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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
WooI, RAISING

England and Wales contain SO $40
square miles, Ireland 31,S74, and Scot
land 3O,695; total, 120,S79 square miles.
The state of Texas contains pa, $50
square miles, and yet Great Britain and
ireland produce very nearly as much
marketable wool as the whole of the
United States With q practically un-
limited area, any part of which is avail
able for sheep growing, We yet are large
importers of foreign wool, over IS 900,
600 pounds having been imported during
the last year as against about 35, 0O0, 600
the year previous, notwithstanding that
there is a heavy import duty. In view
of these;facts, it is not little surprising
that capital does not seem to flow in the
direction of wool growing. The pro-
duction of wool seems to be very i'm
portant factor in national independence,
and is in other countries, particularly in
Great Britain. considered an essential
part of nearly every farmers business.
The risks in sheep farming are few in
immense tracts of this country, and the
business is attractive from Its compare
tive freedom from the excessive toll and
anxiety consequent upon other agricul-
turai pursuits. There is good opening
for capital IN this direction.-N. Y. In
dictator.
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interested in the expectation OF the cat
tie from this port just now are far in ex-
cess of those of last year. For the last
two or three years il has been customary
for shippers early in the fall TO quit send
ing over live cattle, but this year ship
ments have gone ON without interrupt
ton. A great number of cattle are be-
ing sent 10 England, and there would be
many more if American cattle would re-
ceive the same treatment given to cattle
sent from Canada, Scotland, Ireland,
Denmark, Spain and other places.
American cattle are never allowed to
go directly To London or Liverpool mar
kets. If they are intended for Liverpool
they are landed at Birkenhead, and un-
less there is a ready market and they
can be disposed of alive, they are killed
and the carcasses admitted TO the Liver
pool market. Cattle for the London
market are always taken TO Depford,
where the animals are quarantined. This
is done because Britishers declare our
cattle are diseased, but il is not true.
The quarantine business has been invent
ed as a sop for English farmers. Our
cattle are the best in the world. Cana
dian cattle and those sent from other
countries are permitted To go all over
the kingdom, but American cattle must
be killed directly after they are landed.
Prices this year are little better, but
the market is not so good because there
are too many cattle over there.
Boston is now sending very large
shipments abroad, so also IS Baltimore.
Insurance on cattle has greatly increas-
ed, and the prospects for shipments in
the spring are not over bright. There is
one firm in this city whose shipments
per week average l, 200.
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The Atchison Champion of the 10Th
contained n fine picture Of the new
Champion building, erected last year by
Col. Martin, its able and enterprising
editor. The Champion has been won
derful financial success. In financial
management, Martin has led the craft in
the state. He has had good field, and
has cultivated it with judgment and ab:l-
ity, as we'll as enterprise. He has been
more, perhaps, than any other paper in
the state, backed by the united senti-
ment and support of the people of the
town, and has therefore been enabled to do
good work for Atchison, while Atchison
has done well by him. The people have
always rallied around the paper and
strengthened 1t in every way. We con-
graduate the Champion on its new, mag
nificent three.story building in the heart
Of the city, and one Of the finest and most
substantial structures in the town. Col
Martin and his paper richly deserve the
success they have achieved.
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Items.


