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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-12
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a lttic thought VIII pay.
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-12

New WHEAT.-william Lea a Sons re.
ceived, on Saturday, LOT of new wheat
from Somerset County, Md. This is the
first wheat that has been brought to this
market this summer.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-12

NrvAwAy--A horse belonging 10 w. $
Auchlneluss, Es,l., ran away Monday,
throwing out Mrs. Auchincloss and her
child, and slightly injuring both.
NEW DAM.-Thomas Green or this city,
has been awarded the contract for building
q dam for Sellers Hoffman On the Brandy
wine at the old Brinton Mill. lie adver-
tiscs elsewhere for a number OF laborers.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-12

HOKsEs. FURNITURE CARS AND DRAY
his frleuds aud the people OF Wilmington In
and vicinity that he still continues tnA1A
FRENCH SrkRBTe. Furniture fars and nraya
aud excellent Horses to hire st all hours Furpi.
turo and other articles will be removed from the
Steamboat landing and other placeAiu the city
with great care by skillful and sober divers. All
who de'ire draying eau he accommodated with
promptness nj the lowest pOsaihe rates.
jeswm MOkRi sWELDiE
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-20

The Jacksonville (Oregon) Sentinel
of November Sth, says: 'James C..
Parker, the man who was stabbed at
Ashland on Thursday evening of last
week, by the August Walters, died on
Monday morning. Walters is in Jail
here in default of 5000 bail. He was
somewhat roughly handled by the cir
Gus men, who threatened to hang him,
but were restrained from SO doing by
John Wilson, proprietor of the circus.
None of Walters injuries are very Sc
riOus however"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-20
Eos Anoeles Aerald.
NOW IT SEEMS TO. 4 STRANGER.

EDITOR MISUNDERSTANDING lately
arrived on the Pacific Coast, congrat-
ulated myself on reaching Los An
geles in time for your District Fair,
deeming it the best opportunity l
should have for securing reliable In
formation concerning the productions
of Southern California. On examin-
ing the programme aspublished in the
city papers, l found much about
horse-racing, but very little of farm
products, and the programme was
faithfully carried out. There was
horse-racing every day; but the mag
nificent fruits, the mammoth vege-
tables, the fine grains and the succu-
lent grasses, which we in the east
hear 40 much of, were not there.
Pool-selling, betting on this horse or
that, and speculations in regard to the
winner, was all I could hear. On the
streets, in hotels, at the ground, every
body, men, women and children were
talking of the races, and all this ex-
citement and interest was occasioned
by trials of speed between horses that
could barely make their mile in a
trifie under three minutes. Naturally
one infers that the exhibition given
by an Agricultural Society will to
some extent represent the condition
of the industries of the country; and
when l found that the agricultural
and industrial departments were
meagre and inferior in the extreme,
while gambling was largely develop
ed, the first hasty conclusion was that
the people of Southern California were
more interested in the scrub horse
races than in the cultivation of the
soil. An examination of the manner
in which the Fair was conducted, led
me to think that possibly the people
were not to blame for the character
of the exhibition, and that they had
simply erred in mistaking the annual
meeting of lot of horse jockeys for
an agricultural jubilee. For instance:
there was q greater sum given as
a purse for scrub race, than was paid
in premiums for the entire products Of
the farms, orchards, vineyards, work.
shops and manufactures of a half
dozen counties. After thinking the
matter over, concluded not to send the
city papers containing reports of the
Fair to my friends at the east, fearing
that a wrong impression might be con-
veyed. And now, if you will allow
stranger the liberty, suggest that ii
the people of Los Angeles wish their
Fair to amount to anything they
must take the management in their
own hands instead Of prostituting it to
the petty knavery of the race course,
and devote their energies to building up
and developing the great agricultural
and mineral resources of your section
of the State. If proper inducements
are offered, there will be no difficulty
in bringing together creditable dis
play of the products of the county, and
such display will be of infinitely
more value to you as community
than all the horse-racing that can be
crowded into week. Such an exhi-
bition will be better and cheaper ad-
vertisement of your resources than
any other you can devise, and it will
in a very few years cause a marked
improvement in the quality of your
flocks and herds, and an ever increas-
ing interest in the noble pursuit of
agriculture. NORTHWEST.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-20

