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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24

A novel dining table is now in
use in one of the palaces of the
Emperor of Russia. The table is
circular, and is placed on weight
ed platform. At the touch of n sig
nal, like a rub of Alladin's lamp,
down goes the table through the
floor, and n new table, loaded with
fresh dishes and supplies, rises in
its place. But this is not all;
each plate stands on a weighted
dish, the table cloth being cut with
circular openings, one for each
plate. fla guest desires 4 change
of plate he touches a signal at his
side, when presto, his plate disap-
pears and another rises. These
mechanical dining tables render
the presence OF servants quite
superhuous. In this country, at
the Oneida Community, they en-
ploy dining tables having the cen
trail part made TO revolve. Here
the goblets, spoons, tea and coffee,
castors, pitchers, and other neces-
sary articles of table furniture are
replaced; revolving the centre
piece the sitter brings before him
whatever article may be desired,
without the intervention of 4 spe-
ciai waiter. The Russians are evil
IDENTIFY in advance of the Yankees
in respect To dining tables.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24

a NEW ADVERTISING DODGE
The familiarity of the frontiers
man with scenes of shooting and
executing by Lynch.law, and his
coolness in the average Western
afTray, are proverbial. The last in
stance that has come To our knowl-
edge in which enterprise and self
possession were admirably MIN
gled occurred ut the recent eX-
ecution of criminal in Washing
ton Territory. Just as he was
about To be swung of, and after
he had remarked To the sheriff
that he had nothing further TO say,
real estate agent, whose office
was in his hat, forced himself to
the front and up the steps of the
scaffold and jointly addressing the
criminal and the sheriff, said; 'tIi
the gentleman who occupies the
platform will kindly yield for a
few minutes, would like To make
"A few remarks upon the home
stead lots Mt Dobson's Hole | am
now Offering for sale. The po-
lite request was assented to, and
after a brief summary of the ad
vantages presented by that local
ity, the sheriff resumed his duties,
pulled the cap over the gentle
mans countenance, and permitted
him to drop.-Editor's Drawer, in
Harper's Magazine Tor July.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24

Below see Price List at which will sell Pws
No 10 in
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
AUCTIONEERING.
II. w. PearsaII and A. Il. Ban
croft.

TIME popular and well known auction
Il GERS Will hold themselves in readi
ness TO attend sales in city or country at
the lowest possible rates. Will receive
goods or stock TO sell at auction or on
commission Will attend strictly and
promptly to all business entrusted to
them Persons wishing to maze arrange
the office of A. Il. Bancroft, 10 Bancroft
block. 29m6
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24

DEFINITE REPUBLICAN PoLIcY.-
Some days ago the Republicans of
lneliana held their state conven-
ton. The following resolution
was adopted as expressive of their
views on temperance:
''In the opinion of this conven-
ton intemperance is an evil
against which our society has a
right to protect itself; that our
whole legislation throughout all
the history of the State has as
serted and maintained this right,
and IL cannot he surrendered
without yielding up that fun
damental principle of the Ameri-
can Government which places the
| power Of passing laws in the
hands ola majority. Therefore, we
are in favor of such legislation as
will give the majority of the people
the right to determine for them
selves in their respective towns,
townships or wards, whether the
sale of Intoxicating liquors for use
as beverage shall be permitted
therein, and such as will hold the
vender responsible for all damages
resulting from such sales"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24

AN incident of the Jack Evans
order recently occurred at Peugh-
keepsIe. A woman was crossing
the railway track utterly oblivieus
of the express train that was rush
ing down upon her. Men halloed to
her, but she did not hear them, and
in few seconds more she would
have been run over and crushed.
An engineer of a switch engine,
seeing her peril, reached her in
two mighty leaps, and Selling her
by the waist, drew her out of dan
ger. AS soon as her feet touched
the ground she turned and struck
the engineer u blow on the cheek,
then realizing her position and
the imminent danger she had
been rescued from, fell on her
knees and wept. Persons afflicted
with poesy are requested not to
use this rs theme.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24


