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The Old Print Kill.
Br Willow Brook, beneath the hill.
Stands quaint and gray tbo old grifct mill.
Horinir inutiei on iu sleep roof icrow.
W hura brosd their allude the willow throw;
j lie huu near uy n clear and deep.
Anil rouml iu brink tbo abler sweep;
The lily pa I spread gav ami rraen,
Tha lili... lll ....I
While grinds the mill with ruinbilng sound.
i ne wausr-waeei urui round ana rounu. ..
Among the reeds the miwkrat dives.
Antl swift 'the swallow hoaaewani flies,"
The robin sita In cedars near
Where Willow Brook runs swift and clear;
The children by the school-bouse play
Where slumberous shadows softly stray.
And warm and low the summer breeze
J whimpering thro' the willow leaves;
Whilo grinds the mill with rumbling.sound.
The water-ir heel turns round and round.
The crows now wing their southern way
The suirreU In the nut trees Play ;
With merry kIioiiU the school -boys rnn.
The mountains blush 'neatb autumn's sun.
Their v ram tbey brintr aalown the bill,
' The tni-mei. Ut (he old rrimt mill I
And Taint from fir o'er hill and dale
Falls on the ear the thresher's flail;
While grinds the mill with rumbling sound.
The waier-wheel turns round and round.
Long years have come and passed away;
The mill with age is gaunt and gray;
The roof gups wide to rain and sun;
With cobwebs thick the walls are hung;
The poml it overgrown witn weeds;
The iuarh-wreu builds among the reeds;
The niKht winds through the willows luoan;
The school-house iroiie. the children arm urn
The farmers sleep where wild flowers grow,
Who brought their grain so long ago.
When ground the mill with rumbling sound.
n. iiiu wace r- w neei turneu rouna ana round.
The Recent Cheyenne Outbreak.
Letter from the Agent Mating the Cans-
w sou sieMuiM,
Agent .1. D. Milea, writes on 9 mo. 21st,
lSiS: "The uiHContcntcd portion of
northern Cheyennes, numbering about
Ji50 bouIh, did Anally leave us, and from
rti-orts are giving trouble on the Kansas
border as well as to troops in pursuit
Many reasons can lie assigned for their
leaving this country and agency, from
their standpoint. First, there were so ma
ny tilings promised them, as they claim,
liefore they consented to come south.
Second The line of rations guaranteed
in "the treaty of '70," has never been
furnished in full, and a portion of the
time only a very small allowance out
side of lieef. They claim, too, that hous
es, wagons, cattle, hogs, fields, etc., were
to Ik; given and furnished them as soon
as they reached this country all, too,
without any "sweat of their brows."
The southern Cheyennes and Arapahoes
endeavored in many ways to pacify
them ami huvo them attUliate with the
other Indians of tlie agency, and in this
they were successful to the extent of
about 550 or 575 under "Living Bear,
"Standing Elk," "Turkey Legs," "Calf
Mtm Shirt." "American Horse," and
others, who are well contented and have
their childen in school. The "discon
tented or seceders" under "Dull Knife,"
"Wild Hog," "Little Wolf," "Old Crow,"
etc., separated themselves from the bal
ance, and were so opposed to the gener
al conduct of the other Indians and man
ner of issues (of rations) as to make
themselves in disrepute amongst the
well disiKJsed. In council and in pri
vate they would still insist on their pref
erence for their old homes up north, and
I had really exacted that some of their
young men would go north, but I never
would believed that they would have
undertaken so rash an act as to go in so
large a liody. Southern Cheyennes and
Arapahoes have lately liecn making
complaint that they were losing their
best horses, and that they believed North
ern Cheyennes were stealing jhem. Fi
nally on the 5th inst., it was reported by
Southern Cheyennes that a party of
Northern Cheyennes had gone north,
and that others were preparing to leave.
In onler that I might learn the straight
of the charge, I ordered a roll call of all
adult -males from the northern wing,
which was promptly done by those who
had affiliated witli the Southern Chey
ennes, but the seceders refused to an
swer, but at the same time denying that
any of their people had gone, and giving
its one excuse that so many of their peo
ple were sick and could not report. In
order to meet this objection, on the 8th
inst. I sent J. A. Covington and Doctor
Hodge to their camp, and the Dr. would
excuse all the sick men, and Covington
would enroll them. No men were found
. too sick to travel though a great many
women antl children were, antl Coving
ton urged them, and fully explained to
them that the roll-call would not affect
those that were found present, but only
those who were aBsent. It was the de
cision of a very large portion of the
camp to move in as requested and stand
roll call, and they liegan to pull down
their lodges. This decision did not suit
the "soldier element" of camp and the
others were stopped under threats of
violence to those who left. The follow
ing day, the 9th inst., (ration day) "Wild
Hog", "Little Wolf," and "Old Crow,"
visited my office and continued to offer
excuses. CoL, Mianor being present, we
each assured them that we had node
sire to work a hardship tor them, but
inasmuch s it was charged that some of
their young men had gone, the only way
I had to verify the charge was to get a
count, and that the count tnut be had.
This was backed up by a firm but
friendly statement of Col. Mizner, who
informed them that his troops were here
for the purpose of enforcing the orders
of the agent in all lawful and just re
quests, and that this order was just and
right. That night -they quietly packed
up and struck north, leaving their lodg
es standing: . This Information was giv
en me bytwo Choyennes-fct 3 a. m. on
the morning of the 10th' hist.," -whereupon
I immediately notified Col. Mizner of
their escape, and requested that "all the
available troops of his garrison might be
ent in: ptirsy.1to tijin them fiack, htif
that the fnillaa police of the: agency
would accompany as scouts and trail
ers." At 5 a. m., 10th inst., they were
on the trail. The information gathered
from the other Imli;aii j was lV4he eilect
that Uiey wwcid fight if overtaken. The
Commissioner was telegraped promptly
of their escape also IiobL M. Wright
(trader) at Dodge City, Kansas, in order
to put UiQ.t;attle vxha indpjtiicns on the
border on therr "guard, as" the Indians
would undoubtedly strike some of their
lierds and likely show resistance '. If
checked in their march. Wo now have
an Indian courier in from Camp Supply,
giving the information that the Chey
ennes were overtaken on the 13ih by the
troops from Fort Reno, aliout 50 miles
northwest front' Camp Supply, onsthe
south side of the Chrimaron (red fork bf
the Arkansas) and that before hostilities
were commenced Major Randlebrock,
commanding Aeuchmiiiaent two Arap.
ho scout, ("JLittle ISJttia Buirvanj
Chain") to their camp, (a strong hold
in the sand hills) offering an opportuni
ty to surrender wirhovt bloodshed. This
offer was made the third time and Stub
bornly refused. A battle ensued which
is counted by the Indian f scouf "Llttre
Sitting Bull" as very strong, lasting over
4 nours, in which the troops lost three
men killed, two mortally wounded, and
two others slightly wounded. The scout
says the troops suffered greatly for wa
ter, and were forced to come in t n.m.
Suppry ,Wwfuet vr-y-AnxiouB in this
Y antrum see nowmeoDtd
have done ditlerenUy and accomplised
better results. One thing I do know
that Htifr f t . --i .......... " 1 1 T . .
- i wm ie auie to i til
It r. r . i-r I mt t It a utf...... . . i
put iuiib to rec
oncile them, and our nervous strain in
the failure to accomplish what
in My fcare are Ulat the young bucks
will scatter on the fmniwr ant 7.
do some raiding, and escape north-
ery respecuully, .
J no. D. Miles, U.J3. Ind. AgL
VOL.. 21.
Shooting the Rapids.
"Curious, isn't it. how the old r .istmn
suu nout weir own r tiere is me lash-
ion of TV. nilfir liv nilimiinaiM a. 11 In
vogue, with the additional aggravation
of Callinir it- tmvl in cr for nlonuuro "
men, rAiwaru, saiu a sweet voice,
'that's a very pretty compliment to us
U.I'. II 1 1 .. .
your companions. I think I ought to
mane you uo penance tor mat."
"Tlllt'a rlirlit f Itia WanlnrAvlK . tuin
him in order," chimed in a third speak-
cr.- -nowcver, going-Droaa nas tnis
one advantage for us English, that there
we can sometimes venture to seem
amused without thereby committing the
seven deadly sins in one."
