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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-11
FATTENING FOR THE HAREM.

The London Court Journal tells
about the very curious mode of fatten-
.ng for the imperial harem practiced in
Morocco. You take a plump young
damsel of about fourteen, with ten
dency to obesity-few MooFesque girls
are without such tendency-and you
shut her up in q room of which the
windows are carefully darkened by
heavy curtains of green, silk. You
cause yonr plump young daTnseI to sit
cress.legged on Q divan, and then, hay
ing by your side a bowl of couscoussou,
or moistened meal rolled into balls, You
cram her during o certain number of
hours each day with as many Of these
balls as she can conveniently swallow.
We'll crammed, the Emperor of Morocco
will pay an exceedingly handsome
price for her. That nothing may inter
fere with the due conduct of the fatteTl-
ing process, q black nurse stands be-
hind the incipient favorite with a mau-
frank, or big stick, much used in Moor
ish domestic econymy I; and If the pa
tient Hanifests any reluctance 10 swal-
low the balls of eouseonssoR she is i'm
mediately and numerically thrashed.
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A MORE REMARKABLE BIRTH NOT ON
RECORD.

The Commonwealth of this morning
conlains the following, which excels in
romantic interest any circumstance at
rending the birth of a human being
since the creation of our first parents !:
ION the arrival of the P. NJ. train
on the Kansas Pacific Railroad yester-
day, Conductor Phelps notified officer
Streetor that q lady was on the train
very sick and needed some assistance.
The woman was found in the saloon of
the car in great distress, with her son,
Previous to this the conductor had no.
ticcd her go to the saloon three or four
times. She was placed in the omnibus
rnd conveyed to the National Hotel,
and DIR. Rodgers was called.
When the eastern bound train left
the depot, the construction train fol-
lowed after and stopped at CalhOuns.
Bluff. While loading the stone at the
bluf, Conductor Kingsley ae he relates,
heard noise which he supposed to be
cats, but upon further investigation he
found boy baby laying upon the track
between the ties. He picked up the
adventurous youth, put spare shirt ON
him and ran the train back to city and
delivered him to his mother. 81. .
The woman'R trunk had been ticketed
~ sAC OOA0OA 11Ok6Cs IL He9S -SCA1b 4OE
and in it was found Q complete ward
robe for the offspring. She 10 a lady
about thirty years of age, was well
dressed and apparently very respectable
and none of the parties who assisted
her have any doubt as to her entire in
nocence in the matter. For some time
after she was taken to the hotel abe was
very weak, but when restored toacon-
sciousness she said her name was wells !;
that she came from Lawrence aud was
on the way to her brother, who lives
about two miles faom Buriingame. She
also said that she supposed the jolting
of the car and having to nurse her son
almost the entire distance from Law
renee, brought ON the birth premature
ly, as she was not expecting the little
stranger so soon:~ The babe received &
slight bruise ON the head in Iafliag from
the saloon. alszsssEsz Cd
OH1eer Streetor and the IAilaoad OIL
GERS were greatly elAted oyer ne salya-
ton of the babe- and zzere a PEoztd Ss
though il beloRged to them.z Condncs
tor -Kingsley certainly oHght to have
the naming OF that boy. The mother
and babe are doing we'll and we can be
assured that every attention. viii be
given them at the National HOTEL
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THE STATE u,lss1yERsrrY-FALL TERM

+ An advertisement, which will be
found in another column, announces
to all whom it may concern that. the
next session OF this institution viii be-
gin at nine a. m. Wednesday, the 9Th OF
September. ase lG 958o eEs r.
We take great pleasure in being, able
to assure our readers that the Uniyers-
ity is rapidly approaehing the proud po
sition which all the friends of free COL
legiate education in Kansas wish it to
occupy. 0peniag in September, 1866,
With faculty of only three instructors,
and an attendance Of only fifty students
It has already reached the high degree
Z of eMcIency ana prosperity Indicated
hy It's Hast annual scatalo0ue,s (which
shows fac1ltYfef nine Instructors, an
AgRregate attendance OF, Two hundred
and t2enty-seven students representing
twenty three counties OF Our own State
and atWeivo States and Territories, and
q collection OF apparatus adequate to
the wants of complete courses of in
struction in experimental and natural
philosophy, laboratory practice in
chemistry, observatory and field prac-
ltiee in astronomy, and Office and field
practices in surveying aad engineering.
| It's Immediate prospects OF Increased
efficiency and usefulness are very en-
couraging. The present faculty will,
in q few days, be increased by the addi-
| ton OF two new professore-one Of free
hand and mechanical drawing, and the
ether Of chemistry and physics. The
collection OF apparatus viii be supple
meAted by large number Of new in
strusnents for the use of students in
Laboratory practice, i'm the sciences of
Hight, heat, sound and electricity. The
prospects Of increased attendance dur
| ing the cOming year are unusually good.
| President Fraser informs us that, dur
| ing the half-year just passed, he has re-
ceiyed more than twice the number Of
letter. OF inquiry and application re-
eeived during Che years 1893 and 1870.
But more Important than anything we
have mentioneds In Its bearings upon
the future prospects Of the University,
IL the fact that the new building Is be-
| ing pashed On towards completion IS
| fast Is the funds on hand permit. The
whole of the north wing. including the
north stairway and dome, viii be forth
with placed in the hands of the carpen-
tier, pIasterer and plumber, for interior
/ finish. We are assured that in Septem-
Der next, at least two lecture rooms and
four lsbratory rooms viii be ready Tor
use. That viii make large and very
fyaluable addition 10 the room accoAI-
mode4ions now in possession OF the
! University journal.
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FOUL PLAY susPEcrED.
An OId Topekan interested.

