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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-11-03
A STARTLING THEORY.

We hate to be ciphered out of exis-
tence, even to confirm the infalIibility
of science, and sometimes blindly pre-
fer to believe that figures will lie. Now
is good time to use our negative
credulity. Alphonse Adhemar, q cele-
brated mathematician, starts Q theory
that the earth is covered by a deluge
once in 1O.5O0 years on the following
calculations: During that cycle one
pole of the earth enjoys seven days
more sunshine than the other, and at
present we have seven more days in the
northern hemisphere than the southern,
which means two hundred years OF
freezing at one pole against two hun
dred years of melting In the other. The
effect of this is to form such an immense
mass of ice at the less favored end Of
the globe as to change the form of the
planet, and displace its gravity for a
league or so. This displacement draws
to the ice-bound regions almost all the
seas and oceans, and eventually causes
a change in the oscillation of the earth,
SO SO to reverse the order of things, and
bring the greater power of the sun up
on the frozen region. Then suddenly
as the pent-up waters in an Alpine val
ley burst their barriers and destroy a
village, so this gigantic polar glacier by
its disruption overwhelms 9 hemis-
phere. As proof of his theory he
points to the effects of the Ast or
Noah's food, and reckoning from the
in the year 1858, A. D. We are not
personally interested, of course, unless
it should happen about resurrection
time, but we are supposed to have
a little consideration for onr descend.
ants. r. a...g--r.-.
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KANSAS FRUIT.

A remarkable display of fruit is now
on free exhibition in the library of the
horticultural society on fremont street.
1t consists of q collection of about one
hundred and thirty varieties of apples
raised in Kansas, the greater part in
Douglas county, in which Lawrence is
situated, and q few in Franklin and
Jefferson counties. The varieties are
the same as are produced on our soil,
with the addition of q few which are
supposed to be natives of Kansas. As
rule, however, the specimens are
much larger than those raised in the
East, and in flavor and keeping they
are not inferior. The trees grow in
the ordinary rich loan, and blossom as
early as April %, the earliest fruit being
picked about the middle of July. The
trees attain bearing power very quick
ly, and grow larger than in the East.
The collection was originally about $50
varieties, and was brought east by Mr.
E. A. Coleman, one of the Kansas pio-
neers, who left Boston II years ago and
and settled with his family near Law
renee, directly between two tribes of
Indians, and when there was not a
house in Lawrence. The apples were
raised by himself and neighbors, and
are brought here to dispel the doubt
which has existed in regard to the
fruit-growing capacities of Kansas. 1t
certainly does clear away all such
doubts, and shows that with the fine
season which is generally granted the
fruit farmers in Kansas, and their fer
tile soil, New England and the Eastern
section of the country must look to
their laurels. The exhibition is we'll
worth a visit. a portion of it was
shown in connection with the Institute
Fair recently, in New York, and at
tracted much attention. Some of the
apples weigh as high as Jwenty-seven
characterization Advertiser.
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WOMAN $ UFFRAGE IN WYOMING.

The accident, for such it was, by which
woman suffrage became the law of
Wyoming, happend In this way: The
President of the Council of the first Ter
ritorial Legislature of Wyoming strolled
into the Secretary one morning in Nov
ember, $50, to talk about local politics.
Woman suffrage came in for it's share
of attention. said the Secretary, who
was staunch advocate of woman's
rights:
SsAIr President, do you know you
have the greatest opportunity of any
man in America to immortaiize your
self2" 80 =s-.-,-- .-a s4.-Ets
Chow ~ inquired the president.
"By introducing bill in the Council
extending the right Of suffrage to wom-
en-" replied the secretary. - -.-
"By JoveI I'LL do it. if you'll draw up
the bill, responded the president.
agreed" ausward the Secretary /;
and Mr.. President smiled the quiet smile
of satisfaction incident to the birth of q
new idea, pulled away at his cigar,
straightend him self, and walked to the
Council chamberto ponder on his future
duced and passed the first reading in
the Council-more for the novelt y7and
notorietY than because its members
were in its favor. sl7
In the lower House, however, the bill
met opposition, and became the subject
of earnest discussion on the part of the
minority. The majority looked upon
the whole thing as a joke of the rolliek-
ing Secretary, and were disposed to let
him have his fun, while they would en-
JOY the big supper promised them by
the Secretary If they would pass the bill.
Thus the bill passed the House, not sup.
posing the Council would confirm il on
its final reading. The Council, however,
did pass the bill, whether from indiffer-
ance or to appear CONSTANT with its
former action It is impossible to say, as
1t is equally impossible to account
for most of the laws passed by this Leg
islature on any known hypothesis. But
whether joke or design on the part of
Secretary, the members of the House
were certainly victimized, for they new
er got that big supper. and the bill did
pass. It only waited for the Governors
signature under the great seal of the Ter
ritory to make this bill law In the land.
In few days the bill was returned with
his Excellency's familiar o. K, and wo-
man suffrage became both q fact and a
law in Wyoming. It must be said in
explanation, that the Governor serious
iy supposed himself statesman with
future prospects and like all great men
has his hobbies, one of which is his
official signature, on which he greatly
prides himself, though as uninteliigible
to an American az the Chinese charac-
ters on a package of tea. 1-ets
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CAPT. HALLS ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

