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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16
SOME DAN.

"Please God, Ill have home some
day ~ and the poor, homeless, hard
working girl, whose life drags wear
lily on in the store and boarding
house, makes existence possible
with that little CLEAN of hope, and
the promised "some day"
81 shall write q book some day."
and the literary hack works patient
ly on, writing his little bits for the
daily bread and butter, and waiting
patiently for the coming of the time
| when, by some stroke of fortune, he
can sit back and give his heart and
| soul to the great work which must
make HIM famous.
81 shall be rich some day Z" and
thousands of prudent, thoughtful,
careful workers, toll on, denying
| themselves in the present, and look
ing forward to the great 'some day"
that shall atone for all these sacri-
fees.
Some day! All, do we ever sec
it? Or if it comes, is it what we
had hoped, had expected it to be?
And in our faith are we not let
ting the "to-dsys" slip past unno-
ticed-the "to-days," with all their
wealth of comfort, of beauty, of
things to be enjoyed?
Every day holds its twenty-four
hours of life, and every hour of
life has its own individual import
ance-sights to be seen, sounds to
be heard, thoughts to be weighed,
works to be done.
To-day is the time to live, when
life is bright-to-morrow when "life
is dark" somebody says.
"Some day shall be happy :"
''some day shall be rich ;" "some
day / shall be free from pain :"
''some day all the good things in
life will be mine, and there will be
no more pain and sorrow"-these
are the hopes which buoy the lives
of all of US.
1t is well with us if we have these
hopes-better, far better, than
hopelessness of to-day, with no
promises of some bright days to
come.
But right here, at our very feet,
there may be joys which we are
careleasly passing by; little things
in themselves, but great in their
power TO help and cheer us.
1t is the rift of light, the bit of
soft shadow here, the handful of
blossoms there, the spear of grass,
the twist of branch, the strip of
sky, the faint glimmer of water, the
grain of moss and the tiny touches
everywhere which make up the ex-
quisite pictures we love to look up
on.
1t is the kindly words, the friend
ships We make, the lights we see,
the bits of good luck, the work we
accomplish, which make up our
lives. Why, we are looking back
every day 10 the very things which
have happened in the past-things
not worth being happened over, but
which made their impression and
take their places in our memory.
Why not enjoy them when we
have them? Let us all have q
''some day"-a beautiful phantom
hope over which to dream, build air
castles, and comfort ourselves in
idle moments-but don't let it shut
out the 'to-days.1
Live every hour, every moment
of life. Catch up every happy idea,
every pretty sight, each jolly, fun
ny, sweet or pathetic thing that
comes along, and enjoy it to its ut
most.
Let the some days have 8 place
because they are comforts; but to-
day, now, here, this very moment,
are the things with which we have
to do, and let US live them, and
make the best of themi
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16
EARTEEQ Jake IN GUATE
NIALA.

Panama, Sept. ga CORES
pendent of the Star and Herald,
writing from Antigua, Guatemala,
under date of the Alb inst, gives an
account of the earthquake there the
previous evening. On September
Sd, at $50 P. NJ, without previous
warning, 9 strong earthquake shook
the ground violently in q direction
from west to east. Wave like ua-
dulations Of the surface rose and
Tell at least . foot The first strong
shock lasted from twenty-five to
thirty seconds, when the contents
of the large water tank in the
courtyard of the hotel were
thrown out. Wild screeches and
screams continued even after the
early terror had somewhat subsid-
ed, and long after there was q aoise
of walls. falling, more or less dis
tAnt, mingled with sounds of hun
dreds of voices chanting hymns for
mercy.
Many shocks followed during the
night, every one of which gave rise
TO new alarms and new implora-
ton. It was intensely dark during
the continuance of the shocks. An
inspection in the morning showed
that about two dozen Inhabited
houses were destroyed, causing the
loss of thirty-two lives. The nnm-
Dor of houses damaged which will
have to be taken down Is consider
able. Many of the old ruins of 177s
have suffered seriously. During
the confusion in consequence of the
earthquake, several men appeared
with long knives for the purpose Of
stealing and numbering, but the DO.
litical chief of Antigua soon sup.
pressed them all. Squares and Cart
serve as temporary abodes. 1t vii
take some time before the people o
Antigua recover serenity of minC
enough to go to sleep in their tetter
ing houses. la GuatemaIa, the cap
ital, slight shocks were felt. Tn,
Indians say that the three villages
at the foot of the Volcano del Fue
90 have been destroyed.
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GalusHaa A. Grow.

