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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-06
HARTEORD.


1t still continues wet, and the far
mers are in some doubt about saving
their small grain, as a considerable Of
it remains unstacked, while the pros
pect for corn and potatoes is ahund-
ant.
MIR. Tweady, our grain man, con-
templates buying ten thousand bushels
of corn, at 20 cents per bushel.
C. w. Suttle, assistant saperinten-
dent, is present efficient manager OF
Onr Sunday school; A. d. Chambers
has been suspended on account OF
SANDER charges until after trial.
The remains of James NJ. Grail.
who was drowned couple of weeks
since, have been taken up and return
ed in a metallic case to his family in
Illinois. He was young man of prom
Use and retained the good opinion OF
every one. The deepest sympathy Il
felt for his family and friends in theil
sad affiictiOn.
The familiar physiogomy OF Capt
Taylor Is again seen on our streets. VIZ
are glad to welcome him back. He il
one of our reliables. He thinks Kansas
is the place yet.
Il am glad that the fair trio o
young correspondents of last week
have condescended to notice me, AND
wish me pleasant eastern visit. Ar
they anxious to have me leave? Re
greet that the former can't carry on
her plans in reference to going east
that the next may not meet with AM
more crosses, and that the one tina
came west in search of the coming maj
Is about to return sadly disappointed
Young ladies, my sympathies are witt
you. NJ. L. HARDEN.
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MPORIA wArER CANNING COM.
PANY.
SIX AGnllon dollars. ali Paia In

StA AAAAhlon DOAhoEoB OAA E0A4 h
MIR. Averill, president; Harvey Ban
croft. recording seer etary; Col. MahlOn
Stubbs, corresponding secretary; Major
Bancroft, treasurer.
Executive committee-GOV. EskTidge,
Esq BortOn, Capt. Sebastian, Col. Gillett
DIR. HIbben, Hon. Patrick Smiley.
Hon. II. StOtler aud e1-eqaine Grdhdm,
editors EmporiG NesoS.:
GENTLEMEN:--Abo 1 send you the eff
f,cts OF = meeting just held in our city,
the object OF which the title OF the COM
pany clearly explains. 1t Is well known
that our Stat e, dramatically, is subject to
extremes-one season wet and the next
dry. To guard against thia, and TO pre-
vent the distress occasioned by this nat
ural state, Is the object OF this company
They propose under the direction of Ghs
president aud treasurer, whose massive
minds originated this stupendous design
TO bottle or can up all the suPeEfiuouI
water that Is now daily deluging the
when by means Of = stupendOus shower
bath, to be erected In front Of my resi-
dence, on NeoshO Hill, the whole country
can be watered and the effects Of dry sea
s>ns entii ely done away with.
The Organization Is not FOR gain, but ont
Of pure philanthropy, as the name ant
standing OF the gentlemen above elearl!
demonstrates. Ex-Mayor Jay was ex
pected to have taken an active part ia Ih'
proceedings Of the meeting, and no doub
would have done 90. had he not been en-
gagged for the last six weeks binding an'
unloading his oats; he says there Is M
difieuliy IN raising oats IA this country
but there IL = devil OF difficulty II
getting 10 together after 10 is raised. H
talks OF roofing over lG0 acres In time 20
next years crop. Ifhe had followed tn
example OF Alderman Hinkle. DIR. Wright
Superintendent Cunningham and JudG
Ruggles, and other distinguished lumin
aries OF the church, and worked On sun
day, be might have secured his oats, AM
probably not violated that commandment
which says ''Swear not at ALL" Enough
for the present. Yours truly,
II. BAN CROFT, Sec.
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CRUELTY TO A CHILD.

