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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-07
business pireetOrp.

Nume. Business and Location of the lead
jqg Business Houses IN st. JOhnSburU.
Agricultural Tools and Hardware.
"A IL ASKELL 81 SONS Hoyts Block r. r. st
ApOthecaries.
=. G. BINGHAM. No. ., Bank Block, Main st.
Attorneys at Law.
! NJ. MONTGOMERY, Jewett's Building, r. R. st.
4 ELISHA MAY. over Hall & Fletchers Store.
t. E.i.ni.N u IDE, Nos CaledOnian Blk, up stairs
Books and Stationery.
howard & ROWELL, CaledOnian Blk, Main ST
Book Binders.
r.. VI. STONE 81 CO, Agt's, Monument Square.
Blanks--Legal and Business.
. c. VI. STONE 81 CO, Monument Square.
Bakers and ConfectiOners.
CROSS & BRADLEY, Main Street.
Clothing for Men and Boys.
p. u 4. FAIRBANKS & CO, Fairbanks Village
Crockery, Glass and Stone Ware.
i. ~ T. FAIRBANKS & Co, Fairbanks Village
Carpeting, Paper Hansings, Window-shades.
e. II T. FAIRBANKS & CO, Fairbanks Village
Dentists.
d. L. PERKINS, Caledonian Block, Main Street.
w. !. Goods, Groceries and Fruits
NArHEWS & PETTENGILL, Eastern Avenue
Dry Goods, aud Ladies' Fancy Goods.
%. IL. lie, Avenue Clock, r. r. Street
u. u L. FAIRBANKS & Co, Fairbanks Village
Furniture and CasEets.
HALL y SWITSER, Main Street
#CALDERWOOD, x SEVERANCE IOOF. Blk.
File Manufacturers.
81. Johnsbury File Works, opp. Passenger Depot
Groceries and House. Keeping Goods.
L. a 4. FAIRBANKS & Co, Fairbanks VILLAGE.
Insurance, ULife.)
r. &. SARGENT, (.Etna,) Railroad Street
Photographs.
%. \. CLIFFORD, CaedOnan Block Main Street
Printers and Publishers.
~. NJ. STONE & CO., Caledonian Block Main St.
Paddock Iron Works.
DAN'L THOMPSON, Proprietor Paddock Village
Stoves and Tin Ware.
Al. L. Il ID. Q. WOODRUFF Railroad Street
H. GOWDERY. Eastern Avenue
Watches, Jewvlry o.Iu Toys.
howard q ROWELL, Caledonian Blk Main ST.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-07
Advantages of "Plain Living -

=, IOUhS RULY.
st. Johnsbury, Jan. 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-07
ST. cSulmsburg (aledolllaIl'
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G. M. STONE & CO.,

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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
NOT A GOOD YEAR.

Calamity Sam Wood will please take
notice that this is q sad season for dem.
agogues who have hoped to ride into of
flee by making poor mouths over the
state of the country. Prolific harvests
have rewarded the farmers toll. Mills
and manufactures are all busy. Rail
roads have all the carrying trade they
can do, and railroad enterprise is seeking
new fields, business is good, in all depart
ments of commercial activity. Kesump-
ton has been accomplished without diff:
ticulty or distress. Greenbacks are as
good as gold. Silver circulates freely
Our exports exceed our imports by hun.
dreds OF millions annually. We are not
only feeding Europe, but we are compel
ing with her manufactures in all parts OF
the world The country is prospecting
and this prosperity is becoming more
solid, healthy and enduring each week
IL is Il bad season, as we have said, fol
the pltilpl demagogqes who thrive on
public distress and are happy only wheT
they crn preach calamity.-EldoradC
Times
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
wILYuM,s WATERNILLION

