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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
CREAM OF THE FARM JOURNALS.

The Model Farmer, at Corinth, Miss,
urges planters to hire the freedmen at
so much per month, urging that such a
contract will give better satisfaction and
produce more cotton than to allow the
negro half the crop he may grow.
COLemda's Rural World urges upon
farmers the keeping of sheep for their
flesh rather than for wool. He thinks
the substitute of mutton for pork on
our tables would give clear advantage
every way.
A correspondent of The Canada Far
ne1' recommends the use of henlock
boards, nailed i'll V shape, opening
down, as good substitute for tile in
draining wet lands. When covered all
the time with wet, meadow clay, or
muck, boards last long time. A sod
is lai.l over the paint where the butts of
the drain boxes meet.
George Loring has long and we'll
considered article in The Ploscnada on
the milk supply. He finds that the peo-
pie of Massachusetts, consume on an
average twO-fifths of a quart each day.
This includes what is made into cheese
and butter. His conclusion is, that the
State ought to support hundred thou
sand more cows, and recommends the
cooperative system in marketing milk.
The Canada Farmer has an able lead
er on the importance of better pastures.
We want more of those grasses that
have habit of spreading through the
soil by creeping roots, and that give a
thick growth of leaves that are constant
ly renewed as they are eaten down.
Timothy, though most valuable fol
seeding down lands for hay, is by no
means the best grass for pasturage. We
recommend Italian rye grass, meddo,s
fescne, odt grass, and red top.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
PosT.OFFICE DRAD.HEADS.

When we see the results ofthe English
Post-ofhce system compared with our
own, we may well cry, ""Look on that
picture, and on this" The English
Post-office, last year, was run at profit
of S23,000,000, while ours ran behind
over $l,O00,000, Notwithstanding our
charge for letters is three cents, and the
English but two cents. But, then, the
English Post-Office has no deadhead sys-
tenn to carry on its shoulders. Not even
the Sovereign can frank letter; while
the American Post-office is loaded down
with over $4,000 dead-heads, like so
many old men of the sea bearing their
whole weight upon it, and sending to
and fro their shirt to be washed, their
boots to be mended, their books, their
plantation bitters, their paregoric-the
latter principally in the shape of speech
es published in that old fogy institution,
the Congressional Globe. If this dead
head system of franking were abolished,
our Post-ofice would at once become a
paving Institution, and the increased
profits would probably be fund suffi-
GENTLY large to pay the interest on the
sum necessary to purchase all the tele-
graph lines in the country.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
THE RUSSIAN CROWN JEWELS.

"A correspondent who has seen the
Russian crown jewels says they arc kept
in the highest room in the palace. The
staircases are lofty and the ascent tie
dious. Four tried and faithful servants
of the realm keep watch and ward
two within and two without. The
great Orloff diamond turned its basilisk
reflection full upon me. This overtops
theS koh-i-noor by eight karats in
weight, and / am satisfied the greenish
tint and the flaw lessen it only to the
grOYeling mind. Big?4 / could hardly
see it. 1t was the size of knob on n
bedpost. The Imperial crowns of both
Emperor and Empress were adorned
with noble jewels; the former resem-
bling a patriarchal mitar, dome-shaped,
carries on its summit cross formed of
five magnificent diamonds, and sup
ported by very large, uncut, spiral
ruby. Eleven great diamonds, in TO-
lated arch, rising from the front and
back, support this ruby and cross, as
sisted by hoop of pearls. The band
for the brow carries twenty-eight large
brilliants. The orb is surrounded by a
great sapphire, greenish and blue, and
a huge and very large diamond. The
coronet of the Empress is a beautiful
mass of exquisite gems. Apart from
those above mentioned, and "A lot of
great emeralds, the collection is not so
striking as that of Saxony. This may
be traced to the fact that much Of il
still retains its old silver setting, not
calculated for the most advantageous
display. 1t is kept covered mp with old
linen cloths. 80 -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