Some time ago Col. Thomas Butler,
formerly of Topeka, now of NeoshO
county, and member of the Legislature
in '69 and 10, advised his son to leave
home and try his luck. The son con-
cluded to go and his father gave him
$3.50 in money, 8 horse, saddle aud bri-
die. Denver was the objective point
and the Colonel told his son to keep
him posted and he would send him
money IL he needed il. A young man,
nineteen years OF age. who worked fol-
the Colouel went with bis son. Moth.
ing was heard from them for sone time
when one day, by some means or other
the Colonel learned that two men had
been hung in Missouri, answering the
description of his son and the young
man who went with him.
The Colonel at once proceeded to the
place and ascertained that man and s
boy had been hung there /; and q horse
saddle and bride were shown him
which he identified as tie same be had
given to his son. He had the bodies ex.
humed, one of them was the boy who
had accompanied his son from home
and the other was an entire stranger Il
him. On the person OF this boy hG
! found letter addressed to himself il
/ the handwriting of his son, poke
knife and some other trinkets belonging
| to his son.
Upon further inquiry he learned tina
/ his son, his companions and the stranger
had started together from 3 certain
house in Missouri, and his eon fearins
that all was not all right told them h
would go no further. He turned bacI
i and they said they would follow him
This WAS the last time the parties Wer
iseen together. It is supposed that the!
killed his son and thAf the Yigilanc
committee hung them. The Colonel j
there making further investigations
4 Commonwealth.
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MICHIGAN. WHEAT DETERIoRAT1NG.

The Detroit Commercial Bulletin, in
reference to the Michigan wheat crop,
says: "Most old dealers can RENE EElber
the period when our fall wheat was the
glory of the Union, and celebrated all
over the country for its richness and
weight. We have little reason even
now to complain of our. position as q
wheat growing State. Bnt there is q
decrease apparent in our DAY, not only
in the fairness of the berry, but the full
meas of the juices. Old farmers shake
their heads and say that wheat of to-day
Is 'detefiorating, like the generation OF
to-day. Michigan cannot grow az good
men as those original heroes, the first
settlers; they are not fed on IS good
wheat as their fathers. The foreigner
who comes from Scandinavia say our
winter wheat is not equal to his. This
hurts our pride. We do not think this
stranger from the higher ATTITUDES,
where bears and seals are supposed to
consort with reindeer and Lapianders,
can judge the quality of wheat. This
claim of superiority for the cereal of
Europe is, however, more than super
stition. 1t is q fact justified by exper-
inence. We have ourselves noted the
differcnce-indefinab in some cases, it
is true, but none the less assured-be-
tween various kinds of food in Europe
and America, and even in portions of
the Nofth American continent. For it
lie fact that the wheat of Vermont diff
fers greatly from the wheat of CaIifor-
mia, and in the fringes which surround
the alka1i plains of Mexico, and the
pampas which lie to the south of them,
there is . perceptible deterioration in
the quality of any wheat grown. It is
thinner, harder and dryer Perhaps in
no particular is this more apparent than
Id the different quality Of oats. In the
States which are known Is producing
light eats, the mushlmade from the CO.
real has 2 chippy taste, and the favor is
watery and poor. On the other hand,
the food made from the Scotch oats is
rich and full and, although grown from
the same clayey sediment upon the
eRrth's crust, Its superiority more than
explains why the Scotchman sticks with
such pertinacity to his haggis.
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THE PETROLEUM TRADE.

