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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The Rev. H. M. Scudder, D. D., who
was for many years a missionary in In
dia, tells the following odd story: -Four
men, partners in business, bought some
cotton bales. That the rats might not
destroy the cotton they purchased cat.
They agreed that each of the four should
own particlar leg of the cat; each
adorned with beads and other ornaments
the leg thus appOItioned to him. The
cat, by an accident, injured one of its
legs. The owner of that member wound
around it rag soaked in oil. The cat,
going too near the hearth, set this rag
| on fire, and being in great pain rushed
in among the cotton bales where she was
accustomed to hunt rats. The cotton
took fire and was burned up. 1t was a
total loss. The three other partners
brought suit to recover the value of
the cotton against the partner who own
ed this particular leg of the cat. The
judge examined the case and decided
thus: 1.-THE leg that had the oiled rag
on it was hurt, the cat could not use
that leg; in fact, held up that leg, and
ran with the three legs. The three un-
hurt legs, therefore, carried the fire to
the cotton, and alone are culpable. The
injured leg is not to be blamed. The
three partners who owned the three
legs with which the cat ran to the cotton
will pay the whole value of the bales TO
the partner who was the proprietor of
the injured leg"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

So NEAR HIS PRIcE-Gen. Butler
tells good story of war incident while
he was in command in New Orleans. A
colonel in the Red River region made APP
plication for furlough, which was re.
fused him. Soon after the colonel left
his command without permission, and
went to New Orleans, where he was ar
rested and put in irons as deserter. Up
on an intimation that he wished to make
an explanation, Butler had him brought
to his headquarters. swell, sir" said
the general, sternly, ''what have you to
say in explanation of your conduct ~
"Well, General, there are two Jews up
yonder who have some cotton they want
to get through my lines First they Of
fered me $500, which refused. Then
they offered me $1,000 to let them take
it through the lines. Then 5000, and
So, 200, and at last they offered one hun
bred thousand; and tell you, General,
that they were getting so near my figures
thought I'd better leave"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

THE INDIAN Territory LAND.-We
beg pardon of our readers. A few DAYS
ago we gave the location in the Indian
Territory of the fourteen million acres
of so-called government land. We took
it from the map in the Kansas City
Times. For the first time in two or
three years we have made a statement
based upon something in that paper. We
were misled, as all are who rely upon it.
We supposed that it would not misrep-
resent in a map, but its natural bent for
giving wrong information is so strong
that even in such a case it has to tell a
lie.
The map published by the Times
places the government land in three diff:
ferent tracts, while in fact it all lies in
one body, in the western part of the ter
ritory, and running south to the Texas
line. 1t lies west of point sixty miles
south of Arkansas City. The fact that
the movement is backed by the Times
with the notorious Col. Carpenter a.
commander-in-chief, is enough to make
all law-abiding citizens keep out of it,
| Commonwealth
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
A LESSON.

A few Boston capitalists once sought
for a water-pOwer site on which they
could build mandatory There were
two small villages that presented the
necessary requirements. In one the vii
layers endeavored to drive a hard bar
gain with 1.-The rich fellows from the
city" In the other they had some saga
cious men among them who had the in
telligence to foresee what might be the
remote results of making their water
power available, and were willing to
treat with the enterprising capitalists on
favorable terms. Rather than not have
their site selected by the company, they
would have agreed to make it free from
taxation for an indefinite period, and
sell the water-power for a nominal sum.
AS might have been expected, the COM
pany accepted these propositions. Man.
ufactory followed mandatory, and the
former little village is now a populous
city in which town lots are worth more
per foot front than acres formerly. Its
penny-wise and pound foolish competitor
is still an Insignificant village.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
A moor FELLOW VIM had been hadli

