The Head-light from Thayer, Kansas • 1

4- jf 7' VOL. VII. THAYER, NEOSHO COUNTIT, M.A.-'Sr 1878. HXTO. GO.

Sale of the L. G. Commonwealth, 24. 1 An advertisement in the New York Tribune announces that the L. G.

Railroad will be sold by General C. W. Blair, Receiver, at Topeka, on the 5th day of June, 1578, at the door of the court-house, for the benefit of the Fanners' Loan and Trust Company, of Leavenworth, under a mortgage which they hold. DIBECTOEY. Bi'unt Lodge of Good Templars meets every Wednesday night, in Shepherds Hall.

J. W. Forest, W. C. T.

Frank Smith, L. D. Thayer Lodge A. F. A.

M. meets the first and third Saturdays of eaeh month, in Masonic Hall. M. Sax, W. MY Sunday School every Sahbath afternoon at half-past 2 o'clock, in the school house.

M. M. Bates, L.D.Lyman, Secretary. For the Head-Light. ACROSTIC.

Now how can yon ask, who is N. T. R.f" Isn't he one othe rays of our Hope's little Considerate and quiet, not working for fame, He doeN what he can, while we all do the same Out in his garden at break of day, Leaving uo noxious weed 'cumbering the way, Always at peace with himself and his God, Signing no creed, be it ever so broad. Truthful and trustworthy, friendly and kind, Often a flash from his brilliant Makes a commotion throughout our ranks, Putting us to the duty of voting our thanks. King of his own soul, to uo vice a slave, Is willing to join in the struggle to save Neighbor or stranger, from oppression and wrong, Superstition and ignorance borne patient and long.

Reason and fancy hold alternate sway Over his mind, during life's short day, Making him doubtful and hopeful by turns, As time passes on and his caudle still burns Injuring no one as he lives may he die, Never fearing, but -trusting the great' by and by. Urbana, April, 1878. C. T. At this Mention of the year all who are disposed to biliousness should heed the first warning symptoms, for delay is very liable to lead to either intermittent or bilious fever, or the more distinct form of malaria, Chills and Fever.

If the liver is kept in a hculthy condition it is impossible ior malaria in any forn to fasten itself upon the system. It is much easier to avoid such serious and tenacious diseases than to get rid of them after they have developed. Schenck's Mandruke Pills are the most effective regulators of the liver. Thero is 110 other remedy so decisive in its action and at the same time so harmless. A single dose will relieve headache in one or two hours, and may prevent a serious fit of sickness.

Or, if the case has progressed until fever, nausea, loss of appetite, constipation, have compelled the patient to stop for repairs, a course of treatment as prescribed in the directions accompanying each box of Mandrake Pills will soon restore the liver, stomach and bowels to their proper action, i Schenck's Sea "Weed Tonic cures debility, spring fever'' and Indigestion. Srhenck's Pulmonic Syrup cures coughs and colds, and expels disease and impurities from the These three preparation, used as directed, are the Standard Remeey for Consumption. Prepared by Dr. J. H.

Schenck Son, Sixth and Arch Philadelphia, and for sale by all Druggists. Warranted jewelry, at 24tf J. T. table delicacies of thi season, such as onions, radishes, eU). Of the latter we have had but very little.

It is truly wonderful to notice the heavy growth of vegetation at this time of the year. Last Sabbath the invalid son of Mr. Samuel Apt, why has lain about five years, not having the use of a portion of his limbs, and n'ptj having taken a step in that time, was hauled in a wagon, upon Lin couch, to his brother-in-law's house, a distance of about four miles. joy would nearly equal that of a blind man receiving sight. We have heard it stated that W.

C. Williams, the railroad who left here about' 'three months ago for Nevada, is getting $50 per month, with board and washing gratuitous. Last Friday night was the big night of Sylvia' Lodge I mean long sessionin consequence of quarterly election. Equal to a presidential election, without the electioneering. Me.

Editor If in your rambles, correspondence or controversies, you can find a shoemaker, you will confer a favor upon us by sending him to our town. A No. 1 point for that sort of tradesman. We notice Dr. Bartl has his new-old-buggy dressed in a coat of paint tnd varnish, and one would suppose that he and Condon are competing'.

Spark Arrester. New Washing- machine. The following are, a few of, the many certificates of the great value of the Jeffrey's Patent Washing Machine, now being sold by Mr. Rob-bins, in our village; ,1 Ladies of Thayer and vicinity who are in Need of A No. 1 Washing Ma-phine, would do well to try the new machine sold by W.

M. Kimball. 1 It is a success, a labor-saving machine, i i S. Smith. This is to certif that we have used the machine now on exhibition by W.

-M. Kimball, at the Neodesha House, and would say to the public that it gives good satisfaction and is the best machine we ever saw. J. B. Fox and A.

H. I have used the washing machine patented byJ. H. Jeffrey that I bought of Mr. Kimball, two different times.

I would not sell it for twice what he sells them for, if I could not have anothtr. J. H. BlGGERSTAFF. I have used the above mentioned machine, and am well pleased with it.

