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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
SENATOR INGALLS,.
Atchi.on Champion, s5,h.


Senator Ingalls, returned home yester-
day morning, in excellent health and
spirits. He was cordially welcomed by
hosts of friends, Who rejoice in his COM
plete tIiumphs over the malicious as
saults of his vindictive personal enemies.
He will remain ut home about ten days
To give his attention to business affairs
neglected for some time, and which
urgently demand his personal supervis-
ION.
In this connection we are requested by
the senator To say that the report cIrcu-
lated in this state, TO the effect that his
visit home is for the purpose of engaging
in the presidential canvass, is without
foundation. He returned, as We have
said, for the purpose of giving his atten-
ton to business affairs of purely person.
al interest. His visit has. no connection
with politics. He IS not specially inter
esled in the presidential nomination, and
has no desire TO influence and no pur
pose 10 interfere with the presidential
preferences of Kansas Republicans. The
nomination of either of the gentlemen
mentioned as candidates will be entirely
satisfactory 20 him, and IL he had any
strong personal preferences in the matter
he would neither ask nor expect his
friends to subordinate their wishes to hi:
own.
We make this statement AZ his own re
quest and by his authority, In order tC
contradict, in the most explicit manner
possible, the stories that have been circu
lated in the state concerning the purposI
of his visit.
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COUNTING UNDER DIFFICULTIEs.-He
came up little late, stepped in without
ringing, and striding softly into the par
lar, dropped into an easy chair with the
careless grace of young ma" who is ac-
customed to the programme. by jOve"
he said to the figure sitting in the DIM
obscurity of the sofa. by jove, [
thought l was never going 10 see you
alone again Your mother never goes
away from the house nowadays, does she
Minnie ~ "Well, not amazingly fire.
quently," cheerfully replied the old lady
from the sofa. "Minnie's away so much
of the time now have to stay in" In
the old hickory at the end of the house
the moping owl complained to the moon
much in its usual style, the katy-dids
never sang more clearly, and the plain
tive cry of the whiP-poor-will filled the
night with poetry, but he didn't hear any
of it, all the same. "And, by George"
he said to a friend fifteen minutes later,
eff 1 didn't leave my ha on the piano
and my cane in the hall, Pm goat
Think of EN-? Forget 'em? Strike me
blind if l knew had any clothes on at
all What l wanted was fresh air, and
wanted about thirty acres of it, and
mighty quick, toon'-Burlington Hawk
| eve.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
HOW TO TRAIN THE MEMORY.

Your memory is bad, perhaps, but l
can tell you two secrets that Will cure
the worst memory. One of them is to
read a subject when interested; the other
is not only to read, but think. When
you have read a paragraph or page,
stop, close the book, and try to remcm-
Der the ideas on the page, and not only
call them vaguely to mind, but put them
in words and speak them out Faithful
" follow these two rules, and you have
the golden keys of knowledge. Besides
inattentive reading, there are other
things injurious to the memory. One is
the habit of skimming over newspapers,
items of news, smart remarks, bits of in
formation, political reflections. fashion
notes, SO that all is a confused tumble,
never to be thought of again, thus dill
gently cultivating a habit of careless
reading hard to break. Another is the
reading of trashy novels.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
EDUCATIONAL.

Nearly 40 per cent of the colorcd chill
dren in Tennessee were last year enrolled
in the public schools.
Tahlequah, the capital of the Chero-
kee nation, is a prohibitory town. Not a
drop OF fire water is allowed to be sold
within its limits
The report of the commission appoint
ed TO suggest reforms in the Baltimore
school system recommended that compe-
tent colored persons be considered eligi-
BILE as teachers in the colored schools.
The Methodist Freedman's aid socie-
ty taught the past year in its various
schools and colleges 1910 pupils, of
whom 453 were in The biblical, 90 in the
law, go in the medical and 1920 in the
normal classes. It is doing q grand
work for the colored race.
The friends of the Fisk university
(colored) at Nashville, will be glad to
learn of its great prosperity. The num-
Der of students thecurrent year is greater
than ever before. There are 331 on the
register, of whom % are from outside of
Tennessee, and represent twele states.
The penny-wise, pound foolish system
of education can go no further than in
that in the sweeping reductions in sala-
ries which the new board of education
have made, the majority ofthe teachers re-
ceive less pay than the janitors, and even
the higher paid ones receive much less
than the ordinary clerks in other depart
ments of the city government.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
NOT A CANDIDATE

