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Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28
A KENrUCKIAN's IMPRESSIONS.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Having recently returned from ten
days visit to your beautiful city, shall
endeavor to describe some of the impress
sions made upon this Kentuckian by a
brief sojourn in that highly favored coun-
try. Passing up the valley of the Kansas,
and on past Topeka, over into that beautl-
full expanse of country, as we there turn 10
the south. we were there struck with Won
der and amaZement at the beauty ana
grandeur of the scenery. One accustomed
to the monotony of our Kentucky hills can
scarcely describe his feelings as he views
for the first time these beautiful prairles
1t is feeling like that inspired by the first
view of the mighty ocean. And then the
thrift, enterprise and wonderful progress OF
the beautiful towns with their symmetrl-
cally laid out and beautifully shaded streets
is in woderful contrast with the thriftless
condition of many of eur Kentucky towns
The beauty and lovliness of the country
rather increases than diminishes as we pass
along south. but the climax is not reached
until we arrive at the Queen City, nestled
down among the trees, at the confluence OF
the Big and Little Arkansas.
l will rot risk my reputation for vcrac-
ity by attempting to describe the many at
fractions of this young and rapidly growing
city. Though l had visited it year be-
fore was astonished at its wonderful pro-
gress in material and substantial growth.
While the stranger is deeply impressed
with the thrift, energy and enterprise of
your citizens, he is none the less impressed
with the kind and cordial reception ex-
tended to him. 1t has not been my lot to
be cast among more large-hearted, gen.
crous people, more given to hospitality and
kindness to the stranger than the people OF
Wichita. l had the pleasure of meeting
many Kcntuckians in your state and city
and think make no mistake when say
that large majority, if not all, returned
with similar impressions to my own. In
deed, may say that the Kansas fever
can no longer be said to be
sporadic but is largely epidemic in Ken
lucky, and the only way to escape it con-
sists in maintaining safe distance between
you and its alluring influences.
Yours very truly,
H. WELLS, NJ. D.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28

Mr.. George T. Sharitt represents to the
Topeka Capital or otherwise the Capital
makes up the statement out of whole cloth,
that the people of Wichita were mad be-
cause the two Seminole Indians are not to
be hung in this city. The people of Wich-
ita did not know that the Indians were to
be hung elsewhere. And had they known.
it would have made no difference to them
as they happen to have sense enough to
know that such execution would not be
made public spectacle.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28
..I,e..r a.r q, 1 o'clock $500 600 600 s.;

Every day a, 1 o'clock $500, ,ooO, 600 sit
around little mahogany table in an upper
room in the Western Union building and
eat plain, but substantial lunch, says tie
New York Sun. The millions belong to
jay Gould, Sidney Dillon. Russell Sage
and cx.Gov. Alonzo B. Cornell. All were
country boys and wore shoes only on
c.,,.3ar
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28

for frooa'e 'U's E. E. JEwETT.
ro' Sie'N Va A. y. WRIGHT.
For County Attorney - ,c,-rc
For ui'y Guy "'' d. s. PENCE.
For Commissioner Third District
Ho' No1- r. ii. RANDALL
For kepresei''''''e '~' RoDoLPH HATFIELD
for fsepi''se'h''''''e Il. E. LAWRENCE.
for hepfese"'''i'' ''' A. H. CARPENTER.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28
Comanehe, Comanche County, Kansas.

city junction with Big Bluff and
the investor than any
plated Only three miles rom
the foot or
iii under cu
ground floor No lots given
aWay Nany bck and frame Write full
particulars
coMANCRE TOWN COMPANY.
New Kjowa KansAa
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28
JCDICIAL-ISth DISTRICT.
COUNTY TICKET.