OUR NEW IMPROVED MACHINE
Stands without rival, and should find its
way into every family 1t has reached the
highest state OF perfection of the Sewing Ma
chine yet produced, and its sales are constant
ly increasing throughout the world.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-20

They have engaged rs foreman of this de-
partment, one of the most experienced Book
and Job Printers in the country and the
presses will be superintended by Skilled
Pressman from one of the largest offices In
New England.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12

LATEST MARRIAGE CERENoNY.-A
couple presented themselves to one OF
the 'squires of Cottonwood Fails. a
few evenings ago, tor marriage. Be-
ing little rusty in the ceremonies of
such an occasion, the justice improyis-
ed the following ceremony of his own {;
that is if the Chase County Leader is
to be relied upon. Anyhow il Il good
enough to &c to the world:
Therefore, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the laws of the State
of Kansas, and the rules and regula-
tions governing the land Office at Sa-.
lima, hereby pronounce you man and
wife. Whoever have Joined in we'd
lock let no man part asulder. 1
charge you to be true to each other
True love is as scarce In Kansas as
honest men in our legislature. Be al
ways true and loving to each other,
take homestead or piece of railroad
land with spring on it, (my partner,
Bill Smith, knows where there is q
good piece,) and you will be Compare
lively happy. Happiness In this world
consists of man aud wife loving each
other and playing checkers. Il Is q
pity there is so much deception; but IL
your hearts beat in unison, and labor
ers receive two dollars a day, you can
consider yourselves in luck, Amen
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
LIST OF LErTERs

I'D EAAINING uncalied for In the En-
1GporIa postofice for the week endIn
December 9Th, 1873. II not called for Il
% days they will be sent to the dead let
ter oflee. Persons calling for the fellow
ing letters win please say advertised.
l. Arndet, Theo; Allen, VIM; Allen
Alt; Arnold, Nathaniel.
Brant, Chas; Bush, Arthur; Bay
David j Ball, Mary +; Bendeur, Jen
ME; Barrett, Isaac. 4g
Give, T. NJ; Crawford, Kinney
Co.; ChRney, a braham.
Davis, J. II.
EikinxtOn, Charlie b.; Eaton, As.
bury. sas s -
Forsythe, Mrs. E.; Fish, Charles.
Gray, Lottie A.; Greenlee, Marquis
Glasscock, Myra.
Hunt, w. A.; Hunt. Charles Hor.
ton, John; Harris, Judge; Harrison
Charles s.
jesse, wm.; Jacobs, Eliza; Joseph,
RosIllon.
kaufman, Jacob.
Lewis, VIM. Co., Lindlow, A.
Mcdonald, VIM; Mercer Martha
Merany, Mary z; Million, n. III Max
on Laufa, L.; hurry, Frank; Marsh
man, Geo.; Moore, John, (eook1.
Pettinger. s. g.; PEitehard, Hugh ;
Perry Eliza, 49, - go
Subs, Wm.; Stewart, Waller SEude-
baker, Walter; Stearns, Philo; Smith,
Isabel Stark, jackson Staley, II. II.
Sharp, A. D.; Sharp, a. c.
Rome, n. II.
Trigs, John; Thomas, Griffith E Ty-
theRluGh, Ed
Williams, Susan s.; Vol, Jepaie.
Young, Henry; Younger, W, 81. /;
feager, Geo. c.
HELD FOR POSTAGE.
Grips, Martha, Gtasshopper Falls,
Kansas.
Caner, Ora, jackson, Michigan.
Dem0rest w. Jennings, New York.
Hicks, w. E., Dayton, Ohio.
Lines, G. B., Topeka, Kansas, 2.
Otter, Mrs. Nancy, Arcadia, Mich.
Wright, w. Kansas City, no.
Swallows, Mr., st. Louis, No.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
THE DISTRICT SCHOOL.

