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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19

Ioke W olCu nO84 HOu EhC~~Ss
John Randolph was travelling in part OF
Virginia with which he was unacquainted. In
the meantime he stopped during the night at an
inn at the forks of the road. The innkeeper was
fine old gentleman, and no doubt one OF the
first families of the Old Dominion. knowing
who his distinguished guest was, he endeavored
to draw him into conversation, but failed IN all
his efforts. But in the morning when Mr.. Kan
doph was ready to start, be called for his bill,
which on being presented, was paid. The land.
lord, still anxious to have one conversation with
him, began as follows:
(Which way arc you travelling, Mr.. Ran
dolphr
"Sir," said Mr.. Randolph, with look of dis
pleasure.
81 asked" said the landlord, Switch way you
were travellingi"
"Havs paid my bill ?"
"Yes"
ado owe you anything morer
"Non
"Well, am going just where please you
understandr
The landlord by this time got somewhat excit-
ed, and Mr.. Randolph drove of. But, to the
landlords SURPRISE the servant returned to en-
| qure which Of the forks of the road to take
Randolph not being out of hearing distance, the
| landlord spoke at the top of his voice:
"Mr. Randolph, you don't owe me cent; just
| take which road You please"
1t is said the air turned blue with the curses
of Randolph.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19

NORWICH Herald: Paris woman, who ten
years ago was wealthy and bathed in solid sill
yer bath tub, is now helpless paralytic, covered
with rags and consumed by rage for tobacco.
Our wealthy readers should heed this warning
and never battle in solid silver bath tub. A
malachite bath tub lined with gold is good
enough for us.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19
Sandwiches

"What do the Arabs of the desert live on, pa ~
asked roguish little girl of her father.
"Fudge! Nelly, that's an old conundrum.
They live on the sand which is (sandwiches)
there"
ayes; but, pa, how do they get thsms'
"Well, really, Nelly, give it up"
"Why, pa, don't you know that the sons of
Ham were bred and mustered in the wilder
nessf"
''Come, como, my daughter, that is too killing.
Don't say another word"
"Oh, yes; do tell me what they eat on their
sandwiches"
Eat on 'em! Why, what do they eat on
themf"
Butter, to be sure"
"Butter" How do they get butterp
"Wby, you know, pa, that when Lots wife
was turned into pillar of salt, all the family
bus her ran in the wilderness"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19

ke0d he following extract Of letter from Mrs. RsreTs
,cs Of Rev. Dr.. Rivers Of the learned eloquent
and popular Ninistes Of he Aekodist Episcopal ChweA
and Ao Is present stationed at BrOadVoy Church. Lous
viue, Ky.:
LOUISVILLE. Kr, Oct. Q, 1869.
Dr.. John Buu-Dear Sir. Many thanks to you for the
medicine you have 20 kindly given me. have been .
great sufferer for years. and had the advice Of various
physicians Some pronounced my spine some my lungs,
and my heart to be the seat Of my dsesss have
been burnt bistered and cupped until had become dis
heartened. Several very eminent physicians who
ined my spins informed that threatened with
paralysis apoplcxy any day and that nothing but
seton would relieve had perfect horror Of that,
and hestatns about having inserted when you
kindly sent your Sarsaparilla which Immediately
begun to take three times day. had suffered terribly
with most acute pain in the side of my head
pecially when would read write for any length Of
for several minutes and would have to hold something
to prevent falling.
am most happy 10 inform you that the pain in my
head is entirely relieved suffer but seldom with my
ssne and then not 20 acutely. Ny appetite Is good
indeed for the 6rst time in ny life enjoy my dinner
more than any meal during the day.
You kindly sent four bottles again last night and
began again this morning. and hope to be entirely
nsved. Ploase accept my heartfelt thanks and best
wishes.
Very truly your most grateful friend
NIB. C. RIVERS.
g. e....s t.. -sat B...
Ny journal abounds With similar letters all Of which
guarantee to be genuine and written by the persons
whose names they bear.
Do not sufer yosrself to be imposed on. Don't be
drawn away ater and doubtful experiments. Don't
with their trash.
Ny Sarsapara has stood the test for twenty years;
ID Is still the sarsapsrlls Of the day. and Of the age
erng al othen n PaPahriy and In Its curative
qualities.
Avoid all those who trying palm Of you other
extracts Of Sarsaparilla socaed Remember IL is DR..
John Bulls sarsapara Of Louisville KY that is the
old and reliable remedy for impurities Of the blood and
scrofulous affections. Always bear that In mind.
ANOTHER TESTIMONY.
BENTON BARRAcks, NO., April 20. 1866.
Dr.. Joks Buu-Dear Sir: Knowing the efficacy of your
Sarparia and the healing and beneficial qualities il
poasesses send you the following statement Of my
wounded about two years ago. taken prisoner
and confined for sixteen mouths Being moved often
ny wounds have not healed yet have not sat up
nent since was wounded. am shot through the hips
4 TT
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19

