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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-25
OUR NORMAL SCHOOL SYSTEM.

The State has now one normal school.
The advisability of establishing addi-
tional schools of this class is now under
discussion, especially in the counties of
Leavenworth, Atchison, and the North
ern tier. 1t is justly claimed that in a
State as large as ours one normal school
cannot begin to supply the demand for
professional teachers. Two thousand
teachers are now at work in the public
schools, and the number is increasing
at the rate of % per cent. each year.
If the present rate of increase continues
for five years-and who doubts it
there will be an army of 5000 public
school teachers. Where shall they be
educated, and howl
IfnorInal school instruction is worth
what has been claimed for it, or half
that, it should be provided literally; so
literally that all teachers who desire to
do so can avail themselves of its advan-
tages. If it is worth nothing, the school
that we have should be discontinued.
Kansas cannot afford to do her edu-
cational work by halves: common
schools for all the children, or no COM
mon schools; a university that will sup
ply the demand for university educa-
ton, or no university; normal schools
sufficient to supply the State with COM
petent teachers, or no normal schools.
Now, what is needed in the way of
normal schools; or, rather, what will
be needed? For it is wise policy that
looks to the future as we'll as the pres
emit. Our plan is as follows, with ten
years, if need be, in which to carry it
| out:
Let the State be divided into four, OF
six, educational districts. Let there be
n normal school established centrally in
each, whose sole work shall be the train
| ing of teachers for the common schools.
The coArse of study should be unambi-
tious, no straining after collegiate ira
ditions or honors; the drill of the COM
mon school studies thorough and Sc
we're; the theory and art of teaching
vigorously pursued. Then let there be
in addition TO these district norma
schools, one for the State at large, cen
trally located, eta higher grade, Higl
School among normal schools, whose
work il shall be not only TO prepar'
teachers for the common schools, bu
also, and mainly, to qualify teachers TO
high schools, academies, and colleges
For this normal school, the course o
study should be broad and liberal ; th'
time required to complete it not les
than four years; the examination pre-
paratory to admission rigid in word
normal uRiversity.-Ransas Educd
tioRal Journal.
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the pioneer, after suffering the indiscfib.
able hardships incident to settling q
new country, finds his farm mortgaged
for $4,000, he having no remedy except
to abandon the improvements which
are the work of years. They haye OF
forgotten the one hundred thousand
acres of the Pottawatomie Reserve,
whose ttle-deeds are now lying in the
drawer of an Eminent Statesman, the
reward of bribery and crime. And
they have not forgotten that the Stnrges
Treaty proposes TO quadruple the price
of their farms in order TO put money
into the pockets of railroad companies
in remote parts of the State, whose
roads can never be of the slightest bon
eft TO themselves.
Nevertheless, the State needs more
roads, and Immigrants are the only
present feasible means of building them.
Surely something can be done to the
end that the interests of the railroads
and pioneers may harmonic.
A grant of ten sections to the mile,
to be sold at $3.50 per acre would be
sufficient to insure. the enlistment of
capital for almost any road. This would
be positive donation ofSixteen ThoHs-
and Dollars per mile, which, with the
subscriptions of counties and corpora
lions, would be amply sufficient for the
purpose. Emigrants would gladly pay
this extra price for the benefit which
tbs road would confer. The roads would
be built, the State and the people bene-
flied, equal justice done, and all contro-
versy ended.
Cannot this arrangement be made
concerning the Usage Reserve? Fix
the price of railroad lands, ten sections
per, mile, and those alternately with
them, at 1920 per acre, $1.25 being paid
down, and S1.25 additional when the
road is built. Grant the lands to such
companies as shall offer sufficient sure
ties in the matter of construction with
in a specified period. Thus the knot is
united. Has this plan been considered
by our representatives in Congress?
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HONESTY THE BEST POLICY.

