Harper Weekly News from Harper, Kansas • 1

''V --ur via i PnY en i VOL. I. HARPER, KANSAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 186. NO. 12.

rar" a 3 JL Kj. ja a w. ist t--J I lie tier Times For Farmers. If Mrs: Beckwith's vote is accepted It is a well known fact that farmers that will precipitate the question so are the last to feel the 'effects of reviv- be defimtel settled hfe. ing consequent! nej all other callings are comparatively fore tire next election, and if it is re-easy circumstances, the farmer still take greivance to feels the hard times.

On this subject At Lowest the courts as Mrs. Twitchell will do the Western Rural says: In either case a judicial construction of the matter cannot be far ahead. iiiiai Willi ii r- -3 and Best TERMS. Our Thieves in Canada. Another "Boston defaulter, a bookkeeper who has stolen $40,000 from the firm which employed him, has escaped into Canada the country of refuge for all Ajnerican rascals.

Accounts come from over the border from time to time'of how these defaulters and embezzlers live in grand style in Canadian cities on their stolen riches. At first they are somewhat timid and feai4 to expose themselves unnecessarily, but that wears off. Then their wives and Children are sent for and at some- hotc or fashionable. boarding house they live in luxury, while the helpless victims of their treachery are powerless to put even so much as a straw of discomfort in their way. It is certainly a travesty on justice and civilization that a man should be permitted to steal himself rich in the United States and escape an possibility of punishment by merely slipping over the border into Canada.

That two enlightened nations cannot agree upon an extradition treaty that will abolish this state of things is one of the wonders of the century. The public sentiment of America upon this subject is all one way, and it should be expressed with such vigor that congress in its next session shall lose no time in concluding a treaty that wiil put an end to what is one ot the greatest scandals of the'age. B. F. HERRING, -Office in Grove Hirst West Main Harper, Kas.

We are very well aware that any talk of good times seems something like mockery to the farmer, wno has not as yet felt any general improvement in business. But that does not alter the fact that there seems to be a gradual but marked improvement, and it is our right and duty to get our eyes off of the clouds just as soon as possible. We recently spoke of the satisfactory volume of business wi nch -is reported from trade circles. xQiere are other indications, too, of the gradual restoration of prosperity! There has been, for instance, a very large decrease in the number of failures since the first of last January, as compared with the corresponding period last year, and the year previous to that. Prom January to October in 1884 there were 8,302 failures; last year there were this year there have been 7,582.

We confess that we were not prepared a few months since to expect this decrease in the number of failures. On contrary we confidently expected an increase. The clouds seemed por-tentious, and we could hardly discern the final outcome. The indebtedness of the houses that have failed has been less in the aggregate than was the indebtedness of the houses that failed last year and the previous years. The aggregate indebtedness represented by the failures during the last nine months is last year for the corresponding nine months it was $90,976,358 and in 1884 it was in 1883 it was $123,054,000.

The question is, when are we farmers to feel the improvement? Well, we must feel it pretty soon. The improv-mentis based upon our feeling it. There is a belief in commercial circles that we will get better prices for our products and will become greater consumers of other people's products. Hence trade operations are enlarging more goods are being sold, and higher prices being paid for them. If it was thought bv the trader that prosperity would not come to us farmers, he would not buy goods in increased quantities and would not pay an increased price for what he did buy.

We therefore have the merchant belief that time-, are to be" better the farmer, to encourage us, and while it is possible that as a prophet the merchant might The Harper Xorinal School and Business College. This school is now an established fact. It opens its first term 1886, Ten thousand circulars have been prepared in which the plans of work, courses of study, terms etc are given and they are now ready for distribution. Already quite a number of students have signified their intention of entering the school at its opening. It is mucH to be regretted that a large number of students have gone from our county this Fall to enter schools in eastern cities.

We are glad they are in school, but regret that they are not here to enter the Normal College at its beginning. In view of this fact then, remains an important part for the young man and ladies to perform who have remained at home. Doubtless many of you have desired to enter a school of higher grade than hitherto attended, but expense and dis-tane from home have deterred you. Now the school is brought into our midst, and every one should put forth the best effort to enrer at once-, no matter if you had given up the idea. Reconsider the question, even at a little sacrafice, and become one of ihe attendants at the fiist term of the Normal.

There is a certain importance attaching to the opening of an Civil Service must Prohibit. At last President Cleveland is backing up his civil service avowals by something that counts. On Thursday two district Attorneys, M. E. Benton of Missouri, and Wm.

