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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-23
CHARLES WHEELOCK.

IL. n. IHAMPLIk. Is. r. HUGHES.
CHAMPLIN n HUGHES,
(N1DNE CUTTERS AND CONTRACTORS.
- We are prepared To do all kinds OF stone
cutting sucil ns window stills, circular cans
of amy ,iysIgn, door stills, columns, InouIdinEs,
AMI all work In theItOne cutting line that
builGiers may desire. They also furnish bases
aud sockets for toInbstOnes. Orders promptly
hiled shop ON the cornerOr Fourth Avenue
and ConatILution street. Emporia, kansx[.
JnnI12tI
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-23

VIM. W. Aldrich, of Ohio, is one
of very few men in the United
States engaged in breeding Here
ford cattle. He highly praises their
good qualities, claiming not only
good fattening but superior milk
ing qualities. He had n public sale
rscently at which good prices were
realized-from $3.50 to $500.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-23

AID. a. BAKER, R1DRNoUR & BAKER,
EmpoFla. Lawrence.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-23
FARM AND STOCK ITEMS.

The s'butcher bird" the peculiar
enemy of the English sparrow, is,
notwithstanding its cannibal habits,
a dainty fellow withal. as, after kill
ing the sparrow, he brushes the skull
and eata only the brains.
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e p . .
| A FRONTIER HORRon.-The following
instance of 9 teriiblQresult frpm the pas.
sion for drink ID given, by, the LACROSSE
(Wiss.) Republican,: 0Da z ,Hl f.
A few years ago, man was living With
hisyoupg wife In M ikato. MINI. he
Was intelligent, and successful in bust.
ness until the passion for strong drink
enslaved him. and his business and re.
putation were both wrecked by It's sata-
MIC influence. He was forced to seek 9
new home for bis little family, and his
wife, bred to luxury. accompanied him
to the frontier. In the hope that the re.
moyal from the temptation would free
him from the grip Of the habit which
cursed him. Here they lived for several
years. his abstinence from drink being
broken only by an infrequent and occa.
sional dcbauch when he visited some OF
the nearest towns. Early in December.
he told his wife that business compelled
him to go to --, and that he would be
absent several days. She, about to be.
come mother again, with three helpless
children and a scanty supply of wood.
fearing that the insatiate clamor of an.
petite was the novice which drew him
away, entreated him to stay, but in vain.
He left. 4
Soon after, one of those severe storms
OF December doubly severe on the un-
sheltered prairie-came on. Before its
close, she was entirely destitute of wood,
and the terrible alternative was present.
ed to her of passively freezing to death
with her little ones, or seeking assistance
from the nearest neighbor, three miles
distant. She courageously chose the
latter, and leaving her three shiverine
little ones with nothing but q mothers
yearning love and prayerful blessing,
she started out to seek relief. The next
day. she was found half buried in the
snow, dead, new born infant at her
side. The three children were found
dead in the house. This, while the once
fond husband and protecting father was
away, reveling in the delirium or doing
in the stupor of drink No words can
add to the horror of this tale, but, be.
side the unspeakable wife and mother,
how trivial our common losses. grieff
and SORROWS seem.
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l. a PLEASANT ACCOUNT OF AN EXPO
SION. The Banbury. Ns,cs gives the fol-
lowing cheerful account OF late disaster
near that town: ~ aias
There was triAing affair in Branoh-
Vile on Friday. Philos W. Bates has a.
quarry about quarter OF q mile East of
the village. He is also the owner Of q
blacksmith, shop near by, where he en-
ploys two or three men to sharpen the
tools used in quarrying the stone for the
Shepaug Road at Bethel. In accordance
with good old New England custom,
the powder used is kept in the black
smith shop. There were two kegs partly
filed aud one keg unbroken in the shop
at the time our story opens. It was
pleasant day. There was no bright sun
shine, but the general appearance OF
things outdoors was mellow and COM
fortable-like. One of the men was en-
ployed at the anvil. hammering the
iultry end of crow-bar. A few grains
whiIo replenishing the quarry from the
open kogs. We came near forgettin.: to
state this, which is more important
matter than at first sight seems probable.
