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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The war between Great Britain and AZ.
ghanistan, central Asia, will he quick
and easy conquest for the latter unless
Russia interferes with the row, which
is doubtful
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
NEW ADvERTIsEHIENTs.
State Normal School
The winter term will commence on
Wednesday, January LIST.

Wednesday,, January 1st.
Examination for admission, Tuesday, Jan. I'd
The buildings known as the Normal
Boarding Halls" will be fitted and furnished
for he Normal School The usual full and
thorough instruction will be afforded in every
department of study. The fees. payable in
advance, will be
For students classified as Normal, tuition free
incidental SIS co
For students classified as Academic tuition
500; incidental, 81 90.
For students classified as Preparatory, tut
ton, So
Textbooks will be furn ishcd at cost. -
Board in private families can be had fol-
from 81 so to 81 90 per week, according to ac-
commOdations Any desiring rooms for self.
boarding, and furniture, can be aidei by adj
dressing the president.
G. L. POMEROY.
4SW4. Emporia. Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The Galveston News comedies the cleo
ton of Jones, Greenback Republican,
over Hancock, Democrat, for congress in
the Fifth Texas district, by majority of
over GOO
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

Seventy-four counties in Tennessee
give Wight, Republican, for governor,
3S,03O votes; Marks, Democrat, 1925,
and Edwards, Greenbacker, 1852
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

One hundred and fifty-three members
of the present congress have been elect
ed to the next one.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
Qhs Gu'porla Menus.
EMPoRIA, FRIDAY, NOV. 90, 1873

Many western schools are using news
papers instead of readers in their read
ing classes
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

Among the things to be thankful for
this year are that Kearney, Anderson,
jerks and fiat, have passed from the
public gaze.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
ElectiOnccring.

Mr. William G. Howella, consul st
Monti cal tells in a recent letter Of the way
they conduct polidical discussions In
some parts of the Dominion, which Ger
tainly discounts. for " cheek" any.
thing we can muster in the republic. He
says:
was told story the other day OF the
audacity of speaker who is often active
at elections. and the narrator, who was
sufferer vonchel for the truth Of 1t liter
ally. The two meet on a stump in q
French part of Nova Scotia, near the To-
cation Of the story of Evangeline, one
day last autumn, when the narrator,
whom call N, remarked that he had
been absent from the Dominion few
Years Of late--for he had lived while
Chicago. His antagonist seized upon
this in his reply, ane said, in the coolest
manner possible:
THE gentleman tells yon he has been
absent from the country. Do you know
where he has bean2 will tell yon He
has Just finished term of seven years iIa
the penitentiery and his hair. as you see,
has not grown out yet. OF course ho
knows nothing Of what has been doing
in this country
n was dnmbfounded, but he demand
ed: "Docs the gentleman pretend to as
sert that rs fact I"
Certainly; have the evidence here to
prove it," he replied, in the very sublim-
ity of audacity, sand don't want to be
interrupted
"Thcn will call you to account for
this when your are done
But when the audience was dismissed,
and N called foi an explanation, he -
coolly as ever said, "Oh, it WAS all joke,
and you ought to have token !, So"
"Why," said |, "didn't you thrash him
out OF his boots Z"
"That would have done no good. He
had the crowd with him, and they would
have believed beat him because 1t wss
true. He had just told me how rejoiced
he was TO be again in the land Of the Ac-
adans--,hat he was one Of them and
among his own people--in fact, he said
he was the grandson Of Evangeline.
What was to be done with such fellow 2
do not know that there is much Of
this extreme style OF electioneering indul-
ged in just now but two parties tell won.
derful stories on one another.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
[vol.l6.---No. y
Near every whisper on the stage Of ;he

near every whisper on the stage Of the
largest theatre.
The Graphic asked permission to de-
scribe and sketch the ear trumpet for the
Graphic, but was refused permission at
present on account Of some delay Of
the patents. But the country and the
worlds may be assured that our sketch
does not In any way cxaggerate the
merits Of this latest invention OF this mar
velons mana device which seems like
ly to make the deaf hear. and which
will certainly open new methods OF COM
munication to supplaut tue telegraph and
telephone.
:" You are going away for summer
rest, ! hear said the Graphic to the
gry.eycd inventor.
II can get away from this shop," !"
said he. '.The proprietors Of White
Mountain hotels have generously placed
that region at my disposal" he added.
laughing. They even Offer to place
a locomotive at my command. II |
can get there shall talk ten miles
from one peak to another with my
te!escopophon."-[N New York Graphic.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02

