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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
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We find The following letter from Hon.
s. o. Thacher, in the Winfield TELEGRAM
Mr.. Thacher is one of the state senaiors-
elect and rs regarded as an able LAWYER
Il viii be seen that he does not state any
opinion rs TO whether the constitution
repeats the dram shop act, as regards
licensing or not
LAWRENCE, Kas, Nov. Q, 1880.
Darid G. Beach, Esq:
DEAR Sir: Yours of the 9Th inst
asking my views respecting the effect of
the adoption OF the Constitutional
amendment, touching the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors upon licenses heretofore
granted TO sell intoxieants by municipal
or county authorities is at hand.
| think the amendment repeals or re-
sends these licenses. They are not con-
tracts within the meaning of the Fed
erai Constitution. They spring from
the police power OF the state-its duty
to protect and care for the welfare
of its citizens. This power of the
state IS not the subject OF contract. The
state cannot bind its hands against its
right and duty 10 defend its people from
that which might iniure the happiness
or good only of society. The point
seems 10 be expressly adiudicated as |
have above indicated in Calder VS.. Kur.
by, Gray (Mass) 597. That case de.
cides thattllese licenses are ''liablc to be
modified and repealed whenever in the
Judgment of the legislature it tails to nc
complish these Objects" namely, ''pre
vent injurious practices and promote the
| good order and welfare of the commu
nifty"
The state cannot evade its duty in this
behalf by making an irrevocable law
Whenever in its deliberate judgment
as in this case is expressed by the voice
OF the people themselves-thes license
law fails to effect the idea of protection
OF society, that momente its duty to frame
new legislation adequate to the desirec
ends begins Yours truly,
| s. O. TuAcUER
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
Aitken schooIhouse

EDITeRs NEWS: Permit me, through
the medium of your paper, TO put our
district on record as having observed
Thanksgiving in a manner that reflects
credit on all concerned in directing and
carrying out the program. First, the
dinner, consisting of all that the country
could produce or culinary ingenuity in
vent, which, AFTER an appropriate prayer
by Mr.. Noll, was partaken of by nearly
two hundred persons. A cake of gigan-
tic size, by Mrs. James Burns, bearing
the motto, Thanksgiving, $780," arts
tically arranged, attracted good deal
of attention. The room was handsomely
decorated with evergreen.
After dinner we were well entertained
by the school children with declama-
tons, dialogues, essays, etc, thanks to
our enterprising teacher Mr.. J. L. Cling
rich. Short and appropriate speeches
were made by the teacher and Others;
most of us, however, were too full for
utterance," great many presenting a
very bellicOse appearance. Death has
not claimed victim in our district
since last Thanksgiving. DIR. Wright
of Americas, has seen to that. Isaac
Viewers child fell into dish of hot
starch a few days ago and burned one
hip very badly. Mr.. Noll and Mr..
Burns are buying and feeding all the
hogs they can fluid. A few are
LEFT for Emporia prices. Corn about
half picked in this section. Weather
cold. I. c. MORE.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
OLD FIRES.

The fact that all attempts TO extinguish
the fire which has for several weeks
been raging in the Kelley Run Colliery,
in Pennsylvania, awakens new interest
in other burning mines in the same State.
A vein near Coal Castle, Schuylkill
county, has been burning for forty-fiYe
years. A huge fire was kept in a CRATE
at the mouth of this mine to prevent the
water in the cutters from freezing. One
night in 1885 the timber of the drift
caught fire, and when discovered the
flames were beyond control and the mine
was abandoned. Many efforts have been
made since to work the mine, as the
coal was of remarkable good quality /;
but although it has been flooded
many times, the fire continues to rage,
and the intense heat makes it impossible
for miners to labor even in slopes which
were open some distance from the burn
ing VEIN No vegetation grows on the
surface above this pit of fire, and it is
dangerous to walk across il, as many
places have caved in, and there seems TO
be but q thin she'll of earth over it.
Near Mauch Chunk there is Summit Hill
Mine, which has been burning for about
twenty five years. and vast sums of mon
ey have been expended in iruItless efforts
to exIiH2uish the flames.
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RELIGIOUS RgAPIEes.

