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Sealed Proposals.

Sealed proposals in quadruplicate, with copy Of
th!s advertisement attached, viii be received at
THIS once until 10 O'Clock a. m, on Wednesday
lith OF Feb. 1873, for the delivery at this Agency
Tor IL Jokes of oxen with Jokes and chains, from
TO years old, well broke, sound, gentle and
IN good condition and no OK to weighs less than
$50 lbs, all to be domestic cattle
100 Cows, domestic 3 to years old, broken
to milk, sound, geatle, in good condition and
between the ST and 10th of May, 1875
800 It d flooring IA TT. 5000 it. I'd clear Pine
100 H. stops; $50 shingles star a pine. loo win
dows l0Il2, light, glazed, common sash -
windows l0xl4 azed, common sash. . boxes.
lOxl6 window glass > boxes l0xli and boxes
l0xl2; 500 lbs White Lead, Collyers strictly pure
80 gallons raw Linceed Oil. % lbs putty, . sets
spokes Tor ! and q inch wagons, l each is Bbls
salt la6e, tons coal, TT Scott no other receiv
ed dozen broons, go boys wool Hats 90 bows
straw hats doz inkstands A. ". Brinker-
mons patent. 40 bushels Corn, sheled dry
sound ana clean. grindstones &c 10 80 lbs each
800 bushels oats, dry and clean
No bids will be considered unless accompanied
by bond OF same amount, ii the bid is less than
81. 600 and of So 900 on bids over So 900 for tie
faithful performance of the contract in case OF
lis award, which bond mus be signed,by two or
more sureties, mot Dldders) whose suiiiciency
snail be certified by Il Uniied States Judge or
District Attorney, or the surites may make .af-
hdavlt of their suiieiency before Notary Pub
lie, blank bonds may be h I'd of Superintendent
Oh indlHn affair, Lawrence, Kansas, or at this
Office.
Contracts Will be made subject to approval by
wy intAii department, washington -. Z. and
all articles Except cows) TO be delivered at til
Agency within three weeks of notice of approval
10 be of best quality, aud subject TO inspection
aud rejection by the United States Indian Agent
for the PaYnee Indians.
Proposals addressed to the undersi gned en-
dorset Proposals for Indian Supplies, - Will be
received ON part or all OF the articles and the
right is reserved to reject any or all bids, or a
part of any bid. and To increase or diminish The
amo unit twenty-five per cent. Bidders are invit-
ed 10 be present nj the opening of their bids.
CHA'S Ill, Soaring,
4i-G L. 5. Indian gent
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Civil SsrTice.

Senator Plumb, of Kansas, addressed
letter TO the President on the subject
of civil service The Senator believes
that the term of service of all en-
ployes, except judiciary, should be
limited TO four years; that selections
should be governed by character and
efficiency, and that appointments
should be made according to popula-
ton. care being exercised not to give
10 The section nearest to the scat Of
government an undue preponderance
of employees.
On the relations between the Presi-
dent and Senators and Representative
he discourses in the following lam
guage: THAT members of Congress
should not he permitted to dictate is
readily conceded. The President and
heads of departments are responsible
for the character of their appointees,
and in selecting them they should
avail themselves of the best advice
Ottaihdbt. thtn Hiuol ICY W d idi &c
extent upon the representations of
others, as they themselves can have
no personal knowledge of the appli-
cants. In great majority of in
stances this is more especially true
with respect TO new and remote States:
and hence the manifest propriety, in
deed absolute necessity on the part of
the administration. of seeking such
information as they may feel disposed
to rely upon; otherwise these States
would be very inadequately represent
cd. In argument of official position,
the leading idea, however, that the
prerogative of selection rests exclu-
sively with the executive department, |
and that no dictation from any quar- |
fer can be tolerated, should, under no |
circumstances, be lost sight Of In-
deed, Congress should deem it wise 10 !
perfect such legislation as would re-
lieye its members from importantly,
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and put it well on its way to useful


