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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-31

ls is nsw an arknowiedssd fact that cosscxr-
nox CAN M CrRED. It has been cured in . very
great number Of tsome Of them apparently des
peratc ones by Schcncks Pulmonic Syrup alone, and
in others by the same medicine In connection with
S-henck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, one
both, according to the requirements of the
The old supposition that Consumption is incura-
be,- for many years deferred Physicians from at
tempting to find remedy for that disease, and pa
ents afflicted with il reconciled themselves to death
without effort being made to save them from .
doom which was considered inevitable.
DIR. Schenek himself was supposed al one time to
he at the very gate of DEATH his Physicians having
pronounced his case hopeless, and ABANDONED him to
his fate: he was CURED by the aforesaid medicines,
and afterwarl enjoyed uninterrupted good health for
more than forty years. Thousands Of people have
used DIR. Seheneks preparations with the same re-
markabe success.
Sehenek's Almanac, containing thorough treatise
ON Consumption, Liver Complaint. Dyspepsia &c.
he had gratis of any druggist of j. II. Schenck
& Son. Philadelphia. Full directions for the use Of
Schenek's medicines accompany each package.
Schenck's Pulmonc Syrup. Sea Weed Tonic, and
Mandrake Pills for sale by all druggists
3aulm.
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In and Abou, Doniphan.

Items of interest about AS scarce as Christians
were, when Lots wife turned to a pillar of salt near
SodOm-and while We think of il, it is wonder that
more women do not turn into pillars of salt or some
other pillars, for they most always looking back.
when they imagine some one is behind them, more
particularly. when some enters the church. 1t
is all right; they are privileged, or think and
You are fooling your time away, when you undertake
to convince them otherwise We like them-our
mother was
Geary City complains that they do not get their
Chief till Monday, after publication day. Now. We
propose TO exonerate post master from all blame
For two or three weeks till last week. the Chef did
not get here before Friday, at o'clock. The mail
leaves here Monday, Wednesday and Friday. about
soeloek in the morning, for Geary City, and !:
and, of course the Chief would lay till Monday
unless post master frequently does, sends the
mail by persons that may he in town Saturday.
When We get the Chief Thursday, Geary City gets it
Friday morning.
Some people would growl if they had the small
pON.
About all that the farmers can do this bad wealth
is to procure feed for stock cut wood. chIru and
nurse the baby. if they have one-and most of them
have, in Kansas-and if they have not they had bot
ter throw up the sponge.
Uncle Jim. Esq, agent for the Kansas City Times
is soliciting subscribers for that paper, which offers
wonderful and valuable premiums, such organs,
pianos wagons, horses, mules, baby jumpers, and
jumpers that are not baby's, widows and orphans
sie-saddles with horns at both ends, and Thousand
articles too tedious to mention. Republicans Demo
Gratis and all, have equal chances, and subscrib
ing. All expect to get fortune. Most of them are
not able to take their County papersat least they
say Uncle Jim has the watch with a fancy chain
and blue seal which ia m protection against small
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Assignee's Sale.

