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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

ST. NICHOLAS FOR MAY.-There is fun enough
in the May number of ST. NICHOLAS to keep the
children laughing till the next number comes
out-if children are as jolly as we take them to
be. First of all is Rose Terry's poem of "Poll
Tadpole," which has a very seasonable flavor at
this time of the metamorphoss of everything in
general and of tadpoles in particular. Almost
any one would laugh at the picture of "POll," I"
taken as he was lying at ease in his puddle, not
dreaming that he would soon become "dis-
continued baby frog"
- Than thers ia a capital picture by Church, full
of this artists humor. more graphic express
sion of the comic effect of a new cOmers entrance
has rarely been penciled. The stranger is scan
ned as closely by his fellow prisoners a new
boy at a boaraing school. In the poem "Poor
Puck" the humor even goes over into Fairyland.
and our admiration of Puck's audacity in trans
gression is equaled by our respect for Queen
Mab's tactics and her clever way of furnishing
the trespasser.
And, as if this were not enough, the Every
Little Folks" have their share too,-a story, H.
lustrated with five pictures, which, if the baby
see them first, will carry the laugh all around
the circle to grandpa.
Laot, oub hos ioAott 70 S1SA-ih-the-A uiPieJ WV
is al,rays funny.
But ST. NICHOLAS knows how to be serious too;
and no girls story could be sweeter than Susan
Coolidge's delightful May day narrative of Queen
Blossom" with its beautiful illustration by Fred
ericks. The three illustrated stories by Rebecca
Harding Davis, Elsie Gorhan,, and the author of
"Rutledge," will interest everybody, and the
practical articles will well repay all who read
them, especially the two entitled "About Herald
ry' and "The Feast of Flags," the illustrations
of which are novelties. But we cannot name all
the good things; we only envy the children the
monthly happiness of such q magazine.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

II In the Beecher case, disgust at the infamy
of Tilton, more than q belief in Beecher's inno-
cence has turned the current of public opinion
strongly in favor of the latter. But Beecher has
n green memory. He recollects all such little
minutia as the number Of times Mrs. Tiitou
smiled or sighed, and the exact shade of paleness
that overspread her countenance; but such mat
tsrs as a man threatening to blow his brains out
with pistol, or compelling him to fork over
six or seven thousand dollars to avoid exposure,
he cannot positively remember. The ungodly
reader cannot avoid a strong suspicion that the
old man is living.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

r.x.,.. nto Iayaca County down on the Navidsd and
I.vscs Rivers on horseback. viii now, my return,
rive Won NV honest convictions of Texas
sav there what had read Of but met even in
the cruds days Of our Territorial agriculture wooden
to the farmers right hand bower the pow
harrow, with wooden teeth caryin. the reader back to
the dav. of the Saxon previous to the entry of William
the Copoueror In the scattered farming neghborhoods
i'm tbi, d.ps.ly mbersd country the rivers in South
.rn Trxa, the ignorance Of the whites and blacks is
scarcey to be believed by the intelligent farmers Of the
more communities in othsr States in the 18th
century Many Of the women given to the nasty Prac
tce Of snuff dipping. Ny natural disgust at such nan
seating habit kept from counting their society The
,ruart ones however among them with neat little Beau
Brummel flourish take dip that only be seen to be
Appreciated and that would be credit to ful-booded
papish lady, in lighting her cigaretta Taking into con-
alteration Southern Texas with its bad water subsection
to sudden climatic changes known there a. norther
and its poor sandy soil would not give small siee OF
either popiphan or Atchison Counties for the whole dd
,r,,-r Southern Texas has three noticeable
Eir, sand ,as indus trisus little villains propagated or
Won pl.as. bred Of the ssnd that are more Vinde
tive to the victim and more unnatural than the bus
Beard of our early days because he simply decapitaed
and they bit. every place that should bs sacred even 70
fea-
Ibave reached Atchson in the goodly State Of Kansas
and shall 90 West; but let give piece Of advice TO
the married men old County Of Donphan that have
the Texas fever hrsi will be fatal to them II they
emigrae in search af better Cline 10 Southern Texas
than the Spanish fever s native shorthornsd cat
e when brought the State by the broad horns OF
Texas second them remember the advice given ey
parent to his child when going out to pick berres
the other members Of your company are running
.roupd hunting the largest and best stick bush
SEQUEL full bucket Draw your deductions will
close by giving you an anecdoe Of Gen Phil Sheridan.
vho nrevion, to the war was stationed the Texas
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

