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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
AN UNCANNY CREW.
WONDERFUL STORY OF THE HORRI-
FYING MYSTERIES OF THE SNAKE
DANCE OF THE MOQUIS INDIANS,
AS TOLD BYTHEIR WHITE AGENT.

National Police Gazette.
| Mr.. w. r. Matter, Indian agent
Of the MOquis Pueblos, of Arizona
gives the following thrilling &C
count of strange ceremony prac
ticed by that tribe, called tht
Snake Dance. The Moquis regart
the serpent as sacred reptile, pos
sessed of the power of controlling
the elements, and disposed to bt
friendly to man. They never kill a
snake, and frequently handle the
most poisonous. serpent with i'm
punity. The rattle-snake is re
garded with special veneration,
and their bite is no more dreaded
than the scratch of mesquit thorn
or the prickle of a cactus. They
have an antidote for the bite of a
rattlesnake which is infallible, and
never fails to effect a cure in a few
minutes when administered immedi-
ately. An Indian of this tribe,
when bitten by a rattler, swallows
the antidote at once and after being
stupefied for moment, becomes a
entirely restored and never feels
any pain or inconvenience after
wards. All attempts of white men
to learn the ingredients of this an
tidote
HAVE PROVED FUTILE.
The secret is regarded with re.
ligious fidelity, and an Indian would
lay down his life rather than COM
municate the recipe for a snake
bites to o pale face. If a white
man is bitten by rattlesnake the
Indian will not hesitate to give him
the antidote, but he must not in
quire what it is composed of.
The snake dance is performed by
the Moquis every two years, and is
resorted to as means of propitia-
ting the Spirit of the Summer Rain
to send abundant showers to fructi-
fy the earth and make the crops
grow. The corn is planted in the
moist sand of the mesa, without
previous preparation of the ground,
for the plOw is unknown to the
tribe, and after it has grown to a
certain height and needs moisten.
ing from the clouds, preparations
are made for the grand snake dance.
A deep and wide excavation is
made in the dirt floor of one of the
largest houses in the village, and
the whole tribe go out to hunt
snakes. These they catch with
their hands and bring them in
twined around their necks, coiled |
in their bosoms, or wrapped around
their legs and arms. All kinds of
snakes are captured--the rattler,
the viper, the mOccasin, the blue
racer, the black, the garter, the
green, spotted-in fact, every va
riety existing in the country. These
to the number of several hundred
are placed in the pit in the floor,
and the mouth is covered over with
a buffalo robe, the hairy side down,
to prevent the reptiles from crawl
ing out and escaping. Then a Ger.
tain number of the old men dance
around the pit, chanting mOnotOn-
Dus songs and calling upon the i'm
Drisoned serpents to intercede with
the Spirit of the Clouds to send
rain upon the thirsting coru fields.
body of younger men next form
! circle around the pit, and go
through similar ceremony. Then
,ome the old women, who have a
;hant, then the young married wo-
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
Ben Lane POsey,
LAWYER,
Bay 81. Louis, Hancock County, Hiss.

Will attend regularly the courts in Han
cock, Harrison aud Jackson counties, and
viii attend all calls from any of these
counties at any time.
N. B.-Has had twenty-five years ex-
perience in general practice of law IN
all the courts.
Special attention to collections, aud to
the'securing aud enforcement of douStful
and bad debts, by new and original
Methods.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
Nothing is more picturesque than

Nothing is more picturesque than
a woman at a picnic in the rain.
Her finery dampened by the moist
ure of heaven, her skirts bedrag-
gled in the wet grass and mud, her
spirits in the basement of the
thermometer, she reminds one of a
chicken that has been making be-
lieve it was duck, and got beyond
its depth.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24

An English writer cites several
Instances of the discovery of germs
of the tape. worm in hens eggs.
Thorough cooking DESTROYS the
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24

AS rule, those men who grovl
loundest about women's eXtrava-
gance are the very men who are
fondest of woman's waist.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
The South Waving the Bloody
Shirt.

