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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-10
Texas q Pacific.

Texao o. PBctnc.
GOING KAsT-r. d p. DEPOT.
NO, oH-St. Louis express gag A, NJ
Lsayes Union depot. ,.... S:l0 A. NJ
No. 9e-Local Passenger. go. 2:l0 r. 81.
No, 306 leaves Union Depot. -. 800 p, NJ.
San Antonio Express arrives, l0.25 z. NJ.
GOING wEsT-UNIoN DEPOT.
No. @l-California Express, arr. $40 p. NJ.
Leaves Union Depot. ......... $3.50 p. Nj.
Leaves Texas d Pacific Depot. $40 p. M.
No. @5-Local Passenger, arr. ll:55 A, N.
Leaves Texas q Pacific Depot lbs p. NJ.
NO. l53-San Antonio Express
leaves 7. & y. Depot. 49,. 6.5S A. NJ.
Nos. 805 and 3O8( New Orleans Express)run
between Forth Worth and Marshall daily.
Nos. 3O4, Sol and 3OS take meals at the Union
Depot Mes. l6i and l6S connect at TT. Worth
With trains to ana from Colorado City.
Missouri Pacific.
DALLAS AND DENTON
Accommodated arrives 1890 noon.
GOING SOUTH,
st. Louis Express arrives. .... S:5s A. N.
5t. Louis Express, arrives 1900 7. NJ.
GOING NORTH,
st. Louis Express leaves o.. 1925 p. NJ.
st. Loulg Express leaves ... s;lO A. II.
Texas Trunk.
No. mail and ~ press, leavee SOS T., NJ.
SONG NORTH.
no. l-Aau and Express, arrives. II :00 4. NJ.
rrRlna land run daily, Sundays ex-
cepted.
Calf, Colorado 81 Santa Fts
No. p-Mail and Express arrives lac a. n,
No. l3--Mixed arrives. ........... D.se A ".
No. l2-Mail and Ex. tsouth) de-
No. ii-Mi1ed (south departs. s;sc F. II Il
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-10

YES, enlisted for the war.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-10
FRIDAY, JULY, 10, 1885.
VIEW RAILWAY TIME OAnD,

dounton d. Texas Central,
In effect Jnne 18th, at noon.
GOING SOUTH.
No. New Orleans and Galveston
EXPRESS daily ................ $50 A. NJ
No. RxzSii1ed 10 Corsicans ,eI.
cspi Snday) 49,. ......... l:35 P. NJ
70. 4&Galveston and Houston
Expfess daily .........,...... 5:5 P. NJ.
GoIyd NORTH.
No. 3 -t3t. Louis and Chicago Ex-
press daily ..........,.... 900 A. NJ
No. LINKED 70 Denison (exospt
Sunday. ......... -, 1916 P. NJ
No. l-St, Louis and Chicago
Express daily ............'.. 9:55 p. NJ
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27


Rev. John II. Barrows, formerly of
Burllngame but now prominent min
lister of the Presbyterian denomination
and located at Chicago, in recent ad-
dress had the following to say of his old
home: Thirteen years ago, while per-
forming the duties of superintendent of
public instruction in Usage county, Kan
sas, rode one day over hilIy slope
gorgeous with golden.rods, and across
the broad valley OF the Marias des
Cygnes flaming with the red streamers
of the cardinal flower, to visit in the
heart of half deserted Indian agency, a
humble school house. On the rude
benches of the log academy 1 saw the
new world in its glory and lis hope-Af-
rIcan, Indian and Caucasian children
reading from the one book of Him who
hath made OF one blood all nations of
men for to dwell on the face of the
earth A year before that the govern
ment had thrown open the Sac and Fox
reservation for settlement. That simple
act, like the decree of Augustus Caesar
that all the world should be taxed, set
mankind IN motion. How the natives
rushed in TO encamp on that prairie sod
which the plowshsre had never turned !
From one hilltop counted nearly nine
ty newly built cabins. And what hetero.
genous elements they containedl With
In one week 1 visited schools taught by
persons from Alabama, Maine, Canada,
France and California. l was enter
tanned by Warwickshire Englishman.
Scotch Highlander, q Pennsylvania
Dutchman, a Kentucky ex-slaveholder,
a New York politician, who had resign
ed his Office and gone west, a ConnectI-
cut Congregationalist. a. Princeton theo-
logan, 4 disciple of Andrew Jackson
Davis, an Indiana Methodist, q warm
hearted Baptist and Unitarian major
aud my official duties brought me into
acquaintance with Buckeyes" "Badg-
ers," "COrucrackers," Welshnen, IRISH.
men, Danes. Swedes aud one Tooth.
pick" fresh from the state OF Arkansas,
where society might once have been de-
scribed as democracy tempted with the
revolver and the bowie knife" Now il
heterogenitY be, as Herbert Spencer tells
us, the index of civilization, what glor.
ious future we may expect tor commun-
tiles as multiplex as thst just described
But whatever may be the ultimate des-
tiny of such complex society, its present
peril is extreme. The many school houses
which l saw rising on the tlowerY up
lands of that Indian reserve may have al.
ready natiOnalized and largely utilized
those composite human elements; but
you and know that only-the Christian
| gospel, which has given us all that is
best in our history, can compass the YER
dured slopes of the MaTias des Cygnes
or the shining mountains of Idaho and
California with the imperial and endur.
ing splendor of the moral law"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27