size.
The annual expense of fuel and the
scarcity of the various kinds of rough
lumber for fencing lot. and for build
ing up temporary buildings which
ought to be obtained from the forest,
all of which have to be paid for from
the products of the farm, are the
greatest tax that the Kansas farmer
has to pay and viii be found to have
retarded the development of the State
to a greater degree than all the
drouths and grasshoppers that have
ever visited it. We say this without
fear of successful contradiction.
The beneficent effects of timber cul-
ture in producing favorable changes
in the climatology of a country are as
important though not quite SO obyi-
Gus as the results already described.
Judea, which, in its earlier history is
described as "a land flowing with
milk and honey" is, in more modern
| times, as result of the denudation Of
the surface of the country of its tim
Der to accommodate the dense popu-
lation that at one time existed there,
almost barren and rainless country.
What more eloquent testimony to the
SYLVAN character of that historic land
during its primeval' ages could be Civ
en- than the above quotation. The
wild bees swarmed in its primitive
forests and the shepherd with his
flocks aud herds sheltered himself
from the glaring noontide heat in their
ample shade.
On the other hand, the settlement
of Utah by the Mormons, who have
planted trees and constructed canals
for irrigating the country around Salt
Lake, has so increased rainfall OF
that interesting section that the lake
itself has been steadily OH the rise for
many years, and now covers much
larger area than formerly. In 1874
the waters OF the lake stood twelve
feet higher than their former level
and in the summer of 1875 threatened
to inundate the city itself. Many Of
what were once the best farms in the
vicinity of the lake are now buried
beneath its waters. Examples could
be multiplied to prove the truth that
forest and belts of timber play great
part in the creation of climates, and
especially in the quantity and regu-
larity of the rainfall in any country
| Thoughtful men have long looked
with serious apprehension at the rap
id disappearance of the timber from
the settled portions of our country as
population increases in density and at
the wholesale destruction of the vast
forests upon our public domains by
the fatal AK of the lumberman. Al
the present rate of destruction these
vast and beneficent gifts of nature to
man will nearly or wholly disappear
in the course of another generation.
Is ii not the duty of Congress TO en-.
act some wise and wholesome laws TO
establish more healthful relation be-
tween the propagation of timber on
the one hand.and its destruction Oh
the other? In England and Other
European countries forest laws of
stringent nature were enacted and en-
forced at an early period.
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For the EAGLE.
From Attica Township.

EDITOR EAGLE 1T was our good
fortune to be present at the annual
feast and public installation of officers
of the Attica Grange, at Jamesburg,
or the night of the Esd of January,
and we must say it was the most en-
joyable affair we have attended for
many moons After the house was
packed to overlooking past master, j..
j. Becker, of Pleasant View Grange,
proceeded to install the officers elect
in an imposing manner. After music
Hon. John Kelly stepped forward,
took the oath of Office and was duly
installed as master, receiving the hon
or with a grace showing him to be an
old veteran as a worker in the good
cause, with the interest of the labor
ing mau at heart. He having been
elected repeatedly to this position
tells in what estimation Mr.. Kelly is
held by his nelghbors. In fact. we
find him hard worker here as well
as in our legislative halls. The rest
of the officers elect were installed in
the following order: II. p. Retter,
overseer; A. B. Johnson, lecturer;
W. Craig, stewart; w. Jay, assistant
stewart; Mr.. Cook, chaplain; III, Lou
denslacker, treasurer; j. Il. Leslie,
secretary; w. Vanvalkenbefg, gate
keeper: Mrs. Johnson, Ceres; Mrs.
Cook, Flora; all good substantial
farmers, such men as go TO make up
the brain and sinew of our land. Then
followed short and pithy address by
Aaster Kelly, concluding with all in
vitation TO Oranges and visitors to
draw around the heavily laden table
and give it a rest, which was indeed
loaded with the country's best deli
cacies, just such a supper as the farm
ers' wives know how to prepare.
Take it all in all it was a very pleas
ant evening spent and one long to be
by VISITOR.
Jamesburg, January "a, 1873.
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Gov. Anthony is in receipt of the re-
port of the Commissioner of Public
Lands on the claim of Kansas to five
per cent. of the net proceeds of the
Indian lands in Kansas. 1t viii be re-
membered that the State is entitled to
five per cent. of the net proceeds of
the sale CT all public lands" in the
State. at the time of our admission.
the Indian reserves were not part Of
the State, as is well known. 1t has
been held that this reservation in the
act of admission barred us from re-
ceiviDg the five per cent. on the sale
of the Indian lands when they became
a portion of the State. The decision
of the Commissioner is full, explicit
and clear. 1t cites late decisions of
the Supreme Court, to the effect that
as soon as the Indian title was re-
moved the lands became '.publ c
lands" within the meaning of the law i.
1t was in accordance with these de-
cisions that we got the 10th and Seth
sections of the Indian lands; now he
decides that the same rule will give US
the five per cent. of the sales. 1t is
not known what it will amount TO, but
not far from seventy thousand dollars.
Commonwealth.
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For the Eagle.
A Lister from the Ferris Settlement.