A poor fellow who had been badly in
jured In a railroad accident out west
''drew the line" admirably. He was q
brakesman, and had been hurt in the
discharge of his duty. His home was In
the east, and the road which he had serv.
ed passed him to the terminus of its line
The next did the same, and also the next;
but at last he came to a superintendent
who hesitated. The poor fellow pleaded
his case. He was a railroad man; he
had been hurt at his post; he had been
passed by all the other roads. "AH very
WELL" said the superintendent, "but
can't see my way clear to give you pass
If you were working for a farmer and
got hurt in his employ, would you ex-
pect another farmer to get out his team
and take you to the next town. mo,
sir" replied the brakeman, mot that,
exactly; but if he was hitched up and
going my way, should think he was
mighty mean if he wouldn't give me q
ride" He got pass.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Among other reasons assigned by the
committee on resolutions of the late So
called labor convention, for the negro
exodus, is the following: "The ap-
prehension on the part of many col
ored people, produced by malici-
Gus reports circulated among them,
that their civil and political rights are en-
dangered, or are likely to be-" 1t is
strange that such an apprehension
should prevail among the colored peO-
pie OF course the mild hammered bull
dozer, who has visited upon the colored
race a reign of terror by robbing them
of political rights, numbering them by
the score and cheating them out Of the
fruits of their labor, is panied and surpris-
ed that such malicious reports should OBJ
tain circulation. 1t is nothing more
than natural that these people, ingnorant,
trusting, and loving the southern land,
should undertake to flee from the homes
of their childhood by reason of these
malicious reports
The blame for most of the trouble is,
of course, thrown on the blacks, and we
are informed that the virtuous BULLDOG
er is panied that the colored laborers
have been morally corrupted by the
use of whisky. The universal testi
mony of the refugees from this modern
Egypt is that they have been systemati
cally robbed of their labor, unit
starvation was imminent, yet this con
vention coolly says "in no part of the
civized world can unskilled labor secure
larger return by honest toll thar
among u.s." The talk about idelnes!
and corrupt morals by these rebels il
absolutely refreshing. 1t was to be ex
pected, though, that this conclave o.
states rights chivairy would attempt II
pervert the facts of history, and u
turn the proceedings to as good al
account as possible for gullible northern
ears, and that they would also attempt u
deceive the colored people and lull them
into quiet. The convention, unless i
shall lead to something better hereafter
some expression of regret for the
crimes against humanity in the south
and some genuine pledges that such out
RACES as have disgraced that country in the
past shall cease, and that criminals shall
be properly punished, is little better
than a farce
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
All Honest Medicine Free Of Charge.

OF all medicines advertised to cure any
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we know OF none we can recommend so
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Consumption. Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Hoarseness, Tick
ling in the Throat, loss of voice, etc.
This medicine does PositiOely cure, and
that where everything else has failed.
No medicine can show one-half so many
positive aud permanent cures as have al.
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full remedy. For Asthma and Bronchitis
it is a perfect specific, curing the very
worst cases in the shortest time possible
We say by all means give It q trial. Trial
bottles free. Regular size, $1.OO. For
sale by B. Wheldon & Co., Emporia.
Kansas. d105t0-wf3t1,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The Okolona Southern States thus
makes out in its fullness the programme
Of the reactionists:
The popular tide is turning, and here
after the Observation-Disclosures Dem
ecratic-party will rule the republic. The
histories will be written, the monuments
will be built, and the country will be i'm
pressed and educated by the states-rights
school Of people; and we must see to it
that Lincoln and his demagogue cabinet
and his hireling military chiefs shall no
longer occupy the places of honor to
which they have been assigned by their
fellow-traitors. The next thing TO reach
Tor is = fair, square southern representa-
ton in the United States army. We want
% see man like 10 Johnston in COM
mand of the soldiers and forts of this
country. We join the Charleston Is. CT
News In remarking that 1--WE must have
all our rights or none. A half loaf is not
enough" The illustrious jefferson Dar
Wis, the knightly Robert Z. Lee. the
chivalrous Albert Sidney Johnston, and
men of their heroic mold, are the repre-
sentatlves of all that is best and pures,
and most progressive in this republic
To their honor must the marble pillars
spring skyward. Their pictures mus
ornament the capital halls as they orna
ment the homes of their masterful PEG
plehood.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

