The Weekly Telegram from Mullinville, Kansas • 2

ADDITIONAL LOCALS. THE WEEKLY TELEGRP de retard the depot grounds are to. b'. on tho northeast part of tLa city. Foreman Sullivan drove "vnr jf.

L. VANZAXDT, jcd. am I'W lEPUBLICXN POLITICS. contract on tho if. W.

in Kiowa comity yesterday. Ho informs the surveyors began setting ih" grado stakes vesteiday. Onqofhis gradiug outtits ai ii fl iestcrda ai on the grade will begin From recent experiences with cyclones, Ohio candidly acknowledges she can bpat any part of thp vest with hers. A irreat inanv states haye been a-uitted to our Union; yet none have Mroiraded to the condition of a Tcrri-tf n. II rw over, it appears Xevada is had; ward, and it is highly her Ktate-hood will be taken from her.

Hit Senators are non-residents of the Stat'1, and large numbers of people are, leaving her boundary, and her itumlgratton is but meager. APRIL 28, 1687. Uiiitln-r indit on CMnpfl in Cullisoi their way P. J. Sullivan, foicnvi" Bu tier's gi -A'i v.

fore Bi'tier. arrived in Culli Mr Butler has the T. A. -Doij'' Veip'eftday -t iol Vi Ki i ijcing r's work so THE WORLD AT LARGE, AN INI) KI'EN DLJiiT AM) I'KAB-LESS DISCUSSION OF THE CTRKENT HAP-' FEN'INGS OF THE WEEK. SATCBIMY.

We turned out to-day, some dandy job work for A. B. Carpenter, in the way of Monthly School Reports." Come on with jour job work. To duv, us usual with every Saturday, was. a for the Gem City.

Jt is plainly 'be advantage in coin me ret: oib-red by our town is appreciated by all people, for many milei around. A citizen's caucus wus held to-night in the Cooper building thiscity, for the pi vpose of placing in the field a ticket for pity odicers. N. Reed was chosen chairman. The following ticket was eleeted: J.

W. Moyle, mayor; A. N. Reed, police judge; II. M.

Bacon, J. II. Morrison, J. C. Leslie, Tom Collins, and Ernest Guthrie, councilinen.

uiiics of the K. P. si wa county, and ti" rapidly mads for pushing the company can earn its b-ir: in that from main force in Ottawa count soixt time this week. In various parts of the country cyclone season has opened up with disastrous results. Cenccrdag ani to 7Ut Tm Plaatlsj Eaadei Sorer.

bloomh. booming Kiowa. Another Indian scare is reported from the Territory. It is feared that the Kiowus may go on the warpatb at any moment. A pitched battle occurred at a cow camplietween Indians and cow boys, but the cow )Kys came out best.

Some M. A- A. men were in town Wednesday nd reported their road in rapid construction to Ford. Thechftjf expressed the opinion to Frank Dan-fcrd that Ford would also get the Rock Island eventually. Ford Gazelle.

We. would like to know whereabouts on this line the D. M. is "hi rapid We don't believe a word of it. L.

Stanley was a caller at our office a fen moments to-day. He informed us he would begin work on his grading contract on the Rock Island this week. His camp will be one and a half miles west of the Ford county line. James II. Bacon, Meser3.

Kelso, Holland, and from the Burg, were in the Gem City to-day. Dr. Cater is lately from Medina, where he has been practicing his profession for th past four years; he will locate in the Burg. Our city election was hotly contested to-day. Two tickets were in the Held citizen's and people's.

It appeared to be a sectional fight, or a north and south set-to. How much better had our people united as one mind en the city's welfare, and ran but one ticet. Is could have been done, and much animosity avoided. "In union there is strength." we stand, divided we fall." All needed information may be giv- We have received several copies of the Daily Courier, just started at Kingman, and commend its appearance, and contents in every way. We like it better than other more pretentious dailies throughout the State.

