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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-27
OVER THE STATE.

the Catholics of Parsons are to erect
u $4,000 school building.
Plunkett, Nellie Boyd and Blind Tom
are headed towards Kansas.
The public schools at Columbus are
closed on account of the scarlet fever.
The wires of the American Union Tel
egraph company have reached Topeka.
CoiTey county proposes to place 1O0,-
900 bushels of apples on the market this
year.
A $4,000 passenger depot is to be
built by the Santa Fe railroad company
at Topeka.
Topeka, Atchison and Leavenworth
received the excursionists from New
Mexico with great hospitality.
Rev. ]. +. Walker, dean of Grace ca.
thedral, Topeka, died in that city Friday
He was much beloved by all who knew
him.
Congressman Anderson gave dinner
to all Kansas people in Washington ex
cep,ing senator Ingalls,, one day last
week
Considerable excitement prevails a
Vermillion, Marshall county. over the
reported discovery of gold and lead orr
near that place.
! A party of eastern gentlemen hay'
purchased some land near Salina, OF
which they expect to spend $4,000 il
the construction of stock yards.
George w. Mclean, who was one o
the founders of Leavenworth, and pub
Usher of one of the first newspapers il
the city, died at Leadvillc. on Wednes
| day of last week.
A negro attempted TO burglarize III
residence of the editor of the Thaye
Headlight, few nights ago, but wa
thwarted by some pistol shots fired b.
the vigilant and belligerent editor.
Golden Sllvers, prominent citizen Q
Shawnee county. who had been a mem
Der of the legislature several time:
and man widely esteemed for his GOO
qualities, died at his home a few day
aga
The Nationalist says thai Judge Han
per, of Malhattan, has cow that give
forty pounds of milk day, on dry feed
from which, after using as much as the
want, two pounds of butter are mad
daily.
Post Office changes in Kansas duriD
the week ending, February 2lst, 1880
furnished by VIM. VanVleck, of the pos
office department.
Name changed-Bethany, Osborn
comfy. 10 Ports.
Postmasters appointed = Lebanon
Smith county. Henry johnson; Ne
Buffalo, Buffalo county, David Watson
: Spring Side. Pottawatomie county, job
!, f. Chitty; Western Park, Elk count,
Mrs. Julia Alexander.
Established-Palatine Ellis county
Preston NJ. Query, p. NJ.
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unable 20 leave, unwilling to acknowl
edge a mistake, until every dollar was
gone
This was in 1871. the process of losing
all they "a having taken seven years
There -. i've children, the oldest a
girl cap = Of teaching school, the boys
old emo: 10 earn mems wages, and
little girl The eldest daughter obtained
school in an adjoining county and
made regular remittances home.
The boys sought work, but everything
in the neighborhoOd was at standstill,
| The father, upon whom successive mis-
/ fortunes had told heavily, went to the
/ nearest town and sold his rifle, saddle,
and some long treasured yaluah es. Then
Harvesting up their only team Il. y left
the barren place, called by courtesy a
| farm.
Might after night, as they sat about
the roaring camp fire, they asked, What
shall we do 81 At last the mother spoke.
| with a woman's keen home-love and
longing, as one night they camped in
the dry bed of a stream, near and above
a valley of fertile farms: I'VE are wan
dering without motive" she said. sLet
US work and win a home, and begin to-
morrow So she unfolded her plan.
The next morning they went into a
large valley town where they had ac-
|
and three boys were at work in the har.
vest field; the mother became hnusekeep
er in wealthy family, where she kept
the youngest child with her; the oldest
daughter was still teaching at an increas
ed salary 4 family farm company was
organized, it being understood that ev
) cry possible dollar went toward the one
I purpose of buying "A home which al
should own. This was the mothers plan
and the effect was marvellous. ltmade mcr
] of the boys; ii made the father forge
: his former losses; it frightened tht
: whole outlook. Every cent saved wal
1 deposited where it drew interest. Befort
long some leading gentlemen of thu
J town became interested in the home
G buying plan, of which they had heard
: and did what they could to procur
steady work for the family. This, how
{ ever, was seldom needed, for their steadi
It ness and anxiety TO earn their wage
d were remarkable, and they were soon il
n constant demand.
. Four years of steady, uncomplainin
toll followed In 1876 their accumuls
It tions, compounded semi-annuaily a
seven per centum, amounted TO So, $50. *
1t would have been more, but for som
sickness in the family. They then chos
l. quarter section of good land lYin
s north of San Francisco bay, in one |
k the Coast Range valleys. the price wa
u $50 an acre, or $4,000 in all.
y They paid, $1,000 down, and bougf
u teams, moved on the place, paid the ba
Ii ance in one year, from the crops and GU
side, and are making it one of the pre-
- tiest farms in that whole region.
. This is Il truthful account of how
CT farm was lost and another gained in i
y place by a plucky American famil.
p. whose idea of "home-buying company
:, ought to be remembered.-San Francisc
," Bulletin
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spicuous than Horace Man. Like Pes
tslozzi his work was characterized by a
lofty and noble enthusiasm for the cause
Of humanity he early saw that unless
teachers had some special preparation
FOR their work, the educational reform
could bot be carried on; and, therefore,
gave special attention to the formation OF
a Normal school.
Mr. Sheldon. of oswego, New York,
has, however. the homer of making the
first systematic application OF the re
formed methods IN the public schools
There are yet many obstacles to be
overcome in seeking to carry out the
ideas which PestaIozzian schools seet
TO embody. The value of the ideas o
the great reforIner should be grateful,
recognized, but nowhere should his say
| ings be considered infalliblc His werl
should be judged by the great principle
that he established. and not the crude ex
periments by which he sought TO pu
them IN practice.
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PROFANITY.

