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BRAss BLOWERS.

Circular Issued by the Kansas Band
The following circular has been issued
by the Kansas Band Union:
HEADQUARTERS Kansas BA Nd UNioN.t
hay IKArKR. KAN, june. 1883
To Brass Bands Of Kansas:
Again the State Fair ASSOCIATION has
made generous PROVISION for he annual
reunion and contest OF the KaIssas Band
Union, only stipulat,ng thai all anIateur
brass bands of the state, whether mem
hers Of the union or not, be admitted To
full fellowship, allowed 10 partIci .,afa in
all exercises and share ali lfi , iIeges
with the union. This is but lar. and
will not be objected t. 10y any na.mber
of the organization.
Heretofore free transportation has
been secured by the officers of the union
for q majority of the uniformed bands
of the state, am this ytaF the same ef
tort will be mRde. but owing TO cs3innIi,
cations arising out of the recently atiopt-
cd railroad iaW. this may b. impossible.
Shunld there eudeaYoFs tail, how yer. It
will cost the bands but small auiaunt.
considering The pleasures and profits
pensss in Topeka Tor a week
Particular tention Is called Ia the
premium list and rules Of contest fluid
on thr opposit page, and the necessity
.,E informing The secretary of ys.nr In
t-sllIon u participate as s.5o1 rs action
can he taken en tue matter hy your
band The officers wish TO be able 70
form an idea as TO the number that will
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Another drawing on reindeer horn
Did these exist cotemperaneous with
mans This is question not fully set
tied, as yet, so far as America is con-
eerned. In the bone caverns of France
among the remains of prehistoric man
of the flint period the antler OF q rem
deer was found, having seven figures OF
the horse carved uponit. These indicated
by their short ears and tapering tails for
what they were intended. They We're
not held in subsection by men at that
time likely, but were merely taken Tor
food. No trace of the horse is found
among the tradition of the Indian tribe
of this country If we except certain
tribes in Central America, and no bones
or other indications of a like character
are found among the cave jewellers. AS
to Central America, bones of the horse
have been picked up among the
ruined cities of the Azlees and rude
drawings have been found among the
hieroglyphics of coast tribe. The OBJ
server of these drawings and traditions
among our aboriglnes are very signifi-
cant and interesting. All nations in the
old world give US some trace, and if the
horse did exist here it Is impossible that
! NO record should not be left OF
an animal so closely associated with
| mans interests.
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ELEGANrLY EN- rERTA1NEp
Were the bicycle Boys who Spent the
"FOurth" az Council gro We.

Were the BIcycie Boys who Spent the
Fourth az Council Grove.
Joe w. Murphy, w r. Irwin, L. w.
Kinnan. Il p Nutting, John Orr, OnGs
Page and Livy Buck, OF the Emporia
Bicyle club, and the wrlter. took the
Missouri Pacific train Wednesday after
noon for Council Grove. and there-spent
most enjoyable Fourth. TIE boys
took their machiues with them. aud
upon arriving at The Grove rode through
the streets of the town and out to the
fair grounds where the people of that
vicinity EsFe celebrating. Great intei-
est was manifested in the bicycItsis, as
the two-wheeisd instruments had nnt
before tracked the snil of Morris conn
ty. The beautiful machines and the
graceful riding were greatly admired
by the large crowd which gathered
along the race course.
Toward evening the wheelmen met
upon the broad main street of the
Grove, and for an hour or more went
through q variety of evolutions showing
the speed, grace and interesting move
ments Of which the bicycle is capable,
when well in hand" The entertain
ment seemed to greatly delight the
spectators. and they returned the appre-
citation by returning the compliment u
thousand told.
Council Grove has long been proven
bial tor its pleasant treatment of yisi-
tors. In fact, there is probably no town
in Kansas where there is more genuine
hospitality to the square inch than in
this same charming little place which
So eaantly entertained The guests
FROM Emporia ON this occasion. Pleas
antly situated in and about beautiful
grove on the Neosbo. the iphabiiants of
this little city seem to imbIhc that spirit
of npen-handed hospitality whchnature
so freely extends to this favored local
lily. The citizens are thrifty. enterpris-
ing and prosperous. and seem especially
happy when they have an opportunity
OF creating happiness for those who go
anong them As hnsts they are eonse
quen,ly unexc, lied
The boys desire to acknowledge their
particular obligations TO Albert and
and George Simcock. Misses Aggie,
Fannie and Anna Hnffaker. Miss Hattie
Young. Mr.. Starr. Mr. and Mrs. Mad
and Mrs E d. Mccollan. FIR many
kindnesses extended. and wish 10 assure
all whom lhey. met that they will al
ways hold in grateful remembrance the
homr.like hospitality shown them al the
Grove on the ''Fourthn Of 1888. The
party returned at noon to-day.
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WON'T WORK.

