The Iola Register (Iola, Allen County, Kansas)
February 20, 1875

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TERMS-TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR. VOLUME IX. IOLA, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 20, 1875. NO. 8. OFFICIAL PAPER OF COTJXTY. P t M Business Streriorn. COUNTY OFFICERS. IIVTalcoH District Judge N r Accra, Probate Judge Wb Thrasher Coupty Treasurer II A Necdham County Clerk G M.Brown, Register of Deeds J II Richards County Attorney U3I Simpson, ...Clerk District Court J Brvan .Superintendent Public Schools JLWowliD, Sheriff Lyman Rhoades, surveyor if imrruie. j Aivpiowland, S Commissioners Isaac Bonebrake, CITY OFFICERS. W C Jones, Mayor L L Lowe Police Judge John Paxson, S I Stauben I X, Walker, V Councilmen C SI Simpson, v TtM. I 1. 1. Northrop, .Treasurer ji vt laicoit, iyic JNWooUomea Marshal C D Briggs, Assistant Marshal CHURCHES. METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Corner of Jefferson avenue and Broadway St. Services every Sabbath at 10K a. m. and "p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday evenings at 7 p. m. II. K. Merit, Pastor. PBESBYTEBIAK. fVirtipr Madison avenue and Western Street. Services 10K a.m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at S. S. m. J tt I'INlLEKTU.t, srasior, BAPTIST. On Sycamore street. Services every Sabbath at 10Ka.ro. andTn.m. Fravermeeting on Thurs day evening. Church meeting at 4 p. ru. on Maturuay Deiore ine urst saouaui in eacu iuuuui Sabbath School at 12 o'clock ra. C. T. Floyd, Pastor. Secret Societies. IOLA LODGE, NO. 38, A. F A. Masons meets on the first and third Saturdays in every month. Brethren in good standing are invited toaiiena u.w. iau.uji( i ju. J. N. Whits, Scc'y. IOLA LODGE, NO. 21, I. O. of Odd Fel lows hold their regular meetings eery Tues dav evening, in their hall, Avr iaa mm-rn hi rn imiii (Him iniiiiiiz brethren in good standing, are inviteii toaiiena. C. M. SIMPSON, N. G. W. C. Jones, sec'y. hotels. LELAND HOUSE. H BANCROFT, Proprietor. IOLA, Kas is. This house has been thoroughly reiiaired and refitted and is now the most tlesirable place in the city for trav elers to btoii. No pains will be .pared to make the guests of the Leland feel at home. Baggage transferred to and from Depot free of charge. CITY HOTEL, R1C11ARD PROCTOR, Proprietor. Iola, Kansas. Single meals S3 cents. Day board ers one dollar per itay. ttorncijs, H. W. TALCOTT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Iola, Allen connty, Kansas. OOice on Mudiaun a enue, one door eastofWm. Davis. Caes before any of the courts of the State will recciie careful attention. All collections promptly remitted. NELSON F. AOERS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Iola, Allen county, Kansas. Ha the only full and complete set of Abstracts of Allen county. J. C. Mltiuay J. II- RiciiAims, County Attorney. MURRAY RICHARDS, A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW. J Money in sums from SJuu 00 to 85.0J0 00 loaned on long time upon Improved Farms in Allen, Anderson, n oodson, aau .aeosno coun ties. Scwclers. D. F. GIVENS, WATCHMAKER, JEWELER, AND CI.OCK Beiiairer, ai the iostoffice, Iola, Kansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry, promptly and nttiir ivtviiml and warranted. A fine assort ment of Clocks, Jewelry, Gold pens and other fancy articles, wnien win oe soiu cneap. i S. S. YOUNG, VTPW filTV AND SILVERSMITH SHOP. L Having located In Iola tor the purpose of repairing iiuns, irisiuis, mwju, imiuwa-iiw kinds of Jewelry, I ask those who may have any -trnrk in mv line to iriiemea trialas I warrantail work to give satisfaction. A good assortment of notions tor sale. Gold pens and Sewing Machine Needles a specialtv Remember the place, first lonr east of Washington avenue on north side of Madison avenue. miscellaneous. SI. DeMOSS, SI. D., vi7Trp.rtrJnft l-Vmri-i A tin' Draff Store J Itesidence on Washington avenue, 2nd door .south Neosho street. H. A. NEEDHASI, COUNTY CLERK. Conveyancing carefully done, and acknowledgements taken. Maps and plans neatly drawn J. N. WHITE, T TNDERTAKER, Madison avenue, Iola, Kan J sas. Wood coffins constantly on band and llearsealways in readiness. Metalic Burial Caes furnished ou short notice. J. E. THORP, change for work. H. REIMERT, TAILOR. Iola, Kansas. Scolt Brother's old stand. Clothing made to order in the latest and best Styles. Satisfaction guaranteed. Clean ing and repairing done on short notice. The Iola register. SUBSCRIBE FOR IT. Devoted to the Interests of Iola and .Mien county. Makes Local News a Specialty. Contains a good assortment of general news and condensed State News. JOB WORK Of all kinds, such as IiETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, CARDS, POSTERS, &c, Done in good style, and at reasonable prices. A TRUE BEAUTY. The lilly.drops its pearly leaves, And fades the beauty of the rose; But virtue fairer colors weaves, As fadeless as the drifting suows. No lrosts affection's smile can blight. Or take one love-look from the face; And hope can give the eye a light The storms of time can not efface. Give me a face that shows a soul As pure as morning's rosy light; Its beauty fades not, nor grows old, But shall remain forever bright. All other forms of beauty fade; The rose of health shall die away; But beauties by the mind displayed Shall live through ail eternity. TUE MUTINEER'S SHIP. I had command of the old "Evershot," a good ship, and one which had put much money into the hands of her own ers. She had been built for the India trade, and, with the exception of one voyage to Smyrna, she had stuck to the purpose for which she had been put to gather. On the occasion of the present adventure I was bound for India, with an assorted and valuable cargo. I had a few passengers, among whom were three officers going out to join their regiments after a long furlough in England. We had doubled the southern capes of Africa; and were working well into the Indian Ocean, when a lookout in the foretop reported a sail directly ahead, in the line of our course. "Some homeward bound Indiamen, probably," remarked Sir. Lee, my mate. The wind was now a little south of east, so that we stood upon our course north-east with freedom. The coming ship had been heading directly towards us, but as we came nearer, she seemed inclined to keep away to the westward. "Is it an English ship?" asked one of my passengers a gray haired old man. I told him I thought it was. Just as I answered, my second male came down from the foretop where he had been with a glass. I observed that his face wore a troubled look, and that he was anxious to speak, and his glance at the aged pas senger gave trie to understand that he cared not to speak iu his presence. I took the hint, and walked forward. At the gangway, Sir. Becket, the mate in question, stopped me. "What is it?" I asked. "Captain," he replied, trembling, "the ship ahead of us is the 'Dorset!' There's not another ship from England with a figure head like hers. Those three Graces, with their flowing drapery, are not to be mistaken." "Are you sure the ship in the distance has that figure head "Yes, sir; you'll be able to see it from here pretty soon." "But," said I, "the 'Dorset' has not yet had time to reach Sidney, let alone getting back as far as this." "Of course she hasn't," acknowledged Becket; "but," he added, casting a quick glance around, "didn't you ever hear of ships being turned from their true course without the orders of their proper commanders?" "Ah 1" I uttered thus much, and then bowed my head beneath the stroke of my mate's intimation. "You remember what sort of a cargo the 'Dorset' took out?" Becket suggested. I remember very well for I had met her captain on the very day before he sailed, and dined with him. He was one of my oldest and best friends Harry Bumsted his name was, and as good a sailor as ever trod the deck. The facts, as I knew them, were these The "Dor set" had sailed two weeks before I did, taking out twenty-three convicts, who had been sentenced to transportation. These, of course he was to drop at Syd ney or Port Jackson and as he had part of a cargo for that place, he was to make that his first port. So I knew that the "Dorset" had no business to be running out from the Indian Ocean at this time. "What do you think about it asked Becket, who had been watching me nar rowly. I asked him to let me take the glass and with it I went upon the horse-block, and set the focus. The coming ship was now so near that her hull was up, with her figure head entirely upon the water line. I turned the glass in that direc tion, and a moment's scrutiny told me that my mate was right. There could be no mistaking the three graceful en tertwined figures that adorned the head of the "Dorset's" cutwater. They were beautiful in appearance. "Sir. Becket," I said, stepping back to his side, "that is the 'Dorset' and no mistake." "So I am sure. And what do you make of her present course?" "What do you make of it I asked, not for want of information, but from a shrinking from being the first to give words to a terrible truth. He answered, promptly, "I think the convicts have taken the ship!" "So do I!" And having thus spoken, I walked aft to where my first mate stood by the wheel, and taking him aside told him my fears. He leaped upon the rail, and gazed off upon our neighbor, and was soon by my side again, and greatly agi tated. "It is certainly as you say, captain. What shall we do f "Aye what could we do? The ship was now withiu half a mile of us, and all question as to her identity was at an end. We knew her to be the "Dorset," and it was equally evident that the con victs had by some means gained posses sion. "She had not only convicts," said Lee, "but there were men among her crew not fit to be trusted. One or two of them, at least, I knew for as precious scamps as ever went unhung." This made the matter till worse. Of my whole available force I could muster but thirty men, counting the three able bodied passengers. I had set five of my crew on shore at St. Helena, ill with fever, and had been unable at the time to make their places good. On board the "Dorset," in all probability there would be three-and-twenty convicts, and very likely a part of the crew. From Sir. Lee's representation it would be safe to conclude that a majority of her crew might be found in mutiny. What should we do To allow the ship to pass on under such circumstances seemed hardly the thing for an English officer, and to openly engage such a force would be sheer madness. I asked my officers what they thought, and they could only answer that I must think, and they would stand by me. And the three mil itary officers said the same. During this time the ship in question bad been nearing us, we having steered so as to speak to her, and when she was near enough under our lee bow, I hailed her: "Ship-aboy!" "Hallo!" was the answer. "What ship is that T "The 'Ocean Star.'" "Where are you bound V "To America." "Do you belong there "Aye, aye At this point she had ranged ahead far enough so that I could see that she had the American ensign at her peak, which had been before hidden by her canvas. There were from thirty to forty men leaning over her rail, and I knew that we could not openly overcome them. I cannot tell how I felt at that moment; but I know, had I been near enough, I would have boarded tier at all hazards. What had become of Harry Bumstcad and the few men who might have re mained faithful to him While thoughts were whirling painfully through my brain the "Dorset" passed on, and as she passed, I saw a face at one of the quarter windows. I opened my glass and level ed it. It was the face of Captain Harry Bumsted, and he waved a handkerchief with every sign of distress. I was becoming dizzy and weak with shame and pain, when an idea flashed upon me that caused me to leap and cry out with joy. It came full formed like an inspiration from Heaven. "Put the ship upon her course again," I ordered. "We can do nothing?" said Becket, interrogatively. "Wait," said I. 'It isn't too late yet" "But "Hold on! When I have my plan shaped you shall know it." It was now quite late, for the sun bad touched the horizon of the waters when the "Dorset" passed us. I watched the receeding ship until darkness and dis tance hid her from me, and I knew she was bound for the Atlantic. I bad seen her shorten sail for the night, and with the last view she had been steering south-west. As soon as the curtain of night had fallen, I ordered the ship to wear around upon the other tack, and having set her course due south, I crowded on all sail. When all had been belayed on the new tack, the officers and men crowded around, anxious to know what I meant. "I mean," I answered, "that I will have those villains safely in irons again if I can." "But how?" came from half the crew at a breath. And I told them. "Our ship is by all odds the swiftest sailor, even with equal canvass, but now that the 'Dorset' has only topgallant sails set over double-reefed top-sails, while we are now carrying everything, we shall shoot ahead fast. By midnight I calculate to be enough further south than she can be to make a run to the westward, and lie in wait for her. We know her course and by faithful reckon ing cannot fail to strike it." "And what then r "I can tell you better when the time comes. Stand by me, and I'll be care ful." The breizo held good and fair, and with studding-sails below and aloft we spanked on until midnight, at which time I knew we must be much further south than the "Dorset." Then I changed the course to west-south-west. and at three o'clock after careful compu tation, I believed I was where I should be. As soon as this had been decided I gave orders for heaviug-to and taking in sail. I sent down the lofty yards, sent the top-gallant masts on deck, and housed the topmasts. While this was being done the passen gers had been bringing the arms on deck and making them ready, and I had more than enough for a cutlass and a brace of pistols for each man. I had just got the pumps rigged when the lookout aloft reported a sail. I hastened forward, and I could distinctlv discern the sharp lines of the top-hammer of a heavy ship against the sky. I put myself in her way, run up. signal lanterns, and set men at work at my pumps. When she had come near .enough she put down her helm, and laid her course to run under our stern. t "Ship ahoy 1" came from the "Dorset" -for I had distinguished her figure-head and I knew her. Fearing that the villains might recog nize my voice, I instructed Lee to answer for me 1 "Aye I aye I Send us a boat We've sprung a leak, and are sinking!" "Who are ye?" "The 'Amphitrite.' of Liverpool" "What have ye got aboard T' "Furniture, and provisions, and a hundred thousand pounds in gold!" The "Dorset" hove to and lowered a boat, which was