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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-31

The morning l butchered them ]
drove them on the scales to see what
they would waste in dressing. ]
found 1t to be about 16 pounds 10
the hundred, or sixteen per cent.
One hundred and forty eight bush
els of corn at fifty cents q busheI.
would be S74 co. / sold nv pork
for So 90 per hundred pounds.
1,743 pounds at So so would he
S95 p, leaving balance in nv
favor of S2l 81 for my trouble.
Does it pay?
Assuming the Michigauder's ifs
ures to be correct, let us see how
the thing would work in Kansas.
He says that A pounds OF corn
make one pound of pork. That is
49, pounds of pork TO a bnshel OF
corn The corn can generally be
had here at 20 cts. per bushel, and
pork averages fully five cents per
pound. So transform into porked.
corn would bring G. cents per bush
el, or ~ cents more than in It's or
binary shape The moral is for
farmers TO raise corn and hogs, and
feed the hogs on that corn, instead
of trying to sell it as usual. viii
our farmers this year bear this in
mind and raise all the corn and hog.
they can?
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A MoDEsT RAILROAD DEMANp-
A Washington CORES pondent ex-
poses the following attempted rail
road swindlei The House, spent a
good deal of time to-day on bill
already passed by the Senate under
the unassuming name of "a biltsto
quiet land titles in Iowa" This
measure is said by those who u1rdcr-
stand 1t 10 be one of the most out
rageous swindies ever attempted.
its purposes being to make the gov.
eminent P0Fticeps cfimtais to rob
biag large mum Der of settlers of
land upon which they reside. The
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railroad was endowed by Congress
on March 10. 1850, with lands along
its original liue of the road. which
were to be certified by the Seercfa-
ry of the Interior In portions at the
completion of each 20 miles. by
some bluHder&ll of the lands were
certified before the completion OF
the line. "a 1864 Congress, permit
ted the company TO change. its line,
granting the same endowment along
The new line, it being understood.
of course. that the company wouId
forfeit its claim to the lands along
the old route This, however, was
too much to expect of raiIeoad vfr-
tue. The chicago, Rock Island,
aud Pacific Company are now irving
to SECURE both the old and The new
endowment. 1t refuses to snrren-
der The certificates iInproVidenfiv
issued, and Is fierceEy fTtIgatlng the.
claims of settlers under The home
stead aud presumption laws who
have acquired initial rights to about
100, GOO arres. TO rob them Of taeir-
improvements II has exhaustefi
its iudiscial finesse in the courts,
and now Is engineering this bin
through Congress.
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Quick Business.

The Franco Prussian war, which
prlcked the bubble of Louis Napoi-
icons dynasty, and ended in his
downfall was one of the shortest and
most decisive of the worlds CAM
paigns. The suddenuess ana com
pleteness of the dead Empero.'s
overthrow is best. explained by u
few dates. War was formerly de-
clared between the two powers on
July Is, 1870. and terminated ON
February Is, 1871. lastiag 90 DAYS.
but practically $50 days, in conse-
qnence of the first and last periods
being free from engagements. In
one week the German troops were
''mobiiized," or prepared TO march.
ana In two weeks We're dispatched
to the west, and were. arranged on
the line from Trevcs to Landau
The troops sen: TO the frontier num-
bered 100000, and 1900 men, with
horses, guns, carriages and afnmu-
milton, were conveyed every. day on
live lines of railway, two of which,
however, were little used. -Four
Prussian crops d'armec had TO ira.
verse from 400 to 600 miles TO reach
the French frontier, and had TO be
lea on the way. During tho $50
days of actual service there were
fought l56 engagements aud IL great
battles; % fOrtresses were taken,
ll,65O officers and &c., coo men Of
the rank and file were made prison
ers, and g, 100 guns and 120 eae1es
captured. The Emperor surrender
ed at Sedan on September 10
days after the declaration of war,
and only - days after actual hostfii-
ties began. rerzl ros
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their heads bored and allow some of
the spleen to run out,-that as a
general case they were so shallow
Drained that they con.d rot compre-
bend God even if they wished to
&c. He spoke about fifteen min
utes, and believe succeeded in max
ing his listeners think he was inspir-
ed, for a more eloquent and sensible
argument has never been listened to
in this part of the country. When he
retired the house actually shook
with applause and it was evident
that the day was his. After a short
recess, Mr.. Seavey continued his
reading from papers and Infidel
books half an hour longer, making
but few points, and those rather
weak. His opponent replied briefly
and to the point, alluding TO Wash
lngton, Adams, Webster and others,
who chung tenaciously to the Bless
ed Book through long and useful
lives, and wound up by referring to
the Inquisition,and that if said book
was banished from our schools
and homes, again similar state of
affairs would soon exist. After Mr.