Kill il Willi tHofliut wKi1i (moiumI a in nr
the group of four two ladies and two
gi-uiiciucu eeuieu at tuncn on tne oal
conv of the Hotel dil Rhin at HlmtT
hausen, one sunny afternoon in the latter
imn ui jiny. i ue nrsi speaner was a nne
looking young man'of three-and-twenty,
whose conielv feHtn
hair and tall, well-shaped figure, amply
uwie uui iuc name 01 "tianusome nea,"
given him by 4u . intimates.-Young,
rich, good looking, popular with high
and low, in the plentitudeof health and
Vigor, lately betrothed to the eharming
girl whose soft lustrous eyes were watch
ing him half tenderly, half archly from
the other side of the board Viscount
Montague niio-ht. fir1u- iuiiini himir
an extremely lucky young fellow. But
uiuu w uripi young iace, manly as
it U'UL limMUwl tliA 1..1- l..k-
- 1 uuuwni ium. uiai
haunu one in the ortraits of Montrose,
of Claverhouse, of Charles I., ominously
bearing out the gloomy tradition current
among the ciders of his native country,
that "the last of the Montamira" wa
in a double sense, xnrl Mint urith Kim
. I -MM- " U1UI UJC
grand old line which had left its mark
u(on every age of English history since
the days of the Tudors was doomed to
pass away forever.
Beside him ai hi. t
ciate, Sedley Burdett, whose square mus-
usure, siiu irans; sunburnt face,
looked the embodiment of Young Eng
land at its best. Side by side the two
young men had shot "buffulos on Ameri
can prairies, stalked moose through Can
adian forests, "bowled over" royal tigers
in Bengal, and hobnobbed with negro
kings on the coast of Africa, and they
were now. faute demieur.. pmrtinr tin
"Flower of Kent" and her mother on th
inevitable tour through Kwit7riunii
O uvi
Without a Secret bone tlint anmo imoiol
mountain might atiord them a chance of
'-s - iu me goou oiu
British way.
"Did VOIl 1M linr T,.l. I
j vim wwiimmU trven me
as he brought in the lunch ?" said Mon
tague, -tie's evidently a devout believ
er in the Continental creed, that an Eng
lishman's miriirnl nuutimo i !?.
- I jo IVJ
somebody down, or set a house on fire
or make a heavv liet thnt li'll ii.r,.
head-foremost nut. of th hm.i,.o,
then do it forthwith." . t- ' "'
'Ave." laufi-hed Rimlott "lim -t,o.
D- . c J J. " M . I .
r. liliehmann sniil to nu ..uu.ni.... .
'Mein Herr, those countrymen of yours!
" " " x a jiraciicing in oaxony i nad
no peace for them ! First thinir In the
morning, kling! klingf at my door.
"What is It ?" "An KmrUmlw
broken his leg in trying to scale theTeu
fels horn, which no one ever ajwenripri
yet." I set Herr Englander's lee. and
am makinghim comfortable, when kling!
klinir! airuin. "Wlmt now v mf.
o ----- -- . AVU XUlf-
lander, nearly drowned in swimming
across the Elbe on a wager." I wrap the
tierr ngiantier in hot blankets, and
bring him to. Before half an hour is
over, kling! kling! once more. "Mein
Herr! what's tin- muttnr a t.'
j - ft. 11
lander. who has broken a hlooil vnou,.i r
trying to run twelve miles an hour, be
cause somebody said he couldn't" "Mein
ncir, i am sorry to nave to say it, but
V'Ol I r pAnntrvninn u ni Ai.nu ,i : I . r
fear and of reason."
"But you won't do any more of these
horrible things now. Edward." said Ma
rion Wentworth. entreatinn-lv- "vnn
promised to be more careful, you know,
uuujuu ncre Willi us. '
"Don't bo frliHiti.nml mtr .,
O , -.-J ftlOM, MM-
swercd the viscount, with his gay laugh;
uv-ncvc me, i uave no intention of be
nt; killed sooner than So ...
Would 'ou believe it, Sed? this unrea
sonable young woman is making her
self miserable, and daily expecting a no
tification to attend my funeral, on no
i-n.ri giuuuus man an oia monK s proph
ecy." . . r
"An old monk's prophecy?" echoed
Burdett, inquiringly.
"What, haven't you heard of it ?" cried
Montague. "WpII." thia la
o nr s. V u v W liuu
one man to whom the story is new. You
Mm. iuiuh, men, (as inose tellows in
'Sum forfl nnrl MeHnnt Iru.- : .1 .
1 mm .-v.. I...U jj hviuk;, uiai
the estate which Harry the Eighth be-
"i"'" tny-respecieu ancestor. Sir
Anthony Browne, included Battle Abbey
and thelandshelonirinftTto it. oim! nft;K
short work he made of the nnnr niil
monks, if all taloa Kn tmo 1..t .-...-
. . . m. uui aiici
they were expelled, it began to be whis
ered that one monk still remained in
the old wall 4 And Mmt i i.
. --- .vj tt o ft ivr v u uv
driven out by either king or lord."
' l l. ninnl HI 1 T ft
just the Black Friar of Norman Stone
n nam. uo yoUj remember . 'ith
what dramatic enertrv nnr ntd t II 1 1 ft- MOftftftt
to repeat tiiat verse
"Beware, beware of the Black Friar 1
He still retains his sway. ""rl
For he is still the Church's heir.
Whoe'er may be the lay.
Amnndeville is lord by day,
Bui the monk is lord by sight; ; . . '
r wine nor wassail can raise a vassal'
To question that friar's right."
"Well," pursued Montague, "when my
WOIthvforef.f hfri-am inln h:ft.nn--
-J . v. .uw, ftft ftO li yjinri L V .
the firt thlnir l.- iIUl Ji - Vi7'
Hlnnaa Ih 1. .. - ft ft 1 A . ... O
"iu"h greai nail 01 IMtlle Abbey
(if he founrl it hair .;
v . " . m U1CDUUIC..SB sue
dinner I had to give when I came of age,
t lift. ImtftiMtv TnnA 1. rt 1 V.
. -i'. wj uiuo, ubvo ueen . lis own
-vtuigur,? ana -tney- lighted op -the old
nlace with a nurfsvt Klau i
- ... " I - - - uiitUCB, txiu
hetd high revel till midnight And then
nui ouea,cmii Diast or wind came
mortn i n r throimK tl.ftft t.Aii . i :
, V """" 6 "nil, iuaa.iiiif an
the old banners and ntail-coaU along thd
l " ' -. v. , nun mo liutu
door swuirgiIowly-open, and- ii- the
m til.it aF tl.A . . . . , .
wans cmnK -anti .i-imiio. l.
guraia, uo one couia see
whence or how, appeared the shrouded
figure of a tall monk. It glided like a
shadow; up to tlie dais where my ances
tor wsa seated, and. said, in a deep hoi
low voice that seemed to make the very
torches grow pale as it spoke.
"Anthony of Cowdravt thou hasten
riched thyself with the spoils of God's
church, and for that deed (lis judgment
are noon the rul thl
in the sunshine, so shall thy race decay.
ftftfttftl 1.A .1 ft . .. J '
.. mo ruu wine; ana it snail come
suUknly,.io one day ty fire and by wa
ter!" ......: J
It was strange enough to note how
Montague's light tone deepened into
traffic aolemmtv a t! ifinm.i .i. - .
ceeded, and how- th shHdowr tn.rmrrf
iiftftTft nn 1 ,
ma uanusome i ace came out
plainer and plainer with every wo"rd.
1 fta anxious look In Mario Wentworth's
eym grew into absolute terror to he end
ed ; and she seemed about to speak when
the waiter's entrance with a dish of fruit
interrupted her. . . .,
As he entered, Mrs. -f Wentworth, evi
dently wishing to change the subject,
spoke to-him. - -
"Waiter! when did you say the night
illumination of the falls was to be r
"Thursday week, gracious lady; but
It will hardly be so good as the one we
had last year, when they sent a big boat
over the falls, hung all round with, lan
terns." j.v T;-t;(,., ,
" "Was" there anybody 1 in her ! asked
Montague.
"What do you say, milord! gasped
the old mail, with a stare of blank amaze
ment. . !
"Was there anybody in the boat !
The boat, milord ! The . boat went
utsr Uiail48rJ. t)UOaluN , t r
AYelX, why should 'somebody ro
with her to keep her straight V
"Why?" echoed Johann, goaded be
yond enddmnp "H.-.,.- .' x u i .
anders are no fonder of being drowned
... , . ' t"F-c. i i iu seen many a
siUy thing done in my time, but a man
shooting the Bchaffhausen Falls in a
boat is a thing I've never seen yet, and
never shall." . - - - i
The sudden gleam in Montague's dark
eye and the glow oa his handsome fea
tures, sufficiently betrayed the wild
thought suggested to him by the honest
German's last words. The significant
fiance exchanged between him and Bur
ett, showed that the same idea was in
the minds of both, though the latter ac
companied his look with a warning ges
ture, reminding the reckless viscount of
the effect which the words that were just
about to break from his lips would have
upon the two ladies. But when they
had retired, Montague could contain
himself no longer.
