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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-09-07

ID. II. Craig, late general agent ofthc
New York Associa cd Press, Is said to
have perfected lis new system of tel
cgraphy, to the development Of which
he has been devoting his time and
means for three years past, with results
that can hardly fail to effect an entire
revolution in telcgraphy, by reducing
lis cost to u rate very little above the
present rates OF postage. 1t IS claimed
that by this new automatic system it is
perfectly practicable 10 transmit with
absolute accuracy over a single wire
o than sixty thousand words an
hour; a speed more than sixty times
greater than by any of the systems now
in use. kilograms which under the
Morse system now cost several dollars
will, it is said, he reduced to n com
paratively few cents, which if true, will
make its value almost inestimable to
the press, the mercantile community
and the public at large.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-09-07

G. W. Bowers, prirc,no,
---- Assis,an,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
KANSAS EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL.

The Educational journal for June
comes to us full of good reading. Dill.
worth gives rs an Introductory talk on
geography, wi ieh is intensely interest,"
ing. The papers on school MANAGES
ment, the second of which appears in
this number, are full Of good sugges-
tions, and well worth careful PerusaI
Mrs. HauSburst follows with 8 foreibie
article on tPhy steal Training and Moral
Culture" Prof. j. H. Cook calls atten-
ton, in an article of some length, to
some of the defects in our school laws,
and makes suggestions as to remedies.
The long experience of Prof. Cook
will give much weight to his article on
this subject.
An important and valuable feature of
this number is list of Kansas plants
found by +. II. Carruth, with the adj
ditions by Prof. F. Fl. Snow and Prof.
E. Hall.
In the editorial department. Banfield
discourses well ON GA National Uni
Versity," and other matters.
On the whole, the Educational Jour-
nal for June is unusually interesting,
both to the teacher and the general
reader. The selections are well chosen,
and the news budget well filed. We
hope, however, thai The publishers Will
make such an arrangement that We can
get the Journal in due season. The
July number ought to have been out
already. qa a.. .t.s-,s.
But we are not disposed to grumble.
The journal shows SO many signs of
improvement in all respects that the
teachers of the Stale ought to feel proud
of its success, and help, every one, to
make it. more successful. Every live
teacher should subscribe for, contribute
to, and read, the Kansas Educational
Journal.-Ldecreace JOlr7edL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The Chicago Post, in speaking of q
war between the Pennsylvania Central
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, ar
CUES that 1t win prove advantageous to
the West for the reason that the public la
terests are advanced by any competition
in which the great Eastern railroad mo-
popoiIes become INVOLVED. Tho Posi-
concludes as follows: "The Pennsyl-
vania Central has been pushed with
vast energy, and on a scale not exceed
ed by any company on the continent.
AS competitor it has rendered an in
valuable service to the interior, and the
Baltimore and Ohio now propose to in
crease that benefit. In the Eastern
States those companies have things
pretty much their own way, but the
West is too large to be managed by any
one of them. The States of Pennsylva-
mia and Maryland seemed 20 be gov
erned mainly in the interests of private
corporations, and without any particu-
lar reference to the people. One rail-
road company has practically blocka-
ded Washington for many years. and
the other Baltimore. That the people
of other States have either rights or in.
I rer' 10 :, ntes of Communication, is an
idea - IS never penetrated the head
of legislation. Anything that will up
root this wretched policy of selfish av-
arice, must prove an acceptable service
to the country, and the way to do it il
to give free field and an open fight FOL
the carrying trade, and let the cheapes
route win. The West has little sympa
thy but great interest in the result"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
KANSAS.

Kansas is one of the largest States in
the Union; it is nearly as large as nine
States like New Hampshire larger than
ten States like Massachusetts, thirty
nine times the size of Delaware, and
would make fraction over sixty-three
States like Rhode Island. The soil is
very rich. The timber is oak, maple,
elm, hickory, ash, walnut, cottonwood,
sycamore, pecan, locust and Eastwood ;
water, pure-both hard and soft. The
growth of the State is wit hout parallel,
even in the western country. 1t was
organized as a territory in 1856, and adj
mitted as a State IN 1860, with less than
100000 inhabitants. Now is has q pop
uiation Of $50, 600. About threeIfourths
of the population are native born
Americans from the Northern and
Western States, and the balance foreign-
err, of every nationality. If Kansas
was as denseiy populated as Massachu-
sets, il would contain population OF
I70,O00,000 souls.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
ACALTPORNIA HEROINE.

