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Western Kansas world., 1885-08-08
County VI, District Uniformity of Text
Books,
Topeka (Kan.) Commonwealth.

Topeka Kan) Commonwealth.
A few weeks since The COMMONWEALTH
called attention to the law enacted by
our last legislature, permitting county
uniformity of textbooks, which article
We find attracted so much attention that
We again refer to the same subject
Under the provisions of this law the
school Districts of any county may at the
annual District meeting, August 18th, OF
at any subsequent annual meeting
thereafter signify their desire for uni
formity of textbooks throughout the
schools Of the county, and when such 0
desire has been expressed by majority.
Of the Districts of q county committee
will be chosen and q list of books recon-
mended.
The fact that our lawmakers who gave
the subject careful consideration made
the law peTmissire and not compulsary,
implies two sides to the question and
should receive the careful attention of
the voters Of Districts before they vote
for county uniformity. Ever since the
organization of q public school system in
Kansas, the District has formed the
unit In all matters pertaining to the
management Of the school. Under the
provisions Of law passed In 1879 the
school Districts throughout the state,
adopted q series of books tn be used for
five years. At the expiration Of this
period, which was last year, many Dis
tricts changed books and introduced Q
new series; while others readopted the
same books that had been in use for
five years. As result of this independ.
ent action the Districts of county have
several different series of books.
For these Districts to pass from this
system to county uniformity, signifies q
heavy expense that must fall on rich
ard poor alike. School book publishing
houses and their representatives would
enjoy such . change, but the people
must consider their own interest.
You may conceive of benefits to be
derived from county uniformity that
would justify this expense. Tso' then
it is clearly your duty to vote for county
uniformity. But if on the other hand
you are not willing to take 80 important
q matter from your own District officers
and place it in the hands of q commit.
tee who may have no financial respon.
sibility it viii be well for You to vote
against . change should the question
come up for confederation ct your annual
District meeting.
The education Of our children. the
of our schools, the beGt
Of selecting and furnish-
ing text books are questions
that arc at best perplexing. There y II
,pirit Of unrest that pervades the entire
body polite In relation to tho question
II public schools. We may even %
drther, and say this spirit Of unrestS
of classification with things that sra
'eems to be one ofman's Inherent min.
iples.
rs said that nan inconstsnt man
u ne!er content with what be r.
xach thinks he can In others ecsn
4 happtns0 more pure than his
In considering this question Of unifor.
nifty and change Of books, the Digfrict.
mould BE- guarded BY reason rather than
By spirit Of unresk
Western Kansas world., 1885-08-08
WITHOUT PRICE.

New York Sun,
Young artist Ito friend who has re-
Gently furnished bachelors apartment)
Charlie, dear boy, l admire your
taste. l see you have little thing of
mine hanging there.
Friend-No, did you paint that?
Young artist-Yes; am proud to say
that it's from my brush. BY the way,
Charlie, if it's fair question, what did
the dealer charge you for it?
Friend-Well-er, to tell the truth,
old man, the dealer threw the picture
in.
Western Kansas world., 1885-08-08
WIT AND HUMOR.

The Weekly Budget of Things That Are
Funny and Some That Are Not.
Western Kansas world., 1885-08-08