HON. T. b. WALL.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28

gai15Ei;|z zEaale
NJ. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
TUESDAY MORNING. SEPT ss, 1886.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
STATE TICKET.
franklin county.
JOHN A. MARTIN.
For Lieutenant Governor.-
Ottawa county.
Rer Secretary Of State .,,rx
sedgwick county
F@ ''-'' JAGEs W. HAMILTON.
iiMoin' Pawnee county.
ror Attorney Genera, onr
Usage county.
Forsuperintendent Of Public destruction
J.H. LAWHEAD,
FOR CoNGRESSMEN.
" Brown county.
second District sroxy
a. Allen county.
HON q. w. PERKINS.
Neosha county.
Fourth District ,,,v.r
Shawnee county.
Nv" O'' HON A. S. WILSON,
Washington county.
e'Asn D''''' HON. E. ]. TURNER,
Sheridan county.
HON. S. r. PETERS,
Harvey county.
JCDyCIA!.-ISth DISTRICT.
ECN T. b. WALL.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28

Is this not glorious enough for one short
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28

Second street and
the Hill just east OF the city For prices
terms call office
give YOU some fine bargains.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
The Buried Treasure in Hartford
County.

The reporters have got Il story of
young Wilson finding grand father
Stump's buried treasure licked into
readable shape.
A reporter who dates his communi-.
cation from Havre de Grace, tells the
story in the Philadelphia Times.
The finder of the buried treasure was
a young lazy fellow who laid on his
back in the shade ard read novels, so
the story runs. While in pursuit of
knowledge by this pleasant avenue, he
discovered singular diagram in the
garrett of the old mansion of John
Stump sketched on the fly leaf of one
him thinting. The diagram repre-
sented lines running from the corner
TO the barn to the house
and crossing etc. etc. and
at this point must be buried treasure
This we'll worked out theory devel-
oped streak of latent industry in
young Wilson which, was an unex-
pected place for such treasure, his
friends thought, as the pit in the gard
en- he dug, after laboring from daylight
till after dark. The treasure found at
the bottom of the big hole in the gard
en- was no more, no less than $3.50 900
in gold coin, concealed in an iron box.
This secret was told to none but his
sister. She was bound to everlasting
secrecy and kept it three days. Then it
was die or tell, and she told her most
confidential friend. This confidential
friend was also bound to secrecy and
she told only two others. Strange
enough the whole town found 1t out
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14

The JVhdg says the Maryland Far
mer for May is received, and 1t is
the oldest agricultural journal in
Maryland. and for ten years the only
one Both these statements in quo
tation marks are false. The Ameri-
can Farmer is the oldest agricultural
paper in the state by many years.
The quoted words above are pleas
ant fiction which for some cause not
explained has been at the mast head
of the Maryland Farmer for a long
time. Papers that fly false NOTICE,
are not the best to recommend to
farmers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
Friday. May Ia. 1856.

The Baltimore Sun by blowing its
own praises SO long and loud, Ia weak
ness it was always given toy is sicken-
ing its best friends, and they are com
planning of this egotism. We hope
this constant adulatory is no indicau-
ion that it is descending toward the
western horizon. Nothing is SO pain
full to ones friends as to he constantly
bored by self praise, and nothing gives
an enemy so good an opportunity for
jeers. BY way of variation we sug-
gest that the Sun tell Us all how much
clear money an average issue makes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14

The men who are creating com
munlst riots in this country are
mainly Bulgarians and Poles; people
speaking foreign tongue and unac-
quainted with the genius of our insli-
buttons. Citizens of the Uuited
States should all know how to speak
the English language. Too many of
those kind of foreigners are landed
on our shores. In self defence we
have had to bar out the Monaghan
races; and it begins to look like some
Others would have to be restricted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
Our Road Laws.

