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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-21
The Days OF the finder Box.

During our last spring cleaning-pop-
ularly known as the spring fever
was rummaging in an old cellar and
turned up among many relics OF the
good old times" a certain japanned
box, nine inches long by half as much
broad. 1t contained a lot of small arti-
cles, notably piece of steel with ham
die like the crosier of bishop; match
or two of rough deal splinters, cut to
point, and besmeared with birthstone;
piece of flint and bit of charred linen
with a fusty smell. The linen was
blackened by having been set on fire
and rapidly extinguished by putting a
fiat piece Of lead upon it. This was the
old tinder-box, from which many good
fire, which had cooked many q good
dinner, had been lighted-from which
the morning candle of merchants and
tradesman had been lit, and to which
they owed much of their wealth.
1t was so long since had seen such a
box that had much ado to remember
how, when was boy, an old aunt of
mine went down on her knees in the
early winter morning, encouraging the
kitchen fire to blaze by this roundabout
method of evolving light and fire for
domestic purposes. The method was
this, and a cold one it was on q frosty
morning The maidservant, having
opened the shutters, knelt down-a
very suitable position for dispensing
sacred fire." She opened the box, took
the crosier in one hand and the flint in
the other. and by striking rapidly the
one against the other spark sprang
out upon the bit of burnt linen, techni-
cally called finder. If the spark were
fortunate, it caught hold of the fibres Of
linen, and set them aglow. Then the
maid patiently watched the sacred fire
run along the finder while she blew it
with her mouth, holding the birthstone
match to it, till happily, blue flame
resulted, from which she lighted her
morning candle, and afterward her fire.
Then the finder box was closed. 1t had
done its duty for another day.
have often seen the operation per-
formed, and have frequently collected
nice pieces of flint from the outlying
wolds, where it prevailed, to bring them
home for the domestic tinder-bOx, or to
give less fortunate neighbors who, like
| the unhappy virgins of old, had lost
| their light, for want of trimming, or
who had mislaid the spark-producing
| mineral.
Considering all that had to be gone
through every morning and everywhere,
except where fires were kept alight all
night, one looks back on those days
with surprise. But then there was no
other way. What would our young fell
lows with their pretty match-boxes think
if they had to light their cigarettes in
this primitive style? There were no
cigars lighted in the streets; all had to
be done at the temple of light-the or
thodox fire. There was no such thing
- =
| pocket, with a French picture and a
hundred lights for penny. In the
times when the curfew rang at o'clock
every night for all good people to put
out their lights and fires, what a fuss
there must have been among the men
and maidens bringing back light and
fire from heaven to earth again. The
world has spun round many times since
then. Chambers Journal.
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AZ 700 AKE GOING
H HUU AXE OU1NO
To Florida. EtO the Worlds Fair;st Ne

To Florida. ito the Worlds Fair;st New.
Orleans,
Or to any point south, and wish 20 have
pleasant trip, you will need TO be in
formed as TO the best, quickest and
cheapest route. Tie Memphis Short
Route south, with its through buffet
sleeping cars Kansas City to New Or
leans, It's free reclining chair cars Kan.
sas City 20 Memphis land being over one
hundred miles the shortest line TO the
SOUTH, is practically the only line from
Kansas City, the west and northwest, TO
all southern cities. No other line runs
through cars between Kansas City and
New Orleans. No other route can offer
but one change of cars from Kansas CITY
To Jacksonville and other FLORIDA points.
T'here is no other good route between
the west and the south. Aek your ticket
agent for tickets wa the Memphis Short
Route. Write for large map. with time
tables, showing through connections.
n allied free. j. e. LOCKWOOD
G. P. 81 T. A. Kansas City, MO.E
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The vaiue of Riches.

A large income will purchase tBr q
man the comfort, the tangible and in
tangible good which a small income
will not. Nothing will controvert this
bald fact. Not all the preaching OF
philosophy in the world can persuade g
rational man that money is not a good
thing, which will enable him to educate
his children, to give them their choice
of work in life, to procure skilled physi-
clans, luxuries, and change of air for
his wife when death threatens her, to
help the poor, to forward the cause OF
Christianity, and, for himself to rest for
a brief spell before he leaves this beauti-
full world, to find out what is in it be
yond drudgery. There are high spirit
ual blessings, no doubt, which come to
us through poverty, but the extremely
small number of persons who voluntar-
lily become hernits or paupers in these
later days in order to obtain them show
how uncertain the popular faith in them
has grown. Money is of value to q
man just in proportion as it buys for
him these assured benefits, or anything
else which he esteems a benefit-PhilG-
delphiG Press.
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400 rolls Of waII.p.per, a, Bopa,s.

