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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-21
POLITICAL ESTIMATES.

The jealous journals which are cast.
ing the horoscope for the Chicago con
ventiOn are still figuring on the outcome
with the same lucid diversity of result
aud with unabated faith in the success
of the respective candidates whose claim
they are advocating. While it may not
serve TO abate the completely ofih stu
alton, showing of the estimates gather
ed from different sources may not prove
uninteresting to our readers.
Estimates obtained by the New York
Tribune, which is Blaine paper, from
the headquarters of the three leading
candidates at Washington foot up as fol.
lows:
Blaine estimate: Blaine, 2S7; Grant
1911; Sherman, 81; Edmunds, 81; Wash
burne, ID.
Grant estimate: Grant, 81; Blaine
IA; Sherman, 73; Edmunds, 81; Wash
burne, IA.
The Sherman men say their candidate
has 1874 votes. hut make no estimate al
the strength of other candidates.
The Chicago Inter Ocean. red hot
Grant organ, represents the result of lis
researches rs follows:
Grant. $50; Blaine, 1871; sherman, SO
Edmunds, 81; Washburne, =.
The Tribune, on the other hand, whicl
leans to Washburne, makes the follow
ing estimates: "Grant, 24S; Blaine
223; Sherman, 76; Edmunds, 81; Wash
burne, H."
The Times, which is independent an'
strikes out from the shoulder in all III
rections, shows the standing of the differ
emit candidates to be: "Grant, 226
Blaine, 1874; Sherman, 81; Edmunds, Sc
Washburne, 49,"
Since the above estimates were made
Michigan, with its twenty-five electors
votes. has been ranked in the Blaine CO
umn, and Florida, with eight vote
has instructed for Grant The states VI
to hear from up to this writing al
Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, Alabam,
Nebraska, Nevada, and West Virgins
the convention of the latter state bein
in session to-day. The territories whic
have not yet spoken are Dakota, Idah'
New Mexico and Wyoming. Thes
elect 40 delegates, and the majority {
them can be reckoned rs giving a stron
support for Blame. AS it requires 81
votes to nominate, il win be seen thu
none OF the candidates named have
walk-aEay, according to the showing
even, Of their most hopeful advocate.
and while the last three or four day
have served 10 show that the Graz
movement is weakening very percepi
bly,, nothing viii definitely decide Il
final result but the actual vote of the de
egAtes to the national convention at Oh
cago.
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.ondilions were bad. furnished the vic.

conditions were bad. furnished The vic
Tins
We do not write TO alarm any one, nor
TO make sensation. We state the facts
judge for themselves what importance
10 attach to the subject. That the con-
perihelion of all large planets of the So
lar system, one of which, Jupiter, is
1000 times as large as the earth, must
disturb our atmosphere and temperature
very considerably Is probable; that this
disturbance must be injurious to health
and life is certain; and that these peri
DDS have heretofore been Presidential, is
II matter of record. How much we shall
suffer during the next dozen or fifteen
years depends very much upon how
nearly we live life in accordance with
the laws of health
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the snn must nol ST up 900 Iale viva lhe

the sun must not sit up too late with the
daughter"
Charles DeYoung worked his way
from printers case TO the grave. in
stead of being satisfied TO stop midway
and be an editor.
The Kansas man who rushes off to the
Gunnison country after 'dust" rivals in
folly the traditional colt which SWAN
the river 10 get drink
A woman at Des Moines has hen
which she declares to he twenty-eight
years old. More than fifty hotel keepers
have sought 10 buy the fowl.
A man who offered for So to put any
one on the track Of a paying investment
seated an applicant between the rails of
the Boston and Albany railroad.
Says Talmage: when hear that
four angels are doing all the singing tor
heaven, I'll permit four people to do all
the singing for my congregation"
Gen. Butler bought himself twelve
dozen fsh-hooks and 5000 feet of chalk
line the other day, and what fish are left
alive after his summers work will sell
for a 81 pound.
The motive resources of the Kansas
City Times are now divided between the
operation of its four-cylinder Hoe press
and the propulsion of the Seymour and
Hendricks bOOmlet.
Charles Francis Adams Is in the field
with II lecture on Individuality in Poll
tics" Mr.. Adams is his own solitary
political adherent, and being consplc-
uous example of the conditions set forth
in his subject is eminently qualified
to treat it in an intelligent and compre
hensive manner
The editor of newspaper that has
adopted phonetic spelling in measure,
received a postal-card from an old sub
scriber in the country, which reads as
follows: II hev TUX ure paper for levcn
yeres, but if u kant spell emmy better than
have bin doin for the las to months u
may jes stoppit."
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Teacher.


