White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-06-17
Gl)ingampiiss.
az F,sp r.,cr DorcLass, in letter to the


the Lincoln monument. says: "My friends
must do as they please; but my impressions
'are'SSsisst the statue. | am not dead yet:
I am but htle over fiity-t~s and nay live
twenty yearslonger-a space altogether teo
long fora livs man to be looking ppon his
dead mens NEST. and having othss people look.
ing upon ksnd upon him at he sams time:
I have no power in the matter. but ! sant ~
friends to know. BY some means, that l am
willing to leave ,he whole matter Of my mem
orr to those n ho survive ma Let them turn
their attention to the dear old John Brown,
With whom | was not worthy to die at Har-
per's Ferry. Let US see the heroic form Of
this true martyr to liberty On the Lincoln Mon
ument!" .t g
% The B,eeaington (Ill) Leader saye:
"The Kansas fever is raging and bids fair in
time to come to carry of . number OF our
prominent citizens, who are 20 taken with the
promise of that new State, that they think the
signs eminently favorable to take part in
developing that fns country. A number Of
our citsens are already in that State looking
around and purchasing land. There is no
doubt but superior inducements offer for enter.
prising men to settle in Kansas"
II Concert Hall, at the corner Of Court and
Hanover streets. Boston, now about to be par
tally demolished, vas erected III l756, and is
perhaps the Oldest building devoted to public
entertainment Is in the United States. For many
years it vas the most popular place ofresort in
Boston for dancing assemblies. public dinners,
caucuses, cluo meetings, and exhibitions ol
various kinds John Hancock and other prom.
inent men Of the last century made frequent
use of it for social and festive gatherings.
p The editor of the Minncsota Federal
Union. apolosising for the shabby appearance
Of bis paper, says deinquents do not pay up
their subscription, and concludes with this
compliment to the Mihnesotains:-"In no land
where We have heretofore dwelt have We been
so extraordinarily humbugged, and discovered
so many full hedged 'shysters' and 'scalswsgs,
as in this ofMinnesota. They appear to spring
up spontaneously. and to be indigenous 70 thi,
fertile SOIL"
T Last year Polish gentleman having
caught stork upon his estate near Limbmg,
put round his neck ar iron collar with this in.
scription, '.H:ec ex Polonia," (this comes from
Poland), and set it at liberty. This year the
bird returned to the same spot, and was again
caught by the same person. He had acquired
new collar of gold With this inscription, 'In-
dia cum douis remitt cicon lam Polonis," lin.
dia sends back the stork to the Poles with
gifts).
u A gentleman in Pittsburgh, Pa, pub
fishes the following offer: 81 will donate $2t
for every passage Of Scripture where immor
tality Of the soul is mentioned, to any churrt
or Sunday school the iuder. may select
His address is John A. Best, corner of Fiji
| avenue and Tunnel street, Pittsburgh.
T Marx Pa'r,rt told Abe LicoIn I've called
him "Abe," them, when he was here in 1859
that it was never safe to 60 out in Xansa.
without an umbrella, an overcoat and q fan
Abram larfed. This ,tory is very old.
q Uncle Chester used to say: "John, /,
wont do to buv cattle and work Sundays round
Torekey and down this way, you know But
when you get t'other side o. the Blue, Sun
day il your best day."
" At the sale Of the personal effects q
Gen. Scott, at Elizabeth. N. J., last week, The
collection Of relics brought low prices. SiIve,
mounted pistols sold at figures below the ac
taal cost. hat worn by Cen La Vega at tn,
time ofhis capture in the Mexican war va,
purchased for fifty cents. Other relics of III,
Mexican war ard the war of 1912 sold at mere
triHes.
b Trade Is as bad, If not worse. in England
and France. where hard money and complet,
or partial free trade prevails, as in tie Unitet
States So the dullness Of trade here canno
be attributed to our revenue laws. nor our pa
per currency.
" A Nebraska editor saws. "Heu il
treeless;" and taking that original assersio,
ior text, he warmly e1horts his readers 4
plant trees" 10 order to max. d.fferenc.
f~i1'd Nebraska and HELL. The advice !,
good, and ought to be followed to avoid con
fusion if possible
VI Mount Vernon has 1910 acres. The
country owns 200 and the other 1000 is for sale
At the rate Everett and the ladies paid il.
secession owner for the former, the latter ought
to make somebody rich. 5000, 900 they paid
The rest should bring sI.oO0.OOO. The price
1t really fetches will show the difference be.
tween honest trading and the fArey brands Of
imagination.
" Mr.. A. Corbin, Of st. Louis. who recent.
y married Jennie Grant, sister Of The Presi.
aent' vas for many yean the editor of the st
Lonis Republican. and wss . personal friend
Of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster.
" Don Piatt vent to call on Senator Sher-
man New Years day, and had the honor Of
hearing the servant announce him As damn
ed Pirate.
u Judge Do~ling. at New York, declares
that it is no proof Of guilty intent 70 8nd =
man in possession Of bag full Of buRIsr',
tsols in the day time. But il he 10 caught
with them at night, and near . house, the Law
considers him to be burglar.
y When Bonner vas type-setter, be and
his nearest fellow.vorknsn agreed that
which ever got started in the world 6rst he
should help the other. Bonner did not forge,
it. but has given his friend choice position
ever since.
II Walter Phillips. night operator in the
Office ofshe western Union Telegraph Com.