The other employees were very busily
engaged, as the hardy sons Of toll are
apt to be when employed by the day. A
balsamic filled the atmosphere Of the
shop. Suddenly, fake OF streaming
hot iron shot from the anvil and down
among the grains of powder which held
their slumbering fires to the floor. There
were few unnoticed pops and flashes,
then came hiss as the fame shot over
into the open kegs. The man who held
the crow DIR mechanically passed ont
doors. Another son of toll. who, with
his back to the danger, was looking
through a window, turned around in
time to detect one end Of the shop in
the act of moving of, followed by O
comrade, whose shirt had gone up in
flame. The two partly filed kegs had
| exploded with the customary violence,
and the full keg was on FIRE. At this
iuncture was displayed an act of heroism
seldom exhibited in Fairfield County.
Mr.. Bates seized the burning keg and
hurried it out into the snow, in time to
quenoh the flames, save the balance OF
tho shop and the lives of himself and
men. Two OF the men were badly
burned, O portion of the shop was
wrecked, and two roosters who had been
fighting near by at once buried all ami
mositiss engendered by the fray. and
Immediately started over the hill for
homo. with the rapid and graceful gait
peculiar to those feathered Mormons.
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said persons had the ability to comply
with their proposed contract, this same
Committee reported "'that il Va. salts
faotorily shown to your committee that
the msmorislists are gentlemen of large
property and abundantly able to comply
With their proposed contract. M33oo
At the time OF making this application
to the Legislature, So, 600, 600 had beep
expended BY the State on tho Blue
Ridge Road, and it.was then claimed by
49, ooo, 90 more would saI'is fnish IT, '9as Yet
the Legislature refused to give aid to the
French Broad Road. when less sum
than that already wasted on the Blue
Ridge Road would have secured its COM
pletion. In. our next issue. we will show
at how small cost this French Broad
Road may yet be built.
Carolina Spartan.
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DRINKS BETWEEN DR1NKs In Phi
ladelphia saloon the business is adver-
tised on card. on one side of which il
the planatory indicator, which shows
the kind of drink required for thirty
customers. and the hours at which it
should DO taken: At A. NJ, au "oye-
openers" \. NJ, "nppetizer;" 8 a. NJ,
"diges.er;" 10 A. NJ, "bcantifer;" II
A. NJ. "bg reposer;" IL M, "stimu-
lator;" P. NJ, "ante.lunch;" 2 p. NJ,
"aettIcr;' T. NJ, "warmer;" 4 p. NJ.
"sympathizcr;" s =. NJ, ''social drink"
6P. NJ. ''invigorator;;" p. NJ, straight
out" P. NJ, "chit.chat;" p. NJ.
"fahcy drink" 10 P. NJ. centre acte;"
III p. NJ. "spnrkler;;" IL p. NJ, "rous-
cr;" l A. NJ. "night-cap.'
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The editor Of the Uticn Herald says
'>My wife had cut an item from the CO.
lumus OF some paper, wherein a de-
mented writer told about some impossi
bic woman, who, being troubled with q
bad temper, counted twenty-five every
time she got provoked. and thus became
q sweet, amiable and denrly loved orna-
ment of the house of her delighted hus-
band. I read the article, and remarked,
'Bosh.' Maria paid no attention to me,
but unfolded her plan. She said that
every time I got mad, should count
twenty-five, and every time she got mad,
she would count twenty five. I asked
her who she thought would pay our rent
while we sat and counted twenty five
over and over again all day long. Then
she said was always raising objections
to her plans for our mutual improve
ment, and said I was not, and she said
I was enough to try the patience of a
saint, and I said she was too, and she
came Tor me, and told her to count
twenty five; but she forgot all about
that. and Just tailed one in my left eye
'"Then 1 was going to remonetrate
with the poker, and she told me to count
twenty five, and I said would not; but
did before she had pulled more than
hoAA d1J LULA Oues 1Aeu bu6 uaue me
count twenty-five over aud over, until
was out of breath, and felt red and plea
SAINT and good-natured. So we went to
supper. Now, the cat was curled up in
my chair, but did not see it until I sat
down; and did not see it then, but
was pretty sure it was therein fact, I
knew it was there as we'll as I wanted to,
and more, too. felt inclined to rise up
suddenly, but as I gathered to spring,
she brandished the teapot and muir
INJURED. Joshua, your temper is rising;
count twenty I've, or I'll break your
head;' and that cat was drawing map
of the Tenth ward with her claws upon
me, with the streets and boundaries
marked in my blood. rose to explain,
and said, MY dear, L. but she Gu
romed on my head with well-shot tea-
cup. and sprinkled my face with quart
Of hot tea, and sat down and counted
twenty five; but it killed the cat The
old fellow died harl, though. I could
feel him settle as his nine lives wont out
one by one.