70
/ Inc exports OF petroleum in 1870
; were thlrty-seven per cent. greater
than those OF the previous year, and
nearly all this increase, of thlrty-seven
per cent, Is accounted for by the ship
ments from the port of New York.
Inc total exports from the United
states IN 1910 were 14,z0S,l55 gallons.
1,660.OOO IN 1850, and IS, 28i 600 gallons,
IN dS6S showing an increase of nearly
I4SvUo,uO IN TWO years. The hrs. sale
noticed for export was in May, 1861 !,
when 10000 gallons were sent to for
i eign markets. Antwerp, which has
since led all other ports in the importa-
ton OF petroleum, took in that year 81
Oh gallons, increasing the amount in
the following year. more than 100000
gallons. Great Britain took $4,000
tgafions In 1861, and in 1852 increased
ner importation to 3,23SOO0 gallons.
/ ten yeare-fromI 1,5OOsOO in 1850 to
~. VOO,UU6 IN tSI0-is q wonderful ex-
E1lbI1. not only on account OF the rapid
ineNe1oPment 81 the OIL interest, but
also Decanse. the yearly increase has
been steady; Inc daily average pro-
ruct OF me Fs1nsyIxan1a OH district IN
DeSeinDeF, LOO, was 10,AV barrels OF
Lorty.tnree galions eacn IN the same
EionLn y, AoWN was !o'z14 barrels,
| e ar - =: ~ O-AN -.
" ne MeIs IN tnat region: In regard
70 70 tIe no ~ S:cohsumption' II Is esnma-
| .ea LII II Is e41Ai 70 one mar the
9uaInsr e1poreu, maAihg III rouna
kaiI nCa ~ an sregate consumption OF
o,.11"ns ss,g ge,ions a annGaiyi rms en-
u o. ss.aio % 4 IceAonIng the price al
gu $500 VI sMeh.y Genus per gail0n,
lnoP M eo . ts.iue VI noFe tnan S4z,-
$1,000 .1I q single Year-ceItalhiy
i1 A1 ~ Ietutn io[ prouueC IN
SHOWN !. ~ e2 L Ien years ago.
AZ nigIL De tn.eresting 70 inquire
NV Much UI tns vast export was
snlPpeu. In IIOsnurgn, ana what tne
PEos2ecs as 1or OFT CITY roaming ATS
posltion as 1eao1ng manufacturer of
renneo petroleum.. l
,o ~ inc o,OSO.OO barrels consumed IN
aSH' OUT 6 I'm III t1Nrnishe1 ABOUT one
IA. I.n, or $1,000 s<yfNsAO psrrSis: Ihelr capac,
I rcy 10 aDous uouDte tnls amount, ana
.or s ~. Eeaspn OF announcer tney nave nays
T p:..I Tus one naII OF Inc tIme: IN Ioo5,
fstsDhTgn MADE nearly all or the REIN
eo oil snipPed from or consumed in
the Onlted states. Cleveland now
mahuiactures nearly double the quantl-
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INTERVIEWING THOs. A.HESDRlcKs,


Some Democrat recently enter
viewed" Mr.. Hendricks-the object be-
ing 10 ascertain how he stood in regard
to the "new departure" dodge, and if. Il
Is his intention to be q candidate for
nomination for the Presidency. From
this interview, VIC learn that Mr.. Hem
bricks IL OF the opinion thst the Democ-
racY generally will, ere q great while,
embrace the new departure dogma; and
that it could hardly be expected that a
"new movement like this should meet
with universal approval all at once" II
will be a miracle, indeed, If small
number of the party viii, within the
nextten years, get around to anything
like standpoint so sensible. 1t is to
all intents and purposes, a dodge" OF
scheme of the leaders to hoodwink thC
rank and file into tho support of meas.
nres, which are really radical, vainiy be.
lieving that sufficient number of Re
publicans, through the cry of 'corrup
toni let's have q changed" will ioiI
them, thus enabling thcm to again fois
themselves upon the people as rulers
1t is this, and nothing else. But thu
rank and file must have credit for per
tinaciOasly adhering to the ''ancien
land marks, and are exceedingly Iotl
to deviate therefrom-in fact, rarely
ever do SO if they know it. So wo con
clude that Mr.. Hendricks predictiou
Ia scarcely worth consideration.
During the course of The Interview
Mr. Hendricks stated that he would no
object TO act as the standard bearer il
the next Presidential election. 1t may
therefore, be set down that he is an as
Pirant for the candidacy.
Let Thomas A. Hendricks go be
fore the people as q candidate for tn
high Office, and while appealing 70
votes, promulgate the sfneW departure
dodge, and he will most certainly e
out OF the contest, even more completl
scooped than was Seymour in the las
campaign.
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SUPERSTITION OF VAMPIRES.

