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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
ABOUT THE SUN.

The U. S. Government, after the Sc
Ysrest of struggles in which she well nigh
lost her life, asserted her authority oyer
her maynard children, and demonstrate
ed her eapability to prevent them from
breaking loose from her maternal sway.
: One of the offices which the Sun finds
it necessary to constantly attend to is to
keep his family, the planets, from Sc
oeding, Did he in the least relinguish
but for moment his vigorous grasp
each one of his progeny would rush
forth from under his control with in
conceivable velocity into infinite space,
never more to return.
They ali seem to favor secession, but
possess no power to put their wishes
into execution. 2 218 tHe7s
Just how tho Sun reaches out his
mighty but invisible arms and holds in
his more than iron grasp all the menu
bers of the solar system, is pretty hard
to conceive and understand. We all
know that It does this in the same way
in which stone when thrown into the
air descends again to the earth, or an
apple when loosed from the tree falls to
the ground. But we canpot understand
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
THE A. T. & S. P. RAILROAD.

We learn from the Topeka Common
a1enlth that meeting of the stockhold-
crs of the above road was held in that
city on Thursday last, Sd inst, at which
the following named gentlemen were
elected directors for the ensuing year
Henry Keys, Vermont; Emmons
Raymond, Boston; AdnaP. Balch, New
Hampshire George Opdyke, New
York; Henry Blood, New York Chas.
w. Pierce, Boston; Alden Speare, Bos-
ton Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati Carr
los Pierce, Canada; Thomas j. Peter,
Cincinnati S. G. Pomeroy, Kansas; ID.
L. Lakin, Topeka; c. X Holiday, To-
opeka. f g'fmss ia I.. rra --s
The new board Immediately organic
ed by electing officers as follows: 20
President, Henry Keys; Vice Presi-
dent, Henry Blood; Treasurer and Sec
rotary, Charles w. Pierce; Executive
Committee, Henry Keys, Emmons Ray
mond, Adna p. Balch, George Opdyke
and Thomas Sherlock. a-las. ,esro. H..
Among the stockholders of the COM
pany there were present at this meeting,
-
Henry Keys, Emmons Raymond, Henry.
Blood, Charles w. Pierce, Alden Spear,
Thomas Sherlock, Il. j. Peter, ID. Liza
kin, c. X. Holiday, George B. Wilbur
William Gurrier. ~. ~. -.
The directors passed through here on
Friday last on their way to Wichita, on
tour of inspection of the route beyond
this place, and returned on Monday.
The Commonwealth informs us fur
ther, that it is the intention of ths COM
pany to prosecute the work vigorously
to Emporia and beyond. The executive
committee have been instructed to make
arrangements for securing the immedi-
ate completion of the road between At
Gibson and Topeka, The company have
already expended upwards of six hun
bred thousand dollars directly from the
pockets of the members, on the work
that has been performed thus far. No
bonds have been sold as yet, though 1t
is expected that a large amount will be
disposed of, which will yield to the COM
pany all the funds their immediate ne
cessities require. The company are do
ingnobly, and are entitled to the respect,
goodwill and cooperation of the peo-
l.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

