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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
THEMExrcAy VETERANS.
Interesting Statistics About the Living
Braves. nnd the Legislation that has been
Passed for their'Eelief.

From the Louisville CourierJOnrnal.
The surviving soldiers of the Mexican War, are
right in urging the passage Of the bill before Con
gress, providing that. from and after its passage
Mexican veterans shall receive n pension Of IS per
month.
very great injustice has been done to these brave
%eIs IN, by the passnge Of the he arrears oi Psns1ons
OVo has led to general Outery against pension bills
Of all kinds These Mexican veterans should have
been provided for at the time the provision
made for the Union soldiers The evil of the ar
rerages bill il that the pension n made 10 date back
many years The Mexican veterans pension hill con-
tains no such provision. As stated, the pensioner
will receive his stipend only from the date of the
passage of the measure The veterans do not ask for
any more, and the bill should be promptly passed.
The first Law relating to Mexican War pensioners
was passed in 1886 and it gave volunteer soldiers
forty acres of the public lands each An amendment
passed in 1873 gave those who served three months
who served in the Mexican and Florida Wars I6O
acres of land. Those who served out their term and
were honorably discharged, allowed three
months extra pay, their widows. children, parents
brothers and sisters being entitled to the extra COM
Pensation, II they died This excluded all who hsd
served in the regular army navy aud the law ex-
pred IN iSo The act OF February 49, 1879, revived
the act of lsis. The present proposition is TO place
on the pension rolls the of the surviving OIL
GERS and enlisted men, including militia and volun
teers of the military and naval service of the United
States who served sixty days in the of 1876 and
iei with Mexico, and thirty days in the Greek War
of lSS and 1886. in the Florida War with the Sem
inoe = from ioo TO lo9Z or IN the BLACK Hawk War
OF lsi2 and were honorably discharged. Also. such
other officers and soldiers and sailors who performed
specific service, and their surviving widows who have
not remarked
These survivors number little over I3 OOO and te
disbursement will not exceed 81 $50 600 n year the
average time of the veterans live being estimate,
at fourteen years These aided in adding vast
ana enormously rich territory to this country. The
acts heretofore passed have rewarded them bur
lightly for their great services which merit full
and grateful recognition from the American people
her fstH tHa
proposed measure is that among the yeteraas arr
some Southern men who were in the ranks of the
Confederate army. That objection is u poor and
trivial one These men performed n great service
Tor the country under our common flag. We are all
one and their plea should be recognized promptly by
the present Congress.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
That Problem.

EAST NORWAY, KAs., February II. 1881
Ed. CHIEF IL beg your pardon for asking place
in your columns, to notice the 'mathematica- fight
in the Chicf, which grew out of Ray, Jrs article
do not wish TO eensure defend any one and
would have remained silent on this subject but for
the article from Seneca, in last weeks Chief and
signed "Old Teacher The answer given By Ray to
problem 3, page 2i6 is correct in every respect A
broker sells 50 shares of stock for his principal
charging him /! per cent. brokerage, and RENTS TO
him i,i75. -old Teacher appears to forget that
brokerage is reckoned the par value, and not ON
the cost or selling price. per cent of so shares is
sia5o. sE5 plus sI2Jo gives - 49, So the selling
price of the stock. Divide this by OoO and we get
49, per cent. exactly, and it is the correct answer
old Teacher easily find his error, by multiply.
ing the per cent. ti91l by the shares to find what
the agent received, and then take the brokerage
from it, and he will have q as left instead of 81
4sI. JJB,xrp
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
Terms of The Tribune.
THE SEAII- -WHPKIN rRIRr

Postage Fee i. tGl Caited s,ates.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

