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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-15
The GrasshOPPer liz a Bur.
den.

The grasshopper liz a fiippant bug.
They are born of eggs and are an
incht and quarter in length when
they git ripe.
They are hatehed out, git their
growth, and di off in rs days.
This il Dizziness and shows that
they hav enterprise in q hi degree.
What are they good for is q prize
konundrum, but the evil they sum-
times do liz ekal to q famine.
L hav seen every green thing on
the face on the earth for fifty miles
in circumference ct up by them, and
milYuns Ov them besides starving
tew deth.
hav seen the air filed with them
like a shower ov sand, and nothing
hut stone fences proof against their
destroying appetights.
They travel on the jump and fill
the hevins with their song ov ruin.
They are consuming fire and no
power ov man kin stay their Jour-
ney.
One grasshopper liz q mizerable
item, but when some edikt ov heavin
marshals them in countless legions
IACy orc ou oPPoIlAu5 tCEEOTs
To be ct up bi grasshoppers, to
be konsumed bi musketers, or man
gled bi a mule, hav allwus been the
three deths that / hav dreded.
But az mulch az / fear the deadly
grasshopper, 1 had rather face q
mile square of them, all alone, in
the month of August l had rather
cross the Newark marshes by moon
lite, in July, when musketers are in
their cOnsumate glory, or even fon-
die the sportive mule, than to hav q
nuzpaper kritick, who works for lS
dollars a week, git after me.
Oh! it IL awphul to hay the laur-
els oV yeers torn from ones fore
head and trampled in the dust. and
be annihelated for life, and perhaps
eturnity, bi the scathing fury ov the
nuzepaper kritick, who works for
u dollars a week, and pays the
highest cash price for his clam
gruil.
This IL purely awful.
This beets mules, grasshoppers
and muskeeters just as:eazy az stick.
ing q thistle through yure finger
josh Billings.
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RatherPer.onal.

A funny episode at the Globe
Theater, New York. has given a
fresh interest to the quarrel be-
tween Jennie Hughes, the variety
singer, and Mr.. J. Lloyd Haigh,
to whom she says she is married,
and whom she has prosecuted for
bigamy. Haigh formerly distin-
guished himself by buying all
the boxes at Jennie Hughes ben
efits, throwing boquets at her, and
by buying a house up town for
her, furnishing it elegantly, and
finally marrying her, wherein pom
she retires from the stage. A
quarrel between Haigh and Jen-
ME about Maretzek was next to
happen, and the variety singer was
driven out of her sumptuous home
by Mr.. Hsigh, who sued her to re-
cover the property. She thereup-
on prosecuted him for bigamy,
having found that he had a wife
and children living in Brooklyn.
On Saturday she sang at the
Globe Theater matinee. She is
very plump, rather pretty, dressed
gorgeously, and sings well. She
sang of sWeethearts and wives,
how the sugar of the lover is turn
ed into the vinegar Of a husband.
The singer stopped to say: ayes,
that's about the actual experience.
Before marriage he buys the box
es, throws flowers and jewelry at
you, and sends his carriage. O,
he's just too attentive for any
thing; and so jealous-O, my!'
1t was whispered that Haigh was
in the audience, and everybody
tried to pick him out. When the
laughter and applause had ceased
she added: "Pve told you how it
is before marriage, but afterward
it is different. He doesn't throw
jewelry and flowers at you-he
throws crockery, chairs and tables.
o, these are truths, ladies, and
there is somebody here that knows
it as well as I do
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Tom Sanders, of Buffalo, owns q
little, lazy, slow, mare that is the
ridicule of his friends. One recent
friends were talking of horses,
when he astonished them by offer
ing to bet hundred dollars that he
could ride his mare twenty miles In
an hour. He counted out the mon
ey in a tantalizing way, remarking
that his mare had been laughed at
long enough, and he had made mp
his mind to show what she could
do. 1t seemed like robbing him, so
they all said, to take his bet, but he
insisted, and the stakes were put
into trustworthy hands. A day
was chosen for the trial, and when
1t came Tom led them TO the Cen.
trail railroad depot, where the home
ly little mare was found aboard q
baggage car. Tom had ticketed her
for Rochester by express, and when
the train was already to start he
got on her back smiling triumphant
ly. lie said he reconed that he
could ride that way twenty miles in
an hour, unless the timetable lied.
Away went the train, with the re-
fierce holding his watch, and the
three fellows who had Joined in the
bet against the mare very sorrow
full OF expression. About fifteen
miles had been run in about half an
hour, and Tom was grinniDg In au-
ticipatiOn of easy victory, when the
car bumped over something, and he
was thrown of the mare, by hastily
applied air brakes. An axle had
broken, and the train was stopped
for more than an hour. And Tom
was not so rueful over the loss of
the stakes and the failure of his
trick, as he was over his stupidity
in not thinking of taking the mare
off the cara and riding the rest of
the twenty miles, as there had been
ample time to do within the hour.
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From the Jersey city Evening Joglrn.

