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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07
THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is
And the waters below look dark and deep:
Where the rugged pine in its lonely pride
Leans gloomily ever the murky tide;
here the reeds and PUSHES are tall and rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day
through,
Lies at its mornings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like q seabird's wings that the storm hath
And crossed on the railing. one DER one.
Like folded hands when the work is done;
w lille busily back and forth between,
The spider Stretches his silvery screen.
And the solemn owl. with his dull t'too hoo, -
Nestles down on the side of the old canoe.
The stern. half sunk in the Shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER its dull decay,
Hiding the mOldering dust away
Like the hand that plants DER the tomb a
flower,
Or the ivy that mantles fallen tower:
While many blossom OF livlieSt hue
Springs up DER the stern OF the old canoe.
The currentless waters are dead and still
But the light winds play with the boat At will,
And lazily in ana out agsin,
1t hoats the length of its rusty chain,
Like the weary marcn of the hands of time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime,
And the shore is kissed at each turn anew,
BY the dripping bow of the old canoe
oh, many a time with careless hand
have pushed it Way from the pebbly strand,
And padded it down where the stream ran
Where the whiris were wild and the storm
was thick,
And laughed ms leaned DER the rocking
side,
And looked below the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats Wele two
That were mirrored back from the old canoe
But now, as lean DER the crumbIing side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that see is graver grown.
And the laugh that hear has a sober tone.
And the hands that lent to the light skid
wings,
Have grown familiar with sterner things.
But love to think of the hours that fIeW,
AS rocked where the whirls their wild spray
threw;
Ere the blossoms moved or the green grass
grew
Ger the moldering stern of the old canoe,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07
How TO LIVE AT A HOTEL.

l was talking with gentleman the
other day who had spent nearly thirty
years at hotel in New York, hale,
hearty, vigorous-outliving by decade
his associates in hotel life. YES" he
said, 81 have outlived all my compan-
ions. Most of them were younger than
myself, and gave promise of a much
longer life. Their style of living ruined
them. The bill of fare was large and
generous. They paid for what was in it,
why not eat 1t! They began with soup
and ended with nuts and raisins. Their
diet palled on their palate. Vigorous
condiments were added to give their food
relish. Copious drafts of liquor were
enjoyed; They lived a fast life, and had
fast life's reward. My style of living
is entirely different. l regarded the no
tel as my home, where was to live for
years. The spread was affiuent, hut my
living was simple. changed my soup
daily. / confined myself to one kind of
meat at a meal, and changed it every day,
The dessert was varied enough to give
me seven new courses a week. Some
times l have coffee, sometimes tea, some
times milk, and then occasionally water.
My associates were always ailing, always
in need of the doctor. The hotels ply
stefan made me friendly call occasion
ally; i have not sent for him in twenty
five years. ! have seen many man eat
himself out of house and home. / have
followed many an associate to the grave
who died from over-eating and bad d.
gestion. l am here, hale and hearty,
with decade longer to live New
York Correspondence Boston Journal
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07
THE NEXT CENSUS.

The New York Herald has been max
ing some calculations on the next census.
1t gives Kansas, in 1880, population of
692, 475-which is about $4,000 too few
Kansas will have fully million inhab-
itants in 1880. She has over 800, 600 to-
day. but even by the figuring of the
Herald the growth of Kansas exceeds
that of any other state in the union dur
ing the years from rs to 80.
The Herald devotes considerable space
to the growing states" and thinks that
gains to have been made in the states of
Illinois, California, Kansas, Minnesota
and Texas. 1t says of these states:
Most of our Intelligent people will
rub their eyes incredulOusly at seeing IL
lInois as the banner state in increase, but
the wonder ceases when one remembers
that Illinois contains more miles of rail-
road than any other state in the union,
and has scarcely any land that is not ar
able. California ranks next, as is very
natural, almost its entire railroad system
having been developed within ten years,
and placed the rare agricultural advant-
ages of this state within general reach.
Kansas, almost entirely arabic, wonder
fully well watered except in its-western
quarter, aud easily accessible, comes
ACAI1 EOtAopo VIC opCCLoA An0uCCHAcAAS
which some of her railway companies
have offered would-be purchasers of rail-
way lands have helped her record"
The per cent of increase in the five
states named is estimated as follows, dur
ing the past i've years: Illinois, 48.36; ;
California, 1914; Kansas, 1902; Mime
sota, 1857; Texas, 35.4S.
The Herald thinks there are twenty
states in which the population will ex-
coed one million. It does not include
Kansas in this list, as il ought TO. The
four leading states win, It thinks, have
populations about as follows: New
York, 5,O14,7 53; Pennsylvania, 1905
252; Illinois, 3,789, 1872; Ohio, 3,O36, 264.
The eight states of Ohio, Indiana, I'LL
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa and Kansas will have an aggregate
population exceeding 1900, 600 over
one-third of the total population Of the
whole country. The northern states will
have total population exceeding thirty
millions, and the southern states less
than twelve millions. The greatest in
crease in population win be shown in the
northwestern states, Kansas, Nebraska.
Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Michigan.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07
THE "MELOPHONE."