The Emporla Democrat has this to
say of one of the big farms of this VI
cinIty: THE ranch of L. Severy & Son
embraces over 5000 acres of which over
1000 acres are in cultivation. 1t is all
enclosed by hedge, stone aud wire
fences. They have in this season $50
acres of corn and $50 acres OF millet.
The corn is raised by tenants who furn-
ish everything themselves and are paid
fourteen cents per bushel in the shock
for their entire crop. There is also
about $50 acres of tame grass, mostly blue
grass and clover, which looks to be do.
ing we'll. They have 372 head of fat
cattle on the home place and about the
same number on the Greenwood county
ranch where they also have 600 Colorado
stockers. Their cows and young cattle
are on the ranch at Barclay IN Usage
county. They now have about 900
hogs, big and little. Viii Severy lives
on the place and Is in general charge,
with @. E. Brewer as foreman. He has
fine house and barn and the entire
place is conveniently arranged Justly en-
titling it TO the reputation OF being the
finest ranch In the state"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Washington special: Undertaken Mer-
rift, II is reported, thinks his bill for
the Grant funeral will reach $4,000. In
his opinion 1t will be paid in full by the
United State government. 1t is pro-
bable that congress will take some action
relative TO the payment of the expense
OF the sickness and burial of General
Grant, but Undertaken Merritt should
not have too good an opinion OF the lib
erality of the government in making out
his bill, or he may be disappointed. In
dertaker Speare of this city has not yet
received his pay for services rendered at
the Garfield funeral. Like Undertaken
Merritt, he paid so apiece for carriages
that formed the procession from the rail
way station to the capitol when the body
was brought from Long Branch and the
same again when it was escorted back 10
the railroad station before starting tor
Cleveland. He furnished sashes for the
congressional delegation and the pail
bearers, ETC., his whole bill amounting to
something like $1,000, but the board OF
audit created by law to adjust the claims
on account of funeral thought that nc
more than the usual price for carriages
should be paid by Speare, and they re.
fused to allow any such amount. They
never took into account the fact that on
the day of the Garfield funeral IN Wash.
ingtOn, carriages could only be obtained
with the greatest difficulty even at $40
The board told SpeaTe that they would
allow him only about a third OF his bill
and they would not pay him that until
he agreed to sign release of all further
claim and give q receipt in full for his
account. He declined to do this, and he
has never received a cent He hopes
however, that congress will do some
thing in the premises. Itmay not be gen.
orally known that if congress does not
settle with MIR. Speare, he can sue the
Garfield estate for the amount of his
claim. His experience may be of inter-
est to Undertaken Merritt, when he goes
to collect the amount of his claim for
the Grant funeral.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

New York Tribune: For ten years
past the American mails have been car
ried TO the South Seas under the Ameri-
can flag, and valuable export trade
with Australia has been developed. The
Democratic administration has only been
in Office few months, but that flag is
to be hauled down and that commerce
broken up. The mails TO Australia are
TO be carried under tine British flag. and
the postmaster does not consider II of
the slightestest importance whether the
American steamers are taken of the line
or not. AS for the mails for japan and
China, he hopes to send them under the
British flag by way of the Suez canal
without serious delay. 1t will not take
long at this rate to drive the American
flag from the seas
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

