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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-01
PRICE LIST OF
,. M. EMERSON,
White CLOUD.

Horse Shoe Tobacco only &c. pm.
Lorillart Tobabco only Sc. n.
o. $. Smoking Tobacco, packages for 30c.
Catlin's Short, packages for 25c-
Oronooo Smoking Tobacco, packages for ss~.
Silver Gl.ss Starch. packages for Sc
Common Starch 5 n packages for s5e.
Arbnckle's Coffee. packages for o.
rbs choice Coffee for si the best coffee in town.
bars Kinks Sayon Imperial Soap for &c.
bar. Kinks Blue Soap for &c.
Japan Tea Dust, SOC. n.
Choice Gunpowter Tea. joc.. worth 15c
Choice Syrup, soc. p gallon worth &c.
Standard A Sugar 10 rs for q.
Extra Sugar, 1Ol ns. for 81.
Light Brown Sugar, iis rs. for 81.
GranulAted Sugar. = ms. for 81.
S-ia. paeksg for 25c., full weight
White Carpet Chain 9sr p n.
Colored Carpet Chain, &c. p n.
Heavy Drab Duck 0vrrzll., 75e.. worth g.
Gocd Bleaehed Mu.lin -, SIC p yard, worth lie
Good Ca.kn regular price all world g "
Mems hole stock Kip Boot, 80. worth ~
pREss GOODS EKDrcEp.
Ioa islc. Dress Goods reduced to SIC.
lseeoc. e reduced to Hd15c.
sc. rednced to Isas0c.
3pr. Z" reduced 10 9dZ3c-
Am selling Dreas Goods less than cost, to close
Furniture will sell at about cost for next sixty days
Best Walnut Extension Tables SOC p foot.
Camp Chairs. $i.15, rrueesi frum y %
Camp Rockrrs as reduced frum s4-J0-
Best Lounges. carpet or raw silk cover r. reduced rum
Bed ponbe Lounge. carpet or raw silk cover, so'o
Cottage Be,l-t.ads q a5 rrduced frum s3s5
Solid Walnut Beslstead. q. reduced from e.
Solid Walnut Bedl-tead, o. reduced frum =.
Good Wood S~at Chairs, 81 v at rrdnc-d frDm nlS
Good Perforated Chairs $50 set reduc-d from "a
Good Cane Sat Chairs % p s-t reduce! from r.
MArble'Tcp Bur.au. 81 rriue.d from els
Safes q az reduced frum s5.59ds.O.
Boston Rockers. q reduced from @.
Always full stock Of Collins and Casksts
September 1, lssi. White Cloud.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-01

~ II. IA is reported. the White House is to be
tnrned over to the plumbers the President
is able to leave H. reduction of the national debt
need he looked for for some time to eome.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Furniture Store in Troy!

at Troy. 1t consists of
Bedsteads, Bureaus,
Tables, Stands, Chairs. Lounges,
and other descriptions Of Furnture the latest styles
and b-st manufseturr and will s- very
hgurrs For Cash Osy Those who want bargains should
give him 4 call before purchasing ei.r-bere.
UNDE1T
-tn carried Ready made Coins made to order Of
all styles and prices together wb all kinds Of trimmings
and burial eosis-
a. w. TRACY.
aimay76. South west Of Public Square
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Cbe,e. Ex,r.c,. sr,m prurr,.,..

Choice Extracts from Druggists.
I'VE know the yalue Of malt. hops, calisaya and
iron composing Malt Bitters'-
Our lady customers highly praise them"
physicians prescribe them in this town.
The largest bottle and best medicine"
'.Best blood purifier our shelves
Our best people take Malt Btters."
''Sure cure for chills and liver Diseases"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-09-01
SALT RMEUyI,