SNAKE SToRY.-In Ohio there
resides u family consisting of
an old man of the name of
Beaver and his four sons, all of
whom were hard "pets," who bad
often laughed TO scorn the adj
vice and entreaties OF piOus
though very eccentric minister
who resided in the same town.
1t happened that one of the boys
was bitten by a rattlesnake, and
was expected to die, when the
minister vas sent for in great hast.
On his arrival he found the young
man very penitient and anxious to
be prayed with. Tie minister,
called on the family, knelt down
and prayed in this wise 40 Lord,
we thank Thee for rattlesnakes.
We thank Thee because rattle
snake has bitten Jim. We pray
Thee to send rattlesnake to bite
John; send one TO bite Bill; send
one to bite Sam; and, O Lord,
send the biggest of Thy rattle
snakes 10 bite the old man; for
nothing but rattlesnakes will ever
bring the Beaver family To repen-
lance"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
NVhnt AIcohol will do.

1t may seem strange, but it is
nevertheless true, that alcohol, reg
ularly applied to thrifty farmers
stomach, will remove the boards
from the fence, let cattle into his
crops, Kill his fruit trees, mortgage
his farm, and SOW his field with
Wild oats and thistles. 1t will
take the paint oil his building.
break the glass out of the windows
and I'LL them with rags. 1t will
take the gloss from his clothes
and the polish from his manners,
snbdue his reason, arouse his pas
sions, bring sorrow and disgrace
upon his family, and topic him
into drnnkard's grave. 1t will do
this to the artisan and the capital
list, the matron and maiden, as
we'll as To the farmer; for in It's
deadly enmity to the race alcohol
Is no respecter OF persons.-The
Temperance Worker.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
LUMBER !
and have got the CASH
to Pay for it,

I've offer inducements that cannot fail TO
suit. We care not what offers are MADE
or by whom they are made. We will dis
count any prices for cash that can he OBJ
tanned in this county.
We aciH sell Lumber, an large lots,
cheaper than any h'aeeliRg
agent can bring IL here.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24

WATER AS \ CuIsEL.-NOthing
can convey more impressive idea
of the powers of water as a general
agent than the wonderful canons
of Mexico, Texas, and the Rocky
mountains, where the torrents may
be seen rushing along, through the
missions it has made for itself in
the hard rock, ut depth of
thousands of feet, between perpeu-
dicular wallis. The greatest of
these canons, that of Colorado, is
29S miles in length, and its sides
rise perpendicular to the height of
1000 or 6, 600 feet.-Engincer.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24

A Chinese description of an Am
erican court: zone man is silent,
another talks all the time, and
twelve wise men condemn the man
who has not said u word"
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COMPOSITION BY LITTLE Boy
Subject-'The horse" THE
horse is very useful animal; it
has four legs--one on each corner
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30
MAYNARB AT NASHVILLE.
Gsr - ScTcuRded and Makes nn I'm
prOmptu address.
+ on the Union and American of the 23rd.

= on the Union and American Of the BIRD
Hon. Horace Maynard, Republican
candidate for Governor, who reached
the city at late hour Monday and de
parted on the eight =. n train last
nightfor Knoxville, was cOu3plimeutpi
with a sercnade about an hour before
his departure, the music being furnish
ed by Gibson's Rock City Band, which
took up position in the. r5tunda ,of the
Maxwell House.
After a couple of ali ed been play
ed, Mr.. Maynard appea.ui on the bal
COny, aud was introduced TO the crowd
which had assembled by Judge Me-
Claim, who said:
Gentlemen, | have the honor of in
PRODUCING to you the Hon. Horace
Maynard.
Mr.. Maynard then spoke rs follows {:
Friends aud tellOw-citi2ens of Nash
vile, / thank you for this compile
mentary expression of your kindness.
We are 40, strangers. We have known
each other a long time, both in public
and private relations. For more than
half lifetime have ! been connected
with the public affairs of the country,
generally as your representative in the
councils OF the ration. / can only say
that my aim and constant efforts have
been, during all that time, to pursue n
course aud advocate policy which
seemed tome best calculated to enhance
the honor and material interests of our
grand State
II will no. Suerui1fe upon what
might have been, or might not have
been, had my predictions, in so many
] n
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30
HOME NEWS.
Disturbance at Wilkesbarre Penn
sylvania.
south Carolina Troubles Ended.

