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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
WHAT MIR. TUCKER WANTS.

Mr.. Tucker, according to the n. Y.
Tribune, is singie-minded and unre-
strained gentleman from Virginia, who
believes that genuine craftsmanship con-
sists in going straight ahead, after a
fair start has been make. Observing,
therefore, that the confederates already
have both houses OF congress, and that
they propose to intrench themselves
there by turning out the representatives
of several Republican states and putting
in their seats, and observing further that
they propose to override, ignore or
''wipe-out" the executive, 1t naturally
suggests itself to Mr. Tucker that the
army is the next thing to get hold Of
He therefore proposes TO obliterate all
memories of the war by restoring con-
federate warriors to their proper rank in
the federal army Mr. Tucker has
plainly a logical mind and method.
The passage of such bill is precisely
what is needed to help Democratic
president, and Mr.. jefferson DAVIS his
secretary of war, to complete the con-
federate victory by turning over the
army to be differed by the men who
once deserted and fought to destroy il.
We have been accustomed at the north
to hear good deal about securing the
results of the war;" 1t is pretty evident
that somebody is trying to secure good
many results we never dreamed of
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
WEDDING ON A TRAIN.

On the fast line on the P. r. r. from
the west, which left this city at 8 :06 on
Friday evening, was a lady unattended
occupying a section of the sleeper
While stopping in the depot she inform
ed the conductor that she desired TO re-
main sole occupant of the section until
reaching Harrisburg, and would prob
ably occupy it further The conductor
thought no more about the matter at the
time. After leaving Altoona the lady
rose and occupied herself upon an elab-
crate toilette. She then called the con-
ductor and timidly confided in him to
this effect: She said that upon the ar
rival of the train at Harrisburg she ex-
pected to meet young gentleman who
was all the world to herr" that arrange
ments had been made whereby the train
would at that point be boarded by the
gentleman mentioned, together with a
minister and some few friends, and a
ceremony-the most interesting of her
life-would be performed there in the
car. She requested that matters would
be so arranged that the performance
should not be interrupted
The conductor of course became inter
ested at and acquiesced in the arrange
ment. Upon the arrival of the train at
Harrisburg at $50 a. NJ, there "sure
enough" stood the little company IN the
depot, and the young man, the center of
it, commenced a rapid survey of the
train. He was approached by the con-
ductor and directed to the section where
the anxious bride awaited his coming.
All the arrangements worked to charm,
and while the train Numbered through
the night the young couple stood up in
the car, the porter held a lantern, by the
Iii Oht Of which the Ininicfar rood q hria Of
marriage service, and the blushing bride
and the fond groom were declared one.
After number of congratulations had
been passed, the company left them to
continue their journey of life together.
The section had been engaged as far as
Washington, and there the conductor
babe them adieu
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
A KANSAS TRAVELLER.
Denver Tribune.

An eastern business man with touch
OF the tourist about him, who Is temper
arily stopping in Denver, told Tribune
man yesterday that he had come out here
with strong desire to get impressions
of western life. According to his subse-
quent observations he must have captur-
ed quite a valuable one at Lakin, Kans..
although he says he forgot to make an
instantaneous note of it. He had been
complaining of disappointment, while
taking breakfast with the other passen-
gers, and had just damned tire west as a
fraud, Economically speaking, when a
gentleman behind him began to urge in
a mild, plaintive tone that notwithstand.
ing he was law loving oyster, 'he didn't
want any gentleman to spit on him."
The eastern gentleman turned, suspended
mouth-full of antelope meanwhile be-
tween his teeth, and beheld tall, lean
development of Adam, with blue shirt,
a broad hat, husky whiskers, and navy
the size of small Winchester. He re
marked to the eastern man that he was
"a citizen of Kansas" and never-or
hardly ever-permitted himself to be
spat upon. Then rising to his feet and
drawing himself to his full height, he
walked down the room negligently "cov-
ering" alternate tables with his navy
The manner was very mild and shy, and
all that was formidable about him were
the careless migrations of the revolver
muZzle. 81 didn't come here to shoot,
gentlemen" he said in almost a whine,
"but'-and up went the pistol to obtain
a drop on the party at large. At this
moment the saloon keeper came in, and
urging him not to shoot in his house,
steered the representative of the great
wheat commonwealth into the bar-room.
Perhaps you can guess now why the
eastern business man didn't instantly
book his first impression of western life.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

