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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-02-16
HASH.


The ready-money system-Dun,
orbe done.
Both watermen and wild Indians
feather their skulls.
You may always recognize q
champagne maker by his fig.
A man may be ashamed of the
fashion of his nose, although he fol-
lows it.
All the difrerence-The ancients
urned their dead, the moderns earn
their living.
a miser's first rule in arithmetic
is addition, but, his heirs generally
begin with division.
Pawnbrokers and drunkards are
always taking pledges the former
sometimes keep them.
1 caught her softly by the arm,
My gentle, blue-eyed Kate,
She sQuealed, ''Let go, you cuss'd
fool,
You hurt my vaccinate."
A temperance editor, in drawing
attention to an article against ardent
spirits in one of his papers, says :
"For the effects of Intemperance,
see our inside"
"I'm sorry" observed the clergy
man, in a sympathizing tone, "Mrs.
Burt has a heavy burden to bear. I"
ayes, she does that's So" acquiesc-
ed the old farmer. "She's laid there
flat on her back this seven years.
Seems sometimes as if 1 should git
altogether ware out, I do wish
she'd get well-Or s1thiR."
A mathematical conundrum If
poor lone youth, with waxed end
to his mustache, should write a
young lady in this city to meet him
by moonlight alone, and the young
lady's old mother should come in ON
a tangent and tan the gent until the
plane of his coat tail formed an
angle witha vertical line, would the
hypothenuse of the community be
equal to the sum of the squares de-
scribed by the young man in "get-
tim away from dar?" And.if So
how?
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A SAD FALL.

at one of the meetings held in
our sister city of Cincinnati, during
the week of prayer, the following
touching and suggestive narrative
case was given:
In 8 city, whose name need not
be given, lived young man. His
place of business was in q street
crowded with wholesale establish
ments. His companions were
young men filed to overflow with
"a hilarious flow of life.1 They
chatted, they gathered together,
they visited the places of amuse-
ment, they chewed and smoked,
and they drank-all except this one
young man under consideration.
Time and again he was bantered to
drink; time and again he resisted.
At last growing impatient with the
teasings and plyings of his asso-
ciates, he told them that he wished
they would from that time forward
not ask him again to drink. "When
I left home" said he, "my mother
pledged me; it was In words that I
never should drink; and drink,
gentlemen, / never shall" The an
swer was sufficient, and he was af-
terward unmolested. The wears
passed rapidly, and one day it was
whispered that young Charles B.
was to be married to the daughter
of one of the wealthy families of
Il street.
On the day for the solemnization
of the marriage, the young ladies
who acted as bridesmaids offered to
the young husband a glass of wine.
Courteously but firmly he declined /;
the offer was renewed, followed by
a second refusal. I'VE shall see
what Mary can do" said one of the
young women. and, calling the
young wife, the case was stated to
her, and she was requested to ask
him to drink. 1t was a moment of
trial. With quiver.ng lip and pale
cheek the husband said to his loving,
laughing bride, No; her lip curled
and q frown shaded her brow. She
turned to go to another part of the
room, when the husband, relenting,
accepted the glass and drank. He
was conquered.
Thereafter the course of that
young man was downward. Speed
lily he spent his own hard earned
money; then large part of his
wife's fortune, and then a cloud of
threatening blackness rose in the
near horizon. Two precious chill
dren and the wife of his youth were
shocked, late one evening, to learn
that the husband and father had
forfeited his place, and that they
must lose their home. The descent
was now unimpeded and rapid.
Hard drinking brought on delirium
tremens, and husband and wife soon
separated. "Not to extend the mar
ration" said a brother, "only few
months ago, in a noisome garnet,
almost wholly unattended, the
wretched inebriate died. A few
hours before the end, clutching a
glass in his two hands, he emptied
its fiery contents, exclaiming as he
drank, Here is the end of the chap
ter commenced twenty-five years
ago, at my wedding, when my wife,
gOaded by her friends, made me
drink my first glass of wine.'"
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The ebortive attempts Of the
Democratic Press to manufacture
political capital ont OF the present
condition of affairs would be laugh
able if they were not pitiable. Here
is 3 case in point, which We clip
from Q Democratic Exchange:
Every soldier in the service of the
United States costs the people an
average of$1 600 per annum, or 81
Is per day. General Sheridan, de.
sirous Of coddling royalty, treats
the Duke Alexis TO buffalo hunt,
during which he had to employ
two companies of United States
troops, of seventy men each, for not
less than ten days, IS guards Of hon.
or. So the guard alone that accom-
panied Sheridan's little party cost
the people, the tax.payers, $3.50,
while the incidental expenses will
foot up much heavier"
| Suppose the statement to be true
that it costs the people, taxpayers
81. IS per day to support every sol
der In the United States, how
much less would 1t have cost to sup
port Gen. Sheridan's two companies
in camp at S2.75 per day per head
than it did at the same rate per day
per head during the ten days they
were out on the plains, doing lit
tie extra duty and enjoying 3 health
full change, with the Grand Duke
Ofcourse unlettered Democrats, VIII
are not familiar with the rudimenta
| ry principles of arithmetic, win i'm
agine there is = great difference.
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IN THE FISHERS HUT.

