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Hex 70 write . Nevsl.

The author of "John Halifax, Gentle
man." after writing novels for quarter
of century, has come to the conclusion
that it is time for her to stop. HeI
readers DO not think SO; but she says il
IL much better for an author u cease
writing before. than after, her ad n
have begun tp yawn over her writings
So she stops in time.
She has hal long and successful
career as a writer Of fiction, and her
stories have chpcrel and benefited tens
nf ihnusan,l. IF human hearts in both
htnispherea and in every cline. She
Jays that s.lr has often been asked how
~ write novel, and now at length she
las l,.isure u answer the question. First
+ all, she observes, you must have
genius; then industry. After that,
,omes theme, purpose. Finally,
you must invent a suitable plot. She
says:
Fix on a central idea, like the spine
If human being, or the trunk of q
tree. Yet. az nature never leaves either
bag, but cltthes them with muscle and
flesh, branches and foliage, 50 this lead
ing idea of his book will be by the true
amthnr 50 successfully disguised or cover
ell As not to obtrude itself EXCEPTIONALLY
inleed, the ordinary reader ought not
even to suspect its existence. Yet from
it, this one prihcipal idea, pressed all
aftergrOwths; the kind. of plot which
shall best develop it, the characters which
must act it out, the incidents which
will express these characters, even to the
conversations which evolve and describS
these incidents. All are sequences, fol
lowing one another in natural order; ever
the trunk, limbs, branches, twigs, AND
LEAKAGE of tree"
Now, reader, you known how to writ
Q novel. Nothing remains but for yCN
to do it.
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John Cupp, the over and operator Of
threshing machine, met with q very
serious accident about o O'Clock Wed.
nesdsy while threshing on the farm
of Stephen Hinshaw, four miles east OF
the city. The accident happened while
he was Oiling some part of the horse.
power, the right hand in which he held
the Oil can being caught in the cog
wheel near the knuckle where the last
tumbling shaft is attached, tearing of
the thumb, and badly MASKING the hand
and wrist. Drs. Jacobs and Page were
sent for, and this afternoon about
3 O'Clock dressed the wound, removing
the thumb and first finger, an operation
which was exceedingly painful, but
which was submitted to bravely. The
first report which came to US was that
the man had his arm mashed all to
pieces in the cylinder of threshIng
machine and was nearer dead than alive,
and a representative of THE
NEWS mounted horse and
put out for the place of the accident,
but fortunately for the victim, found
things about as above stated. It is
hoped that the balance Of the hand can
be saved, but the extremely hot weather
may render its entire removal necessary
to save the arm If not life. Mr.. Cupp is
young man of twenty-eight or thirty
years, of good habits and hard worker,
and it is to be hoped he may pull
through all right.
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The Cinnamon who live in New York
seldom If ever use their real names in
business transactions. II is their habit
when they arrive in this country to drop
their names entirely and assume some
such expressive titles as zee Lee, which
means easy profit, Sam Lee (three pro-
fitsl, or Dock Hop Omitted virtue). The
Cinnamon are shrewd and thrifty, and
they consider that the suppression
of their own proper names Is of great
advantage 70 them. When these
industrious pigtailed laundrymen
carry ON correspondence with friends
in China they have theiI
letters directed TO their assumed names
Mr.. Wah Lee Omitted profit), tor instance
will take great delight in the conscious
ness that his old acquaintance in the
antipOdes will imagine from his AmerI
can address that he is either in tbs
banking businss or else is connected
with some large importing house. The
innocentappearing but sly Orientali
have plenty of answers to Shakspeare'l
conundrum of whats in a name ?"-N
Y. Times.
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School Report Of District No. so


