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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26
i am, as ever,

SENDS THE BABY SOME PRESENTS.
CHICAGO, Illinois, March ), 1877.
Ny Dear Wife:
| send by express a solid silver set-cup,
knife, fork and spoon-marked C. p. W.
H.. also the finest baby carriage | could
purchase here. All we're marked to our
little son, 10 your care. | shall be home
about the Sth OF this month am very
anxious to get home. Tell Ella (nurse), 10
take good care OF my boy, and have him
looking fine wnen i get back With much
love,
L am, as ever,
Your husband,
{. A. HULL.
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Ellis.
TELLS STANDARD, al

Ellis is located nearly at the centre OF the
Smoky HUI division on the Kansas Pacific
Railway, SJ2 miles west of Kansas City. A
substantial roundhouse ard the main repair
shops of the railroad company, between the
eastern terminus of the road and Denver,
are located at this place, giving employment,
in all, 10 seventy-fve men. The population
OF the town at the present time il about COO.
1t has two hotels, one q substantial stone
structure, erected at a cost Of twenty thous-
an ollars; two commodious
buildings, two church organizations,
nve stores Of general merchan-
disc, two blacksmith shops. two livery and
iced stables three shoemaker shops, one tin
shop, one drug store, one cigar mandatory,
a library. one meat market, one tailor shop,
two lumber yards, one furniture store, two
law firms, two physicians, one newspaper,
one barber shop, t~o millinery establish.
ments, four, or more, boarding houses, etc.
For mill, bank, a grain elevator, a wheel
right shop, q tannery, etc, the opening here
Is excellent. The privilege afforded at this
place for a water m i'll is especially an excel
lent one, and should at once be improved.
Annual Meeting Of the State Grange
Lawrence Journal, ISL
The first meeting Of the eleventh annual
session of the Kansas State Grange was
held yesterday, in Miller's Hall, at ten
O'Clock.
Master Sims called the meeting to order
and delivered a very interesting annual ad-
dress.
Secretary Maxson made his annual reportl
showing the order to be, in all respects, vel
conditioned, especially in the matter OF d.
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MUST GET HIM.

On the llth she received the following
letter:
INDEPENDENCE, Kansas, Nov. 10th, 1876.
Dear Wife:
l am surprised and offended that Mrs
Smith should leave our child, after paying
ner a. i have to care for him.
But, Carrie, get up some kind of a letter
Of recommendation. Hire some one TO sign
it, and get the child at once.
Have no fears Mrs. Smith will make all
right when che returns.
Now, do not be rash and spoil all by re-
vesling the facts in the case.
Trusting to your management and good
sense,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26
COFPEE.

81 Ihs very best Rio Coffee. Les
az" best o. G. Java,.... leo
~ " Aorha Colee - IN
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26

bv a Young professional man. In killing
seven chickens, nearly i've pounds of ammu-
milton was used OF about three-fourths Of
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26

