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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24
(For the Chief.)
GRACE BEFORE MEAT.

That gratitude which consists in lively OF favors
TO come is sometimes shown by the humblest of Gods
An aged maiden Lady had parrot the solace
of her declining years She had trained il pinusy lbei
religious Of mind hersefJ and taught it To
the beautiful things ont Of the Bible The biri was
words tell she loved it dearly no
because it looked like her for that she knew but
because it good and pure bird so ready with
comforting text she felt sad 1t ate crack
wit pOns ejaculation between each bite nor ever
its head under its wing without saying its prayers
But disease respecter of or parrots and the
exemplary bird fell sck day The doctor was called
in but in all experience he had nothing like it,
The neighbOrs summoned but of them seemed
to unders tand the parrots The poor bird grew
WORSE and did nothing but repeat the book of Job At
this crisis however the sorrowing maiden, whose wits
shapened by the emergency remenb cred an elderly
captain who Ii we'd far away and who was believ
ed know something about parrots At her teagul sum
mons he calamity to the and after careful
examination of the symptoms he it his op inion
that the bird lonesome in short that it pinin
for mate
Not that you amt good enough company for the par
rot Mum don't that, said the Captain, hastily
but then you know, Num- You both being of the same
sex, Num- he continued, turning very re gentle man
| bird that's what's the matter!'
That was horrible suggestion but desperate diseases
require heroic treatment Had he bird of that kind
he would; but then he didn't know he had oughter
being as how his bird had been raised aboard ship and
wasnt moral bird from hearing the sailors talk Did
his b ird much it very wickedi No; ii
wasn't very wicked but-and then the Captain explained
the agitaed lady delicatey he could that sea
fring men, long deprived the refining influences of fe
male society blunt of speech and that the morals OF
the best ea ming parrots the world likely to suffer
| in consequence
But he spoke the parrot al another nt and
W as determined to attempt its life, at whatever
risk its morals without delay, the nautical bird
was brought, and placed in the cage.
"Avast there mate - said the feathered son of Nep
tune.
The Lord he praised for 10 the bridegroom cometh
feebly responded the sick parrot.
You bet your bottom dollar ON that! said the disreP
utable bird. "Heave alongside.
And there were foolish virgins, who" continued
| the sufferer still quoting Scripture.
Virgins be bowed - replied the ancient mariner who
had Travelled and observed That's played out. Open
the atchway the sheets star board your
helm and I'll"
At this moment shrek from the horrifi ed Lady, who
swooned in the Captains arms, drowned abe remark.
What the abandoned bird said will never be known but
this was the reply of the piOus
For what about to receive oh, Lord make us
truly grateful
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

of my last passed only three bills in over
thirty days.
We had the pleasure although we suppose we shou"
nat so call IL, Of attending the trial of a j. Mo~ry III
The HoD.e of Representatives, Thursday p m February
The I7,b Although We arrived late we were there in
time to hear some very eloquent speeches both Tor ana
aoaint the expulsion of the said member (MowryJ oil
which the following the most prominent; Geo W
cUt of Atcbison County J. II. Halowel of Cherokee
c.p,v and some others Also Attorney Webb, of this
ctv who spoke in defense of Mr. Mowry; but all of his
lous,ce was of no avail for when the Clerk called the
m the vote for expulsion stood &c to 81 Upon this
su the Speaker declared the seat of A. j. Mowry from
Donivhan County, vacant
The members of the Legislature AMI their wives nave
accented an invitation a free ride from the Atcson
neka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, upon their H.
nal adjournment
The weather this winter this place, is fine We be-
LEV. We have never in any climate where have been
witnessed any fner weather tn arc having at the
present time.
Business is still brisk and from all accounts will 80
continue.
Ouite number of our citizens propose going to the
Centennial to witness the great exposition there to b'
displayed
be space and will orboar further correspondence At this
time but will try and give yOu the items As they
Alphabetically Yours, CLlOSOPHlC.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24
A TOAST.

