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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16
What q Young Man is Like.

Rev. Canon Baldwin, in q re-
cent sermon before the Young
Mems Christian Association of
Montreal, set forth in an i'm
pressive maner the responsibilities
and dangers of young men. In
the course of his remarks he said !:
I have often thought q young
man was like a newly discovered
land, sn object of intense desire
to the world about him. If you
take a map Of Europe, you will
find that every acre of that Cont
aent is divided out as the proper
ty Of some one or other all-power-
full State; and if any one dare to
invade the slightest right of an
other, he will awake more thun-
der than ever the Olympian Jove
had at his command; but q new
land, land as yet unclaimed, all
the great and powerful want to
lay hold of it. 1t is exactly thus
with a young man. No one comes
faster after him than the devil
himself, though the world and the
flesh are not far behind.
When you see an old man go
down our steets, you may rest as
sured, as a general rule, the battle
is pretty well over with him. He
is either one who has fed to the
Lord Jesus Christ, or the world,
the devil and the flesh have the
latch-key of his house, and live
on easy terms with him. He is
not even an object of much inter-
est to any of them, because the
battle is over, and they have won
him.
But young man is a new field
"a glorious unconqueTed land
an engine mighty for good or evil.
What may he not do to retard OF
advance the truth. The harlot
world is there to wait upon him,
with thousand smiles TO coquett,
to captivate, and to ruin-to lead
him on, under the specious plea
of harmless amusements, until
the inflammable heart catches fire
amid the exciting scenes, and cal
cines in its flames the hopes of
his boyhood and the resolutions Of
mature age. The young man has
every thing IN excess With him
life is exuberant; health like
mountain stream, rushes joyfully
through him. Passions are strong
and fiery; resolutions weak; hope
illimitable. Self confident, ignor-
ant of the huge world about him
he trusts where his elders would
hesitate, and is at home where an
gels dare not tread. Impressiblt
as wax, his energies need to b.
cultivated and directed, not re
strained. AS q skillful organis
knows the manusl stops and pc
dals of his gigantic instrument
and can evoke from it, through
them what strain he pleases, 81
Satan knows the young man
knows him in every weakness
vanity, and passion-knows hov
to play him until he has led hin
from improperly to vice, an(
from vice to death, strong witt
some temptation that has lail
coiled within him, like q serPen
in the folds of vesture.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

In his autobiography in "Ten
Minute Talks" Elihu Burritt tells
how he studied mathematics. He
couldn't afford time to attend
school, SO he used to do certain
problems Gin his head" while
hammering away at his anvil. Here
is one of them. How many yards
of cloth, three feet in width, cut
into strips an inch wide, and al
lowing half an inch at each end
for the lap, would it require 20
reach from the centre of the sun
to the centre of the earth, and how
much would it all cost at shiIl-
ing a yard?" He would not allow
himself to make q sinful figure
with chalk or charcoal in working
out this problem, and he would
carry home to his brother all the
multiplication in his head, and
give them off to him and his as
sistant, who took them down on
their states, and verified and
proved each seperate calculation
and found the final result to be
! right.
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sHERIFF'S SALE.
PAMELA T. Miller
annafh MarLennan- Ell alsl

VS.
Kenneth MaeLennan, ct alsI
District Court, 9Th judicial District, Lyon
county, Kansas.
DY virtue of on order of sale issued
Judicial District, sitting In and for Lyon
Ter is plaintiff, and Kenneth MacLennan,
Adelia MacLennan and the First Ma
uonal Bank OF Emporia. Kansas, are
defendants, I Will, on the 18th day
Of january, A. ID. 1874, at 10 O'Clock
a. 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 MacLennan, AdeiIa
MacLennan, and the First National Bank
of Emporia, in and to the following real
estate, to-wit:
The west n ofthe E n ofthe Z u Of
the n Z u OF sec. 8. in township 10, range
IL, and also five acres of land in the south
east corner OF the Y Il Of the the N K "a
| of see. 8, tp. ID, south of range Ii of the
Government survey, and bounded as fol.
| lows: Commencing at the southeast cor
ner OF said land and running thence
north 20 rods; thence west 40 rods; thence
| south 20 rods; thence east 40 rods, to the
place Of beginning, containing 3 acres
| all SITUATE in Lyon county. Kansas, to be
! sold rs the property OF said defendants, t1
! satisfy said judgment.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff OF Lyon county, Kansas.
Sheriff office, Lyon county, December
| 18th, 1873. ORRIN MILLER,
5lw5 Atty for plaintiff.
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FRoH CEDAR VALLEY.
sheep Raising in Chase Csunty.


