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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

The second span Of the bridge across the
Big Arkansas at this point is being put down
this week. So far the structure is substantial
and ornamental
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

t'Little Brown jug, you and me-" is sung
with great eclds at Charley Cases. Go there
for your cold vintage, stilled for long age in
the deep dclved earth. Iced, mixed or straight
all the same pure and beaded,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

William Perry, esq, of Bloomington, Ill.,,
who has been here during the spring making
large investments in orr town and county,
started for his home on Tuesday.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

We regret to learn that Capt. Steele, Of the
Topeka Commonwealth, and Dan Ainsworth
met with an accident last week, between here
and Newton. Both were thrown from buggy
and received more or less injury.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Rev. John r. Harsen was installed minister
of the First Presbyterian Church of Wichita,
on Sunday evening, April elst, by the Presby-
terry Of Emporia, Rev. Albert McCalla, of the
latter place, preaching the installation sermon,
Rev. n. A. Rankin Of Burlingame giving
charge to the new pastor, and Rev. James Cor
don Of Eldorado giving the charge to the con-
,-repafion
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Services in the Presbyterian church hereaf-
ter commence at II O'Clock instead Of 10 1-s
O'Clock o. m.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Cattle are fattening rapidly. The grass on
the valley above town is from three to eight
inches high.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

The attention Of the public is invited to the
extensive stock Of queensware shelved in the
store of S. A. Sturgis. = few doors south Of the
First National Bank. Mr.. Sturgis makes this
branch Of his business a speciality. and sells as
low as they possibly can in Kansas City or
LeAsenworth, adding only freight. He win
show convincing proofs Of this to all his
cutomers. DO not tail to call on him when
in need Of quecnsware. of whatever name,
shape or pattern.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03
Herd Law.

VcIu LdWs
Pursuant 10 the power vested in fhe hoard OF
commissioners of the coansy Of Sedgwiek ssd state
of Kansas BY section % Of AN sct t. pro-
vide for the regulation of the running large Of
animala'' Il is hereby ordered by said board
that horses mules, asses cattle, hogs, sheep and
goats shall not b. allowed 20 run .; large within
the bounds Of said county Of Sedgwiek in the state
OF snsas; and ia pursuance Of section two ca Of
said act il is hereby ordered by said board. fhat
this order shall be entered upon The records Of the
said board of e0mmissiooers, and thas the snxDe
shall be published in . newspaper published IN
said county for four ~ consecutive weeks ne II
afser said entry shall have been made.
This order shall take eject and be In fall force
from an after due legal proof Of such publication
Tar re,oiusssu Vasssdby said board of ev1szEis-
sicners, relating 20 TIE running q large Of nni-
mails, on the 5sh day Of April A. d. lisa, - pub
lished il hereby rrcinded-
Done st Wichita, this 3sxh day a APglr A D.
ISL ~ SUI n K0Hx,
CAAfrmaa BID Co. CONS
Afsest:
Fno. ScnArsyxa, ccsnsy 0srk.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

The profanity provoking preditors, the in
nocent-syed cows, are preying in the fenceless
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Tom. Conklyn will he happy to see all his old
friends on Monday night at his new quarters.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

An eighteen foot stratum Of gypsum has
been discovered six miles south Of Wichita.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

r. The hour of the Union Sabbath school, that
meets in the Presbyterian church, has been
changed to half past O'Clock a. m. Teachers
and friends of the schoolsrc requested to meet
next Sabbath morning at 9o'clock for the pur-
pose Of clecting officers FOR the next six
YOoufhs
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Martin, Philip & Co. have removed their
Office into Hopes new building. over the way,
on Main street. They have the second room
from the corner of the alley, and are fixed up
in and are putting on city land Office style. In
the way of real estate bargains they have
'.bigger and more of them - this is what
compelled them into larger quarters.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

We regret to learn that the continued i'll
health of our old townsman, l. Albaugh, has
not only compelled him TO stop work, but to
get out of Kansas to the Hot Springs. lie has
worked hard TO establish himself and right in
success is compelled to quit. We trust he may
have a speedy and permanent recovery.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

The river at this point is unusually low for
this season Of the year.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Eugene Schattner has purchased Thos. Conk-
lyn's bar and fixtures at the Empire.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

CARD.-We would respectfully call the at
tention of economists, consumers and pur-
chasers, either at wholesale or retail, to our
new, fresh and complete stock of staple and
fancy dry goods. dress goods, hosiery, trim
mings; boots, shoes, slippers, hats, bonnets,
choice and select family groceries, provisions,
crockery, stone and wooden ware, lining, sid
ing and roofing paper, and general supplies,
which, purchased under the favor Of long ex-
perience and unsurpassed facilities, We shall
sell to cash purcaasers below the current mar
ket rates. With the railroad comes new dis
pcnsation to Wichita. Our motto shall be
small profits and quicksates.
ap26tf w. c. WOODMAN.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

