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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

DRINKING AMERICAN TEA.-In 1860
the bureau of agriculture sent TO the
Carolinas and Georgia thousands of
young tea-plants. They were neglected
during the war, and grew wild. The
other day a barrel of tea leaves from
these plants in Georgia was sent on and
the experiment of curing the leaves was
performed in the presence of the COM
missioner of agriculture. The leaves
were steamed and run through a clothes
wringer TO extract fannie acid. Then
they were dried by hot-air blast and
resembled very closely imported teas of
India IN appearance. The aroma was
delightful; when the tea was brewed il
was partaken of with pleasure, and pro
nonnced good beyond all expectation.
This leads to belief on the part of the
commissioner that American tea can be
produced equal to imported. The ex-
pertinent lasted two hours, and was in
every way satisfactory, but has net de-
nionstrated that tea culture here would
be profitable New plants will have to
be placed, aud this successful expert.
ment viii be used as an additional
argument for an appropriation for Flor
ida department farms.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
KISSING BY PROXY.

Some time since one of the smartest
and wittiest of Cincinnati's girls went
abroad, and when she returned home
about the first person to congratulate her
on her safe return was Mr. B., young
blood OF the city, whose dollars exceed,
ed his sense in the ratio of about a mil
lion to one
Jaw, Miss x" he said, "permit me
to greet you. 1 know you have had a
very pleasant trip abroadi"
Yes" she answered, every pleasant
indeed. was all over the continent,
and through England, Scotland and Ire,
land"
"Ah, in Ireland, and did you sec the
Blarney stone?"
Eyes, l was there"
"Oh, l should be delighted to see it.
1t has always been desire of mine to
kiss that celebrated stone, but l have
never had the opportunity
Indeed! then you should"
81 know, but l have not done so: but
why shouldn't kiss it by proxy? You
have been there and kissed, WHY should
l not take the influence of the Blarney
from your lips ?'-and smarty stepped
forward to prOxify the young lady. But
she drew back, and, looking HIM square
in the face, said:
81 beg your pardon, dear Mr.. B,
but | sat upon the Blarney stone"
Like a man with a great sorrow. B.
sank down in heap, and he hasn't said
Ireland since, and the very word "Blar-
ney" makes him delirious."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

THE ENGLISH CROWN DIAMONDS
The English crown diamonds are valued
at $S,5O0,OOO. They are in a thick iron
chest, and are guarded by sentinels day
and night. There is dfadem of eighty
six diamonds of various sizes, in the
middle of which is the celebrated Koch
moor, alone valued at $4,000; also a
collar of 108 diamonds, in the center of
which is an emerald, said to be the pur-
est and most beautiful extant A second
diadem is a blending of diamonds and
emeralds. In the center is the large
Kaudavassy diamond, valued at $780,
900. 1t would be rated at a higher sum
were it not for a slight defect These,
and many other valuables of the kind, be-
long to the English crown A portion are
used by the Princess of Wales on special
occasions; the Kaudavassy formerly the
eye of one-eyed Hindoo deity, and has
been but lately added to the collection.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
A GOOD Observation-Disclosures

Sir" said lad coming down to one
of the wharves, and addressing a well
known merchant, "Sir, have you any
birth for me on board your ship? l want
to earn something
what can you do?" asked the gen,
tleman.
Il can try my best to do whatever am
put to-" answered the boy.
What have you done!''
II have sawed and split all mothers
wood for night two years"
What have you no tdone ?" asked the
gentleman, who was queer sort of ques-
toner.
well, sir" answered the boy, after a
moments pause, II have not whispered
once in school for a whole year"
That's enough" said the gentleman ;
"you may ship aboard this vessel, and l
hope to see you the master of her some
day. A boy who can master a wood pile,
and can bride his tongue, must be made
of good stuff"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
A MUTUAL BACK DOWN.