DEAR News: Since onr last We
have been on visit to the Gid
dins fra near here. They Are
two young men from vermonts
are experimenting in sheep. Last
winter their sheep did not do well,
owing to the drive from Missouri
the August before, and the late
ness Of their arrival here. They
sold one hundred fat wethers last
fall at q fair price. Have now.
only two hundred and seventeen
remaining, nearly all ewes. They.
think their flock will be nearly
doubled in the spring. Feed them
all the good prairie hay they will
eat, and one and ohe-fourth bush
els corn in ear daily. This is not
all. The sheep have good shelter.
They think their sheep next
spring viii shear nearly as much
as the whole flock did last, when
they had nearly 400.
This sheep business reminds me
of the success in sheep of young
man in Ohio some years since.
At first. he bought fifty ewes.
Crossed with improved stock.
Bought when he could, and when
his farm Of 100 acres became in
sufficient for grain, pasture and
hay, let them out to pasture on
shares-half the wool and half the |
increase. At thirty had an estate |
worth $4,000, all, or nearly so,
made by sheep. a
We fondly hope these young |
men may succeed and that all the
country round will be benefited
BY their business. But sheep is
not all their, stock. They have
forty cattle, old and young.
These, too, are we'll cared for in
iced, sheds and shelter. A.v.
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PREVENTION OF SCARLET FEvER.
The Baltimorean says: "As
this dreadful disease frequently
makes its appearance at this sea-
son OF the year, we feel that
we cannot do our readers
q better service than to give the
following preventive, communica-
ted some time ago to the Balti-
more Sun in an interesting let
ter, by DIR. P. o. Cherbonnier, of
this city, giving a history of its
successful use in Europe. 1t may
be added that after this communi-
cation appeared in the Sun the
prescription was put up by several
druggists of Baltimore, and we
learn that it is the testimony of
every one of them that, at time
when scarlet fever was very preva-
lent here, not a single case occur
red where this prescription was
followed. DR.. Cherbonnier is a
graduate of the University OF
Paris, and one of the most skill
full and accomplished physicians
and heightened gentlemen Of our
city: Extract Of beiladonna, :
grains; cinnamon water, 1 ounce
alcohol, 10 drops. Give two Oh
three times a day. Dose, ont
drop for every year of the age o
the child; ten drops will be the
maximum dose"
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An imaginary quantity-A Ia
dy's age.
Now is the time to look the gift
horse in the mouth.
He that would walk uprightly
must beware OF coal-hole covers.
The Rochester Dem. Chron.
says: "Hard dimes come again no
more" m.
Do not run in debt to the shoe
maker; it is unpleasant to be un-
able to say your sole is your
own.
A Georgia convict was hanged
recently for killing the wrong
man. The right one witnessed
the cermony.
The English are sorry that the
Spaniards are killing each other
in civil war-it makes oranges so
scarce in England.
A circus elephant, wintering at
Louisville, Is on the watch for the
man who tossed him an apple full
of catarrh snuff.
A chiropodist announces on his
business cards that he has ire
moved corns from several of the
crowned heads of Europe"
A halter in Terre Haute, Wis,
has bundle of old unpaid bills
hung up in his store labelled,
the reason why I don't give credit. "
A rural editor, describing an
assault, said: "Liseum was
knocked sensible" The editor
was evidently never struck that
way.
Jones, being told that he looked
seedy, and asked what business hC
was in replied, "The hard veal
business-look at my wardrobe
A Maine justice indicated the
dignity of the law by sending s
newspaper editor to prison fol
calling him a "muddle- headeC
manikin."
Where is "parts unknown ask
q correspondent of the Danbury
News. To which, Bailey answers
very truthfuIly, "Where they dom
advertise"
: A recent COST was heard sing
! ing
E Gs'Twas q cough that carried me OF;
: Twas coffin they carried me on In"
"Owng to the absence of tn
: editor, this weeks issue viii b
i found unusually spicy" says tn
Office devil of the Creston Times
who was left in charge for q weel
Z A Southwestern editor who's
: orthography has been somewhs
= neglected, or else whose composi
= tors use him i'll, remarks. that e1
= President johnson argus well.
= The allusion to Argus is delicat
: and appreciative.. - =
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The business situation of Chi
cago has improved greatly within
the past two months. At one
time at least ten thousand persons
we're out of employment on &C.
count Of prostration Of business.
The number Of the unemployed at
present is said to be not one-third
as large. The gain is constant.
Professor Donders shows that
the time occupied in the transmits
sion of a sensation through the
eye to the brain, the formation Of
q judgment, and the transmissioh
of 3 VoItios from brain to hand
is .15 of second; but when the
ear is the receiving organ the time
required is only 90 ola second.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