An Invention by a Chicago Man that
puts the Telephone In the Shade.
Chicago journal.
Mr.. E. 3. HamlIn, general manager of
the Edison monograph association, has
invented a device for the transmission of
vocal and instrumental effects over con-
siderable distances. The instrument, to
which the inventor has given the sug-
gestive name of
"MELOPHONE,"
only differs from the now well-known
telephone in the formation of the trans
mitter and receiver, the diaphragm in
the former being of one combination of
metals, and that in the latter of another.
The composition of either diaphragm is
the inventors secret, which il has cost
him three months experim entail test to
perfect. Mr.. Hamlin exhibited his mel
ophone to reporteryesterday afternoon.
THE WHOLE APPARATUS
was done up in box about foot square,
from which the operator took the trans
mitter and receiver, attaching them to
either end of a prepared copper wire $50
feet in length, one end of which he kept
in his Office in the union bank building,
while his assistant carried the other to a
room across the court, distant the full
length of the wire. For the reporters
edification, Mr.. Hamlin called ON his
assistant: willie, give us that boat
song," in low whisper, and the
FULL, CLEAR NOTES
echoed through the room in a style as
creditable to Willie's vocal powers as to
the transmitting qualities of the magi-
cal little machine Willie also initiated
birds, cats and dogs, and whistled like d
lowland plowboy, every sound being du.
plicated. In whistling, the most per
feet notes were those of inspiration, al
though in ordinary telephone such
sounds would have no perceptible effect.
Willie, who was located in a room with
out stove, hearing Mr.. Hamlin go into
the next room,
WHISPERED,
'Mr. Reporter, I'm as cold as blazes
amt you got enough?' So the report
er asked him to come down, and after
thanking HIM for the entertainment, and
Mr.. Hamlin for his courtesy, picked up
his traps and left, very much pleased
and not a little astOnished at the marvel.
Gus effects produced by the melophone.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

ONE OF THE LATEST INTENTIONAL
new and improved mode of planting tel
egraph poles has been discovered and
tried with success in Titusville, Penn.
The ground being staked off at distances
of 200 feet apart, man starts off with a
pocketful of four-ounce cartridges con-
tanning a wonderful new explosive
known as electric POWDER" and with a
crowbar in his hand. A hole is punched
from four to five feet with the bar in a
few minutes, and q cartridge dropped to
the bottom with q fuse lighted with a
match. The operator then walks to the
next stake, before reaching which, low,
dull thud Is heard behind, a hole about
the diameter of -four barrel has been
blown in the ground to a depth of four
or five feet, and the work is followed up
by gang of men who plant the poles in
the holes thus made, fill it with gravel
and earth and the job is complete. Ii
matters not what soil is perforated with
the bar, wet or dry, loan, clay, gravel.
slate or boulders lprnyided the bar can
be inserted,) the effect is the same. a
gang Of four men, with poles delivered
on the ground-one man to blast and
three to erect the poles and tarnp them
will put up 100 TO $50 poles day OF
ten hours each. The cost, therefore. OF
this new and improved process is about
twothirds less than the ordinary method
OF planting telegraph poles, as now
pfacticed.
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nent practically prevent postal commu-
nication with England.


