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l think that Victoria might be satis-
fed with fits morality, and Susan
with lis elevation and angnlarity ;
albeit, no possible raiment of opium
colored silk" could hide its strong
skeleton. 1t ia to the cursory view,
a land OF desolation but perhaps
there is abundant mineral wealth
hidden under these ragged hills.
Laramie is cluster of adobes and
shanties, perched amid steep bluffs,
and mainly devoted 10 the traffic in
whisky. The political privileges
must indeed be extraordinary, to
induce ladies of refinement to locate
there.
There are several military posts
along the road, where Captain Jinks
wastes his sweetness on desert air,
and allows all his martial enthusiasm
to run to seed. He looks fOrlornly
enough at the long trains that com g
and go, full of suggestions of the great
world from which he is exiled. In
dian scares are of such infrequent
occurrence that he has little varia-
ton for his years of monotony. 1t
must be dreary life, not conducive
to intellectual activity.
People spoke often to me before /
started of the wearisomeness of the
journey. There is certainly a mis-
take in this. 1t is restfnl to every
fibre of my being. The wrinkles
grow visibly less as l go on. There
are nine children on this car. They
have formed a society for mutual
entertainment and seem very happy,
though sometimes too noisy for the
general comfort. "Daisy" poutingly
submits to frequent incarcerations
in the car seat, next the window; a
punishment which is very soon for
COTTON when again at liberty. The
passengers are quiet, genteel people,
reasonably social; we read, visit,
watch the snowy mountains, and
the days pass like a dream.
1t is Monday morning, and we are
crossing Nevada. l made my last
jottings nearly twenty-four hours
ago. Since then, those of Us who
thirsted for Alpine nights and An
dean gorges, have been satisfied to
our fill, in the ride down the Weber
canon to Salt Lake. This was
truly a marvellous journey. The
road winds down a narrow gorge, be
tween most stupendous precipices,
passing through several tunnels, and
i've times crossing the boiling tor
rent that flows down the chasm. /
dare not state the hight in figures
but the great snow banks covered
the upper half of the cliffs, while in
the broader openings at their base,
summer crops were growing luxu-
riantly. The summits were often
hidden by the mists that wrapped
around them. 1t was q new and
wonderful revelation to me. 1t was
not like Yosemite or the Colorado,
1 suppose, but it had its own pecu-
liar grandeur. The canon broadens
near its mouth, and we glide down
to Ogden, one of the cities of the
Sain is. Here we change cars, from
the Union to the Central, and find
our new quarters in all respects
more beautiful and palatial than the
old.
CONCLUDED NEXT wEEK.)
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The Press and the Locust In

