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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-24

Rain is caught and measured in
such a way as to give what would
have been the actual depth of water
on the surface if it had not run of.
An inch of rain is of more conse-
Quence than would be generally
supposed. On an acre of ground il
amounts to 6,372, $40 cubic inches.
This gives 22,622.5 gallons of water,
which would ill q cistern capable
of holding 800 hogsheads. Redu-
cling it to weight, it would amount
to over lib tons. A trough III feet
long, 10 feet high an feet wide, in
side measurement, would just con-
tain an inch from an acre of ground.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-24

Both the st. Louis, Lawrence &
Western and the Kansas Pacific roads
are now laying freight down at this
city se the same rates rs sra given to
Kansas City, LeavenwoFth and Atch-
ison. This IL what we have long fore
seen must be the inevitable outcome OF
the concentration Of independent lines
Il b the latest additional railroad
which Lawrence has Teesiyeds that has
finally brought to Der this advantage.
Il Is not rash to say that with one or
two roads EmporEs would have freights
almost IS low IS the Missouri river
towns, and then it would lead them all
as q commercial point for Kansas.
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speaking, a guest of R4lston. He
said, however, that he was thor
Oughbred, easy and wideawake.
When Mrs. Raiston returned from
Europe, a few years since, the Pull
company sent a special car to New
York to convey her across the con-
tinent. This was the first Pullman
car ever sent to California, and was
afterwards placed on exhibition
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-24
FTNAL NOTICE.

NYOTICE is hereby given to all concerned
N that the undersigned administrator OF
the estate of Abigail Owens, deceased, will
make final settlement of said estate on Mon
day, October 4th, 1873. at the office OF the Pro-
bate Judge, of Lyon County, Kansas, in En-
Doria ROBT L. NORRIS,
3Tf4 Administrator
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NOTICE.

A LII creditors anu others interested in the
n estate of John Scanlon. are hereby mott
ned that the undersigned will make final set
Element of said estate at the next term OF the
Probate Court, of Lyon County, Kansas, COM
mencing October 4th. 1875. -
j. w TRUEWORTHY,
W. T. MCCARTY, Administrator.
Atty for Estate. STA
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ROOF CEMENT!
STEWART & co.'s.
FIRE and WEATHER Proof

ROOFING
Is now offered to the people of Kansas. The
undersigned is duly authorized and prepared
to use and sell the right to use the above in
valuable roof coating in the state of Kansas
l have had this preparation under test since
last fall, and am now fully satisfied that il is
Heat, Geld and Water Proof. and with
other evidence OF its superior qualities, am
now prepared to recommend it in good faith
and prove its utility, by coating roofs with it
at very reasonable prices VIII also sell rig int
of territory. This is an lOubteily the best fire
and weather proof compound rs yet discover
cd, and promises to last three times as long As
any ether roof paint put on. At the request
of Mr.. w. w. w Williams; late OF this place,
have just coated the tin roof on the NEWS
building in Emporia, where a sample may be
seen. For further Information and certii-
Gates showing its protecting qualities against
sparks and weather, for upw ards of six years
call and see me-
s2-tt J. SONNEDECKER.
EMPoRIA. Ks, July 2s, 1875
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LEGAL.
Partnership Notice.

have this day associated with me; in the
real estate business, c. J. Owen Inc hIrl
name will be H Z. Norton q &c. 20
Emnoria Sent LIST. 1875. S6-l9
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

To the Constitution Of the State Of Kansas, sub
Taitted By the Legislature at its last session
FOR the ratification or rejection Of the electors
!Jthe State at tie merit general election
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e furnished. to let to Normal students for
self-boarding, or who wish to take studen =
as boarders, are requested TO send their adj
Dress stating accommodations and terms to
the undersigned. c. 4. POMEROY.
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NOTICE.

0OTICE is hereby given, that the follow
Lyon county, Kansas, will be offered for sale
at public auction at my office, in the Court
house in Emporia. on Saturday. the I'd day OF
October, A. d. 1875; said sale to open for bids
from 10 O'Clock A. NJ, until O'Clock, +. NJ. OF
said day, to-wit:
Sec Torn R1 An ,,g gcrs
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-24

FARMERS ACCOUNT BOOK {!