THE skeleton of cat walked into Ryan's store
at Hohokns. Ryan, seeing her, bawled out,
Mickey, didn't tell ye month ago to fade
that cat pound of mate day until ye had her
fati" "You did, and I'm just fading her pound
SIR" "Shure, l think it's lie you're telling
Bring me that scales. Now bring me that cat"
The cat turned the scales at exactly one pound.
There, didn't tell 70 she had eaten o pound
of mate this morningf" "All right, my boy
there's yer yound of mate, but where's the cat ~
CITIZEN Of Indiana having occasion to 20
home rather unexpectedly . few nights since,
caught gentleman acquaintance in the act of
kissing his wife. On relating the circumstance
to friend, he was asked if be punished the gull
ty couple, and replied mo, not exactly, but
they must have seen from the way slammed
the door that was not satisfied"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine justly claims
for supe rioEiy al remedies offered to the
public for he s eeytaia spsedy and permanent Of
Arue and Fever Chils and Fever whether OF short
Of long anding He refers to the entire Western and
Southern country to bear him testimony 10 the truth Of
the assertion. that in whatever will it fail to
the directions strictly followed and carried ont In
great many single dose has been sufficient for
and whole families have been cured by single bot
tie with perfect restoration OF the general health. II
i however, prudent and in every certain to
cure s is continued in smaller doses for week
two ter the disease has been checked especially
in difficult and long standing Usually this modi
cine viii not require aid to keep the bowels in good
order Should the patient however. require catharts
medicine after having taken three four doses of TIE
Tonic single dose Of Bulls Vegetable Family Pas viii
be sufficient
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19
BULLS
SARSAPARILLA,

Read The following extract Of letter from Mrs. Rsers
wife Of Rev. Dr.. Rivers Of the most learned eloquent
and popular Naisers Of he Aetkodis Episcopal ChureA
and 0ho Is present stationed BrOadpay Church. Loa
riue, Ky:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19
Che fn,l Of the Thiua.


GOING WEST.
Pull uP your stakes, :" the old man said;
Why don't you Westward 60.
And start farmf" Tho youth replied,
II would, II Idaho"
"Chivalfous boy!" his sire exclaimed. Q
Your pluck full well know; Et- =
III help you ont IL that 10 all .
You need. Here. Ivanhoei~
.s.sF = .it -Ses Esrk CSnEsereial Ads1nseE
He started out, and westward went,
j. b. Inspired with youthful araoe; af1s= -iss -
But something whispered, at Cheyenne,
Would you 60 Nevada"
aI know said II Idabo,
would not ask for mower;
Bat now that can take my pick, ~
Ny dream is surely ore." -
This ore I and, TO get Is hard;
lowe for all my rum; 20 ai''7.
In fact, they say that you my pard,
I0V q goodly sum.
BE said hed tar and feather me-
Until to him I said
Utah and feather me- and see
How long before you're dead"
Hoyss' Progress.
Trit trot 10 Boston,
To have little shake;
Tit trot back again.
For Iowa's swake."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19

ASK the recovered dyspep-
tics, Bilious sufferers, victims
of Fever and Ague, the MGR
curial diseased patient, how
they recovered health, cheer.
full spirits and good appetite,
they will tell you by taking
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19
DR. BUTTS DISPENSARY.

