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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
WHY He DIDN'T GET A NEW BOILER.

There is a queer character in the SEN
ate of the state of -, whom will call
Murphy. One day last winter, while a
friend of mine named Potts was standing
in the Office of Il hotel in the capital,
Senator Murphy came in with a scaly
black carpet-bag and bulgy umbrella.
Placing the former on the counter he
said to the clerk:
Il want my bill"
(Which way are you going, senator 81
inquired Potts.
I'm a goin' home"
"Why, what's the matter? The SEES
sion is not over yet"
II know; but I've got some business
to attend to-"
"What business are you in, senator ~
"Well," SAID Murphy, leaning one ell
bow upon the counter, and splitting upon
the floor, Pm in a kinder conglomerate
business. Up yer in Snyder county l
own saw-mill, church, a smoke house
and foundry. My boy he runs the saw
mill, my wife she runs that there church,
the neighbors they run the smoke-house
and / run the foundry. I've often thought
my folks must want to get shut of me,
showing OFF that there foundry onto me.
Why, sir, she's got the oldest and wick
eldest biler on the American continent.
| never go near her when I'm sober.
Oncet, some years ago, / inadvertently
Strayed into that ingine-rOOm by acct
dent, and that's what turned nay hair
gray | was never so skeered in my life
| built that there church as a thank offer
ing, was SO grateful for getting out safe. !"
But how do you manage to conduct
your business, senator?''
''Oh, I've got d first-rate foreman run
ming the foundry, and when l want TO
communicate with him | go and stand
on a hillat a respectful distance and hol-
Ter for him. Then he comes out and we
talk 1t over. There have been times
when l thought of my war-record and it
made me feel kinder brave, and on them
occasions have been known to call out
that foreman by going clost enough up
TO the foundry to bust in winder with
brick But I've often thought after
ward that | must have been temporarily
insane when risked my life that way.
Men git reckless sometimes, you know,
they can't tell how"
well, senator, why in the name of
common sense don't you put a new boiler
in the foundry?''
That's what all the people up in Sny-
der are saying: Why in the thunder don't
old Murphy put new biler in that there
foundry Potts, it's a secret But
don't mind telling you, II you won t give
me away on it. Now, mind you don't!
That bller is up agin a wall; and that
wall is agin a clearinghouse, and in
that dwelling house lives my mother-in-
law Some day that biler's b0tnd to go
up, and unless I've miscalculated the
force of the explosion, it's going to waft
that there old woman into the land OF
the hereafteri''
Then the senator settled his bill, and
left to catch the train. And the good
thing about the story is, that it is almost
exactly true.-Max Adler
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Even so great n curse as Il pestilence
may work out beneticent ends. No one
can mingle with southern families of the
best class without being impressed with
the fact that their feelings toward the
north have undergone "A marked change
during the last year. There Is bitterness
enough left, heaven knowSi in many
hearts, but there is not nearly so much of
il as there was. The generous response
which was made by the northern cities
and towns to the appeals for aid from the
plague-stricken valley has brought the
two sections nearer together, so that u
Yankee of the Yankees can receive to-day
from southern families who have been
impoverished by the war such a greet
ing as this: You come from the blessed
north" The report from the Howard As
sociation of New Orleans for 1878 has
this beautiful reference to the north :
And now, brethren, what more can be
said, save five attempt to speak in praise
and of thanks to the generous hearts that
sent to our people that bounty, so grand,
which we have administered to the strick-
enand afflicted. We have already, as best
we could, expressed IN words the thanks
we feel to them for their divinely-inspir-
ed charity. No human tongue, no hui
man pen, can fittingly express il. 1t is
as unutterable ms the sorrow and suffer
ing which their generosity has mitigat.
ed and relieved. Eternity alone will un
fold all the good that they have done.
We who have, in the administration OF
their bounty, been called to stand by the
bedside of sickness and death, and in the
house of mourning and destitution, can
tell them only that we have seen the
| light of hope replace the gloom of an al
most despair, and strength and courage
revive in those who were ready to die,
We have seen and we have felt, but even
we do not, and cannot, know all, here
The record of it all is written above, and
there only shall they read tn. y.
1rihune
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Vegetine.