VIII Mcdonald 25is Dearborn Street Chicago grateful
ly aekno~ieses of Salt Rheum head neck face
arms and legs for seventeen years. not able walk
cept hands and knees for year. able hell
himself for eight years. tried hundreds Of reme-s doc
tors pronounced his hopeless permanently cured b,
the Cutieura Remedies
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
Mltrhcrnrt M Rnchcstnr

y rathcr curious belief inthc superstition
that characterized the middle ages has lust
come TO light in this city. Belief in witch
Graf, las not yet, as some may think, be.
come thing Of the far distant past; in fact.
quite frequently physicians meet with it in
heir practice. Especially are the remnants
of this superstition found among Germans
OF that type which was old enough on inn
migrating TO preserve the legends and ira
ditions Of the fuhcrland. But without en-
teriug into discussion on cause and effect
Lev the story lie told. In the thirteenth
Ward there lives young couple whose mar
Wpd life has recently been blCst by the adj
vent of a chile The child is not healthy
one, and when the regular physician was
summoned to attend it, he pronounced the
disease to be marasmus. Not satisfied with
the counsel of the physician, the family
employed one of those who cure by SYM
pathy, laying on of hands, etc. This man
said the child was bewitched, and the par
euts believed IL. The only question then
was who wasguilty OF the witcheryP The
man said he could tell. The first woman
who entered the house, he said, after per-
forming his incantations, was the witch.
she she would i' be 'O"' driven ne to '"'u Il,
she would have burning desire to come
Shortly atterward u woman did come into
the house, and her first inquiry was about
the welfare of the child. Immediately the
woman was pronounced the witch. 1t Is
said that the parents of the sick child then
engaged tho services Of woman who
is well known In the sympathetic line
and she also pronounced the case ono Of
witchery.
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DEFERRED TELEGRAMs.
Gultcau's Cross-Eramlnation -Continu

Guiteau's Cross-Examination-C
WASHINGTON, December 2,--Judge Porter
then proceeded to question the prisoner as
to the events of July %. The witness de-
scribed the manner in which he Swallowed
the President and Blaine, from the moment
they left the executive mansion until they
arrived at the depot, and said;
blaine was blowing and blowing, and
the President was listening. They
were on most intimate relations.
Blaine got out of one side of
the carriage and Garfield out of the other
they walked into the depot and passed
within a few feet of the prisoner, who drew
his weapon and fred twice, and hit him
once"
"0h, You shot him in the back"
Al did not fire at any particular
place
Q-"Did you not fire at the hollow of his
back ?"
AMY intention was to shoot him in
the back"
Q-"Did you think if he got two balls in
his back il would remove him?
Al thought So"
Q,-"And you intended to put them
there?"
Al ulu, &C., r.
DIN a solemn manncr)-"A And from
that hour to this you have never telt re-
greet or remorse?'
Al regret giving pain or trouble to
anyone, but have no doubt as to the ne
cessity of the act or the divinity ofthe act"
Q-"You have never hirtod at any
remorse?
Any mind is a perfect blank on
that subject"
DO you feel any more re-
morse about rendering his wife widow
and his children fatherless than about
breaking the leg of that puppy dog?''
Al have no conception OF 1t as a
murder or killing"
Q.-"And you feel no remorsc?'
AIN low tOne)--" OF course
feel remorsc. So far as my personal feel
ings are concerned feel remOrsey as must
any man, and regret the necessity of the
act, but" (raising his voice.
-"Cross-examinatiOn is closed,
"But," continued the prisoner OK.
citedly, My duty to the Lord
and the American people over
came my personal feelings. II the
Lord had not inspired that act it would not
have been done"
Scoville then proceeded with the redirect
examination, apparently seeking to remove
the impression created by the conclusion OF
the cross-examnatiOn. Guiteau then lett
the stand, and other witnesses were called,
most of whom did not respond.
COURT alioMrnel.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
pntil,s Early Llfa.