r A late religious publication contains an
article headed "Frightful Figures" in which it
shows that the United States, in q single year,
squanders four billions, four hundred aud eighty
three millions of dollars on ministers of the Cos
pel dogs, support of criminals fees of litigation
tobacco and cigars, importation of iquor, support
Of grog shops, and whole cost of liquor. Minis
ters receive s6,OOOOOO, and dogs cost $40 600 OOO
If the poor dogs are liable to suffer, they might
be allowed s75, 1000 900, and the amount taken
from the preachers!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

PAuPERIsM.-Have the people Of Doniphan
County, or any portion Of them, ever taken the
pains TO compute the amount that they pay!
ing for the support of paupersi Our County
Board comply with the law, which many Boards
evade, by publishing regularly an exhibit Of
their allowances, from which every citizen of the
County can see just how much money is expcnd-
ed, and for what purposes. We last week pub
lshed the statement of allowances at the April
meeting of the Board. The total amount of al
lowances was Sla26.47. In this amount were in
cluded the regular quarterly salaries Of several
County officers, and the heavy expenses OF
term of the District Court. The allowances on
account of paupers amounted to S699O2-within
fraction of 500, or considerably over one-tbird
of the whole amount of allowances. The County
has poor house, yet but q tritiDg portion OF
this amount went to the poor farm-it was near
ly all for the maintenance of outside paupers.
Let it be remembered, that the Board holds ten
or twelve sessions during the year, and that this
amount was for but one session. To be sure, the
| allowances not SO heavy at every meeting;
but in every statement it will be found that pau
perism is large item. Is there no remedy for
this evili Must the lame and lazy, the destitute
and shiftl.ss be permitted to gather in from ev-
cry direction, OH the annual approach of Winter,
settle in the raviues aud river bottoms of Doni-
phan County, and be supported by our people as
paupersf There are many instances in which it
would lie cruel to compel the destitute to 60 tc
the County house, but in large majority
of the cases Of pauperism, those who become
County charges should be compelled to go to the
poor house, whore they could besupported at the
ratio contracted tfOr by the County, or should bt
compelled to get out. Donipban County ha,
enough to do to support her own paupers, with
out being burtlened with those of Western Kan
sas, Nebraska, and Missouri, who, while living
off of our people, are too high-tO to become
inmates of the County poOr-house.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

CAN'T FIN THISGs.-Giov. Osborn, thinking to
clear the field of those who might be in the way
of another militia steal from the State, went tn
Washington to dccapi,ate Hoag, the Indian com
missioner, because Hoag knew too much and was
inclined to talk but Grant WIS afraid 10 inter
fere with Hoag. lest he might talk ai"'it him,
and the governor has cOnie home n wiser, VI
not IA ma,ller man. He begins To realize now
that he can't fix things just as he w"nld like to
fix them, because there are Others besides him
who wish to Use the Indian bureau for their own
little jObs.-TopekG Bidd:.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

= We are glad to learn that religious cere-
monies are about to be turned to a useful pur-
pose. We see it stated that the Catholic priests
in Spain have revived the custom of washing
each others feet. From the accounts We have
read of the filthy habits Of the Spanish priest
hood, there could be no greater service performed
than not only washing their feet, but scrubbing
them all over.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

~ We understand that J. F. Cummings was
recently cent TO the calaboOse in Dallas, Texas as
- common vsgrant. Cummings was at one time
editor Of the Topeka TibEns, when it was lead
ing paper of the State: was once Mayor of To-
Reka, and twice member Of the Legislature.
WLiskeyi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

r We would modestly call the attention of
the oiathe Neo'- Letter to it's issue of April 22d,
column headed Editorial Notes" first page, mid
way down the column, aud inquire if it is right
sure that the French Government invests so large
ly IN the articles there named, and that 10000 of
them are to be delivered" in Juuef
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

