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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-11
HOW TO DEAL WITH RATE.

A writer in the Scientific American
says: We clean our premises OF these
detestable vermin by making whits-wash
yellow with copperas and covering the
stones and rxfters in the cellars with It.
In every crevice in which a rat may 90
we put the crystals of the copperas and
scatter ii in the corners OF the floor. The
result was pefect stampede of rats and
mice. Since that time not football Of
either rats or mice has been around the
house. Every Spring cost of the yellow
wash Is given the cellar, as a purIfier, as
q rat exterminator, and NO typhoid, dys-
EMERY or fevers attacks the family.
Many persons deliberately attract all the
rats Ia the neighborhood by leaving
fruits and vegetables uncovered in the
cellar, aid sometimes even the soap Is
left open for their regalement. Cover up
everything eatable in the cellar and PAN
try, and you will soon starve them out.
These precautions. Joined TO the service
of good cat, will prove as good q rat
exterminator as the chemist can provide
We never allow rats to be poisoned in
our dwelling they are so apt to die be-
tween the walls and produce such annoy
ance
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OYER THE STATE.

Washouts are starting In on the west
end Of the Santa Fe.
Lawrence gets her express matter sent
IS to 80 per cent cheaper on account of
the war among the express companies.
Sterling, Kansas, has elected Demo-
crstic constable, who defeated his Re-
publican opponent by vote of no to
sc. This Ii not so much in the nature
Of STRAW" as it would have proved
prior to the presidential election, but the
sources OF Democratic consolation are st
present 20 painfully meagre that with us
il has become . matter OF conscience to
utilize all available material in that di-
reckion.
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o,her tree contained the petrifying corpse
IF men who had shared similar faies
This is the mode of Furnishing criminals
in New Zealand, and il is the cruelesl
that / have ever seen in all my travels
anil adventures.
The old man related this story and
gave meditative Whit AT his pipe, re-
marking that shes blown stiff north
wester tonight" Seeing that nothing
more was To be obtained of him, the re.
porter departed, imagining beacon
strictcr lying in his path at every step.
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ton, did not call for OrAiOry. In fact,
those who have been the most successful
in this species Of craftsmanship" have
found that the lesS tune they wasted in
''orating" the better they were oh. The
talents required were business tact and
shrewdneas, pleasing address. good man.
ners, and the ability 70 make . commit.
tee OF . member see IL" in . proper
light These accomplishments, and not
oratory, were the Shibboleths OF success.
When Q man starts out in life with g
proper idea of the struggle before him,
he sees IL IL his duty hrst to gain . com
petence-to surround himself with the
comforts of life before be can engage In
the accomplishment. So Il has been
with this state. The people are practi-
cal. They have been trying for twenty
years 10 fix themselves for living. They
have done we'll, and while our legisla-
ture has abOunded with perhaps more
than the usual average Of good, sharp,
keen debators, there has nos been time
the orAtory. In the legislature, the man
that understands himself can do more
In 9 nfteen minutes speech than
he can In ono OF an hours le0gth.
But We are marching on. The corner
lot Spectator Il nav the banker or has
property 70 rent We live IN better hous-
e and dress our women better than ten
years ago. We have got to the ambition
for blue grass and big herds Of fat cattle
and . we'll endowed unISsrsity- The
"old fellows" are getting silver gray,
and long 70 become +'SOlid." When
we get ready for him; when we
have Etime to stop and listen
TO him the Champions coming man.
will get here. and the people will sit
down and listen to his ringing, mag.
netic, Overpowering speech" OF 1.-TWO,
three, four hours. or ~ long ~ the
speaker chooses 20 hold them" But we
fear that the editor OF the Champion and
all or Us will have giVen away to OuT
successors before that day ShAll arrive
for pushing, plucky. mOney-lOving Kan
aaa
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sublunary. are the inspired vagaries of
indifferen, digestion. In view of the
possible tenabiliiy Of this position, news
paper men, and persons who have semi
supersiitiOus inclining for the Supernai-
urzl may congratulate themselves that
Mother Shipton ante-dssed the period of
liver pads and went down To her grave
in mental and physical ignorance OF the
modern alternatives of bilious disorders.
Albert Williams, negro, arrested at
Columbus, Texas. for hnrse-stealIng, was
taken from the constable By masked
men and shot dead. This will even up
the scales Of justice in the Lone Star
state till some white man commits
murder and is acquitted on the plea Of
emotional insanity.
Edward A. Sothern, the great CONNIE
dian, Is said TO have been = firm believer
In spiritualism. Il Is scarcely marvel
Gus that q MAJ who held his theological
views and spent so great proportion OF
his life in portraying the extreme men
tai ImbeciliIy Of Lord Dundreary, should
have been afflicted with SOftening OF the
brain.
Boston don't 60 so much on wealth as
she does On 'culchAW." It is stated that
the richest man In Boston. Mr.. Sears,
Is only worth eS,Oe5, 900. Next to him
10 Mr.. Williams-Moses, OF that ilk, who
Is put down Is worth, $2.O83, 600. These
figures would not amount to much in
New York, or San Francisco. or even in
Cincinnati.
Tho California c5ngressmen recently
requested the president to appOnint
new collector OF internal revenue at San
Francisco. The president very prompt
ly responded with q proposition to APP
point An Ohio man, il having been as
certAined that there was one left out in
the cold, whercupOn the Californians
Withdrew their request, and propose to
await the arrival Of General Garfield.
Chicago Inter Ocean. The last three
months of go and the first three of 81
| will be long noted as q season of great
harvestS. The first crop gathered was
| SAO ASuhOSt otAS party lhO SCSOHNI LAiA-
lions Of tons OF ice: the third crop,
equally promising. are the disappointed
cabinet statesmen. In view of the i'm
mense demand for tho cooling board"
the Ice Is in the nature Of q positive
blessing.
A Washington dispatch says that a
numerous delegation of New York poll
ticians have arrived At the national cap
ital for the purpose OF aiding the defeat
Of the entire list Of nominations recently
submitted by the president to the senate.
The month of February is not very long,
but Roscoe Conkling seems disposed to
make use Of what there is of It to DEM
OastrSts to the country that he's bigger
man than old Hayes.
Aessrs. Gates, Of Ness county, Milling.
ton. Of Crawford, Keeney, of Trego,
Bennyworth, of Pawnee, and Wilson, OF
Jackson. will probably regard as ex-
tremely personal the observations of the
AtchiSon Champion. regarding the plen-
tiful lack Of gray matter under the hat
bands Of the members OF the lower
branch OF the Kansas legislature, and
offer concurrent resolution debarring
that journal from the privileges Of the
| house
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HERE AID THERE.

