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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
Modern social AmeIIOraIion.

Though, instead of few pages, it
would require volumes to record
adequately the amelioratiOns that
took place in domestic and social
life after science began to exert its
beneficent influences, and inventive
talent came to the aid of industry,
there are some things which cannot
be passed in silence. From the
port of Barcelona the Spanish kha-
Ifs had carried on an enormous
commerce, and they with their CO.
adiutors-JeWish merchants-had
adopted or originated many COM
mercial inventions, where, with
matters of pure science, they had
transmitted to the trading commun-
tiles of Europe. The art of book
keeping by double entry was thus
brought into Upper Italy. The diff
ferent kinds of insurance were
adopted, though strennously resist
ed by the clergy. They opposed
fire and marine insurance, on the
ground that it is tempting of
Providence. Life insurance was re-
garded as an act of interference
with the consequences of Gods
will. Houses for lending money
on interest and on pledges, that is,
banking and pawnbroking estab-
lishments, were bitterly denounced,
and especially was Indignation ex-
cited against The taking of high
rates of Interest, which was stigma
tized as usury-a feeling existing in
some backward communities up to
the present day. Bills of exchange
in the present form and terms were
adopted, the Office of the notary es-
Lablished, and protests for dishon-
ored obligations resOrted to. In
deed, it may be said. with but little
exageration, that the commercial
machinery now used was thus in
troduced. l have already remarked
that, in eonsequnce of the discovery
of America, the front of Europe had
been changed. Many rich Italian
merchants, and many enterprising
Jews, had settled in Holland, Eng
land, France, and brought into
those countries various mercantile
devices. The jews, who cared
nothing about papal nGledictions
were enriched by the pontifical &C.
ton in relation to the lending Of
money at high interest but Plus
H., perceiving the wealth that had
been made, withdrew his opposi
ton. Pawnbroking establishment
were finally authorized by Leo Y.
who threatened accommodation
of those who wrote against them
In their turn the ProIestants nov
exhibited q dislike against estab
lishments thus authorized by Rome
AS the theological dogma, that tn
plague, like the earthquake, is al
unavoidable visitation from Go,
for the sins of men, began to b
doubted, attempts were made TO re
sist its progress by the establish
ment of guarantees. When IN
Monammedan discovery of inOcula
ton was brought from Constant
nople in 1T2l, by Lady Mary Wort
ley Montagn, it was so strenuousl
resisted by the clergy that nothin
short of its adoption by the rOys
family brought il into use. !
> similar resistance was exhibite
when Jenner introduced his gres
improvement, vaccination; yet
century ago il was the exception {
Q see 8 face unspotted by smallpox
= now 1t is the exception to see one 6
diefgured. In like manner, whe
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
Spirit OF Kansas.
TIE DaEFERENCE.

One day last week we met Mr.. =.
e Campbell, of TTesper. (UlLcle
John, as he is more familiiary ll-
ed, coming into town with q load
Of fat hogs. We thought we would
ask Mr.. Campbell q few questions.
So after he had unloaded his pork,
we asked him If he had q few mo-
meats 10 answer questions. He
said he would spare q little time,
and here is what followed: "Mr.
Campbell, did You raise the corn to
faiten teose hogs this year 2" Ans.
81 did" GLOW many hogs did You
fattten this year ?" 81 fattened for
~, and have forty more to keep
over, also have seventy head of
horses, mules and cattle, and thirty
sheep and have got plenty of corn,
when large majority of our farm
ers raised none at all" Certainly,
In the first place, / plOwetl nay
ground twelve inches deep, then
had my corn planted by the middle
of April, then when / ploWed nv
corn i did not scratch over the top
of the ground. but put my plows as
deep into the ground az / could get
them, and the consequence was, my
corn grew rapidly and was matured
before the grasshoppers got here.
| tried an experiment this year on
four acres. l first plowed the
ground deep as | said before, then
took an old subsoil pillow that was
worn out and welded a shovel on
to the point of it, then hitched four
good mules on and let her into the
ground fifteen inches, and marked
out the four acres in that way, then
planted TO corn and tended well,
and the consequence was had more |
and better corn on that four acres |
than a neighbor did just across the |
fence on thirty-two acres"
Have you paid your taxes yet, |
Mr.. Campbell, "Yes, six weeks |
since and got the benefit of five per |
cent. rebate" What did you sell to |
get the money with ?" 81 sold |
wool, paid my taxes and had money |
left"
We publish the above in hopes |
that it may be beneficial to the farm
ers of our state. Mr.. Campbell is |
we'll known by nearly every one in |
Douglas county. He lives about |
twelve miles southeast of Law
renee, and his farm shows its owner |
is q thifty man. He has q good |
stone house, and large stone barn,
and all his hedges are kept well |
trimed and he is surrounded with |
not only the comforts, but some of |
the luXuries of life.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
ALegend Of the Iron Mask.

