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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24

Picking. .....-................ - 90
Pruning Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
Total expense per year ....... 8 90 90
In south western Kansas for several
years yet grapes for table use will COM
mand good price say, I0c per pound
at wholesale. And l venture to assert
that during the next eight years the
price in Emporia will not fall below the
above figures.
1t is true many poor grapes will be
sold at town rates, but with good care,
clean culture, and sufficient care in crop
ping so as to leave the vigor of the vine
unimpaired, think it is safe to estimate
the price at 10c per pound for several
years to come.
But now comes my most difficult task,
that of estimating the yield per acre, as
it varies so with soil, location, variety
and mode of culture. My observations
and experience during two years in the
celebrated grape regions near Herman
Mo-, is that the Concord, which may be
taken as standard by which to estimate,
will yield on an an average 5000 pounds
to the acre one year with another,
which at 10c per pound will give us
five hundred dollars per acre as an av-
erage yield.
Estimating land at $50 an acre our account
Will stand about as follows at the end of the
third year:
Plants; preparing and setting first yr, 70 &C
Interest at 10 per cent .......... IL &c
Total expense at end first yr.. 8 1877 90
Work second year. Observation-Disclosures. 25 OO
Interest .'....................... 10 %
Total expense end second yr. ; 17s 10
Outlay for trellis and labor 3D. yr 1874 90
Interest. ......... 30 90
Total expense end third yr Z 61s Ii
Deduct crop third year - 800 OO
Which leaves n total outlay of 3 313 IL
to bring an acre of grapes into full
bearing, after which the total eX-
pensc I n year VIII be ............ 60 OC
50O0fbs m. etable grapes at IOcts 900 OC
Leaving net profit of ...... 3 40 90
Many varieties will average much
more than the above, but 1 have pur-
posely put my figures low, and would
refer the reader to some figures given
in former communications for informa-
ton in regard to largo yields. An acre
of Hartford Prolific will yield under
good management u 900 pounds, which
will I'll in Emporia for several years
yet OF less 30c per pound.
l2G 1t 3Octs ......... ......... $500 90
Cost ringing into bearing say in
ing net profit per acre OF. go, 900 90
Sucl calculations and realization as
these arc enough to stimulate an i'm
mense culture, but to the fact that men
have made money, we owe the increas-
cd interest manifested in the culture of
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24
COL. MOODY's WAR PRAYER.

Annexed we print report of pray
or recently made in Grace Nj. L. Church,
Newport, by the Rev. Granville Moody,
which reminds us of a devotional eXer-
else of somewhat similar sort, which
occurred on n memorable OCCASION some
centuries ago. 1t was in the times of
Papal persecution. An old Scotch di-
vine, Robinson by name, had assembled
his pulpit, one Sabbath morning, and
was about to begin the service, when
one of the elders fastened up the pulpit
stairs and informed him of the awful
fact of the st. Bartholomew massacre,
the intelligence of which had Just been
received. The old man was overwhelm-
cd, and crushed with sorrow. He an
nounced the intelligence, however, to
the audience, and asked the people to
unite with him in prayer not only for
the bereaved, but for the enemies also
of the Protestant cause. With great
pathos, he commended the sufferers to
the care of the Almighty God, and then,
with deep solemnity and blood earnest
ness, the tears falling, and sweat drop
ping froW his face, he exclaimed: so,
guild Lord, tax 'em (the Papists) by the
nap o the neck, shak' 'em owr the mou'
o. hell, but o guild Lord, dinna let 'em
fa' in !" There was mercy as well as
justice in the good old mans supplica-
ton. The congregation said "Amen "
Brother Moody's merciiul mood, how
ever, is not quite so conspicuous. He
is not satisfied that shook" should be
insinuated into the ''nose" of Napoleon
(Which, by the way, is a nose), nor that
his legions may be merely served as
to their noses with Il smell of hot brim-
stone. The probability is, were he TO
pray over the Scotch Ciivine's prayer, he
would wind up with"O guild Lord, send
them all whollop clear down to the bot
tom, forever and ever. Amen!"
'God of the nations" to whom be-
longeth the shields of the GARTH" Thou
hast styled Thyself "the God of bat
ties" and hast promised to ''overturn
and overturn until he shall come whose
right it is to reign" we devoutly invoke
Thy bles ing on cur European brethren,
strugglin, or the inalienable rights of
man agaiL. 4 ambitious and unscru-
pulous Napoleon, who strobe to arbi-
trary power over his broken vows, and
seeks the perpetuation of despotism in
the person of his son; and by the con-
quest of his Prussian neighbors would
seek the overthrow of Christianity in
the disintegration of Protestant Prussia.
Put hook in his nose, and lead him
out with the workers of iniquity; and
may the smoke of his torment ascend
from the battlefields of the Rhine; aud
may discontinue prove the disaster
of Pc v, of which he has been the
chief port; and may his overthrow,
rim-T and center, shake the domin-
ions o. 20 Man of Sin; aud then may
tho VIZ 4 of man praise Thee, and the
remain of wrath do Thou restrain"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24