very soon alongside full of men; and villainous men they looked to be as they came over the side. "Ye haven't settled much in the water," remarked one of their number. "We've kept the pumps going until we can't pump any more," I said. "Well, where's yer gold Let's have that first" "This way," I said, moving towards my cabin-door. When abreast the after pump I gave the signal agreed upon for the men to stop pumping; and in a moment more I gave another signal agreed upon. I shouted "Down, every man The man of the mutineers nearest me fell by my hand, and others fell as quickly. Only fifteen men had come off in the boat, and as they were taken com pletely by surprise they were captured and ironed before they could fully un derstand what was the matter. "Ship ahoy l" I shouted through my trumpet, imitating as nearly as possible the voice of the man who had fallen under my hand. "Hallo!" came in reply. "Send another boat We can't bring half. Hurry The old thing's sinking Another boat soon came alongside with ten men in it As they came over the rail they were taken from behind, and secured without bloodshed. Sly course was now simple. We had five-and-twenty of the villains safely under our charge, and having seen them so securely bound that they could not move, I called twenty-four of my men into the two boats alongside, leaving only six in charge of the ship. We pul led for the "Dorset," and as we came-to aider her gangway we saw a few men looking over the rail but we had taken the precaution to put on the Scotch caps of the convicts, add they did not suspect. Becket was the first upon her deck and I followed. "Got the gold?" asked a burly fellow, whom I recognized at once as th'e boat swain of the ship, and one of the r recious villains of whom Lee had spoken. "It is in the boats," answered Becket. "Rig a whip, and we'll soon have it aboard." The fellow turned round to see to the rigging of the whip. I saw that my men had all come over the side, and I gave the signal. We bad no particular need to be careful of life now, for prisoners on board my ship had confessed the crime of which those bad been guilty who held the "Dorset" in charge. The chief of the mutineers I cut down with my on hand. Beside him there were only sixteen to deal with. Four others were killed outright, while I lost not a man. They were overcome and secured, and then I made my way to the star board quarter galley, where I found and embraced Captain Harry Bumstcad. In the hold we found fifteen of the crew in irons. Bumstead explained to me in a few words what had happened. Only six days before the boatswain, who had shown much insubordination during the voyage headed nineteen of the crew, who had joined him, and having set the convicts free, they made an easy victory over the others. The first and second mates they had killed, and the boatswain had been in favor of putting all his prisoners to death but the majority of the mutineers as well as most of the con victs, refused to have it done. So it had been arranged that the captain and his fifteen true men should be set on shore upon the first out-of-the-way island that came in their way. After due deliberation it was arranged that Bumstead should proceed to Syd ney with his fifteen faithful men, he feeling assured that they would be safe. I helped him iron and secure his prison ers, and then I took the mutineers of his crew aboard my own ship. There were fifteen of them, five having been killed during the conflict That morning the "Dorset" stood away for Australia, while I put my head once more upon my course. We arrived safely in Calcutta, where I delivered up my prisoners. Before I was ready to set sail for the return voysge, captain Bum stead joined me, and very shortly there after we saw the mutineers suffer the extreme penalty of the laws which they had outraged. A circuit preacher in Slissouri prayed for rain one night at a farmer's bouse, and the farmer, who had a horse race arranged fur next day, was so mad that he turned the good man out of 'doors. Swimming Two Huortd Miles. In the steamship "Queen," which left this port recently, there was as one of the passengers the noted Paul Boynton, pearl diver, life saver, and man fish in general. He leaves on a dangerous experiment, which is none other than to make a sea voyage in a life-saving suit It is his in tention to drop overboard not less than two hundred miles from land, either after leaving New York or before reach ing Liverpool, when he will be left to the mercy of the waves until he shall meet with a parting vessel. Mr. Boynton is confident that he will come out all right in the matter and prove the value of the dress. This is a rubber suit or armor of peculiar pattern, containing compartments which, when inflated, it is claimed, are able to float a man of any weight in safety. The one taken by Boynton will weigh fifteea pounds, and he carries with him a rubber bag, two dozen signal lights, two pounds of chease, six pounds of crackers, one piece of bologna sausage, one axe and one bowic knife for sharks, signal flags, rockets, an extra suit of clothes, and a large double bladed paddle with which to propel him self. Mr. Boynton is a man of fine physique, and weighs about one hundred and eighty pounds. On the Jersey coast he claims to have saved seventy-one lives. Wildcats. Frank Buckland thinks it would be well to revive the hunt after wildcats as game which supply a delicate dish for the table and an excelent pelt as well. In former times the chase of this animal was almost a national sport in Spain. The season was in October and Novem ber, and the bunt begun with a grand procession. At the end of each day the town was re-entered in procession, and the hunters headed by the mayor, sat down to eat the cats. The meat was said to be "exqujsit, in the .opinion of every one who has eaten it It is white, like the flesh of a rabbit, but more deli cate, and of much finer flavor." This opinion seems to be borne out by the price, which is twice that of a good hare. But the use to which the skins were put is really remarkable. The fur took the place of ermine in the robes of the kings of Aragon, who used it in their corona tions and other ceremonies. Made into parchment it was used only for acts of Parliament and royal ordinances. An old register dated 1491, is written on this material, and each leaf is certified, at the top, to be of true wildcat skin. Upon learning of this, Sir. Buckland annouue ed that he means to try to make parch ment from the skin of the common cat The Power of Sniff. Dr. Rudolph Voa Gurdengeld, chiet physician in the Bavarian army during the Napoleon wars, tells the following "Once I was gathering plants in a small forest near Slo-sen. Suddenly I came upon a man who was lying on the ground and whom I at once supposed to be dead. On drawing near to him how ever, I perceived that he was alive but in a fainting state. Vigorously I shook him at last he opened his eyes and asked me in a lamentable and scarcely audible voice whether I lud auy snuff with me? When I gave a negative an swer he fell back into his former condi tion. I now went in search of snuff, and was fortunate enough to meet a peasant, who kindly came with me to the faint ing man, aud gave him some pinches of snuff. The man soon recovered, and then he told me he had to travel a cer tain distance as messenger, and on start ing in the morning bad forgotten to take his snufT-box. As he went along so vi olent became his craving for snuff that he was completely exhausted, and had fallen down in a swoon at the spot where I found him. But for my opportune arrival he said he must surely have died." Ignorance and Crime. We doubt, says the Scientific American, if more striking evidence, of the necessi ty of compulsory education laws and the provision of means for their rigid en forcement could be found than appears in a suggestive fact in the pages of a. re cent report of the National Prison Associ ation. This volume which is filled with copious statistics of prison convicts in this country, deals incidentally with the cause of crime, making its deductions from the various prison reports of the mental and social condition of the incar cerated. Ignorance is proved to be the worst evil with whitch a community must struggle. Forty-eight per cent of all the convicts in the United States can neither read nor write, and only one per cent of the eggreggte have acquired a superior education. We trust that the enforcement of the compulsory laws al ready enacted in some of the States, will soon justify the wisdom that prompted them, and lead to an improvement in the average education of the lower classes. It's an even thing in Rome, if you give a beggar ten cents, he will bless your soul, and if you refuse to give any thing he will bless your eyes. Forty girls will run after a snob with a gold-headed cane, where one will shy up to a fellow with sound horse sense. Tie Nitioial flraige. At their late meeting at Charlestown, the Natiocal Grange last night adopted the report of the Committee on the Cen tennial Exposition, declaring that no provision has been made whereby the Patrons of Husbandry can be represent ed as an association at that exposition, as the commissioners have provided no adequate plan through which the agri cultural products of the country can be systematically and fully represented. They therefore recommend that further consultation be sought with the direc tors of the exposition to ascertain whether a modification of their plans may be effected so as to secure the recognition of American agriculture. The committee suggest that there be a full exhibition of plants, with product stock of wool and silk agriculture, and say in conclu sion "We deem it a part of our mis sion as patrons of husbandry, to produce among our people a proper interest in the approaching celebration of the hun dredth anniversary of American inde pendence, and to use our best endeavors to have it do the most good possible, not only by exhibiting the progress and power of a great nation during the first century of its existence, but by cement ing the band which shall unite our peo ple for the future. In furtherance of these views we trust the entire manage ment of this grand exposition will be conducted on such broad, liberal and upright principles as shall best tend to harmonize our states, and aid in spread ing the peace of a millenial age among the nations of the earth." The committee, to whom was rcfered the resolutions regarding the extension of government aid to the Texas Pacific Railroad, presented the following reso lutions, which were unanimously adopt ed: Resolved, That the National Grange earnestly invites the attention of Con gress to the necessity of the speedy com pletion of the Texas Pacific railroad, and ask of that body reasonable aid to the company which has inaugurated this great national enterprise under such cautionaVy restrictions and safeguards as the prudence and wisdom of Congress may desire to guarantee the government against loss and protect the agricutural interests of the country against unjust discriminations in the price of transpor tation. A Peddler's Wonderful Ride. A peddler named Jonas Slarburger has for many years tramped over various sec-, tions of this and neighboring counties soiling his wares; and by a consistent course he has won the confidence aud esteem of a large number of acquaintan ces. On Tuesday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, the peddler opened bis pack in the kitchen of a man named Eshelstaub, in Albany township. The farmer's wife purchased what she desired, and the ped dler according to the custom of that neighborhood, wns asked to remain for supper, which he did, and subsequently determined to stay all night About 9 o'clock the peddler was shown to a large garret under the toof where he was to sleep. The family retired and nothing unusnal occurred until some time near midnight, when the farmer was awakened by the barking of watch dogs and the tramping of horse's hoofs. He arose and looked out of the window towards the barn when an extraordinary sight met his gaze. The dogs were in an adjoining field, and strange to say, there appeared to be a ghost riding about on one of the farmer's young horses. The farmer called the hired man, and on go ing to the garret with a lantern they found the bed which had been occupied empty, and the peddler gone, but his clothes still hanging on a chair, where he had evidently placed them. The farmer and the hired man went down stairs and found that all the doors were locked as they were before they retired. Going out they found the horse still on a full gallop under the direction of his mysterious rider. The hired man watched his chance, caught the animal and under close examination found that the rider was the peddler who sat there like a statue, and was in a complete stateofsomnamblnism. He had nothing on him except bis shirt, undershirt, drawers and stockings, and notwithstand ing the coldness of the night he was prespiring freely when lifted down. They could not waken him properly until he was led into Wa house, and when he came to his senses he seemed to know nothing of what had occurred. He seemed startled at being out of bed and down stairs in such appareV Subsequent examination showed that the man in this strange state had worked his way out of a trap door to the roof, and thence down to a roof of a back building, and thence to the ground. During a trial the Judge called a wit ness. No one answered and an elderly man arose and solemnly said "he is gone." "Where is he gone?" asked the Judge, in an under tone. "I don't know, but he is dead," was the guarded answer. A lawyer once asked a hotel-keeper the following question: "If a man gives you a hundred pounds tit keep for, him, and die, what do you do? Do you pray for him?" "No sir," replied the land lord, "I pray for another just like him." BriagugtkeLudlord iiDesL "What do you charge for board?" asked a tall Green Mountain boy as he walked up to the bar of a second-rate hotel in New York: "What do you ask a week for board and lodgings?" "Five dollars." "Five dollars! that's too much but I s'pose you'll allow for time I'm absent for dinner and supper T" "Certainly thirty-seven and a half cents each." Here the conversation ended, and the Yankee took up his quarters for two weeks. During this time he lodged and breakfasted at the hotel, but did not take either dinner or supper, saying his business detained him in an other portion of the town. At the expiration of two weeks he again walked up to the bar, and said: "Spose we settle that account I'm. going in a few minutes." The landlord handed him his account: "Two weeks board at five dollars ten dollars." "Here stranger," said the Yankee, "that is wrong; you've made a mistake; you've not deducted the times I was absent from dinner