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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-06
AUCTION SALES.
Assignee's Sale of Real Esta,e.


10y authority from the Probate Court for Cumber.
- land County shall sell by public auction on
the premises, on Friday Ihe ninth day of May
next unless sooner disposed Of at private sae the
following real estate situated In Portland in said
County. belonging to the estate Of David Keazer,
and assigned to me by his assignment under and pur-
suant TO The 10th chapter Of the Revised States viz
The two-story wooden house, No % Clark street,
suitable for two families, up and down stairs rent
containing ten Qe) finished rooms. supplied with Sc
bago, now rents for $22S per year, will be sold at
three O'Clock II WI
Also the three story brick store No. 203 (old No.
10) Middle street, now rents for $3.50 per year, on
which is mortgage to the Portland Savings Bank
Tor $4,000 and interest from Dec. 20, 1878, at per
cent. will be sold at ~ O'Clock N.
The sale will be of all the right title and interest
which said Keazer had in and to said property at the
time OF making said assignment, January a. 1879
and all the right, title and interest therein which
have by virtue thereof subject to all incum brances
Terms cash upon delivery OF deed. Deposit required
at time OF sale. Premises may be seen at any hour
during the day up TO the time of sale.
GEO. +. HOLMES, Assignee OF David Keazer.
Portland, April 80. 1879.
r; .. BAILEY e. CO., Auctieneer.
myl d8t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-06
KENT,s HILL SEMINARY.
Semi Centennial of the CalliOpean
Society.

The Calliopeau Society at Kents Hill
Seminary will celebrate its Goth anniversary at
SIMPSONS Hall, Rsadfield with literary exer.
cises and a concert May 9th. The following
will be the programme:
Music Waltz Selections.
Orchestra.
INCUBUS.
Oration-Changed. ....... ........ -.....u....
j. Latorest Mears.
Musc-Piano Solo; LaRose. .................H unten
Miss Ada Murch.
Debate-IS closer acquaintance with celestial
bodies desirable?
Disputants.
Aft,
Forensic-H. Russell.
Extempore-E. A. Carleton
Neg.
FOrensic-H. Hunt.
Extempore j. B. Ray
Music--Song "The day is done" ...............Baif
Miss Nae Bates.
ecamation-David O'Connell. ............ Phillips
G. M. Allen.
G. A. Littlefeld.
Music-Organ Solo Voluntary. Battmann
L. B. Hobbs.
Poem-AlLegend of the Yanoids. .................
F. Humphrey.
Editors: j. II. Neal, F. H. Butler.
Muslc-AnniVersaryS Song cc....:.::....W. E. Moody
Hobbs, Whittier.
Chase, Morse.
Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-06
ANNUAL MEETING.

NVHE Annual Meeting of 'The Tamiscouta Pine
4 Land Company will be held at the office Of
w. w. Thomas, DR., Exchange street, Portland, on
WEDNESDAY NEXT, at O'clock P M, for the
choice of Officers and the transaction of any BUSH
ness duly presented.
my6dtd N o. CRAM. Clerk
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-06

AT the price we pride ourselves having the mob
biest line OF Suits 10 be found i'm New England.
peclasly our GENTEE .. SACK SUITS recommend.
ed 10 the 'STVLlsH YOUNG MEN" who accus-
TONED to paying excessive prices for Custom Gar
mentS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07
BANKRUPTCY is BETTER.

AS the death returns Of any communi-
ty Indicate the state of the public health
so the mortuary reports of commerce
in other words the bankruptcy returns
show the condition Of business. The
Improvement when judged by this is
quite Us marked as when Judged by any
other standard The mercantile agen-
cies have just published the returns for
the third quarter Of this year, from
which IT appears that the failures in the
United States for the three months end
ing September Both have been 1852
with aggregate liabilities of 1925, $50,
against 1858 failures and liabilities of
500, 37S, 1868 same period last year. For
nine months this year the number of
failures was $500, and the liabilities
SS1 ,054, $40, against S,57S failures with
liabilities of Sl97,2l1 100 same period
last wear
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07
L. S. LAND OFFICE,
Tnnru- EapOac naf % 3-0