800 rolls of Wallpaper, al BONDS
Fresh roasted coffee and peanuts, at
Hennings. Hot from the rooster.
For the next 80 days We will close out
our wooden goods 1t cost, such as unoer-
shirts. scsTfs, hoods, etc, at Lesh Bros
All parties knowing themselves in.
debted TO Tressler s. Lowry, will call
and settle their account. We have &C.
commOdated you. now return the COM
pliment. TREssLER & LOWRY.
Henning sells more goods than ever.
Low prices and good stock doesn.
SneciaI bargains, in red. white, and
gray blankets, at Gibs1n's Pioneer store.
Please settle your book account, by
cash OF note and greatly oblige }. >.
Gibson
Wise's axle grease Eeyer freezes, mells
or gums. Fol sale by Henning.
Do not forget our third special sale, in
which We offer our enIlre stuck Of over
coats and heavy clothing at actual cost
JOHN D GIBSON.
The best flour for the least money lie
the motto of the Americas mills.
Try Beggs' family medicine, for sale
b. NJ. w. Gibson.
I'D. Gibson keeps g full line of
gloves, wo0leD comforts, WRAPS, caps,
&C, for the cold weather. Our low
prices is what sells them.
w. Gibson handles the Royal st
John sewing machine. None better.
Fresh kiln dried meal and graham
flour at the mill.
Diamond dyes at Bonds
Halls condition powders at Bonds.
Just received car load of -four at
the Americas mills.
Wsnted-Good, fresh. sweet butter at
Tressler S LOwry's.
Pure spices and extracts at Bends.
Bird seed at Bonds
The New Home sewing machine
best made, very cheap for cash
TRRssLER & Lowry. Gen. Agts.
Highest grade coal oil at Bonds.
Go to Tressler & Lowry for a good
boot or shoe.
All kinds of dry goods-ccmplete
stock at Tressler & LnwTy's
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CLIMAX ofanolhE END

PONCA, Neb., Jan. 20-A ieud OF
long standing between the families OIL
Westbrook and Arson Gibson has come
to bloody climax. Gibson and his son
Willie, while hauling wood yesterday
encountered the Westbrooks, father and
seBs. Jim Wesibr0ok opened fire, the
ball taking effect in one of GibsOn's
mules. The fight became general and
all the combstants were more or less
wounded. Tom Weslbrook died this
morning. The others may recover. Old
man Gibson came to town and gave
himself up.
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KANSAS lLselsEArUnr



8ToPExA, Jan. 20 The Introduction of
bills being IN order. bills relating TO
grand j1riea. amending laws
relating 10 the sale Of school lands,
and providing TOR county high schools,
and bulls for other purposes were read,
foFty-four IN ali.
CO0current resolutions reIstinRs to
the establishment Of military posfn
along the southwestern border OF the
state. 70 the establishment of q cavalry
and light artillery school AZ TT. Riley,
and resolution relating to the death OF
Assistant Shaffeg, OF OttaWe, were also
read. and the senate adjourned until 20.
morrow.
HOUSE.
At 10 8. m. the morning session OF the
house was principally occupied under
the order introduction of bills, - eighty
one bills being introduced. large par
OF them being the same as had died on
calendar of regular session last year.
Hatfield, Of Wlchits, offered concur
rent resolution asking congress to gran
right OF way for railroads through tbs
Indian territory: its consideration likely
! TO be reached on Wednesday.
Burton's re solution asking congress q
extend pension rolls so a. to include al
soldiers who are now disabled from an,
cause, and all over fiity-f1ve years Q
age. was adopted.
TOPEKA, Jan. 19.--Tbe house in tn
afternoon session elected Mas Myril
Swafford enrolling clerk. The gov
ernor's message was read. Mr.. Be
vas sworn in as SUCCESSOR to Mr. Goggl
ball of Dickinson county. A concur
rent resolution was Offered asking COZ
gIess 10 comply with the recommends
uODs of General Sherman in relation :
the Fort Riley posts and reservai;onl
The matter of seating elected delegaL,
from the newly organized counties vel
referred 10 Bryant, Hargrave and q. 6
Thompson ss special committee.
resolution was passed 70 increase q
committee on superintendent TO six.
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SFSf5s