The Washington Star makes the fol
lowing editorial statement: Last Satnr-
day the members of the committee who
support Mr.. Bayard for presidential nom
ination, waited upon the senator and
asked where he would like to have the
convention held. He replied that it was
a matter which he had no right to inter
fere with; that he had no choice of loca
ton whatever. He wanted the commit
tee to consult the best interests of the
party, but for himself he was not can
didate for presidential nomination and
earnestly desired that his friends would
not seek to direct the convention in hi.
| interest.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

General Butler declines TO say whether
he will henceforth he fuli-blooded
Democrat or will remain as Greenback
skirmisher in the neighborhood of the
Democratic camp. He tells CORE
spondent Of the Boston Traveller that he
is at present much more busy with law
suits than politics, but that if he were 10
vote for any Democrat for president it
would be for Judge Field, who could
carry the Pacific states and unite the
factions of the party in New York.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The Grant men are counting good
deal on the votes of the southern states
in the Chicago convention. AS neither
Grant nor any other Republican candi-
date will get a single electoral vote from
the south, that section should not be al
lowed to control the action of the con
vention. The strongest candidate for the
north is the man that should be nomi-
mated. Though strong friend of, and
believer in Grant, we are not ut all con-
WINGED that he is the best man to put in
the field as the Republican standard
bearer. 1t Will not do TO depend on
noise in this matter. There must be no
mistake, and there ought to be no an
tagonism between the friends of Grant
and Blaine. Grant is patriot,
and won victories for his country,
but the victories of Blaine
have been no less important than those
of Grant The Republican party and
the country owe Blaine debt of graft
tude and he has fairly and honestly
earned his promotion to the presidency.
Let there be no unfairness, or dishonesty,
or qualification of personal hatred to
keep him from the nomination, as there
was four years ago. Let the will of the
people he done irrespective OF the de,
sires and the "machine work" of the
| Don Camerons. Let there be fair play
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT SLEEP.

Marlborough N " Cor. n. y sun.
Thomas McElrath has for number of
years lived about mile west of this viii
lage. He is farmer in fair circum-
stances, and also a cultivator of berries.
The strange popularity of McElrath is
that for nearly twelve years he has not
slept a wink. He tried everything to
WOO the drowsy god, but all 10 no pur-
pose. Medicines of various kinds were
unavailing, and the sleepless berry grow
er of Marlborough was the wonder for
miles around. A few years ago an ac-
count of this remarkable case was pub
lished, and was copied by newspapers
throughout the land. McElrath at that
time offered a large sum of money to any
person who would make him sleep. He
Ieeeived offers and advice through the
mails from patent medicine vendors and
leading physicians throughout the Uni
ted States and Canada. One San Fran,
cisco man was positive he could fix
him." but he didn't. The long, weary
nights passed on. month after
month, but McElrath slept
not. Some persons insinuated
that he slumbered and was not aware oil
the fact His family and neighbors sal
up night after night and watched, but
mot a wink of sleep did Thomas have"
AC tLAdt -iAC414Aahtl tsCttti
health, and gained instead OF losing flesh
and CONTINUED to work hard daily
throughout the summer season, was
something that philosophers and physi
clans alike could not explain Neil
rath was indeed q phenomenon, and his
case without parallel. He was posi-
tive that he did not sleep, and invited in
yestigatioD. But his hours of wakeful
ness came to an ending on Friday nigh
of last week, when, for the first lime il
over eleven years, he slept one long, de
llcious sleep and woke up on the follow
ing morning refreshed and happy
Words were inadequate to express hi.
feelings both of surprise and pleasure
Since then he has slept naturally ever,
night, and to all appearances he viii no
lack for the necessary sleep hereafter
McElrath was born in the nerfh Of Ire
land He Is sigid Presbyterian, ant
for many years has been an attendant o
1.-THE Marlborough Presbyterian church.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Senators Thurman and Edmunds had
a bright little passage of arms the other
day. In executive session Thurman was
quietly listening and smoking when Ed
munds objected to the confirmation of a
certain Ohio nominee. Thurman, put
ting aside his cigar and springIng to his
feet, said: MIR. President, had not in
tended to say Il single word upon this
matter, but the senator from Vermont
has thrown brick at an Ohio man, and
1 must resent that" Mr. Edmunds, with
assumed seriousness, retorted, You can't
throw brick in any direction these days
without striking an Ohio man."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The Catholic population of the arch
diocese of New York is G00,OO0. The
next largest see is the archdiocese of
Boston, with 100000. The archdiocese
of Philadelphia is third, with 265,OOO;
the archdiocese of New Orleans fourth,
100000; the diocese of Chicago fifth,
100000; the archdiocese of Baltimore
and Cincinnati and the diocese of Brook
Ign each has 100000. In the number of
priests New York likewise leads, with
1884, and Baltimore is second, with 261.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