ga few days practice of this rule,
under the loving instruction of NIuria,
has enabled me to conquer my temper
completely. Nobody can get me mad
now; nm in state Of perpetual calm.
and want TO SEQ the man who wrote
that story. wnnt to fit him for the
hands of an undertaken and make de-
mand for mourning goods among his
friends. Then can die happy-count-
ing twenty-five"
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WHAT, sIAebER DoEs. More than
6lty years ag1, q young pan lived in q
Western city bd. as q druggist, was ac-
stimulating pHperty, pbssessing the re-
spect and con- Adence of the continuity,
ns was proveSpy the fact that as he was
about startin, 10 tho East to lay in stock
the cashier a bank handed him "a
package of M bney in bills to be hsnded
to a bank ofafer in Philadelphia, Being
very obligipt. he received the package
and promised to deliver it promptly on
his arrival-Yhich he did. The cashier
OF the bank TO whom he delivered tho
bills looked over them hastily. placed
them in drawer, saying it was ,.scor.
rect" and went on with his writing.
Now for the singular sequel. c,..
A month }ater the Western barker
came to the yPung druggist and informed
him that b&l Of large denomination
was missingH The young man said he
did not knS how that could be, for he
had delieve tho package as he had
received IT. INT the Eastern banker had
looked it Ter; pronounced it correct,
and that thought his responsibility
ended the The fact, stood thus:
Two prom ent business men, in re-
sponsible Billions, on one side, and the
unsupporte say-so Of young druggist
on the otha the odds were too unequal,
and the I'D ing nan had to go to the
wall; the Community withdrew their
patronage Ind their confidence; his
business y as bioken mp; he first at
tempted onh thing. then another, but
cloud seemed to hang over him.
Years rolled Oh. The story was hand
ed down from ope to another, and new
oomers imbibA the prejudioes OF the
old; and twentt years later there was an
odium attached to his character, so that
at the menti On OF his name there was
that falling df the oountenance which
meant mo confidence" The young
druggist became an old man, but never
succeeded iDl regaining the social posi-
ton he had lbst. He died in Coventry,
The old des5 was taken to shop to. be
repaired. On removing the drawer, the
missing bnhk bill was found to have
been lodged behind it.
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"A brilliant PERORATIoN TO TIE
GREATEST SrEECII OF THE CENTURY
The following are the closing words OF
Sir John Coleridge's great opening
speech for tho defence in the Itch
borne trial, offered with n calm earn. 81
ness:
"a great estate and an old and hon, .ra-
ble family swait your verdict. On :, ou,
and You alone, depends whether young
and noble lady, of spotless character,
and whether young child-too young,
indeed. for certainty, bnt of whom all
good things mny reasonably be hoped
shall enjoy that estate and represent TINT
family, crippled, indeed, by the ruinous
expenses of this lawsuit, and by the
falsehoods of tho claimant, yet still an
old and honorable family, and still q
great estate; or whether the estate is to
be wasted and the family degraded by
the man whom I described before in
words don't repent of using-in words
have made good-in words I now re-
peat-ns a conspirator, perjurer, q
forger, slanderer and villain. Gen
tlemen, when Chidlock Tichborne cnme
to die. in the time of Queen Elizabeth,
on Tower Hill, he spoke Of the family of
Iichborne rs having lived unstained in
its place i'll Hampshire for 200 years
from before the Conquest. 800 years
have rolled away since the days Of
Queen Elizabeth, and the family Of
Tichborne is still there; and tho hopes
OF that great and ancient family are
centred in the little child OF whom I
haIo spoken. For him-whom 1 most
inade1uaiely roprcsent-I ask your YER
diet l. ask for no favor-I ask for no
indulgence; ask you only to do thnt
which is inst and right, according TO the
strictest principles of law and tho
clearest rules Of reason. l know you
will DO what you think right. because I
have the most absolute trust aud faith
i'll tho honor, justice and integrity of q
body Of English gentlomen. English
justice cannot. indceG, through you,
wiold the sword Which is to smitc down
craft and crime; hut English justice
does commit 10 your hands it's equal
scales, in which truth will always out
weigh falsehood. And, gentlemen,
trust. in no vain or braggart spirit-in
no unseemlv over. .contidoncc-bn in
complete coniidenca, L accept the issue.
