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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-12
commissioners Sale
OF A
HOUSE AND LOT
SHEPHERDSTOWN.

DY virtue of a decree OF the Circuit
ID Court Of Jefferson County, W. Vs..
made April %. 1873, in the cause Of
w. +. Carr and others, vs.. Sarah Under.
donk and others. will proceed TO cell
to tho highes, bidder, before the En,ler
Hotel in Shepbcrdslown, W. Va. att
o'clock. p. NJ,
On Saturday, the 9th Of August,
ls73,a
HOUSE AND LOT,
on Now Street, in Shepherdstown. w.
Va. lately owned and occupied by J. v.
Underdonk. deceased. The improve.
ments consist of brick Dwelling House
with necessary oul-buildipgs. Said pro-
perry will be sold subject 10 the dover
interest Of said dcceden,'s widow thero-
in.
TERMS OF SALE-One.ibird cash
and the residue in two equal instruments
on credit Of six end iwelvo month";,
with interest from day Of sale. taking tho
purchasers bonds for Tho deferred pay.
Ineuis, 10 DO secured by lien upon tho
preDiSes.
GEO. NJ. BELTZu0OVER,
Special Commissioner
July IL 5w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-12

E.y" TIE School ELECT1oN.-ln
late issue we called attention to the
election of School officers on the second
Friday in August next, and stated at
the same time each voter would be re-
ouircd to vote for or against the power
to make a township levy in addition to
the State levy. The distributable School
fund of tho State is derived as follows ::
The interest upon the "irreducible
School fund" tax of ten cents upon
the 500 worth of property, and CAPT
tation tax of 81. This is paid into the
State Treasury and distributed pro rata
among the different counties. The
Board of Education OF each township,
by the authority Of the people thereof,
are required to make al annual levy
suflicient,in connection with the amount
received from the State, TO run the
Schools at least four months in the year.
The law further says that no township
or sub district shall receive any part Of
the distributablc State fund unless said
levy is made.
Thus, it will be seen that while the
law leaves the subject of the levy to the
voter, the penalty of failure to make it,
is the dcpriving him of the districts
share of the distributable fund, and he
loses both the benefit of the School and
the taxes already paid into the State
Treasury for School purposes. So, to
protect himself he must vote to give
the Board power to make the levy.
We would also say to the voters, Sc
lect the best and most competent men
you can find in your district for the
Board of Education, and for Trustees.
There is no pay attached to these Off
ces, and hence aspirants are few, but
you can always find some good men
that are willing "to serve their country
for their country's good"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-12
TIL b REGISTER.
ShepherdstOwn, West Va:

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l2, 1878.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
HOW MERCHANTS Waste HONEY.

1t is time all business mel
should understand that, with here
and there 3 special exception, the
newspaper is par" excellence the
only medium for advertising that
is worth their serious attention.
The newspaper is thing of life
> visible fact, sure of its eircula
ton, certain to be read. 1t con
stantly renews Its youth; daily OF
weekly it appears afresh, contain
ing many old faces, making them.
selves constantly more and more
familiar, but holding also fresh
facts, the latest news, the last won
der; even in its gossip, it gives
the matter of its time and tells Us
what is alive and moving, to the
very date it bears, while its adver
Using columns show what is being
done in commercial circles and lays
before its readers a concise sum
mary of those new ideas through
which money is made by their fel-
lows. AS compared with all Other
advertising methods its charges are
reasonable, and its promises mod
est, and while the business man is
supporting it, he is, moreover,
gaining from it in more ways than
he can see at first sight.
How is It on the other hand
with the Hotel Albums" "Stran-
gers Guides" and such like vol
umes introduced to the merchant
by the supple young solicitor, as
"the greatest medium of the age, |" y
or 1.-THE grandest advertising
scheme ever projected?" 1t is
trne that the merchant is promised
ga circulation of from 5000 to TO-
900 and copy gratis to every ho-
tel" But is the promise kept? are
one thousand copies printed Five
hundred2-one hundred? The ad-
vertiser has no means of know
ing. 1t is too often the case that
such schemes are advertising traps
into which the merchant blindly
enters. In the newspaper every
facility is offered him in ascertain
ing the strength and probable
value of his investment, as the
newspaper must send its issue
to its various subscribers who pay
for it and are bound to read it.
But supposing the volumes refer
ed to are found in all the hotels,
who reads them? You see hun
dreds of people in the hotel par
Tors with their newspaper, but how
many look over the old dilapidat
ed, margin-scribbled "Guide to
Strangersr' The moment such n
work is published it becomes old.
The matter and the pictures are
already obsolete before the last
advertiser pays in. Have these
the influence of the family news
paper, chiefest of household gods?
Probably not. The "Hotel Album"
if its publishers promises are kept,
is sent to divers hotels. Suppose for
a moment it is compared with the
paper which strikes the very heart
center of those from whom the
merchant expects his trade. And,
last of all, the "Album" gives him
but one insertion for perhaps a
hundred dollars. The same
amount would make the merchants
name q household word in the
community from which he draws
his best cusCom-that he can look
after among people he knows
about.
The question then arises, "Why
do merchants waste money in this
kind of advertising" Perhaps
the merchants could best tell US if
they would.-American Newspa-
per Reporter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
Sheriff s Proclamation.