and supper 14 days 2 meals per day, 28 meals at 37 cents each 10 dollars and 50 cents. If you've not got the 50 cents that's due me, I'll, take a drink and the balance in cigars." In a late speech Senator Morton said The idea that we are a nation, that we are one people, should be a plank in the platform of every party. It should be the central idea of American politics, and every child should be, so to speak, vaccinated with this idea, that he may be protected from the political distemper that has brought such calamity upon our country. The man who does not possess the sentiment of nationality is intellectually and morally weak in many of the great positions and trials of life. It is an element of strenght and courago to feel that you belong to a great nation that loves liberty better than any other, and is not surpassed in wealth, power, and valor. When the mind of the nation is fdlly saturated with the sentiment of nationality that we are but one people, there will be no danger, though our boundaries como to embrace the entire continent How thoughtful we need to be in our ways of doing good I We try to confer a favor, aud perhaps we wound the tenderest susceptibilities; we seek to give comfort, and by a want of gentle tact we jar the most sensitive nerves of grief. Or perhaps we give" physical re--lief in some inconsiderable way, and we break down independence of spirit and destroy the power of self-help. When we can aid others to walk, we should not try to carry them. It is well to study God's dearinz with ourselves, if we are Christians, which aves the soul while it weakens none of its powers. He de livers from the curse and terror, and then restores to soundness that we may walk at liberty keeping his command ments. The Nebraska Superintendent of Im migration gives the result of inquiries into the history and habits of the grass hopper, in which he states that from extensive experiments in Kansas, .Ne braska, Iowa and Minnesota, it is ascer tained that no eggs have beeen laid that will hatch the coming spring, except in a part ot one coanty in Kansas. Orchard erass is now attracting unus ual attention, and writers in the agri cultural papers, who claim to have ex perience, recommend it as superior even to timothy, on account ot its produc tiveness and capability to withstand drought, while it is claimed that in point of nutrition they are about equal. The Garnett Plaindealer says that Kansas has been afflicted with chinch busrt. crasshopers and drouth the last season, and now the good Lord has seen fit to let Victoria C. Woodhull loose on the "people. Probably further scourging was necessary. It looks bad to see a dog preceding his master down the street, and calmly tum down the stairs to the first saloon he ap proaches. It shows there is something wrong, something lacking, a deplorable tendency on the part of the dog. On retiring from business a wise old man said to his son and successor "Now, my boy, remember that common sense is the best thing you can bring to bear on every affair of life except love making." An Indiana Sunday-school man writes to a Bible firm in New York "Send me some Sunday-school papers and books. Let the books be about pirates and Indians as far as possible." A Green Bay man thinks it very -wrong for a boy to go to a circus, but he will keep a lad turning a fanning-mill ten hours, hand him five cents, and stand and wait for the boy to thank him. "Pm not in mourning," said a young lady frankly to a querist, "but as the widows are getting all the offers nowa days, we poor girls must do something to protect ourselves." Quilp, who has heretofore been a Universalist, now thinks there are two things destined to be lost his umbrella, and the man who stole it The acrobats of every household The pitcher and the tumbler. J .ir-ifw

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aZSKSeSKF 32c v-s? THE REGISTER. OFFICIAL PAVER OF-COUNTY W. G. ALLISOtf, Editor. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1875. Senator Hooper, Representative in Congress from MassichusettJ, died last Saturday evening. A fibc at Independence, Kans., last Friday destroyed some eighteen build ings in the central part of the town occu pied by business men. The stock of each one was more or less damaged, and the loss is estimated at $25,000. Is Ohio the Legislature has amended their liquor law, but it still gives power to recover damages from liquor dealers and owners of buildings where saloons are kept, if distinct public notice is given to the sellers beforehand by the complain ants. Ix Wyandotte county they have taxed the Western Union Telegraph company more than its entire receipts in that county during the year. Ju retaliation the company increased the local tariffs iu said county twenty-five per cent, and this has mado the local papers indignant. For President in 1876 the Cincinnati Commercial nominates William Cullen Bryant, It says that at eighty he is not as old as a majority of men at sixty, The late Democratic victories have so elated that party that they are sure of the next President, all thai troubles them is to decide upon whom they will confer these honors an old line Bour bon or a Reformer. openings of Wisconsin but it is "moral strategy" to annually satterthree thou sand obnoxious "iron-clad orphans," juvenile criminals, amonir the bcaceful homes and in the QUift neighborhoods of tne state. The good work and prayers of the .peo ple of Wisconsin are decidedly weak if they cannot overcome the evil and mis chief spread by one of these little waife. We apprehend that this Board of Chari ties and Reforms favors an amendment to the Constitution supporting, their Views nf Christianity 8nd religion. Their opposition to "iron-clad orphans" would indicate that they are among those who are just awakening to the fact that our Constitution would do very well for a nation of Mohammedans. TUB LEGISLATURE. According to the Louisville Courier Journal illiterate voters in Kentucky arc rapidly increasing in number, the in crease in ignorancy being greater than the increase of population. Out of over fivethousandschooldistrictsitissaidthat not more than one hundred are properly provided with school houses. So long as this state of affairs exists the people of that State will continue to take their whisky and the Democratic ticket straight. Ix Pennsylvania the temperance men helped to elect Democratic legislators for the parposj of securing reform legisla tion and now they are likely-to have it in the repeal of their local option law, Taking from the people the right of say ing whether or no they shall have saloons in their midst is probably not such "re form" as they hoped for, but such as they might have expected. As the political parties now stand neither of them are "total abstinence" by any means, but temperance men will probably learn by dear experience that in helping to elect Bourbon Democrats they are injuring the cause they have espoused. A lAff levying a tax on dogs is much needed in ouiState; it would raise quite a revenue and rid the State of a large number of pests. Iu the January report of the Department of Agriculture at Washington it is shown that the direct loss from ravages committed by dogs upon the sheep throughout the country amounts to a million" of dollars annually. The Kansas returns, had been received from only eleven counties, but in"" these counties out of 23,407 sheep raised kst year 909 were killed by dogt A tax on dogs of one dollar per heal would raise a fund large enough to pay for the sheep killed by them, and would greatly en courage the raising of sheep. The Supreme Court of 'the United' States is urged by JIrs.tVirginia L. Min or, of St. Louis, to dcidethat hhe is a citizen of the Uiii testates, and that said citizenship' -gaisantees to her the right to vote. From the treatment of her petition it. is evident that -the decision of the Court will be adverse to I her prayer. It is said, however, that the Fourteenth Amendment is so worded that when (if ever) the right to vote is conferred on the wouija it will not be necesury, in order to legalize this right, to change a word in .the constitution. This surely was not the intention of the When Andy, our Constitutional expoun framefs of the Fourteenth Amendment, der, takes his seat in the Senate again we may expect him to give some attention to this matter. The Topcka correspondent of the ICattsasCityJourn.il of Commerce gives sme interesting facts, with figures, rela tive to. the cost of running the State government of Kansas under a Republi cin administration and that of Missouri under a Democratic one. Among the items of expenses enumerated, we find the following in reference to the Gover nor's inansion in the latter State, during the year 1873 4: For improvements in the Governor's- mansion, $5,500; for btationcry, $9,016 for gas S5G0 for cur rent expenses 3,983; for furnishing this mansion, $4,439; for lightning rods $309. An,cxpensive institution that, the Governor's mansion of Missouri. If the Kansas City Times was not so wholly engrossed in its important work of "re forming" .Kansas it might find -in the administration ot its own State affairs many thins- noedinsr invetisation. Eastern philanthropists have long been in the habit of uing what they call "moral htrategy" to induce the em igration of juvenile offenders and "iron" clad orphans" and their distribution among families in the West. Tie Board of Charities and Reform in Wisconsin is opposed to this and ia its lata report bays: The influence Wf these waifs in a neighborhood spreads more evil and mis chief than can be cured by the good work and prayers of the united Iwnnvo lent societies in the land for years. "It is a misdemeanor to" scatter and sow nox ious weeds oa tliD prairie and in the In the House last Saturday Represen tative Buchan said the resolution de manding the investigations ol the official acts of ex-Secrete rv Smallwood were introduced at the instigatioyf the Kan sas City Timet, whereupon the reporter for the Times, Pangboru, told, him that was a lie. For this offense a resolution was almost unanimously adopted expell ing "Pang," from the hall. He after wards sent in an apology which was ac cepted by the House. We publish the resolutions and letter elsewhere. The question of voting relief is still the all important question before our Legislature. Our Senators and Repre sentatives nearly all acknowledge that it is important same action should be taken on this subject immediately, but they fail to get the matter in such a shape that both branches can endorse it." This is rather unfortunate, as it looks as though our Legislature was waiting to bee if the people of other States and Congress would not send aid enough to the destitute of our State to relieve us of the expense of helping ourselves. Of course our Legislators do not mean this, but their buncombe speeches and failure to take definite ac tion in this matter places them in this light before the world. Senate bill No. 71, which provides for taxing dogs and protecting the interests of wool growers has been recommended for passage. We sincerely trust that this bill may become a law. On account of the objections made in the Senate to the committee on Wasy and Means being all Republicans, Sena tors Robinson and Bartlett were aded to the committee. In the appointment of the committees the Lieut. Governor was very courteous to the opposition, giving to all of them some prominent place on some of thco committees. Ex-Govcriior Robinson claimes to have made a great personal sacrifice to serve the "dear people" as State Senator, and as is usual with these self-sacrificing patriots, he is very self-important and brim full of buncombe speeches, opposing every thing and everybody. Senator Robinsou has good abilities for a legislator, but he seems more anxious to annoy and abuse those who have formerly opposed, him than to secure needful, legislation. The action of the Senate iu adding t vo members to its committee on Ways and Means was not at first approved by the House, and a resolution was passed requesting the Senate to undo its work in this matter. The Hou-e also refused to "return to the Senate for further con sideration the militia" bond bill. Ex Secretary Smallwood is willing to be "investigated:" says he can show a clear record and courts the clocest scru tiny of all his official acts. Qu the l-5tliinst. the Governor trans; nutted to, the Senate -a statement of T. H. Drenuipg,-' State land agent. We publish this-statcment elsewhere. A special Senate committee, has re ported a bill cutting ''own the number of judicial districts iu the State to twelve, Allen county under this bill would be in the fourth district together with Douglas, Franklin, Audcrson and Neosho coun ties. The present Legislature, like most preceding ones, has propositions for the reduction of fees and salaries, and quite a number of those who arc interested are lobbying against the proposed reduction. The great difficulty in regulating fees and salaries is the want of practical knowledge, by our legislators as to what is a reasonable compensation lor tne labor performed. Concurrent resolutions Jliavebccn passed expressing thejgratitude of the producing and commercial population of the West to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company for refusing to enter into the late proposed railroad monopoly. The Secretary of State was ordered to transmit to the president of this company a certified copy of these resolutions. The bill passed by the House repeal ing the preferred stock bill of last winter will probably be passed by the Senate. The following bills have been passed by both branches of the Legislaturcand have been approved II. B. 101, au act making appropria tions for the Legislative department. Approved January 22d. if. B. 245, An act making appropro priation of money for Use of the State Central Relief Committee for paymentof treigut tnat may be charged by railroads for carrying grain in bulk destined ;for general distribution 'to the destitute people ot the 'State. Approved Februa ry Gth. H. 1J. 253, An act miking appropria tions for State pjinting. Approved Feb ruary Gth. S. B. 104 An-act authorizing counties to isiue. relief bonds. Approved Febrir- ary 9th. "S. B. 52, An act-repealing action one f chapter fifteen of session laws of 1874 "in reference to tests of speed by azricul 'f it ral associations. .Approved Febraary 10th. S. B 37, An act to amend an act en titled ''An act relatin:to the townships and township officers" approved Februa ry lOtll. S. B. 173, An act to authorize the Board pf Coiintv Commissioners ofi the countv ol Leavenworth to appropri ate certain moneys for the relief of the destitute. Approved February 10th." Y. II. SUALLWOUD. Numerous insinuations have been, made in 'regard to ex-Secretary Small wood's official acts, accusing him of grave misdemeanors, and he is anxious to have the matter investigated. The following is a letter from Mr. Smallwood to Mr. Beagle, chairman on the House committee on retrenchment and reform: TorEKA, Kan., Feb. 15. Hon. S. D. Beagle, Chairman Committee on Retrenchment and Reform Sir: The substitute for the house concurrent resolution, as passed by the house of representatives February 13, 1875, makes it the duty of your commit tee to inquire into tne rumors allecting my conduct os secretary of State. Many persons seem inclined to regard the adop tion of this substitute as a burlesque or a joke. 1 am not inclined to so regard it Urave charges, though not specifically or definately made have been insinuated against inc. I cannot afford to allow them to remain unanswered. I therefore respectfully request that vou advise me a time and place to meet your committee, with the new to complete refutation of each and every charge affecting my character as an officer or a gentleman. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, W. H. Smallwood. School Lands Deeded to Railroad Corpo rati j ns. To the Governor: At your request I submit the following statement, for the information of the senate, in answer to the resolution of that body in relation to the five hundred thousand acres of land granted to the state ot Kansas by an act passed by congress September 4, 1SG1 On the fifth of March 1874, I was commissioned by you for the sale of these lands, but was instructed by you to make no sales, aud, if possible, straighten up the records and business ot that oliice. J found that no person had kept the office or performed auy service since lbti, aud what papers and books belonged to it were scattered around promiscuously. 1 found among the papers, notes for land soia, inciuuing interest, amounting to about $11,000. Some of the notes are marked paid, while others have no in dorsement of any kind. I havp made every effort possible to find the parties who cave the notes, I have visited Iowa. City in the State of Iowa, and lound one Lagrand liyington, whose notes to the amount of about four thousand dollars are in my possession. The notes are not paid and will not be until suit is brought. Others I have been unable to find, and it will require time to learn just how much is still due the state on these notes. I doubt if any of them have Wen paid. I find the records of the office in a worse nli ape than anything o the kind that 1 have ever before met with in the course of business. There has been no system of accounts kept, and I have been com pelled to get such information as I could from the various state officers, and the parties who have purchased land. As to the land remaining unsold, I am unable to cive the exact number of arre, but taking the oririn.il pitents from the government to the state and enmparins the list with tke patents usnert nv the state to others. I find about ciht thou sand acres yet unpatented by the state-. hut about tour thousand acres have b?en sold and certificates of sale issued and half the purchase money h.iviur been paid and. the halanco bein yet un paid and having about six-years interest due. In manv instances I have secured from the register of d.-eds, where. thos lands are, abstracts of titles, an I finJ that there are patent on record, but no record of their issue in any of the sUIp offices. I have found entire sections patented in this way. and on further in estimation': may imd some lands supposed to be unsold patented in the same way. You can readily see that it is now im pissible to give the exact amount of land yet unsold. I find that the state has sold and received pay for, and issued patents fur three thounud fiye hundred and sixty acres, aud iu some of theie'hjst mentioned ca.ses,","suits' havebeen coin" mertceU'by one party-agatnst the: other and one of. these will loe ami will un doubtedly ask the legislature torefund the money wrongfully held by the state. f have prepared die paicrs to com mence suits on' the"' notes, they Having paid a part of the purchase money, hae an equitable interest-and can o'nly be divested of it by suit in court. From the accounts in the treasurer's office I am unable to tell whether all the money has been paid over or not, but have good reason to believe it has not, and that there is money still due the state from persons formerly connected with this office. 'The certificates are not dated when payment is made, and for that reason it is impossible to say how much money should have been paid into the treasury. It will require some time to investigate these land sales, and ascertain just the number of acres yet unsold, and the amount of money yet due on sales that have been made. Any other intormation that may be required will, if possible, be furnished-to the senate or its committee at any time. Signed F. H. Dressing, State Laud Agent. purpose and motives of the Hon. W. J. Buchan. My personal relations with him, in public and private life, have been of the pleasantest and most cordial character, an, I cannot think that he designed to do me a personal injustice. Under the circumstances I tender my apology to the house for the remarks made by me upon the floor, and cheer fully withdraw the language used. J. U f anqbors. The Capitol. Feb 13, 1875. Mr. Legate moved that the apology be accepted, ordered spread upon the journal and the embargo upon Mr. Pane bora's admission to the floor of the house be removed. Mr. Legate's motion was unanimously adopted. A 0'reat Offer. The Youso Folks' Monthly is the largest, cnmplctcst, and, considering the size and quality, the cheapest magazine that is published for the young people. The regular single subscription price is $1,50 per year, with 10 cents for the postage, fl.GO in all. The publisher is offering to everv one who sends before May 1st the above subscription price, a gift of an order on D. M. Ferry Co., the well known .seedsmen of Detroit, Mich, for twelve of their ten-cent pack ets of seeds, either vegetable or flower, or both, postpaid, and also a copy of their Dcaotitui illustrated &eea Annual Tor 1875, from which to make up lists of I seeds, litis is a creat offer and hundreds of subscribers should take advantage of it, to secure the best periodical for their young lolts or all ases. and (ret their seeds for the coming SpringVre Single numbers or the magazine are 10 cents, but a sample enpv and further particu lars, if desired will be sent for six cents. Address H. N. F. Lewis, Publisher, Chi cago, TIL Senator Injrjlls. The Kansas people are justly proud of me rccuru .n'liuujr Auguiii is niaKing in Washington, lie lias attained unusual standing and influence fora new senator. and is recognized as one of tin best par- nauicuuitiuun in iijc sviinie. xic is near ly always called to preside over the sen ate, when iu committee of the whole, and much more than half the time while set ting as a whale when the president pro tern is abtcnt. In view of this fact, and the fact that Mr. Carpenter, who is now president pro tan, retires on the first of .March, he has beeu suggested for that position after that time. He would make an excellent officer, and the senate cannot do better than to elect him, which it is hoped they will do. Xannt City Journal of Commerce. l'angboru. In the House of Representatives of our .Legislature last Saturday the resolution instructing the committee on state affairs to investigate the management of the oliice of secretary of state under the late secretary was considered. Pending the consideration, upon the assertion of Mr. iiuchan that tne resolution was the in spiration of the Kansas City Times, Mr. Pangborn, the representative of that paper, who was sitting at the reporter's table, remarked to Mr. Buchan, "It is "a lie!" This remark prompted the following resolutions by Mr. Legate. Whereas, A reporter of a paper having the privileges of reporter, in a loud tone of voice in response to' a speech of a member, used these words: "You are a liar I" therefore Resolved, That Mr. Pangborn, reporter of the Kansas City Timu, be expelled from all privileges of the house or the gallery of the same, unless the said re porter make an acceptable apology to this house by three o'clock this after noon. The resolution was adopted and the reporter left the hall. Mr. Pangborn afterwards sent In the following letter, which was read: To the speaker and Hmirable Memhers ofi the House of Representative of the Leg islature of tke slate of Kansas: In response to the resolution passed By the house of representatives this morning, I have to say. that I exceedingly regret my action this morning in transgrcssiug the rules and privileges of the house. I did so in the moment of excitement, and "stAtuxinvs. at ijgn-i--Fort Scott tfcrlttc lectures. The Osage Ckfionfrk has a new dress. Burlington is takimr steps to build an oil mill. The Alma salt works appear to be a great siiece-s. TheSalina H'rald favors a Constitu tional Com cut ion. The new land office at Hays will bo opened .March btli. EvSheriff Raincv, of Miami' cout.tv, has bought a Z2, 100 farm. They i.re trying to work up a mad dug scare m Jeilorson county Two thousand Menoniteshate brought to naus $,jj0,G0j in gold.. The Germans of Ellsworth celebrated Ground Hog's Day with a bail. Denti-ts in Fort Scott aunottucc that they will "half-sole" teeth with gold. "ine L.inn countv annual circus is what they call theircauuty seat election. A paper is to Ie started at Ilolton by Mr. Shiucr. lie ought to get up a bright sheet. The United States District Court of Kansas will. sit. on. the.-first Monday iu A!)r!1- n, r. Representative Cox, of Davis county, is trying to steal a slice of Dickinson county. A four-handed county seat contest 'mafces"the'v.'inter days bcem shorter in LiiiUcoilnty: It is reported that Supt. Henning ui the Gulf will soon resign. Resignation is a'Christian virtue. Mad dogs Have broken out'in Witsou' county, but the people think theylnhe" exterminated them. Mr. McMulIen -of Burlington, lost about $4,500, unci uding forty tons of hay at a recent fire. The State Central Relief Committee row publishes a daily statement of re ceipts and shipments. The Southern Kansas Conference of the M. E. Church will convene at Inde pendence, March 3rd. Nearly all the section men on the Leavenworth Lawrencee Gahcston Railroad have been discharged. At a late meeting of the Washington county commissioners, a pauper was "let to the lowest responsible bidder." The Leavenworth Times is enjoying another of those rare luxuries a libel suit. A Mr. Uincs is complainant. A temperance paper is to be started at Leavenworth called the State Sentinel. Mr. N. H. Wood ill be the editor. S. N. Wood talks of exploring the Western Territories in search of a loca tion fora colony. from Chase county. Senator Ingalls telegraphs the Topeka vommanweaun mat nis uiii locating me public buildings at Topcka has passed, and appropriates ten thousand dollars for the purchase of a site. The Garnctt Plaindealer has discover ed that the honest men are not all dead yet. Mr. J. W. Vaughn, of that place found a pecket-book containing $100 and returned it to the owner. The Wichita Beacon finds upon careful inquiry among stock men, that but few Texas cattle have died during the recent cold weather, and the percentage of loss during the present winter will not ex ceed that of foimer years. It transpires that Mr. F. P. Baker has really purchased the Topeka Common wealth, and will assume control of the paper on the 1st of March. It is said that Mr. N. L. Prentis of Junction City will become editor of the paper under Mr. Baker's management. MiM Corina de Vidaldi, a native of Manhattan, Kansas won the annual gold medal premium awarded to the nunils who. during the year had most distinguished themselves, in the College of' Brazil at Rio Janeiro. Her father settled at Manhattan in 1853 and pub lished a newspaper there. In 1801 lie was appointed by President liincol as CmsulJTat Cantoi Brazil, lie wnow MISCELLANEOUS PAIU0KAPU3. Barnum is going to-give Linda Gilbert the prison reformer, a benefit. Tsaetine, son of Prince Chun, has been pronounced Emperor of China. An Englishman in Cleveland is going to start oyster beds in Lake Erie. The Ilinois"Legis1atnre has passed a bill allowing women to become notaries public. A Brooklyn sinner says that NiIsson' sickness is nothing but repressed bad temper. A dispatch from Cairo says that the country of Darfour has been annexed to fcgypt. The rules respecting the carriage of petroleum and cotton on steamboats are promulgated. Women bid fair to be the poets of the luture. iney write a good share ol tne readable verses ot to-day. Gen. Butler "got even" with Mr. Young Brown. 1 he latter might as well try to light a threshing machine. The private library of the late ex-Presr ident Walker, bequeathed to Harvard College is valued at $15,000. It is is claimed that no decent woman can be a member of the Washington lob by. What about the men? The Rev. Dr. DeKoven, of Racine College has been elected- Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Illi nois. Thn British steamers George Batlers, for Gibraltar from London, is supposed to be lost, with, t.veuty-one persons on board. The Committee on Vice and Immorali ty, of the Pennsylvania Legislature, will report iu favor of the repeal local option. A petition signed by the reprsentative men of Salt Lake is in circulation, ask ing the establishment of a branch mint at that city. Yale has turned out two hundred Congressmen. There must be much in its system of education that needs to be investigated. Rev. Leijditiu Coleman has formally declined the EpUeopate of the Nurthen Wi-coiisin Diocese, to which ho vas recently elected. Nothing, however venerable, is--safe from :i.-u.iuit in K:in-as. The Miama Republican denounces the groundhog as a fraud. Mr. Dawes says unless the House passes the tariu" bill ttio Treasury will tail to meet iu de.ii.iu I', and an extra session of Congrc?-will be necessasy. The Nebraska Legislature has olcd $"0.000 for the pnrelust" of seed cte, for the grasshopper siirfert'r.s in Xebr.-i.-ka. A Cviard of Distribution has beeu m;uiiiti ed. joo (,i The Connecticut Democratic Statbcnncb ventiiiii org.mi'd a', li iru'ird ht Tueftjfl lav. uinl re.mmin ltd. bv acclamation. the old ticket, healed by Gov. CrAirlcs- U. Iugersoll. The funeral of the laic Senator Buck ingham, of Coiiueticul, was larly ulteif del by official deLvato it urn Uitii llotis&i of Congress, tin Slate Legisla ture, aad by private citizens. A resolution thanking C.ingrc-:iian ISnin ii, of Kentucky, l..r his defense of tlieSiiuih a-id hi- deutiociatijii ot Mr. Ituller w.m introduced in the North Carolina House of ii-erosentatitu yid terday. The BilMpf5lr.isiiiirg hav ing issued :l charge to his cleriy in vvhich heall.