Carbonite il q new article Of
fuel found only in the James river,
Virginia. It is 3 substitute for
camel coal, and costs two-thirds
IS much, burns freely, but without
smoke, sulphur or bituminous
odor, and so nearly consums itself
that but q per cent. Of ashes is
left It burns longer than anthra-
cite or camel, and affords beau
tifnl and pure flame.
Fractional currency issued from
the printing division during the
week ending January 8, So, 200;
shipments, 1921, 800; shipment oil
notes, 50, 265, 900; amount held by
United States Treasurer as secur'
ity for national bank circulation
$685., 1856, 900; and for public de
! posts, sic, 800, 200.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

NJ S. sTORRs, of California, will
No take notice that Dewitt G. Vail did
on the 9th day of December, 1873, file his
petition in the District court Of Lyon
county, Kansas, against said n. s.
Storrs and EliZabeth Storrs, defendants,
setting forth that the said n. s. Storrs
and Elizabeth Storrs gave q mortgage to
the said Dewitt G. Vail on lots 81 and SO,
on Merchants street, in Emporia, Kansas,
to secure the payment OF $500, according
to o certain note referred to in said merit
gage, on which there has since the filing
thereof been q credit of $500, and pray
ing that the said n. S. Storrs and Eliza
beth Storrs may pay the sum now claim
ed, to-wit: $500 with interest thereon,
at 10 per cent. per annum from April 10,
1873, or that the said premises may be
sold TO pay the same; and the said N. s.
Storrs is hereby notified that he is requIr-
ed to appear and answer said petition on
or before the 10th day Of February, A. II.
1874, or the same will be taken as true,
and Judgment rendered accordingly.
Z. w. CUNNINGHAM,
1-3 Plaintiffs Atty.
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The Junction City Union copies
the magniloquent paragraph of Sem
tor Crozier's late speech, and re-
grets, "that it neglects to state that
an inexhaustable supply Of magne-
sian limestone, for building purpos-
-es, may be found on the premises
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

It is noteworthy that out of sew
enty-seven storm warning signals
displayed at the United States ports
last month, sixty-two are known
to have been actually justified by
the storm following. This gives the
gratifying percentage as eO.52.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

Prentis says, q Wilson county
man who, after two or three
months Of married life, failed to
realize as much welded bliss as he
expected, swallowed a small frac-
ton of . drug store. They filled
him full of melted lard and he slip
ped through without dying.
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sHERIFF'S SALE.

