davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-02

-aS0uOU Vm1l Itl1t un0
nfereafter all bills for advertisements
nthis paper VIII be collected nonibiy
,asslSss b he alpeS itisd Ia essit saetA
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
WHITE LEAGUE.
4 enrIuI state Of Excitement
in New Orleans
white League Organs Fan.
ming 1he Sm0ulderfuE

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Post
has a New Orleans special signed
by Gov. Kellogg, dated at noon, in
which he says the members of the
returning board are in session at
the State house making their final
compilation. "
On the streets there is subdued
excitement. The Bulletin and
Picayune, rival organs of the
White league, vie with each other
in making sensational statements
to keep up and increase the excite
ment.
The Picayune this morning says
that Gov. Kellogg has instructed
Capt. Lawler, the Office in charge
of the detenses of the
state house, that if he can hold
out against an attack for 20 min
utes the streets will run with blood.
Gov. Kellogg authorizes the state
ment that he has never made any
such assertion to Capt. Lawler oil
any one else.
A grand eonclave of the White
league is to be convened for to
morrow night, will be made unit
after the meeting.
| An effort was made this morning
to introduce five or six coloreC
girls as pupils into the girls uppeI
high school, which resulted in tn,
withdrawal of over fifty of tn
graduating class. This is the frs
| attempt that has been made tt
place negroes in this school.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18

IfrTELL'S LISINJ; AGE FOR IsT5-Since
its absorption az Every Saturday" The
LIVING AGE, AWAY thc chief, has become
its successful career of over thirty years il
seems more vigorous and prosperous than
overestmate its value to American readers as
the only thorough as well as fresh compila-
tion of . current literature which embraces
mass, the Productions of the .bIest IYinS
writers in science. fiction, poetry, history
biography. politics, theology, philosophy,
Represented In its pages are such siistin-
guished authors as Prof Max. Muller, Prof
Iyndall, DIR. w. IL. Carpenter, Hon. w. T.
Cobbe, Richard A. Proctor, Matthew Arnold,
The Duke of Argyll, Charles Kingsley, Ar
thur Helps, James Anthony Fr0ude, Mrs.
Miss Thackeray, VIM. Black, Geo. MacDon-
aid, Jean Ingelow, Erckmann- Chatrian Ivan
Turgenief. Tennyson, Browning, and many
otqers-an unequalled array of names.
lies and WeeEiies, al Of Which i rspre eesh
no other publication, Fhe Living Age IS a ny
invaluable economizer of time, labor and
money. 1t is pronOuneed the 'tbest Of the
eclectics" and, all things considered the
cheapest; and has become almost indfs pens a.
BILE 70 every person or family desiring . salts.
factory compendium of the noteworthy in
the literary world. In no other known way.
certainly, can so much OF the best work of the
best minds of the age be obtained so conEsn-
this most comprehensive of peSfoiicaIs. 80
For those who wish the cream of both home
and foreign literature. the Publishers make
leading periodicals, by which a subscriber is,
az z remarkably small cost, put in possession
Of the best current literature of The world
The prospectus given in another column
should be examined by ali selecting their
periodicals for the new year. The volume
begins January list, but TO those renting
sent gratis.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18

haitian; Vice President, Robert
Milliken, of Emporis; Secretary,
6. G. Bracket, of Lawrence-reel-l
ected; Treasurer, F. Wellhome, of
Leavenworth; DIR. J. Stayman,
Leavenworth; :. T. Kelsey, of
Hutchinson; II. f. Van Deman,
of Geneva were elected Trustees.
Manhattan was selected as the
place of the next annual meeting.
APPLES AND ENTHUSIASM.
The enthusiasm attending the
proceedings of the Society, which
was one of the most pleasing fea-
lures OF the occasion, was only
surpassed as means of enlisting
admiration, by the large and beau
tiful display of apples on the ia
bles. We tried to get list of the
vatieties and the names of those
who contributed them, but this
was impossible. Through the
kindness OF a friend, We were
furnished with the following
from our own county. The report
of the committee will undoubtedly
give further information. on this
7 point for our next paper.
Il EMPoRIA TowNsHIP.-Mrs. +
Holderman - varieties of apples
P. G. Hallberg IA varieties-alsC
two varieties pears and one o
oranges; j. A. Whitcraft Z varie
ties apples; j. M. Griffith, Z; A. G
White, 6; Jas. II. Dole, G; ]. o
Hyde, @; j. A. Newlin, 4; Mrs
Spencer, z; +. L. Wilhelm, 6.
Il Fremont Township-35 varie
ties; Pike, 10; Americas 9; Elmen
l daro, 10;
. Greenwood county contribute!
0 two varieties, brought in by Hon
f. Tucker, the growers name W
did not get) which were said b.
= many to be the finest on the ia
bles.
The Society continued in sessio
o till Thursday night, and its Pre-
a ceedings throughout were mos
Y interesting.
Il We will try and give further d,
@ tails next week.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
EMIGRATION rO AFRICA.

