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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-01
THE following are the highees' ,I. men
of cold for each ofthe years OF e''f

A wrLL-DREssED man en- TgraT
Bank Of England, threw !, down 2"r . = 5t6ss,
for the stamp, and asked IL lof he filed i
When it was handed to nm Il ~ ard. r
up to self" for eloo, sisn niIo \, A. b
had no account at the d bank (. q H. ..sa-
that institution lost CIV " ont csirs
action. whilst the goverh"''e
one penny.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
BUSINESS ITEMS.
Florida ships about 5000 head o
cattle per month to Cuba.

Florida ships about 5000 head of
cattle per month to Cuba.
The latest outcome of American enter
prise is an offer to construct a navy-yard
at Sebastopol, where Russian cruisers
might be built and harbored. The au-
thorities are considering whether or not
10 accept the proposal.
The rush of work at rail-mills, both
iron and steel, has not had a parallel
since 1872 and 1875. The Bessemer
works throughout the entire country are
crowded with work. They were, per-
haps, never so busy before. Some years
ago il almost seemed as if this business
had been Overdone, like so many other
branches of manufacture i'll the United
States, but it does not look that way now
The actual annual commerce of Mex
leo with other nations, according to the
latest official data, is AS follows: Imports,
500 100000; exports, including So, 000,-
900 of precious metals, $2S, 150, 900: total
SOS, 100000. Compared with the popula-
ton the total equals 1923 for each in
habItant, while the United States shows
S27 per head, Cuba $3.50 per head, Spain
$I7 per head.
There is Il great demand for first class
machinists, and, as the busy season has
hardly begun yet in this trade, it is an
ticipated that there will he an advance
in wages in the early fail. In fact in
this vicinity, all classes of steady work
men are in demand. 4 contractor who
needed 4 force of ordinary day laborers
secured South Boston and with difficulty
obtained the number lie needed at 81 40
Il day AN advance of 10 cents aday-BCs-
ton Commercial Bulletin.
Cotton has been dethroned A com
putation made at the bureau Of statistics,
but not yet published, for the eleven
months ending May 80, 1876, discloses
the fact that for the first time in the his
tory of the country the expectation of
breadstuifs has exceeded in value that
OF cotton and tobacco, the staples of the
south, combined. From present appear
ances the expectation of brcadstuflS for
| the next year will be far larger than that
OF the year just closed.
1t is said that a patent has Just been
taken out for the manufacture of gas,
water and sewer pipe from glass. The
| glass can be made from one-half to one
and quarter inches in thickness, ac-
cording to the diameter o.: the pipe, and
it is claimed that it will stand greater
| pressure than iron, and can be made ut a
cost of IS per ton-of course much less
lhan is paid for freight on a large por-
ton of the iron pipe now used.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
..Hn,r do rnn fi.,l,re If o,

| why, we can carry a man weighing
one hundred and fifty pounds as cheaply
as we can carry a hog weighing four
hundred pounds, can't we?'
Yes" 1 SAID, II should think you
could"
well. we would be glad of the chance
to get one hundred dollars car for car
rying hogs Sixty hogs fill a car, and
weigh twelve tons. Now, if we can
make money carrying twelve tons of
hogs for one hundred dollars, don't you
think we could make money carrying
fifty passen gers weighing four tons for
the same money? We often carry hogs
from Chicago to New York for one dol
lar apiece and feed them on the way, too.
Yes, we have 10 load hogs, and unload
twice and feed them, and transport their
keepers from Chicago to New i ork for
one dollar apiece. Now, men load and
unload themselves. Fifty men can get
into car So tell you that we can car
nv passengers from New York to Chi
cagO for two dollars apiece and make
money; and for one dollar apiece, pro-
vided we can carry full train of TWEEN
ty cars, fifty passengers to the car"
"Then the fare between Chicago and
New York is twenty times too high; is
it?9 | asked.
mo; not so much SIS that; but within
twenty years you will see passengers
taken to Chicago for five dollars. All
we want is sufficient passengers to fill a
train. The elevated roads which carry
one hundred thousand persons a day,
can carry them for three cents, easily.
Why, we carry passengers now from
New York to Chicago, at two cents per
mile. with baggage; and small trains at
that. The elevated roads, can carry
passengers at half a cent a mile and get
rich Three cents is enough for a fare
on the elevated railroads, and five dol
lars from New York to Chicago is enough
il We could run larger and slower
trims =,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
DEMOCRATIC PLANS