this force even when thus famiIiarized.
1t is mysterious, incomprehensibIe
power, exercised by all large bodies over
smaller ones, and we give to Il, for want
of better one, the name of gravitation.
The earth wields this same force over
all things material ON or near its SIR
face. Could it be annihilated, we, and
everything else on the globe, solids,
liquids and gases would start forth from
mother earth ON an endless voyage to
the sun, moon or stars-we know not
whittier.
The earth is very large body; some
of the planets are many times larger.
To hold in perfect balance all these huge
masses, the Sun itself must necessarily
be immense In size. Let us try to OBJ
tam some idea of its magnitude.
The ancients used to speculate as to the
size of the Sun, a great curiosity in refer
ence to the matter being especially man
ifested by the Grecian philosophers. A
very great diversity of opinion obtain
ed; one old philosopher maintained
j
be-" another (Anaxagoras) commended
that it was as large as all Greece, but
was numerically scoffed at for holding
to such an absurdity another of these
wise men, Anaxamander, we believe,
had the misfortune to be forever dis.
graced for his audacity in asserting that
it was his opinion that the Sun was
twenty-eight times as large as our earth.
What would these scoffers have said if
it could have been proved TO them, as it
can be to US to-day, that if the earth
were laid on the Sun itwould cover or
ly one thirteeB-thousandth part Of its
apparent surface? The earth has a DE-
ameter of nearly. 5000 miles; the Sun.
of nearly million-in round numbeFs,
$4,000 miles. The eaPth's cireumfer-7
ence is about $4,000 miles; the SUMS
about 100000. BY railway, at therate
of forty miles an hour aIperson could
travel round the earth in about twenty
six days; it would take about eight
years, at the same rate of speed, to Cir
cumnavigate1 the Sun: The moon is
nearly 100000 miles. The distance
across the moons orbit is, therefore,
nearly q half million ofmiles, Now the
Sun is SO large body that it would en-
tirely I'LL up the moons orbit, ana pro-
ject beyond it on all sides into space al
most as far again, If a statue five feet
in height represented the earth, a similar
statue representing the Sun would be
over 1,200 miles high. .a.'si" f'S-
We have given nothing in this article
but results, without attempting to pur-
sue any connected course of reasoning.
1t might be of INTEREST," to know IN what
way the Suns magnitude has been as
certained, by what methods men of sci
ence have been enabled to make their
deductions. We shall have something
to say about this hereafter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

AIERTTED PRAIsE.--Col. Elijah Sells,
of Douglas county, receives the follow
ing merited complimentary notice from
the Topeka Daiiy Record, and we take
pleasure in endorsing it TO the fullest
extent o8A9sf6 sla7 o.l
1fi"MF. Pierce stated ON the floor of the
House yesterday that Mr.. L. Sells had
done more work as Chairman of the
Cornfnittee of Ways and Means than
any and all other members. This is no
more than f. deserved. Mr.. Sells has
been hard working member on the
floor and In the Committee room, and
has shown great aptitude for business
We are not in the habit of putting
everybody for doing their duty, but Mr.
Sells. certainly has been a valuable
member of the House and done himself
and his constituents credit. We say
this without rehecting upon others, for
our readers know that the Record has
given the present Legislature praise
while others have been ridiculing it
Taken as body, if no mistakes are
made hereafter, this Legislature will
rank as one of the best, If not the best
that ever convened in Kansas" '
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
FROM CREsswELL.

Capt. G.. II. Norton lately arrived from
this new settlement on the Arkansas.
He reports buffalo abundant within one
days ride; deer, antelope, and wild tur-
KEYS daily visible. Several parties from
Illinois and elsewhere have passed
through town within n few days, on
their way to this point. Coal has been
discovered within two miles of Cress-
well; in how large quantities is not yet
known. 1t is in the bed of a stream,
aud nearly covered with sand The
fragments taken out are clean, brittle,
and burn with a brilliant flame. Cress-
well has beautiful site and capitall To-
cation for business. The Osages are not
in that vicinity now. They are perfect
Iy quiet and peaceable, being powerless
in the presence of soigroat OF
settlers as are now pouring into this re-
gion. ii1-fsl
No town in Kansas has better pros
pect for the great trade of the border
The company have reserved some 4Ot
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

Rev. John McClintock, d. d., one of
tho leading men not only OF the NJ. T.,
Church but in the Christian world, died
in New York last week, in the fifty
sixth year of his age. He was q gradu-
ate of the University of Pennsylvania,
n minister of the Gospel in New Jersey,
Prof of Mathematics in Dickinson Col
lege, the author in connection with Prof.
Crooks, of a "Greek Grammar" First
and second books in Latin and Greek"
STANDARD works in many of our colleges)
and an 'Introduction to Latin STYLE"
editor for eight years of the Methodist
Quarterly ReUiew, President of Troy
University, N. Y, a minister at one
time to St. Panlis church, N. Y, and at
another time to the American Chapel
at Paris, France, and President of the
Theological Seminary at Madison, New
Jersey. At the time of his death he
was editing, in connection with DIR.
Strong, Biblical Encyclopedias, ofwhieh
three volumes have already been given to
the public. This was intended by this
great man as the browning work of his
eventful life. The whole religious
world mourns deeply his loss.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
DOWN. DOWN.

