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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-06
A Mathematician.

"Here! where's the 'Squire?" called
the prisoner as he came out and looked
hurriedly around.
Face around this way, Mr.. Clayton.
There, what have you to say for your
self? 3"
eMade a blasted fool of myself,
Squire. Why, I'd no more thought of
getting drunk than you have, but the
boys say they found me in the road y
"You don't live in town, do you?"
"No, sir; I live twenty eight miles
west of here on Decline, and You just
look st the mud on my back If you don't
believe I was drunk p
st do believe it, sir, and I'm thinking
what to do about it.
"Don't do anything, Squire Just
let me pike out for home, for change.
It's Christmas to-morrer, and I've got to
be there if it takes o leg -
"But law is law"
"Iknow it, and home is home. There's
no place like home, Squire, specially
about this time / 'spose the boys have
gone, but I can foot it.
cts bad going"
"Never you mind, Squire, about the
mud. Just say the word and I'm off at
the rate of four miles an hour, steady
jogging. -Four is into twenty eight seven
times and none over. It's half past
eight now, and I'm home at four o'clock
as easy as chawing gum!"
"And you promise to keep sober after
this 2"
"I'n promise not 30 even eat onions
for fifteen wears to come u
"Well, get your hat and CO."
"Thankee, 'Squire-you're good
hearted, you are-come ont and see me
some time" and he busted out
Detroit Free Press Police Court Report.
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all faded, and her cheeks and lips as
white as the jasmine about her head, as
she stood in the window leading In from
the garden.
"Mamma, I felt i'll, and my head
ached, and / sat down IN the wood, and
felt too III to go on, and | have come
back.
"Didn't you see any one,' Mrs. Hor-
ton asked doubtfully.
81 have not spoken to soul, she
answered, and went to her room, saying
she wished to lie down.
In the dusk of the evening Kitty came
down stairs again, to find Mr.. Baverstock
talking with her father and step-mother.
We were talking of getting married,
Kitty" Mrs. Horton said, making way
for her to sit down but she stood star
ing at the group before her almost as if
in dream. ssAnd Mr.. Baverstock
says he would not marry an heiress for
the world.
''No, indeed I would not, Miss Kitty
should only marry because I loved the
young lady, and felt | could devote my
life to her."
"And why do you expect to be mar
ried, Mr.. Baverstock," she said alb
sently.
He shuff1ed about uneasily and an
swered in his squeaky voice
s.Well, I hope-I hope the young lady
will have an affection for niece"
Kitty would have laughed at any other
time, but now she only stared at him and
passed out into the garden.
She went through the gate and wan
dered just little way down the lane
again, feeling as if she would give any
thing to walk straight on and out of the
weary world altogether.
"Kitty p well-known voice said
softly, and John Laurence appeared
from behind tree and stood before her
in the dim light. 81 have been waiting
here on the mere chance of seeing you.
Why didn't you come to-dayg"
Il was ILL.," she said family.
My poor little girl, /" and he drew
her hand through his arm. ''Why,
what was the matter 2" But she shrank
back.
"Nothing," she said, drawing herself
up; only I'm going home"
Something is the matter now," he
exclaimed. "Why, Kitty, what is it,
my little darling 2"
You have no right to speak to me
like that she said, while the hopeless
tears filed her eyes and trickled down
her cheeks. "What would your cousin
say?-you who are engaged, and going
to be married"
CT? I'm sure I'm not-at least, its
not arranged yet-though Caroline IS
going to be spliced." r
"Yes, to you"
"Oh dear no it's to Fletcher"
"Why, saw you kiss her this after
noon, and heard you say you were aw-
fully fond of her"
"Well, what then2 She'd been tell
ing me in confidence about Fletcher,
and getting me to manage it with my
uncle, who'd had some ridiculous notions
in his head, and I was congratulating
her, and telling her what he'd said, and
thought deserved a cousinly kiss for
my pains.
"Was that it?" she saids in amaze
ment.
"Yes, it was, you little goose "--fCE'
he could not help seeing the state of the
case and you see, I've been hanging
about here on the chance of seeing you.
I wanted to tell you how fond I am of
you, you little darling, and to ask yoW to
be my WIFE" And then he did to Kitty
what he had done to his Cousin Caroline
in the aftern Don, and-But never mind,
the story is told, and you can guess how
pretty Kitty looked on the day she was
married to her hero CGsseTs Family
MQqQzine.
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/ know bright and beauteous May.
Who knows / love her well;
Put IL she loves or will some day
cannot make her tell
She sings the songs write for her,
OF lender hearts betrayed;
But not the one that prefer,
About country maid.
The hour when its burden bear
Win never be forgot:
= Oh stay not long but come, my dear,
And knit orr marriage knot !"
II is about a country maid
see her in my mind;
She is not of her love afraid,
And cannot be unkind.
She knits and sings with many a sigh
And, as her needles glide,
She wishes, and she wonders why
He is not at her side.
:" He promised he would meet me here,
Upon this very spot;
Oh stay not long but come, my dear,
And knit our marriage knot r
Ny lady will not sing the song.
why not2n I say. And she,
Tossing her head, cit is too long,
And /, s'Too short, may be-"
She has her little willful ways:
But / persist, and then,
8 1t is not maidenly," she says,
:. For maids to sigh for men,
g But men must sigh for maids, fear
l know it il my lot,
Until you Whisper, Come. my GEAR,
And knit our marriage knot y
Why is my little one so coy?
Why does she use me so?
I'm not fond and foolish boy
To lightly come and go.
A man who loves, know my heart,
And viii know hers ere long,
For, certes, will not depart
Until she sings my song
She learned it all, as you shall hear,
No word has she forgot;
Begin, my dearest" sCome, my dear,
And knit our marriage knot!s
ScTab5eer for January.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
Down to Bed Rock.

