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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-02
Tins Kit.

1t surprised the sinners and news
boys around the postofice the other
day to see 'flimpy Tim" come among
them in a quiet way, and to hear
him say:
"Boys, I want to sell my kit.
Here's two brushes, hull box of
backing. good stout box, and the
outfit goes for two shillin's I"
"Goin' away, Tim ?" queried one.
"Not 'zactly, boys, but l want a
quarter the awfnllest kind just
now"
"Goin' on 'scursion ?" asked an
other.
"Not to day, but must have a
quarter" he answered.
One of the lads passed over the
change and took the kit, and Tim
walked straight to the counting
room of daily paper, put down
his money, and said:
81 guess / kin write if you'll give
me a pencil"
With slow-moving fingers he
wrote a death notice. It went into
the paper almost az he wrote it but
you might not have seen it. He
wrote:
'EDied-Litul Ted-of scarlet fe-
yer aged three Yeares. Funeral to-
morrer, gone up to HeYin; left won
bruther."
"Was it your brother?" asked the
cashier.
Tim tried to brace up, but he
couldn't. The big tears came up,
his chin quivered, and he pointed
to the notice on the counter and
gasped:
d. had TO sell my kit to do it,
b-but he had his arms aroun' my
neck when he d-died I"
He hurried away home, but the
news went to the boys, and they
gathered in q group and talked.
Tim had not been home an hour be-
fore a barefooted boy left the kit on
the doorstep, and in the box was g
boquet of flowers which had been
purchased in the market by pennies
by the crowd of ragged but big
hearted urchfns. Did God ever
make heart which would not re-
spOnd if the right chord was touch
ed ?-Detroit Free Press.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-02
Views of Senator Ingalls,.
Mound City Clarion.

mOunu lily OLdEiOu
On the 18th of May, 1873, we ad-
dressed q note to Senator Ingalls,
propounding some questions of fl
nance on which he had not made s
record by vote or speech, in order
that we might be able to correctly
represent him when speaking of
him as a candidate for reelection to
the United States Senate.
The following letter speaks for
itself and places him squarely on the
platform of the people of the State,
and against the continued fostering
of the money power by paying them
subsidy to furnish the country
with a circulating medium
WASHINGTON, June 25 1878.
MY DEAR SIR When your let
ter of May Is was received, l ex-
pected to have made another speech
upon financial questions, which
Weuld have answered your inqui-
ries in regard to my views upon
pending measures; but as time was
brief, 1t was thought best to vote
rather than talk, and thus my reply
has been deferred till now.
During the term of Congress just
closed l have voted:
First. For the coinage of the sill
yer dollar.
Second. To forbid further con-
traction of the currency.
Third. To make United States
legal tender notes receivable at their
face value for the new four per cent.
coin bonds.
Fourth. The payment OF customs
dues in United States legal tender
notes at par.
The two first measures have be-
come laws. The two last would
have been adopted had it not been
for the opposition of Mr.. Ewing IN
the House of Representatives. The
result would have been the immedi-
ate entrance of the boarded up gold
and silver of the country into its
circulation, giving US a volume Of
coin and paper equivalent in value
and amounting in the aggregate tc
not less than one thousand million
dollars.
The practical question remaining
undetermined is. the substitution
Of United States Treasury notes fol
the National Bank currency. Oh
the wisdom and Justice of this meas
ure there can be no doubt. ThC
withdrawal of bank notes and the
issue of greenbscks to an equaI
amount, would enable the govern
ment to retire the bonds held by the
banks and thus save the payment o
eighteen million dollars of interest
annually. There are many other OBJ
vious advantages to which 1 need
not here refer. Very sincerel!
| YOURS, j. j. INGALLS,.
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The Tyranny of Wall sh Get.

