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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-25

The President and Mrs. CIeveIaI5i
Dtned.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-SecretFy
and Mrs. Whitney gave dinner in
honor of the President and Mrs. Clsve-
land this evening.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-25
THE PENSION EXAMINATION.

The Senate COMMITTED on the EX-
psnditure OF fublic Money continued
the investigs ton of Commissioner
Black yesterday morning,in connection
with the Gaze of Congressman L. O.
Houk, which was taken up week
ago. The Commissioner said the
medical board OF the Office said there
was no disability. The arrearages paid
in the case amounted to $4,000.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
SYNOPSIS of Tax Laws,

All taxes are due November 1st
and the whole or one-half of the same
may be paid on or before December
Goth, without penalty.
One-half of the taxes on real or per
sonal property may be paid on or be-
fore December Goth, and the other
half on or before June Goth following
without penalty.
If the whole tax is paid on or be.
fore December Goth, rebate of pc1
cent is allowed on the half that NAV
run to June Goth.
On any real estate or personal prop
erty where no payment has been made
by December Goth, the whole becomes
due, and penalty of per cent is
sdded December 21st.
a penalty of ) per cent is added
on March 21st, and another ) per cent
on June 2lst. on all real estate where
the first installment WAS not paid by
December Goth
Warrants for delinquent taxes on
personal property will he issued Jan
uary 10th and July 10th.
Lands delinquent for taxes will be
advertised July 10th, and sold the
first Tuesday in inScptember.
After the tax sales the amount of
the taxes and costs will be subject to
interest at the rate of "a per cent pei
annum.
At the end of the third year q tax
deed will be issued to the purchaser
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
Tho Emporia Tragedy.

The killing of l.. ID. Collier by J.
II. Marlborough, in this city ON Mon
day evening, while it cannot be called
a cold blooded murder, was a most
cowardly and unjUstiflable one, and
the murderer deserves no sympathy
or commiseration from the people
whose moral sense he has outraged by
his bloody deed. Though committed
in passion resulting from Il previous
encounter with his victim, in which he
was wOrsted, and which occurred only
an hour or SO before the murder, his
crime is not on that account at all
excusable; nor is the fact that he was
partially intoxicated at the time any
mitigation, but rather an aggravation
of the oftense, as the liquor was evi-
IDENTIFY obtained and drank intention
tionally for the purpose of nerving
him to do the deed he had threatened
when the first difficulty took place.
The circum: tances surrounding the
murdered man are of the most pathet-
ic character Mr. Collier was an esti-
ma3le young gentleman Of unblem-
ished reputation, and was in the
hopeful vigor and bouyancy of his
first manhood. Arrangements had
been consummated by him by which
he was shortly to take unto himself a
lovely young bride, and he had just
returned from visit to his father and
sister in Kansas City, where he had
received their approval of his plans
and blessings upon his coming nup-
tials. While in she presence of
friends and his intended bride he was
suddenly summoned to the door to
meet cruel and unexpected death.
The affair is of kind with many
others that have shocked our usually
quiet city in the past few years. Con-
sidering the number of our population
and compared With the number of
crimes committed in other cities, oc-
casional happenings of this character
are perhaps to be expected as mat
ter of course And vet their occur
renee is too frequent-here and every
where. Life is held too cheap. Any
little difficulty of words or slight per-
sonsl encounter is taken. as sufficient
grounds for destroying human life.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

S Pat Chambers !. making some boss
brooms now. He is building . shop
15x24, and intends manufacturing
pretty largely this winter.
Passell Bros. killed beef last
week.
Henry KOeber and frau are set
tied IN their new abode, and are at
home to their many friends from now
on.
Walter McCleary proved up last
Friday.
Most OF our township officers have
qualified.
Through an oversight of the county
commissioners no township tax was
levied this year and the Indebtedness
OF said township will have to draw in
terest until next year.
1t is rumored that a bach from
eastern Rovohl will be tied soon. Let
the good work go on.
Mrs. Myron LyEde was expected
home last Sunday.
A private letter from Fred Mollring
states that he is doing counter jump
ing act very successfully in Broken
Bow, Neb. But that the surrounding
country won't compare with Thomas
county at all. and we may look for
him back in the spring.
VIM. Diamonds and John Kooutz' s
timber claims are contested.
Mr.. Hines found all of his cattle
that got away in the storm.
With this issue of the CAT we close
our correspondence rs rs. L. Sr. hav-
ing had glory enough as reporter and
hoping that all jokes and what few
personalities have appeared have Of
Tended no one, l am respectfully,
IKE w. CRUMLY.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
otterbourne itema,