Brooks retired Seavey spoke again,
but the effort, like his former ones.
was failure.
Judges were now called TO decide,
and every one went for the Mega
tive. Rev. Mr.. snow. being pres
ent, was called on, and responded by
making some very feeling remarks
sensible and to the point, ali OF
course in favor of Bible reading in
Public Schools. After Mr.. Snow
concluded he was loudly applauded.
The people then dispersed, feeling
that Infidelity and its advocates were
dead in this part of the county.
which we believe and hope to be
| true.
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subject of much discussion in the
east: notably in Washington. where
the effect the movement IS likely
to have upon American interests
and its eventual results are of much
Importance.
Special dispatches from Wash
ington to the st. Loais Globe. saw /:
The recent action of certain
Americans with regard to Santo
Domingo, has created considerable
comment here. and the object of the
company is claimed to be nothing
more than a cover for certain move
ments which will be made in Com
gress within a few DAYS, with a
view TO annexation or inducing the
United States government to extend
Its protectorate over the island.
The Ifaytien Minister here ckarac-
terlzes the movement as q serious
menace to his government.
Dispatches of the same date to
the Republican says:
The President says that the first
information he received of the &C.
ton of capitalists in the San Do
miDgo matter was obtained from
Gen. Babcock, who recently receiy-
cd telegram from interested per-
sons iDquiring of the President if
the government would have any OBJ
lections to the purchase of SANTANA
bay from the Baez government by
an American company. Gen. Bah
cock inquired of the President, and
the latter said that of course he had
no objections to make. Gen. Bah
cocks telegram in reply is not
known.
1t is the opinion of leading Re-
publican Senators friendly to the
San Domingo annexation scheme,
that this movement will result in
the way of protecting American
citizens in an official protectorate to
over the island of San Domingo,
and finally in its annexation. This
rich company going there will soon
control the interests of the island,
and it will not be long before they
will appeal for protection either
from foreign governments or from
the Haytien or San Domingo gov.
ernments.
The United States government
must thus protect citizens, and from
q protectorate to annexation is but
a step believed to be within the
reach of those at the head of tie
| purchasing scheme
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HOW TO MAKE LzArnER IN KANSAS

Kansas exports NIL its raw hides
east, where they are made into leath-
er. 1t then imports the leather, and
loses money by both operations. This
may be a business way of doing
things, cTeditable to shrewd and en-
terprising community, but it seems to
us like consummate tomfoolery. A
correspondent of the Lawrence Jour-
nal writes that Kansas grows to any
extent wild shrub from which tam
nier Is made. Hh says!
From the following paragrapb.
which find In one OF my papers, and
which Is no doubt true, We see that we
have another source of wealth In this
State, of a most boundless extent. one
OF natures own productions, and one
generally regarded as a nuisance:
"a company has been formed in
Michigan for the manufacture of tam
min from sumac, which grows so
abundantly in wild state through
out the Mississippi valley, and which
is regarded as superior TO the SiciliaR
article. The production Of tannin.
will, IL Is thought, in . few years,
reach the annual value of $40 ,OOO, OOO, q
Tannin Is the old name for fannie
acid. the principle OF astringency In
vegetables, such as the bark of the
oak, &C., and Is the substance used to
change raw hides into leather. No
vegetable possesses this principle in
greater strength and purity than the
sumac- From this paragraph we learn
that fannin Is manufactured from the
crude shrub, and thus converted into
an article OF commerce, which NAV, in
this concentrated state, be transported
20 any point where it Is needed, to be
used oy tanners instead of ground oak
or other barks.
This is certainly worth inquiring
into; for thousands upon thousands of
tons Of sqmae-the entire shrub, be-
lieve, leaves and all-eaa easily be
gathered In this State.
Leather made OF tannin Is sapeFior
20 that made by immeFsing the hides
In vat filed with ground bark in So
luton, as tina fine French cAlfskin Is
better than that turned out by our
ordinary tanners. Bring this branch
Of business into practical operation
here, and then We may noe only have
tannin as an article Of trade, but tan
neries, where our own raw hides can
be worked up to great profit.
am unable to give any inforna-
tlOn as to ths pFocees Of manufaetur-
ing tanniH; but it Will not be difficult
70 ascertain all about IL. At present
/ am only drawing attention 60 II.
n 7t j. c.