Who taught Nine. Adelma Pattithc rudi-
monts of vocal culture the diva herself
seems to he unable to tell Her half
brother Barili, and her brother-in-law,
Maurice Strakosch, are credited with hay
ing given her the lessons, but
it remained for her to return to Amer
lea to reveal who il really was that in
stucted her in the elements of her art. At
the early age of seven Patti became
pupil of Eliza Valentino, who afterward
married hratd Paravelli n music teacher.
who is at present living at No. 1858 West
Thirteenth street. A reporter of the Times
found Sienor paravelli in his apartments,
and he readily recalled the prima donna.
Patti was upder the tutelage of his wife two
years, and at the end of that time she
began to receive instruction from her half
brother Barii. Although Signor parayelli
did not wed SignOrita Valentino until after
Patti had left her nstruCtress, he knew the
cantatrice well, and his wife in after years
ollcn spoke to him about her DISTINGUISHED
pupil II was at the age of S that Patti
made her first appearance in public. She
sans selections from La SOnngmhna i'm n
concert NJ the old Broadway Theatre and
Sgnorlta Valentino played the piano ac-
compartment. Patti was so small that
IN response to a request Signortu Valentino
placed the little songstress ON table so that
the audience could see her
Did she then possess d voice that was
considered at all remarkable asked the
reporter
'She was q wee little thing, replied Sir
nor Paryclli, but Shs sang splenddly
Her voice was like ilute and her notes
were rs clear as bird's.h
PATHS two sisters Carlotta and Emilin
were pupils of Siynorita Vaentni at the
same time. Emilia wus the best looking of
the three.
"Was Patti pretty when you first saw
her2h the reporter inquired
"She looked like little Chinese girl, :"
was the response.
PATHS parents lived in West Tenth stcet,
and she and her sisters used to so to their
musie-lessons, Signorita Valentino told
her husband in short dresses. They
were greatly liked by their teach
err who kept their pictures until her
death. fifteen years ago, at the age of so.
Signor Paravelli showed the reporter vel.
low sheet of music tied with piece of mink
libbon. II is entitled, "The Adelina Pol.
ka, and was written In Il sharp. The com.
position was by Eliza Valentino, PATHS In.
structress, and was dedicated ITO her mn.
pill, Adelina PATTI II was published In
lS2by VIM. VanderLeck, at No, All
Broadway Patti made her debut at the
opening OF the former Academy OF Music.
In Eighth street. Her mother sang nj the
same. time. Signor Parcyeli no.
membcred the event we'll. He was nre,ent
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04

with his wife. "Ier voice was like a clario-
net, I" he exclaimed ~ IS, she was great
singer before she left this country. ! am
told she sang as well Us she did before she
went away, but ! have not heard her"
When asked why he did not go and hear
her he replied; II am engaged every
evening, until $50 o'clock, and can
not leave my pupis.n Signor Para
velli said that PATHS second instructor was
Autora Barili, her halfbrother, who is now
living in Philadelphia, and he did not
know that Maurice Strakosch ever gave
her instructions. Signor Paravelli thought
call on her, but he had no time to spend,
and he did not wish to obtrude himself He
expected the return of his wife, who was
truly handsome woman, and spoke 0i
her with great deal of pride,-[New York
Times.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
Third Ward Market, Ross Avenue.

Mr.. J, D. Baugh, from Tennessee, has
bought out the Third Ward market bust
ness of Mr.. T. Williams and he proposes to
keep his stall supplied with fresh Meats,
Butter, Eggs and Country Produce, and
also will have, at all times, dressed Poultry,
Game, &c, in abundance. The families
living in that ward can rest assured that no
pains will be spared to make this market
the best in the city. A free delivery, and
all orders promptly attended TO. Remem-
Der the Third Ward market, Ross avenue
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04

JERSEY CITY, n. j.. December John
billiard, President of the Mechanics and
Laborers' Bank, of Jersey City,
which suspended November ID,
1881, has been convicted Of
conspiracy to derraud, and sentenced
to eighteen months in the State Prison.
James Donnclly, Secretary, and DR., Thomas
OCallahan, Director, were sentenced to pay
n fine of $500, and sentence was suspended
on A. J. Dittman, jeremiah Sweeney, Pat
rick Shearan, and other convicted Direc-
tors. The court was crowded with deposit
Ors. billiards. sentence was applauded.
He broke down and his wife tainted.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
!. secret,ry of Mnr,s Hennrt.