Two Important Discoveries: The discovery ol
America by Colu mbus, and DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery; the one opening up to man
KIND new continent, the other fountain oil
health, which is Indispensable to the full enjoy
ment of life and its blessings. In response &c
the above sentiment, come the unsolicited at
testations of tens of thousands of grateful pa
tieats, who have been relieved of chronic an
sents through its instrumeutality. Those vol
ces are limited to no locality, but from every
city, village, and hamlet, in our broad domain
as well as from other elmes, and in the strange
utteranees of foreign tongues, like the confused
murmur of many waters, come unfeigned and
hearty concentrations. 1t is in combination
with the Pleasant Purgative Pellets, the great
depurator of the age. Under ITS benign action
eruptions disappear, excessive waste is checked,
the nerves are strengthened, and health, long
banished from the system, resumes her reign and
re-establishes her roseate throne upon the cheek
All who have thoroughly tested its virtues IN
the diseases for which it is recommended unite IN
pronouncing it the great Medical Discovery ol
the age
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24
Hotel & Boarding-House Association
NO. 72I ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA.

Among the numerous plans for making the
hotel and boarding -house accommodations "t
Philadelphia available to visitors during Tue
Centennial year, is that of the Hotel anu b"ar"
ing- House Association.
On the first of Nav next, according 10 iate esr eS
Inmates the hotels will have a capacity OF 2o,OOO
guests and the boarding honses anproxlmatlhS
IS 900 in number, capacity of 3O,OOO.
To which may be added large NUMBER OF
nrivate dwellings additional, which will he
opened to visitors if necessary:
The hotels of course, will he always aecesSl-
HE hut with the boarding honses it is different,
they being widely distributed and nnre%iSterea',
,uj Tn render this class of accommodations
,.;lLIs TN visitors is the object of the Associa-
To this end there is being kept at the central
office a register of all reputable boarding houses
in the city which will show at any time TN va
r,ncies .nL schedule of rates of each and offices
will he opened at every hotel cooperating WIN
the association or in the immediate vleinity'
where visitors who fail tn secure lodging ae hO
tells will he afforded choice OF rooms anh ootlu
at any of the houses where vacancies occur, 70
gether with guarantee of the quality ana costs
| of the lodgings offered.
| In connection, and in telegraphic communiea-
tion with the central Office the association h''s
/ located twenty y-nine branch agencies IN diHefehI
parts of the city, where vacancies as tney occ"s
/ will he registered and reported to the man Of
| fee, enabling agents at the hotels or other plaG-
es, tn transfer visitors from hotels that are iul
| to hotels and boarding houses where tnero aro
vacancies.
1t has already registered and isin CO operation
| with foTty-three hotels and more than one thou
sand five hundred boarding houses having ca
pacity of forty five thousand guests, the number
! daily increasing.
| 1t has also at command, through the Ameri-
| can District Telegraph Company, two hundred
| and fifty Messengers TO show strangers to their
| lodging and for other purposes.
| Thus at at n tritling cost and avoiding all an
al
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24
Anti.MasOnry.

Two weeks ago, we copied from an exchange
sketch Of n. B. Blanton, famed in Border Rufian
days, for having exposed the murderous schemes
of the notorious " BIue Lodge" 1t was stated
that, since that time, BlantOn has been q bitter
opponent of Masonry, and ali secret socie'ies
Before that weeks issue came out, we recei' Gu
a communication from Mr.. Blanton, upon 'ne
subject of Masonry which were 100 liucn
crowded to publish sooner but when VIII oe
found in our columns, this week.
Mr.. BIanton starts ont with the hope tha' We
are not Mason, and that our columns are open
to the discussion of the subject. lie Is rish'
on both these points. Our columns are open
for the discus sion of both sides of all SUBJECTS ii
conducted within the bounds of reason. we are
not Mason !: but in order not to be mlsunder-
stood, we will say that it is not because OF any
prejudice against Masonry, or secret societies
generally; nor have we ever applied and been
rejected we suppose it has '.just happened 50. y
We are not opposed to Masonry.
Mr. Blanton's communication, he says, was in
spired by his happening to get hold of copy Of
the Wathena Reporter in which the editor threat
ems tha. Masons would discontinue their patron
age to the Chief, because we rubbed him too
hard on the facts. This was simply an impotent
threat, by one who had been coaded into such a
rage that he did not know what else to say. Not
a single Mason has discontinued his subscription
to the CHIEF, and not one will on account of the
matter about which the threat was made. On
the contrary, a number of Masons have freely
expressed their disgust that a member of the or
der should even imagine that the entire fratern.
ity would take up little sinking personal fuss
of his own, in which he was the aggressOr.
Since We began doing business for ourself, we
have resided in three different towns. In eacl
place, members of the Masonic order have beeI
our warmest friends, even when Masons hav,
been our competitors, and they knew we never
had any connection with the order. If any Ma
son has withheld his support from us, or inter
fered with our business to the value of penny
because we did not belong to the order, we have
yet to learn of it. In fact, we do not belev,
that MasOns as a body, do any such bust
ness, or that their obligations require them t,
do so.
Having defined our position, so that there car
be no misunderstanding, Mr.. Blanton has permits
sion to go ahead, as long as he keeps within tn
bounds of decOrum. But because the infam
ous band of outlaws called the "Blne Lodge
took the form of a secret, Oath-bound order, he
surely has too much sense to contend that al
secret societies are bound together for unlawful
purposes, or opposed to the public good. Hi
long and varied experience has certainly taugh
him that human nature is human nature, th
world over; that a good man is a good man
wherever you find him; and that . man who il
naturally a skunk, is skunk, matter how
many churches or secret orders he belongs to, O.
how much he may be opposed TO them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