TMBRACING separate accounts for all
IL cereal products, stock, orchard, dairy
garden family expenses, labor, seed, receipts
and expenditures in every department of
farm business. with the pages ruled and
printed directions over each column in such
manner that any person can in this book
easily Keep q full, clear, and correct account
OF all the various transactions of farm and
family, and see at glance his exact financial
condition at any time. II Is pronounced By
all who have seen It just what every farmer
needs and IL Is selling very rapidly. The
price Is only three dollars, and the book viii
last twenty years, and save . Thousand time
its cost Il Is manufactured by Day. E0bert
= fIdleF, book-bindeP, Davenport foyTa in
their best and most substantial style The
Following endorsements speaks for itself:
EMPoBIA, Kansas. July G. is7s
Z. I. KERSs-S5r: Having examined the
SF4Fmers'AccountB Book % which Won have To-
sale, We do not hesitate 70 commend il 10 the
farming community aS one OF the most adj
nirable methods Of booking ever devised. II
enables the farmer TO keep an account OF eaef,
crop and al property peculiar to his calm,
- wen - every business transaction "a s,IcR
simple and concise hammer that every a.
count may be kept with hut small expendi-
tnrS of time. Every farmer should have one
and Keep his accounts posted.
]. y. STRATToN, j. 8. CkAIG
CHAs. 3. PAINE, b T. PIKxKR.
JACOB AETzGKas JOSEPH ERNST
II, ii GRAY, ID. A eTAUI =
I. r. HALE
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ODD FELLOWS,

HN ODGE No. is. Meets at Odd Fet-
~ o~s H;.n, over Emporia Bank, every
Tuesday tycr ng at O'Clock. Members IN
good stan ilE vited TO attend.
f. EPSTEIN, N. g.
j. I'll. DAVIS, Recording Sec.
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KNIGHTS or pyTHIAs

ENMPORIA EbCAaIPMENT, No II. Meets
Ia at Odd Fe.rVws hall, list and 81 Tuesdays
each month. C. p JONES a. p
j. ii. WARNEKE, Scribe
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PHOTOGRAPHIC.

DROCURE PICTURES at Pages Photo
L tograph Parlor- Page proposes to please
yeople who patroniZc his place 10 CONNER
cial street, Emporia, Kansas. 34-f
ENMPORIA COMMASDERY, No. s, U D.
IL Meets on LIST and 81 Saturdays at Mason.
lc n l. l.. ID. JACOBS. L. e.
} BENNETT, Recorder
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j. A. MOORE, M, d..

L. ID. JACOBS, NJ. d.,
nFFICE in NEWS Block, up stairs.
iap172fi
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DAMASCUS LODGE meets in Odd Eel
- lows hall every Monday evening. Mem
bcrs in good standing are cordially invited to
attend. T. N SEDGWICK. g. G.
e. Il. HURST, X. RS owl
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BUILDERS. ARcHIrscrs. DC.
e. f. sPRAGUE,

HARPENTER AND BUILDER shop Oh
CCom merJIuI st. between 7th and Sth Az
enue. All calls promptly attended to.
jan179-tf
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PHYSICIANS

j.. j. WRIGHT, M. d.,
EFICE over First National Bank
" Residence on West street.
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J. s LAwRENcE,M d, TIME s. LAwRESCE.A ND.
LAWRENCE & LAWRENCE,
DHYSIClANS q SURGEONS. Offices
L and residence 1917 Commercial street,
Emporla, Kansas. Mrs Or. Lawrence
will give prompt attention to calls in the
country day or night.
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DHGSICIAN and Obstetrician Reading,
Il Lyon county, Kansas. Ofiice one door
west OF drug store.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-24

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON. once .
l. the Drug Store OF Moore & Weaver.
janI72tf
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". w. HIBBEN,
DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. once in
l. HaDna's building. 1S2 Commercial street
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
KeaL Estate Transfers.

