Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Well, Mr. COURIER, I want to say a few words. You say that chess never is found in rye or other grains than wheat. I know that it has grown in rye, and that it was caused by the rye having been fed off extensively by sheep on one side of a field. The sheep got in often and that side was nearly all chess, whereas no chess appeared on the other side. There was only about an acre in the field. This was on new land first crop. I don't know how wheat originated, but I know how chess does, and that it will produce its kind from year to year for I have tested it sown separate from wheat or other grain.

Mr. Hyde is mistaken about what THE COURIER said. It did not intimate that chess does not grow and reproduce from its own seed, and did not claim that it never grows except in wheat fields. We believe it will grow wherever its seed is put in the ground under favorable circumstances, whether among wheat, rye, oats, grass, or potatoes. What we did mean to intimate was that it is found almost universally among winter wheat and often in large quantities such as would preclude the idea that it all sprang from the few seeds of chess which were sown with the wheat, and that it is not found in such quantities among other cereals. We well know that cases similar to that described by Mr. Hyde have often occurred in wheat fields but did not know that it occurred in rye fields. The fact is, we have never studied chess in relation to rye and therefore it is likely that such facts may be known to others while they have escaped our notice.

We do not see that this case weakens our position that chess is an ancestor of wheat. It only infers that chess is the ancestor of rye also. Rye belongs to the same family or sub-tribe with wheat and barley, the sub-tribe hordeineae, and is more like wheat than anything else, so it is altogether likely that rye and wheat are variations from a common origin. If that common ancestor is chess and if wheat and rye are brethren of the same family, then we would expect rye to revert to chess under circumstances unfavorable to rye and favorable to chess.

What we have to ask is: How can you explain the case stated by Mr. Hyde and the thousands of similar cases in a wheat field, by any other theory. The explanations that sufficient chess was sown with the rye to make all that crop; that the chess seed was lying dominant in the unbroken prairie sod; and that the seed was carried there by the sheep, are all decidedly "too thin to wash."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

We suppose that the suspension of the Republican postmaster of Leavenworth and the appointment of Frank T. Lynch, a young and active Democrat, in his place is one of the best changes that the present administration has made, but one of the two reasons given for making this change is not sound, viz.: that the incumbent was an offensive partisan. The other that he did not run the office in a satisfactory manner. The charge that he has been an offensive partisan is, we are credibly informed, wholly untrue, for he has never spent a dollar or an hour in assisting in a Republican canvass or in electing a Republican ticket, but he has been one of those stoughton bottle Republicans who sit up on a shelf to see others do the work and spend their money while he does nothing to offend a Democrat or anybody else, makes no enemies, cultivated popularity, and rakes in the spoils won by the "offensive partisan." A man so useless to a party is likely to have little interest and energy in the performance of his public duties and it is highly probable that such a man would not run the Leavenworth postoffice satisfactorily, so we suppose the charge to that effect was true and that he ought to have been bounced. Of course a partisan may spend so much of his time, energies, and means in work for his party that he will neglect his business and his official duties. Such a one is not a good officer, but he is incomparably better than the stoughton bottle who is too lazy and stingy to be useful in anything. The man who has ambition, energy, and public spirit enough to make a good postmaster will take a great deal of interest in public affairs and spend time, labor, and money in behalf of the party and principles in which he believes in. One who does not do this is not at all likely to make a good officer and does not deserve the public recognition of an office of trust and profit. If to have done what one could honorably do for the success of ones political party constitutes an offensive partisan, we hope we are considered an offensive partisan, and if our successor is not such an offensive partisan, he will probably be totally unfit to be postmaster.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

It is sad to think of General Grant dying under such physical torture as is inflicted by his terrible disease, and under such mental anguish as I know he experiences in consequence of the unfortunate business failure that overwhelmed him and his family. I could never comprehend why the old man (all old soldiers call General Grant the old man) went into business, and particularly why he set himself up in Wall street. From the time he entertained this business notion, I have always thought General Grant was off his base and had lost that abundance of caution that has characterized his movements. I have listened to him talk about making money, in perfect amazement. He waged that he had talent for making money, and that his sons possessed this talent to a remarkable degree. He seemed never to tire of talking about this when we were so situated as to be free from interruption, and when we could talk with freedom of by-gone days. Now I knew very well that General Grant did not possess the talent and genius for making money; his nature was too confiding and generous for that. His talent in connection with money was in an opposite direction, and caused him to get clear of money in a very short time. He could never keep money before he set up in Wall street, and you know he is a very bright fellow who can keep money after he gets there. What most surprised me, however, was that the old man should talk so much about this newly discovered talent. He talked persistently (and Grant always talked well when he felt free to talk) about accumulating a large fortune, and I noticed his earnestness of manner and sometimes thought that I underrated him in this particular. Still I could not entirely divest myself of the apprehension I felt on his account, and his very persistency and earnestness added to my fears. Why, I never knew Grant to talk about the great abilities which he did possess, and which the world has recognized. No one ever heard him talk about his great military talent or boast about his splendid achievements in the field, and yet Grant knew not of his extraordinary abilities in this direction before his successful movements and brilliant decisive results that attended them showed him. Indeed, General Grant had greater talent for conducting campaigns and fighting armies than he was really aware of. Nobody, however, ever heard him talk about what he possessed in this direction; and the simple fact that he disserted to me with so much earnestness and frequency on his supposed money making talents brought about a suspicion in my mind that his previously strong mental forces were breaking up, and that he was rapidly passing away from his previously well established line of prudence and safety.

You have seen the statement that the old man laid plans to secure the nomination for the Presidency in 1886. There is no foundation for such a statement, and I know whereof I speak. I know what his feelings and his desires were at that time touching his future. He wanted, above all things, to remain with the army, which he loved and whose idol he was and is still, and had no ambition whatever to become President. He doubted his ability to discharge the duties of President, but above all he had no taste or inclinations for political office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

[Lines addressed to the "old house" on the farm of Mr. Allen C. Davis, Tisdale.]

For half a score of years and more

We entered at your well worn door,

Beneath your roof our home has been,

Your four rough walls have shut us in.

You sheltered us from summer's storm,

Through winter's cold you kept us warm.

Many a happy day we passed,

Securely sheltered from the blast.

In sickness and in health, our home

Has been beneath your humble dome.

As pioneer we builded you,

And many trials have passed through.

Yet oftentimes, in sport and mirth,

We gathered 'round your homely hearth.

Our neighbors, too, have gathered here

To share with us our frugal cheer.

The houses then were far between,

Few dwellings here were to be seen.

'Tis true, those days were filled with labor.

But then a neighbor was a neighbor,

Each stood by each through weal or woe,

Response to duty was not slow.

But now in these dogen'rate days,

Men chiefly do that which pays.

Intent on getting rich so fast,

That friendly intercourse has passed

Into a much neglected custom,

And new friends now, we cannot trust 'em.

But you, old house, have stood the test,

Of all our friends, you've been the best.

We've built another house near by,

Compared with you, it's broad and high.

It's comfortable in every way,

We prize it more each passing day,

But for all that, we'll not forget

The plain old house, where first we met

To make a home in this far west.

We still love you, old house, the best.

And now, through fair and stormy weather,

We are growing old, together.

We know that soon the time will come

To leave this world for that far home.

Our journey here will soon be through,

We'll leave the old house for the new.

Our house will be in other hands,

In "a house not made with hands."

Whatever fate may have in store,

For us upon the other shore,

We'll not forget, where'er we roam,

Our dear old house, our early home.

Chicago, June, 1885

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The following are the real estate transfers filed in the office of Register of Deeds yesterday.

Henry Denning et ux to Ann Denning, w hf of se qr 16-33-5e: $2,000

H W Ide to S H and A H Jennings, lot one blk 108, Winfield: $8,000

Mary Frost to Thomas S Smith, sw qr sw qr sec 20 and se qr se qr 30-33-6e: $600

Mattie De Turk to J L H Darnell, sw qr nw qr 34-33-s-5e: $225

Thomas J Harris et ux to David N Wolf, pt se qr 15-33-1e: quit claim: $1.00

Wm A Van Omer et ux to L E Gray, lot 18 blk 3 Dexter: $600

Samuel H Wells to John H Serviss, lots 1 and 2 blk 6 Dexter: $65

Henry C. McDorman et ux to John H Serviss lot 12 blk 4 Dexter: $40

J C. McMullen et ux to The West Side Town Company, nw qr and n hf sw w of W. R. and s hf ne qr w W. R. and all w W. R. in n hf se qr 20-33-4e: $12,000

R E Wallis et ux to J A Wood and H H Owen 39 ½ in sw qr se qr 32-32-4e: $1,200

James F Saunders et ux to B W Trout s hf ne qr and e hf se qr 35-33-5e: $400

R B Niblich et ux to J H Serviss ½ acre in ne cor 26-33-6e: $5.00

Benj S White to J H Park, lots 3 and 4 blk 52, A C: $200

C M Scott et ux to B W Matlack, lots 5 and 6 blk 122, A C, quit claim: $1.00

Sue S Johnson and husband to E J Sherlock, lot 12 and e hf lot 11 blk 230, Fuller's ad to Winfield: $525

Highland Park Town Co to T R Bryan, lots 3 and 12 blk 6 H P ad to Winfield: $650

Cambridge Town Co to J B Lukens, lot 11 blk 14, Cambridge: $5.00

Cambridge Town Co to J B Lukens, lot 10 blk 4, Cambridge: $8.00

S B Sherman et al to J B Lukens, lot 12 blk 14, Cambridge: $12.00

Cambridge Town Co to J B Lukens, lot 7 blk 2, Cambridge: $25.00

Cyrus A Walker et ux to J H Serviss, lots 5, 6, 7, and 8, block 4, Dexter: $600

Emily H Painter and husband to Barbara Hackworth, 1-7 of w hf of ne qr 31-31-3e: quit claim: $50.00

Geo W Bowen et al to Barbara L Hackworth, 1-7 of w hf ne qr 31-31-3e, quit claim: $50.00

S R Price et ux to John M Clover, lots 7 and 8, blk 14, Burden: $550

A B Taylor to William H Cline, lots 1, 2 and 3, blk 18, H P addition to Winfield: $500

Mary J Swarts et al to S D Martin, lots 49, 50, and 51, blk 103, Ark City: $30.00

Valena L. Irwin to Eli Read, lot 12, blk 4, New Salem: $3.00

T E Gifford et ux to Arnold Conklin, lots 4, 8, 9 and 10, blk 9, Moffet's ad. to Udall: $300

T E Gifford et ux to John A Conklin, lots 5, 6, and 7, blk 9, Moffet's ad. to Udall: $350

Thomas F Lee to William A Lee, lots 16, 17, and 18, blk 109, Winfield, and 42 feet off lots 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20, Arkansas City: $4,992

Mary J Porter and husband to Barbara L Hackworth, 1-7 of w hf ne qr 31-31-3e, quit claim: $50

Ira L Kellogg et al to B L Hackworth, 1-7 of w hf ne qr 31-31-3e, quit claim: $50

J T Hackworth et ux to B L Hackworth, 1-7 w hf ne qr 31-31-3e, quit claim: $50

J P Short et ux to John A Eaton, 75 feet off w end of lot 12 blk 128, Winfield: $7,500