rs there any one" sensible writer
asks, who will defend the practice Of
profane swearing? Who thinKs it an ac-
complishment. And yet but few vices
are so general and so seldom rcbuked
BOYS think it brave and young men re-
gard it as an expression OF their lnde-
pendence, ana older men find the habit
fixed upon them, and hard 10 overcome.
Thus the class of proiane swearers is
year by year multiplied. 1t there Were
any solid comfort or amusement in it,
at the habit; but who says there
is: What intelligent man finds
amusement in listening to a conversa-
ton loaded Gown with oalhs: Who
thinks it makes the language any strong
er in expression Is any one less likely
to be impressed with the correctness or
earnestness of the answer. i do not
know if the man says, Damned II |
know? And vet walk the streets, and
YOU encounter men in trade, boys IN
their teens, young men IN their prime,
and old men with gray heads, all alike
addicted to the senseless as well as WICK
ed habit. But we are assured that most men
are ashamed ofthe habit and regard il
as ungentlenlanly, from the fact that
they attempt 10 refrain from it in the
anu III AAAN PANSNANN Va
wife and daughter. If it were an ac-
complishment, and made language
stronger or added to the expression, Ger
tainIy the profane man should be anx-
ious to teach his wife aud daughters
these choice terms Show US the man
1 that will do il, and we will show you
1 one whom the devil honors above all his
4 fellows. Profanity, In any form you take
/ it, is most unnatural vice, and pays
, the poorest of any in the Inst
/ The man who is addicted to it
without regard to any other considers
ton than that of being gentleman
| might well afford to correct the hab,t
/ When morality and religion are consid
cred, in addition. the obi gation is i'm
/ peraiive.-
VIVA, does Satan pay you TO
/ swearings'' asked one man of auoth
er. He don't pay me anything wa
the reply well, you work cheap-t6
lay aside The character of a gentleman
TO inflict 50 much pain on others, 10 risi
/ your own soul, and all for nothing. You
certainly work very cheap, indeed.
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ARTIFICIAL DIAMoNDS.

The following comes from no less
worthy a source it seems, than the old
reliable British museum:
Prof Story, member in the mineral
department ofthe British museum, writes
to the Times announcing the entire sue
cess of j. Ballantyne Hannay, of Glas.
gov, fellow of the chemical society OF
London, in producing diamonds. He
says that Hannay has some crystalized
particles presenting exactly the appear
ance offragments of broken diamonds, and
these fragments easily scored deep
grooves in the polished surface of sap
phire Hannay's process VIII soon be
announced to the royal society.
In ms letter on the subject of the pro
ductien of artificial diamonds, the pro
fessor after describing various processes
concludes as follows: There is nc
doubt whatever that ]. Ballantyne Han
nay has succeeded in solving the pro
blem Carbon has never been crystaliZed
by man till Hannay achieved the
triumphs, which have the pleasure Of
recording to-day"
There is bright prospect that othel
folks besides the sublime hotel clerk car
wear diamond buzzom ornaments.
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HousEHoLD RECEIPTS.