The Mississippi murderers are again
ahead. AS usual IN such cases, the bull
doing outrage in Yazoo county ends in
"A tragedy. A few weeks ago ii. NJ.
Dixon, independent candidate for Sheriff,
was compelled to withdrew A demand
was made that he leave the country, but
this he declined to do. AS many per
secuted Republicans in the South have
done, he asserted his rights as an Amer
lean citizen, and defied the mob. The
final result in his case is the same rs
has been frequently recorded in other
cases. He has been shot and killed by
James II. Barksdale, one of the candi-
dates on the Democratic ticket. The
object of the mob which surrounded
Dixon on the 25th of July was to end
his career as an Independent candidate
They were only partially successful,
as Dixon, on surrendering, exacted con-
ditions. Mr.. Barksdale has finished the
job, and the Yazoo Democracy will
aDDlaud
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29

turned. She took the wrnag path, and
sorrow and humiliation are the result
She now acknowledges she married a
man she did not love; and for thirteen
dreary years there has been no affec-
ton between them. Sprague had money
and position. The proud woman schem-
ed for these. Misfortunes came, she had
no strength, no foundation builded upon
a rock, and the pillows of scandal
sweep over her and bedim her life with
sorrow.
Allusion has frequently been made in
the papers TO the Columbus scandal of
her girlhood days, when her honOred faith
er was governor of Ohio. We spent the
winter of 1856 in Columbus, and were
an employee ofthe man with whom she
had her first filtration" He had recent
ly married daughter of the leader of
the Ohio Democracy, Hon. Sam. Medary.
He was then the manager of Mr.. Medary's
paper, the Ohio Statesman. He was
noted as fast young man, and filled the
eye of Miss Kate Chase. The scandal
their conduct created was upon every
tongue, during that winter, and the blush
was brought to the cheek of governor
Chase's friends and admirers.
From Columbus she went to Washing
ton, where the opportunities for her
style OF life were enhanced Her career
is familiar to the newspaper reader
The trouble she now has on her hands is
but the legitimate result of her acts. 1t
cannot be denied that she has encour-
aged attentions which no married woman
ought to encourage. 1t cannot be that
all the gossip in relation to her and
Senator Conkling arose without some
cause, and while we are 10th to believe
it was anything more than fashionable
and very unwise filtration, yet that is
enough to call for pity, when we think
of what she ought to have been. Noble
ness of life, an example to the married
women and maidens of her country are
thrown aside for nothing but leaves"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
ITEMS FOR WOMEN.

The fashion of wearing sets of rings
has been adopted in Paris, and a French
bridegroom presents his bride with Il
set of three rings. The engagement
ring is gold gypsy ring with gems.
"But you know, pa" said the farmers
daughter, when he spoke to her about
the addresses of his neighbours son,
you know pa, that ma wants me to
marry a man of culture" $50 do |, nv
dear, so do | /; and there's no better cui.
ture in the country than agriculture"
The girl of the period who loves not
wisely is she who rejects the head OF
the firm, who has an assured income of
$4,000 per annum, and weds one of
the Junior clerks ofthe establishment who
is in the full enjoyment of an uncertain
salary of $500 year.-UnknOwn Elk.
change.
A lady, with more money than learn.
ing, called at jewelry shop recently and
asked to see their solitaire diamond
rings. A tray of single-stoned rings was
shown to her. She looked them over
carefully, and at last selected one THAT
is very pretty stone," she said, "and if
you will assure me that it is a solitaire
| will take it."-St Louis Times.
a Danu Oh cOlOreu cOtton-cnOpperS,
composed of a dozen women and as
many men, has been moving from farm
to farm and chOpping out the cotton by
the day in part of this county. Yes
terday nine of the men struck work,
threw down their hoes, and swOre that
the sun was too hot for them; that they
could not bear it. The women held on
until the last row was chopped out, and
then walked off with their wages.-A
late southern paper.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29

