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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-08
THE R. R. LAND GRANTS.
A. TEST CASE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-Secretary
ShurZ and Attorney General Devens
have been in consultation in regard to
the railroad land grant presumption case,
in which a pre-emptor, acting under
Secretary Schurz's decision in the Der
dymatte case, was ousted by the Kansas
Pacific Railroad company under a de-
cree of the q. s. district court of Kan
sas, which reversed Secretary Shurz's
decision. The result of the consultation
was that the appeal to the u. s. supreme
court shall be passed to an immediate
hearing and it is believed that the court
will be willing to set all business aside
as soon as the railroad company Is ready
for the argument, so important is il to
both the government and the railroad
companies, as well as to settles on pub
lie lands, that the matters should be set
tied Immediately. Attorney General
Devens, as is now proposed, will appear
himself on behalf of the government
with Solicitor General Phillips and So
lictor Marble, of the Interior Depart
ment 1t is expected that other land
grant railroads will assist the Kansas
Pacific in arguing the case, as the opin-
ion of the courts will be of like import
to all. This being the general test case,
it is believed that the case can be for
warded so that decision will be given
before the sping immigration sets In.
In the meantime the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, under the di-
rection of Secretary ShurZ, viii contin-
ne to allow lands formerly granted TO
railroads TO be pre-empted and occupied
by settlers, subject to the decision of the
supreme court
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BUSINESS ITEMS.


Last year bankrupt liabilities in Eng
land were e65, SS6, $50; assets, e5,0S9, 154
The present population of Chicago,
according to the census just completed,
is 436, 73L
A T. Stewart once said: 'He who in
vests one dollar in business should in
vest one dollar in advertising that bust
ness.''
Over 1900 farmers in Maine have tax
en- hold of the beet-sugar enterprise, and
are raising this root for the factory in
that state.
The window glass factories at Pitts
buFgh are nearly all in operation again,
for the first time in many years, at this
season of the year.
Wheat is selling at the railroad sta
tions west of Sioux City as low as %
cents per bushel, and the choicest grades
command only 40 cents.
An exchange reports the California
grape crop this season as the largest ever
gathered Itsays preparations have been
made to cure million pounds of raisins
The wheat crop of Pennsylvania fol
this year has been estimated at about
Is, 750,O 900 bushels. This is the best crop
obtained since 1871, and averages yield
of about 151s bushels to the acre.
Kansas and California are placed side
by side in the estimated grain crops the
present year. From the eighth place as
wheat state in 1876, Kansas comes now
to one of the first places. Her crop OF
wheat is placed at over 100000 bush
els, and of corn 100000 900 bushels.
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SEyERAL oUEsTIONs ANSWERED.

ONTARIO, 1nQ., OcJ. IL, 20.
EDITORS NEWS What can you tell
me of the country eight miles south of
Emporia?
I'd What is the price of land, both
wild and improved?
Sd. Are you troubled with grasshOp-
pers, chintz bugs or anything of that
kind?
4th What is the climate?
9Th. How about your winters. Cold
how long?
9th In warm weather how high does
your thermometer go?
It'll. Is it healthy?
9Th. Is it level or billy?
9th. Is there much or any alkilie soil
around there?
10TH What is grain worth?
18th. Is it thickly settled?
18th. Is the water good there, and how
deep do you have to dig for it?
18th. Is it stony country?
14th. Is there any timber there, if SO,
what kind?
18th. What is the price OF stove wood,
also price of coal?
10th. Are there any villages and rivers
between you and eight miles south?
18th. What is the price of produce?
18th. What is the country mostly set
tied with there?
18th. Have you any churches, ana
what denominations?
Goth. Please send us one of your pa
pers and oblige yours truly,
LIST. 1t is an excellent country of well
drained rolling upland, fairly watered.
I'd. Referring to land good for cultiva-
ton, prices in this county will vary from
$3.50 to SO per acre, for unimproved
land, and from $40 to $40 per acre for
improved farms.
Sd. No We don't care a snap here
for all the grasshoppers that ever hop
ped. We have them and also chintz
bugs about once in seven years, and
then they disappear.
/ 4th. Italian, with an occasional zephyr
from Greenland's icy mountains and In
dia's coral strand
| 9Th. Our winters are as a general
thing much shorter and milder than in
states further north. You will see thai
our latitude is between that of Wash
ington and Richmond, Va.
9th. 100 in the shade often and sun
strokes very rare, though no one stops
work here in sun or shade.
| 9TH. You bet.
9Th Rolling prairie.
i 9th Very little, and. in very small
spots.
4 10Th At present corn is worth 20, oat
Is, no. 2 wheat 20 cents per bushel. Som
years they are considerably higher.
i 11th. No. There is ample free rang
for stock.
18th. Yes. From 10 to 40 feet, AM
wells always improve.
i 18th Plenty of stone to build with
but It seldom interferes with cultivation
14th- Lyon county is as wen timbere,
} as any county IN the state Black wa
nut, blackberry, cottonwood, elm, &c
18th 81 to s. per cord In Emporis
Coal from s. to $50 per ton, accordin
Z 10 quality.
18th One riyer, the Cottonwood n
/ villages IN that direction within mile
Il 18th. See answer TO-
zSEh Indnsixfoas farmers
18Th PIezig, ana ofaiE le.z1sss i.ieiion
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A HISTORY.
Spring will return. and woods grow green
From shore to shore;
But she. unseeing and unseen,
Returns no more