-ges that the Church is prosecuted, the Ger man authorities h.tve siezed tl.e copies and forbiddeii the promulgation of the document. Gov C.i.ap'ieli, of Wyoming, has been offered and uill accent the lMisition of I Third Assistant Secretary of State. He was rw'lectcil lv the i resident ami Secre tary rish. without his own snagesti-vn or that of any of his friends, lie will cuter on his duties of the 1st of March. Re-.. Father Bvrne, pre-duent of the Cr.tholic Total Abstenance Union of America, :it New York has written a letter adii-isig tint the organization should not take part in the parades of St. Patrick s day partly on the ground ol excessive expense ami j-artiy lor the reason that tho parades detract from religious association of the day. Kansas Lands! -3 Geo, A. Eowlus, REAL ESTATE BROKER And Agent for the Sale of L. L. G. Railroad Lands, IOIiA, (Allen CoHHty,) KAKSAS. J. P. Colborn At corner Madison and Washington Avenue, Iola, Kansas, Is positively selling BETTER GOODS and more of them for LESS MONEY tea at ny otber Dry Goods establishment in South uKna. Hr Stock consiata of a foil line of ry 13-oods AND NOTIONS, Which have been selected with great care. A handsome stock of QUEENb- WAJIE of the best brands. GLASSWARE in all varieties, which I sell at unquestionably LOW PRICES. BOOTS, SHOES And LADIES SERGE GAITERS to suit the most fastidious EATS AND CAPS FOB MEN AND BOYS, In styles to suit the Professional Man, the Business Man, the Famor, the Mechanic and the Plow Boy. f IS? Window Hollands, Paper 'Shades and Patton Curtain. Fixture constantly on hand. Wall Paper in ureal rantfy.-8 J. P. Coats' and Clark's- O. N. T. Spool Thread in all numbers, and the story i not lulftoM. We iU ini e the facts at the counter. Wm, DAVIS, CS70A' OF THE BIG BOOT, IOLA, KANSJ Dealer in tPtB ffc tfl W e-v iiS. al kS U Jvi ffgg-.re? ef Hi Jj f- mm ANKHOES. 1 Male Cioiii&f. HATS,CAPS, GLOVES, AKD CCCES. OEM'S FQUBIIII Has a carefully selected stock, UNRIVALED IN Q UALITY, direct from, Eastern Markets. And The Boot "and Shoe Stock Is in first bands from 3?anoost, Sage dks ACoxrsdy 3IaitufncturcrM of Rochester, S. 1. in quality of Material, Style or Durability, IS UNSURPASSED A JIvsiv ltcis. Oncnf the viililcitsiK-clacIcs in Hie world human 1h4iix sh-tttt-rei! auil broken il.uvn hy Ihe of anient iirlt. Itut Hie il uiuru nuy 1 e reji urt-1, tl.e mm le.-lnrnl to lerrl Houmlne-s, tjj u taiunn? of Jli it tuo-it miw erlul of nil iuiteoruiits, l)r H'tlkrft Vineyar Bitter, lleivjie ui ii.omt timU-." of which mm U an tkmciit. IU. a,-.i.a..-di -expand plumule decay. 0-1 Hew Meat Market.- IIa ins Juit oii-.it.! a MEAT MARKET (Maditon Av.Jtr$l door vest Scott Bro old ttand.) J iroiH(ie to keep cunatuntl on luiml ALL KINDS OF MEAT, And Soil as Low as tlie Lowest- Ghemeacall wU-.i uninaiit auvthimr in mv line and I will guarantee ratisfjction. S3" COAXi FuniMn.il on order. RICHARD PROCTOR. JILL, OF WLIICII Is OFFERED. AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. Jno.lFrancis &Co. Wholesale aad Setail Dalrs In Groceries and Drubs. Our Stock is Entirely New Everything harlag beea psrcbasel slice otr lass ky Fire, April The attention of Merchants and Dealers generally is called to our stock of good consisting of everything in the Grocery and Drug line, which we are now selling as low as any house in Southern Kansas can sell the same quality of goods. It is not always the article that costs the least money that is the cheapest. We are buying and hare on hand the BEST GOODS IN THE MARKET. We are handling the QUINCY EAGLE and SIOUX CITY FLOUR, whick we can warrant to be of first rate quality. probably, undera misapprehension of the publishing the South American Mail. rtnrn a month. ipJWU BusincJ honorable aad Cr&tcUiS ulant cent frie. ISt Acents wanted everywhere rableandfirfetclxss. Partic- lYudrcj J. AVOUTH CO., it. LouU, Mo, FARMERS and CITIZENS, LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST. w. Co. M. Hartman.-& Is the place.to set yonr Hardware, Cutlery and good Coo3s. Stoves Repairing and mending promptly done. llannfactnrer of all kinds of T1X. SHEET IKON" anil COl'IEIt U'AKE. West aide 1-ubllc square. Our Stock of Drugs and Chemicals Ii nnriTaled in Sontatra Kama. Tliey are of tlie Purest Quality and all Fresh, Ihfy having been Mlected under the personal supervision of oar Mr. 8. Ridraonr, wbo has bad yars or experience in the purchase and ditsensine; of Drags. Oar dwlre ista ptease the public in general both as to price and in quality of goods, aire us a call. The highest market price paid for Produce of all kinds. t-Goods delivered FREE in any part of the City.9m. Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded at all bouts, dav or sight. L. L, Northrup, DEALER IN GOODS, Groceries, Clothinq, b, Boots and Shoes, Urugs, Medicines, Han Cuilory, Queens waie, and FURNITURE. Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Drags, Medicines, Hardware, Nails, Cuilory, Queens wate, and A&EJ5Pr:F0Tl MORTON'S GOT.R PENTS I pay cash down fur my goods, and offer great inducements to caaa buyer. Will Not be Undersold by any one. T V. V

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THE REGISTER. 8ATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1875. OFFICIAL tAPR OF COUNTY. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. XWhen ou And an "X" on your paper remeraberThat it is simply a reminder tlutt you out the printer, and it is a iioiite imitation to call and pay up." TO THE PUBLIC. For onrown protection we hereby agree to fur nish no proof of publication for any legal adver tisement ofany description, published by us, from and after the date hereor, until tbewxtsof such advertising U iiaid. W. T. McKlmot, PuMUher HumboUU Union. Almox 4 l'KMCINS, Publithcrt The lola RegUtar. Hated Feb'y. lDtb, IS73. Feed! Feed:! A good supply of feed constantly on nana at v. u. alless. For rent for Cash My Farm on Rock Creek, 4 miles nortli east of lola. 8t2 Charles McClube. "First Class -Twu Year Old HEDGE PLANTS at B. D. Allen's, at $1.50 per Thousand. Grain, Flour and Feed at wholesale and retail, at A. W. Beck's. R. S. Hamilton wishes to organize a class in vocal music, for both primary and advanced pupil, and will meet all who wish to become members, atthc school hou:, Friday Eve, the 26th Inst. Groceries, Four and Feed, at D. B. Allex's. Lots of people in town last Saturday. A small installment of snow last Thursday. Good prospect for an early spring, riant corn early. Our County Clerk, H. A. Needham, is again at his post Congregational meeting at the Pres byterian Church to-day at 2 o'clock. W.T. McElroy, of the .Humboldt Union, was in our town this week. i i i.i. Mr. Colborn has receivedTeome fine specimens of California dried fruits. Gorrcll Robinson want relief in shape of payment of accounts due them. District Court two weeks from next Monday. We will publish the list of cases nest week. -Mrs. Piukerton, in company with Mr. McMaster, started for Dayton, Ohio, yesterday morning. Prof. R. K. Eedficld, of Humboldt, meets his music class here promptly every Thursday evening. Persons interested in vocal music should attend the meeting at the school house next Friday ecning. Mr. Coulter, of Baxter Springs, started last Monday, with the remains of Rev. J. W. Pinkerton, for Sparta, Illi nois. Jno. A. Allisou, who has been visit ing friends in our city for some time past, returned to Indianapolis, Indiana, tills week. Mad dogs are reported in several counties in the State, and it may yet become necessary to scalp the worthless curs around lola. Next week we will publish a report from-Mr. Christy giving an account of the supplies as distributed by him to the destitute of this county. Last Tuesday quite a number of our people looked up their garden and flow er seeds. They put them back in winter quarters Wednesday morninc. Our old friend J. E. Ireland was in our city this week. It is refreshing these dull times to have call from a man like Ireland who is always full of life and enthusiasm. It is stated of Senator Bartlctt that he objects to being called a Democrat, and he suggests the propriety of letting the new party go without a name for the present, and call it ."Bub." Sam Couchman, of Geneva, is off for Colorado Springs. Under all cir cumstances and on all occasions cam is never known to be otherwise than "jolly." Success be with him. The Commissioners held a meeting last Monday and appointed John Fran cis and Paul Fisher to assist our Probate Judge in examining the books and ac counts of our County Treasurer. Thcdischarge papers of Hiram Mar tin, of the 146 th Ind., have been left at the office of H. A. Needham, our County Clerk. This discharge was found 'be tween Humboldt and Frcdonia. Mr. John McMaster, of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Pinkerton's brother-in-law vas in our city this week. "He cameto take 3Irs. Pir&erton to Day tost where in the future she will make her homo with lier mother. The funeral services of Rev. J. W. Tfnkerton took place at the Presbyterian church last Sunday afternoon. The last sermon preached in that church by Mr. Piukerton was at the funeral of Mrs. Keith, ust two weeks previous. Hon. H. W.Talcott, of lola, Kansas, Arrived here on the 10th inst. on a visit to his friends, bringing his two little motherless boys to live awhile with their grand-parents. Porter County (Ind.) Vidette. The Landreth House, at Humboldt, was burned last Thursday. It is sup posed to have caught 'fire from one of the -flues in the north-west part of the build ing. The fire was discovered about day light before it had done much damage, but'thv jieople v.ero unable to put it out tad this magnificent building was rrad .'allv cotnncio.1 ilev. T Hill of Kansas City, and Rev. James Lewis, of Humboldt, were in town" last Wednesday, looking after the interests of the Presbyterian church here and trying to make arrangements for supplying a pastor to fill Mr. Pink erton's place. The car load of supplies brought by Mr. Christie from near Terra Haute, Indiana, were stored with the supplies of the Grange relief committee, and are being distributed to those tenons whose names were taken by Mr. Christie in his trip over the county. In another column we publish a let ter from Mr. J. G. Fountain, of Xevv Orleans, formerly a citizen of this place. In a letter from New'Orleans we would naturally expect something about their troubles there, but Mr. Fountain "writes about different matters. Read his letter. Our Probate Judge has issued mar riage license since he entered upon the duties of his office as follows: E. A. Barber and Elizabeth Watts, R. M.' Henly and Martha J. Strickler, D. G. Mann and Martha Shields, John Cation and Ella E. MoflatL They marry and continue to marry at the rate of four a month. We Acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Agricultural Reportof the State of Kansas, with compliments of Alfred Gray, Secretary. This Report is an interesting and valuable document, containing statistical exhibits of the State, and sectional mans in colors of every organized county, showing their size, location, natural advantages, etc. It is among the most interesting "public documents" we have ever known, and we predict that it will receive more attention than is usual for such works. Many of our farmers are interested and all should be in having blue grass pastures. A correspondent of the Eureka Herald says the following meth od has al nays proved successful: Burn off the prairie in the spring, harrow the ground once, sow about one bushel of seed to three acres and then harrow the ground again. In less than three years, he says you can count on blue grass pas ture as a certainty. This is a matter of importance to our stock raisers, and if any of them have a better method than the above vc would bo glad to hear from them. LIST OF JURORS For the March term of the District Court: C. A. Ball, Geneva township G. W. Dickerson, Humboldt, Tp.; E. Higgin son, Humboldt Tp.; Isaac C. Cuppy, Humboldt Tp.; N. Hankins, lola Tp.; R. D, Keeling, Cottage Grove Tp.; J. II. Jainion, Salem Tp Robt. Cook, lola Tp Moes Ne.il, Humboldt Tp.; Issac Tibbcts, Humboldt Tp L. B. Pearsons, Siiera Tp.; Thomas McClelland, Deer Creek Tp. THE RELIEF QUESTION. In the Kansas City Times of the 17th inst. is a letter from "J. C. M." in which the writer asks in the name of the decent men in this State that something bedone to puncture that unqualified humbug, "Kansas destitution." The destitution or Kansas i3 a sad reality, but there arc humbugs soliciting aid in behalf of the destitute of our State, and there are some humbugs among those who apply. for aid, but the grandest humbugs are those who write letters for newspapers and cither ignorantly or wilfully misrepresent our situation. "J. C. M." makes another appeal in behalf of the "decent men of the State," says that some people went from here to Southern Missouri and afterwards re turned, saying things were far more discouraging there than here and that we are far better off this year than we were last. He then makes an attempt at being witty and closes as follows But, seriously, this Kansas humbug needs prompt attention. Men are re ceiving aid all through Southern Kansas who are better off than those who donate it. The counties throughout the State are either expressly authorized by law or are abundantly able to 'care for and relieve all the deserving poor within their limits. But this they are unwiU ling to do as long as there arc galls enough outside ot the State who arc wit ling to support them, cloth'e them, win ter their stock and furnish them seed for planting in the spring. The action of ourLegislature is cowardly and irresolute. They know the real state of things, but seem afraid to act up to their convictions of duty. J. U. 31. Such misrepresentations as the above tend to bring disgrace on our State, and make those who have contributed to the destitute feel as though they had been imposed upon. In this county our Commissioners were the first to move in the matter of sccuiing "aid." They called a public meeting, an! at that meeting committees were appointed to canvass the different townships in the county and ascertain the number ot those who would have to receive aid. It is true that a great many made application to these committees who were not fit subjects for charity, but it is equally true that they have never received any "aid." The first supplies that were issued in our county were received by our Grange relief committee from the State Relief Board, and were distributed to different Granges and by them to those who were know n to be needy and worthy. The supplies distributed this week were made up and sent by the Granges in Vigo county, Ind., under the super ision of Mr Christy, who canvassed a large part of our county and took the names of Vthoso whom he felt assured were in neeh of immediate assistance. We have never believed that there, were