Some days ago the New York Herald
said that Mr.. Tilden had recently told a
southern man that the Democrats would
probably loose New York this year. but
that he would recover it next year. The
Albany Argus protested that Mr.. Tilden
never SAID or thought anything of the
kind. The Herald rejoins by saying
that if Mr.. Tilden, not the Argus, will
make the denial, it will furnish the name
of its informant. The World, of the
same political family, takes up the mat
ter, and, claiming to have given the first
public announcement declares that Mr..
Tilden did make the statement and that
he made it to "a gentleman from GeOrg-
ia, the private secretary of u well-known
senator"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
RAILROAD FARES.

A New York correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, in investigating ele-
waited railroads, touches the question of
fares over long distances of surface roads
In Tegard to this he attempts to gather
light from headquarters. Our readers
viii probably appreciate the plain Egn-
fish of the reduction of passengers to
tons of freight in the following CONVEX
sation. Tue writer says:
Yesterday, while in conversation with
the president of one of the largest trunk
lines, asked him the question:
How cheap can you carry passen-
gers on your road, and make money, pre-
vlded you have plenty of passengers ~
"Well,'' he said, that depends. II
there were enough passengers to carry,
we could take passengers over our road
and the Lake Shore to Chicago for two
dollars head, and make money"
"From New York to Chicago for two
dollars and make money! How could
you do it:'' asked.
"Well, we could take them in good
passenger cars, running at the rate oil
twenty miles an hour, and make money
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
OVER THE STATE.

Topeka has 3,67S school children.
Saline county is out of debt and has
81, $50 in her treasury.
Cattle are dying with Texas fever in
Ford county.
They want Roscoe Conkling mt the
Leavenw orth far.
Marion Center has already this season
invested 100000 In new buildings.
Lcavenworth has twenty-five divorce
cases on hand.
Dover township, Shawnee county, has
a den of catamounts.
Kansas is the twelfth state in the num-
Der of miles of railroad
Prouty wants the Presbyterian col
lege at Marion Center.
There will be state archery tOurna-
ment at the Lawrence fair this year.
Nearly 200 exodite negroes are work
ing on the railroad being built west of
Oswego.
Champion: No depositor in an
-AISA'SCA ONhAb III 1hpiS tltttil ttI NtdilS
past, has lost dollar
Only seventy-five exodites are on
hand now at Topeka, and the number is
gradually diminishing.
The Central Branch road now has sew
en- divisions, and its time card regulates
thirty four trains daily
The Usage Mission Journal says that
an Englishman stepped into Schahilrs
beer saloon, day or so since, and called
fora glass of"High-h holy water" A glass
of lola water was given him.
The Blue Rapids wollen mills, at Blue
Rapids, are running 60 hands night and
day. They use 1000 pounds of unwash-
ed wool per day and turn out daily %
pieces of flannel, $50 pounds of stocking
yarn and 10 pair of blankets.
6. NJ. Lewis, county clerk of Marshall
county, has been overhauled by the com
missiOners, and they find that he has
been forging scip, and also swindling the
county in the purchasing of blank, pa
per, books, etc.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
THAT COLLEGE QUESTION

