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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04
AT PEACE.
By JAAlEs BERRY BENsIL.

And I said, "she is dead; could not brook"
Again on that marvellous face TO look"
But they took my hand and they led me IN
And left alone with my nearest kin.
Once again alone in that silent place,
My beautiful dead and J. face to face.
And 1 could not speak and could not stir,
But I stood and with love I looked on her.
With love, and with rapture, and strange surprise
1 looked on the lips and the clOse-shut eyes,
On the perfect rest and the calm content,
And the happiness there in her features blend;
And the thin white hands that had wrought so
much,
Now nerVIess too kisses or fevered touch.
My beautiful dead who had known the strife,
The pain and the sorrow, that we call Life.
Who had never faltered beneath her cross,
Nor murmured when loss followed swift on loss
And the smile that sWeetened her lips away
Lay light on her blessed mouth that day.
i smOOthed from her hair a silver thread,
And Wept, but could not think her dead.
i felt with a wonder too deep for speech,
She could tell what only the angels teach.
And over her mouth leaned my ear,
Lest there might be something should not hear.
Then out from the silence between US stole
A message that reached to my inmOst soul:
''yyhy weep you to. day who have wept before
That the road was rough must journey Ger?
Why mourn that my lips answer not
When anguish and sorrow are both forgot?
Behold, all my life have lOnged for rest
Yes, cen when held you on my breast.
And, now that 1 lie in breathless sleep,
Instead OF rejoicing, you sigh and weep.
My dearest, 1 know that you would not break,
If you could, my slumber, and have me wake;
For though Life was tull OF things that bless
/ have never till now known happiness,
Then dried my tears, and with lifted head
l left my mother, the beautiful dead.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04
THE srOEY OF OEI11E.

in the Criminal Record, ana Which Illus
traUes-t the Old Adage that Murder WIN
Out.
Louisville COurier-Journal
Particulars have already been sent to
the press of the arrest In ROane county
Of two men for a murder committed six
years ago. Additional particulars brought
out at the preliminary examination are
at hand, and make q story seldom equal
led in the annals of crime. Over six
years ago the house of a colored man
named Williams was destroyed by an in
cendiary fire. A few days after a Mr..
LedsOme was seen with some property
stolen from Williams at the time of the
FIRE. This led to a warrant being issued
for her and another woman named Reyn-
olds. This was given to Constable Peter
NJ. Cook, and he started to execute it.
The woman lived at some distance from
Spencer, the county seat, and Cook start
on Sunday, September !, 1873, riding on
horseback. While riding through a
lonely wood that afternoon the constable
was tired upon by parties in ambush and
his body riddled by eleven balls. He
managed to reach home, but died with
out giving any clue to his murderers. No
special effort was made to find them, but
the affair caused a great deal of talk,
legged murderers last week.
Recently d. w. Cunningham Of Spen-
Ger has been in the vicinity of the muir
der, attempting to organize a private
school. he met with poor success In this,
but he succeeded in solving the mystery
of the murder by an accident, which
strongly illustrates the old adage, "Mur-
der viii out" He happened one even
ing to be overtaken by a storm near the
residence of 3. K. Reynolds, the hus-
band of one of the women whom Cook
was on the way to arrest when he was
shot. He was permitted to stop for the
night. In the course of the evening he
naturally referred to the murder, which
WAS the principal topic Of conversation
in that vicinity, and its reception by the
family, and the significant chances they
cast at each other and the air OF suspicion
with which they regarded him for the
remainder of the evening aroused his
suspicious. When it came to the family
bedtime Cunningham was invited to
share Reynolds bed, which invitation
he accepted with misgivings. He did
not sleep much, and about midnight he
was startled to hear Reynolds speak. The
guilty mans conscience was troubling
him, and uncOnsCiOusly he told enough
in his incOherent rawlings to hang him.
In the morning Cunningham left for
Spencer, and after consultation with the
prosecuting Attorney sWOre out a war
rant for Reynolds. When confronted by
the officer, the guilty mans manifestation
of terror is described as pitiful. He at
once confessed that he, Ridgeway Led
some and AIilburn Hall had murdered
the constable to prevent the arrest of
the woman for burning Williams house.
The three men are now in jail at Spen-
Ger awaiting trial, and their conviction
and punishment is assured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04
KANSAS FARMING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
ofthe StaUes

Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
Ofthe State.
Hay bring three dollars cash per ton
delivered in Garnett, Anderson county.
The yield Of wheat in Ottawa county
was all the way from thirty to forty bu-
shells.
Corn in Jewell county will run from go
to 20 bushels to the acre; wheat from 80
to so.
Clarion: The big rains of the past few
days have washed themortgage off many
Linn county farm.
The grape crop in Crawford county
this year is said to be the largest ever
known. But still they are demanding
good prices; from five to seven cents per
pound.
Down in Butler county a man reports
threshing 2134 bushels Of oats in So min
utes. TOlerable good time, that. AnOth-
er says he threshed 103 bushels of the
same grain in 20 minutes.
Wichita Beacon Mr.. J. S. Stuckey
shows US an early Crawford peach of his
own raising, which measured III inches
in circumference, and weighed II ounces.
1t is conceded to be the largest peach
seen in this country.
Lyons Democrat: A quaiPs nest was
discovered on the farm of Mrs. S. A.
White some time since, and among her
brood was discovered two little Plymouth
Rock chickens. She has remarkable to
say, fOrsaken her own offsprings, and
gone off with the adopted ones.
Norton Courier: Charles W. Smith, of
Almena, has complied with the law in
every particular in the cultivation of his
timber claim, and now has a patent for
the same. This is the second claim that
has been made in this county. Mr.. Smith
now has an average Of 1000 thrifty trees
TO the acre.
Waterville Telegraph: Farmers have
been very busy with their Fall blowing
and there is almost double the usual area
being prepared for Fall wheat. In fact
there are some fields where the thresh-
ing of this years crop and the blowing
for the new one are going on at the same
time.
Leonardville Monitor: Mr.. Doyle
threshed ten acres of wheat last week,
and realized a yield Of $50 bushels by
weight, from the ten acres. He soWed
ten bushels and q peck on the ten acres.
A crop viii be raised in the vicinity of
LenOra, Norton county, this year, for the
first time, providing the hot winds do
not blow during August.
Cheney Journal: The corn crop in the
counties bordering on the Territory is
spotted. In some sections the recent dry
ness affected it more than others In
many instances in this neighborhoOd
fields that on the first of July were not
over a foot high. and then gave promise
Of making fodder only, viii now have
ears as large and as well developed as
any planted early in the season.
Oberlin Eye: A man In Dunkard col
Ony recently told an eastern land viewer
that he had travelled through Georgia,
Florida and some half dozen other south
ern States, and nearly all through the
North, but nowhere had he seen as big
WatermelOns as he had seen growing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04
A Chief Justice on Friday.

At the thirteenth dinner Of the Thir-
teen Club inNeW York last Friday even
ing Chief Justice David HcAdams spoke
particularly Of the superstitions relating
to Friday. He said:
Nobody who knows me viii accuse
me Of Earboring any superstitiOns what
ever. ] was born on a Friday, married
on the 18th of the month, took the oath
Of Office on Friday, and am sorry was
not elected on a Friday, because Friday
is ABOUT the best day in the week upon
which to begin a journey or inaugurate
any other undertaking. The Russians
are nearer right than any other nation
concerning Friday. It was on Friday
Columbus sailed in search Of a new world
and on Friday he discovered America.
1t was on that day that the city Of st.
Augustine was founded, and also the day
that the compact was signed which
finally led TO the Constitution Of the
United States. It was on Friday that
the battle Of Saratoga was fought; that
Arnoid's treachery was discovered; that
Yorktown surrendered; that the motion
was made whereby the American colo
MES were declared free, and it was the
day on which Washington was born.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04

"A gentleman living at Aiken, S. c.,
owned a pair Of ponies which the family
had driven for years. Recently the roads
became so bad that he sent the ponies
out to his plantation to pasture, and
bought team Of stout horses. When
the ponies went to the farm the old fsm-
ily cOach-dOg which had run with them
for years, accompanied them They had
been there a week when the dog tr0tted
back to town to see his master He hove
cred around the new horses for q few
minutes and then put of briskly for the
farm. In an hour he came back, followed
by the two faithful old ponies, whose
places had been usurped by the new
horses.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04

An Eminent Teacher on Choosing q Calling
Lewis Cass and Daniel VFebster-Dr. Alb
bot in 1S47 as Remembered by a st. Louis
Teacher
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04