Boston, Feb. 2S.-An examination in
to the affairs of the late Horatio N. Rich
ardson, show deficiencies in the accounts
of several corporations of which he was
treasurer. He was one of the best known
and most respected citizens of Attleboro
The secretary of the treasury has in
structed collector Beard to forbid the
landing of neat cattle from England,
pleuro pneumonia having broken out at
Hull.
PARIS, Feb 28.-In the chamber of
deputies yesterday, De Marcere, minister
of the interior, asked for grant of 2OO,-
600 francs for the sufferers by the inun-
datioDs in the southern department. On
the French slopes of the Eastern Pyren-
ees there is more snow than the Oldest
inhabitant remembers. Between Bourg
Madame and Mont Louis, horseback is
the only means of communication.
Floods are apprehended in the valleys if
spring sets in suddenly.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 2S.-A Virginia
City dispatch says that Chinatown has
been in a commotion over an abducted
China woman. The officers who went
to rescue her were fired on by the Chi
nese with shot guns. They returned the
fire with revolvers and dispersed them
A San Diego dispatch says: A special
" Sn1OA uCSOn, SuYS
hundreds of Sonorians are coming into
Arizona, to avoid the effects of the revo-
luton. Many of them are destitute.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Myron A. Duell
has been sentenced to be hanged April
18th, for the murder of Catharine NJ
Richards, June %, 1878. Charles Bern
stein and Abraham ID. Freeman have
convicted for arson, in completely with
Perlstein, now in the state prison, in set
ting fire to a Ludlow street tenement,
and sentenced to states prison for life.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Deputy United
Marshal Roe arrested, yesterday after
noon and evening, at Pekin and Peoria,
Illinois, some fifty persons, under in
dictment at Springfield, for completely
in whisky frauds. Some of them are
the most prominent and wealthiest citl-
Zens. The arrested men represent every
branch of business. Startling develop
ments are promised. The entire COM
pany left for Springfield to-day. Chas.
W.Angell was taken to Joliet at 8 O'Clock
this morning. The enormity of his crime,
he said, first appeared to him when he
left Rio for Lisbon, and his mind was in
continued unrest thenceforth until he was
arrested. A fire at Monticello, Ia, last
night destroyed U. s. Pope's grist mill.
Loss, $12 700; insurance, 5000. Incen-
cendiarY. An extensive cOnf1agration at
Paoli, county seat of Orange county, In
dina, at O'Clock this morning, destroy
ed $40 900 worth of property.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07
The CASE ALTERED.

1t matters somewhat whether young
lady's uncle is millionaire or mis-
siOAary, if her lovers cOnStancy is in
question. A German officer, who was
suffering from wounds received during
the war with France, was recently sent
to a village In the Swiss Canton of Vaud
to recruit his strength. There he made
the acquaintance of young lady whose
parents resided in the same village, and
the couple became engaged. Owing TO
the mildness of the climate the hero soon
regained his health, and before long an
order arrived from headquarters desiring
him to report himself within q week at
Berlin. At first his letters were filled
with protestations of the enduring nature
of his love, but gradually, as time wore
on, they became less frequent and much
colder III tone. Six weeks had elapsed
since he had last written, when, instead
of letter full of reproaches, the lieuten-
ant received a telegram from his dear
Marie, in the following words; Dear
FRITZ have just received letter in
forming me that my uncle, who was a
millionaire at Frankbar, in the East In
dies, is dead, and am his sole heiress. -
The lieutenant lost no time. He set out
for the village. The young lady was
overwhelmed with joy on seeing her
lover once more, but reproached him for
his long silence. Don't let US talk of it
dear Marie" he replied; there is now
no obstacle to our union. The unex-
pected good fortune which Providence
has sent us has removed the objections of
my parents to our marriage, for fortune
so great, SO colossal" At these words,
Marie, taking his hand, said: "FritZ, do
not make fun of me-" The lover drew
out of his pocket the telegram, asking
whether she had not written the words,
my uncle has just died a millionaire at
Frankbar." Utterly astounded, Marie
dropped his hand, and her eyes filling
with tears, exclaimed, Dear Fritz, there
is a mistake in the telegram. What /
wrote was-'My uncle has just died-a
missioniare in the East Indies, and the
amount he has left me is 1856 francs 40
centimes'"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07
Notice of Patent PIowe