Tom Carsons family arrived o. X.
last Wednesday. His team is coming
overland and is expected daily.
Uncle Billy Miller went to Oberlin
Tuesday to meet his brother from
Iowa.
Seth Rockwell proved up last Sat
urtlay. and Judge Lacey says it was
as good proof as he has made.
Mrs. Seth and Mrs. C. F. Rockwell
arrived home last week from two
months visit in Michigan.
j. H. Fort is still in Nebraska.
Final, Sickbert and Neal are back
from working on the railroad, and say
they are going to stay at home the
rest of the winter.
Willis Jones intends leaving for
Nebraska in few days to dispose of
some property there.
Ike Crumley made trip 10 Oberlin
thi, w.ak.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
Friendships Of . lifetime are <oftan
sundered by deed Of blood that an
hours or moments passion provok-
ed, and that an eternity cannot efEace

When the new counties in the wes-
tern part of the State were being Or
gan lied, there were charges of frauds
in the censuses, and good many
people, especially in the eastern part
of the State, believed that those
counties did not really have the ne
cessary $500 inhabitants required to
permit of their being organized. 1t
is extremely difficult for persons in
the older parts of the State who have
not been out west to appreciate the
wonderful growth which has peopled
those counties. The election returns.
in every instance, we believe, indicate
that the population is $500 or more.
1t was therefore right to organize the
counties, and they shoul1 be admit
ted to just as many privileges as they
need, consistent with safety. The
west is advancing into a greatness
that will be left for all time to come
Commonwealth.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

Secretary Adams, of the Kansas
State Historical Society is now en-
gagged making inquiries as to the
number of newspapers published in
Kansas and their politics, and with
the exception of Illinois, Kansas will
perhaps rank first as to the number Of
newspapers published, and many of
the counties in Kansas have six OF
eight newspapers, while one, Cloud
county has twelve. One feature of
the newspaper business is the large
number of Democratic weeklies es-
tablished during the past year in west
crn counties and the counties in the
western part of the State are strongly
Republican. These Democratic
sheets are established lot to advocate
any political doctrine, but simply sail
und er Democratic colOrs in order to
secure the publication of the land no
tices which are alone worth more than
1000 subscribers. .'-[Topeka Journal.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

Iii the midst Of political and earth
quake excitements, don't forget that
Kansas is booming. The census of
this year shows population but little
less than l 100000, being an increase
Of 100000 in the last year. A quarter
of a million in year! What other
State ever equaled it? The census in
1890 will give us fully 1000, ,OOO.-
TROY Chief.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

Mr.. Hydon, from Colby, Kansas ar.
rived in town last Sunday, and at
once took charge of the Cheyenne
County Democrat. The first issue of
this paper will make its appearance
next Saturday. Mr. Hyden appears
to be very much of a gentleman, and
will no doubt make the Democrat a
success.-[Bird City Frontiersman.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
Salt Rheum or Eczema,

Scaldhead and ringwOrm.
Pain in the back and spine.
Swelling of the knee joints.
Sprains and bruises
Neuralgia and tOOthache,
Tender feet caused by buniOns, cOrns
and chilblains. we warrant Beggs TrOpi
cal oil to relieve any and all of the above
Walker s. YOusse and at Palace drug
store.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
6esgs' Cherry Cough Syrup.

Will relieve that cough almost instantly.
and make eXpectOratiOn easy Acts sim
ultaneously on the bowels. liver and kid
neys. thereby relieving the lungs of that
soreness and pain, and also stopping that
tickling sensation in throat by removing
the cause. One trial of it will convince
anyone that it has no equal on earth for
coughs and colds. Walker & YOusse
have secured the sale of it. and will
guarantee every bottle to give satisfac-
ton.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

excellent presiding u6lcer Of the spe-
cial session Of the Senate, but took
no part in the fight between President
Garfield and Conkling. Arthur was
at Albany working for Senator Con-
kings return to the Senate wien
President Garfield was shot. During
the long and painful illness which fol.
lowed. Mr.. Arthur took no part IN
public affairs, but joined his country
in its common grief. On the 10th OF
September he took the oath OF office
as President of the United States at
his own home in New York. Two
DAYS later he took formal oath in
Washington and made brief speech.
His first official act was to proclaim a
day of mourning for the lamented
Garfield.
In all his official career an instance
cannot be named IN which he was de-
reli ct in duty. He was one of those
men whose sole purpose and object in
life WINS to live for the good he might
do his country and his fellow man.
With Shakespeare one can say he was
"a combination and form indeed,
Where every God did set his seal.
To give the world assurance of man."
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

