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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
Onr Strap Book.
MY BIRTHDAY.
CT Joux c. WHITTIER

CT JOHN G. WHITTIER
Beneath the moonlight and the snow.
E Lies dead my latest year;
The Winter winds are wailing low
Its dirges in my ear.
grievs not with the meaning wind
As IL a loss befell;
Before me. even as behind.
God Is. and all Is well.
His light shines on me from above,
His low voice speaks within
The patience OF immortal love
Outwearying mortal sin
Not mindless Of the growing years
OF care and loss and pain,
Nv eyes are wet with thankful tears
For blessings which remain
If dim the gold Of CROWN: years.
will not count il dross,
Nor turn from treasures still my own.
To sigh for lack and loss
The years 20 charm from Nature take;
As sweet her voices call
As beautiful her mornings break
As fair her evenings fall
Lave watches DER my quiet ways.
Kind voices speak my name,
And lips that find il hard to praise
Are slow, at least, to blame
How softly ebb the tides Of will;
How fields. Onee>lost or won,
Now lie behind me green and still,
Beneath level sun!
How hushed the hiss Of party hate.
The clamor Of the throng;
How old harsh voices Of debate
Flow into rhythmic song.
Methinks the spirits temper grows
Too soft in this still air,
Somewhat the restful heart foregoes
az needed watch and prayer.
The bark By tempest vAinly tossed
May founder in the calm,
And he who braved the polar fru-t
Faint by the isles of balm.
Better than selfindulgent years.
The Outfiung heart of youth
Than pleasant songs in Idle ears.
The tumult Of the truth.
Rest for the weary hands is good,
And love for hearts that pin.
But let the manly. habitude
OF upright sonls be mine.
Let winds that blow from heaven refresh.
Dear Lord. the languid air:
And LET the weakness of the flesh
Thy strength Of spirit share
And, il the eye must fail Of light,
The ear forget to hear.
Make clearer still the spirits sight,
More fine the inward ear.
De- near me in my hours Of need,
To sO0the. or cheer. or warn.
And down these slopes Of sunset lead
A. up the hills Of morn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
SUNSET GATES AJAR.

Tonight Sat in my window,
When the west was all agleam
With that strange and wonderful splendor
That is fleeting a. dream;
] thought that the hands of the angels
Had flung open heavens gateway wide
And caught glimpse Of the glory
From the hills on the other side.
Is 1t not beautiful fancy,
This sunset thought OF mine,
That the gates of heaven are always
Flung open at days decline:
That those whose day is ended,
Of earthly woes and ills,
May pass to the morning sunshine
That dwells on the heavenly hills
When for me the sunset gateway
Shall at days decline unclose,
And l pass in through the portals
To that long and sweet repose.
I know that / shall remember,
In that city 50 fair and far,
Nv strange and beautiful fancy
of the sunset gates aiar.
Perhaps. while sat there drraming
Of the gateway in the wesd
Some pooI soul went through its poatals.
To long and endless RESI-
Passed through the sunset GATEWAY.
To that .'eity paved with gold
PASSED into the new life's glsdnes-,
To be no longer old.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
AUF wIEDERsEHEN,
M JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

The little gate was reached at last,
Half hid in lilscs down the lane;
She pushed it wide. and, A. she past,
A wisfful look she backward cast,
And said: .AHJ WiedtTsehenr
With hand on latch. a vision white
fingered reluctant and again
Half doubting If she did Alright,
Soft a. the dews that fen that night.
She said '4pf FIsdersehen
The lamps clear CLEAN fits up the stair
Finger in delicious pain;
All. in that chamber. whose rich air.
To BREATHE in thought I scarcely dare
Think she--Asg Wsedersehen =
lis thirteen years once more pres
The turf that siienees the lanes
/ hear the rustic Of her dress.
smell the lilacsL and-ah, yes.
hear "AQ HiedsrseA>a
Sweet pieee Of bashful maiden art
The English words had seemed tao fAin-
Rut tbese-they drew us heart tn heart,
Ye, held rs fenderiy apart:
She said: 'Agf Hied>rsehen
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

