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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

Twenty more Indian girls have enter
ed Hampton college.
An energetic movement to establish
colored teachers in the colored public
schools has begun in Baltimore.
The Stewards, of New York, have pre-
scented Princeton college with a hand
some residence for DIR. McCOsh.
There are $50 deaf and dumb children
and 100 blind ones under the instruction
OF the London school board.
John Jasper has been appointed SUPER
intendent of schools at New York city.
in place of Mr.. Riddle, struck by Spirit
ualism.
Mathew Vass,ir and John Guy Vassar
have decided To erect for Vassar college,
at Poughkeepsie, new laboratory, at
cost of $1,000
Mr.. 1. Seney, president of the Metro
politan bank, New York CITY, has given
the Wesleyan university $50, 900 to endow
professorship.
Seventeen students of the Japanese
Agricultural Society, founded by Presi-
dent w. S. Clarke, of Amherst, have
Joined the Methodist church.
The school fund in Texas amounts
this year to $717, 900. Only about $675,-
727 can be applied to the pay of the
teachers. This is fraction under So for
each pupil for the year.
Massachusetts sends "a per cent. of
her school population to school; New
York sends 30 per cent; New jersey, 81 ;
Connecticut and Rhode Island, 55; Ore
gon, GO; Louisiana, 20.
The Johns Hopkins university has
taken step in the direction of providing
for the higher education of women in
Baltimore, by inviting a young lady who,
during years residence in Baltimore
and previously, has shown marked abil-
ity in the study of mathematics, TO con.
tinue her mathematical studies in the
university, and has voted her an honor
able stipend equal to that bestowed upon
young men who are invited to fellow.
ships.
The Illinois intercollegiate contest
was held in Champaign, October 2. Rep
resentatives of the following colleges
participated in the contest Knox college
| Illinois Wesleyan University, McKen
dree college, Monmouth college, State
University, Chicago University, Illinoi:
college. The first prize was awarded L
Richard Yates, of the Illinois college
the second to Willis Hawley, of Chicago
University. The prizes of J. B. McCul
Tough, of the Globe Democrat, for the
best condensation, were awarded to Lin
den Evans, Knox College, first, $50; ]
o. Matthews, Monmouth, second, $50
and E. w. Buffers, Illinois College, third
| COO
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17
IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS

Railroads are penetrating every section
of southwestern Kansas, and in a few
months that beautiful and fertile section
of our state will be supplied with abund-
ant transportation facilities. The A., II.
& ). +. Co. has completed the extension
of its Wichita line TO Winfield and To
Wellington, and these two roads which
branch near the Summer county line-are
being extended southwark from Winfield
To Arkansas City and from Wellington TO
Caldwell. The A, T. & s. F. Co. also
has branch completed from Emporia
to Eureka, and this line is being extend
ed through Elk county. The L., L. &
G. extension from Independence has been
completed to Elk Falls, and grading. is
progressing westward to the Cowley
county line. The ST. Louis and San
Francisco road iscompleted from Oswego
to CheTyvale, and graded up the NeOsho
Valley to Fredonia, Wilson county.
Work on the Missouri Pacific from PaOla,
southwest, is being energetically prose-
cued, and this company is evidently de
termined on building long line in Kan
sas. It secured local aid in Miami, Cof-
fey and Woodson counties, and now has
agents in Greenwood and Butler The
completion of all these lines-and they
are all legitimate enterprises-Will give
southwestern Kansas the best possible
transportation facilites.-Atchison Cham
piOn
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

Stewart L. Woodford got an unex-
pected but fair answer to question the
other night while making a speech in
New York. Speaking of the south he
said: 1--WE only insist upon liberation
that shall enable man to belong to
what party he plcases; to be Democrat
at the north, with full liberty to cheer
any Democratic leader in a Republican
meeting; to be a Republican at the
south, with right to cheer III Demo
cratic meeting, and with right to vote
and to have his vote counted. That is
all the federation Republicans want. If
you dread the south solid in history,
with the baptism of blood upon its gar
ments, then beat that solid south by a
solid north. (Applause.) What, then,
is our duty?'' A voice: TO elect
Grant.'D Loud cheers continued for
some time, the audience seeming to feel
that the question had been completely
answered, and needed no more discus
sion. And it didnt-Inter-Oc Ocean.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