During the seventeen years con-
flnement of this strange prisoner
at Sainte Marguerite, st. Mars,
who brought him to the fortress,
was replaced by a Monsieur de
Bonpart, as governor. The daugh-
ter of the latter, just emerging
from childhood to womanhood
grew up with this mystery around
her. She had seen the graceful
figure of the masked prisoner
promenading at night upon the
terrace and at worship in the
chapel, whore he was forbidden to
speak or uncover his face, the
soldiers in attendance having their
pieces always pointed toward him,
if he should attempt to do either.
She discovered that her father al
ways treated him with the greatest
respect, serving him bareheaded
and standing. His table-service
was of massive silver, his dress of
the richest velvet, he wore the
finest linen and most costly lace.
She had heard her father &C
cidentally speak of him as "the
Prince" No wonder that his sad
fate occupied her thoughts by day
and his noble figure haunted her
dreams by night. She, too, was
very young and beautiful and their
eyes occasionally met in chapel.
He sang beautifully, and was a
very skillful performer on the gui-
tar 1t is said she climbed the
rocks under the castle terrace and
sang sweet songs to the poor cap
tive. Thus a romantic love sprang
up between them, and as it gained
strength, the young girl dared to
purloin the keys from her father
and so obtain access to the prison
er. When the governor discover
ed his child's treachery, he was
struck with the greatest dismay.
His oath was binding upon him
to put Immediately to death any
one who had spoken To the prison
err. But she confessed her love for
him and pleaded piteously for her
young life. The captive also, to
whom the governor was much at
tached, joined his prayers to hers
and implored they might be made
man and wife, and then the secret
would be safe. The governor was
not stern enough to immediate his
child, and perhaps a CLEAN OF am
bition may have flashed across his
mind, as, in the event of the death
of Louis XIV. the prisoner would
be acknowledged and his daughter
sit on the throne of France. How.
ever, their nuptials were perform
ed by the priest of the castle in the
dead of night, and all were sworn
to secrecy. From this union two
children were born. A whisper
of this reaching the ears of the
Minister, the Marquis of Louyois
the prisoner was Immediately re
moved to the Bastile for safe
keeping; and the mother, thu
priest, and governor disappeared
The children we're sent to Corsica
to be brought up in obscurity I'm
5 der the name of their grandfather
{ Bonpart, which was corrupted in
to Bonaparte. And thus, says tn
t legend, Providence avenged tn
! wrongs of the twin-hrother o
Y Louis XIV. and restored the old
e est branch of the Bourbon line t.
the throne of France.-"Bazaine'
: Prison." Scribner for January.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
He scanned Her.