A HISTORY.
Spring will return. and woods grow green
From shore to shore;
But she, unseeing and unseen,
Returns no more
Low in the ground her sleep is sweet,
No more She treads, with wandering feet,
Our maze of wrong.
No more the worlds rebuke can fret
Her souls repose;
Nor kindness WOO her to forget
Her bitter woes.
She will not stir. nor speak, nor heed,
Though eyes that weep,
And scrrow-stricken hearts that bleed
Beseeeh her sleep.
Yet be Il mine. above her pail,
To shed one tear;
And sneak one word Of love, that all
The world may hear.
A brothers. place in that fond breast
Twas mine to hold;
All, they loved most who knew her best
That heart of gold
She was more kind than morning light
To eyes that grieve;
And constant as the star of night,
That can't deceive.
There was no sorrow on this earth
But touched her heart;
And in all gentle childlike mirth
She bore her part.
There was no goodness. but it won
Her reverent praise;
And full of kind deeds, simply done,
Were all her days.
She streve through troubles lasting blight
For pathways smooth;
And many hands she found to smite,
And few to S0othe.
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HOTEL DIRECT0RY-

PARK PLACE HoTEL-w. B. Luther, pro-
prletor. Three story brick hotel. near the
A, T. s. r. depot, with excellent accommo-
dations. Transient rates, 50 90 per day.
MERCHANTS HoTKL-H H. Inpes proprfs.
tor. corner Merchants street and 4th avenue,
one HTc SESSx north OF tns A.; T. dspSe:
rooms. Transient rates, - 90 per day.
WINDSOR HoTEL-Emerson q Sons, Proprs
THIS is large frame hotel, near the Al L. 4
s. +. depot. Good accommodations. Tran
sicnt rates, 81 so per day.
EAPoRIA HoUsE-C. @ Human, proprietor
New frame hotel, ON Commercial street. 3
Good accommodations. Transient rates, $1.oo
per day.
SHERMAN HousE-Capt. Sanford, propris-
street, few rods north of the A., T. 8. r.
railroad. Good accommodations. Transient
rates. 81 90 per day.
proprietor Large frame hotel on 9Th ave-
nue., few rods east of Commercial street, and
close to the business center of the city. Good
accommodations. Transient rates, $2.0o per
day.
INDIANA HoUsE-Van Mccullough, proprie-
tor. Two story frame hotel, on Union street,
Good accommodations. Transient rates, $l.00
per day.
FULLER HoUsE-A. Fuller, proprietor. A
large frame hotel, at the Emporia junction of
the A, T. & s. F. and NJ, K. q. 7. railroads.
Good accommodations. Transient rates 81 so
per day.
WIASON'S dOTEL-W. b. W 1x6ons propr1e-
tor. This Is new frame hotel at Emporie
junction. Fair accommodations. Transient
rates, 81 90 per day.
NATIONAL HOTEL. This is q frame hotel
at the ii. &. q T. depot. FAIR accOmmodh-
tions. Transient rates, 81. 90 per day.
Ivy PLACE-TwO-story hotel on Sixth
avenue, one block east Of Commercial street.
Firstclass accommodations. Transient rates
$3.50 per day.
MISUNDERSTANDING House on Sixth
avenue, opposite post Office. Fair aeeommo-
dations. Transient rates 81 90 per day; $3.50
per week.
CENTRAL PLACE-Two story brick hotel
south OF A. I. 4 s. +. railroad. Good accom-
modations. Transient rates $lOo per day.
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How FAST OUR TIMBER GOES.