Atlanta Constitution.
A Connecticut lady of strong
but emotionally unsound mind shot
her husband while he was asleep
the other day. The husband was
preacher, and it is to be feared,
democrat. But there is no legal
remedy for political outrages in
New England. There is a good
deal of culture in public sentiment,
but when a democrat is slain in
cold blood by his wife, who is "a re-
publican, it is impossible to bring
IA conviction. The South should re-
member these things. They are
calculated to bring the nation into
disrepute.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
NEW BARBER SHOP.
r. BECHT,
BARBER g. HARDRESSER,

viii be happy to attend his old Gus
toners and many new ones. support the
DEMocRAT-STAR and your barber.
" The Celebrated Hoyt's German Co
logne always ON hand, and the best Hair
oil, for sale cheap
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24

She certainly had IL pretty foot,
but after all it didn't make half so
much impression on him as the old
mans,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
PROFESSIONAL.
j. L.. Heidelberg,

Attorney and Counsellor dt Lac ana
Solicitor in Chancery,
PASCAGOULA Jackson county)j MISS
Will practice wherever he may have
business.
will give special attention to Collec-
tions and Chancery business, such as set
tliug estates, examining land titles, and
giving legal opinions, "quieting' titles to
land, obtaining divorces, etc.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
y, &. Carroll,

ATTORNEY Il COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Three Rioers, (Jdckson co., Miss.
Will practice in all the courts of Jack
son, Harrison, Hancock und adjacent
counties.
Office at the courthouse.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24
G.. II. Chidsey,

ATTORNEY g. COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Scranton, Mississippi.
viii practice in all the courts OF the
Seventh judicial District.
Ofiice-At Chidsey g. Sons drug store.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
Coon RESULT OF SENATOR PLuMBs
PROTEST.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Aichison Champion writes a. follows
about Senator Plumb's protest against
the proposition 10 return the Northern
Chsyennes Who rccenily raiici through
Kansas and Nebraska. 90 their reserva.
ton near Fort Reno. Indian Territory,
which document also insisted that some
practical and emphatic steps be taken 70
punish these Indians:
The Senator hardly expected % in1u.
ence the action of the department, As Il il
one Of the peruliaritiss Of our Indian
controversies that those vho knDw tia
least about the subject are generally The
most firmly sst in their views. Ian
glad On &c able % state, however. that The
considerations 80 fnrcibly presented by
Col. Plumb have nOc been without theii
effect. Secretary Schurz now admits
that the Senator Is Fighr In his position
and promises that those Indians shall
not 20 back % their reservation IIe
says. moreover. that all the ringleaderS
IN the Outrages perpetraied upon the sat
tiers shall be punished: that Is. his de
partment will recommend such o pOliey
20 the military authorities in whose Gus
toby the s1vages are. IL Is probable thai
they will Be sgnt % Pulaski or sons
other military pos, and there confinGd
This will be good news, ! an sure. 20 oul
border settlers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
We HAVE RISuNED.

The New York Mercantile Journal
gives the following Interesting figures To
show that affer all the resumption Of
specie payment has really taken place:
Snme seventeen years have passrti
since We began % pay premiums on gold.
The state banks and the subtreasuIy
suspendcd specie payments December
-, 1861, and in January, iss2. the pre-.
MUM on gold had gone as high as per
cent. The comparison, Of course, was
then with the bills Of the state hanks.
The legal tender art was approved Feb
ruary .. is6s. and the greenhaCks did
n0s appear till . few weeks later In
The interval that has elapsed bEiWeen
that period and this gold has stoOd a al
most every possible rate between par and
80 pr cent, the latter figure having
heen reached in July. issii Two weeks
yet remaIn before the date specified BY
law fOr resumption. but the thing Is al
rerdy practically accomplished. and no
body nerd fear Us maintenance. The
following reasons combine 90 ST the LAT
ter question 40 resi-. The treasury hollis
coin reserve Of siil!sOOOOO. ar more
than % per cent. OF is liabilities: our
gold and silver mines are producing
Si01.000OOO year. our fOreign exchan.
ges are now largely. and We may say
necessarily. i'm our favor. thus bringing
coin here inStrad &c taking il away: our
national debt Is nearly all brought home.
and, las, but by no means least, the tEeas-
ury has the right tO pay in silver II any
facii0us parties or Spectators attempt
Ia give IL trouble. MANY honestly b..
lisvr tla; this theory Of specie Payments
j. great humbug. and that il has proved
immensely expensive % US. hut even IL
il u ~ There j. mn reasonable doubt that
10 has b<ra reached and can le maintain.
81
Bringing all this coin into ariive use
a. money. instead Of keeping Il q here.
t0fhre as merchandiSe, viii largely in
crease our circulation The diTcctor Of
the mini estimates the gold coin and
bullion in the country. OctOhPr ., 1873.
40 S2j9. 35s.390 and the silver coin and
bullion al $99,O9O.55s The state nation
al hank (gOld n0ies) circulation Is siatsd
a. eis6y ia: the national hank. &322 So
us: the fractional currency, Si6.tjO.3t2.
and the greenllacks s3t6.si3Osf, or alto.
gVther el,0ii.2lty5,9. This after all ~.
ductiOns and suhtraciiOns-frum loss.
reserves ar what motifs ulnney enough
CD do large vulume Of business, and %
this business we hope the country will
nov deyUte itself with q will.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
TIE SuTRO TUENEL.