The county papers are publish
ing the local laws enacted by the last
legislature, and among these enact
ments is quite lengthy one repeal
ing Sections four, five and SIX of the
road law for this county, passed in
'S4, and reenacting the same with
many stringent provisions, which in
theory are probably wise conditions.
but in practice we question whether
they will add to the efficiency of the
law or laws which have heretofore
governed the mending Of our county
roads. There is an old saying, you
may lead horse to water but you
can't make him drink" which applies
with great force to many things, and
among these is road repairing by men
who do not know how to do the work.
The law may lay down penalties and
provisions knee deep, but man who
does not know how to do a thing can
not be compelled to do it by punish
ments. We assert it for the hundreth
time, probably, and without fear of
successful contradiction. that not one
farmer in fifty has sufficient engineer
ing knowledge to enable him to di-
rect the proper construction orrepair
of road; and if the fiftieth should
fortunately possess the requisite
knowledge and skill, he has not the
proper tools, and cannot readily en-
ploy the men who are best fitted to
perform such work economically
The proper tools for such work, in the
same hands can be made to preform
double the amount of work, that can
be done with the use of ordinary farm
Implements; and m n practiced in
this particular work can preform 80
per cent more with apparent ease.
than farm hands whose training has
been on a very different class CT work.
The dearest whistle that our farm
ers and tax payers have ever paid for
is trying to make farmers mend the
roads. They never have put them in
decent order, and we venture to say
they never will. There are two pri-
mary principals which underlie every
successful enterprise of this nature
The first is to have an exact knowl-
edge Of what to do and how to do it;
and the second to have the best tools
to work with. One half the money
that has been spent on the public
roads of the county it had been ex-
pended under the direction of compe-
tent men working to well defined spe-
cifcatons would have graveled or
piked all the principle thoroughfares
in the county, and the expense Of
keeping such roads in repair after
ward need not be so per cent of our
present outlay. But we suppose they,
(the farmers) will continue to stick in
the mud, pay heavy taxes for the priv
ilege and enjoy that cream of bless
ings, groacl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
Let the boys learn trades, all that

Let the boys learn trades, all that
can or will learn. The labor Unions
gave this useful education to youth
its first check. ldlers followed, pro
fessionals and genteel do notaings
sprung up like weeds; skilled mechan-
les came from Europe and took the
work that our boys would have been
competent to do had they not been
deprieved of the proper training by
the laws of the Uuions, These men
coming from abroad in such large
numbers, imported with them com
munistic ideas, and perseverance, Of
wholesome laws. Their immense
numbers made them strong for mis-
chief. Behold the fruits They
gorge cur towns, factories and rail
roads, oyerturning business and SOW
ing wide distress
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
soon after, and young Wilson with the

soon after, and Dung Wilson with the
treasure trove disappeared.
Now let us see how a little figuring
will act like charge of dynamite on
this romantic tale. $15O,000 in gold
coin will weigh rather more than 700
pounds, to say nothing of the iron box
From deep hole i'm the earth it would
require derrick to raise such weight
and horse and wagon to spirit it
away to railroad station. And then
the Express companys bill of lading,
and percentage for taking charge of
the precious package, and-well, you
see how the artful reporter gets in his
work, and gullibe public believes
him every time, provided he can tell a
very unlikely story.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
Meetings Of County Commissioners.

The regular meetings of the County
Commissioners will be held ON the
second Tuesday of every month. Col
lectors and others having accounts to
be stated or settled will apply to the
Clerk during the recess of the Board.
Persons having Claims against the
county will please file the same in the
voucher, as no account will be allowed
not properly chargeable to the same.
By order. JOHN S. ROSSELL, Clerk
Commissioners Cecil County.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
BuckIen's Arnioa SaIve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for cuts
bruises, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tet-
ter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by DR.. L.
R. Kirk. inne7
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court Of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofeverv month. Executorsp
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few DAYS before Court.
Test: r. f. JAMAR, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
NOTICE..

hereby warn all persons that my wife,
Chrlstlanna r; Marshall. has left my bed
and board without my knowledge or any
just cause or provccation, and therefore, /
iorold any one trusting her on my account,
for WILL pay no debts of her contraction
from this date.
FRANK J. MARSHALL.
Sylmar, Nd, May 9th, 1885. 2,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
MARRIED..