Public notice is hereby given that am the
owner OF the patent for an improvement in
Reigel Patent Rod Plow-for the territorY ~
the state or Kansas That have authorized
no person in this state TO make or sell any
PloMss o. tnat patent. aud the public are eau
toned from purchasing the same from any
person but me- ANY variation in the Way Of
Improvement 70 such patent must be OF q
ing the same TO patent-but even then such
party must secure from me the right to use
PaCent. 1 snaI prosecute all persons who
Dy making, selling or using n
unless settlement Is made / can oni1
pLoeeet mysen by 50 doing A sam
snoP on 5th avenue, in Emporia. Kansas
fArtles Will notice that each and every Dloyv
q Son, Emporia, Kansas, patented Nov r
lsoS, ChamPi0n.n Wit W. n IONG
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BurLER,s CouRsE NOT LIKEn.

Gen. Butler by his recent conduct in
congress is losing ground in Massachu.
sets if the report of the Boston CORE
spondent of the Hartfort Courrant is
trustworthy. The correspondent says:
Buffers latest action in congress sore
ly troubles his Republican supporters
in this State. 1t will have its effect in
the next election. They sent him to con
gress, You know, to fight the rebel bri-
gadiers, and now he proposes to pension
them. There never was a more ridicul-
Gus going back upon his radical sup
porters than is seen IN this action. His
strength was largely among the narrow
er men of the Republican party, and
when il comes to choosing between their
hatred of the eX-rebels and their love of
Butler they will be likely to give him
the go-by.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

The committee of policy holders of the
Mutual Life Of New York has reported
that instead of allowing u rebate of 80
per cent. on the first three annual pay
ments of new policy holders, that II per
cent. rebate be allowed until further AL
vice, on all premiums, old and new. The
committee also state that present prcmi
ums are largely above the necessary cost
of insurance, and thus, therefore, it is
perfectly safe TO rebate 10 per cent.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice.

The Theological Institute of Connecticut
Will take notice that it has been sued, with j
Moon, sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas as
defendants, by +. w. Cunningham and w II.
McCarty: partners as Cunningham Me-
Carly, who are plaintiffs; that the petition
dIstrict court, sitting in and for Lyon county,
Kansas; that IL must answer said petition on
or before April 18th, 1879. or the same will be
taken as true and judgment rendered in ac-
cordance with the prayer thereof, against
said defendants, making perpetual tempo
rary injunction already granted. and forever
enJ0inIns Them from sttcmp ing to sell un Ter
Judiclal process lots q and 80 on Merchants
street, III the city of Emporia Lyon county
Kansas. CUNHIHGHAa & McCARrY
w9t3. plaintiffs.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

The era of cheap telegraphy opens
with the bill just passed by Congress, au-
thorizing rail road companies TO engage
IN general telegraph business. The
idea originated with Senator Jones, of
Florida, who introduced a bill to that
effect, based upon the decision Of the
supreme court in the Florida case If
the rail road companies choose TO take
advantage of the privilege conferred by
this bill, the company will be afforded
the benefits of telegraphic competition to
an extent never known before.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

Mr.. Tilden has also been fortunate in
his elevated railway investments. 1t is
estimated that the advance in the price
of stock has realized him between $780,
600 and $SO0,0O0. Mr.. Tilden has real
lied $4,000 out of his Lake Superior
iron ore investments during the past year.
These are prosperous times for him tinan-
cially'if not politically. lie is filling
''bar'ls' that may he emptied in the next
cor,na;ou
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

Gen. Rosser, chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific railroad, has taken ad-
vantage of the thick ice on the Missouri
river to lay railroad track across, over
which he is transporting the heavy ma
terials which will be needed in the
spring for the hundred miles of new
railway which the company has made
arrangements TO build during the CON-
ing season. 1t was doubted whether the
ice would bear the enormous loads, but
The experiment is perfectly successful.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

Among the last acts of the Alabama
Legislature was the passage of bill put
ting tax of 81 on each voter in the city
election of Montgomery-this amount to
I've paid before the person votes. 1t is
said the bill will disiranchise over half
Of the voters of the city. The bill an
nulling tile charter of Mobile is now IL
law, and that city is in the same cata-
logue with Memphis.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