j. P. alsh and wife to E. w. Acker, lot 20
by lG0 feet, on the south side of East Third
street, 265 feet west Of Martin streeu-N.
Jonathan Lilley and wife to Henry Cilley,
also, lots l05 and II, on the plat of the village
Of Hartwell; ~, love and affection.
Samuel Carter to Rodgers Carter ana others,
1OO ACRES in section 10, COlerain township; also,
S9A acres in sections and 10, in Western part
of same tOwnship-51, and other considera-
tionS.
August Berg ami wife to F. w. Luebling,
the undivided half of lot 25 by l. . feet, on the
northwest corner of Cory and Washington
streets. Twelfth ward, also, Of lot 2, In Fels'
subdivision in Clinton-$l.
+. W. Luebling and wife to A. Berg, the un-
divided ha + OF lot % by lvO feet. ON the north
side of Washington street, rs feet north of Cor
ry. street; also, of lot l, in Fels' subdivision
81.
Wm Buck and wife to Henry Dreier, lease
hold 81 by 24U feet, on the west side of Taylor
ayenne, 7lO feet south of the Madison pike, in
OakICy-$221
Caroline Alston to George Zumsteln, s years.
lease OF the three story brick house on the
northwest corner of Elm and Madison streets,
at an annual rent Of $4s0.
Heirs of j. II. Kleine to Bernard Herzog, lot
8. IN the subdivision of the Kleine estate ia
sections IL and 22, Colerain township, contain
ing "A ITO acres-S2, ,125.
B. Herzos and Others to John Wurzelbacher,
same lot-32,O00.
lot Z, same subdivision, containing 247-lO acres
So, 400.
Same to j. II. Stallo, lot q, same division,
containing "a 7-iO acr> s-S2, 200.
Same to Bernard Lottmann, lot 4, same sub
division, containing "a 3D. 100 acres-$2y y92J.N
Same to j. j. Kamman, lot 2, same subdivis-
ion. containing 2k6-lO acres-$2,470.
Same to John H. Klcine, lots, same subdivis-
ion, containing "a $40 acres-S2,2W.
John, Ii. Klelne and wife to Frederick Kleine
same lot-$2, 200.
Heirs Of j. II. Klelne TO same, lott, same SUBJ
division, containing "A $40 acres-$5,126.
Same to Bernard Kiene, lot same subdivi-
sion, containing "A T9-lOO acres-S4 go.
E. +. Kleinschmdt and wife to j. II. Woes
ten, lot. 25 by lU0 feet, on the northe corner
OF York and Baymiller streets-$l0,9O.
Adam Metz anfwife to Cincinnati, lot16h by
100 feet, on the north h-west corner of Brown and
Rayine streets-S2,UU
A. II. Smith and wife to same, triangular
strip S3-10O by SO :9-100 feet, for the extension
Of Thomas street-$1.
b A. Z. stevens to VIM. Stevens, lot 120 by III
feet on the east side Of Wayne avenue, $3.50 fee
north Of Sycamore street; also, rot sl2O by ~
feet in the rear of the above and fronting on tht
west side OF Front street, in Lockland-s4O.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06

ENOUGH has been proved to show that
$1,0OO,0OO was used by the Pacific Mail
Company to get an appropriation from
Congress of $500, 900 year for ten years.
This amount was used in bribing men,
bers; but who of those who voted for the
subsidy were bribed will probably never
be known. 1t is little meaner than the
Credit Mobilier corruption. 1t does beat
all. What has the Government touched
during the past ten years that has not
corrupted it? So many transactions
have been investigated aud found rotten
that the presumption is that there is
nothing sound which has offered an ap-
portunity or q temptation to rascality.
We hope that Congress will now tremble
at the very suggestion of subsidy OF
any object whatever. The people will
tolerate it no longer.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
The Old Red Cent.

As the old s'red cent? has now
passed out of use, and except
rarely, out Of sight, like the ''old
oaken bucket" its history is q matter OF
sufficient interest for. preservation. The
cent was 1irst proposed by Robert Nor
ris, the great tinancier of the revolution,
and was named by Jefferson two years
after. 1t began to make its appearance
from the mint in 1872. 1t bore the head oil
washington ON one side, and thirteen
links on the other. The French reyolu'
ton soon created rage for French ideas
in America, which put on the cent, in
stead OF the head of Washington, the
head of the goddess Of liberty-a French
liberty, with neck thrust forward anC
flowing locks. The chain on the reverse
side was displaced by the olive wreath o
peace, but the French liberty was short
lived. and SO was her portrait on oul
cent. The next head or figure that sue
ceeded thls--the staid, classic dame
with fillet around her hair-came init
fashion about thirty or forty years ago
and her finely -chisselled Grecian lea
lures have been but slightly altered b!
! the lapse Of time.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
How to Treat. Wet Boots.