AuC. AOudIu Was XTOhtly surprised.
and entreated to be told the nature OF
the disclosure which she might accept.
"If you will promise me to be calm
and collected 1 will give you some idea
of the nature of the disclosures" said
the doctor.
Monsieur" was the reply, II have
passed through much, and am, as you
see. strong and self-possessed. 1 will
promise you to be calm"
"Then." said the doctor, "I may tell
you that the disclosures l refer to relate
to the death of your late husband"
"Indeedw exclaimed the lady; "what
can they be? 0, no! Surely he-my
son-could have nothing to do with
that!"
eff you think you can bear the news
which he has to reveal" said the
doctor, solemnly, tomorrow you shall
have the opportunity of doing so."
She pledged her word to De calm and
to give way to no foolish excitement,
whereupon DR.. Turbigne said:
at will be desirable to have your SON.
in-law, Afghan, present, as the only
male member of the family, and 1
must, therefore, ask you to invite him to
be at the chateau tomorrow at noon
precisely"
When the time came, DR.. Turbigne
accompanied Nine. Louard and Afghan
from the ante room to the bed room oc-
cupied by Buchy. and made them wait.
He entered the bedroom and was ab.
sent only few minutes. On his re-
turn he led Nine. Louard into the pres
ence OF her son, requesting Afghan to re-
to remain behind until summoned.
Buchy sat inan easy chair, wrapped
in a dressing gown. and looking hale
and rational. His features were COM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-14
PERSONAL.
G. LAvAexINo is in the eity.

G. LAvAGNINo is in the city.
J. McGREGoR has returned from his
trip east.
D. G. ADAMS is in the haunts Of
society again.
JAS. a. WEST came up from the south
Monday evening.
D. C. You've made brief visit 10
Provo on Monday
GovERxoR MURRAY honored Prove
with a visit Monday
+. DIcKERT, returned from his SUI
phur claims Monday evening.
w. r. SMITH. of CeptreyilIe, made a
flying visit to Provo Monday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. BEERS a TO NeT
York over the Little Giant to-day.
JAMES JACK dE son go over the O.
& r. G. TO New York this mora
ing.
W. III. II. BOWERS has gone to
Pueblo. He went by way OF the broad
gauge.
A Mr.. FARRAGUT, said TO be relative
of the great sea commander, Is ut the
Walker House.
Catarrh of the Eiadder.
Singing. irritation, Inflammation. az
Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cured
by BHchu-Paiba. 81.
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and 81
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obtained
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appointed on behalf of the British govern
ment and the inhabitants of Manitoba to
arrange the difficulties existing and to arrive
at an equitable adjustment Of affairs in the
province. In this conference Bishop Tache
participated, representing the people of the
province. At the time he was attending the
gcumenical council sitting in Rome, and
came home to attend to his duties in this
connection in response to a telegram from
The British government He always had
great influence with the people. From the
TACT that he declines to act as a mediator in
the present crisis, 1t is surmised that he
did not consider himself well treated in
connection with the previous negotiations
What was known as the Manitoba act was
passed by parliament this same year. Bythis
act many of the privileges asked by the
rebels were granted to the inhabitants Of the
country, and they nave since lived under a
representative form of government The
population of all Manitoba at that time was
about 1900, the proportion of whites to
half breeds being about one to seven or
eight An agrarian feature of the Manitoba
act is what has led TO the present difficulty.
AS intimated above, the titles of half breeds
to their lands were not very distinct, and
many Of the people were doubtless squatters.
by the Manitoba act there We're 1,lOO, 900
acres of land set apart for half-breed infants;
subsequent grants were made of land
and scrip to the half-breed heads of
families. Afterwards came an order divid-
ing up the 100000 of land, 80 as to grant
to each half breed child born prior to July l,
1870, a parcel of 240 acres free.
APPoRTIoNING THE LAND.
There were many difficulties met with in
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-04-10
GRANTS PHYSICIANS,
Gossip in Regard to Their Treatment of
the Case,

