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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-31

STOVES. ESscsSs: Can Rss.sss asG Kitchen
WILLIA1SON. WARD &C OGAN.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

~ when lac came here. He was thea IN
humble individual and willing 10 teacI
for low wages Now we pay him, All
informed. rs much rs so u mouth, in
GLIDING three months of The wear in
which he does nothing for us, or about
$500 year.
This superintendent, whose soul is
full Of travail because we have not built
him = school house, came to us from =
town, / ann informed, so loaded with
Publlc debt that the people had to move
their houses out of the corporation ia
get rId of The taxes. Docs he bring the
exiravagant ideas Of the place of his for
mer residence here to urge upon us: Nv
advice to him is TO attend TO his school
teaching, and if he can't stand it here
we may be able to find some one who
will. 1t is reported that this town had
pretty fair schools before the light of his
genius shOne in school house ESSAYS
In conclusion permit me to say that
the movements of the folly of voting too
much public debt upon communities
are thick, even within the pre-
cincts of prosperous Kansas. Look
at Lawrence, where at least one
member of our school board recently
lived, and where he probably voted to
create public debt; look at Leavenwortb
look at Fort Scott; look at Baxter
Springs; look at Chetopa! All laboring
under the upas tree of public debit All
going through the effects of local amhi-
-l"h which has been local folly. The
growth of all of these stinied for a score |
II years by too much bonds. All having
o repudiate from oYer-rcarhing, by tine
'dvice OF men, perhaps, III many in
tances, who had nothing at stake.
Look before you leap. Which is best
md most honorable, to give way to "A
oolish ambition for improvements which
We are not able 10 indulge in, or repu-
iation? Let US look these practical
ucstions squarely in the face before 20
nS further. Our town is increasing in
opulatiOn and taxable value. Let us
'alt till we get better able for luxuries
HAAIch %0th 1851. COMMERCIAL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS.

DIR. Sidney Marsde,n another experi
menter in the field of crystalliziur car.
bon, has, according to Nature, discover.
Ell a substance in which carbon is soIu.
bic, and from which it crystallizes part.
~ III graphite-like, partly in adamantine
forms. The adamantine CRYSTALS exhibit
beautiful octohedral shapes under the
microscope, and scratch sapphire rendi.
~. There seems every cason to regard
them as true diamonds.
Little Is known yet of the process
used in making diamonds bv DIR Han.
nay, OF Glasgow; but the Herald of that
city says that the method involves the
application Of enormous
pressure-probably many tons on the
square inch OF surface-and a very high
temperature ranging up to dull red
neat. IL may be said that the process is
the outcome OF u thoroughly scientific
into the subject of solution
and not "happy-go-luckyn hit. eve
understood" says the Herald, "hydrocar-
bon compounds have been used in the
process, but we have some hesitation in
concluding that the crystalline carbon is
oL necessity obtained by the dissertation
of these compounds. BY and by, how
ever, mat point will be satisfactorily es-
aDIlsned- 80 far as we can learn Mr..
dannay's experiments were not ali sue
:essful, there being, it is said. fir more
allures than successes; the latter, how
;ver, occurred near the end of the series
hus showing that the operator had be,
;ome familiar with the conditions under
Which the dissertation of the carbon was
ifected, and its subsequent deposition i'm
he crystalline form. 1t would seem
nat up to the present only very small |
Crystalline particles have been Obtained. |
M hence the process must be an ex- |
eedlngly expensive one to produce IA |
cal gem-something like spending, to |
peak roughly, 60 or &C to get five shiI-
ngS
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

In our telegraph dispatches is an
nounced the sad news Of the death OF
Hon Thomas Murphy, Of Atchison
Mr. NJ. commenced life rs poor boy,
and by those sterling qualities which
ever lead the selfmade man 10 success,
had won his way 10 the front ranks of
prominence and usefulness. FOF years
he had been a leading citizen not only
of his own city, but of the state He
was II shrewd business man, and socially
was celebrated for his noble and gener-
Gus qualities. Every man in Kansas
who knew Tom Murphy viii read the
announcement Of his death with genuine
feelings of sorrow.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