The financial despotism which |
makes its headquarters on Wall
street has gwen another instance of
its power and of its disregard of the
rights of the people by prOmulgat-
ing an edict which fixes the value
of the Mexican dollar at SO cents.
This is done in the face of the fact
that the Mexican dollar is in weight
about one per cent greater than our
standard dollar, its metallic purity
and fineness beng the same. It is
also done in the face of the recog-
nized value of the coin by the ac-
ton of the Philadelphia mint and
the United States assay Office.
These offices announced that the
Mexican silver dollars will be pur-
chased as bullion at the equivalent
of the London rate of silver, less
One-half per cent per ounce, psya-
bic in standard silver dollars ; that
is to say, the mint and essay Offices
will buy the Mexican silver dollars
and the seller will receive, when the
transactions are large, more dollars
than he hands in. Thus, while the
government, in exchange for coin
age purpose; pays . premium on the
Mexican dollar. Wall street, for its
purposes of speculation, and to
maintain ring which has become
an incubus upon the country, pro-
claims q discount upon it, and it
must go down to ninety-tkree cents.
That It is able to accomplish such
result shows the power which it
holds on the banks of the country,
and, through them, on the people.
From the Kansas City Journal we
have the result of the interviews of
one of its reporters with many of
the merchants of that city, from
which it appears that, prior to this
action in Wall street, the merchants
of Kansas City were receiving the
Mexican dollars at par, but since,
many Of them, in justice to their
own interests, have been compelled
| to submit to the discount rate, be-
cause the banks Of the city had to
yield 90 the autocrats of Wall street.
There is no alternative for the mer-
chants, particularly the petty deal
eFs, but to submit, "a in their lesser
sales, by giving change at par Yalne,
they would lose, not only q profit,
but in small transactions, the
amount Of the sale. At time when,
by the process of contraction In our
own currency, the volume had fallen
below our actual wants, the influx
Of the Mexican dollars, through the
channels of southern trade, was ca
pablo of afording good deal of
trade relief, and large amounts were
getting into circulation. The effect
| Of the action of the Wall street ring
will be to drive the coin out of cir
iculation, to the injury Of business,
and we consider that such en unjust
assumption of financial tyrrany calls
/ for reprobation. It is but another
phase Of the crusade against silver
currency, the money Of the people,
i which has been relentlessly weged
Iby this ring from the beginning,
and which has by every possible ex-
pedient obstructed the introduction
and circulation OF the silver dollars.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
VEGETIN 3
L will try Vegetine. He did,
and was cured.


MR.. II. r. STEVENs:-Dear Sir-I wish to
and let others know, what Vegetine has done
for me. About two years ago small sore
came on my leg: it soon became large ulcer,
so troublesome that consulted doctor, but
l got no relief, growing worse from day to
day. / sn hered terribly; could not rest day
or night; was SO reduced my feiends
thought would never recover; consulted q
vice; it did no good. 1 can truly say was
discouraged. At this time l was looking
over my newspaper; saw your advertise
ment of Vegetine, the 'tGreat Blood Purifier
for cleansing the blood from all impurities,
curing humorss ulcers, etc. said to my fam
lily, VIII try some of the Vegetine. Before
had used the first bottle began to feel bet
medicine at last. could now sleep well
nights. continued taking the Vegetine. 1
took thirteen bottles. My health is good. The
ulcer is gone, and am able to attend to bust
ness: L paid about four hundred dollars for
medicine and doctors before l bought the
Negetlne. have recommended Vegetine to
others with good success. l always keep a
bottle of 1t in the house now. 1t is a most eX-
cellent medicine. Very respectfully yours,
Mr.. Anthoni is one of the pioneers of Della
ware, o. He settled here in 1884. He Is q
wealthy gentleman, of the firm of F. Anthoni
u sons. Mr.. AnthOni is extensively known,
especially among the Germans. He is well
known in Cincinnati. He is respected by all
the blood are many diseases; such as salt
rheum, ring worm, boils, carbuncles, sores,
ulcers and pimples. In this condition of the
blood try the Vegetine, and cure these affec-
t1onS. AS a blood purifyer it has no equal
Its effects are wonderful.
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Rand NnfSca