We think that the Scdgwick City Gasstte
has moved to Newton.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Lettuce, young onions and radishes have put
ia All appearance here.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

We noticed a couple Of miles north of town,
two farms that were enhanced, in our judg-
ment. at least five dollars per acre, owing to
the fine cottonwoods in full leaf planted about
n rod apart all around them. 1t looks and
tastes of floral and green grassy banks" and
lends an indcscribably home-farm-beauty COM
bination to land that leads us to wonder at so
many pretty and good farms lying like desert
waste out Of doors, SO to speak. when these
siver-leafed cottonwoods are so accessible and
can be procured for the digging. Plant trees.
any and all kinds. stem and seed. String or
chards and forest trees out across this beauti-
full valley which in few years will not only
operate as zephyr moditiers," but give TO
this fair spot the enchaniment of Utopian's
dream.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Ho! for the Tubular Copper Star Lightning
Rod, now being sold by NJ. L. FunkhOuser, in
this place. Endorsed by over five hundred
professors in colleges. Every insurance com
pany in the land says it is the best rod ever
invented. 800 reward will be paid to any
man who can prove that he is selling as good
a rod as the above in this country. Wichita
will be headquarters for team and agent this
summer. ap26-2ts
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

C. W. Holm, our popular nurseryman, has
received large supply Of beautiful apple
and ornamental trees; also, peach, apricot,
and pears, in short, a full line of nursery stock,
which he is Offering for sale on the corner Of
Second and Main streets. 1t
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Travel is greatly upon the increase, with no
prospects Of let-up.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Benjamin Thomas, Of Douglas. Butler coun-
ty, who was over paying for his land last Tues
day, called around and subscribed for = metro
politan paper and then gave US the news. He
gives it as his opinion that Eldorado will
come out ahead in the coming county seat con
test, as she always has heretofore. These con-
tests are very unfortunate and we hope Butler.
for the good Other people, win settle this ques-
ton permanently Il the next eseetiou.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

That irrepressible, original and driving bust
ness man. John Dickey. the successful druggist
of Newton was in town on "Wednesday. Mr..
the inimitable way in which he tells Of how he
'.missed it, in some Of his early ventures in
city property here. is highly entertaining. He
always bought at the wrong place and sold at
the wrong time. But for the fact that he still
owns choice corner or two he would be in
consolab,e
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

Within the week this valley has been visited
with soaking rains.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03
BAZAR.

rs. BAZAAR! rs.
THE EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01
GOLD DUST.

To be happy is not the purpose OF our being, but
e1deserve happiness Fitche.
Ruskin says, the less we speak abont our inten-
tons the more chances there is of realizing them.
The sweetness of all pleasure and one that will
never decay is to Cherish the heart that loves you
man should never be ashamed to own he has
been In the wrong, which is but saying, in other
words, that he ls wiser to-day than he was yester-
day.-Pope
Their is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some iairer shore;
And bright in Heavens jeweled crown
They shine forevemore.
'Christian faith is a9grand cathedral with divine
ly pictured windows. Standing without, you see
no glory, nor can possibly imagine any; standing
within, every ray of light reveals harmony of I'M
speakable splendor.''
It was a memorable saying of that eminent
teacher and minister, DR.. Thomas Arnold IT hold
all the scholarship that man ever had to be inf
nitely worthless, in comparison with even a very
humble degrees of spiritual advanc ement."
''The great end and object of life" said Socrates
ISIS the perfection Of the intellect, the great moral
duty Of man is knowledge, and the object of all
knowledge is one namely Truth, the Good, the
Beautiful the Divine Reason -
''God who made the world. governs it also, by
human law, where that exists where that does
not exist, exists only in crippled conditions he
rules men by principles underlying all human ar
engagements, and as eternal and essential Eas him
SELF
Josh Billings says ''Most men will concede
that it looks foolish to boy drag heavy sled
up hill for the feetin' pleasure of ridin' down
again But it appears to me that the boy is sage
by the side Of young man who works hard all
the week, and drinks up his wages on Saturday
night
Wit is noble where it disperses the gloom CT de-
preston, where it lightens care and where it does
not weaken the sense ofresponsibi lily but the
young man who gives his days and nights to graf
tfy an ambition to be considered funny, will end
by finding himself considered a fool and BORE
By the light of season we cast a sort of elaring
illusion around ourselves; but if confded in it
tends only to obscure our vision of more exalted
glories. illuminate town, The streets are light
while the heavens are lost in darkness but when
the day breaks forth, both the earth and the sky
become visabe. So the sparks of our own kind
ling, while they shed ar artificial brilliarcy for
short distance around ms, involve the scene above
IN shadows even darker than those of night but
the ''day spring from on high dawn in the soul
we have clearer views of both earth and heaven. -
Rowland Hill.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01
MASKED FACES.
A GERMAN FABLE.