Elizabeth Tidd to Mary R Bell, s hf of se qr and nw qr of se qr and se qr of sw qr 17-30-s-5-e, 40 acres: $50

William H Day et ux to Atlanta Town Co. sw qr of sec 15 and e hf of se qr 16-30-6-e, 240 acres: $3,000

John W Strother et ux to David Martin et ux e hf sw qr 15-30-s-6-e, 80 acres: $500

J V Pierce et ux to Henry Meyer e hf of nw qr and ne qr of sw qr (ex 5 a) 30-30-s-6e: $1,000

Mary F Davis and husband to Chas F Bahntge, se qr 22-32-s-4e, 160 acres: $11,500

Chas F Bahntge to The College Hill Town Company, se qr 22-32-s-4-e: $22,400

Emma Watts and husband to Lillian M Johnson, lots 1, 2, and 17, block 4, Cambridge: $600

Mc D Stapleton et ux to Elisha H Long, 41 lots in Cambridge: $2,000

Martin L Kerns et ux to Marvin Allen, pt of 5-31-s-3e, 10 acres: $300

W M Malin et ux to H F Friend & N E Osburn, lots 2 and 3, blk 116; lots 15 and 16 blk 123; lot 12 blk 125; lot 3 blk 126, Arkansas City: $200

A J Thompson et ux to Mattie E Rodocker, lots 1, 2 and 3, blk 286, Thompson's 3d ad to Winfield: $150

Dennis Harkins et ux to Calvin S Aker, lots 7 and 8 blk 27, Ark City: $100

Frances M Howey et ux to Nancy Jane Thompson, lots 21 and 22 blk 7, Arkansas City: $200

McDonald Stapleton et ux to Emma Watts, lot 17 blk 4, Cambridge: $20

John Hillier et ux to William McPherson, se qr of ne qr 25-31-d-7e and lots 8 and 9, 30-31-s-8e, 153 acres: $1,700

E A Henthorn et ux to E M Ford & F A Westover, lots 20, 21, and 22, 31-30-s-8e: $250

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

That the wheat crop will be somewhat short this year, no one who is at all posted will for a moment deny but that there will be an abundance for home demand will not be questioned. Many fields that were looked upon a few weeks ago as a failure are now found to be turning out from ten to twenty bushels per acre. The important question for farmers to settle now is how to realize the most money out of the crop. Dealers and manipulators of grain will endeavor to convince the farmers that wheat will not be worth more than sixty or seventy-five cents per bushel, but believe that every bushel harvested this year will bring $1.00. In order to secure this farmers must not be in too great haste to dispose of their grain. Hold on to it, and you will finally get a fair living price for your labor. Wellingtonian.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The gentle-hearted men, women, and maidens of this city can now rest their weary frames. The days and hours of eager watching for the lunatic to stalk into their doors and eat them up are at an end. The lines can now be slackened on the poor, hen-pecked husbands who haven't been allowed outside the family domicile after dark for two long weeks--kept there to protect the women from that devilish lunatic. The poor men can now go to the lodge or stay up town till twelve o'clock, working the lemonade and ice cream dens. The wild and wooly, armed-to-the-teeth lunatic has been captured--yes, absolutely captured. But he wasn't captured here; oh, no! He had to leave this town to get taken in. He stayed around here two weeks to give us a chance, but we treated him as coldly as though he wasn't worthy of the least respect. Even the ladies didn't call on him. We don't blame him for feeling insulted and shaking the dust of our city from his brogans. Mr. W. W. Smith was down from Douglass Saturday, and says this perambulating armory was captured at Douglass Friday morning. He was taken in by several men--who didn't know him--in a field near the timber at that place. He made bold resistance--with his legs, but they ran him down. He seemed as weak as a kitten and as "crazy as a bed bug" from continual exposure and starvation. After the captors disarmed him, took him to town, and found out what an awful character they had taken in, all swooned away and are still very low--not able to venture out. Mr. Smith had read in THE COURIER with much interest all about this wild man and identified him as soon as he got his eyes on him. He told the captors that they had arrested an awful character. Then they could hardly find anybody to assist in looking the lunatic up, and the whole town is under lock and key, fearing that the poor fellow will get loose. If that wild man would just introduce himself to people, or take somebody along to do it for him, he could create bigger consternation than a whole band of Apaches. He could sweep this whole country with one fell swoop. It is with a mighty loud, long sigh of relief that THE COURIER reporter notes this capture--for the women's sake.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

It used to be said that about the driest and most unsocial gatherings one could attend was a church social. It isn't so, by any means, of church socials now-a-days, at least not those given in Winfield. There is a generous rivalry between our church organizations as to which can give the pleasantest entertainments--preserving that high plane of moral excellence that all exhibitions in the name of a church should have. Of course the double purpose of these meetings is to secure funds for contingent church expenses and to give those in attendance a pleasurable evening. In addition to this they afford an opportunity for the ministers and flocks to meet and converse with members of their churches on other than strictly church topics, and also to extend their acquaintance among those who, while not always "believers," are often "supporters" of churches. It is at these gatherings that the real genuine minister of the gospel sows the seeds of charity, courtesy, and kindred virtues from which a hopeful harvest may afterward be reached. The world dislikes the pinch-faced, over-particular and ever sanctimonious person about as much as the truly good hate the sniveling hypocrite. And it goes without saying that the most popular minister and the most influential one for good is he who can occasionally lay aside the "robes of priestly office" and mingle among his neighbors much like other men. Not that he should forget his calling, and engage in amusements the nature of which brings him into dispute among his followers, but he may, with perfect propriety, take a hand in any one of the half a hundred pastimes which please the young folks and entertain "children of larger growth." THE COURIER notes with pleasure that Winfield pastors belong to that school which refuses to crucify the body because it enjoys a hearty laugh, or condemns the soul to everlasting perdition because it finds convivial spirits while on earth. But we have wandered somewhat from our text--the Methodist social. It was one of the most enjoyable. Men and matrons, belles and beaux, girls and boys, were all there in full force, with their winsome smiles and pretty array. Of course, the main attraction, aside from the congeniality of those present, were the ice cream, raspberries, etc. There were six tables presided over by Mrs. C. D. Austin and Mrs. Dr. Pickens; Mrs. W. R. McDonald and Misses Maggie Bedilion and Nina Conrad; Mrs. W. H. Thompson and Mrs. J. W. Prather; Mrs. A. H. Green and Misses Anna Green and Hattie Andrews; Mrs. G. L. Rinker and Mrs. James Cooper; Mrs. S. G. Gary, Mrs. N. R. Wilson, and Miss Hattie Glotfelter, and a very busy and attentive bevy they were. The cream ran out long before the crowd was supplied--though they started in with twenty gallons or more. The Methodist orchestra, Messrs. Crippen, Shaw, Bates, Roberts, and Newton, with Miss Kelly at the organ, furnished beautiful music during the evening. It was a most enjoyable entertainment throughout. The seats having been removed, awaiting the placing of the new ones, the church made an excellent place for such an entertainment.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Arkansas City's base ball club has at last edged to the front, by a squeeze. The game between the Border club, of A. C., and the Clippers, of Burden, resulted in a score of sixteen to fifteen in favor of the Borders. It was a very fine game, and drew a large crowd of admiring spectators. Some brilliant playing was done on both sides. The boys showed grit and practice. The game was for the championship of the county. It is not very good grace in the Borders trying to walk off with this championship on the first game won this season. It will now be in order for the Borders to defeat our Cyclones, now, as reorganized, the best club in this section. Then it can tuck the county championship in its vest pocket and look for other fields to conquer. Both these clubs are composed of a very gentlemanly lot of fellows, and their visit to our city was appreciated, as was beneficially attested by Ray Oliver, A. J. Dougherty, Tom J. Eaton, Byron Rudolph, M. H. Ewart, A. H. McMaster, I. Martin, and Frank L. Crampton, who went down into their pockets $11.50 worth for the banqueting of the clubs at the Central. This is commendable enterprise and drew warm appreciation from the visitors. Everything, both on the ball ground and socially, was perfectly harmonious: free from that jaw and blow usually heard in contest games. The Borders didn't play the last half of the ninth inning, it being late, and they having the game anyhow.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

An Anthony man was out fishing last week, and becoming dry, he drank some water out of a stagnant pool. Soon after arriving home, he became sick and was thrown into spasms. A doctor was sent for, and by the aid of a powerful microscope and a dark lantern, he discovered that there were several toads in the man's stomach. He immediately baited a fishing hook with red flannel, and slyly slipping it down the man's throat, caught them both. The above report came in with our "dispatches" yesterday. It is astonishing what funny things happen in Anthony. Harper Graphic.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

It is learned that the college grounds at Winfield are located on what has been known as the Dr. Davis farm, east of the city, and a very beautiful situation. It was a question with the locating committee, at first, whether to accept the twenty acres of land offered or the $10,000 in money offered in lieu of the land. The question was referred to the college trustees, but they referred the decision back to the locating committee, and they finally elected to take the land. Wichita Beacon.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Independence had some fun with a darkey the other day. It appears that the colored man disturbed a religious meeting and was arrested and placed in the city jail, from which he broke out. The city marshal fired ten shots at him, frightening the people of that good place nearly to death. They all got after the negro, who was finally rearrested, after having been knocked over with a rock while in the act of jumping a fence.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The article headed "Vindication" in your e. c., and presumed to be signed by me, I declare to be a fraud. I never signed any such an article or knew anything about it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The matter of Winfield going down to Arkansas City, in full force, to soar the Great Bird of Independence, is assuming definite proportions. Our reporter, on consultation with a number of our merchants, finds them ready and anxious to close up and go. This is the proper thing to do. The great custom and desire of people everywhere to "go somewhere" on this National Holiday is too great to be curbed. Arkansas City is a part of our grand county, has made big preparations for a glorious celebration, and is right and proper that Winfield should respond to her invitation. The Democrat says Robert T. Lincoln will deliver the oration without fail. A large excursion train will leave Wichita at 6 a.m., taking on excursionists as they go down. Several coaches will be reserved for this city. It will leave A. C. at 11 p.m. The fare will be one price for the round trip. Let the Winfield folks secure the Courier Cornet Band and go in style. Chief Fire Marshal Clark informs us that our department will go with skeleton paraphernalia and full uniform. The Juvenile Band has already been secured by A. C., and Tony Agler will exhibit his menagerie. The steamer, "Kansas Millers," will make regular trips up and down the Arkansas River, and everyone, from the small boy with toy pistol and one suspender, to the big country man with his hundreds of acres and a mortgage on his home, can all ride free. Several huge balloons will ascent--giving all a free ride to the moon. We'll be there, you bet.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The Arkansas River Navigation Company expects to have its steamer at Arkansas City as an attraction on the Fourth. Speaking of this boat, on the 14^th inst., the St. Louis Globe-Democrat said: "A small tow-boat, intended for the upper waters of the Arkansas River, left this port recently for her destination, Arkansas City, Kansas. The distance she will have to travel before arriving there is over 1,400 miles. The boat was built at Carondelet, by Allen & Blaisdell, is 75 feet long, 15 feet beam, and 3 feet hold. The hull is built entirely of the best boiler steel, is provided with engines of the stern wheel type, 8 inches diameter by 42 inches stroke, with boiler of fifty horsepower." She draws only twelve inches of water and is designed to go under a bridge with only twelve feet clearance. Attempts have been made heretofore to navigate the shallow waters of our upper rivers and smaller streams, but this is the first boat built, with abundant capital at hand, to develop the navigation in a proper manner."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