Observation-Disclosures. On the 9th
instant at the parsonage by Rev.
S. A. Gayley d. d. William Ores
we'll and Laura V. Batters both of
this county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14
NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January IT, 1882.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex-
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up
Test: r.. f. LAMAR, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-05-14

THE REV. GEO. H. TAYLER, of
Burbon, Ind, says: Both myself and
wife owe our lives to SHILO'S CON-
SUMPTION CURE" Sold by DR. L.
Il. Kirk. !
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12

eral of volunteers for gallantry at Fort DON
elson. That was one of the attles about
winch great question has been raised. In
1868 Wallace prevented the capture of GIN
cinnati by Kirby Smith. Afterward he COM
handed the Eighth army corps in the east
tie was defeated by Early at the battle of
Monocaey. After this he was removed from
command few days but was reinstated
Gen. Boynton, one of his critics, asserts that
it was Grant himself who removed him. In
this either Boynton or the encyclopedias are
mistaken The latter declare the order of
removal was given by Halleck and re.
scinded by Grant
Howsoever these things may be-, we care
not Gen Wallace is a brave. capable
soldier, and everybody knows it. As law
yer he was member of the court that tried
Wilkes Booth. As minister to Turkey he
was the trusted friend of the sultan. He
has just cleared $50 900 in a commercial
deal il is said. Now let him settle down to
literature In Ben Hur' he has given us
one of the most splendid novels that ever
was or ever will be written in America, and
he can do it again. Ben Hur, Tale Of
the Christ" is perfect story, a crystal
without flaw "Ihe Fla God, " Mexican
romance, is scarcely inferior.
Do it some more, Gen Wallace. Let
military spites and iealousies alone, and ge;
thee to literature. Go!
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12
James Mcneil Whistler.

The announcement that j. Mcneil
Whistler is about to revisit this country, his
native land. Calls attention anew to this
erratic artist He has long been probably
the most talked of man in London, attempt
ing as he does to set tho fashion in art as
Oscar Wilde did in dress, He is the original
of Bunihorne in Patience His makeup
and surroundings and Alterations and ego
tism have formed the subject OF more than one
letter written to American newspapers by
London correspondents His suit against
Mr.. Ruskin, who hotly charged him with
"fiinging a pot of paint in the face of the
public is among his recent felicities, and
he wears on his chain the halfpenny awarded
him on that occasion by way of damages to
his reputation and feelings. He comes to
America to repeat his Ten o Clocks" His
Ten O Clocks" are lectures, and lie goes on
the platform to deliver them at 10 o'clock at
night for eccentricity's sake. presumably.
If histler comes here let 1t be hoped that
his 10 o'clock will be changed to g. We sit
I'D too late as 1t is He is original, and hi:
Alterations are the outcome OF his original
ity, and if he comes to America people viii
make much Ct him. especially as he returns
to his native, country with the English trade
mark on him.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12
How Senator Miller Became Rich.


| see that John F. Miller senator from
California. is dying AT Washington, at the
aye of 30, with fortune estimated at
rom 81, 100000 to $4,000 What a
strange career is here epitomized | met
Senator Miller as colonel in Rosecran's
army in 1868 His only fortune was his
colonels pay. In July of that year l saw
HIM laid out on a battlefield, shot through
the eye. A year later he had returned to
duty minus that eve and richer only by the
increased pay which came with his promo
ton to be a brigadier general. In 1866, |
think it was, he called npon me in New
York with his commission as collector
OF the port of San Francisco in his
pocket. 1t was lonely; there was little
el>e in his pocket About the close of his
term he fell in with Gen. Lowell H. Rousseau,
whom johnson had sent to Alaska as United
States COMM, sioner to receive that territory
from the Russian authorities and a man
named Hutchinson, 70 whom johnson had
granted certain fur-hunting privileges. Gen
Miller and Hutchinson formed what is now
known as the Alaska Commercial company,
and it enriched both and others bes de.
Honors followed riches in rapid succession,
aud in 1881 he was elected to the United
States senate. He has been liberal with his
we lth though not wastefuL New York
Tribune.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12
NHERlFFS SALE.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No.
5000 issued ont of the clerks office Of the cir
cult court of Rock Island county, and stale of
Illinois. and to me directed, whereby am com
mauded to make the amount Of certain Jndg-
ment recently obtained against Henry Tompkins
in favor of Simeon 4. Roberts, ont of the lands,
tenements. goods and chattels of the said defen-
dant. Henry Tompklns, ! have levied npon the
following property to-wit:
The undivided one third of the east half Of the
north east quarter of section number thiIt, FIVE,
in township number seventeen north range. num-
her four west of the 4th p NJ all in tie county
of Rock Island and state of Illinois, said uudl
vided one third G3) being the property of said
Henry TOmpkins.
Therefore, according TO said command. | shall
expose for sale. AZ public auction, all the right,
title and interest of the above named Henry Tomp
kins in and to the above described property, on
Saturday the Goth day Of February 1884, al O'Clock
p. m, at The north door of the court hon Sc in the
city of Rock Island, in the county of Rock isl
and and state of Illinois for cash in hand TO sat
isfy said execution and fee bill
Dated at Rock Island, this goth day of January.
A D., 1886. JOHN NJ. RETltkER,
Sheriff OF Rock Island County, Illinois.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12
CURE OF PLEURISY.
30 MAIN STREET, GLOUCESTER. Mass.
April 16, 1855.

