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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

Boston, Sept. 13.-Prescot Pillsbury,
the Lawrence, Mass, bank cashier, con
victed for the embeZZlement of $64, 900,
has been sentenced 10 five years in the
Lawrence Jail.
AIINNEAPOLIs, Sept. 49, William
Keene, the defaulting assistant cashier
of the northwest national bank of this
city, plead guilty and asks an immedi-
ale sentence
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19
They VIII Return via Emporia.

CINCINNATI, Sept 10 President
for NeOsho Falls, Kansas, on the morn
ing of the 22d inst, going by the
Lake Shore railroad to Chicago;
thence by the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad to Missouri, and
thence by the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as railroad to Neosho Falls, passing
through Sedalia and Fort Scott. The
party will rest at Chicago, spending the
night of the 22d at the Grand Pacific
hotel. On the morning of the 23d they
will leave byspecial train On the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railway, and
perhaps brief stops may be made at Au-
rora, Mendoza, Galesburg and Quincy,
but time will not permit of any great
delaV on the routp
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

CINCINNATT, Sept. 13.-Judge Dun
leny, of Chicago, has just arrived in this
city, from North Bennington, VT. where
he went to attend ON General Robert G..
Schenck, whose death was hourly expec-
ted for weeks. lie reports Gen Schenck
Is improving and is likeley to recover
For five weeks his physician would per-
nit him to take no other food than skim
med milk
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
hudson Bay Dog Teams.

Profanity--and particularly Frencl,
profanity, seems a.noeessary adjunct to
| deg-driving. 1t Is unfortunate that,
by some inscrutables1 1dispensation of
Providenco, ythe only anethou Of reaol
ing dog'stfeason should be through
unlimited imprecatioiis But speaking
with tho experience ,pf many days of
dog-travel and ultimate acquaint-
ahce with a score or more Of dog trains
Thave never seen ans3ttelnpt made, to
reach it In any other way. L do not
seek to exaggerate,bdt simply to pre-
sent dog-dr1viug as ILLEGALLY is-an i'll
human thrashingfana, varied cursing.
The cruelty withiwhish dogs are troat-
ed oalf,lot pc, excusedSs 1t is true they
.are. Obstinate aid RSWoking, and re-
qdtre severe boating, g,SfSpecially from a
new driver, till tho tSAm Is brought in.
to subjection. ButlwHen helpless ami
mails undergoing severe labor in the
trains, are, not mereB beaten on the
dy'witiisheavy lasheS but symctrical
lY logged on, the head till their ears
drip blpod--beaten with whip handles
till their jaws. and .nMes arc cut open
with deep woundssi4cudjolled with
clubs. knelt upon ia,fd stamped upon
until their howlsN NttflPslnto low moans
of agony-punishm#t morgcs into
sheer brutality. Aid, yet such treat
mentis of common occurrence. AS J
said, the beatings froM theing intermit-
tent became incessalta Many Of the
dogs had so exilausteh themselves by
violent dartings hhthdg aud thlther In
their endeavors to dodge the blows Of
tho descending whip ;Svhat they had no
strength left for the, legitimate task Of
hauling the sledgeIa Tie heads of
others were reduced t0a swollen, pull
py mass by tremendous thrashings,
while ono or two had, given out a!lo-
gether and had been taken from the
harness and abandoned of the PLAN.
The operation Of 'ssending a dog to
Rome" had been performed more than
once-a' brutal operatio!fin which tho
driver sinks below the level of the beast.
Sending a dog to Rome, is effected by
simply Beating him over the head with
u club or heavy whip handle until lie
falls inscnsible to the ground. When
he revives, with tho memory OF the
awful blows that deprived him Of con-
sctousncss fresh upon him he pulls
frantlcly at his load. A dog is sci: to
Rome tor various and Jften trivial PROV
ocations-because he shirks or will not
pull, because he Will not permit the
driver to adjust some hitch, IN his, bar
ness. While he Is insenslb1e The nee
sary alteration Is madesaE upon re-
covering consciouspcSaahe receives a
terrible lash Of the whip to set him 60
Ing again. Sa4E
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24