island back, gentlemen. Clear The
track y shouted the police, and as de
quickly gathering crowd surocd bach.
steamer No. : came up the Street The
magnificent black horses striking fTn
from the pavement.
But hold A wheel comes off the
steamer is overturned, and the brave IRE
man are picked up bleeding and sense
ieesl
An investigation revealed the fact that
in Cling the steamer that morning the
steward had neglected to put IN the
iinch-pin. A little neglect on his par,
had caused loes of half . million dol
lars. The busy maEts of trade are full
OF men who are making the ssme
fatal mistake. They neolecl
their kidneys. thinking the,
need no attention, whereas If they made
occasional use of Warmers safe cur
they would never say that they don,
feel quite we'll; that q Tired feellnl
botheTs them; that they are plague(
with indigestion; that their brain re
fuses TO respond at call that their nerve
are all unstFuaR Fire Journal.
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Ri. Mahan owns and carries on a
livery, feed and sale stable In the south =
ern part OF town, aud L. W. Sutton has
large barn near the Sutton house de-
voted TO the same purpose. Either
place will furnish you good rig at liv-
| in ra'es.
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SABBATH SERVICES AT rHE WELSH
CRURCH

CHURCH.
The usual quarterly meeting services
of the Welsh Sabbath schools was held
al Market street church Sunday under
the presidency of Owen Williams. AT.
ter devotional exercises, conducted by
VIM. j. Jones, the children were exam.
ined by Owen Thomas, followed by an
examination of the middle class on the
xiv Mark, by l.. w. Lewis.
A teachers meeting wAs next in order,
at which the minutes OF the last meet
ing we're read and confirmed.
Next followed the reading of the sta
tistics relating TO the Dry creek
and Market street schools,
which were approved. Theee statistics
showed considerable growth and Im.
provemeDt of the schools. faiIhfulness on
the part of the teachers, and general ad.
| vancement An election was then held
for officers TOR the ensuing quarter
At 2 p. N. there we're devotion
al services conducted by Owen
Thomas followed by biblical
examination of the adult clisses by Rev.
John Jones, the topic being Tempting
of Christ in the Wilderness" The ques-
tons and answers were excellent aad IN
teresting. At Up. m addresses were
then in ord'r Among the speakers
were the following; David Rowlsuds,
John Hughes. w. II. Lloyd, Griffith RD-
berts, and l. w. Lewis.
The day will long be remembered
among those fortunate enough to have
been present.
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Between 4iierase and health 10 often
brief snd fatal Il is better IN Be provid-
ed with cheap aud simple remedies for
such eommon disorders 81 cnugha. colds,
&C, than 10 run the Tlsk Of contracting
= fatal disease through neglect. DR..
Vim Fallss Bslsam Il = sure and safe
remedy fog ell diseases Of the lungs and
chest Ifssken IN season Es ie ceFisin 70
cure. anu may save you from that terri
BILE disease. consumption. Il has bAep
knoSu ana used EnE many yeaRs. a1d e
fs exsggerstion 10 say that It s. Ehe best
remedy il the world for coughs. de.
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READING NEWS.
By Macy DE zEAN

TUESDAY. Jan. 10, 1886
The weather is siI1l cold, and last
night two or three inches Of snow fell.
Also last week we had several liule
snow storms OF less than two inches
fall, bat still enough to blow and drif.
so as to impede travel. The railroad
has had fifty men shovellng snow be
tween here and Horton for the past two
days, SO as 10 keep the track clesr.
Saturday afternoon sn extra train
took Ten cars of steers from our station
belonging to James Jessie of Afvpais.
Mr.. Jessie goes via A,chssol 10
Chic4go. aud expects - be there Tuss
day, January 10. aud hit good MIR
ker.
Paul Dennis ships one or two cars of
hogs every week. Mr.. Dennis sold one
Car load of tat steers IN Kansas City at
five cents. He Is lucky man.
John GIngerlch buried his son. -
years old, last wei K. He vas sick but
few days with dIpineria.
Will s Very's boy, wv, lid. ls
very sick with dip,heria. but TO day is
considered out OF danger.
Richmond & Brantley are building =
csrpenteE-shop en- the new sireet being
opened out by Capt Ssrsttnn.
Rev Barnes, of EmpoIi4, Is here as
sistinR the Bap'i.i peap't II iheir meet
fn1s
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Still Another.