The San Luis Obispo TgT6une of
June "a, relates an incident of a young
CalIfornia maiden in this manner:
The stage from San Francisco was
some four or five hours behind time on
Friday the 18th ult. The occasion was
as follows: At about 3 q. m. of that
day it was on its way from the Pleito
Station to the Nacimiento river, when
the driver, whose name is Henry -,
took out his watch to observe the time,
holding the lines meanwhile in one
hand. One of the leaders, happening
to be one of the stumbling kind, fell
down, and, on rising. jerked the reins
from the drivers hand. The team then
started to turn, and the driver jumped
from his box, with the intention of head
ing the horses Off. On reaching the
ground his left leg was broken by the fall
producing very severe compound frac-
ture. Being perfectly helpless, the
stage passed over his hip, and the hors-
es returned back toward the Pleito for
a distance of three miles, finally upset.
ting the vehicle. Luckily, there was q
young lady aboard, of the Grace OAR
ling kind, a school teacher who wss on
her way to take charge of q school
at San Miguel. Her name was given
to as as Miss PIunkett. The lady
climbed sGut OF the stage through the
window, unhitched the horses and tied
them to the wheels of the conveyance.
Luckily there was band of cattle driv-
-ers near where the upset took place.
Procuring the assistance of one of the
vanqueros TO take charge of the horses,
the heroic young lady walked back in
the dark, a distance of three miles in
search of the driver. On arriving
where the poor fellow was, she bound
up his leg, packed him water to assusge
his burning thirst, and stayed with him
two hours until assistance came. DIR.
Hays, who was called upon to attend
the injured man, assures us that if a
draw-knife and suitable material had
been on hand, she would have had the
young mans leg set and properly bound
up in splints before daylight. The
young lady is from Oakland. and is
only about eighteen years of age.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
Josh BELLINGs ON THE GOAT.
The cote is a koarse wooden sheen.


/. The cote is a koarse wooden sheep.
They have split hoof and whole
tail.
They have good appetite and san
guine digestion.
They swallow what they eat, and will
eat anything they kan bite.
Their moral kayacters are not pol
ished. sfl7 fslse.
They had rather seal .rottin turnip
out of . garbage box Than tew cum hon
estIy by peck Of oats.
The male cote has two horns on the
ridge OF his he'd and 4 mustasfi on his
bottom ZIP, and is the plngugly of his
A niasEniine cote vim fight ennything
from an elephant down to his shadow
on a ded wall
They strike from their but end in
stead ov from the shoulder, and as
likely tew hit as hammer IL nail
head.
They are high seasoned animal, as
much SO as pound of assahdity. :.
They are faithful critters, and will
stick to friend as long as he lives in a
shanty.
They kan Kline annyfhing but a
greast pole, and kno the way up rock
as natural as awoodbil1e. c<
They are good eating when they are
young but they leave Il oph as they get
stronger. -5 a
They are always poor IN the body, but
phatt in the etuin1nictE; what they eat
seems to al 60 TO btight. YIN mite
as well agree 70 phs kan Indin rubber
overshoe by filing It with clam shells,
az tew raise any adipoze membrane on
the outside of cote.
: phatt cote would be literury Gu
riosity.
They use the same dialect as the
sheep, and the young ones speak the
language more fiuently than the pa
rents do.
The male cote when he liz pensive, IL
a venerable and philOsophic looking
old cuss, and wouldn't make a bad pro-
fessor of arithmetick in some of our
colleges.
They are handy at living g long time,
reaching an advanced age without arriv-
ing at any definite konklusion.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

When the Prussians and Austrians
marched against France in 1892, to re-
store Louis NV, to his throne, the Ma
tionaL Assembly declared that the coun-
try was in danger, and called upon all
Frenchmen to enlist under the banners
of Liberty, to repel the invaders. Mar
settles furnished a legion of twelve hun
bred turbulent spirits, and Lamartine
gives a graphic account OF their trinm-
phant entry into Paris, on their way to
the frontier. Their brenzed faces, with
eyesoof fire.. their uniforms covered
with the dust OF their journey, thar
red wooden caps shaded with green
bonghs, their lack of discipline, and
their harsh provincial accent-all struck
the Imagination of the Parisians with
great force. The revolutionary idea
seemed impersonated and to be march
ing TO the last assault ofroyatty, chang
ing an air whose notes seem to. come
from the breast with sulfen muttertng
sof national anger. and then with the
joy Of victory. Since then when Francs
has been in danger, the Marseillaise
has never failed to arouse and animate
her sons for 60 Liberty or Death.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

