The Weekly News-Democrat from Emporia, Kansas • Page 3

EMl'OHI A NEWS. FltllAY. AUGUST 20. 1875. ICMi'OJXlA.

NlW Aia'ehtihkmknt. We present thin week tbe following list Of uew advertisements. John M. Wrthcrcll Oaea for title. I It.

Ion Hi i UK new. W.T. Mr.Carty Srlioul uiWe. V. H.

4luYr--Strajred hor-s. A. Tandy ruity kuile lout. I. M.

1'eyton tittfirx tor tula. Jtsncroft Jt l'toni---I-'tti'T lut. tiallvry. RemenilwT, Kansas is 10 be represent i at the Centennial ly counties. How will It look 'or I.yon county to have couteinpt- ililc little t.liow of product there? Harvey' ice cream.

Prom it. Bill of freight arrived here Tuesday from St. Ioui, over the M. K. T.

at the following titfure: lt elass. 40 cents; 2d class, 30 cenU; 3.1 class, 23 cent. This shows tbat tbe SI. K. A T.

1 pr-uiplly srave iU patron tb advantage of the reduced freights which were brought about by the war between, tbe Chicago mi iit. Lui line. Tue-day those linen stopped fiirLtimr and went back to their obi ttjure. and of course the railroad here do alno. The place to get fotudebaker wagons ia at Coppock A Co a.

I. D. Fox A Co. have nold teven new or 'ds in 33 day. See advertisement ot W.

R. Glover for two stray horses. Lot ot new goods about Bancroft A McCarter'. Aug. 25th, at oioke James Smith's celebrated Impe rial cigars the Anest in Kansas.

Commit our market Ill grape arrived Monday. Ileallb better thau anticipated. The water n.c!on season la in full atlon. Op.T- Everybody weara a wore cbeeriul countenance. Tbe beat thing we eau do now la to pay up our debt.

Emporia send and Leavenworth. pearlies to Law retire J.V. Randolph baa three acre of grapes tUat will briog hiiu ,1,000. Kt Messrs K. P.

itruner and lr. oung went out with ladies, bird sboolitig.and U. had nucb a day that on Monday Messrs. C. II.

North, Col. Steele. Ned Weaver, Charley Uyder, and olUtrn, witb their Wdies, started off tip Badger creek, to bag all tbe bird In that aection. The Very lively rain that after- uoon caught the pirty aud gave them all a thorough and In eroding tbe creek be water wa ao high that tbe gen tlemen Lad to get out and wade up to their to get the boraea aud bug gies sufe tu land. They finally reached town again, indeacribably wet, and in favor of a drouth tbe rent of the season.

'barley Uurst band ua a ainall peach branch with 29 very lair peaches thereon. Pick out youi beat and biggest speci- lnen ol corn, and other cri tor tbe coining fair. ust received flue black alpaccaa and mohairs, new and cheap, at Bancroft A Carter'. For any information regarding tbe mar ket of live stock addreue Irvin Allen A Co Kansas City. Mo.

eow J3LTON COUNTY SUNDAY CONVENTION. SCHOOL Procdlr tloa. Aanasvl Cobtds- We learn that another new brick liul aeaa block will eo uu thl fall. This baa been one of tbe finest altogether, Kansas baa ever had. yearn, Have balf a dollar by paying for tbe Nkwa before the 1 st ay of October eome.

We will soon bare an Important change in tbe "arrival and departure" of the Malls. our reader will nnu me new iw id re- 'jfru vo county ml on imh ui. page. We are told that ebippera here will contract to pay cents perbusbel for corn next luoatb. The day are nih at band when tbe pumpkin crop will show it glden fruit In tbe lmrsklng sunlight; when tbe water melon give you tbe "shakes;" when the average young man will take hi girl to camp meetings and county fairs, and when tbe politicians will fco about rag ing and tearing their hair lor the rights ol the poor, uown-troddeu people.

The printer will be happy because he will gather In bis "aunouncemeut fee." We wish an hundred patriot would go fortb this fill In defense of tbe dear people. We will sjuipalbize with them if they pay in advance. As for the fellow tha "git trusted" for bl aiiuonot-eraent and tickets, give well "give us liberty or give us deib. Tbe largest stock of cigars, pipes, smoking and plug tobacco, in Emporia, at Jaiuea Sn.lth' cigar and tobacco factory. 1.

1). Fox A Co. have secured tbe ser vices ol J. L. Sheldon, of Tope to tune and repair pianos and crgaus.

Mr. Sheldon hi bad an experience of over ten years and has no rival In Kausas. None need be afraid to place tbe most valuable instrument in bl bands for tuning or re pair. i Tbe fall term of tbe Emporia Normal school commences September 8tb. Tbey bave one of the finest buildings In the west; tbe largest and best qualified corps of teachers ot any Institution ol the kind west of tbe Mississippi alley.

1'ersons desiring to qualify themselves lor teacher will do- well to attend this school. Tuition for normal students free. Eldorado Times. Homebody has brought a stalk of pop corn ten feet four inches high, witb nine ears on It. Henry Prosser has banded In two large and very II ne cars of sweet corn, having 500 large grains cacb.

You can't lind a perfect ear of corn composed of an odd number of rows. You can bet on this. Vsu II. Holme baa taken tbe agency of the M. K.

A T. railroad lauds, iu this part ijf tbe NeOsho Valley. (lev. II. M.

Overstreet will preacb next Babbatb morning at Marlon Center and at Florence In the eveuing. Wednesday, O. Douglass and son shot VI prairie chickens grassbop. pers) and a jack-rabbit. a Mrs.

Seaman's family arrived from Illinois several days ago, and bave taken up their permanent residence. Taudy A Eastman's new drug store is Used up In good style and Is a popular place for goods in that line. David Zimmerman, of tbe firm ol Howard A weut east Monday, to be gone some weeks. Wonder If Hu Iu view of tbe couteuiplated rise in the price ofTuK Nkw.s, money ha commenc ed to move in our direction. We are thoroughly convinced that the reduction to vlou wnicn took place a year and a ball ago, was an error on our part, and we have nothing to do but go back.