There seems no doubt that Winfield and all towns in a radius of twenty-five to fifty miles will soon be "helloing" through the telephone. The matter is being agitated all around. The Wichita Beacon says: "E. E. Peek, traveling solicitor for the United Telephone Company, is in the city for the purpose of looking up the probabilities of establishing a telephone line between Wichita, Wellington, Winfield, South Haven, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Arkansas City, Geuda Springs, and other places. Nothing is asked for by the company except patronage. Let the people of Wichita and the towns above named patronize this enterprise. It is exactly what is needed here."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The general merchandise form of Nathan Shriver & Co., at Udall, filed an assignment deed in the Register's office Friday. Wm. C. Miles is the Assignee. The liabilities are about sixteen hundred dollars, including Wichita firms, over $800; Bliss & Wood, of this city, $27.50; and W. F. Wilkinson, our cigar man, $21.50. The remainder is scattered among creditors in Kansas City, Atchison, and St. Joe. The Bank of Commerce, Udall, is in $106, and J. Snodgrass & Co., that city, $130. The assignment is made to secure a chattel mortgage of A. Smith for $160. The assets are not known, supposedly too small for mention.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The surveying corps of the D., M. & A. came in Friday night. The survey comes down through Fairview township, across Timber creek near the bridge. The city survey was being made today, but will not be definitely settled as yet. The managers of this line have all in readiness to begin to throw dirt the first of July and push it with vim. The permanent survey is made as far as Udall.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The funeral of Joseph W. Pearce was preached at his residence, in Beaver township, Thursday afternoon by Rev. J. H. Snyder. The deceased was 50 years 11 months and 6 days of age. A large family is thus bereft of a husband and father. A very large concourse of neighbors and friends attended the occasion of the funeral. The remains were interred in the Tannehill cemetery.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Real estate at Winfield has gone away up out of sight on account of the Methodist college. Just wait until the students arrive; then board will go down to two dollars a week and the livery stables will bust up, and town lots will be cheaper. Harper Graphic.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Wellington doesn't enjoy the benefits and consequent joys of a beautiful park. Our Riverside Park has become familiar to them as the prettiest one in this section. Last year she got up an excursion to our park--this year the Baptist Sunday school of that place arranged one. Its prearranged date was Wednesday, but the rains descended and it was postponed to Thursday. At ten o'clock the special train pulled into the S. K. depot, bearing three hundred Wellingtonians in picnic array. Our Baptist Sunday school and citizens with the Juvenile Band received them. But Providence had overestimated the love of Baptists for water, and the park was too wet for their reception. The Wellington folks were accompanied by Southwell's Knights Templar Band, of twelve pieces, and brightly uniformed, one of the best bands in the State. Headed by the Wellington Band and followed by our Juveniles, the picnickers were escorted to the rink. Arriving there, the bands discoursed charming music and Mr. Samuel Dalton, superintendent of our Baptist Sunday school, gave a terse and pleasant welcome address, which was responded to very happily by Mr. F. P. Neal, of the Wellington National Bank and superintendent of the visiting Sunday school. Mr. Neal said as they were not from a college town, we needn't expect much from them. Rev. Reider, of this city, and Rev. Saunders, of Wellington, also made short and appropriate remarks.

Our citizens were present in numbers--especially our Baptists, who flew around variously in entertaining the visitors. Like all picnic excursions, the crowning event was the dinner. It was spread in variety and abundance, fit to tickle the palate of a king. The Rink forms a good substitute for the park, as an alternative, plenty of room and splendid ventilation. In the afternoon, many enjoyed social intercourse with our people in the Rink. A number of the excursionists were driven over our city, taking in the various places of interest: College Hill, Riverside Park, the Fair Grounds, etc. But a regular Presbyterian sprinkle broke in on this enjoyment. It was very fortunate that the Wellington folks couldn't occupy the Park. To walk around under its branching elms, enjoy its sweet odors, warbling songsters, beautiful blue grass, and fine boating course would have been a charm to remember. A similar excursion from our city last year was compelled, by the dampness, to picnic at Manning's Opera House and forego the main charm of the occasion: the park. The next time they come, we will try and order good weather in advance. Fine patters of weather at this season go with surprising alacrity, and about the only way to secure a pattern is to get into the good graces of the clerk beforehand. Our people enjoyed greatly this visit of our neighbors. They were fine looking, intelligent people, of admirable social qualities, and we hope to have many such visits. The excursion train started for home at five o'clock.

The next item is most puzzling! Especially the title, which is not mentioned in any way, shape, or form in the accompanying article...MAW

[Note: Under the above heading, the following article was written. I have no idea what the COURIER was trying to convey. It appears that the article concerned two individuals by the name of "Hanan" and "Sairs." MAW]

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Nothing so stirs the blood of the average citizen as a first-class business from the shoulder dog light, and nothing so brightens the anticipations of an ambitious reporter. A saucy "I'm the biggest dog in town" bull purp met a meek looking shepherd "dorg" between THE COURIER den and the postoffice Wednesday. The shepherd said good evening, tipped his hat, and tried to walk by, but the saucy purp impeded his way and seemed inclined to step on the neck of the tame-eyed shepherd. Like many gentle looking men, however, the s. d. didn't propose to succumb to bigotry and gall, if the b. p. was twice as big as he. He grabbed the b. p. by the back of the neck, and, without any foolish delay, scratched him, tore him, and beat him, amid the plaudits of a sympathizing audience. That b. p., when the outraged and basely insulted s. d. was pulled off, limped away with the determination to treat fellow beings with due respect, giving legitimate room in any of the walks of life. There is a human moral in this dog fight.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

J. W. Henthorn, of the Burden Eagle, writes: "We think we have your 'bad' man corralled. He answers the description of your lunatic. He will be detained until Sunday morning. Trust you will have no more trouble from this source." Very wise scheme, Brother Henthorn, to palm off one of your lunatics on us. Oh, no! You can keep him. Our lunatic became disgusted and left. We were too sensible for him. Our women have sworn vengeance on lunatics and are determined to get up a posse and fire bodily the next one that comes along before the asylum is done. Keep him there. He wouldn't feel so much at home here, besides we haven't room for him.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Equestrianism seems to have led captive the fancy of many of the young and middle aged ladies of this city, and every evening more or less ladies may be seen mounted upon handsome horses enjoying the pure air and invigorating exercise of a gallop about the city. Besides being a graceful accomplishment, it is one of the most healthful exercises that can be indulged in and beats roller skating and croquet playing all to pieces. THE COURIER is glad to note this fact, and hopes that it may be more generally indulged in. It is one of the best preventives of doctor bills in the world, and you seldom hear a lady given to this habit complain of sick-headaches and kindred ailments.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

As our reporter was pounding along over North Main early Thursday, he encountered a lady from the country who was endeavoring to ascertain what engaged butter was worth. This is the last sad blow to the scribe's intellect. The lunatic is nowhere to engage butter. We have heard of and tasted bald-headed butter, aged butter, sweet sixteen butter, salt butter, dirty butter, pale-faced butter, and oleomargarine, but we must confess we know not what engaged butter is, and we long to fathom its virtues.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

"By the bye," says Geo. A. Broadbere, editor of the Tonganoxie (Kas.) Mirror, "you can say that the bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy left me by your agent two years ago, proved to be the best remedy I have ever used. I have no doubt but it saved my oldest son's life." The above shows conclusively that there is nothing like having the great life preserver at hand at the right time. It is put up in 15 cent, 50 cent, and one dollar bottles. Sold by Brown & Son.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The Wellington Daily Press now comes to us in enlarged size--a six column folio, beautifully printed, and as pretty and smiling as a maiden of sweet sixteen. Such a paper, with the dispatches and all the home news, such an one as THE DAILY COURIER, means unremitting labor and large expense, but Brother Stotler has been there before and knows how it is. We wish him all the success and happiness attainable in his increased corpulency.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Last Tuesday the articles of incorporation of the Latham Town Company were filed with Secretary of State. Latham is a new railroad town in Union township, Butler County, and is about fourteen miles southwest of Beaumont and on the K. C. & S. W. railroad.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The charter of the Atlanta Town Company of Omnia township in this county was filed with the Secretary of State last Tuesday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

O. M. Roberts, Udall, was down Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

W. N. Wilkerson, Douglass, was again in the Ell city Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

F. M. Freeland took in the antiquated village of Oxford Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Wm. Becker and George Bacastow were up from Creswell Friday, guests of the Central.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hodges and family got off Saturday for a permanent residence at Ponca.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

W. E. Standley, of Arkansas City, was up Wednesday attending a meeting of the commandery.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Senator Hackney is in Reno County looking into the Frankie Morris insurance and murder case.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mr. F. Baldwin, traveling agent for the new evening daily in Kansas City--The News--was in town Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Rev. W. H. Cline, Wellington's M. E. minister, with his wife, was among the excursionists Thursday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

J. N. Young, President of the K. C. & S. W., and Ed P. Greer left for Topeka and other places Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

O. M. Nulty and Doc. Blakslee, Cherryvale, were over today on business with J. N. Young, of the C. K. & S. Sw.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Landlord Crampton was all smiles today as the perspiration oozed from his brow. He fed one hundred and sixty-three today for dinner.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Dr. Snediker, of Emporia, arrived today. He brings numerous testimonials and abundant references. Those suffering should consult him.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mrs. Charles Patterson left Friday to join her husband in Minneapolis, for a permanent abode there. She stops in Chicago for a short visit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Dr. Hornaday from Rock, in company with Dr. Walls, of Indianapolis, Indiana, called upon the COURIER Thursday. The Doctor is visiting at Rock.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

We have a communication from Mr. H. A. Johnson which we will give consideration if the gentleman will show up at this office for identification.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The Brettun filed the alimentary canals of about three hundred individuals, and landlords Harter & Hill nearly ran their coats off doing the guestorial honors.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The corpulent frame of Jake Musgrove, of Geuda Springs, was seen perambulating our streets Thursday. Jake is one of Geuda's most prominent stock speculators.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Ralph N. Folks, city editor of the Daily Press, was among the Wellington picnickers. He is a member of Southwell's band and a very pleasant young gentleman.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Charley Phenix is home from a three months jaunt in California, most of which was spent in San Francisco. He gives some very interesting descriptions of that wonderful city.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mr. W. C. Root has been in the city for several days and is warmly welcomed by his many friends. He is now a resident of McPherson and is in the stock business.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mr. Souer, construction train master of the Southern Kansas, is here to put in additional side track, grade, and otherwise improve the S. K. yards and depot. He will be here two weeks.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Charles D. Linn, son of S. S. Linn, broke a small bone in his foot Thursday. He was fixing the binding attachment for his reaper when it fell, striking his foot and cutting his shoulder.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

H. P. Standley and J. L. Huey were up from Arkansas City Thursday, H. P. remaining to attend the special conclave of Knights Templar last night, when the Temple degree was conferred on Capt. Nipp.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Curns & Manser's real estate office now sports a handsome canvas awning. It would be a brilliant idea to have nothing else on Main street. They are convenient and give the street a fine appearance.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