A curious insight is furnished into
the honesty of the Partisan population,
but more especially of Partisan cab
drivers and policemen, by the fortnight
~ lists which French papers publish of
objects found in public vehicles or
thoFoughfares and deposited by the
finders at the Prefecture de Police, In
recent list, enumerating objects de-
posted at the prefecture between the
10Th of December and the 18th of JAN
uary, are Is watches, % purses or
pocket-books Containing altogether
-, 479 +. 80 CO., rings, gold snuff-box,
bracelets, 3 lockets, z brooches, and 1
pair of gold spectacles. All these
objects were picked up IN the streets or
in public gardens. In cabs, omnibuses,
and theatres were found 81 purses and
pocket-books Containing 6, 59S f. 10 c.
15 watches, % opera glass, pearl neck
lace, gold necklaces and lockets, 2
bracelets, A umbrellas, ladies' shawls
or cloaks, and gentleman's overcoats.
The most surprising feature of the list
consists, however, in the number of
isolated twenty-franc and ten-franc
pieces picked up and brought to the
police Office.
One can understand cab-man taking
purse or watch to police station;
but who are those phoenix drivers who
feel bound to deposit coins of which
it must be impossible to discover the
owners2 This question, which suggests
itself to foreigners, leads unfortunately
to very prosaic explanation. 1t seems
that the Prefecture de Police, entertain
ing small confidence in the same innate
probity of mankind, has recourse to an
ingenious and efficacious method of see
ing that lost objects are not misappropri-
ated by the finders. Witha view of
impressing upon cab-men the prudence
as well as the beauty of honesty, police
agents are directed now and then to
leave things on purpose in public
vehicles. If the drivers do not bring
the objects to the Prefecture within two
days, they.are punished bya withdraw
al of their license and in some instances
prosecuted; if, on the contrary, they
prove themselves honest, the objects
are handed over to them at the end of
a twelvemonth, as is done in cases
where the owners are not forthcoming.
The same system is pursued in the
aires and museums, and with singularly
happy results, for cab-men, box-open-
ers, and policemen are afraid to be dis
honest, and it is very rare indeed that
a thing picked up by them does not find
its way back into the hands of the
owner.
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A train was then started bacI 10 the as
sistance of those who were on the
bridge, but it had not proceeded more
than fifteen yards, when the track
spread, and the tender and caboose
cars were also thrown from the track.
After strenuous efforts the party,
numbering 200, were relieved from
heir unpleasant position and brought
to the city In safety.
At ten o'clock te-night the members
fthe Legislature, State officers and in
vited guests, numbering about 800, par
took of q banquet at the Gait House.
After toasts and responses, the LegisIa-
ture and State officers departed for
Cincinnati in charge of committee
from that city. The bridge is pro-
nounced by all to be decided success.
1t is opened to the public.
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California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Washing
toms birthday was celebrated here en-
Enthusiastically. Business was suspended,
and there was a parade of the military.
The chief feature, however, was the
grand musical festival in aid of the mer-
camille library association, which COM
menced to-day at the merchants pavil-
lion, and will be continued several days.
The city is crowded with people from
the interior to participate in the event.
The States of Nevada and Oregon have
both contributed their quota of singers
and musicians. The immense building
is full to overlooking, and the streets in
its vicinity are crowded, and many peo-
pie are unable to obtain admittance.
The entertainment, so far has passed of
to the general satisfaction of all. There
are about one thousand five hundred
voices engaged, and grand chorus OF
two hundred instruments, among which
are big drum and big organ. Thirty
electic guns were in play, and the whole
closed with the anthem-aAmerica. :
The audience, wild with excitement
rose to their feet cheering and waving
handkerchief.
The United States steamer Saginaw
sailed for Midway Island to-day Hei
officers are to sYperintead the removal
of distractions at the entrance of its
harbor. 4 coaling station for steamers
is TO be established there,
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when he was seized with the fit. In an
instant, and while unconscious, he
plunged forward, thrusting his head in
to the open stove door, his knee falling
intofhe pan of live Goals. IL is likely
that he made some struggles, possibly
unconscious, to exfricate himself, but
his chin seems to have eanght on the
iron projecting up from the bottom, be-
low the stove door. holding him in the
fire until he was suffocated by the heat,
or burned to death. When discovered,
his head was charred, ghastly and ter
flesh, and life had probably been ex-
tinct for some time.
The deceased leaves a wife and sew
eral children to mourn his untimeIy
loss. They have the sympathy of the
entire community in their sad affection.
d PresS.
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The TARA BRoooH.-A child playing
near Drogheda, Ireland, found curl
GUS piece of metal and gave it up to an
old woman :. she took it to dealer in
old iron and marine stores, who allowed
n shilling for her. s1find.' Examining a
little more closely, he suspected he had
a prize; wonderful workmanship
showed itself, and he was shrewed
enough to think that, though the metal
was not gold or silver, the work was
something uncommon. Accordingly he
raised its price, and at length parted
with it for E2 los. The time came
when ESQ were offered for il by q
public museum, and ESQ by a private
collector.
1t was the celebrated clara" brooch,
one of the most remarkable pieces 0
goldsmith,s work known to exist IL IL
formed of white bronchitis probably
saved it from the melting pot IL which
the countless treasures of gold and sil'
yer have been eonsigned-the surface
| overiaid with gold filiigree WORK of sur
prising intricacy and marvellous delicacy
of execution. Such is its excellence
/ that one of the most accomplished Iiy
ing ooldsmiths declared that he coult
moi lind a workman, with every appar
ent advantage of a modern knowledg,
and appliance, competent TO make suci
another. 1t is now deposited-havlns
been obtained from its possessor OF
very favorable terms-in the museum o
the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.
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Eortunase Escape