We have always tried to work for tbe inter ests of our subscriber, and Hie reduction was made from this motive alone. We find it a losing game, with no compensat ing bene tits to us, and are driven back to t'i per cur. We give good loot' notice so that all may pay up "old scores" and get ready for the "old price." We had a great deal rather furnish the paper for $1.50 than ti if we could afford it. It makes a tlifferuce with of t0ter $700, aud we can not stand it. That ia tbe long and short of the story.

The indications for a big fair at Empo ria, commencing on the 2lst of September, are good. $2,500 wiil be given In premium. Fast horses are now in training, and cattle are being put In condition for exhibition there. It is not to be a Lyon county fair, but fa iitrict fair, and it will be as much ours as any other county'. We hope to see Chase well represented iu the cattle and produce departments.

Cottonwood Falls Leaier. To keep mosquitoes and flies off horses, bathe tbelr skins (of tbe horses) with a strong solution of smartweed. Same for cattle. The M. E.

church social at Wm. S. Jay's commodious farm bouse, Wednesday evening, waa largely attended and very pleasant. Let us avoid, in every way putting ourselves iu such shape that all our earning must go to buildup otbc-coiniuuuities. The premium list Is in the shape of slisudsome pamphlet, printed by llow-'Isml, and copies' wtfl be furnished free to any one.

Til M. K. 1T.KA1LKOA1I AGENCY. The M. K.

A T. railroad has secured the services ot Noyes Splcer, as its ticket and freight contracting agent. Mr. Spicerisso well known throughout this part of Kansas as a first-class business mau in all respects, that it is almost su pei tluous to say that the M. K.

A T. has done wisely iu aecurlng bim as Us agent Its business Iu a general way hits uceded special attentiou, aud has for some time been without aiiy one delegated to atteuil to this duty. Mr. Spicer's acquaintance Is so geuerul. and any biiriness put into his bauds is always so well attended to, that the frieuds of tbe M.

K. A T. feel well satisfied with this arrangement, and everybody looks for a more healthy rail road eouipcllilou tbau ha existed here so far this season. Mr. Spicer will make bis headquarters iu Emporia, at the bank of Howard I'uulap A aud is uow lived in cxccllinl shape there, with ticket case to all points, aud prepared to accommo date all parties with the most favorable ar rangements, an.

I with any. Information i bis possession relative to railroad bust ues. PLYMOUTH. The past week has been a busy one, farmers threshing. Carter and Bray are pushing things since the weather has been dry enough for work, and most of the grain Is safely housed.

Fall wheat not so badly damaged as was feared. -We understand that M. Sanders is preparing lor working up the crop of sorghum in this vicinity. This is a step In the right direction, as one has been badly needed here for several years. Mr.

and Mra. Hennlng and the Misses Weesner returned last week from the Indian Territory their numerous Irlends gladly welcome them back. -J. O. Fret had two line steers killed by the cars on Saturday morn ing last, and J.

L. Karubo, one killed and another crippled a few days be fore. At our school meeting on the 12th Nell Campbell was re-elected treasurer. J. S.

John Fawcett bands in an ear of Dent's mammoth corn, grains, In 21 rows. It Is 9 lucbes around, and was picked at random from bis field. Mohler's new brick building, for bis boot and shoe manufactory, on Sixth avenue, opposite Tuc Nxws block, will be ready for occupancy soon. 1 Emporia beat the State on the sale of musical instruments. Since Milt Iley-nolds left Lawrence, Emporia bas become the musical "head center." It's bad enough to bave a fly loatiug around on one's nose while at work, and still more provoking to bave bim dead-beat a ride borne on it to dinner with you.

J. F. Kirker, one of the late graduates of the Normal School, bas been secured by the Cottonwood Falls school as Its principal. We think he will do to tie to. Llcut-Col.

Fred Grant, and his younger brother, son of President Grant, passed through bera last Friday evening, on the western bound train. They are after Lit Halo. The proposition to tu rn our prairies into rye fluids is further discussed ou our llrst page. Tbe correspondent or the Ieavenworth Times furnishes tbe proof called for by Ths Nxws. We will give a year's subscription to Tux Nxws, for the tallest stalk ol corn brought to us, by Sept.

15, having not less than two good ears thereon. Unsuccessful samples to be ours, also. A NATURALLY SHAKT MAN. GumboTp Bi.iTZRK'a Farm MlttTUK Enil'KK. Its alters bin a wou deriuont tu me, wats' tbe gude sieh a mazlu lot nusepapers! Sum foks It sich armful on tin.

ivry da or so I tells Sally. lane (mi ole woman) tha inns be ml spenslve kindliu! i dont tak mm on em. Yer dont seen nun o' the pesky things a liltain up Sallyjaue's hous, yer bet! Bat miss tompkins, our skule msriu, says "a nusepaper 1 a edlcator, for hedication and for a dispensing know! edge, niongst tbe people" Blame mi skiu, If I knos one bit them long wurds meen! woodn't a spelled em, only Jeems ad sit down wat Mis tompkins said, an I copied em. But I spose, in gineral, she meens, nusepaper tells us wat we dont already kno. Wall, now Mr.

nusepaper man, i wants to know wat makes It rain so much. Jeems says, sn he's got inity lull oflarnln, sence Mis tompkins come, "Its the transit of Wenus" Wat is the transit of Wcnus? wen I goa to toun, I here a deel o' talk 'boat tbe transit o' Wenus, but blame my skin if I kin find out wat Wenus Is out transit cither. Jeems says wenus Is a niity. party woman. My Dad down In ole Klntuck had a thing of brass, caled a transit but tbey dldnt hav no slch raius as bas bin a pourin doun up here.