August Cochonet was pulled Saturday
by Marshal Fleming, tor selling liquor,
and having pleaded guilty in the court
of Police Judge Elstun, was fined $25
and costs. which he paid. We believe
It has been demonstrated TO the sstisiac-
tion of every observing msn in EmpOria
that this policy has proven entirely in
effective to suppress or even regulate
the liquor traffic In this city. The fact
that two new joints have opened mp on
Commercial street within the past two
weeks, shows that the mere matter
of a fine, the amount Of
which is doubtless often made
by some of the saloon keepers In this
city in a single day, has no power to
check the insOlence OF the chronic Law.
breaker. and We think thai. this method
having been tried aud proved failure.
it lie high time that more vigorous meas
urls were employed.
Il is useless and worse than l1Aly u
temporiz.. with this evil. II has ibeen
prohibited and prescribed by theorsanic
and statutory law Of the susie, and e
long as The provisions torbiddine the
sale aud manufacture OF intoxIcsnss re-
main on the statute booksIt Is the sworn
duty of every city and state officer TO
labor for their enforcement, and any
failure or neglect Of effort in this direc-
ton is damaging 10 the peace and order
of society and 10 the PRINCIPLES Of sound
government.
We are not disposed 70 accuse the
municipal authnrIiies Of collasion in
this matter or tn Intimate that they have
not been actuated by what they may
deem 10 he the best interests OF the city.
But we take this opportunity of direct
ing their attention 70 the growing spirit
of defiance among the whiskyites and
of urgIng upon them. in connection With
the state officers q nnsre thorough and
vigorous administration OF the law in
question. We helieve that IL ali hands
pull together in this direction thai the
majesty of the law may bc vindicated
and we are fully assured that public
sentiment In this town will not endorse
anything short Of this end. We are
willing 70 concede the gravity Of the
question and TO admis that its solution
Is one attended by many difficulties;
but this should only prove an incentive
10 more vigorous effort, which We trust
this sdmonltion may do someshihg
toward rOusing.
Tho Stats Of KansAa ". JehE Aaazss.
The above named eAss came up for
hesTing before Jusisce FIsaches Saturday,
and the defendant was discharged cad
the costs Of he psoceeding charged to
Matthew ssruizels the complaInlng Wit
ness, The charge against Adams vas
that he had obtained the signature OF
his mother, who has been living with
han at Bitlertown. % quit claim deed |
under false prctenses. which conveyed |
10 the smoant Of goo, incind- |
ing 50 acres of school land and some
personal effects. The evidence. how !
sver. went TO prove the inHoceEce Of The
ard interested motives on the /
part of the compiainant. Who Is . broth
er-in-law OF Adams. and heBce the de
cision Of the court.
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AN uNrROvoKED MURDEs.
The circumstances Attending the d cath
OfJno.'M. Spencer.

