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The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18
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Father, DO you know 40 kgainst
his c~haracter' He has been In your
employ a year; b.. hs proved incnicion,
or unworthy ~ the respect due an hon.
orable and capsule business manP' The
girls noble face was grand In It's plead
lug. yet dlgniiicd w%omanhood.
IL have no complaint against him"
Then for once my father has fallen
short in his judgment and his duty TO
one ~ Gods creatures like himself, in.
mmuch NJ he refuses Ia him an oppor.
'unity Ia state his case, before a judg.
ment shall be spoken"
"Pcarl, YOU are iDsolcnt. DO you
forget whom you are addrcs.ingP'
Forgive. forgive me. but. oh, father.
do not forget tina, In turning this man
from your door you also close your
heart and home against me. We have
plighted out trotb, and through good
and III fortune shall cling 10 him, so
help ma God@'
Solcmnly the closing words we're ut.
tered. A long silence followed. Then
the old gentleman said, calmly. icily;
800 TO your ung~rateful, thank.
less child
Not until you hnv4 given Sidney n
hearing. Father, lear father. be
"Go. 1Rill scbd for you when you
With s6fikbe flash Of hope and love
upon her loyer she left the room.
NOV, Sf' HARRISON l will hear you
Thank you. Mr.. Manor. Two year,
ago j me your daughter while on n
yjTt 10 u mutual friend Of ours in st.
Louis. ] was charmed at the first
meeting and desperately in love before
she returned home; she honorcd mo
with her confidence and friendship be-
fore she left, and also became a%ccquaint-
ed with my parents and sisters. and
there seemed to be n general expression
Of mutual happiness In this intercourse.
We corrcspOndcd for some months, and
your daughter consented u receive my
addresses IL ] would make your ac-
quaintanre In the manner that | have,
by accepting a position in your employ
and win your regard from that humble
Office. My father is fully cognizant Of
and approved Of tho plan from the be.
ginning. and ] have n letter To show
you, that IL ! succeed, he will not only
be happy TO welcome my wife. but cs-
tablish me In u business Of my own, or
give me fifty thousand dollars To invest
AS may see fit. This is my story In
brief. Time will develop everything
satisfactorily to you. My father has
retired from active business some time
since, and centcmplatcs taking my
mother, who is an invalid. and my
sisters, to Europe shortly, and they will
DO IN the city the latter part Of this
week to await what my sisters are
pleased to term the result Of my roman
ito exploit In winning a wife. | have
failed only in gaining your consent.
Will you reconsider your disapprovalp"
Various changes had passed over the
listeners face during this recital. leav-
ing II strangely flushed as he rang the
bell and told the servant answering IL
to request Miss Pearl to come to the
library"
She stood in the open door one mo-
ment. then with II joyous cry bounded
into her fathers arms. The old gentle
man led her to tho waiting lover. and
with trcmulous emotion said:
Here, take her, and forgive an old
blind fool" then hastily left the room.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18
Chatham Island.

Chatham Island il one Of the places
where the ,'sun jumps a day." and is
thus described:
Chltham Island, lying of the coast of
New Zealand, in the South Pacific Ocean,
Is peculiarly situated, as it is one of the
few inhabited points Of the globe where
the day Of the week changes. 1t is just
on the line Of demarkation between
dates. There high Twelve on Sunday,
or Sunday noon, ceases, and Instantly
the Monday meridian begins. Sunday
comes into a mans holse on the east
side, and becomes MONDAY by the time
it passes out of the western door. A
man sits down to his MONDAY dinner on
Sunday, and it is Monday boon before
he finishes 1t. There Saturday is Sun
day, and Sunday is Monday. and Mon
day suddenly becomes transferred into
Tuesday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18
I Was Once Young.

