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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14
Have We a Iocusts Migratoris Among us 2
sAnd the Grasshoppcr shall be a burden an,
desire shall fail .-Ecciesiastes MI, 5.

''And the Grasshoppcr shall be burden and
desire shall fail .-Eccissiasfes MI, D,
Set us down as holy hater of that hairless
brute. The earless, muled-faced old glutton !!
why he was eve MANUFACTURED no one this side
Of the bottomless pit seems to know. His CHIEF
end seems TO be--wen its hard TO determine
whether its his head end or his tail ord. With
one OF his ends he devours the substance Of
the people, with the other he probagates his
vile species in small holes in the ground in lit
tie bags of fifty eggs at single wriggle, dern
him. His appetite is only exceeded by his I'M
holy passions which he Is continually crafty
ing in manner so open as TO mantle with
blush the cheek OF Mormon with fifteen
wives the shameless, licentious tobacco spit
ter. Our text is.correct as to.his being 'bur-
den," but old Ecciesiastes was fooled as TO his
"desre,' awfuly sold out, as any Que can see
for themselves. HIS desire is enormous. Re-
fering to his paunch a wheat field is but
MONDAY lunch and thousand acres OF corn
scant bellyuil. As this redlegged hog gobbles
the last pumpkin in the patch he rolls his eye
heayenward and proceeds to get up fifty more
in his own likeness, then, pulling up his tail
plays angel among the clouds until roosting
time, when "desire" gets the better of him
and he comes down TO get up few more of
his internal young ones. Collectively, they
come like the condemned legions that fell with
Satan into the birthstone lake, burthenng the
air, and our unfailing desire is that they may
go TO the same place. If some one should i'm
agine that we had seen a grasshopper, let Us
hasten to disabuse their minds. We saw man
who saw man, who thought he saw some
thing that looked like one out on the Cowskin
but that was two years ago, you know. But
who can tell what an hour won't bring forth
Are they not already in Nebraska and Mime
sofa: Untold million myriads Of these heath
en- canibais may come to work out our eternal
destruction, our hair and faith by the roots,
as also our fall wheat. Then as across his
green fields plodes the honest farmer, or as
homeward propelles the innocent townsman,
there would arise these green and yellow
streaked devils in winged hale OF thick pes
thence from his path, curling in wave like
the spray from the PROV of vessel as it plows
the sea Whom the gods love die young.
No grasshopper ever died before his fullest
time. If all the hard words in the dictionary,
and all the mean epithets of all tongues wore
stretched out in a sentence Il mile long and
that sentence boiled down into a single word,
that wordsworth be "damn," and that's what
we think of the grasshopper.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

On Sunday morning, Sept. 10th, Josephine
daughter OF A w. and Betty Oliver, aged ter
months
Simple funeral services were conducted al
the residence OF the parents, on Monday, by
the Rev. J. I. Hanna, at which were gathered
many sympathizing friends. What loss sc
sad as that of the first born?
Young mother, she is gone!
Her dimpled check no more VIII touch thy
breast;
No more the music tone
Float from her lips, TO thine all fondly pressed
Her smile and happy laugh are lost 10 thee
Earth must her mother and her pillow be.
Mother thy child is blessed is blesssd;
And though her presence may be lost tc thee,
And vacant leave thy breast,
And missed sweet load from thy parent knee;
Though tones familiar from thine have
passed.
Thou 1t meet thy first born with her Lord at last.
In this city, on Sunday, September 10, 1876,
Rubie Cora. infant daughter of Hull Z. and
Hariett V. Reed, aged one year, ten months
and two days.
'Weep not for those
Who sink within the arms of death
Ere yet the chilling wntry breath
Ofsorrow o'er them blows
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Go to the Mountains of Colorado

By the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road. the new and popular line from Atchison
and Kansas City via the beautiful Arkansas
Valley, to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver,
Canon City, Cucharas, Del Norte. Trinidad,
Santa Fe and all points In Colorado, New Mex
leo and Arizona. Special round trip tickets
to Denver only $50, allowing stop-of priv
ileges both ways on the main line. and at Col
orado Springs, Manitou and Pixies Peak. Low
emigrant rates TO the San Juan Mines.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between the
Missouri River and Rocky Mountains, without
change. Close connections made at Pueblo
with trains TO- Denver and Northern Colorado.
For maps, time tables and the : San Juan
Guide address,
L. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
lett Topeka. Hans.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