A.
G. w. FREDERICK, Emporia, Kansas.
DEAR SIR:-I transmit herewith a
copy of com'rs' letter "C,'' October Goth,
which answers some of the questions
frequently asked with regard to the
Kansas trust and diminished reserve
lands. The additional, list he refers to, l
will send You copy of by November Sd,
1879. II comprises a large body OF
lands in townships IA, Is, 16 and II,
ranges g, o. 10, II and is written list.
Parties desiring to know whether GER
tain spncific tracts are included in said
list can ascertain by corresponding with
this office.
In addition to instructions already
given you by this office You Will observe
the following:
except where it is noted opposite the
tract, "By the government for the In
dians"
2 When parties apply to enter Il tract,
and only part of ii is in the list, take the
proof on the whole tract and state the
fact in said proof that portion of his
claim is omitted. Make the application
for the part that is on the list and collect
1-6 per cent.
3. When a minor makes application,
so state in the proof, and he must further
show that the right of majority has been
conferred upon him, or that he is eXer-
cising the right of majority and doing
for himself or herself. Such cases will
be made special cases and be sent to
Washington for action.
4. Persons on decided land and not re-
siding on the land proposed to be enter
ed, cannot make the entry
.. An application To enter the tract
must accompany each affidavit of con-
test.
6. When parties are sworn before
Il notary public, the official charac-
ter of said notary must be certified to by
the clerk of the court, and said certificate
attached by said clerk to the jurat of the
notary. The same holds good with ref
erence to any other office.
Z. Relatives should not be used as wit
nesses, but when parties are unable to
obtain other witnesses they should make
oath to that fact
s. When parties apply to enter lands
on which there Is timber, they must give
bond. The amount of said bond is not
stipulated in our instructions, but if Civ
en- in twice the amount of the appraised
value of the land will be evidently salts
factory. The sureties should justify so
that the L. ). district attorney may be
able to judge as to the sufficiency of the
bond.
o. Cash or post Office order must ac-
company the papers. l cannot accept
drafts or checks, unless such checks are
on some bank in Topeka.
10. Defect in proof will be returned
for correction, with all remittances there
with at the risk of the party sending the
same. Very respectfully,
GEORGE ". WATSON, Receiver.
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a CARD OF G. N. sTERRY

How the Testimony Was Taken.
EDIT0Rs News :-llaving learned to-
day that Gov. Eskridge is still making
statements which are absolutely false,
about myself, and that such false state
ments, to some extent, reflect upon the
board of county commissioners of this
county, l propose to avail myself of
this public way to show the absolute
untruthfulness of the statements so made,
rs a matter of justice both TO myself and
the Others upon whom these statements
to some extent reflect. l understand
that Gov Eslkridge, in speaking about
the evidence taken in what is known as
the $4,000 bond suit, has frequent
ly stated IN substance that |, acting rs at
torney for the present board of county
commissioners, did everything in my
power to prevent them from getting any
testimony at all; that as the accredited
attorney for the present board being
present at the taking of those deposit
lions which were taken, tried in every
way to prevent the witnesses from
giving any testimony; that if
it had not been for the obstacles
thrown in their way by me, they would
have discovered a great deal more than
they did, &c. In order to show the alb
solute falsity of their statements in toto,
will first give history of what oc-
CURED at the taking of their dispositions.
The New York dispositions published in
lnsl - Al.
first dispositions taken, and they were
commenced on saturday, the Both Of
August. When Mr.. Snoddy (who took
the dispositions for the unknown parties
bringing the suit and myself met at the
Office of Mr.. Chaplin to take these depo-
sitions, I called Mr. Snoddy to one side
and Informed him that was authorized
by the board of county commissioners
uhe nominal plaintiff in the action to
take full charge of the dispositions that
were about TO be taken in their name,
and handed him copy of the order
made by the board to read: he having
read it, said in substance, "well, shall
go on and take their dispositions, all the
same" to which l answered: l do not
propose in any way to interfere with
your taking of these dispositions so long
as YOU conduct the matter in a fair man
ner, and say to you that / am ready
and willing as the attorney for the board
10 help you in any legitimate way to dis
cover any fraud or wrong, if any, that
NAV have been done to the county
in the sale of their stock and the
purchase of the bonds. Upon my
asking what witnesses he proposed to
examine, Mr.. Snoddy informed me that
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07
THE KAW LANDS.