THE MAD sToNE-Lewis Dalton, the
man from Langdon county, Kas., who
was bitten by rabid dog, was at the
Union depot last night. He had Just
returned from Paola, Kas., where he had
used mad stone belonging to Dan Dol
ar Of that place. The stone remained in
his hand over ten hours, and he is salts
fed that 1t did him a great deal of good
and probably removed all danger, but to
make assurance doubly sure he left last
night for Jacksonville, Ill, to try a stone
there. He says that he met with the &C
cident about a week ago, while out hunt
ing antelope. One of his dogs, a large
greyhound, became sick for want of wa
ter, and he picked him up and threw
HIM In the wagon. Just as he did so the
dog bit his hand savagely.-Kansa:
City Journal.
Now will the Journal please inform
the public in what part of the state o
Kansas Langdon county is situated.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The Galveston News Democratic
opens on the Presidents veto message in
this style: 1T would De preposterousiy
and political importance of the Presi
dents message announcing and explain
ing his veto of the army appropriation
bin, The message is eminently plausi
BILE, and its effect is likely TO prove some
thing more than plausible" The News
proceeds to say that the message will
be apt to impress the popular mind
Democratic as well as Republican, as 4
public paper forciably alike in statement
and argument, and declares that the
tenets Of the Bourbon leaders can hardly
fail to be rejected by the common sensa
of the country.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Once more it is proved that there are
some things women can do as well as
others. A certain Maine lady, whose
husband had failed in keeping hotel
in Boston, being well educated, healthy,
and enterprising, determined to try stock
raising in the west as a means of sup
port As the Portland Press tells the
story she had a niece, young lady visit
ing in Chicago, and the two start
ed for Oregon with some little money
the older possessed in her own right.
They secured two grants of land of 100
acres each near Seattle, and went to work
with will. Recently the lady wrote to
her husband to come out, and he is so
pleased with the country and the sue
cess of the two ladies he has induced
several friends to come out from the
east and colonize there The two WON.
en- have raised forty head of cattle, and
have very large flock of sheep, and
have also raised all subsistence required
They have had the complete manage
ment of affairs, and are entitled to an
the credit-Buffalo Advertiser.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

De LaMatyr is getting around to bus
mess gradually. He has introduced an
other financial bill into Congress, pro
viding as follows:
For funding municipal indebtedness
In United States paper money.
1t authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to extinguish all city indebted
ness by the issue of greenbacks, which
greenbacks are to be Immediately used
in the payment Of such debt.
Also, providing for greenback cur
rency to the extent of 800, OOO, 900, and
for the relief of financial distress, by
granting aid to certain companies incor
porated by State authorities, for work
on internal Improvements. This is &
variation of the $100, 000, 900 bill already
published.
Also, providing for the payment Of
interest on the public debt, and for fund
ing said debt in United States papel
mOneV.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

DEMoCRATIC AUTHORITY Here Is
what Samuel j. Tilden said in his letter
of acceptance of the democratic nomL
nation in 1875: "In my judgment an
amendment to the constitution ought e
be devised separating into distinct bills
the appropriations for the various de
partments of the public service, and ex
Guiding from each bill all appropriations
for other objects, and all independent leg
islation- In that way alone can the re
visory power Of each of the two house.
and of the executive be preserved anC
exempted from the moral duress which
often compels assent 20 objectionable APP
preparations rather than stop the wheels
l of government"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The whirligig of time has made that
old shrieker about Cesarism, the New
York Herald, an instrument to forward
the Presidential interests of General
Grant, and has made the New York Sun
as crazy on the subject of Cesarism as
ever the Herald was. 1t is now repub
fishing, as original, the hysterical para
graphs which appeared in the Herald
some wears apo
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix, son of the
late General Dix, publishes letter to
say the original of the famous "Shoot
him on the spot" dispatch is not in the
possession of Mr.. Bennett, of Terre
Haute, as stated a few days ago, but in
his own possession. Soon after the dis
patch was sent General Dix got the orig
inal from the telegraph Office in Wash
ington, and gave it to his son, the Rev
Morgan Dix. This gentleman had il
framed and hung In his house, where i
has remained ever since.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
THE soUTHERNERs WAKING UP.
The Negro Exodus Bringing them Il
their Senses.
AFississippI vaIlev Iabor