many, if any, persons in ourcounty who would starve without assistance, but it was the opinion of all those who haJ t thoroughly investigated the matter that there were many persons that would b.tv v m bo lielpel this wiulcr'aad receive further aid in thespring, or be compelled to sacrifice all their stock and in many instances their homes. The men in our countywho are soliciting, receiving and distributing aid arc not only decent men, but are honorable, upright and truthful as well; and in most instances those who have made contributions to our peo ple have understood about their true situation. Of the vast amount of supplies that have been sent to our State doubtless much of it is given to those who could bv hard labor and sacrifice get through without aid but there are thousands of people upon our border who, but tor the liberality of our friends in other States, would have suffered intensely and many of them would have died from cold and hunger. OUR LAWMAKERS. Editor Register: We have learned by mtny years of experience, to look for but little from a Kansas Legislature. We looked for nothing from the "extra session" except expen-ie, and that was all we got. They all chew the same stick of gum, and of course it will never get fine and so they continue to chow and never think that tho way to get rid of it is to spit it out. As u;uil the question of "usury" must be attended to and a bill is introduced providing that "any person who shall charge more interest t,han 12 per cent. per annum either by way of discount, commissions, or other subterfuges, shall forfeit the whole amount of interest so charged." (I believe it also provides that he shall be'arrested and incarcerated in i a post office or some other place but that does not make the bill any more ridicu lous.) The object of the bill is to pre vent high rates of interest from being charged by money lenders, 'and high commission by loan agents. If the bill will not accomplish that object, then .it ought not to become a law. Let us see what effect it will have. There are men in New York who have moiiey to loan at 10 per cent, per annum, and they do business through the banking house of Austin Corbin. Messrs. Murray Richards are the agents of Austin Corl.iu with headquar ters at lola. Now suppose John Smith wishes to borrow $1,0W. He hunts the country over but can find no one with money to loan at 10 or 12 per cent. He applies to Murray Richards who in form him that they cm negotiate a loan for him that capit'iiMs in New York will loan him the mony and only charge him 10 per cent, per annum. This looks moderate, so he ass them what they will charge "for their services and is in formed that the charge will be $200; that they have to pay Mr. Corbin out of that amount for attending to the matter in New York. The papers are drawn up and sent to New York and the money cfl!23 back and is paid over to the bor rower who then pays tho attorneys for their services. Now this is one of the very cases that this proposed law is intended to prevent, and is one of the very ones it w ill not affect, because the man who loans the money only receives ten per tent. This law or no other one that the legislature can pass will regulate the disposition that a man makes of his money after one ha3 borrowed it. He cau pay to it to in attorney for services not rendered or he can b'iy a dog with it. The interest on m ney will always be regulated by that ineffable law of trade, supply and demand, in spite of a Kansas Legislature spending a thousand dollars a day of the people's money trying" to prevent it. The persistance ot our law makers in always trying the wrong way to do any thing, is well illustrated by the story, of a hunter in the wilds of Michigan who had struck tbc trail of a rabbit and fol lowed it in the "snow until he "suddenly found he was. lost. Frightened out of his senses he started to run through the woods, first one way then another, around and around he went until at last tired out, his clothes torn, his eyes bloodshot, and his tongue hanging out he sat down in despair where he was found by a trapper, to whom, in the greatest agony 'he related his troubles. Why, said the trapper, did you not take the back track? That, said the hunter, is just what I have been hunting for all day and could not find it. Year after year the great hunters of Kansas assein bio at Topcka and get on the track of that same rabbit and invariably fetch up in about thejsame style. r Cannot spn?e one "healj'em off;"- jind turn them around andshow them their back track fit V -Aiexander., LETTER FROM LOUISIANA. Ntw Orleans, Louisiana, 1 February 9th, 1875. J S. J. Cowan-: Sj you thought I "had been gathered home." This letter will convince you that I have not, but two j ears ago on several occasions in the fall I was so near "gathered" that nothing but the hand of Providence prevented that process being served upon me. Had I then "passed through nature into eter nity" I should have done so "witn an mv imperfections on my head." But though I have committed sins both black and innumerable since, I have the assur ance that there is One who is "mighty to save," and not only mighty but trilling and rnzrfy. As for my Christianity, our mutual frp;id Martin, throws a cloak unon me which is entirely two large and illy fits me, but as to my abstinecc prin ciples he is just right. No more am I a welcome suest where liquor is sold, or even drank in a private house, fori have had the scales very effectually drawn from mv eyes and I now see the social cup in its very truthfulness. I see it as follows: On the outside, it has a pleas ing and "very attractive appearance and it ha ills power to fascinate ocr broth ers and even our sitters, far more than taoney, health, position, can ever con- ceive. On the inside, "it is full of -dead men's bones" and those bones are those of our intimate friends, of our own blood aud kin, and of our own native coun try's brightest minds. On last New Year's day night might have been seen had each participant but have looked inside the gold or crystal goblet out of which he drank "Happy New Year, and many happy returns," he, or the, might have seen the imprison ed and degraded spirits of our own Edgar A. Poe, Daniel Webster, Gov. Yates of Illinois, and thousands of our brightest but departed intellects, thronging that goblet, and with all the selfishness of all throngs, crowding each other and asking like Dives the rich man, for "just a drop to cool their parched tongues." This, could I see ea'-h goblet, would J see, for as I said my eyes have been opened and by as strong a miracle as any performed by the Master on earth when on earth. This, in my case, is a plain "opening of the eyes of the blind." And, Sam, as you know I offered this glittering Upas to many mouths in lola directly, and by my social moderate drinking among boon companions and business men elsewhere, so I am determ ined that my voice shall be beard warn ing the blind, as I pass them, of the marshy ground they are treading, and the numerous pitfalls on every hand, and while tne gracious God lets me live, I mean to try and let my eyes out with out money and without price, but for love, to all the blind I see, and it re quires all my stoutness of heart, of which thank God I have much, for their num ber is legion, and like the stars of the universe for numbers. This have I done for the past year and may God spare me yet many years and prosper me in this one desire of my life. Sam, there is yet one poor request I have to make which I did not dream I should have to ask when I sat down to write you, or I should have written this for the press, on one side of the paper, and tbatTcquest is this: As I led so many astray in Allen county, and op posed the total abstinence movement, have inserted in your lola paper and tell the editor (is it yet Louis Walker?) to commence the extract by saying that the writer of .the following article is one Joseph G. Fountain, who formerly kept a saloon in this town, and by his per sonal and frequent drinking bouts help ed to plant the seeds of eternal ruin, or anything he wants to say he can't'say anything too strong. Yours sincerely, Joe G. Fountain. For The Hegistek. DIED. February 10th, 875, little Muzetta, daughter of Dennes and Emma McCarty rurH 3 months. Like a pit fill beam that wanders From the v alci of KM bright, Came our lo I33, gc-illc 7ett 1 With her eye. of laugliin;; light. Waking eery tender feeling, Tw ulni; closer day byd ly Round the hearth tLat wept in sorrow. Whin our idol pas-ed away. She our hearts and llipes to gladden in this Cecting world btlow, 1 c our booom'i) angil treasure, O, 'twas hard to let her go. From our lonely cottage vt indow Looking towJnl the golden west, We can watch the shadows dying Where vv e laid her down to rest. Where the bird of ev cuing carols By the fountain soft anil clear, Oft H e li-tcn fundi- dre lining Zetta's spirit hovers near. We sliall know our precious darling, Far above the azure skies; She has gone to meet the angels Where the sunlight nivcrdics. 33 WORTH of MUSIC For 50 Cents. PETERS HOUSEHOLD MELODIES Published Monthlv Tree ft per annum Single copies 53 cents. Contains in each number from Steven to Light of the latest songs by Hajs Hanks, stew alt. 1'crcv. and other iiopular vv liters. PETERS' PARLOR MUSIC. Published Monthly-. Price SI ner annnm. Single copies 5) cents. Each number contains from !ix to Set en eas and jloderatelr Difficult Piano pieces by kinkel, Nnrvel, Ailanl, l'aiher, Wilson, llecht, Vilbre, etc., etc. LA CREME DE LA CREME. Published Monthlr. Pi-ire tl tier annum Single copies SO cents. Kach number contains annul 9 1 wonn 01 muicuit Piano Music by such authors as ueuer, nagner, inaiuerg, Mendelsohn, Liszt, etc. Zt la extraTagant to bn'jr Shoot Music when yon can got six times as much Music for your mosey hy subscribing for one of Peters' Mtuioal Masadaes. Sasple copies Mailed, postpaid, on receipt of 50 Cents. ADDRESS, 'J. L. PETERS. 599 BR0AD7AY, NEW-YORK. NJEZW Drug1 Storp Mill hmm. First Door North of the Postojjicc. WILL THIS 50 New peices Standard Prints at 8 1-3 cents. 10 Peices new Ginghams, Checlis and Plaids, at 12 1-2 cents. J i 20 Peices yard wide fine Brown Muslin, extra quality, at 10c. yard. Extra yard wide, soft finish', Bleaclied Muslin, at 12 l-2c. worth 15c. Good Canton Flannels worth 16c. at 12 l-2c. 12 Pairs Men and Boys Calf Shoes at $1.00 pair. Yates' One Price Cas;n Dry C3- IOL JMCTJSJIO. Chickering, jEMMERSON and MATIIUSIIEK PJA3XTOS! MASON HAMLIN andSLORXKG &XBLAKE ORGANS. A full assortment of Small Ix-,trc-mests. All persons desiring to purchase ill Had it to their advantage to call on i C. B. KEITH, Agent Tor tile KAN-iAS NUSlt-AUg EMl'OitlUM. We will not be under-ss sold by any linn nest of the JIi-sis jg sippi. Pianos and Organs warranted from three to five ymrs. buxcT Mcsic a sjiecialty. C. B. ICF.ITn, lola, Kansas. Wm. Newton, Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS, BRIDLES, SADDLES, &c, &c, Keeps a Full Supply Of everything found In a FIRST-CLASS HARNESS SHOP. All Work Warrented. A general assortment of SHOE FINDINGS. South side Madison Avenue, Tola, Ks. BLACKSMITHINC. GOEEELL' ROBINSON Oppotite the Pottqffice, Wellington crcnur,) Are prepared to do TiLACRSViTiir'.c of all Limls. Si-eciil attention given to HORSE SHOEING. Lumber Wagons, M'UIXU WAGONS-AND BL'GGIES Made to onler and warruite.1 better tlian those mrnnfactured tajt. Grab Plo-ws Made tsTOrdor And miranteed stronz and durable. Hepairing of ever) dc-criptinn done on short nolicspaua satisfaction warranted. WAOON, CAtHIACE, Ki A"! ORNAMENTAL PAINTING done with neatness and dispatch. J3" The above firm want aid they want those latlebleJ to tliem It. pay up. TOB WORK of prcat variety and of sunerinr sdyie dntic pmmritly al the OQco o'i tha Nuosno Valley IlfcCKTKC OPEN 'SJST'Ei'El AT -i: d.s HOuse Richards Co war. Wholesale and Betail Dealers in GROCERIES. Glassware, Queensware, Notions, &c. We keep a full assortment of Brcaditufls con listing of FLOUR, CORN MEAL, Bnckffteat'aiia Graiai Flour; ATWHOLJCS'ALE PRICES SALT, In all quantities, front s Barrel to a Car load. WE PAY "VSiSi? priM' For all kinds of Country Prod ace. South Side Public Square, Ida, Kansas. MEAT 1CARZET. Meat! nucoei-C! A. MAIBRS lias opened a Urst-cbsa Meat Market South Side Madison Avenue, and is prepared to give ENTIRE SATISFACTION to all als cr toz23. Cash Paid for Hides. tmsfflmiMior 1 ssslsBlrassE3E5Hrc'eUri ISiHRiilP UeisiiiisissEellSCxiifle t (UH im Sk s"i4-j V sssssssssssssssssssssssisssssssssssssssssl' STATEMENT Showing the balances belonging to the several funds in the Treasury, 18th of Ftbroiry, lsTS: COCItTT TVJCASCEZn'S OITICE. Aiaex cocstt, Kansas. February ism, 1875. State fund, 42u 19 Count fund 2,633 St Jail bond fund 2U eS Poor farm fund 843 w L. L. G. K.B. bond fund.... 17100 stray and line fond 2388 School land fund 3 74 Geneva township road bjnd ,178 Deer CreekTp. general revenue fund.. 5C 4i do do roadfund 47 11 Osage township general revenue lund 67 bJ do do roadfund DO 87 lola township general levenne fund.... 1 is do roadfund IS do bond fund 10 00 Elm township general revenue fund 41 do roadfund ISO 14 Ellsmcre township road fhnd 13 liumbuldtTp. general revenue fund. 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Joint 4J 7u Dne bMen of tax bale ceitiCcules. 537 90 state Imnds (;erccnt pavabli lo Al- Icu couai). 530 CO $11,3:170. ElmireTp-G. It. fluid unpaid 20 VV. oboii Oo. oiiIlcs fui lund 21'1 23 state Imnds im lend. 5.'J CD Dalarei-iu liniurj 13,373 l'J SI 1,331 7j I. Win C. Tl.ra-lier, Tieasurtrof Allen rmin- :i, Kaii'ius da eoiemn) swrar tint the-ibove ta!cn.ent U correct lotl.elstol in know ledge and belief. WM. C. TIIitAiilEK. Treasuier Al'en KiUnty, kanas SulncriliH in in prescnrcand M.um to Ufure ine this 13lii iUv ui i ebruarr. 137V C. 31. sijii-son, UerV ln-tnct Court. THE NEW Florence Sewing Jachivb. UnequnnpJ in Simnlic'ty, Beauty, Dei rabVily, an I Srciceableaas. The Best Family Sewing Machine in existence. Sews in every direction, to ward and from, Jor t( right and left of ojieratiir. The only sewing machine with a REVERSIRLR FKED. Always the beat Late improvements have greatly a'tlded tn its superior excellencies. "Flnrer.cc Sewing Machines have I ecu run'coDstantly in families factories for Twtlve Years Without Repairs. Send fur circulars and testimonials to FLORENCE SEWIXU MAllUSK COMPANY. Florence, Mass., Chicago. III., Indianap olis, Ind., or St. LoiiL-", Mu. Special Isducemf.xis to Clubs. N. B. lite none but genuine "Flor ence" needles in a Floreme Sewiiig Machine. Genuine needle to be haii onl v of the comjiau v, or regular Florence agents. Sn8t33 SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF KANSAS, ss Col mi or Allet. S In the Tib Judicial District Court within and lor said erninlT and Male. K. U. orthrup, l'laintiff, J. .V. White, M. W. l'o-t. 1 aiorton iJeiiios?. ii. ccou, John VV. Scott, William II. Cochrane. Daniel Horville. and II. D. l'arsons, De-I btwf.nl 1 TIV rirtne of an execution issued bv the Clerk 1J of said court in the above entitled cause ind to me directed, I will on February 25th, 1875. at l(f o'clock a. in. of said day on the premises of Daniel Horville, two miles uirth-nc3t of lola, Allen cjuntr, Kansas, oner fur ale at public auction to the hbrliet and best bidder for ca.-h in hand the following described goods and chattel, to-wit: One span four jesroM borsei. One span lite vearnld male. One span brood mare. One span three ear oU horses One mare colt one year old. One span mules, sue aud seven years aid. And on the same div at two o'clock p. m. at the lumber raid of White ttCboKette in the city of lola. Allen county, Kansas, by virtue nf said writ, 1 will otter for sale at public auction to the highest and beet bidder for rash lu band the un divided one-half er the following dcertced gcuds and chattels, to-wit: a) SI feet flooring. 15 M Xeet fencing. 19 M shingles. 2 M common boards. 8 M lath. The nlmre nan been levied tmon aa the nrorertT or the defendants M." W. Fust. Daniel Horville and J. X. White and will be sold .to satisfy sa'd eqeclitiun. etnerux'3 oinre-iow, rei.nwvy J. L. WOOD1X, T Ct H-erUrof Allen calmly, Kaias. I