We sometimes get better idea of the
enormous outgoes of spendthrift by ex-
amining his bill for ''trifing inciden-
tails" than by reckoning up some of his
more important expenditures. A great
spendthrift this nation certainly is in
regard to its timber, and some one has
been at the pains to reckon up part of
its necessary incidentals-not its waste
in this respect. After reading the ac-
count one cannot help asking how long
our splendid patrimony of timber will
last. Apart of the schedule is as follows:
1.-THE annual demand for ties and for
sleepers of our $4,000 miles of railway is
estimated to be 100000 square feet,
and to inclose the roads would require
10000 miles of fence. We have rs, 900
miles of telegraph wire to put up, for
which 800, 900 trees are needed, while re-
pairs would need near 10000 more trees
year. The common lucifer matches
use up 100000 cubic feet of the finest
pine annually. The brick baked every
year require 100000 cords of wood
which would be all that $4,000 acres of
average timber land would contain
Shoe pegs exhaust annually 600 cords
of wood; lasts and boot trees some So
600 cords of beech, birch and maple, and
about as much more is required for the
stock of planes and other tools. The
packing boxes made in the United States
in 1874 cost $12,O00,OO0 and the lumber
manufactured into wagons, agricultural
implements ETC., was worth over $780,
000, 000. And all these are but the small
er items of consumption. The great
bulk of lumber used for building pur-
poses swells the aggregate to an i'm
mense figure Unless substitutes for
wood in many uses are found the timber
supply of this country viii become
scarce and dear before many years.
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According to the report of the Ameri-
can minister to Mexico, transmitted to
the state department, there are in that
republic So factories running upon
bleached cotton, producing per annum
some 1000, 900 pieces of 30 and 80 yards
and $4,000, 600 to 1900, 600 pounds of
thread; 9 print and calico factories, pro-
ducing 100000 pieces annually; 10 cas-
simere and wooden factories, producing
1000, goo pieces per annum. These, how
ever, are only approximate statements,
and it is believed that when all the nee
essary data are obtained the production
viii be found materially greater than the
foregoing statement IF Mexico had q
stable and reliable government and life
and property were safe there, it seems Is
if il would be a paradise to manufsefur
ers. for their products are exempt from
internal tsxation, and the theory of apro
eacfisn' against foreign composition 4
carried Is far as the most ardent pr0fee
ZIONIST could wish.
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Road Notice,

State of Kansas, Lyon county-ss.
To whom it may concern: Whereas, applica-
tion has been made, by petition. to the Boari
of County Commissioners of Lyon county,
Kansas, for locating a county road, as follows,
to-wit: The place of beginning of said road
commencing on the south side of the NeoSho
river, near the river bank, in the northeast
corner of section IL, township 10. range II;
thence running in southeasterly direction
across the north half of section 16, In same
township and range, to the east side of said
section 16, and connecting with q road run
ming north and south on the cast side of said
section l6.
And whereas, N. A. Stevenson, Ed. Staley,
and Eli Fowler. road viewers, and j. II Hib-
ben, county surveyor of said county, have
been appointed and ordered by said County
Commissioners to view. survey and locate
said road Therefore, you are hereby notified
that said viewers and surveyor will proceed
on the Goth day of November. 1878, at ten
o'clock a. m, at the place of beginning of
said road. to view, survey and locate said road
and perform whatscev other duties as are
required of them by law. And unless you
file 8 written application for damages sus-
tanned, and compensation claimed, with said
| viewers. giving q description of the premises
on which you claim such damage or compen-
sation, your application for and recovery of
/ the same will be forever barred.
WIN. +. EWING, County Clerk.
Dated October 18th, 1873. 1915
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al collection; also very complete col
lection showing the entomology of the
state. The work was done by the pupils
during the spring term, while the large
scholars were out of the school. l was
surprised and delighted with the exhibit,
and hope that this feature will be en-
couraged. The exhibit was under the
CHARGE of Prof o. B. Wharton, county
superintendent.
The Emporia public school exhibit
consisted of nicely bound volumes ex-
hibiting manuscripts from all the grades
in all the branches taught in the schools.
There was large display of maps, draw
ings and outlines on the walls. There
was also a fine exhibit of specimens on
entomology, geology and botany, and
work from kindergarten departments of
the primary schools. Examinations of
the papers shows that the work of the
schools are well graded. The course of
study used in the public schools of Au-
rora, Illinois, is used in EmpOria. The
Aurora schools spoken of, carried off the
medal over the world at Philadelphia,
in 1876. The public schools of EmpOria
are under the charge of Professor B. T.
Davis, formerly of Junction City.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
There was large display in this de-
partment. Space will not allow me to
make an individual mention of the ex-
hibitOrs. The Chicago screw-harrow,
exhibited by T. P. Hall; the Thomas
smoothing harrow, exhibited by ]. NJ.
Miller, and the Bonanza fanning-mill,
drew crowds of admirers.
While this fair was not a success finan-
cially, owing to the weather, it was a
success as an exhibit of the productions
of the soil and of the stock of Lyon and
of the surrounding counties.
I must not forget to mention that the
ladies of the First Congressional church
of this place had a first-class eating
house within the grounds of the society
This booth was under the charge of Mrs
]. E. Perley, Mrs. P. B. Plumb, Mrs
Storrs, Mrs. A. P. Morse, Mrs. DIR. True
worthy, Mrs. E. Trask, Mrs. Blandin
Mrs. II. V. Bundrum, and others. And
while am about it, might as well say
that the model hotel of Kansas is the
Ivy Place, in Emporia. WM.W. CONE.
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Sheriff s Sale.