ST. NICOLAS FOR MARCH.-Of the contents OF
this months 81. Nicholas, Mr.. Whittier's poem,
'The Pressed Gentian," will probably be the
most widely enjoyed. The true and tender vers-
es read so charmingly alongside the bright sto-
ries and sketches for the children, and in that
position reveal so clearly the child-heart of the
great man, that the poem certainly appears to
excellent advantage. ''The Pressed Gentian" is
written in his sweet, rhythmic, simple style, and
is full of his poetic feeling. 1t will be welcomed
everywhere.
Next in interest, perhaps, are the instailmehts
of the serials-Mr Br ooks's story containing an
exceedingly vivid and realistic description OF
Buffalo stampede" and Mr.. Bayard Taylor s.
fine picture of the wonder and stuPefacatlon Oh
an Icelandc boy at his first view of the sights OIL
Scotland.
Foreign scenery, indeed, enters largely into the
composition of the number, snce MT. Charies
Dudley Warner gives u delightful giirnpse OIL
the FESTIVAL of Tapers" in an Italian chnrch,
with its rollicking, mischievous irreverent, but
entrancingly beautiful and melodi ous ehoir-boy I;
Mrs. Oiphant contributes the first of her papers
on Hwindsor Castle" containing some very in
teresting details of its early history; and there
story of Egyptian life.
The series of "Talks with Girls" is begun with
a charming "bit of talk" from Louisa NJ. Alcott,
whose words are always welcome to the girls,
and always worth their hearing; and Rebeeca
Harding Davis furnishes one of the best stOri es
in the number.
As for other contributors there is the usual
fulness and variety, from the funny poem of
''The Shark" to Mr.. Rid eings fine description of
''The New York Fire Department" and Mrs. Ma
ry Treats simple bit of science, "The Floscule;
while of all the beautiful illustrations we can
only mention Mr.. Alfred Frederick's exquisite
picture of SThe Fairy King and his Daughters
Three" Last of all, the boys and girls will find
the long-expected answer to the "Prize-Puzzle,' v
and the awarding of the prizes.
John Greenleaf Whittier Bayard Taylor,
Charles Dudley Warner, Mrs. Oliphant, Louisa
N. Alcott, Rebecca Harding Davis, Lucretia p
Rale-surely these names a guarantee of the
interest of single number of any periodical!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24
SPoT HM.-A Topeka correspondent of the
Fredonia Citizen, speaking of the implication of
Smalluond in the aohnnl ho,d rnhharias sars.