A private letter received from q
member of the Arctic expedition under
Capt. Hall in the Polaris, gives an &C
count of the movements of the eXpedi-
ton since last heard from through the
officers of the Congress. The letter is
dated Uppernavik, Sept. 8, and was car
ried thence to Copenhagen by q DAN
ish vessel, whence il was dispatched
to its destination via Hamburg steam
err.
After leaving Disco, where he receiV-
ed his extra stores from the Congress,
Capt. Hall sailed nearly north until he
arrived off the harbor of Proven. He
there went ashore, and was well receiv-
ed by tho Danish authorities. His
principal object was to obtain dogs,
but he succeeded in securing only eigh-
teen, about half of. which were at the
time unfit for service, but may by care
be made valuable. After leaving Pro-
ven, the Polaris sailed for Upernavik,
where she arrived on the Both of Au-
gust. Here he tried to secure the SER
vices of some Esquimaux hunters and
dog-drivers, but was unsuccessful. He
however, obtained some dogs and furs,
which will prove of great value while
in winter quarters. Capt. Hall sailed
from Upernavik on the 9th of Septem-
Der, going north. OF coursc he has moi
since been heard from, and will not
| probably until winter, when he may
send down from winter quarters tC
Disco for supplies. All on board ara
reported well aud confident of success
N. I. Tribune
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SUCCESS OF AN OHIO FARMER IN CAL
IFORNIA.

In tho year 1874 ., a well known and
enterprising farmer of Hanover town
ship, Licking county, being somewhat
embarrassed financially, abandoned his
rugged hills and rich bottoms, and
struck out for California. News of his
great success there frequently reached
and gratified his friends in Ohio; but
here is an item from a recent paper
written by Hon. Z. W. Potwin, of
GAINESVILLE, after his recent return from
the Pacific coast, that gives fuller de-
tails than heretofore seen:
A"Colonel HOLSTER, former citizen
of Licking county, emigrated to Cali
fornia shortly after its acquisition by
means, but an indomitable will and
great perseverance. He began in .
small way near Los Angeles, raising
sheep and cattle. His present posses
sions are immense. From reliable
statement made to me, give you the
results of his labor. He has an almond
grove covering seven hundred acres,
and over sixty thousand almond trees
yielding fruit. He has planted and is
successfully growing one hundred thou
sand orange, lemon and olive trees. Had
at one time over one hundred and fifty
thousand head of sheep and cattle /;
owns about one hundred thousand acres
of land divided into three ranches. He
has recently purchased in japan twenty
six bushels of japan tea seed, and sent
| over for and obtained two or three
Japanese to cultivate it. and expects to
meet with great success in this new ex-
| pertinent. l mention this instance as
one in many, to illustrate what can be
accomplished by energy, activity and
| BRAIN"
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VOLUME II.
CLEVELAND THREATENED.