How TO MAKE HONE HAPPY. DO
not jest with your wife upon a subject
| in which there is danger of wounding
her feelings. Remember that she treas
ures every word you utter, though you
never think of it again. Do not speak
of some virtue in another mans wife,
| to remind your own of fault. Do not
reprOach your wife with personal de-
fects, for if she has sensibility, you in
fiict n wound difficult to heal Do not
treat your wife with inattention in COM
pany. Do not upbrid her in the pres
ence of third person, nor entertain her
with praising the beauty and accomplis-
ments of other women. If you would
have pleasant home and cheerful wife,
pas your evenings under your own roof.
Do not be stern and silent in your
own house, and remarkable for socia-
bilitv elsewhere. Remember, that your
wife has as much need of recreation as
yourself, and devote portion at least,
of your leisure hours TO such society
and amusements as she may join. Bo
so doing, you will secure her smiles and
increase her affection. Do not, by be-
ing too exact in pecuniary matters, make
your wife feel her dependence upon
your bounty. 1t tends to lessen her
dignity of character, and does not in
crease her esteem for you. If she is a
sensible woman she should be acquain-
ted with your business and know your
income, that she may regulate her house
hold expenses accordingly. Women
have keen perception-be sure she
will discover your selfishness, though
no word is spoken. From that moment
her respect is lessened, her confidence
diminished, her pride wounded, and a
thousand, perhaps, unjust suspicious
created-from that moment is your do
mestic comfort on the wane. There can
be no oneness, where there is not full
confidence.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

A NoN-CoMMITTAL CAPTAIS.-Cap-
tain Ward, of Portsmouth, was an eccen-
trio of the first water, and one of his pc
culiarities was that he never gave the
desired answer to q direct question.
An amusing instance of this evasive
habit is related. One morning four of
his friends, who were aware of this
trait in his character, observed the Cap
tain going to market, and, after some
bantering, entered into bet as to the
practicability of learning from him the
price he paid for his purchase. They
accordingly settled the preliminaries,
and statiOning themselves at different
points along a street which he must
pass on his way home, awaited his COM
ing. Very soon the the bluff old gen.
tleman made his appearance, with sew
eral pigeons in his hand. AS he ap-
preached, the first questioner accosted
him with: "Good morning, Captain,
What did you give for pigeons this
morning?" Money" said the Captain
bluntly, as he passed up the street. The
second gentleman, little further on,
addressed him and asked: GLOW go
pigeons this morning, Captain ?" ''They
don't go at all l carry 'em!" was the
equally unsatisfactory reply. Shortly
after, he met the third, who asked the
time of day, and inquired: "How much
are pigeons dozen, Captain?' Didn't
get a dozen only bought halfs dozen p
said the old gentleman, still plodding
on his way. Finally the fourth and last
of the conspirators cottoned to the
weary old salt by observing, in the
blaudest tone: "a fine lot of pigeons
you have there, Captain! What did you
get them for" ''To eat!" was the per-
tinent and emphatic rejoinder, and the
Captain reached home without modest.
alton.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
EMPORIA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 4, 1870.

T - 80 s. ~
tune, melancholy and sleepy; almost
nothing else to distinguish it from
what you have seen in the Academy of
Music Even the Palace was like other
palaces, and of the dozen rooms open
to us only one was fitted in Eastern
style, ornamented with delicate Ara
besque and colored tracery, and fur
nished simply with silken divans. /
met many an acquaintance whom l had
not seen since Port Said. We chatted
comfortably over our five days varied
experiences we saw polkasand waltzes,
and how they scandalized the Turks.
The American party was no larger here
than elsewhere. Gen. Banks reappeared
in his nnifSrln, and Mr., Hale in his
black coat, as that marvellous act OF
Congress duly prescribes. l don't think
there were a dozen Americans in all.
We were told in Ismailia this was to be
the most splendid festival of them all,
and one Ameriean5 lady saved her finest
gown forthis bah expressly; who, alas !!
could not come. 1t may be the En-
press's going to the Wells of Moses that
has done the mischief. AT all events,
this is given not to lfer, but to the EN-
peror of Austria, and is the last of the
balls. l am more than content to get
back to my hotel at 3 O'Clock, after a
day of % hours, and to know that there
is nothing l need go to see tomorrow.
-IribuRe CoTTesp07'deace- ia - c.s z..-5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
By ABBY HUTCHINSON PATTON.