" The kingman Mercury. Of our most valued
exchanges says in its Issue Of the 10th: with Hi
ram Neversweat in Washington. and John Few
clothes at Topeka, as correspondents old mill
tary friend Major Howe in the editorial chair. H. n
travelling man. Badly Sours city circulator, Frank
Tracy as feed boy and Bud Gluckerson at the wheel
of the press the Afchison Gobe is about interest
to be- Thanks, brother; here's ~ shake In
this connection we desire to suggest that great
many Of our exchanges are not as prompt we de
sire in publishing similar hattering notices IL is
distinctly understood that in return for daily
change our country brethren shall frequently sobber
over the third-rate employees " this piee, and we
must insist upon plain Justice to the Globe Our
ders peruse these notices with great pleasure they
have complained bitterly lately that have not
supplied them with rs many as they Decentralization
Globe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

. Ohio has a constitutional amendment forever
prohibiting the sale and manufacture of wine, beer
and whisky yet Cincinnati has upwards of ten thou
sand drinking places, and Ohio is noted for enOr-
nous distilleries. breweries and vineyards. IL is
pertinent fact that the amendment generally
neglected and forgotten that a large proportion of
the people do not know il Is in existence and only
lately the temperance element became fired by the
excitement in Kansas, and circulated petitions asking
the Legislature to submit similar proposition in
Ohio! Kansas people not in advance of Ohio
people in either intelligence morality. and the
future Of constitutional prohibition in Kansas is illus
trated by this circumstance Laws which insult the
intelligence of n community cannot he enforced and
in Kansas the very best people will become law
breakers by drinking apple and grape juice, and
using medicines in which there is alcohol. without
complying with the absurd conditions of the statute
The rights of all classes interfered with. and
therefore all classes will condemn it. The temper
farmer who makes his refuse apples into cider
and the staid and sober church men who drink wine
represent the blood of the Savior, violate the law
as iagrapty rs those who drink whisky as n bev-
erage, therefore n truce will he declared between
them, and Kansas prohibition laughed out Of exist
enee.-Atchisoa GLobe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
MORE
SEVERANCE, KAs.. Febru

SEVERANCE, kAs, February II, 1891
Ed. CHIEF IEF:-Notwithstandins all the dust that
has been raised, am still prepared to state and
prove to any intelligent audience, at any time and
place convenient, that the answer given to example
,, page 2i6 of Rays Arithmetic is exactly correct
and in perfect harmony with the rules and explana-
tions given in said book.
The only trouble with those who think it wrong is
that they calculate the brokerage the selling val
ue; while if they will look page 2II they will
find that the brokerage is calculated on the par val
ne, and that the par value is that which is written
on the face Yours, E. n. PUGH
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

lP- The Legislature is at las: coming down to
work ON Railroad legislation. II has passed a
resolution requiring that certain roads shall keep
their Offices in this State, the law provides.
This is very important-to one OF two towns.
But it will not reduce the freight grain one
cent. But the Legislature is doing more. 1t is
about establishing railroad commission, whose
duty shall be, for the next two years, TO collect
railroad statistics, of no earthly use to anybody
not even to the railroad companies. But it
will make easy Offices for at least three Of the
Governors favorites, for two years. at fat sala-
ries, which the people will have to pay, in addi-
tion to such exorbtant rates of freight the
railroad companies may see fit to impose. But
the people can afford all this, thank GOd.-the
temperance bill has passed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
NaIc of Corn NJ 81. Louis.

st. LouIs, February 2l.-One thousand ears No. .
mixed corn equal to about one million bushels
which has been standing the track in East St
Louis, some time past, sold saturday and to-day
for shipment to Baltimore. The price was thirty
nine cents which is above the ruling figure but it is
understood that corn will go forward Mt cut rates.
but exactly what reduction has not transpircd. The
shipment will greatly relieve over-burdened rail-
road tracks the other side of the river and make
room for an equal number of ears. About sixty
thousand bushels of wheat shipped. by barges
to New Orleans. yesterday. on foreign account and
twenty-five thusand bushels of rye withdrawn from
the elevator, to-day, for European shipment, via New
Orleans.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24


".o "'l'niS
His slate in his haad extended.
His cap and books on the floor.
' S
And, p-haw. they're rs easy as lying.
And as plain as the road to grief
,T,-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
What May We Expectf