State of Kansas, Lyon county, IS.
The State of Kansas to all to whom these
presents shall come, greeting;
II NOW ye that !, John Bay, Sheriff of
n Lyon county, Kansas, by virtue Of
the authority OF law in me vested, do,
by this proclamation, give public notice
that on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday In November, A. d. 1873, there
will be held 4 general election, and the
officers at that time to be chosen are as
follows, to-wit:
One County Treasurer.
One County Clerk.
One County Sheriff.
One Register of Deeds.
One Corenor.
One Surveyor.
One County Commissioner from District
No. one; one from District No. two. and
one from District No. Q.
A member Of House of Represents
tiyes from District No. 6S, and one from
District No. 50.
And votes of electors for said officers
will be received at the polls Of each cleo
ton district in said county,
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand at my Office in EmpOr1a, in said
county, this 9th day of October, A. ID.
1873. JOHN BAY,
ALA Sheriff, Lyon county, Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24

TIE SAGE's REPRooF.-Alhakem,
the sage, whom all the people hon
ored for his great wisdom and his
many virtues, sat in their market
place giving instruction. Ayouth
named Scyd, who had recently in
herited vast wealth, passed that
way and shared with the old teach
er the attention of the multitude.
''See," cried Scyd, chow my good
fortune hath lifted me in = day to
claim a public attention which
Alhakem hath been long years in
gaining"
And he smiled proudly as he
spoke.
Alhakem had heard his words
and motioned for him to draw
near.
"My son." said the sage, "let
me speak unto you a fable. Once
upon a time a gourd wound itself
around q lofty palm, and in few
weeks climed to its very top.
How old mayst thou beP asked
the gourd.
"a hundred years. answered thu
palm.
"A hundred years. cried the
gourd in derision. Only look;
have grown as tall as thou art III
fewer days than thou countess
yearsr a.aI
Il know that very well, the pain
made answer, Every summer o
my life a gourd has climbed al
around me as proud as thou ar
and as short lived IS thou vii
beP ~
| Scyd heard, and went away witt
his head lowered.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24

Constitution Of the State Of Kansas
Submitted by the Legislature ut its
last session, for the ratification or re-
lection of the electors of the State at
the next general election.
[SubstEtute for house Joint resolution
No. IL, providing for an amendment
to the constitutional
Be 1t resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas, two-thirds Of all the
members elected 70 each house, con-
curing herein:
SECTION I. That section two, article
two, Of the constitution of the State of
Kansas be amended 80 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 and 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 east 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.
election shall be attached to and con-
stiCute Il part of the representative dis
trict Of the county lying next adjacent
to it 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
fellows: 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 8. 1873, and
| passed that body February %, 1873,
two-thfrds OF al the members elect
voting therefor. s,,-.-..s -
- - JOSIAH KELLOGG.
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
| tives.
ALEX. z. BANKS, 80.
Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
Senta5iyes.
1 hereby certify that the above joint
resolution passed the senate March 6,
1873, tw0-thiFds of ali the members
elect voting therefor.
z. S. SLOWER,
President Of the Senate.
GEO. G. CRoWTHKR,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Approved March 6, 1873.
| THOMAS a. OSBORN. "a
f4 -iAH3 ~ +" tF Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing Is
c tfue and correct copy OF the original
enrolled joint resolution now on file in
my ONCE, and that the same was pub
lished IN the Kansas Weekly Common
4 wealth April 10, 1874 =. 1890,
II In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and
i-l,, af1xed the great seal Of the
80 = = state. Done st Topeka thI:
fssi. 31st day OF July, 1873.
| w. II. SkALIWOOD.
/! 2-45 As Secretary Of State
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
SHERIFF'S SAFE,

