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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-19
Ante-DilGVian Kansans.
RcSankia. A-a-;oo,

1t is we'll known that the wrought
stone implements found in the ancient
river gravels of California prove con-
clusiVely that during or before the gla-
cial period the Pacific coast was inhab-
tied by man. In u report on archSolog-
ical explorations in Kansas, Judge E. r.
West, of that state, presented a large
amount of evidence TO show that at an
equally remote period that region was
peopled by race compared with which
the mound builders must be accounted
modern.
The geology of the region is simple.
Prior 10 the drift epoch the river chan
nels were deeper than now, and the river
valleys were lower. Subsequently the
valleys were filled by lacuslrian depos-
il of considerable depth. In or beneath
this last deposit the remains of an ex
tinct race occur.
Such remains have been found at YaTi :
Gus depths in seven different counties
along or near the Kansas Pacific rail
road, namely: Douglas, POttawatamie,
Riley, Dickinson, Marion, Ellsworth and
LincO In counties. With one exception,
the remains have all been found on the
second bottom or terrace of streams, and
consist of stone implements, pottery,
human bones and bone implements In
most cases they were struck in digging
wells at depth of from twenty To thIr-
ty feet below the surface. In view OF
the fact that there is not more
than one we'll 30 the square mile
in the counties named and
the area of well forms
but very small fraction
of square mile. Judge West thinks the
evidence already obtained not only suffi-
cient TO prove the former existence of
the buried race, but TO prove that they
were very numerous. We can hardly as
sumo that chance has directed the dig
| ging of wells only where human remains
are buried.
Whether the race existed before the
glacial epoch, or Immediately after II,
is too early 70 determine. Judge West
Is inclined TO fix their time of OccupAn-
cy as after the glacial epoch and prior
TO the deposition of the lOess. In call
ing upon the local newspapers Of Kan
sas 70 lay the facts before the people and
urging the proprietY Of saving such re-
mains when found, and noting carefully
the conditions under which they occur,
the Judge says:
"HeTe we have q buried race elwrap-
ped in q profound and startling mystery
"A race whose appearance and exit in
the worlds drama precede stupendous
1 geological changes marking our conti-
nent, and which, perhaps, required hum
/ dreds of thousands OF years in their ac-
| complement. The prize is no less
than determining when this mysterious
| people lived, how they lived, when they
passed Out of existence, and why they
/ become extinct"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-19

II is strange with what tenacity the
BOuapartists cling to their pretensions
IN France. 1t Is announced that in the
event of the death of the Bourbon gour-
mand. Count de ChAmbord, Prince Jer-
ONE BonAparte will issue another mani
festo. The Chicago Tribune remarks
that "inasmuch IS the former has taken
tine by the torelock and nominated the
Comte de Paris as his successor. there
Is no apparent reason why Prince Jer-
ONE should trouble himself about q va
cant throne that none of these garrulous
claimants will ever occupy. The ASST
duty and clAmOr with which these
claimants chase q myth Is inconceiVa-
BILE. There is not a day that passes
which does not remove il further away
from them, and yet they keep
up the chase as freshly and
holly as II it were just in sight.
In the case Of the stupid-headed
Jerome there would seem to be special
reasons for discreet silence. He has al
ready tried one manifesto and come TO
grief In surprisingly rapid manner.
Should he plAcArd another all France
would rise and kick.his royal rear, and
never cease until he was clear over the
boundaries. In the present temper Of
the French people royal manifestoes
will prove rather dangerous plAyIhings
to handle. II WAS only q few weeks ago
that they expressed their views with re.
gard to the whole batch OF pretenders in
very summary manner. The next
time they arc reused they will not con-
tent themselves with any measures that
fall short OF = final disposition OF the
whole noIsy pack"
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NOTHING TO BRAG ON.