The following letter from Rev G. w Mans.
field, formerly pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, Hyde Park, and present settled
in Lowell must con vince every one who reads
his letter of the wonderful curative quail
ties OF tegetine as thorough cleanser and
puriKer OF the blood.
HYDE PARK, Mass. Feb. 10, 1876.
Mr.. ii. Il. STEVENS:
DEAR SIR:-Atout ten years age my health
failed through the depicting effects OF dys-
pepSla; nearly a year later l was attack et
by typhoid fever in its worst form. 1t settled
in my back. and took the form of large deep
seated abscess, which was fifteen months in
gathering. had two surgical operation by
the best skill in the state but received no per.
manent cure. suffered great pain at times
and was constantly weakened by q profuse
discharge. ] also lost small pieces of bone al
Matters ran on thus bout seven yeass, till
May, 1874, when a friend recommended me tC
go 10 your Office, and talk with you of the vir
tue of Fegetine. did so, and by your kind
ness passed through yorr mandatory. not
ing the ingredients, &c, by which your rem
edy is produced.
Bv what saw and heard 1 gained some
confidence in tegetfne.
commenced taxing 1t soon after, but fell
worse from its effects; still perseyered, ant
soon felt it was benefittIng me in other re
spects. Yet did not see the results deSir.
| ed till had taken it faithfully for little
back was cured; and for nine months have
enjoyed the best of health.
1 have in that time gained twenty five
pounds of flesh, being heavi Ter than ever before
| in my life. and was never more able to per
form labor than now.
During the past few weeks 1 had a scrofu-
lous swelling as large as my fist gather on IN
other part of my body.
took Vegetine faithfully. and it removed
| it level with the surface in II month. think
/ L should have been cured of my main troubles
| sooner If had taken larger doses, after hRv
Ing become accustomed to its effects.
Let your patrons troubled with scrofuia o.
kidney disease to understand that it take
| time to cure chronic diseases; and. ii theI
will pat emily take Vegetine, it will, in my
| judgment, cure them.
With great obligations am
Yours very truly,
6 W MANSFIELD,
Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church.
VEGETINE.
Prepared by
III. II. STEVENS, Boston, Mass
g-VEGETINE IS SOLD BY ALI
DRUGGISTS.
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BIDS for the County Poor Farm,

Notice is hereby given that the County
Clerk Is author zed to receive bids for the care
OF the county poor farm, up to February nd,
1873. at Il m.
Persons putting in bids for the county Door
farm must conform In the terms OF their con-
tract to the following specifications tO-wit:
Bidder to de all work necessary to be done
on the farm in the raising and caring for
| necessary help to do the work in and about
the proper care and mAnagement of the IA m
and poor-house; and to furnish at his own
expense the necessary teams to cultivate the
farm in good and NO kmanlike manner; and
10 take proper care OF all stock and other
property belonging to the county; and to
JnTn over the proceeds of all crops raised on
said farm to the county, except so much of
the garden vegetables as may be necessary 20
be used IN the family Of the oYerseer on his
| table; and TO make report at the end of the
year OF the amount Of crops on said farm dur
ing the year ending n that date; and at the
end OF each quarter submit TO the Board OF
| County Commissioners an itemized statement
/ or raised on said poor farm during the quar-
| ter. together with amount actually used and
1 amount remaining on hand; and to manage
said poor farm in accordance with. and to be
governed by. such rules and regulations as
the Board OF County Commissioners may see
| 1T to require or adopt or prescribe; TO take
care OF everything in and abont said pooF
| Iarm. and Keep everything In proper order;
| to furnish meals 70 the paupers regularly,
and to control aud govern them without Oo-
form.
The county to furnish such teams only a,
are actually employed, and necessarily used
peoF farm, and to furnish such farming fmple
ments IS are necessary TO be used In and
aooue the proper management u the pool
farm W4t2. VIZ. EWING, Co. Clerk.
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That enterprising and wide-awakC
journal, the Kansas City Times, informs
its readers that a "aeto Slcildte has just
been discovered, called the Jig racket
and then proceeds to ventilate the work
ings of the scheme, that the unwary may
not in the future be caught by it. 1t is
somewhat surprising that the Times
should be so much behind the age il
warming the public against this familiar
swindle. The fact is the Zig racket
has been successfully worked" on nj
most every road west of the Mississippi
for more than ttcO gears, and not only
that particular one, but others OF similar
character, and that, too, by so-called ne,cI
agents, who pay yearly rental to th'
railroad companies for the privilege o
victimizing the unsophisticated Traveller
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Nnfice-