The report of the State Board OF
Agriculture contains a statement OF
the vacant lands in this State. There
are ten land districts in Kansas 1t is
safe to say that in several of these
districts every acre which could he
available for settler has seen taken
up. The few acres which remain are
barren pieces or very small fractions
surrounded by enclosed farms. Rice
county reports 2,871 acres of govern
ment land. We doubt if there is a
single quarter section in all this that
is worth the taking. Rice is good
county and too thickly settled to let
land lie out that is valuable for any
purpose. In the Arkansas Valley
Land district something over 10000
acres are reported, probably not over
10000 of this will ever be cultivated.
There are about 100000 acres of
Usage trust lands, most of which is
good. In the northern land district,
1O8, ,240 acres are. reported in Chey-
eune 1880 in Rawlins and small
areas in other counties. The Garden
City land district reports 595, 900
acres; the western land district 241,
900; the Wichita land district 10000.
OF this latter some lies on top of the
flint ringe and some is in the streams.
OF available school lands there are
yet something over 100, 900 acres, and
of unsolA railroad lands over 3O0.-
900. There appears to be over 5, ,OO0,-
900 acres of land in Kansas, most of
which is available for some purpose
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

For sick headache female troubles.
neuralgia pains in the head take DR.. j
H. McLean's Little Liver and Kidney
Pillets. Twenty-Five cents vial Sold
by Walker l. YOusse and at the Palace
Drug Store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
An Editors Luck.

The latest tale of presence of mind
in an emergency comes from Albu-
querque. N. ii. It appears that the
editor of an Albuquerque paper had
been more straightforward in some
OF his printed assertions than is Gus.
tomary in that com munity, and that,
after considering the matter, eleven
citizens of the place concluded that
the best thing to dc was to lynch
him. After the far southwestern
way. they did not conceal their in
tention and the fact came to the ears
of the editor that a certain night
those eleven citizens would hang
him. He lived alone in a log house.
consisting Of a single room, with a
cellar underneath. lie had but one
companion, pet grizzly bear, and it
occurred to him, and this is where he
showed his presence Of mind, that
he would retire to t.e cellar and
leave the upper room to the grizzly.
They always keep lynching appoint
ments in the southwest, and the
eleven citizens arrived promptly with
a rope. The door was not opened
when they knocked, so they battered
it in with the utmost cheerfuluess,
and few oaths, and rushed in over
its fragments to secure their man.
They had neglected to bring
a light with them, but
they had no difficulty in finding what
they supposed to be the individual
they were looking for. lie resisted
more than they had anticipated, but
they were resolute in the matter and
what happened in the darkness
was of an extraordinarily lively
character. From a brief account of
the affair which has got into the
newspapers, it seems that the lynch.
ers did not retire until three of them
had lost an eye apiece, one foot and
three fingers. while another was de-
prived of that portion of the left
arm which appertains below the el-
bow. The remaining six were not
MANNED for life but were more or
less mutilated. The Albuquerque
editor has, at the present time, the
most tremendous reputation as a
fighter in the Territory Of New
Mexico, the subscription list of his
newspaper is going up and there is
talk of running him for sheriff. His
pes bear hangs around the cabin as
usual, fighting flies and chewing on
old boot bells, and is as sleek and in.
nocent of demeanor as the president
of a railroad com Toledo Blade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
Korean Hatred Of the Japanese.