Storm blowing wild without, waves at
fearful height, at p
Three little frightened ones keeping watch
and light.
III fare the fishermen out OF port tonight.
wInsome maid IL Blonde-hair, scarcely
sturdy boy e BFoWA-hAir, laets = month
Baby girl Is eOld-hair, one year cut Of
heaven.
Fast drives the little boat, there are rocks
ahead,
"Christ, they are motherless," were the
words he said.
'Christ, shield my mOtherisss" Holy
angels bear
Heave1ward that Anguished cryi yet :
please God, keep father SAFE" was be.
= "1 = - gyEy>wGF 8
Busy maiden Bionde-hair heaps the drsn
wood higher,
Fearful heart has BrOwn-hair, holding
Sleepy ' little Goid-hAir, wlnkiug at thu
tre.
o, rudy cottage CLEAN, pierce the blind,
ing stormi
form.
Hands make = gallant fight when tn
heart is warm.
CrashI parts the little boat amid tn
breakers white.
Strike brayely, fisherman, for the home Il
sightl
Love pulls IN every stroke-Leve WilIEil
tonight! - fss-f. d s
Happy eyes has Blonde-hair, pourinI
fathers tea,
Noisy tongue has Brown-hair, Nesting o
his knee, ~ Il
"Cooi'' says baby Gold-hAir, waking u
| TO see. =.
AN IDYI. OF DEATH.
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FROM EAGLE CREEK.

EDITOR NEWS: An article under
the head of "Neosho on the Herd
Law and Uplands" in the NEWS of
Feb. End we do not think will stand
the test of criticism. We admit
that the herd law would have its
bad as well as its good results. We
would not advocate herd law that
would tend to do away with the
fencing of farms altogether, but
would favor a law similar to that
proposed by the Kansas Farmer, of
February LIST. 1t would be the very
thing that the country needs, and
the adoption of such policy would
insure the speedy settlement of our
broad and fertile prairies, and would
insure larger immigration during
the next few years, than Kansas
has ever had, as it would enable
thousands who are toiling under the
burden of heavy rents in the East
ern States to come and settle here,
but who, under the present laws OF
our State, are virtually prohibited
from cultivating our prairies, from
the simple fact that they are not
able to make strong barricades
around a sufficient quantity of land
to insure a support for themselves
and families. We also admit that
such a law would not be to the in
terest of those large herdsmen who
do not want to see our country set
tie up. They write newspaper ar
ticles to create the false impression
down east that our fertile prairieE
are worthless, except for herdine
purposes.
The same cry was raised in Illi'
nois about twenty years ago, yet
Illinois prairies were settled upon
and to-day those prairie farms, fiv,
to ten miles from timber, sell fol-
more than those located on the rive
or creek bottoms. The same things
were said of Leavenworth, Douglai
and johnson counties, in this State
in 1864, but the then supposed to b,
worthless upland prairies, are nov
farmed with profit to the owners
What has been done in other place
can be done here; and if the mel
who live to see the year A. D. 1882
in Lyon county, don't find some o
the best farms on the now so-eallet
upland prairies, then I'm no proph
ct.
Everybody in this locality full.
endorsed the proposition of tn
Farmer on the hedging and herr
law, and 1 hope you will give it
place in the NEWS.
NJ. G. STARK.
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STILL ANOTHER DISASTER.
Horrible Collision On the Rockford, Roel
Island & st. iLeais RAilroaa-MeR ani

