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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

THAT "HuMBUG."-Some of us Republicans
believe that Grant wants to be elected for third
term, and would use all the power of his Admin
istration to secure it; but whenever any of us
broaeh the subject, or denounce the scheme, a
lot Of Republican newspapers gun are leveled at
us from every direction. We are told that we
are fools, scared at an imaginary buggabOo and
are treated to lectures on the third term hum
bug. If this is all imaginary, and nothing of the
kind contemplated, why is it that the Republi-
can State Conventions make it a special point to
declare against q third termi Why resolve
against that which has no foundatiOnf The fact
is, they know it has foundation, and formid-
able one. If Grant does not set himself up for
third term, it will be because he is blufed off by
the emphatic resolutions of these State Conven-
tions. The Republicans in those States have
suffered one signal defeat because of the third
term "humbug." They do not propose to suffer
another, if they can help it, and do not mean to
wait for Grant to set the question at rest either.
But while they are speaking out, let them be
careful that the Office holders do not slip in and
carry third term delegations to the National
Convention.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03
WHO rs GUILTY.

| EDITOR CHIEF Guy Fswkes" has favored us with
chapter two POisOns hope he will give us that
other chapter the slaughter Of the And that
he will Lay the blame where belongs at the door of civ.
zed society the relentless that
crushes million Of hapless victims in boasted Christian
lands where Pagan Juggernauts cause the death of
If the half of what Guy Fawkes tells true In his
three interesting articles well may entertain the
ton of swapping of civilization for Of China
HindOosan or even the American Indians Anything for
change The genius of civilized society like the
King of the Cannba Islands upon his throne and revss
| in the blood Of slaughtered victims
First inside the marriage relation society commands
its votares to live in style and dress fashion even
though infants be murdered by the milien do it. 1t
costs snug fortune to children-a girl especially
according to the requirements of society The diet dress
hours etc. prescribed by society intended to nfu
the passions the highest pitch yet society says
IN effect If not in words Thou shalt thwart the results
of nature-thou shalt ssy the little ones born beyond
thy ability to rear in style above the fashionable num-
ber which is often thought to be all former
coroner Of Chicago in his report that nquests upon
the bodies Of infants found murdered averaged one Der
day Coroner Lancaster of London says that in that
Christian city, 2eOO mothers annually murder their off,
SPRING! And a writer in the World than doubles
that number in estimating the tus and child murder.
ers Of New York.! What wretched revelation What
sad commentary. What Wholesale bloody sacrifice to
the false gods Of sOcalled Christian cvizaton What
oceans Of tears have shed the unauthentated
stories Of Hndoo mothers casting their infants into the
jaws Of crocodles in the river 6anges as religious
nee Were they not as honest and eIcusabe and as
worthy Of lAudatOn Abraham, who had already COM
mtted the deed in his hearth Theirs no criminal in
tent-no evil motive They knew better They like
acted according the dictates Of conscience
IN compliance with the supposed directions Of Deity
christian society, the god worship commands our
and fathers to sacrifice their infants and they
likewise obey-ignorantly may we hopei
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03


land him with all the skill OF aFoFrester Charley tod
me this little trick conndenAy and declared tnat ne
landed that fish just lf1 times and Russ and Phil
never found out the trick well the wind was blowing
pretty hard-I guess they got sand in their eyes
About O'Clock in the afternoon, tired Of fishing we
went to Lake City to stay for the night where we
found splendid accommodations in Place de Heocdy
give this information for the benefit Of future excursion
lists.
Our patronage divided amongst the different hotels
of the place All are good we take pleasure in
mending those particularly that received patronage
Dan and Charley regaled at Hotel de FasonBedee; !;
Wake and Van Hotel de BHssee and John and Peter at
Hotel Hoeoe TrougAse For superior sleeping aecommo
dstous these hotels cannot be beaten the world
and the gentemanly propretors deserve this acknow
edgement at our hands for their kind coureses and hos
pitable entertainment
There is good one on Johnny but we darent tell it
will saw this much however, If YOU are spiln for
fight and must have it. lust say Johnny did you
see a water nymphr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

