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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-02
More About ..FIOraI valley"

MORO ADO4t ~EAOFAI S3AAoy.
Our botanist collected fifty-two
distinct varieties of flowers in the
limits of our camp, and twelve un-
der the walls of his tent. Among
them are several to which the
authorities we have at hand make
no reference, and it is thought
they are peculiar to this section.
Among them is a very beautiful
white lily, not described in either
Gray's or Woods classification.
A large number of bulbs were col
lected, and an attempt will be
made to introduce it into the
States. A very pleasant and nu-
tritiOus berry, called the Savois
berry, was also found in large
quantities, and a few wild straw
berries, the first fruit we have
seen. No words that can write
would picture fully to the mind Of
the reader the beauty of this
scene. No one who has not seen
Indian Territory in April, or the
Florida bottoms in their summer
radiance, can conceive to any de-
gree of satisfaction how nosegay-
like this valley of ours looks; one
who has never seen colors mixed
as nature mixes them, in her own
rare Conservatives like these, can
not realize the artistic effect that is
produced; but let the reader i'm
agine, if he can, such a valley as !
have described, SO narrow and
deep that one glance will take in a
long space of it, darkened by the
heavy shade to the tinge of twi-
light, and illumined-yes, fairly
illumined-by the gold, and the
scarlet and the blue of its flowers.
Black Hill Cor. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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The editor and proprietor of the
PhiladeIphia Press, Colonel Forney,
while in England, has been examin-
ing the workings of the postal tele-
graph system, and gives 8 graphic
description of the scene he witness
ed in the upper story of the general
postoffice department at London,
where the system is in operation.
The apartment looked like q vast
concourse of sewing machines, all
going at the same time. The super
fetal area occupied by the instru.
ments and staff is 10000 square feet,
while the space taken up by the
desks covers nearly three quarters
of mile. The number OF persons
employed in this one apartment is
about 100, at least three-fourths Of
whom are females. The total num-
Der employed is nearly I,50O. who
have dealt with upward of 10000
messages in s single day. OF these
], 800 employees, 500 are maie tele.
graphists, 100 female telegraphists,
and 300 messengers. The distinct
i've feature of the system IL the
prominence given to female labor.
Less than 300 female clerks were
employed in the central offices an
der the companies, but now the
number has increased to 700. A
more pleasing sight than these zoe
young persons busily engaged on
the work of the public can hardly
be conceived. There are female tel
egraphists in every stage of develop
ment, from the coy little maiden
who fits noiselessly about among
the Instruments and collects the
messages, and the ''sweet girl oper-
ator with golden hair" about to take
her degree in the art Of preforating
to the full-blown Wheatstone opeF.
ator and the clever and accomplish
ed lady clerks in charge, who pre-
side over all. 1t 10 said that thu
number of females employed by thu
English postoffice department in 81
its branches under the new systeH
reaches nearly 5000.
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scrIbners yaOnuhIy.

ScrIbncr's Monthly for October
opens with another muniflcently illus
trated "Great South" paper, by Ed
ward King, entitled, "Down the Mis-
sissippi-the labor question-Arkan-
sass" it contains much picturesq tie
description and practical information.
The important essay of this number Is
very careful study OF George Eliot's
novels by w. G. Wilington. Mr.. Mad
al, formerly with Mr.. Motley i'm Lon
don and now literary editor OF tile n.
\. Evening Post, has charmi ng
sketch OF Oxford. Mr.. Cable, the New
Orleans story-writcr, gives us another
characteristic sketch ollie in Ameri-
can Paris; his present story, "Tite
Poulettc," is highly dramatic and ex-
citing. "katherino Earle" and "Or-
dronnauX" are concluded; katherine
Earle will be published in book for III
by Lee Il Sheppard), and Jules Verne's
"Mysterious Island" is continued.
Then we have u "Royal Hair-cutter, -
"San Reno" "The Rose of Carolina
Odd Time Music" etc.
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EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER ,. 1874.
STOPPING THE NERNNON.
uTE6