ED. :-The Sabbath School,
Convention held at Advance school
January cath, was largely attended
about one hundred people being pres
ent.
The subjects for discussion, "Win-
ter Sabbath schools GLOW TO secure
an attendance of the teachers and
scholar" Singing in the Sabbath
school, "What Sabbath school does
for a neighborhood, "Mottoes and re-
wards" were thoroughly discussed +;
dormant ideas brought out; views in
terchanged; something new aud old
brought to light, which our people
will profit by, and be better prepared
to work in the Sabbath school cause,
AT noon baskets were brought out
filed with goodies" tables set, and
much people did eat.
We noticed among those who took
part in the discussion, DIR. c. Humble,
Rev. ID. V. Hamilton, j. X. Brink, j.
w. White, Uncle "Hoosier" johnson,
j. j. Rocker, - Lakey, A. Strobe,
b w. Ross, II. II. Londenslager, S.
Maine, j. Il. Stevens. II. Weaver. L. G..
Rowley, r. Fritz. T. Rhodes, S. Riley,
J. Rush, Ii. f. Rhodes, Mrs. ID. V.
Hamilton, Mrs. - Johnson, Mrs. A.
Strobe, Mrs. L. e. Rowley, and others.
X.
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Mr.. Seller also spoke of being inter
ested with Others in starting the
Chronicle. and recited Marsh Muir
docks visit to Leavenworth with a
pocket full of money to buy the mate
rial. Murdoch got caught in Law
renee on the trip, when Quantrell came
in. Mr.. Seller was in Lawrence the
same day, arriving about noon. just
after Murdoch had escaped from his
hiding place down III a well. Guam
trell didn't get Murdoch or the money
and the Chronicle, as a consequence,
was established urlingame ChrOR-
icle.
We plead guilty to being caught, and
TO the hiding place. and to many other
things not set forth in friend Sellers
indictment, who at that time was
county superintendent, but the people
of Burlingame will think that money
charge little attenuated. Truth
compels the admission that we were
never a millionaire. The whole cost
Of the Chronicle outfit when we first
started was less than seven hundred
dollars. That was hot day in Law
renee, though, and after seeing many
shot down like dogs all around us on
Massachusetts street, we escaped only
BY the skin of our teeth into that same
well, our grip sack, clothes, and other
effects going up with the smoke of the
Eastern Hotel. Quantrell aud his out
fit were the most inhuman butchers
ever turned loose TO murder defense
less people, and we haven't got over
being mad at Beecber yet for swearing
that there is no hell.
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and remove from the friends of the
people the impression that practically
the task of selection is really imposed
on their immediate representative.
Such results could scarcely be other
wise than welcome to their represent
atives. Under the present system
they can hardly decline TO be the me-
diums through which the wishes of
their constituents are made known to
the executive.
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Passage Of the Silver Resolution.

Senator Matthew'S silver resolution
passed the Senate Oh Friday by vot'
of 40 yeas TO 81 nays. This must no.
COMPOUNDED with the silver bill, which
is still pending in the Senate. The res
olution is a concurrent one, and does
not require the signature of the Presi
dent. 1t simply puts upon record thu
declaration Of Congress that paymen
Of the public debt in silver coin FULLY
meets all the requirements of law and
morals.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat, To.
peka Commonwealth and other single
standard papers, throw up the sponge.
The resolution passed two to one, and
right triumphs. The silver bill, IN
some shape, will be law ere many
DAYS
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HAYEsvILLE, January 20, 1873.