"Glorious idea ! We'll do itr eh, Sed
"Do itr I should think we would!
After the 'Gueule d'Enfer rapids in Can
ada, this thing'll be a joke ! 'Never seen
it yet, and never shall, eh ? We'll give
Mr. Johann another story to tell to-mor
row, one that'll last longer than any of
nis present stock."
Our two heroes were not the men to
loiter over any enterprise, however des
perate, upon which they had once re
solved and they lost not a moment in
setting out in quest of a boat. But to
find one was no easy matter. Some were
unseaworthy; others failed to please the
critical eye of Sedley Burdett, who, with
all his recklessness, knew better than to
leave any chance uncared for in a match
where life itself was the stake. More
than one conscientious native, on learn
ing the nature of the proposed expedi
tion flatly, refused to have anything to
do with it, nor was it till late in the af
ternoon that they at length met with a
less scrupulous individual, who, on re
ceiving the full value of his boat in ad
vance, and a handsome gratuity for the
use of her, consented to let the "English
madmen" have their way. He agreed to
leave the boat in readiness at a conven
ient spot, and then took his leave.
It was considerably past eleven o'clock
that night, and Burdett, unmindful of
tne tougu work that awaited him next
morning, was preparing for bed, when
Montague, (who slept in the next room)
burst in with a flush of unusual excite
ment in his face.
"Sed, old fellow, we must' alter our
time of starting. Those meddlesome
asses, the local authorities are going to
put a spoke in our wheel !"
. "Do you mean that they'll try to stop
us?" asked Burdett, with the natural
amazement of an Englishman at any
one presuming to oppose his will.
"1 ao, mueed ! That prating fool of a
boatsman (see if I don't punch his head
when it's all over) must have let the cat
out of the bag, for as I came through
the hall just now, I heard the landlady
say to her husband : "Ought we to let
them go It's really no better than a
suicide!' and the old sinner answered
with a chuckle : 'Be easy, my Gretchen ;
when these vouner. distracted ones iret to
their boat, they will find it in charm of
certain Gerichte-Diener (policemen) who
are less iooush than they, and no harm
win ue uonei"
, "Just like their confounded cheek!"
cried Burdett "What shall we do then V
"Do 1 Why set the alarm clock two
hours earlier (Im safe to hear it where I
am) and start at four instead of six ; and
we'll just meet the 'minions of the law' j
on our way back to breakfast, and a jol
ly sen n il ue ior tnemr My word, eve
ry mortal thine seems to have conspir
ed against this venture of ours; but I'll
go through with it, no matter who stands
in my way."
For one moment a thrill of supersti
tious awe shot through the stout heart
of Sedley Burdett. Could it be that
these countless hindrances were really a
iasi oarrier vainly opposed to the ratal
impulse which was hurrying them both I
to destruction? The unnatural excite
ment of his comrade's manner, the fever
ish lustre of his eyes, the heated flush in
his usually pale face, were all ttsrribly
suggestive of one goaded to his doom
uy irresistiDie Irenzy Hashing upon
Burdctt's mind with ghastly vividness,
the sudden memory or a long forgotten
f 'aiming of the young German knight
ured to his death in the hungry waters
of the Rhine by the siren song of the Lo
relei. He opened his lips to propose
the abandonment of the whole project :
but the fear of ridicule (that fear which
has destroyed many a gallant man) with
ered the wholesome impulse, and the
favorable moment went by forever.
Morning at last a bright, breezy, glo
rious summer morning, over which all
things in heaven and earth seemed to
rejoice. The blue skies, the waving
woods, the green sunny slopes, the broad
bright stream of the great river itself,
all seemed to smile a welcome to the
eyes that might so soon be closed forev
er. Even tlie two English athletes, ab
sorbed as they were in their perilous en
terprise, felt the influence of the hour,
and muttered with involuntary admi
ration :
."What a royal day!"
":One vigorous stroke sent the light
boat far out into the swift dark current,
down which it shot like an arrow from
a bow. Rocks, trees and houses seemed
racing past on either side. No need to
strain at the oars now! all that could
be done with them waa to keep the boat's
bow perfectly straight," so as to offer as
little space as possible to the rush of a
current which .seemed well able to carry
away an entire city.
Suddenly there came' a dizzy plunge
a shock that threw both men from
their places and then all around was
one boiling whirl of foam, and the boat
waa flung to and fro, and dashed up and
down, amid an uproar that seemed to
rend the very sky. For one feverish
moment life and death seemed to hang
by a hair; and then the two daring men
found themselves floating in on the lit
tle border line of calm water that sepa
rated the first fall from the worst peril
of the second.
"Hurrah P shouted Montague, gleeful
ly; "who says it cant be done now I
tveep her head straight, Sed, my boy,
and we'll come out all right yet."
The triumphant cheer was answered
by a cry of dismay from the shore and
the two oarsmen look In tr up beheld Ma
rion Wentworth rushing distractedly
luwurus uie eage oi tne mgn DanK that
verhuhg the ' second fall, followed by
Montague's English servant, At the
sound of his betrothed's voice, Mon
tague turned his face towads her, and
waved his hand cheerily; and seldom
has any painter conceived such a pic
ture as the one at that moment branded
forever on the memory of those who saw
it. The stern black rocks on either
hand, flecked with living green by the
shrubs that clung to their craggy sides;
the vast hill of leaping foam half way
down which the frail boat hovered like
a leaf : the rainbow arch that spanned
the black, howling gulf beneath; the
glory of the sunrise stealing softly into
the pure,, peaceful sky, in strange con
trast with the rock-rending "uproar be
low; the stalwart figures of the two lads,
straining every nerve to achieve their
perilous task; the handsome, reckless
face of the "last of the Montagues," with
a gay smile on iu short curved lip, and
an ominous glitter in its large dark eyes.
"Good morning, my pet!", cried he
gayly; "you're just in time for the end
of the play.
"These were the last words that Vis
count Montague ever spoke. That mo
mentary negligence had allowed the
boat's head to deviate slighly from the
direct line, and in an instant the whirl
of the current threw iu exposed side full
against the tremendous rush of the cat
aract. One frantic struggle to regain
the lost ground, and then boat and men
vanished forever in the mists of the roar
ing abyss below.
From that fatal hour life was over for
the "Flower of Kent-" All that remain
ed of the once bright and beautiful girl
was a pale, joyless phantom a body as
it were, without aouL Neither the ten
der care of her heart-broken mother nor
the. skill of the most accomplished'phy
sicians, nor even the sieht of hrWVi
lover's ruined home (the burning of
ft' me ft v.i m iui master s
death, fulfilled, by a s eer coincidence,
the dismal prediction) availed aught to
break that deadly lethargy which endur
ed for the brief remainder of her life,
checkered only by the spasms of convul
sive agony invariably produced by the
one sound which her ear still had" pow
er to recognize the- sound of rushing
waters. ' 6
EMPOEIA, KANSAS, FED) AY, OCTOBER 4, 1878.
News Summary.
Sept. 23. The Massachussetts Dem
ocratsor that part of them not captured
by Ben Butler met in Faneuil Hall
and nominated a ticket. Joseph G. Ab
bot is the candidate for governor. -. .The
President has returned to Washington
from his western trip". . . . .Elaborate
preparations are being made for the re
union of the army of the Tennessee, at
Indianapolis, October 30th and 31st
The Laker bank, the oldest in St. Louis,
has suspended Members of the Con
gressional Indian Commission are in
session at St. Louis A severe storm
at Lebanon, Indiana, did f 40,000 worth
of damage An explosion of gun
powwder in the St. Gothard tunnel,
Switzerland, killed ten workmen, and
terribly injured others. .. -Active mili
tary preparations are being carried on
in India. . . .A Paris dispatch says that
the difficulties between France, England
and the United States relative to the
Newfoundland fisheries have been ar
ranged. .. .Hungarian radicals are pro
testing against Bosnian occupation
The Austrians have occupied Twornika,
thus virtually completing the pacifica
tion of Bosnia. . . .The New York Dem
ocratic convention is in session at Syra
cuse. During the discussion of a resolu
tion to admit the Tammany delegation
from New York City, the presence of
the mayor and police was necessary to
preserve order. . . .Total cases of yellow
fever to date in New Orleans, 8,454;
deaths, 2,608. No improvement. It is
spreading into the suburbs, and in Baton
Rouge growing worse and worse every
day. In Memphis death contmues to
hold iu own with fearful tenacity.
Among the victims is one Chinaman,
the first case on record. Citizens of
Memphis have issued an address to the
United States and the world at large.