Now if yer'le be a fair an squar chap an tell what It is, an bow many times she's a going to transit, I'll plank the money rite dowu for yer paper 3 mouth and if I kin rend It an like it, ile take lougcr Jeems Is a groin lad uu orter hav a cdicaton if yer caut tell it, git some your lamed readers to tell It the but ter dont cum rite glide sumbow this summer aiid.Sallyjune says Its kos of "transit of Wenus." Jacob BLITZKK. JACOBS' CKKBK. A oust 18, 1S75. Jacobs' creek has beeu this month the highest ever known. Water IS inches deep in Mr.

Funk's house, at the crossing of the Emporia and Eldo rado roads, Mr. Parker's cellar full of milk-, washed away. He also lost rye out of his field. W. V.

Phillip's had oats and Hungarian washed awsv. Water four feet -deep on Mr. Roth's spring wheat stacks. He tried to tresu to-day, but found the wheat rot ten. Fences and grain washed away the whole length of the creek.

W. V. Phillips has regained his former equilibrium of mind, but the prospect is that the little girl will have to winter in the old house, as the new house sprouted in the shock, and went down the creek with the flood. The wet weather was the cause of so few grangers from Lyon county attending the recent grange picnic at Cottonwood Falls, to hear lecturer Thempson, who is one of the most in teresting and elegant speakers 1 ever heard. His lecture at Emporia is very ighly praised by all who heard it.

No one should miss an opportunity of hearing him. When we want a successful picnic we will try to procure the services of the Emporia fourth of July manager, bave plenty of people and no accommodations. L. Emporia, Aug. 12, 1S75.

Pursuant to call a number of delegates assembled in tbe 1st Presbyterian church, tbe recent rains preventing the assembling in grove as anticipated. Rev. A. II. Walter tok tbe chair and called the convention to order.

Sometime being spent In devotional exercises, on motion Hon. Geo. Johnston, of elected temporary president, and lion. C. B.

Bachel-ler, of Emporia, temporary secretary. The programme aa prepared by the committee was presented, amended and adopted. The address of welcome and response was, on motion, deferred till the afternoon session. Opening speeches upon any subject were limited to fifteen minutes, all thereafter, five minutes. The programme was taken up and the first topic, "What are Sabbath Schools for," was opened by Rev.

A. H. Walter, and participated in by Rev. J. H.

Clark and Rev. Dr. Pomeroy. On motion Dr. Pomeroy took charge of the question drawer.

After the questions were answered tbe convention adjourned to meet at 2 p.m. 2 P. M. After the devotional exercises, Judge Cunningham delivered tbe welcoming address, which was responded to by the chairman. "The relation of church members to tbe Sunday school" was opened by B.

Bacheller, and further discussed by others. Key. J. 11. Clark opened the next topic upon the programme "The S.

a missionary organization," and was followed by several delegates. On motion a committee on periua nent organization, was appointed viva voce, viz Judge Cunningham, Dr. R. McCandliss and Rev. John Jones.

Tbe Convention requested Mrs. M. B. Smith, Dr. Pomeroy and Dr.

Wright to make addresses at the evening ses sion. C. B. Bacheller, N. II.

Kelley and I. Wood, were appointed a committee an flnauce. Adjourned to 8 p. m. p.

u. Exercises opened with singing and prayer. Mrs. M. B.

Smith, of Leavenworth, Matron of the Ilome of tbe Friendless, addressed the convention upon the object, aim, success, management and religious instruction of the Home, after which the following was presented and adopted Jletolved, That we have heard with deep Interest the address of Mrs. M. B. Smith, Matron of the Home of the Friendless, and take this opportunity to express our deep sympathy with the cause in which she is engaged, and most cordially recommend it lor aid to an friends or Humanity. Dr.

Wright then addressed the con vention on Sunday school work in gen eral. The finance committee stated they had incurred G.90 expense, and a col lection was taken to defray this ex pense. Adjourned. Friday, Aug. 13, 9 a.

m. Convention called to order by tbe president. Devotional exercises con ducted by Mr. N. II.

Kelley, of Keo sho Rapids. Journal of previous day read and approved. The committe on permanent organization "made the following report whfelr" was adapted Rev. J. H.

Clark, President. Vice Presidents Mrs. D. A. Phillips, Pike Township.

Chas. Drake, Americus C. B. Bacheller, Emporia X. II.

Kelley, Jackson W. K. Hillhouse, Center Aoei iteese, Heading Elza Moore, Waterloo Hobt. Clark, Agnes City Geo. II.

Suttle, Elmendaro E. Luklla Waltck, Secretary. T. II. Lkwis, Treasurer.

Rkv. A. H. Waltkr. ALUGK.

Edward Moys, superintendent of the Allen creek Sunday school, represent ed it at Emporia last week. It Is located on section 7, township 17, range 11, was re-constructed March 17, 1875. Edward SupL J. B. Hinkle, asst.

supt. Emma Moys, treasurer; C. Drake, sec. Teachers J. E.

Moys, Avanette Hutchius, J. B. Hinkle, Esther C. Kerr, Jennie Moys, Rocella Drake. Scholars enrolled, 53 average attendance, 40; ages, 5 to 50.

Mrs. Kerr's infant class is very bright and prompt, and is as follows: Nettle Hutchlns, Agnes Seegar, Jessie Saun ders, Libbie Tilts, Edney Adams, Bri- lie Saunders, Perry J. Frost, Loren Drake, Iee Ulnkle, and Harvey Ad ams, very acceptable preaching every Sabbath by Rev. Mr. Vanvoris.

HARTFORD. Weather pleasant. Quarterly meeting was in session tie re baturaay ana Sunday last: had a good meeting. We regret the departure of our much esteemed friend, Miss Ella E. Gould, who will start for her home in Missouri next week.

Miss Ella bas gained many kind friends since her ar rival at this place. Miss Katie Stewart has been visit ing her Hartford friends during the past week. Mr. C. O.