Russia has become alarmed at the
prospective diminution of her popula-
ton through the large emigration OF
the Mennonites to the United States
and, though heretofore unwilling &c
concede TO them certain privileges, In
the shape of exemption from military
duty, on account of their religion, she
now finds 1t advisable to reconsider
that question. The government will,
it i said, grant such exemption, but
will make it incumbent upon them to
perform hospital labor. II Is not often
that the stern ruler of the Russias will
yield to his subjects one jot or title of
power. But in this instance he pro-
poses TO fix n precedent that might be
dangerous, If his people should sudden
ly take the notion into their heads 70
become MennOnltes, and thus weaken
the military power of the Empire. Any
such result would Of course be thwart-
ed ut once, probably by forbidding the
exemption.
To this country, which has no light
interest In Mennonite immigration, ,
Russia's concession will probably me n
u marked reduction in the volume of
that infiowing tide of humanity which
was likely TO make the wilderness and
plains of the ''Far West" alive with in
dustri"us, sturdy laborers. For, as
these people were leaving because of
what seemed to he a persecution
on account of the principal tenet OF
their religious belief, it Is probable
that the removal OF the cause of their
discomfort will induce many OF them
torcmIin at home.
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Tue course Of eur foreign trade DUR
ing the year 1873, Is indicated In the
British Blne Book, which gives stalls
tlcal returns OF the exports and i'm
polts of the United Kingdom during
that year. The total value of the inn
ports was about $50 per head Of popu-
lation; an increase OF about 50 per
head on the amount reported for 1871.
The Valne Of the imports from. the
leading countries Of the world shows
an increase OF about 10000, 900, but
the value from the United States alone
shows an increase Of $4,000, 900. This
country evidently took the place dur
ing that year, Of Russia and other
countries, from which there was de-
crease Of impotrs. On the other hand,
the exports from Great Britain ID thIa
country were nearly 3l0,00O, 900 less
than In 1871, when they reached the
highest value yet attained, about
2, 1000 900.
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A thick-necked, ugly looking
chap, the worse for liquor, was the
other day tearing around the fer
~ dock, anxious, as he said, "to
maui some one to putty" He
stood upon q salt barrel and dared
any man in Detroit to even wink
at him, and topped his arms
and crowed q victory. Some OF
the boys hunted up "St. Clair
SAM" as he is called, and Sam
went down. He is over feet high,
and with q fist like a peck of wal
nuts, and when he appeared the
boaster got off the barrel. "Kin
lick any man in Detroit, eh?'' in
quired Sam as he took off his
coat. "Want to maui some one
into putty, ehF" he continued as
he unbuttoned his collar. He
with q thick neck glanced at Sam
all over, came to his senses, and
walking up and extending hi.
hand, said; "Pve got the every
other-dsy ager bad, and this is my
ager day; come and take suthin
.hot."-Detroit Free Press.
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A WAR CLoUD.-French newspapers
publish St. Petersburg advices confirm
ing the report of Bismarck's overtures
to King Christian of Denmark, looking
TO the incorporation OF that country in
the German confederation. Cores
pondents say Russia is greatly agitated
1t the attempt, and will never permit
Germany to hold the key to the Baltic
sea. The papers say that the opposi-
zion of Russia to the German policy in
Spain is due TO this cause.
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NOT LARGE BUT MANY
New York Herald.


Further INQUIRIES among leading
-,uanufactuI ers and dealers confirm
The statement made in a previous
article on the business prospects Of
ahe country aud the conservative
character of trade generally
Though no unusually large business
for the fall is anticipated, the ma
jority OF the dealers speak of their
trade a. being of q very healthy
description. and profitable. They
are not selling such large parcels
of goods, but they are selling many
more parcels; orders are light, but
much more frequent. This state OF
things has been partially brought
about by the panic, but the natural
laws OF progress have undoubtedly
something to do with il. The
great increase of transportation ia.
,oiliIies during the past few years
enables dealers, when they find
goods selling freely. to get further
supply from New York before
their drst invoice is exhausted
This saves them interest, and the
risk of being left with q large par
eel OF unsalable goods. 1t also does
away with the necessity of long
.credits-often so disastrous to the
manufacturer and jobbeA 1t is &
common remark this season be
tween merchants and buyers
THAT is a very small order for sHcl
"a house as yours" The reply is al
most i9variably: "Oh, we can cas-
lily telegraph you, and we can hav'
more goods tent on by the time W.
shall want fkem - Even the huv
'srs Of dry goods ere curtaiIing theil
orders in this was. though theI
run the risk in doing SO of losing
particular fashions and makes O.
goods.
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RAILWAY RIPPI.Rs.