EDS. NEWs.-For the benefit Of "Keno" and
other s'melOn- eOlic' persons. l send the fol
lowing, clipped from the Louisville Courier
journal: Y
You. wTyum come 'ere, sir; kernegiate
Whnt dat you got under dat boxr
I wants no circumfruncin' now! Whut You
say. siT3 Amt muffin but rocks2
Seems to me you is mOughty paTticrilar-per-
haps dey is Of a new b eel
I'll IFS take q look. Hill eff dat amt de cur
onest rock ever seed!
calls dat plain watermIllIon, you scamp
1t coined fom de Jimmerson cornheId. jts OF
tudder side O. de road.
You stole iti you raSkhdI you ds sI in, "'
An time I gifts though wld you niger, yot
won't chen he a grease spoil
III tx you'll Abe Lincolnl Abe Lincolni &c
cut me hick'ry be quick
An cut me de toughest. too, sir, you KIN nno
dis side o. de crieki
I'lI larn you, you Wilyum Ike Pettus, to stea
AMI you young sinner,
Sisgracin' yO' ole Christian NANNY, ano
maxim her leave cOokin' dinnerl
Now. amt you ashamed o. yo'se'f sir? Use
ashamed o. you, my sonE
An de good old RecordGrer Ansel, he:
ashamed, sir, o. what you has done;
An he's wroted it down mp yonder. la burnin
zone watermiIlion. stOled by Wilyum Isaac
Pettus"
An Whut do you s'pOse Brudder Bpscom, yo
teacher at Sunday school,
Would say, eff he knowed how awful you's
Rressioned de Golden Ruler
Boy Whar is de raisin' gi'ed yous Is you
boun' fur to be black villiunl
I'm s'prised dat chile of yo' NANNY Wou'd
steal any mans watcrmilliOni
An Pm gWine now to cut it right open, an
YOU SIR, shan't have marry bitel
Fur u boy who will steal watermillioDS-an'
right in dc open daylight
Ain't-SLaWdy! % it's GREKRi Abe Lincoln
Abe Li-n-c-o-l-nl make 'ast WI dat
SWITCH
Well I-stealin' a GER cen wa-ter-mil-lion
whoever heerd tell of jis sichI
Can't tell when dcy's ripe? WY thump UNI
But when dey 20 Hpunk," now you mind me
dey Is ripe-an' OATS jis whut meant
An mex time you hook watermIlliOns. YOU
heeri me, you ign'ant young hunk!
Eff you don't want q lickin' all over, be Sho
dat dey all III 20 "punkP
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
VOL. %.
FOUNDATIONS.

Whether in constructing a house, or
in calculating the future of city, very
much depends upon the character of the
foundations we lay. No substantial
structure can be maintained except upon
solid, secure foundatiOn-hence the
need for great care and watchfulness that
nothing be omitted or overlooked that
would tend to weaken, or impair, or rem
der less secure the superstructure we
propose to erect.
Emporia is, and has been for the past
years of its existence, laying foundation
for its future which will be in a very
great measure just such a result as those
LAYING the foundations make calcula-
tiOns for. Broad and aggressive ideas
in public policy in the early history of a
community will as surely tend to secure
steady, permanent prosperity and
growth, as that narrow and contracted
views will sap the life and dwarf the en-
ergies of people, and in the end result
in decay and death.
The position our city occupies IN the
state and before the whole country to-
day is because, in the past, our people
have been wise and watchful in laying
foundations. But this same wisdom and
watchfulness must continue for years to
come, or we shall find ourselves retro
grading-and the demand for vigilance
is so much the greater by reason of the
rapidly with which our state is settling
up and its institutions taking shape.
The towns that supplement their natural
advantages by a good system of railroad
connections act wisely and well, and
those of this class that, in addition there
to, reach out after and secure the denOm-
national colleges which are now being
planted in the state, add another founda,
ton stone of inestimable value. The
day is coming, and is perhaps not far
distant, when even in this state the high
er educational advantages hitherto en-
joyed largely at the expense of the pub
lie, will be greatly abridged, and We will
have to depend on private or denOmIna-
tional enterprises for such advantages.
The locations that then afford such facil-
tiles will be the desirable ones, and will
attract to them people of wealth, culture
and refinement, who always find congen-
ial society in such u place. Emporia
has such an opportunity offered her now
in the location of the Presbyterian syn
odical college for the state. The repH-
tation of the denomination in the past in
connection with its colleges is the guar
antee we would have for first-class lit
erary and scientific institution.
Can we afford to lose such. an OppOr
tunIty?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
John SHERMAN.