for my cause is right, and you arc just. Z"
A yOnDN lady who after kisain o n tUO.
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tended e commence the work oi opening
Upper street, ;asi ordered BY, OouSoil. :
Aocounssof I. Smith, Market, s. May,
Aims House, and w! sNeglitn. Guard
House, were presented and, on motion,
ordered paid the usual references.
i On motion, Council adjourned. .f.e. IL !.
IN WIN. }. ETTER, City Clerk.
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The Jacksonville (Florila) Union gets
of this religious joke on one OF its
colorcd brethren who attempts to pray.
The good colored deacon was praying
for the recovery of sick sister, and
ended this way: "Oh! Lord, help her.
Oil Lord, make her we'll. Oh! Lord,
if you can't make her well, then, oh!
Lord, help her grin nnd bear.
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ONE QUESTION Too MANY.-About a
generationT by-gone there fourished in
Western Michigan a certain Squire
T., whose stalwart sons now till the
parental acres, in whose honesty She
community had great confidence, but
who had an unfortunate failing-drink.
He had been known to try causes when
he would have been more appropriately
in bed. Upon one occasion an appeal
was taken from judgment rendered. as
it was alleged, "when the wine was in,
tho wit w3s ont" Under the broad lati-
tude takefta that day, full inquiry was
gone into at the trial of the appeal, as to
the question of sobriety of the Justice,
and there was much contradictory testi-
mony; the friends of the Justice swear
ing one way, his enemies directly con-
trary. at length very candid witness
appeared, who testified with great appa-
rent circumspection- great, indeed,
that on the direct examination almost
nothing was elicited from him. Upon
the cross-examination, che lawyer con-
Quoting it made very common mistake,
and, being unwilling to "let well enough
Alone" kept driving away at the wit
ness until he finally felt safo in putting
the leading and dangerous question: 4,
"Did you not look upon the Justice,
upon the trial of that case, as perfectly
sober man?" ..'
The witness hesitated, and the counsel
pressed the interrogatory still closer.
The witness finally emitted the follow
ing, with great difficulty, as though it
had been drawn from him painfully:
II should have thought 30, only for
one thing"
"Well," said the cross-examiner,
"what is thut?"
81 saw him ell up his inkstand with
whiskey. and take Buifter out Of the
ink bottle"
The ross-examination stopped at that
point.
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The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has for some time been cramped in
it's present headquarters in Liberty
street, and recently attempted to pur-
chase the Astor House, in order to get as
close as possible to the new post Office,
now in process OF erection near the city
hall. Failing in this, the company de-
termined to purchase the valuable estate
on the Northwest corner of Broadway
and Dey street. This property extends
between fifty and sixty feet on Broad
way, and runs back 100 feet in Dey
street. It was purchased few years ago
by DR.. Evans, the Paris Court dentist,
and well.known American, for the
Emperor Lonis Napoleon. The price
given for it by Napoleon, through Evans,
was $3.50, 900, aud the price paid for it
now is said to be SS0O,000. On the 1st
Of May, all tho buildings standing on
this property will bo torn down, and the
erection OF new and magnificent struc-
ture will be begun.
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SNow-BoUND BRIDEGRooMs.-AC Chey-
enne correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, speaking of the late block
on tue Pacific Railroad, says:
A man in Denver married, but had to
leave Immediately and Unexpectedly for
Salt Lake City on urgent business. He
left his bride with tears in his eyes and
promise of immediate return upon his
lips. He got there just in time not to
be able to get away. He made his way
slowly along with the blockaded trains,
working with the hands, for every shovel
ful of snow got out was that much OBJ
struction removed between him and his
beloved. When within 200 miles from
Cheyenne, the foremost train ran into a
bigger srow-bank than ever, at which,
faithful unto death, he struck out on
foot and walked 200 miles in five DAYS.
