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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

The SPEAKERsEIP.-Thee claims of the various
candidates for Speaker of the next Kansas House
of Representatives are being canvassed. The
next Legislature will have an unusually large
amount of good material for the office While
this business is in order, we wonld present the
name of a Doniphan County man-Hon. A. ].
Mowry. He is self-made, of good ability for the
position, and possessed of an energy and perse-
veranee that never lets up. He carried the Re
pnbiicah banner triumphantly through his Dis
trict, in spite of factious opposition and an is
sue of spite and malice, the hardest of any to
contend against, because reaso" cannot reach it.
He has had large amount of Legislative expert
ence. The only members on footing with him
in this respect, will be Click. of Atchison Camp
bell, of Johnson Elder, of Franklin, Eskridge, of
Lyon, and Wood, of Chase. of these, Click,
Campbell and Wood are Opposition, and there
fore out of the contest. If energy, pluck, indus
try, sGbrety, ability, and sound Republcanism
are any recommendations for support, Mowry's
claims are equal to the best.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09
Apportionment.

The papers are now busily discussing ,n'
portionment of the State for neth"ei' c.,,,h
islature. Several of the Wester" a.I
wast.rr Dspers- as usual, have ralsed 'ue cry VI
iuinstice-ihat the Eastern part D, '"o 80 -
-, ,ha ,,I;tical mower in their hah's, dePri'-
,,,.u.,.-, couDties of their Just rights
- ~. - oo,,nI.iut that has no foundation IN
IT. constitution provides that an appor-
-, sbaII be made once in five years, based
,Is latest preceding census. This has been
-. and if certain sections did not get as much
:. ,h.v wanted, it was because their census re-
turns did not show the necessary population.
Som. Counties fell but little short of fraction
which would have entitled them to an addition
nj member, and they thought that they were
badly treated in being denied the extra member.
But a line must be drawn somewhere and will
leave some Counties short, wherever it may be.
If. after an apportionment has been made, the
new Western aud Southwestern Counties have
grown rapidly, the East is not to blame for it.
The apportionment is made upon the latest CEN
sus, not upon what some future one may be.
The new Counties naturally increase more rapid
ly in population than theNlder uuesi but every
five years there is q new deal, when they can get
zee no occasion for this continual clamor abnut
the wrongs of the West and South, and the
threats that they mean to take the lead, and
compel the East to stand aside, except it be at
the instance OF in the interest of aspiring politi
clans.
Under the Constitution, as amended, the num-
Der of Senators il limited to 40, and of Repre-
sentatives, to 125. fair superintendent could
he made of 112 or lis Representatives, leaving
ten or a dozen for new Counties that may he Or
ganized within the next five years. The best
proposition that We have yet seen, 10 from the
wanbaunsee NeIcs, upon basis of one Repre-
sentative for every 5000 population, and every
fraction of over half that number. By this plan,
most of the Eastern Counties will remain I'M
changed in representation, and the newer Coun-
ties will get what their population entities them
to. Doniphan County will retain her present
representation, under almost any of the plans.
Onr members will doubtless look to her interests
But we would call attention to the fact, that in
the published census tables, the population OF
Doniphan County is placed a little below a.
600, when, in fact, it is one or two hundred over
14,0O0, according to the assessors returns. The
correction should be made by the proper officers
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

Il WIDE AWAKE for December is hand.
The publishers evidently intend that each num-
Der shall surpass its predecessor. The number
opens with "Kim's Last Whipping" delight
full story by that favorite among the story tell
ers, Sophie May. Merrill gives the story an ex-
celleut .fron,ispiece. There are also two other
capital long stories, "Tim's Partner" by Aman-
da NJ. Douglas, and "Ffve Pounds of Cinnamon"
by Holme Maxwell. Besides these, Miss Far
man and NJ. Quad have Thanksgiving Stories,
"Out of the Frying Pan," and "Myse's Thanks
giving" "The Birds Harvest" is pathetic
little sketch by Mrs. J. ID. Chaplin. But it is
one of the poems which will especially captivate
the children; 'Silyer Locks and the Bears by
Clara Doty Bates, with six irresistible Illustra-
tious, drawn by Mrs. Finley. There are also ar
ticles by Ella Rodman Church, Rev. DIR. Chap
lin, and DIR. Tourjee, ''Parlor Pastimes," by
Geo. b. Bartlett, and poems by Joel Benton, FL
la Farman, Marian Donglas, and Holme Max
well, while the Magic Carpet is unusually en-
tertaining d. Lothrop & Co., Boston. SOU
per annum.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