a' Tho Pail Mall Gazette says: From q
case now before the high tribunal at
Berlin we learn that the superstition OF
vampires-corpses who are supposed to
rise from their graves at night and suck
the blood of those with " HON tlley held
intercourses in Iife--is still general
among the Poles aud, Magy8rs. a Po-
Iish gentleman died at his country seat
at ROslasin In February last, leaving his
family in excellent health "A few
weeks after his death, &c however, his
eldest son was suddenly sad unaccoRnt-
ably taken i'll, his short sickness ending
in death. Similar cases, though not
fatal, occurred amoag his near relatives.
1t was at once agreed thai. tho deceased
must be q vampire, and that his visits
were the cause of their repeated illness.
To save himself from the fate of his
brother, the second son determihed to
apply the supposed only remedy, viz
to exhnme the body, cut off the head and
lay il with the feet, while another per-
son was to collect the blood issuing
from the wound to give to the remain
ing relatives to drink. He obtained the
assistance of q laborer. naturally at q
heavy price, but was prevented on his
first expedition by the Interference of
the parish priest. The next attempt
was more successful, the, deed was &C
compIished. Il had been observed,
however, by some person in the village,
and was thus brought to the knowledge
of the authorities. The absurd super
stition threatens to cost the desecratoF
of the churchyard q three months' i'm
prisonment. That was the verdict in
the first instance, and though the Court
Of Appeals has cancelled Che sentence,
the High Tribunal seems resolved to
confirm is. $50
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

FIIO whom u may concern: Public notice Is
Il hereby given that the undersigned, the lAwtnl
heirs OF Ames II. MeFall deceased, have made APP
lore the United States Land COmmisAiOner at
Washington, ID. C., for q reissue OF Government
Patents to them rs such heirs, for the south eSst
quarter ami the east half OF the northeast quarter
and the southwest quarter OF the northeast quarter
OF section seventeen uT, in township twenty COY,
Of range twelve 2), In Lyon county, State OF Kan
sas. Said lands were located at Lecompton, March
%. 1880 under Military Bounty Land Act of March
8, 1885, by said James II. McFall, GAd patenS Is
sued therefor 20 him In the name Of James H. Nc
Call by mistake, which patents were destroyed by
lre when the land Office was burned At Topeka
Kansas. about q year ago.
THOMAS p MCCALL
DAVID NJ. McRALL.
JOHN MCCALL.
V2S-GU BENJAMIN +. MCCALL
ELIZA A. ZELL.
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STRAYED.

ERoM my premises on the I'd of April last,
10 two horses; one n bay IL years old, with
bob tail, and little stiff In the shoulders; he
other was n black marc wears old Of medium
size. Neither had saddle or harness marks.
Information as to the whereabouts Of the
same -uesy be left at this office, and will be
reasonably rewarded.
W00-tf il. KELLEY.
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KANSAS.

1t is only little over three years ago
since Kansas put her tlrst railroad in
operation. To-day shs has fifteen hum
dred miles working. The unc0mpleted
lines are pushing vigorously forward,
and new lines are being projected into
She will take her place in the front rank
of States.-E Z Globe.
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$40 REWARD.

STRAYED from the premises OF the sub
y scriber, in Emporia,S Kansas, about April
l, 1871, one medium sized light grey mare,
supposed to be about or years old, white
nose, branded on the left flank with a small
circle; also, dark brown yearling mare colt,
with white strip in forehead. A reward OF S5
will be paid for any information which leads
TO their recovery. A reward Of $40 will be
paid to any person who will return them to
the subscriber.
W22-tf ALMERIN GILLETT.
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Administratrix Sale.

NYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
KABERY, late Of Lyon county, Kansas, deceased,
consisting OF si1 horses set Of dcuie harness aAd
wagon and evF0 paYIOY stoves VIII lie sold at pub
lie auction, TO the Highest bidder oneE fourth down
and the balance In three months 90 10 per cent
with approved security ehe 18th day OF August,
1871 Sale % commence at 10 O'Clock, q. and to
be held az the livery stable OF j. 8. Cleveland.
SARAH C. KABERY,
W3O-3t Administrators.
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN

TIfROM THE SUBSCRIBER, IN EMPORIA, ON
Il the night Of the 18th inst. 4 bay horse, ordi-
nary size, well formed, in good condition, slight
saddle marks, few white hairs in his forehead;
had no shoes on. but marks OF nails In fore feet;
carries his head low when not checked up. A sad
die the order OF cavalry saddle was taken that
night A liberal reward given for information
BACHELLER, JONES & PIHKERToN,
212-at-W30tf Real Estate Agents.
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STRAYED.

