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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
Austrian Policy.

The following witty extract from E. Alb
outs book on the "Roman Question" gives
a striking idea of that inveterate and sense
less career of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
which Austria has too long been suffered
to pursue:
The old Austrian diplomacy has been,
for the last six hundred years, necessarily
occupied in stitching together bits of ma
terial, without ever having been able to
make coat 1t does not consider either
the color or the quality of the cloth, but
always keeps the needle going. The thread
it uses is often white, and it not infrequent-
ly breaks-when away goes the new patch !!
Then another has to be found. A prov
ince is detached--two more are laid hold of.
The piece gets rent down the middle-a rag
is caught up, then another, and whatever
comes to hand is sown together in breath
less haste The effect of this stitching
monomania has been to keep constantly
changing the map of Europe, to bring to-
gether, as chance willed it, races and reli-
gions of every pattern. and to trouble the
existence of twenty peoples, without max
ing the unity of nation. Certain Mach
iavellic old gentlemen sitting around a green
cloth at Mienna, direct this work, measure
the material, rub their hands complacently
when it stretches, snatch off their wigs in
despair when piece is torn, and look on
all sides for another wherewith to replace
it. In the middle ages, tie sons of the house
used to be sent to visit foreign princesses;
they made love to their royal and serene
highnesses in German, and always brought
back with them some shred of territory
But now that princesses receive their dow
ers in hard cash, recourse is had to violent
measures in order to procure pieces of ma
terial; they are seized by soldiers, and there
are some large stains of blood upon this
harlequin's coat
Almost all the states of Italy, the king
dom of Naples. Sardinia, Sicily, Parma,
Placentia, and Guastalla, have been in turn
stitched to the same piece as Bohemia.
Pennsylvania, and Crotia. Rome would
have shared the same fate, if papal excom-
munications had not broken the thread. In
1859 it is Venice and Milan that pay every
body, till it comes to the turn of Tusca-
ny, Modena and Massa, 10 be patched on ia
virtue of certain reversionary rights"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
From the Chicago Press and Tribune.
Facts for Western Men.

There are three Grand Divisions into
which the United States may be divided,
with fourth In embryo. These divisions
are marked by location, productions and in
situations. The first of the Grand Divis-
ions may be termed geographically-th
Eastern States; or, if named with reference
to Industrial occupations, the manufactur-
ing and commercial section of the Union
The second Grand Division is the Western
States-or in the light of their productions,
the meat and bread producing section
The third Grand Division is the Southern
States-the negro breeding AMI tobacco and
cotton growing section of the Union. The
fourth is the gold producing States on the
Pacific.
The people of the first named section,
manufacture and import from abroad, the
goods and implements required by the 9TH
er portions of the Union The people of
the second Grand division produce the food
consumed by the Union, and the third Di-
vision produce for home use and export, the
raw material for cotton fabrics, and the to-
bacco consumed. The Eastern division is
divided into asine States, viz:-Maine, Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Western
division contains also nine States, viz: Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, To-
wa, Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas. The
Southern division embraces thirteen States:
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Floridr, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Arkansas.
We have classified Missouri among the
Western States, because she geographical
| ly belongs to them. She is bounded on
three sides by Western free States; she be-
longs to the range of States consisting of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kan
sas; her soil, climate and natural produc-
tons are the same as Illinois and Kansas,
which bound her on the east and west; her
interests are blended and identical with the
other Western States, and slavery is an ex-
otto on her soil, rapidly fading away, and
already of secondary consequence.
Kansas we call State, because she pos
sesses adequate population, and has regular
ly formed State Constitution, and will ap-
ply at the next session of Congress for ad-
mission. into the Union, and we can con-
ceive no good reason why her application
should be denied.
The population of the three grand divis-
ions do not materially differ. But the area
occupied by each is not equal. We give in
the following table the area in square miles
and the number of Inhabitants, in each of
these sections according to the census of
1850, and careful estimate of the popula-
ton for 1860; we have consulted the best
authorities, and those who have paid atten-
ton to the matter will not materially dispute
the results arrived at. If we have erred it
has been in putting the Eastern and South
ern States higher than the census returns
next summer, will show them to be and the
| Western States lower:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
Good for Something.