General Sherman is QuotcaS By cor.
respondent of the Philadelphia RFess as
making some very brotherly remarks
concerning Secretary John Sherman.
AZ think" he said, John has done the
country some service. / know that he
has been studying the financial question
for many years, and that he is very earn
est in his convictions, and that he has be
lieved all along that what he advocated
was for the best. John isn't what you
people here in the east would call rich
far from it; about hundred and twen-
ty or hundred and fifty thousand, in
addition to what belongs to his wife,
who is very charming and accomplish
ed lady and beautiful woman. They
have no children of their own, but have
adopted daughter, and Mrs. Sherman
is now in Europe looking after this
daughters education. She is q generous
and very charitable woman. John owns
beautiful home in Mansfield, Ohio, also
one in Washington, and he lives CON-
fOrtably and well but he has never made
one dollar out of his position as public
officer. What he has he made in his
profession and out of blind and sash
factory in Ohio, in which he has long
had an interest. was separated from
him early in life, but know he is q good
citizen, good husband, good brother,
and that he was good son."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

ATcHIsoN, August lathe quarterly
report of the state board Of agriculture
has Just been published. 1t embodies
the official returns of the township as
SCISSORS for the year ending March 31st
last. The area of winter wheat aggre-
gates one million two hundred and
ninety-seven thousand five hundred and
twenty-five acres, which is an increase
of two hundred and twenty-three thOus-
and one hundred and four acres over
1878. During the last three years winter
wheat has increased over Hooper cent.
The area in spring wheat Is over four hun
dred and twelve thousand one hundred
and thirty-nine acres. The area in corn
is two million nine hundred and twenty
five thousand and seventy acres, an in
crease of five hundred and eighty nine
thousand five hundred and lightweight
over 1873, and of 80 per cent. during the
past three years. The area in oats is
five hundred and seventy-three thousand
nine hundred and eighty two acres.
In potatoes, sixty-tive thousand. In
flax, sixty-nine thousand three hundred
and eighty three acres.
Castor beans, sixty-eight thousand
one hundred and seventy acres.
The area of tame grasses, clover, mil
let, timothy and blue grass, aggregates
| one nunuIcu dllu Unity -HluC lllOuBauli
nine hundred and seventy-siX acres.
In prairie meadow and pasture, -four
hundred and eighty-fOur thousand and
nineteen acres.
The total area in all four crops aggre
gates seven million seven hundred and
| fifty-six thousand one hundred and
thirty acres, an increase during the pas
year of 1,3l9,403 acres. The winter
wheat is unusually fine this season.
The corn crop promises the larges
yield ever known in the state.
The live stock reports show an in
crease during the past three years of 81
per cent; in horses, 81 per cent; IL
mules, 40 per cent. in mich cows, 81
per cent; in other cattle 1l0 per cent.
in sheep. 2S3 per cent.
one million fifty-nine thousand two
hundred and forty pounds of cheese, anC
fourteen million five hundred and siI
thousand four hundred and ninety-fou
pounds of butter.
The farm dwellings erected during thu
year number fifteen thousand, nine hun
bred and forty-two; value nearly three
million dollars.
The assessed valuation of the whole
property of the state is very nearly ont
hundred and forty-five million dollars.
The population of Kansas on the frs
of March was eight hundred and forty
nine thousand nine hundred and seventy
eight increase OF one hundred and forty
one thousand four hundred and eighty
one during the previous year. Full!
fifty thousand people have come into tn
state since that date, and the population
to-day is over nine hundred thousand.
The United States census next yea
will show a population exceeding on
million on the first of March.
Last year there were two Thousand
four hundred and forty-fOur miles O
railroad in the state, and it is estimates
that nearly five hundred miles will b
built this year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
CONKLING-SPRAGUE.
The Latest National Sensation

The Latest National Sensation.
4 brief and unsatisfactory dispatch a
day or two ago announced trouble at the
residence of ex-senator Sprague, in
Rhode Island. 4 German teacher was
made the object of the ex-Senator's
wrath, and the closing statement was to
the effect that Senator ConklIng, of New
York, was present and attempted to APP
pease the Rhode Island gentleman's
wrath. Now il turns out that the Ger
man teacher was a myth, and that Sena.
tor Conkling himself Is the real hero OF
the sad story. SRragHe had gone away
for several days, when suddenly Senator
Conkling put in an appearance at the
Spraguc Mansion, unbidden by the
landlord. There had been much gossip
in Washington of late years about the
fondness of Mrs Sprague and the
New York Senator for each others soci-
ETY.. Spragqe returning home few days
earlier than was his intention and find
ing Conkling in his house at once flew
To pieces" and ordered him to leave
threatning to perform the Ito Conkling.
unpleasant task of filling C.'s body with
cold lead. Conkling took his carped bag
and got out, Spraig following him down
to the town and ordering him to leave
there also. This is the story in nut
shell. II is a most unfortunate one, pain
ful indeed to senator Conkling's friends
throughout the country, and unless som,
satisfactory explanation can be given by
him il will result in his ruin.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
SAYINGS.