Hill has a painting class at this place. He is well qualified to teach; will commence next week. Terms, $2.50 a scholar, and a present of a large picture of his own painting to each scholar when, through. A friend of ours -undertook to measure the depth or a cistern the other night when it was raining, but worst of all he didn't know how deep it waa when he got to the bottom. M.

and K. to invite him to emigrate from that section. He opened fire on them, and broke the hind leg of a horse with one of bis bullets. Just then bis own horse fell dead, and he tumbled over with a bullet behind his ear, but it did not dangerously injure him. His wife and brother then interceded for him, and he agreed to leave and aid so.

Pass him around for an infernal old villain who ought to be hung. A spiritualist on Grouse creek, Cowley county, predicted that the spirits would take care of his grain for him, but it is more than half spoiled by rain. One million six hundred and twelve thousand asui two hundred bushels of corn is the estimated crop in Cowley county, and 4S2)Cu bushels of wheat. Arkansas City suen have taken contracts to furnish 1,000,000 pounds of flour to the Indian, and this will make a home market there for wheat. Two gentlemen from Austria have bought 32 sections of T.

4S.F. land, for colonies. The McPhersou Independent says: "Mr. and Mrs. MarvuU, of Groveland township, were made happy, last Sunday, by the appearance of a pair of sons, one 01 wuicu, strange as it iuay appear, bad a full set of teeth and a heavy pair of The Cottonwood Falls Courant hoists the name of Judge Peters lor re-election.

BUSINESS NOTICES. GENERAAL. No. 1215 Commercial street Is tbe depot for trusses, shoulder braces and inedieal appliances generally. 29-tf Spkxckk RYDXR.

Use amber engine oil 80 cts. a gallon. Tbe cheapest and bejt for mowing machines. Shkncxr A Rydxr. 2Mf will sell you a parasol Newman A Co, for 25 cent.

I. E. Perley have received an extensive stock of spring suits. We have good suits for f7.S0; pants for 1.25. All late styles In bats and caps.

12-tf John Jones, P. J. Carmicqakl, Ex. Com. Tni War Endxd.

It Is ofhelally an nounced that regular tariff passenger rates bave been restored on all the lines ruunlng east from Kausas City, to take effect on and after the lHih Inst. Ruse Randall came down from Chicago last week and stopped with us several days. lie Is putting in bis best licks to Ket settlers into I.yon couiily. A large number of our people are always Ud to see Kusa. Mr.

Limeburger, from West Virginia, called on us Tuesday, lie lias ben through Iowa and Kansas, looking up farming locations; likes Kansas the best, aad tbluks Emporia tbe best town of its size be has found. Tbe pens which I. D. Fox advertise to-day are coiulust luto use with great rapidity. Tbe county bought worth.

They will alud more use aud abuse, an Iheu wiile belter than any other pen we bate seen. DlKO In this city, Aug. KUb. Miuole Uay.daubloihof A. K.

and M. K. Edrty, aged four years, two mouths and Neventeeu day a. l'he funeral was largely attended at be Methodist church. Tbe pareuts bave the sympathy of a large number of frieuds.

Prof. Caruikhael's horse came his dealb thusly Having broken out of Mr. Stubb's pasture, and into a cornfield, the wner of the field tied blni up to tbe fence with a rope, by making a slip knotarouud bis neck, ami of course, the animal choked to death. Hay Is pleuty at 3 to $3M per ton, on the street, and any amount of good bay would be delivered to a bay press in this city, for 3 per ton. Yet there Isu't such a press In town.

Here's an unimproved chance for a good business, to any one bsvlog a few thousand dollars to use. Buruhaui. the horse thief. Was taken to Topeka, here tbe court decided It bad no JurladU-tlon oyer lw case, and be was then brought back bera and taken before Janice Bacheller, who held bim In 7oO ll, to stand trial nest month. In do I'-tUlt of bail, he is boarding at the cou.i tv's expense.

The ball 1 not a dollar to utucb. THK HULL OCKSTION. As usual, there are two sides to the question of letting bulls run at large up on the prairie. The law prohibits it, and renders the owner of any bull ruuning at lance, liable to prosecution and line. But the law Is very generally disregarded.

and its infraction very seldom puuished. Sometime e.ple take the law Into their own bauds, by altering the buil, but they bave no leal right to do thl. The farmers who are net rich, claim that the law as it stands is oppressive up on them, and ought to be modilied so that hile evidently Inferior, scrubby" aul mala, which would deteriorate the average stock, should be prohibited from running at large, good animals which would not result iu iuferlor st.s should be at lowed lull liberty. The county coruruis sioiiers might decide, iu each ease brought bel'oie them, whether the bull was of KOOd euoub icrade to be entitled to bis liberty. Iu case this plait was adopted we would suggest that no bull, Mutil It bad been approved by the commissioners be allowed the freedom of the prairies All which bad not beeu prescuted to the commissioners for inspection, and passed upou favorably, should be held under the same restrictions that the present law iiu poses upon them all.

The farmers wbo'wauttbe present law thus modified, claim that it was created in the interests of men who bad extra an i mills, lor tbe services of which they charged high prices. We dou't know bow that is, but think that many ol those who bave bought tirxt-cla bulls hav failed to make tbe investment pay. The otien prairie should be as free to everybody's use as It cau be Without en croacbing upou Indlvldutl rights. The Improvement of stock Is of great benefit to the country, and ought to be encouraged in all reasonable ways. Scrubby, Infer! or bull, should certainly bar red out ought In lact, to be turned into veal If ouly good one run at large, we do not think there will be ground for complaint.

and on tbe other bau.i, a number or poor men, who cannot afl'ord to own or hire good bulls, will be beoetitted. But tb scrub stock bas got to be kept up, if expect to make this a profitable and pros perous stock country. COUNTRY NOTES. Bis; Cora Ked-Hot for a Railroad, Ktc. Forest Hill, August 16, '75.

Editors News: We wish to say to the people of the eastern states through your paper, if they will come out to Kansas now they can see the best corn crops, and the most of it and the tidiest, in the world. Corn will average seventy-five bushels to tbe acre. We took a tramp the other day, stopped at the well-to-do store ot O. F. Richmond, at the Rapids; found him at his post very busy waiting on his friends.