]. c. Hall & Bro. VS.. J. p. Smith ct al.
District court, 9Th Judicial District, Lyon
county, Kansas.
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 J. e. Hall and
Joseph Hall, partners doing business I'M
der firm. name of j. c. Hall g. Bro, are
plaintiffs, and J. p. Smith and Mary
Smith are defendants, will. on Monday,
the 27th day Of October, A. ID. 1873, ut I
O'Clock =. M, at the front door OF the court
house, in said county, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, ali the right, title and in
terest Of the defendants J. p. smith and
Mary Smith, in and to the following de-
scTibed real estate, to-wit: Lot number
thIrty-three (33) on Market street, in the
city Of Emporfa, Lyon county, Kansas.
Said real estate Is, by the judgment Of the
said court, order ed to be sold as the pro-
perry OF the defendants, J. 7. Smith and
Mary Smith, 20 satisfy said judgment and
costs. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff Of Lyon county, Kan.
W. 7. MCCARTHY, Plaintiffs attorney.
Sherifrs office, Lyon county, September
18th. 1878. s--E -..- 39-43
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
CARRY THE NEWS +!

TINE Missouri, Kansas q Texas Rail-
way, having completed and opened
for business their North Eastern Exten-
sion Missouri Division) from Sedalia to
Hannibal, are now running their elegant
ly equipped trains TO Hannibal without
change. rT4-. ..r r.--
Passengers for points in Northern Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota the
Upper Mississippi Region, Northern ans
Central Illinois, Chicago, Michigan, anJ
the Great Northeast, will find this this
shortest, cheapest and quickest route
Through cars will continue 10 run.
through to St. Louis without change, via
SedafiR as heretofore. ~ f.=H
For full information As 10 time. and a
correct map Of this line and its eonnec-
tons, address,
Genl Ticket Ag'L Gen'I Pass. Ag't,
SedaIia, Mo. - st. Louis, Mo.
The Missouri, KansasS Texas Railway.
with Its connections, Is the shortest,
quickest and only direct route from ali
points in Texas, the Indian Nation and
Southern Kansas, TO st. Louis, Hannibal
Chicago and all prominent eastern points.
Rates as low and time quicker than any
other road in the market. All claims for
loss, damage or ~over-charge promptly
settled. Merchants ordering goods from
the east will save time and money by
coHsigning them care II. i. d T. R'y.
Gent Eastern Ag't, so Broadway. Ny.
ID. Il. WILLIAMS,
Agent, - Clark Street, Chicago.
GEO. W. LILLEY,
Contracting Agent, 40I Walnut St, st.
Agent, Hannibal, Mo.
t0. p j. w. BURCH,
Contrasting agent, B3il1s, Texas.
Gen1 Freight Agent, Sedalia, Mo-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
NOTICE

TLIZABETH L. DOLLARHIDE and
~ Ira +. Dollarhide will take notice
that they have been sued in the District
Court OF Lyon county, Kansas, in which
suit the names of the parties are them
selves defendants, and Clement Combs
plaintiff; that they must answer the pc
ton Of the plaintiff, which is filed against
them, in said court, in said cause, on or
before the cath day Of November, A. ID.
1873, or said petition will be taken as
true, and judgment Will be rendered ac-
eordingly ia favor Of said plaintiff and
against them, for three hundred dollars
and interest thereon at the rate of 10 per
cent. per annum from the 9TH day of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1872, and f0reclosing q mort
gage on, and decreeing TO be sold the fol-
lowing described real estate in Lyon
county, Kansas, to-wit: The northeast
quarter OF section five, in township twen-
tY of range twelve, for the payment of
said judgment.
WIN. PROTHROW,
41-43~ Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
VOLUME 16.