California now has in her treasury
appOrtionment,
The Wisconsin legislature has order
ed the purchase of 600 of Webster's I'M
abridged dictionaries for the public
schools.
Prof Conrad, of the Arkansas indus
trial university, is attempting to make
for it II complete collection of the miner
ais of that state.
Russia has now eight universities,
that of St. Petersburg, having 1000 STU
dents 1t is proposed to establish ninth
university at NeroneZ.
The young millionaire of Boston, Mr..
J. Montgomery Sears, is said to have Of
fered Yale, his alma mater, $4,000 to
build a new gymnasium.
The colored people of Columbia, S. c.,
appreciate their single school in the city,
and having exhausted the public appro-
priation by four months session, are
raising $1,000 among themselves to keep
the school open three months longer.
The st. Paul (1inn.) chamber of COM
merce have memoraliZed congress to eS-
tablish school of forestry and locate it
in Minnesota They say that there are
81 such schools in Europe, and think OuT
own rapidly diminishing timber lands
call for something of the same sort.
They ask for 300 sections of lan1 in
Minnesota as an endowment for the
school, and propose that it he established
at ST Paul
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Ex-United States treasurer New, chair
man of the Indiana Republican commit
tee, was examined before senator Voor-
hees' exodus committee ON the 10Th.
One fact elected from him eifectually
disposes of the entire charge that the
exodus was gotten up for the sake of
colonizing colorcd voters in Indiana.
That was that only about five per cent. of
the colored immigrants were voters. If
colonization of voters were intended it is
safe TO assume not to exceed five per
cent of them would not have been voters.
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TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED.

Half of the failures in life result from
the habit so many people have of taking
things for granted. The business man
assumes that his credits are good, or he
takes it for granted that his wife knows
what style of living his income will war
rant, until the logic of addition, subtrac-
ton and multiplication proves too much
for him and down comes his business In
ruins. The young professional man
takes it for granted that venecring instead
of solid requirements will enable him
to succeed, because there are SO
many notorious examples of mems ris-
ing and maintaining themselves in pub
lie life through pure audacity, native
wit, and an utter lack of conscience. He
will find too late that it won't do to plan
and risk a career by the exceptions rath-
er than the rule. The farmer keeps no
accounts; crops his farm according to
the season, or last years markets, or his
neighbours success; takes it for granted
that the laws of nature and of trade will
accommodate themselves to his necessi-
ties; sinks deeper into debt, and won
ders why farming doesn't pay.
And so on to the end; men every
where want success without paying its
price in thorough preparation, honest
hard work, intelligent calculation and
foresight, or patient attention to details.
They take for granted things which it is
their business to know, and trust that to
fortune which common sense and expe-
rience should teach them is controlled
nv law
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NO. IL.
Harris Acquitted.

ATcHIsoN, kas., March 10-The trial
of Charles Harris for the murder of f.
NJ. Long, in July, was concluded in the
district court to-day. Judge Otis deliv-
cred his charge TO the jury this morning.
After an absence of about three hours
the jury brought in verdict of not
guilty, and Harris was discharged.
Atehison County for Blaine.
ATCHIsoN, Kas., March 10.-The Re
publican county convention assembled
in this city to-day, TO elect delegates to
the state convention. Every ward in the
city and precinct in the county elected
delegates earnestly favorable to the nom
ination of James G.. Blaine for presi-
dent.
Sacramento Election.
SAN Francisco, March 10.-At the
Sacramento city election yesterday, the
majorities ranging from three to five
hundred, except the chief of police, who
Is elected by the Democrats anu Work
ingmen.
Incendiary Placards.
SAN FRANCIsCo, March II. - This
morning the police sliced number of
placards exhibited in the public streets,
bearing the announcement, Read the
Communist and awake! Be freemen in
the council! Price ten cents by news
dealers" The authorship of the placards
cannot be ascertained by the authorities.
De Lesseps.
ST. LOUIS, March 11.-Count De Les
seps passed through here this morning,
en- route for San Francisco, where he will
make Il short stop. He Will return to
New York, and sail for England on the
3lst instant.
interchangeable Walkers.
SAN Francisco, March 12.-At 0 Il. m.
the score stood: O'Leary, 3S1; Weston,
374. BY IL O'Clock last night Weston
had reduced the gap to five miles, since
which time he has taken more rest than
O'Leary. The interest IN the match,
which has been affected by the local agi-
tation, is now increasing, owing to the
closeness and evident fairness of the
contest.
The War of the Wires.
CINCINNATI, March 12.-In the supe.
rior court this afternoon a restraining
order was granted on application by the
Atlantic s Pacific Telegraph company
excluding the American Union Tcle.
graph company and the Baltimore j
Ohio railroad from using the wires along
| its line now operated by the Atlantic 4
! Pacific company.
| Good Counterfeit.
NEW YORK, March 12-The United
States sub-treasury here today discover
ed another of the counterfeit one hun
dred dollar notes on the PIttsburg Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, which had
passed through several banks withou
being detected.
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reverential awe Some of the Indians
of the present day have so much conf
dence in She return of MonteZuma that
they get out upon their house-tops every
morning with the rising of the sun and
look anxiously into the distance for his
coming. Ever though many of the
Pueblo Indians have Outwardly en-
braced the christian religion, yet they
maintain their faith in MonteZuma,
whom they regard as their savior or
sovereign. They arc docile and indus
trious people, who live pastoral life.
As communities, they are far more pros
porous and live far better than the ma
iority of the natives
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POINTS.
The women who do fancy work don't
fancy work.