There was nailed up to the front of his store stalks of corn, raised by Mr. Ltunpkins; the length we did not ascertain, but they reached from the ground to above the top of the store, we guess some- eighteen feet long; bad two ears on each stalk large and well filled. Good for the Rapids. Cattle men are around picking up all the fat cattle they can get. Leave some money for the farmer.

There is not one half the loss In small grain as was feared. We are glad to say we bave got th" right to open up a narrjw-guage wa gon road from Neosho Rapids Em poria, so we can get there to see our friends, as there are lots ot them there now. You see one-half of the men in town want to be sheriff or some other otllcer. We start -down Commercial street in a hurry and almost every man we meet must shake hands with us, and have a little talk, and he says 1 am a candidate would like to bave your help." Well, that is all right, but we will be glad when the election is over, for when we come vo town we are always in a hurry and don't like to talk so much, unless there is more profit in it. Such topics, for instance, as "corn," or or or the "Beecher case." Our bridge across Badger will soon be completed through tbe earnest efforts of W.

B. Scott and others; also the Snow ford will soon be opened up. The people here are "red-hot' for a railroad up the valley. I wish to say to the county that it is all a come from Iowa, will Kansas. Ii they will Reports from schools were called for and the following reported Central, Americus, Christian, of Em peria, Prairie Zion, Traylor's school house, Badger Creek, Hartford, Forest Hill, Salem, Neosho Rapids, St.

Andrews, of Emporia, Plymouth, Al len Creek, Tabernacle, ot Emporia, Union Mission, of Emporia, Elmendaro, Fruitland, Verdigris, Chicago Mound, 2d Congregational, of Empo ria, Bunker Hill, Friends, of Emporia, M. E. of Emporia, Dry Creek, 1st Presbyterian of Emporia, Dow Creek These report show 250 officers and teachers and 1,660 scholars, with an average attendance of 1,300. The convention as a whole, discuss ed the question of county work, or the field and the work. The following were appointed delegates to the State Convention Dr.

J. J. Wright, Rev. J. II.

Clark, Miss Jen nie Wood and Mrs. A. II. Walter. Emporia was selected for the hold ing of the next convention in May, 1S76.

Time to be designated by tbe executive committee. The purchasing of a county map was referred to the executive committee, Adjourned to 2 p. m. BOUXiiwEsrr. The Eldorado Times charges $5 lbr announcements, cash in hand.

Tbe Cottonwood Falls quarry is to furnish 3000 feet of dressed stone fbr the Topeka insane asylum. Newton is to have Episcopal church services once a month. Bishop Bowman will dedicate the new Methodist Episcopal church at Peabody on Sunday, August 29th. A train of thirty-five Mennonite families unloaded at Newton last week. In July, there were shipped from Wichita 142 car loads, or 3,139 head cattle.

The Hutchinson News savs that Mr. Diffenbaugh's two acres of wtaeat. that was measured for tbe purpose of com pettng tor tne premium at sue fair. was threshed by Messrs. Shahssn A.

Bell last week, and weighed forty-eight Dusneis ana tc ree pecks to the acre. Tbe injunction asked by the -oitUCaas of Augusta to restrain tbe expenditure of $7,000 on county buildings at Eltfo- rado, as per action of the board county commissioners of Butler coun ty, has been refused. The Wichita Eagle says that S. Richmond sowed last lall one hundred and fifty-four square rods ot rye, a lit tle less than an acre, upon which six teen horses, six cows and thirty head of hogs pastured during the winter to tneir Heart's eontent-v The rye. was threshed the other day, and yielded about forty-five bushels at the machine or ever fifty bushels to the acre.

A portion of the stockholders in the old first national bank of Eldo rado, have organized a-atate bank to be called the Butler county bank. W. P. Gossard, president; A.H. Gossard, cashier.

There was a severe hall storm at Syracuse, about fifty miles east of Grenada, on the 11th. It lasted about thirty minutes and was about a mile In width. Every window facing north was broken and tb crops injured. Topeka runs a ten cent omnibus te- tween tbe K. P.

depot and 10th street, all day. In one day last week Wichita tb ip- ped ten tons. of, watermelons and tone ton of wild plums to Atchison. STATE. Shawnee county fair, at Topeka, Sept.

22d, 23d and 24th. The yellow flowered prickly weed, getting too numerous in Kansas, is the old Mexican "sand burr," and will become a great nuisance if it is not kept down. Morris county proposes to bold a fair. T. A.

Thompson, lecturer of the jia- ttoaal grange, bas completed a six months' tour in Kansas, and returned to his home In Minnesota. Kewman A Co. will sell you a very neat Hamburg edge for 5 cents per yard. Silk undershirts very fine and cheap. Silk suspenders, worsted suspenders, all other kind of suspenders at Perley's.

A large line of summer dres goods placed on the cheap counter at O. W. Newman A to-day, to be closed out at very low prices. Farmers auU others having reapers and mowers, and wishing to get oils for same, will please bear in mind that we keep winter-strained lard oil, prime extra engine aud W. V.

lubricating oils, tnr nurnoses. all of tbe best qualities, and will be sold at a reasonable profit. 2S-tf J. A. Mooke.

a irnrwl dinner at Tom Harvey's for 25 ete. 15t! An endless variety of fans at O. W. Newman A DOWN, DOWN, THEY DKUGS, I PAINTS OIIsS OF ALL KINDS! At a Frieethan they have ever been told in Emporia for Cash ENGINE OIL. The best for machiaerr, 15c per gallon.

Dark Lubricating OOc. Lard Oil $1.29 pr. gal. 1 will make It to the Iatert EVEBV 81 AI tlsat waals aay Mood ia any liae to tve aae aa rail. 31-tf S.