SNSS
New York Special: There is no lack, either
of criticism as to the professional men
who have the generals disease in charge.
There are four of them, all of excellent repute
among %allopaths, and one is aspecialist in can
GERS, while another is distinguished as a sur
geon. AS in the case of Garfield, there is like
ly to be an after-clap of the now concealed diff
%ferences of opinion among the skilled advisers;
but this lack of entire harmony does not relate
to the question whether the knife ought to be
used in the forlorn hope of extirpating the can
Ger. Each of the four say positively that,
in the low condition of the patients strength;
and the degree to which the cancer has spread,
a surgical operation IS not to be thought of for
an instant. 1t is not so clear, however, that
such heroic treatment might not we'll have
been resorted to earlier. When there was
simply a hard lump at the root of the tongue,
last summer at Long Branch, the noted PhiIa.
delphia surgeon, DR.. w. H. Pancoast, who was
spending the season at the seashore, was called
in to LOOK at the trouble. He pronounced it a
cancer, and said that it ought to be removed.
Other counsel prevailed, however, and the
cancer was left to develop. On the other hand,
DR.. Fordyce Barker, who is as big in New
York as Pancoast is in Philadelphia, firmly
holds that surgery would even then have been
a needless cruelty. AS q matter of fact, the
treatment has been solely directed to keeping
the patient comfortable, and
TIE SHADOW OF HOPE
Of a cure. One of the many advocates Of
the knife in this case is DR.. Thomas Dunn
English, the author, who had a tnmor renew
ed from his throat two weeks ago. He wrote
to DR.. Douglas counseling such a course.
not as a possible curative, but for the relief
of the general when the time comes, as soon
it must, that agony will succeed the present
quietude As to that proposition, DR.. Doug
las says that the proposed operation would
include the cutting out of the entire tongue,
along with the palate and much of the walls of
the throat-an amount of mangling which,
were the subject robust, would cause months Of
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The announcement Of almost all the
appointments Of President Cleveland
occasions surprise to politicians Of both
parties, who usually agree in naming
some person whom they knowjb b repu-
tation, at least, and cannot conceive Of
how the president can disregard their
selection,. When goyernorofNe York,
Mr.. Cleveland was s~ingularly original
In his methods. One of the earliest and
most important appointments which the
governor had to make was that Of SUI
p~erintendent Of the new capitol. The
usual amount Of wire-pulling and pipe
laying was done to secure this place by
actiye politicians with strong claims"
which were pushed with the usual
amount Of persistence and impudence
by The: usual number Of Delegations"
This went on for some time, until it WAS
suddenly ended one day by the govern
or's appointing q man who had never
been in politics, but whose fitness for
he duties Of the place had been learned
By personal investigation on Mr.. Cleve-
lands part. As president, he may be
expected to do such things, and occa.
sionally, may make mistakes.
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Fort Carlton Burned.