V"A citizen Of Troy received a letter from
waterville, the other day, in which the writer
said: 'sThe Telegraph Office has got rid of SMALL
wood at last He spent most of his time at the
billiard and card table; and when he did 90 to
the Office, he was SO full of whiskey that he was
not fit for anything" What valuable citizen
a man is, when his departure is looked upon as
"getting rid of him." aud is made n subject of
congratulatory correspondence. That is the same
fellow who received letters from everywhere,
asking him to go there.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

THIRD TERM.-The Topeka Commonwealth is
out against Third Term, and is already claim
ing to he the first Republican paper in Kansas to
take this position. Only year or two behind
the times In almost every issue, for more than
a year past, the Chief has spoken against the
Third Term scheme, and has been soundly de-
nounced as Democratic paper, for SO doing. 1t
was speaking against a Third Term, when the
Commonwealth was calling persons fools or crazy,
or frightened at ghost who even contended
that there was probability of Grant aspiring to
a Third Term. We remember, also, that last
Spring, it read some Indiana Judge a savage les
son, for alluding to the Third Term, in a speech
at Wichita, during the excursion of Eastern
Edj,ars. Wherefore this sudden foolishness or
craziness-wherefort this seare at ghost, on
the part of the Commonwealth
But suppose after all, that Grant should be
pominatedf Little as relish Third Term,
what are we going to do about it, Support the
Democratic candidate, and place the rebels in
the position and power which they tried to Sc
cure by war, and which Grant foiled them inf
Is not Grant preferable to any man the Demo-
Gratis are likely TO nominated He is on the right
side of the Union question, and ninety-nine out
of every hundred Democrats are on the wrong
side. Democratic victory means bringing the
rebel leaders back to power. The time to have
opposed Third Term was when the public mind
was being formed on the question: After ridi-
culing and denouncing all who spoke against
Third Term, until the people became either rec
ono lied or Indifferent to it, and the current has
set in that direction, it is of little use to raise
the alarm and make a great splurge about it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

FFrOm the description brought by telegraph,
the scene must have been dverting at Washing
ton, on the occasion of the opening of Congress.
The chambers, halls, galleries, and all the ap-
proaches to the Hall of the House, were densely
packed with men, So that the members could
scarcely gain admittance; and all of this crowd
We're hungry Democrats, in quest of the few Of
fee at the disposal of the House. Imagine an
immense drove of starved swine suddenly let in
to small lot supplied Win corn, ana Then im-
agine how it would be, if there were Demo
cratic President and both Houses of Congress!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

