The Western Economist from La Crosse, Kansas • 5

THE DOCTOR'S SKELETON. We baye the finest assortment of WESTERN ECONOMIST SMITH RiIT jTATg. Se KIPLE Loan B12H1E GORRZSPOJfDPNCE SOLICITED- JlfRefer to First IjFational or Rush qPPOSIT? WINDSOR HOTEL, COLLEGE, KIRK business life. AH should consult deciding qti any school, to get terms and look into the advantage offered by this institutian. Thoroughly competent Rook-Keepers and Accountants, capable of taking charge pf any business in the country, gradauted in from six to twelve months.

Type-writing and telegraphy specialties. Penmanship not ece.Ued. "Vy, J. Smith, Proprietor, will furnish information with: BEPOBE A ttotal cost for board tuition and stationary for a term of six months, not exceed $130. at the PoFtr ff seeond-ciaas mail matter.

Manley lias a full stock of bolts, staples and harness repairs. Call on J. Rose when in need ot hardware, tinware or anything in his line. It will pay you. A full supply of extra's tor harness bridles, lines, collars, pads, etc Also a ngvy stock pf buggy and work harness.

T. A. Manley. There is no excuse for any man to appear in society with a grizzly beard since the introduction of Buckingham's Pye which colors a natural brown or black. Ycu don't even have to drop a postage stamp in the slot.

Just send a postal card to T. Nicholson G. P. T. Topeka, Kansas, and he will mail you a copv of "To Mexico by Palace Car," and "A Santa Barbara Holiday;" ajso other nteresting literature relative to Santa Fe Route.

FOR SALE, Five quarter sections of hind, two of them adjoins the city of La Crosse and the other three are within two and one-half miles of the city. Two of the farms are highly improved and the others with moderate improvements. Also 12 lots in the city of La Crosse. All for sale. 1 am no land agent.

Persons wishing to inquire in reguard to this property will find me mile N. W. of La Crosse M. W. Boswell.

A RAILWAY INNOVATION. The Missouri Pacific Railway's new line, by way of Coffeyville and Wagoner, to Little Rock and the Southeast, which has beeu open for several months, will inaugurate a new departure in train service August 31st. A through Daily- Passenger Train, consisting of coaches and Pullman Buffet Sleeping will bo established between Kansas City and Little Rock, with sleeper, running through to Memphis. Going south, the train will leave Kansas City about "9 o'clock in the evening connecting at Little Rock for Hot Springs and all points south and oast. CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice bad placed in his hands by an East Indian missionary the formula of a single vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung affections, also a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and Nervous Complaints after having i i Testeu us wonaerrui curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffer ing fellows. Actuated by this moiive and a desire to relieve human suffer ing, 1 will send free of charge to all who desire it, this recipe, in German, French or English, with full direction for preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, nam ing this paper. W. A.

Knowles, 820 rowers Block, Rochester, N. 1, NOTICE! I suppose you have known for a Jong time that no Canon Citv coal is to le had on the Missouri'; Pacific railroad. Wn have the bet coal on the market either lnmn or nut .3 Lump nut delivered. if yu or oats for jfeed or vvrt davft them. Wtt want fttrirt Ved, or whet as 'If yon km II tn us buy of us.

E. L. Co. flow Obtained the Corpfe Which Furnished It. 'Every family is supposed to have a skeleton in its closet," remarked Dr.

Wheeler, of Wichita, to a party of friends who met him at the Union depot last night, says the Kansas City Times. "I had one in my closet until this week, when I shipped it to the Michigan State University. I dont want to see it again. happened like juany years Ago when I commenced tho practice of mpdip.ine in a small Missouri town, tho Jesse James boys paid us a visit. They raided the bank ana got away wiui six thousand dollars, but firing was pretty general on both sides-.

I had a revolver, and during tue general exciLu-I shot one of the robbers. Ho was dead when wo picked him up. A finer specimen of pnysical mannooa i nayo never seen. The natives in tho little Missouri village made no objection when I claimed tho youth's skeleton as my prize. "Last week, one rainy night about eleven o'clock, a genuine old-fashioned frontiersman came to my office, lie asked my name, then inquired if I had a skeleton in my closet.

His faco was boarded and sunburnt, but there was something about him that made mo think of the young man 1 had killed many years before. I was alono in tho office, and I didn't like tho color of tho visitors eye. However, I answered his question in the affirmative. "Let me see the skeleton!" said my queer visitor. "It would scarcely do to refuse.

walked to th rear of tho office, whero there was a small tablo out of sight of my visitor. I drew out from the desk a rovolver, tho same one that had ended the career of the youthful bandit years before. Holding it in my hand, I stepped to the closet, threw open tho door, and remarked with as much coolness as I could command by force of will: 'There is tho 'Put up your remarked the stranger. 'I won't hurt you. If I -had wanted to shoot you I would havo killed you when I came into the office.

I havo just been down in Oklahoma, and I am on my way back to Tennessee. I heard tho story of your killing one of the gang, and as near as I can make out it was my boy that was killed. lie ran away from home when only twelve years old, and I never saw him after that. I don't hold any grudge against you. You did what was right, I suppose.

