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The Portland daily press., 1877-04-23

IT would be worth while to have special
session of Congress, if only to watch Clerk
Adams organize himself as a Returning
Board, with judicial functions and power to
go behind the returns. Clerk Adams is no
doubt truly good man, but he has no more
power over the organization of Congress than
he has over the invitations to State dinner
at the White House. After all the row that
has been made over legal Returning Board
in Louisiana, it would be amusing to see the
Democratic majority in Congress maintained
by a Returning Board of one at home,
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-23

A SHORT time ago lady residing at Cliff.
ton England, having an income of $4,000
year,was so struck by the devotion of young
crossing-sweeper to his mother that she pro-
posed to him, placed him in the hands of
tutor for couple of months, and when he
had been Intellectually veneered and pol
ished, married him at Wells Cathedral. The
experiment was not a snccess, and the lady
is now suing for divorce.
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-23
STATE OF MAINE.

By the aayice o. the Executive Council do here
by appoint
Thursday, the 26fh of April,
as day of Public Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer
and recommend to the people of the State the
observance ofit in manner beftting the designa-
ton it BEARS and in the spirit with which the custom
that ordans it was instituted.
The season when nature begins her new year, and
gives visible promise re-cothng the earth with the
beauty other verdure, and preparing the fruits and
harvest OF her constant bounty is suggestive
the renewal of hope, aspiration, and endavcr in
the minds and hearts of men.
Let us obey the impulse of the opening year, and,
rowing in humility before Him who rules alike the
forces OF Nature, and our human ways, form and
confirm every good purpose for the conduct of our
lives, and crave Gods blessing upon us, our State
and Country.
Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta this
tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and OF
the independence of the United States of America
the one hundIedth and first
p-.,.r SELDEN CONNOR.
By the Governor.
5. y. CHADBoURNE, Secretary Of State.
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-23

OUR Democratic friends are endeavoring to
explain that the lack of funds necessary to
carry on the departments of Government is
due, not to the niggardliness in appropriat-
ing, but to waste in spending. The Supreme
Court, however, does not seem to be of this
opinion, as it distinctly asserts that the in
terruption in the administration of justice is
''on account of the insufficency of the appro-
priation by Congress-" 1t will be in order
for those who have praised one Congress for
refusing the money necessary for carrying on
the printing of the records of the Supreme
Court to censure the present Congress when
it shall be compelled to make the appropria-
zion
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-23

SACRED concerts are to be henceforth dis.
pensed with in the English Catholic Church.
Cardinal Manning has issued pastoral, d.
rectinS that no music taken or adapted from
the :heatre, the opera or concerts, or which
has become familiar by secular usage, shall be
sung at mass or benediction, Or used as vol
untaries and interludes. At benedictions, all
solos are to cease, and the music is to be as
congregational as possible. 1t may not be
generally known that, for some time, ladies
have been excluded from the choirs oil
churches under Cardinal Manning's iurisdic-
tioO
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-23
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 23.

we do not read anonymous letters and eommuni
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatiOns that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1877-04-23

RUSSIA seems to think Asia is her spot,
and will there make the first formidable at
tack on Turkey. There are millions of sore
eyes there to be gladdened by the sight of her
arinias
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
war ON the Bopper.,

+ A correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune sends to that paper the
following letter on the locust ques-
ton. He says 1t details the best
way to destroy the pests. We
publish it because it appears to
embodY some good ideas,
and parties interested may find
the methods proposed efficient:
"As soon as you discover the
young 'hoppers are Matching, take
your team and plow, and pillow g
turrow around every field, and, if
the field is large, do the same
though once or more times, ac-
cording to the size. Then shovel
the loose DIRT from the furrow
from six to ten inches deep( deep
er the better.) The hoppers,
when small, will hop into these
bitches by the million, and die.
To enable them to do so more
readily, take a piece of common
cotton cloth, from sixteen to
twenty feet in length; fasten one
edge to light pole or rope, and
weight the other with pieces of
lead. Then let two men or bows
take each end eff this. and drive
the hoppers into the ditch by
walking, with the cloth between
them, closely towards the ditch,
and shaking the cloth lightly, so
as to keep the 'hoppers hopping
into the ditch. This should be
done when the 'hoppers are very
small; then they cannot get out
of the ditch, and will die. If
they grow too large, before they
are all destroyed, to stay in the
ditch, hitch your team to a short
log, some ten inches or more in
diamater. according to the width
of the ditch, and draw IL through
back and forth, end kill them.
/ have known q large field of
grain saved in this way in Min
nesota, without the help of the
cloth, and I think it would be
much more effectual with its help.
It will be little discouraging
for farmer to destroy the hop
pers on his farm, and all his
neighbors leave theirs to grow !
but every one Who is acquainted
with the habits.of these pests know
that, as soon as they can fly, they
migrate to some new field of
plumber, and viii not do much
damage where they have grown.
If the farmers of grasshopper
sections viii generally adopt this
plan, they viii certainly save
themselves from very heavy loss. ?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
ElehH.