A few citizens Of NeOshO Rapids and
vicinity are entitled 70 much credit for
bringing TO punishment q case Of unpar-
aiIeled brutality occurring In that neigh
bOrhOOd some two weeks ago. TN last
Friday, n lad named Dennis Collins,
about years OF age, came 20 Mr.. Toll
fOrd's store at the Rapids and complained
to several persons there OF his severe treat
ment al the hands or his uncle, one James
Lynch, and his sons. That he had Just
cause TO complain was shown by the con-
ditlOn OF his body, which was one mass Of
sores from mead to foot.
The boy stated that Lynch had whip
ped him ON the bare skin with nettles,
thumbs for one whole day. About his
wrists and thAmbs, the marks could be
distinctly seen where the cords had worn
the very fiesh on.
The little fellows misfortunes
enlisted the sympathy OF all the citizens
of the place. For time there was much
excitement, and 1t looked as IL Mr.. Lynch
would fall martyr to his name. But u few
OF the wiser and cooler headed citizens
one OF their number made complaint be-
fore Esquire Bachelor fOT the assault and
battery upon the boy.
The case was tried On Monday last. The
evidence disclosed most horrible story
of maltreaIment by Lynch. IL was prov
en- that he had used u whip about feet
long, on the boy, until he had bruised him
80 that he was ashamed 10 allow any
o { his neIehbOrs 10 look at the boy. That
At one time he threw = bucket ~ the boy,
knocking him senseless AMI leaving q
scar some two inches In length on his
head.
II was also proven and adsnitted by the
prisoner ON the stand, that about two
weeks ago, because the boy sucked an egg
or two, he stripped the boy and whipped
him with nettles, and Immediately after
wards about = O'Clock in the morning
he tied the boy up by the thumbs and
wrists TO the ceiling OF the room with his
hands above his head and LEFT him stand
lug In that position without anything tC
eat until sun down. The: little fellow
hands and body showed at the trial abun
dant evidence Of the ruth OF the fact
proved on the trial.
The little fellow told his story rs cleA
AS could be, and ones heart would b
made of stone, which would not melt Il
sympathy as the bright boy related tn
details OF his most brutal and thurman
treatment.
; Squire Bachelor fined the iiend $40 AM
costs, amounting in ali to $3.50, whicl
seemed bait slight punishment for thi
heineOus offence. The case was prosecut
ed by L. NJ. FOrde, Esq., aud defended b
j. v. Saunders, Esq.
We understand that citizens in the Vi
entity of NeOsho Rapids are determine
that Lynch shall not have possession {
= the child, and one oftheir number has Il
! ken the boy and agreed TO raise him.
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CouNUIL PRoCEEnINas.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Aug. I'd, rs.
Present-Mayer Bay, Messrs. Baker,
Davidson, Epstein, Lowe, Bancroft and
Nichols.
Minutes OF July 18th and 18th, read and
approved.
Report of L. +. Nichols, in relation to
removing nuisance from lot 120 CONNER
eial street, read and referred to city at
torney,
Report of police judge, for june, recelv-
ed and filed.
Petition of Van McCulloeh, Ell a., for
sidewalk ON east side Of Union street from
brick school house south to north side OF
Second avenue, was referred TO commit.
tee on streets and alleys,
Committee ON claims reported on Oldi-
nances, providing for the payment OF the
following claims:
4. Z. Rowland, printing ordinances,
$1l2.2O. L. t. Nichois, salary, etc., SAT
+. III. FOrde, salary, S25. hi. Birdsall,
srlary, etc., SAT. L. Upton, salary city
teamster, $40. j. +. StrattOn, for oats,
$3.50, aud John Bay, for rent OF city
prison, SIS.
The ordinance was considered under 9
suspension Of the rules, and adopted by q
unanimous vote.
Petitisn. OF Hiatt Bros, fol, an allow.
ance Ofi$I0 for Tor license feespaid, as sue.
cessOr of A. II. Robinson, which could
have been saved by the taking of an as
signment of the license from Robinson
was referred TO committee on claims.
~.
Ing was adopted:
Resolved, That the city clerk be in
structed TO take charge OF the pamphlets
ordinances, and place them for sale at thu
book stores, at twenty live cents each.
ON motion Of Mr.. Bancroft, the follow
ing was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on citN
property be instructed TO inquire and re
port at next regular meeting, II the build
ing known a. The Newman building, OF
9th avenue, can be made aV ailable for thu
purposes Of the city, ut saving of eX
pense To the city.
The resignation of w. IL. GIIchriest, a
street commissioner, was accepted.
An ordinance fixing salary of stree
conmisSinner at 81 per day, during Aug
and Sept. OF 1877, for actual service, VIA
considered under u suspension Of IN
rules, and adopted by unanimous vote
/ Bids or EAIPoRIA AEws and EmpOri
Ledger, for city printing during the en-
suing year were read, and ON motion lai
on the table.
The Mayor appointed w. ii. Gilchries
as street commissioner, which nomination
was unanimously confirmed.
Adjourned. +. NJ. FORDE,
CITY Clerk,
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The Hor.IsuIturAl society