D. Knox brought into our office this afternoon a stick of pitch pine two feet long and very heavy. Mr. Knox cut it off the top of the Alleghany mountains in 1872. It is quite a curiosity to a home bred Kansan.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

E. P. Wadhams, Register of Deeds of Coffey County, was in the city Friday. He visited Cowley on business with Mr. Darnell, of Liberty township. This was his first visit to Winfield and he was highly delighted.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Tisdale will fly the Great Bird of Liberty in grand shape on the Fourth. Rev. B. Kelly, Senator Long, and other speakers from here will be present. The celebration will occur in Gay's grove, a very acceptable place.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Tom J. Rude, J. P. Newman, D. C. Brooks, W. J. Frazier, W. E. Harlow, G. M. Cisna, H. F. Broft, J. H. Frazier, J. W. Graham, and Levi Quier were among the "visiting statesmen" who were witnesses of the base ball contest Thursday from Burden.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Holmes & Son have got fairly opened in their new grocery. The store room is new and their goods all fresh and first-class. We predict a big trade for this firm, for they know how to please their customers and will do it. See their card in this issue.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Wellington, having lost in the contest for the Methodist college, consoles herself with the fact that she has one of the fastest horses on record, as demonstrated at the recent Wichita races. Well, this kind of stock suits some people better than a Methodist college.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

James Hall, for some time past connected with the Spotswood grocery, left Sunday evening to take charge of Jarvis, Conklin & Co.'s loan office at Howard. All will regret to see him leave, but wish him success. He will not move his family for some time.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Joe Miller informs us that last week the cowboys made a raid on Hunnewell, and finding the City Marshal drunk, rounded him up in jail, declaring they would have peace. The marshal begged to be let out, but they kept him in all night. There was no blood shed and everything was quiet after caging the marshal. It might be a good thing to jail the marshal every time if it has this effect.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Henry Tincher is back from his western trip. He went with his horse and buggy, through western Kansas into Colorado, down into the Panhandle and back via No Man's Land to Winfield. He has enough of the wild and wooly west and will stay here. Mr. Tincher brought back as a souvenir of his trip a pair of buffalo horns that he secured within a half mile of the southwest corner of the State in old Kansas County.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

J. R. Scott, the painter, who was so ready to swear that he obtained intoxicants and got drunk in Farnsworth's lunch room, and then on the witness stand swore that he drank sweet cider and got "sick," got a good deal sicker yesterday. He was hauled up, as soon as the Farnsworth case was over, before Judge Turner and plead guilty to a "plain drunk" and got $12.25. Then Sheriff McIntire gobbled him and in Justice Snow's court Scott's pocket was relieved of $23.50. It costs something now-a-days to go off on a little booze. A double dose, one in municipal court and one in the State.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The Grenola Hornet remarks: "Winfield is truly becoming great. Last winter the legislature gave her the asylum for the feeble minded, last week the committee selected for that purpose voted to locate the Methodist college there; now she comes to the front with a genuine case of elopement, and the people, as well as the newspapers, are yelling at their rival towns, 'How do you like us now?'"

You bet you! We take no back seat for any metropolis this side of London, Abe. We are a full fledged city, with every adjunct--standing on the pinnacle of fame and prosperity, with our finger on our nose slyly winking at those who would feign to rival us.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Geo. W. Miller is highly pleased with the big cattle trade consummated yesterday. Old Guthrie bossed the cattle through. Mr. Miller says he is the best man he ever had for this business. Mr. Kokernut, the man whom Mr. Miller bought the cattle, returned yesterday to Gonzales, Texas. Mr. Miller speaks highly of Mr. Kokernut as a gentleman and a businessman. The cattle were in a No. 1 condition and never had a bunch delivered in a better condition. They were two months on the drive to Hunnewell. The cattle were three year olds and a fine bunch. Mr. Miller shipped 500 to Chicago and will ship the balance at once.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The lunatics have evidently been informed that our imbecile asylum is nearing completion and are rounding up here to reserve rooms. We will state right here that it won't be done for several months, and those desirous of entering its portals will please keep "scarce." A lunatic was run in by Marshal McFadden last night. He is the same ragged end of humanity who was picked up here a few weeks ago, near Manny's brewery, and turned loose because he was found outside of the city limits and therefore beyond the jurisdiction of the dude ordinance. The armed-to-the-teeth lunatic is still at large. The ladies are organizing a posse and will likely make a speedy capture. But the individual raked in last night was the hardest looking piece of humanity that eyes ever beheld. His clothes were worse than the little end of nothing. His frame had endured absolute drouth for many moons, and it carried several quarter sections of real estate--regular black loam. Before putting him in the jail, the water works, three or four men with brushes and eighteen bars of electric soap were turned loose on him for several hours. Then he was clothed new, his hair combed, and several inches cut from each of his finger and toe nails. The transformation was wonderful: making him a regular dude. A gentleman from near Oxford, who used to work in the Topeka Insane Asylum, says this fellow is an escaped inmate. He had seen him there often. The fellow is a perfect imbecile--don't know whether he's afoot or horseback, can't tell his name or where he came from. He looks as harmless as a kitten. The asylum officials will be notified to come and get him. He was an aimless wanderer, eating any rubbish he could catch. He has no resemblance to the description sent out for Felkner, the wild and wooly lunatic.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The report of a pistol, a howl, a child's scream, then all was quiet, and a tragedy had been enacted in broad daylight, on South Loomis street. Men, women, and children in the immediate neighborhood soon gathered and gazed with awe on the weltering victim where he had fallen. Women, eager and curious to have a "peep," worked their way through the crowd, said "ugh!" and passed out. As the corpse was being hurriedly removed from sight, a small boy shouted, "there he goes!" as a resolute man tried to edge calmly away. At once he was the cynosure of all eyes. "He killed him!" cried the small boy again, and the murderer was collared by strong arms. "Your name!" sternly interrogated one of the capturers, as THE COURIER reporter grabbed his tablet and faber to take the man's pedigree. "He--he was a dangerous character, gentlemen--sure to hurt somebody, so I took the law into my hands and killed him! Said the murderer, with tremulous voice. "It is well," replied those in charge. "You are free." The crowd looked satisfied, the man smiled, and the small boys said, "He's a daisy!" Marshal McFadden was the assassin. Mr. Frazee is minus a dog. The animal took a fit, everybody thought he had the hydrophobia, and the marshal was sent for. He was wallowing in the yard in slimy froth and was immediately dispatched to dog heaven. And the world still wags. The mad dog season is upon us and it will be well to dispatch, just like this, every cur that has signs of phobia.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

A curious wager was lately paid in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Mr. J. S. Lynch, a wealthy and liberal stockman, in order to save a young man who was going straight to Sheol by the whiskey route, wagered him $1,000 that he could not abstain from drink totally for six months. The young man's pride was aroused; he took the wager, and won it; and Mr. Lynch paid over the money at the end of the time. Such practical temperance men as Mr. Lunch are not numerous--even in Prohibition Kansas. The young man was the editor of the Las Vegas Optic, and of unusually bright intellect. On receipt of the wager, he wrote what he terms a thousand dollar article, "Six months out of Hell." He tells of thrilling Bacchanalian experiences. Here is one: "The room in which we write may be solitary now. It was not in our drinking days. Then it was convivial enough. Bummer was never many hours away from us. Sucker spent the evenings when he knew we were 'at home,' and swore eternal friendship. Leech protested that our wit, like our wine, was such as to 'drive dull care away.' Sponge called us 'old boy' in such a hearty manner as he asked us to drink and left us to pay for it--and now where are they? As we have heard the piano forte in Las Vegas ask, 'O where are the friends of my youth?' Hath Damon forsaken us? Hath Pythias proven false? Or are we less attractive than we were?"

Reader, he has "been there," you say. None other can know.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Robert Farnsworth, who was arrested the other day for selling intoxicants in his Ninth Avenue lunch room, had his trial in Police Court Thursday and was found innocent. A dozen or more witnesses swore that he kept nothing but sweet cider--that wouldn't intoxicate a chicken. The man who told Marshal McFadden that he would swear to having got stuff there that made him drunk testified that he drank sweet cider there and it made him sick. The facts of the case are that this fellow had been drinking alcohol, used in his vocation, put sweet cider on top of it, and the mixture upset him. All who know Bob discredited this charge from the start. He has always shown himself to be an honest, enterprising man--always acting on the square. He has taken an active part, too, in every public enterprise that has been advanced.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

A. W. Patterson got on a "high" at Arkansas City the other day, stamped the inwards out of an innocent and valuable bird dog, sent a bullet through A. A. Newman's plate front, and terrorized the whole town. He was hauled up before a petty magistrate the next day and fined two dollars and costs--about twelve dollars. The Democrat gives vent to its disgust. "If a country lad comes to town and gets a little too much bug juice in him, he is jerked up and fined from six to ten dollars, and placed in the cooler if he does not pay it. But let one of our city bums get drunk and raise 'a little h l' on the streets and he generally has to pay from $1.00 to $2.00. There is indeed something rotten in the management of the affairs of the city."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

To judge by the sparkling Daily Graphic, one would think Harper was a metropolis, but the following is a dead give away. The town must be a regular cow pasture, in which "whispering lovers" occasionally meander around among the gentle kine. "A young man and his best girl were taking a near cut across the court house yard last night, looking attentively at a beautiful spot in the heavens that attracted their attention, when they fell over a cow, and before they got clear over, the cow rose up, causing them to turn a complete somersault. The cow and the girl were mad, but the fellow did not say a word, he was so full of emotion."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Tuesday evening was the occasion of a most happy surprise party at Robert Craig's, in South Winfield. James Craig and Bertha Pickett were married the evening before. No one knew it but Judge Gans, but like all such things it leaked out, so the Judge and his wife and about forty of Winfield's best people gave the newly made couple a rousing supper. The table "groaned under its load of luxuries." The presents were numerous and useful. After a splendid speech from the Judge, all went home happy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Some gentleman brought in a live centipede this morning, captured ten miles southeast. It is six inches long and has thirty-eight legs. A kitten was playing with it in the yard, someone poked out a long stick; it crawled up the stick and was transferred to a tin can. It was left with L. M. Williams, and now appears among his curiosities.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The incorporators of the Winfield Methodist college are Thomas Audas, of Wichita; C. A. King, of El Dorado; B. C. Swarts, of Anthony; B. Kelly, of Winfield; M. Y. Gates, of Wichita; J. G. Botkin, of McPherson; A. L. Redden, of El Dorado; D. J. Chatfield, of Wichita. The value of the corporation property is $95,000.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

A few Sundays ago a preacher over in Winfield startled his congregation by saying: "Brothers and sisters, remember our communion services next Sunday forenoon. The Lord will be with us during the morning services and the Bishop in the evening.

Argonia Clipper.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mrs. Ed. P. Greer, who is spending a month at her father's (Mr. E. P. Kinne) ranch in the Ozark mountains in southern Missouri in a private letter gives the following description of the country. The many friends and acquaintances of Mr. Kinne in this city and county will probably be interested in thus hearing from him.