SCRIBNER FOR Dec CEMBER.-The publishers of
Scribner state that of Bret Harte's Gabriel Con-
roy" second, liberal installment is given IN
the December number-that is, five chapters in
ALL The prologue, including the description of
events at Starvation Camp, and Immediately
subsequent, ends with the ninth chapter. The
tenth chapter opens at One Horse Gulch after a
lapse of five years. Some new figures are intro
duced, among them -Nrs Markle and Sal; aud
Gabriel Conroy meets with an adventure of a
tender and romantic character. DIR. Hollands
"Story of Srvenoaks" is concluded in this num-
ber; and there is short Norwegian story by II.
II. Boyeseu. About seventy illustrations appear
in the December number of ScribHer's-accOmpa-
nying among other papers, a description of a
"Tour of the Nile," by C. S. Wellcs; THE Last
of the Narwhale," poem by John Boyle o.
Reilly; curious study of Japanese art by Noah
Brooks very copiously illustrated; "The An
cient Province of Tusayon,' by Major Powell
one of his most important contributions to the
Magazine, giving as it does description Of
most interesting people, but one almost I'M
knewn; "Spanish Sketches" with pictures from
the Dore Series; and "The Site of Solomon's
Temple Discovered" paper which eau hardly
fail to attract wide attention.
The poetical contributions, besides Mr.. O'Reil
ly's, ere by Walter Mitchell "a Harvard poem
called The Mocking Bird'D, J. Soule Smith,
Mrs. r. S. Greenoush, John Trowbridge, X. r.
Bowker, and Elizabeth Akers Allen. There is
an article on "Our Domestic Service" by Gen.
Francis A. Walker; and a brief paper by the
late Amasa Walker, on French and American
Cnrrencies.
In the Editorial department DIR. Holland dis
cusses "American Authorship" "Winter Amuse-
ments," and "The Way we Waste" In ''The
Old Cabinet are "Some of the Disillusions of
Age" "Bacon rersus Shakespeare" "The Sordid
view," "An Uncomfortable Tyranny" "Mabel
Martini" and sonnet on Longfelow's 'Book of
Sonnets. The notices of new books are fuller
than usual, and there is considerable variety Of
topic in both '.The Worlds Work. and "Bric-a-
Brac"
In the January number of Scribner, Edward
Everett Hale's historical romance, "Philip No
lans Friends" will begin. 1t is to be illustrat-
ed by Mr. Abbey.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

II The issue has been raised against Senator
Ferry, of Michigan, that he is in favor of green
backs, and it is suggested that he be displaced
as President pro TEN. of the Senate, and hard
money man he substituted. The Money power
is mean enough to do anything, but it remains
TO be whether the Senate will exhibit so
great lack of courtesy. Besides, majority of
the Senators the record in favor of green
backs, and unless they have been whipped in,
perhaps the money ring will find the little job
harder than they anticipate.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

~ AT the Democratic Congressional! caueus,
the man nominated for Sergeant farms, held
the same office in the Confederate Congress. But
as the Democratic party in Congress is COM
poseil in great part of members of the rebel Con-
gress officers of the rebel army, it is but natu
raj that they should want officers of their own
kind. But how those old rebels do come for
ward, whenever the Democracy gain the ascend
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

u The editor of the Reporter apologies to his
readers for the matter in his paper. No need of
it. He is himself a standing apology for hu-
man being. He would not be taken on proba-
tion as a Southern clay-eater with the yellow
jaundice. Pukey is the only name that fits him
he looks as if he had been puked up by sick
cat, after being partly digested- And yet such
things are counted in the census,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09
AdministrafOr's A Notice.

AN the 18th day November 1878 the undersigned was
" appointed by the Probate Court Of DOniphaD County
Kansas Administrator the Estate Of Jesse Cox late Of
the County aforesaid deceased All persons indebted 10
said Estate will make immediate to the under
signed; and all having claims against said deceeDt are
required present the for allowance within one
from the hereof the be precluded
any benefit in said Estate; and il such claims not
presented within years from this date they will he
forever barred
Troy, Kansas. December Z 1875.
T. ]. vANDERSLIcE, Adminissrator
December o ie75-3w. Prs fee. ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

~ The Atehisou Patriot has changed hands.
The new firm are Park, Vandegrift d Peters
We are not acquainted with the first two; but
we know Peters, late of Marysville, to be one of
tine best printers in the State. We already no.
tice a marked improvement in the typographical
appearance of the Patriot. 1t will continue to
be red hot Democratic
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

n The reason why We generally use an ex-
clamation point, in speaking of the Young Tai
euted, is first, because he is astonishing, and
secondly, because he resembles an exclamation
point more than anything else in the type line.
would not fill the bill, for it is frequently of
great Importance; but the exclamation point
could be abolished without impairiug the sense
or usefulness of an article.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09
Read Notice.