| thought they would pop out of his dear,
ugly face. and his mouth opened in utter
amazement. Finally he remembered his
manner, and gasped:
4" Pardon me, WAS it really your"
"Uncle George | said, "Nill you be
kind enough to introduce inc properly to
Mr.. Roberts2 believe he thinks your
niece must bear your name"
With flourish, Uncle George arose
and gfavely introduced:
MI. Leo Roberts. Miss Olive 1ud
son Miss Hudson, Mr.. Roberts"
after that we could not certainly be
strangers, and Mr.. Robrts came often to
dine with Uncle George.
And one day there was wedding,
where the bride was very sn all, buried in
lace and orange blossoms, and the bride
groom was ugly and good natured , but it
was true love match, a fit ending 70,
the. Irritation commenced at Dryden and
Baysville, "Over the Wires"
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
STOP !!

Young men, keep away from the dog
geries and gamboling hells. Some o.
our most promising youths, some Of our
noblest sons, are becoming confirmed
frequenters of such places, infatuated
travellers Of these broad gauge routes to
perdtion. Boys, stop Keep out. Don't
enter Put down those glasses. Drop
the cues, dice-boxes and cards. What If
the wine does sparkle in the goblet
What If, with ruby like blush. it does
"move itself Alright in the cupl' Remem
Der, at the last. it biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder" Think
what are you doing? Laying the founda-
tons Of di9ease and decay. Sowing the
seeds of poverty, crime and disgrace,
Garnerng up anguish and tears for your
mothers and sisters, and remoase and
death for yourselves. Stop before the
hell harvest is ripe.--Bentonvillc Ad
vance,
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
How They CROSSED TIE RED SEA-.

How They CROSSED TIE RED SEA-A
colored preacher in Florida thus held
forth: "My bruderng, the Isracites
went over de Red sea on ice, They GOT
over all safe; and dat's de reason why
Moses sung de song oh praise. In de
morning, when de sun wos up, hot,
Pharioh and. the egyptians came wild der
great numbering chariots of iron. Dcy
broke through de ice and all went to de
bottom of the sea-
Stop dere?' exclaimed hearer, al
want to ask question. I've read geog'
raphy; and Egypt's hot country It's
under de Tropics, it's near de 'Quater
and dere amt no ice dere. How could
dey go over on de ice, and dere no ice
dere Z"
To this the preacher responded: I'm
glad you asked that question. Now car
'splain. That comes of reading Gogra-
ply instead Of the bible. Ny brudering
when de children of Israel go over de
Red sea. DIST was a great while ago, be.
fore dere was any Geography, before dere
was any Tropics, before dere was amy
'Quator, OATS de reason dere was ice,
my brudering.'
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
Where did the Lightning Go?

On last Monday, out at the plantation
of Judge Fitzpatrick q negro man du
ring thunder storm was standing under
tree The lightning struck the tree
above him, and skipping down struck
him in the mouth The lips outside
were uninjured; inside they were much
torn Four teeth were solidly blocked
out bone and all, from the lower jaw
and three more were rent from the up
per Jaw. No other Injury was done,
He was up and walking about soon after
the occurrence, and the indications are
that he will get well. What direction
the electric current took after striking the
negro no one can discover.--Warrenton
Clipper.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
A Powerful Voice.

Just before the thunder storm on
Saturday evening last. Whitehall man
stepped into the telegraph office at this
place, and requested the privilege OF talk
ing through the telephone with his vile
who was visiting faiends at Troy, Mr.
John Eddy, the gcntlemanly assistent
manager, granted the request and the
Whitehaller began his operations. lie
coullnt be prevailed upon to believe
that it really WAS his wife who was talk
inc to him, and she SO many miles away
lie finally askcl her to say or do some
thing kuown to themselves only, that ne
might be convinced that it was ner-
Just then rambling streak OF lightning
came in on the wires. keeling the nus.
hand over ON his head, when he jumped
to his feet and exclaimed; That's the
oil woman SAT- n'--only she's erode 2
/ c ell more powerful since she lett
hum.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02