EFedonla CtuzeH, speaking OF the lmpllcatlon OF
SmallwOod in the school bond robberies, says:
1t 4 noteworthy, in this connection that Capt Small
wood Is at present lobbying claim at Washington which
he hopes through the Democratic House of Repre-
man, John r. GOodn, whom SmallwoOd Is beslavering
with pus written back to be published in Kansas Repub
hcan newspapers.
Having neglected his official duties, and per-
mitted the school fund to be plundered by
thieves, and having gambled and swilled away
all his property and means, he is now endeavor-
ing to make a raise by stealing from the Govern
ment, in the shape of fraudulent claim; and in
order to get it through Democratic Congress,
he has it engineered by a Democratic Congress-
man, who is doubtless to have q share in the
steal SmallwoOd's puffs of this rebel sneak,
Goodin, will not avail him much in Kansas. 1t
is very common practice with men who have
wasted their substance, to trump up fraudulent
horse and other claims against the Government
There are men in Kansas who have made raises
in this way, time after time. While Kansas
Senators are making such ado about pension
frauds, let them look at this species of stealing.
Smallwood is at Washington under Haryey's
wing; and if his steal passes the House, Harvey
will father it in the Senate.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

n Since the defeat of the Centennial appro-
pristion in the House, three of the members OF
the Board of Managers have resigned, and a new
hill has been introduced. Bat among the three
who have resigned, is not one who is objection
able. George T. Anthony still holds on, and will
continue to hold until he is ehucked overheard
and then he will scratch and claw aud screech
in desperate effort to hang on. If the Legisla.
ture apprOpriates single dollar it should speci-
fly the men who are to control its expenditure;
but not cent to go into the clutches of that
leech
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

The Kansas House of Representatives will he
remembered chiefly as the relentless foe tn news
papers. The bills for publishing the cons titu-
tioual amendments last year, i'll the papers Of the
State amounted to little over $1,000. The At
torney- General says the charges in accord
ance with the rates prescribed by law. But the
House cuts the amount down to S3OOO-thus at
tempting to beat the newspapers ont OF 200.
The bill to provide for the publication of stray
notices in local papers, fixes the amount of each
notice ut the mnnitcent sum of fifty cents. The
newspaper editors of Kansas have done rs much
hard work for the State without adequate com-
pensation rs ought To be expected of any class
of citizens-but it remained for the present Leg
isIature to ask them To publish official advertise
ments for nothing. If the same discrimination
were to be made against any other class or pro-
fessiOn, very few members favOring such meas
nre would find their way to any official
position much less to the Legislature. But
newspaper editors are slow to defend their own
Interests against official skin-fints. They are
expected, however, to stand up for the rights OF
others, and to support candidates, and incompe-
tents too, frequently. for Office-s0ely for the
public good Topeka Times.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

70 Mr.. Campbell, Representative from this
County, explains that in his votes on the third
terra and resumption resolutions, he had no ref
erenee to his sentiments on these questions; but
he voted against them both, simply because he
thonght they had no business in the Legislature,
and because they were being bored with them,
day after day, by cheap politicians, at heavy
loss of valuable time, and he was in favor of the
shortest method of suuelching tbcm
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24
Very respectfully your obedient servant
W Ii

II After all the fuss and Indignation in the
House relative to some usguarded and jocular
remarks in private letssp written by Mr.. Aid
rich, of Smith County, he has shown himself to
be more of a man and a lover of justice than
some of those who were badly worried over
his objectionable, lack of courtesy. His name
stands at the head Of the roll against swindliug
the newspapers ont of oneh half of their just dues
for publishing the Constitutional Amendments
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

Cooley LADY's BOoK.-TIis time hOnored
Magazine is before us, for March. The principal
engraving is "Marie Antonette Leaving Her
Prison for the Scaffold." Besides this, it has
the usual complement of fashion plates, patterns
etc. In addition to other interesting matter,
this number has guide to Philadelphia and its
various places of interest, for the information OF
visitors during the Centennial.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

e The humaitarians in the Legislature are
trying to abolish capital punishment altogether,
in place of the fraud now on the statute book on
the subject. In Iowa, where this thing has been
thoroughly tested, capital punishment is being
restored. Mercy to murderers is failure
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

b ine earnings OF the st. 10. bridge for De-
cember were so'lloSo. Of this, s772sS was from
the highway, and S,SS7-5o from the railroad
The toll rates are: California and coal cars, g
each; all other cars, s. each; 2-horse wagon. SO
cents; 2-horse buggy, 40 cents; I-horse vehicles.
30 cents; horseman, 90 cents; footmen, 5 cents
loose horses and cattle, 10 cents; sheep and hogs
3 cents
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