Gold has gone down, down, until
within the past week it touched Sill,
and ranged from there to S1.13. This
is received throughout the country as
cheering news. In fact, a telegram in
forms us that several houses in Roches-
ter New York have resumed specie
payment. The Administration is jubi-
liant. Upon this subject the Chicago
Tribune remarks: go
AL the efforts of merchants and OPP
orators, of holders of dry goods, wheat,
breadstuffs, and cotton, have been COM
bined to hold it up to Sl25, or,
failing in that, to $l.20. But they
can no more hold it than Canute could
restrain the tide. All their efforts to
sustain the premium have been at their
own loss, and, unless the operators in
gold can see some good reason to be-
ieve that our exportable cotton, bread
stuffs, petroleum, and our new product
of gold from the West, must very soon
fall off, the holders of gold will have no
resource but to realize while they can,
and any general effort to realize in the
present state of the market would bring
gold down to 10, at which figures silver
would probably come into circulation.
The causes which govern the decline are
behind and above the spectators, and
they can only save themselves and make
profit by operating in accordance with
these natural causes. If the country
would but realize that the quickest, sur
est road to an abundant currency Is to
bring gold to par, and so add to the &C
tual volume Of our currency the $780,
OO0yO00 now being painfully held and
carried as 3 dead and losing commodity,
the efforts of our commercial cOmmuni-
ty would be for fall in gold, instead
of against it. The moment gold touches
par and comes again into general circu'
lation, it will be found that we have
more money in the country than we
know what to do with. Suspended
enterprises of every kind will move for
ward cautious and faghtened capital
lists will become bold ;men now crouch
| ing under q sense of danger will tinC
that the last shot is fired and the war j!
Tended. So it has been in other countries
on q resumption of specie payment, and
SO It must be here. We1ook with hope
for the day when the enormous hoard
of gold now being held by the merchants
of New York shall be thrown upon thu
market, breaking utterly, and sending
the yellow coin again into circulation
twill prove day of redemption no
only for greenbaeks, but for all the PEG
i pie. r- .i.l.,ag, .5fe...., s-........s.-.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
STATE NEWS.


The State Agricultural Society. at
their meeting in Topeka last week voted
to hold the next State Fair at TT. Scott,
As an inducement, that city offered
the Society So, 800. If the Fort viii
now run a railroad across to Humboldt
by the time the fair is held we will be
there. Otherwise we can't promise
The following figures show the semi
annual disbursement of school money
for March, 1870. We clip from the To-
peka Record:
Allen County, SI,676,6O; Anderson
County, l,627,il; -Atchison, sos, 30 /;
Bourbon, 4,2S6, ~ Brown, 1,S73, SO but
Ter, BIZ ,0S; Clay .227, %; Chase, 600,
IS Cherokee, 3,374,n; Cloud, 265, ga !;
Coffey, 1.8S6,6S; Davis, sS12,O4; Dickin-
son, 1S9. s.; Marshall, ], 594,74 Marion,
3,S85,47; Morris, 639, 30; Nemaha, 1,
Ill, 95; Neosho, 2,52096; Usage, ISIS,
GO; Ottawa, 2S0,1S; .PottawatQmies 2,
099, 20 |; Republic, l43,42 Riley, l,lG5,34
Saline, b54,49; Shawnee, 3660,54 Wa
h6unsee, E62,55; Washington, 1851 ;
WOodson, 9S4, "a; ! Wyendotte, 3,223,92
Deniphan, 5,Q5S,S0; Douglas AS2A6S
Ellsworth, 929a; franklin, 3 1875
Greenwood. S92,s4; jackson, LIZ, 10
Jefferson, 4,l9l so; johnson, 4,66I Is;
I4abette, 2,302,60; Leavenworth, 1924
So; Linn, 3,750,13: Lyon, 2y069, 40
Marion, l7l,70.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

