White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-08-18
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bullets FELL about rs. LOUIS keeps ball he pick
ed up. The soldiers vept at his tranquility"
These are the words in which Napoleon III.
whites his bulletins Of battle. We don't re-
member anything Of the same sort in the bull
let:ns oi Na2olcon I. A popular writer said
receialy ihst there we're something's 60 absurd
in themselves that they could not he bule>qaed:
travesty was sure 10 fall below the exquisite
nonsense Of the original. Il the Emperor Of
the French enc Of tie things that cant be bur-
lesquedi His soldiers win fight. We are sure,
like million heroes; but Napoleon writes like
a Fenian General. We are afraid, indeed,
that "Louis and ]" are the greatest frauds Of
the campaign.-Ner York 7Tissae.
0- No MORE SrAxrs.-Is is fact which
oil business men should kuov, that the new
tax.tarifl bill as it passed Congress during its
last session, abolishes the stamp duts on all
receipts for money, and upon promissory notes
Of sums less than one hundred dollars. The
bank check and documentary stamps are re-
tanned.
u The evacuation of Rome is destined to
make dreadful stir among Nspoleon's Cath
olic supporters. The leading Frcrch ultramon-
tame journal. lie Monde, exclaimed few days
ago that the party which rrges Napoleon to
Sbandon tie Pope advises his majesty "to dis
honor Gods holy name, to shock Catholic
France, and, so to speak, to "astonisa God
himself, who has right to trust in the word
which We have pledged" lie Monde con-
clude+. after many similar reflections. that at
such crisis as this the Emperor. who has al
ways been distinguished for his religious tact, "
whatever that may be) viii, not rsk a rupture
with the "Catholic soul of France" Well, he
has riske it; now let Us see the resu't.-N. Y.
Tribune.
u The Odd Fellows of the United States,
according to late enumeration. are something
over 250, GOO strong.
p The Ka"eas State Fair is to have two
curiositics-a tame grizzly bear and Anna
| Dickinson.
u The following is the Democratic plat.
form according to the Democracy of Clarion
County. Pcnnsylvania:
"We believe this to be white mans gov.
ernment, formed by white men for the benefit
OF white men and their posterity forever; and
go believing We are oppose to the Fifteenth
Amendment, which was conceived in iniquity
and adorted by force at the point Of the bayo
net, in opposition to the wishes Of the people
ard in violation Of the Constitution, not only
oftbe Safe Of Pennsylvania, but of the United
States"
T The census &c turrs haze been complied
for fifty four election districts OF New Yo,k
and taking them as basis, the Tribune csti
mates the total population of the city at $50,
900 to 5000. The figures also furnish proc
of election frauds, to which We will hereafter
refer.
u The Constantine (Micb) Mercury says
"The Census Marshal in this district has dis
covered amoag other things, where tho mea
sles we're kept. He got some, broaght then
home with him, and stayed several days tt
take care ofthem. Hes out again locking uI
statistics and other contagio' as may be indy.
u A young farmer out in Colorado write.
to his father: 81 tell you it is tough to come
in worn out with the hard work of breaking
rrairie, and have to 90 to making bread and
broilipg bacon. I can't stand this. mrst 60
East and &c. cook that docsn't wear trou.
sers."
q jeff Davis and Robert Toombs have be
come reconcled after fifteen years Of ill-feel-
ing. 1t ia time jeff. Davis became reconciled
to the tomb.
C The Crown Prince of Prussia. Frederick
William, who fought Ma, shal McMshon at
wei.senburg. is now in his 39,h year. lie mar
ried the Princess Royal Of England, and his
eldest sen, young warrior Of eleven years,
holds several commissions in the Prussian
army. We do not read, however, that this
princely child picked up any bullets on the
banks of the Lauter, or that the veteran SOL
diers paused in :he fight to weep at his iutrepi
dity Probably il the Crown Prince had seen
the dispatch about "Louis and l" from Sasr
bruck, he might have made his bulletin to the
Queen much better.-N. Y. Tribune.
u A great question in dietetics is about to
be decided BY the upshot Of the Franco -Prussian
war-shether men fight best on sauer kraut or
| horse beef.
| U' The census taker Of the Fifth Ward
District, while in the line of his duty yesterday
called upon an old lady TO state her age. and re
ceived in reply: "Shure, honey. don't know
how ould am this minute, at all at all, but
was born about the time Of the last big wind in
Ireland, and yees can figure that up for yerself,
il yes beia scholisrd. Joxrnsi.
r Columbus people say that the reason Why
that place turns out so eiimly in the census is
that large part ofthe population is outside
the city limits. 1t Isl very common complaint
with cities snd to~n just now that they can't
count up satisfactory total because SO many
people live outside their limits.
r The brilliant planet now visible in the
evening sky is Saturn. II rises about sunset.
and arrives on the meridian c little before
midnight. Its place Is in the xodiacal con-
stellation Sagittirius, about twenty degrees
east OF the we'll known rud1y star An;ares.
U The Chicago Tribune thinks that when.
ever You can strike q man who is Democrat,
a rebel, a Catholic, and Fenian, all In one !.
he il pretty cure to 90 with the French in the
present war. II he has only two or three Of
these qualifications. he Is doubtful; and, il he
has hone Of them, he may be counted on as .
friend Of Germany.
u At the Congressional Convention in the
With 1ndisna District, ex Senator Hendricks
made n sneech In q h;~h hc ,cck h.ck lie NJ