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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-04
WESTERN KANSAS.
What Greeley Thinks of it.

In a letter from Colorado, dated 18th
instant, Horace Greeley says:
/ came up the Kansas Pacific Railroad
from Kansas City, stopping at Law
renee and Topeka, and reaching Denver
at daylight on Tuesday yesterday
morning. There has been rain at inter-
walls throughout the past month from
the Rocky Mountains eastward, while
Kansas, so far westward as her settle
ments extend, had q wei August, and
frequent rains since, converting the dust
of her trodden ways into black, tarry
mud, very creditable to the fertility of
her soil, but most revolving to the hn-
man feet-in fact, to all feet whatever.
Kansas has had no thoroughly dry sum-
mer since that of 1860; and, though her
last July, and part of August, were
quite dry, she has suffered far less for
water this year than New England or
southern New York. Her early vege-
tables, especially potatoes, are light
crop; the late ones have done well, and
were green and growing when passed
them, and so remained Il presume) up
to this morning, when Colorado has
had her first frost, save on the river and
creek bottoms, as | presume has Kan
sas also.
I passed through the Buffalo region
of the average fertility of its soil were
fully confirmed by the testimony afford
ed by the excavations for the railroad.
Water only is needed to make this vast
expanse of rolling prairie yield album
dant crops of the small grains, of vege-
tables, and of the most nutritious grass
es. And water may be had extensively
by the simple process of damming the
many affiuents of the Smoky Hill, Re-
publican and Arkansas, and holding the
abundant floods of winter and early
spring to irrigate the plains and gentle
slopes in May and June; after which,
most crops will take care of themselves.
Wells sunk to an average depth of
hundred feet on the crests of the fire.
quent divides" and each pumped by
the force of a windmill, will subserve
the same end in thousands of localities
when streams are unavailable. And
where these fail, artesian wells will be
resorted to, each of them sufficient to
moisten adequately square mile of
cultivation. OF course these will not
be generally employed while millions
of acres remain vacant which can be
rendered arabic at far less cost; but the
child is born who will see the buffalo
region (whence the buffalo have been
ali but exterminated) pretty thickly
dotted with dwellings,, surrounded by
extensive farms, outside and between
which, wide ranges less eligibly situat-
ed, will be pastured by ever-multiply-
ing herds of cattle.
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A BIG kITCHEN.

The largest kitchen in the world is
that of.the Leibig Beef Extract Compa-
ny in Uruguay. 1t covers 10000 square
feet of ground, and is DIVIDED into a
number of compartments which are all
constructed with view to their pecu-
liar uses. You enter first large, dark,
cool hall, with paved floor where the
meat is weighed and conveyed through
openings in the cutting machines. These
are four in number; you can cut up 200
young oxen in an hour. From the cut
ting machines the meat goes into twelve
iron receivers, where it is pressed by a
steam power of 70 pounds to the square
incff. These twelve receivers are capa-
BILE of containing 1900 pounds of meat
each. From these the meat, or rather
the liquid now runs through pipes into
receptacles constructed for the purpose
of separating the fatty substance from
the extract and to clear it. Lastly it is
raised by steam air pumps into large
coolers, filtered, and subsequently pack
ed for transportation. The butcher of
the Company is scientific executioner,
who with ease and grace kills 80 oxen
in an hour by skillfully separating the
Yertebr9.
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THE BIBLE IMPROvEMENT.

