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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17
THE SHRINKAGE OF CROPS DURING
WINTER.

Very few persons have any idea of
the great loss in weight or measure
time causes stored crops. 1t makes no
difference what it is, or how preserved,
there is a constant lesseHing of the bulk
going on. We once knew of two hum
dred bushels of potatoes carefully meas
ured and put away in the fall, which
made only one hundred and eighty IN
the spring. loss of ten per cent. and
we have frequently noticed reduced
quantity, without having the exact fig
ures, as we had in this instance. We
have had this observation recalled by
correspondent Of the Davenport (Ioya)
Gazette. who says In November. 1868.
/ received as my share of the crop of
one of my tenants, two hundred BUSH
els of corn, then selling at Davenport at
forty cents per bushei. The corn was
put in well protected crib. and was in
excellent condition when sold. / have
just had If hauled TO town and sold at
seventy cents per bushel. The total
present weight was exactly one humid
red and fifty-fwo bushels, showing a
shrinkage of forty-eight bushels, or
twenty -four per cent. discount from the
original amount. There was no uBusu-
al exposure to rats, bad weather, etc. !;
the corn was first quality, aud think
the experiment was in all respects a
fair test of the profit and loss of hold
ing over.
In addition to this is the loss of inter-
est on money, which in Iowa is ten per
cent. of actual loss.
As a general rule, it will pay best to
sell when the crop is ready but OF
course not always so. One can yficn
calculate pretty well on a rise; but We
think il safe always to make an allow
ance for ten or fifteen per cent. at least
for shrinkage and losses from vernin
and other waste.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

Mr.. Spaffortl, librarian of Congress, read
a very Interesting paper on public libraries,
at the meeting of the American Social Sci
ence Association. From the report il APP
pears that willie no library in America has
yet reached 200, 900 volumes, there are over
twenty in Europe that have passed that num-
Der. The Ten largest public libraries In The
United States ranked as follows in 1860; Lii
brary of Congress, Washington. 1873 900
vols Boston Public Library. I53 600; As
tor Library, New York, Us. 00p; Harvard
College Library. Cambridge. IFS GOO; Aier-
caBiiie Library. New York, I04. 500; Athe-
neum Library, Boston, 100 600; Philadel-
State Library, Albany, $1,000; New York
Society Library, New York, 81 600; Yale
College Library New Haven, 80, 600.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

sblftless people here Is natural enough,
but Campbell tries to convey the i'm
preston that they are all of that stamp.
We hope nobody will put any conf
dence III this statement. We venture
hat If he will search truth uIly and i'm
partially he viii find as grelt a proper
ton of lazy and shi tless people where
he lives as he found in Kansas. Those
in search of the truth need only to go
among our people in country and town
and take an inventory of what they
have done in ten years to be convinced
that they are both industrious and en-
terprising. We have never seen peo-
pie more so.
;. Mustang ponies, much used there,
bring fifteen TO twenty dollars"
The above statement is a specimen of
Mr.. Campbell's observations in Kansas.
He did not get posted well enough to
know even what mustang pony is.
Scrub Indian ponies can not often be
bought for the price he gives, while
mustang ponies are three or four times
as high, and are scarce. We mention
this merely to show how carefully he
observed matters here, and to let the
people of Niles and vicinity know how
much confidence can be placed in the
reverend gentleman's statements.
But here is the climax:
SIN our route from Humboldt to Ne
oshO county, we saw no trees except in
little strip on either bank of the river,
much of the way about rod wide, and
iii one place as much as quarter of a
mile in width.
"On the bottom lands, of
course, the little scrubby timber is.found,
and this only is cultivated and inhabit-
ed"
We have never been so low down the
Neosho as Humboldt, but have it from
many persons that the timber in many
places is from three to five miles wide.
We suppose the reverend gentleman
was asleep when he passed such bodies
of timber. He would scarcely find a
place where the timber is not at least a
quarter of mile wide even this high
up the stream. Scrubby timber, in
deed! That's good. We were raised
in Ohio, and know that the people of
that State would consider themselves
very fortunate in the possession of our
walnut forests. Mr.. c. says he would
scarcely know to what use to appropri-
ate it. After reading other portions of
his article, and seeing the ignorance of
the man displayed in SO many instances,
we are not surprised. Our builders
here, as well as intelligent people east,
consider it very valuable for finishing
lumber. We have thousands of acres
of it in Southern Kansas, and the trees
are as large and fine as any that grow in
the forests of Ohio.
But enough of this. We have refuted
the gentleman's statements in instances
enough to show the character of his
speech. We would not have done SO
had not friends here and in Ohio re.
quested it. Kansas is too well known
now to need such defenses at the hands
of the press of the State. All will be
glad to know that this man does not
propose to come here. We don't want
him or anybody of his stamp. He came
| here to find fault, not to search for the
truth. We hope the people to whom
the statements were made will come
and look for themselves, and not be-
lieve him. His statements are not wor.
thy of their confidence.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