Rock VALLEY,LYon Co., Kas., July7.
Our spring term of school closed June
29th, with picnic at Holderman's
grove. which was very we'll attended,
considering the busy time of the year.
The exercises consisted of singing,
speaking, etc. The pupils are all quite
small, the Oldest being but IA. Their
teacher. Miss Mary J. Dillon, feels just.
ly proud of the way they performed
their parts, and especially so of the in
FAINT class. Masters Lenod Storey and
Freddy Filler received fine pen knife
each as reward for passing into the
next higher reader. Each one of the
pupils received small present from
their teacher, and they made her 6
small but pretty present as token Of
love and respect.
The following Is the term report:
Number Of pupils enrolled, 30S mum
Der Of males, 10; females, 90; total ct.
tendapce in days, 1,222; total attendance
Of males, z35; females, 7se; average
daily attendance, 90 1880; average daily
attendance Of males, III; females
10 7-60; number neither absent nor tar.
dy, 2. Yours Truly, o.
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Mr.. Charles Henshaw, a member of
the Society of Friends, owned q farm ad-
joining Emporia on the east in 1870, and
when the right of way agent OF the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road ap-
preached him for diagonal strip of
land for railroadIpurpOses, Mr.. Hanshaw
said he could have il if the company
would give him and his wife life passes
oyer the road. The proposition was
agreed to. and has been religiousIy Kept
by the railroad company. Mr.. Henshaw
takes an occasional ride over the line,
but as he is advanced in years he does
not go away from home very often
Commonwealth.
You are badly off. It was Andrew
Hlnshaw who got the life pass. He il
not advanced IN years. He is one of oul
young men, is Andy, but he don't &C
fooling round on the railroad unless hi
has business, but stays at home and put
| In good ticks that count when the har
vest time comes. He has always beer
one Of our most prosperous farmers, an.
has one of the beat homes in the county
Charles Hinshaw lives near Americas
The road undoubtedly made good bar
] gain with Andy HinahaW.
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RRooKE. snn1AL Excuns1oNs.

BY Rail aud steamer 70 Minnesota.
desire to announce the eleventh,
thirteenth and fifteenth of Brooke's Sc
rial Excursions, which will run from
Kansas City, Missouri, to st. Paul, Min
nesota, by rail and steamer, leaving Kan
sas City on the following fixed dates:
The Eleventh-Leave Kansas City
Union depot Monday evening, July 10.
after arrival of all western trains.
The Thirteenth--Leave Kansas City
Union depot Monday evening, August
10, afLer arrival of all western trains.
The Fifteenth Leave Kansas City
Union depot Monday evening Septem-
Der 10, after arrival OF all western
trains.
Passengers will be transported TO the
Mississippi river in Horizons reclining
chair cars. The river trip will be made
IN the magnificent palace passenger
steamers of the st. Louis and St. Paul
Packet Co, the United States mail line.
The rate of fare for any one of these ex-
cursions is fixed at $33 for the round
trip, including boat and ststerOom for
eight days on the steamers. Passengers
must all go in body on the dates fixed,
but may return any time within thirty
days, on any regular boat or on any
regular train. Either myself or my as
sIstant will accompany each of these ex-
cursions In person, and will take great
pleasure in caring for ladies or invalids
travelling alone. Only q limited num-
Der of tickets will be sold for these trips,
therefore tickets should always be Sc.
cured in advance of starting.
For further particulars send for No.
II of "Brooke's Excursion Guide"
Address
g. M. BROOKE, Manager,
Nos. 119 and 121 w. 9th ST.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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COmDlssioners' Proceedings.
notnxs in Council Monday Night.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, July 8, 1888.
Council met pursuant TO adjourn
ment.
Present-Mayor Warren and all the
counciImen except Lewis.
Several changes In the waterworks
ordinances and manner Of conducting
the business OF the waterworks depart
msnt Yere discussed. and the COMMITTEES
on waterwoEks we're Instructed TO pro
pose rules and have same printed fOl
use Of water takers.
Committee % psaics and license re-
ported in favor Of granting petition oi
George CAde for billiard license At III
Commercial street, On written guarantees
that no gambling would be permitted on
or about the premises, which was given
by Mr.. Cade. On motion the report wa
adopted.
Committee on police and license re
ported In favor Of granting petition o.
w. h. DeCamp for billiard license, 1ot
Commercial street. and the report wa
adopted.
The mayor stated that on ais individ
ual account he had purchased the Ok
Fifth Avenue proDertY, being 105 fee
front on Finn avenue. and 100 feet deeI
for $500 aud he gave the city unit
next regular meeting the privilege o
buying it All. or any portion Of IL. at thI
same rate If e desired.
Adjourned.
EN-. FORDE.
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Grand Army Nntaa-