The women who do fancy work don't
fancy work.
Trusting to chants-Expecting to get
to heaven by singing.
Among the men and women it Is the
religious ones that keep Lent most faith
fully, but the case is different with
books
There is something saddening about
pair of scissOrs-alas!. they only meet
to sever.
Mount Vcsuvius is troubled with erup-
tons, and they don't know what to do
with the crater.
Mrs. Darlington says Ike has bought a
horse so spirituous that it always goes
off on u decanteT.
Leap year-She-Arey you engaged for
the German? He with eagerness) No,
I'm not She with Pity ., that's too
bad! Good evening. See you later.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
OUR M. X. & t. STOCK.

EDIToRs NEws:--I am in favor OF
selling the stock, now owned by this
county in the NJ. X. & T. railroad. If
the commissioners are not authorized,
l suggest the propricty of submitting a
proposition to the people comforting such
power. If they are already authorized by
law, but hesitate TO act for fear public SEN
timent is not in favor, let a meeting be
called to elucidate the sentiment of the
people on the question. We are now
paying about $4,000 year in interest,
above what we need pay for the privilege
of being bloated capitalists or stockhold-
ers; practically worthless investment,
and | for one am in favor of reducing
our bonded Indebtedness by the present
value of our NJ. X. Il T. securities, be
lieving such value is purely speculative.
CITIZEN.
The above is from an Emporia bust
ness man.
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HOW 1T TURNED OUT.

1t is we'll known the celebrated Potter
investigation inaugurated to manufac-
ture capital for the Democratic party
did not turn out as II was fondly expect
cd it would. The Washington Capital,
in commenting upon the author of the
Potter investigation, who, it says, was
the New York Sun correspondent, makes
II serious admission for the Democratic
party. 1t says: ale promised at the
outset that when he got through Hayes
would be drummed out of the white
house, and John Sherman and j. Madi-
son Welles drummed into the pcniten-
tiary to the 'Rogue's March, What was
the resultg Why, simply that toward
the last, instead of getting John Sher-
man and j. Madison Welles into the
penitentiary, it was apparently nip and
tuck with us to keep Manton Marble and
Col. Pelton out; instead of proving
bribery against the Louisiana returning
board. we had hard work to keep the
Gramercy park cipher bureau from be
ing indicted for conspiracy"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
LEGAL NOTICES.
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missiOners ot Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the location OF a county road. as follows.
tO-wit: Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of section &C. township 10, range II; thence
east on section line as near as practicable,
two miles to southeast corner OF section %.
township 10, range -: also commencing at
the southwest corner of section pc. township
10, range -; thence south on section lime as
near as practicable to the southwest corner of
section 2, township 20, range L.; also com
mencing at the southwest corner of section
81, township 10, range -: thence east ON sec
ton line as near as practicable. three miles,
TO the southeast corner of section 81, township
10, range -. And upon said proposed road
the board appointed the following viewers
John Z. Jones Jack Andrews and Jacob
Taylor, to meet at the beginning of said road
on the oath day OF Marcn, \. ID 1850, at 10
O'Clock, Il. m, and in conjunction with the
county surveyor to view. locate and survey
said, and to give all parties hearing. by
order oil the board. WA. r. EWING.
wllSl2. County Clerk.
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In conversation Friday with II gentle.
man whose business calls him to all por-
tions of the state, we learn that James G.
Blaine appears to be the favorite with
the Kansas people, though General Grant
has strong following among the stall
wart Jayhawkers. The most assuring
feature of the case, however, is the fact
that there are enough Republicans lying
around loose in Kansas to give the vote
of the state solidly to any man who may
turn out to be the choice of the Chicago
convention
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Cincinnati last year, according to her