Galushs A. Grow, once leader of
the House of Representatives
through a part of the stormy anti
slavery fight, and Speaker of the
House in the momentous Congress
of 1862, has been a Texan for
several years. He has been
spending several weeks among his
old Pennsylvania friends, and was
in New York yesterday, but returns
within q week to his duties as
President of the Houston and
Great Northern Railroad, the In
ternational and the Brazoria Tap
roads, making altogether lines of
over 500 miles through the heart
of Texas. Mr.. Grow is the only
Speaker of late years who has been
compelled by the tumultuous ap
plause of the galleries to threaten
to clear them during the delivery
of his own inaugural address. It
was on the memorable 4th of July,
1861, and the ringing sentences
which evoked the uncomfortable
applause were these: "No flag
alien to the sources of the Missis-
sippi river will eyer float perman-
emily over its mouth till its waters
are crimsoned with human gore;
and not one foot of American soil
can ever be wrenched from the
jurisdiction of the Constitution of
the United States until it is bap-
tized in fire and blood. A gov
eminent that cannot command the
loyalty of its own citizens is I'M
worthy the respect of the world,
and a government that will not
protect its loyal citizens deserves
the contempt of the world" The
force of the stirring words was all
the greater with an audience re-
membering the speaker as the man
who had knocked down Keitt, of
South Carolina, in a melee on the
floor of the House. The same
ability and pluck have won him
equal honor in three days in Texas.
IN. Y. Tribune.
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OPIUM XlLI1s CEaILDREN.

One OF the best informed physi-
clans in England, DIR. Mitchell EN-.
plOyed In the public health service,
some time ago published q mass of
testimony obtained by him from
numerous medical witnesses, show
ing the almost universal resort to
opium, in order to benumb and stu
pefy children, even those OF the ten
derest age; u very common prepar-
alton for this purpose being a So
called cordial made of treacle and
opium. So general it appears, is
the use of this mixture, that Gus
toners go to the apothecaries, and,
without hesitation, ask for a dose
of it ''to give TO the baby next day,
as they are going out to work. F"
Chemists frankly admit that they
make and sell these opium decoc-
tons by the barrel and hogshead
full. This baleful usage prevails
not only in the colliery districts,
but also in the manufacturing and
non-mAnufacturing places; and it il
stated by one physician that in Not
tingham, Derby, and Leicester dis
tricts the habit of administering
opium to infants usually begins
when the child is three or four
weeks old. And still another wit
ness asserts that the opium cordial
is given on the very day of birth,
being In readiness for that event,
The inevitable result of this terrible
custom lie, of course, that great
numbers of infants perish, either
suddenly from an overdose. or, al
more commonly happens, by slow,
painful insidious disease. Com.
pared, therefore, with this form o.
infshticide, the kind practiced by
the Chinese may be said to be mer
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Bancroft ZIP 1ian75
RIIIings.