The eighly-third anniversary of the
birth at the emperor of Germany was
celebrated with great Gciai. pp the 22d,
at Berlin. The venerable monarch who
has lived to see the dream of German
utilization accomplished, to behold his
countfy's vengeance upon France for
the indignities suffered for generations,
and 10 wear the crowE pC the newly Gre
ated and most powerful empire of the
times, evidently remains TO his people
The object of loyal affection and pride,
and ali classes participated in the fcstiv-
tiles in honor ~ The day. Despite his
years the Emperor Is reported TO have
looked hale and hearty, and after the IL
tigGes Of the day was yet able TO enter
tain great number of guests at IA soiree
in the evening.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
CATCHING SEA unNS

Captain Mgllett, the sea lion hunter,
has described his methods to a st. Louis
reporter. IN six years he has caught 1Cj4
sea lions, mostly near San diego, and
has prohsed thereby, aines the regular
price tOF an exhibition seal is 81 600
Our method of capturing the lion" he
said, us this: They go IN rooke=iss of
100 or more, and We watch The shore Ia
sec where they will go into camp. This
We can determine from the fact that they
carry their young on share, ieasc them
and - LACK - the waseE ritufnfrig at
break OF day. When we ind 4 canlD we
dig trenches in the sand tn hide in or. IL
there are rock conYeniegt, We aide he
hind them: iAe Eesseis are anchored
some distance off tile shore, and we
hiring from them in boats cages made of
siX-inch fencing boards. When tha
heard comes ashore the lassoers watch
their opportunity and Iasso one the lions
around the neck. Another Iasso is then
fastened 20 ORG OF Inc hind fiippers. aud
tue lion, Is forced into one Of the cages
This must be done within a short time
or the animal will not live. After fi,e
lion is captured, shot, 10 which q lone
rope IS attached, is fred froln a bolnb,
gun On the shote oyer the vessel: the
other end Of the rope is attached To one
OF the cages, and it is pushed into the
breakers and hauled out to the vessels
On board the vessel the lions are moi nut
IN water. but are kept wet with a sprfn-
kler- They are then taken to San Fran.
cisco, where they are placed in cars buiIt
Tor the purpose and transported aeross
the continent, each ear containing twelve
lions"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
GLIMPSEs OF NAPOLEON.

The Metnoirs of Nine. De Rcmusat are
/ incomplete. They were TO have been di
ylded into five parts, but unfortunately
she only lived 10 finish three of them
covering the period from 1902 to 1908
That portion of NapoleOn's life which is
perhaps most interesting, from 1908 on
IS left untold; and we are deprived of a
circumstantiai narrative which might
have been of great value. of the three
parts which We have left, the first ex-
tends from 1902 to 1904 the second from
1904 10 1907, and the third from 1907 TO
70 1908. Following, then, the authors
division we will take up the first part of
the Memoirs.
In am introduction OF considerable
length, she characterizes, in detail the
members Of the Imperial family, accord.
ing 10 her point of view, and her pen is
truly dipped in gall, as she touches each
one Eugene and Hortegse DC Beau
harnais are tho only Eyers4ns who escape
her bitter saEcasm and she does not Ec-
stow enthusiastic praise even on them
Indeed. aha herself seems to feel that she
IS very severe, for she says in letter to
her son: There is a thought that sAae-
times troubles me, ! saI To myself.
'SuppaSe SsnS day my son publishes
this, what will lie said of ner, Then
the fear seiZeS me that shall be held TO
have been malicious, or a. test lkna-
tured, and ] RAGS ny brain for some
thing 10 praise Bit this man (Bena-
parte1 was such u ruthless DESTROYER oc
all worth, and we were hTnsgni So low,
that ! am stFsiteHed By the demands Of
truth, and grow quite dishcartened.'
TO return now to Mime. De Reinusat;s
Of Napolesl.I. She tles-
cribes his Personal appearance as fol
lows: Napoleon BOnaparte is of low
stature, and rather lll-proportioned; his
bust is too long. and 50 shorsens the rest
of his tigGFe lie has tIlin ohesndt hair,
his eyes aEe grayisIf blde, and his skin,
which was yellow while he was siishl,
became in later years . dead White With.
out any colnr. bis Iorebead, the setting
e his eyes, the line of his nose-aH that
are beautiful, reminds one of an anti
que medallion. His mouth, which Is
thin-lipped, becomes agreeable when he
laughed; the teeth are regular. Hiscilin
IS short, and his jaw heavy and square.
lie has well formed hands and feet;
mention these particularly. because he
thought a good deal of theta He has An
habitnal slight st0op.. It's dyes are dull.
giving ia his face when 10 repose a mel
aneholy and meditaiiye expression.
When he is excited with anger his looks
are fierce and menaciBg Laughing he
comes him; il makes him look more
youthful and less formidable. tits diff
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
JAMES GORDON BENNETT AT NEW.
TUhI.
From the LoEdt,n World