New then, gha VIII "see about it 20
VIII our board ~ trade iRycstigate
this manufacture?
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THE NEW SENATOR.


We can say but briefly this week,
that we have known John j. In
gals for fifteen years, and we know
of no citizen of the State who sur
passes him in the qualifications
necessary to discharge the duties
OF the responsible position with
credit to the State, and distinction
to himself He was born in Essex
county, Massachusetts,, in 1885.
He is graduate Of Williams col
lege, one Of the ripest scholars in
the State, . successful and able
lawyer, a forcible speaker and
writer, one Of the clearest headed
parliamentarians in the country.
He was a member of the Wyan-
dotte constitutional convention, q
State Senator in 1862, and twice
filed the position of Secretary Of
the Senate. During the war he
edited the Atchison Daily Cham.
pion. He has contributed to the
Atlantic Monthly and has been
the chief reliance of the Kan
sas Magazine, having put more
brains into this last publication
than all the balance of the writers
put together. His Magazine ar
ticles have been largely copieC
in leading eastern papers. H'
goes to the Senate a free man
the only condition on which hi
would consent to go. There viii
be no Ingalls, or anti-Ingalls, but
he will dare to do right. In tina
body he will soon take first rank
and we have no sort of doubt bu
that he will always reflect credi
on the State.
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OUR ELDORADO LETTER.

ELDoRADo, Kansas, Jan. 90, 1873.
Alas, the beautiful snow" has
disappeared, and spring-like wealth
er prevails.
Several weddings within the last
two weeks. II seems that the bach
es can't stand the cold.
Our County Superintendent of
public schools is out with a circular
to teachers and friends of education,
urging them to take more active
steps, in The future, concerning ed
ncational interests. This county
has now about 100 organized dis
triets, which shows that our former
superintendent has not been idle
during the last two years.
Game is plenty, especially deer
and prairie chickens.
Quite number of people from
Eldorado and vicinity are going to
Medicine Lodge to take claims and
settle down. 1t is I25 miles west
from here, and is splendid stock
country. i
1t is whispered around that our
Bebtail road is about to "pIqy ont
but ! rather think it is mistake.
January 22d.
A terrible storm of snow and
wind Is raging this evening. 1t be-
gan lightly st first about noon, and
has been gradually gaining in vio-
lence. 1t will he hard on stock, as
it was rain and sleet at first. This
is the ninth snow storm since the
10Th of December last. Not so
slow for "sunny Kansas" The late
fine weather had tendency to
cause many to begin teaming be-
tween here and Florence. 1t is
feared that some may perish, as
there is but little settlement along
the road; still we'll hope for the |
best. @ agH
g Several;hcrd of beef cattle have |
been driven from this county re-
Gently, designed for the Chicago |
market. They were cCrn fed, and
il splendid order.
a number of Farmers Clubs have |
recently been organized in this vi
cInity. Debating societies are also
much in vogue, and are i'm flour
ishing condition.
ssStaXley's Book hasn't reached |
here yet, but its agent has, and is
doing Gland office business" People
down here on the border are bound
10 keep track of Livingstone.
Rena Snow, of this place, has a
novel ready for the press. Those
who have heard it read say it is
rood. She also writes readable po-
try. All she lacks is publisher.
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The San Domingo annexation
scheme has taken q new aud Objec.
tiOnable shape. A party of eastern
speculators have purchased the har-
Dor Of SANTANA from Basz, who haG
as much right to sell 1t TO them Al
he has to sell Africa. AID propole
10 do tremendous things In the xsy
of commerce, agriculture, etc.
The real object, however, is to gel
the United etaies to eventually take
il, and pay the said company fifty
Or sixty millions of dollars profit
on the Transaction. We trust that
Congress will rest contented to see
the spectators keep their elephant
and make all they can out OF II.
However politlc it might have been
for the Uniied States to have pur-
chased the same property Tor ST.
