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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
A GEM WORTH SIXTEEN MILLION
DOLLARS

The Berlin BOrsen- Zeitung says that
the PruSsIan capitol has long contained
Il Jewel of quite fabulous value, the news
of whose existence was first made known
To the general public by the last session
of the POLYTECHNIC society. This noble
stone is Il sapphire, and is the property of
one of the members of that learned
body 1t weighs zig lS loth"-a little
more than six ounces. The jury of the
Polytechnic society, on grounds stated
in full AT their discussion, have settled
its value at the frightful sum of sixty
four millions of marks, or three millions
two hundred thousand pounds of Eng
lish money 1t need hardly be said that
such treasure is not very likely TO find
Il purchaser at such q price.
1t is cUntended by some of the adopts
that the stone is not perfectly pure, so
that its price may, perhaps, be reduced
but il can never be so far lowered as to
tempt the richest and most eccentric
collector in the world TO give anything
like the sum which must be asked for it
In The year 1872 Berlin mineralogist
offered 10 go as far as 675, 900 marks, but
in VAIN, rs the unique jewel had already
been refused in 1860 to a German Prince
who had offered far larger price. Its
present pOssessor has placed his treasure
| in state custody for the sake of his heir
as the Borsen-Zeitung says; though We
| imagine that its future owner will moi
find il easy to realize anything more
| solid than distinction out of his very
exceptional piece of property. All the
| experts who have scrutiniZed the sap
phire agree that it is a genuine conun
| drum. The sapphire" of the books o
Exodus and Ezekiel, like the "sapphires'
of Pliny, were probably our lapis-lazuli
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

the boss. but an track equipment, meal
stations, scenery, and all those things
which go so far toward making life on
the rail pleasure rather than a pain
OF late, the newest thing out in coupler
platforms - the Janney - has been
placed upon the B. & o. passen:
ger equipment and in addition to its
absolute safety tends greatly TO steady
the entire train The eating stations on
the line are owned by the company, and
these are now under the waichful care of
man who IRON his years of experience
in hotel keeping knows just how it is
himself Taking 1t all in all the Balti-
more ~ Ohio is now the slick line, as
Tom Anderson would say, to the east
and don't you forget it. This true of
the line via St Louis is. none the less so
of the b. IL o. fast train via Chicago, as
il reaches Washington not eight hours
but elecea hours in advance of all other
rouics.-kansas City Times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
PersonaI Mention.

Mrs. Col. Todd, of Colorado, whose
husband has rented house in this city,
arrived in EmpOria last week.
Mr.. James Norris, of Stoughton, Wis
consin, who has extensive land interests
in Lyon county. is stopping at the Park
Place hotel.
Mr.. C. c. Grant, former composition
of the News office, but now conducting
a flourishing grocery business at Severy,
called upon US Friday. We were glad to
"look at him."
The Daily Mining and Hotel Reporter
is the name Of q very neat and readable
paper published at Denver, and with
which Mr.. ]. r. Graham, formerly a
halloween of THE NEWS, is connected
w. o. Atkerson, of Council Grove
called on The NEWS Thursday. He
says there's Is a good opening for &
Greenback newspaper at the Grove, and
he don't mean a hole in the ground
either.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
A GRAND SUCCESS.