I
From the Jersey city Evening JodrnGl.
About the year 1S22 Sarah Mead.
8 young lady Of gre4t personai and
mental attractions, US married IN
the city of New York to E. 81.
Fitch, yonng merchant, who set
lied in GUilford, Chenango county,
engaging in sTlercantile business.
The Immediate family consisted OF
Mr.. Fitch and wife, Mrs. Purdy, q
sister Of Mrs. Fitch, aud her daugh.
ter. Sarah Fnrdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch having no
children, adopted in 1896 q youth OF
9 years, whom they SFAlchiuIly cared
for during the yeaFBs Of youth 60
those of manhood For this child's
welfare they cherished the kindliess
feelings through life, the surviving
widow regularly paying him visit,
the last In her 10Th year, hundreds
of miles from home.
About the year 1873 Mr.. Fitch
died, leaving her widow, wealthy,
and possessed Of all the elements OF
truly noble and chrisfiau woman.
A few years before this Sarah Pur-
dy was married in New York 20 q
young man of cultuEa and refine
ment, q merchant named John p.
Hall. He was not prosperous in
business, failed, and came to want.
Mrs. Fitch ever generous, invited
them to her home. This home con-
sisted of nearly 200 acres Of we'll
cultivated land and q stately man
sioG, shaded by trees planted by the
fair haired youth mentioned above,
whose head is now frosted by the
touch of fifty-five winters. She
gave 3 deed on this properly to
Mrs. Hall, and purchased a home
for herself near by, and left the
home of her married life.
On Sunday last, Dec. 81, Mrs.
Fitch was with her sister and niece
and family on q holiday visit. In
the middle of the day the sister and
daughter left the room. Mr.. Hall.
while protesting friendship, and
without warning, struck Mrs. Fitch
on the back of the head with an AK.
She fell to the floor unconscious,
and died in an hour. In q few min.
utes Hall went into the other room
and told the sister that Mrs. Fitch
had tainted. lie then cOOlly wiped
the blood from the AK and COM
menced to split wood. This MUIR
dered woman was his guardian an
gel; his lifelong support and friend.
reference has been made 10 the
adopted youth. Thirty years ago
he settled in Hoboken. lie has fill
ed many official positions, such as
Superintendent of Public Schools
for several terms, Chief Magistrate
of the city, Health Commissioners,
and various other Offices, with fidel-
fty and marked ability. His early
life was not free from obstacles and
many temptations which would have
diverted and dishartened many g
young man. To Mrs. Fitch he was
chiefly indebted for his success In
life. This man is DIR. L. w. Elder,
a highly respectable physician now
living IN HobOken.
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SHERIFF,s SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue Of
IN an order of sale issued ont of the Dis
trict court Of the Fifth Judicial District
sitting in and for Lyon county, Kansas,
wherein John Gels and William Gels
partners as John Gels & Co., are plaintiffs
and 8. j. Crawford ct al, are defendants
1 will, on Monday, the Sth day of Febru-
airy, A. ID. 1875, at ID O'Clock m, ut the
front door Of the court house, in Lyon
county, Kansas, offer for sale by public
suction, to the highest bidder, for cash
in hand, all the right, title and interest OF
the said defendants, s. j. Crawford, ct al.
In and to the following described real es.
tate, to-wit: The north u Of the north
east 4 Of section o in township 10, range
II, except fifteen (I5) acres out Of the S Z
corner of said land, described as follows,
to-wIt: Commencing as the z corner OF
said north \ Of said northeast II thence
north so rods; thence west 80 rods: thence
south 60 rods; thence east 40 rods to Inc
place Of beginning; in all 65 acres Of land
situate in Lyon county, Kansas. Said
real estate will De sold as the property OF
the defendants, 8. j. Crawford, ct al, "a
satisfy said order OF sale.
JOHN BAY.
Sheriff Lyon Co.. Kan.
Sheriff Is Office. Jan. 3, 1875. 2-G
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This was repeated several times.
At length the door was pushed
wide open, and the full form of q
beautiful young woman was seen
emerging from the cabinet, waving
her right hand IS IL eaiatipg The
company, and holding the door aiar
with her left hand. She noiselesslY
and gracefully advanced fully into
the room. Having remained long
enough for all to realize her appear
ance of features, form and apparel,
she then as noiselessly and graceful
ly withdrew into the cabinet, the
door closing as she disappeared. In
q very short time she appeared and
disappeared second time, in nearly
the same manner. Very soon after
her last appearance the signal was
given that the manifestations were
ended. The lights were immedi-
ately turned on to full head, and
myself and others at once entered
the cabinet. With Q lighted lamp
we carefully entered the cabinet
and its surroundings, and one and
all concluded that it was an impos-
sibility for any woman to have es-
capped from that cabinet unseen and
without immediate detection.
Whether the form there seen was
the materialized spirit OF Katie
King, / cannot and will not say,
but that it was Il materiaiiZed spirit
form know"
Unfortunately for Mr.. Roberts,
however, the editor of the Evening
Bulletin states that he was present
at this seance, and that he examined
the suppOsititious Katie with a
powerful pair of opera glasses, and
that he is satisfied the beautiful
face" was nothing more or less than
a mask, and by no means a beauti-
full mask at that; in other words,
Katie was merely Mr.. Nelson
Holmes done up in feminine garb.
Mr.. Robert Dale Owen and DIR.
Child seem to be the chosen prey of
delusion and humbuggery. You
remember how both of these gen.
tlemen, as wrote you last spring,
were imposed upon by the ghost
hoax in the New York World, in
which the names of Chief Justice
Robinson and other prominent gen.
tlemen of MARYLAND were mixed up,
and which purported to tell how a
ghost had testified in court in Caro-
line county, Maryland.
This spiritual" imposition, fol-
lowing so closely upon the heels of
the other, is almost too hard on
them, and 1 shall be very much sur
prised If Mr.. Owen for he has
some mental balance, although his
confrere Child has none in the
world shall be be very much sur
prised, say, if he doesn't remain
very quiescent on the subject of
SpirituaIism for some time to come.
l should think he had had enough of
"spooks" by this time-of Philadcl-
phia, at least.
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KANSAS COMPARATIVELY