In Lyon county. Kansas, District Court
John Wiggam VS.. j. 6. Traylor, Admir-.
By virtue of an order of sale issued out of
the District Court of Lyon county, Kansas,
in the above entitled cause, / will, on Mon.
day, November 18th, 1878, at ten O'Clock g. m =,
at the front door of the court house in En-
public auction to the highest bidder for. cash
the following described real estate, to-wit:
township twenty-one. range twelve, all in
Lyon county, Kansas.
Said real estate to be sold as the property
of said defendant to satisfy said order of sale.
asst H. b. LOWE, Sheriff
Lyon county, Kansas.
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Sherifs Sale.

Moody Curier VS.. Samuel E. W ererback.
By virture Of an order Of sale issued out Of
the District Court of Lyon county, Kansas,
in the above entitled cause, 1 will, on Mon
day, December the I'd, 1873, at 10 O'Clock OF
said day, at the front door of the court house,
offer for sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described real
estate, to-wit: The northeast quarter Of the
northeast quarter of section thirty-two. and
ali that part of the east half of the southeast
quarter of section twenty-nine, lying south
of the channel Of the Cottonwood river. all
in township nineteen, range twelve, east Of
sixth principal meridian, in Lyon county,
Kansas Said real estate to be sold as the
property of said defendant to satisfy said or
der of sale H. B. LOWE, Sheriff
Lyon county, Kansas.
BY E. T. NICHOLS Under Sheriff 44-5t
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Road Nntica.

Notice is hereby given: That petition has
been presented to the Board of County Com
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the vacation of all that portion Of coun-
ty road as follows, to-wit: Commencing at
the southwest corner of the northeast quar-
ter of section 81, township l6, and range IL;
$50 rods.
Also, to locate a county road as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner
of the northeast quarter of section 81. town
ship 16 and range IL; thence north 16a rods /;
thence east so rods to intersect the Americas
and Allen creek road. which point is the ter
mination of said road.
Upon which petition Geo. Baird, James
Crib and Geo. B Cooper were appointed as
viewers and ordered to meet on the 18th day
of November, 1878, at 10 O'Clock q. m, and to
give to all parties hearing.
BY order of the Board.
WAN. F. EWING, County Clerk.
October 9TH, 1873. 44&45
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LEGAL NOTICES
Nntice nf Attachment.

H. j. stratton, Pt'G.vs. Henry DarnelI Deft.
COMPLAINT IN ATTACHMENT.
PLAINTIFFS Demand, Three Hundred Dollars
Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day
of October, 1878. W. j. Combs q Justice of
the Peace or Elmendaro township. Lyon
county, kaS, issued an order of attachment
in the above named case for the sum of $500
dollars and that said cause will be heard on
the 2lst day OF November, 1878. at 10 O'Clock,
sat HI. sFRATToN. Plaintiff
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The class in natural history was being
put through the facings, and to show
their knowledge, the pedagogue went
little aside from the textbook and asked
where down came from There was an
awful pause for 3 few minutes, which
was finally broken BY little four-foot
nothing with, They get It ia the
ground n the grounds HcWss that ~
Why down ia . coal mine, alr
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Lively STABLES.

