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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-22
FANN Z N G MILLS.
Matt. Nutter, Miller.
CUSTOM WORK A SPECIALITY.

Custom Grinding Friday and Saturday of each week.
The Fanning FIGURING Mills centrally located,
and possess every facility and modern improvement
for doing every kind Of custom work. and making
the very best -four. We cannot and will not be ex-
celled. We solicit custom work from far and near,
knowing can make the -four you want Bring on
your wheat. TANNING MILLS.
Fanning Station. Doniphan Co., Kas. apr22.
II An elegant assortment of Linen Handkerchief f.
Plain Hem-stitehed, Fancy Border, and Mourning
goods at TOWNSEND g. RICHARDSON'S
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CastOria

Miiifsss q Msihcr- express their delight over
Casforia IL Is safsre'. remedy for ns-iniiatiux
the feed. Unlike Castor OIL. IL Is ptea.a.f %
take, and unlike Nsrphine SyrupS 10 is harmless
castoria rezsia'es the bowels, destroy. Worms,
Cares
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-22
AGENTS.

AGENTS.
JAMES H. RATES 81 Park Row, New York.
s. NJ PRTTENGILL CO, ~ Park Row, New York
HOWELL CHESMAN, St Louis, No.
THIS PAPER may be found on file at George /.
Using Bureau 40 Spruce St where adveTtisning
tracts may be made for it IN NEW YORK.
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II An kinds of machine oils, at Atchison prices
Mt j. A. Campbells, Severance Kansas-
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r. You will find nice line Of Kid Gloves, in
black whits, and eOlors- Mt
TowNsEND& RICHARDSON'S.
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4. O. o. n.

- 4. O. o. n.
Troy City Lodge No. D. meets every Saturday night at
Odd Fellows Hail BOiers Bank Al members of the
c. G. BAILEY, y. G.
JosEPH PESRoD r SEC.
King Lodge No. ia L o. o. F.. meets every Tuesday
night its Hall Severance Kansas Visiting brUthers
cordially mrite-i- L j. ROTE, N. G.
7. J. ARMSTRONG r. S.
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~ We have a fine assortment OF Iorchen Ley
both edge and insertion. These are the goods use
for trimming Lawns At ,o,,.s
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-22

N ..xordscsi' shsn h.ye . hearing next vssl
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-22

NT T. cHURcH.-Services every Sabbath at Ioi A n,
lNls and "A p NJ Prayer meeting every Thursday
ing Il L. MCBRIDE, Pastor.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-22

Money 10 Loan
On best improved farms, on mortgage Tor IRON
three to Eve years time at per cent, and small
commission. ALBERT PERRY,
l6octly. Attorney At Law, Troy, ME-
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Tho voltaic BELT Co., Marshaii, Mie.s
VIII send their celebrated Eectro-voltaic beifs 70
the sficted upon % days trial Speedy cures guar
nnteed- They mean what they say. Write to them
without delay. astil nos2oyi
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ON long time, st per cent interest, on well Inn
pfsvsa F.ms In Doniphan County, Kansas Apply d
: ;rrrsks 80 Y. X SrouI, Troy, Kansas.
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Trsy Ldgc No 13l7 knights Of Honor. meets the $50
en md fosrh Tray evenings In each msuth In Odd Eel
lows Hall, over Isoders Bank.
l. l. JOHNSON, Dictator.
RoBERr WILKINSON Reporter.
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A. ~. a A. N.