thing had fallen upon the roof. l didn't
think anything of it at the moment, for one
soon gets used to all sorts of strange sounds
in the Indian Jungle; but presently !
thought could hear heavy breathing in
the next room but one, and began to feel
| frightened in earnest. / rose as softly as |
could, and crcpt to the doorway between
the rooms. This doorway was only closed
by curtain, and gently pulling aside the
! folds, pcepcd through-and found myself
within Il few PAGES of the largest panther
l had ever seen in my life
" For one moment it was Just as if had
been frozen stiff, and then the thought
came to me just as if somebody has spoken
1t; 'The big chcst!'
D." knew that this chest wonld hold me
and my child easily, and that could leave
chink of the lid open to led us breathe,
Tor the overlapping edge would save my
fingers from the panther. In second [
had it all clear before me; but had the
brute not stopped short at sight of the cur
tain, should never hare had q chance of
trying it. Luckily for >mc the Indian
panther, savage as he is, is Il terrible cow
ard, and suspicious us any detective. I've
more than half al hon, before lie made up
his mind to spring at the bait SO, while
my friend was puzzling himself over the
| curtain, and wondering whether it was
meant for trap or not, | took up Minnie,
(who, poor little pet seemed to know there
was something wrong, and never uttered 4
sound) and into the chest | crept, making
as little noise as | could
81 was hardly settled there when heard
tho 'snffsnitf' of the panther coming right
up to where lay, and through tho chink
that had left upon, the hot, foul breath
came steaming in upon my face, almost
making me sick. 1t seemed to bring my
heart into my mouth when heard his
great claws scraping the edge of the lid,
and trying to lift it up; but, happily, the
cllink was too narrow for his paw to enter.
But if the paw couldn't, the tongue could !;
and soon he began to lick my fingers, rasp-
ing them 80 that hardly knew how to bear
it, Still, the touch Of Minnie's little arm
around.my neck seemed to give ne courage.
But there was far worse than this to
come; for the panther suddenly leaped
right on top of the chest, and his weight
pressed down the heavy lid upon my fing-
ers, until the pain was so terrible that un-
able to stand it any longer, screamed with
all my might.
"The scream was answered by shout,
from just outside, in which l recognized
my husbands voice. The panther heard it,
too, and it seemed to scare him, for he
made dash for the window, either forget
ting or not noticing the iron bars; but just
as he reached it, there came the crack of Il
rifle, and heard the heavy brute fall upon
the floor, Then all the fright seemed to
come back upon me at once, and tainted
outright.
81 heard afterward that Mr. R had
happened to want some instrument which
he had left at the house; and, not wishing
to trust it in tile hands Of any of the ma
tivcs, he came back for it himself luckily,
just in time, for the bullet from his rifle
killed the panther. But as you see, my
hand it pretty stiff yet:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
BIuoher Failed to o2Appear. ).

very thrilling accident happened
to the train in which L went to New
Carlisle. We were p crossing gafglong
bridge at a very high. rate of speed, i the
captains chronometer indeed indicat-
ing 9. gait of 2.1711on the first quarter,
when suddenly the engineer staggered
into the special drawing room car in
Which always trayelT7bigs coal yatove,
in the middle, tool chest, at the end,
and long seats at the sides, SO you can
lie down and pound your ear when you
are weary-the engineer CAME iii with
n face Of ashy paleness. and said to tho
conductor: i 1851 q q E&&44, s&5sa5A
"We arc lost !''Ssssa3'& bssa& s@ss5E2SS sEa
"What has happencd?", eagerly ask
ed the conductor. @'#<3 - te 'a'
| leaned forward and caught the en+
ginccr's agonized whi5per, as,gMI
.'She's blowed all the packin', clean
out of the ash pan!" s'|,,.., y m
Few, few Of the other passengers re-
allied the imminent peril Though
which we We're passing, but I sat and
listened to the labored sound ofimen at
the pumps. and silently prayed that
night or Blucher would come. Might
came along after awhile, and we were
saved, but Blucher did not put In IAN
appearapGe, and / afterwards learned
he was detained nass. ,ssssssaftsss saasftss
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
Passengers.