The circumstances Attending the d cath
OfJnO.' NJ. spencer.
The murder of John IL. Spencer,
whose death al the hands of a cowboy at
San Marclal. New Mexico, has been
noted in this paper, seems 10 have been
of the most cold.blooded and unpro-
voked character. The facts. MS we learn
them fron the friends Of the deceased,
are US follows; He had effected trade
with his slayer for come cattle, a por-
ton Of which, after they were delivered,
straVed off and we're taken up by the
former owner. who sold them q second
time to Spencer. This came to the
knowledge of the last named
party, and the cowboy know
ing that Spencer was connusant Of
the fact, prepared himself for quarrel
when they should next meet. When they
did, the cowboy said to Spencer that he
wanted TO settle matters between them
Spencer said he would prefer poslpon-
ing that business till the next day The
cowboy then said: II will settle now -
and deliberately drew out his revolver
and shot the victim of his malice. who
had shown no disposition whatever 70
quarrel.
The subject of this notice was bern in
Canter county, Pennsylvania, October
Cd, 1880. He first came to Kansas
in 1857, but returned shortly
TO Pennsylvania, where be married, and
in 1867 returned to Kansas with his
family and settled ON the old Spencer
homestead. He lived there ah-lnt one
year and then moved 90 Y2ilssm county,
where he remained for = number Of
years. About two yeArs ago he went TO
San Marcisl, New Mexico. and kept
hotel, which proved handsome fnan-
clal success. He sold out few months
ago, with view of returning to Elm
paria, and his family were to start for
this place the very night he was shot.
Mr.. Spencer was very highly esteem
ed by all who knew him, and a very
wide circle OF friends mouru his cruel
and untImely death. A widow and
three chllayen survive him. to whom
the sYmpeihies OF lbe people OF En-
poFia are freely extended.
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Again, the indians were as much sur
prised at the horse of Columbus as they
were at the cannon, and Immediately
drew the conclusion that the horse with
his rider constituted one and the same
animal. The ancient paleotherium of
France was long disputed ancestor Of
the horse, some claiming that the last
named was lineal descendent and eth
ers that it was impossible, as the paleo-
therium had three toes Immense re-
gions IN Wyoming and Utah are covered
with what BIOLOGISTS call the tertiary pc
Rod. 1t is principally debris and old
lake deposits of sand and mud sccumu-
lated in it by slow deposits. In these
deposits Prof. Marsh, of Yale college,
found the remains of horses that were
not much larger than the fox. Its skull
was shorter than that OF the horse and
the orbit of the eye was not protected
and enclosed behind by bridge bone
But the remarkable characteristic of
this species was that it had four toes in
front and three behind, all of which
Al,
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rna HOUSE.



An Entersssang Paper on the Anequitv
ofthat animal BY Prot. kizsr
To the Editors OF the sesEs:
n recent Issue of the News, men
ton was made of some bones found in
Col. Taylor.s sand bank, 10 the western
part of the city. Since the above notice
was published. other remains have been
found, some of which are petrified.
Many are so fragmentary that IT is i'm
possible tocIassify them, bat the NJ aior.
ity are horse bones. Few facts are more
curious than the one that horses did moi
exist upon the continent Of America
when it was discovered by Columbus
Not only the horse. but all the related
family were equally wantiag. Ali o,ile,
continents have some represent siive. aui
here are banes Tonnd thiry-five feet be
low the surface. and corresponding il
every particular II those of the moder 1
horse, unless it be In point of size.
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probably attend as sooh as possible. TO
the end that proper arrangements can
be made for their comfort anu enter
tainment.
Every band in the state should attend.
for II - with pride that the officers of
the union point 20 the marked improve
ment of the past two years IN band mu-
sic. 4 much higher order Of music u
played, and many bands are rendering
classical music in . manner that would
he credisable 10 professional organize
and traceable outgrOwth Of the labor of
the union
Two very successful meetings have
been held, and the third if properly un
derstood and appreciated will eclipse by
far its predecessors.
ID A. VALRNTINE.
President, Clay Center,
G :. MCCoEHELL, Sec,y, Manhattan.
KANSAS BAND UNION.
Third annual 1'narnan'-nt and Contest Sept.
u - So. a sss.s. Clay Center, =
rector IN etlsr-t, ~ Lerfscr, To5,.-s :.
superintendent
PfzlZtsS
F1rst pretnium-$ 250 and gold medal
Won last year by and now in possession
OF the EInpoFia band.
Second Dreminm-$ 1925 cash.
Third premlum-$75 cash.
Fourth preEIum-$50 cash
Note The gold medal was first CON-
peted for In 1882 at the Kansas state fair
and won by The Emporia Knights Temp
lar band. The terms upon which said
medal becomes the exclusive property OF
any band are that II shall be won three
years successfully by that band. This
Is the second contest for the medal.
@ s MCCONNELL, Sec,y, Manhattan.
RULES GOVERNING CONTEST.
!. Open 10 all amateur bands of Kan
sas and no entrance fee required.
2 Bands DESTROYS of entering the con-
test must signify their intention by no
| trying the secretary of the Band Union
on or before September 1st, 1888
3. Each and every performer must
band not less than one month previous
TO the contest.
| 4 The contest Will take place on the
state fair grounds commencing Wed.
nesday morning, September 18th, at Q
| O'CLOCK
8 The order in which bands will
perform To be determined by lot drawn
/ by the leader of each band in the pres
eoce OF the judges on the evening prev
| ious to the contest.
6. Bands entering the contest must
play three pieces each. of their own Sc
lection.
2. Three competent and disinterested
judges win be furnished by the Fair as
| sociation.
8. The points of contest are tempo
attack. final, execution, playing of sole
parts, harmony, selection OF music, time
and Instrumentation.
o. Previous to the contest the bands
| competing are to furnish music alter
nately for the fair, under the direction
of the general superintendent. Aftes
the contest those taking the two first
| prizes are 70 furnish the music under
the same direction.
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FRID.y. Julv6