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-The signal service
this morning reports the prevalence OF
another severe cold wave. The Their
mometers touched zero here last night.
Reports from different points in lowe
show an average nperature of2 to 10
degrees below, and at jamestown, Da-
kota, % degrees, and at Winnipeg 81 de-
grees. The signal bureau predicts that
during the next tweDtY-four hours the
temperature will fall is to IS degrees
additional and that the cold wave will
then extend eastward.
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TATHAM's ILLINoIs sroRE,
The sOuIh And SO0EnsusG FLORIDA.

=
Should yOu contemplate . trip q
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Sc
7asnah, Ca, Charleston, i. e., jackson
vile. Florida, or in fact any point In the
>r'llth ar southeast. it will be tn your In.
terest IN examine the advantages over
III ,,saeT lines offered by the st, Louis,
ttca Mountain 8 Southern railroad
"fr0n Mountain Route" in the way OF
sas' time, elegant equipment, &C.
At present daily train is run from
saint LnGIs Grand Union Depot, At
's,:bsi {" which will be found an ele.
giant Pullman Palace sleeping car,
which runs through 10 Nashville, Tenn,
~here direct connection is made with
express trains of connecting lines, for
points meptloned above. This train
c..Rnects At Nashville with the Jackson.
Vile express, having a Pullman Palace
slcenine car of the very finest make Ct
Iacbs 4, which runs throu- h to jackson
vile, Florida. without change.
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Robbed by an alleged ORoer.

PlTTsBuRG. Jan. 1s.-Geotge Hassellr
the Engiishman who was reported miss.
ing. and who was feared to have met
with foul play, was found by 8 detective
last night. He claimed that an alleged
officer arrested him yesterday and took
him to an uniTequented locality and rob-
bed him of book containing over So,
600 and papers OF great value. Hassell
came here to establish himself In bust
ness ss an architect. The thief is mo-
vet arrested
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GLASS sI1CIAL.

Mfs. ). P. Chase gave . class SIci-l
At her rooms on Commercial street last
evening which was quite we'll ati1ndrd
A very interesting musical program wAs
given, amer which progressive euchrs
and other games furnished amusrm-nt
for AL present. Mrs. Chase, whn J., an
experienced entertainer and,a cha,ni'r 6
hnstess. made q special effort last even
Ing - have the visitors eojoy III IN
selves, aud BY the merry peals Of laugh
Ter heard during the evening che sue.
coed, d admirably At 10 30 the guests
* ~ i,,is, 1, . with regrets that
e-s- a too soon,
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AN IMPORTANT PURCHASE

We clip the following from the Las
Vegas Daily Optic of January ID. AS
Mr.. Lutz has many old friends and ac-
quaintAnces in EmpOria they will nc
doubt be glad to hear of his prosperity
10 New Mexico:
Lewis LUZ of Las Vegas has sue
ceeded in buying all the Interests (nine
teen in number) in the Sutton grant.
This ranch 10 located about ninetY-five
miles southeast of Las Vegas at :ht
spring Del Anil, and is one OF the bes
graseed ranches 10 the territory, bu
vary poorly watered, there being no liY-
ing water on 1t except the spring. II
was surveyed and approved in 1877 fol
sixteen Spanish square leagues. or SO,
dS6 acraa
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Prince Alexander's life, especially
now is one of almost uninterrupted
work. From 9 in the morning until
midday he receives his ministers; in the
afternoon military matters are discussed,
and seldom are the evenings free from
recreation. At the court of Prince Alex
ander, if court it can be termed, there
is observed neither the etiquette of the
East nor the West. 1t is simply a mill
tary society, where ceremony is little
thought Of and admission is easily to be
obtained. As there is no aristocracy
among the Slay people of the Balkans
there is no mark of distinction beyond
the possession of greater OF lesser store
of roubles. Consequently every Bulga-
rian has right of free speech with his
ruler, and this right he is fond Of using.
There is one drawback to 1.-THE want
of personal cleanliness on the part of
his loyal subjects
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A Captaanis Foreuna6a Discovery

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth. ply
ing between Atlantic City and n 7, had
been troubled with cough so that be
Was unable 90 sleep. and vas Induced %
Try DR., Kings New Discovery tor Con-
sumption. It not only gave him instant
relief but ,allased the extreme soreness in
hrs breast His children were similarly
affected and single dnse had the came
happy effect DR. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy u the Cole
man household and OB board tina schoo1-
er. Free trial bosfIes, Of this SfaH6ard
Remedy az B WheIdoB's drug store
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RAILROAD MEETING.

