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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
STATE OF KANSAS, Zoe
DoxIrnax COUNTY, o'-

STATK SG4,ra.s eF cdIslI mAnsAs ,ss.
In the District Court for Dunphsn County Kansas
Augustus Cone, Plaintiff.
Seneca Gurney
Charles Kearney, DefeDdants.
NOTICE Is hereby given that will the 81 day of
IN March. A. ID. Is7y at the hour of o'clock p. "
Of said the North door Of the House in the
city Of Troy In DoniphAu County Kansas offer
for sale public aueton for cash. following de-crb-
ed real wit: Lots Ave t5j and (s In Block
twenty-five e., in North wathena the City Of Wa
thena In Dopiphap County STATE Of Kausss Taken as
the property Of Seneca GuB-y and offered for to
the highest bidder for cash. To satisfy nent
and OF record In the Disrics Court for D,Di
phan County, the State Of Kansas which Augustus
Cone plaintiff and Seneca Gurney and Charles Kear
defendants
1s19.
CHARLES BCKKHALTER
Sheriff Of Doniphan County
January 70. 1ss9-5w. Pr. fee sloJo
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
Notice Of Application to Sell Real
Estate.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the llth day Of Feb
IL ruary Is79 the undersigned filed in the ofice Of
the Probate Court Of Donphan County Kansas his Pc
titon asking leave to sell the following described re.
wit The northwest fractional quarter Of section No.
l, in township No. i've t5 Of range No twenty to
In Atchison County Kansas and that said petition will
hearing the office OF the Probate Judge
In Troy, Donphan County, Kansas, on the III day Of
March 1878 at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Troy, Kansas, February 1lth lsd9.
II. II. WHEELER
Administrator.
Feb H. Is79-3w Prs fee. $500.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
Notice.

NVHE seHartnesship existing hsswecn Lahan Jackson
i snd ]. r. Jacksua in the milling busineaa at Fan
ming. Kanses. vas dssoved January sDth ls7S BY the
deaih Of Iahaa Jaek>oa All aoceants doe the hrn
be settlsd within thirty days fru0 this date.
will carry the haaineas % the old stand and will
settls all accounts ef the late firm.
January n. ls.a-1w. J. II. JACKSON.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

~ The February number Of Good Healh, n Jour
nal which is in every respect good as its name,
has to our table filed with unusual variety
of good things. This is Journal in which is al
ways sure Of finding something of great practical
value Every number seems better than the preced-
ing. Its several departments present choice varie
ty of articles upon the important topics which lie
within the province of the magazine None can fail
to find much satisfaction in its perusa II is pub
lshed at Battle Greek, Mich, at 500 year. speci
men copies are sent free.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
SheriM,s Sale.

THE STATE OF KANSAS, lss.
COUNTY OF DoSlPHAN,
In the District Donphan County State Of Kan
Leander j. Mccormick, Plaintiffs.
Benjamin n. Scott, Defendant
AJOTICE is hereby given. that will, the ID day
IL of March, A. ID. 1879, at the hour Of . O'Clock
NJ Of said day. the North door of the Court House.
in the city Troy in Donpban County State u Kansas
offer for sale public auction for cash. the following de
scribcd property wit The north quarter Of
section one W in township four ~ Of range twenty to
less t2 acres OF Of the north end Of said
quarter section Doniphan County Kansas. Taken
the property OF Benjamin Scott and offered for sale 20
the highest bidder for cash to satsy certain Judgment
and costs Of record in the District Court Don
phan County, in the State Of Kansas In which Cyrus H.
Mccurmick and Leander J. Mccormick pfaindns,
and BENJAMIN ". Scott Is defendant. o.
Given under my hand this a5h day Of January. A. ID.
1879. -
CHARLES BURKHALTER
Sheriff Of Doniphan County.
January 30 Is1g-5w. Prs fee, tl0-5O.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

e The Democratic papers have consider
ate way of putting things They say that Mr..
Call, Virginian, has been elected United States
Senator from Florida, in place of Conovsr, car
pet -bagger. Here are two men, neither of them
natives Of Florida, but one is Republican,
and the other is rebel. Therefore, one is u
carpe t-basger, while the other is yirginian.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

Is- The Highland Sentinel perhaps thinks it
has right to tell any falsehood it chooses abont
an enemy; heucs its assertion that Mr.. Selover
is making an exhibition of himself in the whis-
key saloons of Topeka. Person who have been
at Topeka, and seen for themselves, say that
Mr.. Selover is behaving himself like gentle
man, and is doing nothing to bring dscredit up
on his District.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
County Superintendent's Notice.