. d. +. /
Certainly Emporia and Lyon county
can not afford to lose the opportunity
of securing the location of the college
for the Synod of Kansas. But that chance
will soon pass if not at once improved.
The first of October the Synod meets and
the several bids from different localities
of the state for this prize will be present
ed, and the best offer will doubtless win.
This matter of selecting a site, and the
strongest mOnied inducement, has been
on foot now for two years, and will be
closed up this fall. This place will Sc.
cure the college beyond doubt if we
can raise the necessary funds to put up
a building that shall cost not less than
ttoeRty thousand dollars and the grounds
for campus. The Synod will then
come down with twenty-five thousand
dollars endowment on top of our bonus.
This is to be the beginning, and a very
fine one too With such IA beginning the
future possibilities of n college of high
order are secured. The denomination
controlling this enterprise is now strong.
enough in Kansas 20 push it forward.
And with twenty years experience in the
state experimenting on the college ques-
ton, they will likely know what they are
about when they plant their institution
in any locality. They will be united in
the movement. And only one college in
the state. Properly located 80 as to Sc.
cure the cooperation of the whole Syn
cd, and with such a beginning as above,
men of wealth will give to the further
endowment, and it will not be many
years till a well-equipped, wisely-man1
aged and largely patronizsd Institution.
will be the fruits of our present invest
ment, It is the history of such colleges
that whom they are thoroughly estab-
lished the money comes in from vari-
GUS quarters to endow professorships
and erect the necessary buildings Sc
cure apparatus and other expenses.
Every Intelligent man in the commu-
unity knows the advantages OF such an
institution to the place where it is To-
Gated, in the way of increasing most de.
sirable population, improving society,
enlarging the business interests, besides
giving an opportunity TO hundreds of
the rising generation contiguous to the
college for obtaining liberal education
that Otherwise would not obtain it.
Then let every one who can give a
helping hand to raise the necessary funds
that IL the only ouastron Tho hooks
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
Road Noiice

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the vacating and locating Of q countS
road, as follows. to-Wit: All that portion OF
the Alma road that lays between southeast
corner of section IL, township rs, range 10. and
the southwest corner of lot of The southea
quarter OF section 8. township II, range 10.
and relocating the same, comm, ncing at the
southeast corner of section II. township ID,
range 10; thence south on the section line as
near as practicable, to the southeast corner of
the northeast quarter OF section .. township
II, range 10; thence east on half section line
50 rods; thence south 100 rods; thence east on
section line near as practicable to the
southeast corner Of section 4, township IL,
range 10. Also commencing at the southwest
corner OF section Q. township IL, range 10;
thence east on the section lIne to the south
west corner OF lot of the southeast quarter
of section j. township IT, range TO- Also be-
ginning at the southeast corner of the south
west Of the southwest quarter of section f.
township II. range To- running west 50 rods /;
thence south to InterSsct the AlRla road. A nd
upon said proposed road the bo ,rd appointed
the following viewers; z. T.. Edwards, RObt
Wells, and +. h. GRAFT, to meet at the begin
ming OF said road, the 9TH day of Septem-
Der. 4. ID. 1879. at 10 O'Clock q. m, and in
conjunction with the county surveyor to
view, locate and survey said road. and to
give all parties hearing. by order of the
board. w + EWING
Ql31tl- W3jtl. County Clerk
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GERMAN
TEACHER"
New York Graphic.

New York Graphic.
did he come after you with shot
gum"
"Yaw; he shoots nit me, links"
Had you given him any cause of of
fence? ~
'Nein, wash not dere.''
Wasn't there? Didn't he try to shoot
you %
mine friend, it wash not him."
"Not who?"
"Vell, dose newspapers not. got him
right"
didn't the large gentleman from
Washington try to stop him from shoot
"He wash pritty mad at dat man, 1
tells YOU"
Mad at the large gentleman
"Why, thought he was after you?''
"Vell, thinks So"
"Yaas, he comes nit me nit his gun,
but"
"But WHAT"
'Vell, deere vas a leetle mistake. /
wash coming nit der oder rote and he
says, By. Say, you goes for to
brint dis in der paper?''
"Never mind about that
"Nein, knows noding at all apout it,
"Ain't you the German music teacher
whose brains he wanted to blow out?"
"He wanted ter blow all der prains
out. He wash eggzited."
"Well, what did he want to blow
your brains out for 90
milne friend, ish not at liberty to
say. Veil, l IS. der man he pints der
gun at, but he wash more madden al
sOmepodies else.''
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29


We beg pardon of the new editors of
the Newton Republican. We failed to
notice the change of name from Harvey
county News to Newton Republican, Il
very excellent change indeed. The paper
has been enlarged, is now all printed at
home, and handsomely printed, too, and
there is a marked Improvement in the
editorial work. The Republican takes
rank among the first of the many enter
prising journals of this state, which fact
we judge from its advertising columns
is duly appreciated by the people of
Newton. The new editors, Messrs. COu-
tant & Wickersham, the latter citizen
of Emporia for some time, are to be con
graduated on the many improvements
they have made on the paper.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.

