White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01
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u A correspondent sho resides on the
plains gives is a. his opinion that nothing can
be more fsrcieAl than the negotiation OF treaties
with the nneivi.i.ed tribee, for they have no
clear cnsoep,ion Of the legal force Of such .
n.aty. In fact. iftheir attention j. arrested du-
ring any portion Of the regosiation. it is only
~hen the tangible benefits 70 aeerue TO them
are being considered. They care very little
about territorial boundaries, and less about
their moral Obligations to renounce var and
cultivate reace; but the. are keeniy sensitive
as to the snount Of highly colored calico.
wooden beads. ammunition. ETC.. that teey are
to receive at The hands OF prodigal Uncle Sam
The Ind;ans. according to- the writer. are in
capable Of understanding treaty; or. i! they
did Understand il, they have no such moral
sense as would impel them to regard it's oeIiga
tions.
r A new wrinkle in the Frus.ian system is
their device for getting correct lists o! the Kill
led. Every Prussian Is to carry bis nam. with
him on piece Of parchment. and attach it
to his uniform. when going into action. Thess
parchments will be collected from the dead
who are buried on the battle field. and the en-
emy will also be requested To collect them
IL he should remain master of field. and return
by Gag Of truce.
u A Paris banker has received from Ber
lin banker remittance Of E4 900, and letter
Tins worl,d: "The other E4.000. will be due
next month; shall bring it with our troops
myself" lie received "a good as he sent in
this rcply:' IL win endeavor to ameliorate
your captivity BY all means in my power.
u A Baltimore man offered to bet money
he could gil lighted kerosene lamp. He 6'let
the lamp and q six foot coffin, and no~ the mar
he bet with wants the widow to pay the debt
OF course the widow cannot be held response
for acts committed BY her husband, when in
zane, as man must be to commit such an act
II The ab'est Democratic paper in Ohio i!
the Cincinnati Enquirer. lta editor draws thi.
vivid picture Of that party:
"The Democracy Is dying Of vice and fraud
Of folly and knavery. Of cowardice and ignor
ancc, Of the displacement Of its true and grea
souls, by the soulless scouudrels who c. prto
the organizations.
u There is now on exhibi,ian in Rome "ih,
cord with which Judas Iscariot hinged himsel II
a wing Of the Angel Gabriel; the comb of ,h,
cock that crowed when Peter denied his Lord
the beard Of Noah; aud the staff with whicl
Moses divided the Red Sea.
r The siamese twins are in sad plight
One is paralyzed. The other seems to be per
fectly well. The question is ssuggested-shoul'
| the paralytic die. what w"u!l be the fate of tn,
other, sirce science has deter mined that the
carnot safely be separated BY surgical opera
,ion7
% The D:ggers are preparing To have
"tig Indian Sunday" in Plumas Valley. in
short sime. with plenty of of"grasshopper soup.
"cricket BROTH" and other delicacies Of tb
season.
IL The Alta California tells story Of sev
en- desert Indians" who ate large horse il
nineteen hours. leaving absolutely nothing bu
the bones, hO0fs, and hair.
IL A census taker In the West found CIR
whose chr;stenei name is M,"-the lettel
alone-and another With the euphonious til.
of Luna aurora Borealis.
II An Indiana paper reports thar Mrs Jabe,
Ellison, of De Ealb County, recently larrured
Jabez within an inch Of his precious life. tn.
monster having concluded a matrimonial quar-
rel in which he failed to s.stain himself, b,
spitting on some fritters in course of prepare
tious for supper.
% The Pittsbure Commercial suggests. .rela
tive to Louis Jnnior, lately "bapr,xed." etc.
,ha, he probably wss sent back to Paris to pre-
vent the Prussians finishing that bspsisna
ceremony by the laying on Of hands.
u Forty ye,s ago complete copy of IN,
Old Testament could not be found in the city
Of Jerusalem. At the present time there ars
twenty four Protestant schools i. Palestine, ir
which ore thousand children are taught The
Bible.
C A man in Iowa has been arreste for Oh.
tanning goods under fals prctcnses. He got q
girl TO marry him on the pretense that he vas
wealthy. The goods" don't like that way ol
doing.
T We have received circular from "Mr
C P Sykes, publi'her Of Pemeroy's Dem,crat,' -
stating tina, Mr.. Geo E. Pcrrine has just finish
ed an elaborate steel engraving Of "Brick "
Pomeroy. and promising to forward US an ar
ti.ts proof thereof in return for the alton
OF a laudatary notice Of the same in our eoIu
INNS We have turned the proposition over to
our Chief Of Police, who il at present engaged
in making collection of portraits.-Df,eil
Tribune.
u A Syracuse mar lied when he said that
he could eat 6fy lemons. He tried to prove is,
and shared the fate Of Anauias and his unvera-
cious wife.
O Some Of our German churches have been
holding day Of prayer for Carl schu,.. The
Lutheran is at loss 10 know Shethcr IL is be-
cause he is . very important or q very oAiec-
tionable parsonage.
p Worm lo.engee cold in several Massachu.
setts towns have been analyzed and found 70
contain strychnine in quantity calculated cause
great injury, IL nor death.
u The grand army Of ths republie Of 81.
Joseph, Mo-. has passed resolutions in opposi-
'ion To the removal Of political disabilities from
Missouri rebels.
" German curiosity Is excited. Some one
in Cologne wants to zee q ive Turco, and
sends the following to the Gazette:
REwAaD OF FIFTY THALERs TO the German
~ho first takes Turco. in order to shos him
in the Geological Gardens CT this city An
additional forty thales win be given il the .aid