The substantial cOmpleiinn oi the nut.
~ tunnel i announced, though il will
MT he wholly fnishrSl brf1re next spTihg.
The Sutr0 tunnrl has an existence and a
puTTDse- II Was designed I'd afForl 4
hOril1nfal Oaflrt fOr the immense ieIns
its Of silver Of what Is known rs tine
CUmst0rk l0le n Virginia City, Nevada
These depBsifs are two thousand feet ir.
low the surf4ne ot the hills under which
they lie, and il nerds but single thought
ID conceive &C ihr yasi lalunr anil exprnsP
Necessary 10 raise the on and drbris frUm
that drpth, anil of kerping the mines
clear Il thR Ha,Pr with uhich they arI
liable % In fnnlnl Over two hundred
millinns az dDllars worth nf bullion has
been tzken fTum the lode, and 10 shows
M signs Of exhaustion, but rather grows
richer - il dssrrnflS The tunnel was
projerfri By Adolf Suiro, German en-
ginerr, and hrgins in the Carson vOlley,
four milss east of the lnie, which n
pirrces 60 thP dEpth Of two thousand
feet The headEay marle is unexample,i
IN the history of engineering. in cUns;d-
Grafton of tin firm nature 0f the rOck II
j. lOnsrr than any tunnel in the country
It, rcsulf upon the prDlurtiOn of the
Virginia City minrs will be Immense.
ami 10 will TPSlure the cost uf mining
more than OnehalL 4 gangli1n Of tun-
ncls will follow the veins in all direc-
tions. and the wafer will drain itself into
the CarEI1 river, while the ore and waste
rOck will lR easily run out on the hOri-
zontal railroad An embryo city has
besn laid cut a the OpFning NJ tia tun.
mel, uhirh thTeafHns % leave Virginia
City stranded On the top Of the hills,
while all the uEalih Of the mines pOurs
out To is furnares thrOuh the little hole
in the r1rk- WhafrveF may have bren
the history a the Suiro tunnel in Con
gress. as IN enginfsFing WORK IL j. mos,
cTr'liiai,le.-ShIpping List.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
POLrYIrsuEys