The Operetta of Little Red Riding
Hood Produced in Beautiful style at
Bancroft Hall.
Under the auspices Of the ladies of the
NJ E. church of Emporia. the charming
opereita Of Little Red Riding Hood
was produced at Bancroft Hall Friday
night, IN manner which reflected the
most signal credit upon the Juvenile ac-
tresses who took part in the cantata, as
we'll as the managers under whose super
vision the enterprise was perfected. The
plot of the operetta is founded upon the
nursery story of Red Riding Hood, and
the cast embraces, in addition 10 a large
number of little girls who appear as
fairies, the personHIOr of the title role,
which was admirably taken by Emily
Moffit; the queen OF the fairies, which
WIS beautifully rendered by Miss frankie
Stotler; the wolf which found very
fine interpreter in the hands of May
Davenport, and the mother of Red Rid.
| ing Hood, a character nicely sustained
by Jessie Halleck.
The little girls looked more like FAIRIES
than anything else in their white dresses
and with their pretty wands, and
the forest scenery and stage decorations
added to the effect of the sylvan pre-
senIation. The leading characters sang
their solos with great acceptabflity to
| the audience, and the choruses were
| well rendered under the direction o.
Professor Nuiting. who furnished the ac-
compartments and trained the children
during their rehearsals for the perform
ance.
The hall was filled TO its utmost ca
pacity and every one present was de
lighted with the pleasing and move
character of the entertainment.
After the opcretta the ladies served
ice cream, cake and strawberries To sucl
of the audience rs wished to regale til,
inner man, and quite a large sum WA
realized from this source. The net pro
ceeds, we are glad to learn, will reacl
about 1913 90, which will be devoted tC
the benefit of the new edifice which tn
Methodists will erect in Emporia durin!
the summer. We congratulate the ladie
upon their success and are pleased +
note the generous manner in which the
were palronized by the members of othe
denominations.
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THE DARK CONTINENT.
Untold Millions Of Human Beings in the
Interior of A frica

Untold Millions of Human Beings in the
Interior of Africa
Although we have not, nor are we
likely to have for years, any accurate
statistics OF the population of the in
terror of Africa, there is very little doubt
that we have greatly moderated it.
Much important Information has lately
been gathered on the subject, especially
concerning the distribution and density
of the inhabitants OF that far-off land. In
the great lake district, for instance, there
are territories rs thickly settled rs many
European states, relatively small areas
possessing millions of people. The
negro regions are by far the most popul-
GUS while the desert portions are the re-
verse. y French geographical society
gives the estimated figures of various
subdivisions of that continent as fol-
lows: In the Soudan the population
is S0,0O0,OO0, ar about tiftyIhree
persons per square mile. The
town of Bida. on the Niger for example,
contains fully 10000 inhabitants. East
Africa is rated at 100000, and equa-
toriaI Africa at some 100000 souls.
A late authority on ethLolOgy sets down
the negroes at numerically 130,000,000
the Hamites, 10000. 900; the Bantas, 49,
600 900; the HottentOts, 90 OO,-lnaking
total of IL, $50, 600 These figures
only approximate of cOurse-are con.
sidered too low both by German and
British gcographers, the former esti
mating the population as hig2 as 200,
| 600, 900. Much hope has been repeatedly
| expressed of the future of Africa, which
is rich IN mineral products, and capable
of maintaining prosperous commerce
with other parts of the globe. Along
| the coasts and caravan road:
| the chief trade has been. anC
| continues to be, in slaves. 1t is though
that recent effort will yet do much 10
ward abating the odious traffic, as tn,
natives are capable of something better
| Many of the tribes are above the cOndi
ton of savages. They have fixed hahi
tations, though merely mud huts, de
| Tended by stcckades, and have some law
! or customs favorable to commerce
Among several tribes the native meT
chant is greatly esteemed, and his prop
erty is safe even during war. The lan(
| is cultivated; the inhabitants wear dyet
cotton clothes; gold and iron are ingen
iously manufactured, and certain kim
of intelligence seems to be very slowl,
spreading What Africa most needs i
free commercial intercourse with tn
outer world, and that must arrive. VIII
knows but that, in the coming cycles
the highest civilization may not b
found where the first civilization arose
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
THE RAG FROM THE BUSH


Is what the old II 4 .. has taken In the
way OF Fast Trains.
Not only has the sterling old Balti-
more and Ohio road demonstrated a
penchant for live western men in its
passenger department-but it evinces a
determination tn win the regard of the
west in all departments With true
western gO-ahead-a-tiveness il has fairly
"taken the rag off the bush" in the fast
train business, its new line leaving st.
Louis in the morning, reaching Wash
lngton at noon the next day. Baltimore
early in the afternoon and New York
that night Some idea may be
CLEANED of the advantage of
this order Of things from the
fact that to Washington and Baltimore,
this is eight hours faster than the
time made by any other line on wheels.
That is to say, it is more than clean
half day saved, which upon similar
principle to that which computes the
saving of cents into dollars, would count
up strong ON mans life time. But it
is not only in time that the B. & o. is
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
ca snrrestinn