AUGUSTA. Ga, Sept. 26.-The
troubles in Edgefield, South Carolina,
have ended. A letter from j. l.. Ad-
olson, Superintendent of police of the
town of Edgefield states that Edward
Termant, Capt. of the colored militia
company, delivered up their arms to
Lieutenant Leahy, commanding the
detachmentOf United States troops.
The negroes have returned to their
homes.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-A New Or
leans special says the Conference Com
mittee on the part of the Democrats
decided last evening to accept the prop
osition of the Kellogg party in rela,
tiOn to the Board of State CanvaSsers,
which il that Democrats shall he al
lowed representation of two on the
Board.
WILKEsBARRE PA, Sept. 2S.-Last
night about II o'clock, four negroes
named Henry Thomas, Jas. Welcome,
Thos lrewin and Geo. BaZine, set
upon James English, white man on
Hazel street, aud after knocking him
down cut his throat, partly severing
MS wiudpipe Thomas is said to be
the man who did the cutting. He was
arrested soon afterwards at his house,
where he. had secreted himself under
a lounge, after his arrest a crowd of
over two hundred persons surrounded
the officers and with rope in hand and
cries of lynch him " tried to take
him away from their custody. Only
"A strong force Of police with drawn
Tevolvers were able to keep them at
bay. English is still living, but is in
a precariOus condition.
UTICA, n. ", Sept 23.-The Repub-
lican Convention To-day unanimously
re-nominated Dix for Governor, and
Robinson for Lieutenant Governor,
and Alex. BaIkley for Canal Commits
slOner.
COnkling made a speech, eulogizing
the Republican party and Dix's ad~
ministration and charging that the
Democrats are responsible for all the
troubles i'm the South
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30

Leonidas Caesar HouS is out iu %
three column article i'm the Press aad
HCrald Of Sunday morning, which /
presume is intended as reply 10 my
late card. Its distinguishing feature
is its weakness. Divested OF its coarse
epithets, rs unblusLiug falsehoods, tt
little cowardly innuendo, and there is
nothing left of il, except a mere skele-
tOn-weak, lOathsome, and disgusting
as its author. Aud yet ii required four
days of thi- great mans valuable time
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
DOath of Trees I'm Cities.

At u recent meeting of the Scientific
Committee of the Royal Horticultu raj
Society, DR.. Voelker stated the results
of his investigation of the soil of Lon
don square in which Messrs. Veitch had
twice planted trees, which in each case
had died. On examining the clear
watery solution from treating the soil
with distilled water, he found that the
soil contains one-tenth per cent. of
common salt and two-tenths per cent.
of nitrates. Whenever the amount of
chlorine in soil reaches anything like an
appreciable quantity it exercises an ia
furious influence. Land, for example,
which has been inundated by the sea
will not grow wheat for the next two
years, though in the first year cabbage
msy be grown. The quantity of nitrates
in the soil sent to him was remarkable.
Usually in soil it did not reach a pro-
portion which could be expressed other
wise than by third place of decimals.
He could not doubt that the two saline
ingredients mentioned did the mischief.
builder.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
A Duck Story That Is a Fish Story.

This story is told by Melville Curtis,
and sworn to by John Frost and Jim
Myron, 30 it must be true: The three
gentlemen were over in Smoky valley
duck-hunting on Sunday last, and ON
Blue Springs CARTS shot q mallard.
Securing the bird he fastened it in the
stream for decoy, and in few mo-
ments was alarmed and astonished TO
behold his dead duck plunging and
floundering in the water and trying to
dive beneath the surface. Fastening
TO the spot to ascertain the cause OF
such remarkable conduct on the part OF
the defunct duck, he found his game in
the Jaws of q monster trout, which was
endeavoring TO draw 1t beneath the
water. One shot from the hunters
trusty gun and the monster of the deep
lay belly up He was brought into
town and measured, and found TO be
Just twenty-five feet-or inches, we for
get Wilhelm length. After being
measured, he was cut into chunks and
distributed among the poor, furnishing
a substantial meal for eleven needy
families. The fish is said TO be one of
a number placed in Blue Springs sever
al years ago, but which, from some I'M
known cause, have never increased be-
yond the original number.-Austin
(Nec.) RepeiiIe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
Corn in England.