The "Salvatlon Army propose 70 adj
vance on France.
A co.porteurs in Japan recently sold
over 900 bibles in one week.
The Noravians have sixty-five
churches with about 10000 members in
America.
The Southern B4ptists have just or
ganizca church of Chinese commune
cants in San Francesca.
One of the members OF the French
cabinet predicts that before the present
generation has passed away France will
have become protestant
Mr.. Noody's sermons have been trans
lated into Arabic, Protestant missiona-
ries in Syria read extracts from them
every Sunday evening TO their converts.
The last annual report Of The Free
Christian church 10 Italy represents last
year as most prosperous in all its histo-
~. It has now /, 800 communicate.
The great work of church erection for
which most of the evangelical churches
have provision, is done mostly in the far
west. For example, of the POI churches
erected with the aid of the board OF
church extension of the United Presby.
terrain church, 40 are IN the state of Ic.
wa and 10 in Kansas.
The incomes of Bishops Of the church
of England are as follows: The Arch
| bishop of Canterbury, $4,000; the
bishop of London, $50, 1000; the bishop
of Durham, $4,000; the bishop of Win
chester, $50, 0G0; the bishop of Ely, $27,
500; the bishop of ST. Asaph, $4,000
and the others between $40, 900 ond $25,
900 each. Besides, each bishop has al
official residence free.
The Evangelical Alliance takes tim,
by the fore!ock in issuing its usual pro
gram for the week of prayer, January
80, 1881. 1t is suggested that on Sun
day, January 2, sermons be preached
from the text, Jesus Christ, the samr
yesterday, today and forever" January
3. the general topic is praise and thanks
giving for all blessings; January
humiliation and confession for per
sonal and national sins; January !
prayer for the church of Christ, that
may be fruitful and united; January G
prayer for the youth and their iustruC
tors, for parents, colleges, Sunda
schools; January z, pray er for all ma
tions and rulers, for universal liberty
for the cessation of wars; January {
prayer for christian missions and ali ell
gagged in promoting them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

Harrison Goodspced, a stoye and tin
ware dealer at Reading, this county,
died suddenly Thursday evening, of
heart disease. He had been afflicted for
some lime with this terrible complaint.
He had not for long time enjoyed bet
ter health than during Thanksgiving,
which was his last day on earth. He ate
heartily and was at the store of a neigh
Dor till quite late in the evening. Be-
fore going to bed he complained of feel
ing badly. He died in his bed before
morning. He had been resi-
dent of Kansas for ten or twelve
years, and was for some time in the
sheep business near Allen, in this county.
He went TO Reading year or two ago.
He was good man, and esteemed by
all who knew him. Judge Culver will
conduct the funeral services tomorrow,
and his remains will be taken TO his for.
mer home at Urbana, Illinois, for burial
on Monday. He leaves a wife and two
children to whom the sympathy of all
friends and acquaintance is extended.
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AN AMERICAN REALITY.

The professional beauty" business
has broken out in New York. Her
name is Mrs. Rcnnie, and she is the wife
OF mining expert Everywhere she
goes admiring eyes are fixed upon her,
and it has been so since her arrival in
New York several weeks ago. AdmI-
ration has increased into Juror, and she
is now "all the rage" being advertised
to appear at the opera, at charity enter
tainments, at bazars, and other places as
an attraction. "Mrs. Rennie will appear
in tableaux," appears in an advertise
nfent of charity fair. Mrs. Rennie
will occupy Box b at the opera this
evening"" Is paragraph in frequent
papers. The lady is in general request
in the more exclusive circles, and all
Fifth avenue is making a lioncss of her.
AT the opera the other evening General
Grant was presented TO the lIoness, and
afterward Governor Cronen and Samuel
J. Tilden. Her friends say that adula
ton has not spoiled her; that she is
amused by it, and disposed TO enjoy il
in all proper ways; that she has brains
enough to prevent her from becoming
vain; that she is devoted to her husband,
and not the least bit inclined TO fiirt.
Certainly her demeanor in public is
modest and gracious, though she takes
no pains to hide herself from the gener-
| al gaze. Professor Rennie is Il man
about 40 years of age, very proud of his
wife, and not at all inclined to be jealous.
| The only particulars with which he has
interfered with the Juror was to prevent
the sale of her photographs. He is a
mining expert from Nevada. and mar
ried his beautiful wife in lower CaiifOr-
mia where he was born OF Spanish Mex
lean parents. She is only II, and is a
bride. 4 correspondent writes of her
appearance: "IIer height is about five
feet seven, and she is faultless figure
just full enough to be round, with pleas
ing swells and tapcrs, and a perfec' ~
graceful carriage. Her head is held
proudly, but with out stiffness. Her
hair is coal black and naturally album
dant. Her complexion is as dark as a
Quadroon's, but without tinge of vel
lowness, being as bright and clear rs
that of blonde. The richness of her
color is something marvellous. Her eyes
are large, black, and the most passion
ately expressive l ever saw. Her features
are precisely regular, except that her
lips are rather full, though shapely"
Professor Rennie and his bride reside at
West minister hotel, where they have
very model apartments. She dresses in
the simplest styles, with out ornaments
but with perfect taste, and it is said to
heighten her beauty.
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FACTS AND FANcIEs.