Two children wandering hand in hand
by the sea, singing songs of praise. The
wind blowing fresh in their faces, and
the beautiful green waves dancing in the
light of the morning sun. No sound
came from the rude world, not even the
song birds note was heard-only the
voices of the noble youth and the pare
and truthful maiden. At their feet
were white and lovely shells, which
they gathered and tossed into the sea.
Yet no shell was whittier than the souls
of the youth and maiden, and no water
pureF than their words to each other.
When the sweet song of praise ended,
the youth said, Little maiden, shall
tell you a very old, old story 2" and the
maiden, looking into his deep, honest
eyes, replied, "Tell me the story In a
voice low and musical he repeated to
her the old, old story. She bent low. to
catch the words, and at the sound her
own voice died away and she heard his
voice alone and her own beating heart
but the little waves listened and caught
the words intended for the maiden's ear,
and they ran down to the large waves,
and said, 'sWe heard the old, old story
and the large waves said, Tell us, and
we will take it to every shore" The
winds, also, that played in the hair of
the maiden heard and said, 1--WE too viii
carry this story on the wings of air to
all the world" And the sunbeams said,
1--WE travel faster than wind, and waves.
and fash this truth into the hearts of all
mankind" And the waves and winds
and sunbeams danced in glee, as if new
life had possessed them. But above all,
the hearts ofthe youth and maiden sang
q song so full of praise and joy that the
spirits of the air caught it, and more
swiftly than wind, or waves, or light,
they flew with ii TO the angels and cried
I'VE have brought you an old, old
storyr-and the angels, smiling, said
ave already k'aotC II. 1T Is old, get
netc forerey1sore.s- The Adrance
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

DISCOVERIES OF THE MICROSCOPE
Lewenbpck tells us of an insect seen
with the microscope, Of which twenty
seven millions would only equal mite.
Insects of various kinds may be seen in
the cavities of common grain of sand.
Mould is forest of beautiful trees, with
the branches, leaves, flowers, and fruit.
Butterflies are fully feathered. Hairs
are hollow tubes. The surface of our
bodies is covered with scales like fish
a single grain of sand would cover one
hundred and fifty of these scales, and
yet single scale covers five hundred
pores. Through these narrow openings
the sweat forces itself out like water
through a sieve. The drop of stagnant
water contains q world of animated be-
ings, swimming with as much liberty as
whales in. the sea. Each leaf has a col
ony of insects grazing OIL il, like oxen
on meadow.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

How BEES SERVE THIEvEs.-There is
a large moth commonly known as the
death's-head moth, from its having a Gu
rious mark on its back like the skull and
cross-bones sculptured OH an old tomb
stone, which makes very free with the
bees honey. 1t flies in the dusk of the
evening when the bees are at rest, and
enters the hole in the hive, pokes the
long sucker through the wax walls which
surround. the comb, and draws much
honey into its stomach. Very often in
the long evenings there are many bees
lingering round about the hive, but if
the death's-head alights and moves to-
wards the door they do not take much
notice; yet one sting would kill il, and
it has no means of hurting the bee in re-
turn. So much troubled are some hives
by these curious visitors, that the bees
erect flat wall of wax just within the
hive door. allowing a small opening TO
exist on either hand. This, as a rule,
puzzles the moth, and it cannot enter.
On the other hand. if a moth gets right
into the hive, the bees do not Kill it, but
either let it alone or use all their ingenu.
ity to stop its demonstrating propensi-
ties. Whilst the moth is enjoying its
meal, the bees occasionally pull down
some of the honey-comb behind it, and
mould the wax quickly, SO as to form a
dense wall. When the moth has finish
ed its meal, and turns to get out of the
hive, it finds itself walled up and i'm
prisoned for life.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
HOPE ON, HOPE EVER.
BY GERALD MASSEY.

Hope ON, hope everi though to-day be dark
Tho thou art lonely, there's an eye will mark
Thy loneliness, and guerdon all thy sorTowi
Tho thou must toll many cold and sordid men.
With none to echo back thy thought, or leye thee,
Cheer up, poor heart, thou dost not beat in vain,
Hope on hope ever
The iron may enter in and pierce thy soul.
But cannot kill the love within thee burning;
The tears OF misery, thy bitter dole,
Can never quench thy true hearts seraph yearning
For better things; nor crush thy arduous trust,
That error from the mind shall be uproOted,
That truths shall dawn, rs flowers spring from the
dust
And Love be cherished whsre Hate WAS embraced
Hope on, hope ever.
I know tits hard to bear the sneer and taunt,-
With the hearts honest pride at midnight wrestle,
To feel the killing canker worm of Want,
While rich rogues In their stolen luxury nestle;
For have felt It. Yet, from earth's cold real,
My soul looks out on coming things and cheerful
The warm sunrise floods all the land ideal,
And still IL whispers to the worn and fearful
Hope on, hope ever.
Hope on, hope everi after darkest night
Comes, full of loving life the laughing morning
Hope hope ever Spring tide flushed with light
Agecrowns old winter with her rich adjoining,
Hope on. hope ever! yet the time shall come.
When man to man shall be friend and brother,
And this OH world shall be happy home,
And all earth's family love one another!
Hope on, hope ever. ,.,...-...
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