XNyHEREA AS on the eth day Of December is5l pc
w tition presented to the Board Of County C:m
missiones of Ionphan County, Kansas asking for the
vacation Of rtad in Wolf River Township, follows:
Commencing point 100 rods east Of ths north vest e
section H. township J. range H. thence south ois
mile to point I60 rOs Of the south corner OF
said section and the petition being legal one and the
bond being given. the said Board appointed A.
Nigus Thomas Harper aud j. W. SchHek. viewers to
for that purpose the point first named December
30th, 1875.
Attest: CHARLES RAPPELYE,
December Is75-3v County Clerk.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

Y The National Grange, at its recent session
at Louisville. had a proposition before it for es-
tablishing special marriage service for men,
bers Of the Grange, and committe was appoint
ed to take the subject in hand. If the Grange
has no objects of any more Importance than this.
or if its members can no longer be married like
common folks, it is time for it to die.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

The Wathena Reporter has a department head
ing, "Pick. ups" Last week there were Is items
in this department, making a column, and
every of them referred to Sol. Miller or his
paper, and this department did not contain half
that was said on the same subject in the same
paper Verify, Sol. must be b"nanza for the
RepOrter-TODeka Blade
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

W. II. Smallwood has disposed of his interest
in the Waterville Telegraph and retired. He
made quick work of it for small man, and as
an advertising medium for the Troy Chief and
the Marysville Ners the Telegraph wonld have
heen n success but for its limited circulation in
New England.-HiaWatha Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

II Babcock, Grants private secretary, has
demanded Court of Inquiry on the charge thar
he was concerned in the whiskey frauds, and the
President has appointed the officers to compose
the court.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09
Attachment Notice,

Isaac We'll
Isaac Kahn.
and
Adolf Schumacher.
Doing business under the firm
name Of
We'll, Kahn Co. Plaintiffs
o. W. BarnhOuse, Defendant
Complaint in Attachment. Plaintiffs demand Fly Dol
lars.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Goth day OF No
~ vember. Is75 +. Spper Justice OF the Peace OF
Centre Township Doniphan County, Kansas, issued an
order Of attachment named f'r the sum
Of fifty dollars and that said viii heari on the
JOth day Of December Isis at / o'elpck p. VI.
WELL. KAHN S CO. Plaintifs.
December O. Is75-4w. Prs lee 60
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

u One of the penalties of being great is, that
after death, it takes too long to bury them. But
those who think that Henry Wilson was long
time getting buried, should remember that
Guibord, of Montreal, was four years at it, and
probably is not yet buried for keeps.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

ES- Those talented young men who are ambi-
tious for journalistic" distinction, should know
the easiest plan TO accumulate printing Office.
We shall next week give them full directions
how to steal one, as practieed by the "Great Tai
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

The A. & n. AND MIDLAND PACIrIC.-The Falls
City (Neb.) Journal says that the Midland Pacific
Road which is being extended sonth from Ne
braska City to connection with the Atchison
and Nebraska Railroad. is graded to within six
miles of Salem and seven of Falls City. The gra-
ding will be completed to Muddy Greek within
three weeks, but the Journal thinks connection
with the A. & n. can hardly be made before
N..usn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

q The localities that expect to secure the
location Of the State Capital, sometime in the
future, aid gave an almost unanimous vote for
the Constitutional Amendments. What connec-
tion the two questions have, we do not know;
but they seemed to think there yas 50 me.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

II A crazy correspondent of Pittsburgh pa
per proposes to dig up the bones of Washington
and Lincoln, and exhibit them at the Centennial.
That is, he ia either crazy fool. The man
who would seriously propose such thing, ought
10 be shot.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

polite circles in W;athena, says he was never for
oidden by leading citizen to enter his house,
ana never, in Ievenge, circulated the slander
that the citizen had tried to ruin a Young girl;
and be never climbed over wood-piles to make
social calls
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

W. II. SmallwOOd announces in the last Water
vile Telegraph that he has retired from journal
ism at that point. His reasons promised this
week. 'Tis well. The Telegraph has come to be
one of the worst looking newspapers in Kansas.
Seneca Courier
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

n Boss Tweed eecaped from Jail, in New
York, the other night. As Democrats had the
whole management of the business, there is moth
ing surprising about it. Contrast the Whiskey
Ring trials with the Tweed affair, and it will
seem pretty clear which party believes in punish
ing thieves in its own ranks.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09
A PROTEST.