Instructions in Regard to Purchasing
Them.
Below we publish matter of interest
to the settlers on the Kaw lands. As
they will probably not get this inforina-
lion from any other source, they had
better clip these instructions from the
paper and save them:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 20, 1879.
Register and Reeeirer, Topeka, Kansas.
GENTLEMEN: In reply to the Receiv-
er's letter OF the 10th inst, have to state
that settlers ON the Kansas trust and d.
miniShed reserve lands which will be
open To sale TO actual settlers under the
second section of the act OF July
5th. 1876, ON and after the Sd proxlmo,
will not be required to pay for the i'm
provements thereon, which they them
selves have made, but only for the i'm
provement indicated on the lists of the
new appraisement with the words set OPP
posite "by the government for the Indi-
ans" You will be governed by this rule
in selling the lands.
When a party resides on an eighty
acre tract that is awarded 10 him under
the first section of said act, and the sale
of which is deferred awaiting further
legislation, and also claims an adjoining
eighty acre tract of the land for sale un
der the second section of said act, such
party may make proof with reference 10
the whole tract, and will be allowed TO
enter that portion of it which is open to
entry without prejudice to his right TO
enter the other portion as soon as il be-
comes open 10 entry. Or he may wait
until all the land is laid open TO entry
and then enter the whole one hundred
and sixty acres without preiudicing his
legal rights by so waiting.
The law requires that said lands be
sold to actual settlers only. By actual
settlers il is understood to mean parties
who are in actual passion of the land
and who have improved the same for the
purpose OF making their homes thereon.
Minors not the heads of families and le-
gally incapable of independent action
for establishing homes of their own, are
not regarded as entitled to purchase un-
der this law. Parties cannot take one
hundred and sixty acres in their own
name and as much more in the name of
each minor child they may have. But
cases of minors proposing to purchase
will be decided on their merits as they
arise.
Persons already owning land residing
thereon, with Improvements extending
over adjoining tracts of these Indian
Lands, cannot be regarded as having by
such Improvements acquired the right
to purchase the land so improved by
them without residing thereon The act
of July 3, 1876, contains no provision for
adjoining farm" entries
1t appears that certain tracts subject
to disposal to settlers, urder the second
section of said act, were inadvertently
omitted from the lists accompanying the
printed letter, dated the 9th of June last.
in consequence of their having bean in.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

One OF the beauties and charms of an
editors life is his dead beating it on all
occasions. No one who has never tasted
of the sweets OF that bliss can begin TO
to take in its glory and its happiness. He
does 800 worth of advertising for rail
road. gets a pass for a year, rides $2J
worth, and then he is looked upon as a
dead-head or halfblown dead-beat He
"puffs'' n theater or concert troupe so
worth. gets 81 in ''cOmplimentaries," and
is thus passed in free If the hall is
crowded he is begrudged the room he
Occupies-for if his complimentaries
were paying tickets the troupe would be
so much in pocket He blows and puffs
a church festival free to any desired ex-
tent, and does the poster printing at half
rates, and very rarely gets a "tbank you"
for it. 1t goes as part of his duty as an
editor. He does more work gratuitously
for the town and community than all the
rest of the population put together, and
gets cursed for it all, in many instances,
where man who donates dollar for
the Fourth of July, base ball club or
church is gratefully remembered. Oh, it is
a sweet thing to be anicditor He passes
''free,' YOU know.-Peabody Gazette.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

HEARTLEss DEcEPTIoE.-Last even
ing, just before shutdown, a gentleman
who was sitting by his window on North
B street, casually remarked:
There goes the woman that George
Browns dead gone on
His vile, who was in the back room
getting supper ready, dropped plate on
the floor, stumbled over the baby and
ran like quarter-horse to the window
with:
Where: Whereg Tell me, quick -
The one with the long cIoak-just at
the corner"
Then the woman at the window said
in tones of deep disgust:
why, that's Browns wife"
''Yes, exactly" remarked the brutal
husband, quietly
Then the disappointed woman went
back and got the supper ready, bnt her
usually sweet disposition was soured for
the entire evening.-Yirginia City Chron-
icle
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

cluded in a separate list sent to this of
fee from the department proper with the
awarded tracts TO be sold under the first
section thereof, and the laying open to
entry of which has been deferred as be-
fore stated, but this omission will not
interfere with The right of the settlers to
purchase. A list of such tracts is in
closed herewith, and you will deal with
them as heretofore instructed in like man.
aer as if they had been embraced IN the
printed lists referred to.
l return the letter the Receiver enclos-
ed. The foregoing will afford the in
formation the writers desire, and you
viii communicate 1t to them Very re-
spectfully, J. NJ ARMSTRONG,
Acting Commissioner.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07
..HE NEVER SMILED AGAIN"

