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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13
Portland Kerosene OH.

The prevalence of large quantity OF inferior and
dangerous oils i'll the market, at a cheap price
many of which are little better tean Naptha Itself
and the existence OF false reports in regard the
PORTLAND KEROSENE OIL render it matter OF JUS.
tiee to ourselves, as well rs safety TO consumers
that some notice should he taken of these facts
Therefore, we again present an advertisement, and
would call attention to the high standard of onr
OILS, TIE REFINED PETRoLEUN, the fire test Il
which IS l22; THE PORTLAND KEROSENE, the fire
te of which is l25 degrees Fahrenheit, and often
reaches considerably higher; also, we would say,
that we are determined 10 maintain their lope es.
tabiished reputation. "
PORTLAND KEROSENE OIL COMPANY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13
AailrDaDs aMD STEAMBOATS,
Maine Ccnta-ol AZ Fs.

Commencing Monday July 81, 1878
Morning train from. Augusta, for Bath, Boothbay
isockland, Lewiston, Portland and Boston, wiii
leave at q O'Clock.
Tie noon train for Boston will leave Augusta at
II 30 ~ H. and VIII connect at Yarmouth June
ton with train on Il. T. Rv.
Afternoon tram VIII leave Augusta at 10 p. NJ,
and arrive in Portland AZ 8, and Boston at 10
Z. NJ.
Nisdt pullman sieeplns) train leaves .iugttta for
Boston at 1920 7. VI.
Passenger trains leave Augusta for Bangor at 355
y NJ, and for Bangor, beXter, Belfast and Skow.
hogan at - \. Nj and 0s p NJ
The daguSta, HaIiotreU amt Gardner Ac,v,tJo.
ntIIoN TRAIN leaves Augusta Tor H.iiowcl and
Gardiner at .35 and 900 i. NJ and , Is and q. 10
T. NJ Leaves iiallowel Tor Gardncr at 40 and
10 ~ NJ and 2.25 and G20 L. VI. Leaves Gar.
dmcr for HaloWell and Augusta at go and Is
y. VI, and 100 and son +. VI. Leaves Halo.
well for Augusta 1T G.i> and : - \. VI, and 20
and go f. VI.
y passenger train ea~ts Portland at : 20 T. NJ and
arrives at augusta al So L. VI.
l.. l.. LINCOLN, supt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13
Nall0mell aobertisements.
New Furniture Establishment
IN
xEALsLoW WETx1.

have secured The store OFF. 4. Sawtelle, on Wa
ter street, Uaowell. and il has been fitted up
specially rs a FURNITURE STORE, and have
Just rct0rncd from Boston with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13
Notice..

TENDERS are solicited by the undersigned, for
the labor OF prisoners connected with the An.
dtoscoggln County jail. commodi0us and con.
r"nient workshop is completed in connection with
ine aii built with adesien to Shoe Manufacturing.
rartes bidding will state the per diem they
lhbor, rating their bids for three six twelve
twehty-tour and thirtysi months men, 1t being
understood that the longer the prisoners term, the
more valuable will be his per diem services. Con.
iractlng parties may have the privilege of employ
ing other than prison labor In the work shop IN
numbers not to Interfere with the necessary space
required for the prison labor The building will
be warmed and all necessary guards ful nished for
ptson discipline by the County. Full particulars
had by inquiry of either of the undersigned or OF
Thomas Lttlefeld, sheriff and Jailor OF Andro-
SeoSgin County. Bids to be left with, or forw arded
to Clerk OF Courts, Auburn Me-, until Sept. 10,
1873, sealed and marked Proposals for Prison
Labor" The right to reject any or all bids is re.
served.
Ia; pF I0THRoP,) Commissioners
w. ID. ROAK, Androscoggin Co
Aug. 5. 1878. augs-itlSeplO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13
Aennfbrt gournal*
published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street
ot OF Court, by SPRAGUE OWEN Il NASH.
pailp aiennebct Aournal.

|ssued every morning, except Sundays. 1t con-
ms the latest news by telegraph and mail!
fes reports ofthc Markets and has carefully pre-
fed political and local articles, and u generous
Iount oil farming, home and misc aneous read
with full compilation Of State news.
germs, 81 per anaum ddCancei Ssif payment
POT made within the year. Single copies scents,
pc had at the bookstores and at this office.
Advertisements inserted reasonable terms.
kes may be had on application at this Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13