Those fellows who rise up in wealth as in
balloon, are almost invariably certain to reach
their original found alton before the close of their
career. A notable example is Dan. Adams, of
Topeka.
He first appeared on the stage of Kansas poll
tics, about the first session of the State Legisla-
ture. At the second session. in 1862, he was at
Topeka, bumming for the Office of Chief Clerk of
the House. His principal qualifications were
cheek, impudence, and energy. But John Fran
els beat him, and he took position as assistant
under some subordinate clerk. He hailed from
Wabaunsee County, and seemed to be the only
man in the County, and to own it, He came
along again, at the session of 1868, as candidate
for Secretary of the Senate. John Francis was
again his opponent. Adams made it known that
he was the Jim Lane candidate, but notwith-
standing, Francis scooped him by one majority.
"By Cd" exclaimed DAN, "Pm going to
Washington, and Jim Lanes got to get me an
appointment" And he did start, the very next
morning; and sure enough, in very short time,
Major d. N. Adams appeared in Topeka, In
uniform, as a Paymaster in the United States
Army. He improved his opportunities, and saw
ed a fortune out of his modest salary. At the
close of the war, he opened bank in Topeka,
had a finger in beef and other Government con-
tracts, dealt in vouchers, and was reported to be
making money hand over fist. He was the great
financ ial baeker, in Topeka, of Lane, Sid Clarke
and politicians of that ring, while Chester Thom-
as did the outside work.
In the last Pomeroy campaign, it became IA
nous saying, that 4Dan. Adams will pay my
checks" But in the panic of that same year, he
collapsed, and it turned ont that he was worse
than nothing He couldn't pay even his own
checks and North Topeka, that he used to own,
even rejected him for the Legislature.
We now find him, this Winter, at his original
occupation, bummng around the Legislature.
He had hand in tampering with the Leaven-
worth Auditor bill. 1t seems that he owns a lot
of old Leavenworth vouchers, that the County
has declared unlawful, and refused to pay; and
that T. L. johnson had agreed, if he was appoint
ed Auditor, he would manage to get them
through for him. Hence his interest in the bill.
And this is Dan. Adams last check.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