A Nobleman once gave grand feast to some
of his,friends. While his visitors were sittin at
table, there came into the room a little lady and
gentleman most splendidly dressed, each wearing
mask, but no taller than children of five or SIX
years old. The gentleman wore a scarlet coat.
trimmed with gold lace, his large curly wig was
powdered so as to look as white as snow. and in
his hand he held cooked hat. The lady had on G
dress of brocaded satin, trimmed with silver span.
giles. She wore beautiful little hat and feather,
and held fan In her hand. They began dancing
very gracefully, and sprang about in such charm4
ing way, that everybody was delighted with these
pretty well-behaVed children
An old officer who was dining there. suddenly
took rosy apple from the table, and threw it be
tween the pretty dancers. Then there did begin
a scufhe and TODD. They fell upon each other,
and tore each others clothes, scratching and
scramb iHg till off fell mask and head dress land
instead of two pretty little children, two ugly
monkeys stood before the company Everybody
was surprised, yet laughed aloud but the old
officer said, monkeys and foolish people man
aged to look well for time in fine clothes, bnt
they soon show what they are"
eff sense and wisdom are not ours,
In vain we dress as gay as flowers"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

The entire Campagna di Roma, as the territory
in the vicinity Of the city of Rome is terme COM
prises over five hundred thousand square acres of
land, and yet there is not town or village upon
it, SO malarious and unhealthy is the whole dis
trict. We learn from recent Italian publication.
that the exp erisnce shows that persons whose ha
btual diet is nutritious, with wine, are best abb
to endure exposure to the miasma of the Roman
marshes,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

The largest bridge i'll the world is the Teneas
and Mobile bridge on the Mobile & Montgomery
Railroad. It's length is fifteen miles. crossing
both the Mobile and Tensas rivers and it includes
ten draws, one for each navigabIe channel into
which the rivers are divided The bridge it.
selfis constructed of wood, but its pillars or sup
ports are iron cylinders, which rest on solid sur
face of wooden piles driven down evenly with the
bottom OF the stream and the mud land the inter
vening 1t has been three years in course
of construction, cost S1,5OO,O0O shortens the dis
lance from Montgomery to Mobile by about twelve
miles travel and three hours time. and secures a
a continuous route of railroad between Montgom-
cry and New Orleans
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01
.4--m@E-i

During the performance Of a farce at Wash
ington theatre, the other night. Charles Brown
banjo player, shot man named Keegan, a song
and dance man. 1t was supposed that the musket
which Brown discharged at Keegan contained on
ly powder, but the ramrod had been carelessly
left in the barrel. The rod entered Keegan's
head, inftcting dangerous wound. The shoot
ing was purely accidental.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

An old woman, on being examined before mag
istrate as to her place of settlement, was asked
what reason she had for supposing her husbar d
had legal settlement in that town. The old lady
said: ''He was born and married there, and thew
buried him there and if that isn't settling him
there I don't know what is
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

John Cusac was burned to death in San Fran
cisco the other day. hole had been dug in the
street to connect new gas MAN, and while Cusac
and two other men were in the hole making the
connection, the escaping gas rose over the sur
face, and caught!ire from burning candle, and
Immediately the three men were enveloped in
flames. Two men jumped, or were helped ont
being but slightly burned, bnt Cusac was literally
roasted before he was extricated
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

vigorous old agriculturist living near Abilene,
Kansas, while hoeing corn the other day, chopped
his big toe off with the hoe, but snever stopped
pick it up until he had finished out his row. He
then went back. found the amputated .appendage,
brushed the dirt off, and carried it to the house.
where with the aid of his wife and some fruit-jar
wax, he replaced it and then went to work vgain.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

A girl fifteen years old, residing in Hartford,
committed a determined suicide lately. She
jumped into the Connecticut, and refused 10 grasp
a rail which pushed to her, and several times,
drew her clothing over head as if to force herself
down, and was drowned in five or six feet Of
water. No cause for the suicide was known.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