English ideas Of the value of Indian
corn are advancing rapidly, as may be
inferred from the. following, from the
Mark Lane Express Maize is get
ting into extensive consumption fol-
feeding cattle. The price was for q
long time below its actual value for
feeding purposes, but the graziers have
discovered its valuable properties, and
maize is no longer neglected on the
market at 28s. or 29s. per quarter. We
have an idea, too, that the millers have
found that they can use portion of it,
especially of the white corn, without
any material injury to the flour. BE
this as it may, the demand for maize
increases, and the price has risen to
3Ss. per quarter for the white and 36s.
for yellow. In America the darker is
preferred for domestic purposes, in
which, in various ways, it is largely
consumed by families. The amount
imported during the first nine months
of the year 1873 was 5000, 534 cwts.
against 10, Asa, 1872 cwts. in the same
period of the present year, being an
increase of 424, 228 cwts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
The Danger of a POcket.Knife.

A singular accident happened at Law
renee, Mass, last week to an 11-year-
old son of Alonzo Winkley, which re-
suited in the loss of his right leg. The
father had purchased pocket-knife for
the boy during the day, and while the
lad was cutting q piece of thin wood,
which was resting upon the thigh of his
right leg, the wood split and the blade
Of the knife was driven into the flesh
through the femoral artery. Physicians
stopped the flow of blood with tourni-
quet, and, after etherizing the patient,
dissected down to the femoral artery,
which was elevated and ligature APP
piled just above the incision. All COM
preston was then removed and the leg
moved in position when venous blood
came pouring out, showing that the
femoral vein was, like the artery. badly
cut. More physicians were called, and
it was decided that the amputation of
the leg was the only means of saving the
patients life, and it was taken off about
one-third of the distance from the knee
to the body. The PATIENTS doing well,
and his recovery is anticipated. The
injury was similar to that received by
the notorious burglar Carroll Sanborn,
who was shot through the thigh by all
officer. The surgeon in charge OF the
House Of Correction at the time called
to his assistance eminent surgical tai
emit from Boston, and an attempt was
made to Igste the artery, which proved
fatal to the prisoner. Boston Transcript.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
Crime In ireland.

A great mass of information as to the
social condition of Ireland has Just been
published in some criminal and judicial
statistics by DR.. Wilson Handbook.
The graver descriptions OF crime are
still on the decrease, and the number
Of indictable offenses last year was one
third per cent less than in the previous
twelve months. Assaults and the
minor crimes which ore within the sum-
mary jurisdiction of the magistrates,
however, are increasing Mt an alarming
rate, and the number of cases Of this
character disposed of in 1873 was
223. S43. no fewer than IL, 1913 more
than In the previous year. DIR. Hand.
cock attributes the rapid growth OF
these offenses to the greater indulgence
of the people in intoxicating drink, and
observes that an increase Is observable
in all those offenses that mark lower
ing of moral tone in society. The sta
tistics contain a vindication of the
character of the Irish iuries. The pro-
portion OF acquittals in Ireland in 1876
was 80 per cent. rs compared with %.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
A CRYING Frog.

