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FrirIax,a Hnnt

The hunt which took place around
Reading Friday, with W. H. Severy
and Chas. W. Douglass as captains, with
nine men on each side resulted in a vic.
tory for Seyery's side, by 275 points, by
score of LOO. Douglsss's side scored
s75. The sides were divided as follows,
1st. w. FL. Seyery, captain; j. Nc
Cormick, B. B. Jacobs, e. w. Kinnan,
Mr.. Mcpherson, S. Hunt, II. Jacoby, Jr.
]. Stration, F. Douglass.
C. w. Douglass, Capt; G. r. R. Den
mire, D. Lawrence, C. L. Severy, J. GIN
gerich, W. o. Davis, T. C. Biddie, A
Nichols, Geo. Patien.
There will be supper at Reading TO-
night at the expense Of the defeated
marksmen. Geo. Patten obtained shot
al deer but only wounded il.
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LOCAL News.
Teaellers' Reading club.

The Lyon County Teachers Readlns
club met according to announcement
and held an enthusiastic session.
/ A map of Europe, aud a large map o
England, with counties defined, hung
upon The wall, from which a short pe
ogrspby lesson was given.
Miss Carrie Eoey read the first essay
on "Beowulf,'' from which we learned i,
to be poem of six thousand lines, sup
posed to have been composed before the
English invaded England. 1t was a
heather poem, with neither rhyme or
metre, but with q rude ALTERATION. At
ter reciting the story, she spoke of its
| allegorical character, and said il was
picture Of ian aged brave, generous and
right prIncipled." The action of the
poem, we. learned, was not later than
the sixth century aud was llrst written
in the tenth century.
The next essay was by Miss E. Hurl-
burt on Robert of WAGE" She told us
that he wrote the history of Britian, not
the earliest attempt, but about the year
1855. Hc-gaIhered the traditions and
songs of the old Cells. lhen added what
he pleased from his own imagination,
and called it a history. Spencer, Stake
speare, AID Tennyson, with hundreds OF
Others have found in his work the ma.
terial for many of their songs
Miss Mary Z. Maynard then read an
ShaEaStRn0rns. u
This was one of the stories from WAGE.
In very instructive aud beautiful man
ner she recited the story Of the old XII
and his three daughters, often quoting
from the great poet aud closed with
some highly practical views on The sub
ject under consideration.
Mrs. A. p. Morse pictured the "Celt,'
leaving the hive in Asia, dwelling In Gal
qcia in Asia Minor, 10 Ois Alpine GauI,
Gaul proper, and Britain, the last of
which were followed with care until |
they were driven into Wales and Corn
wall by the English.
That beautiful epic of this century,
THE IdYls of the King" was next In |
order. The stories, the spirit that per |
vades them, the style and beauty of each,
was slightly sketched, and urged to study |
TennYson's greatest work.
Pref. Kizer's subject. "Feudalism in |
was well traa;ad. lie told us |
when and how it Sas; first introduced, |
its influence upon the liberties and de- |
velopment of the people and upon the |
church, lis wonderful growth and the |
with which it clings to institu-
tons. He searched for the CAUSES for |
various events in England's history. and |
traced much that has and is hindcring |
natural development 10 the lingering in
fuence Of feudalism
Seven new names were added to the |
club, making our number above fifty.
1t was moved that the committee of !
five make pgt the program for each
MT citing, Carried.
The lesson for the month of Novem-
Der is Book III. 4 chapters.
Adjourned 10 meet Saturday at 3 |
O'Clock p. IN, December a.glee3,
Mrs. A. P. MORSE, Sec'y. pro tenn
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BLAINE ON THE SITUATION

BLAINE ON THE SITUATION.
Here is what Mr. Blaine is reported
TO have said to a reporter OF the New
York Tribune:
Those who talk with Mr.. Blaine upon
political subjects will learn that he is
neither croakeT nor q sorehead; they
will learn from him that he does not see
10 Tuesdays reverses anything to cause
dependency respecting the future OF the
Republican party. The defeat Is not so
signal as that Of 1874, and, like that,
can be made to result in good 10 the
party. The Democratic party suffered
Overwhelming defeat in 1910. but car
ried the election Of 1874. The Republi-
can party was practically beaten in
several OF the most important northern
states in 1862, but Abraham Lincoln
carried all except one or two in 1854.
He believes that victory may be
achieved in 1894 by presenting as can
didatc for the presidency = man upon
whom both factions can unite, who has
the confidence Of the country. To the
accomplishment of that result hls in6u-
ence as private citizen will BE- exeTted
He believes that Republican success
In 1884 is essential 10 the welfare Of The
country.
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HUBBELLISK.