The revisers of the authorized YER
sion of the New Testament met for the
first time yesterday at the Jerusalem
Chamber, at u o'clock, and sat for up
ward of five hours,
The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol
acted as chairman. The holy communion
was administered at half past eleven
o'clock in the forenoon by the Dean of
Westminster in Henry the Seventies
Chapel, and was attended by ali the
members of the company with the ex-
ception of three or four, including
those unayoidably absent from London
owing to illness or special engagement.
Twenty were present, including the
Bishop of landau, the chairman of the
Old Testament Company. All prelim-
mary arrangements connected with the
form and carrying on of the work were
discussed and some progress was made
in the actual work. 1t would be pre-
mature to express any opinion on first
meeting, but it may be said that the
whole tone and character of the meet
ing was such as to suggest a we'll
grounded belief that this great and i'm
portant work will be carried on with
harmony, promptitude and success.
The company afterward dined with the
Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol in
Portland place.-LOndon Times.
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a CHILD HERoINE.-On last Thurs
day evening, says a Dakota paper, a
man whose name we did not learn, and
two sons of Mr.. Fargo, who resides at
the Lakes, in Clay comfy, went out on
the lake to have a swim by the aid of
the boat. The man could not swim,
nor could the youngest Fargo boy,
about nine years old; the oldest boy,
about thirteen years old, could. Thus
the three proceeded to put their ideas
of swimming into execution. Things
went smoothly until, through little ex-
element, the small boat was overturn-
ed. This event occasioned a cry for
help. There was no one around the
house or near, only Mrs. Fargo and her
little daughter, about eleven years old.
This little girl. with spirit of heroism
equal to Ida Lewis, rushed to the bank
of the lake, jumped into another canoe
and padded out to where the three per-
sons were struggling in the water. She
could have brought all three safe to
shore had they remained cool, but in
their anxiety to grasp something with
motive power on board, they capsiZed
her little craft and threw her into the
water. Luckily for the little heroine,
she could swim. AT this stage of the
game she, with GOODNESS and courage
seldom equaled or surpassed by men,
called out to her little brother to hold
on to her, and to the other two to hold
on to their boat. She thus secured her
little brother, and swan ashore with
him, holding on to her boat. Her Oldest
brother saved the man in the same way.
Thus the entire party were saved
through the GOODNESS and courage of a
little girl only eleven years old.
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Notices, Strays, Etc.
sHERIFF,s SALE.

JOHN CARTER, Admir-, In the District
Court of the Fifth
Vs. Judicial District,
+. 6. HUNT, Admir-. Lyon co., Kansas.
DY VIRTUE of an order of sale, issued out
d OF the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
District sitting in and for Lyon County. Kan
sas, and to me directed, wherein John Carter,
administrator of the estate of Johnathan X.
Carter, deceased, is plaintiff. and F. g. Hunt,
administrator of the estate of Zelphia A. Mick
lie, deceased, Robert Best, executor under the
last will and testament Of William III Alckle.
deceased, +. w. Hirth, administrator of the es-
tate of Margaret l.. Mickle, deceased, William
Mickle, Frederick Miekle, Chester Mickle,
Nettie Mickle, Cora Bell Mickle, Jennie Nick
lie, Theadore L. Hicks and Sarah C. Hicks. his
wife. and Elizabeth Holderman, ST., are defen-
dants, will, on Monday, the 18th day of No.
vember. A. D., 1870, at o'clock p. m. of said
lay, at the door of the court house, in the city
% Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas, offer for
sale at public auction 10 the highest bidder,
or cash in hand, the following described real
estate, situate in the county of Lyon and State
of Kansas, 10 wit: The south half of the north
east quarter of section Nc. twelve (12) town.
seip seventeen CD, of range twelve (12), the
same to be sold as the property of the said de-
PENDANTS to satisfy Judgment in favor OF said
plaintiffs. Z. 81. COATS,
Sheriff Lyon County. Kansas.
Sherif's Office, Emporia, Oct. %, 1870.
RUGGLES PLUMB,
43-47 Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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Master Mechanics Association

OHEERFULLY announce to the public that
they have affected their organization, and
are now prepared, Sin union" to furnish ma-
terial and complete any first-elass work, defy
Ing competition in quality.
Plans and Specifications furnished, and par
tieular attention given business houses and
suburban residences. All are cordially invited
TO call ON US before maturing plans and effect
ing contracts and note our Inducements.
S. BENT MILLER, Director.
FL. WORIDICK, Architect.
Office with Bachelor & Frederick, Real Es-
tate Agents, No. 1893 Commercial street.
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MARK TWAIN ON CHAMBERMAlDs.

