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51 ir Wmfa iM SOL. MILLER, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. - VOLUME CTL-NUMBER 49.1 Choice gaetrg. M mlD 18 MUX TO Rt&XB, WllA-lfc. ST WILLIAM MOTUKIWXLt. Mr beid U like to rend. Willie, Mr btmt U like to bwk: T wtaiin' .vffmj ft. Willie, I'm djin for your ke! 0' lay your cbeek to mm. Willie, Yonr hand on my brit bane 0. My yell tblnk on me, Willin, Wbra I md deid ut gwe! It'a Tln to comfort me, Willie, Sir cricf duo ba'e iU will ; Bat let me ret open juar brie. To ub and erect my 11H Let me lt on your knee. Willie, Xt tne shed by yoor hair. AiHllookiatntbeinv Willie. - - I serer ull aee mair. r sittln on yoor knee, Willie, For the last time in my life A pulr, heart-broken thin. Willie, A mithrr, yet nae wife. Jy, pres your faaad opon my heart. And prrM It mair and mair. Or It will bant the silken trinff, 8m trang la its despair. O. waeV me f..r tbe bonr. Willie, Wbes we Uirpither met O, wae'a m f-r the time. Willie, That oar fimt try.t was set! O, waes me for the loanm green Where we wrre wont to pae And u'i me ffr tbe tltfttinle Tbat gait me late thee sue! O, dinna mind my words, Willie, X downa seek; to blame: Hut, O. it's bard to lire. Willie, And dree a canld wartd'a shame! ITet tears are bailln' ower your chetV, And hailin' ower your enin: Why weep ye sae for wortblessncss. For sorrow, and for sin f I'm weary o this warld. Willie. And sick wf a' I are; I casna live ss I ha'e tired. Or be as I aboold be. Bat faald onto yoar heart Willie, The heart tbat still Is thine. And klM anee mair tbe white, white cheek Ye said waa red lanssyne. A atom fm throve!, my held, Willie, A nair atoan through my heart O. hand me no, and let me kUs Thy brow ere we twa pairt. Anitner. andanltberyet! , How fat my Ufe-strlnK" break! Farewrelt ftfewerll thmashon Lirk-yurd Step bchtly for my sake! Tbe lsY'mek In the lift. Willie, That lilts far ower oar hv id. Will sin the mem as merrflie Abase the clay-canld deld : And thU green tnrf we're sitttn on. Wl dsw-draps Mmmeiin nbeen. Will bap the heart that lnYlt thee As warld has srWrnn neen. But, O, remember dm, Willie, On land -where'er ye be; And. O. think on tbe leal. leal heart. That ne'er Writ ane bet thee! And, O. think on the caald, cftald moils That fill my yellow hair t That kls tbe cheek, and kiss the chin, Te never sail kiss mair! JWcrt Jfonf. THE AEKAJfSAS COWARD. .A..WESTEKH' SKETCH. . The bcantiful little town of Van Bureii, nn the Arkansas Kiver, near the Cherokte line, dur ing its early history, was famous fur the number and ferocity ofitn desperadoes, being the pritici pal focus if re iidrzrmi for gambler , Iinlian tra ders, and all sorts of aihrntuirrs, who hail found it necessary ti change tlirir itomii-il. friiin a laud gnxenied by the administration of a rigid erinii-' Unicode. The half-breed hraxos from the C'her o"kee nation, also, flocked In the same site, ti drink, carouse, take a hand at caicX and exhibit their power in singular "net-ton"' with iistoli ang knives. 8nrh sutatpnfsncivtr may be im agined it cannot be described. Nnt a aim per formed its circuit that did not witneta Miinn dreadful ningle combat with or without ninnlrr ouBiWCJiponii, while now and then dozens at a time, and by mutual agreement, marcheil from theVnin-ohnp Into a public square and engaged iu mortal strife. At this perioil, Tbuma A. Silent emigratnl to Arkansas, and openel a large grocery store, in Van IJnren acting himself ai keewr and retail er. 8nch an occupation, at that time, required a mau of the tnont determineil courage, tut the store always had a back room attached, especial ly appropriated to gambling, both by day and night, and where players were supplied with the choicest. liquors of the bar, and would bo sure to Iinlly tbe grocer ont of his reasonable charges, unless restrained by fear. Foe a while, however, Myers succeeded admi rably. The half-breeds, loafers and chartered fighters, as tbey called themselves, held a caucus and voted unanimously that the new arrival was dangerous subject, and had better be left alone. The decision was altogether- owing to Mvers' ersonal appearance, as might well be conceived, all, manly an symmetrical in shape, with great endowments both in strength and agility, he would have had bnt few- equals in the arms of naked nature. But .the cunuing inventions of art iron, steel, and lead the thunder and light ning of gun-powder are made to fight for the feeblest bosoms; and thns the dwarf and giant, provided both alike, are the heirs of true cour age, and now stand on the same level. It was be lieved, also, that Myers possessed the resolution to handle theve horrid engines of destruction, where life and death hnugnpon the touch of a trigger. His countenance Itetokrneil the jM-rfi-c-tion of bravery. Ilia fiire ore generally a stern expression, and when that melted into'a smile, the smile seemed ttill more stern. His eyes were exceedingly black, wild penetrating and'reiUesn, and had tbat cold, gleaming, metallic look, which may be regarded as the sure sign of desperation. Besides, he carried an appalling supply of pis tols, and' bowie-knife fourteen inches ia the blade. Heoee, everybody was respectful and obliging to tbe ostensible hers of a period of sev eral weeks, during which an unusual calm reign ed in the town. At length a terrible affray occurred at Myers' grocery. Half a dozen fire arms exploded iu quick succession, and the deafening roar an frightened tbe keeper, that he took to his heels and fled from bis own establishment. The fact settled pnblie opinion as to his character. "What a chicken-hearted coward to rnn from his own castle," exclaimed General Cole, the Na poleon of frontier duelists and gamblers. ' Why, he hasn't the spunk of a dead nossnn," lisped Bill Green, the dandy loafer, combing his f'soap locks" with his loug, rosy nails. "Let's drink his liquor and smoke his cigars, and not pay for them, 'canse as ho w he's a cow ard," said Jack Warhawk, a huge half-breed, and began to fill glatsea, and hand out cigars, cry ing ."Toast to the brave, niy boys; well never want while the world has chickens of tbe white feather." The firing in the grocery having ceased for more than an hour, being replaced by. a din of the meet boisterous mirth, Myers, by a great ef fort, mastered tbe spirit to retnro. He fonnd the customers helping themselves with a ven geance, and thought to overcome them with the assumption of heroic airs. He snatched his re volver from his pocket, and pointing it at War hawk's breast, sternly ordered him to leave tho house. "If that's what you're artor," shouted Jack, unsheathing bis big bowie-knife and springing over the counter, " here'a what'll give yon a la dle full." Myers still kept the revolver presented, but his hand shook like a leaf in the tempest, and his feet involuntarily retreated backwards by short, quick steps. The two feelings, physical fear and moral courage, were struggling for the masterv. He wax endeavoring to act b ravel v. ' but his nerves refused their concurrence, and tie . remained, so to speak, in bis eqnipose totally uutiwuie 01 acting