\ writer well illustrates how really
great men will sometimes regard those
who differ from them in opinions, by
saying:
Horace Greeley and Henry G. Carey
were our great writers on political econ
omy in their day, but their views of each
other as POLITICAL economists is pain
full illustration of the infirmities of
greatness. Greeley wrote of Carey
He is a man of marked ability and
learning. In many respects he has
hardly an Intellectual superior in the
country; but when he touches political
economy he stultifies himself, showing
considerable ingenuity, but not particle
of common sense Carey's estimate OF
Greeley was summed up as follows
Greeley is an excellent leader writer; lie
understands public sentiment IS well as
any man know, but he makes fearful
mistake the moment he approaches po-
litical economy. admire him as q
Journalist, but as political economist he
is beneath contempt Indeed, it is not
too strong to say that, on the subject Of
political economy, he is simply an idiot
and always will be- =
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The Democrats In congress are kept
so busy lodging the questions they raised
at the extra session last summer, and
fighting shy of all other important issues,
that they have not yet found time to pass
an appropriation bill TO pay the United
States marshals, who have had no salary
for eight months and have been defray-
ing the expenses of their offices out of
their own pockets. No doubt the Repre-
sentatives OF the moonshining districts
IN the south take special pleasure in an
noying the marshals in this unmanly
WAY
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
CHURCH NOTES.