VasiOn.
Some people think that the news
papers talk too much about the To-
Gusts. But it is evident that the
record of their invasion in 1866 was
entirely too meagre, and it is i'm
portant now to record every fact
concerning their habits, ravages
and flight, in order that the people
may understand just what to ex-
pect should they ever visit the
country again. The truth cannot
be suppressed, and ought not to be.
And bad as the invasion of the To-
Gusts is, the scare is even worse.
The newspapers of the State have
not suppressed the facts concerning
the devastation wrought by locusts,
but they have done much to keep
alive the hopefulness of the people.
The publishers of this State have
felt, as severely as any other bust
ness men, the stress of hard times
caused by the grasshopper invasion.
But they have kept up, through it
all, splendid courage that has had
a marked effect in inspiring the
people generally with like pluck
and Eopefulness. They have alike
instructed and inspired the people
telling what was lost and what
was left, encouraging all to keep at
work, and urging that Kansas
could, even after the locusts left,
produce abundant harvests. They
have made it clear, too, that the
devastation wrought by the pests
was confined to a very small scope
of country along the eastern border
of the State, and that, while this de-
struction was a terrible disaster to
the country affected, it was not ir-
reparable.
The people of Kansas are indebt-
ed to the press Of the State for
much of the prosperity that has
marked our history in years past
And this Indebtedness has been
largely increased during the present
season of general depression by the
inspiring spirit the journals of the
State have maintained.-Atchison
IGhamDiOn
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partly colored, one who has some
property on which TO live. Kitty
became a church mem Der, aud she is
well esteemed by all her acqu 4int-
ances.
OF the fifteen children brought
up by Mr.. Rankin and his wife,
fourteen became church members.
And in addition to these they partly
brought up three grandchildren and
two nieces, all of whom became
members of the church. Thus nine
teen of Mr.. Rankin's household be-
came professors of religion.
In this biography there ia success
ion of three families. In the LIST there
were twelve children, all professors
of religion. In the second eleven
children were brought up, "neariy
all" of whom became professors of
religion, and four of them became
efficient ministers of the gospel. Of
the third, nineteen out of twenty
became professors of religion. The
twentieth one is moral man, and
attends church, and for him constant
prayer is offered, and it is hoped
that he will yet become subject of
divine grace.
The facts hero given show the
verify of the text at the head of this
chapter, "Train up child in the
way he should go, and when he is
old he will not depart from it."
God "will pour out His spirit upon
the seed" of those who thus train
up their children "and His blessing
upon their offspring"
Mr.. Rankin, in addition to family
worship, has always attended to Sc
cret prayer, and in his secret devo-
tons has always prayed for his
children and when grandchildren,
and great-grand-children came, he
prayed for them morning and even
ing, and he continues so to do. The
vast Importance of having their
children saved should deeply i'm
press the minds of all parents.
Mr.. Rankin does not feel that he
has done more than his duty, OF
that he has done that to perfection
His success is owing to the free and
unmerited grace of God.
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a large party recently went from
Valley Falls, Kansas, TO California,
and L. H. Elliott writes to the Era,
from Hampetown, Mercade county /;
The emigrant train from Omaha
is comfortable for families that take
plenty of blankets and are willing
to put up with a reasonable amount
of Inconvenience. The railroad
company do all they can to make
families comfortable in the cars, and
charge $45 dollars for all over u
years; from five to twelve, half
fare, or $3.50; under five, free.
Baggage is checked by weight, 100
pounds to each full tick ct, and so to
each half ticket 10 cents per pound,
or SIS per 100 pounds for all excess.
We made the trip through from
Omaha to Sacramento in little less
than six days; sixteen coaches in all,
persons TO each coach.
We were just one week from Valley
Falls TO Sacramento.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Rees Howell,

VS..
Evan W. Williams,
District Court, 9th Judicial District LYON
County, Kansas.
pY virtue of an execution issued ost of the
ID District Court of the 9Th Judicial Dis
trlct, sitting in and for Lyon county, Kansas
wherein Rees Howell is plaintiff and Evan
W. Williams is defendant, WILL on Monday
the 9TH day of July, 1915, at II O'Clock a. m,
at the front door of the court house, in En-,
poria, Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, all the right, title and interest of the
defendant, Evan W. Williams, in and to the
following described real estate, to-wit: The
undivided one-half "a of twenty acres of
land IN the northwest quarter "a of section
two (2); township nineteen 40, range twelve
Q2), in Lyon county, Kansas, commencing
at the southeast corner of the northwest
quarter "a of SAID section, running west
eighty 1907 rods along the south line of said
northwest quarter %; thence north forty
(4O) rods thence east eighty (S0) rods; thence
south forty (40) rods to place of beginning
Said real estate is levied upon as the property
OF defendant, Evan w. Williams, and will be
sold to satisfy said execution.
Sherin7s office, June 4th, a. D., 1875.
JOHN BAY,
23-2g Sheriff Lyon Co. Kan
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sHERIFF's SALE.

Us
T. G. 3. & Susan NJ. Colvip
District Court, 5th Judicial District, Lyon
County, Kansas.
DH virtue of an order of sale issued out of
ID the District Court of the 9th Judicial
District, sitting in and for Lyon county Kan
sas, wherein S. W. Lakin is plaintiff and T.
q. r. and Susan NJ. CoIvin are defendants 1
will, on Monday, the 18th day of July, A. ID.
1875, at - O'Clock m, at the front door of the
court house, in Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas,
offer for sale at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, all the right, title
and interest of the defendants, Il. q. b and
scE;had u 30 IN anu 70 tne IooTng ae
quarter (Lz) of section twelve Q2), township
twenty one (2l), range twelve (12), in Lyon
county, Kansas. Said real estate is to be sold
as the property of L. q. b. and Susan NJ. Col
win, to satisfy said order of sale.
Sherih's Office, this 18th day of June, 1875
JOHN BAY,
24w0 Sheriff Lyon Co., Kan.
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Kansas Farming.