Married life reaches its acme of hap
pIness when woman can cat crackers
IN bed without any complaint from her
husband.
What has Bernhardt done since she
reached these shores that so shocks the
feelings of our dreadfuliy proper social
scientific females IN. /. Commercial
Is heaven tranquil state, do YOU
think?' inquired Mrs. Fitzjoy of Mr..
Foplofty. law, l weakly don't wecol-
lect- My impression is that us only a
tewwitowy."
"The owl" says the naturalist of the
Boston journal of Commerce, sis very
sober bird, and seldom INDUCES in friv-
olity; but he has TO come tu-whit event
ualiy." Hoot told you 500
Her lips were like The leaves, he sand,
by autumn's crimson tinted:
Some people autumn leaves preserve
The meaning Of the gentle hint
The lover did discern,
And so he clasped her round the neck,
Ana glued his lips to her'n!
"The Most Distressfull Countree.
Bridget: Bridget 'Baby's looking
well, Mrs. Mulligan." Mrs MuIliga1
$50 il ought, bedad Shure it's a
lucky child. 1t isn't livery baby that
has the good fortune to be born on the
same noight that its father shoots his
landlord and cuts off the agents ears"
ANY good shooting on your farm So
asked the hunter of the farmer, "Splen-
did," replied the agriculturist, 'sthere's a
drive well man down in the clover
meadow, n cloth peddler at the house, a
candidate out in the barn, and two
tramps down in the stock yard Climb
right over the fence, young man, load
both barrels and sail i'm
Old age, says the Phrenological Maya.
zine, is almost invariably accompanied
by prominent chin. The portraits OF
centenarlans with hardly an exception
present this sign of longevity in a mark.
ed degree. Another indication of old
age is large, long ear, and this sign is
all the more sure if accompanied with
great legth of profile from the chin 10 the
crown of the head
A young woman, rather prepossessina
IN appearance, but possessed of a con
siderable growth of beard, IS once q
week visitor to barber-shop at Gin
ton, Georgia. She takes her seat in. a
chair, just like man, and quietly sub
mits her face TO the lather-brush and
razor. Showmen have tried to induce
| her to travel as a bearded woman, bu
she scornfully REJECTS their offers.
The San Francisco Post desparinCly
| exclaims: "What's the use-what on
earth, we say, is the use of talking abou
art culture IN San Francisco, when it j:
an open secret that rich mining man re
Gently sent TO Florence for cony ofth,
| Venus of Milo" and when the stautt
Was delivered actually sued the Pacifi,
railroad company for mutilating worl
of art, and what is more, recovered larg,
damages"
Archoeacon Denison was once closet,
pressed in an argument, but had evident
ly resolved to die hard At length hi
antagonist, a virtuous engineer of tn
Smiles ideal, lost all patience at the il
| regular warfare of the archdeacon.
Look here, SIR" he exclaimed DIES
pairingly, ''do you acknowledge that tw,
and two make four?''
Il am not pepared to make an admis
sion of that importance" replied tn
Archdeacon, till have given the sub
Ject the maturest consideration. Some
times it is supposed that they max
| tWentV-twOp
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BADLY Bruised.