WASHINGTON. December 2.-rhc annual
report Of the Secretary OF War was made
public to-day, 1t is chiefly devoted to the
consideration of important recommends
tions contained in the annual reports Of his
subordinates. General Shcrmuns recon-
mendation that the army be increased to
5000 men received Secretary Lincola's
earnest Endorsement.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
TRACkLAYERS WANTED.

Wanted by the Texas Trunk railroad CEN.
pony, 5Ocxperenccd tracklsyers, TO whom good
wages and steady employment will b6 given
fol, year or longer. Apply at once or on tho
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
Aairs of the Pacific National Banls

BosroN, December 1.-The examination
into the assets Of the Pacific Bank is not
yet completed, and it appears that no meet
ing of the stockholders will be held to-day,
as previously reported, but that the qucs-
ton as to the reorganization ofthe institution
and resumption Of business will be left en-
tirely with a few ofthe largest stockholders,
who will, between tonight and tomorrow
night, reach decision in the matter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
For Sale on Easy Terms.

The land aud buildings. formerly used rs n
fundry, on corner of poydras and Jackson
pie shed and yard room, aud never.fsilirr
spring on the premises Only three blocks
from Main street Very suitable for livery and
sale stable or any manufacturing purpose
Apply TO pHIDIp ffNDsLEY,
Attorney .at-law.
700 (up sairD Main street. novl9-lsdys
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04
ARTIFICIAL EYES.
Whore They are Manufactured-Haw to
Put Them In and Take Care of Them.

son with a pin every well-regulated
family" to an Enquirer man yesterday.
Where do they come from"
"Some are made in New York. There are
two manufactures there, but most of them
come from Thuringen, in Saxony Germany.
There are some made at Uri, Germany, the
manufacture Ceutering there, since at these
points is an occurrence of the silicates aud
minerals needed to make first-class arti-
Gle. They are made by hand, not machin-
cry, and are very delicate and easily bro
ken. The artificial is really n delicate shell
or case, very light and-their ends concave,
go as to tit over what is left OF the Cye-ball
The she'll is cut from q hollow ball or bulb
BILE Of glass the iris blown ia, and then the
whole is delicately recovered"
"Who invented them?'
Cannot tell that. The Egyptians, how
ever, used them, as there are wooden cuts,
with glass eyes, that have been stolen from
the catacombs of Egypt and in Abbot's
New York Egyptian Museum are mummies
with glass eyes"
"IIow is the trade in Cincinnati ?"
81 believe the first artificial eye was pro-
cured about thirty years ago by DIR. Viii
liams,"
Can you insert them in animals?"
at is done in Germany. | never tried it
but once in this country, and that was for
horse owned by doctor in Covington,
but it didn't work the horse scratched it
out every time it rubbed up against post
or n side of barn, and it was goodbye
glSss-cyc, smashed all to pieces. As for
dead animals, there's no trouble about
them. We sell large quantities to the taxi
dcrmists. John Robinson bought whole
lot OF glass-eyGs not long ago for dead lions
tigers, alligatOrs snakes and number of
wild animals that he had stuffed for his
museum
What's the cost of glasseye?'
From $40 to S15. Perhaps the doctors
charge more. They are pretty durable
though the eye-water is acid and eats into
tho glass; causes a scratching, and pro-
duccs inflammation in the lid,
Sometimes they move like genuine
eye, do they not ~
oh, yes. Surgical operations are
delicatcly than formerly when It
was deemed necessary to take the eve
out entirely. Then the artificial eye was
fixed, CLASSY, staring object. Now, ampu-
tations of portions of the eye can be per-
formed quite often, and the glass eye fitted
ON the stump, which moves quite natur-
with pupils PAINTED in them which arc Of
different sizes, so as to represent the dilg-
tons which occur At different times in fine
dav. Thus a man will have morning eve
an afternoon eve, and Iorre.nnniIe1 eve
TO wear Of an evening at partv +"
What colorcd ewes are the most soldor
"That depends. In New Orleans almost
all arc dark eyes; in Chicago and this civ
light eyes are more common. This NAV IN
dictate that our emigration is largely from
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-04