The spelling of the English language
is very complicated, abnormal and irreg-
ular, and the question naturally arises
How shall we best teach il in our
schools ~
The question to be considered Is SIM
ply this: Is the spelling book a useful
means of learning to spell, or is it use
less for that purpose, and therefore to be
banished?
What is spelling? l spell a word
when l write it. There is no other way
to spell than by writing. There was, at
one time, what was designated as oral
spelling, but it is now out of date, ex-
cept in backwoOds districts, and is
taught only by second. grade teachers.
In the old style spelling books the
words We're arranged in nonsense col
>umns. Words of similar size were
grouped together, and no attention paid
To their meaning. Hence, the habit was
formed of going over words by sound
only, with no idea OF their meaning, and
this habit chung to the child in the
study of other books.
They learned to recite grammar, his
tory and geography by rote, and fancied
they were learning something. The
memory was exercised, but the under
standing remained unfruitful.
They tancIed that parrOt-llke repeti-
ton was education. Never was there Il
greater mistake There was no educa-
ton in it. The mere memorizing with.
out thinking is calculated to make block,
heads, and the spelling book is response.
bic for great many of them.
am aware that an effort is now being
made to modify the spelling book, IL
group words together by their analogies
to define thOm, TO put some meaning in.
TO them; In short, to so change the
spelling-bOOk until it shall no longer be
Il spelling book. Let the good work &c
on, until it is seen that the best way is 10
Danish the spelling book entirely.
The young teacher may perhaps ask
How, then shall l teach spelling?"
Spelling should be learned through the
eye. The blackboard is the true spell
| ing book. The use of separate book
To teach spelling, encourages the pupil
to pay no attention TO the forms of words
in other books. But let written cxercis
es on blackboard, slate or paper, accom-
pany all Rotations, and constant atten
ton be paid to the spelling of words as
sociated with their meaning, and the ex
pensc of the spelling-book is saved, baG
mental habits are avoided, and the hes
habits of mind, instead of the worst, ar,
formed while learning to spell.-EX.
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A WARNING 10 THIN WOMEN.

A good anecdote is related of lady at
a party whose dress and form were
faultless. Just before dinner an admirer
offered her flower from his button hole.
The dress being fastened behind, the
flower had to be adjusted with a pin
Just then they went down to dinner, and
the gentleman thought he heard a noise
as though wind were escaping from a
bellows The lady had soon lost her
fair proportions, and the tightIy-fitting
dress was most baggy. II appears thai
the latest fashion for thin ladies' dresses
is an air-tight lining blown ont to the
proper size. The pin put to keep the
flower in had penetrated the air-tght
lining and caused > grand collapse
British Court Circular.
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MAY 8. 1880.


The following is a report of the school
In district No. AZ for the month ending
May Z. 1890: Whole Rumber enrolled,
81; average daily attendance, 81; Meth er
absent or tardy, Mary Edwards, Susie
Lester and Sidney Lester; perfect in de-
pertinent, Viola jackson, Laura Barclay,
Hannah Bearkland, Minnie Shore, Susie
Lester, Mary Edwards, Clara SIIfies,
Josie Naff, Maggie Foren, Willie Foren,
Lizzie Patterson, Laura Williamson,
Henrietta Williamson, Allie Wills, AM
my Wells, Eddie Shore, Warren Shore,
David jackson, Birk Patterson, Ora
Hoatz and Eddie HoatZ.
SARAH SAX, Teacher.
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Those who think of LeadvIlle Us an
FL Dorado will be surprised to hear that
the streets. are nearly waist deep in mud,
and the poor, i'll housed and needy men
waiting TO go TO the "Gunnison" are dy-
ing like sheep. At Breckenridge, an up
start rival of Leadville, the snow is re
ported TO be from four TO six feet deep.
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May s 1880