The Details of Which are Seldom Equaued
in the Criminal Record, and Which Illus
traUes the Old Adage that Murder WIN
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
Our Cadets at the Fair.

kd1oo Fl"rdd1'n: Tallahassee has reason to
feel proud 81 the compliment bestowed on West
Florida by The military authorities who managed
the drill al the State Fair lately held in Jackson
willie, for tie cadets OF the West Florida Semi
nary Were not allowed To compete for the pri-
z.s offered To the best drilled company the rea
son evidently bcinr that they were too we'll
drilled for any of the military companies OF Jack
sOnVlllr 10 have any expectation Of winning the
prize. This inference can fairly he drawn from
the facts: for Colonel Rivers had been in cores
pondcnce " ith Captain Young. The Captain knew
that the cadets expected to go to Jack sonville
for the purpose OF competing in the drill, and ne
objection WAS made until after the cadets had
marched through Jacks ,nvilr from the depot to
the arnory after that the intention to prevent
them from competing brcamc clear enough
First the objection Was made that the company
was moi properly commissioned fortunately the
Colonel htl brought his commission with him.
50 that objection l. answered. Then ii was
said they were moi Il part OF the volunteer organ
izaiion of Tie State but not being able to state
how the cadets differed from the military com
panies who were admitted, that objection went
the admission that they could not compete with
the cadets, and cOnceding that they were better
drilled. Major Russell used every effort to pre-
vail upon the magnatcs 20 permit the cadets to
enter the drill, even offering their behalf To
give up all claim To the prizes it, after the drill,
the Judge, should raise those technical objections;
hut il was use-~thc determination was plain
that the cadets must not drill in company with
the other military organizations. Who was
afraid? Certainly not the cadets especially after
the drill OF the other companies), whose Colonel
did all that could he done TO have his company
entered In return for the Kindness of Major
Russell Ito whose courtesy AS well AS to that of the
other managers of the Fair, they are much in
dehted), the cadets gave short drill in the Fair
Building late in the afternoon of Thursday and
returned on Friday morning, feeling rs much
honored as The companies who received the prizes;
for they, poor fellows, could not very well help
it, for only two companies were allowed 10 drill
in competition, and, rs there were two prizes,
there was one for each anyway.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19

AT Il meeting of the corps of cadets of West
Florida Seminary held in the chapel February
18th 1884, Lieutenant II. X. Shine was called Ia
the chair and A. K Pace was made Secretary.
The object OF the meeting being stated, cadet
arose and presented the following preamble anal
resolutions, which were adopted
WHEREAS, Wear under obligations Ia certain
parties for courtesics and iavors in connection
with our late trip To Jacksonville therefore,
he it
Re~Ittd, That thanks are due and arr.
hereby rendered TO Judge Bernard, Captain Pof
ter and Messrs. Mcleod and Lamb, of Talahas-
see: to the Captain of the steamer Seth Low !:
to Conductors Livingston and liollinger and
especially to Messrs Maxwell and McDonell o,
the F. c. 4 w. Railroad, and Major Russell anG
his associates
R4~lced, That thank the J l.. Infantry ant
the Metropolitan Light Infantry for having gone
TO the train TO meet us, ANA regret that, owing &c
defective telegraph system, they did not receive
our message that we could not reach there at hG
appointed time
Remlevd, That we extend thanks 10 the follow
ing individuals To Major Young for his kind
ness in securing us Il tent GROUND, and for his
trouble in directing us Ia il; tn MeSsIs. Melton,
Jones and Weller for those personal cNlrtcses;
so acceptable when among srangcr| and to the
editor OF the F2o1dn Htoidfor his fairness To The
cadets.
Another cadet offered he following
WHEREAS, The Military Committee at the
Fair lately htll At Jack Sonvilc refused To per
mt the cadets OF The West Florida Seminary To
drill in competition for the prizes; therefore,
be il
Rmircd, That we hereby cypress our deepest
sympathy With the members of those cnnpanies
that would mol drill against cadets, ana, hope
that as years pass they will grow 10 he men
enough to compete with boys. or else maniully
In decline prize for which there was not free
and open competition.
Another offered this
H(~Ired, That per lap> il would be- unr,asona
bic To expect Il military company Onlc three
years old and composed of men from - years
upward, t" handle gun like >prighily htt'e boys,
many of whom were just old enough la leave
their homes for hr first time, and some oE whom
had been members OF their company i,r one
whole month
Re~'red, That Il copy of these resolutions be
furnished oar local papers, and the Floliua Her.
"6d A. H. PACE, Secretary
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
{" Stelle,s Yemgam Rice.,'

