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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-23

SUPPLIES FOR THANKSGIVING DAY.-In the mar
ketS To-day There was plentiful supply OF poultry
anu the commission merchants We're kept busy
with invoices from the surrounding county coming
In by wagon, railroad and steamer. What with
the ample supply, and the weather being unfavOr-
aple for their preservation, the prices were down
TINS morning, turkeys retailing at 12a15 cts. per
10; ducks, IS cts. and 81 per pair chickens, so rs
cts. per pair; celery sold at 4iS cts. per bunch:
cranberries, 12a15 cts per quart, and pumpkins,
10 to 20 cts each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-23
". VI. ULSTER i SONS,

919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST.
N.B.-ANTTQUE AND CLUNY CURTAINS. n21
WooLENs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
Skipped.

The chap known hereabouts Borin-that pious
chap who located in Osborne about year ago, to
.fill long felt want-the founder of the great
mopolitan newspaper. the mission of which to
tell the TRUTH and nothing but the truth-the fellow
who proposed to reform the local politics. and turn
the world upside dOwn-where is he Ask the
iding Sheriff through whose clutches he slipped last
Friday, like CREASED pig at Fourth Of July enter
tanment, then ask the north wind that from Nebras
kas barren waste doth blow, if it didn't toy with his
beautiful locks and flap the legs of his pantaloons
the following Sunday.
Yes, Brother Borin has skipped, and he leaves
vacaacy in the "long felt want which some other
fool will probably soon try to fill. We mentioned
his protracted absence, last week. He returned TO
this place. last Friday afternoon but the general i'm
preston that he had not come to stay. Mcssrs.
Cooper & Murray, who were bond requiring his
appearance at Court next month, at took steps
10 release themselves, and he delivered into the
custody of Sheriff Morgan The Sheriff, being n
of much kindly feeling and compassion for
beasts and scalawags, and perhaps the least bit
elated at having guest of distinguished a char
acter, prevailed upon, through tears and lamen
tations, and the solicitation of Borin's counsel,
Messrs. Hays Finn, to grant him holiday in the
country. Borin promised faithfully to be on hand
the fOllawing morning. when he would either pre-
sent n new bond, consent to he put in the dun
seon but when morning came there Borin.
and il TRANSFERRED later in the day. that he had the
night previous, made sale of all his personal eff
fects to his attorneys and Immediately skipped ont
at least, he has not been heard of since
Osborne Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
Good Advice to the Temperance People.

Albert Griffin editor of the Manhattan Nationalist
and one Of the staunchest temperance men in the
State ndnlses in the last issue of his paper, in
sensible remarks concerning the action of the NJ +.
Conference, recently held at ConeOrdia.
Referring to the action of that body respecting
the proposed visit of DIR. Howard Crosby to this
State, Mr.. Griffin says:
When The Methodist Conference passed a resolu-
tion requesting the Bismarck Encampment Commit
tee to withdraw its invitation to DIR. Howard Crosby,
to lecture at bismarck, next summer II did no good
To the temperance cause. To his views moderate
drinking. We are unaltcrably opposed; hut the
course of the Conference is calculated TO increase
rather than diminish their popularity. by exciting
feelings of resentment in the minds of the friends of
a really great and good man.
II is also true that the bitter denunciatiOn of DIR.
Beatty and other clergymen who feel il religious
duty TO fcrmented wine at the communion does
much harm. While personally have mo synpa-
thy with his views, and would not approach sacrI-
mental table where we knew the cup contained that
which the Bible commands us to .'loOk not upon. ="
flor the reason that last il biteth like serpent
and stingeth like adder, we do not believe it to
he either Just polite TO assail the motives intel
lisence of those who cannot readily break loose
from old customs and traditions.
And. while upon Ibis subject we wish TO say that
the friends of prohibition should he very careful not
to waste their efforts side issues, in Dttack up
on temperance men who may not be radical enough
TO Lead a forlOrn hope. The great effort should
be TO close up the saloons, and prevent the sale Of
liquor bererdgc. No matter what his motives
may be, the man who prosecntes any one for using
wine at the sacrament, for selling liquor for
dicnal purposes, will be doing the serious in
Jury. IL is by concentrating forces upon the
him, and no time or energy should be wasted bush
WI
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
NEW 4DTERTISEMENTS.