A son of Cassius NJ. Clay, while gun
ming recently, says an exchange. was bitten
on the foot by some poisonous reptile,
supposed to be a rattlesnake, aud his body
Immediately exhibited all the symptoms of
the most virulent poisoning; but he was
dozed until Supplied with apple brandy, and
the next morning was as well as ever. 50
confident was Mr.. Clay of the efficacy of
alcoholic spirits in all cases of poison by
the bites of snakes and insects, that he did
not even send for physician. Saleratus
was bound upon the bitten spot, until am
monia could be produced, when the former
was moistened with it. This was upon the
theory that poison is an acid, and any alkali
viii answer, though ammonia is thought to
be the best. Mr.. CIay's experience is con-
6rmed by that of many Others, and it is the
part of wisdom for all to remember, and TO
use when needed, this simple antidote; but
We hope that nobody will think that, be-
cause whisky is good as remedy for pois-
onous bites, it is also to be used as pre-
ventative. For, although snake would be
justified in refusing to bite a whisky soaked
creature, we don't think one ever did. The
ADRIAN Watehtoaoer says that child IN that
vicinity was recently bitten by Masssss-
unga, and for week seemed slikelyfto die.
bnt finally recovered The remedy used
was an aPplcationfiof some kind of horse
liniment.
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JoB PRINTTNG.

The once Of THz ExroRsA NEws il farnishe d
with complete assortment of the newest styles
of Type, Borders, Fourishes, Cuts. Cards, Fancy
Papers, Colored Inks, Bronze, de-, enabling the
proprietor to print CERcULARs, Cams, xaz1yie4rxs
or SFocE. DEEns, PosrERs. and all other kinds Of
JoB PR1sTTNG, IN manner unsurpassed in the
country. Pavt;cnlaFs attention paid to printing
all kinds of Blanks. Orders for work promptly
attended to when accompanied with CASH. "Kx-
ckLszoR's. ia our motto ssy- ~-svysrz~s-g -
Blank Warranty and Mortgage Deeds, Bonds.
executions, Summons. Sabpenas, Attachments.
hecognizsnces, etc, constantly on hand.sk9zg
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
SEPTEMBER 3. 1859.
From the Missouri Democrat.
Usage Valley and Southern Kansas
Observation-Disclosures at Boonville.

31t211EQdC-1l60L1Ll&5 S1L bOOnV4l10.
AT a railroad mass meeting held at Boon
vile Thursday evening, August II, In or
der totonfer with Messrs. Tut and Army,
respective President of the Dosage Valley
and Southern Kansas Railroad, +" and the
Jefferson City and Neosho. Valley Rail
road and several of the Directors and
friends of those two roads, Judge Tomp-
kins was called to the Chair, and James
Walter appointed Secretary. Judge Army,
President of the Jefferson City and Neosbe
Valley Railroad, being introduced to the
audience, proceeded to give a detailed his
tory of the enterprise in which they were
engaged, of the obstacles which they had
encountered and@overeonae, of the plans
and method by which they expected to raise
the necessary funds to build the above nam
ed roads without asking for State aid, of the
general enthusiasm of the people upon the
route, and their disposition to subscribe
money, lands and material for its construc-
ton, and finally of the great desire of the
friends of the roads, that the citizens of
Cooper county, especially of Boonville.
should cooperate with them in order to
bring said road TO this city, making this the
terminus of the Usage Valley and Southern
Kansas Railroad.
He concluded his exceedingly interest
ing remarks by an appeal to the public spir-
it of our community 10 come forward and
unite in this grand, but not fabulous, enter
prise; as the road from Upton to the State
line is not problem TO be solved, but a fix
ed fact, the question being only one of time
necessary for its completion.
At the close of the address, A. w. Simp-
son, ESQ. offered the following, which was
unanimously carried:
Resolved, That the citizens of Boonville
will heartily cooperate with the Usage VAL
ley and Southern Kansas Railroad, in ex-
tending their road from Upton to the Mis-
souri, river, making Boonvlle terminus.
Moved by VIM. Douglas, Esq, that the
Chairman appoint committee of three to
confer with the committee of the above
roads. The Chairman appointed Messrs.
E. w. McDearmon, A. w. Simpson, and
James Walter, the committee.
Moved by Mr.. Douglas, that the thanks
of this meeting be returned to Judge Army
for his very able and interesting address
Unanimously carried.
Moved and ordered that the proceedings
of this meeting be published. Meeting ad-
iourned. JAMES WALTER, Secretary.
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rhe Efeets of strychnine WHISKY.