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1S.-As the excur-
sion party here TO witness the inaugu-
ration of the bridge, Were returning
from The Indiana shore, when about
midway on the bridge, one of the rear
locomotives ran OFF the track, aud a
coupling pin connecting the passenger
coaches broke, leaving ahout eioht cars
on the track. The other portion of the
train propelled by the forward engine
reached the Kentucky shore in safety,
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LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.



NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The pioneers of
arrived yesterday. They represent that
there will be an emigration this year,
chiefly of persons who intend to settle
in the Western States and Territories.
Many colonies are being organized, and
arrangements have beeu made to reduce
the expenses of transportation.
New YORK, Feb. 22.-Judge Ingra-
murderers. John Reynolds was sem
fenced to death on the Sth of April, with
remark that there was not the slightest
excuse for the deed he committed, and
for which he had forfeited his life. Mi
chael Mead, arraigned for the murder
of his mother by kicking her to death,
was sentenced to seven years hard labor
in the State prison.
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Ohio.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 23.-Jacob Peters,
postmaster at Oneida, Ohio, was arrest
ed at the instance of special agent Bald
win, and brought before United States
Commissioner Waite to-day. Peters is
charged with rifiing registered letter
of forty dollars. He was held to bail
in the sum of $4,000 to appear.
A fire on River street, this morning,
destroyed two warehouses, one belong
belonging to w. j. Gordon, occupied
by Pettis & holland and q number oil
small firms. Loss unknown, but fully
insured.
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MARRIED.

DANIS-SAFFER-At the residence of the
brides father, February 8 5s70, by Rev. s. r
Wheeler. t. BENTON DAVIS and KATIE SAFFER
both of Fremont township, Lyon county, Kansas.
LINCk-COX- Thursday, February 24th
$50 at the residence of the brides father by Rev
y. fairehild, MR.. CHARLES n. LTECK and MISS
EMMA j. Cox, all of Lyon county
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Road Notice.

Road Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that \ petition
IN will be presented 20 the Board OF Com
missioners Of Lyon county, Kansas, ut their
next regular meeting to be held on the 18th
day Of April, 1870, asking that the following
porla State road, to-wit: commencing at the
o31z milestone, on said road, running
thence in an easterly direction along the
north bank of 142 creek. to where said
line intersects the Forest Fill and Waterloo
road, thence north along said Forest Hill
and Waterloo road to the intersection of the
aforesaid Lawrence and Emporia State road
at or near the residence of Il. E. Hicks. in
Waterloo township, and to this end your pc
titioners would ever pray.
DAVID FRASEE.
$40 And fourteen others.
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New Advertisements.
sarUErr RRyaNT
Administratriy Nofic,

! 6AAUEHl L. bEt t-ANI 4
HAS opened Meat Market, On Commercial ST.
I1opposite the Express Office, and win keep ali
kinds of Fresh Meat on hand at all times. viii dc
q strictly cash business
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Chicago,


CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-A letter from Fo TT
Sully says that Little Swan, Sioux In
dian, arrived at the Cheyenne Agency
on the 18th instant. He gives the par
ticulars of a desperate fight between
three hundred Sioux and Crow Indians
in the early part of January, about the
mouth of Yellowstone river, in Mis-
souria. Itappears that party of TWEEN
nine Crows came on foot to steal horses
from the Sioux Indians, and met two
young Sioux Indians, one of whom was
killed and one wounded, who managed
to escape, which alarmed the Sioux In
dians, and the warriors mounted their
horses and hurried to the point where
the Crows had fortified themselves in a
fort built with loose stones, and de-
fed the Sioux Indians, who charged
several times unsuccessfully, losing five
killed. The last attack was made neal
shutdown, under Spotted Eagle, who
was killed. The Sioux Indians then
managed to overpower the Crows, eve.
ry one of whom were killed in a hand
to hand enoouAter. The Sioux. Indians
lost twelve killed on the ground, and
five died the next day. Many were
dangerously wounded.
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Administrative Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
IN signed has been appointed Administrative
OF the estate OF David Evans, late Of Lyon
county, Kansas, deceased.
NARY EVANS.
February 49, 1870. $40
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JEFFERSON CRY, Feb. 23.-Nettie F.
Raymond, Miss of sixteen years, was
this morning appointed engrossing
clerk to the senate.
To morrow night, a delegation of
ladies from st. Louis will meet the
committee on constitutional amend
ments with a view of securing female
franchise.
The concurrent resolution memorial
iZing congress for the establishment of
the Indian territory of Lincoln, and for
Indian sufirages, has passed also a con-
current resolution looking to a revision
of the registry law.
The bill authorizing the Kansas City
and Santa Fe Railroad company to To-
cate their raod over certain property in
Jackson county, has passed.
The general appropriation bill passed
the senate.
The franchise amendments to the
constitution were discussed in the SEN
ate. The amendment to separate the
rebel and negro franchise was voted
down by strictly party vote.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-25

The Kansas Pacific is approaching the
Rocky mountains at the rate ofone mite
day.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-25

The sinking of the coal shaft at Leav-
enworth has developed a twelye-inch
vein of pure anthracite coal.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-25

~ Particular attention paid to inyestin
for Eastern capitalists. 1926
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-03-04

than likely that the County Courts
VIII DC given a jurisdiction equal with
the Circuit Courts and exclusive iuris-
dlctlon VI criminal cases. If this be
adopted, as | think 1t will, tho salary
OF County Judges will be fixed at from
81 200 to 81 500 per annum. / have.
however fOnnd some members In favor
OF increasing the number sof Cefeuit
Judges and making the County Court
little more than Police Court I'm
| which the judge would receive not
more than $3.50. There is disposition
to give Magistrates power TO cmpan-
mel juries and dispose ofminor cases.
n bill Will be passed extending the
time for Shcriflb to pay in the revenue
and the inquiry among members tx.
"whatcan we do with old debts so as TO
relieve the people and not violate The
constitution?' Some favor sealing To
twenty-five cents on the dollara and a bill
will be introduced to that effect while
others think it best to allow property
to be sold on long time. There IS a
very heavy pressure brought to bear
on the Legislature for relief. An say
that there should be relief, but no one
ventures to offer plan.
John a. H Her viii he our Circuit
Judge by ilatcring majority. -Four
I:ichmonds are in the field for Judge
Of Washington County and there Is
difficulty in saying who will be vic
tor
Col. Flonrnoy is here pressing the
passage ofa bill Incorporating the Vir-
ginia Land Company which he says
viii onable him to build the Norfolk
ana Great Western Railroad.
GREEN Horn.
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THE uOnExox

A member Of the House Of Rep
resentatives has been expelled. The
action of that body was unanimous
and Whittemore nvows his purpose of
appealing to his constituents for re-
election. 1t scenes fgura,iyely ap-
propriate that on the same day which
became distinguished as exhibiting
this practical failure of test oaths
and remuncrated loyalty there should
be finally passed a very voluminous
special disability bill. The action of
the House is yet very incomplete upon
the sale of eadetShips, Many more
members are clearly guilty and we do
hope that the ship will be still further
lightened beside the throwing over.
board Of l..iS poer JONAH. IL the
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-03-04
COMMUNICATED
.UMiIN for EI,eH Z