And now conies the report that thp famous Keely motcr is about to become useful to mankind. It is claimed by the inventor that with the force generated froni'a few drops of water, he can tear down a house. Yet up to a recent date he has been unable to coidrol this new force, but lie has now invented a governor which will keep this new moter under control. Were a half pail of water to generate force equal to a thousand tons of coal what a mighty revolution it would make in the industries, arts and progress of the world. Such things appear marvelous, yet science has not any limits to her possibilities.

eo in a few words. First, soo that the ground where the trees are to be set, is previously put iu proper condition to receive the tender roots ot the tree. This means more than diarcimr oui suNiur. Church services were held in the Cooper building this morning and evening. Rev.

W. N. Hankins filled the pulpit in this city this morning and evening. T. E.

Dcmpcy, of the Burg, was in town to-day, -ind called on us a few moments. Elder Dale, an old-time resident of this section, arrived hero to-night, from the East. Reports say Nova Scotia is again agitating secession from tho mother country, and annexation to the United states. She has been talking about this persistently for sometime, ami probably means it, and will do so. We notice a change in the appearance of the Commonwealth.

It has enlarged to a 7 column quarto, and comes to us with double interest. Father Baker is spreading himself wide open in Lis latter years, and his editorials evidence a yet vigorous mind, laden with' much erudition, and not a little humor. Westland Telegrams. STATISTICAL FACTS ABOUT ZAKSAS- Kansas, called the ''Garden of' the Name derived from the Indians signifying "smoky Visited by Spaniards, by French, 17-19. Pari of Louisiana purchase, and afterward of Indian Territory.

Organized as a Territory 1S54; admitted as a State, January S2.08o square miles. Length loo miles; breadth 2io miles. Geographical center Of United States, exclusive of Alaska. Missouri riverrVontags, 130 Largest fivers, Solomon, Neosho, Saline, Arkasas. Republican and Kansas.

Number of counties, loo. Temperature, summer. 74 to 79 winter, 25 ta 35 rainfall 31 inches. Metropolis, Leavenworth, population capital Topeko, population 23.499; State University at Lawrence; State assylums for insane and feeble-minded at Topeka and Ossowatomie; institution for education of the blind, Wyandotte; for deaf mutes, Olathe. First railroad built, 1865; length 40 miles.

Railroad mileage 1875, 1886, 4,868. Number of farms, 1860, 1880, average value per acre cultivated land, S12.82: woodland, $19.12. Peculiarly adapted for stock raising. Gain, in horses for ten cows, 149; mules. other cattle.

203; sheep, 210; hogs, 132. Latest reported crop: castor beans, 766,143 cotton, 33.589 llax. 622,256 hemp, 557, 779 corn, 1886, 139.519,138 84.99.000 oats, 7,419,900 bu. Ranks nth in cattle, corn, and rye; seventh in hay, and ninth in hogs, horses, wneat and coal. Coal area, 17,500 square miles.

Population, 1,406.738. State, congressional and presidential elections, Tuesday after first Monday November; 8finatt)is, 4i); representatives, 125; sessions biennial, meeting second Tuesday in January in odd numbered years; limit of session, 50 days; term of Senators. 4 years, of representatives 2 years; number of electoral votes, idiots, insane, convicts and rebels excluded from voting. Number of colleges, school houses over 5.000; school attendance. 69 percent, of school population: school age, 5- 21.

Legal interest, by contracts, usury forfeits excess of interest. SALARIES Or STATE OFFICERS. Governor $3,000 Secretary of State 2,000 Treasurer 2,500 2,000 Attorney General 1.5no Snpt. Piib. Inst 2,000 Sec.

Bd Agr 2,000 Insurance Com. 2.500 3 It. It. Corns 3,000 Stnte Librarian 1,500 Chief Justice 3.000 2 Associate Judges 3,000 Senator. $3 per day Represents- mileage tive 15 cents Distsiet Judge 3,500 Pension Agent 4.000 Col.

Int. Revenue 2.760 It is a great mistake in the farmer to shorten the rations of his stock in the Spring when the liny mow begins to look low, in the. hope that supplies will last throug "till garss." It is cheaper to buy grain than attempt to restore lost flesh. Keep your catt le up in good condition through the early Spring months. Bains have beun reported from all sections of the State during the week since our last issue.