is 4 noun Nv the nuier gender prssrni
tense Noun beeoZ 10 is the name NV {
shyster. Nuter gender. becoZ hrze al
every side nv the Question PRESENT tense
lscOZ You nfTpF gFt slet wv him iha
stick a. clos a. the itrh Il Ide rs lraf tri
2 git shet NV - the Tother
il aini envy credit 2 q feller ten II q
pOllytisbe1- ] uuz run Wunst fur a fi
dais & tOld noar Lie in dais then ]
tel now in weak Ifuuz terrible xanst
en-. was redOosf Il pounds & half in
? mites. lde rzfher hev 20 cases Of Cole
" & the rafh Nv ole Billy Simkius then
? engage in pollysix agin-
I hev noad pOllytishens tew tel moar
Lire when runner fur offs then the 9th.
or side did Nv the tr0Oih
NOast " then II meeiinhOuse men
oil after the Lexioa and then tina let up
Gil the next Lhcfioa tia allus tri 2 line
the biggesf nesfinholse-
Tia never CARY water On 2 shoulders.
TIA hev tenperence On vun & Whisky
on tOfher. son Nv them never surprise
their mex with water.
Tha ar allus On both sides Of the ours
ton xcepf oEes Tia II Nus than the
El11elA0 - lLAlDL Al44 l4LNGL lELNe. lul
ainf quite Is perlifc, but sill the rase
never runs out
Tia hardly ever turn out mar then I
tew the family. Nailr cant aforsl Il.
node family 2 hev uun & q haif uunst.
the Z never Grna.ie murh His brother
Is old chzued rosim-
I node uua uunsf 2 run fur Judge.
he told mnzr LEe then the Demmycraf.
Greenhacker Il independent man poOt
2gefher. he difFsrs frnm Washington.
Washinginn be Gradient Gel a lie & the
sherf he o0ulltnf tel The trnOth
Wun Kind are apintai thu gpnerley
sit their FIRMS dn the Lyin till thu cit
in Osles q tken TIA dn 70 themselves.
never had thaf Kind nv o offes tFcoz mi
frens uOodeni u fur me the truth SHIRT
me out.
amffTnenaall kinds nv pollyiishens
hate en- hate en- worse than / do
Lager Beer, So help ne Johnafhan.
The last o6es irnn fur was the squires
osfes got tler IN time 2 ere the day NV
judgment, but away in time ? save an
xecuiiOn.
Ihrv sun fellrrs On mi book lie run
FUR the sane Oass II TN dOant pa pretty
som.
Nj nert sul5et win Be Nuleser Hens
or sumfhin els AnsOloI CLOVER.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03

The losses sustained BY English car.
i,alisis who have loaned money abroad,
Gro enormous onough % largely account
Cor The scarcity of money and hard
times there. a financial authority ssys;
The total amounf of money raised In
london Cor foreign States during the
lsst olly years has bern about 5000,
100000 or this e1e5O 100, 900, OF 90 nc.
cent IL In entire default; the bankrup,
etsfEsarc Turkey, Peru, NeHico. Ven.
gusls. Hondnras' Costa Rica, Paraguay
the ConfedEraie States. Uruguay, Grove
BOLIVIA Ecuador, San Domingo, Gaute
msla. Poy8l1 and Liberia. The loans
u partial default en0unf % eS7S.OO0.
oe1 OF 80 per cent. Spain oEcs $500.
o000o0; there 10 veEy little chance 81
her paying a1ythirs. The condition. 81
Egypt Is bsiter; Enyland and France
have virtually taken charge of ths
revenues &C that country. Thus. ths
loans In entire or partial defanlt amount
% 81. eco 100000. These figures 40 no
include loans usde abroad % eorpor
ello1s and private i1dlyidpila
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
BUSINESS ITEMS

Thevzlue &C he parking boxes manu-
facfEred IN The Cnited Stairs IN the va
1879 excecleSl sii.O00.0OO
Trxss ouufinurs TO prosper. andb hast
decrSasr in thr state debt during Ia,
pas; year Of over $4,000.
Las; year bankrup, liabilities in Eng
land were cS5SssslO C$3s9.lSL.sJOI: as
sets. cs.Sse. Ia Cs29.9i5.ssol.
The eKpuEt oi tea from China On GTcai
Britain this season is iOs!OO0OOO Is
sgains, ss0000O rs. las, scasrn.
Tie imports into the Cniteli StAte'
from Mexico in IS. amounted to els.
tii.ss7 About iEOihirls ofthis amonni
WAS sTecie and bullion: and our domes
tic eNpnrts IN Mexico amounted IN only
I$i,sG9OlI.
The t0tal railway lEfrreSi of this cnun
try, il is esiima,rSi. represents . value n
SS.0a 00o0OO. thai 0f Great britain =.
sOoO0O0. Germany $l!OO0OOO.0OO. and
France Sl.a0W0OO0 In lssO Their
were only iaeniyihree miles Of railway
in OpErzfiCn in the Cniiel STATES. which
in TIN years h1l Increased On ISIS. In
$50 thenumhFr of mills 9.0al, which
during thr nrxf trn years incraSei d
30!Sa The numhPr Of miles in l>ss i,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
BUSINESS REVIVED.