IN pursuance Of law see Sec. J. School Laws Of ls7G
hereby give notice that regular Office day will he
Saturday Of week Any business pertaining the
once will during my absence. be promptly attended "a
by ID. p. Carpenter. my deputy.
January q le19-iw. Z. HEENEY, Co. Supt.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

cx We have had numerous inquiries relative
70 the new pensiou law 1t will be found on the
first page Of this issue, together wi.a ins'I"'.
tions from the Commissioner as 10 'he ""n"''
of making application
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

x The Topeka Commonwealth still insists
that Gov. st. John was bound by law to send in
the appointments proposed by Gov. Anthony.
As we fail to see it, We far ever from
being convinced. It looks dreadfully thin. Is
Gov ST. john also bound by law to transmit to
the Legislature a message prepared by Anthony,
but whisL died on his hands, like his appoint
meuts
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

- The Kansas Senate is trying to trump the
House on the Investigation business. 1t has or
dered an investigation of tie Senatorial election,
and appointed all Ingalls, men on the commit
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

~ Montgomery Blair insists that Tilden will
be the next President. Such devotion has new
or been equaled, except by SAM Bowles' devo-
ton to Charles Francis Adams. 1t will do Til
den about as much good as il did Adams.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

u 4 Swedish doctor named Agss. died sud-
denly and mysteriously, in Atchison, the other
night 1t is supposed that it was ease of sui
eide. Then, he died Of Ager.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

,r The Fredonia 7'ibane, paper started to
reform things, and especially to play out Johnny
f;ilmore,s Citizen, has gone the way of frauds.
If the people of Wilson County would now turn
what patronage the Tribune got, to the Cin-ea'
and try to give one good paper q handsome sup
rort il would be to their advantage.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

DoNrHAx CoryrY,
OsFicE OF COUNTY CLxRK (,
TRor. Feb J. 1s7s.
NOTICE is hereby given that . petition va. pressut
~ ed t. the Board Of Conini ni.soners of DooipIzu
County Kansas at their meeting the 81 d4y Of Feb
ruary ISIS asking that road bs established at the fol-
lowing Points 70 Wit Beginning at the corner
at the northeast quarter of section range
- and rnnnnx north TO the northeast corner Of tse
northeast quarter Of said section township range =,
Whercupon the said Board Of County Coumssioners an
pointed the following psmea Persona viz John d. Hier
T. r. Wessfal and Henry Steele, viewers with IN
struetons to meet al the place Of begnuing oe
the sefh day Of February Ies and proceed 20 view s
road give all parties hearing. and make due report =,
ssid Board sf their session 10 10 held the Sd d.y Of
March, lss9 - "
By order Of Board Of County Commisaioser.
Attest; d. W. MORSE.
Fesfnafy o. iess-s" County Clerk.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

STRIKING ILE.-The Potter Cmmittee have
struck lead that they were not hunting for.
They undertook TO investigate the alleged ci-
pher dispatches aud getting more evidence
than they want. Their own witnesses testify
that the Democrats actually did try to buy Elec-
tors and Returning Boards in South Carolina,
Florida, and louisiana. The men who did the
work. are the cnes who so testify. Tilden's
nephew, Pelton. owns up to it, but says Tilden
knew nothing of it. The final effort will be to
screen the old man. But it rs too thin. 1t will
stick to him. And this is the glorious Demo-
cratic Reform that Tilden was to naugurate.
What with rebel raids, revelations of Democrat
ic villainy, and runous legislation, at the end
of the present Congress, the country will he sat
isfied to stick to the Republican party. A solid
North, in 1880, is pretty well assured.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

The Troy Bulletin, published by C. G. Bridges, has
succumbed to the cold storms Of adversity, and is
now no more The veteran and publisher of the
Chief the incompatible Sol Miller. attended to the
funeral obsequics, and marked the grave with
Der 24.-SunRer County Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