Stone, of Pennsylvania, were suspended for engaging too extensively in campaign matters Numerous compliments had been filed, and as soon as the President looked over them he at once wrote, let this officer be suspended at and returned it the attorney general, Benton was making a red hot campaign in the Kansas City district for the democratic ticket and his summary dismissal has caused a breeze in old Moss-back Missouri. Hard to Understand. There are now on the rolls only. 1,500 of the survivors of the war of there are 10,000 widows of soldiers in that war. A still more striking instance "Not Partizan," but Awfully one-sided.

Among the resolutions passed by the suffragists at Winfield we find these: That this convention declares itself strictly non-par tizn, and asks the support of all just irrespective of sector party, for the principles set forth in the convention- That this convention hold it the duty of all equal suffragists to be informed on the opinions ot candidates for office on the question of woman suffrage and other things being equal to lend their influence io nuch candidates as are favorable. That this convention recommend that all local associations petition the, legislature of Kansas for municipal suffrage for women and congress for favorable ac'in on the pending amendment to the Federal Constitution for enfranchisement of women. They are "not partizan" politically, but advise their members to aid only such candidates as favor their cause, which isthe rankest kind of one-sided affiliation. What is a political party any way but an adlierance to, and support of, candidates who will advance their interests and views? While these suffragists may be neither Republicans of the longevity of the pension-drawing widow is found in the fact that there are several widows of revolutionary soldiers still drawing pensions in this country. The most casual readtfr of history does not need to be informed that the revolutiousry war ended "Something over a century ago, and just how 7 i widow of any fellow that lit into institution of this kind, botlr as re For Blood.

that war can still be living seems, a lit gards the institution itself and the students who attend it. The estab tie hard to understsnd, especially when it is remembered that even in those The running race between M. K. Kit-tleman and C. P.

Gibson, at the AVest money upon his faith, and as a rule days a soldier had to be at least a doz Wichita fair grounds, on the 5th of nor Democrats, they are still full-fledged these people are pretty accurate in their forecasts. Of one thing we are intrfi7anc nrl nnuil rtnlir tha noenranna en or fifteen years of age. certain at any rate. We are quite ready for the reception of any prosper Yet there is no reason to doubt the genuineness of these widows that so of help to throw all their strength to either party. ity that may be oilered.

draw pensions, and a carefull calculation shows the possibility of the pen Teacher's Association. Program for the Harper hi illV Some Stars Mixed and Fixed. sion period which has been thus stretched out a full century. Teacher's Association to be held at At next month, is beginning to attract considerable attention. Those who are connected with the affair say that it will be a race for blood, and no foolishness.

They pronounce the effusion in the Globe-Democrat which appeared some time ago in which it was stated that the race would be hippodromed, as false, and some information concerning the authorship of the same, leads them to pronounce it maliciously false. The time for three-fifths of the the money on each side to be put up lias expired, and as a result R. Walker The Topeka Commonwealth is responsible for the following unique classifi S03IE QUERIES. cation of political stars: Charlie Blair is Venus, is to be seen to the best advantage early in the even ing before his collar wilts. lishing of an institution of the kind seems like a venture; but if it ean be supplied with a class of students, who, from the start are determined to succeed, the success of the instution is assured from the beginning.

So let those who have had a desire to attend college this year, decide to enter this Normal school at once, and the success of yourself and the institution are assured. There is another phase in this matter. Our people should make it a point to speak and write to their friends concerning the school. Already, we-are informed, one of our hardware merchants has been doing good work in this direction, calling the attention of friends at Medicine Lodge to this new institution, and apparently has secured three students who expect to enter at once. Another business man has been doing effective work at Kiowa.

Others doubless tica, Xo v. 6th, 188G: Mesic. GymnasticsWhy, When and Where? -CD. Titus. Friday Afternoon Exercises, Anna M.

Baker, Methods in History, Findley Scheneickhargt. Music. AFTERXOON SESSION. Music. Teacher's Reading Circle, Supt.

Hutchinson. Outline of a Year's Work for the Association, Prof. A. Gridley. George W.

Martin plays the part of a Comet with a sanguinary tail very much attenuated, however. holds $1,500. There is no indication as yet that anything croked is lurking around the affair. The gentleman who are connected with it say they would Tomlinson scatters out as a mild imitation of the IlilJcyway, and balls for for Women's Suffrage Conventions. The day the womens suffrage convention met at Anthony, the Republican propounded the following queries which are good for everyday thought, at home and abroad: 4 1.

Is it not a fact that the rights of suffrage and a voice in making laws, carries with it the necessity of defending the laws, by every means known and used for the defense of the laws of municipalities, states and nations? 2. Is- it not a fact that the right of suffrage carries with it the right to not take part if they had cauae to sus picion any unfairness. Music. Recitation, Miss Ella Raney. Advanced Work in Euglish Composition, Mrs.

Southwick. How shall we develope a taste for good literature? Prof. F. C. Raney Heavy Robbery.