1t is an excellent thing for all who
are engaged in giving instruction to
young people, frequently to call to mind
what they were themselves when young.
This practice is n of the most likely
to impart patience and forbcarance,
and t. correct unreasonable expecta-
tons. At n period of my life, when
%instructing three young people to write,
! found them, a | thought, unusually
stupid. l happened at this time to look
over the contents Of an old copy book,
written by me when q boy. The thick
upstrokes, the awkward Jennings Of the
letters, and the blots in the book, made
me completely ashamed of myself, and
| could, at that moment, have burned
the book in the fire. The worse. how
ever, thought of myself, the better l
thought of my backward scholars; l
was cured of my unreasonable expecta-
tons, and became in future doubly pa
ticnt and ~forbearing. In teaching youth.
remember that you once were young,
and in reproving their youthful errors,
endeavor to call 10 mind your own.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18
WINNING WIFE.
BY EMILY Il. sTEINEsTEL,

A ~God-fearing man was this father.
He had firm faith In q doctrinal insti-
tuition, engineered by the synod Of
which he, Orville Manor, Esq, was one
OF tho strongest church pillars.
Was not this man entitled to the
special beneticence Of his Creator and
the respect Of humble ,humanityP Yet
here stands IN audacious youth who
has apparently nothing In the wide
world to recommend him but the testi-
monials which secured him the position
of entry clerk In the Wholesale house Of
Manor u CO.. and q handsome face
lighted up with u pair of dark eyes,
glowing with energy and ambition.
And this youth had asked him for his
daughter. A just anger redeemed tho
usually imperturbable brow Of Manor
PEREZ, and a scornful curve shaped his
lips as no adjusted the gold trimmed
spectacles upon his nose and repeated:
"Give you my daughter! You! Tru-
ly fools enter boldly where angels fear
to tread Have you any other request
to make, young manP"
mo, sir!'
Orville Manor. Esq. turned his back
upon the daring young man, and re-
sumed his reading; his face was again
almost dispassionate. The other re-
manned standing, but tho fine face
changed color, his breath came hard
and fast. the exquisitely. curved nos.
trils Of . decidedly aristocratic nose
showed the spirit Of emotion. not unlike
the temper OF u thoroughbred animal
under the bit Of q trainer. With an
effort truly admirable tho .'rising ire''
was controlled, and the lips beneath
his soft and luxuriant mustache became
firmly set.
Ten minutes this silence lasted. The
young man stood his ground as II he
had become m automatic statue.
The old gentleman began to show
restlessness again, and after u vain en-
deavor to command the emotion ruling
him, he turned abruptly, enchanting:
"Haye you nothing more profitable
to employ Your mind than staring at my
back. sirP What are you waiting forp"
''YOur answer"
With slow and majestic mein, and a
c~ountenance beaming with patience.
this father of u daughter walked to the
door, opened 1t, and pointing to the
outer entrance, remarked:
"Ihis Is my answer Is 1t compre-
hensible"
The young aspirant for a rich mans
daughter bowed. His face was CHASTITY
pale, but his step was firm, his head
baughtily erect, and the indignant
parent was somewhat impressed with
the nobility characterizing his humilia-
ton as he turned from the door SO
cruelty closed upon himself aud his
hopes.
A perfect gem Of a room WAS this
apartment. The floor was covered with
q Turkish velvet carpet OF deepest
crimson, the furniture was Of carved
walnut and embossed velvet OF crimson
ON ~gold-colored satin, the windows
were draped with softest lace, under the
auxuriant wealth of red and gold bro
cure, held to the richly.frescOed ceiling
by heavy gold-mounted lambrequins.
Mirrors and paintings lined the walls
on every side, and bronze and marble
busts and statues were reflected every
where. Tables in rare mosaics were
covered with late magazines and books.
The air was perfumed as II each article
exhaled q fragrance OF its own, and the
hrst sensation ON entering was almost
Q feeling OF sensuous languor, especially
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18

Here Is a SANDER from q European
paper: An American lady. while at
Rome, managed to secure an invitation
to o court bali, and while there was ap-
preached by Prince Humbert-now
king--who addressed her some polite
speech, She did not rise as is etiquette,
but pointing her fan toa vacant chair
near. said: "YOu must be tired, Prince,
won't you set down and rest your trot-
tiers awhile?"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18

The IBIS" are all big men in Massa-
chusetts. They have had Butler, Banks
Boutwell,. Burlingame, Bullock, Bowles
and Beard.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-18

Henry Ward Beecher Is to deliver Q
ecturos In Iowa before winter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-08
= PractIcal QaestIon.

