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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-23
FIOckIng To The Cities.


The tendency of population to towns
and cities has been made the subject OF
much study and comment of late years.
1t has been often deprecated as inimical
to the general welfare of society. The life
of the agriculturist, herder, fruit-grower
and gardner is to be commended because
of its independence, its healthfullnesa
and its almost invariable remunerative-
ness.
Very few farmers ever "faiI in bust
ness, while in mercantile pursuits
ninety-fivc out of every hundred fail.
Despite these startling figures there is
a tendency that verges upon a mania, to
seek business and social life in cities and
viiiages
There are many legitimate and natural
reasons f,,r this. Not all mer are adapted
to fHrming and kindred ayocations
Men vino have n natural genius for
mechanism will succeed better as arti-
sans iinn as agriculturalists Men with
ll~ aptitude for merchandising will
hardly he content with the culture of
the 81 IL. And 81 with all callings and
professions men should follow the line
If bi,inrss for which they are naturally
qualified.
S'cinl, educational, religious and es-
theti' Reasons also obtain. The advan-
tapcs Of the city in all these acquisitions
arc apparent and not to he denied. 1t is
true that in their eIjnyme we lose
many advantages that pertain Ito rural
life hut With 81 large number of people
the 'siir'r'i'ls of city life outweighs all
country attractinns.
Ii Is ", II that this should be SO. The
c''nntry without villages and cities,
would he very desirable one to emf
CRATE from, and the city without its rural
surroundings would be indeed a very
helpless. as well as undesirable place of
alSa!e- in fact an impossibility 1t is
obviously in the economy of nature, that
thesc two conditions of society should
exist
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silver IN CHASE coUNrr.
How a Couple of Emporia.s citizens
s-Struek It"

StEGcA H.
No Need of Going to Colorado for Roman
Last summer, when the work was
commenced on the new NJ. z. church in
this city, the question of stone for the
rough ashler work became an important
one. Without going into particulars, il
was solved by the purchase of an
eighty" by E. W. Cunningham and s.
C. Gordon. three and half miles north
west of Stafford, point on the Santa Fe
road in the eastern part of Chase county.
This tract has upon it quarry of very
fine stone, as the walls of the new
church show, and an arrangement was
made by which the stone was furnished
to the building committee at q low
rate.
In some way j. B. Gordon, the super
indent of the stone work, heard the
rumor that there was silver ore in the
hill on the place. One day when he
had leisure he made an examination of
the matter, and as q result, came to the
conclusion that specimens of the rock
which he found did contain silver ore.
He sent three specimens of the ore TO
be assayed, one to Georgetown, and one
To Buena Vista, Colorado, and one to
Wichita. In December two specimens
we've assayed by D. Mulvey at Buena
Vista, and were found to contain q trace
of gold and 111z OF. of silver, per ton.
valued at Sass per ton. The other as
sayed 495S OF. of silver and or. OF
gold, valued at $500 per ton. The
same man afterward assayed two speci-
mems at Wichita on the 4th of
January. and found in one trace of
gold and IA ounces of silver, valued at
$1.96 per ton. In others there were two
ounces of silver, valued at $2.25 per ton
and $1.68 per ton. A third assay by j.
H. Hildebrand, of Georgetown. Colora-
do, developed Is ounces of silver, valued
at $16.S7 per ton. The lode in which
these specimens were found runs north
and south through the center of the hill
and is evidently about 400 feet wide,
and the richest part is in vertical veins
OF course it cannot be decided def
nitely whether our two citizens have
struck a bonanza or not, but it is evident
that there is something in the find. We
hope to record ere long that they have
made their everlasting fortunes"
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Mra Marx Hnlrnl.e.