The news is cheering, for the farmers are very ranch in neeii of to start the Spring crops The hw.v iest general rain reported was in the western half of the Stato. All the western counties clear across the Stale had good rains. In the region about Topeka the fall was light, still it was sufficient to Germany is becoming very ambitious. Upon Holland and Belgium she casts a covetous eye. She would like to become a great maratime power.

Were she to acquire Holland it would add an empire containing 30,000,000 people to her domain, and give her a gigantic commerce. Of all the principal seaports of Europe, Antwerp is to-day one of the most important. Should Germa ny attach it to her empire, her commercial importance would be tremendously augmented. Owing to the desirability of Holland and Eastern Belgium to Germany, it is highly probable that she will oiler to divide Belgium between France and her. In the map of Europe there is and not very far perspective either, an evidently radical change; yet other forces are extant, such as revolutionary and so on.

which may render incompatible the councils of kings, and be detrimental the forming of new boundaries on the At a recent meeting of the State Board of Pharmacy there were thirty-nine applicants for examination as registered pharmacists, of which seventeen passed successful examinations. Seventeen made application for registration as assistants, and nine of the number passed. MONDAY. B. F.

Winters, of Kinsley, came in this evening. J. W. ilolinan has our thanks for a subscription. Elby Dixon took in the sights at the Burg, to-day.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. George went over to the couutv-seat to-day.

Elder Dale delivered an eloquent and instructive sermon to a large audience, in the Cooper building this city, to-night. A tire visited Greensburg last night destroying three two story buildings on Main street, opposite the. Queen City Hotel. It is supposed to have originated in a defective Hue. Mr.

Floyd, of Greensburg, was in the city to-day looking after his son Edward's property. IDs son died last fall, und the father is attending to ail of his unfinished business. a narrow hole in raw sod land. It means tho thorough breaking up of the soil, at least for several feet around the point where the trees stand. This, iu moBt soils, should dona long enough before setting the tree to allow for the disintigiution or soil by frost, sun, and rain.

Thc-n. in the Spring, before the buds procure trees of moderate sv.e. preferably of sorts native, to selecting them for thiiftv rather than for height apd girth. Take with the trees all tiiB nets possible. Do not be satisfied wiri, four long stumps of roots from hall' an inch, to two inches in diameter.

Keep tln roots well covered with moist earth, or some moist wrapping or cover, until they are put into the holes dug to receive them. Now pack about the roots well pulverized moist soil; and so the bark is not bruised or the brandies not broken by the heel of tlie planter, this soil can scareeely ho tramped down too closely. This provision is essential to insure the deieeate roots which soon start out that they shall find no difficulty in reaching at once a proper support and food supply. Where the earth is thrown light ly around the roots, cavities will remain, admitting dry air, and preventing growth of root fibres. If the roots have been seriously pruned in the lifting of the tree, tho branches may be cut back, or some of them removed, in order that more buds may not remain to draw upon the wounded roots than these cu supply with food.

No ordinary Kansas season will prevent the growth of trees of the box-elder, white elm, soft maple, hardy ca-talpa, green ash, or honey locust, so handled: and after a tree is oneo thoroughly established, it is not likely to be injured the Hat headed borer. Should the season following the planting of the trees be so dry and hot that little grow th is made, or if the trees were too largo to be transplanted successfully, it is a measurable protection to fasten about the trunk cornstalks or any wrapping of hay or straw, to protect the body of the tree from further injury from sun-scald, which wi'I surely invite borers. If careful planting be followed for a few years by clean cultivation, little further trouble will be had. The general question of protection of trees from attacks of the Mat headed borer may be given iu a few words: as a rule it is only necessary to give the tree every encouragement to healthy growth to insure freedom from these otherw ise trrublesome insects. Prof.