The Rev. Robert Collyer has his
troubles in his new church in New York.
After his sermon last Sunday evening,
and while the choir was singing the
Lords prayer in suhdued tones, num-
her of persons left the church, TO the
great annoyance of the large congrega
ton assembled. AT the close of the
singing Mr. Collyer said, ''Afay ask
those who have been So kind as to re-
main through the service 10 say to any
they know. who have just left the church,
that if they come again l wish they
would remain to the end, unless their
business is imperative. was told be
fore leaving the west that | should find
finer manners in New York than in
Chicago, but / have found it otherwise.
1 have been here but two Sundays, yet
have been more annoyed in this way
than during two years in Chicago.
dod't like it, and won't stand it. You
will tell them, won't your
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17
A LApY,s TRIBUTE TO A DOG.

But it is of beautiful silk haired dog
from Cardiff was to write l never saw
any dumb animal express SO much
speech, if / may say SO, as did our small
friend. BY talking to and plying him
could make him weep, and it has been
said that when called to dinner he actu-
ally smiled. That never saw-his tears
l have wiped awayl That he had dreams
we knew, because l have seen him, like
Nab, demolishing the adversary in his
sleep, for instance, a rival pet pigeon,
whose tail-feathers fell as trophies to
Beauty's valor one day. That he could
comprehend all he heard was beyond a
doubt, for, standing myself without look
ing toward him, when he was apparent
" sleeping in forbidden chair, I've
SAID: "a person is on my cushion, and
desire him to leave it," when one spring
would take him out of sight. | think
that chair was an Eden to him, and I've
often suddenly entered the room and
found it rocking by apparently an invis-
ible touch, when the agressor, hearing my
step, has plunged under the table, quite
forgetting the moving witness against
him, and with one eye asleep would
watch me with the other. In that SIN
gle instance his sagacity failed him,
but for fidelity, gratitude and love he was
unsurpassed. Kindness and caresses
were necessity of his nature, and in
that trait the relationship between US
was not very far distant. Beauty had
the rudiments of conscience, know, and
heart, for it was broken at last. / came
away, and his mistress once, long after.
let drop ON the floor an old dress of mine.
He recognized and caressed it with every
sign of tender memory. Time passed
and she, too, left him to the kind care OF
Mrs. P, who was good enough to
write to us respecting him. He was un-
happy and anxious, looking in the face
of every new conner for the one he wish
ed to see. At last he only drank, but re.
fused 10 eat, and pined away. One day
he stood awhile gazing earnestly at Mrs
P, as she wrote, looking just as il he
| said, You have been very kind to me
but they don't come back-good by,
then crept on to his cushion, lay down
Quietly. and died
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17
OVER THE STATE.
ma is to have a fire ENGINE

Salina is to have fire engine.
Measles and diptheria at Manhattan.
Lawrence now rejoices in free bridge.
The Miami county district court has
ten divorce cases.
VIM. 3 Taylor, who has made good
paper of the Wyandotte Gazette, has sold
it to Armstrong s. Mayer, who will in
the future conduct it.
Ex-state treasurer Hays is chairman oil
the Republican committee of johnson
county The Democrats and Greenback.
ers have combined in that county.
The Central branch railroad company
proposes TO run branch from Clyde to
some point in the Saline valley in Lin
coin county, via Delphos or Minneapolis
Hon d. P. Lowe has been nominated
by The Republicans for judge of the
sixth district. This we regard as very
fortunate nomination, and the judge
viii undoubtedly be elected by large
majority.
The people of Mcpherson have voted
On the proposition to issue bonds in aid
of the extension of the Lindsburg branch
of the Kansas Pacific railroad to thai
place and carried it by large majority
The Kansas Central railroad is com
pleted fourteen miles west of Onaga, OF
to Butler. The Leavenworth Press says
that it will be finished to the Blue rivel
in forty days. and then further westward
through Riley and Clay counties.
The Neosho valley district fair associ
alton made enough at their late fair Al
Neosho Falls not only to pay for ali ex
penses. but to pay an old debt of 81 GOO
and they still have money on hand. They
now own their nice grounds free Of all
demands.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

We will wager something that you
(meaning the reader) cannot tell the
meaning of the word Canada, or from
what it is derived. If you give it up
here il is.
John Leeds Bosnian, in his history of
Maryland, says that when the Spaniards
first landed on the Canadian coast they
looked around for a while, and finding
no indications of gold or silver, cried
out, Aca Ndda, meaning ''there is moth
ing here'' The Indians hearing this
phrase used so much, employed it to des-
Ignate the Spaniards after they were
gone When the French arrived, being
white, the Indians took them for the
same kind of people, and cried out Aca
NADIA. The French supposed this to be
the name of the country, and dropping
the a, called it Canada. Mr.. Bosnian
says there is the best of authority for be-
lieviug this 10 be the true derivation of
the name
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A RRnIy.