There are in the British army 100000
members of some religious denomina-
ton.
There are II Sunday schools in Brazil
and the Portuguese Sunday school pa
per is highly esteemed in them.
The pastor of colored Baptist church
in Nashville, Tennessee, received into
his church last year 2S7 members.
Rev. A. ]. Bixler, pastor of the Little
River circuit, south Kansas conference,
reports 1876 accessions to the church.
The Russian church has 1872 men,
bers and nine church buildings in Alas
ka and California. The church in San
Francisco contains about 200 members.
The Episcopal society for promoting
christianity among the Jews has mis-
sions in Is dioceses. 1t is said $50 Jews
are ministers in the church of England.
There are eight reformed Episcopal
churches in Chicago and ten clergymen.
Two of the churches own property
valued at between $75, 900 and 100000,
and are free from debt.
Nearly five hundred shopkcepers in
Zurich, Switzerland, have asked the city
council officially to suspend all trade on
Sunday They have been led to take the
step by the increasing number of open
shops.
The sum of money which the Presby-
terrain board of foreign missions>will lose
through the failure of the bank in Liver
pool in which it had funds deposited is
$4,000. About $1,000 only of this sum
has thus far been made up by subscrip-
tons, the report that it had all been so
made up being untrue.
1t is fifty years since missionaries first
landed in New Zealand, but out of pop
ulation estimated at 100000 there are
now only abont 1000 who do not make a
profession ofchristianity. 1t is said that
one-tenth of their income is readily con-
tributed by the people to the support ol
the christian religion.
A mass of sermons, documents and
other manuscripts which belonged TO the
Rev Timothy Edwards, the father OF
Jonathan Edwards, have been brought
! to light in Windsor, Conn, and Hart
| ford gentleman has them in hand for use
as the basis of an historical sketch
They fill one trunk and two barrels.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Mrs. John w. Mackay is solemnly re-
ported to have engaged the exclusive
services of one of the most celebrated
Partisan dressmakers, so that there
might be no duplicates to her gowns.
Mrs. NJ. used to be clod-hopper. That's
the reason she "slings on agony" now.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The senate bill to appropriate money
TO pay the five per cent allowance from
sales of public lands due 10 various
western states, was defeated Thursday,
the senate voting to indefinitely postpone
its further consideration. A motion to
reconsider the above vote was, however,
saved from defeat by being postponed
until next session. The bill is therefore
not entirely killed. Its passage, which
senator Plumb worked hard for. would
save about S25O,OOO for Kansas
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Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, it is said
by correspondent of the Boston Tran
script, spends his money very freely at
Newport bur be never throws any away,
He Is exceedingly generous, and many a
poor person tells grateful tales Of his
goodness. He commissioned a certain
PEAL estate agent to find him pasture
for his COW, The man did so, but when
Mr.. Bennett learned that he had paid
$50 for the use OF the field, and charged
him $3.50, he Indignantly Withdrew his
patronage. 1t was just at the time he
was ready TO buy house, and he went
70 a young agent, and said, Sell me the
Brooks house and you can have the com
mission The new agent did so, and
his commission was $4,000"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
New York Republican Convention.


UTICA, \ V, Feb 25.-The Republi-
can state convention re-assembled today.
Stephen B. French, of New York,
nominated FOR temporary chairman
Chas. Smith, of Albany. The nomina-
ton was received with applause, and
made unanimous. As Smith was con-
Quoted TO the chair he was received with
great applause. His allusion in his
speech to Grant at Appomatox court
house was received with great applause,
and a handsome banner. with Grants
portrait, was unfurled in front of the
stage, and other points in his speech
were also enthusiastically applauded.
When the convention re-assembled,
Charles E. Smith was made permanent
chairman, who expressed his thanks for
the honor conferred.
The committee on credentials reported
that the sitting delegates from the first
assembly district, Oneida county, head
ed by Hon. Roscoe Conkling, are the
regular delegates and entitled to seats.
The report of the committee on resOlu-
tions was called for, and presented by E.
w. Stoughton, who took the stand and
read as follows:
| The Republicans Of the state of New
York assembled to appoint delegates TO
represent them in the national conven-
| ton, reafflrm the principles ana patrl-
otto purposes of the Republican party
heretofore declared and faithfully
acted upon, and equally impressed
with the responsibility now dc
volyed upon them, declare that
the safety of the nation is again Im
perilled by the Eirulent and unlawful
| efforts of the Democratic party 10 over
awe and suhvert state governments. as
represented by the conduct of its leaders
| in Maine, and in several counties and
states, thereby intending to secure the
control of the government by deeds Of
violence and fraud, and in defiance OF
| the carefully constituted Judicial au
thorities In the presence of these grave
and threatening dangers, it is duty Of
| the Republican party of the union, in it.
united strength, TO meet and prevent them
| and to this end, mindful of theil
great responsibility in the coming presi
Dental contest, and of the fact that i
/ must be determined by an electoral vote
| their state, is hereby solemnly pledged
! to Republicans Of other statess and theil
ability TO cast il Tor Z. s. Grant. w.
declafe thai In truth, we repose absolute
trust in his honesty, fidelity to truth, hi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and solid intelligence
This varied experience, and for tia,
uniform success that has ever ATTENDED
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The house committee on public lands
agreed TO report favorably on representa-
tive Ryan's bill, to authorize the secretary
of the interior TO dispose of part of the
Fort Dodge military. reservation to actual
settlers, under the provisions ofthe home
attend laws
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The. senate, by party vote, Wednes-
day, passed n bill to repeal section 1918
of the revised statutes. This repeal re-
moves what is known rs "rebel disabili-
ties" and places all citizens on an equal
political and civil footing, without re-
gard TO whether they served IN the
union or confederate armies. The house
has yet to concur, and then the bill will
20 10 the president.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
VOL. %.