The following is list ofletters remaining
in the Postofico at Dallas, Dallas county,
for the week ending November 80, 1881,
which, if not called for in four weeks, will
be sent to tho dcad-letter Office. Parties
calling for these letters will please say "ad-
vortised, giving the date of the list.
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Letter List.

Lett
The following isa
in the Postomce al
for the week endi
which, if not called
be sent TO tho dcs
calling for these lett
yertised, giving tn,
A
Baird, s "
Bailey Aphen
Baker, Matte
Beard, Matte
Bird, J =
Blame, ST
Bryant, " w CD
Bales, Matte
Brown Gen w
Brown, Jennie A
Burk, J G
Bushsher, Mary
Canady, Fannie
Casarant John N
Clopsto, Mary
Corwin, May
Cox, Nellie (2)
Cunningham, S "
Dane, 5 Il
Day, Harry
Denmens, Maggie
Dctsch, Martin l. a.
Duncan, W A
E,ton IN
Educate i " wi,,,o
Ees,y ~ Cbori i,,.S
Elica. sin%v r'V'
FaI,c's n =
Erndrict nv
Fsr,nisnn = W "
Finide So andnr n,,,i icon
Firsbmr H' Ina ''''
Fmii"r pot Hv0
arnnIn,, ri.
C;ottSc6iie ,,'' Mar,
CnwiS Nc '
lIo,n,n o 70 Iw
H"miItnn ~ i = " NJ
iiar,;. W II I"'''' -
H Ia,., Ma -
Uill is.;.b b.
A'N.ell
Hill nc
Hixon Uute
Uoal. YIN ]
Hornck YIN
Houston. B0nnie
IiuInbsrd Mary II
jackson, VIM
! ! ',',S.' Ill., henderson
I = INK, y y ~ y
S SoiieS ~ 49,
IA IA ~ III Na NANNNn
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cad-letter Office. PArtiC
tiers will please say lad
he date of the list.
A. A. WHssEE, r. n.
Baird, ] W
B0sor, Anna
Baker, NJ II
Bcndttle. John
Blake, J A
Bryan, l. A
Brack, Alfred
Breed, T.
Brown, A T
Brown, N "
Burns, John
Bettey, Bernhard
Gown, J j
Christopher, We
Coleman, Aorco tc0D
COulSOn, Ben
Cox, re
Cummings, Maggie
Davis, Dave
Daugherty, w s
Dearman, J T
DOran, John II
Dunlay, Vim r
Edwards, G W
Gilmore. Florence
Elder, John On d.
Fargo, John
FargusOn, J ]
Fisher, Eddie
VI Fleemsn, b y
Frame, w G
Green, Charley
GraS, lsadore
IIarnish, Alois
Harrington, Frank
Harris, ROIie ca
haynes, J. A
Hin II G.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-20
ATALK WITIl GOVERNOR CULLOM