why" asked a governess of her little
charge, ''dO we pray God to give us our
daily bread? Why don't We ask for
four days or five days, or a week ?"
because we want it fresh," replied the
ingenious child.
There are said to be many new and
dangerous counterfeit bank-notes in cir
culation. Oh, how our heart goes out
in wild, Unsuitable longing to behold
one of these curious bogus bills, or q
genuine one, even.
The saying of an old philosopher, that
if he had lever long enough he could
move the world, leads country CORE
spondent to write to us that if he had a
dried apple big enough, he could soak
up the Pacific Ocean.
If some kind of an amendment could
be added to the marriage service which
would make it mandatory upon the
part of the bride to arise in the morning
and kindle the fire, there would be fewer
old bachelors humping about the
country.
byron, my son." said literary father
to his athletic sOn-'Ryron never played
base ball" mo" said the boy, pulling
on his Orange-cOloreds shirt, land George
Washington never wrote poetry" Here
wiz AOoA SAPIION oAN IAC Jill
went over.
Now is the season of the year when the
man who sees the sign, Fresh Paint"
will walk up to the door, leave the
marks of his dirty fingers on it, and go
away mutterIng to himself, That's So"
This proves that he is just about as
fresh" as the paint is.
A tutor of college, lecturing young
man on the Irregularities of his conduct,
added with great pathos: THE report
of your vices will bring your fathers
gray hairs with sorrow to the grave"
Il beg your pardon, sir" replied the
pupil; my father wears wig"
''John, did you go round and ask how
old Mrs. Jones is this morning, as told
you to do last nightg'' Eyes, SIR
"Well, what's the results" "She said
that seeing as how you'd had the i'm
prudence to send to ask how old she was
she'd no objection TO telling you that
she's seventy-four."
It's little wonder that man isn't en-
oonraged to use his energies toward
crowding the opposite sex ahead mentally
and socially, when he occasionally sees
one of her attempts I'd throw a stone at d
hen in the garden, resulting in the break
ing of a pane of plate glass in house
across the way.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board of county COM
missIoners of Lyon county. Kansas. asking
for the locating oil county road. as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the One-fOurth Sec
tiOn corner, on the county line. on the west
line of section 80, township 16, range 10;
thence on the most practicable route TO the
northeast corner of section 81, township 10
range 10; thence east 20 rods, more or less
thence in o southerly direction, to the hall
section line on the south of the northwest
quarter of section 81. township 10, range 10
thence west to the quarter section corner on
the east of section 81, township 10, range 10;
thence south on the section line one and q
half miles to intersect the already established
road at the southeast corner OF section 6
ownship IL, range 10, and also commencing
at the northwest corner of the northeast quar-
ter dissection 81, township 16, range 10, thence
on the most practicable route to the south
west corner of the northwest quarter OF sec
tiOn 6, township IL, range 10. Also continu-
ing said road commencing at the northeast
corner OF section 81, town ship 10. range 10
thence north on section line as near as prac-
ticable to the northeast corner Of section z
township 16, range To- And upon said pro-
posed road the board appointed the following
viewers: Z. u. MaXSOn, e. Drake and Jos
Frost, to meet at the beginning of said road
on the Sd day OF September, A. ID. 1879, at II
O'Clock, .. m, and in conjunction with the
county surveyor to view, locate and survey
said road. and to give all parties a hearing
By order OF the board. W. F. EWING,
6227E12-U3ltI County Clerk
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
NOT READY TO DIE.

Here is an extract from one of old
lack Chambers recent speeches in
Maine:
1t is said the Republican party has
fulfilled its mission, and ought to die.
No party is better prepared to die. On
its monuments can be written that it has
fulfilled every pledge it ever made to
the American people, Ought to die
Thank you, gentlemen, we have made
other arrangements. Ii took the country
from the lowest depths OF 'lTumil iation,
and raised II to the highest pinnacle OF
prosperity. 1t found the 5 per cent
bonds worth 6S, and now the 4 per cents
are worth 102 1t built the railroads
which the country needed, and 1t has
improved the rivers and harbbrs. OF
these works labor has received the
benefit. The party saved the national
life by redeeniipg its pledge, and it re
deemed another on the LIST of January
and saved the national honor. The panic
of 1887 was worse than that through
which we have passed, but we got down
to hard pan in 1912, and an era of pros
perity ensued. Now go over the country
and there is work for all who want it
The wheel is turning. and nothing can
stop il unless the people deliberately de
eide to tamper with an honest dollar.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
COMMEMORATION .YEAR.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The present Is commemOration year
with the Republican party. It celebrates
the proud history of a quarter of a centu-
ry. twenty-five years ago it was born,
and it has lived in and wrought upon the
grandest period ofhuman development
There is. fitness in the fact that, in its
year of commemOration, republicanism
should be forced, by circumstances il
cannot resist, to illustrate most signally
its original inspiratiOn-that in 1879, as
in 1854, it should subordinate all other
issues to the main issue of freedom be
of the party It Was de sne t6ai
economic questions were secondary to
the one controlling question of the free
soil of the territories. Since then the
party has had to deal with many econ
Omic questions, and has dealt with them
intelligently; but it comes back, after al
these years, to find the same question, in
q different form, now dominant,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
Road Nnfice.