Yesterday while the gale was at
it's height q curious accident occur
red on Union street. A nobby-
looking Chinaman was walking be-
hind q young lady dressed in the
extreme agony of fashion, when a
sudden gust of wind blew the c.
lestial's tail forward and wrapped
the end of it around the lady's neck.
Being frightened she grabbed the
end of the queue to snatch it away,
but she pulled in the wrong direc-
ton. The Chinaman also made a
grab to recover his property, but he
was out of luck, as he got hold of
one of those long curls which are
usually seen hanging dywn from
waterfalls, as we'll as of his queu,
and iwhen he took a pull at il the
whole of the lady's top hair, hat
and all, came off. The lady's head
had no hair on it, only a little that
was gathered into a small knot
that stood erect, like the scalp-lock
of 8 piute brave. If ever you saw
a Chinaman astonished at what he
had done, 1t was that one.-Virgin-
la City (Nev.) Enterprise.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08

A SE-sIni.E EIEw.-The St. LOnis
I,au,blican thinks the Democrats
had better let the Republicans do
,II they can to settle the finance
question. IL says:
The Democratic party need Lot
covct the privilege of settling il,
Tor Il il very doubtful if 1t can set
tIe IL. Who imsgines. for example,
that Baysrd, of Delaware, and Bogy,
OF Missouri, could agree on DILL
or that thirty hard money Demo-
crAts from the east, and the same
number of imitation Democrats from
the west and south could harmoniZe
in the House on the same plan of
adjustment? Ii the Democrats bat
knew the many dilticnlties that beset
them they would allow the present
Congress TO clear as many of those
difficulties out of the way as posi-
he: they would at least permit il TO
remove the financial stumbling
block over which eastern and west
era Democrats are already butting
their heads together in unaYaiiing
efforts to tell what to do with il.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
The Palace Hotel.

Tho work on the Palace Hotel is
Vigoron ally prosecuted. Hundreds
of carDeaters are now engaged in
nuttInx in the bay windows. The
iathers have nearly completed their
LAHORE, aud the timers arc doing
their Last stroke of work on the
roof. NexI geek an army of plas-
terers will zee Get in motion. Fires
have been kept steadily burning
night and dav iN Gearly every room
for the purpose az drying the walls
Everything proceeds like clockwork
in this vast hive of industry. The
guiding hand of some master mind
is apparent at every turn. All
within The great walls arc workers.
The loud aud ..ineessant pulling of
the steam engines engaged IN moist
ing material to the upper stories
mingles with the music of thousand
, hammers ringing out upon The air.
The harmony with which the vast
work proceeds, the absence OF any
thing like stcntorian shouting of or
, dcrs, aud the quiet, easy self-pos-
session OF those who have charge of
the different departments, are
among the remarkable features OF
Iihe stirring scene.
The palace will be unqucstionab!y
a hotel born of new ideas. No
s,nO6S ern improvement will he ignor-
.rd IA it's construction or equipment.
The latest novelty adopted is the
introduction OF an automatic fire
alarm apparatus in every room IL
the Auilding. The instant the tenn
peralu na of the room reaches above
q certain degEee the apparatus will
bS affected and will transmit word
To the fire indicstcr IN the Office, 81
that there can be no delay III sup
pressing the blaze. Three watch
men will be required to constantly
patrol the building, visiting seven
iy-ouo different stations, and walk
ing -, miles in their rounds. n
each station will be located an cleo
tIical apparatus which will registe
the time the Waterman visited II
These will thus act as tell-tales Of
the watchhan, showing whether N
a. attending To his business or mol
\ large electrical clock is to b
placed in the main Office. Dials i
electrical communication with thi
clock will he distributed to In
number OF ZIG throughout In
building There will be dial RI
,curding the time at the end OF ever
naseaos-way. An electrical ligh
ing apparatus will also be anon
;ihc features OF the interior. IN
will he on the same system as tbs
In use in the California Theate
tOnly tho chandeliers in the dining
rooms and the lamps In the corridor
will be lighted by the electric sparl
Eight hundred and twenty burneI
an all will be lighted in this way
San Francisco Post.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08