Both parties in congress appear to be
unanimously in favor of the new
army bill proposed by the Democrats in
place of the ones which have been vetoed
by President Hayes. Both parties claim
10 have carried their respective points,
and both claim that the other has
backed down." The Chicago Inter-
Ocean quotes the veto message to show
that il is really the Republicans who
have surrendered, and the New York
Tribune, on the other hand, announces
that the bill in its present shape is a
complete back down the part of the DEM
Ocrats Our judgment is that the pres
ent bill is one of those compromises that
leaves the question practically undecid-
ed yet, and that each party can claim it
rs triumph for itself and back down
for the other party, with about an equal
show of proof The bone of contention
has been put INTO q shape that simply
leaves its meaning and intent ambigu-
Gus. 1t can bear two very different in
Icrpretations. 1t says now that no pay
shall be allowed for using the army as a
police force to preserve the peace at the
polls and all parties vote for it, and it is
said the President Will approve it. This
may mean that no pay shall be allowed
for any services the army may perform
10 preserve the peace at the polls, or il
may mean that pay shall be allowed in
cases where the the troops are used 9th.
erwise than as police force. such as,
for instance, their use when called for by
state authority. The words FUSED as q
police forcep may bear half a dozen in.
terpretations. We do not see any clear
victory for either side, or any clear back
down for either side. 1t leaves the
whole point at issue for decision by the
supreme court as to what fuse as a po.
lice force" means. Both parties seem
happy and willing to hurrah over the
passage of the bill in this shape, and to
go home, and while we do not see that
the bill drops the Objectionable practice
of lacking prOvisos of a political nature
90 appropriations, yet if it makes both
parties entirely happy, satisfies the Pres
ident, keeps the government in opera
tion as usual. and permits congress u
adjourn, we don't know that we have an,
serious objections
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

In a recent conversation, Geo. w.
Childs, who is one of Gen. Grants most
intimate friends, and who has kept up a
regular correspondence with him during
his stay abroad says:
THAT none of the Generals personal
friends are in any way concerned with the
projected excursion to the Pacific coast
To welcome him home, but is of opinion
that it is a purely business venture of
parties who hope to make some money
out of the interest felt by the public in
Gen. Grants return"
Mr.. Childs is confident the General
has no political plans whatever, and that
If he had any expectation of being NOM
mated for the presidency in 1880, he
would have written him on the subject.
Any movement to bestow public honors
ON him which have political purpose,
he states would be most distasteful to
Gen. Grant, and will be discouraged by
all his personal friends.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
To Bridge Builders.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
County Clerks Otice in the city of Emporia,
Lyon county, Kansas. until II m. of Tuesday,
July Sth, 1873. TO build and place in position
the Su perstructure of two wood and iron truss
bridges. one across the Cottonwood river. at
Iockerman's ford and one at what is known
as the SNOW ford. across the Seosho river;
sail bridges TO be one span of I25 feet and IS
leet, respectively, and to bc made substan-
TALLY as required and set forth In the plans
and specifications on file in the Office of the
County Clerk Of Lyon county. Bidders must
be prepared to close the contract on day of
letting, and give bonds to fulfill conditions
Of same. Payments will be in such funds a.
Lyon county may have on hand, and no pay
ment Will be made until completion and ac
ceptance OF the bridges. At the same time
and place as above stated, sealed proposals
will be receiued for the necessary abutments
70 support said bridges: the plans and speci-
locations of which are fully set forth in the
ONCE Of the County Clerk, in the city OF EN-
poria, where they can be seen by any one
wishing to make q bid on the same The
right to reject any and all bids is reserved by
the comm ssioners
By order of the board of county commits
sionerS Of Lyon county, Kansas
June 3rd, 1879. Wast4
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
While sitting around
While sitting around
PHUN.