The editor OF paper in the farther
west than Kansas has decided not to ex-
change with any paper which uses the
word "relegste," and other words of that
character. He says: This foolishness
has got to stop. When busy editor is
about to clip out an article from an ex-
change to use as a leader. he discovers
that it is chock full of these hIfalutin
words. And he knows If he prints it
his subscribers will cuss aud swear, and
maybe some of them will go cunning
for the editor. So at the last moment he
has to write up thrilling local, or shove
IN a patent medicine lad" that has been
dead six months. Hereafter we shall
not exchange with such papers. When
we want big words we can find plenty of
them 10 our old speller and definer."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Wichita Eagle, August 81: Agent
Dyer, in trying TO carry out the order Of
the Indian commissioner to enroll the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes as a basis for
issuing rations, was opposed by the In
dians. who daily threatened his life and
the life of all the whites at Darlington.
The living Indians were drawing ratIons
for about two thousand dead bucks and
squsws and an enrolment meant q short
age on the grub pile, SO they kicked
in the only way they kcew
how. Their demonstrations by
night and threats by day, their medI-
cine making and pow-wowing all COM
bined, greatly alarmed the employees and
officials about the agency and canton
ment, which uneasiness spread to the
border; it few as if on wings of wind.
That Is the history OF the affair in nut
shell. The Eagle only gave the facts as
they existed at the agency. Sheridan
went down with blood in his eye-
not the blood of the Indian, but the
blood of the white man, the blood
of the cattleman and his cow
boys. He knew what the trouble
was-that it all came of fear upon the
part of the Indians that an enrolment
would be made which would deprive
them of nearly one-half of their rstions,
but Sheridan moved only on the white
man after pacifying the red man by
granting him additional liberties. The
result: Dyer resigned, cattlemen driven
out and some of them broken up, the
Indians out $4,000 per annum of grass
lease money and two thousand daily
ratlons and nobody benefited or made
more secure.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

New York Sun: A gentleman entered
Sarony's the other day for the purpose
of obtaining cabinet picture of him
self. The artist placed him in position
and screwed up his machine to the prop
or focus. Now, look pleasant and
cheerful, please" he SAID, land keep your
eye fastened on that picture" Instead
of looking cheerful, however, the gentle
man leaned forward and assumed look
OF infinite WEAKNESS. pardon me-" ex.
claimed the photographer, that will
scarcely do; your expression is far too
sombre to make an agreeable picture.
You must try to coax up slight smile"
"If my present position and expression
cost anything extra" was the answer. 81
am willing to pay for it. Ny wife is at
the Pequot, at the seaside, and the pic
ture goes to her. know what / am
about; draw the cover and begin count
i1u1
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27
COMMISSIONER BLACKS NEW
SYSTEM.