Troy Lsdga No S. A. J. and A NJ, meets In their Hall
Monday In oa.h month bef0re full moon and second
Saturday thereafter.
GEO. W. TOWNSEND. W. n.
d. C. SGScI.AIR, Sec.
watheua Lodge No. g., A. F. & A II, meets at their
Hall every SATURDAY or bef1rs the full and every
two thereafter Visiting brethren cordially in
yited 10 attend K0BERT PERlGO. W. N
AU0. MILLER Sc.
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m Block Lace, Mitts. Fichues- Neck Wear Of ev
arr deserYtios, TO be found as =
TOWNSEND & RICHARDSON'S.
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to be consistent; for he 4 asL;n t ,,s,, ~ ste'
to vote for him on the same ~ IN
stinenee tieket-Toa,kg tslaJ compulsory totai aD-
II Garfield Is constructive s,.,..,nor ..,-.i,
as progressive one, and a. brave and nnenej;, ~
he is polite and wis., III 49, !. nm p :
srong with the efforts to elevate the tone 81 oIitr
Ms very existence the candidate stands for m,
people weariness and disgust with the spoils ina
-oos'on IrunssTiPt (RepI
q The Po.tottee Department has made sueh ar.
engagements with the roads running fasf trains far
New York west a. win give the mail service The nj.
vantage derived from such expedition
u The wife Of Hon. James d. William. f,ov.-,-
0r of Indiana, died June 9Th at her h,,sc 49,
IN en-, Ina;, after lingering Illness caused by
90 !" n4'ntns SINCE.
~ There u something more than n runor ,h.,
w. n Lnensn once belonged to the American party
anu Nrote . savage knownothing letter
n General Garfield wa "A 0alI.nt n .olss.. -.
Hs1coek, and + very much more Of q stases@ar.-
fhAadetPhsa Prsss.
-. The man with the iron jaw /. dead, but the
one with the iron arm Hve,-ia Ohio. He went To
,rep " ~, NJ III, arm On the ran snd threw gravel
80 ~
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" Also fine Bleached Linen in the most desir'
ble patterns, to be found at
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-22

Carrants, Prunes, and Dried Apples.
We are offering Currants. Prunes, and Dried Ap-
pies Mt greatly reduced prices.
TOWNSEND & RICHARDSON.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-04

ciple in the use of timber, if we would
obtain the greatest amount of strength,
is to let the grain run in the natural
direction with the length of our work. !.
and not with its breadth or narrowest
way.
The strongest form that can be given
to the back Of chair is where the two
upright pieces are straight, or nearly so,
and the cross pieces also straight, and
mortised into the side uprights.
The legs of chair are fixed in two
ways. Either they are pegged up into
the seat framing, as in liz ht caned or
bedroom chairs, or else the ends of the
seat rails are mortised into the upper
part, or square shoulder of the leg,
which is by far the strongest way of
framing, and should be employed for
dining-room chairs, and whenever the
seat of the chair is stuffed. Where the
legs are only .'pegged'' it is necessary
to strengthen them by rails from one to
the other, but with q chair properly
framed these are not essential, though
of course they add to its strength, and,
artistically, they give balance to the
chair and prevent it looking top-heavy.
Besides, it enables us to dispense with
clumsier leg than would otherwise be
necessary. Ansateur.
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hidden by law, and there may be spies
under the window!'
"But," said Rob, shave you no
means of telling the time of day? How
do you manage?
''Oh, that Is easy enoughr' answered
the little man. 1--WE have daybreak and
sunrise; noon, when the shadows fall
directly under us, and sunset. What
more do we want?''
''Oh!' said Rob, not knowing what
else to say.
Il have been thinking" said the lit
tie man, ''that perhaps it would be q
good thing for you and my oldest son
to exchange places. He has fond
ness for figures. and gives us much
anxiety and trouble by his vice in that
direction. Now you hate them, you
say, so we will send him back in your
place, and you can stay here in his"
He made this proposition with the air
of q person comforting great favor.
Rob was Mortified.
mo, 1 thank your he cried.
"What!" said the little man, making
a plunge at Rob, who fell from his stool,
in his effort to escape.
AO. anu UenOlu! ne was SPRAYING ON
the sitting-room floor, and his mother
was asking him:
"What is the matter, Rob?'
''Oh, mamma, have had such a Gu
rious dream! l have been in No
Arithmetic Land, and 1 didn't like it q
bitr'
And then he told his mother about it.
IL should think mott" she said, when
he was through. ''But the wonder is
that they had anything at all-how they
managed to buy and sell, or do any
thing without arithmeticr' N. r.
Hardy, in Golden Days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-04
Youths Department.
LITTLE TROUT.