4 correspondent Of the New York
Herald, al Lowell. has bern talking with
. gentleman who il o director in one
Of the largest mills in Lowell and Q
shareholder in six different corporations.
This gentleman says:
.Ithink that ve have o future before
rs II no great disaster befalls. Our
market to-day, Notwithstanding the dull
times. Is larger than 10 ever has been,
but the prizes are lower and the compe.
tition sharper. Now, IN these mills thai
You can almost zee from where NE Sit
the Massachusetts,, Lawrence, Bootr,
Carpet. fremont and Sufolk-Eeempi0y
1000 hands They ere all busy anl
they are making good, fair WAGE
They turn out hundred OF miles Of cot.
ton fabrics daily and ue End . marker
Cor them all over the world. Here Is
an order cunning % bis mem0Eanduu
book Cor 400 balcs for the african
market that will be shipped in . Few
dayA We have avery lively and healthy
trade in China and japan, ani ne q,
tair prices Coz our gnods"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
CHURCH ITEMS.

Thrr~ sFp over t.OD.O00 l.uihrrans in
Russia In Finland thrrr arr I...:O..
on. In Pa,zn'i there are 35O00.
Tie English CongregaiiOnali>is arr
vignrOuSly pushing their Chureh Aid
Snciety, AMI are sanguinr al obtaining
clOO0Da YEAR
The Iowa yrarly neriing of Friends
reports. f1r Iowa. Wisconsin,. Oregon,
Minnesota AMI Nebraska. = membPr
ship Of 9.0.s.- The nri gain the pas,
year Vas Ia
Unlike thr divisions in the celebrated
Illinois esss. the Ksniurky court q.
appeals h0ils TIA, the churrh property
in that S,a,r. once dedicated tn the
Pntestzut Episcopal ehurrh. i+lnng.
Co II farrSFr.
The ckrrrh Of the Uniiol Brrihern
in Christ which claims % have Ifs oFi
gin in the olsirr MOravian churCh al
Germany, and which is Methodist in
dnrtriBr anil poliiy, reports this year
IS annual cnnfrrrrcrs. Is, 81 member
s,I53 prrachrrs. 2.O93 meeting houses
and 3Os0 sunslay schnOls. with Isl.
I'D scholars The missions collection.
amounted IN ss3.sSG. AMI the total a!
conirihr,i0aS HaS fGIs6I6.
~ a mr~ting of Baltimore slersymcn
held N"V. slIh = committee Vas ap
pointed. a Mnsiy's suggestion. To issue
4 cali To the evangelical ministers and
churclIes e the United STATES ~ unitr
in the monih of January. following up
the WEEK a prayer. in a concentrated
effort Cor the revival of Gods vOrt
;hrouEhuui the whole land" In Orle'
To this. fhsy urrr upon the Christian
people 90 lay asile all conflicting en-
gagpInerts, serial. ecclesiastical. literary
ar otherWiSc. that with united heart.
the churrh call upon Col tai revive hi,
work and stay thr tide that threatens
our institutions. political, sncial, and
religi0Us I, i sail thst a call will ID
issaai Immediately.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03


Tue WELSH FLASsEL TRADE Axn
ROYAL ORDERs.-The Flannel trade q.
Neut0Hn Is in q prosperous state. and
one house noted fST the manufacture 81
Welsh flannel has Just reoeirul an orieE
from her Majesty the Qreen fBr a
ousutify Of fine dress natsriaI-. Welsh
hannels. and articles Cor charitable pur.
poscs Orders have also been received
frOm her Royal Highness the Crown
Princess Of Germany Cor Welsh materials
Tor the use Of heFself and children, and
In addition IN order has been received
from her Royal Highness the Primers
OF Wales Cor flannel and dress materials.
whilst from BAlm0EAl her Royal Higl.
mess the PEincess Beatrice ssnt oriFTs
for O large ass1Ttment-Welshman.
CamaFr0n. South Walls.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
LEGAL NOTICE..
Sherifs Sale,
IN Lsos county DisiTis, SoaSi:

- " u Collty DltlEtCl tO4Gl.
~. funkhouseTvs Fanny More. % al.
DlstIict court Of Il on c0anty, state OF Han
sas. IN The above entitled sause, Z will, on
Nonhny, January en-, Isz2. a. II o.clOck
N 81 SAID daT. 90 The front door % the court
house In EmpoIis. Lyon county, haDsas. Of
Ter Tor sale ~ pnblic auction. O. the highest
biffeT Tor cash. The following Described real
estate. to-wtt; he noIth half Of that piece
OF parcel OF land lying on tie uest tiie o.
Kansas. N the northwest corner Of the north
east quarter Of sertion %. IN township u. OF
range II, and Containing SIX acres. said real
estate % he sold g the property Of said plain.
J. q. NOON.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
INSURANCE ITEMS.
Hartford life companies 10
$iOo.tiO by the yellow fever.

Hartford life companies lose over
Si0O000 by the yellow fever.
Hail insurance has bec"ne a settled
fact. The 81 Panl Hail company paid
losses Of $1,000 in Minnesota.
Accident insurance companies have
rciuccd kings and emperOrs IN the
fourth class. along with engineers,
brakemen and socialists:
Bring impOriuned 10 interfer in the
Mutual Lifts business. Superintendent;
Smyth. o; New YORK. answers. in effect.
that 80 long a. the Mutual Life provides
the seruiiy required by the State, his
department has n,thing to do with the
rares the company may sre ct tn ehargr.
The majority of the insurance CON-
panies holding policies upnn the life
Of Col Dwight have dccidri TAI pay
without . contest. The total amount
Of insurance On his life j. stated Al $a6i
CD; all but si0.On0. which was taken in
the name of his Uifr. will 20 to hi-
creditors. The Equitable, investigating
the question whether he committed ,ui.
cile. very srnsibly concluded thai N"
man ever committed sUiciie for the sake
uf his creditors"
The name "Lloytl's," which Enr many
years has hNen used to designate Ger.
tain body Of marine underwriters in Eng.
lansi, came from lloyd. the keeper If Il
small cofirc -h",i>r wilrre tllrir organiza,
iion teyan. The name has been taken,
alSn. by marine interpretations oG other
European nati"ns-~SNiss Llos,l>" fHI
instance. Mr.. Howl has got his i'm.
mortality without mnch expenditure fnr
monumental marble. AMI never insUr-l
anything.
The annual loses hy fire in the Unite!
States aggregate $iG.0O,1OO The
general Increase If wealth i'm thr country
Is es;imatei at s1m.0an.IO annually,
though in dull times like the present il
Is MT probably over half that SUm
Hence our lo>>es by thr fire .quHl Il
or ID pr cent az our entire increment
which j. MT far from the tax levied
upon EUROPEAN nati"ns for the support
Of the immense standing armies. Loss
e. by fire in this country, arr, however
steadily diminishing.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03

We call attention % the sound and
velltinied remarks Of the Atchison
Champion On the question Of rebuilding
the State SoEmal school. in toiay's pa
per. No school teacher in the State: no
one Who 10 struggling 10 qualify himself
oshegselffor the profession. and no friend
tfour educational system. but that viii
thank the Champion Cor lis urtsrances in
thTs article.
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were soon afleF tried. convicted and
ssntencei 70 the PeniteniIAry. ! re-
gretted veEy much tha: the tao msn.
bad as they Were, should have bern Kill
ei BY q foolish bluhder, one OF the
sOliiers misraking whisky bottle in
the at of tsing passed ~ one Of the
In klux IN Capt Horn, fOr \ revolver.
One shot lead 10 the OihertWo AMI VT ]
was Al the time and still am Ofihe opinion
that the ponsicEous gates q he'll stool
ajar At the riogneIt of the sudden de-
mise Of thrse two iakuagan urp;chcs.
and thai the priority Il claim entitled
the devil 10 Ihe custody Of u I'm in pre-.
ferSnce tO the sovsrnmenr Of The United
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We publish today the letter written by
Senator Plumb % Secretary Schurz, On
the subicci Of the proper treatment Ofthe
captured Cheyennes. II Is . uringing
reply 70 the Sccretary's proposition in
his report. and viii meet with cOmmen-
daiion Throughout the west. especially.