BURLIEGAME, October 0, 1879.
To the editor of the Commonwealth.
In your issue of this morning, noticed
a communication on the above subject
signed H., in which there are many mis-
Mr. Wolff drove four
heats, and did not win one, and expressed
himself satisfied with the rulings of the
judges in all but the last heat, which was
a close one between Bender and the Maid,
and was given to the latter. In the other
three heats the Maid was set back TO
fourth place for foul driving. As to the
threats of Mr.. Kneebs, the owner of Da-
kota Maid, and the feud existing between
him and Mr.. Wolff, we understand that
they arose from some dissatisfaction in
regard to the decision of the Judges at
Emporia, and was something we were
not accountable for. After the fourth
heat Bender was drawn, and MIR. Wolff
left the grounds without the consent of
the judges, who not knowing that the
horse was sick, sent the marshal of the
grounds and the city marshal after him
and on the discovery that the horse
was sick, permitted Wolff to pro-
coed to town and care fer him.
He was not detained two minutes III -
says that the horse was dissected by COM
petent physicians who pronounced that
ne uleu from lung disease ana affection
of the brain. brought on by being pound
ed over the head IN the head in the race
at Burlingame, which Is not true. They
say that he died from congestion of the
lungs brought on by over exertion. As
to his being pounded over the head,
Wolff claimed to the judges that Kneebs
struck him three times with his light
sulky whip when trying to pass him on
the track. From some cause Mr.. Wolff
failed to pay his entry fee and stall rent
prior to the race, and had he noti-
fed the judges that his horse WAS sick,
there would have been no trouble; but
they supposed he had left on account of
their decision in the last heat conse-
quently he was arrested and sued by the
association. Mr.. Wolff and the horse
were treated more courteousIy than his
treatment of the association and of our
best citizens warranted.
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THE HORSE JOHN BENDER.
He is Fatally Injured by Feroeious


He is Fatally Injured by a FerociOus
Jockey.
The following communication to the
Topeka Commonwealth gives an account
of the-caus of Bender's death, and will
interest many of our citizens:
As you stated yerterday would be done,
George Wolf, the driver of the noted
trotting horse Gender belonging to j.
Epstein of Emporia) brought the horse
from Burlingame and had him dissected
by competent physicians who pronounc-
ed that he died from lung disease and
affection of the brain brought on by be-
ing pounded over the head in the race at
Burlingame. He was buried on the fair
ground.
He WAS ten years old last spring and
had trotted 9S races, most of them in
Kansas. Wolff drove him 20 out of 9S
and he won 90 out OF the 20 that Wolff
drove him. AT the Shawnee county
Fair he trottcd half mile in 1:1115.
He also Won the ''frec for alp race at
the same fair. He was q favorite all
over the State and has added much inter
est to the turf in Kansas.
Mr.. Wolff shipped him TO Burlingame
last Friday, and started him in the free
for all race Saturday He trotted four
heats in the race before he won one, and
then the judges from some unaccounta-
BILE reason did not give it TO him.
In each of the other heats he was driven
foul, and one Bob Kneebs, the owner of
Dekota Maid, broke two sulkies down
under MIR. Wolff, and struck Bender over
the head six times with his whip, as |
am informed. Kneebs said 10 the back
ers of his mare that he would kill Ben
der, or beat him in the race.
After the fourth heat of the race Mr.
Wolff and his wife started TO town with
Bender. AS soon rs it was discovered
that he was sick the society started twelve
police after him, and demanded that the
horse be turned over to them for his en-
trance fee, which had not been asked for
before. Through the determination oil
| Wolff and the entreaties OF his wifhe was
finally gotten into town and cared for
Never was horse or owner treated Will
less courtesy than was Wolff and Bender
at Burlingame. Yours truly.
Oct. Sth, 1879. IL.
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sInelt the ore Some of them must sell
ut least = part of their claims to carry
ihesY through the winter. but they will
not need next summer or afterwards TO
seek for customers. Men who would
vow not go and look at the claims,
will then pay $1,000 for what can be
obtained for 500 But every man has
the most perfect right to 'ln what he will
with lis own capital. and find no fault
with mining investors for neglecting
Horseshoe That neglect gives smaller
investors chances not obtainable in any
of the Leadyille gulches, and the little
fishes ought therefore TO return thanks to
the big ones. }. r. GRAHAM.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