500, 066, as It nighL-haYe done, 1t is
evidently bad policy 70 refase IL at
that figure and then pay > company
of spectators . most eKhorbitast
advance on that price. That Il too
thia. huA
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The United States Senators re-
Gently elected are: Lewis V. Bogy
in place of F. P. Blair, in Nilsson
ri; o. P. Morton to succeed him
self, in Indiana; Simon Cameron
to succeed himself, in Pennsylva-
mia; Timothy o. Howe to succeed
himself, in Wisconsin; Roscoe
Conkling to succeed himself, in
New York; Richard J. Oglesby to
succeed Lyman Trumbull, ia I'LL
nois; John H. Jones to succeed
James w. Nye, in Nevada; Pinch
back, elected by the custom house
legislature to succeed w. P. Kel.
logg, in Louisiana; George E.
Spencer, elected by the court house
legislature, to succeed himself, in
Alabama; w. S. Dorsey elected tc
succeed B. F. Rice, in Arkansas,
Merriman elected to succeed John
Pool. in North Carolina; Patterson
to succeed F. A. Sawyer, in SoltI
Carolina; and last and most inter
esting, John j. Ingalls, to succeed
S. A. Pomeroy, from Kansas. A
successor to Caldwell will proba
bly, be the next thing in order.
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. PROM BUTLER COUNTY.
DISTRICT No. 4. 1872

DulleE OO-S hd1s
Lest week this neighborhood was
thrown into quite an excitement by
the discussion of The question, Re.
solved that the Bible shouid not be
used as Text book in our Public
Schools.
Mr.. Albert Seavey QnfideD tax
ing the affirmative and Mr.. Brooks
the negative. Mr.. Winston occu.
pied the chair and presided with
grace and dignity. 4fessrs. Fetter-
man, Edwards, Webb, Burner, Pet
RE and Miller were appointed
judges by the Pres. Mr.. Seavey
opened the discussion, occupying
the stand just s. minutes, and in
that time produced arguments
s'iight as air, and of course, with
but little weight: He was armed
with a careful compilation from a
host of Iniidel writer's read oc-
casionaIiy from the Bible, making
comments thereon that sounded per-
fcctiy absurd. ~ =
lie finally ended, to the entire sat-
isfactIon of the large audience in at
tendance. Then came Mr.. Brooks,
who, after 3 few preliminary re-
marks said IufdeIs should have
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The Syndicate has again bar
gained with Sec. Boutwell,, to take
the remaining 3OO,OOO,OOO of the
8 per cent bonds. The terms are
about the same as in the former
case, the syndicate getting several
millions of dollars for it's negotia-
ting the loan. 1t is composed of
half-a.dozen leading bankinghous-
es in this country and Europe.
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Wood ready for the stoYe costs 81
per cord, coal $3.50 per ton, and
corn In the ear 90 per ton, here. Now
then, will not a ton of corn furnish
more heat in any stove than a cord Of
wood or q ton OF coal. We are In
clined to think 1t will. If SO, It is the
cheapest fuel we can buy, and as COM
pared with coal, altogether the clean
est, and keeps at home the many
thousands OF dollars sent away for
coal. 1t is . practical question wheth-
or 1t is not best to buy corn for fuel,
so long rs it sells for 90 per ton.
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JEWISH LONG are
Very many curious facts related
with regard to the Jewish race /;
many, no doubt, are true, and some
certainly have no other foundation
than fancy. Professor Stowe, in his
remarkably interesting course of
lectures on the subject, delivered
some wears ago in this city, gave as
careful a summary of the truth with
regard to this peculiar people as
has ever been made, and statisti-
clan in London has recently pub
lished some quite remarkable state
| ments about their physical condi-
ton, based upon carefully collected
records. From these it appears that
Jewish blood contains lite or no
scrofula. The average life of the
jew in London is 40 years, while of
the Christian it is only 81 years. OF
a given number of Christians only
one-quarter will, as a general rule,
live to be go years, while among
Jews one-quarter live TO be at least
IL. Among children, IA per cent.
OF the Christian population die be-
tween one and five years of age.
while only ten per cent. of the jew
Ish children die. Finally, in Prus-
STA it requires 81 years for the
Christian population to double it.
self, and only IL for the Jewish. If
we are not mistaken, Professor
stowe declared that the Jews re-
manned of about the same total mum
Der ever since they became historic.
This proof of their greater Iongev-
lty and greater relative increase
would seem to furnish material for
Il contradiction.
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THE LOOMS RRIAL TELEesApu.

A bill Incorporating The Loomis
| Aerial Telegraph Company has
passed Congress and became q law.
This eeiaI telegraph scheme is q
novel thing. The plan !. OF DIR.