dispatch from Winnipeg announces that
Fort Carlton was burned to the ground on tho
18th. The dispatch did not state whether Col.
Irvine burned the fort when leaving it, or
whether the fire was the work of the rebels,
but IT Is thought Col. Irvine was responsible
for Its destruction. l. is understood he was
forced to fall back upon Prince Albert in con-
sequence OF supplies giving out at Carlton.
Prince Albert is a more defensible point. and
the citizens will be relieved by the presence of
90 police in their midst. This ia accommoda-
ton for the police in Prince Albert. Fort
Carlton was situated on the south bank of the
North Saskatchewan in a hollow, and was built
with a view of protection from tho weather
rather than for defense from Indians, as it was
a wooden structure.
A Battleford dispatch received saws. IA
scoutJust arrived gives particulars of the en-
gagement at Duck Lake, between police and
volunteers with the rebels. The half breeds
greatly ~outnumbered the soldiers, there heinp
only twenty-five of the latter, who we're on
their way to Duck Lake, and were met by a
flag OF truce, and while a party was going on
the rebels opened fire from positions on both
sides of the trail. An exciting battle followed.
III winch at least forty rebels were killed. be-
sides which as many more were wounded, and
four taken prisoners. The cannon did good
service in intimidating the enemy, and If it
had not been for that circumstance the loss of
life would rave been much greater among the
police and volunteers.
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menta The first regular battle between the
rebels and the police took place last Thursl
day afternoon. Ten civilians of Prince Al
bert and two policemen were killed and four
civilians and seven constables wounded
The rebel loss was fifteen killed. second
fight at Duck lake, on Friday, resulted in the
killing and wounding Of thirteen policemen
and volunteers n the death of forty rebels
Fort Carleton was also destroyed on the 9th
by Col. Irvine, of the police force, to prevent
its falling into the hands OF the rebels. Vol,
unteers are being called for by the govern.
ment, and are responding in large numbers.
AS fast as equipped they are being pushed
to the front, and 500 men at least will be
ready to leave Winnipeg for the scene of
wal IN a few days.
THE INDIANS AT B~ArTLEFoRp.
Winnipeg Special: The following was re-
ceived this morning:
Batuleford, March 31.-All residents in town
and settlers in the neighborhood have moved
their families into the barracks. Several hun
dred Indians came down from Poundmaker's
reserve Yesterday, raiding formers houses on
Methodist school, helping themselves to
what they want. They profess peace, but
their actions belle their words. Three
police and ten Prince Albert volunteers
and as many mounted, and forty-one rebels are
known to be killed. The Indians who are on
the south side of Battle river want the Indian
agent to go there and see them, but he will only
consent to = conference with the chiefs on mid
die grounds. Tn Crees and Stones of the
Eagle hills refuse to join in the disturbance.
The following was received at Qu'Appelle
at IL o'clock to day:
Members of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth COM
panies, Nineteenth battalion. under IN of
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ErtLN4E -H1a \ EAN.n n - ~ .HT
President Diaz OF Mexico, whose
prompt action has put a stop to the
movement Of Barrios, of Guatemala,
against the independence of other Cen
.tral American states, has recently
tered upon his second term Of office.
he Is the ablest Of Mexican command
srs, and was the leading opponent in
HE field Of the French invaders of
Mexico, asswol as one Of the most act
I've and successful in accomplishing the
uysrthrow o. the empire. To his infu-
ence Is mainly due the recent progress
10 Mexico in railroad building and 9TH
ssrS material development, and he is the
most progressive chief magistrate that
has ever directed the affairs Of, the re-
public. The prospects Of Mexico were
never brighter than to-day, and with .
rest 81 : lew years from revolutions the
country might take long stridesto o
wards the position which its natural ad-
vantages beft it to occupy.
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LGt hHH E1N
One effect 81 Che business depression
j shown in the decreased number Of
immigrants landing at Castle Garden.
ceee.declins this year amounts to 35
~ cent. IS compared with the Same
period last year. Workmen who feel
hemsslyesinjured By the competition of
Immigrants will not regard this falling
ID with disfayor. Thsidea of rushing
Europeans into this country e. the rate
hey have been coming in for several
years, absurd, viewed in almost any
6ight. and especially is il absurd at this
lime when such vast numbers of our
avn citizens are out Of employment.
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For Dakota Newspapers.

Among the last official acts of Col. Ordway.
who will on April I'd be succeeded rs auditor
of the treasury I y E. W. Caldwell, OF the Sioux
Falls Press, is the designation of newspapers
Tor publishing insurance statements. Under
the act of the 18th inst, the auditor is to name
in each judicial district three papers. in one
OF which insurance companies must publish
their annual statements The object of thelaw
seems 70 nave been to enable the newspapers
to combine exact legal rates but it was not sup
posed Col. Crdway would have the naming Of
the paners, His list is as follows:
FIRST DIstrict-Rapid City Journal, Deadwood
Pioneer, Deadwood Times. A
Second Disqualification Outlook, Kimball
Index, Mitchell Republican. "
Third District-Fargo argus, Grand Forks
plaindealer, and La Moure Progress.
Fourth Dissatisfaction News. Sioux Falls
Press, Vermillion Republican.
Fifth District-Pierre journal, Huron Lead,
er, Pembroke CLARION.
sixth District-Bismarck Tribune, Valley
City Times, jamestown Alert
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d CANADIAN UPRISING.
That the Indians as Well as the Half
Breeds Are Now on the War Path
Is an Undeniable Fact.
Cause. of the Pending trouble.