Startling tidiEgs come to us from
the south. Owing 10 the social and
political pressure, it is said that over
100000 freedmen havs already enli-
grated from AlabaIHa into other
states, and now it is announced
that leading men of the race are Sc
rioutly contemplating wholesale
emigration to Liberia.
Legislation has done almost all
that it can do in their behalf, and
they have at last found that social
equality is practically unattainable.
Hence this new movement.
We expect to see il go on TO i'm
portant results. Africa is the nor
NAL home of the colored race; G
land of vast but undeveloped re-
sources; a land where equality, and
the highest opportunities for devel
opment are open to the negro. I
the writer hereof were a colOre(
man, he would go TO Africa o.
Hayti as soon as possible.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
a short POstpOne1nent of 1lae
IL Fifth Gift Gt0mHeHE. -

'.H E11am SIA1G concert EFat
AS manager of the gift concerts Civ
ca in aid of the Public Library OF Ken
lucky, my position creates an import
ant trust in behalf of the Public Lii
brary and the the ticket-holders of the
fifth gift concert. The Public Library
of kentucky and the ticket-hOlderS are
Jointly interested in the amount of the
drawing. The larger the fund to be
distributed in gifts, the greater will be
the gift awarded to each lucky ticket
holder and the more the amount realiz-
ell by the Library. To have full
of those interested, that, rather than
have fractional drawing on the 30th
inst, deem it due to the trust confid-
ed to me by the tIcket-hoiders and the
Public Library of kentucky, that a
short postponement- be made to enable
me to dispose of the unsold tickets and
have full drawing. Though the very
large amount now in bank would ena-
BILE us to distribute handsome gifts, yet
we should feel disappointed in this our
last concert, should we be compelled to
make fractional drawing, however
large.
We have received SO very large a
number of letters from all parts of the
country ITOIil THOSE MOST largely inter-
ested, urging Il postponement if all the
tickets be not sold by the 30tII, that we
feel strengthened in our sense of duty
TO the ticket-holders and the Public
Library, to make the postponement.
Under the circumstances, we have de-
termined, in the interest of all parties,
to postpone the concert and drawing
to Saturday, February %, 1876, at
which time the drawing will positively
take place; and. as a guarantee of good
faith toward ticket-holders, we pledge
ourselves to refund to any ticket-hold-
er his money, npon presentation of his
ticket, should the drawing fail TO
come q II 1t the day now fixed. The
past, Nc feel assured, will be sufficient
guarantee to- all interested that they
will be Fairly and honestly dealt with.
The mOEey paid for tickets is sacredly
preserved against all contingencies I'M
Ill after the payment of the gifts, after
which The expenses are to be reimburs-
ed and the Public Library is to be
paid its profits. ... -.
~. THos. f. BRAMLETTE,
81 Agent and Manager.
Nov. %, 1874.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18