~ The lavish pictorial treasures of HEARTH
AND HOME this week are not more attractive
than the accompanying mammoth literary bill
of fare of the favorite weekly hOme-magazine.
An Extra Supplement of four pages makes the
amount of reading in the number about forty
columns! The admirable serials, ''For wo-
mans Sake" (the 'sl00 Reward" mystery of
which has not yet been solved), and Jean Inge-
lows "Fated to be Free" are continued with in
tensifying interest; shorter serial by the favO-
rite writer, Mrs. Margaret L. Sangster, is begun;
and among the thirty additional original cOntri-
buttons to this splendid number are touching
and tasteful story called Decoration Day. two
or three other choice completed stories; "GOn'
omewhere"-the first of series of special hu-
mOrous articles by the facetous IN. Quad" (Alr.
c. p. Lewis); articles on the Fashions and House
hold Economy for the ladies; a capital depart
ment of Editorial Essays; striking description
of a Lascar crew in an East Indiaman in New
York harbor; department of pictures, stories,
and rhymes for young folks; the first of series
of travelling adventures, Beyond the Rocky
Mountains" quaint, humorous ballads and es-
says, choice poems, &C.; all the principal cOntri
buttons being brilliantly illustrated.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

A BAD MAN.-Can anybody tell us whether
there is man living about here, by the name of
Jeffreysf We have never met the gentleman,
but we know he must be bad man, for we have
heard so mnch -abont- his mAanness. Even the
lawyers are down on him; for they often, in their
speeches, travel out of the way to abuse Jeffrys;
and we have never heard anybody defend him.
He has no friends. Now he is at the bottom of
the Wathena fuss. We went up to the Court
room, the other night, to hear Col Johnston de-
fend Mr.. Hunt; but he only abused Jeffreys.
Sometipes they connect Scroggs with him. Per-
haps Scroggs is cousin of Jefreys; or they may
be business partners, or something of that sort.
If some good man could be found to buy Jeffrys
out, We wish he would leave, for he is always
keeping mp fuss in the neighborhood
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

PETERS PARLoR MUsIC.-No. of this Musical
Magazine for 1875 is received containg six pieces
of easy and moderately difficult Piano Music, by
Becht, Kinkel, Maylath, Dressler, Wagner, and
Pacher. This music, in sheet form, would be
worth s2.35, yet the entire number costs only so
cents, or the twelve numbers during the year,
only s4.OO
Peters is the most extensive Music publishing
house in the United States. His Music is all
handsomely and tastefully got up and in COM
parison with it, that from most other houses look
Like daubs. Those desiring sheet Music or in
books, instrumental or vocal will find it to their
advantage to send their orders to J. L. Peters,
643 Broadway, New York.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03
THE CHIEF.

PRENICE.-Since the publication of an article
in Harper's Magazine, a few months since, rela-
tive to George d. Prentice, formerly of the Louis
vile Journal considerable criticism has been in
dulged in, both favorable and unfavorable to
him. Prentice had certain kind of shrewdness
and sharpness in his day, more noticeable because
the style was then rare; but in later years he
lost his hold. He even lacked justice and mag
nanimity. His treatment of William ID. Gala
CHER was sufficient to damn him. Gallagher was
better poet than Prentice ever could hope to
be, and his superior rs a writer in every respect.
The Louisville Courier was originally Whig
paper, rival of the Journal, but rather liberal
on the slavery question. Gallagher, who resided
at Cincinnati, was induced to go to Louisville
to edit the JduRdL Prentice soon found that he
could not cope with him in argument, so he re-
sorted to bullyism. He picked a quarrel, and
challenged Gallagher, who of course declined to
fight Thereupon Prentice, by working upon
the Southern idea of courage and honor, and
ringing the charge of AbOlitionism against Gal
lagher, soon set public opion so strongly against
him that he was compelled to retire from the
paper, leaving Prentice in possession of the field.
Prentice, with an undercurrent of independence
and patriotism, was fine sample of Northern
dirt-eater in the South, and finally went COM
pletely under, lost in the slough of Southern
sentiment.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03
judicial District Institutes.