Against all chambermaids, of whatso-
ever age or nationality, l launch the
curse of Bachelordomi
Because:
They always pat the pillows at the
opposite end of the bed from the gas
burner, so that while you read and
smoke before sleeping Gas is the ancient
and honored custom of baehelors). you
have to hold your book aloft, in an I'M
comfortable position, to keep the light
from dazzling your eyes.
If they cannot get the light in an in
convenient position any other way, they
move the bed.
If you pull your trunk out six inches
from the wall, so that the lid viii stay
I'D when YOU openit. they always shove
that trunk back again. They do it on
purpose.
They always put your other boots in
to inaccessible places. They chiefly
enjoy depositing them as far under the
bed as the wall will permit. 1t is be-
cause this compels you to get down in
an undignified attitude and make wild
sweeps for them in the dark with the
bootjack, and swear.
They always put the match box in
some other place. They hunt up new
place for it every day, and put a bottle
or other perishable glass thing, where
the box stood before. This is to cause
you to break that glass thing, cropping
about in the dark, and get yourself into
trouble.
They are forever moving the furni-
ture. When you come in, in the night,
you can calculate on finding the bureau
where the wardrobe was in the morning.
And when you come i'll at midnight, or
thereabout, you will fall over the rock
ing chair, and you will proceed toward
the window and sit down in the slop
tub. This will disgust you. They like
that.
No matter where you put anything,
they won't let it stay there. They will
take it and move it the first chance they
get.
They always save up the old scraps
of printed rubbish you throw on the
floor, and stack them up carefully on
the table, and then start the fire with
your valuable manuscripts.
And they use more hair oil than any
six men.
They keep always coming to make
your bed before you get up, thus de-
stroying your rest and infiicting agony
upon you, but after you get up they
don't come any more till the next day.
Father Hyacinthe, in accepting an
honorary membership in the French
Temperance and Educational Society,
of Syracuse, New York, says: "Tem-
perance, in substituting for the enjoy
ments of senses which degrade man,
the enjoyments of the mind, the heart
and the soul which elevate him. is one
of the most essential features in the
matter of education, and if education
was widely, nay universally, diffused, it
would have the power to create q new
civilization almost as much superior to
the present civilization as the latter is
to barbarism."
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j. ). CLEVELAND's

INEED, LIVERY AND SALE STABLE on eth
IL Avenue, lately owned by John Bay. A full
supply OF the best feed kept constantly hand
and eNcellent facilities for sale Of stock Afforded
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A new paper will soon be started at
Humboldt, Kas., whose politics will be
of the democratic persuasion" The
editor Is to be Mr.. James ShoafT, for
merly of Decatur, Illinois. There seem
to be two phases of democratic opinion
in this state, quite diametric in their
nature. One is championed by r. l..
Foster, democratic candidate for Con-
gress, who styles himself '1iberar'-
by. the way, a very incongruous term
by which to designate democrat, and
who rejoices in the abolition of slavery,
and in the fifteenth amendment, and is
pretty good sort of a republican; and
the other by NJ. V.sB. Bennett, editor
of the Oswege Democrat, who is of the
Vallandigham, Brick Pomeroy style,
and to whose eyes the dusky face of the
negro is as dreadful as the ghostly i'm
age of Banquo's ghost was to Macbeth,
being painfully apprehensive that some
negro will marry his sister. With which
side this new accession to democracy
will be genial spirit, we are not in
| formed.
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In a review of Mr.. A. r. Wallace's
recent works on the Theory of Natural
Selection, the Nation says cit is not
little singular that within a year two of
the greatest thinkers of the day, who
have gone fuTthest on the road which is
generally believed to lead inevitably to
atheism, have in all eaInestness, and in
the true scientific spirit, declared that
their studies have Given them the abb
ding conviction that there is, beyond
this range OF physical events, an intel
lectual guiding force. Our author be-
lieves that all force is will force-the
will of IA Supreme Intelligence and
Julius Robert Meyer, who has carried
the idea of correlation of forces to that
point where the shortsighted believed
he had left nothing but machinery in
the universe, has declared that beyond
all these phenomena must lie the Infin-
lite Mind, and that His work, SO far
from. sappiDg, has only strengthened
the foundations of religion"
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Iowa has population of 1,1S7,39S,
nearly double what she had in 1860.
Iowa is glorious state. and deserves
rapid settlement. She has n rich soil,
healthy climate, and an enterprising,
intelligent population. The next de-
cennial census will give her very nearly,
if not quite, two millions of people.
Still the attention of many of her citi-
zens has been of late years, and is still
being, directed to Kansas, where they
hope they may no longer have to en-
dure the long, tedious winters, and the
comparative scarcity of fruit. And so
Kansas, whose population'to-day is less
than one-third that of Iowa, may, not
only because of this fact, but because
immigration is coming here, from ev-
erywhere, while she does not suffer any
depopulation by reason of her citizens
emigrating to other states, be safely ex-
pected to have at least one-half the pop
ulation of Iowa in 1870.
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HOW TO REPLENISH THE CHURCH
TREASURY.