MOST VALUABLE S0UvHIERS,

HOW often do We hear the bereaved one excaim i:
ON II Just had his likeness-if / only had her
would not take a fortune Tor it y Let
snch De warning to those enjoying life and health
20 Whe the lamp of life holds out while the bloom
0i physical perfection adorns the cheek; go to A.
hlmbal, photographer, and get one o the best
pictures ever ken
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13

Wequote from Chap. 50 Il. s. ISL, the title OF
seid chapter being "lnspecton and sale Of aanu
fac c,ured Articles"
SEtr 81. Every person and corporation engageeli glei
in mai uiacturing petroleum coal oil or burning nuIo
so insnectea and marked by a sworn inspector
And if any person manufactures or ses sush o, ~ ~
burning fui OF so inspected ana narkeu ,S n u.S
STATE or tnet has not been SO Inspected ana nakeu
AS unsa e for illuminating purposes, ne shaii pag"
fae not seceeipg are hundred doadrs OF De inpfls-
oned six mouths IN the county JAIL upon indct-
Pm1Iand Ne., April Il, 1873. mayl56mt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-13
CHOICE FURNITURE,

Consisting in part of Parlor Sets and Chamber
sets OF all kinds, Marble AMI Wood Top Centre Ia
bIcs, Pine and Extension Tables, Bureaus and
sinks, Cane and Wood seat Chairs, Rockers Sofas
and Lounges OF all kinds and in fact everything in
the FL CRNIIURE LINE. AS this is the only place
III the CITY where the Furniture Business s made
specially, the subscriber hopes to receive sufi
Gent encouragement 10 enable him to keep stock
81 goods thAt e1all fully meet the public demand
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
Administrators Sale nf Real Estate.

TIME undersigned administrator of the
estate of Geo. NJ. Harvey, deceased,
will, on the 10th day of September, 1879, at
IL o'clock 4. m, at the door Of the court
house, in Emporia, sell, at public auction,
to the highest bidder, the following de-
scribed real estate, belonging to said es-
tate, to-wit: An undivided one-half in
terest in % acres, being all that part of
the E = ofW = OF s = OF sec. 10, tp.
10, range IL, living on the north and west
side Of the Cottonwood river; slso com-
mencing at the center of sec. 10, tp. IS.
range IL; thence E 10 chains; thence 40
chains, TO the south line of said section;
thence on the section line chains and Is
links to the E corner Of the portion deed
ed to Jacob /. Newton; thence north ID
chains and 7j links; thence west chains
and 81 links; thence n 10 chains; thence
w 9 chains, to E corner Of portion deed
ed to Anna Hiatt; thence \ TO place OF
beginning, excepting Q acres Off end of
the above described piece OF LAM, here
tofOre bargained to Levi ID. Mills, said
tract Of land containing 81 acres more or
less.
Terms Of sale will be, oae-thiFd down.
and one third in six and nine months.
Deferred payments to draw interest at 10
per cent per anuum, and be secured by
good personal security.
18th 1874 ~ "a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
A FARMER IN A PUZZLE,


EDITOR News: We farmers have
been talking among ourselves, and
the puzzle we cannot unravel is who
shall we select from among our
number to take the various offices
which are to be filed this fall.
Farmer Thrifty says he will not
have any Office, for he cannot afford
to sacrifice so much as he would
have to do to leave a productive
farm, move into town, for there is
no Office that pays as well as farm
ing and stock raising; while farm
er Slip Shod is very modest and
says il his brother farmers select
and elect him to Office he will serve
the people to the best of his ability.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what puzzles us
is, can q man that is not capable OF
doing business for himself be capable
of doing business for others? Some
of my brother farmers say we must
get rid of the court house rats, and
what puzzles us is what would &
"greeny" from the contry do witt
the Office of sheriff and all the rat
that infest court house. Why, thu
ratshave the county prison so un
dermined that full grown boy cal
ride throgh the numerous holes will
a horse. And that is not all. Fiv,
or six prisoners might get GU
through some of the holes, and tina
would be joke on the farmers
Aud that is not all. If We elect
farmer to the Office of sheriff it viii
interfere with professional iurymel
that hang around the court hous
and get on juries, and for their pro
fessional services get two dollar
per day. If their rights are inter
fered with they will have to wor
cleaning streets at one dollar pc
day. A PUZZLED FARMER.
| August 10Th.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
PASSING
BY GRACE D. LANHAsl.