We do not propose to write an
elaborate article at this time on the
school question. We trust our
readers in town and country all feel
the Importance and worth of our
common schools. Yet parents are
sometimes careless about helping
the officers and teachers to make the
school a success. They need the
presence of parents as well as their
support. Indeed your presence is
the best support that you can give
sometimes. You can help the
teacher by visiting the school, and
sitting awhile in the midst OF
his pupils. Witness the opening,
sometimes, and the closing of the
school. Let the teacher know that
you appreciate his important work ;
that you fully sympathize with him
il all his difficulties. The teacher
has difficulties, the chief of which,
very often is the fear that parents
are not pleased with his work. Ii
you are pleased let the teacher
know it. If you are no pleased you
can make it known also but always
do SO in the right way. If the
teacher is reasonable, and no one
should teach who is unreasonable,
wrongs may be righted by little
effort upon the part of parents,
and all parties benefited. Visit the
school occasionally anyhow.
You can help the children, all of
them. Children always feel like
quitting in their best ticks" when
visitors are present. The students
are encouraged, and the careless are
stimulated, for a time, at least.
But how your own little fellow
likes to see you. What pleas
ant glances Eddie and Mamie
cast across the room. They
want to be sure that you see them.
They want the teacher and all the
pupils to know that's my pa or ma.
How aDxtious they are to recIte in
your presence. They would be
glad to have yon remain till recess
so that they could greet you. Stay
if yoa can. If, forsooth, they have
been a little naughty, they feel very
much ashamed, and promise them
selves not to be caught mapping
again. Ii you are true parent
your frequent presence at the
school room will prevent your chill
dren from wrong-doing when 9TH
e" things would have no effect.
Your presence is better than the
petty punishment of the teacher.
Let the parents go 10 school.
Pa, be sure to so TO school OCCASION
ally. Ma, don't fail to go. 1t will
do you good. The teacher will be
glad to sec you. The children will
rejoice to have ron there. Let
help to work up the
interest of the common school. 1t
belongs to all of US. The old bach
eiors and maids are interested. The
welfare of the whole country is
in the district schools.
We say it with all respect, but the
common school is not secondary to
the church,
It is the germ of all our great
ness the foundation of all our fu-
ture glory as people The whole
of our government
reels upon the common schools of
the land Every parent, in particu-
lar, ought to be intensely interested
upon this subject. Let Us all go to
school every time we can.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
STATE NEWS,

Leaven worth is enjoying a tenn
perance revival.
Topeka was eighteen years old
last Thursday, 4th inst.
There is some excitement in Linn
county oyer the discovery of lead
near Pleasanton.
Wilson county is free from all
bonded Indebtedness. Wonder if
they are happy?
The Baxter Spring Sentinel gives
an account of the death of Sam.
Waller, Chief of the Quspsw I6di-
ans, by the bite of a tarantUla.
The Netawaka Chief favors the
election of Kalloch to the Senate
because he is "a man possessed of
ponderousness both mentally and
physically"
The Kansas Pacific has made an-
other reduction in its working
hours. They only work seven
hours per day now. That is hard
on those who receive small wages.
\ SCHEME.-It is said that q
scheme is on foot to consolidate the
Leavenworth Commercial, Law
renee Tribunce, Topeka Blade and
Atchison Globe into one paper and
publish at the capital, which will
be the paper? The Kansas City
Times says "the new organ is to run
the State of Kansas if"
There is a surgeon, DIR. Denison,
in Wilson county, who gets his pa
tients to help him when he performs
an amputation. y short time ago
a Mr.. Williams had his hand crush
ed by the explosion of nitro-glyc-
crime mining cartridge; and it was
found necessary to take off four of
the old mans fingers. lie held
them on n counter, and took hold
of one end of drawing knife,
across his fingers, while the doctor
held the other end of the knife and
struck with a hammer. One blow
was enough for finger. Thus they
proceeded until four of the mans
fingers were chopped of. That
man has grit enough to do any
thing.
The Waterville Telegraph thinks
they have an out-cropping of the
endless pit" in Washington
county. VI saws:
a report reaches us that a fire
broke out in a gully about four
miles northeast of HaddaID, WASH
iBgton county, aud has continued to
burn apparently In the same spot
for over three weeks. II seems
that prairie fire swept over that
county, and after five DAYS had pass
cd smoke was still observed
emerging from that gully. Some
of the people concluded to invesii-
pate the matter, aud ON eximi5ation
found that the smoke issued from
the crevices of large stone imbed-
ded in the side of the gully. There
are indications of stone coal In that
section, but the smoke does not
smell like that of coal, 1t is q clear
smoke, and .ascends in large and
steady volumes as If from some
immense fire beneath. Our repor-
ter left the scene last Friday, aud it
had then been bclehing ont for three
weeks. without abatement or eessa.
ton, and the volume seemed as
great as at first, and the great red |
light made night luminous for
many rods around. !
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
Special eorrespon ien,-s Of -rnE NEWS
LETTER FROM NEWTON.
MISUNDERSTANDING Prairie Fire
Seaat8rial-GeReral News, Efe.
NEwrox, Kan, Dec. 6. 1873