We are informed that increased atten-
ton will be given to rice culture in this
section, and are glad to know it, for this
valuable crop may not only add largely
to the income Of farmers by the ready
sale it will command, but also contribute
to their tables one of the most nourshing
of cereal foods. We would recommend
the planting of the variety known as
"Stelle's Yengan Rice" which was re-
Gently int oduced by Prof. J. p. STEELE, Of
Mobile, the experienced agricultural edi-
tor of the Mobile Register, in which pa
per have appeared various reports from
those who have tested it showing the yield
to be very largely in excess of that of any
other kind, while the growing period is
much shorter We hope that the Yengan
Rice will he fully tested in our soil and
climate this year, and the results will be
surprising if they equal those attained in
Alabama for two years past.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
OWL AppOimiImem EMS.

The following civil appointments have been
made 10y the Governor and duly commissioned
during the past week
J. NJ n. Peacock, f. F. Moody Jr, to be No
talics Public in and for the State AT large
Alden n. Sibley, to be Notary Public in and
for the county of Sumter.
f. G. Hail. to he Notary Public in and for the
county of Alachua
Henry b. Payne, 10 be Notary Public in and ior
the county of Putnam.
A. 5. Budd, to he Justice of the Peace in and
for the county of Madison.
J. L. Griffin, to be Justice of The Peace ;n and
for The county of Lafayette
ID. &. McSwain, TO be Justice OF the Peace in
and for the county OF Walton.
VIM. q. Lee, w. Il. Sims, to be Justices OF the
Peace in and for the county of Gadsden.
Eppes Tucker, to be Justice of the Peace in
and for the county of Polk
j. w. Peacock, to he Justice of the Peace in
and Tor the county of Calhoun.
John w. Jackson, TO be Justice of the Peace
in and Tor the county OF Manatee.
L. A. Mayo, to be- Justice of the Peace IN and
for the county of Sumter.
G. A. Mayo, TO be Notary Public in aid for
the county of Sumter.
Otis Egan, to be Commissioner OF Deeds for
Florida in and for Pennsylvania.
John Partridge, to he County Commissioner in
and for the county of Franklin
W. ID. Albury, to be County Commissioner in
and Tor The county Of Dade
}. r. Palmes, to be Inspector OF Timber in and
for the county Escambia
w. j. Stephens, to be County Surveyor in and
for the county of Santa Rosa.
David S. Sutton, to be County Treasurer in
and for the county of Taylor.
NJ A. Dzalynski, 10 be Auctioneer in ard for
the county Of Duval
NJ w. ID. Chapman, to be Sheriff in and tor
the county of Sumter
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
LIFE LEAVES.

The iay with its sandals dipped in dew
Ha- pas-ed through the evenings golden gate
And single star in the c0udlese blue
For the rising moon in sllenCc-wait-
While the winds that sigh to the lans,uid hours.
A lullaby breathe DER the folded flow ere.
The lilies nod 10 the sound of the stream
That winds along with lnlling flow
And either awake or half adrcarn,
.pass through the realms of Long Az"
While faces peer with many II smll,
From the bowcr- Of Memory magic Isle.
There joys and sunshine, -orrows and.'ear-
That check the path OF life April hour
And longing wish for the coming years.
That hope wrcaths with the fare-i Hover
There are friendships gnileless-love u bright
And pure stars in the hall Of night
There are ashen memories bitter pain.
And buried hopes, and broken vow.
And an aching heart by the reckless
A' AID {s SandreT On a' the she Dl 1"
Listening for voices that speak no more
There are passions strong and ambition Wild
And the fierce desire stand in the
OF the battle OF life-and the heart Of the child
j. crushed in the breast Of the struggling man
But short are the regrets. and few are the tear.
That fall al the tomb Of the banished years.
There is quiet, and peace and domestic love,
And loys arising from faith and truth.
And d trust unqueetoning. far above
The passionate Dreaming OF ardent youth
And kisses Of children on lip and cheek,
And the parent bis which no Tongue can speak
There are loved ones lost There little graves
In the distant dell Meath protecting trees,
Where the streamlei winds and the violet waves
And the grasses sway to the signing breeze:
And mourn for pressure OF tender lPs,
And the light OF eyes darkened in death eclipse
And thus a. the glow of the daylight dies.
And the night = first look 10 the earth is cast,
! gaze meath those beautiful summer skies.
oh sorrow and joy chant mingled lay
When 10 memory wildW God we wander away.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
St Augustine Weekly.
The Railroad Decision.