That there are being conceived plans
TO effect a general confiagration in this
city can no longer be doubted in the
face of such conclusive testimony as
has been made public. Not only are
suspicious characters seen In every part
of the city, but material easy of igni-
ton has been discovered in different
places, apparently bEzt waiting a favor
able opportunity to be touched of into
rapid combustion to the certain destruc-
ton of property, and perhaps of life.
Late on Tuesday afternoon there was
found in the Cleveland Insurance build
ing, fronting on Superior, Walter and
Union streets, a number of veritable
fire balls, prepared with evident care.
They were composed of candle wick
ing wound loosely around q piece of
wood, longer than broad, notched at
either end and saturated with benzine.
The news spread rapidly through the
city, especially among business men,
and considerable feeling was manifest
through the evening. Special private
watchmen were commissioned to watch
particular buildings and stores, and ex-
traordinary care and vigilence was at
once instituted.
A man residing in the vicinity of
Rockwell school also discovered, on
Tuesday, one of the same contrivances
under his door step, and numerous less
authenticated stories are coming to our
attention. A knowledge of these facts
will induce all citizens to be watchful,
and especially those who have buildings
centrally located. In large number
of the spaces or yards in the rear of the
principal stores of the city, there are
huge piles of straw, boxes and other
combustible material which offer ex-
cellent opportunities to incendiaries,
and it is hardly necessary to say that
such yards should be cleaned out and
ihus the liabilities proportionately re-
moved.-CIereldad, Herald.
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A NORTHERN MIDNIGHT.

The following paragraph is from the
description of a scene witnessed in the
north of Norway, from cliff 1000 feet
above the sea: af
"The ocean stretched away in silent
vastness at our feet; the sound of the
waves scarcely reached our airy look
out; away in the north, the huge OLD
sun swung low along the horizon. We
stood silent, looking at our watches.
When both hands came together at IL,
midnight, the full round orb hung tri-
umphantly above the wave, a bridge of
gold, running due north, spanned the
water between us and him. There he
shcne in a silent majesty that knew no
setting. Combine, if you can, the most
brilliant sunrise and sunset YOU ever
saw, and its beauties will pale before
the gorgeous colors which lift mp the
ocean, heaven and mountain. In half
an hour the sun had swung by percep-
tibly, the colors changed to those of
morning, fresh breeze rippled over
the food, one songster after another
piped up in the grove behind us-we
had slid into another day.
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A "LOST RIyER,-

