The Republican from Coldwater, Kansas • 5

IT Major Greely ISxperieuco. How to sec Your Ancestors. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATEOF OF KANSAS. When the early Puritans settled in New England, their customs were of the simplest possible kind. At that time they dined plainly and frugally.

Their descendants have, however, extended the list of dishes, and have substituted the French word menu for the old fashioned bill of fare. They have also made that menu as French aspossible, often to the disgust of the diner, who has to puzzle his brain to find out what filet de bceuf aux tomatoes farcies is, never thinking that this high-sounding title is now given to the plain old dish that used to be called roast beef and tomato sauce. There are, however, articles of diet that are purely American in origin. If there is anything, in the list of articles of food which is essentially American, it is turkey. "We may well call the turkey the national bird," said a chief at an uptown hotel to a reporter for the Mail and Express rec ently.

"And I think it would be a more anoroDriate emblem Land Office at Lamed, kas. June 28 1886. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the District Clerk at Greensburg: Kansas, on Sept. 6thlX86viz: David McWilliams no 11545 for the se qr sec 31 tp 30 a 18 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, vii: A Hofstott, 0 Stoker, Wilkerson and WmFrater, all of Reeder Kiowa county Kansas. 8-13.

Brownlek. Register. Land Office at Larned Kas. June 28 1886. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before clerk of the district court at tireensbnrg, Kansas, on August 25th 1886 viz: Willis L.

Wood, no 1183y for the lots 1, 3 and 4 and hf ne qr sec. 2 tp 30 18 w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land viz: Snyder, James Wilson, Johu Schmidt and H. F. Small back all of Qreensburg Kansas, fpjullO W.

R. Brownlee. Register- Land Office at Larned Kas. June 28 1886 Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his olaim and that said proof will be made before clerk of the district court at Gaeensburg, Kansqs, On August 14 1886 viz: Hlnry J. DoJl od no 10244 for the se qr of sec 31 tp 29 18 w.

He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz: John DeQolyer, Martin, V. Thomas and WmFenton all of Reeder Kansas. fpjullO Brownlek. Regis er. Land Office at Larned, Kans.

July 23 1886. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Probate Judge Kiowa county, Kans. at Greensburg, Kans. on Sept. 16 1886, viz: Vincent Vail, no 12.

68 for the hf ne qr uw qr se qr and ne qr sw qr sec 29 tp 3'J 16 w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz Fisher, Sunderland, Ward and John Hubbard all of Glick 0 Kiowa county Kanras. 8-13 W. R. Brownlee Register.

Land Office at Larned Kans May 12 1886. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Register or Receiver, at Larned, on June 28, 1886, viz: James Garland, Osage No. 5709, for the hf of qr sec 31 and hf of qr sec 32, twp 30 of range 17 6 m. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: George Simmons, Albeit Anderson, Frank Anderson, Martin Mueller, all of Reeder, Kans. W.

R. Brownlee, Register. Land Office at Larned Kas March 3 1886 Notice is hereby given that the followinog named settler has filed notice of his intentins to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before Stevenson, dist ict clerk at Greensburg, on August 14 1886 viz: James Fletcher no 8821 for the hf ue qr and hf se qr sec 13 tp 30 20 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Thos Lane, Norman Drew, Jacob Hamin and Norman Drew, all of Nickel Kansas, fpjuilu W. R. Brownlee.

Register. Land Office at Larned Kas. June 7, 1886. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of District Court of Kiowa oounty at Greensburg Kan. on Aug.

16, 1886, viz: Uriah Snyder, No 10435, for the nw qr se qr a hf qr sw qr nw qr sec 2, twp 30 south of range 18 west. He names the fo owing witnesses to prove his continuous reside ce udon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Willis Wood, H. F. Small back, Vought, Schmidt, all of Greensburg, Kiowa county, Kansas. fpjunl2 BiowNlee, Register.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4. House Joint Resolution No. 4, For the submission of a proposition to amend the constitution of the State of Kaasas. Be it resolved uy the Legislatwre of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected to each house thereof concur' ing therein: 8ectioh The following proposition to amend the constitution of this state in hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection, namely: Tue constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby amended by striking out he whole of section two, article three, of the constitution, and amending section thirteen, article three, of the constitution, and inserting' in lieu of said section two, and as amendatory to said section thirteen, the following, which shall constitute section two, of article three, of he constitution: Section2.