General Spinner. Treasurer of the United
States. has finished his annual report and
ing $50 pages Bath post manuscript; every
word and figure in his own penmansbip,
and the whole handsomely bound. 1t Is
largely made up OF tabular statements, and
its recommendations are comparatively few.
He speaks of bis long and arduous service;
his advancing age and iniirnlatieS. and after
saying he has done no act TO be ashamed Of
before the world. closes in the following
words; II feel that such good fortune can
not last always. The bark of the most for
tunate and skillful may ut last be wrecked
on some unknown rock. His law is now
strongly against me and therefore more than
ever | feel an anxious desire TO retire from
the place l hold, which am sure has been
OF greater benefit TO the people Of the Uni
ted States than TO your humble servant.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

KANSAS LUMBER.-The St. Louis Re
publican says: In Southern Kansas,
along Spring river, in Cherokee county.
the Neosho, dividing Cherokee and La
bette countless and the V erdigris through
the southern part of Wilson county.
and even up to the head of these streams,
are the finest groves of black walnut
trees in any part of our country, many
of them 81 feet in circumference. In
the vicinity of Fort Scott, Bourbon
county, i'm that State, there is also very
fine walnut timber, as there is also of
hickory, oak. ash. pecan. etc, and of such
superior quality is all this timber that
its lumber is now being largely sought
afierb by Eastern manufacturers aud lum-
Der dealers. and we have it from good
authority that contracts are already
made with the North Missouri Railroad
Company for the shipment of eight hum
dred car loads of walnut ard oak timber
to New York. Six hundred car loads
of it will be shipped from Fort Scott
Immediately up pa the completion of the
Missouri River, Fort Scott and Gull
railroad to that point.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

TEXAS CATTLE.-At BelleviIIe, IIli-
nois, an important case has been decided
recently. A man named Thornburr was
indicted for keeping cattle In the State
of Illinois. and the present action was
brought to try the constitutionality OF
the law which prohibits such maiDten-
ance. The court decided that the law in
question did not hold good, and that any
person had the right to keep Texas cat
tle without reference to such an enact
ment.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

A Hindoo woman has written book,
which is highly praised by the native
papers of Calcuttn. Her name is X oil
ashasini Dcgi. She is member of the
new and spreading sect of the Brahma-
Somaj. and her book is called .sYisheva
Shobdha." 1t contains, ia prose and
yeis "of very tender and eautiflIi char
acfer, praises of the Creator, and med
itations upon the Ioveliness and the des-
TIMES of the animated world.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

The Captain-GeneraI of Cuba. In a letter
to the agent of the New York Associated
Press, says; Havana and american jour-
mails are speaking of project OF Spain to
send fleet of war vessels TO the baTbor of
New York and a. such raImofs might create
ill-feeling and trouble, l hereby notify you
that such project does not and never did
exist. -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

Walnut, but seem very friendly. and
settlers seem TO feel quite secure in per-
son and property. have heard of no
instance of molestaiion on their part,
except in the manner of begging. which
is troublesome practice of most In
dams.
We have store here where the In
dams can obtain such goods as they
wish. Buffalo being plenty this season
they are able to care for themselves.
see in your paper, a short time since,
a notice that would tend to intimidate
persons from coming here TO settle. To
such I would say that no Indian diff
culties are apprehended by the settlers.
The settlements are strong enough for
self-protection, which tends to intimi-
date the Indians, and a!l are peacable
aud have been this fall and winter.
Respectfully,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