When I finished, I said to my folks that I did not feel as though I had been washing. I did it all with the machine. Mes. Jos. Stall.

Wanted 50 head of cattle to pas ture, at 25 cents per month. Good water five miles west of Thaver, on the Chetopa. 30tf W. H. Curtis.

Foe Sale. A mowing ma chine in good order, for sale for cash, by (27-tf) Leo. Helf. Harber-ous. A razor knight, who lives in Thayer, And Burbndge is his name, 1 Shaves you clean, shampoos and cuts your hair, And charges reasonable for the same.

a8tf J. W. Forest has a Riding Cultiva tor that beats the world. 28 5 lbs. nice coffee for $1.00.

8 lbs white sugar, 1.00. 9 lbs. light sugar, $1.00. Cash, and cash only. J.

W. FOEEST. Tht celebrated Tonguelfss cultiva tors are sold by J. W. Foeest.

The best assortment of Agricultural Implements and machinery to be found in this part of the State, is kept by J. W. Forest, and will be sold at low prices and easy terms to god buyers, or cheap for cash. 28 The ne flm ultra Weed Sewing Machines, at J. T.

Foult's, very cheap. Fob Sale. We offer a half medium Universal Press for sale. It is but little worn, and in good order. Price $400 one-fourth cash balance on time with seeurity for deferred payment, tf G.

Ticket Office, Thayer, April 1, 1878; To those wishing to go East I can now offer a reduction of from one to four dollars in prices of through tickets to points East. Two dollars reduction on California tickets. Hurry along; cannot guarantee these figures for any length of time. Any lntor-mation relative to ratesf routes connections, cheerfully given. C.

A. Mitchell, Ticket Agent. Household furniture at J. T. Foult's a low as auy place in Kansas.

24tf Methodist preaching the first Sunday of month, at 10 o'clock, a. and half past 7 o'clock, by A. B. Walker. I Catholic church at regular, but unstated intervals.

Universalist preaching every fourth Sunday, by J. L. Shinn. Post-Office Notice. The Post-office will be open on Sunday, ONLY from twelve to one P.

and at no other hour. No Money Order business will be transacted on Sunday. No Money Order will be sold before nine A. nor after six P. M.

C. T. EwiNG. Postmaster. Friday, Mey 3, 1878.

Local Intelligence. Facts tor Immigrants. Thayer is a town of about 200 people sometimes employing loo more in the coal mines near town. It is situated on the head of Che-topa Creek, is 1.000 feet above the level of the sea, and is the healthiest town in Kansas. It has one Catholic church building, and four other organizations, to wit: Methodist, Presbyterian.

United Brethren and. Universalist. It has a brick school house, two steam flour mills, fifteen merchants, three lawyers, one doctor, one bank, newspaper, and only one saloon. Our winters are two month's shorter than in Iowa or Ohio. The foil is excellent and our farm rs raise the best corn in the State, selling seed to other portions of the country.

Good unimproved land can be had at to to an acre, and farms are worth from $10 to $50 dollars an acre. Farmers pay from 8 to $22 per month to bands. The L. G. R.

P. runs through the town, and the K. T. R. is only six miles east of us Houses in town are scarce, and rent fur from five to fifteen dollars a month.

Blacksmr.hs and carpenters are plenty. Thayer is 134 miles south-east ot Kansas City and about thirty miles from the north line of the Indian Territory The absence of the editor this week will account for an lack of local news. Dr. Dodd, the best physician in Kansas, was here last week. He is an old resident of Altoona, Kas.

The Erie Record of last week is the best number of that paper we have ever seen, but it is mistaken in saying that we said that Wheeler was a deputy of Sheriff Brunt at the time of his arrest." We did not say so. Crops. The heavy rains which visited this section the earlier part oi last week did no damage to the gro wing crops, which our farmers report doing finely." A similar condition of crops is reported from all parts of Kansas, which presages an unprecedented yield this year, should no misfortune intervene. Card. I desire to return my sincere thanks to my neighbors and friends generally, for their many acts of kindness shown to me and my afflicted family during our sore troubles of the last few weeks.

D. M. Head. HTTFF. Temperance Lecture by the Cele brated S.

R. Huff. We are pleased to announce the rp- "eption of the following postal card, -vhich explains itself. The great subject of temperance ia now treating interest all over the count ry Osage Mission, April 23, IfO. Ed.

Hkad-Light Dear Sir: Please an appointment for me to lecture at Thayer the evening before the convention the I. O. G. T. Subject Temperance.

Night of lecture May 17. Yours, 3. HrKF. Girurd Pre on McUouald. Near lives Alexander bought from the K.

T. R. Co, a section and a quar. ter of land while the title appeared to be vested in the company. He also bought out the only man living on the land.

He began to make valuable improvements expending large sums of money and giving employment to many. When the courts upset the title of the railroad company, the land which McDonald had paid for became the property of the government, and be now asks Congress to pass a bill which will permit him to pay for the land a second' time. This the Parsons Sun, with charac teristic demagogery, opposes, although it did not object to similar relief for the Parsons town company. Galcsburg Spams. Every farmer is doing his best to get crops in.