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented TO the board of county COM
m issioners OF Lyon county, Kansas, for the To-
cation of a county road as follows, tO-wit:
Commencing at the 62 55-l0J rods west of the
Ortheast corner of section fifteen, township
twenty and range thirteen; thence running
seventy degrees and thirty minutes west six
teen rods thence south thirty eight degrees
forty five minutes west. fourteen rods twelve
feet to the north enl of the approach OF the
Neosho river bridge; thence south forty -One
degrees west twenty-fOur rods across said
bridge; thence south ten degrees and thirty
minutes east twenty-five rods to interseet the
already established road running along the
south side of the Hartford Water mill prop
erty which is the termination of said road.
And whereas K. ID. Moshier, Jessie BranSon
and A. ID. Chambers were appointed and or
dered to meet at the beginning of said road
on the 9TH day of August, 1873, at ten O'Clock
q. m, and in conjunction with the county sur
Veyor view, survey and locate said road in
conformity to the petition and to give to all
parties hearing. By order of Board
30&3l VIZ. +. EWING,
County Clerk.
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Our First Convention,

Webb Wilder in st. 10. Herald.
Twentv-one years ago yesterday
we attended our first convention in
Kansas; went with d. r. Anthony
aud f. q. Adams. 1t was held at
Topeka and ID. r. and ourselves
slept on the grass that night In
front of what is to be the United
States building. Lane presided and
said: 81 do not believe God will let
me die until 1 have made all terrific
ry free between Kansas and the
Gulf of Mexico" 1t did become
free before Lanes death. Hinton
and A. d. Richardson were the sec
retaries. Conway was nominated
for Supreme Judge and Psrrott for
Congress. Both are now in insane
asylums. Lane died by his own
hand Richardson was killed by
an outraged husband. Wakefield,
Schuyler, Wattles, Henry j. Adams
and Larzelere are dead. All at
tempts to kill D. R., Judge F. e..
and ourselves have failed. We sur
vive to be called old men and to be
told by the veteran Prouty that
newspapers have no influence. The
three aforementioned who went to
Topeka together have all been edit
ors. They can be starved but are
not often worth killing. Hinton is
still an antique survivor and is now
the gray-headed editor of the San
Francisco Post. In the list of off,
GERS and nominees we see only the
name of one Democrat. II. Miles
Moore, then very radical, has train
ed with the other party some ten
years. On the whole there is moth
ing in the list to induce young mau
to engage in politics. The men who
opened little stores at that time
made better names and better homes
for their families. A quiet home is
rather desirable to an old man. But
Kansas became free and the most
prosperous of all the young States.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-02
The Electric Light.