Popenoe in Industrialist-. The gain in the circulating money of the country in the nine months ended April 1, amounted to akout and what is more, every dollar of it has been drawn into active employment by the revival of business. This Is another evidence that the country can get along very well in spite of the democratic and the mugwump parties. The farmers think the recent rains have put the sod in good condition for breaking. Mrs.

Hankey is quite sick again. 2L E. Stine of the Gem City was a guest at M. K. Hamilton's, the latter part of last week.

T. J. Alkire is plowing and making preparations for a crop on C. Brunneis farm, just over the line in Ford Co. M.

K. Hamilton, is plowing and planting for J. G. Donnell. J.

Slender, is happy over the aarival of a boy baby. Mrs. M. K. Hamilton, and Wallace were pleasant guests at T.

J. Alkires, Monday. Frank Bryan was at Dodge City last of the eek, on business. John Wnllace, and the Hamilton Bros, plant forest trees while resting. Tbiee new schollars added to our school this week.

What is the matter with the West-land folks this Spring? They seem backward about coming out to Sunday Colonel Ward Lamon.the biographer of Abraham Lincoln and marshal! of the District during Lincoln's administration, will receive a fee of in the case of Choctaw Nation vs United States, ju8t decided in the U. S. Supreme Court. A judgement of 00,000 was rendered in favor of the Choctaws. Lamon's fee was upon the contingency of gaing the suit, and he lms devoted several year to the case.

TITESDAY. Last Friday the Cullison Banner was one year old. Dan Hamilton, of Westlaud, was in town to-day. A cigar factory is in running order at Coldwater. T.

E. French perambulated our streets to-day. Avilla and Xescatunga have become incorporated cities. school. It is free for all; come out, everybody, it will do you good, and you will feel more like work all week.

Aunt Sally. From all over Kansas comes reports i of fine fruit prospect. Mrs. W. G.

Johnson was a pleasant Eillroad Couplings. caller at our oflice this afternoon. The Hock Island put on through Pmlt will illuminated bv elect rie 1 sleeping cars between Topeka and Chi- i i I cago host Sunday, bght, the latter part of this week. A new railroad town has lieen plat- John Marsh, of Kinsley, was in the ted in Ness county on the D. M.

Jt A. Gem City a short time to-day. it is called Gould City. On April 1, there were opened in the oflice of the Secretary of the Navy the plans submitted by various engineers and constructors for an armored cruiser and for a line of battle ship. The Navy Department had for a long period advertised for these plans, offering to pay sdo.000 each for such as they might select.

This liberal oiier secured a competion from foreigners as well as Americans. The following companies and individuals offered plans: England -The Thames Iron Ship Build'iig Company, London; the Barrow Ship Building Company; Mr. Watt, of Birkenhead. France V. II.

Grandjeau, marine engineer, St. Na-zaire. New Zealand -Capt. N. S.

Clayton, Auckland. United tatcs Lieut W. 1. Chambers. United States Navy; Chief Construelor T.

D. Wilson, United States Navy; Constructor S. H. Pook. U.

S. Navy; N. L. 'Tonus. New-York City; F.

L. Norton. Washington. The aricd ill ion a ri as design. Som' wi-re niece suggestions, while wiiim went uil.o lie greatest detail it ml were accompanied by models.

The Thames Iron Ship Company propose to give the battle ship a of is knot with lO.noo borae power, and the cruiser 20 knots ith K.nno horse power. The Navy department plans contemplate a speed of IS knots for the battle ship with the same hortt power. The plans from the department were specially ordered by Secretary hitney to provide for possible failure to procure plans from outside sources. The result of ti competition as indicated by the plans accepted will be watched for with much interest. It is evident that the new vessels will be fast, a quality that has now become necessary in war vessels.

Scientilk American. The greatest "burr to the old chest- D. M. graders will begin work nut" is ruuiiing a supplement of plate at Larncd the iast of this week. AH the grading force now at Ink and Hutchinson will be thrown on the line In the last twelve years the United States have received 4,000,000 ernnii-grauts from the old world.