A SELECT sCHooL.-The undersigned will
open, on Monday, September 18th, n select
school for boys and girls, in the first building
west OF the Douglas Avenue House. 1t is in
tended to make this permanent institution,
if the patronage is such as to justify its con-
tinuance. 1t is well understood that Wichita
is competent to support a good school, and
that the times and the country demand it.
Pupils frem distance will be received and
everything be done to make the school both
pleasant and profitable. Tuition for primary
scholars, $500; advanced, $500 per term of
twelve weeks-one-haf in advance, the re-
malnder at the middle of the term.
Mrs. NJ IL. WEST.
24-lt Mrs. 81. {. TODD.
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The undersigned are prepared to buy your
grain or ship it to any market you may desig-
nate, and advance three-fourths the cash val
ue ON shipment, for reasonable commission.
We have just finished putting up one OF
Howe's Improved grain scales, with which we
have United States Government Tester, that
they may be tested at any moment to know il
they are correct. These scales will be in the
exclusive charge of a sworn weighman, whose
duty it shall be to weigh all grain honestly
and correctly without favor to either buyer or
seller.
Hoping to receive a liberal share Of your
patronage, we are respectfully yours,
SMITH 4 PITTENGER.
Wichita, July l, 1876. lift
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Programme Of the Concert.

The concert promised our people week or
so since has been arranged for and is under
rehearsal. The time will be Tuesday evening,
september 19th place, Eagle Hall. 1t will
be by all odds the finest entertainment of the
kind ever offered our people. We presume
every one knows the object, most worthy
one, the building of the new Presbyterian
ch urch. We have no doubt the great hall
will be filed. The following is the programme
1. Let's be Gay, G. F. Root-The Choir.
.. Duette, Ala Campan Indimo, Campana
Mrs. Russell, Miss McCabe.
3. Quar;ette, TIE Knights wel-Cald-
well, Davidson, Wood, Dean.
4. Sole, nquestc simpliee, from Betty,
Donezetti-Miss Willard.
.. Quarlette, Star of Descending night, En-
mcrson-Mrs. Russell, Miss McCabe, Messrs.
Caldwell, Dean.
6. Solo, The Old Sexton, II. Russell-Dr.
Dean.
7. Quintetie, On the Mountain High, Root
Choir
PART SECOND.
s. Solo, Nella Calma Dun Bel, from Romeo
and Juliette, Goudod-Miss McCabe.
8. Quartette, The Pirates Glee, Baber-
Caldwell, Davidson. Wood, Dean.
10. Solo, Dear Friends OF Youth, Sicilian
Vespers, Verdi-Mrs. Russell.
IL. Piano Solo, Grand .Galop De Concert,
EGG. Ketterer-Miss MeCabe.
l.. Solo, The White Squat. Barker-Caid-
well.
10. Duet, The Two Cousins--Mrs. Russell,
Mis-. McCabe.
IA Finale, The Fox Jumped over the
Parsons Gate. from Guy Mannering-Choir.
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SheriH's Sale

Su6Ilu 3 0dlt.
District court, 18th judicial district sedgwick
county, Kansas.
E. P. Kirby,
VS..
Catherine Pullen, W. d. Sanders, Charles
II. DunsbracS, Betsey J. Tucker and VIM.
NJ Polk.
By virtue of an order of sale issued out OF the
District ourt of the Thirteenth Judicial District
sitting in and for Sedgwick county. Kansas,
wherein L. p. Kirby is plaintiff and Catherine
PulIen W ID. Sanders, Charles II. Dunsbrack
Betsey j. Tucker and VIM. NJ. Polk are defend
ants, will, on SATURDAY., the 1th day OF Oc-
| tober, between the hours of two and four
O'Clock D. m, ut the court house door, being at
the front OF the building known as Eagle Block
in the city f Wichita, Kansas, offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash in
hand all the right, title and interest OF the dend-
ants Catherine PnIlen W. ID. Sanders, Charles
III. Dunsbrack, Betsey J Tucker and VIM. NJ.
Polk in and to the following described real prop
erty, to wit:
The southeast quarter of section number thirty
four (3i), in township number twenty seven,
south OF range number one east, and appraised at
S1s 20 per acre.
said property is levied upon as the property Of
defendants Catherine Pullen, W. ID. sanders,
Charles ii. Dunsbrack, Betsey J. Tucker, and
WIN. NJ Polk, and will be sold to satisfy said
order of sale.
SherGs Office, Wichita. Sedgwick county,
Kansas, August ~, A. ID. 1876.
II. w. DUNNING,
Sheriff Sedgwick County, Kansas.
H. c. Sluss, Plaintiffs Attorney. 22-5t
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Wanted, another building or vacant lot up
on which TO post circus bills. Our town is
plastered over with lions, tigers and women
turning summersaults. Two circuses will be
here in few days. The twelve allied Euro
pean Circus comes across the country. and
will bethere on Saturday the 23rd aud Howes'
London circus will be here on the cars Mon
the 25th. Our advertising columns fell all
about both. You pays youl money and takes
your choice
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

