Olathe Gazette from Olathe, Kansas • 3

Costs Nothing. Announcement. The hedge fence in front of the Deaf and OLATHE GAZETTE. of trade was a failure nine times out of ten, we would consider it too uncertain to follow. Yet there is not a case within my msolection, single case of dealing with tree peddlers, lightning rod men, patent right men, that is not a clear fraud, and in many cases tho fraud is outrageous.

I can best ventilate the subject by relating a case or too just as they occured: Twenty-five years ago we lived several years in a beautiful valley on the west bank of the Ohio river. During our stay there a patent right man put man appearance with a new patent mUl for grinding feed. The burs were made of blocks of wood, one end of each block drove full of broad iron spikes to make the grinding surfaces. In a land where water mills, with french burrs, were thick and plenty, no one would have supposed that any person could be found outside of the asylum who could be caught in such a trap. Said I to him, 'havcyou ever met with any person that would invest in the like of "Yes," said he, I sold a number of counties back here." The idea of a man putting up at a hotel and waiting for days and even weeks to 'get a nibble on such a concern, made an indelliblo impression on my mind.

Yet he had ideas that I had not a the sequel proved. In that Tillage lived Billey Clancy, who had no business on hand at the time, except visiting the saloon. His estate consisted of a house and lot worth about $C00, a wife (the picture of despair) and a little boy four years old. In course of time I found that the mill man had got a mortgage on Clancy's house and lot and was gone. Billey soon died, and soon after "the wife died also." As the patent mill was fixed to run by cog gearing, the little boy got it started in motion and it tora his hand off, and his arm was amputated below the elbow.

About a year later, while crossing the river I saw a gentleman steping round on the boat quite advanced in years; reminding one of the ancient of olden days spoken of in Daniel's vision, "whose hair was white as wooL" Being somewhat struck by his saintly appearance, I inquired of the ferryman who he was and learned that he was the innocent purchaser, and had just been over into Ohio THURSDAY, JULY 31st, 1879. K. C. F. S.

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m. m. CITY AND VICINITY. The present session of "the Normal closes I this week. New hay is worth ten dollars per ton in City.

Chicken shooting will be in order after August 17th. w. 1 I cough in town. T. A.

Kirkpatrick is building the addition 4 to the Olathe mills. J. H. Dow the enterprising clothier is again able to be at his post. Watermelons about the size of vour are retailing at fifteen cents.

Mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate St Paul. Will Betts and Joe Price, grain dealers at Gardner, spent last Sabbath in Olathe. Charlie Tillotson has removed his tin shop to the old stand, north-east corner of square. annual Methodist Camp Meeting will commence to-morrow, Friday, at Spring Hill. we nave Heard Ma), llawortn's name mentioned in connection with the treasurers office.

Sunday was a delightful day for pleasure a and nuitA nnmitAt ti-knir avantann the occasion. 1 wuiauinuc ui Dr. Bickford has erected a portico in front t. uia itiuciic uiai is ueciaeaiy an improve- .1. nppearance.

aimj pnysicians report the health of our county as being in a rather bad condition at prcsemr-pnncipany aiaronoaa. We hear it rumored that the enrl rMsitnn Bumwimi aamagea Dy the intense wri, wuiiuier, causing mem to rot. 3Ir. T. M.

McCoy, an old resident of this county, but at present residing in Quiney, Illinois, is spending a few days in our city. Quite a number of strangers were in our v. unguis ntic ui uui little city during the past week. Some of .1 a 1 them no doubt are looking up locations. The brick masons on the addition to the Deaf and Dumb Institute have suspended work tor the present for the want of brick.

3L C. Holcomb, proprietor of the Park Street Furniture Store has the largest, nicest and best selected stock of furniture in the county, M. C. Holcomb has just received another rgc invoice ox comns ana burial cases. which he proposes to trim in the latest styles when called for.