If we may judge the character of those most conspicuous, it would have been better for the country had the number been only half that. Of course many good people industrious, sober, intelligent, law abiding have come here ami made good citizens, buttery have prov ed to be ouly a disturbing element Worthless, lazy, improvident ami sprays in trouble with the authorities. Which of the great political parties Is going to be the first to mukc the peacable acquisition of Canada plank In its platform? Don't both speak at once, but think about it carefully and prayerlully as well as wisely. It is a great subject and will not become any less great, till the thing is done. What 1s old Dana after nowr Does he like Canada because it contains the letters Of his own name, C.

A. DauaV- N. Y. fiun. cliansie the appearance ot tlnnzs in a few hours.

Kansas Farmer. matter. So far, Kansas has a larger immigration this Spring, than for any previous ten years. An accomplished and competent woman was elected Mayoress of Argonia at the recent election. Protection wants to incorporate.

That's right, you'll never amount to anything until you do. 11 is reported that a laud oflice has lmen established at Leoti. Wichita county. A splendid thing for Leoti. A new daily lias been started in Kingman, called tho Courier.

It is neatly gottuti up, and bids fair to be a lirst-class daily. The familiar coiintouanc0 of Jim Wash Wells was imcii our streets to-da. Jim is a veritable granger now, and lives on his farm three miles south of town. Cullison has been incorporated, ami her election for city ofllceis occurred Monday. As there was but one ticket Almt Raising Potatoes.

Every person who has tried covering potato seed with straw or some kind cf loose mulching knows that ordinarily this method is successful. The American Agriculturist says: "Select a field which is to bo sown to wheat next Fall, and fence iu much ae much as will make a good sized feeding lot for cows and sheep. In this enclosure feed all the cornstalks. Tho following Spring take the adjoining land for potatoes; plow well; then lay off three or four rows -it a time on the side farthest from the cow pen. Make the furrows deept drop the potatoes at good distances apart, and till the furrow entirely up with coarse manure, keeping on in this way until all all are planted.

The object in only a lew rows at a time is, to avoid running the inamin wagon over the furrow sr as this would destroy them. After the tield is all planted, rake with a hay or stalk rako from the cow pen on the potatato plot, so that the covering will he a font thick after settling. This is ail that is needed until harvest, when the stalks aro raked from the potatoes and thinly spread over the wheaUield. to bo plowed under. The nofatoes can be gathered without digging, us they ill either bo on top the ground or in the loose In the South putatoti raised in this way tnay be left in the ground all inter, and gathered in per-: fct condition in tho Spring.

The conditions of success with IhnT method are, to use plenty of manure, and to have tbe nr.ilcli nt fn.it at Lamed. Jay Gould took a ride west over the Santa Fe last week. If he wants to see the boomingest of all booming towns in the great Southwest, he shculd come to the Gem City. The Rock Island depot will le located on the east side of Main street, 600 feet north of the water work, the platfor.n resting on the street. It will be built of brick with stone trimmings, will eost $25,000, and will be Completed by July 1.

or as soon as the road reaches Pratt Times. Wc could not learn avthing deiinitts about the D. M. ouly she will build this 'summer. This wo learn from a parly in Kansas City who has liought the bonds we are to issue to the Missouri Pacific.

These londs could not, and ould not he sold unless they were intended to be used, aud cannot he used until the toad is built and running into this -Rustler. Hock island grade in this county is pretty well covered with grading outtits. There are six of them' between here and Cullison, and three between Cullison and the county line west. A large force is stationed at the Ninnescah as there are deep cuts and big tills at that point. On New-combs conlrs' nt Cullison about teams are at work.

-Pratt Times. TlieSsntFe is piling up iinmclvM stacks of material for the extension of Some trouble, at least, to get whiskey In Kansas. A druggist must get tweii ty-tive women signers to his jetition. and any one who bins liquor must go before a notary, and make uflidalit as to what use be intends to make of it. and that it is not intended for a beverage.

Freepart (Ohio) Press. All O. except the notary" part. Every druggist in the Stale is a notary, as referred to. anil he is ullowed to swear all who make affldalits for liquor.