1 Contracts have recently been Hskie
for 5000 tons of steel rails az les kssbn
j $50 per ton at titiewater. Tron rails
cost nearly as much eighteen months
ago.
The Chicago, Rock Island * Pacific
road is keeping an extra set of books
for the business of their Iowa lines,
with = view to laying them before the
Legislature of that State. 10 demon-
strate the workings of the law h.. ac-
tual experience and figures.
i The grading Of the Chicago q Illi-
nciS River road is nearly finished. and
the ties are partly laid. Trrs.I laying
will s,.o,a br begun. The ra.is have
heen contracted ter from III" Son'h
Caicag., rolling mills, and an ,n2i:.r =
ready III .Jali,r-
We have, says the Springfield Re-
! puiliran. inst closed ,iiI sra at vast
/ Iailrnxti construction. we enter now
upon an era OF studied rails '1i admin
| istrat ion, and the writer iii. - il eS-
sential at this crisis that the mage
ment of railroads sioud be 81 III ter of
constant and thorough pubiicit,
The Chief Engineer Of tie Chicago &
| Ndudld GrOututEil lHltiN went
! to Bay City to commence operations
on the line from Bay City to Midland.
He states that twenty miles Of grading
west from ST. Louis, Mich, would be
completed in few days, and they
have their men on hand and propose
to transfer them Immediately To the
line between Bay City ana Midland.
An effort will be made to reach the
Saginaw river by the new route, and
next year The western md will be
built.
The work on the Southern Exten-
sion of the Chicago, Danville Sc Vim
cennes railroad Is progressing. 1t is
now completed TO Big Creek, and is
ready for iron as far as Huttonsville,
sixty miles south of Terre lIaute. The
proposed branch begins at HOopers-
town, on the main line, and will exc
tend TO the nearest point on the road
to indianapolis. One of the main OBJ
jects of the projected connection is to
reach Cincinnati by short route and
enter into competition with the Kanka-
kee and Panhandle pooled lines for
their through freight business.
"No Eastern railway" says Hera-
paths London journal, "has ever
the most instantaneous and wonderful
revival. The great trunk lines rum
ming east from that city were all Grip
pied, and one of them sadly so. But
from the time they reached Chicago
and made their connections east, they
started on that career of prosperity
which has made them among the fin
est railway properties in any country"
AS regards the roads of the Canadian
lines, "Herapath" says that 'One new
connection with Chicago, and with the
eyer-incEeasing volume of business
centering in that city, would relieve
them from their dependent position,
and bring them a large accession of
traffic. Such an increase" the writer
remarks further on, "as to more than
compensate for their large expenditure
of capital, and corresponding revival
would take place in all their shares"
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A dispatch from Constantinople
says the Governor of Angora re-
ports that $4,000 people are utterly
destitute, and will require main
tainance throughout the winter.
ASpringfeld gentleman conclud-
ed to have bath the other even.
ing, and in the dark got hold of a
chunk of stove backing by mis-
take for the soap. A more polish
ed man than he was has never
been seen in the whole state of
Massachusetts.
In a Florentine theater, a short
time since, the orchestra, not be
ing paid, left at the the end of the
second act of the opera, and the
intelligent public present smashed
everything in the house, in return
for their disappointment.
The adsge that providence
help those who help themselves"
don't apply to those who help
themselves to the best there
is on the table, and leave their fels
low boarders to skirmish for the
| rest.
DR.. F. V. Hayden has named a
newly discovered mountain in Col
orado, 800 feet high, after Chief
Justice DAILY, of New York, presi-
dent of the American Geographical
society.
Judge Basil Hamilton, the Kali
amazoo ceHtenarian, has just died
at the advanced age of one hun
bred and three years, preserving
his faculties clear to the last. He
was one of family oftwenty three
children. Six OF his elder broth
ers fought the British under the
leadership of Washington. The
old gentleman himself had known
the Father of his Country, and
voted for him his second term,
and voted for every president ever
since. He was married at nine
teen, in the year 1890. clipping
with a girl of sixteen, with whom
he lived until the year 1857. They
twain were man and wife for sixty
seven years. During those years
of uninterrupted happiness they
had seventeen children, of whom
eight are still living. There are
also sighty-one grandchildren and
3 number of great grandchildren.
AS nearly as can be estimated the
fruit of the cladestine union of
Basil Hamilton and Martha Still
we'll was two hundred and twenty
souls. Born March 10, I'LL, he
was older than the republic.
| Washington was farming al
. Mount Vernon; Jefferson was
twenty eight years OF age; George
Jill was on the English throne;
| Nelson was q midshipman; the
| future Duke of Wellington was 2
baby in arms; Robert Burns was S
school boy; Walter Scott and
Murat were not born; Marie An,
. tionette, at sixteen, was barely
, foreshadowing that exquisite beau
~ which was enc of the agents
, / preparing for the overthrow Of the
. old regime; Napoleon was an in
FAINT, and Lafayette was studying
in PARIS.
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For COnRreSs