1oC = wv DVO8O kSSeRV0tlO0S
Ford County Globe, III
At the late election the people of Ford coun-
ty were told by the candidates running for
representative for said county that they IA.
vored the opening up to settlement of the
Fort Dodge reservation, and, If elected, would
do all in their power TO have this done. This
promise was given, We believe, in good faith,
and We hope that our present representative
will be able to NIL his promise. AL that por
ton north Of the Santa Fe railroad should be
thrown open to settlement, and it is hoped
that II may be done soon. The matter should
be in the hands Of our Congressman now. SO
Is to enable them to present 1t yet this ses-
sion. Who will take the first step in this di.
rection:
Dealh Of An Aechfsou Man I'm Pueble.
lAtchison Champion, 49,
Information was received in Atchison last
night that Mr.. John A. Chase, and old WELL
known citizen Of Atchison. died yesterday at
Pueblo, Colorado. He was weil-known:to
all our older citizens, and held many posi-
tons of trust and responsibility in our city.
He was a member Of the City Council several
years, and at one time was president of that
body. He was also, for several years, L. s.
gauger. A few years ago he moved with his
family to Colorado, and has since made that
his home.
The remains viii be brought to Atchtson,
and the last sad funeral rites will be perform
ed by the Masonic fraternity, of which he
Was an old and honored member.
l0Pr0vements On the Kansas Pae,ne-
Denver lines
There viii arrive from the East this after.
noon novelty In railroad circles, for the use
kAnSAS PaPiAr
car lifted up In elegant style. 1t is not in
tended to run the car regularly but only dur
ing vinty weather, when there Is q proba-
oiiify OF snow blockade. II is to be well
stocked with provisions, and kept ready for
emergencies. At the slightest indications of
. snow storm 1t will be run out with the reg
uiar train, thus assuring passengers Of some
thing to eat II the train should become
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Prairie chicken hunting is all the rase
among our young sports who cannot ind
time to make a trip into the Territory for
TURKEY and antelope. They are very hard to
0l, however, judging from . statement made
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II Is with pleasure that We state to our
readers, that at the election held Center
township. Marion county, last Tuesday, for
the purpose OF voting aid to the Marion &
Mcpherson railroad that bonds were voted
by an Overwhelming majority. Out of the
go votes that were cast, only thirty appeared
against the proposition. The people are
alive TO their best interests. 1t is necessary,
now, that our people 90 to work in earnest
and secure this road. With q main line
through Mcpherson county, our advantages
will be equal TO any other county in the state
II our people aid this road, IT will be built
through the county within two years at least
and in all probability, sooner. Let us go to
work in earnest and secure this much needed
enterprise.
A Kansas Man In Trouble In the
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Rev. B. Nuttmann and our soclable
friends, Mr.. John s. Garrison and Mr.. Joseph
Dinkler, have been around collecting SUBJ
scriptions for building a Catholic church at
Rockville, and We are happy to state have
been very successful. Rev. B. Nutimann
proposes, as soon as the building committee
select . location, to have rock hauled, SO
that in early spring he can commence build
ing the church, and have it completed by the
first Of May. Contributions may be handed
to Rev. B. huffman, d. F. Donegan, Thomas
Dowd or Joseph Dinkler.
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One Jacob MaIott was arrested yesterday BY
City Marshal n. H. Mclean, on requisition
fror the Governor of Indiana charged with
forgery. 1t appears that Malot forged the
name ofhis brother to bond and then jump
ed the country, leaving his brother to foot
the bill. The Transaction occurred in Grant
county, Indiana
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District Court opened Monday with quite Q
large docket. His Honor, Judge Campbell,
was in his place. The criminal docket shows
nine cases to be tried, while the civil docket
calls for 49, l39 in AL.
The EXpease % Chicken Sh0oain1.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-12-07
The Pleasures of Boarding Around ,,

DIR. Mcclellan, inspector of schools for
ontario, at a recent meeting of the Wei.
land Teachers Association, gave his
hearers the following Renaissance of
boarding around" as practiced nearly
a generation ago: When he first began
teaching, in 1S49, his salary was about
SloO year, and he didn't even get all
that to this day, besides boarding
around" He related his experience at
the latter to the great amusement of the
audience. Upon arriving at his first
boarding place, after school one day. the
old lady gently minated to him that it
was customary for the boarding teacher
TO lend his services for the beneft of the
household, and informed him that inst
then the old man and the boys were out
IN the barn killing swine, and would no
doubt be pleased to have his assistance,
Inns the embryo doctor, on principle.
declined to give. Rather dissatisfied at
TINS, the thrifty matron drew his atten-
Iion to churnful of milk requiring a
motive power at the dasher, only again
70 meet with the doctors dissent on
Prlhclple; Laughter Well, then, if
he wouldn't help provide the winters
Por5 Tor the family, nor evolve the
soideh butter from its creamy bed,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-12-07
Romance in a Practical World.

Has anybody been saying that this is
a dull, stupid, unromantic world were
nothing unexpected ever happens? Why.
an insane patient in the Columbus, O..
hospital has suddenly fallen heir to an
estate in Pennsylvania worth 500 900,
and Is said to be improving steadily.
Then, again, Rochester girl, who has
been teaching in No. II school, and has
saved enough money to 60 to Europe,
has stumbled across her long-lost father,
who had deserted his family many wears
before, and enabled his wife to marry
again, and cultivate a small but select
brood OF four, his remark on meeting the
daughter IN an English tavern being,
" Me daughter, O! me daughter P;
Moreover, a lady returning from a
Wheeling theatre with her husband in a
crowded horse car pulled the coat skirt
of the gentleman in front of her and
murmured sweetly, "You may sit down
here IN my lap, DEAR" and then discov-
cred that her husband was at the other
end OF the car, and the creature to whom
she had made her hospitable overtures
was some other man. There is also a
young woman named Gertrude in a re-
mote Italian village of the Apeninnes
who has been magnetized" by an
American spiritualist, and who is now
extremely irregular in her temper, see
ing 10000 devils one day and Is angels
the next, and alternately threatened to
cut her throat and signing for her
psychical complement. IT'S love love
that makes the merry world 90 round
New York Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-12-07
Stanley as a Lecturer.