Kansas is far ahead of the Buckeye State regarding legislation for the good of her people. Henry Waterson's love for the present administration show itself very queerly. He is quoted to have said lately: "If the war department i3 as insolent to foreign powers as it is to citizens of tho United State we shall soon have a big war upon our The administration is not. only insolent to foreign powers, but takes the insolence of at least one foreign power with a meekness that is- ama.ing. There is no wish on the part of the people for a war with any power, but the majority think that the British premier's arrogance and unreasonable demand, as lately displayed, require a rood deal spirit in reply thai: our administration lias seen tit to show.

England doesn't own the United States, if she does own In land and the reijt of the C. C. Woolwnith, of Albany, bead of the concern that makes postal cards for the Government, its that in the factory at Castleton, IV. they manufacture between two and threw tons a day the year around. The largest order' they ever Idled for one city wan 4.0oo, poo cards, or about twelve tons of paper, for this city, Here we use about H.OOO.ooo cards a month.

Chicago comes next, with about 3.0(mi.(i(io in the same period. There are 450.000,000 postal curds manufactured iimiiinlly. Two-cent postage did not lessen the use of postal cards, nut checked the growth of their use for some little time. The chock is Ween overcome and the public are using more And more postal cards every day. N.

Y. Sun. in the Held, it is presumed its election went off iu good order. Cullison was visited week ago last Wednesday It the State Board of Rail 'road Assessor. Vbe next time they The.

newspapers in some of the western States ould be a matter of wonder, if it were not that this year is no exception to the rule. In Kansas the increase, is art and in Nebraska while the Keystone State shows a smaller increase of 35, and the BuckeyH State of 80. Pennsylvania exhibits the largest increase in dailies. 17; Kansas in weeklies, Hi, and New York in monthlies, A'l. Seven States show a decrease: the most prominent Instances being New Hampshire and Virginia tl each.

All the papers published in the L'niled (States. Territories (including Alaska) and Caiuda is 15.420, an increase of 51 in one Newspaper Directory tho K. P. W. Contractor Ibitler is I come over me sani re in tins uiree-1 to arrive In CuHiwu with his they will visit the Gem City.

large force sometime this week. The it. AicviiuiK i guifli 101 iiiMICll as cornstalks' and in raising iHit atoe inn garden, the stalks may he piled up on the edeof the patch iu gathering and may le used for several years. Kansas Farmer. Vegetation I on the boom, and you I I yard at Prstt.

She will soon have the It grade coinpled from hero to Pratt. would not be at all surprising to see The peop of Wisconsin who, sometime ago, took active steps to induce foreigners to wttle in their Mate, have taken buck track, and are now as nxl.uifl to prevent such immigration a they were to indue it. The character of the population added by the immigration bureau has Hot at all been Satisfactory. This experience has not been confined to Wisconsin. Many Other localities have lieen cursed with nn obnoxious and pestiferous foreign population, and sentiment hostile to further Immigration is becoming verv strong and general.

Our gates have in fact been swinging too widr open. It 1 time they were closed, can almost wc the grass grow. All wheat looks remarkably well; oats are quite high, and a green streak will 'soon be seen in every corn row. "Thet' no place like home." Kiowa Is ever dear to all thosn who have the Rock Island rutiuin.T trams into this city before theSanpt Fe RuslW From Ciilllio'i Itnnntr. Chief Engineer Rhodes arrived In All evetgtems do better planted on the north slopes of bud.

ut bearing trees should never Nj transtdautcd: plant them town Wednesday even'ng and drnre struggled to give her glory and renown I over the K. 1. A W. line to JGreens-IU where he may, beneath whatever i bur Mterday. t.u tnL The Rock Islaud being graded at Kverytiody rends the want them to grow, and walnut Come Kansas, where rain falls, crops grow, abundant harvests are reaped, temperance prevails; where pface and pUiutv sbouuds.

I It coids but. One Dollar a mane a porajeii growtn with niaple In our rich Kansas toil..