VIM. W. Angel VS.. VIM. H. Eikenbury,
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 VIM. W. Angel
is plaintiff, and VIM. H. Eikenbury and
EmelIne Eikenbury are defendants, 1
will, on Monday, the I'd day of Febru-
airy, A. ID. 1874, ut 10 O'Clock u.
M, at the front door of the court house
in the city of Emporis, 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. II. Eikenbury and Emeline Efken-
bury, in and to the following describe
ed real estate, to-wit: 115 acres of the
southeast qusrter of section Il, 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 EmelIne Eikenbury, TO
satisfy said judgment.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff, Lyon county, Kansas.
sherifl's office, Emporia, January I'd,
A. ID. 1874. 1-5
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There is 4 man in Pleasanton who
takes WOodhulPs Weekly, Banner
OF Light, Boston Investigator and
the Religio- Philosophical Journal.
If he can't live on big words and
moonshine, we are mistaken.
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NOTICE

In the District court Of Lyon county, State
Of Kansas.
Elizabeth W, Railey, plaintiff, VS. Joseph
G. Railey, defendant.
TIE said defendant. Joseph C. Railey.
OF Joplin, Jasper county, State of
Missouri, Will take notice, that on De-
cember 24th, 1878, said plaintiff filed her
petit on in the office OF the Clerk of the
said District court, at Emporia, in said
Lyon county, against him, setting forth
that she is entitled to a divorce from said
defendant on the grounds of gross neg
lect of duty, extreme cruelty and habit
ual drunkenness, and PRAYING that she be
divorced from him, and that said court
decree her custody of their infant chill
dren. Martha Blanche, William Clinton,
and George Eddie, and for all proper re-
lief; and that the said Joseph c. RaiIey is
required to appear and answer said petit
ton on or before Saturday, February Il,
1874, or said petition Will be taken as
true and Judgment rendered according to
the prayer thereof. J. JAY BUCK.
Atty for Pl'f.
January l, 1874. 1-3
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Charleston, S. c., claims TO be
"the healthiest city In the Union"
because last week, the morality, as
shown. by the city register, was
three whites and fifteen colored,
out OF a population of $4,000, near
ly equally divided between the two
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

II may be fun for outsiders, but
the poor printer fails to see where
the joke comes in as he trudges
along his weary way, foot-sore and
disconsolate, for the want of q rail-
road pass.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

lGEaRING PARTY.-'fhe Farmers
Association of Illinois has declared
its members absolved from ALE
glance to all political parties. This
determination is wise as a deciera-
ton of intention, but il so happens
that the politicians have a way of
rushing to the front wherever there
is a prospect of carrying out their
purposes, and the farmers will have
to watch SIS well as resolve. The
grangers everywhere, as we under
stand them, are organized with an
express reference TO the avoidance
of political entanglcnents- What
ever good they, may hope to accom-
plish must be effected by distinc-
tive action. Politics is a trade, and
as has been illustrated abandaHtly
of late years, with no object in
view .mnch higher than personal
profit. There is now no national
party worthy the name, and before
there can be one to inspire popular
confidence. it must be based on
broad and comprehensive princi,
pies, In which the rights of the PEG
pie and the prosperity of the coun
/ try are paramount considers
| tions. The farmers are . conserve,
tive class, to whom the. regenera
| ton properly belongs, If they vii
keep in view the high aims whici
lseeEa 90 have Gctuated them thu
far in their lebors. Time sEil
1 prove their ability, to- solve tn
problem, in which undertaking The
will not only deserve the sympath,
but commsnd the aid, of every GOO
citizen outside their ranks Bh'
feels the necessity of radical re
form.-San Francisco Cali.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

there are q great many remarks
about our winter. Some one, to be
novel, said its Spinal column was
broken" Better let the old fellow
be; we might wake up a lion. We
are not ready to make fun yet.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

lola has a colored man honest
enough 10 return TO Jail according
to promise. The Sheriff released
him for the holidays. Tally one,
for that darkey.
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The Kansas City Journal says:
"a gentleman is at Oswego with an
eye on that point for wooden mill"
The mill is all right, we presume ;
but we do pity the fellow eye.
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NOTICE
In the district court of Lyon county, State
Of Kansas.
j. NJ. Griffith,

