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The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18

1t has ncen the pleasing privilege
OF the writer to meet with many
long cherished; friends and acqnain.
t anccs during The past ft~ weeks
which has called forth multitude
OF varied emotions and thronging
memories cf other days.
OM- friends. There is a magic
in the words and the spell which
creates it is both sad and pleas
ing. AS we review the scenes
OF bye gone years which fit before
us in swift Succession. many OF
them dim and shadowy as the re-
collections Of a dream, how these
"old familiar faces will rise np
and haunt our mental vision with
their well remembered features,
and we involuntar,ly ask: Where
are they? those friends of our youth
those kindred spirits who shared
our JOY and sorrows when first VIC
started on the pilgrimage Of life.
Companions ofour ear ~ days they
are cndearcd to as by many tie,
and we look back through the viz.
tn o. years upon the hours Of our
communion, as upon green cases in
the descr' Of life; years have pas
Sed over us with their buds and
flowers, and where now arc these
sold familiar faces? Some are sIoep
ing the sleep that knows no awake
ming and Ger their narrow homes
the thistle waves its lonely head
Others are bufietirg the pillows of
time stormy sea in distant lands:
tn ough absent our thoughts are
often with thcm;~wLile others are
yet present to CHI ser us in the eve.
Ming oflif. whose cordial handgrasp
beamins smile, a nd warm express.
siOnS Of welcome back to cur for.
mer home, give ample assurance
hat their feelings OF friendship
md good will toward us are un-
impaired by the lapse of time.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18

Hot Springs, AK, has become
no-license town for two years in
a curious way. There is a statute
that at each state election the
question of license shall be sub
mitted to the ballot. If a majority
Of the voters be not for ljcehse,
then it is unlawful for the county
court to grant them. At the last
election the question was overlook
ed inadvertently. It was taken
for granted that by common con
sent license would be voted. The
returns showed three ballot, in
the county against license, and
none for. Thus the anomaly Of
three votes closing all the saloon S
in the county for two years and
thwarting the will Of thousands is
presented. There were thirty
saloons in Hot Springs. which
paid a revenue Of 49,, 900 to the
county and city. The matter was
taken before the co1rt, but the
saloon keepers were defeated, and
they must suspen business for the
next two years.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18

THElatest and most reliable dis
patches from Texas continue 10 re-
port great loss Of cattle and sheep
by the late cold weather in vari
Gus parts. On many ranges in the
northern and western parts Of the
State great numbers of cattle have
dnficd southwark till stopped by
the wire fencing running for many
miles east AMI west, they are row
dying by hundreds and even thou
sands from hunger, thirst and
cold.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18
IA hM L RtlLLE SCHOOL.

Tie Second Term ii The Farmer
Vile High School viii be gin 1T Tx.
Academy. Feb uary 10th, 1885
and Will conti!uc five scholasti.
months.
Charges made from time OF en-
trance TO end of Term. Deductions
made in eases Of illness.
Tuition: s2.c0. 500. or S:a.OG
accordNy 10 G,nde Of siudies.
incidental fee, Is cents per
month. Three gold medals award
ed at close of school
Feb. II, 80. Il. b. DAWKINs
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18
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The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18

Kellogg is Oh the rampage. He re,
Gently said totle Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Enguir.
er that he had a tale to unfold at
the proper time that wonld show
President Arthur up as a traitor
who was responsible tor tho de-
~leat of Blaine.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18

The settlement of a. II. Ste
pben,' estate leaves about $4,000
and this will go to. the children of
his brother, Linton Stephens.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18
w. r. RUT -ANI:.

attorney dnd CruUse'lo,' II Lax
FAHMEEylAIE. t-.5ION PARISH
Will practice III the Conr:s Of HE sr,l
Judicial district. and the surr M, and
Federal Courts in M,nrr-.
81 Special attention gwen to Cnlloc-
ton and Succession matters.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18
Sheriff Sale
Henry Straus , Third District Court.
vs.. No 2?i7 Parish of Union,
-. STEIN ~ IN NSt.,t,. nf | ,,,