Your generous contributions for the re
lief of sufferers by yellow fever in Mem
phis, especially within the past few days
and on what w.e are advised is on the
way to us, places us beyond the reach of
immediate or probable want in the fu
ture. Sept. 26. At Saratoga, the New York
Republican State Convention organized
with Roscoe Conkling as temporary
chairman and permanent president. . . .
Twelve masked men robbed the mail
near Fort Fetterman, Wyoming 599
Mormons, mostly Danes, passed through
Sedalia bound for Utah Hon. Thom
as Harland, Tilden's attorney, at Mar
quette, has been arrested for stealing the
missing books The Indian commis
sion at St. Louis examined a number of
Indian agents and others whose opinion
was that it would be unwise to transfer
the Indian Bureau to the war depart
ment. . . .W. K. Edwards, first mayor of
Terra Haute, and ex-speaker of the Indi
ana house of representatives, died at
Terra Haute. . , .Deputations from Tuzla
and other places in Bosnia have declared
to General Szapary their submission to
Austrian authorities In twenty-four
hours 231 deaths from yellow fever were
reported in New Orleans. The disease
is raging with fearful effect in the small
towns of the interior 208 deaths are
reported a Port Gibson. . . .There was a
severe fain in Memphis At Louis
ville, Ky., 250 cases are reported, and the
population is panic-stricken and fleeing.
The democratic party in Italy is los
ing iu grip. The new compulsory edu
ucation law is being enforced there,
though it involves the expense of repair
ing 20,000 old school houses, and build
ing a.uuo new ones.
The Emporia News appeared last
week, in a new dress, and is now one of
the neatest and handsomest papers in
the State. It haa stianiW maintuinftftt
for more than twenty years, its rank as
rVA AfillA wJh An 2 -J ; V . .1 1
uic luuuenii-u ana aoiy con-
l .-tJ, M"U V C IC
I joice to note this evidence of its contin-
ftlftftl Wft unnn If -1 "ft r .
ft-vi yiwirciiij. may me xhews always
be as bright, as prosperous and as influ
intial as it is to-day. Atchison Cham
pion. ,
A Great Fact. Amid the deluge of
denunciation, falsehood and detraction
which is sweeping over the land, a few
facU stand out like the eternal moun
tains. Here is one of them : When the
war closed the national debt was $87.25
for each inhabitant, and the annual in
terest $4.29. Now the debt is $41,67 for
each person, and the interest $1.97. And
all this is the work of Republican man
agement. It is an immense fact, one
that outweighs a thousand wild and fool
ish assertions. Lawrence Journal.
If any of the old Massachusetts Bour
bons threaten to bolt Butler's nomina
tion, he will probably remind them of
the 65 votes he cast in the Democratic
national convention at Charleston in
1859 for Jeff Davis' as a candidate for
president. . If Butler succeeds in getting
elected governor -of Massachusetts, he
will be incited to run for tlie presidency
in 1880 as a free-for-all candidate, and as
the next congress promises to be demo
cratic, and will remove Jeff's disabil
ities, Butler and Davis would make a
strong team.,
Congressman nale on the Maine elec
tion: "The sesult in Maine is attributable to
the very hard times, general depression
of industries, and the fact that the peo
ple up there have had no education on
the financial question for the past five
years. It is the mission of the Repub
lican party to educate, them. This it
will do. It may take one, two, or ten
years to accomplish iu mission, but it
will accomplish it. The result in Maine
will give the Greenback movement an
impetus for the present,-but the people
need not feel discouraged. Our people
are fhll of fight, many of us now more
so than ever, and we intend to make a
strong stand for an honest administra
tion of the finances. I am decidedly op
posed to the retirement of national bank
notes, and the substitution therefor of
greenbacks. We intend to make a strong
fight on that issue, especially in the
West.
Vice President Wheeler made a speech
at the St. Lawrence county (N. Y.) fair
last week, in which he said :
. "The fact, hard as it fa romaina t.ot
we can can never regain our old-time
jruBpcniv wiuioui a return to the old
fiaths. We must have soberer views of
ife. . We cannot regain this prosperity
until after the stronger portion of our
people become willing, through patience
and manly toil in the nvf..i ant
ductive arts of life, to earn every dollar
vn : .
mcy native. jht young men must
learn that they cannot with impunity,
ignore the lower rounds of the ladders
on which their fathers climbed with pa
tient, toiling steps, and came to property
and reputation with a bound. In man
ly occupation and manly independence
only can be laid the foundation of hon
orable, permanent prosperity.
The Vice President met with a hearty
reception from his old friends, who, in
their rush to shake hands with, him,
broke down the stand. Vice President,
men, women, and children went down
iu the midst of a Ereai uproar, hut n,
were seriously injured. :
r "
"That's Why I Kiiw Yon," She Said.
Oar Dai ft lay down
In her Utile nightgown.
And kissed me again aaa again
On forebeatd and cheek.
On lips that would speak,
Bat found themselves shut, to their gain.
Then, foolish, absurd,
To utter a word,
I asked her the question so old.
That wile and that lover -
Ask over and over.
As il they were surer when told.
There elose at her side.
"Do you love mej" I cried;
She lilted her golden-crowed head,
A puzzled surprise
Shone in ber ray eyes
"Why, that's wby I kiss you." she said.
A Wild Steed of the Prairies.
The Frnltlesa Eflbrta of Raacheroa to
Capture a flyer of Lightning
Speed.
St. Louis Evening Post.
During the present week an Evening
Post reporter has had several occasions
to visit the National Stock Yards in
East St. Louis. On one of these reporto
rial trips he became acquainted with a
Texan cattle drover, a big, burly fellow,
very jovial and convival, although, per
haps, a trifle more free and easy in man
ners than would suit a drawing-room.
Jack Christy was the drover's name,
and he had arrived last Friday from
Texas with 800 head of cattle by rail.
Last Tuesday evening the reporter drew
from Jack many of his Texan experien
ces, and among the rest he related a mar
velous story of a remarkable horse, for
the truth of which Jack said he was
ready to vouch. The substance of Jack's
narrative was about as as follows :
Not agreat distance from Fort Con
cho, in Texas, for the last seven years, a
wild stallion of wonderful speed and en
durance has been seen, but during all
this period the endeavors of the ranch
eros to capture him have proved unsuc
cessful. Jack has seen the horse himself,
and says he only stands about fourteen
hands high, and coal black in color.
His body is covered with very long hair,
so that in appearance the horse is very
shaggy. He has a long flowing tail
which trails on the ground, while his
mane is at least two or three feet in
length. His hoofs have grown very
long. The animal's eyes are exceedingly
bright and fiery, and when galloping
with dilated nostrils over the' open mus
keet prairie, Jack said : "It was enough
to make your heart glad to see such a
noble animal." As stated above, this
horse has now haunted the vicinity of
Fort Concho for seven years, and it is
supposed that he is about nine years old.
He was seen to gallop a distance of three
miles on open prairie in less than four
minutes and a half. He dashed out of a
ravine in the Wichita,' Mountains, and
went at headlong speed until . he disap
peared behind a log hut. which stood at
exactly three miles from the entrance to
the gully, one ot the rancheros with
the party, who was watching the stallion
from a rocky eminence, timed him, esti
mating that the animal made three miles
in 4 :50. This would make him the fastest
horse on record, and beau all the per
formances of the ' best thorougbreds on
the race track. . .
Some four years ago a company was
organized to capture Black Boss, which
was the sobriquet by which the animal
was Known in the region. About twenty-five
ranchers ana herders, mounted
on tlie fleetest of Texan horses and mus
tangs, determined to give chase to the
hitherto uncaptured and untamed steed.
One of the party was the celebrated
Mexican Vanquereo Juon Gonzalez, who
bears the reputation of being the . great
est expert with the lasso living. For
five days did they pursue Black Boss on
theig fleet footed steeds. Sometimes
they would chase him for hours, when
he would gradually distance them and
disappear from sight. 'Black Boss actu
ally seemed to eajdy the Tsport. He
would occasionally stand still until the
pursuing party approached him, then,
with a loud neigh and toss of his power
ful head, he would at once show them
his heels. The rancheros, however, con
tinued to stick to the trail, and after a
few hours again came upon him, when
he sped away from them like wind.
Four days longer they kept up the chase,
but in vain. Gonzalez, who on account
of his skill and intrepidity has been
chosen captain, on the fifth day organ
ized the company into squads, and told
them that the only hope of success
was to drive him to Hermosa Gully,
whish is a small ravine in the WichiU
Mountains, the jagged precipices form
ing a verittable cul de sac. If they could
succeed in driving him into the ravine
they believed they could secure him.