pursuance Of order of the District Court of the
United States for the District of Kansas made Ia b,
matter Of George W. Barr bankrupt In bankruptcy on
the Goth day OF December. A. d. ls77 l. Henry G. Bran
Assignee of the estate and effects Of said
will On the 18th day OF February, A. d. LIS front of
the Post oee door in the City Of athena the Comfy
Donphsn, and State of Kansas proceed sell at public
anction for cash. the following described or parcels
Of land lying and being in the County and State lat
aforesaid:
Lots one 3D. two t), three a. four o. five C5) six On
seven l eight ~, nine f9l ten no. eleven twelve
t2), thirteen n3 fourteen 90. fifteen u.s. sixteen o.
seventeen 10 eighteen tls) nineteen 49, twenty f1l
twenty cd. twenty-five en- twenty three en- and
twenty four C2i in block hundred and ninety $500
in Elwood Donirhan County, Kansas lots one m two
co. three a. four Co. Eve ST. six t6l, a. eight a.
nine Co., ten l0, eleven I'D twelve Q2,, thirteen fi3
fourteen 40 fifteen jl, sixteen no, seventeen IN
eighteen s), nineteen 49,, twenty co., twentyoue f2Il
twenty two t2, twenty three t and twenty four fsf
In block hundred and ninety-ons nsID In Elwood
Donphan County, Kansas lot eight 49, in block seven
a. east half Of lot four co. In block twelve u2
90 and six 49, In block twenty CO., sonth half Of four
o. five 49, and six tG In block twenty five f2 lots sew
10 and eight el In block sixteen no. lots ca apa
three 49, in block twesfy nve 2s lot no. In block
nineteen 49, lot three l In block ell sixty
feet In centre of lot a. in block thirteen 3 LOT
four 3D. In block twenty 90. in the 90 Of wath-na
County of Doniphan- and State of Kansas.
Said lands will be sole free and clear the incu-
brxncs Of certain alleged mortgage executed BY saa
bankrupt and wife. bearing date December 9Th A. n
1876. HENRY G. BRANSllN
Assignee.
January e. lsIt-5w Pr's fee, sf5.00
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DIR Ch,,,cs " Ru.h Win has l,ce. heated AZ Don
;,l., far tn, mas, ,xo mop,hs ba. rcu,orsvl to Sev
sr,se uher. no ,h;nls thor, i; chance f;,r better
nr,c,s Than here n. IN. ,eonle of this vicinity are
nearly all bles.. with GOOD health while our sister
town. Severance has been sally afflicted The OMEN
ing certaly seems better for really .le-eryu. man.
AS we all know the D,ct,r In be. Althourh younr
man w. bel;.x. he ba. a b.,,.r t,oxlele. of u,s,,;
cine and we woul he more WILLING to tr.t our case
fslould we he so unfortunate a. ~ have oue in his
h,.,s than n, ,h. b,r,s of n,.nr r-..,;,;,,.- IL,
may IL. I.,t ao,h, viii, ,, ,r;h, f r.rs .,, ,s
His oxn uox,ops dr,,. And We xoniI cav r;,bt
her, IN tbe neonle of Sexer,pce tina, ,h.x will and
III. D,r,or IN I've , eeu,,em,, in every sense or the
wor, anil =, ma, who ,ho-ou,bIx ,n,,.rS,,n,,s his
business and VI. ar. but t,o sorry IN lo.e him fr,
o,r .o,,,orni,v N,r .u...ss attend ron no. ,h.r.
.,.r va, ,,,, l..
Tbe vie. If yo,n u,,,hv t.,,.-.,,, ,,;s, !, D,,;.
H., -, w.a,.sJ,.,. J.nn.r,- N, g.,
sr,,,;on 81. was t,l.r % .,.b;so, anil hr-..J an
Thursday
w. ,mi.rS,,,d ,h,, ..rho n,r,ho,, Mora, ,ss,,;,-
=,
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Apples. sc.

EDITOR CHiEF;-I see, in last weeks CHEZ, a COM
munieation headed, a Talk About Apples, sd
signed brigham NJ. ," in which the writer com
pares the Ben Davis apple to Chicago streetwalker,
with rosy checks, full above and below, but all cot
ton and erinolne-no juice. Now, it to that
brigham No. p, hisname would Indicate, is better
acquainted with, and a much better judge of the
street walkers and crinoline than be is of apples
and have doubt that after trying the street
walkers, instead of the apples, that he had to call
the druggist for coldprcssed castor oil and daylight
pills. Yours, etc,
HORIICuIIIrRIsr.
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"Gern,an SyFup.''

No other medicine in the world was ever given such
test of its curative qualities Bosehees German
Syrup. In three years, two million four hundred
thousand bottles of this medicine were distributed
free Of charge by Druggists in this country, to those
afflicted with Consumption Asthma, Group, Severn
Coughs Pneumonia, and other diseases of the Throat
and Lungs, giving the American people undeniable
proof that German Syrup will cure them. The result
has been that Druggists in every town and village
in the United States recommending il to their
toners. Go to your Druggist, and ask what they
know about it. Sample bottles, 10 cents. Regular
size. IS cents Three doses will relieve any case. For
sale by Biekford Sinclair and W. A. * =. A. Kin
sew Troy.
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On the afternoon of last Monday, the Rev. +. T.
Ingalls, of Atchison Superintendent of the First Dis
trct of Kansas. came to Troy, to what could be
done towards forming County Sunday School Asso-
citation for Doniphan County, and similar to the As
sociations of other Counties. few Sunday School
workers and friends of the cause convened at the
house of Mr. A. G. Sanborn to take initiatory steps.
After short talk by Mr.. Iugalls, committee of ar
engagements was appointed, and Wednesday and
Thursday, the 18th and 18th of February next fixed
upon to hold County Convention at Troy, with a
view to organizing County Association.
1t is hoped the ministers of all denominations will
interest themselves in this work. and come prepared
to assist Every school in the County should send
least one delegate, and where practicable, appoint
some to read essay. The Rev. Mr.. Ingalls, will
be present The committee expect to he able provide
gratutous entertainment to delegates and workers.
CBAs. RAPPELYE.)
+. f. SHELDON, Committee.
j. A. AMOS
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January %. 1878
Assignee's Sale.