We find on our table a circular issued
by President Pomeroy, in which is a
statement of the following educational
principles and fallacies which will be of
general use, and especially to young
teachers:
l. Education includes the acquisition
of knowledge and the culture and discip-
line of all powers of body and mind. To
be of the greatest value, fitting the stud
ent for any and every sphere in life, this
education must conform to the laws of
body and mind. 1t is fallacy to teach
that this work can be hurried. Those
systems of instruction and schools that
advertise to teach the modern languages
in six weeks, or TO give business or
professional education of any value, in
one or two terms are simply educational
shams.
2. Young and unframed students need
the personal direction and instruction of
the competent teacher, and the drill and
criticism of the class room. tbs not true
that such students can, as rule, pursue
studies successfully by themselves. To
teach "a person can educate himself as
well by the use of books as he can by at
tending good school," is to affirm what
all educational experience disproves, and
all correct educational principles con-
denim.
3. For teachers of our common schools.
the claim put forth that the large graded
| schools of our cities afford the best train
ing school, is many-sided fallacy. 1.
Such schools fail to give the observer any
help IN the grading and organization of
the common school. 9. As the teachers
in these schools in Kansas are as vet un-
professional teachers, their methods are
not models for imitation. 8. To make
this work of any value, the pupil-teacher
in the Normal should actually teach in
the various grades. But this cannot be
IN graded schools, which are only nomi-
nally part of the Normal school. 4. If
such instruction could be allowed. II
would necessarily be under such false
and restricted conditions as to pernIex
rather than help the pupil-teacher. What
he needs is a training class in which he
can teach under the critical Oversight of
. competent instructor in such branches
of study as he will be expected to teach
in the common school. This traininp
school should be small-not larger than
the average common schoOl-and GRADED
and organized, so as to afford a practical
model for the teacher in his actual work.
The State Normal school affords this best
form Of practical training.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
HERE AND THERE.

Puck paints Ben Butler rs Dick Dead
eye"
Its almost time to Come into the gar
den, Maud
Emperor William OF Germany feels
that old age is upon him.
The widow Oliver is now designated
as the Great Unmarried"
Brass bands will soon he heard i'm the
summer-night sercnading business.
In Japan the people worship mirrors.
In this country the reflected receives the
worship.
When a corner loafer dies IN Tenne>-
see the papers say: Another old land
mark gone"
Henry Clay Dean, the 'Decipleo Dirt
has dropped into spiritualism, and is lee
turing ON that last of subjects IN Iowa
President White says he will accept
the Berlin mission if confirmed. Mr..
White once attended the University al
Berlin.
Mr.. LcnoX Kennedy, of New York,
having presented a Presbyterian church
of Palatka, Fla, with So, 900 the edifict,
Will he known hereafter as "kenncdY'S
Kirk
Two gentlemen in New York city hav-
ing difference involving $4,000. com
promised by turning the amount To the
Children's Aid Society, to send boys 10
the country.
Col. Napoleon Bonaparte has arrived
in Baltimore from Europe 10 visit his
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson
Bonaparte, who is i'll. His family will
come to America the LIST of May.
His little Imperial Highness. the Grand
Duke Michael AleXandrowitch of Rus
STA, is, considering his age-4 months
an expensive person. He has a house
hold of fifteen persons, and $4,000 II
year is allowed for his baby highness
| table.
In order to refresh the minds of our
readers we publish the list of wedding
celebrations: Three days, sugar; sixty
days, vinegar; first anniversary, iron +;
| fifth, wooden; tenth, tin; fifteenth, crys-
| tai; twentieth, china; twenty fifth, silver /:
thirieth, cotton; thirty fifth, linen; forti
eth, wooden; forty fifth, silk; fiititih,
golden; seventy fifth, diamond
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
DEBTS WIPED OUT.