think the adjuster is the most observant
man ever met on Il train. He sees every
thing, and notes the pcculiarities of the
people he meets before he has seen them.
We sat in car together up in Wisconsin
one day and he said: -
"Don't you always notice, in every car
In which you ride, the fool that always sits
directly before you, and always opens the
window every time the engine whistles, and
sticks his head and shoulders out to sec
what they are doing at that station, and
never closes the window till the station is
out of sight2"
eyes, 1,had; and lie never saw anybody
he knew at any station2"
4 Never" said the adjustcr 'and he
never. sees anything anybody is doing at the
station, and can't tell the name of the station
while be is at it2"' 49,. -
"And always scraalpes the back Of his head
against the sharp edge of the window sash
when he pulls 1t in, :" I said, stand then dis
and looks suspiciously at you, as though he
"And the man who is waiting at the
the adjuster, "the man with butternut. over
alls sucked into his boots, tawny beard, arms
crammed into his pockets up to the elbows,
mouth wide open-you never miss him;
when you go down, he Is standing there at
sunset; when you come back at sunrise, lie
Is waiting for you; never sees anybody lie
knows get off the train, never sees anybody
lie knows get on, never expects to; would
be astonisled to death If he should happen
to sec an acquaintance como or 60; isn't
paid for 1t, but it's his business. Has moth
ing else in the world to do. Is always there.
If the train comes in fifteen minutes ahead
Of time, he has made allowance for It and
has been there twenty minutes if tho train
Is four hours late, he waits for 1t. You see
him at nearly every station" @z'3;.t
Never speaka TO anybody" said.
A"Never,n said the adjnster, '''and If any
body speaks to him he says Dunno If
tho baggageman runs over him with truck
he says, Wuhi' and shrinks up little closer
against the station, but never gets out Of the
way. 'aT 30 @fiI'@
Re Sand do you remember the man who
sits behind you and whistles2" Iasked. \ Il
"And when he gets tired Of whistling in
kyour ear, sings bass2 !" suggested the adj,ister.
9ls "And never whistles or sings anything
that you know2 y }ssJ!.sE !i7
gtsOr that he knows3"
st "And the tmasher,' whose breath Is near
ly as bad as his mo- ais, who wants to tell
you all about the daughter of q wealthy iner-
chant who was yjust dead gone on HIN the
last time heWe,1t,over this roada y 81
:, e And the man behind you who bites of
half IAN apple at one bite and then puts hia
chin on your shoulder and tries to talk to
You a6out the weather and crops2'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
VOL. ILL., mo. 36.