One more question: What do the
Koreans think OF the Japaneses
The answer is simple. They hate
them With an undying hatred.
Three hundred years ago japan
ruined sKorea-rulhlessly killed
thousands, burned all the large cities.
laid in ruins every ancient building
and temple, wantonly destroyed
every work Of art, paralyzed every
industry in the land.
Korea has never recovered from
that shock. The Koreans to-day
recite the story Of their wrongs with
cheeks pale with revenge and fists
clinched in anger. To-day the ia
panese threats the Koreau with
brutal scorn and violence. There Is
but one testimony. One days visit In
Korea will show scenes of brutality
of Japanese toward Koreans tilst
make one long to play. Moses with
the rascals. l came near ,d0ing so
myself toa Japanese soldier and
would have gone for him. IL / had
been arm ed so as to defend myself In
case he drew his we sp ,ns. Japan
nationally, is treatl g Korss ses
eordially--it is her is>-ss sss ssss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
HOUSEHOLD.
Oanaries.

Ihave fept and raised birds ever
since / w3s child. Every morning
l take thsm down, put clean paper in
the cages and give them fresh seed
and watei, the latter for both drink
and bathing. In the summer give
as extras rlantain seed, lettuce, cabs
bage and apples. If they are handy
in the winter I give them then also.
keep cutie 6sh bones in the cages
at alItImes.
I have ten birds. four of which
were hatckad this spring. Of the re-
naming six / have two pairs and
tW,o females. One pair has set three
times. Four eggs the first time, but
only one bird lived. Six the second
time; four birds Matched out but two
died and I killed two unconsciously.
She is sittingfor the third time and
has Eve eggs, Three birds are living
of those.
While raising young birds boil
eggs, and mixing with soaked crack
er, cut it, or mash it very fine and
give that to them. The birds are
very fond Of it. 1 nsver hang birds
out of doors. Ny room is large and
always well aired. They cease sing
ing only when moulting Shedding
their feathers). Contrary to Mrs. A.
LIS, they only sing the louder while
mating. Never give them anything
salty or fat. MIaNoN.
Tllinois
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
RELIGIOUS.
Why I Believe the Bible.

NY faith in the Bible has been
confirmed by the fruit it has pro-
duced. It has made good men and
women. 1t has made motherhood
sacred. It has made the cradle a
sanctuary. 1t has purified the home.
It has been the friend of the poor
and the ensalved. 1t has recognized
and respected the image of God,
whether carved in alabaster, copper
or ebony. 1t has produced the
grandest literatures. 1t has organ.
lied great and varied charities. 1t
has breathed new life into dead
world, whose corruption seemed
hopeless, and it has produced the
most glorious and fruitful of all
historic civilization. The tree is
k nown by its fruit.
My faith in the Bible is confirmed
by the absence of'even an attempt on
the part of its enemies to surpass
and so displace iS. If 1t be only hui
man, let the men of our day, with all
the accumulated culture of two hun.
dred generations improves on the
work Of Jewish peasants and of
Galilean fishermen. The sun will
easily and certainly retain his
prinacy until some brighter lumin-
airy Danish him from the skies. And
there is only one way of subverlng
the Bible we have, and that is, to
give US a better one.
Finally, my faith in the Bible is
confirmed, in personal experience by
the adequacy of the good news it
brings. 1t speaks OF adoption, COM
fort in sorry, grace to help, victory
in death, life everlasting. This
bread satisfies the souls hunger, this
river of salvation quenches the
thirst: this armer of God is invul.
nerable; this sword of the Spirit il
double edged and invincible. Does
any one tell me this bread is stone
this water bitter, these defense un
reliablep I know better; for I have
tried them all. and / never found
them wanting. Sweeter grows this
bread, more refreshing this watel
mightsr this wall of fire. Where
tainted once. I am strong; where
trembled. shout and sing. I be
lieve in the sun even when LIDO mo-
see it. because it lights my way and
warns me. AndI believe in the 81
Bile, because it makes every darl
place radiant, and fills me with ths
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13

mourning, and was almost worn out
with the crying and worrying Of her
little one. The passengers were
very much annoyed and kept looking
around and frowning at the woman,
who was evidently doing her best to
quiet the child. Finally Mr.. Ingsr.
sell who had been reading, noticed Il.
Getting up, he stepped across to the
woman and took the babe, telling her
to take little rest and he would take
care of the child. The little one
stopped crying at once, playing with
his watch and chain awhile and An.
ally nestled Its little head down on
his arm and went to sleep. The
tired mother also dropped to sleep.
and the colonel cared for the baby
for upwards of a hundred miles be.
fore the mother awakened and re-
lieved him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
John II. Schofeld.