He came in with frozen feet and ears,
but his heart was all right, an he went
on to Denver rejoicing. At one point,
he was chased by wolves, and lost his
plug hat in running. The hat saved his
lifo, for the wolves had never seen one
before, and stopped 10 examine it for d
long time. It took them SO long to de-
termino what it was, that our heroic
lover got ont of reach. He borrowed n
red handkerchief at laborer's hut and
passed on.
Another train, bound East, contained
two young men, going home to get mar
ricd. The happy day had been all set,
md everything was ready but them.
They fairly howled With rage and vexa-
tion, and swore they wished the snow
was in warmer climate. The very day
they were to be married it showed more
than ever, and as they saw it coming up
on the track, drift on drift, they looked
rs If they were to be hung instead Of
married. That night. as one of them
crawlcd into his berth, as cold as IN
icicle. and shivering like poplar leaf,
he stuck his head out from behind the
curtains aud said: II say. Bill. this amt
what wo expected, is it," Bill said,
"No, not by id sight"
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NORTHERN SETTLERS IN THE SoUTH. -
When the war closed there were hume
rous good Northern men who settled in
tho South. They were attracted by the
advantages offered in this section for
profitable Investments of capital aud the
abundant promises of remunerative re-.
wards for labor. Our people we're
pleased to have them amongst us as citi-
zens. Under the new order of things,
we were in want of such settlers. We
wanted their energy, their enterprise,
and their experience in great practical
projects, for the development of re-
sources our own people had neglected.
They are now identified with us in in
terests, In feeling. and in association.
They are OF us and with us. Our coun.
try IS their country; our rights are their
rights. In war we were enemies; in
peace We are friends. Some of them
bought farms; some became merchants;
others engaged in other enterprises, and
all of them. we hope, have been satisfied
with whatever success may have at
tended them. There were other men
from the North who came South at the
same timo-not as quiet. friendly, peace
ful citizens, settling here to advance
their fortunes in business, but rs politi-
col adventurers, allured by the credulity
OF the ignorant negroes, with the hope
OF obtaining Office by promoting discord
between the two races. These are the
men who have not been taken heartily
by the hand, and received as acceptable
accessions to Southern society. Some
Of them have succeeded in securing
soft places" through tho agency OF
their arts as partisans and demagogues
Others have been disappointed, aud.
like birds of prey, have flown from field
to field. And their complaints of hos
tile sentiment III the South toward all
Northern men, havo been too often re-
ceived in the North, we fear without
question, and to the detriment of our
people. Among the good citizens of the
North who were opposed to lis in the
war, and have settled hero since, there
are somo who have been sought and Sc
ectcd by our own original people to ill
high positions of responsibility and
honor.
If the North had met tho South ns the
South WAS willing to meet the North
when the war closed, both SECTIONS wonld
have been profitcI by the reciprocal
magnanimity.-NoJoM. Journal.
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A yonDg lady who, after kissing two.
year old boy, made tho remark. II love
to kiss littlo boys" was exceedingly sur
prised by little iive-yea old girl inquir-
ing ''if sho didn't like TO kiss big boys,
too2"
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AN ENoINEERs EXPERIENCE Accord
ing to tho Niagara Falls Gazette. ono Of
the night engineers in the New York
Central yards Mt Suspension Bridge, e1-
perienced two radically different sensa-
tions in very brief period of time fow
nights ago. While running his engine
he observed n man on the track in tho
Immediate front, but too late to give tho
signal of warning before passing the
spot. Tho ponderous machine was
stopped ns soon as possible and the trem-
bling engineer took the back track with
gloomy iorebodings to look mp the
corpse. His feelings can probably be-
better imagined than expressed when he
met the object'of his search coming to
meet him with fist doubled up, and other
indications not favorable to tho bodily
comfort of tho cngis eer. A speediIy-ex-
ccuted rightabout-iac movement WAS
made. and tho engineer, out-distapcing
his wrathful pursuer. reached his engine
and fled ingloriously from the scene.