VS.
Samuel II. Miller.
THE said defendant, Samuel II. Miller,
Il of parts unknown, Will take notice
that on the 10 day of December, 1873, said
plaintiff filed his petition in the clerks
once of the district court at Emporia, in
said Lyon county against defendant,
praying for judgment on a note given by
defendant to plaintiff, March 18th, 1878,
for 500, and 10 per cent. interest, secured
by mortgage on the east half of southwest
quarter of section IL, tp. 10, range IL,
Lyon county, praying for Judgment on
said note and foreclosure eff said mort
gage; and for 1920 as taxes paid on
said property by this plaintiff; Said
defendant is required to appear and
answer said petition on or before
Saturday. February 7th, 1874, or said
petition Will be taken as true and judg-
ment rendered for the amount of princi-
pal and interest due on said note and 10
per cent thereon as attorneys fees and for
the sale Of said land, to satisfy said judy
ment. I. N, SEDG WICK
52t4 Atty for PPff,
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Ours is q great country You
eau freeze in Alaska, or pick orang-
es in Florida; dig yourself our out
of u snow-drift in Maine, or fight
mosquitoes in Texas-"you pays your
money and you takes your choice"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

RumOr says that King Bill, of the
Sandwich iSlands, will not live
mnch longer. He will leave no
successor. What black scramble
there will be, "my countrymen."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

We fear that girls win never quit
trying to kindle fires with kerosene.
A woman in Fort Wayne, Ind,
tried II a few days ago, and now
mourns the loss of two good arms.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

The Commonwealth, speaking of
New Years says: "When we look
back aud sec what we have gone
through, we are devoutly thankful
that it is as well with US as il is"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

There is man in Topeka who
claims to be Holeman, who beats
his wife. We don't believe it. He
may be q Modoc.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

Kallocn, in review OF our public
men, has something good to say OF
every one of them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

: The Mexiosns are stealing cattle
from Texas. Thay may be caught
some day, and then be-turned
loose.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

a Bragg bank messenger recent
ly made his escape from Topeka in
such way as to cause the Marshal
q desire to Hannum over to the au-
thorities.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

One Balm of Topeka is candi-
date for doorkeeper at the Capital
this winter. We object, for no one
but Dutchman would ever baz in.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

The present Congress finds some
time to discuss the question of coll
or. Colored men took a part in the
debate this time.
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And now itappears that a Grang-
err actually conducts train on the
Kansas Pacific. The Changers are
progressing. ns,5 'i-a ss7s 81
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Gov. Woodson's message was SO
YoluminOus that the Legislature
had TO take two bitches at the read
ing thereof Missouri will be saved.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

Louisiana'st two Legislatures are 1 N
session. Too much legislation will
ruin that State.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

"Old Boreas" in g little freak OF
fun threw a FIT. Scott sidewalk up
on the telegraph wire.
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Congress has decided that the
ninth Indiana District shall rest on
its Shanks during the session of the
present Congress-.
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Attorney General Williams rec
ommends that pardons be granted
to John b. Wright and George w
WATERS THEY were Convicted of
eoanterfeiting at Pittsbnrg six
weeks ago, and are now icOnfned
in the Western PenitentiaEy OF
this State. ssssea sd ays-
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The Kansas bar met in Topeka in
due form, discussed (and cussed) the
Judge question, and went home
without making an appointment.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

&. F. Train has addressed Tweed
anote OF coincidence Blessed be
Trainl
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

A terrible storm of sect has
been prevailing in Ohio. The tele-
graph lines were all down. and rail-
roads were blockaded for three or
four days.
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One Gilmore of Memphis. Tenn,
had one side of his head hewed off
the other day by his wife. She put
= stop to his beating the. children.