NAMING COUNTIEs.-The AtchsDn Champion,
speaking of the proposition to divide Wallace
County into three new Counties, suggests that
these or others be named Reeder, Geary, and
Walker, in honor of the first three Territorial
Governors, who did SO much to make Kansas
free. A good idea; and it might be carried still
further. Several years ago, we spoke of the
outlandish names given to many of the new
Counties of Kansas, many of which sounded very
badly and most Of which were named to suit
the whims of members of the Legislature, in
honor of persons who really did nothing to earn
the dignity of having Counties named for them.
The names of two-thirds of the Counties of
Western Kansas might be changed, giving them,
at the same time, pleasant sound to the ear,
and honoring the memory of men who rendered
distiD guished service to the State or the Nation.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
Notice OF Petition for Sale OF
Real Estate.

FUN0 Credtots Her. and all others interested in the
Il Entate Of Charles Millerman. deceased: Take
tice that January eoth 1873 the undersigned Admin
itrafor de eos of the Estate Of Charles Mleman
deceased filed In the Probafe Court Of said County
petition such the sale of tn follow
ing described real estate belonging to said dececnt
wit; the north east quarter Of section twent @
In township three 81 SOUTH of range nineteen,
ten out Of t- OF said quarter
north west quarter Of section twenty fpur r2 in
ship and range aforesaid all of said lands being In Doni
owing by said Estate Yon further notified that said
petition ordered by said ccnt to be heard the Itth
day Of Feb, IT'D at ocio<k r. NJ IN said Pro-
hate Court. and that uRess th~-cofs.Ty be shown
ordsr will be granted by said Court for sueh sale.
JACOB STINE,
Administrator de oais Of ths Estate Charles Mil
leruan, deceased.
by A. PEKRY. his Attorney.
January q, 1ss9-4w. Prs fee, s.. -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
vERMICULAR SMELLFUNGUS, NJ. d

P. S.-A new discovery! The atmosphere is found
to be full of worm spores Breathing therefore, is
out of the question The patient plug his nose,
and Theoretically seal his mouth. As nothing earth
can keep woman's mouth closed, must learn to
do without them What glorious reformation! No
more speech-makng; no more preaching; no more
gossip! Lord. What gay old world this will be!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
Gentle
Women

Who want glossy, luxuriant
and wavy tresses Of abundant,
beautiful Hair must use
LYONS KATHAIRON. This
elegant, cheap article always
makes the Hair grow freely
and fast, keeps It from falling
out, arrests and cures gray.
ness, removes dandru6 and
itching, makes the Hair
strong, giving it . curling
tendency and keeping 1t In
any desired position. Beau
tifhl, healthy Hair b the suro
result Of using Kathairon.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13

There las brtn good deal of talk about
bIainy men in Kansas; Int they are seldom put
to proper nse. IL Kansas wishes to take the
leading position in puLlic affairs that she is en-
titled to by reason Of her rapidly increasing pop
uiation, she should begin to Pnt men forward
who can exert power The ablest man. by far,
in the State of Kansas, who would have made
his mark in the councils of the nation, has never
occupied higher position than member Of the
Legislature. That man is James F. Legate. He
possesses more ability, more craftsmanship, more
solid common sense, than any man the State
ever had. in whatever position he is placed,
with vht htmsoever associated, his power is at
once manifested by his taking the leadership.
Such a man in Copgress, would hold bis own
with the best Of them. He would be heard and
felt, and Kansas would have q man that she
would iced not be ashamed of. On the floor, in
the Committee room, or in the Departments, he
would be the peer of any man in Congress- Yet
he has been known principally as lobbyist, or
as an attorney. lie has not been these SO much
from choice as from the force of circumstances.
If Kansas had put him forward, he would have
been man of different reputation. He is gen.
orally aliuded to as q corruptionist; but We
have yet to hsar of his corruption in any public
position with which he has been entrusted. If
he is kept in the lobby, or at political scheming,
he will practice the methods of those callings,
for be always does his work well. If the public
demands his services in high position, they
will secure one who is competent for the work,
and who has the dignity, when dignity is de-
maDded. Mr.. Legate is man of untiring en-
ergy, aud must be doing something. Why not
that something for the good of the Statef Lot
the people of Kansas, or the Republicans of this
Congressional District, make use Of his great
ability, by demanding his services in Congress.
While other aspirants are seeking the Office, let
the people tender the Office to him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-13
Road Notice.