Many of the citizens of Kansas
will remember Gov. ArnY-W. +.
NJ. Arney, or '.alphabet' Arney, as
he was Familiarity called. He set
tied in Anderson county at 4 very
early day; took colony with him
and founded a city, ~ and called
it Hiatt, after the distinguished
philanthropist, who figured so
largely in our early troubles
Thaddeus Hiatt. The Governor
was always noted for activity, ir-
repressible energy, and public
spirit. His city, like many other
great cities of the world, has long
since mouldered into magnificent
ruins, and the humble alphabet"
Army went from among us to New
Mexico as an Indian Agent; but
while cities perish man is immor-
tai. The following is from the
Washington Chronicle:
A very elegant entertainment
was given by Gov. Army, of New
Mexico, last evening. to his many
intimate friends in this city. The
parlors of the fremont House
were thrown open for the occasion,
and were filled to overlooking. A
large room above was devoted to
the exhibition of Indian curiosi
ties and manufactures, and splen-
did photo-lithographs of the coun
try adjacent to New Mexico
There were also exhibited many
specimens of gold and silver ore
minerals, &c. A brief address o
| welcome was offered by one of tn,
guests, which was most feellngl,
responded to by the Governor
Music and social intercourse en-
livened the earlier part of the ev
J ening after which an elegant col
lation was served up In the dining
: rooms of the fremont House
The affair was heartily enjoyed b.
all present, and the party separat
. ed at midnight highly pleased an
: wishing many blessings on tn
genial Governor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08

= How SPAIN TREATS Us.-The
discrimination of Spain against
the commerce of the United States
is most outrageous. Since 1869
our imports from Cuba have in
creased from 500, 976, 49l in value
to $50, 42S,OS7, while our exports
to that island have only advanced
from $11,S16,020 to $15,577,7l6.
In 1869 we paid forto-five millions
in gold to settle our yearly bal
ances with Cuba. and now we pay
over seventy millions. Spain is
pursuing the protective" policy
with q vengeance. We can see
the beauties of it. Free trade
with Cuba would be worth a hun
bred millions of dollars a year to
the people of the United States.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
SHERIFF,S SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
In an order OF sale issued out of the Dis
trict Court of Lyon county. Kansas, to me di-
Gillett against Sanford Il. kamer and Keen
er ID. Orrick. partners. will, on Tuesday, the
18th day of anuary, 1873, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
ut the front door of the court house in said
county, oner for sale at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit: Lot No. CO. on NeoSho
street. in the city of Emporia, Lyon county
Kansas. Appraised at enc hundred and forty
dollars $4,000, subject to a tax lien, to be
sold as the property of Sanford III. Kamer and
heener B. Orrick, partners, to satisfy said
order of sale. JOHN BAY
Sheriff of Lyon Co., Kansas
December1 18th, 1874. 5Ot5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
French .BeWeIry.

Lucy Hooper, writing from Paris,
says: The shops are already max
ing new displays in preparation for
the approaching holiday season.
Among the marvels displayed in
the jewellers windows GU the Rue
de Ia Paix l noticed, the other day,
an immense pearl oyster-shell, lined
with mother of pearl of the most
exquisite smoothness and purity, and
with two large spotless, lustrOus
pearls adhering to its surface. The
larger of the two was about the
size of small marble, but slightly
elongated in form; the other was
of somewhat smaller dimentions /;
400 was the price affixed to this
beautiful work of nature. A SMELL
ing bottle, formed entirely of mass
siVe pearls, with one large one
in the center of the side,
and with hook aud chain to cor
respond, looked like tasteful gift
for a millionaire to offer to his lady
love it was valued at 81 200. Then
there was a locket representing a
tortoise, the back of the animal be-
ing formed of a single large tur-
quoise, while the head feet and tail
were composed of diamonds. ]
was shown lately an exquisite pa
rure of lilies of the valley gotten
up as a bridal gift to the young
daughter of an eminent Partisan
banker. Nothing more lovely,
more artistic, or more girlishly pure
or sublime with all its magniflcence
can be imagined. The flowers were
formed of q single nearl each the
broad leaves being composed of
small diamonds, and considerable
art had been shown in overcoming
the naturally stiff look of the leaf.
The set comprised ear rings, brooch
pendant, bracelet, and spray for
the hair. The bracelet was particu-
larly charming, being literally a
small wreath of the jeWeled flowers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08

the great American discON cry of
a5astheiics was applied in <obstet-
'icaa casts, il was discouraged, mot
o much for physiological res sons
As uss,ser the pretense that ii was an
imRious attempt TO escape from the
curse denounced against all women
~ Genesis 3:l6.-Draper's History
OF the Conflict between Religion
and Science.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
SHERIRF,S SALE.