SUPT. WHARroN:-It may be interest
ing to some of your readers to hear how
the Badger. creek school is prospecting.
The following is the report for the first
month beginning April Il and closing
May Z. Number of pupils admitted,
"a; number Withdrawn, 4 !; number now
belonging, 20; average daily attendance,
1876; number neither absent or tardy,
2; number not absent 3; number per
feet in department, /; number of daily
Rotations, "a
Our school is II pleasant one and we
hope to accomplish much during the
term. JOSIE r. EBEEY,
Teacher
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The spontaneous scribbler who says
that Senator Edmund's face reflects the
sombre landscape and the savage
grandeur of the sea-" should certainly
have AT least postofiice in case New
England furnishes the candidate at the
Nhfca00 cnnvanffan
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-21

Senator Blaine says that. though he
studied law for two years IN the office
of one Of the most eminent practitioners
In the United States. he has never been
In court as an attorney, plaintiff. de
PENDANT, witness or Juror.
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Both Michigan and West Virginia
instructed for Blaine Thursday. In
West Virginia they had the same fight
rs In Kansas as TO whether the state or
congressional districts should elect the
ten delegates, and the example of Kansas
was followed. Michigan passed strong
anti.third term resolution.
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The editors of anii-Tilden organs are
already beginning to consult the latest
publications on cookery, with view to
ascertaining the most popular and pal
atable methods of converting crow into
an article of diet
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If the unit rule is expected to be ofany
service at the Chicago convention, lis
friends had better pack it in straw to the
end of saving it from further fractures.
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Terrible Mine Disaster.

CHICAGO, May IA Norway, Mich
igan, special says: Early Thursday
moring No. 2 shaft of the Humberman
mining company's iron mine, located
eight miles from here, caved in, burying
alive sixteen miners. The shaft was fif-
ty feet deep, and contained five feet of
water. John JIe, an freshman, Isaac
Flint and Oliver Gardner, Cornishmen,
who were working directly at the bot
tom, were taken out dead, with others
who were working in drifts, who were
rescued alive. Immediately upon the
caving of the shaft an alarm was given,
and the miners from other parts of the
mine hurried to the scene and set active
ly TO work to release the imprisoned
miners. The work was necessarily slow
and as it progressed the halfsuffocated
cries of the miners could be heard grow
ing fainter and fainter At O'Clock en-
trance was made, and thirteen miners
were rescued from the drifts of the shaft
uninjured. The remaining three being
directly under the falling rock were
killed or suffOcated and taken out dead
The shaft was well timbeTed down the
walls to rock that were considered safe
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Funeral of an Editor.

TORONTO, Canada, May 13.-The flu
neral of George Brown, editor of the
Globe. took place yesterday, and his
remains were followed to the grave by
an immense concourse of people, sena-
tors, and members of the Dominion of
Goot, and Ontario legislature, the mayor
and congregation, board of trade. corn
and stock exchange. Several societies
attended in body, and the streets through
which the cortege passed were denscly
packed with spectators
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PITTSBURGH, May ia special from
Washington, Pa, this evening to the
Post, says: The body of Augustave
Poetz was cremated tonight. The re-
mains were encased in fine coffin, and
upon its arrival at the depot was hastily
driven to the furnace, which had been
wrapped in a sheet SATURATED with alum
water, placed in the retort, and in less
thran three hours incarceration was com
plete. The ashes will be taken to Europe
by the daughter of the deceased.
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The Nail Makers.