Col. henderson, who has been serving
as secretary of the Hubbell cO0gres,ion-
al committee, has been interviewed at
his home in Dubuque, Iowa, in regard
to the Republican defeats this fail. His
theory is that they We're due to "side is
sues of moral character, like the liquor
question. and quarrels among the lead
ers, as paramount reasons" He esti-
mates the total number of stly-at-h ONE
or non voting Republicans at not less
thIn 500, 600 in. all the states The
Chicago Tribune is of opinion that
while il is undoubtedly true that fac
tional quarrels, boss-rule, AMI the pro-
hibition agitation have had much 10 do
with the series of defeats that have oFer.
taken the Republican party this year
there were also other reasons for the
widespread popular indifference to Re
publican success Prominent among
these was one which Col. Henderson, oil
all persons, should not have overlooked
Il was the Hubbell business" The PEG
pie generally detest the Hubbell method
of keeping the party together, and have
given the opinion that if it cannot gel
along without Hubbellism il had better
rO
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Three days afler the election In New
York the Republican state committee
issued q summons TO the clerks who had
not paid their voluntary" assessments
TO empty their pockets. The explanation
of this AT first inexplicable step has now
come out This committee have decided
to pay the fine of 81 900 inflicted by the
United States courts upon Gen. N. d.
Curtis for violation of the United States
statutes sgainst levying assessments
The supreme court has decided the law
constitutional, and this Republican com
mittee calls upon the clerks to pay the
fine imposed for the violation Of one OF
the laws Of the government that en-
pIOys themi That's what Mr.. Squeers
would call richness"
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

On December Is Mr. Gladstone will
have been fifty years in parliament.
That beats our Mr.. Benton twenty years.
There seems to be little doubt of the
reelection of Senator Plumb, and it is
probable there will not be much Oppo-
sitiyn to him--Newton Republican
Roscoe Conkling thinks the Repub-
lican party is dead. Roscoe is pretty
well posted on that topic, having had a
forcible personal experience.
Emma Abboli's latest advertisement
is the announcement that she Won a dia-
mond ring on the New York election,
and she confessed to st. Louis repor-
ter that the story is true.
Bob Stevens, formerly of Kansas"
the man who built the NJ, K. s. T. rail-
road and made fortune out of it, was
elected to congress from New York as
Democrat at the recent election.
Immediately after the recent election
in Pennsylvania, Mr.. Pattison, the sue
cessful candidate for governor, FASTENED
W fiSlt HE oS10 uaOtbCAs III AiCAuuOtioJ
Virginia, 10 receive her congratulations.
The Independent Republicans got
alarmed about "bosses'' and the "spoils
system" and put the Democrats IN
power. Now let them stand back with
their mouths open and see when the ''re-
form" will begin.
One of the most satisfactory victories
achieved on Tuesday was the election of
Nelson to congress over Kindred in the
Fifth district of Minnesota. American
politics never witnessed a more shame.
less attempt to purchase an office by the
lavish use of money than Kindred's
canvass exhibited. His defeat by 1000
majority is long step 10 favor Of clean
politics in Minnesota
Caldwell Commercial: We see that
the Kansas City Times puts down Mr.
LingenfelteF, the representative-eleci
from this district, as anti Plumb. The
Times is off Mr.. Lingenfelter could
not have been elected as an anti PlumI
man, and since his election has renewed
his pledges to support Senator Pluml
as against any other man in the field, re
gardless of politics. We make thii
statement in justice to Mr.. Lingenfelter
and those who contributed 70 his elec
tiOn Solely upon his Plumb pledges
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AT CLEVELAND.
More About the storm