Maj. Gen. John NJ. Scho6eld. res
Gently transferred from the Diyi.
son Of the Missouri to succeed the
late Maj. Gen. Hancock in command
of the Division of The Atlantic, 10 Q
native Of Chautauqua county, n. Y.
He is IS years of age. In the year
1853 he graduated at Weat Point.
Seven years after he received the xp-
pointment OF professor OF physics.
Washington University. st. Louis.
On Nov. IL 1863. he was made briga.
der general of volunteers. and .
year later was promoted to be .
major general. Previously to this
he was honored by the State Of
Missouri with the rank Of brigsdier-
general of its militia. Gen. Sehe-
field took part in the engagements
of the Atlanta campaign. and, after
the capture OF the city Of Atlantis,
he was placed under Gen. Thomas
in command of the forces which OPP
posed the movement Of Gen. Hood
toward Nashville. He was made
brigader general in the regular army,
and afterward major general. A.
Of tho department Of
North Carolina he took possession Of
Wilmington. lie commanded the
victorious army at the battle Of
after which he advanced
on Goldsboro, where, on March %.
1865, he united his forces with the
army of Gen. Sherman.
Gen. Schofield was secretary Of
was from May %, 1868, to March !,
1869.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
George Washingtou's Biz Junp.


When Washington was a young
man, in travelling along the upper
Potomac he stopped at an inn one
day and inquired the news. The
landlord told him the sensation Of
the day was a jumping match for
wife on the estate of one Of the
richest planters neal by. On being
told that it was open to all comers.
Washington started for the place,
and arrived there just as the jump>
ing was about completed. He no
ticed that the young lady in ques-
ton was highly plased with the sue.
cussful jumping Of one Of the COM
petitors WHO had out distancod all OF
the others. At the close Washing.
ton asked If he might try his
chances. He was told to 60 ahead.
and he made by far the best Jump Of
the day. AS he returned the
crowd noticed that the young lady's
face had fallen, and he went up to
her and remarked: You would
have preferred 1 had not been the
one to excel the othsr?" The lady
sandidly said this was sc.H"Thsn."
said Washington, II give my chaLcs
to him." and he returned rs unknown
as he came. Towards the close OF
the Revolution this young lady. now
the wife of a colonel Of militia, met
Washington, and on telling her has-
band that she had met him before he
doubted the fact, and the two went
to Washington to decide it. yes"
replied Gen. Washington, II saw
your wife at the jumping match
before she was married, and I believe
won hsr."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-13
A Too GarruIous Father.

"Good morning. Mr.. Johnson -
said a young man to an elderly and
near-sighted passenger who had come
of without his glasses; "goipg up
town."
ayes. got to do lot trading at the
stores, an l don't know how on
airth I'll get along without my
glasses"
"Getting read for the wedding. I
suppose?"
Eyes, my darter Emmer is going
to get married. She an that good
for Eothin' Hank Williams have
mad: match of it at last. 1 thought
that young man would never get
down to business. He's as slow as
surghum molasses in January, an as
shiftless as an Injun. I don't believe
he can earn his salt, and suppose
I'll have to support him.
"But, Mr.. Johnson
"Oh, he's good enough for Emmer.
That's the worst girl ever raised.
She hain't a bit like her mother, nor
like me. nuther. I hev to pull her
out of bed every morning. an she's
as lazy as an old dog. She can t
bake, and haiRt worth a cuss on the
sew, A fine poor mans wife she'll
make. Besides she's got bunions on.
her feet as big as Early Rose pota
toes, an she can eat more'n a boss.
An that haint the worst ont. If
twan't for her mother that gill
wouldn't keep herself clean, an she
never thinks O. slickin' up her hair
nor putin on somethin' nice 'cepi
when company's expected. She's a
regular SLOUGH, Emmer is, and shs
can wear out seven pairs o. shoes
a year. But she's good enough fol
that Hank Williams. an il he
he will support her I'll be tarna
glad to get her off my hands. Sup.
pose you have got an invite to the
weddin'?" $751;.
"Yes, I'm invited. You dom
seem TO know me, Mr.. Johnson7'
Eyes, 1 do, but l can't just places
you. Let me see-I haven't got m.
glasses with me-but I know you
Your name isis"
blank Williams, sir."-Exchange