The "Home for Friendless Women
in Leavenworth, received from the late
Legislature an appropriation of $1,000
to aid the institution. 1t is under the
charge Of the christian women of all de-
nominations, in that city,, and 1t is
hoped by this aid to overcome all the
financial difficulties which have hereto
fore been in the way of the success of
the enterprise. The society have alrea-
dy succeeded in rescping from ruin
several women, found for them excel
lent homes, and turned them in the
paths of future virtue and usefulness
We do not believe any one having the
best welfare of humanity at heart will
regret the trifle of tax which he or she
will have to pay. to aid the noble object
of this institution. The appropriation
was principally obtained through the
influence and untiring energy Of Mrs
Liggett aud Mrs. Cushman, of Leaven
worth, and Mrs. Senator Cobb, of Wy
andotte. These deserve and viii receive
the thanks of the friendless and all who
lore humanity, for their unselfish ant
.self-saerifcing efforts to build up an in
stitution which we hope may becom'
very useful in rescuing waywar(
souls from destruction. ssafE
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

lots to give away as bounties to those
who shall make improvements on the
town site. This offer is unprecedently
liberal. For the production of live
stock, fruit and hood crops, this Arkan-
sas Valley leads Kansas. We can scarce
ly doubt that the Usage title will be ex-
tinguished before the end of the pres
ent session of Congress. Here is field
for enterprise. Capt. Norton returned
with a considerable party last Monday.
Beautiful mill sites, any number of
excellent farms, lodges of the finest
magnetism limestone, excellent CONNER
cial advantages await the settler at and
near Cresswell. Fs-,T !s
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

A streak of sunshine breaks through
the cloud. Congress has commenced
the work of publication in its own
body. b. f. Whittemore, earpet-bag
member from South Carolina, ofwhom
it was charged and proven that he had
sold the appointment of cadetships in
West Point and Annapolis for $3.50
has been Smoked out" To save being
expelled he resigned. Let the good
work go on. Spare not until every cor
rupt rascal is turned out of Congress,
no difference If there is not a quorum
left. Among thirty-nine members who
voted to postpone action in the matter,
we notice the name of Hon. Sidney
Clarke, of Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

A California paper says wagons are
now being shipped to that State from
South Bend, Indiana. They are sold
for S11O to $50. 1t says the same wag-
ons cannot be made in that State for less
than $500, and that the matter causes
considerable excitement among wagon
makers IN that State,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

The State Printer, Mr.. Prouty, receiy
ed much praise during the session of
the last Legislature for the promptness
and excellent manner in which all the
State work was done. He has spent
many thousands of dollars in
preparing for book and job work, and
when the machinery and type already
ordered arrives, the Commonwealth win
DC one of the most thorough printing
houses west of st. Louis. Prouty as
State Printer is the "right man in the
right place. .-l dad t.sg -ey
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
Senator Brownlow publishes. a card

Senator Brownlow publishes q card
in the Knoxville Wing, in which he de-
clares himself in favor of asetting aside
the present State Government of Ten.
nessee, the doings of the State Conven-
ton and the present Legislature, and
appointing a military Governor sup
ported by national troops, in order to
put a stop to the wholesale murder of
white and colored Unionists.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

The people Of California are glory
ing in the plentiful showers of rain with
which they have just been blessed. Far.
mers had almost despaired of the wheat
crops, for the reason that no rain has
fallen there since the latter part of last
October.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
Neiiee 10 Contractors and Builders.