Sol MILLER ESQ., EDITOR CHIEF II take the liberty Of
old friend Of protesting against large share OF
your paper being devoted to n newspaper warfare In
wbcb not dozen subscribers have any
take It that the Chief when in its sober senses is as
good paper as is published within the confines Of Kan
generally spicy sheet and its selected articles
chosen with good Judgment while its editorials
although opposed to them politically am bound to coz
fess able and weconsidered Now, no longer
young and where the blood hot judgment falls Age
should tone down the aspees and curb the passions Oh
the man. During the last political canvass and in fact
the one Previous your newspaper conducted win
good temper and made hosts Of friends and was TO them
subject Of congrauation. 1t pays for newspaper 70
act the gentleman under any and all circumstance am
surprised that old veteran like yourself should be pan
dying epibes wasting your time and destroying vaua
BILE space in noticing these freshmen and recruits VINO
only too glad to raise your ire and encourage your
replies. The Ckif rising ground and cannot anord
to hazard its well earned reputeon for being progress
i've paper to to much Of this thing what the
Reporter Telegraph does resort to such practices
for you for subscriber of yours out OF
huH dred knows what those papers have TO say
about you Give them thrust from your pracuced raper
and pass literature science arts commerce. and po
etry. Although messing with the opposite camp, am
Your friend,
OLD BUSINESS.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

The NEW YORK OBsERvER.-Ths best of fam
lily newspapers is as fresh and interesting, no W
in its tiftythrd year, ever before; and indeed,
we think 1t more so. Its letters alone are worth
more than the subscription prics of the paper.
1t rcpudiates all offers of premiums, pictures,
&c, and sends to its patrons splendid family
newspaper of the largest dimensions, containing
all the desirable news, religious and secular, and
an endless variety of reading for young and Old,
all Of which is pure and good. Every family
should have it. For specimen copies, address
S. |. Prime & Co., New York.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09
VT. Carroll Seminar.

We take pleasure in directing attention the advertise
ment this Institution 1t is of the oldest establish
ed schools the West and assured by the best
authority those who have known entire history that
is deservedy Of the most popular ranking equal
he rery in the country West East Let all nteres
the choice Of school to paronize examine adver
tisement and send for the Dread learn particulars
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

The Wathena Reporter is rakins up Sol. Millers
antecedents and the thing smells-weh, considerably
worse than 4 gas factory.-St Joe Herald
1t may also smell worse than crooked whiskey,
bnt 1t is not half so dangerous. 1t doesn't in
volve trip to Canada or Europe, or a motion for
a new trial.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

~ Down in Florida, recently, dead hog
killed a man. dead hog has been trying the
same thing on us, but last week announced that
he abandoned the job.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

- The TEACHERS Provision" at MorST CARROLL
SEMINARY has enabled Of the best teachers in the
State t themselves for the positions Of usefulness and
homer they occupying See advertisement in this
paper. julyatL
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

The last number of the Wathena Reporter con-
tains four or five columns of low abuse and mali
cious personal comment of the editor Of the Chief
-Fred0Rid Citizen.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

W. p. Campbell again takes charge of the Wa
tsrvilie Telegraph the paper lately :" busted" by
Capt. SmallwoOd Od.-.itchisoR Patriot.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

e Hon. W. A. Peffer has started q aest, live
ly, newsy paper at Cofeyyille, Montgomery
County, called the Journal
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

~ The last Reporter pays good deal OF atten-
tiOn to the Postmaster Generals Report. The
editor of that slop-bucket is bound to make him
self thoroughly acquainted with postal Affairs, hy
the time his commission as Postmaster at Wa
thena gets alonCi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-09

~ large lot of Constables Sales and Justices Sub.
penas in civil actions just printed and for sale at this
office