The Cincinnati Gazette says Sunday 10
the worst day Of the weak in that town,
morally speaking.
The Klamoth river, In Oregon, raised
eighty.twO feet during . recent storm.
and swept away every bridge from
Witchepec 70 Orleans.
The officers Of the board Of health, Of
Sedalia, Missouri, are particular 20 an
nounce that the report that the small
pox wave had struck that city 10 entire
ly Rroundless.
A bill has been introduced In the
New York legislature AuthoriGing the
formation Of . cremating association.
This has been . good winter for the ger.
minAtion Of such project
The entire revenue Of Turkey IL being
absorbed In military preparations. and
orders have been issued to all the de.
partmentS to make no payments, even
for salaries. until the end Of March.
The Inter Ocean, one OF the liveliest
newsiest, and best newspapers In the
west, has leased = telegraph wire Of ia
| own between Chicago and Waahingtor
City. That's what We call enterprise Of
the first ordeT.-The Louisianian.
The Western Union, ~ usual. has com
pleteiy swallowed the opposition tele
graphic companies. What espaciouI
concern that Westarn Union 10. Il viii
be In order now for the organization o.
9 new telegraph company to Be bough
mp by the w. U.
n Scott claims opulent subtsrraneaz
POSSESSIONS In the shape Of vein o
coal eleven feet thick. But It IL % "a
below the surface that IL IL NOT desmoC
Isxpedisnt to attempt to work It until al
mooted questions In relation 70 the Chi
nese treaty are satisfactorily adjusted.
An Oxford merchant announces tha
any man Of we'll known Temperance hat
its can buy Of him all the goods b
wants on time. He seems 70 forget tha
. man may Be thoroughly abstsmi0u
e. regards rum, and still be fatally Cd
dicted to phrsnolOgy and yellow dcSS-
| The Denver Tribune has informasiO
from Pueblo that about 500 dead csttl
line the Santa Fe track between GrAnsd
and Dodge City. Many Of them. in SaS
the greater number, have died from {,
posure and hunger. Some, Of cours'
have been killed BY trains passing Alon
n night
A progressive ezchAngs, which ents
tAins advanced views on hygisns. prscip
tAtes upon the public the theory that d
perihslion disciples are the creatures I
r bile. and that the prophecies Fegsrdir
: planetary disturbances. approaching op
: dsAiss aaA Ne early sEash q Ill tAiAI
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TRACK TALK