B. McOANDLISS. It you want pure and unadulterated drugs, ebemieals, patent medicines, dye stuffs, fine toilet soaps, fancy hair, tooth and cloth brushes, perfumery and fancy articles, a select lot of pocket cuttlery, razors, shaving cream, stationery, pocket-books and wallets, trusses, supporters, and choice medical wines and liquors for medicinal use only, call at tbe obi and re liable drug store of 23-tf 1R. J. A.

Moork's. S. J. SMITH CO First brick store north of Court Hons Emporia, Kan. agents for SKINNER'S PLOWS, Skinner.s Breakers.

The Rockford Biding Cultivators, ttanir and Sulky Plows, and the Rockford (steel standard) walking cultivator, which we wih every one to examine before purchasing. It the Premium cultivator. Agent tor tbe good old KIRBV REAPERS, Mowers and Combined Machines The leading combined machine of the world. The best Sell 'aker and the cleanest Mower. Agents for the Original ou wnicn iwour vaster.

tattui Friday, 2 r. m. Convention met pursuant to adjourn ment. President in the chair. After the usual devotional exercises the dis cussion ot the subject "How and what to teach," was opened by Mr.

nail, followed by speeches. "Sabbath School Normal Instruc tion," was discussed by Vr. Pomeroy, He showed clearly the responsibility of teachers and the necessity of cultured minus ana cuiturea hearts ana gave several methods for the necessary cul ture. On motion of A. II.

Walter, Dr. Pomeroy was requested to prepare an article embodying his remarks, for the county papers. Prof. Carmichael, to whom the question "The Faithful Teacher's Reward," was given, being absent, the subject was declared by the chair open to volunteer discussion. Tbe expres sion of opinion was tree and a large number contributed brief speeches.

The questions In the question draw er elicited answers of importance to all S. S. workers. The subject of township conventions was discussed by the con vention and volunteers were callesl for to attend, speak and sing at mass meetings. The response to the cill was satisfactory.

There being no further business, af ter singing "Shall We Gather At the River," prayer and benediction, the convention adjourned sine die. Lcelxa Walter, Secretary. people ot J.yon hoax, that seed not do well in I come and look at Mr. Siencer's field they will be convinced. It is at least one mouth ahead of the Kansas corn, better ears and better tilled better in every way.

That is right, Stotler A Graham, get the freights down. We bave cattle and corn and wheat to ship. a. S. P.

This easy plan of putting up corn is recommended to keep several years aa tresb and well as canned corn Take your corn aad silk ft. be sure and get all tbe worm rot off, and then cut it off tbe cob, take a vessel tbe size you wish to fill, put In a layer ot corn and a layer of salt until tbe vessel is full, then cover tightly and ttace it in a cool rtimcm until you want to ute it, then instead of iresnening wita eoja water, pour hot water over it, and let it stand a few minutes, then rinse In cold water, and it is ready And now the Eldorado Times savs 2 It has been claimed by sundry individuals since time out of mind, tiiat a majority of the voters ot Butler county were in tavoroi aiviaing tne county on tbe twenty mile strip and forming a new county out of the territory. To settle tnis matter lairiy before the people, we ask those who are in tavor of division to bring out a candidate this fall and run bim on that issue: and we who are opposed to division will bring out an anti-division candidate. If a ma jority ot the voters of this county vote ior tne uivision candidate upon a fair and square election, we wiilv agrcte to torevor aiier bold our peace. If on the other hand, a majority vote for tbe an- ti-ai vision candidate, we will; expect those who favor division to stop at once and forever the agitation of this question.

Let the issue be made. Butler county taxes lowest of any in the State. Last February it was discovered that the former clerk, and tbe chairman of the hoard of commissioners, of Bono county, had drawn fraudulent county warrants to the amount of 2(1-000 which the former treasurer cashed, and all then divided the plunder. As aeon as tbe new officers came in, tba old ones tied. Last week A.

C. Kels, the clerk, was arrested in Atchison, by Sheri ff Siep, and the latter will get tbe 1 a00 reward offered for his prisoner, The other two iiave not yet been Sedgwick county population, 8,305. The Peabody Gazette seys that wnen tne a-, 1. s. passenger trains change time the western bound train will be three hours earlier and the eastern one three hours later, than heretofore, and that they will stop for meals at the Grand Central hotel in that town.

1 01 .1 1 i Mrciiarca otiar, mm uiitca west Ol Florence, claims that his 12 acres of wheat threshed out 43 bushels per acre. While Judge Campbell decided that the Butler county commissioners can expend all the meney they choose in erecting a court bouse building, pro id ed they call it temporary, he also, at the request of the lawyers for the people, Messrs. Adams, English St Ruggles, granted them thirty days time to prepare the case for the Su preme Court, and also made an order restraining the eommUslonera from expending more than one thousand dollars in repairs, prior to a decision by that court. Kansas is a wonderfully productive country. For Instance a water mei- weignea at tuts place last People are very nervous about the grasshoppers, fearing that they may visit us again tms season, we minx the apprehension is groundless.

The season bas been wet and tbe growth of vegetation great. The grasshoppers migrate for food, and we tbink they can get all they want without com ing here. Lawrence Journal. Sonator Ingalls will deliver the ad dress at the Atchison bridge celebration on the 2d prox. The Hays City Reporter says "Mr.

R. Fenlon, the mail carrier from tbe north, reports! that the grasshoppers are coming south. Tbey extend as far south as the suth fork of tbe Solomon. He says they are going for the crops red hot." The Industrialist claims that the herd law is making Dickinson county rich. A Pottawatomie county farmer has a fine honay locust hedge.

The Holton Express says that R. M. Jkeiinedy reports a new disease that has attacked several head of cattle in his It is a kind of sore mouth, which so effects them that they are. unable to eat, and go about with their tongaes swollen and lolllngJrom their mouths. The disease naa actacx-ed some or four herds, and alto gether some dozen or more are effect-ed.