Let Annie buy one ribbon less 81 90
And Fanny give one ring; 90
Grace sacrifice one change Of dress, so 90
One sash and fancy string. 90
Let Julia from her next new suit
One lace trimmed ruffie spare; 3 90
The time required one such 10 flute,
Let itbe spent in prayer. Blessing rare.l
Let Mesdames A, b, c and ID
Their households watch with care;
Each save from waste (theftgl one ounce
Of tea,
One needless luxury spare. 100 cts.
week. Al 60
Let Kate and Rose each take her turn,
With their wise mas consent,
Each Tor one week three dollars earn
CAS- Bridget LEFT in Lentl. 90
Their pleasant carriage drive Isaved
And help dearsister Abbie sew, learned
O0l
Thus save and double five. 10 90
Let Sarah watch the s'Sunny Side,''
That makes her husband free,
And when he joins next groom and bride,
ReeetCe and gfce the fee. 90
Let Susie save her furs with care
To serve next winters cold,
And guard her dress from stain and tear
That she may give her gold. 20 W
Let Lizzie stop and think again,
Ere she concludes TO buy,
This diamonds cost might SAGE lost
IN GIVE GIVE Irs PRIcE-and try.n 500 90
seo5 on
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The directors of the Wichita & juno
ton City railroad company recently
held meeting at Wichita, and organic
ed by the election of the following Off
GERS: S. NJ. Stricken, President; A.
A. Moore, Vice President; N. A. Eng
fish, Superintendent; E. w. Smith,
Treasurer; d. c. Hackett, Attorney.
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NOTICE

HNHOMAS ADKINS will take notice that he
has been sued in the District Court of Ly- =
ON county, Kansas: that the names of the par
ties to said suit are Samuel Barns, James Lin
go and Granville Holm, plaintiffs; and said
Thomas Adkins, the Emporia Bank of Swal-
low, Heritage & Soden. and John Ateyo. de-
PENDANTS; that the petition of said plaintiffs
against said defendants is filed in the aforesaid
court; that said Thomas Adkins must answer
said petition on or before the Sd day of Decem-
Der, 1870, or said petition will be taken as true
and judgment will be rendered accordingly,
against said Adkins and in favor of said plain
tiffs, for $40, and interest on the same at the
rate of seven per cent. per annum from the
10th day of June, 1870, and declaring said
judgment to be n mechanics lien on the fol-
lowing described lands. and all the appurte-
nances thereto belonging, in Lyon county.
Kansas. to-wit: Twenty feet off of the west
end of Lots No. 14l and 49,. on Commercial
street in the town of Emporia, according TO
the recorded plat Of said town, and foreclos-
ing said lien against all of said defendants, and
decreeing said land and appurtenances TO be
sold and the proceeds of said sale, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to be applied to
the payment of said judgment and costs of
said suit RUGGLES & PLUME,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
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Kansas has 100000 people. This
would indicate voting population of
about 10000, of which at least 10000
ought to be polled on Tuesday next. If
600 will be Republican and 10000 Dem
ocratic, leaving clear Republican ma
jority of 10000. This can all be done
if Republicans do their duty.
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NOTICE.