The decision of the Supreme Court in the case
OF Moody VS.. the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West Railroad Company is very important one
and AS there seems to be some vagueness in the
general idea of what the decision really is, we
will state it, The substance of the decision is
that the taking Of private property cannot be au-
thonzed by the Legislature without compensation
to the owner; that the present general railroad
incorporation act does not sufficiently provide
such compensation, and is therein unconsttu-
tional that the courts cannot amend this defect
in legislation. 1t is unfortunate that the Lesis-
lature should have passed an act, wherein, by at
tempting to give The railroads such power TO take
private property without adequate provision for
compensation, they over did the thing and Left
the roads with no means Of acquiring, for their
way land owned by indvid without the con-
sent Of the owners. II the development Of the
State is found TO he seriously inlcrlcrrcd with ii
may even justify special session Of the Legisla
ture To pass proper act. bu, the correctness OF
the decision OF the Supreme Court we do not
think can Ike successfully attacked, and il is II
matter of c0ngratulalion that the court refused
to assume legislative functions or to .riter away
the constitutional rights Of The people on account
of any assumed necessity of the case. This de-
cision demonstrates, what had become very
doubtful in Florida, that private individual has
rights which a railroad company is obliged to
reSDtct
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
Fruit GrOWers' Annexation.

The Eleventh Annual Meeting OF The
Florida Fruit Growers Association was
held in Jacksonville on the 18th. Presi-
dent ID. Redmond delivered an instruc-
tive address, which was ordered spread
upon the minutes of the Association. The
Committee on Nominations reported the
following gentlemen for officers Of the As
ISOLATION, and they were accordingly re-
elected for the ensuing year:
President, d. Redmond NicrPresidrnt, W. H.
Sebring; Secretary, ID. II. Elliott; Assistant Srcrc
tary. w. ii. Ashmead Corresponding Secretary, C.
A. Choate Treasurer, ID. Grrenleaf.
Executive Committee, Drs. Z. j. kenworlby, J. J.
Harris; Messrs. 0. p Rocks. T. Iloustoun, \ j.
Beach
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19

THE First Florida battalion

The First Florida Battalion was or
gained in Jacksonville, on the 9th inst,
by tioverncr Bloxham. The Battalion is
composed of the Jacksonville Light In-
fantry, Metropolitan Light Infantry and
the Clay Guards. The officers of the Bat
TALON then held meeting and recon-
IneDded for appointment, by the Governor,
the following Battalion officers:
Mafor-Captain W. Is. Young, of the Jacksonville
Idghf Infantry.
Acknowledgement A. W. Owens, of the Jack.
spnyi,e Light Infantry.
Observation-Disclosures Il. w. Branning, OF
The Clay Guards.
Sutgcon-Dr. M. j. Canova, Of the Clay Guards.
Sergeant Major--Samnel Burkhim, Of the Metro
Ir,htan Light Infantry.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-19
LeCOnte Pear.

A produce commission merchant Of
New York, who visited Tallahassee re-
Gently, tells us that the LrConte pear
scored a marked success in that city last
season, and the fact seems established
that there is large profit in its culture
He handled considerable shipments from
South Georgia, and they averaged five
dollars per bushel measurement, and the
price steadily advanced to the close of re-
ceipts Bartlett pears went down 10 less
than four dollars per barrel at end of
season. This pear natures at a time
when it finds no competition in the mar
ket, and its bearing season is over weeks
before the Bartlett pear comes in. The
LcConte found ready sale to retail fruit
dealers and the demand constantly in
creased up to the time when the supply
ceased The fruit made q good reputa-
ton, though it had to overcome the bad
repnte caused by the inferior quality Of
that offered the previous year, which was
ill-grown on young trees allowed to over
bear, and was not carefully cullr1 We
believe that i'll the near years our I.e-
C0nte pear groves can confidently chal-
lenge comparison of profits with any
orange grove