What an amount of discomfort wet
boots entail, and how we'll we all recall
the painful efforts we have now and then
made to draw on pair of hard-baked d
ones which were put by the fire over
night to dry! Once OIL, they are sort
of modern stocks, destructive of all COM
fort, and enJirely demoraizng to the
temper. The following plan, it is said,
will do away with this discomfort:
When the boots are taken off, fill them
quite full with dry oats. This grain has
u great fondness for damp, and will
rapidly absorb the least yestige of it
from the wet leather. AS it quickly and
completely takes up the moisture, it
swells and fills the boot with tightly
lifting last, keeping its form good, and
drying the leather without hardening it,
In the morning, shake out the oats and
hang them in bag ncar the fire to dry,
ready for the next wet night; draw ON
the boots, and 90 happily and comforta'
bly, about the days work.-Scientate
American.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06

1870, on Walnut Hills. The plaintiff
charged the defendant with adultery,
committed in January, 1873. Evidence
was introduced showing that in the
month mentioned the defendant engaged
a room and lodging-house for himself and
| wife, and subsequently took there wo.
man who proved not to be his wife.
The case was taken under advisement.
| Dewitt G. Waugh v. Mary A.. Waugh.
The parties to this case were married in
1864, in Virginia City, Montana. The
plaintiff charged willful absence for
more than three years. The counsel for
plaintiff, in opening the case, stated that
| prior to the marriage the defendant was
| not theatrical person, nor stage-struck,
| but that afterward she evinced a desire
to lead the life of an actress, and had
been around the world in that character.
During the vacations of the profession
she had refused to return to her hus.
band.
The case was continued.
Louis Vollmer v. Louisa Vollmer. Both
the plaintiff and the defendant in this
case were seeking divorce. The plain
tiff charged adultery, and the defendant
adultery and extreme cruelty.
Petition dismissed.
Sarah Green v. William Green. The
Slouuu VI tuio dppiiSdtlou WIS duulLeTys .
The parties were married in 1850. The
plaintiff asked alimony, averring that
the defendant was the possessor Of four
different pieces of real estate in this city.
The defendant admitted the marriage,
averring that he lived with the plaintiff
for five or six years; that for twelve
years subsequently they occupied the
same house, but did not live together as
man and wife; that in 1868 they agreed
to separate, she going to Canada and he
to England; that he went to England
with the intention of giving up his citi-
zenship in this country; that while there
he was advised by able lawyers OH whom
he relied that his marriage with the
plaintiff was incestuous and invalid in
England, she being the aunt of his de-
ceased wife, and being then in British
Province; that in 1870 he married his
present wife in England, believing that
he was legally entitled to marry under
the circumstances, and intending TO re-
main there. The defendant was for
long time a newspaper carrier in this
city.
The Court held substantially that un-
der the laws of this country the defend
ant was 1ilty of adultery. The hearing
OF this C, Sc was therefore confined to the
question Of the amount of allmony to
which the plaintiff was entitled. In pro-
0reSS.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
La w kEPOIcT.


Before Judge Force.-The Board OF
Education of Cincinnati V. The City OF
Cincinnati. This was al action on the
pavt of the plaintiff to recover the
amount of the surplus fees. penalties
and costs collected by the Police Court
of Cincinnati, for each year, to be paid
into the School Fund of the City, nov OF
the school district cOterminus with the
city: The act of 1878 erected the School
to 1873 this surplus was put into the Gen
eral Fund of the city.
The Court held that this surplus was
not to be paid into the School Fund Tor a
permanent investment, but to go toward
paying the current expense OF the school
system in the city, including in current
expense the cost OF land, buildings, and
every thing belonging to the maintenance
of the schools.
1t was the right of the School Board to
ask, and the duty OF the city to pay,
enough every year for such maintenance,
no more. Hence it was the right OF the
School Board to ask, and the duty OF the
city to impose, tax sufficient to pay SO
much of such maintenance as was not
covered by the fund received from the
Police Court. Ii the surplus fees, &C.,
received from the Police Court were
sufficient for the support OF the schools
there would be no OCCASION for imposing
city school tax.
| Judgment Tor defendant.
Sarah Ann Smith V. Wm. S. Smith
This was an action for divorce on the
grounds of willful absence and gross neg
| lect OF duty. The parties were married
| in 1887. The deienlane abandoned the
plaintiff Iii January, 1871, and has moi
been heard of since. The plaintiff asked
also that she be restored 10 her maiden
lname OF Mcclellan. Decree granted.
| Eva Lukingy. Frederick Luking. The
grounds of this application also were
willful absence aud gross neglect 0l
lduty. The parties were married In jan
uary, 1871, the defendant abandoning the
pluintlif In about three months after
ward.
4 Case taken under advTsement.
i Martha A. Niles v, Geo. ). Niles, The
parties In this case were married in May
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
CONNECTICUT LOGIC.