The Democrats are very fond OF call
ng attention 70 any rascaiity discovered
mong Republicans, but We believe
1hereever the records have been CON-
pared in the matter Of o6lcial honesty,
Sni our Democratic friends have moth.
ng 20 brAe on. That many Republicans
mo have been entrusted with the per-
crmance Of important public duty and
he handling ofpublic funds have proven
raitors tn their party, and have betray-
ID thelr friends. II true, but we believe
he public funds are more honestly
uayded to-day than they have ever
pecn before, and that the per cent OF
osses by corruption are lees than ever
before. Another important thing in
his connection is true: A larger num-
Der Of thieves and rascals are
bow exposed and punished by
he party in power than
Ever before. Considering the vast
Increase In the amount Of public money
handled, and in the number Of the men
employed In the public service, within
s0C1Ay yCNADp o1o CO4oA0cAA1A NAS AoIs
that we hear only OF the dishonest tran
Factions, while little note Is made Of all
that il done honestly, We apprehend the
degree Of fidelity with which public
Affairs are administered would be q good
deal more gratifying were all the facts
known.
But we started out to show that when
IL comes 70 honesty In public service the
Democrats have nothing 70 Drag on 90
far a. they have been tried. The CON-
parative honesty Of Republican and
Democratic ONCE holders Il
. which subject has been brought
prominently before the pub.
lie in the earnest political contest nov
raging In Ohio, and the Cleveland Lead
CT makes some rather startling disclos
urea. A brief examination Of the fol
lowing table viii show that In fully one
half OF the Democratic counties II
Ohio, defAlcations have been made by
Democratic ofiicials. the amounts stoleE
ranging from $4,000 mp TO S142. 900
Read the list and compare the Demo
cratic majoritles with the amount
stolen;
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Globe Democrat: The Wretched is.
land Of Cuba has never recovered from
the seven years war by which every part
OF iis territory was devastated. The first
result Of the war was q swarm OF bandits,
who rendered peaceful hAbitAncy an i'm
possibility, and although the Spanish I'D.
ministratiOns have hung the highway
men by dozens az q time. the zeal Of the
remaining thieves does not seem to be in
the least daNpenea by the lear OF rope,
but, on the contrary. the prospect Of the
halter seems only to stimulate to love
OF adventure. II Is charged by the Span.
ish government that the outlaws are,
for the most part. the relics of the pat.
rOIt army which for seven long years re.
sisted so brAvely the advance of the
Spanish forces, bat this may or may no.
be true. The only thing that seems SURE
Is the fact that the country Is in about
the same condition as il war were &C.
tually In progress.
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The POLK CaseO

NASHVILLE. Tenn. July IA jury
was sworn in on the Polk trial to-day
and the examination of the states wit
nesses commenced.
James o. Fleming, former clerk
of Polk, was examined. He stated he
was simply an employe of ex-Treasurer
Polk and paid out money as ordered by
his empI oyer. He said that IN April
1882, when the investigating committee
was appointed at special extra session
of the legislature IN examine Folks &C.
counts. IN oider To meet a deficit oil
500, 900 that Polk deposited a number
OF fictIcious drafts on various state dep.
osifOries TO make good the amount, and
when the examination was over
and the accounts passed on by
tine committee he withdrew these
drafts and gave his check for them.
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Defalcatlons have occurred IN the Re
publican counties OF Clarke and Trum-
bull. In both instances the defAulters
were sent to the penitsntiarY. In Rich
land county . Republican treasurer de-
fAulted. But In the three instances
named the bondsmen Of the Republican
officials made good the deficiency, and
the taxpayers suffered no loss.
We rather think that 90 far as known
the Democratic have no room for boast
Ing about their public honesty and that
for consideration.
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CONSULTING THE ORACLEs.

