1924 G.. b. BACHEI.LER.
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The Post Office Department is offering spec
ial inducements to business men and others
who wish their business card and ''reqHest to
across the end of any of the envelopes fur
nished by the Post ONCE Department ,(sam-
Piles of which can be seen at the delivery
Window when ordered in lots of not less
than 500 The public are earnestly recon-
menCled to procure stamped envelopes, with
printed return request, as the expense is less,
and the letters thus endorsed if not delivered
to the person addressed are returned to the
writer free of charge.
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For &aIR-

"A T S26 per acre, cash, 40 acres of good I'M
"A Improved upland, one mile northwest of
Emporia, suitable for a Fruit farm, can be
divided into twenty acre lots, with n building
site on each, commanding n fine view of the
Cottonwood valley and glimpses of the
Neosho, between the hills on the north.
For sale by my agents, Bachelor & Freder-
lex, Emporia, Kansas.
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VCEY TCElY

WE desire to inform the public generally
. w that we are prepared to furnish them
with u good article OF ice, either with delivery
wagon or at our meat market, ON Commercial
street, east side, between Fifth and Sixth ave
nues. KRAFT & DIETRICH
June ], 1880. s1fr .,-a ff.s n 22-Smns
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StraVed.

A dark bay geldinG, about fifteen hands
IN high, right hind foot white, lump on the
LEFT fore ankle joint. Any person returning
him or giving information that will lead to his
recovery Will be literally rewarded.
MCMILLAN & HOUGHTON,
21-tf EmDoria Kansas.
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- Cesar go catch my big horse
eyes, sar. What you call he name,
sar p ssisissE.
tf0lympus don't yeu know what the
poet says about high Olympus 2 f.s.y
81 don't know about Hio-bnt he
limpus nuf-dat's for sartin.
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NOffaN-

HlAKES up by the undersigned ut Ameri-
Il Gus, Lyon eonnty, Kansas, one dark red
Bull, one year old, no mark Visible. The own
ner will please prove property, pay charges,
and take care Of him. s. FLAMES.
Americus, May 2sth, 1870. 1924
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Resp'y thine !.

- College students have legend of
q mechanical and perhaps sleepy Parson,
who prayed at morning prayers, that
the tinefiicient may be made efficient,
the Incorporate temperate, and the In
industrious dnstrious.r
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! SeffIe for WOLFE Reef.

TNHOSE indebted to us are hereby notified
Il that they must settle their accounts with
in thirty days from this date. ALI accounts
not settled by,that time will be placed in the
hands of the proper officer for roll ection.
KRAFT q BEITRICK.
Emporia, May q, 1870. =. 2l-24
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ssGentleInen," said an eminent
counsel, "there are three points upon
which we rely for the defence. In the
first place, the kettle was cracked when
we borrowed It in the second place. il
was whole when we returned It; and in
the third place, we never had it.
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We learn from the Japan Gazette
that q public library for the benefit of
foreign residents viii shortly be opened
at Yokohama "A scheme is also pro-
posed for the. establishment Of public
gardens at the same place.
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~ A. COWLES, who lives at theerossIng OF
Il the Lawrence and the east and west roads
half mile north of'the NeOsho, in addition &C
his Feed Stable, has fitted up q HOtel for the
accommodation OF travellers. Bread baked
when desired. ~ left
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REPROGE.

Whisper it softly.
When nobody's near:
Let not those accents
Fall harsh on the ear:
She is q blossom
Too tender and frail
For the keen blast
Or the pitlless gale.
Whisper it gently,
Twill cost thee no pain,
Gentle words rarely
Are spoken in VAN;
Threats and reproaehes
The stubborn may move,
Noble the conquest
When aided by love.
Whisper il kindly,
Twill pay thee to know
Penitent tear-drops
Down her cheeks flow.
Has she from virtue
Wandered astray!
Guide her feet gently,
Rough Is the way.
She has no parent,
None of her kin;
Lead her frem error,
Keep her from sin;
Does she lean on thees
Cherish the trust
God to the mereifuI
Ever is just.