at all. ne was impotent 10 fight, and as powerless to fly. There Wax nn snrh hesitation nn (1ia nart of Jack Warhank. Brandishing his knife in his nght band, he seized the flowing locks of Myers in his left, and roared at the top of his nogB I "lown, cowardly bonnd, n yonr marrow bones, or by the blazes, I'll cut yonr throat!" Incredible as it may seem, Myers, still holding uwukmuj io.vi.ui iumucu nun niuuus, COW' ered to tbe floor like a beaten dog, and begged most piteously for his life a prayer, which the mocking half-breed granted, on condition that he would treat the whole crowd for a week. From this time tbe unfortunate Myers was subject to every species of insult and outrage. The loafers would pull his nose for mere amuse ment, the half breeds wonldspit in his face to make him treat, and Gen. Cole, when intoxicat ed, wonld strike him with his cane, to cure him f his cowardice, as he said. The miserable grocery-keeper brooked all these gross indignities with the patience of a martyr, and wonld some times meekly remonstrate "Gentlemen, it is ungenerous to abuse me thus, fer I confess I have courage I cannot fight." " e r - This continued fer a whole year, when a change ocenrred tbat caused tbe insnlters to ru their ignoble persecutions. He had a beautiful wife, whom he loved with the tenderest passion. One day, when tbe husband was absent, the hideous halt-breed, Jack Warhawk, instigated to the damning deed by Gen. Cole, went to the grocery keejwr'i) private residence, and maltreatedhis la dy in tbe most shameful manner. Myers returned home to find his lteloved one drowned, as it were, in tears. He heard the har ruwiug tale without external manifestation of anger or emotion. His face, it's true, became somewhat pale bis lip quivered an instant, and settled to an expression rigid as a mouth of iron, and bis wild, black eye, it may be, shot forth a few more beams of penetrating fire; but he did not mutter curses. He uttered not a whisper, or menace be did not even deign to condole or sympathize -with his affl'cted wife. He only arm ed himself with a bowie-knife, fourteen inches in the blade, from hilt to point, and started for the village. He ciiuo in sight of hisenemy, then promenad ing me puuiie square, ami boasting uriiis villain ous achievement. At this vision, Myers' lips curled into a horrid smile, and his dark eye melt ed into a stream of tears. lie approached, till he stood nearly touching the half-breed, aud then said, in a hurried nhisper "Wretch, be quick! draw! for by St. Paul, one of us miikt die!" Ami lie waited until the other should be ready for strife on equal termc. He did not have to wail long, for Jack, understanding that cold, glittiring, t-nake smile, and those hot gushing team us the certain token of murderous mad ness, immediately unsheathed at tbe same mo ment with his adverary, and then began tbe dreadful combat, which was soon decided. Myers parried three furious blons of the hate ful half-breed; and then grasping his foe's cloth ing with bis left hand, with the other plunged tho knife into his heart. Tbe Cherokee expired without groan. And now the inward and terrible passions of Myers found vent in appalling explosions. His curses were fearful to hear he snnrned his ene my with his fimt, and wished alond he had a hundred lives, so he could enjoy the pleasure of killing him an hundred times on r. His wrath then changed fur his other insnlters. He flew at loafer, Kill Greeu, and tore out his "soap locks" by hatip;fiil. He sprang upon Gen. Cole, and pulled his noo until it was flattened lictween his thumb and lingers all the while that gory knife dripping with Mood. His enemies were so taken by snrprise terrnr- Hinckeu. siupeiieti, mat, tor a space, tbey seemed uttcily incap.itde of voluntary, motion. The cowanl "had suddenly Income the bravest of the brave. The equipwe of opposite feelings was destroyed forever; the fheer ion er of pure tciii iiuii i-oMijurjru Wlicn lear. Dies auy of our readers doubt onr strange sti ry I If so, let them address a letter of inquiry to Him. George W. l'jtthcl, Van ltiiren, late Jndge iifth.-Supreme Court of Arkansas, and tlie fnll iwit information may Ite obtained. On tho evening of the same day. Gen. -Cole called a special eouniil of his friends, to consult on the course be should pursue. There was but one opinion that he had been insulted by a gross public indignity, and must call his foo to the field of honor. Accordingly, iihui the following day, a chal lenge was despatched, wbiih Mr. Myers very promptly accepted, nod fTied the time at noon of tbe same day the weapons to be double-barreled shot-guns the distance ten paces. The parlies met on the sauil-!cach, nnder the bauk of the river, alxne the town, and hundreds assembled to witness the issue. Tho mortal be ligerents were placed by their seconds, and tho death-dealing guns enormous double-barrel restex with dark, yawning muzzles on the sand, iu their hands. The spectators were much as tonished by the strange contrast exhibited in their appearance. Gen. Cole was an old, expe rienced duelist, who had shot his mail before he was eighteen, and had often been engaged in af fairs of this kind. On the contrary, Myers was unacquainted with fire-arms, and had always hitherto been deemed hii unmitigated poltroon. And jet, singular to record, the duelist was nervous and agitated, almost trembling, while the reputed coward was calm, firm, steady as a rock, with that horrid smile on bis curling lip, and a few scattering tear-drops, gleaming in the sun, nn his cheek. Gen. Cole's second gae the word. Fire one, two, three! n need not, however, to have counted so many, for with the echo of the word fire, Myers elevated his piece as quick as thought, and touched the trigger. There was a tremend ous roar, and Gen. Cole fell dead. His head was pierced with twenty buckshot. No man ever again called Mjcrs a coward, iu Arkansas nn one ever thought of the term, as bis shadow gleamed in the suulight. He bad taken his degree in the college of desperation, and his diploma was written iu blood! He became a politician of great notoriety a leader in that part of the Slate was repeatedly eletted .to the Legislatnre, where he acquired distinction by his talents, but more by his fear less daring, and he is said to be iu progress of as cension, having recently obtained the commis sion of Major General of the Militia. We hope, before many months, to see his name en the roll of Members of Congress. Nature made him a coward love for his insnlt ed wife made him brave and bravery bas con ferred bnuor. A xreiaMe Anniversary. Two hundred years ago tho-coming 17th of June, the Mississippi was discovered, according to the historian, and it is proposed to revive the half-forgotten memories of Marquette and Joliet by celebrating tbe event at St. Louis aud other places along the line of the historic river. On tbe lOthof June, 1673,Marnnettcand Joliet, priest and merchant, attended by five other French men and two Indians, left Green Bay for the south-west. They ascended the Fox river in ca noes to the dividing ridge between it and the Wisconsin. Carrying