Atchison Champion: About this
time the young gentlemen who have
undertaken the herculean task Of writ
ing something OF interest from Topeka
20 the metropolitan press, are In almost
daily consultation with the PROMINENT
poliIlcian," better known as the "Vencr-
able Plug" In regard 20 the future OF
the Republican party IN kAnsas.
Tho Venerable Plug Il, Of course, Q
Republican In Kansas, Tor the simplc
reason that the Republican party has
always been In Kansas che dominant
party. II the time should ever come
when the Republican party should lose,
or show signs Of losing its hold on the
the masses Of this state, the V. +. would
bolt into the ranks OF the Democracy
with surprising suddennesS, considering
that he always claims TO be able TO tore
tell political events from two to four
years In advance.
The Venerable Plug Is one oI our 81.
perssitions. We think he 10 deep and
"devilish sly" because he said 30 him.
self In the early days" and because the
pioneer newspapers took him NJ his
word at the time and began To publish
monthly notices about his "brains," and
the newspaper fraternity has kept 10 up
ever since from force OF habit and Gus
sSAA4t Nos - oANS~oSA'S 6S@~eA~@-S -.1sN
spoken OF the marriage ceremony OF the
Episcopal church as beautiful and i'm
pressive-"
Inc operation Oh lnterVlewlnxt THIS an
Client repository Oh politlcal WISDOM anC
prophetic lore 10 always the same. dS
Is ain position" 70 be Interviewed yet de
clares that lac 10 hiding from the report
era. He Is modest and coy yet willing
70 DO violated. He declares, like Peter
with an oath, thai he KNOWS not thI
man he us out OF the rlngi" you mus
ask somebody else" Then lac relaxei
his foxiness little, ana utters myster
tous sentences about blood on the
moon" and "moccasin tracks IN the
sand" he inquiries In husky whisper
II such and such persons have not beeE
seen In specified localities, and theL
with . grave shake OF the head, suppos
ed 20 be stuffed 70 the caves with brains
utters the mysterious word, "combina
tion."
The experienced interviewer AZ tha
stage takes out hts note book and pen
ell. He has regarded all the rest as pre-
liminary, but now he knows that the
Hood OF information Is 10 be turned on
Then tolloWs IN imposing now O
words; oracular estimates Of every
body's character and strength; The
points OF each OF the chargers In whole
livery stable full OF dark horses" Z
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Harvest i'm Harvey county.

NEWTON, KS, July 1.-THE wheat
harvest is about over, and threshing is
now in progress. The yield is large
and the grain IN fine condition. Many
of the fields already threshed have av-
eraged twenty bushels or more. The
oats crop is the largest ever produced in
central Kansas. and we have fields of
timothy with heads ten to fourteen
inches long.
There il great activity in building
here this summer; several hundred me
company is pushing the construction OF
| ITS mill for rolling rails.
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'Bradstreei." which Il . very reliable
authority upon financial and industrial
questions, has made careful inquiries
throughout the country concerning
wheat prospects. and Ailer . careful re
view OF these reports estimates the yield
of winter and spring wheat this year a.
40, 600 900 bushels. This is consider.
able advance on former estimates and is
probably more accurate than any Of
them. Il is apparent, however, that the
present crop will fall considerably short
of the standard established during the
last few years, but there is still large
amount of old wheat 10 store in the
country, 50 that We are pretty certain TO
have an adequate home supply and .
surplus fully equal to any foreign de-
mand likely TO be made. The other
eropa, such as corn, oats ana barley will
probably average we'll. All this is .
promising Indication for the financial
and industrial condition OF the country
in the near failure The period of eau
Gionsness that .amouRte To dullness In
.hssiaess transactions 4hroRgh which we
4age been passing for several months
-nag b ended soon. At any rate there
arB no striking signs OF financial
acrnzh and seriO9s disturbance IL val
tea Tie cautiousness 10 In itself the
E13 Indication.
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Result Not Known.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-It is ashounc
ed in the morning papers that a commit
tee of the Telegraph Brotherhood would
wait on the officials Of the WesterE
Union company at IL O'Clock to-day Il
demand an answer 70 their petition IL
reference TO wages and hours of work
Up to IL 80 O'Clock none of the commit
tee he'd appeared. The meeting OF the
directors of the company win b
held at IL 80 and The result, &c
far as it refers to the pt tItiOn will, prob
ably not be known for an hour or more
after that time. There is no evidence oil
an unusual excitement among the oper.
ators this morning, although the siIua-
ton is discussed with much Interest
wherever knot Of them gathers.
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Orchard Grass.