Mary Harris, who sho; Burroughs, the
Treasury clerk at Washington, some
years ago, has been discharged from the
insane retreat, and is clerk in the PhiIa-
delphia postoffice. She played that toll
erably fine.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

Eleven divorce suits a day is the way
they do business In ST. Louis eourts.
Chicago will soon lose her s'1avoT1 in
the divorce business. But Hartford
beats all. Twenfy-nine decreSs of de
vofce have been granted at the present
term Of the court In Hartford, aud The
Coardat says ssit isn't fiFst-class year
for divorces either
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

TEXAS CATTLE THANKSGIVING 10 eX-
listing laws of Kansas, prohibiting the
driving of Texas cattle into or through
our State between the months of Feb
rIiary and November of each year, the
cattle trade has been forced out of its
natural channel. and drovers have been
compelled TO ship to Abilene, on the
Kansas Pacific railroad: consequently
they have been compelled TO drive three
or four hundred miles further than they
otherwise would have had TO drive. On
the first day of December next the law
allows Texas drovers TO drive cattle
through the State. Then the Missouri
River, Fort Scott s. Gulf railroad will
be completed to this place, and all the
Texas cattle trade will go this way in
stead of over the Kansas Pacific, as il
has heretofore been forced TO go. This
will take large profit from the net
earnings of the Kansas Pacific railroad,
and add a large amount 10 the net earn
ings of the Missouri River, Fort Scott
s. Gulf railroad. By another year the
Gulf road will be completed TO the Stale
line and be prepared to ship all the cat
tie that may be driven from the South.
This trade will be immense and almost
incalculable. Texas men who are sup
posed to be posted on the cattle trade,
say that not less than 100000 head OF
Texas cattle will be shipped over the
Gulf road within the next twelve
months.-FOrt Scott Monitor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

Wade Hampton, in a speech at the
opening of the Georgia State Fair, said
the negro was the best laborer for the
South, and counselled kind treatment of
the freedmen.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

We understand that tie officers ofthe Pen
iteHtiary intend giving the prisoners a hOli-
day on Christmas, and a share Of tie good
things generally partaken OF. at that fes-
those unfortunate criminals Holidays are.
with them, few and far between. and they
seldom fail TO display their gratitude for sueh
favors by good beHayior.-CaU.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

The credit of Massachusetts is so good
that an opuleHt banker OF Continental
Europe stands ready fe take her State
bonds to the amount of fifteen million
dollars.
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c. NJ. WooD.

It is strange how American girls run
after lord. We do not hear that Olive
Logan has noticed this popularity in her
lecture upon girls" but if not it is an
important omission. Our "best socie-
ty" is full of stories of dupe after dupe,
usually the prettiest girl OF the season,
made by unprincipled adventures who
had the audacity to assume title and
the cheek to get trusted for a suit OF
clothes at the tailor's. But when the
next imposter appears, new victim is
always found ready decked for the sac
rifice. The last mobile" william, who has
carried off an American wife, i'll spite OF
all that friends could do to save her, is
Lord Hubert LIE Roy Ainsley. who late
" married Miss Martin, of Staten Is
land. The newspapers openly charged
that Ainsley was an imposter, before his
marriage, and Miss Martins family did
everything possible to break off the
match, but i'm vain. They were married
some weeks ago, and the noble lord S
history has all come out. His true name
is Richard Radford, and he was former
ly valet to French gentleman in Par s.
His mother, who is dead. was second
rate actress at Berlin theater, and his
father is livery stable keeper in Lon
don. The money that he has spent so
freely for the last few months was OBJ
tanned by gambling. 1t is needless to
add that Lord Ainsley has disappeared
from New York society, and his Young
wife can repent of her intatuaiion ut
leisure. But it will not be long before
another English lord or French count
will appear above the horizon. and, as
usual, another victim will be ready.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

The biddies of San Francisco have
demonstrated their affection for '-Pfesi-
dent Train By giving him $500 emer-
aid, surrounded with diamonds on a
golden harp.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