One by one the days are passing,
Passing rapidly away;
One by one the flowers have faded,
Till there's none to cheer our way.
One by one the days are passing,
Oh! so swiftly do they fly;
One by one the stars above US
Fade from out the vaulted sky.
One by one are those around us
Passing swiftly from our sight
They have left US in the shadow,
While they bask in realms of night.
One by one we, too, will pass,
Silently to the other shore,
And the friends who loved us fondly,
Here will greet US never more.
One by one We'll cross the river;
Every earthly tie well sever;
Here we meet with pain and sorrow,
But in Heaven we've joy forever.
One by one our weary spirits,
There will walk the gold-payed
streets,
And as others cross the river,
We their happy souls will greet.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
The I'd, Sd and 4th items GER

The I'd, Sd and 4th items GER
tainly comprise all that was col
lected that year, to-wit: $617.73.
From that should be deducted the
sales to the county, ETC., not being
collected, $34.51; leaving, $5s3.22.
on which is charged 1888, or
nearly six per cent. commission,
which according to the basis given
should be about 1874.
If any assert that these sepa-
rate funds should be charged with
the different per cents. above gwen,
even then the report would be err
roneous as above given, from the
fact that its effect would be to
swell the amount greatly above
that allowed by the statutes, and
in that case it is provided that any
excess of fees as allowed by law
over $4,000 shall be returned to
the county treasury and placed to
the credit of the county, which has
not been done.
The state of the case above al
luded TO occurs when the regular
schedule of commissions, added to
other fees, amount to more than
the required sum, which would be
the case in this county.
1t must not be understood that
the statement given by the clerk
contains all the fees and commits
sions charg ID by the treasurer.
Far from it. In the report filed
by him every school district draw
ing money is charged with COM
missions. In district No. l he
charged SSH as commissions.
But I do not wish to be understood
that he has no right to charge
commission on the school fund.
He has, but as 1 hold only a pro
rata part should be deducted from
it, or if charged the surplus should
be returned to the treasury, How
ever, the treasurer in forms me that
there is q legal point involved in
this, and claims that he has right
to charge as he has, but it must
be apparent that this cannot be,
unless the provisions of the stat
ute of 1868 are of no binding
force.
But for the fact that I was lead
into an error by a published re-
port, this communication would
not have appeared. However, I
hold that the official acts of all are
subject to a just and fair criticism,
beyond which 1 have not gone.
If 1 have in any way misconstrued
the law or facts, 1 hope they will
be shown, but in doing so it is to
be hoped that facts and figures
will be given. Mere technicalities
and bubbles will not satisfy an
inquiring public.
G. B. BACHELLRR.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
THE BROOKLYN DRS OF THIEVES.

Our readers will remember the
sudden death of Mills, President
of the Brooklyn Trust Company
few weeks ago, and the consequent
discovery of dishonesty in its
management. A telegram on the
18th of August says it is now
known that the Brooklyn city
treasury is involved in the com
mon catastrophe with the Brooklyn
Trust Company. Late last night
it was ascertained that the city
treasury had been robbed of q
large amount, and Rodman, the
last assistant city treasurer, and
secretary of the Trust company,
was the guilty party. Rodman,
acting in his double capacity, was
enabled to cover up the deficiency
by making false statements con-
corning the amount of city money
on deposite in the trust compan y.
Looking over the accounts of the
company aud the books Of the
city treasury, Mr.. Warren, an ex-
pert who is engaged in examining
the books, reports the deficien-
cy of Rodman to be $2OS,00O. OF
this amount the city treasurer,
Sprague, made good $4,000, by
the sale of his stock in the Brook
Ign Eagle to VIM. Vanandsn
The bondsmen of Sprague are full
ly responsible. The city will moi
be the loser. The bond of Rod
man calls for 100000 and is be
lieved to he well secured. 1t wa
said at the hall that RodmaI
would be secured before sundowl
and lodged in Jail. The arrest wa
to be made on the affidavit O
treasurer Sprague, but he failed
the comptroller, acting under tn
advice of the corporation counse
would not get out q warrant. o
the other hand, prominent official
say they don't dare to lay fingC
on Rodman, for he knows to
much for them, and they are afrai
he will tell all if they make him
scaPe goat. 1t is also sal
that in order to shield this allege
ring of spectators, the deficienC
will be quietly met by parties wi
are responsible for the custot
of the city fund. tits understoS
that Sprague's bondsmen pledg,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
Desperate Battle Between a Man and .
MGceasil.