A lady of Jefferson Township, has been writing
to friends East soliciting aid for the destitute OF
this Comfy. In this way she has obtained con-
siderable money and some goods, but her desti-
tute neighbors are never called to take part IN
the distribution. Begging, on the credit of the
destitute for ones self has come to be very COM
mon among the philsnthropic of this country
Eli FdILs Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

u Mrs. henry Elliott johnson, of Baltimore,
formerly Miss Harriet Lane, the hostess of the
White House during the administration of her
uncle, James Buchanan, recently gave "kettIe-
drum" If she had given kettledlrum at the
White House, during her residence there, and
drummed her old traitor uncle out to the time of
1.-THE rogue's March" she would have been a
national beuefactress.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

ine Democra'ic papers are engaged in the
pleaSan' pastime of contrasting the present cor
rups Administration with the blissfnl and honest
time ot Buchanan, when Howell Cobb and Flovd
were III the Cabinet. 1t makes one SIGH qr.at
gobs for the return of those beaven,v t;n,..,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

~ We this week publish two communications
relative to Texas. The two writers travelled
over the same ground, at the same time, and in
company; but there is quite q contrast in the
way they saw things down there. One of them
was so badly disgusted with the country, that in
setting out to describe the three special curses of
Southern Texas, he expends his indignation upon
the sand feas, leaving the reader in the dark as
to the other two curses
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
U The average high.tonsd Southern news

q The average high-tOned Southern newspa-
per is never more delighted than when it is ell
abled to give an account Of some shiftless nigger
being killed while stealing chickens. The recla-
nation of their fertile country, that has been
permitted to become 4 barren waste by this shift
lessness and lszness of the "chivalry," is ques-
tiOn of secondary importance.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

II 1t is said that one prolific source of neu-
ralga is the use of marble-top tables, which are
always cold. That's just what ails us. We must
quit using them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

~ From the Leavenworth Times, mot edited
by Deacon Houston We learn that John Martin,
Irish member of Parliament, died month ago,
of broken heart, by reason Of the disease of his
bosom friend, John Mitchell. Hero is a case for
the doctors.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
Sheriff. Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS. 3ss.
In the District Court Doniphan Comfy Of
Robert ae'lrtt Plaintiff:
Jame. Burnett and (
Margaret Burnett Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given. that will the 10th day
~ Of May A d. isT5 at the hour Of one o'clock
p. NJ Of said day the town Of Severance Doniphan
County Of Kansss offer for sale at public anctiou
for cash. the following described personal propsr rty
wit: Sixty three t63 he'd cattle. Taken the prop
erty of Barnett and Margaret Burnett and o
for sale highest bidder for cash. bling attached
property in certain action of record in the District
Court for Doniphan County in the State Of Kansas in
which Robert Hewlett is Plaintiff and James Burnett and
Margaret Burnett Defendants and sold by order Of p.
l. Hubbard. Judge of said Court
Given under hand this 2sth day Of April A. d. le15
THOMAS J. VANDERSLICE.
Sheriff Of Doniphan County
April . ieTs2w. Prs fee. t5
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

II The Kansas Editors, ON their recent visit
to Galveston, were SO firmly impressed with tie
Importance of deepening the channel at the
mouth of the harbor, that they abstained from
drinking water while IN that city.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

V- The Fort Scott Sentinel has a column head
ed, Some Good Things" in which this occurs:
John Mitchell died in the house in which he born.
That is pretty good; but we wonld rather live
in the house in which we were born.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

II Hon. Robert G. Ingersoll, of Illinois, says
that the reason why he believes the missionary
efforts with the Indians have been fruitless, is
because no Indian has ever been known to scalp
another for disagreement in faith.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

~ The General Freight Agent of TIE Kansas
Pacific Railroad estimates the value of buffalo
products transported that road, which in
cludes bones, hides and meat. How about the
chiusf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

r1- George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia
Ledger, is said to have made it q stringent rule
never to admit into his columns joke at the ex-
pense of q woman. We would all gladly adopt
the same rnle, if We could write such obituary
poetry as Childs can.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

~. an exchange, commenting the different
KINDS OF kisses that have been classified dnrina
the beecher trial, says that other kisses az rs
served Tor the rebuttal. Re-butta, kisss. :.
very good term. There is a -dr,sdf,I 80. -
thsf done in this Republic NsH' Vi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