DIARRHEA-Is a very common disease
in summer time. Cholera is nothing
more than exaggerated diarrhea. When
a man has died of diarrhea, he has died
of cholera, in reality. 1t may be well
for travellers to know, that the first, the
most important, and the most iRdispens-
able item in the arrest and cure of loose
ness of the bowels, is absolute quietude
on bed. Nature herself always prompts
this, by disinclining us to locomotiOn.
The next thing is, TO eat nothing but
common rice, parched like coffee and
then boiled, and taken with a little salt
and butter. Drink little or no liquid of
any kind. Bits of ice may be eaten and
swallowed at will. Every step taken in
diarrhea. every spoonful of liquid, only
aggravates the disease. IF locomotion
is compulsory, the misfortune of the ne
cessity may be lessened, by having
stout piece of WOODEN flannel bound
tightly round the abdomen, SO as to be
doubled in front, and kept well in its
place. In the pratice of many years,
we have never failed to notice crafty
ing result follow these obssrvancss.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SEES
SION OF 1870.

Judiciary-Webb, Guthrie, Halder-
man, Lindsay, Bishop, Sherry and Will
son.
Ways and Means-E. Sells, Burris,
Kellogg, Pierce, Lane, Hunter and Ev-
ans.
Retrenchment and Reform-Disbrow,
Wilkins, Evans, Scott and Larimer.
Acknowledgement, Butts, Murphy,
Halderman, Hansel, w. II. Sells and
Parker.
Federal Relatiuns-kellOgg, Hanway,
Nesbet, wilkins and Wilhelm.
Banks and Currency-Redfield. L.
Sells, Parsons, Wells and Topping.
porations-Murphy, Billings, Ben
son, Brown and Rorick.
Internal Improvements-Secr Nc
Intosh, Hunt, Jennings and Ewes.
Public Observation-Disclosures, Gates, w
II. Sells, Hensel and Osborn.
Public Lands-Lambert, Sanford,
Hudson, Motz and Morris.
Public Buildings-BishOp, Shire, LIE
Due, Benson and Hunter.
Elections-Wright, Pierce, Rorick
Drake and Mowry.
Militia-Shelhamer, Snead, Small
Whitaker and Dixon.
Education-Ridlon, Sherry, Gates, lie
Due and Hunt.
Roads and Highways-Logan, Clark.
Lusher, Ewes and Langdon.
Printing-Snoddy, Lindsay, Parsons
Pinkerton and Edwards.
Fees and Salaries-Williams, Coffin
Adams, Kohler and Babbitt.
Counties-Smith, Byron Stewart, Gro
yer, Makoy and Mcmahon.
County Lines and County Seats-But
Ter, Williams, Redfield, Adams, Lamb
ert, Gregory and Drake.
Agriculture and Manufactures-Butt
Hanway, S. B. Stewart, Tucker, Wells
Claims-Whittaker Whitford, Ash
by, Tiffany and Libby.
Accounts-Larimer, Hazen, Curtiss
MOTT, and Green.
Engrossed Bills-Snead, Hosley, Dix,
on, Babb, Peckham.
Enrolled Bills-Coffin, Faulkner, Ba
lift, Mowry and Wilson.
State Library-Lane, Wilhelm, West
Brown and Clark.
Observation-Disclosures, Wright, Snod-
dy, Billings and Babbitt.
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VOLUME Is.
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

In st. Petersburg the practice of
making New Years calls is very rigid
ly followed, but there is way in which
one may avoid it, and at the same time
hold his position in society. He has
only to give five or ten roubles TO some
recognized public charity, and have the
donation acknowledged in the papers
on New Years morning. He may then
stay at home at his ease, and his friends
will take no offense. Every New Years
day the st. Petersburg papers contain
two or three columns of the names of
persons who have thus exempted them
selves from the demands of society.
Those who hold receptions check off
their acquaintance on these lists, and
everybody is satisfied. The ladies are
saved the trouble of receiving calls, and
the gentlemen that of making them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