Henry NJ. Stanley delivered the first
OF his lectures in England at St. Jane,
Hall, London, on the evening of Octo
Der %. The Ietegrophs report says that
he kept the large audience fixed and
solemn with attention for two long hours
The map of Africa hung behind the lee
turer, but it was not once alluded to, the
wand never came into prominence: the
waterb0ttle was not once touched and
the serenity of the solemn negro was not
once disturbed" At last, when the book
was closed, visible disappointment pos
sessed all who were assembled. Instead
Of being wearied with what thew had
heard, all seemed DESTROYS of HEARING
more. The anecdote had been so inter
estlng that the hours had slipped uncon-
sciousl y away, and cheer after cheer.
redoubled and repeated with character
lstlc vlgor, brought Mr.. Stanley once
more forward to thank the audience most
heartily, to apologize again FOR the written
lecture, and TO explain, to the intense
satisfaction of all, that the lecture of
next week will not be so much a rapid a
sketch OF the leading features of the ex-
nlbltIon as incidents more in detail of
the travels and adventures by the wav.
be the lecture of next week what it
may, 1t cannot well be better in tone. in
interest, in simplicity, or in modesty.
IL Is the latter quality that so forcibly
Impressed the audience of last evening,
ana when established such a sympathet-
&c chord between those who listened and
the brave traveller who narrated.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-12-07

Liabilities reported from 100000 to $780,
600. the greater part being due to New York
parties. Assets not given.
JUDGE BARRETT, of New York, has refused
a mandamus to compel the comptroller to
pay another million dollars of the city's
money toward the completion of the Brook
Ign bridge, on the ground that eight millions
voted by Brooklyn and New York have
been already paid.
AT conference of the Trunk line and
Western railroad managers at New York on
the 9th inst, it was agreed to advance rates
FIVE per cent. on all eastern bound grain OF
fourth class, the change to take effect on
the 18th of the present month. Western
rates were not altered.
A DISASTROUS fire visited the city oil
Cape May, n. j., on the 9th inst, almost
entirely destroying that beautiful summer
resort. The entire burned district covers
an area of about forty acres, and is bounded
by Congress street on the west, Washington
on the north, Ocean on the east, and Beach
on the south. The total loss is estimated al
about $500, 900, of which more than one-haii
is covered by insurance. In 1869 almost
the same section was swept by fire scarce
less destructive than than of the 9th inst
The fire is believed to be of an incendiary
ioin
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-12-07
Hades Where Darkness Reiens

The natives of the Marquesas islands
according to an American who has lived
among them for years and studied their
character, customs and creed, picture
hell as a region of profound darkness,
no ray of light ever entering it excent
on arrival of spirit from earth Nv
this ray the y-condemned spirit is
guided to the special seat appointed for
hIm-or it-and there he remains in i'm.
penetrable shadow until the next conner
brings flash of light. There is mother
punishment for the doomed. Tbev are
however, singed on entrance, because
they are then obliged to pass huge
demon, who flaps his wings and exhaies
tre continually. Women, it NAV be
interesting to know, are seldom sent to
the Marquesau Tophet, owing to the
love WITNESS the customary egotism of
the male animal even in Polynesia and
devotion they bear the native chiefs and
priests, who (there is gallantryJ would
De lnconsolable without them, even in
Paradise. But women are not admitted
TO the highest circles of the good place.
prepared alone for men, who can, how
ever, descend to them when thew wish
TO ENJOY feminine society. There are
different planes of divine life for women
the lottiest being reserved for those who
have loved and been loved most intense
ly IN this world, and whose greatest bliss
Will come from the visits of the spirits
OF the chiefs and priests.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-12-07

Thanksgiving.