To the honest and rejecting
there is, perphaps. nothing more
harassiDg than debt. IL eats into
the life and spirits like some cor
rosive poison, il is black shadow
asross ones sunshine, a skeleton
at ones feast. And yet the des-
cent to Ayernus is made SO easy
We are readily fiattered by the
eagerness of creditors to accom-
modate MS; the time when the ac-
count shall fall due seems as
remote as eternity, the article
for which we barter our peace of
mind is perchance = bargain,
which would have been secured by
another long before we could
acquire the hard cash, and there.
fore its possession appears to US
in the light of a righteous and
Legitimate economy; or it is
something which it would be in
convenient or impossible to do
without. Every thing conspires,
circumstances as well as inclina-
ton, to urge Us to take tho fatal
step, and it is truly, in this case,
the first step which costs. The
person who has purchased with
crdeit has henceforth an objection
against paying ready money at
the time of purchase. Further
more, he buys with less resreva-
ton, and does Lot so often pause
to consider what ne can afford,
while every body must have OBJ
served that bills have a trick OF
outrunning expedition, L. not the
ability to settle them; and in
casting our eyes over an account
we will tacitly score item after
item which we could have denied
ourselves without inconveniece
had IL not been that purchasing
by this method gave so little
trouble-we could hardly realize
that it involved the future outlay
of dollars and cents. The ma
jority Of US have q feeling that
we shall be "better off, next year,
but at the same time disinelina
ton to wait for that happy per
iod before investing in the
Injuries we crave. Yet in run
ming into debt We not only place
onselves in the power of another
but we buy at q disadvantage
For ready money almost ever,
thing is offered at a fair profit
but those who make large percent
ages are the only people who cal
afford to grant long credit. Near
time many embarrassments occu
to irrltate the debtor. He may
be compelled, lice Dick Swiveller
not only to 60 out into the count
ry in order to reach certain part
of the town, but to find the yer,
friend who has obliged him wit
a loan obnoxious to him, and t
feel tempted to dodge an encount
er lest that ''little affair" shout,
be mentioned Inconvenlently.
debt. in short, cast a shadow eve
over holiday festivities; we ca
not make our little gifts with
clear conscience, and we feel as
we were remembering the poo
out of somebody else's pocket
1t robs US or the sense of indI
pendence so necessary to sell
respect it has stung many a poo
soul to the verge of suicide, since
thank Heaven, there are very fe1
of us who can profit by the advic
not to worry about our debt blu
leave that disagreeable duty t.
our creditors !-Harper's Bazaar.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