T. ]. Anderson, department command
or q. A. r., has issued general order No
=, from which the following notes are
made:
The council of administration have
instructed that the per capita tax called
for in general Orderf No. 3, is TO be used
in securing band and drum corps for the
department during the Denver encamp
ment, and for no other purpose whatev-
er. This tax is not asked tor to enable
the department officers to put on style,
but To place Kansas on an equal footing
with her sister departments. Post com.
manders are requested to forward the
amounts due under this call to the quar-
termaster general at once.
The council OF administration de.
cided TO postpone action upon the pro
posed reunion until August 10, hoping
that the question of rail
road fares would be settled
by that time. Propositions from local.
ties will be received until that date, and
the parties who have already made pro
posals will be allowed to REVISE the
same. Address proposals tn the assist
ant adjuLant general, Topeka.
Captain j. d. johnson aud J. r. Hal.
lowell, of Lincoln Post, No. l, have
l been appointed aids de-camp.
Department headquarters will be
moved July 29, to Camp Van lervOOrr
at Denver, and will not return TO To-
peka until August 5.
The department staff and members OF
the council of administration will re-
port at department headquarters, Camp
VanderuOort, near Denver, Monday,
July %, ut 4 O'Clock p. m, in the uni
form adopted for the department, wear
| ing black felt hat with gold cord and
tassel.
Post commanders must positively re
| port the number of comrades and men,
bers of their families who intend going
to Denver, to these headquarters, not af.
ter July 10
A list of comrades who haYe rendered
headquarters and the Grand Army
special services Is included in the circu.
lar.
The membership badge can only b
had from these headquarters, and only
on TequisitiOn signed by the post com
mander, adjutant or quartermaster O
the post ordering them. We do not Al
orders sent other parties, and by then
to US.
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COUNTY ArrArRs.


the Commissioners.
COUNTY CLERK's OFFIcE,
July z, 1888.
The board Of coyuty commissioners
met as per adjOnrnment, all the mem
bers being present
The report Of the examiners Of the
county treasury was ordered to be I'll
ed.
Ordered by the board that the county
treasurer refund TO E. II. FOrde amount
paid, with 10 per cent interest, on certi-
cate No. $50, sale of 1880, and certlf.
Gates No. 121 and 1913. sale Of 1879, the
same being erroneous.
The appointment by the county sup
erintendent of w. T. Stokes, A. Bitter
and G. w. Bryson as school land sp-
praisers to apprsise all Of section IL
900, except the west 100 acres Of such
section, was approved Of.
The report of the county superintend-
I-ent was ordered TO be filed.
William Flickenger and John r.
Mays were appointed 10 assist the pro-
bate judge in the examination OF the
county treasury.
The report of Robert Milliken and
John Hammond as to the condition of
ahntments at Soden's bridge was ordered
to be filed.
The proposition of w. F. Chalfant to
furnish a numerical index for the towns
of Americas, Hartford, Neosho Rapids
and Reading for the sum of $500, the
same to be completed within twelve
months from the time the books are fur
nished to him for the same, was &C
cepted, and the county attorney ordered
to draw up a contract and bond.
Ordered by the board that John Ham
mond proceed u repair the approaches
to the Soden bridge.
Ordered by the board that in conse-
quence of the removal of the buildings
off of 43 feet OF east end of lots 81 and
Sc on Cottonwood street, EmpOria, the
assessment upon such lot be and the
same is hereby reduced to $75.
The bids of j. w. Bixler, Josiah Lamb
and j. C. Anderson for ansassignment OF
tax sale certificates on lots in the town
IF AuDaricuo txyaea aoo0nkai
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DISTRICT cOURr.
JULY o, 1885

The district court was in session To-
day and the following business was dis
posed of at the time of going TO press
In the case OF Wind vs.. Wind the
plaintiff. Mrs. Wind, was granted di-
vorce and the custody of the child. on
the arrangement published in The
NEWS Saturday.
In the case of Tail and Holster vs.. W.
T. McCarty, trustee ct al, thee over
ruled the motion to appoint > receiver,
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burglary.