AMONG the many Heidelberg traditions of du-
cling, is the following: Two students fought,
and each sliced off the others nose. The noses
fell to the ground, and being picked mp by the
seconds, were plastered again on the faces Of
the duellists. The operation succeeded, but in
the hurry tho. noses had been changed The
aaniline man henceforward had n SINH. and the
snub man had an aquiline nose.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

AN old story is being revived of a prayer
meeting held for Il poor fellows relief, who had
broken his leg. While Deacon Brown was pray
ing a tall fellow with an oN-g"ad, knocked at
the door. saying:
Father could not come, lint sent his prayers
in the cart"
They were potatocs. beef. corn and pork.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
LAKE, WHITE R.Et

LAKE WHITE FIsH BAKED.-After thoroughly
cleansing and drying the fish, stuff it with deli
cate fcrce-meat and sew il up: brush it over with
a beaten egg, sprinkle with bread crumbs, and
chopped parsely, haste with butter before put
ting into brisk oven; when the fish is brown
color cover it with a buttered paper, least the
outside becomes dry. Bake 4 fish weighing six
pounds about an hour. Serve with melted butter
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

An old soaker in Boston, being found in the
gutter. ON u rainy night, the water making a
clear breach over him from head TO heels was
asked by a passer, what he was doing. OH
replied the inchriate, Il agreed TO meet a man
here"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

The Whitehall TiRss, looking forwa anx-
lously and hopefully Tor The approach of spring.
says: "Pretty soon the musical hee-haw Of the
tOw-path angel will again remind us that the
snow-birds have gone in search of the north
mole. y
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

YEARS ago. when there were not many
hanks here ON Cape Ann now, Young man
who had Just gone intu business, wished to get
his note discounted. aud in order TO make n sure
thing of it. he interviewed the directors person.
ally and each told him that il would be all
right Going To the bank the morning after
the directors had met. the cashier informed him
very hlandly that nothing hal been done for
him At the next meeting Of the directors, just
Us they were beginning business, the door open
ed, and in walked the Young man. Removing
his hat, he advanced To the table, and remark
ed:
s'Messrs Directors Individually, yon are clev
er sort of men, hut collectively, yon are - set of
id liars, and can prove it,"
With this, he went Ont.-CaDe Inn .idrertiser.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

KEEPING PUMPKINS THROUGH The WINTER
FOR FAMILY UsE.-we have kept them until Au-
gust of the following year by laying them upon
a scafold side by side in the cellar, where il sell
dom froze. and where the Temperature varied
but little until spring or summer They should
be carefully cut from the vines and handled
without NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Telegraph.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

In would hardly he ;hought that Il journalist
who came from indianapolis aud managed the
Intd- Ocean, would develop any particular de
gree of enterprise. Nevertheless, Mr.. Elijah W.
Halfnrd. known To the Hoosiers as "Lige,r is
popularity credited with having asked pinion-
ed criminal, who was just ahnut to hc turned
nff. ''if he would I've kind enough to wigglc his
little finger while he was conscious 81 that the
reporters could form some conception of how
long man felt that lac WAS heing hanged"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

FAST youth asked at Frisco restaurant
what have You get ~
'tAlmoSt everything was the reply.
almost everything. Well, give mc a plate
of that"
Certainly. One plate of HASH yelled the
waiter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
LoNGFELLow.
rrn srocxErr NArTHrxs.

THE following scholarly sonnet has been IN privafe en-
ulation since the death Of Longfei0v; and though
is worthy Of preservation in an endurin
orm
Few are the songs which charm the scbs&us orj
Far rarrr th0se which win a nations hort.
Bot thine with void wide audience were - sir1r.
None cared to know how much was due - mt.
New that thv silent harp = hung anarf-
Its reffeet rhymth all too early ned.
Nor evefnoTe thy hand shan teach it en<rds
The hidden strength Of tende-. manly vsrfs
Men vainly AK Who eomefb In thy s1sed
For Times best gifts rise eenfuries bef~>e.s
As ,nan Of soul with iesrnings sweetest mieni
Singer for coming yearsi suftoeth ours the Deal.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

HAVE yen any travelling ink-standsf T. ask
ed lady of a clerk at of our stationery
stores the other DAY.
mo. maam; We have them with feet and
legs, but they not old enough to travel yet =
was the pert reply.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

WHEN Boston girl breaks her engagement
with man, and her friends expostulate with
her, she only has to say his views on the theo-
sophie doctrine Of cOsmucony are loose; and
they realize at once how impossible il is for any
true woman TO risk her happiness with such a
UerSoD.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

The word love, in the Indian language is
''Sehemlendamourichw Only think of it.
girls, through your myriad destinations. caus-
ing respectable Young men to fall head over
heels in hemlendamourtchwager with Won
WHY. its .'perteckedly orfnl"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
C0NQUER0R
OF ALL KIDNEY DISEASES.