ing anet profit per acre OF. 49, 900 90
SucL calculations and realization as
these are enough to stimulate an i'm
mense culture, but to the fact that men
have made money, we owe the increas-
cd interest manifested in the culture of
grapes.
HoRTICoLA
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24

Outlay end Of third year, when
yiney should be complete and in
fiIlbe ing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 1874 90
To the above must be added cost Of the land
and interest ON the capital invested.
COST AFTER THIRD YEAR EACH YEAR.
Tying up, pinching, rubbing, etc. 3 20 90
Cultivating and hoeing ........ ID 90
Picking. Observation-Disclosures. Is 90
Pruning ........................ 10 90
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24

Send in your Orders
And they will receive Prompt Attention. as 1
am now deVoting my whole time to the Hedge
Business. j. V. RANDOLPH.
Emporia, Kansas. VISIT
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24

PRESENTATION OF WooD.-The best
preventative OF wood is said to be COM
pound of one part silicate of potaSsa and
three of pure water-the wood to re-
main in the solution twcnty-four hours,
then dried for several days, then soaked
and dried a second time, and subsequent
" painted twice over with a mixture
Of one part water-cement and four of
the aforementioned mixture. Thus pre-
pared, il will not decay in the ground,
and viii be incombustible out of it
Hearth aud Home.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24
EMPORIA NEWS.
Friday, February "a, 1871.
Written for the EMPoRIA NEws.l
THE PROFITS OF FRUIT CULTURE,
The Grape-Continued.

In my last 1 promised to give some
estimates of the cost of preparing and
planting land to grapevines, also the
profits that may reasonably be expected
from vineyards in the vicinity of En-
poria. 1t will be necessary to take into
consideration the disposition that is to
be made of the fruit, as grapes have
two distinct uses--to be eaten,a and to be
made into wine-and their value as
crop in any locality depends on the
manner in which they are to DO consum-
ed. Near cities and large towns they
are most valuable for the table.
An acre of grapes with rows six feet
apart and sixteen rows long will con-
tain twenty seven rows or six thousand
six hundred and eighty two and half
feet of trellis. The following is the es-
innate cost per acre at the annexed prices
planted and trellised complete.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24

COMPRESSED LEATHER.-An article
termed Compressed Leather is now
manufactured of the waste leather of
shoe factories and saddlery establish
ments, by first cleansing 1t from dirt
and other foreign substances, then cut
ting it into shreds with the waste raw
hides, and lmmersing in water contain
ing one per cent. of sulphuric acid, I'M
til the whole forms a plastic pulp, which
can then be pressed into moulds of the
desired size. After these have been
dried by means of steam, the masses
are passed between rollers, one ofwhich
is rough and the other smooth, for the
purpose of producing surfaces in imita-
ton of flesh and grain sides of leather.
To render the whole pliable, one pound
of glycerine is added for each hun
dred pounds of material. For many
purposes, as for the soles of shoes, etc,
this artificial substance completely re-
places the leather, and can be sold at a
much cheaper rate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24

WHAT Is HEAT LIGHTNING ?-The
flashes oflightning often observed ON q
summer evening, unaccompanied by
thunder and popularity known as "heat
lightning" are merely the light from an
ordinary thunder cloud beneath the OBJ
server, reflected from clouds, or per-
haps from the air itself, as in case of
twilight. Mr.. Brooks, one of the direc-
tors ofthe telegraph line between Pitts
burg and Philadelphia, informs us that
on one occasion to satisfy himself on
this point he asked for information
from distant operator during the ap-
pearance of flashes of this kind in the
distant horizon, and learned that they
proceeded from thunder storm then
raging fifty miles eastward of his place
of observation.-PTof. Henry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
EARLY DAYS.