Henry Strans Third District Court.
vs.. No 29i7 Parish of Union,
D. Stein Il Co >stato of Louisiana.
BY virtue Of an ou'cr iss.c,l ~ III.
Honorable Judge Of The Third .Iuiei,
District Court, i'll an! for Ii PAS !,
Union, State UfLouisianl, ,!aee. ;e., -
ry ith A. d 1885. a:i. to me lire cites. !,
Will OTTER for sale to the last ana Eiui.cs,
bidder, within thr legal hours frn i..t;,ia,
sales, at the principal front .'oc- Of t!.,
court house, in Farmer, lille lion parish.
Louisiana. on
Saturday; the 2ist. Of Fe'rr py 1886
Gne box cf Mcrclan -.
Seized as tho property OF d. Stein g. 60
defendants i'll above suit.
Terms of saic-Cash with the benefit Of
an appra isement
~ (. iuSTGoMERY.
Feb ~ Ti''-v. Sheriff..
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18

" bile at Rust0n DR.. Griffin
showed us pig in glass jar of al
rOlol. It had hands as natural as
q baba-and ears similar to those
Ola '!oy,
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18

IN fever and agus districts. in t.ories' = :
other regions visited by eplae EN- con.
indeed in all localities TneIe 'ne .,is
ions are unfsvorsblc TO heaiiH, ,t.rsif
nous vegetable invig5Tant an' ss. b
Uo5tetter's Stomach bi''srs , A. fee
c iouaa p9'G and fragile fpmes was
cure for lndias..ion' blioSsns.s: ana ,Is, Z
70, sale by ali Druggis.s aaa pSai'''
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-02-18
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postage free. until January lst'
The RURAL is a large eightp
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now in its fifteenth year, alld
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The price is one dollar a year 10
vance. but the above offer or
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appear again III this paper II
want the RURAL HOME, snoSt'
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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

phla.i.lpeia I.mes. The TAP 0f the
B.mocrafic tongue Is awfiiily athirst Tor
postage -tamp glue
Wik.sbarre Recogt The grand old
earis daesi't own as many Offices as II
1ad bnt Il b GA mighty good terms with
tle vhrhgg 90 time.
Philalolphla Press. The country VIII
aof witness any general revival 0t busl-
ness until the uew administration has de-
fined ifs position CA the tariff question
distinctly and unequIvOcaliy perhaps
not thef-
Jackson Citizen. While war - always
a. be leplored, a conflict between Russia
ANA Great Britain would prove bonanza
- the United States at tins particular
time. especially 20 our manu- 'actnrers and
Wneat-groWers.
Chieal,o Inter Oceun: 1t does not i'm
uig "a large degree OF virtue III the CleYe-
.aud administration 20 assume that no
r.tr,lopz vii issue To Gallagher or Mack
io What would De implied II such an
.xu.ctation should fail can best be dis
cussed when the event occurs
Big Rapids Pt0aeer. Spring Is the
season 10 gather flowers, and eggs, and
lambs. and 10 listed 10 the sweet war0hne
IN returning birds; but, although tins Is
Soring. the birds don't warble' the lambs
are not frisky, the hens are frozen mp
ana the flowers are only artificial
Port Huron Times: The renomlnatior
of Judge Cooley by the Republicans L
not q partisan affair. %
general is the recognition of his abilt.
and impartiality. indeed, that many Dem
ocratic leaders favored hls nomination d.
their party. that his reelection might d
unanimous. His majority. even Win
Fusion candidate against hlm, ought 4
... l......4 -. fIs t.sr.a az thousands.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14
ODDITIES or SAILORS.
stranre names for PIsce--ProPosing ts
uoiystone the OLA Master Works