We have from time to time noted
the progress made in Germany and
France in developing an artificial
light by the use of electricity, and
wondered why, with gas at the
enormous price it has cost in our
American cities, that the cheaper
and moro effective electric light has
received 30 little attention from the
scientific mon and inventors of this
country. 1t seems to have been
perfected in Paris so as to give a
steady light to any desired degree of
brilliancy, without casting more
shadow than day light does, and at a
cost far below that of any other ar
tificial light. 1t is now being intro
duced into the city of New York.
the first grand trial being about to
be made in the composing room of
the New Y ork Times. The gas now
used there costs $500 per month.
The now electric machine to be
tried will cost about 81 200, and if it
works as successfully as is expect
ed, it will furnish light much supe-
rior to gas at cost of only 500 per
month, thereby effecting large saw
ing. Besides this it is entirely rslia-
BILE and under the control of the own
er, who can thereby escape further
bondage to gas monopolies. In
fact, that favored investment known
as gas company stock, may well
tremble in view of its rapid decline
before the advancing brilliancy and
cheapness of the electric light.
Recent improvements in the cleo
trio light machines, will enable the
light to be Furnished from central
machine to a largo number of dwell
hngs, by means of the ordinary tel.
egraph wires laid through the dwell.
lings in place of gas pipes, the light
burning without smoke or flicker, in
lamps costing not over 50 each
When once put up they need never
be cleaned, and no matches are used
to light them. No explosions will
take place, and no gas be breathed,
Neither will they produce any per,
ceptible heat, and the cost of thii
light will be far below any other
Small cities can just as we'll put the
electric light into use as large ones
and need not wait for extensive cap.
ital to conduct the enterprise. En-.
terprising citizens will investigate
the electric light, and as soon as the
machines appear to be perfected to
a satisfactory degrse, cities like EN-
poria can as well as not adopt the
electric light for public and private
use, and gas works can be 'relegatet
to the collection of scientific curios-
tiles of no further practical value.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-02
Public Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given to all creditors
IN of the late firm of Ducomb, Smith & Co..
That the undersigned, assignee of said firm
will, on Monday, Sept S0th, 1873, at the Office
of the Clerk of the District Court, in Empo-
ria, Lyon county, Kansas, and for two
consecutive days thereafter, from the hours
OF nine O'Clock a m until O'Clock p. m E,
OF each of said days proceed to publicly hear,
adjust and allow demands against said firm.
those who do not. at said time and place.
attend, and lay before me the nature and
amount of their demands against said estate
Will be precluded from any benefit therein
92-3m ID. s. GILMORE, Assignee.
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Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that a petition has
been presented to the board of county COM
missioners of Lyon county, asking for the To-
cation Of a county road as follows, to-wit
Commencing at the northwest corner of sec
range eleven thence south by the most prac-
ticable route to the southwest corner of sec
ton twenty -nine; thence directly south on
the section line until it intersects the already
established road running east and west on the
south line of section five and six, township
termination of said road. And whereas Jos.
Miller, James Crib and Rob. Iahan were
appointed and ordered to meet at the begin
ming of said road on the 9th day of August,
1878, at 10 O'Clock, a. m, and in conjunction
with the county surveyor view, locate and
survey said road and TO give all parties a
hearing. BY order of the County Board.
WIZ. +. EWING,
L 30&3l County Clerk.
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There is good story told on
Judge Holman, of Indiana. At the
time he was q member of the COM
mittee on Approp riations, estimates
for the bureau. had been sent into
the committee of printing and en-
craving, and for certain branch of
the work 100000 had been asked
for. BY q misprint the estimate
was made to appear as $500, 600.
When Judge Holman ran his eco
nomic eyes over the amount he said ::
"Well, We viii cut this down 70
5000, 600; it ought to be enough"
that 100000 was, all that was
asked for, the Judge, not at ell
Abashed, said "WeI5 I guess that
is too much; we will curt It down to
$IoO,OOO.-Wa arlington Star.
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Conversation overheard in = street
car.-Smith to jones, who carries s
well-filIed satehel: Hello, Jones,
where are are you going7" stOR for
the country for week, ssAre you
going for pleasure, or do you take
your Wife?" ssGoIng for pleasure
wife gone to her mOIher's.n-New
York Mail.
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District Court of the United States,
For the District of KnnSas
IN BANKRUPTCY

In the matter of Charles Evans, Bankrupt.
District of KansaS-Ss.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the
II 18th day of July, A. D. 1873, warrant
in bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the District of
Kansas, against the estate of Charles Evans,
of Emporia, in the county of Lyon, in said
District. who has been adjudged bankrupt
on his own petition; That the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property be-
longing to such bankrupt, to him or tor his
use, and the transfer of any property by him.
are forbidden by law; And that meeting OF
the creditors OF said bankrupt, to prove their
will be held at Court of Bankruptcy to be
holden al Emporia, Kansas, ut Registers Of
flee, before j. Jay Buck, Esq, Register In
Bankruptcy for said District, on the 18th day
of August, A. D., 1878, at O'Clock a. m.
B. +. SIMPSON,
U. s. Marshal for said District.
RY A G MCKENZIE Den
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1t Is recommended that the Primary Meet
ings for the purpose of electing delegates to
the State Convention herein called, DO held
ON Wednesday, the 21st day of August, 1873,
in such manner and at such hours rs shall be
designated by the several County Central
Committees.
NopersOn shall DO entitled to n seat or vote
in the convention by virtue of holding the
proxy of any delegates elected.
j. T.. WILSON, Chairman.
PHIL. q. BOND, Secretary.
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A notorious thief preached to a
North Carolina congregation six
months before it was found out
that he was not a Clergyman. His
conduct during that half year was
excellent, his sermons eloquent,
and he says he intended to turn
over q new leaf. .-.tr .s4f,
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Ds.
II. D. CURTIS, ct dEO
DY virtue of an order of sale, issued out of
ID the District Court OF Lyon county, in the
above entitled cause, 1 will, on Monday, the
10th day Of August, 1873, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
at the front door OF the court house in the city
OF Emporia. Lyon county, Kansas, offer tor
sale at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described real estate,
to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner
of the southwest quarter of section twenty
nine, township nineteen, range twelve;
thence running east sixty rods; thence south
one hundred and sixty rods; thence west six
ty rods; thence north one hundred and sixty
rods, to place of beginning, containing sixty
acres, in Lyon county, Kansas.
Said real estate will be sold as the property
of the defendants, IL. ID. Curtis, ct a., to sat
iSfy said order of sale.
Sheriff IS office, July 26th, 1878
HIRAM CONNER, Sheriff
30-5t Lyon county, Kansas.
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A poor Chicago widow commit
ted suicide the other day because
ttshe wanted to go to meet her hus-
band" She is sorry by tins time
that she did not inquire more par
tic1lsrIy which way he went before
he started. Courier Journal.
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Vegetine
Cured Her.