Mississippi Valley Labor Convention.
VIcKsBURG, May 5.-The southern
valley labor convention met this after
noon at the southern concert garden.
There were fully four hundred delegates
present, every county and parish on the
Mississippi river between Helena, Ar
kansas, and New Orleans being repre-
sented. Gen. w. r. Miles, was made
temporary chairman. Gen. Miles. in a
brief speech, stated the object of the con-
vention-which was better understand
ing between the capitalists and land
owners and the laborers of the south. 1t
was an old question that had disturbed
the world ever since indstry has been
organized-capital and labor. Address
ing the colOred portion of the conven.
ton, the speaker said: 1.-THE God of ma
ture had made the colored man a tropic.
al plant The south was his home &C
cording to divine dispensation, but II
any desired to emigrate to Kansas or else.
where, no human power can prevent
you. You have the same right TO go as
have" Turning TO the whites, Gen
Miles said: sYou are owners of the soil
and you should be honest in your trans
actions With the colored man" A com
mittee of twenty was appointed on per
manent organization
Pending the absence of the committe,
ex-goyernor Henry s. FOote being calleC
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Montgomery, the wealthy colored man
from Mississippi, has examined Ellis,
Trego and Graham counties, and is so
well satisfied that he will buy section
of land in Trego. He expects to put in
three hundred acres of wheat this fall.
That sounds like business. A number
of families will settle under his instruc-
tions in the three counties named.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The Cincinnati Commercial, noticing
the emigration of Mississippi voters to
Kansas, wants to know If Mr.. Chalmers
will Ego with his state" or remain where
the districts, after the next census, will
not go round among the present Demo
cratic members
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Senator Eaton, of Connecticut told
Senator Blaine, the other day, that he
would produce immediatelys one OF
Daniel Webster's speeches in which the
distinguished statesman called the Uni
on a cOnfederacy of states. Blaine ex.
hibited a consuming curiosity to see the
speech, and Eaton is still looking for it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Post Office changes in Kansas during
the week ending May 3, 1879, furnished
by VIM. Van Week, of the Post Office De
partment:
ESTABLISHED.
Four Mile, Morris county, William
Coate, p. M; Grinnell, Wallace county,
Hubert de BOOy, P. NJ; Point View,
Pawnee county, Berthe W. Barstow, P.
NJ; Saw Mill, Pawnee county, Silas Ar
bOgust, P. NJ; Voyls, Rice county, Will
liam H. Rife, P. NJ; Wilcox, Trego
county, William H. Wilcox, p NJ.
DISCONTINUED.
Neilsburg, Republic county; Plumb
Creek, Phillips county; Switzerland,
Pratte county; Valley Green, Coffey
county.
NAME CHANGED.
Dill Goye, Cove county, to Buffalo
Park.
POsTMASTERs APPOINTED.
Ben's Ranch, Ellsworth county, BENZ.
Sweet; Lone Tree, Osborne county, Mrs
Laura A. Shultz; Minesville, Republic
county, John Richardson; Painterhood
Elk county, Nathan I. Patterson; Ray
Pawnee county, Joseph B. Hopper.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The southern chivalry are loud in their
admiration for the brave Lowe, and de-
nounce Logan as a coward. Logan has
seen the backs of these gentlemen more
than once leaving hurriedly from his
front; their bravado is cheeky, but anus.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
Moving and RuiIdine

To all who want houses raised or moved
walls put under tkem, buildings leveIed mn
&C., would say that have had tWeufy-fvS
trade, in connection with Contracting nni
building" and am well supplied with 5ack
screws, ropes and pulieys and house-movfne
satisfactorily: An kinds Of building and car-
penter Work done On short notice. ShoD corr
ner Of Sixth avenue and Mark ed street. n ~flf
pay 70 give me . call PHI RT.H = -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The proposition to remove the capital
Of Missouri from Jefferson City to Sc
dalia has been defeated by close vote
in the house. The measure lacked only
four of constitutional majority.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The boss Greenbacker, Bro. De LAMA
tyr, voted with the rebels to pass ahe ar
my appropriation bill over the Presi-
dents veto. The rebs own him, "body,
soul and breeches."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