Mr. Baxter As of tbe opinion that the disease 4s -contagious, and was brought into the neighborhood by Missouri cattle that have been shipped in to graze. it is the same aa usedo etfieetihe cattle: cross ing the plains. A wash was made ot blue vitriol or coperas, has been used with good effect. The New York-Stnr eay-that two Catholic priests are in that city begging for suffering Kansas.

Senator Harvey is to addiess the col ored people of Fort Scott, Sept. 22d. The levy of taxes in Atchison this year for city purposes, la two cents, nine mills, aad four-tenths of a mill. This is besides the school, county and State tax. The Kansas Pacifie shops at Bis marck are to be transferred to Armstrong.

Susan B. Anthony is beginning to despair of her brother's recovery. When she despairs, there can -he hut little hope. A farmer's daughter near Inde pendence, aged 12 years, and neighbor's son, aged 13, are, though unmarried, the prospective parents of a babe soon to be born. Ladies should not fall to see tbe dress goods on Q.

W. Newman A cheap counter. We would respectfully Invite the la-1 dies, one and all, to come and examine our dress goods department, among which are to be found choice selections of camel's hair plaids, invisible plaids, sum- mer silks, pongee lusters, serge suitings, poplin, alpacca, Irish poplins, gros-grain silks, Grenadines, biacx nernannis, Scotch gingham, percales, English and French lawns, together with a large line of linen suitings. G. W.

Niwmas A CO. Mrh Mar- 11 three eau bind. liuif) tea acres per day. bile other imitations of tha Mat-kh are left to do the SlTTINCi and laING as long as they please Twa-BsrM Cora Planters. The Quincy and the tJlimax, (cheap lor cash) Webster's Hand Corn Planters, witb walnut sides.

Hoes, Rakes. Forks Ac, as good as mi and for less monev. Come and see us. and we will convince you. that goods can be sold ia Emporia, at fair prices.

MISCELLANEOUS. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Emporia Kansas. 1IK fall term of this Institution will com mence Sept. Pth. Ksamination tor J- mission.

Snt. 7r.lt Diplomas, which are State Certificates, are awarded to graduates. Tuition for Jfvr-wal students is free. Incidental fee $3 per term. Students not of legal age (ladies 16 years, genu 17), may enter the preparatory department, and, according to advancement, be graded in either the Grammar or High School.

Tuition in the former is in the latter 7 per term Anv not designing to become teachers will find opportunity in tire tirammir and High School courses, of study, lor a thorough business or collegiate education. Text books wilt be furnished at cost, or I per term, be charged for their nse. A lrpott lee of $1 to ensure the return of books in good condition, will be required of all who loan their text bsoks. All fees must be paid im adainct. For full particulars send lor circu lar.

u. ivstKui, rresiuent. N. B. Citizens of Emporia will find for their children in the TFAIA'JSO SCHOOL superior jtrintary inttruetitm.

moral influences and physical culture combined with best methods of mental training. Tuition $1 text book fee 5U cents per term. )-84 FARMERS' ACCOUNT BOOK 17 BRACING separate accounts for all cereal products, stock, orchard, dairy, garden, family expenses, laiior, seed, receipt and expenditures in every department of larm business, with the pages ruled and printed directions over each column in such a manner that any person can in this book easily keep a lull, clear, and correct account of all the various transactions of a farm and tuuiil and see at a glance bis exact financial condition at anv time. It is pronounce! by all who have seen it just what every farmer needs, and it is selling very rapidly. The price is only three dollars, and the book will last twenty vears, and save a thousand times its cost.

It is manufactured by Day, Egbert A Fidler, IJavenport, Iowa, in their lest and most substantial style. The following endorsement sneaks for itself: Km fori Kansas, July 6, 1875. E. T. Kekss Sir: Having examined the "Farmers' Account Book, which you have for sale, we do not hesitate to commend it to the farming community as one of the most admirable method booking ever devised.

It enables Uie farmer to keep an account of each crop and all property peculiar to his calliug as well as every business transaction, in such a simple aad concise manner that every account may be kept with but small expenditure of time. Every farmer should bave one and keep His accounts posUl. J. f. sStkatton.

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Paine. H. F. Pa aim, Jacob Metzuek, Joseph Ebkst, II, 11 GRAY, li. A.

STAHL. T. P. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SPENCER and RYDEH, Lower prices dry goods store.

still at A. S. Smith 14tf Carry the LARGEST and BEST Wood. I want to trade 200 pair first rate Chicago made boots for wood. Sep.

24. I. K. Pkrlky. SELECTED STOCK OF A large sale ot summer goods this week at Wlbley A Henson's.

28-tf We have just added to our stock an en tirely new line of carpets, oil-cloths, mats and mattings. The goods were all bouerht since the reduction, and we are 1 enabled to sell them at extremely low prices. 6. W. Niwman A Co.

Go and see how much it costs you to fare sumptuously" at Harvey's new restaurant, old corner of Ferguson Harvev. 15tf DRUGS AND DRUGGIST'S SUNDRIES IN Tho CITY-Givo Uiem fa. Ofi.ll, At the old ntanJ Cum i il Street, one south of G. W. Newman Co's.

2m Emporia, Kansas. -Lite styles in bats and neck wear just received at Pkri.ky's. An elegant line ef white shirts, linen collars. British, French and American hosiery and underware, at Perley's. A splendid stock of shoes just received at A.

S. Smith's store. 14tf Ilot baths, in first-class Fred. Ilaussler's barbershop. style, at sotr on was week, and then sent to Wellington, where it was weighed agrain, and had gained tuo pounds.

Oxford Press. Gideon Stevens, an elderly farmer on the little Walnut, Butler county, was proved to bave set fire to Mr, Messiek's and Mr. Elder's wheat stacks, and cutting the throat of wid ow McCullougb's horse. Last week 1 delegation of farmers went to his house If you want a good sbave, shampoo and hair cut, go to Fred. Ilaussler's, under Dunlap's bank.

00 tf Ifyoubavean old sewing machine do not trade it for a new one for a few dollars; but give me a call and I will guarantee to repair the old machine to work as well as new, run lighter, and quiet, or no charges. References E. W. Cunning ham, O. W.