DORCHESTER, MASS. june IL.
DR. STEVENS Dear Sir, II feel it my duty
to say one word in regard TO the great bene-
fit have received from the use of one OF the
greatest wonders of the world; it is your
Vegtine. L have been one of the greatest
sufferers for the last years that ever could be
living. do sincerely THANK my God and
your Vegetine for the relief have got. The
rheumatism has panied me to such an extent
tnat my feet broke out in sores. For the last
three years have not been able to walk; now
can walk and sleep, and do my work as well
as ever did, and must say owe it all to
your blood purifyer, Vegetine.
MARGERY WELLS.
VEGETIEE.-The great success of the Vege-
tine as a cleanser and purifyer of the blood
is shown beyond a doubt by the great num-
bers who have taken it, and received immedi-
ate relief, with such remarkable cures.
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end of slavery. Then we were
fighting an enemy with whom we
could not make 3 peace. We had
to destroy him. No convention, no
treaty was pOssible-only destruc-
tion."
1T was q long war; said the
Prince, fsnd q great work well
done-and I suppose it means 9
long peace
Il believe so,' said the General.
CoURTEsIEs.
He asked the General when he
might have the pleasure of seeing
Mrs. Grant. The General answered
that she would receive him at any
convenient Lour.
Them said the Prince, Il will
come tomorrow before the congress
meets
Both gentlemen arose and the
General renewed the expression of
pleasure at having seen a man who
was so well known and so highly
esteemed in America.
General answered the Prince,
the pleasure and the honor are
mine. Germany and America have
always been in so friendly q relation
that nothing delights US more than
to meet Americans, and especially
an American who has done so
much for his country, and whose
name is so much hOnored in Germa-
ny as your own
The Prince and the General walk
side by side to the door, and after
shaking hands, the General passed
into the square. The guard pre-
sented arms and the General lit q
fresh cigar and slowly strolled
home.
Il am glad 1 have seen Bismarck
he remarked. HE is q man whose
manner and bearing fully Justify
the opinions one forms of him.
What he says about the Emperor
was beautifully said, and should
be known to all the Germans and
those who esteem Germany
Minister Bayard Taylor gave q
reception to the General, and the
latter afterwards attended q review
directed by the Grown Prince. Bis
marck afterward called on Mrs.
Grant. ..--
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LEGAL NOTICES.

NYOTICE is hereby given that the under
IN signed has been appointed, by the Pro-
bate Court of Lyon county, Kansas, as ex-
ecutrix of the estate of Isaac Lewis, deceased.
29-Sw CHARLOTrA LEWIS.
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The snore of the Columbus police
sergeant can be heard q square. The
taxpayers do not, of course, object
70 his sleeping while on duty, bat
they assert that he has no right to
keep other persons awake.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-02

As splrituous liquors will injure men,
so opium or mOrphiA will hArmfuIly eff
feet the baby. DR. BULBS Baby Syrup is
the remedy for the baby. 1t is free from
opium. Price % cents
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given: That the fol-
IN lowing described school land, situate IN
Lyon county, Kansas, will be offered for SALE
at public auction, at my ofnce in the court
house in Emporia, on Saturday, the 10th day
OF August. 1878. Said sale to be open for bids
from 10 O'Clock q. M. until O'Clock p. m. of
said daY-tO- wit