their light canoes nn their shoulders across the "divide." they launched them on the Wisconsin. All bnt Marqnette and Joliet returned to Green Bay. The heroic priest and the merchant descended to tbe newly dis covered river, and on the I7th of Jane, 1673, they glided out of the Wisconsin upon the besom of tbe upper Mississippi "with a joy," says the dis coverer, "that I cannot express." Thence they pursued the explorations to the month of the Arkansas river, and returned by tbe way of the Illinois river, arriving at their settlement at Green Bay the 1st of September. And now, says the St. Louis Republican, after a lapse of two hundred years, after the wilderness they found has been converted into fields and franlena-aaf. terthe wigwam villages have faded away, and the shadows of mightv cities rail upon the wa ters of the stream tbey fonnd flowing through trackless wilds, it is'proposed to erect some suit able memorial which smJI preserve tLeir fame till the latest times. A vkbt nnpleasant fix was that of the gent on biX&iito&t tight boots while adog fight was goingon arouud '. . a "ra .- "I""ty ro .' ,BOTeK the corner. He finally gotont thfre in hi. s7ock- g 2FArmu' n0t to b0 P tofi?m!a ing feet, bnt the fight was over.-Dass.r, iVr,. I!f J",0?"11!?80,1!' 1 err?pt thefeonrtt ' I S0011" or ''er ' nijnois struggle mnst reach -..TII I ! '. T. . Q.n.r State, nuless, happilv, the wb.Ie internal A WfcSTER paper doubts the policy of tbe commerce among the States shall be well and State s paying attorneys fees for defending timely regulated by the general government, pnsoners, who wouM ofleq plead guilty if they , It was wise in the farmers convention, there were obliged to pay for their own counsel. x fore, to take steps prepiratorr to this jrtoding TROY, Ipftdfcmg. """""""eWsjwsvWsvWwvsWVw T atOTmEsVS WBKEL. In th, shadows creepiir Ver Harrow psas sad sttic Door. Stands a wheet with mumlderlax. hand. Turned no more by foot or hana; Dust apon It deeply lie. Tlnr epMks Ut cloud the eyes; Over It the spiders spin DsyUffct out and eveeiag la. As I sit beside it now. . . Weary heart and schist brow. Tears co backward, ae tbe tide From the surer ana wide (tide, lite ania la paaeiiii tab-; 8oaahuie glide my bee sad ban-. And a staple calM I kaeet, Happy by Una Utile waeeL Oncestfsiala Pita ban. While the mceMnta m m See the tlrrkae flnmra hold osaac Finest threads Uke ahisiag gold : Buy till the eoDshuw red. Till the Uat taint bean U fled; . BpuwiBg. all the livelong day. Hoars of psia and joy sway. Faithful hands that tolled so long, Upajhat snnx my cradle aoag. Come and hash my sighs oace more, LtEhtea tmrdeae a before! boiuy through the silent room i inau a bnghtntaa through the gl While her presence seems to ateal brighteeao through the gloom. Back to me. beside UuVwkteL ADBBEM TO THE F1UIEB OP KAItl AS. In ordering the publication, in pamphlet form, of tho following proceedings of the Farmers' Con vention of the State, of Kansas, the executive committee thought it wise to accompany the same with an address to their fellow citizens. They wished special attention called to what ap- warei 10 meni 10 oe ine more important points in the discussions. Tbev wish to eounsel and en courage their fellow farmers and all good men, reelecting the further prosecution of tbe great work no auspiciously begun. The very short time in which such an address must be matured aud prepared, in order to accompany the publica tion of the proceedings, on which the types were already clicking before tbe convention was fairly closed, must render it rather hnrried and incom plete. Furthermore, since there is neither time nor opportunity to submit it to tbe revision of the committee, it is but fair that tbe writer should be held responsible for anything unwise or im prudent it may contain. The origin of tbe convention is well stated iu the proceedings. Its object were well and plain ly developed during the sittings, aud finally took definite and satisfactory shape in the Constitu tion of the Farmer's Co-operative Association of the State of Kansas. We expect tbis asscciatinn to lie the organized medinnibetween its members and theontsule world makingknown our thoughts, needs and aspirations. Tbe farmer of Americn is no longer the serf or Imtr of tbe middle ages. He has, by couiact with culture and enlightenment, become a man of thought and judgment. He wishes to make his influence known and recog nized in the markets of tbe world, in the count ing rooms of business and the balls of legislation, bv other means than mere pounds avoirdupois. He wishes to unite with all virtuonsmen in teach ing, by word and example, the importance of puouc nuueaiy aou integrity, luese miugs can not lw done while farmers remain iu an isolated condition. The learned professions and most of the industries have their organizations for self protection and for public purposes. By these means immense benefits have accrued to them selves, and have exerted great influence on soci ety. Shall not the most needy and the most nu merous class of all follow such good examples! Surely tbe times demand it, as is shown by the Isild corruption in onr legislative halls. When the most imHirt.-int positions of houor and trust in the State are openly trafficked in with unblush ing impunity, when American Congressmen, with the solemu oaths of office resting upon their con sciences, licneath the sacred dome of the nation al cipitol, and surrounded by all the mementoes of historic purity, can nnblnshingly vote iuto their on n pockets the precious millions garnered by the hands of frugal industry to preserve the national credit, and which should have been sa credly applied to ease the burdens of a debt-ridden people surely these acts should receive their well merited censure, lest the morrow should drop in onr laps still more bitter fruits. And shall not the friends of agriculture organize for public action, as well as their fellow citizens of other professions and pnrsnitsf Through association we expect to rnb off that cold prejudice too likely to exist among men who live in isolation and seldom meet for social inter course. It is tbe dmsiou of our forces and influ ence which has enabled designing sharpers and politiciaus to manage ns in detail.. 