Today we rode with papa on his tour to Springdale Ranch. Each week he rides around the boundary line to pay off the men he has working for him in various parts. The ranch contains 9,000 acres of land, and the whole will soon be enclosed by fence: some rail and some barbed wire. We started at eight o'clock this morning and arrived home at half past five this evening. The first few miles lay through an uneven rocky valley, then a steep climb up the mountain side. The whole day has been lovely, cool and bright. All along the road the wild flowers were in bloom and the air was freighted with their fragrance. The wild roses grow in great profusion. They are low bushes with small roses, and "climby" ones with large fragrant blooms which range in color from a very delicate to a deep pink, with the most exquisite colors I ever beheld. Then the bright scarlet mountain pinks; the petunia and hollyhock; canary flower; purple and white larkspur; verbena from the palest pink to deep scarlet; and lilac, to deepest purple; one with a delicate, bell-shaped white blossom; a bright, salmon colored one, which blooms in large clumps. All are exceedingly beautiful. Indeed the mountains are one mass of brilliant and beautiful flowers, interspersed with lovely fern, wherever there is dampness enough for them. Where it is dryer grow what the natives call the mountain farren, more commonly known as "tracker," of which there are several varieties. Everywhere cool, bubbling springs are found. They usually issue from the shelving of rock projecting from the mountain site. They flow away in little rivulets over the white pebbles to find their way to the larger streams. Upon the ridge or summit of the mountain, it is usually quite level. The first we crossed gave us only a view of taller ones on each side, heavily wooded and strewn with flowers. Descending to the valleys we passed many farm houses. The people here have a mania for buildings; there will be from three to eight houses on a farm but not one will be decent. To use the popular phrase, "you can throw a cat through the cracks between the logs," even in dwellings, while many have no floors. The temples of learning are few and far between. In all our ride we only saw one. Papa is putting up one on the ranch and has hired a teacher to take the school for $25 per month and take an order on the district when they do not have the money. This is considered good wages. Many of the people are so ignorant that they object to their children attending school. They give the same reason that Huckleberry Finn's "pap" did when he forbid him to go to school. Indeed, me thinks that Mark Twain must have visited Missouri, or he never could have written anything which so accurately describes the people I find here.

The Ozark (weekly) News claims this to be the garden spot of the world. Nature has done much for this country. The land is fertile and very productive. The water cannot be surpassed and the scenery is lovely, but when we turn to the people one wonders how such incongruities can exist. Missouri surely rests under a curse. The people are demoralized and we sometimes would be led to think that they are very little above the brute in intelligence. Never did I feel so proud of our sunny Kansas. The moment I crossed the line, I was made aware of it by the drummers leaving the car and returning with their hands full of beer bottles and the expression of relief which they gave "to be out of a state where a fellow was obliged to be thirsty." Gradually, the farther in we got the deeper were the marks made by tobacco and whiskey. In every garden the tobacco and potatoes grow side by side. In almost every town; some, if not all, of the occupants were demoralized by drink. Often the mothers are too intoxicated to care for their little ones. Every hotel has its bar. You cannot turn without seeing a saloon sign, even if the town has but half a dozen houses. In conversation with an elderly gentleman of much intelligence, a native of Ohio, but a citizen of Missouri for more than forty years, he asked where my home might be. "I am from the banner city of the banner county of the banner State in the Union," I replied. He looked completely dazed, and managed to ask where so many banners might belong. He seemed impatient to know, but I waited a little, and then told him, "Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas." He looked disappointed--thought Missouri was as good, yes much better than Kansas. Prohibition did not help her any, etc. Well, perhaps it don't for him, but it does for me. I will take Kansas every time.

At noon we stopped in a narrow valley between two tall mountains, having ridden some ten miles. It was a lovely spot. Three springs came from the sides of the mountains, and, uniting their waters, flowed in a pool across the road. Immense trees afforded abundant shade. The air was ladened with the perfume of numerous wild flowers, and from the raspberry vines, which grow wild also, we gathered enough to take with our lunch. Leaving here we climbed another mountain, a rough, steep place, requiring all of our stickative power to keep one going. Everywhere the long, graceful flora trailed over the rocks; the air was cool and pleasant. On again descending into the opposite valley, we spied an abundance of fine raspberries. With our dinner pail, tin cup, and hats, all picked berries and soon had one five quart tin pail full to carry home for supper. Then after riding up and down for several miles, we ascended one of the highest mountains. Along its summit for about a mile, or perhaps more, there was a natural macadamized road. The mountains are all densely wooded, and as we looked off this one, down into the valley below, then up the side of the next mountain, there were trees, trees, everywhere. Then as we again descended, we reached the pinery, where thousands of dollars worth of pine lumber have been cut. Most of the trees are small, being the new growth. The air was laden with the peculiar, and to me agreeable, odor of the pine. Farther on in the low valley we crossed several babbling brooks and small farms. In two fields men were harvesting wheat. The great fields of golden grain formed a pleasing contrast to the green walls of trees which rise on the mountain behind them. One thing I noticed was the change in the temperature. When on the ridge of a mountain, we sometimes were obliged to use our wraps. On descending to the valleys, we were more than comfortable without them. After a two miles ride over the worst road I ever saw, we reached our own gate, having ridden about twenty miles. We had seen part of the east, south, and west lines, and had traveled almost all the time on the ranch. It was a long, rough ride, and what with jolting, clinging, and curtseying (to keep the overhanging branches from tearing our heads off), we were very tired. This morning as I finish this letter, after a restless sleep, during which I made the acquaintance of dozens of chiggers, I still think that the pleasure of my trip and the delicious berries we ate at tea are sufficient reward for all the little inconveniences I have had.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

We are glad to note the intent of the Methodist folks to send their church spire heavenward. The plans for it are drawn up and work will commence at once. It will be of modern architecture, very neat and substantial. The new seats have arrived and Mr. Armstrong and Geo. Case are putting them in. They are of novel and easy design, angling pews, and will be the finishing touch to a really beautiful and comfortable church building. The pulpit elevation has been extended to the south wall, raising the choir, and presenting a much better appearance. Winfield will always lead the procession for fine church conveniences.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

W. E. Dockson came in from Arkansas City Saturday. He informs us of the drowning of Willie Belk, a lad of seventeen, working in the Republican office. He was caught in a whirlpool in the Walnut, just east of Arkansas City, while bathing. The body had not been recovered this morning. D. A. Matlack, representing the cigar and tobacco house of J. W. May & Co., Nevada, Missouri, died at 12 last night at the Leland Hotel. He arrived at Arkansas City Thursday and was suddenly paralyzed, lingering till last night. His wife got there yesterday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The Farmers' Co-operative Milling Association, at a meeting held in Arkansas City last Saturday, decided to use steam instead of water and expunged the clause in the constitution, "And the canal adjacent thereto."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. Sheriff's Sale to be held July 20, 1885. G. H. McIntire, Sheriff, to sell property real estate property to settle District Court suit. W. C. Robinson, plaintiff, vs. Andrew J. Cress, defendant.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. R. L. Walker, Registrar, Land Office at Wichita. Settler making final proof of his claim before Ed. Pate, District Clerk at Winfield, Kansas, on July 3, 1885. Settler: Freedom Jones, of Winfield P. O. Witnesses: W. J. Humbert, J. W. Campbell, Harvey Miller, J. C. Corbin, all of Winfield P. O., Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The web worm has done a great deal of damage in this county. It has destroyed whole fields of corn in some sections and many fields have been partly destroyed or greatly damaged. It has not confined its ravages to corn fields, but has attacked tomato and cantelope vines, cabbages, and other vegetables. J. F. Martin thinks he is damaged $600 outside of damages to corn. Others report similar damages. The greatest ravages in this county appear to be in the valleys of the Arkansas river and Grouse creek. From all we hear, however, we judge that the ravages of this worm have been light in this county as compared with those of other counties and other states, for it has appeared in all the central and western states. The reports we have received in the last three days seem to indicate that the worst is over and that probably it will not do much further damage in this county. The last rains seem to have discouraged them. It is possible, however, that the present warm weather will revive them and set them to work again, but the crops are getting older and more distasteful to them all the time.

The web worm is not a new enemy. He has been here before but has never before done so much damage in this county as this year. He has been known in other parts of the country and has done great damage in former years, but as yet the means to fight him successfully have not been discovered. He seems to care little for Spanish green and other poisons that have been tried on him and other means to "head him off" have been futile. He is from a certain kind of a miller which flourishes in a moist, warm atmosphere, and moves in flocks or swarms of millions. Thus fields are frequently infested only in patches. They lay their eggs on low and tender weeds, vines, and plants near the ground, where the worms are hatched and feed on the tenderest plants and weave their webs. Some hold that they will not attack corn unless it is young and tender and then only when there are no tenderer weeds and vines in reach. Some think they will not attack corn that is kept clear of weeds; but Barney Shriver tells of a corn field which was about half of it worked clear of weeds when the web worm made its attack. In that part of the field which was clear of weeds, the worms destroyed all the corn; and in the part which was full of weeds, the worms took the weeds and left the corn. Other farmers have related to us similar events and circumstances. It would seem from these that weeds might be valuable in corn fields in web worm times. But it is only the tenderest weeds which they prefer to tender corn leaves and melon vines. It seems that only the young and tender corn suffers from them. That which has been long growing is too hard for them.

We conclude that they can live and flourish only when in warm moist weather vegetation springs up quickly and grows rapidly so as to be tender and that ordinarily their ravages would be confined to the month of June. In such a season as this they might work on into July. In an ordinary season everything which is planted early would be beyond their ravages and they could do no damage. Early planting this season has not done so well as usual on account of the web, but that which has survived the wet weather is exempt from the worm ravages. By the way, would think that a worm that could eat tomato and potato tops could eat anything.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

What is so rare as a day in June on a Kansas farm owned by a Kansas editor? Nothing. Maj. Joseph K. Hudson, the proprietor of the Topeka Capital, took me with him in his buggy Saturday evening, and we returned Monday morning. The farm is on the high lands, southeast of Topeka, two miles away. From nearly every acre of it you can see the capital city; it is so near that you might, by a long step, put the State House under your feet. Plenty of air, trees, shade, strawberries, lots of talk--absolutely and truthfully no politics at all--and a day in June never to be forgotten.

Hudson is the son of an Ohio printer and abolitionist and temperance man, and was brought up in that way, so to speak. When our Union Generals were returning fugitive slaves to their Rebel owners, a lot of young men in his vicinity, near Salem, Ohio, determined to go into the service, but not as slave catchers. So they came to Kansas to enlist. Probably I first met young and lively Joe Hudson about that time; he would naturally find his way into an abolition newspaper office. His Company became Company C of Col. Jas. Montgomery's Third Kansas, and C. also, in the Tenth. After the consolidation Hudson served as Lieutenant, Captain, and Major (some time on Gen. Schofield's staff) over four years and was finally mustered out in Texas, on the Rio Grande. During his whole term of service, he never took a glass of beer, whiskey, or of any other intoxicating drink, and yet he was as lively and frolicsome a boy as ever wore the army blue. He said yesterday that he had one big temptation when his time of office was nearly over. He captured a supply train on the Rio Grande, a very valuable one. Its leader said to him: "If you will go to bed tonight and let us alone, I will put twenty thousand dollars under your pillow or have it put there, and no one can know anything about it. It will not be the first time I have had such transactions with Federal officers." Hudson says he felt tolerable weak in the knees; he told the officer that he was poor, but he would stay up that night. The train was loaded on the steamboat and sent down the river.