The supreme court shall consist of five juitices, who shall be chosen by the bv the elecrors of the state, three of whom shall constitute a quorum, and a coucurrcnce of three shall be necessary to every decision of the court. Provision may be made by law for the increase of the number of justices of the supreme court to seven, whenever two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature shall concur, when four justices shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of four shall be necessary to every decision of the court. The justice holding the oldest commission by virtue of an election, shall be chief justice, and in case two or more justices hold commissions of the samedate, older tban the commissions than any other of the justices, they shall determine by lot who shall be chief jusiice. All qualified electors of the state, thirty-five years of age and upward, who have been admitted as attorneys of the supreme court, and no others, shall be eligible to election or appointment to the office of justice of the supreme court. The term of office of justice of the supreme court shall be ten years, one justice to be elected at the general election every two years, whose term of office shall commence on the second Monday of January uext after his eleotion.

The justices elected at or prior to the time of the adoption of this amendment shall hold their offices during the term for which they were elected. On the adoption of this amendment, the two additional justices first provided for by this amendment shall be appointed by the governor, and shall hold their offices until the next general election in eighteen hundred aud eighty-seven, when their successors shall be elected, one to serve until the second Monday of January, e'ghteen hundred and ninety-five, and the other to serve until the second Monday of January, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. Whenever provisions shall be made by law for the increase of the number of thf justices of the supreme court to seven, as herein provided, such two additional justices shall be appointed the governor, and shall hold their offices until the second Monday of January succeeding the general election next thereafter at which members of the house of representatives of the legislature shall be elected, at which said general election their successors shall be elected one for tho term of eight years; and the other for the term of ten years, from the second Monday of January next after their election: and their successors shall be elected every ten yesrs thereafter. The salary of each justice shall not be less than five thousand dollars for each year. Skc.

2. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the general election for the election of representative? to the legislature in the year A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-eix. for their approval or re jecrion.

Those voting in favor of this pronosi-tion to amend the constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots, "For the judicial amendment to the constitution." Those votine against this proposition to amend the constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots, "Against the judicial amendment to the constitution." Said ballots shall be received, and said vote sbail be taken, counted, canvassed, aud returned, and returns thereof made, in the same manner and in all respects as is provided by law in cases of the election of representatives in the legislature. Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in tbe in the statute book, A pproved Ms rch 6. 1885.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and porrect copy of the original enrolled joint resolntion now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Session Laws of Kansas of 18-S5. E. B. Allbn, Se retary of State. Snake and Tigrer.

A gentleman, tiger-hunting hi the jungle of India, gives the following description of a thrilling night-scene he once witnessed. A woodman, he saysr had been killed by a tiger. While beating up the jungle, we cam'" upon the body. Know thar t' tiger would return for it a I insisted that the body should lie there whil my Indian servants took up virions to wait and watch coming, that I might shoot It must nave been about ten and I was dozing, when my arm was grasped by Chiniah. The moon was shining, and looking round, I found Chiniah teeth chattering, and his face as pale as a corpse.

The other man, with his hands over his face, sat trembling. I then looked in the direction where Chiniah's horrified gaze was fixed, and too, was taken aback. The body of the woodcutter was slowly moving to and fro, the arms and legs occasionally lifted up, whilst no agent was visible. It made my blood run cold, and I felt a sensation as if cold water was being poured slowly down my back along the epine. The contortions continued, and I knew not what to make of them.

"Did I not tell you, Sahib," whispered Chiniah, "how wrong it was to sit up over the body of a Hindoo? We should have carried him to the village and had him burnt, but now we are all dead men; he will arise presently, and kill us." "Hold your tongue, you fool," I replied. The dead do not come to life again in this world; there is some trick being played upon us." Here a jackal came along the ravine and out into the open, and approached the corpse, but getting within a few yards, put his tail between his legs, and with a frightened cry of the Phe-eal, ran for his life. "Will you believe me now Sahib?" paid Chiniah. I was getting nervous. The body moved backward; its face before hidden, became exposed.

There was not a sound. My two followers had succumbed. I believe they had fainted. Watching intently, I saw glide across the chest of the dead man tho head oi an immense rock snake. It wa wider than a large plate across, and its tongue was licking the corpse all over.

The movements of the limbs were now fully explained. My feeling of horror disappeared. The movements of the snake were inaudible, but I could see the disgust-Ins process of covering the body with saliva. We waited patiently, feeling assured that the tiger would make his appearence, and I was curious to know what view he would take of this infringement on his prey. After fully two hours' work, the Fnake opened his horrid jaws, and began to swallow the body head foremost.