Twas gay little trout
He could shift for himself and could catch his
Said his mother, "Take care,
And OF anglers beware!"
FOR this mother was steady, and cautious, and
wise.
"0h, humph!" gurgled Trout,
Splashing boldly about.
1.-THE very first hy that see shall snapI
Mother fOolishly thinks,
Twixt her maps and her winks,
traDl"
Oh he went to the Falls.
Where he made many calls.
Wnere ne raced with the minnows and danced
with the perch,
Whilst he did not forget
He was hungry, as yet
Though no fly, worm or cricket rewarded his
search.
In the brooks deepest flow,
Lying hid down below,
Tired. at last slept the Trout, though his eyes
did not close,
When there dropped from a stump,
With an innocent plump.
A crimson-hued fly, pausing over his nose.
Little Trout all alert,
Dashed at once, with flirt,
AT this morsel that promised SO sweet re-
past.
Nay, he stopped not to look
For possible hook,
So he found himself airily dangling at lastl
He was luckily small,
And not wanted ut all;
Thus he found himself back in the brook, in
great pain.
am sure he grew wise
As he increased in size,
Do you think that he ever was captured again?
-FtetG Forester. IN Youths Companion.
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That the love of the beautiful is in
herent to savages is proved by their
delight in pretty things. The more a
man studies savage art. the more is hei
struck by the almost universal good
taste which it displays. Every chair,
stool or bench is prettily shaped and
neatly carved. Every club, paddle or
staff is covered with intricate tracery
which puts to shame our European
handicraft. Every calabash or gourd
is richly wrought with geometrical pat
terms or conventionalized floral and an
imal designs. The most primitive pot
terry is graceful in form and irrreproach-
able in its simple ornament of string.
courses or bead-work. Central African
bowls and drinking cups almost rival
Etruscan or Hellenic shapes. Pre-his-
toric vases from the barrows or lake
dwellings are not less lovely than the
Trojan or Mycen@an models which are
now teaching cur modern potters q
long-forgotten secret of taste. Even
the stone hatchets and arrow-heads of
the very earliest age show decided
striving after aesthetic effect. And
when we remember that these exquisite
carvings and these polished jade inn
plements are produced with miserably
inefficient tools and appliances-when
we recollect the instances quoted by
Sir John Lubbock, where whole wears
are spent in the perfecting of single
art product, in grinding smooth jasper
Ratchet or polishing a crystal ear-drop
we cannot fail to wonder at the
@sthetic fervor of these unsophisticated
artists. On the contrary, look into the
houses Of the peasantry all over the
civilized world, and you will find the
appointments painfully meager and
destitute of beauty. Erchonge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-04
Middle Age.

Middle age is the one great test Of
mans character. 1t is the five-barred
gate which rises suddenly before him
in the middle of his journey. Some
men walk calmly up to it, open the
lock and pass through with the same
equable, steady step as before; others
spring over it and canter on, frisky
reckless and ridiculous as in youth;
while some, principally women, creep
under it, and 60 smirking along, pre-
tending that they have never yet en-
countered it. Single men and women
like these, who ignore their years and
try to be young with the young, have
been butts for ridicule since time began;
boys and girls are always saw.
agely merciless on them. And
yet, this made-up, waltzing old
beau, this wan, worn woman, coveting
notice, aping the airy graces of rosy
girls, how pitiable and tragical they
are! They have somehow missed their
birthright. They have not secured the
great possessions which make the mid
die age solid and full, and must they
give up their youth, too? Shall they
have nothingP The desperate hold
which they keep on it is not SO laugha-
bic when one comes to think OF it-EI.
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ais the hennery; b is the old man, and the
syringe; d is the young man lightly turning to
thoughts Of love as we'll as the corner of the
fence; 9 is the house itself, painted brown;
singing "Father, dear father, come home;"
1000 is the gathering darkness.
Gayly up the back yard the young
man comes. Silently in ambush the
old man lies. Cheerily the fat girl
MARBLES. Quiet but awful is the syringe.
In the uncertain light of early evening
the old man sees q figure stealthily
drawing near his guarded pen. With
bated breath he waits the onslaught.
The syringe sounds its dreadful "wh-s-
SHIP" and its deadly contents fly
through the air like wild and mad
avenger. A yell that tore the azure
robe of night, fairly knocked the fat girl
off the piano stool and curdled the old
mans blood, followed the discharge,
and when the neighbors rushed in,
under the impression that political
boom had burst right in the neighbour
hood, they found the unfortunate young
man paving madly around on the
ground, and screaming out awful Next
can words terrible to hear, while the
old man lowered over the scene with
the syringe in his hands, looking like
an animated figure escaped from an
allegory. Sympathizing arms bore the
young man into the house, after their
owners had stopped their nostrils with
cotton, and it required the combined
efforts of the fat girl and eight friends
to bring him to, and it was some hours
before he was able to fairly inquire if
the meteor hit anybody else when it
struck. That night, beneath the dark
some shade of cypress tree, whose
thick branches the struggling moon
beams vainly strove to pierce, an old
mans tottering form rested upon a
spade, and silently viewed new made
grave. He had just buried the syringe.
-Rocklaaad Courier.
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Carpet Patterns,