4t was the tactics of the first Aapoleon, by celerity of move ment, to beat his enemies in detail before they had time to act in concert. Too long have the farmers of America been thns beaten while in a state of separation. But, like the great Peter of Knssia, we are learning from onr conquerors the art of victory. Very soon we expect to meet them, not as loose bands, or detached parties of Cossacks, bnt as organized veterans. It is then we hope to repeat to them discomfitnre as com plete as that dealt out by Peter to Charles XII at rultowa, or by Wellington and his allies to Na poleon at Waterloo. Too long have onr halls of legislation, and other posts of honor and trust, been monopolized and dominated by irresponsible speculators and politicians. Tbe present state of agricultural progress is transitory. For many years it bas been the chief aim to increase onr products, both in quantity and quality, to tbe utmost limit. For this pur pose we have held fairs and, discussions', have published papers and books. Crops hare been increased and animals have been perfected, until the markets of tbe country, from time to time, are glutted to repletion; and stock men are ablr to export breeding animals to the farthest limits of the world, with credit to themselves aud to the country. Agricultural books and papers have been published and scattered broadcast over tbe land, nntil tbey are piled np by the cord and ton in every libiary. Machinery for cheap culture and speedy harvesting has been built with magic energy. Fair grounds have been covered with it by tbe acre and by tbe teu acres. At times it is tbe principal freight en the railroads, and crowds very depot and warehouse. Onr ends In view bare been most thorour'hlvaceomnlished. Taken as a whole, the western farmer bas demonstrated beyond donbt his ability not only to supply, bnt to replete and overflow the markets of the conntry with the prodncts of his labor. 80 true ia this, that often tbe pries in market is too small to pay the cost of transportation, allowing noth ing for cost of production. Surely, then, tbis first lesson in agriculture is well learned. Onr next lesson is to study the art of selling and bnying. To do this, wa mnst have markets and equal laws. The home market ia preferable, because of tbe cheapness and convenience of transacting onr business there, and because onr customers in tbe home market are local tax pay ers, helping to snpport the financial burdens of the vicinage. Too mneh en, then, cannot be exercised in the snppcrt of the local home mar kets of the country. This is done by fostering and increasing borne manufactures. Tet, with all their importance, these local centres of trade cannot meet all tbe necessities of the Kansas farmer. Many of his prodncts mnst seek a mar ket in other States, and many of bis sappllss mnst come from other parts of the country. Hence arises tbe demand for cheap and speedy transportation on the various lines of commerce. Other States recognize tbe importance of this lacr, ann tnongti enjoying much lower rates man we in transportation and travel, the farmers have tbnnght themselves aggrieved, and are now en gaged in what has been styled a furious " railroad war." The farmers of Illinois are evidently on tbe side of right, and tines their cause ia onrs, we shall be closely observant of all tbe facta aa they transpire iu our sister State, and by kind words and cordial sympathy encourage onr brothers in i'VD.,hy',hrno?intmon.0P - THE CONBTITUTIOH AND .THE TJMTOIS". KANSAS, THURSDAY, conflict. The committee of Ira appointed for tbe collection of railroad statistics, most perform wall its duties. The association and the Stat expect it at their hands. ' Questions of tariff were discussed, and while uuie unuoieu .no suwa 01 reducing tne tax aa iron and salt, there was no voice in opposition to placing lumber on the bt list, or to the entire abolition of duties on sach articles aa do-not par the cost of collection. The nstianal banking lawa were exhaustively discussed, showing conclusively that farmers un derstand this matter quite aa well as tbe poli ticians. It is tbe unanimous voice of the conven tion that the people are tired of paying tbe pres ent enormous bonuses to the banks for the little id they niay render in circulating tbe grenu- backs. WbV shall we DaT eornoratinna l,.l. for tbe nse of money which we must nuarautew to give it value, wheaVe can just aa well use our own money (greenbacks) without charger The larmersot Kansas place ranch emphasis on this question, and desire onr national law makers to respond. Attention is called to tbe resolution on the in justice of the recent State law, exempting all ev idences of debt which are secured by mortgage on real estate, from taxation. Why this State enactment,. unjustly discriminating 'in favor of tbe moneyed Sbylockn who would cut the last pound of living flesh from they very ritals of onr people! Let equal and just taxation, like tbe dews of heaven, fall on all alike, aud the farmers of Kansas are content. The convention was not unanimous in senti ment as to tbe wisdom of appnintingacominittce at tbe present time, iu criticism of tbe manage ment of tbe Agricultural College. A new board of regents has been appointed, aud it is but rea sonable to suppose tbat some change or iinurovu- uieub is 10 ue inaugurates, ine support iroiu the State is not large, hence no very great pro gress can be exiected, even 'under the, very best management. Care was exercised, therefore, in forming the committe, to select men of wisdom and discretion, who would be able and willing to comprehend tbe whole state of the case. The chairuiau of the committee has his position by the usual courtesy extended to tbe mover of a resun lution. Tbe president of the convention is re sponsible for tbe appointment of the other two gentlemen. It is hoped the committe will do their work kindly, but thoroughly, ami give us in due time an exhaustive report. Too loug have these institutions, established for tbe benefit of agriculture, been neglected by the farmers. As a matter of conn tbey have fallen iuto other hands less competent to their proper management, and they are at this moment denounced as fail ures all over tbe country. While tbe present up rising is so general on behalf of all other agricul tural iutorests, it ia earnestly hoped that the ag ricultural schools and colleges of the land will receive due attention. Men of all industries and professions have their technical and professional schools and colleges. It is a neccessity to their existence aud eulight ened progress. If agriculture desires to be any thing morn than a blind Samson, who can only right its wrongs by toppling to the earth all ex isting institutions aud governments, then it is necessary tbat first-class amiciiltnral achoota shall be maintained. This can never be done nn til fanners themselves are alive to the facts. First-class schools of agriculture can never be had under the managemeut of men who are not well skilled aud deeply interested ia the subject to be taught. Every professor must have his Particular subject by heart, and "oil the brain." le must also'.be able to infuse into his class much of his own enthnsixsm. 