On Sunday last Elder Howe, of the
Christian Church of this city, exchang-
ed pulpits with the Minister of the
CHI istian Church at Augusts, in this
State, and at the close of his SER
mon Mr.. Howe exhorted his hearers to
...e ARE for death, impressing upon
them the uncertainty of life and the abb
solute necessity of every one being pre-
pared for the hour that come unawares.
He closed his exhortation by saying
that 'sthere might be some person in the
congregation now listening to his voice
who would never reach home alive"
Hardly had he ceased speaking-in fact,
while concluding the above sentence
Mr.. Howe observed q man aink gradu-
ally down IL his pew and lay quietly
over on his side. A gentleman iume-
diately behind him reached over TO
raise him up-but he was deadi The
effect upon the congregation may be
better imagined than described--oer-
tainly none present will ever forget the
words of Mr.. Howe that QUINCY,
III. WhI9.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

Hon. Daniel w. Voorhees,, of Indi-
ana, has avowed his intention to retire
from public life. His name had been
brought forward as can
didate, subject to the decision of the
State Democratic Convention, for Gov
ernor, but he not only declined the
nomination for that Office, but said he
would never again be candidate for
any Office whatever. He has two years
yet to serve IN Congress, and there is
no telling what tremendous pressure"
will be brought to bear for the revoca-
ton of that declaration before that time
expires. If the Democratic party was
not so ungrateful, it would Nominate him
for the Presidency. This would doubt
less induce him to reconsi ar his avow-
ed determination to retire.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

Want TO BUY MY RAF.-A gentle
man, witty and agreeable, but with q
single impediment OF. speech, had 1t in
his heart to become the possessor of q
pure black-and-tan terrier, for which
he was willing to pay liberal price.
A superior little brute was soon
brought to him by dog fancier, who
demanded for it the modest price of
fifty dollars. Not being disposed to
check for that figure, unless sure the
dog was q good rstter, he proposed to
the party to meet HIM next day at a pit
where dogs and rats We're brought for
sanguinary contest, and try him with q
rat. Agreed. Next day our friend
having obtained first class rat of the
''wharf" species, had him conveyed to
the theatre of strife. Both were at the
same time thrown into the arena. At
ter being pursued for a moment the rat
turned, made a spring at the terrier,
caught him on the lip and made him
howl with pain. In short, he 'thad him.
Our purchaser turned and said: 81
d-d-don't think your d-d-dog's g.
g-good for anything. D-d-don't you
want to buy my r-r-rat
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
THE RoBrx.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

Ny old Welsh neighbor over the way
Crept slowly out IN the sun Of spring.
Pushed from her ears the locks OF gray,
And listened to hear the robin sing.
Her grandson, playing at marble, stopped,
And cruel in sport as boys will be,
Tossed . stone ut the bird, who hoped
From bOugh to bough in the apple tree.
''Nayr' said grandmother, shave you not
heard,
Ny poor, bad boz, Of the fiery pit,
And how, drop by drop, this merciful bird
Carries the water that quenches 1t?
ssHe brings cool dew In his little bill,
And he lets IL fall on the souls OF sin;
You can see the mark on his red breast still
OF fires that scorch as he drops It in.
MY poor bron rhuddyn! my breast-bnrned
bird,
Singing so sweetiy from limb to limb.
Very dear to the heart of our Lord
Is he who pIties the lost like him.
''Amenv' said to the beautiful myth;
''Sing, bird Of God; in my heart as well,
Each good thought is drop wherewith
To cool and lessen the fires Of hell.
prayers of love like rain-drops fall,
Tears Of pity are cooling dew,
And dear 10 the heart Of our Lord are all
Who suffer like him in the good they do.'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
waS-Gw
NOTICE.