The city of Baxter Springs is out of
debt at last, and the history of how it
went in and got out Is curious. Eight
or ten years ago, it was indicated as q
resting place for the Texas cattle trade,
and enterprising people, with little to
risk and great deal to make, began to
flock there and build up a city. They
played their game vigorously; they is
sued $4,000 bonds of the future city
In aid of the Missouri River, Fort Scott
& Gulf railroad an enterprise whose
success involved ruin of their city.
Then they issued $4,000 for a fine
hall and Jail, and other amounts for
other purposes till the whole debt
was $250,O00 - and all this for a
city which scarcely had an exis-
tence. The fame of Baxter Springs,
with the enormous cattle trade, was
sounded far and wide, however, and the
bonds were easily disposed of at the
east, where all sorts of bonds, good, bad
and Indifferent, were in demand. But
the debt was scarcely created before the
unstable cattle trade shifted to the west,
and drew large portion of the Baxter
Springs population with 1t, while others
still, seeing aday OF reckoning for which
the town was unprepared must come,
pulled up stakes and departed to avoid
their share of the impending respon-
sibility. Those who were left could not
pay the debt, and did not attempt to.
They allowed the interest to go unpaid
from year to year, till the bond holders
grew tired of holding the worthless Sc
curities; the railroad company agreed to
surrender the $50, 600 bonds Issued to it,
provided the other creditors would ac-
oept Is per cent. compromise of their
claims. This was finally agreed to, and
few days ago the city authorities de-
posted $4,000 and took in their bonds
thus getting rid of an obligation of a
quarter of million on what may be
considered remarkably easy terms
Missouri Republican.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
LATEST FROM GoLDoRE.
The Eagle Thinks it a SEN.

The Eagle Thinks 1t Sell.
We clip the following from the Wich-
ita Eagle of the 9th:
A few weeks since it was claimed that
gold-bearing quartz had been discovered
by farmer in digging a we'll on his
place, located between the Walnut and
Arkansas rivers, some twelve or fifteen
miles northwest of Winfield. The Win
field papers made light of the discovery,
declaring it a job or swindle. On Mon
day evening of this week, Geo. r. True,
correspondent of the Detroit Daily Free
Press, arrived in Wichita with a speci-
men of the qurtZ and a duplicate or copy
of an assay by Prof L. r. Williams of
Reno, Nevada, which shows the ore to
be worth over $4,000 per ton. Mr.. True
brought his ore to the Eagle office, but
we are unable to discern any pure gold in
1t, after thoroughly grinding it in a NOR
tar. Mr.. True says the excitement is
great and at least two thousand people
were on the ground Sunday, and several
buildings going up. There is one forty
acre tract of land not yet pre-empted, and
1t had been given the name of the Hoo
doc tract The diggings are about forty
miles from Wichita. That the whole
thing is sell, we have no doubt.
The Winfield Telegram of the Goth
has this item:
LATEST FROM THE GOLD FIELD
just as we go to press for the daily Mr..
I. X. Bryan has return from the gold
fields, and tells that yesterday Kim
brough sold his farm to the New York
mining company for fifteen thousand
dollars-$5O0 being put up as forfeit,
and the balance to be paid in 10 days.
This looks like business. There is no
doubt but that the n. Y. fellows are
squandering money for some purpose.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

1t seems there is now another telegraph
company for the Western Union to buy
up. The prospectus has been issued for
the New American Rapid Telegraph
company. The company claim that the
machine will transmit from 500 to 1000
words per minute. 1t is claimed that
with three wires it can perform the whole
telegraph business of the country. Ac-
curacy, rapidity and cheapness are the
three principal features claimed for the
new system. The company publishes a
schedule for messages amazingly cheap.
twenty-five cents for thirty words to any
point east of the Rocky mountains is the
unit of these charges. The construction
of wires to all large cities east of and in
Guiding st. Louis, will begin immedi-
ately.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

Mr.. Benjamin Butler was in his youth
destined by his mother to become a Bap-
fist minister, and she sent him to Water
vile College for preparation Mr.. Bland,
q new biographer, relates that one of the
professors delivered a sermon in the
chapel, in which he said: 81. None but
the elect can be saved. 2. OF so-called
christians probably not more than one in
hundred will be saved. 8. Heather
people will have more consideration of
the Almighty in future life than men of
christian nations, who hear but do not
profit by the word of God" After hear
ing this sermon the young Butler petit
toned the faculty to relieve him from
further attendance upon preaching, upon
the ground that according to the proper
ton stated, not above six persons in the
college could possibly be saved; and as
there were nine worthy professors, all of
whom were doctors of divinity, il would
be presumptuous for him, q poor student,
TO hope FOR even the remotest chance of
salvation; hence in attending church he
was only making his damnation more
certain and terrible
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
NINE. GERSTER