The board of county commissioners
met as per adjournment, all the mem.
beers being present.
Roads were granted On the petition of
the following peraons:
L. G. Talbot ct al, Theodore Hoell.
ing Ct al, John Bolton ct al, w. BIC.
Nabney ct al, Walter N. Wright ct al,
Amos Wolfe ct al, James NJ. Butler ct
al as to q part Of the road.
The petitions of w. T. Walters ct al,
and Samuel Hamilton ct al. were laid
over till the October session.
The report of the viewers being
against the grading of the road petit
toned for by L. thinner ct al, the CON-
missioners ordered that no further pro-
cecdings shall be had thereon.
The county treasurer was ordered to
refund the taxes paid on certificate No.
i5s. sale of 1880. together with. 10 per
cent Interest 10 j W. Lynn, the tax in
such certificate being forfeited school
land add not taxable.
The report of tue superintendent of
the poor farm v y received and placed
ON fife.
TLe II wF 6 :un"ui.ts serr aiI,~tsI
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The roads heretofore petilioned Tor by
J. F. Culver ct al. and the Arkansas Val
ley town company, were granted, no
damages being claimed.
The petition of WIN. Burris was re-
ferred TO the county attorney.
The commissioners were occupied Tor
several hours hearing arguments against
the granting of roads petitioned for by
w. F. Christian ct al, Chas. .Worster ct
al and Walter NJ. Wright It al, which
petitions were taken under advisement.
The board adjourned to meet to NOR.
row (Friday) morning at 0 O'Clock.
w F. Ewing, County CLERK.
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Boia Atssmps % Rob : Hans-.

Sr. LOUIE. July IA Post Dispatch
special from Belisyilie. H., says: Al
u 30 O'Clock to-day, two men entered
the Belleyills SsYisgs bank. One en-
gagged the attention Of the cashier while
the other got behind the counter and
made . CAB f3F the money, yhen he
was seen by one 81 he clerks. Both
fen out OF the bang and ono of thea
jumped into buggy. The other ran,
closely pursued By several citizens, hat
both nnaliy escaped The officers OF the
bank claim that nothing was st0len, but
the clerk says he saw q package OF
moeey In the hands OF the robbeF who
was beilind the counter.
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nrauinrnn rnindnnr hnrn

Judging from the number and dis
lance apart of bones found. this country
must have been for countless ages the
home of the horse and its allies. They
also mus have hecn here in large num-
bers, for livery bone found indicates In
some way. that no two belong to the
same skeleton They vary in size, some
averaging with our modern horse, while
others are not larger than good-sized
Newfoundland dog
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SATURDAY. july

The commissioners met At Q O'Clock
a. m. pursuant to adIouFnmsnt. and
among other business transacted was
the following:
Fiity dollars were appropriated for
the holding Of the Lyon county insti-
tute.
VIM. flickenger, oE Pike township.
and John r Moys. Of Americas town
ship, were appointed treasury examin-
ers
The q appointment by the county SD
peri1tendent Of " T. Stokes. Adam
Bitlsr and g. W. Bryson as schael land
appraisers WAS approved
The matter Of the w. r. ChFistiaR
road was laid over till October
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TreasarI stase1aenf.

WAsHTEGFoN, July a. The treas
ury statement too day shows gold, silver
end United States notes In the treasury
IS follows:
Gold coin and bullion. $198, 584, 431
Silver dollars and bullion. 1861. $50
fractional silver coin. 28,416,744
Daited Stales notes. 1850. 54232 49,
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Notice
THE METROPOLITAN
is the name OF the

opened In tbs basement at the northwest
corner OF Commercial street and Sixth ave-
nu0 by
Mrs. j. Il. Morrison.
A strictly arst class cook excellent meals
and neat ann plea ant dining hall. lee
cream served for dinner. bay board s. co:
~ meal tickets Scr $4.O0
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COUNTY BUSINESS.