Its.as 81 Interest Picked mp Along the
Line OF Our LOCAL Roads
Two car loads of laborers went west
yesterday over the Santa Fe.
It IL probable that the Santa Fe will
receive nrst-claSs travel for the Pacific
coast by March 18th.
It IL reported that J. C. Allendorph,
formerly u passenger conductor, has
been appointed = division superintend-
ent.
Tho officers Of the Wells Fargo ex-
press will shortly take q trip over the
Santa Fe to inspect the business of the
road.
Mr.. 81. G. Marshall has. accepted
position a. station agent Of the Howard
branch of tho A. T. & s. F. road at Full
| Ierton.
The Indians are giving trouble in the
vicinity of San Marcial; several track
men were killed this week. The men
will be provided with weapons for their
protection.
D. A. Van Horn, land agent Of the
Santa Fe at Arkansas City. has been re-
moved and J. Il. Moss, formerly a train
agent of the land department. has been
appointed IN his place.
The donation Of $25, 600 by the Union
Pacific and A., T. 4 g. F. railroad CON-
panies for the benefit Of library at To-
peka, was made to the state and not to
the city, - was at first supposed.
An n. z. 3 T. workman injured by
the ditchinE Of the hand car one even
Ing. has recovered damage, on the
ground that he was In the discharge OF
his duty, and therefore entitled TO re.
cover.
The Santa Fe train going east Thurs
day carried General Phil. Sheridan and
several members OF his staff. The Gen.
eral had been to the end Of the road to
investigate Indian troubles, and he In
tended TO cross to the Southern Pacific
bat without sufficient escort there Wal
too much danger.
AtchiSon Champion: The A. T. & 8
F. engine, Little Buttercup." while
! coming towards this city Thursday
morning, broke one Of the coupling rod:
Of the drive wheels, and the rod crashed
through the cab. The engineer brough
the train through with only one side o
the engine In working order.
The Santa Fe railroad company, ha
. generously loaned Mr.. John BennywOrtl
$4,000 without interest for year t.
further prosecute the manufacture O
sugar. The board Of directors in Boston
70 whom the application was sent b,
, Capt. Booth aud Senator Strsng, took fs
, vorable action and ordered the loan.
An important decision was rendere,
On Thursday in the supreme court O
Kansas. brief outline Of which wa
sent by associated press. It was the cas-
Of the Union Trust Company, ct al, vi
William c. Thomson, being on erro
from the district court Of Riley count,
1 Thomson waa employed on the Hi
souri,, KGnsas and Texas railroad 4
1878. then operated by the Union Trul
Company, and On the evening of Apr
: 30. while riding ON . hand-car with oil
|. sr wOrkmen, through the careiessness {
" employees Of the company the car va
l. ditched and Thomson severely hur
= Chief Justice Horton held that he va
8 hurt while in the discharge Of his dui
and entitled 70 recover, and therefore a
e Arned the Judgment Of the court belov
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The country IL not at all startled BY the
recent introduction. In congress. Of de-
ncieAey bill OF e90! 900 900. This IL only
the legitimate sequences Of the elAmOr
raised during the late hurrah campaign
regarding tho economy Of the Democrat
ic congress. The assumption ofsny vir-
tue, on the part OF the Bourbon Democ-
rAcy 10 not only proof positive that 1t
does not exist, but can bo interpreted a.
an infaIIible indication ofsome rottenness
In the state OF Denmark that will event
ually make itself known to the public
alfariopiea
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The balance OF trade In favor OF the
United States for the calendar year of
1880 IL shown by the bureau Of statistics
to have been &102. 84o.&O7, . falling of
from the previous year Of nearly seven
~ million dollars This falling Of Is
due to the immense Importation or mer.
chandlse, which was larger than At any
time In the history Of the country.
Since the return OF prosperity We have
been buying abroad more than ever be-
fore, and tho articles purchased, with
the exception Of tea and coffee. sugar.
and few other staples, were almost ex.
clusively luxuries, Of which ornaments
for the household and IerSOn made up q
very large part.
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The recent raid attempted by the Dem
ocrats In congress on the United States
treasury, through their Ghosts to pass .
claim Of $500. submitted by Mr.. GOode,
In behalf. Of the widow OF rebel soldier,
shows the true Animus Of that party. and
vindicates the wisdom OF the people in
consigning Il to back seat for the next
four years. The congressional proceed
ings during the discussion OF Mr.. Goodies
resolution, afforded mighty interesting
reading to parties with whom General
Hancock II more than = simple tradi.
ton. and whose letter on rebel claims is
Q matter Of personal recollection.
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The Hon. Thomss Ewing. who, for ten
years, in congress and on the stump, has
been trying To convince the country that
Wall street spectators were 1.-The blood
suckers OF the nation" has become q
''blood-sucker" himself, and, although
still member ot congress. he has lefi
his seat and spends his entire time buy
ing and selling stocks In New York.
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The Chicago Tribune IL In fAvsr Of a
government telegraph TO be run precise
ly as the English telegraph system and
a. our mails are now managed, directly
by the postofiice department. The Ne"
York Herald strongly fav"rs the same
plan ~ the only means Of counteracting
the consolidation Of the telegraph mon
opolIes. Many other leading. thought
fol journals Of both parties take the
same view. We suppose, also, that II
will finally devolve on the government
TO break the back Of tho railroad mon
0F.0lfaa
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Advices from Washington announce
that the Greenback leaders In congress
propose to reorganiEe their party - soon
- possible after the 4th OF March. and
with this view will call convention At
Chicago At an early day TO adopt = plat
form ofDrinciples and come out under the
specious title OF 1.-The People Party"
The advocates Of communism and linda
tion which go to mako up the aggrega-
tlon known in the past by so many i'm
posing aliases, should 60 to EsoP, con-
slider his fables. and be vice. The old
GreciAn, many hundreds Of years ago,
immOrtalized the folly and presumption
Of tho ass whose ears betrayed him
though he wore = lions hide. and the
chequered experience Of the Grsenback
party should teach that organization
that sore head can never DO utilized a.
the devise for an imposing political gon-
Talon
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WANTED. AN ORATOR.