Pardee Butler says in the Atchi-
son Champion
1t costs about one cent per pound,
or 60 cents per bushel, to transport
corn from Atchison to the city of
New York. If, therefore, corn is
worth one and one-half cents per
pound, or 80 cents per bushel, in the
city of New York, then it costs two
thirds the price of bushel of corn
to transport it to market. Now let
it be admitted that in the
New York market flour is worth 4
cents per pound, hogs cents, beef s
cents, cheese ID cents, butter 80
cents, and wool so cents per pound:
then it follows that to transport
these products to market will cost
two-thirds the value Of corn, one
fourth the value of flour, one sixth
the value of pork, one eighth the
value of beef, one-fifteenth of cheese,
one-thlrtieth of butter, and one-fif-
tieth part of the price of a pound of
wool. Yet we turn our sheep over
to the dogs, and sell corn payingthe
"bloated Rail Road Monopolies"
two dollars for evry dollar we keep
our selves, and grow rich-over the
left.
Soak seeds in water saturated
with camphor, and they will germi-
nate very quickly.
MIssoURIANs and Kentuckians
say that Kansas is q natural blue
grass state, and the best way to
sow it is too scatter it on the
prairie, where cattle are pasturiEg
in the spring of a wet season. 1t
needs trampling and close feeding
and the protection of prairie grass
from the sun in order to get it set.
Blue grass let alone and allowed to
go to seed will become so thick and
heavy that the tops fall over and
decay, which loosens the soil SO
much that it runs itself out.
The Manhattan Industralist says,
aud we commend what it says 10
the careful attention of our farmers
For stolidity, persistence and
strict attention to business, com.
mend US to the plant called alfalfa
Neither drought, chinch bug orgrass-
hOppesr seem to disturb its serenity.
We have one and half acres upon
the college farm that was seeded
April 9Th, 1875 to alfalfa. To-day
June 9TH, the ground is completely
occupied with q dense, even growtt
of this valuable forage. From THU
mass we have selected plants, tina
measured sixteen inches above
ground. The root broke off at ten
| inches and doubles extended sever.
al inches beyond this point. If al
falfs keeps its good name during
the coming season many acres viii
be seeded in this vicinity in 1876
Who knows but what introduction
of alfalfa may mark the turning
point in our agriculture, Just as TIT
/ introduction of clover and turnip
one hundred and fifty years age
marked 9 new era in the agricultur,
OF Great Britain.
Last year, when farming prope
was almost a total failure, one of NJ
ee Boissier's French colonists il
Franklin county, with only foul
acres of land to furnish feed for hi
worms raised enough silk cacoon:
to bring him 81, 4S0; the actual la
Dor was all performed in about two
months. Speaking of the colony
the Chicago Inter-Ocean says
"Who knows but in the course o
time grasshoppered Kansas will be
come silk CENTER turning hither
ward the $20,000,000 trade in tina
class of goods which the Unitet
States now annually gives France.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.