We are bound to have tventy-fou snow storms
in ALL this winter, according to an old proyerh which
says that the number of storms for the winter
VIII he equal to the number. in the calendar of the
day of the month which the first one came The
first snow fell this winter November ~ including
aud since which there have been falls on thrre
days of November, six in December seven in Janua-
~, and one thus far in February. 1t would appear,
following the old saying that there are seven morr
% come, which il not many for the remainder of
February and March to put in. seeing the time they
have At their command. and the exharating exam
pie which December and January have set them
The following table shows the snow fall. in inches
IN New York City. for November, December, and
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

Y What is the matter with Wyandotte
County, that she is invariably rejected by North
ern Kansasf Wyandottc is properly Northern
Kansas County, yet she is always attached to
Southern Kansas Districts. In all the plans for
Congressional Districts proposed by Northern
Kansas papers and members of the Legislature,
Wyandotte is stuck to District South of the
Kansas River.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II The Leavenworth TTsses has interviewed the
physicians Of that city the prohibition Law. DR..
Sinks said he should continue his business a- here
tofore, and would not take the prescribed oath lie
lots Of seoundrels.r DIR. Van Duyn said: II will
take no such OATH DIR. Hunter said he would pey
er take the oath. Dr. Callahan said he would. DR.
interfere with the Of my patisntss DIR. Neclev
said he would not take the oath. DIR. Thomas said.
Il will regard all laws heretofore but will taEe
no oath DIR. Jones said: Il will never violate a
law, if know il, but never will take the oath mr.
scribed by the Legislature. have taken one oath
and that is enough II comes under nv care
that needs whiskey or alcohol. IL will be given-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

~ If Jesus Christ should again visit the earth
dp a mission from Gov. st. Johns partner and
SHOULD come TO Kansas, he would not he allow
ed toNS Shange water into wine, without first Civ
inng bond of S, 900, with twelve sureties, that
il should be done only for medicinal, mechanical
or scientific purposes, and have his permit re-
corded in the Office of the Probate Judge. If he
should make the wine for sacramental purposes,
he would subject himself to heavy fine and i'm
prisonment.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II Billy Arlington is out of luck He was
travelling with his troupe by stage in Kentucky,
a few days ago. The driver was little tight
and wanted BiIly's crowd to make some fun for
his special amusement They refused, when he
drove the stage off bridge into n stream of wa
ter, aud almost drowned the entire outfit One
of them died from his injuries, and Billy himself
was badly hurt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

Br Suppose lot of those rampant temper
ance members of the Legislature should contract
bad disorders by two close intimacy with some
of the female temperace tramps, and the doctor
should prescribe medicine that contains spirit
ous liquors. Just imagine these fellows filing
sworn statements with the druggists, specifying
what the liquor was for, and the public inspect
ing the rccOrdsI 1t would be just awful,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

CS If Supreme Courts pander to Public opin-
ion, and squeeze ont decisions with an eye to their
own reelection, is it very infamous for magis-
trates and juries to render decisions in accord
ance with public opinion' We offer this sug-
gestion for contemplation when cases come up
under the liquor law
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

" The Supreme Court has rendered deeis-
ion that'the Prohibatory Amendment was legal
ly adopted, and is now part of the Constitu-
tiOn of the State. majority of the Court hold
that the amendment does not repeal the dram
shop act in toto, but only far as any authority
exists for licensing the sale of intoxicating liq-
uOrs as beverage. NJ it seems that already IL
eensetl saloons may run until the Temperance act
goes into force, on the first of Nav.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II On the temperance bill, Senator Williams
and Representatives Hagaman and Davis voted
against it, and Representative Dunwoody for it.
The three former certainly represented the wish
es of their constituents the question, while
the latter did not. Mr.. Dunwoody's majority in
the First District was 269, and the majority
against the amendment was ass. The majority
against prohibition was more than one hundred
greater than Garfield's majority in the District.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
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For lsel The THEME viii try to deserve equally well
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II The church people worry themselves n
good deal about Bob Ingersoll. None of them
can come within Thousand miles of him in ar
gument, and now they are trying to suppress
him by law. Judge in old fogy Delaware,
where the whipping-post is King, wants the
grand jury to indict Ingersoll for blasphemy, un-
der some forgotten statute of the Dark Ages.
These men may rs well make up their minds that
the days of the Inquisition are past, and that if
they cannot sustain themselves by argument, they
must go under
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