This lady made briefcall in our city
last Tuesday in order to meet the ladies
Of the home society and arrange for her
public appearance here next week.
Although she has hitherto been per-
sonaily stranger to us, her name with
the temperance public is household
word. Our home ladies have given her
most cordial welcome and the pulpfts
will tomorrow announce her next Mon
day and Tuesday evenings at the Con-
gregational church.
For fifteen months she was first vice
president, corresponding secretary and
office agent of the Chicago Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and by ju-
dicious management and thorough
Christian devotion she made the Union
power in Chicago. From this posi-
ton she was called to the wider field of
state work as the only appointed lectur-
er and organizer of the Illinois Woman's
Christian Temperance Union for two
years, during which time the To-
cal unions greatly multiplied.
Her services as state lecturer having
won the highest encomiums of the press,
professional gentlemen and the general
public, as of great practical worth, she
consented TO enter the wider field of a
national lecturer, since which time she
has leftthe impress of her influence upon
seventeen different states where she has
labOred, whose merlted testimonials have
fixed hers as areputaiion of rare achieve
ment, brilliancy and efficiency. She
seems 70 have instituted new departure
in temperance lectures. A highly cul-
tured lady, frequent contributor TO lit
erature of prose and verse, nature
''pure womanly," suffused with a moral
purpose, q singer not less than a speak
er, enchanting with beautiful song and
inspiring with sublime eloquence, she
fills her listeners with her own exalted
sentiments and securely lodges the
truth In the heart of hearts of her audi
ence. Those who fail to hear her will
miss one Of the opportunities of a life
time.
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PERSONAL mESrIoN.

n E. E. Holmes is confined to his
hou with severe attack Of quinsy.
Lynn, of this city, has been ad-
mit.e % practice in the United States
suprel court.
Mr.. j. Bradley, formerly of the
Battle Creek, (Mich) Journal. is in the
the city With a view to locating.
Messrs. Moses Fl. Bates and John
Thatcher each received q handsome
knight Templar uniform Friday.
Ed Lewis returned Friday from
New Mexico, where he has been super
intending railroad work for his brother,
L. w. Lewis.
Thos. Beers. Who has charge OF the
jail, moved wiih his family into the
court house ba ement vacated by ex-
Sheriff Moon, day.
Alex. Spence. the veteran grocery
man, has accept position with John
Bay, and will = pleased TO see his
friends at his new quarters.
w. T. Keath, of Peoria, Illinois, is
stopping at the Hotel Coolidge. He ex-
poets his family TO join him in few
days and thinks of locating in Emporia.
Quite large party of married ladies
and gentlemen partook OF the hospital
iiy of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Price at their
pleasant home on Merchants street last
Friday.
Mr.. @. w. POrterfeld started last even
ing for the James River Valley, Dakota.
where he will go into sheep raising. We
trust his venture may prove abundantly
successful.
Frank Goodnow, Judge Kelso and
Lee Clark, of Parsons. are at the hotel
Coolidge. Mr.. GOodnow has just re-
turned from Davis county, where he
sold this morning 10000 acres of land as
agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
II. j. Piper has gone to Musca-
tine, Iowa, where he has relatives who
desire to take care of his two children.
he expects to return TO Emporia in
about three weeks. During his absence
his business will be in charge of G. A.
Fitch.
Moses Stone, who has been confined
to the house of his brother-in-law in
Greenwood county for some weeks past,
with rheumatism, returned to Emporia
last evening and will resume his posi-
ton as an attache of THE NRWs next
week.
Mrs. John Holderman, of Morris. Ill
inois, and her two dau ghters, Misses
Hattie and Nellie, and Mrs. Jas. Patty,
OF Dayton, Ohio, mother of Mrs. II. and
Mrs. Thos. Gray, of this city, arrived in
Emporia on Tuesday. The visitors are
dividing their time between the families
of D. w. Holderman and Thos. Gray.
hold goods to his farm. and he and his
family are pleased with the prospect of
getting back to the country. Mrs. Moon
has not found her onerous duties at the
jail congenial TO her health and is glad
to retire from position which she has
filed with more of regard for the COM
fort of others than her own ease and con-
venience.
The Topeka papers Saturday con-
tain elaborate accounts of the wedding
of Charles w. Price, city editor of the
Capital, and Miss Minnie Gray, daugh-
ter Of the late Alfred Gray, which hap
~
last evening in the presence of a large
number of friends. The large list of
vAuable presents show how highly the
recipients are regarded, and it is not
often that a young couple start out in
life together with such bright and
promising future before them. That
their best dreams may be more than re-
allied is the wish of their friends in
this CITY.
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Nna-
Indianapolis Joarnai.l