Ignorance is The wet-aarse o
prejudice.
Wit without sense is razoi
without a handle.
Half the discomfort of life is iht
result of getting tired of our.
| selves.
! Beneyolence is the cream on the
milk ofhuman kindness.
| People OF good sense are those
whose opinions agree with ours.
Face eli things; even adversely
is polite TO mans face.
Passion always lowers a great
m an. but sometimes eIeysles little
/ one.
Men nowadays are divided into
slow Christians and wide awake
sinners.
There are people who expect to
escape hell because of the crowd
going there.
Most people are like eggs-too.
full of themselves to hold any
thing else.
Time is money and many people
pay their debts with it.
We have made justice a luxury
of civilization.
1t is easier to be harmless dove
than a decent serpent.
Humor must fall out OF a mans
mouth like music out of a bobo-
link.
1t Is little trouble to craven
image to lac patient even in fy-
time.
Old age increases us in wisdom
and in rheumatism.
Health is loan at call.
Wheat is a serial l am glad of |
it.
Manner is a great deal more at
tractive than matter, especially in |
a monkey.
Adversely to a man is like
training to pugilisU. 1t reduces
him to his fighting weight.
Pleasure is like treacle. Too
much oft spoils the-taste for ev-
Necessity is the mother of in
vention; but Patent Right is the
father.
Beware OF the man with half
shut eyes. He's not dreaming.
Mice fatten slow in a church.
They can't live on religion any
more than ministers can.
Fashion cheats the eccentric
with the clap-trap of freedom, and
makes them serve in the habili-
ments of the harlequin.
There are farmers so full of
science that they won't set a gate
post till they have had the earth
under the gate-post analysed.
When lambs get through being
lambs they become sheep. This
takes the sentiment out of them.
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A SANPLE.-A few days ago q
very q9iet, modest young girl, with
an eighth, or some such impercepti-
bic mixture of colored blood in her
veins, went into Trousdale county,
Tennessee, to teach negro school.
A few nights after she began, some
masked men went into her board
ing house and called for her. On
her refusing TO go out, they shot
her In bed, through q window.
The shot killed her. She was an
utter stranger, and could not posi-
bly, have been guilty OF anything
but teaching negroes. But these
persons shot her. and one of the
same kind, pOssibly one of the muir
derers, writes to the Nashville Ban
ner about il and the character Of
the people, in this way: "Out OF
ali the bright galaxy of counties
that form the proud old Common
wealth of Tennessee, none shine
with brighter lustre, or are more
distinguished for peace, morality
order and law
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16

SYSTEM IN FARM LARoR--The
amount of muscle that can be say
ed by a little brain labor is won
derfal. And yet the science ofdo-
ing everything in proper season
and place, in fact, properly, is
something that agricultural pa
pers, or farming books cannot
teach. Experience, calculation
and forethought are the mentors.
A month before piece Of ma
chinerY is to be used glance will
show where it is defective. A
rainy day, 8 spare hour, = chance
to take il to town without .goiug
on purpose. These present than
selves to the intelligent farmer.
and when the harvest Is ripe, OIL
the corn is ready for the cultivator
there will be no delay for the
mending of damaged machinery.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16
ECONOMIC THOUGHTS
New York Tribune.

The end of September q year ago,
tnaugurated one of the most curious
reforms which ever took place in
our social history reform based
at first on neither q reason or prin-
ciple. Every man began to econo-
miZe before he felt any lack of mon
ey; not because he held economy to
DO q virtue, but because he doubted
his neighbours financial credit, just
as now lie docs his religion, and for
no better cause. Not knowing what
business or speculation to trust, he
RESOLVED TO BUTTON UP
whatever money he might have in
his pocket, and by all means posi-
BILE TO keep It there: Economy was
for while literally the fashion; il
was the proper thing TO have ''in-
vested In Northern Pacific and to
md 1t expedient to contract" Now,
when the general distrust and con.
traction have made the evil reality,
and economy is a necessity, we dc
not practice il with such compla.
cnncy and airy grace.
just al present, when the summer
holiday ls over and the heads of the
firm or family are planning the win
ter's campaign, is the time which
they take TO decide how and wher,
the pinch aud Tightening shall b,
made In most cases the object /
TO make 1t, not where it shall b.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16
ROHAaIOn.

A judicious rotation of crops is
absolutely necessary in maintaining
the fertility of the soil. This needs
no demonstration, for it lie unlver-
sally admitted. But how to rotate
to secure the greatest advantages is
the main question. No specific di-
rections csn be given to suit every
case, because "circumstances alter
cases" very much in regard to this
point. The system that would sue
coed on one farm would utterly fail
on another, and vice versa. Gov
erned by general principles, the far
mer must decide this matter for
himself. Each crop extracts from
the soil the elements essential to Its
growth and maturity, and by con-
tinuous cropping however judicious
the rotation may be, the soil will
eventually be exhausted. Hence,
the elements distracted must be re-
turned to the soil in the shape OF
fertilizers. This settles one point
that farmers must keep stock, and
the nearer they come to keeping
stock enough to consume what their
fans produce, the nearer they come
to the moet improved culture.
The usual rotation is from the
sod-corn, oats or barley, wheat.
and then grass. In good soil two
crops of wheat can be grown, clover
being sown ON the first, In the
spring, which will furnish one crop
aud one to pillow under for second
crop of wheat, on which grass il
sowh for future meadow or pasture
lands.
A prominent agriculturist recon-
mends the following six years rota.
ton: First year, corn potatoes and
roots, with ground heavily man0r
ed; second, oats; third, clover
plowed in and sowed with wbea
in the fall then timothy and cloYel
sowed on the wheat in the spring o
the fourth year; then let it lay II
grass two years.
Other systems of rotation hav'
their advantages suited to the sur
rounding circumstances Of soil, eli
mate, etc. In wheat districts, wher,
the soil rests on limestone or plas
ter, q simple rotation of clover tW'
years and wheat one, Is found to b
good, always promising that plent,
of manure Is returned TO the SOIL
Ohio Farmer.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16
THE aIUIRDER OF FRENCH
IN KDE se1REERA IN AFRICA.