pursuance Of order Of the District Court of the
United States, for the District Of Kan.az made In
the matter Of William b. Crsig bankrupt. I'm Bankrupt
the s0th day Of Docember A. ID. 1871 l. Henry C.
Branson, Assignee of the Estate and Effects Of ssd
Bankrupt will the 18th day Of February, A. D. is.s
In front Of the Posoce door I'm the City Of wafbens
In the County Of Douphan and State Of Kansas
10 sell at public auction for cash. the following descr
ed lands psrcss OF land lying and being In the County
and State last Aforesaid;
Forty fto by hundred xad forty go, feet on, OF
Rock eighteen leD. In wathena Doniphan Couuty Kan.
beginning NJ the North Of Block eighteen
ue thence East forty o feet thence one hundred
and forty +0 feet thence West forty ts feet thence
North one hundred and forty n4d ect the place of
beginning aiso Lots seven. ~ eishf 90 nine D In
Block twenty-five or, in North washena addtisa TO
the Town Of wathena, DeaiHhap County Kansas. Also
Lots three % and four. 70 IN Block thirty az in
said North Wathena. Also. Lots t) Two a. three
CD four, 30 Eve 81 snd sx 80 In Block asvsnteen IN in
snaiwoods Addition TO sad wsthesA Dsnphan County.
KanaaA.
Said land will be sold free and clear Of and fsa the
incnnbrznce Of certain Alleged mortgage bearing date
from the 18th day OF npoember A. D. isH executed by
said Bankrupt and wife. n-esmber llth, is7s.
HENRY c. BRANSOy
Assignee
january ~ ie1e-Sw Prs fee, fl2 co.
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Y KATHLEEN; . Pd5sef Lsrs1SGsvy, By Mn. Fran.
ces Hodgson Burnett, nshor Of sefheo,r THAT Lass
o. Lowries pretty Polly Pemberton- etc., and re
printed from "PttersoRs Masaiae- 10 published this
day by T B. Peterson Broe., Philadelphia '.ExrH.
LEEN' is jnst the most perfect and charming of all
love Stories tender, true and pathetic. THEo. and
pretty POLLY PExBxRToS," by the same author,
were good, but this one is better. Kathleen was =
natural beauty, and made very decided impression
on the heart of hero long before she had known
the meaning of the word "LovE." 1t was at little
village the coast of Maine. where she lived with
her old grandmother, nine yeears before our story
opens Carl Seymour was an artist, and not rich.
when he his love for the second time at Newport
met her to fall blindly at her feet, and worship
ping all others did. But this second meeting
very different from the first; the old grandmother
was dead and Kathleen was ehaperoned by world
ly minded aunt, who had determined her niece should
make n brilliant marriage. Carl Seymour proposed.
and was rejected, to find her engaged to millionaire.
After three years of separation, in which time the
auntis money must have taken wings, Kathleen re-
appears the governess of Mrs. Armadale's chill
dren sister of Carl Seymour. in Mr.. Seymour's
house. Mrs. Armadale having to leave home on bus.
mess, Kathleen assumed entire command Is it any
wonder then, that Carl Seymour and Kathleen being
thrown together thus, should forget all their past
troubles and that their cloud which looked so black
to both, had at the last bright silver lining
With various complications ensuing, would refer
the reader to the book itself Kathleen is written
in Mrs Burnetts best mood and is pathetic any
could wish. II is issued in uniform style and
price with Mrs. Burnetts "Theo" and Pretty Polly
Pemberton- with .'Bessic's Six Lovers with That
Girl OF Nine. and That Lover of Nine, with The
Amours of Philippe" by Octave Feuillct and with
Mrs. Southwor,h's and popular novel, The Red
Hill Tragedy" and will have large sale, its price
Is but Fifty Cents copy and il will be found for
sale by all booksellers and all Rail Road Trains,
copies of it will be to any one. to any place.
postpaid, RENTING Fifty Cents in a letter to the
Publishers, T. u. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia.
ID,
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EDITOR CHIEf:-I see, in your issues of last week
and week before, communications from my old and
esteemed friend c. W. Johnson informing farmers
that he has discovered remedy for hog cholera and
is anxious to up and demonstrate to US that the
dreadful disease be cured. Since reading his
Offer have made diligent inquiry of the hog raisers
in all parts of the County, and find that my friend is
too late-there has been hog doctor ahead of him,
and he has not left single for him to expert
ment on Three dollars hundred for hogs, is as
near a specific for hog cholera quinne is for the
chills or sulphur for the itch. When Congress re-
monetzes silver and repeas the Resumption act and
hogs get up to five dollars hundred then will be
apt to have some hog cholera and then We will
let our friend try his semety.
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From Pleasant Ridge.