still higher opinion OF the man who
should produce an instrument not
only perfect in its parts, and adapt
ed to its use, bat also having the
power, in the course Of time, of pro-
dueing like instruments; and not
only like instruments, bat other I
wise far better and more perfect.
So God may have chosen TO mani
fest his power by creating species
which should develop others, and
does it not give us just as grand
conception of those Infinite attri-
butes of his nature, his wisdom and
his power, as does the idea that he |
created each species by special act
Nor does the theory of develop
ment essentially conflict with the
Mosaic account of creation, any
more than does the hypothesis,
which you will all accept, that the
six days of Genesis are of almost
ilfiniIe duration. The scriptures
corroboraie the testimony of SCI
ence by asserting a progressive
order of creation. and they
do not by any means deny
that that creation was by sec.
ondary means, that that pro-
| gression was nothing more or less
than development. But the prob
lem yet remains-whence come rea-
son, intellis ence and the rational
evolntions? Whence the principle
OF right, the moral faculty? Were
they latent in matter at the first
No: The germ-the gateway
through which the life stream en-
tered, was too small to admit OF
, these, but God has been gradually
giving them to us. When body
: increases in size, we infer that mat.
= ter comes to it from without, and sc
when we receive these new powers
q we feel that they come not from
= within, but are the gift of Faith.
Ier's hand. When God breathed
= into man the breath of life, it wal
, the influx of the living soul, and il
was then that God said "let us MAKE
: man in our image" Thus moderr
; discoveries may modify our views
but they give us grander and nobleI
:. conceptions of the truth. Friends
we need not fear for the truth.
may be tried as by fire, but it will
= stand the test, and the bible viii
not fall.
!, "Firm as q rock Gods truth shall stand
- When rolling years shall cease to move,
IL and when the theories of its op
= posers, and they, too, shall have bee
+ forgotten. But saws the scriptures
''The invisible things of God, ar
. seen by the things that are made
% Then let men continue to stud
IL the nature of God, as revealed i
le his works; and as they learn NOR
! of the mysteries of nature, the
10 will learn too how perfectly reiig
~ ion and science agree. Scienc
IS leads us "frOm nature up to nature
s. God" telling of His goodness, Hi
he wisdom and His power. Religio
T. goes farther than this, and leads I
l. to u God of love. Science revea
IN to us glorious and all powerfl
" King religion, God who is to us
is Father. a Saviour and a comforte
Is Science gives us the God of cres
g. ton; religion the God of our sa
Ve walton.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18

tends to know. It seems a small
offence to shoe; a man for, (only
getting n little hay) but that we
leave to the jury that will try ia
cobson in due time, as..he is now in
custody of the proper officers.
while all sympathise with the Wild
ow and her five little children,
there seems TO be determination
to stop this thieving in Toledo.
Loafers must work or starye.
Thieves have had their day here
and must move.
CORRESPONDENT EMPoRIA News.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
PROPHEsYING OF THE
WEATHER.

Old settlers are predicting dry
winter.-Burlington Patriot.
Now don't! Ever since the
drOuth of 1860, the great bugbear has
been the recurrence of drouth. Ten
days cessation from rain would set
all prophetic tongues wagging.
Every season would be dry; every
other one; every third one, &c.
The failure of the season to respond
to their prophesies didn't help mat
tiers with these prophetic crOakers.
In seven years the "heavens would
be as brass and the earth as iron,''
and all vegetable life be destroyed
certainly the magic number "seven"
would not fail them /; but it did, and
the prophesies shifted; and while
all experience has demonstrated
that the only certain thing to be
predicted of any given season in
Kansas, is that it will be totally un-
like any of it's predecessors in es-
sential particulars; still from month
to month and season 10 season the
dolorous prediction not only is
made but finds credence in the acts
of men otherwise sensible. The
Arkansas Travellers man whose
house was without roof, and whose
excuse was that when it rained he
couldn't do il, and when it didn't
rain he didn't want it rooted, has
long stood as an exaggerated type
OF shiftlessness but there are hun
dreds of men in Kansas who have
paralleled it In their actions upon
this very subject of drouth. When
1t was dry they wouldn't plant, aud
when il was wet they couldn't, and
so between the Scylla of drouth
and the Charybdis of wet, they
neither sowed or reaped, but put in
the most of their time in idleness
cursing the country. The men who
have done their full part, and done
IL an season, trusting to the Lord to
do His part, have reaped where they
have sowed and been made glad
with the increase but those who
have needed said prophesies-
doubling Thomases, who would only
believe a harvest possible when
they had seen it-have given Kan
sas all the bad reputation it has
ever had, and will continue to eat
the bread of poverty, deservedly,
for their skepticism. AS Horace
Greeley would have said, "Men and
brethren" prophesying is the pre-
cursor of poverty. Providence
will do His share-don't fail to do
yours. And if any settler" new or
old prophesies dry weather or other
calamities ''shoOt him on the spot -
put your pillow down two inches
deeper, and q jury of twelve good
and lawful men will acquit you
without leaving the box.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
STATE ITEMS.

