The Down's Chief from Downs, Kansas • 4

i he Downs Chief. Taking Lincoln Out of Philadelphia News. It Square" Hardware Store, H. One Dollar a Year, In Advance. KANSAS DOWNS, NEW GOODS! NEW PRICES! "One night one of our correspondents returned from the front with some very important information, so important indeed, that we were afraid to give it to the public without consulting the authorities.

There was first to consider the danger its publication might bring to the Union cause, and which was not without its weight with us, the danger we ourselves might run. It was very easy in those days to get into Dealer in entered at the post-office at Downs, ivansas, as second class matter. We also handle the Celebrated Kates foii Local advertising, per line (reneral advertising, per inch Staple and Fancy Groceries, Cheaper than the Cheapest I xuicaunai cards, per year $5.00. DOWNSKAKSASTULY 2, 188G. me qui capital prison, and notwith-standing the close connection of the Chronicle with the administration of the war department had before shown that the reporters and correspondents would have exactly the same treatment as any others if they were iound to be at fault.

After consulta- Tkx thousand dollars have, been Subscribed in the past week in New and Gaps, ASOLfflE go not claim roiK tuy ior trie irith parliamentary lund. STOVE! IN USE. liuii was ueeiaea to take the news direct to the White House, that course to iiave tlie best oemg preterred to going to Mr. Stan JiKiiBEBT Fin-lev's large training I DRY THE BEST but we do marne LldoraMo, was destroyed bv lire vesterdav mm-ninrr ton at such an hour, for reasons which will be readily understood by all who remember the great war secretary. By this thne it was near to GOODS 8t NOTIONS a.cllG3 and G-onts and Judge Gould, a 2,500 trotting! mi ws luuuon, was burned to death.

TStthttv ArA i a. morning, and the president was, of cour.se, bed. It was insisted that as ne be awakened, and when he' learn lust wec irom the ellects of a dose oi eai uoik- acid taken with suicidal B3 Gome and see us. LeROY KROETCII. ed what was wished he gave orders that the Chronicle boys come up stairs.

He received them in the cabinet room. appearance is neyer anybody and will sell them Cheap, in Lent, xie was years of age. He lied an almost penniless condition and unattended by any relative. iu oe iorgotten. ruuiuu-n at one lime he was one of "It Was One Of the dnrlrpst.

rorini-1a of the war, and the deep furrows of me canniest men in Ohio, a large stockholder and director of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and the owner of the huge coal fields in the i ccue ere most prominent upon his race, lie came hastily from his bedroom, pullinCT On his nmtnlnnns mi A FOR UN portion of the State. throwing a dressing gown, or rather 1 7v ansa The 9 ion TTmnn wo-i-c uiapper, tor it was old and anything -jr jjn: outuress, over his nightgown. He Kansas expended in lbS-l for public Schools nvcr tvr n.l 1,.. nau on suppers, hut, nn st-noWnrra DOWNS SILVEf? GLOSS LAUDDRY, JOHN D0WXS' KANSAS. We are now prepared to do all Laundry work in an artistic manner.

Uur prices are low, and wo will insure you good work or no pay. be convinccd called lor and delivered RLE OF CHARGE to any part of the city. Work from adjoining tovns solicited. 9 million dollars. There school 1 ihc correspondent explained thepur- blouses the Nrntf iiTiri cM-nn i iuu uume visit, hnm 1 3 1 I I II II I 1 7 1 1 Trunks and Valises.

regiments of teachers, male and 1 5 ne President a paper upon which lie had written the particulars of his Idest Driie Pirm icinaic, active service. The growth or Jvaii'-'u is marvelous in every good thing, particular! in edncnti'mi iniormation. jUr. Liincoln's face grew en saocier as he read. JNever before did he seem so tall and lank and Soliciting a share of your patron vi is the banner State in the Union in education.

There is scarcely anv any ungainly. Alter a moment he said tnanK you very much gentlemen any and -IX borne Count CARRY A FULL LINE OF uuenoiias been in the State lengtn of timb that cannot read write. or bringing this to me. It would age, nave worked great harm had it been imi i I- .1 i i i wand Central atli Rooms, Tin: mischief that. tihU ujou asiananungaiarge inap, and 3Ir.