Cincinnati last year, according TO her
statistics, fell short in her hog crop $1l,-
900, 900, and now she has, in addition,
lost Theodore Thomas The music from
both these sources has been an honest
pride to Cincinnati, and we scarcely
know which of her misfortunes to most
commiserate The music of 500 fiddles,
with wind instruments TO match, was
something to look forward 10 in May,
but VIC are rather persuaded to let fall
the bulk of our tears over the music OF
those $11,000,000 worth of squealing
pigs, whose voices are now, alas! never
to be heard of moru.-Inter Ocean.
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Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missiOners of Lyon couHty, Kansas, asking
Tor the location of a county road, as follows.
to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner
west corner Of section township II, range
10, at the county line between Lyon and Nor
ris counties And upon said proposed road
the board appointed the following viewers ::
Geo. Miller, W $. Award and L. n. Wood, to
meet at the beginning OF said road, the
I'D day of March. a. ID 1880, at 10 O'Clock u.
m, and in conjunction with the county sur
veyOr to view. locate and survey said road,
and to give all parties hearing. By order
of the board. WIN. +. EWING,
w1l&l2 County Clerk.
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The Democrats in the senate have
made another of those blunders which
appear to have become chronic with
them, in stirring up the Fitz John POr-
ter matter. 1t has given senators Logan
and Carpenter, and will yet give other
Republican senators, the opportunity to
speak some very true, some very forci-
BILE. and some very eloquent words against
the rebellion and those who aided it
either by open warfare or secret attempts
at assassination.
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The professor was visited by large
number of capitalists and parties intend
ing to enter the Gunnisou as soon as the
season opens. and has had very little
time to do anything else since his arrival
than answer questions and explaining
matters pertaining to thezwondefaand.
He has apartments at the Grand Central.
A number of his friends rendered him a
reception last evening in Joslin's build
ing, where he recounted some deeply in
teresting exploits attended with his re-
cent snow-shoe trip across the range.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
BACK FROM THE GUNNIsoN.
Prof. Wheeler, the Explorer, Arrives In
Denver From = RerilOus Trip on Snow
From the Denver Republican.


From the Denver Republican.
Prof. Wheeler, the well-known Gunni-
son explorer and mineralogist, has re-
turned to this city from his trip to Roar
ing Forks and beyond, into the almost
UNEMPLOYED portion of the Colorado
mountains where mineral is reported to
exist. He looks fresh and hearty. His
trip was somewhat prolonged by an at
tack of pneumonia which Frustrated
him at Lesldviile on his return hither-
ward, and he is still too hoarse to accept
the invitation, kindly extended by q
number of citizens, to deliver a lecture
on his journey and explorations, at the
opera house here He made the peril
Gus trip on snow-shoes, attended by six
men, and penetrated the mountain vast
nesses in search of minerals TO the very
pales of the Indian reservation Al
though he has never entertained single
boubt of the great wealth of the Gunnison
country his last trip was undertaken to
more thoroughly satisfy himself regard
ing certain localities before entering up
on his eastern lecture tour. His recent
researches have only sustained his pre-
dictions for such localities as have hith-
erto perhaps never been visited by the
practical miners and proSpectors, and he
deposits OF Leadville are entirely repro
duced in the formation of the Gunnison
country, not in such bonanza develop
ments, perhaps, but with much more
promise Of peFmaneney.
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THE AMENDMENT IN LYON
COUNTY

Those who have paid any attention to
the matter in this county are rather sur
prised to'find the people so largely in
favor Of the prohibition amendment to
be voted on this fall. The temperance
men of course are for it, and hundreds
of those who are never heard of in any
temperance movement will vote for it.
They believe it will pay, all the time,
both materially and morally, to array
the sentiment of the county on the side
of what is known to be right. We do
not believe it wild prediction to say
that the temperance amendment to the
constitution will receive majority of
six hundred in LYON county.
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PROPHECY OF COLFAx.