'IV ,1 i- 1 a vuy is a uay 01 excitement and we "Would advise all to keep both eyes open, and their hands off of the wallet, as a guard llmiinnf al 1- A. Dwelling houses are in demand in Olathe at present, at least we should so infer from the way the vacant store rooms in the east end are being filled up, Harry Davis has removed his ice cream w.uiim lue room formerly occupied by Charfie Tillotson on north side of Park street. i i i TiiiTrih institute is beinsr trimmed ud. emai barefoot boys please take notice. ft influmfttion of the brain.

Ukrtie. onlv child Ttd-tv fin IMinrisiv niffht liilv rv Our fellow townsman, Charlie Tillotson, left Tuesday morning for the west, with the view of locating -just where he does not know. The broom brigade was at work again yesterday morning and gave some of the streets a pretty thorough cleaning. The Reserve credit for. their enterprise; rm ii The managers of the public library have ordered the Encyclopedia Britannica, and the first three volumes have been received.

It is a magnificent work, and a valuable addition to the library. shnw iriHTi tint JSrtyi lip nrkKiTi th nf thp ePftrtn -t, sI1Rt st ihn denot where he exoects to meet all of hi old customers vvhpn wanting in vthino. in hi line. 0 0 The case of Mary Smith vs. Wm.

Miller and others, for damages for false imprison- ment. -which we mentioned last week. has Deen compromised. Miller gave the plaintiff a Pair of ahoes, a hat, two dresses, a gold Paid tne cost andthe Pontiff dismissed the suit. An exhibition of pictures on Park street on Monday night, given by an agent of Cooper, Bailey Co's.

show, attracted a large crowd. The pictures were given with a magic lantern and caumlci light. If this show is not well patronized it will not be for the want of advertising. We are informed that Col. Heed has pur- Lna nm Ja vm.

vuk, ouiuc, mm viuiteuipiates tr AMuitmo a mo Hl 3 1 sion of the building and is of the nnininn Vint. r. lie will Have the mill in operation by fall. Tho raa nf Rfaf Vnunu concluded on last Thnrdnv Pvpnino- tto jury returned a verdict as follows We the jury find the defendant jruiltv of onen. htobs lewdness and lascivious behavior." wrauam sntencea ine aetenaant to pay a 01 ana tne costs; iucuiintock ap- PeaIed to the district court.

We understand that Rev. A. C. McKeever expects to leave Olathe about the 1st of Sep tember to take a position as Professor of guage8 a college in Piatt City, Mis- oa-: ovuii. nunc wts regret very iiiucu 10 lose Mr.

McKeever, we doubt not that he will succeed in his new as he is a fine scholar, an experienced teacher and a polished gentleman. After the departure of the Rev. N. Ilines, on Monday morning, one of Olathie's fairest damsels flew into a passion, chewed up two volumes of Robt Burn's spit out the followi ji 11. I thought the man who wants a wife, Had sense enough to know- That he could get as good right here, i-B Uf COU1U III VU-l-O.

While wandering through the east end we noticed that some improvements had been made that add considerably to the ap- pearance of that portion of the city, among which ase the painting and other repairs on what is known as. the Gorseline property a new fence around the old lumber yard, and iv Tt, tA r- the above property, which belongs to a Mr. Ward, of Quincy, Illinois, and deserves credit nr of it account of both town and township. Trade! in every line is good, and the farmers have the best crops they ever raised. Mr.

Bigelow. who lives in Gardner, harvested and threshed ninety acres of wheat that made 83 to 40 bushels per acre. Our surplus will be Wafted by wind and sail. feed the hunS7 of the old world. Over iarS portions ot jsurope the crop is short, noted our article on drainage nhe late 8torm8 have the to ed lands the crop is much injured, on the un- drained the effect is simply ruinous." The National Temperance Camp Meeting to be held at Bismark Grove, near Lawrence, commencing Aug.

14th and contin uing until the 28 th, is to be the grandest temperance gathering ever held in the State. Mr. T. D. Kanouse, P.

It W. G. and Mr. Bain, P. G.

W. CT of Ky are expected to be Present and take part in the meeting. Gov. SL John and "FVftnci "furnhv sn lortV- As we have printed a prety large addition this week, that we will distribute to the citizens of the county, we will here say that no one will be held as owing U3 any thing without a contract. So any one to whom we send a paper can safely take it out of the office, he will owe us nothing unless his name is on our books, and it will not be placed there except by his order; here is our contract, I have written it with my own hand.