In noticing our late criticism of the
yard-stick simile to show that n piece OF
stamped legal-tender non-payable paper
would be as effective in measuring val
ues as yard-stick i'll measuring cloth,
the New Haven Union very graphically
says: ...
ssTHE STAR is a paper devoted to the
interests OF the industrial classes and Is
doing effective work, having large cir
culation and able writer's. 1t has its
hobby, however, and that is land reform,
and rs far as we have been able to OBJ.
serve, believes the only salvation for la.
Dor lies in that direction. We can not
blame it, therefore, il it gives vent to
lame notions on finance"
The latter part of this quotation is not,
after all, SO very graceful, since there are
half dozen different reforms, no one
of which is more'a hobby with us than
another. The Urion is also land re-
former, but we think it fails to fully ap-
preciate its Importance, while it greatly
exaggerates that Of the money problem.
1t does not seem to understand that
the divertion of one-third the money oil
the country into speculations consequent
on monopolies diminishes, by that mGch,
the amount of money that would other
wise be devoted to the employment OF
labor in useful business; and thus it is
that interest is SO high; and the closing
up OF those speculatiOns would do more
toward reducing interest than any one
has right to expect from any Initiation
of non-payable paper currency.
We objected that as the yard-stick was
a measure of length only, bearing nc
analogy to money which Is measure OF
value only; and as the yard-stick was
precisely three feet long and could meas.
ure only tire length of Itself, so money
to measure value must be of equal value
with whatsoever it measures. 10 this
the Union replies as follows:
s'It might as well argue that wooden
stick three feet long, would not accu
ratelv measure yard of velvet, because
the stick.was not Of the same, value al
the velvet"
Alas, what shall we says A yard-sticl
measure the value of yard OF velvet
Did you ever? 1t is not the office OF sucl
stick to measure yalue-it only meas
ures three feet of length; and the Uniol
should now prove that three feet of value
is either more or less than three feet o
muslin.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
SOMETHING ABOUT OUR NAVY.

Gan any one tell why the Navy of the
United States should cost more than the
aggregate expenditures of the Govern
ment in any year down to 1Sl5?-more
than the entire expense of the Nation an
the first year OF the secoAd war with
Great Britain ?-more than the aggregate
expenditures OF the navy for any period
of four years down to 1S37?-threc times
more than the naval expenditures ol
any year, with one exception, down to
1855?
Are the United States weaker In re-
spect to foreign powers than at any time
In our past blstorys Are there more
pirates on the high seas requiring more
protection 10 our commercef On The
contrary, we are twenty'fold stronger
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
Hands.

During this period new machinery was
introduced in the manufacture of loco.
motive engines, and now a locomotive
can be built from the raw material and
completely finished in single day!
Did the number of hands increase as
the machinery and the amount Of work
increased? In 1866 there were seven
hands to each engine turned out; in 1869,
the same work was done with six hands; !;
and in 1871 less than six hands to each
engine.
This does not seem like an increase OF
the demand for workmen with the ill.,
crease of machinery.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06

without any navy than we were in 1900,
when but $570 were expended ON our
naval establishment. We are ten-fold
stronger than in 1901, when our navy did
not cost one-tenth what it now costs.
We are tive-told stronger than in 1922,
when our navy cost but $2,224, 459. And
yet our navy cost $50, 100000 during the
fifteen months ending with last October.
Last year $4,000,000 extra were appro-
priated on account of the poor miserable
Virginius affair, and against the remote
possibility of war with broken-down,
bankrupt, moribund Spain, while the en-
tire cost of our navy during 1912, the
first year ofactual war with the strong
est Government on earth, was but 3d.
959, 1865!
What does this mean? 1t means plum
der and nothing else. After spending
more on the navy during the eight years
since the close of the war of the rebel
lion than was expended during the en-
tire period of forty-seven years from the
foundation of the government. and
twice as much as during The first twenty
eight years. of our history After
spending about $15O,O0O,OOO on the
navy during eight years Mr.. Archer, of
Maryland, had the audacity to say in
Congress-.
CAT this moment we are without suit
able ships, without guns, and without
men to man the few vessels we have.
Every body has been led to believe that
we had one hundred and sixty-ni ships
OF war, when we have really thirty-two
seaworthy steamers and eight IRON
cladsD
What does this mean? 1t means rob-
berry of the people by jobbers, sinecures,
the quartering Of voters at the navy
yards to carry elections and infinite 9TH
er shameless squarderings Of the public
funds.
Suppose we give the cost of the navy
during series of years in our early his