Governor Cullom. OF Illinois, was IN the city
last week to attend m.ctin- pt %" Honr ~ pfc'to
Of the Illinois Central Railway, a. V.I.h Board thc
Governor II cI-olllcio a member. IHiErNI reporter
Inquired Of the Governor the condition 81 The Ecpuhcn
'party in Illinois
ave are in state Of h-. IN Illinois" The reply
'Hnppily We have 10 chd-turus elements a~ appear
In NeN,-York state. with popular Administration at
Washington doing Justice 90 Republicans Of a' shades n
belief and prosperous times. tine pty n Illinois has a
bright future before it,
Do you have a state election this wear l'
NO The Lex stature which meets h.rruaIiy. hn- ro-
Gently adjourned think We could get along with
ia, is thought in your state OF thc contest at
Ahanyp
"It s a source ~ great r. -rcf 'hc party Tho IA
mnstrntio IT, sustained hy Republicans GENERALLY s
hrSe though Nr CoukAug has ll- friends served 100
with Mr. Conkiiug and have = high reg-, both %
them. CauIot ~cc. however WHY Mr tunkIifr -huud
have resigned or lat De- hopes io sa n5 'hius re-
10 change the subject D." continued tho Governor.
that members - the senate of Albany have
Commissioners iu "l"t regard n- 900 uiinii ni unm'f
tied manner our Board hf- 'i f'rt rR'ti-if i"Nl-
M greatly the state M'ie DO uuf .Hf tI- Board t,r
spoitAtiou h-it-r uf thr state NtlI ' 800 ni Do
worse condition than 90 .-t,l - los -irDia. tnd
cret rate-. % ai'- nfi "ih'f ai'l-'+ At comp
examined into and ni special fu.c- f.ft burden or
proof Of thc equity OF tine ohti-'- Doe n '' flutt
companies. Man, ahu-.- have '''n t''IN'd ht iur
To obtain secret rt'-, OF ln "A'f "ht -.a- cif-'" lp
the Albany ~orai"r-'
"Thc state rcts percentage ~ tho rrot. carun~ o
the Iiuui- Central Railroad. t.t- Do n"tf
Ye. percentage nf t, lf0-- rtrfl' '- f secured fo
The state hS fhc charter "i ih' i''d m .'"" iiN,H'l
the G"Ncihti -h"d' .l'N "iI'." h'i I'D 'I' Ifh'
The STATE gets about s5'p"oo 10 F'li ff.u fa' f'tI
II bas not been customary 'or ti, Coo. ,h'. i" 'i .I
Board mcotug' personally, but Thought ""1d n-'.'
Il change IN tl!It lee I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-20
A QUIET DAY FOR EX-OFFICALs.
FEW CALLERS Al THH FIFTH AVENUE HOrEL-wH



EX-ScnatOrs Conlling and Platt passed n
quiet day yesterday There comparatively few call
and these not politicians. Both will leave this
city for Albany today and will probably be accom-
panied by YiccPresidcnt Arthur The arrival ~ Gen
erel Grant In has led revival Of the story that
msss-incctinc will be held ~ which General Grant will
prcsde support Mcssrs. Contng and Putt. There ia
likelihood OF it's being held this week,
and it will probably not Doe hold nj all. The
sentiment among the followers OF thc two c1 Senators IL
that 1t II hold a meeting to be Of any
service.
General Grant received few fri nds yesterday hut
" not IN 10 the majority OF callers. He went
riding the afternoon with Colonel Frederick Grant
and WIFE and returned % dinner about $50 p. m.
II asserted that there is truth IN tho story That
President Gar,d and General Grant Will meet a Long
Branch and cndcaNor to heal the breach between the
Republican factions uI tAc state. 80 Tar
he aeccrtaincd. There haNe been u" over
lures either sldc. Tho President went Z" Long
Branch benefit Mr. GaIheid- health and obtain for
himself much needed rest. General Grant l- busy 'ug
himself with the rail road rrisc- u which hci- inter
t-tcd. II j. not thought hLcy that Dee Will visit Nndn!'
for the present az least.
Their, seems e. he a disposition on The part
OF the Conkling leaders iu thc various
Albany. make conspicuous show ~ tlriI-'yc Iu
the Fifth ANtuuc Hotel lhi- iz probably u ac or incr
with instructions from headquarters lNrit loud adj
Vocacy If Senators 'onku'. and Patf ir the lc-
ginning OF tlr contest at A.uaut r i- lt'tu. uHr'd
the two candidate in thc public estimation
Hotel with ,h- aud fever lie condition ir n", -HcI go
10 alarm