A little fun now and then is relishec
by the wisest men, and hence nobody
should be surprised or aggrieved il
grave dignitaries even manifest sudden
disposition to kick up their heels and
behave themselves most iniudicially.
There must be an escape-yalye some.
where; even the iron horse must be rest
ed. The gravest and solemnest must
sometimes unbend.
Nature demands it of all animal life
Turn lot of sleepy, slOw-moying and
dull cattle out iEtO pasture on q frosty
morning, and behold their antics. With
tails ia the air and heads erect they
thunder over the ground in the mere
spirit of wantonness Such capers and
caracoles and curvetings as an old steer
will cut, under the sudden impulse "a
have time, are astonishing, save to that
old plOw-horse who has served q genera
ton at hard work, but who for the nonce
fancies himself a war-steed, and goes
tearing over the field thinking his neck
Is clothed with thunder. A wonder
struck lot of colts stare at him in round
eyed amazement as he rushes by like the
steed Mazeppa rode-eyes afame and
tail in the air. The poor old fellow is
making up for years of lost time, and
the memory of the joyous days of colt
hood is fresh upon him. Let him snort.
One likes to read of grave and ponder
GUS old DIR. johnson, walked up mis-
chievOusly after midnight by lot Of
young friends on 8 lark, popping his
gray head out of the window with g
chuckle and an FAYE, aye, ye rogues;
III be with you in q trice." And he
was, and made q registering night Of il,
to their establishment. Who that has
ever witnessed a cranes quadrille Is not
convinced that the spirit of fun and the
desire for recreation and amusement per-
FADES sll animal life.
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Located.

The location of the Kansas City and
Emporia railroad between this point
and Ottawa was completed last
week. The distance by this line
between Kansas City and Emporia
is 105 miles, making saving over the
rouIe via Topeka of about twenty miles
The heaviest grade ON the Ottawa con,
nection Is q little over thirty-one feet
while there are grades Of over sixty feet
ON the Santa Fe. The distance between
Emporia and Ottawa is fifty-four miles
and the route is one of the most feaslhl,
ever located in the state. Chief Engin
eerlBeadie Is busily employed preparing
his pronles and as soon as these are com
pleted the contract for the construction
OF the line will be let.
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a Ghost STORY.

Some years ago there was lone house
standing near a plantation not far from
Guildford. This house nobody would
ever take, because it was haunted, and
strange noises were heard in it at night
after dark. Several tenants tried it, but
were frightened away by the noises
At last one individual more eoura-
geous than the rest, resolved to unrayel
the mystery. He accordingly armed
himself cap-a-pie, and having put out
the light, remained sentry in one of the
rouIns- Shortly he heard on the stairs
pit-pat, a full stop, then pit pat, a full
step again. The noise WAS repeated sew
cr:il times, as though some creature,
ghost nn glItst, were coming up stairs
At last the thing, whatever it was,
came ci,rSe La the door of the room where
the sentry WIS placed, and listening, his
heart, too, chimcd in with the tune pit
pat, rather faster than it was wont to do.
He huEg open the tloor-hurry, skuFry,
bang Something went down stairs
with a tremendous jump, and all
over the bottom of the house the great
est confusion, as of thousands of demons
rushing in all directions, was heard
This was enough for one night.
The next night our crafty sentinel es-
tablished himself on the first landing,
with heap of straw and box of luci-
fer matches. Soon all was quiet. Up
the stair again came the pit-pat,-pit-
pat When the noise was close to his
ambush he scraped his match and set
fire To his straw, which blazed up like
bonfire in an instant. And what did he
see? Only a rabbit, which stood on his
hind legs, as much astonished as was the
sentry! Both man and beast having
mutually inspected each other, the biped
hurled a sword at the quadruped, which
disappeared down stairs quicker than he
came up. The noise made was only the
rabbits fore and hind feet hitting the
boards as he hoped from one stair to
the other. The rabbits had got into the
house from the neighboring plantation,
and had fairly frightened away, by their
nocturnal wanderings, the rightful own
ers thereof.
The more courageous sentry was re-
warded for his vigil, for he held his
tongue as to the cause of the ghost. He
got the house at a reduced rent, and sew
eral capital rabbit-pies made of the
ghosts bodies into the bargain.
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JACOB v. GARTER IN LUCK.