No Remedy Widely or Favsrably known.
II is rapid in relieving qsick in curing For Lame
Back, Rheumstism, Ridney Aaectisns- and
nehe. and pnins generally, it Is the unrivaied
remedy. l1mchiw.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

The public have been informed, by certain
newspapers, what important things the late Leg
islature did for the people. II Is known that
they consumed much time in enactins an IN
nracticabIe temperance bill, and that they adj
journed for several days in almost every week,
TO allow the members to go home; but the Peo-
pie would like 10 know the valuable work that
was done for the State at large. We have taken
the trouble to count the acts passed, and find
that they number I7a. OF these, 43 were acts ap-
propriating the peoples money; 95 are acts Of
purely local or private nature; and 40 were
acts on general subjects, uniform throughout the
State
The appropriation bills run mp into the hun
,lreds of thousands of dollars. of course, much
of this was for necessary objects; but approprl-
ations were made promiscuOusly and lavishly for
almost every thing that asked it, and that should
not have been made We have counted among
the appropriation bills acts for the relief of GER
tain persons, apparently private in their nature,
but embracing appropriations of the publlc
money.
The private and local bills were in few cases
important to localities, but mostly of Trivial
nature. and of doubtful propriety, not to say le-
gality. They embrace sueh subjects as allowing
certain Counties, Townships, School Districts,
&C.. to saddle bonded debt upon their people,
or TO hocus-pocus them out of bonds already vot-
ed; to locate roads, and authorize the building
Of bridges; and to legslize the illegal acts Of
divers persons and officers, who had done what
they had no legal authority TO do.
The acts counted as general laws, might, in
many cases, have been put in the local list; for,
while general in their provisions, they are in
tended to and can only operate in certain local.
tiles. We stated, few weeks ago, that the
Legislature failed to pass a Legislative appor-
was passed, but they failed to appOrtiOn the
State for Congressman. We understand the
Governor says he will not call an extra session
for the purpose of Districtng the State. In this
case, our six Congressman will have to be cleo
ted by general ticket, by which means the infu-
entail sections of the State will mOnOpolize the
members, perhaps leaving unrepresented entire
sections that would probably have comprised
Congressional Districts, had appOrtiOnment
been made.
We have made our count from the list given
by the Topeka Commonwealth pamphlet, which
pur! Orts to give full list of the acts passed,
whether embraced in the pamphlet or to be pub
lished in the Statute Book. If our count is not
correct, it is not our fault But it is sufficient
to show that the recent Legislature spent more
money and did less to show for it than any Leg
isature ever held in the State.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
More Preacher in Trouble.