Carpet patterns may with advantage
have a geometrical formation, for this
gives to the mind an idea of order or
arrangement. When the pattern has
not geometrical basis, a general even
meas of surface should be preserved.
Carpets are better not formed into
''panels," as though they were works
OF wood or stone, but should have
general ''all over" effect, without any
great accentuation of particular parts.
The Indian and Persian carpets meet
this requirement. While carpet should
present a general appearance of even
ness, parts may yet be slightly ''pro-
nounced" or emphasized, so as to give
to the mind an idea of centers from
which the pattern radiates. A carpet
should, in some respects, resemble
bank richly covered with flowers; thus,
when seen from q distance the effect
should be that of general ''bloom'' of
color. When viewed from nearer point
it should present certain features of
somewhat special interest; and when
looked ct closely new beauties should
make their appearance. As . floor is q
fat surface, no ornamental covering
placed on it should make it appear
otherwise. A carpet, having to serve
Is background to furniture, should be
of somewhat neutral character. Ev-
cry carpet, however small, should have
. border, which is as necessary to It Is
. frame is to picture.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Mrs. Darlington said that a gentle
man laughed so heartily that she feared
he would have burst his jocular vein.
81 am surprised said a Calves
ton politician to a heavy property own
er, "that you don't run for some
Office" "Well, you see, somebody
has to do the tax-paying."--Galveston
News.
Little girl" said the Superintend-
ent of Galveston Sunday-school,
.'can you tell which day is the Lord 8
day?' "Yeth thir; thath the day we
can't have no beer, cos the grothery is
clothed up.''
Everybody is looking at Rhode
Island" remarks the editor Of the Prov
idence Dispatch in the course of an edi-
torial on "The Duty of the Hour"
This explains the recent advance in the
price of microscopes.
An elderly resident of Newtown was
approached by an agent for a cyclope-
dia. 81 guess l won't get one," said
the elderly resident, and frankly added,
II know never could learn to ride
one of the pesky things. '-Danbury
Nesos.
1.-THE first hat of a new fashion for
ladies is not the result of any particu-
lar design. One is finished plain and
then sat down upon by the head milli-
ner. Whatever shape it may take I'M
der pressure is adopted as the style and
becomes the pattern for others.-M O.
Rcayane.
"A contemporary complains that
there are too many laws in this country.
We fear that is true. The police cap
tured burglar not long ago who COM
planned that there were 80 many laws
that he couldn't break the half of them
in business hours, and had to sit up at
night to finish the rest of them.-Hawk-
eye.
AN old monkey, designing to teach
his sons the advantage of unity, brought
them a number of sticks, and desired
them to see how easily they might be
broken one at time. So each young
monkey took stick and broke it.
''Now," said the father, s.Ill teach you
a lesson" And he began to gather
the sticks into a bundle. But the young
monkeys. thinking he was about to beat
them, set upon him altogether and dis
abled him. 'sThere," said the aged
sufferer, ''behold the advantage of
unity! If you had assailed me one at
time, I would have killed every moth
er's son of your
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Dandy.