LOOMS, the inventor, is to telegraph
from high peak of the Rocky
Mountains to the highest attainabIe
peak of the Alps, at which point a
tower is to be. erected, on the top
OF which huge mast is to be piac-
ed. An apparatus capable of col
Iecting electricity is to be put upon
the upper end Of this mast. by
means of which, at such elevation.
it is claimed that strata OF the at
mosphere will be reached Which is.
charged with electricity. Ground
connections, the same as in ord mary
telegraph, will be erected. fThfs-
electrified strata of the atmosnhere
will, as with tho ordinary single
wire and ground connection; make
a complete circuit, and it is claimed
that the slightest pulsation at one
tower will produce similar pulsa-
ton st the other. The COMPANY is
to have capital stock of two hun
dred Thousand dollars, with the
privilege of Increasing it 10 two
millions If the interests of the com.
pany shall require it. The business
and objects of the corporation are
distinctively stated in the bill to
be to develop and utiliIize the prin-
ciplcs and powers of natural elcc-
trisity, TO be used in teIegi aphing.
generating light, heat ana motive |
power, and otherwise, and operate |
any machinery run by electricity for
any purpose. 3as Ct
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Capt. Anthony has sold the Kan.
sas Farmer to Messrs. NJ. S. Grant
and John G. Ketcheson, who will
retain DR.. Chase as editor, and
continue its publica ton.
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DIR. Howe. of Boston, one of the
stockholders of the San Domingo
Company, calls it commercial or
Instrumentation" scheme. At pres
ent it seems to look to the estab-
llshment of trade and commerce,
and of course they expect annexa
ton to come along in the course of
time. The company which has thus
suddenly secured such extensive
franchises in the island has capital
of $780, coo in 400 shares OF 5000
each, of which 100000 has been
paid in. They propose at once to
build whares, warehouses, etc, at
SANTANA, and make it free port.
1t is expected that this will turn a
large trade toward thenew emporf-
UNI, that the South American steam
ers will touch there for coal and
supplies, and that the United States
government will buy coal, build u
dock, lease wharves and in other
ways contribute TO the business OF
the new company. There is said to
be great demand for the shares IN
eastern financial circles, now that
the nature of the treaty and pur-
chase have been made known, but
present holders are not disposed TO
part with them. 'fS
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A BIG LAND SuIT.-ProbabIy the
most interesting and important case
ever tried before the courts OF this
State is now progressing before
Judge Garfield, of the 9Th judicial
district, at the attorney generals
Office in this city. The parties are
the Kansas Pacific Railway Com
pany plaintiff and the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railway Com
pany defendant. The subject of the
controversy is as TO the rights oil
the parties to about one hundred
thousand acres of land situated in
Davis, Morris and Dickinson coun.
ties, and arising out of the respee-
tive land grants of the two COM
panies. 1t has been carried through
the land department. to the Secre.
tary OF the Interior, who decided in
favor of the NJ. Il. 81 T., which
company has the patents. The suit
is now brought to set aside the pat
ent. The trial has been progress
lug for several days, and will prob
ably continue during the week.
Judge Usher, Col. Dennis and VIM.
Mcdonald represent the plaintiff.
and Judge Sears the defendant
Topeka Commonwealth.
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DIR. WilIet, leciuring in Boston The
other 0Hig told u SlFolI story o.
himself. He said tbatat one time.
when he WAS a conHoisseur in bird
sfuf1ihg, be used 10 crifieise other
peoples bird STUN iig severely. One
day walking with gentleman, he
stopaad alta wIadoW 8 where q gil
gantic- owl was. exhibited. Yon
see, said the Doctor TO his friend.
tthat there is q magnificent bird ut
terly rgiued by unskilifaI stufEing.
Notice Ike .mountingi Exeerahie,
isn't il 2. No living owl ever roost-
ed in that position. And the eyes are
fully a ttiri larger than any o9 |
ever possessed. At this moment
Ilse stuffed bird raised enc foot and
solrneliys hliaked At his critic, who
said very little more about stuffed
birds that afternoon.
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The present winter in Colorado
has so far been one of the mildesi
on record. The thermometer touch
cd 8 degrees below zero only once,
and there has been very little snow.
Colorado rejoices accordingly.
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the books ofthe Sergeant-at-Arms.
1 thiuk you cannot swear hard
enough here to get out of iteither.
1 remember all now and have the
vouchers.
Colfax-to Judge Poland-I
rest the case sir.