SAL rs have names OF their own foi
es r. p.r. and harbor IN thc navisaOls
ssorII. usually differing entirely IRON
those tn the Biographies. For example
they aioavs speak Of archipelasoes a.
d. ras arches" An officer of the deci
on board "A United States man-ofwar saw
a knot of sailors listening intently one
ui.ht O. the yarns spun by grixLed ole
tar about bis adventures in "going through
the arches" \ young sailor after awhile
sail with a puzzled and sheepish air
d. The arches OF whats" To which the ole
salt responded with a look Of witherins
contempt. "The Arches of Peiago, o
cour.e. You lubber."
VGIefranche in sailors language is Vii
lvfrankv. Civita Nacchia i Civity Week
Cherhourx is Clerb, and all Portsmouths
ar, Porchuouths The art of reading tbs
Addresses on sailors letters Is difficult
Phonetic spelling. combined with sailors
nomenclature. makes them frequently in
srru able. sailors dome believe in using
any more letters than are absolutely neces
ssrv TN ~ueliiug a word. An officer on
n,an-of.vgsr in tine harbor at Norfolk, Va
ssandinron deck. saw beautiful yacht ap
proaching Fie called % the quarter n4astei
e. eet q < ass and real the name Of th'
Advancing YES seL The quartermastel
screwed his eve to the glass, looked pre-
te~na-urallv wise. and spelled out grave
iv. "P.s-v-c-h s-the fish. sir" \ tug at
ta-hed 20 the Gosport Navy Yard va.
known A. the Gaat. All the quartermas
tars ami those % the sailors who coul'
read & cil.a that G-n-a-t spelled Gannet
AMI bv chat name she was commonl,
known among them.
The sailors on board war ships are a
interesting class. The habits of neatnes
lnd or .sr whicl they sre forced - main
tain improve tleir manners aud appear
ance. aad heir discipline works wonder
f.llv well wsth them. They are general
arrnt.n n d. i lnt. and In no class 0f life
the general Improvement in the matter
sa-rn,rsecs more nos ceahis than in thes
rran-af-vars-m They are well supple
with residing matter. especially relatin
En- -na eorntr ,s they visit. and squads
biqe flcsets are met with in every CALLER
ana n,n4eun in Europe within reach ot
rort where war vessel IL statione'
Their kuowietl re ~ art is not ro-oun'
however a pBfation ~ sailors en'
waited nnoa she eonnauiiuT officer of =
saser.esa fa1- bie AZ Nsnies 20 voluntef
fair services a. scrutbers In a certai
gallery There which con ainei many spec
n,sns ~ faa 81 g u.asters- lhsse. the "a
~rs Thought es,ies to bs hoiystoned an
s-rabl.ai af. aal taev wanted pertuissio
e. e, ashore saj ofrrr en- 40 e..
The suisr's eye fer bsausy Is ws
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