II had suffered twenty years with disease OF the
kidneys before using Hunts Remedy two DAYS was re-
Heved and am now well JOSHUA II IHlLl-
MY physicians thought that was paralyzod on one
side. was terribly afflicted with rheumatism iTum ls59
TO 1850 ! was cured by Hunts Remedy -
STEPHEN G. MASON.
my doctor pronounced my case BFShts Disease and
told that could live only fortyeight hours then
took Hunts Remedy, and was speedily enrtd -
Having suffered twenty years with kidney disease and
employed various ply without being relieved was
then cured by Hunts Remedy = -
SULLIVAN FENNER
II have been greatly benefited by the use of Hunts
Remedy For diseases Of the kidneys and urinary organs
there is nothing superior. a ID. NChERsoN.
II testify the virtue of Hunts Remedy in kidney
diseases from actual trial having been much benentted
thereby REV T. q. TAhLOR
II unable to arise bed from attack of kidney
disease. The doctors could relieve finally
FRANK Il. DICKSON.
81 have suffered extremely with kidney disease after
using Hunts Remedy two days was enabled 10 resume
business" GEO. +. CLARK
Il sold in two years GO 1901 thirtythree thousand
hundred and twenty bottles of Hunts Remedy. IL is
valuable medicine for kidney diseases" -
Ono trial will convince You. For sale by all
Druggists. Send for Pamphlet to
HUNTS REMEDY CO., Providence, R. ].
Prices, IS cent. and sf.2J.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

IlI-a Sin.
They still talk big, in England. and threaten
hard: hnt their language is somewhat efyiler-
at least, not quite so disrespeetfnl to us. By
degrees they come to their senses, but ton late,
| fancy. for their interest.
We have got large quantity of saltpetre, one
hundred and twenty ton, and thirty more eN-
pected. Powder mills are wanting; | be-
leve we must set To work and make il by hand.
But still wish. with you, that pixies could be
introduced, and would add bows and arrows
these good weapons, and not wisely laid
aside:
|. Because a man may shoot truly with
bow a with common musket.
,. He can discharge four in the time
of charging and discharging one bullet.
,. His object is not taken from his view by
the smoke of his side.
1. flight of arrows seen coming upon them,
terries aud disturbs the enemy's Alteration TO
business.
&. .. An arrow. sticking in any part of n man,
puts him hOrs dH combat till it is extracted.
e. Bows and arrows are more easily provided
everywhere than muskets aud ammunition.
b. F. then quotes Latin account of n battle,
in King Edward the Thirds reign, and adds:
II so much execution was done by arrows,
when men wore some defensive armour, how
much more might be done that il is ont of
use,
| am glad that you come TO New York,
hut also wish that you conld he in Canada.
There is kind of suspense in mems minds here,
at present. waiting to what terms will be
offered from England. | expect none that we
can accept; and when that is generally seen,
we shall he more unanimous and more decisive:
then your proposed solemn league and covenant
will 20 better down, and perhaps most of our
other strong measures be adopted.
! am always glad to hear from you, but | do
not deserve your favours, being so bad a cores
pendent. Ny eyes will now hardly serve me to
write by night, and these short days have all
fal-. lxS afh usin hat
/ seldom can sit down ten minutes without in
terrnption. God give you success.
| am. with the greatest esteem, yours affec-
tionately, b. FRANKLIN.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

PENNSYLVANIA lady, taking notes at the
exhibition, having ordered her chairman to
stop in front of the Russian Department, wrote.
'Rooshy-soine green aud red things. Now. go
on to GERMANY
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