Every body knows that Europe and
America are the great commercial nations
of the world. But it is not generally
known that almost all the commerce of
the world is carried on between Europe
and America. In 1876 the commerce OF
these two countries, with a population of
373,S4O, 900, amounted TO $12,1l6,O00 600,
while that of Asia, Africa, and Australia,
with population estimated at SSS, 800
900, amounted to no more than 81, $751;
900 600
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

The new treaty with the Ute Indians,
just completed by commissioner, pro
vides for REIMBURSEMENT by that tribe
oftwelve million acres of valuable land.
1894 0O0 acres are To he sold and receipts
invested in United States bonds as II
permanent fund for the Indians. The
residue of lands is TO he disposed of as
other portions of the public domain.
The new reservation upon which the
ties will locate, will contain $4,000
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

Mrs. General Sherman favored the
press of the country few months since
with an admirably written letter upon
the evils of dancing, especially round
dancing. She convinced great many
people who were unable to trip the light
fantastic gracefully by reason of some
defect in their physical structure, that it
was very improper amusement, but she
failed to impress the fact upon her liege
lord, the head of the army. AS he pass
ed down the road the other day he stop
ped at Chattanooga, and went through the
mazes of country dance in that enter
prising village Tecumseh is bad old
man, and his wife should curb his wicked
ness or take his scalp.-Knoxville Iri-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

The senate passed the house bIll to pro
vide for holding the United States dis
trict and circuit courts at Fort Scott, KS
The census bill aS .amended by the
house, was referred To the census com
mittrr. The arrears of pension bill was
amended providing that pensions shall
not dajc back of the date of actual disa-
hHjiy. Mr.. Ingalls, submitted an amend
mCHt from the committee on pensions
Il provides for dividing the states and
territories into districts, not to exceed 76
in number; provides iorthe commission
or 10 attend each of the sand districts at
least once n year, and assigns pension
surgeon and pension clerk to make med
zeal and surgical examinations, and to
take testimony in pension cases. 1t fur
ther provides for the appointment of such
pension surgeons and clerks by the sec
rotary of the interior and the eXaminil-
ton of pensioners, with view to pre-
venting frauds on the pension buriau.
Mr.. Ingalls,. in explanation of the amend
ment, said il was in the direction of re-
| formation. 1t had been before the senate
several years. II the system of eXamin-
ing pensioners and applicants be adopt
ed, rs proposed by this amendment, ii
was thought the frauds could be de
tected and much money saved. Mr. Ed
honuS anu othtIS onieCtcu 10 the amend
ment as out OF order, but the chair decid.
| cd it was in order
The house decided 80 leave the tax on
matches same as now. The following
commissioners were appointed to carry
out the resolution providing for the ven.
tilation of the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives, 10 serve without compensa
ton: Prof. Baird, Smithsonian Institute
Mr.. Clark, architect, capitol; Mr.. Schu-
man, civil engineer, treasury department
| Surgeon Billings, of the army, and rep
resentativies Hewett, of New York
Messrs. Butler, Loring, and Jones, OF
New Hampshire. Thirty thousand dol
lars was appropriated.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07

According to the report of the com
missioner of internal revenue there are
151, 345 retail liquor dealers in the Unit
ell States. Of these, New York State
has 24,S34; Pennsylvania, 1878; Ohio
1915; Illinois, 1855; California, 1925
Massachusetts, 6,301 Maine, 3l9. The
tobacconists number 335, 26l. New York
State leads also in this with 4G,5I2;
PENNSYLVANIA has 37,773; Ohio, 24SS0:
Massachusetts, 1882. The wholesale
liquor dealers number 1862; the brew
crs > $50
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Memphis is said to he in an admir-
able condition to invite the plague or
the yellow fever again. Bayou Gay0so,
into which the filth of the city is poured,
is rs foul rs ever before. The alleys are
filthy, the wooden pavcmcnts rotten and
the backyarls filled with garbage of the
most offensive kind. Spring is close nj
hand. Ii Is little less than criminal in
any city TO permit such condition oi
things 10 exist.