1t is said the Wall street gold gam
bler's don't like Grants message good
evidence that it is sound.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-17

TWAS moved his shop from Paul Beek's old
El stand. 20 the shop formerly occupied by
Mr.. Bargan. Just east Of the printing office,
where he wifi be glad to see ali his cid custom
ers and rs many new ones as desire
EErs9-Class Horse Shoefns,
And General Blaeksmifhing done on short no.
tice, and at the lowest rates, Give him q call.
6O-tf
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11

their redemption in gold; and / should like to
500 how bill for that purpose would faro, even
10 tho present Congress, amongst Southern
'carpet-baRaers" and Western Radicals. The
result Of all this doubt and uncertainty is that
foreigners. especially Germans, are quietly
but surely preparing for q grand collapse OF
tho national blessing" The question cannot
remain unanswered much longer. Boutwell,
may go on buying bonds aud cancelling them.
Ho may exhibit his monthly statement, but
the people demand toknow Why they tsta1ed,
when the government could be carried on
from the duties on imports, az it was for sew
enty years aiter the adoption OF the constitu-
ton. II $500. .000, 900 annually in paper are re-
quired for the expenses Of the Federal System,
and nearly $100. .0O0, 900 in gold, additional, to
pay interest on 1880. .00o. 900 of public debt,
when are the people to be brought back to the
old hard money basis? y
There is but one practical solution of this
great question, and that is to be found in the
response OF the Democracy of the West
dnEENDAoKs The country must come to IL.
The governments promises to pay must be
payable on demand in Ia,eful money. And IL
Congress declares paper to be lawful money,
and the Supreme Court sustains that de-
claration, why should the bondholder de-
mand money for his debt, which, cannot be
demanded for any other obligation equally
honest, equally just, and equally lawful7 K.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11
BY TEL. .EGRAPH.
TIE Y.fR TN CUBA.

HAVANA, September 10.-Lesca has left the
city for Sagua with a battalion OF volunteers
four hundred strong. The Spaniards put the
insurgents to flight in Sevilla Bay. Thrty
rebels were killed in skirmish near Reamon.
WASHINGTON, September 10.-Semi official
letters. via Key West, statoI that Quesada sent
three hundred men on q reconnoisance toward
Los Tunas. The party was attacked, but suc-
ceeded in reaohinR tho main body With loss
of thrty-fve killed aud wounded. :. On the 18th
Valmaseda attacked q Cuban position first
with artillery, but making little Impression
an infantry charge followed. The Cubans re-
served their fire for short range, and compell-
ed the Spaniards to seek shelter behind their
artillery. After three hours delay, Valmaseda
attacked the position with his entire force, re-
ported by deserters to be more than four thou
sand, OF which half were regulars. The Cuban
force consisted OF about ak thousand, with
only about four Thousand we'll armed. Tho
contest lasted about five hours, when
Valmaseda retreated to Los Tunas. Tho
Cuban loss was seventy-two killed, in
Guiding several officers one hundred and
seven wounded severely, aud one hundred
and fity slightly wounded, and .forty-seven
mlssing. Two hundred Of the Spanish dead
and wounded Sere left on tho field. The Gu
bans captured two hundred and soventy pris.
oners. Four hundred Spaninrds deserted 10
them. The deserters report that Yalmaseda
had all his available force In this engagement,
with thirty-two pieces of artillery, come heavy,
and two regiments of cavalry. The oubans
had thirteen pieces OF small calibre and no
effectively equipped cavalry. This battle, the
first OF any importance since the commence
nent OF the war, causes much rejoicing among
the Cuban army. Aletter from Havana states
that the government exercises o most rigid
surveillance over the telegraph and mails.
General Lesca, who has been here some time
IL in tho interest of the volunteers. Outriges
incresse tearfully, and are of a character too
revolving to be believed,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11
Wbituarp..