Horrible Collision On the Rockford, Rock
= Island & st. Loais Railroaa-MeR and
Women Burned to Death.
The following details of O fearful
disaster on the Rockford, Rock Is
land b ST. Louis railroad we clip
from the dispatches Of day before
yesterday:
The st. LOUIS bound passenger
train on the Rockford, Rock Island
g st. Louis railroad, which was due
at Alton Junction at 6 10 this
Wednesday, morning, when about
three-quarters of mile below Up
per Alton, collided with train GO
ing north. The baggage car and
first coach telescoped and immedi-
ately took fire. Most of the passen-
gers were caught between the car
seats, and terrible scene ensued,
it being very difficult to get out OF
the car. -Four eharred bodies were
taken from the wreck-Joseph
Tweesing, Mrs. Ruben Rains and
two others not identified. Among
/ the most seriously wounded are R1.
ben Rains, Isaac Barnhardt, August
Maube, Mr.. Cannon, Fred Bngle
and several others, in all fourteen
wounded. "A wrecking party il
still working at the ruins and more
bodies may yet be found. The
freight train was behind time and
should have taken tbs aide track II
the junction, but kept straight on
The conductor OF the freight, named
Baker, jumped of when the coils
ion occurred and sought safety il
flight. The whole responsibility
for the accident rests with him
The passenger, train was on time
and expected to pass tho freight =
the junction. The wounded were
taken to Brighton, where they are be
ing cared for. The dead werV
brought to Alton where an inques
will be held tomorrow.
/ Apassenger, who was on the trail
says one man, name unknown, wa
caught in the timbers of q car by th
foot only, but all efforts to releas
himself were futile. An axe wa
sent for at his request to cut his foo
on, but before it arrived the fame
reached him and he was burned :
death.
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THE PENIrENrIARY.
The Report Of the Joint Committee.