NEWTON, Kan, Dec. q. 1873.
EDIroR NEws.-The "cold chill
ing winds of December have reach
ed US. AS l write the snow is
swiftly falling and the earth is al
ready covered to a depth of two or
three inches with the "beautiful
SNOW" The merry sleigh bells
jingle through the streets, and
everything indicates that winter is
here.
A very destructive prairie Gre
swept through the central part OF
this county last week. The DANA.
ges done were very great, many
families loosing everything they
had. at least two lives were lost.
The fire originated near the mouth
of Turkey creek in the northwes-
tern part of the county aud it swept
down the Little Arkansas river at
lightning speed. The population of
whole neighborhoods tnrned out
and worked manfully-and woman
fully too-but their efforts to check
its fiery way were unavailing. The
fire continued down the Arkansas
river as far as Sumner City, leaving
track of ruin about four miles in
width from where it started 10 the
point where it was finally subdued.
Since the people have quit "cuss.
ing" Tom Osborn for appointing
"Crozier c. j." to fill the Caldwell
vacancy, they are earnestly dis "cuss.
ing" the question as to who they
would like to see elected q. S. Sem
ator by the General Assembly
There is only one man spoken o.
with any degree of seriousness by
the people of the Arkansas Valley
The people of this valley want Col
p. q. Plumb, of Emporia, for theil
representative in the Senate of TIT
United States. If the matter was
put to vote in this county Col
Plumb would undoubte thine
ty-nine votes out of every hundred
He is known to be gentleman o
sterling worth. His honesty is un
questioned and as to his ability h,
stands second to no man in thu
entire State. AS lawyer he stooS
Fin the very front rank. As bust
ness man he is thrifty and saga
cious; and in all the relations of if
he stands unbiemished. Therefor
the citizens of Southwestern Kan
sas say "Give us p. B. Plumb 70
our Senator" Yours. HORACE.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12

1t is said that Senator Ingalls, is
prepared to introduce bill on the
transportation question which looks
to the improvement of the Missis-
sippi navigation and removal of
distractions below New Orleans,
either by clearing out the passes, or
making a canal at Fort st. Phillips.
This is what the Great West wants ;
wster transportation to the sea-
hoard
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
SHERIFF,S SAIE

DY virtue of an order Of sale, Issued
ID out of the District court Of the 9TH
Judicial District, sitting in and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein George w. kir-
kendall is plaintiff, and S. j. Way and
Anna s. Way are defendants, will, on
Monday, the 18th day of January, A. d.
1874, at IL O'Clock q. m, at the front door
of the court house, in the city of Emporia,
Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, all the right, title and in
terest of the defendants 8. j. WAY and
Anna 5. Way in, and to the following de-
seribed real estate, to.wit: The undI-
vided half OF the southeast quarter of
section fifteen, township nineteen. of
range ten, situate in Lyon county. Kan
sas. Said real estate will be sold as the
property of defendants s. j. Way and
Anna S. Way, to satisfy said Judgment.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kan.
SherlfPs office, Emporia, Kan. Decem.
Der 18th, 1873. $685.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12

Congress is grinding away in
good earnest. There seems to be
a hearty desire on the part of the
members to do something to relieve
the people. Many bills have been
introduced to effect the finances,
and we arc confident that something
will be done before spring for the
benefit of the public. The "salary
grab" law will be repealed.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