Lincoln walking toward it continued 'Come here and I will "Yours, H-MEIBERGEN, Point out to you the nosition nf the I. BAXTA, Troprietor. forces and explain as well as I can wnat this, news He went on at considerable entrth nnd di. pinycd thorough tamiliarity with all DOWNS, uie movements ot the armies. We could have listened to him for hours KAKSA? I now have in operation one of tho best Bath Rooms in Northwest Kansas.

Rot or Cold Bath, day or night. Opposite Howell House. Give me a call. A farst-claS3 barber shop in connection. Medicines, senhng railroad lawyers to congress is apparent in the obstreperous opposition to the bill to forfeit unearned land grants held by the railroad companies.

Ail Ihc devices with which attorneys obstruct the operation of aws after they are enacted are brought into requisition, in so far as (hey may be useful, to prevent the restoration of unearned lands to the public domain. The good of the Propyls lost sight of bv these paid advocates; they light the battle of the corporations with a brazen in-dillercnceto the public weal which, -hows beyond question what they Ihis lesson should not be and ne would have etamed mnf.ii longer than wo remained, but it was necessary to get back as quickly Paints, and Oils, possible to the omce, where a crowd Sale Stable, juivery, ieea i typesetters were waiting our re turn. Air. -Lunco evinced nnf PATENT MEDICINES, slightest displeasure or impatience at being called out of his bed. He SHOULDER 3RACES.

could not have treated the newspa- JOHN WOLFE RT, Proprietor; I'x iiic-ju muiu courteously. One of the Fittest Runs Ever JJIade. XT iv.ii, uiun uLurs ana taxpayers. "DrniNu a recent thunder storm which l-assed oyer Chicago, hail-sl unes tell of such enormous size that Uie employes of one of the stores FANS GOODS, I Philadelphia Times. a i uew oiicnco is one ot the veteran i fibber, scr conductors on the New -AND- ionc division of the Pennsylvania i if? TT ls name suits him too.

t'Vi 1 Lae tori fathered some ot hn largest and iroceeded to measure them with a tape line. A couple ot.clupumcn who had taken refu-e in tin adjoining stairway, observing the jRUGGISTS mmE xic emojn uuivs. tie runs the 7 :30 1 i lain io iew lork every mornincr lesterday he pulled a little notebook out of las pocket, and, turning to lso proceeded to gather! une 16, saiu -i Cigars Tobacco inv largest nail and measure them in like manner. A clerk in an overhead, seeing the performance, took a largo chunk of ice from mat menioranauni six years ago. That was the fastest run D0WS3.

WINDOW GLASS, "jitci-tuuier, ami breaking off ever maae on the New lork. division V.IU? Pennsylvania railroad from Shoes, 3hoes, shoei, the verv best niade. bhoes, shoes, shoes, shoes of every grade, Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes by the ton bhoes, ghees, shoes, shoes good every one. Shoes, shoes, shoes, from cheapest to best. Shoes, shoes, shoes, till you can't rest.

Shoes, shoes, shoes, warranted to wear. Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes that won't tear. Shoes, shoes, shoes, for grown.np men. -Shoes, shoes, shoes, for girls and boys of ten. Shoes, shoes, shoes, niade up nice.

Shoes, shoes, shoes, at a very low price. Shoes, shoes, shoes, strong and good. Shoes, shoes, shoes, buy them you should. Shoes, hoes, shoes, for foot wear. Sooes, shoes, shoes, very cheap they are.

Shoes, shoes, shoes, for working men too. Shoes, shoes, shoes, for us and you. Shoes, shoes, shoes, fancy, good, plain. Shoes, shoes, shoes, I tell you again Jnnadelphia to New York ninety uu pieces dropped them to the sidewalk to witness the chinamen father them up and comment on the enormous size. AMatoneethoehunk bggies.

tumoul5 rVi 111 mneiy-tnree minutes. The tram made three stops and seven Slow Til 13 'I'hora I new liarness, none but Give mo a call. PERFUMERY, uo ujlii one car and an engine. The car was filled with passengers from the west, and I -oppt in ius hands and fell to the nucli ior the chinamen, who took to icu-heels down the street, one of 1 SILVFRWARF. icin iuc nam.