MAR - 4 HOET1f-ARepfs wanted sv.,x
VVhu where. Bssincss honersbIe And NJ;
O6Vvvs'a.f R R,55iissl..s sent f5ee; Ad'irsss
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19

TIE eapss, ru,ss a,a sss. Family Medicine IN lie wld
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundice Billion
attacks SICK HEADACHE Collie, Depression of Spirits
SOUR STOMACH, Heart Burn, &C., &c.
This unrivaed Southern Remedy is warranted not Il
contain n single particle Of MERCURY, any inurou
mineral substance buf Ia
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
GONE WHERE THE wooDEINE, ETC.

We are sorry to learn. this morning. that s. 0. Frederick. of the Senator mill and mine, is missing. under circumstances that render it almost certain that he has thrown up his business and left for parts unknown. He is known tc hc largely in debt, and al though the property has been yielding about S5.000 per month. his expenses. which could not be cut down on account of being in tiebted tO the workmCR. were nearly equal to h;s receipts. and IL k presumed that in a it of desperation. or rather eXaSperation. al the thought of being yioati, a> il were, for life, be concluded to leave everything and seek new field for future operations No man has stood iairer in the estimation of the people. for honesty and business integrity than .. O. Frederick. no man has worked with greater determination to conquer fate and succeed in mastering his difficulties than he has. and II is a matter of the deep est regret among host ot his friends that he sfUUid have chosen so III advised a plan 10 escape his troubles as the one which cir cumSsanceS now point tp a> most probable
 He seems te have left late on "Wednesday evening, or early yesterday morning, as he was seen iH town on the cycuingof WedRes- day, and was known to have brought in the weeks clean up, whichamountcd 10 perhaps S2,u0o, anu If lac is really gone, that is about the sum he mH>t have taken. as it is be- llcred that lac was entirely without money other than the ana gam he brought in Hc said ;o X. q. Noye~, and to Pat Hamilton that ise was goiugto Hitchcock on Big Bug to get some shoes and dies which he was obliged to have, lou; if he had gone there. and uo farther he would have been back before now, as hc had good span of hor- seS aal ligij blackboard.
 His indebtedness will probably aggregate nearly S5e,000 much of which k que to miners snd mill men who are poorly able to bear the loss. C. r. Head S Co. are the heaviest losers. and have brought suit by attachment, on a note, for something over 2,o0p. Bowers & Richards have a mort gage on inc property for S13.00O loaned ,noney. l.. hashiori X Co sue for some lining less fhan a thousand. The rest of the Indebtedness, aS far as We have learned is chiefly in the hands of the workmen, al the mill and mine and quartz haulers.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
SALT RIVER VALLEY.

This granary of Arizona is fast becoming
 settled by an industrious. intelligent peo-
 pie who have wisely selected for themselves
 homes in the garden spot ot our rich an,l
 attractive Territory. Where but a few years
 since the Indian and coyote were masters of
 the fertile valley, now can be found popu-
 latiOn of thousands of happy people whose
 homes are made pleasant by the presence
 of those little ornamental appendages which
 arc as a general thing essential to fill a
 space which would otherwise be vacant
 and leave spell of lonesome deSolation
 around tine attractive home. Several mil
 lions ot pounds of barley and wheat have
 been raised this season in the Valley of the
 NfiHaS, besides almost every variety of
 vegetables, fruit of excellent flavor. and
 considerable quantities of cotton. The large
 liver tllat passes through the alluvial lands
 of the valley and cmptics into the Gila, and
 il into the Colorado. and iS finally lost in
 the waters of the pacific. furnishes an
 abundance pf water for the irrigation of the
 entire valley, and ;huS thousands of people
 who are looking westward for homes cannot
 ,io better liam grasp the golden oppor-
 tunity offered in ;he Eden of the West. Here
 can he raised thc orange and the olive
 here the lille k made io bloom: the sugar cane grows equally rank with that of the
 great Mississippi valley; tobacco. fiourishcS.
 unsurpassed in the states adapted to it's culture in the South: in fact. We know. from
 actual experience, that nocountrv surpaSSeS
 ar even equals the Salt River Valley, taking into consideration climate and the varied advantages 1t presents, in which to select homes and grow up with the country. Good mills are scattered here and there at conye- nient distances, which make the manufac- ture of wheat into flour an easy matter. Mines of untold richness and magnitude arg being discovered ia almost every direc- tion from this great agricultural district Hardy miners aIc required to open these Y aults of untold wealth. othrr> are required to manipulate thc machinery which is nee csSary for the reduction ot the metallic ores, and fo Sail River must We all look for the essential article of food flour, the staff of life. 1T grain should become too plenti- :, fui (Ot which ihcrc k but little dangcr). the l filler of the soil can turn lis attention to the cultivation of Sugar-canc and cotton. | IL will be hut short time before the shriil | whistle of the locomotive will be heard as l the iron horse goes plunging on, reminding | the worthy pioneers, who settle the from | tier and redeem 1t from the savage foe. that I they are living in a time of progress. and | that the choice of selecting and adapting | Arizona aS 3 place to live and rear the com | ing generation. which will take the place of | the present. was judicioUS and wise.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