8nch men, nnder an ap propriate and able bnrtcU of regents, would com mand a liberal snpportfroin the State, and would give to the farmers of Kansas an agricultural college worthy of themselves and their noble calling. In tbe first step of agricultural progress, when quantity and quality is the leading idea, individ ual eflbrt, with an occasional comparison of pro dncts at the fairs aud in tbe markets, has been fonnd sufficient. In the second stage or step, when it is proposed to remodel laws and institu tions, placing tbem on a basis of mora equal jus tice, a more thorough and general organization is necessary. Snch an organization as we need has just bad its birth. Its success depends upon the interest and continued earnestness manifest ed by its members. Tbey mnst realize the full truth of tbat old maxim, "Tbe laws favor the diligent." But I need not further enlarge.. Special atten tion is asked to the Preamble and to Article 3 of the Constitution of the Asssoeiation. Respect- tuny submitted, JOB Davis, Chairman Ex. Com. Junction City, Ks., March 31, 1873. llvTKBKSTI.ta BsUURIsTCBlvCB. The Cincinnati Oaxette, in the ennrse of an obit uary notice of Gov. Morehead, thus refers to a visit to tbe deceased. The incident couuected with bis Senatorial course is one tbat does honor to the Senators from Kentncky, and will long be held in remembrance by the free people of the North: " It was onr fortune to know the deceased person ally. Less than a year ago, we visited his hum ble bnt hospitable home, with one of tbe most distinguished editors of theconntgr, Mr. Thurlow Weed, of New York. He conversed of many things connected with his pnblie life, and partic ularly of the part ha took, while a Senator of the United States, to obtain the confirmation of Gov ernor Eterett, as minister to England, in 184L Governor Everett bed been nominated by Gener al Harrison, for thit high diplomatic position. Hisjconfirmation was opposed by some bot-beaded Senators from tbe South, on the ground tbat Governor Everett was an Abolitionist, and for a time his confirmation remained in doubt. Tbe feeling at tbe North was intense, aud tbe rejec tion of Mr. Everett wonld bave been regarded, and justly so, ns a stain and indignity to the 'whole North, and wonld have been difficult to al lay. ! Got. Morehead, with that trite modesty which always accompanies true merit, said little of tbe part he took to meet' and tefeat this unjust op position in the eonfirmatien of on of America's distinguished bobs. ( He dwelt, however, with el oquence and prideenthe course which hia dis tinguished roUegoe7"Heory Clay, took in that important event. We shall never forget his de scription of the debate. A chief opponent of Mr. Everett was tbelatajsVie Presiduit of tbe Unit 8tatee, Wm. B. Klog7h mads s speech against tha eonfiimatiea, and eouelnded by saying, if an Abolitionist so marked and distinguished aa Mr. Everett snonm receive toe eoonrmauon oi tne United States Senate, that the Union wonld aoou be at an end. Mr. Clay bad listened to tbe speech with great attention, and towards the dose he had become considerably excited, and aa Mr. King took his seat Mr. Clay arose, and without even addressing the Vice President, 'n ni nssrked and peculiar manner, looking over to Mr. King, and stretching ont bis long sinewy arm, he said, "And I tell yon. air, if the Senate shall reject the nom ination' of an distinguished aa dividual aa Ed ward Everett for reasons snch aa yoa have orged, the Union ia already at aa end." Bofflee it to say that Mr. Everett was confirmed, and entersd apon tbe duties of his oOce, bat It ia due to tbe dead to aay that no'one exercised a more important part in obtaieg that confirmation than James T. Morehead, whose heart U bow cold, bnt whose food name and rood works will live in long years to coma. Those who knew hints! while living, will mourn ovarium wbso dead We understand that hi body will be conveyed to Frankfort, and be interred in tbe cemetery of tbat place, where calmly sleep many of Ken. tnekys most illnstrions dead. To Governor Morehead, Halleck's beautiful lines will apply with marked propriety, when sleeping in his grave, by Kentucky's beautiful river: Green be the torf shore thee. Friend of ear better days. Bene knew thee sat to lev tbee. gene named thee sat amine. Tbx wife ofa track mender out West, daring his absence, need tha hand-car belonging to tha road to give her family an airing. The express train came along, and th track mender has 00 oue dependent, ou him now.- Loxo Johx WnarrwoTfi had Ms pocket nifxea - ....." of am the other dav. and aa it was done waen be was standing np, be has arrested several "fsook and ladder eoopanisa on asmieipn. MAY 29, 18a IBS. 8BEK. IaearaWfcsifwjaisai'eaars. I see taaTaiieo strati . Hie foot every newels ansa. Oa every stnasa ale ssB. He's waaaVs wand at atnrrs rsDa, Upoaaiskmdedwiia: He'o leavtag en the (ScUred racks. Hie fresh Isbaeee stats. IhesrttematUcklathenuae. The sxs stroke la the deO 1 The clamor from the Indian !s lodge. The Jesatt's chapel beD. I eee the swarthy trapper eases From Ifleaiaalnni'saorlara. And war chief with thairaai Ami crests of aagla's wtaga. Behind the aoaaaaaaawaWjah nai 1, Tbe steamer emokas sad niwi And city lou are staked for aabj. Above eld Indian graves, Br forest, lake, and waterml, I see the peddlera show; Tbe mighty mingttng with the mesa. The lofty with the lew. I hear tho tread of si union Of nations yet to be; Tbe nrrt low wash of waves, where asaa Shan roll a harnesses. The rudiments of empire here Are pteetic yet. and warm; The chaos of a mighty world I rounding into form. Each rode and Joatling fragment aoea Iu fitting place shall and Tbe raw material of a 8tate, Its mnade and Ite miad I And Westward ataX the atsr which leads Tbe New World ia IU train. Haa tipped with fire the Icy apesrs Of many a mountain rp.fn The snowy cones ef Oregon And Californla'a roldea' Are Kineiea on iu way; Gleam brighter is IU ray. IX AX raPLKAAliT rBBasICABlBlVT. On Brollae with Bsmta Wahtas; Vs Live ly t.nwwcf-Dew nssenin wnuiieoi se Calcfc " and Blotaf. Tho Detroit Frit Prctt tells the following little anecdote, which points its own moral: A day or two since, Harry Blancbard, secret service detective, went iuto Saginaw County af ter a man who was charged with having tamper ed with the mail. He had tbe name and descrip tion of the man, and waa informed before start ing that he would have to look ont or he would get a knife or a bullet put into him, as tbe fellow (Samuel Large) had stated that he wonld never be taken without having first made a good tight. Many offenders make this boost, bnt lack the backbone to act up to ther words, and Blanchard did not pay much attention to the warning. Af ter ne arnven at oaginaw, ne mane a lew can tic us inquiries of an ex-Detroiter, and ascertained tbat Large was stopping with a relative about twelve miles from Wcnona. He went down tbe river, and at Wenona learned that Large and hia broth-in-law bad left for home about two hours before, both armed. He waa also fuformed that Laree bad in some way received a hint that "one of tbose Detroitera ' was coming up to see bim, and would, therefore, be on his guard. Mr. Blanch ard hired a horse and started for tile house, over a road a foot deep with mud aud water. It was within abont an bonr of dark when became with in sight of the place where he hoped to find bis man. He hitched bis horse in the woods, looked to bis revolver, and walked boldly up to tbe house. The children bad witnessed bis approach, and the men inside were prepared for bim. Large's brother-in-law opened tbe door, spake civilly, and Iilanchard took a seat which was of fered to bim. There was no sign of Large, and it was some time before tbe detective hinted at his business. He first hnule inquiries about pine lands, and then asked after the price of real es tate, so that the man was in donbt whether bis visitor was a speculator