DY virtue of an execution issued out
ID of the District Court OF the Fifth Ju-
dictal District, sitting in and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein the Marion
Bank and Savings Association is plaintiff,
aud A. L. Page defendant, will, on Mon
day, the Ist day of February, A. ID. 1873,
at 10 o'clock a.. M, 1t the front door of the
court house, offer for sale, at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, for cash in
hand, all the right, title and interest of
the defendant, a. l.. Page, in AID TO the
following described real estate, to-wit:
Lot Nc. 102 on Mechanics street, in the
city of Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas.
Said lot will be sold as the property of de-
A. l.. Page, to satisfy said eXecu-
ton. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff Lyon Co., Kan.
Sheriff's Office, Lyon Co., Kan, Jan. I,
1870. IW5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
The Cost OF Living Now and
BEFORE the War.

A comparison of the prices OF
the staples of the country in
wholesale markets in November,
1859, 1864 and 1874, show that
prices are nearly as low, and in
some cases lower, now than before
the war, if they are reduced to the
gold standard. Wheat is selling
at about the same prices in cur
rency as 1t sold for in gold in
1850. Corn is selling for half
what it did in 1864-the year when
gold touched 2S5-and about the
same price, gold values. as it did
ia 1859. Cotton is worth i little
more than in 1859, but is about
one-ninth the price reached in
1864. Provisions, sugar and cot
fee, show q heavy decline, but the
present currency quotations are
above the gold prices of 1859.
Dry goods show a great decline
since 1864, prints being below the
prices of 1859. Beet was rather
higher in the local market before
the war than to-day. Sales were
reported in the Ledger in 1858, for
seven to nine cents per pound.
The corresponding cattle report
published this year quotes sales
at from four to seven and a-half
cents. But before these articles
reach the consumers items of cost
are added to them, which have not
been reduced in proportion to the
reduction in prime cost. The tax
rate of 1859 on real estate was
$L75 on a very low valuation of
property; today it is 1920 on a
cash valuation. A house which
was worth $1,000 in 1859 could
not be bought for twice that
amount now, and rents are from
two to three times as high now as
before the war. While it is true,
that what are often call
ed "the necessaries of life" have |
boon reduced in price at wholesale
to nearly the prices which ruled in
1853, it is not TO be inferred that |
the cost OF living to working men |
has been correspondingly reduced.
Provisions consume about one
third to half workingmen's
incomes. The other half Is ex-
pended for rent, clothing, fuel,
lights and other expenditures of
all kinds, and in many of these
there has been no reductions from
ante-war prices. But with q re-
duction in the prime cost of pro-
visions there will undoubtedly
come in time q reduction in the
value of things for which corn,
beef, wheat, etc, are exchanged;
in other words a reduction in all
the many things which together
make up the real cost of living
Phila. Ledger.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08

The Detroit Free Press relates the
following instance of canine in
stincts: Tuesday morning a wo-
man named Mary Stillwell, living
on Beach street, came up town TO
make come purchases, accompanied
by q small dog which she has own
ed for several years. While at the
central market shs missed her wal
let, containing S13, and she was al
once greatly sgitated Starting al
once for the city hall she met an Of
ficer near the monument, and Wal
telling him about her loss when he
called her attention to the fact thai
her dog had. hid her portmonnie in
his month. Such was the fact. Sht
had probably dropped it at some Of
the stands, and the animal had pick
ed it up and was taking care of thC
money"