Now a python's teeth are so arragned that once anything enters his mouth, it can cannot be rejected again. Gradually the head and neck disappeared. Then there was a terrific roar and a huge object seemed to be hurled into the moonlight, and we saw it was the tiger at full leap. The infuriated brute dropped directly on the body of the woodman, and seized the python by the back ol the neck. Instantly the snake's huge body, in circumference equalling a man's, and nearly thirty feet long, wound round the tiger, in quick convulsive movements, and we could hear the bones being crushed one after another.

The roar the tiger gave at the first squeeze was appalling; but before long the roars turned into moans, the moans into a gurgling sound, and gradually they too ceased, while the contortions of the snake continued for over an hour. Qne of the many wise things done by Major Greely during the three years of his life in the Arctic regions, was his observance of all festive, religions and national holidays. As soon as the habitation at Fort Conger was finished, he assembled his command of 25 men on Sunday morning, and delivered a short address on their situation, and tbe duties which it suggested. He said to them, that, although they were separated from the rest of the world, it was most proper and right that Sunday should be observed and he informed them that be should on every Sunday morning publicly read a selection from the Psalms. He expected every member of the expedition to be president unless any one bad conscientious scruples against listening to the reading of the Bible.

After the service any parties wishing to leave the station for hunting or other recreation should have permission to do bo, as such exercise was especially needed to break the monotony of their lives. He then read the psalms appointed lor the twenty-eighth day of the month, one verse of which reminded them "how delightful a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." This text was so appropriate to their situation that the commander felt impelled to preach a little sermon upon St. He dwelt upon the depressing effect of a monotonous life in the darkness of an arctic winter. He hoped that every one would endeavor to avoid discouraging words and irritating conduct, and would endeavor to conciliate and reconcile any who might get into a disagreeable controversy. Every 8unday during their stay, even when the circumstances were most disheartening, the commander never failed to repeat the brief Sunday service, and to distinguish the day by lome little indulgences or extras in the matter of diet.

The birthday of each member of the party was also observed, the man himself being allowed to choose the dinner, to which the commander always added some unusual luxury as long as lux-uries remained. Such days as the Fourth of July, Washington's birthday, Decoration Day, Christmas and Thanksgiving were celebrated with all the eclat and festivity which their circumstances permitted. Even the last Thanksgiving, when the whole party were shut up for the sunless winter in a miserable little smoky hut, was honored with all the means at their command. They were living then upon quarter-rations; but the commander thought it right and best to give the men one more tolerable meal, perhaps the last they would ever enjoy. They had been looking forward to the day for weeks, for they were almost mad with hum ger whenever they were awake.

Their Thanksgiving feast consisted, in addition to their usual quarter-ration, of six pounds of rice, five pounds of raisins, two pounds each of coffee and chocolate, a little rum and a few lemons. The psalms of the day were read, and the banquet was enjoyed most keenly. "It seemed to me, Major Greely says, "that making this a jrreat and happy day would so break in on our wretchedness and misery as to give us new courage and determination. Iam convinced that the idea was a most wise one. To-day we have been almost happy, and had almost enough to eat.

Long's stories and merriment in general, kept us all amused and cheerful until midnight." Never was a party of forlorn and desperate men commanded more ably or governed more wisely, more tenderly, or with more judicial firmness, than the party which served under Major Greely in the Arctic regions. thau the eagle, for I guess there is not an American living who has not at some time or other eaten turkey. Roast beef is essentially English, roast turkey is unquestionably American. Properly roasted I believe the turkey to be the most palatable article on the list of good things." "Are there not many other dishes as distinctly American as the turkey? asked the scribe. "I might mention pork and beans.

Then there is chicken pot -pie, which I believe was discovered somewhere in the New England States." A gentleman who has the reputation of being a diner-out, when asked if he knew of anything that belonged distinctly to the American cuisine replied: "Yes, I believe that pie was first produced in this country. You know all our forefathers were of a somewhat exuberant turn of mind, and in order to tone down their spirits were forced to adopt a dyspeptic diet, so they took kindly to pie particularly to mince pie. I don't think anything will subdue an exuberance ol spirits quicker than that miscellaneous compound. To realize its full benefits it wants to be eaten just previous to retiring. I have tried it quite often, and although not a believer in spiritualism, I assert positively, that I not only saw my grandfather, but a long line of my ancestors, way back to the time when they stood on Plymouth Rock and hurled defiance across the ocean to the tyrants of Europe." "Who first discovered pork and beans?" asked the reporter.