Hon. Schuyler Colfax says, Let me
prophecy: In less than five years from
to-day no mar ofintelligence will advo-
cate the present license system, nor will
the traffic in whisky be tolerated by the
American people" We have no doubt
but that Mr.. ColfaX's prephesy will be
fulfilled, probably not so soon as lie pre-
diets. The liquor influence has won
derful hold on society, but there is not a
well wisler of humanity to-day, either
advocating temperance, or engaged in
the traffic, but who at heart wishes the
curse forever removed from society.
Temperance and intemperance are two
directly opposite principles, between
which there is an "irrepressible con-
lict" One or the other must go the
wall
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Sheriff. Sale.

J X. o. Sherwood VS.. e. Chapman, ct al.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF an
order of sale issued out of the fifth judicial
district court, sitting in and for the county OF
Lyon and state Of Kansas, in the above emit
tled cause and to me directed, will. ON Mon
day. the 18th day OF March, a. ID. 1850, at the
font door of the court house in the city OF
EmpoTia. Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale
and sell at public auction. TO the highest bid
der for cash. all the right. title and interest
OF the said defendants, L. Chapman. ct al, in
and to the following described real estate to.
wit: The east half OF the southwest quarter
of section tWenty-nine. township nineteen.
range twelve le u sW y. 29-i9-l2l; also the
west three and one quarter acres of that parg
OF the west half of the southeast quarter Of
the same section. which lies north of the Cot
tonwooi river, containing in all 49, acres in
Lyon county, kansas Said real estate TO be
sold as the property OF said defendants TO
satisfy said order OF sale j. b. MOOR,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas
February ~. 1870 Wl0t4
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Road NOt,ce

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missiOBers of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the location of county road rs follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of the northwest quarter of section 4,
township 10. range IL thence east on hall .
section line to the center of section 4, town
ship 10. range II; thence south on the hall
section line to the south line of section &
township 10, range II. to intersect with an al
ready established road. And upon said pro.
posed road the board appointed the following
viewer: Thos. Z. Hall. j. a Newlin and
ThoS Price to meet at the beginning OF said
road on the 3lst day Of March, 4. ID. 1850. at
10 O'Clock Il. m =. and in conjunction with the
county surveyor to view, locate and survey
said road, and to give all parties a hearing
By order of the board WIN. f EWING.
W1l&12 County Clerk.
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School Report.

The following is the school report of
district No. % for the winter term end
ing February Goth:
Total enrolment, So average attend
ance, 81; number of tardinesses, 90;
number of pupils not tardy, 10; number
perfect in department, 30; number of pu-
pills whose average scholarship was above
So per cent, "A; number above 80 per
cent, 10; number of promotions, IL;
numbf of graduates, O.
The school closed very pleasantly to
all parties. A great many visitors came
in to witness the oral examinations of
the last day, and they all expressed them
selves as being well pleased with the
work that had been done during the
term. On account of the measles, the
average attendance of last month was
very much below that of the first three
months, there being about Is cases of
measles in school during that time, but
none of them fatal. A A. WELLS, Tr.
RACHEL WELLS, Assistant.
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Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missioners of Lyon county. Kansas. asking
for the location of q county road, follows,
wit: Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of section ?. township 49, range 10; thence
south on the county line between Lyon and
Usage counties, one mile. 10 the southwest
corner of section IL, township Is. range Is.
And upon said proposed road the board APP
beginning of said road, the 29th day OF
March, a. ID. 1850, at 10 O'Clock "a. m. and in
conjunction with the county surveyor to
view locate and survey said road, and to give
all parties \ hearing. BY order of the board.
wIISIz TMF +. EWING Co Clerk