Another year of health, peace and pros
perity has been vouchsafed unto the people
of Wisconsin, mercifully reminding them to
acKnowl adge in a BETTING manner their
gratitude t. Almighty God and dependence
upon Him Tor the blessings of His provi'
dence.
Wherefore, in obedience to the custom OF
the country, now wisely sanctioned by law,
aud conforming to the recent proclamation
of the president of the United States in that
behalf, |, William E. Smith, governor OF the
state OF Wisconsin, do hereby appoint Thurs
day, the 2Sth day Of November, instant, as a
day of public thanksgiving and praise; and
| recommend to all the people of Wisconsin,
on that day, to show forth their gratitude
by liberal benefactions to the poor, by visits
to the sick and the afflicted, and by such
religious and social festivities as shall com
port with the occasion and best enable them
to praise the Lord; to make known His deeds
among the people and talk of all His wen
drous works.
In testimony, whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great
seal of the state of Wisconsin to
be affixed. Done at the city OF
Seal Madison, this seventh day of No
vember in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred anc
seventy eight.
By the Governor: VIM. E. SMITH.
HANS B. WARNER, Sec'y of State.
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An After-Election Weep

Yesterday afternoon a boy of ten who
had been caught out in the soaking rain
and well drenched was standing in 3
doorway on Michigan avenue, wiping his
eyes and nose by turns, when a second
lad about his own age came along feeling
good deal worse.
What ails you?" sobbed the second.
as ne hated and looked the other over,
~ got all wet, and T've lost a
cent?" was the reply.
p" Is that all?" Indignantly demanded
the first; then you'd better run home
you hain't gotno right to cry!"
" B-but you are c-crying tool"
II know it, but my father run for
ortlce yesterday and g-got left When 7
cries | have suthin' to cry about-suthin'
that affects the hull family "-Detroit
Free Press.
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would he "hold the baby while Sal
churned?" Laughter This he could
undertake without sacrifice of principle,
and forthwith did, but before the lapse
of ten minutes the uppermost feeling in
his mind was regret that he had not
helped the old man and boys in the
barn, exercised on the churn dasher, or
undertaken any other Job in the house
hold economy, rather than that of re-
lieving Sally of the baby. He had pre-
viously passed very fair examinations
in physiology, anatomy and the me.
chanical sciences, but never until then
did he learn that baby had no bones
in its body, and for the life of him he
was unable to discover the infants GEN.
ter of gravity, somewhat to its danger
and the family discomfort generally
Toronto Globe.
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WASHIN GTON.