This is a season of tribnIation for the preach
els. While the preachers Of Kansas are yet in
the height of the discussion of the effect of the
Temperance law upon the sacrament, and deciar-
ing that the laws of the church are higher than
the laws of the land, the preachers of Missouri
have suffered a grievance. Hitherto, the laws
of that State required no license for marriage,
and any pair of babies fools or idiots. living IN
adjoining States, who wanted to get married,
and met with opposition at home, or who could
not lawfully obtain license at home, only had
to elope across the border into Missouri, where
any preacher OF officer cnud marry them, with
out any questions as TO the right or propriety OF
their getting married. Bat the Legislature OF
Missouri, that has Just adinarnet, enacted a IL
cense law This is what has get the preachers
on their ears They declare tia: marriage is
religious ordinance not civil contract, and as
the Church is older than the State they shall
obey the rules of the church, and pay no atten-
tion to the laws of the State.
Are not the people in fair way to get their
eyes open on the question Of church usurpation'
The Constitution of the United States Percmp-
toriIy separates Church and State; yet ever since
the Constitution was adopted, it ihas been vio-
lated in this particular, by the enactment of
laws compelling persons not believers in the
Church to observe certain church doctrines
such as compelling Sunday Observance; prevent
ing free speech, when in opposition to church
views; making the publication and circulation
of opinions a crime, when opposed to theirs &C.,
&c. This is all right, in their eyes, and they
never fail to invoke the law to enforce their ideas
But as soon as a law is passed interfering with
some church form, like guzzling wine at sacra-
ment, or marrying unfit persons, the church
raises a howl, and threatens to violate the law.
Such a thing has often happend, as class
kicking against reforms and innovations, until
their kicking has produced reaction TO their
own disadvantage. 1t is to be hoped that the
Church will engage in a rebellion against the
laws of the land, until the people become arous-
ed to determination TO wipe out certain legal
outrages, impositions, and exclusive privileges,
that have prevailed for SO many years. The
reading of the Bible in schools long ago had a
backset The disqualification of men wit
nesses OF jurors because they do not believe what
the Church dictates, retains foothold only in
a few dark corners. Next will come a tax on
church property, and an abolishment Of the ex-
elusive privileges granted to preachers, exempt
ing them from military and jury duty, working
the roads, etc. BY what constitutional right is
a priesthood established, relieving its members
from the burdens imposed upon other citizens,
while extending to them more protection and
immunity than are enjoyed by any other class :
Since they have now presumed to set themselves
up as being higher than the State, we hope it will
produce an agitation that will result in placing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

The recent appearance of Mr.. Anthony Comstock
at Albany for the purpose of getting bill through
the Legislature authorizing him to search houses
without warrant. brings mind the fact that this
same man is now exercising an authority of n most
obnoxious character We refer to his espionage
the mails
a scrutiny of mail matter insisted upon many
years ago. when Amos Kendall was Postmaster-t Gen
era in the interest of the Shareholders who wished
TO exclude from the mails all abolition anti-savery
publications..
The old man eloquent, John Quincy Adams, was
then in Congress- and never did that lustrious man
protest against any outrage mOre strenuously than
he did against this.
If the mails may he overhauled on one pretext,
they may be on another Anthony Comsfock il an
autocratic national spy. with subordnates aid him
in the detestable work of sitting the matter which
shall be allowed to pass through the public nails
The British people would not quietly submit to
such state of things for u single week.-Nec York
SRfu
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

DEMOCRATIC AUTHoRITY.-Read the article
which we print this week, from the New York
Express, on the assassination of the Gar. The
Express is the leading Democratic paper of New
York City. While pretending to deprecate as
sassination, it virtually advises the Socialists
and tramps of the United States to assassinate the
capitalists. What benefit would that be to the
assassins, unless they followed the thing TO its
logical end, by inaugurating mob law, and seiz-
ing the wealth of their victims' How many
Democrats endorse their leading organ, in pan
dering to the lowest classes of humanity, incit-
ing them to turn loose for murder and pillage.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

u There are already rumors that Postmaster
General James and Wayne Mcveagh will leave
the Cabinet, the former, because a man whom
Conkling doesn't like has been nominated to an
Office, and the latter, because a genuine Repub-
lcan has been given an appointment in his De-
partment. Anything that will fire Mcveagh ont
of the Cabinet, will be blessing. If Conkling
is determined 10 run the Administration or break
it down, he will go to the wall. lie prevailed
against Hayes, because the latter was in the
wrong; but when he is himself in the wrong, he
will fail
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

The population of New Mexico is lis 600. II is this
year for the first time fairly made accessible, and
large immigration is expected. The AtchisOn, Topeka
and Santa Fe Rairoad bisects the Territory and the
Denver and Rio Grande. and the Southern Pacific
have each several hundred miles of track within its
boundaries. The native population will soon be out
numbered by more enterIrisins and thrifty people,
who pressing into tine Territory. AT 3i9 members
of the National House of Representatives the ratio
of representation is l54 600 Territory should have
at least that much population. on its admission. New
Mexico and Dakota will probably soon be able to
claim that number of inhabitants. In the Territorial
elections of 1873 and 1880 New Mexico gave decided
Republican msjorities-- philadelphia Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE!
YNEwSFAPE
4 SO L.