PACFIC CoA,T BULLION lWrD.-Partial returns from the leading Pacific Coast mine, for nine month, show yield of $3G, ,0O0. 900 from ihirty-sIN mines. Tothi, should be added the placer mines ant a large number of quartz mines in Southern Caliiorniaand Ne vada and Idaho. with ali the product of Arizona making about $50. O00.0 GOO for three tourths of the present year, or an equivalent of Si6.0oo.o0o for the entire year. Thi, for dry season and low water is certainly a Sood showing. For comparatively new country with a close money market that al ways hinders mining developments. We say well done
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
mo sentinel makes good point on tb,

The Sentinel makes good point on the Eucalyptus fever. The promoters of the eucalyptus, or blue gum mania, after cxaust- ing their argument in favor of it~ culture for iirc-wcod, HoW. with thc sanction and com mcndauon of the savans of the California Academy of Sciences. urge its propagation. because it x tEc-proof and will not burn at all. They say blue gum shingles are as in destructahlc hy fire as tn. Blue gum seems to hy almost as big hUmbug as blue glass
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
Big Bug. October 2a. IS7
 | sRsz-

A large band of sheep belonging To Mr. Jas. Waters are at old San EcnoIdiuo in an almost starving condition. They refuse to eat straw, which is the only feed where they are, and they are ia too weak a condi- ton to be driven any li~tancc.-San Bcrnar- dino Time
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
An Opinion.

\ writer in tite San Bcrn.rlino Times of inc 2sth of October. who dates his missve at Yuma las the following ua Arizola. his con clu>ion being drawn. evidently from what h. saw around lhr barren sand hills of Yuma
 There can Ic uo question that the whole Territory i> rich in minerals. only requiring capital and energy to develop. This coun- try k ihr most barren oi vegetation of any ever saw. even thc bottoms hcing bare The ..Ncriiows uf' ihc rivers ale ~o far between that tiie vegetation started at one wctting i> destroyed before line next. believe 1t i> more than two years since the last consider able rise. and as for rain it i> very uncertain. The surface is q glacial drift. composed ot sand. clay and gravel, with plentiful ad- mixture of granite boulders of every size. IL is evident that at the close Of the glacial petiod the ice melted. depositing the debris it had carried along, and We find 1t in sub stsntiaily ,he same condition in which was left. moi having been submerged since or ovcrfowed. and because of no rain no alluv- ium has covered Il"
 The writer. who derives his experience from what he >,e- around the sand banks of the Colorado. had better visit Northern Arizona before blowing.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

The new Missouri Senator, Dave Arm strong, came to Kcnt'- Hall Seminary in Maine, con foot. with only twenty cent, in his pocket. He worked on the school farm five hours day for his board, and was a manly, kindly fellow with great athletic power.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
TmE EACE OF MIN.