Proceedings of the hoard of ConnIs-
sIoners-
COUNTY CLERKS OFFIce.
July 5, 1888.
The board of county commissioners
met as per adjournment, all the mem
bcrs being present.
The following bills we're allowed:
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n. l. banu.
Emporia Rifles
Fire Companies.
I.ilAnrlv l,nr
Children Chorus Singers
The Carriages with Speakers

The Carriages with Speakers.
Citizens in Carriages.
: Il was found, upon arriving 81 the
grove. that RmPls preparations had been
made for the occasion in The way IT
seats and other accommodations vhseh
contributed % the comfort of those
present, and number OF stands were
erected on the grounds Al which cooling
drinks aud refreshments were dispensr
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REAL EsrArE FRANsrRRs

For the week ending July zsh
Jesse StrattOn. trustee, TO ]. W.
Weaver, ne or of nv or, a4-10 los
Mahl0n Stnhhs to a. w. 6tuhbs,
two acres ia ne or, 14i9-l1....
w. Ii. Mundy toe. Il Aundys nv
or of ne Or, 90-l5-13-. .........
James w. Race 10 John n. Lowry,
hfof NV or. 23S0-1O. ......
Fl. d. N0rthFHp 20 Fred KUtten-
myer, W hf, 20-21 1O.......
II. Knowles 20 Il. e. Norton, hf.
lI-sI-tl........ .............
G.. IL Brown, ExOr., TO Harry E.
Kelley, ne or, 22-2I-13. ......
C. w. SouthWard to Mary A. South
ward, lot No. 81 Rural street.
EmpOria
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The board adjourned IN meet to-m0r-
row e,;atardas)-
W. F. EWING,
County Clerk.
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RanR Sfnfamen1

Statement of the condition of the
Hartford bank of Hartford, Kansas,
June 30 1898:
Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-13
Wednesday, june rs, 1883.
THE MILITARY SITUATION.

THE mIL1TAHK SITUATION
This is real summer weather and New Ha-
ven cannot keep cool. She has two heating
and complicated controversies on hand. The
State House, the Green and the Soldiers
memorial are still apparently inextricably
confused, and those who are not too deeply
interested in the great problems to which
they have given rise are occupied in vocifer-
ously discussing the military situation.
The Common Council on Monday even
ing indefinitely postponed resolution ap-
propriating fifteen hundred dollars to help
number of active military gentlemen and
others just now interested in the art of war
give a dinner in honor of their friends
from Charleston. This action is regarded by
some as niggardly and in hospitable. This
complaint implies that it is the duty of the
city to assist its military companies in enter
tanning their guests. The absurdity of this
is apparent. If it Is right for the city to ap-
propriate money for the use of one military
company in this way it is right for it to ap-
propriate money for the use of all. And,
further, such organizations as the A. o. H.,
which has many friends in the Court of Com
mon Council, could not justly be denied
some of the city's money for use on festive
occasiens.
There is no reason in the world
why the militia of New Haven should
not give the militia of Charleston a
good dinner If they want to. And what rea-
son is there why those who give the dinner
and those who are willing to help them
should not pay for it2 What have the tax
payers of the city as whole to do with it?
They were not expected, we believe, to help
eat the dinner, and we have not been able to
see any reason why they should be called
upon to help pay for it. Councilman Gala
CHER, who evidently expressed the sentiment
of the greater part of the taxpayers and of
the members of the Board of Councilmen
spoke the plain truth when he said that the
Councilmen were the guardians of the pub
lie purse and that they had no right to appro-
pirate public money for private entertain
ment.
But while there are conclusive objections
to such appropriations as that asked for and
refused the city should not be found lacking
in proper respect for and courtesy to distin-
guished officials of another city or State who
may visit US. If such officials are coming
here with the Charleston troops they should
be well cared for by the city authorities. The
people as whole are interested in having
this done and are willing to pay the neces-
sary expenses. But they are not inter
ested in paying for the entertainment of the
military guests of our own attractive and
efficient citizen-soldiers. And they cannot
fairly be called 'tniggardly" on account of
this unwillingness. They might with quite
as much justice charge the New Haven SOL
diers and their friends with being niggardlyin
not being willing to pay the whole cost of
the fun which they intend to have