| SIXTY. SIX clerks on the contingent rolls
of the patent Office, were discharged on the
18th for lack of funds one-half of them
were women.
IHE annual report Of Postmaster Gen.
eral Key was made public on the 18th.
After dealing with the subject of present
and prospective deficiency in the amount
appropriated by congress for postm asters'
salaries and railway mail service and the
probable injury to the department through
curtailment of its forces, the postmaster gem
eral suggests that it would be better policy
to reduce deficiencies of revenues in the de-
partmeLt by curtailing or abolishing a list
of free matter and by increasing the RATES
of postage on merchandise, than by appro-
priating sums inadequate to an efficient,
| prompt and fast transmission of mails
| The United States government has com
| pleted the purchase of sterling exchange to
the amount of f1,100,000, to meet the So
100000 required by the Halifax award to be
paid to the British government at London
! on the 22d inst, and agents of the United
! States treasury department will make the
transfer at London on that date.
GEN. SHERMAN has submitted his annual
report to Secretary McCrary. 1t shows that
there are 1929 enlisted men in the ten regi-
ments of cavalry in the army, $3.50 men i'll
the FIVE regiments of artillery and II ,205
in the % regiments of infantry, making a
| total of q ,664. There are detached in the
various branches of the department 1907
men, making the whole number of enlisted
men in the army 24,716.
| COMMISSIONERS RAUM opposes a reduction
| of the tobacco tax from "A to Is cents per
| pound.
| AT cabinet meeting on the 18th inst, an
interchange of opinion took place concern
| ing violation of election laws, especially in
Louisiana, during the recent elections, the
United States attorney for that state having
furnished a list of cases showing personal
violence and intimidation. The sentiment
of the cabinet was that all such violations
should be inquired into with view to the
punishment of the offenders.
THE commissioner of the general land
office, on the 18th instant decided the long
pending matter of the survey of the San
Francisco and Pueblo lands, comprising
the area now covered by the city and in
volying property interests to the amount of
many millions of dollars. The effect of this
decision, if confirmed by the secretary of
the interior, will be to leave all existing til
ties derived from the city-as the successor
to the Pueblo Iands--undisturbed
THE money-order service the past year
yielded net profit to the government of
about So COO.
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, November 16-1 80 P. NJ
Wheat-Slow and weaker; No. red at Soc ;
No. 2 spring at 80Hc for cash; Sic bid for
seller December; Size for seller January.
Corn-Steady at 321ac for cash; Size for
seller December and January. Oats
Stronger; 20Mc for cash; zoe for seller De.
cember. Rye-Unchanged. Barley-High-
err; SIC bid for seller December Pork
Firmer at $685. for cash and seller Decenl-
Der; $S15 bid for seller January. Lard
Firm and unchanged; 1886 for cash
Whisky-At $1.O6. Hogs-Receipts $4,000
head; quiet, weak and easier; light at 81. 50
@2.75 heavy packing at $2.65@2.S5; heavy
shipping s., 85@3.10.
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milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, November 500 P. NJ
Flour-Demand light; choice spring extras
at $4.50@475 fancy at $6.O0@650, and
common at IS. 25@3.75. Wheat-Very dull :;
No. nominal at Soc; No. /. hard sold at
99c; No. at 80M@81c; No. at 6S1Ic;
No. at 6213c; No. seller December, at
Sl5sG81Ac; seller January at S2M(0S2Ic.
Corn-Very quiet at 80 &c. Oats-Steady
at zoe. Rye-Firm at 44c. Barley-Tame
No. Sic; No. at PFC. Provisions-Ver
dull. Mess Pork-New at $S25. Lard
Steam at $5.S5. HOgs-Dul; s.. 65@2.S5.
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N ew York.

NEW YORK, November 1b-3 100 P. NJ
Cotton-Quiet. Flour-Dull; receipts 49,.
900 bbls; sales II, 900 bbls. Wheat-Spring
dull and in buoer's favor; winter 1a@1c
lower; moderately active; receipts 100000
bus; No. 2 red cash at $1.06I. Rye-Dull
Corn-Without important change; receipts
$4,000 bus; sales $4,000 bus at 44@4634c for
western mixed. Barley-Dull. Oats
for white. Pork-Steady and unchanged
Lard-About steady at S6.2715. Butter ana
Cheese-Unchanged Whisky-At $l08@
1.O9. Eggs and Petroleum Unclaimed
Coal-Steady. Leather-Firm at 20@201Ic.
Wool-DulI at 2SM42c.
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THE EAST.

4 SUIT instituted by Peter Marie, Frank
A. Otis, George Fearing, n. A. Cowdrey
Robert L. Cutting, Jr., and Jacob Cromwell
against Cornelius X. Garrison, for $780,
600 damages for the alleged violation ef an
agreement by Garrison for the reorgauiza
ton of the Pacific railroad of Missouri, was
argued in the Supreme Court at New York
city on the 18th inst. The Judge took the
papers.
THERE have been no new developments
IN the Stewart body robbery case The po-
lice have discovered no clue as yet looking
toward the recovery of the body.
PROF EpIsoN has ceased his experiments
on the New York Metropolitan Elevated
railway, with view TO discovering some
means of deadsning the sound, and has
also given up his experiments with the
electric light. The professor is suffering
from ill-health.
The following is the official vote of Penn
sylvania, for governor: Hoyt, S19, 567; Dill,
297, 060 Mason, nationalist, 6l,75S; Lane,
prohibitionist, 3,655.
The Allentown, Pa, iron company will
temporarily suspend business, commencing
on the Goth inst. The company has four
furnaces in blast, the stoppage OF which
will throw out of employment large num-
Der of men.
THE creditors of the st. Adams, (Nt)
iron and steel works have closed the estab-
lishment under writs of attachment. Liza
bilities upwards of 100000.
SENATOR BLAINE was chosen chairman, on
the 18th inst, of the Maine Republican Gen.
trail Committee, for the twentieth time.
d. c. GRIswoLD * Co., wholesale dry
goods dealers, Boston, Mass, have failed.