or an officer of the law. Blancbard filially asked, as if merely inquiring for an acquaintance: "Ob, br the way, have you seen Sam. Large lately t" " Is i t Sam. or me you want!" replied tbe roan, and he had not done speaking before he hauled nut a navy revolver half as long as his arm and held it on a line with Blauchard's eye. The men were abont four feet apart, and fur a long thirty-seconds there was not a more or a sound to disturb tbe ticking of the dock. The revolver was cocked, held with a hand that did not shake, and the two looked steadily iuto each other's eyes. The wife sat at tbe other end of the room, a spectator, and one of the children stood behind tha father's chair. Tbe detective thinks he lived a whole week's time in tbat half minnte. He saw "about" in tbe man's eye, and was almost afraid of startling him into pulling tbe trigger, ss be replied in a subdued voice, "Sam is tbe man,i'm after." "That's a different thing," said tbe man, lowering hia re volver. "Ho went out of the back door as yon came in, aud is three miles into woods by this time." Of course he would say nothing to crim inate his relative or to aid in bis arrest, but be waa very friendly to Blancbard after he had as certained that he was not after any one bnt 8am. He even walked down to the place where tbe de tective had hitched his horse, and his parting words were: '"lTyonM "asltf' yon wanted me, or raised a finger. I'd have bored yon through quick er'n wink! If yon want to cntcb 8am, I bave no particular objection, bnt your best and surest way'lt be to about bim first, and then arrest him afterward." A inrtltms; Bscamctom. A recent medical writer says: "8Isep when ever you can ; in tbe ears anywhere when yon can get a chance the great want of the are ia sleep." ThU is not always safe advice to follow, as a Lawrence gentleman knows to bis sorrow. He wss recently afflicted with a bad cold, and to cure binvelf sf it, resorted to the method of bath ing his feet in warm water, and drinking a tum bler full of gin and molasses, prescribed by sn aged and respected friend of the family. Having got everything in order for carrying oat the pre script ion, be sst down by tbe stove, his pedal extremities immersed in hot wster, a tnmbfer of smoking gin and molasses by his side. In this condition a sense of enjoyment stole aver bim aa be sipped the exhilarating liquid, and he fell asleep. His wife had gone to bed, and oa waken ing abont three o'clock in the morning, wondered why aba waa alone. Going down stairs, she waa horrified to find her liege lord asleep in his chair, the fire ont, bis feet still immersed in the water, over -which a cake of ice waa formed, and an empty tumbler 00 the chair beside bim. His cold isn't a bit better. TaaTevy wMsnt. It U believed tbat Dr. Charles Brown, of Albe marle, Va, is tbe most active, and probably tbe oldest centenarian in America. He was born in Virginia while "George tha third was king," and held that state as one of his loyal provinces ; yet says tha Lexington CaasHi be exhibits very few signs of advanced years. Ha rides twenty to thirty miles a day, anoaatiag bis borne front tbe ground with the activity of a bay. He frequent ly gets oa tha saddls by pottiag his left foot in tha stirrup, and rapidly paariag the inner leg aver the pommel to tha right aid of the animal. Tbuisadiaeultfeatfortbenfust vigorous and active horsemen. While traveling ia Botetonrt two yean ago, ha laft tha stags and finished tbe trip on foot, a dittanwa of tea or twelve miles. Dr. Brown will sail for Europe next week, and will be absent during the remainder of the year. He ia tbe 'iff heir to as estate of some fifty millions, and rratira tha Atlantis ia connection with this matter. A BooTOX mi moved iato a rural town and opened np a "Pedal Pnitetartu,' aa tha sign over tha door read. Tha gaad dtlxeas bald a council of war, waited wpoa tha aaw earner, and tsld bim if ha ptrstltud ia oaseiag a boose of tbat character ha weald rsa rods aat of town on a rait.' Than it turned oat that it was simply a shoe shop that waa abont to ba started , A tkt wicked man ia Davenport baring re cently been token ill, and believing ba was abont to die, told a neighlior that be felt th,e need of -'. - -L..a - J ..l J lllu . preparation iox anniprr w, i wiw "-" sea soma proper person ra nsaraw ia, upon the teelisg friend aattoran, ; i TERMS-$2.00 TBTB ws.Pl. Far away baroad the South Pass, on the head waters of the Wis Elver, lives John Bridgrr, trapper of tho plains and moantaina for more than forty years. It is admitted by all trappers tbat bs is belter acquainted than auv living man with the intricacies of all tbe hills "and streams tbat lose themselves in the great basins. While trannincon the tributaries of the Colorado, sn Indian offered to guide Mr. Bridger and party to a people living far up in the desert, with whom ne enata barter. ' The proposition was accepted; and after pro riding themselves with dried meat aud water, they struck right out into tbe heart of the great desert, where no white man has before or since trodden, anil wbtcn the bardy mountaineers will only venture to skirt. After fivs days' travel the party arrived at three mountains, orbuttes. rising tn grandear in that solitary waste. These mountains were covered with a diversity of for est and fruit trees, with streams of the purest water rippling down their declivities. At their base waa a numerous agricultural people, sur rounded with waving fields of com and a profu sion of vegetables. The ieople were dressed in leather; they knew nothing of fire-arms, using only the bow and arrow; and for mile after mile circling those hnttes, were adobe bouses two and three stories high. Mr. Bridger was not allowed to enter any of their towns or bouses, and after remaining three days, bartering scarlet cloth and iron for their furs, he left them not, howev er, before being given to understand that thoy bad no communication beyond their desert home. Tbat these are the people that once iuhabitnl the bauka of the Gila and the Colorado, and left those monuments of wonder, the "Casse Grand," which so deeply attracted the followers of Fre mont and Doniphan, aud then vanished like a dream, there can no longrr be a doubt. Months after this conversation with Bridger, I had another with Mr. Panin, the agent of the American Fur Company. lie told me that anoth er of tho party, Sir. Walker, the mountaineer, after Whom oue of the mountain naaaea ia nanieil. and who i known to be a man of truth, bad giv en bim tbe same description of these isolated people, and ia my mind there is not a shadow of doubt of their existence. According toCapt. Walker, through the cen tre of the Great Bisin runs tbe Rio Colorado Chi quito, or Little Betl River. It takes its riso in the mountains that skirt the right bank of the Bio Grande, flows almost due west, and empties into tbe Colorado at a point on the same paral lel of latitude with Walkers Pass. About oue hundred miles north of tbis, and mnuing almost parallel with it, ia the Biver San Juan. Each of these streams is about two hundred and fifty miles long. Between them stretches an