Three bands were accordingly formed,
and they began to scour the prairie for
Black Boss. Gonzalez's company, after
a few hours' riding, came upon the stal
lion, who immediately began his antics
of playing with his pursuers. It was on
this occasion that Gonzalez made a most
marvelous throw with the lasso. He
managed to approach pretty close to
Black Boss, who at once snorted and
bounded away. Gonzalez stuck his
spurs deep into the flanks of his steed,
which he gallantly answered, and in a
few moments earned his rider near the
flying stallion. The two horses were
now separated by about 225 feet, when,
quick as lightning, Gonzalez seized his
lasso, and with unerring aim, threw it.
Black Boss was encircled by the fatal
coils, and was thrown, but bis struggles
were fearful. The shock was too much
for Gonzalez and his horse, and steed
and rider rolled over on the ground. The
noble black writhed terribly in his
bonds, which suddenly snapped, and the
horse, once more on his feet, quickly dis
appeared, dragging the trailing lariat af
ter him, Gonzalez, however - was - not
discouraged, and he and his band con
tinued the chase. They were overjoyed
to find that Black Boss was galloping in
the direction of Hermosa Gully, and this
encouraged them to keep up. . As night
approached they saw the horse canter
up the ravine, whereupon they resolved
to blockade it and waif until morning
and the arrival of the two other bands
before seizing their prey. During the
night the whole company were reunited,
and early at daybreak began -cautiously
to enter the gully. Presently they espied
Black Boss, who neighed, threw up his
head, and started for the end of the gul
ly terminating in the cul de sac. Gon
zalez and his party followed close be
hind. At last the powerful beast was
brought to bay. The lasso was once
more brought into requisition," and Black
Boss was a prisoner. Having, as they
deemed, securely fastened him, he was
freed from tlie coils of the lariat. With
immense fury the horse turned upon the
man who held the improvised halter,
bit him severely in the shoulder, and
with his heels and teeth soon scattered
the whole party. Not one of them
would shoot him, as they prized him too
highly. Three men were badly bitten,
and several injured by his savage kicks.
Suddenly the horse darted at Gonzalez
who he seemed to recognize as the chief
of those attacking . him, seized him by
the shoulder with, bis teeth, and set off
with bird at full gallop down the gully,
dropping him only after he had dragged
him a distance of 50 yards.1 Gonzalez's
shoulder waa terribly hurt, and it was
long before, he recovered. The "boya"
wtVe thoroughly disheartened, and gave
up the pursuit. Black Boss was not
seen in the neighborhood for twelve
months after, .when : he again appeared.
Time and time again have the expedi
tions been formed to capture him, but
he always managed to elude all pursuers.
His experience with Gonzalez also seem
ed to have taught him something; he
no longer wait- for, his enemies, and
never allows them to eet near enough to
have a chance of lassoing him." Noneof
tne rancheros in the vicinity will shoot
him. Jack added that six weeks ago be
saw the wild stallion careering in all
his strength across the prairie near Fort
Concho. " ' -
One of the funniest things in the world
is to see a cross-eyed politician wink at
some one in the crowd. Bradford Breeze.
Too true ; alas, too true. We have known
Ben Butler to wink at a pretty girl close
to the platJorm, and hit a hacs driver
way oa on his larboard with blue over
alls on. StiUwater Lumberman.
The Administration and the
Republican Party.
: Special Telegram to the Inter-Ocean.
Washington, Sept. 22. -Secretary
Schurz is to speak in Cincinnati on Fri
day evening next, and may make some
other speeches in the West Secretary
Sherman, Secretary McCrary, and Sec-
retarv ThomTMnn na woll oa tlio Pwio;
dent himself, have made strong Repub-
pj-viA.in;" tins tttuijmiu, aiiu Dec
retory Evaru will be heard in New
York a Week nr Kn hpfnms- cWtinn anA
Attorney General Devens is expecting to
cuicr me campaign in ju.assacnusetts.
Vice President Wheeler intends to make
at least two addrpssM in "Mow- Vnrlr
State before the election. His speeeh at
me vracuse iair the other day is re
garded as a political one. This leaves
only Postmaster General KVv vhn haa
not, and will not formally enter the cam
paign as a 8 rump orator. Mr. Key gave
his money to the Republican campaign
fund, but he cannot very well speak
asainst his nAl-tir lffit h dinnl! ontiralftr
lose his alleged influence therein. As-
Bisiani .secretary uawley, Kegtster Bcho
fleld. Commissioner Johnson, and other
Drominent hnrean nffirors nf iIia Tkuuii
ry are already on the stump, and Com
missioner Raum is going to Illinois next
week to work for his party until the
election is over. The campaigh sub
scriptions to the Republican fund have
been larger this year than is usual in off
years from the departmenU. The treas
ury statisticians have been busy for
weeks furnishing information for cam-
f'S" uwumeuis, anti omciai postage
stamps have been used to send thousands
Of rCDOrtS and other nuhl ientiona thi-nii irh
the mails to show the people of the coun
try what has been done by the Republi
can party during the last seventeen
years for the public good. Thousands
of sheeU of statistics have been printed
on me treasury presses, an intended to
emphasize the arguments that the Re
publican party is best fitted to govern
the country, and, under Secretary Sher
man's personal directions, information
has been furnished to every Republican
campaig speaker or writer who has ask
ed for it. It may be that these exten
sive publications were not intended for
ttepuDiican campaign documents, but
it is Certainlv tllf fnt that- TWamnmxilc
have not encouraired thpir f iiviilat inn
while Republican committees through!
out the country have called for thou-
...... ,1 . i. mi 1 .
Bouua wi m riu. xuey are quotea irom
everV TfomihlieAn CTVuIpt anil PonnMi
can newspapers are full of them. There
-.1 1 J . ... ..
iiuuiu ue no complaint tiiat tne present
administration is not serving its party.
hvw UUV UUUULO llAG
necessity of occasional rest, from
Tin A ,d -tlllita 4rtA
sive and onerous toil. None are suf
ficiently stalwart and strong, eithei in
body or mind, to endure constant pres
suie. Tlie instrument that is constant.lv
keyed and strung will soon lose iu power
to charm liv ita tti n ci i T.qIiah ia innr
rest is the interlude, and if the former
would be effective it must be relieved by
occasional pauses for rest and recreation.
WlTITOTTT T)HTT'-I!'Ta A Diinaiwi
WlinlABalo fTftVftftftftftftnr liAHon aK a i'.Tl
- - . h. I ftlVUW, ftft 11 II. IX (. 1CW
years ago carried sixteen drummers at
an expense of $40,000 per annum, and
did an almost profitless business, has
uuauuoneu me arummer system, spends
one fourth thpir nnat uiitihuII i
. . ....... ft-ua-uft-ftftj ft 1ft lift. Tft C-
paper advertising, dividing the balance
auiiiug tusiuuiers. as a natural result
their trade has increased ten fold, and
the net profits to the house in 1877 were
$130,000. This year they will do still
wciica . a iicir customers are oetter
Oi eased because thev hnv nn nrdpra fW.m
--oftu vunvut, nviu inv vki twcuiv per
cent cheaper than they ever could un-
"l Ol" tlftM i-l ft.lftftftftft.ft Aft. ....... ... ft ft.
Mvft ,111, ui uiuuici ovotcm. lAIUlJWlllUIO
don't like it much, but it is nevertheless
a success; an immense success. Jour
nal of Commerce.
DkPTTT CW Ttruvra "Mr fnnlii ft ftft iron
sachusetu, has traced out tlie tap root of
a common rea ciover plant downward to
the perpendicular depth of nearly five
feet. Hon -T Hlmlnn nsftftftl.4 ftV.ll.ft.Tftft1
vuMU-ftu ftj VIUlll 1 VII 111 T ft. 11
out the roots of Indian corn to the depth
oi seven ieet, ana states that onions
sometimes extend their roots downward
to the depth of three feet; lucern, fif
teen feet. Hon. George Geddes sent to
the mil sen m of ttiA IMaur V.vi.lr fltotn Om
ciety, a clover plant that had a root four
feet two inches in length. Louis Walk-
a43P ft .1 . t. - o . . , . -
"j. uowu me roois oi a Deet piant down
ward four feet where they entered a
drainnine. Prof. Sfh.."hert fnunri Ho
roots of rye, beans and garden peas to ex-ft-ftft.,'.
i 1 - .i .
in oinmi lour let l uownwaru ; oi win
ter wheat, seven feet in light subsoil, for-
tv-seven (Intra iif,r nlantini, Tim unntu
J ft-." - 1 1. ft. AftftftiO
of clover one year old were three and a
l.lf r . i . i i- . . .