Newman, Geo. Suddock, Ed ward Evans, Gov. Crawtord and many others. Shop front room Mohler's shoe shop. Sam.

N. rocs'. A. S. SMITH'S TV-w tiinirior and Tn 1 1 Goods HAVE ARRIVED.

GO AND SEE TIIEtf EVERYBODY. New Dress Goods, Trimmings and Notions, Sylyes.ter Paule, of Pomona. Frank lin county, brought to Ottawa, on the 11th, a wagon load of fully ripe corn. BUSINESS NOTICES. Tandv A Eastman keen a full line of first class drugs and medleines at rock bottom prices; also, Homeopathic medi cines bv wholesale or retail, at St.

Louis prices. 24tt Hundreds or Gallon s. The largest and best assortment ot mix ed paints ever brought to Southern Kan- i Just received and for sale, by the quart or gallon, at Tandy A Eastman's drug store. 16 Sultana cigars, 3 for 25 cents- at Chas. Hurst's.

Remember that the onl genuine "Cen tennial" cizara has mv name on the bot tom of the box. Cuas. B. Burst. 32t3 Golden machine oil superior to lard oil fl per gallon.

29-tf SPKNCZB A KYDKR. Trunks. Zinc covered, leather cover ed and paper covered. Leather and cloth satchels, school straps, tourist straps, Ac, at Parley's. The glorious fourth Is over and Wibley A Heason have filled their cheap counter with summer goads that must be sold regardless of price.

28tf New CaBsimers, Cloths, aud Cottonades, (Farmers, Attkntiom I When you come to town go to Harvey's old stand of Ferguson A Harvey, and get a "square meal" for 25 cents. 15tf Buy your dyeing material of Spencer A Ryder and receive a good reliable receipt for dyeng any color you may wish. 29-tf A lady's suit, elegantly trimmed, for only $2.50 at G. W. Newman A New Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods Hew Boots and Shoes New Hats and Caps.

dec. Everything New, GOOD and Olietip. Everybody are Invited to Examine thene Goods. MapliWood Ckmetkrt. H.Conner is the authorized agent for the sale of lots In this cemetery located north west of the city.

He will attend to having graves dug for those who de sire him to do so. janl-tf For bargains in summer goods, prints go to Wibley A Henson's cheaj: counters. 28-tf mm. Being anxious to know where all the people got such nice clothing last Saturday, we found out that they were bought of A. S.

Smith at 7 per suit. We are bound to have a suit. 14 tf Elegant business suits suitable for professional men and others, equal to custom made, and at about one balf I tbe price. Call and see them at Per ley's. 40tf Newman A Co.

have the largest, best I selected, and cheapest assortment of parasols in the city. Cold and hot baths, in first-class style at Fred. Ilaussler's barber shop, under Dunlap's bank. SOtf Your choice from a large lot oi summer dress goods for 15 cents a yard, reduced from 20 to 40 cents. See U.

W. Newman A cheap counter. Parties contemplating tbe painting of their residences, out door buildings, 4c, will find it to their interest to call on me and ascertain prices before buying else where, as we keep the heaviest stock of painters' supplies in tbe city. Keep constantly on hand the best brands ot white lead, boiled and raw linseed oil, also a large and complete assortment of eolored paints, dry and ground In oils. Have just received the finest lotot painters' brushes that ever came to the city.

All of the above we propose selling at bed-rock at Ds. J. A. Moorr's. Tbe a rand Ualoa Dept mt St.

Unit. Is now completed, aad all passenger trains over the various lines to the North, East and South are running through the Tunnel and over the Great Steel and Iron Bridge across tbe Mississippi river. This new arrangement cannot but be appreciated by the traveling public, as the long and tedious omnibus transfer across the Mississippi riyer is discontinued. going North, East or South should bear this in mind, and purchase their tickets via The St. Louts, KamoM City and Northern Hallway, ths shortest lint between the Mlsiouri Hirer and all points East and South.

prices lor eash, 25-tf True merit is the secret of their sccessu It will be seen, by reference to the report of the United States Internal Keveoue for 1870, that Haines of New York, are the third piano manufacturers la having made tuso thousand instruments that year, and we are told that their sales for the month of May this year exceeded two hundred pianos. Measrr Conover Kansas City, are the gen. eral western agents, and claim that tbey can give you a better Instrument at a moderate price than you can obtain elsewhere. "A blot to the wise, etc." 30t Green's AcecsT Flower. It is natural for people suffering with Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint or any derangements of the digestive organs, such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual CostiveHess, palpitation ot the Heart, Heart burn, Water-brash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of tbe Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue, and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up ot food after eating, low spirits, to put off from day to day buying an article that they know bas enred tbelr neighbor, friend or rel ative, yet tbey bave no faith In it un til it Is too late.

But if yon will go to tbe drag store of Spencer Ryder and get a bottle of Grkes's August lower your immediate cure la as certain as you Hye. Sample Bottles of this medicine can be obtained lor 10 cents to try its superior viitne. Regular size 75 cents. Try it. Two doses will relieve any case.

30 -eow No. 153 Com'l Emporia, Kansas, DEALERS IN General Hardware Agricultural Implements, We have a large aud complete stock of General Hardware anil Mechanic's 9 ALSO IRON, STEEL, NAILS, HORSE SHOES, PLOW STEEL, Wagon Wood-work of Every Description, FENCE WIHE A.TZI STAPLES, Gordon Tools, Hoes, Hakes Porks OF EVERY KIND. We are still in the market with Tho Famous JOHN DEERE Holine Plows and Cultivators, which has ao long stood at the bead of tbe market In tbe West. We will warrant onr goods to be tbe very best manufactured. Onr aim always ia to saUsir and please our customers; more particularly those who pay cash for their Uoods.

a aid Eiamiae sir Uoodts. Mpriratf assiu vHiiviiera aireaar 1st. Ntetk flown J. H. GRIFFITH BE0,.