"IsE'T IT LOVELY PA dry goods
clerk on Main street was showing lady
some parasols yesterday. The clerk has
a good command of language, and knows
how to expatiate on the good qualities
and show the best point of goods, AS
he picked up a parasol from the lot on
the counter and opened it, he struck an
attitude of admiration, and holding it up
50 the best light would be had, said !:
Now, there. Isn't it lovely? Look at
that silk Particularly observe the quail
ty, the finish, the general effect. Feel of
it, Pass your hand over it. No foolish
ness about that parasol, is there p he
said as he handed il over to the lady !;
"ain'tit a beauty" "Ycs," said the lady,
Eyes, that's my old one. just laid it
aown there" The clerk was immediate
ly seized with severe attack Of quick.
ened conscience, and passed right Off
from the subject of parasols on to the
weather.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
How the Negro is Regarded In New
York.

The Southern people have for years
been vanly endeavoring to convince the
negroes that their Northern friends, 50
called, had no regard for them, and that
Radical carpetbag polititions only used
them rs tools through whose votes they
could win office Let them read the fol-
lowing from the New York Times, a Re-
publican paper, aud be convinced Of the
truth of what we have all along been
telling them:
In Ulster county, New York, lately .
jury Of eleven white men and one colored
man was chosen The latter had for
twenty five years been slave, working in
the cotton fields Of the South. He has
lived at Marlborough for several years.
and by hard work and economy has saved
money and built home. Three or four
of the white juryman, on learning that
"-nigger" was on the panel, imme-
diately said that "they'd be--if they'd
serve" and wanted to know "what this
country was a a-coming to when white men,
born free, were asked to sit on . jury
bench alongside of Niger About
half of the spectators eoncurred in the
sentiments Of the free born jurors, and
volunteered the information that they
would sooner rot in the county Jail than
to sit on the bench with darkey. The
justice them proceeded to call the names
of the abscntees, and those failing to An.
swer were fined SIS for contempt Of
court, amid the freely expressed opinions
of the crowd. who were "death on the
nagur" " Finally the coiored man init
mated to the counsel that he wished to
be excused. This was done, and the in
dirnant lreemen took their seats. The
llucs for contempt were not collected.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02

SAVE ALL THE Bones. - There is moth
ing that will induce carly laying in pul.
lets better, if as well, as to he fed with
raw bones, pounded in pieces of proper
size, 1t strengthens them, and prevents
cs weakness, which is often seen in
cockerets But for chickens intended for
exhibition, we would not recommend its
use, for it is concedcdthat growth ceases
when the pullet commences to lay. In
these cases bone dust will be found to
answer better, as it does not have the same
effect on their tendency to lay.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
Van Buren, Grange, Z. Ill.

VAN BuREN GRANGE, No. 3S, 7. Of ii. Reg
' uar meetings, first saturday OF each
month at o'clock, A, NJ. at Lemley's Han,
miles east of Van Buren,. Ar k. Patrons IN
good Standing are fraternally invited.
NJ. c. LEMLrY, w. NJ
l,ATKIGiir, Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
Es- Within the past few month 4

EF- Within the past few month n
number of valuable dogs have been pois
oned at Concord, N. II and an examina-
ton OF the stomach of one of the dogs
supposed to have been poisoned was made
last week and disclosed the most cruel
method of killing. A sponge is fried in
grease, which operation reduces it in size
to small round ball. but after it has
been mastcated and swallowed it expands
to It's former size, completely filling the
stomach of the animal and causing the
agonizing death.
rg- The sermon of the best preacher
il, the world will not make as much i'm
preston upoo congregation rs the sud-
den PATTERNS of rain on the wiudow-panes
of a church containing one hun lred new
spind bennets,
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
100. +.