Music. Tuesday night the Adams express car hold office and consequently to perform personally every duty devolving on the on the St. Loins and San Francisco milk. Jolin Martin is the Sun, bright and radiant, which-will set forever the ides of November. Tom is the cold pallid and treacherous Moon which only reflects the light from Glick, who represents Saturn double mooned with its encircling golden ring.

Hudson For this campaign only, has consented to play 3Iercury with all the part implies. Tom Fenlon is Jupiter tonans and plays the base drum. John A. Anderson completes the gallery as Uranus. have been doing likewise.

This is as homer or auv cmce however arduous it A Keautiful Pitcher. The Richardson Arnold Union Square 'Theater which ap- road was robbed of $50,000 at Pacific station, this side of St. Louis The it should be. It-is in gratifying in ev may be'r- and, 3. Is it not a fact that the physical robber forged letters, purortinsr to be pears bere all next week, will in aldi- ery way to see our people in't erested in this new project, and this is to call the attention of all to the fact that each one can do something for the mstruetions io tjie route agent to giye tion to presenting a new.

piece every the new man pointers on the business away a beautiful present in as he was soon to be gived a run over the slmp8 of a silver pitcher, Wednes-the road. Tiie route agent Fotheingham all1 Saturday Sights. To those who formerly run over this road and Fred bny a g5 Ciint ticket three numbers are Lloyd informes us that he was one pf as th8y eutei. the theater each the most particular men who ever had iiif'ht and two numbers to those who school, Let us reserve our criticisms structure and. the organic purpose for which' the sexes were created and the fundamental purpose of the divine creator in creating man and women, un-spheres woman for, (I mean women in general and as thehead of families) for active duties of defending the laws of nations and of performing the active and arduous duties required by the reT cipient of municipal, state or national oflices? 4.

Is it net a fact substantiated and work for the building uo of 'the institution. Aa Advance Slovemeet The robber gave purchase a ceni. iicKei. -Liter me this route. UL'tifUiUiiiict; on ciiiicuitv iijiit.

tut; i il to vote at ine scnooi win oe every attempt 01 women way as Jim Cummings, and owing audience by a vote seh-ct a person to, helpful to us. It not the. slothful the New York; el train being dehiyed ho got two COlTCSISCIKl- Jiiimoers testimony of the medical practitioners the has i ak a. i step in advance. vv nen tne i mg to tnose jnven out during-the ween Olili or tne who puts mmself upon his ovn resources to obtain eriiirafinn and medical faculties--of colleges in the pviit-s are phiced ill a hat and thoroughi.v Mrs, Emma Beckwith, of Brooklyn, conductor got into tiie found the messenger .,.1 i shaKen up.

united fctates and other places, wlier mnrried. women have held high posi but the large majority of those who on luesaay 01 tions in schools and in other places th ilrriiiv tied to the liis is the reported are permitted to td. tnat order wins tiie prize provided the holder of it is in the house. If not. the drawing is continued until some one in tho audience is found who- holds the number called.

The same wav is pursued in rohhery avi ward polling place. Mrs. Sarah long time. icr tried to register in another attend will be thrown upon their own resources, and be compelled to fight life's battle for its victories, Hence we will have among us an industrious energetic, earnest, class of young men 1 fill tlie'se positions and perform the duties required of them in the fulfillment of the trusts they have accepted, that they have been guilty of the most'Leath- i some crimes, the verv mention of which I the win -e titlcota do ess, pot win th'e a chance on prize thrjir have Wednesday ward on the same day, in pursuance of instructions at the recent conference in New York on the subject, but is a disgrace to human nature. numbers for Saturday if tlev retain 1 and women who are determined to IJ.

S. I.lcKee now has his of harness and saddlery, and isH read- for a share of your patronage. Goods sold as cheap as legitimate business will al her aDruication tne reiused Dv -r or repalr.work on harness see "B.S.. has precinct oiiicers. lie can do von ii'iine ob.

McKee. ow, and garanteed. to the corporation, counsel to Second door north of post office. ted. the make the most'of life.

They will be, therefore, a valuable addition to the moral, and social life of our city-. Let us each do all 'we can to make the Harper Normal school and Business College a grand success. Oct. cS, 1 886, Wr i ght dep have the officers 'prosec The next regular teacher's examination will be held at Harper in the school house, Saturday, October" SOth, 18S6, commencing promptly at 0:30 a. m.

J. E. HuTCnixsox, Co. Supt. icretary of state holding that uty heavy draft animal.

En- Wanted To trade i mare for a good driving When -you want harness or saddle call on 13. S. MeXee second door north of post office, and see his stock. Every- reiusni to aaminister tneoatn. to anv challenged person is a misdemeanor.

i quire at this office. C9-t2w thing bran new. PL.