The Reformers of the third Con-
gressional district met at Emporia
last Saturday, and nominated lion.
J. x. Hudson for Congress. Mai.
Hudson is editor of the Kansas
Farmer, has always been q consist
ent Republican, is q thoroughly
good man and we are really sorry TO
see him set up simply to be knock
ed down. We fought, bled and suf-
fered for long time during "this
cruel war" side by side with Joe.
Hudson and we know whereof we
are talking about when we say that
he is an exceptionally good man.
But our advice is to Republicans to
vote for Hon. W. r. Brown, who is
the regular Republican nominee
and comes highly recommended,
which if he didn't we'd say vote for
Hudson.-Howard County Ledger.
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Wonderful discovery.

FROM shs Davenport ltz-1 Gazette.
II. Hornsehwanz, living in Gil
bertown, Ia, commenced digging
well on q lot. When about
twenty feet down he came TO q
broad, fiat stone, which was re.
moved with much labor. Under
meath it was found a sarcophagus,
of which it appeared to be the
cover. In this receptacle were
found many articles which will
prove of important interest to ar
chaologists the skull, vertebra
and some ribs partially charred,
of a man. An iron circlet or
crown, q bronze dagger and battle
axe, the first instance of the two
ages being thus combined, several
finger-rings, peculiar instrument
of music resembling q modern
jewsharp, but without the vibra-
tor, and a small panel of wood
much worm-eaten, but that having
been done before interment, on
which is partially engraved and
partially printed a rude figure
bound to a tree, with an arrow
stuck in the side-and around the
head a glory similar to that seen
in the pre-Raphaelistic pictures.
These ancient remains are now on
exhibition, and will eventually be-
come the property of the academy
of science
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Winter Planted sarn v, berries.

We published late last autumn,
saws the Country Gentleman, q de-
tail description of the method by
which wberry beds might be
planted in a small way, late in au-
tumn or early in spring, so as to
bear freely the same or following
season. We have now an addition
al proof of the success of this meth
cd, in row thirty feet long, plant
ed on tile 9th day of January last,
or in the depth of winter. The
place was a spot in the garden well
sheltered on the north and east by
tall evergreen screens. The winter
was remarkably open, and the
ground was nearly unfroZen at the
time of the planting. Square holes
were first dug, the breadth and
depth of single stroke of the
spade, and in these holes then pIac-
Ell blocks cut out of a matted bed OF
the Charles Downing strawberry,
with masses of earth lust large
enough to fill the holes even to the
surface. They were then covered
very slightly with evergreen branch
es. We have already had number
of pickings of fruit from this row,
the plants are vigorous as any in
older set beds, and have already be-
gun to throw out numerous runners.
This mode of planting cannot be
rapidly performed, but there are
cases where it may be found quite
convenient to have new beds On q
small scale, that shall come speed.
| ly into fall bearing,
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The FACTs.-The rebel reports from
Louisiana, ia endeavorinG to justify
the revolt of Penn and his associates,
assumed that Kellogg's administration
had robbed the State and piled up a
mountain of debt. The following dis
patch from the State Auditor, which is
published in the New York Herald
shows that these statements are un-
true, and that Coy. KellOgg's admins
tration has really reduced the debt and
rate of taxation In Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. Il.
To the Editor OF the Herald:
In the two years administration o.
Governor Kellogg the bonded debt o.
the State has been reduced nearly hal
u million and the floating debt 81 $780,
900. The present years taxes are thir.
ty-two per cent. less than for the three
previous years. Some abuses still ex-
list by reason of bad legislation. The
statement of ID. b. Penn that "LhC
North can form no idea of the robbery
and spoilation To which we have beer
subjected" may apply to the Yarmouth
administration, but Is false as to the
present one. CHARLES CLINTON.
Auditor of Public Accounts.
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NOTICE.