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
OF January, 1879, T.. h. Bachelor, a justice OF
the peace in and for the city of Emporia, Ly-
on county, Kansas, issued AN order of attach
ment in an action pending before him, where
in Joseph Brown is plaintiff and 4. H Holmes
is defendant, for the sum of $500 co, anu that a
copy of said order of attachment and notice
OF garniShment has been duly served upon r
w. Cunningham and W. T. McCarty, of said
county, having property of said defendant in
their possession ANA under their control in
said county, and also duly served upon Van
r. Holmes and James ID. Holden, of said
county, being indebted to said defendant
That said garnishees have answered and their
answers have disclosed that said Cunning
ham and McCarty have personal property OF
said defendant OF the value of $500 90, in their
possession, and that said Holmes X Holden
are indebted to said defendant in the srm of
$500 90, and that said property and indebted
ness is sought to be appropriated to the salts
faction of any Judgment obtained by plaintiff
in said cause Also that said cause will be
heard on the 2lst day of February, a ID 1879
at 8 O'Clock a. III =, at the Office of said Justice
of the peace. in the said city of Emporia Ly-
on county, Kansas. JOSEPH BROWN,
w4tS, Plaintiff.
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Alabama is inaugurating II new rebel
lion. For display of cheek commend
MS to those fellows down there. The
state has referred the question of her re-
lations to the United States to her legis-
lative committee on foreign affairs, thus
treating the governments rs foreign pow,
er A United States marshal has been
arrested and is now in Jail in Selma, foI
having executed the orders of the United
States circuit court. THIS new tro uble
arose out of the attempt of the govern
ment officers to bring to justice some OF
the notorious violators of the sacredness
of the ballot-box at the November cleo
ton. The officers had got hold of the
proof and they and the evidence must be
made way with. The eyes of the coun
try are turned with much interest to the
practical workings of Democracy in the
south.
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Safe and Sure.

In 1872 your Vegetine Was recommended to
me, and, yielding to the persuasIens of q
friend. consented to try it. AT the time
vous prOstratiOn. superinduced by overwork
and irregular habits. Its wonderful strength
ening and curative properties seemed to affect
my debilitated system from the first dose and
under its persistent use rapidly recovered,
gaining more than usual health and good feel
ing. since then have not hesitated to give
Vegetine my most unqualified Endorsement,
as being safe, sure and powerful agent in
promoting health and restoring the wasted
the only medicine 1 use; and as long as live
| never expect to find u better
yours truly, w. II. CLARK,
40 Monterey Street, Allegheny, Penn.
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An effort is being made to draw all tho
Atlantic steamship companies into an
alliance with a railroad combination
with view of maintaining high freight
rates from the western grain fields Il
Europe. The steamship companis have
so far refused to be drawn into this un
holy enterprise, and it is not likely thai
any such combination will he made. If
however, the roads and steamers should
combine against the interests of the grain
producing sections, the national lcgisla
ture may find it necessary to interfere
Cheap transportation for grain is neces
sary to the end that we shall hold tho
English market against the grain-pro
ducing countries of Europe.
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Nineteen Molly Maguires have been
hanged in Pennsylvania. Martin Bergen
who died on the 18th inst, was the last
executed. There are two still in jeopardy
of their lives for crimes committed in
1875. This is an example of the retrib-
ution which surely awaits the murderer
or to put it in another way, of the chances
of impunity which he may reasonably
count upon. The Mollies were banded to
gether liy oaths, and death was the penalty
of treason to the order; yet this has not
prevented the government from securing
the testimony of frigt tened OF repentant
Magnires.
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Gen. Butler denies that the cipher dis
patches published by the New York Tri
bune came from him, but acknowledges
that he has the original dispatches, and
suggests that the Tribune received copies
of them before they came into his hands
The Potter committee has adopted a res
olution, Offered by Mr., Potter, TO have
the dispatches copied by an expert, and
printed for the use of the committee, and
that notice be served upon Mr.. Tiiden &c
appear in person OF by counsel before the
committee, if he chooses To do so, and
explain what he had to do with the said
dispatches. 1t seems to be II settled fac
that the dispatches as published by tho
Tribune were actually sent, and received
and il remains for the committee to rs
certain who sent and received them, and
what they meant
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NO. 3.
Publication Notice,