The present IL the nineteenth session
u the Kansas legislature, and the Atchi-
son Champion. under the head, "The
Coming Man." says:
at is little singular that the age Of
elOQuence in so young . state - ours
should be considered in the past. Men
talk about Sam. Stinson and even Marc.
Parrott as they do not about living Kan.
sans, and yet, according to the laws OF
development, the golden age should be
before and not behind U.s."
Kansas has done about everything but
produce orators. The Champion further
remarks:
y Whatever may be the philosophy OF
the case, this the fact, that IN thiS
atAte III . million people there 10 yet
room II the top. There 10 9 chance tor
Some young man In Kansas TO be the
nrSt TO Shed glory on the legislative hallS
Of this state by . real, ringing, magnetic
overpowering speech. We do not mean
argument, merely, though the speech we
are writing about should contain that,
but Q speech which shall make the peo-
pie laugh, cry and cheer by turns. 4
speech which shall hold an audience two,
three, four hours, or As long ~ the speak
or chooses TO hold them"
The Champion thinks there is bright
future for such . man a. Il describes.
"and = high place in the temple Of
fame"
At nrst thought It may strike the OBJ
server Of Kansas history, whose people
have accomplished 20 much In twenty
years, and who have show more than OF.
binary brilliAncy in all they have under
taken, that In upwards OF 900 citizens
who have been members Of the lsgisla-
EuFe. that not one has won living fame
in the line pointedlout by the Champion
and yet It IL not difficult to account for
the failure TO develop orAtorical genius
The whole reason may b explained In
the statement that KAnsans have beer
too busy to cultivate the nne arts. Fol
tan years at least the people were large
" interested in the enterprise
Of town making and In Specu
ulAting In "corner lots-" II was . strug
gle for the location Of state capitola
county seats. Estate institutions" col
Ieges, change Of county lines, and % on
instead OF struggle for poliSh. II
this sort OF contest the man who eoulC
60 to the legislature and come home and
show the best results for his town, VA
the man that was sent there. A count,
seat or . county line light, or . bill ap
propriAtIng money in the treasury mo
otherwise appropriated" for build
Ing . bridge across Dry o
Rock creek, or for the eoussruc
tiss Is building Sos . ssAae Iasgtu
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stop rh.t couxb