PIrTsEuRGu. Pa, May 12.-At reg
uiar meeting of the western nail aSSoci-
alton this morning, it was decided to re-
ducc the card rates to $3.25. A resolution
was presented, which was adopted unani-
mously, that the nail mills suspend oper-
ations two weeks out of the next three,
commencing on Monday, May 18th.
Happy Butler County.
ELDoRADo, Kas, MAY 13.-Wm. Har-
rison, an Englishman, has closed a con-
tract with the Santa Fe railroad, for
firty-two sections of land IN Vermillion
township, Butler county, and has made
the arrangements, through Muse d
Spivey, of Newton, for breaking up one
hundred and sixty acres of each section.
Each section will be occupied by a fam
lily under the English tenant system,
houses will be built and fifty-twO Eng
lish families will soon be occupying
these farms. The contract for breaking
the prairie was let at one dollar and six
ty-five cents per acre.
Each family will have from two hun
dred To five hundred pounds sterling,
and will commence fencing in their new
Kansas homes under the most favorable
circumstances.
The ST. Bonifice colony, in northern
Butler county. is growing rapidly. The
foundation for the Catholic college has
already been laid, and many new houses
are going up.
Forest Fires.
SCRANTON, Pa, May l3.-Forest fires
are reported in Poiono mountain, on the
line of the Delaware & Lackawana rail
| road. Over one million feet of lumber
has been destroyed.
BRADFoRD, Pa, May 12.-The fires
among the wells in the neighborhood of
Duke Center have been subdued, and
the town is now regarded as out of dan
ger.
The q, 600 barrel iron tank of Mitchell
& Jones, on the White farm was still
burning at noon today. The 10000
barrel tank at Bakers trestle, on the
Kendall and Elder road, is burning, in
| terfering with the movement of trains.
h Fires broke out this morning near
Calcrville and Bardell, but a large force
| of men have them under control.
Fires still prevail in some sections of
Tram Hollow, but the greatest dander
| Whereabouts is regarded as past.
HENDRtCKsoN, w. Va, May IA
| forest fire of the most appalling magni-
tude is eating its way toward the coast.
The air is sitting with smoke, and the
sun is Obscured. Thousands of birds
and animals are lying dead in the woods
| telling of the destruction. A stiff breeze
1
seems to come from the direction of
Ridgeway and Alexander, and to be
feeding upon the halfcharred woods of
the late great forest fire. The line of
coast from, the direction of the James
river TO Squaw river is a sheet of flames
at dusk this evening.
Mt. PLEASANT, n. j., May 13.-The
present forest fire which has spread over
this section of the country has caused
damage To timber land amounting to
over 100000.
a dispatch from Tobyhanna Mills,
Monroe county, Pennsylvania, says:
This village is almost entirely surround
ed by forest fires, which are extending
through this and Pike county. Large
quantities of bark and hemlock and
spruce logs have been burned and the
fires are threatening the destruction of
all the bark and logs in the woods.
Tobyhanna and the Lehigh Lumber
Company are the principal sufferers.
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Going for Schurz.

ST. LOUIS, May 13.-Samuel Stanton,
residing in St. Genevive county, this state,
has filed suit in the circuit court here
against Carl SchurZ, Secretary of the In
terror, claiming $4,000 damages for
false Imprisonment, by the Secrctary's
order for period of three months ia the
guard house at Fort Russell, Wyoming
Territory in 1873
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Kansas City is preparing to whoop il
up to General Grant on the Bird Of July.
II will be warm time.
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Cropping in Darkness.

BOSTON, Mass, May 13.-The gas was
turned off in the post Office this morning
for the want of congressional appropria-
ton. Much inconvenience was exper-
fenced to-day, and all night work must
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Forests in Flames

MILFORD, Pa, May 14.-The terrible
forest fire continues. Ono million feet
of lumber and vast amount of valu-
able timber and several dwellings and
barns have been burned. Six thousand
acres abIaze this morning. A light rain
fall. The steam mill of David Dale
& Son, at Moscow burned last night.
GIBsoSs Mills, VT, May 14-Scarcc-
~ an acre of timber land can be found
in the vicinity of Hanover. Writings
and Woodmance, having been destroyed
by fire, now sweeping to the sea. The
population was out all last night, turn
ing the flames from the direction of
thicSly inhabited places. Three dwell
ings aHd outlIouses were burned
The forest fires now raging about
Allison is reported to have destroyed
over one hundred square miles of val
liable berry bog timber land and vine
yards.
The village of Great Republic lost
twenty-five houses. The losses in Ocean,
Burlington and Cumberlands is very
heavy. In the vicinity of Pequa river
seventy acres of choice Gran 1erry bog
burned. besides some hundred acres of
valuable cedar and oak forest and a
large quantity of cord-woOd. Two houses
were destroyed
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forest Fires.