An eastern newspaper m speaking of
the work that the Kansas newspapers
have done says:
Kansas newspapers have done much
more than anything else to create the
good name the state has abroad. The
ciate the benefit derived from local pa
pers, and are inclined To think that the
money paid out for their support is a
kind of charity. It is nothing of the
kind it is the most paying investment a
business man can make to advertise his
business and community.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

As a result of Republican administra.
tion in Wisconsin, there is balance OF
nearly 100000 in the state treasury.
Missouri, under Democratic rule, is out
about that amount. An attempt was
made last winter to bring the Demo
cratic Missouri robbers 10 justice, but
their Democratic brethren acquitted
Them
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

George P. Sickles, the father of Gen.
Sickles, is hale and hearty at the age of
81 years he is a Spiritnalist, and en-
joys a matinee by the old masters every
afternoon. He has only to rap on his
table, when Beethoven, Mozart or Men
delssohn will appear and direct an m
visible orchestra. The old gentleman
frequently expresses surprise that his
visitors do not hear the music as well as
himself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

what business advantages unseized by the
hurry in posting letter or mistake in
its address, A letter is seemingly a
trifiing thing; yet upon its words and its
speeding hang destiny. Such report
as that upon which we have commented
has the use, besides that of amuse-
ment, of warning people to be careful
how they direct and how they send mon-
ey III their missiyes to friends and CORE
sDondents
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

We learn that poor Luther Benson the,
brilliant temperance lecturer who drew
such crowds in our city last winter,
died from the effects of dissipation
last week, at Anderson, Indiana.
The above, or its substance, has ap-
peared in several Kansas papers in the
past few days. We learn from a citizen
of this city, who We believe knows, that
the reported death of Benson is incorrect,
and that lac still lives. 1t is said that
he wrote the notice of his death himself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

The indications are multiplying that
the Republicans will carry New York in
November and Ohio in October. Should
these auguries prove true my own fire.
quent prophecy will be fulfilled, that the
South will make the best terms at the
earliest moment. A victorious Republi-
can and defeated Democratic party is
the unanswerable logic of history
and every sensible man IN the old slave
section viii make the best he can out of
the ineyitable.-Fo mey's Progress
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

Peck's Sun, Democratic paper pub
lished in Milwaukee, says:
POLITICALLY, Grant is nothing to US,
but when rebels are beating their prun-
ing hooks into swords, we feel more COM
Portable at seeing Grant looking over the
fence smoking"
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In the District Court Of Lyon county, Kansas
Almcrin Gilletf, Plaintiff.

Elizabeth r. KeightIey, John K Alexander.
William Alexander and Mrs Isabella lex
amer. Defendants.
The said defendants, and each and every
of them viii take notice that they have
above named court. aud the names of the par
ties. plaintiff aud defendant, respectively are
as stated IN said title; that said plaintiffs ne
tltien Is nled IN said court against them; that
said defendants must answer said petition ON
or before the 27d day Of November. 1879 or
and against said defendants fer the sum Of
s2so-g8 and interest from April 2zd, A D..
1878, and Costs And order will be taken
tberew it'll 70 sell the following described land
IN Lyon county, Kansas to-WIts South west
quarter Section 2. Township p, Range IL, rs
been taken In attachment in this action to
satisfy said Judgment and costs.
ALMERIN GILLETT
W4ft3 For himself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

Weare the worst played utindividual
in the crowd. Last night some fellow
hat for our fine black one. so that our
auburn locks kiss the breezes from its
crownless top; our coat is ripped open
seven inches in the back our pants are
tore across the knee; left boot heel gone !;
an inch of skin peeled off our beautiful
nose; candle greese, mud, dirt, sand, al
kali and lime-dust spread over us an
inch thick, and yet we are no different
from the rest of the fellows. We would
give a half interest in our seventeen
million mine, this instant, to be at
"Home, sweet home''
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