But very few drones. There is still a great deal of corn ground to stir yet, owing to the recent raius. More than usual care has been taken in the trimming of hedge fences this spring. Thi3 care will add beauty to a farm. Mr.

Clymer is suffering illness from a ducking received a few days ago. Our District the fact that we are living in an age of improvement, have ornamented the school-house with a bri chimney, and improved the inner walls with whitewash. Now come and see us. We' notice Mr. Mullhull, the St.

Louis pork is traversing country in search of porkers." prices range from 2.25 to 2.50 per cwt. Mr. B. J. Devaney intends putting in about twenty acres of castor beans.

Mr. has a good farm opened and under good management. Mr. C. W.

Arnhalt has in about fifteen ares of The strangest thing of all is he has no children. What shall he do Last week our postmistress became a widow, as her husband, J. H. Hol-comb, left for Colorado. As the parting was amicable, no young men or bachelors need bother themselves about matrimonial persuasion at this quarter.

From the prospect at this present I date we may conclude that the peach crop will very fair. This, together with the cherries, apples, and many smaller fruits, will increase the en joyment of the palate. It will be but a few until fruit will be plenty Val. Bicking, the Importing Tailor, 529 Main street, Kansas City, has always the latest novelties of the season, to complete a gentleman's toilet. n20-tf Egos.

H. Cram, of this place, has for sale Buff Cochin eggs, which he offers for 50 cents per setting, of 15 22-3t New stvles of wall papier, at J. T. Foult's, cheap. 24tf New style Clocks, at 24tf T.

Foult's. 1 Coffins, always on hand, at 1 J. T. Foult's. Fair and honest dealing at 24tf J.

T. Foult's. Land to Rent. I have one hundred and fifty acres of choice cultivated land for rent. A tenant house will be furnished.

20tf Alex. McDonald. THAVER JIARKFf. Corn, per bushel Coal, I.ard. pound Chickens, per dozen Apples, per bushel 1 Oa's per bushel Peaches, per pound Peaches, pared, per pound Jo.

18 ,14 1. 00 06 if BUSINESS CARDS. Attorneys. WI LLARD DAVIS, Attorney at Law, Oswego, Kansas vlnltf D. HARTSHORN Attorney at Law-and Solicitor in Chan-.

jery, Thayer. Kansas. vlnltf Physicians RW. CON NELL. Physician and Surgeon, Thayer.

Kan. Special attention paid to Obstetrics and Diseases of Women. Office and residence two doors. north of Shepherd's Store. -vlnltf D.

CARVER, Physician and Surgeon. Office at his residence, five wriles outh of ThAye. Special treatment of chronic diseases, where he wilt open the eyes of the blind.unstop the eats of the. deaf, and cause the lame his crutch to forego. Also.

Dental Surgeon. Inserts from one tooth to full sets. Teeth filled, cleansed and restore to their normal condition. Charges reasonable. Nov.

38, I877. 8-ry Miscellaneous. Saddler and, Harness-maker. Ahoon. Kansas.

AU work vUItf CRAM. Manufacturer and Dealer in Fashicna ble Boots and Shoes. Shop nearly opposit "Mammoth Store," Neosho avenue, Tbnver 1 CHEAPEST I 95, 07 101 Lake St. Chicaeav 15T Water St, Cleveland, Ok Main Cincinnati 0 612 KorUi Third bt, 30-42 Rrevolver Free ridges. Address f.

Brown Son, $30 and 1 Wood Pittsburg, Pa. iw Address A. SMI URBANA. We glean the following items from the May number of The Star qf Hope 'r Dr. K.

Bourne. Our brother, and co-worker came to us ou the 6th bringing a car load of chattel property, amongwhich were a good team, farm wagon and spring wagon, sulky plow and. sulky cultivator, and. other property too numerous to mention. The Dr-'s arrival puts Esperanza on a fair business footing, and the Dr.

is a host in himself. Visitors. Two members of the Socialistic Labor Party, from Cincinnati, Ohio, paid us a visit, and remained 'with us two days, 18th and 19th ult. They are agents for a colony enterprise and will probably settle near Humboldt, Allen or near Colony, Anderson Kans. They are intelligent men, and gave us considerable of valuable information upon the Socialistic Labor Party's principles.

We hope they may settle near us, for Kansas is sadly in need of just such material to develop her resources. Social. On the evening of the 20th thirteen of our neighbors made us a call, and we passed very pleasantly. J. Garrison, our liberal preacher, led the singing; Prof.

Redfield presided at the organ W. S. Bowman accompanied the organ with the violin, while Bro. Garrison added the soft and melodious tones of the flut. We hope, and firmly believe that this social occasion will prove to be the beginning of a continued series of the same in kind, and greater in degree, for they tend to unite and harmonize the discordant elements of persons of the same neigh borhood therefore, the more of them the better.

R. QrEESswARE. A large variety of Otieensware and Crocker of all kinds has been received r.t Lone Maple, and will bet sold as low prices as at any other store hi Southern Kansas. Call and for yourself before buying oIso-wImt. 30 J.

W. Mil Del. I here. i A few of us have enjoyed the vege.