They claim in Louisiana that no state
in the union has a greater variety Of wood
and want 10 know why IL is that nobody
establishes q mandatory of wooden
ware All the furniture, ETC., is brought
from other states. Too many bulldozers
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The balance of trade in our favor has
increased from $500, OOO,O for the year
ending March 81, 1878, to 1884, OOO, 900
for the past year. This is among the
better indications of the times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
CHEAP TYPE

We have for sale cheap for cast, oy ha,,k.,,l.
paper, about Sc lbs Of hong primer. and -
lbs. Bourgeois body type. Also. Zen or no.,
We have all necessary material - AZ 80 =
seVen-e0lumn paper. and we caa Do Il elss-s,s
S1OTkER q GRAHkM
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

"NOw let us all behave ourselves
said the bulldozers of the labor conven.
ton TO the colored people. The colored
people will undoubtedly appreciate the
aarioua ioka
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Governor st. John, on Monday, received
fifty dollars from the colored people of
Pueblo. Colorado, to be used in reliev-
ing their brethren in this state.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
a colored child bad 8 IAN no

ond-stcry window, the other day, and the
mother In relating the incident said
aDere dat child Wus coming down feet
fust, wild every chance of being killed.
when de LAWd, he turned him ober, de
chile struck on his head, and dere wasn't
80 much as button Jew off,"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Headache, whether arising from iHdiges-
ton or nervousness, thoroughly units any
one for attention to business or any other ac-
tive effort. DIR. Bulls Baltimore Pills always
| cure this distressing disorder, giving prompt
relief after the first dose.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

At the age of fourteen days the new
Daily Capital, of Topeka, announces a
bond JFde circulation of 1000 copies,
which is an unprecedented success.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
Grain and Produce.
CHIOA00 Nav
Laying Hedge

Having secured the county right of the Pool
/ = SeyeFy Patent Hedge Layer. j am prepared
70 lay down any hedge in the county better
and cheaper than 1t can be done by any other
means: Parties wishing work OF this kind
j. L. W. BELL,
Il WlD6. m norfa KaRaaa
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The spiritualists of Topeka are going
to build church.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, May z

New York Money Market
NEW YORK, May
Government bonds-Firm
Railroad bonds Active.
State securitfes-Dull.
Money-2 and AZ per cent.
Discounts-Prime mercantile paper, ami
| 8 per cent.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
| Coupons 'M ...-. 1867 New As reg I02k
New SIS. l031< New as coup . I1RN
New 41<'s, reg. .105x Currency 6's.lal
| New 4H's, coup .l07X
Live Stock Markets.
KANSAS CITY, May
Cattle-Eatiye shippers, 81 2504.T6; native
y 1904 90; butchers steers, 50 scat a5
Hogs-Receipts zoos; shipments, 1,795: &C.
tive; extreme range OF sales, $2.s5G3 10.
sheep-Demand steady; poor to choice, $40
Grain and Produce.
Flour-&4 2s@A.eO :
Grain-Wheat. No. 2red winter. &c; No.
spring. s6c: No. 3 spring, 79Kc. Corn.
sc. Oats, 25xc. Rye, 4Sc Barley. csc.
| Provisions-Pork. 50 80. shoulders, IS so;
ST. Louis, May7.
GraIn-Wheas. Nos red. 1os1<c; No sred,
~. Corn. ss1t. oats. "a. Rye, IS. Bar
,ProyisiOns-Pork, o 10. Dry salt meats.
snoniders. g 70; clear ribs. q 20; short clear,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS.

The state board of railroad assessors
have put the following valuation per
mile upon the different lines within the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

Ann Eliza, did not draw well in hel
lecture at Topeka.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

A complete steamboat, with appurten
ances, was lately shipped from Philidel
phia to Para, South America.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

When Joseph Cook was q Sabbath
ward cards out p Of possibl Sc S four sl4 re-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The famous Joseph Cook is to lecture
at Topeka on the Path inst