natnsas - L..axa .a-.sser - a~eisiss
salasa aE .tH. Iaen see snaasa''4 ~
s. Il >uec.uass q r4Ee elA osstes, aAa
thrs~ eg-f 4a .sssse3 1foa . feftT~l- ~
the Daeaess - a.ea-. ~ ~ retsf Ley
Her AZ G stlasas. lsf arlsteefsile 4aiA-
xaase, and bsr tsrner Preach lial4 . D.
aee.mpan Sea keF as 8 .gsess taiicsssEef
saDesfa -sltl, ialDeet tae lmpressio-s
taasissssts So Lhs Lonsus te ,sud tie poor
sstvaat-zlfl 1e black~sl's i~snd iof nins
uaoar8s. ,iacs .ssa s.tas friae.ss" las nos
bssn beard II ID plbiie until ber appeAr-
sncs la the jefferson Aarket Police te3H
last week, vi ben she caars - her IL nal-as,
Mrs. Florence Mayo, sta al iasaae inlsa-
tiou ea the lits II her elild
Mrs Mayo made ths telling reloindeI
that the cnly ling she had done that
might occasion a doubt ~ her sanity Was
The fSct that she had taken ; ms II Mrs
De bGr's paintings ia lisu of money dus
r,r board Rom this ladY's recital II ap-
p-afed that the frineess had % vel Ia
srariatei Lei self Ia the landlaty's sym
aathies through the mediumistle powers
sae claimed that rooms aud beard fOf her
self aer husband and two children were
pia ed a. heg disposal
Art Is long and life l. heeting" The
Princess could not dine OF pictures ana
statuary, aud nobody boaght them. %
she advertised as a spiritual medium
from Persia, under the name Of Mime Gag
hostro, aRd gave seances IA Mrs Mayo's
parlors- This clever woman, 1 am told,
has never crossed the Atlantic. Her real
name Is Annie solomon, and she was bosl
Of Jewish parents. ia Louisville, KY
There her family still lives, and her
brother, George solomon, is notorious as q
gambler and card-sharper. Tie has been
arrested number OF times and recently
figured in a shooting affair. Annie seems
To have been blessed with more ambition
and capacity, II not with more principle
than the rest Of the family. She formed al
alliance VITA a rich young Engiishmar
who took her 10 Cincinnati. Fcom Their
she drifted To Philadelphia, where sh'
turned up a. Mrs. Munn-li in charge OF
section OF the woman's department at tn
Centennial Exposition. | next heard o
her in New York ia connection with bel
influence over Vanderbilt, but under
stand she had been living here previousl,
under "A variety of names.
1ue LANDLORDS Adventure.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
"Did YOU ever make a mistake aad as
sign two persons To the same room:"
''No, sir; but | was mistaken for
burglar once"
1 "In what wayv'
p "Well, the night clerk assigned an ole
; gentleman 70 room next door 10 mine
The bell-boy made a mistake and put hir
) in my room. When | entered the room
about eleven o'clock, whit s-robed. night
r capped figure arose in tAe moonlight O
D the chamber (the gas wa not lightedl
:. and in tones that fairly chilled my blood
4 asked me: what the thunder do yo
= want" aud a. the same time threatene {
a shoot. / crawled under the bed, Begin
a hin not TO shoot, and telling him i wa
) he proprietor of the hotel lie would no
Y believe me, and kept m cOvsred with hi
y revolver un il he called up the clerk, whe
5 we. all had hearty iaugn and the old ger
4 teman was moved into his room adjoinin
h mine"
= Mrs H. NJ Gillett died at Bay City " edne
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14
NEWAlGO UINItlON.
~ nnaNrlrIn.a.

Tole-io with aii railroads disersrinG TecurD~eh
viii j. 81 ~ ~ Homes WITH J.. = q n. -.
Lansing Division and Az lane N q. Marshall
vlfh ri e. d. Il hafiie tra<sf viii fhicsgo 4
Grand Trusi and ~ - n d. NuDtean = X a
T. Rlealln vitf q a ~ ~ and J.. = 4 81 =
LITHfN AlJI.k fsen Pas. Az
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

tKAI-AMAzO0 DIVISION
kfffyn Iaas..
fyurses $50 l.m
Mail e1a Alu lsa liu
All trains iaii. ezceif Sunday
llie tram leaving ti b.. ui. couuects of White
p..sa.a viii Atlantic fxfre.s ou Malu lane
ul8ca ia.r ilacs Drawing lloem siesl.ne
t.ara.s floiu chicago fo Aee lork ana Boston
Vifi.u4f caal.ft
lile TRAN i.,.slue 90 2 .as a. pa. oonuccts al WI
Pigeon lai flla hour foi diIll4sfI vail sIfCl
New York 2llItrs oI M.In a.ine.
Through ilfkeis Hfl iraItii- lu flss'1iun ttaci
can 10. ..-sur..l al niol litht Dilce 81 huilfs
rir,s.t ahj IrIssL
All tralir vii ran hy -Hf meridian tlIna which
H. so iuluulfs slower thias D.irult tame
j. u. Mshl.AhIl. tfsill Aet.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14
Michigan Central.
loRAND nAIlDs DIsIsIoN)

Depart. AFrlfr.
n.sr..it Fy Gsul ltu Pacific n Uus am
I)is hypftss il ia pn NaI sIf Iln
Aflnrfic ~ sg-1l Iau ha3 freltlH ala lm
Nas Fi,.iai4f 90 an % 81 ilafli- 10 lU-2a pm
s>ir~ PING clTt hifi.siii.i.
Pacific Esprss dalls. Balance fii.ins iiaalis
aEt.II SuDDaFN.
T.c ltstr.it ssgss.s les.s ii,e .f fs'f fesici-
tpe ihsf flIy al - q, "a. NeN eurA i1Ai "a. ri
ana fstef-su q 40 q. In. neat es3.
through ticAt.is for ail polnie and flecllng CA
fsaffl.s mag be Yrocurt-l a. Union Ilcts Duice
corner Munroe And OitaVa nffeeis alid NJ L nis'D
Depot.
Gro " MrSsOS Ticket Agent 4 ifg.
J. > HAWEINs. Iickei Agent. DeIsA.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