BO-tOn transcript
To remove spots of grease, oil or fat
from woolens-Satur;Ite the cloth with
kerosene or naphtha, and press it with a
hot iron on the wrong side. Then treat
with 4 lighted match. This is the only
true way to remove grease from woolens.
To cleanse brass-TurR the hydrant on
the sewing machine and book agent that
knocketh at your door.
To preserve woolens from moths-Give
them to the poor
To keep bread from moulding-Give
it to the poor woman who keeps board
ers and hens.
To prevent cake getting dry-Give the
small boy access to the pantry.
To make preserves last all winter
Don't eat them
To crochet tidies-No, we shan't tell.
We have some regard for our male read
ers, and we know how utterly man de
spises a tidy.
To make hash-Sh e this is mystery,
and can be told only in confidence.
To make your stove shine-Grease IT
To exterminate roaches-Scatter in
sect powder, powdered borex and nitro
glycerine about the premises; then burn
| the house down. The reaches will never
trouble that house again, though few
of the tougher ones will be on hand tc
move in as soon as the frame of the new
one is plastered.
To prevent depredations of mice II
paniries-kill the mice.
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what sc are poIne e.

SUPT. o. b. WHARToN-DEAR SIR
1 wish to inform you that our school is
still dong good work, but owing to the
measles our attendance will be very
small during the present month We
have had, up to date about sixteen cases
The interest of the school is
still very good We find that
we can not give thorough
review and investigation of every lesson
in the short time allotted for the reclta-
tons; hence we have been holding fire.
quent evening sessions during the past
three weeks. At these meetings We dis
cuss various topics pertaining to the
school work, and give review and class
drill. | find that these meetings are
very profitable. Now you may say that
night. Well, say so too But then
you know there are people IN this world
that think the school teacher does not
earn his wages, unless he labors II hours
As minutes and 4S seconds every day.
We purpose having public examina
ton, and invite all the parents TO be pres
ent, especially those parents that think
We are not making any progress, ant
Mr.. Superintendent, we may send yor
an invitation, if you will honor US will
your presence.
The boys and girls have been thinking
that you do not care much for distric
% or you would call and see US. They
say they always dreaded to see the super
iniendent coming, till this winter. ST
do not feel, that your company is not de
sired, but come right along, as soon II
you please.
You forget that l have visited you
district twice this winter. WHARToN.l
The graduating class now number
about seven earnest workers.
will in few days send you for pull
LEGATION list of questions used at GU
monthly examination, and 1 hope tina
others Will do likewise, that the teach
crs of the county may be able to CON
pore work as to scope and thoroughnes:
and thereby take one step towards sy:
tematizing the school work of the cour
ty Yours truly,
A. A. WELLS Teacher.
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aad thus connecting with the reprod (
ing plate When the circuit Is closet,
the rays of light are conducted through
an ordinary camera, and tile accompa-
nyiDg heat produces chemical changes
in the amalgaul Of the mirror, which,
modifying the electric current, causes
similar changes IN the reproducing spec
rlum-
In the experiments at the close Of the
explanatory lecture, an inst ur.eat was
taken to a lower room of the building
and operated from there to the stage IN
presence of the audience. Before the
mirror in the lower room the committee
held in succession an apple, pen knife
| and a trade dollar, which were distinctly
seen on the platform above The date on
the trade dollar, thrown on an enlarged
screen, was plainly visible, as well as
the goddess of liberty. a watch was
next used, and the audience could see
the movement of the hands. An ink bot
I tie, flower, parts of a theater hand bill
were also shown, aid when the head of q
live kitten was exhibited, there was great
| applause, and the inventor warmly con
graduated on his success. TIE Heading
Eagle from which we condense this &c
count of the remarkable invention, rep
resents The opinions entertained of it:
practical value as very hight being
!. possible for signal officer on railroad
10 see hundreds of miles of track at tbs
same instant. What next e-Kansas CITY
| journal
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-27
! HeslE LOST AND RECLAIMED