my father, was carpenter in Kas-
chan. l used to go to school and work
at home. was always happy and al
ways singing. sang about my daily
work, as bird sings, because my heart
was full of joy and music. Sometimes
poorer people stood in front of the win
dow. l thought that it was great COM
pliment, and would sing Just as well
as could. Well, one day when father
was out to work and mother away at the
market, I felt very happy was Just
twelve years old then, was ironing and
singing with all my might. When I
stopped, man at the window clapped
his hands and said; "Ah, little girl,
you sing like bird" "And who are
you?" 1 asked. "Well, I'm Helmes-
berger. I'm the musical director from
Vienna. I'm going to give some con-
certs here in the village, and when get
through in Kaschan I'm going 10 Vienna ;
and if you want to go with me I'll take
YOU" he added. Then" said Madame
Gerster, laughingly, 81 remember how
they fixed me up. Father was to paw
for my tuition, and mother was to pay
for my clothes. remember how cried
and laughed and sang all the way to
Vienna ~
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

The CourierJournal publishes an in
terview with the murderer of Judge Ell
liot. He says:
My gun was loaded with twelve buck
shot in each barrel. l thought this
morning l would go snipe-hunting.
met Judge Elliott and said to him /:
Judge, believe will go snipe-hunt-
ing; won't you go alongY' He said
mo" l then as ked him if he would
take a drink and raised my gun and
pulled the trigger. 1t went off clear as
bell. He fell upon the pavement, and
then l was sorry, leaned down and
placed my hat under his head.
The moral of this is, that you should
never refuse to "go snipe-hunting' or
to take drink" down in Democratic
Kentucky. This scion of chivalry, you
see, was a colonel and a man of ''honah, !"
and twas sorry" that his victim "fell up
on the pavement" and at once ''placed''
his hat under the dead mans head.
Such considerate kindness should not
be forgotten.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

Reports from Washington are to the
effect that the Greenbackers are prepar-
ing a financial measure which they in
tend TO present to the house at the earli-
est possible opportunity, should con-
gress decide to proceed with general
legislation. The bill provides for the
retirement of the entire circulation of
the national banks and the replacement
of this with United States notes, which
are to be full legal tender for all debts,
public and private The secretary of
the treasury is to be required to cancel
national bank notes, pay the expenses
of the government, and purchase gold
and silver bullion as a means of putting
this new money into circulation. The
surplus coin in the treasury is TO be us
ed to purchase and cancel United States
bonds. The bill provides for free and
equal coinage of gold and silver of the
present standard weight and fineness.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
OLD TIME TALK.

There was a battle of words in the
house at Washington Tuesday, that re-
minded us good deal of the days imme-
diately preceding the rebellion. The
legislative appropriation bill was report
ed. 1t appropriates between $15, 100000
and $16,O0O,O00. The bill contains pro,
visions repeating the last clause of sec
ton 800, of the revised statutes, which
applies to jurors, and sections sol, 500
and S21, of the revised statutes, and pro-
viding that all jurors, grand and petit,
shall be publicly drawn from box con-
tanning the names of 300 persons, posses
sing the necessary qualifications; which
names shall have been placed therein by
the clerk of the court and commissioner,
to be a citizen residing in the district
and a well-known member of the party
opposing that to which the clerk belongs.
1t also repeats sections 2,016, 2,01S and
2,020, and all succeeding sections down to
and including 2027, and also section
$500. 1t also strikes out of section 2,019
the words ''for the purpose of engaging
in the work of canvassing ballots" and
strikes out of section 2,029 the words ''or
deputy marshal" and the words 'city,
town, county, parish" 1t also repeats
section 1901, except such part of it as re-
lates to the pay of supervisors of cleo
lions. 1t repeats all other sections and
laws authorizing the appointment of
chief supervisors of elections, and spec
ial or deputy marshals of elections.
The house went into committee of the
whole and there Immediately followed
an earnest and warm debate that had the
snap of ante-bellum days, and will excite
much interest throughout the country.
Frye was the principal talker for the Re
publicans and Chalmers of Mississippi
for the confederates
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
Great Bargainl
Eaa