Ems. NEws:-I arise to move an
amendment to your suggestion about
the investment of some of our surplus
money in an opera house Better than
grand hotels or fine opera houses for
Emporia's prosperity would be the es-
Establishment of some branch of manu-
featuring for which Emporia offers SO
many advantages. If our capitalists
have money 10 expend la the advance
lncnt of the material interests of our
town let IL be in this direction, which
promises more for themselves and the
town than to pile it up in massive hotels
or opera houses, neither of which VIII
give permanent employment 10 class
OF independent workers and consumers
without which our boom will sooner oil
later collapse. These are the notions o
ONE WITHOUT CAPITAL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

For "through-going" women, go to
Burton, Harvey county. An enterpris-
ing female of that town, whose husband
was recently laid upon bed of anguish
ing, and whose death soon became i'm
minent, had the partner of her joys ~
measured and his coffin prepared before
his spirit had taken its flight from its
tenement of clay, and the mourners were
back from his funeral six hours after the
deceased bad shufiied off his mortal
coil. L. is quite fair to infer that the
legal obstacles in the way were che only
bar 10 her second marriage at the bed
side of her dying spouse.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

The total product of precious metals
at Leadvi lie for the first quarter Of 1880
was 81, 722, 397 81. of which only $I1,-
430 was in gold, the lead being valued
at 1851, 1886, and all the balance was in
silver For the fifteen months ended
March 3lst last, the grand total was
$I6,147, 13101. II is estimated that the
total product this year will be above
SD 600 600.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
STRANGE BIRTH-AARK.

Gen. Steedman recently said that while
he was in command at Chattanooga he
was visited by Parson BrownlOw, who
became his guest. One day, while
changing their Undertaking, the parson
exhibited to him IL most singular birth
mark on his body. 1t was a perfectly
formed snake, not cOiled, nor yet ex,
tended, but curved, as serpents are often
seen.It was of a red color, and with ey-
cry feature so distinct that the indenta
tons for the eyes were plainly visible
The head oil the snake in question was
just under the parsons left breast The
body of the reptile extended down over
his ribs. and was about six or eight
inches long.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

DIR. G. w. Hoss, formerly president of
the state Normal school at EN-
poria, but now of Indiana state univer-
sity, Is about to return to Kansas. The
Bloomington Telephone says: "Dr. G..
w. Hoss informs us that he has recently
purchased the Kansas EducatiOnalist,
and as soon as the college term expires
will move to that state and take editor.
ial charge. DIR. Hoss is u man of vast
experience in educational matters; hav-
ing controlled the Indiana School Jour.
nal for ten years, was ut one time super
intendcnt of public instruction of Indi
ana, besides being long connected with
the state university; and we predict fol-
him grand success in his new and use
| full field of labor."-Ledger
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

When young gentleman gets his
lips hardened so that he plays cOrnet a
little too well for Il fish cart, and not
quite well enough to lead a brass band
he sits by his open window and blows
on the. crooked brass n weird, wild
"Miserere" that effects the neighbors. tn
anguish and makes them wish they had
been born with valves in their ears
New Haven Register.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

A Lyon county couple who became
stated with the joys of the connubial re-
lation, agreed upon dissolution of
partnership the other day, upon the fol-
lowing terms: The husband took a team
of horses and eighty dollars in money
and struck out for pastures new; the
wife kept team, an equal amount of
money, and holds the domestic fort with
the aid of ten small children. The pub
lie are implored TO suspend judgment
on the equity of this "divy" until
they ascertain which of the parties re
tanned the six yellow dogs which went
to make up the family assets.
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And sim the Boom Continues.