A Democratic paper has heenI
started in Lincoln Center.
Wild turkeys are unusually abun-
dant in Doniphan county.
Seventeen thousand hogs will be
packed in Lawrence this season.
The land office at Hays City will
be open about the first of January.
The Baptist church at Atchison
has new bell, made out of the old
one.
Several townships in Coffey coun-
ty have petitioned for night herd
law.
On an average seveniy-1ive per
day are fed at the Leavenw Orth
soup house.
Twcnty-six lunatics are now be-
ing supported and cared for by
Leavenworth county.
A new ice house one hundred
feet square, is one of the results OF
the new Lawrence mill pond.
Labette is the forth county in area
of timber land. 1t has fonrtee
per cent. of timber.
The two reservoirs of the Kansas
City water works have a united ca.
pacity of 100000 gallons.
DIR. Ashmore, who murdered his
wife two years ago, has at last beer
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree.
Chas. Ellwood and TimOth Haley
of LeaVenwOrth, Kansas, were kill
ed Friday, by an explosion at Fal
River, Mass.
A case of awful poverty has come
to light in Jefferson county, A
man was in sOskaloosa the othe
day trying to beg a dog.
Eureka Grange, No. G75, of Elvas
ton, Hancock county, Illinois, hav
donated q car load of shelled corr
for the Kansas sufferers.
Ten tons of game were receive,
in Kansas City on Tuesday evening
by the M. c., FIT. S. &c G. road.
Good COWS sell in Lawrence 70
ten or fifteen dollars. @ Be-
Some twenty-five authorized so
licitors in this and other states, ar
now at work in behalf of the DIES
titnte people in Western Kansas.
In Lawrence, the seat of the stat
University, a confirmed tGndenc,
to get drunk is called "dipsomania.
That is what education does for
town. | a
Young Bedford, who was sent +
the penitentiary from Topeka 70
embezzling funds of the Kansa
Pacific railway, has just been par
doned by the Governor. ~ -
| A writer in the Leavenworth APP
peal complains that "the old San
scslt literature IS too much neglec
ted" School district trustee
should look into this matter.
The Olathe Mirror and News
Letter say 8 that Hiram Mitchell, O
Spring Hill, Johnson county, has
crib with 10000 bushels of corn il
it, Lucky Hiram Mitchell!
The board of commissioners o
LeavenwOrth county wants t
know why the "narrOw gauge" rail
road has not fulfilled its contract t
build one hundred miles of DAD
year.
Two brothers by the name o
Roof made a raid into Wea town
ship, Miami county, from Missouri
and succeeded in shooting and Sc
curing 343 prairie chickens.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr..
Harvey, of Kansas, from the COM
mittee on public lands, reported q
bill for the relief of certain settlers
on public lands. 1t provides that
settlers who left their lands on ac-
count of the ravages of grasshop-
pers, shall not be deprived of their
right to such lands, and authorizes
the commissioners of the general
land Office TO modify the laws in
their favor. The provisions of the
bill are also made applicable to set
tiers who may be compelled to leave
their land for the same cause next
year. After some discussion, an
amendment by Senator Thurman to
strike out the provision relating to
1875, was rejected, and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill to
refer to the court of claims and
supreme court of the United States
for termination, the rights of the
Central branch of the Union Pacific
Railway company, under existing
laws. He said as q bill OF similar
nature had been already reported to
the senate, he would not ssk to have
this referred but gave notice that
when the gentleman from Iowa,
Mr.. Wright should call up Friday
next, . bill declaring the true intent
of meaning of Union Pacific rail-
road acts, he [Ingallsl would sub
NIT this bill as a substitute.
Mr.. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, in
troduced a bill for an appropriation
of $4,000 to enable the commits
sioner of agriculture to make special
distribution of seeds to PORTIONS of
the country which have suffered
from grasshopper ravages during
the past summer. Referred.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18

A journeyman carriage-maker in
April last purchased a ticket to the
Grand Gift Concert of the Ma
sonic Relief Association OF Nor
folk, Va. and when the distribu-
ton took place he received a
sufficient amount of money to buy
o lot, and build thereon neat and
comfortable residence, which will
be home for himself and family
during their lives. The second
and last Gift Concert of this Asso-
citation will be given on Tuesday,
December 10Th, and we would ad-
wise all who desire to obtain one
or more of the large prizes which
viii be given to the lucky ticket
holders TO send without delay for
tickets. The Concert viii not
be postponed; it will be CON
dacted by gentlemen of high
character, and Masons and
others can place implicit con-
fidence in the honesty and in
tegrity of all connected with the
management of the drawing.
Send for tickets to Henry Y.
Moore, Sec'y, Norfolk, Va, or an
authorized Agent OF the Associa-
ton.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
CIRCUI.AR.
A. Il. s. S. +. RAILROAD,
GENERAL FREIGHT OFFICE.
tHnDEKk naa IN 1874