We are under obligations to General Fraser,
State Superintendent Of Public Instruction. for
the following list of appointments for the Ju-
dicial District Teachers Institutes:
Fifth district, Burlingame, Usage County, May
First district, Tonganoxie, Leavenworth Coun-
ty, May %.
Third district, Alma, wabausee County, June
l.
Ninth district, Hutchinson, Reno County, June
Is.
Thirteenth district, Wichita, Sedgwick County,
June %.
Eighth district, Manhattan, Riley County ,
June %.
Twelfth district, Clay Centre, Clay County,
July 6.
Fifteenth district, Jewell City, Jewell County,
July 13.
Fourteenth district, Independence, Montgom-
cry County, August 3.
Second district, Troy, Doniphan County, Sept
H.
Seventh district, Chanute. Neosho County,
Sept. 21.
Sixth district, Fort Scott, Bourbon County,
Sept. 2s.
Fourth district, Garnett, Anderson County Oct.
Tenth district, Olathe, johnson County, Oct
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

We are pleased to learn that the Troy Chief,
of which Sol. Miller is editor and proprietor, has
lately added to it's already well filed office new
power press. The Chief has shown itself upon
our table every Saturday evening for near year,
and we have each number on file yet. 1t is the
best weekly exchange we receive, aud not only
ourselves, but many of our neighbors read it,
and anxiously await its coming. The Chief is
the Oldest and neatest paper in the west, and to
our notion is the ablest edited considering the
fact that the editor, like ourselves, does a large
portion of his own type setting and Office work
generally. Almost any rooster can 'edit" pa
per, but many of them are too light when they
are compelled to take the case. A long and
cessful life to the ekis sea it's enterprisng pro-
prietor.-Lonstea Cosrant
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03
Slj Reward!

STRAYED from Severance May 18th. ISIS, three
- Colts Of the following description wit: One small
light bay Mare, with black name and tail. Two ueTy
dark chestnut sOrre almost black yearngs One is low
and heavy built and has mail white spot in the fore
head the other is taller lighter bodied white spot in the
forehead somewhat larger and small white mark the
nose Said Colts followed into town, and have
probably followed off, strict search has BEEN
made in and about he ne9hb0rhood and dinJs had cI
them since that time. will pay reward Of Five Dollars
head for said Colts pay beray any nforma-
tiOn leading to their recovery.
WILLIAM IRWIN,
June 3, 1eIj Severance, Kansas.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

WASTE AND WANT.-Waste is never excusable
and Will always bring its punishment. Two
years ago, corn sold from 10 to Is cents per BUSH
el, and farmers said 1t did not pay to gather it
ior market. 1t was cheaper than wood or coal
and many farmers in Northern Kansas burnt it
for fuel To-day, thousands of horses and cattle
are suffering for feed; but little corn was raised
last season, and the grassboppers are cutting
down all kinds Of pasture and forage. Farmers
could let their corn rot in the field, OF burn it for
iuei' now coal and wood are cheaper than corn,
but they cannot feed coal and wood to their
stock.
HOW short-sIShted some people are and how
shftless! 1t is sin to waste food, even if it is
cheaper to waste, for the time being. than other
articles Experience has taught. that about once
IN three years, if not oftener corn is worth
good price in Kansas There are many days
through the Fall and Winter. when farmers have
not much to do, and might gather and store their
corn, even If it would not sell for paying price
some oil them would have TO 90 ten or fifteen
nliies Iof wood; but there are many days during
the winter that they could make one trip day
10 tue drifts on the river, buy it of river
boteoin farmer for % cents per load. In ten
days, when they would be doing nething else,
| they could get up enough wood to last them
through the Winter. Thus they would have
cheap fuel, and at the same time have their corn
cribbed away out of the weather, against the
season when crops were short and prices high.
we knew farmer, at the beginning of the war,
who was in debt fey his farm, owed interest on
II for Some years. AID owed for all his improve
nshtss He refused to sell a bushel of corn at
the prevailing price, 10 or Is cents, but built
cribs, and stored it away, until he had three or
four years good crops on hand. In course of
time corn went up to 81 per bushel, and by one
sale he realized enough to pay for his farm, back
interest, and improvements, and had enough left
to put up good buildings and barns.
Hereafter, never burn your corn, nor let it rot
in the field. If you waste, You deserve to suffer-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

n The Chicago Tribune confirms the reports that the
winter has damaged the grasshopper eggs very
hopeful extent 1t also that another enemy of the
hopper has made its appearance in the shape entire
y new species Of worm, which is said to live and thrive
on these eggs"
When healthy lies like the above coolly cir
culated by such papers as the Chicago Tribune,
we can't blame smaller fry sheets for Ginning in
about the grasshoppers mysteriously dying off
by the million. The eggs did not "winter-kIll," I"
no worm is troubling them, and none of them are
dying, except those that the farmers trap and
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