O1n Acres second bottom land near Az
A9I len Lyon county Kansas; all good
lor eultlva alton; 20 acres feBeeii, 20 acres in
frame house lex30, { rooms, pantry and ellaf
mouse painted but not plastered; good frame
barn 14x16, shiDgle roof good CORRAL, 6-bOars.
fruit; 4 acre OF good TENDER, detached Land
Is smooth, range unlimited, black loan soil :.
142 crcrk within short distance; school and
post once u miles; good place for sheep
Price, $40 per acre
Rn Acre farm on la creek, ~ miles.
LUZ from Allen Il. y; 10 acres bottom
land, ~ acres second bottom, 20 acres timber
I3O acres fenced; q well furnished frame
house OF six rooms and cellar and Several
porches; frame barn 12x26; other out buiId-
ipgs; 800 peach trees, Is cherry trees, $50 ap-
pie trees. 200 grape vines; good wells. nir-
merous springs: there Is also good log house
on placei soil black loan; range Unlimited
a excelIent stock and grain farm. Price
OAn Acres, bottom and second bottom
AfO stock and grain farm. 6 miles north
acres In cultivation; permanent stock water
creek VITA springs; rich soil; Il nile to
school no buildings; good range 30 acres,
'Ss0' i'0 acres 1850; s al for $500
an Acre bottom farm, s mines from
LOU Americas, l60 acres fenced. 100
acIes IN cultivation, 20 acres timber; Two one
new frame barn, Il by 30; waiter supplied by
creek and two good wells; 40 bearing apple
trees, some peach, plum and other fruit trees :
rich eolli good range within Of q mile
Price 5000 One-th Ns s ssi
77o acre imi.Fott.i T. M. on the Cotton
Il Q wood river, lies southwest of
EmporIa; one OF ~ 'r1ttom farms for
soil and crops in ~ al fenced; good
orchard; pleptt = ss's and timber; hog
nonse, and vel t4ars ~ per acre.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
OVER THE STATE

There is scarlet fever near Sabetla.
Galena Is out of debt, and has cash in
its treasury
A big prairie fire near Frankfort did
great deal of damage, and came near
burning up the town.
The Cheyenne Indians at Fort Dodge
have been photographed for Harper Bros.
and Frank Leslie.
Salina Herald: The temperance meet.
ings at the Methodist church during the
week have been well attended. No less
than one hundred yards of blue ribbon
has been used
Post Office changes in Kansas during
the week ending March %, 1879, furnish
ed by VIM. Van Week, of the post office
department:
ESTABLISHED.
Bright, Ness county, Stephen G. Down
ing, p. NJ; Dighton, Lane county, Am
aziah II. Goforth, p. NJ; Fox Creek,
Chase county, Benjamin w. Dalton, P,
NJ; Ococe, Reno county, Erastus r.
Long, p. NJ.
DISCONTINUED.
Agricola, Coffey county.
NAME AND SITE CHANGED.
Ohio Grove, Ottawa county, to Crown
Point, Saline county, and John l.. Sho
walter appointed p NJ
POsTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
Arion, Cloud county, Shepherd John
son; Colony, Anderson county, John B
Rhodes; Nortonville, Jefferson county
c. c. Carthy; Plymouth, Lyon county
Mrs. Ann Osborne.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

amount of grain. The school house.
with all the books and contecti, was al,
SO burned. At White Swan, opposite Fl.
randall, the telegraph Office with all its
enects was burned, as the operator re-
ports from the Yankton agency. Al the
same place the government stables were
burned, but the stock was saved. Alto
gether an immense manage has been
done, and the hardships to the settlers
are particularly severe The grass grew
very rank last year and the protracted
dry spell has made it powerful food for
the fro
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
Senator Thurman,s Democratic frien,

are waking up to the realization that Sen
AtOr Hoar, in his speech the other day, de
molished Humans argument in regard
to coercion in the English House of Com
mons. Mr.. HOar recalls the fact that no
rider has been attached to an appropria-
ton bill by the Commons since 1898;
that never, in the whole course of Eng.
lish history, have necessary supplies
been withheld ito coerce legislation"
and that mo English patriot has ever
ventured to propose a refusal to provide
for the revenues of the kingdom, the
execution Of the laws, or the administra.
ton Of justice.