Is herby given 10 Morllica NJ. Davis, OF parts
unknown, that he has been sued by Mar =
Jane Davis, Enoch Davis and Thomas j. Dn-
Sis,by Benjamin Picket their guardian in an ac
ton wherein the said Nancy Jane, Enoch ami
Thomas j. are plaintiffs and the said Mor,te-
can n. lis defendant. That the petition was iiied
District Court of Lyon County, Kansas, "n
June %, 1871. That he must answer the pc
ttioR OF said hll, ntitfs on or before the 18th
day of August, 1871. or said petition VIII u"
taken as true and judgement rendered against
him. psrtioninH TO him one-iourth and To said
plaintiffs tbree-fourths of certain 81 acres OF
land situated In the soHthw est quarter Of Sec
tiop (16) Township (191 Range l1O) in said
Lynon County, Kansas, being the same deriv-
ed by the will of Mary Corroll. decd and for
other relief. PEYToN l. tiILIET
0I-2Q. Attorneys for Piaintills.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
DEAD AND LIVE ISSUES.


The editor of the Emporia Ledger, in
his first issue, stated that he would deal
exclusively with Give issues" Very
well. But don't the statement sound as
though he wished to forget, and have
others, also, forget the infamous
deeds of the leaders of the party, the
principles of which it nv bly, advo-
cates2 For our part, we pose deal
ing with both dead and olive issues"
"Corruptioni corruptionP' is the ev-
erlasting howl of the leaders OF the So
called Democracy. By this, they mean
that the statesmen of the great party,
who successfully carried us through
the rebellion thrust upon the country by
the leaders of the Democracy, are so
full of corruption that the people can
no longer endure their retention in Of
feet This is the only complaint that
they pretend to make against the Re-
publican party, and it is backed up by
the most fiimsy sophisms imaginable.
The anigger" matter having been eff
fectually settled, they have no other
ground wherein to work, save and ex-
cept the unwarranted cry of ''corrup-
tion.o Of course, there never was any
corruption in the Democratic party
Therefore, it should again manage our
governmental affairs. 1t was and is to-
day. Purity itself, elevated on stills!
Floyd didn't steal munitions of war,
or anything of that kind, belonging to
the Government, and Buchanan and the
entire batch about him during his ad-
ministration, when the slave-power
concluded. to commence the direful un-
dertaking of breaking up the Govern
ment, Were not engaged in the villain
ons matter of assisting the leaders of
the Democracy to accomplish their in
famous designsI
The Government, under Republican
rule, has been unprecedentedly prosper
ous,-notwithstanding the great effort
of the so-called Democracy to disinte-
crate and humiliate the same.
The cry of corruption, raised by
really the most corrupt party that ever
cursed the country with its rule, is de-
cidedly refreshing!
The Emporia Ledger editor, 4 few
days since, was exceedingly anxious
to have US state what the Republican
party els doing for the country no'c.'
This request we complied with in our
issue of Tuesday last, exhibiting statis-
teal facts which plainly show-all
things considered-that the party in
power IL conducting the Government
most admirably. Now, why place
again in power the party which brought
upon the country the causeless rebel.
lion wherein thousands q. ''desr ones
were swept from existence? Let the
Emporia Ledger, and other democratic
papers, set forth good aud plausible
reasons for q change, If they can. The
old whine about corruption" won't do
A large proportion of people Of sense
know II, and our neighbor viii doubt
less eventually find It out
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21


The Missouri, Kansas y Texas rail-
road is beginning to ship cotton. Tho
Sherman (Texas1 Patriot says: 1--WE
notice on the streets today many Wagg
ons loaded with cotton for the Missoas
RI, Kansas q Texas railroad. We leaRa
from the agent, J. Q. A. Carter, that
within the last few weeks eighty-fve
wagons have left our city loaded with
cotton for the NJ, &. 4 T. railway,
which will, in short time, be the main
outlet from Sherman. At this writing
q bale of cotton can be shipped from
Sherman to New York as cheap az by
the old route, cId Jefferson, NeU Or
leans, etc, and in q short time the II.
X. Il T. railway will be Running their
ce-s TO the Arkansas river, when we
NJ " safely say good bye Jefferson for a
few years, unless its citizens comIaenee
and pnt through tkeir part Of the East
Line s. Red River Railroad. that is the
only alternative which win secure 20
them any of the trade from this rich
section"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

