White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-07-28
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" nou. czekiet btcou, OF NSN xoras -
The oldest living Congressman. Mr.. Baeou,
Who Is now - years Of age. vas elected to
Ccnsress from the Berkshire District in Mas
rschusetts. In 1907. and sat FOR three success
sise terms. It is consequently sixty three
years since he vas hrs. elected 70 Congress.
H9 n-s, tie was given in 1870 foe M. Jcserson.
sno his last in 1864. for Mr.. Lincoln. He ha.
been Tor may years she oldest living erAae ate
of Yale Col!ege.
u A very important literary discovery was
made lately in the library belonging to a church
in Liegn IL. in Siiesia. Il consists Of a Codex
Of Livy, the existence of which had been no.
ticed in a catalogue Of that library, dated 1904.
| u The Boston Post nstices the fact that
| S,uthern Governor has vetoed bill for bad
spelling aud nonsense generally. Tho service
Of such man ought net to be lost in Wash
ingtDn. /, would pa. members Of Congress to
hire him to supervise their crude productions;
for If ANYTHING can exceed "the bad spelling
and nonsense generally" OF two-thirds Of the
bills they introduce. its nowhere else to be
found, save perhaps in the Alabama Legisia-
ture.
| u The old belief thata feather bed Is proof
against the attacks Of lightning vas refuted.
the other night, in Greenfield, Mass, when such
bed was ee: ON ere during thunder storm.
and its occupants severly injured. while moth
ing else in the house vas harmed.
p The Burlington Gazette warns all gooa
Oddfeliows against one John G. Foster. a "long.
lean, weazen. face. loosc shanked scalawas."
Who is going through Iowa to swindle the mem
bc,s of that fraternity.
u Sunday, being a balmy day, the styles
we're brought out. The most richly dressed
lady VIC saw WAS the wife of man who has
owed this Office thirteen dollars for nearly three
years. He says he cannot rsise the money,
and We believe him.-Dgnbury Ners.
The MYsrrlY OF EDWIN DaooD.-The Lon
don AiheEsum says that at the present mo-
ment it is difficult to speak with decision on
the question whether "Thc Mystery OF Edwin
Drood" is complete. II is authorized to slate
however that Mr.. Dickens has left his last nov.
el in very advanced state. but that, as if he
had prcsentimcnt Of his deceases he had at
the nutset arranged equitable terms of accom-
mediation in case the book was stopped before
it was completed.
G Mrs. Welch, Of New York, doe'n't be
lieve in the census, and to!t the Marshal 60
sin words and figures as follows, to.wii -
"What have to do wid the Government? Are
yez the Government Answer questions, is i'll
Dlvil wan of me, and don't We stand in that
door long, or maybe the Government will lose
his scclp. and it may be the tail of his coat
Out wild yrz."
IL The Moon AND SATURN Look at the
moon this evening ?-so sa,s the Chi.ago Post
You will catch her in an unwonted familiarity
With old ringed Saturn, who ought to know
better by this time. For some days past the
moon and Saturn have been coquetting very
swcetIy. Europe and New Brunswick win be
treated to q total ec'ips this evcning-the pale
modest Luna doubtless hiding her face in shame
on account Of her affair with Saturn.
IL Lyman Heath, who died at Nashua. N
H.. on Thursday. aged &C years. was well
known for almost half century throughout
New England and Ohio a singing teacher.
concerv manager and ballad composer. He
was the aaihor Of "The Grave Of B ,napnrte, -
"l,urial Of Mrs. Judson," and many other pop.
ular songs.
O Eighty four years ago Boston was cele-
bratipg the completion of "the great work Of
the age"-ihe building bridge to Char'estown! /!
u The "Pikwick Papers" we're repub i-hed
ia November. 1886, by Carey. Lea 4 Blanchard.
Of Philadelphia; 500 copies we're issued. bound
in boards. cloth back, price forty five cents.
In 1897 the complete Sketches By BE-" was
publisi ed; only $50 copies we're printed; the
demand was so ligh. that several years elapsed
before another edition was required.
G Amos Adams died at Winchester, New
Hampshire, aged ninety-seven. He was the
last survivor Of the Wyoming massacre. He
has voted in Winchester seventy-two years,
and been member Of the Methodist church
f,r eighty one years.
T Captain Keating, Of Monroe, Mich, has
in his possession Latin grammar, upon the
leather cover OF which are cut the initials ID.
w." and written in boyish hand inside:
Daniel Webster, his property, Exeter, No
vember 9. 1894. P,ice, Is. Sd" Upon Ay
leaf is written: "Strive to be eminent and ex-
ceiIent in all things that ere prais worthy. for
this is good"
u An exchange thinks that in this Hohen-
zollern business tie nen,rsl powers should have
said to France and Prussia. "H.nds og"' II
Spaiu. pointing to her throne. had not said to
FIohenzollern, "fia Q, on" there would have
been no necessity for the neutral powers to say
anything.
O' Mr. Cuyeksnickpuck Yakus.toIitsmiIks
Saykiasst ylitmiiks Aukaehassmuks Kek-
utone eku u, zokerts keeps . hotel 1t Sitka. Alaska
He says that the Americans have the queerest
names he ever hssrd Of, and It is with the ut-
most difficulty that he can pronounce them.
u In Beverly. Mass, stands shoenaker's
shop 200 years old, owned snd occ- pied BY Mr.
Henry Wallis. Who has worked there for the
pat 81 years. during which period he has en-
joyed good health. rot having experienced q
sick day sirce he vas Eve ysars old.
KEKnso TINS uP.--Indian peace confer
ences and festivals At Washington. and Indian
massacres on tie Western Pains. One or the
other Of these things, either the feastines of
these Indians, or their butcheries Of the whites
should be stopped.-N. Y. HysM
II Mr.. Pecxsniff, editor Of the Medina New
Era. publishes in tie same column editorials
endersing SD. Clarke, and denouncine Henry
Ward Deether for calling Charles Dickens .
Cbristian Nov fhia Il roush nm she pr vuonsb