Lyon County Horticultural Society met
in regular session July 3Ist, 1879, with
President Milliksn in the chair. The
subject ''What is the condition OF the
fruit crop" was quite freely discussed,
and IL was nerally conceded that while
peach trees are not 80 full as last year, the
fruit would be larger and finer. 1t was
thought the apple crop OF this county
would not be over 10 per cent. MIR. Will
hite reporting by four or i've trees out Of
one hundred and fifty as bearing this
year.
Mr.. Fawcett reported grapes rotting TO
. considerable extent. The opinion SEEM
ed 10 prevail that the grape crop would
reach about 20 per cent. Mr. Milliken
exhibited six varieties Of seeding YER
benas which were pronounced fne. The
following subject WAS selected for discus
sion at the next meeting: SWhat are the
best modes for preparing grape vines,
blackberry and raspberry canes, and
strawberry plants, TO go safely through
| the Winter."
IL is to be hoped that all who are inter
ested and especially the members OF the
society, will be present at the next meet
Ing, ~ this Is one u the most important
questions 20 our horticuIturists. and il Il
desirable to have the experience OF all
who have given the subject any attention
la making decision ON tue matter.
Adjourned To meet ON Saturday, Au.
gust l4th, at the Olsee Of President Nil.
liken In the court hOuse.
j. ". TRUrTr, Sec, pro ten.
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cHEEsE FACTonY r1auREs.

what the Cows Earn in New York.
AS q matter of interest about cheese
factories, we give the following from
the Agricultural Report for May and
June:
Reports from one hundred and sew
enteen cheese and butter factories in
the state of New York, for the season
of 1874, show the following pArticu-
lars: Aggregate of average number
of cows for the season, employed by
these factories, 80, 429; milk received,
lis, 093, 222 pounds; average per COW
3,24l. 73 pounds, or 377.42 gallons !;
lowest average number of cows for the
season employed by single fastOsy,
80; highest, 500. General average 81 !;
average length of factory season, aver
aged on the number of factories with
out regard to size, 6.24 months; re-
garding the average number Of cows
in each, GA months. OF the one kan
bred and seventeen factories five are
exhibited as devoted wholly or in large
part to butter; one hundred and twelve
show an average of 33l pounds OF
cheese per COW; average amount OF
milk required for one pound of cured
cheese, 9.S2 pounds. These one hum
dred and twelve factories also report
,14l pounds of butter, averaging 1 .O2
pounds per cow. Four factories, aver
aging = season of S.5S months, exhibit
1888 COWS as the average number for
the season, and 4,S56.S pounds, equiv
alent to 507 % gallons of milk per
COW; each COW averaged 451.9 pounds
of cheese and 8 pounds of butter.
These averages of milk and cheese
must be somewhat above the true av.
erage per cow for the season, since the
number of COWS contributing to the
factory is always largest during the
| largest how of milk. The factories
/ rarely open with their full quota, and
In the fall . part of the cows are with
drawn for butter-mAking on the farm.
After giving q tabular statement
from the American Dairymens' Asso-
citation. the report summarizes il as
follows:
For all the reports in the above table
the average of milk per COW. tor the
season, Is 1857 pounds, or 39l .63 gal
Ions OF cheese, 3l2 pounds; OF mill
for one pound of cheese, 9.S33 pounds.
Average length Of season opseyenty-
five statements, CO months. Some OF
the factories reported butter from whey
or from cream of partly SKINNED milk
At many factories patrons were allow
led, during q certain portion of the
season, to skim the nights milk.
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rHE HORSE rAIR.

The horse races announced by the Ag-
rIeuitural Society for Last friday and Sat-
urdsy, were postponed by the weather TO
Wednesday and Thursday OF this week.
The trst day was bright and clear and
the track In good order. Some pacing
horses were ruled out on account Of hay
ing too good records, and that race was
omitted. The trotting race was between
the EmporIa horses Archie, and Lady
Alice, of FredOnia. aud another horse. Il
was joekeyed through the tirst two ht ats
all that We sAw-and resulted in favor
OF Lady Alice. Then. came = running
race, won by Mr.. StOker's mare, from
Missouri. Ii l. pity that time Is Of so
little value TO most OF those who drive
horses at races. In this case IL was near
ly o'clock p. m, when two heats had
been trOtted. six minutes racing in three
hours. The public Is always dissatisfied
with the way time is wasted At a race
course, and some plan ought 10 be devils
ell 10 net impose upon the spectators in
this regard. Most people would rather
see the usual four hours racing done In
half AN hour, than half hours racing
dragged along four hours. Time is OF
some use TO the spectators, If II isn't to the
| hOrsemen. There ought TO be rule aud
II ought To be rlgidly enforced, that the
Judges should summarily bar out any
driver who in their opinion is using up
time unfairly. They ought also to be
made TO start promptly at the designated
hour, and the programme should be ''pui
through" just the same as In An entertain
ment at \ theatre or circus. When this ii
done, without the slightest regard 60 the
objections or drivers or owners Of horses,
horse racIAg will be more satisfactory and
more popular than IL has ever been.
One OF the running horses bOlted thu
track. ran into the hind wheel OF Mr.
Davis top buggy, tipped over and DAM
aged the vehicle, but did not hurt itsel
or Mrs. Davis aud another lady occupant,
though they were thrown under the bug
gy.
The races to-day Thursday take place
as we go to press. The weather is line
aud large attendance probable.
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Written lOF. TIE NkWs. =
TOM ACHEsON.