rnere had heen a storm up in the state the night before, and on the middle division of the claiming. "Whoopee up Hel- i 0 come nest Good line' Ftween Harris burg and' Lewis Blau '1 ilium: "Mux. CIjKvelaxd is a beautiful woman." writes "Hnm" tr, ei a pig tree plew across the track. I think it was in the Lewiston narrows. The fast line, the train Toilet Soaps, AND -OF- laml Leader, "and she is better look- nab caiiea, was tour hours and thirty- w' ltures which Jmnures late when it got to Phil-nave been published to represent her.

ndelphia. I got orders to take those DOWNS inati nave the largest stock, the pjoods, aud lowest prices ever be "Wv baiJl-' ncignt as io iew lork as quick as tesulent I an onwrif, nmild nn mi. I BIS JLLiUjT uuuus 1 itiu peopie oi wowns ana county. he eld fashionei -SELLS- ftwucuiig Snoe, or commonly called English walking phust. (Fat baMes1 punter, fehe stands straight upon whole road was cleared for my train, tit i trot and her shoulders are verv went so fast telegraph poles pretty very straight and well round- looked like toothpicks and houses aro ot the latest, o'ippers lor 25 cents, carpets, ladies and gents in great or ALL KIXDS, OFFICE OF IJUilll li I it ViV, l- "i'auT1Ilu ncek- lretty soap ooxes.

One mile was made i largo, 1 1U seconas, another mile in 47 see- nauumi. i or comjiiexion ium il tmra nule in 49 seconds nur but not rosv, and her eves hen we went down thclull ntMpnin Dr. d. Gieason. W.

A. DE FRIES, Perhaps tlie prettiest feature of her we traveled three miles at the rate of i -TlKy aro Vry. hrht- nd the 'lnue. to nines an nour arouiul curves and come easilv mto them. She uu uie straight track.

If a man had smiled llDOll HPiirlr that every one pul ms neaa out oi a window he shook lunula with her last night, and Nuuiu nave lost ins breath. mats the history, of the fastest STAPLE and FANCY GROCERliESi AND HAKES A SPECIALTY OF CONFECTIONERY AND FRUITS" IT WILL PAY ANY ONE TO GIVE A CALL. THE ID "CJG-G-IST. inn ever mane on the JNew York division. I'ye been on some pi-cttv fast trams, but that beat3 them all.

I olten see stories in the newspapers KANSAS. uu' 11 j-i- iuns made on western roads, bi.t when you come to ride SPOOIEE PAT. mnei -iw nines ninetv-three min SOLlAE utes, through a thickly settled coun- seemed each time athou'di it was intended for the man to whom it was addressed. It was not stereo- tilrh PvlMr hnt 't was full oi Inendiy feeling and i.ersonal 8he made a splendid impression ami compliments were utterc, or. every side in regard to her.

Her actions were simple mul natural, and at the same time free tj mm embarrassme nt or awkwardness She shook hands though she meant and she did not let her hand lie in he palm of the person to whom she was introduced as though it lneee of dead clay. Cleveland ivM T'i -hrtd, and one cvd take about a (j glove Tt ii nive iiiac oetwoen this city F'Hl ewcHk, why, it's fast riding, because an engineer has to slow up 3 Adjusts itse to "13 VA an Horses neck Has two rows of 'uiuuKii cery TOWll. Still iiiiu''i Liizauein iliac uav running rirty-eight miles an hour." G. W. IiEONARb, Proprietor.

WUlhoidiiamea kgy E. E. PARKEK, 3IELLEN W. HUFF. Cashier.

President. rs. -Kansas. ecrclir Ywrly lm the iiu- aio slender and tapering." BANK. OF DOWNS, None Genuine Unless Stamped tuw our FOIi SALE BY Having this rink in charge, I 8hall keep it open every night.

On TUESDAY JULY 27TH, 1 shall, give a good prize for the best skater. This contest will como off in me day time, and at night there will be a INCOEPOIIATED, 1SS4. P. BOS DOWNS, xAVSA Vi-y IXUttlle Seats in a Car are Pre-t erred. Railway A very common theme of conversation anions-travelers is the question ot whether or not a ear rides easier in the middle than above the truck One ol; our railroad contemporaries sometime ago published an article on the subject and took the ground that there could be no difference unless the sills and framing c-f a car Yielded like the buckboard cf a wa-on ihere is certainly no yield to car sills and iraming; yet everv old traveler avoids the seats and esjiccially the sleeping; berths, above the trucks, and old travelers generally know what they are doing.