Thursday afternoon Ed. Robards and
Pete Strombcrg went out hunting with II
team which proved to be balky, When
some distance out of town the horses
balkeA and all efforts to persuade them
on with whip proved unavailing. At
last Pete got out and led them by
the bits IA short distance while Ed. urged
them with the whip; they then started
to run, and while making short
turn Mr.. r. WIS thrown out on his head
and shoulders, and for time it was
thought his injuries would prove seri
Gus il not fatal One ear was badly torn
and several gashes cut in his head, but
to-day he was better and it is now
thought he will speedily recover.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

The government clerks at Washington
are happy. Fs p
Senator Dawes is likely TO be his own
successor in the United States Senate.
The Washington Star 0ndl thinks
it means the break up of the solid south.
The Boston Globe (DemOcratic) says
that just now it would like to talk about
the Christmas holidays.
The Boston Post thinks Governor
Long, of Massachusetts,, should have a
place in the next cabinet.
Lynn, Massachusetts, has venerable
citizen who has voted eighteen times for
president of the United States.
Several of General Mahone's friends
in Washington say that he cannot he
counted upon for the Republicans.
A Washington journal says that by
the terms of the treaty of Mentor all the
members of the present cabinet must go
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

SHE HELD ONT is said that Edwin
Booth was once playing Petruchio with
an actress considerably larger than him
self, and that he thought she let go the
whip too readily when as Petruchio he
wrested it from the hand of Katharine
So after the play was over, he said, "You
must hold on to the whip with more
firmness tomorrow night; grasp it as
hard as you can; I'll get it away from
you, never fear" The next performance
of Shakespeare's Tanning of the
Shyew" came, and the melancholy ira
gedian, who, for the nonce, was eSsaying
comedy. attempted to take the instru-
ment of flagellation from his female
Support" 1t was no go. She held on
to it with grasp of iron, and the au-
dience soon began to see the joke and
applauded the actress to the echo. Fin
ally out of pure good nature she unloos-
ed her hold, and the play proceeded.
When the curtain fell the actor had no
advice to give.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE.

The story Of domestic tragedy which
recently occurred in Columbus, Ohio, is
peculiarly sad and touching. Not long
since "A married lady OF that city had oc-
casion to use a pot of concentrated I've,
and she set il upon a table within reach
of her babe. The little one picked up
the Jar and drank a swallow of the I've
before the mother could prevent It. It
took but few hours for the powerful
stuff to cut out the life of the baby.
When the mother was told her
child could not live she covered
her face with her hands, and never
moved until the baby was dead Then
she jumped out of her chair u ravine
maniac. and never after Yards recovered
her reason. She si-at her time in
cooling la an imaginary babe, and moth
ing could divert her attention from II
She sank gradually, without ever rally
ing, until last Sunday night, when she
died. -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

Jules Sandeau, from the first syllable
of whose surname George Sand adopted
portion of her non de plume, is a stout,
happy-loOking old gentleman, with a
soldierlY bearing, but a peculiarly re-
fined manner. az am suffering" said
he, lately, from most painful affection
of the liver; unfortunately it has not
even the MERIT of being fatal"
Miss. Kate Claxton appears still to be
pursued by the demon of the flames
The other night at the close of an act OF
the Snow Flower, in which she appeared
a corner of the drop-curtain blew for.
ward and took fire fiom the footligtts,
and there would have been a disastrous
panic but for the presence of mind OF
Mr.. sPfeiffen Schneider, of the orchestra,
who sprang on the stage, and folding the
curtain together, crushed out the flames
with his bare hands.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

Mr.. Stetier, of the bankrupt sale store,
informs us that from his experience here
he learns that the country trade given
Emporia is better than that trnde al
Atchison; that our farmers buy more
goods and spend more money than those
of Aichisnn county.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

We have as yet heard of no measures
being taken in this city TO organize a
society for identifying the city. The
Topeka society is in full blast and will
no doubt result in great benefit 70 the
city within few years. We have only
to look at the beautiful grove In front of
p. G. Hal!bcrg's residence, to learn what
may be done by others in the course of a
few years if they will only commence
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

There is To be grand Hoosier re-
union at Topeka on the Sd of December
next. and il occurs To us that Lyon coun-
ty can send rs large, intelligent and
good looking delegation of Hoosiers
as any other county in the state. Shall
We have special tram and go in style?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

Game is drug in the market. Our
Mr.. Gardner. Lon. Clark and Ed. Mac
Lehman went hunting Thursday. We are
Informed that a few quails and rabbits
are still at large but they are very much
frightened, and the supposition is they
will migrate to u less dangerous cline.
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NOTED PEOPLE.