"mii kxi long ; mose oi two year old
plants four inches long. Factory and
The Smoke Nuisance. What is
smoke ? It is made up of minute particles
of unburnt arbon ; it is fuel thrown
awav. The torrentu nf hWV
our chimneys and smoke-pipes contain
uiuumftima ui li-iiio ui coax lost oecause we
have not learned how to. save it. The
time will come when this will be reck
oned as foolish as we should now con
sider it to shovel coal into the sea, as we
USed tO diannaA CT tha mfnaii fwun n-ftci
! u w &vftftoftv ft Vftl. ft un
works, which has become the source of
many useiui anu vaiuaoie proaucu. The
chemical lecturer of the next century
will tell his audience how long it was
before the world learned to burn fuel
without blowing a good part of it into
the air. He will grow facetious as he
describes the appearance of great cities
perpetually covered with a pall of vapor
ous blackness. "Why, in that dark age,"
he will add, "their railway engines used
to drag long streamers of dirty smoke
behind them, and one could not ride in
the cars without having his eyes and
nostrils and throat filled with cinders
and dust ; and, incredible as it may seem,
this was tolerated for many years, the
introduction of smokeless locomotives
being one of the last improvements in
troduced into our railway system," And
his hearers will say to themselves, "What
a terrible ordeal a long railway ride
must have been in those bad old times."
The Lower Animals. It is pretty
well known that that the lower animals
possess all the weakness, vanities and
vices known to man. Indeed, they have
the passion for dress even more develop
ed sometimes, to Ka rail nf ttio.i. 1 Iftriftfl
than our fine ladies have. The cock
is notoriously ambitious and tyranical ;
the hog as he grows old becomes a mere
lout and nenaiinliat thnnrh tha nmmtaa.
of his youth was of better things; tlie
jackdaw and monkey are full of mis-
cmei ; ue Deauteous uove is quarrelsome,
and .even the penguin which siu on
rocks in the Southern Pacific arrayed in
a white apron and pretending to be as
neat as a pin, is foul beyond conception.
That they have a taste for alchoholic
liquors is known as a fact by scientists.
One of these selected for his subjecte the
oniet honsehnlii nf a fnrr rt;h .A
never done him any harm and in which
mere was no neredttary tendency toward
the bottle. To the master of the house
hold thft iPmntPV Mmo 4- 4lma ftftn-.V. 1
. n.- M ftftft "ft. WImU DIC
and light wines, and gradually led him
on, step by step, till at last nothing
would satisfy his arroused appetites but
thft Rtmnsnmt nf linntra Tta K...
, . . - ..ftjMft.M. i ftj. iin, mftft ft,
took kindly to their potations, though
-w nu eageriy as me cock aid, ana ere
long that once happy home was a scene
nf viv. lilanTTifftt- .nn iniiml.nf- Ti.
comb and wattles of the father swelled
ana grew purple like a tippler's nose;
his eyes became blear and bloodshot;
his whole being was changed; he quar
relled with his wives and beat them
over the head with his spurs, and in
their turn the wives grew reckless, cross
and damoish. and nerleer. their hmn1i
The old gentleman would go to roost at
ouu bouts vi uay ana mgni, ana present,
ly fall from his perch-.. He would crow
in the most absurd and unreasonable
way; get bis legs tangled together, flap
one wing when he meant to flap both,
refused his meals, and at last he fell a
victim to the demon of rum by dying.
It was a sad ending, but. it satisfied the
demon of science that men are sot aloce
in their love for intoxicants.
Business : Items.
The public debt of Great Britain, as
per the last official statement, is 811,
167,964. All the white lead works in the city of
Pittsburgh eight of them are ih full
operation. -
The revenue of the German Empire
for the last year fell short of its estimate
by over $5,000,000.
-A Japanese paper states that Janan
has already 88 banks, and that 64 others
are Deing established, while other finance
companies are applicanu for official
license. .
A recent calculation says that the de
mand for lumber increases in the United
States at the rate of 25 rer cent, ner an
num. The forests decrease at the rate 1
of 7,000,000 acres a year, 'the fences
alone are valued at $1,800,000,000 and.
they cost each year $98,000,000.
The buffalo plains and the middle
portion of the continent, together ; with
the Pacific states, are rapidly takine- the
place of Texas as the great feeding
grounds, ana are leading in the produc
tion of beef. The estimated returns for
this year give Colorado 550,000 head;
Wyoming, 225,000; Utah, 350,000; Wash
ington, 2,000 ; Montana, 300,000; Oregon
175,000, and California, 650,000.
The Danish Government publishes
some interesting statistics presented to
me r-ans exhibition The area of the
country is 6,900,000 acres, of which
5,200,000 is under cultivation, the . re-
mainaer Demg pasture, forest, lakes,
rivers, bogs and sandy wastes. The land
is owned by 200,000 individuals who
own 1,153,000 head of cattle, 1,719,000
sheep, 500,000 swine and 822,000 horses, j
The public debt of Enrone waa divii.-
ed as follows in 1876 : France, $4,627,-
21,400; Prussia. $229,852,375; Ttalv.
$2,000,000,000; Russia, $1,254,810,000;
pam, f 2,650,000,000; Turkey, $927,000,
000; Great Britain, $3,884,852,720. These
are the heaviest debts, and they bear
hardest on Turkey, Italy, Russia and
Spain. While some of the debU may
have slightly decreased in the last two
years, others have greatly increased, as
in the cases of Russia and Turkey.
A very common error among business
men of limited experience, is that of
economizing in the matter of advertis
ing whenever "times are dull," profiu
small and prospects not over nmmininrr
This is the rock on which many busi
ness men are shattered. But the more
experienced and successful merchant re
alizes the fact that when trade is dull, it
is the more necessary to keep his name
and his wares prominently before th
public, in order the more sureley to effect
me saie ot his merchandise. When trade
is active, buyers are plenty and quite
apt to ask for what they want, but when
the wheels of commerce revolve slowly,
and business is sluggish, it oftentimes
becomes necessary for merchandise to
seek for buyers.
Reading. "Were I to pray for a
taste," says Sir John Herschel, "which
should stand me instead under every va
riety of circumstances, and be a source
of happiness to me during life, and a
shield against iU ills, however things
might 50 amiss and the world frown up
on me, it would be a taste for reading.
Give a man this taste and the means of
gratifying it and you can hardly fail of
making him a happy mant unless, in
deed, you put into his hands a most per
verse selection of books. You place him
in contact with the best society in every
period of history with the wisest, the
wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest and
the mirest f.hArastAi-t vim La... .i ..i
. - - - - u. ftft 1 1 auuiucu
humanity you make him a denizen of
oil nn4-inM An... . a m
-11 unuuus, m uoieiiiporaiy oi an ages.
The world has been created for him."
I.EGAI. NOTICES.
w NOTICE.
Notice ii hereby given that at tne next rea
ular session of the Board of Conniy Commis
sioners of Lyon county, Kansas, there will be
presented to said board a petition prayinr
tor the vacation of Bancroft Avenue and Vail
street, both being streets In a certain town
site known as Jay's addition to the City of
Emporia, which said town site is improved
and not embraced within the corporate limits
of an incorporated city. WI ULIA M J AT,
A. 8. TANDT,
, W- W- HIBBKN,
. W. H. H. WOOD, by L. W.
Sheriffs Sale.
, Xft.n X?n unty, KaBsaa, District Court.
John Wiffgam vs. J. G. Trayior, Adm'r.
By virtue of an order of sale issued out of
the District Court of Lyon county, Kansas,
in the above entitled cause, I will, oa Tues
day, October 15th, 1878, at ten o'clock a m
at the front door of the court honse in Em
poria, Lyon county, Kansas, offer tor sale at
public auction to the highest bidder tor cash
the following described real estate, to-wit-The
undivided half of south east quarter see
Uon sixteen, and north bolt northeast Quar
ter, and northeast quarter northwest quarter
section twenty-one, all in township nineteen,
range twelve. Also, east half section twenty-three
and southeast quarter section twenty-two,
both in. township twenty -one, range
twelve. Also northeast quarter and east half
northwest quarter section twenty-four, town
ship twenty, range twelve, all in Lyon coun
ty, Kansas. Said real estate to be sold as the
Sroperty of said defendant to satisfy said or
er of sale. h. B. LOWE, Sheriff
ST-6 Lyon county, Kansas.
Delinquent Tax List.
Notice Is hereby given : That so much of
01 ua or sown lot, described in
the following list, and situated in the county
of Lyon, and State of Kansas, as may be nec
essary for that purpose, will, oa the S8U1 day
ot Oetooer A. I , 1B78, commencing at sine
o'clock in the morning and continuing until
sold, be sold at public auction, at the County
Treasurer's office in the court bouse in Em
poria, Lyon county, Kansas, for the taxes and
charges thereon ; the some being the delin
quent taxes and charges thereon for the
year 1917: JOSEPH ERNST, Co. Treas'r.