Absent minded people are funny.
Sir Isaac Newton wanted serya1t to
carry ont q stove that vas getting too
hot, a fellow stole his dinner before
his eyes, and he afterwards thouhht he
had eaten IL because the dishes were
empty. A Scotch professor walked in
to the middle of a borse-pond while
pondering on final cause. Ben Frank
lin punched down the fire in his pipe
with the finger of q young lady sitting
at his side, and severely burned the
lily white poker. A gentleman in
Troy, received a letter in the dark, used
the letter to light his lamp and then
looked for it to read. Pere Gratery,
one day in Paris, thinking he had left
his watch at home took it out of his
pocket to SEQ if he had time to 60 back
after il. Meander, the church historian,
used TO go to bis lectures in his night
cap and night gown, and sometimes
walked in the gutter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
NnTIGE

II hereby given that application will be made ~
II the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon
county Kansas, at their meeting TO be held Al the
Court House, in Emporia, in said county, the 9Th
day of August, 1871, ON the Petition of Samuel T.
and hfteen others, residents of the vicinity
Whare said road to be changed praying the said
boon; that SO much of the road formerly laid out
and described Us commencing At the northeast cor
ner OF section twelve Q2) township twenty taN)
range twelve q9 in said county of Lyon, running
thence in u southWcsterly direction through
lions twelve Q2), thirteen l13) and fourteen al
and nearly due south through sections twent thee
(SS) and twenty CO., all in said township amt
range, may be altered and changed 50 rs 10 RIM
from the same southeast corner OF said section
twelve t19), southerly the township line 20 the
northeast of section thirtysiX 1851 in said
TOW nship and range, aud that said first mentioned
SAMUEL L. BROWN
Nr28-9W and Is other petitioners
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

DR.. r. v. Pierce, of Bu0alo y. z,
sole proprietor of Dr. Sage1s Catarrh
Remedy, whose name is printed on the
wrapper of the genuine, has for oyer
three years offered, through nearly eV-
cry newspaper in the United States, 3
standiug reward of $500 for case of
Catarrk ia the head which he cannot
cases aud hsd no claims presented for
the reward, from any one who has made
thorough use-of his means of cure, is
strong and conclusive evidence that he
Possesses sure means OF curiag this
loathsome disease. The Catarrh Rem
edy is sold by all druggists or sent by
mail ON receipt of sixtg cents.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
IN GILLETF.
ESTRAYED.

u day. june TO- two horses described as follows:
One black horse about l6 hands high, heavy built
heavy name and tail; has large from Gstula
on the meek and shoulders. and marks OF harness,
but no brand, When he started away he had
shoe ON the left fore foot. Also dark bay horse
nearly II hands high. black name and tail. no
waite On him exoepS on ont hind foot ShOd all
round. Both horses shoes have toe and heel corkS
The hay horse has gecr marks, but no brands or
scars The black Is in good flesh. and the bay Is
middling thin. The black is ten years old, and
the bay Is six. 4 liberal reward will ae paid to
anyone returning said animals or Information that
win lead 10 their recovery. DAVID > P1 Lii
Tolesio June 80 lS7I wIt-dag3- IL
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

4 member of an old family of the mo-
bilitY at Berlin, who was recently mar
ried, had numerous detachment ofpo-
licemen stationed outside of the church,
that he might suffer from no intrusion.
How discreet he was in this act Is shown
by the fact that . lady, armed with .
whip, attempted to make her way into
the church and put an end to the cere-
mony by 9 process Of summary castiga-
lion. The indignant Amazon proved
70 be the bridegroom's sister, who re-
sorted 70 2 disgTacefui proceeding 70
graceful marriage. She was ignomin-
iously elected, and the ceremony pro-
ceedsd.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

The results of the New York riot in
killed and wounded were more fearful
than, at first reported. Hundreds of
persons were wounded of whom the
police can obtain no trace. The Irish
at the B-.ieVue dead house, bewailed
their dead when recognized in their
Enthusiastically wild and noisy way,
and the dispatches are freighted with
accounts descriptive OF the frenzied de-
monstrations of wives and mothers
over husbands and sons. They will
doubtless long remember the 18th day
of July, 1871.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

Capt. David C. Stunkard, the propri-
etor Of the Burton Houee, Terre Haute,
Indiana, . man highly esteemed Is
citizen, and Of extensive business and
social relations, accidentally shot him.
self in the abdomen on Saturday morn
ing last, with pistol ia his pantaloons
pocket, and died in consequence at noon
the same day.