The son of Mr.. Moncure D. Conway,
having received thorough university
education, is to engage in the legal pro-
session in this country.
Dr. Arthur Stranding, a young En-
glish physician at Pernambnco, caused
himself to be bitten by a rattlesnake in
order to discover or test an antidote.
Lord Beaconsfeld suffers from in
creasing violence in his govt. His sec
rotary, the new peer, Lord Rawton, still
remains with him, and it is supposed he
will be his heir.
The heirs of Mr.. Joshua james, of
Philadelphia, carried out intentions
which he had expressed, but had neglec-
ted to state in his will. and distributed
fifty-five thousand dollars among the
public institutions of that city.
If Republicanism should ever get
the asCendency in her empire during
her lifetime, Queen Victoria becomes
plain Mrs. Victim, as that, and no other,
is the fauEily name of her late husband,
according TO TheodoFe Martin, his biog-
rapher. -rs
1t has become fashion now for mill
iOnaires to found critics. Mr.. Ghilds and
Mr.. EDrexeb of Philadelphia. have re-
Gently Purchased several hundred acres
of finely situated land near that place,
and are about to lay out an attractive
town there.
Mrs. uicks-Lord, it is said, had very
successful London season. She rented
house in Park Lane crowded it with
old china and curiosities in way to ri
val Lady Burdett Coutts, and gathered
about herself a fine following of the
Catholic nobility and Church dignita-
ries.
Sir William Jenner and Sir James
Padget, who have been attending Mr.
Sothern, pronounced him out of danger
since the operation for abscess. Mr..
Sothern is fortunate in the possession of
devoted sister, Mrs. Cowan, the widow
of an episcopal clergyman, and su.
perbly educated and accomplished wom-
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SheriTs Sale.

d. z. Smith vs.. a N Hanna
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue or an
ordeE Of sale issued out OF the fifth judicial
district court sitting in and for Lyon county
and state Of Kansas, ia the above entitled
cause, and to me directed, I will. on Monday
the 9th day Of December, a. ID. 1850 al 10
O'Clock 3 m, at the front door of the court
house in the city Of EmpoFia, Lyon county.
Kansas, offer for sale and sell at public aue-
ton 20 the highest bidder for cash. all the
right. title and interest of the said defendant
a ~ Hanna in and to the following deserib-
Cd real estate, wit: Commencing at the
southwest corner OF the north half Of north
east quarter OF section q, township 49, range
II. thence north on quarter section lire 70
center OF southeast quarter OF section -
township 10, range II; thence east 90 rods:
thence s01th parallel with west line 20 pcInk
due east OF point OF beginning; thence west
acres, Ia Lyon comfy. Kansas. Said real - :
tate to be sold as the property Of the said de-
PENDANT A n. Hanna, to satisfy said or,ies- ar
sale 4siS II. b. NOON, Sheriff. -
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THE EMPoRIA NEWS must be credited
with giving the latest news of the day.
We meet with specials in itscolumns of
later date than in any of the dailies that
arrive from other cities. The Kansas
City cattle market is reported daily for
the day in which the paper is issued,
feature that will be of great service TO
cattle dealcrs.-Eureka Graphic.
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Answers to Inquiries About Water

The telephone will probably be erect
cd some time next week. The bells for
the same, arrived several days ago. The
wire Is expected soon.
The stand pipe is still at its pos: and
will be ready for use again Monday.
Every thing in good shape at the, water
works building. Call and see us.
There is an ordinance prohibiting
piiing wood in the streets, and don't you
forget il. Proctor, JR.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03

An aged and wealthy Milwaukee wild.
over found wife by a queer method.
In coffee grinding mill in Chicago a
female packer placed in several bundles
OF coife card, saying that any gentle
man matrimonially inclined might ad-
dress her. This widower found the card
while preparing his lonely breakfast af
ter quarrel with his house keeper, and
now the Chicogo girl is Mrs.