immense table land, broken occasionally by sierras of no great length, which shoot np above tbo general elevation; abont ball way between the two riv ers, and midway iu the wilderness between tbe Colorado and tbe Bio Grande, is the country of the Moqnis. From the midst of the plain rises abruptly on all sides a bntte of considerable ele vation, tbe top of which is flat, aa if some great power had sliced off tbe summit. Away up here tne Jkloquis nave omit tnree large villages, wbere tbey rest at night perfectly secure from the at tack's 01 toe nerce tribes who live to the north aud east of them. The sides of this table moun tain are almost erpendicular cliffs, aud tbe top can only be reached np a steep of steps, cut iu the solid rock. Around its base is a plane of ara ble land, which the Moquiscultivati with great assiduity. Here tbey raise all kinds of grain, melons, and vegetables. Tbey bave also a num ber of orchards, filled with mauy kinds of finit trees. Th peschrs ihe.v raiee Captain Walker says, are particularly tine. They havo large flocks of sheep and goats, but very few beasts of burden and cattle. They are a harmless, inof fensive race kind and hospitable to strangers, and make tery little lesistauce when attacked. Tbe warlike Navajoes, who dwell in tbe moun tains to tlie northwest of them, are in the habit of sweeping down iixn them every two or three years, aud driving off their stock. At snch times they gather up all that is movable from their farms, and fly for refuge to their niountaiu stronghold. Here their enemies darn not follow them. When a stranger approaches, they appear on the top of the nicks and bonses watching bis movements. One of their villages at which Capt. Walker staid for several days, is five or six hundred yards long. The bouses are gener ally built of stone aud mortar, some of them adobe. They are very snug and comfortable, and many of ihcm are two and even three stories bigb. Tbe inhabitants are considerably advanc ed in some of tbe arts, and manufacture excel lent woolen clothing, blankets, leather, basket work, and pottery. Unlike most of the Indian tribes of this conntry, tbe women work within doors, tho men performing all tbe farm aud out door labor. As a rare, tbey are lighter in color than tbe Digger Indians of California. Indeed, tbe women are tolerably fair, in consequence of not being so mneh exposed to the son. Among tbem, Capt. Walker saw three perfectly white, with white hair and light eyes. He saw two others of the same kind at the Zuni villages, near tbe Bio Grande. Tbey were no donbt Albinos, and probably gave rise to tbe rumors which bave prevailed to the existence of white Indiana in the basin. The Moqnis have probably assisted nature in leveling the top of the mountain, as a site for villages. Tbey have cut down tbe rocltsjninany places, and bave excavated out of tbe solid rock a number of large rooms, for manufacturing woolen clotb. Their only arms are bows and ar rows, although tbey never war with any other tribe. .Tbe Navajoes carry off their stock with out opposition. But unlike almost every other tribe of Indians on the continent, tbey are scru pulously honest. Captain Walker ssya the most attractive and valuable articles may be left ex posed, and they will not tonch tbem. Many of tbe women are beautiful, with forms of faultless symmetry. Tbey are very neat and clean, and dress in quite a picturesque costume of tbeir own manufacture. Tbey wear a dark robe with a red border, gracefully draped so aa to leave tbeir right arm and shoulder bare. They have most beautiful bair, which they arrange with great care. The condition of a female may be known from her manner of dressing the hair. The virgins part their bair in the middle behind, and twist each parcel around a hoop six or eight Inches in diameter. This is nicely smoothed and oiled, and fastened to each aide of the head, some thing like a large rosette. Tbe effect U very striking. Tbe married women wear their bair twisted iato a club behind. Tha Moqnis farm ia tbe plain by day and, re tire to tbeir villages on tbe mountain at night. They irrigate tbeir lands by means of tbe small streams mnning ont of tbe aides of tbe mount ain. Sometimes when it fails to snow on tbe mountains in winter, their crops are bad. For tbis reason tbey always keep two or three years' provisions laid np for fear of famine. Altogeth er, they are a meat extraordinary people, far in advance of any other aborigines yet discovered on this continent. Tbey have never had any in tercourse with the whites, and of course their civilization originated with themselves. What a field is here for the adventoroua traveller. IjcTAtxtVc PaJUDiac There is a place a des ert spot somewhere in California, abont one hundred and twenty miles from 8au Diego, wbere people do not die, according to the account of ne wbo baa been there, aad wbere we advise all who wish to live a century or two to go. A la dy writes to tbe Grand Bapids (Mien.) EatXt, from tbat desert of bliss, that catarrh is banished in twenty-fsnr hours, that owing to the extreme dryness of the atmosphere, a pail of water will evaporate in one day, aad there are no dewa at aigbt. Tbe desert is a barren waste, devoid of even insect life, savs ia wet- spots. People, by her aeeoaat, do not die, bat dry np, for she says, "Ikaowa camp of Indians, abont tbirty-fiveia anmbar, oaa family, six of whom are from 120 to 130 years old each. Tbsy have drank no liquor, nor have they eaten bet or spiced food." Twamaybaatrilo psrsonal, but it's the true way tbsy pat things asmetimfs. A St. Looia ed itor, in speaking of a brother ink slinger, says: "Ha fa young yet, bat ba eaa ait at his desk and brash tha cobwebs from tha ceiling with bis The wife ofa Louisville lawyer made a bustle I of tome important legal documents, and th looking man" the other day, after aa aoquatat court had to adjourn nntil she wsnt homo sad, 'aoee of forty-eight hours. She Wmi 1 grass rstaroed'wjth them in tbo proper shapes wwsfttsameIngthof BiajrVyJliilSy KB ANNUXf, IX ADTANCE. I WHOLE NUMBER, 829. tbk urrr cbabi.b.