NEW York, Nov. 1S.-The electric
storm yesterday extended from Boston
as far west as Ogden and this morning
its influence is still felt in certain locali-
ties, so that telegraphic communication
is considerably interrupted. Various
experiments we're tried by telegraphers
during the prevalence of the storm 10
work the wires and dispose of the great
accumulation of business, but with
little success, until it was discovered
that by taking two wires from the ground
between any two given points and join
ing these ends circuit was formed that
could be operated. 10 this way eight
wires between Buffalo and Chicago were
made to do the service of four. ElectFi-
clans seem to agree that the disturbance
was unlike any heretofore experienced,
as 1t appeared 10 act upon the wires in
strong waves, causing constant changes
of the polarity current.
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VOL. 25---No. Al.
PROFESSIONAL.
AttorneHs at Law.

w. N. DUFF,
A TFORSEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
"A PUBLIC. Office with {. r. Bachelor.
Justice OF the Posce. Emporia, Kansas.
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prohihition Prohthits

LA CYGNE, Kas., Nov. ia few
months ago Robert Whisner, proprietor
of a billiard hall in this city, was twice
tried in a Justices court here for viola
tion of the liquor law. The first trial
resulted in a verdict of guilty, and a
new bearing was had when the Jury dis
agreed. County Attorney Reed then
dismissed the suit from the Justices court
and instituted proceedings against
Whisner in the district court of Mound
City. The case has been heard there
the present week, and to-day the jury
found the defendant guilty.
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THE News expressed the opinion q
few weeks ago that the Democratic ma-
jorIy IN congress, which it believed then
would be the result Of the elections,
would attempt TO turn out all Rcpubli-
can members where there was the least
excuse for dong so. They will hardly
have sense enough t. let the opportunity
TO show their partisan haie go by. We
see now that Dan Voorhees, expresses
the opinion that Mr. Calkins, of In
diana, and other Republicans who have
been elected hy good majoriIies, will
have their soa.s contested, and will be
unsealed by the large Democratic ma
joriiy in the house. Such action would
be as good thing as the Republicans
could ask for. Nothing else Will do
more to convince the people that the
Democratic party is still as dishonest
and unpatriotic as ever. A few instances
of disregard and defeat of the popular
will, a few illustrations of the readiness
OF Democrats to disfranchise districts
that do not see ft to favor them, will
improve the situation wonderfully.
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EADs ENTERPRISE.
The Great Engineer Returns From Eu
rope and Gives His Views.

The Great Engineer Returns From Eu-
rope and Gives His Views.
New York, Nov. 16-Capt. James
b. Eais has returned from Europe He
came in the Alaska, and will remain at
the Fifth Avenue hotel with his family
q few days before going to his home in
st. Louis Capt. Eads went abroad for
the summer tor health and Fecuperation.
and not in the fuFtherance of some great
enterprising scheme. He is interested
IN a number of Mexican Improvements
and claims that his plan for putting a
ship canal through the Isthmus of Pan
ANA is the most feasible one yet pre-
sented to the public. The captain also
believes that the Mississippi river COM
mission, which left Cincinnati to-day,
will approve of his jetty system He
entertAins the opinion that il case these
ietties were extended and wideBed and
the river properly dredged. the likeli.
hood of damaging Oyerfows wouidbe
greatly reduced He may submit some
Improvement scheme Of this nature &c
the present congress
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Ben Buffers Theory.

Boston, FoY. 16.-Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler, governor-elect of the common
wealth of Massachusetts, has returned
after brief visit to New York The
new governor looks ten years younger
than he did fortnight ago. He says
his election was due TO a desire on the
part of the people for a change; that
they had become weary of an oppressive
and costly government; were DESTROYS
of reducing taxatiop, and could see no
other way to get out of the woods than
by BUSTING the present executive head OF
Massachusetts. The general has moth
ing to say concerning his official policy
and on the subject of the next president,
he is automatically silent. He does,
however, believe the Democrats can be
successful In case they reduce taxation.
abolish all internal revenue duties and
give the people honest, wholesome gov
eminent for the next eighteen months
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7 IL. WILHITE. D.V.s.,
fGraduate OF American Veterinary College.i
Veterinary Surgeon.
Ofice is at veterinary barn, on Consti.
tuition streat AlidiscaseS OF animals success
fully treated. j. IL wIIHITE
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Contrary 10 general expectation, the
Jeanette investigation is bringing 10
light facts that the public is deeply in
terested in and which il ought to know,
the most prominent among which is that
the Jeanette crew might have reached
land safely and been rescued with bot
little loss Of life had not unfortunate dis
sensions among the officers caused di-
vision and separation Of the crew into
various 6odies. The fault was not, As
has been generally supposed, with The
Jeanette herself, but with those ia
command Of her.
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The proposition To cede the Illinois &
Michigan canal TO the United States
government was carried by an.almost
unanimous vote at the late election in
Illinois. There was very little opposi-
ton, the understanding being that If the
federal government accepts the gift 1t
will extend the canal to the Mississippi
river by constructing the projected Hen
ncpin canal, and thus establish direct
wafer way for transportation between
Lake Michigan and the Mississippi.
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business FniI1res