taken by the people who came in afte 4 him.
Sand have you never seen the girl get on
Mt some country station, " said the adjuster,
| liked up mighty nice for the town, the
| belle OF the village, dressed in more colors
| than you can crowd into chrome, half the
town down at the station to see her Off; she
walks across the platform feeling just lit
| tie too rich TO look at comes into the car
with her head up and plumes flying, ex-
pcctlng to set every woman in that car wild
with envy rs she walks down the aisle; she
| opens the door and sees car full of Chicago
girls dressed in the rich, quiet elegance of
city girls in their travelling costumes, and
sec how she drops like shot into the first
seat, the one nearest the stove, and looks
straight out of the window and never looks
anywhere else, and never shakes her plumes
again while she stays in the carr
And the man who wants to talk" said,
'the man who would probably die If he
couldn't talk five minutes to every one 5ho
rides with; who glares hungrily around the
car until his glance rests on the man whom
he thinks too feeble to resist him, and opens
the intellectual feast by asking him how the
weather is down his way; the man who is
always most determined to talk when you
are the slccpiest, or when you want to read
or to think, or just sit and look out of the
car window and enjoy your own idle, pleas
ant, vagrant day drcams2" = 7"&
"And the man" said Rogers, "wllo gets
on the train and siarcs at every man5 the
car before he sits down, and stands and
holds the door open while he starcs. Who
always carries an old-fashioncd oil cloth
carpct-bag with him, rs wide and deep as q
fire screen, and before Inc sits down takes
that carpct-bag by the bottom, rolls it@up
into close roll, and puts it in the rack.
1t is always dead empty. When he leaves
home, he never puts a rag or thread sors q
button in it. When he comes back 1sis
emptlcr than 1t was when he went away.
1t never had anything in it that he knows
of since it was owned in the family, but he
will never travel without 1t" e. f}sA SS@
'And the other man, !" said, Hwho car
rles nothing in his carpet-bag but lunch,
and eats all the way from Chicago to Cairo2"
"And the man who rides on a pass, and
stands on familiar terms with the COMPANY.
and calls the brakeman Johnny2" y TI5S8
''And the man, said, "who Is riding
on pass for the first time, and -,stands 4up
and holds his hat in his hand when ho secs
the conductor approaching, and says Sir
TO him as lie answers the officials questions
and Is generally more respectful to him than
he is ever going to be again2" a glyi&
VI, "And the man." he said, ''who walks
through the entire length of an empty coach
looking for seat, and then goes back and
sits down in the first one, nearest tho door,"
sand the man" ., Ii%said, '"who always
gets left2" 4 r..a. n's.s..fi,l > ysgS
'And the man, " he said, "who loses his
ticict?" '"'''h'' E.Es
And thus, with pleasant comments On
our fellow passengers did we beguile the
weary hours. va. slsHt s llAG;st.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
The Znlus as Lion Hunters.

OF the skill and courage of the Zulus
many anecdotes are told, of which the
following is specimen: Some few
years ago a Zulu hunter, hearing a
young British officer speak somewhat
lightly of native .prowess, offered to
give him specimen Of it by killing
single handed Il huge lion which infcst-
cd the neighborhood. The challenge
was accepted. and the brave fellow at
once set out on his. dangerous errand,
the officer and several of his comrades
following at distance. Having
drawn the beast from his lair, tho hun
ter9wounded him with well flung
spear, and instantly fell flat on the
ground beneath his huge shield of rhi-
noceros hide, which lowered his Whole
body like the lid Of dish. The lion,
having vainly expended his fury upon
1t, at length drew back few PAGES.
Instantly the shield rose again, Sec
ond lance struck him, and his furious
rush encountered only the impenetra-
bic buckler. Foiled again, tho lion
crouched close beside his ambushed en-
emy, as If neditating siege, but the
willy savage raised the further end of
the shield just enough to let him creep
noiselessly away In the darkness, leav-
ing his bucklcr unmoyed. Arrived at
a safe distance, he levelled his third
spear at the, broad yellow flank of the
royal beast with such unerring ain as
to lay him dead on the spot, and then
returned composedly to receive the con.
CALCULATIONS of the wondering specta-
tors. 5, 4,l
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
81 used to know her when she was girl,
and very beautiful girl she was, too.