The Dairy, published in New York
says that orchard grass is the most valu.
BILE of all our grasses in the dairy. 1t is
hardy, and preccoious, and affords the
first pasture and fodder. Ii Is exceeding
ly nutritious, and gives remarkably
high color TO the butter The butter
now made from the orchard grass In our
own dairy is exceedingly high coiored.
SO much Sc that, were it winter butter, it
might be complained of as too highly
colored, as sometimes Jersey butter made
from orchard grass hay has been. It
grows rapidly after having been pastured
or cut, and will thrive we'll upon light.
dry soils as well as upon low, moist,
meadows A stalk Of orchard grass, of
average size, cut on May 18th, from a
field of sandy soil, measures 80 inches in
length. and is just putting the flower
spike out OF the sheath. With the spike
fully grown it would easily measure IS
inches by the 10Th of June. Il is doubt
full if any other grass has so many valu-
BILE qualities as this, either for pasture OF
. / lay 1l6 DtCAdnCl1CC 10 IElu0E A1DlCs q
field seeded "a years ago IS now produc-
ing, as abundantly as ever without any
rtseeding, although it has been probably
much helped by top dressings of the
manure made from cattle that have beer
fed upon hay made from it and which
has contained sect. II thrives all over
the country. II grows luxuriantly in
Canada; thriYes upon the sandy SOILS d
New Jersey; IL is one OF the principle
grasses of Kentucky, which is the chic
source OF the seed, and il grows spoptan.
eously on the mountains OF the Blue
Ridge from Virginia 10 Georgia as sooI
as The timber Is cleared off, and upon
the foot hills of the Piedmont region
For soiliDg, either wholly or partial, it ii
indispensable, as il comes in after fall
~ tor feeding, the first of all and lasts
until clover and timothy are ready; anG
LEen make a second cutting in July tol
hay or can be used for pasture anG
again fed down the last OF the season
We have found the best time TO SOW IL il
early in August, either alone or with REQ
clover, but it is preferable TO SOW eacE
separately; and an excellent crop to seed
i, II with is white turnirs, these, however
should not be harvested, but left as pro
lection for the young grass through thG
WINTER, and as fertilizer by the decayeC
matter in the spring. The ground mus
be well prepared by blowing anC
though narrowing, and the rolling j;
best dune after the seed is sown, as it OBJ
litcrates the harrow marks and spreads
the seed. The seed is light, weighing
when cleaned IA lbs. to the bushel, anC
we prefer to SOW two bushels to the acre
It is hardly necessary TO say, perhaps
that the soil should be in good condition
to secure a good catch, and it is desira
bic TO procure fresh seed. The best WI
have procured Is from Kentucky.
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Death of a kansas Teaoher.

SANTA FE. July 16--Miss Josie Dav-
idson, of Fort Scott, teacher in the
pnblic schools of that city, died at the
Exchange hotel this morning. Miss
Davidson taught up TO June 7ih, last,
and came 10 New Mexico for her health.
She was visiting friends at Wallace,
twenty miles from here, but rapidly be-
coming worse, her uncle, Mr. F. s. Boise
was telegraphed for, who brought her to
this place yesterday, where she died this
morning. They intended to take the
train this morning for Fort Scott. Mr..
Boise will leave with the remains ofthe
poor girl tomorrow morning. She has
long been a faithful teacher, and was a
young lady of rare accomplishments,
and was highly esteemed at Parsons,
where she had taught, as well as at Fort
Scott. She died of consumption. A
brother died of the same drsease last
May.
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At st. Louis

ST. LOUIS July IS.
HoGs-Receipts. S9OO;I shipments, ), 40O /;
active and higher; best Workers, s. ITO
80; mixed packing, $iSsGB5 So butchers,
s. 4Gsl5 IS.
CATTLE-Receipts, 3, 600; active. firm; good
20 best shipping including exports, S. 500
80; common to fair, 81 KOS 20; good 7eX ans,
a OO94 80: common. So 40du8 75.
FL0UR-Shade better FOR fancy.
WHRAT-Active and opened higher, closed
lower; No. . red, 81 0SI<S1 Oak.
CORN-SlOW; 45k6b46kc July.
OATs-Higher; 34kc July.
PORK-HiGher; s1l.75QIs co July.
BACON-HiRher.
IARD-Nomina al
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Tom Thumb is Dead.

MIDDLRBoRo, Mass, July 15.-Charles
Haywood Stratson, better known Is
'.Gen. Tom Thumb" died at his resi-
dence this morning Of apoplexy. He had
been slightly indisposed for few days,
bat nothing serious was anticipated.
ary 4, 1885 A: the age Of II ne entered
the service Of p. T. Barnum and has ever
since been before the public. He leaves
q widow, who has been on the stage
with him since their marriage in 1868
The remains will be taken TO Bridge
port for interment. The time of the
funeral will be decided upon on the ar
rival Of his widow from Cincinnati.
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When the organs of secretion become
Insctive by reason Of cold or otheI
cause, the InfiammafoTy material should
be refnayed ard healthy action restored
Ayers pills accomplish this quickly
safely and susely. Much seriolls sick
mass and suffering might be prevented
by promptly correcting nneh derange.
meats, which oflen develop inta settled
disease.
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LoAN AGENCIES.
AtchIson News