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board of county COM
missiOners of Lyon county. Kansas, asking
for the locating OF a county road, as follows,
east of the northwest corner of section 80
town Is. range 10, running north one mile
the most practicable route TO the northeast
corner Of section 90 township Is, range 10.
We also petition your honorable body to va.
cate One-fOurth oil a mile east from the place
of beginning rs stated above also one half
mile, beginning at the northwest corner OF
section 81, township Is, range 10. running
posed road the board appointed the following
viewers: John Mounce, James Fyfe and ROB:
e e6sS 20. 70 meet zee az the SAD
1879, at 10 O'Clock a. M, and in conjunction
with the county surveyor to view, locate and
hearing. By order of the board.
W.T.. EWING,
d227tl2-wS4t1 County Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22

only part that Mormonism plays in the
latter, Is that the religion or belief OF
that sect does not excuse its members
from the penalty of the state. Foreign
governments have been notified of this
fact in order that their people who may
embrace this religion, shall not come
here with the mistaken idea that this
government winks at this offense when
committed under the guise of religion.
As many MornonS as like NAV come,
provided they don't intend to practice
blgamy. The statute says every person
having husband or wife living, who
marrles any other, whether married or
single, In territory or other place over
which the United States has exclusive
Jurisdiction, is guilty of bigamy, and
than $500 and imprisonment for a term
of not more than five years.
Foreign Notes.-The Royal Wedding.
LAGRARYA, August 15.-It is stated
that the marriage of King Alfonso with
the Austrian Arch Duchess will be
solemnized November 2Sth, the Kings
birthday.
The Persistent King.
CAPE Town, July 26.-Some of the
Zulu prisoners report King Cetewayo
with his army in the marshes of the
AmoOlosi river, where he intends fight
ing. Two British columns will read
vance on the Sd of August, and meet at
Magnibonum on the 9th of August.
English Parliament COnvenes.
LONDON, August 15.-Parliament was
prorogued to day. A speech from the
throne was delivered by Royal commits
sion.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that q petition has
been presented to the board of county com.
missieners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
tor the locating of q county road, as follows
of section "a, township Is, range 10 east ;
thence west on the most practical route. The
terminus of said road shall be at the north
west corner of section 81, township 10, range
10 east. at the line of Morris county. And
upon said proposed road the board appointed
the following viewers: Z. Barclay, Robert
Wells, and George 10y to meet at the
beginning of said road. on The 8rd day
OF September, A. ID. 1879, at 10 O'Clock, a. m .
and in conjunction with the county surveyor
to view, locate and survey said road. and tC
give all parties hearing. By order of the
board. w +. EWING
d221tl2-w34t1 County Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
Road Notice.

been presented to the board of county com :
missioners OF Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the location and vacation of q county
road, as follows, te-Wit: Commencing at q
point near the southwest corner of section 81,
township Is, range Ia, where the old Santa
e staCS Loao crosseS inc west Tine OF salu
ner OF said section 81. same township and
range; thence east on the section line until il
intersects the Santa Fe state road, on the
north line of section 81, township Is range u.
Also to vacate all that portion of the old San
ta Fe state road rs now located through Sec
lions 81 and 81, in township Is, range II. And
upon said proposed road tie board appointed
the following viewers: T. r. Burnes. n
Reg0in and Al; Wilmington. to meet at the
beginning of said road, on the 9th day OF Sep
TENDER, A. d. 1873, at 10 O'Clock, q. m, and in
conjunction with the county surveyor to
view, locate and survey said road, and to give
all parties hearing. By order of the board
da97I1a w3Atl Conntv tyerk