Correspondence New York World
A most exciting battle took
place q few miles from Sumter, S.
G. few days since between a we'll
TODD farmer and snake, describ-
ed by the gentleman as a moccasin,
perhaps of the highland species.
The gentleman. who is well known
to me, and for whose accuracy and
truthfulness / can safely vouch,
was returning home from town
with his wife and child in a buggy
drawn by two spirited horses,
when his horses stopped in evil
dent alright at the sight of a mon
ster snake lying across the track
some distance in front of them.
Giving the reins to his wife the
gentleman lett the buggy and Sc
Letting a piece of fence-rall ad.
vanced and struck the snake one
blow, when. the rail unfortunately
broke and left him defenceless.
The snake Immediately dashed at
him and ran him fiercely until find
ing he was about to be overtaken
the gentleman made for his buggy,
which he barely reached in time,
the snake springing up with great
force against the wheel as he
jumped in alongside his wife. In
q moment the gentleman had his
buggy whip in hand, and with the
butt of it had a desperate fight
with the monster, which continued
its determined efforts toeffect an en-.
trance to the buggy. The horses
becoming uneasy and the wife
dreadfully alarmed, the lines in hel
hands were somewhat relaxed, and
the team made o squirt which al
once carried the party 100 yards
from the scene of the conflict
Looking back ami finding that his
enemy held the field and showed
no disposition to run, the gen
tleman again left his buggy
and securing a stout and re
liable club returned and re
newed the fight. As he adyan
ced, and when within a fev
feet, the snake sprang at him witt
} distended jaws, when a well
directed blow laid him on tn
ground, where he was soon dis
patched. The snake was nv
} inches in diameter and nearl
nine feet long, and although tn
; dog-days are considered as infut
ing more than ordinary veno1
: and malignity into the serpen
: tribe, yet this furnishes one of th
very few and certainly the mo:
| remarkable of instances in thi
} section Of q snake attacking an
2 engaging in 8 persistent and con
tinuous fight with q man, an
showing no signs of retreat, bu
2 acting on the offensive throughoT
and lighting TO the death.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
Assignees' Sale.

THE undersigned assignee of c. Beckes
II and Baxter Beckes, late partners un-
der the name of G. Beckes s. Son, will
sell, at public auction, on the 23I day of
September, A. d. 1873, st o'clock p. IN,
at the late residence Of c. Beckes,I IN Lyon
county, Kansas, the following described
real and personal estate, to-wit: Part of
the northwest quarter OF section twenty
three (23) in township nineteen, (I9)
range twelve (12), bounded as follows:
Commencing where the south line of said
quarter crosses the Cottonwood river;
thence east to the S E corner of said guar
ter; thence north to the northeast corner
of said quarter; thence west to the mid
die of Neosho river; thence south twenty
five rods; thence west to middle Of Neo-
sho river; thence south with said river
to the junction Of said river with the Cot
topwood river; thence up the Cotton
wood river to the place of beginning, eX-
cept five (5) acres of said land lying east
Of said Neosho river, formerly sold to
Simpson. Also log wagon, 4 chains, 1-56
saw, 1 cut OF saw, saw mandrel.
TERMS OF SALE: One half cash down,
balance in six months, with endorser, 1t
10 per cent. interest. s. b. RIGGS,
34t3 Assignee.
August 20, 1874.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
WHO IS JOSEPH ARCH?

There is a farmers movement
going on in England just now'
which bas not attained the vigor
or sudden magnitude of ours for
various reasons. There IS in the
first place an inert conservatism,
that retards their Roadway and
prevents their organization; and
in the next q lack of intelligent
understanding of the magnitude
of their ills or a conception of any
method of redress. An apostle
has arisen amongst them in the
person of one Joseph Arch, who
is one of their own class. He has
conceived the idea that the happy
issue out of all their troubles lies
in emigration, and he is accord
ingly coming to this country to
study our institute ons, and if he
finds general freedom and equal
rights to exist, he thinks lie can
call all his toiling, suffering and
half-starved brethren over to this
land of plenty. In one of our ex-
changes we find this brief sketch
of him:
Joseph Arch, president of the
English national agricultural la
borer's unions name that drags
its slow length along like the
needles of Alexandrine-is expect
ed to arrive in New York in a few
days. He has important objects
in view. He desires to learn what
inducements our rural districts Of
fer to English farm laborers, and if
satisfied will make arrangements
to send 10000 emigrants. Mr..
Arch is not agrarian. He is rath-
er more temperate than Farmer
Smith, of Illinois. He has suffer.
ed the worst ills of poverty, but it
does not seem to have soured the
sweetness of a remarkably mild
and agreeable character. Mr.. Arch
has not only been a farm hand
from boyhood, but to the labor OF
that occupation he has added the
duties of a Methodist circuit
preacher, and has travelled in thai
capacity during the last twenty
five years over 1000 miles. His
: abilities finally made him the asso
ciate of intelligent and high-borI
people, but his self-respect never
degenerated into vanity. He viii
be warmly greeted wherever he ap
pears in this country. While gu
farmers are trying to have thei
r wrongs remedied, it will do then
no harm to bear in mind that tn
wise words expressed by JOSEPH
Arch to one of the English audi
ence: "Do not, my friends, alloy
8 one single word that is unjust
r base, bad, foul or unchaste to es
4 cape your lips towards any one.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05