| Ar. Presideat:-Your joint com.
mittee appointed in pursuance Of
concurrent resolution No, to Wis.
it the State penitentiary, would re.
spectfully report that they visited
said institution on the Sd inst.
Your committee was furnished
every facility by the Warden for 8
thorough examination into the man.
agement, government and necessi
ties of the State penitentiary.
Your committee found the health
of the inmates to be good, their
food wholesome, abundant and well
cooked, and for the most part, con-
victs not only performing their al
lotted labors with alacrity but with
zeal. This last ecouraging feature
arises, we believe, in great meas
ure from the wisdom Of law pass
ed last winter, giving to each con-
vict five per cent. of his earnings,
and to the excellent discipline and
salutary rule of the warden.
An examination into the books
and accounts of the institution
proved satisfactory, and in the opin-
ion of your committee no complaint
will arise from that department.
Your committee would report
that there are at the present confin-
ed 303 convicts, and that the capac-
ity of the north wing and its cells
are insufficient, and that at present
ninety men are crowded into forty
five cells. It is recommended that
the present roof be raised six feet,
and that the construction of the
fourth tier of cells be commenced
Immediately. With doors, anchors
and cement furnished by the State
the work can be done by convict Ia
Dor at cost of about $50 per cell,
while the present cells cost, under
contract, about $500 each. AS it
will take three years to finish the
south wing, and as such wing will
be needed before the expiration of
that time, at the present rate of in
crease, it would seem wise and eco
nomical that such portions of the
work as can be done by convict Ia
Dor be commenced the present year.
AS will be seen by the report of
the Directors and Warden, the work
being turned off at the various
shops proves profitable. Especially
is this the case with reference to the
wagon shop, the products of which
find a ready sale at a profit Of 80 or
100 per cent
The present dining room is mad
equate and uncomfortable. This
room has also been used for a chap
ell. Your committee fully endorses
the Recommendation of the Warden
asking a sufficient appropriation to
finish up the new kitchen and din
ing hall.
We would recommend that if an
appropriation be made for a chap
lain that he be required to give his
entire time to the moral and intel
lectual improvement of the convicts,
and that it be his duty to secure sit
uations as far as possible for all dis
charged prisoners.
In conclusion, it is the opinion of
your committee that upon the COM
pletion of the south wing and the
walls, together with the shops ask
ed for, that the penitentiary will
not only become a self-sustaining
institution, but source of revenue
to the State.
All of which is most respectfully
submitted.
NJ. n. MURDOCH,
Chm. Senate Com.
Sol. MILLER,
S. s. LANGDoN.
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community, it is only necessary to
state that we have but half dozen
doctors and two lawyers in town.
AS for whisky-shops-where are
they? Not here. One did sprout
but the whisky was poor-froze up,
they tried to cut it out, but it
wouldn't drink, and it finally dried
up. PRO.
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GEO. N. ANGEL,
physician AND SURGEON, oifers his
IL prof Sssional services TO the people OF this
city and vicinity. Residence corner Of 18th
avenue an" Merchants street. ONCE over
TAndy 4 Enstman's drug store. jsnlI2tf
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t"n q brother and sister 20 naked and
destitute % daily food, isnd one Of yee
warmed and filled, Notwithstanding you
give them not those things which are
needful 70 the body, what doth It proftf''
james 2: IS, Is. f4tf Ft u
An old lady sat in her old arm chair,
With wrinkled Visage and disheVeled hair,
And hunger worn features.
For days and weeks her only fare,
As she sat in her old arm chair,
Had been potatoes. - II
But now they were gone; OF bad or good
Not one was left for the old lady's food,
OF those potatoes.
And she sighed and said, what shall do!
Where shall send, 70 whom shaE I go |.
For more potatoesr'
She thought OF the deacon over the way,
The deacon SO ready to worship and pray,
Whose cellar was full OF potatoes.
She said "I will send for the, deacon to
come; sfa = 49, Il
He'll not much mind to give me some
or such . store Of potatoes"
The deacon came over as fast as he could,
Thinking to do the old lady some good,
But never for once Of potatoes.
He asked Der A. once what wAs her CHIEF
want, - Z
And she, simple soul, expecting 4 grant,
p Immediately answered, Potatoes"
But the deacon's religion didn't lie that
way,
He was more accustomed to preach aud
pray
4 Than to give his boarded potatoes.
So not hearing Of course, what the old
lady said, u r1f
He rose to pray, with uncovered head,
But she only thought Of potatoes.
he prayed for patience, goodness and grace
But when he prayed. "LOrd give her
She audibly sighed, ''Give potatoes
And at the end Of each prayer that he said,
He heard, or thought he heard in its stead,
That same request for potatoes.
Deacon was troubled, knew not what TO do,
Twas very embarrassing to see her act so
And about those carnal potatoes.
So, ending his prayers,he started for home,
As the door closed behind, he heard . deep
groan,
40, give to the hungry potstoesP'
The groan followed him all the way home,
In the mldSt Of the night It haunted his
room, 4H
20. give TO the hungry pstAtoesP
He could bear IL no longer; arose and
dressed
From his well-nlled cellar taking in haste
A bag OF his best potatoes,
Again he went to the widows lone hut;
Her sleepless eyes had not yet shut;
But there she sat In her old arm chair,
With the same wan features, same wan air
And entering in he poured on the floor
A bushel or more OF his goodly store
or choice potatoes.
The widows heart lsaped up for joy,
Her face was haggard and pale no more;
SHOW" said the deacon, "shAll We prayp
eyes," said the widow, snow you may"
And he knelt him down on the sanded floor
Where he had poured out his goodly store,
And such q prayer the deacon prayed,
As never before his lips essayed,
No longer embaI raised, but free and full
AS poured out the voice Of liberal soul,
And the widow responded loud t'amenP'
But said no more Of potatoes.
And would you hear this simple tale,
Pray for the poor, and praying preVailf
Then preface your prayer with aims and
good deeds;
Search out the poor, their wants and needs,
Pray for their peace and grace, spiritual
food,
For wisdom and guidance, ali these arc
good;
But don't forget the potatoes!
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Marinn Counfr.

Beefsteaks Is cents per pound al
Florence. Somebody must have 8
monopoly.
The Pioneer says the thermome.
ter indicated IL degrees below zero
at Florence on Monday morning.
The Florence cornet band attends
and enliVens with sweet music, on
cold nights, the skaters while they
skate.
1t is estimated by parties who
have the facilities of knowing, that
at least two hundred houses will be
built in this place during the present
year. Florence Pioneer.
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Mrs. Browns pretty Irish wal
tress got married the other day.
"And l hear you are going to Aus
tralia with your husband, Kitty
said her mistress: care you not
afraid of such a long, dangerous
voyage?" "Well, ma'am, that's his
lookout. l belong to him now, an
if anthing happens to me, sure it'll
be his loss, not mine"
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FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
LINCOLN c. H., WEST VA.l
Ion IL 1879
NJ. n. MURDOCH,
Chm. Senate Com.
Sol. MILLER,
S. S. LANGDoN.