Dfcription. S. T B
-- -. i 16 ii
8 H ot e X 86 17 10
Ex or s e a ..as 19 io
K X of n e a ss 19 w
" w K S3 19 10
XfWX 3 SO 10
Wxofawjtf.. t jo 10
S,w X - t !0 10
EX of aw 8 90 10
g 10
EX of SWJf 9 SO 10
Lot 1 in L H. Lewis' addition to Emporia.
8 Ji ot m X of lot 3 in L N. Lewis' addiUoa
to Emporia. 88-4
To Bridge Builders.
Jealed proposals will be received at the
office of the county clerk oi Lyon county.
Kansas, in the city of Emporia, until noon
Monday, October list. 1378 , to build and place
in position the superstractu re of a combina
tion woui and iron trass bridge across the
Moras des Cygne river rpon the county line
between Osage and Lyon -counties; said
bridge to include one spaa of lid feet Bid
ders must furnish plans and specifications (
their work, and be prepared to close the con
om the day of fetung. and give bonds to
fulfil the same. Payment wiil bs made in
such funds as the said Osage and Lyon coun
ties may have on hand to tue moans. of tijOuO
Any overplus exceeding said i,fXJ0 to be paid
by the townships of Beading, in Ltoaeou-ty,
and Barclay, in Osage county, respectively.
o payment will be made until the compla
tioo oad acceptance of said bridge.
MASOHBT. ,
At the saate time and place as above, sealed
proposals wiU be received for the necessary
piers to support said bridge. There are two
piers fully set torto in the plans on file in the
eounty clerk's office ia Emporia. Said piers
to booa.lt hi rst class pitch face Work, laid
ia courses, each alternate course a header
hammered diciaed to a proper bed with no
joints more than three-fourth of u
thiek, and no course less than 8 inches thick,
with top onrse reaching entirely across the
pier, and to project 6 in-hes entirely aroaad.
The piers to be laid up dry. The stone to be
used must not be less (in faee of piers) than
feet long and 9 feet wide and every stone
most be S tames as long and 14$ Hues a wide
?iU,r,!!no U " ck . rhe t"BO n4 tor in.
side nUicg muss be of the some t,t as
eorrespocdingoMtside course.
The right to reject any and all bids is re
served by eommusionera.
. Dated September S3- ISTS.
L. SEtTERT,"
Com'r. appointed to eonlrac; niri bridge.
Attest:, . D. 8. GILMOKE, - -
Carta. Comrs. LvoaCo.
Attest: e.8.BaociT
sa-s Clur'ak Comrs. Osage Co.
NO. 40.
SEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TRAVIS' STABLES,
JAMES H.DAVIS, - - Profbietob
Fourth Avenae, sear Court House, '
Only First-class Eigs. EMPORIA, XAS.
TKAKnc M-r!.Arv.
Plain and Ornamental PliistArar!
Emporia, Kansas.
Materials furnished and work done on short
notice in the best manner.
W. SPENCER, .
DRUGGIST AND CHEMIST,
Council Grove, -
PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES
At Moderate Prices.
rpXCE BEST BRICK I
have now on hand and for sale 160,000 brick.
Cheap for Cash!
Also, a large supply of No. 1 pressed brick,
cheap for cash. AddIv at the old hrir k mil
or address A. 8. POLLARD.
JHII J. HEILMAK, .
tANUFAcrtraaa op
SADDLES AND HARNESS!
A Good Stock always oa .hand at Lowest
Repairing Done Neatly and Cheap.
1 P. THEIS,
JBoot and Shoe Maker.
.All kinds of Foot Wear made to order in
the best style. Repairing promptly attended
to. Shop on west side of Commercial St., a
few doors south of 6th avenue,
EMPORIA, KANSAS.
DTEAM POWER
WOOD WORKING FACTORY
PTon. m A .nn.IH..ll . . ... , - .
if ft-ft-ft .HwiUMftUliM lUr Ul JLIIIUB OI
buildings furnished. I snip in my lumber,
and can giro low figures on all contracts.
mftM-fts n .1 ci K .. I ' : 1 . i . . ft
' j M..L. Duftftft. vu ftAiuuuaniiii otreoa.
Jast north ot Seventh Avenue, Emporia.
rk am Mali EX unS. a -M l
- v Of. K or O-LULI J5t.
gCHANZE'8 SHOP.
Having employed the best horse sboer in
-ft . m iiivimi ftii ft ft. lOft lftftlft.il ISOP VU
the building lately occupied by aamuel Jones,
OH K1X1H AVENUE, '
I have the best Blacksmith and Wagon shop
iftft b'mrft..-;. A 1 1 L. .1 1 .. -i . .
1--ft wvi w mviio in urn Torr uebt
manner. Horse shoeing a specialty. Give
ma i lull. K.i-fcft' jonv ciulv?
"Tjp C SPENCER,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Shop on Sixth avenue, near the old Madison
- House.
EMPORIA, KANSAS.
All kinds or wood work done on short no
tice and at seasonable rates. Call and see me
whenever you want any thing done in the "way
of carpenter work and building.
J3R1CK.
GOOD BRICK CHEAP FOR CASH!
We have now on hand over one hundred
and fifty thousand EIR8T-CLASS BRICK,
and atillmakinff thnnqunHa mnM w A r..-
them for sale as cheap as good brick cau be
uvujsuti may w uenj.
Brick work done in good shape, CHEAP,
and on sbortnotiue. RoasNaaaar k Pora.
Central Lirery, Feed and Sale Stables
The most Extinbiti EflTABLiamtxirr in
Socthbbn Kansas. Double and single
teams, with the best and nicest carriages and
buggies in the city, ready at all times . Also,
saddle horses for ladies and gentlemen
Buys and sells horses, buggies and car
riages. Especial attention given to boarding hone
the week.
rp McCCILOUGH , CO,
DE AMES IN
Staple and Fancy Groceries!
COUNTRY PRODUCE
of all kinds taken in exchange for goods.
COMMERCIAL BTOEET,
two doors above the Post Office,
EMPORIA, KANSAS.
JYAN ft CONNER,
EMPORIA CARRIAGE FACTORY!
Horseshoeing and Repairing.
Mechanics St., bet. 6th and 7tii Av.
Km porta, Kan.
Carriages and wagons made to order. All
kinds of repairing and jobbing done in the
best manner ' bv skillful workmen. Prim
very reasonable. We Invite an inspection of
vur wun mua guarantee sausiaction . ueme
and see us. RYAN CONNER.
BOSTON,
KJ-IAIi ESTATE AGENT
Emporia, - - - Kansas,
Pays Taxes, redeems lands sold for taxes.
Will notify parties amount oi tax due
in tune to save penalty. .
Send Jtew York exchange or P. O. order.
Tax Bsckhts sent bv rwtvuh Mail oa
RBCxirr or Mohet.
Enclose stamp, description of lands and post
ollice address.
Real Estate bought and Sold oa Commission.
Call on or address
E. BORTON,
Emporia, Lyon Co Kansas.
yEAVER tt BILL,
Successors to Helwlg A Lane.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS
EMPORIA, KAN.
Cor. Commercial St. and 4tli Ave.
KXXF A PULL BUrPLY OP WlKBa, -IO.OOBS.
amp eioaaa.
OLD COPPER DISTILLED
Kentucky Bourbon 'arid Rye Whiskies.
Wfl 1 dnnllftote an T ...a wn ym,t u tr-..-..
City, St. Louis, or Chicago bills. '
WKAVEB Jt BILL.
TTEO HERMAN,
Dealers in Meats of all Kindsl
The Beat and Cheapest Meat Market im
Emporia.
- ft umw vh oauu ho i or saie coeap a large
rvftftftiiftft, rt Ha.L. u.m 1 1 .1 j t-
..--, KftftftviUftUsr Mil Xftftftowu,
thoroughly salted, cured and smoked, and
-l"" " J uM UsVU UO 1VQOQ Miy
where. They have also a large quantity of
lard, by the barrel or pound . Call and see it.
All orders receive prompt attention, aad
dealers are particularly reo netted to give us
a call- The best of Beef. Mutton and Veal,
ft.nfti.ftj, ftfti m mmj- win, oa wexc sum oi
Commercial street, opposite P. O.. Emporia,
K&jBftU,. A 'Is v I. , ft a. , r o (i ir ft..
mt uaKflftftUi.
CmcAco Seniw H&smcny
SOMETHING NEW FOR FARMERS.
I have seen red the agency for the sale of
the eelebmted Chicago (Screw Harrow for
Lyoa, Chase, Greenwood, Usage, aad At orris
counties.
It wni sow grain, roll load, cut eora-stalks,
pulverize ground, from one to six inches deep.