Notice Is hereby given to Henry Darnell
and Isabel Darnell, that they have been sued
by ID. Doren, in an action in the district court
OF Lyon county, Kansas, wherein said
Doren Is plaintiff and both of said Oar
nelis and the Emporia National Bank are de-
PENDANTS; that the petition is fled in the
clerks office of said court; that they must
answer said petition or or before February
., 1879, or the same will be taken as true and
Judgment rendered accordingly, taking Il
money Judgment against said Henry Darrell
for the sum ofthree hundred and fifty dollars
with interest thereon at ten per cent per an
mum, from December Sd, 1878, and for the fur
ther sum of seventeen and fifty one hun
dred,hs dollars, with int rest thereon at -
per cent. per annum from December Sd, 1873
and foreclosing q mortgage upon block mum
Der nine (el, in the town of Hartford, Lyon
county, Kansas, and ordering q sale thereof
to satisfy said money Judgment and costs
CUNNINGHAM & MCCARTHY,
R3t3: Attorneys for Plaintiff
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Some years ago the employees of a pros
porous New jersey manufacturing firm
were accustomed to leave portion of
their earnings with their employers,
who paid interest upon the amount.
Afler time the firm failed and the CUES
tion arose whether the moneys thus left
were wages due the employees, or loans
made by them To their employers Ifthe
former, they constituted preferred CLAIMS ;
if the latter they took their place with
other debts, TO share the division of the
assets. The lawyers have wrangled over
the question for several years, and it has
just been decided that they were wages
and not loans.
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Nnfice.

Notice is hereby given that the Board oil
County misaioners of Lyon county, Kan
sas, will, on the 22d day of February, A ID.
1879, let to the lowest responsible bidder. the
contract to furnish medicine and medical at
tendance for all county paupers.
separate bids will be received as follows:
For medicine and medical attendance for
all paupeFs in commissioners district No. g.
FOR medicine and medical attendance for
all paupers in commissioners district No g.
except Pike township.
For medicine and medical attendance for
all paupers in commissioners district No. /
and including Pike townsh ip and the inmates
of the county asylum for the poor and the
county prisoners in the county Jail. For said
work bids may include the entire county.
All bids to be for the term of one year
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
w4t2. W. F.EwIEG, County Clerk.
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reports from Washington are to tho
effect that within the last few weeks Sec
Sherman has received scores of letter,
from friends in Ohio asking permission
TO urge his claims as a candidate on the
Republican ticket for governor of tina
state. He replied to all these letters tina
it was too early to agitate the matter, ant
when the time comes he will think abou
it. If Mr.. Thurman should be the Dem
ocratic candidate Mr.. Sherman would
doubtless make the race, but not other
wise
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GILLETT q FORDE,
w3t3. Atty's for PlIff, Emporia, Kans