CR AWF0RD LODGE, No. G, of ODD FELLOWS,
u meets every Friday, at o clock, 2. NJ, at their
Uall in Eagle Block.
H0MAS NJ. MCGEE, N. G.
BGRkELgY NEAL, Secy.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
FRATER NAL.
MASONIC.
oval Arch MI ason9

rINIIE regular Convocations of VAN RuRRN CHAPTER
L No. 5, r. A. NJ, held at Masonic Hall on
Monday Evening after Saturday on or before the full
moon. Visiting Companions in good standing are
respectfully invited ta attend. -
j. G. KENNEDY. II. p.
W. II. Il. SHIRLEY Secretary, decltf
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02
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VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
For [. Il. Greenwall's Steam Engines,
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AlSo for James Bradford & Co.'S Mill Stone
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REFER
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Hy'i -. ~, lynch tnor5e Austin E.C, Powell,
John Austin. White a llanley.
The Van Buren press., 1878-07-02

Crawford Lodge No. 6, 10 o. F., Degree
OF Rebekah, meets the first Thursday night of eve
ry month, Mt Odd Fellows Hall.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-04-17
Strychnia and its AntidOte.

A correspondent in Nature says {:
Wanting to Danish mice from a pantry I
placed on the floor at night a slice of
bread spread over with butter, in which
I had mixed threepenny packet of
"Battle's Vermin Killer which contains
about a grain OF strychnia along with
flour and Prussian blue. The following
morning I was reused by servant, telling
me that favorite skye-terrier was lying
dead. found that the. mice had drag
ged the slice of bread underneath the
locked door, and that the dog had thus
got at it and eaten part equal to about
one-sixth of grain of strychnia; it lay
on its side perfectly rigid; an occasional
tetanic spasm showed that life was not
quite extinct. Having notes of the ex-
perimcnts made by direction of the Brit
ish Medical Association last year on the
antagonism of medicines, and wherein it
was proved that fatal dose of strychnia
couldbe neutralized by afatal dose
of ehloral hydrate, and that the minimum
twenty-one grains, at once injected under
the dogs skin forty-fve grains of the
chloral in solution, my dog being about
Twice the weight Oh raDDlt. In quar-
ter OF an hour, fancying the dog was
dead, as the spasms had ceased and it lay
apparently lifelcss, I moved it with my
foot, when it at once struggled to it's feet
and shortly after staggered to its usual
corner by the parlor fire; it took some
milk, and except for being quieter than
usuel, seemed nothing the worse for the
ordeal it has passed through. That the
fatal effects of poisonous dose of stryh-
MIA was thus counteracted so successfully
by what I say was a poisonous dose
of chloral, given approximately, is an
interesting factverifying the experiments
I alluded to. Without such experiments
on the lower animals, medical man
might often be found standing by help
less to aid his fellow man under similar
effects of poison. ....I ..,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-04-17
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COMPARISONS.

The weekly edition of the New York Times is Is OOO
COPIES and advertisements charged at so cents !
line. The American Newspaper. Union gives an adver
usement Is QUO circulation for 20 cents line The
humbug III ..fl@ III.
The weekly edition Of the New York Post is S45t
copies and advertisements 4 charged at 10 cents
line. The American Newspaper Union gives advertise
line. The Post don't think very we'll the American
The New York Commercial Advertiser prints week
y edition of copies and charges lOcents
line The Advertiser has poor opinion also of the
American Newspaper Union.
The Boston Post weekly issues $500 COPIES charges
advertisers 1 cents line, and expresses doubts of
the honesty of the American Newspaper Union, which
gives that circulation for than oneourth the price
which the Post demands. f6i1s3 "a 4sfe..ss :. ~
The Boston Advertiser charges 12k cents line for
adve Rising Ia weekly having $50 circulation, aud
warns Its readers TO beware of institution which
hThe Toronto b ints the best weekly in Canada
as NOOs circulation and charges Is cents line. The
Globe has contempt for the merican Newspaper
Union whicn gives ~ 600 for 16 line
The Utica Herald prints 4s2 copies of weekly edition
1t joins in crusade against the American Newspaper
Union, which gives circulation for cents line
The Warsaw, n. Democrat prints $50 cepes, and
cha fges advertisers Scents linz When it was Co
IL line for
The ST. Louis weekly Post sells copies weekly to
Germans in and around ST. Louis Its advertising rates
American Newspapsr Union xyes sis weekly ciro,,.
lAtion to advertisemsn t for cents line the Post
despises and speaks nnkindiy Of II. -.
Tbs Loo port, Y, Weekly Times prints 40 copies
Lookport Weekly Times becomes co operative spa per
advertisers use Its columns u cent line-
which ID all the American Newspaper Union demands
for papers of like circu alton and influence.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-04-17
81 reckon I have"
How many?
"Three."
Why don't you have more?
"Wouldn't have 'em.'
4 Pn,isia,, Bea,.ty,s Reve,, oe.