The following is an address deliver
ed before FruitIand grange, on the ev-
ening of the 23d ult., by s. C. Moore.
on the question, SHOW can we make
our homes and farms Sc attractive that
our children will not seek enjoyment
and employment elsewhere ?'
This is q question which the
generality of farmers have
neglected to study either for
lack of comprehending It's impor-
lance, or they have allowed their
minds TO become SO absorbed with the
ever prevailing desire to accumulate
wealth, that they have overlooked
some of the most essential questions
pertaining to their occupation. Had
this question been solved years ago, no
doubt many q grief stricken father and
heart broken mother, who are now
sleeping beneath the sod, would have
been living yet, surrounded by happy
and prosperous children /; but it Is yet
unsolved, and if we of to-day succeed
in giving it q practical solution we
will not have lived in vain, but will
have accomplished something worthy
of the age in which we live, and will
hand down to posterity boon for
which they should ever do us homage.
In the first place in order 70 make
our homes attractive, everything about
them must be kept in neat and tidy
manner, our houses should be nicely
built, and arranged for comfort. and
to make them more attractive 10 the
children must contain q collection Of
good books, anu constant supply of
good papers. We nust study TO be
sociable with, and entertaining to our
children, always assoeiating with those
whom we would have them associate
with Remembering that "evil associa-
lions corrupt good Manners We
should surround onr homes with ever
green's, and ferest trees, interpreted
with flowers 50 Is 70 cuitiva5e in our
children love for the beaatiful, and
we expect 70 make farming an at
traetive profession We must cultivate
our farms npon scientific principles,
use good machinery. breed fne stock,
and raise good fraits- We should al
ways furnish cur boys with good
teams and machinery 70 work with in
order 20 tighten their labor II yoa
give hoy = blind hozse. and "A old
russy pillow (lhat has laid ont ali WIN
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rIronlar Aarartiainr.

The New York Tribune, In an article
on the manner different people have Of
making known what they have fOE sale,
says:
Another kind Of Westeful announce
ment Il by means OF circulars. The con-
temptuous reception which his circular
gets almost wherever &c goes, would, II he
knew IL, sadden the man who had been
at the expense OF having the sheets print
ed and mailed. The receiver rarely tAkss
the trouble 20 glance ~ them as he throws
them away. With most business drms IL
gees no further th4A the waste basket Of
the clerk who opens the general letteFa
As . rule, the lists By which the address
es Of circulars are prepared contain
more names OF people who have gone out
Of business than those who remain, and
II the addresses have been changed aome
years usually oiapso before the lfsE has q
corresponding alteration. But . more
ignomln0us reception attends the ciEcu-
lars that are sent 90 private residences.
Half Of these mlseives never get beyond
the door way, and are not read At alls Of
the remainder, af least hall ara merely
glanced ae and thrown away without 3
/ thcaghs. The few that reach those for
whom they are Intended. and are aekual-
! " read, are IS likely ns not C produces "a
unfsvofable elect npon the readers; Who
may Is once conclude that the thing ad-
Vertleed Is 3 eaz1hpeaHy AFFAIR. IL Il
UoEe ND 70 the standard, they ofesn 4hIaE.
I e would not Be obsg udcd In 81 irFeEEl Il
way, but would o1 presented ec1cEdsnE
! - t6e custom o. 7cEi 5IEEa1e lcads. thranRf
the neEeF1pcg 11Fortll.rE eesuun1s
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Edueatlona1 Meeting.

At q meeting Of the school officers and
teachers of our county, held at the court
house March I'd, at 80 p. m, Mr.. Jess
Hunt was called to the chair aud j. Bias
com secretary.
Superintendent Wharton stated the OBJ
ject Of the meeting to be the prOpriety o
adopting q course of study for our com
mon schools. In opening the discussion
he spoke of the present unsatisfactory re-
suits Of school work, and urged teachers
and officers TO so aid in systematizing the
work as to produce better results. He
thought the course of study reeommen-
ded by the committee should be adopted
Mr.. Fowler thought it could not be car
ried out because there was no law to sus
tain such a course. Messrs. Scott & Ian
sing as teachers, said they could heartily
endorse such plan. and thought sch 90
officers had g legal right to enforce its
use in the schools. Mr.. KIock spoke in
favor of adopting coul Sc of study. Mr.
Terrell asked, sis it not common fol
teachers to refuse pupils to pursue too
many studies at once" Prof. DAVIS ans
wered in the affirmative, explaining tina
difference should be made in advanced
and primary pupils.
Messrs. Wharton, Klock and Bascon
endorsed the answer of Prot, Davis
Messrs. Wayman, Ernst and others spok
in favor of the course of study and tn
good influence that school officers hav
over pupils in visits. A sharp discus
sion then arose on obedience of pupil
and profaue language at school. MI
Ernst and others thought that parent
were largely responsible for the conduc
| Of their children. Mr.. Wayman though
the teacher should be held accountab I
to great extent Said teachers ought
have enough backbone to bring refraetC
ry pupils to time or report them to thei
parents or the school board.
The report Of the committee on cOurs
of study was then read, received, adopt
ed and the county superintendent ws
requested to have five hundred copie
printed and distributed.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
meet at the call OF the county supinten
dent j. BAsCoM, secretary.
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A nusbau d.s PrsaloHmsnt