and very beautiful girl she was, too
"My mother is very beautiful now."
81 don't doubt it," smiled tho Judge
"And you are her SOM Dear! dear! how
time does fly, to be sure"
Mrs. Bradley was sitting upon the vino
covered porch, with Dora in her arms, who
had fallen fast asleep, and did not sec tho
two until they were close upon her.
Strange and tendere emotions stirred Judge
Havlland's heart rs he saw that fair, sweet
woman, the forgotten love of his
youth, holding his motherless child to her
bosom.
cit is Judge Haviland, mother" said
Carl, III response to that startled inquiring
look.
"IIeen-Mrs. Bradley, how shall l thank
you for your kindness to my little daugh-
ter2 l hope you have not found her trou-
blesome 2" he added, rs the snddenlys
awakened child sprang eagerly to his arms.
con the contrary, THAT is to say, we,
Carl and [, shall be sorry to partwith her. ="
lad, turning to Carl, ht&iN You 20 down
to the road and look after lnyaherses 2"
Carl could see nosnecesslty for Choking
after" the horses, whose driver appeared to
be faithful and competent man; but sort
of instinct kept him down by the gate until
Judge Haviland made has appearance.
Carl found his mother in state of agita-
ton, whose nature he, could not define
there were traces of tears upon her face,
and yet he thought that he had meyer seen
her eyes SO bright, or her checks 50 bloom
ing. ..
10 his great delight Judge Haviland do,
cdcd to leave Dora, for the present, with
her new friends, to use his own words, "for
the sake of country air and country living ~
But he came to see her often-almost every
day in fact; SO that Carl was, in measure,
prepared for the announcement that was
made to him one evening, as they were all
out on the porch together, and which the
judge gave in way peculiar to him.
~ have news for you, my boy, and which
l hope will make you as happy as it has
mae me- Your mother is going to be my
wife, and Dora, your own little sister !"
The hoy was silent, and his face being
hidden by the curly head of the child
that was clinging to his neck, his mother
could not sec how he took this.
care you sorry, my SOM 1 shall love
you just the same"
Carl smiled as he met that anxious ap-
pcaling look
81 am glad, mother; for your sake and
mine, very glad"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
Chloride of Sodium.

Early one morning a tremendous
commotion was created In lodging
house OH b street, Virginia City,
by an inveterate wag, who really ought
to be taken care Of at once. The man
was lodging in the house, and, about
eight O'Clock came down from his room
and told tho landlady that her little
boy had found box Of chloride Of So
dunn on his wash-stand and had taken
some. "1f you can get a stomach
pump Into him inside Of an hour, he'll
live. Now don't get excited; keep cool
Put mustard plaster on his stomach
at once, and send for all the doctors
In reach. You'll be sure to find one at
home." By this timo the frantic
mother had the boy stretched out on
the bed, and was getting square ysrd
of mustard plaster ready. At the same
time she dispatched three boys and IL
little girl for medical aid. "Here,n
said. the wag, coolly, "I'll leave you tile
name Of the chemical on a pieco Of
papcr-chloride of sodium. Make ,,no
mistake; any doctor will know what to
do the minute he sees the name. It's
all right; now don't cry. It WON'T
have the slightest effect under an hour.
Keep cool. Don't frighten the child.
I'll 60 down and send mp some doctors
myself, and here the young man start
cd at a brisk pace down town, and soon
had several doctors routed out Of their
offices. Meanwhile the boy, who was
nine years old, was bawling at the top
Of his voice, and some of the ladies
from neighboring houses came in to
help him on tho>bed while the mustard
plaster was spread over his stomach.
Every woman who came in was shown
the name Of the poison written on tho
paper, and they calculated: "Mercy
on us ~ Gracious mo ~ ooh my! /" and
"Meroiful heavens H. in concert. Pres
entity the doctors began to arrive, DR..
Harris came tearing up the alley with
a stomaoh-pump, followed by Webbsr,
Anderson, Conn, Pritohard, Grant,
Heath, Bergstein, and indeed all the
medical faculty of the city, with medi-
oine cases and instruments and sto-
mach pumps. At the sight Of 80 for-
midabie array the patient (on whom
the plaster was drawing like a ten-mule
tesn') can tv set up VI q howl Of despair. v ).
What has he taken, Madame r. .nsfs.
ed DR.. Harris hurricdly.
sHere's the paper" cried the moth
or, sobbing. "That's the stuff he took. y
The Doctor read the inscription, pass
ed 1t too the next man with laugh,
and 1t wentroundthe group. Presynt-
lysome one remarked, "salt BY, Yun-
deri" !.
They explained to the wespass.ils moth
81 81 la'l tbss che i ii had Raaa tpe victim
as, val 9s.sagalHSs galS9S mel hoax.
r'' y q, {, I''s;s " J. shss ss,.,sss 'sss
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
a Good Reason.