MOST al the farmers held their hOSs until the prices
went down to bed rock and then they sold them
And now, as corn has got down to fifteen cents pei
bushel, We expect to the corn market crowded.
better prospect for wheat has not been seen in
January. in this vicinity, for fourteen years.
The ground has not been frozen five inches deel
this winter and several times the frost has been
nearly all that the people have been able to pow
BE it remembered. that on the alst day of January
1873 the farmers of Donphan County. Kansas, were
several of them. in their fields plowing.
Arrangements are being made to break several
hundred acres of prairie around here. next Spring
Vaccination is the order of the day
The big the little old and Young
The doctor takes them they come.
Mr.. AL Megenity is visiting friends and relatives
here, this week. He halls from Omaha, where he is
employed as forInan of a smclter
The little boys almost crazy for snow. They
say there has not been fit to track rabbits in,
this Winter
Since the announcement by Henry Ward Becchcr.
that the devil is dca and his large estate consca
ted certain wellknown Deacon in the church has
sold his daughter to book peddler, for wife. for
the of ten bushels of apples ten gallons of cider
and one of Beeeher's sort of Bibles. But when the
book peddler foots it all the way from Troy, with
Bible under his arm, and presents it to his worship
full highness, the Deacon, and is informed that he,
the Deacon, has made another disposition of his
daughter the peltler that the Deacon always
knew there no hell
There is q nasty, greasy, ignorant. ragged, crazy
cosniopote preambulating this neighborhood armed
with u pair Of green spectaeles and dilapdated
black sa.ehel claiming to he Baptist preacher who
goes from house to house, steps in, seats himself and
offers to distribute religious tracts, and asks for ten
III.
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The Atchison & Nebraska Railroad.


No l. mail and express leaves Atchison at lf0 p
leaves Troy Junction sJ0 p. arrives at Lincoln at
g:2J p. m. .
No 3 through freight and accommodation, leaves At
Gibson at GELS a. and Troy Junction at ';a5 a. m
SOUTH.
No Q mail and express. leaves Lincoln at Gas m.
arrives Troy Junction at Leo arrives at Atchi-
at 2:sa p.
No. 4 through freight and accommodation leaves Lin
coin 4:30 arrives at Troy Junction at 40 p M
arrives al AtchisOn at els p N.
CONNECTIONS.
Train leaves Achison after arrival of all Eastern
trains with ST. 10. d. G. l.. X. from St DO
seph at Troy Junction Train No. connects at Troy
Junction with the St Jo & ID. Z. for the West Train
No. Troy junction with St Jo & d. C. r. r.
for St Joseph makes close connections at Atcison
with the Missouri Pacific for Leavenworth Kansas City
St Louis and all Eastern and Southern points With the
H. & st. Jo. for Hannibal Quincy. and the East. With
the c. X l. q T.. II. r. for Rock Island Chicago, and the
East With the X. C.. st. 10. & C. H., for Chicago and
the East With the C. b. U. p. for Conc0ria and the
Solomon Valley. With the A, L. = r. H. Tor Denver,
Pueblo and the Great Southwest
Connections made at Lincoln with the H. NJ IN Ne
biaska and Nebraska Railways.
tS- All Trains Daily except Sunday. 81
L. w TOWNE JOHN Z. UT,
Gen. Supt ecu Ticket Agent.
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United States, for the District Of kansas made m
the natter George W Barr Bankrupt in Bankruptcy
e. the Dth day Of Decenbsr, A. D. ls77 l. Henry c.
braasoa Assignee Of the Estate aud E-cts said Rank
rupt. vin % Tie 9Th day Of FsbrurIy A d. ls7s in
front Of the Postce door In the City wathena in
the County Of DonPhaa and Stzt Of Kansas proceed
sell ct public auction. 10 ths highest bidder cash the
following rncts % paree Of td lying and being the
County and State lsst aforesaid, 70 Wit:
The East bali Of the Northeast quarter % Of Section
four. ~ IoVnship three. @ Range tventy-ons tsD In
The coanty a Doniphan and State Of Kan>as.
Said land win be cold free and clear Of and from the In
cunbrnBee Of . certain alleged mortgage. exeentsd by
said Bankrupt and Wife and bearing the day
HENRY C. BRASsoy.
Asskgnee.
January ~ is7aE5w. Prs fee. kaoo.-
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
EXTRA SPECIAL sOTaCE.
Testimony of Rev P. B. Wiles, covington, Ky.
Smiths Tonic Syrup,
The Best and safcsf Remedy for Chills and
Fever, or Fever and Ague.