Charles I. Melvin and Sarah A Melvin his
wife, Henry III. POorman. y NJ Robinson,
VIII take notice that they, together with Nm
Jay, as defendants, have been sued by w. w
Drake. as executor OF the last will and tesla
ment of Fri Silsbee, deceased, as pILintIn in
the district court of Lyon county Kansas,
and the petition in said action is on file in
said court. That unless they answer the DC.
titiOn in said action on or before the 2si n Iiay
of February. 1873, the same will be taken as
true and judgment rendered accordingly in
favor of plaintiff and against defendant
Charles T. Melvin, for the sum of $500 %, with
interest from June 10th, 1874, at IL per cent
per annum, and the further sum of $25 90 at
torueY' 8 fee, for foreclosure, and costs of suit
That the court ascertain The amount due
plaintiff by reason of payment of taxes on
lands hereinafter described, and amount Of
plaintiffs tax leins thereon. That a mort
gage executed by deIendant t. Melvin to Ilain-
tin be foreclosed, and the following described
real estate ia Lyon county, Kansas, fo-wit:
n. W = OF $ quarter AID west a OF o.. W
y, sec 81, town. l9, range II, ne sold amt the
proceeds be applied to the payment Of costs
OF tins suit unpaid taxes, plaintiffs tax Ieius
and amount due plaintiff by reason of
taxes paid, and the Judgment IN favor Of
plaintiff, and that by said sHle the defendants
he forever barred from claiming ang interest
IA said land, and that all claims Of said de-
PENDANTS in said land be adjudged interior
and subordinate to plaiHtid interests and
for such other relief as said plaintiff is prop
erly entitled to- GILLETT q FOR0E
NSt5 Attorneys for Plaintiff
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The preacher of New York having
made special effort during the week
of prayer for the editors, the New York
Graphic suggests that the journalists
set apart the first week in February
for editorial admOnitions and advice to
the pulpit. The Dayton Journal thinks
il would take over "a week to do the sub
ject justice if New York and Brooklyn
were inclndcd
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In Alabama the state authotities have
arrested United States district attor.
ney and a United States marshal, who
refused to deliver certain ballotboxes
held by the United States court In Flor
ida the United States grand jury has in
dicted Democratic Congressman elect
on the charge of obtaining false returns
of the election. The federal and state
authorities are making things lively, and
it is difficult TO predict the result of the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The chief of the Chinese Legation was
to emigrate would do if the United States
refused to receive them. He replied
that they would go 20 Ireland, as that
was the only country not governed by
the Irish
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Our Minister'S Wife.

LOUISVILLE, KY Feb. I6, 1877.
MR.. II. r. STEVENS:
DEAR SIR.-Three years ago I was suffer.
ing terribly with Infiammatory Rheumatism
Our minister's wife advised me to take Veg.
etine. After taking one bottle, was entirely
relieved. This year. feeling return OF the
disease. again commenced taking it, and an
being greatly benefited. 1t also greatly I'M
proves my digestion. Respectfully,
MRS. A. BALLARD.
1OII West Jefferson ST. eet
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Vegetine
An Excellent Medicine,

SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb IS 1877
This is to certify that have used VRGET-
IEE, manufactured by II R Stevens Boston
Mass, for Rheumatism and General Prostra-
ton of the nervous system. with good success.
recommend Vegetfne rs an excellent medi-
cine for such complaints Yours very truly
T.. W VANDERBILT.
Mr.. Vandegrift, of the firm of Vandegrift
4 Huffman, is well known business man in
this place, having one of the largest stores in
SDrinRfield-
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about $3.50, 100000, and of paper about
81 $50, 100000
The coin in the United States treasury
December 80, was $225, OOO, 900 and the
greenback circulation $346,OOO,OOO.
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soNGs UNSUNG.
BY R H. sroDDARD.

BY H. sToDDARD.
Let no poet. great or small,
Say that hs = ill sing a song:
For song cometh. If at all.
Not because we woo it long,
But becauS=: it suits its will,
Tired at last of being still.
Every song that has been sung
Vas, before il took a voice,
Waiting since the world was young
For the poet of its choice,
oh, If any wait ing be.
May they come to-day to me,
i am ready TO repeat
Whatsoever they impart;
Sorrows sent by them are sweet
They know how to heal the heart:
Ay, and IN the lightest strain
Something serious doth remain.
What are my white hairs, forsooth,
And the wrinkles on roy brown
L have still the soul of youth
Try me, merry MUSES., now.
l can still with numbers fleet
Fill the world with dancing feet.
No, / am no longer young:
Old am this many a year;
But my songs will yet be sung,
Though / shall not live to hear.
Oh. my son, that is TO be.
sing my songs, and think of me-
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Grant has started for home, via Asia.

The Government commission which
recently investigated the cause and
means of prevention of yellow fever at
the South has completed Its report, and
recommends the establishment of ma
tional quarantine system, Independent
of local guarantees, in accordance with
the suggestions of the Presidents annual
message. But care should be taken that
hasty legislation does not place the coun-
try in the hands of a ring of politicians
that would simply squander money to no
profit.