HAYESVILLE, January 20, 1873.
Subscriber must be the glorifcatiom
of condensation. In single brief in
terrogatory he would knock the pins
from under a Philadelphia lawyer. A
portion of his questions could be an
swered in full only by complete re-
port of the Secretary of the United
States Treasury. We answer in brief
all we know without referring to the
records: ]. Greenbacks are not taxa
bic. 2. Originally, somewhere in the
neighborhood of two billions of dol
lars. 3. Several kinds of bonds, the
principal ones being designated 10 40
bonds, 7-30 bonds and 500 bonds, bear
ing different rates of interest; the
1905 were due in thirty years and
bore sevenand three-tenths per cent.
interest we believe; the 5-20's due in
twenty years and bearing five per cent
interest. A portion of these bonds
have been funded-conyerted into four
per cent. bonds the latest or newest
issue-through the syndicate. /. The
interest and principal are payable in
coin-gold or silver or both. 5. Semi
annually, except the four per CENTS
the interest upon some of which we
believe is payable quarterly.
II Subscriber" will permit us we
will say that the United States has no
financial system per Sc. The mud
de-" for that is all it amounts to, was
begotten of anational extremity pend
ing threatened dissolution. There
has been so many issues of the kinds
of bonds mentioned above. that in
them, bankers and experts
on Wall street are compelled to have
recourse TO a financial almanac which
describes or identifies the hundreds O f
different issues. We confess that we
have never talked to a banker vet that
could tell us all about the different is
sues of bonds.
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Gbe 0ditbita Gaglt.
Silver as Money.


The great cry in the east of "base
metal" reputation, etc, has dwin.
died away under the facts of history
as brought out by speakers and wri,
tiers, to mere plaigtiye squeak. The
honest men of the country have got
the gold gamplers and bond specula-
tors of the country where Caleb bad
the hen. Wall street talks compro-
mise, Boston says she viii resume
Philadelphia says she viii pay gold
out in change right away if you will
only kill the silver bill. Too late
gentlemen.
Now that the furry is about over
and right has triumphed, let us see
what the status of silver is in the va
rious civilized nations Of the world
AT the present time silver, and not
gold, is the monetary standard of ter
different nations, as follows: Austria
Central America, Ecuador, British In
dis, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Tripoli, Tu
mis- and the United States of Columbia
Ten other nations make use of the
double standard, silver and gold, tn,
one measuring the value of the other
as Belgium, Bolivia, France, Greece
Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Switzer
land. The countries which make gold
the sole standard are fourteen, name
ly: Brazil, Chill, Denmark, Egypt
Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Libe
ria, Norway, Portugal, Sandwich Isl
ands. Sweden, Turkey and the United
States.
Ii will be seen from this exhibit tina
some of the most important natien
make silver the sole standard, as fol
instance, Russia, while others use sill
yer equally with gold, 1t will be fur
Their noticed that with the exception
of this country all the silver produc
ing nations retain the silver standard
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Peace IN Europe.

1t seems probable, indeed almosi
certain, that the great European wal
has come 10 a sudden close. The Porte
has accented the terms of peace offer
ed by the Gar, and the war is vir,u
ally at an end. Turkey loses large
portion OF her territory, and is mulct'
ed to a heavy amount for the war ex'
penditures of the Gar.
The latest news is to the effect that
the Turks declare that the English
fleet shall not pass the Dardanelles OK
cept as the ally of Turkey.
England and Austria are both OPP
posed to Russia alone settling the diff
ference with Turkey.
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Treasursr's Notice of Sale of School Lands.

Notice is hereby given that viii on saturday,
the 23d day of February, 1873, at my Office, offer
for sale and sell to the highest bidder, in legal
subdivisions the following described school
sas, to-wit:
Sc x of NV 4 Sc, &c, 3 west appraised at 81 90
per acre
Sc x of sw or So, %, 3 west appraised at 81 co
per acre.
Improvements on Sc Z Of NV Il valued at sf5 90
improvements ON sc 4 of sw 4 valued ut So 90
Bids on the above described land may be made
between the hours of 10 o clock a. and p. IN.
ON said day of sale. l.. N. WOODCOCh,
43-4 County Treasurer.
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Jamesburg, January "a, 1873.

The Dardanelles is about forty mile S
in length, and is from three-fourths of
a mile TO two miles wide. Nerxes
crossed the channel on double. bridge
of boats 3. G. 480, aud Alexander
crossed it 3. c. 1884, Gallipoli, on the
peninsula which forms the western
boundary of the strait, has popula-
ton Of about 5000. A strong Rus
sian force at Gallipoli would close the
strait Tor the way from the Medetera-
nian) as completely as The rebel bat
teries at Vicksburg did the Mississippi
river.
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Publication Notice.