When you and were young,
And youth had all the prism rays
Poets have ever sung
When steps were light, and eyes werc bright,
And hearts so blithe and gay,
That ever of the darkest night
They made the sunniest day.
Oh for the days, the sunny days.
Of our unclouded youth,
When joy and mirth and pleasures rays
Had sight that seemed as truth.
When hope, the blooming-eyer young
Wove dreams all sweet and pure;
And change had not a shadow flung
On brightness we thought sure.
0hl for the days. the cherished days.
The unforgotten, still,
Though Time casts shadows on those rays,
And on our hearts a chill.
Though care and grief and dreary change,
May bow the trembling frame:
There are some thoughts naught can estrange
Of days ere changing came.
The eye may look on brighter forms
Than those it first had known;
And mid the strife of manhood's storms,
Life's joyance may have flown.
But still they fling above our sleep
The earth and dust and clay,
One dream of life we yet may keep
That fadeth not away.
Fer, even in the lonely years,
When we must feel how vain
Hath been the shedding Of our tears
In swift and bitter rain.
Then comes thought of past delight
OF days that knew not tears:
And TO our hearts, how sweet. how bright
Are thoughts of early years
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
Burial Of Confederate Deod.

The remains of number of Confede-
rate soldiers from the State of Georgia,
who fell at Gettysburg, which, as already
stated, were received in Savannah on
Friday, the 22d instant. were inferred
with appropriate honors in Laurel Grove
Cemetery, near. the city, on Sunday last
The remains we're accompanied to the
cemetery by large procession of mill
tary and citizens generally. The services
at the graves were of beautiful and
affecting character. The News says:
" After the graves were filled, room was
made for the ladies, who now entered
the sacred circle and loaded the plain
little mounds of earth with choice and
sweet perfumed flowers, when the space
was cleared and the gallant looking body
of policemen, at the word frem their
tried and trusted leader, fired three
rounds over the newly-made graves,
while the minute gun, in charge OF Capt.
7. II. Maddox. W. c. Workman, Il. p.
Holland j. H. Bowman, and Robert
Cesar, doomed away with the same
salutes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
MEMPHIS TENN. FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER s, 1871

science is able to strip these normal ne
cessary, ordained changes in nature Of
the terror in which ignorance and super
stition, and especially charlatanry, love
to clothe them. Only few days ago, at
a meeting of the British Association in
Edinburg, an important geological paper
was read Experiments on the Contor-
ton of Rock" showing that mountain
and magnetism limestone is indefinitely
plastic and slate slightly elastic. In the
lagoon and limestone regions Of Penn
sylyania and New York, the scenes of
the late reported subsidences, we are
not at loss to apply the principles of
geology. The intense permeating agency
of water upon plastic matter, combining
with chemical changes, evolving heat
and terrestrial magnetism important
disturbing force--we are at no loss to
understand, insures the instability of
New Orleans, built, as that Southern
metropolis is, upon a moving bed of
uuicksand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
THE TERRIBLE BALLOON ACCIDENT.
Fatal Result Of an Ascension at the
Orange County Qndiana) Fair. =
Professor Wilbur Falls Half "a Mile
TO the Ground, ana Is Mashed 10
PAoLI. IND, October 2, 1871.
of the Evansville Courier:

PAoLI, md, October 2, 1871.
To the Editor of the Evansville Courier:
The most horrid and heartsickening
accident happened here on last Satur-
day that human eyes ever beheld.
The Orange county fair had been in
progress since Tuesday, and among the
attractions was Professor Wilbur and
his balloon.
He alleged that he was here under
contract with the officers of the fair,
and was to initiate his balloon each day,
but not to make an absolute ascension
until Saturday; and when that day came,
Mr.. Knapp, editor of the Union, was to
accompany the Professor in his ascen-
sion.
At three o'clock pm. the balloon be-
gan to expand, and by four o clock it
was completely filed Mr.. Knapp and
the Professor were ready, and very soon
they began to make preparations to de-
part Knapp got into the basket, but
Wilbur, from some cause, did not get in,
but said to the crowd holding the
balloon, Let her gol" at the same
time taking hold of the rope attached
to the basket, or the basket itself.
This caused Mr.. Knapp to fall out,
and in his fall he got fast in some way,
but finally got clear and slipped down
the rope attached to the basket, cutting
his hand very badly, but still seemed to
hang on by his right hand. By super
human effort he extricated himself and
fell to the ground, when the balloon shot
up like an arrow-upl upl up! Wilbur
still holding on to the basket, and max
ing every effort to get in the basket, but
failed. By this time the balloon had
got at least half mile high, when all
at once he was seen to let CO. The body
made several revolutions, and then
turned and came down as if turned on a
pivot, or to use better phrase, looked
like pair of winding blades in the air.
The descent was so rapid that the body
made a noise something like throwing a
fire brand swiftly through the air, and as
he struck with thud and bound, the
pulsation Of every heart seemed to stop
for moment. Then the scene was in
describable; women tainted, strong and
vigorous men .vomited the balance
started in the direction where the body
fell
But for the fact that he fell in freshly
plowed field, the body would have been
crushed in atoms.
All this happened under the eyes of
1000 people. The like never was seen
on this earth before, and l hope never
will be again. Ben STINsON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06

we're all ready Valvassori gave the sig
nal, some one called Partenza," the
engine gave its shrill whistle and away
we rolled with the most beautiful ease;
Regaldi chatting away in his warm, elo-
quent manner; at first passing the glow
worm-like lanterns Of men still at work,
then in dark, deep stiffness, till after
thirty minutes, we emerged into daylight
at the opposite entrance at Bardonneche
Half an hour before we were in France.
We were now on Italian ground. Our
carriage was last in the line, and as the
engine worked backward we were close
to it. Both our windows were wide open,
and we had not the least imaginable in
convenience from smoke or steam. There
was no perceptible difference between the
inside and the outside air, and one of
my companions slumbered through
nearly the whole distance. The fact
that the engine was in our rear was GER
tainly in our favor, but the unanimous
evidence of all who come through in the
morning went far to establish that they
also had experienced no unpleasant SEN
sation, and the difference of tempera-
ture could only be detected by, Valvas-
seri's glass, which marked few de-
grees OF additional warmth in the tun-
mel. The highest degree attained in to-
days journey has been lSO centigrade
Grattoni's glass in previous trip rose
to 20. A more triumphant success
than has in every respect crowned this
great work could hardly have been an
ticipated by its most sanguine we'll
wishers. Our pace throughout the
crossing seemed fairly rapid and even
and the time employed, both in the up
and down journey of between seven and
eight English miles, was precisely
thirty-eight minutes, but the average
time allowed to the trains when the line
shall be in full operation, is calculated
at twenty minutes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
BOOK BIhDERY. IN M
Franklin Book Binderv.
AND
BLANK BOOK MANDATORY.
Nc. Is West Court Street, Memphis.
sc. TOOF. Proprietor.

DLAEK BOOKS, PAPER RULING, AND
ID binding Of every description. executed in
a very superior manner. and warranted 10
give entire satisfaction.
uS- My Blank Book paperemhraees the FIRST
mills in America; my stock consists Of the
finest in the entire market, and prices to Com
pete with any house in Memphis. Parties will
ordering elsewhere. ll3-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
SINGULAR MISHAP.
of Circus by Fire
Tent and Forty HOrses Turned.

Destruction of "a Circus by Fire-A
Tent and Forty Horses Burned.
Through private letter, the Milwau-
kee Sentinel obtains the following state
ments respecting losses which have be-
fallen Older's circus, at Reedsburg while
it was on its annual tour through the in
terror of Wisconsin;
Olders show combined circus, mu-
scum and menagerie, and consequently
required large number of horses for
the transportation of the wagons and
cages. OF one hundred and fifty be-
longing to the institution, forty-one were
destroyed by fire. On the conclusion of
their entertainment at Reedsburg, on
Wednesday night, eighty horses were
provided with quarters under three large
tents on the place of exhibition, each
containing respectively twenty-five,
twenty-seven and twenty-eight horses.
About three o'clock in the morning,
when nearly ready to start for Baraboo
the men went to breakfast, leaving no
one in charge but a hostler belonging to
one of the side shows. Shortly after
their departure the tent on the eastern
extreme of the line, filled with
straw to the depth of three feet
for bedding purposes, caught fire from
a torch, and in a short space of time
nineteen horses we're roasted to death.
Twenty-one were rescued in a damaged
condition, some with their eyes burnt
out, some entirely skinned, and others
with their hoofs so badly burned that
blood streamed from them at every step.
They were removed to the stables of the
Mansion House and Northwestern Ho-
tel, where, after inspection, a number
we're put to death. Several of the poor
animals, wild with excitement and pain,
strayed off into the country, and were
found three or four miles from the scene
of disaster. The horses belonged
mainly to the baggage wagons, the com
pany losing only one ring horse.
The fire was severe blow TO Mr..
Older, whose loss is estimated at Sl0,-
600. The company, though sadly Grip
pied by this untoward circumstance,
will, through the energy of the proprie-
tor, renew its engagements for the sea-
son as soon as he can obtain a new
complement of draught horses. The
main tent, containing the menagerie,
escaped destruction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
A Trip Throngh the Tunnel.