FIVE DOLLARS REwARD.-Lost a black
morocco pocket book, considerably worn, con-
tanning about $50 and small papers. The
above reward will be paid by leaving the same
at the Post Office. or returning it to the hard
ware store of Bissantz & Butler, on Douglas
avenue next door to Bclte's furniture store.
24-1t BIssANTZ 4 BUTLER.
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ly upon the sensibiities OF the most refined.
The performance was far above the average,
and the Menagerie is too well known in the
community to need any fulsome praise of onrs.
The best of order was maintained both inside
and outside the many tents, and everybody
had but one remark to make, which was.
"The European Circus leads them al.'-
Mount Carmel {Ikl .SiqaGl.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

Kansas in any single year, by one man, was
delivered this year by J. Fitch, from Kings
herd, and numbered over thirty thousand
head, which immense number was the increas
for single year of the great ranch. These
cattle have been delivered at several points
in Kansas. Mr.. Fitch is now in Wichita
He says he branded for King over twenty
eight thousand head this season.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

The Mammoth Show Company-Howes'
Great London Circus, Hippo drome, Sanger's
English Menagerie of trained animals and
Marde-Gras Carnival combination-is to visit
this city on the 18th. They bring with them
the best of references, the endorsement OF the
Public and the Press from all cities were they
have exhibited. They have discarded all the
Objectionable features usually found in the
Circus Arena; instead of which they produce
no single festure TO patrons but those that are
first -class
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

A grain buyer lately located at Valley Cen
ter, by the name OF Snyder, whose operations
have proved more crooked than extensive
skipped the country the other night, leaving
his creditors in the lurch to the extent OF sew
eral thousand dollars, we understand. II
seems that without credit or reference letters
he was explicitly trusted. We may have been
misinformed, but this Is as we hear IL.
EDITOR EAGLE Please give notice that
there will be meeting of the people OF Union
township at Union school house Thursday,
September slst, at one O'Clock p. M, to de-
wise ways and means TO prevent the burning
of the prairie grass until next spring, with a
view to destroying the grasshoppers, the eggs
Of which are now deposited in the ground.
And would most earnestly urge adjoining
townships TO do the same.
by order ofUnion Grange No. SOB.
w. III. WHITE, Master.
Il. 5, BELL, Secretary.
Eldridge, September o, 1876.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

Captain William Tarlton returned home
from Kentucky the other day. sound and
well. His five thousand dollar horse proceed
ed him by two or three days and is now safe
and sound in his stables. He is not only a
choicest line. His terms etc. will be found
in an advertisement. Captain T. also brought
out some fine mules; regular blue grass Ken
lucky stock. He says financial matters ir
Kentucky are very much depressed and that
times were never so hard. Capt, Tarlton has
our thanks for five sold Kaintuck" subscrb-
ers whom we hope will get their moneys
worth
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The Singer Sewing Machine.