FROM INC LoEdcn World.
The summer visitor TO Newnor;. tn,
beautiful seaside capital of lthode Island
! viii be shown among the first attraction.
the nome OF James Gordon Bennett, The
edltor and proprietor of the New York
Herald. As YOU drive into The gro,1njS
lowered and green with summer beautv
you look out and see the ocean. which
beats against the cliffs at the foot of the
lawn, and goes thTobbing on and on un.
vi IL reaches the coast of Spain. The
most who meets you Is, although n Young
man, one OF the most celebrated Amer
leans OF his generation, and the inberitor
OF a celebrated name He gives Won n
quiet, serious welcome You see a tall
thin, active young man, the hair little
touched with gray, u bachelor, shy. re-
tiring manner, firm jaw, and n promi-
nent Roman nose, which reminds YOU of
portraits OF his fSther, and would have
pleased Napoleon.
He listens rather than talks. but if Won
nave anything to say of value he will
ask you question after question as Won
slt on the broad piazza, smoking cigar
eltes- The table before you, where Mr.
Bennett was dt work when Won inter.
fupted him, is covered with an avalanche
OF papers, reports, documents. dispatch.
es, newspaper extracts. Messepg GERS
come anu go; secretaries are busy in an
other room; and it Is not difficult to see
that this quiet, thoughtful, listening
young gentleman holds in his own
hands the threads of his enormous bust
ness, and is the master of the New York
Herald. A question of business is
brought to him, dispatch, for instance. |
There is the prompt, decisive YES" or |
: No. spoken like u man who knows |
what he wants.
In the afternoon we go to the polo. |
ground and see the young Journalist i'm
costume, riding his pony
with an unconscious skill, and leading
as side of the game with daring and
iauntless energy. As evening falls Won
nay see him driving his English coach
md four golden chestnuts down Belle
venue. If you venture into the club
alter IN the evening you will probably
meet him again, the centre of group OF
'oung American friends listening with
us quiet, earnest gaze What Strikes
GU more especially in the man, as you
ee him here AT his seaside home, is the
epose of character, a repose that is in
Icative of the greatest strength.
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vote" If our best citizens would homo
and revere The ballot, iast in that pro
/ portion would the Influence lcavcn so
cieiy in its upward graduation. il is TO,
largely the indifference of our beucl
classes that gives the control OF oul
cities, states and government into tn,
hands Of crafty men.
The excuses made for this neglect, are
unworthy lhe men who make them They
are not wiling 10 mix with the great
unwashed tlirong. They do not like the
rough and tumble OF political duty,
They will not attend the primaries
and contend with the tricksters.
They say, "If they go they only help
TO register the DEGREES of bad men.
These tricksters settle befo, ehand what
is 10 be, and yOn find yourself like a
green goose going out To be plucked, vot-
ing what the pasters have fixed up"
But these men forget that with a little
interest it is as possible for good men as
bad men to combine. It is true that
council Of the best men of any commun-
lty who are opposed 20 the tricksters
would carry everything before them.
Bot these "best men" say, ave can't
take time 10 compete with the corrupters'
Wei, then, you will 20 on and entail up
on your posieriiy the carrup;ions that
you might have prevented. You are like
men on voyage with no time to stop
the leak. Ynu will have time TO founder
If you 90 not sb,p. You have no time
now 10 put oat the fire, but the fire will
soon put you out if you do not stop.
Reformation must begin with our better
class OF citizens. Ii is willful, shameful, |
outrageous indifference 1t is the want
1f patriotism, c0nscicncc. concert, perse-
'erance, comb .ation among good men,
real lovers of this nation, that is bringing |
peril to the ballot and we will never turn
BACK the stream of corruption until we
'egin reform here, among our better cit
Zens FAryr
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
THE PROPOSED WORLDS FAIR IN
1888.
Scientific American