PUBLIC BENEFACToR-That high toned
sheet, the Kansas Farmer, will probably never re-
ceve sufficient credit for its dsinterested efforts
in behalf of the great public. 1t bitterly opposed
the repeal of the law for advertising strays pure-
ly out of regard for the interests of the farmers
of Kansas-and because the law gives it a mo-
nopoly of the advertising, at a profit of thou
sands of dollars annually. 1t warned the State
Grange against the the disastrous policy of es-
tablishing recognizing any newspaper organ
after it had tried and failed to be made the
organ. Now it is lifting its voice in tuucs of
warning against swindle in the shape of Lot
tery or Libray Association at Topeka. But the
Association has told the other part of the story,
which is to the effect that the publisher of the
Farmer first tried to blackmail it to the tune of
about $500 for advertising to its readers what it
now denounces as q swindle.
For a mserably printed, botched, uninterest-
ing, selfish, gobbling, blackmailng concern, we
cheerfully recommend the Kansas Farmer to all
the farmers of Kansas. -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

FROM THE REcoRD.-In order to correct the
Lies and perversions of the record to which the
Wathena Reporter has resOrted, to screen its God
Almighty, the gambler and scallawag Smallwood
We copy the following from the Report of the
Committee on State Affairs. 1t says, as plainly
as words can say, that it has no doubt of Prof
McCarty's honesty, but that he relied upon
SmallwoOd's knowledge of the matters and per-
sons. This reliance, of course, resulted in his
being deceived and swindled. The Report saws:
From the testimony herewith submitted and made
part of this report and from the examination which we
have made Of the school bonds purchased from various
parties cannot but conclude that H. D. McCary and
W. II. SmawOOd late members of the Board Of Coinmis
sOners for the management and nvestmenof the perms-
nent school fund of the State grossly negligent and
careless in the discharge of their duties
aforesaid We have doubt the honesty of the late
Superintendent of Public Instruction and of his desire to
discharge the sacred trust devovng in part upou him
with the fidelity; but believe that he relied 10
great upon the knowledge of persons presenting
school bonds for purchase possessed by the Hon w. n
late Secretary of State his examinations
and upon his and although he may
been of the stctest integrity know ON what prp
cple to that creduty careessness and
of regulations which he himself had assisted in slopfng
which subjected the State to such severe loss ~
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
A BRILLIANT STAR Has sEr.-That wonderful

A BRILLIANT STAR HAS SET.-That wonderful
body, the Kansas House of Representatives, con-
cluded its labors Saturday, and early Monday
morning started on an excursion for Colorado.
Such wisdom and consistency never before as
sembled in the State, and perhaps never will
again. They refused every appropriation to the
Normal Schools of the State, which fact would
have been excused if not endorsed by the people,
under the belief that these institutions had be-
come not Just what was originally intended, and
deserved some setting back but other acts are
20 outrageously inconsistent, that the credit of
being actusted by anything but pure cussedness
in the other matter is entirely destroyed. For
instance, they defeated $4,000 appropriation
for the Centennial, because, as they declared,
thieves and plunderers were on the Board, whom
they would not trust with the money. Then
they "turned around" and passed new bill ap-
propriating SIS, 900 to be expended by Board
consisting of the very same plunderers, with a
provision under which eight or ten additional
plunderers might be appointed; and they made
appropriations reaching about 81, 900, to be ex-
pended by the same men whom they had called
thieves and plunderers, for another purpose. At
least $4,000 placed in the hands of men whom
they charged with being thieves, but not a cent
for the Normal Schools!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

NEW SCHOOL LAw.-The Legislature passed q
complete new school law, in place of the differ
ent laws on the subject heretofore existing. The
word "white" was stricken out, and all distinc-
tions on account of color abolished. We have
not seen the law, and do not know whether or
not it compels mixed schools, or prohibits sepa-
rate schools for colored children, in Districts
where there are a su fficient number to form a
school, and in which the Taxpayers are willing
to maintain them. If it is intended to secure
educational advantage to colored children in all
Districts, it is right and just; but if it enforces
mixed schools, in cases such as we have men-
tion ed above, it is not right. When colored chill
dren can have separate schools of their own,
they have no more desire to mix with the whites
than the whites have with them, unless mischief
making persons put them up to it, and law can
not crush out the natural prejudice of races. To
tell the truth, large proportion of the colored
people have not made the improvement that was
anticipated, when they were made free and en-
franchised. They have retrograded, instead of
advanced. Where one has acquired property,
and become a responsible, trustworthy citizen,
twenty have turned out shiftless and unreliable;
and the worst of it is, the coming generation are
treading closely in the footsteps of their prede-
'essors. 1t is q question whether a mixture in
schools will not lower the whites rather than ell
svate the blacks.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