III MAIN 1'~"NN-
April 16. 1885.
Allcocks Porous Plasters have been
used. in our family for the last three or
four years with very beneficial results
Previous to that time had been subject
to attacks of severe pain in my left side
Hot cloths and liniments afforded temper
ary relief, but after a while the pain al
ways returned. In the fall of 1886, after
a very severe attack, was advised by a
friend to try an Allcock's Porous Plaster
on nv side, which greatly benefited me-
After that | tried several kinds OF plastt RS
10 see which was best, and finally dec'd-
ed that Allcock's suited my case the best.
have worn them constantly on my side
ever since, and have never been troubled
with the pain, except when lett them
off for few days We always keep q
supply in the house, and whenever a
pain seizes any of us. in any part OF lne
body, we just apply an Allcocks Plaster
and can most heartily recommend lnem'
anu JAMES PETTIaREw.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12

ist one Sunday, Pauline was called on to
take her place Her vo.ce astonished every
one who heard it, The principal musicians
in Vienna Immediately TOOK cps to enable
her to complete her training Her success
was rapid and without any drawback from
that time. An incident which helped to in
crease her popularity occurred at almost
Ter first operate enTagem mt She was III
Sul'ed by one Of the female artistic; of the
Company, who wa, iea Gus of her success.
Vine Lucca Immediately informed the man
ager that unless she received an ample apol-
~ from this person that nothing could in
duce Ter to sing in the same company with
her The manager threatened her with i'm
pri-onment if she did not fulfill her contract
She persisted in her resolution, ami delibeT-
liely went 10 the prison and gave herself up.
lie was 10, kad up one whole day. Rather
than lose her services her manager W As com
PEELED 10 induce the offending lady to apollo
gise to Nine Lucca Her principal sue
ces es were made at Oimeitz. Prague, Der
lin Vienna and Londoa In 1865 she mar
riei Baron Won Rohden, but he was killed
IN the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-12
Lew wallace. Soldier and Novelist,


1t seems to have been good deal easier to
fight the battles Of the rebellion and estab-
fish the south back in the Union than it is to
get the facts of those battles straight after
the war il over No blood, at least no dis
singuished blood has been shed In this latter
attempt, but no end Of bard feeling has been
angendered, and several great historic ques-
tons have been sprung, which no judge or
jury OF this or coming generations will de-
ride satisfactorily
that brilliant, versatile and brave man,
Gen Lewis Wallace, of Indiana, having set
led the sultan, has now come home to set his
fellow countrymen by the ears by raising
military questions of the kind named. Gen.
Wallace declares that Halleck hated Grant
so much that he would have permitted Wash
ington to be taken when Grant was CON-
mander in chief, to vent his spite. Yea. he
would even have suffered the sacred, mighty
and irreplaceable persons of the presidential
cabinet to fall into the hands of the enemy if
thereby he could prove Grant an Incapable
general Through the Intervention of di-
vine providence, one of whose instruments
seems to have been Gen. Wallace himself
however, this frightful calamity was avert
ed Our cabinet was saved. This was in
President Lincolns time, 1864
But no thanks to Gen. Halleck that they
were, Gen. Wallace says Thereupon a whole
menagerie of colonies, generals and scribes
fall upon Gen. Wallace, tooth and nail, and
| avow that Halleck was mo SIGH pusson.'