Il On the recent editorial excursion, the ed
ftars Of the westsra part Of the State turued out
yaszs generally than those Of the East. But they
could afford il, 80 thsy haze had the benefit of
public aid,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
THANKS "FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE
HRARr,O

WFIIINGT0S Lorain Co.. O.. Aup. "a 1874.
DIR. r. V. PIERCE. Buffalo. n Y:
Dear S;r-Yonr medicines. Golden Medical Dis
coverv DR. Sage,s Catarrb Remedy have proved
of the greatest service 20 me. Six mopths ago
no one tboupbt I eouId possibly live long. Ibad
n comnlic.tiou ofdiseases-scrofula of manifssting
itseIf IN ernptions and great blotcbrs nm INV head
that made sucb sores that I couId NOT comb INV
hair w;tbout cans;ng much suffering. also cans,
inc swollen Glands fonsiIs eplarped ENLARGED ar
"t6;cL nect and j,rgs and numerops hoiis
aIso snfF,red from a terrible Chronic Cstarrb' and
in foe, T was en- J;seasaJ that I;f. vas a hrrdan
IN me had fried many doctors with no benefit.
7 6noIIv nroc,red one half dozen battles of vonr
GoIdsn Medical Discoy,ry and one dozen Sau.'s
Catarrh Remedy and co,nmeuced their use. Ar
frst was I,adIy discouraped. but after taking
f,ur bottles of the Discovery began TO improye
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
Shcrif,s Sale.
STATE OF KANSAS, lsc
nnxNptI Az EnE-, o'-

Mn UT haNSAS, ygS
DoSIPHAS COUNTY
In the District Court fer DOnphan County State Of Kansas
Charles D. Smith. Plaintiff.
Joseph Hopkins, }DefeDdant.
NOTICE 10 hereby given that will the 3lst day Of
~ May A. d. is75 at the hour Of 2 O'Clock p. NJ,
slid day the north door of the H0use in the
city Of Troy in Donphan County State Of Kansas offer
sale public aucton for cash. the following described
estate wt The north half Of the half Of the
south quarter Of sectn eight @ in township four
90 Of range twenty-five 42 In Doniphsn County State Of
Kansas Taken the property Of Joseph Hopkins and
offered for sale the highest bidder for cash satisfy
certain Judgment and css Of record In the District
Court for Doniphsn County in the State Of in
which Charles b. Smith 10 plaintiff and Joseph Hopkins
is defendant
Given under my hand this 18th day Of April A. D. 1875
THOMAS J. VANDERSLICE,
Sheriff Of Donphan County.
April o. Is75-5v Prs fee, %.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
ArcHisox, kansas. April 18th. 1875

ArcHsox, KANSAS. April 18th. 1875.
Sol MnLER-Iy Dear Sy:-After an extended teur
through Texas embraced in journey through Gray,on
Collins. Dallas Kaufman, Van. Harrison Troupe Ander
son, Cherokee. Houston. Trinity Walker San Jacinto
Montgomery HsrTs and then from Harrisburg via Pierce
Junction through Fort Bend and Colorado and Austin
Counties 70 Weimer In Fayetts County and then from
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

E7- The manager of Paris theatre says he has
often seen negro women sitting by the side of
Dutchesses Well bet him he never saw one sit
ting by the side of an Irshess
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

Il 1t is now thought that the Beecher-Tilton
trial will be finished up in time to allow the par
ties to attend the Centennial at Philadelphia,
next year. They can sing that good old hymn:
when our last trials over
How happy we will bel
We viii cross Jersey,
And sound the Jubilee"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

" Is Smallwood, of the Waterville Telegraph,
drinking characteri 1t looks little that way,
to see him write that the Leavenworth CONNER
ciaI talks like "utch Dunkle" to the people of
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

II Gage County. Nebraska, is up to snuff.
The other day, she voted down the proposition
to subscribe bouds in aid of a railroad. Gage
County acted wisely. That is a swindle that
has had its day. She will get the road just as
soon without the bonds as with them and no
danger of being swindled out of the bonds.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
NOW READY.