Catarrh is common disease-so common that
snuffing, splitting, aud blowing of the nose, meet
us at every turn the street. Your foot slips
in these nasty discharges on the sidewalk and in
the public conveyance; and its dsagreeabe
OdOr, communicating the breath of the afflicted,
renders them offensive to their associates. There
is the highest medical authority for stating that
with fully One-half, if not two-thirtls, of those
afflicted with Consumption of the Lungs, the
disease commences as Catarrh in the nose or
head, the next step being to the throat and bron-
chial tnbes-lastly to the lungs How import
ant, then, to give early and prompt attention to
a Catarrh! To cure this loatbsome disease, cor
rect the system by psing DIR. Pieree's Golden
Medical Discovery, which tones it up, ceanses
the blood, and heals the diseased glands by q
specific influence npon them and to assist use
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, with DIR. Pierce's
Nasal DOuche. This is the only way to reach
the upper and back cavities where the discharge
comes from. No danger from this treatment,
nd it is pleasant to nse. The two medicines,
with instrument, are sold by dealers in medi-
cines.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
LETTRR FROn LAWRENCE.

LAWRENCE, KANSAS, March 9th, ls75
EDITOR CHER;-Last Tuesday evening the 2eth nlt
Prof Richard A Proctor. the eminent English astrono
mer delivered an snay interesting and Instructive
lecture to crowded hall Although the wind blew in
chilly gusts from the north and the rain came down in
drizzng drops the ladies who had made up their minds
to hear this brilliant lecturer stuck to their resolutions
and had the satisfaction Of that they composed
tre less than half Of the audience. Prof Richard A.
Proctor is man Of medium height with welLpropor-
toned head attached to short thick neck standing up
a broad, gracefully formed chest. His feet toe out
and he walks with quick elastic step He is apparent
y fastdous in his dress and scrupulousy divides
his hair in the centre. He wears full beard which
looks as IL 1t had been disciplined with the brush about
three times i'm nine hours He commenced bis lecture in
very rich and eloquent language but he wandered
through the lmitabe void and the great mysteries Of
the universe he seemed to have forgotten himself and
proceeded to scribe the formation of meteOr and the
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

Nor IN PRENTs' ORATIoN.-That robbing in
stitution at Manhattan, called the Agricultural
College, got all it asked for from the State Treas
ury. You see, it is for the benefit of the farmers
and farming must he encouraged. They have
grand piano there, to teach boys how to farm
and printing office, to give experience in tilling
the ground and telegraph institution, to de-
monstrate the science of agriculture and many
other useful appliances, at the expense of the
State, of an equal degree of usefulness to fit boys
for farming. We give it as our deliberate opin-
ion, that nine boys ont of every ten who gradu-
ate there as farmers, unless they knew how to
farm before they went there could not hire out
to any decent farmer in the State, and remain a
week. They would be hustled off of the place
for ignorance how to harness mule or swill
hog. They might give the chemical analysis of
a chunk of manure, but could not raise enough
produce on the whole farm to feed themselves.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
something Not Yet Reve aied.