The young man was engaged to be married to Miss Mary Smith, before he enlisted. He tried once very hard, and with Jim Lane's assistance, to get a leave of absence and go home and get married; but he did not succeed. So he wrote to Mary to meet him in Wyandotte; she made the journey alone, and they were married in that town.

Since the war Maj. Hudson has been a farmer in Wyandotte County, the publisher of the Kansas Farmer, and now for several years the publisher of the daily and weekly Capital. Like almost everybody who has lived in Kansas over twenty years, Hudson has seen downs as well as ups. But he has never lost his courage; an indomitable and tireless worker, he is on top now and almost sure to stay there. He is just completing a fine office building for his paper, has other valuable property in the city, and this beautiful farm. Here he comes every night to be at home with his delightful family, an accomplished wife and grown-up daughter, Miss Mamie, and two fine children of about 12 and 14, a girl and a boy. Mrs. Hudson has been a frequent contributor to the Farmer and the Capital, and thus has become known in thousands of Kansas homes. It is such a home as they all deserve: books, music, pictures, fruits, colts, calves, eight or ninety pigs, fields of clover and blue grass, and nothing but respect, kindness, and love in every cheerful room and on all these broad acres. The readers of the Capital will like that paper even better after reading this little sketch of the man and woman who have made it, and I hope I have not offended Joseph and Mary by speaking with the freedom of an old friend. Web Wilder in the Hiawatha World.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Next Wednesday morning, July 1^st, commences the operation of the new law concerning postage under which letter postage will be two cents per ounce or fraction thereof instead of two cents per half ounce or fraction thereof as at present. This change will not have the effect to reduce the postage on the largest class of letters, those weighing a half ounce or less, and will therefore be no perceptible relief to the most of the letter writers, but there is a large class of mail matter on which it will reduce the postage about one-half, and it will be a great relief to real estate men, insurance agents, registers of deeds, clerks of the courts, superintendents of public instruction, sheriffs, bankers, and others who send many heavy letters. Persons receiving such letters will be relieved of a large amount of the "postage due" which they now have to pay on letters coming to them on which the prepaid postage is insufficient. The operation of the "postage due" system discloses a large class of penurious or careless correspondents who victimize the persons to whom they address heavy letters. This new law will relieve these victims to a considerable extent. For instance, the register of deeds, First National Bank, P. H. Albright & Co., and Jarvis, Conklin & Co., pay each from ten to twenty dollars a year for postage due stamps, and considering that they fully prepay the postage on the letters they mail, it is likely that the new law will reduce their postage to the extent of forty to one hundred dollars per year. It may be surprising to some to learn that some firms in this city pay from two hundred to five hundred dollars a year in postage and that with some of these a great bulk of their postage is on letters, weighing more than half an ounce. We estimate that the new law will make the receipts of the Winfield office for postage on first-class matter one thousand dollars per year less than it would be under the old law.

The other change in the postage, which takes effect July 1^st, relates only to newspapers direct from the office of publication and dealers in newspapers, making the rate one cent per pound instead of two cents as heretofore. As nearly the whole bulk of the newspapers published in this city are circulated in the county and through the mails free, this change will not amount to much reduction in postage here. For instance, the DAILY COURIER sends only three pounds out of the county daily, paying only six cents a day, which amounts to about eighteen dollars a year. This will be reduced about eight dollars a year. The weekly COURIER sends about fifty pounds a week out of the county, which amounts to a dollar a week, or fifty-two dollars a year. This saving is hardly worth mentioning when we consider in comparison the great metropolitan newspapers whose circulations of thirty thousand to two hundred thousand copies, are mostly outside of their own counties. A New York daily which circulates sixty-seven thousand copies through the mails outside of New York County, prepays postage at the rate of about four hundred thousand dollars a year, and the new law will reduce its expense for postage about two hundred thousand dollars a year. This law was engineered through in the interest of the great metropolitan monopolies in newspapers, to give them additional advantages over the newspapers published in smaller cities and towns and enable them to monopolize the newspaper business still more. The paper on which newspapers are printed costs us two or three cents per pound more than it does them because we have to pay more than two cents a pound freight from the east. They have the paper at their doors, with minimum freight charges, and have been sending their papers here to compete with ours, through the mails, at less freight charges than we have to pay. Now the government has reduced their freight charges one half, while ours remain at the old price.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Gen. Grant's autobiographical history of the war promises to be the most famous book of modern times. The competition for the honor of publishing it was so great that pretty much all the profits will find their way to the General's own pocket, and the sales will be enormous. The successful competitors were Charles L. Webster & Co., this company being Mark Twain. This firm commands the distribution for the whole United States, and has already orders on hand for 200,000 copies, from various publishing houses throughout the country. J. R. Stoddard, of Philadelphia, takes 25,000. The work will be a monument to the printer's art, as well as to the fame of Gen. Grant. Money is being lavished upon it; the paper, printing, binding, everything will be of the costliest, and the cover will contain a facsimile representation of the medal presented to Gen. Grant by the Congress of the United States. The first volume is in proof and is illustrated by a portrait of Gen. Grant as a young man, in the form of a lieutenant, copied from a photograph in the possession of Mr. George W. Childs, of Philadelphia. The second volume will have a portrait of the General of recent date. General Grant was very angry at a recent paragraph in a city newspaper to the effect that Gen. Badeau was writing his "history." There is not the slightest foundation for this assertion; in fact, every line is written or dictated by himself, and the internal evidence will be conclusive that Gen. Badeau, the "Vagabond" of Noah's Sunday Times and Messenger, nearly thirty years ago, is not the author of General Grant's war record. The work will be in two volumes, the first one of which will not make its appearance till December, the second a month later. The price will be $3.50 per volume.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The Eagle says that last week the southwest quarter of the southwest section of land in the state was taken up by a homesteader, but does not tell his name, which is an important omission. We ought to know his name and the name of the owners of the northwest, northeast, and southeast corners of the state. We need to know who are the four angels who stand and hold up the four corners of Kansas, as Gabriel, Raphael, Michael, and Uzziel stand at the four corners of Heaven, or as Aldebaran, Regulus, Antares, and Fomalhant were said to support four corners of the material heavens. Come out, men or cherubim, whichever you are, and let yourselves be known.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Patronize your home industries. It is the only way to build up our town. "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours," is an uncouth saying but has a world of meaning and wisdom for people of all classes, and points to the fountain head of prosperity in every calling. Trade with your home merchants, give them confidence in your patronage and they will answer you with a larger and better stock of goods at lower prices. Keep the money at home as much as possible and in that way help to make our community prosperous. And while the good work goes on, don't forget ye poor editor in his den, who will strive to give you a first-class paper in every respect, and solicits just so much of your patronage as his paper merits.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The matter of the constitutionality of the new incorporation law came up before Judge Torrance Monday. The city attorney fired in points of law in its favor, while the kickers shot legal lore against. The Judge takes the matter under consideration until Thursday. It is a question of vital interest to Winfield, and its adjustment is awaited with much interest.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Missouri seems to be the tornado state this year. Though other states have suffered the usual amount, Missouri has suffered much the most. Some of its twisters have reached across the line into Kansas, but not to do much damage. Kansas has a few little whirls in the northern and western part of the State but not very serious. In fact, Kansas is usually far from being the worst state for cyclones. Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, and some of the more southern states have each suffered much more from tornadoes in the last ten years than has Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The servant girl question is one which agitates all the cities and large towns of the country. People who have a considerable income, or are in delicate health, or lazy, or have more work on hand than they can well attend to, wish to hire their domestic work done and this creates a wide demand for servant girls. This demand would doubtless be readily supplied but for the conditions attending such employment. The average house-keeper does not want a bright, intelligent, ambitious girl to do house work, for such a girl has too much self-respect, considers herself an equal, and will not stand any kind of treatment which is not civil and courteous. It has become a common saying among housekeepers that they do not want to hire girls to play their piano, entertain their visitors, or do their reading. The complaint most often made against servant girls is that they do not allow the lady of the house enough privileges, that they take possession of the whole house, run things in their own way, and if remonstrated with, they leave in a tantrum.

From what we have seen, heard, and observed, we should say that the model hired girl would be a self-winding machine which can wash, sweep, cook, make beds, and serve the table like an automaton, but who knows nothing else; a machine which never gets out of repair, is always neat and clean, has no reason, thought, or ambition other than to do house work and has no feelings which may be wounded. We should say that a girl who is ladylike and refined, who likes to read, desires a good education, and likes intelligent company, is not fit for a hired girl. Some people, ladies as well as men, love to have someone over whom they can domineer, on whom they can vent their spleen when they are ill-natured and out of sorts, someone to scold and grumble at, and a hired girl who will stand it is to them a treasure.

But the average American girl is self-respecting and self-assertive and will starve before she will allow herself to be treated in this way. She wants to know something besides housework, wants to be respected and admired; therefore, she utterly loathes the idea of becoming such a menial as is demanded in a hired girl. Therefore, ignorant Chinese and men who are only fit to be slaves are substituted for work which only females are naturally best fitted to perform. Colored women who have lived the best part of their lives in slavery generally suit our American housewives for servants, and some of them, it is said, will not stay with a mistress who has not enough "style about her" to abuse her servants. Foreign girls of the poorer class are also sought as the best class of servant girls. Even with these the infection of "wanting to be somebody" is spreading and spoiling large numbers of the best servant girls of the country.

It is therefore not strange that the self-respecting girls, native to this country, prefer almost any other work or occupation to that of a servant girl which is thus made to seem so degrading. It is not strange that our girls who need to earn their own living and depend upon their own labor for their future felicity and prosperity avoid housework and are earnest applicants for employment as school teachers, clerks, amanuenses, telegraph operators, factory operatives, dressmakers, and sewing girls.

There are, of course, many American girls who can earn their living in no other honorable way, are fitted for no other work, who do not feel very deep humiliation in the station, are willing to admit that they are a lower order of humans, and will continue to do housework for others, but these comprise only a small class comparatively, and generally those who have been fortunate enough to fall into families who always treat them with genuine kindness and consideration.

We can see this evil and can see that it is a growing evil, but we cannot prescribe a remedy which will be likely to work. There is nothing low or degrading in housework itself anymore than there is in school teaching, singing, or lecturing. If the girl doing housework were to be treated with the same consideration as is the girl who teaches or lectures, and if society would measure girls by their real worth and attainments rather than by their occupation, the evil would be abated and ambitious girls would not be ashamed of or disgusted with housework.