J. H. "If I am not hanged," remarks Mr. Chas-tine Cox, "I may become a minister. This is one of the first fruits of Talmage's success in England.

N. Y. Star. Be careful about small things; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost, pursued, overtaken and slain by the enemy. Bad news reaches us from Kansas City in regard to the gang of confidence men and pickpockets that are following the great circus that is about to unfurl its canvas in our midst.

Look well to your houses and don't leave them to take care of themselves," but have someone to guard against the "slick fingered gentry, and beware of "snide' jewelry, three card monte men and the educated pig, for you can't beat them, they are too old to be caught at their own game. Don't take all you are worth to the circus grounds, but just what you calculate to spend, for ten chances to one you will have your pockets picked before you get away, for there are some "bad on's" with this show "and don't you forget Reader, if you should hear of an unexDect- ed marriage (perhaps some of you have been expecting it for some time) in the near future, we hope you will not be surprised although it would be a surprise indeed to a great many. Rumor has it that the affair will occur on or well before many weeks at any rate. We know who the parties are and would cheerfully give their names if it (and w'll be ganged if we hav'nt a mind to do it any) wasn't that we have too much regard for old age and some of our relatives. But vou shall all know i.

e. all who are subscribers to the Gazette at present and all who may choose to subscribe in (the subscription be ing only to cents per annum in advance. postage paid) the future The above is not the main object of this paper, but we will give each week such reading matter as will instruct and benefit all. borne of our Normal ladies, who, by the nreunguiy "iony, tnougnt to have a little sport out of a certain young man of our city. It appears that during the early part of the evening, while this fastidious young gent was out smiling on the fair dames as they passed too and fro on their evening parade, the girls set to work constructing a "dummy" xw ii lur uie purpose oi placing on our young friend's bed, to frighten him if possible, and deprive him of his "sweet dreams but no, it it wasn destined to be.

No sooner had our hero entered his room than he might have been heard to eiaculate "H'lo. (hie) get up and pay for your (hie) lodgin." But lo not a sound was heard, not a muscle -4 moved, and nothing disturbed the quietness of that moment except the loud and rapid beating of his own heart. But our friend was by no means timid, and sumoning up courage and recalling his frightened senses he con cluded that the best plan would be to "bounce" him, and in a moments time he had "his death like grip" fastened on the throat of this would be intruder, and with one mighty effort he hurled him into the hall where he fell with a heavy thud to the floor, but was soon picked up by the fain sex who laid him away for future developement. Next year will be leap j-ear, and, just think of it seven eclipses all in a row. nm tins I roll a rtf lrtainv nut ftin Ttalannn my spring stock of Wall Paper and Window Shades before nurchasin? for the fall.

H7m the next thirty days will sell at prices that will astonish you. H. Legate, Palace Drug Store. List of letters remaining in the Pot office at Olathe, Johnson county Kansas, uncalled for, the week ending July 81st, 1879. Anice, George Bannet, Mrs.

Julia Brown, Mrs. Emma Cutting, Jno. L. Cranio. Ellen Cole.

A. V. Fossil. Ingalls, Almira C. xuugui, uwu uvvruire, Jioses Sells.

D. M. Thomnson. TT. Tavlor.

G. W. TJreeland, Mrs.Buncy Wallace, Elizabeth Williams, Solon T. Persons calling for those letters will please say "advertised." F. R.

Ooo, p. m. Criminal Carelessness. To see cuttings laying around with nails sticking up through them is a very common occurrence, though to have the flesh pierced by a rusty nau is more dangerous than the bite of a rattle snake. Some years ago.

one of the most enterprising men of the city of Pittsburgh stepped on the point of a shingle nail that run through the sole of his slipper into his foot, and died of lockjaw in a few hours. If I was correctly informed, two women died last summer within twenty miles of Olathe from the same cause. A few years ago a man showed me a hole in his boy's foot that would have received the half of a hulled walnut, caused by stepping on the point of a naiL He was then out of danger, but what he had suffered, who can tell In taking work apart every nail should be taken out: no perse should pass a nail sticking through a plank without breaking it on or bending it down, which is very easily done by giving it a lateral pressure with the uuci oi me suoe or ooov Announcement inserted until elction 5,00 invariably in advance. for Editor Gazette: You are hereby authorized to announce A. E.