The outrageous Washington cor
respondent of the Atchison Champion
has stirred up the wrath of the Fit. Scott
Monitor and the Wichita Eagle, and the
first named is pouring, shot into his thin
sides, while the latter is snatching him
bald-headed with its fierce claws. 1t is
all because the said correspondent made.
light of the bill TO give Fit. Scott and
Wichita terms of the U. S. court.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The hesitation of the Democrats At
concentrating the Minnesota outrage
will not place them in any better light
before the country. The party has been
injured all it can be by its evident will
ingness to grab at Mr.. Washburn's seat,
and it will add nothing to its burden of
shame by carrying out the pre-arranged
programme.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Fhe Cincinnati Southern railway was
opened few days ago for freight bust
ness through to its terminus at Chatta-
pooga, and the people of Cincinnati will
soon learn whether their white elephant,
o. they are In the habit Of calling the
road, is likely to repay them for the
money they have spent upon it. 1t has
cost them nearly twenty millions.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Senator William Elliot, delegate elect
TO Chicago, from the first district IN
Pennsylvania, declares publicly and en-
phatically that he is against Grant, and
will vote against him if he is the only
man in the delegation or in the conven-
ton TO do so. 1t is thought there are
others in the delegation of the same
Ill
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

? The lead pencil of the future will sub
stitute paper for wood. The paper is
stepped in an adhesive liquid and rolled
around the core of lead to the required
thickness, and is colored after dying,
when it resembles an ordinary cedar
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

w. il. Walker steps "down and our'
Of the Peabody Gazette. We regret to
ses .his annogncement because ever
since he came INTO the paper there has
been M state exchange We haye perused
with more pleasure every week, He is
q spicy and pointed writer, and the
Gazette, under his charge, has always
been n bright and readable paper He
has sold the Gazette to w. p. Henderson
and A. F. Briggs. We wish him well
in all his undertakings.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The Louisville Courier-Journal says
to Democrats: General Grant will be
the Republican nominee. His nomina-
ton is revolution. Speaking not thought
lessly, but Familiarity. it means fight
or u iootrace for somebody"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

There are strong indications that the
railroad peace between the a., T. S $. +.
and the Jay Gould roads will be short
lived, and that the A, T. ~ $. F. will re
new its threat of building both to Denver
and To San Francisco.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The New York Times begins to re-
gard official funerals as I'm expensive
luxury. 1t finds that by the report of
the house clerk for 1879, the funerals of
members officially attended that year
COST the government $l3,30697, and the
cost of printing eulogies Of deceased
members cost $4,000.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Several Indiana papers have mention
ed favorably the name of the Hon. viii
Cumback for vice president. William
is undoubtedly nice man, but as can
didate for vice president we think he is
"cutting off more than he can chaw."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Beecher has coined - new Phrase
"heavenly drunkenness"-which he ap-
plies to a person who has 'too much re-
ligion." The Atchison Champion thinks
Mr.. Beecher himself cannot be charged
with being that kind of drunknrd.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

The Latin term for cod-liyeroil is al
cum jecOris dSseli." A doctor prescribed
1t for an old lady the other day, and, as
usual, in his prescription abbreviated the
terms, which read; r. "Ole. Jec. ASS,
6z. ill., Aniehd of the old lady congrat-
ulated her upon her restoration to health,
when she said: "Yes, it was that beauti-
full medicine, the oil of jackass, that
brought me on my feet again.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Trowbridge, the new Indian commits
sioner, was formerly an Ohio man, and
went 10 school with the president at
Kenyon college. The Dayton Journal is
glad that Ohio has at last got something.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05

Cincinnati has secured the Democrat
ic national convention. Cincinnati is
nearest Kentucky, and Bourbon politics
5and Bourbon spirits combined were too
enticing to be resisted 10y the average
Bourbon statesman.