One good thing has resulted from
the disappearance in Kansas poll
tics of the old Lane dynasty, and the
overthrow of POmeroy, and that is
the breaking up of the political
rings which formerly ran the State.
People used to be divided into
Lane and anti-Lane. Pomeroy,
and anti-Pomeroy factions, and the
Senatorial elections were simply
State conventions of the Office hol-
ders, and those that wanted to be,
called by the bosses, for the election
of Senators. So it was with the
nominations of State officers, and it
was always an important question
among the tremulous expectants of
State hOnors, who is Lane for?'
or is this or that candidate backed
by "old Pom's" influence? Then
we were but handful of people,
and more easily manipulated than
now. These rings had more power
than now.
The Senatorial election next
month, viii be free from such in
fiuences. The candidates will en-
ter the contest on Their respective
merits, and by them they must stand
or fall. There will be no all power
full hand of some one welding pat
rOnage to reach out and help any of
them. No one of them can bring
to bear the influence of those in
power. When one or two ambi-
tious men welded the whole politi-
cal power and patronage of the
State, they could almost make or
unmake whom they pleased, and
The people, and their Independent
representatives had little TO do
with the political affairs of the State.
There will be those, perhaps, in
the present contest, who will claim
to have the backing, and influence of
all or a portion of our present able
Congressional delegation. In fact
we have already heard it inhmated
that such and such men will be aid
cd by a portion of ssid delegation.
We do not believe this. 1t is a liz
bel on the men who represent us in
Washington They are sent there
to perform important duties for the
people, and If we are not mistaken,
they will remain there in the dis
charge OF those duties. OF course
our Senator and members of Con-
grsss feel the same anxiety for the
election of a good man that all true
citizens of the state should feel,
but we do not believe they are
going to leave their posts 10 come
home and enter the contest in be-
half of any mans interests They
cannot afford to do it, ii they desir-
ed to. The power of electiug a
Senator is delegated to the legisla-
tuTe, and non-interference from Of
fee holders will be the best for all
"Hands Off" say We, to
all those whome the people have
given influence and power by cloth
ing them with the dignity of official
position. We don't want any moro
of the old way of doing things. We
don't want any more OF the ring
business in the election OF our high
est officers. Its evil effects have
been to long felt in Kansas. "Let
every tub stand on its own bottom"
The course p1rsued by the old
and especially by our
old Congressional delegation, tend |
ed to build up rings, and no one
outside of these could be recognize |
ed. Happily that state of things is
lone with LET ua home forever
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
BANCROFT 8 MccARTER
SHERIFF's SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
PAMELA T. Miller
Kenneth MacLennan,}
District Court, 5th judicial District, LYON
county, Kansas.
DY virtue of on order of sale issued
ID out Of the District court of the 9Th
Judicial District, sitting in and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein Pomelia T. Mil
Ter is plaintiff, and Kenneth MacLennan
ct al, are defendants, will, on the 18th
day OF January A. ID. 1874, at 10 O'Clock
q. M; at the front door of the court house,
in said county, offer for sale, at public
auction. to the highest bidder, for cash.
all the right, title, and interest OF the de-
PENDANTS, Kenneth MscLennan, ct al, in
and TO the following real estate. to-wit:
The west y Of the 8 e n OF the n E u of
the N b 4 OF sec. 3. in township 10, range
IL, and also five acres of land in the south
east corner OF the n Il Of the the n 4 u
Of sec. ., tp. 10, south OF range IL OF the
Government survey, and bounded as fol-
lows: Commencing at the southeast cor
ner OF said land and running thence
north 20 reds; thence west 10 rods; thence
south 20 rods; thence east 40 rods, to tn e
place Ell beginning, containing 3 acres,
all situate in Lyon county, Kansas, to be
sold as the property OF said defendants, to
satisfy said judgment.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas.
Sherif's office, Lyon county, December
18th, 1879. ORIN MILLER,
5Ow5 Atty for Plaintiff.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12

A correspondent of the Burlin-
game Chronicle takes the editors of
Usage county to task for calling
each other ugly names. He says it
may be fun for them to cali each
other such names as "galoot," '1iar,"
"fool," etc., "but it is death to pub
ic morals
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12

John Graham, Tweed's lawyer,
in his closing remarks said that his
client "was a man of good character
before he went into public life"
May be he was never tried before.
Why shall 8 man go straight to the
devil because he gets to be public
man? Is it so that public men
can't be honest? God forbid.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-12
EnDOria Furniture Factory.
Change of Firm.

The undersigned has purchased the
Furniture Mandatory and stock of H.
Knorr, IN this city. He has leased the
nanufaetory to Page & Friberg, who will
continue to make furniture for the store,
located in the building lately occupied
by Bancroft & McCarter.
L will pay all debts contracted by Mfr.
Knorr for running the Furniture Store,
on and after December 9Th, 1879, and ali
bills for furniture, contracted and due
after that date, are payable TO me.
I have secured the services Of Mr.
Knorr as clerk in the store, and respect.
fully ask 8 continuance Of the patronage
The goods are all OF Emporia manufac-
ture, and i can confidently promise
good bargains, and good work. .i
50-J2 WIN. GRAFFENSTEIN.