VS.
James Latta.
District Court. 9Th Judicial District, Lyon
County, Kansas.
DI virtue of an order of sale issued out of
ID the District Court of the 9th Judicial dis
trict, sitting in and for Lyon county Kansas.
wherein Charles Hayden is plaintiff, and
James Latta Is defendant. will, on Monday
the 18th day of July, A. ID. 1915, at IL O'Clock
a. m, at the front door OF the court house,
in he,city of Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas
oner Tor sale by public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, all the right, title
and interest of the defendant, James Latta,
in and to the following described real estate,
to-wit: The northeast quarter % of the
southwest quarter "a of section twenty five
G25l, township eighteen u.s., range ten DO, in
Lyon county, Kansas. Said real estate will
be sold as the property of James Latta to
satisfy said order of sale.
Sheriff's office, June 18th, 1875.
JOHN BAY.
A-w5 Sheriff of Lyon Co., Kan.
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Dlstrlct Court, Filth Judicial District of
Lyon County, Kansas.
Hannah Edwards
John Carter, ct al.
DY virtue of an execution issued out OF
ID the district court, of the 5th judicial dis
trict, sitting in and for Lyon county, Kansas,
wherein Hannah Edwards is Plaintiff and
John Carter, et al, are defendants, l will. on
Monday, the 18th day of July, y. ID. 1876 at
IL O'Clock, \. NJ, at the front door of the
courthouse in Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas,
offer for sale by public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right.
title and interest of the defendant Lewis
Gray in and to the following described real
estate, to-wit: Lot No. ninety-two (92) on
county, Kansas. Said real estate is levied
upon rs the property of defendant, Lewis
Gray, and Will be sold to satisfy said eXecu-
ton.
Sheriff. Office, this 18th day of June, y.
ID. 1S75 JOHN BAY
25-5w Sheriff of Lyon county Kansas.
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sHERIFFS SALE.
a. ~ yU5g=an

J. L. Williams ct al.
District Court, 9th Judicial District, Chase
County, Kansas.
DY virtue of an order of sale issued out OF
Id the District Court of the 9Th judicial Dis
trict, sitting in and for Chase county. Kansas,
Williams is Defendant. will, on Monday, the
18th day of July, A. D., ISIS, at O'Clock p.
M, at the front door of the coHrt house, in
Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale
at public auction. to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, all the right. title and interest
and TO the following described real estate.
to-wit: The southeast quarter (L) of section
twenty-Seven l27l, in township twenty 1901,
range twelve 1871. in Lyon county, Kansas.
said real estate will be sold as the property of
j. L. Williams, ct al, to satisfy said oIder of
sale.
Sheriff's office. June IL, A. D., 1879.
JOHN BAY,
24-w5 Sheriff Lyon Co.. Kan.
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brought together again, into one
herd, aud placing them under the
care of competent shepherd, they
conld be sent out on the prairies.
1t is certain that they would have
10 be kept over night, summer and
winter, in a tight corral, to secure
them sgainst dogs and wolves.
This is an ugly business, especially
in that part of it which western
men would call the "dog-owned"
part of it; and lest l should be be-
trayed into speaking some ugly
words, such as preacher ought not
to speak, / will say no more.
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We wish no misfortune to any of
orr. contemporaries we wish they
could all receive paying support and
more. But we know that cannot be
while there are so many of them and
we believe it would be better for Us,
for our patrons and for the public
better for all parties interested, If one
half the journals in Kansas could be
merged into or consolidated with the
other half. Then the other half might
rise TO the standard OF able and indie
pendent journalism, and exercise an
influence that would enable them to do
some good for themselves, for their
readers and for the state.-Salina Her
aid.
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LEGAL.
N0TTCE.

ITO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Public
L notice is hereby given. that on Monday,
September 9th, 1915, and EoEatwo days there
after. between the hours of O'Clock, a. M,
and O'Clock p. m, ofeaE b OF said three days,
ut the law Office of RuggIeS Sterry, in the
city of EmuoFia, = Lyon county. Kansas, /
win publicly proceed to hear, adjust aEol al
low demadS against the estate of William
Clapp Z. NJ. RUGGLES,
2S-3m Assignee.
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The Novelty Water-Wheel.

THIS wheel is novel in its construction
L and develops all the known Properties
pertaining to water as q motive bower re-
ceiVing two distinct actions of the water in
passing through this wheel; giving go TO zoo
per cent. advance power over any known
wheel: VIII forfeit wheel and expenses if
any discount from the above N b. Costs
half, or less, than Turbine.
THOS. III. SPELMAN.
inventor and builder. Mill-Wright.
Address Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas,
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CHURCHES.
NfETHOnTSr

METHODIST EPISCOPAL-Merchan st .
cor 9tla Avenue Preaching every Sunday at
II a m and ut the usual hours at night; Sun
DAY school at Pa y. m; Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening. A. ii. WALTER Pastor
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SECOND PRESBYTERIAN, (welsh,-Cor-
ner Market street and 9TH Avenue. Preach
ing every Sunday at "a and G1< y. M; sun
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KENTUCKY.