TON AcHESON.
Tom Aeheson, on . summer morn,
Was down by his meadow blowing corn.
He looked around on the burning plain,
Aud said to himself, 81 wish it would
rain"
With patient care and steady hand,
he continued to pillow the hot, dry land.
But now aud then he would heave sigh,
And fret over cabbage and satisfy,
For the ground was exceedingly baked
and dry,
Aud his garden struck" was beginning
TO die.
That night when the great sun sank from
sight.
He left behind him lurid light.
And a storm cloud gathering in the west,
Filled with peace Tom AehesOn's breast.
Tom Aeheson listened, with lazy delight,
AS he heard the rain fall, at times,
through the night.
Next morning he rose from heightened
sleep.
Ahh ~ INC eutcI WOIlu lOoA sAtlsHcN
peep.
"a good, soaking rain, is Just what we
need!"
He said to his wife, as he went out 10 fee,
And all that day wore placid smile.
And collected his hoes and saws to file.
All that day 1t continually pour ed.
The lightnings flashed and the thuAders
roared.
Friend Acheson's farm, On Allen ereekl lay,
Numer ore land. any farmer would say.
Now as the rain continued to beat,
The water, with restless, impatient feet,
Climbed up high, and climbed up hig her,
As if it suddenly had a desire
To visit neighbor AehesOn's farm,
And work him any amount OF harm.
At length it leaped beyond all bounds,
And flooded at once the coveted grounds.
Acheson had his wheat all In shock,
| { Alas, that his labor should be for naugh.tJ
1t went sailing away with naughty pride,
On the breath OF the swollen, turbid tide.
After q while his oats and rye
| Washed out by the roots and fioated by.
Poor fellow he rayed in his weak despair,
And ground his teeth and tore his hair
.My hopes" he moaned, shave all been
dreams;
Here's winter ahead of pork and beans"'
at must he cried, sit shall not be;
There's part OF the wheat lodged in i
| tree"
From his window sill he plunged in th'
wave,
Resolved that some OF his wheat he'd save
He struggled and sank, but at last he rose
With mud turtle fastened tight to his toes
All courage at once poor Tom fOrsOOk,
And his wife fished him out with prun
ing nook.
All we'll! in general we Kanssns fret,
About the rain we didn't get,
But think we needn't make fuss,
II the rain we don't want, don't reach US
i n,
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NEOsHO RAPIDs CHIr-cHAT.
Two big rains this week .