On Sunday last, we visited in company
with Drs. Fry and Bunnell, young man
by the name of Lewis, of Ripley township,
in this county, who for several days had
been the subject of violent tetanic spasms.
Mr. Lewis informed us that he had on Sat
urday afternoon. the 3Oth of July, previous
to the attack, gone in company with some
FIVE or six others to George Hays grocery
in Charlottesville. and bought and drank
some whisky, which in a few minutes pro-
duced terrible burning in the throat and
stomach, followed by sickness and vomit-
ing. During the next Gay Sunday he
drank some whisky which was procured
by Mr.. Van Ingersoll either at Kennedy's
or Hurley's, occasionally through the day,
and in the afternoon, about one and half
hours after taking the last glass he was sci
zed with violent spasms. His toes were
drawn towards the center of the foot, his
hands drawn and clawed and could not be
opened, his head and feet were drawn back,
until at times they touched and his body
made perfect circle. His jaws were lock-
ed and so firmly fixed as not to be opened.
The first spasms, with the locked jaw, con-
tinued for six hours, exhibiting the most
terrible contortions ever witnessed by those
preScuG 1HeSo SpdSho OOu1ihuOu al ihCOi
walls of from one to five hours, for ten days,
in spite of all the remedies used and appli-
ances made. During the first spasms, con-
seriousness was retained; but after two or
three days, Consciousness was lost while the
spasms continued. but returned the very
moment relaxation commenced.
The physicians are of the opinion, that
the attack was caused by the liquor which
he drark on Saturday and Sunday. The
symptoms, we are told, were more nearly
allied to those produced by stryehnine;-no
other cause could be ascertained. A num-
Der of persons who drank at Hays dogge-
ry, on the same day, complained of the same
terrible burning in the throat and stomach,
and one man was severely threatened with
the same kind of spasms.- Charlottesville
Ind. Journal. 11th. s..3f
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
"A little More Grape, Capt. Bragg
Nrx, vopv Aur Z 20

New York, Aug. 5, SO
To the Editor of the Herald.
In your announcement to-day of Col.
Bragg's candidacy for local office in Lou
isana, you mention (by way of identified
ton, Gen. Taylor's reported order at Blu
ena Vista to the gallant Chem Captain
GA little more grape. Capt. Bragg"
While every one acquainted with Gen.
Taylor and his emphatic style of language
knew from the beginning that he never said
any such thing, yet the fable has hitherto
gone without public correction, probably as
an amusing illustration of the truth of his
tory when dressed up by newspaper cores
pondents, sch, oil book makers, and platform
and municipal orators.
Years ago, not very long after the battle,
the writer mentioned to a near relative of
Col. Bragg, the preposterousness of the an
ecdote, and expressed a curiosity to know
what Gen. Taylor really did say. Col.
Bragg's relative replied, 81 can tell you
exactly what he said. The fact is Braxton
{ Capt. Bragg was critically situated. Part
of his battery had been dismounted. and so
many of his men shot down, that there
were not enough left to work the remainder.
The enemy's batteries had been pushed up
very close and the fire was very severe and
deadly. An, Aid de-camp riding along,
Braxton asked him to 60 and tell the odd
man Tin another part of the field, how. he
was situated, and ask what was to be done
about it. Gen. Taylor received this message
in the crisis of the battle, when the result was
doubtful, and when The flower of his little
ARM. including many sons of his lifelong
friends, had iallen before his eyes. The en-
tire force was engaged; there were no re-
serves: reinforcement was out OF the ques-
ton When the Aid de camp delivered the
message. Gen. Taylor's only reply was: Tell
him to give em hell. God damn en- This
was exactly what the old man said. and was
Immediately reported by the Abide camp
to Braxton, and Braxton iold me-"
I submit, Mr. Editor, that while this YER
sion of the anecdote is not so quotable at
the anniversaries as the received one, 1T has,
besides being true, the farther advantage OF
phonographing how human nature really
expressed itself in the ardor of battle; of IL
Illustrating the desperate heroism to which
Col. Bragg showed himself TO be more than
equal. and of displaying Gen. Taylor as the
old Thor Thunderer that he really was, in
contrast with what civilians might suppose
him to have been, from such out of place
physiological dandyisms as ga little more
grape 4. Il. {
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SalEMada Ma,,