under his management we look to
see the school made still more use
full, efficient and prosperous than
it has been in the past. We be-
speak for the new president the
generous confidence and co-opera-
ton of our people on the import
ant work which has been intrusted
TO him ut EmpOria.-Topeka Com
monwealth.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
MR.. WEBSTER AND JENNY LIND.
Hon. Henry S. Foote, contrib


Hon. Henry S. Foote, contrib,
utes to the Washington Chronicle
the following account of an Incl
dent which came under his obser-
vation at the national capitol:
On arriving at the door of the
opera house, Mr.. Webster entered
in his grandest manner, and slow
" passed down the central isle of
the building. 1t CHANGED that
Jenny Lind was then on the plat
form, and was about to commence
singing our inspiring national an
them, "The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
So soon as Mr.. Webster's ap-
proach was perceived the assem-
blage spontaneously broke forth
with tempestuous applause, evil
IDENTIFY recognizing it as a remark
able coincidence that the renown-
ed defender of the constitution
should have happened to come in
at that very moment that the sa-
cred emblem of the nations liber-
ty and union was on the eve of
being rapturously apostrophized
in song. So soon as the audience
settled down into quietude the in
spring tones of Jenny Lind's
voice were heard. NeY-
er, neither before nor since, have
l been made so Overwhelmingly
sensible as on that occasion was
of the commingled power of music
and sentiment. The whole con-
course really seemed to be electri-
fed.
Mr.. Webster vas so transported
with delight that he actually seem
ed almost to become unconscious
of the presence of others, hummed
very distinctly in unison with the
varying tones of the songstress.
All the enthusiasm of his soul
seemed to have been kindled into
fame; ull his patriotic pride to
have been awakened, and his
whole moral nature seemed to have
been touched and inspired" by
the seraphic sounds to which he
was an enraptured listener. When
the song had been concluded, Mfr.
Webster, as if impelled by a sense
of official duty, to offer, in the
name of the great nation which he
felt himself entitled in some de-
gree to represent on this occasion,
the formal tribute of its respect,
rose to his feet, and stepping for
ward to q central position between
the audience and the platform up
on which Jenny Lind was stand
ing, he made her one of the most
and majestic bows l ever
The amiable and accom-
plished recipient of homage as
as it must have been
gratifying, manifested something
of graceful and blushing embar-
but courtesied notwith-
standing most profoundly in re-
Spouse; upon which the assembled
gave vent to their de-
light in most veciferous applause.
A second bow was admin stored
with precisely the same accompan
A third bow was tender
ed, when the charming Swedish
as she was called, in
continently took wing and became
invisible to our fond and admiring
eyes, perchaRce forever.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24

Senatorial Office than the control
and bestowal of official patronage.
The development of the state and
the material interests OF its. people
engage his attention and enlist
his sympathies and energies in
their behalf far more than politi-
cal contests purely personal in
their nature. And to the work Of
promoting that development and
protecting those interests his time
at Washington was devoted, with
the happiest results.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
LEGAL.
SHERIFF,S SALE.

VIM. W. Angel vs.. VIM. II. Eikenbury,
ct al.
District court, 9TH Judicial district, Lyon
county, Kansas.
DY VIRTUE cE IN order of sale issued
ID out OF the District Court OF the 5th
Judicial District, sitting in and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein VIM. W. Angel
Is PLAINTIFF, and Vim. II. Eikenbury and
Emeline Eikenbury are defendants, I
will, on Monday, the 9th day OF Noyem-
Der. A. D. 1873, st 10 O'Clock =.
m, at the front door of the court house
in the city OF Emporix, in said county,
offer for sale at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash In hand, all the
right, title and interest OF the defendants,
VIM. z. Eikenbury and Emelipe Eiken-
bury, in and to the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit: us acres OF the
southeast qasrter of section l., township
10, range 10, all situated north of the
Cottonwood river, in Lyon county, Kan
sas, and occupied by said Eikenbury as .
homestead. Said real estate will be sold
as the property OF defendants, VIM II.
Eikenbury and Emeiine Eikenbury, TO
satisfy said judgment.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff, Lyon county, Kansas.
Sherifi's office, Emporia, October Il, A.
ID. 1873. 1916
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24

One days rsceipts of the Chicago
exposition were, set apart for the
Memphis sick. The first two tick
It's sold we're bought by Potter Pal
mer for $50 each, the next two
by IL Il. Taylor, for SkO0 each,
and the next two by George II.
Latin for $50 each, making $500
for the six. j l8I.5tLl / 5,'f1 e. '-e
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24
EXCURSION RATES.