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THE REGISTER. SATURDAY, FEBBUABY20, 1874. I SSaaSasSI Sa Snmge JHredenj. PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. OFFICERS OF THE ALLEN 00. ORANGES. county covxat. John YanRiner, Master,... KLMoore, secretary It I Allen, County Agent,. POSTOFFICE. IoU Homboldt JoU COVSTT RELIEF COMMITTEE. Tunes Faulkner, BU Allen ..Tola ..IoU DEER CREEK ORANGE. B L Dreman, Master Carljle J G Jordan, Secretary, Carljle DIAMOND ORANOE, J Martin, Vaster, Ellxabethtowa U.L Smith, Secretary Elizabelhiown CRESCENT VALLEY ORANGE J TanHiper, Master, .....Iola J C Kelso, Secretary, Humboldt ELM CREEK ORASOE. CADowd, Master Tola J Delaplaln, SecreUry Iola ELSINORE ORANGE. J WDonahoe .piaster, H8!nore M Stout, .Secretary Elslnore IMPERIAL ORANGE. LCMunger.TMatter Iola a xoung, Becnuarj, ..Iola INDUSTRIAL GRANGE. Bobert Stanley Master Iola Alex Straubenmnller, Secretary, Iola IOLA ORANQE. B Cook, Master, Sallie.Lackens, Secretary, JTSprou NEOSHO VALLEY GRANGE. XHanklns, Master 14 JasWoodin, Secretary IoU MAPLE DROVE GRANGE. t nei v.,t.r Itumboldt I. Moore, Secretary Humboldt MAYFLOWER ORANOE. WEIIolbrook, Master Genera c. Knnwlton. Secretary Geneva ODEA'SE ORANOE. ovnui. vate Odense SPWUborg, Secretary, Odense ROCJr BILL ORANGE. A Cosine, Master o ELowe, Secretary, OWL CREEK GRANGE. ICCunnv. Master !!nnlbo!!' J Lansighot, Secretary, .Ilumboldt i-arm ant) Jiresiie. YESTERDAY, masx a. masvtuje now hit tbe earth was yesterday. How green the meadows were! The poet, Nature, had no need Of an interpreter. A golden haze enwrapt the hills, A bright and ambient glow. Like veil of mist, dropped low and kissed The t1 ey just below. Tbe violet? tie j Wnr bells swung Upon the grassy lea, And starry daisies raised their eyes Toward heaven wonderingly The meadows in their sfceen arrayed. Looked fair as any bride. It did not seem one beauteous dream Of earth had been denied. To-day the sky U ashen-hueJ, The wind sobs on the heath. Dire shadows lie upon the hilU, And on tbe vale beneath. But, mirrored in tbe shining glass Of loving memory The yester's sheen lies bright between The somber mist and me. flow Farming Can be Made to Pay. In order to popularize farming it must be made to pay. Therefore, all methods whether of an associative character or net, must be based upon the ever-recur ring question, "will it pay T' In order to make farming pay as it should, there must be a wise and sagacious adaption of means used to accomplish the desired result. The great question for every farmer to solve is, how can I increase the IoU IoU BETHEL ORANGE. J Y Young, Master, -Jed1!0 Secretary,, Jeuao average annual yield of my crops? Not long since one of the most intelli gent farmers of the State said to us "I will surrender all my interest in the re duced price of machinery and sugar, for that knowledge w'jich will e table me to increase the annual average yield of my wheat crop one busbrl to the acre." If a judicious rotation of crops and a proper system of culture will increase the annul average yield of wheat from twelve to twenty bushels to the acre, then the farming community will be making some substantial progress. True there are other evils aside from the low average yield tf crops. There is a continual increase of taxes aal xpendi tares, that would absorb even an increase ia the productive capacity f our farms. It will not do to neglect one branch of reform while pursuing the ther. Last ing prosperity mustaccruefrom improved arnrnltiirer -an anr association of farmers that does not spend more time in seeking how to improve agriculture, by adopting better methods of culture, are wasting ntach valuable time. Such .pertinent questions as the fol lowing ones, 'must be discussed until we arrive At the truth Shall we manure for the "corn crop, instead of the wheat crop'? "S'tall the corn crop receive the coarse manure of the farm, which by a seasons culture will become thoroughly rotted and .incorporated with the soil, and thus fit it for the wheat and other crops that are to follow Shall farmers by pursuing 'this jlan, thus provide the wheat plants, -that are to succeed the cern, with an abuadaut supply of well prepared plant food, that can be readily assimilated by the wheat plants, instead of compelling thcai to wait -for the -rot-ting of-tlreuoi or coarse manures? ThKqueBttonofspeeial.crqps must be considered. How can I grow several crops that will.lollow.in succession, and wet which wiB not 'intss&se -with each other, which will give constant employ ment, and from which an ineoate can be delivered at .different seasons of theyear? Then, there is the question of -special fanning to be considered. For what are my lands best adapted What can I grow the cheapest and the best? These questions must of necessity be settled by experience; and success will attend the farmer who, after carefully considering and adopting a definite line of action, sticks to such a system of cropping year after year, whether the prices he obtains for his crops are low or high. Has not a reputation for producing a number one product, also a cash value and will not persistent effort, and the mastery of the minutest details of the business be ultimately crowned with success T It is by carrying out the foregoing suggestions that farming can be made to pay, not only this year, but in years to come. The leading question in determining our course of action for the "present year is, will we profit by the experience already gained, and so direct all future efforts to make the farm pay better the present season, than in any of the preceding ones. Colman't Enrol World, Flax Calttre. A correspondent of tbe Ottawa Re publican writes as follows ia regard to flax culture: "We plowed up some ot our ground between the fifteenth and twentieth of April, the balance bad been plowed the fall before. What we plowed in the spring was in excellent condition, being the south side of a hill and of a sandy nature, after plowing we harrowed the ground once, and sowed the seed on the evening of May 2nd and the morning of the 4th, and dragged it with a drag, made of.boanls.7 feet long and 6 inches wide, 2 inches thick, nailed weatherboard fashion to another running cross ways. There were about eight acres put in, in this way. The rest of the ground we shoyeled up April 27, after the weeds had started, harrowed it twice, andsowed the seed April 30, then we harrowed it again. The first rain after the snow fell on the night ofJMay 15th, which brought it up nicely. The fall 'plowed piece grew uneven but did finely until about two weeks before it was cut, when the weeds were about as high as the flax. It had to be cut before It was fully ripe on ac count of the weeds. We cut it July 13th and 14th. The other piece was perfectly clean, not a weed in it. It was out July 25tb. and stood straight and clean. We thrashed it with a common Pitt Separator on July 29th till the 31st. The fall plowed piece often acres turned off 80 bushels of foul seed; the spring plowed piece of eight acres turned off 84 bushels of clear seed. The fall plowed piece was the best ground, had raised a crop of wheat tbe summer before, and should have raised the best flax. The other piece had raised a crop of wheat also, and the only advantage was in spring plowing. The roots of flax grow btraight down, and it requires mellow toil. It will not grow on hard ground like oats, neither will it choke down weeds. We sowed half a bushel of seed to the acre, and paid 2 per bushel for seed. G.H.E. Sheep vs. Farming. There are many reasons why every firmer would find it profitable to keep at least a small flock of fine-wooled sheep on a farm where grain is the prin cipal crop. By raising his own mutton a large saving is made in the butchers bill the sale of wool will bring ready money just before harvest, when it is most needed to conduct farming opera' tions with celerity and economy. Nor are these the greatest benefits to accrue from a system of mixed farming, in which sheep raising has its appropriate share. Sheep are the best scavengers that can be put on a field after the grain is cut, to clear the land of weeds and their drop pings are a far better fertilizer than the debris of stubble and litter they consume, which otherwise would have to be plowed under to decompose. In a country like California where the noxous herbage tends to a rapid usurpation of the soil, the services of sheep are really most in valuable to keep the lands trom being overrun by it. When sheep husbandry shall become in the Pacific states a part of every farmers operations, we mak look for a much higher standard in the grades of wool, as it will be in the power of the small herdsman to cut out the infe rior animals, and to retain for the breed ing purposes and the fleece, only such as are of superior quality. It must not be inferred however, that the large herdsmen are indifferent to the matter of breeding; they are constantly improving their flocks. In no other wool growing country theie are probably more expense and trouble incurred in the attempt to obtain animals of the best points for breeders, both maleand female than in California; but those must nec essarily be limited to such animals as were kept for special breeding, as, where flocks number tens of thousands, the matter of pairing male and female, so as best to secure an improved offspring, is in a great measure impossible. Pacific Rural Pre. The Kicbest Boy. The richest boy is not tbe one who has the largest amount of money in prospect. To our mind the richest boy is one who is good hearted, honest, intelligent, am bitious, willing to do right. He is one who loves his mother and alwaya has a kind word for her; who loves his sister, or -sisters and tries to help them with true affection. He is the boy who does not call his father "the old man," bnt who loves him, speaks kindly to and of him, and tries to help him as the signs of old age gather fast upon his brow. The richest boy is one who has pluck to fight his destiny and future. He is the one" who has tbe manhood to do right and be honest and of striving to be somebody; who is above doing a mean action who would not tell a lie to screen himself, or betray a friend. He whose young mind is full of noble thoughts for the futurer.who ia determined to win name by good deeds. This is the richest boy in America. Which one of our readers is it? This boy we would be glad to see, would like to take him by the hand to tell him to go on earnestly, that success might crown his efforts. And if he is a poor boy, we should meet him at the threshold, bid htm enter, and give him good advice, well and kindly meant. That other rich boy we don't care any thing about, for there are fools and snobs enough to worship, flatter, and spoil mm Valie $f Evergreens Among Fralt Trees A well grown evergreen treen gives off continually an exodium of warmth and moisture tbafreacbes a distance of its area in height; and when the tree plant era advocate shelter belts, surrounding a tract of orchard of fifty or more acres, when the influence of such belt, can only reach the height of the trees of such'belt, they do that which will prove of little value, Toameliroate climate, to assist in preventlon'of injury against extreme climatic cold in winter and of the frost ing of the germ bud of the fruit in spring all orchards should have planted, in and among them indiscriminately, evergreen trees at distances each of not more than onehundredand fifteen feet apart. Such a course pursued, we have no doubt, will render great health to the trees and be productive of more regular and uniform crops of fruit. At all events, it is worth trial, and we will be glad if our readers can inlorm us of any practical experi ment on the subject Scientific American. The (leneral Worry. Things are pretty well balanced in this world, so far as taking comfort goes and I begin to believe that, high or low, alt have their tribulations. Fishes are hooked, wormes are trodden on, birds are fired at. Worry is every-where. Poor men's wives worry because the bread won't rise, or the stove won't draw, or the clothes line breaks, or the milk burns, or the pane of glas is mended with putty, or tlioy can't afford to hire help. Rich men's wives worry becau-c the preserve dish is not of the latest pattern, or because somebody finds out how a party dress is trimmed, before the party happens, or because their help sauces them, breaks up tea s? U, or gets drunk. Causes vary, but worry a crages about the same. Wheat as Keel for Animals. On an extensive farm In England the horses were fed all through the years' plowing on boiled wheat and cut straw as their sole feed, The farmer reports that his horses were never stronger to labor or looked better. Another farmer fed his store pigs with di.ea.eil potatoes, boiled and mashed, to which bad been added equal parts of red wheat and tale barley ground into meal. He reports "Never do I remember to have pigs get on better. I have, also, thirty porkers doing well ou the same fool. They are not only growing but fattening rapidly. It is proper just here to remark that wheat abound-) particularly with gluten, or muscle making matter. Hence it is excellent to restore strength, and good for all working animals. Plants for Greenhouses. Those who are in the habit of buying plants at greenhouses, know how resh and delicately green they look when they are first taken out, and how apt they are to droQp down afterwards, from the ef fects of the change from the farm, moist air of such houses, to the dry atmosphere and draughts of the sitting-room. We see it stated that if the plants are envel oped for a few days in thin, soft paper, leaving an opening at the top, they will become acclimated without feeling the change. Sprinkle the leaves daily on both sides, with a small wisp broom, with warm water. Western Farm Jour nal. Cottage Cheese. Place thick lop pered milk on the stove, and let it heat thoroughly, not to cook, or it will be hard. Pour into a coarse cloth, and let it drain until dry; season with salt and butter. Should it be rather dry, moisten with milk or cream, and make into balls. Some prefer what is called 'smear kase." Prepare the milk as is stated above, but instead of making into balls, thin the sweet cream and add little pepper. Country Gentleman. TO Restore Black Sii.ks. Old black silks can be made to look new by the following treatment: First rub off all dust with a woolen cloth then mix equal quantities of vinegar and strong tea, with which wash the silk by thor oughly rubbing with a clean flcnnel cloth. Fold closely, let it remain a while, and then iron on tbe wrong side with a hot iron. Graham Bread. 