lie was regular dandy in appear.
ance' lie wore kid gloves, plug hat,
gaiters with cloth uppcrs, a natty cut
away coat hidden beneath checkcred
ulster, and a pair of mouse colored
linen pantaloons. Il "a. =,
Everybody noticed his suninfsx tf0l.s-
crs as he walked down the stre&Kt
"Hey, misterl" shouted the boy,
"shoct the pants"
Still he paid no attention..
"There goes Hesq quimaux, :" shriekcJ
another gamin.
Then he sought refuge in sample
room, where ono man took the liberty
Of inqniring:
"Why don't you wear cloth trousers ;
you'll kill yourself going around that
way In this kind of weather.
The man didn't reply, but got near
the stove.
"Guess he's a poet trying to come
the eccentric" suggested another.
After few moments Of silence an
other man bawled out:
"lf | were you I'd drive my legs into
the sleeves of my ulster and tic the
skirts around my neck"
After several more had quizzed him
on.the absurdity Of wearing summer
pantaloons In midwinter, he got up
and shouted:
"Would you all like to know .why |
wear summer trousers now?"
eyes VpS ~ tbav ono,uoro1 ,,,,o,>.
mously.
"Well, its because they're all I'vc
got!' His reply was satisfactory.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
The wee Mathematician.

|
q. A sharp little girl once; proved that
the language of mathme tics vas notsas
A female teacher had class of .begin-
ners-c children Of, q and, 5 years. sIn
teaching them the rdddiments or ar
itllmetic, she thought TO Simplify
things. The usesof the ten numerals
she taughtiby theifl tens fingers, and In
adding or subtracting the single NUM-
bers they. could reckon upon those al
it's. The thing worked to a. charm and
the little one'sS readily learned gthdsSto
solve tho stirst problems9of0th eaarsst,
One day the GLASS vas apt. for recits as
ton, and d,subtraction was the theIs.
Five from five leayes, how m any ~ y.
was by-and,by asked q brigbt t7eyed
miss Of d summers. g "
aSThe little thihg Up With hdH i SSflngers
and wentatit.@ Fora time size eoIned
exceedingly pnzaled, but at len CTR nor
eyes snapped, and shes lifted her faesdS
contidently.isjf,syf ri d ssFsl SSsSs
sssFiyel' she asaid With assured siii-
Curious tosknow how she, arrived sat
that sol lution, the teacher asked her,
explain. 4. ~ sssss 8
|s1g''Why," replied the child, hold
out her two hands, and placing tE8S9t
side by side, s'zers IS Ave on TAT hand q
and fiYeoh 'at. NoWtI take away $40 'Sssg
five from 'ose Ave, aiid---' ere III be 4
|3fve!''(s3 &ssi
About!as fine apiece of ofsoculhr defn-s
onstration, n,ins the way q iqo8icaI & ssis-S
lempn,a as YOU. .sW often meet I,
slo, tssbead off'si such sharp little dls-s
c0Yerers and Gccp tants, Il tSwill balm, /
order TO lE s I've from gitse1f, RR'6'ys RR6y
many Y''Sf 35l5 IN \;
! ~ n trll 5moiirila the dead who sliyea
9ls they desire. y n KS s3
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-24
Front, $1,000.

:" To sum 1t up, six long years Of bed
ridden sickness, costing 5000 per year,
total, 81 ,200-all OF this expense. was
stopped by three bottles Of Fl lstafs
taken by my wife. She has done her
own homework for q yeartslnce, witil-
out the loss Of a day and I want every
body TO know 1t, for their beneflt. 9