SCRI BSER FOR MARCH-In ScribHer for March,
full, illustrated description is given of the new
buildings of Trinity College, now in course of
erection at Hartford. These mark new de-
parture" in the college architecture of the coun-
try. DIR. Edward Eggleston publishes popular
description of Froebel's principles and methods
in an art icle on the Child Garden. The text is
accompanied by portrait of Froebel, nu umerous
diagrams, etc. "Truro Parish" is short paper
which gives some amusing legends in connection
with the Old Pohick Church and its rectors.
This is one of the churches which Washington
has incidentally imniortalized. Albert Rhodes
sketches the career and character of Balzac, and
tells a number of characteristic anecdotes of the
famous writer. Dorsey Gardner writes about
the struggles and successes of the celebrated Or
nithologist, Wilson. Another installment of "Rev-
olutionary Letters is given in this number.
Rev. Mr.. Twichell of Hartford has here paper
Concerning Charles Lamb" which gives the re-
suit of pilgrimage among memorials and relics
of Ella. Five chapters of Bret Hartes "Gabriel
Conroy" are published; and two chapters of Ed
ward Everett Hale's story, "Philip Nolans
Friends" There short stories by Edward
Bellamy and George w. Cable.
In Topics of the time, DIR. Holland discusses
Literary Virility," "The Common Schools" and
"Public Halls" The Old Cabinet has something
about "Baunscheidt rrsHs Bunccmbe," "rhe De-
fects in Works of Genius" "Originality and Imi-
tations," and other matters. A new feature ap-
pears in Home and Society, namely, a number of
paragraphs on rural topics by Mr.. p. I. Quinn,
the well-knOwn agricultural writer, in which
specific directions given for the laying out of
small places. In Bric-a-Brac may be found lit
tie poem 10y the late Professor Morse, hitherto
unpublished.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

n The New York SRH's spite against Presi-
dent Grant has become q disease. To show the
reliability of its everyday charges against the
President, we may cite one instance. In giving
an account of MOwry's difficulty, the San prefac-
es it with the statement that Mowry is one Of
Grants friends. Everybody in this part of Kan
sas knows that Mowry was a warm supporter of
Greeley in 1872; and he is still opposed to Grant,
one of his last votes in the Legislature having
been for the resolution opposing third term.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24
FROM THE CAPITAL.

ToPEKA KANSAS, February ls. le'6.
Ed. CHIEF While We sitting thinking over our
it suddenly to that you and also tie read
srs Of the Chief tnore especially Of DOniphan COuEyD
would relish the proceedings Of the legislature this
Winter The said august body have, up to the moment
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

rR- The Kansas Farmer just naturally annihi-
lates Senator Bridges, for presuming to stand
mp for the rights of Kansas publishers, aud to at
tempt To wrest from the Farmer its darling little
monopoly. This righteous object may not be ac-
compiished this year, nor next; but the newspa-
per men of Kansas have foreordained that it
Shall DE done, sooner or later. The Farmer has
got to let 60 of that little supar-teat.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

e The Oskaloosa Independent, upon the sup
position that Col. Philips will not be candidate
for reelection to Congress, proposes the name
of w. W. Guthrie, of Atchison. good man, and
in every way worthy and qualified for the posi-
tiOn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

q We shall not rear and make fuss over
what the Marysville Ee,rs suggests; but we shall
quietly tell the editor that he is ont of his ele-
meht. He doesn't hold a Federal Office, and
therefore has no right to fix up delegates for q
convention before which the grand stateman
who controls the little offices is to be candidate
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

r An article going the rounds of the Kansas
papers, giving the origin of the names of COun-
ties in this State, says Barbour County was NAM
ed in honor of one of the early Free State mar
tyrs of Kansas. If it was, why was the orthog-
raphy changed' Thomas W. Barber was his
name-not Barbour.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

g- The Supreme Court of Tennessee has de-
eided that the and the horse are identical.
We are glad of it; for we can now occasionally
call the editor of the Wathena Reporter horse,
by WAY of variety
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-02-24

II There are in the United States % Counties,
12s Townships, and 25 villages and post-offiees,
bearing the name of Jefferson. Bearing the name
of Washington, there are Territory, city, %
Counties, 23O Townships, and Sc villages and
-nfficas