Secretary Sherman started on the 10Th
to take hand in the Ohio campaign,
and being interviewed gave the follow
ing opinion in regard to the financial
prospects of the country:
Treasury operations will probably
hereafter have no material effect upon
the money market. 1t is probable that
before the first of October nearly all
called bonds outstanding, amounting to
about $47, 900, will be presented for
payment and will be paid for through
the clearing house. of New York As
much of this money will go to different
parts of the country, the New York pay
ments may cause some movement OF
currency from that city; but it win
naturally soon come back after refund
ing operations are closed out. Treasury
payment will be equal to our receipts,
and no more, except a small balance of
fractional currency funds which congress
required to be paid out"
aWhat will be the probable amount
of gold in imported in payment of bread
stuffs, etc. ?''
al do not think the movement
of gold to this country will be
very large. 1t is evident our exports
win greatly be in excess of imports, and
mainly of breadstuffs, meat and cotton /;
but the excess will be paid for largely
by American securities held abroad /
wish they would all come back. Still
some gold will come and our domestic
production of gold will stay here This
viii give the banks an excellent oppor-
tunity to provide themselves with coin
reserve instead of U. S. notes, of which
this reserve now consists. The U. 5.
notes, will be wanted in active use for
the largest crop and largest business we
have ever had"
"How about the price of silver; has it
advancede'
"Yes, the price OF silver is advancing
somewhat. There is a better demand
for silver for China, and the price is
some higher in San Francisco than In
New York. should not be surprised
if the bulk of the silver of the Pacific
coast should go to China, and our sup
ply for coinage should come from Colo
RADIO, Mexico, and perhaps London"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
JOSH BILLINGS PHILOSOPHY.
Glen House Record.

Mi dear Youth, il your ambishun IL
simply To make people laff, be sure and
get yure pay for it as you go along, for
they will deny the Diet tomorrow
hev seen people so full of malice
and piZOn, that don't bcleave the blight
ov a mad dog would affekt them, but i
am not prepared to say what might hap
pen to the dog.
Ifyou want to git at the aktual value
of a peakOk, buy bob tailed one and
then estimate on him.
1t amt so much what man kan lift,
as what he kan hang onto, that shows
his aktual strength.
1t a man undertakes to travel on the
line between truth and dishonesty, he liz
sure to stumble, and we all kno on which
side of the line he will fall.
After examining clussly the various
pretenshuns- ov the world, am more
than half inklined to envy the happi.
ness ov healthy phOol.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
Road Notica.


Notice is hereby given that petition has
been press2 ed 10 the board of county COM
missyanors OF Lyon county, Kansas. asking
for the locating OF a county road AS follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the one-fonrth sec
tion corner, on the county line. on the west
line of section 30, township ID, range -;
thence on the most practicable route to the
northeast corner of section II, township I6
range 10; thence east 20 rods, more or less;
thence in q S0utheFiy direction. to The hall
section line on the south OF the northwest
quarter of section 81. township 10, range IL;
thence west to the quarter section corner on
the east Of section 81, township I6 range Ia.
thence south on the section line one and a
half miles TO intersect the already established
road at the southeast corner Of section g.
township II, range ~, AID also com uaencing
at the northwest corner " the northeast quar-
ter objection y. towns Rip IL. range 10, thence
Ton the NEST pE4etieable route TO she SOUTH
west SoTIer Of tie northwest quarter Of sec
ton 6 township u, range 10 Also continu-
ing sasd road commencing at the northeast
corner Of section 81, town ahip 10. range 10;
thence north on secti0n line as near AS prac-
tleAhle 70 the northeast corner or section T.
township ID range To- And upon said pro-
posed road the board appointed the following
viewers: r. b. MaxSon, T.. Drake and Hos
Frost, 20 meet at the beginning OF SAID road
on the ID day or September, A D. 1872 at nd
O'Clock, n. and in conjunction with the
county surveyor TO view. locate and survey
said road. and TO give all parties hearing
By order Of the board. W. F EWING,
d2Z1tIS W3Atl County CLERK