Correspondence London Times
| confess | felt some compunctior
about that smuggling myself, as it were
through the Alps before the great, darl
thoroughfare, the heart of the great noun
tain chain, had been hallowed, as it were,
by the opening ceremony ! had made
up my mind to get over the Col de Ere
jus, or the Col dc la Rome, from Modan6
to Bardonneche, in my own old way
and had ordered mules for what might
in all probability, have been my last Al.
pine journey There were, however, not
even mules to be had at Modane, and
my companions were equal to a seven
hours walk up and down hill, so moth
ing was left but seat in the Fell rail
way omnibus, detestable and discredit-
able concern, in which, as our expe-
rience from st. Michel to Modane had
proved, when they have charged you full
value for frst-class ticket, they crowd
all the the second and third-cass pas
sengers upon you till no room is left to
breathe. Greatly as think the future gen.
Grafton to be congratulated on the easy
access they have obtained in Italy, l al
most think old stagers like myself will
have cause to regret some of the SEN
satlons with which they used, in
their bygone days, to be ushered
into the paradise of Europe. p"
The transition is generally from
gloom to glare, from night chill to morn
ing warmth. The very horses and
other cattle" as it has often been OBJ
served, " feel the genial change, and
they usually cheer up and frisk and
gambol, and testifying by their neigh.
ing, braying, believing, the joy with
which they hail, in the prospect of the
fair region before them, the reward of
the tolls they endured in the long and
weary ascent on the other side" The
descent is almost everywhere rapid,
abrupt, procipitOus, lsite grows apace
around yon at every downward stride; at
the altitude where stunted frs thinly
marked the bare rocks on the French,
Swiss or Austrian side, the chestnut and
the walnut, in all their luAuriance, fill
the Italian glen. The fig tree shades
the humblest cottage almost up to the
mountain crest, aud where the brown and
sere surface Of the soil at this advanced
season strikes you as unreOeemeu par
renness, you may see on a nearer APP
proach that the effect is produced by the
stnbble Of the small patches Of field,
alternated with the small patches of
vineyard, cultivated by the hardy noun
taineers on erags and cliffs, where one
would almost fancy the very goat would
fear to venture.
But, after all, you cannot avoid your
Alps and enjoy them at the same time.
Our purpose in coming all the way from
London to the place was to know how
one could manage TO accomplish the
journey without seeing the mountains we
had to cross, and that was done in as
simple way as one might get from the
Charing Cross to the Temple Station of
the Underground Railway. When we
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
The List of the Mechanical Division

can challenge competition, and cannot be ex-
celled for completeness in detail and compre-
hensiyeness in conception. Every Mechanic
aud Manufacturer of Memphis should be
proud to compete in such a list, and should
send his best fabrics for exhibition.
The Directors of the Agricultural Society
hearty and jealous aid of the Memphis Me-
chanics' Institute in preparing this List, who
will have charge Of that Division of our Fair;
and from whom, under their enlightened
management and personal supervision, the
Mechanical Division cannot fail TO be the most
complete success ever attained at Fair or
Exposition in the Southwest. Steam motive
power will be provided TO drive machinery.
premiums.
The grounds are being set in complete order,
and every facility in the power Of the Direc-
tory will be provided for exhibiting articles at
the Fair. Ample guards will be provided for
the safety of articles and animals. and feed
for the latter will be furnished at market rates.