PO5TSdNn BeNNtUS revenge.
An English Marchioness, resident in the
Legitimist fabourg, and avoiding the Ma
poleonites as low" gave grand parties. 10
one of these an English lady took, uninvit-
ed, pretty French woman, friend Of the
Empress. This pretty woman made herself
conspicuous by her prettiness and flirtations,
but the Marchioness found out who she was,
and was disguised. She said to her:
81 am SO conscious of the honor you have
done me in visiting me, that dare not
expect REPETITION Of the unexpected COM
pliment."
The pretty woman grew pale, but smiled.
and orderd a cavalier to order her carriage.
The pretty woman was clever, and tinessed a
red venge. She bribed the marchioness'
femme de chambre to give her the list of
guests invited for the next soiree.
Armed with this she prepared a
circular note, which she dis
patched to each of the invited late in the af-
ternoon of the appointed day: "The mar
chioness presents her compliments to SO and
so, and regrets that domestic calamity will
prevent her." etc. She then went to q great
| 'sMad Doctor representing herself as the
daughter of the marchioness, and acting with
the consent of her ladyship's family; she rep
resented that her mother, the marchioness, was
afflicted with insanity, and her madness was
in the delusion that she was always having
great parties. For instance, if Monsieur the
doctor would 60 to her ladyship's hotel that
evening he would find her dressed in great
splendor, with the salon illuminated, adorned
with flowers, and Bullets covered with re-
freshments.
The doctor went, on the understanding
that he was to obtain the proper police
authority to take the marchionness to Maison
DeSante in the event that the representa-
ton made to him being confirmed by his
own observation. He arrived at 10 in the
evening; he was the frst-the only-guest;
and, though the marchiones did not remem-
Der his name, she took it for granted that
she had invited him, and was
profusely civil. His manner puzzled and
his questions startled her. and as he
grew abrupt as his perception Of her lunacy
| became more clear, she was at last offended
and rang for her servants. At the same
time he made the proper intimation of his
police authority; and the end of the story
is, that she was taken off by the doctor in
Mysteries, and detained as prisoner in his
asylum until the whole truth came out. All
Paris was in roars, and the pretty firt was a
heroine forever. Protected by her august
friend, she escaped retaliation,-a British
machoiness is too grand for wit. 90
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Why Is 1t.


The truths of sciene and progressive thought
have always been compelled to batter down
the bulwarks of prejudice and disbelief. or re.
main forever unknown. Why is it that peo-
pie are SO reluctant to receive facts that re-
late directly to the phenomena of their own
existence? Astronomers, upon discovering a
star, assign it place at once, and it is forever
fixed. The rule by which mathematical
problem is once solved becomes forever an
axiom; but no matter how clearly the prin-
ciples which govern health and sickness be
demonstrated, some refuse to believe. Dr.
Pierce's Family Medicines, which are now SO
generally used, and deservedly popular, were,
in their early days, very reluctantly received
by the people. To-day, DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery has outrivaled the old. time
sarsaparillas, his Pellets are in general use in
place of the coarse, huge, drastic pills former
~ SO much employed, while the sales of his
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and his Favorite
skin is sallow and covered with blotches and
pimples, or where there are scrofulous swell
lings and affections, few bottles of his Gold
en- Medical Discovery will effect an entire
cure. If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated,
have sallow color of skin, or yellowish- brown
spots in face or body, frequent headache or
dizzine:s, bad taste in mouth, internal
heat or ehills alternated with hot fushes, low
spirits and gloomy forebodings, irregular APP
petite and tongue coated YOU are suffering
from Torpid Liver, or "Biliousness," In many
cases of 6 Liue,. Complain" only part of these
syomptoms are experienced. AS aremedy for
all such cases, DR.. Pieree's Golden Medical
discovery has no equal, as it effects perfect
cures, leaving the liver strengthened and
healthy. Debilltated females who have
undergone all the fortunes of caustic and the
knife ane yet suffer with those peculiar drug
ging -do,ra Lensations and weakness, can have
guaranteed to them prompt and positive relief
by using DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription;
while constipation and torpid liver, or bill
ousness," are promptly relieved by the Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets. Sold by all druggists,