The Chicago. EmpoEia & Southwest.
srn railroad company respectfully invite
the taxpayers and citizens Of Lyon
county to attend . meeting. to be held at
Whitley opera house. on Saturday, jan
uary %. 1883. az O'Clock p. m. at which
time and place some of the officials OF
the above railroad company Will be pres
ent and explain the object and purpose
Of this COMPANY, and will present to the
taxpayers q proposition to aid in the
construction at this line Of rosd.
a full attendance Of all citiz,n~ "a
cArnesily rsqu, sied.
w. NJ. JONES President
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Frozen to Death.

DENVER, Jan. 16.-A BeDklemaD
special to the Tribune says G. W. Tup-
per, living on 5 claim eleven miles
southwest of Brakeman, started to 9
neighbours and got les. He was found
iroz- TO death.
Three men named Cherry, Carson
and Carter, left WanO, Kansas, the 9th
of this month, Cherry going home ak
teen miles south, Carson and Garter
going 10 Gaudy, eighteen miles further
Oh. They lost their way,l and were
found five days later sixteen miles from
Cherry's place, all lying side by side In
a small field, frozen to death.
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MARRIED.

Mr.. Will j. Matthews and Miss Annie
n. Ward, last Saturday evening at the
NJ. E. parsonage, by the Rev. w. c.
Snodgrass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews have been
employed IN the Republican composing
room for sore time past and have made
many friends, both about the Office and
In the city, who wish them long and
haDnV life
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rha H,shh,nNars

ST. Ii us. Mo-, Jan. 19.-At the trial
of the BighbInders to-day, Lee Chic
testified that conspiracy vas formed
to put johnson out of the way, and that
he was offered 81 200 to DO
the job, and that he refused
that The money was paid to Chic
Chisgck, who murdered johnson. The
witness stated that Chiagck would Just
as soon kill . man as q chicken.
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CHICAGO. Ills. Jan. 19-The follow
log figures will be posted here on change
to- morrow, showing the amount In
bushels of grain in store in the United
States and Canada, January 16, and the
increase or decrease from the preced :
week: Wheat, 81. 11S, 1888; decrease
662, 1877 Corn, 6,595. 400; decrease
l. 246 9S5, Oats. 2,O74, 297; decrease,
735, 1S6
The proportion OF this in Chicago
elevators was wheat, IA So, no; corn
2 407 ,S33; oats, 27I.58l.
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A writer in New York T0scn Topics
says: "a day or so ago / had the
pleasure of seeing the diamonds and
other jewels owned by the late Mrs.
Mary Jane Morgan. and which are now
being disposed of at private sale at 3
well-known jewelers. in John street
The collection aggregates upward Of
$500,O00 in value, and is probably the
richest and most important ever pos
sessed by private individual in this
country 1t is simply impossible to de-
scribe them Two diamonds alone cost
Mrs. Morgan $4,000. while one piece of
diamonds and rubies was purchased by
her for $4,000. The collection viii
probably realize about 20 per cent Of its
cost"
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az Don,t FeeI Lske Worl

I,makes no difference what business
you are engaged in; whether you are a
preacher. q merchant, q mechanics Law.
yer or common laborer, you can't do
your work well while you are half sick.
Thousands try to, but all in vsin How
much better TO keep your organs in good
order by taking PaFker's Tonic when
you feel "a little out OF sorts" 1t
wouid be money in your pocket. OGe
hour of good, rejoicing heslih IL worth q
dozen hours fnli OF IanguoF and paln.
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MARRIED.

Wednesday, January IL, Mr.. Robson
NJ. Moore, of West Las Animas. to Miss
Florida Briener of Emporia. Tine hap
by couple are now Eat home" to their
many friends at their residence in We st
Las Auimss, Colorado. Miss Breiner
was formerly employed as teacher 10
Bethany college, Topeka, and her mar
riage was a complete surprise to many
her intimate friends IN EmporIa.
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Charles Chambers plead guilty befOr,
Justice Fletcher Tuesday to q charge o.
hunting on the enclosed premises OF Mr.
Hiatt, and was fined $500 and costs
amounting to Sl2. which he paid ant
was discharged.
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Death from Hydrophobla.

New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Jar. ia
child of Edward Applegate of Spots
wood, New jersey, was bitten by mad
dog and went into commissions Thurs
day. It died yesterday of hYdrophobia
In the most horrible form, requiring TWO
men to hold it in its struggle. The child
was 6 VeaIa old