TO THE
Constitution Of the State Of Kansas
Submitted by the Legislature at its
last session, for the ratification or re-
lection of the electors of the State at
the next general election.
Substitute for house joint resolution
No. II, providing for an amendment
to the constitutional
Be It resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas, two-thirds of all the
curing herein:
SECTION l. That section two, article
two, of the constitution of the State of
Kansas be amended so as to read as
follows: The number of representa-
tives and senators shall be regulated
by law, but shall never exceed one hun
dred and twenty-five representatives
and forty senators. From aud after
the adoption of the amendment the
house of representatives shall
admit one member from each
county in which at least two hum
dred and fifty legal votes were cast at
the next preceding general election
and each organized county In which
less than two hundred legal votes
were cast at the next preceding gen.
| cn5AA DC dlIdCnCA anu OOhN
stisute Il part Of the representative dis
trict of the county lying next adjacent
| to il on the east.
SEC. 2. This amendment shall be
submitted to the electors Of this state,
for adoption or rejection, at the next
general election.
SEC. 8. The ballots used at said
election shall be written or printed as
| follows: "For amendment TO section
| two, article two, of the constitution :"
or, against amendment TO section
two, article two, of the constitution"
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
LEGATION in the Kansas Weekly Com
monwealth.
hereby certify that the above joint
resolution originated In the house Of
Representatives February 3. 1873, and
passed that body February &c, 1873
two-thirds of all the members elect
JOSIAH KELLOGG.
Speaker of the House of Representa-.
tiYes.
ALEX. r. BANKS,
Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-.
sentatives.
l I hereby certify that the above ioin
resolution passed the senate March 6
1873, two-thirds of all the member
elect voting therefor.
E. S. SLOWER,
President of the Senate
GEO. C. CRowTHER,
Secretary of the Senate.
. Approved March 9, 1873.
THOAAS.A. OSBORN,
Governor
Il hereby certify that the foregoing
| q true and correct copy OF the origina
{ enrolled joint resolution now On file i
, my Office, and that the same was pub
lished in the Kansas Weekly Common
wealth April 10, 1873.
: In testimony whereof I have here
: unto subscribed my name an
. itsv1 affixed the great seal OF th
state. Done at Topeka til
3Ist day Of July, 1873. ~
w H.SEALLW0OD,
e 32-45 49, Secretary of Stat
2 l ~
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05

Diarrhoea is sometimes cholera
in its early stages--it therefore de-
mands immediate treatment. The
deaths of hundreds of infants and
young children by diarrhoea can
not go on without the culpable neg
ligence of their parents. Children
arc neglected, or they would not
die in such numbers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05

The Salt LAKE Herald says that
within the last nine months citizens
OF Michigan have invested about
100000 in Utah mining properties ;
and one capitalist from that State,
now in Utah, is satisfied that ST.
100000 more from the same State
will be invested in like property be-
fore spring.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05

A letter from Philo, Illinois, saws
that nineteen car loads of corn, ship
ped by the oranges from Tolono to
Toledo, realizes ten to twenty per
cent above the usual profit. En-
couraged by this. the oranges have
called for more cars. and are going
TO erect elevator buildings and ma
chinery Of their own.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-05
Notice to Builders.

GEALED proposals will be received by
- the district board of school district
No. 6S, three miles and q half west Of
Hartford, Lyon county, Kansas, until l.
house in said district. House to be 16Xaf
one story high. Plans and specifications
are on exhibition at the residence of the
director. l.. II. F1ack. near the site Of the
proposed building. The right is rese-E-
ed 10 reject any or all bids.
L. n. FLACK. Director.
j. II. HARVEY, Clerk. 1856