Professor Cunning lately delivered an other address at san Francisco, on the Race of Man" in which he assumes that man and other animals iu general, in a state of nature, take the color of their surround.
 ngN. Rtd men are the product of red lands; black people, ot black lands. etc. None ot the savage tribes are white. Man k never white until he lifts himself above the conditions ot nature aud breaks her : thrall. So, also, does he in natural state aaapt himself e. other conditions. as. for instance, the native ot sWmpy lands will have little head, long neck. gaunt body and spreading feet like thc crane or fam lnSu. The Dyoor. a native tribe of say ages who !ltc ou black marshy land are eN- ample> both ot jhe man Hamngo. and as : paThklng ot the color of the soil. being jet black. while some oi the white Nile tribes who live on red land, are red.
 Hue halr ui tie races oi the northern hem l>phcTe he Sald Is always circular und either straight or Cur'cy, while that of the Faces belonging Co the Southern hemisphere k e.IpuCal and hiuhty or woolv Men and animll~. l0 a natural state are more hardy amt have more acute sense of smell and sight than these of culture. Weeds aud other substance, that will poison white man or white pig will not harm a colorcd man or black pig.
 So with white sheep, white rhiuoccra~ White animal, in general are deficient in the >cen>e "i smell. The features a~crihcd to ihe pumt'1! man arc more or less animal Inc slant oi the eve characterize, the ear nNc'ouS cal the slope of lhr forehead ihe lower mammals and all the lower races of man. Before tho time of Phidra> even the Greeks were represented with high cheek bones and rglrcating forehead. Gull turc alone made the Greek face beautiful The wool haired races have never outgrown the animal. The Chinamau has never goi the slant cut of hl> eye, auj the Australian ha> never succeeded m acquiring calVc, c. h;> legs, and m these particulars they have come that much shout of complete men.
 The native, ui lands where nature k least animate and there are the tewest sweet sounds, possess the dUlicst lauguagc Man Is >o much the child ot nature that he imi- tatc> Ics m all things. Death has struck. to the Vely bones, every savage race on the earth. The topm">t branches only ot the human tree are iuil Of sap. The order and HoNtrnancc or tIl- universe are not what man has been taught in thc name of an au- nointed priest and prophet, Woe and waste attend the evolution of universe through every stage oi uu.oi3mynt from chaos to cosmos. Onripe fruit droop- from tLc tree, and Immature races and unripc worlds drop from the bouLh, oi l.irusiI. whose trunk. in Scandinavian fable. grow, upwards through all tune, aHd whose hough, reach outward through ali space Beyond this woe aud waste is realm whose t,auu, air may Hot support the duusht~ of science but will bear gp The wing, of faith and fancy. To that realm looks mp the iai;h of the Saints. On that tcnuous air struck the wing of Tennyson', fancy:
 ohys' we trust ''at .osnc how s.d
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

California throughout the entire state has been visited with heavy rains. old Culiforp- ians say that dry summer generally fol. low, early rains in the fail preceding.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

Utah Territory Nurpasscs any of the States in the production of lead, having produced about thrcc-fourlhs of the refined supnly Inst year
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

Assistant Secretary Mccormick ha, re- ccived an impression, in plaster, of the head of President Hayes, as cut for the usual Presidential medal, 10 be struck at the Philadelphia mint at an early day.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

Yuma signifies 'Son of the River. and i> only applied Co the Indian born on the bank ot the Colorado. The Yuma, and Mohave, are tall and erect, and generally finely pro partiancd Their eye, are large and usually shaded by long la-Aas. The luma-. if left 70 their natural state, would be fine looking men, a- would also the Nohaycs, but the iiuuapais tor Na.hpai> are d squalid. vrctchcd looking ~et, with large feet and loint>sand iil-shaPcd bodie, and legs. They are hy all means the most inferior looking and degraded oi ali the Arizona Indians. The tribe now numbers only about four hundred in al. and disease is rapidly de >royInG the remnant. These Indians the HUa.agai- inhabii. in wandering way. the greater part of the mountain region of Mo have county and the western edge of Naya- pa'. extending to the great canyons on the north San Bcrnardiuo Times.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

lt l, believed that Duncan, the fugitive banker, k in Arizona. Three detectives have come to Arizona for the purpose of hunting up the runaway.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
~Fs-

The ruins of an ancient Bapylonian city have just been discovered by II. De Sarzcc, the French Consu.at Bosrah. In the course of his excavations he found several slabs and bronze figures. The ruins are not fnr from the River lIai.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

SNow.-on the 25th inst, six inches of snow fell at Fort Coulongc, Canada, Quebec Montreal and Attovn. each received its share
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

Sacramento Union: \ young man of thi, city Was recently engaged to be married to a lady who was the widow of his brother. Her father. who resides in San Francisco. proposed to make him a present of Sl.000 on the happy occasion, but thc gacelcss fellow drew SGoo uf tbc money and few days ago took hi- departure from town.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02

\ French chemist has invented electric candles. They are said to emit no heat or smoke whatever. while in brilliancy they hold the same ratio to gas and oil lamps as sun i> "a moonlight ana their cost is only onc-fitecnih as much d. gaS.