T. a. GruWell hands rs the following
letter. from friend OF his on Coal creek
Young man, before You commit yourself,
remember the little angel has head Of
her own and may use it some time:
EAGLE CREEK, March 9th, 1873.
7. ID. GRuwELL-Dedr Sir: Last fall
my better half went back TO Ohio on q
visit, and while there some Of her rela-
tives showed her an internal machine
From Mary AIMS description of it, you
put IRE into is, or put It into fire, don't
know which and don't care; any how it
is supposed 70 heat water. But don't
believe the machine Is capable Of heatin g
water half as hot as that have been in
ever since Mary Ann came home. 1
bought an outfit In Emp0ria, which
thought was what she wanted, but it
wasn't like the one her annt's uncle's
Cousins nephew's niece had. When
Mary Ann made this interesting di-cov-
cry 1 suddenly recoIlected that the sgri-
cultural interests Of Kansas depended en-
tirely on my being present at = Grange
meeting two miles away. As I started
heard something to the effect that men
always fooled money away on every fool
patent. Things went little quiet for q
while, except when one of our calves
kicked the bucket, because we didn't
have one Of the hot water arrangements,
which, Nary Ann says, is intended for
cooking feed. In fact, all Of our misEor-
tunes lately originated in cur not owning
one Of the machines. 1 began to hope my
better half had forgotten the thing, but
-,
Sunday morning, while I was milking
and bordering on the silver bill, Mary
Ann rushed In at the barn door, hoarishing
THE ElEPoREA News. The result was
astonlshingi The cow ran side ways, and
in my frantic efforts 10 balance myself, 1
succeeded In pouring the contsnts Of the
bucket down my vest. Finding this a
failure, threw the buckst behind me,
took dying seat on top Of it and, If the
aide OF the barn hadn't been In the way,
we might have been going yet Mary
Ann said ought 70 be more careEul-that
bucket could never be Strengthened cut IN
the world That plagued COW never did
have any ssass. Mary Ann had found juss
what she wanted; yes-in THE NEws,
The Boss feed cooker. The Boss-yes,
that was the name sne knew now.
The Bossi res. Strange she never could
reeoilect aanes.
now, n yon are selling The Boss-re-
collect The Boss patent feed cooker
please let ne knew the prses Aad where I
can sse you, and e / haFen's cash enough
I win Esrtg4Re ny farm, Or Do augfhsna
/ else q get the E1cAine. IS De n1k Wanf
/ e s1nd Nary Am g an a9glErn.
/ Ricaze write U1 4t Hartford, Eas.
eHr1, A. =. EEfRE.E
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At the last meeting OF the Board of
Directors Of the Lyon county Agrieultu-
raj Society, It was decided 70 establish an
educational department at the next an
nuaI fair. There will be at least twelve
premiums offered; three for the schools
showing the best set Of manuscripts on
all studies; three for the schools having
the best scientific collections; three for
pupils under II years Of age having the
best set Of manuscripts; and three for
pupils over 10, and under II years Of age.
who have the best set OF manuscripts on
the studies pursued.
Diplomas will probably be Issued to
teachers whose schools make the best
exhibits.
Blank paper upon which to prepare
work Will be furnished all teachers who
will assist in making this department Of
the fair . success. We hope every teacher
will enter into this work Immediately Il
you cannot make q complete showing Of
the work done In your school, prepare al
least = few samples for exhibition.
A detailed plan for the exhibit will be
published in the premium list OF the
society. o. B. WHARTON, Co. Supt.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-08
Anothar nan.