Ono decided advance has been made
toward securing ~ worlds fair in this
city three years hence. The two rival
organizations which had the project IN
hand have given place 10 Il single com
mittee made M Of citizens OF accredited
social ana tinaiiciai standing There has
also been introduced in congress q bill
creating for the management of the pro.
posed fair United States international
commission, composed of sixty honor
ably known citi2ena of New York, two
commissioners from each state, one from
each territory, and one frem the District
OF Columbia. 1t is further provided in
the bill that the exhibition be held under
thesdircctiOn of the commission as one
body; that the board of finance DO elect
ed the subscribers to lie stock, and that
those elected thereby become, if not
already SO, part of the commission
thus avoiding any troubles that might
arise from y dual oraanisai.on that
the capital sock be placed at twelve
millions of dollars, in shares of ten dol
lars each; and that foreign nations be in
vited by the general government 10 mar
tieipate in its exhibition.
No appropriation is asked for, bat
there IS no provision against such an ap.
piicauon in the future. The list of in
eorporators is made up of names that
ought to inspire confidence. Each of
the gentlemen named has agreed to serve
an the commission, and altogether they
fnrnish reasonable guarantee that The
undertaking will be wisely managed
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
A BURIED RACE IN KANSAS.
5 fientlGc American.


tt rs we'll known thas the wrought
stone implements found in the ancient
! EiyoP gravels of California prove conclu.
| slvelY that during or before the glacial
| period the Pacific coast was inhabited
by man In report on recent archaeo-
logical explorations in Kansas, Judge E.
p West, of thai state, presents a large
amQ1ns OF evidence to show that at an
equally remote period that region was
peopled by a race compared with which
the mound builders must be accounted
modern.
The geology of the region is simpIe.
Prior to the drift epochs in the river
channels were deeper than now. and the
river valleys were lower Subsequently
the valleys. were filled by a lacustrian de-
{ post OF considerable depth. In or be-
meath this last deposit the remains of an
extinct race occur.
Such remains have been found at vari-.
Gus depths in seven different counties
along az near the Kansas Pacific rail
road, namely, Douglass, Pottawatomie,
Riley. Dickinson, Marion, Ellsworth
and Lincoln counties. With one excep-
ton the remains have all been found on
ths second bottomsor terrace OF streams.
and consists of stone implements, not.
terry, human bones and stone indictments
In most cases they wcse struck in dig
ging wellss 81 3 depth from twenty to
thirty feetTpelow the surface. II view
of file fact that there is raj more then
one well 70 the Square mile in the coan-
ties aaTned. and the area of "a we'll forms
very small fraction of a square mile.
Judge West thinks the evidence already
obtained not only sufficient 10 prove the
former existence Of the buried race. but
10 prove that they were very nuu.eTass
We can hardly assume thai chance has
directed the digging Of wells where only
HUMAN remains are btIfjed.
Whether the race existed beforo The
glacial epoch or immediately after II is
too early 70 deteFEtae fudge West is
INCLINED "a bx their tiaae OF occupancy
as after the glacial epoch and prior To
the deposition of the LoesS In calling
upon the local newspapers, aud urging
the propriety af saving such remains
when found and noting carefully the
condition under which they occur, the
Judge says;
Here we have a buried race enwrap-
ped in profound and gtar1llng mystery
Ia race whose Appearance and exit in
tue w0sldS drama precetle stupendous
geological changes marking our CONT
nens, and which perhaps required hum
dretls of thousands Of years In their ac
compIishment. The prize isBo less than
determining when this mysterious people
lived. how they lived, when they passed
out of existence, and why they became
extinct
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

Henry G. Chriaiian,y, chief clerk in
the DelInit custom house, and son OF
United States minister Chris,iancy, from
the information in his possession and
the knowledge hc las OF his fathers life
and habits, prOnounccs false the alleca.
lion, of his slepmo;her, Mrs. Christian
cy, "a published in the newspapers He
thinks it extremely improbable that any
bargain should have been made between
his father and the late Senator Chandler,
and ridlcules the idea of man making
a neiarious contract calling in his chill.
dreD as witnesses Of his dishonor.-De-
Iroit Free Press.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
THE SMALLEST BOOK In THE WORLD