THE STATE OF KANSAS, ,ss
DoxIPnAx CorSTY, -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
PoodIe's Tactics.

-fa locO S.th' htahc II ndtuIc.J
/ have Just received a letter from the
Vicar of earn, which relates an instance
OF mental reflection on the part of a
poodle dog that has the merit of admit
ting neither of mal-observation n o un-
conscious exa~ggeration. The Vicar s
friends Canon whose name / have at
present no permission to publish-went
TO visit a cousin. who owned a poodle
dog. I will conclude by telling the
rest Of the story in my correspondents
own words: The poodle, whose name
is Mort. went into the dining-room with
them, and kept quietly under the table
till the end of lunch, when he begged
for q little food, and he was given a
small shred of beet. They returned to
the drawing-room while the servant
cleared away, and the beef was taken
into the larder. The dog did not think
he had his fair share. T Now,
he had been taught to stand on his hind
legs, put his paw on a lady's waist, and
hand her into the dining-room. He
adopted the same tactics with my friend
the Canon, but the sagacioys dog, in
stead Of steering for the dining-room,
led him into the direction of the larder,
along a passage, down steps, etc., and
did not stop until he had brought him to
the larder, and close to the shelf where
the beef had been put" After giving
him a piece of beef, the Canon went up
stairs and refused again to be led down
as before. Finding he could not pre-.
vail on the visitor to make a second ex
cursion to the larder, he went out into
the hall, took in his teeth Canon -.
hat from off the hall table, and carried
it under the shelf in the larder, where
the coveted beef lay out of his reach.
There he was found with the hat, wait
ing for its owner, and expecting another
savory bit when he should come fol-
his hat"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
Murder and Suicide.

Miss Matilda Robbins, Of Edgington, Ill,
has for some time been resolving attentions
from a young man named Tom Richards,
against the expressed protest of her parents
and especially her brother she persisted in
allowing Richards to call on her, however,
and an engagement was announced. Her
brother warned her that Richards should
never marry her, and tried to persuade
his sister to break the engagement, but
to no purpose, and a few days ago she
was to have been married. On the
morning of her proposed wedding about
half past five o'clock, while in her room
getting ready to take the Mercer County
train for Rock Island, her brother went to
her aud made another appeal not to marry
the man Richards. She refused to break
her word, and he drew a pistol and shot
her. killing her instantly. Then he placed
the revolver at his head and fred, inficting
a wound from which he died in half an hour
afterward,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
skeleton Pound.

The skeleton Of a woman was found the
other morning. under that portion of the
ruins of the Southern Hotel, at st. Louis,
where the laundry was situated. 1t is
supposed to be that of Kate Lawler, one of
the servant girls, who, with three others,
have been missing since the fire. Not a
particle of flesh remained on the skeleton.
The hair was still attached to the head,
about a fourth Of it being burnt. Several
ribs were broken aud crushed. There was
no clothing around the body, but the legs
were cover d with the emnau.s Of a colored
petticoat. On the bones of the feet were a
pair of females shoes, partly destroyed by
fire. This last discovery makes the number
of victims of the Southern Hotel fire
amount to sixteen. The other pers ms now
missing aye three servant girls and the head
waiter, Charles Eiefnicht.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
Powder MIL Explosion.

A San Fra~cisso dispatch says a terrible
explosion OF a powder magazine occurred
near Bodie. The works were blown to
a oms, and every thing near them leveled to
the gr. end. The Summit Works, a short
dis ance off, were shattered and blown to
pieces An early account says: As far as
heard from here are eight known to be dead
and over forty wounded, with prospects that
many of them will die from their injuries.
Everybody was excited, and women and
children crying and searching for the
remains of loved ones. Probably many
were blown into tue air and their re-
mains scattered broadcast. Everything
was done that kind hearts and willing hands
could 10. The Miners Union building was
improv:sed into a hospital, and Masons aud
I'd Fellows were active in their efforts to
alleviate the s~ufferings of all. The sh ok
was scarcely felt under ground. Forum
ately drifts had just been connected, SO that
no injury was con to any below ground.
The shock was felt on the surface at a
distance 'f twenty miles, it is learned by
telegraph from Bridgeport.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
EruptIon of Mt. Etna.