We can get along with a lecturer, music teacher, or novel writer if her personal habits are not cleanly, neat, and lady-like, but in a housework girl these habits are to us indispensable. If we would be willing to eat, drink, and wear that which is prepared by a girl, we certainly should not object to her presence at the table or in the parlor. The kind of a girl we should want to do housework is one who is physically able to do the work required, who knows how to do it quickly, thoroughly, neatly, and well, and who is willing and anxious to do it as we want it done and when we want it done. This would be what we pay her for doing, and if it took the whole of her time we ought to pay her very large wages for her work. But no girl ought to be required to labor more than ten hours per day. She ought to have at least eight hours for sleep and four to six hours for recreation, reading, study, and society. Of course we do not hire her to entertain the family, but if it would be a pleasure to her and to the family, there is no reason why she should not read or sing or play to the family, and there is no good reason why a clean, tidy girl, such as we want to do our cooking, should not be allowed any pleasure she might derive from conversation, or music, or reading enjoyed by the family, or by sitting at the table or in the parlor at times when her duties as waiter at the table or other duties would permit of it. In short, there is no good reason why she should not be lady-like and be treated in a lady-like manner. But says our lady friend, if you treat a girl that way, it will spoil her and make her worthless to you. "Give her an inch and she will take an ell," and give the ell and she becomes your boss and runs things in her own way.

This is all utter nonsense. The merchant who treats his clerks well and kindly as equals in other respects is the one who always has the best and most efficient clerks. They honor and respect him and try to please him. Other good clerks who know him are anxious to get a situation under him. If one is so foolish as to do as the lady says a girl would do under good treatment, he is discharged and a clerk of better sense is readily found to take his place. So it would be with hired girls if society made housework as respectable as selling goods, and if housework girls were treated with as much courtesy and consideration as clerks. And then you would have hired girls not only efficient and faithful, but intelligent and refined, perhaps more so than your own daughters, and that would be bad again.

But this millennial time cannot come. It is out of the question in this age. Society forbids it. So our wives must still continue to worry and fret their lives out of them about servant girls.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

"He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant." Genesis 17:13. "Thus Esau despised his birthright." Genesis 25:34; last clause.

We ought to know what our relation is to God, to the state, to the church, to society, and to our families. We ought, also, to know what are our rights, our duties, and our privileges in all these relations. Today I am to talk to you about our relation to God, and our special relations in the family; together with some of the rights, duties, and privileges belonging to these particular relations.

In the first part of this text, God speaks about his covenant. A covenant is a bargain. When you boys have marbles, one may have some "white allies," or "chinas;" another may have some common black taws. You agree to trade. One of you will trade so many white allies for a larger number of the black taws. You agree on the number and you make the trade. But you haven't the marbles with you, so you agree to meet tomorrow and exchange the marbles. That is a bargain, or a covenant. By it you are bound to meet tomorrow and make the exchange. It is the same thing when one man wants to sell a farm, and another wants to buy. They meet and talk it over. They look at the farm. They agree on a price and the terms of payment--how and where the money shall be paid, and when possession shall be given the buyer. They then have a lawyer prepare the papers according to their agreement, they sign and seal the papers, and the covenant or bargain is made. The main point which I want you to understand is that a bargain is an agreement between two persons, or parties, binding each to do certain things, and that such a bargain is a covenant.

Now, God made a covenant, that is a bargain, with Abraham, for the benefit of Abraham and his son, Isaac, and his grandson, and then for all the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the family, on down until through one of those great-grandchildren, Jesus Christ, the covenant should take in all other people; while it should be for the special benefit of all who, for themselves, should accept the offer God makes and close the bargain with him.

In this bargain God promised that he would be forever the special friend, protector, and Savior of Abraham, of Isaac and his children through all ages of the world. He promised that He would do them good while they lived in the world. He promised that He would give them a good land to be their home while they lived in the world. He promised that He would save them from sin, and make them pure and good and true and noble. He promised that He would make them ready for a better world than this--a world where nobody does wrong, nobody is ever sick, nobody suffers pain or sorrow, and nobody ever grows old and dies. He promised that when He had made them ready for that world, He would take them to it to be happy forever. Young and strong to grow stronger and nobler and wiser and happier every day.

But while God promised all this, He made Abraham promise that he would do all that God wanted him to do, and so on for all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren always until that child should be born through whom the people of every nation should be allowed to receive the benefits of the bargain.

Abraham agreed to do this and then the covenant was sealed by the sacrament of circumcision in Abraham; and all his children were to receive the same seal and pledge of their rights under the bargain, and their obligation to do their part.

When this was all settled, God gave to Abraham for himself, and his children through Isaac, the land of Canaan to be their home in the earth until Christ should come. Then, in the right time, He brought the children of Abraham into the possession of this land of Canaan, and protected them in it, and made them a great and strong and rich and happy nation--one of the greatest nations of the earth. And he kept them in that land until Christ came. When they did wrong--when they forgot to do their part of the bargain, God punished them, but still kept them for his people, and kept the land of Canaan for their home.

When Christ came, He taught the people that the bargain with Abraham was for the benefit of all men of every nation in the world who would agree to it. He taught them that Canaan was meant to be the picture of that blessed home which God was keeping and making ready for all who agreed to the terms of the bargain and kept their part of it. He taught them that every father and mother who accepted the terms of the bargain should have the benefit for themselves and for their children, just as Abraham's children had the benefit of it, in having their homes in the land of Canaan. So that the case now stands this way: All who have made the bargain with God by joining his church have the promise for themselves and their children that God will be their father, savior, and protector: that He will provide for all their needs on earth; that He will save them from sin and make them pure, good, noble, and true, ready to go to heaven; and that He will at last take them there to be forever well and happy and strong and young and beautiful--to grow forever stronger, wiser, happier, and better. To your parents, and to you, children, God has promised all this as his part of the bargain; and, that it may be sure to you, he gave His only son, Jesus Christ, that he might live and suffer and die for your sake.

On their part, your parents have promised God that they will obey his will as it is taught in the bible. They have promised that they will serve Him with all the love of their hearts and souls, and with all the strength of their bodies and minds, while they live in the world. They have promised, also, that they will teach you all about this bargain they have made for you with God; that they will teach you all that He requires you to do; that they will show you how to do it so that you may know how to obey and love and serve Him, and may do all His will and receive all the benefit that God promises as his part of the covenant. And in the pledge, as the seal of this bargain for you, your parents have had the sacrament of baptism with water given to you. You have the right to be baptized. You have the right to all the benefits and privileges and duties of this covenant with God because you are born of christian parents. You are born with this right to the blessings of this covenant just as you are born with the right to a share in the property of your parents and their loving care in this world. And because you are so born, you have the right to have from your parents full instruction, teaching you the knowledge of the value and worth of these claims, the knowledge of the rich inheritance that God is preparing for you, and how to live that you may received that inheritance and be forever rich and happy and good.

There are many ways in this world by which one may miss getting that to which he is born the heir. I have not time to tell you of more than one. Esau was the first born son of Isaac. He was the grandson of Abraham. By the law of that country and people, he was entitled to a higher place than his brother, Jacob. It is just like the eldest son of Queen Victoria, or Emperor William. These sons are born with the right to the thrones of Great Britain and Germany when the queen and the emperor shall die.

Esau did not think his birth-right was worth much. He did not understand its value. He did not consider it much honor to be a prince of Jehovah. So, one day when he was very hungry, he sold his birth-right for a single dinner--just such a dinner as you can buy any day for ten cents. "Thus Esau despised his birth-right," and lost it forever.

So you may lose your birth-right under your parents' covenant with God. If they neglect to teach you how much it is worth; if they neglect to teach you how to obtain it through faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to the will of God; or, if you, being taught about it by your parents, in the Sabbath school and in the church, yet think that it is not worth much, that you can make it all right at anytime you please; and if you neglect it to seek after the things which belong only to this life, working only for earthly pleasure, enjoyment, and success, and fail to love and obey and serve God according to the bible--if you do thus, you lose your birth-right. You lose all claim on God because you fail to keep your part of the bargain. You sell out all your birth-right for a mess of pottage. You sell out all your claim on God, all your share in heaven, all your birth-right to a home in heaven, and to the blessed and glorious life in heaven, for what is no better than a ten cent dinner. You despise your birth-right. You lose it forever. And there is danger of your doing this. You are tempted to do it all the time.

There is only one way to obtain the good of this birth-right, and that is to come to Jesus, accept him as your savior, love him with all your heart, obey and serve Him with all your strength. If you live in this way, you shall keep your birth-right claim alive, God will do all his part, and will bring you into everlasting life and joy in heaven--the world which lies just beyond this, just on the other side of death. And the Lord Jesus is in the world now, pleading with you to so live. He has sent me today to plead with you, for Him, that you will not despise your birth-right, but hold it most precious; that you will come to Him and claim all its privileges and benefits; that you will keep the terms of the bargain which your parents have made in your behalf; that you will love and serve Him for His love in living and suffering and dying on earth that you might have all the good which He promises to give. But some of you think that it is not sure that you can get the good which Christ promises. Let me illustrate this. A Sabbath school teacher was trying to make his class of boys understand what it is to believe in Christ and receive His gift of eternal good. He took out his watch and opening it to the boy next him, said: "I give you this watch." The boy looked at the watch, then at the teacher, blushed and looked down, and that was all. Then the teacher offered it to the next boy in the same way; but he too, with a look and a little laugh, let it alone. So it went with a dozen boys. Not one of them offered to take it. Near the foot of the class was a little boy, to whom in turn the teacher said, "I give you this watch." "But," said the boy at the head of the class, "you don't mean that it is his to keep?" "Yes, I do; that is just what I intend to do. The watch is yours, my boy, to keep." "But," said the first boy, "I didn't know that." "Well," said the teacher, "didn't I offer it to you?" "Yes--yes--but--" "But," replied the teacher, "you didn't believe me; and Johnnie did. You had no faith; Johnnie had, and he took the watch when it was offered him."

Just so, children, Jesus offers you this everlasting good; and just as simple a thing is the faith which takes it from the hand. Some of you older people may say, "that is too childish a view of so great a subject." I charge you older people to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, viz: "except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall in no case enter the kingdom of heaven." The older boys were too knowing to accept the teacher's watch. They didn't believe him. The little boy believed him; took him at his word, and got the watch. You older people don't believe the Lord Jesus, and don't get His blessing. The children believe and get it, and are saved.

And here let me say, many of you children think that for you to come to Christ and become His servants, would be to make your life sad and gloomy, and spoil all your pleasure. But that is not true. He wants you to be happy. Just as He made these "birds to sing in the fullness of their enjoyment of life, so He made you to be happy in the enjoyment of life. The singing for joy of the birds is His praise. And He loves your laughter and enjoyment so well that He says, "Jerusalem shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof." But Jerusalem is heaven; so there shall be the gladness and laughter of boys and girls in heaven.

No, my children, living with Christ is not dull and sad. To live with Christ as your friend is the best, happiest, noblest, purest, and truest life you can live. It brings no shame to those who live it. It brings no sorrow and remorse of conscience. It does no hurt to others. It does good to yourselves, and to everybody else. It makes the world better and brighter and happier. It makes death easy, and it makes all the world and the life beyond death glorious.

May the gracious Savior turn all your young hearts to Himself, and keep you in his covenant, and bring you into this inheritance!

To you, parents. I have a word to say. You have made this bargain with God for yourselves and for your children. Let me ask.

1^st. Are you performing, for yourselves, your part of the bargain? Are you keeping covenant with God?

2^nd. Are you careful to teach your children their birth-right privileges and duties under this covenant?

3^rd. Are you careful to teach these children the value of their birth-right?

4^th. Are you careful to teach them the folly and danger of neglecting this birth-right with its privileges and duties?

5^th. Are you careful to teach all these things, not by words only, but also by your own exemplary living as becomes the children of God?