The smallest book ever printed since
type was first invented is Q microscoDic
edition of Dante's "Diyina Commrdja -
which was on view last year at the Paris
exhibition. The whole volume of five
hundred pages is only five centimetres
long by three and one-half centimctres
vide. Two sheets of paper sufliced 10
contain all the Ia, 1923 verses of the poem
thirty verses occupying a space of some
what less than eight square centimetres.
The type with which the curiosity was
printed was cast as long ago as 1884, but
no complete book had hitherto been
turned out in 1t, the difficulties for com
positoF and reviser being SO enormous
that The attempts were given up time ac.
tertlme, no one being ablet o continue the
work. In 1878 fresh attemnt
was made TO "set up" the "Commedia y
ana some notion of the difficulty ex-
perlenced may be gathered from the fact
that the work occupied no less than five
years IN its completion. The text IS that
OF Fraticeili: The rcadear was d certain
SIR Luigi Busato: and the compositor
giuseppe Geche. The eyesight of the
latter is irretrievably ruined. The
writer in the AHgenaeiae Zeftua1 from
whose article this notice is extracted
states that he is unable to form a iudo-'
ment as to how the corrections were car
ried out, tor even with the hest magnify
ing glass he was unable TO follow the
text continuously. The edition has been
christened 80 DaatlaQ," The aLittle
Dante" A thousand copies of il are 10
DC struck off, and will shortly be mt
upon the market, after which the TYNE
VIII az once he broken up
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

And low begins to roll into the coun.
try newspapers free gush and free puiis
by The column about tlie Bismarck West.
ern National fair. Wei, there is one
thing: those fellows who are al The head
of the enterprise know if The fair is
4 success il VIII be made so by the press
Of the state, and al for nothing. 4
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

The New Orleans Times wants The
Louisianians to hoist another dag and bid
defiance to the selfish northern Dcmoc-
racy." This is an admission that Re
publican congress did more for the
south than The present Democratic or
ganization.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
MUSIC IN STONES.
a cluster OF Rocks That Have Various
Tones, Like "a Chime of Bells.

| a Cluster of Rocks That Have Variou
Tones, Like a Chime of Bells.
fottstown. Pennsylvania, Cor N Y. Sun.
1t was O'Clock when our party reach
ell ringing rocks" The air oftLe after
noon was sharp and risp, the ground
well frozen, and most of the snow orwin
| ter had disappeared. We had come 10
ring chime on the strange and wonder.
Iul metallic rocks, that nature had SO
imysterIousiy placed here in group.
THESE rocks are on the farm of 4 braban
Mensch of PottsGrove township Mont
gomery county. They cover Il space of
ABOUT threc-quarters Of an acre. Our
party consisted ofladics and gentlemen
Versed IN music Each selected a rock
suitable to form scale of eight notes
Inc leading gentleman took the rock
known as the estate house bell" Hc
struck il with 4 hammer. and il
rang out very like the old independence
Dell IN Philadelphia before it was crack
eel. The tones of a number of stones
were tested before each member of the
party had selected one with n tone CORES
pondlng To his note ofthe scale. Finally
eiSiit rocks were chosen, and a few tunes
such as "Old Hundred - "Swcet Nv and
By" and "Home, Sweet Home.1 were
given with considerable clcarness. Some
OF these rocks give forth a rich, full tone,
winch would vie with the best metal
The state house rock" at one time was
one OF the largest. 1t has been broken
OH several Times. but Sill preserves IT'S
strong, full tone. The sound produced
by striking the smaller rocks resembles
that made when The blacksmith's anvil
is struck. some being clearer than others
but no two are alike. Many sound ms
though car wheels were being tested by
the hammer strokes of the station men
Inc ringing rocks" have been visited by
thousands. On the surfaces of MANY of
them are marks resembling footprints of
horses and other animals Fao-simiIcs !
oil human footprints are alse to be seen.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

Why are certain eeH,lcman so anxious
to get couucIimen elected to suit their
wishesl If they have little schemes,
who Is to pay Tie billy Arc they inter
ested above the people in who shall be
councilman? How kind they are to yu,,
Mil
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

\ bill has beer introduced in congress
which provides tha, all mineral lands
shall be appraised and sold at their full
value, instead of at a merely nominal
price. and The proceeds applied to pay
ment of the national debt.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

The latest 6iIr to cut oil the revenues
of the United States has been introduced
by Gibson, of Louisiana, in the house.
II proyides for the abolition of The to-
haaco tax altogether, and of thai on bank
checks and deposits, and on matches.
The duty on distilled spirits it would re-
duce TO fifly cents. Wouldn't those
southern brigadiers like to stop the ma
chine altogethers
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02


Senator Kellogg mado Soathins ami
rather brilliant speech in answer to Ben
Hills report ousling him from his seat
He accused Hill of making false state
.aente
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02

se,,,. ,.an,. IN, Journal celebrated its
WI nnial on Monday Tburlow
MI .,ho wrote the frs, editorial
-. 1880, wrote the leader for The
of March -, 1850.