4 leading article in late number of
the St. Paul Press gave the following
mournful account of the condition of
things at the "head ofnayigation:
"The Mississippi is almost dried up.
The majestic river whose magnificent
volume two thousand miles from its
outlet has been the theme of the
tourists admiration SO broad and deep
that IL seemed some grand estuary of
the sea on which the natives of the
world might ride has shrunk to a mere
ridiculous creek, and it's thin and atten-
uated current crawls lazily, as if it were
ashamed of its shruken shsnks, among
low, red, bare submarine ridges and
beaches of sand that have never seen
the sun before, so far as human knowl-
edge goes, since God separated the wa
tiers from the dry land. The water has
never been so low within the memory
of the oldest inhabitant. Herds of cat.
tie bask in the sunshine on the dry bed
OF the great river ten or fifteen feet un.
der the level of the waters where q few
months ago great fleets of steamboats,
rode at will. Boys with their trowseri
rolled mp to their knees sound will
their feet the grand mysterious depths
which haye enguifed SO many waywart
boys and hapless men whom scciden
or rashness has entapgled in the strong
gwift EaasrtoW."
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to be little faster than q walk, but the
distance between the runners is rapidly
diminishing!
"Hook it, jack hook it'll" begins to
be shouted anxiously.
Jack did shook Il, but all in vain.
A moment more, and the tremendous
Singing strides of the stranger not on
~ carried him past Jack, but to the end
of the race, while Jack had yet q good
ten yards 10 go.
1t was the opinion of many, that had
Jack made as good time before, as he
did after passing the goal, till he got
ont of sight, he would have come q
good deal nearer winning the race.
HHurrah for Shultz!," rose, in wild
yell, from the flash crowd we had, till
now, been plying for their greenness.
"Hurrah for whom 2" inquired of
the prepossessing individual I had lost
my money to-'I thought the gentle
mans name was Squibbs."
'sSquibbs be blowed !" retorted he of
the stripes. "It's nobody but Bill
Shultz, the feetest runner on this or
any other continent"
More money was carried out ofH-
that night, il is safe to say, than would
have paid the town taxes for year.
But can vouch for two good results :
Jack never ran another race.
And your humble servant never made
another bet.
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RETURNED TO STAY--Lately, when
the body of George KIRK was laying at
Wilson S Browns undertaking estab-
lishment on B. Street, Virginia City, a
man who appeared to be stranger in
the city, seeing something OF a crowd
about the door, approached and looked
in at the body living in the coffin.
fr1dan dead 2" asked he of a person
standing near.
Eyes sir shortly answered he who
was questioned.
Fidgetting little, tho stranger tried
1t again: @How did he die ?"
"Hung," was the laconic reply.
"Hung! All, hung himself.7
"No; he was hung by the Vigil
antes."
Stranger again-"What did they hang
him for?"
'He had been notified TO leave the
town, and he came back"
when man has been notified to
leave, can't he come back here again
and stay 2"
"Yes, sir"
"Yesi Then how Is this 20
Well, he came back, AM" -poss;4;,
e The suAR-ayou zee he stgm tSGTi u LII
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BILL1xG's ADVICE TO JoE.-By awl
means, Joe, get married, if you have got
q fair show. Don't stand shivering on
the bank, but pitch in and stick your
he'd under, and the shiver is over. There
amt emmy more trick in getting married
after your redy, than there is in eating
peanuts. Menny man has stood shiv-
ering on the shore till anvil run out.
Don't expect to marry an angle, them
have avn been picked up long ago.
Remember, Joe, you amt saint your
self. Don't marry for buty excloosiye-
" buty lie like ice, awful slippery, and
thaws dredful easy. Don't marry for
luv neither !uv is like q cookinR-stov,
good for nothing when the fuel gives
out. But marry 9 mixture. And let the
mixture be some buty becomingly
dressed, with about $3.50 in her pocket,
q good spelier, neat and handy in the
house, plenty of good sense, tuff con-
stitution and by laws, small feet and a
warm heart. This mixture will keep
dry in emmy climate, and not evaporafe.
If the cork happens to be left on for
two or three nlinuts, the strength amt
all gone. Joe. For hevenis sake don't
marry for pedigree. Thar amt much
in pedigree unless backed by bank
stocks. a family with nothing but
pedigree generally lacks sense.
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THE Rich AND THE PooR.-What is
wealth? Wealth is whatever men can
realize from nature for their sustenance
and enjoyment. Labor is what real
ICES it. Prudence saves from it, and
the savings become capital, which helps
to extend and multiply the operations
of labor, and thus creates more capital.
The wealthy are composed of those
who have inherited property from 9TH
ers, those who have acquired it acct
dentally, and those who have realized
it for themselves. The poor, in like
manner, are composed of those who
have inherited poverty from others,
those who have become poor through
accident, and those who have brought
poverty upon themselves. The most
familiar mode of producing poverty
is by idleness. A man will not work !;
he realizes no wealth he is of course
poor. Or he squanders in some absurd
manner the earnings which he does re-
aliZe, and thus remains equally poor as
If he did not work. The poverty
arising from idleness will only be cura-
BILE, as it has ever been since the begin
ming of the world, by industry. That
which comes from wastefulness will
only be cured by economy.
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Do sor RIDIcuLE CHILDREx.-Chil.
dren often seem to say very absurd
things, for which they are ridicuied or
abashed. Nothing, however, can be
crueler than this I; for the child has mere
iy done what many . philosopher has
done before hiul-jumped to wrong
conclusion; and ii, instead of being rid.
iculed and made to distrust himself, and
tIons before us in future, we had been
at the trouble of carefully examining
his notions, we shonld have discovered
how naturally, perhaps, the idea had
arisen, Or how ingenfously, through G
lack Of knowledge. the little mind had
b It toes4heF fHeonGEaeus things.
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sHERIFF,s SAFE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT By VIE
IN tue OF an order of sale issued out OF the bis
SIlct Court of LYON county. Kansas. bearing date
october II, 1871 and to ne di ccted, I viii AT 2
O'Clock p. Nd on Tuesday, the 2lst day of NoveU-
Der, A. d. 1871, At tho do1r OF the Court House IL
the city OF Emporia. LYON county, Kansas offer
easn IN hand the following GeseI,bod real estate
seven and eight a and e. In block nineiy-tnre<,
$50, In Americas, IN said county and state aforc
said, according 70 tbe recoTeed plat thereof fIef
IN the owcc OF the Register OF Deeds OF said coun
ty to be sold the property of John Terrence and
Barbara A. Terrence. a. the suit OF A a. EximIn5
ton. E II. COATS,
Sheriff OF Lyon county Kansas
Dated this 18th day or October. ISL a1z6
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sHERIFF,s SALE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that by virtue Of an or
~ der Of sale issued out OF the District Court in
and for Lyon county, Kansas. bearing date 0cto-
O m, at the Court House door IN the city of En-
Poria, Lyon county, Kansas, on Tuesday the zsth
day of November. 1871, offer for sale AZ public
auction the highest bidder, for casn IL hand the
following described real estate situated in said
county, to-wit: Lot number seven ~. on Congress
street, In the city of Emporia, appraised at one
hundred dollars to be sold as the property Of
mel Barnes; az the suit Of Sarah Dorseh anu
Peter s. DoTsch. z. II co rs.
1871 Sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas.
State OF Kansas County OF Lyon, city Of Emporia
Before Edward Borton, Justice of tho Peace Of
said city
r. schmidIing and T c. Watson, partnors doing
business under the firm name Of Sehmi6ling i
Watson, plaintiffs,
VS.
J. L Dalton, defendant.
TINE ABOVE ENTITLED DEFENDANT
L Will take notice that on the 10th day OF ITO
Der, A. ID. 1911, the aUove named Justice Of the
Peace Issued an order OF attachment against the
property of said defendant IN ,he above entitled
cause rome hundred and ninety one dollars, and
that said cause will be heard by "a d us ice At 10
O'Clock q. N. on tho sd day Of EUrem er, A D.
1871 kCtsSLE3 q LIZ IL.
~ - Attorneys for laintiGs.
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PUBLICATION NOTICE.