"a good man Hauett an inhsritane. to his chit
dren's childTen."ci d -, ~ f.- sostt
waILDEN.-Dled on tho 4lh inst. at ---,s.
o., Mr. ELIAS WHILDEN, q native OF Christ Church
Parish. in the 71st yer Of hts age During tue war
Mr.: Whilden removed his family from tho seaboard,
and never resumed his residence here; but his BODY
Was brought down aud interred ct wappetaw Church,
where repoBe the remains Of hi, deceased children
among them two gallant CONS who fell in our strug.
gle for independence. 5000 -
In recording tho death Of our friend, we would do
Injustice 70 our feelings tn thoae OF many others
still living, aud to the lamented dead II We failed
to Fay the tribute eminentIy duo to his virtues.
In the character OF our friend there were no 81.
lent points; but there was such IN harmonious
blending Of beneyolence. truthulnees and manliness
frank, open. hearted hospitality, buo, ancy and
toyousness OF spirits that never deserted him, aud
e1harated ell around him with hia. own cheerful.
Gess and made oompanionship with him truly do.
Mr.. WhIlden was unpretending and uuootrusly ye
never seeking prefefmentj but always performed
cheerfnlly aud with det, the duties Of the various
onieestn Church or gate whi:h the confidence Of
his feliow.cttIzens called upon him to fll.
or his domesto relations will not trust ourseli
to epeaf The deep grief OF the survivors best at.
tests the appreciation Of their loss and his memory
VII be aheouonately cherished. not only by thom.
but by the community in which the most Of his life
wss passed. o.,j T.
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NEWS ERoM;WAsHING TON.

WASHINGTON, September -10.-The commits
s'oners .op the. part OF Great Britain and the
United States have adjusted the claims arising
from tie Oregon treaty. The Hudson Bay
Com, ny gets four hundred and fifty thousand
dolld.. against their claim Of over four mil
lions; the Puget Sound Company gets two hun
dred thousand against their claim oil over
million. These companies were required to
release to the United States all possessory
rights belonging to them in Oregon and wash
ington Territories. By this decision the very
long controversy, which, on several occasions,
threatened to disturb the amicable relations be-
tween the two countries, is closed. Tho pro-
ceedings cover three thousand five hundred
pages OF printed matter
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11

meeting Of the citizens Of Union County
was held at Union Courthouse on Monday, Sep.
tembsr 6. Major Benz. Kennedy was called to
tue chair, and r. A. Mcknight, Esq, was ap-
pointed secretary. Major B. II. Rice offered
the following preamble and resolutions, with a
fey appropriate remarks:
Whereas, The enormous taxation imposed
by the present State government, and their
wasteful expenditure and reckless issuing OF
bonds, excite alarm in the minds OF those wluso
capital and labor stand pledged, without their
same; and, whereas. IL is deemed just to orr
solves, as also an act of good faith, to give to
the world notice OF our intention to use every
means to avoid tho payment OF these obliga-
tions; therefore, be it 2 JH
Resoloed, That We declare and publish, with
out delay, to all concerned; our indisposition
and inability to pay the monstrous bonded
debt raised and being raised in the name OF
the purchase of, or advance OF money on, such
bonds, for any consideration created since 1865,
as it ts tue unaiterable purpose OF the capital
and labor OF this State never to pay them.
fesotoed. That we are willing to pay all the
legitimate expenses OF civil government and
all The oblgatiops Of the State, principal and
interest, created by her representatives in
good faitli, previous to tho war.
Reaosced,. That the ratives and bona ;fde
citizens, Of whatever nativity or color, have
with us common interest and the same ne
cessity for the speedy restoration OF honest
civil rule. and the, preservation OF life liberty
and property In an afflicted commonwealth.
Resoiued. That in view OF these grievances
stated. we hereby place on record our opposi-
lion thereto. and invite our feilow-sufferers OF
every county In the State 10 meet with us by
their representatives in Columbia, on Wednes-
day, the 10th day OF November next, 10 take
counsel together, and to adopt such measures
az may be proper for security and relief.
After discussion, they we're unanimously
adopted. On motion, 1t Was
Resoloed, That TIE CHARLESTON NEWS, Co
lumbia Phoenix, and the papers Of the State
generally, be requested to publish copy o
the resolutions.
The meeting adjourned to meet again on
the first Monday in October.