There were investigating Committees of the
LEGISLATURE last Winter, and this Winter; and there
is a feeling in the public mind, that they were de-
signed more to cover up than to expose rascality.
They have made some show of exposing frauds, and
of convicting some of the small fry but the real
culprits in the bond, new County, and other
frauds, have been screened, while the heavy hand
of the law has fallen upon the heads Of some oil
the lesser agents.
Rings are still powerful. We find the Legis-
lature appropriating several thousand dollars 70
pay the expenses of Attorney General kandoipn
and Mr.. Drought, of Wyandotte, for arresting
Lappin. A reward of 500 was offered for the
arrest of Mowry, and Mr.. arrier delivered him
to the authorities at Topeka. Druoght tired 10
get that, but failed. Then the Legislature re-
fused to pay Carrier, because they said Mowry
had placed himself in bis hands, in order to Sc
cure him the reward. Carrier is poor man, and
not in the ring. Had Mowry placed himself IN
the hapds of Drought, it would have been all
right, and the money would have been forthcom-
ing.
Next came the tampering with the Leaven-
worth Auditor bill. After passing the Legisla-
ture, it was altered, and investigation showed
that Senator Thomas L. johnson, OF Leaven-
worth, was the one chiefly guilty. he testified
that he had it done, and that the Governor was
party TO it, or knew of it. The Comnitte re-
ported that johnson lied oil the Governor. But
the evidence does not lie The bill, as it passed
the Legislature, gave the District Court the ap-
pointing power. Before the law took effect, the
Governor wrote to Judge LecOmpte, that the
Probate Court had the appointing power, and
asked him, as a favor, to appoint johnson. Now,
as the bill had passed the Legislature in one
| shape, how could the Governor know that it
would become law in the forged shape, if be
was not in the secreti johnson at once resigned
| his seat, became a disgraced man, and attempted
to take his own life, while the committee con-
cealed the truth, whitewashed other guilty par
ties, and hushed the thing up.
How long shall this rascality continued Soma
men, because they are poor and without influence,
must 60 to the dust, that others, equally or more
guilty, may receive fat Land Office appoint
ments or be elected to the United States Senate.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
Notice by Publication,

the District Court the Second Judicial District of
the State of Kansas sitting in and for the County
Doniphan
TUNO Letitia yanseh0rck. Daniel p. Cox James p Cox
Il George H. Cox, and Joseph c. Cox nOn-resdents of
the State of Kansas Take notice that the eth day
March 1876 the undersigned plaintiff in said Court
sued you and Larinda Hammer Nahala Cox, Howard
Townsend, Harriet Ellen Townsend Mary +. Townsend
Frank Townsend. Joseph F. Townsend Charles Town
send George II. Cox. Richard Cox Elizabeth z. Town
send Joseph q. Cox, and Elias F. Cox defendants The
petition by her fled that she the plaintiff is seized
Of undivided onehalf Of the following real estate
ate in Doniphan County State of Kansas wit the east
half Of the south west quarter Of section in township
south Of range 81 east the north half Of the southwest
quarter of the south west quarter SECTION In township
south Of range 81 east Lots and 40 in Block No
in the City of Troy and Lots and in Block No TO- in
the City OF Troy; that all the other defendants have an
estate in fee simple Of undivided part
thereof exeeDt Howard Townsend Harriet Ellen Town.
send, Mary +. Townsend, Frank Townsend, Joseph F.
Townsend and Charles Townsend whose interest in said
real estate II ons-hundred thirty part
each You required to said petition be,
fore the 18th day Of April ls6 said petition will be Ia
ken true and judgment rendered against you par
tOn Of said real estate according TO said respective in
erests for sale Of said real estate case partition
cannot be had without manifest injury.
POLLY cox
By ALBEIT PERRY, her Attorney.
March g. lsI6-4w. Prs fee, ALSO.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

q The Topeka Commonwealth explains the
matter Of taking $50 from Lsppin. It says
Drought took 1t as money belonging to the State,
and placed il in the State Treasury that the
State authorities did not see how they could
legally hold il but that, like the York money.
it had got into the Treasury, and there was no
way 70 sst it eut The Treasurer had no right
to hold it, and no right to give it up. About the
time this problem was solved, Drought got it
Just as easy" and when Mrs. Lsppin demanded
H. he had spent part Of it, and had to give his
que Dill Tor portion. This is the story, we sup
pose, ss gwen to the CsRmOHneaitk by the par
ties interested, but it's dreadful thin.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

~ There is testimony showing that on two
occasions, an officer at Fort Sill, who ascertaned
the coll uson between Belknap and the post ira
der, and their system of swindling the soldiers
sent charges against Belknap to the President of
the United States. The first time, he was re-
moved to another post the second time, he was
court-martialed and dismissed the service, con-
trary to the manner provided for in the Regula-
tions, by inferior officers, whose own promotion
depended upon his dismissal. He was tried on
the charge of making false accusations against
his superior officer, Belknap. The President de-
clares he never saw either of the complaints sent
to him. 1t is possible they may have been sup
pressed, in their red-tape progress to the Presi-
dent through the hands of Belknap's underlings; ;
but the impression prevails that the President
knew of them.