~ 1t is stated that the appropriations made to
be covered this year exceed the of the State
for the year. II So several projects, including
eral of private nature, will have be left out in
the cold.-Topekd Correspondence Champion.
That will never do. Pile up the appropria-
tions, and raise the taxes high enough to bring
the necessary revenue. Issue bonds, and sell
them at a discount. Do anything but cut down
the appropriations The people will be glad to
stand it. Hasn't the temperance bill passed!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

70 We have omitted making any comments
on the subject of WashngtOn's birthday, the an
nivcrsary of which was the I'D. The event hap
pened some time ago, and he is now dead We
presame that George is so well known that any
concentrations we might be able to offer would
not add materially to his fame or his personal
vanity
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II Gen. Hancock has turned the joke on the
committee that invited him to attend the inaug-
uration ceremonies. He and some of his officers
will attend. But the invitation was made in
good faith and courtesy, and the General in ac-
centipp has done the handsome thing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

kidney-Wort moves the bowels regularly. eleanses
the blood and radically kidney disease gravel
piles. bilious headache, and pain which are canscd
by disorderri liver and kidneys. Thousands have
gist will tell you that il one Of the most successful
medicines ever known. Il is sold in both Dry and
Liquid form, and its action is positive and sure in
either form.-DaHGs, (Ter.l HeraLd
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

n Poor Hayes, at the last moment, has l'een
compelled to knuckle. He has withdrawn the
nominations of Conkling's enemies for positions
in New York, with the hope of saving his broth
er-in-law. Stanley Matthew'S 1t is to be hoped
that this will not save him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

III Three out of the four Arkansas members of
the House of Representative have taken, and thus
far kept pledge not to drink liquor during this
sion. The fourth member. the jolly Slemmons, says
he finds il considerable task To do all the whskey
drinking for the entire Arkansas delegation hut he
iagtos Letter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

r. They say that God has made new Bible,
and will print a lot and send them down soon.
Then, all who do not believe the new one instead
of the old, will go to "Hades." The martyrs of
the past, who suffered for their belief in the old
Bible, had all their trouble for nothing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II 7. Dwight Thacher was recently called
East, by the dangerous illness Of his father.
While there, his son died at Lawrence, of diph-
liberia, and the snow-storm prevented Mr.. Thach-
er from reaching home until after the funeral
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II Senator Matt. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, is
in a very critical state of health and his physi-
clans say it is impossible for him to live more
than two or three days. at the farthest
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
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Y France has made an order prohibiting the
admission of American pork into that country.
1t will have bad effect on the price of pork.
But France has the same right TO keep out
American pork that Kansas has to keep ont French
hrandies and wines
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II Ex-Candidate Weaver predicts that there will
be ne Democratic candidate for the Presidencv IN
1854 There will be only two candidates In tbe
field, he says, 'the Republican. or strong Govern
ment candidate, and the Greenback candidate He
talks about expecting the Greenbaeker TO win
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

rs~ The Paola RebublioaH, referring to our
calling Elder Mitchell hellion, says the word
is not correctly spelle,l-it should be hellian.
Well, all that We insist upon is the correctness
of the sentiment, and We shall not be captious
about the orthography.
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tF- The Pennsylvania Legislature has at last
elected Gen. John !. Mitchell, of Tioga County,
United States Senator. 1t remains to be seen
whether they have accomplished any big thing
By their weeks of fooling and waste Of time.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

II The st. Joseph Herald says that George
Washington died December Eth, 1893. Look
again. and ask leave to amend.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

E The Republicans are in doubt about how IN
recognize CennecticEf. "A yet, they have not been
able TO decide whether Barnum OF Jewell coutrils
1tea most to the election Of Gen. Gareld.- Aaanss
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24

This table makes At inches fallen thus far this
winter to which is to be added what fell February
l.-Stockhoider.