Over one million and half in use. The
most durable and lightest running machine in
the world. As an evidence, the Singer, REM
iugton and Wheeler & Wilson were invented
about the same time and put into market, and
at the present day the Singer has over one
million and half in use, the Wheeler & VIII
son has about five hundred Thousand and the
Remington has the small, Insignificant num-
Der of five thousand nine hundred and fifty
three, which can be seen on the upper end of
the needle burr, which makes the Remington
the last choice OF the people, and they would
not have sold one quarter that number hal
they not sold them under a fictitious name
For many years the Remington machine COM
pany have attempted to force their machines
on the market as the Remington, but failed,
which reminds me of several occurrences.
Fifteen years ago the third day of July, 1 was
in Bloomington Illinois, stopping with a
friend by the name of ID. II. Horner. There
were two agents at the place, the Wheeler &
Wilson and the Remington. The Wheeler &
Wilson agent had confidence enough in his
machine to sell it on It's own reputation, but
the Remington agents confidence failed him,
and he attempted to sell 1t as the improved
Weed. Some five years ago, while L was SELL
ing the Howe, l happened to meet an agent
that was selling the Remington. He had as
little confidence IN his machine as the first
one met, and he attempted to sell it as the
improved Howe, and have been credItably
informed that the Remington agents are sell
ing their machines here as the improved
Singer, which is false. There is no improved
Singer except the original one, which cannot
be sold in the Southwest except by or
through me. Those who wish TO buy the
Remington are welcome to, but | deem it my
duty to inform the good people of the South
west, through the columns of your paper, SO
they will not be imposed upon in buying ma
chimes. machine that cannot be sold on
its own reputation should not be sold on the
merits of machine that has been long tried
and proved, without doubt, the best in the
world The impositons offered are OF the
deepest dye. W. MASON,
General Agent for the Southwest.
Wichita, June y, 1876. HIN
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All parties that have been notified to work
their poll tax, and have failed are hereby no.
titled that ON and alter Saturday, September
10th, compliant will be made before the JUS
tiee of Peace. j. w. MCCARTNEY,
Street Commissioner
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For Sale.

A new Debold & Klnsey safe, No. 8, can
be seen at John Edwin Martins Office. vii
sell cheap for cash or will trade for young
hogs and cattle. Address
THOMAS LLOYD,
2l-4tS Sedgwick City, Kansas.
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Fall Stock of Millinery.

Mrs. Annie Watson wishes to say to the Ia
dies of Wichita and vicinity, that she is r eceiv
ing a well selected stock of millinery goods
which she desires to have them come and see
before making final purchase. Come and see
what the fall styles are like, and what it costs
TO supply your wants. 23-u
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

We have received from and with the CON-
pliments of The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad Company, a pamphlet called the
..Iron Trail" II consists in substance of ar
tieles on Kansas aud Colorado, which appear
ed in Scribner's for August. The article is
written by A. c. Wheeler, Of the New York
World, otherwise and better known as "Nym
Crinkle.n Ii is an exceedingly interesting
little book, printed on finely tinted paper and
elegantly Illustrated with pictures of this and
the Rocky Mountain country, which pictures
are true to nature.
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Look to Your Own Interest

And buy the celebrated Estey Organ. They
are the best in the market. and to those desir
Gus of purchasing an organ, we would say
send to us Tor illustrated price list, and W,
will prove the truth OF the above statemo Mt
Address HALL, WAITE & Co.,
Emporia, Lyon County, kas.
General agents for Southwestern Kansas.
23-3m
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

Two or three weeks since we spoke of
Jacob Hell, cigar manufacturer and tobocc o
dealer from junction City, who mad located in
Wichita, twc-,ioors north OF the post Office. or
Main street. The enterprise is proving a sue
cess, probably, not so much from the fact Of
his location in so live town, as from his
workmanship. Several brands .oi his cigars
are excellent and one or two brands superb.
The Exposition" brand is said by lovers OF
the weed to excel the famous "sultana, while
Others declare them unequaled this side of the
West India Islands. President Grant would
smile himself, TO get one of them between his
lips. They are made OF pure imported stock.
His stock of chewing and smoking tobaccoes
are of the best. Dealers and others wanting
good cigars or tobacco would do well to call
on Jacob He'll.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

Save your money by patronizing home en-
terprise. We are agents for the sale of coarse
wrapping paper from the Humboldt Paper
Mills, and keep a supply on hand.
GEO. Y. SMITH,
2+-tf Eagle Block.
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Notice to Bridge Builders.