The rinderpest is making destructive
rilvages in southern Russia The figures
from Odessa show that nearly 5000 cat
tie have died of the maludy since the be-
ginning of the year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

Elizabeth r. KeiQhtley, John r Alexander,
William Alexander, Mrs Isabella Alexan-
der, widow Of David Alexander, and s. IL
Dodge, Defendants.
The defendants and each OF them will take
notice that they have been sued In the above
naBsefl court, and that plaintiffs petition Is
flied therein. that said defendants must an
swer said plaintiffs petition on or before the
22f day OF November, A. ID. 1879, or said ne-
tition will be taken as true and Judgment
rendered according iy; that plaintiff is the
owner and in the actual and lawful possession
OF the following described land in Lyon coun-
ty, Kansas, to-Wit: southwest quarter OF sec
tion = TOWNSHIP u, range IL. ana that plaintiffs
title be forever quieted against any and all
claims of said defendants or any OF them
therein; and especially the claim of ali She
defendants except 3 H. Dodge 70 title TO SAID
land under patent from the United States
and intermediate eonyeyances therennder
themselves: and also especially the claim of
said ). IL Dodge 70 mis- lien for taxes ON laid
land for taxes paid by him and his grantees
from A. ID. 1861 20 1871 inclusive; and that
said defendants said CHARMS aud titles NAV
be asijudged mil and void as against thetitie
or this plaintiffs and for such other and ItrtIl-
er relief as may be right and for costa
ALMERIN GILLETT
4tfS AGf0rueV for Plaintiff
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The gross receipts Of the Stockton
house, Cape May, the past season were
in round numbers $125,0O and the net
profits $31 500 During the season of
seven weeks over $500 guests were regis
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

The Chicago & Alton railroad compa-
ny offers reward of $1,000 each for the
arrest of the fifteen men who robbed their
train near Glendale, Mo, on the evening
of October Sth
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

Go north. south, east or west. and you will
find Coughs and Colds at this season of the
year. a remedy which never fails to give sat
isfactiOn is DR.. Bulbs Cough syrup. Price
% cents
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17

Wm. H. Vanderbilt is understood to
have an agent in Europe who is author
lied to expend 100000 for works of art.
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,. T. X
3 y of ne L......-......-...... p 10 Il
Ne u of sW <..-....-.. 1890. 30 70 Ii
Commencing at northeast corner Of
BENZ. Browns land; thence east
81 x rods, thence south 251< rods;
thence west 371< rods; thence
north 25x rods TO beginning,
acres in: ..,..:.... -. II 10 Il
Commencing at nol Invest corner of
A. Munday's land; thence west
II rods, II links; thence south
90 40 rods; thence cast II rods,
II links; thence north 30 10 rods
to beginning, except acres to q.
ID. Maxson and ) Duran. 49, 10 30 10
Z \ of Sc 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 10 10
e q or my Z..-.-..... .....s-E..-... 20 10
Emporia City-I1ot II Wet street
Americus townsite- BI0cA 3. lots 10 and II /:
block %, lot ] I; block 50, lot IL; block Gs ief
10; block d, lot 10; fractional block 4, Iot5.
Lot No. ia ne or see. &, town IS, range 4.
Hartford tOwnsite-BlocE q, lots 4. 5. 6. Z.
8 and 3. w39t4.
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Judge Morrison, chief justice elect Of
California, will hold Office eleven years,
at an annual salary of $1,000.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Delinquent Tax List.

Noti.e is hereby given that so much of each
tract of Land or town lot described in the fol-
lowing list. and situated in Lyon county,
Kansas, as may be necessary for that purpose,
will, on the fourth Monday, the same being
the twenty-seyenth day OF October, 1879 be
sold by me at public auction. ut my Office in
the city of Emporia, I'm said Lyon county, for
the delinquent charges thereon.
ID. w. EASTMAN,
Treasnrer Of LYON cnunly. Kansas.
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DILL. j. HEILMAN,
MANUFACTURER OF
SADDLES AND HARNESS
A Good Stock always on hand at Lowest
Prices.
Repairing Done Neatly and Cheap.