Moll as a candidate for Sheriff of Johnson county, subject to the action of the Republican County Central Committee. Importance of Experiment. In planting an orchard of two hundred trees in the spring of .1866,1 set one hundred Jeneton trees in a square together; ninety of which lived and done well. Five years ago last winter, witha view to the effect that manure liquid and solid, might have on the apple crop, I threw down bedding enough for an animal under each of thirty trees; meandering through the middle of the plat For several weeks our little herd of cattle made this bedding their resting place at night In the fall I gathered ninety bushels of apples from those thirty trees, and from the remaining sixty, about ten bushels. This little experiment was worth a hundred dollars in itself; for I realized that much for eighty bushels, over and above the cost of gathering and marketing.

Sunstroke, Our son, J. Homor Hindman, who is working the farm west of Cedar creek, as working in his flax on Tuesday, setting it up. About three o'clock he was completely overcome with the heat; sunk down and became insensible but soon recovered sufficiently to crawl to a branch that was near. He then drank a little water and bathed his head. Being about fifty rods from the house he made the trip with great difficulty, becoming blind and sinking under the effect of the stroke every few rods.

I had felt some uneasiness oh the subject before, and now have some feeling of self-reproach at letting impressions pass unimproved, especially where life and health are concerned. He is now wearing a wet sponge on his head. Mr. John Taylor, who spent several years in our neighborhood, but went west in the spring, having suffered from sunstroke, wears a wet sponge in his hat during the warm season. A piece of muslin or flannel doubled several ply would answer, though the sponge is likely the best A piece of light muslin sewed to the brim of the hat and made to fall over the shoulders and arms as low as the elbows would add very much to the comfort of any person exposed to the heat of the sun.

These simple appliances cost little and would be worth a great deal, even if there was no danger of sunstroke. Mr. Greeley made similar suggestions for the benefit of the soldiers during the first summer of the war." Since writing the above, I am informed by' Dr. JKgelston that it is the custom in India to wear a havlock, which is a piece of white cotton cloth, sewed to the head-dress and worn exactly as described above. It took its name from the English general, "Havelock," who adapted it for the benefit of his soldiers while engaged in suppressing the insurrection in India.

The Doctor likewise reminds us of the great advantage of vhite clothing over black or dark, in reflecting or casting off the heat of the sun. Dr. Julien says that in his early when he was accustomed to the harvest field and outdoor work, it was common for men to keep a wet cloth or handkerchief in the hat while exposed to the severe heat of the sun. It is almost incredable that simple things, necessary to our comfort and safety. which were practiced by our fathers should be lost sight of.

The Apple Crop of Our County. So far as I have had opportunity to judge, will be rather light When I selected our trees thirteen years ago, of the 600 trees that I planted I took 175 of Bawl's Genet believ mg from what information I then had, that it was the most reliable. And though my judgment has since been somewhat wavering. as to varieties, yet if I were to select 500 trees with my present stock of knowledge, I would take 800 of Bawl's Genet: except so far as I might divide the 800 between the Genet and Missouri Pippin. The latter is an early and immense bearer.

The former has been much the most profitable variety in our orchard, ana comDines more aavantages than any other known to 'me. My third choice on winter fruit would be the Wilow Twig; the tree is of beautiful shape, green and thrifty. The fruit is of fine size and flavor and as a keeper, one of the best The Nonsuch is the finest winter apple that I have ever seen when it comes to perfection but op to date it has done little good in our orchard. We have about 40 of them and they have not made 50 cents per tree, all told. -What I have said is from my own experience.