Until further notice this com
pany will furnish transportation
for supplies contributed for the re
lief of the destitute and suffering
people of Kansas as follows:
1st Ali supplies consigned to
the Kansas State Central Relief
Society will he carried free to To-
peka.
ID, All supplies for general dis
tribation, consigned to county aid
societies, whether through the
State Central committee or not,
will be carried free, provided such
county aid societies have the en-
dorsement of the County Clerk
and Commissioners filed in this
office; or all of such supplies con-
signed to the County Clerk will
be carried free, provided, the
County Clerk and County Com
missioners will constitute a com
mittee to distribute such supplies,
and SO arrange ct this office.
Sd. All supplies consigned to
families either through the State
Central Relief Society or direct,
will be carried free, provided the
consignees present to the agent a
certificate from their Township
Trustee or County Clerk that they
are actually destitute. Where
delivery is made at the county
seat, the certificate of the Coun-
ty Clerk will be required.
4th. Supplies for the destitute
are understood to be provisions,
produce and clothing for family
use. Grain in car loads will be
charged the reduced grain rates,
unless by special agreement.
Coal rates have been reduced
much below cost, and it cannot be
carried at any less than present
tariff. t 10. EEE58
9th. All person appointed to go
out of the State to solicit aid, hay
ing a certificate from the County
Clerk and Commissioners, viii be
ticketed to Topeka at one-half
fare, and when provided with Gre
dentials from the State Central
Committee endorsed by the gov
ernor, will be ticketed to Chicago,
St Louis, Quincy, Toledo, or any
point on the Kansas City, st. JOS
eph Il Council Bluffs, St. Louis,
Kansas City IL Northern, Missouri
Pacific, Hannibal i st. Joseph.
Chicsgo, Burlington 4 Quincy,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific,
and Toledo, Wabash 81 Western
Railroads at one half the regular
Eftis the desire Of this company
to carry free all supplies needed
for those actually destitute, but
not for those who are able to pay.
The Company. will continual to do
this as long as projected , from
and no longer, and It
is expected that all County and
officers and the different
aid societies will see the Importance
of this, and use every means to |
confine this free transportation to
The. object for which intended. N
Ht " MS. SARGENT.
General Freight Agent.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
MARKETS by TELEGRAPH.
Money, stocks and Ronds

NEW FORK, Dee II, 1874
Money-Money loaned at IS per cent. al
opening, and closed at 31za4 per cent.
Custom Receipts-S2T. zoo.
Disbursements Assistant treasurer dis
bursed $456. 900.
Foreign EXehAnge-Firm ut 81 s4A.a4 81 for
sixty days, and 81 ssIza4 SsJs for sight.
Gold--opened and closed at 81 1OS; with
sales at 1 los 104G.
I4oans-BorrOwing rates dat and per cent,
carrying las per cent.
Clearings-$9s goo coo
Bonds-State bonds quiet and strong
Railroad bonds in good demsnd, with slight
advance in Paciiics
Stccks-Early in the day heavy, hut late
| became firm. and closed frm.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
sHERIFF.s SALE

NoTIcE L. hereby given that by virtue oS
An an order OF sale issued out Of the Ms
tract Court OF Lyon county, Kansas. 10 me
alfested, viii. On Monday, the 2sth day OF
door OF the eonrt house. in said county offer
ler sale st public auction TO the hi CHEST bid :
ger ior CASH the following described real es-
tate, to-wit: Lot. No 60 on Neosh q street In
k ne, elty q kIap0ria.. Lyon county, Kansas
vii be sold as the property OF Sanford m
hafner and hee1er 3. Orrirk as Mariners 10
satisfy said order Of sale JOHN RAY
S-t5 Sheriff of Lyon Co., Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-18
Chicago Market

I CHICAGO, Dec II.
Mheat-In demand; No. spring SIaSl nc
spot: 93s<c, Dec; % Jan
Corn-fn demand; No mixed selling at
$50 spot, and closed steady; 81 &c cash; IS &c
bid the year.
ed 6SaI0c; old 79aS0.
Oats--OpenetI active. bnt closed duh and
unsettled; No 2, mixed 54sh5c.
Barley--Firm and unchanged.
Rye-Firm; No. 2, 6Sc.
Provisions-Pork unchanged: $40 25al9 20
spot: 1925, seller JAN Dry salt meats active
| clear sides lac; hams 12al4c. Lard, prime
steam, 49,.
Cattie-Very quiet; fair to good shipping
steers 81 5Oa5 90; choice to extra, $6a6 75; com
mon to good corn fed Cherokee, $3a4 50.
| HogsSDeclined 15a96c, with a fairly active
| business at the decline; sales of common Il
| gOod $6a6S0; choice to extra, Sc aOaT %.