Leave ArF4Ves
tiicago IL : SAB am Night Ezprs-s o.
Mai and ~ fIZ.s pm Mail ard - gt um
NiaIf IapIs-.s.s s.i5 pm Evening IA fliIs pm
sDaily. Tnails except nuudsg.
Julur Depot on toIis Hfrrf-
Through cosschee a. Chicago and Toledo oD
pIs a. ru. flatn. Through parlor-caf 81 Chicago
on fLzs D.. m train. IAIouslh Pullman sls-sp
iflg-ear ami coa'tt to Chicago ou 3 81 D. m. tram
NEWA1GO yINIkiOH.
Leave. Arrive.
T,r,rass - .... $50 am ID a.
Eyf.re.e - . ...-....... sIa pm ttn I'm
slb4,as1 from Wet Side Dsuoi.
The northern terminus - filis Division 10
Iiildpln uu B a =. ~. rs
J. u. Carpenter Gen Freight and fass Agent
Dfiire 1y Monroe nfrt-si.
Gro ~. -NUNsoH. Gckef Agent tify.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

t.ls siose ol als terra except tsf seFf s2s-
ssasa. Does sns m q et- -a vi
e. ueoesssEs 70 piaee Dods-g'lazd
sraana q Dem5crsfle Pfesi1eut, sho
misses saeh plans -s these aad attempts
d ears taasa ogfs Ieers are too --.i4s
E.aa1are- sa-hers-ff Eianl-s..ls Ia t-e
osr. - eenalf sl 4oaet. -eDal9f
La-1ells aaspAeiaa sales soand tof
strel4fl 4s he PFes-,ieat purpose pe-
eoa.e better znOsn.
P1s4s ssrsa-( iEsgaAL was, Il u SAID
l..sat l..t tI.e business - bis ofiee ~of-
- asm. Instead ~ uoubing himself
sloat ths thousands - applications for
ones. Bat simply shakeS haads aud
smiles ana sla0ses. while clerks iiie away
tl.s papers. Mr. Nlas evidently hopes
ta hang on longsF than the average 81 hiz
predecessors. Ia no other department
Is taers So much source of annoy anes
fom ai5es-seekefs and the stFsiu GA Tie
lergous system has been 50 great there
f.on that. with 0nsexeeption, the aseFag'
.eueth ~ service in the Office during th'
iasf el.sen years. has been less than on'
veas The annoy ance tins year from th'
.oarce mentioned is unprecedented, ans
Col Villas IS doubtless aiming az self
.....-..f'I..r.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14
RAILROAD TIME TAkIHS
Grand Rapids a lpc-As.-
G0IN0 NORTH

GOING NORTH
Arflea l.asss
li1.ctnsati A firaIa issg.ids IA .ia pln
liuciAtisf & h4lslIi1g IA. N-3 ana te-e a.
81 Aatl. s-e l.lL aSt liIE
isrsc.d l.at,laf A t.liillac AC a. lEn
GOING SOUTH.
Cincinnati "a . ...- ~ 80 a.
ksi.ar a Cincinnati "a axE pn .Sa pa
tLissae i D. Masus "a Hos an ~ a. an
aiilist A Gl4nd haYlar Az a. lIa
A .saiis .ialls txoega nslndag
sIhArIk6 NAh AAAAAGENfAIa.
NoKEn lraiu .oaginA al aat D. a. ii,.f v $50
run nieaplng AaFs for teloekea aud AatklilAf
iit5. Train learins 81 Io.Sa e. ni, hss iaAif Ia
fuf faFrrre l4t2.
S1I4H 1flin lssFlIit a. = - L. IA ls3 Nossd
ruh Slssiaue d ar fer IlDclunAu.
IhrDu4rh uVksss can i1e ohgeinea al Onisan
IL ks.f Dfilos eoruef Aonrsse ala oiia~a etfessls
ana sf lniun Dslssl 4. l. tte hNutif
0oll f,.s.. Az
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14
Detroit, Grand Haven 4 Mllwaukoe
GOING NISI