Lyon County Gets An Important Indian
Agency.
We are glad to learn that our old
friend, Jacob V. Carter, who lives few
miles west of this city IN the east part
of Pike township, and son Of uncle John
Carter of Plymouth, has been appointed
to the agency of the Sac and Fox In
dians This is one of the best appoint
ments that has been made in Kansas in
a long time. Mr.. Carter has lived here
for nearly quarter of century, and is
in all respects one of our best and most
highly esteemed citizens He has de-
voted all his attention to his farm,
and has met with reasonable
prosperity. While he has not
sought Office, or engaged prominently
in politics, he has always been true
and earnest Republican. We are salts
fed this place has come unsought by
him. He has the qualifications to fill it
well, and we know that we can promise
will be well satisfied with his admins
tration of the affairs of the important
position to which he has been called.
While we regret to lose Mr.. Carter and
his family as citizens, we congratulate
them upon the confidence bestowed
upon them, and upon the fact that their
new field of labor will afford them an
opportunity for the exercises of
those noble qualities of which
they are possessed. upon a
people who need the example and pre-
cepts of just such agents as Mr.. Carter
will be. Mr.. Carter has been a consis-
tent member of the Friends church at
Cottonwood ever since his residence
here. We understand he will arrange
his business at once and go to his place
among the Indians, who are located
west of Muscogee, in the Indian Terri
tory His agency will include, besides
the Sacs and Foxes, the remnants of the
Kickapoos, Absentee Shawnses and
Pottowatomies.
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We are pleased to learn that Severy
and vicinity is at last free from the
smallpox epidemic. The last cases
were those of the McKinstry family,
three of which proved fatal-the father,
mother and son. Two other members
of the family are yet ailing with vario-
loid, but their recovery is assured. The
board of health of Severy are 10 be CON-
mended for their prompt and efficient
steps to prevent the spread of the cpl
demic and also for their timely assist
ance to the unfortunates. Ten deaths
from this disease have now occurred in
that vicinity. There is no probability
OF fresh outbreak, as vaccination has
been resorted to by nearly everybody in
that region
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THURSDAY, March Is

THURSDAY, March 10.
The jury in the case of the city VS..
Henry Smith, charged with drunken
ness, after being OHt an hour and half
last night returned a verdict of not
guilty.
The following jurors were impaneled
in the case of the state VS.. Elmer Hall
charged with forgery:
VIM. Huffman, ]. G. Strain, Joseph
G. Ecret, Stephen Fogg, w. E. McCreary
Thomas Hollywood, s. II. Howard, S. b.
Riggs, J. w. Wilcoxson, John Atyeo,
Robinson Funk and David T. Morris.
The state is represented by County
Attorney Sedgwick and L. B. Kellogg,
the defense by Buck and Feighan.
The evidence on the part Of the state
was closed about two O'Clock, and with
the exception Of Mosher's, the man who
presented the check at the bank, was
that Of experts. The latter testified that
there was similarity between the writ
ing on the check and other hand writing
ofyoung Hall with which It was com
pared, but the drift of the expert testi-
mony was that 1t wss not the same.
This leaves the prosecution to rest main
ly upon the evidence of Mosher. who
testified that the check was given to him
by Hall on the day before he presented
1t and that he was offered fifteen dollars
to get 1t cashed.
LATER.-The defense closed its evil
dence little before o'clock, when the
prosecution finding that there was not
Sufficient evidence to send the case to
the Jury consented that the court should
instruct the jury TO return a verdict of
not guilty, which they did without
leaving their seats.
The attorneys for the defendants in
the city liquor cases are engaged at this
writing in arguing motions to quash
the complaints.
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WALTZ andarad