In order to understand fully the circum-
stances which ave led up to the insurrec-
ton in the Saskatchewan country it is neces-
sary to go back to the uprising in Manitoba
IN 1869, known as the Red river rebellion,
and the causes which led to that outbreak.
The Red river rebellion was incident to the
transfer by the Hudson's Bay compan Of
it's territory to the dominion government
For nearly two hundred years this great fur
trading company had not only enjoyed the
exclusive right to the entire trade and traffic
of the immense possessions granted by King
Charles II. to Prince Rupert and his seven
teen associates, but had made laws for and
governed the territory, having complete
lordship thereof, with full legislative. judi
cial and executive powers. The last renewal
of the charter expired in 1859, and after
that 1t was never renewed again, the COM
pany having no special advantages beyond
Its tlted and splendid organization. In 1867
the act Of parliament creating the Dominion
Of Canada contemplated the acquisition by
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-04-10
1nMBALL,
Nesrly 100 81 the TAO deaths in New
York city the Arst week in March and
hGxweeks ISL deaths were caused by
a3nsumonia. This disease is more fatal
i The early spring than during the cold-
nc winter weather.

a good many very intelligent jour
isis continue u speak Of the civil service
.ulss as II they prohibited removals ex-
Iept fos cause. They should under
tand thatsthey d NOT touch the guess
ion 81 removals, but only that Of APP
ipointments. There is no difficulty in
mptyings Offices Of their incumbents
hsstrouble il! that in the places pro-
sstsd BY the rules appointments cannot
III made except after competitive ex-
LIMITATIONS. /
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Ireseni case might very likely kill
Immediately. Philadelphia and New York arg
t medical ioggerheads, anyhow, and paneoas'
ind Barker are each in the faculty OF rival COZ,
Giant as a retired general, under the act Of
congress the signing of which was Arthur's last
daicial act as president, will be payable at the
United States treasury in this city. The sum
ySill be 81 ,1s5. The family also tend has sh sais9 va, q
rsised and invested for Grant four years ago.
The aggregate will not meet their expenses be-
cause they have lost the fine house in which
shey live and are compelled to pay rentaliorlt
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In the Supreme court of the United.
States, a decision was rendered in the
Utah cases, in which the constitution
atty Of the Edmunds Polygamy act, as
it is termed, was fully affirmed. At the
same time, certain acts of the Boards Of
Registration, under rules adopted by
the Utah Commissioners, in regard to
oaths to be exacted Of persons applying
to be registered as voters, are declared
TO be invalid. It is held hat such
rules as the commissioners pre-
scribed for the Registration Boards as
were not authorized by the Edmunds
net were void, and the boards were not
bound by them, and acted under them
at their own peril. Hence the Regis
tration Boards are personally liable for
excluding from the registry and the
franchise such persons as had a right to
vote. The law, however, which dis
franchised the polygamous portion Of
the voters is declared to be constitution.
ii and valid on the ground that congress
has supreme authority over the terrE
tories Of the United States, and may ex-
clude from suffrage any portion of the
population, and establish such suffrage
laws as it deems advisable for their
government. In conclusion, the court
il remarks that will meet with
general approval outside Of Mormon
circles: "Certainly no legislation
can be supposed more wholesome and
necessary in forming a free self-govern-
ing commonwealth. fit to take rank as
one Of the Co ordinate states of the
Union, than that which seeks to estab-
Ish 10 on the basis Of the idea that the
family as consisting in and springing
from the union for life Of one man and
ono woman in the holy estate Of matri-
mony. the sure foundation Of all thai
b stablesand noble IN our civilization,
the best guarantee that reverent NOR.
ality, which is the source Of all beno6'
cent progress in social and political i'm.
provement; and TO this end no meant
are more directly and Immediately
suitable than those provided by thi.
act, which endeavors to withdraw Ill
political influence from those who are
practically hostile To its attainment. =