Eskridge's little .fasco with Charlie
Aldrich, of Smith county, may he re-
membered by our readers. The last ses-
sion Eskridge was at Topeka lac con-
cluded lac would "branch out" and show
his craftsmanship. 1t will be remem-
bered at that session he beat the Normal
appropriation bill by trying to elect him.
self speaker of the house. Haskell was
too much for him and he failed, as usu.
al. He has been through more political
and personal failures in his schemes
than any small man in America He
met as fellow member, at that session,
Charley Aldrich, of Smith county
Charley on making his acquaintance,
wrote home to his local paper, the Smith
County Pioneer, that Eskridge remind
ed him of an old couplet, to-wit: that
man can "smile and smile and he viii
lain still" Aldrich was good Judge
of human nature. This threw Eskridge
into passion. He assumed the air of
sainted martyr, and attempted to get
up Juror which would result in throw
ing Aldrich out of the house. AS usual
when he gets mad, Eskridge made reg
ular ass of himself. AT the close of the
session Eskridge was so badly used up
as to be the laughing-stock of the mem
hers, and the butt of all their Jokes In
place of calling the usual meeting on
his return from the session To glorify
himself, he presented the pitiable specta-
Gle OF skulking home through the alley
back of the court house. The following
poem appeared ut the time, dedicated to
the "IIon. c. V. Eskridge," which we
believe has never been printed here, and
which is too good to be lost to posterity:
CHE NEVER SMILED AGAIN"
DEDICATED TO NON. c V. EsxRIDGE.
Sir Aldrich wrote to the Pioneer
little piece of prose.
which, when Sir Eskridge saw the same,
lie looked adOwn his nose
lie smiled and was n villain still"
He read the sad refrain;
His sorrei hair stood right up straight
And he never smiled again.
OH what to him were all his lots
In rich Emporia town.
lie smiled and was VILLAIN still,''
That sentence got him down.
Oihcc and wealth, aud lots and pride
Seemed lost In the raging main;
All fun Tor him had sunk AMI Tied,
lie never smiled egain."
Reys ODDS may laugh and laugh again,
old West may SIT and grin,
And John X; Wright may ore his mouth.
And make q hOrrii din;
hat on the sOrrel state,man' brow
! here rests = shade OF pam;
lie smilcs not, thongt villain still,
lie never will smile again
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

Every state and territory in the Union
except Alaska has "A state library; the
smallest of these is that of the Indian
Territory, and contains 800 volumes.
The largest is the New York state at AL
bany, and contains $4,000 volumes. There
are but five of the other state libraries
that contain 10000 volumes each. Nine
teen states and territories have less
number of volumes in thestate library
than Kansas, viz: 10,500.
There are "A libraries IN the United
States containing over $4,000 volumes
each. The eleven cities containing the
greatest number of volumes and libra
rios ara
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

list There are enough, however, to rec
ommend Emporia as city of intelli-
gent, reading people to those who are in
search OF such cityf home, and also
to insure the success of the new public
library and reading room, organized IN
der the name oEthe Empor;a Antheneum.
ELI SNYDER.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

that for centuries tie only libraries of
note were confined to the universities
and monasteries. The Arabs were not
so easily disheartened as the Christians
in seeing the large libraries of the world
destroyed They went to work making
new ones, and at one time had seventy
public libraries in Spain. That at Cor
dova contained 100000 volumes. They
had other large libraries. The one at Cal
70 was claimed to have 100000 vol
umes. The largest present European
library dates from 1850, viz: the Nation
al of Paris.
Europe has now 100 public libraries,
containing over 100000 volumes each.
The United States has ten. The ten
largest libraries in the world are the fol-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07
WHEN ITs MISSION MILL END.