The popular emotional drama of East
Lynne was rendered by the Forhan com
pany at Whitley's opera house last even
ing. The Lady Isabel and Madame Vine
of Miss Wheeler were rendered with
excellent effect, and the Archibald Car
lysle of Mr.. LOOMS was quite success
The play has been produced in Emporia
so often as to have lost some of its at
Effectiveness by reason of that fact, but
it was given last night in a manner that
fully satisfied those who were present.
Rip Van Wrinkle 10 night.
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AS will be seen by reference to our re-
port of the district court proceedings,
the jury in the case of Elmer Hall,
charged with forgery, returned YER
dict of not guilty without leaving their
seats, in pursuance of the instructions
of the court. We take sincere pleasure
in thus noting the complete exonera-
ton of young man who has always
borne an excellent reputation and who
belongs to one of the most respectable
families in Emporia.
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CONSUMPTION CURED-An old physi.
clan. retired from active practice, hav.
ing had placed in his hands by an Eas,
India missionary the formula Of sim.
pie vegetable remedy for the speedy and
permanent cure Of Consumption, Bron.
chitis, Ca:arrh. Asshms and all Throat
and Lung affections. also positive and
radical cure for general Debility and ali
nervous complaints, after having thor.
oughly tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, feels it bis
duty to make il known to his suffering
GeiloWs- The recipe with full particu.
lars. directions fof preparation and use,
and all necessary advice and instruc-
tons for successful treatment at ycur
own home. will be received by YOU by
return mail. free of charge, by address
ing with stamp or stamped self al.
dressed envelope to
DR. II. E. Bell
161 N. Calvert ST.. Baltimore. Nd.
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THE HARTFORD News
EDITED BY DoRKAs.
FRIDAY. March 16.

FRIDAY, March 16.
A good deal of inquiry is made for
farm hands. The demand exceeds the
supply. Died, last night, James,
youngest child of ]. B. Crawford. i. w.
B. Smith is again on our streets. He has
been spending the winter with his fami.
ly at his old home near Fan Claire, Wis.
Taylor s. Wenger are receiving g
car load of wheat to-day. ;. Rev. T. S.
Walker went out in the country yester.
day to preach the funeral sermon of Mrs.
Ash. :. Mrs. C. w. Griffin is visiting
relariVes on Eagle creek. :. Some delay
has been made in consummating the sale
of land belonging to Mrs. Watson, the
contract has finally been made and the
title is all right. :. The township trus-
tee, Joseph Cambell, was called out to
-Four Mile creek today in relation to
opening up new road. There seems to
be some misunderstanding as to where
it was located, and quite feeling en-
gendered among interested parties. -.
r. S. Fleming had the misfortune TO
loose one thumb and one finger by the
explosion of blasting cap. Miss
Nola Bonner is visiting with w. P Rayl
and wife. at the Taylor house. Miss B.
has been .,rrI ing at Kansas City and
has been q telegraph operator for num-
Der of years. D.. j. E. Cokenour, who was
formerly pastor of the II. E. church
here, who recently went to. Las Vegas,
has now removed to California. =.
Francis Brogan having concluded to
give his attention to stock raising. has
rented his farm and has now advertised
a long list of farming implements for
sale at public auction. oh no, neigh
Dor Burlow, they were not the last roses
of summer, but the genuine production
of the season. OF course the rich val
leys around Hartford are supposed to
produce a week or two earlier than the
blackhills near Americas. "A new style
of ladies' summer hats, of the pendant
variety, are called Oscar Wildes. Poor,
poor Oscar.
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MISUNDERSTANDING Great Dys-
pepsia Cure is warranted, not only to
relieve, but to cure the worst case of
dyspepsia or liver complaint. It will
produce Q natural appetite and does not
become neutralized to the system. If
you are afflicted with any Of the sYmp-
toms of dyspepsia or indigestion, use
this valuable remedy and be cured. It
never fails. In fact, Aromanna Is PAN
acea for all the ills arising from disor-
dered liver or stomach. Price IS and
20 cents. For sale by J. A Moore.
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A Masonic Picnic.

Emporia Commandery No. 8 met at
Masonic hall Friday for work in the
knight Templar and Red Cross orders.
There was large attendance and delega
tons were present from Usage City and
Cottonwood Falls. The session was
one OF unusual interest. and among
other work the Knight Templar and
Red Cross degrees were conferred upon
T. L. Marshal. of Usage City.
At the conclusion of business q boun-
tiful banquet was served in the hall to
which about forty persons sat down and
the great excellence of which is attest.
ed by all who were present. The coca
sion was one of great enjoyment
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Death of an Old citizen

We regret TO learn of the death Of
JohniCox, which took place several mile;
west of the city March 1G. Mr.. Cox set
tied here with his family on claim five
or six miles west of the city, at an early
day, perhaps in 1857. He raised fam
lily, several of whom live in the neigh
borhood. Two of his sons, if we re
member correctly, died in the army. Mr.
Cox was about seventy years OF age
His life was not without its troubles
and no doubt his soul has entered int
that rest which awaits those who endeav
OF to do their duty in this life.