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Nes. 4. ., 3, 4, and S, Peters ParIer Hssie.
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lect Pieces by Kinkel. Paeher, Bscht. etc
Mes. 4 to ~ La Creme de In Creme. Price 50
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Address.
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29

A man seventy seven years old has made his ap-
pearance in Philadelphia, wearing hat which
would never remove it until Hon. Henry Clay
was elected President
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
Administrator Notice.

nN the 18th day Of April A ID. 1s55 the undersigned
" appointed by the Probate Court Of Doniphan
County Kansas. Admin-irrtor Of the Estate Of AsIan-
der Gay, late Of said County, deceased All persona
indebted to sad Estate eOtihed tn make Of
the snd those hzSfne czms against
required to present them for allowance within year
from the date hereof and II sneh claims
within three from this date they will be forever
barred.
Troy. Kansas. April "a 1875.
WILLIAM FAIRALI. Administrator.
April 29-3w. Prs fee. e.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-29
THE STALLION
JOHN Nj. BOTTS. Jr..

WAS bred hy O. r. Could Franklin Furnace Scioto
w County. Ohio sired by John VI. Bolts he by Span
dings Abdaah dam by 2yslyks llanIhlrionan 2d dam
by Long Island Black Hawk 81 dam by Belfunrr. His
dam by Browns Belfound-r ad dam by Ch-nery's Grey
Eagle Sd dam by Imported Glencoe. He is bay stands
Is hands II inches is very fast natural and
excellent breeder Will limited number of Mares
until June lst Good taken of stock but respOn
sbility for accidents escapes.
All bills must be settled by cash note before The stock
leaves the place. G. W. STIREVE
White Cloud, Doniphsn County Kansas, April 1875.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21
INDIAN CAMP.

January 10.
Farmers in this vicinity are holding
their wheat for better prices. Corn is
abundant. Potatoes are badly frozen.
Coal is I'm demand at s cts per bushel.
The M. l.. Brethren hold their meet
ings at the Marion school-house since
the burning Of Liberty sOhool-house.
Prof. Molesworth is conducting a
very interesting school in a vacant
dwelling in Liberty district.
Allen Short has been confined to his
room for ten days with rheumatism.
Mr.. James Norris, of Columbia, has
recently erected fine building, and
now occupies 1t with his drug store.
Clark & Co., Of Columbia, advertise
to pay cash for wheat.
Columbia should have new church
building or sell out.
This community loses from ten to
fifteen per cent. OF it's labor for want OF
railroad. Give us road from Chair
ton Via Knoxville to Pella.
Local items are scarce and money
very tight, here.
FARMER's Son.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21

@. Il ST. p. r, R.--The Moulton
Record says:
AT a meeting Of tho Directors of
the Quincy & st. Paul II. w. atQuincy
December 18th the following named
Directors were present: M. d, Mum
son, IL. II. Trimble, NJ V. Il. Howell,
p. III. Callen, Il. 4. Dwight, W. Hill,
K. p. Buell., J. G. McNair and G.. NJ.
Ochiltree. The Board approved the
mortgage and bond and ordered the
President and Secretary to execute the
same. 1t ordered the Vice President
to commence work between Memphis
aud Moulton by the Engineer corps
January lst, 1875. The Finance Com
mittee was ordered to close the con-
tract for rails on the terms offered.
General good feeling prevailed and all
were unanimous for completing the
road by September next, ii the people
along the route will subscribe means
to grade and tie the road. Estimates
will be furnished to the different
points at once"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-21
lola.
January II. 1875,

""huoy - lp'c'
Nettie, daughter of Tbos. and Mary
Harrington, years old, died las,
Thursday, 14th, and was buried the
following day. Funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. McCuskey.
lola Literary Society met last Fri.
day evening, and after the regular ex-
ercises elected officers for the next foul
weeks, as follows: Pres't, N. McTag-
CART; Sec'y, Miss M. Weigand; Treas.
urer, Miss Mary Weigand A. Com,
Mrs. ID. A. McIaggart; Chorister,
Miss n. Loynachan.
Eureka Literary Society met on
Saturday evening. The usual literary
exercises were followed by election OF
officers for ensuing four weeks, to-wit:
Pres't, G.. A. Durham; Vice Pres't,
w. Mclaughlin Secretary, Miss N.
Loynachan Treasurer, Miss III. Har-
sin.
John Neifert shipped 1900 head of
hogs from Pella to-day.
M. e. protracted meeting commence
ed at Asbury Chapel to-day, Rev.
Mann, conductin