Are humors of the skin necessarily
cute jokes?
1t is all up with the Anneke Jams con-
test. The heir didn't have ghost of a
Jams.
"Requiescat in space" as the mule
said when he kicked man up into the
clouds.
An amateur singer frightened two ca
nary birds to death. 1t was a case of
killing two birds with ones tone.
When a society reporter wishes to puff
plain, vulgar girl, he remarks that she
is as beautiful as she is accomplished.
The hen which has been putting in
three weeks time over a lump of chalk
and broken teacup, came off the nest
yesterday to learn if there was any new
gossip in the neighborhood.
He had his girl at fire, and had lust
said, See the cornice, Annie, dear"
when an inscrutable providence caused
hose to burst In his vicinity, and he
moved away before he could find brick.
A young man having been requested,
at dinney, to reply to the time-honored
toast, Woman" closed his remark with
the familiar quotation from scott:
90 woman, in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please"
Here his memory failed him; but af-
ter little hesitation he continued in
triumph:
"But seen too oft. familiar with her face,
We first endure. then pity, then embrace
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
Road Notice,

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented TO the board OF county com
HfssIoners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
Tor the Vacat1ng OF q county road as follows
to- wit: Commencing Mt the northwest cor
ner OF southwest quarter of section -, town.
snid Is OF range II ; thence as far east as said
road Is located: also, commencing at a hedge
fence on the east bank OF Dow creek where
the said creek crosses the north line OF sec
ton %. township Is, of range II thence to the
northwest corner OF section 90, township 10
range IL. and locate as follows, to wit: Com.
mencing at a point on the east bank Of Dow
creek, where said creek crosses the north line
of section %, township Is, range II, and on the
west side Of certain hedge fence, as above
described; thence IN q southwesterly course
following said hedge fence until q point Is
reached where the said fence makes = sharp
curve westward; thence in the most practic-
able route until it strikes the section line on
the wet tside of section %, township Is, range
IL. far enough south on said west line of said
section %, from certain bridge, TO make IL
practicable for said road to approach said
bridge And upon said proposed road the
board appointed the following viewers: John
ID. C0Wan, VIM. Wells, and T. j. Achi-
son. TO meet at the beginning Of said
road on the 9TH day or July, A. ID. 1879,
at 10 O'Clock q. m and in conjunction with
the county surveyor, TO view, survey and To-
cate said road, and TO give all parties q hear
ina. BY order Of the board.
W23&35. WM. +. EWING, Co. Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missiOners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the location of a county road, as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the northeast cor
Is, township 10 and range IL; thence east on
the quarter section line to the NJ. K. & L
railroad track; thence in a sOutheasterly di-
rect1on along the south side of said track un :
til it intersects the section line on the east
side OF section IA, township 10 and range IL ;
thence south on section line to the southeast
corner of tue northeast quarter Of section % ;
township 10 and range IL, to intersect with
the already established road running south
from said last described corner. And upon
said proposed road the board appointed the
following viewers: T. j. Price, G. Il. Coop
er and Jacob Taylor, to meet at the begin
ming of said road, on the Sd day of July, A .
ID. 1873, at 10 O'Clock, m. and IN conf juno
ton with the county surveyor, TO view, locate
and survey said road, and TO give all parties a
hearing By order of the board.
WIN. +. EWING,
W24&25. County Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
Road Not;ca

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board of county COM
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
tor the location OF a county road, as follows,
to-WIt: Commencing at "a point on the sec
ton line on the cast side of section It, town
ship 10, and range IL, where a county road
running through the north half of section I6
1ntersects tsaid section line; thence south on
the section line TO the southeast corner of the
northeast quarter of section 16, township 10,
and range u; thence east on the hall section
line as near as practicable, to the southeast
corner of the northeast quarter of section Ii !,
township 10 and range II, to intersect the al
ready established road running north on the
east line OF section IA. township 10, and range
II. And upon said proposed road the board
appointed the following viewers: III. II.
Gray, +. McHardy and Chas. T. Cavaness,
70 meet at the beginning of said road. on the
m, and in conjunction with the county sur
Yeyor, to view, locate and survey said road.
and to give all parties hearing. BY order
of the board. WM.F EWING
WA&25. County Clerk
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