The LaCygne Journal, edited, by
q thoughtful and observant man, In
the course of an excellent article ON
'Kansas facts and figures" says that
in 1870 the census report gave the
farm valuation of this state at $780,
327 ,04O. This placed us just little
below midway in the list of states /;
that is, there are nearly as many
states whose total valuations were
below ours as there were above,
and this was but ten years after the
admission of Kansas into the I'm
ion. Since that time our growth
has raised us farther above than we
were then below the middle of the
scale.
In the total value of farm pro-
dnctions, when compared with the
other states, we were nearly the
foot of the list, owing to the fact that
our products are not worth One-half
as much as those of the more east
ern states on account of dist nee
from the great markets of the coun.
try. But with this great difference
in the price of eastern and western
products, the value of our produc-
tons per acre raises US in the list to
10; that is, there are only twelve
states whose productions per acre
exceed ours in value. SO that while
our products are not worth one
half as much per bushel as those of
the east, the yield 10 the acre more
than makes up the difference.
Finally, in the value of farm pro-
auctions per capita of the entire
population of the state We make q
still better showing as compared
with those of the other states. In
that scale VIC stand No. 8. In other
words, there are twenty.nine states,
the value of whose farm prodnc-
tions per capita are less, and only
eight that are greater than ours.
So, concludes the Journal, we
perceive, from an agricultural
standpoint, Kansas is pretty good
state after all.
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The steamship Thomas Brooks
left Santiago de Cuba on Wednes-
day, the ID ult., and struck on Q
rock at a point called 1ToriIio,
about fifteen miles from Guam
tamo, at 8 o'clock the same night.
The steamer backed OF and sunk
in ten minutes in deep water, tax
ing down with her thirty-fi7e peo-
pie. About as many more escxp-
ed to shore in the only boat suc-
cessfully launched and on pieces
of wood, etc. The coast has been
carefully searched for other sur
viyors, but none has been found.
The steamer belonged to Santiago
de Cuba.
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Of Ghe Next EEoase.