R Gen. Sherman was recently the most pop
ular General in the army, and was the most ELI
gible man for the Presidency. But he has now
published his book, aud is too dead to skin. Ac-
cording to his own story, he was the only COM
petent General in the rebellion, and did ali that
is worth remembering. All the successes were
his, all the blunders the work of other officers.
No ether General besides himself had any merit,
and, in fact, no Other prominent man, and very
few of the private soldiers. He is catching it
from all quarters, and his sore places will be
thoroughly probed up.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

SdIah D. AkeErt 1DeIenudnt
yUNO SARAH J. AKBRS the above named Defendant
You are hereby notified that you have been sued by
Thomas C. Mcjee the above named plaintiff who has filed
his petition in the Office Of the Clerk District
within and for tie said County Of DoBphan State Of
and you answer the petition filed by the plain
tiff before the nth day Of July A. ID. is7 the
petition will be taken true and judgment will be
dered accordingly; the nature Of which Judgment will be-
you pay said plaintiff the Of five hundred dol
lars and interest thereon from November 10TH the
of per cent per annum, and the Of tyfve
dollars attorneys fee besides the costs Of this aeton and
will be also entered that the mortgaged premises
wit Lot D in Block eight 90 In the town Of Sew
eranee in said County be sold according law and the
proceeds applied 10 the payment Of said Judgment that
In case the whole amount shall be due and payable be
fore the confirmation Of such sale that the Sheriff shall
retain not then due until the becomes due
and payable and then pay the plaintiff that
and all claiming title in by through be
forever barred and foreed of the equity Of redemption
and Of ali right title estate and interest in and 70 said
premises; that upon the confirmation of sale
the SbeIi shall execute acknowledge and deliver deed
on ssid premises the purchaser who shall thereuPon be
st mo and for such other further or different
rref 4, the nature Of the demand and TO the
Court shall seem proper and just
DA'eu my - FRANKLIN BADCOCK,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
I,,.a rs-sAv Prs fee, tl25o.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.-Perhaps there is
ground for complaint that we do not pay enough
attention in our columns to religious matters
To make amends, in a slight degree, we now give
few items of religious intelligence, clipped from
late religious papers. They are very important,
as will readily be seen. Ap Infidel who makes
light of such sacred things, ought to be denOunc-
ed from every pulpit in the land, in all the bad
English and Interpretations of Scripture that the
clergy can command:
The Paris correspondent of the Guardian says:
There is n mountain near AostO whose summit has
been made present of by its prOprietors Pins ~.
sanctuary in metal of circular FORM is about to be
Queen of the Universe which is destined become
place of pilgrimage"
The Catholic Times is discussing the question to the
effect produced upon ''ndugenced TOsaries by being
pledged pawnbrOkers and arrives at the conclusion
that such transaction destroys their spiritual efficacy.
The Belgian authorities have sentenced the student who
the consecrated wafer in muffin to fifteen days i'm
prisonment
One of the clergymen in Leeds told his flock the other
day. that they could Join the mission services be-
ing heidi because their going into Dissenting place Of
IrOrship rOud inre their principles But Dissenters
might attend the Episcopal churches without any harm
being done to their religious interests.
The Virgin Mary's statue at Viterbo, Rome has
been winking. priest said he it, and crowds have
daily gathered there contributed cOppers, and watched
But she hasn't winked since and won't till the pennies
give out and the priest counts the pause she prob
ably laugh long and loud.
The Pope has declared universal prayer be used by
the ROmanists the 10th of June the two hundredth
niversary of the socaled apparation of the Sacred
Heart" to the hysterical nun, Margaret Alacoque.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

r. The Winfield Courier thinks that Kansas
is too large, and generously proposes to cede
about half of it, in the>western part, to the Gov
ernment. The editor of the Courier owns about
as much of it as his longtaied ancestor did of the
territory that he proposed to give away, several
wears aOo
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