THE CRANBERRY AS A HOUSE PLANT
The common cranberry is a most at
tractive plant when properly cultivated
in pots, and can endure good deal of
neglect which would be fatal to other
plants. A compost of muck and sand is
the proper material for potting it in AL
though usually regarded as aquatic in its
nature, it will not do to have the soil sat
urated with water. What it requires is
that water be within reach of its roots,
and that the soil shall be one through
which water can rise readily by capillary
attraction. Let the pot stand in about an
inch of water and it will thrive better
than at any greater depth. The cram
berry roots readily from cuttings, or it
can be propagated by bending down the
sprays and covering them with moist
compost. 1t is beautiful at all times of
the year, and especially so after the fruits
commences to ripen. Its red berries
will remain on the vine for long time
and are highly ornamental.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

About this time, as the almanacs say,
let the honest and unsuspecting granger
keep a sharp lookout for tricky peddiers
of lightning rods and patent rights. Two
agents of this class have cut a wide
swarth through Iowa, practicing the
game of taking note, raising it to
larger figure, selling it at the country
town and clearing out. The district
courts have held that in such cases the
farmers should pay the amounts called
for In the raised notes. These singular
rulings have just been set aside by the
supreme court of the State, which holds
that the farmers are liable only for the
amount of the original and bona tide
contract
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

A NEW r. R.-A company of Boston
capitalists are preparing to build rail
road to connect Cincinnati with the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at Hunt
ington, W. Va, and thus give Cincinnati
an all-rafl route to Richmond, Va. The
new company is fully organized under
the name of the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Cincinnati railroad, and owns 1 900 600
acres of fine mineral lands in West Vir-
ginia. 1t has negotiated $4,000, 900 of
bonds in New York, and proposes to
build the road without asking ANYTHING
of other parties. Work will be begun at
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

ut is reported from Rome that grave
differences have arisen between the Mar
quis of Butte, and MonsignOr Cape
and that the result is likely to be the
withdrawal of the former, from the
church of Rome"
1t will be remembered that the cir
cumstances attending the conversion of
of his "Lordship" to Catholicism furn-
ished the theme for Disraeli's famous
novel "Lothair"
Lord Butte was at one time and is per.
haps to-day, the wealthiest Peer in Eng
land and as such, was most desirable
acquisition to the Romish faith. We
trust there is good foundation for the
above assertion.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

Congressman Money has decided that
the dead letter Office ought to be dead
letter Office in fact, and will ask that a
system of return-letter offices be substi-
tuted. The idea is TO facilitate the de-
livery t" the writers of letters that may
have gone astray. Ten thousand dead
letters reach Washington every day.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

The June report of the condition of the
Illinois corn crop of the state, published
by the state board Of Agriculture shows
an increase of about 100000, acres and
the average condition Ofthe corn about
Is per cent more favorable than last year
at the same time. The southern Illinois
wheat harvest has begun, and the yield
il very fair
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
JOHN III. HOERNER.
Tz3t5 Administrators of said estate.
w2t5

To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, by order of the board
OF county commissioners of Lyon county, Kan
sas, that the said board ofcommissioners will
on the 2Jth day of June, 1879, proceed along
the route of the railroad of the Kansas City,
Emporia and Southern railroad company, as
located by said company in Lyon county,
and lay of route for said company for such
distance through said Lyon county as may be
SO desired, and of such width, within the lin
is prescribed by law, and upon such loca-
lions as may be desired by said corporation,
and will at said time have the same carefully
surveyed, and ascertain the quantity of land
necessary for such purposes out of each quar-
ter section. or other lot of land, through
which said route side tracks, &c is so locat-
ed, and appraise the value of such portion of
any such quarter section or other lot of land,
and assess the damages to the remaining por-
ton. BY order of the board
w. +. EWING,
County Clerk of Lyon county. Kans.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

The unfavorable tide in the affairs of
Leadville has arrived. Hotels can now
accommodate all their guests; the bar
keepers and gamblers have idle time on
their hands, and business men generally
are becoming alarmed. One restaurant
keeper finds that his receipts are now
$75 day instead of 800 as formerly,
and the backbone of Leadville is broken
completely. Another of life's problems
has been solved, to-wit: That 10000 peO-
pie can't get rich from a mining camp
where 1000 would starve to death.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
NO. 25.
SITTING AROUND.