!
like Geographical Society of Paris
hsVs received further details re-
sne;il the murder of NM. Dour-
ns N-i)upere and Joubert by de-
Sc. zers of the Chamba tribe. which
add little to what was already
known. II would appear that,
when about seven days journey
/ from Ghadames. they were met by
! seven persons who declared thew
we've perishing from hunger, and
asked their hospitality. Their &C.
count seemed SO satisfactory that,
after being furnished with food,
they were admitted into the cara
van, when suddenly taking adyant-
age of an unguarded moment, the
nav corners threw themselves up
oh I'm. Dapere and Joubert and
tdeir servant Ahmed ben .Zerma.
and murdered them. The Chambas
then stripped them of their clothes
and carried off all their property,
with the exception of few printed
European books. which they left
upon the ground, The account was
brought back to Ghadames by the
camel drivers, witnesses of the
murder, who were spared by the
assassius as neutrals. Had the un-
Fortunate travellers not fallen VIC
tins 10 the Chambas, it is most
probable they would never have
reached the end of their journey, as
a band of ten Tuareg Buggars were.
also on their track, but turned back
when they heard the Chambas mad
effected their purpose. The guide. |
Nahecur-ben-E ttahur, who had ar
ranged their murder with the |
Chambas, had been sent to prison
by the Caimacan of Ghadames pre-
vious to their departure, his bad |
faith having been discovered by the
travellers. 1t appears tina, the
Caimac4n of Ghadames had entreat-
ed them to desist from their jour-
new to Gnat.
Notwithstanding this catastrophe
exploration of the Sahara
toward Timbuctoo is being organ
lied by M. Lsrgea, of Geneva
London Academy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16
The Verdict.

Fall Rtyer, Mass, Oct. 3.-The
coroner's verdict on the Granite
mill disaster was rendered this af-
ternoon. The jurors find that the
fire department were as promptly
on the ground as could be expected
from the confusion of the alarm,
caused by striking four different
boxes at about the same time, but
the hooks and ladders, included in
the fire department, were insult
cient in an emergency, and poorly
handled on this occasion. It is APP
parent that due precaution was not
used in giving the alarm to persons
at work in the sixth story. Had
such alarm been given and care ta-
ken, the lives of all persons in that
story might have been saved.
The jurors concluded their YER
dict as follows: "Let the lesson
not pass UNDECIDED, either to mill
owners or the public in general,
that human life il precious, and that
all means that tend to sage it, par
ticularly or generally, the precious
boon to poorest mortal life, has the
sanction of all mankind, and an ex.
ample in him who died for ALL"
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The kansas City Times is much

The Kansas City Times is much
disguised with ''OsBoRN, LAPPIS
& Co.." in Kansas, because they
give no attention to its nonsense
about them, and still more disgust
ed with the people of Kansas be-
cause they will not be influenced
by its brainless rawlings. It is to
hard that its disinterested kind
mes should be so ignored. 1t
feels the slight keenly, and turns
from the sickening subject.
Let US hope it will now give some
attention to Missouri affairs, and
employ its great talent for hunting
up fraud in investigating that
courthouse business we have so
often asked it about.-Kansas City
Journal
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-16
THE FASHIONS.