~ The Reporter has good one on the Chief.
We left letter out of the word jehovah. But
the Reporters strong hold is grammar and "gram-
NAUTICAL construction" 1t is of opinion that
some person ought to be tarred and feathered
and rode on a rail-" and also, that "there was no
grounds for imprisonment"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

u Correspondent of the Raal Uor'd says:
"A certain cure for founder in horse is to stand
him in water up to his belly. 1 have known it
practiced for fifty years" If you doubt it, the
remedy is easily tried. All you have to do, is to
stand the horse up to his belly in water, for fifty
wears
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

e Things in Ohio seem to be shaping for the
nomination of Judge Taft as the Republican can
didate for Governor. If this takes place, the
name of the next Governor of Ohio is Rise ND,
William Allen, or we are not prophet nor the
son of prophet.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

u The Republican State Convention of
Pennsylvania, last week, endorsed President
Grants Administration, his ability, and his pat
riotism, but emphatically pronounced against a
third term That is the way to do it. Tell him
he is a good fellow, but that a third term is too
much of q good thing.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
T. Written for as chief
WHAT HUNG THE JURY.

In Squire Soper's Court,
There was a case of late,
Wherein Was tried for stealing
man by name Of Sake.
SiSbottles Of rye whiskey,
Complainant, Smack had sworn,
Were stolen by defendant
Affidavit usual form
In which twas further stated,
The bottles had been found
tAnd with the liquor in themJ
Upon defendants ground.
On either side wereSFyers:
Attorney Webb ID State;
And "one who knsvt the law, sir
Mr. wood-sppeared for slake,
Who for his client ssked
"A fair, impartial trial.
By a jury of his peers
Qn Boney's usual style.D
And when the peers were chosen
From out the hangers on"
And sworn to '.trnly try" and
A verdict bring thereon,
The case progressed quite smoothly,
And on the States" suggestion,
The whiskey was produced
For due and fall Inspection
And then, by very proper
And cross-examination
The facts were all ''lugged in"
Besides some information);
whereOn defendant resting"
The States Attorney rose,
And not till ont Of wind,
Did his first oration close.
Then 'Boney" rzrAis fingers
Through his saaens hair,
And mentioned california,
Ut seems he once lived there,b
And only took his seat,
When Soper called out time"
And Webb had-eot bis breath,
To speak his closing line.
Then Soper charged the jury,
tAnd right good law he fungi;
And on deliberation
The jury duly hung"
Then up came Slake, a.smiling,
And said: Your Honor please,
This seems to you amystery-
through it see with ease
The first and only reason
The jury disagree
They hare the Irhistey tried,
Instead Of trying ne,
In proof Of which assertion,
Please notice, nuhe pro tune,
Each bottle is quit empty,
And all the jurors drunk"
7, KANSAS, May I5, IsIa Wv. HEATLEY
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Iowa PoNr. KANSAS. Nav 81. Is7s.

Iowa POM, KANSAS May 81, 1875.
EDITOR KANSAS CHKF;-On Saturday evening last, in,
tervevsd number of farmers who in town, for
the purposs sf .sneAr possibls the amount
of damage sustained 81 the eups in this vicinity BY the
ravages of the gr.sshoppes and the following is ths
port they make:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

The THIRD PAPTY SCHEME.-On the whole
Murat Halsteads scheme of a third party move
ment, looking to nominate Charles Francis
Adams for President, and by getting him early
IN The held to force the regular Republicans to
take HIM Just As the Democrats were forced to
take Greeley, does not strike us. That scheme
cannot be executed twice and on different polit-
lcal sects. 1t failed badly in 1572, and true in
wardness is good tbinG-Couri, Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

Al, Inc ne cincinnati EnqHirer says: A reporter of
steps the other day and counted eighty .four men
VINO want to be Governor of Ohio; and. it being
two hundred ''
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

IL Is sald that the grasshoppers make good
soap. Inc method used to convert them into
that article does not differ from the ordinary pro-
cess OF manufacturing from common grease. 1t
mas 1een SAID that if they could be utilized they
W! Moulu nor De so plenty. Let this be rs it may,
IT is certain they would be better in kettles
Tor. -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-03

D' Democratic paper, speaking of several
old seeds yet living in Kentucky who ran the
Indian gauntlet, says they are all Democrats.
All men with old sores are Democrats.