"a - a. atcqfi9f.
You are notified that you have bgen sued by,
and that the petition Of, Jacob Bsslntz and IL .
x. Butler, partners under the flrm name and
styIe OF Bissantz a Butler, agaiuat you j. fled
IN tic Office OF The Clerk OF the District Court OF
The STATE OF Kansas, in and Tor the county OF
sedgwick, claiming Of aud from you the sum
Of seventy five dollars and interest on the same
irOia January 10, ISIS, On your certain chatieI
mortgage dated October 10, Isl, and due
three months after datl, and praying said Court
that said action be continued until said debt
shall have nnatgred, and thai at that time plain
tits have judgment Tor said sum and costs, and
praying further for order to sell any property
attached IA said action belonging TO you. And
you are notified that an order OF atrachnsnt
against your property has Issued oct Of the Office
Of SAID Clerk 20 satisfy said debt and costs when
tie same shall have Inaufred, BY virtue Of an or
der of the Honorable " +. Campbell, Judge Of
said Court, 10 chambers, granted IN pursuance
to statutes IA such eases nude and provided.
And yar are notified that unless you answer said
plaintiff IS petition or before the 18th day Of
10 bruary a. y. ISIS, the sumo VIII be cOnsid-
cred a. rue and Judgment VIII be rendered and
order granted a. prayed IA said petition.
BISSASI/ K BITLER,
81 plaintiffs.
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Dissolution Notice.

The co-Psr:nershp heretofore existing between
NJ. " Alexander, IL. A. Alexander and 7. w
Kitchen, and known rs Alexander Bros. & Co., is
hereby dissolved by NUT ual consent. The bust
ness in the future will be conducted by Aiexan-
der Bros. who will pay the depts Of the firm OF
Alexander Bros. & Co. and to whom all debts
due the firm must ce paid
IT, a. ALEXANDER
II. W. KITCHEN,
iG-3 NJ NJ ALEXANDER
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Notice IS hereby given that the Board OF Conn
ty Commissioners of the county of Sedgwick,
state of Kansas will receive sealed proposals
or Medicines and Medical and Surgical attend
fnce upon the county poor for the ensuing year.
sat adj burned mcing Jan. 18th. ISIS. The Beard
reserying the right TO reject any and all bids.
Attest, r.. \. DORSEY,
1873 County Clerk.
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The Louisiana Returning is again in
trouble. All but Wells, who escaped,
have been arrested under indictments
from the State courts. The Attorney
General refuses to interfere. Gam
a vassal or a peer: ~
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Dissolution Notica

WICHITA January -, 1873.
Notice Is given that the late partnership of Gov.
leil * BaSley is dissolved by mutual consent
basiey retains the partnership property and con-
tnues the business at the stable occupied h,
Connell x Basley on Market street, south %
Dougias avenue. He also collects ali debts du,
the firm and pays all debts.
TRUSTRIM CONNELL.
4i-.t A BA~IEE
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ShsriF's Notice,

The large number of Personal Tax Warrant!
put in my hands by the County Treasurer fol
collection, eompells me 10 proceed forthwith anC
collect as the law provides.
II W DUNNING,
Sheriff sedSwick County, Kansas.
January y, 1873. 49,
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kLLN ATOR RATES AND COMMISSIONS.
The following are the rates for storage OF
grain in Wichita: Wheat, rye and barley first
thirty days, two cents per bushel. Corn one
cent per bushel. Oats II cents per bushel
Commission charges on wheat, rye, oats and
eern, one cent per bushel. One cent per
bushel for sheIing and loading corn.
COUNTY, ERnnrcE MlnKEr
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Terribls Famine.

New York. January PA dispatch
from the United States Vice Consulate
at Shanghai, asking for funds, says an
appalling famine is raging throughout
four provinces of North China. Nine
millions of people are reported desti-
tute. Children are daily sold in the
markets for food.
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HARDWARE
GOLD.

The New York money market, as reported
ing:
Gold closed at 1915, after selling down from
1919 to 1911.
Silver bars-s1.17l currency; s115s gold
and silver coin, sal per cent discount.
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Teacher,e Examination.

There viii be an examination Of teachers for
sedewics county. az the 81 ward school House,
in wichita, on Saturday. the 26ih day Of january
ISIS, commencing al o clock, a. IN.
NJ ii. BRUCE,
AZ County superintendent