KENTUCKY.
J.G.Craddoek, True Kentuckisn, Paris.
w I. Hanley, Sentinel, Mt. Sterling.
WEST VIRGINIA.
w. Il. Logan, Independent, MARKINGS
burg.
J. w. Bishop, Preston Journal. Kings
wood.
George II. Wild, Times, winehe ster.
Frank +. Burr, Cor. n. Y. Times.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN-C Corner sth Ave
nue. and Commercial street. Preaching at IL
q. m, and "a p. IN , every Sunday. SUNDAY
school at 90 q. m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening. J. Ii. CLARK, Pastor.
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL st.
corner Sth Avenue. Services every Sunday at
the usual hours
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'E'he Citizens '.HSO the Hand
SOme," and she .GASenciI
ShOVer~'' Feel Good
AIoud ~.
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'EsIE E.ssEEOsss.

They Call ga E;InpOrIn and
HIIne with sI~.
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AFRICAN METHODIST - State street
south of railroad. Services every Sunday at
II q. IN and IA p: M; Sunday school mt 8 -. m
Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings W
w. WARE, Pastor.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Il. A. HICKOX,
DHOTOGRAPHER, over 2, j. Lehn-
T. hard's store, Emporia, Kansas.
PICTURES to suit, or no charge.
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ODD FELLOWS.

HSION LODGE No. Is. Meets Mt Odd Eel
~ oWs' Hall, over Emporia Bank, every
Tuesday evening at O'Clock. Members in
good standing invited to attend.
NJ. WEAVER, N. q.
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KNIGHTs on I.vTUTAs

DAMASCUS LODGE meets in Odd Eel
- lows hall every Monday evening Mem
attend i q IoSEs q, 4, ~
c. Il. HURST, s. Owl
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BUILDERS. ARcHlTEcrs, &c.
Y SpDAru7

CARPENTER AND BUILDER. Shop on
OCommcrLinI st. between 18th and Sth Az
enue. All calls promptly attended to.
ian172-ti
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9 EMPoRIA SOCIETIES.
MASONIC.

MASONIC.
TMPoRIA LODGE, No. u, AT. A. NJ
- Meets at their hall, Ruggles & PIumb's
ing the full moon of each month, and every
two weeks thereafter. Master Masons in
good standing are cordially invited to attend
T. MCCULLOUGH, Secretary.
EMPORIA CHAPTER, r. AN. Meats NJ
Ia Masonic Hall, on the 1st and 81 Friday
evenings of each month, at TX O'Clock Com
pan1ons In good standing are cordially inVit-
cd 70 attend. w. n WICKs, ii. L.
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2a5 Newspapers Represented.


\ Crowd OF Fine Looking, JOViai Pun
wrttsrs-Fuu List Sf Their Names.
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SHERIFF,S SALE

District Court, Fifth judicial District
Lyon County, Kansas.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-09

NOTlCE.-I, William Reese, in compliance
~ with the requirements of the act of As
sembly in such cases made and provided, do
hereby givenotce that Il shall apply IN writ
ing to the Court of General Sessions of the
Peace and Jail Delivery of the State of Della
ware, in and for the County of New CASTLE,
upon Monday, the 10th day of May next, A.
d., 1875, being the first day OF the next May
Term Of the said Court, for a License TO keep
an Inn or Tavern, called the "Mount Pleasant
inn," IN Mill Creek Hundred, IN School bis
trict No. "a, New astle County, Delaware,
and to sell intoxicating liquors In less guam
titles than one quart, to be drunk on the
premises, and the following substantial. free
holders of said District recommend the same
Lewis Miller, Thomas Hopes,
John Faust, John Connell,
Frank Whiteman, Peter ConnelI,
Sam. Graves, his
John Taylor, Michael = Donohoe,
John I4ailerty, . mark,
VIM. Foote, Wlt~-J. Whlteman,
ID. r. Schulor,
apr7-3t~ WILLIAM REESE.