The United States Consul at Messina
sends to the Department of State an &C.
count of the recent eruption of Mt. Etna.
Itbroke out on the 26th OF May and ceased
on the 18th of June. In Messina the pave.
men's and balconies were covered with
black dust, the villages near the mountain
were shrOuded in darkness and their in.
hahitants fedin terror.
The damages are estimated at $1,000 600,
toward which the Italian Parliament has
contributed a large sun. The King gave
personally $1,000, the city of catonia
$4,000, and the Archbishop $500. On the
10Th of June there was a serious earthquake.
The earth opened and swallowed up houses
and human beings. The cause is attributed
to the undermining following the discharge
OF lava in large quantities.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
The suceess Of GIairrorants.

/. In q paper in the July Scribner on
"The Delusions of Clairvoyance," DR..
George w. Beard, of New York, writes
as follows:
The practical success of clairyoyants,
public and private, is the result of these
three factors: 1. guess-work reduced to
a science and an art, 2. condolences, and
8. trickery.
Guessing is at once a science and an
art,-a science, because 1t may be regu-
lated by certain principles. The
familiar guessing game" illustrates
what a be done by guessing scien-
tifcally carried out; with the privilege
to the guesser Of but twenty chances, he
may yet, beginning with the kingdom to
| which the article belongs, reach the
most minute object before his list is ex-
hausted. Success in this game, as all
who have played it know, depends much
on practice. Clairyoyants devote their
lives to the practice of this game, for
they play it with every victim they
meet.
The subject Of condolences is one
that has excited far less attention among
the students of history or Of human
nature than 1t deserves; little, indeed,
has been written upon it. Among those
who have given the subject any thought,
the most erroneous impression prevails
that it can be brought under the laws Of
pure mathematics. In the life of every
active human being are frequent, almost
daily occurring, condolences, which
those who give any attention to them
may, if they choose, make the basis Of
most absurd decisions. Usually W.
give no more attention to these occur
rences than an exclamation of surprise
and then forget all about them. We ar,
talking of a person whom, perhaps, VI
rarely meet, and have not seen for
long time; suddenly he appears. A
thought-out of the ordinary course, i
may be-enters our mind; we expires
it, when behold! the same thought ha
just been passing through the mind o
our friend. We meet with a certain ex
perience, and then we remember, o
fancy we remember, that the same ex
perience has happened to us in a dream
OF all these daily and hourly happen
ing condolences, cIairvoyants skillfull,
avail themselves, and in that direction
they are aided by the ignorance an
eagerness of their victim.
The trickery of clairvoyants consist
mainly in the art of making their vic
Tins unconsciously reveal, by word o
look, facts of personal history, an
then, at the proper time, in re-impartip
the information to them. In this wa
they gain the credit, ever among pei
sons of keen intellect, of being endowe
with divine powers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-17
Be,ler Exp,o.,ou IN m,..our,.

An old boiler used in a ssw.mill set up in
the woods in Andrew County, Eve miles
north of st. Joseph, No., exploded a few
mornings ago, killing three men and
seriously iniuring one, all employees at the
mill, who had been standing around the en-
CINE, waiting till they could get steam up.
They had jast separated for their several
positions when, without a moments warn
ing, the frightfut explosion occurred The
long shed. in which the machinery
was set up was literally blown to atoms
ID for ar instant, flying timbers, iron,
bolts, cind. RS, ashes. fire and water
filed the air. The noise of the explosion
was heard for a distance of several miles
ar und, and attracted all the people in the
neighb rhocd to the scene of the disaster.
One heavy piece of b ,iler was sent whirling
into the ale a distance of thirty yards,
where it struck large tree, cuttingit down,
then rioochstting and coming down with
terrible force, burying itself in the ground.
The remsinder of the b ,iler was listened
out as il by q rolling mill, and every inch
was drawn, and the b ,dies of the men were
s, charred and covered with ashes and dirt,
that they were scarcely recognizable as
human beings.