THIS is the sort of notice that an Oregon ler
turer gets from his village newspaper: Sol
10 Meek has shouidered his iawbone. and will
tell the people more than they ever dreamt of
about mining
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

Bound To SQUEAL--WhIlc colorcd man and
his family were engaged in prayer. kettle of
water fell over. and sralded the old mans wife.
The woman arose with shutting alacrity, and
howlcd The old man slowly arose, aGd cast
ing ON his wife a contemptuous look, said:
.'Air't yen got no 'spect for de Lawd. Amt
you got no NOAH humiliation, den ter hOller
hen Use handin up petitions z"
Il dOan mean ia insult de Lawd," yelled the
woman; ''but when pot Of hlin' water falls
un me- il duan make difference ef Use gwne
ihr"' &c gate oh de New Drusalcm Use gwine
lei stuaUI: does Yer h' ah me r.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

GIRLS should take a supply of parehed coffaa
along with them to the theatre, to keen their
young men from going out for it between acts.
~ o. PiodgHRe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

Ii France and some other countries where wood
is scarce and high, it is bought by weight.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
Saved his Child.

n. Euiaw ST, Baltimore. Nd.
Feb. II, 1850.
Gents:-Upon the recommenda-
ton Of a fiead tried BRowS'S
lRoS BrTrERS as a tonic and re-
stoTative for my daughter, whom
l was thoroughly convinced Vas
wasting away with Consumption
Having lost three daughters by the
terrible disease. under the care Of
eminent physicians, l was 10Th TO
believe thar anything could arrest
the progress Of the disease, but. &C
my great surprise, before my daugh-
ter had taken one bottle OF BRowS'S
lion BTrrEEs. she began TO mend
ard now IS quite restored TO former
health. A fifth daughter began to
show signs Of Consumption, ard
when the physician was consulted
he quickly said "Tonies were re-
quired :" and when informed that
the elder sister was taking BRowS's
lRos BITTERS, responded that Is
= good tonic, take il.
ApoKAx PHEtFs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
Franklin's Reasons for Recommending the
Use of Bows and Arrows in War.
LFrum ST. NirhoIas. for AUGUST. Is76.l

FTum s.. Nirholas, Tor August, ltI6.I
A very small blue-book was published in New
York, over fifty years ago, called, "The Life
and Essays of Benjamin Franklin, written by
himself" One of the essays is a letter to Major
General Lee, and in it Mr. Franklin says some
things that will interest You in this Centennial
year. Remember that b. +. alIudes to the fire.
arms of ZIG:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18

SOLE AGENT FOR THIS
Grown, and Mason & Hamfl Organs,
The
Grown, Hartford, Howe, White, and N. Y. Singer
SEWING MACHINES.

And viii eel them at almost tAetory prices
Mr.. Hsgg does not spend four Eve hundred dollars
yearly travelling around but stays at home and sells his
machines and organs at Jw prices therefore giving par
ehassr the fan benefit instead Of paying out travelling
around
Every machine has guarantee for Ave years and Mr.
Ha-g l0a;ed in Severance and expects stay there
need not fear Of losing anything when dealing
with him. junei-10m
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
THE LIVER AND ITS FUNCTIONS.

HUN 5 REmEUT CU., PTUVlu6lCe, n.
Prices, IS cents and sf.2J.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
u a I LIZ
POST NTELLIGENCER.
TuH LGGU~LATt RI.

The legislature Of this Territory ad-
;ourned on Wednesday night sine die
The general verdict Is, and We believe
will be. when the more important enact
ments of that body are tested by eApe-
rience. that it has done it's work &C
ceptably. II has passed SOME heeoeo
acts, and so far AS we now are au''-eo
has enacted no vicious or hurtfui meas
ures. The standard of ability III the
late Legislature was up TO the average
of those preceding II and superior 70
Gonna There has been no exceptional
displav of brilliancy. in ct. none was
REQUIRED. County division natter nave
occupied much time, and woman SUI
frape and discussions on regulation Oh
the liquor traffic have also served 10
while away good many hours, winch
otherwise might have been less worthiiS
employed. Public institutions have been
looked after educational matters have
not been neglected, the code has re-
ceiyed considerable tinkering, and reye-
nne matters have been examined into
The majority of the members III both
Houses have returned to satisfied CON
stituencies. The representatives OF this
county have labored successfully for Its
interests, and are cordially welcomed
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
Il THERE No DANGER"