Zach Chandler, in one of his late
speeches, uttered the following true
words:
The mission of the Republican party
is not ended, and, what Is more, will rev
or end until you and can start on the
Canada line, travel to the gulf of Mexi-
co, and from there to the southern bor-
der Of Texas, make "black Republican"
speeches, ii we choose. vote the 'black
Republican" ticket wherever we get a
residence, and do these things with the
same absolute safety with which the reb-
el gentleman may today travel to the
north, settle wherever he pleases, talk
treason and vote the Democratic ticket
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07
For the kGPoRIA NEWS.
LONGING FOR REST.
By RUTH HAYNES

By Ruth HAYNES.
. anxious s3ui, will not thy strivings ceaseg
Lay now thy burdens Gown amt be at peace
Vain. all in vain, thy fond ambition seems.
Death only iSthe certain ending of ali dreams.
The restless sea strives with the rock bound
coast.
Ana IN ais >iriVings precious things are 10 st ::
AMI thou, q soul, against the cliffs of fare
ilast lost fail much, and now art desoiate
Then, bruisefl and weary, seek cain,er way.
Thee yer renaineih CLEANS of hopeful dav ::
Contentment waiteth with her smile to bless
Irne love shall give, yet never be made less.
Eureka. get. 1873
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

he woad EeIeetric in the name of the eel
ebrated household remedy. THON as EcLEc-
RIc on. signifies selected and eIectrlzesl
and s1tIy describes its nature The ingresIi-
cnfS Of this anaihilatoF Of pain and renredC
for lameness. sores, hurts, throat and lung
disorders, dysenteFy. bsliousBess and. other
Affections. are carefully selected. and possess
valuable electric qualities Look for the adl-
vertisementl sold by w II SisIer
d2g5tG-w45tl
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

Capt Henry King, OF Topeka, in con
nrction with eastern parties, has bought
the BriiteasIone mines. in ihc Anime
districi. Chailee county, Colorado. the
purchase price being $500 OOo- News
item
We have been often told Thar It's. The
fellows who sell, in Colorado, who make
the money, not il,r ones who buy.
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AdministratnrIs knticn

Notice is hereby given that the undersign.
ed has bean appointed administrator. with
the viii annexed, Of the estate OF Joseph
Iieiaenway. deeeases.. by the probate court OF
Lyon Gun y Eansas
ALVARO HEMESWaY
Admi is;ratoF, with the will annexed of
tue estate OF Joseph iIeHeuway deceased
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., the younger
of the two sons of the famous Illinois
Senator, who has aIwa, Heretofore resid
ed in North Caioliua, is about to be-
come citizen OF Chicago, where he viii
pursue his profession rs lawyer. He is
'stalwart" Republican, and always
has been. Although native of North
Carolina, l,e declares that no man who is
an outspoken Republican stands any
chance there, either socially or polit-
ieally.
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Administrators Final Settlement.

Notice IS hereby given that the undersi9u-
ed, admInistFatFix OF the estate OF W afsofi
GfinBeIl, deceased will make final settlement
an Saturday, November =. 1919, mt O'Clock %
m, AZ the Office OF the probate court in Empo-
ria. Kansas. C. a GRINSELL.
J W43t4 Administrative
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

This list does not pretend to be COM
piete by any means. There are several
large libraries m town that l know of
whose numbers did not get, and care
full canvass would doubtless double the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

Emporia has no public libraries to
report at present, but it is to be hoped
she will have soon, for no town needs
one worse, nor is there town of its
size anywhere in which books are more
appreciated than here The following
list of private, law and medical libra
ries will sneak for Itself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07
Notice.
.o1'OC'

EaPoRIA, Eans.. Oct Is 1879
Notice is hereby given that the following
described school land. situated In IL on conn
ty. Kansas. viii be offered for sale at public
auction at my Office in the cours house. in Em-
poria. on Saturday. the sth day OF November
1879; said sale to be open for bids from 10
O'Clock a IN TO O'Clock D. IN:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

Cold piercing winds and driving rains sell
dom fail TO bring on cough, cold or hoarse-
ness at thi- season, and DIR Bulls Cough Syr-
mp should be kept in every house. For sale
by all druggists. w45tI
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

TUCsoN, Arizona, Oct.-A SPECIAL TO the
Star from Silver City says: A courier
arrived at Fort Bayard having crossed
the line INTO Mexico At the time he
left the command it had moved and was
below Assertion, sixty miles in the inte-
rior, in close pursuit Of Victoria and his
warriors.