Tho first Circuit court at Blount-
Vile, after the war, His Honor Judge
Butler on the Bench and the bayonet
in its vicinity, l was standing at the
yard fence OF Fred's, consulting some
friends on the propriety of feeling a
lawyer al $500, having been sued for
the "pittance" of about sos, 900, when
Fred came up and said:
Well, c., how arc you getting
along over on theRiverV,
bad enough, said /, 'The war has
ruined US, and what IL did not sweep
away, men are sueing for as war dam
ages, and il looks Ikea Southern man
has no chance"
Yes; yes" says Fred, "Y'ou all
done wrong over there. You were too
hasty; and its not worth while to
howl or groan; you just as well bear
II, If the yoke is galling.n
Well, have borne the yoke, itlll
Good Samaritan came along and laid
down gap, and | walked in. Now
/ don't desire TO yoke old Fred, but
just 10 go to the polls the last Satur-
day in March, and lay up the gap, to
keep Fred. from walking into Office
by eleeting some one else, which the
voters of the 10th District will do.
A VOTER.
lIo.STOE RIVER, Feb. 1870
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A Card,

TO TILE VOTERS or SULLIVAN COUNTY,
As many Of you, no doubt, are
aware ! am n candidate for the Office
Of Revenue Collector. And were il
not that my health has been so i'm
paired that am no longer able to fol-
low my trade would not solicit your
suafages now. Icould rely upon those
qualifications which are accorded me
where am best known, claiming
only TO have attempted my duty in
my arduous career among you, with
out invoking political influences. And
while am not boastiul of any part
have taken in the painful events of
the last few years, | desire to conceal
nothing from the people. as it is OK
pected that they should be informed
with regard 10 my position. The
opening of hostilities was to me a
mouTnful event, which trust will
never re-oceur. Yet my sympathies
and my efforts. were all involved in
behalf of. the Southern cause. My
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oUm RICuMoND LETTER.

Richmond Va, Feb. q, IS0V.
The larger portion of the vast crowd
of office seekers that thronged the EX-
change and Fords has dispersed and
the members are busy upon the work
of shaping and putting into execution
n system OF government TO which they
and their constituents are strangers.
For once we have q body of young
active and energetic men who are
marked for their sobricty and strict
attention TO business.
before this reaches your readers
John l. Marye will be elected Lieut..
Governor and the Rev. w. III. Ruflner
OF Lexington viii DE Superintendent
OF Public Instruction. -' y
Ihere Is a considerable diversity of
opinion as TO What should be the MIN
Der OF Circuit Judges, hut II il more
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-03-04

THE Governor of North Carolina is
misnamed. He should be called Hold
EN-. The Western n. G. r, L. has,
under his management Of the funds
of the State, gotten into beautiful
condition. Sweepsome is made Pres
ilent, and without executing bond is
allowed to draw the whole appropria-
ton of the State, 100000. With
these bonds the contractors 90 to
work, and while they carry the pick
and the drill he carries the bonds
but he carries them to Florida, and
with them buys a railroad Sweeps
sJme next retircs and Little Purse is
made President. As he has no mon
ey Of his own he gives no bond, only
gives a receipt to Swcepsome for the
assets of the Company in full, and
the board controlled by Hold 'em
gr:ns at the nice proceeding Mean
time the contractors grunt and heaye
and sweat at the pick and drill, but
Little Purse and Hold EN- can out
dig and out bore them.
Little Purse goes to Florida and
SwccpSome goes home, and as his
papers are all right he becomes sud
denly mindful it is said of her rights.
Little Purse sells his railroad to the
State of Florida at profit and takes
his pay in bonds, for Alabama wants
a slice Of Florida and the bonds are
furnished and Little Purse is suddenly
inflated 10 the tune Of orc million o.
I, clear profit. But it will not burst
the little fellow, for Sweepsome was
with him in six. troubles and he will
Hold 'ein in the seventh. Scene
closes with Sweepsome at home Lit
tie Purse in Washington, beyond
State legislation, and the contractors
at work under the hill. In the mean
time the trio Will manage to Hold
I icr,o