But I thought I would take this chance to, gee what is left of tho poor "I then showed the stranger the skel eton, which was handsomely mounted, and described tho raid as briefly and gently as possible. The old pioneer's only remark as he gazed upon all that was left of his boy was: 'Well, ho was a big fellow, wasn't hoTJ- GRATITUDE'S INTEREST. A Million Returned la Payment of TQ Thousand Dollar Loan. A Now York letter in tho St. Louis Republic says: Years ago, so runs the Story, a New Yorker camo penniless to a friend, borrowed 82.000 without being able to give other security than his baro word, and started West to begin life anew.

Tho lender remained behind for years without hearing from the borrower, and finally was reduced by misfort-uno to abject poverty. Not many days ago, when about to bo evicted for non-payment of rent, he begged his way across the Cortlandt street ferry with the hope of finding employment with an acquaintance in Jersey City. As ho left the ferry-boat a crowd from an incoming train was hastening on board, and one of the travelers stopped him and claimed acquaintance. It was the man to whom ho had lent $2,000. He had come back rich from fortune-hunting.

The two returned to New York, dined together, and exchanged experiences. The returned fortune-seeker, on finding his old-time benefactor penniless, drew a check and handed it to him. It was forSlOO.OOO, and in a few days it was followed by $900,000 more 81,000,000 in gratitude for that early FROM MANY LANDS. Is France there is a government tax of two per cent, levied on all bets on- races. Tlir.im were eight hundred and thirty-six cremations in the capital of Japan during the month of November.

Bettixg on to rainfall has been carried on to such an extent in India that ine Bombay government has passed an act forbidding it. At the census in 1881 tho population of liritish India was found to be showing a density of 1123 perform per square mile. The government of Basle, Switzerland, offers the inhabitants of that city the choice between being cremated and being buried when they die. In 1801 it will be a thousand years since Hungary became an independent government, and it is proposed to celebrate the anniversary with great pomp. DrniKO the recent severe weather in England sea gulls were fed from the windows of houses on the Murine parade.

Wild fowl were found on the beach half frozen and nearly starved. The Crest Western Argentine railroad is about to try an experiment of burning crude petroleum in its engines. It has contracted with a Mendoza company to take one hundred thousand cubic meters of crude petroleum at twelve dollars a meter. albums in the county. Call and see them.

Semple Drug Uo. J. R. Rose lias the most complete line of tinware, granifeware etc. ever brought to the city.

Go to Manley's for tinware, bolts, hinges and fanning implements. Examine that big stock of tinware and graniteware just received by J.R.Rose. I very much desire that those hav ing an acccurt on my books will call and settle the same. T. A.

Manley. 5 OTIC OF APPOINTMENT. Ktate of Kansas. Rush County, ss. In the mntter of the estate of George Humphrey, late of Kuea county, kantias.

Notice is hereby -riven that on the 22nd day of December, A. i). IsiU, the imdersicned was, by the probate court of Hush Kansas, duly appointed and niialinVd as administrator of the estate of (ieorire Humphrey, deceased, late of liiisn couiuv. ah parties intereetea in said estate will take notice, and porern themselves ac cordingly. S.

1'aiubank, Administrator. Administrator's Notice of Hearing Petition to Sell Real Kutate. To WVom it may Concern, but more especially to Matilda Humphrey, Humphrey, Mary Mavcoek, Elizabeth Hill, Hannah Wheeler, Galena Fairbauk, James Humphrey, Georjie Hmiipurev, Ann Humphrey, Kichard Humphrey, and Ann Ilebber, heirs at law and guardian's nd-litm of heirs at law of George Humphrey, deceased, late ol kusii county, Kan-Has, Yon are hereby notified that I. X. S.

Fairbank admiristrator of said deceased, did on the 13th dav of A. D. 1SI2. file a petition in the probate court of Rush county, Kansas, praying mat 1 iniuni oe autuurizeu anu empuwrreu 10 i i i 1 1 1 1 i I. Sell ine IOlimvAnjr uesunotHi lium, lur me pur- nose of the debts and costs of administra tion of said estate, to-wit: The east half of the southwest quarter, and' the west ha ot the southeast quarter of section twelve, town eighteen, south of ranpo seventeen west of the Sixth Principal Meridian in Kansas.

And said petition will be Heard at the omce the probate jude of said county, on the 12th day of February. A. D. at 10 o'clock a. of said rtav.

at which tune and place each of you and all others interested are notineu to ne present and show cause if any you have, why an order of sale as prayed tor should not ne granted. Dated tins itn nay or a. n. vwi. N.

S. Faikbank, Administrator BARGAINS! Having- located in Oklahoma, I will close out mv entire stock of goods at greatly reduced prices for cash. All persons knowing themselves indebted to me will save money and trouble by settling at once. b. C.

Waiter. THE CELEBRATED JERSEY BULL, MARMA DUKE. will stand at my stable the coming season, terms $3.00 for tha season, money paid or note with approved security given when service is ren dered. L. T.

Delaplain. OVEtfCOATS! The finest Una' of overcoats in the will be found at S. C. "Walker's Trade Palace. (Prices the lowest and within the reach of all.

Full information can be obtained from any agent of the Santa Fe system or UoloradojMidland road, or by communicating with Chas. S. Lee. General Passenger Agent, Colorado Midland Denver Colorado, Remember that you can get the Topeka Advocate the leading reform naoer of the world, and the Western Economist, the bigest paper of it 6ize on eartb for ayear, Buckingham's Dve for the Whis ders. is the besc.

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