Fifteen wears ago there was a certain
family of plain farmer folk working or
rented land in one OF the central coun-
ties north of San Francisco Bay. and
having been fortunate in obtaining one
or TWO very good crops in seasons when
most OF the state was failure, they had
perhaps twelve or fifteen thousand dol
lars IN cash, teams and farming nipple
Ineats-
Atthis Iuncture the head Of the fam.
iiv. being Of the restless western type,
conclassed tilai il was advisable 10 make
money faster So happening 10 travel
across the lower San Joa9afa in early
spring of Il wei season, lie was charmed
and forthwith rented Tor term Of
wears. a laEre tract Of land in that val
| lev. paving cash There was a good
! crop the fifsi year. hai shsrc sacccssixs
| failures followed
Then half crop came, and more fail
nre. Hoping against hope, they stayed
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CHANCES IN THE CITY.

To sum up what the city man really
feels in regard 10 the coming OF his
country acquaintances to the city 1t
would not be far from this, viz:
First-The chances of wealth are us
great, practically, in the country rs in
the city, and the expenses of living and
the risks of disaster much less.
Second-The competitions of city life
and the struggles TO get hold OF business
and salaried work are fearful. No man
should come to the city unless he knows
what he is going to do, or has money
enough in his hands to take are OF him
self until lac gets living position or be.
comes satisfied that he cannot get one
Even to-day, with the evidences of renew.
ed prosperity all around Us, there arc
probably ten applications on file foi
every desirable place, and no man living
here could help friend to. a place un
less lie could create one.
ThirC-That the social privileges Of
the city may be greater, while the OPP
portunity for social distinction and the
probabilities Of social consideration ar,
much less than they are il the country
Fourth-That in many respects ther'
is nothing in the city that can compen
safe for the pure pleasure of the country
life and neighborhood associations.
Fifth-That n city mans dream of tn
| future, particularly If he ever lived IL
The country, is always of the country an(
| the soil. He longs to leave the nOis
/ and fight all behind him and go back t.
| his country home to enjoy the money IL
may have wOn.-Scribner's Monthly.
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THE VOICE IN CONVERSATION.

In conversation one should of course
speak load enough to be understood. But
a remark addressed 10 IA person at your
side or ross the table, need not be
shouted out loud enough 10 be heard in
ti.c adjoining room. Some persons seem
TO have no control over their engines OF
speech Though but lilUe force is need
cd for Il given purpose, they seem to have
no other way to do than 10 pull the valve
wide open, and let on steam enough To
make everything shake. The con
troll Of the voice in conversation
is an important matter. 1t
makes q great difference in the impres
sion one makes upon those he meets
whether his voice be on q high key
sharp, rasping, unpleasant-orl ow-toned
smooth, rich and full, pleasant TO the
ear Vocal culture''-the scientific and
longcontinued training of the organs OF
speech-is more important for use in
conversation than for the purpose ol
singing. Few need sing, but all mus
converse Attention should be given tC
this matter in schools; the more so if i
be true that the voice of the average
American is loud, high keyed and I'm
pleasant as compared with that of hi!
transatlantic cousins
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-27
BUSINESS ITEMS.