EDITORS NEWS: The great want of
EmpOria for long time past has been a
first class hotel. We have plenty OF
boarding houses and average public
houses, but no first-class hotels, such as
"A city of six thousand inhabitants should
have. We have had our share, perhaps,
of the travelling public and of immigra-
ton, but visitors tn our city have had to
view it amid comparatively uninviting
surroundings. ! do not know that the
blame should attach to the individual,
but rather to IL lack of public enterprise
in this direction. But IN the last year
new blood has been added, and the re-
vival of financial confidence has had its
tonic influence upon the older material.
Col. II. c. Whitley and the gentlemen
composing the Emporia Hotel company,
who have charge of the Coolidge House
undertaking, deserve the thanks OF the
people of Emporia for what they propose
to do, for with them to attempt is to ac-
complish. They also deserve well of our
citizens for the cumulative spirit they
nave CACllCu dllhOuSh II 10 - SNSANe
as yet, enough has leaked out to make it
almost certain that another hotel project
is afoOt of nearly double the size
and capacity of the Coolidge
House and we may expect to see some
real estate transfers in II few days that
will surprise us, and certain of our
prominent business men and capitalists
are not talking together in whispers fol
nothing. 4 hotel of magnificent proper
tions south of Sixth avenue is considered
IA necessity. Let both of the good works
go on. We may rest assured thai
the gentlemen backing both proposition;
are abundantly able TO carry them out
and we may expect to see from sixty t'
seventy five thousand dollars invested il
two good hotels here at no distant day
1t is believed that a popular caterer o
one of our large eastern cities will have
charge of the new house, while Mr.
Powell who has few superiOrs Will nd
minister the Merchant street edifice.
BUSINESS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Why wouldn't it be pious idea for
one of the two companies contemplating
the construction of hotels in Emporia
this summer to devote their stock to the
erection Of an opera house in some
suitable location and thus meet the de-
mands OF long-felt want in this city :
One additional hotel is all that Emporia
really needs at present, and a cOmpro-
mise between the two companies look
ing 10 the establishment of some other
enterprise equally desirable would, in
our humble judgment, be good. thing
for those making the investment AS well
as the general interests of the town.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
Note. About Town.

CIV. Reich has moved his lumber
yard office from the alley 10 Constitution
street, which we regard healthy
change.
We have passed over Il large portion
of the city within the last few days, and
find Improvements springing up on all
hands in the way Of new buildings and
sidewalks Quite number of new resi-
dences are in process of construction ON
State street, in the first ward, and the
second ward is holding its own by put
ting down q stone pavement from South
to Fourth avenue There are also sever
al good houses going up south of the
railroad, and in the third ward, ID. w
Morris, Billy Ewing and John Henson
are keeping up their end of poll in good
shape
The stone work of the new Congrega
tional church, with. the exception of the
tower will be completed by Saturday
evening, and the carpenters are prepar
ing to put ON the roof. When completed
it will be the handsonlest building il
the city. d; Proctor
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

We saw in the Central Land and Loan
Office last Saturday deed for the sale
of the Orion mine, in which number
of parties in Emporia are interested, the
consideration being $4,000. The deed
WAS sent on for the signature of Captain
Warren, as trustee, and rs the sale is a
good one. the boys who are financially
interested are feeling as fine aud as
clipper as hired girl in new bonnet.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
From SeVery.

Reached this grand, new city, in n
glorious rain Wednesday night Struck
the lain ut Madison. Everything is new
here but the prairie. There are num-
Der of stores and saloons, lumber yard,
two hotels and two railroads. The
"Wcir House." where stop, is built of
boards. Indeed, this is board town.
C RfR5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Bond steals, shooting scrapes and other
naughty doings, are investing the seques
tered old town of Leavcnwnrth with n
considerable measure of public import
nncc lust now.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Four gentlemen, Swedes. from Usage
county, have bought forty acres of coal
land from J. b. Conley. three miles
northeast OF town, and will begin min
ing in IA short time. They are expert
enced miners and contemplate loading
coal at this point for shipment to other
places, provided cars can be procured Ut
reasonable rates. We trust these parties
will make it profitable shipping coal
from this place. if they carry ont their
design-Hartford Call.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

the depth of our rainfall is almost in
variably commensurate with the quaint
~ of snow which falls IN the mountains,
and as a great deal is reported this year,
he says we may look out for wet times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

PENSIONS!