Across the Pacific Ocean Is a govern
ment, an absolute despotisin, Which
rnIes the acts and dominates the lives OF
4DD. OOO. 600 subjects. 1t has a standing
army of nearly million men. 1t has
navy. comprising some OF the most iof-
nidable ironclads ailoat, thoroughly
equipped, well manned and ofiicered 10y
able Europeans. That government Is
on the eve of war with one OF the most
powerful governments Of Europe.
Forces are massing on both sides and
unless the mediation Of some neutral
power intervene, or one of the ansaR
onistic governments baiks down,
bloody war will ensue. With the out
come of that struggle may come sit
uation fraught with mOmentous conse-
quenoes to the United States. Hitherto
the Chinese have not been esteemed AS
dangerous antagonists in war. Not
outstanding their great numbers, their
imperfect armament, equipment and
organization, the absence of n navy and
the want of competent leadership have
rendered them an easy conquest when
attacked by the we'll drilled, we'll armed
and ably Offered forces of Europe
an antagonists. Circumstances have
changed. China has latterly been ac-
oepting and adopting the improved
arms and discipline Of modern warfare.
She has entered into the lists with
France with an assumption of equality
which is not by any means unjustiiied
by the strength of her army and navy
and the armament, discipline and lead
ership of both. France has no easy
task upon her hands, and the result is
at least problematical. Should China
prove victorious; should her armies and
her navy succeed in driving from the
province which France seeks to gain,
the forces of that powerful Republic,
the Chinese Government will emerge
from the contest flushed with success, a
formidable unit, vast power. Would
she then become aggressive ? There is
no love for European and American
civilization in the heart of that vast
human hive. Fatalists in belief, cling
ing to ancient tradition, scorning the
progress, culture and belief of the ":Iout-
side barbarian" from these millions of
an alien race unnumbered legions could
be drawn for the invasion and possible
conquest Of any government with whom
its rulers chose to go to war. China has
navy which eonld sweep from the Pa
oitio every vestige Of our own navy and
all the worlds mercantile marine. She
has upon this coast nucleus of l0O,OO(
men, every one of whom would turn
against our people ut the command OF
their Emperor. There are not 5OO.OO(
grown men on the Pacific slope. |.
there no possible danger
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
GRAND .JlKY FINDINGS.

The extracts following are taken from
the report of the Pierce County Grand
Jury, in session last week
We have had several causes submitted
for our consideration coming from JUS
tees Courts, of alleged crimes com
mitted in licensed saloons and beer
halls. in one of which resident citizen
of New Tacoma was killed, and in all
these cases trouble could have been
avoided if saloon keepers had been such
men as the law contemplates should be
licensed for such purpose. Our stat
ute requires that no person shall be
granted n license to sell Intoxicating
drinks unless he il man of good moral
character and the license laws are in
this particular grossly violated, and i'm
moral ard bad men granted authority
that il intended to be conferred only
upon the humane, the honest and the
law abiding.
We find that quite number of causes
have been submitted for our oonsidera-
ton, coming up from Justices Courts.
that might, and We think sho6ld have
been dealt with and settled III the JUS
tees Courts. Their being forced into
this Court has caused much unnecessary
expense to the county, and much an
noyance and trouble To our people, and
has taken the time of the Court that
might have been used for better pur-
pose,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

LIKE iS6i.-The winter of 1862 has
ever since been known throughout the
North Pacific Coast As 1.-The hard win
ter" November WAS bad month and
noted especially for its rain, which. con
timing into December caused the
worst floods ever witnessed in William
cite and Sacramento valleys. The sub
sidence of the floods was followed
about Christmas by snow and cold.
The cold was, for this country. intense,
causing the snow To hold ON for two
months. All the feed was soon ex
haustei, aud horses, cattle and sheep
persisted In great numbers. the cou TRY
being made alost destitute of stock
many we'll -to-d do farmers losing every
head they owned. Ii WAS terrible
winter, sure enough. and one which
none of the pioneers will want TO see
repeated. The present winter has
opened much As that did bat that is no
reason why IL should continue on 10 the
end as that did.