sDali3. Sundays excepted. sDalt.
tasSs.Iie,.rs iakins fliU 90 a. m. I2pftss maze
tlss- connections az oVts-.l Tor lz41nllll AID 81
Detroit fof New YORK. arriving there al iNsi a "a
ti.e following mofl4lnR-
Night t-sg.rsus hss local sleelins oar Deirolt 10
q rand lsstiidn.
Tile ls uie unls iins rUnnlng Atlantic tIi'fsss
l,s,gias her, af li.g5 A. ul. with hleplug taf a.
detroit lua4 iuE dlreCi connections fO al IHIte
la.st arriving 81 New lurs a. ui. u.e secoad
morning.
pArlor arr o1 mail TRAINS botl e'si and ~l.-f.
li.r TRAM it.iNiue lf a.ia a.. m VAL maze oifrt
connection win Mil ~auk.t eoaner da.ils eEctfIl
SUNDAY.
yhr,,neh fcieis secured at ID a.. A.. a Al oihca
iu Morton House block and ai the depot.
-. lJIitl. CATS lAar Agent
GRO l. ilLEAh lrattC Manager. Chicago.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

Mrs. II. NJ. Gillett died at Bay City Wednes-
day The remains will be taken TO Orange
v j.. for interment.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

order Suit Ovec tins SPRING we can save YOU
money you fully thiri difference the Call and
to Reasonable
thousands testify We shall further
sluce Ouck ales andS SmalP
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

ID D. = =
CrARLEs S DRAPER.
AARON y NcALvAf
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

Far Jl.sllea af .ta a.iai H-fi
THOMAS ~ COOLEY
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-10
WICHITA NOT OUT OF THE
WOODS.

To the Editor of the Daily Eagle:
While il may be true that some of
the older settled states are overdonc
with railroads, il is far from being the
is vital suicide for us TO allow our city
to endure the loss of the ones now IN
der our consideration. Let us get out
of the fog and in the clear sky in this
matter, and strike while we have the
chance. To be plain in this matter,
we have been. and are building so ex-
tensiveiv that our room for business is
going to be enormous, and there is
not a sensible man in our city but that
knows that we must have more facil-
titles for charging the volume
of our trade to make this
building boom permanent, paying
investment. Railroads have been the
making of Wichita so far, and we can
not get along now without enough of
them TO finish the job, that is give us
sixty or hundred thousand inhabi-
tants. Don't let us talk ahout our''no
manufacturing advantages" We are
in rich agricultural country, and
with the blessing OF God this is all we
ask. Glass is made from sand and fire
and we have plenty of both here.
What we want is the population.
This gives demand for everything.
Give us leading railroad advantages
and factories will devclopc themselves
to our surprise. Ii is said by
some. lowe can't make a city because
we are not by navigable river"
"Why my dear sir, rivers made cities
before railroads were invented, but
since then the railroads have COM
pletely showed river navigation under.
Steamboat travel can no longer keep
mace with the rise and fall of our mar
kets. We don't want navigable riv
or to make us city, We want first
class railroad advantages. Let us get
the grand advantage of railroad
from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico,
independent of anything cast of us,
and this will give central Kansas a
grip that will make it tell the quickest
in wealth and population than any
country ever has since the Unit
ed States were first settled.
Some have dread of railroad bonds,
which fear should hot be entertained
for a moment when we bear i'm mind
that railroads are taxable property
and continues 50 for generations to
come. The tax from $3.50, 600 for rail-
road purposes is as nothing in consid-
Grafton of an increase of population 10
LOG. 1000. Let us be glad. more than
glad. for the opportunity to vote
bonds. Perhaps as a class there are
none so much under oblis lions to
any enterprise that will enlarge our
CITY, as those who have so generously
invested in building in the many new