New YORK, Nov 1s-The business
failures for the week reported to New
York, number 139, of which 139 took
place in the country apd eight in New
York city. Tue eastern states had %,
and the western states 81.
Southern states, go; middle, g.; Pacific,
1e, and Canada. 12. Jacob VanWagener,
a capitalist of New York, has assigned
because of trouble arising from the fail,
ure of AlonzO Follett Paine s. Sacke tt,
Providence, have liabilities, 1928,
00Oi assets, $15S. 900. Darnott
Is Co, tornado, owe S255 600.
assets very small. d. w. Coloredge,
grain dealer, Portland, Maine, has ia
bIlities of about 100000. j. P. Nc
Call, dry goods. Chattanooga, Tenn,
liabilities $4,000; aGseis nominally
$4,000. No business disaster of i'm
portanee has occurred in New York,
which seems to be exceptionally free
from trade troubles just at present
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The Kansas City Times may as well
understand that ii has large contract
on hand IL It has undertaken To beat Sen
aior Plumb for reelection. No man
ever sent 10 Washington from Kansas
has accomplished more good work for
his constituents than has Senator Plumb
and the people know this and are deter
mined to reward him with a second
term. The people OF Kansas understand
the value of an experienced man in the
senate, and will not exchange him for
new hand at this tune
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Baltimore American: In these days
of the wreck of the Republican party,
when the Stalwart bosses have been
overwhelmed. the splendid victory in
Maine seems the brighter by contrast.
The same elements Of-disorganizatiOn
that existed in Maine existed in New
York and Pennsylvania. The differ
'ence in the result was due to the fact
that Mr.. Blaine appealed directly To the
intelligence and patriotism Of the peo-
pile, while the Stalwart bosses merely
took a fresh turn at the crank of the
machine. The boss method lost New
York to the Democrats by majority of
nearly 100000; the Blaine method re-
deemed Maine, and sent solid Repub-
lican delegation to congress.
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No Further Developments.

ST. JOSEPH, Nov 15.-The two muir
dered men, Hughes and Dayis, were
buried to-day. The inquest was finished
this forenoon, but failed to bring TO light
any additional facts. The jury returned
a verdict to the effect that the two men
came to their death by pistol shots fired
by some person or persons unknown to
the jury, and no further news can be
learned of Homson or Shang, the sup
posed murderers.
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Mrs. John Brown at Topeka

TOPEKA, Nov. 16.-The reception to
Mrs. Brown, the widow of the Kansas
hero and martyr, given in the senate
chamber this evening, was a grand sue.
cess, the attendance being large and in
Guiding many cOlored people, Cover
mol. st. John presided and delivered an
address. Addresses were made by T.
Dwight Thacher, Hon. p. B. Plumb,
Ex-Governor Geo. T. Anthony and others.
A fine original poem was read by Jos.
G. Waters. Mrs. Brown, who will re-
ceive a testimonial from our citizens,
will leave to-day for the cast.
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over the water.