AID made to lie down in the hall,
wEiIe Mildred and and two of the
servants, the terrified Harriet not
being one. went into the room.
The pack presented q very iudi :
crous appearance. The wrapper
had been slit open from the center
upward, and displayed the figure of
a man apparently about 80 years of
age, living Ia it, the ropes wound
around him. He had q long pale
face, a brown grizzly beard, and
eyes that glanced dOubtfully from
Jones and the dagger, who knelt be-
side him, to as, as we approached
hiD. He was pretty mute, and re-
fused to answer any questions.
"See, he has got whistle, cried
one of the servants.
Jones instantly seized it, and at
ter few moments consideration
beckoned Mildred out Of the room.
1 followed.
"Young ladies' he said, the man
ia now quite secure, aud his accom-
plices will certainly not attempt to
enter much before midnight. lex
pect the whistle was to have been
the signal. Would you be afraid
81 slip down to the coachman's
house and get his wife to send one
of her boys into the village for 9TH
er assistance? We could then prob
ably secure all the villains"
"But you may be attacked by
them on the way" urged Mildred.
mo fear, miss; 1 can slip unseen
among the shrubs in the darkness
$50, then, and quickly! said
Mildred. Esz& ~
"Quite so, miss; but perhaps you
would like 10 ask the consent of the
household, before ] leave-you."
Mildred soon Obtained our con-
sent to the plan, and Jones was eau
tiously let ont of a ANAL side door
In about twenty minutes-which
had seemed two hours to us-he
returned, and his low tap was in
stantly answered.
at is all right he said. Il have
seen and heard nothing of the men
The boy is sharp enough, and he
has his directions, and is to bring 9
party from the village to this door
by the same way thatI took.
More than an hour passed away
then q low tap was again heard, and
six men appeared, accompanied by
the boy who had been sent to bring
them. ~ ~.
About midnight Jones opened
the shutters of easement window
in the hall and blew loud whistle
the whistle was responded to by
another, and two men presently APP
peared at the open easement. Jones
drew back into the darkness of the
hall and silently allowed them tC
enter. The moment their fee
touched the hall floor they we're Sc
cured.
"And where were you, aunty 2"
said, "during this scene ?"
"We stood in the gallery above
The boy who had received the di
rections soon brought forward {
lantern, and we also had lights il
the gallery"
"Were the men tied, aunty; and
what was their punishment"
eyes; they were conveyed Il
the county prison, and on their con
viction were sentenced to transpor
tation. The butler az you. may i'm
agine, was handsomely rewarded.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

through the transom on to the neck
and back Of the head of this mule.
In the afternoon he threw his light
sgain upon the head ard neck of
this mule through transom of
side door. The effect of the llgnt
upon the animal was the cure of his
rheumatism and the removal of his
deafness aud be is now as healthy
and hearty mule as can be seen
anywhere. The removal of the
deafness was produced by an cleo
tro-magne;ic current evolved by
the two lights upon his auditory
nerves and exciting them to healthy
action,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
a sudden Change.

A "history of Sangamon county.
Illinois, ha~igst been published,
and among other strage incidents
relates the following sudden
change of weather which occurred
in part of Illinois December goth
1886. The account is well au-
thenticated, and entirely beats,
any of the sudden change we
have in Kansas:
The morning was mild, with a
settled rain gradually changing
the snow on the ground into q
miserable slush. Suddenly a
black cloud came sweeping over
the sky from the northwest, ac-
companied with roaring wind.
As the cold wave it bore struck
the land, the rain and slush were
changed in a twinkling into ice.
It Is related of one traveller on
horseback, caught in this storm,
that ne had barley closed his UNI
brella, having dropped his reins
on the horses neck for the pur-
pose, ere the wind reached him.
.sAt that instant water was drip
ping from everything about him ;
but, when he drew the relns that,
ice ratified from them" Within
fifteen minutes the travellers
horse was walking on a solidly-
frozen road. The rider was at
this time four miles from Spring
field. and, when he arrived at that
village and attempted to dis
mount, his coat was like a mail
of sheet iron, and he found him
self held firm to his scat. ssHe
called for help, and two men came
out, who tried to lift him off; but
his clothes were frozen to the
saddle, which they ungirted, and
then carried man and saddle to
the fire, and thawed them assun.
der"
1t is stated, upon the authority
of many eye-witnesses, that the
change of temperature in this
storm was so great and swift thai
Chickens and geese, also hogs
and COWS, were frozen in the slust
as thoy stood, and, unless they
we're extricated by cutting the ice
from about their feet, remained
there to perish" A drover will
a herd of from LOCO to 1900 hog
were overtaken by sudden colo
on the open prairie, eight miles
from the nearest town. He left
his hogs, and rode with his men
to the village for salety,-all o
the party being more or less fro
zen before shelter was reached
The abandoned rnimals piled on,
upon another for warmth. Thos
On the inside were smothered anC
those on the outside frozen; and
the next morning, a pyramid o
500 dead swine was heaped up Of
the prairie. The remainde,
wandered about, but eventually
persisted of the cold. The loss o
human and animal life from thi
extraordinary fall of the tempera
ture is sad to have been yer,
great.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