STATE OF KANSAS, LYON COUNTY.
In the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
District of the State of Kansas, setting in and
for the county of Lyon.
George w. kirkendall PIT. Ss. T. W. Rush.
Margaret Rush, Alanson u. Howard, Eliza
beth Howard. Lydia f. Wilson, Defdts,
TIME above named defendants r W. Rush.
u Margaret Rush and Lydia + Wilson Will
take notice that on Monday the 1ath day of
October, 4. ID. 1874, the plaintiff above named.
VIII take the dispositions of sunJlry witnesses
to be used rs evidence on the trial of the
above cause at the Office OF q w Brown. No.
= Murray ST. in the city of New York in the
county of New York. in the state of New York,
between the hours OF eight O'Clock a. IA. and
six o'clock p. IN. of said day: and that the
taking of the sam will be adjourned from
day 10 day between the same hours until
said dispositions are completed.
ORRIN MILLER
$50 Attorney for Pm
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Massachusetts, democrats resolve fatty
for specie payments. Democrats Of
Missouri, Indiana and Ohio resolve for
imitation and indefinite increase of pa
per money. And men have the audac-
ity to assert that the democratic party
has fixed principles! The Massachu-
sets convention denounces SUMMARY
laws in one resolutions, and In the next
declares that the only practicable legal
restraint against the evil of intemper-
ance is "the stringent, judicious and
efiicacious law for the restriction and
regulation of the sale of intoxicating
liquors." This distances Ensign Steb-
bins, who was in favor of the Maine
law, but opposed to its execution
Leavenworth Times.
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There is a man in 9Iassachu-
sets " no has exploded the popular
fallacy that man has to advertise
to succeed in business. He COM
menced business forty-seyen years
ago, with q capital of $500; he
hasn't spent q cent In adyertis-
ing since, and is now worth $SO5.
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In "Topics OF the Time" DIR. Holland
writes about Mr.. Beecher, the present
theological outlook, the "Rewards OF
Literary Labor" etc. The Old Cabi-
net" is devoted to Good Taste, and the
other departments have about theiI
usual variety.
In the November Scr ibner q new
story by SAKE Holm will begin, ts
run through three or four numbers
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A TTORNEY AT LAW. No. East
"A Sixth street, Newton, Kansas. VIII
practice in The State and Federal courts.
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The st. Louis Republican says OF
our Republican candidate for Secretary
of State:
"Mr. Thomas II. Cavanaugh, Repub-
lican candidate for Secretary of State,
was formerly n grocer in Carrollton,
Illinois. lie is a live Republican and
splendid fellow, and deserves success
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DEMOCRATIC SESTIMENr.-Whatt the
Democratic party would do with the
--latest amendments to the Constitution
lmay be inferred from the frank avow-
al of opinion by Fosters Democrat, of
Dover, n. ii. That journal says:
ave were always opposed to the
Fourteenth 'Amendment,' so called, 70
the Federal Constitution. In fact, we
never believed 1t to be an amendment
in any just or reasonable or decent
sense OF the term. And all the new So
called amendments the Thirteenth
Fourteenth, and Fifteenth, are alike ia
this respectfully were Illegally adopt
ed by force and fraud, which vitiatei
everything In the eye of law and jus
IiceH
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NUMBER 40.
LEGAL.
LAND WANTED,

DARTIES wishing to sell land in Lyon
Il county, or to exchange for farms in Ohio.
will. do well 20 see me, a. l purpose soon
TO return TO Ohio. where l Know mum
erouS parties who wish to come to Kansas,
and think can make myself useful to both
parties. ISAAC CRTLE6.
39-4I
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"Whonr do great men marty %
itively. bur The chances are that, like
their lesser brethren, they have mar
ried women.
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WTE will sell you plows and cultivaior> At
w lOper cent, above wholesale prices, and
you can select Your goods after they arrive.
Don't ask you to pay in advance. see .t'lVCv-
tisement. a large stock already on hand.
Other goods propOrtlODately cheap.
s J NJ. GRIFFITH & BRO.