Our esteemed citizen p. Z. StrombeTg
left Sunday for a trip TO Europe
Peter goes 10 take charge of party of
friends who viii visit the old country
and will also bring number Of immi-
grants back with him. He will be gone
several months and VIC wish him sue
cess and bon royage
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Railway Conductors.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-The eighth an
nual convention of the Railway Con-
ductOrs' Mutual Aid and Benefit asso-
citation of the United States and Canada
is in session here to-day. The annual
address showed the organization has
over 1000 members, and has paid s., ;
600, 900 in benefits and the advantages oil
this kind of insurance were dwelt upon
A paper on personal influence" was
read and an invitation to visit Pullman
accepted.
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Not Hard to please.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-The Garfield
board of audit this morning received a
Characteristic letter from Christopher
Flogeksties, q GLACIER, into whose putty
box one bullet fired by Guiteau at the
president lodged. The writer says: al
wish it TO be understood that / am far
from making an alleged claim but /
hope your honorable body will assist me
in my endeavors to get an honest living
by entrusting TO me the position of watch
man or similar Office in one of the gov
eminent departments.
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The business Of the Wichita land Of
fee indicates n large immigration TO
that part OF the state. Since the LIST Of
January, 1882, over 1000 entries have
been made, covering about 240 900 acres.
This, divided into quarter sections, rep
resents ], 500 farms, the most of which
are in Harper and Kingman counties.
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Already the speakership of the Kan
sas house is beginning to attract atten-
tion. There are several men elected who
would fill the position with honor and
credit Among others we see the name
of Col. j. ID. Snoddy, of Linn, mention
ed as probable candidate for the posi-
tlon. There is probably no man in the
state who is better qualified by expert
-ence aud thorough knowledge of the
requirements of the place than he
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NEW YoRK, Nov. 1.-THE steamship
Hermada which arrived here to-day from
Havre had on board fifty-oBe
sheep OF the famous RambouiIlet
breeds, some of which are worth over
$500. This is the largest lot Of this kind
of sheep ever imported 10 the United
States and The only ores imported dur
ing the last 80 years The sheep were
imported by Mansi Carp, Of Texas and
Notwithstanding the hard voyage they
are in fine condition
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Sending sEm lin.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17-In The district
court Samuel Leyeair, a letter carrier,
was found guilty of robbing The street
mail boxes and sentenced to three years
Imprisonment in Chester, Illinois, peni-
tertiary at hard labor. Jacob Bi1fort,
charged with opening letter containing
$26 addressed to Amos Biffort, was
found guilty and sentenced TO three
months in jail. Aaron w. Browner, for
counterieiting, was sent TO Jail for two
wears.
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Rennebec (Maine) Journal: With all
the serious results Of the late elections
there was occasionally very ludicrous
incident, aud certainly none more than
the yelling and bowling of the Herald,
Sun and World in New York over Mr..
Blaine's ALLEGED interference in Perry
Belmont's district. For nearly two
months past Mr.. Blaine has not been
beyond mile from his residence Ia this
city, and we question if lac even knew
who was running against Belmont.
These metropolitan dailies put little
Belmont in tlc position of the fellow in
London Who thought his fortune was
made If certain parliamentary leader
should be induced TO kick HIM.
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A Hich-Priced Horsc

New YoRR, Nov 1S.-Wm. l.. Scott's
imported French stallion, RayOn Dor
was to-day shipped by fast express TO
Erie, Pa. $50, 600 cash was refused for
him yesterday. Wilkes Spirit of the
Times, in to-day's issue, speaks of the
stallion in the most fattering terms.
His winnings in 1880 were $9O9S5. He
cost $4,000 landed in New
York. This is the highest
price ever paid for a horse On either
continent
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Papers Unidentified.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1S.-Eaward
McSorley, of New Brighton, Staten Is
land. came here this morning and identi-
fed as his properly a.lot of deeds, poll
cies of insurance and other papers found
in the house of Edward Jacques, arrested
here this week for numerous robberies.
The house of McSorley was robbed last
September of $4,000 in bonds, $3.50
in cash and the papers mentioned. Nc
Soriey states that on the day in question
a man resembling Jaques, and two other
men, came to his place and told his
coachman that he (McSorleyl had met
with an accident by the carriage break
ing down. and had sent for him TO repair
the damages. During the coachman's
absence the robbery was commitfcd
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miscellaneous.

fAis celIaneous.
j. IL. HIRBEN,
HiT1 ENGINEER VIII make surveys
~ ofland. furnish plans and estimates for
bridges and lay out foundation work of ais
kinds. Emaoria Kansas.
ROBERT iILEIKEN.
CIVIL ENGINEER AND COUNTY SUR
NEAOH.-Ofice over Agnes City Grocery.
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The surviving members of John Nor
gan's command. who at one time came
very near making Cincinnati coDfed-
crate city, have formed permanent or
ganization at Lexington, KY, and pro-
pose to hold grand confederate reunion
next July