Reorganization of the Special ExamIna-
ton Division OF the Pension ONCE
A CommSndable Improvement in the
Public Service.
The special examination division OF
the pension Office, at Washington, has
grown 70 be the most important
division Of the entire bureau, and
its recent reorganization by Gen.
John @. Black, the present commits
sioner, Is a measure in the interest of
the soldier as well as in the interest
Of public economy.
Gen. Black divides the country into
hve great sections. known respectively
as the Hudson district, comprising New
England and most of the middle states !;
the Potomac district, comprising & por-
ton OF the middle and southern states ;
the Illinois district, comprising Hi
nois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin,
MINI. and Oak. the No. district, com
prising Missouri and other southern
states, and the Rocky Mountain or west
ern district, comprising Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado and the other western
states and territories to the Pacific coast.
These districts are under the direction,
respectively Of five supervisors. with
headquarters at Washington, who are
responsible TO The commissioner of pen.
sions tor the work of the men under
them. There were formerly twenty-oue
supervisors. Under the present system
the number is reduced to five, effecting a
saving OF sixteen salaried men st 81 600
per annum each.
General Blacks long experience as a
soldier, combined with his ability as a
lawyer, has enabled him, even during
these few months of his commissioners
ship to grasp the numerous details Of the
pension office vastly quicker than any of
his predecessors have done, making his
reforms real reforms, and conducting his
office with fairness and a sense of JUS
tice that must commend his management
Of the pension bureau to all parties.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Iodian Agent Dyer said, according to
q Kansas City Journal reporter, in re-
Spouse to the question: "What success
were you having in civilizing the In
dians?" that he had good success. sin
FACT" said the agent, al was greatly fiat
tered by Gen. Sheridan on the work /
had done there. think that if my
plans were followed out all the Indians
in the country could be civilized in ten
years. Under the system the govern
ment uses there will be wild Indians as
long as there are any at all. An Indian
will work If he is made to, and he can
be made to by peaceable means. As
long as the government supports them
they will not work, but there is such a
thing as giving them rations and show
ing them how to get more by farming.
But they must be made to distinctly un-
derstand that it is case of work or go
hungry, just as everybody who has lived
a few wears finds out"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Lawrence Journal: We have seen
great enthusiasm evidenced over pre-
vIous expositions, but never before has
there been such immense interest arous-
ed as is beng shown throughout the
west over the great Bismarck Fair And
well there may be, for never before has
so grand an aggregation of exhibits and
attractions been prepared for the enjoy
ment and instruction of the people. Mag
nificent grounds, unequaled live stock
displays, great exhibits of agricultural
and horticultural products, art and in
dustry, unrIvalled running and trotting
races, agricultural implement displays,
all combined to make mammoth ex-
position that should be seen by all. The
Western National Fair occurs Sepiem-
Der 18th to 18th.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Topeka Capital: The case of the state
of Kansas vs.. Sam Lappin, the default
ing state treasurer of Kansas, comes up
in the September term of the district
court of Shawnee county. Attorney
General Bradford will represent the state.
He was yesterday looking up the matter
and informed a Capital reporter that
after searching all through the state
treasurer's Office and other places, he
was not able to find the bonds which
Lappin forged. They were forgeries Of
Republic county school district bonds,
amounting to about $4,000. The forged
bonds were last in the hands of Willard
Davis, who was attorney general at the
time LappIn's crime was discovered
Mr.. Bradford has applied to Davis for
the bonds, but has not been able to get
them, and it is supposed that they have
been lost or destroyed. AS these bonds
would be a most essential part OF the
evidence against Lappin, the question
arises whether there is not possibility
that the state will be unable to convict
him. Good legal authorities say that
unless the forged bonds can be exhibit.
cd, Lappin cannot be convicted. Lappin
is now out on bail and is at his home In
Nemaha county.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27
Executed.

AUBURN, N. Y, Aug 21.-Franz Josef
Petemkey this morning suffered the ex-
IRENE penalty of the law for the murder
of Mrs. Paulina Froitscheim on June 1,
1888. The crime was discovered when
the husband of the victim returned 70
his home after his days labor, and found
the mutilated corpse of his wife lying
IN pool of blood upon the floor. Her
brains had been beaten out with the
blunt end OF a Ratchet, the examining
surgeon testifying that oyer twenty blows
had been dealt with the weapon. The
murderer was captured on the following
day IN Albany. The trial lasted a week.
The prisoner admitted having killed the
woman, and put in a plea of self-de-
tense. He claimed she sought an
interview and urged him to elope with
her, but upon learning he was already
married, flew into rage and drew re-
volver upon him. He defended him
self with Ratchet. After the commits
sion of the crime he rifled the house of
everything in the shape of jewelry or
money and the theory of the people was
that he went to the house merely for
the purpose of robbery, but upon being
confronted by the woman felt compelled
to put her out of the way. He was orig
inallY sentenced to be hanged March 81
1884, but the laws delay heightened his
life until to-day. His last night was
without incident. Rev. Father Ulrich
prayed with him until IL O'Clock, when
he retired to rest and slept.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Minneapolis dipatch: The extension
of the navigation on the Misslppi river
beyond St. Paul to Minneapolis is being
quietly discussed in business circles with
what is claimed to be very encourag-
ing prospect OF successful results. 1t Is
well known that an ordinary stage of wa
ter will bring any boat to Minneapolis
that now ties up at st Paul but for the
powders In the stream Years ago the
question of their removal was brought
up, it being figured then that clean
channel could be gotten for an outlay of
about $25,000. An effort was made
then to "enthuse" the people to
action in the matter; but the idea was
not we'll received and was abandoned.
1t is now believed an open river would
very decidedly benefit commercial inter-
ests, and 1t is prodOsed to make united
effort and secure the insertion IN the
River and Harbor bill to be brought be-
fore Congress next winter of clause
providing an appropriation of 100000,
which will be sufficient to make the riv-
er navigable to Minneapolis. This will
brought up before the coming River
Convention and strong influences
brought to bear to put it through.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27
THE SUN-FLOWER.