We are to have the basque and
overskirt as we'll as the polonaise,
another winter. But the leaders
of style, recognizing that some
kind of a change is expected of
them about now, have decreed that
the garment known as a basque
shall no longer be designated by
that title, but shall be called a
ctttrdS. (Kweras.)
Sleeveless jackets.were first des-
ignated by that name, but it is now
applied to all round basques; and
they must more than ever .ft to be
stylish. The skirt, or portion of
the cuiras below the waist line, is
the same depth all around, instead
of being shortened on the hips as
we have been accustomed to see it,
and it is trimmed only with cord
on the edge, all ruffling or other
trimming is reserved for the over
skirt, now called ta6lier. and for
the underskirt. Though the whole
dress, particularly if made
of rich material, is made much
more plainly than for fsoms years
PAST. The basque, we omitted to
say, is to have no pleats or gath
ers in any place, and the favorite
pattern in overskirts is the apron
front, either long and pointed, or
short and round, with sash ends to
tie behind, or else disappearing en-
tirely beneath the basque back of
the hips.
In bonnets we are to have every
conceivable style, both with and
without coronets, some with
Hcapes" to them, and some ap-
preaching in shape the old fasion-
ed, modest cottage bonnet. Felt
will be one of the most fashiona-
BILE materials in both bonnets and
round hats and birds and feath-
ers very popular as trimming.
There is to be quite as great a
variety to choose from in out door
wraps and cloaks, from long, COM
Portable looking cloaks to fancy
jackets and saques of all shapes
and materials. Jet is used in the
greatest abundance in trimmings
of all kinds. The very fashiona-
BILE ladies covering garments al
most entirely with it, SO that they
glitter like armor in the sun.
The most sensible fashion shows
itself in shoes, which have low,
broad heels and extension soles,
made for comfort and durability.
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Dr0n1la Ia Ohio.

Ohio is suffering from a severe
and protracted drouth. A Cincin-
natl dispatch dated Sept. % tn,
says:
The protracted dry weather has
prevented the blowing of sod
grounds for wheat, and delayed the
sowing in corn grounds in all the
Ohio Valley. On account of the
failure OF pastures, much live stock
has been put upon the market
which otherwise would have been
kept over winter. If rain does not
come soon the results will he ser
ious. Wafer for stocks is already
scarce in many sections.
Money.orders were issued at the
Denver post-ofice amounting e
sos, 600 during the month Of Sep
TENDER.
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Another balloon Adventure.

Another BALLOON Adventure.
(From the Pittsburg Despatch, Oct 3D.
Yesterday It was found that the
large balloon In which it was proposed
by the management of the Hippodrome
to give the representatives of the after
noon papers voyage to cloud land
could not be prepared in time. Rath-
er than disappoint the people, who had
gathered in thousands at the Hippo
drome ana about the ground, Profess
sor Donaldson decided TO make an as
cension in the small balloon, "Magen-
tai Ii was rather hurriedly inflated,
and instead of a car, the daring aero
nant placed himself astride rope, on
which he had hung an anchor, as we'll
as graphing irons, bat took no ballast.
The balloon assembled rapidly, amid
the cheers of thousands of people, but
iI was evidently not inflqted for Ion g
voyage, and at its highest altitude was
not above $500 feet from the ground.
1t passed over portion of the city in
about the same direction as the "Bar-
num-" on Wednesday last, and was
suddenly seen TO be quickly dropping.
It appeared that as soon as the balloon
reached a current of cold air rising
from the river the gas contracted and
was no longer able to sustain the
weight of its load. People who were
closely watching the air vessel saw
ITS rapid descent and from its APP
pearance judged that 1t had collaps-
ed. A large crowd followed in the
direction where it seemed to be tall
ing, expecting to find the scattered
remains Of the intrepid Donaldson.
That gentleman, however, was equal
to the situation in which he found
himself. AS he neared the ground
he was seen to lower himself by his
hands and hang suspended to the
cross ropes on which he was seated.
He was evidently looking for a clear
place to jump, but unfortunately the
wind took the matter in its own
hands and dasehd the balloon against
the glass works of Frank s. Co., at
FranEstOwn Station, on the Connells-
vile road, about two miles beyond
Soho. The Professor was very much
shaken by the conclusion, but escap-
ed without serious injury. His ship
was badly torn.
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In a word-no bees, no seed
no increase of the flower. The
more visits from bees, the more
seeds from the flower, the more
flowers from the seed.
Nearly ali our orchidaceous
plants ABSOLUTELY require the visits
of these insects to remove their
pollen -masses, and thus to fertilize
them.
Twenty heads of unprotected
Dutch clover yield 1890 seeds.
The same number protected
from bees produced not one seed.
One hundred heads of unprotected
red clover yielded 2,700, and the
same number protected from bees
not q seed.-Ohio Farmer.