Warm.
Two big rains this week.
Luminous clOud-iSlands of snow
white cumulI are repOsing calmly in the
blue sea of ether overhead, not even NOV
ing
LAS idle rs a painted ship,
Upon painted ocean,
Our streets will show Us, il We but
look on Firey's canal, .'sermOns in stones,
books in the running brooks, and good in
everything"
Another store in the Rapids-O. +.
Richmond, proprietor.
We are laboring under u severe
chronic attack OF railroad gossip. Can't
| tell where twill end unless it be at Ar
kansas City.
MIR. T. N. GrunwelI, Of Usage City,
was In town this week with ''OIi on the
BRAIN"
| MIR. Gentner haL about i've hundred
pounds of ham and bacon stolen from his
meat house lately. No clue to the thief
Mrs. Howard, near the Rapids, ii
busy packing butter, and some of it il he.
ing shipped to Vermont.
MIR. w. ). Cooks little Willie, feI
from the top OF the stairs down to the
bottom, striking his knee against draw
ing knife, severing the knee joint. DIR
Martin was summoned to stitch and splin
ter the tender limb.
Corn IN this locality is splitting thl
I hide-tYo and three shoots TO the stalk.
Mr. Muleonerry says that he has raIs.
ed big corn in other States, but the corr
rrised on his farm this year exceIs even
the old prairie State OF Illinois.
II went through hundred aud sixt,
acre corn field Of Mr.. o. EoOle's, and saw
corn about eleven feet high on the aver
age, and will doubtless span QUIZ Ter
thousand bushels. He has ten acres 0
potatoes which are very promising, an,
will yield thousand bushels unIes
signs fail. Mr.. O'Toole's farm has beel
worked in . scientific manner this season
and big crops, clean fields, etc., are hi
reward. He is now preparing 10 builS
an addition 90 his house, besides moyin,
one honAe from the Rapids for the sam
purpose.
-caltle men are around contracting 10
hay in the stack. Mr.. Seeley, OF this place
puts up large amount Tor a Mr.. Wuk
Jason, who is boarding at she hotel KEEP
by Mr.. A. Roberts.
We are in receipt OF two hills Of Earl,
Rose potatoes frSm the garden Of III
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A o. 1OILAR sUBsCEIBER.
ELMENDARO, LYON Co, Ks.,l

July Ol, lotos :
SToTLER AND GRAHAM:-I am as you
know, one Of your oldest subscribers, and
havn't failed 20 read THE NEWS for q sIn-
gle week since settled In Kansas, In 1857.
notice in your last paper that you are
going to charge the old price Of 81 per
year. Well, that just suits me. 1 felt
last year, Jake, when paid you only
$3.50; that 1t was just beating you out OF
half dollar you ought 10 have, even IL
you dIdh't ask IT, really dIdn't feel A.
III had paid Tor my paper. 1T is worth
81 year 10 me, and consider then that
l get good deal more for that money
than do for any other 81 1 spend. For
one, l should be ashamed to ask you 70
sell the paper for less than the regular
price. Why, you have just now rs good
as paid me back all the money ever
paid tor the paper, in bringing down the
railroad freights, and so OF course bring
ing up the price OF my grain. The least
can do Is TO keep on paying 81 per year
for THE NEWS, and here it IL, In advance,
Tor another year. I don't want IL again
for $I.50. Its swindlIng you out OF hall
a dollar. just take the - and give me
credit up to next August. -
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The aEseage- product per COW for
1864 was relatively small, owing TO un-
usually severe drOaght during the sum-
mer. The state census of 1865 in re-
porting statistics of one hundred and
thirty three factories, each employing
900 COWS or more, exhibits the average
Of milk per cow At 2,SOl.9 pounds. or
326.2I gallons, for season, averaging
about 81 months: the cheese product
averaged 2S3 pounds per cow, showing
9.915 pounds of milk for one OF cheese
aggregate average number of COWS fer
the season, 81 ,OS4.
We return to the point Of the aver
ace yield per COW, for the factory seas
On, and for . term of years, In the New
York dairy regions. We have had il
review three hundred and eighty mine
factory statements. OF which one hum
dred and 1ifty-tW0, or 80 per cent? ara
for the. exceptionally unfavorabie seas
on Of 1854, and this large proportion Of
low exhibits will prevent us from COM
bining all of the statements for an ay-
reage for q course OF years. emitting,
now, the statements of 1864, We have
two hundred and thirty-Reyen factory
reports, representing 92,3i2 cows, ag-
gregate of averages for the season, and
JlCAu per cav va o1o0OsC lOAA-NS -
milk, or 3SS.Sl gallons, for season OF
little more than six months. From
TWO hundred and thirty two of these
statements we obtain An average OF
$40 pounds at cheese per et.w, Tor the
factory season. Juising from all at
tainable data. these figures for milk
and cheese an. the highest at which ElIs
factory average Tor 'rnl OF years caIi
be placed anil have already shown
that, from tile manner in which the
averages are made up at the factory
the true yield per cow must fall below
even the factory average. But the ap-
proximate which we have attained Is
sufficiently close to serve q valuable
purpose as means of comparison, ano
GoF the correction of frequent exagger-
atoms of general dairy production.
These figures, however, more than
corroborate our statements, for while
we claimed that respectable COW
would average a gallon OF milk pei
day ,IOrt305 gallons per year, the New
York cows furnish 1888 gallons in g.;
months, 10 the factory, and have tho
remaining 5.5 months to supply theiI
calves or owners. And why should moi
Kansas cows do at least what we have
claimed, when New York cows dC
so much more!