LfRoM my premises, six miles north OF EmpOria,
ID on June IA 1871, one light eoFrei horse with
white face and one or both hind Tees white with
saddle and harness marks, and humps on one hind
leg below the knee Also one dark brown yeaTlInR
nlly, branded 81" on the left shoulder ANY an
formation 10 their whereabouts will be suitably
rewarded. Address s. ~. MILLER.
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LAND FOR SALE

TEAR Toledo. 20 acres with good house ISxzO
IN IL stories high. porch full length OF house
One-hRlf mile north of Toledo, one-haaf mile from
n good school house, and mile from the junction
Of the a., T; q s. II. and the proposed n, C. & v.
Railroads. Terms are reasonable. Inquire my
W2s-1ts VIM BALES.
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Phoebe Cary says, il, memoir OF her
slater Alice, pnblished in The. LdElIes'
Repository:
/ sir in her. mortal lie she sFsr. felt
any deeper OF holier affection than ahas
for her kindred, except in dreams Of
poesy, she rolled .the stone over the
mouth or its dead sepnfchre, and sealed
it with everlasting silence- Asaodg the
things now haiIoWed by her use there
was not left siugle relic which could
reveal such secret. Not 8 picture, not
q written line, not even 3 wffhered
flower, to say she had loved or been
beloved. And so, knowing there wan
one chamber iH her heart kept by her
always as safe and secret sanctuary,
mine is surely not the hand to lift IRON
il aon 1hs solemn and eternal curtain
Of the past.
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|. 0neof . party Of eastern men offered
miner a half-dollar for. showing them
through the Nevada silver mines He
looked at the money moment, and
then turning to the fastener said !:
Nay ask you how much you are esti-
ss60 hSn as 10 Il e oEf XVI, so;5
the miner, 81 guess Wcn't take your
half-dolIar. I made Q quarter or s
million here last month. =
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Sarays, Notices, &c.
Particular Notice.

A LII PERSONS KNOWING THEMSELVES
IA intlepted 20 the undersigned are particularly
requested 70 call and settle their accounts before
the 1st of September.
C2SD- cat wS2-4I ). &. HALL 4 BRO.
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SuIcIDE.-From gentleman on the
eastern bound train yesterday we learn
that Mr.. Coleman, an attorney Of
Junction City, shot himself Through
the head on Thursday morning last
While eating his breakfast he remark
ed that it would be bad day for hay
ing; after finishing his meal he went
TO his room and committed the deed.
He lived about ten minutes, and leaves
wife and family to mourn his untime-
ydeath. lis thought that peoaniary
embarrassment were the immediate
cause Of the aet. Commonwealth.
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A RARnAT.

90 ACRES OF flrst-class bottom land X
~ miles northeast Of Emporia, about 4
acres fenced and broken, acres Of wood and
timber, house lGx24. A nice place for n home
and for gardening. Part ON time.
BACHELLER & JONES,
Witt Real Estate Agents.
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Two-HASDED RUcHRE m CHURCH

On Saturday evening sensation was
men sat in pew with young lady be-
tween them Their conduct attracted,
snch marked attention IS to disturb the
minister, who wss preaching on; the
casting out of deHila. The sexton adj
vanced to the seat and discovered that
the young lady had her dress drawn'
down tightly across her knees, and on
it the young men were having an en-
jeyable game-1of eEehre. They we're
forced TO make hasty exit. The indig-
nation Of the people is Aroused, and
there is talk of having them arrested.
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OENFRAL LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STA
~ BILE, ON 9th Avenue between Commercial and
Mechanics Street, In now open and ready for bust
ness and viii furnish teams at any time during
the day or night. Passengers conveyed TO any part
OF the country ON liberal terms. Particular atten
ion paid 10 boarding transient stock. WITT
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II 4. OF Merchants street and Sixth Avenue. This
house has been rentted and furnished throughout,
and II now open to the public. Stages leave daily
aud CONNECT with all Eastern RaIlroaas.
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LIVERY STABLES.
J. II. = w. DAVIS
,. 8. cLEvRLAND,s

NEW LIVERY, SALE AND FEED STABLE.
~ You can get your horses FED with good feed, az
prices also horses and bugges 20 let, and teams
or heavy hauling.
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DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON, EmpOria, Kan
i sas. once with %. \. Hart la Commercial
street. Residence corner OF seventh avenue and
Merchants street All calls In his profession
promptly attended to. wSi "