VXTILLIAM MURRAY, a nonresident of
w the State of Kansas. and who has alb
seconded with intent to defraud his creditors,
will take notice that Stephen Evans, on the
18th day of August. 1870, filed his petition
Court of Lyon county, Kansas, and unless he
answers said petition on or before the Sd day
of December, 1870, the same will be taken as
true and Judgment rendered for the sum of
SSI 81, with interest from the 25th day of May.
1870, being for sand furnished him and said
Wright to complete a brick house on lot No. 115
Commercial street in Emporia, Kansas, said
suit being to enforce lien on said property.
c. b. BACHELOR,
42-44 ATTORNEY for Plaintiff.
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A painful rumor reached us yester-
day about George Martin, editor of the
Junction City Union. A man came in
to our Office and said he had been kill
ed. Two hours afterwards the Union
arrived, and as George didn't say any
thing about being dead, we conclude
the rumor was a false one.
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The Kansas Farmer, for November,
will give the population of each county
in the State; the number and value of
horses, CATTLE sheep and hogs the num-
Der of bushels of each variety of grain,
and the tons of hay raised by each coun-
ty in the year 1869; the amount of tilla-
BILE land, and the number of acres in
cultivation; with much other informa-
ton convenient for reference, by coun-
ties. Now is the time 10 subscribe for
this valuable paper. The price is only
81 year. All who subscribe now, will
receive the November and December
numbers for 1871. This will include
the above mentioned useful table.
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN

ON the 9TH inst. from the subscriber, living
" on Badger creek, three miles above For
est Hill, mares; one of them large bay with
right eye blind; had a colt with one white foot.
The other one middle sized black mare; star
in face, both hind feet white; had dark mule
colt. Any person giving Information that
will lead to their recovery will be literally re-
warded by FRANK OBERTORF.
miles above Forest Hill, Kansas.
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There is full set of State officers,
members of both branches of the Leg
islature, and four important county off,
GERS to elect next Tuesday.
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STRAYED.

ENROM the subscriber, living five miles north
Il of Emporia, three colts; one dark dun 2
years old filley, white spot in forehead, and
one or both hind feet white; bright bay
yearling horse, heavy built, large legs, little
roman nosed, and wide between the eyes; the
other a small brown horse pony, yearling,
some white on face and two or three white
feet. The above stock have been strayed
since early last spring. any person giving
Information leading to their recovery will be
literally paid for so doing.
II. II. ABRAHAM.
October 26th. 1870. A IS
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The New Orleans Picayune of Sun
day last, says: "a cargo of coolies was
towed up yesterday to plantation,
about fifteen miles above the city, where
preparations are being made for their
passage on the Opelausas railroad, to
be transported to the vicinity of the
plantations for which they have been
imported. This is the second lot of
coolies that has been brought by ship
direct from China but the probability
is, that they are only the acGnG cOur-
iers of many more to come"
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LOST.

ON Monday, 10th instant, two mules. one
" dark gray horse mule, and the other
brown mare mule, with the cap of the left
hip; had on a short rope lariat. Also dun
horse with heavy foretop and black name and
tail-black stripe on back; heavy built and
supposed to be ten years old.
A liberal reward viii be paid for the return
of the above animals, or for information lead
ing to their recovery. DANIEL KNOX,
Aft Emporia, Kansas.
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Commodore Vanderbilt, who until
recently had not entered church for
over forty years, has several times at
tended worship in the temple given by
him to Rev. Mr.. Deems.
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DAVID s. GILMORE,
CLERK OF LYON COUNTY

AND LAOL4NoI1LJ ONIN Il ANNLIA.
A acknowledgements taken, Deeds and
~ Mortgages drawn, taxes paid for non-res-
idents. All business entrusted TO me will be
promptly and carefully attended to.
ONCE In the Court House, Emporia, Kansas.
9O-tf
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AUCTION.

T WILL sell at public auction. at INV resi-
Il idenee one and half miles northwest of
Hartford: on Saturday, tho 9Th day OF Noyem
per; A. ID, 1870, all my personal property
cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, wagons, harness.
farming utensils, small grain fhresked and
corn IN the field, household and kitchen furni-
lure, nay and straw, vegetables, etc.. etc.
Ierms OF sale, months credit without inter-
est: Sale to begin at 10 a. m.
1916 L. r. WRIGHT.
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STRAYED.

ENROM the subscriber in May last, one brown
n flly, two years old last spring, and of
good size; had a small stripe in face and prob
ably some white feet. Any one returning the
above described animal, or giving information
leading to her recovery, will be literally re-
warded. III. II. GRAY.
Aft Three miles southeast of Emporia.
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STRAXEn

ENROM the subscriber, living on Dow creek,
the 4th day of July, 1870, dark bay mare
mule, about II hahds high, years old, an in
distinct brand the left shoulder, name
reached. long taIl, and had on a leather head
stall. S50reward is offered for the recovery of
the animal. p. H. FINLEY.