An observant Englishman writes /:
"The fact that the common frog is Ca
pable of crying out Justify when he feels
himself in danger, does not seem to
have been frequently remarked. In my
small walled garden there is common
frog who is prosecuted by three cats.
His residence is a heap of states at the
foot of an ivied wall, and here he is
safe. But if he ventures far abroad his
tormentors soon espy him, and, though
they seem nearly as much terrified as
himself, they cannot resist the tempta-
ton to touch him with their paws. He
Immediately opens his mouth and utters
a prolonged cry, which appears to be
very surprising to the cats, who draw
back for few moments, and then pat
him again, apparently out of mere curl
osity, to be again scared by the same
unusual sound. This sound is shrill
and rather sibilant wall, like the note of
a small penny trumpet or the cry of
newborn infant. There can be no mis-
take about it, as / have repeatedly
touched the frog with my own hand
after driving the cats away, and the
same cry has Immediately followed, the
lower jaw being dropped so that the
mouth stands open about quarter of
an inch at the tin"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
You May DO as You Like about This.

Let those who maintain that instinct
is the sole governor of an animals mo-
ton sit down and hear about bull dog
at Alexandria, Va. The bull dog had a
combat with fellow cur, and found in
the course of the conflict that the fellow
cu- was too much for him. When this
fact had made its way through his skull
the worsted dog fell dead and motion
less to the ground. The victorious dog
gave his PROSTATE form parting chew
or two, and then strutted around with
an air of Importance BETTING the occa-
sion. In short time he took mp the
line of march for home. AS his foot
steps were dying away in the distance
the eye of the PROSTATE dog slightly
Enclosed. Seeing the victor in the dis
lance and on the retreat he opened his
eyes wide, and when the victor turned
corner and was ont of sight the pros
trate dog arose from the earth, shook
the dirt from his garments, and logged
off home with broad grin on his face.
Are we to be told that such a dog had
no "intellect into him?"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
Panther Stories.

At the recent Old Settlers Meeting,
at Edwardsville, ILL.,, the following
panther stories were related
President West told a panther sto-
nv that he held distinctly in memory.
1t was in 1888. He was en- route for
DR.. Edwards Office, in behalf of the
sick. He lost his way, and while wan
dering around in midnight darkness he
heard and recognized the familiar
scream and became conscious of the
terrible forward bounds towards him OF
this ferocious animal Dark as it was,
he saw his way clear from that mo-
ment. But one thing could save him,
and that was his horse's heels. To say
the least, he did not like present COM
pany," and he dashed through the
woods at "horse- race" speed, pre-
ferring to die in any other way than at
the paws of a beast like that
Whereupon 8. p. Gillham was re-
minded of panther story which "took
the socks from anything yet told. He
vas not himself the party defendant in
this suit, else he had not been here TO
tell it. 1t was his neighbor, riding
through the timber at night, when O
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
An Ancient Pea.

In the excavations carried on in
Egypt, a distinguished savant, Gen.
Anderson, has discovered many sar-
cophagi, containing ancient Egyptian
mummies, which carry the mind back
period of several thousand years. AT
the side. of one of these mummies he
found some dried peas, which he had
the curiosity to SOW In Guernsey, on re-
turning from his voyage OF discovery.
A year after, three OF these mummy
peas had produced two small plants, by
means of which he was enabled during
the following season to cover an entire
field. Some of the stems, which attain
the height of several meters, present
very extraordinary size. The flowers
obtained were of delightful fragrance
and of white and rose color. The
stem of these Egyptian peas IS worthy
of the careful attention of botanists,
since it exhibits singular peculiarly.
On emerging from the ground it is quite
slender, but it becomes larger in pro-
portion as it rises, making it necessary
to support it with prop.
The pods are grouped near each other
on the upper extremity OF the plant,
instead of being uniformly distributed
along the stem, as in case of the COM
mon pea.
MIR. Gardner, after an examination of
these mummy peas, believes that they
belong to the same family as the ordin-
airy peas of our gardens, but constitute
a variety different from all others. The
peculiar form of the stem, the arrange
ment of the flowers on a circular zone at
the top of the plant, are the most
marked characteristics.
Experiments have been made on the
qualities of this pea as an aliment; it
resembles the ordinary gray pea, ac-
cording to Mr.. Barron, the chief garden
er at Chiswick according to other cpl
cures it has an exquisite taste, and will
displace even the most delicate peas OF
cur understandable Commercial.