Sealed proposals for building bridge across
the Little Arkansas river at Weidner's ford at or
near section line between sections No. and IL,
township %, range l. east according to plans and
specification on fllc in the Office of the County
Clerk of Sedgwick County, Kansas, VIII be re-
ceived at the Office of said County Clerk up to the
hour of IL O'Clock m, of Monday, the I'd day OF
October 1876. The right is reserved TO reject all
bids.
by order of the Board of County Commission
ers of Sedgwick County, Kansas.
j. NJ. STEELE, Chairman.
Attest John Tucker, County Clerk. 23-3t
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J, Ii. Black has moved his stock of goods
from his old stand to the Baily building two
doors north, where he will be found for the
present ready to accommodate his GU stomers
234t
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LoST.-A plain gold ring on the morning OF
the 18th inst, between the post office and the
railroad, the finder will be liberty rewarded
by leaving the same at the Cottage Honse.
oi.9t
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The extension of the st. Louis, Kansas City
to the st. Louis Union Depot, eleven miles,
was completed June 10th. All passenger
trans now arrive and depart TO and from the
Union Depot, where connections are made
with all Eastern and Southern lines. This
new extension passes through the beautiful
Forest Park; also, the most interesting and
picturesque portion of suburban st. Louis
and surrounding country.
This company has just published beaut-
fully colored engraving, entitled ga Birds
Eye View Of st. Louis,' showing the new
Union Depot, the entrance to the tunnel I'M
der the city, the bridge over the Mississippi
river, and the Relay House, East st. LOUIS.
For copies of this engraving, free, address
c. X. Lord. Gen. Passenger Agent, st. Louis.
NoTICE-One Four-ton Scale for sale at a
bargain. Enquire of j. +. Holmes, at the
Avenue Book Store. 15-tf
W. S. jenkins, late Register U. S. Land Of
flee, Wichita, Kansas, Attorney at Law and
Solicitor of Claims. Office second door north
Of Post Office, Wichita, Kansas. Having re-
turned home after an absence of several
months in Washington, ID. c., in the practice
before the General Land Office and other de-
partments there, am prepared to prosecute
all claims to lands arising under the pre-emp
ton, homestead, TOWNSHIP, fimber-culture and
mining laws. Parties having claims in con-
test before the Local Land Office or the De-
partment at Washington, will find it to their
advantage to consult me, as give special at
tention to that class of business
Collections made in this and adjoining coun-
ties and monies promptly RENTED. [l6-tf
Office books and diaries at Herrington'sw
down awful cheap. Aft
Pure and unaduterated sweet cider at H.
A. Wheeler's. 35-tf
There is nothing in the grocery line that you
want but what you can buy at Wheeler's
grocery. 35-ti
Two or three harness makers wanted at
Ford's Immediately. HENRY p. FORD.
Winfield, Kansas, May 8, 1876. 6-tf
Latest styles of quecnsware at Allen Il
fuckers 52-tf
Honey in the honey comb, at Ii. A. Wheel
er's 35-tf
Turn over new leaf an 90 to G. Ii. Her.
rington's and get new ledger. 42-tf
Stages leave and arrive daily to and from all
points in the south at the Richey House.
Aft
Down. down goes the price of Coal at the
Blue Scales, 5000 per ton on the cars.
left j. A. GRAYSON, Agent.
New Coal Depot. Prices to suit the times.
19-tf j. A. GRAYsoN, Agent.
Buckwheat cakes and maple syrup. Buy
them at Wheeler's. 35-tf
Take your hides to c. NJ. Garrison, the old
est hide buyer in Wichita. 2l-n
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We don't suppose anybody viii believe us,
but we make the statement all the same, and
have the documents to prove it, /. e., the root.
c. ID. Price. of Delano township, left in our
Office a sweet potato that measures four feet
seven inches in length
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

}. A Armeut. well known in Wichita, but
now living in the San Jaun mining country,
writes Us a very long and excellent letter dis
criptive of that country, which VIII appear
on the outside of next weeks EAGLE and VIII
be read with interest.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

Geo. Kaiser, Mic Klaus, Otto weis and A.
Hess all started for Philadelphia last Monday,
10 be gone about three weeks. This party
will stop day at st. Louis. another at Gin
einnati, another at Washington, etc. We
wish them pleasant journey and that their
money NAV hold ont
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Publication Notice.

State of Kansas, county of Sedgwick
In the district court of said county Of Sedgwick'
Mary +. Green, Plaintiff,
VS..
Albert B. Green, Defendant.
The above named defendant Albert b Grseh
will take notice that he has been sued by the
abavc named plaintiff Mary Z. Green, in the DIS
trict court of Sedgwick county, Kansas, ana un,
less he answers the petition OF the sara plaihiii
AGAINST him lled in said action in the Office of the
clerk of said court by the 18th day OF october,
1876 said petition will be taken as true and Judg.
ment VIII be rendered IN said action IN favor OF
said nlaintiu and against said defendant granting
the said plaintiff divorce from the said defend
ant j. NJ BALDERSTON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Attest: Geo. W. Reeves, clerk of the District
Court.