Z. q. Edwards grocery store was en-
tered by burglars again last night. The
entrance was effected by cutting the
middle sash of the lower halt of one of
the back windows and knocking two OF
the glass out. About $50 worth OF
goods was taken, consisting of nine or
ten hams, a number of jack-knives,
and about 81 in small change that was
in the drawer near the front door. The
only clue to the thieves is the tools they
left behind, consisting of what appears
to be q picket iron, an old butcher knife
and small sharp pointed instrument
looking something like an old-fashiOned
broom needle. This establishment has
been the victim of thieves number OF
times this summer, hut all efforts To
ferrit out the pilferers so far has been
without avail. 1t might he well for the
night policeman to keep his eyes peeled
in this direction.
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PKG ToWnahIp 1nst,tute,

The Sunday school institute for
Pike township held Sunday at the
Liberty school house, was one Of espe-
ciaI interest and by far the best ever
held in that township. The house was
full at the opening, every school but one
being represented. James Mica was
elected secretary. Judge Culver, B. r.
Merrill. Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Miller, e.
E. Rowland and ]. r. Drake, were pres-
ent from town, and assisted IL the exer.
cises which were designed TO hnd out
better ways Of working in the Sunday
school. Six schools made good reports
and were represented by Misses Dillon,
Cause, Miles. Harris. Hayworth, Pick.
EFT, Wood, Eastman, Mr.. and Ars. Ma
comsan, Mrs- Allen and others, wh0
each took an active post In making the
meeting success. 3. B. Dillon Was re
elected wee president and James Miles
delegate to the state convention. z.
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County 0ornsnfesioners.

The county commissioners closed mp
their regular session Tuesday. In sddi-
ton to auditing number OF
bills and appointing viewers for
q new county road, they had
under consideration the matter Of ap-
propriating money to erect fountain in
the court house yard. After considerable
discussion of the matter it was decided
to put in a fountain, at a cost to be here
after decided upon. The commission
ers will meet again next Tuesday to con.
slider the matter of the style and price OF
the same
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Fke 0ustaAHsSS Power - WllA.
u.oaAoa TeIeeSsDA-l

It may nOW Be semembeEed -
veterans who watched with sdmirstiOa.
or with bewiIdsEment and cosfuesz
doubt, the poliieal actions Of Ar. De
naeIi, twenty-five years ego % NOSE. thei
he gave himself three years 70 live II
was thought by himself and By otheA
that disease Of tbs kidneys must surely
carry him of
An oft-told tale he's here received an
other illustration. How many dying
men and women have survived Tor yeer
and years the physicians who hsVt
"given them everf
Leigh Hunts young wife, declared D
FIoFentine physician Of great FePute ::
Be in q rapid consumption, lived long e.
ter the Italian was in his grave, and cieC
after having fulfilled the natural teEa
Of existence ct lasA
Poor Miss Harriet Eartineau, sup
posed 10 be moribuRd, and rsally sutsE
ing 9 mortal malady, continued 4 thAi
state for about thirty years, and va e
aged LADY before the diseAee Gnally COZ
aaered hsr. LoEd BseecGs6eid's neev.
power wae marvellous. BE nSveE hal
been strong man, took 10 nuSeuial
exereias, was rarely seen On horseback
and sufbEed from fatigue snd genera
debility. Is va. aay thaae veo 81 Wltl
him Ia his Last Hines, neEyoNa sueSgl
that kept him alive. The HOuFl1a1en
he took eOas him many an eEoEss sd g
WaEds the Iast he derived e2aA eupRoE
6oH tAfs pscp Of lie -
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The FountaIn

We are informed that The commits
sioners, OF majority of them, have de-
cied to put fountain in the court house
yard, south of the building, and near
Commercial street The city agrees to
furnish the water free of charge for ten
years The fountain will cost about
81 900, and we belive the commissioners
could not do a better thing with that
amount OF money.
Now let the city fix up Fremont park
in good shape and put fountain in
that
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WIN. F. EWING, County Clerk.
July 10,

July 10.
The board of county commissioners
met as per adjournment, all the mem
bers being present.
The following road viewers were sp-
pointed:
On private road petitloned for by j.
Fl. Thomas: Jacob Metzger, Neil Camp
bell and ]. W. B. Hewitt.
On road petitioned for by Adam Stot
Ter ct al: J. Greer. w. B. Phillips and
d. B. Stevens.
On road petItioned for by w. F. Han
cock ct al; Lyman Fry, John SWartz
and James O'TOole.
On road petItioned for by Nathan
Davis ct al: Stephen Fagg, Phillip
Davis and James Brown.
On road petiiioned for by Col. Hood
ct al: ]. 8. Barrick, Isaac Weaver and
w. p. Lewis.
The contract with w. r. ChalGant wa.
amended so as to include the town O.
Plymouth, and the whole work to be
executed for $1,000.
III Evans was allowed the priviIee,
of erecting and maintaining platform
seats in front of certain property owne,
by him in the town of Hartford.
The following bills were allowed.
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Over forty years ago syounk mer
chant doing business in Raleigh, en-
aged himself 10 marry Q charmine
young lady, batsomething came hetWee5
them, and the match was broken of
Since then he has married and bursed
1ree wives, and is nov engaged 20 hII
first love. who has just buried her second
husband.
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WANTED-Butter, eggs and fruit.
will pay the highest market price fol
butter and eggs for the next thirty days
Butter must Do choice and eggs strictly
fresh. M. s. Piper, 100 Commercial
street. Emporia Kansas, shipper Of
fruits and produce. Orders from the
west filled promptly. Correspondence
onlfr;ead
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CIeaaa In.

