The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-02-07
Special Highland useus.

Mr. EDroR:-P arvus owes you an apology for
negectng the specials; hut the fact is, the whole
family has been ertru duty, so that uone Of ms
| could write.
The Highland SeRtnei has made its second appear
ance; altogether it is q tidy sheet Our town has
pufed out three inches since it made its appearance,
and it's wonderful how popular editor become.
He is patted the shoulder, grasped by the hand,
seized by the arm, asked to dinner and invited to
tea We trying to understand the philosophy of
such treatment, but Butler's Analogy is silent
| it, and "Hume on Human Mature ignores it, so we
have laid these aside, and got Locke the Under
| standing"
Thursday, January 3lst. the day appointed for
prayer for colleges Services held at the College
chapel in the evening. Fully two-thirls of the audi
enee young men. Earnest addresses were made
by DIR. Cruikshank. Father Irwin Prof Dinsmorc
and Prof Lyon.
prominent insurance agent, while attempting to
allure two prominent students q cellar of apples.
&C., was quietly nabbed by prominent professor
We did not hear the minutia of the discussion, but
think the agent told the doctor the apples in
his own cellar.
Early next month, Father Irwin will address the
Erodephian Society upon the subject of Indians their
manners, customs mode of life, warfare, religion &c.
The many years spent by Father Irwin with the red
men-ere Kansas was-eminenty qualify him to
speak on this interesting subject We have often lis
tened with interest to anecdotes Of the red man.
related by him, and hail with satisfaction the oppor
tunity about TO have of hearing a connected
and complete history of this remarkable and peculiar
race, far years Of experience and observation
make t eorsplete Before he delivers the address,
Father Irwin will visit the indian Agency TO procure
some of their euriosities. We hope he may bring u
living specimen. The Fro. Society have determined
to have the address free to the public.
There will be no contests this year, between the
Societies but the Atelecta and Erodelphian Societies
will give joint exhibition Mt the end of this term.
We have no regular gymnasium at the University,
but We have some students who, when they get in
their rooms, do more kicking than herd Of in
dgnant mules battering at the side of barn. For
pertinacity or sticktoitiveness in a scufie, they
beat any capri trying to butt down y
stone wall The first thing in the morning is to pull
ON the boots, and have u set to- The last thing at
night, is to pull of oil but the boots and have
more clinch. They eat three hearty meals day;
before each meal there Is wrestling match. II may
be fun, but we don't see it, in study hours.
We hear the Cliosophic and Eucleian Societies are
to give an entertainment before long We have not
heard the time character Of il. All the Societies
are in prosperous condition.
The temperance association is steadily increasing
in numbers. There was a lively debate concerning
resolution that denounced the growing of barley, in
particular. The subject will be continued next Mon
day evening. We have seen fewer persons the worse
for liquor i'm Highland than any other place, yet it is
fact that it is sold here, and look upon
any temperance association here anything else but
an absolute failure that does not destroy the traffic
in our midst There is money in the treasury of the
association, at present, and much will be forth
coming, if will undertake to ferret out the very
end, those criminals Who in spite Of law and human
ity, engage in this dasardy traffic, and make them
suffer for their smuggling, helsh practices 1t is
black burning Disgrace, that our town allows the
laws to be thus violated. We looking to see If
this association shall be of theories like those
that have gone before, of practice Law knows
no distinction of persons LET guilty escape.
One of the steadest customers of tlese smugglers,
being asked when he going to quit drinking re-
piled: Sod alone knows don't. I can't STOP
This will be the answer Of many more in our midst
ere long. Shall we have more happy hearts and
homes, or more additions to the list Of miseryi
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