The following composition has been turned on
by an American scholar aged nine years "a
boy without a father is norphan; without
mother double norphan: but is often without
g randfather or grandmother, and then he is nor
pianist"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

The Artic wolves hunt together in companies,
and if they meet animal which they have not
the courage to attack openly, they form into semi
circle or crescent, and rush down up on it, until
the creature, terrified by the number Of It's enc
mics, hurries over precipice, ana is dashed to
pieces, when they search out the body and enjoy
the feast.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

man passed through Worcester, Mass, the
other day, who had travelled nearly four thousand
miles in four months, on foot on his way to Bos-
ton. He carried with him gun and wooden
blancket, haversack and canteen. He declined
the profered hospitality of a citizen, repyin g
that he did not ask any one for his living. When
he left Nevada he had $50. some of which re-
manned unspent when he was in Worcester.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

On Monday afternoon the wife OF Henry Y.
southwood, residing at Rockpor. township, eight
miles from Cleveland, Ohio, poisoned her three
children, boys aged nine, seven and four, and then
committed suicide by cutting her throat. The wo-
man was insane, caused by protracted illness
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

young man rode ten miles in railroad car
riage with young lady, wi tn the intention of pop
ping the question: but all he said was 'It is quite
mooney tonight" yea ereplied, ''mucLly.'
And there wasn't another word said.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

The Poughkeepsie N. " Press tells this story
about one OF the brakemen on the Hudson River
Railroad. 1t appears he visits young lady in
that village and while fixing himself the other
morning for his customary call, his aunt, with
whom he lives, warned him that there was sickness
In the family, and limited that it prove to be
smallpox. He only laughed at what he regarded
as joke of the old laIy's, however, and told her
she could not come that him. On he went
arriving at his destination just in time to see
physician leaving the house. Walking in, he was
Don busily engaged in conversation with his
sweet heart. In five minutes from that time the
house was quarantned and irgress or egress posi-
lively forbidden. He was prisoner The next
day he called to passing friend from an upper
window, informing him that as yet he had not
taken the disease, but Knew not how soon his
time would come. We have not heard whether
his love held out under such trying ordeal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

The British coal trade increased sixty per cent.
in ten years Our coal trade increased just one
half, or fifty per cent. The pig iron trade of
Pittsburgh increased little over one:half or So
per cent In the wooden trade England increased
ffty-six per cenC white the American trade in =
creased one hundred and sixty per cent
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

An ambitious youth in Dubuque lately set out
on an adventurous voyage to Cuba in skif, by
way OF the Mississippi and the Gulf. He had got
ten miles down stream when he had severe at
tack ofwanting to go home, and gave over his
high enterprise.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

The Brooklyn grocer who bought naptha at IF.
tee nts gallon, and sold it for non explosive
oil at thirty cents, left but small stock Eon hand
when he went up
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

Mark Twan says Franklin always proud of
telling how ne entered Philadelphia for The first
time, with nothing in the world but two shillings
in his pocket, and four rolls of bread under his
arm. But really it was nothing Any body could
have done it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01
Ekl!llldl!lil 0 CHARGE
1Ill lI|||IIE|BRIIf;IA|
SgIIz(E

s. 900 Reward offered to the PRoprsetors
of any Medicine for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
able to produce one-fourth as many genuine liv-
ing cures made within the same period of time
as DR.. Filters Vegetable Rheumatic Remedy-the
scientific prescription of an eminent educated
physician, and the only reliable specific ever dis
covered.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

So 900 Reward offered to any Person
proving Jos. P. Filter, NJ D., to be other than
graduate of the celebrated University of Penn.
syIvania in 1888, and Professor of Chemistry and
Technology.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

Of an elderly lady now visiting relatives in
Danbury, the following incident in her childhood
is remembered. She had been sent to the pas
ture to drive home cow, and while thus engaged
fellgfrom fence she was climbing, and was Sc
yerely bruised. On returning home, and telling
of the accident, she was asked if she cried when
she fell. "Why, no, MOTHER she quickly an
swered, there was no one to hear me -
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-01

1
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$3.50 Reward for the name of any prepara-
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cold under similar legal guarantee setting forth
the exact number of bottles to cure or return the
amount paid for same to the patient in case OF
failure to cure. Full description of cases requfr-
ing guarantees must be forwarded by letter to
Philadelphia, The guarantee, signed Ind stating
quantity to cure, will be returned by mail with ad
vice and instructions without any charge. Address
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No other remedy is offered on such honorable
terms.
SIOO Reward is offered for amy case of
Neuralgia or Rheumatism of any form, pronoun-
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containing reference to physicians, cergymen, &C.,
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