81 stBsography has no greater end than to
record The lives of those, who, beginning
their careers IN an,obscure and humble po-
sltlons have terminated them in distinction
and emlnence; and to present, for the emu
iation OF .admiring prosperity. the bright
examples of the great ssself-made," whose
only passport to fame was their individual
energy, industry, integrity, and application.
Biographical literature abounds with these
instances The catalogue of popes. enpe
rors, statesmen, soldiers, scholars, men of
science. the literati, and merchants, will
each contribute his quota of the names of
those talented and persevering men who
have shed luster on their respected or
ders.s To select a. few at hazard:-Pope
Sextus VI. was q swineheFd. Cardinal
Wolsey, for some time prime minister of
England during the reign of Henry VIII,
sPrang from obscurity. The Emperor Ma
poleon 1, was only lieutenant of artillery
when Louis XVI. of France terminated his
existence on the CORY scaffold of the Place
de Greve. Lord Give, goyernor-general of
India, and conqueror of the Great Mogul,
commenced his career as writer in the
East India Company's service. La Place
was the son of Normandy farmer. Most
of Napoleon's most celebrated rnarshalss
Murat, King of Naples, Ney, Junot, Ber-
nadotte, and others rose from the ranks
James Cook, the renowned circumnavigator.
was laborer's son. Clifford the essayist
and reviewer, and the poet Bloomfield were
shoe makers. Lord Campbell. lord chief
justice of England, was parliamentary re-
porter, and was for some time employed on
the Morning Chronicle, London paper: as
also was Charles Dickens, formerly law
yer's clerk. George Stephenson, the engi-
neer, worked in coai-pit when boy
Faraday, one of the brightest luminaries of
science, was a book binders assistant
Hugh Miller the geologist and editor, whose
posthumous works have recently been pub
lished in this country, was a stone-mason.
Burns followed the pillow. Elihu Burritt
was blacksmith. But we need not stretch
our eyes across the Atlantic for instances of
self-culture and advancement. America has,
both in public and private life, a long array
of names from which we can call some of
the greatest and most valuable examples on
record, and in which distinction has been
won, or fortunes amassed, in defiance of ev-
cry difficulty and in the face of every obsta-
Gle. Roger Sherman, Franklin, Washing
ton, Aston, Rittenhouse, Cary. Hanes,
King the traveller, Bowditch, Smith, Whit
ney, Benjamin West, and many others may
be cited for universal encouragement and i'm
itation. ''-Boston Conservatory Journal.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
The Thanksgiving Turkey.

A clerical friend of ours was settled over
an appreciative congregation on Long ISL
and. Along in October, one of his parish
toner's, not of the most liberal reputation,
stopped after the service, and, taking the
pastor aside, whispered in his ear that he
must not buy Thanksgiving turkey, for
he had fine one that be was fatteninp es-
pecially for his use. Our friend expressed
the gratitude he felt, for it was relieving
him of quite an item of expense and then
it showed that his ministration was not I'M
acceptable. Several times, on passing his
benefactor's house, he was stopped, and the
noble bird, whom the children all knew was
the ministers gobbler," pointed out
The last time, the farmer told him that he
believed he must invite himself and his
family to dine with the minister on Thanks
giving day, and have good time together
over the delicate titbits the fowl would make;
which invitation of course our friend cordi-
ally pressed though he could not help think
ing, when he remembered the number of
young mouths thus suddenly called in to as
sist in dispatching the plum buildings and
mince pies, that the financial motives of
gratitude, in view of this arrangement had
disappeared.
The long looked-for Thursday morning
came at last and farmer Tight came with It
turkey in hand.
''Isn'tit fine one Isn't it plump! and
SO tender, tool assure you there will be
fine eating here,'i, was his self-satisfed as
surance, more than once repeated.
To which our friend tried to match ex-
pressions of admiration equally enthusiastic.
s.He must weigh eight or ten pounds, Mr..
Tight?''
"Ten pounds-ten to the notch; weigh
ed him myself, and he'll come to Just a dol
lar, Brother Edgar"
Brother Edgar paid the dollar, insisted
on having them all to dinner, and made an
excellent friend of Mr.. Tightly p
Times
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03