0EALED proposals 70 build school house
- (eitzser frame or stone in District No. a.
Lyesz county. Khnsas, will be reeels 81 BY the
M T;iesdav. the 18th day OF March, 1910.
Plans and EbeeiG1atious will be found at the
house OF n W. Kfkendall, where bids viii be
received bfi1e Board reserves the right TO re-
jeet any and all bids. JAMES MILES,
0-IO District Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
Dissolution Notice. ]

YEyHE eo-partnership heretofore existing un-
der the name and firm Of Paul Murray,
Earsis q Ca.s Is thts day dissolved by mutual
consent All parties having dealings with said
EfHf will make settlement with 80
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

Wyoming Territory is doing more
for women than the whole coun-
try besides 1t recognizes the inalien-
able rights of women to the fullest OK
tent. With Theodore TiltOn, it holds
that in this country there should be no
color and no sex. The judiciary of
the above Territory sustains the right
of women to serve as grand jurors. A
panel consisting of ladies was drawn
to serve as jurors the other day, when
motion was made to qnAsh the panel,
but did not prevail. A lady bailiff was
appointed. Chief Justice Howe deliV-
cred an eloquent address. The ladies
were triumphant throughout.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

The State levy for next year is eight
mills-two mills less than last year.
The appropriations amount to from
Sl25,0O0 10 $4,000 less than they
did last year. II is believed, with the
large levy and the decrease in the ap-
preparations, that State scrip will be
worth its face by the time of the July
payments, or at least, that those who
hold 1t will not have to suffer a shave
of more than q. feto cents on the dollar.
Spectators would only pay eighty
cents during the winter for scrip, bnt
SO soon as the levy was made by the
Legislature, it went up to ninety and
ninety-two cents on thedollar.)
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11
1i.t Of stootholasr. d Elnperis, Ksala...

Alexander Bailey, Grocer; Z. B, Reyton.
Lawyer; g. VI, Frederick, Real Estate Agent;
James =. Hinkic, Specu1ator; c. b. Baehei1er,
j. K. Finley, Capitalists; z. Hoiderzaan,
Hardware Merchant; Fl. L. Keznper, Tebae-
e0nist; p. n. F0otes, Probate Judge; ". j..
Roberts, Farmer; A. ii. Britton, Builder;
j. c. Frsker, Dry Goods Merchant; Jacob
stetler, Editor "Enporfa Eews;s' PAID Beck.
Builder; A. A. Newnlan, Dry Goods Mer-
chant; 7. c. Hill, Capitalist. loft
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

A general sympathy is expressed for
Alice Gary, the poetess, who is lying
dangerously ill at her residence in New
York. She has been an invalid for many
years, and her disease is insidious, pain
full and incurable, greatly affected by
changes in the weather, and certain to
eyentuate in death. +i-frfs- --.r. h. e-,5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

Before this adjournment takes Mace,
allow me to say, that the strongest
words in our language arr, too weak to
express the grateful feelings of my
heart for the uniform courtesy and con-
sideration with which you have treated
me, officially and personally. desire
here to tender to you my heartfelt
thanks for the flattering manner in
which you have seen fit to alIude to my
poor services as your presiding officer,
by the several resolutions adopted
unanimously, believe, by you this
morning. aa- y - lttaaz
Appropriate remarks were also made
by Mr.. Larimer, Mr.. Jenkins, Mr.. Car
penter and Mr.. Broadhead, when The
question ives carried, and the Senate ad-
journed sine die. fs 5'asi@ s.iI sob
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-11

Saturday, March 5, 1870.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-31
To Females.

When a female is In trouble, or afflicted
with disease, as weakness of the back and
limbs, pain in the head, dimness of sight,
loss Of muscular power, palpitation Of the
heart, irritability, nervousness, extreme urin.
airy difficulties, arrangement of digestive func-
tons, general debility, vagintis, all diseases OF
the womb, hysteria, sterility and all other
diseases peculiar to females, she should go or
write at once to the celebrated female doctor,
W. X. Doherty, at his Medical Institute, and
consult him about her troubles and disease.
The Doctor is effecting more cures than any
other Physician in the State of California.
Let no false delicacy prevent you, but apply
Immediately and save yourself from painful
safferings and premature death. Married La
dies, whose delicate health or o:hei circum.
stances prevent an increase in their families,
should write or call at DR.. W. X. Dohcrty's
Medical Institute, and they will receive every
possible relief and help. The doctors Offices
are so arranged that he can be consulted with.
out fear of observation.