1 coffee-cup flour, 2 coffee-cups Graham flour, 1 coffee-cup warm water, -coffee cup yeast, a little molasses, a teaspoonful salt, -teaspoon soda dissolved in the water. Make as stiff as it can be stirred with a spoon. Let it rise over night, and bake about an hour in a moderate oven. This quantity makes 1 loaf. The plan of plucking the blossoms on potato vines haying ;been recommended as saving an endless drain on the ener gies oMbe-plant, J. D. Thomas says in -the Country Gentleman that, while this is true in theory, in practice he found no appreciable difference in the rop produced in alternate rows, where -the Lexperimeniljad been tried. DQ A MONTH. Aaent waa ted everywhere, VftPJ Business honorable and first class. ParUc- ulara sent tree. Address J. WOBXH ft CO., 18t St. Louis, Mo, Hew Meat Market. Having Jut opened a MEAT MARKET Madison At.Jsrst door west Scott Bra's old stand.) I propose to keep constantly on hand ALL KINDS OF MEAT, Am SaTTaa low aa tksj lowest Give me a call when yon want any thing in my line and I will guarantee satisfaction. O CQ All Furnished on order. RICHARD PROCTOR. tn (0(1 perday. Agents wanted AU classes V3 'U VIM of working people of both sexes, young and old make more money at work for ps In their own localities, during their spare mo ments, or all the time, than at anything else. We oner employment that will pay handsomely for every hour' work. Foil particulars, terms, Ac., sent free. Semi us your address at once. Don't deUy. Now is tbe time. Don't look for work or business elsewhere nntu yon have learn ed what wa oner, Slyr STEreox A Co- Portland, Maine. ESTABUtUXD I8G9. E8UZJ4SIOED 1869. Is. Is. IOBTHRVP, BANKER, IOLA, KANSAS. Sealer la Forelc Dobs JExckaace- tatlo Passage tickets furnished from all parts of UnpC IU UltS SHU U Uiuci iviuid u, w uu.tvi States. DEPOSITS RECEIVED. Interest Allowed on Time Deposits as per Agreement. Collections made and remitted promptly. District School Bonds Wanted. 53 Branca Office for the American huvnuc ConjHtny. Porlfiee ike Blood, Removates aad Invigorates the Whole System, It medical Preerlere ALTER1T1TB,T0SIC SOLTEXT AND DIURETIC. Veoktim is made exclusively from the juice of caieftdly selected balks, roots and herbi, aid so strongly coocenl,aled, that it will eovciuallr erwucaie ironi inesjwemeverv ininioi arrvjufa, Sci-ofuloiu Humor, Tumort, Cancer, Cfmcerout HiaMii E.-i.ipcli't Salt RhntA, SypMlilicDiieam, Canker, FelnlMti at the Stomach, and all Uitea-es th.it ail-e from impute blood. Scialha, I.ijlem matoiy and Chrome JMriuiaia, Scualiila, Gout and Sjiintl Complaint, can only be enVciU.'lly cured through Hie btood. For Utcert and Eruptive Siteatn of I lie Skin, Pvttulet, Piaplet, Blotckrt, Boils, Tetter, Srcld hrad and Riugvorm, Vluetue has never iatled lo eficct a jiernuneut cure. For Palm In lie Bach, Kidney Complaintt, Dropit, Feuale IVeakuett, Lercvnhaa, aiisiux frua iii'eraal ulceration, unduteruedi&c:i'enanl (Irntrul Debllit), Veiietims acts dheclly itj,on X.v causes of titc-e complaiuis. It invigottue and strengthens Hie whule sjislem, acts Un i.ir M-cctive organs, jlbjs iuBjlunutiou, cures ul rttation anil regulates Hie Imuel. For Catarrh. Dniprwla. Habitual CottivCAiu. Palpitation of the Ilea. t. Headache, Piles, Aeivotu- ncs, ana general rrosiraiion oj me nervous sjkieM, no HHMiciiie lias ever gnrutucu peneci sa.ni.K tion as tlie Vecetivk. It purities the blood, cle.ius all of tilt: organs, and possesses a con trolling power over tlie norruus system. Tlie remarkable cures effected by Vegetine Iiii u induced many nlusicta.is and mxilliecal ie whom ue know to prescribe and use It ia their own ranulies In fact, Verktie is the best remedy yet dM- BLOOD PURIFIER jet placed before the public. PREPARED BY II. R. STEVENS, Bosten, Miss. What is Vegetine? It is a compound ex tracted from barks, roots pnd hcrbi. It is Na ture's llemedy. It is .ieclly hjnii'ess from any bad effect upon the a) stem It is uonrituinj and strengthening. It acts directly ipon Hie blood. It quiets tbe nervous tyncnt. It gives joti good sweet bleep at night. It is j.-cafian-ureu for our aged fathers and mothers; for it gites them strength, quiets their nerves, and gives them Nature's sweet .sleep. as lias been linn ed by many an aged icrson. It is the great IIIimmI 1'uriuer. It is a soothing remedy for our children. It lias relieved and cured Ihoi'sands. It is very pleasant to take: every child l'kes it. It relieves and cures all diseases originating Iroiu impure blood. Try the Vegeti.se. Uiveitafair trial for your complaints; then yon will say to voiiriiie It; Unas lenu, neignnor and acquaintance, "Try cured me."

Veoetixk for the comnlaints for which it is recommended, is having a larger sale throughout me unuenBiaies man any oioer one meuicine. Why Vegetine mil Cure these Complaints. VALUABLE INFORMATION. BOSTOX, Dec 12, 13G9. Ilemen M y only object in eivinz you this testimonial is to spread valuable information. Ilavimr been badlv afflicted with Salt Ilbetun. and the whole surface of my skin being covend with pimples and eruptions, many of wliiib. caused me great pain and annoyance, and knovr- oi me was ing any benefit until I commenced taking the Ve&rTivE, and before I bad completed the Ant bottle I saw that I hail got tbe right medicine. Consequently, I followed on wiih it untU I had taken seven bottles, when I was pro nounced a well man. and my okiu Is smooth aud entirely free from eruptions. I have never en joyed so good health before, and I at ribute all lo the use of Vegetine. 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Whole Tickets 'nm Halves io.oo Quarters 5.00 highths or each Coupon SJO 5. Tickets for 100.00 The Montuelier Female Ilnmana Afutuetntinn. chartered by the Legislature or Virginia and the u..vu, ..m. vt viaugc proposes oy Grand Gift Conceit to establish ami endow a "Home for the Old, Infirm, ami Destitute La dies of Virginia," at Montjielier, tbe former residence of President James Madison CiovKiiNoit's Orricx. Uiciwoxo, July 3, 1874. It affords me pleasure to say that I am well acquainted with a large majority of the officers of the Montpelier Female Ilumanc Association, who reside in the vicinity of my home, nd I attest their intelligence and thilr worth and hlirh reputatatlon as gentlemen, as well as public confidence, influence and substantial means lib erally represented among them. JAMES L. KEMPEB, Gov. Virginia. Alxxaxdoia, Va., Julys, 1874. I commend them as agents of honor ami integrity, and fully entitled to tbe confidence of tbe public. K. W. HUGHES. U. S. 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Tm'ComioTwxALTH for 1873 will continue in tbe future as in the past to mainUisl its position as the LEADING PAPEB OF THE STATE And win uphold the great principles of tbe Re publican party, reserving tbe right to criticise men or measures. Notwithstanding tbe fact that we nar tbe post age, tbe price of the paper is not increased, but will remain as nereioiore; jenqouarsayearior the daily, and two dollars a year Or tbe Weekly, Cask In adoejAft. Address, COMMONWEALTH, Topeka, Kansas. IS SHERIFFS SALE. STATE Or KANSAS, I COCXTTOrAusx. J00- In tbe 7th Jadlcbd District Court withm aad lor said county aad State. E. L. Northrop, FlabUbT, J. X. White, if. W. Post, Morton Demoss, H. Scott, John W. Scott, William H. Cochrane, Daniel HorviUe, aad H. D. Parsons, De fendants. BY virtue of an execution issued by the Clerk of said court In the above entitled cause ind to me directed, I will on Tuesday, February 25tb, 1875. at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day on the premises of Daniel HorvQle, two miles north-west of Iola, Alien county, Kansas, oCer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder fiir cash is hand tbe following described goods aad chattels, to-wit: One span four year old horses. One span five year old mares. One span brood mares. One span-three year old hones. One mare colt one year old. One span mules, six and seven years aid. And on tbe same day at two o'clock p. ra. at tbe lumber yard of White ft Cbollette in tbe city of Iola, Allen county, Kansas, by virtue of said writ. I will ofler for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash in hand the un divided one-bairef the following described goods and chattels, to-wit: M feet flooring. ISM feet fencing. 19 M shingles. 3 M common boards. 8Mlath. The above has been levied upon as tbe property of the defendants M. W. Pest, Daniel Horvilie and J. X. White and will he sold to satisfy aald execution. Sheriff's office, Iola, February 12th, 1873. J.i.WCODIN, 7 tt Sheriff of Allen county, Kansas. SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OF KANSAS, J aQ Cocxrr of Aixex. 3 In the 7th Judicial District Court, withlaj tur Nwi couniy ana oiaic Sarah A. Terrill, Plaintiff, 1 DwightR. Hovey, J. A. Stevens and G. W Apple, Defendants. E. L. Xorthrup, Plaintiff, "1 S. I. Stauber, G. W Apple and K. Sprague, Defend ants. Bl virtue of two general executions Issued by the' clerk of said court in tbe above entitled eases, and to me directed, I will on Tuesday, March 16th, A. D. 1875, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at tbe front door of tbe court bouse of Allen county in tbe city of Iola, Kansas, offer for sale at public auction to tbe highest ami best bidder for cash in hand, the following described real estate, to-wit The west half of the south-east quarter of sec tion four (4) in township twenty-five (23) range nineteen (10), appraised at three hundred (WOO) dollars. And fifteen (15) acres commencing at the south-west comer of tbe south-east quarter of section seventeen 07) in township twenty four (24) range, eighteen (181, thence east eighty rods, thence north to the middle of the Xeosho river thence up said river in a north-westerly direction to a point at which the west line of said south-east quarter crossed said river, thence south to the place of beginning, containing fifteen acres appraised at one hundred ($100) dollars. AU being situated in Allen county, Kansas, and levied upon as tbe property of G. W. Apple one of tbe above named defendants, and to be sold to satisfy said executions. onenns umce, tola, i eornary ran, 1873. J.L. WOODQT, 7-5 Sheriff Allen County, Kansas. 8HERIFFS SALE. STATE OF KAX3AS, Cocxtt or Ai.t.rt. In the 7th judicial District Court within and for said county and State. L. L. Xorthrup, Plaintiff, vs. S Goforth ft Parsons, Defendants. J. H. Vaanuys, Plaintiff, Paisons, ft Goforth Defendants. BY virtue of Executions Issued out of tbe 7th Judicial District Court in and for said coun ty and State In the above entitled cases and to me directed I will on Tuesday, March 2nd, A. D., 1875, at 10 o'clock a.m. or said day, at tbe front door of tbe court house of Allen county, in the city of Iola, Kansas, ofier for sale at public auction to tbe highest and best bidder for cash in band the following described lands and tenements, to-wit: Lot 10 in Block 13, appraised at $100.00. Lot II in Block IS, appraised at aiOO.OO. Lot 1 in Block 08, appraised at 5.00. Lot 6 in Block 48, appsaised at aj.OO. Lot 10 in Block II, appraised at $8.00. Lot 11 in Blc fciO, appraised at $1.00, Lot 7 in Block 116, appraised at $2.00. Lot 11 in Block 11, appraised at $8 00. All in the city of Iola, Allen county, Kansas. Said lands and tenements have been levied upon as tbe property of the above named defendants, and will be sold to satisfy said executions. Sheriff's Office, Iola, Jan. SStn, 1875. J. L. WOODDf, 5-5 Sheriff, Allen county, Kansas. LEGAL NOTICE. STATE OF KANSAS, 1 CotrxtT or Aixrx. Before L. L. Low a Justice of the Peace of Iola. Township, Allen county, Kansas. G.W. Covert, Plaintiff, 1 Cuuto, in John Gilkerson and Dayld f menJi-. P!nntm'de T.Uilkerson, Defendants. J Immds talM- Notice is hereby given that on tbe first tiny or February, 1875, L. L. Low, a Justice or tbe Peace of Iola Township, Allen county, Kansas, issued an order of attachment in tbe above namsd case for the snm of $31 .01 and against John Ud kerson, and that tbe said cause will be heard on tbe 13th day of March, 187S, at 10 o'clock a. u. MlVIUY RlCllAKDS, Attorneys for Plaintiff. IoU, Feb. 13th, 1S7S. 7 St Administrator's Sale or Real Estate. Notice is hereby given that I, as administrator of the estate of Mortimer Norton, deceased, win offer for sale at public auction at tbe door or the court house in Iola, Alien county, Kansas, on Monday, tbe 8th day of March, 1873, commencing at 10 o'clock, a. m. of said day. tbe following described real estate! situated in said county, to-wit: The west half of the south-west quarter of sec tion number 24 in township number 24 south, of ranee 18 east, and also the fnllnwinv tot In th. city of IoU in said county to-wit: uji is, in oiocs. e uo 1, in tuoca s. Lot 7, in Block 21. Let 8, in Block 30. Tbe said real estate is offered for sale in mmtm. ance of an order of sale issued from tbe Probate ixrart or said county, tbe same being necessary in order to pay tbe debts of said estate. Terms of sale made known at the sale, nttlt J. C. MEHRITT, Administrator. AGENTS WANTED FOB PROF. FOWLER'S GREAT f OBI On Manhood, Womanhood, and their Mutual Inter-BeUUons; Lore, its Laws, Power, Ac. AGENTS are selling from IS to 25 copies a day. Send for specimen pages and terms to Agents and see why it sells faster than any other book. Also the Best Family Bible in America. Address. VbIab1 IVnktlht""-. 18t MMMvaa M HWitiwuua, vVm St. Louis, Mo. aOUK NEW IDEA SOB AGENTS. 8at In the Map, Chart, Picture and Frame business. Out Circulars tell the story. They are rreetoaU. Address, B. H. nan. 311, SIS and 31i Locust Street, St. Unit, Mo. 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