Any wound or injury, or any disease. how
ever Slight the disability entities n soldier of
the late war tn a pension. Thous andS are yet
entitled Pensions by new law begin back ut
day of discharge. Widows, children under
sixteen years OF age, dependent mothers,
fathers, also brothers and sisters under TWEEN
ty-one years are entitled to pension Pen
sion laws are now more liberal than formerly,
and many are entitled TO better rates. Many
are yet entitled to bounty and don't know IL.
will procure patents for inventors, both in
this country and in Europe Apply at once.
Having had several years experience in the
largest law and claim office in Washington,
ID. G., guarantee satisfaction and q savinR
to you OF two or three months than by cores
pOnding with an attorney in Washington
Send two stamps for blanks and instructions.
Address
TAYLOR FITZGERALD.
Attorney at Law and solicitor of U. s.
claims. lock box les, Winfield. Kansas. 2ztf
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
LINIMENTS

havO relieved moro bed.ridden Grip
p1es healed more frightfu1 wounds,
and saved moro valuable animals than
all other liniments, Ointments, oils, extracts.
plasters and so-called pain killers" and
skin cures combined.
Physicians and Veterinary Surgeons en-
dorse the Centaur Liniments; millions
of men, women and children in all countries
use them, and Housekeepers. Farmers
Planters. Travellers. Liverymen, Teamsteri
and Stock-growers, are their patrons. They
are clcan, they are handy, they are cheap
and they are reliable. There is no ache
pain, or swelling which they will not allie
yiate subdue, or cure. Sold throughout
THE HABITABLE GLOBE
for SO cts. and S1.OO a bottle. Trial
bottles, 25 cts.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Mrs. DIR. Delap has received intelli-
gence of the death, in Atchison, of Presi
dent J. W. Shoemaker, of the National
school of elocution and oratory, Phila-
dclphia, cher dimd mdter) He had
stopped in that city a short time ON his
way TO Colorado, where he was going
for his heulth.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

We learn that committees from Salina,
Parsons, Topeka and other cities will be
present at the formal opening of the wa
ter works in this city, which interesting
event will probably take place some
time in the early part of next month.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

A number of the members of the Tur-
ner's Society have withdrawn from it
and formed new organization called
the Emporia Singing Society Harmonic.
The new society has purchased grove
out east of the NJ, X. a. T. depot, and
propose giving series of picnics there
during the summer--Iournl.'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

II is expected that the Kansas Baptist
anniversaries which are to be held in
this city, June 10Th To 18th, viii be at
tended by representatives Of this de
nomination from every part of the state
and by visitors from other states. The
numerous advantages which EmpOria
offers, make il one of the favorIte cen
tiers Of Kansas, and the hospitality of its
citizens will no doubt be equal to its
other attractions. 80
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Walter Wald and Mrs. Grigsby were
arrested Wednesday upon the complaint
of Lew Wood, for passing counterfeit
money, and lodged in Jail by Marshal
EInn,int,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Very heavy rains are reported at Win
field, Wellington, and throughout the
southwest. Thursday, and farther north
considerable damage has been done in
the way of washouts on the line of the
Mcpherson branch. AT Little River the
water was said to be standing eight inches
deep in the yards, and at latest advlces
the rain was still falling. This is a
pretty damp record for ''drouthy Kan
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

1t has been estimated by expert mathe-
maticians that the shortening up of
faces in Lyon county alone, since the
late rain, will aggregate At least one hun
drcd miles
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

The pugnacIous English sparrow has
made its appearance in Emporia to the
threatened determination of our native
birds. \ party who is familiar with the
habits OF these fcathcred Ishmaels adj
vises liberal employment of the shot
gun nolicY.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

The repairs being made ON the inte-
rior of the audience room of the LIST
Presbyterian church makes it necessary
TO suspend the Sabbath school and
church services for several Sabbaths.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Jay Cooke, who arrived in this coun-
try about several days ago, is the guest of
+. A. Cooke, the famous sign writer.
lie thinks he will stay with 1.-The old
mnnn nWhile.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04

Tho Hartford Call says that parties
contemplate erecting n mill on Rock
creek, near Madison for the manufac-
ture OF sorghum molasscs.