The market and finan-
cial reports of the Ga
zErTE have for many
years been considered
standard authority, and
they arc now more per-
feet than ever.
The GAZETTE has an
exclusive telegraph wire
between Washingt'n City
1.-THE centre Of news and
its editorial rooms. man
ipulated by itsowu opera
tors, by which all the i'm
portant news from the
East and South is receiv-
ed, in addition to its IA
eilities for securing spe-
cials by other lines. aud
dispatches through the
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

- 4 Kentucky Legislator proposes to provide
every family in the State with weekly newspaper.
free of ch arge .It should be- he says, "a news
paper given everything good for bringing the peO-
pie realization of the progress of the age aud TO
the enjoyment of the amount of blessedness that
suits fIom knowledge. wise and provident father
looks well to the educational interests Of his chill
dren should the State provide frst-class weekly
newspaper for every family in the Commonwealth,
and thus put the rich and the poor on parity.
This enterprise if faithfully carried out, will do
more in removing llteraey from the State than any
one measure His idea is to start newspaper for
this nhilantLronc purpose.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

''wIDE AwAKE."-We have just received the
four numbers-January, February, March, and
April-for the present year of this charming
Magazine for young people. 1t is one of the best
publications Of the kind ever issued. The illus
trations are numerous, and remarkably hand
some; the stories and poetry, by a choice corps
of contributors, embracing the leading writers
for young people in this country, are always of
the most interesting character; and the meehan-
ical work is faultless. The editor is Ella Far
man, and the publishers, d. Lathrop & Co., Bos-
ton. The price is only 81 year-and a very
large amount of good reading and pretty pic
tures il i. for 81
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

IT Billy ArlingtOn's minstrels were riding from
Versailles to Midway. in Kentucky, in a stage coach
The driver thought that his passengers by of
their profession, ought to be amusing, and he
greatly disappointed because they were quiet a.
other people. At length. having drank at every bar
along the road. he resolved to have some fun with
the minstres on his account. He therefore ran
his four horses down long rough steep hill, bounc
ing the sixteen about inside terribly, and finally
brought the vehicle into collision with bridge,
ing il to fall twenty feet into creek The escape from
drowning narrow, and Billy MARI, an end man.
fatally hurt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

THE CLOSELY DIVIDED SENATE OF lS7.-Demo-
cratic actors who swell with virtuous indignation
the Malone matter NAV well remember the
closely divided Senate of October. 1877, when the
Democrats gained narrow majority by the aid Of
Senators COnover and Patterson voting for the adj
mission of NJ. c. Butler personal grounds, doubt
less as satisfactory to them as Mahone's to
him. The organs each side could reprint each
others Indignation with advantage.-SPrinafeid
RePWLiiodR.
The treachery of the hypocrite, Hayes, COM
pclled those Senators to act as they did, being
reduced to the strait of doing what they could
to save themselves. We are now having Re-
publican Administration, that people have con-
fidence in, and it attracts men from other par
ties instead of driving men ont Of the party.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

~ A gentleman in this city recently received n
pleasant letter from that remarkable old lady. Mary
howitt. who is wnering at Meran. in the Tyrol. Al
though born in the last century and the joint suthor
with her late husband Of a work published as long
ago 1873. Mrs. Hewitt is still busy with her pen,
and in the enjoyment Of good health. In her letter,
she incidentally aludes SymingtOns brief biogra-
phies of BRYANT Lover. and Moore, well written
and entertaining yolnmes.--N I. TribilHs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
Kidney Diseases.