Deploriug the apparent lack OF
leadership among the Republicans
OF the present Congress, the Chi
cago Tribune extracts this crumh
OF comfort from the defeat of last
November.
We believe that the way to the
leadership Of the Republican side
of the next House is clear for Mr..
James G. Blaine, and we are in
elined to think that he will be
able to render better service in
this capacity than he has as Speak
er Of the house. He will step to
the front with an unsullied reputa-
ton, great popularity, pleasing
address, great ability, and vast ex-
perience. His knowledge of par
liamentary law will enable him to
keep the Republicans in the line
of rule and precedent, which the
Democrats will be constantly ig-
noring and violating. This alone
will be invaluable in checking the
propensities of Democratic
House, made up largely of mex
perienced men, to rush wildly into
all sorts of schemes.
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SHERIFF,s SAFE.

The Capital Bank Of Topeka We. Ephram
II. Sanford, ct al.
District Court of the 9Th Judicial District
Lyon county, Kansas.
RY virtue of an order of sale issued out OF
- the District Court OF the 5tf Judicial dis.
trict, sitting in and for Lyon county kansas
wherein the Capital Bank OF Topeka n
plaintiff and Ephram II. Sanford Ell al. are
defendants, will, on Monday, the Sth
day Of February, A. D. 1875. at 10 Z
o'clock .. N. St the front door Of the eoufI
house, IN Lyon county, Kansas, offer foE
sale, by public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash In hand. all the riyht.
title and interest Of the defendant, Fphram
b. Sanford, In and 70 the following de.
eeribed real estate, to-wit: The north.
west y Of section three (3), township six.
teen lI61 }. range twelve (i2), Lyon coun.
tys Kansas. said real estate viii be sold
- the property Of defendant, Z. II. San
ford, TO satisfy said oIder OF sale. SAID
land Is appraised At nine dollars $500
per acre.
Sheriff ofice, Jan. 8, 1873.
JOHN BAY,
70 Sheriff Lyon Co.. Kan.
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SHERTEF,S SAU.R

NOTICE is herby given that by virtue OF
IN an order of sale issued out of the District
court of the 9th judicial District, in and
for Lyon county, Kansas, wherein Levi
Selects is plaintiff, and George Miller et
al. are defendants, I will, on Monday, the
Sth day Of February. A. ID. 1875, at ~ \
o'clock p. m. at the front door of the court
house, in said county, offer for sale by
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, all the right, title and inter-
est Of the defendant, Geo. Miller and S.
Miller, his wife, in and TO the following
described lands and tenements, to-wit /:
twenty-five (25) feet OF of the n w end
Of lot No. SS on Mechanics street, and n
tract Of land adjoining the above, out Of
the southwest corner of lot No. 90 on said
street, twenty-five (25) feeI long from east
to west, and fifteen { 15) feet from north
to south, all in the city OF Emporia. Lyon
county, Kansas, with all the appurten-
ances belonging thereto. Said lands and
tenements will be sold as the property Of
said defendants TO satisfy said order of
sale.
sheriffs Office, Jan. 8, 1879
JOHN BAY,
10 Sheriff LYON Co., Kan,
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SHERIFE,S SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
In an order of sale issued out of the Dis
trict Court of Lyon county, Kansas, in a
tiff and 7. Fl. Walker and wife Were de-
PENDANTS, L will, on Monday, the Sth day
OF February, A. D. 1879, at IL o'clock a.
M, at the front door of the court house, in
said county, offer for sale, by puqIic auc
ton, to the highest bidder, fer cash in
hand, the following described real estate,
to-wit: The northwest quarter of section
Is, township 20, range Is; the northeast
= of section 10, township 81. range II;
the n w q of section II, township 81,
range II; the south half of section 1, tp.
81. range II, all situate in Lyon county,
Kansas. Said real estate will be sold as
the property of said defendants, T. II.
Walker and wife, to satisfy said order OF
sale.
Sheriff's Office Jan. s. A. D, 1875.
JOHN BAY,
90 Sheriff Lyon Co., Kan.
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AMERICA THEN AND Now.-One
hundred and ten years ago there
was not single white man in what
is now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, or
Illinois. Then, what is now the
most f1ourishing part of the United
States, was as little known as the
country in the heart of Africa it.
self. It was not till 1776 that Boone
left his home in North Carolina to
become the first settler in Kentucky.
And the first pioneer of Ohio did
not settle till twenty years later. A
hundred years ago Canada belonged
to France, and Washington was g
modest Virginian Colonel, and the
United States the most loyal part OF
the British empire, and scarcely q
speck on the political horizon indi-
Gated the struggle that in q few
years was to lay the foundation of
the greatest republic of the world.
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IbAAC W RItIIIT.
J.. e. FREMONT WRIGHT.
fSN NJ :. BROWN.
JOSEPH s BROWN
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue of an execution issued out
ID Of the District Court of the Fifth .Iu-
dlciai District, sitting in and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein the Marion
Bank and Savings Association is plaintiff,
and A. L. Page defendant, will, on Mon
day, the LIST day of February, a. ID. 1873,
at 10 o'clock q. m, at the front door of the
court house, offer for sale, At public auc-
tton, to the highest bidder, for cash In
hand, all the right, title and interest of
the defendant, A. l.. Page, in aad to the
following described real estate, to-wit:
Lot Ne. 102 on Mechanics street, in the
city OF Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas.
Said lot will be sold as the property of de-
PENDANT, A. l.. Page, to satisfy said eXecu-
ton. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff Lyon Co., Kan.
Sherif's Office, Lyon Co., Kan, Jan. i,
1879. fw5
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EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY. JANUARY Is. 1875.
Tive Cases OF BenevOIence I'm
Kentucky.