On Tuesday, through the Efforts OF
Hon. ". L. Hunt, Of St Louis, supertn-
tendent Of railway mali service for this
district and R. W. Camp, Of Kansas
City, clerk in said service, daily maH
was put on the Santa Fe train which ar
rives here at 1I:s5 3. m. This brings Us
st. Louis papers, the Topeka Common
wealth and portion of our Eastern let
tiers seven hours ahead Of the mall train
The train leaves Ksnsas City at 1880 p
m, after the evening trains arrive there,
and Will bring US mail brought to tnAL
point on these trains. This VIII De =
great advantage to business men and the
public generally, who are under ooiiga-
tons to the above named efficient officers
The mails will depart for the East as
heretofore. This will relisve the even
ing work in the post Office, and will put
stop TO some extent to the waiting for the
opening OF the heavy mails which have
heretofore arrived by the evening train.
It's a good thing all around, and we ire
turn thanks"
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This subject is now absorbing the at
thinking people have been divided upon
the point as to literal He'll, some con-
tending there is big one, to which rail-
road men and editors are rapidly travel
ing, others affirming there is only little
one, sort OF pocket edition, which is car
ried with us daily In our hearts; while
others claim there is none at all, and only
as our actions In this world are guided
by pure motives and wise counsels, Will
we ind peace and happiness hereafter.
Therefore. in the future, as in the past,
people will continue to be divided upon
these points. But there is one point up
on which all agree, and the testimony
comes from the east, west, north and
south. aud that IL that the old reliable
Hannibal 81 st. Joseph railroad is still the
peoples favorite. Remember this Is the
only line that can offer through day
coaches and Pullman sleepers, leaving
Kansas City daily for Chicago via the
Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy railroad
and through day and Pullman sleeping
cars leaving Kansas City, Atchison and
st. 10. Daily for Toledo Ohio, via the Wa.
bash railway, without change.
Important The train leaving Kansas
City at 5:3G p. M, Atehison at 4:45 p. m.
and st. Joseph at 6:0S p. m, takes
through day coach to Indianapolis, daily
Except Saturday. via the Wabash and
B. & w. railways without change.
T. PENFIELp,
g. P. & T. agent, Hannibal
G. N. CLAYTON,
We est. Pass. agent. Kansas City.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-08
The CLOSING EXERCISES OF the Norma

The Closing Exercises OF the Normal.
The closing exercises OF the Normal be-
gan on Friday OF last week, with written
Monday and Tuesday OF this. The term
sermon was preached in the Congrega-
ttonal church, on Sabbath evening Of the
Sd, by the Rev. Mr.. Shannon. Text, LIST
Cor. 1916. The church was well filed.
About all the teachers and students of
the Normal were present. Mr.. Shannon's
able sermon deserves praise. The follow
ing evening the two literary societies,
the Temperance and Lyceum, held joint
meeting in assembly hall. Prof. POme-
ray acting as president for the evening.
The exercises consisted of: Musician
them-"How Beautifully" defamation,
solo and duet, essay, quartette and debate;
after this the Prot. called for the rehearsal
Of the opening song; following this was
select reading. when the report OF the
judges Of the debate, Rev. Mr.. Shannon,
Miss Julia " hite and Superintendent o.
B. Wharton, was heard. They decided
in favor Of the Affirmative. The question
was: Resolved that education should be
made compulsory in the United States.
After listening to the report OF the critic,
Miss Buchanan, and q closing chorus,
Cali HALL To the Chieftaln,' the socie-
ties adjourned. All present seemed well
pleased with the entertainment.
The term social was held at the usual
time, on Tuesday evening. The social
was interspersed with music, select read
ing and calIsthenics. The readers, Mr..
Stout and Miss linda Keller, did credit to
Mrs. Delap, their teacher. The music
furnished by Prof. Shocks music class.
seemed highly appreciated by the audi.
euce, as was in short the whole enter.
ainment. Never before at any previous
sOciabie within the last three years, have
30 many people been present. Assembly
hall was crowded nearly to its utmost
The work Of Wednesday consisted Of
music, oral examinations, -cal.sthenics
aud select reading. After the distribu-
ton Of the cards Of standing, and few
appropriate remarks by the President,
the students were dismissed Thus end
ed one OF the most pleasant and prohta-
Bile terms Of the Normal. b.