The people of California, according
to correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce, have not realized
all their anticipated benefits i'm connec-
ton with the completion of the Pacific
Railroad. Competition with the East
has resulted unfavorably. This. is the
writer's plant:
"Chicago undersells our merchants in
White Pine and Salt Lake. Illinois
farmers furnish San Francisco markets
with dairy products. Eastern mechan-
les send their manufactures by rail. and
drive from the field enterprises hereto
fore remunerative. We pay too much
for labor and for money to compete
with the East, now that we have great
er facilities of communication. The
consequence is that money is scarce and
trade is dull. Speculation in real estate
is at standstiIi. Immigration has not
set in as anticipated"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

BEEcHER DECLINES AN INCREASED
STANDARDIZATION to his discourse yes
terday morning, Rev. Mr.. Beeciaer re-
ferred, with an appearance ofhesitation
and embarrassment unusual with him,
to an offer recently made him of an in
crease of salary from SD 500, as at pres
ent, to $4,000. He was, he said, CRATE
full for the feelings which had prompted
that offer, but he could ON no account
entertain the idea of accepting it. He
had now sufficient for his needs and
was satisfied. The offer of "a increase,
therefore, he decisively declined.-N.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

A Methodist circuit preacher in the
Southwest found, in the course Of his
explorations, a member of his flock who
was opposed to Sunday schools. The
following dialogue ensued: How ma
ny children have you ?" Eleven, sir"
f" You know, sister, that our discipline
requires rs to start Sunday school
wherever we find ten children. So, il
you don't send your children to the
school, I shall be obliged to set up a
Sunday school in your house, The
eleven were on hand the next Sunday.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SEN
ATE-iS69.7O.

u uulclafN7Oen OBS, Ledf0afU,
Cobb, Carnahan, Rroadhead and Carp
enter.
Ways and -Means-Mead, Learnard,
Niccolls, Larimer and Snyder.
Federal RELATIONSHIPS, Niccolls,
Schmitt, Williams and Smallwood.
Observation-Disclosures, Grimes, Mckee,
Arrasmith and Fitzpatrick.
Pacific Acknowledgement, Schmi.t,
Broadhead, SmaIlwood and Cobb.
Elections-Speer, Tucker, Williams,
Grover and Prescott
Immigration-Carn Tucker, Lar
inner, Speer and Bailey.
Apportionment-Sny Niccolls,
Carpenter, Prescott and Jenkins.
Appropriations-A Mckee,
Williams, Schmitt and Grimes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Cobb, Mic
coils, Jennings and Carnahan.
Counties and Towns-Carpenter, MUIR
dock, Speer, Smaliwood and Carnahan.
Legislative Expenditures-Schm
Grimes, Fitzpatrick, Learnard and Lar
inner.
Puplic Printing-Smallwood Mckee,
Murdoch, Voss and Prescott.
Roads and Bridges-Mckee, Bailey,
Mead, Grover and Carnahan.
Enrolled Bills-Woodward, Speer,
SmallwOod, Murdoch and Schmitt.
Unfinished Business-Larimer,J enk-
ins, Cobb, Arrasmith and Williams.
Engrossed Bills-Bailey, Grover
Schmitt, Woodward and Mead.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, Woodward, Tuck
er, Prescott and Snyder.
Agriculture and Manufactures-Gro-
yer, Tucker, Carpenter, Cobb and Car
nahan.
Observation-Disclosures, Woodward, Fitz-
natricE Mead and Smear
Public Lands-Niccolls, Murdoch,
Mckee, Bailey and Jenkins.
Military Affairs-Prescott, Broadhead
Learhard, Carpenter and Mead.
Public Buildings and Institutions
Fitzpatrick, NiccOlls, Murdoch, Small
wood and Bailey.
Claims-Williams, Grover, Tucker.
Snyder, Fitzpatrick.
State Library-Williams, Grimes,
Voss, Speer and Learnard.
Retrenchment-Cobb Arrasmith
Prescott, Mckee and Larimer.
Banks and Banking-Woodward
Grimes, Broadhead, Voss and Schmitt
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

An inland revenue return just is
sued in England shows the amount as
sessed to income tax in the United King
dom in the financial year ending the 9th
of April, 1868, was E386, 542, 366. an in
crease of E12, I99, 464 over the preced-
ing year. There has been large in
crease in this tax during the last ten
years. In the financial year 1852 it
was E203, 666, oS8.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

During 8 review of British regi-
ment at Natal, heavy thunder storm
arose, and fourteen men were struck by
lightning, one being instantly killed.
Fortunately for the men, their arms
were at the 'forder," with bayonets un-
fixed. Had il been otherwise, . great
loss OF life might have occurred.