They are sitting around upon boxes and
chairs,
Discussing their own and their neighbors' af-
And the look of content that is seen on each
face,
Seems to Say they have found their appropri-
ate place.
While sitting around
And serenely chew borrowed tobacco, and
spit,
And the stories they tell, and the jokes that
they crack,
Show that their hearts have grown hard and
undoubtedly black
While sitting around.
The sitter around is no man of means.
And his face would not pass for quart of
white beans;
Yet he somehow or other contrives to exist,
While sitting around
The loungers they toll not, nor yet do they
spin,
Unless it be yarns while enjoying their gin;
1ney' re people OF leisure, yet often tits true
Ihey allude to the work they're intending to
While sitting around.
They have habit of talking of other mems
wives
AS they whittle mp sticks with their horn
handled knives;
They are scaly old set, and wherever Won go
GU VIII hnd them in groups or strung out in
row.
While sitting around
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

The Masonic mutual benefit society of
Kansas now numbers 1877 members
1t was organized in 1873, and has had
only twelve deaths. The thirteen
months from November, 1877, to Deem
Der, 1878, no deaths occurred. The
value of membership ticket is 81, 1910
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

Topeka had q wind on Tuesday at mid
night that was the very next thing to a
tornado, doing much minor damage to
all kinds of structures, many chimneys
and some roofs were taken of, large
number of trees broken, and the people
generally went into their cellars until
the force of the wind had passed over.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

The musical people" of Topeka are
TO, be commended for their successful
endeavors to raise funds for the relief of
the cyclone sufferers. About $500 was
the result of their praiseworthy efforts
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

Always remember this: Those who
do not work or earn nothing are support
ed and maintained in idleness by those
w .Sa 90 90 work. Inc Working classes pay
carriage and whisky bills of those who
live on interest and do nothing.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

A Council Grove belle cost her papa
fifty dollars recently; she went to sleep
on the piano, fell off and broke tlie
sounding board of the instrument-At-
Gibson Champion.
She must have slept sound indeed.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

The injunction prayed for to restrain
Mcpherson county from issuing $780,
900 in bonds, voted to the Marion & Nc
Pherson railroad company, heard in
chambers before Judge. Prescott was dis
missed
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20
LEGAL NOTICES.

Notice is hereby given that the undersign-
ed, in pursuance of an order of the Probate
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in Lyon county,
Kansas, to-wit: The northwest quarter OF
section Is, township l6, range II, belonging
to the estate of John George Miley, deceased.
to pay the debts of said estate. Said sale will
take place at the front door of the court house
IN Emporia, Kansas, on Saturday, July 5th
1873, at 10 O'Clock a. m. The said land is ap-
praised at So 30 per acre.
JACOB d. MILEY.
JOHN ii. HOERNER.
X23t5 Administrators of said estnta.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

Impressions of Theophratus Such"
is the title of the last production from
the pen of George Elliot, and it is de-
signed TO be the last contribution to lit
erature by that author.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

The Atchison s. Nebraska bonds were
carried in Butler county by more than
to 1. David City gave $50 for and 10
against the proposition.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

Under the shell-bark hickory tree
The picnic man he stands;
A woful looking man is he,
With bruised and grimy hands;
And the soil that sticks to his trousers knee
Is the soil of several lands
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

To suffer and be pleasant il almost impos-
sible for an adult. and quite 30 for baby.
When it IL Afaicted with collie, diaFrhoe or
other troublesome disorders use DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup. Price Is cents. w26u.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

A heavy frost Saturday night is re-
ported to have done much damage TO
crops in Vermont and New Hampshire.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-20

The Pennsylvania democratic state
convention is to be held July 18th, the
republican convention July %.