At-College the Senior Class was un-
der examination for degrees. The Profess
or of Natural Philosophy was badgering
the boys in optics. The point under illus
tration was that, strictly and scientifically
speaking. we see not objects, but theiI ina
ges depicted on the retina. The worthy
Professor, in order to make the matter plain
er, said to the wag of the class: "Mr.
Jackson, did yeu ever actually see your faith
err 90
Bill replied promptly, mo. sir"
Please explain to the committee why
you never saw your own father.
Because" replied Mr.. jackson. very
gravely she died before was born, SIR =
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03
About Eyrs.-A noted writer says that

ABOUT EyEs.-A noted writer says that
a woman with hazel eyes never elopes from
her husband, never chats scandal, never
sacrifices her husband 8 comfort for her
own, never finds. fanlt, never talks too
much or too little, always is an entertain
ing, agreeable and lovely creature. owe
never. knew says brother editor, "but
one undressing and uDamiable woman
with hazel eye, and she bad nose which
looked. AS the Yankee says, .'like the little
end OF nothing Whitfield to a point" The
grey is the sign of shrewdness and talent.
Great thinkers and captains have it. In
woman it indicates better head than heart.
The dark hazel is noble in significance as in
its beauty. The black eye. take care -
Such can be seen almost daily at the Police
Office. geneially with complaint against
the husband for assault and battery.
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Total population

Total population o,9o2,o5S 1O,S4' 900
Since the whites of the South deny that
negroes are persons, it is hardly fair to cred
it the South with four millions of black
population. We have omitted details by
States in the Southern Division, as unnec-
essary for our purpose, but have given the
aggregates accurately.
The Fourth Grand Division of the Union
consists of only two States at present, viz:
California and Oregon. The former con-
tains SIS, $50 square miles, and may num-
Der about half million of population next
year; the latter contains $4,000 square
miles, and when the census is taken. may
number 10000 inhabitants.
1t will be seen from the foregoing, that
the population of the nine Eastern States
has increased in ten years, $3.50, 149; that
of the nine Western States, 3,945,918, and
that of the fourteen Southern States, 1,379,-
194 whites, and if the slaves are reckoned,
I,964,7 inhabitants.
It also appears that the free population of
the fourteen Southern States, counting the
whites and free negroes together, IS more
than two millions less than the nine Wes-
tern States. And it is also fact, that the
increase of white population in the Western
States, is three times as great as In the
Southern-the one having increased nearly
four millions (5,950,9l8), and the other
less than million and a half (1,S79, lS4) .
The Western section is adding as much to
the population of the United States as both
the Eastern and Southern Divisions. Let
us glance at the marvellous strides 1t has
made In forty years:
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A Methodist minister at the West, living
on small salary. was greatly troubled 70
get his monthly instalment. He at last told
the nonpaying trustees that ne must have
his money, as his family were suffering for
the necessaries of life. Money replied
the steward; ..you preach for money !! I
thought you preached for the good ofsouls."
The minister replied. "Souls III can't
eat souls; and if could, it would take
Thousand such as yours TO- make q NEAL
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-03

To- resuscisate drowned Eugishman
hold piece of roast beef under his nose;
an Irishman, gill of poteen; Scotch
man. : haif-penny; Welchman' a few
leeks; 4 Ffenchman, pinch OF smut;
Spaniard some blood; IN old maid, an offer
of marriage: Yankee, attempt 70 pick his
pockets.
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Estimated.

And If similar rate of increase is main
tanned, there will be is, SOC, 900 people in
the Western States in 1870, which is nearly
equal to the population of the whole Union
in 1910.
parison, viz:-The' nine Western States