The Princess Ida Wrede, a
handsome woman OF SO, whose an
cestral castle is on the Grotensee
in Germany, was recently married
to a woOdcutter who can neither
read nor write. The Princess is
a remarkable intelligent woman.
speaks six languages and is very
cultivated. She is now living on
the Salzburg-Ischl road with her
husband. She has donned a
pleasant garb. and goes with him
to the country church every Sun
day.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

Into saucepan put a large
lump of butter and a small onion
finely chopped, and when the on
ion is fried te an amber color
throw IN slices of gold potatoes,
which must be thoroughly stirred
until they are turning brown.
At this moment put in spoonful
Of finely chopped parsley, and, as
soon as it is cooked, drain through
colander. SO that. the potatoes
retain the moisture of the butter
and many particles of the parsley.
Thus you may have Lyonnaise po-
tatoes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
CITY OFFICERS.

Mayor-Thos. Morrison.
Treasurer Howard Dunlap.
Police Judge-Geo NJ. StowcH
City Attorneys. Jay Buck.
City Clerk-E. NJ. Forie.
Darshal-Thos. FlemmIng.
Chief Engineer-D. q. McAIuftric.
PerIey. I'd Ward, H. b. Lowe, J. H. Davis
81 Ward, John Henson, F. r. Bancroft Atm
w ard, Ed. Bortoh, K. Nichols
Board of Education-lstW Ward, j Jay Buck
W. L. McCarty. I'd Ward, Van cCullouzh,
n. 4. Nix I'd Ward, IL. w. McCune, l. i.
Halieck 4th Ward, j. A.Moore, L. b. Ke2-
Eastman.
Justice OF the Peace-C B. Bachelor, Geo.
NJ. Stowel.
COnstables-Ta johnson. H. W. Gichriest
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
STATE GOVERNMENT.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Judge District Court-E. B. Peytoh.
Clerk District Court-G. w. Frederick.
SheriR-Hiram Conner.
Attorney-T. III. Sedgwick.
TreaSurer-Jos. Ernst.
Clerk. S. Craig.
Register of Deeds-F. L. Page.
Supt. Pub. Instruction-A. ID. Chambers
Surveyor-Harry Hibben
Probate Judge-E. w. Cunningham.
Coroner-DR- Z. Ii. CHITTEHDEN
I'd. >. GILMORE,
Commissioner u. a. TAYLOR,
IL. A. WOOD.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
PHRENoLoGIsT POSE.

PHRENoLoGIsT POSED An
itinerant phrenologist stopped at
q rustic farm house, the propriter
of which was busily engaged in
threshing. "Sir, I am phrenolo-
glst. Would you like to have me
examine the head of your child
rem? l will do it cheap "Wall,"
said the farmer, pausing between
two strokes. 81 rather guess they
don't need it; the old woman
combs 'em with a fine-toothcomb
once week"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
In the District Court OF Lyon county,I
State of Kansas.
E. L. Goddard. plaintiff.


Lewis Haines, John s. Click, Lawrence ID.
Bailey and Thomas Carney. defendants.
To the defendants, Lewis haines and John
8. Click:
You will take notice that you have
been sued in the above entitled cause in the
above named court, and that plaintiffs peti-
ton Is fled therein; that said defendants
must answer said PLAINTIFFS petition on or
before the 30th day Of March. A d. 1871 or
said petition Will be taken as true aod judR-
ment rendered accordingly; that said plain
tin Is the owner and in the lawful possession
of the following described land in Lyon
county, Kansas. t0-wit: southwest quarter
OF section q township Is. range IL; and that
plaintiff g title thereto be forever quieted
against any and all claims or interests OF the
said defendants therein; and that said defend
ants and all persons claiming said premises
or any interest therein, under or through them
or any or either OF them, may be forever re-
strained and enjoined from setting mp or pros
ecuting any claim OF title to said premises, or
any interest therein against said plaintiff,
his heirs and assigns; and for such other and
further relief as may be right, and for costs
1-3t GILLETT g. FORDE.
Atf'ys for PLAINTIFF
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

Pere Hyacinthea few days ago was
stopped on the street In Genaya
by woman of rank who abused
him most violently, and woman
like, got all the angrier when he
refused to answer. madame"
said the ex-prlest, politely, ssre-
spect is due to woman and pity to
FOOLS and he went On his way
trxnQuitIy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