BARxEeAT, n. j.. May 12.-The coun-
try south Of here seems to be wrapped
in a fearful conhagration. The fire is
reported TO be in the neighborhood of
HarrisviIle and the irish Mills. The
loss of Thursdays and Fridays IRE was
&75D00 in the cranberry boys alone,
while the cedar timber land burned was
the most valuable In the state.
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The Florida tl1tenHon.

GAINESVILLE. Fla, Nay 1.-THE state
Republican convention nominated. on
the fifth ballot, Hon. s. B. Conover fur.
governor, and BY exclamation Gen. w.
NJ MarunQale LOT lieutenant governor.
They also elected delegates to lie Chica.
60 convention.
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nivnrce in High Lite.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Ex-Senator
Minister TO Peru, commenced suit for a
divorce to-day, from his wife Lizzie l..
Christiancy nee Lugenbut.
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ST. LOUIS, Nay IA mob of abont
one hundred masked men surround the
Jail at Osceola. Mo-, between three and
four o'clock this morning. and took
thercfrom three men charg6d With mur.
der and hanged them
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BALTIMORE, May IA terrible ex-
plosion occurred late this afternoon just
outside of the north wall of Fort Nc
Henry which resulted in the instant
killing of six persons aud wouHding
three others. David r. Shannon 6 Co,
junk dealers, purchased quantity OF
condemned Sharpyille shells at the
Fort, and took part of them outside "a
break Before the shells were sub
iected TO blows wafer was poured
upon them, and one or two shells had
been broken, when policeman appear
ed and warned them of their danger.
Shortly after shell was struck and ex-
ploded, when the boy Jno. BURKE, Her.
man Bush, Jn0. Forbes, Robert Steer.
man, the German who was present, and
another boy, were instantly killed, and
Francis shannon and Henry Hamlin Sc
verely wounded. The bodies of the kill.
ed were badly mutilated, and that of the
stranger, the German, who stood near,
was literally blown 10 pieces Portions
of the body were found in every direc-
ton, and the largest part discovered was
an arm An official investigation will
take place. The report of the explosion
was heard a distance of five miles.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

ROBERT MILIIKEN.
CIVIL ENGISEER AND SURVEYOR
Office at ii. W. McCune's real estate ONCE, in
rear OF Emporia National Bank. wIOtf.
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DENVER, Col, May Alt is learned
that powerful secret organization has
been formed with its Headquarters in
this city, whose object is TO go 10 the
Ute reservation To prospect without await
ing congressional action. The society
has already one hundred and fifty men,
bcrs including several prominet Denver
citizens, each member being compelled
to arm and equip himself for military
service. They intend to go to the Rio
Grand, and unless protection be afforded
by the government, they will wage war
againt the ties
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The Voices Of the States.

MICHIGAN LARG Ely FOR blaine.
DETROIT, May 12.-The Republican
stute convention assembled at IL a. m
1t was called to order by James Nc
MILAN, chairman of the Republican
state central committee. Capt. f. p.
Allen, of Ypsilanti, was chosen tempo
rary chairman. After the appointment
of the usual preliminary committees the
convention took a recess till afternoon.
The various district delegations met
puring the afternoon and selected the
eighteen district delegates TO which
Michigan is entitled. 4 large majority
of these are for Blaine They are not
unanimous. Several, who will vote for
Blaine at first, will abandon him if the
prospect for his selection is not good
after two or three ballots. There are
two or more prominent Grant men in the
Ift1
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DIIIA UuhtI8 Dl Q CIFIbts
CHICAGO. May flight hundred
brick makers in the yards on the South
and West sides have struck for higher
wages, demanding So per day, an in
crease OF twenty-five cents The North
Side yards are paying the increase.