Dandy lived on Alarm in Rhode Island,
and had become quite famous for his
sagacity. Mr.. Bundy, his master, had
several friends at his house, and in
speaking to them about Dandy. said,
HE seldom fails to do whatever 1 set
him at. Some times l am almost certain
that | see human intelligence in his
eyes,"
The company we're all anxious to see
what he could do. They were trying
to think of something to propose, when
Harry, bright little fellow, exclaimed.
''Papa, know something that don't
believe Dandy can do.'' Then he
whispered to his father, saying.
''Dandy mustn't hear me. because he
knows every word say.''
Dandy looked as if he knew perfectly
what was going on, and stood quietly
by, as if sure Of his ability to perform
any task set him. Showing him
handkerchief, his master said, ''This is
what we want, old fellow" and then
directed that he be taken to the barn,
and chained.
Harry hid the handkerchief under the
cushion of grandmother's easy-chair,
and grandma promisedto remain seated
in the chair. Then Harry ran out to
the barn, shouting to Dandy to come
and find the handkerchief.
Dandy trotted up to the house, made
a careful survey, and finally begged to
be admitted into grandma's room.
Here, after looking around as before, he
at last placed his fore-paws On grand
mothers lap, and looked his wish that
she should leave the chair.
SHOWN, Daudyr cried grandma. II
must not be disturbed to-day: 90
awayr' But Dandy continued his APP
peal, wagging his tail, and now and
then giving vent to a short, sharp bark.
At length he slowly walked to the
open fire. stretched himself before it,
and appeared to sleep. Occasionally,
however one eye would carefully turn
upon the grandmother, showing it
was only game he was play ing to put
her off her guard.
Some time passed in this way, when
suddenly he sprang up; and no roguish
boy ever had mischief more plainly
written on his face, than had Dandy at
this moment. Grandmother bed was
her special care. 1t was always white
as snow, and perfectly arranged.
Upon this bed the dog sprang, and be-
gan tossing the clothes with his teeth
and paws.
"Harry," cried grandma, stake
Dandy away! Down. down! naughty
dog, DOWN.
30 grandma" begged Harry, "do
let him stay. just to see what he will
do"
But, all of sudden, Dandy changed
his course. Jumping from the bed
with pillow between his teeth, he ran
to the fireplace, and threw the pillow
directly upon the blazing fire.
Grandma, with scream, fastened to
save the pillow. when Dandy rushed to
the chair, pulled out the cushion, seized
the handkerchief, and rushed with it in
triumph to his master.
"Dear good old Dandyr' cried Harry,
and he fell on his neck, hugging and
kissing him, Dandy very modestly re-
ceiving the praise for his success
Nursery.
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An Awful Squirt.

A Rockland young man until quite
recently was counting a fat girl at the
North End and had progressed very ia.
vorably with his suit. One evening last
week he dressed up in his best clothes,
carefully combed his hair, and started
out to make his tri-weekly visit to his
fair one, who was waiting in the parlor
with fond expectation in her heart and
a cold in her head, superinduced by the
fluctuating weather. This was, as you
might say, the prologue to the tragedy.
1t appears, however, that the fat girls
father-who is worth many thousand
dollars in good, sensible bonds, and as
a consequence is an object of the young
mans tender regard-had for several
nights previous been the victim of some
unknown miscreant who had raided on
his hen pen with disastrous effect. Sick
Of such foolishness, he had prepared a
CHASTITY retribution for the fowl villains,
and to this end had filed big garden
syringe with about q gallon of ancient
beef brine, seasoned with garlic and
favored with assafetida, and was lying
in ambush behind q box, where he could
sweep every approach to the hennery.
The young man. who is pretty we'll ac-
quainted with the whole family, thought
he would surprise his girl by entering
the house Unexpectedly by the back
way. This is the situation:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-04
A Smart Girl

jim LARSON runs the dray line in Blooming
ton, Ill. The other day while he was getting
safe downstairs from an Office the rope broke
and it fell down; he was in the way and mar
rowly escaped being crushed. As it was, he
had his leg broken and his foot smashed This
left him with apparently no one to attend to
his business, which is quite extensive. In
this emergency his daughter Nancy, aged
fourteen, took hold of his accounts, and
since then has run the whole line, and done
it very successfully. She has attended to the
orders, kept the men at work, made out and
collected all the bills, and transacted all the
affairs of the line just as well as any one could
have done. This is the kind of girl to have,
and it Jim don't take her into partnership
then he deserves never to get out Of bed. BY
the way, the most successful coal and lumber
merchant in that city is q woman, Miss Geor-
gian TrOtter. She 10 q good business woman
too, and knows how to make as well Is keep
mOney.-PeOria journal.