Each machine will make two earn cultiva
tors, and it eaa easily be adjusted to do any
kind of work timfil
It will pay for itself every year in the in
creased yield of grain.
It is the best machine lor the farmer ever
invented. ,
Persoas ia an v of the above counties want
ing further taformatioa can have it by eaii
ing oa or addratsiag , T. P. HAdL.
. . i ' 1 EmporisTKaa.
Also agaat tor the Chicago Scraper.
i persons of eitoersex eaa make
great pay all the rJme tfcey wi fc, write Lot
paruc-iamto H.Haj.lbtt A Co-, -a-lj
Portland, ttalne.
awk in your ow town. ?X0
!. 0- ou tat free. o risk. . Reader, if
VL v. 4 yo wont a business at wuft-h
t t - T. . t" . .
PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY AT
EMPORIA, LYON" COUNTS KAN.
" BY STOTLEE I GRAHAM. , .
Terms $. OO per Tear, io A
ATTORNEYS.
'AT BUCK- I.. B. Xa-XOM.
BUCK KELLOGG, '
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. RmiMri.
Office ia ISswa block.
A-aaaiM n,i.rrT. - a. at. tout.
GILLETT t FORDK, '
a- . ax law Kmporis, Kansas.
Office front room ia Eekridge building.
T. P. PAYNE,
ATTfHMTRV At T.AW rnmm . t
Commercial St. and Fourth Ave.
BUGGLES, SCOTT fc LYNX.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice im
all the State and Federal Courts.
o. a. baohbiiLkb, m, mt. baoubllui.
BACHSXiLES V BACKKlijtii,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Over First 2Ta
tionol Bank, Emporia, Kaa. -t -
o. x. btxbrt. - - ' t. a. axDawicK.
STEEKT A SEDGWICK, .
' ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Emporia, Kansas,
will practice ia the several Courts ot Lyoa,
Osage, Coffey, tireenwood, Chase. Harvey.
marioa,ana atoms eeunties,Kaasas; ia the
Supreme Court of the State, and ia tha red-
- " J ia-1 ftu ftift r, iine.
a. W. CUKNINeHAM. W . T. M'OAaTT .-
CUNNINGHAM A XeCAKTyt
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Emporia, Kansas.
Will practice ia all tha State antf Federal
Courts. Office ia Kb wa block.
PHYSICIANS.
DK. W, W. HIBBKN, .
OFFICE Over Dnnlap A Co'a. Bank.
J. W. TBCEWOKTHY, X. D
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Emporia,
J. J. WRIGHT, at. D-
OVVtfnR ftftftftiftft. V ! ft ftrft v. w. ,
aeaeo on West street.
JOHX A. STOORE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Ofioe at
his Drug Btore, No. 160 Commercial St.
SURGEON'S A HOXKOPATHIC PHYSICIAN S.
DRS. N ELLIS A SQERBURN. 19 Com
mercial street, west side, between t aad 6th
avenues.
L. D. JACOBS, X. D.,
OFFICE iB.Perley. Ryder's drag tew.
DR. F. Z. XEDDRN,
nOftftrROY ATVTri PUTarniir
- " , - " m. .ift . Krai ( un
of Berlin, Prussia. OOice, over i, D. Fox 4.
Co's. bookstore. Commercial St. Entrance
. , 3 ft-u uniinn store
,nii KtifclAft. A '.. ftftwftMAHft -.. ft. .ft
acute and ehronio diseases, and makes a spe-
....... ...ftwii M, UIMHftW, BWkUUUIIl
and throat troubles, and all diseases incident
to women and children. .
C V. T.ftT.IEj .
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over
Clapp's boot and shoe store ia Union biock.
Emporia. Rooms at office.- aog-8m
DBS. LAWRENCE A LAWRENCE.
ha. .1 . a. lawbbnob. i db,tihniz a. LAwaxMCa
Oculist and Anrist.
S-tf
Obstetrics and Diseasa
of Women .
W. K. ROUP,
PHY8ICIAN AND OBSTETRICIAN, Read
ing, Lyon Co., Kas. Office 1st door 8. of post
office. WiU attend calls day or night. U-tf
MISCELLANEOUS,
BARWICK'S LIVERY KTAHIK
ON Seventh ave , first stables east of Com
mercial St. Charges moderate.
L. H. ANDERSON-,
MUSIC TEACHER, with Hall, Waits A Co.
instruction given on piano and organ.
1uVtVftft Tft ft ftft ft T ft ...
PAGE makes all kinds and sizes ot Pic
tures, and also will go any distance to make
l)icttirr-i ar PA-lHonAM laniaan. av.
6 " 'v-vv., Muuswpna, tDvMUft. tvO
ntnuioe to gallery Hrrt door ftoath of Wioks
HOTEL DUtSCTOSY.
Pabk. Plaox Hotel w. b. l.nthAr
Pnetor. Three story brick hotel, near the
A, T. A 8. F. depot, with excellent accommo
dations. Transient rates, $3. 0Q per day.
Mxbchamvs HOTBift H. H. Innes. proprie
tor, corner Merchants street and th avenue,
one block north of the A., T. 8. F. depot.
Excellent aceommodatio-s. Three sample
rooms. Transient rates, $a 00 per day.
Wind80b Hotel k. Emerson, proprietor.
This is a large frame hotel, near the A.. T. a
S. F. depot. Good accommodations. Traa
stent rates, $1.00 per day.
Emfobia HorBx C. C. Hinman, proprietor.
New frame hotel, oa Commercial street, a
lew rods south of the A., T. fc 8. F. railroad.
Good accommodations. - Transient rates, $1.00
per day.
Shxkm an Hocbb Capt. 8anford, proprie
tor. 'Two story brick hotel, on Commercial
street, a few rods north of the A, T. A 8. F.
railroad. Good accommodations. Transient
rates. $1 .00 per day .
Fifth avbnub Hotxl W. B. Powell,
proprietor. Large Irani e hotel on 5th ave
nue, a few rods east of Commercial street, aad
close to the business center of the city. Good
accommodations. Transient rates, Z)Q per
Indiana Houbx Van McCuliough, propria,
tor. Two story frame hotel, on Union street,
a lew rods south of the A, T. A 8. railroad,
toood accommodations. Transient rates, tl 00
per day. . . . "
Fulleb Hoc si-A. Fuller, proprietor. A
large frame hotel, at the Kmporia junction of
the A, X. A I. F. and M, K. A. T. railroads.
Good accommodations . Transient rates, tl 00
per day. ..
WlvRON'g Hotel W. B. Wixson, proprie
tor. This la a new frame hotel at Emporia
junction. Fair accommodatioas. Transient
rates, 1.00 per day.
National Hotel . This is a frame hotel
at the M., K. AT. depot. Fair accommoda
tions. Transient rate, $1.00 per day...
EE8TAUBABT DIRECTORY.
Fbbnch'B RB8TAUBANT P.J. French, pro-
Srletor. Commercial street, neery opposite
io postofflce. Meals, S3 cents ; table board at
moderate rates. Ice cream and oysters in
their seasons.
' Btonb'I RxBTAtntANT-Wm. Slone.proprie
tor. Corner Commeroil street and 7th ave
nue, one block north of the postoffioe. Meals.
S oenu; table board at reduced rates, lee
cream and oysters in their season .
BARBER SHOP DIRECTORY.
Habbt Lbibpbibd's BABBxa Shop and
Bath Rooms. West side Commercial street,
between 4th and Hit avenues- Shave 10 oeats.
hair-cutting, Sb eanta. Hot and e&.A baths to
order.
Hbhstis Babbbb Shop. West side Com.
Shaves, 10 cents; hair -cutting, aBeenta
HAuasLEa'a Babbbb .Shop and Bath
Rocms IM Commercial street, east side, be.
tweenfith and 0th avenues. Shaves, 10 cents ;
hair-cuuing, X6 eenU. New chairs. Hot
and cold sott-water baths to order.
Stapfobd'b Babbbb Shop. Corner Com
mercial street aad 6th avenue. Shave 10
cents; hair-cutting. cents. -
SEAL ESTATE BIRECTOHT.
The Nivi Real Estate aoihct Stotler
Graham, over the Postofflce, Emporia, Ly
on eounty, Kansas. Do a general real estate
business. Our list comprise forty thousand
acres of good Bnlmprovod land ia Lyoa eoun
tv, a large number of Improved Farms, from
... ... mo m vm.h, wm wi ftftiiius m city ana
suburban property. The only complete and
aceurrate plau of Lyon eounty are at our ot
floe. . Land buyers furnished all Information
in oar power and cordially invited to eall or
write. The Land Buyer, oar real estate pa
per, sent free to aay address. . -
GET- THE BEST.
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