"The origin is greatly involved in mystery, but it is supposed to have been some one who settled in Boston centuries ago." "What about pumpkin pie?" "The great secret of having good pumpkin pie is not to make it of pumpkin at all, but to use squash. The pumpkin is the fruit of the cucurbit a melo, an annual plant of the natural order of the cucurbita acece. So is the equash. Hence, the propriety of making pies of squash and calling them pumpkin pies. "See?" An old lady who has a great reputation as a cook was next seen.

She Baid, looking at the reporter over her large gold-framed spectacles: "The French people don't know anything about eating. I can boil doughnuts that would make you smile you were to eat them. When I was a girl but that is a good many years ago, now I used to make waffles, but children don't know what they are nowadays. Whv, there isn't a nicer thing in he world than waffles, unless its crullers not those tough things buy at tho baker's, but genuine Jew England crullers, crisp and nice enough for a king to eat. Then there is apple sauce; that's American.

So is apple butter; so are buckwheat cakes." "Are not buckwheat cakes very indigestible?" "Not a bit of it. If you think they are just drop in here one morning to breakfast and eat them right off the griddle, with maple syrup, and if you say they are indigestible, I'll never make any more." In order to find out something of the delicacies of the Southern table, an old negress was seen. "Does dey have anything good to eat down Souf?" she said in reply to the reporter's query. "Now, you'se just shoutin', you is. Didn't yer neb-oer hyear o' possum? Never eat 'possum? Den yer don' kno' what eatin' is, honey.

Roast 'possum and corn cake. Bless de Lord, if I is old I lub 'possum. Many and many a time de Soung 'uns has gone out in de woods de light of de moon an' catched a fine 'possum, and I'se cooked it, while all de time I was doin' it dem young mokes was turning flip-flaps in front ob de cabin. Shoo, it makes me feel young again thinkin' of it." Paths Diverging and Wg 1 ll "Every-Day Life of Wanted Abraham Lincoln," BY "THOSE WHO KNEW HIM," From the obscurity of his boyhoo to the date of his taaKic death. A Mew Biography of the great American President, from a new stand-point accurate and exhaustive in fact and incident, reylete with anecdote, profuse and elegant illustrasion (100 engravings from original designs illustrating incidents, anecdotes, persons including ten Steel Portrlits.) Aqents Wanted eN'fr fmi particu- wauiou.

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Patton, Harper's Magazine. I was sitting on a train about to leave Richmond, for Petersburg, when a bridal party came on and one of the bridesmaids occupied the vacant seat by my side. The coach was crowded, and her special escort could not find a seat, but contented himself by standing in the aisle by her side, conversing about the events of the day. It became dark, and I closed the book I had been reading and leaned my head on the window, and closed my eyes simply to rest them. Nothing was further from my thoughts than to be an eavesdropper, as in the event I proved to be, for in the darkening twilight the absorbed couple, supposing me asleep, settled into "love's low tone," each word of which struck upon my ear as a bell, for in his earnestness he leaned on the back of the seat in front of us, his face as you can picture for yourself, forming with the lady's ear and mine an equilateral triangle.

In free America and on a public conveyance, I did not think it necessary to remind them of my presence. Presently he bent closer and whispered: "You must know by this time what my attentions to you mean. May I hope that I may claim you as mine?" After a little pause she said: "I am very sorry, but I am afraid our oaths through life will have to diverge." iJe expostulated, of course; then, heaving a deep sigh, walked away. The twilight deepened, and I still rested my eyes. After a while the dis-consolae lover returned and renewed his suit, saying: "I have spent fifteen wretched minutes.

Can you give me no hope?" Her voice in the gloaming sounded like music to him, I have no doubt, as she answered: "I have been thinking over what I told you. No one knows what will be in the future, and perhaps our paths may converge." Just then the whistle blew for my station, and, gathering up my possessions, I was preparing to depart, when he exclaimed joyfully: "Do you get off here?" Allow me to help you with these." And with shining eyes he took my sachel and parcels and helped me otf. even controlling himself so far as to bow respectfully as I left. On looking back I could see the lad1 in my seat by the window, and thehappy sitting by her side. The whistle lew.

the train started, and tho curtain leil. Defendant. The Duke and the Bishop, The Duke de Koquelaire when traveling used a very mean equipage and dressed in a very shabby manner. Passing through Lyons in this guise he was observed by the bishop of the diocese, who was afflicted with an insatiable appetite for The Bishop, seeing a stranger traveler of mean appearance, thought he had only a pfebian to deal with, and wishing to gratify his ruling passion, cried out "Hi! hi!" Roquelaire immediately desired his postillion to stop, and the curious prelate, advancing to the carriage, demanded. "Where have you come from?" "Paris," was the curt reply.