ATCHIsoN, July 2G-The unfortunate
Exposition company has another burden
to carry. DIR. Challis has taken judg
ment againt the concern for $1,000, be-
ing the amount due On grounds for rent,
This is the last touch, which will no
doubt wipe out the matter forever, while
the winds attack the building and scat
ter its SCARED planks IN all directions.
Under the efficient management ofthe
city's affairs, Mayor g. q. Burns is com
promising the outstanding Indebtedness
on the basis of thirty year bonds bear
ting per cent interest, the bond 10 call
for an amount equal to the principal and
accrued interest. Resident bond hold
ers are rapidly making the exchange
while Alfred ellison, of Los Angeles
Cal, is compromising $4,000 OF ole
bonds he holds
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Another Democratic statesman

Another Democratic statesman is
heard from: Congressman-elect Hen
ley, Of Sonoma, California, has taken
pains tO declare that he is mot free
trader" Mr.. HenleY's constituents
press the juice of the grape, and he
says, 1.-THE wine-makers of my district
will not support any party that advo-
Gates free-trade" 1t will please the few
out-and-out Democratic free traders,
who may perhaps be found if one can
find needle in haymOw, TO learn that
this Californian believes in tariff for
revenue with incidental protection. In
other words, he is good Republican on
the tariff, and will vote for Sam RAN
dali for speaker. How these Democrats
do enjoy tagging along alter the Repub
licAn party several years behind the Pro-
cess ion
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Want More Paw

NEW YORK, May 16.-A committee
from the Telegraphers' Organization,
composed OF members from different
cities, called on Gen. Eckert about 10
O'Clock to-day and presented letter re-
questing general incease of fifteen per
cent in the salaries of operators and a
slight reduction in their hours of work
and requested that a reply be returned
as early as convenient. No time was
stipulated and no threats were made.
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Kansas Again Invaded by Border Ruff

Rich HILL, July 16-According to
agreement, jas. Feel and Hugh Nc
Manus, met in the ring this morning,
just over the line in the edge of Kansas,
in contest for a purse of $500, the
fight to be governed by the London
prize ring. Ninety one rounds were
fought in one hour and forty minutes,
the money being awarded to McManus
on foul by Feel. McManus proved the
most scientific knOcker, getting
off with few scratches, while
Feel was badly punished. Ii
will be remembered that Feel fought
Jas. McManus, a brother of Hugh, last
July for a purse of $500, in which he
won the money, badly punlshing his op
ponent.
They are both miliers and live four
miles from town. Feel Is anxious TO ar.
range another mill, claiming that the
foul was all that defeated him.
Fully 500 people witnessed the fight
The Gulf road ran an extra train, which
was heavily loaded.
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President Arthur has promptly re
sponded to the renewed British chal
lenge of American cattle. He does no
propose t. let the expectations of beeves
be arrested through cOntributory negli
gence on the part of our state depart
ment The cattle which are shipped
abroad come from regions never visited
by pleurO-pneumOnia, and there is really
no danger whatever To England from
their importation into that country.
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AT Augsburg. IN repairing the Prot.
estant church OF st. James. plaster be
came detached from the wall. and twas
found that beneath several coats 81
vhiteVash, aid and modern. were hid
den some beautiful laFga fFescoes. a
stone inscription recoEds th&t they were
executed between 1880 and 1885.
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Hou the aearn roonn

WINDSOR, Mo-, July 1.-THE Hunter
consolidated show, billed at Calhoun.
Missouri, July ID. is literally blown to
pieces, so far As the canvas is concerned.
The circus, dressing room and horse
tent are torn 70 threads. and the cages,
animals escaped, namely, bears and
monkeys, and mixed with the excited
mass and made the scene more exciting,
The bears refused to submit 10 any one
whatever until Mrs. Hunter, the pro-
pYietrpss, arrived on the scene, when
they rendered their resignation and
marched of to their cages, too glad "a
get there.
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saloons an CLOSED.

KANSAS CRY. July 14-At midnight,
in accordance with resolution of the
Liquor Dealers ASSOCIATION, nearly ali
the saloons in the city closed their doors
TO open again Monday morning. The
salOOn men will compel the enforce-
ment of the Sunday Law suspendlng all
business. The result Is awaited with
interest.