The sun-hower is a well-estsblished
emblem Of Kansas. It's bright corollas
reflect the sunny and balmy nature of
the climate of the state. The numerous
flowers crowded together illustrate the
beauties of nature concentrated within
our borders. The quick and sturdy
growth Is in harmony with the rapid
and substantial progress peculiar to this
commonwealth. The universal presence
of the graceful and attractive
plants along the highways, where
1t is freely given a chance,
betokens that freedom of action and
feeling of Kansas people. 1t is every.
where, with its solid and shining heads,
is like unto the Jayhawker method of
using every available means of advertis-
Ing and asserting prominent existence
and untold resources and advantages.
The variety of uses of which the sun
flower IS susceptible Is but an indication
of the versatility of the Kansau's abill-
ties to make himself useful, independent
and all-powerful An exchange
has the following to say
of the great Kansas plant
"This plant is vigorous grower, and
has been extolled as preventive Of NAL
arial diseases. the seed affords excellent
TODD for hens and also for horses It is
said that there Is no kind OF food that
will keep horses in health, give them a
sleek appearance and make them lively
and spirited like the seed OF the sunflow-
er, feeding half pint night and morn
ing. 1t is particularly recommended for
giving horse power OF endurance, be-
ing Ted halt a pint night and morning
with other feed. The stalks and heads,
after the seed is worked out, also make
good material for fires and are especial
ly convenient IN summer, when a quick
fire Is desired and an enduring heat Is
not wanted. In their growth they make
a snowy appearance about dwellings and
give an agreeable fragrance to the air.
The latest direction in the line of utili =
cation of the sunfloWer is the planting of
a seed In place at the proper distances
so that the stalks as they grow will serve
as bean poles. We have seen them start
ed in that way this season, and as they
grow the leaves are removed, thus FORM
ing an excellent stalk tor the beans, but
what the effect will be upon them re-
mains to be seen. The roots must tax
the feeding capacity Of the soil quite
heavily"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Topeka Capital: Some Democratic
papers are trying to make point
against Governor Martin because of his
suggestion that the removal of the cat
tle-men from Indian Territory would
not lessen the danger to be apprehended
from well-armed savages. 1t is charged
that the governar Is interested in the cat
tie or in the goodwill of their owners,
aud that his conduct in this behalf Is
from selfish motives personal to himself.
This is exceedingly small, indeed, and
where the governor is known nobody
need be told that the story is false.
Governor Martin is taking care of Kan
sas. He has no interest in Indian Ter
ritory further than to see that Indians
located there and armed with the best
make of firearms in the world do not
interfere with the peace and comfort of
citizens of this state
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27


The Lawrence Journal is greatly
improved under the new regime and has
quite a clean, bright, newsy look. 1t is
now publishing a liberal quantity of Az
sociate Press dispatches and Its local
columns and general makeup have some
of the old spice and freshness of that
paper along about the days of the senior
Thacher, Prentis, SkIff, ct al. The
Lawrence merchants ought to be asham-
ed of themselves for not giving the Jour
nal better advertising support. II
somebody would pound 1t into the heads
of those business men up there that they
could not do better thing for them
selves and the CITY, as well as show an
appreciation Of efforts to provide good
newspapers, than to advertise literally,
IL would rebound TO the profit of many
mutual interests
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

Troy Chief: The Wa Keeney World
abuses US vIciously because we have in
sisted that wheat in Kansas is 'dead
failure" Because there is a field here
and there that has yielded from 10 to %
bushels of good wheat per acre, the
World claims that we have lied about it.
Last years wheat crop was $4,000, 900
bushels of good wheat This years crop
according to the most favorable figures
that can be squeezed out is little over
1900. 600 bushels, and a large proportion
of that Is not marketable, and will not
do for bread or seed. How much worse
would it have 10 be, to be dead fall
uref