There has been for many years, in this country,
such a general complaint about chills and fever
This depressing disease is now prevailing in many
portions of Kentucky and elsewhere where the poo
pie have long fatercd themselves that they were en-
tirely exempt from its influence To those who are
thus afflicted, we wish to recommend Smiths Tonic
Syrup believing it to be the very best remedy eN-
,ant Every one we have heard ofusins it, pronOunc-
es upon it in the very highest terms We have late
ly used it in family with marked success. The
ingredients simple, and the Tonic can be used
freely without any detrment to the constitution what
ever If the directions which always accompany ev-
cry bottle are carefully followed, it will in nine ca
ont of ten result i'll permanent cure, whether the
disease he of long or short standing.
We take pleasure in recommending this medicine
to the subjects of this disease everywhere, sincerely
believing that the of it will verify every wcrd We
say. L. h. WlLES.
For sale by Biekford e. Sinclair, Trey, Kansas
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wnls. C,.-a Cn.w-CA.v.

1
The large freishting buziness Of the A. l. y. r. r.
still continues. From ten to twenty-five laad- Of
hogs pass down every day.
! Ozias Bailey and Jim Mackoy were in town. last
week.
| number Of couples from White Clonl attended
the Falls City ball, last Friday evening. Had it not
been for the representation from this place, I'M
derstsad, the dance would have been failure and,
rs ii was. it turned out rather ''tlin.-
Mrs. Emily Dxby, relict Of the late Major VIM. n.
Bixby died ON Friday, - 18th. at her mothers Mrs.
Beeler. Her disease vas consumptics. She WAS in
TERED in the Beeer family cemetery, south Of town,
on the Sunday following her decease. large con-
of relatives and friends attending the body
the grave.
special car, containing some of the principal Of
feias of the A. &. n. Road, made the run from At
ehison up, last Friday The object of the trip to
view the work Of Improvement in the roadbed which
has been in progress for some time past.
The funeral of the late John W. Smith. Of Masonic
fame, which took place at Highland, last Thursday,
attended by many of tie fraternity of this place.
Wyle Mcore's elevator, having undergone entire
repair, is in continuous operation. He prefers to
work it by horsepower and some time since disposed
of the engine and steam fixtures.
The dance given by the L. W. C., little Workers
Club, on Friday evening was perfect success. 1t
under the supervision of Mrs. WILL Sloane. Al
though originally intended for the benefit Of the
LeavenwOrth Home, upon looking over the ground,
il discovered that there would be fine opening
for the display of charity within the precincts of
White Cloud. The donations very generous,
and number of inigent families received very time
ly assistance through this thoughtful enterprise Our
business men deserve acknowledgment for their
tributons; also the musicians who furnished excel
lent music for the occasion gratis. Then there
Phil Kelley who acquitted himself with the highest
honor in the difficult position of floor manager,
among thrung of children whose clamor equal
to bedlam.
VIM. Van Buskirk had the misfortune to lose fine
milk COW, through the malice of some miscreant,
who struck her on the leg with axe severing the
leader, dsloeating the joint, and fracturing bone
all at lick. Whoever did the act, it a scurvy
one.
We learn that the City Hotel building, heretofore
owned by Mr.. Buck, of St. Louis, has been purchased
by Chicago gentleman. who intends reittins it, |
from top to bottom.
The river still obstinntely and persistently refuses
to freeze over. much to the dismay of both wood |
haulers and ice packers. CADMUs |,
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There will be sold, at public sale, at the farm of
Tyra Nelson, nerr East Norway in Wolf River Town
ship Friday, February 18th, 1873, the following
articles of personal property, to wit: ID head of
Horses and Mules, lot Of Cattle; Wagons, Bug
gies and Harness; Farming Implements, and House
hold Goods. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, a. M.
of said day.
Terms Of Sais-All sums under s, Cash; ON sums
Of % and over, credit Of twelve months, with note
and approved security, at 10 per cent interest
TrRA NELSON,
Jan. -, lSS-td. " G. NELSON