If the party who insisted that there could be no difference in the motion in different parts of the same car had ever crossed the stormy ocean in a moderatelv long steamer he might have" received some enlightenment, especially if sea sickness urged him to-liud the point of least motioii It is well known DOWNS, KANSAS, -DEAIiEIi IN Ho ESoucsI. We hope cTery prohibitionist will nute wlth the third partv, and support its candidates for oftlee. Prohi-tution seems to be the onlv issue in Ivnnsf. the quickest av to decide the question, is for everv voter cast his ballot either for or auninst Keeping up the republican party hi Kansas, at the cost ct pVinciple honor and iategritv is too hi-h a price for us to pay. Ve are prohibition and think a majoiitv of the voters of the State aro, ami if it wcro not for the sohomos.

two-faced 1'iolossions and downright dema-ogmsm on the part of the leaders of the l.epubliean party, as illustrated tho u-al elTusions of Sol he Kansas Chief, last week, and I. V. Baker, of tlo Commonwealth, and at the convention at Atchison tins week. Thev do be- General Hariiess At the same place. Ice Cixam and Lemonade at the Rink at all tiincs.

Saddles, RECEIVES MONEY OX TIME DErCSITS. ATTawm: kt Jc 'I SAME. BUY AND HELL EXCIIAXfiF Mirr nnrrXf LY Ni TS, WHIPS, D. S. GARDINER, Mvmd Agent 'ROMPT KEMITTANPE.

LOAN MOSEY OS cI CME ECURITY: MAKE REAL ESTATE LOANS AT A TOW PiTr rf -AND ii.ui iuriu is icss morion (nm kh na in prohibition i'tit-'mnm there i-rat the stpm O3E0RNE, SMITH, JEW-' i L1UII1 we do and ELL AND MITCHELL COUNTIES. ui inev snv less motion-at the bottom of "vessel thav; thcr 2-32 the its favor I'SUALLY KEPT Es A Insures against Anv cai ueis a similar i eg defof. tive abou way. the track ue oj es or smcere and horost to keep them party. The position occupied by tue tV Kansas is a HARNESS I0P.

Lishtnlr and Torsade ss! xls, CO the tao nins-k i Ctty or Country Property! lie tier. -DEALER IN A Want ie nn.Wcfr. -i wo don't support a ohibpin-i- rT an asrain, aroniUo belnp't tho doo: will le on u- iikc it did two years rgo; we vill nr stan; on ilie lloor of another anti-prohilniion eenvertinr. MEpHABDi; OF GEDBAL- DOWNS, nd be a partv to what tarred is wmeh transmit the motion to. the tru and that turn tj the body of th' ebaeh.

Abo-t Ire Cream. ic9 cream eaten in thaT1 111 ony other citv A 'ed Stctte. There are b-Hi baicers aud about- roo oners who make and sell ice Some of these make as hih as quarts of creara a week and oeis o. them do not make mere t.na:iir'-m tmrty to A fcdr v-eragc, then, for each dealer about a week, which pias the -timate of the city's cream.consump-tion at quarts a wetk. To make twenty-quart cancfic i cream taice-s eleven quarts of cresm, tive pounai ci sugar and ten egs tha-taerc ar used, if onlv tln-lben.

arti- -wiv mad 11.P0J luart of cream, pounds of sugarand 100,00 es do -I a trail, we ie a -uouhie-iaced know a little more 9 Represents the following companies SPFDsGFIELD' Of Massachusetts. CONTINENTAL, Of New York. FIELMEN FUND, Of California. the ways ci tb.e KANSAS. leaders in the part- in the State ihan ve did th Ve now think iieore NEATLY Call ana seo me and I will always Lave a bargain for vor Stock Insured Acrainst iuaixiii.

oi uie a Citv right and is right aad wisli mor- editors, who believe as he tloes. lr.d the backbone to come out s-piarely an I down thi? frmrl upon the party. Carbcndale Aston-rsher and i'aializer. Yvc admire the stand taken by the Editor of the Paralizer and he vie we may see more papers in the State 'it'. Jv.iz the same course, ny stock is complete aud I can fill any order you may give.

1 WILL TAKE AT HIGHEST MARKET PRICE AT THE THE DOWNS CHIEF by Disease or Accident. The tol 1-aceo sales at Danville, AIsd NOTARY PUBLIC. during i pn-t year ronountort to Sit.ooo.a-xi. COUNTRY DOWNS, KANSAS..