LINCOLN G. H., WEST VA.
Jan. 1S, 1872.
EDITOR EMPoRIA NEWS: Wishing
to see a specimen copy of your pa
per, and thinking a few lines from
this State might be of some interest
to your readers, 1 accordingly write
you.
To change the original law of this
State, a Constitutional Convention
convened on the 10th instant. AS
vet, 1 have learned nothing Of its
proceedings, but it is well under
stood that the township system will
be abolished and why? because sit
is a yankee institution-unsuited to
the genius of our people" Such is
the language of some of the leading
spirits in the Convention. It is fur
ther understood that the "old Coun-
ty Court system" will be re-estab-
lished. AS am q Buckeye, "to the
manor born" know nothing about
the old defunct system, but am told
that the people, under that wonder
full system, could law at public ex-
pense. A change will be made, in
all probability, in the system of vo-
ting. The ballot system will be abol-
ished, and the "UiUa Voce" system
re-adopted.
AS the Democrats have large
majority in the Convention, they
will have things their own way, and
having also, big majority in the
State, they can "vote the Constitu.
ton up or down." when it comes
before the people; for by appealing
to the passions and prejudices Of
the party, almost any measure can
be carried. For q while there wal
considerable opposition to the free
school system, but it is growing
beautifully less.
Now then, a few words about the
country and the people: This ii
said to be ga fine grazing country,
and although, rough and mountain
Gus yet tie soil is very rich and wei
timbered. Beech, oak, poplar, wal
nut and hickory grow very large II
this State. AS to the people, they
are kind and hospitable, but not en-
terprising. They are shrewd ira
ders and can out yankee any Yanke'
east or west, or ''any other man."
Please send me a specimen cop!
of your paper, for I wish to lear
something about your State ant
county. L. e.
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Rice County.

The Commissioners of Rice coun.
ty have a proposition from the
Leavenworth, Topeka s. S. w. rail.
road company, that the said road
will run through that county, by
way of Atlanta, for a bonus of So
coo a mile in bonds. Also a prope.
sitiOn for the Fit. Scott, Humboldt
Sc Arkansas Valley railroad, to run
through Atlanta, to intersect the K.
P. at Ellsworth, for the same bonus.
The county will probably vote the
bonds for both roads. Atlanta
looms up.
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Howard County.

The Methodists are negotiating
for church building at Longton.
A number of parties were arrested
lately for passing counterfeit nickles
Over fifty names are enrolled in
the district school at Longton.
Pretty good for town so recently
christened.
The Howard County Ledger is a
good paper, and takes its place In
newspaperdom with an air of bust
ness that would do credit to any of
'am
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From Peabodx.

Peabody, although not yet ten
months old, is conceded to be one
of the first class town Of Marion
county. One of the first buildings
built here is the present post Office,
in which we find Brother Hopkins
officiating as postmaster and w
Sterling, assistant, behind the scenes
This office is now doing business on
the basis of $1,000 a year. The
mercantile business of Peabody il
well represented, although no more
than what the surrounding country
demands. It has now five retail
groceries and one Wholesale store
which in size and amount of stock
carried will compare faverably with
any in the State; two dry goods
and clothing stores, two drug stores
one furniture room, and one exclu'
sively boot and shoe store. Tit
bazaar of fashion is conducted o
No. 48 and so Walnut Street, By
Mr.. and Mira. Kramer. The hard
ware business is at present control
ed by the Davenport Brothers, wht
keep as well g selected stock as cal
be found south of Kansas City
Another house in the same line W,
learn is to be opened in the spring
Two agricultural firms are nov
stocking up ready for the sprinl
trade. With bakeries and shoe
harness, blacksmith and carpente
shops the town is well supplied
Among the latter class we find th
carpenter and wagon shop Of Messr
Sterling s. Hunt, who keep cor
stantly on hand and for sale WACO
stock, harrows, and hard wood lum
Der, and doing ct the same time
general repair business of all.kind
of farm machinery.
1 Two excellent hotels houris
here. VIII s. Wood, OF the w,
verify, gracefully retired after 9 su;
cessful run Of six months. Unds
the supervision OF Mr.. HemenovG
and his excellent lady, the Gres
Western is now open for the accom-
mediation of the public. This latts
Is . three story building, commod
ous aud tasteful IN appearance an
equal to the best in Kansas q fee
store is kept busy with their Gu
tomars. Two firms afford mark
for sheep, beef and Texas hide
and Is to the lumber and coal trad
comments are entirely unnecessar
for nobody but Campbell & Min,
can run that branch with success.
II To prove that this Is . health
locality and q perfectly peaceab