NICHOLS SFABLKs-Fourth ave.. between
Commercial and Merchants street. 4. Mich
els, proprietor.
GIL0HRIEsT's STABLEs-N. H. Giicbriest
& Co. Fifth avenue, between Commercial and
Merchants streets.
GENITAL STABLEs-H b. Lowe & Co. 4th
avenue, between Commercial and Mechanics
street.
stables east of Commercial street. c. T
Barwick, proprietor.
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A TrEo . HEEa1AN,
Dealers in Meats of ali Kindsl
The Best and Chsapest Meat Market in

Have nov On hard and for safe cheap 3 large
amount Of Pork, Ham, Shoulder and Bacon,
thoroughly sa1ted, cured and smoked, and
equal q ehe very best that can Be found any
1azlzs By Is kIlrel CT poEzi3< Cal ana see Il.
Al ORDER reeEzEe gEeE1Fs Etlz1flo1s Esd
. call zfle esEt ~ Es41, - .[ll11I and Veal.
- uEzIlts EeF{ - ON 81 Ie9s cili1 -
zclal1zE1ze stssszi. rEsEe.1s1e r o. sS.>szse,
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The danger of spontaneous combus-
ton of bituminous coal is illustrated in
the fact that no less than four per cent.
of all the coal-laden vessels that have left
English ports during the last five years
for destinations south of the equator,
have been lost by ignition of their car
goes.-AIercantiIe Journal.
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RE1I ESTATE DTRECT0R7

TIE NEWS REAL Est ATE AeEEcY-Sto1ler
& Graham. over the Posto1lce, smpoTia, Ly-
On county, KansaS. Do general real estate
business, Our list comprises forty Thousand
acres Of good uniE1proved land in Lyon ecun-
ty, q large number Of Improved Farms, from
10 TO 500 acres each, and all kinds Of city and
suburban property. The only complete and
accurate Plats Of Lyon county ara at cur Of
nee. Land buyers furniehed all informaslol
write The Land Buyer, our real estate pa
per, sent free 70 any address.
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SPECIE RESUMPTION.
Secretary Sherman has written the fol
lowing letter in regard to the condition
of the treasury for specie resumption, etc.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. \

OF the treasury Tor specie resumption, etc.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
To j. Leroy II. DOdd, Buchanan, Mich:
SIR: am in receipt of your letter of
the Goth inst, making certain inquiries
as to the condition of the treasury for re-
sumption, and the amount of paper cir
culation per capita, in this country and
the principal countries of Europe. In
reply have to inform you that on the
LIST inst. the coin balance of the treasury
was $685., $50, 646. This entire amount,
however, was not available for resump-
ton purposes, but subject to liabilities,
as follows: Interest due and unpaid,
IS, 345, 298; debt on which interest has
ceased, $12,524, $50; interest thereon,
$373,58 coin certificates, gold, $780,
S26, 900; coin certificates, silver, 81 ,S4S,-
070; unclaimed interest, $9,547; I'M
claimed bonds called for resumption,
$41 800 900; total, $9S, 427, 7S1; leaving
for resumption purposes, $134, 231 $50.
The coin receipts for the treasury will
probably exceed, by a considerable
amount the coin payments between now
and January 10, so that at least the above
balance will then be available for re-
sumption purposes. 1t should also be
III ulOduMnIlC Is
no probability of the entire coin liabili-
ties being presented for payment. AS to
the circulation of European countries
the department has no information, ex-
cept what can be obtained from publ
cations open to all. The London Econo-
mist of Sept. IA, the latest at hand, states
that the amount of paper in circulation
of banks in the United Kingdom, less
the amount retained by the banking de-
partment of the Bank of England, to be
forty-three millions nine hundred and
sixty-six thousand nine hundred and
seventy-One pounds sterling; the cIrcu-
latiOn of the Bank of France, which
| alone has authority to issue notes, to be,
Sept. 9Th, e94, 10000, and that the I'M
perial Bank of Germany, Sept. It'll, to be
go, 49, 900. 1t is understood that some
country banks of Germany have authori-
ty, under certain restrictions, to issue
notes, but the amount issued is not stated
but is believed to be considerable. Re
ducing these amounts to currency these
countries per capita of paper circlation
appears to be as follows:
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BUGGY RIDING.

"suppose," said he. IN accents soft,
"a felloe just like me.
Should axle little girl to we'd
What would the answer be2"
The alden drops her liquid eyes
Her smiles with bushes mingle-
s'Why seek the bride halter when
You may live on, sur, cinglef"
And then he spoke: .'Oh, be my bride
ask you once agcin;
You are the empress OF my soul,
And shall forever rein.
'.I'n never tire of kindly deeds
To win your gentle heart,
And saddle be the shaft that Tends
Our happy lives apart"
Upon her cheeks the maiden felt
The mantling bushes glow;
She took him for her faithful hub
To share his wheel or whoa.