In the vote on winter varieties at the State Horticultural society held at Garnett last year: The Domenie stood first the Gilpin, second Willow Twig, third Missouri Pippin, fourth, Bawl's Genet fifth Borne Beautv, sixth White Winter Pair Main, seventh. Though all these stand, the record, pretty near on an equality. Our Genets are not growing a full crop, yet they will make three to four bushels to the tree pretty evenly distributed except at the top. Itinerant Frcudu. If there is any subject above all others on which we would give a word of caution it is that of itinerants of every kind.

If we were to find by our experience that, a certain line building on Water street, between Park street -r a Z. met on the sidewalk Monday morn-ana banta Fe Avenue, for the manufacture Xr- w- i of harness, collars and saddles. Wm' Wh f5 aJ1VelJ closing the mortgage over the head of the crippled child. I called his attention to tho nature of the work he was engaged in, he re plied that it was right in dealing in patent rights. I designed ventilating this subject at greater length, but the boys say they have their "galleys" full.

FLAX SEED FLAX! The farmers of Johnson county, will remember that Geo. 13. Lord" pays the highest prices for AX If you want sacks to bring it in with, call at the" Johnson County Bank for an order on the Elevator. Those who wish to dump their flax seed can do so. Don't contract your seed until have seen Geo.

I. IxrcL SAUNDERS AlfSTIN, -Dealers in all First Class ORGAITS -AND SEWING MACHINES. Pianos, Organs or Sewing Machines repaired on short notice. Charges to suit the times. Two doors west from post office, Olathe, Kansas SELLING AT COST! Now is the time to get cheap goods in the line of Toys, Notions, Books, Stationery, Ink, Perfumery, Toilet Soap, Brushes, Coinbs, Pocket Knive3.

Also the best GUITARS in the west. Call at Mrs. Giffln's and examine the above, named and learn the surprisingly low prices. GRANGE STORE. GROCERIES, HARDWARE, AGRICULTURAL IHPLEHE1ITS, tx.

DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, EATS and CAPS. LADIES I)BE3 GOOES, Delato, Prints, Poplirc, 4. Linnens, Stand Spreads, Notions, Lz. most accomplished young ladies, has accept- of a clerkship at Messrs. Bullene, Moore JS8 lmittW WI xjmsas M.

Ott is putting on another addition of 20x40 feet, two stories high, to his already large and commodious mill building. Mar- tin is on of our most onfAitwifiTn and deserves success. M. C. Holcomb, the popular furniture dealer on Park street, has just received a large invoice of furniture that cannot be ex- celled by any.

When passing just drop in and see what ho has got. wnen oecomes necessary that you should advertise or have job printing done. just remember that the Gazette office is the place to come. Everything is new and eausiaction guaranteed. Itev.

N. Hines, our efficient Baptist minister, teftfor Ohio, on Monday. We under stand that he intends taking unto himself a helpmeet, to share his sorrows along the uvsijpu, mxs uu sorrows aiong ine rugged path cf life. He was accompanied by i viu LLiu wHiuuuui, ux. XXyTBuU KjUTUb, I As it is now the season of watermelons, we i 7 Prom-wni make this proposiUon: The party bring- nepeakers will be present and take part ing to this oSc; the largest ripe melon (each fTT? rJ mA 'Ltii day fixed for the grand reunion of Good to be measured ana weighed,) will be entitled avTL.

i. a- to the Gaxsttb for one year, free of charge. who "Jterested in the This preposition will stand good untilfit of temperance be present and WTiowmbe the first to call. lend a helping hand to make it a grand sue- cess. Suitable tents will be furnished at from Some of the small boys of town have got per day, to such as desire them, into the habit of running out into the street Persons desiring to erect cottages will be f.head of passing teams for the purpose of granted leeses on the grounds, free of charge, making the driver stop, little thinking the Arrangements have been made for excursion risk of Ufa they are running.

Parents should rates on all railroads, and we hope to see tittcnd to this matter at once or some of them large delegations from all parts of the Union, may get killed. A couple of boys had a Communications on the subject of rates narrow escape on last Saturday even- should be addressed to D. She It on," Lawrence, Kansas..