Rice's restaurant Is . thing Of the past
Monday Deputy Sheriff Kreme,
levied on the stock to satisfy the claims
OF creditors. Mra Rice, Eds mother
put in a claim for $500. Claims Of 9th
or creditors were also presented for Va
rious amounts. It is not definitely
known, but the supposition Is that thG
liabilities considerably exceed tie re
sources. Ed. Rice left the city Saturday
night, his reasons for doing which caI
only be guessed at. This was q yer,
pleasant resort, and It seems like q nit,
to have It closed up 20 sunmarily.
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To WHOM 1T MAY CoNcERN-We take
pleasure in announcing that we arc per-
aonally acquainted with the officers and
managers of the Kansas Mutual Life
Association, of Hiawatha. Kansas, and
we know them to be men of high stand
ing and business qualifications. We
also have examined the plans of the as
sOciailon, and are so we'll satisfied Of
its reliability that we have taken poll
cies ON our own lives in the association
and believe we have as safe and as CHEAP
an insurance as can be written.-Hon
John p. st. John, Hon. Lewis Hanback,
Hon. B. w. Perkins. Hon. p. d. Plumb
Hon. James Smith, Hon. p. /. Pone
brake and Hon. John Martin.
HENRY MoYs,
Agent at Emporia, Kansas.
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For SALE-A hve acre lot In Good
rich's addition To EmpOria, II miles
from Commercial street; good, nearly
new ~ story house, IL by %, four
rooms, large yard we'll set with blue
grass, shade trees and evergreens; wind
break OF Norway spruce on the line
north of house and box elder on south
line; elm trees along front and privef
hedge along front and enclosing part OF
yard: land good second bottom, slopes
from house in every direction. well
drained naturally; a never-iaillng well
of good water; also small orchard just
planted. Price 81 200 cash. Possession
given As soOn AS sold.
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The Commercial Travellers.

CLEVELAND, July 1.-THE convention
of commercial travellers began its annual
session here to-day. Forty delegates
are present, representing New York,
New England, Maryland, Western and
Cleveland associations, besides large
number not delegates. An address Of
welcome by the mayor and response
by X. P. Cole, of Boston, president of
the association were among the exer-
cISeS.
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Caloraa Pm

81. LOUIS, July 1.-THE second days
proceedings OF the National Colored
Pres Association opened with prayer
by Rev. W. A. ST Clair. Of The Sentlnel,
Nashville, Tenneasee, after which w.
I. Scot. editor Of the Cairo Gazette,
read paper On Journalism a. Bust.
mesa" end Prof. 8. II. Murray. Of the
81 Louis Advances. spoke On sInduStrial
Education" The conventfoa then tOG
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For good, cool soda go To Ryder.

Dead hogs and all kinds OF old grease
bought at the Randolph slaughter house
hall a mile south CT Emporia. If you
have any fat hogs or fat cattle die ant
take them down there YOU can always
sell them, and tor such price as will
amply repay you for your trouble. L
don't matter if they are stale.
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Commi..lanarn. Prooaedlnra

The county commissioners were in
session Monday. Present, Hsllberg and
Butler.
The following is summary of the
business transacted:
Viewers on road petitioned for by
Kreller ct al. in Waterloo township !:
r, B. Maxon, J. A. Miller and Joseph
Frost.
On road petItionOd for by D. II. May
ct al. in Jackson township: E. BOrtOn,
r. P. Gray and John Strain.
On road petltionsd for by Chas. Cow
an ct al. in Center township: J. r.
Griffith, n. Chambers and Curtis Hiatt.