/. There was a woman, a slave,
who was brought up in a Presbyte-
rian family, aud was 9 member of
the Presbyterian church, and q wo-
man of piety. In her character
there was no blemish. She was
sold into u Methodist family, in
which she nursed the children SO
long as needed, and when they were
grown up she was permitted to i've
as free woman. The laws of the
state forbid her emancipation. In
process of time the master and mis-
tress died, and then she was fifty
years old. The men that she had
Dursed, when infants, determined TO
sell her. She lived in Augusta. and
such was the interest taken in her
that her white friends determined
that she should not be sold, and
therefore they concealed her. A
cOlored girl, fifteen years of age,
who lived in the family of Mr.. John
Bond, q very benevolent old man,
who lived on the Ohio side of the
river, and opposite to Augusta, took
skiff, crossed the river in the
night, and brought the poor old 40.
man TO .he Ohio side. She was
brought in the night twelve miles TO
my house. 1t was with the deepest
sympathy that l looked upon that
aged sister in Christ, sheltered un-
der my roof on her way to q for
eign land, and having to travel hun
dreds of miles by night. She was
entirely colored, but her features
were well formed. A christian
calmness and benevolence seemed to
beam from her countenance. She
was safely conveyed to Canada.
III. A gentleman at Maysville,
Kentucky, hired q young woman, a
slave, from her master for q specif-
ed time. Before the time was out
the mastor sold her to a slave driv-
or, who, with the master, applied to
the man who had hired her, to get
possession of her; but he refused to
let them have her until the time for
which he had hired her would be
ended. He said that his wife was
sick, and therefore he could not do
without her. He said to the color
ed girl: "You are sold, and IL you
desire to go to Canada now is the
time to go; L cannot keep you
She replied, "Your wife is sick,
how can you do without me?" He
replied, "You are sold, and your
master and the man that bought you
have been here for you, AMI l can
not keep you. will do so well as
can without you." She left, and
came to my house, and 1 put her on
the underground railway, and she
went safely to Canada. Fugitives
from slavery passed secretly to Can
ada as if they had gone under
ground, and therefore these means
of passage was termed the under
ground railway. JOHN RANKIN.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue of an order of sale issued ont OF
ID the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
District, sitting in and for Lyon county
Kansas, wherein Alfred Roberts is plaintiff,
aad Chas. +. IIOOmiS and Jennett LOOMS are
defendants, will, on Monday the 25th day OF
January, n. D., 1875, at 10 O'Clock a. m. at
the front door of the court house, in said
county, offer for sale at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, all the right
title and interest of the defendants, Chas. r
LOOMS end Jennett LOomis, in and to the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wit: The
south half of the north east a, of section s
township No: 10, range -, in Lyon county,
Kansas. Will be sold as the property of said
defendants, Chas. +. LOomis and Jenneti
LOomis, to satisfy said order of sale.
1874. JOHN BAY,
52t5. Sheriff Lyon Co, kanS
Sherif's Office. Dec. e5th, A. D. 1871
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Here is a chance for the Baltimor,

Here is q chance for the Baltimore
young men to defend themselves.
The following paragraph lie having
an extensive circulation: "BaItfz
more young men never become
President. A woman writes of
them: with all woman's preiu-
dice in favor of them, Z must say
thst the young men OF Baltimore
are the dullest, the flsttest, and most
embarrassing that it has been my
misfortune to encounter. Their
conversation rarely eyer ascends
higher than the last party. All their
clothes seem TO be cut out of the
same patterns. all their faces shaved
by the same barber. They paw the
same compliments; they use the
same slang, one and all.