"What is there fresh in Paris?" "Green peas." "But what were the people saying when you came away?" "Vespers." "Goodness, man! who are you? What are you "Ignorant persons call me 4Hi! hi!" but gentlemen term me the Duke de Roquelaire. Drive on, postillion." The Duke passed on, leaving the astonished Bishop staring after the carriage. Said defendant Fred A. Pattou, will take notice that he has been sued in the above named court for upoh account for money loaned and goods fold and deliveled to said Defendant bv said Plaintiffs and must ans. w.

tne petition filed therein bv said plaintiffs on. or before, the 20th. day of otem-ber A. D. 1886, or said petition will be taken as true, and judgment for plaintiffs In said action, for $230.00 and costs of suit and ir.

the attachment therein granted, will be rendered accordingly. Attes-: Frank Meyer. Clerk of said Court. Li. S.

C. O. Blake Attorney for Plaintiff-. The Most Wonderful Winter Market in the World. From Youth's Companion.

"What is the most beautiful place that you have ever visited?" asked a lady of an old English naval officer. "New Providence, in the Bahamas," was the answer. To this view many travelers would not assent, but Nassau, as the island is popularly called from its principal town, is one of the most beautiful gardens of the sea. Columbus, who visited the island daring his first voyage, called it Fer-nandia, and Ponce de Leon thought that he had found here the earthly paradise. An old English adventurer named it New Providence, and tourists of recent years call it the Isle of June, because the winter months are like June in the temperate zones.

Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. It is a place of old sea romances, fronv the dramatic pirates to the blockade runners. English naval officers, worn-ivith service, are often sent here to recruit. England holds it to he one of her most health-giving retreats. The inland is some twenty-one miles long and seven wide, and i famous for its cocoa-nut trees and pineapple farms.

The winter market of Nassau Is one of the most wonderful in the world, as in it are foum. ail the products of the tropics, together with those of the temperate ones Mr. Frank Srvktcn, a magazine Articta on the "Jsle eft June," once gave a list Of the fruits to be found there, an amazing catalogue of familiar and unfamiliar r.ames. It is also famous for Cieen turtles, and the sea is an pioiifia food as, the ianjd in Emit. Hon.

Noah H. Swayne, son of the late Justice Swayne, of the United States Supreme Court, and Miss Francis 8ickles, niece of General Dan Sickles, of New York, were married at Toledo, Ohio. Land Office at Larned Kan. March 3 18S6. Notice is hereby given that the followinsr-naraed settler has filed notice of his intention-to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before tbe Probate Judge of Kiowa county Kanrs.

at Ureensbursr, KansAs, on SeptembeR 17136 viz: Jam Coleman, no 11792 tor the sear sec 1 w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation aftitV5(iVi5: JLnT. Reeder, Rees, ilae troddard and RebGoddard. all of Reeder Kansas. 8-13 Brownlee.

Register. Mary Anderson is computed to be worth $500,000, which is said to be safely invested in real estate, gas stocks and railway shares, both in England and America. Maria Louise, only child of the late Horace F. Clark, granddaughter of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, and widow of Bertram Eustace Mitford, late of the First Royals, was married to Mariano Edouard Souberbielle, at the Mairie of the Ninth Arrondisse-ment in Paris, France, on the 3d of March, and in London, England, on the 8th of March. Richard Greene, a grandson of the Revolutionary general, Nathaniel Greene, was a private soldier in the Union army.

He has been reported a deserter to two regiments, to one of which he never belonged, while the charge in the other he was relieved of at the time. He is now a applicant for a pension. fields are srarre, bet thoae wb write to Stinson 4 Co Port I and. sine, wi i 1 receive GOLD free, foil information about work which they can do. and (treat home, that will psy them from $.1 10 MM per day.

Some have evwd over in a dar Either t-e. yonnp or aid. not required Yo are started free. Those who Mart at once i ox anug little fortunes. Ail.