It is better to answer now and, if you are wrong, if you find yourselves failing herein, to get right here in this life, rather than put off until you stand before the judgment throne and there discover your error when too late--to realize the failure when you see the everlasting loss of the children for whom you made covenant with God, and for whose loss, through your failure in duty, you will be filled with eternal remorse and clothed with everlasting shame. If you are faithful to your duty here, your duty to your children, God will take care of them, and keep them, and bring them home with you to His everlasting rest.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

That a bag of hot sand relieves neuralgia.

That warm borax water will remove dandruff.

That milk which stands too long makes bitter butter.

That salt should be eaten with nuts to aid digestion.

That rusty flat irons should be rubbed over with beeswax and lard.

That it rests with you, in sewing, to change your position frequently.

That a hot, strong lemonade taken at bed time will break up a bad cold.

That a cup of strong coffee will remove the odor of onions from the breath.

That a little soda-water will relieve sick headache caused by indigestion.

That tough meat is made tender by lying a few minutes in vinegar water.

That a cup of hot water drank before meals will relieve nausea and dyspepsia.

That well-ventilated bedrooms will prevent morning headaches and lassitude.

That one in a faint should be laid flat on his back, then loosen his clothes, and let him alone.

That cold tea should be saved for your vinegar barrel. It sours easily and gives color and flavor.

That a solution made of lime and sprinkled over vegetables will destroy worms and bugs.

That consumptive night sweats may be arrested by sponging the body nightly in salt water.

That a fever patient can be made cool and comfortable by frequent sponging off with soda water.

That you can take out spots from wash goods by rubbing them with the yolk of egg before washing.

That to beat the whites of eggs quickly, add a pinch of salt. Salt cools and cold eggs froth rapidly.

That the hair may be kept from falling out after illness by a frequent application to the scalp of sage tea.

That white spots upon varnished furniture will disappear if you hold a hot plate from the stove over them.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Our Kansas National Guards are now dreaming of blood-curdling, war-painted scalp-lifters. They have received an inkling that they are liable to be ordered out at any time by the War Department to pulverize the obstreperous Cheyennes, who are liable to come Caldwell-ward. Of course, the boys will go with a vim, if the order does come, and their legs don't go back on them. Just think of the scalps of our brave and noble boys being lifted by red devils and hung on a wigwam to dry. Ugh! Horrible thought! Some have anticipated this trouble and had their scalps taken off by the tonsorial act, many being as bare as a prairie meadow. The bald-headed members of the Company, made so by nature, are in clover and anxious to go. But seriously, the boys are likely to have a picnic. Of course, there will be no fighting. Uncle Sam will foot the bill and the boys will have a glorious vacation, should they go.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The postoffice at Winfield will be open for delivery on Saturday, July 4^th, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Miss Mattie Woods, who accompanied Miss Jessie Stretch from the former's home near Burden, to this city Tuesday, left this afternoon for an extensive trip in Colorado.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mrs. Ed. G. Cole departed Tuesday for two months with her parents at Ontario, Canada, and Ed. will undergo the cares and vicissitudes of his first widowerhood.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Our dudes have not appeared on the streets today. Bain dissected them so thoroughly that their pants are all warped and their dudeship very sick.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Miss Leota Gary is home from a most enjoyable month's vacation in Illinois, and will soon be at her old post in the Register's office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mrs. E. P. Greer and children got home Wednesday from a month in the Ozark Mountains, in Southwestern Missouri.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Mrs. G. W. Miller, taken suddenly and seriously ill Sunday, is much improved.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The services at the Baptist Church were well attended yesterday. The music was very fine. Rev. Reider chose the following text: Luke XVII-6 [?] "And the Apostles said unto the Lord, increase our Faith," and the Lord said, "If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamore tree, be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea, and it should be done."

The usual announcements for the week including the following special ones. The young people's meeting will be changed to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, evening. Prof. Merriman, of Indiana, is here and will hold a service of song Monday evening. The Baptist Missionary Society will meet Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. The W. C. T. U. meets Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Curns.

The words of the gospel are as much superior to heathen morals as its doctrines are to heathen mythology. The speaker referred to forgiving as an essential part of christianity. The Apostles asked to have their faith increased. I am not surprised at this request. They did not ask this in order to lighten their burdens but to make them stronger in the fight, and to be better able to forgive. Here we have presented before us a case where God is ready to grant the request, but not just in the way desired. The way God has of working out his ways was referred to and illustrated in Paul's manner of reaching Rome, being imprisoned and taken there. Faith is in the root of obedience; in order to give acceptance to God it must flow from the heart. Do you know why so many fail in business? It is from a want of faith in God and failing to honor Him. Faith brings omnipotence into the soul. The success of Moody and other eminent men was referred to. If you have the true faith, it has great virtue. Let us remember whatever we ask of the father in the name of Jesus, whatever we ask, do it through the son and we shall be granted it. Before we can perform good works, we must have faith. It is what Jesus does for you, not what you do. Faith Purifieth the heart. The folly of calling ourselves believers when we show an unforgiving spirit was forcibly shown, and these persons were begged to fall on their knees before God and pray for the right spirit. The sin of an ugly temper was spoken of and the congregation was warned to govern this, by praying for help.

After the Sunday school and the usual morning lesson, Elder Myres took his text from the third chapter of Phillippians, the 13^th and 14^th verses: "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended; but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." These are the words of Paul in his epistle to the Phillippians. The subject of the Elder's discourse in the morning was, "Paul, the man of one idea." This one idea of Paul's was the christian character. Paul was a man who could be trusted to teach Christ to the people, and it seems that he was the best qualified to go out among the Jews and Gentiles--and was appointed by God as the only one of the apostles to plant the christian religion in the strongholds of the world. Paul was not a man who made religion a secondary matter, but made it a specialty and a life sacrifice. His whole aim in life after he became a follower of God was to forget the past and strive for the prize in the future: "Pressed toward the mark for the prize." In this epistle of Paul's to the Phillippians he admonishes them to beware of evil workers. He wished to impress upon their minds that there was but one idea and that was to gain the prize: not allow themselves to be led or drawn away from this idea. Paul was not a fanatic--it was not a limitation of his knowledge that made this one idea his only thought but he saw the value of working for Christ--saw and understood the rest and peace in store for him in the future and was always trying to teach the people to follow in his footsteps. This was his calling and never did man do his bidding with more zeal, more nobly. And it was a remarkable characteristic of Paul that he never thought he had attained perfection in faith and in his work and zeal for Christ. He says, "Brethren, be followers together of me and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an example. (For many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.)"

The announcements were the Ladies' Aid Society at Mrs. Smedley's on Thursday afternoon and the lecture of Hon. Geo. W. Bain at the Opera House on Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps. The admittance to the lecture is but 25 cents and it is hoped and expected that a large audience will be in attendance. After the services Mr. J. W. Sickles and wife united with the church by letter.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

In the United Brethren Church a review of the lessons for the quarter was the order in the Sabbath School. The quarter just closed has been the most prosperous one since the organization of the Sabbath Schools. The pastor, after announcing the lectures for this evening and Tuesday evening by George W. Bain, discoursed to his congregation, taking for his text Malachi 3:16. Theme, "The importance and benefit of social or class meeting." He made the following points: That the class meeting as a form of religious worship has the approval of the word of God; that to the Christian it is a means of grace; that it supplies a social feature in church life that could not be well obtained without it. We become better acquainted with each other; our eyes are opened to the struggles of the soul through which we severally pass. This draws out our sympathies, and forges more closely the bonds of Christ in fellowship. The class meeting is a means of grace--a gospel service--to others. The young, the weak, and the faltering are encouraged and strengthened. Appeals were made to our personal experience and incidents to illustrate were cited. Many who were unsaved have been awakened by the testimony of devoted Christians. An instance was related of a skeptical lawyer who had gone to take the testimony of those who should speak with a view to the contradiction of religion, but after hearing their testimony, the credibility of the witnesses and the unity of their testimony awaked him to the truth of religion and brought him to Christ. Other illustrations were used. The Savior took advantage of his potent influence as we find in case of the man delivered from demons (Mark 6:19) and of the woman at Jacob's well (John 4:28 and 29).

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

We notice that the web worm, which has been creating such havoc in the corn fields, is spoken of by various papers as the "army" worm and "wet" worm. It has none of the habits or characteristics of the army worm, and there is nothing about it suggestive of the name "wet." It is said to be identical with the cotton worm of the south which frequently destroys the cotton crop. Burden Enterprise.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Wanted. To exchange a good farm in Barton County, Kansas for cattle. F. N. Strong, Winfield, Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

The College, located upon a fine farm at Manhattan, Riley County, is well equipped with buildings worth $100,000: farm, stock, and apparatus worth $50,000. Eighteen instructors and over 400 students. Endowment, half a million dollars. Income, $40,000.

Providing a thorough course in English, Mathematics, and Sciences related to the great industries of the State, and genuine training in Agriculture, Horticulture, Blacksmithing, Carpentry, Sewing, Household Economy, Printing or Telegraphy, with

Other expenses are reasonable, and some opportunity is found for earning a part of expenses by work on the farm or in the orchards, vineyard, gardens, grounds, offices, or buildings.

Begins with a review of the common branches, and entitles a student to the degree of bachelor of Science at its close, but a shorter courses gives each year an excellent training for the work of life. For full particulars or catalogue, address

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. W. M. Johnson, Administrator, Notice of Final Settlement in Probate Court in the matter of the estate of Alfred S. Johnson, deceased. Deadline: July 4, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. Sheriff's Sale by G. H. McIntire. Real estate to be sold to settle suit by R. R. Conklin, Plaintiff, vs. Ira D. Black, Lydia C. Black, and L. D. Putnam, Defendants, on August 3, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. Sheriff's Sale by G. H. McIntire. Real estate to be sold to settle suit by Thomas S. Kentz, Plaintiff, vs. William Grenhaw, Mary Jane Grenhaw, and Henry Clem, Defendants, on July 13, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. Sheriff's Sale by G. H. McIntire. Real estate to be sold to settle suit by M. L. Read and M. L. Robinson, Plaintiffs, vs. The Winfield Creamery, Defendants. Date: August 3, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. Sheriff's Sale by G. H. McIntire. Real estate to be sold to settle suit by J. B. Lynn, plaintiff, vs. James Wilson, defendant. Date: July 6, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

Recap. R. L. Walker, Register and James L. Dyer, Receiver, Land Office at Wichita, Kansas. United States vs. Heirs of Dionis Capretz. Real estate involved. Settler must appear for hearing in the U. S. Land Office at Wichita to submit evidence relative land claim.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, Frank Wilson, who is now and has been for more than four years last past confined at hard labor in the Penitentiary of the State of Kansas, will, on Thursday, the 16^th day of July, A. D. 1885, or as soon thereafter as he can be heard, make application to His Excellency the Governor of said State and the Board of Pardons, for a Pardon for the crime of which he was convicted in the District Court of Cowley County, in said State, to wit: For an assault with a deadly weapon upon one Hugh H. Siverd, in the attempt to break the Jail of said Cowley County, and by the judgment of said Court he was sentenced to confinement at hard labor in the Penitentiary of said State for ten years.

By H. V. Welsh, his Attorney.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, July 2, 1885.