The New York Churchman is
high authority among Episcopa
lians, and this is what it says of
the financial problem OF raising
money for religious purposes:
Church fairs work as follows:
Some ladies borrow money from
their husbands, buy material and
make up fancy ARTICLES, which
they give to the fair. They then
change places, borrow more mon
ey and buy the articles back
AGAIN
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

-"Sing Sing shouted the
brakeman, as Hudson river train
slowed up TO that statlon. seFiye
years for refreshments" yelled q
passenger with short hair and
bracelets, as ne rose to leave the
car in charge of q deputy sheriff.
IN. 7. Commercial Advertiser.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
SHERlFF,S SAFE.
District Court, Fifth judicial district, Igor
county, Kansas.
Edward Carpenter, plaintiff
Asa p. Rand. defendant.

Dlsulct Court, FI1tn Judicial District, Lyon
cogntvs Kansas.
Edward Carpenter, plaintiff,
VS..
Asa p. Rand, defendant.
pY virtue OF an order OF sale issued out OF
ID the District court of the Fifth judicial
district sitting in and for Lyon county, Kan
sas, wherein Edward Carpenter is plaintiff,
ana Asa II. Rand is defendant, / will
on Monday, the 18th day of March, 1871.
at 101z O'Clock a. m. at the front door Of the
court house, in Emporia, Lyon county, Kan
sas, offer for sale at public auction to the
high bidder for cash, all the right, title
and interest of che defendant, Asa +. Rand,
in and to the following described real estate,
to-wit: The southeast quarter of section four
l4l, township seventeen i'll. range twelve
l12i, and the south half Of the southeast quar-
ter of section three t3l, township twenty 81,
range eleven iii; also. the southwest quar-
ter of section three t3l, and the southeast
quarter of section four III. in township nine
teen Il9l. range eleven III; all in Lyon
county. Kansas.
SIi@ sgHsi IA" vii: ~ =! ~s tfia p,-ancrty
OF asa ii.,i... q, s.lgisiy oi,ier vi sale.
Sheriff . v4Lee, February ! l. 1871.
HIRAM CON NER Sheriff
I-ot Lyon county, Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN-CoE eth Ave-
nue. and Commercial street. Preaching at II
school at 9l a. m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening. j. II. CLARK, Pastor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

DAMASCUS LODGE meets in Odd Eel.
IL lows hall every Monday evening.
yited to attend. ii. RYNo. q
w. Il AcCARTY, X z. s.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

Twenty cats belonging to one man
In Garnett were recently poisoned by
eating hen that had swallowed food
put out to kin field mice.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
THE STORY or SAM zITA.

How a Geaoese E6IfcheH-HIafd
Became tine Patron SafnE
OF Css0kks.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
PHOTOGRAPHIC.

DAGE makes all kinds and sizes of Pic
= lures, and also Will go any distance to
make pictures of residences, landscapes
teams, &c. Entrance to gallery first door
south of Wicks & BENEFITS grocery. I3-tf
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

SECOND PREsBYTERIAN. lwelsh)-cor-
ner Market street and 4th Avenue. Preach
ing every Sunday at ~ and 81 p. m. 81 SIM
day school st 10 q. m. JOHN JONES Pastor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

A hunting party returned to Hutch
insen having thirty buffalo.
fourteen antelope and = wolf
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

have also purchased one Of thesei excel
lent mills and am prepared TO grind corr.
and other reed en- the shortest notice. -
EsctoEy, on Commercial strees--5ussnorth.
q s Ct A'sA1s Eff. srRAGuE >
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02

CHRISTIAN-Corner Exchange street and
7th Avenue. Services every Sunday at the
usual hours. Sabbath School at o'clock p. m.
All are invited
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
ED BoRToS. Secretary. "
ODD FELLOWS.
F. w. HIRrH, sec'y. ' y

HEIOS LODGE, No. Is. Meets at Odd
~ Fellows hall, over Emporia Bank, every
tuesday evening ut s O'Clock. Members in
II. JEPP, n. G.
f. w. HIRTH, Sec'y.
ENMPORTA ENCA APMENT, No II. Meets
u at Odd Fellows hall. Ist and I'd Tuesdays
each month. The following are the elected
officers OF Emporia EGcampment, No. II, for
the ensuing term:
!. II. WARNKKE, G. p.