Corn Belle Nickel and Jennie Nickel, Minors
=. W: Hirth, guardian. AID Chester G. Mic.
by Thomas Gordon. guarsiisn, plaintiffs.
William Nickel, Frclcr!ck Nickel arr
Nickel, defendants.
In the District Conrt, I4yoa 60
TTNHE ABOVE EAAs
i have been sued In
the above named Pfa+ u. %.
tifion f1SIed aRHts
Of thozfssE.$ -.
gurtl4 - - 49,
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Advertisements calculated by the inch, in length
of column For cuts and double column display,
sdd IS per cent to above table OF rates. Road No
tees. and ali legal and transient advertising TO be
paid for In advance, except when ordered by our
regular patrons Advertisements from abroad to
be paid IN advance Our rates are Gerry toso In pro-
portion to our circulation, and must be strictly
adhered to-
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters OF admins
n tration were. on October saith, Ie7I, Issued 10
me by this Probate Judge OF L. on county Kansas,
the estate of ID. K. Hardin, late OF said coun j.
deceased. All persona hlVIng elaine against
TO for allowance within Une year from SAID date
or they may be Drecluded from any benefit OF aRid
estate. And II said CLAIMS not present cd with
In three years they win be absolutely debarred-
43-3w n. L HARDIN.
afpf.S
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-NENTRAL LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STA
4, BILE, on 9Th Avenue between commercial and
lcchAnics Street. is now open and ready for Dusi-
Aess and will furnish teams at any time during
lhe day night. Passengers conveyed to any part
OF the country liberal terms- Particular atten-
ION paid to boarding transient stock. WITT
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Emporia, Kan
il sas. ONCE corner OF Commercial street and
Sixth avenue, over Riggs. Dunlap Co.'S bank.
Residence corner of Seventh avenue and Merchant
street. All calls In his professonpromI thy attend
ed to-. WS1 IF
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REAL ESTATE.
=. . . r z Q N.
Real Estate Agent
AND NOTARY PUsLIc.

Over Lasksr & stOll's. 1888 Commercial St.
6APoRIA. KANSAS,
Has the largest and best list Of City
Lots ssOsO offered for sale, for cash,
on time, or lease. slDeeds, mort
gGgcs, 90. drds0ss, USsd GceNOect
see's'se ssRe.g wstf :
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HAWKINS will take notice that on the 18th
IA day Of october. A. d. 1871 EDWARD Borton.
Justice of the Peace of the city OF Emporia. Lyon
county Kansas, issued order q Attachment
aRainst the property VI said Hawkins for 81 dol
lars and 65 cents, In a cause beIort hi a wherein
r. Schmioling and T. c. Watson plat tiff, and
said A. Hawkins Is defendant, and that said cause
will be heard by said Justice at his once In said
city at II O'Clock, m, the SIth day of Novem-
Der, A. ID. 1871. RCGGIEo D Pl-UMB
a auv Ats'ys for Pltns,
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BARGAIN.

ACRES of frst-ciass bottom land IL
~ miles northeast OF Emporia, about IL
acres fenced and broken, acres Of wood and
timber, house l6x24. A nice place Tor nome
and for gardening. Part on time.
BACHELLER & JONES,
u47ltf Real Estate Agents