# you arc suffering with 3 cough,
cold, asthma, bronchitis. hay fever, con.
sumption, loss of voice, tickling in the
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Dividends to the amount Of 5000
600 we're paid in 1880 by single Black
Hills gold mine. and Notwithstanding
this. there Is an official report OF gov
eminent geologist. dated 1--WE years ago.
In which It IL stated thSt there 10 no
Otld IN the BLACK Hills.
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There was = man in Indiana VITO paid
highly promising Oculist $40 for ~
treating his eyes that he could see A.
well by night as by day. The operation
was perfectly successful, for now III,
man cannot see al all.
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The decrease IN the public debt dur
ing the month Of January was 81 ,3S2,-

New York Tribune: The opening for
craftsmanship and common sense NJ
Harrisburg is still As wide as ever.
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If there ever was specific for any one
complaint, then Carers Little Liver
Pills are specific for sick headache.
and every woman should know this.
Only one dill Q dose.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-11

Palpitation Of the heart, nervousness,
tremblinE8. nervous headache, cold
hands and feet, pain in the back, and
other forms Of weakness. are relieved by
CaEtsg's 1r0a Pills, made specially for
- bl0ed, aerV1 cad eo1plexieA
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Butchers.
A TYEO & HERMAN,
Dealers in Meats of all kindsi
The Best and Cheapest Meat Market In
Emporia.

Have now on hand and for ale cheapa large
amount of Pork, Ham. Shoulder and Bacon,
thoroughly sailed, cured and smoi ed, and
equal 70 the very best that can be found any
where They have also q large quantity OF
lard, by the barrel or pound Call and see It.
All orders receive prompt attention. and
dealers are particularly requested to give US
q call. The best OF Beef Mutton and Veal,
as usual. kept at our market. on Sixth avenue
Just west Of the skridge blocI. EmpoFia,
KAnSaS- ATIEO & HERMAN.
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Consolidated.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-To-dsy the West
ern Union, American Union and Attain
tic & Pacific Telegraph Companies con
solidated, and at late hour this after
noon the Western Union took possession
of the Offices Of the two other cempa-
mics
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Offered and Tabled.

ALBANY. n. Y, Feb. AIN the assem-
bly, this afternoon, resolution express
ing the Warmesf sympathy for the cause
in which the Irish people are engaged.
and deeply regretting the course of the
British government, was offered and
tabled
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Lynch Law ct Albnquerque

derers Of Col. Potter were taken from
iail last night ct albuquerque and hung.
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remperanee Movement in Concord.

CONCORD, n. H., Feb. IA resolu-
ton has been introduced in the city
council instructing the mayor to close
all the liquor saloons. 1t will not be
done until the last of the month, st which
time it will probably pass. 1t looks as
IL temperance crusade would be inau-
cyy1rafed
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SMALLPOX.

CHICAGO. Feb. 4.-Small-pox has ap-
peared a. the county poor house at JEFF
sou. Seventeen cases were quarantined
in a temporary hospital Tuesday. and
yesterday there were eleven cases re-
ported. The inmates number 100. The
insane asylum adjoins. The fact has
been carefully kept secret.
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CHICAGO, Feb 1.-The Inter Oceans
Sioux City special says that g. L. Bliss,
right-of way agent for the Northwestern
railroad, has just negotiated the right.
of.way to the Black Hills with the In
dians al Spotted Tail and Red Cloud
agencies, similar tn that made at Wash
Ington with the Cheyenne and Brule
Sioux. He gave $40 per mile for 200
feet wide