The losses of 1870 by fire exceeded
those of 1878, of 1877 and CT 1876 by
many millions of dollars.
Three hundred and fifty-three million
dollars worth of property was wasted by
fire in the United States during the last
five years.
Assuming the loss by fire for twenty
years to be in the same proportion as
that of the last five years, it would rep
resent sum nearly equal to the entire
public debt.
The value of imports of eggs ana
poultry into Great Britain amounts to
$4,000, 600 year These products are
sand to come largely from France.
America stands first in the world for
honey production, as well us Tor scien-
title management and improved imple-
ments for the apIary; next comes SwiiZ-
erland, then England and France.
The statistics show that less than one.
fourth of the 10000, 600 acres of land in
Missouri are under cultivation. The
state has 4 900 miles of railway, nearly
. 600 poatuffices, and 10000 common
schools. There is abundant room fOI
emigration tliither. But who wants 10
go there:
Our domestic exports, exclusive OF
| coin and bullion, have increased in tho
last ten years from 1915, 100000 10 nearly
| S7GO, 100000. Ia 1870 the number of ar
| rivals and clearances of ocean steam
| ships from the port of New York was
| 1,4SO; in 1879 the number was 2,1S9
| nearly double In 1875 we began the
exportation of fresh beef, and in 1S7!
| our total export of this commodity wa
over 54,000,000 pounds.
It is estimated that the following ad
ditions have been made TO the FORTUNES
of our principal million aires by specula
ton and profitable investments durin!
the past wear: Added to the Vanderbilt
| estate, $50, 600 900; TO the wealth of JaI
Gould, 15,G00.000; to the wealth o
Russell Sage, $4,000, 600; Sidney Dillon
| $4,000 900; James II. Keene. $4,000, 600
to the First national bank, 50 100000; It
Drexel, Morgan 81 Co, $2,000,000; ant
10 three or four other great operators
$3,000000 giving q total OF profits G
$50, 100000 to about ten or twelve estate
in single year
The British Trade journal puts Nj
Edison's recent discovery and the magic
al effect it had on the stock of his CON
papy as follows: In the summer of 1871
a company of capitalists formed a COZ
poration with S300,000 capital, in so
shares, the money to be expended by Nj
Edison in experimenting with the ele'
trio light After months of unsuccessful
experiments, the prospect looked yer
blue, and as the Over-worked and disal
pointed Investigators became MOI
cadaverous, the shares sank /
the market. The 500 declined to So
when one day Edison, having used
: piece of paper for light, carlessly role
the burnt fragments between his finger
{ and suddenly discovered his latest gre;
hit. The fact of his discovery cause
: the stock, which had been down to 50
: to jump by rapid stages up to $500 p'
. share.
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INTERSTATE RAILROAD BILL

After long discussion and frequent
compromise the house committee on
commerce have prepared bill, as a sub
stitute for the Reagan bill, which, if not
SO sweeping as that, should go far toward
sensible remedy of railroad abuses.
The house is asked TO fix an early day
for its consideration. The bill provides
for the appointment of three commits
sioners, who are authorized to exercise u
supervision over all railroads passing
from one state or territory to or through
one or more states and territories, or to
and from any foreign country. The SUI
pervision of the commissioners is limit.
cd to questions of commerce between
the states, and the methods
of operating railroads Us affecting
commerce. They are To prescribe rail
road year, and system of reports GOV.
ering such year, to be rendered by all
railroad companies described in the bill
in any manner affecting commerce be
tween the states, at such times as may be
deemed necessary by the board of com
missioners The commissioners are tC
see that all United States laws relating
to Interstate railroads are enforced; Il
furnish such information TO the several
departments of the government in re
gard 10 the tariff of fares and freight anC
accounts Of tile railroads us may be re
quirea by them, and to make annual re
ports Of their doings TO the secretary o
the interior ON or before November Is
of each year. All persons or corpora
tions, whether engaged alone or associated
with others in the transportation o
property or persods by railroad are pro
hibited from charging or receiving from
any persons any greater or less rate o
freight charge or compensation than i
charged any other person for like ans
contempOrancous service, under like cir
cumsiances and conditions in carrying
storing, or handling the same, on o
over the same line of transportation
The allowance of rebate, drawback, o
: other advantages, in any form, upoi
shipments made or services rendered i
also prohibited. The provisions o
the Dill are not to apply To the cal
ryinS or handling OF propert
less than an ordinary carload, o
wholly within one state or territory, an
not destined for continuous carriage b,
yond such state or territory, or topropel
" carried for the United States or 70
any state or municipal government, c
for charitable, educational. or scientifi
purposes. The hill also directs the con
missioners TO inquire into the poolin
system, to state the results of their il
quiry in their first annual report, an
whether in their Judgment any legisl
ton is expedient in relation there's
The commissioners are to be appointe
by the president with the advice an
consent of the senate, and are TO receiV
an annual compensation of 5000, Pr
vision is made for the employment {
clerks and expert engineers
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Southwestern Kansas is growing, and
the demand for more representation,
for more OF Il voice in the general gov
eminent and division of the congress.
sional, Judicial, land and other districts
comes up from this already comparative
ly populous country. The Newton Re
publican says this about the district
over which Judge Peters has judicial
sway:
This judicial district, containing six
teen organized and thirteen unorganizec
counties, is is the most deplorable con
dition. Although Judge Peters works
all the time, taking no rest, he finds j
impossible for him TO keep mp with th'
legal business of his immense district
and in every county where he hold
court-sixteen of them-he is far behind
his business. The result is confusion
and great damage 10 the people in eacl
one Of these counties.