Kidney diseases affiict the greater part of the
human race. and they constantly the increase
but where the virtues of Kidney-Wort have become
known. they arc held in check and speedily cured.
Let those who have had to constantly dose spirits
of nitro and such stuff. give this great remedy a
trial. and be cured. In the dry form it is most
economical. in the liquid the most convenient
pLiLd Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
s1.ooe Couutv Superiptepdent.,

The following embraces a list Of Counties in Kan
sas. in which the County Superintendents receive
salary of 81 600: Atchison, Bourbon Brown Butler.
Chautauqua Cherokee, Cloud. Cofiey, Cowley, Craw-
ford Dickinson, DOniphan, Douglas, Elk, Franklin.
Linn. Lyon. Marion, Marshall, Mcpherson, Miami,
Mitchell, Montgomery, Nemaha, Usage, Osborne,
Pottawatomic. Reno, Republic, Sedgwick, Shawnee.
Smith, Sumner, Washington, and Naturalization,
CkampioH
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

~ That son of Sam Lappin has again been
arrested for burglary. This time, the crime was
committed in Beloit. He will probably now 90
to the penitentiary. He appears to be ineurable.
The old-time aequaintances of Lappin cannot
but feel pity for him. curse seems to have
fallen upon him. and all belonging to him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31
Thanks.

The Financial Chronicle says that "a few Of our
bankers went to Washington. and had a confercnte
ing the financial situation 1t is very kind in the
New York bankers to keep the Administration posted
the financial situation. few suggestions from
the bankers would no doubt he thankfully received
Ia
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

THE Observation-Disclosures "long felt want
has just come to its natural result Osborne
County can support just one newspaper with
moderate comfort. But the old County paper,
although a very good one, could not be the or
gan Of all the factions, which exist in nearly
ry County in Kansas; therefore, the establishing
of new paper was encouraged. The man who
was found to supply the want, went to bed to
The musical name of Columbus Borin. He called
his paper the Truth Teller; although persons who
know, averred that it rarely told the truth. To
ease up on the expense, Of course it carried n
patent inside. As time passed, the faction in
whose interest it was started, became wearied
with sustaining paper for which there was no
popular demand. 1t finally came down to such
shifts as half-sheets, and the Office was mortgas-
ed for debt. The publisher sold the mOrtgaged
Office, for which he and his Office got into the
hands of the Sheriff, but by means of downright
lying, he got brief furlough from the Sheriff
and improved it by skipping the country.
This is a common sample Of newspaper history,
in this badly overstOcked newspaper country
A faction wants an organ, or some person be-
comes dissatisfied with the already established
paper. Some poor fool is encouraged by them to
start an opposition paper He comes in with
his patent outsides, runs down prices, and does
all in his power to ruin his business. The thing
soon becomes old and irksome, and his hackers
leave him to root for himself. The end is, he
beats his creditors, and skipPs the country. But
this does not prevent dozen repetitions Of the
same thing, by the same class of people.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

rF- The Vice-Presidcnt of the Western Lumber
mems Exchange estimates that, if the demand for
lumber increases proportionatey, the forests of the
United States will he annihilated in twenty years
The view is taken by the Northwestern Lumber
man. which says that ''the timber supply of the
Northwest is becoming rapidly exhausted that
within the next ten years something like a timber
famine may be looked for.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

SLIGHTLY oFF.-The Highland Central State is
somewhat out of its reckoning, in its remarks
about the AtchisOn and Nebraska and the st.
Joseph and Western Railroads. The AtchisOn
and Nebraska is far ahead of the other in sub
stantial construction. There are few better built
roads in the West than that one. We think the
principal difficulty is that since the Burlington
and Missouri River Company leased it, they
have reduced if to a sort of side switch to their
main lines, and run it TO suit the connections
with other branches Of this road, not caring
whether the people along the line are accomo-
dated OF not. However, it is not to the interest
of any road to delay trains. This has been an
extraordinary winter and no railroad company
could contend against such snOw-storms and
floods as have been the rule. The best roads in
the country have suffered in the same way, and
many of them have been delayed weeks where
these roads have been delayed days.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-31

tS- We do not feel like complaining OF Gen. Ma
hone He has placed himself where he can no long
profess to be n Democrat As n Democrat. he
drew of Democrats from their proper party. As he
have to go to that party. In either event the
Democrats will be the gainers.-RiohmOnd Ia. J
DispdfoA tDem.l