- In the kmely. asjef chamber. Tasra's an sansar gadle bed. w nn m pnni upon ue 1 a babr-a tinr hi Tie a mlr and eatatv amOa Dewsy soft the pillows watte; Bnt wttStn the hleaketa folded, lies so Hole fitra to-aixht. One the mother aat beside it. When the day waa growing dim. And her pteaaant voles waa singing. Soft sad low. n cradle Brain. Vow there'e no more need of singing,. Wans the evening ehadowe creep.. For Oe cradle bed U emptr. And the baby gone to sleep. Little head that Med to naatle In the ptuowa white and soft: Little hands whose restless toMTa raoea taere Is drenmene east Tulaesjenraeeed aliWhlaneet avaai Byes we praiaed far pareet ray- I.WH lerneeth the ehnren.rard daLtiea:- They have hid yon all away: Aht the empty, nseteaa cradle! We win pnt it ont of sight. Lest ear hesrte shonld grieve too sorely For the little one to-nlgM. We win think how. aafe forever. In the better fold above. That voting lamb for which we eorraw, Beeteth now in Jeans' love. iai THE aTATB'SPOtrKit EK-THE BAIL. VTAVa.. Tbe power of the Mveral'Statr over the rail ways of which they have authorized the eon strnction, ia generally believed in. This power is, in fact, complete and well-grounded, bnt tha source from which it flows is not always clearly understood. Most of the farmers' meetings, for instance, which havo considered! this qnestion, have declared that the railwavs'were snhject to Government supervision and control, because they obtained their charters from tbe Govern ment. This hardly meets the ease. Other cor porstious also obtained their charter frosa ther Stste, though the State neither claims, nor care to claim, any authority over their affairs. Of such character are tbe manufacturing and trad ing companies which exist in every part of the Northern 8tatea. Of such character are also ma ny of the water transportation lines chartered by the State, bnt in nn wise requiring, or likely to require. State interference. The connection between the State and the railroads is fur more intimate and peculiar than; in tho case of any other corporations. It arises out of the fact that tbe State authorizes tbe use of eminent domain to secure a right of way for the railways.' If it were not for this fact, no. railways could be built. If tbe State did not clothe tbe corporation with this supreme anthor ity, it would be as impossible to lay a railroad; from New Tork to Tonkers as it would, to- Iky one to the moou. Tbe several companies who have been allowed tbe benefit of eminent domain are left to make tbeir own contracts for right away where they can. bnt wheu there Is nnv nl- jection or resistance, the nnlimate power of the omm is luierpoaeu, ana mere u tneenaottue matter. Why does tbe State thns assert its original sovereignty in favor of the railways T Plainly for the reason tbat they are exnected to nerforra a great public service which cannot be provided for in auy other way. Were they intended te. serve a strictly private nse, no action would or conld be taken by the State. None would be al lowed by the theory of our State Governments or by the Constitution of anyState in the Union. None wonld bo claimed by tbe people, by whose representatives the power is exerted. It in be cause the railways offer an indispensable benefit, absolutely dependent nn tho State's action for its procurement, that the State acts. But if thr State can exercise its most important power, the one which is, by tradition and in reason, held suspended nntil some occasion of supreme im portance calls it forth for tho purpose of obtain ing railway transportation for the people, then itcaniiee any other ower nec-siry to secure that end. If tiny private property-holder 011 the line of the railway stands in the wav of Its con struction, the State forcibly removes 'him, on the grunnd tbat he prevents the consummation of tbe public benefit which the Government is seek ing. If the company itself obstruct the purpose of the Government, tho Government has, in the same way, an nnqnestioned right tn deal with It at its discretion. It is absnnl to say that the State bos the right to create a company for a specific end, intrusting it with the very highest powers of the State for that purpose, and must ?? 'I'e W ,lie conlPs,ny t defeat that end at will. If a railway company, by extortionate, charges, by unjust discriminations, bv corrupt combinations, or by other pervisions of its privi leges, inskes or tends to make transportation costly where it should be cheap, aud difliciilt wbere it should be convenient; the State bas, iu the nature of the case, the right to interpose.. The railway companies are, iu point of fact, the agents of the State for specific purposes, entitled to be compensated for the performance-ofT tbeir trnita by reasonable profits. Bnt as against the State they bave no other or greater right. The more closely their constitution ia consid ered, the plainer it becomes. A railway depend, absolutely for its existence on tbe control of its road-bed. Bnt its control over this is limited. It possesses merely a right of way. The State bas taken it for a specific use. It has given tbe right to employ it for that use tothe company, but nothing more. That use failing, the right to tbe road-bed lapses. And it is in the nature of the case that the 8tate shall decide when tha legitimate nse for which the road-bed was taken is fulfilled, or when it is not fulfilled. This view of tbe case, which we believe goes to the essence of the matter, is strongly support ed by a recent decision of the .Supremo Court or the United States, in the case of Horatio J. Otcott. Slaiatiff in error, rersns tbe County Board oC upervisors of Fond dn Ijc Comity, Wiscnia&a, The qnestion involved was, "Has a State tha right to authorize taxation to aid in bnilding railwavsf Tbe Court decided tbe question lit tbe affirmative. It saidtbat it waa "as well set tled in Wiacousin as elsewhere that the. construe, tion of a railway waa a matter of pnblio concern, and not tbe lea no because done by a private corporation." Referring to tbe delegation of tbe power of eminent domain, the Court says: "It is admitted tbat the only principle on which such delegation of power can be justified is, that tho property taken by these companies is for tbn public nse." The Court states the doctrine even more broadly. It declares the origin of the rajl waya makes tbem pnblie bighwavv "That rail roads, though constructed by private corpora tions and owned by tbem, are publia- highways, baa been the doctrine of nearly alt tho courts ever since such conveniences for passage ami transportation bave bad any existeoeo." Nn matter wbo is the sgsut, the function performed is that of the State. Though tbe ownership is private, tbe nae is public" Tbe Court even de clares though this is only illustrative, and tho question not being directly involved, is ctiler Ho-' fast "tbat all persons may not pot their own ears upon the road, and nae tbeir own motive power, bas no bearing upon tha qnestion wheth er the nsdis a public highway. It bears only noon tie mode of mot, owkiek tkoLtgUtutmn is ex Here, then, is the decision, of the Supreme Coart of tbe United State that a railroad is cre ated for a pnblie nse,and an expression of its opinion that of tbe mode in which it shall sub serve that nae tbe Legislature is the- exclusive judge. Tbis position is not easy to overturn. In the struggle to compel the railroad to .respect the rights of the pnblie, it is of the utmost im portance that the right of tha pnblie, through the State, to com pel respect, is firmly establish-od.-r. F. Tmto. Tbk Position of mail clerk at tha Central De livery window ia one to be coveted. It is oaa of tha moat nntranunsled positions that aa indepen dent freeman could aspire to. The average attache will aft down deliberately in fall vfow aad aat bis dinner while a dozao, at his enlighten ed eoastitnaato silently ding to tha window. board and look at him. when ba has gotten through and wiped bis month, and taken a chew of tobacco and arranged bis mustache, ifi will auvsaee and bend his ear with all tha dignity of a bead waiter at a second-euat hotel. AtOOG woman onr West married a "fine. rf 85 v pi pi 11 fi m