The following railroads will sell
excursion tickets to persons at
tending the State Sabbath School
Association, to be held at Emporia,
October 2Sth, 29th and 3Oth, at
one and one-fifth fare for the
round trip, good from the 9th to
31st inst, inclusive: Kansas Pa
cific railroad at all ticket stations
east of Ellsworth; Central Branch
Union Pacific railroad; Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad at all
offices in Kansas; st. Joseph Il
Denver City railroad; and Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
at all except the following sta
tions, at which tickets good for
the round trip will be sold to per
sons exhibiting to ticket agents
proper credentials of their election
or appointment as delegates to the
convention at the following rates,
viz: Atchison to Emporia and
return, So; Grasshopper to Empo-
ria and return, $4.5O; Topeka to
Emporia and return, $3.50; Car
bondale to Emporia and return, So.
The Lawrence and Southwestern
railroad will sell tickets at Law
renee to Carbonate and return
tor 50 for the round trip.
Other railroads have been writ
ten to, but have not yet respond
ed, except the Atchison and Ne
braska railroad, which declines to
make any reduction of rates.
Call for excursion tickets to the
Sunday school convention at EN-
pOria.
No reduction will be made ex.
capt to those who buy excursion
tickets before. taking the train.
Tickets will be good from Mon
day, October eth, to Friday, the
3ISt, inclusive.
Each Sabbath school in tn.
state is entitled to two delegates
Let them be elected at once.
III. CLARKSoN,
Statistical CaorAtaPv
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24

THoUGHTs OF GREAT MEN.-We
always think of great men as in
the act of performing the deeds
which gave them renown, or else
in stately repose, grand, gloomy
and majestic. And yet this is
hardly fair, because even the most
gorgeous and magnificent of hu-
man beings haYe to bother them
selves with the little things of life
which engage the attention of us
smaller people. No doubt Moses
snuffed and got angry when he had
a severe cold in his head, and if a
fly bit his leg while he was sitting
in the desert, why should we sup
pose he did not jump and use vio-
lent language and rub the sore
place? And C9sar-isn't it toler-
ably certain he used to get the
slippers in the dark and found that
Calphurnia had showed them back
under the bed so far that he had
to sweep around wildly for them
with the bToom-handle? And
when Solomon cracked his crazy
bone is it unreasonable to suppose
he hoped around the room and
looked mad and felt as if he want
ed to cry? Imagine George
Washington sitting on the edge of
the bed putting on a clean shirt,
and growing at Martha because
the buttons were off; or st. Au-
gustine with an apron around his
neck having his hair cut; or Joan
of Arc holding her front hair in
her mouth, as women do, while
she fixed up her back hair; or Ma
poleon jumping out of bed in a
frenzy to chase a mosquito around
the room with q pillow; or Martin
Luther in his night shirt trying
to get the baby to sleep at two
o'clock in the morning; or Alex
ander the Great with the hic-cups
or Thomas jefferson getting sud-
denly over q fence to avoid a dog;
or the Duke of Wellington lying
in bed with the humps; or Daniel
Webster abusing his wife because
the hadn't tucked the covers in al
the foot of the bed; or Benjamin
Franklin pairing his corn with q
razor; or Johnathan Edwards al
the dinner table wanting to sneeze
just as he had got his mouth full
of hot beef; or Noah standing al
his window at night throwing
bricks at a cat.-Max Adeler.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24

"The 'irredesmable paper curren-
Cyl OF which we hear so much oace
In q while, generally from Demo-
cratic sources" says the Indianap-
oils Journal, "prOves to be q pretty
good sort OF thing just now
GeenbAekSl and lnationAl bank notes
alike are taken as qnickly as gold
or silver would be-" 500 s9
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR SALE or TRADE.

TWO horses; will work single or
Il double; one is 8 very fine cattle
horse. VIII exchange one or both for
calves, yearlings, or sny other horned an
imals: G. E. KELSEY.